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Dune Buggy vs. Jeep Safari in Dubai: Which is Better?

Dubai's desert offers a thrilling avoid from the bustling city, with dune buggy rides that offer experience seekers a taste of the vast, coming dunes up close. Dune buggy rentals and travels have grown to be increasingly common among tourists,

as a result of the excitement and supply they feature to any or all degrees of riders. Whether you're an experienced driver or a new comer to off-roading, discovering Dubai's renowned desert in a dune buggy can be an remarkable experience.

A dune buggy journey is more than a sightseeing experience; it's an opportunity to feel the adrenaline dash as you understand the sandy terrains. Dune buggies are made for leave areas, with resilient tires, enhanced suspension systems,

and a low middle of gravity, ensuring stability and get a handle on even on steep mountains and uneven paths. These functions let drivers to take on the difficult ground while experiencing a secure and easy ride.

The appeal of dune buggy journeys is based on the flexibility to examine Dubai's desert landscape independently. Unlike a led Truck safari, you get a handle on the car, making you set the speed, investigate hidden edges, and feel the thrill of driving through the leave below your own personal power.

Dubai has numerous businesses offering dune cart rentals and led tours. Choose a company with high security requirements, well-maintained vehicles, and experienced guides. Many dependable vendors present various deals, including small trips to full-day leave adventures.

For first-timers, it's necessary to follow the instructions provided by your guide. Leave operating requires various abilities than street driving. Experienced courses can educate you on how to deal with slopes, control sharp converts, and push safely on sandy terrains.

The desert atmosphere could be tough, with intense sunshine, heat, and sand. Make sure to use comfortable, breathable apparel, sunglasses, and sunscreen. Helmets and different protection equipment are often given by the tour operators, nevertheless, you might want to carry a scarf or bandana to guard your face from the sand.

Dune buggies are not too difficult to work, but knowing simple controls and managing techniques can boost your experience. Most buggies are intelligent, rendering it easy for beginners to drive without the need to bother about equipment changes.

Dune buggy excursions often start having an orientation session. Instructions will go around protection protocols and explain how to operate the buggy. You might begin with some exercise temps to have confident with the automobile before going out to the start desert.

When on the dunes, you should have the opportunity to speed up, accept hills, and explore the substantial desert expanse. Assume to drive over running mountains, through sandy valleys, and along ridges, with the golden desert extending as far as a person's eye may see.

Many tour companies contain stops at lovely locations where you are able to take pictures, flake out, and soak in the desert's beauty. Some plans also offer additional experiences, such as for instance sunset observing, camel rides, or possibly a food at a conventional Bedouin camp.

Booking beforehand is frequently proposed, especially all through maximum tourist seasons. dune buggy in dubai operators let on the web reservations, which makes it easy to protected a spot that matches your schedule. Rates differ with respect to the visit length and add-on activities, such as for example dune bashing or dinner at a Bedouin camp.

A dune buggy experience in Dubai's desert has an exhilarating way to examine the city's natural landscapes. It's an experience that combinations the joy of off-roading with the tranquility of the desert. With security practices in place and advice from experts,

you are able to enjoy a unique adventure that exhibits the wonder and excitement of Dubai's leave like never before. Whether you're buying a solo experience or even a family-friendly adventure, a dune buggy opera in Dubai claims excitement and memories to last a lifetime.

 
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Taxation of Remote Workers in Turkey: Essential Information for Foreigners

With the increase in remote work and the appeal of Turkey as a base, understanding taxation of remote workers in Turkey is essential for foreigners planning to work, live, or set up a business in the country. Turkey’s tax regulations impact foreign workers differently based on residency status, the source of income, and the duration of their stay. This article provides key insights into taxes in Turkey for foreigners, helping digital nomads, freelancers, and remote employees understand their tax obligations.

Overview of Turkish Tax Obligations for Foreigners

Turkey’s tax laws classify individuals as either resident or non-resident taxpayers, which plays a crucial role in determining tax obligations. Generally, those who stay in Turkey for over six months are considered residents and are subject to taxation on their global income, while non-residents are taxed only on Turkish-sourced income. The primary taxes affecting foreign remote workers include income tax, VAT (value-added tax), and corporate tax for entrepreneurs.

Foreign nationals are advised to work with professional tax consultants or legal advisors, especially because certain categories, like freelancers or employees working for foreign companies, may encounter additional complexity in meeting Turkish tax requirements.

Key Laws Governing Taxation in Turkey for Foreigners

Taxation in Turkey is based on a few core laws. The Income Tax Code applies to individuals earning in Turkey, including foreign residents. The Corporate Tax Code is relevant for business owners or freelancers registered as companies, while the Value Added Tax Code impacts goods and services transactions. For foreigners, Turkey’s digital nomad framework outlines responsibilities for those residing in Turkey but earning income from abroad.

Importance of Compliance with Tax Regulations

Foreigners working remotely or as freelancers in Turkey need to navigate these tax rules carefully. Failure to meet tax obligations can lead to serious consequences, such as fines, penalties, or legal action. Understanding Turkey’s taxation system, particularly for digital nomads or foreign freelancers, can help prevent unexpected tax liabilities. The guidance of tax advisors is often essential for those unfamiliar with the Turkish tax system, as they can help ensure that all compliance requirements are met.

Digital Nomad Tax Rules and Remote Work Permits

Currently, there is no specific “digital nomad visa” in Turkey; however, foreigners working remotely can stay on tourist visas initially. After this period, a residence permit is required, which may necessitate obtaining a work permit depending on the duration and nature of their stay. According to Turkish law, a work permit is also considered a residence permit, giving foreign nationals both the right to work and to reside in the country legally.

Foreigners should note that spending over six months in Turkey typically triggers residency status, which then requires filing income tax returns on worldwide earnings. This regulation applies even to those without work permits, highlighting the importance of understanding residency-based tax obligations.

Double Taxation Agreements and Tax Residency Rules

Turkey has agreements with several countries to prevent double taxation, which can help foreign workers avoid paying taxes on the same income in both their home country and Turkey. Double taxation treaties outline tax responsibilities for individuals based on their primary country of residence and income sources. These agreements are particularly beneficial for foreign nationals working remotely in Turkey for an international employer, as they may qualify for tax credits or exemptions under certain conditions.

Practical Steps for Tax Compliance

For foreign remote workers, staying compliant with Turkish tax rules means securing the right permits, if required, and keeping accurate records of income and expenses. They should ensure they have a tax identification number, a bank account for transactions, and if needed, register their business activities. Additionally, international tax agreements between Turkey and their home country can influence how their income is taxed.

Conclusion

Working remotely from Turkey offers numerous advantages, from cultural enrichment to diverse opportunities. However, it also brings tax obligations that should be carefully managed. Foreigners should understand their tax residency status, familiarize themselves with Turkish tax codes, and seek professional advice to ensure they meet all regulatory requirements.

In summary, taxes in Turkey for foreigners can vary widely based on individual circumstances, making professional assistance invaluable. By understanding taxation in Turkey for foreigners, remote workers can focus on their careers while staying fully compliant with Turkey’s tax laws.

 
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A crop of my shirt that reads: "Sorry for having great tits and correct opinions about everything." It is voluminous with the titular great tits worn without a bra.

I started HRT at 34; I'm now just 41. This is how my breasts look after 6½ years of transition:

Description for the visually impaired and those who don't want to look at partial nudity: My breasts are now big and bottom-heavy, looking quite impressive from the front, voluminous enough that they could easily hold a santoku knife under the fold. The areolas are huge and salient, while the nipples proper are pointy but not that big. The volume is still a bit low relative to the circumference, an aspect more visible in profile; but there's enough mass to have a satisfying pear curve on the bottom line. Squishing a breast reveals enough volume that I can't hold it in one hand; it looks like trying to compress a water balloon.

I’ve achieved this size by 1) taking ownership of my own transition with self-medication rather than trusting the cistem, and 2) jumping at every sketchy, possibly dangerous, and probably ineffective breast growth method I ever heard of. The caveat, however, is that I am Brazilian and curvy, from a Latina family; both my mother and my daughter have bigger breasts than me. So it can be that I merely lucked out, and none of my experiments did anything. Or maybe something helped, or was strictly necessary (after all, I know many trans women with a family history of large breasts, who still don't grow much under standard HRT doses). With a sample size of 1 and without controls, it is impossible to know. But in any case I wanted to document this in case anyone else wants to try stuff, and also to rub it in the face of my first endocrinologist who kept us at under 100 pg/mL E2 while telling all his patients that trans women never grow large breasts. Gee, I wonder why your patients don't 🤔

I will do the opposite of recipe blogs here, and first list the ingredients I used to make my boobs, and only then ramble about my life story and the meaning of these babies for me.

Stuff I did to try to grow breasts

In order of the confidence I have in the available evidence, rather than chronological order of attempts. Content warning : Discussion of body weight/fat issues.

  1. Actually decent HRT (high confidence):

    • Good androgen blocking (i.e. not spiro). I started with cypro, 5mg every 2 days, then had an orchiectomy. Note that cypro is not just a gonadal suppressor but acts systemically on other sources of androgens and it's a progestin to boot; this might have affected things (or not).
      • Warning : Cyproterone acetate has some risks; research it well if you want to DIY, and monitor your liver function. You only need it in very small doses; do not trust doctors who want to prescribe you more than 2mg/day. I wouldn't recommend taking it more than 2–4 years. If you're not physically active, find some form of exercise to offset the possible added risk of thrombosis. Or just use bicalutamide, which is a good blocker and safe.
    • Higher E2 than the cistem will give you. Ideally: Get a lab that measures free E2%, increase dose until it drops; that's your optimum dose. Alternatives in decreasing preference: Increase dose until SHBG starts spiking, use the highest dose that doesn't trigger SHBG; if you can't do that, aim for 600 to 900pg/mL; if you can't do labs at all, get injectables from the gray market and do the recommended dose and frequency.
    • Use non-liver routes for E2. Order of preference: injections > spray > gel > sublingual. For transdermal, use scrotal skin and high doses at, regularly, every 12h. 6× Lenzetto twice a day (3 per application, on scrotum) gives me over 600pg/mL.
    • Sometimes oral E2 too, to spike E1 every once in a while. (I know 1 trans girl whose body transitions well on E1 alone; a minimal 2mg E2 pill somehow explodes her E1 way above recommended levels, a 4mg E2 pill gets her sick. She feminises with serum E2 lower than the average masculine level. Bodies are different.)
    • Progesterone. I cycle it along with E2 levels, but I don't think the cycling changed anything compared to just taking it every day. Probably.
    • In general shake things up periodically. Vary doses, method of administration, and hormone combos every so often or whenever you feel stalled.
  2. Body fat (high confidence):

    • Be thicc. Either do the yoyo method (diet to very low body fat then plump up again, to redistribute fat under estrogen), or try to get more fat if you're low on it, or just have weight and wait. Breasts are made of fat and to grow breasts you need to add fat.
    • Make sure your HRT is on point to also get curves as you add fat.
  3. Possible IGF-1 supplements (low confidence):

    • Zinc, magnesium, selenium, acetyl L-carnitine.
    • Vitamin D, lots.
    • High quantities of plant-based protein in your regular diet.
    • Weight lifting, HIIT.
  4. Herbal feminisation (low confidence)

    • Pueraria mirifica. Source the real thing directly from Thai vendors (look for Kwao Krua “Kao” (“white”, kǎao, กวาวเครือขาว)). This is the single most powerful phytoestrogen that I have tried.
    • High-dose spearmint pills.
    • High-dose licorice for short periods (this can fuck up your liver, take breaks.)
    • I started growing breasts on the above 3 combo alone, before I could access blockers or estradiol. At 6 months of herbs they were already budded.
    • Of interest: red clover, hops, flaxseed.
    • Milk thistle, specifically isosylibin-B, does something with androgen receptors that makes it a topic of study for prostate cancer (high confidence). It might do something that helps with feminisation (low confidence). Don't use silymarin compounds that don't have the isosylibins, look for “full spectrum” or grow your own.
    • Phytoestrogens are “weak” receptor activators. OTOH I suspect weak estrogens might have roles we don't yet know. There are documented cases of accidental gynaecomastia from plants in the literature, but they're rare. Taking herbs along with synthetic hormones might either complement meds and improve your transition; compete with them and hinder your transition; or do absolutely nothing and waste your money. Nobody really knows.
    • It's better to put effort into procuring DIY estrogens than fiddling with herbs, and cheaper, too. Herbs might be a good skill to have as an imperfect substitute in case of supply chain collapse, assuming you can grow your own rather than depending on buying pills (but stockpiling raw chemicals and learning to homebrew is a more efficient approach).
  5. Local aromatase triggers (low confidence)

    • Generally submit breasts to lots of stimulation, handling, sucking etc. You know what to do. (Brava-type suction devices seem to have a good record for this, but they're very costly.)
    • Boob growth oil: 2.5% lavender essential oil, 2.5% tea tree essential oil, flaxseed or almond as carrier. Do a patch test first. If you get no allergies after a full bottle, you can double the essentials. This might or might not do anything for growth but it will be good skincare at the very least (if you aren't allergic). There's, afaik, 5 documented cases of gynecomastia or prepubertal breast tissue growth on lavender or tea tree skincare; the association with aromatase is just a hunch from me.

What my timeline was like

Details are fuzzy from memory but:

  • For 6 months: Pueraria powder, oral + spearmint pills + licorice pills (this was enough to start growth)
  • For ~6 months: E2 gel
  • For ca. 2 years: E2 spray, 3× every 12 hours, on scrotal skin, + CPA 5mg every 2 days, +P4 100mg/day oral
  • + Yoyo diet, went very thin then back to chubby
  • + The IGF-1 supplements
  • + Regular milk thistle and irregularly phytoestrogens

These 2 years saw the larger part of growth, already gaving me B cups or higher. By this time I had a cleavage and breasts readily read as “female”. Then there was the orchiectomy, and after that my regime regularly became a 4-week “lunar” cycle:

  • I start with a “double” estradiol enanthate injection, intramuscular, 30mg (with the goal of inducing high variability in levels)
  • Over the 1st week, E2 should rise
  • Over the 2nd week, E2 should start to fall
  • On 3rd week, I take P4 300mg/day. This is also the week where I tend to do most experimentation, e.g. the skin oil.
  • 4th week is a “rest” week where exogenous levels should be low. I have noticed that my breasts regularly ache during this week.

As mentioned before, every so often I shake up things a bit. I am not particularly recommending cycling as I'm not sure there's much evidence for it; it's just a routine that fit me well. Sometimes I try a “steady” regimen too, and I can't say I've noticed any big differences in how that affects my bodily changes compared to cycling.

On trans breasts and what they mean for me

Back in my denial phase (which lasted 23 years…), I found out at some point that everyone has inherent breasts, and that you only have to give them the right hormones to let them come out. And I used to daydream like, “dang what a shame I'm not trans! I bet my breasts would be awesome and look great on me. I wish I was trans, then I could take hormones and be a girl with a feminine body. Oh well, life sucks, I will bury myself in fucking computer programming I guess.”

It turns out growing boobs is a bit more complex than that, and most trans women have trouble getting sizeable ones. I have no idea how much of my success is due to my self-experimentation vs. genetics vs. other, unknown factors in my lifestyle. (Aromatase cycle from inflammation from Brazilian levels of sugar consumption? Implausibly high amounts of lesbian sex? Pombagira spirit possession?).

But even though I was fortunate for an old transitioner, my breasts also had a common transfem difficulty; there's something lacking in volume and shape. On bust circumference alone I would be 95D, even more in a good day (and since cup sizes are proportional to band sizes and 95cm is a lot of band, that would indeed be massive). But my breasts are lower volume than the typical, i.e. somewhat tubular/conical, so I usually downsize bras to 95C to squish them and get some roundedness, or else the cups don't really fill up, which feels depressing. The volume issue has improved significantly after year #5 on HRT, but it still feels like they're not as round as cis women in my family.

I don't know what's the missing piece for trans women to have fuller breasts; I suspect growth hormones, since teenagers have a lot, adults have little, and trans girls who transition early seem to not have this problem. But I noticed that no matter what estrogen regime I tried, I never got the layer of subcutaneous fat that cis girls normally have over the ribs and on arms; this must be related to conical breasts, and it could be something lacking in the estrogenic or progestinic supplementation itself; in this case I suspect it's something to do with in-tissue generation of hormones, or with the “weak” estrogens (E1, E3, maybe E4 too—cf. breasts filling up on pregnancy), or with factors that control the density of receptors, or some of the “other” hormones nobody pays attention to, which must have roles not yet known. Science on even cis female health is severely underresearched, let alone trans.

In any case I got big enough breasts that cis doctors now regularly think I'm lying when I say I never had implants. I don't know what witchcraft gave pretransition me that intuition that I would have great breasts and feel alive and myself if I took hormones, but it was spot on. And these are more than aesthetics for me; I mean the aesthetics are awesome, big boob antifa gf is 100% my gender, but they're also powerful misgendering deflectors. I'm tall, I transitioned too late to have a girly face, and I can't afford surgeries. So in early transition, I felt compelled to perform more femininity for the cis than I would in a reasonable world. These days I have a much more practical, butchier presentation than before; I don't worry about maintaining a hyperfem voice anymore, I only do makeup in special occasions, I can now wear “unisex” shoes without feeling bad, etc. This isn't just because of breasts—these six years gave me a lot of body feminisation and, just as importantly, a lot of confidence—but damn if the breasts don't help. As long as I find a way to have some cleavage showing, I'll be gendered woman.

If that sounds like something you'd benefit from, but hormonal growth isn't working for you or you can't wait, I want to encourage you with all my heart to get some implants; there's nothing bad about it, even cis people do surgery all the time to adjust their breasts to their needs. For everyone else, I'm leaving my ADHD-ass, not exactly scientific approach here as one more data point that breast growth is indeed possible for us.

A photo of me in a pink summer dress that's generous with showing cleavage and legs. The collar is white and like that of a dress shirt.

 
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Ceza Hukuku ve Ceza Avukatı

Ankara ceza avukatları, ceza hukuku alanında uzmanlaşmış avukatlar olup, suç işleyen kişilerin yargılanması sürecinde önemli görevler üstlenirler. Ceza hukuku, kanunlara aykırı eylemleri ve bu eylemlere verilen cezaları düzenleyen bir hukuk dalıdır. Ankara ceza avukatı, müvekkilini ceza mahkemelerinde savunarak, adil bir yargılama sürecinin sağlanmasına katkıda bulunur.

Ceza avukatlarının görevleri, suç isnat edilen bireyleri ya da mağdurları temsil etmekle sınırlı değildir. Bu avukatlar, delillerin toplanması, müvekkilin savunma stratejilerinin belirlenmesi ve mahkemede sunulacak bilgilerin düzenlenmesi gibi kritik aşamalarda müvekkillerine hukuki destek sağlarlar. Ankara ceza avukatı, yargılama sürecinin her aşamasında müvekkilinin haklarını korumak için gerekli tüm hukuki adımları atar.

Ceza hukuku, Türk Ceza Kanunu ve diğer ilgili mevzuatlara dayanarak işlenen suçların yargılanmasını düzenler. Bu süreçte ceza avukatı, delilleri inceleyerek, müvekkilinin adil bir şekilde yargılanmasını sağlamak için gerekli hukuki savunmayı yapar. Ceza davalarında, avukatın hukuki bilgi birikimi ve tecrübesi, davanın seyrini doğrudan etkiler.

Ankara ceza avukatı, müvekkilini savunurken, olayın tüm boyutlarını değerlendirir ve müvekkilinin haklarını en iyi şekilde korumak için stratejiler geliştirir. Ceza hukuku davalarında avukatların tecrübesi ve uzmanlığı, müvekkilin alacağı ceza üzerinde doğrudan etkiye sahiptir. Bu nedenle, ceza davalarında Ankara ceza avukatı olarak anılan uzman bir avukatla çalışmak, hukuki süreçlerin etkin bir şekilde yürütülmesi açısından büyük önem taşır.

Ceza hukuku, geniş bir uzmanlık alanını kapsar ve avukatların bu alandaki bilgi ve deneyimi, davaların sonuçları üzerinde belirleyici olabilir. Ceza davaları, sadece hukuki bilgi değil, aynı zamanda müvekkilin haklarını korumaya yönelik stratejik bir yaklaşım gerektirir. Bu nedenle, Ankara ceza avukatı olarak bilinen uzman avukatlar, müvekkillerine en iyi hukuki danışmanlık hizmetini sunarak, adil bir yargılama sürecinin sağlanmasına katkıda bulunurlar.

Sonuç olarak, ceza hukuku alanında uzmanlaşmış bir Ankara ceza avukatı, müvekkilinin haklarını korumak ve adil bir yargılama süreci sağlamak için büyük bir sorumluluk taşır. Ceza davalarında avukatın rolü, delillerin toplanması, savunma stratejilerinin belirlenmesi ve müvekkilin mahkemede temsil edilmesi gibi kritik aşamaları içerir. Bu nedenle, ceza hukuku davalarında uzman bir Ankara ceza avukatı ile çalışmak, müvekkilin haklarının en iyi şekilde korunmasını sağlar.

Burada bir özetini sunmaya çalıştığımız konunun oldukça geniş özetini https://aslanduran.com/ceza-avukati/ sayfasından inceleyebilirsiniz.

 
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5 Reasons to Try a Dune Buggy in Dubai’s Desert

Dubai is well-known for the beautiful architecture and luxurious life style, nevertheless the substantial desert bordering the town presents similarly captivating experiences.

Among probably the most interesting methods to investigate the Arabian Leave is on a dune buggy. Combining adventure, speed, and the fresh splendor of the desert landscape, a dune cart drive in Dubai is an memorable way to experience the region's natural wonders.

Dune cart activities offer more than simply a scenic desert ride; they permit a thrilling hands-on off-roading experience. These strong, specially designed cars are designed for traversing mud dunes and navigating difficult terrains, creating them suitable for the leave environment.

Dune buggies offer a sense of freedom, letting riders to carve their course through great sand dunes. The ability is suited to thrill-seekers, character lovers, and anyone looking to see a different area of Dubai.

There are several alternatives for dune cart travels, catering to all or any quantities of experience. Here's a breakdown of common kinds of excursions:

They're excellent for novices and these a new comer to off-roading. An expert guide leads the group, ensuring a secure and exciting experience, while discussing ideas in regards to the desert landscape and local wildlife.

If you are up for the process, some organizations offer self-drive options that permit you to seize control of the buggy. Basic driving knowledge is frequently expected, and security recommendations are offered before heading out.

For a distinctive knowledge, choose for a sunset or evening dune cart tour. Sunset tours allow you to see the leave in an alternative gentle, while evening trips give you a colder, quieter experience with spectacular starlit views.

Several operators offer individual trips, suitable for communities, people, or couples who would like a more personalized experience. This option lets you customize the visit period and destinations.

Security is a high concern for dune buggy tours, as leave terrain can be challenging. Here are some essential safety actions:

Prior to starting, most travels give you a thorough safety briefing that covers necessary managing, get a handle on, and maneuvering techniques.

Lids, goggles, and different protective equipment are supplied and are mandatory for several riders.Typically, the minimal era for dune cart driving is 16-18,

and a basic understanding of driving is beneficial. Some tours might require a legitimate driver's license.If you're on a advised visit, it's essential to follow along with the guide's recommendations to make certain equally security and enjoyment.

A typical dune cart knowledge in Dubai usually begins with a brief orientation. After finding equipped with the required protective equipment and getting an explanation of protection recommendations, you will end up prepared to create down to the desert.

The knowledge takes you over undulating dunes, where in fact the buggy's suspension grips the tough ground, providing you the enjoyable feeling of sliding within the sand.

Riding up and down steep dunes, you'll knowledge declines and hills that are equally exhilarating and manageable. Excursions frequently make stops allowing riders to ingest the lovely views and record photos.

Several companies in Dubai provide dune buggy excursions, therefore it's price evaluating options to find the best experience. Factors to take into account contain tour length, class measurement, kind of buggies, and, obviously, evaluations from different adventurers.

A dune buggy ride in Dubai is more than an experience; it's a trip in to one of the most dune buggy in dubai landscapes on Earth. With options for all ability degrees and interests, dune cart tours produce an excellent improvement to any Dubai itinerary.

From scaling imposing dunes to seeing the sunset on the sand, a dune cart knowledge promises wonderful moments and a greater link with Dubai's organic beauty. Whether you're a veteran off-roader or seeking it for the first time, the thrill and splendor of Dubai's leave on a dune cart are unmatched.

 
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How LED Modules Enhance Retail Display Lighting

LED adventures are increasingly popular in a variety of lighting purposes, supplying a flexible, successful, and environmentally friendly option to old-fashioned light sources.

These small, self-contained devices consist of numerous LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) and are engineered to supply regular light with increased energy performance,Buy Bulk LED Strip Lights

durability, and flexibility. With their widespread uses—from commercial and industrial lighting to residential settings—LED modules have grown to be a preference in modern light solutions.

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enabling better flexibility with regards to lighting design and application. LED segments are known for their endurance, consuming significantly less energy than incandescent or fluorescent lighting, helping to make them equally cost-effective and environmentally friendly.

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Created for outdoor applications, waterproof LED modules have a protective protecting to stop water damage, making them ideal for signage, landscape lighting, and other outdoor installations.

These adventures could be bent or adjusted to suit unusual materials or rounded models, permitting higher innovative flexibility in architectural lighting.

Usually integrated with Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, wise LED adventures may be managed slightly, allowing people to adjust illumination, shade, and arrangement through a smartphone or smart home system.

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LED modules are great for highlighting items in present instances, ensuring large exposure and producing an inviting searching environment.

In office controls, LED segments offer efficient, flicker-free illumination that decreases vision strain and creates a successful environment.

LED modules are often found in warehouses because of their ability to provide consistent, bright light that improves security and awareness in large spaces.

Due to their freedom and selection of shade choices, LED adventures are common in architectural lighting, improving the aesthetic charm of structures and structures.

LED adventures are within kitchens, bathrooms, and hallways, giving energy-saving alternatives with top quality light output.

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LED adventures eat far less electricity compared to old-fashioned light, leading to reduce power bills and paid off carbon footprint.

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LED segments can be purchased in various shapes, designs, and shades, providing style mobility for innovative light solutions.

Unlike incandescent bulbs, LED segments release hardly any temperature, which makes them better and decreases the necessity for extensive cooling techniques in indoor spaces.

When choosing LED adventures, contemplate the following facets to make certain they match your specific illumination needs:

The perfection level needed depends on the application. Higher lumens suggest a lighter mild, which is required for places seeking considerable illumination, like warehouses or outdoor spaces.

LED modules can be purchased in various color conditions, from warm bright to great white. Warmer colors are usually utilized in residential places for a comfortable experience, while cooler hues are perfect for workspaces and job lighting.

For outdoor or high-moisture applications, contemplate LED modules with an IP (Ingress Protection) ranking that provides weight against dirt and water.

Search for LED segments that are simple to set up and suitable together with your existing light setup. Some modules come with adhesive support or mounting accessories.

For wise illumination answers, choose LED adventures that provide handy remote control or are compatible with smart home methods, letting you modify settings easily.

LED segments are transforming just how we light our areas, from professional and commercial settings to properties and public places. Their energy performance, long lifespan,

and freedom cause them to become a great selection for a wide range of lighting applications. As LED technology remains to improve, LED modules are expected to become even more versatile, providing better, eco-friendlier, and more personalized light options for a long time

 
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from verity's correspondance book

Once again I've moved @cityexplorerbot around. First it wa the Twitter API kicking all the bots out, then it was botsin.space becoming too unwieldy to run. On hindsight, I guess it wasn't surprising that an instance populated by mostly bots was going to take up loads of server space.

Nonetheless, it is fitting that a bot about explorations should move around from time to time.

We are now on mastodon.art :)

 
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from camaronjohan

Dubai has rapidly emerged as a global hub for aesthetic treatments, offering a range of innovative, non-surgical options for those seeking to enhance their physique. One such treatment gaining popularity is the Lemon Bottle Fat Dissolving technique, known for targeting localized fat deposits without invasive surgery. This guide provides a deep dive into the Lemon Bottle treatment, exploring its benefits, safety, costs, and much more.

Understanding Lemon Bottle Fat Dissolving Treatment

What is Lemon Bottle Fat Dissolving Treatment? Lemon Bottle Fat Dissolving is a non-invasive cosmetic procedure aimed at reducing localized fat in specific areas. It involves injections containing natural ingredients designed to break down fat cells. The treatment is particularly popular for areas like the abdomen, thighs, and arms, where stubborn fat often resists diet and exercise.

How the Treatment Works: Mechanism and Ingredients

The Lemon Bottle solution contains deoxycholic acid, an ingredient that targets and breaks down fat cells when injected into the body. Once the fat cells are destroyed, the body naturally metabolizes and eliminates them over time, resulting in a slimmer appearance in the treated areas.

Is the Treatment Safe? Safety and Efficacy

Safety is a top priority for any aesthetic treatment. Lemon Bottle is FDA-approved and has been used globally as a safe, minimally invasive method for fat reduction. Most patients experience mild side effects, such as temporary swelling or redness at the injection site, which typically resolve within a few days.

Why Choose Fat Dissolving Treatments in Dubai?

Growing Popularity of Aesthetic Treatments in Dubai Dubai is known for its high-quality aesthetic clinics, cutting-edge technology, and expert practitioners. The popularity of non-surgical fat reduction treatments is on the rise, catering to both residents and international clients who come for reliable, results-driven solutions in a luxurious setting.

Benefits of Lemon Bottle Fat Dissolving in Dubai

Choosing Lemon Bottle Fat Dissolving in Dubai offers benefits like access to top medical expertise, state-of-the-art facilities, and a range of options for personalized treatment. Patients can expect visible results within weeks and a more sculpted body without extensive recovery time.

Cost of Fat Dissolving Treatments in Dubai

The cost varies depending on the clinic, the area being treated, and the number of sessions required. Typically, treatments range from AED 2,500 to AED 5,000 per session. While Dubai’s pricing may seem premium, it is often reflective of the quality and expertise offered by local clinics.

Comparing Lemon Bottle with Other Fat Dissolving Treatments

Differences Between Lemon Bottle and Traditional Liposuction

Unlike traditional liposuction, which involves surgery and a recovery period, Lemon Bottle is a non-surgical treatment requiring no downtime. Patients can resume their regular activities immediately, making it a convenient option for those with busy lifestyles.

Lemon Bottle vs. Other Non-Invasive Fat Removal Techniques

Lemon Bottle stands out for its localized fat reduction focus, while other non-invasive techniques, such as CoolSculpting, use cooling technology to freeze fat cells. Lemon Bottle is particularly effective for individuals seeking targeted results in specific areas, whereas CoolSculpting is often used for broader fat reduction.

Ideal Candidates for Lemon Bottle Fat Dissolving

Suitability of Treatment Based on Body Types and Goals Lemon Bottle Fat Dissolving is ideal for individuals who are close to their target weight but have small pockets of stubborn fat that won’t respond to diet or exercise. It’s not intended for significant weight loss but rather as a contouring solution for areas with excess fat.

Medical and Health Considerations Before Treatment

Candidates should be in overall good health and free from conditions such as liver disease or active infections. Consulting with a certified practitioner is essential to determine if Lemon Bottle Fat Dissolving is appropriate for individual health and body goals.

Preparing for Lemon Bottle Fat Dissolving Treatment

Pre-Treatment Guidelines: Diet, Skin Prep, and More Before treatment, patients are advised to avoid alcohol, blood-thinning medications, and smoking, as these can affect the body’s healing response. A healthy diet and plenty of hydration can also improve treatment outcomes.

Consultation Expectations: Questions to Ask

During the consultation, ask about the practitioner’s experience with Lemon Bottle, anticipated results, and any potential side effects. Understanding the treatment process and realistic expectations helps ensure satisfaction with the final outcome.

The Procedure: What to Expect on the Day of Treatment

Step-by-Step Overview of the Lemon Bottle Treatment

The Lemon Bottle procedure typically begins with a marking of the target area. After a local anesthetic is applied, small injections are made. Each session takes about 30–60 minutes, depending on the size of the treatment area.

Typical Duration and Process

Most patients find the process quick and relatively painless. Following the injections, the treated area may swell temporarily as the fat cells begin to break down. No special bandages or recovery time are required, so patients can leave the clinic and resume their daily activities.

Expected Side Effects and How to Manage Them

Common side effects include slight swelling, bruising, or tenderness, which usually subside within a few days. Cold compresses can help manage any discomfort, and over-the-counter pain relievers may also be taken if necessary.

Results: How Soon Will You See Changes?

Timeline of Visible Results

Results from Lemon Bottle Fat Dissolving become noticeable within 3–4 weeks, as the body processes the broken-down fat cells. Optimal results are typically seen after two or three sessions, spaced a few weeks apart.

Factors Influencing Treatment Outcome

Individual metabolic rates, lifestyle, and the area treated can impact the speed and visibility of results. Following post-care instructions and maintaining a healthy lifestyle can enhance and prolong the effectiveness of the treatment.

Maintaining Results: Lifestyle and Long-Term Care

Importance of Diet and Exercise Post-Treatment Although Lemon Bottle Fat Dissolving reduces fat in treated areas, maintaining a balanced diet and regular exercise helps to preserve results. Avoiding excessive caloric intake prevents the formation of new fat deposits.

When to Consider Follow-Up Treatments

Some individuals may benefit from follow-up treatments after six months to a year to maintain their sculpted look, especially if they have multiple target areas or seek further refinement.

Risks and Side Effects of Lemon Bottle Fat Dissolving

Common Side Effects and Their Management

Mild side effects, such as redness, swelling, and tenderness, are common but temporary. Ensuring proper hydration and following post-care instructions help manage and reduce these effects.

Potential Risks and How to Minimize Them

Risks are minimal when performed by a qualified professional, but as with any treatment, there is a potential for infection or allergic reaction. Choosing a licensed practitioner and following care instructions minimizes these risks.

Final Thoughts: Is Lemon Bottle Fat Dissolving in Dubai Right for You?

This treatment offers a convenient solution for those seeking a refined, sculpted appearance without invasive surgery. With careful consideration and consultation, Lemon Bottle Fat Dissolving could be a valuable addition to your aesthetic journey in Dubai.

 
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from Nice Linus

It Is You I Find at The Tunnel’s End

Your eyes, a haven of vivacity, sparks my curiosity. What audacity. What sweetness. What hope. The lines below your eyes, like scars on wet leaf. The sparkle in your dark pupil, like the twinkle of a million stars. What is this light I see in your eye?

Your smile, how lovely! I wonder at the innocence. I wail at the helplessness. I revere the calmness, the heavenly understanding. I marvel at the convenience with which you pull up those smiles.

Your heart, a priceless gem. It defeats treasure island in glamour, rich in bliss and amour.

You are a leader. You are a teacher. You are the voice that reverberates a thousand times, like echoes in a cave of bats. Time stops to listen when you speak.

Your hands hold the balance of the world. Equity and justice. Mercy and empathy. Diligence and tenderness. Thought and tact.

I revere the sound of your feet. The firmness in your stride, your laugh, the drumbeats of joy that attend your every step.

I search. I pray. I hope you find you. Because we need you, even much more than you know.

Walking through this darkness, I think of you. I see you right ahead. It is you I find at the tunnel’s end. You are the light at the end of the tunnel.

For the Girl Child!✨

 
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from Friends Near and Afar

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Departing users, removal requests

We haven't discussed this as far as i know, and it is an interesting question.

The letters we wrote, the responses we got, all of those are significant for people who enjoy corresponding with pen pal friends.

And then, sometimes things happen. Your friend decides to leave, for various reasons. A common one being to reduce 'distractions', being busy and needing to fully focus in something important.

They decide to depart. And press the button on their Slowly client, the one that talks back and asks, Are you Sure?


And likely they confirm.

Slowly staff say that user's data will be removed as requested. But they wisely keep it around – for 30 days, giving users an opportunity to change their minds. If they do, they can resume, and nothing gets lost.

But in many cases, users turn their backs and move on. They cannot access their data, and assume that after 30 days it is gone for sure.


Or is it?

Turns out the recipient of their letters get to keep them. I can verify this as I had dear friends depart and I still keep many folders with lots of letters we exchanged.

I think we all assume this is how it should be? In the real world, if you wrote and mailed a letter, it is gone and you cannot edit it, delete it, or claim ownership of it as a physical object.

You wrote, addressed and paid postage to get that object to someone, somewhere. They get to keep it, as personal property.

I imagine the original writer has copyright on the letter content, as its creator. But they could not reasonably request that all of their mailed letters be destroyed without trace by the recipients, could they?

img I asked Microsoft's Copilot and got a nice answer.


In Slowly, how are these questions dealt with?

We had some serious discussions about Slowly and Privacy concerns in the past. I made a Guest Author blog post with an excellent document posted here on Reddit, with the author's permission, and it is one of the most popular pages on my blog.

All of our Slowly data is stored in 'cloud servers', rented online servers currently provided by Amazon Web Services, aka AWS.

We have two users in contact in a pen pal relationship. Person A, who writes a letter, and person B who is the intended recipient of that letter,

If person A decides to leave, pushes the kill button and confirms, their data is assumed to be deleted (after the 30 days grace period). Person A loses access to the service, and to their sent and received letters.


But what about the letter's recipient?

As far as I know, they get to keep it. As I mentioned above, it happened to me, people left and I still have our letters in full, sent and received.

Is this a problem? or do we consider the electronic messages/letters to be similar to the written pages we receive in the mail – and were we surely have an ownership?

What do you think?

This is a new discussion, and I decided to make a new topic so it gets to be seen, and maybe more people participate.

In your opinion, is the current situation as it should be?

Or no, a user requesting deletion should assume their sent letters will disappear as well?

I look forward to reading your comments and thoughts. Thank you!


Famous Last Words

Special thank you to all the folks behind the SLOWLY app.

Letters we share, with pen pals all over the world. A modern day take in the traditional penpal experience. Come and join us, using SLOWLY.


Follow Blog via your Fediverse/Mastodon account :

@friends-near-and-afar-letters-we-share@wordsmith.social

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You can also post a public comment in the Reddit thread for it here.

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from Meaning Of Love ☑️

Sore itu setelah kelas terakhirnya, Julian enggak langsung pulang ke kosan. Dia juga enggak antar Ara pulang karena gadis itu pulang bersama Arial, ini kesempatan bagus untuknya bertemu dengan Saddam. Yup, Ara mungkin bisa memaafkan cowok itu tapi tidak dengannya.

Julian mau memberi setidaknya pelajaran pada cowok itu agar tidak berani macam-macam dengan Ara lagi, ia sudah membuat janji temu dengan Saddam di bekas gedung tidak terpakai di belakang kampus, sudah hampir setengah jam Julian menunggu namun Saddam urung datang juga.

Ia sempat berpikir kalau cowok itu enggak punya nyali buat ketemu, ketika Julian ingin pergi dari tempat itu. Tidak lama kemudian sebuah deru motor terdengar, dan benar saja. Itu Saddam, sayangnya cowok itu enggak datang sendirian.

Ia datang bersama dua orang temannya yang sering Julian lihat, sudah banyak rumor juga mengenai Saddam dan dua temannya itu yang kerap kali melakukan pelecehan sama anak-anak kampus, terutama di kalangan mahasiswa baru. Makanya untuk kali ini Julian akan membuat cowok itu bertekuk lutut meminta maaf dengan Ara.

“Gue pikir elo gak bakalan datang,” ucap Julian ketika cowok itu turun dari motornya.

Saddam menyeringai, memandang Julian remeh dan menelisik dirinya dari atas sampai bawah. Seperti sedang menilai kemampuan Julian, Saddam sempat salut karena baru kali ini ada mahasiswa baru yang berani menyuruhnya untuk datang menemuinya seperti ini.

“Ada urusan apa lo sama gue hah? Masih MABA udah sok-sok an merintah-merintah gue buat datang ke sini, mau jadi jagoan lo, hah?” Saddam maju lebih dulu, di matanya saat ini Julian hanyalah bocah ingusan yang sok berani padanya. Ah, mungkin Julian belum tahu seberapa pengaruhnya kedua orang tua Saddam di kampus mereka berkuliah.

“Kenapa emangnya?”

“Nantangin dia, Dam. Hajar aja udah hajar,” imbuh dua teman di belakang Saddam.

“Kita hajar aja nih?” Saddam menunjuk Julian, ia menoleh ke arah dua temannya seperti meminta persetujuan keduanya untuk menghajar Julian lebih dulu.

“Gimana kalau sebelum itu, lo liat dulu video ini?” Julian mengeluarkan ponselnya, ia putar video rekaman CCTV yang ia minta dari club tempat Ara datang.

Dalam video itu, terlihat jelas jika Saddam beberapa kali memesan minuman pada bartender dan terus mengajak Ara bicara, namun di menit berikutnya saat Ara sudah kelihatan menyandarkan kepalnya ke meja bartender. Saddam mengeluarkan sesuatu dari saku kemeja yang ia pakai, dan memasukannya ke minuman milik Ara.

Setelah itu, Ara semakin limbung dan Saddam melancarkan aksinya untuk menyentuh gadis itu. Hanya sampai disitu, karena Julian memotong video pemukulan ketika Yuno tiba-tiba saja datang dan menghajar Saddam.

“Dapat dari mana lo soal video itu?!”

Saddam mulai kalang kabut, ia gak kepikiran jika dengan mudahnya Julian justru mendapatkan video rekaman CCTV dari club. Karena Saddam kira kejadian itu berakhir begitu saja di malam itu dengan ia yang sudah di hajar oleh cowok yang enggak dia kenal.

“Lo kepengen banget tau?” Julian menaikan satu alisnya.

“DAPET DARI MANA BANGSAT JAWAB GUE!!” Saddam menarik kerah kemeja flanel yang Julian pakai, namun itu enggak membuat Julian gentar dan takut. Ia malah semakin tertawa melihat wajah Saddam yang mendadak panik.

“Gimana kalo video ini gue kasih ke nyokap bokap lo? Gue kepengen tau apa reaksi mereka,” Julian menyeringai. “Oh enggak-enggak, gimana kalau video ini gue kasih ke polisi terus gue bikin laporan kalo lo ngelakuin pelecehan? Kayanya gue yakin, korban-korban yang udah lo bikin hancur hidupnya juga bakalan ngelakuin hal yang sama.”

“Denger!!! Mereka gue bayar, gue make mereka itu enggak gratis dan gue punya sesuatu yang bikin mereka diam, paham lo?!” Saddam melepaskan cengkeramannya di kerah Julian.

“Yakin?”

“Dam, udah lah hajar aja kelamaan!” salah satu cowok di belakang Saddam tampak geram, pasalnya mereka juga ada di club itu. Dan mereka yakin Saddam tidak akan mau jatuh sendirian, ia akan mengajak orang lain hancur bersama nya. Makanya mereka menyarankan untuk membungkam Julian secepatnya.

“Gue punya permainan bagus.” Julian menyimpan ponsel nya itu di saku. “Gimana kalo lo lawan gue? Lo, bukan dua kacung di belakang lo.” Julian melirik ke arah dua teman Saddam itu.

“Anjinggg!” gumam di antara keduanya.

“Kalo lo menang, gue enggak akan kasih video itu ke siapa-siapa dan bakalan lupain kejadian itu. Tapi kalau lo kalah, lo harus minta maaf ke Ara dan semua korban yang udah pernah lo tidurin?” Julian menaikan sebelah alisnya. “deal?

Di tempatnya, Saddam menelan saliva nya susah payah. Kedua tangannya terkepal menahan amarah, jika Julian tidak sedang mengancamnya dengan video itu sekarang. Mungkin Saddam sudah menghajar cowok itu habis-habisan.

deal.

“Gak di sini,” lanjut Julian.

“Bangsat, dimana?! Lo jangan menguji sampai dimana gue bisa sabar.”

“Gue mau kita tanding di ring!” Julian memberikan secarik kertas berisi alamat dimana Black Box berada. Kemudian cowok itu pergi lebih dulu ke Black Box, meninggalkan Saddam yang masih mematung dengan tangan terkepal meremas kertas yang Julian berikan.


Dan sampailah kedua cowok itu di atas ring sekarang, Julian sengaja memakai cara ini agar Saddam enggak bisa menuntut nya apa-apa jika kedua orang tua nya melihatnya babak belur, toh ini olahraga dan mereka tanding satu lawan satu di atas ring, ada wasit juga dan Saddam melakukan ini atas dasar kemauannya sendiri.

Pada bunyi lonceng pertama, Julian menatap Saddam sengit. Ia membiarkan Saddam menyerangnya lebih dulu, meski Saddam enggak pernah berakhir memukul wajah Julian. Lalu, pada detik berikutnya giliran Julian yang memberikan serangan balik pada Saddam di uluh hati cowok itu.

Belum apa-apa saja cowok itu sudah mundur beberapa langkah sembari memegangi perutnya, dan kesempatan itu Julian pakai untuk memberikan serangan lagi pada Saddam. Ia sempat limbung ketika Saddam berhasil meninju perutnya.

Namun Julian pandai menetralkan rasa nyeri jika ia mendapatkan hajaran di perut, cowok itu kini bergerak maju. Menghajar wajah Saddam hingga satu goresan terdapat di sudut bibirnya, bibir cowok itu berdarah dan Julian tersenyum puas.

Seperti membaca situasi, Julian menyipitkan matanya dan menghajar Saddam dari samping. Ia hajar di bagian lengan cowok itu, kemudian di wajah sebelah kirinya lagi. Ia pikir Saddam enggak akan kembali melawan setelah cowok itu sempat gemetar dengan kemampuan tinju yang Julian miliki, namun Saddam berhasil mencuri tinjuan pertamanya yang mengenai wajah Julian.

Gusi cowok itu mengeluarkan darah, namun hal itu juga lah yang membuat Julian naik pitam. Wajahnya memar dan itu seperti Saddam berhasil menyalakan alarm kemarahannya, jadi dengan cepat Julian hajar cowok itu di beberapa titik lemahnya hingga Saddam meringkuk.

Dan kesempatan itu Julian pakai untuk menguasai tubuh Saddam dari atas dan terus menghajar lawannya hingga Saddam tidak mampu melawan, cowok itu hanya menyembunyikan wajahnya dengan lengannya agar Julian tidak terus menerus menghajar wajahnya.

Ian selaku wasit di sana sampai masuk ke dalam ring dan menarik Julian, ia tahu Julian kelepasan. Saat di tarik cowok itu terengah-engah dengan keringat yang menetes deras di tubuh nya.

“Jul!! Lo kenapa? Sadar! Lo mau bikin dia mati hah?!” pekik Kang Ian memperingati Julian.

“DIA UDAH BERANI-BERANINYA NYETUH ARA, KANG!!” teriak Julian. Ia tidak pernah semarah itu, tapi rasanya sore itu benar-benar ia ingin meledak.

“Gak gitu caranya, lo disini petarung. Lo di atas ring dan semua yang main disini ada aturannya, lo gak bisa sembarangan mukulin dia kaya lo lagi mukulin maling, paham lu!” sentak Kang Ian.

Julian memejamkan matanya, ia akhirnya mengangguk. Jujur saja, jika Kang Ian tidak menahannya mungkin Saddam akan berakhir lebih babak belur dari ini.

Setelah menyuruh Saddam meminta maaf pada Ara besok pagi, cowok itu pulang di bopong kedua temannya. Julian juga langsung pulang, tapi sebelum itu ia mampir ke apotik dulu untuk membeli obat. Bibirnya berdarah dan wajahnya memar, ia mungkin akan membeli salep dulu agar anak-anak kosan enggak bertanya-tanya kenapa wajahnya memar.

Begitu selesai sedikit mengobati wajahnya, Julian langsung pulang. Tapi belum sampai di depan pagar kosan, Julian justru melihat Ara sedang duduk di gapura masuk ke kompleks kosan mereka. Jadi, Julian berhentikan motornya disana. Ara juga nampak girang waktu lihat Julian.

“Kok lo duduk disini?” tanya Julian.

“Jul, bibir lo kenapa?” Ara ingin menyentuh lebam di wajah Julian namun cowok itu dengan cepat menghindar.

“Gapapa, kepentok aja ini.”

“Bohong, lo tinju lagi yah?”

Julian hanya menggeleng pelan, “lo kok disini, nungguin siapa?”

“Nungguin elo.”

“Kan bisa di kosan, Ra. Disini kaya lagi nungguin angkot aja, kalo di culik gimana?” Julian terkekeh.

“Siapa juga yang mau nyulik gue, eh Jul. Makan nasi uduk yang di dekat kampus Elit yuk.”

“Sekarang?” tanya Julian yang hanya di balas anggukan kecil oleh Ara. “Ayok.”

“WATTAAAAHH,” Ara bertepuk tangan, dengan cepat ia langsung naik ke atas motor Julian dan berpegangan di pinggang cowok itu.

Julian sempat menelan salivanya susah payah ketika Ara seperti tengah memeluknya, degup jantungnya juga semakin menggila rasanya. Di perjalanan, Julian sempat curi-curi pandang sama Ara dari kaca spionnya.

“Jul?”

“Hm?” Julian sedikit menoleh, membagi konsentrasinya menjadi dua untuk menyetir dan juga mendengarkan Ara di belakang.

“Gue tuh malu banget mau pulang sebenarnya.”

“Emangnya lo tukang apa pake malu segala.”

“Ihhh gue serius,” Ara menusuk pinggang Julian dengan jari telunjuknya, itu adalah titik sensitif Julian dan cowok itu bergedik geli.

“Iya-iyaaa, malu kenapa sih emang?”

“Soal kejadian malam itu, sama Kak Yuno.”

lagi-lagi Yuno..

“Kenapa emang?”

“Malam itu beneran rasanya gue udah sinting banget, gue malu banget sampe gue gak berani nongolin muka gue depan Kak Yuno lagi rasanya.”

“Emang lo ngapain sih? Dia udah nolongin elo, loh. Lo gak mau bilang makasih ke dia?” Julian melirik Ara dari kaca spion nya, gadis itu tampak mengulum bibirnya seperti ia tengah merasakan malu dan menimang-nimang sesuatu.

“Iya mau, tapi masalahnya tiap gue ingat kejadian itu rasanya gue pengen ganti muka aja tau gak?”

“Yah kenapa sih emangnya?”

“Lo tau kan kalo Saddam ngasih gue sesuatu di minuman gue?” jujur saja mengingat kejadian itu membuat Ara jadi jijik sama dirinya sendiri, meski ia tahu Yuno mungkin akan memaklumi dirinya malam itu.

Julian mengangguk. “Iya tau.”

“Gue ngelakuin sesuatu sama Kak Yuno. Yang mungkin bikin dia jijik sama gue.”

“Dia juga mungkin maklumin lo, Ra.”

“Iya dia maklumin gue, tapi rasanya tetap aja gue malu.”

“Tapi lo gak boleh ngehindar gini terus yah, kalo udah ngerasa lebih baik lo harus temuin dia dan bilang makasih ke dia. Dia udah bawa lo balik, rela di omelin Gita karena ngetok-ngetok kamar Gita demi nyuruh Gita gantiin baju lo yang basah karena keringetan sama kena muntahan lo.”

“Apa?!” pekik Ara. “Gimana, Jul?”

“Gimana apanya?”

“Gak, tadi lo bilang siapa yang gantiin baju gue?”

“Gita.”

“Bukannya Kak Yuno sendiri?”

“Gila kali, gue liat sendiri dia ngetok-ngetok kamar Gita kok.”

“Jadi? Kak Yuno gak ngeliat gue gak pake baju kan?”

“Ra lo ngomong apaan sih?” Julian jadi kesal sendiri, tapi dia juga bingung sendiri sama ucapan Ara. Apalagi melihat wajah panik gadis itu dari balik spion motornya.

“Gita bilang Kak Yuno sendiri yang gantiijn baju gue, jadi ternyata di ngerjain gue?! ARGHGHHH awas yah lo dasarrrrrr cewek pendekk!” pekik Ara, sampai ia tidak sadar tangannya meremas kemeja flanel yang Julian pakai.

 
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from Meaning Of Love ☑️

Keesokan pagi nya Ara mengerjapkan matanya beberapa kali setelah merasakan sinar matahari menelisik masuk ke dalam kamarnya, kepalanya pening bukan main. Seperti habis di hajar benda keras hingga ia pingsan, gadis itu mesih terbaring di ranjangnya, mengucak matanya beberapa kali kemudian berusaha bangkit dari tidurnya.

Ia sudah berada di dalam kamarnya, entah bagaimana caranya semalam. Karna seingatnya ia benar-benar mabuk. Dan lagi, Ara menyadari sesuatu ketika ia meraba tubuhnya. Seingatnya semalam ia masih mengenakan dress selutut dengan tali spaghetti, lalu kenapa pagi ini dia sudah mengenakan baju tidurnya.

Seketika rasa panik menyerangnya, ia mengambil ponsel miliknya yang masih ia taruh di tas yang ia bawa. Mengetikan nomer seseorang disana sembari mengigit kuku jarinya, sudah 5 nada sambung panggilan namun sang pemilik ponsel urung menjawab panggilannya.

“Sharen sialan, ini gue balik sama siapa semalem?” gumam Ara panik.

Ia mencoba mengingat-ingat lagi kejadian semalam, kalau tidak salah terakhir ia berkenalan dengan seorang Kakak tingkat bernama Saddam. Cowok itu memang memberinya alkohol dan mereka mengobrol banyak hal, lalu kejadian berikutnya yang Ara ingat hanya ia yang menyandarkan kepalanya di meja bartender ketika ada ribut-ribut di club. Yah, itu keributan dan Ara enggak tahu apa yang terjadi semalam.

“Oke tenang.. Tenang kita inget-inget, fiuhhh.” Ara menghembuskan nafasnya, ia duduk kembali di ranjang dan menaruh ponselnya. Sharen enggak menjawab panggilannya, mungkin juga gadis itu belum bangun.

“Jadi gue semalem teler, terus ada ribut-ribut. Habis itu ada cowok yang bawa gue keluar dari tempat sialan itu..” kedua mata Ara menyipit, ia tidak ingat betul wajah cowok yang membopongnya keluar.

Sampai tiba-tiba netra nya itu melihat ada kemeja putih yang di taruh di atas ranjangnya, di ambilnya kemeja itu. Ara seperti tidak asing dengan wangi dan kemejanya, setelah sadar itu kemeja milik siapa. Kedua mata Ara membulat, ia lempar kemeja itu hingga ke depan pintu dan ia tutup mulutnya sendiri dengan kedua tangan.

“Kak Yuno!!” pekik Ara tertahan.

Lalu tiba-tiba saja ingatan semalam tentang betapa gila dirinya mendambakan sentuhan itu terputar, Ara ingat waktu bagaimana ia bergelayut manja di pundak Yuno, menarik bajunya kemudian mencium bibir cowok itu dengan semangat, apalagi saat ia merangkak naik duduk di atas pangkuan Yuno dan merengek ketika Yuno menolak nya.

“AAAAAAHHHHHHHH GILAAAA!!” tidak sadar Ara kelepasan, ia memukuli kepalanya sendiri. Berharap ia bisa amnesia dan tidak akan pernah mengingat kejadian menjijikan itu lagi.

“Ra? Lo udah bangun?” panggil Gita dari depan pintu kamarnya.

“Belum!!”

“Kok nyautin?”

Lagi-lagi Ara memejamkan matanya, memukul bibirnya sendiri yang lagi-lagi keceplosan. Pagi itu tidak ada henti-hentinya Ara meruntuki dirinya sendiri, karena sudah kepalang ketahuan kalau ia sudah bangun. Akhirnya ia buka kecil pintu kamarnya, sepertinya ia harus bertanya pada temannya yang lain tentang kejadian semalam. Ah, terutama dengan siapa ia di gantikan baju. Gak mungkin sama Yuno kan? Iya kan..

“Git,” panggil Ara dengan suara kecil.

“Ngapain lo kaya gitu?”

“Di depan ada siapa?”

“Depan mana? Depan komplek?”

“Bukan ih,” Hardiknya. “Di bawah.”

“Rame lah,” jawab Gita acuh, tapi dalam hati dia mau ketawa liat kelakuan konyol Ara semalam dan hingga pagi ini. Ya meskipun ia juga ikut kesal waktu Yuno menjelaskan apa yang terjadi pada Ara malam itu.

“Ih, rame tuh ada siapa aja?”

“Kenapa sih emang?”

Ara mengulum bibirnya sendiri, “gue malu.”

“Telanjang lo makanya malu? Udah buruan turun, Arial mau ngomong sama lo tuh di bawah. Udah ngoceh terus dia kaya burung Beo belum di kasih makan.”

Sejak pagi tadi Arial memang sudah ngomel-ngomel di kosan, cowok itu memang selalu menumpang sarapan di kosan Abah. Bahkan Arial lebih suka tidur sembarangan di kosan Abah di banding di kamar kost nya sendiri, Gita juga bingung kenapa. Apa lagi waktu Yuno bilang mau tinggal sementara di kosan dan mengubah gudang menjadi kamarnya.

Arial ngedumel bukan main, wajahnya sampai di tekuk seharian karena ia merasa kalah cepat dengan Yuno. Arial memang beberapa kali bilang ingin pindah kosan, yah apalagi kalau bukan untuk menjaga Adiknya. Itu sih alasannya, enggak tahu kalau ada maksud terselubung.

“Eh, Git. Sini deh.” Ara masih membuka pintunya kecil, namun saat Gita menghampirinya ia membuka pintu itu dan menarik tangan Gita untuk masuk ke kamarnya, setelah itu ia tutup lagi bahkan ia kunci.

“Dih apaan sih, kenapa lo?” kata Gita ketus.

“Gue semalam kan mabuk ya.”

“Baru sadar?”

“Ihhh dengerin dulu.” Ara mengibaskan tangannya, kesel juga karena dari tadi Gita kaya sensi banget ke dia. “Terus gue pulang sama Kak Yuno?”

Gita mengangguk, ia melipat kedua tangannya di dada. Membiarkan Ara mengingat semua kejadian semalam.

“Habis itu yang gantiin baju gue siapa, Git?”

Setan dan malaikat di kanan dan kiri Gita saling berdebat, sebelah kiri menyuruhnya untuk mengerjai Ara agar gadis itu enggak asal main ke club dan menerima minuman dari orang lain, yah semacam memberinya pelajaran, sementara sebelah kanan nya menyuruhnya untuk jujur saja karena Ara pasti sudah kepalang malu.

“Kenapa emangnya?” Gita menaikan sebelah alisnya menggoda.

“Gak mungkin Kak Yuno kan?” cicitnya malu setengah mati.

“Kayanya emang dia sendiri yang gantiin baju lo deh, Ra. Soalnya semalam anak-anak udah pada tidur. Gue aja baru tau pas Kak Yuno cerita.”

Mata Ara membulat, degupan jantung nya menggila hanya bagaimana ia mendengar ucapan Gita dan membayangkan Yuno mengganti bajunya, Ini gila banget.

“Bohong!!” pekik Ara.

“Yaaa.. Tanya aja sama Kak Yuno sendiri kalo berani, udah ah. Sarapan lo, gue sama Echa masakin sup di bawah. Sekalian abis ini siap-siap lo di sidang sama Komdis galak dan rese itu.”

Gita melenggang keluar dari kamar Ara, ia sempat terkekeh di depan kamar gadis itu apalagi saat mendengar Ara mengerang karena malu setengah mati.

Siangnya Ara belum berani keluar kamar juga, meski perutnya beberapa kali sudah menjerit karena lapar. Ia hanya makan cemilan coklat yang terbuat dari Oat, Quinoa dan Whole Wheat saja. Itu pun hanya mampu menahan laparnya selama 2 jam karena di jam selanjutnya perutnya kembali lapar.

Namun, tiba-tiba saja nama Julian terlintas di pikirannya. Cowok itu pasti mau menolongnya mengambilkan makanan, jadi buru-buru Ara ambil ponselnya dan memanggil Julian. Beruntungnya cowok itu langsung mengangkat telfonnya.

kenapa, Ra?

“Jul!! Lo di kosan kan?”

iyalah, kenapa emang?

“Boleh minta tolong gak?” Ara mengigit bibir bawahnya.

boleh, kenapa?

“Jul, ambilin makanan dong di bawah kayanya gue sakit deh. Kepala gue pusing.”

gue ambilin, tapi makan di rooftop aja yah. Gue temenin.

“Ihhh, Jul. Kok di rooftop sih?” itu artinya sama saja kan? Ia juga harus keluar kamar, kalau ada yang lihat bagaimana? Kalau ia bertemu Yuno bagaimana?

Jangan makan di kamar, gue mau ngomong sama lo.

“Ini kan lagi ngomong.”

gak di telfon, Ra. Langsung. Udah yah, gue ambilin makanan nih, lo naik ke atas nanti gue nyusul.” tanpa menunggu jawaban Ara, Julian mematikan sambungannya dan membuat Ara mendesah putus asa.

Dari pada ia terus merasa kelaparan dan berujung asam lambung nya kambuh, akhirnya mau enggak mau Ara menuruti apa kata Julian. Toh di rooftop rasanya lebih aman, anak-anak kosan gak akan ada yang ke rooftop kalo enggak angkat jemuran. Yah paling Kevin sih, tapi Kevin kalo nongkrong di rooftop juga kalau malam sambil gitaran dan ngerokok. Kalau siang gini sih panas, Kevin juga ogah nangkring disana.

Dengan langkah perlahan-lahan ia membuka pintu kamarnya, terlampau pelan sampai tidak terdengar kalau pintu kamarnya terbuka, sebelum keluar dari kamar. Ara memastikan tidak ada seorang pun di ruang TV lantai 2 ataupun di laundry room, setelah memastikan semuanya aman. Akhirnya ia lari dan buru-buru naik ke rooftop, persis seperti maling yang sedang melancarkan aksinya.

Dan beruntungnya di rooftop benar-benar sepi, tidak ada orang. Dan Ara bisa bernafas lega, tidak lama kemudian pun Julian datang. Membawa nampan berisi makanan untuk Ara dan tidak lupa cemilan yang cowok itu beli di minimarket kemarin.

Begitu melihat Ara mengeluarkan cengiran konyolnya, Julian hanya menggeleng. Kemudian duduk di depan gadis itu dan menaruh nampan berisi makanannya, tidak membutuhkan waktu lama Ara langsung menyantap makanan itu, ia benar-benar lapar.

“Gue udah dengar semuanya dari Bang Yuno,” ucap Julian di sela-sela kunyahan makanan Ara, gadis itu nyaris saja tersedak waktu Julian mengucapkan nama Yuno.

“Pelan-pelan makannya bisa gak sih?” Julian mengambilkan minum dan memberikannya ke Ara.

Setelah meminum, Ara berhenti makan sebentar. Kayanya Julian mau ngomongin hal semalam, dan ia yakin Julian tahu sesuatu.

“Dia cerita apa?”

“Lo mabuk semalam di club sama cowok?”

Ara menunduk, ia mengulum bibirnya dan mengangguk. Julian gak terlihat marah, nada bicaranya juga halus seperti biasanya. Namun dari tatapan matanya itu terlihat banyak makna seperti cowok itu sedih, kecewa dan marah menjadi satu.

“Lo marah sama gue yah, Jul?” cicitnya.

“Bukan sama lo, tapi sama diri gue sendiri?” mendengar ucapan itu, Ara mendongakkan kepalanya dan menatap Julian bingung.

“Kenapa?”

“Karena gue biarin lo pergi sendirian ke sana, harusnya gue ikut sama lo. Atau seharusnya gue gak biarin lo dateng berdua aja sama Sharen.”

“Jul..”

“Ra,” Julian memejamkan matanya. “Gue enggak tau kalau semalam Bang Yuno gak datang nolongin lo, kaya apa kejadiannya sekarang. Gue marah banget waktu dia cerita.”

“Jul, bukan salah lo kok. Ini gue aja yang bego mau-mau aja di kasih minuman sama cowok yang baru gue kenal.”

“Saddam kan?”

Ara mengangguk.“Saddam, FEB—”

“Saddam Badjrie FEB'14. Gue tau orangnya, biar gue kasih pelajaran dia besok.”

“Jul..”

“Ra, dia ngerjain lo.”

“Jul, iya gue tau dia ngerjain gue. Gue juga marah banget, tapi gue juga malu banget. Udah yah, yang penting sekarang gue enggak kenapa-kenapa.”

“Dia udah kurang ajar sama lo, Ra.”

“Jul, Bapaknya dia itu donatur di Narawangsa. Gue gak mau lo kenapa-kenapa. please..” Ara mengatupkan kedua tangannya memohon.

Julian hanya diam, ia memperhatikan wajah Ara dan akhirnya mengangguk. Meski begitu, Julian akan tetap memberikan cowok itu pelajaran tanpa sepengetahuan Ara.

“Janji?” Ara memberikan jari kelingkingnya.

“Gak mau.”

“Ihhh kok gak mau?”

“Lo yang harusnya janji sama gue gak akan ketempat kaya gituan lagi.”

Ara terkekeh, ia akhirnya mengangguk. Membawa tangan Julian dan menautkan jari kelingking mereka. “Janji.”

 
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“Ini gak cocok.”

“Yang ini juga.”

“Ihhh ini apaan.”

Hampir satu lemari bajunya Ara keluarkan namun belum ada dress yang cocok ia kenakan untuknya pergi malam ini, karena ada kerja sama antara HIMA PSI dan HIMA FEB Ara jadi kenal dengan beberapa Kakak tingkatnya di fakultas FEB, malam itu ia dapat undangan ulang tahun ke sebuah club malam yang ada di Bandung.

Ini untuk pertama kalinya ia datang ke club malam, sebenernya Ara ngerasa enggak nyaman harus datang ke tempat seperti itu. Namun Kakak tingkatnya itu agak sedikit memaksanya, yah untung nya dia enggak datang sendirian. Ada Sharen juga yang datang bersama nya malam ini.

“Nah yang ini kayanya cocok deh,” pekik Ara begitu melihat dress di atas lutut dengan warna maroon, dress yang nampak begitu sederhana namun elegan dengan perpotongan A line di dada nya. Dress dengan tali menyerupai spaghetti itu membuat bahu mulusnya terpampang.

Dulu dress itu pemberian dari Kinan saat ia ulang tahun ke 17 tahun, waktu itu masih agak sedikit kebesaran di Ara. Namun sekarang dress itu nampak pas di tubuh rampingnya, Ara memakai anting dengan model menggantung di telinganya, rambut panjangnya ia biarkan begitu saja. Setelah memakai parfum, ia mengambil ponselnya.

Sharen sudah datang menjemputnya, sebelum pergi Ara sempat mengunci pintu kamarnya dulu. Begitu ia turun tidak sengaja ia berpapasan dengan Yuno yang juga ingin naik ke lantai 2.

Cowok itu melihat pakaian yang Ara pakai dari atas sampai bawah, agak sedikit kagum meski kaget karena Ara enggak pernah terlihat sedewasa sekaligus sexy seperti ini. Di mata Yuno, gadis itu hanya gadis sederhana yang selalu cantik di matanya meski hanya mengenakan pakaian rumahan saja.

“Kamu mau kemana?” tanya Yuno.

Ara sempat bingung mau menjawab apa, ia memendarkan pandangannya ke arah lain agar matanya tidak bertemu dengan mata Yuno, bertatapan langsung dengannya seperti ini seperti menjadi salah satu kelemahan terbarunya saat ini.

“Ada acara, Kak.”

“Acara apa?”

Birthday party kating aku.”

Yuno memejamkan matanya sebentar, ego nya mendesaknya untuk melarang Ara pergi dengan pakaian seperti itu. Namun otaknya menyadarkan jika saat ini ia bukan siapa-siapa lagi untuk gadis itu, tidak ada hak untuk melarang.

“Aku antar ya?” jika Yuno tidak bisa melarangnya, setidaknya dia harus tahu dimana Ara pergi. Dia enggak ingin Ara dalam bahaya, karena rasanya perasaanya tidak enak.

“Aku di jemput teman,” Ara tersenyum kikuk. “Duluan yah, Kak.”

Gadis itu berjalan melewati Yuno dan turun dari tangga, Yuno sempat menimang-nimang untuk pergi mengikuti kemana Ara pergi atau tidak. Sampai akhirnya ia memilih untuk membuntuti gadis itu diam-diam, buru-buru ia sambar kunci mobilnya yang tadi ia taruh di meja TV lantai 1 dan melesat begitu saja keluar dari sana.

Arial, Kevin, Gita dan Chaka yang memanggil Yuno demi bertanya mau kemana cowok itu pergi saja sampai tidak Yuno gubris sama sekali. Dan benar saja dugaanya, mobil yang di kendarai teman kampus Ara itu berhenti di sebuah parkiran club malam.

Sial nya Yuno enggak pakai-pakaian yang lebih rapih untuk masuk ke dalam club, ia hanya mengenakan kaus rumahan di tambah luaran kemeja tipis, yah beruntung nya malam itu kebetulan Yuno sedang memakai celana jeans, yah siapa yang menyangka kalau Ara benar-benar akan pergi ke club malam itu. Dan beruntung nya, Yuno tetap di perbolehkan masuk oleh penjaganya.

Ara yang masuk lebih dulu itu nampak asing dan sedikit tidak nyaman disana, ia baru tau kalau club akan seberisik dan sebau rokok ini. Apalagi saat ia melihat ke lantai dansa, beberapa orang menari di sana seperti orang yang tidak punya beban pikiran apapun.

Happy birthday Teh Celine,” Sharen menyalami Celine, memeluk gadis itu dan memberikan hadiah yang sudah ia siapkan sebelumnya.

“Sharen, thanks banget udah datang.”

Setelah memeluk Sharen, kini giliran Ara. Ia menaruh hadiah-hadiah itu di meja yang sudah di sediakan dan memeluk Celine.

happy birthday yah, Teh,” ucap Ara.

thank you loh, Ra. Udah datang.” Celine tersenyum, memperhatikan penampilan Ara yang tampak berbeda malam itu. Jujur saja, Celine enggak nyangka Ara akan datang dengan dress yang tampak sexy malam ini. Mengingat gadis itu selalu memakai baju tertutup saat di kampus.

“Sumpah yah, aku enggak nyangka kamu secantik dan wowww. you looks so sexy.

Ara nampak kikuk, apalagi bukan hanya Celine yang melihat dengan kagum ke arahnya. Ada 2 cowok di belakang Celine dari fakultas FEB juga yang melihat ke arah Ara dengan pandangan kagum.

“Makasih, Teh.”

“Yaudah, ke sana gih. Nikmatin party nya. Aku tau ini pertama kalinya kamu masuk ke club kan?” tebak Celine yang di jawab anggukan oleh Ara. “Yaudah, kalo gitu nanti aku minta bartender nya bikinin minuman yang spesial buat kamu.”

Ara hanya mengangguk saja, dia juga enggak akan minum itu kok. Sharen sudah janji akan meminum minuman yang di berikan untuk Ara jika itu alkohol. Akhirnya, keduanya berjalan menyusuri beberapa orang yang tampak berlalu lalang di sana. Ara bahkan menyibak tangannya sendiri karena tidak tahan dengan bau rokok, dalam hati dia berdoa semoga asma nya enggak kambuh karna menghirup asap rokok malam ini.

Mereka memilih duduk di depan bartender dengan kursi yang agak sedikit tinggi, Ara gak nyangka dress yang ia pakai malam itu akan sangat naik hingga menampakan kaki jenjang nya dan itu sangat membuatnya tidak nyaman. Belum lagi ia tidak membawa kain atau jaket untuk menutupi kakinya, alhasil dress yang agak sedikit naik itu Ara agak tarik agar setidaknya menutupi paha nya.

“Ra, ke sana yuk? Kayanya asik deh. Dari pada duduk doang disini, nanti di godain gadun lagi,” Sharen menunjuk lantai dansa yang malam itu nampak sumuk, maklum saja ini malam minggu.

“Enggak ah, gue disini aja. Lo aja sana.”

“Beneran gak mau?”

Ara hanya menggeleng.

“Yaudah gue ke sana yah.”

Selepas Sharen pergi, Ara sempat memesan segelas cola untuknya. Ia tidak minum minuman yang di berikan oleh Celine, bau alkoholnya saja sudah sangat menyengat. Dia gak yakin rasanya akan sangat masuk ke selera minuman kesukaannya.

Sekali sesapan pada cola yang ia pesan, Ara menumpukan kepalanya di meja sembari memikirkan banyak hal. Terutama pada hubungannya dengan Yuno dan juga Julian, sampai ia tidak sadar jika cowok yang ada di belakang Celine tadi kini menghampirinya dan duduk di sebelahnya.

“Hai,” sapa cowok itu, tubuhnya tegap dengan kumis dan rambut yang agak sedikit gondrong itu. Perawakannya mirip orang Timur Tengah.

“Hai.”

“Datang sama siapa tadi?” tanya cowok itu basa basi.

“Sama temen, tapi malah asik sendiri anaknya.” Ara menunjuk Sharen yang sedang mengobrol dengan cowok di lantai dansa, yup. Sharen memang mudah akrab dengan orang lain, gak heran kalau gadis itu memiliki banyak teman bahkan dari lintas jurusan.

“Kenalin, gue Sadam FEB'14” cowok itu menjulurkan tangannya ke Ara, dan Ara menyambutnya. Enggak enak, bagaimanapun cowok bernama Saddam itu senior nya meski bukan Kakak tingkat di jurusannya.

“Ara PSI'16, A.”

“Ey, jangan panggil Aa. Gue bukan orang Bandung kok tuan putri, cukup panggil Saddam aja, bisa?”

Jujur saja, Ara bergedik geli mendengar cowok itu memanggilnya dengan sebutan tuan putri, benar-benar klise dan nada bicaranya tampak seperti cowok mesum yang sedang merayu.

“Iya,” jawab Ara sekena nya.

let me guess, kamu duduk di club dan pesan cola, kamu pasti cewek nerd yang enggak pernah ke club yah?” tebaknya.

Ara hanya menyeringai, bisa-bisa nya baru pertama kali kenalan dan cowok itu sudah melebelinya dengan cewek nerd? sangat tidak sopan, pikir Ara.

“Gak ada waktu dan gak berminat juga buat ke tempat kaya gini.”

“Oh ya?”

Ara mengangguk, “aku enggak suka keramaian.”

wow you're a nerd another level, sekali-kali kamu harus sering main ke sini. Asik lagi, jangan selalu di zona nyaman kamu terus. Kamu juga harus tau dunia luar kaya apa.”

Cowok itu memberi insyarat pada bartender yang tadi sedang sibuk meracik minuman, cowok bernama Saddam itu memesan 2 minuman untuknya dan untuk Ara.

“Sekali kayanya cukup, tempat kaya gini gak bikin aku nyaman.” ucap Ara.

Cowok bernama Saddam itu terkekeh, kemudian memberikan shot glass untuk Ara yang sudah di isi dengan minuman dan es di dalamnya.

“Cobain deh, ini lebih enak dari pada cola punya kamu.”

Ara diam, dia menelisik minuman itu. Sebenarnya dia penasaran kaya apa sih minuman alkohol itu, sampai-sampai Kevin dan Janu suka banget minum. Ah gak cuma itu, Gita juga pernah minum walau gadis itu gak pernah menawarinya. Karena Gita tahu Ara enggak akan mau.

Imannya sedikit goyah, jadi Ara ambil gelas itu dan ia cicipi isinya sedikit. Rasanya asing, dingin sekaligus panas begitu minuman itu masuk ke mulutnya dan sedikit pahit waktu ia menelannya, tapi tidak lama kemudian ada sensasi manis yang keluar.

“Enak?” tanya Saddam. Dan Ara mengangguk, ternyata rasanya enggak seburuk itu juga.

Saddam tersenyum, ia sempat memesan minum itu lagi untuk Ara sembari mengajak gadis itu terus bicara. Namun lama kelamaan kepala Ara berat juga, pandangannya juga mengabur beberapa kali dan tubuhnya terasa sedikit panas di tempat yang malam itu lumayan dingin. Mengingat pakaian yang Ara pakai cukup terbuka.

Karena untuk pertama kalinya minum, Ara jadi mudah sekali mabuk. Belum lagi Saddam memberikan beberaoa gelas minuman untuknya.

“Kenapa, kepala kamu sakit yah?” tanya Saddam, ia mendekatkan dirinya ke Ara memegang pinggang gadis itu dan berusaha menaru kepala Ara ke bahunya.

“Kepala.. Aku pusing..” Ara memegangi kepalanya, pandangannya semakin mengabur.

Ara benar-benar sudah mabuk, dan kondisinya yang seperti itu Saddam manfaatkan untuk membawa gadis itu ke private room, namun belum sempat Saddam menyentuh Ara tiba-tiba saja ada seseorang yang mendorongnya dan menghajarnya hingga Saddam jatuh.

Dan aksi itu membuat semua orang yang ada di club jadi panik, apalagi saat Saddam bangun dan ingin membalas hajaran cowok itu. Namun sayangnya, bogem mentah itu melesat. Itu Yuno, ia berhasil menghindari tinjuan itu dan malah balik menghajar Saddam hingga darah segar mengalir dari sudut bibir cowok berketurunan Timur Tengah itu.

“BAJINGAN, LO MAU APAIN CEWEK GUE?!” teriak Yuno.

“Cewek lo?” Saddam menunjuk Ara yang nampak meremas rambutnya di meja bartender.

“Iya kenapa? Mau lo apain dia?!” bentak Yuno naik pitam, tadi Yuno sempat susah mencari Ara karna club ini terdiri dari 2 lantai dan cukup luas. Sampai akhirnya Yuno menemukan Ara yang sudah mabuk dan nyaris di gerayangi oleh cowok.

Saddam yang di teriaki seperti itu hanya diam, apalagi kini semua mata tertuju ke arahnya. Bahkan ada senior dan beberapa adik tingkatnya di FEB yang juga melihat ke arahnya.

“Sekali lagi lo sentuh cewek gue, gue matiin lo!” sentak Yuno sebelum ia menghampiri Ara dan membawa gadis itu keluar dari sana.

Beruntung nya Ara enggak meronta sama sekali, ia malah berpegangan pada bahu Yuno dan sesekali memeluknya.

“Mmh? Ini siapa sih? Kok ganteng banget?” Ara tersenyum waktu Yuno membopongnya keluar club, mereka sedang berjalan ke parkiran mobil.

“Ini aku, Ra. Yuno.”

“Pangeran yah?” Ara terkekeh, wajahnya memerah dan ia bergelayut manja di leher Yuno. “Kita mau kemana sih?”

“Kita pulang yah?”

Yuno membuka mobilnya, membawa Ara masuk ke dalam mobilnya meski agak sedikit sulit karena kini gadis itu menggerayangi dada hingga ke perutnya.

“Ra?? Hey? Kamu mau ngapain?” tanya Yuno, ia menahan tangan Ara untuk menaikan kaus yang ia pakai. “dia mau nelanjangin gue apa gimaaan?” pikir Yuno.

“Kak Yuno yah ini?”

“Iya ini aku.”

“Mmhh.. Kak Yuno.. Aku mau kamu.” Ara memukul dada Yuno manja, kemudian menarik tengkuk leher cowok itu dan mencium bibir Yuno.

Sungguh, Yuno sangat merindukan kecupan gadis itu. Namun melihat kondisi Ara yang rawan seperti ini membuat Yuno kalang kabut juga karena kini tangan gadis itu sudah menjalar masuk ke baju yang ia kenakan.

“Ra.. Ra.. Hey, gak gini yah.” Yuno melepaskan ciuman itu, menarik seatbelt dan memasangkannya di tubuh Ara.

“Kak Yuno.. Kenapa gak mau aku cium? Aku mau kamu, Kak.”

Tangan Ara kini berusaha menurunkan dress miliknya, Yuno yang melihat itu panik bukan main, ia tahan tangan Ara untuk membuka dress yang di pakai nya dengan buru-buru.

“Ra..hey mau ngapain?”

“Kak, gerah.. Aku mau kamu Kak.. please. aku mau di cium, mau di sayang-sayang.” Ara merengek seperti seorang anak kecil yang meminta di belikan sesuatu.

Kepala Yuno jadi ikutan pening juga, apalagi saat Ara kembali mencoba menciumnya lagi. Yuno rindu bibir ranum gadis itu, tapi Yuno juga tidak ingin mencium Ara dengan kondisi Ara yang seperti ini. Ia tidak ingin lepas kendali dan berujung penyesalan keesokan paginya.

“Ra.. Jangan gini, kita pulang aja ya..” buru-buru Yuno lepaskan tangan Ara di bahu nya dan ia tutup pintu mobilnya, Yuno agak sedikit berlari dan masuk ke kursi kemudi.

Namun siapa sangka jika Ara justru membuka seatbelt nya dan merangkak duduk di pangkuan Yuno. Gadis itu dengan terburu-buru mengecup bibir Yuno, menggigitnya sekali dan mengecapi rasa bibir Yuno yang sangat ia dambakan.

Tubuh Yuno meremang, biar bagaimana pun juga ia laki-laki normal yang memiliki hormon di tubuhnya, apalagi saat Ara mengelus tengkuk lehernya dan kemudian turun mengusap dada bidangnya itu. Rasanya sebentar lagi pertahanan Yuno akan runtuh.

“mmhh..” erang Ara, saat dirasa Yuno membalas ciuman nya. Apalagi saat tangan cowok itu berada di pinggangnya, dan sedikit mengusapnya.

Kesadaran Yuno akhirnya kembali penuh saat ponsel yang ia taruh di dasboard mobilnya berbunyi, buru-buru ia lepaskan ciuman Ara dan membenarkan posisi duduk Ara kembali seperti semula.

“Kak... Kenapa di lepas..” rengeknya.

“Ra.. Jangan gini, ini salah banget. Aku gak mau kaya gini.”

“Aku maunya kamu!! Cuma kamu yah kamu!! Kamu tuh emang udah enggak sayang sama aku ya?” demi alkohol yang mendominasinya saat ini, Ara bisa merasakan adanya penolakan yang Yuno berikan untuknya. Ada cubitan halus yang membuat dada nya sedikit ngilu.

“Aku sayang sama kamu, Ra. Enggak ada yang berubah. Aku nolak kamu kaya gini karena aku sayang.” kedua mata mereka bertemu, mata Yuno juga berlinang menahan sedih.

Ia sangat merindukan Ara, sungguh, dan ia menyesali keterlambatannya menemukan Ara di dalam sana sampai Ara harus mabuk dalam kondisi seperti ini. Yuno bahkan enggak bisa bayangin apa yang akan terjadi selanjutnya jika ia tidak datang.

“Kita pulang yah, duduk yang benar yah. Nanti kita ke mini market beli minuman pereda pengar buat kamu.” ucapan Yuno kembali melembut. Dan Ara mengangguk, rasanya kesadarannya sedikit terkumpul.

“Kak Yuno?” panggil Ara.

“Ya?”

“Kamu masih sayang aku ya?”

Yuno melihat ke arah gadis itu dan mengangguk. “Selalu.”

“Jangan tinggalin aku lagi, aku mau ikut kamu. Kemana aja, kamu kalo ee juga aku bakalan mau ikut.” Ara memberikan dua tanganya di depan Yuno, tersenyum manis hingga kedua pipinya itu merona.

“Ini apa?” tanya Yuno bingung.

“Borgol aja di tangan kamu biar kita sama-sama terus.”

Yuno hanya terkekeh, namun tidak bisa ia bohongi jika buncahan di perutnya itu masih ada. Kupingnya memerah karena Yuno malu setengah mati mendengar ucapan dari gadisnya yang sedang mabuk itu.

 
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