Windy in Memory

Sudah lama niat untuk membuat tulisan tentang Windy terlintas dipikiranku. Sampai beberapa hari yang lalu ketika sedang menyiapkan bahan-bahan untuk NOD 17, aku sampai pada blog milik Ibu Etty (orangtua Barli). Di blog itu, dia menuliskan kenangannya tentang Windy. Di blog itu juga, aku menemukan cerita-cerita tentang Windy dan betapa sedihnya mereka dengan kepergian Windy. Tapi bagaimanapun juga, kepergian Windy menghadap penciptanya adalah hal terbaik untuk Windy dan juga orang-orang yang dicintainya. Ada hikmah dibalik sebuah musibah.

Selamat Jalan, Windy. Semoga amalan-amalanmu diterima, dosa-dosamu diampuni dan tempatmu baik di sisi-Nya. Semoga keluarga dan orang-orang yang kamu ditinggalkan tabah menghadapi cobaan. Semoga kita suatu hari nanti bertemu di Surga-Nya. Amiiin.

-Ibu Etty, (orangtua Barli, NOD 13)-

Windy sayang,

waktu tadi tante dapet sms dari Rini, berkali-kali kuulang membacanya... mencoba mencari apakah ada satu kata yang tertinggal... "siapanya" Windy ... tapi tidak ada... hanya disebut "Windy"....

Kau memang tidak sedekat anak2 yang lain kepadaku, setiap ketemu kau hanya akan mencium tangan dan pipiku dan segera berkumpul dengan teman2mu... Tapi ibumu dan aku cukup bersahabat.. banyak cerita mengalir diantara kami.. Ada rasa dekat yang tak terceritakan... Dan karena aku dan Andri yang membuat video kenang2an kalian, ada rasa kedekatan tersendiri yang tidak dapat dipungkiri...

Kau memang tidak sedekat yang lain, tapi kaulah teman anakku di Idaho dulu... Barli, Windy dan Kamil, tiga anak yang sangat disayang Ginger, rep di Idaho... Di perantauan, kalian tentulah merasa menjadi saudara...

Kau tau Win? Ginger cerita kalau gara2 kau, host fam mu berkeras ingin menerima anak2 Indo lagi... Itu juga kudengar dari bu Aida..

Windy sayang,
hari ini kau ajarkan dan kau ingatkan kepada kami,
bahwa panggilan menghadap Illahi tidak berbatas umur..
Usiamu berapa ya, Win? 20 - 21 bukan?
Rupanya Ia sangat menyayangimu nak,
dipanggilNya kau pulang di bulan mulia ini,

Kami keluarga NOD13 hari ini berduka, nak
Tepat di hari lebaran kau meninggalkan kami

Hanya karena tipus yang kau idap dalam seminggu ini?
Kami memang shok, Nes,
Dela tadi menelponku, "blank" dalam menghadapi ujian karena kabar ini ..
"Sedih banget, Te, Gak nyangka", kata Bia..
iya, siapa sih yang akan sangka maut menjemput secepat itu..

Kami doakan kau ditempatkan di tempat yang terbaik,
Diampuni segala dosamu,
Dan diterima semua amal Islammu...

Tadi siang teman2 mu (Aji, Rini, Vindra, Dea, Bia) mewakili kami semua menghantarkanmu ke pemakaman. Barli hari ini menulis surat untuk Ginger. Kami juga sedang mencari tahu cara memberitahu Kamil yang di luar juga..

Mudah2an ibumu,yang selalu merasa kau adalah sahabat terdekatnya, tabah menghadapi ini semua ya...
Dan adik2mu juga demikian...

Selamat jalan sayang...
Kami doakan kau selamat di tujuan...

Tante

** Sekali lagi kutulis sms untuk sahabatku, kali ini untuk Detty, ibunya Windy : yang sabar, yang ikhlas, yang kuat ya Det....

(foto ini tt ambil dari fs nya NOD, kalau gak salah dulu kau yang memulai account ini, kan? dan ini foto yang kau upload disana?
Well, ini foto waktu kalian dalam perjalanan menuju Amerika, kau yang paling depan pake kaos orange.. Kalian sudah seperti bersaudara yah...)

-Ginger Sorensen (Idaho State Coordinator for Nacel Open Door)-

Etty,

Yes indeed I have heard of the TERRIBLE news...Although today was the first that I heard of our Sweet precious Windy passing away...it's been a very sad and hard day for me...the tears just keep coming...as I am sure that I have told you many times...it was the 05-06 year when Windy, Barli and Mustafa were here in Idaho. The BEST year ever for me as a Coordinator for Nacel Open Door. Oh how I loved those three...what joy and happiness they brought into our lives...I can remember her smile like it was just yesterday that she was here with us...her happy spirit and her can do anything attitude...I can honestly say I was so jealous of Windy and Barli's host families because I wanted them in my home as part of my family. I always felt like they were part of our family even when they weren't with us...Windy found a VERY special place in my heart and with her she takes part of my heart with her...what a sweet angel she is and always will be...I will always hold her smile and laughter close to my heart and will NEVER forget what a wonderful young lady that I was honored to spend time with...She will be dearly missed...I send my LOVE and condolences to her family...I wish I knew how to ease their pain during this trying time...but they should always remember that they raised and amazing and wonderful young lady that touched SOOOOOOOOOOOO many people in SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO many ways...I will NEVER forget her she will always remain VERY close to my heart...

With Love,

Ginger Sorensen & Family

I also wanted to note that the Hunt family is struggling to get thru this trying time...I can't thank Windy's family enough for notifing the Hunt Family so quickly. How kind of them to think of them during such a hard and trying time for their family. Margaret called me today crying and said Ginger my little girl is gone...My Windy passed away...my heart just ached for her loss as well...I know that the Hunt family LOVED her SOOOO Much...and enjoyed every minute they had with her...Thank you so much for keeping them informed...

Your family is in our thoughts and prayers...

-Sonia, NOD 13-

Dear Mami Windy,

hehe maaf yaa wind kita suka manggil elo 'mami'...bukan dlma rtian negatif kok, it's a praise, soalnya lo emg paling bisa ngurusin anak2 nod13 pas kita heboh rame2 ucluk2 merantau ke luar 'rumah' aka indonesia..dari cengkareng ampe incheon, trus di san francisco 2x, trus ke incheon lagi, dan akhirnya balik lg ke jakarta tersayang juni 2005.
sbenernya wind, jujur gw ngga inget lho, kenapa yaa awalnya kita manggil elo 'mami'? tehehehe gpp deh sabodo teuing, cocok ini sm elonya.
gw kangen bgt sm elo wind, trakhir kli gw ketemu sm elo trakhir tuh pas kita reorientasi abis balik dr amrik. gw inget banget smua cowo2 nod13 pada tetep langsing tp cewe2nya pd tambah bunder smua, TAPI, yg jd lebih cantik krn tambah bunder cuma elo doang..hehe!
gw inget bgt tuh pas kita smua abis dihajar putra gara2 nari zapinnya kurang macho (pdhl klo lbh macho ujung2nya malah kyk robot), trus yg nari yapong dikomentarin goyang pinggulnya krg bahenol (ngga kok win..goyangan lo ahoy kok mnurut gw, si putra aja yg sensi dia g bs nge-geol kyk elo), trus trus..aduuuh gw jd tambah kangen bgt nih sm elo!!!!!!tdnya gw excited bgt bntr lg reunian nod13 pas nod18 berangkat (msi inget ga?) is coming..tp hati gw remuk bgt pas tau nod13 bakal kekurangan satu anggotanya.

met jalan ya wiiind..we'll miss u terribly dear, but i guess Allah has a better plan for you, a plan it'll take time for us to understand why. tp gw yakin bgt kita bakal ketemu suatu saat nanti, dan pas kita ketemu lg, kita bs panggil elo 'mami' lagi, kita bs gila2an bareng lg, kita bs liat elo nge-geol yapong lg, dan kita (especially gw) bisa ngeledekin elo lg soalnya lo suka aneh dan ajaib and thats the reason why u'r such a great friend and why we love u deeply :)jagain kita dr sana ya wiiind..sekali lg, kan elo mami kitaa!

we'll miss you and we wont stop loving and praying for you.

love, sonia

-Delanie, NOD 13-

Dearest Windy..

duh blm apa2 jadi terharu nih. tak kunjung kutahan air mata mengalir dipipi. oh nooo.

It was Friday afternoon here in Sydney Australia, 5pm, just an hour before i started my mid exam. my mom called, and suddenly "BANG" i got this VERY VERY TERRIBLE news that hurt my heart, i kept asking my mom "WINDY MAH? GAK SALAH DENGER MAM? WINDY NOD? BENERAN INI?" and yeah it was REAL. like tante etty said, i was BLANK i just couldnt remember any line frm those papers that ive read. oh dear Lord.

hmm..
windy oh windy, lo tuh yaa.. gak bisa marah apa jadi orang? senyuuuuuuuuuum muluu.. baik bner deh jadi wanita. It seems like you enjoyed every second in your life. inget bgt tuh, you had the largest KOPER waktu kita mo brangkat. hehe cuek, santai, baik, menenangkan, ahh smua yg baik2 ada di lo deh, cantik pinter. idaman every pria hehe. seperti kata sonia, lo bisa bgt ngemong kita dan menunjukkan kita jalan yg bnar pas ke amrik, Made those FS account and mailing in yahoo groups to make sure that we keep each other in contact. duuhh I miss you SOOOOOOOOOOO wiiin. trakhir ktemu cmn sbntar waktu itu di duckking sudah lama skali. pas kmrn gw balik, sayang kita blom dijodohkan untuk ketemu lagi, karena waktu itu lo lagi training untuk ngajar di ilp yaa? kagum bgt gw ma lo, emg cocok si kl windy yg ngajar. aku mau doong jadi muridnya. hehehe

baru aja kmaren2 ini gw liat fs lo, and was wondering how have you been, looking at those gorgeous pictures of yours, bikin gw pgn cepet2 plg trus kita reunian rame2. but then i guess, like sonia said Allah has another (better) plan to do.

Kita gak tau Allah punya rencana apa dibalik masing2 dari kita, kita gak tau sampe umur berapa kita masi bisa nikmatin indahnya dunia yg penuh dengan cobaan ini. But what i know, WIndy is a truly wonderful person, She passed away in this Holy month and it was on FRIDAy, dimana orang2 baik meninggal pada hari jumat. Allah loves you alot Win (like tante etty said). Buat tante Detti, you did raise a good daughter, aku tau ini mungkin cobaan terberat yg tante dan keluarga hadapi, tetapi dengan ikhlasnya tante melepas, mungkin tante dan keluarga beserta windy sendirii akan mendapatkan Rahmat yang luar biasa besarnya dari Allah SWT. ALLAh tau yg terbaik bagi hamba2nya dan Dia tdk akan memberikan cobaan diluar kemampuan hamba2nya.

i know you're smiling from up there Windy, just like you do everytime. kita bkl kangen bgt, and you'll remain in our friendship, our pray, our precious memories.

love you Windy.

Delanie.

-Yovi, NOD 13-

yovi speechless tante....

hmmph...........................
sedih...........................
ga tau mo nulis apa.............

moga2 lo sekarang diatas sana dapet tempat yang bagus banget dihadapanNya..dan gw yakin kok kalo lo dapetin itu...
moga2 semua dosa2 lo diampunin win...

our memories never ends

buat mamanya windy...
yovi+keluarga turut berduka cita tante....

-Sasri Sonda, NOD 13-

The least thing I expect to happen is the moment where I'm told that somebody died.

Windy, deaths are always unpredictable, i know, but somehow I was just shocked to know ure gone..

Lo yg dulu paling aktif buat2 yahoo groups buat angkatan13 supaya bisa keep in touch selama kita away 10months, windy yg slalu cheerful and had always been the sweetest one; suka ngurusin kita2 sampe dijulukin mami windy. Ya ampun.. sedih bgt.. gue bener2 kaget dgr berita lo udah ga ada saat itu.

Padahal kita trakhir ktemu itu lama bgt, kyknya di orientasi kita yg trakhir begitu pulang. Sedih bgt lo secepet itu ninggalin kita win.. Selama itu kita ga ktemu, dan yg paling sedih ga bisa ktemu kamu utk yg trakhir kalinya.

Arrrgh, seandainya bisa marah.. tapi ga mgkn. I know everything He does selalu yg terbaik buat hambaNya kan.. Aku yakin kamu pasti lebih tenang disana win.. We miss you, I miss you.. a lot! U're gone, but not forgotten win.. u know that.

Skrg aku cuma bisa bdoa supaya kamu diterima di sisi Nya dan semoga orang2 yg ditinggalkan kamu diberi ketabahan dlm hatinya. Amin..

Thanks ya sayang for every tiny thing u've done and shared to us. We love you..

Love always,
Sasri Sonda
NOD angkatan 13

-Aji Wibowo, NOD 13-

Windy..
terlihat pendiam namun ternyata ramai setelah mengenalnya.. Baik, ramah dan murah senyum kepada teman-temannya.. Kebersamaan saat masa-masa mengikuti program pertukana pelajan sebagai NOD 13 memberikan kenangan dan arti tersendiri..
Kemarin, terasa baru saja kami sering berkumpul bersama untuk mempersiapkan keberangkatan kami..
Kemarin, terasa baru saja kami berangkat bersama-sama dan terpisah menuju negara bagian masing-masing..
Kemarin, terasa baru saja kami kembali ke tanah air dan bertemu orang-orang yang kami sayangi..
Kemarin, terasa baru saja kami berpisah untuk melanjutkan studi kami masing-masing dengan segala kesibukannya sehingga kami jarang berkumpul bersama..
Namun.. Tanpa terasa kami harus begitu cepat "kehilangan" Windy..
Semoga segala amal ibadahnya diterima di sisi Allah SWT..
Semoga keluarga yang ditinggalkan diberi kesabaran dan ketabahan..
amin..

-Aji Wibowo-

-Nia, NOD 13-

Windy is the most friendly friend of mine in NOD 13. She smiled a lot to everyone. The first time I met her, I like already because her kindness.

We had a good memories together when we were learn very hard how to dance the Yapong Dance since either me or she never learn about it before. I still remember how hard and funny it was. We keep saying, pantat...pantat... all the time to remind us to shake it according to the dance. what a lovely memories of her...
She is a good friend for everyone. She always comes with smile and she likes to promote her university through mail-list, that is funny. 

Well...i feel guilty that i never actually say those things to her. it is too late to say how lovely friend she was. but, even though she is gone, she will never be gone in my memories. God bless her.

Nia

-Keisha, NOD 13-

Dearest Windy,
gilaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa uda lama nggak ketemu, dan bakalan lama banget jadinya?
I really hope u are in a much happier and better place than the rest of us here, cuz u've been a real sweet girl. Sweeeeett sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeettt friend. :) I miss you. Haven't got the chance to hang out with u again, which I deeply regret. Deeply.
Inget banget dulu kita nari bareng. Hehehe, tim yapong! Oyeee!!! Dan kamu nod13 pertama yang kutemui pas di SF lagi transit mau balik ke Jakarta.

I can say no more.
I love u my sweet sweet friend. Prayer. In peace. Amien.

Keisha Ridwan
keishathepainkiller@hotmail.com

-Gemilang Zull Malarangeng, NOD 13-

My Dearest friend Windy..

It seems that it was just yesterday we've met each other with our NOD friends.. talking about our experiences in the states and what we're going to do after that.. but in reality its been 2 years since that happen.. Our lives has changed and parted away since that day, but our friendship remains the same..

College was our next step in life.. My future was in the States again and you stayed in Indonesia. But our goal was the same: To finish college and be successful in life. We went through 2 years of college already, which for me is half way done.. and hopefully it was for you too..

The only difference between me and you at this point is that I'm still fighting to pursue my dream, and you have completed your purpose in life.. As far as I know, you had a wonderful life that you can ever dream of.. A life full of joy, happiness, as well as challenges that you manage to pass through.. therefore, I feel happy for you that you have completed your life in a positive and strong way.

I miss you so much Windy.. I'm sorry I haven't been able to meet you since, due to my situation in the states.. but although we're far away in distance, you will always be in my thoughts and mind.. as well in my heart..

I pray that all your kindness and generosity will be accepted and all your sins be forgiven by ALLAH SWT.. amien..

We will join you shortly Windy, as all human beings are meant to die sooner or later.. We only can hope to die in the name of Islam, just like you..

Love forever,

Gemilang Zul Mallarangeng
(11-17-2007)

-Rini, NOD 13-

Dearest Windy..
sedih dan shock banget waktu kamu udah ga ada... windy itu baiiiiik banget, keibuan, dan terlihat paling dewasa diantara anak2 nod 13.. makanya kita semua dulu sering manggil dengan sebutan 'mami' .. :) soalnya windy emang keibuan banget.. paling suka ngurusin 'anak2nya'... dari bikinin blog buat nod13, sampe ngingetin ini, itu... baik banget ya....
cuma mau bilang umur kita emang ga ada yang tau ya win.. cuma yang DiAtas aja yang tau.. tapi satu hal, kita semua pasti akan inget windy terus..
we love u and we always will.

Rini

-Dea, NOD 13-

Dear Windy,
sayang banget ya baru sebentar bisa kenal sama lo, tapi dengan waktu yang sebentar itu gw udah bisa tau kalo lo orangnya baik banget.. gw seneng banget bisa kenal sama lo, semoga Allah memberikan tempat terbaik disisi-Nya buat lo..
Gw emang jarang sih ngobrol sama lo, cuman satu hal yang selalu gw inget itu senyum lo.. lo ramah, gak pernah marah, dan senyum terus sama yang lain..
semoga lo pergi dengan tenang..
i will always remember you..

Dea Maulina

-Puti, NOD 13-

dear windy..

pertama kali aku liat kamu di smp, aku lgsg berpendapat "kk ini manis bgt..". Dan aku yakin, banyak yg berpendapat sama..=)

waktu aku ktemu kamu lg di NOD13, aku makin tau, makin knal, dan makin deket sm windy..

windy,,semua org pasti kangen kamu,sm senyum kamu, sm keramahan kamu..termasuk aku..smoga kamu dapat tempat terbaik di sisiNya,aminn..

Anjani (Puti)