C'est ma vie...

Anniversary

Time flies. Udah sering banget dengernya, and yes it does true. Gak terasa kemarin baru ngerayain 1st anniversary gue sm Narto walaupun celebrationnya bakal ditunda sampe weekend ini. Can't wait, can't wait =) I sent him return tickets to visit me. hihihi...

a little flashback, we never thought that we would get married that early, though finally we thought that it was the right decision. And.. if you knew us long long time ago when we were back in Canada, you know what happened between us and you would never think that we finally could date and get married. Nyahahaha!

Yes, i tell you a little story, and a simple thing to describe us is TOM & JERRY! you know what i mean right? Yup.. you're right. we used to tease each other, get annoyed to each other, and always fight and quarelling for every little thing =)

Naaaah.. tapiiii.. pernah denger kan pepatah Jawa "witing trisno jalaran soko kulino?" yang intinya kalo sering ketemu, lama2 jadi terbiasa bisa jadi jatcin juga. atau gak.. pepatah yg bilang "there is a thin line between love and hate" .. yaaaa.. kira2 gitu deh yang terjadi sm kita berdua! hahaha..

oh well, that really was a funny memory for both of us, and until now sometimes we still make fun of each other about that.

there's another story i haven't had time to share.. about our reception that finally was held successfully last month.. ehm i know, it's 11 months after our solemnization, but it's all worth it to wait until all my cousins and my sister back from Canada for their summer holiday =) and it was all about pink, like what i have been dreamt of since i was a little girl. and i'm so lucky that my hubby always supported me in everything i chose for the details such as the invitation, souvenirs and decorations .. he said "whatever makes you happy" ... he was very cooperative. but, for foods .. i let my mom decide, because she's an expert in that one though i did go for the food trial and help her to make decision ...

ah .. i'm a lucky woman .. or we're a lucky couple to be exact. so many people helped on and before that day.. and i can't thank them enough .. =)

turning 26...

Gimana rasanya udah 26 taon? Hmm.. biasa aja sih rasanya, ya berasa lbh tua aja, tp semuanya tetep sama aja. hehehe..

Bedanya..waktu ngerayain ultah ke-25 statusnya msh pacar orang, skrg udah jadi istri orang.. Trus, dulu msh ngerayain bareng orang rumah, kalo sekarang cuma berdua sm suami aja.. Bedanya lagi, taon ini kok berasa lebih dimanja ya? Taon lalu pas hari ultah malah kerja, emang minta kerja sih.. taon ini pas hari libur, trus dimanja banget sm Narto. Apa pun dia iya-in, diajak kesini mau, diajak kesana mau, pokoknya di hayu-in aja sm dia.

Trus lucunya, dia mau ngasih surprise selalu gagal gitu, gak tahan buat ngasih tau. bingung kali ya istrinya cuek2 aja? trus lucunya lagi.. dr tanggal 6 malem dia udah gelisah gitu, ngotot buat gue ke mobil ngambil hadiah.. trs dia bilang ambil donk.. ntar busuk. lha? apa itu bisa busuk2 segala? gue bilang "BUNGA ya?" dan ternyata betul. PINK ROSE! so pretty.. he knows i love pink, and i like pink rose ;)

Pas tgl 6 malem sblm tidur juga udah nanya2.. punya baju rapi gak? nah ini mau apa lagi? jangan2 mau diajak dinner ke tempat aneh2 nih.. boro2 gitu lho! tapi tebakan gue benerrrr.. tgl 7 sore pas gue mo tidur siang, dpt telp dr restorannya, buat reconfirm reservation dia. Yaaaah.. ketauan deh! wakakaka.. tp gue sih tetep aja pura2 udah tidur, kasian donk udah siapin surprise kalo sampe gagal =)

Bangun tidur, mandi, dandan, siap2.. meluncur deh ke tmpt dinner. Oh lucunya, biasa kalo dia udah siap, dan gue msh dandan, pasti udah manggil2.. udah telp, klakson mobil, tp kemaren dpt sms manis bener.. kalo udah turun aja yah! tumben ya? he knows when and how to pamper his wife :)

Selama di mobil, dia yang sibuk ngasih hint. Padahal gue mah udah pasrah aja dibawa kemana. Hahaha! tp ternyata emang tempatnya bagusssss... bagus buat dilihat, tapi kurang bagus buat difoto. Gelap sih, dan kalo pake flash malah gak keliatan bagusnya. Gak apa dey.. buat dikenang dalem ati dan ingetan ajah.. tempatnya tuh romantis, bole dibilang sih itu candle light dinner gitu.. and you can see the view of the whole city! tempatnya yg muter gitu deh.. aaaahh I love that place! Makanannya sih biasa aja, yang enak cuma avocado and sweet chili bread. Tapi kata narto grilled lamb rack dia enak..

Thank you, dear.. that was very beautiful, and i enjoyed every second of it. And I am thankful for being wonderful 26.

i miss..

Oh how i miss so many things.. i miss palembang foods, miss home, miss cooking.. yeah.. i miss cooking a lot! i mean like.. A LOT!

iyaaahh.. kalo dihitung², gue tuh udah gak masak sejak 6 bulan terakhir. yaik.. parah ya? duh, jd serem deh takut gak bisa masak lagi ntar.. takut resep yg dulu hafal di luar kepala skrg udah lupa semua. IYA! dulu sih belagu banget, kalo masak jarang banget rajin nulisin resep, biasa ya di coret² aja di kertas, trus kalo gak ya hafal deh.. ini skrg kayanya udah hampir lupa semua.

Ini mulai minggu ini mau mulai masak lagi, rasanya kok mati gaya ya? ditanya narto mau masak apa.. gue gak bisa jawab. PARAH! tp gue jg udah bosen banget makan di luar terus, emang awalnya fun, tp lama² bosen juga dan kantong jd makin tipis deh.. hahaha. ya gak tau, we'll see deh.. malem ini mau ke supermarket bareng dia buat grocery shopping lagi dan start over lagi deh cengo² di supermarket. lol.

Ugh!

Paling sebel kalo udah kumat. Biasa sih jarang² banget kumatnya, kalo lg PMS aja, itu pun gak setiap bulan. Tapi gak tau kenapa hari ini kumat lagi.. aaahhh.. hate it!

Setelah dipikir², kayanya ini karena gue gak minum kopi hari ini. Hebattt.. tapi ya stlh ngeh gak ngopi, ya udah ngopi deh, tp sayangnya msh gak ilang. susah nih kalo addicted sm coffee, pasti gini deh. percaya gak, ini udah jauh lbh berkurang dari waktu msh kuliah loh.. dulu sih kalo ada 4 mata kuliah, ya berarti gue minum 4 gelas kopi. skrg sih ya dibatasin lah, maximal sehari 2, itu pun udah diganti sm yg instant mix gitu, bukan beneran kopi tubruk lagi. eh tapiii.. 2 bungkus aja itu hampir gak pernah loh, paling ya satu lah .. my morning coffee accompanies me while getting ready to work =D

Kebayang gak kalo disuruh berenti ngopi sm sekali? Duh engga banget deh.. pernah dicoba, hasilnya.. gue teler, tidur seharian.. lemes, kepala pusiing dan beraattt banget. Sempet sukses berenti bbrp saat, eh tp trus lanjut lagi deh.. bener² gak bisa hidup tanpa kopi.. eh gak dink.. tanpa my beloved ones lah ya.. masa tanpa kopi? hehehe.

Tapi kalo misalnya i'm pregnant.. berarti gak bole ngopi donk ya? duh gimana donk? bener gak sih gak bole ngopi  kalo hamil? ah tuluuunggg.. eh bukan berarti skrg i'm pregnant yaaa.. sepertinya sih belom tuh..jgn dulu lah.. mau nikmatin masa berdua dulu, tp kalo emang udah "dikasih" ya kita terima dgn sukacita juga kok =)

*msh melanjutkan analisa knp migraine gue kambuh...*

mungkin gak nih krn minus mata gue nambah? mungkin kali yah? kebetulan ini pusingnya sebelah kanan, dan terakhir periksa mata yg kanan minusnya bertambah pesattt.. udah 3x lipet dr terakhir periksa. parah ya? malah yg kiri tetep, perasaan kalo ngeliat tuh yg kiri gak enak.. aneh deh! tp tetep aja gue gak suka pake kacamata, dan gak mau jg pake soft lens. hehehe.

ada yg suka kopi? suka minum kopi dimana? gue sih bukan penggemar starbucks maupun coffee bean kecuali iced latte nya aja =p tetep lah tim horton's is the BEST! uhuui..

life as a..

Life as an employee is not easy at all. I just realized it yesterday. Even though I just started working here for few days, i already can feel how tough it is. My crazy big boss, my super handsome boss to very chatty colleagues make my life more colorful.

I started working with no experience, a little guidance yet they expect so much from me. Thankfully, I got so many files ready to be studied in my computers. I can't say I love my workplace yet, but so far so good. I love that I have my own room, my own computer with full internet access =p , everything of my own =) I was quite surprised as well on my first day of working when the HR manager show me one room, and he said "this is all yours" . i was like.. eerrr.. okay.. thank you.. but on the other hand, i was also thinking.. man, my job will be crazy like hell, which really DOES now. *sigh* but, i like it. I don't like working from start to finish just sitting down and looking at to your computer. I would rather do the kind of job that i'm doing now where i can run around, and keep me active and moving around ;)

Else, everything is the same. still happily married, and food adventures still go on. Foods ROCK! yum yum .. no wonder my uncle said that my hubby is "chubbier" now .. b/c we can't stop eating.. hahaha.

unpredictable..

life is so unpredictable. am i right? Sometimes you have planned your life, but Someone up there is always in charge of everything. You're so helpless in His hand, right? Things are the same in my life..

who knows i would get married this year? and things are always well-planned by Him. He knows whats best for me and him, and I am thankful for that.

Yes, I am married now. Everything happened so quickly, and we feel so lucky.Who could get married and have everything ready in few weeks or days? Maybe not so many people can have that, but we could. From A-Z, everyone was so helpful, even the dress could be done in less than two weeks.. Even though everything seemed so rush, indeed we don't feel that way. I already knew from the first time we dated that he will be THE ONE.. and he also feels the same way. i'll post some story about us later when I have more time. hehehe.

It was a small wedding, yet very meaningful. Well, it wasn't a wedding yet, it was just the ceremony..and the wedding reception will be held next year.. that will be the craziest part i guess, but i'm sure i will love everything about it since i already know what i want and what i've dreamt of about my own wedding since i was a little girl. Oopps.. its me and Narto's wedding, but he said he'll agree of whatever i want as long that i'm happy and will have my dream wedding. isn't he sweet? hihihi.

Temans, sorry loh ya.. bukan gak ngundang, tp waktu itu emang waktunya mepet, dan pemberkahannya cuma buat keluarga aja. Nanti tunggu resepsi baru deh ya.. pemberkahannya tgl 8 Juli 2007, kok bukan 7 Juli kaya orang laen biar 070707? maunya sih gitu.. tp berhubung keluarga msh agak kolot, ternyata tanggal itu kurang baek, dan tgl 8 paling baek..jd ya udah diambil tanggal itu dan jam 9 pagi. hehehe.

Skrg tinggal pusingin soal resepsi.. gedung, catering, photographer, prewed photos, invitations, souvenirs, decorations, brides maids, grooms men, dresses, and the lists go on.. and of course my wedding gown.. aaarrrh... just thinking of it already overwhelms me. anyone can recommend me what should i do and where should i start? i dont think i can handle this myself..and i'll need my hero as usual... MY MOM!!! she's the best..she's the superwowan.. and the engine of the whole thing..

*sigh...*

Trus stlh itu.bagian yg paling pusing.. udah nikah gimana mau cari kerja? tp ya itu.. like i said before, i'm so blessed, He already plans everything so perfectly. I could get a job with good position and good salary as a fresh graduate, and they don't even care about my status. and the best part, the interview itself only held for less than an hour, and the CEO himself said that my application is accepted and i can start working whenever i'm available.

wis ah.. segini dulu updatenya.. nanti kapan2 baru lanjut lagi. dah ada laki..ya ada yg harus diurusin... hehehe.

PS: thank you for everyone who helped me on the big Day... all my cousins, my sister, my brother, my best girls, my mom of course , my mom in law.. dad, uncle, aunt, people at the vihara.. mom's friends, ie alien.. without you there would be no cake, i aheng ..without you there would be no yummy foods..grandma's friend to give us two bedrooms of hotels. everyone. .. without you guys i don't think everything would run that well.

packing up..

Aahh.. i hate moving!! so many stuffs to be packed up, and it's not even halfway done. hiks.. Yess.. we're moving to an apartment after living in this house for 3 years. Can you imagine how many stuffs that we have to pack from a 3 bedrooms house? and how many stuffs we have to sell/throw away since we're moving to a smaller place. 3 bedrooms house to a two-bedroom apartment. Aaargh!!

our house is such a mess now, boxes everywhere, things everywhere, and i don't even know where to start packing. I kind of forget how i did it 3 years ago.. and the most problem is i don't have enough time to pack things up since i work full-time now. I feel like i wanna quit my job, but i can't .. =(

ah.. better keep on going now..*postingan gak penting bgt ini mah hehehe*

new job

I loveee my new job. I'm officially a bartender now.. still working at the same place as before, but i got switched from a hostess to a bartender. I guess i've passed being a good hostess, and apparently we need more bartender at the restaurant. I don't mind learning new things, and i don't understand why people at work sometimes are just so nosy.. they were wondering why my boss transferred me to be a bartender, and they just ASSUMED that i won't like it.

Don't get me wrong. I did feel a little upset that he scheduled me as a bartender without informing me at first, but i didn't mind at all because i always love learning new things. I already work as a bartender for 7 shifts and so far so good except that bartending really IS a lot more work to do compare to hostessing. We have to open bar, make drinks, do dishes, tide the bar up, make garnishes, sweep and mop floors, and close bars.. but it's always fun, because you interact more with your coworkers especially the servers and you'll be able to communicate more with them. As my boss told us, the servers are our customers, so we have to treat them nicely, and i do find when you treat someone nice, they'll do the same thing. Just remember the golden rule "treat someone as you want to be treated" .. that's all you need. =)

And the most challenging part about this job is that.. I have no clue at all about alcohol. I dont drink ... not even beers. the only thing i know is vodka and how to make shirley temple. That's how bad i am. even the servers were shocked when they knew i knew ZERO about alcohol . hahaha. but now i'm getting better, and still learning. I already know how to make some cocktails like singapore sling, blue hawaiian, and so on.. and some mocktails like cookie monster, or mango freeze my fave. hihihi.. and i'm still gonna learn some more. ugh.. so excited!!! and i'm so glad that i've already known most of the servers when i was a hostess, and now that i'm a bartender .. they help me so much when they come to order drinks that i've no clue how to make them... can't thank enough to them =D

Chiropractic?

What do ya think about chiropractic? I've heard good and bad things about it, and still doing it until now. Will talk about that later... gotta finish up my final paper first.

Quick Update:
- done my final exam on the 18th. and still working on my final paper which is due in few hours. geezz..
- been working for more than 20 hours in 3 days, and now my legs are soooo sore. need massage and chiropractic. huhuhu.
- going to mandarin for dinner tomorrow! can't wait!!! i've been drooling all the times.. especially dinners... that prime ribs.. oh my..
- will work +30 hours next week.. dunno how i'm gonna handle that but thinking about how much i will earn .. i think i can handle that. heuheuehuhe.
- Julisa, one of the manager, has been sooo nice to me. *Still in shock* because usually she never smiles, and always be the mean one. She put some medication to my cut fingers and even put the band aid for me.. everyone was shocked when they saw that. hahaha..
- my saving keep adding up! woo hoo.. time to go shopping. *What?*
- Jasmin and Steven are getting married in September.. and the rumour of me getting married has spread out. man man man.. people do love gossips!
- and the list goes on and on and on... hehehe.

another busy week

Hmm.. it's been quite a while i haven't updated my blog. Not that i'm busy *actuallyy.. i am* I was trying to create my own blog from other site, so that i can have two separate blogs of my daily journal and my recipes collection. but oh well..  let's just write on whatever i have now.

So.. this week i work 5 shifts! WOW! maybe it seems a few for you, but compare to my usual schedule this is A LOT! in fact, too many. I just realized it today when i barely could wake up even though i already had 9 hours of sleep. I went to work, and my coworker was like... "did you have enough sleep last night? you look so tired" *GUBRAK!* was it that obvious? i tried to cover up my under eyes with some concealer and i seemed didn't help at all. hehehe. the good side of it.. i earn more $$ this week. hihihi.  *matre mode ON*

and finally today i had a chance to spend some time at my kitchen.. my comfort zone as i would call it =D i made Japanese cheesecake & Martabak kentang a la palembang. Will post the japanese cheesecake recipe shortly.. this is one of Narto's fave cake besides my bolu pandan -or bolu ijo ..that's how he refers it. hehehe.

PS: thanks to everyone who already made my birthday so special this year. I don't have to tell who you are.. you guys know who you are *wink wink* It's gonna be one of unforgettable memories i've ever had in my life. Thanks a lot! It really means a lot to me.

Reading Week

Ceritanya mulai besok (eh udah mulai dr jumat kemaren sih) sampe hari jumat gue lg libur sekolah. Cuma seminggu sih liburnya.. reading week, tp gue gak ada yg perlu dibaca, jadi bakal jadi "eating and working week" deh. hehehe.

So far, gue udah kerja 2 shifts sejak hari jumat, dan episode kerja dan makan sutra bakal terus berlanjut. Berhubung manager gue berbaik hati kali ini, gue dikasih kerja 4 shifts, saking baeknya, four days in a row. apa gak gempor tuh? Tapi gak papa lah.. gue dgn senang hati kok, artinya i can save more $$$ dong. hehehe.

Makan sutra udah dimulai dr hari ini.. dimulai dgn Ben thanh. Tadi gue udah makan pho, bbq pork balls dan spring rolls, berlanjut jalan ke mall dan ngisi perut lagi dgn mango bubble tea. Stelahnya, perutnya mau meledak. hahaha.

besok, acaranya ke mandarin buffet, tmpt gue kerja. Kalo ditanya orang, apa gak eneq tuh makan disana, kan tiap hari ngeliatin makanannya? Engga tuh!! Soalnya tiap hari gue cuma bisa ngacai doang ngeliat makanan yg buanyak banget itu... dan mrk lagi ada dumpling festival, dan minggu ini minggu terakhir mrk adain dumpling festival.. kalo gak besok kapan lagi sempetnya secara gue kerja dr selasa sampe jumat. hehehe.

Udah ah.. skrg mo lanjut nonton Oscar lagi. Jennifer Hudson menang!! YAAAAYY!!

friend(s)

Kadang bener banget deh orang bilang kita gak bisa tau orang tuh bae ato engga sampe bener2 udah kenal lama, dan udah pernah kerja bareng. Skrg baru terasa susahnya kerja sama orang.. *sigh* satu lagi, kalo bisa jgn pernah kerja sama temen deket sendiri deh.. salah2 malah jadi musuh ntarnya..

i'm not saying i have (an) enemy(ies) right now.. tp lg ngerasain susahnya yg namanya kerja. kerja beneran iya, kerja kelompok di sekolah pun iya. dan pada dasarnya gue tuh orangnya males adu argumen, mending jg i do my best, and do what i have to do, gak perlu sampe debat sampe rambut rontok semua, tenggorokan kering kerontang. tapi.. udah gue perhatiin, 2 minggu ini kok manusia satu itu jd keenakan? minggu lalu diturutin semua kemauannya, hasilnya .. ANCUR, man.. hr ini.. lagi2 gitu.. semua mesti turutin kemauan dia. Gue udah pasrah aja deh.. gue bilang aja, terserah deh, i hate arguing with people, this thing isn't a big deal for me. Egois kah gue? rasanya engga deh ya.. daripada ntar jadi musuh kan? even though gue skrg jg udah ngerasa uncomfortable banget being around her/him.

tau ah.. pada dasarnya gue males ribut sama siapa aja, gue selalu usaha cari jalan tengah aja walopun akhirnya gue yg jd bete sendiri. kalo kata Narto sih .. rasanya gw tuh tiap hari kaya orang PMS (gara2 cape ati). hahaha. gak dink.. gak kan yah, dear? kadang2 aja toh? *pembenaran diri*

haih.. udah ah.. i just speak random things. hehehe. Lagi bete, tadi udah seneng2 bisa practice yg numerical test.. udah dpt nilai bagus, dan pas mau ngerjain actual test, lah.. ini laptop gak compatible sm programnya. mau nangis gak tuh? udah lah.. bsk aja deh kerjain dr computer lab. semoga bisa.. semoga..

PS: Happy Valetine's Day, everyone.. walopun gue jg gak ngerayain banget.. ya gimana, V-day malah kerja. dan emang gak celebrate sih. mending jg ngerayain ultah mama kan ya.. buat kita mah.. everday is a valentine's day.. ya gak, To? *cuih* hahaha.

Mom, happy birthday.. i love you, and always do. Thank yo for always being there for me in my ups and downs. You're the best mom ever. I wish i were there to celebrate your birthday. I wish you all the best for the coming years.. Take a good care of yourself like you take care of me. Please.. i still want you to see me getting married and giving birth to my future child(ren). I love you, mom.. Happy birthday..

Happy Holiday

Happy Holiday, Everyone..

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

it's been quite a habit to bake cookies during xmas break. and this is what we made..

and

stormy day

should i be happy or what? hmmm.. i don't know. i was happy at first, but thinking that the exam might be rescheduled until next month is KILLING me. i don't want to study that all over again >.<

I talked to one of my neighbor on my way out this morning .. and he told me, last time this happened.. it was in 1972. CRAZZZY! in 12 hours, the snow is like crazy now. Should look at my BBQ and see how tall the snow is.

Look at that! it's crazy, eh?  It's even almost as high as the fence.

it's me... *Centil mode* look at the car behind me. I don't know how they're gonna clean that out =p

Let's Eat!

Masih blm mood buat cerita2, jd taro foto bbrp makanan fave aja =)

Doyaaan bgt sama terong balado, tp gak setiap org doyan sih. either you like it, or you totally dislike it =p Kalo disini, terongnya tuh yg super gede, jd gue iris2 dulu sblm digoreng. Biasanya, sambel baladonya lgsg diaduk rata ke terong gorengnya biar lbh meresap. Ini sih buat difoto aja makanya disirem di atasnya. I do believe that presentation is always number one when it comes to foods.

Pasangan sejati sate babi, ya kuah bakut sayur asin. Blm ada yg bisa ngalahin enaknya kuah bakut & sate babi di sunter ijo/pecenongan. Kalo lg di jkt, mamanya Narto pasti ngajak makan kesana. yummie!

Biji salak. Penampakannya sih kurang menarik yah? soalnya ini pake gula merah dr palembang, jd item pekat gini. Tp enakkk.. walopun gak seenak yg dulu gue sering beli sih. Kayaknya perlu dikasih sedikit tepung ketan biar lbh  kenyal.

Nganggur

Hari ini bener2 nganggur deh.. Kan ceritanya hr ini ga ada kelas..ya uwis, jadinya bangun siang abis, hampir jam 12 siang. iya dong ah.. bayar utang nih, kemaren cuma kebagian tidur 4,5 jam gara2 belajar buat exam.

and guess what? exam-nya sama persis sama taon lalu. GILA! well, gak 100% sama, soalnya taon ini ada 30 multiple-choice, ama 4 short-answer. nah.. kalo taon lalu tuh 20 MC + 3 SA. bener2 ga expect bakal sama persis, soalnya beda professor. Jadi, pas Kuldeep ngasih buat review (dia udah ambil taon lalu), ya gue ga bener2 paid attention sama exam paper dia. Abis pikiran beda professor ini, dan lagian John kayanya creative buat urusan bikin soal exam. Oh la la.. ternyata.. dikau pemalas juga ya, John? ahahaha.. jd ntar test kedua, gue pantengin aja deh tu exam dr Ms. Singh. lol.

Hari ini masak apa ya? Uhm.. bikin nasi siram aja.. sebenernya bukan fave Narto, tapi ga papa lah sekali2 masak makanan ginian. orang rumah doyan sih.. kalo cuma mikirin satu mulut doang, kasian dong yang laennya. hihihi.

Nasi siram ini, kalo mama nyebutnya sih Ci Chiu Fan. jgn tanya gue artinya apa. Yang gue tau, Ci itu ayam, Fan itu nasi.. Chiu apa yak? ga tau. orang spell-nya aja gue gak tau. lol. Yang jelas, dulu mama sering masak buat babeh kalo kebetulan babeh lagi di Palembang; trs waktu mama kesini, sering bgt masak buat kita. Yummy sih kalo kata gue, apalg kalo dimakan pake irisan rawit & kecap yg banyak.. ugh nikmatnya..


Dah ah.. mau mandi, trs baca Philosophy.. msh ada mid satu lagi, kayanya yg paling sulit nih >.<

probability

For those of you who's good in statistics.. what's the probability of having two tests in the same day if you only have two courses in one term? Fyi, the maximum of courses you can take in one term are 5.

So, i asked this question to Narto.. whom i can say is a statistician. He said "very small". Yup, that's what i thought when i was doing my schedule. But too bad.. there's always a hidden plan in your life. Both of my tests will be on the same day. I came to my philosophy class last tuesday, and the prof said that we'll have the midterm on October the 10th. So, he laughed out loud when i told him the exams will be on the same day. Damn!

Alrighty. at that time, i was hoping that John (my marketing prof), will give our midterm on the 12th since we already discussed about having the test in the week of 10th october. It could be on the 10th or 12th. Surprisingly, he set the test to October 10, one day after thanksgiving. One of my class said.. "John, 10th is the day after thanksgiving, so Thank you". We all laughed. Yeah.. thanks, John. that's very nice of you.

UPDATE!!
my philosophy prof, just cancelled the test on the 10th. Well, not cancel it, just postpone it until next week. YIPPIE! At least, i will have more time to study for that thing, especially after hearing what people say about that prof. They said, that course is tough.. I guess i chose the wrong course. hiks..

Tofu

Do you guys have any idea what to cook with tofu? I've been a vegetarian for more than a week.. and everyday is a huge struggle for me. Not that because I can't eat meat, but it's because i don't what to cook and what to eat. I bought 2 big jars of tofu, and now i'm wondering, why did i buy that much. hehehe..

Tahu tauco, tahu telor, tahu kecap, perkedel tahu, mun tahu.. what else? i don't have any idea at all. oh i haven't made any steamed tofu, sapo tofu, what else? feel free to post a comment and give some suggestion, friends.

Tempeh might be a good choice.. but i'm not so in the mood to make that, too lazy to peel the skins. hmmm... maybe next week or this sunday. We'll see. Besides, i also miss drinking my homemade soymilk. I guess it's time to stock up soybeans now. hehehe.

Benji-fever

Did anybody watch So You Think You Can Dance season 2?
OMG, i'm having a Benji-fever now. He's sooo cute and super talented dancer. I know i'm kinda late posting a blog about him now. I think that show ended a month ago, but I was in Indonesia at that time. Luckily, we have a recorder on our cable TV, so we recorded some episodes of the shows. I just can't stop watching that show, and I won't delete them from my player.


Huhuhu.. really, if you guys haven't watched it, i think you should find a way to find it. I never stop giggling everytime I see him dances. He has so much talents.. hip hop, jazz, swing, broadway, salsa..you name it, and he can do it. Well, all final four are great, but still.. I love Benji more. hihihi.

My fave one was when he did broadway with Donyelle. I just couldn't stop laughing and smiling. I just re-watched it for i-don't-know-how-many-times. That's why i'm writing this blog. hahahaha.

Trenji (Travis and Benji) was also very fun to watch. They started acting like a nerd, and did all those amazing steps. Wow!


Bravo, Benji! I already knew that you would win. And yes, you're the winner. YESH!

all images are courtesy of: fox and Benji's gallery.

school has started!

Agh.. i'm back to school again, and hopefully this is gonna be my last year in university. I'm sick of people keep asking me when i will graduate. That time will come soon. I hope. Fyi, i didn't start my uni life right after i graduate from high school, so if i haven't graduated yet until now, it's acceptable, right?

This year, i only have 4 courses (or 2 credits left), and hopefully everything goes well. i only have 2 courses for fall-term, MOS 320 (marketing) and Philosophy 162 (Business Ethic). I can't imagine taking that philosophy class. I'd been postponing from taking that class since last year, but yeah.. i still have to take and face it. I heard that's a pretty tough course, but we'll see. I won't start the class until next Tuesday. Hopefully, what ppl have said were wrong. Another one, MOS 320, I already went to the class yesterday. I already know the prof from my last year's accounting class. It's John Siambanopoulos again. He's a tough yet very funny guy. I love being in his class, maybe it's because he's still quite young and very entertaining? I don't know. He just teaches in different ways than other profs do. He has all that IT factors.

Oh.. i just went to see my physiotherapist today. It went really well, i love her. She is not as scary as she sounded on the phone last week. Very patient, and very funny. She really helped me a lot. She told me not to worry, which really such a relief for me. I kept asking her "is it normal? are these normal? ...normal?" until she laughed at me. Why did you keep asking that? there are many ppl who have the same problem with yours, and you'll be fine. Ohhh.. okay! thank you for letting me know, Patty. At least, i don't have to worry that much anymore =)

I'm back!

Akhirnya gue balik lg di Canada, which means i'm back to reality after two full months of holiday. He eh.. kita semua summer taon ini dpt kesempatan buat balik ke Indonesia. Some already left since May, and some left after Narto's convocation. Tepatnya sih semuanya pulang ke palembang. Dari om, tante yg di Jakarta, juga tante dan om yg dr Canada. Ga ada satupun yg ga pulang termasuk Narto. Pokoknya liburan kali ini tuh bener2 special deh.. Soalnya jarang2 kita semua bisa ngumpul lg kaya gini.. apalg sejak kita semua mulai kuliah ke Canada, trus tante gue jg udah mulai settle down di Toronto.

Baru mulai ngumpul semua sih pertengahan Agustus. Trus kita semua ke Pagar Alam buat family trip. Satu-satunya cara kesana cuma naek mobil, dan berhubung cuma ada 2 mobil, jadinya mama sewa bus buat nampung kita semua yg jumlahnya ada 23 orang. Mobil pribadi khusus ngangkut yg udah lansia kaya oma dan mertua om gue trus juga ada istrinya om gue disana (eh, tante gue ga termasuk lansia loh). Sisanya, ngumpul jadi satu di bus. Seru banget deh..

Mampir ke air terjun di lematang, jembatan gantung di deket Lahat (small town where i grew up), trs baru ke Pagar Alam. nangkring di villa, trus ke kebun tomat, wortel, kopi & jati.

Jembatan gantungnya really reminds me of my childhood. Can u see my feet shaking? Man..it's really scary.. but i was fun too.

It's me, Narto with Dian and Debbie.
My parents and us.. playing fake arung jeram. hihihi.

1) Debbie lg sibuk metikin biji kopi. Gini nih bentuknya kopi sblm dikupas dan dikeringin. I love the smells of coffee flower.. ugh it's really fragrant.

2) nangkring di atas pondok petani kebun jati. Adem.. banyak angin ya, deb? hihihi.

1) background-nya tuh Gunung Dempo loh.. biarpun di kaki gunung, udah siang bolong gitu sih tetep aja panasss bgt.

2)We all are farmers wannabe.

3)Btw, kita mesti hiking loh buat ke kebun tomatnya. Hiking terus, sampe dengkulnya makin parah. nasib..nasib..

Another important thing that we did was something that related to this picture.

Tengkyu banget buat Icha (dr Salon Yuliana) & Ko Teddy (Nora Photo) yg udah bantu bikin foto ini looks perfect. We really do LOVE this picture.

Termasuk mama jg suka banget.. sampe2 bliau bilang "Ntar kalo udah official, bakal mama gedein dan bingkai deh di ruang tamu".
Amen to that mom.. =)

Satu lg yg paling disukain setiap pulang tuh ya.. bisa belajar masak lg sama mama. Sekali ini targetnya, belajar bikin pangsit udang, bacang ama ronde ala mama. Sayang bgt waktu bikin pangsit kelupaan buat ambil fotonya.

1) pas lg belajar bungkus bacangdi rumah. Ada mama di seberang gue, trs babeh yg lagi mondar mandir di rumah. hihihi.

2)yang digantung itu penampakan bacang sblm direbus. Gile, ga sia2 loh pinggangnya pegel duduk kaya gitu. yg penting udah bisa bikin dan bungkus bacang lumayan gede deh kaya mama bikin punya.

Nah.. ini nih salah satu makanan fave gue. Biasanya dibikin satu bulan menjelang chinese new year. Berhubung CNY msh lamaaa bgt, dan kita semua pengen bgt makannya.. jadi lah kita bikin ini rame2. Taon lalu jg sempet bikin sih... warnanya cantik yah? Rasanya? duh..ga usah ditanya lg deh. gurih dan special bgt, soalnya dikasih durian. Yum..yum..

Haduh.. cerita begini, really make me miss home so bad. Kangen ngobrol sm mamah, tidur sm mamah, shopping bareng mamah and my sisters (disupirin sm my dearest haha), trus masak bareng.. ngerumpi dan ngegossip bareng. Apalg pas whole huge family lg di palembang semua. Seru deh... ga pernah berenti becanda. Oh..yg paling bikin happy, Narto gets along really well with my huge family. dan yg paling bikin gue amazed, Narto bisa deket bgt sm Debbie! He EH.. Debbie. Sepupu gue yg paling bontot dan yg paling picky. Pokoknya happy lah... mudah2an bisa ngumpul2 lg kaya gini.. but i don't know when..

Oh oh.. you guys know i'm a foods lover, right? Tiap pulang pasti makannya hajar2an deh.. byk bgt list makanan yg gue niat2in, tp akhirnya taon ini ga semuanya kesampean sih..soalnya kan cuma 2 bulan pulangnya, ditambah dengkulnya cedera. Sekali ini sih pulang paling sering makan... es kacang-alpukat Mamat, nasi capcay pujasera, tekwan pujasera, trs terakhirnya pempek panggang penghui, sama segala macem mie2an lah.. kalo ke palembang pasti gitu2 aja buat sarapan. hr ini mie ahok, besok mie aloy, besokannya lg mie pasar, ntar besokannya lg ga tau mie apa lg.. sampe Narto aja pusing. hehehe. 

Skrg udah balik di london, udah balik ke kehidupan biasa deh. UDah mesti masak lagi, walopun mood masak gue blm balik... Msh jetlag berat booo.. Jam tidurnya msh kacao sekali. I would sleep at 6 pm and wake up at 3 am in the morning. Pokoknya parah lah.. Makannya juga msh ngaco bgt, perutnya jg msh adaptasi lagi.. alamat bakal kurus lg deh =( Tp akhirnya hr ini gue bela2in masak kok dgn menu ala kadarnya. Demi.. demi perut yg huge ini loh. LOL.

Want to know about London right know? It's showering and VERY cold. Totally different from Palembang, which was very hot with NO rain at all. *sigh*

addictive

Lately, i'm so addicted to these things:
1. Starbucks Iced Latte

I always have this every summer. Only for summer, since I can't stand the cold during the other seasons. How do i like it? Less ice <<it's a must>>, extra shot of espresso, and 2 shots of classic syrups. Yum yum..

image courtesy of starbucks 

2. Crackers with french onion dip

Pertama kali nyobain waktu ke costco taon lalu. Enak banget, tp ga kesampean buat beli. Bbrp bulan yg lalu, tiap ke costco selalu nyari dip ini, tp ga pernah ketemu. Sampe akhirnya 3 hari yg lalu pas ke costco keliatan ini. Langsung deh beli tanpa ragu2. Foto yg dikiri, gitu lah cara gue makannya <gitu juga cara costco ngasih samplenya>. Imitation crab dihancurin, trs kasih dipnya, trs dimakan pake crackers. Yummy! image courtesy of: heluvagood 

The rest, lagi tergila2 masak romaine lettuce pake cabe rawit yg banyak sama udang kering. Diajarin sm mamanya Narto. Enaaaak banget. SEdap dan wangi sekali. Ga pernah tau loh kalo lettuce bakal enak dimasak, kirain romaine lettuce cuma enak di caesar salad doang. hihihi.

Satu lagi, suka banget sm porky dimasak cabe ijo & tauco, ajaran mamanya Narto juga. Duh, emang sih gue mah.. asal ada cabenya pasti doyan. LOL. tp emang enak kok. Hari ini pertama kali coba bikin tanpa dibantuin mamanya Narto, dan gue udah nervous ajah pas Narto makan.. takut ga seenak bikinan mamanya. tp dia bilang "enak kok, Nek.." YIPPIE! tp tetep enakan pepes ikannya, ga pernah ga enak. duuh.. jd mekar deh ni kepala. lol.

Hari ini borongan deh masak tiga macem. btw, hr ini hari ketiga gue masak lettuce. 3 days in a row, booo.. gimana dong, lagi doyan bgt! hehehe.


btw, hari ini ketemuan sm Rupert family.. finally i met Jessica after 2.5 years maybe? OMG! She's sooo cute. I love her eyes. Very adorable. Pertamanya sih msh malu2, cranky <baru bangun tidur>, tp begitu diajak foto, langsung gaya. parah juga ni anak.. centil kaya emaknya (iya gak, Tari??) *ampun ampun*

terserah

Udah 2 hari rumah jadi sepi. Mamanya Narto udah pulang. huhuhu.. Biasanya, tiap bangun tidur, pasti udah ada yg ngoprek di dapur, udah ada yg nemenin ngobrol, siang jalan2 bareng, sore masak bareng, trus malemnya dinner dan nonton bareng. 2 hari ini.. udah ga ada kerjaan lagi. Balik kaya dulu, libur=pengangguran. Tiap hari jalan aja ke mall sama Narto.

Yang bikin lebih pusing, skrg harus mikirin lagi tiap hari mau masak apa. Duh.. paling susah itu! Apalg stlh 2 minggu ga pernah mikirin mesti masak apa, karena semuanya under controlled. Mamanya Narto yg masak, gue yg bantuin aja sambil belajar. Tiap tanya ke orang rumah mau makan apa, pasti dijawab "terserah". I wish ada makanan yg namanya terserah.

Mau cerita sedikit ah ttg jalan2 ke Toronto. Berangkat pagi, anter mamanya Narto ke airport, taro luggage dulu, trus kita jalan2 ke downtown deh. Lumayan pegel juga keliling di Eaton Centre, dan ended up ga beli apa2. Ga ada yg menarik sih.. eh sempet tertarik beli sunglasses seh, tp mikir2.. yg skrg aja jarang2 makenya, mending ga usah beli lagi. Unless tu kacamata kebawa mimpi, baru deh gue beli. hahaha.

Malemnya, ketemuan sm my aunt & uncle for dinner. Makan di Korean Grill House. Trus baru deh ke airport lagi, krn mamanya berangkat jam 23.50. Hampir aja gue nangis, tp untungnya msh bisa ditahan.. malu kan kalo nangis di tempat umum gitu. Jadi inget, dulu pas mau balik kesini sampe bertangis2an di airport Singapore, duh.. malunya ga ketahan bo. hahaha.

3 more

Huaaah.. mo nangis deh ah.. ujian kok susahnya minta ampun.. 60% of final mark; and I can't believe i screwed it up =( Not intentionally, though.. Ughh.. Mr. Yousefi.. hiks.. the multiple choices were okay, but its only 40 pts, the rest.. 4 short answers and 15 points each -.-  but, i just checked the slides, i think i almost answered the question that i had no clue allrite.
I asked the prof..
Me: "can u plz tell me what this is.. i can't recall that we did this in class"
Prof: "yes.. we didn't do it in class, i took it from the textbook. this is.. bla bla bla.."

*gubrak*
matek lah guwe.. kan gw ga punya textbook. but i was lucky enough, i could understand the clues, and i made up the answers.. i almost got it all right. hahaha..
and thee stupidest part was.. when i handed in the exam.. the prof asked me "how did it go?"
It was totally brutal and so much harder than i expected =p
and he smiled at me.. "aah..it's okay. It's over" Yes it's over, sir.. hope you won't fail me. LOL

Oh well.. still have 3 to come. 2 on monday, and 1 on 28th. I'm going crazy now... especially after going thru 2 very difficult exams.. huhuhu..
The first one was on 19th, management accounting. Can't say i did good or bad. IT's all about talking SH*T. dont ever ask me what i wrote, i can't remember, i wrote 6 pages of sh*t. And still can't believe there are people who wrote 10 pages of that. hahaha... One thing I will remember about that day.. got lots of new friends.. but they're all graduating this year.. hiks.. but Dave isn't. He's gonna graduate with me, Kuldeep, Nora and Dawei. hihihi..

Oh.. i brought Nasi Tim that day... Gord and Kuldeep tried it, and they loved it. Ended up i only ate a little, the rest.. they ate it. also made Bolu Pandan for the group study.. and they loved it. aaaah.. senangnya..setidaknya makanan indo ga parah kan.... orang2 taunya cuma chinese food thok, skrg kan jd tau orang indo tu makannya kaya apa.. dan enaaaak juga gitu loooh!

okay.. gotta go! want to eat something before heading home... will update some later on


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last day of school..

last day of school for this term.. and i'm not really happy with that.. bcoz i'm not ready for the final yet. hiks.. well, have to study harder this time, esp for econ exam that'll worth 50% of your final mark.. thats too much.. esp when you're totally lost in that subject =(

so.. today i dropped off my finance assignment.. and to be honest, i'm not satisfied with what we did. it's a group project.. very multicultural groups. one indonesian, one brazilian and one canadian.. we had to have at least 5 pages of essay, and we didn't really have 5 pages. it's just almost five pages.. and that girl.. wasn't helpful at all. yes, i do understand you'll have final this friday... but everyone will also have exams. gee... can't believe i almost did all the works. thank G, Ryan finally showed up and helped me to finish up everything. and we dropped the assgn together.. and he gave me a ride to main campus. very nice guy! finally i can see something really good came out of him.. hahaha....

went to econ class... was expecting we would do a lot of review, and yes we did... and i'm still very lost. sigh... and then met Narto for lunch. fancy lunch i would say. didn't expect that we would go to McGinnis today... i love surprises. sometimes. I had steak with brand and peppercorn sauce.. and he had the ribs. and we had jalapeño dippers for the appetizer. The steak wasn't as good as i imagined, but the starter was delicious. actually, the ribs also tasted good. Thank you dear.. was very happy today! well.. i'm always happy when i'm with you =)

okay.. i'm going to study now. and by the way.. finally i had time to cook today. i made telor balado and tumis daging cincang. nyam... be back with another story next time. Wish me luck for the exams... especially the econ one. hiks hiks...

little update: i just finished watching America's Next Top Model, and the winner is Nicole... huuaaaa... i know she's gorgeus and pretty.. but i prefer Nik to win the competition. Well... i'm happy with the result though. i already expected both of them would be the finalists, and they were.. and i did say... Nik or Nicole... is fine with me.

This is Nik... she's pretty and very sexy.... and look at her eyes... gorgeus..

This is Nicole. very innocent look.. very pretty.. and i also like her big eyes..

so, she's the winner..

Photos are courtesy of UPN.

tired but happy

Its only Tuesday and i already feel very tired. I had 4 classes today, started at 9 am and finished at 6 pm. Usually, i'll have 2 hours break before my last class, but today.. during my break i had to work on my group assignment which is due on the last day of school, Dec 6. I know we still have many times but we want to get over it a.s.a.p so we can spend more time preparing for the final. sigh.. So, yea.. I work with Natalia, my exchange student friend from Brazil, and our meeting wasn't as bad as i expected before. Well, we didn't really do much thing because we weren't very clear about the project. So, we went to the prof's office hour.. and we waited for 40 mins or so, and our prof wasn't there. I couldn't believe it. I told Natalia.. maybe he's going to pick his son up. and guess what.. I was soooo right... He told us in the class. ha.. ha..

got my test back... and i'm very happy with my mark... its so much better than i expected. I even got perfect mark for part II, the calculations part. Didn't do really well on True/False/Uncertain part, but the 2nd part really bumped my mark up. hehehe... Was so happy.. even Natalia was very happy for me. I've to work harder for the final.

So.. what's i'm up to? i'm still preparing for my french test. Never thought that French will be this hard. I barely have time to study this course because i also have to work on other courses that i think are more important for me. But.. i still want to get good mark for my French class. has anybody ever learnt french before? How was it? or How is it if you're taking it now?

O yea.. i also got my econ test back yesterday. I wasn't really sure if i wanted to see my mark yesterday, but yesh... I did well on that one. at least... so much better than the first one. And its still above average. I'm so thankful to have friends that are very helpful this year. Jun, she's such a good helper in my econ class. She's so good in econ, well in everything, and she doesn't mind to teach me when i had difficulties to prepare for the 2nd midterm.

alrite... i'm going to sleep now. so sleepy and tired.. and tomorrow.. i'm going to the talent show even though i'm not in actuarial and stats science program. hehehe...

finally..

finally I have time to make some fancy foods. Today, me, my sister, my cousins and Narto went to Loblaws to do some groceries shopping. bought many things since we almost have nothing left over in the fridge. hopefully it'll be enough for at least two weeks.

I made tom yum goong and tumis sawi putih for our dinner. I've been craving to eat tom yum soup lately. Well, i went to Vietnamese restaurant several times, and always had tom yum soup for the last 2 visits. I like tom yum soup.. it's soooo refreshing. the sweetness, sourness.. nyumm... So, i've been thinking of cooking tom yum but i always didn't have enough time until today. ho ho..

 I made this tom yum soup based on my imagination. I've read so many recipes from the internet, and i combined all of them. Well, i added some pineapple to get the sweetness and sourness, (besides Narto also loves pineapple), I also added imitation crabs, because i don't eat shrimp. and i also put some quail eggs.. everyone's favorite. hehe..

I didn't really measure all the ingredients because this is the first time i tried this recipe, so i can't post the recipe yet. Maybe next time.. But i can guarantee it tastes good. That's what all my cousins and Narto said. =)

anyway.. have you ever tried habanero peppers? O migod.. it's like the hottest chilli in the world. I've heard about this chilli from 30-Minutes Meal, and i didn't think she's right because i always think cabe rawit is the hottest one. So, one day.. we ran out of chilli and i was too lazy to go to food basics to buy it. so i bought this chilli... and put 2 of those in my foods. OoOoh my... it really does very very hotttt.. If you like chilli, you should try this one..

  Silly picture of me and Narto after having our dinner. Look what he did.. hahaha..

Have a great weekend everyone... =)

O my..
i'm so tired..
just finished another exam today.. and don't think i did well on this one. i should have not changed my answers.. gee.. i always make the same mistakes even though my prof also often says "don't change ur answer if u already chose one." felt like it's really useless to spend many days studying and the result is nothing. or maybe i should work harder?

don't even know if my body can stand it. i already push myself to study as much as i could. sometimes i feel like i can't stand it anymore. O well, i still have 1.5 months left for this semester, i'd better do good this term.

I couldn't stop thinking the stupid mistakes that i made this morning. even after the test.. even during my classes. *sigh*  and then i decided to go home, which i didn't. I went to main campus first to meet Narto, then we went to UCC. were planning to have lunch there, but i already had my lunch at Kings, so we just went to the lost and found centre, hoping somebody returned my bus pass. and it's not there. hiks... that means i've to make a new one, which also means... i've to forget about getting a new sweater. huhuhu..

After going to UCC, we decided to have lunch somewhere else. foods @ ucc aren't that good, besides they are very expensive as well. So, we went to orient express. Finally.. but i didn't eat a lot though.. my mood wasn't that good today. We had rice + black pepper beef, some har gau, and garlic ribs. nyam.. garlic ribs is my current fave food from orient express.

Got home around 4ish.. and slept for almost 3 hours. hahaha.. o well.. i think i deserve it since i didn't have enough sleep last night.. and alsooooo... i couldn't sleep really well. i was too nervous about my exam.

okeh... i'm going to sleep now.. and will start groceries shopping tomorrow! finally i have some free time to go to supermarket. i've been very busy lately, and my fridge is almost empty . we're out of stock of everything.

have a good weekend everyone... =)

.lost.

I'm starting to dislike the library. I never paid any attention to all the warnings they've made about the theft around there until somebody really stole my stuffs from my backpack. hiks... fortunately, i didn't leave my cellphone and Narto's mp3 player on my desk, if not.... *sigh* i don't even want to think about it. what he (or she, my suspect is He!!!) stole was my buspass, my pink polkadot (somebody pls return it), and my HALF-EATEN cookies. *are you hungry, Mr. Thief?"

it happened last friday @ taylor's libary. I just put my stuff on the desk, and i remembered i'd to call Jun and Narto, so i went upstairs since lower ground floor doesn't have signal. I left my desk for only less than 5 minutes, and when I got back to my table.. i was kinda confused, my bag was opened, which i didn't open it. at this point, i still didn't realize my stuffs were gone. I wanted to eat my cookies, and it's not there. So, i started to have that weird feeling.. something must be wrong. so, i double checked my backpack, my buspass wasn't there (i had my atm card inside my buspass). O, maybe i left it in Weldon library (i studied there before i moved to taylor). that's what i thought. then i realized, my pink polkadot coin pocket wasn't there as well (hiks...) at that point.. i knew somebody opened my bag. Hiks... fortunately, he didn't take my passport. (thx God for this). I was planning to go to the bank to make new ATM card, that's why i brought my passport. I was so shock.... so i went upstairs again, called Narto and I also immediately called the bank to temporarily blocked my account. so, ppl.. pls be aware of your belonging when you leave the library. it doesn't take much time to grab everything from your bag. I only left my place for less than 5 mins and everything was gone. and i'm pretty sure there's somebody (or some ppl) who really makes a living from "the library".

yea.. thats the story from friday. last friday just wasn't my day.. i can say i didn't lose anything. I didn't bring any cash that day except few penies in my pink polka pocket. My ATM card couldn't be used, because its bended out besides i also blocked the account already, my 2 copy cards which i don't think i have any money left inside. Too bad for the thief. O well, i have to make a new bus pass... which is $45. hiks... maybe i'll go to UCC tomorrow who knows that guy just threw away my buspass somewhere, and somebody was really kind to return my buspass to the lost and found. I hope...

Saturday.... had exam in the morning (again... i wonder why all my profs love giving exams on Saturday?) not really sure how i did, but i think i'll pass on this one. *finger crossed*. After exam, me and Narto went to Wonder Sushi to have our lunch. the sushi aren't bad, i think, but the beef teriyaki and veal spare ribs weren't that good. it's like tasteless. iuuuu.. but overall, its good. love the veggie tempura plus the sauce. love the salad. love rolls. the green tea ice cream was good too, but it's too rich for me. Will go there again sometime, or maybe we'll try Wasabi.

Got home... and passed out immediately. Obviously, i didn't have enough sleep, studying for the exam. I took a nap for almost 2 hours, and started to do my laundry, and cook for dinner. I also made bubur ketan hitam requested by Narto. hohoho.. what's so funny was, when i went to asia market last week, i had a feeling that maybe Narto would like to eat bubur ketan hitam, so i bought one pack of that. and yesh... i was sooo right! if i didn't buy it last week..where i can find that thing around here? LoL.

ok.. time to study now. Just got back from the church. and i didn't realize that today is the remembrance day, and we had to sing O Canada, which i don't even know how to sing it. hahaha...

yayy..

yayyy.. finally it's weekend again. I'm feeling better today, no more fever. Just finished one exam today.. one down, three more to go. I am not sure how i did for the test, but i know for sure there's one question i did it right. and it was 20 points. haha.. yippie!! the rest.. its all up to the professor. True, false or uncertain, and give reasons. those are the kind of exam that i hate so much besides multiple choices. i did try my best though, and i think i analized them all right. LOL

Since i was sick, i almost studied all night yesterday. I took a nap until 7.30 pm, then started studying from 9 pm until 3ish am. I set my alarm to 9 am, and surprisingly i woke up at 8. I was too excited (too nervous i can say) for the test, so i woke up and started to study immediately. Was sooo nice to study when the home is still very silent (meaning: everyone is still asleep). hehehe..

After exam, i met with my cousins and her friends in downtown, and we went to Asia Market. It's Groceries time. *wink wink* got a lot of foods. finally I found pete - the stinky bean (thats how the ppl at asia market say it). I can say i like it, but i prefer not to eat it at all since i can stand the smell after eating it. So, basically.. i only use it to give some flavor to my foods, i would only put 2-3 pieces of it. hehehe.. and i also bought sarden, since i've been craving to eat it since few days ago.

got back home, clean up the kitchen.. and made pad thai for the dinner. i can say it was a failure even though ppl @ home said it's not. I shouldn't cook the noodle. Well.. it's ok. you learn from your mistakes, rite? I'm not a chef, i'm just an ordinary girl who loves cooking. So, i learn how to cook by trials and errors.

and... today.. Ci Rita and Ko chris came to our house. finally we meet them again... hihihi.. tomorrow they'll come over again before leaving london. hope they'll bring Dio and Yvan tomorrow =)

Btw, tomorrow @ 2 am will be the daylight saving for us. so i'll have 25 hours today, one more hour of sleeping. LOL

the pressure is ON

gelo.. uda hari kamis lagi? unbelieveable! rasanya kmrn baru aja hr senin... udah mau wiken lageh? untungnya sekali ini long weekend for thanksgiving. i have more times to study for my midterms on tuesday. I won't say I'm ready <never say ready> for my tests, but i already did the readings, and the exercises. There's some part that i haven't understood yet, but i'll work it out with my Jun tomorrow. My plan for this weekend... have fun with Narto tomorrow <he said there'll be a surprise tomorrow, i wonder what it is>, and study on Saturday and Sunday. I really have to finish all of my materials on Sunday since I have an invitation to Ci Rita's farewell party on Monday.

Another farewell... so sadddd.. won't be able to see Dio and Yvan growing up again. hiks hiks... Dio and Yvan are Ci Rita's sons and i used to babysit them few years ago when we still lived in the same area. huaaah.... everybody is gone.

something really stupid happened to me today. I left home in a hurry today and i forgot to bring my key... so i went to classes, and during my French class i already felt i was in so much pain <yes this is the M day> and when i was on my way home i just realized i didn't bring my key. I called Narto and my cousin to borrow any of their keys, but nobody picked up the phone; they were busy studying @ the library. I went home hoping somebody was at home. And nobody was home. I called my other cousin and he said he's on his way home.. so i waited for him in front of our house for 1.5 hours and was in so much pain. I felt like i almost fainted, but thank God i didn't. I couldn't walk, just sat there, and counting down the time. that was brutal. Once my cousin arrived, i walked in to the house and took my medicine and went to sleep as my medicine started to work. What a day..=(

Buzy and always busy

yellow mellow... <cieh.kaya ada yg baca aja!> not so many story to tell this week. things were getting more and more hectic every week; exams are really coming soon. everyone in my house was busy studying @ the library including me. haha.. true! i did study, even me cannot believe myself would spend almost the whole saturday in the library. well, thats how a student's life will always be.

all the fun stuffs always start on friday. I met Narto at school after class, and i also met his friend, Shaun <the funny and nice guy, i can tell>. we went to the UCC looking around at the poster sale <it was the last day of poster week> for a while after missing so many buses. i was planning to buy some posters, flowery posters, to color up my wall. i did found one, was beautiful, so picked it up and went to the cashier. I couldn't believe the line was soooo long, so i decided not to buy it. i wouldn't waste my time lining up for something that's not so important. Moral of the day: don't buy anything on the last day of sale or you'll end up lining up the entire day.

So, we left, Shaun went home <actually we lost him @ UCC>, we went to Take Sushi. wuhuu.. finally i could eat that yummy foods after craving it for weeks. I didn't know we would go there because Narto was already busy for his exams, was surpised, and happy of course. we had the spicy beef soups and some sushi as well.

Went home, cooked some dinner for my cousins and my sister, and made banana cake for the dessert. Actually, Narto almost did all the baking work, he loves "helping" me in the kitchen.. and surprisingly, the cake was finished in less than one day. i only had a chance to eat a piece of that cake. I'll post the recipe later. it's very easy ánd simple to make. don't need a mixer, all you need is a mixing bowl, the ingredients, fork, baking pan and of course an oven. <daaaa!>

Saturday.. woke up quite late at 10ish.. cooked a quick meal for my cousin who left alone at home <we all went to the library> so i cooked "Kari Ayam + fried egg with minced pork" for him and for my lunch and our dinner as well. Went to library, i almost spent the whole day in the library and got back home at 7.30 pm. I made "sambel ijo"to accompany "kari ayam". hmmm... What a meal..

Sunday.. as usual, went to church with my cousin and I finally met Mrs. Pudney again. she hugged me like always, and i always feel good after getting a hug from her. She really did make my day. Several things I got from the Sermon... the holy communion, and something to learn and to remember. "...I do not consider that I have made it my own; but one thing I do, forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to  what lies ahead..” (Philippians 3:13). "...Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day's own trouble be sufficient for the day.” (Matthew 6:30)

instead of going to library, i decided to go to Loblaws. I had to buy rice and some stuffs to fill up my fridge and my storage because next week i won't have time to do groceries shopping. and while walking around the store, i suddenly felt i wanted to cook "Nasi Hainan". yea.. so i did pick up a whole chicken and cucumber to make the "Nasi Hainan". and Narto stopped by to had dinner with us and of course he helped me to chop the chicken. hahaha.... was good... first time to make
the complete Nasi Hainan and it was a success.

Time to get back to work... will post some more next time. Bu-bye...

.farewell.

I can't believe weekend is over, like narto said this weekend seemed very short. well, it did.. but there were a lot of things happening this weekend.

PART I - Erick, Vince and Victor farewell

on friday, we had a farewell dinner for Erick, Vincent and Victor at Taste of India, the best Indian restaurant in town, then we went to have bubble teas at Bubble King. It was fun, guys.. the foods was great <as always, i ate lamb vindaloo and had lamb jalfrezi to go for narto>, the bubble teas were good too, but the place was too crowded. sorry to victor who didn't get his order until we left. <too bad, tor>. It's sad to know they're leaving, but that's what you call life. People come and go in your life.

  

This is the picture from the farewell day. We took this picture after the dinner while waiting for the bus.

Left to right: me, erick (the tall guy), victor, dong, uuq, vince <pls click image for larger view>

Was cold and windy.. but it was fun =)

Erick: good luck ya buat sekolahnya di Swiss. impian gue bgt loh kuliah kesana.. enjoy yah.. enjoy the beautiful views, the chocolates, the foods, the campus.. everything. if one day i could go there again, i'll stop by @ your city. Rick, thanks for being a good friend of mine and my families, was fun to have fun and hang around with you. will miss going to Asiana with you guys. wish you all the best, and Gbu and your sister always.

Vincent: cent.. ntar msh balik lg kan yah? kmu udah kaya ade-ku sendiri loh.. tengkiu udah mau direpot2in sm aku, tengkiu uda jd tempat curhat, temen jalan.. sorry kalo belakangan udah jarang maen bareng, udah mulai "sibuk" sih ya.. thanks for everything lah.. good luck ya buat kerjaannya. get the experiences as much as you can. pokoknya God be with you everytime dey. keep in touch ya. at least by email lah.. soalnya aku kan jarang online =)

Victor: toooor.. gelo loe ya.. umur dah brp tuh kuliah ga dikelarin dulu. tp ya gpp.. you know what's best for you. kerjaan mana aja yg elo ambil, good luck dey. kayanya jd guru skating asik juga dey.. apalg kalo ngajarin anak kecil gitu yah.. have fun lah... thank you for being a good friend for me.. tengkiu udah byk nolongin gue..terutama kalo ada hubungan sm komputer gue. hihi.. balik sini lagi yaaaah.... good luck lah... jgn males ke gereja oy!! Gbu yah...

 

"We are family"

left to right: my sist, me, my cousin, my cousin

Actually, this picture was taken candidly by Erick while we're on our way to Bubble King

PART II - having fun on Saturday

i loooove Saturdays.. why? because i can wake up late. i usually wake up around 10 to 11 on saturday; its still early for me, but not for narto. haha.. i know i'm wasting my time if i wake up too late but what can i do? i looooveee sleeping. so yea.. this saturday i woke up @ 11, then had breakfast <as usual there's always a cup of coffee>, watched tv, chit chat with my families and took a shower. We <me, narto, and my cousin> went to Costco (again) hehe... bought mp3 player for my cousin, and narto bought me a pair boots. crazy boot. haha.. i'm not sure if i can wear those boots, but i'll try. i think i'll only wear it when it's very coooold and lots of snows outside. bought pineapple; why? i was craving to eat rujak.. especially rujak @ sunter mall <slurrrppp..> .got back home... then he said he's been craving to eat ice cream since friday. so yea, we dropped off the stuffs and went to white oaks mall. surprisingly.. we didn't buy anything there except ice cream and a cup of coffee <again>. hihihi.. we were just looking around and i was tired, so we went home..

bought some fruits at A&P for rujak, and once we got home.. we started to get ready making the rujak... slurrppp.. and of course we ordered some chinese foods for dinner because i didn't have enough time to cook. besides, i was planning to make soto betawi, but i couldn't find beef tripe on that day. the butcher said they will have the tripes on Monday, so i'll check them out on Monday. yes.. we had a great dinner together at home. sechuan foods and followed by rujak. nyam nyam..

PART III - study day

it's Sunday.. time to go to church and library. Went to church as usual.. but i didn't see Mrs. Joan, hmmm.. deuuh.. ganti ke indo dey.. cape jg pake bhs inggris.. emang mood²an banget dey gue ini. uda pd tau kan ya kalo gue tu moody bgt dan parah bgt kalo udah kumat. bole tanya ke org rumah & narto de kalo ga percaya. hhehehe..

okay.. trs dr gereja kita ke library.. sebenernya siy ga ada rencana mo ke library, mo belajar di apt narto aja, tp kayanya bakal ga belajar kalo di apt dia. jd ya kita ke library aja bareng si uuq. ketemuan sm narto di bus, trs begitu kita nyampe lgsg makan siang dey. kebetulan kalo minggu library ga buka, jd narto beliin pasta dr angelos. duuuh enaaaak bgt!!! salah satu tmpt favorit kita bedua disini kalo buat italian foods, esp pasta. trus belajar deh dr jam 1an sampe jam 8 malem.. sebenernya jam 7an jg udah laper bangettt tp berhubung busnya uda lewat jd harus tunggu satu jam lg dey. trs dr library uda pusing malem mau makan apa.. trs akhirnya setelah dipikir², makan nasi yg msh ngepul pake telor orak arik (dikasih cabe rawit plus daun bawang), sama lalapan+terasi pasti nikmaaaaaaat bangettt.. dan bener ajaa.. begitu sampe rumah langsung sibuk dey potong² cabe, daun bawang..gue yg bikin telornya, trs narto yg ngulek sambelnya. gue dah KO bgt dey buat ngulek².. lagian dr kmrn jg uda narto yg ngulek² terus. hihihi..tengkyu, yang.. =) gpp ya biar ntar makin berotot *lol* ya sutra... trus lgsg dey gue makan dgn lahapnya.. kalap boo.. haha...

trs abis makan... beres² bentar, trs ngelipetin baju... trs ke kamar bentar dey istirahat sambil nungguin busnya narto dateng. ya sutra.. gitu aja de kerjaannya selama weekend... ntar kapan² di updet lg yah.. kalo lg bagus aja moodnya. i started typing this blog with a good mood =) going to sleep soon.. nighty nite...

.:UPDATE:.
Victor & Vincent, thank you buat suratnya. hope one day we'll meet again. good luck in everything..and God bless both of you in all you do. updated on Sept 26, 2005 @ 11.28 pm.

stuck @ school

it's 3.44 pm.. and here i am.. still stuck at school. i still have another class coming in 30 mins and i still haven't read all the materials. blah... i'm just too tired (read:lazy)..ha ha.. o well, i'm tired as well. tuesday and thursday are the worst day of the week. i have class from 9 am to 6.30 pm; and the worst part, i've to take 7.42 am bus which means i have to wake up at 6.30 am. why should i wake up that early? because.. i've to eat my breakfast, drink my coffee (for sure or i'll be dead in class), take a po*p, and of course take a shower. i know its a lot, but those are the MUST do things before i go to campus =)

want to know what i did during managerial accounting class today? i know i should listen and pay attention to the prof, but i already read the lecture notes yesterday.. so i had time to think about other things. hihihi.. i was planning the menu for next week.. and all the sudden i kept listing the foods that i can remember the recipe clearly. so i took out another paper, and wrote down the foods by its caterogy, i.e. chicken, pork, beef, seafood, tahu & tempe, egg, veggie, etc.. and surprisingly.. i know a lotttt!! hihihi... can't say the number, i know there are more ppl who know a lot better than me, but i'm quite happy with what i have and what i know rite now.. and i really hope i can have my own site sometimes in the future.

okay.. i think i've to go.. i want to find a good spot in the class.. hihi... take care. have a nice weekend everybody =p

.:UPDATE:.

the class was cancelled... BLAH!!! i was waiting for 2 hours, and couldn't believe that it's cancelled >.< i really really wanted to skip that class, and i changed my mind to not skipping the class during my managerial accounting class.. and then it's cancelled. wasn't it great? phiew... i wasn't mad, just felt very stupid.. could save my time for napping if i really went home 2 hours earlier >.< o well, that's fine.. i went home, it was showering... and  i'm glad there was no thunderstorm on my way home. gonna tell ya sumtin.. i'm scared of thunderstorm, can say i have a phobia with it. actually, i met narto on the bus, then we went to A&P for a while.. picking up nappa cabbage and frozen fries (i was craving to eat chickin wing, but then i decided i wanted to eat fries haha).

so.. we finally got home.. fried the fries immediately.. i was starving.. and i also marinated the chicken for "ayam goreng robocop". its narto who named the fried chicken to ayam goreng robocop. i dont know how he got that name, he said it just looks like robocop... which i dont think it is =p it looks like kentucky fried chicken, you know... we also cooked "egg and tomato soup" <again>. hahaha... it's ours favorite fooood.. very easy to cook (took us only about 10 mins to cook it), and its very yuummmyyy. trust me!!!

i think that's all that i wanted to update =) i'm still excited about my whole new blog rite now, so i'll keep updating until i dont feel like wanting to update my blog anymore. and actually its also requested by somebody <ps: thanks for everything.. love you so much> to keep blogging. hihi.. we'll see yaaa.. if only i have time =)  

back to study

hiyaa.. weekend is over and narto already went back to his apt >.< .. we're back to our business (read:study). i've to prepare for my french class... actually, here's some update from last friday... i skipped my class.. it was raining, and i wasn't feeling so well.. so yea, i decided not going to class. wouldn't make myself feel worse.. so i had quite a long weekend, though i almost stayed at home the whole friday. we went to a movie on friday night (info: friday is always the premier day for any new movie), so he asked me out. why? because he wanted me to forget the bad memory that i got from the previous movie; (isnt that sweet? thanks, dear..) last time i went to the movie, you know what happened.. (plz read one post before this), so yea.. its all good. the movie was great. the title is "just like heaven", and it really did change everything.. i could sleep well these last 2 days. if you like comedy-drama movie.. watch it. its really funny and romantic too. loveeee the garden!!! i hope one day i can have my own garden. i'm working on it now... i was planting lots of tulips seed few weeks ago, but i've to wait until next spring to see all of them growing up hihihi...

what else did i do this weekend?? saturday... i went to narto's apt, then we went to costco; didn't plan on buying anything, we just love going to supermarket and looking around.. and we always go to the book section, and we saw a chinese food recipe book, and once we opened the book.. guess what we saw!!! it's a recipe that his mom gave me. that's his fave food and i also like it.. can say it's my fave food also.. we kept looking the book and we found several recipes that his mom often makes... so yea.. we decided to buy that book. and he bought me one set of pilate kit. not a good idea for me.. but i know its good for my health.. that's what the doctor said =( gotta do it twice a week or... i'll be in soooo much trouble.. lol

sunday.. went to church as usual... and Mrs. Pudney invited me to her apt.. i always love to see her @ the church.. she always hugs us (me and my cousin) everytime we go to the church even though its not easy for her to walk around and hug us. she's pretty old... and when i went back to indo.. she's the one whom i always remember to give her