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Day 27: A Gift that I Cherish

Write about a gift you have always cherished.

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Hadiah yang paling berkesan buatku adalah sebuah iPhone. Bukan karena mahalnya, tapi karena alasan dibalik hadiah itu. It's a thoughtful gift.

Tahun 2021, meskipun pandemi sudah sedikit lebih reda, tapi mobilitas rakyat masih belum kembali seperti sebelumnya. Saat masuk ke mall contohnya, aku masih harus membuka aplikasi “PeduliLindungi”, supaya bisa scan kehadiranku sebelum masuk.

Yang menyedihkan adalah hapeku saat itu sudah cukup tua, untuk mengakses aplikasi PeduliLindungi saja hampir tidak mampu. Dan ketika mampu, it’s gonna take like 5 minutes just to load the app.

Kemudian akhir tahun 2021, saat mas patjar sudah pindah ke Jakarta, aku pergi ke mall bersama dia dan mungkin karena kelamaan LDR, dia nggak ngeh dengan hapeku yang lemot. Jadi setelah itu, dia berusaha untuk memperbaiki hapeku, tapi tidak berhasil.

Besoknya, dia mengajakku untuk membeli hape. Dan yang berkesan buatku adalah spontanitas dia dibalik itu. Dia nggak nunggu saat aku ulang tahun di bulan berikutnya, atau nunggu momen-momen besar lainnya. Dia tahu aku butuh secepatnya dan berinisiatif untuk mendapatkannya secepat mungkin.

Selain karena berkesan, hadiah ini selalu menemani kegiatan sehari-hariku. Tiada hari tanpa hape. Jadi tentu saja hadiah ini berharga.

Karena kisah dibalik hadiah ini berkesan dan hadiah itu selalu kugunakan setiap hari, maka tentu saja hadiah ini menjadi hadiah yang paling berharga menurutku, saat ini.


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