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Surviving -20 Celcius in Moscow

frozen lake in Moscow I'd say surviving because I am a tropical girl coming from 30-35 degree Celcius. So yes, this is about surviving such differences in temperature. I spent my whole life in a tropical country then I have to be in a -20 celcius, not an easy situation.  Obviously, I came prepared. I have been in a 0 celcius and learned that double triple layering is the right answer. Moscow has heater that runs nonstop since the beginning of (probably, I dont remember) November until early May. So you technically can not turn it off or on. Many days it gets too hot inside. Going to the mall in Moscow got me super sleepy and tired because it feels most of the time like in Sauna. So, double triple layering in Moscow is the right thing to do.  November temperature usually started to feel chilly, still not lower than 0. December will get colder can be minus. But January and February are the coldest season. This year dropped to -20 (that I can remember). The average temperature wa...

Pick up Cimi



Sepulang dari sana dan memutuskan untuk makan bakso, ternyata kita mampir dulu ke sekolah adek kecil buat jemput dia. Kebetulan pas banget jam 12 siang waktunya dia pulang. Ya udah sekalian. Niat hati sih nunggu di mobil aja biar mama yang turun eh lakok dia ikutan turun. 

‘Hun, where will you go?’

‘Pick up Cimi. You don’t wanna go there?’
 
‘Hemmm terpaksa’

Bisa membayangkan gimana padetnya sekolah SD kalo jam pulang sekolah? Sepadet itu dong ya, tiba-tiba nongol bule ditengah-ditengahnya dengan girangnya manggil nama adek dari pager sekolah. Bu nyaiiiii tulunggggg…..



Aku sih nggak malu, tak biarin aja wes dia berkreasi. Tapi mama yang menanggung semuanya. Belom juga pulang udah dihantam pertanyaan ‘mantune a mbak? Ketokane sayang yo karo adek e’ (menantunya ya mbak? Keliatannya sayang ya sama adeknya).

Hemmmm biarin deh, namanya juga dia nggak pernah tau kan. Girang deh trus aku bilang ‘kamu sadar nggak sih kalo semua mata menuju kepadamu mas?’, dengan entengnya dan senyum-senyum ‘sadar’. Ya otomatis ngeliatin aku juga kan????? Wong dia berdiri deket aku. 

Ya wes lah karepmu mas pokoke kowe seneng yo aku melu seneng. 


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