Selamat Berlibur

Today Richie (11 years old) went to the school office and looked for Mr. Mintre, one of our school staff. Ms. Lyvia met this little chubby guy and told him that Mr. Mintre was still in the manager's office.

Ms. Lyvia: Kembali aja lima menit lagi. Pak Mintre pasti sudah ada.
Richie: Tapi ngga bisa, Papa saya sudah jemput dua menit lagi.

But Richie won't leave.

Ms. Lyvia: Ada perlu apa sama Pak Mintre? Ada pesan?
Richie: Iya, Richie titip pesan saja ya.
Ms. Lyvia: Apa pesannya?
Richie: Tolong sampaikan Pak Mintre, "Selamat Berlibur."


Today is the last day of school for elementary students. How sweet. =)

Richie. Wajah disamarkan.

How Long Does a Child Stay Absurd?

Children are born absurd. I'm sure of that. Absurd is beautiful, I tell you. But there'll come a time when children stop being absurd. I don't know how and why. It just happens. That sad time comes usually when children already hit 9 years old.

But some children are lucky. They maintain their absurdness until later years. And here is one of them. Meet Richie (10 years old) and his school librarian, Anas (@anastasiastrii at twitter. Go follow her).

Richie: Ms. Anas, tadi di laci meja saya ada kecoak. Saya kaget, syok.
Anas: Hmmm.. Terus? Kamu takut?
Richie: Sedikit. Terus guru bilang, "Kan bisa dibunuh aja toh, selesai."
Anas: Terus kamu bunuh gitu? *serius*
Richie: Ngga.. Kecoak itu tidak berdosa. Dia tidak salah apa-apa. Saya ambil aja dengan tissue.
Anas: Ohh... Terus kamu ambil kecoak pake tissue itu berarti dia masih hidup?
Richie: Ya enggak, saya pukul sampai diam, baru saya pake tissue buangnya.
Anas: ....

Anas and Richie

Dear Richie, Anas and I hope you stay absurd!

Permisi... Numpang lewat...

Berdasarkan permintaan publik, saya tampilkan gambar kecoak yang lebih representatif.