Kisah Kost Campur

Tinggal di kost campur (pria dan wanita) meninggalkan kesan tersendiri. Saya jauh lebih menyukai kost ini (tak heran saya memperpanjang kontrak) dibandingkan kost di tahun pertama saya (khusus putri) dan asrama putri di tahun kedua. Saya tidak terlalu suka berurusan dengan banyak wanita, yang menurut saya, membutuhkan extra energy and care to handle. Mendengar kata wanita, saya selalu teringat akan kotak karton bertuliskan “Handle with care”.

Ada banyak hal yang membuat saya sangat menyukai tempat ini. Selain ada seorang ibu baik hati yang sering memberikan makanan kepada saya secara gratis, saya menemukan bahwa keberadaan makhluk bernama laki-laki hustru menambah semarak kehidupan saya. Ya, jika kamu tidak menemukan saya di kost saya, kemungkinan saya sedang berjalan sendirian atau bersama teman-teman laki-laki saya.

Di bawah ini, saya paparkan sisi menarik dan tidak menarik dari ide tinggal dalam kost campur.

The positive things:

1. If you fall in love with one of them, you’ll make a very good story to share in tumblr and your friends, right?  
2.  I get many different perspectives. Talking in the hallway with them always enriches my thinking and boosts my energy level. Really love that part. If I talk with several girl friends, I always fall into gossips. I don’t really like that part, I think. It wastes my time and adds nothing, but damn-not-so-useful-imagination. 
3.   You’ll find yourself in sneaking around to hear their problems in quite. I swear, their problems, either career, love, family matters -not to tell they’re more interesting than women’- are very interesting to listen. I learn a lot from their way on solving those problems and the way they communicate each other. You know, some of my neighbors are married and being separated miles away from their wives and children. The way they live also gives me many inspirations. 
4. I love sharing my imagination – I’m quite a visual person -, my dreams. And, a man is the best mate. You’ll find both of you – or all of you - talk vigorously, but are still rational. You’ll not fall into either endless or boring conversation. 
5.  I do love pattern, observing behavior. This place is like a heaven of learning for me. I know much about how they think, react, talk, manage people, and solve problems.
6. Jika kamu butuh alat-alat pertukangan, kamu berada di tempat yang tepat. No need investing money on buying them. Hammer? I have. Screwdriver? I don’t. Just borrow. Problem solved.
7. Gak perlu repot merapikan kamar. Lha, teman satu kost juga berantakan kok. Sayangnya, repot bila ada teman yang datang dan mengomentari kamar seenaknya.
8. It’s all about underwear. Yes, knickers and bras…. I always find it’s very difficult in hiding all those underwear-things when I spread them out in the sun. But, I found the best answer. Buy yourself those nice pairs. You’ll find yourself show them off shamelessly. It works for me…Yeah…

The negative side:

1. Digoda, apalagi bila kamu cantik seperti saya. Hahaha…. Saya sering disapa oleh teman satu kost saya, diperhatikan dalam-dalam. Hellooooo?? I know what are you looking at, Man. But, honestly, I enjoy them….. Hahahah
2. It’s all about underwear. Yes, knickers and bras…. I always find it’s very  difficult in hiding all those underwear-things when I spread them out in the sun. But, I found the best answer. Buy yourself those nice pairs. You’ll find yourself show them off shamelessly. It works for me…Yeah…
3. If you love your assets and want to show them off, you’ll get yourself into a new problem. In my case, I love my legs and I want to show them off. You’ll almost always find me  wearing short pants in my room. That’s incredible, of course. But, it yields so many men staring at me… Hm. But, I still enjoy it. Hhaha… It does happen, if I’m wearing sleeveless shirt or lace tank top…. Hmmmm….
4. They, the men, are dirty… Oh no… I don’t really like using the same bathroom with them. Don’t ask me to tell you how it feels….
5. It’s quite dangerous living in a same roof with men. I often - I just did it this morning – forget to lock my door. Several neighbors of mine often see me sleeping while the door is still open. That’s not very good, right. If you can’t take your own responsibility, don’t ask the others do.

Banyak teman yang kuatir dengan keberadaan saya sebagai cewek di kost tersebut. Namun, saya justru merasa biasa-biasa saja. Memang, dari kecil saya jauh lebih dekat dengan ayah dibanding mama, dan lebih memilih berteman dengan pria dibandingkan wanita. Dengan pria, saya lebih bebas bercerita, berbagi ide dan impian, bahkan hal-hal yang ‘tabu‘ dibicarakan, tanpa memikirkan harus mendengarkan keluhan mereka –karena saya juga tidak terlalu suka membagikan keluhan saya-. Pria – sejauh yang saya rasakan- juga jauh lebih menyenangkan saat dijadikan teman berdiskusi mengenai banyak hal.

But, I still do have girls friends – two of them are quite close - . They’re nice mates to go shopping with, talk about men and romantic ideas and dreams. Life should be balance…