atiek//puspa

Tetikus yang digenggamnya sudah berkali-kali maju mundur ke kiri-kanan, ke depan-belakang, dan berputar-putar, tapi tak ada yang berubah di layarnya. Hanya baris-baris sel, angka, dan kalimat-kalimat singkat yang berjejalan di tabel berukuran 418x595 sel. “Mungkin, aku hanya bosan”, gumamnya. Ia pun melangkah ke pantry, membuka kulkas hanya untuk melihat ada apa disana, menenggak air dingin, memandang jendela, lalu kembali ke mejanya. Sudah 4 tahun ia bergulat dengan rutinitasnya. Sejak lulus dari universitas, Ia setia bekerja dengan ukuran tim yang tidak pernah besar, tidak lebih dari 30 orang. Sesekali pernah terbayang mengais nasib di organisasi yang lebih besar, namun langkahnya surut ketika melihat semakin berbelitnya birokrasi ketika organisasi membesar. Katakanlah, itu memang asumsinya sendiri. “Saya suka duduk di pojok sini, dekat jendela dan bisa melihat lebih luas ke segala penjuru”, ujarnya ketika semua anggota tim mengatur tempat duduk. Dulu Ia duduk di pi

Last Friday, I went to work by booking a private bike ride. I pinned my pick-up location and tracked down its departure with my phone. Arrived early in the office, I searched for a smartphone for my father. These past 3 days, an e-commerce community held an online shopping party. They put nation-wide advertisements all over places, including national television.  Then I opened my email which had already linked to several websites and applications. I read through several social media outlets to find new articles from various writers and influencers. A message came from my friend in London, we were discussing about everything while catching up with the time difference. Good thing was she had insomnia. In the afternoon, I went home by a ride-sharing service. This time, I got a property marketer. So I reached home with various stories about gemstones and property business from the today’s driver. That was an interesting Friday. This story is not unique. It is happening to everyone wi