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A (Probably) Once In A Life Time Opportunity

Terimakasih Tuhan,
... untuk kesempatan itu.

Walo kudu lembur2 ga puguh,
walo kudu masuk di tanggal merah,
walo sampe kekonci ga bisa kuar di dalem kedutaan saking malemnya,
walo ga berani pipis pas lembur gara2 ditakut2in ada setan di wc,
walo waktu tidur jadi dikit,
walo kaki jadi pegel menjurus ke lemes,
walo kaki rada lecet gara2 pake heels n lari2 whole day,
walo keringetan ampe lepek di bawah matahari,
walo kelaperan tiada tara dan tiada ada makanan,
walo si item kayak jamban (tetep yg ini mah!),
walo sempet dimaki2 pdhal yg salah bukan saya,
walo badan pada lemes,
walo mood jadi jelek gara2 cape n kurang bobo..
walo jadi sering kebelet pipis tapi ga bisa ke WC

.... tapi semua itu worth banget!

Makasih banget ya Tuhanku...
super!!

Terimakasih!
karena aku dipilih buat ikut iring2an Motorcades.

karena bisa ngerasain gimana rasanya di escort dengan full-squad polisi Indonesia dan para secret service of the United States of America.

karena bisa jadi salah satu biang kerok kemacetan lalu lintas di Jakarta
(karena sepanjang jalan betul2 ditutup hanya untuk kami lewat)

karena bisa ngerasain jadi orang penting,
... dimana semua orang bilang sambil nunduk2 hormat
"Oh Ibu Candice, silakan langsung masuk.. ini kartu VVIP Ibu sudah kami siapkan"
(walo aneh banget rasanya.. biasa jadi kacung dengan kasta paling rendah kalo di embassy)

karena bisa ikut menjadi tim inti penjemputan di Airport
(walo panasnya sebuju buneng!)

karena bisa ngeliat para agen2 bule itu keren banget pake jas, kacamata item n alat komunikasi kayak di felem2.

karena bisa berdiri oh sangat deketnya dengan pesawat "United States of America"

karena berdiri hanya dalam jarak sekitar 1 meter dari Hillary Clinton.

karena bisa ikut kesorot masuk TV walo cuma sedetik n keciiill banget di pojokan.

karena punya pass khusus buat masuk ke Departemen Luar Negeri dan ketemu langsung ama Menteri Luar Negeri Indonesia (yang maap pak!!! sampe detik ini saya ndak tau nama bapak sapa)

karena bisa keluar dari DepLu lewat pintu khusus walo kudu lari2 ngindarin wartawan lokal.

karena denger penjaganya bilang "kasi lewat, kasi lewat.. Ini Ibu Candice dari Kedutaan... yang lain tahan.. tahan..."
(waaah, seharian itu gw jadi Ibu Candice maaann)

karena bisa liat gimana para wartawan dari US kerja seprofesional (and se-cranky) itu.

karena bisa dapet spot khusus di ASEAN sekretariat buat ngeliat secara langsung (dan super deket sedeket2nya) konferensi pers-nya

karena ngerasain gimana rasanya dilindungin ama secret service yg ganteng2 dan diescort nembus kerumunan lautan manusia yg mau masuk ke tiap tempat acara.

karena bisa ikut dlm rombongan the Secretary of States, Hillary Clinton seharian kemaren.

karena this superb opportunity.

bukan pamer bukan nyombong, sumpe kaga.
tapi bener2 pure ini "Ibu Candice" lagi norak.

beneran berasa kok noraknya.. suer.. this is just me and my norak-ness.
Orang kampung baru ngeliat gedong pencakar langit.

Aduh... terimakasih Tuhan...

Terimakasih saya bisa ngeliat dan jalan2 seharian (walo ga satu mobil.. dia mah di mercedes, saya di press van) ama Hillary Clinton, the Secretary of States.

Ah.

Makasih.. karena saya bisa bernorak2.

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