The flights
Tgl 17 Dec kita naik AirAsia ke SUB via KL. Based on a friend’s experience, kita coba go show utk earlier flight ke KL, cos we were worried that the flight would be delayed and we’d be in a rush to catch the flight to SUB. Akhirnya memang bisa terbang pagian, karena emang pesawatnya rada kosong. Trus kita belum bisa check in karena kepagian, “mbambung” deh di KLIA. Lalu sempat kaget waktu counter AirAsia dibuka, antriannya panjang minta ampun. Why are they so fond of this one-line-queue system there? Huh, jadinya orang kerasa sebel dulu ngliat antrian segitu panjang. Kita sempat ikutan ngantri disitu, trus baru diberi tahu ternyata kalo ke Indonesia, antrinya di counter lain, rada jauh dari situ, tapi untungnya ngga terlalu panjang antriannya.
Oh ya, bawaan kita juga diusahakan sesedikit mungkin lebih nya dari 15 kg yg diizinkan, si kangmas cuma sekitar 11 kg, aku yg banyak as always he3. Lalu kita makan paginya di Airport Don Muang (di Resto Thai Airways, mahal bok, abis 400 Baht berdua). Dan kita juga nekat bawa bekal sendiri he3, abis dulu pengalaman naik AirAsia awal th 2004, jualannya ngga enak. Ternyata sekarang sudah rada improved.
Tgl 28 Dec aku pulang sendiri *hiks*, ceritanya mo kerja, tapi sampe hari ini kerjanya jalan2 dan santai2 mulu, belum ada mood kerja he3.
Pesawat ke KL was delayed for 15 minutes, because the computer system at the KLIA had a problem so the check-in over there was delayed. Trus sampe di KLIA, ternyata bisa langsung check-in, and this one-line-queue system again! Alamak, kali ini, ke Bangkok ngga ada counter tersendiri spt kalo ke Indo, antrinya lamaaaa deh. Trus makan di Burger King di Arrival biar ngga sungkan pake internet gratis nya he3. Pesawat ke Bangkok was delayed 1.5 hours, jadi luntang lantung lagi, kali ini lebih terasa karena sendirian L Sampai ke AIT jam 23 an karena immigrasi BKK juga panjang antrinya, cuaca sudah ngga dingin *syukur* he3, tapi air masih sedingin air es. Walah di Smg terbiasa dng cuaca panas dan itupun mandi aku masih pake air hangat he3. Jadi ngga mandi deh malam itu.
The weight and the diet
Di Indonesia dipuas2in makan gado2, pecel, nasi campur, rujak cingur, pempek, ayam goreng, mie ayam plus camilan2nya, walhasil badan jadi melar. Apalagi sudah sebulan ini ga sempat fitness kan. Makanya mau coba detoksifikasi, 3 hari cuma minum jus, tapi ngga kuat godaannya. Tadi ke MBK, aduh kepengen segala macam, masih bisa tahan sih, tapi begitu sampe rumah udah ngga kuat, malah jadi kepengen segala yg ada. Udah deh, makan malam aja yg diganti juice. Moga2 masih bisa turun beratnya sampe Juni nanti.
The date
Kata “orang pinter” 24-06-2006, lumayan cantik juga ya tanggalnya. Utk maid of honour, bestman, flower girl/boy ada shio2 yg ngga boleh, utk ngatur ranjang pengantin juga shio tertentu dilarang. Yah nurut aja lah.
The church
Ternyata di TA juga ga susah prosedur gerejanya karena Romo kepalanya ganti (tadinya mo gereja di Kediri n pesta di TA). Tgl 18 Dec, kita langsung disuruh ikut misa dan menemui romo. Tapi berhubung Romo sibuk, balik lagi Senin untuk penyelidikan kanonik, ditanya data2 basic dan such questions as ”sadar ngga kalo pernikahan cuma sekali”, ”sadar ngga kalo pernikahan bertujuan mempunyai keturunan”. Romo nya baik kok. Kita ikut pelajaran agama 4 kali (dng 4 orang tutor yg berbeda), tapi bisa diambil dalam sehari, kalo memang tutor nya bisa. Trus surat2 yg harus dilengkapi juga sudah dikasih tahu, aduh ribet juga ya urusan surat menyurat ini. Harus ke Gereja tempat baptis dulu, ke RT, RW, Kelurahan, Catatan Sipil.
Test kesehatan
Di TA, diminta surat keterangan sehat dari Puskesmas, bayar 3500 Rp/ orang utk tiket masuk dan 5000 Rp/ orang utk surat dokter nya. Tapi aku ngga imunisasi lagi karena sudah diimunisasi MMR dan TT di AIT bulan Okt lalu dlm rangka annual check-up gratis.
The theme
Maunya putih – emas gitu (kenapa ya? Lupa :P, kayaknya kita emang mau itu, tapi ada yg bilang jelek, tapi fotografer di Kediri juga menyarankan putih-emas)
The wedding cake
Pesan di Kediri, eh ternyata teman sendiri, anak TI Petra dulu. More or less, modelnya kita sudah pilih (tapi aku lupa juga tuh yg kayak apa he3, moga2 kangmas ingat). Mama temanku itu menyarankan kasih something Thai, tapi ogah ah, masak dikasih gajah ato boneka berbaju Thai?
The make-up
Pesan di Kediri juga, belakangan ada yg bilang jelek, tapi ya udah lah, udah DP juga. Lagian lihat foto nya kayaknya bagus kok, netral, ngga menor.
The venue
Di restoran di TA, teman ortu kangmas. Untuk urusan venue, menu, hiburan kita pasrahkan ke ortu kangmas saja.
The decoration
Wah, cuma di gedung. Di gereja ngga termasuk paket nya. Kamar pengantin juga cuma dikasih buket aja, terpaksa cari bedcovernya sendiri. Trus kan harusnya kamarku di ”rumah” (in my case, hotel di TA) dan kamar kangmas di rumahnya nantinya juga di video, jadi kudu dihias juga. Buketnya mau yg bulet, mawar putih kuning dng tambahan sedikit pink ato merah.
The photo studio
Teman kangmas, ternyata istrinya si Mega, yg pernah dikenalin ama Lia J dunia emang kecil ya. Si kangmas mau outdoor lagi di situ tapi dng baju casual. Dia pengen foto di Gereja Pohsarang, belakangan baru tahu ternyata ada cerita special nya di situ *jadi terharu*.
The invitation
Udah liat2 tapi belum milih nih, tulisan nama China ku dan papa ku juga ngga tahu gimana. Abis di keluargaku (mama, aku dan adik) ngga ada yg ngeh bhs Mandarin. Biar kangmas aja yg milih and minta bantuan ortu dia utk tulisannya.
Sepatu dan baju utk foto casual
Tadi siang dapat di MBK, setelah puter sana sini di Smg, Sby, Future Park, MBK, akhirnya sepatu nya aku pilih yg sederhana, pokoknya 7.5 cm dan nyaman dipake, gampang dilepas he3.
Yang kurang
Mobil pengantin, hotel utk tamu, petugas dan flower girl/boy, bestman, trus isi koper (itu, keperluanku yg serba baru).
Perayaan di Semarang
Tgl 2 Juli karena 1 Juli (seminggu after 24 June) gedungya sudah dipake orang. Itu pun siangnya ada yg pake, jadi dekor kita terpaksa ngikut dia (untung sih kita bisa dapet diskon, tapi moga2 selera orang itu ngga norak ya, belum tahu juga mereka pakai dekor mana). Gaun pesta saya (udah ngga boleh pake wedding gown) plus make up, undangan, foto video sudah pesan. MC dan hiburan dari gedung yg disewa. Tinggal souvenir dan dekor nya.
Friday, December 30, 2005
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Wedding prep 2
Ortu kangmas dan 3 tante nya datang dari tgl 3-13 Dec kemaren
4 Dec Chatuchak
5 Dec Bumrungrad hospital, MBK, WTC
6-8 Dec Chiangmai
9 Dec Pattaya (Nongnooch Garden bagus, Alangkarn jelek! jangan lihat deh)
10 Dec Sunflower farm dng kereta api tourist yg ada nya cuma tiap weekend during Sep-Dec, cukup oke
11 Dec Chatuchak dan Jim Thompson sale
12 Dec Grand palace, Wat Pho, Wat arun
The souvenir
Pas kita jalan tgl 4 Dec itu, ortu bilang bagusan souvenirnya gantungan kunci aja.... sigh, rada kecewa sih pas itu... tapi ya udah gpp.... kan emang nanti yg diundang juga teman2 mereka juga, their cohort gitu... jadi seleranya kan kurang lebih sama dng mereka... kalo kita kasih yg menurut kita bagus dan unik, malah mungkin mereka ngga appreciate....
The rings
Sudah jadi lhoo, keren deh, sesuai dng yg kita mau... ngga terlalu lebar, we're so happy to see those rings....
The gown
Sebetulnya diminta datang minggu lalu utk ngepas pattern, tapi ngga sempat, dimundurin tgl 7 or 14 jan th depan aja. Jas si kangmas juga dipinjemin dari situ.... ngirit deh, kalo sewa bridal gown di indo, jas groom nya ngga dapat, mesti beli sendiri....
The shoes
Wah aku disuruh cari sepatu yg tingginya 7.5 cm sebelum ngepas pattern... belum sempat juga nih... ntar aja... cari di MBK aja hehehe, abis ngga keliatan juga nantinya.....
The ceremony
Gereja nya nanti di Kediri, kita mo nanya2 selama kita di Indo 17-28 Dec ini
Sedang Chinese tradition ceremony nya nanti tanya2 ama pihak si kangmas, pihakku kagak ngerti sama sekali.... nantinya nyiapin koper yg isinya barang2 keperluanku sehari2 yg harus serba baru (asyiiikkk hehehe).. trus pihak cowok nyiapin perhiasan juga buat aku (asyik lagi hehehehe).,.. ngga tau ah... nanti aja tanya si kangmas lagi....
4 Dec Chatuchak
5 Dec Bumrungrad hospital, MBK, WTC
6-8 Dec Chiangmai
9 Dec Pattaya (Nongnooch Garden bagus, Alangkarn jelek! jangan lihat deh)
10 Dec Sunflower farm dng kereta api tourist yg ada nya cuma tiap weekend during Sep-Dec, cukup oke
11 Dec Chatuchak dan Jim Thompson sale
12 Dec Grand palace, Wat Pho, Wat arun
The souvenir
Pas kita jalan tgl 4 Dec itu, ortu bilang bagusan souvenirnya gantungan kunci aja.... sigh, rada kecewa sih pas itu... tapi ya udah gpp.... kan emang nanti yg diundang juga teman2 mereka juga, their cohort gitu... jadi seleranya kan kurang lebih sama dng mereka... kalo kita kasih yg menurut kita bagus dan unik, malah mungkin mereka ngga appreciate....
The rings
Sudah jadi lhoo, keren deh, sesuai dng yg kita mau... ngga terlalu lebar, we're so happy to see those rings....
The gown
Sebetulnya diminta datang minggu lalu utk ngepas pattern, tapi ngga sempat, dimundurin tgl 7 or 14 jan th depan aja. Jas si kangmas juga dipinjemin dari situ.... ngirit deh, kalo sewa bridal gown di indo, jas groom nya ngga dapat, mesti beli sendiri....
The shoes
Wah aku disuruh cari sepatu yg tingginya 7.5 cm sebelum ngepas pattern... belum sempat juga nih... ntar aja... cari di MBK aja hehehe, abis ngga keliatan juga nantinya.....
The ceremony
Gereja nya nanti di Kediri, kita mo nanya2 selama kita di Indo 17-28 Dec ini
Sedang Chinese tradition ceremony nya nanti tanya2 ama pihak si kangmas, pihakku kagak ngerti sama sekali.... nantinya nyiapin koper yg isinya barang2 keperluanku sehari2 yg harus serba baru (asyiiikkk hehehe).. trus pihak cowok nyiapin perhiasan juga buat aku (asyik lagi hehehehe).,.. ngga tau ah... nanti aja tanya si kangmas lagi....
Thursday, December 01, 2005
Wedding prep 1
The Ring
We know one jewellery shop which, as far as we know, is honest and gives reasonable price. So we have them in mind when we designed the ring. I already have ideas of how it should look like and*he* looked for the picture on the internet. It has three layers, with wide sandpaper-finishing (matte) layer in the middle and two very-narrow outer layers, and rectangular (emerald-cut) diamond in the middle. It has homogeneous thickness and width all throughout, no protruding part.
We decided to order it so we can get what we want. But *he* warned me already that by ordering, actually we dont know how the thing will come out. Unlike buying the ready made rings, we can already see the thing.
First visit, our right ring-fingers were measured. But the shop owner told us that for Thais, normally the wedding band is worn on the left ring-finger (also for the Filipinos, I observed). But we were sure that for us it should be on the right hand. But after going home, we were not so sure, so I searched on the pictures of my Indonesian Friendster friends and other pictures of our families and friends, and we got different results! Some couples wear it on the right hand, some on the left hand, some wear it in different hands for the husband and the wife. So finally, we decided to wear it on our right hand (cause left hand is used for *bleep* hehehehe).
Second visit, oh my God, my ring is 1 cm wide (with 2 outer layers each on top and bottom!). I dont want this. Even *he* doesnt want something this thick, so we asked them to cut one outer layer each and tried to make the inner layer a bit narrower. We havent see it again ever since.
The Checklist
We tried to prepare the checklist to make sure nothing is forgotten. But many things cannot be ensured yet. Such as the distribution of responsibilities, the bridesmaid, the flowergirl, etc. But I hope when we go back this Dec to Surabaya we can already settle many things.
The Souvenir
We went to Phahurat (Indian town) to look for the souvenirs, it's cheap there. We fell for the salt and pepper containers in the shape of two people hugging each other, but I dont know whether we will buy, cos it's so fragile. But looks like we will.
The Pre-wed Picture
It is difficult for us if I have to rent the gown in Indonesia and take the pre-wed there, because we are not living in Indonesia. So, with the advise of Nova and Benny (Thank God we met them when they distributed their invitation, because we were about to go out at that time), we tried to look for studio here. So we went to a wedding fair at the Impact Arena. It was a scary experience, because every sales person tried to pull us to sit and listen to them for "five minutes" which in fact became 20-30 minutes. Then after selecting the best three, we went to Thong Lor, where those bridal studios are located. We visited all three and decided to select Image Bride. This shop is a bit "jual mahal", unlike other shops which tried to give us lower and lower price or more and more benefits. But I like the styles of their picture.
The Gown
I dont have any picture how it should look like. The most important thing is that it will not make me look fat! hehehe, mission impossible? :D But I tried to searched through the internet for some pictures anyway, but still I have to try it on before I know, right?
So in the three bridal studios, I also observed the gowns. And after we decided to select Image Bride, I tried the gowns there. Then the designer showed me a gown ordered by another customer, which I like so much, the style is like the yellow gown of Beauty in the "Beauty and the Beast". So we ordered one too (a bit different) and we can bring to Indonesia for the ceremony.
Others
Decorations, venue, legality aspects, church, etc. are still unknown at this stage.
We know one jewellery shop which, as far as we know, is honest and gives reasonable price. So we have them in mind when we designed the ring. I already have ideas of how it should look like and*he* looked for the picture on the internet. It has three layers, with wide sandpaper-finishing (matte) layer in the middle and two very-narrow outer layers, and rectangular (emerald-cut) diamond in the middle. It has homogeneous thickness and width all throughout, no protruding part.
We decided to order it so we can get what we want. But *he* warned me already that by ordering, actually we dont know how the thing will come out. Unlike buying the ready made rings, we can already see the thing.
First visit, our right ring-fingers were measured. But the shop owner told us that for Thais, normally the wedding band is worn on the left ring-finger (also for the Filipinos, I observed). But we were sure that for us it should be on the right hand. But after going home, we were not so sure, so I searched on the pictures of my Indonesian Friendster friends and other pictures of our families and friends, and we got different results! Some couples wear it on the right hand, some on the left hand, some wear it in different hands for the husband and the wife. So finally, we decided to wear it on our right hand (cause left hand is used for *bleep* hehehehe).
Second visit, oh my God, my ring is 1 cm wide (with 2 outer layers each on top and bottom!). I dont want this. Even *he* doesnt want something this thick, so we asked them to cut one outer layer each and tried to make the inner layer a bit narrower. We havent see it again ever since.
The Checklist
We tried to prepare the checklist to make sure nothing is forgotten. But many things cannot be ensured yet. Such as the distribution of responsibilities, the bridesmaid, the flowergirl, etc. But I hope when we go back this Dec to Surabaya we can already settle many things.
The Souvenir
We went to Phahurat (Indian town) to look for the souvenirs, it's cheap there. We fell for the salt and pepper containers in the shape of two people hugging each other, but I dont know whether we will buy, cos it's so fragile. But looks like we will.
The Pre-wed Picture
It is difficult for us if I have to rent the gown in Indonesia and take the pre-wed there, because we are not living in Indonesia. So, with the advise of Nova and Benny (Thank God we met them when they distributed their invitation, because we were about to go out at that time), we tried to look for studio here. So we went to a wedding fair at the Impact Arena. It was a scary experience, because every sales person tried to pull us to sit and listen to them for "five minutes" which in fact became 20-30 minutes. Then after selecting the best three, we went to Thong Lor, where those bridal studios are located. We visited all three and decided to select Image Bride. This shop is a bit "jual mahal", unlike other shops which tried to give us lower and lower price or more and more benefits. But I like the styles of their picture.
The Gown
I dont have any picture how it should look like. The most important thing is that it will not make me look fat! hehehe, mission impossible? :D But I tried to searched through the internet for some pictures anyway, but still I have to try it on before I know, right?
So in the three bridal studios, I also observed the gowns. And after we decided to select Image Bride, I tried the gowns there. Then the designer showed me a gown ordered by another customer, which I like so much, the style is like the yellow gown of Beauty in the "Beauty and the Beast". So we ordered one too (a bit different) and we can bring to Indonesia for the ceremony.
Others
Decorations, venue, legality aspects, church, etc. are still unknown at this stage.
Monday, November 21, 2005
apa ya judulnya
Mmhh... it's 19.30, I've had my dinner, went to the office with the "dream" of doing some useful works, but I was so clueless of which report I should do and end up checking my email and blogging hehehe....
Ok, most of our friends already knew that we're getting married in June (God's willing). I just would like to write it down here... for me to read later on.
First of all, sometimes I still can't believe that I'm getting married after all (though a bit late to my standard..... anyway....). I grew up believing that no man would ever want me to be his wife. I was an overweight (till now hehehe, it's the efficient metabolism of my body to be blamed), unattractive, quiet and shy person with very low self-esteem. And people kept telling me (either directly or indirectly) that if I stayed that way, no one would want to marry me. I had crushes on some boys during my school year (only one at a time lho hehehe) but I was so shy and I thought they would not like me (which is most probably true).
There... till I was in the university, I didnt know how to dress (actually till now, I dont possess any good sense of fashion, but back then it was a lot more awful) till I met my friends, a gang of five girls who, though not so different from other girls, certainly have better sense of fashion than I do, and they encouraged me to dress up a bit. But back then I dont have enough money to spend on clothes, though I did work as private teacher and teaching assistant at the university. Still no boyfriend.
Everytime I travelled back to my hometown (from the city where I studied, it was a 6-8 hours trip) I spent my time dreaming that I would try and find an American or European husband, cos I think they care less about physical appearance than Asian or, specifically, Indonesian men and the Caucasians are more romantic, it seemed to me. And my children would be so beautiful that they might have chance to be movie stars hahahaha.
Then before I graduated from the university... a man approached me, but I was so clumsy and didnt know what to do and did so many mistakes. When he brought me to his sister's birthday dinner and introduced me to her, I ordered a very expensive fish (cos I didnt know hehehe). And when he called me, he was so shy and so was I, that we ended up having nothing to say, and they were long distance calls, so I told him to call me less and save a bit. Finally he disappeared from my life.
Then came a second man, he has already introduced me to his whole family and he was in my graduation picture, cos my mom liked him so much (ouch, I shouldnt have allowed that). But it was not serious and I didnt know what love was.
Then came another man, but we were not meant to be.
Then I went to Europe and work, and got to know some Caucasians... then I realised that I want someone else, someone with my own culture and values.
Then it was a one year vacuum, till my *kangmas* came into the picture. It was really a blessing that our paths crossed again. I had never thought or expected it. Only then I know what love is or, at least, I think I know. Anyway, it is true that the waiting time can be so long, but when the right person come along, everything will be OK. - morale of the story: if you havent found your other-half, dont be discouraged -
All along, I also used my "single" time trying to read and be a better person for my future partner. I did not know anything about men, so I kept reading and reading. I tried to learn what it takes for a relationship to work. Though there is no such thing as a general truth for relationships (it's really a case to case basis) and I still dont know much about relationships, but I think my efforts helped me.
OK, that's in the past.... not a happy memory, but maybe that's the process which takes me to where I am now.
Now..... about my preparation for the wedding....
Ok, most of our friends already knew that we're getting married in June (God's willing). I just would like to write it down here... for me to read later on.
First of all, sometimes I still can't believe that I'm getting married after all (though a bit late to my standard..... anyway....). I grew up believing that no man would ever want me to be his wife. I was an overweight (till now hehehe, it's the efficient metabolism of my body to be blamed), unattractive, quiet and shy person with very low self-esteem. And people kept telling me (either directly or indirectly) that if I stayed that way, no one would want to marry me. I had crushes on some boys during my school year (only one at a time lho hehehe) but I was so shy and I thought they would not like me (which is most probably true).
There... till I was in the university, I didnt know how to dress (actually till now, I dont possess any good sense of fashion, but back then it was a lot more awful) till I met my friends, a gang of five girls who, though not so different from other girls, certainly have better sense of fashion than I do, and they encouraged me to dress up a bit. But back then I dont have enough money to spend on clothes, though I did work as private teacher and teaching assistant at the university. Still no boyfriend.
Everytime I travelled back to my hometown (from the city where I studied, it was a 6-8 hours trip) I spent my time dreaming that I would try and find an American or European husband, cos I think they care less about physical appearance than Asian or, specifically, Indonesian men and the Caucasians are more romantic, it seemed to me. And my children would be so beautiful that they might have chance to be movie stars hahahaha.
Then before I graduated from the university... a man approached me, but I was so clumsy and didnt know what to do and did so many mistakes. When he brought me to his sister's birthday dinner and introduced me to her, I ordered a very expensive fish (cos I didnt know hehehe). And when he called me, he was so shy and so was I, that we ended up having nothing to say, and they were long distance calls, so I told him to call me less and save a bit. Finally he disappeared from my life.
Then came a second man, he has already introduced me to his whole family and he was in my graduation picture, cos my mom liked him so much (ouch, I shouldnt have allowed that). But it was not serious and I didnt know what love was.
Then came another man, but we were not meant to be.
Then I went to Europe and work, and got to know some Caucasians... then I realised that I want someone else, someone with my own culture and values.
Then it was a one year vacuum, till my *kangmas* came into the picture. It was really a blessing that our paths crossed again. I had never thought or expected it. Only then I know what love is or, at least, I think I know. Anyway, it is true that the waiting time can be so long, but when the right person come along, everything will be OK. - morale of the story: if you havent found your other-half, dont be discouraged -
All along, I also used my "single" time trying to read and be a better person for my future partner. I did not know anything about men, so I kept reading and reading. I tried to learn what it takes for a relationship to work. Though there is no such thing as a general truth for relationships (it's really a case to case basis) and I still dont know much about relationships, but I think my efforts helped me.
OK, that's in the past.... not a happy memory, but maybe that's the process which takes me to where I am now.
Now..... about my preparation for the wedding....
Monday, November 07, 2005
what do you do
what do you do on such day like this?
everything seems so awful
and i'm feeling like punching someone
(who should it be?)
no specific cause
all's pink and roses between me and him
just got a new project announced last friday
(so it means i have something to go back to in Jan next year)
got my chance of shopping spree yesterday
bought some interesting books :wink:
and small gift for him :wink:
being gluttonous with KFC and Baskin Robbins chocolate fudge
but i still feel like kicking someone hehehe
duh!
everything seems so awful
and i'm feeling like punching someone
(who should it be?)
no specific cause
all's pink and roses between me and him
just got a new project announced last friday
(so it means i have something to go back to in Jan next year)
got my chance of shopping spree yesterday
bought some interesting books :wink:
and small gift for him :wink:
being gluttonous with KFC and Baskin Robbins chocolate fudge
but i still feel like kicking someone hehehe
duh!
Friday, October 21, 2005
long weekend
hmm... sudah sebulan lebih kegiatan utamaku mainan free cell hehehe. oh pikiran ini ngga mau kompromi. emang kebetulan ngga ada urgent things to do. jadi semua ditunda terus... tar sok tar sok... padahal ntar desember pasti sibuk... mana mo pulang indo lebih awal lagi... tapi kayaknya sih ngga ada yg aku bisa kerjakan sekarang.... menunggu advise2 dari para tetua di kantor....
hoh...senin ini libur, tapi kita ngga ada rencana keluar... sabtu ini sebetulnya kita rencana mo ke bangkok, mau melihat *bleep* yang kita pesan, tapi sayangnya belum bisa dilihat sabtu ini... hehehe deg2an eh.... *blushing*
jadi ngapain ya.... paling browsing2, cari ide *blushing lagi ah*.... dan masak, kita punya banyak bahan masakan yg belum tersentuh nih ....tapi harus tetep inget diet ah.... 6 more kilos to lose
hoh...senin ini libur, tapi kita ngga ada rencana keluar... sabtu ini sebetulnya kita rencana mo ke bangkok, mau melihat *bleep* yang kita pesan, tapi sayangnya belum bisa dilihat sabtu ini... hehehe deg2an eh.... *blushing*
jadi ngapain ya.... paling browsing2, cari ide *blushing lagi ah*.... dan masak, kita punya banyak bahan masakan yg belum tersentuh nih ....tapi harus tetep inget diet ah.... 6 more kilos to lose
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Life
Life... is full of surprises....
and just like a trip to Bangkok... kadang macet berjam2 ... kadang lancar dan everything goes so fast that you hardly believe it's really happening.... hehehe....
anyway... i'm still trying to believe that it's really really happening..... *pinching myself a tiny little bit*
but there are so many things and many other things to think about...
the end of the project is near.... Jan 2006... but we'll only have the last seminar within the last week of November... i cannot imagine the chaos that will take place.... now that everything is still unclear.... now our server is broken and the backup that i have dated one month ago (that's why i cannot work now hehehe... what a good excuse).... the financial reporting is a helluva lots of work and confusing too...... i am not sure whether i can accompany my hopefully-soon-to-be in laws when they come in December.... i am not sure whether i can go home to Indonesia in December... i am not sure of what will happen after Jan 2006... maybe i'll go back to Bangkok jobless and homeless because i'll have to give my dorm back to the housing office..... maybe i'll have to stay in Indo for a while....
btw.... yesterday was our anniversary... i thought you forgot it, *love*... but you didn't.... thank you for that and for the gift too... sorry that my cookings were not as what they looked like in the recipe books and their tastes were *ajaib* as usual ..... anyway, with lots of practice i think i can improve hehehehe or i'll just do the dishes and you do the cooking.....
these words always ring true to me: I thought I could not love you more... but everyday I just do.......
- me, in love -
and just like a trip to Bangkok... kadang macet berjam2 ... kadang lancar dan everything goes so fast that you hardly believe it's really happening.... hehehe....
anyway... i'm still trying to believe that it's really really happening..... *pinching myself a tiny little bit*
but there are so many things and many other things to think about...
the end of the project is near.... Jan 2006... but we'll only have the last seminar within the last week of November... i cannot imagine the chaos that will take place.... now that everything is still unclear.... now our server is broken and the backup that i have dated one month ago (that's why i cannot work now hehehe... what a good excuse).... the financial reporting is a helluva lots of work and confusing too...... i am not sure whether i can accompany my hopefully-soon-to-be in laws when they come in December.... i am not sure whether i can go home to Indonesia in December... i am not sure of what will happen after Jan 2006... maybe i'll go back to Bangkok jobless and homeless because i'll have to give my dorm back to the housing office..... maybe i'll have to stay in Indo for a while....
btw.... yesterday was our anniversary... i thought you forgot it, *love*... but you didn't.... thank you for that and for the gift too... sorry that my cookings were not as what they looked like in the recipe books and their tastes were *ajaib* as usual ..... anyway, with lots of practice i think i can improve hehehehe or i'll just do the dishes and you do the cooking.....
these words always ring true to me: I thought I could not love you more... but everyday I just do.......
- me, in love -
Monday, September 19, 2005
ikanku mati
Hiks.... ikan Guppies ku yg baru berumur 2 atau 3 minggu disini.... Guppiewo dan Guppiewie (dinamain according to nama boneka sapi yg paling cute sedunia, si Cowie alias Wowie) mati semua..... padahal mereka tuh hiburanku kalo saat stress di kantor... aku taruh di atas meja kantor kan....
salahku juga sih .....
aku ngga mau memegang ikan itu pas ngganti air, jadi ikannya aku taruh di gelas plastik UFM, lalu aku buang kotoran di air itu sampe tinggal ikan aja di gelas itu, lalu aku pindah ke gelas lain yg sudah kuisi air (di-iling, bhs Jawa nya) .... yg pertama kali aku gituin, ikan itu stress, ngga mau makan dan berenang cepat sekali..... yg kedua kali udah gpp, jadi aku ulang lagi ketiga kali ini.....
eh kok yg ketiga ini mereka juga jadi ngga mau makan, bahkan yg satu jadi suicidal, mencepitkan dirinya ke kerikil2 yg aku taruh di dasar aquarium..... itu hari sabtu... aku kasih makan dikit.... lalu minggu nya aku ngga ke kantor......
tahu2 tadi lihat mereka sudah mati.... tapi kalo ga salah ingat.... kok mulut aquarium nya tertutup total ya..... biasanya emang aku tutup sebagian karena takut mereka loncat...
ah ya sudah....... nanti beli lagi dan aku minta tolong kangmas pindahin ikannya waktu aku ganti air nya.... :D
salahku juga sih .....
aku ngga mau memegang ikan itu pas ngganti air, jadi ikannya aku taruh di gelas plastik UFM, lalu aku buang kotoran di air itu sampe tinggal ikan aja di gelas itu, lalu aku pindah ke gelas lain yg sudah kuisi air (di-iling, bhs Jawa nya) .... yg pertama kali aku gituin, ikan itu stress, ngga mau makan dan berenang cepat sekali..... yg kedua kali udah gpp, jadi aku ulang lagi ketiga kali ini.....
eh kok yg ketiga ini mereka juga jadi ngga mau makan, bahkan yg satu jadi suicidal, mencepitkan dirinya ke kerikil2 yg aku taruh di dasar aquarium..... itu hari sabtu... aku kasih makan dikit.... lalu minggu nya aku ngga ke kantor......
tahu2 tadi lihat mereka sudah mati.... tapi kalo ga salah ingat.... kok mulut aquarium nya tertutup total ya..... biasanya emang aku tutup sebagian karena takut mereka loncat...
ah ya sudah....... nanti beli lagi dan aku minta tolong kangmas pindahin ikannya waktu aku ganti air nya.... :D
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Mm... i should have been working... but i wanted to write this....
pake bahasa indonesia ajah... sapa tahu ada orang lain yg baca juga (GR ya... :))
barusan ngomong ama teman... dia barusan kehilangan bayi nya.... hanya kurang 2 minggu lagi bayi itu lahir... tapi sedihnya, bayi itu meninggal di dalam kandungan... karena terbelit tali pusar nya sendiri.... karena bayi itu sangat aktif..... sedihnya lagi, bayi itu sebetulnya sehat dan perfect .... sedihnya lagi, dokter bilang, kalo saja cepat ditangani/ dioperasi, bayi tsb bisa hidup....
memang sudah 3 hari sebelumnya istrinya merasa bahwa tidak ada gerakan, tapi sebelumnya juga pernah begitu dan tahu2 ada gerakan lagi... maka mereka ngga langsung periksa....
dia bilang, mereka sudah punya banyak rencana, tahun depan mereka akan do this and do that bersama bayinya... tahu2 semua sia2.....
dia bilang, sekarang dia takut akan masa depan.... aku bisa ngerti *wink-wink*..... yah... bagaimana kita punya banyak rencana... tapi tahu2 mentah lagi.... kembali ke nol...... emang yah, wajar sekali kalo kita takut akan masa depan.... meskipun kita mengimani bahwa 'He will make everything beautiful in His time' atau 'He has laid a beautiful plan for us.... more beautiful than what we expected'... tapi tetap saja begitu banyak uncertainties yg kita takuti.......
teman2ku yg pernah hamil/ bapak2 yg punya anah pada bilang: kalo saja bayi itu meninggal 1-2 bulan di awal kehamilan, ya sedih tapi tidak sesedih ini.... si ibu sudah mengandung di perut nya 8 bulan lebih, tahu2 begini....
ibu temanku itu juga sedih sekali sampai ngga mau makan.... si temanku ini menikahnya telat... sekarang umurnya sekitar 40 tahun.... sebelum dia menikah, si ibu juga bingung sekali mikirin dia..... yah masih untung istrinya masih di awal 30an..... masih bisa punya anak lagi.....
yah begitulah hidup ya.....
temanku itu bilang (utk menghibur diri kali ya, kadang emang kita perlu melihat orang lain yg lebih susah dari kita ya... aku kadang merasa kok jahat ya, tapi ya emang perlu sih), dia masih melihat dirinya lebih beruntung daripada teman lain yg anaknya sudah umur 12 tahun, tahu2 anak itu divonis kanker otak... dan perlahan2 mati...... dying selama 2 tahun.... mula2 dia ngga bisa jalan.... lumpuh... lalu kerjaannya main komputer games.... lalu setelah tangannya juga ngga berfungsi, dia cuma bisa nonton tivi.... lalu setelah itu dia pun buta.... lalu meninggal setelah 2 tahun...........
Atau teman lain.... yg istrinya dua kali keguguran, karena janin nya menempel di tempat yg salah dan mengancam keselamatan si calon ibu, sekarang teman ini takut utk mencoba punya anak lagi..... untungnya si suami bilang bahwa dia ngga harus punya anak sendiri, karena begitu banyak anak di luar sana yg butuh kasih sayang..... tapi yah... mungkin juga utk menghibur dirinya sendiri juga ya.........
yah yah..... begitulah......
pake bahasa indonesia ajah... sapa tahu ada orang lain yg baca juga (GR ya... :))
barusan ngomong ama teman... dia barusan kehilangan bayi nya.... hanya kurang 2 minggu lagi bayi itu lahir... tapi sedihnya, bayi itu meninggal di dalam kandungan... karena terbelit tali pusar nya sendiri.... karena bayi itu sangat aktif..... sedihnya lagi, bayi itu sebetulnya sehat dan perfect .... sedihnya lagi, dokter bilang, kalo saja cepat ditangani/ dioperasi, bayi tsb bisa hidup....
memang sudah 3 hari sebelumnya istrinya merasa bahwa tidak ada gerakan, tapi sebelumnya juga pernah begitu dan tahu2 ada gerakan lagi... maka mereka ngga langsung periksa....
dia bilang, mereka sudah punya banyak rencana, tahun depan mereka akan do this and do that bersama bayinya... tahu2 semua sia2.....
dia bilang, sekarang dia takut akan masa depan.... aku bisa ngerti *wink-wink*..... yah... bagaimana kita punya banyak rencana... tapi tahu2 mentah lagi.... kembali ke nol...... emang yah, wajar sekali kalo kita takut akan masa depan.... meskipun kita mengimani bahwa 'He will make everything beautiful in His time' atau 'He has laid a beautiful plan for us.... more beautiful than what we expected'... tapi tetap saja begitu banyak uncertainties yg kita takuti.......
teman2ku yg pernah hamil/ bapak2 yg punya anah pada bilang: kalo saja bayi itu meninggal 1-2 bulan di awal kehamilan, ya sedih tapi tidak sesedih ini.... si ibu sudah mengandung di perut nya 8 bulan lebih, tahu2 begini....
ibu temanku itu juga sedih sekali sampai ngga mau makan.... si temanku ini menikahnya telat... sekarang umurnya sekitar 40 tahun.... sebelum dia menikah, si ibu juga bingung sekali mikirin dia..... yah masih untung istrinya masih di awal 30an..... masih bisa punya anak lagi.....
yah begitulah hidup ya.....
temanku itu bilang (utk menghibur diri kali ya, kadang emang kita perlu melihat orang lain yg lebih susah dari kita ya... aku kadang merasa kok jahat ya, tapi ya emang perlu sih), dia masih melihat dirinya lebih beruntung daripada teman lain yg anaknya sudah umur 12 tahun, tahu2 anak itu divonis kanker otak... dan perlahan2 mati...... dying selama 2 tahun.... mula2 dia ngga bisa jalan.... lumpuh... lalu kerjaannya main komputer games.... lalu setelah tangannya juga ngga berfungsi, dia cuma bisa nonton tivi.... lalu setelah itu dia pun buta.... lalu meninggal setelah 2 tahun...........
Atau teman lain.... yg istrinya dua kali keguguran, karena janin nya menempel di tempat yg salah dan mengancam keselamatan si calon ibu, sekarang teman ini takut utk mencoba punya anak lagi..... untungnya si suami bilang bahwa dia ngga harus punya anak sendiri, karena begitu banyak anak di luar sana yg butuh kasih sayang..... tapi yah... mungkin juga utk menghibur dirinya sendiri juga ya.........
yah yah..... begitulah......
All I ever have to be
Ini lagu yg aku lagi suka banget..... by Amy Grant
how true... there are so many things beyond our control... often times it hurts when things are not really what we wanted.... when we cannot get what we wanted, what we thought is best for us......
how true... there are so many things beyond our control... often times it hurts when things are not really what we wanted.... when we cannot get what we wanted, what we thought is best for us......
All I ever have to be - Amy Grant
When the weight of all my dreams
Is resting heavy on my head,
And the thoughtful words of health and hope
Have all been nicely said.
But I’m still hurting,
Wondering if I’ll ever be
the one I think I am
I think I am.
Then You gently re-remind me
That You’ve made me from the first,
And the more I try to be the best
The more I get the worst.
And I realize the good in me,
Is only there because of who You are
who You are...
And all I ever have to be
Is what You’ve made me.
Any more or less would be a step
out of Your plan.
As You daily recreate me,
Help me always keep in mind
That I only have to do
What I can find.
And all I ever have to be
All I have to be
All I ever have to be
Is what You’ve made me.
Thursday, September 15, 2005
KL 5-8 Sept 2005
Yak.. kemaren ke KL, tapi ngga terlalu banyak jalan2
5 Sept
Pesawatnya Malaysian Airlines bunyi mulu waktu mau take off, jadi ngeri... untungnya belum tahu kalo pagi itu juga ada pesawat Mandala jatuh di Medan
Tiba jam 15.00 an, antri imigrasinya panjaaan minta ampun. Mereka bikin cuma 1 line antrian (meski meja nya ada sekitar 6 meja), kita jadi merasa it was a neverending queue. Orang2 jadi gelisah, padahal kalo aja dibikin 6 antrian, orang jadi lebih tenang. Di depanku ada cowo bule, kaya nya Amrik yg ngomel mulu tiap telpon temannya gara2 terjebak di antrian yg panjang hehehe (kira2 ada kalo 5 orang yg dia telpon dan cerita hal yg sama) . Yg utk orang Malay sendiri ada banyak meja dan ngga ada yg ngantri, lagian ada yg jalur cepat utk e-passport itu spt yg sedang mulai diterapkan di Thailand. Yak akhirnya setelah 45 menit kita keluar dari imigrasi.
Waktu cari taxi, aku tanya petugas di depan counter taxi, katanya 58 RM kalo ke Glenmarie (Shah alam), lalu aku ke petugas yg di belakang meja, dia bilang 70 RM, lah aku bilang tadi petugas yg itu bilang 58 RM. Ternyata yg 70 RM itu yg limo. Aku bilang aku mau yg 58 RM aja.
Lobby nya besar, tapi ngga se impressive Putri Pan Pacific di Johor Bahru.... wah keren deh di sana.... pengen ke sana lagi..... Yg di Glenmarie ini, ngga ber AC lobby nya, di atas ada kipas2 besar bergantung (bisa berayun2 gitu) yg digantungi bendera Malaysia. Mereka juga barusan merayakan kemerdekaan, maka dimana2 banyak bendera dan tulisan 'Kerenamu Malaysia' (kalo ga salah ingat, dasar nih memory nya short term banget, ga bawa kamera pula).
Abis check in, minum sambil ngobrol bentar ama teman2 (spt biasa, aku sendiri cewe nya). Lalu aku diantar ama teman dari Malaysia ke shopping mall (Carrefour dan Parkson Grand --> aku seringnya ingetnya Grandson Park hehehe) deket situ. Yah cuma beli snack aja, itu pun ga banyak soalnya aku juga beli air yg 6 liter hehehe (abis di hotel satu botol kecil 4 RM = 1 USD, ga mau rugi!). Aku juga diminta tolong beliin sepatu squash utk teman yg dari UK. Bingung juga sih, takut salah beli, tapi ya cuma 50 RM buat dia sih enteng ya.. sekitar 15 USD. Aku sendiri malah ngga dapat apa2, padahal pengen beli sandal. Dulu pernah pergi ke Penang, dapat sandal bagus dan murah, lupa merk nya apa... kaya nya Milky or something....
Trus naik taxi, udah cape banget ngangkat air yg 6 liter hehehe. Supirnya minta 15 RM, aku tawar 12 RM dia akhirnya mau. Tapi ternyata masih kemahalan kata orang lokal.
6 Sept
Bangun pagi an, breakfast... wah masakannya spt kari semua. Mungkin koki nya India. Tom Yam pun rasa kari. Ngga seberapa enak makanannya tapi aku tetep aja tambah gemuk hehehe soalnya pengen cobain yg baru2... lagian pas makan siang ada ice cream coklat, fondue, wafer, coklat semut disediakan.... yummy.....
Trus seminar seharian... bosen :D tapi yah lumayan lah kali ini aku ngga stress2 amat, lebih santai. Apalagi si nasty itu ngga ada, tapi mungkin dia datang ke seminar terakhir nanti November di Bangkok.
Everything's under control. Orang susah nemuin meeting room nya, emang aneh nih Pan Pacific Glenmarie... meeting room nya ngga jelas.... Trus sama temanku iseng nanyain spa package. Standard package 148 RM ++ (+ 15 % jadi total 170 RM) dapat makan dan internet sepuasnya, jacuzzi, steam, sauna dan shiatsu atau oil massage). Tapi aku pikir, ngga ah, mahal.
Abis seminar, pusing banget, mungkin karena cape jalan keliling ngurus sana sini. Atau karena pake kacamata yg sehari2 jarang aku pakai. Bobo an di kamar tetep pusing, yg lain pada jalan2 ke downtown KL (jauh sih, malas). Akhirnya aku ke spa heeheheh.
Yg cowok dan cewek kan beda tempatnya (tapi ada common hall), pas barengan aku ada cewe lain, namanya Vivian, kita ngobrol deh selama jacuzzi, steam dan sauna. Dia lagi ultah, dan kado dari cowok nya paket spa itu. Abis gitu dia ama cowo nya ... hiks... jadi iri hehehe.
Shiatsu nya, ditawarin di "krek" punggung and kepala, aku ga mau, ngeri ah... ditawarin juga massaseurnya naik/ jalan di punggung ku, aku coba bentar tapi ternyata berat juga, jadi aku ga mau :D Lalu makan snack satay ayam, sup Chinese herbs dan minum orange juice banyak2 (kesempatan, jeruk asli lho :P). Lalu buka internet sebentar. Bosen, pulang kamar.
Aku bayar pake Amex, karena ga ada cash emang hehehe, ternyata discount 20%, jadi cuma sekitar 136 RM aja. Ternyata ga mahal juga, karena teman2ku yg pada buffet dinner di hotel kena 50 RM dan internet charge nya 57 RM.... jadi bangga deh aku hehehe
7 Sept
Seminar selesai 1/2 hari aja. Beberapa orang langsung pulang sore nya, aku, Rem dan Dr. Weerakorn jalan ke KL naik kereta, skytrain kayaknya (lagi2 lupa, duh!), 2.4 RM aja. Rem misah dulu karena ada perlu. Aku dan Dr. W ke KLCC.
Kita ke toko buku, lalu mo naik ke Petronas Tower. Tapi di depan escalator ditulis tiket habis, tapi Dr. W tetep ngajakin turun ke loketnya, ditulis juga dimana2 tiket abis. Katanya loket buka jam 8 dan jam 10 an sudah habis biasanya tiketnya (ternyata GRATIS lho, aku kira bayar). Tapi pas kita nanya itu, petugas nya bilang nih ada 2 orang yg batal (ngga ngerti juga aku detilnya) lalu tiketnya dikasih ke kita... horeee... Lalu kita ke mini theathre lihat video nya.
Kontraktornya ada 2 ternyata, menara yg satu dibangun Samsung, sedang yg satu lagi konrtaktor Jepang, lupa. Lalu setelah presentasi, kita naik lift yg cepet banget, naik ke tingkat 41 (tempat Sky-bridge nya, lantai 41 dan 42) cuma dalam 41 detik. Ya telinga rasanya spt kalo naik pesawat, karena beda pressure. Lift nya itu double decker, masih ngga mudheng juga aku apa untungnya ya. Gimana kalo cuma 1 lift aja yg ada penumpangnya, kan rugi.
Pulangnya naik kereta lagi lalu naik taxi 15 RM.
8 Sept
Rem dan Dr. W pesawatnya duluan. Aku ketemu Dr. W waktu dia mau berangkat. Dia ditawarin mobil hotel 170 RM, lalu dia pilih taxi biasa aja, tapi waktu taxinya datang ternyata minta 140 RM juga. Setelah dia berangkat, aku jadi penasaran. Aku tanya resepsionis, katanya mobil hotel cuma 100 RM, ya sudah aku ambila aja, daripada naik taxi luar juga minta 140 RM. Tapi ternyata belakangan aku baru tahu Dr. W mo ke Putrajaya dulu.
Sopir mobil hotel itu orang Pakistan tapi lama di Malaysia, istrinya orang Thailand, tapi masih sodara. Dia cerita, cita2nya mo jalan dari Aceh ke Sulawesi, pengen tahu bagaimana cara hidup orang Indonesia yg sebenarnya :), cuti 2 tahun, lalu uang kalo kurang dia mo pinjam dari ibu nya. Asyik juga ya bisa begitu. Aku kok ngga terbayang ya .... rasanya kalo aku mikirnya ya kerja terus...ga terpikir utk cuti 2 tahun gitu....
Airport KL besar tapi kosong, ngga spt Changi... anyway... setelah itu..... home sweet home
5 Sept
Pesawatnya Malaysian Airlines bunyi mulu waktu mau take off, jadi ngeri... untungnya belum tahu kalo pagi itu juga ada pesawat Mandala jatuh di Medan
Tiba jam 15.00 an, antri imigrasinya panjaaan minta ampun. Mereka bikin cuma 1 line antrian (meski meja nya ada sekitar 6 meja), kita jadi merasa it was a neverending queue. Orang2 jadi gelisah, padahal kalo aja dibikin 6 antrian, orang jadi lebih tenang. Di depanku ada cowo bule, kaya nya Amrik yg ngomel mulu tiap telpon temannya gara2 terjebak di antrian yg panjang hehehe (kira2 ada kalo 5 orang yg dia telpon dan cerita hal yg sama) . Yg utk orang Malay sendiri ada banyak meja dan ngga ada yg ngantri, lagian ada yg jalur cepat utk e-passport itu spt yg sedang mulai diterapkan di Thailand. Yak akhirnya setelah 45 menit kita keluar dari imigrasi.
Waktu cari taxi, aku tanya petugas di depan counter taxi, katanya 58 RM kalo ke Glenmarie (Shah alam), lalu aku ke petugas yg di belakang meja, dia bilang 70 RM, lah aku bilang tadi petugas yg itu bilang 58 RM. Ternyata yg 70 RM itu yg limo. Aku bilang aku mau yg 58 RM aja.
Lobby nya besar, tapi ngga se impressive Putri Pan Pacific di Johor Bahru.... wah keren deh di sana.... pengen ke sana lagi..... Yg di Glenmarie ini, ngga ber AC lobby nya, di atas ada kipas2 besar bergantung (bisa berayun2 gitu) yg digantungi bendera Malaysia. Mereka juga barusan merayakan kemerdekaan, maka dimana2 banyak bendera dan tulisan 'Kerenamu Malaysia' (kalo ga salah ingat, dasar nih memory nya short term banget, ga bawa kamera pula).
Abis check in, minum sambil ngobrol bentar ama teman2 (spt biasa, aku sendiri cewe nya). Lalu aku diantar ama teman dari Malaysia ke shopping mall (Carrefour dan Parkson Grand --> aku seringnya ingetnya Grandson Park hehehe) deket situ. Yah cuma beli snack aja, itu pun ga banyak soalnya aku juga beli air yg 6 liter hehehe (abis di hotel satu botol kecil 4 RM = 1 USD, ga mau rugi!). Aku juga diminta tolong beliin sepatu squash utk teman yg dari UK. Bingung juga sih, takut salah beli, tapi ya cuma 50 RM buat dia sih enteng ya.. sekitar 15 USD. Aku sendiri malah ngga dapat apa2, padahal pengen beli sandal. Dulu pernah pergi ke Penang, dapat sandal bagus dan murah, lupa merk nya apa... kaya nya Milky or something....
Trus naik taxi, udah cape banget ngangkat air yg 6 liter hehehe. Supirnya minta 15 RM, aku tawar 12 RM dia akhirnya mau. Tapi ternyata masih kemahalan kata orang lokal.
6 Sept
Bangun pagi an, breakfast... wah masakannya spt kari semua. Mungkin koki nya India. Tom Yam pun rasa kari. Ngga seberapa enak makanannya tapi aku tetep aja tambah gemuk hehehe soalnya pengen cobain yg baru2... lagian pas makan siang ada ice cream coklat, fondue, wafer, coklat semut disediakan.... yummy.....
Trus seminar seharian... bosen :D tapi yah lumayan lah kali ini aku ngga stress2 amat, lebih santai. Apalagi si nasty itu ngga ada, tapi mungkin dia datang ke seminar terakhir nanti November di Bangkok.
Everything's under control. Orang susah nemuin meeting room nya, emang aneh nih Pan Pacific Glenmarie... meeting room nya ngga jelas.... Trus sama temanku iseng nanyain spa package. Standard package 148 RM ++ (+ 15 % jadi total 170 RM) dapat makan dan internet sepuasnya, jacuzzi, steam, sauna dan shiatsu atau oil massage). Tapi aku pikir, ngga ah, mahal.
Abis seminar, pusing banget, mungkin karena cape jalan keliling ngurus sana sini. Atau karena pake kacamata yg sehari2 jarang aku pakai. Bobo an di kamar tetep pusing, yg lain pada jalan2 ke downtown KL (jauh sih, malas). Akhirnya aku ke spa heeheheh.
Yg cowok dan cewek kan beda tempatnya (tapi ada common hall), pas barengan aku ada cewe lain, namanya Vivian, kita ngobrol deh selama jacuzzi, steam dan sauna. Dia lagi ultah, dan kado dari cowok nya paket spa itu. Abis gitu dia ama cowo nya ... hiks... jadi iri hehehe.
Shiatsu nya, ditawarin di "krek" punggung and kepala, aku ga mau, ngeri ah... ditawarin juga massaseurnya naik/ jalan di punggung ku, aku coba bentar tapi ternyata berat juga, jadi aku ga mau :D Lalu makan snack satay ayam, sup Chinese herbs dan minum orange juice banyak2 (kesempatan, jeruk asli lho :P). Lalu buka internet sebentar. Bosen, pulang kamar.
Aku bayar pake Amex, karena ga ada cash emang hehehe, ternyata discount 20%, jadi cuma sekitar 136 RM aja. Ternyata ga mahal juga, karena teman2ku yg pada buffet dinner di hotel kena 50 RM dan internet charge nya 57 RM.... jadi bangga deh aku hehehe
7 Sept
Seminar selesai 1/2 hari aja. Beberapa orang langsung pulang sore nya, aku, Rem dan Dr. Weerakorn jalan ke KL naik kereta, skytrain kayaknya (lagi2 lupa, duh!), 2.4 RM aja. Rem misah dulu karena ada perlu. Aku dan Dr. W ke KLCC.
Kita ke toko buku, lalu mo naik ke Petronas Tower. Tapi di depan escalator ditulis tiket habis, tapi Dr. W tetep ngajakin turun ke loketnya, ditulis juga dimana2 tiket abis. Katanya loket buka jam 8 dan jam 10 an sudah habis biasanya tiketnya (ternyata GRATIS lho, aku kira bayar). Tapi pas kita nanya itu, petugas nya bilang nih ada 2 orang yg batal (ngga ngerti juga aku detilnya) lalu tiketnya dikasih ke kita... horeee... Lalu kita ke mini theathre lihat video nya.
Kontraktornya ada 2 ternyata, menara yg satu dibangun Samsung, sedang yg satu lagi konrtaktor Jepang, lupa. Lalu setelah presentasi, kita naik lift yg cepet banget, naik ke tingkat 41 (tempat Sky-bridge nya, lantai 41 dan 42) cuma dalam 41 detik. Ya telinga rasanya spt kalo naik pesawat, karena beda pressure. Lift nya itu double decker, masih ngga mudheng juga aku apa untungnya ya. Gimana kalo cuma 1 lift aja yg ada penumpangnya, kan rugi.
Pulangnya naik kereta lagi lalu naik taxi 15 RM.
8 Sept
Rem dan Dr. W pesawatnya duluan. Aku ketemu Dr. W waktu dia mau berangkat. Dia ditawarin mobil hotel 170 RM, lalu dia pilih taxi biasa aja, tapi waktu taxinya datang ternyata minta 140 RM juga. Setelah dia berangkat, aku jadi penasaran. Aku tanya resepsionis, katanya mobil hotel cuma 100 RM, ya sudah aku ambila aja, daripada naik taxi luar juga minta 140 RM. Tapi ternyata belakangan aku baru tahu Dr. W mo ke Putrajaya dulu.
Sopir mobil hotel itu orang Pakistan tapi lama di Malaysia, istrinya orang Thailand, tapi masih sodara. Dia cerita, cita2nya mo jalan dari Aceh ke Sulawesi, pengen tahu bagaimana cara hidup orang Indonesia yg sebenarnya :), cuti 2 tahun, lalu uang kalo kurang dia mo pinjam dari ibu nya. Asyik juga ya bisa begitu. Aku kok ngga terbayang ya .... rasanya kalo aku mikirnya ya kerja terus...ga terpikir utk cuti 2 tahun gitu....
Airport KL besar tapi kosong, ngga spt Changi... anyway... setelah itu..... home sweet home
Friday, August 26, 2005
* N * A * S * T * Y *
Aku pernah cerita bahwa aku sempat nangis di Cambodia dan sebelum berangkat ke Manila last time. Salah satu orang yg hadir di Cambodia itu ada yg keep on terrorising me. Bukan karena ngefans ato apa. Tapi dia itu orangnya aneh memang. Kalau di luar forum resmi, orangnya ramah, suka guyon meskipun aku ngga suka guyonan dia dan matanya yg suka jelalatan minta ditabok. Nah tapi kalo di forum resmi atau komunikasi lewat email, orang tsb benar2 nasty. Dan selama ini aku biarkan saja, aku terima dan tetep beramah tamah saja, juga boss2 aku pada menasihati bahwa kita harus berbaik2 dng dia demi future possible collaboration. Tapi not anymore now, I took my own way to deal with him.
Sejak 4 email yg lalu, aku juga nasty to him. 2 email pertama masih rada sopan, tapi 2 email kedua, aku bener2 marah (tapi emang dia yg mulai kirim nasty email dulu), lalu badanku dan tanganku jadi dingin semua saking marahnya (spt dulu kasus dng Yang Mulia Tonni K hahaha). I said whatever was in my mind. Aku ga peduli lagi meskipun dia tergolong pejabat disini. Hahaha jujur aja setelah itu aku sempat takut juga sih kalo sampe masalahnya berlarut2 dan jadi serius.Tapi ternyata begitu kita talk back to him, dia ngga berani kasar lagi. Beberapa orang memang begitu, kalo kita sabar2 dan terima saja apa yg dia katakan, dia tambah injak2 kepala kita.
Hah sudah lega bisa mencaci maki orang gila itu. Not something that I can be proud of, I know. Tapi that's what it takes, no one else dares talking back to him, mikirin nanti dipersulit kalo bikin project disini. What the heck, I am not going to stay here forever.
Sejak 4 email yg lalu, aku juga nasty to him. 2 email pertama masih rada sopan, tapi 2 email kedua, aku bener2 marah (tapi emang dia yg mulai kirim nasty email dulu), lalu badanku dan tanganku jadi dingin semua saking marahnya (spt dulu kasus dng Yang Mulia Tonni K hahaha). I said whatever was in my mind. Aku ga peduli lagi meskipun dia tergolong pejabat disini. Hahaha jujur aja setelah itu aku sempat takut juga sih kalo sampe masalahnya berlarut2 dan jadi serius.Tapi ternyata begitu kita talk back to him, dia ngga berani kasar lagi. Beberapa orang memang begitu, kalo kita sabar2 dan terima saja apa yg dia katakan, dia tambah injak2 kepala kita.
Hah sudah lega bisa mencaci maki orang gila itu. Not something that I can be proud of, I know. Tapi that's what it takes, no one else dares talking back to him, mikirin nanti dipersulit kalo bikin project disini. What the heck, I am not going to stay here forever.
Monday, August 15, 2005
i'm blue
suddenly I'm feeling so blue...
and this winter sonata CD I've just copied from my friend *ouch, piracy!* is not helping me
and this winter sonata CD I've just copied from my friend *ouch, piracy!* is not helping me
Thursday, August 11, 2005
you just dont make
You just dont make other people love you
by making them afraid of losing you
by always saying you are going to die soon
yes, perhaps it works when they are dependent on you
they will be scared, maybe even scared to death
maybe they'll die sooner than you will because of that
It's just not fair.
did you ever think of that?
by making them afraid of losing you
by always saying you are going to die soon
yes, perhaps it works when they are dependent on you
they will be scared, maybe even scared to death
maybe they'll die sooner than you will because of that
It's just not fair.
did you ever think of that?
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
BBQ
Kemaren minggu kita BBQ an di tempat teman, deket sini sih. Temen itu cewe Thai punya cowo Belgian. Cowo nya tapi lain dari bule2 lain, ngga pernah mabuk, (kayaknya) setia dan ngga aneh2 lah. Rumahnya dari kayu, di depannya ada danau kecil gitu, air nya bening banyak ikannya. Dalamnya juga cozy gitu, khas rumah orang Europe.
Kita BBQ dng daging sapi (marinated dan sliced) yg beli di Foodland, enak deh, apalagi *yg manggang* jago banget, jadi dagingnya matang, tapi ngga gosong, ngga kering dan ngga melawan kalo digigit hehehe. Lalu si tuan rumahnya bikin roti Europe gitu, enak banget, dan pasta (hu banyak daun2nya - coriander leave, celery - aku kurang suka :D
Mereka punya dua anjing, yg satu cuddly banget warna putih, yg satu lagi cuek n malas banget warna coklat hehehe
Trus abis makan, mereka berenang di danau, aku engga ah - takut item, biaya perawatan muka dan whitening mahal! hehehe -, cuma naik perahu kayuh sebentar ama *kangmas*, si anjing yg cuddly itu ikut ama kita... bentar aku turun, kangmas masih lanjut. Hehehe waktu kangmas udah bosen, mo berhenti, anjingnya disuruh turun ngga mau... kesenengan dia....
Wah sampe sore deh, lalu kita pulang, eh dua anjing itu ngejar mobil kita sampe lumayan jauh....
Asyik deh :) sampe lupa kalo masih ada kerjaan
Akhirnya, sudah 3 hari ini aku ngga pernah tidur sebelum jam 1 pagi. Ngejar deadline yg tgl 5. Keep my fingers crossed.
Kita BBQ dng daging sapi (marinated dan sliced) yg beli di Foodland, enak deh, apalagi *yg manggang* jago banget, jadi dagingnya matang, tapi ngga gosong, ngga kering dan ngga melawan kalo digigit hehehe. Lalu si tuan rumahnya bikin roti Europe gitu, enak banget, dan pasta (hu banyak daun2nya - coriander leave, celery - aku kurang suka :D
Mereka punya dua anjing, yg satu cuddly banget warna putih, yg satu lagi cuek n malas banget warna coklat hehehe
Trus abis makan, mereka berenang di danau, aku engga ah - takut item, biaya perawatan muka dan whitening mahal! hehehe -, cuma naik perahu kayuh sebentar ama *kangmas*, si anjing yg cuddly itu ikut ama kita... bentar aku turun, kangmas masih lanjut. Hehehe waktu kangmas udah bosen, mo berhenti, anjingnya disuruh turun ngga mau... kesenengan dia....
Wah sampe sore deh, lalu kita pulang, eh dua anjing itu ngejar mobil kita sampe lumayan jauh....
Asyik deh :) sampe lupa kalo masih ada kerjaan
Akhirnya, sudah 3 hari ini aku ngga pernah tidur sebelum jam 1 pagi. Ngejar deadline yg tgl 5. Keep my fingers crossed.
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
duh
Aku tuh kalo dah terlanjur ga suka ama orang, susah banget ilangnya.
Ada satu orang, sebenernya ga pernah bikin salah secara langsung ama aku, tapi aku udah terlanjur muak ngliat gayanya yg.... *duh*... jijay bajay gitu deh....
Yak, akibatnya, sampai sekarang mo senyum aja kalo ketemu susah banget rasanya.
Yah aku merasa bersalah juga sih, tapi hehehe.. ya itu tadi, bener2 susah mau senyum....
Bukan salah dia juga sih, mungkin memang dia dididik seperti itu atau ga ada orang yg mengarahkan dia....
Ada satu orang, sebenernya ga pernah bikin salah secara langsung ama aku, tapi aku udah terlanjur muak ngliat gayanya yg.... *duh*... jijay bajay gitu deh....
Yak, akibatnya, sampai sekarang mo senyum aja kalo ketemu susah banget rasanya.
Yah aku merasa bersalah juga sih, tapi hehehe.. ya itu tadi, bener2 susah mau senyum....
Bukan salah dia juga sih, mungkin memang dia dididik seperti itu atau ga ada orang yg mengarahkan dia....
Thursday, July 14, 2005
*weekend mode: on*
OMG... there goes another fruitless day...
wah padahal tadi pagi udah semangat dan udah berhasil menimbun semangat kerja
berhasil menyelesaikan sebagian pekerjaan
siang abis makan jadi boring berat dan malas kerja :D
benernya sih bangun tadi pagi pun sudah malaaas banget... apalagi pas mo mandi -udara dingin sih-
akhir2 ini emang malas banget pisah ama bantal guling hehehe....
wah padahal tadi pagi udah semangat dan udah berhasil menimbun semangat kerja
berhasil menyelesaikan sebagian pekerjaan
siang abis makan jadi boring berat dan malas kerja :D
benernya sih bangun tadi pagi pun sudah malaaas banget... apalagi pas mo mandi -udara dingin sih-
akhir2 ini emang malas banget pisah ama bantal guling hehehe....
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
blogwalking
selain ngutak ngatik friendster, aku juga jadi sempat blogwalking...
hmmm kisah hidup orang tuh emang macem2 ya....
ada yg lagi gembira... ada yg sedih.....
tadi...sempat baca yg rada tragis....jadi ikutan sedih juga...
ah.... yah... cuma bisa berharap semoga dia sedang bahagia sekarang....
yah.... emang ga boleh ya ngiri ama orang lain? soalnya hidup orang lain pun sama dng kita
ada saatnya sedih ada saatnya gembira....
... counting my blessings..... pagi sarapan ama kangmas.... ngantor tinggal naik sepeda 5 menit, no traffic (tapi ujan :-(, hasilnya celana panjang jadi basah semua, ga enaknya kalo musim ujan gini) , ngantor bisa sesuka nya, makan siang ama kangmas lagi (biarpun sekarang dia suka sibuk, banyak meeting, banyak training, banyak parties hehehe, tapi aku gpp asal dia enjoy aja), kerja lagi (or friendstering or blogging) pulang ketemu lagi , asyik... hehehe
tapi trus kepikiran pula... what's next... for the future... mo sampe kapan disini.... enak sih, tapi.... bosen juga dng kerjaan yg begini... bosen dng sistem kerja yg begitu.... gimana yaaa.... januari depan kontrak sudah habis....
hmmm kisah hidup orang tuh emang macem2 ya....
ada yg lagi gembira... ada yg sedih.....
tadi...sempat baca yg rada tragis....jadi ikutan sedih juga...
ah.... yah... cuma bisa berharap semoga dia sedang bahagia sekarang....
yah.... emang ga boleh ya ngiri ama orang lain? soalnya hidup orang lain pun sama dng kita
ada saatnya sedih ada saatnya gembira....
... counting my blessings..... pagi sarapan ama kangmas.... ngantor tinggal naik sepeda 5 menit, no traffic (tapi ujan :-(, hasilnya celana panjang jadi basah semua, ga enaknya kalo musim ujan gini) , ngantor bisa sesuka nya, makan siang ama kangmas lagi (biarpun sekarang dia suka sibuk, banyak meeting, banyak training, banyak parties hehehe, tapi aku gpp asal dia enjoy aja), kerja lagi (or friendstering or blogging) pulang ketemu lagi , asyik... hehehe
tapi trus kepikiran pula... what's next... for the future... mo sampe kapan disini.... enak sih, tapi.... bosen juga dng kerjaan yg begini... bosen dng sistem kerja yg begitu.... gimana yaaa.... januari depan kontrak sudah habis....
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
My mind eludes me
Here goes another fruitless day.... duh!
Beberapa hari ini ga bisa konsen
Bisa sih memeriksa kerjaan asisten ku dan kasih komen
Udah selesaiin content utk 2nd info sheet project ini juga sih
Tapi utk bikin report seminar pertama di Manila lalu, sampe sekarang ngga maju2.
Udah bikin cover nya sih (wikiki :P)
tapi contentnya, rasanya buntu padahal sebenernya gampang lho
Akibatnya malah browsing friendster mulu hehehe.
Ngeliatin foto terbaru teman2ku
Ato cari teman lama yg udah lama menghilang
-Sekarang lagi ujan, sambil dengerin Classics for Rainy Days, yg dikasih *kangmas saya* for the first birthday I celebrated with him, well not really with him, cos my birthday falls during the holiday :-( , so I was always in my hometown and he in his hometown. Anyway, pengen pulang aja nih, hehehe, malas di kantor ujan2 gini-
coba lagi deh.... nyicil report nya....
Beberapa hari ini ga bisa konsen
Bisa sih memeriksa kerjaan asisten ku dan kasih komen
Udah selesaiin content utk 2nd info sheet project ini juga sih
Tapi utk bikin report seminar pertama di Manila lalu, sampe sekarang ngga maju2.
Udah bikin cover nya sih (wikiki :P)
tapi contentnya, rasanya buntu padahal sebenernya gampang lho
Akibatnya malah browsing friendster mulu hehehe.
Ngeliatin foto terbaru teman2ku
Ato cari teman lama yg udah lama menghilang
-Sekarang lagi ujan, sambil dengerin Classics for Rainy Days, yg dikasih *kangmas saya* for the first birthday I celebrated with him, well not really with him, cos my birthday falls during the holiday :-( , so I was always in my hometown and he in his hometown. Anyway, pengen pulang aja nih, hehehe, malas di kantor ujan2 gini-
coba lagi deh.... nyicil report nya....
Monday, July 11, 2005
pertanyaan
akhir-akhir ini... semua orang nanyain pertanyaan yg sama... hiks... jadi sedih deh....
yah... maksudnya sih baik... ato mungkin sekedar guyon atau basa basi....
tapi yg ditanya ini.... jadi gimana gitu.....
yah.... apalagi lihat kiri kanan.... tambah gimanaaaa gitu....
yah... maksudnya sih baik... ato mungkin sekedar guyon atau basa basi....
tapi yg ditanya ini.... jadi gimana gitu.....
yah.... apalagi lihat kiri kanan.... tambah gimanaaaa gitu....
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
Kerjaan
Oh iya... sebelum berangkat ke Manila tuh, aku sempet nangis lho... karena takut.... si *kangmas* jadi my shoulder to cry on deh hehehe...
Latar belakangnya gini.. yg kemaren aku ke Phnom Penh tgl 2-3 Juni utk presentasi project aku di depan orang2 tingkat ASEAN .. project ini dicaci abis2an... aku sih kaget juga kok tanggapannya bisa hostile begitu, lagian cuma kurang 3 minggu lagi kita ngadain seminar, kok baru sekarang mereka menanggapi begitu, sedangkan kita sudah introduce project ini ke mereka sejak Maret lalu... tapi ga pa pa juga sih... bukan aku juga yg nulis proposalnya.... eh trus mereka pada minta maaf ke aku setelah itu... nangis deh aku nya hehehe.... aneh ya....
Jadinya aku takut karena di seminar Manila ini aku juga akan ketemu mereka2 itu lagi... huaa....
Lagipula, sebelum itu... tgl 23-24 June aku ke Jkt dan aku ngerjain proposal utk proyek2 baru pula... jadi aku merasa belum do my best utk persiapan seminar ini...
Mana aku harus presentasi lagi di seminar ini.....
Jadinya nangis sejak mau masuk imigrasi sampe di dalam.... dasar cewe ya....
Yah tapi untung semua ok aja... apalagi disana juga ada senior2ku yg sama2 kerja di project ini... mereka lah yg men-tackle serangan2 itu.....
Tapi sekarang juga lagi bingung nih... si asisten ku... dia hamil (emang udah nikah dan punya 1 anak sih, I'm the only single woman in the office now) dan sakit2an... due nya desember nanti, padahal itu saat repot2nya.... bingung.... tidak tega utk memberhentikan, karena dia bilang perlu uang... tapi juga satu sisi, gimana nanti aku kerepotan sendiri.... nah aku pikir, aku mau itung bisa ga kita hire temporary staff atau student internship gitu... yah moga2 aja lah.....
Latar belakangnya gini.. yg kemaren aku ke Phnom Penh tgl 2-3 Juni utk presentasi project aku di depan orang2 tingkat ASEAN .. project ini dicaci abis2an... aku sih kaget juga kok tanggapannya bisa hostile begitu, lagian cuma kurang 3 minggu lagi kita ngadain seminar, kok baru sekarang mereka menanggapi begitu, sedangkan kita sudah introduce project ini ke mereka sejak Maret lalu... tapi ga pa pa juga sih... bukan aku juga yg nulis proposalnya.... eh trus mereka pada minta maaf ke aku setelah itu... nangis deh aku nya hehehe.... aneh ya....
Jadinya aku takut karena di seminar Manila ini aku juga akan ketemu mereka2 itu lagi... huaa....
Lagipula, sebelum itu... tgl 23-24 June aku ke Jkt dan aku ngerjain proposal utk proyek2 baru pula... jadi aku merasa belum do my best utk persiapan seminar ini...
Mana aku harus presentasi lagi di seminar ini.....
Jadinya nangis sejak mau masuk imigrasi sampe di dalam.... dasar cewe ya....
Yah tapi untung semua ok aja... apalagi disana juga ada senior2ku yg sama2 kerja di project ini... mereka lah yg men-tackle serangan2 itu.....
Tapi sekarang juga lagi bingung nih... si asisten ku... dia hamil (emang udah nikah dan punya 1 anak sih, I'm the only single woman in the office now) dan sakit2an... due nya desember nanti, padahal itu saat repot2nya.... bingung.... tidak tega utk memberhentikan, karena dia bilang perlu uang... tapi juga satu sisi, gimana nanti aku kerepotan sendiri.... nah aku pikir, aku mau itung bisa ga kita hire temporary staff atau student internship gitu... yah moga2 aja lah.....
Manila 26-27 June 2005
Minggu lalu jalan ke Manila. Harga2 lumayan murah kalo dibandingin di Bangkok sini, apalagi currency nya 1 Baht = 1.4 Pesos (1 USD = 55.50 Pesos). Yg murah tuh pasti nya buku, karena kata orang Philippines bisa mencetak buku2 bahasa Inggris locally.
Yg pasti berat badan naik kalo tinggal di Philippines... kebanyakan makannya daging2 mulu, jarang sekali ada sayurannya ... emang kayaknya orang sana kurang senang sayur (dari pengamatan selama ini)....kebanyakan juga babi2an, yg paling terkenal crispy pata (kaki babi digoreng kering) aku sih kurang suka karena ga ada rasanya, hambar... enakan juga adobo nya tapi kadang masakan mereka terasa asiiiinn sekali .. tapi umumnya mereka pinter masak, apalagi kalo masakan barat (spagghetti, cakes, salad, gitu2lah), pengaruh Amerika....
Hari pertama abis datang ke hotel.... cuma sempat makan malam aja... assorted grill food nya enak deh.... Hotelnya di tengah2 red light district hehehe... ya kita lewat aja... tapi aku sempat heran juga... kan mayoritas mereka Katolik tapi club2/ pub2 gitu dimana mana ada.... tapi kata temanku itu karena pengaruh tentara Amerika....
Hari kedua cuma seminar aja trus malamnya makan besar lagi hehehehe....
Hari ketiga seminar 1/2 hari aja... sorenya aku ke Glorietta, mall yg besar banget... datangnya bareng teman Filipino yg bisa bhs Indo karena sempat 3 tahun kerja di Jkt. Abis gitu kita jalan sendiri2 karena dia cuma mau sebentar aja dan lagi aku pengen lebih bebas jalannya. Begitu masuk, ketemu toko buku... (emang ada misi cari buku utk *kangmas saya* yg dulu pernah bilang pengen bukunya Stephen King yg pertama, Carrie) tapi ga ketemu di toko buku pertama. Disitu aku beli buku nya Paulo Coelho yg the Pilgrimage -mestinya pengen the Alchemist atau Veronica Decides to Die, tapi ga ada disitu. Lalu beli polvoron (semacam snack dari susu, tambah kacang/ mede/ rice crisps, lalu di press/ dipadatkan.... rasanya gurih2 kayak susu bubuk gitu, yg terkenal merk Goldilock). Aduh di mall itu makanannya keliatan enaaak semua... cake/ snack keju2an, chocolate cakes, brownies.... godaan banget deh pokok nya..... Ternyata di mall itu ada 3 toko buku, rupanya mereka senang membaca juga, akhirnya ketemu buku Carrie nya Stephen King and aku beli Roadmap to Success (lupa deh pengarangnya, tapi yg ini ga sesat lho kayaknya, semacam buku management gitu), ada satu buku yg aneh.. tipis dan murah, stensilan, ga ada nama pengarangnya... isinya doa2 bagaimana supaya jadi kaya... menurut aku sih sesat ... Lalu aku ke supermarket nya (namanya SM) besar juga... cobain mie instant nya sana yg rasa cumi tinta dan 2 rasa lagi aku ga ingat (ternyata mie goreng semua, aku ga sadar, aku sih suka tapi *kangmas saya* lebih suka mie kuah), trus beli Hopia Ube alias pia isi taro... emang banyak juga taro/ talas dipakai utk makanan di sana, termasuk dijadiin ice cream. Lalu ada sale baju cowok... murah juga.... Saking besar mallnya, aku ga bisa nemuin lagi toko buku yg ada di tempat aku masuk ke mall itu, yah karena bawaan udah berat (kalap belanja) ya akhirnya keluar aja di sembarang pintu.... trus naik taxi yg aku liat abis nurunin cewe baik2 yg keluar dlm keadaan baik2 juga hehehe... (lihat bawah ttg taxi)
Ada satu mall yg lucu namanya, Power Plant, tapi aku ga ke sana karena high-end.... itu dulunya gedung bekas power plant emang... tapi lalu di convert ke shopping mall.. aku lupa kenapa.....
Keamanan di sana sih rendah... pokoknya aku ga dianjurkan utk jalan kaki sendirian, banyak rampok, copet, etc. meskipun siang... katanya.... Oh iya, taxi di sana aneh, mobilnya semua catnya sama putih tapi milik perorangan, bukan milik perusahaan/ group spt blue bird gitu, jadi namanya lain2, suka2 pemiliknya aja... kadang namanya aneh dan lucu..... jadi waktu aku tanya, yg aman naik taxi apa... orang sana ga bisa jawab hehehe...
Pas hari ketiga itu, tgl 28 President Arroyo mengakui bahwa memang suaranya yg ada di rekaman yg bikin heboh itu (dia telp ketua komisi pemilu dan bilang: I want to want the election by 1 million), tapi sebenernya kan ga membuktikan apa2 ya? karena dia cuma bilang pengen menang... tapi ga secara langsung menyuruh si ketua pemilu to do something about it... tapi ya ga tau lengkapnya gimana itu rekaman...
Trus pas pulang, cita2 beli Ice cream paketan buat dibawa ke Bangkok (iya, dikemas bagus dng stereofoam dan es kering), abis temen Filipino sering bawa .... yg enak Ice Cream Ube alias taro.... tapi mahalnya minta ampun bok... 750 Pesos utk satu paket isi 2x1 liter... ogah ah...
Yak gitu.....
Trus hari Minggu barusan ini, siang nya ada lunch, temen Filipino pesta dedikasi anaknya di gereja... lalu 14.30 diundang ama another teman Filipino utk peresmian kantor, semacam housewarming party gitu.... lalu jam 17.00 diundang temant Filipino lagi pesta ultah anaknya... huahaha... puas deh makannya, makan Filipino dishes lagi ... kenyang banget... non-stop partying hehehe....
Yg pasti berat badan naik kalo tinggal di Philippines... kebanyakan makannya daging2 mulu, jarang sekali ada sayurannya ... emang kayaknya orang sana kurang senang sayur (dari pengamatan selama ini)....kebanyakan juga babi2an, yg paling terkenal crispy pata (kaki babi digoreng kering) aku sih kurang suka karena ga ada rasanya, hambar... enakan juga adobo nya tapi kadang masakan mereka terasa asiiiinn sekali .. tapi umumnya mereka pinter masak, apalagi kalo masakan barat (spagghetti, cakes, salad, gitu2lah), pengaruh Amerika....
Hari pertama abis datang ke hotel.... cuma sempat makan malam aja... assorted grill food nya enak deh.... Hotelnya di tengah2 red light district hehehe... ya kita lewat aja... tapi aku sempat heran juga... kan mayoritas mereka Katolik tapi club2/ pub2 gitu dimana mana ada.... tapi kata temanku itu karena pengaruh tentara Amerika....
Hari kedua cuma seminar aja trus malamnya makan besar lagi hehehehe....
Hari ketiga seminar 1/2 hari aja... sorenya aku ke Glorietta, mall yg besar banget... datangnya bareng teman Filipino yg bisa bhs Indo karena sempat 3 tahun kerja di Jkt. Abis gitu kita jalan sendiri2 karena dia cuma mau sebentar aja dan lagi aku pengen lebih bebas jalannya. Begitu masuk, ketemu toko buku... (emang ada misi cari buku utk *kangmas saya* yg dulu pernah bilang pengen bukunya Stephen King yg pertama, Carrie) tapi ga ketemu di toko buku pertama. Disitu aku beli buku nya Paulo Coelho yg the Pilgrimage -mestinya pengen the Alchemist atau Veronica Decides to Die, tapi ga ada disitu. Lalu beli polvoron (semacam snack dari susu, tambah kacang/ mede/ rice crisps, lalu di press/ dipadatkan.... rasanya gurih2 kayak susu bubuk gitu, yg terkenal merk Goldilock). Aduh di mall itu makanannya keliatan enaaak semua... cake/ snack keju2an, chocolate cakes, brownies.... godaan banget deh pokok nya..... Ternyata di mall itu ada 3 toko buku, rupanya mereka senang membaca juga, akhirnya ketemu buku Carrie nya Stephen King and aku beli Roadmap to Success (lupa deh pengarangnya, tapi yg ini ga sesat lho kayaknya, semacam buku management gitu), ada satu buku yg aneh.. tipis dan murah, stensilan, ga ada nama pengarangnya... isinya doa2 bagaimana supaya jadi kaya... menurut aku sih sesat ... Lalu aku ke supermarket nya (namanya SM) besar juga... cobain mie instant nya sana yg rasa cumi tinta dan 2 rasa lagi aku ga ingat (ternyata mie goreng semua, aku ga sadar, aku sih suka tapi *kangmas saya* lebih suka mie kuah), trus beli Hopia Ube alias pia isi taro... emang banyak juga taro/ talas dipakai utk makanan di sana, termasuk dijadiin ice cream. Lalu ada sale baju cowok... murah juga.... Saking besar mallnya, aku ga bisa nemuin lagi toko buku yg ada di tempat aku masuk ke mall itu, yah karena bawaan udah berat (kalap belanja) ya akhirnya keluar aja di sembarang pintu.... trus naik taxi yg aku liat abis nurunin cewe baik2 yg keluar dlm keadaan baik2 juga hehehe... (lihat bawah ttg taxi)
Ada satu mall yg lucu namanya, Power Plant, tapi aku ga ke sana karena high-end.... itu dulunya gedung bekas power plant emang... tapi lalu di convert ke shopping mall.. aku lupa kenapa.....
Keamanan di sana sih rendah... pokoknya aku ga dianjurkan utk jalan kaki sendirian, banyak rampok, copet, etc. meskipun siang... katanya.... Oh iya, taxi di sana aneh, mobilnya semua catnya sama putih tapi milik perorangan, bukan milik perusahaan/ group spt blue bird gitu, jadi namanya lain2, suka2 pemiliknya aja... kadang namanya aneh dan lucu..... jadi waktu aku tanya, yg aman naik taxi apa... orang sana ga bisa jawab hehehe...
Pas hari ketiga itu, tgl 28 President Arroyo mengakui bahwa memang suaranya yg ada di rekaman yg bikin heboh itu (dia telp ketua komisi pemilu dan bilang: I want to want the election by 1 million), tapi sebenernya kan ga membuktikan apa2 ya? karena dia cuma bilang pengen menang... tapi ga secara langsung menyuruh si ketua pemilu to do something about it... tapi ya ga tau lengkapnya gimana itu rekaman...
Trus pas pulang, cita2 beli Ice cream paketan buat dibawa ke Bangkok (iya, dikemas bagus dng stereofoam dan es kering), abis temen Filipino sering bawa .... yg enak Ice Cream Ube alias taro.... tapi mahalnya minta ampun bok... 750 Pesos utk satu paket isi 2x1 liter... ogah ah...
Yak gitu.....
Trus hari Minggu barusan ini, siang nya ada lunch, temen Filipino pesta dedikasi anaknya di gereja... lalu 14.30 diundang ama another teman Filipino utk peresmian kantor, semacam housewarming party gitu.... lalu jam 17.00 diundang temant Filipino lagi pesta ultah anaknya... huahaha... puas deh makannya, makan Filipino dishes lagi ... kenyang banget... non-stop partying hehehe....
Monday, May 30, 2005
Life is fragile.....
A friend of mine just passed away. It was surprising to anyone who knows him, because he did not look sick before and he was just 47 y.o.. He was such a nice person, though I didn't know him very well, but he always said hello and asked me how I was whenever we met. But their faith in the Lord has been keeping his wife and three children strong. Please pray that the Lord will always comfort and strengthen them.
Life is fragile and it's nothing but passing wind....
yet... what am I doing with mine..... sometimes I even not appreciate it... ah....
Life is fragile and it's nothing but passing wind....
yet... what am I doing with mine..... sometimes I even not appreciate it... ah....
Thursday, April 07, 2005
life in a hamster's wheel
kerjaan yg baru ini, rasanya spt hidup di dalam roda exercise nya hamster... rolling...rolling...rolling ....exhausted but not getting anywhere....
kaya nya stress deh, sejak meeting yg tgl 21-24 kemaren.... kerjaanku jadi ga produktif... seharian berkutat di depan komputer tapi ga banyak hasil....
tapi mungkin juga karena terlalu banyak selingan... aku harus ketemu sama si A, si B, si C..... trus pas lagi kerja, sebentar2 ada temen kerja yg interrupt, nanyain atau minta data ini atau itu....
duh duh duh...... liburan pun ga libur rasanya.. (tapi kalo pas jalan2 ya lupa segalanya sih hehehe, tanpa beban, tapi kalo dah balik... jadi kepikiran lagi)....
kadang pengen kerjaan yg simple... yg kalo udah pulang rumah ya udah.... ga ada masalah yg harus dipikirin... hehehe dasar malesh n mau enaknya aja...... harusnya nih udah bersyukur, ga perlu kerja di pabrik kertas (sesuai bidangku)..... tapi ga tau ya, kalo kerja di pabrik kertas mungkin aku udah dapet kerja yg enak kali ya... anyway... ah jadi nglantur lagi... cuma sekedar pengen ngomel aja....
tante Ria, thanks ya selamat Paskah juga... sorry aku ga sempat balasin kemaren2
kaya nya stress deh, sejak meeting yg tgl 21-24 kemaren.... kerjaanku jadi ga produktif... seharian berkutat di depan komputer tapi ga banyak hasil....
tapi mungkin juga karena terlalu banyak selingan... aku harus ketemu sama si A, si B, si C..... trus pas lagi kerja, sebentar2 ada temen kerja yg interrupt, nanyain atau minta data ini atau itu....
duh duh duh...... liburan pun ga libur rasanya.. (tapi kalo pas jalan2 ya lupa segalanya sih hehehe, tanpa beban, tapi kalo dah balik... jadi kepikiran lagi)....
kadang pengen kerjaan yg simple... yg kalo udah pulang rumah ya udah.... ga ada masalah yg harus dipikirin... hehehe dasar malesh n mau enaknya aja...... harusnya nih udah bersyukur, ga perlu kerja di pabrik kertas (sesuai bidangku)..... tapi ga tau ya, kalo kerja di pabrik kertas mungkin aku udah dapet kerja yg enak kali ya... anyway... ah jadi nglantur lagi... cuma sekedar pengen ngomel aja....
tante Ria, thanks ya selamat Paskah juga... sorry aku ga sempat balasin kemaren2
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
seneng deh
Pas aku lagi ga ada kerjaan dulu, between my two contracts, aku coba lamar kerja ke satu lembaga NGO di tingkat Asia. Trus waktu itu mereka butuh seseorang utk membantu menerjemahkan majalah mereka. Karena pada dasarnya aku seneng menerjemahkan, aku terima... meskipun imbalannya ga terlalu besar.....
Aku emang seneng banget menerjemahkan, rasanya challenging gitu.... aku bahkan ikut milis penerjemah meskipun baru sedikit pengalaman menerjemahkan... trus hari ini aku dapet copy nya (dalam bentuk cetakan) .... rasanya bahagia banget... bangga gitu... melihat hasil karya (ya meskipun bukan bener2 karya ku sendiri sih) .....
aku jadi inget dulu pas membahas gimana rasanya punya anak.... trus ada yg tanya ada teman yg bilang "bayangin waktu kamu melihat thesis/ skripsi mu udah dalam keadaan rapi terjilid, kan ada rasa bangga 'wah aku bisa menghasilkan something like this', nah kalo thesis aja segitu rasanya, gimana kalo liat anak yg juga 'hasil karya' sendiri' hehehe..... bentar lagi deh kita liat isi blog nya jeng Nita yg mau punya baby :wink: ah jadi ngelantur ya....
udah ah kerja lagi......
Aku emang seneng banget menerjemahkan, rasanya challenging gitu.... aku bahkan ikut milis penerjemah meskipun baru sedikit pengalaman menerjemahkan... trus hari ini aku dapet copy nya (dalam bentuk cetakan) .... rasanya bahagia banget... bangga gitu... melihat hasil karya (ya meskipun bukan bener2 karya ku sendiri sih) .....
aku jadi inget dulu pas membahas gimana rasanya punya anak.... trus ada yg tanya ada teman yg bilang "bayangin waktu kamu melihat thesis/ skripsi mu udah dalam keadaan rapi terjilid, kan ada rasa bangga 'wah aku bisa menghasilkan something like this', nah kalo thesis aja segitu rasanya, gimana kalo liat anak yg juga 'hasil karya' sendiri' hehehe..... bentar lagi deh kita liat isi blog nya jeng Nita yg mau punya baby :wink: ah jadi ngelantur ya....
udah ah kerja lagi......
Friday, February 18, 2005
lagi stress nih
tadi pagi sakit perut n rada mual2... ga tau apa kena food poisoning karena kemaren kebanyakan makan mangga + saus terasi (nam kapi wan) ato emang lagi ga enak badan ato karena minum antibiotik obat jerawat *dasar cewe* sebelum makan apa2 selain sesendok madu.... :P atau karena stress juga
sekarang nih tanggungjawab n kerjaan tambah banyak... dan kadang2 sistem bikin pusing... yg pasti manusia2 selalu bikin pusing... dng 1001 kemauan dan kepentingan.... memang kadang kepentingan pribadi jadi ikut tercampur dng urusan kerja... dan seperti dlm hal2 lain, standard tiap orang berbeda....
mana kantor lagi rame pula.... dulu aku seruangan cuma bertiga dan aku yg paling ribut (aku jadi self-appointed DJ hehehe, kayanya sih temanku yg 2 ga keberatan :P) sekarang ini huaaaa... orangnya banyak sekali dan sekarang ini saatnya financial closing utk project lama... jadi ada auditor2 berdatangan.... duh!
sekarang ini lagi pusing kepala.... work plan utk setahun ke depan due hari ini... tapi aku masih belum selesai... memang susah juga mo nyelesaiin karena harus memperhitungkan jadwal kerja partners yg dari Europe.... waks!
sekarang nih tanggungjawab n kerjaan tambah banyak... dan kadang2 sistem bikin pusing... yg pasti manusia2 selalu bikin pusing... dng 1001 kemauan dan kepentingan.... memang kadang kepentingan pribadi jadi ikut tercampur dng urusan kerja... dan seperti dlm hal2 lain, standard tiap orang berbeda....
mana kantor lagi rame pula.... dulu aku seruangan cuma bertiga dan aku yg paling ribut (aku jadi self-appointed DJ hehehe, kayanya sih temanku yg 2 ga keberatan :P) sekarang ini huaaaa... orangnya banyak sekali dan sekarang ini saatnya financial closing utk project lama... jadi ada auditor2 berdatangan.... duh!
sekarang ini lagi pusing kepala.... work plan utk setahun ke depan due hari ini... tapi aku masih belum selesai... memang susah juga mo nyelesaiin karena harus memperhitungkan jadwal kerja partners yg dari Europe.... waks!
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
lewat jalan lain
mmm... ini sebetulnya sudah kepikiran lama... kenapa ya kadang kok suka segan gitu kalo papasan ama orang yang
- sebetulnya kenal baik dan
- ga ada masalah apa2 dengan saya dan/ atau
- orang yg layak disegani/ dihormati
ngga takut sih... sebenernya papasan pun juga gpp... paling say hello atau senyum aja.... tapi kadang rasanya pengen deh lewat jalan lain aja biar ga papasan :P hehehe.... bingung deh... temen2 pernah ngrasain begitu ga?
- sebetulnya kenal baik dan
- ga ada masalah apa2 dengan saya dan/ atau
- orang yg layak disegani/ dihormati
ngga takut sih... sebenernya papasan pun juga gpp... paling say hello atau senyum aja.... tapi kadang rasanya pengen deh lewat jalan lain aja biar ga papasan :P hehehe.... bingung deh... temen2 pernah ngrasain begitu ga?
give thanks etc
kenapa ya kok susah sekali bersyukur.... looking back at what happened to me during the last couple of months... I've got a good job (biarpun gaji dipotong).... I was never jobless.... I enjoy my life here.....
tapi tetep aja yg terpikir justru masalah.... my worries.... my disappointment.... mikirin orang2 yg berubah sikapnya thd aku.....
dan perasaan tuh campur2..... antara kepala dan hati.... antara kecewa, sedih, tapi kadang juga marah....
makanya jadi bad mood nih.... yak mungkin lagi saat nya bad mood... blame it on the hormones again.....
tapi tetep aja yg terpikir justru masalah.... my worries.... my disappointment.... mikirin orang2 yg berubah sikapnya thd aku.....
dan perasaan tuh campur2..... antara kepala dan hati.... antara kecewa, sedih, tapi kadang juga marah....
makanya jadi bad mood nih.... yak mungkin lagi saat nya bad mood... blame it on the hormones again.....
kecentilan
sebelumnya maaf ya kalo ada yg tersinggung hihihi... tapi setahu saya sih pembaca blog ini ga ada yg kecentilan kok....
kenapa ya kok biasanya orang yg kecentilan itu malah yang penampilannya biasa2 atau kurang gitu ya... ga cowok ga cewek....
menurut pengamatan, khususnya dari tempat fitness, cowok cewek yg cakep2 tuh malah tingkah laku dan dandanan nya biasa2 aja......
mungkin karena dng ber-biasa2 saja mereka sudah bisa menarik perhatian kali ya..... sedangkan mereka yang merasa kurang, berusaha menutupi dng tingkah laku atau dandanan yg berlebihan....
just curious.......
kenapa ya kok biasanya orang yg kecentilan itu malah yang penampilannya biasa2 atau kurang gitu ya... ga cowok ga cewek....
menurut pengamatan, khususnya dari tempat fitness, cowok cewek yg cakep2 tuh malah tingkah laku dan dandanan nya biasa2 aja......
mungkin karena dng ber-biasa2 saja mereka sudah bisa menarik perhatian kali ya..... sedangkan mereka yang merasa kurang, berusaha menutupi dng tingkah laku atau dandanan yg berlebihan....
just curious.......
Valentine's day and after
14 Feb
Mmmm.... the day started with a box of chocolate from that someone special sayang siangnya ada makan siang bareng ex-teman2 kantor... hehehe, tapi gpp... malamnya kan bisa kencan - tiap hari juga kencan dink - :P though I don't have any chance to prepare something special... just dine out lah... Future Park.. masakan Thai... not so bad.....
My ex-office is sooo special... bayangin, setelah Valentine lunch, kita dapat roses and chocolate cake .... duuuh.... mana ada kantor spt ini....
tapi... dng banyaknya makan2 sejak CNY kemaren... celana2 panjang ku jadi sempit deh pinggangnya hehehehe :P
Malamnya nganttuuuuk banget, sampe ga kuat baca paper urusan kerja...
15 Feb
Pagi bangun juga maleeeeesss banget... rasanya masih lemes.....
Rada2 stress dng urusan kantor... project baru begini masih banyak hal yg belum jelas...
kerjaan banyak juga.... tapi aku masih blogging juga hehehe.... lagi males banget nih...
Hati juga lagi in a bad mood.... duh.. makan coklat aja pulang kantor nanti.... yummy.....
Mmmm.... the day started with a box of chocolate from that someone special sayang siangnya ada makan siang bareng ex-teman2 kantor... hehehe, tapi gpp... malamnya kan bisa kencan - tiap hari juga kencan dink - :P though I don't have any chance to prepare something special... just dine out lah... Future Park.. masakan Thai... not so bad.....
My ex-office is sooo special... bayangin, setelah Valentine lunch, kita dapat roses and chocolate cake .... duuuh.... mana ada kantor spt ini....
tapi... dng banyaknya makan2 sejak CNY kemaren... celana2 panjang ku jadi sempit deh pinggangnya hehehehe :P
Malamnya nganttuuuuk banget, sampe ga kuat baca paper urusan kerja...
15 Feb
Pagi bangun juga maleeeeesss banget... rasanya masih lemes.....
Rada2 stress dng urusan kantor... project baru begini masih banyak hal yg belum jelas...
kerjaan banyak juga.... tapi aku masih blogging juga hehehe.... lagi males banget nih...
Hati juga lagi in a bad mood.... duh.. makan coklat aja pulang kantor nanti.... yummy.....
Thursday, January 20, 2005
Dreams
that now seems unlikely to come true
No matter how hard I tried,
there are things that just lie beyond our control
but sometimes it's in the hands of other people
Could it be God's plan?
Disappointed and sad...
...to be misunderstood, when all I wanted was
trying to find the best for all....
...coz no one takes my side when I expected them to
...coz it seems like the world is against me
Maybe it's just my selfish wish after all
I know I'm selfish...
But if I don't stand up for myself, who will?
I know God have beautiful plans for my life
But it's so hard to accept and just cast my worries upon Him
when I just can't see the end of the tunnel
when I can't see what the future holds for me
It's easy to say when the turmoil is over
that God has made everything beautiful in His time ;-P
but not in the middle of it
That's what always happens to me
Maybe I should try to have more faith
Maybe I should count my blessings
and be satisfied with it....
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
in His time
Pertama sorry buat tante Ria, aku ga sadar kalo tante lagi 'mobile' mode di yahoo messenger :(( langsung aja main jawab offline message nya .... Sekali lagi thanks buat perhatiannya, sis....
Just a short entry this time... soalnya janjian ama kangmas mau ke Talaad thai beli ikan mas (hobby baru kita.. aku hobby kasih makan, tapi ga mau ikutan bersihin akuarium nya hehehehe)
Just as always.... He makes everything beautiful in His time..... Jumat kemaren aku udah secured a new job.... Senin dan Selasa nyiapin kontrak.... sekarang lagi berusaha adjust dan nyiapin utk kick-off dengan proyek baru ini... gaji sih tetep (malah mungkin kena potong) tapi titel nya lebih bagus... project leader.... this will look good in my resume... tapi takut juga sih... bisa ga ya aku .....
Just a short entry this time... soalnya janjian ama kangmas mau ke Talaad thai beli ikan mas (hobby baru kita.. aku hobby kasih makan, tapi ga mau ikutan bersihin akuarium nya hehehehe)
Just as always.... He makes everything beautiful in His time..... Jumat kemaren aku udah secured a new job.... Senin dan Selasa nyiapin kontrak.... sekarang lagi berusaha adjust dan nyiapin utk kick-off dengan proyek baru ini... gaji sih tetep (malah mungkin kena potong) tapi titel nya lebih bagus... project leader.... this will look good in my resume... tapi takut juga sih... bisa ga ya aku .....
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
the only certain thing in this world is the uncertainty
So many things have happened regarding my job.... still nothing is for sure as of now.
Thank God I have bosses and colleagues who care about me and they tried as much as they can to help me. May God bless their kind hearts.
Thank God I have bosses and colleagues who care about me and they tried as much as they can to help me. May God bless their kind hearts.
Monday, January 10, 2005
ngeriiiii
doooo... sudah beberapa hari ini nafsu makan meningkat terus.... ngeriiiiii
pengennya ngemiiiiil terus.....
pengennya ngemiiiiil terus.....
Thursday, January 06, 2005
Dec 5
I went for breakfast with my kangmas and saw him off for work. Then I bought some groceries I need for cooking. I started at 09.30, tried my best to make "ayam panggang daun jeruk" (roasted chicken with lime leaves) and "cah kangkung" (stir fried morning glory). I finished at 11.00. The chicken was too sweet and not spicy enough *hiks*. Anyway my kangmas was forced finished them all hehehe.
I felt lazy to go to the office in the afternoon and started planning what to cook the next day. But then I got a phone call from the office, telling me that I will still receive salary this month and is expected to report everyday to the office just like before.
My boss called for a meeting at 14.00. Here he confirmed that there is effort to reallocate the staffs to the suitable new job, but we will know for sure only after Jan 11.
So here I am working *and blogging too hehehe*, gone are my plans to improve my cooking skill, pity my kangmas has to bear with that :D
I felt lazy to go to the office in the afternoon and started planning what to cook the next day. But then I got a phone call from the office, telling me that I will still receive salary this month and is expected to report everyday to the office just like before.
My boss called for a meeting at 14.00. Here he confirmed that there is effort to reallocate the staffs to the suitable new job, but we will know for sure only after Jan 11.
So here I am working *and blogging too hehehe*, gone are my plans to improve my cooking skill, pity my kangmas has to bear with that :D
Dec 4
I can't recall what we did on Dec 3. I think we just relaxed and went to fitness center in the afternoon.
Dec 4 was the first working day here. I went to my old office, still many colleagues were there. Of course the finance people need to wrap up the financial report. But some others hang around too. It was good to see the old faces, the working atmosphere here was warm, people are like one big family. It feels strange, though, that things are not what they used to be anymore.
I came only to sort my things out as I didn't have time for that before the break. I just threw everything into the boxes. Feels strange that I am not as busy as I used to be. There were times when I felt that I don't have time even to breathe. I helped my colleague a little bit and planned to come back to the office in the afternoon the next day (I planned to learn and try cooking in the morning).
Dec 4 was the first working day here. I went to my old office, still many colleagues were there. Of course the finance people need to wrap up the financial report. But some others hang around too. It was good to see the old faces, the working atmosphere here was warm, people are like one big family. It feels strange, though, that things are not what they used to be anymore.
I came only to sort my things out as I didn't have time for that before the break. I just threw everything into the boxes. Feels strange that I am not as busy as I used to be. There were times when I felt that I don't have time even to breathe. I helped my colleague a little bit and planned to come back to the office in the afternoon the next day (I planned to learn and try cooking in the morning).
Dec 2
Going back to Bangkok. My kangmas was supposed to meet me in Singapore and then we would take the same flight to Bangkok. But he didn't show up on time.
I was worried because when I first checked the arrival time of his flight, it was written there "10.05 confirmed". Then I waited for 15 minutes in front of the arrival gate, nothing happened. When I checked the announcement board, it was changed to "10.15 confirmed". After another 15 minutes, I checked again and it showed "ask airlines".
I wonder why the airport staff couldn't tell me exactly what happened with the flight. They asked me to call the airlines. And so I called, but could not reach them. Then I boarded my plane as it was already the final call for the passengers boarding the flight. I asked the flight attendant to check what happened with my kangmas' flight (our flights were all with the same airlines).
After checking, the flight attendant told me that his plane could not land in Singapore due to bad weather. They already arrived at Changi but didn't get the permission to land and has to go to Kuala Lumpur then back to Singapore again. Funny, my flight landed only 10 minutes earlier than his, but we could land directly. He said that my kangmas will be transferred to another airlines because there is only one SIN - BKK flight with this airlines. Anyway I was already relieved to know that the flight was OK.
Right after I landed in Bangkok I checked with the airlines, which flight was my kangmas transferred to but I didn't get the answer after about 1 hour of waiting. So I went back home and planned to call the airlines office from home.
But, my only way of calling outside i.e.: my mobile ran out of battery, I have no charger, I don't remember from whom I can borrow. Normally I borrow from kangmas. But luckily I remember Alvin's phone number at his dorm and he was there and he has the charger. Thank God.
Then at 16.00 I found out that my kangmas would arrive at 17.20. Happily I got ready and picked him up at the airport. Miss him sooo mmmuaacchhh (during our vacation in Indonesia, we met only from 26 - 29 Dec :P).
I was worried because when I first checked the arrival time of his flight, it was written there "10.05 confirmed". Then I waited for 15 minutes in front of the arrival gate, nothing happened. When I checked the announcement board, it was changed to "10.15 confirmed". After another 15 minutes, I checked again and it showed "ask airlines".
I wonder why the airport staff couldn't tell me exactly what happened with the flight. They asked me to call the airlines. And so I called, but could not reach them. Then I boarded my plane as it was already the final call for the passengers boarding the flight. I asked the flight attendant to check what happened with my kangmas' flight (our flights were all with the same airlines).
After checking, the flight attendant told me that his plane could not land in Singapore due to bad weather. They already arrived at Changi but didn't get the permission to land and has to go to Kuala Lumpur then back to Singapore again. Funny, my flight landed only 10 minutes earlier than his, but we could land directly. He said that my kangmas will be transferred to another airlines because there is only one SIN - BKK flight with this airlines. Anyway I was already relieved to know that the flight was OK.
Right after I landed in Bangkok I checked with the airlines, which flight was my kangmas transferred to but I didn't get the answer after about 1 hour of waiting. So I went back home and planned to call the airlines office from home.
But, my only way of calling outside i.e.: my mobile ran out of battery, I have no charger, I don't remember from whom I can borrow. Normally I borrow from kangmas. But luckily I remember Alvin's phone number at his dorm and he was there and he has the charger. Thank God.
Then at 16.00 I found out that my kangmas would arrive at 17.20. Happily I got ready and picked him up at the airport. Miss him sooo mmmuaacchhh (during our vacation in Indonesia, we met only from 26 - 29 Dec :P).
First entry of 2005
My last day of work was 22 Dec 2004, that day I received the news that I might still have work in 2005 but nothing was 100% sure. I went back from the office at 23.30.
On 23 Dec I went back to my hometown, transit for 1 day in Singapore, I stayed in my sis' place. My last days in Bangkok were so hectic. Friend and relatives came to visit us, wrapping up of the work and clearing up my office space.
I and my kangmas were engaged on 27 Dec, the event itself was quick, but meaningful. It's another step toward our future together. Thanks to all of you who wishes us well.
But there was the tsunami disaster the day before. An old thought came back to me "Just when I am so happy and blessed, there are other people in other places which are in miseries, in the middle of a war, starving, etc.. etc.."
Ah.... I can't think of anything else to write now.... Now I'm still reporting to my old office and wait for something to come up.
On 23 Dec I went back to my hometown, transit for 1 day in Singapore, I stayed in my sis' place. My last days in Bangkok were so hectic. Friend and relatives came to visit us, wrapping up of the work and clearing up my office space.
I and my kangmas were engaged on 27 Dec, the event itself was quick, but meaningful. It's another step toward our future together. Thanks to all of you who wishes us well.
But there was the tsunami disaster the day before. An old thought came back to me "Just when I am so happy and blessed, there are other people in other places which are in miseries, in the middle of a war, starving, etc.. etc.."
Ah.... I can't think of anything else to write now.... Now I'm still reporting to my old office and wait for something to come up.
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