Jeanne

Junior Masterchef 2

2011-12-19T23:32:00.000+07:00

I almost forgot that last night was the premiere of Australian Junior Masterchef 2 on Asia’s Star World. And I ended up watching the later show and slept rather late :-p

I always love watching Masterchef, especially the Australian ones, no offense but the US Masterchef contestants are a bit rough, and they have a bad mouth, swearing things and that.. the Australian ones are more like a family.. Maybe it’s only because of culture differences.

So amazing that these little kids can cook such a decent and sophisticated, sometimes amazingly delicious meals and desserts..
Ugh, it made my confidence just poof!!! gone away just like that.. I’m a 28 years old and soon to become a mother.. still cannot cook a simple meal so saaaaad…
I’m planning to peek on their special recipes and those I think that’s nice and try it at home myself..
I hope I can be a better cook for my husband and future kids.. *fingers crossed*

I just opened the official website.. and alas.. I forgot that the show is already finished in Australia, and for Asia, it’s a bit late.. so they actually have the winner already -_-”
So, I saw the winner!!! Arghh.. such a spoiler.. but I’m still going to watch it..
It is more fun to be involved in the process, right?

Saturday Currents

2011-12-17T18:31:00.000+07:00

listening : Michael Bublé’ s Christmas Album Special Edition. I love Michael & I love Christmas!!!

eating : we had wonton noodle soup tonight. YAY! It’s been a cold rainy day lately.. the wonton noodle soup will be perfect to warm up the stomach :-p

drinking : green beans milk?! I don’t know how to say it in English.. in Bahasa Indonesia, it’s called air kacang hijau).

wearing : School sandal, white & red stripey dress, and a pair of glasses.

wanting : to make a girly mini books.. maybe some of my friends with daughters might want it

needing : a massage.. as the belly is getting bigger, I feel more and more back pain and tired legs.. I just haven’t found the right person who can really give a pregnancy massage..

thinking : that I have to stop shopping on scrapbook supplies for the time being.. I kept adding and adding supplies, but none has been done yet.. well, just a few.. while I have hundreds of papers, stamps, paper punches, crop-a-dile and lots of embellishments now..

enjoying : sitting here on the floor in front of my laptop and surrounded by the newly came scrapbook papers.. haha.. I love looking at their cute, gorgeous designs :-p

wondering : what other dishes or cake or cookies I’m going to try cooking or baking next.. I really hope I can prepare my children’s meal everyday.. got to start learning soon.

thankful for : having a healthy pregnancy until now, I’m 8 months pregnant I had quite a stomachache two days ago, but it’s nothing serious. The doctor said, it’s because of the baby, he’s getting bigger which means it’s becoming more and more difficult for him to move in my belly.. and I have a little of gastric pain, I’ve been eating late.. So now.. I’m going to supply my self with a lot of fruits and snacks in the room, haha.. just in case I got hungry late at night :-p

Saw the ONE minute with Ali Edwards on Big Picture just now and thinking about having one for myself.. maybe next time

Just a short one..

2011-12-12T17:30:00.001+07:00

This is just a short post..

I stayed at home today.. feel like cleaning up the room, although there’s still a lot of things to dump and organized.. :-p
So I managed to re-arrange my drawers, move our underwear (my husband & mine) to the other drawer and turn the currents for baby clothes. We cannot add more cupboard, it’s not that we cannot afford it, but our bedroom is the one that do not have extra space for new furniture. The baby crib will take 1 x 2 meters by it self.. so we decide to not getting any other cupboard and just re-arrange our stuff.. haha..

I washed some of the baby clothes too.. can’t wash them all at once because it’s just too many and I did it by hand.
It makes me happy seeing the little socks hanging there.. haha.. love the tigger and pooh socks..

And I did a little baking too.. I made chocolate cupcakes.. But I think the recipe does not use too many chocolate (only 2 spoons!!), I want to look for more chocolatey ones
But I’m pretty glad with today’s result.. no more burned cupcakes!

Happy 5th Birthday, Daniel!!

2011-12-07T20:29:00.000+07:00

Two days ago, December 5th’ 2011 was my friend’s son’s birthday.. but we are celebrating it tonight

It was fun gathering with the girl friends.. the husbands and kids are coming too, and they are chit chatting and the kids are playing in the playroom.

And yesterday, I started making this for her son’s birthday.. another scrapbook frame, this is the third one I made for my friends, I hope she’s going to like it and a use it to place her son’s 5th birthday photos

I made it using papers from Echo Park Little Boy..
I really love this collection.. the colors are cheerful and they have planes, trains and cars pattern that is really boyish and cool for scrapbook-ing the little boys. I made the layout copying the layout I found on this site.

At first, I wanted to make the layout exactly like the example has, but then I changed my mind..
Because I wanted the page at least fits three photos, two small ones and one with a larger size (like post-card size for example). So I made some modification.
This is what I came up with..

The left one is the view of it in a frame.. ready to be wrapped and given to the happy little boy
The right one is the photo before it went in to the frame..

Below are the detail photos..

I added some flowery details with Prima Marketing flowers and bows made with twinery.. yes, I think boys can go with flowers and bows.. :-p
On the bottom of the page, under the bigger photo space, there’s a little train.. toot! toot!
I also added some glitter accent on the train, it doesn’t really show on the photo I think..

I think I have said it, but I just have to say it again.. I DO really love this little boy collection!! I love the colors!! And to make it merrier.. I added colorful little buttons on some of the circles.. haha..
I added glitters on the letter stickers too.. I just love it..
Do you think I did too much on this? This is the first time I made a page this merry and colorful and just.. so full, I think :-p

I stamped this at the back of the frame.. a little gift made with love from my husband & I.

*ting!
My cellphone just rang.. an SMS came in and it came from my friend. She said the frame is so cool!
So happy I could be smiling in my sleep tonight

Good night everyone.. sweet dreams..

Busy Sunday

2011-12-04T21:28:00.000+07:00

I usually wake up late on Sunday.. and spend the evening taking a nap.
But this Sunday, it was different. We both woke up around 7 am.

We’re ( my husband and I) are planning to have dim sum with my parents & sister in law. There’s a new.. umm.. it’s actually not a new place, it’s been open for about two years, serving suki (like Japanese shabu-shabu) and Chinese food. And now, they are starting to serve dim sum.
We tried it before with some friends and thought that it’s nice, so we are taking our family there today.
We ordered bitan (black egg) porridge, siomay, salted egg-bun, chicken feet, tofu spring roll, etc.. I don’t know their proper name in English.. hahaha.. well, it’s a nice breakfast

We spend the day at home, my hubby was organizing his stuffs and as promised, I made pizza :-p YAY!

My friend’s baby sitter has worked to a British family for almost 4 years and she surely knows quite a lot of western breakfast because of that. I don’t think that pizza, lasagna, and sandwich are British breakfast menu, but all I know is that she’s good in making them.
She made us a crispy and yummy pizza last time and I’ve been asking her to give me the recipe.. but she’s just used to make the bread dough by instinct she said, I mean, she’s doesn’t really know the exact measure of the flour, olive oil etc.. so I guess rather than making myself confuse and lost because of not knowing what to do.. I bought a recipe book, called Pizza Kriuk. It’s an Indonesian recipe book..

Here’s what I came up with..

This is the 1st batch.. I made total 4 pizzas..
The left one is a photo of the 1st pizza before mozzarella topping and the right one is after topped with mozzarella :-9
All before going to the oven.

Left photo is the 1st batch.. nyummm.. My hubby said (& I also thought), tastes like tomato.. hahaha.. I believe I have put too many tomato paste in the sauce mixture :-p
The right side photo is the 3rd batch, slightly smaller size and less tomato paste and thinner bread.. requested by my hubby & he likes it

This is a photo if you want to see how small and thin the 3rd pizza is.. hahaha..
All four pizzas were finished in a day. I brought the last one while visiting my friend in the afternoon.
I also made a soy bean milk.. my mother lend me her machine, so easy, just add water, (previously soaked and peeled) soy beans, and pandan leaves to give a nice aroma.. then press the button.. your milk will be ready in half-an-hour.. haha..
I’m planning to make soy bean milk everyday till labor time, and maybe take turns with green beans too.
People say it’s good for pregnant ladies.

It is indeed a busy Sunday.. my hubby still continue organizing his stuff after we went home..
But we’re both happy and I’m planning to make some pizza bread again soon.. but I think I’m going to modify it into something else.. 4 pizzas in a day, although it can be said a personal pan sized, it’s still a bit too much.
I just like the thin and crunchy pizza bread

How’s your Sunday?
Hope you had a great one!

Meet Little Printer.. I want!!!

2011-12-01T09:45:00.000+07:00

This little thing is really cute.. especially if you are one of those people who loves to keep paper trails on everything..
And this is definitely going into my wish list!

Read more about Little Printer here.
Watch the video on Vimeo.

My A to Z

2011-12-01T09:26:00.000+07:00

I’m trying my best to write more on my blog and sometime I just can’t help myself running out of ideas..
I usually browse through people’s blog which I think is inspirational to me.. in fact, I have put the list of inspirational blogs on my side bar, you can check them out there.
And yep, while browsing, I found these post on Amy Tangerine and Pattycake’s blogs.. the A to Z things.
I thought it would be fun to play along..

Here goes, the A to Z of Jeanne..

A. Age: 28
B. Bed size: a King size.
C. Chore that you hate: sweeping sticky dust.
D. Dogs: I don’t have dogs.
E. Essential start to your day: a nice warm bath followed with a sprinkle of cold water in the end.. so fresh!!
F. Favorite color: pink & white.
G. Gold or Silver:I like both.
H. Height: 1.5 m.. how much that in inches?
I. Instruments you play: I don’t play.. hahaha..

J. Job title: housewife.
K. Kids: about to have one February next year.. I’m 30 weeks pregnant
L. Live: Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia
M. Mother’s name: Ayling.
N. Nicknames: Cen or J.. (some friends called me J back in high school & college).
O. Overnight hospital stays: knock on wood, none.
P. Pet peeves: careless ignorant people and bad drivers.. kinda put on my nerves.
Q. Quote from a movie: “You’ve got to be fair to her.. She loves you, if you don’t love her, you’ve got to tell her.” from Rod Tidwell, Jerry Maguire (1996). I really like this quote.. well, whether to a guy or a girl, you just have to be true to him/her and mostly, to yourself.
R. Right or left handed: Right handed.
S. Siblings: 3.
U. Underwear: Yes.
V. Vegetable you hate: I don’t hate vegetables.. love them, but the least favorite is Pare (bitter melon), so bitter..

W. What makes you run late: snooze button, rainy morning and wrapped in a soft fluffy blanket.
X. X-Rays you’ve had: dentist.
Y. Yummy food that you make: to tell you the truth, I’m not a good cook and in fact, I cannot cook :-p but I recently made a pear raspberry pie, which my husband really like.. so I guess that’s the most yummy food for now..
Z. Zoo animal: I love chimpanzee, lion cub, bears, penguin and whale.. amazing animals..

Hihi.. now you know a little more things about me..
Thinking about making one of your own (A to Z)? Let me know, k?

Have a wonderful day!

My 28 List

2011-11-30T11:25:00.000+07:00

Found this a while ago on Kelly Purkey’s blog and always wanted to make one for my own..
I should’ve made this after my last birthday.. but I hope it’s not to late if I make the list now.. it’s just that I have a shorter time to fulfill them all, because the deadline will be my upcoming birthday next year.. whoops! It’s only half a year a.k.a six months.. can I finish the list? Oh well, I’ll just write some that I have written on my notes a while ago.. some may have been done since I wrote it till now, but I’ll tell you which later..

Here’s my 28 list :

1. Lose weight
2. DO exercise
3. Learn to cook (I’m a wife now, I think it would be a plus if I can cook at least simple meals :-p )
4. Visit new places (3 new places at least)
5. Make new friends
6. Try something new (things / skills)
7. Be more organized
8. Use my LOMO cameras (at least shoot a roll of film)
9. Make a scrapbook (digital / traditional)
10. Earn some from my hobby
11. Make a mini book
12. Donate things I own that I don’t need anymore
13. Learn to wear make up
14. Make something out of felt
15. Save more (on cash)
16. Have a trip with my loved ones
17. Finish a project
18. See a show / concert
19. Bake a pastry from scratch
20. Watch great movies
21. Write everyday
22. Use my PIVI & Shelpy printer
23. Learn to let things go
24. Pray more (everyday)
25. Complete a month daily album (December for example)
26. Finish my shop’s stocks
27. Trust more
28. Make a family of three.. a.k.a get pregnant

So.. how about you? Do you have a list too? Is there anything you want to accomplish before your next birthday? Let me know

YAY! Finally the last batch is gointg to the oven..

2011-11-29T16:23:00.000+07:00

Yep.. Like I have told you..
Our oven is really small that I have to divide the dough into three baking batches.. and tonight I finally baked the last one.

This time, I made a smaller version than the 2nd, haha..
Well, my father in law & sister in law just got back from Singapore, so I thought it wouldn’t be enough for all of us if I make it too big.

I put a little extra effort & took some pictures of the baking process..
but I guess it’s me with a limited photography skill and the low light in the kitchen.. the photos are a bit blurry
At least I still have some documentation of my cooking experience.. haha..

Enjoy..

I like these pies..
I think I’m going to bake some again another time.. my hubby said please not in a short time, haha.. because we had it like three times in a row since I have to divide them to three batches.. :-p
He likes it though, in fact, he ate four pieces tonight! haha.. it feels so happy when your loved ones love the things you made for them, right?

Well, the next cooking project is pizza.
I just recently bought myself a pizza recipe book & just couldn’t wait to try it soon.. YAY!!

Hmm.. let’s take a rest tonight..
Good night all.. sweet dreams

Making Pear Raspberry Pie

2011-11-28T20:21:00.000+07:00

Been craving for raspberry these last few weeks.. but the supermarket here has been out of stock for months.
So when my parents went abroad and planned to stop by at Jakarta, or when my brother who lives in Surabaya planned to come and my husband is about to go to Bandung.. I asked them, please bring some raspberries home with you.. hahaha..
And my husband and mother in law brought a LOT! 5 packs of raspberries!!! YAY!!! I wonder how can I finish them all..

But of course, I don’t want to be greedy and finish them all by myself :-p

I found this recipe on a back issue of Living magazine by Martha Stewart months ago, and I think it looks really delicious and if only I can find raspberries, I’m going to make some.. and yes, I did.

I made the pastry on Saturday night and save them in a fridge.. I think it’s not a really success dough, because it’s so easy to get soft. But the fridge helped a bit.

And yesterday, I made my first batch.
Please don’t compare the looks with Martha’s.. hahaha.. it’s really ugly >.<

I don’t have heart cookie cutter, so I used a saucer and made round shape pies.
I also have to divide it into three batches since the oven is really small, it can only cook 4 pieces of pies with 10 cm diameter.. oh well..
We had the first batch for my husband, mother in law and myself.. my mother in law said it’s yummy, sweet sour and crispy.. nice combination
My husband likes it too.. his comment is that it’s a little too big.. he got full for just one.. hahaha..

I still have some more pastry dough and filling, and I made some again this morning.
Cut them into smaller size and crimped the edges with a fork, which I thought it might give a better look and to seal the edges.

I’m pretty satisfied with the result.. my husband said it’s a bite size and yummy. He likes them!! YAY!!
He doesn’t really like sour food, you know.. but he likes this one.. so happy
And all I need is to improve more on the looks, hahaha.. the size between the pies are different.. haha..
They make yummy breakfast though.. :-9

Here’s the recipe if you want to make some.

Enjoy your day!!!

10 Things

2011-11-26T23:39:00.000+07:00

1. I just watched Breaking Dawn : Part 1 with my hubby two days ago..
And I wonder, why does everybody always think that the girls who saw these Twilight saga series are the girls who are crazy about Edward Cullen, the vampire; or Jacob, the werewolf? I’m telling you, I’m not one of those girls.
Yes, I read the novels, all of them, but that just it. And yes, I watched the movies, but it’s only the matter of curiosity (of how it would be, whether it will be the same with the novels or not). And telling you the truth, I’m more a Harry Potter girl.. I love that book. I always end up reading the series each time the new movie comes out. And I will not get bored watching every time they were played on HBO, Star Movies, etc. I love Harry Potter!! haha..

2. I’ve been into Pinterest lately.. browsing through all the photos there, especially kid photos, toddlers’ toy ideas, craft ideas, D-I-Y ideas, kids photos, wedding photos, inspirational quotes, and many more..
You can follow mine and see the things I pinned (like), and you’re welcome to pin them too

3. Since my first (failed) cupcake.. I feel like baking and baking more..
Well, I’m not a cook. And in fact, I can’t cook.. But I realize that I’m a wife and (soon) a mom, I have to be able at least cook an easy meals for my husband and future kids. I’m planning to try making mini raspberry pies and pizza tomorrow, wish me luck

4. The weather is so HOT today! Oh and I hate it. Well, being pregnant, our body temperature is a bit high, right?! And I’ve been sweating and my skin is sticky.. to make it worst, the air conditioner is not working like it’s used to be.. not cold at all.. arghh..

5. Although today is a really really hot day, I still feel a bit happy.. the baby’s been kicking all day.. probably saying “Relax Mom, be patient.. I’m here with you..” hahaha.. I love him. Oh yea.. we forgot to visit the doctor today, we missed the appointment. I’ll have to make another one for Monday or Tuesday.

6. Sometimes I forgot to forget..
Have you ever been hurt? I guess everybody’s been hurt, for at least once in their life. And I got to say, I have. I’ve already forgiven about it, but I think sometimes I’m still afraid (or maybe traumatic), that it may happen again. And that’s how I forgot to forget.

7. YAY!! The packages just came in today. The mini chipboard albums I ordered just came.. but my paper hasn’t..
I’d love to make a lot of pretty mini albums for little boys, little girls and cute couples, hehe.. wish me luck!

8. I enjoy watching the new Star Movies serial comedy, New Girl. It is said to be the next comedy series that will become as phenomenal as Friends. Well, watching today’s episode (P is for PEN…), it is really hilarious!! My husband stared at me while I’m busting into laugh through the episode (he was busy on his laptop and iPhone, so he didn’t really notice what I’m watching and just a bit shocked when I laughed hard :-p). I think I’m going to follow the series, since I like Zooey Deschanel too.. love the tone of her voice, her eyes and her character here

9. I’d like to find a 1 x 2 meters baby crib for my soon-coming little baby.. I wish I could give him his own nursery room.
Or maybe, his own kiddos room and a nursery for a little brother / sister. *fingers crossed.

10. Last, I’d love to share this with you..
Stay creative and always be inspired everyday.

Good night everyone.. sweet dreams..

My Pregnancy Mini Book - WIP Sneak Peak

2011-11-25T22:12:00.001+07:00

This is a sneak peak of the project I currently working on.. a mini book of my pregnancy :-)

It all started when we brought home a lot of ultrasound photos after a visit to the doctor. I was about to put it in a photo album, but then I thought.. hey.. I bought a lot of paper and embellishment supplies already, why don’t I try make a little journal for my pregnancy.. ;-) right?! So I started cutting 12″ x 12″ scrapbook papers in to 4″ x 6″ and yap.. it’s too small for the 4D ultrasound.. :-(

I took some A4 thick plain papers and divided them in two for the pages.. and stick the 4″ x 6″ papers I cut before on them.. I thought they will make a nice accent.

Then, I started to stick photos, a little notes about each visits, made a little envelope for memorabilia (such as my pregnancy test-strips), made a semi-accordion page, etc..
These are some of the pictures of the projects.. I don’t know how to explain each thing I did on the mini album, so I hope the pictures can tell :-p

This page is going to be the cover, I haven’t attach any embellishment tho.. still looking for an inspiration, I guess :-p

The first page.. 1st visit to the doctor..
We went to two doctors, the first one did an ultrasound (USG), but we couldn’t see anything because the baby fetus was still so small I guess, so I took the urine test.
The second doctor (only) touched my stomach and said.. “ahh it’s still too small to be seen on USG, we’ll have it next month, ok? For now, just do the urine test.”
And yap, I have a few strips of self pregnancy test, hahaha.. two I did by myself and another two from the doctor.. I kept them all in that tiny envelope ;-)

This one is from the 5th month, when we finally figure out the baby’s gender.. and it’s a BOY!
My husband wanted a girl at first, but when we found out that it’s a boy, he couldn’t help to be happy too.. since he’ll get a tiny sidekick playing games (and probably doing some mischief), hahahaha..

I just bought some clear stamps, so I decided to try it on this page :-) pretty satisfied with what I did.
I can’t wait till the next doctor visit and the labor time.. I surely going to treasure this one. :-)

I’ll post some more details on the pregnancy mini book next time, so you’ll be able to picture how it’s going to look like when it finished. *so excited* (the baby just kicked, I think he’s excited too >.< ).

Good night ya’ll.. have a wonderful dream..

My Very First Baking Attempt..

2011-11-23T21:11:00.000+07:00

I’ve been wanting to bake cupcakes since I don’t know when.. Had a craving for cupcakes, but I still can’t find a decent cupcake store here (in my home town) like those ones in Jakarta or Surabaya..

My hubby is in Jakarta right now and I hope he’ll be bringing some home tomorrow.. YAY!

But today.. I feel like baking one..
Found a red velvet cupcake recipe on Joy of Baking about a week ago and dreaming about baking some of my own..
I have never bake a cake before, except those time when I attended cooking classes, but still.. I didn’t do it on my own, the teacher helped me.
So, I bought some ingredients yesterday & yup.. this morning.. I baked a batch of red velvet cupcakes.

After 2 hours struggling in the kitchen and taraaaaa…

My husband said the shape is a mess.. hahah.. I cannot say that they’re pretty too.. haha..
I think I put too much cake batter in the muffin cup too :-p
Another lesson learned.. I must have put the cake on the middle tray.. I put it below, so yea.. got the base of the cupcakes burned.
They taste okay though.. :-p
I left some in the fridge for my husband to try when he come home tomorrow.

Too bad I messed the cream cheese frosting.. it won’t go thick, I don’t know why.. but I’m going to try to make some again next time, and I hope it will be more successful

Click here for the recipe if you would like to try baking some too.
Enjoy the rest of the day!

I’m sure I’m going to enjoy mine with a cup of coffee & my cupcakes

10 Things

2011-11-19T15:10:00.000+07:00

I’ve been wanting to make a journal or daily routine notes like I said I would, but yea.. it’s not working out like I expected. I started it one day, but the forgot about on the next until more than a month.. sigh.. I guess I’m not that committed enough to do those things.

I was browsing again today and found out, that there seems to be one thing that the bloggers do, they tell 10 things about themselves. They might be feelings, thoughts, sources of inspiration, photos, ideas, and just anything..

I think I’m going to try this today.. so, here I go..

1. That’s a photo of me and my husband, Indra. We just got married last October 10th, 2010. We already celebrate our 1st anniversary and now, we’re 7 months 1 day pregnant and it’s a baby boy The baby will due on February 2012, so looking forward to it. I hope I can give birth normally and I also hope we both (my husband and I) can become a good parent.

2. I like Instant photos.. I have 1 Polaroid camera, 3 Fuji Instax Cameras (7s Choco, 50s Piano Black and Wide 210). I also influenced my brother, sister-in-laws and friends to have one too. And I made a little profit selling some cameras, refills and accessories in my little online shop.

3. I’m so into scrapbook now.. I spent a lot of cash to buy some of scrapbook supplies and tools already.. already made 3 sheets of 12″x12″ ready made pages to give to my friends as you can see on my previous posts. And I’m planning to make cute mini books after this.. I hope I can make my hobby into a little business :-p

4. I’m in the middle of making another 12″x12″ page layout. One of my friend saw the one I made the last time and she asked if I can make another one for her. So I told her I can make another one, but it won’t be the same exact layout since I don’t have the same paper anymore.. I said I’m going to make another one, and she can take it if she likes it. Now I’m a bit stuck with the design, haha.. Does an amateur in scrapbooking always face this?

5. My husband is going to Jakarta and Bandung tomorrow for CCTV training, and I’ll be at home alone with my sister-in-law. But I think I’ll be spending a few nights at my parents house.. miss spending time with them.. well, since getting married, you won’t be going home to your parents too often right? Got new duties and works to do :p

6. Since I’m already 7 months pregnant, it means.. shopping time!!! In Chinese tradition (I don’t know about other beliefs), they said when we got pregnant, we cannot directly prepare things for the coming child at the early stages of pregnancy. We have to wait until we’re at least 7 months pregnant.
I don’t know the reasons behind this belief, but to think about it logically.. in the early stages, the 1st trimester for example, we haven’t know our child gender right? What if we ended up buying pink flowery baby clothes for a baby boy? It would be a waste of money.. So yea.. I can’t wait to shop for my baby boy needs!!! 0(>.<)0

7. We’re planning to go to a durian park tomorrow. I’ve never been there before.. but my friends said it’s nice and they have a small restaurant there. We might go there together tomorrow for lunch, right before driving my hubby to the airport. For sure, I’m going to bring my Instax cameras (the wide and mini ones) to save some memories of 7th month preggies and probably going to make it into scrapbook

8. My little brother, Sean just got himself a new cell phone, Blackberry. Well, it’s not a new unit, just the one that my other brother, Didiet, used to have. Sean is down syndrome, but I think he’s pretty smart for a kid with DS. Maybe because he has DS too that my parents are a bit spoiling him, how you think an 11 year-old can get a Blackberry phone? But it’s for a good purpose, he chats with me last night, he still cannot use space bar and dots or comas well, but he knows what he is talking about. So I guess it’s good because he can still learn to read and write with it.
We warned him not to take it to school or lend it to anybody though..

9. It’s just started to rain hard here.. the weather is so unpredictable nowadays.. it could be really hot in the morning till noon, but rain really hard in the evening or vice versa. Better take care, peeps! Don’t get sick.

10.I’m craving for cupcakes.. especially after I saw that episode about making cupcakes on Master chef US last night. I’ve googled some recipes, going to buy some ingredients like tomorrow and work on it on Monday I guess. Hmm.. I hope I can make a good decent one, since it is my first time baking!! *fingers crossed :-p

Pheww.. I’m glad I can finish this 10 things Now I’m going to continue my work and probably arrange my office cabinet if I had time. If there’s more, I might going to finish my scrapbook too

Have a great weekend, peeps!!

Flowery Page for the Little Princess, Chloe

2011-11-16T18:09:00.000+07:00

Another ready made page project I made for a friend’s 1st Birthday
She had her birthday last Sunday, 13 November 2011, but I just finished this today.. ouww.. bad bad me :-p

I made this from Basic Grey, Olivia Collection page-Kit.
I followed the layout provided there and since the photo space I provide is slightly bigger than the instruction said, I made some adjustment to the embellishment. I used only some of the embellishment provided and changed some with Prima Marketing flowers and some beads from my stash.

And last.. of course, more glitters to add an extra girlies look on the page. I’m pretty satisfied with the result. I hope my friends will love it too!
A sweet flowery scrapbook page for the cute little princess.

* The complete page

* Put in frame

* Details on the flowers

My First 12" x 12" Scrapbook Page

2011-11-15T21:08:00.000+07:00

Yay!! Finally finished my very first 12″x12″ scrapbook page.
I made it a while ago to give to my friend for her new born son.. It’s already finished last October actually, the frame just came in two weeks ago, but I still feel that there’s something missing..

So when I was working for the 2nd project (another 12″x12″ ready-made-page for my friend’s daughter 1st birthday), I bought a glitter set.. So I added some glitter here and there till I feel that it’s good to go.. hahaha..

I hope she like it tho

This is the photo of the whole page & frame.. I took the photo with my iPhone & put it in my Instagram

These two are the details I took

Can you see the glittery effect on the giraffe? I love it

Mini Book #02 in Progress

2011-11-15T20:03:00.000+07:00

I’m currently so into mini books.. well, honestly because sometimes I have no idea what to put on 12″ x 12″ scrapbook paper..
Yea, I know I have saved a lot of layouts, people’s works on the web as an inspiration, but it’s still a bit hard to execute the ideas sometimes.

So yea.. I had these mini chipboard albums I bought when I went to Surabaya the last time, I feel like making something out of it..
And yap, the idea got stuck again..

This is what I came up so far..
I’m going to find some embellishment and plain card stock to go along with it. I hope it will come up good..

Oh yea.. if you notice, I wrote Mini Book 02 on the title, so where’s no #01??
I made a baby boy mini album for my soon coming (Feb’2012) baby boy, it’s not yet finished also because I want some of the embellishment to be on top of the photos (whish I don’t have yet, because the baby is still in my belly :p ), but I’m going to take some photos to share here.. soon..

Ok then, back to work.

Enjoy your day!

Current on 01.11.11

2011-11-01T17:01:00.001+07:00

I decided to try on the journaling idea I shared yesterday, I might make a weekly post on it.. because I’m not really sure I can keep up doing it daily.. this can be a good journaling practice for me

listening to the sound of air conditioner and CPU at my office.. haha.. so quiet here till I can hear them all.

eating lemper.. it’s an Indonesian food, made out of ketan rice, with seasoned shredded chicken meat in between and wrapped in banana leaves. I think it’s banana leaf.. :p

drinking soy bean drinks with original flavor.

wearing Ourfitter girls’ purple flowery tube dress and a lavender color cardigan.

feeling hungry still.. what can I say? Preggies?!

weather – the sky is a bit cloudy, so I guess we might be expecting rain this afternoon.

wanting more and more paper, embellishment and tools for my scrapbooking supplies

needing change, to be more organized and better person.

thinking that this first 10 things I made is a bit lame.. hahahaha.. I really don’t know what to write.. looking around me as I’m typing this.

enjoying this soya bean drinks.. LOL

wondering if this currents routine ever gonna work.. hahahaha..

Oh well.. this is my first attempt of keeping a simple journal, I hope it will last

Daily Currents..

2011-10-31T19:47:00.000+07:00

Do you love writing on journals?

I’d always love to make a daily journal, but sometimes I just don’t know how to start..
And I was browsing and found this cute ideas on everyday journaling.. but you can also do this once a week.

I found the idea on Avital's blog, who got the idea from Elise, and Elise got it from Amy who got it from Tina.. hahaha.. that's a really long line.. :-p

Anyway, the journal is really easy to make, the prompts/lists are already provided and repetitive.. It’s about the current things you are listening, eating, wearing, needing, wanting and even the weather. It’s really easy to keep up..

By the way, you can also check it out on Avital's blog, she's giving free printables of prompts.

These photos are Elise’s & Avital’s current journal..
I hope you enjoy making them as I think I will.. and just like Elise said, it’s a fun documentation exercise..

P.S. I already made a link of these post on my wordpress account, you can visit there if you want to look for their web link. thank you

Made With Love in Surabaya

2011-10-31T07:42:00.001+07:00

Hey ya Scrapbook lovers!!!
There's a good news for you all.. Made With Love, a scrapbook supply store in Singapore is opening a new branch in Surabaya.. YAY!!!
They are opening a new branch as well as celebrating their 8th anniversary.

Don't forget to join the soft opening :)

I wish I could come, but I'm almost 7 month pregnant now, so I cannot go traveling with airplane anymore.. so, probably nest year :D
So looking forward to it.

Don't forget to join the celebration workshops..
Click here to find out more..

The Secret of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel

2011-04-20T15:29:00.007+07:00

Went to Surabaya last weekend.. and were strolling at Gramedia to see new books.
And then, I came across this book..

The Alchemyst, the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott.
Have you heard of Nicholas Flamel? If you are a Harry Potter fans, this name must ring a bell.
Nicholas Flamel was mentioned in Harry Potter 1st series, The Philosopher's Stone.. yep! He's the owner of the Philosopher's stone, a stone that can change metal into gold, and more over, he also claims that he discovered the secret of eternal life.

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel books don't have anything to do with Hogwarts School, his friends Dumbledore (as it is said in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) or even Harry Potter himself.
It's a story of another kind of magic.. where you don't need wands, all you have is yourself to do magic, story about the Elders (I read the Indonesian version, I hope I got the English term right), god and goddess, and many more magic creatures, good and dark ones that you have never imagine.. (hehe.. am I exaggerating? haha..)

I just read the first book, finished it in 4 days.. hehe..
So far, it is fun, I like it..
The magic in it is like The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud. Also about wizard world and it's a bit of a dark magic story, power seeking and status-minded wizards. And the same with the Elders in the book The Secret of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, humani (humans as they call it) or commoner (human's term in Jonathan Stroud's books) are below the wizards, they are supposed to be the Elder's or wizard's slave and not worth a thing.

And now.. a little bit of the book preview..

The Secret of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, the Alchemyst (book 1).

It all started when Josh and Sophie found out that the owner of a bookstore where Josh works is actually Nicholas Flamel. A French Alchemist, along with his wife, Perenelle, are the guardians of the Book of Abraham. They have been protecting this book for centuries.. the book contains secrets, premonitions and a collection of the most powerful spells in the world. It also contains the secrets to turn metal into gold, rocks into diamonds and also, the secrets to Eternal life.

The Elders have been searching for this book for centuries too in order to restore their power in the world, to conquer and rule the world and everything in it.

Dr John Dee, a humani who has given his life to served the Elders finally discovers the Flamel's whereabouts, he attacks and snatched the book. Josh and Sophie, whose happen to be in the place, intervene to help Flamel. Little they know that they were about to change their whole lives by doing so.

And now, they are being hunted by Dee and other dark magical creatures (you've never heard or seen before).

4 books of the series are available in the bookstores; the Alchemyst, the Magician, the Sorceress and the Necromancer. The 5th book, the Warlock, is going to be released on 22nd or 23rd of May this year.
I don't know whether this is the last book or not, but I heard that it is going to be a series of six books. I'm currently reading the 2nd book now..

It's really interesting, since the character himself, Nicholas Flamel said to be real character. He did exist. And there's also a house that's claimed to be his old house before in France.
Wooow.. great, isn't it?
So, what are you waiting for? Go to your favorite bookstore, Kinokuniya, Gramedia, Gunung Agung or wherever.. grab the whole series and find your nose sticking in to it till the last chapter.. :p

P.S.
hmm.. while writing this book review.. I wonder if I can include it in Angel's contest :p

The Adventure of Two Little Toof

2011-04-14T21:45:00.005+07:00

YAY!!
Finally, after a long wait of pre-ordering.. waiting for the book to be published, and finally sent to my place.. It has arriiiived!!!

I present you My Milk Toof, The Adventure of Ickle and Lardee, by Inhae Lee.

I've been following the blog since I can remember..
My Milk Toof, is a photographic stories of two little baby teeth, named Ickle and Lardee.
The author of the book, Inhae Lee, which is now also served as these little cute teeth caretaker.. claimed (I don't know how to say it in other words :p ) that these baby teeth are her long lost (fell out) milk teeth that have returned. They had came back to live with her..
Awww! They're just so cute (^^)*

This book contains the photographic stories of Ickle's and Lardee's adventure together.
When Ickle first came to Inhae's place and getting used to the life in her house, and when Lardee came along.. and loads and loads of other cute stuff and mischief they can manage to do.
Ickle and Lardee are handcrafted by Inhae lee herself, along with most of the props she has for the stories. Lardee has a really cute red bag which I think is magic, since it can contains loads and loads of things in there. Cute suitcase, bath tub, etc.

My husband and I, surely going to treasure this book.
We even bought extra copies from Amazon!! Crazy aren't we?
You won't regret having this one :D

PS:
I'm making this review both to express my happiness on finally having it in my hands and also joining Angel's contest on getting her copy of Sophie Kinsella's, The Wedding Girl.
Wish me luck!!

Triumphing Over Giants..

2010-05-18T07:55:00.004+07:00

I just prayed the same thing last night. Asking for God to give me strength and courage to face the difficulties I'm facing right now. Doubts and fear I'm having, I hope to overcome them..
And this morning, I read ODB and it's titled Triumphing Over Giants.
Sometimes we feel our problems are sooo big, like a big great giant standing before us.. can't find a way to get out of it, sometimes even makes us feel like giving up and be eaten..
Us, as God's children, should never forget.. that God will always be with us in whatever condition.. He has us protected in His hands.. He's just a prayer away.. He'll come and help.
After all, we are all God's origami.. all the things we face, good or bad, happy or sorrow, are His ways to twist, fold and turn us to be more like His Son.

sharing the reads:

Read: 1 Samuel 17:33-50

The Lord, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine. - 1 Samuel 17:37

In 1935, the debate team of Wiley College, a small and unranked black school in Texas, unexpectedly defeated the all-white championship team from the University of Southern California. This was a classic case of the unknown triumphing over a national giant.
When ancient Israel was in peril t the hands of the Philistines, there was a boy named David who actually triumph over a giant (1 Sam. 17). The armies were drawn up on opposite sides of the Valley of Elah. They were probably afraid of one another and decided that the outcome of the battle should be determined by a battle of champions.
The Philistines offered Goliath, a giant (about 9' 9"), but Israel could not find anone who was worthy or brave enough to fight. David heard of the dilemma and appealed to Saul to let him fight Goliath (vv. 32-37). saul was reluctant, but he agreed. David, armed with five smooth stones (v.40) and unswerving fight in the Almighty God (v.45), triumphed over the Philistines' national champion.
We all face giants in our lives - worry, doubt, fear, sin and guilt. But with limited and unlikely resources and unswerving confidence in our all-powerful God, we too can triumph over them. - Marvin Williams

Come, Lord, and give me courage -
Thy conquering Spirit give;
Make me an overcomer
In power within me life. - Anon.

God gives us courage to challenge our giants.

Hope you all have a great blessed day!!

Bubbling..

2010-05-15T19:03:00.000+07:00

Akhir-akhir ini pikiran d kepala lagi penuh.. thinking about my wedding prep, finishing the report for my last job, and again the wedding prep.. it's all so confusing..
Ada bener nya juga yang dikata orang.. kalo lagi persiapan pernikahan, be more patient, hold your tongue and re-think of all the things you want to say, especially when you're in a high temper and lot's of other things. Joining two families is not a simple thing, and both of you, the groom and bride to be are the connectors of the two.. there might be some missunderstanding, mismatched culture, different point of views and lot's of other things that can cause an arguments..
We had that.. and it's not easy.. and both of us has to choose words wisely talking to each others' parents.. not again if you add our own problems..

I bought a wedding magazine today.. and the words from the editor moves me.. I cried reading that.. it's about forgiveness and love..

I think I'm just going to share it here.. and it's in Indonesian..

Letter from Diany

Wedding in Pastel

Halo pembaca,

Apa kabar? Semoga semua dalam keadaan baik, bahkan Luar Biasa! Saya sendiri, dua bulan ini mengalami hal-hal yang DAHSYAT! Dahsyat prestasi, tapi juga dahsyat emosi. Saya menyesal, dan juga tidak bangga mengakui bahwa dua bulan ini saya ada bertengkar dengan suami, dengan anak, dengan mama. Saya sungguh menyesal, sekaligus menjadi bahan refleksi untuk saya yang ingin saya sharing-kan disini:
"Sadarkah kita bahwa kita melampiaskan 99% kemarahan justru kepada orang yang paling kita cintai?"

Simak kisah nyata berikut ini:

Fiona: "Yang paling kamu cintai di dunia ini siapa?"
Albert: "Kamu dong!!"
Fiona: "Menurut kamu, aku ini siapa?"
Albert: " (berpikir sejenak lalu menatap Fiona dengan pasti.) Kamu tulang rusukku!!! Karena Tuhan melihat bahwa Adam kesepian. Saat Adam tidur, Tuhan mengambil rusuk dari Adamdan menciptakan Hawa. Semua pria mencari tulang rusuknya yang hilang dan saat menemukan wanita untuknya, tidak lagi merasakan sakit di hati..."

Setelah menikah, pasangan itu mengalami masa yang indah dan manis untuk sesaat. Setelah itu, pasangan muda ini mulai tenggelam dalam kesibukkan masing-masing dan kepenatan hidup yang ada. Hidup mereka menjadi membosankan. Mereka mulai menyisihkan impian dan cinta satu sama lain. Mereka mulai bertengkar dan pertengkaran itu menjadi semakin panas. Pada suatu hari pada akhir sebuah pertengkaran, Fiona lari keluar rumah. Saat tiba di seberang jalan, dia berteriak, "Kamu nggak cinta lagi sama aku!!" Albert sangat membenci keidakdewasaan Fiona dan secara spontan balik berteriak, "Aku menyesal kita menikah! Kamu ternyata bukan tulang rusukku!!"

Tiba-tiba Fiona menjadi terdiam dan berdiri terpaku beberapa saat. Albert menyesal akan apa yang sudah dia ucapkan, tetapi seperti air yang telah tertumpah tidak mngkin untuk diambil kembali. Dengan berlinang air mata, Fiona kembali ke rumah dan mengambil barang-barangnya, bertekad untuk berpisah. "Kalau aku bukan tulang rusukmu, biarkan aku pergi! Biarkan kita berpisah dan mencari pasangan sejati masing-masing."

Lima tahun berlalu. Albert tidak menikah lagi, tetapi berusaha mencari tahu kehidupan Fiona. Fiona pernah ke luar negeri tetapi sudah kembali. Dia menikah dengan seorang asing dan bercerai. Albert agak kecewa bahwa Fiona tidak menunggunya kembali. Di tengah malam yang sunyi dia meminum kopinya dan merasakan sakit di hatinya. Tetapi dia tidak sanggup mengakui bahwa dia merindukan Fiona.

Suatu hari, mereka akhirnya kembali bertemu. Di airport, di tempat di mana banyak terjadi pertemuan dan perpisahan, mereka dipisahkan hanya oleh sebuah dinding pembatas.

Albert: "Apa kabar?"
Fiona: "Baik... Apakah kamu sudah menemukan tulang rusukmu yang hilang?"
Albert: "Belum."
FIona: "Aku terbang ke New York dengan penerbangan berikut. Aku akan kembali 2 minggu lagi. Telepon aku kalau kamu sempat. Kamu tahu nomor telepon kita, tidak ada yang berubah. Fiona tersenyum manis, lalu berlalu."

Satu minggu kemudian ternyata FIona adalah salah satu korban menara WTC. Malam itu, sekali lagi Albert mereguk kopinya dan kembali merasakan sakit di hatinya. Akhirnya dia sadar bahwa sakit itu adalah karena Fiona, tulang rusuknya sendiri yang telah dengan bodohnya dia patahkan.

Kita melampiaskan 99% kemarahan justru kepada orang yang paling kita cintai. Dan akibatnya adalah fatal. Seringkali penyesalan itu datang belakangan. Akibatnya setelah kita menyadari kesalahan kita, semua sudah terlambat. Karena itu jagalah dan sayangilah orang yang kita cintai dengan segenap hati. Sebelum mengucapkan sesuatu pikirlah dahulu, apakah kata-kata yang diucapkan akan menyakiti orang yang kau cintai? Kalau iya, sebaiknya jangan diucapkan, karena akan semakin besar resiko kehilangan orang yang dicintai.

Sebaliknya, bagi yang kena lampiasan amarah, ingatlah bahwa itu berarti kita adalah salah satu orang yang paling dicintai orang yang marah itu. Dengan menyadari hal ini, saya harap pengampunan menjadi lebih mudah. Dan bila dalam suatu relasi ada Kasih dan Pengampunan, apakah yang sulit diatasi? Tidak ada. Tidak ada yang mustahil di dalam kasih dan Pengampunan.

Maka dengan semangat Kasih dan Pengampunan, saya ucapkan kepada calon pengantin (maupun pembaca yang sudah menikah): "Selamat menempuh hidup pernikahan yang adventurous yet beautiful..."

Diany P. Chandra

To be honest, I cried reading this.. seringkali aku marah, atau pasangan ku yang marah.. pernah juga sampai teriak-teriak, we lost control. But then, just like Diany said.. most of the times, we regret the angry words we said towards each other..
Kadang-kadang kita bisa menemukan ketidak cocokkan dengan pasangan, namun aku berpikir, this is my commitment, he's the one I choose to be the one I'm going to spend the rest of my life with. I love him for who he is, all his good and bad.

Tentang tulang rusuk seperti yang disebut dalam cerita, aku tidak tahu dan mungkin tidak bisa dengan percaya diri mengatakan "aku tulang rusuk nya". Aku merasa, bahwa itu semua Tuhan lah yang menentukan. Untuk sekarang, aku hanya bisa bilang.. ya, dia pria yang aku cintai dan aku pun berharap dia sama mencintai ku.. sedihnya sedihku, bahagianya pun jadi bahagiaku.. menjadi bagian dalam hidupnya adalah mimpiku..
Aku ingin menjalani semua ini, I'm taking the chances that love is giving me.. and I will not regret every single thing. If this is the plan God has laid for me, what more can I ask beside praying to Him with all gratitude.

I hope God will bless us both & smooth our way towards the marriage.. looking forward for our adventurous & beautiful marriage life soon!!

Him & photography..

2010-04-28T10:55:00.005+07:00

I think I have shared this before..
My fiancee started to love photography for about (more or less) two years ago.. and yep he's loving it more and more.. I saw his works, his trainings.. going hunting here and there, making new friends from photography club and finally made his own group..
With his friends, he saved some money to invite models, make up artist and also to upgrade their tools, photography gadget from lenses, to light, other photography accessories and of course the camera itself.
I like photography myself.. maybe coz its in the blood.. my dad used to like it too, he still tho.. it's just that he got some problem with his eyes that gives him some limitation to continue on photography..
I like using LOMO cameras.. haha.. yea.. they're really jadul and a bit ma fan to deal with.. since it uses negative film and they need to be processed first before we can see our shots results.
I don't really understand using DLSR cameras yet.. they have so many features, but I hope to be able to operate one soon or later.. so I can help my fiancee a bit. hehe..

By the way.. I'm really proud of him.. he has made this hobby become a business.. with some of his best mates, he made a photography service, BITe Photography..
They already made quite a lot projects till now.. from birthdays, fashion shows, pre-weds and weddings.. wee.. so, are you interested? just click on the Facebook profile to find out (^^,)*

I'm wishing him all the best with this business and I hope I'll be able to help him..
I'm starting to help him at the office too, his main job beside photography.. although up to now, still haven't help him a lot besides helping him arrange the room.. I'll be learning a lot soon I hope.. *fingers crossed*

7%

2010-04-05T22:56:00.001+07:00

Aku nemu bacaan ini d bacaan Gereja.. perumpamaan tentang Surga dan Neraka..Dulu waktu SMP SMA pernah baca buku-buku kecil mengenai pengalaman orang-orang yang katanya pernah "dibawa" untuk melihat dunia akhirat. they were creepy..
Cerita yang satu ini beda dengan apa yang ditulis di buku-buku tersebut.. sebuah perumpamaan.. dengan judul 7%

so, here goes..

7%
Suatu ketika seorang manusia diberi kesempatan untuk berkomunikasi dengan Tuhan-nya dan berkata, “Tuhan, ijinkan aku untuk melihat seperti apakah Neraka dan Surga itu”.
Kemudian Tuhan membimbing manusia itu ke dua buah pintu dan kemudian membiarkannya melihat ke dalam.

Di tengah ruangan terdapat sebuah meja bundar yang sangat besar, dan di tengah nya terdapat semangkok sup yang beraroma sangat lezat yang membuat manusia tersebut mengalir air liurnya. Meja tersebut dikelilingi orang-orang yang kurus yang tampak sangat kelaparan.

Orang-orang itu masing-masing memegan sebuah sendok yang terikat pada tangan masing-masing. Sendok tersebut cukup panjang untuk mencapai mangkok di tengah meja dan mengambil sup yang lezat tadi. Tapi karena sendoknya terlalu panjang, mereka tidak dapat mencapai mulutnya dengan sendok tadi untuk memakan sup yang terambil.

Si Manusia tadi merinding melihat penderitaan dan kesengsaraan yang dilihatnya dalam ruangan itu.

Tuhan berkata, "Kamu sudah melihat Neraka”.

Lalu mereka menuju ke pintu kedua yang ternyata berisi meja beserta sup dan orang-orang yang kondisinya persis sama dengan ruangan di pintu pertama. Perbedaannya, di dalam ruangan ini, orang-orang tersebut berbadan sangat sehat dan berisi dan mereka sangat gembira di keliling meja tersebut.

Melihat keadaan ini si manusia menjadi bingung dan berkata, “Apa yang terjadi? Kenapa di ruangan yang kondisinya samaini mereka terlihat lebih bergembira?”

Tuhan kemudian menjelaskan, “ Sangat sederhana, yang dibutuhkan hanyalah satu sifat baik”.

“Perhatikan bahwa orang-orang ini dengan ikhlas menyuapi orang lain yang dapat dicapainya dengan sendok bergagang panjang, sedangkan di ruangan lain, orang-orang yang serkah hanyalah memikirkan kebutuhan dirinya sendiri”.

Diperkirakan bahwa 93% penerima (atau pembaca) tidah akan mem-forward cerita ini. Bila anda ternasuk sisa 7% yang akan mem-forwardnya, lakukanlah dengan memberi judul 7% pada title (judul) nya.

Saya termasuk yang 7% tadi, ingatlah saya akan selalu ada untuk berbagi sendok dengan anda!

Aku mungkin ga terlalu bisa menafsirkan arti dari perumpamaan ini.. tapi yang cukup bisa aku tangkap.. keegoisan, memusatkan segala nya hanya pada diri sendiri won't get you anywhere..

Kemarin malem sempet nonton film seri Glee.. ada murid yang namanya Rachel, she's so talented, great voice, she can dance, ballet and all that.. but she always thinks about herself.. gue berbakat, gue yang paling hebat and tiap performance mesti gue yang harus jadi superstar, I have to be the lead singer and let the others be my side vocals.. but she forgot that they are actually a choir.. she forgot that the others have great voices too and they deserve a chance to show what they have.. and last but not the least important, choir is about singing together in one harmony.. not just a one man show.. it's good that in the end she understand all that.. fighting and pursuing her own glory faced her with bad things and the ugliness of (so called) show biz.. she forgot that she has great friends back in the club, and together, they can reach their dreams.

hihi.. I don't know whether I have interpret it right or not.. the world not evolve with us as the center, but on Him..

May you all have a pleasant day..

Hitung berkatmu satu-satu..

2010-03-04T13:38:00.003+07:00

A forwarded stories I got from a friend of mine on BB messenger this morning.. and it reminds me..

Ada di tanganku dua buah kotak yang telah Tuhan berikan padaku untuk dijaga.

Tuhan berkata: “Masukkan semua penderitaanmu ke dalam kotak yang berwarna hitam. Dan masukkan semua kebahagiaanmu ke dalam kotak yang berwarna emas.”

Aku melakukan apa yang Tuhan katakan.

Setiap kali mengalami kesedihan, maka aku letakkan ia ke dalam kotak hitam. Sebaliknya ketika bergembira, maka aku letakkan kegembiraan ku dalam kotak berwarna emas.

Tapi anehnya, semakin hari kotak berwarna emas semakin bertambah berat. Sedangkan kotak yang berwarna hitam tetap saja ringan seperti semula.

Dengan penuh rasa penasaran , aku membuka kotak berwarna hitam.

Kini aku tahu jawabannya.

Aku melihat ada lubang besar di dasar kotak berwarna hitam itu, sehingga semua penderitaan yang aku masukkan kesana selalu jatuh keluar.

Aku tunjukkan lubang itu kepada Tuhan dan bertanya, “Kemanakah perginya semua penderitaanku?”

Tuhan tersenyum hangat padaku. “Hamba-Ku, semua penderitaanmu berada padaku.”

Aku bertanya kembali, “Tuhan, mengapa Engkau memberikan dua buah kotak, kotak emas dan kotak hitam yang berlubang?”

“Hamba-Ku, kotak emas Kuberikan agar kau senantiasa menghitung rahmat yang Aku berikan padamu, sedangkan kotak hitam Kuberikan agar kau melupakan penderitaanmu.”

"Ingat-ingatlah semua kebahagiaanmu agar kau senantiasa merasakan kebahagiaan.
Campakkan semua penderitaanmu agar kau melupakannya.

Saat Tuhan belum menjawab doamu, Ia menambah kesabaranmu..
Saat Tuhan menjawab doamu, Ia menambah iman mu..
Saat Tuhan menjawab yang bukan doamu, Ia memilih yang terbaik untukmu.."

We face a lot of things in this life.. good times, bad times, sad or happy we are.. we have to always remember.. that it's all from the Lord above. His grace, His blessings upon us..
Jangan lupa untuk selalu bersyukur setiap hari.. for each day is another blessing from Him..

hihi.. aku g gtu bisa ngomong or cerita yang religious.. so yea.. masih kaku.. cuma pengen share cerita inspirasi ini aja buat semuanya..

Have a great day!!

My 365 project..

2010-01-09T10:01:00.005+07:00

As I said in my 2010 resolution point no. #3, haha.. I have a 365 project..
I'm going to post at least 1 photo of my flannel creation. It can be the flannel I made on that day or some old ones I haven't published yet.. I hope I can make at least 1 each day.. jadi skill bertambah and koleksi pun bertambah.. haha..
Habisnya, koleksi buku tambah banyak.. tp flannel yg d bikin g nambah2.. mungkin memang mesti terima orderan yah.. supaya makin semangat, haha..
Oh well.. I made special flickr for them and another blog about flannel only.. hehe..
Here are the 1-10 / 365 photos..
I have put the 10th and scheduled it for tomorrow's entry too :p sorry for cheating, but my cousin is getting married tomorrow, and this is just in can I cannot go online, hehe..

My fiancee also have a 365 project of his own, 1 photo per day as he likes photography so much.. and my future sister in law, Dian, has a 365 post project.. she's going to make a post entry in her blog.. at least one each day too.. WOW!!
How about you guys? Have a 365 project of your own?

My 365 also blogged in Stitchy Love and photos uploaded in Flickr.

Happy New Year 2010

2010-01-01T09:24:00.001+07:00

It's 2010 already..
Cepet banget yaa.. time fly by and pass without saying any excuse and sometime we just realize, we haven't done anything.. ugh.. there are some things that bother me..

I gotta move fast and make a new resolution this year..
so.. I think these are my resolutions:

Sleep and wake up early!! Arghh.. I always wanted to sleep early, but most of the time I ended up sleeping so late at night.. and worst, I slept at 2.30 PM almost everyday.. the most early is 12 or 12.30 AM.. argghh.. and then, it would make me waking up late on the next morning.. sigh.. gotta change this.
Be more productive on my hobby..
Finish the 365 project
Earn and save more money. I hope point #2 can help me with this.. I hope I can be successful in a business, I'm thinking about having an online shop.
Learn more about photography with LOMO.
Get an advanced pocket camera.. haha.. thinking about a DLSR, but it's to big to be carried around in my bag.. :(
Be more active with my BLOG
Not spending too much time online, playing games and the useless stuff.. haha.. FB is dangerous indeed :p
GET MARRIED!! haha.. my fiancee and I are planning to get married this year.. wish us luck and smooth journey k guys (^^,)*
Lose some weight!! Ugh, that's important or I'll be a fatty bride this year and that's not a pretty sight. :P
Be more discipline with my self, especially to achieve all the points above and some other points of resolutions that I kept to myself (too private to post it her, haha..)
Last but not least, be a better me this year.. lose the bad habits and enhance the good ones.. hehe..

That's some of my resolutions this year..
How about you friends? Whatever they are, I hope you all be successful in achieving them too..
Wishing you a GREAT YEAR!!
GBU

Deepest Condolence for Gus Dur..

2009-12-31T17:51:00.004+07:00

Deepest condolence for our 1999-2001 president.
Abdurrahman ad-Dakhil Wahid, known as Gus Dur is a great person.
I'm not into politics so I don't know much about him.. but I saw him a few times on television, and I can say I like this man. His opinions seems so honest and all the things he does.. always cause a controversy. He's also not racist (I think), well, he made Chinese New Year as one of our national holidays *luv that!!

While searching for his photos to make the picture above, I found that a lot of people are idolizing him.. and this one caught my attention.. he started his post with a sentence; " Aku ngefans loh sama Gus Dur." The rest of the post tells about Gus Dur and his "sentilan" on anything, his answers to his personal life.. and they just reminds us that even though he is a discipline, assertive person, he's also a funny guy. One sentence I remember him saying, "Gitu aja kok repott?!" Haha.. *two thumbs up

All I can say.. yes, we will always remember him as one of our president and his views and lesson will always remain in the hearts of his students, followers and fans.

Goodbye our dear Gus Dur.. may you rest in peace..

The post I talked about can be read here

The First..

2009-12-26T10:59:00.003+07:00

I don't remember whether I have or have not post this.. just random story tho..
Just happen to visit a friend's blog.. and he wrote an article about Song Hye-Kyo, the first Korean star he fell for, that is being appointed as Panda goodwill ambassador by the Chinese Government last June.

It's not about her becoming an ambassador for Panda that I want to talk about.. but it's a good thing really.. I had a dream of hugging panda.. it'll be so huge, warm and furry.. I love it (^^,)* haha..
And yea.. it's about the "first" thing.. Song Hye-Kyo happens to be my little brother's first too.
He likes her performance so much when she played on a serial called Endless Love. He even bought the original soundtrack cassette. It was back at the time when he's in high school.. went to a school 1t Malang and lived in the school dorm.

You know the life of dorm students, living in the same house, going to school together, helping each other, etc.. well, not just some good stuff.. some students come with a a negative behavior too.. It was one day when he's looking for his cassette, he rarelly lend it, because you know, it's his favorite :P
None of his friends know where the cassette is, even the guy who took it claimed that he doesn't know anything.. so my brother kept looking and he found it in that guy's room, in a bag or sumtin.. and he asked whether he took it or not.. but that guy still claimed that he doesn't know anything about it and said that his other friends took it and he just found it there in the room.. it was already confirmed that none of his roommates know anything about a cassette.

It was a public secret actually, that he likes to "take" things so my brother and his friends knew it already that it's actually him who took (or stole) the cassette..
My brother's actually okay with it, he got his cassette back.. but he punched the kid still.. my brother's other friends were guarding on the front door to keep an eye on the dorm keeper, the guys roommates reading books on their beds pretending that there's nothing happen.. poor kid.

It was my brother's first fight ever..
He never fight in school before, he's the calm and cool guy type.. and he really can control himself.
But with this kid, he lost his temper really.. not only that he didn't apologize for taking the cassette, he also blame it to his friend.. guessed that really got my brother.. haha..

Song Hye Kyo, first crush and first fight.. she got the power over my brother, hahaha..
Guess it is girl power?! hahaha..

Just a random story.. Have a great weekend, peeps!

It's Christmas Time..

2009-12-25T04:22:00.001+07:00

* MERRY CHRISTMAS 2009 *

Wishing for..
LOVE in your hearts,
Warmth in your souls,
Contentment in your spirits,
& Peace in your home..

May all these precious treasures be yours always!!

(once again) MERRY CHRISTMAS !!

(^^,)* Jeanne

Congratz Bro..!!!

2009-11-25T23:52:00.000+07:00

Today is my little brother's graduation day..
Finally, hihi.. after 5 years I think :p

Well,
CONGRATULATIONS !!!
Wish you all the best & success..

Looking for the dress..

2009-11-23T10:09:00.005+07:00

Wow.. last Thursday I just had a new experience.. trying on a wedding dress!!!!
Like the other engaged girls out there and the wedding that is coming up.. this is something that's written on a MUST DO list.. haha..

So yea.. I was planning to go there with my lovely friend, Yeane.. but she phoned me last night, that she's pregnant!! (Wee.. luv it, congrats to her & hubby) and according to her condition and last time experience, she must have a bed-rest.. so she can't come and help me find my wedding needs.. well, it's oke lah.. I hope her condition will get better & the child is strong (^^,)*
So, went there with my little brother instead.. since he doesn't have much things to do, just counting days till the graduation day, which is next week.. hehe..

Then, we went to two places.. I looooove the first..
I don't know why.. perhaps because when I asked the second one.. do you have another one (models)? They just came up with dresses in the same cutting, and just different material, beads, additional lace, etc.. but overall are just the same.. while I mean is different shape.. like ball-gowns or like a mermaid ones.. both of us just got bored.. and then they said, we have different collections, but it's up stairs, the VIP ones and cost triplets than the ones down here.. what??! kamsia deh..
While the first.. I think they or actually she, have fresh ideas.. and yea.. I just like it.
It is true, the second one is known already and the fitting room is huuuge.. tapi mungkin dah jatuh cintrong tu ya susah kali yaa.. hahaha..

Oh well, I'm going back there (the 1st place) again Tuesday, tomorrow with my Mum.. (^^,)*
I already picked two shapes.. whether it is the half mermaid that will make me look slim (ohh.. all women love that) and longer legs, or the ball-gown which I think is so romantic.. hihi..

* extra to the story..
at the end of the fitting trip.. my brother said; " Sis, it feels really different you know.. seeing girls fitting regular dress on dept store and seeing this.. when you came out of the fitting room with the wedding dress.. it felt so.. WOW!! and you're NOT my bride!! I wonder how I would feel when I see mine later.."
haha..

I wonder how Indra would feel if he came fitting with me.. hmm..

Haven't met Buble yet.. haha..

2009-11-16T21:29:00.005+07:00

I love Michael Buble.. check out his new video.. haven't met you yet.. oh, but I have!! (>.<)*

want to sing a long?

Haven't Met You Yet

I'm Not Surprised
Not Everything Lasts
I've Broken My Heart So Many Times,
I Stop Keeping Track.
Talk Myself In
I Talk Myself Out
I Get All Worked Up
And Then I Let Myself Down.

I Tried So Very Hard Not To Loose It
I Came Up With A Million Excuses
I Thought I Thought Of Every Possibility

And I Know Someday That It'll All Turn Out
You'll Make Me Work So We Can Work To Work It Out
And I Promise You Kid That I'll Give So Much More Than I Get
I Just Haven't Met You Yet

Mmmmm ....

I Might Have To Wait
I'll Never Give Up
I Guess It's Half Timing
And The Other Half's Luck
Wherever You Are
Whenever It's Right
You Come Out Of Nowhere And Into My Life

And I Know That We Can Be So Amazing
And Baby Your Love Is Gonna Change Me
And Now I Can See Every Possibility

Mmmmm ......

And Somehow I Know That It Will All Turn Out
And You'll Make Me Work So We Can Work To Work It Out
And I Promise You Kid I'll Give So Much More Than I Get
I Just Haven't Met You Yet

They Say All's Fair
And In Love And War
But I Won't Need To Fight It
We'll Get It Right
And We'll Be United

And I Know That We Can Be So Amazing
And Being In Your Life Is Gonna Change Me
And Now I Can See Every Single Possibility

Mmmm .....

And Someday I Know It'll All Turn Out
And I'll Work To Work It Out
Promise You Kid I'll Give More Than I Get
Than I Get Than I Get Than I Get

Oh You Know It'll All Turn Out
And You'll Make Me Work So We Can Work To Work It Out
And I Promise You Kid To Give So Much More Than I Get
Yeah I Just Haven't Met You Yet

I Just Haven't Met You Yet
Oh Promise You Kid
To Give So Much More Than I Get

I Said Love Love Love Love Love Love Love .....
I Just Haven't Met You Yet
Love Love Love .....
I Just Haven't Met You Yet

lyrics courtesy of newflava890AGAIN

Sop sayuran melawan kanker..

2009-11-14T00:28:00.000+07:00

Post ini jadi terpikir setelah menerima sms dari Mami kemarin pagi (11/12), tentang makan daun singkong yang bagus untuk kesehatan, dan Oom Shinto yang rajin mengkonsumsinya setelah menjalani operasi kanker usus.

Jaman sekarang ini tambah aneh-aneh aja yah.. banyak muncul penyakit-penyakit baru, dengan nama yang aneh pula.. pas kuliah dulu ada cikungunya (aku sering salah nyunya nyunya apa gtu nyebut nya, haha..), terus ada sars, sekarang flu burung and flu babi..
Klo dulu, baru kena penyakit-penyakit pas sudah tua, sekarang umur 20-an pun sudah ada yang (sorry) stroke, koma bahkan sampai meninggal. Mungkin karena pengaruh makanan dan gaya hidup juga ya? Junk food makin menjamur, merokok dah jadi kebiasaan, tidur malam karena pekerjaan, tekanan akan kebutuhan hidup, hiburan malam, gaya hidup bebas, polusi dll..

Tapi untunglah sekarang banyak juga orang-orang yang sudah mulai sadar akan kesehatan, makanan organik makin diburu.. terapi-terapi, pernak-pernik kesehatan seperti kalung, gelang makin digemari. Di Surabaya juga sekarang dilarang merokok d tempat umum, which is such a relieve.. aku suka sengaja batuk-batuk biasanya, klo pas ada orang yang ngerokok ga tau aturan, bayangkan deh.. antri di dokter kok merokok.. sigh..

Well, intinya semua orang pingin sehat. Begitu juga mama papa and orang-orang di rumah.. terutama papa tuh, klo ada temen nya cerita habis minum vitamin ini itu bikin badan tambah segar dll, langsung deh beliau ikut beli.. sampe g tau deh berapa macam obat yang diminum.. ada yang salah-salah, malah bikin darah jadi tambah encer. Untung deh sekarang sudah ga minum lagi.. habis nya tanpa prescription and penjelasan yang cukup tentang obat atau vitamin tersebut kan bahaya juga.

By the way.. sekarang beliau cuma minum sari buah Noni, vitamin C (Ester-C), dan minuman-minuman traditional (rebusan). And ini nih satu yang mau aku cerita'in.. tentang sop sayuran sehat yang katanya berkhasiat melawan kanker.
Resep ini didapat dari kakak iparnya papa.. berupa fotokopi-an berbahasa Mandarin.. papa, mama and emak sudah coba minum sari sayuran ini hampir setahun klo ga salah and katanya lumayan sih.. mereka ga ada mengidap kanker tho (thanks to the Lord above for their health) dan minum ini untuk stamina dan menjaga kesehatan. Aku dah pengen share resep ini lama, tapi fotokopi nya pakai bahasa Mandarin / China, jadi bingung juga nanti kalo ditanya.. and baru kepikiran buat browse terjemahan nya di internet hari ini.. haha.. ya'apa seh Jean? haha..

Resep ini ditemukan oleh seorang dokter berkewarganegaraan Jepang, Dr. Tateishi Kazu (1934-2001).
Menggunakan bahan-bahan seperti lobak, daun lobak, wortel, gubo (atau burdock) dan jamur shitake (atau biasa kita menyebutnya dengan hioko). Semua bahan direbus trus dsaring dan diminum air nya. Ampas sayur nya juga boleh dimakan, karena masih sangat sehat. Kadang-kadang aku makan wortel atau lobak nya, hehe.. For your info, rebusan sayur ini emang agak bau, tapi tahan-tahan aja yah.. demi kesehatan (^^,)*

File PDF bisa di download disini, dengan nama SUP LOBAK.

Tambahan info:
Untuk mendapatkan bahan-bahan, mungkin yang paling mudah adalah wortel, karena pasti ada di pasar-pasar tradisional sampe supermarket.
Untuk lobak, jangan yang sudah dipangkas daun nya karena daunnya juga bahan penting dalam memasak sop ini. Kalau di Surabaya, lobak berdaun bisa di dapat di supermarket Hokky, Ranch Market atau Papaya. Coba cari di supermarket terkemuka di kotamu, aku belum pernah cari di Hero, Giant atau Hypermart sih.
Jamur Shitake alias jamur payung atau lebih populernya disebut hioko, kering atau basah sama saja. Mungkin bisa beli kering karena bisa disimpan lebih lama. Kalau di Surabaya, di supermarket-supermarket ada sih, untuk murah and mutu, mungkin bisa cari di Susanna, Pabean, belinya kiloan and bisa pilih yang bentuknya masih bagus dan besar. hehe..
Nah, yang terakhir yang suka bikin orang bingung, burdock. Waktu pertama papa mama mulai cari aja salah sebutnya, sayur bulldog, mana ada coba? haha.. waktu itu nemu di Hokky, nama nya Burdock root / Gobo. Ada juga yang bilang ketela Jepang. Bentuknya panjang seperti tongkat, warna kulit kecoklatan dan dagingnya mirip-mirip tebu, rasa nya juga manis. Ada yang bilang burdock bisa diiris tipis lalu direbus dan airnya diminum untuk panas dalam atau dicampur dalam sup untuk dimakan dengan sayur dan daging. Dulu cuma nemu burdock di Papaya, Hokky dan Ranch Market, tapi sekarang kayak nya sudah banyak yang jual. Kapan lalu ada lihat burdock di Hypermart Duta Mall, Banjarmasin.
Well, semoga makin lama bahan-bahan untuk sayuran sehat ini bisa didapat dengan mudah, jadi semua bisa menikmati dan merasakan khasiatnya.

Selamat mencoba dan semoga semua sehat!! God bless..

P.S.
Other stories you might want to know:

Tateishi Kazu's website
History & nature
IMPORTANT TO READ
Success stories & other recipes
Buy the formulated soup online on Alibaba or Tradekey
Other stories
Other downloads (recipes, knowledge on cancer, etc)

I really recommend you to read all the articles carefully before consuming the soup.. so that you really know and understand the side effects and all the cautions.
Pregnant woman should not drink the soup.

Royal Pains.. first season

2009-11-12T22:31:00.000+07:00

Just finished watching Royal Pains yesterday.. it was fun..
Been curious about it since I saw the commercial and it says that "it's a combination of Macdreamy & Macgyver" hahahaha.. Macdreamy came from Grey's Anatomy.. one of my favorites (^^,)* especially with Patrick Dempsey in it, hahaha.. love the main character Meredith too.. hmm..
Thanks to my bro for the copy (^^,)*
By the way, this Royal Pains is a worth watching.. I like some statements the characters said and it's just different from other doctor serial I've ever watched. He, the main character, Dr. Hank Lawson, is a real Macgyver, he uses things surround him to save his patients, from sport bags to fishing hook and even drill!! Can you imagine that?

He's an E.R. doctor whose blamed for the death of a patient, who was (which making it worse) a billionaire trustee of the hospital where he works, a real bad luck.. He got dumped by his fiancee whose dreaming of marrying a doctor instead of an unemployment which is he is now. Then, his accountant brother came offering him a "vacation" which turned out to be a job opportunity.. he saved a model in a rich Hampton's billionaire party and become a concierge doctor there.. hah?! Well, it's something like the kind of doctor you can call to your house 24 hours or anytime you have an emergencies, wow.. nice eh?! Having one cute doctor you can all anytime.. hmm..

Telling you the truth, he (Dr. Hank) has a cute smile.. and no wonder some of the patients were in to him and willing to "pay" more, haha.. but yea.. I agree with the other viewer, the character is too soft, and I believe there's no guy in this world like him, except if he's a gay maybe.. (no offense to the statement, I have a gay friend and he somehow has the characteristic)
How? Well, he's too patient, really understanding, not pushy, smart, charming, bla bla bla and other things.. I'm not saying that guys are not understanding, patient or not having any of those.. it's just that most guys have maybe 7 from 10 of the good qualities or characteristics, the other 3 are the opposite characters (the negative one). I mean, have you seen (in American movies mostly) a guy who don't take the "bate" (a.k.a. a girl whose obviously into him & sooo ready to anything with him, even flirt to him) when he just somehow got dumped (for the second time)?
Well, a few did refuse, but most of them will just have a one-night-stand maybe or try to have a new relatonship with the new girl.. and this one just didn't.
And have you met a guy who'll wait patiently for his girl to decide (in this case, includes another guy) and when she's ready, she'll know where to find him.. most guys will make the girl choose, "him or me?", right?
WOW eh?!
He's somehow only a guy in a dream, or in this case, in a serial movie, haha..

And the girl cast, Divya Katdare, I LOVE her, especially when she's talking to Evan, haha..
Another guy I like is Tucker Bryant.. really nice to look.. buat cuci mata.. haha.. *sipp..

Well, just watch it and you'll know what I mean.. hehe..
Hmm.. waiting for the 2nd season (^^,)*

Night all..

P.S. just found this video.. it is said as the Royal Pains Wrap Rap video..
and to me, it's crazily hilarious.. LOL.. It's a video all the crews and cast made as a celebration for the season finale..
What's in it, I definitely couldn't believe it.. Hank is 180 degrees different from the movie, like some other comments about the video said, it should be Evan (Hank's little brother), molesting Zoey.. but yea, who's the doctor anyway.. can't believe it!! LOL (still)..

Wanna sing along? Check out the lyrics..

The Royal Pains Wrap Rap by Two Live Jew & The RP Crew

Spoken: Yeah girl… I’m gonna examine you good. This Divya and this my opthalmascope…

Ahhh!
No signs of papilledema,
No increased intracranial pressure.
Say AHH stick your tongue out.
AHH!
No abnormality of the soft palate muscles,
The uvula is midline. Midline!
Glossopharyngeal nerve is intact,
No masses in the neck or thyroid,
Lungs, heart, abdomen are normal,
Repeat the words: ball, flag, tree!
Cat box cup…
Ball, flag, tree!
Car bell juice…
Ball, flag, tree!
Pen shoe jar…
Ball, flag, tree!
Count backwards from 100 by 7s.
93, 54, 62, 63…
No neurological abnormality,
No explanation for her hallucinating.
Let’s take it up a notch!
Repeat the words: ball, flag, tree.
Ball, flag, tree!
Car bell juice.
Ball, flag, tree!
Pen shoe jar.
Ball, flag, tree! x 15
Let’s take it up a notch!

NOTE: BALL, FLAG, TREE are commonly used words during mini-mental neurological status examinations

lyrics taken from dvrlife.

Anniv anniv.. 28th

2009-11-04T12:14:00.000+07:00

Got the idea to make this piece from flickr friends.. they are making wall decorations from these round thing, I forgot what it's called, haha..

I thought this might look cute on Indra's mum crafting place and as an anniversary gift for the 28th wedding anniversary too, haha.. finished it more than a month ago and supposed to be given on September 20th, but Indra's mum went to Singapore to accompany her mother do a medical check up, then on Lebaran holiday it's my family and I who went out of town.. so the gift was delayed till today.. weleh weleh suinee.. but I still hope she like it (^^,)* sorry for the belated gift Mum :p

I'm engaged.. (^^,)*

2009-11-01T23:47:00.000+07:00

*speechless.. hahaha..
I just smile all day.. so so so happy.. hehe..
Like my fiancee said (*cieee...) "We passed the semi-final, let's get ready for the final round!" woohoo.. final round as in the wedding.. ('^,)*

Woke up early this morning to have a simple make up at the beauty salon, maklum deh g iso make up dewe.. I wonder what time should I wake up for the wedding day.. my friend woke up at 3 in the early morning.. oh my.. I have to prepare my stamina *jia you..

Indra asked our friends to take our photos and a lil'video.. I was so nervous, not used to so much attention on me.. a bit salting but I try to relax.. haha..

In a Chinese tradition, the girl should not be seen (or should be hidden in the room) when they guy came.. so, I went to my room when Indra came.. tried to take a peek from my window, but couldn't see a thing.. only his Mum's friend in a flowery dress, hehe.. sweet dress.. I like it. Then I heard voices in the family room telling me that they already there.. made me so curious.. what happen, what are they doing.. I spent the 10 minutes checking the dress (it's a bit loose since the day I bought it, lost some weight, but it's okay), checked my nails hand and toes.. and then my Mum came.. "come on.. let's go.." she said.. *dag dig dug..

*smile smile.. ahh.. I saw my babe.. he's so cute, all shaved.. hmm..
I was told to go around pai2 to the elders and shake hands with all families..
Hugs and kisses to Indra's parents and they put a necklace on me as a symbol that I'm proposed and we're engaged.. different with the western yah, you just kneel, show her the ring, she said yes and you're engaged.. in eastern culture, you need the whole family to be there, haha..

Then we took photos, haha.. had lunch prepared by my Mum at our house and more photos.. hehehe.. so I'm officially engaged and not available, hahaha..

After the party, we also went to his (other) grandma's house and deliver some engagement hampers to families & friends. I really like the hampers, Indra's Mum made it for us from felt.. so cute (>.<)* our friends like them, especially the cookies, candies and food inside, especially bee cheng hiang, hahaha.. a one of a kind hampers we have & it's everybody's favorites, YAY!!

The day was great! I got a new sister, and two sets of parents, Indra has another mama and papa angkat in Jakarta, haha.. so I have three sets now (>.<)*
And later that night, we went to see movies, two married couple, one engaged couple and sweet little sister.. we watched Whisper.. I kept the movie ticket.. haha.. this is our first movie as an engaged, hoho..

So desu, I'm going to bed now..
Good night everyone.. sweet dreams.. (^^,)*

Engange & jualan.. g nyamboong.. wakakakak..

2009-10-30T15:08:00.002+07:00

DAG DIG DUG..

Moi friends.. if you notice that little thing on my side bar, ya'll must be wondering.. what is that count down for.. well.. it's for my engagement day, YAY!!
On November 1st this Sunday.. I'll be engaged to my beloved boyfriend, Indra (^^,)*

Deg2an nih.. hehe..
Doa'in ya temen2 semoga acara nya berjalan lancar sampe bisa k wedding day taon depan, hehe..

Saking seneng nya , saking bingung nya, deg2an nya.. jadi g tau deh apa2 yg mau d tulis.. hehe..

Ohya, aku jg lagi semangat pengen jualan.. haha.. sekarang lg seneeeng banget sama aksesoris2 Korea and untung nya, ada kenalan.. jd pengen jual d hometown ini deh.. secara anak2 nya jg doyan dandan.. kira2 bisa g ya? soal e yg jualan (alias aku) not so a dandan person, wakakakak..
Mungkin bisa minta calon adek ipar & temen2 nya untuk memperagakan nih.. hehe..
Kan wo dd nan peng you doyan fotografi.. nah, tu aksesoris bisa buat model2 nya pake and sapa tau tu anak2 yg foto2 pada demen and mau beli.. orr.. bisa djadiin model ku d online shop.. hehehehehe.. setali tiga uang neh.. bener gak yah peribahasa nya, hahaha..

Hmm.. mudahan oke nih kerjasama nya..
ntik aku kabarin lagi yah klo tuh toko online ku udah mau buka.. wakakakak.. amin amin..

Mau mandi dlu nih, malem ini mau ke Gereja..

See ya!!!

Hot guy.. hello.. *lol..

2009-10-27T16:05:00.004+07:00

Just browsin' on the web today..
Checkin' the games I'm playing on Facebook, seeing contacts photos updates on Flickr.. so much fun.. and then browsing on other crafters blogs.. and I found this.. wee.. an embroidered hottie.. haha..

Stitched by Lagidgette.. nice! (^^,)*

Updates on me:
Just arrived in my hometown yesterday.. hehe..
Nice to be back.. hmm.. only one thing to concern about tho.. klo balik nih suka nostalgia makanan.. ugh, gawat.. udah turun 3 kg jgn ampe bounce back.. hahaha..

Lagi sibuk nyusun2 barang2 d kamar and buku d ruang baca.. banyak yg dbawa mudik, hehe..

A lil'update, here and there..

2009-10-26T00:23:00.003+07:00

Doh! Jek tas mulih kiii.. jek tas tutuk omah.. (read. baru aja pulang nih.. baru aja sampe rumah..) hehe..
Tumben malem banget yak.. biasa nya aku paling pol jam 11 dah di rumah..
Enak juga klo pacar lagi dateng, ga takut pulang malem klo abis pergi ama temen2 (^^,)*

We just had a barbeque party at friends house.. can't really be called bbq actually.. we had french fries, chicken wing (I think.. didn't eat that one), pok-pok (I don't know what it is, but I'm sure it's made from chicken meat), and some sliced meat, hams, meatballs and sausages we grilled on an electric grill.. We had fruit mix drinks and some soda too.

When the stomach's full.. the next one is.. let's play!! haha.. the boys are so grateful that my friend has a good collection of home entertainment.. for sure, he has Nintendo Wii, PS 3 with the flat TV.. what game you want to play? well, he got a lot of Wii games and definitely the most fun to play together (with lots of people) on PS 3, is WE a.k.a Winning Eleven. Udah deh.. cowo2 ketemu game.. langsung autis, haha..

My boyfriend and some others played upstairs, my friend has a billiard table too.. hmm.. nice eh? I can't play tho.. so I just went around trying my friend's handycam and took pictures here and there.. got some funny scene :p

I'm going back to Banjarmasin tomorrow and the packing is still 50% to go.. WOW!!!!
mesti cepet selesai'in neh.. nite2.. I'm going back to packing.. Chiao!

Yada yada..

2009-10-25T02:13:00.002+07:00

Duh.. wes suwi rek ga nge-post.. kekekekek.. Jeanne jawa-an nih..
yah, lama ndak nge-post, rada repot soal nya.. pdhal bahan ada di kepala.. ntik yah, klo dah agak lengang, pasti deh nge-post lagiiii (^^,)* sipp!!

Besok tgl 26 Okt, mau balik ke kampung halaman nih.. hehe.. so yea, a lot of stuff needs to be done aaaand prepared before that.. stress? a bit.. tp kok g kurus yah? haha.. eh, lumayan loh.. akhir2 ini rada ngerem makan & porsi pun dirubah dari porsi kenyang jadi porsi cukup.. haha.. turun 3kg.. tp ga ketooooookkk >.< alias ga keliatan katanya.. I guess I need to lose 3 more, haha..

Hmm.. dah dulu yah.. sorry for this yada yada post.. hehe.. seng cuma ngomong ngalor ngidul..
rada cape sih, baru pulang jam 12 td..
ada temen yg married, trus ngajak temen2 yg dari Banjarmasin jalan2 ke Loops & nyambung Mc Donald, hmm.. ngantukk..

I'll post something soon (^^,)*
Nite all..

Chain letter, messages.. yada yada..just DELETE!!

2009-10-14T20:33:00.003+07:00

First, I would like to say that this post is made with no intention to offend anyone. This blog contains only my personal thoughts about things that happen and meet in my daily life. Sometime I feel like I want to talk about my thoughts and this is where I share it..
It's up to you to like it or not.. but please, I never mean any harm. (^^,)*

Have you ever get any short message or email or letter that sounds (more or less) like this? This is something I got this afternoon..

"20.30.97 are the numbers of life or death. Do not delete this message before you forward it to 8 female and 6 male friends. If you delete this message, you will get bad luck on the 20th or 30th. If you forward this message, then happiness will come to you on 20th or 30th. This is not a lie and really true, because this message has been cast a spell by someone whose dead already. Sending message will cost you some (rupiahs), but why save it if it will give you bad luck."

So, have you ever get those kind of message? I have, plenty of them.. saying "you have to forward this so you will have luck", or with a threat like "send this or someone you love will soon die", and some also "said send this to 10 people at this minute and you will meet your soul mate / true love tomorrow!!". WHATT??!! Give me a break!! Why do you have to talk trash like that? A thought like "are you cursing me?" even came up in my mind sometimes..

I really hate those chain message. Telling you to send them to other people, sometimes with a false hope and worst, with a threat. And some people just bluntly forward it. I mean, why do you have to believe that a short message can give you luck, can harm you friends and family? And what it says, for example the one above, a dead people cast a spell on the message??!! Did he/she wrote it by themselves? Wow! Wouldn't it be creepy if a ghost can have a cell phone and sending threating text to humans?!

Some people who has received those kind of message, then forward it, sometimes add a sentence like "well, I don't know if it's true, but it doesn't harm to send it". Why do you have to send it anyway?
For us, who have religions, Christians go to Church every Sunday, or Vihara for Buddhist, pray five times a day for Muslims, Hindus go to Pura, and any other religion.. you pray to God, you believe in Him, do you? For what I believe, He is the One who has the right to say when you are going to die, or sick, happy, or anything will happen to you.. it's His words, and not those non-sense messages.

All I wanted to say is.. please, for anyone who made those crappy message, please stop that.
And my dear friends, if you get them, just ignore it.. if maybe, whatever it says bothers you.. bring it in to prayer, ask God to guide and protect you and all the people you care about.
They are only short messages and mean nothing. Don't let it controls you.

Remember, mind over power. Don't let your head filled with those thought about getting bad luck or all those negatives things.. it's what those bad people (who create the chain messages) wants.. making you fell down, lost confidence, see you rot.. don't let them get the pleasure..

Only one to trust oke? that is God..
fiuhh.. lega deh..

P.S. almost forgot to say.. chain letters or messages are okay (to me).. as long as it contains information for the greater good, something that is useful for all of us. Like info about a friend getting married, or someone we know is having trouble & the others sending messages to gather helps.. things like that are better to me.
Oh well, this is only my personal opinion and how I feel towards those kind of chain messages.

This post is made with no intention to offend anyone.. and anyone are welcome to give theirs (opinions) too..

G'nite (^^,)*

Happy Meal Keroro.. (^^,)* happy..

2009-10-11T12:38:00.004+07:00

Minggu lalu baru baca d blog nya Angel, Mc D ngeluarin seri mainan Happy Meal yang baru.. KERORO!! hehe.. bener nya ga terlalu suka liat film Keroro sih.. suara nya aneh, haha.. tp karakter nya emang lucu2 and collecting Happy Meal toys wes jadi kebiasaan.. hahaha.. jadi pengen..

Tapi hari demi hari lewat sudah, ga mampir2 juga ke Mc D..
Trus pas hari Rabu kemarin (kalo g salah), tiba2 d meja.. ada 4 mainan Keroro dari Mc D.. Waaa.. banyak ee.. ada Keroro, Giroro, Dororo & Tamama.
Aku tanya adekku apa dia yg beli, ternyata dia disuruh mama beliin buat adekku yg paling kecil. Dia kan doyan nonton channel nya cartoon2 gtu.. kapan hari Happy Meal yg seri Ice Age 3, kita punya lengkap loh.. sekarang dia lagi pengen seri nya KFC, kalo ga salah Tom & Jerry, this is his favorite cartoon selain Spongebob.. hmm..

Ohya, Mc D yg di Surabaya kayak nya lom ada yg berubah jadi Tony Jack's.. gpp lah.. jd kan masih sempet cari 4 macem sisa nyaa.. hehe.. the Keroro came in 8 kinds.
These are the pictures I manage to take before giving it to Sean (^^,)*

That ugly duckling is actually a swan..

2009-10-05T20:42:00.002+07:00

I read the news about Susan Boyle sometime ago in Jawa Pos.. well, it's quite a long time actually.
She's a 47 year old woman from Scotland, who grabbed an international attention when she first appeared as a contestant in Britain's Got Talent.
Well, when you imagine a a 47 year old woman, you probably will picture someone who's fat, unattractive, and when she appears in front of you, you must have thinking "Is this a joke? Oh alright, let's just hear it, we can use a laugh."
And yep, I think that's what most people thought when they saw Susan first came on the stage. She's not attractive and she has a funny sense of humor.. and you might expect the ugly duckling to squawk there.. but she didn't. She amazed all the audiences in that room and probably everybody whose watching the show live.. the judges, Piers who gave her a (disgust-kind-of) look when she said she was 47 and "that's just the other side of me" while spinning her hips, was awed by the performance and Amanda admit that her performance is a big "wake up call" for everybody there who have given her a cynical attitude when she came. And Simon's expression is my most favorite.. he's stunned, like speechless that kind of thing.. She ended up as the second winner in the show.

Another amazing performance also came from Paul Potts, the winner of BGT's first edition. He worked as a manager at a mobile phone before he entered BGT, and when he was a child, he often got bullied (Susan did too). His appearance couldn't be said as an attractive one, not that handsome and has bad teeth.. he also admit that he has difficulties in being confidence about himself, but when he sang the opera song, Nessun Dorma.. WOW! and he did win the BGT and performed in front of Queen Elizabeth II.

There are also some other contestant that have the same background with these two, bullied at school, not so much confidence, not that good looking, etc, but they are really talented, amazingly gifted.
This give us a lesson.. we cannot judge people by the way they look, their appearances..
As I quote Susan's words in the Washington Post, "Modern society is too quick to judge people on their appearances. [...[ There is not much you can do about it; it is the way they think; it is the way they are. But maybe this could teach them a lesson, or set an example."

We must admit.. we like seeing gorgeous, beautiful and handsome figures, don't we? You don't keep a picture of Quasimodo in your purse, right? And yep, people with good looks sometime get easier life than those without.
But everybody, regardless their appearance, age, race, beliefs.. we all have the same opportunity.. we should not look down on them who has no beauty.. who knows that the ugly duckling will turn in to a swan? or if you just give it a time and polish it a bit, the dirty black coal will become a diamond..

All I'm saying is yea.. don't mock people, don't bully those you think is different from you.
Be friends with everybody. I'm not being all so wise.. I admit, sometime I judge people by appearance too.. and I'm ashamed of it, especially if my first judgment is not true.
Like the case with Susan, you first saw her, you can't help to underestimate her and not expecting much.. but after she sings, you gave her a standing ovation. I'll be embarrassed with my attitude, my first judgment.. is bad, right?
We have to get to know them first, give them a chance like we all want to be given a chance too.
How you want people to treat you, treat them the same way..

Hmm.. actually, I wanted to post how I like Simon Cowell when he's judging.
People said he's a mean judge, rude, but more people love him, like ME (^^,)*
He's an honest person, right? When you don't have it (talent), he said it.. when you do have it, he appraise you for it. Oh yea.. his expression while seeing Susan and Paul perform.. shows that he's really enjoying it and admit that they really got it! Go Simon!! haha..
Going to post another one about Simon some other time, showing a video of him when he's being really really nice to an 11 year old contestant, luv it!!

To see video of Susan performance, click here..
Paul here..
BGT here..
Some of the video cannot be embed, so I did this.. hehe.. (^^,)*

Good night, everyone..

Discrimination amongs earthquake victims.. bleh..

2009-10-05T14:30:00.003+07:00

-Updated on October 6th, 2009-
The SMS turned out to be a hoax..
I don't understand why some people love to use this kind of condition for their benefit, what do they get from it anyway?
I hope that this kind of thing, the disaster that happened recently.. will bring us closer to God and as a country, we can build a stronger bond, a great unity.(^^,)*

Did you get any SMS regarding the donation to Sumatera?
It is said that there's a discrimination on the food aid distribution. The Chinese and minority aren't allowed to get food and were forced to buy them. And their store were also robbed, gasoline were also sold for 30 thousand rupiahs per liter, only for Chinese.
It is said that the SMS was sent by someone whose family also a victim of the disaster that happened in Sumatera.

I don't know whether the message is true or not. It is always a sensitive issue when it comes to race, religions & things like that. I hope we all won't get provoked because we still don't know what really happen there.

Today's Jawa Pos also have an article regarding this SMS. Director of Padang Express, Sutan Zaili Asril, said, on his 4 days observation, the evacuation for the victim in Pondok China is a bit slow. This probably what has cause the issue on the discrimination, about unfair help distribution in some places, including the China Town (Pecinan).
He said that this is because of bad management and incompetent staff on the field.
And again, we don't know which one that is true.

And of course, people (the local government maybe) are really concerned about this.. they're also afraid if the foreign volunteers will stop whatever help they're giving (fund, food, aid or people) and went away because of this issue.
Well, we are all victims, no matter what color our skin are, what we believe, etc.. we all are suffering. Help should be given fairly. You are afraid if the foreigners might stop their donation, it can be said that you're afraid other countries will stop caring and help you.. but if this SMS is really true, how could you expect other people be nice to you while you're not nice too?
Oh well..

By the way, in response on this issue, according to the SMS I just received from friends, you can see the Breaking News on Metro TV this afternoon (October 5th, 2009) WIB 3 PM.
It is said that the AGP team together with the local government and the earthquake's victim who are Chinese will be on the news.. to talk and counter this issue (about the help and robbery on Chinese & minority ethnic in Padang).

For those who are at home or having TV at your office (lucky you!).. please watch and tell me about it..
I'm at the office right now, and yea.. no TV.. haha..

GBU..

This is the Jawa Pos article by the way..

[ Senin, 5 Oktober 2009]
SMS Berisi Isu Diskriminasi dari Kampung Pecinan

HARI keempat pascagempa di Padang mulai diwarnai munculnya isu-isu sensitif dan kabar penjarahan yang potensial mempergetir nasib para korban.

Warga Tionghoa yang bermukim di sebuah kampung pecinan di pusat Kota Padang, misalnya, dikabarkan telah menjadi korban diskriminasi dalam hal penanganan evakuasi dan pembagian bantuan. Sebuah pesan singkat yang beredar dari HP ke HP kemarin, misalnya, berbunyi: Tell the world, Stop the donation to West Sumatra!!! Primordialism and racism is happening in there, Chinese people didn't allowed to have food and was forced to buy the food aid. Family of mine was at there!!! Please sent out this massage to the world so they know the true!!! (katakan pada dunia, stop bantuan ke Sumatra Barat!!! Primordialisme dan rasisme terjadi di sana, warga Tionghoa tak diperbolehkan mendapatkan makanan dan dipaksa membeli bantuan makanan. Keluargaku di sana!!! Tolong sebarkan pesan ini ke seluruh dunia biar mereka tahu kenyataan ini!!!)

Benar tidaknya kenyataan yang terjadi di kampung Tionghoa dengan isi SMS itu, Sutan Zaili Asril, direktur Padang Ekspres, anak perusahaan Jawa Pos di Padang semalam memberi penuturan. Dari pengamatannya selama empat hari setelah terjadi gempa, proses evakuasi terhadap korban bencana di Pondok China memang dinilai lambat. Hal itulah yang memicu merebaknya isu pendistribusian bantuan yang tak adil di beberapa tempat, termasuk di kawasan Pecinan.

Padahal, buruknya manajemen dan ketidakberdayaan petugaslah yang sebenarnya terjadi. Di sisi lain, para korban sangat membutuhkan bantuan. Zaili menilai, distribusi bantuan yang diberikan pemkot juga tidak mengarah. "Entah kenapa, kesannya pemerintah cenderung memprioritaskan evakuasi di Hotel Ambacang, LBB Gama, Prayoga, Sigma, maupun LBB Lia. Padahal, evakuasi di Pondok China maupun Pasaraya seharusnya juga menjadi prioritas karena jumlah korbannya sangat banyak," terang Zaili lebih lanjut.

Perlu juga diketahui, situasi lebih memiriskan dulu juga terjadi beberapa hari pascagempa tsunami Aceh pada 2004. Buruknya manajemen penyaluran bantuan dan minimnya pengawasan membuat situasi menjadi bar-bar dan tak terkontrol. Di berbagai tempat di Aceh, waktu itu, para penjarah bahkan sampai tega memotong jari mayat korban tsunami untuk mengambil cincin, anting di kuping, dan perhiasan lain.

"Sejak hari pertama gempa, kami belum mendapat bantuan sama sekali," kata Ny Esther, salah seorang warga yang bermukim di Jalan Klenteng. Padahal, lokasi kampung tempat tinggal Esther berada di pusat Kota Padang. Apalagi, rumah wanita 43 tahun itu luluh lantak. Bangunannya tinggal separo, seperti dibelah menjadi dua.

Menanggapi isu sensitif itu, Pengurus Wilayah Muhammadiyah Jatim Sulton Amin benar-benar sangat prihatin. Menurut dia, hal itu sangat memalukan. Terlebih, perhatian dunia saat ini juga mengarah pada kondisi para korban gempa. ''Jangan sampai relawan asing yang membantu di Padang hengkang sebelum waktunya gara-gara masalah ini,'' ujarnya.

Dia menambahkan, sudah waktunya membuang ego pribadi yang muncul akibat perbedaan suku, agama, ras ,dan warna kulit. Perasaan senasib sebagai warga Indonesia dan sesama korban gempa yang membutuhkan bantuan seharusnya mampu melebur perbedaan itu.

Selain itu, dia mengharapkan seluruh masyarakat tetap tenang dan tidak terprovokasi. Bahkan, dia siap membantu kalau langkah prosedural seperti melaporkan kepada pihak terkait tetap tidak membawa perubahan. ''Langkah terkahir adalah menyerahkan bantuan langsung ke etnis Tionghoa maupun kelompok lain yang didiskriminasikan,'' tegasnya. (kit/dim/lea)

Wearing Batik today?

2009-10-02T21:46:00.005+07:00

YAY! As an Indonesian whose proud of our culture and heritage, may I say "HAPPY BATIK DAY!!"
Haha.. yep yep.. today, on November 2, 2009, UNESCO is going to include Batik in the list of "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity" items. It is said as a cultural icon with its own uniqueness. Hmm..

Don't you feel proud?
I bet all Indonesians are so happy today, especially after several unpleasant events that happened recently, about our dance and musical instrument that were claimed by other country as theirs.
Besides Batik, the government also working on the instrument of Angklung and Gamelan. I hope they're going to succeed, we have to protect our heritage legacy, right?!

I still remember back in the elementary school, our art teacher sometimes asked us to draw Batik pattern in our drawing books. It always come with a flower shape with brown (from light to dark) and black color.. but now, we can find so many colorful Batik, the pattern designs are no longer formal like it used to, new modern design were made. We can wear Batik for casual events too now.. Saw some patterns made on t-shirt too, it's fun! Batik is IN again people (^^,)*

I wore Batik today.. the only Batik shirt I have. Not something expensive like Batik tulis or the ones you found in Danar Hadi, Allure etc.. I bought it in some boutique for Rp. 42.000,- cheap eh? haha.. I like it tho..
I want to find something like the RI President's daughter in law, Annisa Pohan wears in some events, they're pretty and casual. It's nice.

Well, did you wear Batik today?

Awardss..

2009-09-21T11:09:00.007+07:00

Hiks hiks..libur2 mau nyante malah dapet pe-er dari Benny.. *jitak.. hahaha..
btw, thanks to Benny for these awards and sekarang aku kebingungan ngerjain-nya gimana, and mostly mesti nge-tag siapa.. hahaha..

Yang pertama, berbentuk piala ini katanya punya makna yg sangat dalam sedalam sumur e Sadako, hahaha..
well, ini maknanya:
Tugu Hijau melambangkan sobat-sobat baru
Tugu Kuning (kayaknya ijo muda / ijo lumut deh) melambangkan sobat-sobat yang selalu aktif
Tugu Biru melambangkan sobat blogger dengan PR tinggi
Landasan Merah melambangkan bahwa kita semua sama, baik pemula hingga senior adalah terangkum dalam satu wadah/tempat, dengan darah yang sama berwarna merah, dan sesungguhnya kita ini adalah saudara, sebangsa dan se-negara. (wah yg ini patriotis banget artinya, hehe..).

Award ini aku kasih buat hopeng2 gue (wakakak), Angelina, Fun & Rashai.

Yang kedua, Blogger Indonesia Award, ciee..
Yep, Love Indonesia.. tp klo buat aku kayak nya bersyarat deh love nya.. asal no riots, no terrorism, no kejadian kayak dulu2 yg ngancem minoritas.. jadi takuuut cinta nyaa.. haha..

Ini buat.. Taufik, yang kayak nya cinta Indonesia banget, hehe..

Yang ketiga, Best Blog Award.. wee.. thanks yah Ben.. I'm not the best still, masih banyak yg lebih bagus, lebih aktif and lebih segala2nya daripada blog aku.. THANKS tho (^^,)*

Ini nih, aku bingung mau kasih sapa.. buat Jiewa sama Angel (lagi) deh.. hehehe..

NAH, trus yang keempat ini (borongan yah aku..), aku g ngerti2 banget aturan nya.. tapi aku post aja, g tau nih entar pe-er nya dapet berapa, hahaha..

Ada aturan-nya, entar kalian yg aku kasih, ikutin aja yah..

Aturannya begini : sebelum kamu meletakkan link di atas, kamu harus menghapus peserta nomor 1 dari daftar. Sehingga semua peserta naik 1 level. Yang tadi nomor 2 jadi nomor 1, nomor 3 jadi 2, dst. Kemudian masukkan link kamu sendiri di bagian paling bawah (nomor 10). Tapi ingat ya, kalian semua harus fair dalam menjalankannya. Jika tiap penerima award mampu memberikan award ini kepada 5 orang saja dan mereka semua mengerjakannya , maka jumlah backlink yang akan didapat adalah..

1. Ketika posisi kamu 10, jumlah backlink = 1
2. Posisi 9, jml backlink = 5
3. Posisi 8, jml backlink = 25
4. Posisi 7, jml backlink = 125
5. Posisi 6, jml backlink = 625
6. Posisi 5, jml backlink = 3,125
7. Posisi 4, jml backlink = 15,625
8. Posisi 3, jml backlink = 78,125
9. Posisi 2, jml backlink = 390,625
10. Posisi 1, jml backlink = 1,953,125

Dan semuanya menggunakan kata kunci yang kamu inginkan. Dari sisi SEO kamu sudah mendapatkan 1,953,125 backlink dan efek sampingnya jika pengunjung web para downline kamu mengklik link itu, kamu juga mendapatkan traffik tambahan.Nah, silahkan copy paste saja, dan hilangkan peserta nomor 1 lalu tambahkan link blog/website kamu di posisi 10. Ingat, kamu harus mulai dari posisi 10 agar hasilnya maksimal. Karena jika kamu tiba2 di posisi 1, maka link kamu akan hilang begitu ada yang masuk ke posisi 10."

Hihihi.. bingung kan? tenang aja.. kita semua sama.. seperti kata award no.1, hahaha..

Yang aku kasih award nih..
1. Takatophilip
2. Diana Ang
3. Tinker
4. Ferdian
5. Enno
6. Angelina
7. JR
8. Enjii
9. Boot
10. Candle

Back link- nya:
1. Shulayman
2. Imenoreh
3. Juragan Jengkol Menuntut Balas
4. Cilpilicious
5. Enno
6. Ajenk
7. DHIKAndang
8. Ayu Nirmala
9. Orang Narsis (wakakak, well, that's what he said himself, wakakak)
10. Me (^^,)*

Yang terakhir lagi, aku sengaja pura2 gak liat, wakakak.. lagian dah telat ngirim parcel nya Ben, wakakak.. ntar natalan aja yah.. woohoo..

Wahh.. selesai jg pe-er nya.. mau lunch dulu ahh.. *krukk krukk..

Bibir Suneo..

2009-09-14T14:26:00.003+07:00

when I woke up this morning..
I got a strange feeling..
so I went to my mirror..
there, starring..
no voice of terror,
though I feel like screaming..

"ARGHH, what should I do? what should I do?
how did this happen??! ARGHH!!"
but, nothing I can do..
just sigh..

Bingung yah aku napa? well, pas bangun tadi pagi.. rasa nya kok ada yang aneh sama muka ku.. bibir ku rasa tebal..
and PAS NGACA!! emang tebel!! my upper lip bengkak, and aku ga tau sebabnya apa.. bingung, tp mau gimana.. aku curiga nya sih, apa pas tadi malem bekas jerawatku aku kasih obat trus dia ga tahan gitu ya? tp kok sampe gede gini kalo bengkak juga..

wes wes.. dah ada niat ga ngantor,soal e kan malu.. tp banyak kerjaan.. so yea.. I went to the office wearing a mask, berasa kaya mbak2 babysitter yg suka disuruh boss nya pake masker kalo lagi pilek, hahaha..

siang ini seh udah rada kempesan.. tp yah masih keliatah gitu kalo lebih tebal.. kata cowok ku, "sexy dong.." hiks, say, sexy kalo di teropong pake sedotan buntu dari atas monas kali.. hiks hiks.. well, yayangku kan mencoba menghibur and mungkin dikit2 ngarep jd kayak si Jolie Pitt, hahaha.. asli bibir Suneo deh gue td pagi..

*fingers crossed..
doa in kempes2 sendiri ya friends.. dah mulai sesak napas nih pake masker.. hehehe..

Sour Sally.. I tried it at last..

2009-09-12T20:43:00.007+07:00

I tried Sour Sally.. at last.. hahaha..
After hearing all my friends' comment about her.
It just recently opened in Surabaya, for the exact place, at Tunjungan Plaza 3.. pasti nemu deh.. gede ijo gitu tempatnya.. hehe..

Been a while since the last time to TP (last month I think), just went there with my friend Yeane today to do some errands for Indra's Dad.

So far.. aku paling suka Icy Blue (di Galaxy Mall, deket Bread Talk), soal nya kayak e paling kerasa yogurt e.. tp sayang, tengah e bolong klo ngisi cup e.. haha..
Sour Sally sangar lagi.. pake ditimbang.. duh.. trus kalo lebihan gimana mbak, mas? diambil sesendok dua sendok gtu? duh.. pusing deh.. haha..

Hari ini eman (sayang) tapi.. ga duduk di stand nya, jd lom bisa foto dengan background interior Sour Sally yg ijo2 itu.. hahaha..

Today's menu:
pinklicious & original twist with mango & strawberry topping..
YUMM!..(^^,)*

David Foster gave me goosebumps..

2009-09-11T22:56:00.003+07:00

Watched David Foster & Friends concert on DVD last night and yep!! It has successfully given me goosebumps for an hour or so.. it's just WOW!! their voices, so AMAZING!! I tried to sing a long but all that came out is a squeak, hahaha.. because they are singing in high tunes.. hahaha..

Well, if you happen to drop by music store, don't miss this.. a bit expensive, but I think it's worth it.. you can see Katherine McPhee, Michael Buble, Andrea Bocelli, Michael Johns, Kenny G, Josh Groban, Babyface, Celine Dion (in video performance), Renne Olstead and many more.. and don't forget, the young talented Philippine's singer, Charice.. such an amazing voice, believe me.. I love her..

I wanted to try Aiza Sequerra too.. listened to her CD at the store, but it was expensive also, about 200.ooo Rupiahs for one CD.. so I skipped it and hopefully, if I'm lucky, I can download it on the web, hahahaha..

Hmm.. oke then, night everyone.. going to bed with David Foster's CD on.. haha..
sweet dreams..

Me with novel-based-movies..

2009-09-10T22:04:00.002+07:00

I just finished reading The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger) this afternoon, and WOW.. just can't wait till the movie is released. I hope it's as good.. I'll be expecting a lot of flash backs (going back and forth between the past and future) as it is so in the book. But, seeing the trailer, I think it's going to be a bit different, hmm..

Sometimes I wonder, why do I always have the tendency to do this.. whenever there's a novel-based-movie, I'll look for the book and read it before I see them. And most of the time, end up with disappointment, ugh.. except for The Lord of The Rings, because I haven't read the book.. the movie came out before I can have my hand on the novels and after I saw the movie, I just lost the appetite to read, hahaha.. I did read a few chapters but didn't finish it because my friend was reading it (and the book is his, so yea.. I didn't bother to borrow either, haha..).

So far, Harry Potter was nice, although they change some scenes and shorten them a bit, it's nice.. but I don't really like the last one.. because they burned down the Burrow (Weasley's house), while there supposed to be a wedding there on the 7th book.. huh?! Where else Bill and Fleur gonna get married now?

Inkheart, from the book Titenhertz by Cornelia Funke was a big disappointment (well, for me). The scenes just jumping from one to another and if you haven't read the book, you might don't understand the story.. well, that's what I think..
I don't like The Secret of The Moon Acre too.. the movie is not like what I have imagine when I was reading it..
Ahh.. Twilight!! The book itself is a love fantasy actually, but it's okay.. the movie not so okay tho.. the feelings shown, not as deep as in the book, hahaha.. now I'm talking like I'm an expert, haha.. well, just sharing the thought.

So far, to me, the books-based-movies are not as good as the book itself.. or maybe, I should just stop. See the movie first and then read it. Hey! I just remembered, one good novel-based-movie, P.S. I love You!! haha..
Maybe it's because it's a drama story so it makes it easier, while with fantasies, readers have the whole universe to imagine, and each may be different from the others ya?
I'll stop complaining too much.. besides, all the script writers, directors, producers, the artist, all the people behind the scenes.. they have worked so hard.. I should appreciate that, but (still) the audience just want MORE!! (hahaha..)

I'm reading The Shadow of The Wind, book by Carlos Ruiz Zafon now..

A little trip..

2009-09-09T22:30:00.001+07:00

I went to Singapore just few days ago, with my parents and my two little brother.. My father just doing a regular check up on his eye and we want to see my youngest brother's lung's condition. Well, it went okay (^^,)*

Arrived on Thursday night, had dinner and went to bed.. Spent Friday on doctors in Mount E and Camden and then FREE.. we had a walk, some shopping, too bad.. we missed Sentosa because it was raining on Sunday.. believe me, I've never been there and I was excited that I brought along my Fish Eye camera, hoping to find good scenery, but the rain just flush it all out.. then, it's okay.. meaning more shopping time!! hahaha..

Didn't spend a lot though, just bought some cheap shirts and a skirt at Bugis and some sale party dresses at Tangs, haha.. and don't forget, craft books at Kino. One still missing tho, the book Meet Me at Mike's by Pip Lincolne.. Kino is out of it and the shop assistant at Borders couldn't find the book I asked on the system, what?! Hmm.. I wonder if I should get it online.. :(

By the way, it was the first weekend of the month and there's MAAD going on, but I didn't go.. such a shame.. I've been wanting to visit MAAD exhibitions at the Red Dot, but I always went there on the mid or the end of month and now when I arrived at the right time, I just didn't go.. haha.. well, can't leave the fam. It's okay tho..

The day before we went, I was browsing on facebook and I found this.. Breadou.. fake bread made out of sponge I think.. it's cute. My brother brought me some when he came back from Shanghai last July, but it was different. And I'm interested with the loaf shape.. we can use it as a wrist rest while typing on keyboard, nice eh?! And if you're feeling stressed out or mad and anything, you can squeeze it, but just don't tear it apart or worst, eat it, okay? haha..
And as usual, I browse the place where I can find it.. and we went to Action City in Plaza Singapura.. haha.. brought the loaf and some roti toast as souvenirs for fam. They also sell it online here in Indo, but I thought yah sekalian lah, pas jalan kesana.. hehe..

The trips was nice.. miss being there with Indra tho (so much!).
The house owner said Singapore is really2 sepi this year.. not so much tourist.. guess the economic condition is still going down and down.. it is predicted that next year Europe will have recession and then Asia.. wow.. better be careful with all our assets and save them abroad is kinda wise I guess (not that I have one, just a thought).. well, who knows.. just hope the awful things happen in 1997 won't happen again.. the minorities have always become the victim, right? *fingers crossed.. ojo sampe kejadian lagi deh.. Amin.

Hey, the Lebaran holiday is near.. any plans?
We're just going to spend it at Malang, Batu.. hope it will be great!! (^^,)* and yours too..

My Milk Toof by Inhae..

2009-09-02T13:30:00.027+07:00

I found a really cute blog when I was browsing on Facebook today.. a friend of mine likes a photo uploaded there and I clicked it.. and wooow.. I just couldn't stop browsing on the blog.

It's a story about two milk teeth character created by Inhae, an artist from Berkeley, California.
They were called ickle and Lardee, and she named her blog My Milk Toof.. visit the blog here.. and if you want to become the fan in FB here..

She made little tooth characters from polymer clay with a lot of expressions and then, took sequence photos of them, and make them cute adorable stories.. The photos were taken greatly too that I love starring at them (^^,)* I might want to take some for my desktop wallpaper..
I hope Inhae is going to make comic books, calendar, or toys of the MMT soon..

Check this one that I like most..

When I was young, I placed my baby teeth under my pillow and when I woke up I'd find a shiny new quarter. But whatever happened to those little teeth? Where did they go? Would I ever see them again?

Many years later, a little tooth was standing at my door. It looked familiar. Its name was ickle. Welcome home, my milk toof!

Some Afternoon Mellow

"ickle, wanna play?"

"Nah, I'm reading."

And this one is my favorite expression of ickle..

Oh dear, ickle has two new baby teeth growing in! When your first teeth come in, it's always very itchy and sore. To soothe the pain, ickle has been nibbling on things all over the house.

Check the story here..

So, you like them too?

Apes.. cheered up by Monggo.. (^^,)*

2009-09-01T11:42:00.006+07:00

Kemarin ada kejadian apes nih yg menimpa aku.. kejadian ini berkaitan dengan sebuah depot sate babi d Jl. Raya Jemur Handayani, Surabaya.. Ga usah aku sebutin namanya yaaa.. mungkin untuk temen-temen yang orang Surabaya juga sudah pada tau.. untuk temen-temen yang bukan orang Surabaya and rencana berkunjung kesini, inget-inget aja nama jalan nya yah.. and plang (papan nama) nya warna merah..
Well, aku ga mau nyebut nama, ntik senasib ama Bu Prita and kasus malpraktek RS-nya.. hehe..

So yea.. kemarin pas jam pulang kantor itu kan macet banget, padahal aku ada rencana ke dentist at least jam 5.15 nyampe sana.. akhirnya baru sampe sekitar situ jam 6an.. and aku jadi laperrr.. jadi pengen ikutan buka puasa :p (padahal ga ikut menjalankan).. nah, karena laper, perut ku mulai main "musik" deh.. supaya ga malu pas entar dokter nya periksa gigi sambil dengerin perutku "nyanyi", kuputuskan buat ma'em dulu di depot sate itu..

Pesen baikut sayur asin 1 porsi, sate 5 tusuk and minum nya es jeruk nipis, nyamm..
Udah kebayang tuh enak nya sayur asin.. hmm..
Pas dateng, langsung deh dimakan, secara aku juga mesti cepet-cepet, takut kalo kemaleman banyak yang ngantri di dokternya...
Kira-kira 10-15 menit kemudian, baikut udah abis, sayur udah abis, sate tinggal 2 tusuk.. hmm.. waktu nya pengen nyruput (menghirup/minum) kuah nya nih.. kumasukkin lah tuh sendok dalem-dalem, karena pengen dapet kuahnya banyak.. tapi.. pas sendoknya aku angkat keluarrrrr... DOENGGG!!! WHAT"S THAT on my spoon???!!!
Kuning-kuning ada coklat-coklat di dalemnya, bentuk nya lonjong kaya tabung.. *!(%&$^@*$@^!!! PUNTUNG ROKOK MANNN...!!!!
Bisa bayangin ga rasa nya? Semua isi udah abis baru tau kalo ternyata yang dimakan tadi tu sampah??!! APES TENAAAANN..

Apes nya lagi aku ga sempet ambil foto, keburu ngomel ama mbak nya..
Double apes yang punya lagi ga ada di tempat, ditelpon hape nya pun ga nyambung-nyambung..
Triple apes.. pas pulang baru nyadar.. ngapain tadi gue bayarrr???!!

Well, aku post ini bukan buat dikasihani (tapi kasihan juga ya gue, apes banget bok!!?).. aku cuma mau kasih kalian info aja.. hati-hati kalo makan di luaran.. sekarang banyak orang yang sembarangan kalo buka restoran.. karena sudah rame, jadi nyante, diserahin semua ke anak buah (pegawai) yang ternyata.. oh my.. masih harus super diawasin..
Trus info ini juga buat kalian yang punya resto.. hati-hati, seleksi betul-betul anak buah kalian.. pastikan mereka orang yang bersihan.. bahan makanan juga beli nya yang bersih. (karena sempat terpikir sama aku, apa tuh puntung terikat di dalam sayur, daging atau bahan makanan lain), yah.. pokok nya super hati-hati deh.. karena kalo sampe kejadian seperti ini kejadian lagi and si korban kaya aku, nge-post ini di blog.. yaahh.. ikut apeslah kau..

Btw, malem nya habis dari dentist, aku pergi ama adekku ke Makro.. kita berdua berencana beli sirup, kue kalengan, and kurma buat bingkisan untuk pegawai dan satpam sekitar rumah.
Aaaaand.. aku nemu pelipur lara ku.. coklat Monggo!!

Kalian pasti belom tau ama coklat satu ini.. aku juga baru tau pas papa ku minta aku buat cari'in. Papa bilang, dia baru baca di majalah Kompas, ada artikel tentang coklat buatan Yogyakarta disitu. Secara papa ku doyan banget makan coklat, dia minta tolong dicari'in. Akhirnya nemu di Ranch Market, Galaxy Mall, Surabaya. Harga nya lumayan juga loh, mirip-mirip sama luar punya, Rp. 25.000,-

Pas aku coba jugaa.. ga tau nya emang enaaak.. aku suka banget yang praline..
Dia punya rasa macam-macam juga.. dark, praline, trus ada yang Java pack, mungkin untuk oleh-oleh buat orang asing cocok tuh, isi nya 3 biji, rasa mete, mete jahe dan jahe.. hehe.. antik yah..
Tapi di Ranch Market dah abis sekarang, cuma tinggal yang Java pack, aku ga gitu doyan.. Nah, kemarin malem pas di Makro, bagian pharmacy.. ADA!!! lebih banyak lagi macam rasa nya, dan ada ukuran kecil.. ada caramello dan praline (ini beda ama praline yg aku bilang diatas.. yang ini satu pack kecil panjang isi 6 coklat kecil-kecil, rasa Dark, Praline, Caramel, Ginger, Cashew nut dan special dark chocolate with orange peel). Langsung deh beli yg praline gede 1, caramello yang kecil 1 and praline (atau di kotaknya disebut coklat longkrem) 1 juga.. hehe.. ga banyak-banyak amat lah itu.. lagian hari ini papa ku dateng juga, bisa cepet abis dah tuh.. haha..

Coklat Monggo ini kata nya dieksport keluar negeri juga loh.. jadi ga ada salah nya kita coba, sekalian ikut gerakan cinta produksi dalam negeri (^^,)*

Kalo mau, bisa klik-klik website nya nih.. www.chocolatemonggo.com
Setelah liat-liat, aku dah memutuskan, kalo sampe main ke Jogja, aku mau mampir ke pabrik nya!! And ini link artikel yang aku temuin online..

Have a great day, folks!!

Always watch what you're saying..

2009-08-26T21:18:00.000+07:00

Actually I was going to titled this post "Watch your mouth!!", but I thought it was rude, so I changed it..
Hmm.. you must've thought that I'm in a really bad mood right now, or angry, or mad.. anything to have cause me want to write that title. Well, I am a bit annoyed..

So.. I went to a friends' shop this evening, to order some stickers my mother asked me..
We're having a chitty chatty after that, and she told me..

Her recently graduated brother in law is planning to study Chinese in China, so, her mother in law contact the school agency that we used before, asking this and that.. and the consultant who handled her was one of our friend back then in Beijing, as for the name, kept secret, ok? Let's call him Bam.
My friend (let's call her Ai, ok?), so Ai's mother in law asked her to go to the bank and wired some money for the registration and school fee.. for quite a big amount. And when she got back, her mother in law asked.. is that enough? Is the amount also included for living cost, eat and stuff? Well, she said it is back then.. but we don't know now, more over the city that her brother in law choose is a big one and the stuff there are more expensive.
So, her mother in law once again, asked her to ask the agency about it..

So, Ai called the agency and Bam picked up the phone..
Ai asked "Hi Bam, I want to ask about the cost for studying in Shanghai. How much is it?"
Bam answered (with an iritated voice) "How much did you pay before? It's just the same like when you went to Beijing." which is actually four years ago.. the exchange rate is different right now and it must have a different, right?
Ai said, still patiently "well, Bam.. you know Hans (Ai's husband, also a fake name here) little brother, Ben (again, fake name) is planning to go to Shanghai, I think in A school.. so his mother ask me to ask about it to you.."
Surprisingly Bam said "who? Ben? I know that guy.. you know? his mother is so stupid!! I explained about things to her over and over, but she doesn't understand it. Isn't it stupid?"

DANG!! Surprised??! Imagine how shocked Ai was when she heard him calling her mother in law stupid.
Even after that, Bam asked if Ai has any connection with Ben's mother.. well, she said "She's my mother in law". And Bam still said, "well, I'm just telling you because you're my friend, she's so stupid". WHAT??!!
Ai, of course got angry.. "Bam, she's my mother in law.. are you in a place to call her like that? And you call yourself a marketer.. Because I still consider you a friend, I'm telling you this, you shouldn't have said that". And she hung up..

And not just that, the email from Bam about the school fee is still iritating.. "I'm here sending you the cost for two schools, school A and B. Because when I checked it, Ben is listed n school B, but because you asked about school A, so I'm sending you both".

This guy.. oh my! should we still consider him a friend?
I mean.. he already know that Ben's mother is also Han's mother.. who is also friends with him back in Beijing, but he still dare to call her like that.. and even after Ai told him that she is her mother in law, he still call her that. I mean.. does he have any manner? It's really shocking.. well, we're not that close back then, but we never know that he could act like that.

To see it in a professional's view tho.. he's not a good consultant or marketer too, in fact, maybe an awful one..
Well, before you call someone something rude like stupid, because he or she doesn't understand your explanation.. you should've asked your self.. have I explain it right? is this the right method to make her understand? I mean, different customer different approach, right?
It's impossible to treat kindergarten student, elementary, university student and a grandmother in the same way. You have different method for each one of them. And as a marketer, aren't we supposed to please our customers? meet their needs.. not calling them something rude because they don't get what we mean or not buying our products.
Words is the marketers weapon.. and heart is the bullet. If your word doesn't come out with a good intention, you better look for another job (nyambung g sih kata2 gue?). I will wonder if his boss didn't fire him.
And worst, he's starting to lose a friend now.. three today.. wonder how many later if he keeps that kind of attitude.
Sorry is not acceptable too right now..way too late man!

As the result.. Hans sent a message to both Bam and Bam's boss complaining about it, but still no reply.. about Bam, I don't know.. his boss, I think he's in China so he couldn't check his message yet..

Wonder how it will be..

Where's Wally?

2009-08-25T14:01:00.009+07:00

Hi hi.. Do you know Wally?

I just found this book yesterday and of course, bought it (haha..) at Periplus, Juanda when I went there with Indra.. what am I doing at the airport? well, Indra is going back to Bjm after a short trip here (^^,)* and how did I get into Periplus? ahh.. you know lah, using his sisters' ticket to get in, hahaha..

Well, that's not what I'm going to talk about right now..
So, do you know Wally? Or some of you may know him as Waldo? He has many names (as the source said), the first one is Wally when the book first published in 1987, and then he got famous and adopted by 28 countries around the globe. Because its franchise gave a new name and personality to the character.. don't be confuse.. they're just the same person, Wally. For example; he became Charlie in France, Walter in Germany, Holger in Denmark and Willy in Norway. You can find Wally in Japan, while in Israel, he got renamed as Effy. But of course, the most successful one, even more famous than the original "Wally" brand, is the North American adaptation, Where's Waldo?

I found this photo in the Facebook profile.. and one of the fans said "What is this about?"
He must've thought that Waldo is the real name, and this "Where's Wally?" book is the fake one.. poor Wally.. he was the original, but thought as the fakey.. kasihan deh..

So, who is Wally? well, he's a character created by Martin Handford.
He's a tall thin guy who's planning on a hike around the world. Dressed in a red and white hooped shirt and bobble hat, always carrying a wooden walking stick, and wears round glasses (just like the one Harry Potter's wearing I guess) and yea.. most of the times , carrying his back pack.
The book Where's Wally consist of full-page illustrated pictures of hundreds of tiny people. And we have to find Wally among the group, which can be so difficult because he is always well hidden. Beside finding Wally, we also have to find his friends; Wenda, Woof the dog, Wizard Whitebeard and Odlaw. And as addition to the fun of it, there are also lots of lost things that you will have to find in each illustration. This book is really a fun friend for traveling.. which is why I bought it.
I love buying travel-mate books.. I have word-search, find difference (of two or more pictures) book, sudoku, etc.
I just did the first and third page of Where's Wally? book, and WOW!! My eyes tired.. hahaha..
Interested in trying to find Wally to? Try this link!! (^^,)* Have FUN!!

IBM 10th Anniversary..

2009-08-23T10:47:00.001+07:00

Went to my major's 10th annivesary last night.. an anniversary and also a reunion with some old friends.. and we're having fun and a lot of pictures.

I went there with my boyfriend (soon-going-to-be fiancee, YAY!). It's been a while since the last time we went to that kind of event, and my friends always asking about him when I came alone at parties.. well, we're in an LD, so it's a bit rare for us to be seen together on events. But soon.. hehehe..

Well, it's about my major anniversary and reunion right now.. so, there are only fourteen people from our batch (2000) including me and a table consist of 10 people from 1999 batch, some from 2001 and a whole lot from 2002 until 2009.. wow.. most of the older batch (the oldest is 1999 students) are not in Surabaya, either they are in other cities and even abroad. Really miss my college friends..

So, we catching up with each other, some exchanging name cards, talking business, but most of us of course, just chitty chatty and having fun.

Everything was great too.. there's a play by 2007 & 2008 batch students, although we call it jayus, it is still very creative of them. We watch our photos slide show from 1999 to 2009 batch.. we made fun with our lecturers, etc.
There's also a farewell from our head of the program, Mr. Ricky.. he's going to study again for some time in Japan, and his position is going to be replaced on October. And last but not least.. there's also a door prize.. and I won the first one!! A polygon bicycle.. means I have to get myself in shape? hahaha.. it's a sign that I have to get some exercise I guess..

I hope we can get something like this again sometime and all of our friends can come.. it will be GREAT!!

Taylor Swift.. I love!!!

2009-08-16T20:00:00.005+07:00

Wee.. she's so pretty, great act (on her MV) and great voice too!!
Actually I 've heard her songs on the radio, but never really notice it till my brother showed me her album, then last night.. I was browsing online and was trying the download helper Indra just installed for me and yap, I browsed her videos on you tube. Downloaded three!! hahaha..
The one I like the most is You Belong With Me.. nice.. and she looks so pretty, even in a nerd glasses. Second, of course, her famous song, Love Story.. I really like the dress she's wearing, hmm.. idea for my own (wedding dress)? First have to lose much weight to look as pretty as her tho, hahaha.. *fingers crossed (^^,)*

You want to see the videos? Here they are..
My favorite.. You Belong With Me..

And LOOOOVEEE the wedding dress and oh! the hair do!!! on Love Story..
You can only watch in on you tube with this link.. somehow I couldn't find the embed code.. hope you enjoy it as much as I do..

Alice in Wonderland Through the Looking Glass..

2009-06-27T09:33:00.005+07:00

Have you seen or read Alice in Wonderland??
I think we all have known this story since we're kids.. about a little girl named Alice Kingsley who followed a white rabbit, dressed in a coat and carrying a watch (which is not usual, even to our eyes, right?). She followed the rabbit to a rabbit's hole which then lead her to a fantasy world.. where she met the Red Queen, Catepillar, Mad Hatter, March hare, Dormouse, Chessire cat (quite an attractive character, right?) and faced some fascinating yet strange adventure..
You like the story? Well, I do (^^,)*

And have you heard? They say that Tim Burton is going to make Alice in Wonderland movie!! YAY!!
It stars famous actors and actresses too.. such as Johnny Depp as Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen, Anne Hathaway as the White Queen, Stephen Fry as the Cheshire Cat, Alan Rickman as the Caterpillar, Crispin Glover as the Knave of Hearts and Matt Lucas (star of Little Britain) casts as Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Last but not least, a 19 year old Australian actrees named Mia Wasikowsa will play as Alice.
It is said that they start filming since May 2008 and the movie was originally to be released in 2009, but it was pushed to March 5, 2010.
How it will be? hmm.. I have no idea.. but I found some pictures of the characters and I think it will be exciting!!
Photo taken from here.

Hmm.. I just realized, my posts are always about movie lately.. hehe.. well, love movies, what can I do?
Oh yea, before I forgot.. I saw my friend's post, about this cute movie based on a true story of a faithful dog named Hachiko. I want to see he it too (add it on my list already), it stars Richard Gere too.. handsome old man, hahaha..

Here's the trailer..

Have a great Sunday!!
Mum, Dad & 3 little brothers are coming today.. I'm going to pick them up at the airport. YAY!!

Ponyo and others to expect.. (>.<)* excited!!

2009-06-24T20:15:00.004+07:00

Satu lagi film dari pembuat film legendaris, Hayao Miyazaki!!! Ponyo on a Cliff by the Sea!!!
For those who has watched (and love) Spirited Away or Howl's Moving Castle pasti akrab deh sama nama satu ini.. and dari gambar nya juga sudah pasti ketebak kalo film ini punya dia..

Bener2 deh.. merrinding aku pas liat trailler nya.. TOP MARKOTOP!! and this is on the first list of my MUST SEE movie!! hehe..

Keren kaaaaaann???!!!
Film ini udah d release d Jepang Juli 2008 kemarin and sekarang film ini bakal d release di Amerika 14 Agustus nanti. And mudah2an bisa di release di Indonesia juga yah.. rasanya ga pernah deh film animasi bikinan Studio Ghibli ditayangin di Indonesia.
Tapi kayak e sih ada kemungkinan, soal nya yang punya gawe juga Chief Creative Officer nya Pixar and Disney Animation, John Lasseter, bekerja sama dengan Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy. Rata2 film gawean Pixar ama Disney pasti masuk bioskop Indo kan???
Kalo pun apes, g masuk Indo.. semoga d pasar2 alias tempat jual DVD bajakan ada.. hahahaha..

Yang ngisi suara untuk English nya keren2 loh..Noah Cyrus (is she Miley Cyrus's sister?) as Ponyo, Frankie Jonas (the youngest of Jonas Brothers) as Sasuke. And yang lain Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Cloris Leachman, Liam Neeson, Lily Tomlin and Betty White.

And yet!!
Another one to expect too..
The Princess and the Frog.. you never know what really happen after the kiss..

Up.. cute!!

Ice Age 3 - Dawn of the Dinosaurs.. extremely funny!!

Toy Story 3.. there's a lot of issue on this one, but I hope they're still going to make it.. will be released on 2010.

Afetr this post, you know I really LLOOVVEE cartoon and animation..
Well, I AM!! hahaha..
Enjoy..

Night all..

Christine & Ricky.. Congratulation!!

2009-06-21T22:32:00.001+07:00

Congratulation for ma pren.. Christine & Ricky..
Selamat menempuh hidup baru.. semoga langgeng selalu & blessed always..

hihi.. abis ngehadirin pesta pernikahan temen kuliah ku nih.. seruu seruu.. soal nya Christine is IBM 2000 badge student and Ricky is IBM 1999 badge student.. berasa kaya reuni dua angkatan gitu deh.. hehe.. mana ngadain nya standing party lagee.. jadi bisa hilir mudik kesana kemari menyapa siapa aja.. hahaha..

cuma sayang disayang.. aku telaaat.. g nanggung2 lagi.. ampe satu stengah jam!! hebat banget gak sih?! soal nya pas lewat tol, ada bus yg terbakarrr.. jadi g banyak foto2 ama temen2.. cuma foto bareng pas d panggung aja..hiks hiks..Loh..?! Where's the happy couple?? ngilangg...
Gini nih.. haha.. kapan lagi ngerjain temen2 nya satu angkatan.. pas giliran kita foto, mereka berdua dipanggil turun buat nyalamin tamu2.. loooo.. hehehe..
Tapi dasar satu angkatan narsis.. kta asik aja d atas and foto2 dewe.. hahaha..

Akhir nyaa.. here we are.. can you find me? haha..
Congratulation again for both.. God bless you.. (^^,)*

Drag me to dentist..

2009-06-19T23:47:00.001+07:00

Haha.. udah tiga hari ini, kerjaan ku kalo malem cuma bolak balik k dokter gigi.. nganterin adek yg bru dateng dr Shanghai.. secara gigi dah bolong semua and pas konsul k dokter, ternyata dia perlu pake kawat.. wah, dpt temen deh aku.. ('^,)*

Sebelum dikawat, gigi2 nya di periksa dulu, klo ada yg bolong harus ditangani dulu sebelum terlambat.. and yak sodara2.. banyak bolong kecil-keciiiillll.. doh, ampe capek aku nemenin nya..

Pas hari ketiga, which is today.. adekku bilang, "hari ini kita nonton yuk, masa aku pulang kerjaannya drag me to dentist terus, nonton apa kek.. yukk!!"
And dia desak2 banget ngajakkin nonton, soal nya besok dah pulang ke Banjar, pengen nonton bertiga gitu ama cece nya, hehehe..
Padahal ngantuuuuk banget abis nemenin dia.. tp emang nasib semobil, and kalah suara dua lawan satu.. terpaksa deh ikutan nonton.. drag me to theatre jadi nya.. wakakak *hush jayuss..
And beneran, mereka beli Drag Me to Hell.. doh! Beb dah cerita, temennya bilang ngerii.. aku dah g pengen liat aja and paling klo nonton pun ama beb kali.. tp baby, dui bu qi, adek2 nih!!

ASLI!! nih film bener2 tiring alias melelahkan, sport jantung terus jadi nya.. g ada habis2nya ngagetin orang.. jalan cerita nya agak2 gampang ditebak, dibilang horror g juga, soalnya ada jayus2nya and sempet ada beberapa scene yang bikin ketawa.. banyak yg bilang not good, soal e horror komedi kali yaa.. klo aku sih g recommend, abis bikin jantungan! haha..

Pesan moral dari film ini, JANGAN EGOIS!! menurut ku sih.. jangan untuk kepentingan diri sendiri trus kita mengorbankan orang lain, and harus berani mengakui kesalahan.
Hehehe.. kayak nya itu aja deh.. capeeek..

Nite.. (^^,)*

Yoga time.. hehe..

2009-06-15T21:45:00.003+07:00

Hari ini sempet kena serangan angin "males" deh.. hehe..
Selesai jam kantor pengen nya cepet2 pulang ke rumah.. mo tiduran, mo nyante2, ngademin badan.. lazy time dah..
Tapi pas d jalan mikir2, ayo kalahkan pikiran malas.. kapan lagi exercise klo gini terus, kapan mo badan sehat and singset.. ayoo.. jadi lah aku belok keluar tol kota satelit, hehehe.. fitness deh..
Jadwal sore ini yoga, dari jam enam sampe setengah delapan.. paling rame loh kelas ini daripada kelas2 lain, aerobic, pilates dsb.. yg hari jumat malah pernah cuma enam orang tok. Kalo kelas yoga e isa sampe penuh, bahkan sampe keluar2 kelas.. wow!!

Ikut kelas deh, walau agak telat 10 menit gara2 mondays' traffic, hehe..
Hasil nya.. puasss.. banyak keringat yang keluar and habis mandi langsung segerrrr.. hehehe..
Besok rencana pengen bangun pagi and ikutan kelas pagi, kalo ada sih, lupa jadwalnya.. klo g ada yah treadmill ajah, hehehe.. tp dengan catatan, kalo bangun!! wakakak..

Ohya, pas selesai kelas gtu, guru nya ada pengumuman2 gitu, nanya2 apaan, ternyata mau ndatengin yoga mat dari US. Pas nanya2 harganya berapa, oh my gawd.. sampe nahan napas deh.. mosok sembilan ratus ribu, seng bener aeee.. kalo d amazon antara lima puluh sampe enam puluh USD.
Katanya sih bagus, g slippery gitu, oke punya lah.. trus ada juga yoga block, blok kayu untuk bantu latihan gitu deh, seratus dua puluh lima ribu and rata2 mesti punya dua.. weleh2.. mau sehat kok mahal yah..

Pas d search, ternyata merk yg dia datengin tuh kayak nya emang bagus punya, nama nya Jade Yoga. Dbuat dari natural rubber and g pake PVC atau rubber sintetis.. bener2 eco gitu lah. And kalo beli d website nya, dia bilang tiap kita beli satu yoga mat, mereka bakal plant satu pohon.. wee.. I like that. And warna nya juga bagus2.. sweet..
Tapi harga nya tuh boo.. g kuat. Kayak nya aku bakal pake yoga mat ku yg seratus ribuan itu aja dulu deh, ampe rusak baru trus mikir2 lagi.. hahaha..

Coraline.. me want to see..

2009-06-14T07:44:00.000+07:00

Just browsing on some flickr friends' blogs and I found this..
A movie from the director of Nightmare Before Christmas.. another dark fantasy movie based on a novel by British author Neil Gaiman (published in 2002), Coraline.

I think I'm gonna like it ('^,)* I really want to see.. and it stars Dakota Fanning as Coraline!! sip deh!! I really like the girl since the serial, Taken. Two thumbs up for her!!!

I wonder.. ada ga ya DVD nya disini.. the movie was released on February 2009, but I haven't seen it yet.. when I googled it up, it's supposed to be released in Indo around June 13th.
Oh well, kalah ama Wolverine, Terminator and Drag Me to Hell I guess, haha..
Although it is animated, but horror is not something kids want to see.. by the way, I'm waiting for Ice Age 3 and Up too.. hehehe..

This is the oficial trailer..

The HD one is a bit more scarry.. BOO!! haha..

and a little plot of the story..

Coraline Jones is a girl of 11 who is feisty, curious, and adventurous beyond her years. She and parents have just relocated from Michigan to Oregon. Missing her friends and finding her parents to be distracted by their work, Coraline tries to find some excitement in her new environment. She is befriended--or, as she sees it, is annoyed--by a local boy close to her age, Wybie Lovat and visits her older neighbors, eccentric British actresses Miss Spink and Forcible as well as the arguably even more eccentric Russian Mr. Bobinsky. After these encounters, Coraline seriously doubts that her new home can provide anything truly intriguing to her, but it does; she uncovers a secret door in the house. Walking through the door and then venturing through an eerie passageway, she discovers an alternate version of her life and existence. On the surface, this parallel reality is similar to her real life--only much better. The adults, including the solicitous Other Mother, seem much more welcoming to her. Coraline is more the center of attention there--even from the mysterious Cat. She begins to think that this Other World might be where she belongs. But when her wondrously off-kilter, fantastical visit turns dangerous and Other Mother schemes to keep her there, Coraline musters all of her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home--and save her family.

Interested? Me? YES, obviously.. hope to find the DVD to add the collection too.. ('^,)*

BBF - must see (^^,)*

2009-06-11T19:22:00.010+07:00

Hehehe..kemarin dah tamat nih liat drama Korea satu ini.. Boys Before Flowers. Udah pada tau? Sekarang sih katanya lg main di Indosiar juga mulai 1 Juni kemarin. Film ini sama ama serial Taiwan, Meteor Garden.. sama2 adaptasi dari manga Hana Yori Dango by Kamio Yoko.

Ceritanya ada yang agak2 beda, tapi overall sama lah.. soal seorang gadis dari kalangan biasa Geum Jan Di (BBF) or Shan Cai (MG) yang somehow masuk bersekolah d sekolah jetset yg khusus org2 kaya or "terpilih" aja yg bisa masuk.. trus mereka berdua ini saking ga suka sama ketidakadilan, yg semena2, sombong dll.. melawan lah sama geng yg paling ditakuti d sekolah, yg isinya adalah anak2 org terkaya se-Korea, paling berpengaruh and berkuasa, F4!!
Dikejar2, diteror anak2 satu sekolah yg tunduk sama perintah grup F4, sampe akhirnya bikin ketua geng, si Goo Joon Pyo (BBF) or Dao Ming Si (MG) jadi terpesonaaa.. wakakak.. jadilah film ini tentang perjuangan kisah cinta mereka yg beda status, kasta and segala macem nya.

Worthed kok ditonton, emang ada jayus2 nya gitu, but I like it.
Klo boleh bilang, malah aku lebih suka yg versi Korea ini daripada versi Taiwan nya yg lebih dulu melejit, Meteor Garden. Soalnya ga terlalu berbelit2, feel e lebih dalem and si Geum Jan Di (Shan Cai disini) akhirnya sekolah kedokteran. Kalo si Shan Cai dulu jadi apa ya?
Trus pake ada Meteor Garden 2 lagi, ketambahan Ye Sha lagi.. pusing pusiiiing g abis2.. walau masih mending daripada sinetron Indo yg suka nya ampe dua ratusan episode, hehe..

Ohya, ada satu scene yg aku suka banget.. pas si Geum Jan Di saking udah marah banget sama si Goo Joon Pyo yg nyuruh anak2 satu sekolah buat ngerjain dia.. Geum Jan Di dateng k private lounge nya F4 d sekolah, marah2in tuh si Goo Joon Pyo, and the last touch is *drum rolls... tendangan putar Geum Jan Di!!! Well, something you don't get to see in MG.. as far as I remember, rasa e d MG g ada. hehehe.. pas liat, reaksi ku langsung sama ama si Goo Joon Pyo nya.. terpanaaa.. hahahaha.. tendangan putar yg bikin fall in love, hohoho.. (^^,)*
Sayang nih g nemu cut scene nya d youtube, and aku jg g bisa motong2 video.. hehehe.. tp dapet foto nya neh.. hohoho..

Pas nyari2 foto neh, nemu berita2 nya mereka juga..
Pemeran Geum Jan Di, Koo Hye Sun, ternyata membuat novel juga loh.. kalo g salah judulnya Tango and sejak release 1 April kemarin, sudah terjual sebanyak tiga puluh ribu kopi. Trus trus, dia juga menyutradarai film pendek "The Cheerful Caretaker" yang diputar di 2009 Busan Asian Short Film Festival. Keren yak?!

Trus ada satu lagi nih.. diliat2 sepanjang film.. oh my gawd!! Lee Min Hoo ama Jerry Yan tuh muirip poll!! Wel, menurutku sih.. di foto g gitu, tp pas liat film e, kok rasa e miriiip gitu..

And these are the necklace from the three series..
Which one you like? I think I like the BBFs' although it's not originally designed for the series (as the other two), it's more simple ('^,)*

Oh iya, aku g liat and not so interested ama yg versi Jepang nya.. jadi g kebahas deh.. hehe..

Hmm.. I still have lots and lots of Korean series to watch.. will review and reccommend it here if it's any good,k ?!

Good night.. sweet dreams..

Facial, Toy Festival & glasses..

2009-06-07T19:48:00.010+07:00

Hi hi.. kemarin abis facial nih.. hmm.. enak deh d pamper, hehehe..
Trus kemarin juga sekalian ke Surabaya Toy Festival 2009 yg diada'in d Galaxy Mall.. my boyfriend minta tolong diliatin Gundam kit.. hehe.. jadilah melenggang kesana ('^,)*
Seru juga loh.. dua taon lalu (taon 2007), juga sempet ngunjungin.. pas yg diada'in d PTC. Seru, sempet foto2 sama anak2 nya yg lagi cosplay, hehehe.. kali ini g foto.. lucu jg seh mereka, pake baju e Kamen Rider n sumting2 I don't know the name.. trus ada jg anak buah e Darth Vader (did I write the name right?), well, asik2 deh.. tapi ya itu, mereka tampil nya di atas panggung, malu kaliii naik ke atas.. jadi aku foto2 aja dari bawah.

Pas keliling2 and nanya2, ternyata mahal banget yah mainan2 kecil itu.. bisa beratus2 ribu, ampe berjuta2 juga ada.
Yang namanya hobby tuh gila2an ya? Berani keluar duit berapa pun, apa juga dibela2in kadang. Pernah ada temen yg cerita, klo hobi ikan, apalagi arowana.. ugh!! edan!! ada org Jepang yg ampe keluar duit seratus juta untuk beli ikan arowana albino yang panjang nya baru sepuluh cm.. bru nyampe d Jepang seminggu, ikan nya mati lagi.. omg.. kalo aku langsung pingsan kali klo ampe mati gitu ikannya.. dibikin sushi kali ya ma dia abis mati gitu.. hehe..
Tapi emang bener sih, aku jg kalo dah liat2 buka craft (flanel dll yg boneka2 gitu), langsung kalap.. pengeeeen semuanya dibeli ampe si dompet nangis, hehehe..

Kalo kalian ada hobby apa? Jangan bilang tidur ama napas yaa? hahaha..

Ohya, kemarin juga sempet chat2 ama adekku pas mau bobo.. ntik tgl 16 dia mau pulang dr Shanghai, kangeeen.. hehe..
sempet minta oleh2 macem2, sandal crocs, kamera lomo (yg ini lom tentu dibeli'in, males dia tokonya jauh, hiks) and kacamata2 bolong.. hahaha.. (ceritanya mau buat foto2..).
Pas lg chat, dia sempet bergaya2 pake tuh kacamata, ku curi2 foto, pas dia tau teriak2, ehhh trus gaya2 lagi.. foto lagi.. hahaha.. dasar adek narsis.. hohoho..
Dia bilang jgn d upload d FB, I said "oke", but I can put it here, right? it's not FB, hahahaha..cute eh?! hahahaha..

Abis berenang..

2009-06-03T22:16:00.002+07:00

Aduuuh...sakit semua nih badan.. abis berenang..
hahaha..udah lama banget nih g olahraga, jd mulai lagi gara2 ajakan temen2ku, Yeane & Herlina. Padahal papa ku dah teriak2 dari dulu "Olahraga cen, biar sehat. Biar lemak2 d perut tuh..ilang. Paling ga jalan kaki tiap pagi". Tapi entah kenapa g mempan.. mungkin krn g ada yg nemenin kali yah.. haha..
Kalo dulu waktu kecil sering renang, bareng sama papa.. tiap minggu dah, soal nya papa hobby berenang.. tp sekarang sejak sakit mata and kemarin karena batuk terlalu keras and flu, telinga beliau jg sakit (udah sembuh sih sekarang).. jadi menghindari olahraga yg satu ini deh. Sekarang papa rajin jalan kaki tiap pagi, aku nya aja yg molor, klo diajakin g bangun, hahaha..

Oh well, sekarang lagi semangat2nya olahraga lagi.. selain se-angkatan ama Fun (dalam program diet) juga mulai menyadari makin banyak nya penyakit2 aneh, and penyakit2 yg biasa ddapet d usia tua, udah banyak anak muda yg mengalami.. Bukan nya pengen ngalamin pas tua aja.. tp jaga kesehatan, semoga pas muda sekarang ini and sampe tua, g kena penyakit yg aneh2.. amin (^^,)*
Benernya kemarin rada males jg ikutan fitness2 d club2 lagi.. krn dah pengalaman dulu daftar2 tp jadi jarang pegi.. tp karena yg ini lg promo and murah abis, boleh deh..hahaha

Baru mulai Senin kemarin nih, yoga, a little bit of treadmill, cma 15 menitan sih, trus sauna.. honestly, aku g bisa napas d dalem sini (sauna), jd hidung e dtutupin handuk supaya lebih gampang napas, napa ya kok bisa gitu?
And yah..g cape..jd semangat buat renang besoknya (hari selasa, tp g jadi), tp baru hari ini bisa pegi renang.. and MBOOOKK.. saking lama nya g renang, baru 3 lap dah ngos-ngos an.. sampe perlu naik, duduk d pinggiran kolam dulu, asal dada g kerendam.. fiuhh.. bener2 perlu penyesuaian and latihan lagii..
Tadi cuma sempet (kalo g salah itung) 5 lap (bolak-balik) panjang and 8 yg pendek.. haha.. rekor yg memalukan (>.<)* Mana cuma gaya kodok aja..hehe.. (sama lagi nih ama Fun, satu2nya gaya yg dikuasai, hoho).
Yah.. pelan2 lah yaa.. ntik kalo dah beli kacamata renang (yg lama ilaaaang, hiks hiks) and dah biasa.. langsung dibabat semua kolam, hahaha..

btw, malem ini deh baru kerasa pegelnya.. apa karena ngayuh terus yaa..
bisa tidur lebih cepet deh malem ini.. hehe

k then, mau chat dulu..
sampe sini dlu cerita2nya..

Nite all (^^,)*

BB & berenang..

2009-06-03T08:58:00.002+07:00

Just a quick post..

Kayak nya harga Blackberry or nama kerennya, BB, bakal tambah murah lagi nih..
Gimana enggak coba? Di Batam bakal dilelang ribuan BB selundupan.. banyak nya dua mobil penuh!!
Baru baca d koran tadi pagi neh..
Kalo mau tau selengkapnya, baca d Jawa Pos yah.. hehe.. kok dua hari ini promosi Jawa Pos terus neh..

Wah, bru buka Jawa Pos, tp kayak e lom update, jd g bisa d-highlight dsini kaya berita Gina Marie kemarin..entar malem deh.. hehehe..
Hari ini (sore) mau berenang nih.. doakan cuaca nya bagus yah..

Have a great day, folks!!

What an amazing girl, Gina Marie Incandela..

2009-06-02T21:27:00.003+07:00

Hey hey..
Baca Sportivo Jawa Pos tadi pagi g?
Keren banget euy, kemenangan Orlando Magic ditentukan oleh kehadiran penyanyi cilik autis, Gina Marie..

Karena penasaran, jadi browsing2 performance nya dia di youtube and asliii... ndengerin suaranya sampe merinding2.. bagus banget and anak nya cantik lagi.. no wonder semangat Dwight Howard dkk jadi terpacu, yg pasti selain bikin fans bangga, mereka juga g mau mengecewakan gadis cilik berusia 7 tahun ini (^^,)*

[ Selasa, 02 Juni 2009 ]
Nyanyian Gina Marie, Anak Autis ?Kunci? Sukses Dwight Howard Dkk
Orlando Magic punya resep khusus untuk sukses di kandang sendiri. Mereka mengundang Gina Marie Incandela, 7, gadis autis bersuara dahsyat. Kalau dia menyanyikan lagu kebangsaan, Dwight Howard dkk selalu menang.

Dampak Gina Marie Incandela terhadap sukses Orlando Magic memang sulit dipercaya. Tapi, itulah kenyataannya. Setiap kali gadis autis berusia tujuh tahun tersebut menyanyikan lagu kebangsaan Amerika Serikat sebelum pertandingan di Amway Arena, Magic selalu menang.

Dia pertama menyanyikannya saat Magic melawan Miami Heat di musim reguler pada 22 Februari lalu. Di babak playoff kali ini pun, Magic meraih rekor 5-0 di kandang setiap kali Gina menyanyi. Termasuk game keenam final wilayah timur, saat Magic menyisihkan Cleveland Cavaliers Sabtu malam lalu (30/5).

"Mereka (Magic, Red) menang kalau dia menyanyi. Itu sebuah kebetulan yang indah," tutur sang ibu, Michelle Incandela.

Gina bukan anak biasa. Dia mengidap autisme. Dia sulit menatap mata orang, tak tahan akan keramaian, dan tak suka mainan. Bahkan, Michelle dan sang ayah, Dwayne, khawatir Gina tak akan pernah bisa berbicara.

Orang tua Gina lantas memasukkannya dalam sebuah program di University of Central Florida. Guru-guru di sana menggunakan musik untuk membantunya berbicara. Perlahan, Gina mulai bernyanyi. Dia mulai menyanyikan lagu kebangsaan AS, The Star-Spangled Banner, dengan gaya khas.

Suara Gina itu lantas memikat banyak orang. "Para produser musik bilang bahwa suara Gina tersebut satu dalam sejuta," ucap sang ibu.

Michelle lalu melihat iklan audisi untuk menyanyikan lagu kebangsaan dalam pertandingan baseball di Kissimmee, kota tempat mereka tinggal di pinggiran Orlando. Sukses, dia pun diundang menyanyi untuk tim-tim profesional, seperti Florida Marlins (baseball) dan Tampa Bay Lightning (ice hockey). Juga pertandingan tenis US Open.

Debut Gina bersama Magic terjadi pada 22 Februari lalu. Dia menyanyi, lantas Magic mengalahkan Miami Heat. Saat game ketiga ronde kedua playoff melawan Boston Celtics, dia menyanyi lagi dan Magic menang lagi.

Pada pertandingan selanjutnya (game keempat), Gina absen dan Magic kalah di kandang sendiri. Sejak saat itu, Magic selalu mengundangnya setiap bermain di kandang. Rekor Magic jadi 5-0 selama playoff 2009!

Suara Gina memang mampu menggetarkan hati. Stan-stan penjual minuman bisa terhenti mendengarnya menyanyi. Para bintang NBA tersenyum setiap kali dia menyanyi. "Dia amazing," puji Dwight Howard, bintang utama Magic.

Dengan rekor sempurna itu, jangan heran kalau Gina bakal terus ditampilkan di pertandingan home Magic selama final NBA nanti. Jangan-jangan, suara Gina pula yang nanti membantu Magic meraih gelar juara untuk kali pertama.

Bagi keluarga Gina, menang atau tidak masih belum bisa diprediksi. Mereka hanya bahagia (dan bangga) anaknya bisa mencapai apa yang diraih saat ini. "Kami sudah berterima kasih atas segalanya. Itu semua seperti mimpi," ucap sang ibu. (ap/aza)

News from Jawa Pos
And another performance when singing for Mets, she wears such a cute dress (^^,)*

Flu Babi & cara pencegahan nya..

2009-05-31T17:58:00.007+07:00

Seperti yg kita tahu, beberapa tahun belakangan ini banyak banget virus2 penyakit baru, dari SARS, flu Singapura, flu burung sampe babi jg kena flu..
Sigh.. mesti extra hati2 nih temen2.. jaga kesehatan & makan makanan yg bersih, jangan jajan sembarangan.. and seperti pesan Lifebuoy, inget cuci tangan!

Berikut ini saya mau nyampe'in beberapa tips yg saya dapet dari temen saya.. cara untuk mencegah kita kena flu babi atau swine influenza (A H1N1), flu yg belakangan ini lagi trend. Well, hope it will be useful.. (^^,)*

Yang pertama, jangan berjabat tangan dengan babi yang sedang flu (selain akan tertular flu oleh babi, anda juga akan dianggap orang gila)
Jangan berciuman dengan babi yang sedang flu (apalagi yang ini, anda ga mau kan diliatin orang sedang berciuman dengan babi)
Cucilah tangan setelah anda bergulat dengan babi di kandang babi
Jangan suka mengucapkan kata babi ke pada orang lain (babi lu......)
Jangan tidur bareng babi
Jangan menerima babi sebagai teman Anda di facebook karena dia dapat mengharvest teman2 Anda di facebook
Jikapun Anda memang memelihara babi, sediakan selalu sapu tangan/tissueuntuk babi-babi Anda menutup hidung dan mulutnya bila bersin.
Hindarilah berenang di kolam renang babi, setidaknya untuk saat ini.
Jangan memforward email ini ke babi-babi, dikhawatirkan mereka jadi tau sehingga mencari cara penularan lain
Hindari memakai segala asesori babi (kaos gambar babi, anting2 babi,kalung babi, ikat pinggang sabuk babi, dll), babi-babi yang sedang flu itu mungkin akan mengira Anda adalah simpatisan babi, sehingga kemungkinan mereka akan menyerbu Anda untuk meminta perlindungan karena saat ini banyak yang memburu mereka untuk membunuhnya.
Salah satu yang juga penting adalah agar para babi ngepet untuk segera menyadarkan diri dan kembali ke jalan yang benar sebelum mereka menciptakan varian baru virus tersebut; flu babi ngepet.

Hehehe.. *peace..
Jangan tegang2 dong bacanya..
Sekali2 nulis postingan ngocol, hehehe..

Just wanna say..

2009-05-27T17:45:00.002+07:00

I'm already back at Surabaya..
jadi.. bakalan nge-blog sering2 lg, balik kerja lg.. mulai kangen2an lg.. huahuaa.. tp jaoh di mata tetep dekat d hati dong.. hehehe..

yah gitu deh.. balik Surabaya, mau mulai fitness neh..
Kemarin ada diajakin temen2 buat fitness d Graha kata e, ada promosi cuma seratus ribu sebulan, renang, fitness dll.. g tau sih tempat e apik apa ga, tp worth a try lah yaa..
Lagian ada temen2e cewek jd lebih semangat.. hehehe..
Mudah2an deh bisa menguruskan badan.

Aku jg sekarang tiap pagi sarapan havermut, selain sehat, katanya bisa buat nurunin kolesterol and bagus jg buat jantung? trus isa buat diet, hehe.. tp emang sih, makan havermut sama kayak makan bubur, cepet laper, hahaha.. gawaaatt..

Doakan ya temen2 supaya isa langsing.. target turun 8 kilo.. hehehe..
Kalo isa lebih sukur2 deh (^^,)*

Bru nyampe nih.. mau beres2 barang2 dulu yaa.. ciao!!

A Fire Near My House..

2009-05-25T10:22:00.001+07:00

2.30 AM..

*NGUIIIIIINGGGGG!"

Tiba-tiba ada suara sirene pas di depan rumah.. karena kamarku paling depan, suara itu langsung kedengeran jelas, and hasilnya.. langsung terlompat bangun dari tidur ku yang lagi nyenyak-nyenyak nya.. barusan mimpi apa juga dah lupa.. kalo mimpi buruk gpp, tp kalo mimpi indah.. yahhh.. sayang dong, hahaha..

Well, ya itu, subuh2 dikagetin bunyi sirene pemadam kebakaran.. ternyata di gang depan rumah ku ada yang kebakaran.. langsung dah lari2 ke kamar mama papa ngebangunin mereka.. *maaf mengganggu tidur kalian mum, dad..
Gimana lagi, soal nya lumayan deket and rumah keryawan kita ada yg di daerah itu.. setelah ditelpon, syukur ternyata masih agak jauh,.

Aku g tau apinya sudah mulai menyala dari jam berapa.. tp jam 3 kurang api nya sudah padam..
Ada 4 rumah yang terbakar api.. karena di daerah itu rumahnya banyak yang dari kayu, jadi apinya cepat menjalar.
Usut punya usut, ternyata penyebab kebakaran nya lilin.. kemarin malem memang baru mati lampu lama, sampe malem juga, mungkin penghuni rumah ketiduran and lupa matiin lilin..

Jadi temen-temen, kalo d rumah mati lampu.. kalo bisa pake emergency lamp aja.. kalo terpaksa pake lilin pun, jangan pake alas piring plastik, pake yg dr kaca atau keramik.. dekatkan sama air juga..
Atau kalo g, gelap aja sekalian, supaya pas tidur g rasa was-was..

Ideas: rabbit & cake keychain..

2009-05-24T22:22:00.001+07:00

Cuma mau post gantungan kunci yg aku bikin buat temen ku yg baru ultah tgl 20 Mei kemarin.. Eni, Happy Birthday yaaa..
Walau aku g sempet ikutan makan2 d Pizza gara2 delay.. kmu masih tak kasih kado.. wakakakak.. nagih nih cerita e.. hohoho..

Lagi nyoba kreasi baru.. pattern kue kecil (strawberry and biscuit cake) dari buku, kelinci dari buku Aranzi Aronzo and huruf "e" kreasi sendiri.. dijadiin satu buat gantungan kunci..
Gimana menurut kalian? kasih saran yahhh.. thank you (^^,)*

Baru pindahan..

2009-05-18T10:06:00.001+07:00

Hey hey.. baru pindahan nih..
Bukan apa2, rumah yg lama mau di renovasi.. seperti yg aku ceritain dulu.. udah keadaan parah, atap dserbu rayap, plafon garasi ama belakang dah ada yg runtuh, dperparah lagi sama tetangga sebelah yg lg renov.. hiks hiks.. kamar amburadul, dsb deh..

Nah sekarang, kt mama, krn ada rencana "ehem-ehem" (masih top secret) di Surabaya, jadi rumahnya mesti di benerin dulu.. malu kan kalo "ehem-ehem" rumah e amburadul ancur.. haha..
Well, menurut perkiraan renovasi bakal makan waktu 8 bulan.. mudahan cepet and tepat waktu.. supaya rencana "ehem-ehem" nya bisa berjalan dengan lancar, haha..

Ohya, untuk sementara kita pindah ke ruko nih, kamar nya cuma dua.. dibawah buat dapur and gudang beras.. ada yg mau pesen beras? hehe.. beras ku masuk di supermarket2 gede d Surabaya loh.. Papaya, Giant, Hartani, de-el-el..kapan2 aku review deh..sekalian promosi.. hahaha..
Lumayan nih, tinggal d ruko sedikit2 ada olahraga.. naik turun tangga!! wakakak.. secara kadang2 aku orang e suka lupa, jadi isa bolak balik naik turun buat ngambil barang yg ketinggalan.. ngos-ngos'an juga loh.. hahaha..

Doa'in yah mudahan renovasi nya cepet kelar.. Have a nice day!!

Copycat or plagiat? How should we call it?

2009-05-04T21:19:00.007+07:00

Ugh ugh ugh.. I'm so pissed!!

Finally made a message reply for a friend of mine, Jiewa. He's asking about flannel handicraft for his girlfriend.
I'm so so so happy when I found someone whose also interested in crafting.. especially flannel.. so I end up searching for crafters web addresses that I often visit, the blog group I joined, copy paste the addresses for him.. I enjoy it, because I also can see their creations, who knows they'll give me some inspiration (^^,)*

And THEN!! DANG!!
I'm so pissed when I found this multiply user.
She sells flannel creations, her handmade.. but she put others creations photos on her site and claimed them as her own (by putting her shops' stamps on them).
Well, it is up to her if she took the pictures from the book, if she made her flannel stuff based on it, but the other crafters photos, please deh.. I recognise most of them.. I've seen them on flickr, multiply etc..

I've read this kind of case in some of my inspirations blogs (other crafters blog that has inspired me, and usually are foreigners, not Indonesian), never thought it could happen to me too..
I guess that's why you really should put a watermark on your published on websites photos.
I really encourage you all to do that.. I think I'm going to start mine too.. HA!

I personally, sometimes loves to copy and re-make others people creations that really interest me. I think they're so talented and I adore them, and I keep them for myself.
Sometimes I give it to friends, still, with a knowledge that I have someone else as an example.
Never, in my life.. copy other peoples' creations (photos or stuff) and claimed them as my own.

This is the picture of my pies that she took and this is where she put it

I posted this on my multiply and made a post about it on April 22, 2007.. WOW! it's two years ago..

Sigh..what should I do guys? Should I send her an email and confront her about it?

Domo kun applique for beb..

2009-05-02T08:00:00.003+07:00

My beb told me one day, he just ruined his green Giordano t-shirt.. accidentally kecoret pake spidol. And he planned to make drawings to cover it..
I told him "hey, why don't I make an applique of your favorite character.. then you can sew it on to cover the mark?" haha.. there comes the idea to make Domo kun applique..
I didn't know he likes Domo kun until he saw little Domo plush hanging on my bag (sometime after new year) hehe..

That's a picture of Domo applique before sewed.. I don't have a better pic, sorry.
And below is Domo plush & Domo applique together.. hehe..

P.S. To know what Domo is, you can see the videos here. And the story about spoon is so funny. Don't miss it!

Cupcake..

2009-05-01T22:39:00.003+07:00

Seen a lot of cupcake plush and lately cupcakes lagi nge-booming.. banyak orang rame2 jualan cupcake..
Aku juga suka beli..terutama karena suka banget ama bentuk and warna nya yang imut2.. hahaha..
Well, rasa nya juga enak sih (aku baru nyoba yang punya Cupcakes di Supermall, Sby).

Cupcakes ini inspired by Patchwork Pottery, pattern-nya aku tebak2 sendiri..untung jadi nya oke..hehehe.. tp masih g sebagus punya PP sih..
hehehe..

Selamat menikmati.. (^^,)*

Selamanya..

2009-04-28T23:36:00.005+07:00

Wee.. this is a weird of me.. aku dah tau lagu ini lama, suka nyanyi2in..tp ndak pernah tau tu lagu judulnya apa.. yg nyanyi sapa, and baru hari ini deh inisiatif nyari and memanfaatkan bener2 yg nama nya google, hahaha.. :-P

Nemu d Indo Lawas and blog nya Yusli Effendi soal lirik, nama penyanyi and mp3 nya..hehe.. seneng banget deh..
Lagu ini ternyata berjudul Selamanya.. dulu katanya sempet d release ama Memes, tp trus dinyanyikan lagi sama Sisca (taon 1997), and kayak nya aku sukaan yg versi Sisca deh.. hehe.. lebih lembut lagu nya.
Coba baca lirik nya..dalem boooo..
I hope I can use this on my wedding.. someday.. (^^,)*

You can listen to it here

Sisca - Selamanya

Melayang pandang mata
Terasa samar membawa jiwa
Melukis kau di angkasa
Sepantun kata dan kata
Tak dapat menuangkan rasa cinta
Kepada dirinya
Terpendam sekian lama

Berbekal tulus hati
Kukatakan ku berjanji kini
Kasihku tak kan berhenti
Karena ku yakin kan kudapat
Menemanimu tuk menginjak dunia
Sampai ajal tiba berdua dan bersama
Aku percaya bersama slamanya

Amankan cinta kita
Sampai di usia senja
Menjaga kasih sayang milik kita
Pastikan kita bisa
Bersanding senantiasa
Tanpa berbuah dua rasa dari satu cinta
Slamanya……

Kita patut berbangga
Memiliki satu rasa cinta
Yang tak ada tandingannya
Dan jangan sampai ada
Jiwa lain merasuk ke dalamnya
Sampai kapan juga kita kan bersama
Kupercaya bersama slamanya..

B'day treat, couple owl & Capung..

2009-04-14T23:27:00.002+07:00

Malem ini aku sama beb ke Paparon's Pizza.. ditraktir ama satu temen kita yg baru aja ultah beberapa hari yg lalu, hehe.. once again Happy Birthday to Andrew, the expecting Dad.
Paparon's was nice..we tried Tom Yum pizza.. yah, rasanya kecut2 kaya Tom Yum gitu, untung g sepedas Tum Yum asli nya tho and correander nya g ada, haha.. slamet slamet..

As a thankful gesture for the treat, I made Lisa & Andrew a couple owl strap.. hope they like it, and they are coz they are rebutan, hehehe..
Tenang aja Lis, there'll be another one for your b'day, haha..

Abis dari Paparon's we meet up with Indra's photo gank at Capung cafe.. finally liat cafe ini juga setelah beberapa kali cuma liat foto nya d foto2 shoot Indra.. nice place really.. sayang lom sempat foto tapi.
And aku suka teh Capung nya.. kata nya sih hasil ramuan sendiri.. warnanya merah2 gitu, rasanya ada kayu manis and jahe nya.. pedes2 anget.. I like it.
Ga kerasa, ngedengerin beb and temen2nya ngobrol soal kamera sambil kaki abis dilalap nyamuk, dah mau jam setengah sebelas.. time to go home..

Seneng isa spend time with friends.. ngobrol2.. besok kemana lagi yaa?

Ohya, last but not least..
Got a cute gifts from QQ, she just got back from a trip (Malay & Thai) last Sunday..
cute t-shirt, phone strap and an inhaler.. hehehe.. thanks girl (^^,)*

Got OL, go to movies and craftings..

2009-04-13T23:45:00.001+07:00

Wee.. when I was sittin' on Mum's desk at the office today, I just found out that she has an internet connection on her laptop!! YAY!! And it's real fast!! Took me only second to upload pictures and it's just great! langsung deh transfer2 foto ke lappy and upload2 and update blog post yang mestinya dah d post beberapa hari sebelum, hehehe.. gile dehh..

Alangkah bahagia nya.. hehehe..

Ohya, hari ini finally nonton lagi sama beb setelah sekian lamaa..
Fast 'n furious.
Dia udah nonton tapi nonton lagi malem ini buat nemenin aku.. hehe..
Pulang'e dinner di KFC, lagi kepengen, trus beb dwanti2 ama mami e besok2 g boleh lagi makan KFC, dah 2 hari berturut2, hahaha..

And this week has been a crafty week for me.. I made three little flannel dolls already..
Guess it's because I had the time.. I really like it when I make things free-hand (meaning I just cut the fabric without following patterns, add this and that, don't know how it would came up), but the trouble is when you want to make another one.. hahaha..

Easter

2009-04-12T07:29:00.000+07:00

Happy Easter..

Home again..

2009-04-08T20:04:00.000+07:00

Hehe.. I'm going back to Banjarmasin again..
for Easter Holiday.. and contreng? hahaha..

Don't expect much on updates on this blog.. coz I don't know whether I would have a proper internet connection at home or not.. we'll see k?

Everybody.. Enjoy your holiday!!

Edward Suhadi's Calendar..

2009-04-05T22:18:00.000+07:00

Yipee.. pas pulang2 dari Gereja, kok moro2 ada bungkusan tebel addressed to me di meja..
Kirain undangan kawin dari sapa gitu, pas dibuka.. ternyata.. kalender dari Edward Suhadi!! Waaa!! Ampe 3 biji lagi.. thank you thank you..Kapan hari si Edward bikin pengumuman di Facebook-nya kalo dia giving away free calendars..
Cukup email alamat rumah kalian and dia bakal kirim.. free ama ongkir2nya..baek banget yaa.. mungkin sekalian buat promosi juga..
Edward Suhadi ini professional photographer buat pre-wedding and wedding.. aku suka liat karya2nya.. thinking about using him? well, that's have to be further discussed with my future hubby, hahaha..

As promised (to Triana alias Mei Hwa) aku post deh gambar2nya..
12 bulan 12 bunga..

Badminton, jalan-jalan & model..

2009-04-03T08:11:00.001+07:00

Kemarin malem habis badminton nih.. hehehe.. tapi aku g ikut.. cuma adekku and temen2 seng cowok.. yg cewek2; Yeane, Efata and me kabur ke TP, hahaha..
Kita lebih milih jalan2 olahraga kaki and mata daripada memeras keringat malam hari, hahaha..

Seru juga, lama g jalan2 cewek2 doang.. keluar masuk toko, ngudal ngadul (ngaduk-aduk, red.) barang diskonan tapi trus g jadi dibeli, nyoba2in kosmetik (si Yeane tuh) trus nongkrong2 d Dante sambil liat2 facebook (maklum, internet gratis) sambil nge-gosip.. hahaha.. tapi bukan nyebarin berita buruk loh, jangan salah.. (^^,)*

Abis muter2, barang yg diincar pun sudah didapat.. akhirnya, kita kembali ke lapangan badminton buat jemput adekku and suami2 mereka.
Nyampe d sono.. hehehe.. kesempatan.. kan lom pernah foto2 d lapangan badminton, jadi deh kita bertiga yang narsis2 abis ini minta foto in pake cam hape nya adekku.. tapi amat sayang. yg moto gemetaran abis kebanyakan nyemes, jadi nya blurry semua deh..
And keliatan kaya effect lomo yah? hehe.. gimana gitu warna nya.

Btw, I also got a model for my little creations, haha.. Yeane..
This is her with the Hello Kitty trial keychain (^^,)*

Stitchy Love..

2009-03-29T13:12:00.009+07:00

Hello!!! Happy Sunday!! Selamat Hari Minggu!!!

Indra lagi pergi hunting foto lagi, jadi aku ol sendiri..
Aku lagi mikir mau bikin blog satu lagi.. buat taruh hasil2 craft-ku, hehe *peace
Kali2 aja ntar dipajang2 ada yg naksir and mau beli *fingers crossed

Kemarin aku ada bikin nama kayak label gitu deh buat ditempel di belakang hasil2 craft, cuma utak atik d photoshop and jadi nya simple banget, hehe.. cuma try-out print d kertas and tempel pake plakban. Yang ditempelin juga baru satu, boneka dalem frame pesenan Dora.
Disitu juga dcantumin nama blog yang mau dibikin khusus for my craft and mudahan ntik ada yg berkunjung kesana and naksir2 craft2 bikinan ku,hehehe..
Tapi sementara masih renovasi,hahaha.. lagian barang2 nya lom pada selesai dibikin.
Tunggu aja tanggal main nya.. pasti dpost disini deh (^^,)*

Ini.. label print2an ku.. d foto yg pertama keliatan ijo2 gitu.. gara2 cutting mat nya kali yaa..
Yang kedua lebih keliatan warna asli nya.. ini kemarin aku tempel d boneka pesenan Dora.
What do you think?

and yep! nama blog baru nya www.stitchylove.blogspot.com
Kenapa nama nya Stitchy Love?
Well, karena pengen supaya ada berbau2 jahit2nya.. trus klo love-nya sih g sengaja..
Pas nyoba2 cari nama blog, susah amat,, banyak yg pikiran nya sama.. Nah, pas coba ini, bisa!
Seneng deh.. lagian pas juga kan.. barang2 craft ini dibikin or dipesan dengan penuh cinta buat org yang dikasihi.. bisa temen, kerabat, kekasih, keluarga, de-el-el deh..
Trus kebanyakan barang2 nya pun bakalan jahitan.. jadi pas dunk!! hehe.. (*narsis mode on, mulai muji2 sendiri..hahaha).

Ya gitu deh.. trus tadi nyari2 template blog yang bagus and so pasti free and udah tersedia html nya.. maklum deh aku g bisa.. hehehe..
Dan terpilih lah dua ini.. semua nya sama2 bikinan Gisele Jaquenod, Birdie..
Lom nemu yang lain yang pas sih.. tapi aku puas ama dua ini.. entar mau d edit2 lagi gambar2nya, ditambah2in gitu deh.. we'll see..

Ohya, kasih pendapat ya friends, bagusan yang mana.. thanks (^^,)*
Yang kiri ada kaya papan toko nya gitu.. kalo yang kanan, karena sesuai ama musim, hehe.. spring time.. and it's kinda cute too with all the flowers.. makanyaa binguuuung.. bantuin ya friends.. hehehe

Hmm.. mau istirahat siang dulu nih.. ngerasain Sunday luxury.. hehe..

Say it Again

2009-03-27T22:16:00.004+07:00

Waa.. seneng deh.. pas mampir2 ke blog temen2, nemu lagu apikk alias bagus and aku jadi suka..
Thanks to Lynn yang masang lagu ini d side bar nya..
Well, ini lagu dah lama sih.. taon lalu punya. And yea.. aku g terlalu update ama lagu2, kaya lagu nya Alex yang kemarin jg.. tu mestinya dah lama banget, tp aku baru nemu akhir taon lalu pas nyetel channel [V]. hehehe..

Ok then, about this song.. Say it Again by Marie Digby..
I embed the mv and post the lyrics also.. hehehe... so easy, I memorized them already ('^,)*

Say it Again - Marie Digby

The thing about love
Is I never saw it coming
You kinda crept up and took me by surprise
And now there's a voice inside my heart that's got me wondering
Is this true? I want to hear it one more time

Move in a little closer (just a little closer)
Take it to a whisper (whooaa)
Just a little louder (yeah)

Say it again for me
Cuz I love the way it feels when you are telling me that I'm
The only one who blows your mind
Say it again for me
It's like the whole world stops to listen
When you tell me you're in love
Say it again

The thing about you (about you)
is you know just how to get me
You talk about us like there's no end in sight
The thing about me is
that I really want to let you (wanna let you)
Open that door (open that door) and walk into my life

Move in a little closer (just a little closer)
Take it to a whisper (whooaa)
Just a little louder (yeah)

Say it again for me
Cuz I love the way it feels when you are telling me that I'm
The only one who blows your mind
Say it again for me
It's like the whole world stops to listen
When you tell me you're in love

And it feels like it's the first time
That anybody's ever brought the sun without the rain
And never in my whole life
Have I heard words as beautiful as when you say my name

Say it again for me
Cuz I love the way it feels when you are telling me that I'm
The only one who blows your mind
Say it again for me
It's like the whole world stops to listen
When you tell me you're in love
Say it again (x9)

When you tell me you're in love...
Say it again

Ohhh... Ohhhhhh

btw.. beb? say it again? ('^,)*

Holiday nge-hobby..

2009-03-26T11:02:00.004+07:00

My boyfriend, Indra, lagi asik banget ama hobby-nya.. photography.. to tell you the truth, I love photography too. I think it runs from the blood, my father loves it too when he's young. Until now too of course, but he's so busy with work now, so there's no time to continue it.

And hari ini, aku ditinggal ama Indra buat hunting foto cewek2 cakep.. hiks hiks..
hahaha.. in case you're reading this, just joking darl.. glad you have some friends dgn hobby yg sama, jadi tersalur and.. kmu isa dapet ilmu photography akeh (banyak).. trus ntar klo aku beneran can get my hand on DLSR (*I wish), teach me yaaa..

Aku cuma sempet ngambil satu photo tok pake DLSR e Indra, yg kayak e hasil e lumayan apik, hahaha.. ini dia.. me darl (^^,)*

Eh, ini post kok kayak jadi nulis surat, hahaha..
Oh well, aku cma nyeritain hobby ne co-ku, and mine too yang banyak mirip2nya. Ya photo, ya gambar, design, makan, tidur, hahahaha.. bernapas tuh, yang so pasti hobby semua org, wakakak.. aku nge-jayus dah..

Kalian, ngapain nih d libur hari raya Nyepi ini?
Kalo aku, siang ini stay at home, update blog trus mau beres2 kamar yg udah (and always kayak e) kayak kapal pecah, hahaha.. *malu dah..
Kalo sempet, mau ngerjain flannel juga.. ada banyak design d kepala yg pengen direalisasi'in. hoho..

Ntar malem mau k Galaxy Mall ama Yeane, cuci mata.. biar seger, hehe.. liat2 barang2 yg ada tulisan persen2nya, alias sale.

Oke then, Have a great day, friends!!

Friendly Blogger.. (^^,)*

2009-03-26T10:18:00.005+07:00

Lagi kunjung2 ke tempat temen2 Blogger, baca2 post mereka.. and ternyata, ama Enjii dkasih award.. hehe.. thanks ya Enjii (^^,)*

A 2009 Friendly Blogger award, hehe..
Does it means that I'm friendly? hahaha.. muji diri sendiri.

Tapi award ini also came with some homework,

Here are the rules:
1. Take a recent photo of yourself OR take a picture of yourself RIGHT NOW
2. DON'T change your clothes. DON'T fix your hair, just take a picture
3. Post that picture with NO editing
4. Post this instruction with your picture
5. Tag 10 people to do this.

and.. aku dah pernah ngerjain nih pe-er.. aku kumpulin tugas lama ku aja yah? hehehe.. *curang.. click it here ('^,)*

Vote Earth!

2009-03-25T08:28:00.005+07:00

Let's vote for the earth, by switching of your lights and electricity off on Saturday, March 28' 2009 at 8.30 pm (Indonesia time, WIB).

Have you heard anything about this voting for the earth movement? I read in Wikipedia, Earth Hour is an annual international event created by the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature/World Wildlife Fund), held on the last Saturday of March, that asks households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change.
Based on an idea successfully executed in Thailand in 2005, it was pioneered by WWF Australia and the Sydney Morning Herald in 2007,^[1] and achieved worldwide participation in 2008. (Wow! I really copied the text, haha.. know no other way to explain it, so I just plainly copied the text there).

So, do you care? The earth is really changing, the weather getting hotter and colder in some ways, lots of natural disasters happened lately, and yet people just keep being ignorant. You see garbage everywhere still, glass houses and buildings, trees cut, etc..
Come on everybody, let's take action!!

And this, I think it's the easiest way we can do, simply by switching your lights off..
Honestly, I just found out about it few days ago, when I see the commercial on TV.
Searched about it, and now.. asking my friends to let's save the earth (^^,)*
Vote for the earth!! and I think, I prefer this than April 9,2009.

"This is the perfect opportunity for individuals, governments, schools, businesses and communities around the world to unite for a common purpose, in response to a global issue that affect us all."
- Carter S. Roberts, President and CEO WWF

New framed creation..

2009-03-20T23:08:00.011+07:00

Yay!! I just made another framed couple..
It's an order from a friend, as a gift for her boyfriend on their 4th anniversary (which is today! congrats yoo..). She asked me to make one like I gave to Indra's parent and mine.. but I told her, well, why not make something a bit different..
Before the dolls are pretty big, so they took the whole space in the frame, so I asked if it will be okay if I make the dolls smaller so we can play a bit with the background and she didn't mind. YAY!! What a happy feeling when someone believes you to do the design and decide everything.. but of course, I did my best and when I sent her the pictures, she loves it. Happy again!!

These are the pictures.. lg promosi neehh.. hehehe..

the background

add the couple..

flower basket to make it look sweeter..

a full view after arranged inside..

full view with Eldora's card..

What do you think, folks?!

a little something from the seminar..

2009-03-20T22:40:00.003+07:00

I went to a seminar with my brother last night, by Hermawan Kartajaya @ Shangri-La.
It was fun, a lot of information absorbed, new friends gained, and some samples of marketing action to do in this economic recession.. to make us survive it.

And there's something about the low budget and great income.. like how the movie Slumdog Millionaire can beat The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Esia's package, join a community and other things.. This one really interest me.. hehe.. well, coz it's funny. It's a commercial for Doritos, made by Joe Herbert.. you got to see it (^^,)*

And this one, is also Doritos commercial I found in youtube.. cute too.. I think I've seen it somewhere before tho..

The power of Doritos eh?! Have you try it tho? I haven't.. maybe sometime later, hehe..

Award from Neno..

2009-03-17T20:13:00.003+07:00

Wuii.. Jeanne dapet award lagi.. award ini dibikin oleh Neno sendiri pake Polyvore. Cute eh?!

The aims of this award:
• As a dedication for those who love blogging activity and love to encourage friendships through blogging.
• To seek the reasons why we all love blogging!

Here are the rules of the award:
• Put the award in one post as soon as you receive it.
• Don’t forget to mention the person who gives you the award.
• Answer the award’s question by writing the reason why you love blogging.
• Tag and distribute the award to as many people as you like.
• Don’t forget to notify the award receivers and put their links in your post.

First, I started blogging since I date Indra, hehe.. he told me to make a blog so that I can post my stories, daily life, things I like, things I make, and just anything.. everything around me or even far away. Coz we're in an LD relationship, so blogging helps with sharing stories to each other.
Until now, I've been blogging for almost 2 years!! (will be 2 years this April 16th). WOW!!
And I'm lovin' it!! I made friends with lots of people, with those who live in different cities and even countries.. I post anything I like, things I made and have people comment about it, this thing got me learn new things and gain new knowledge.. not to mention making me more creative too!! It's just GREAT!!

How about you, friends?

I'm tagging Indra, Ie Sanni, Dian, Fun, Rashai, Diana Ang, Angel, Rollz, Elmo, Eiger Yap, Enjii, Ferdian, Linda, and Nindy.

Creating the Lomo Effect..

2009-03-15T17:31:00.011+07:00

So curious banget sama hasil kamera2 Lomo ku (Colorsplash 2nd roll, Supersampler & Robot Disderi 3 lens). Yang pasti Supersampler ama Disderi lom isa dipake soal nya cuaca akhir2 ini sering banget mendung ga ada matahari.. yg ada malah ga jadi semua ntar.. soal nya ga ada flash-nya.

Trus trus, tadi lagi chitty chatty sama beb ku, dia hari ini baru habis hunting foto lagi sama temen2 se-club fotografi-nya, euw asik banget, jiwa fotografi-ku (ceilee) jadi terpanggil and as I said before, aku jadi pengen punya DLSR juga but lg tongpes, haha.. so, masuk wishlist aja.. my next b'day present? sapa yg mau ngasih? hahaha.. biar bekas jg gpp asal g rusak, wakakak.. melas (kesian) banget seh??!

Ngomong2 ngalor ngidul kesana sini trus akhirnya nanya2.. "kalo bikin effect Lomo d Photoshop gimana ya beb?" akhirnya searching2, nyoba2.. ada beberapa tuts yg aku coba..
Tapi yah.. g tau aku nyoba nya bener apa ga.. masih belajar2, Photoshop juga lom terlalu bisa soal nya.. tempat nya gradient sumthing sumthing aja aku bingung td dmana, nanya2 ama beb dulu, hahaha..

Well, ini beberapa hasil aku pajang.. hehehe..
link-nya juga aku kasih d bawahnya.. kali2 aja ada temen2 yg mau nyoba.. (^^,)*

Ini foto asli nya.. me & the lavenders.. haha..

Dan ini adalah foto2 setelah di edit..

by Lomophoto.com
there's also a discussion on it here. I think I like this one.

by Denny Tang
Fashion Lomo photoshop

by Emanuele Feronato
This one is easy, you can download the actions and just aplly it on your photos. But I don't really like the contrast setting. Well, I guess you need the picture with the right exposure to get the pics came out exactly like the tuts has.

This one is not a Lomo effect tuts, but I thought it's looking vintage, a old prints effect by Denny Tang.

by DPS
haven't tried it yet, coz the instructions are a bit complicated for me, maybe some other time.. but my beb tried it on one of his hunting session photos.

So, what do you think?
Which one do you like? Tell me if you try the tuts yah?

Down below..

2009-03-14T22:08:00.002+07:00

I'm so tired today.. pissed and regret what I did after that..

hate meself..

night
I just have to rest my mind n body I guess..

Lomo Lovers MV & So Much Things to be Done..

2009-03-10T22:51:00.005+07:00

Pas lagi chat ama beb, pas sekalian update facebook, edit2 tag e temen2 yg baru join-an fb.. trus liat2 fb group, The Lomo Lovers!!!, ada yg post MV lagu yang didalem nya si penyanyi foto2 pake Lomo.. ahh.. asik sekali.. jadi pengen cepet2 tau hasi foto supersampler ku and jadi tambah pengen beli fisheye too.. hehehe.. nabung dulu ahh, dah beli2 gadget kebanyakan. Sekarang seh pengen nya ngajakin papa patungan (or kalo beruntung dibeliin sekalian, hehe) beli kamera DLSR, hahaha.. *fingers crossed.. wish me luck. hmm.. asked him as a b'day present? haha.. good idea.. hohoho.. *evilish thought ('^,)*

Btw, this is the MV. It's a Cantonesse song, (if I'm not mistaken) by Dear Jane titled Bie Shuo Hua (don't know how to say it in Cantonesse, hehe..).

Wah.. masih banyak hal yang harus dikerjain neh.. beberapa hari k depan bakal sibuk abis..
Ngurus asuransi, pengen nyari asuransi pengangkutan yg baru.. the old ones pengurus e kongkalikong ama admin ku(darn, I want to fire her!!).
Upcoming projects: framed couple dolls for Dora & Leo's anniv due March 19th and some flannel cake & puddings for Aisha (Asti's daughter), I want to finish it before her birthday on 30th this month.
And then, Hermawan Kertajaya's seminar Father wants me to attend on March 19th.
What else?
Can't remember them all for now.. I think I should note them all down.. just in case, haha.. I'm a bit of absent minded person, waaaa.. gawat kalo ada yg kelupa.
Oh yeah.. the long long overdue flannel guitar for Charlene, bad Jeanne!! have to finish & send it to her FAST!!

Well, better take a rest now..
Nite everyone..
Sweet dreams (^^,)*