LOVE SONGS OF LOLOBATA

KALBU

"Assalamu'alaikum, Beautiful. Good morning." Good morning."

The words of Aga and Ima every morning make my heart always excited and flowery. The pair of striking fur-colored parrots are increasingly good at cheering my mood with his skill in speaking and his increasingly tame attitude.

"Wa'alaikumsalam, Sweet," I replied as I put down a bowl of corn and removed some crickets and grasshoppers I had just caught from the back garden.

I deliberately did not put a lot of food in the aviary so that they are better adapted to eating plants and insects around them. Insects that are pests to destroy garden plants are favorite food of magpies that are good at singing with a high shrill voice. Sometimes I catch insects that damage the garden mama then I just let go in the aviary so that it can breed naturally among the trees and bushes in it. The insect will provide food for the birds that live in it. Instead of being allowed to breed and damage the mama's garden plants, I would rather be caught and left to prey on her predators in the aviary.

As a form of my responsibility to Hisham, I recorded myself videos of my daily activities caring for and training birds in the aviary. Gawai supported by a tripod I put in one corner of the aviary and then I do activities as usual. After seeing the results of my amateur video, Fifi happily offered to edit the results and uploaded them on her social media account and on the vlog video channel in the form of educational shows. Not many people visited the canal. But after I asked Brother Hisham to see the reports of the development of the birds through the video channel vlog and social media Fifi, he helped me promo so that more who visit the channel. Friends of the poultry-loving community help share with their friends to become subscribers and viewers. Over time the audience grew more and more. Although it has not produced adsense but the number of viewers continues to grow every day. Within a month there were thousands of subscribers and viewers. Fifi was happy. Not infrequently he who proposed the concept and offered to take pictures for the next videos.

The activity made my confidence rise. I feel my life is more useful. I began to believe there was never any lasting misfortune or pain. I hope my life will be better next time.

Like pain, happiness is not eternal. As my self-confidence and happiness with the crooked beak grew bigger, my heart became more haunted by the fear of loss. A worry tucked in the heart. The feeling grew stronger near the day of my farewell with a pair of red-headed parrots that had already stolen my heart. I did not feel the day after tomorrow I had to part with the couple Aga and Ima whose plan was soon to be released freely in the Lolobata forest. It feels hard to let go of those I consider to be loyal friends.

Aviary birds always entertain and accompany me through tough days. The relationship between us is getting closer. Hearts that are sad, upset or angry can disappear immediately after I enter the aviary and chat with them. Sometimes I get into the aviary without talking. I busied myself tidying up the plants, while the birds comforted me by singing her love song so deeply into the heart. The song made me feel so much better. How magical. That's how we interact with the language of the heart that is difficult to describe in word form and explained with logic. Only the heart can feel it.

I just realized that feeling is a language of its own that can be connected to other beings through the waves of metaphysics. I myself do not understand how the shape and logic of the wave. The way it works can not be explained, but the results can be felt. My psychological condition is getting better. I never again blame myself or think negatively about my fate. Instead I thank God who has sent good friends even though we can only speak in the language of the heart.

The development of parrot training was considered good and fast. I recorded every detail of development since both of them could not speak until they became good at saying some important words that have always been an encouragement to my life every day. They have also been good at flying or perching on the trunks of trees in the aviary. In addition, they are good at choosing walnuts and papaya that have been cooked on the tree. Most of the adaptability skills needed to live in the wild have been mastered by the intelligent bird pair.

What would happen if tomorrow I could no longer hear their typical greeting voice and see the funny behavior. I must have lost so much. Akh .... My life will probably feel empty again.

Assalamu'alaikum said, beautiful, good morning and how well the crooked beak had spoken with its wet husky voice. I never get tired of them repeating the same words all the time. It sounds funny. I think everyone will be fascinated and anxious if they see beautiful birds that are tame to speak human language.

"Aga and Ima, tomorrow you will be released in the forest. Are you guys ready?" soft ask.

Though my heart screams, it is not you who are unprepared but I who fear loss. Hik hik hik ...

"You will be released along with the celebration of independence HUT in accordance with the plan," I added trying to encourage but what came out was a quiet voice without a spirit similar to complaints.

I strongly support the release of local forest endemic wildlife. The event will be an additional attraction after the independence HUT flag ceremony which this time was held in a field on the edge of the Lolobata forest.

According to Hisham, the activity will be attended by several important figures such as the head of the environmental service, deputy regent, and, and the director of PT XY who at the same time will hand over the first 5 hectares of land after the mine has been reclaimed. The company has done its job of replanting tropical plants that were previously cut down for the purpose of mining land clearing.

I secretly wish Bray, who he says is a subsidiary owner of the company, would come. Although the straight-haired man had two different faces, but my little heart still wanted to look at him again and again. I don't want to get into trouble with him. It is enough to see her figure from far away. It might be able to treat the disease that sometimes comes without time. I didn't expect more of that at all.

"Pretty. Well-favoured. How are you." Aga and Ima repeat the same words.

I smiled again for both of them. White cockatoos that began to speak assalamualaikum I ignored. Today I just want to focus on spending the rest of my time together with a pair of red head parrots that will soon be released into the wild.

My relationship with that pair of red head parrots felt too short. Aga and Ima could only respond to my sentence with a few familiar words. Though I want them to be like my nuriku who is good at saying many words. I wanted to postpone the day of their release, but I was powerless. The moment of independence day is the most appropriate day because the day is easy to remember and will be a symbol of true freedom.

I stroked Aga's bright red head. The male parrot alighted on his own initiative in my arm. Either because it was used to being spoiled since childhood, every time I entered Aviary Aga almost always looking for attention with a perch on my arm.

"Tomorrow, you and Ima will be taken to the edge of the forest to be removed. I hope you are happier living free in the real world. Are you ready?"

Aga pecked at my shirt arm with his twisted beak even though there was no food there. I assume that behavior is the way to show attention. He prefers to play before breakfast. In contrast to Ima who immediately greedily pecked one by one pipilan corn that I provided on a plastic bowl.

"Pretty. Well-favoured. How are you?" he said it repeatedly.

I don't know what he meant. My heart flowered even though the words she spoke did not connect with my question at all. Moreover, Ima stopped her eating activities for a while to say the same word.

"I'm definitely gonna miss you guys. Come here any time! Whenever you have time, do not hesitate to visit me! We'll be friends forever."

Aga's head stumbled like he understood what I meant, but what was said was still the same word, "Beautiful. Well-favoured. How are you?"

Haha. How not to smile at his funny behavior. I don't know. Whether other people who saw it also thought it was funny or me who had gone crazy. Masabodo with the supposition of others. The important thing is that my heart is comforted whenever I see the benign behavior of the crooked beak.

"Say, are you ready. In the forest you have to forage for yourself and adapt to all the creatures and great ecosystems within. You must be stronger against the possibility of encountering natural predators."

"Pretty. Well-favoured. How are you?" saith.

Haha. Again what Aga and Ima said was not the answer to my question at all. A pair of parrots who are now both perched on my arms are shaking their heads while babbling the same words at will.

I'm sure the gestures show that the pair of parrots both feel what I feel right now, which is the fear of loss.

Is the parrot ready to live wild in the forest? Although I had trained them as directed, I still felt they were too comfortable living in the aviary where there was me who noticed whether the condition was healthy and the food was enough or not. They may need a longer adjustment.

No. gabe. Maybe I am too carried away feeling afraid of losing. They will be strong. If followed by these feelings until anytime I would consider them unprepared, because I already love the couple who have not even had time to reproduce in the aviary. I have to strengthen my own heart. Sure enough, every creature needs freedom and this is a good opportunity for Aga and Ima to get freedom.