Friday, February 29, 2008

Wondering

some people have many things while others can only wish they had ...
- this one's for the children, nkotb

while i feel blessed with what life has given me so far, i still wonder every now and then - what do i really want? and if i know the answer to some of it - have i work hard in order to realise that dream of mine?

Cancelled!

it was confirmed but 2 days ago the agent called saying the climb is full that we wouldn't be able to do it during good friday. and the only time that is available is the time where either me or my travel companion are unavailable. we were quite annoyed actually because we're given green light and then just like that back to nil. oh well, i guess we're just not fated to do the climb this early in 2008. or maybe i'm just meant to concentrate on the study until april. but still .... so sad!!!

Southern Time

this movie is indeed one worth of the oscar. why's that? well firstly you have to really listen to the thick southern accent (i.e. mumbling all the way). secondly you'd be required to really really listen to what they're talking about if you don't want to miss the story or even the joke thrown here and there. but seriously though, it's a good movie with a great story line and actors who play it well; especially the villain.
shame on me though for only realising it is tommy lee jones instead of clint eastwood who's the sheriff half through the movie. no wonder i kept on telling myself that clint looked totally different here. and josh brolin! i can't help but my mind kept on going back to the days when he played jimmy hickok *the reason our cats were named jimmy and cody* in young riders sans the moustache and the brooding.
pic. courtesy of imdb.com

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Random

ngantuk. capek. lemes. males. dikejar2 orang. mengejar2 bos sendiri. browsing. facebook. lotus domino. baca update manhunt yang bikin 5 murid tidak ujian, huh!. xml. iseng2 upload foto ke facebook. domino lagi. baca email. domino lagi. bosan. balik ke schema files. baca email. nge-blog. ngantuk!!

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

The End

its assessment day today. and 5 people didn't turn up. i was told that four of them were suddenly activated for some special case while the other one received a call in class and left immediately. included in one of them is the guy with that cute smile and great body. i was very curious on what's going on but they said they couldn't reveal it to me apart from those 5 guys are actually in a special unit and they're handling an important case. i managed to get info on which unit they are from and just from browsing the website i know it is quite an 'interesting' unit. well actually i realised this batch comes from a more specialised unit that some of them couldn't come every week because of being deployed, even during class they would get call that need to be attend to immediately just like what happened during the assessment to one of the guy. i thought he too need to leave halfway but apparently no. and only on monday was i being told by one of them that the class is only available for seniors or staff from certain level. well at least i have few contacts in case i need it in the future! hehe, nah i'm not thinking of going to jail or something bad in the future.
anyways, YAY! i got my monday and wednesday back. just in time for the tennis session to start and i can start doing running again.
on another note, i'm enjoying the bionic woman series more. interesting and wicked!

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Being A Good Daughter is Hard To Do

sat, march 08th
>> wedding *you have to go as your mum is close to the mother of the bride*
fri, march 14th
>> solemnization *will negotiate with mum to skip this, the advantage of being single*
sat, march 15th
>> wedding *related from both side, stronger from dad - need to go*
sun, march 16th
>> wedding *what do you meant you don't know him? his your mum's 2nd cousin and your dad's cousin!! ; you have to go as you have a stronger bond from dad's side. your parents will be very upset*

i tell you! dad and mum being related creates loads of trouble when it comes to all these wedding thingy. my aunties and uncles can skip it but not me! why? because of dad's relation with them. sigh.
oh well, i count on the briyani dum then. wedding's briyani is totally different from those sell outside.
looking at my wardrobe. only 2 punjabis that fits me now. same clothes few days apart? yeah, if i want mum to kill me!

Casanova

it was a review class yesterday. i couldn't spend the whole 3hrs doing review 'cos well, i was kinda not ready *what's new* for 3hrs of review. not many questions asked as they said it's time for me to give loads of hint for the assessment. duh!
i ended up asking them to question the person next to them and so on until everyone got a chance. come the time where that guy with a great smile (and great bod) :-

him: bagaimanakah guru bahasa kita?
his friend: err .. errr *looking at his notes, this guy is a little slow*
me: *looking at his friend* your answer will determine your final result ya *jokingly of course*
him: *talking softly to his friend* sangat cantik sekali
his friend: dia sangat cantik sekali.
me: if you use sangat you dont' have to use sekali as it means the same. sangat cantik and cantik sekali both mean very pretty. if you use sangat cantik sekali it's like saying something that is very very wuah *can't find the right word, so must be a little expressive, eh*
him: but it's true. dia sangat cantik sekali
me: *speechless, flattered, trying hard to control myself from smiling since looking at him smiling always makes me smile*

sidetrack :-
a friend just texted telling me that she's accepted as a junior official for the F1 in sept. months of waiting and no expectation and she got it! so happy for her. congratulations again, charm.

i'm sure gonna miss his great smile once the assessment is over tomorrow. this class ain't as close as the previous one that i never see all of them sit and chat together. i doubt there'll be gathering or something between the line for this batch.
ps. thanks to yoli for the title inspiration :)

Monday, February 25, 2008

Withdrawal Symptoms

sunday :-
forced myself to wake up at 10. forced myself not to have coke, not even a sip. forced myself to study, done 1 chapter. forced myself not to have coke during movie. decided to go home straight after movie. was feeling a little lethargic that i bought myself a bottle of green tea instead of the usual coke. couldn't sleep until 4ish this morning. spent the time tossing around while my mind had their own journey.
monday :-
woke up late *what else's new?* for the morning pump class. took a cab *again* to work. wishing this eyes could just be shut for few hours instead of staring at the machine.
now :-
i need my coke!

Walking Away

i have so many things in my mind right now that makes me want to put everything down and just take a break. if only i could do that.....

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Treasure Hunting

i find the movie a bit draggy. it gets better in the middle and pretty exciting towards the end and i had my fair share of laugh. i can't make up my mind on the genre though, romantic comedy or adventure comedy *if that kinda genre exist* or comedy or just pure entertainment. but for sure, mcconaughey's solid bods and kate's perfect tan does help making the movie more enjoyable.
pic. courtesy of imdb.com

Saturday, February 23, 2008

(Feels Like) A First Date

after 2 years i finally catched up with my friend last night. a friend's friend's friend *you tell me* that i met during one of a dinner organised by another friend. we just kinda get along during dinner, few texting and then it faded away; from having each other's number to not having it to back to having it again. after few failed attempt since last december we finally met. and where else to go but the 1st place we met. never meet each other apart from that 1st time, not knowing each other at all, i believe both of us came with an open mind. it's either 'yeah, we can be friends' or 'nah, don't think we can click'. and it turned out good....

Friday, February 22, 2008

Shall We Jump?

it's an alright movie for me. a blockbuster but just not that blockbuster for me. i think i spent time toying with my own list of places to jump to next. i guess its just one of those movie that wants to be the first in using certain effects in a big screen and kinda ignore the storyline? i mean how can you see him as a hero when he did rob a bank? and what happen to that other jumper?
they should've been to south africa though, seeing them appear and disappear between cheetahs, lions and elephant (now i realise that i never see bears in any safari?) - now that's awesome!
pic. courtesy of imdb.com

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Yummy Weekend

i've been spending too much time outside the house lately, it's either work or class or movies or gathering or dinner. i haven't had any decent rest since last year, actually. and i felt my body's complaining eversince i came back from my trip.
so after my meetup was cancelled yesterday, i couldn't think of anything but my bed. in fact, i was excited when it got cancelled. i wanted to re-schedule but we've been postponing it since december, mainly due to me, that i thought this time around i have to do it regardless of how tired i am. when she texted saying she didn't hear from me so she made other plans i was utterly happy. instead of joining the friday gathering, i decided to go home. bought dinner and fruit and snacks, had a foot reflexiology, lit candles all over the flat, had a shower, had dinner, and watched a dvd. by 11ish i went to bed.
woke up refresh i had breakfast while watching tv. went out to meet my friends for a dimsum. yupe, dimsum. i didn't want to go actually as i know i have nothing to eat but one of the girl who used to live here is in town for a visit so i thought oh well, i'd just go for the sake of being there as a friend. i am so very happy to know that this friend of mine and her sister are vegetarian! so we joined the yu shang and that's it, just enjoy the conversation while the others ate. went for a movie afterwards and everyone wanted to go home once the movie was over. some are still half awake after their late night out while me and another guy are just simply tired. i know the night is still young, it's not even 6pm but today all i can think about is home, rest, and bed. i realised that once you take a break your body just demands more and more rest. so, grabbed dinner on my way home, bought tabloid nova (blxxdy $2.50) because the headline is interesting *"khiran bukan anak bambang?"* 'cos i know it'll be ages before i this story is published on their site, got some batteries, watered my plants which are definitely happy with my being home early for the last 2 days, watched my fave movie on tv and here i am. still unsure if i am going to watch another dvd, continue reading my book, or just go to bed. and i'm planning to be at home the whole day tomorrow, well apart from going out for groceries.
it's definitely great to be good. and i'm thinking of keeping this habit - on alternate week if possible.

It All Started With A Chair

i've been waiting for this movie for quite some time and it's definitely worth the wait. funny yet it contains a message to the teenagers out there. a refreshing movie and ellen is definitely one talented young actress to watch out for.
pic. courtesy of imdb.com

Jakarta Needs To Be SMART

rather than wasting the money over projects that are abandoned halfway, why don't spend it on building a tunnel like what malaysia did? well we don't have to be ambitious and makes one that is similar or more sophisticated than that, but the idea is there. the government should really do something this time around, no point changing the governor again and again to no avail.

What Legend?

i finally watched the movie last night. and i don't regret not watching it on the big screen. for me it's not a blockbuster but a blahbuster. well will does a great performance, portraying the last man in that island trying to find things to keep him away from boredom and the expression when he thought something had happened to sam in that dark building is very convincing. but the ending? :(
pic. courtesy of imdb.com

Friday, February 15, 2008

YES!!!

alas, collin-adrian won the amazing race asia 2. wooohooo!! they were the last one arriving at the beach, where we have our weekly vb (now our confusion over what the hell were those banners for are finally answered!) but they finished first 'cos adrian is apparently a smart guy when it comes to flags. and when people cheered on them, collin still said thanks to all other teams, kinda lifting up their spirit like he normally does in class. that's one of the reason he's my favourite gym instructor. man, i'm so happy the cocky philippino guys are last, they were truly over confidence. will make a point to attend monday pump to congratulate him!!

Thursday, February 14, 2008

P.S. I Love You

i didn't expect the movie to be that good. i expected a normal chick flick but apparently it's more than that. i laughed, i sighed, i cried, i was at awe seeing the pretty scenery, everything. in addition to that, gerard butler is getting more and more yummy. he is a great phantom, a great spartan and a great husband. well, even in character that is.
and denise, i just love all the words that came out of her mouth. nice movie indeed!
John McCarthy: You know, Denise, that's why you're not married. Women act like men. Then they complain men don't want them.
Denise Hennessey: Oh, is that why? 'Cause I thought it was something different. I thought that it was 'cause I deserved the best and he's out there. He's just with all the wrong women. And let me be clear. After CENTURIES of men looking at my tits in stead of my eyes and pinching my ass instead of shaking my hand, I now have the *DIVINE* right to stare at a man's BACKSIDE with vulgar, cheap appreciation if I want to!
pic and quote courtesy of imdb.com

V Is For ...

here comes that day of the year again. the day i'd see loads of rose seller along raffles place and how busy those flower shops around the area are. the day where me and few wormkates waited anxiously for the delivery man to send a bouquet to the IT lady *because her bouquet normally has a minimum of 100 roses* . the day you'd see loads of girls carrying a bouquet on their hand on their way home.
during uni time, me and 2 friends took the opportunity of this day for business - selling chocolates and flowers to felow uni students. we're busy finding rocks to balance the basket, i was busy taking care of the roses i bought from the flower market near home to depok to hand it over to our customer (unfortunately some of the roses got ugly after the strong wind from the metro mini ride). we did make some money though - i think Rp25,000/person. not bad, eh.
few years ago me and my ex-flatmate went for a midnight movie and decided not to do one again on this day. i believe we're the only one without the opposite sex companions and not holding anything in our hand then.
yeah, this day is always overrated. i don't really give a darn about it as it's not one that is celebrated in my belief nor my culture. but that doesn't mean i will say no to any chance or meeting friends nor will i stop myself from having fun peeking at my workmate's flowers. it's also fun seeing those teenage couples on the streets looking shy with the flowers in their hand while the guy looks proud for being the provider of that flower. and i can't wait to see the display of affection tonight as i'll be in town watching a romance movie.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

I Want I Want I Want I Want

i have soooo many things i want to do that i made myself confuse. already planned what i want to do next then came another wants. last thursday came a new want and another want yesterday. i might end up with not even a want done :\
oh well... guess i'll just concentrate with one of the wants that must be done - i want to get this application done by this week.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

For You, A Thousand TImes Over

i decided to skip gym to watch this movie. it's been out for more than a month now and i don't want to miss it just like what happened to another movie. and i'm just glad i did. a VERY beautiful movie about friendship and loyalty between two boys, a friendship that isn't tarnished not even by war. about forgiving and seeking ways to make amendments. it's just beautiful, so beautiful it made me shed tears seeing how the loyalty of the boy turned back against him. i miss playing kites now ....
pic. courtesy of imdb.com

Monday, February 11, 2008

A Present For Myself

i skipped the morning class again. i reschedule my exam - from end of february to end of april as i am not well-prepared. i have so many things i want to do. things that requires not only time and money, but a certain fitness level as well. and i have break my own record on my weight. i really need to assess myself. i really need to change my habit. pronto!
i am certain that the only way of doing this is to lay low for awhile, if not forever. cutting down on all the unimportant stuff, fine dining and fridays hang out included - not totally but just keep it to the minimum. i have to be firm in saying no instead of giving in to the temptation called foods. i can't do anything to movie though as that is my passion and its like one of my primary needs. as for the rest? all i need now is the willpower to do these but i know i can!!

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Weekend Recap

the plan was to attend a friend's wedding in mumbai. but the 2days leave needed was a hindrance that i decided to forgo it. during one of the friday's meetup a friend talked about vietnam. somehow he couldn't make it as he is now freezing his axx of in uk on business trip while me and another friend do it. a pleasant 4D3N in ho chi minh city that gave me a better knowledge of the war and somehow made me wonder if i am claustrophobic or just afraid of dark.


day 1 - 07Feb'08
we arrived in ho chi minh city, formerly known as saigon, in the afternoon, straight to the hotel to put our stuff and out to start our sight seeing. the plan was to visit the war museum but the hotel staff told us it was closed that we ended up walking to the cathedral and post office, one of the attraction in saigon. on our way to the saigon river we stopped to see some dragon and lion dance in front of one of the hotel. it was pretty pack as all the motorbikes (which i think occupied 80% of the road) halted to watch it. we continued our walk once its done and had a nice stroll along the river. from there we saw some festivals so we headed there. crossing the road was a tough job, and that comes from me an indonesian!! its like motorcyle comes from all over you. festival wise, it was a beautiful display of flowers with some exhibition and bridges and of course rats everywhere. tired of walking we headed to one of the known restaurant for dinner. my friend wasn't feeling well afterwards that she threw up on our way back to the hotel. for sure she left some souvenirs along the street in saigon :)

day 2 - 08Feb'08
as we couldn't book a private tour for cu chi tunnel due to the new year we joined the group tour. i actually preferred this kinda tour as its cheaper :). made a stop in a handicraft store where all the things are made by handicapped before heading down to cu chi area. it was quite a long drive and upon seeing those rubber forest along the way i sense a similiarity of that area with lubang buaya. well both are invaded by communist, so i guess thats why i felt that way. it was a good tour along the area and a great knowledge on how the viet cong defended themselves against the americans and south vietnam troops. i decided to forgo trying the first hideout as i am just afraid i'd be stuck on my way down and i don't want to embarass myself because of that. one man tried and he couldn't continue due to the size of his tummy. after watching the video, listening to the explanation, seeing the different bunkers and traps we were given a chance to experience what the viet cong experienced - walking inside the tunnel. we were warned earlier that the tunnel was made small to fit the vietnamese size and not the americans size. few people in front of me decided to quit after trying to enter it. with the huge gap between me and the person in front of me, i went in and we had to squat all the way. the light was very minimum that after passing the first lantern i felt uneasy. i looked back and cl was making this 'oh shxt' kinda smile. i continued and fearing of a panic attack if i kept on going, i stopped saying that i wanted to go out. the guy behind asked me to continue as he said its the same if i go ahead or turn back. so i continued awhile and when i saw a total pitch black in front of me i really had panic attack. what if i fainted and i know if i continued i might've cry. at the same time my heart was pounding mad. so i stopped and insisted on turning back. i felt bad as 3 people had to go out to give way for me but i just didn't care. once out i was sweating like mad and i realised a lot of people decided not to do it as well. i was tempted to go in again after i managed to calm myself but i think being brave wasn't the right thing to do so i walked to the exit area instead. cl told me that it was good i went out as she could sense the panic in my voice. she told me about the squatting and a little crawling and the soreness she had afterwards. we ended the tour by sitting at the area used by the viet cong to eat and ate what they used to eat during the war - steamed tapioca with peanut and tea.
back from the tour we asked the guide to stop us at the war remnant museum. it was a very good history lesson for me. i learned more about the war - the what, when, why, who, and how. they displayed some featus victims of the agent orange as well. i never felt that satisfied getting out of a museum before.
back to the hotel for a short rest before going out for dinner and walk along the streets. it was darn pack but i had to take my hat off for the vietnamese - the road is clean and is not as polluted as jakarta. but i still love my city.

day 3 - 09Feb'08
we started early for a 2 hours drive to the mekong. we booked a private tour for this so we had a nice cozy car but couldn't sleep as the guide kept on explaining about everything along the way. a nice day for cruising along the river. stopped at unicorn island where we had a taste of local snacks and stopped by to see how the coconut candy was made before heading back to the boat and off to phoenix island. took a sampan ride along the small river to get back to the big river. it was a pretty interesting ride i should say. we had our lunch afterwards - elephant ear fish, tiger prawn, vietnamese pancake and some other stuff. i was pretty relax here as they only served seafood. the day before i had difficulty asking if they serve pork - making a pig's honking noise didn't help at all!
on the way back the guide brought us to a temple of the cai dai religion - one of the religion in vietnam. it is pretty "interesting" as cao dai incorporate buddhism, hinduism, taoism, judaism, christianity and islam together!! they used 3 colours one representing buddhism, hinduism, and the rest of the religion in one colour. their symbol is the left eye, big brother is watching you :)
back to the hotel we rested awhile before going out for dinner. we wanted to try the vietnamese food so we went to one that is decent enough. i am actually tempted to try those by the road food but i guess cl isn't that kinda person, furthermore her 1st day experience made her more vigilant when it comes to food - not even ice cubes for her. i am proud of my indonesian stomach!

day 4 - 10Feb'08
we walked to the cathedral area and then city hall area in search of a cyclo but we couldn't find any. so we flagged a taxi to go to the jade emperor pagoda. it was very pack with worshippers. i saw people praying and releasing birds, people praying to all different gods there - it was an interesting place. still i can't get the picture of the sad turtle in the caged dirty pond out of my mind. it must've been one of the offerings but still it's darn cruel for the turtle!!
went to ben thanh market afterwards and had a stroll around the wet market before doing some shopping, well if getting tees for my nieces and nephew can be called shopping that is. took a cyclo back to the hotel. it was an interesting ride! when asked how much he said "up to you, it's new year". once around the area we paid 20,000vnd only to get cursed. they asked for 200,000vnd. nuts! the guy at the hotel told us its 50,000vnd/hour and our journey is just arounf 15mins. i kept on using their "up to you" as a defense and he kinda slapped my hand when i added another 5.000vnd. we were getting annoyed but not wanting to give in. he ended up showing us a paper where its stated 150,000vnd/hour. stupid!! i used that info as a bargain and after quite some time they decided to settle with 50,000vnd.
back to the hotel and rest awhile before flying back home.

it was a pretty interesting getaway indeed. i still can't believe i didn't do the tunnel. i should've asked what to expect inside the tunnel before entering it to avoid that panicky state. so ashamed of myself!!
still ... sun, river, motorbike, 25% of tunnel. i enjoyed it!!

Thursday, February 07, 2008

CNY Getaway

to those celebrating it :-
happy lunar new year


i'm off seeing the vietkong
later folks...


map courtesy of mapquest.com

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

CNY Eve

so i finally had a taste of gv gold class today. went for a movie with yolli - so called celebrating her birthday kinda outing *happy birthday again*. movie was pretty disturbing, but then again it's not tim burton movie if it ain't unique. the cinema itself is good, well after all it is gold class. but i guess i'm just a normal person, after browsing their menu i called the staff asking if it's okay to get my usual nachos combo instead. he was pretty nice to get it for me since i saw some guy went out to get it themself. cozy comfy with a reclining chair and blanket provided. the problem is that i feel so comfortable that i think i don't mind doing it again and again and again.
the blue-green eyed bloke texted me while i was browsing around waiting for the movie to start. nothing much, simply to say hi and telling me that i am not forgotten. thanks for the text and to be honest i am still waiting but not that keen anymore. and i realised now that he has the same hairstyle and same lip as tom welling. no wonder he always reminded me of someone.

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Murphy's Law

i've been avoiding work-related rant in my blog for quite some time but i have to succumb to the temptation to rant one now. without the need of elaborating let me just say that i'm just so annoyed to come to work only to see that the key agent wasn't unlocked after the server was restarted yesterday and don't get me to the databases. all need to be done manually and it took me almost the whole day doing so. and its closing where everything must be done faster than a bullet if possible and when boss' favourite sentence is "how is it?"
to make things worst, enterprise manager shows some attitute as well. sometimes you might wonder what's the use of having leave if you come back with more than what you bargained for.

Monday, February 04, 2008

A Family Affair

I have mixed feeling from my trip home last week, but still i'm just happy to meet the family.
this is gonna be a loong entry now that i write this on word while waiting for my flight - 3 more hours to go ...

- Thursday, 31 Jan 08
Landed at 9ish we decided to go straight to my nephew’s school as it’s in ancol and mom’s just afraid of the traffic if we go home first. We reached his school not even at 10 so we had to wait for 3 hrs. They did have a break at 11.30 and by 11 you can see loads of activities going on in the waiting room, parents or maids came with food for the children.
Come recess we didn’t see my nephew so we tried to take a peek in his class. Apparently he’s having his meal there. When asked why not have it outside, he said his mum asked to eat inside the class. Haha, well at least he obeyed his mum. Recess over and I was just tired of waiting in the room we went back to the car and waited there.
Reached home to meet my nieces. i decided to play with them instead of sending my nephew to his mandarin class. I was quite surprised to see my youngest niece as I didn’t expect her to have a lovely eyes and eye lashes than goes all the way up. she’d look so surprised in all the pictures as I tend to take it closer and she’s always at awe with the flash.
- Friday, 01 Feb 08
The plan is to meet juwi for lunch and come what may. i almost screwed the plan as I learnt only today that mum will be doing the cooking for tomorrow. For 150 people, mind you. Normally we cater but mum wanted to promote her briyani and stuff, hence the cooking. I felt bad for leaving that I told juwi I could only make it in the evening. But then mum asked me to continue with my plan ‘cos she’d only start cooking at night and after helping a little bit here and there I told juwi that plan goes on. What do you know, it was raining darn heavy I couldn’t call a cab. At the same time juwi was having transportation problem until she texted me (or was it me calling her?) telling me that busway terminal was closed. Long story short, we cancelled our meetup and she went home instead. I felt a pang of guilt as I was the one asking her to take ½ day leave but then again thank God for her taking ½ day leave, else she’d be stranded in the road just like my nephew.
Poor nephew of mine were stucked in the traffic for 9ish hours. He left his school at 12 and called home at 3 about the traffic at jembatan tiga. Called saying they’re now at jembatan besi then he called again at 4ish telling us he’s now at hotel ciputra. Around 5 he called saying that he has done all his homework and they’re still at hotel ciputra area. By 6ish he called still from the same position. Apparently he also called his dad and mum complaining that he’s tired and hungry. There was once he called saying that the driver said he wanted to leave the car due to the traffic. Haha, I’m sure he must be afraid being left alone there. By 7ish and when they’re still in the same location, my bro-in-law and sis decided to pick him up after asking the driver to make a detour to tanjong priok hoping that they could take another way home. I followed my sis and bro-in-law to pick him up. Problem is the driver isn’t that quick that we had difficulty determining their exact location. Anyways we managed to intercept them at cempaka mas and by 9.30 my nephew was carried back to our car while the driver was asked to rest before driving the car home. Poor boy, he was hungry yet sleepy at the same time that he only had few spoons of rice and went to sleep. What a mess Jakarta is during raining season.
- Saturday, 02 Feb 08
The reason I went home, my youngest niece’s shaving ceremony. As usual we followed the Indian practice, putting some money on the head and let people cut her hair and take the money as a token of appreciation from the parents. It was quite a successful event considering the flood around Jakarta. Few of the invitees couldn’t make it though as they’re busy with the water in their house. It was a little tiring but fun. Sent my nephew to his wushu practice in the evening. 2 hrs of waiting but it was fun seeing the kids practicing especially those green belts with the swords and stuff. my nephew is still holding a white belts, but it’s still fun seeing them trying hard to get the basic movements right.
- Sunday, 03 Feb 08
Together with my sis we went to have hair treatment while her hubby and son played basket ball. Went home and spent another day with my nephew and nieces. helped my nephew with his sempoa (abacus) homework though i ended up learning how to count with sempoa instead, gave up and check the result with my normal math's knowledge.
Poor niece of mine wasn’t feeling well in the evening that my sis had to send her to see a doctor at night. I spent the night feeling a little bit uneasy though after hearing news about the closure of the expressway to airport. I couldn’t afford not to go home on Monday since I have a class to teach at night and it’s closing tomorrow!! My nephew of course was hoping the flood got worst so that I’d be stranded.
- Monday, 04 Feb 08

Afraid of the traffic, I left home with dad at 7.30 when my flight is at 12.20. didn’t get a chance to see my niece as she was at the doctor again after having diarrhoea the night before. After saying goodbye to my nephew and youngest niece I left home. Sending dad to office I was then sent to the airport. Tada…expressway is opened, water is still there but no longer 80cm and I reached the airport at 9ish. Checked-in, I spent my time from one eatery to another. Had bakso malang and teh botol, I spent time browsing their magazine before going out to get some snacks. Sat awhile before heading down to hoka hoka bento from some shrimp roll and another round of teh botol. After having enough of it I decided to go inside and sit one corner, writing all this up so that I can copy and paste it at home.

now i'm home, back from my class. tired but still need to do my laundry. i better get my axx up to take a shower before doing some house chores. nite nite ..