Journey of Mi[rna]

Sebenarnya udah lama banget mau jual si Macan (Merci Tiger) ini. Waktu tahun 2004, si Macan didandanin: dicat lagi, karetnya diganti, dll. Soalnya waktu itu karatnya udah parah. Tapi, alm. Bapak bilang ini mobil masih bagus, jadi dipake aja terus. Belum tentu mobil baru tidak mogok. Akhirnya, ya dipake terus sampai dua bulan lalu, bawaan ni mobil udah gak enak lagi.

Dasar mobil tua, diperbaiki bagian satu, ada bagian lain yang rusak. Ihhhh….sebel juga. Mana aku udah lama gak tune-up mobil, sayangnya lagi, bengkel yang biasa aku datangi bukanlah bengkel khusus merci.
Kalo yang khusus, ada di Kebon Jeruk, biaya tune upnya mahal bo’!

Akhirnya aku bilang ke Sofi untuk menjual mobil ini. Harga pasaran sudah aku tanya ke milis Merci Tiger beberapa bulan lalu, cuma aku belum ambil foto si Macan 280E ini.

Jadi, hari minggu lalu (20/1/08), mobil aku cuci, terus difoto deh. Fotonya dikirim bareng iklannya ke milis. Minggu malam sudah ada yang SMS tanya kondisi mesin.

Berhubung aku cuma user, mereka aku undang untuk datang langsung melihat barangnya, biar aku gak dibilang bohong. Soalnya aku kan gak ngerti mesin.

Senin, Selasa, Rabu, banyak yang telpon, SMS, dan datang.
Walaupun banyak yang nawar jauh banget dari harga pembukaan, tapi apa boleh buat, namanya juga tak terawat. Tak ada garasi di rumah, si Macan kena panas, hujan, belum lagi ditinggal keluar kota.

Ada dua orang yang bolak balik tanya si Macan. Berarti mereka serius kan?
Tinggal siapa yang berani kasih penawaran lebih tinggi, langsung aku lepas.

Sempat ada kendala juga saat yang satu mesti ambil keputusan, soalnya dia kerja di daerah Maluku situ. Udah sering diskusi via telpon dan SMS, dia masih gak setuju dengan harga. Mmmm, dia kaya’nya agak2 flirty deh….. Tapi business is business.
Kalau dari dia gak kasih keputusan, ya aku pilih ke yang satu lagi.
Aku mau tuntasin satu per satu. Targetku sebenarnya Rabu kemarin udah close. Tapi apa boleh buat, demi calon pembeli yang di Maluku, aku tahan sampai Kamis pagi. Capek deh…… Dia pake komplain ke aku karena aku lepas ke orang lain.
Salah sendiri, udah dikasih kesempatan, udah dikasih gentle warning, gak ngeh juga dia.

Alhamdulillah, semua beres. Sedih juga sih, Macan dibawa orang.
Gak ada yang bisa menandingi naik si Macan. Biar udah tua, 21 tahun, tetap aja Kijang dll kalah! Nyaman banget deh, apalagi kalau udah lewat polisi tidur.

Selamat jalan Macanku…………….Kamu pasti bakal gagah kalau udah didandanin sama pemilik baru kamu.

Gantian aku yang pusing mau beli mobil lagi.

January 10, 2008

I was getting ready for  my meeting with my bosses at Century Hotel that morning.
I departed from my sister’s house and I ordered for a Blue Bird Taxi.

The taxi arrived around 6.30 AM. The driver went out of the taxi and helped me to carry the bags and put them in the luggage. I kept calling the driver "Sir".

I went on the taxi and the driver greeted me. I greeted the person back: "Good Morning, Sir". Then the driver replied: "Excuse me, but you have been calling me wrongly. I’m a woman, Miss."
Gosh, I was so surprised! I apologize to her right away. I told her I didn’t notice that because her hair was short, her voice was low, she wore a leather vest, and her glasses frame was masculine.
I said that this was rare. This was my first time to have a female driver. She said it was true, from 10,000 Blue Bird vessels, there are only 20 female drivers. No wonder!

She asked me for the route because she was new to drive around the city, only 3 months.
She said sorry because as a passenger, I should have just sat comfortably and arrive to the destination. Hmmm, this is how you treat your customer.
She used to work for a rental car company and drove out of town. But due to recent situation, she quit. People prefer to rent a car and drive it by themselves, they don’t hire a driver anymore.
Wow, she’s tough!

She lives in Mampang area where there’s Blue Bird pool, but she is placed in other pool. Near to my sister’s house. Imagine that! It’s so far, from Mampang to Japos. And she must be there at 6 AM, that means she must go to work around 4.30 AM.

That morning, I felt a different feeling. A good one, obviously.

It’s been tough month. And after several weeks waiting, I can hear his warm voice again. It’s not that I haven’t heard him from the phone before, but it was a cold flat voice.
But recently, the conversation we had was like before the conflict happened.
We have lots of things to improve, and we should take this slower.

I’m so happy we are back on track.

Oh yes…thank you for my friends who gave their advises to me.

It’s been tough month. And after several weeks waiting, I can hear his warm voice again. It’s not that I haven’t heard him from the phone before, but it was a cold flat voice.
But recently, the conversation we had was like before the conflict happened.
We have lots of things to improve, and we should take this slower.

I’m so happy we are back on track.

Oh yes…thank you for my friends who gave their advises to me.

End of 2007, Indonesia’s situation is not getting any better:

flood in most areas, price increase in raw food, etc.

For new year’s eve, we had barbecue. We grilled chicken and water fish. It was raining heavily, so we had trouble when we grilled. Not much space to use in terrace.

Sofi’s brothers and sisters-in-law came here. They brought their children, so Rara was happy and enjoyed playing with her cousins. Teh Dian made spaghetti for us.

So….with the barbecue, we had warm rice, sambal tomat, and sambal kecap. Nice dinner.

Some people in the house complex throw fire crackers and fire works. No need to go downtown like Monas or Ancol. It should be very crowded.