The Lover In Dream
The Perfect Self-Confidence
The room was not large, there was only one small bed, with a television, and a closet that was enough to accommodate all of Rio's clothes. Plus a study desk beside the bed to help him work. Rio was quite grateful, he could rent a boarding house with a bathroom that was inside and facilitated AC and warm water with the rest of his severance money. Although he must be willing to share the kitchen with other residents, and must get a room on the roof area.
For him it was a little advantage, other than because Rio liked the price offered by the hostess, Rio also liked to get a room near the roof, he can see the view of Bandung city from above while looking for inspiration and enjoy a cup of coffee whenever he wants. From there he can also see the building where he works, the distance between the boarding house and his office can be reached for five minutes by bicycle.
He likes, enjoying the fresh morning air of Bandung with his bicycle.
Since then Rio was looking at his laptop while rendering his body in a chair, he kept glasses on his own head. He was thinking. Occasionally he rubbed his eyes that began to water because it had been a few hours to look at the laptop screen. Sometimes he cursed his small laptop screen to make his eyes grievous. The laptop was the first laptop he could buy since work, although it looked worn but Rio took good care of it.
The sound of music continues to flow, giving peace. Tonight, Rio was trying to listen to the music he had just changed. Actually, even though officially tomorrow is his first day of work, Rio has been working on several core projects since two weeks ago. He became a shadow of Iksan, before he decided to start working directly.
"Na na na na, hmm hmm hmm na na hmm hmm" her namesake softly as she nodded her head.
Drrrtt! Drrrrrr!
Shaking his cell phone had to make him lay down on the mattress. He smiled at the incoming video call from Naomi.
"Halo Nao" Sapa Rio as her call connected.
"Sorry to call" Naomi said, greeted by Rio's nod.
"Where is your day? Ain't there a problem with moving you?" Naomi asked worriedly.
"So far so good, how are you ?" Asked Rio back.
Naomi raises her shoulders, then smiles.
"Good, just missing the house"
Naomi's facial expression changed instantly as she expressed her feelings. The look on her face became mellow at a glance before a smile returned to decorate her face.
"I'm afraid of Nao" Rio said.
"Fear why ?" Ask Naomi.
"Fear I fucked them all"
"They?"
"Yes, Iksan mas, Hana, my office partner later"
"Cock?"
"Yes afraid that I won't live up to their expectations, I'm not experienced. Not very well educated"
Naomi was silent for a moment, then she tapped her finger on the screen.
"Don't expect to meet other people's expectations, because you won't be able to" Naomi said.
"So what you are, make their expectations what you are" Naomi added.
"Quite be confident in yourself if you always think about what they think of you. It'll just make you feel bad all the time"
Her feelings improved after Naomi continued to speak. After that, Naomi started telling me about her day during her almost two months in Japan. Canda Naomi made Rio calm as it nurtured her confidence back. It was like seeing Naomi in her, Naomi's spirit and confidence in everything. Something he hopes he can get through.
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Morning in Bandung, Bandung is no longer the same in recent years. The city that is thick with this culture is now beginning to fade with the change of foreign culture wrapped with the term following the era. The era that later replaced the culture that was so thick and swallowed it slowly land. The habit of waking up in the morning Rio spread to the blood of his flesh, so wherever he is he still will not be able to create a culture of waking up during the day. At seven o'clock in the morning he was already pedaling a bicycle to the office. With a shirt and pants material, do not forget the laptop stored in a carry bag equipped with pantofel shoes. That day Rio's appearance did look so neat and inconceivable. Even if Naomi saw him, Naomi would make sure that she would never fall in love with such a man.
Rio stepped confidently towards the twenty-first floor where Iksan's office was located, his office did not have a building of its own. But the office has one floor that is used as an office. There are several other companies on different floors, and the rest are more used as notary offices. Before the elevator opened, Rio tried to tidy up his clothes and slightly comb his hair.
"Huh?" Rio said in shock as the elevator door opened.
There was only one reception desk there, and there was an empty table behind a large glass door. The desk does not have a partition at all, such as being left as an open office and facilitate communication between each other. There was a woman sitting behind the reception desk putting on her makeup. He looked up when he saw Rio coming out of the elevator. And began to look at Rio from the top of his head to the end of his shoes.
"Imagination Corp?" Ask Rio.
"Emmh, I'm Rio. It's my first day working here" Rio explained.
"Love" said the woman as she extended her welcome.
Sinta's reaction turned more friendly when she found out that Rio was a new employee. He stood up from his chair and gestured for Rio to follow him.
"Sir Iksan told you last Friday, but I didn't expect you to come this early" Sinta explained.
"This morning?" Asked Rio wonder, for him at seven in the morning is not exactly stated with words this early. For him who started working right at six o'clock in the morning where he worked before.
"Here, in this office. Only I can come this early because I love to see the sun set and don't want to spend the night here. Total employees here are ten people, eleven with you and all office employees are followers of the flow of lovers waking up during the day. Their entry was nine in the morning, and their return was seven in the evening. You can choose which flow you will embrace" Sinta explained to answer Rio's mind question about the table that is still empty,
"This is your uniform, in this office we prohibit clothes with the type of shirt and pants material. And pantofel shoes. You will be more welcome if you use t-shirts and jeans, and you can only use two types of footwear here if not sandals, you can wear shoes. But people here prefer not to wear any footwear" added Sinta who then also answered Rio's question about the clothes that the woman wears today.
For Rio, he felt strange when he saw the desk was still empty at work in the morning. He also felt astonished by Sinta's relaxed clothing style, that's why Rio reconfirmed Iksan's company name before entering it.
"This company does not require any compliance, as long as your work is completed and profitable for your company can work at will. In the room there are several sofas and mattresses for rest, on the right there is a bathroom, next to the kitchen, and on the left is a meeting room. If you look on the right when you get out of the elevator there is one special room for all our customers when visiting. And in this room, where we all feel happy with our work" explained Sinta again.
After hearing Sinta's explanation, Rio had time to change his clothes and wait in the dugout until he fell asleep there. He began to wake up when he heard the footsteps that began to be crowded behind the room.
"Yep, this is Rio. Our new editor. Please don't applaud" Welcomed Iksan as Rio exited the rest room greeted with some cheers.
Instead of being applauded, they all greeted Rio directly. Welcomed him warmly.
"Welcome to Join Bro"
"Have you got a girlfriend yet ?"
"Happy fun bro"
"Hello"
"Welcome home"
"Please cooperate"
The greeting ended up to Sinta, "Don't forget, the shirt, pantofel, and pants of standard materials like this morning illegitimate law" with a big smile on his face.
"Yes, so this is the shadow editor I told you about. He's the one who helped us get two awards last year. Please applaud"
Wow great, Oh it turns out he is, oh he is, great yes, never thought to see him.
Everyone cheered on Rio and gave him a round of applause along with whispers of slightly audible praise whispers. Before long the atmosphere began to be controlled when Iksan sat in his chair, then the music made by Rio last night began to play throughout the office room.
"Mas, you make a company what the hell is strange like this" whispered Rio.
"But no wonder, if you care about your strange behavior also every day" added Rio.
"Wihh, be careful when you say that. I told you the same, I just want to make a company that can make its employees comfortable. If they are comfortable, everything is fulfilled, the pressure is a little bit, they will work more optimally and this is what I make. This is what makes my company able to enter the list of the most sought after companies in Asia" explained Iksan.
"So far I don't know what I am, I don't know what I want" asked Rio.
"Oh that, you follow my instructions via email and give my advice according to the time I love. I can only give you work for sure after your coworkers come later" explained Iksan.
"Huh?" Ask Rio.
"Yes a new co-worker, I ever tell you if I want to wait for my sister back from Japan? It turns out that he was actually coming back from Japan, and only returned next month. So later he will be your coworker, now you help me just first" he explained.
Rio nodded, he then refocused on the work Iksan had given him via email.
His mind was a little relieved when he saw the response people had about him. Moreover, the praise given by Iksan gave him high confidence. Closing off all his fears and doubts since he first got Iksan's offer. Naomi is always right, that being what you are will control the expectations of others for yourself. Until finally closing the feeling of fear, and hoarding confidence.
