Color Checking Result! (dr Gusur)

Amanda
18/09/1982

You are Yellow Raccoon, who is innocent and depends on people.
You are also amiable and graceful.
You tend to take passive attitude with gentle and modest ways of expression.
You are well liked by both men and women.
You listen to others well, and try to adapt to them.
This makes you feel your emotions are being opressed, and therefore you may suffer mentally.
Unlike your modesty, you hate being restricted.
You want to do whatever you like, and when you like.
You are rather temperament, and are emotionally delicate.
You have great artistic sense, and if you come in touch especially with traditional and ancient things, fortune will smile on you.
It may be good to make museum tours as your hobby.
You are not good at housework; you prefer to work on something you like.
When you get to the middle ages, you may take an interest in spiritual world.
You may experience great change in life.
You live your life steadily, so you shouldn't rush into things.
You have strong motherly feelings, and people depend on you a lot.
After getting married, you will keep your house well.

You are Yellow Raccoon, who tends to listen to other people, rather than stating your own opinion.

You are a passive and modest person.
You have a warm atmosphere and people feel comfortable when you are around.
Even if you get excited, you can stay calm and not become big headed.
You don't go after something that has passed, and can go on living life without looking back at the past.
Your lack of tenacity is your characteristic.
Although you can calmly and quickly make decisions, you tend to lack deeper observation.
You may lose your opportunity with your lack of tenacity.
You are not just a quiet person; you are observing things objectively from a step back.
You are intuitive and a person of insight, who can smartly measure the distance of personal relationships.
You think highly of experiences, than theory.
You are very realistic person.
You do not oppose to authority, and can wait for a long time for your chance.
People see you as a person without ambition, and someone who has become enlightened.
However, you are actually growing in the inside as you get older, and you are a person who could become influential behind a scene.

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My sweet birthday surprise

Weeee....! So happy....!
Barusan Reza, Arya, Anggit, ama Dodi baru pulang. Pada baru ngasih birthday surprise buat gue =D
Mas Hep juga ikutan tapi dia nggak pulang, tu lagi bikin pe er diluar hehehehe..
Malu2in deh, soalnya gue lagi tidur (soalnya td emang lagi pusing), trus tiba2 jam 1/2 1an gt gue denger kasak kusuk, belom sepenuhnya bangun nih...eh taunya udah pada ngumpul di kamar gue (yang lg brantakan banget, hi hi malu2in), dan posisi gue juga ga kalah malu2innya. Lagi tidur pake sarung bali sambil peluk boneka beruang. Haiyyy...ketauan deh..hehehe malu.. ;p

Thanks banget ya buat semuanya yang udah dateng kesini dan kirim ucapan selamat baik lewat imel, sms, atau friendster...they meant a lot to me =)
thank you thank you thank you, I love you all

ps: guys, I love the chocolate cake. there's nothing like chocolate in the middle of the night hahaha...(udah gitu pada sibuk nimbang gitu..hhh...kalian2 ini...cowok2 yg hobi foto2 dan nimbang berat badan sehabis makan chocolate cake...tck tck tck. love u guys tho ;p)

Wee..tinggal 2 jam lagi til my 24th birthday....! Can't wait to be 24....! hehehehe
I wish it'll be a happy year, better than the previous years (which were already great but who couldn't use better right? --> greedy li'l princess hehe)

Sayang skali sekarang ini gue lagi sakit kepala euy...trus td juga parah, baruu sekali2nya seumur2 (seinget gue sih) gue lupa matiin kompor. Haduh that is so dangerous..! Kalo tadi mama ga ke dapur dan liat lampu kompor masih nyala, itu mungkin bakal nyala terus sampe pagi kali ya? Aduh kemana sih pikiran gue...mana sekarang lagi keliyengan gini pula..man...those sleepless nights finally took the toll..

eh..besok ada pe er ga ya?
klo buat selasa sih pastinya ada. Itu profesor janji2 palsu tuh! Iya gak Bud? Tadinya kita udah seneng2 minggu ini akhirnya ga ada pr. Eh..tau2nya sehari/2 hari kemudian tu profesor kirim imel, bilang klo he changed his mind, dan pe ernya di copy-paste ama dia lewat imel! U-uuhh....
Dan sepertinya gue perlu ngerjain bbrp soal buat kelas accounting besok deh.
You know what, I should just tell the professor that tomorrow's my birthday..mungkin gue bisa dikasih hadiah bebas pe er (hehe yeah right)

Aih..my head's killing me......!

2 more hours...2 more hours..la la la (hehehe)

Thoughts before my Sunday nap

Daaang I'm tired!
Hari ini di kantor banyak kerjaan (walopun dikasih makan siang, hehe lumayan).
And my feet hurt.

Tadi abis pulang kerja gue jalan2 di Delmar, ada bazaar kecil di daerah circlenya yg deket Bubble Tea, they sold glass jewelry and beads..trus di Vintage Vinyl lagi ada sale 3 CD for $1..sayangnya gue ga kenal judul2nya walopun gue pengen beli sih sebenernya, abis gue penasaran. Cuma takut ga enak lagunya kan ntar jadinya malah numpuk2in barang ga berguna aja dirumah.
Trus gue liat ada atasan bagus di Ziezo tapi alamakjaaan....$68..gue heran disitu teh harganya kok cileupeung pisan klo kata orang Sunda sih, alias ga sopan. Ada dompet2 lucu juga, tapi sayangnya satunya $24, dr bahan canvas gitu. No matter how cute they were, I just don't think that they're worth $24.

Trus...apa lagi yah...o yeah I'm dead tired. Did I tell you that already? (scroll scroll...) oh yeah I did.
Pengen bobo dulu euy sebelom mampir ke lapangan bola (that is assuming I am going there but I probably skip it for today hehehe).
I guess I better take that nap
Still waiting for the phone call that never comes..
Ehhh!! Halah gue lupa nelepon mas Iyo tadi pagi! Aduu...maap2 ya mas, besok pagi deh Manda telepon lagi. Temenmu si Wendy ultah tuh, huh..(loh?) hehehe...

Oh iya tadi pas lunch ketemu ama Thong (iya, hehe namanya itu, orang Vietnam). Dia salah satu student yg ikut program PMBA di UMSL. Ada tuh di FS gue. Udah sejak summer belom ketemu lagi. Orangnya lucu, baek juga. pas ketemu gue tadi, dia langsung yang: Eiyy...! Amanda!! I thought you're back home!" sambil nyodok2 gue gitu, bos gue ampe ngeliatin hehehehe...Udah gitu (ini masih nyodok2 nih) bilang klo gue rajin banget ngisi blog dll dsb di Frenster, abis kayanya tiap liat, isinya Amanda lagi Amanda lagi. I'm guessing that he meant the bullboard, bukan blognya. Abis bule2 mah emang mana pernah ngisi bulbo, lah wong rata2 pertanyaan & jawaban2nya pake bhs indo semua..

Eh...come to think of it...kynya emang bener yah yang ngisi bulbo sptnya emang cuma orang2 indo doang...hehehehe........

Kemaren gue sekeluarga ama mbak Hani juga sekeluarga malem2 pergi nonton air baloon di Forest Park. I like the Energizer Bunny float. It was so big.. ;p
Pas dijalanan, gue denger lagunya Chris Brown - Say Goodbye. Ini cuplikannya:

There's never a right time to say goodbye
But I gotta make the first move
'Cause if I don't you gonna start hating me
Cause I really don't feel the way I once felt about you
Girl it's not you, it's me
I gotta gotta figure out what I need
There's never a right time to say goodbye
But we know that we gotta go
Our separate ways
And I know it's hard but I gotta do it,
And it's killing me
Cause there's never a right time
Right time to say goodbye

Bagian yg di highlight, yang "Cause I really don't feel the way I once felt about you" bener2 bikin gue cringe everytime I hear that part. Kayanya gimana aja gitu.
Mungkin hal ini emang wajar, losing your feeling over someone while you're still in a relationship with that person.
Cuma.....kalo emang wajar, when you think you've found the right person, how can you ever be sure that he/she is still going to love you, still going to feel the same way about you in ten years? Atau sebaliknya juga, can you be sure that you're going to love that person still, ten years ahead? Mungkin para pasangan2 yang udah married punya jawabannya? Hehehe..

An irritable Amanda

1. Does anyone know your password to your email?
:: yes

2. What was the last thing you ordered atMcDonalds?
:: I don't go to McDs

3. Are you an emotional person?
:: mmyea.

4. Do you like your name?
:: yes. why?

5. Do you believe in love at first sight?
:: what's with the question? go mind ur own business.

6. Ever felt jealous of your friend?
:: yes. why ask?

7. What was the last thing you did?
:: ate.

8. Who is right next to you?
:: no one.

9. Who was the last person you ate with?
:: Nancy and Lucy.

10. What song are you listening to right now?
:: none.

11. How's the weather right now?
:: nice.

12. Last person who called you today?
:: none.

14. Last song you sang?
:: You're my everything by glen..like a joke that challenges the rest of my day. very funny.

15. Last time you danced?
:: can't remember. been so long ago.

16. Lost a friendship over something stupid?
:: no.

18. Last thing you ate?
:: 1/2 tuna sandwich. and soup.

19. Been really depressed before?
:: meh..

20. Faked being sick to miss school?
:: never have. maybe someday.

21. What time did you wake up today?
:: 7 am.

22. Current taste?
:: sour.

23. Who is the person that posted this survey?
:: Rasyid.

24. What are you wearing right now?
:: pink shirt and sweater + white skirt.

25. Are you too shy to ask anyone out?
:: nobody to ask.

26. What is the first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
:: macem2lah. klo ada yg aneh2.

27.Where are you right now?
:: my/Nancy's office.

28. What date and day is it?
:: Friday, September 15 2006.

29. Did you go anywhere today?
:: ga sempet.

30. What did you do there?
:: ngajak brantem? dibilangin ga sempet.

31. How old are you?
:: 23. napa?

33. Are you mature or immature?
:: tergantung mood.

34. Do you call your parents by their first name?
:: gak.

35. Are you an only child?
:: gak.

36. Where do you go shopping?
:: macem2lah..tergantung kebutuhan. ga ada pertanyaan yg lebih berkualitas ya?

37. Do you like where you work?
:: yes.

38. Do you like books?
:: they're my escape.

39. Do you want to get married?
:: ask me later.

40. To whom?
:: ask me later.

41. Do you notice anything's missing from this post?
:: yes.

42. What is it?
:: number 17.

mmmrhh......lagi sebeeeelll......

Lipton Green Tea

Hari ini dingin oh dingin..sedingin hatiku dung plak dung dung (HUSS!! kok jadi dangdutan sih??? brenti brenti!!)

Maap...maapkan atas freak episode diatas..
Sekarang (seperti biasanya) lagi kerja..makan gaji buta karena cuma ngonline aja dan kerjaan udah pada beres (let's just say 'manda emang rajin karena kerjaan udah diberesin semua', yah... jangan 'manda emang males bukannya kerja malah ngeblog'. ga baik itu..)

Duh udah mulai kerasa nih Fall nya, hari ini udah dingin jadi bawa coat (coat ijo dr Bandung yg seharga Rp.xxxxx itu mbak haniii! --> our secret,k? klip klip (ceritanya sambil ngedip2))

Wets...td bos nongol ke kantor dan melihat daku sedang ber Utopia ria dan ber Frenster ria dan ber blogging ria jadi sepertinya in a few minutes bakal ada sesuatu yg harus gue kerjain lagi...Hehehehe payah ah, laziness couldn't last long..

Oh well let's see what'll they make me do for today. =D

ps: iya iyaaa, g tau judulnya emang ga da hubungannya ama isi blognya. So what gitu loh hehe

boooorrreee...dddd

Ah man...just finished reading Eldest 2 nights ago when I found out that the book is actually a trilogy. Yang pertama Eragon, yang kedua Eldest, dan yang ketiga Inheritance. Buku yang ke3 ini ternyata belom jadiii...aargh and I can't wait to see how the story ends...hiks..(sama juuga sih kayak Harry Potter, tp gue rasa buku yang ini levelnya lebih tinggi 1 level diatas Harry Potter in terms of details and the level it takes to understand the whole story). Conversations sama thoughts dari main characternya juga lebih dalem dibanding Potter, which I think it's amazing coming from such a young writer (lahir taun 83 dia).

Sekarang lagi bosen banget di kantor, ga ada yang bisa dikerjain selain nglipet2 brosur. Kerjaan yang sekeranjang waktu itu udah beres..so I'm just sitting here twiddling my thumbs, can't go anywhere abis di depan jg ga ada siapa2 yang jaga front desk, udah pada pulang semuana jadi gue juga ga bisa bikin folder di belakang (yang biasanya gue kerjain klo lagi ga ada kerjaan).

Hmmh....mmm...mmm la la la...--->bener2 lagi bosen dan ga tau mo ngapain lagi ;p

Lazy Day

Hari libur oh hari libur...pengen beres2 rumah nih, tapi belom pengen beranjak dr depan laptop..ujung2nya ngeblog lagi deh. Produktif sekali manda....huh..--> this is me scolding myself

Actually thought about going to the fitness room seberang jalan, but that thought only lasted for about 4 minutes, and several 5 second pop ups afterwards. Hehehehe..work out? nah..maybe later..

Hmm jadi inget harus ke kampus ngurusin kartu bank, tapi males euy besok aja ah abis kerja...
Wait..gue kemaren kok ga inget ya klo jumat gue kerja..buset deh...
Haiyahh...jadi inget juga kemaren, salah bawa kunci rumah. Baru nyadar pas pulang jam 1/2 6 an, mau buka mailbox kuncinya bisa masuk tp ga bisa diputer, sama juga waktu mo buka pintu rumah. Yah..ternyata salah bawa kunci. Yang dibawa malah kunci storage...tck tck tck..Jadinya harus nungguin Adit pulang sekolah deh. Akhirnya gue ke Target trus ke Mills, baca buku di toko bukunya. Padahal lagi laper berat ituu..cuma ditahan2 ga jajan soalnya malemnya udah janjian ma adit mo makan di Denny's hehehe..
Not doing anything hari ini bikin males ngapa2in ih..
iiiii.....h!

Lagi pengen ini...

It's a Ben Sherman Mod Neck Wool Coat..........
and it's $199.00 *nangis*

PR beres, tinggal bobo ^_^

La la la....(masih belom bosen2 dengerin lagu ini hihi)...

Pe erku selesai jugaa..walopun tadi ditambahin lagi sih ama gurunya. Itu bener2 guru rajin, tiap minggu dikasih pe er hehehehe..Cuma hampir bisa dipastikan kalo gue dan Budi (sekelas) bakal ngerjain prnya paling cepet sehari sebelom dikumpulin hehe. Dasar males kalian semuanya!! (termasuk saya juga)

Baruu aja selesai masak. Lumayan sukses, hehehe bangganyaa....Cuma masaknya emang yang gampang banget sih. Tapi gapapa atuh namanya juga beginner pan ya? ^_^

Teruus..apalagi ya...hari ini kerjaan banyak seperti yang udah gue ceritain kemaren, nothing new. And um..pengen ke salon euy. Tapi yang di indo. Pengen diituin tuh...um..creambath. Tapi hrs yang enak, jangan kayak terakhir creambath di Anata (Bandung). Itu si mbaknya semangat banget mijitin kepala gue, sampe besoknya klo kepalanya dipencet sakit. Kayaknya penuh bruises tuh hihihihi...Tapi seru juga sih. Apalagi disitu kita disuruh lepas baju trus ganti sama kemben2an gitu, trus dipijitinnya sampe ke punggung dan tangan, udah gitu discrub. Ahh...enaknyaaa...Coba disini ada yang kayak gitu dengan harga indo..wah..

Oiya Bath & Body Works lagi sale tuh by the way. Cuma barang yang gue cari ga sale. Gue kan waktu itu pernah cerita gue buang 2 lip gloss gue dr B&B Works gara2 red alertnya airport security tuh..waktu dulu gue belinya lagi sale, klo ga salah 1 kotak isi 3 harganya $10 (yang satu udah gue kasih mbak Thea sodara gue). Gue belinya di Mills waktu itu, trus gue liat mereka udah ga jual lagii....hiks hiks....Kemaren di Galleria ada, tapi warna yang gue cari ga ada. Dan mereka jualnya satu-an, dan 1 biji itu harganya $10 sendiriiii....!!!! Hiks hiks hiks hiks hiks...Padahal gue udah cocok banget sama warna hasil perpaduan 2 lip gloss itu..tahan lama pula..*sigh...

Hmm...tadi malem bobo nyenyak banget, walopun mimpinya agak2 unik, tapi bangun2 rasanya fresh. That's good =) Semoga malem ini bobonya bisa nyenyak lagi, dan dengan mimpi yang nggak kalah menariknya hehehe..

Hi again!

Hari ini blanjaaa....! (shh don't tell my piggy bank since I just took a chunk out of it today.. :p). Gue tadi ke Galleria ma Joan (thanks yah udah ditemenin hehehe...special thanks juga buat Edhy dan Freddy yang udah mau nemenin ke MAC dan Macy's walopun ga bertahan lama di Macy'snya hehehe).

Tadi gue dapet bbrp barang dr Bath&Body Works...(yes...the one that specializes in hembodi...hehehe), trus beli bbrp t-shirt di Macy's. They were really cheap and I think I got a really good deal since the shirts are cute.

Sekarang sebenernya lagi sambil ngerjain pr, cuma bawaannya ya biasa deh..pengen intermezzo mulu. Apalagi sambil dengerin lagu Juanes yang gue pasang di blog sekarang. Bawaannya pengen liburan lagi...mantai (mantai = melakukan aktivitas di pantai).....Ah pasti enak banget deh.
Wah gawat nih I'm being spoiled after I went through 2 full months of "everyday is sunday" days..Bawaannya udah ga pengen ngapa2in hehehe..

Besok kerja untungnya siang, jam 1:30............ah, man baru inget klo kerjaan lagi banyak euy, ngecek graduation list..masih ada sekeranjang files lagi yang harus gue periksa!! Bener2 literally sekeranjang..um..tau kan kerat2 yang biasa dipake tempat botol2 soft drink klo di warung2? Yang biasanya warnanya merah ada tulisan Coca Colanya? Ya segitu persis deh...and full...Kemaren terakhir kerja hari Rabu ga bisa dicicil soalnya printernya lagi rusak jadi ga bisa ngeprint transkripnya anak2 (damn printer..). Untung gue udah nyelesain file2 yg dr A-O, jd sekarang tinggal terusin P-Z..
Hmm....that means I gotta stay up late today to finish my homework..

*pic above: my confession :p

hi

*yawn....
Lagi bermalas2an di labor day morning euy....laper juga hehehe. gue pengen masak nasi sepertinya bentar lagi..
Oh well....just wanna say hi or whatever...hehehehe

stuff

Ini salah satu contoh postingan bulbo fs temen sma gue. Gue suka banget tiap baca bulbo dia abisnya ngisinya selalu ngasal dan seenak jidat tapi hasilnya jadi kocak hehehehe...Dulu seinget gue juga dia orangnya yang ngasal2 gitu tapi bukan tipe badut. It was just how he said things, made witty comments and lots of silly remarks. On top of all, he always said those things with a straight face, which made them even funnier hehehe

1. Kenapa manusia gapernah puas?
Karena klo gampang puas mah monyet, dikasih
pisang aja udah girang...

2. kenapa laki-laki gaboleh nangis?
karena klo nangis mah cairan tubuhnya bisa abis
dan dehidrasi, jadi perlu minum air banyak..

3. kenapa orang leo emosian?
karena klo ga emosi sama aja kaya monyet yang
mudah puas oleh pisang..

4. kenapa cowo harus ngalah sama cewe?
karena klo berantem kasian cewenya klo kena
bogem mentah..

5. kenapa cewe sensitive bgt?
karena klo mudah puas berarti monyet betina..

6. terakhir nangis kapan?
secara mudah dehidrasi jadi lupa tuh kapan
terakhir dehidrasi..

7. kenapa?
kurang minum..

8. terakhir punya masalah yang besar sampe
gabisa tidur?
punya..

9. masalah apa?
masalahnya kebanyakan tidur, jadi susah bobo..

10. terakhir curhat sama orang ampe nangis?
bukan curhat

11. kenapa?
keinjek..

12. terakhir disakiti [hati] orang?
untungnya ga pernah..

13. kenapa?
klo hati sakit.. biasanya dipalak preman trus
ditusuk pas di hati..

14. terakhir ketawa ampe ga bisa mingkem?
ketawa ga pernah mingkem..

15. kenapa?
klo mingkem mah senyum..

16. terakhir kesel sama orang?
kesel??? ga pernah, klo nendang orang pernah..

17. kenapa?
abis nyolot sih..

18. pernah nampar orang?
ngelempar juga pernah..

19. pernah kepikiran pengen bunuh diri?
astagfirullah.....

20. kenapa?
HARAM !!!!!

21. terus nyesel gag?
ya kagag lah!!!

22. masalah terbesar dalam diri lo?
Bingung..

23. masalah terbesar dalam hidup lo?
suka laper dengan mudahnya...

24. orang yang peranannya penting bgt dlm hdp lo?
mampap dong..

25. kata-kata yang masih lo inget banget dari
seseorang?
Anjing.. !! (banyak bgt yang bilang di tanah sunda
ini)

S.O.S

duuh...bentar lagi nyokap ultah, belom beli kado. Any ideas guys..? Help..? Please..? --->Lagi desperate nih ga ada ide soalnya.

Phew...

(tarik napas panjang...) Aaahh..... =)
It's so...good to finally being able to breathe again. And a long weekend is coming! And I'm taking Friday off as well...! Things are just getting better and better (crossing my finger).
Besok gue ada lunch date ama Tina ama Dyah ke India Rasoi. It's great that I finally find a partner in crime buat ngedatengin tu restoran2 India di St Louis hehehe. Gue suka masakan India, tapi sayangnya masakan India bukan salah satu pilihan populer diantara temen2 dan keluarga gue hehehe..

Trus, hari ini akhirnya jadi juga gue ngurus SIM gue yang udah expire tanggal 25 kemaren. Remember my post that talked about me planning to renew my license the day after? That was a week ago, and that was how long I've procrastinate ;p

Emh...gue seneng akhirnya dapet kesempetan buat baca buku yang gue pinjem dr inter-library loan (ini adalah salah satu servis library yang jadi favorit gue). Gue pinjem buku Eldest, sekuelnya Eragon. Pengarangnya namanya Christopher Paolini. Dia mulai nulis bukunya yang pertama, Eragon, pas dia umur 15 taun. Dan bukunya dipublished taun 2003, waktu dia umur 19 taun. Salut euy...
Gue sih bukan tipe penulis. Kayanya gue ngga bakal betah duduk manis buat nulis sesuatu. Adalah waktu2 gue emang lagi pengen nulis sesuatu. Tapi biasanya hasilnya biasa2 aja dan gue ga begitu nikmatin prosesnya. Apa yang ada di otak gue sering nggak terwakilkan secara benar di tulisan2 gue, gara2 gue terlalu pusing about making my writing meaningful and interesting..jadinya malah melenceng fokusnya.
Nah kalo nulis blog atau diary gue suka. Gue bisa lebih jadi diri sendiri tanpa harus pusing masalah estetisnya. Gue cuma pengen sekadar cerita aja, sama kayak orang ngobrol.
I dunno..menurut temen2 semua gimana? Is that how you feel when you read my blog? Hehehe tau ah

Aaanywhooo.....gue mau lanjutin baca lagi ah bukunya. Udah mulai menarik nih bagiannya. Lagi sampe bagian perebutan kekuasaan disebuah kerajaan gerilya yang tujuannya adalah menjatuhkan kekaisaran yang semena2 sama rakyat. Sayangnya, raja kerajaan gerilya ini baru meninggal di medan perang, makanya pewaris tahta yg sekarang (putrinya raja lama) lagi dipertanyakan sama rakyatnya. Akankah dia cuma jadi boneka dari high council kerajaan itu? Lah kok gue jadi ngedongeng gini sih :p

Halaaah...lampunya dimatiin ma si Adit! Udah mau bobo dia ternyata. Gini nih susahnya 1 kamar be2, can't do whatever I want alias ga bisa nerusin baca. U-uh...
Yah tapi gapapa sih, mungkin gue perlu bobo juga, istirahat hehehe

Nite2 y'all!

from the beautiful mind of an insomniac (hehehe)

It is 5:16 in the morning, been awake since 4:45am.
Dangit I can't sleep..!! Padahal g bener2 lg butuh tidur nih..G skrg ini aja baru tidur 2 jam, karena td malem stayed up til about 3 am to do my homework..
Man....I need some sleep...badly...!
Kenapa jadi insomnia gini ya...tomorrow's a full day too...dr jam 1-9:35 pm. And, I just had a full day yesterday as well, from 12-9:35pm. Dan lagii...masih ada 1 pr yang harus gue buat. PR Service Operations Management. Hff...I'm really tired euy...and yet, ni badan emang pengkhianat nih..orang lagi capek bukannya ngantuk kek..malah dikasur muter2 doang. Biarpun officially sih gue emang udah tidur 2 jam, tp itu jg ga lelap soalnya masih kebangun2 terus bbrp kali, sampe akhirnya gue bangun completely rite now.

I wish disini ada tukang pijit kayak di indo

Kelas yang satu udah beres euy akhirnyaa....Tapi begitu selesai baru kerasa capeeek banget. Mungkin bener ya kata orang2, biasanya in times of crisis orang2 bakal berusaha ngejalanin sebisa2nya, dan pas krisisnya udah beres baru deh pada tumbang. Kayak student2 klo lg final week, banyak yang begitu final week itu selesai baru pada sakit.

Anyway, I'm just glad it's over.
Minggu depan rencananya mau ke konjen di Chicago nih..Udah lama nggak ke Chicagoo...! Can't wait hehehe..

Oiya ini sekalian mau kasitau, sayembaranya udah selesai. Pemenangnya ga ada hihi...Akhirnya itu jus g buang juga. Abis bikin bau kulkas dan dapur setiap saat kulkas dibuka. Orang pitchernya aja g cuci 5 kali bolak balik baunya ga ilang2..wah bener2 live up to its name tu Kunti...

Hehehe yaudah g mo mandi dulu ah...ntar kerja nih. Ciaoooooooo...!

I like this song! ^_^

"Better Together"

There's no combination of words
I could put on the back of a postcard
No song I could sing
But I can try for your heart
Our dreams, and they are made out of real things
Like a, shoebox of photographs
With sepiatone loving
Love is the answer,
At least for most of the questions in my heart
Like why are we here? and where do we go?
And how come it's so hard?
It's not always easy and
Sometimes life can be deceiving
I'll tell you one thing its always better when we're together

[Chorus:]
MMM its always better when we're together
Yeah, look at the stars when we're together
Well, it's always better when we're together
Yeah, it's always better when we're together

And all of these moments
Just might find their way into my dreams tonight
But I know that they'll be gone
When the morning light sings
And brings new things
For tomorrow night you see
That they'll be gone too
Too many things I have to do
But if all of these dreams might find their way
Into my day to day scene
I'd be under the impression
I was somewhere in between
With only two
Just me and you
Not so many things we got to do
Or places we got to be
We'll sit beneath the mango tree now

Its always better when we're together
Mmmm, we're somewhere in between together
Well, it's always better when we're together
Yeah, it's always better when we're together

MMmmmm MMMmmmm Mmmmmm
I believe in memories
They look so, so pretty when I sleep
Hey now, and when I wake up,
You look so pretty sleeping next to me
But there is not enough time,
And there is no song I could sing
And there is no, combination of words I could say
But I will still tell you one thing
We're Better together.

Sayembara!!!

First of all, some background info about this whole 'sayembara' thingy:

Pada hari ini, saya bereksperimen bikin2 juice. Kabarnya, juice ini mengandung bahan2 yang berkhasiat untuk memperkuat dan menyehatkan rambut dan kuku.
Hasilnya: Satu pitcher berisi juice yang rasanya amat sangat ajaib. Dikarenakan oleh rasanya yang saya kira...tidak manusiawi....., maka saya memutuskan untuk menamakan juice ini: Juice Kunti (Kunti, nick dari saudari kita yang lebih akrab dipanggil Kuntilanak..).
Setelah melalui sebuah test taste yang singkat, ditarik kesimpulan dari beberapa anggota keluarga setempat, bahwasanya tidaklah akan ada manusia (atau makhluk apapun yang masih memiliki akal sehat), yang akan bersedia untuk menghabiskan juice ini. Jangankan 1 pitcher, 1 gelas pun tidak.
Oleh karena itu, saya mengambil keputusan untuk menghibau khalayak setempat untuk menantang akal sehat saudara-saudari sekalian, dengan cara membuktikan ketidakbenaran dari hasil test taste yang telah disimpulkan sebelumnya.
Tentu saja, akan ada imbalan setimpal bagi siapa saja yang berani menghadapi tantangan yang telah disebutkan diatas.
Jadi, sayembaranya adalah:

BAGI SIAPA SAJA YANG BERSEDIA (DAN BERNYALI) UNTUK MENGHABISKAN JUICE KUNTI SAYA, SAYA AKAN MEMBERI IMBALAN BERUPA MAKAN SIANG GRATIS DI TEMPAT YANG AKAN DITENTUKAN SENDIRI OLEH SANG PEMENANG.

Harap dicatat bahwa tawaran ini adalah tawaran yang serius. It's real guys! Hadiahnya makan siang gratis dimana aja, terserah yang menang. Gue traktir!!

*singing* I'm having a final this Suu-nndaay

Ghhaaa.....

Baru aja dikirimin syllabus kelas besok lewat imel dr gurunya. And guess what...I'm having a final exam this Sunday. Hehehehe..bukunya aja kagak ada..
G udah bulak balik toko buku kampus tiap hari buat ngecek buku dari course ini, ga ada2. Sampai pada akhirnya malem ini gue cek imel kampus, dapet imel dr gurunya nge-attach syllabus dan ngasitau kalo bagian administrasi lupa mesen bukunya ke publishernya. Jadinya gurunya nyuruh kita beli lewat internet, which I did. What I missed was a small information on the syllabus that we're having a final this Sunday. Dan bukunya udah keburu g beli pake shipping method yg standar. G udah coba kirim imel sih ke tukang jualannya minta diupgrade ke expedite mail dan gue bayar kelebihannya pake cek, tapi g ga yakin dia mau euy..belom dapet response sih, mudah2an dia mau.
Jadi format kelasnya tuh, cuma ketemu 4 kali dalam 1 semester ini. Gara2nya apa? Gara2nya adalah guru yang ngajar berasal muasal dari Nanjing University di China sana dan dia cuma berkunjung kesini. Berhubung dia cuma bentar disini jadi kelas ini cuma ketemu 4 kali itu, yang bakal mulai besok s/d minggu.
Jadwalnya: Kamis dan Jumat ini jam 5:30-9:30 pm, dan Sabtu Minggu ini jam 8:00-5:00 pm. Hari terakhir ketemu itu langsung final exam. Nistaaaaa......!!!
Tapi honestly, walaupun rada jiper sedikit, I'm actually excited. Bring it onn...!! hehehehe

My Heart

Disini kau dan aku
terbiasa bersama
menjalani kasih sayang
bahagia kudenganmu

pernahkah kau menguntai
hari paling indah
ku ukir nama kita berdua
disini surga kita

bila kita mencintai yg lain
mungkin kah hati ini akan tegar
sebisa mungkin tak akan pernah
sayang ku akan hilang

if u love somebody
could we be this strong
i will fight to win
our love will conquer all
wouldn’t reach my love
even just one night
our love will stay in my heart
my heart

pernahkah kau menguntai
hari paling indah
ku ukir nama kita berdua
disini surga kita

bila kita mencintai yg lain
mungkin kah hati ini akan tegar
sebisa mungkin tak akan pernah
sayang ku akan hilang

bila kita mencintai yg lain
mungkin kah hati ini akan tegar
sebisa mungkin tak akan pernah
sayang ku akan hilang

if u love somebody
could we be this strong
i will fight to win
our love will conquer all
wouldn’t reach my love
even just one night
our love will stay in my heart

Ini teks lagunya Irwansyah ama Acha, yg judulnya My Heart.

Hmm...dulu gue emang berpikir kalo love can conquer all. But somehow, somewhere along the way, gue mulai meragukan kebenaran pernyataan itu, dan cenderung percaya kalo love can't do anything. Well, maybe love can still do a lot of things. Tapi....seperti yang gue pernah bilang ke Wulan, love's only good when it works.
Hehe..sejak kapan ya gue jadi apatis gini.
Umhh...maybe just because of the atmosphere..it's past midnight now..

Quiet hours at the office

Halo halo...

Hari ini gue kerja sampe jam 6 euy...Dari jam 1 sih mulainya emang. Cuma orang2 teh umumnya udah pada balik jam 5 jadi di kantor juga sepi. Mulai jam 3 tadi g take over mejanya Jamillah gara2 dia hrs pulang early.

Oh iya tadi g akhirnya ketemu juga sama anak indo baru yang namanya Martino. Dia pindahan dr California, ngedrive U-Haul kesini sendiri. Kalo ga salah dia dapet apartemen di daerah Dorsett gitu (jangan2 kompleksnya di yang hampir g ambil waktu itu, yang nyambung sama taman tea...wah asik bener klo bisa tinggal disitu. Bagus euy tempatnya).

Anyway...hari ini kantor udah mulai quiet down..Cuma..kok kayaknya enakan pas sibuk ya? Sepertinya waktu jalan lebih cepet klo lagi riweuh dan sibuk kayak kemaren2..
Hehehe dasar manusia, ga pernah puas. Sibuk ngomel, nganggur ngeluh. Ga bagus ah...hehehe (apaan sih nih jadi ngomelin diri sendiri gini...ga puas apa udah sering diomelin orang lain juga...tck tck :p )

Kelas gue yang ke2 untuk semester ini mulai hari ini jam 6:55. That means I got 55 minutes to do anything. Moga2 mobil masih ada di lapangan parkir jadi g bisa berburu makanan dulu. Klo udah keburu diambil adit ya...nasib deh :p.

Trus...apalagi ya...nothing else happened sih cuma itu aja.

My Monday sucks too..!!

Hhhfff.....................................................
Okay...
First of all, mbak Hani, I'm sorry you got a ticket today. Mess up your clean record, hehehe. What a sucky monday :p

Okay...
Lagi nunggu kelas mulai nih. Harusnya sih udah mulai 2 menit yg lalu. Tapi gurunya masih ngobrol ama murid lain. Kelas ini sistemnya lucu. Begitu masuk di tiap2 mja udah ada nama masing2 murid. Jadi ga bisa milih tempat duduk. Untung g dapet yang ke2 dr atas (bentuknya stadium seating gitu). Kalo dibawah ngeliatnya harus nenggak kali. Kan kayak di bioskop, layar di depannya gede gitu.

Hhh...

Okay....
(lagi seneng menghela nafas nih. get some fresh air into my lung)..

Eh udah mulai kelasnya. Bentar yah g dengerin dulu gurunya ngomong apa..

*50 minutes later...in the library lab..

Okay lagi...
gurunya mulangin kita cepet euy, 1 1/2 jam lebih cepet. Hore..hehe
Sekarang lagi nunggu dijemput abis ortu lagi ke Shop & Save and Adit ga punya kunci rumah jadi ga bisa jemput gue. Pengennya sih naik Metro biar gampang cuma udah ga punya Metro Pass gratisan lagi jadinya males (pelitnya keluar deh).
Tadi untungnya sempet beli makan siang dianterin Joseph sekalian jemput Budi, jadi g terhindar dari bahaya kelaperan. Hehehe thanks ya guys...

However...sekarang lagi mikir2 nih. I think I really need to stop eating or whatever it is that I'm doing that is making me chubbier and chubbier. A friend of mine told me that I am definitely fatter and/or chubbier. So I guess I need to start doing something about it (maybe skip dinner).

Besok untungnya mulai kerja rada siangan, jam 1. Jadi g bisa ngurus2 segala sesuatu yang belom sempet keurus. Harus renew SIM gue yang bakal expire tanggal 25, bayar sekolah gue dan adit, ke international office ngeupdate alamat, nanya internshipnya Joseph ke Francesca, nanya requirements ttg graduate assistantship ke Karl/Jamillah (Doug minta tolong tanyain tadi, dia mo cari asisten katanya..), nyuci, ngepel, ngecat pager, benerin genteng...(hehe ngga deng yang 4 items terakhir bo'ong).

Aah...today sucks big time...kerjaan juga ada bbrp yg ga keselesain dan Francesca tadi udah nge-tek gue buat nongkrong di kantornya dia besok bantu2 kerjaannya dia.
Gosh...I need something..nggak tau apa sih. Sering ngga tau apa yang g mau nih..hehehe
Maybe I'll just go nyebur ke danau or something :p
Bener2 pengen jalan sih..cuma klo jalan pulang rada jiper juga abis jauh dan 2 jalan pulang yg bisa gue pilih 22nya nggak menyediakan option yang terlalu menarik klo buat jalan malem. Yang satu harus ngelewatin Natural Bridge yg agak2 ghetto gitu, dan yg satu lagi lewat highway. Kalo g pilih yang pertama itu berresiko g pulang ga selamat gara2 kena palak. Dan pilihan ke2 berresiko pulang ga selamat gara2..well..jalan tol gitu lho ya..klo ga salah sih setau gue jalan kaki di jalan tol agak2 membahayakan.

Apa gue jalan muter2 UMSL aja ya? Hmm..yeah that's a good idea.
Yasud atuh, g mo muter2 dulu yaa...siapa tau dijalan nemu duit (apa sih?)

tha tha...

Need a break euy

Kyaaaa...!!!!

Edaan...hari ini bener2 edan. Kerjaan lagi sibuk banget, ya student dateng, ya kerjaan gue yang laen....haiyyaah...belom sempet napas satu tarikan udah dateng lagi kerjaan yang baru. Baru sekarang aja nih gue sempet rada napas dikit sambil nunggu Jamillah ngeprint transkrip2 buat gue. Abis itu ya mulai kerja lagi.

Hari ini adalah hari ke3 gue kerja. Asisten yang lain sih baru pada mulai minggu depan pas sekolah mulai. Tapi berhubung job desc gue beda, gue harus bantu advising walk-ins seminggu sebelom sekolah mulai. Dan bos2 gue ga bohong, it's crazy here!!! They obviously need me so..yah gue ga jadi complain deh...hehehe

Whets...transkrip2 udah jadi. Gotta get back to work!

Kabar dari Kota Kembang

Saudara-saudara sebangsa dan setanah air...
dengan tidak mengurangi rasa hormat, alangkah baiknya jika saya memulai artikel penyampaian salam dan kabar ini dengan permohonan maaf sebesar-besarnya karena saya telah lalai dalam menjalankan tugas saya sebagai salah satu pe-blogger sejati, sebuah gelar yang telah saya dapatkan selama saya berdomisili di tanah saint louis kita yang tercinta.
Karena satu dan lain hal (seperti contohnya, berbagai macam makanan yang dapat menghilangkan konsentrasi saya untuk menulis blog, dan juga halnya barang-barang berharga miring yang saya dapatkan dari outlet-outlet yang berada di kota kembang yang tercinta)

Beberapa bulan belakangan ini, kota saya yang tercinta, yaitu kota Bandung, tengah dilanda isyu2 tentang sampah yang bertumpuk (bukan isu sih emang bener). Untungnya, begitu sampe kesini sampah2nya udah lumayan tertanggulangi jadi ga ada lagi yang bener2 menggunung dan yang katanya sempet nelen korban jiwa juga. Tanya aja saksi2nya yang tidak lain dan tidak bukan adalah saudara2 kita sendiri, Iwan, Joseph, Edwin, dan Joan. Bukan begitu bapak-bapak dan ibu sekalian?

Kemarin ini, g baru aja terserang sakit perut dan muntah2 yang untung cuma bertahan sehari. kayanya sih masuk angin aja....apa gara2 baru makan gule ayam ya? Hmm...
Ah tapi gule ayam dan rendang yang gue makan siang itu enak banget jadi g jabanin aja lah. hehehehe

Oiya ada satu berita seru lagi. Disini ada band baru yang lagi terkenal, namanya Nidji. Lagunya menurut gue sih enak2 (ini pendapat objektif!). Terutama 3 lagu pertama di album perdananya. Nah si drummernya teh ternyata temen gue dari kecil!! Namanya Adri. Bangga gue liat dia akhirnya bisa berhasil karena gue sempet liat juga perjuangan dia dari pas awal dia kursus drum. Nyokapnya temen deket nyokap gue waktu kuliah. Bokapnya juga jadi temenan deket sama bokap gue. Sedihnya, bokapnya dia meninggal taun lalu. Tapi untungnya Adri nggak lama kemudian bisa sukses dan launch album. Gue dikasih albumnya sama dia waktu ketemu kemaren, tapi sayang ga dipakein tanda tangan! hehehehe. Tapi besok gue bakal ketemu lagi sih, soalnya besok kita bakal nginep dirumahnya

Trus...apalagi yah...Oiya kemaren sama Ika (my very very beloved best friend) g ke SMA 5, rencananya nostalgia. Tukang parkirnya masih sama, namanya mang Ade. Pas ngobrol2 eh ternyata dia punya Friendster, hihihihi. Si mang Ade ini tukang parkir setianya SMA 5, disayangi oleh anak2 dan mukanya mirip Anang. Huehehehehe...No offense buat Anang but that's the truth!

G juga udah ketemu sama temen2 deket gue di Bandung. yang di Jakarta juga udah. Trus ketemu ama Sigit juga barengan Iwan di IX.

Sekarang ini g lagi menikmati internet gratis di Istana Plaza Bandung, sambil menikmati quiche and chicken mushroom soup di Oh La La cafenya. Yumm...

G seneng banget di Indo, ketemu temen2 dan nyobain lagi makanan2 indo. Tapi sebenernya kangen juga sama Saint Louis. I guess Saint Louis is really my 2nd home now ^_^

Miss you all!!

Farewell, see you later ^_^

My dear friends,
I'm off to Indonesiaaaa....!!
I'm at the hotel lobby right now, trying to say bye to people (like now) and make sure I have all of your phone numbers in my PDA.
Hampiiir aja hp gue mati hari ini gara2 bokap salah kasih tanggal temporary suspension ke T Mobile. Untungnya bisa dibenerin sama gue tadi pagi jadi disuspendnya baru tanggal 6. Hehehe..
Duh...asli deg2an.....
Eh, tolong ya gue sekeluarga didoain biar bisa keluar visa barunya..kalo enggak kan gue ga bisa balik lagi kesini nantii, hiks hiks..

Again, thanks banget buat yang udah bantuin gue sekeluarga dari beberapa hari yang lalu, you guys are great!!

Buat semua temen2 gue, I'll miss you all. Each and everyone of you.
Luv you all! Have fun this summer yah, see you in 2 months =)

Mmmmmuachh!!!

Pindahan oh pindahan

Hoaaaaaa.......hmm....
Capek banget abis pindahan seharian, dari pagi. Pagi2 pokoknya begitu bangun tidur, gue ama Hanna udah upruk2 ngardus2in sisa barang yang ada dikamar dan kamar mandi atas. Klo ortu sih lebih pagi lagi mulainya, jam 6 udah aktif, gue sih masih bobo jam segitu.
Tadi seneng banget yang bantuin banyak! Abis solat Jumat semua pada start dateng. Ada om2 PLN sama anaknya om Anton yang pendiem buanget itu (anaknya, bukan om Antonnya). Trus udah gitu ada mas Hep, Reza, Rio, Rubby, ama Doddy. Udah gitu mas Oki ama mbak Hani nyusul juga ikut bantu2in. Sampe malem baru beres, udah gitu makan rame2 di IHOP.
Oiya hari ini mas Oki ultah looh...Met Ultah ya mas Okiiiii....!!! =D

Duh gue capek banget..abis mandi udah bersih, bentar lagi bobo.

Buat yang udah bantuin pindahan, makasih banget guys, without you ga bakal jalan deh semuanya =)..Oh and guys...3 kardus yang tulisannya baju Manda, yg berat2 itu, bukan baju gue doang isinya! Cuma tulisannya doang gitu, hiks hiks. Banyak ditumpangin kok ama baju2 yang lain jugaaa....
Trus buat mbak Hani ama mas Oki, thanks juga udah minjemin koper2nya, hehehe.
Luv u all =)

Udah ah Manda mo bobo dulu. Nite2 =)

Wishes

Hhff...
Just started to fill up the suitcase for my trip back home...Geez...I was nervous..Not really sure why, but my heart was beating fast the whole time (still am). I guess it's excitement and anxiety at the same time.
Trus tadi kerasa juga waktu Anggit balik. We won't see each other again till the next 2 months. And tonight Anggit saw my apartment for the last time. Tadi dia bilang gitu, udah gitu baru sink in juga deh..iya yah...gw disini tuh tinggal seminggu lagi..I will miss this place.

This place is where I laughed til my stomach and face hurt, and this is the place where I shed my tears as well. A lot of memories happened here..both the insanely good and the awfully bad..Mudah2an tempat yang baru nanti bisa bikin its own memories =)

A Poem by Bunga

sesuatu untuk direnungkan..

aku berdamai dengan rasa sakit dan berusaha menerima ke-eksis-annya..
maka aku tak lagi tersakiti..
rasa sakit adalah penyadar, bahwa aku masih terperangkap di dunia..
terperangkap oleh norma dan segala tetek bengeknya..
aku belajar memberi dengan tulus..
maka, kala memberi.. aku tak merasa kekurangan apapun..
hidupku lengkap karena memberi dengan tulus..
aku belajar dan dipelajari oleh segala wujud di sekelilingku..
aku belajar tertawa dengan lepas,
maka kebahagiaan tak kan pernah sirna dari hari-hariku..
aku belajar memaafkan,
dan segala kesalahan akan sirna dari kenanganku..
aku belajar mencintai..
dengan cinta tanpa syarat..
maka cinta akan selalu menaungi jiwaku..
hingga kala aku harus pergi, bertemu dengan Penciptaku..
semoga aku pergi dengan damai...

-Bunga-

A Tribute for My Distant Cousin

Teruntuk sepupu jauhku Herananda..


Tadi pagi, baru dapet berita, kalau sepupu jauh gue telah meninggal dunia. Katanya sih duluuu banget sempt ketemu, tapi gue nggak inget, kayaknya dulu waktu dia masih kecil.
Dia meninggal kecelakaan motor..nggak jelas siapa yang salah/gimana kejadiannya. But I don't think it matters..she's gone..
Ya Allah she's only 16...
Look at her, so full of life, but no more..
Hh...kadang2 ada aja peristiwa2 kayak gini, saat2 dimana kita sebagai manusia mempertanyakan kebesaran Tuhan. Kita bisa bilang bahwa mungkin itu yang terbaik, karena Tuhan tau yang terbaik untuk umatNya..
Cuma gue ga bakal munafik juga kalu guemasih sering tanya, baiknya dimana...
Gue tau kok pasti Tuhan tau yang terbaik, yang manusia ga bisa liat, cuma kadang2 masih ada perasaan marah...maaf.. gue yang emang nggak sempurna..nobody is..
Walaupun gue nggak kenal sama sepupu jauh gue ini, I still mourn her..
I am sure she is a beautiful person, inside and out. And I am sure that she has a lot of people who are going to miss her badly..and I can only pray for those who do, be strong..and for those who don't get the chance to know her, like me, will someday meet someone as wonderful as her, for us don't know the treasure that we've missed..

Innalillahi wa ina ilaihi roji'un..

Rest in peace my sweet....I hope someday we'll have the chance to know each other..

Manda's cranky mood

Suntuuukkk...!!
Why did I slept so late and why did those mowers had to mow so early...!!!
And now I still need more sleep but I can't go back to sleep. Been trying for the past 2 hours but those awful..mower machine sound just won't stop. Why are they taking so long to mow the lawn in the backyard anyway??
Oh Lord..I'm going to be cranky today..I can feel it. And I have to work, interview a lady today at 4.
hhh...

Nostalgia

Another one of my friends is getting married. I am so happy for her (namanya Widi). She used to have a..um..not so good fortune in the love department. But now, she's getting married! *tears...terharu..!

Dulu gue suka bantuin dia klo masalah cowok. Kita deketnya waktu kuliah, ceweknya be3: gue, widi ama nana. We used to have a lot of adventures, the three of us. Dari masalah cowok sampe masalah dodol2an...hh..really2 miss those days. Gue inget banget, walaupun kuliah sengsara (academically), tapi gue selalu bener2 look forward buat pergi kuliah tiap hari. Adaaa...aja yang kejadian. Dan selalu seneng. Masa2 gue di Bandung, dari SMA-kuliah, those were the times that I felt pure happiness..always looking forward to the next day, starting and ending the days with a smile..*sigh...

Inget dulu waktu kelas 1 SMA, 1 kelas, kurang lebih 50 orang, disetrap semua gara2 berusaha cabut pas pelajaran Kimia. Kita mau cabut ke stasion kereta, nganterin Fahmi yang mo umroh. Begonya, ber50-50nya nungguin angkot di setopan yang sebrangan sama ruang guru. Dudul..
Usaha bolos ke2 pas kelas 2, pelajaran agama (pelajaran terakhir). Itu hampir sekelas semua (kecuali yg non muslim soalnya mereka pelajaran agamanya dipisah ditempat lain). Jadi sekelas bolos, sampe diskors ga boleh masuk sekolah sebelom ada surat pernyataan dr ortu yg ditandatangan asli! Hasilnya, anak2 yang orang tuanya di perantauan (termasuk gue) masuk sekolah paling akhir gara2 harus mikirin gimana caranya dapetin tandatangan ortu yg ada di kota/pulau lain. Base camp kita tiap hari di tukang pisang keju depan sekolah, ngumpul2 plotting evil plan hihi..Akhirnya rencana kita adalah buat minta tolong mang Ade (tukang parkir sekolahan) yang kita temukan ternyata dia pinter niruin tandatangan..Kita menyelundupkan mang Ade (pas kelas udah mulai) ke "markas" kita itu, urunan buat nraktir dia mie goreng sama teh botol, plus ngerayu2 dikit (tugas yg cewek2) biar dia mau nolongin. Akhirnya kita semua berhasil masuk sekolah lagi walaupun sebelom dibolehin masuk kelas kita dikumpulin dulu di ruang guru. Dikuliahin. Ruang guru sampe penuh gara2 kita banyak banget (sekitar 70% dr kelas gue anak2 rantau semua)..Trus anak2 cowok yg rambutnya rada panjang dikit dikumpulin, trus diiket pake tali rafia biru, nyambung satu sama lain. Jadi klo kepala yg satu gerak, kepala yg lain ikut ketarik...hihihi..guru2 juga banyak yang nahan2 ketawa tuh. Sial :p

Trus pas kelas 2 itu, kelas kita dipindahin ke gedung baru yg masih 1/2 jadi, jadinya kita terpencil dan jalan ke kelasnya rada2 kayak takeshi castle alias agak2 dangerous gitu...tapi jadinya guru2 pada males ke kelas dan kita klo ribut ga ada yg denger. Asik bangeeeeeeeet...Kita sering ngadain turnamen2 gitu. Turnamen catur sekelas (banyak papan2 catur mini beredar, pas pelajaran sekalipun, hehehe). Trus main bingo sekelas juga, 1 number callernya duduk di depan kelas, di tengah2. Masing2 orang bayar seratus perak, yang menang dapet duitnya. Udah gitu pas ada yang menang, satu kelas nuntut minta ditraktir..yang menang ngomel2 gara2 akhirnya malah nombok. Ya iyalah...dapet cuma 5000 perak disuruh traktir anak sekelas, ujung2nya malah nombok..hehehehe

Belom lagi cerita waktu bazaar SMA 5 yang terkenal se-Bandung. Kita bikin stand sampe subuh dan akhirnya sekelas tidur dirumahnya 1 orang yg deket sekolahan. Kerjain dekor2nya juga disitu..Inget tuh jam 3 pagi kita lari dari jalan Bali ke rumah temen itu gara2 mobil yg harusnya ngangkut kita cabut ninggalin..kita lari ngejar mobilnya..lumayan jauh juga tuh! Pas udah nyampe rumahnya tu yg bawa mobil kita jitakin..huh..
Seru banget tuh, kerasa banget kompaknya 1 kelas. Dari bikin dekor, latihan buat drama, sampe ghost hunting rame2..
Duh senangnyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...!! hiks hiks

How Will I Die

Hehehehe..this quiz is kind of ridiculous..Although...the result is quite surprising. Hii...jangan sampe deh tapinyaaa...amit2 jabang bayiii....hih hih hih

You scored as Stabbed. You will die from being stabbed. Yay.

How Will You Die??
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Falling

Hh....
Dunno what's wrong with me, akhir2 ini lagi accident prone abis (more than usual, hehe). Dalam waktu 2 minggu ini aja kayaknya udah sekitar 4 kali hampir jatuh dr tangga. Yang paling parah sih pas graduationnya Edhy, twice, di tangga yang beda.

Shh...I have a secret that I haven't told anyone yet. The 2nd one was reaa...aallly really close, I was already floated for some microseconds, and right then and there I felt like there was an invisible hand holding me, keeping me from tumbling down. Beneran deh, if you look at the way I stumbled, there was no way that I would be able to..um..not fall down. I didn't fall. It was kinda creepy but I was really grateful. Deg2annyaaa....(nginget2nya lagi aja udah deg2an nih sekarang)

Di rumah sih lebih sering lagi, padahal lagi turun pelan2 juga adaa...aja yang bikin hampir jatuh. Beberapa jam yang lalu juga, kesandung sama jempol sendiri (don't ask me how did that happen but it did happen, hehehehehe)

Floating/falling used to happened really2 often in my dreams. But it stopped a couple of years ago. Now it is happening again, not in my dreams but in real life!

Just bought my first cellphone charm yesterday. It was a cute, little, baby blue scottish terrier. Just a cute little $3 bling-bling, hehehehe.

Hmm..there are noises coming from downstairs..sounds like hardwork..*yawn....not ready yet for manual labor this early in the morning...(not gonna tell you what time it is..let's just say it's early enough for me! :p ). I guess I'll just finish up the packing in my room first and then I'll come downstairs and do the other stuff.

Gotta do an interview session with a participant on the study that I do as a research assistant in school at 4pm Wednesday...I can picture the conversation already..
I wish I can just say "I'm sorry ma'am but it is not my fault that you got a sucky credit score. You might want to think twice next time you want to buy something and not paying it to the point that they'd have to repo your car..! Buy yourself a $3 stuff like I did (i.e. the stuff that you can afford) rather than some $3000 ugly platform shoes. If you still want to be in debt for that, at least don't put your car/house as a collateral! Geez.."

Hehehe...maap pagi2 udah ngomel2..

On a happier note, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MBAK HANIIII........!!!!

Kisah sebelum tidur :p

*Yawn..
It's 10 minutes to 3 in the morning, just got home from IHOP with the guys. I was the only gal tonight, hehe.
Kita2 abis nonton Da Vinci Code yang mulainya jam 10 malem, trus abis beres nonton anak2 pada laper jadi kita mampir di IHOP, trus disana ketawa ketiwi ga penting gitu, hehehe dasar..
Filmnya lumayan juga kok, it wasn't great, to be honest, tapi ya ga jelek juga.
Ada beberapa bagian dari bukunya yang dipotong atau diganti dikit. Misalnya, yang di bukunya seharusnya mereka...eh..jangan diceritain dulu deng, kesian yang belom sempet nonton hehehe. Liat aja sendiri deh, you'll notice the differences.

Tadi gue sama Adit pergi dijemput Rio. Udah bawa mobil dia sekaraang, hehehe gaya. Tadi Rio sama Rubby jemput kerumah, udah gitu disana gabung sama Joseph, Iwan, Budi, Freddy, Arya, Reza, ama Nando. Sorenya gue sempet pergi dulu ama Joseph Iwan and Adit. Tadinya rencananya sih mau ke Mills, tapi gara2 Joseph salah belok, ambilnya 270 South instead of North, jadi kita bablasin aja sekalian ke West County Mall. Pulang dari mall kita beli eskrim, enaaak..

Besok mau ngelanjutin packing2 kamar gue nih, hari ini baru mulai gue. Tapi karena masih 1/2 jalan, jadinya berantakan bangetttt!! Kayanya gue sekalian ngeluarin koper aja deh buat nentuin barang2 yang mau dibawa ke indo, jadi jelas mana yang masuk kardus mana yang enggak. So far yang udah masuk semua sih buku2 sama most of my vanity stuff.

*yawn..

Ah..bentar lagi bobo kali nih. Walaupun perut masih kekenyangan abis makan soup+fries di IHOP.
Nite nite.... =)

*yawn...

Ga bisa boboooo...!! hu-uh =(

Aarh...I can't sleep!!!

It's 1:30 am right now and I still can't sleep. Have this terrible feeling that won't go away, and I just do't know what it is. I hope it's not a bad sign and everything will be okay.

Semua orang di rumah udah pada bobo nih..tinggal gue sendirian, di basement. Feels like my butt is planted onto the chair. I'm tired, actually sleepy, my head feels woozy and I feel that a headache is coming, but I still can't go to sleep.

Besok ada appointment jam 11:30 am sama Sandra, tax "expert"nya international services. Disuruh ngurus some form tentang assistantship gue. Trus, kemaren malem mimpi beli latte di Starbucks, ga sengaja ketumpahan blueberry syrup. I think it should make it tastes better but somehow something made me spill the drink, after I had queued forever to get that blueberry latte, it spilled before I even tasted it. Jadinya tadi, waktu gue ama nyokap ke airport buat farewell2an sama om Fahmi sekeluarga, gue minta mampir ke Starbucks and mesen menu baru mereka, Banana Coconut Frappuccino. Ga nyesel belinya soalnya enak! Hehehe..
By the way tadi kita ke airport buat nemuin om Fahmi sekeluarga, tapi akhirnya malah ga ketemu siapa2..mereka klo ga salah pesawatnya jam 1:30, kita nyampe sana jam 12 pas, tapi udah ga ada siapa2. Jadi kesannya ke airport cuma buat beli kopi doang, pake bayar parkir pula, hehehehe.

Tadi on my way to work, mampir ke library buat ambil buku pesenan gue, "Song of Unmaking" by Caitlin Brennan. Buku ini sequelnya "The Mountain's Call", yang gue udah baca dari sekitar 2 taun yang lalu. Ceritanya ada hubungannya sama magical stuff, and that's why I liked the first book so much.
Tapi ada satu lagi yang lebih bagus, "The Charmed Sphere" by Catherine Asaro.
Si Catherine Asaro ini, surprisingly, is a Ph.D in chemical physics and MA in physics, both from Harvard, and a B.S. with highest honor in chemistry from UCLA. I wouldn't have guessed that from reading her book. Soalnya, the book was so..unscience like (if you can call 'unscience' a word), tapi..klo ditelaah lebih dalem lagi, emang kerasa sih intelligence flow nya..
Cerita "The Charmed Sphere" ini tentang 1 super mage yg berasal dr petani biasa, yang akhirnya bisa jadi queen of Sunnyvale (the name of the kingdom in the book). Pokoknya, ceritanya bagus banget and is definitely one of my favorite books selain James Patterson's "The Jester".

Sentinel

One, two, one, two
Working on autopilot
Smile, look down, walk, look around, smile
Stare at the wall, think nothing, close the eyes, wipe, sleep
Smile, walk, focus, try to stay focused, empty, smile
Sit on the edge of the bed, listen to the rain, close the eyes, wipe, sleep
Smile, walk, look away, walk
Working on autopilot

stuff

Hey guys...
Umm...mau cerita apa yah, lagi ga banyak juga sih yang bisa diceritain :)
Can't wait bulan depan nih, pulang ke indo. Pengen bikin surprise buat kak Ronny, sengaja gue ga ngasitau dia klo gue bakal balik bulan Juni ini. Enaknya gimana yah cara ketemuannya..minta tolong Ika aja kali ya buat nelepon dia janjian dimana, trus tau2 gue muncul aja. Pasti dia seneng banget I can just imagine his surprised face. Pasti dijitak sih gue, dan pasti diomelin juga gara2 ga ngasitau but I think it's going to be worth the jitakan dan omelan :p

Lagi mikir nih, mending bawa baju berapa banyak yah...ga tau bakal belanja banyak ga klo udah di indo ntar....tapi sebenernya gue lebih pengen spend my money towards traveling di sana sih. Visit the places where I haven't got the chance to visit yet. Oiya one of my friends, Rika, she got married not too long ago, I think I'll visit her as well and congratulate the new couple. She' s so lucky and I'm really happy for her :)

Hm..yaudah deh segini dulu, gue mau mandi, harus siap2 mo meeting indonite di rumahnya reza.

Ciao

My friends who are in love =)

Aah lookie lookie!
Remember the poem that I posted a while ago? The girl wrote it. They are both my friends, they've known each other since junior high but just recently "found" each other. I don't know their whole story but I'm touched by how deep they seem to love each other.
These are the testimonials that they wrote to each other since the first time they became a couple:

Irvan:
Puti... hmmm... dia "bekas" temen smp gw. dia GILA!! (itu pastinya..) she's the most stupid-crazy-hard headed woman i've ever known. But she's also the toughest girl i've ever met.

To me, she is like a big-white-beautiful cloud. No matter how hard the winds scatter her apart, she will always gather her scattered parts and becomes a big-white-beautiful cloud once again...

That's why i love her....

Puti:
Mammoe adalah...
........ akhir dari "pencarian" gw .........
and thats why i love him...

Irvan:
When I'm hungry
I eat
When I'm thirsty
I drink
When I'm tired
I sleep

But there's an
empty space in my soul
that only you can fill

I eat,
I drink,
I sleep,
I exist

But I live only because you allow it...

-Luv U-

Puti:
u R everything that i ever wished for..
...a perfect husband...
you R my .. E.. V.. e.. R.. y.. T.. H.. i.. N.. g

Aww....it seems that they're so in love with each other.. =)
Sorry guys...just had to put em in here because I'm touched hehehe

My dream of restoran indo

*YAWN....
Hmm...got a strange dream last night. Strange, but totally possible to happen.
Pertama2, mimpinya gue lagi grup meeting ama grup gue di kelas International Finance semester ini, kita lagi argue masalah satu inventory harusnya masuk kredit/debit, and I remember thinking about: "yah coba Edwin ada disini biar bisa bantuin" soalnya dia accountingnya jago, abis grup gue ngotot2an gitu jadinya ga beres2.
Udah gitu, abis grup meeting, gue telepon Reza yg di Bowling Green, trus bilang: Za gue kesana ya abis disini udah ga ada siapa2 lagi pada pergi semua gue tinggal sendiri. Trus gue kesana, tapi anehnya kok mereka dan gue jadi ada di satu kota gede gitu...Bowling Green kan desa :p hehehe..Pokoknya, keliatannya kayak Dallas deh. Yang ada disana ikutan nemuin gue tuh si Rezanya, Rendra, satu org yg gue yakin hrsnya Febby tapi mukanya bukan Febby, sama 1 cewek yg gue ga kenal (tp ga dikenalin juga). Udah gitu gue kesananya sama 1 cewek juga (yg gue ga tau siapa tp dia ikut gue) dan sama om Nyoman (loh?). Hehehehe...pokoknya kita terus diajak muter2 kotanya pake sedan, dan makan siang di restoran indo. Anehnya pas di mobil si Reza posisinya ganti2 gitu, kadang dia yg nyetir kadang dia duduk disebelah rendra yg lg duduk disebelah gue, kadang duduk disebelah gue, padahal mobilnya jalan terus hehehe. Udah gitu sampe ditempat kayak office park gitu, gedung2 tinggi, somewhere in downtownnya lah. Disitu tempat restoran indonya, gue udah semangat gitu, hehehe. Trus ujan, dan gue ngeliat keatas...at the towering building infront of me and the rain (I do that in real life as well, klo lagi jalan sendiri dan lagi ujan, suka pengen liat kelangit), trus gue ditabrak si reza dr belakang. Dan udah masuk2 restoran indonya juga kynya mereka udah langganan tetap gitu soalnya dateng2 makanan mereka langsung dateng tanpa kita sempet pesen. Udah gitu setiap orang dpt complimentary sayur sama nasi goreng ikan asin sepiring kecil, trus belom sempet mesen dan liat menunya, eh..keburu bangun. Huh...just when it's getting good..now I'll never see the menu. =(

Hehe anyway, ga penting banget sih ceritanya.. :p

shower/blog?

What should I do right now: take a shower for that gathering at om Bagus' place (which'll start in 30 minutes).
What I'm doing instead: blogging. hehe

Harusnya udah mulai juga bikin paper tapi belom pengeeen....belajar juga belom pengen hehehehe..
Kemaren abis nganterin Joan and ko Benny ke tempatnya om Nyoman buat liat mobilnya om Nyoman. Ih makin malem udara tu makin dingin ternyataaa....jadi kemaren kita pada kedinginan gitu gara2 bedirinya kan diluar. Need to wear a jacket/sweater today then.

Trus..apalagi yah....well..really gotta take that shower now sih kynya..Hff...allright..

Thankful

This is nice - finding positive out of every negative - which we don't
always manage to do.
I am thankful...

1. For the husband who snores all night, because he is at home asleep
with me and not with someone else.

2. For my teenage daughter who is complaining about doing dishes,
because that means she is at home & not on the streets.

3. For the taxes that I pay because it means that I am employed.

4. For the mess to clean after a party because it means that I have
been surrounded by friends.

5. For the clothes that fit a little too snug because it means I have enough to eat.

6. For my shadow that watches me work because it means I am out in the sunshine.

7. For a floor that needs mopping, and windows that need cleaning because it means I have a home.

8. For all the complaining I hear about the government because it means that we have freedom of speech.

9. For the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot because it means I am capable of walking and that I have been blessed with transportation.

10. For the noise I have to bear from my neighbours because it means that I can hear.

11. For the pile of laundry and ironing because it means I have clothes to wear.

12. For weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day because it means I have been capable of working hard.

13. For the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours because it means that I am still alive.


I find that they are really nice. Got them from a forwarded e-mail from a friend, and thought that they kind of have a point.
I know that I got some more that I could add to that.. =)

wow..

God...
Udah bulan Mei lagi....waktu jalan cepet banget rasanya...too fast..gue belom siap buat the future just yet..

Hal2, peristiwa2 yang terjadi taun lalu tuh kayanya jauuuh banget. Really seemed like a distant past..ga tau apa gara2 keadaan gue yang sekarang beda banget ama gue yang taun lalu? The answer is yes....and no..

Perasaan, dulu waktu di Indo, waktu setaun tu kerasanya ya..exactly setaun. Taun2 gue disini jalannya cepet banget, so fast that I couldn't really make out the past, the present, and the future in a clear view, all blur. Rasanya baru sebulan yang lalu gue menginjakkan kaki gue di UMSL, rasanya baru kemaren gue gendong Jibran yang masih bayi and now that boy's growing taller by the minute =), rasanya baru kemaren gue masih freshman undergrad and now graduate students are coming to see me to talk about classes and their problems.
Halah cepetnya.....coba semuanya bisa jalan dipelanin dikiiit aja..I need to catch up with the world and with myself.

Current wants: pengen ke 6 flags

Current annoyance: 2 papers and 1 exam (which I still don't know when that'll be..next week maybe?)--> all of these are from 1 class --> Commercial Banking

Current problem: the never-ending cough..keujanan mulu pula 3 hari berturut2

Current other problem: can't write anymore..3 lines and I'm brain dead already. That's pathetic..I used to have more stamina/brain power than this (uhm..academic wise, mind you..not life in general)!

Current solution: go to sleep, finish my Coke and go to the library tomorrow. Stay there until the paper's done.

COLLIDE

The dawn is breaking
A light shining through
You're barely waking
And I'm tangled up in you

I'm open, you're closed
Where I follow, you'll go
I worry I won't see your face
Light up again

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills my mind
I somehow find
You and I collide

I'm quiet you know
You make a first impression
I've found I'm scared to know I'm always on your mind

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the stars refuse to shine
Out of the back you fall in time
I somehow find
You and I collide

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to ryhme
Out of the doubt that fills your mind
You finally find
You and I collide

You finally find
You and I collide
You finally find
You and I collide

Paper oh paper..andai bisa write itself...hh

Hmm...barusan selesai masak2 buat international dinner besok. Nyokap, gue, Wulan and Deedee masak soto betawi rame2. Si Josh ikut juga tapi dia sambil maen CS, sama makan nasi pake kecap doang....tck tck Lan..laki loe enak yah ngasih makannya gampang hehehe
Besok pagi jam 10 mo cabut ke Columbia, sayang juga ga bisa dateng International Dinner. Taun lalu juga klo ga salah ga dateng deh...eh...dateng ga ya? Lupa euy hehehe. Jadi cuma nyumbang masak aja deh.
Duuh ntar midnight ada paper due euy, tapi baru dapet 1/2 halamaan. Malesnya ga kira2 deh. Yang ada bawaannya suntuk melulu. Cuma untungnya minggu depan hari terakhir kerja. Selasa kemaren ini kan gue ga masuk kerja gara2 teler, jadinya Senin kerja. Tapi malah hokiiii.....karena Senin ini yg kerja ditraktir makan siang di Bandana's Bar-B-Q. Wii... ^_^
Trus...apalagi ya..
kekenyangan..

Another randomness

In my dreams I was flying high
But in reality, the wings are not mine to have

la la la....

Random facts of life according to Amanda

1. Alergi belom sembuh, sekarang ganti ke sakit tenggorokan. This is going to be a long..long..Spring..
2. Besok mo fashion show, tapi mata kanan tiba2 bentol. Kalo emang ini digigit serangga, semoga serangganya sama2 kena bentol juga, tapi harus segede yang punya gue.
3. Besok presentasi juga, semoga ga batuk2 pas lg presentasi. Gue bisa di disown sama group gue klo tiba2 napasnya ngik ngok pas lagi kasih introduction..
4. Sekarang lagi ngeliatin kardus yg isinya baju2 winter gue di kamar. This room was so tidy just 2 days before...and now..it's a whole mess all over again. Makes me wonder why I bothered to clean up the clutter then..or ever.
5. Applying minyak kayu putih to ANY part of your eye (termasuk kelopaknya sekalipun) is not a very good idea. Use other way if you're not desperate yet. If you are..well...just endure the pain and hope that it pays.
6. Making sure you check the stuff that you're going to poke into any part of your body is a very good idea. Not checking could mean having a flammable ear for the rest of the night. Not that painful but immensely annoying.
7. It's just the facts of life that some people's immune system are sometimes retarded (like mine)..pollen is NOT a threat! Stop making me sneeze and stuff to get the pollen out of my system, pollen is friend!!!
8. I love sushi.

Yesterday

Yesterday was an interesting day, and mind-numbingly boring at the same time.
Yesterday afternoon I went to this St. Louis Regional Business Council Spring Reception down at Forsyth Blvd. Having the name "Reception", I figured that we're going to eat dinner or something over there, but they only served hors d'oeuvres, which, of course, had bacon in them so I couldn't eat it :p. The hall was beautiful, though. And the restroom kicked ass, hehe. Let me tell you a bit about the rest room (since that is one of the few things that impressed me about yesterday's event, other than the cool leather folder that they gave us and the cokes served in that classic, mini glass bottles). One student from McKendree College told me that I should check out the ladies room. By the way I just couldn't pinpoint the time when we started talking about restrooms at that networking event with CEOs and VPs..I guess both of us (me and the girl from McKendree) found comfort in each other when we started to confess that both of us felt extraordinarily awkward there not to mention bored and starved..hehe..When I entered the ladies room, I saw that it was huge and painted in rustic pink. There were cozy sofas and armchairs inside, mirrors everywhere, and fluffy towels to dry our hands instead of the regular napkins.

One thing that I noticed, there were quite a number of students from Washu there, and they tend to make their own circle and wouldn't let anybody else joined. Hmph..I tried to join them one time, along with one other student from Maryville. I guess we felt the same thing because we started to look at each other, he raised his eyebrows in that can-you-believe-what-they're-doing kind of expression and I shrugged my shoulders and gave him a helpless smile. Then we just moved on to the next less-circled CEOs. Those snobbish vultures...(hehe no offense to Washu students but the lot of you who were there yesterday deserved that :p)

And...what else..

Oh I went to DePaul ER center last night to check on my allergy. I didn't wait too long in the waiting room, but I waited for about 2 hours in the patient room sitting on an empty bed, just for a 5 minute conversation with the doctor, hehehe. Well, they actually did some test on me first so maybe that 2 hours was the time for them to get the result for my test? Dunno deh hehe
Well, the diagnosis was that I got "Hay Fever", so I can't go outdoor and if I have to, I'd need to take a shower and wash my hair as well. Repot juga yah..Pulang2 dr ER ke Walgreens ambil prescription, terus mampir ke Denny's jam 10 pas. Mereka udah hampir tutup dan gue customer terakhirnya. Ga tau kenapa pokoknya kemaren tiba2, balik dr klinik langsung nge-crave Denny's gitu.

Sekarang lagi kerja, baru jam 1 euy. Ntar gue beres kerja jam 5, trus kerja lagi di tempat research, punya waktu sejam, sebelom mulai kerja disana, enaknya ngapain ya? Makan kali.. hehe

AAATTttcchhCHHOOO....!!

Duuh....this allergy is killing me. My eyes feel itchy all the time so now it looks like I have this heavy bag under my eyes, and my nose bleeds every morning because of the pressure (not because I rub it or anything). This morning was the worst, I couldn't even go to work at 11 like I planned it before since my nose bleeds from both sides and just wouldn't stop so I needed to lie down for a while. Man..

Tomorrow's Mirthday, and what a full day for me. I just found out not too long ago that the Indonesian booth still needs people to be there and take care of the booth. I have to stand at the Graduate Office booth all day but I hope my boss will let me go for an hour or two so I can help the ISA booth. If not, I'll use my breaks to sit at the ISA booth. I hope someone can be kind and get me a funnel cake while I'm waiting at the booth :p

Trus...apalagi ya...laper sih. Sarapan dulu yaa...dadaaah

Duduuuulll....!!

Aw..shucks...
I accidentally glued my forefinger and my thumb together with a super glue!! =(
Sekarang ini masih nempel ga bisa copot2...dipaksain gitu sakit tadi...jadi gue biarin aja dulu..hff...bodoh ih..hehe..I hope I can get them off with acetone or else I'm going to work tomorrow with only 8 fingers working.

One Day

One day, there should come a realization that you don't have to blame yourself for other people's sorrow.
One day, there should come a realization that you can't make things better for every human being.
One day, there should come a realization that purpose is different than wishful thinking.
One day, there should come a realization that things are just what they are; good/bad, the reasonings behind them should come to your understanding sooner/later.

Stuff

Ghaa......need sleep...badly...

Semalem bobonya rada2 ga beres (kurang lama juga dikit hehe). Tadi malem kok rasanya panas benerr, padahal gue udah nyalain ac tapi tetep di tengah2 lagi bobo sempet kebangun trus baju rasanya lembab gitu dan gue keringetan. Ugh ga enak deh pokoknya. Udah gitu bangun2 jam 9 (sebelom bobo ada feeling bangun pagi ini bakal agak2 challenging jadi pasang 2 alarm, 1 dr weker 1 lg dr hp, yg hp ditaronya rada jauh jadi klo mau matiin harus get up dr tempat tidur hehehe...necessary self-torture)

Anyway, tadi yang banguntidurkuterusmandi scenario gitu deh...cuma rada ngedumel juga abis pas selesai mandi, mata rasanya ga enak dan gatel2 alergi gitu, liat2 di kaca, muka gue masih ga beda dengan muka pas bangun tidur. Bedanya cuma yg abis mandi jadi bersih aja kali ya :p. Tapi other than that, semua masih sama, mata masih merah, mulut masih monyong (masih ga rela), dll deh.

Trus..tiap Rabu kan biasanya gue dapet parkir yang nun jauh disana, apalagi kalo datengnya mepet2 jam 10. Hari ini juga gue datengnya mepet banget, jam 10 kurang 5. Biasanya sih udah ga ada harapan deh bisa dapet parkir di samping perpus. Tapi hari ini gue penasaran and went to that garage anyway, udah muterin 4 lantai ga dapet, eeeh tau2 pas g udah jalan balik tinggal sisa puteran lantai terakhir, ada yang keluar. Horee...! hehehe

A Poem

Ini ada puisi bikinan temen gue, I just think it's beautiful and honest.

JENGAH

dunia adalah sesuatu yang F A N A...

hidup adalah segala yang semu...

setiap orang menggunakan topengnya masing-masing...

perbedaan selalu menjadi jurang dan menciptakan jarak...

aku merindukan kata D A M A I dan penerapannya secara nyata...

aku merindukan suatu tempat dimana tak ada pilihan... tak harus memilih.. tak harus dipilih...

semua sama... semua setara... semua menampakkan warnanya masing-masing...

tak lagi terbentur pada norma atau aturan-aturan lainnya...

tempat dimana aku bisa menjadi diriku sendiri...

tanpa segala bentuk hak dan kewajiban...

tempat dimana dimensi ruang dan waktu tak lagi ada artinya...

tempat dimana segala kemunafikan sirna...

tak ada penguasa... tak ada hegemoni..

tak ada apa-apa selain hening abadi...

Why I think 'Froot Loops' is better than 'Strawberry Cornflakes'

Here, I act as an advocate of Froott Loops fans a.k.a. Froot Loopers a.k.a. Froopies a.k.a. Frootzie Mctastics, will share some reasons, based on my in-depth research about Froot Loops, the greatest cereal made by the sharpest mind of a selected flock of Toucan bird deep in an African jungle.

Why I Think Froot Loops is better than Strawberry Cornflakes:

1. Because Froot Loops contains more fruit flavors than just strawberry.
2. Because in real life, assortment of fruits taste better than eating corn and strawberry together. Corn and Strawberry are never meant to be together. It's just weird.
3. Because colorful rings look better in milk than some (supposedly) oval corn chips with questionable edges and a sorry attempt to make it look purrty-er by adding shriveled, dry, strawberries.
4. Because there is a higher possibility that I will get some 'surprise' gift inside Froot Loop's box. One can't have too many spy kits or color-changing plastic spoons.
While cornflake use: "The gift inside is you." It could trick some customers into thinking: "oh...they have a figurine of myself? awesome!!" and then they'd buy 5 boxes of cornflakes thinking that they'll have a collection of 'me' doll and then found out later that what cornflakes meant was that the gift inside will be the 'thinner you' after eating cornflakes for 3 months straight. And then the customers will feel cheated and get depressed because they think that even Kellogg thought they're fat and then things just go downhill from there..
5. Another comment about 'the gift inside is you', I personally think that anybody who'd eat nothing but cereal for 3 months could be thin. However, gradually they will develop a longer snout, walk on their hands and foot, grow a tail, and won't be able to say anything but 'moo'..
6. Because cornflakes contains the word 'flaky' or 'flakey', which means: bizarre, freaky, and unreliable.
7. Because I like Toucan Birds.

Hmm..okay, that's all I got for now. For Corn Flakes fans, don't be upset. Today I'm just in the mood for Froot Loops. And I'm procrastinating.
If you're really upset, just let me know and next time I will tell you the reasons why Strawberry Cornflakes is better than Peanut Butter and Jelly..

Back to studying!

Shoot me

The reason why I should be shot?
Hmm...well...I have an exam tomorrow (luckily it's a late afternoon class) but I haven't even really start studying. I mean, really studying.
See, I have this game website called Utopia. It's nearing the end of the age (in Utopia) and my kingdom is going to war. I am one of their active mage and attacker and it frustrates me that the website decided to stop working on several provinces in the kingdom including mine since last night. And then it went on, it was working for about 10-15 minutes before it decided to stop again, in the middle of my target finding process ((I think that sneaky bast***d tried to play games with me on purpose). I was about to send my army out and win! Gaaa...now I keep going back to the website to see if they'd let me in and can't stop.

I know I know... 'geek alert' bla bla bla...trust me, I know. Starts to scare myself as well. I hope they have some kind of a patch (like one of those stop-smoking patch) to make me stop going to Utopia's website on important times like this. I hate myself...(for those of you who haven't realized it yet, it's a joke..)

Gosh...am I supposed to freeze my account just like Wulan froze her facebook's? Nhoo...still can't let it go yet hehehe. Maybe later if it starts to get really2 bad say..like...when I'm in labor and the only thing I ask for is my laptop so I can log in to Utopia. If that time comes then I'm going to have to ask my future husband to put me to therapy :p

Oh God I really need to start studying...
Well, wish me luck and if I get bored (or get further urge to procrastinate)....no let me rephrase that..WHEN I get bored, the next post will be on the reason why 'Fruit Loops' is better than 'Strawberry Cornflakes'.
Cheerio..! (apa sih..)

Lagi iseng doang

Cerita dengan huruf "T"

"Tukang tempe tertantang tukang tahu"

Takkala temperatur terik terbakar terus, tukang tempe tetap tabah,
"Tempe-tempe", teriaknya. Ternyata teriakan tukang tempe tadi terdengar
tukang tahu, terpaksa teriakannya tambah tinggi, "Tahu-tahu-tahu!"

"Tempenya terbaik, tempenya terenak, tempenya terkenal!!", timpal
tukang tempe. Tukang tahu tidak terima,"Tempenya tengik, tempenya
tawar,tempenya terjelek!"

Tukang tempe tertegun, terhenyak, "Teplakkk...!" tamparannya tepat
terkena tukang tahu. Tapi tukang tahu tidak terkalahkan, tendangannya
tepat terkena tulang tungkai tukang tempe.

Tukang tempe terjengkang tumbang! Tapi terus tegak, tatapannya
terhunus tajam terhadap tukang tahu. Tetapi, tukang tahu tidak
terpengaruh tatapan tajam tukang tempe tersebut, "Tidak takut!!!"
tantang tukang tahu.

Tidak ternyana tangan tukang tempe terkepal, tinjunya terarah, terus
tonjokkannya tepat terkena tukang tahu, tak terelakkan! Tujuh
tempat terkena tinjunya, tonjokan terakhir tepat terkena telak.

Tukang tahu terjerembab. "Tolong... tolong... tolong...!", teriaknya
terdengar tinggi. Tetapi tanpa tunda tempo, tukang tempe teruskan
teriakannya, "Tempe... tempe.... tempe...!

TAMAT

*yawn...

Hi..
Baru sampe tempat kerja nih. Teler abiiis...
Untung hari ini gue ga ada appointment. Kemaren ada 2 sih, tapi yang nongol cuma 1 dan yg satu lagi MIA.

Trus..kemaren ngerjain kerjaan yg dr research itu sampe jam berapa ya...jam 3 deh klo ga salah. Untuung dibantuin (makasiiii...^_^). Kalo enggak beresnya lebih pagi lagi kali. Udah gitu ngecharge sama ngupdate i-shuffle gue sambil nyelesain novel, akhirnya baru bobo jam 4. Eh...tau2nya pas pagi2 mau bawa shufflenya, tombol on nya nyala dr malem jadinya chargingnya percumaa! Lemes deh..(manasin cheeseburger dulu ntar....)
uuh sakit perut euy..(this one is my official rants post...sawry.. :p )
I need some more sleep..mungkin ntar coba bobo di perpus hehehe
Di postingan gue yg sebelomnya, Sigit kasih comment, katanya lagi musim self reflection. Hehehe ga tau ya kalo gue pribadi sih bukannya buat self reflection per se, just a bad case of boredom, hehehe. Soo..o ready to be finished with this semester.

Hari ini ke kampus pake mobil bokap, yg ada stiker alumni nya jadi bisa parkir dimana aja, thank God. Jadinya bisa parkir di library garage dan ga usah parkir di tempat gue biasa parkir tiap Rabu yaitu di gym nun jauh disana, bisa modar lah gue, atau paling nggak ketiduran dijalan hehehehe. So there's still some light on the day =)
(Darn burger still hot! ouch..*kipas kipas kipas). Tadi fishing di kulkas kantor, nemu bbrp botol orange juice, expiration date: Feb 18 06. Grabbed it, tasted it..masih lumayan rasanya, belom ada rasa yang aneh2 hehehe cuek ah..

Nanti harus ngerjain pr juga buat kelas commercial banking (sempet bobo ga ya jadinya?). Gue baru beres baca novel "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe kemaren malem. Ceritanya okay lah but not that significant for me. About 80% of the book was about the lives of several African tribes (one tribe in particular, the strongest one). 20% terakhir ttg how the white men (that's the term in the book, btw hehe) changed the whole village, mereka ambil penduduk2 di suku2 situ dan dikirim ke negara mereka buat dijadiin slaves. The book told a story about one of the greatest warrior in one of the strongest tribe di satu daerah Afrika situ, and how at the end chapters of the book he and several top warriors was cheated into a "meeting" and got caged, they were humiliated beyond believe and he felt such hate for the white men. At the end he hanged himself because of shame and grief, since no one in his feared-by-all village dared to fight back. Kesian..

Trus, kemaren gue pinjem novel baru dari perpus, judulnya "Never Let Me Go" by Kauzo Ishiguro. Heard it's a good book, tapi gue belom sempet mulai. Kemaren baru ngeberesin yg "Things Fall Apart" dulu. Ntar malem sebelom bobo gue mulai baca kali. Trus Kamis baru deh mulai belajar buat ujian Senin ntar. fun.

What my birthday means

Okay okay it's obvious that I'm bored yet got nothing to say. So here..hehe

Your Birthdate: September 18

You are a cohesive force - able to bring many people together for a common cause. You tend to excel in work situations, but you also facilitate a lot of social gatherings too. Beyond being a good leader, you are good at inspiring others. You also keep your powerful emotions in check - you know when to emote and when to repress. Your strength: Emotional maturity beyond your years Your weakness: Wearing yourself down with too many responsibilities Your power color: Crimson red Your power symbol: Snowflake Your power month: September

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

The Tests from Fari's Blog

I did the "Know More About Yourself" test from Fari's blog. The result was quite interesting (but the words contradicted each other at times so I'm taking it at face value hehehe). Anyway just want to put it here, to archive it, at least ;p
Tes di websitenya banyak banget ternyata

Get to know yourself better

Your view on yourself: You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.
The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for: You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.
Your readiness to commit to a relationship: You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.
The seriousness of your love: Your have very sensible tactics when approaching the opposite sex. In many ways people find your straightforwardness attractive, so you will find yourself with plenty of dates.
Your views on education You may not like to study but you have many practical ideas. You listen to your own instincts and tend to follow your heart, so you will probably end up with an unusual job.
The right job for you: You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.
How do you view success: You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.
What are you most afraid of: You are afraid of having no one to rely on in times of trouble. You don't ever want to be unable to take care of yourself. Independence is important to you. Who is your true self: You are full of energy and confidence. You are unpredictable, with moods changing as quickly as an ocean. You might occasionally be calm and still, but never for long.

The Real You
Here is the analysis:
You've got great self-confidence and you're full of charm. Most guys who get to know you will be attracted to you. You are far from sweet and proper; your intriguing personality fascinates them. Most guys find it easy to fall for a girl like you.
You really care about other people's feelings and are quite serious about the issues that affect your life. You are sincere, and your concern for the well-being of others makes many people want to be your friend.
You are a bright, cheerful and bubbly person. You are thoughtful and considerate, and like to have fun. Everybody feels comfortable around you because of your pleasant nature. When you walk into a room, people's eyes are likely to be drawn to you because of your charm.
Your peers think of you as a fun person, but sometimes you can be a little irresponsible. You can be somewhat childish, and can try to ignore the fact that you will one day need to really grow up and be a mature adult! Perhaps you could start reading good books; they might help you look at the world in a different light. You do want to be taken seriously, right?
Your boyfriend believes that you are a strong and independent person. Your confidence and cheerfulness make you an attractive person to be around, but sometimes you need to pay more attention to what other people, including your boyfriend, are thinking.

What's your personality love style?
Here is the analysis:
You desire a love that will last forever. You are quite serious about finding this type of love, and that's why you think carefully about the men that you meet before deciding whether you could really love them. You don't just develop a crush on someone overnight: you look at a person's personality and other aspects of their life before deciding to form an attachment. If a guy doesn't meet your expectations, you would rather be alone. Your love has to be perfect. Be careful though, you could be missing out on some worthy relationships because your standards are so high.