Take Me Out, Indonesia!

One of my friends (sorry, the identity is confidential) participated as the "single man" in Take Me Out, Indonesia Christmas Edition.. Hoho, I watched it coz he's a good friend of mine and of course my curiosity encouraged me to watch his performance in front of ladies, audience in studio and all over Indonesia! ;p

He showed up as the 5th single man with white costume and sang White Christmas.. But, sadly no one turn the lights on for him! Pity boy.. On the other hand, he said he was thankful coz actually he already had a girlfriend >.< maybe his motivation was dare to perform. Well just like 4 years ago, when he took part in Katakan Cinta.. Hmm, he's really a reality show man! Hahaha..

I Love Rain

The best thing you can do when it's raining is sleeping under the blanket.. Hmm, just like heaven!
I love the sounds of falling rain as well, it's relaxing somehow..

When it's raining outside and I'm inside I always feel comfortable, warm and safe (feelings that I can't get when the weather is hot).
Well sometimes it's quite fun to play under the rain, it can free your mind from bad thoughts!

And especially for me, rain makes the ambience become more and more romantic.. Hohoho ;)
Obviously, I love rain so much!

I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing

Well, I'm not going to write Aerosmith's lyric in this post (though it's such a nice song anyway) but I think the title is really match for my post this time, so just let me "borrow" it, hehehe :p

Due to the time crisis that happened to me lately (btw do you know about time crisis I just mentioned? It's absolutely not a video game by Namco but just a silly-unknown-spontaneous phrase come into my mind for describing my shortage of time) I hardly find time to do blogging..

My campus life has dominated majority of my time.. Sometimes I felt sick of it and I hate coz I couldn't do things I loved. But what can I say? It is my duty to do my assignment, to study for exams and to pay attention on lectures.

Sometimes I bored, sometimes I tired. But I realize it's my responsibilty and I should prioritize my life.. As a result, my hobbies such as blogging n watching become victims. Ignoring them was irritating moreover there were experiences and movies I really like to share and watch :(

But I made up my mind.. Instead of blaming the condition that I can't change, hopefully I can cure it somehow. If one's say it's better late than never, I'll follow that! I'm going to write all my unwritten posts in my blog (but written in my heart) by adjusting their actual date.. I also gonna buy movies DVD I haven't watch for sure, hohoho.

Maybe you're wondering why I'll do these unimportant and useless things.. Well, the answer is simple! It's all because I don't wanna miss a thing.. Now you know why I called it match as a title in this post :)

Season's Greetings

What: Season's Reunion
Who: Spring, Summer, Autumn (it's incomplete.. Winter's missing)
When: Fri, December 18th, 2009
Where: Teraskota, BSD
How: Eating, watching movies, sharing stories, laughing, taking some pictures :)

Rundown
12.05: Summer met Autumn in front of Wendy's
12.08: Summer and Autumn sat on the dry fountain pool side and Autumn gave Summer a hand-made girl in pink miniature key chain (it was so cute!)
12.16: Took a walk exploring the Teraskota..
12.28: Spring arrived! Summer and Autumn went downstairs to meet Spring
12.31: Spring, Summer, Autumn hugged each other. Summer and Autumn missed Spring so bad coz they hadn't met for several years
12.39: Bought 3 movie tickets at Blitz Megaplex, gonna watch Avatar!
12.47: At Solaria, actually they could get 20% discount with Flazz card but unfortunately Summer forgot to refill hers :(
13.34: Finish eating (quite long time spent coz they didn't only eating but also wait, chat, gossiped and took picts)
13.49: Waited in front of Auditorium 7 while eating popcorn. As a result it was near half empty before the movies began
14.00: The movies began.. One word for Avatar: awesome :)
16.45: Fiuh, finally the movies was over.. Felt like ages, really tired sat for 2.75 hours
17.01: Autumn was picked up early so Spring and Summer said goodbye to her
17.06: Spring and Summer exploit the xmas ambiance and being n narcist before went home ;p

Comment
We had a lot of fun and really appreciate this rare moment. I enjoy it so much and looking forward to the next Season's Greeting! :)
-summer-

The Graduation Day

To begin with, I wanna clarify it's not my graduation day! Mine is gonna be held next year.. But I just wanna share about my school graduation day. I have a chance to witness the 2009 graduation by become an usher.. This year graduation's is so special coz it's the 1st time that Prasetiya Mulya has undergraduate students! And I feel lucky to be participated in this big event :)

About 2 months ago, I was asked by the graduation officials (who are member of Prasetiya Mulya for sure) to become an usher in the middle of the lift. As I remember I was in a hurry of class so I just smiled and said "okay" then after the lift opened I directly run to my class, haha..

December 10, 2009..

Here comes the big day! I arrived at Menara 165 at 6.30 am and there was hectic already.. I went to my place which was the balcony. With 2 partners, we took and manage the guests flow. It wasn't a hard job at all but what makes tired sometimes was I had to went up and down stairs for uncountable times (hyperbolic mode: ON) with heels >.<

As an usher, especially in the balcony I had several benefits such as seats (coz most guests chose to sit in the ballroom so we got some seats), goody bag (which contains graduation book, magazines, brochures and sponsored books by alumni), free buffet especially for the officials (nice appetite!), transportation and also some pay-off.

More importantly, I have known about the graduation day before I have my own.. So I understand what should I do and don't and be familiar with all those things. It's good to know earlier or at least know.. And other issue was someone I used to love graduated as well. I saw him from up there even it wasn't clear enough, hehe.. I was happy for him and wish him success in every way he takes!

So, that's the story about the graduation day and hopefully next December I'll write again about the graduation day but not as a witness or an usher or an official but as a graduate :)

When You Say Nothing At All

by: Ronan Keating

It’s amazing how you can speak right to my heart
Without saying a word, you can light up the dark
Try as I may I could never explain
What I hear when you don’t say a thing

The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
There’s a truth in your eyes saying you’ll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you’ll catch me whenever I fall
You say it best when you say nothing at all

All day long I can hear people talking out loud
But when you hold me near you drown out the crowd
Try as they may they could never define
What’s been said between your heart and mine

The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
There’s a truth in your eyes saying you’ll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you’ll catch me whenever I fall
You say it best when you say nothing at all

Hero

by: Enrique Iglesias

Would you dance
If I asked you to dance?
Would you run
And never look back?
Would you cry
If you saw me crying
Would you save my soul tonight?

Would you tremble
If I touched your lips?
Would you laugh?
Oh please tell me this
Now would you dieFor the one you love?
Hold me in your arms tonight

I can be your hero, baby
I can kiss away the pain
I will stand by you forever
You can take my breath away

Would you swear
That you'll always be mine?
Would you lie?
Would you run and hide?
Am I in too deep?
Have I lost my mind
Well, I don't care you're here tonight

I can be your hero, baby
I can kiss away the pain
I will stand by you forever
You can take my breath away
Oh I just wanna hold you
I just wanna hold you
Oh yeah

Am I in to deep?
Have I lost my mind?
Well, I don't care you're here tonight

I can be your hero, baby
I can kiss away the pain, oh yeah
I will stand by you forever
You can take my breath away

I can be your hero
I can kiss away the pain
I will stand by you forever
You can take my breath away
You can take my breath away
I can be your hero

Love Bug

by: Jonas Brothers

Called you for the first time yesterday
Finally found the missing part of me
Felt so close but you were far away
Left me without anything to say

Now I'm speechless
Over the edge, I'm just breathless
I never thought that I'd catch this love bug again
Hopeless, head over heels in the moment
I never thought that I'd get hit by this love bug again

I can't get your smile out of my mind
(I can't get you out of my mind)
I think about your eyes all the time
You're beautiful but you don't even try
(You don't even, don't even try)
Modesty is just so hard to find

Now I'm speechless
Over the edge, I'm just breathless
I never thought that I'd catch this love bug again
Hopeless, head over heels in the moment
I never thought that I'd get hit by this love bug again

I kissed her for the first time yesterday
Everything I wished that it would be
Suddenly I forgot how to speak
Hopeless, breathless
Baby can't you see?

Now I'm...Yeah oh
Now I'm speechless
Over the edge, I'm just breathless
I never thought that I'd catch this love bug again
Now I'm hopeless, head over heels in the moment
I never thought that I'd get hit by this love bug again

Ohhh
Love Bug again

Romance Is In The (YM) Air

Someone is playing guitar and singing Love Bug, Hero and When You Say Nothing At All especially for me via YM.. Though the sound quality isn't excellent because of the internet connection but it's soo romantic! ^^ not only the songs but also the way he present them to me, hohoho.. I hope someday he can perform it live in front of me, well he has promised :D

Pengembangan Produk Melalui Komunitas, Why Not?

Sebagai mahasiswa bisnis tingkat akhir di suatu perguruan tinggi swasta di Jakarta, saya cukup familiar dengan teori manajemen tentang pengembangan produk. Ada beberapa tahapan yang harus dilakukan ketika ingin mengubah ide menjadi suatu produk yang sukses di pasar. Tahapan-tahapan tersebut antara lain analisis bisnis secara menyeluruh, proses testing, kemudian barulah produk yang sudah siap dan sempurna diluncurkan ke pasar.

Kebetulan saat ini saya sedang mengerjakan tugas akhir saya berupa proyek bisnis yang tentunya tak bisa lepas dari proses yang telah disebutkan sebelumnya. Hal ini disebabkan karena dari pihak kampus sendiri memberikan bimbingan yang memang mengarahkan mahasiswa untuk mengikuti prosedur tersebut dengan harapan produk yang dihasilkan dapat sukses nantinya.

Saya akui bahwa teori penciptaan produk baru yang telah diajarkan memang bagus. Namun, saya sungguh terinspirasi setelah membaca artikel The New Wave Marketing di Kompas.com dimana di era sekarang ini perlu adanya perubahan pandangan terhadap proses penciptaan sebuah produk melalui pendekatan komunitas.

Poin penting yang dibahas dalam The New Wave Marketing adalah orientasi pada komunitas baik dalam hal pemasaran maupun pengembangan produknya. Bagi saya, pemasaran terhadap komunitas sudah lumrah karena beberapa perusahaan terkenal yang telah menerapkannya. Akan tetapi pendekatan komunitas bagi pengembangan produk merupakan hal yang baru untuk saya karena saya tak pernah membayangkan bahwa proses R&D yang terkesan ekslusif dapat melibatkan sebuah komunitas.

Pandangan saya berubah ketika saya membaca Cerita Eli Lilly dengan e.Lilly yang mengemukakan kisah sukses perusahaan farmasi yang mendobrak pandangan tradisional tentang pengembangan produk yang biasanya dilakukan semata-mata oleh periset dari dalam perusahaan saja. Kisah ini sungguh menginspirasi karena sebelumnya mungkin kita tak akan terpikir bagaimanakah sebuah perusahaan farmasi dapat memanfaatkan komunitas dalam pengembangan produknya.

Pendekatan komunitas membawa dampak yang sangat positif bagi Eli Lilly karena dalam pengembangan produk, ia melibatkan banyak pihak mulai dari pasien, dokter, periset, pihak rumah sakit, dll untuk berkolaborasi mengembangkan produk. Dengan menyediakan wadah seperti forum, program edukasi dan website dapat membuat para stakeholders saling sharing, mendapatkan insight baru hingga akhirnya solusi yang pas untuk konsumen. Hal ini tentunya dapat membuat proses pengembangan produk menjadi efisien dan efektif.

Saya disini tak akan membahas tentang e.Lilly dan bagaimana cara kerjanya lebih jauh karena untuk lebih lengkapnya silakan baca artikelnya sendiri. Disini saya hanya ingin menyampaikan bahwa kita harus berpandangan luas dan tak hanya berpegang pada teori yang telah diajarkan maupun bagaimana kompetitor berperilaku pada umumnya. Kita harus menyadari adanya gelombang baru dalam bisnis sekarang karena dunia pun telah berubah seiring berjalannya waktu. Jadi mengembangkan produk melalui komunitas, kenapa tidak?

My Premiere Debut

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Pondok Indah XXI
Title: Twilight Saga New Moon
Theatre : 1
Time: 12.15
Date: Wednesday,
December 02, 2009
Seat: E-6
Price: Rp 50,000

The Premiere

That was written on the ticket and the envelope (yes, there's an envelope!) hohoho, I was so excited to enjoy my first Premiere experience.. I treated my friends as my birthday celebration, though it's a bit late hehehe. Actually I wanted to watch 2012 but one of my friend scared of it and the next best movie that worth it to watch was New Moon!

Well, the most distinctive features were the chair (huge and far from each other) and of course the blanket (which is supplied by my dad!) so we enjoyed the movie comfortably and a little bit "villagish" hahaha :D overall it was such a great experience! Really love it and hopefully in the future I can watch in The Premiere more often, amen..

Suka.. Sayang.. Cinta..

Suka adalah saat kamu ingin memiliki seseorang..
Sayang adalah saat kamu ingin membahagiakan orang itu..
Dan cinta adalah saat kamu akan berkorban untuk orang itu..

Saat kamu bersedih dan menangis maka seseorang yg menyukaimu akan berkata "sudahlah jgn menangis lg"
Tp seseorang yg menyayangimu akan diam dan ikut menangis bersamamu..
Dan seseorang yg mencintaimu akan membiarkanmu menangis dan menunggumu hingga tenang lalu berkata "mari kita selesaikan ini bersama"

Saat seseorang yg menyukaimu berada disampingmu maka dia akan bertanya "bolehkah aku menciummu?"
Tp seseorang yg menyayangimu akan berkata "biarkan aku memelukmu"
Dan seseorang yg mencintaimu takkan berbicara. Dia hanya akan selalu memegang erat tanganmu seakan dia takkan membiarkanmu terjatuh..

Saat kamu menyukai seseorang dan seseorang itu menyakitimu maka kamu akan marah dan takkan mau lg berbicara dengannya..
Tp jika kamu menyayangi seseorang dan seseorang itu menyakitimu maka kamu akan menangis karenanya..
Dan jika kamu mencintai seseorang dan seseorang itu menyakitimu maka kamu akan tersenyum walau itu pahit dan berkata "dia hanya belum tahu apa yg dia lakukan"

Suka hanyalah keegoisan diri sendiri..
Sayang adalah memberi dan menerima..
Dan cinta adalah rela berkorban…

Suka hanya akan berbuat jika itu menyenangkan..
Sayang berbuat karena ingin selalu ada untuknya..
Dan cinta berbuat karena tak ingin membuatnya terluka tak peduli bagaimanapun keadaan kita..

Flame Goes To CL

First of all let me introduce my team, Flame.. It consists of Fansep, Bela, Stella and of course me :) we have a business project to be realized as our last assignment in our lovely campus, hohoho! Both the concept and the product development are in progress.. However, one thing we should mainly consider is about location!

Location, location, location.. We believe that location determines many things including whether the business will success or not, will survive or not. So it’s really really important to decide which location we’re going to open our business.

Then we were going to CL and did some survey there.. But before that, we gathered in Fansep's house (our unofficial basecamp). It was a long journey from BSD for God sake! Capitalized by courage and few directions from my friends, I began my journey.

At noon, I arrived at Fansep's house and I was the last person to arrive hehehe.. We've done R&D about our products and together tested them (thx God, I hadn't have lunch yet!) after had a round table discussion accompanied with fresh mangoes, then we decided to move on to the next destination, CL!

We went to CL on public holiday, so it was so crowded ladies n gentlemen! Fiuh, we went around the mall and look for the empty spaces. Well then we found a booth that the concept was really match with ours, "The Pan House" of course without conveyer belt, hoho! So, we just came by to buy some pancakes and peep inside the booth ;)

After a while took a walk around CL, the marketing office as well, we felt tired already and decided to go home.. After all, our journey wasn't useless at all coz we got some infos and knew the real situation of the location. We went home and for me, it's another long journey to be faced! Fiuh..

My Writing Task

Nobody wants to be failed. It’s a human nature because failure doesn’t feel good; moreover it may hurt a lot. Even though people hate to be failed, they experience failures in their life. Failure happens when people can’t reach their goals, targets or dreams. There are many factors affecting one’s success or failure, such as desire, effort and luck.

To begin with, failure can be caused by lack of desire. Desire is really important because basically it’s the origin of how people reach their goals. Without desire, people will do nothing to achieve the goals. Secondly, success depends on someone’s effort as well. Although one has a strong desire, it will mean nothing if she/he never puts desire into actions.

However, one can’t resist that luck also determines someone’s success. Sometimes failure isn’t caused by desire or effort problems but it’s simply because of the bad luck. Nobody knows whether they will success or not because everyone’s destiny is obviously in God’s hand.

I don’t agree with failure means lack of desire. Maybe it’s one of the reasons why someone fails but it can’t be proved and generalized that every failure is because of the desire. For example, in football match, most football team loses not because they don’t have strong desire to win. They have a strong desire to achieve their goal; therefore they usually give the best effort as well. It’s quite common that even the best team can experience loses just because luck factor.

A Thousand Miles

Making my way downtown
Walking fast, faces pass
And I'm home bound

Staring blankly ahead
Just making my way
Making a way through the crowd

And I need you
And I miss you
And now I wonder..

If I could fall into the sky
Do you think time would pass me by?
Cause you know I'd walk
A thousand miles
If I could just see you
Tonight

It's always times like these
When I think of you
And I wonder
If you ever think of me

Cause everything's so wrong
And I don't belong
Living in your precious memories

Cause I need you
And I miss you
And now I wonder..

If I could fall into the sky
Do you think time would pass me by?
Cause you know I'd walk
A thousand miles
If I could just see you
Tonight

My Investment Quiz

When situation is not as bad as previously thought, what seems to be bad news is actually good news.. (it refers to my 1st quiz, 80)

When situation is same as previously thought, it's neither good news nor bad news.. (it refers to my 2nd quiz, 0)

When situation is not good as previously tought, what seems to be good news is actually bad news.. (it refers to my 3rd quiz, 80)

So, the conculsion is.. No matter what your score is, whether it's good or bad depends on how you thought it previously.

Double Journal Attack!

Kalo di RO (Ragnarok Online), karakter Hunter punya jurus yg namanya Double Strafe dimana skali manah, yg keluar 2 anak panah skaligus.. Jujur, gw plg suka ama ni jurus soalnya walopun mank nguras energi tp musuhnya cepet mati n efeknya keren, hehehe :p

Tnyata dlm kehidupan nyata, Double Strafe pun ada jg loh n sialnya gw yg jd korban, damn! Gw bknnya dipanah beneran, tp Double Journal cukup "membunuh" gw dgn cepat >.< gila dah, masa minggu ini tgsnya International Finance ada 2 jurnal bo! Mana 13 n 14 halaman pula.. Ampun deh biasanya 1 aja uda mau nyerah gw eh skrg 2 n smuanya dikumpul brg2, yaitu hr Selasa bsk.

Gw uda mulai nyicil c, kmrn gw baca jurnal ke-6 ttg Subprime Mortgage n br 2 halm uda ngantuk bgt jd tdr deh.. Yah gw qra munqn krn efek malem sbelumnya gw kurang tdr kali yah jd bawaannya ngantuk. Tp tnyata ga jg! Mank baca jurnal tuh bikin ngantuk bgt (setidaknya bwat gw yah) soalnya td pagi gw ampe tertidur di sofa pas baca pdhal gw uda cukup tdr malemnya. Jd yah inget2 deh kalo misalnya suatu hari nanti insomnia menyerang, yg gw butuhin adalah jurnal2 International Finance! Hahaha..

Pusinknya lg tuh saat mencoba mengerti isi jurnal yg mank ditujukan oleh org2 yg uda expert di bidangnya n membuat paper yg mengalir dr jurnal tsb.. Fiuh, gila bagi gw itu sungguh pekerjaan yg sngt berat krn menguras energi, waktu n pikiran. Dan kalo membayangkan itu smua dikalikan 2.. Ahh, tidakk! :'(

21 Wonders In My Life

1. My Lord, Jesus
2. My mom, Janti Budiono
3. My dad, Arman Lukas
4. My biggest dream, studying abroad
5. My campus, Prasetiya Mulya Business School
6. My best friends, Bela, Fansep, Reny, Agnes, Jean, Deby
7. My brother, Q
8. My little dog, Terry
9. My big fams, Lukas n Budiono's
10. My top list FM, Mr. Paul, Mr. Aries, Mr. Deddy, Mr. Lukas
11. My Hatching Program team, FLAME
12. My own business, DC tee n polo shirt
13. My hobbies, watching n blogging
14. My car, Swica
15. My laptop, Cést La Vie
16. My camera, Tira
17. My handphone, Lindsay
18. My social network life, Facebook
19. My favourite stories, Twilight, Harry Potter, Dan Brown's
20. My experiences, hmm see my CV
21. My love.. :)

Indonesia Financial Literacy Seminar & Workshop

Hari ini gw menghadiri seminar n workshop yg berjudul "Initiating Indonesia Financial Literacy Roadmap" di UI. Smua berawal dr telp admin minggu kmrn yg nawarin gw utk ikut seminar brg Pak Lukas (wkt itu masih blum jelas gt ama topik sminarnya jd gw cm inget adminnya ngmng ada Pak Lukas nya doank, hahaha..) yah jelas gw mau lah! Mimpi aja ga pernah gw.. Trus gw disuruh nyari anak finance jg n gw usulin Ridho si manusia seminar, abisnya demen bgt c tuh anak ikut seminar, hehe :p

Brangkat jem 8an pk mobil kampus.. Tnyata Pak Aries jg ikut! Slama di mobil, kedua dosen finance itu bnyk ngbrl2 ttg peserta training2 gt kayanya, pokoknya yg pasti bkn mahasiswa S1 deh soalnya mereka jg nyebut murid2nya dgn Pak ato Bu hehe.. Trus gw dikasih voucher taxi Blue Bird bwat pulang soalnya ktnya mereka ada urusan, penutupan In House Training ato apa gt jd hrs balik duluan.

Seminarnya diadain di auditorium FE UI n pembicaranya tdiri dr 5 org.. Yg pertama Ligwina Hananto, tnyata dy toh yg siaran di Hard Rock FM ttg perencanaan keuangan hr Kamis gt soalnya gw sering denger iklannya hehe! Gila, seru bgt orgnya! Bener2 cocok bwat org2 muda, jd pengen dgrin Hard Rock nih hr Kamis bsk cm mslhnya gw lupa jem brp >.<

Trus ada jg 2 org yg ngmngin ttg riset2 gt gmn c melek finansial n info2 yg berkaitan dgn itu di klas menengah baik sektor formal maupun informal.. Tnyata masih bnyk bgt org Indo yg illiterate ttg masalah keuangan n yg jd fokus disini adlh golongan middle class, knp? Krn kalo gol bwh tuh boro2 bwat investasi dah, survive utk hidup aja susah! Sdngkan golongan atas pasti biasanya mereka pasti uda meng-hire profesional2 bwt ngelola kekayaannya.. Jd penting bagi golongan menengah ini utk sadar finansial kalo ga mau hidupnya merana.

Dan 2 org berikutnya berasal dr FPSB (Financial Planning Standard Board) n FPA (Financial Planner Asscosiation) yah sdikit2 promosi ttg Financial Planner jg c, CHP yg ktnya cm 400an org se-Indo n Pak Aries salah 1 nya hohoho keren2.. Tp ktnya license nya itu expired tiap 2 th, jd hrs diperpanjang n byr iuran tahunan 1 juta. Yah, ga ada apa2nya c kalo mank bs ngehasilin lebih n pastinya keren lah.. Become part of Financial Planner community yg scr standard diakui internasional :D

Bgs2 c presentasinya! Dan krn mank yg namanya Financial Literacy ato bhs gaulnya melek finansial berkaitan erat bgt ama kehidupan sehari2 jd rasanya lebih gmn yah familiar aja gt. Dr mulai ttg kartu kredit, bikin laporan keuangan pribadi, ngebhs org2 yg slalu kekurangan duit walopun penghasilannya gede, brp dana yg hrs qta sisihin utk mencapai goal2 qta ampe at the end bs mencapai financial freedom.. It's all how u plan n manage ur personal finance! Interesting, isn't it?

Stlh sesi tanya jawab, dilanjutkan dgn sesi mkn siang! Hohoho, sharusnya si Ridho kan sholat Jumat.. Tp akhirnya mkn dl brg2, alasan nemenin gw cm blkngan bilank jg mendingan makan dl biar konsenrasi sembahyangnya. Ntar kalo blum mkn, khawatir keabisan dll.. Hahaha, dsr2!

Abis istirahat acara selanjutnya adlh workshop mahasiswa, jd dibedain gt ama workshop dosen.. Yah scr judulnya jg Roadmap kan. Ada penjelasan bentar trus qta disuruh diskusi gt, dibagi 3 klmpk besar n akhirnya suruh presentasi gmn ide2 n action plan yg mungqn bs direalisasiin oleh kalangan mahasiswa terkait dgn financial literacy. Usulnya variatif, ada yg nargetin ke mahasiswa, UKM, bahkan ke anak kecil..

Workshopnya seru jg, jd qta tuh dr 9 universitas (sbenernya total 15 universitas, cm sisanya ga dtng kayanya) gt.. Ada yg dr SBM ITB, Bakrie University, Univ Pancasila, Trisakti, Unpad, dll. Cm gw agak cukup kaget jg loh, soalnya nama Prasetiya Mulya somehow tuh terkenal jg! Hahaha, abisnya sering jg nama2 Prasmul disebut ama pembicara gt trus dr omongan2 anak2 pas diskusi pun sptnya uda familiar aja ama Prasmul. Senanknya walopun kampusnya kecil tp namanya besar (ini istilahnya Ridho btw) ^^

Slese workshop, tuker2an info, ttd2 di buku Robert T. Kiyosaki "Financial IQ" yg jd door prize n dimenangin ama slh 1 anggota kelompok gw, ngantri ambil sertifikat.. Uda lamaa, eh tnyata tintanya abis! Cape deh, jdnya dikirim ntar.. Si Ridho ngambil modul dl bwat dosen, yah abisnya dosen Prasmul ga ada yg dtng workshop c kburu pulang jem 11an! Pdhal uda ada gt kurikulum Personal Finance jd tinggal diimplementasiin doank sbg matkul..

Abis itu mau pulang.. Sempet sperti anak kehilangan induk c. Bingung mau manggil taxi jg ga ngerti tmptnya dimana tepatnya gw n Ridho berada. Bs2 supir taxinya nyariin kemana2 kan.. Akhirnya menuju ke arah luar (krn ga tau itu dpn ato bkng) n ngeliat bikun! Td sempet nanya ke anak UI yg nitipin poster n surat undangan lomba ttg cara naek taxi dr dlm FE UI n dy bilank naek bikun aja turun di halte.. (ya ampun gw lupa lg namanya!)

Ya uda, ke halte pk payung gw yg ampir agak mau rusak.. Ujan soalnya! Sambil loncat2 menghindari genangan air akhirnya sampe jg di halte seberang n nunggu bikun. Lamaa.. Eh ada taxi yg nyala lampunya! Yes, lngsng deh msk n balik ke kmps.. Dingin bo di taxi! Macet pula, tp itu bkn masalah krn bukan kami yg membayar ;D

It’s Been A While..

Since I took a nap.. I felt extremely sleepy coz I’ve just slept for 4-5 hours, 3 days in a row! Then today finally I fell asleep when I was counting money in my desk >.<

Since I made my own lunch.. Maybe the last time I cooked was on holiday, so it was 2-3 months ago?! Guess what, I made some chicken spaghetti today! Nyam2..

Since I read newspaper.. Well there were so many news, ads, movies info I’ve been missed :( but after all I got an opportunity to read one. On a comfy sofa, it was raining outside.. Hmm, so relaxing!

Since I accompanied my mom to go shopping.. I miss it so much! But it’s just been paid coz I had quality time with her just now ;)

Since I took care of my dog.. My dear Terry, sorry to ignore you yesterday n the day before.. I was so damn busy but we just had some fun today, right?!

Since I went home in the afternoon, just like old days! While mostly I go home when the sun goes down, today on 1.30 pm I was already at home. Believe it or not, it was a rare thing for PM’s student..

Since I didn’t make assignment when my laptop is opened.. So now I’m using my laptop pure for chatting, update blog n play Facebook. Say no assignment, yeah! Well at least for today, hehehe ;p

My First Week in November ‘09

It’s been a long time (for me) since the last time I wrote my blog.. So this is my first post in November 2009! The question is why I didn’t write my blog? It’s not because I have no idea what to write coz basically I have lot of things in mind but unfortunately I have no time to update my blog.. It’s pathetic, isn’t it? However, it’s better late than never so I’m going to sum up my week in this post. Enjoy!

Black Monday
- Investment & Portfolio Management exam, I was late n I really dissatisfied coz I made stupid mistake in the essay part >.< - Had a stressful phone call from a customer who made a lot of fuss, fiuh! - Business Valuation class was cancelled.. I confused to choose between some friends’ offering to go to PIM or study. Finally I was ended in library struggling to understand arbitrage triangle with Valen.

Enlighten Tuesday
- Had a morning confusing discussion with Isal n realized the pattern of arbitrage triangle that Valen n I found the day before was somehow mismatched.
- Hatching Program exam, a 2.5 hours close book case exam which at first I thought it would be a very long exam but in fact it wasn’t..
- Finally got an inspirational when looked at the magic triangle.. I swear I felt like Robert Langdon when he succeeds finding the meaning of a symbol! The difference is he has to save the world n I have to save my International Finance score ;p

Hilarious Wednesday
- Celebrated Reny’s birthday.. Bela, Fansep n I as busy birthday crews! Called her mom, bought a cake at Eaton (the highest value for money cake ever) n kept it in EDC refrigerator, wrote a birthday card, made surprises, photo session, cake cutting n eating session n presents opening session. Hopefully she had a very happy birthday then :)
- Just before an hour before the exam began, I accompanied Bela bought new t-shirt in Matahari, Citos. I’m still wondering now how we can still able to do that.
- International Business exam.. It was the first open laptop exam n the Wifi was on as well! But I wasn’t regret I didn’t bring laptop to the examination room..

Awesome Thursday
- International Finance exam, the most terrifying exam coz I thought I had chiong with this subject. Thanks God I could pass it well! ^^
- Delivered polo shirt for Prasetiya Mulya’s golf tournament n received cash payment on the spot, yeah!
- Got a phone call from Admin and got an exclusive offering (2 students only) to accompany Mr. Lukas (I really admire this Finance FM) attending finance seminar at UI..

Details Friday
- Business Law exam.. I wish I had UU PT 40 year 2007 n KUHD! Well I didn’t have it, so I just answered the questions with logic hoping my logic thinking wasn’t contradictive with the law exists..
- Prepared for the IIEF scholarship application documents such as CV, Letter of Reference, application form, transcript, ID Card, high school diploma n STTB, official letter from university stating that I’m still an active student, certificates, etc. Took from admin, photocopied, gave to FM.. And I succeed got 2 out of 3 confirmations from my FM to make a letter of reference for me.
- I did some home activities that I hardly did for the whole week.. Wash dishes, watched TV, read newspaper, an early evening bath, cooked rice, made pudding n played with my dog!

Selamat Jalan, Lindsay!

Lindsay adlh hp SE S500i gw yg ilank.. Sedih berpisah dgnnya stlh 1 th 10 bulan 12 hari menemani gw dlm suka n duka. Walopun keypadnya patah2, tp gw suka bgt ama modelnya, warnanya n designnya.. Hp yg gw beli dgn duit gw ndiri, yg gw kumpulin dgn sabar walopun stlh gw beli turun harganya kaya perosotan.

Ampir ketinggalan n ilank bbrp kali.. Dan kali ini bener2 ilank! Smua itu krn kecerobohan gw, keteledoran gw, kepikunan gw sendiri. Huhh, kesel gw ama diri gw ndiri knp gw ga bs ngelindungi sesuatu yg berharga bwat gw.. Coba gw ati2 n slalu inget ama hp, gw ga akan kehilangan dy utk slama2nya :(

Tp skrg Lindsay uda ga ada di samping gw, entah skrg dy ada dimana n dimiliki syapa.. Gw kangen tp apa blh buat, susu sdh jd yoghurt (gw kutip dr tmn gw menggantikan nasi yg sdh jd bubur) jd percuma disesali skrg. Post kali ini gw tulis sbg kenangan utk hp gw tersayang.. Selamat jalan, Lindsay!

Bisi Time is Over..

Kmrn gw dpt sms dr Ranggi “Dengan mengeheningkan cipta mari kita renungkan hal sbb: kita gagal lolos kompetisi CFA. Terima kasih atas waktu dan usahanya!”

Pas bacanya c gw rada biasa aja soalnya lg sibuk apaan gt gw lupa.. Stlh bbrp wkt kemudian, br ngerasa rada kecewa jg c. Tp gw yakin, pasti tmn setim gw yg laen trutama Ranggi n Gio pasti lebih kecewa dibanding gw krn yah scr mereka yg niat bgt bwat ikut lomba CFA yg diadain ama BEI (kayanya mereka bdua mau jd CFA jg ke depannya) n gw diajakin mereka.

Kompetisinya utk mahasiswa, bs S1 ato S2 yg mengharuskan masing2 tim utk nganalisis 1 dr 5 pilihan perusahaan yg uda IPO n bikin research report yg di dalamnya tmasuk valuasi utk nentuin apakah saham perusahaan tsb overvalued (rekomendasi sell) ato undervalued (rekomendasi buy).

Nah, tim gw milih BISI (PT Bisi International, Tbk) yg core business nya hybrid seeds.. Slama skitar 2 mingguan qta kerjain, mulai dr Investment Summary, Industry Overview, Competitive Positioning, Investment Risk, Financial Analysis ampe Valuation. Reportnya full Inggris pula, huahh! Pokoknya uda berusaha bener2 ampe gw ngerasa effort qta keluarin bwat report ini bs dibilank gede jg mengingat jdwl perkuliahan PM yg padat..

Qta jg uda konsultasi ama dosen Valuation, kakak S2 PM yg th lalu juara 1 lomba yg sama.. Mereka ngasih masukan yg bnyk n positif bahkan dibilank report qta layak utk masuk final, pdhal itu masih draftnya doank. Well, mank sayang c tp yah keputusan juri ga bs diganggu gugat jg.. Qta ga lolos msk 15 besar, yah mank saingan qta seluruh Indo n jg ada S2 jd mungqn walopun research report qta uda bgs tp masih bnyk yg lebih bgs dr qta hahaha!

P.S. bwat Ranggi n Gio, jgn menyerah n jd patah smangat krn qta ga lolos kali ini yah.. Gw yakin loe bdua pasti bs jd CFA yg hebat di kemudian hari! :)

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Q

To my special bro..

I know, sooner or later you’ll read my blog. I’ve message you last night but there’s no delivery report at all so I’ve decided to write it here..

Well I just wanna say, you don’t have to be jealous whether I’m with another guy. Coz you’re my forever brother.. So no matter what, just remember that you’re always special in my heart okay :)

-your sist-

Bella Cullen

If I were Bella in Twilight series.. (I took Facebook quiz "What's your Twilight character?" n the answer was Bella) I wouldn't want to be Bella Swan, who is careless, weak n always invites troubles around..

I wish I could be Bella Cullen.. Coz she doesn't need to sleep (so I'll have full 24 hr a day), has amazing defense power to protect her belongings and loved ones (lately I felt it so important for me). And well, last but not least (maybe d best for Bella in Twilight) is to have Edward as husband ;)

Sakit

Hr ini gw sakit, demam.. :(

11.08: baru bangun!
11.15: melihat bnyk missed calls n sms, huaa..
11.22: cuci muka, sikat gigi, pasang soft lens
11.34: sarapan (yg sngt2 kesiangan kayanya, hehehe)
13.26: makan siank
14.05: mati lampu, hujan gede, ga bs tidur >.<
14.18: dpt kabar kalo tnyata td Investment ada quiz, damn!

hmm, uda ah.. sungguh post ga penting!

Chiong!

Ada bbrp mata kuliah gw slama di PM yg entah knp rasanya chiong ama gw.. Gw bilank chiong bs krn mank pelajarannya aneh, dosennya freak ato mank ga sejalan n cocok ama pemikiran gw. Dan mata kuliah tsb antara lain.. ODD (Organizational Design n Dynamics) krn gw ga prnh ketemu ama dosen yg begitu 'idealis' sebelumnya, Interpersonal Dynamics (pelajaran paling ga jelas yg pernah ada n krn itulah ditiadakan lg skrg, cm 1 sks n gw dpt C!)

Hmm, gw br sadar.. Knp yg chiong ama gw namanya ada Dynamics yah? Hahaha, ga lah ciri2 utamanya gw sebut suatu pelajaran chiong ato ga itu kalo tjadi yg namanya no matter how hard I've tried n given my best efforts, hasilnya tetep ga sesuai dgn harapan gw a.k.a mengecewakan :(

Anyway, skrg di smstr 7 pun kayanya gw ngalamin chiong lg dah.. International Finance, hmm sbenernya pelajarannya asik, berguna n berbobot skali. Dosennya pun ok, sngt menguasai materi n ngajarnya pun enak tp entah knp masalahnya terletak di tugas jurnalnya.. Jd dy ngasih bnyk jurnal dlm inggris n qta disuruh bwat paper.

Gw inget bgt awalnya dy bilank suruh bikin summary ato ringkasan, bkn sekedar translate.. Eh tp br2 ini dy bilank jgn bikin ringkasan tp paper yg ngalir. Ktnya disuruh qta bikin jurnal br dr jurnal yg uda ada.. Nah loh, pusink dah gw! Mana klmpk gw kayanya nilainya jelek mulu kalo ngumpulin paper pdhal qta uda ngerjainnya dgn sungguh2, bener2 bahkan ampe ada yg mau seharian bwat ngebahas 1 jurnal doank.. >.<

Agmon’s Quotes

“Masa depan kalian tdk tergantung pd apa yang orang lain mampu lakukan atau pd apa yang orang lain pikirkan ttg kalian. So, just keep on moving forward..

Dan yg terpenting dr semua itu selalu libatkan Tuhan di dalamnya. Saya selalu melibatkan Tuhan Yesus dalam apa pun yang saya lakukan. Saya tau saya tdk sempurna and that is exactly why saya perlu Tuhan yang menuntun saya dan mengajar saya utk jd lebih bijaksana. Focus on pleasing the Lord.. Jd fokus atau main objectivenya adalah menyenangkan hati Tuhan, apakah yg saya jalani ini menyenangkan Tuhan atau tdk. Itu adalah jaminan apakah kita sudah menjalankan hal benar atau tidak.

Kalau tujuannya adalah untuk menyenangkan hati orang, well susah juga ya krn kita ga akan pernah bisa menyenangkan hati semua orang, motivasi orang juga sngt sulit kita tebak. Tapi kalo pegangan kita Tuhan, then we are safe..”

“Mimpi berlebihan? Tidak ada mimpi yg berlebihan. Semua hal muncul dr mimpi. Mimpi kemudian menjadi visi, menjadi target dan tujuan akhir. Cthnya, dl saat lampu belum ada, bahkan api pun dianggap sebuah mukjizat. Lantas knp skrg dianggap biasa saja?

Well krn kita melihatnya terjadi setiap hari. Logikanya apa yg belum terbiasa terlihat atau dilihat oleh kasatmata tdk berarti tdk mungkin atau berlebihan. Dulu sebelum ada pesawat terbang, bagaimana reaksi orang saat pesawat terbang untuk pertama kalinya? Takjub.. Seolah-olah ada burung besi terbang. Tp skrg? Tidak ada lg yang menganggap pesawat terbang itu sebagai sesuatu yg luar biasa atau berlebihan.

Mimpi Martin Luther King yang menuntut adanya penyetaraan hak antara kulit putih dan kulit hitam (50 th yg lalu) sempat dianggap muluk2 atau berlebihan. Tp skrg lihat buktinya? Barack Obama, seorang kulit hitam, bs menjadi org nomor 1 di negara superpower, Amerika. So, in conclusion nothing is impossible.”

Ric likes it :)

Thursdate

Yesterday I had a lovely date! ^^ hehehe, me n my datemate went to PIM n ate at Trains Cafe (it's named like that coz there's a lot of train miniatures moving on rails with the small sized town scenery on the back side of the cafe) we took some picts n had a lot of chat (for that time I was okay with delay food serving) haha!

After finished eating, we watched "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" 3D version in XXI, A row (I've never been this high before!) and we're the first 'couple' entered the theatre so it seemed like private theatre! Hohoho ;p

Actually it was a good film, I mean both d story and d output (well, it's 3D) but I just hardly can't concentrated in some parts of the film coz he held my hand :D hahaha, let's fast forward.. Finally d film is ended and there was still a half bag of popcorn coz we both felt full of popcorn, hehe. Hmm, I was so happy then..

But unfortunately today is d last day of him in Indo :( coz he should go back to continue his study. What could I do? Well, I just wanna say thanks n I wanna spend another Thursday with u >.<

Invisible Hand Works, Equilibrium Exists!

Just like supply-demand and IS-LM curve (viva Macro!) my life tends to seize the equilibrium..

When my life seems dark and deteriorates, then something good will cover it up. Silver lining in dark cloud always appears then!

But my life is never smooth and fine as well. Challenges, problems, heavy loads.. They all form me to be a stronger person, day by day.

Without intervention (my effort) I believe the invisible hand exists! He has arranged it all, amazingly :)

Boyz!

Dlm bbrp hari ini, kebetulan gw bnyk ngerjain tgs2 bersama makhluk2 co.. Hr senen sharian gw di depan perpus ngerjain ringkasan jurnal International Finance brg kelompok gw yaitu Ades, Fiko n Ridho.. Slasa n brsan ampe malem gw bikin report research BISI bwat lomba CFA brg Gio, Ranggi n William.

Hmm, dipikir2 gw ce ndiri mulu yah.. Trus pas kerja brg mereka, tnyata emank dsr co yah! Sk bgt ngmngin ce.. Ga pilih2 loh, dr artis, kakak S2, adek kelas, SPG, sodaranya tmn, ampe yg ga dikenal n cm liat fotonya di FB. Dicomment aja trus dibahas gt.. Hahaha, mungqn mank gt kali ye, yah gw dgrin aja dah ;p

Mango Lover

Kinds of mango I've ever tasted (or very often for some of them)..
- Mango fruit
- Mango juice
- Mango pudding
- Mango yoghurt
- Mango bread
- Mango salad
- Mango sauce on pizza
- Mango jelly
- Mango jam
- Mango candy
- Mango ice
- Sweetened mango

But I'm still looking forward to..
- Mango cake
- Mango ice cream
- Mango sushi
- Mango biscuits
- Mango mochi
- Mango chocolate
- Mango cereal

Ric loves mango! :)

Terry, Heri and Erry..

Hmm, seharusnya skrg gw ga sempet bwat nulis blog ini.. Tp smua itu mungqn krn adanya pemberitahuan di milis kalo kls Investment & Portfolio Management n Business Valuation dua2nya dicancel yg gw br gw tau sesaat gw nyampe kmps n cek email.

Hahhh, gila! Artinya gw ga ada kls donk hr ini?! Bgs, mana admin ngasih taunya mepet bgt jem 8an pdhal klsnya mulainya jem 9 gw kan kburu ke kmps >.< Yah tp ada bgsnya jg c, hehe see d positive ric! Dgn ga ada kls gini, gw kan jd bs ngerjain tgs2 yg ga ga sempet gw kerjain pas weekend ato mungqn jg refreshing a.k.a jalan2 ama tmn hehehe..

Weekend kmrn kayanya mank waktu terasa sngt singkat, ampe rasanya hr ini (sblum tau kalo kdua kls gw hr ini dicancel) rasanya masih pengen weekend aja. Scr gw blum ngerjain tgs2 yg hrsnya gw kerjain pas weekend dr tgs Business Valuation, International Finance ampe report BISI.. Duh, mikirinnya aja ampe pusink gw :(

Sbenernya pas hr Sabtu uda mulai nyicil baca jurnal International Finance n bagi2 tgs n nyelesain BISI bagian Competitive Positioning (yg stlh gw kirim ke bos Gio n gw tanyain "ada yg bs gw bantu lg ga?"dijawab "hahaha, pasti ada donk er..") tp yah cm sebates itu doank tgs kuliah yg gw pegang. Selebihnya gw tuh mank sibuk cm gara2 ngerjain pekerjaan rumah bantuin nyokap, bikin pudding, ntn DVD, nulis blog n baca buku. Pokoknya tiba2 ga kerasa hr uda malem n gw pun ngantuk, hahaha!

Hr Minggunya, lumayan siank jg gw bgnnya.. Trus diajakin ama bokap ngeliat anjing, asik2! Ke pasar modern (hmm, jgn ngerasa aneh yah cm mank pasar modern BSD menyediakan berbagai macam hal dr makanan ampe t4 les, dr DVD ampe barang antik) mkn Oen Pao trus ngeliat anjing :) ada golden yg bgs bgt warnanya putih gt cm syngnya ce, pengalaman punya anjing ce tuh repot kalo lg dtng bulan. Nah, ada pug jg kecil gt sepasang.. Umurnya br 2 bulanan, co, kecil. Lucu! ^^

Fast forward.. Akhirnya gw membeli 1 ekor pug kecil n gw pangku selama perjalanan pulang ke rumah. Awalnya pas di mobil diem2 gt cm uda nyampe rumah mala aktif jg ngikutin org2 rumah kemana2, lucu lg langkahnya kecil2 gt hehehe.. Gw beri nama "Terry" :D

Maen2 ama anjing, ngurusin makan minum, nyiapin kandang ampe ga kerasa uda jem 3 lewat.. Sorenya ada kondangan tmn bokap di Kelapa Gading n bokap gw nyuruh gw utk siap2 dr siank takut macet soalnya. Yah uda deh, akhirnya siap2 n jem stngh 5 berangkat!

Nyampe jem 6.. Masih kepagian 1 jem soalnya acarnya mulai jem 7 malem hehehe ;p abisnya ga macet, nyari t4nya jg ga nemuin masalah.. Resepsinya di Klub Kelapa Gading, di Boulevard jd gampang deh. Ternyata disitu ada 4 resepsi pernikahan! Hoho, trus dikasih tau kalo Heri & Erry lokasinya di taman. Hmm, btw 2 kondangan trakhir gw lokasinya di taman loh..

Suasananya keren!! Dkt kolam renang gt trus tamannya penuh dgn lampu2 kuning digantung2 n ada gerbang dr kayu yg dirangkai2 n dikasih lampu jg, pokoknya serba bersinar di tengah gelapnya malam yg cerah. Luv it so much! ^^ apalg pas pengantennya jln di atas karpet merah n dinyalain kembang api di pinggir2nya, huahh bikin gw makin tertarik dgn wedding. Haha.. Oya, kan gw liat anak kecil gt pk jas gt lucu abis n gw pikir gmn yah kalo misalnya ntar kalo gw married, ntar si Terry yg bk jalan di depan gt pk jas, hohoho pasti lucu! ;p

Sandal Guys

Continuing my previous post, High Heels vs Sneakers..

When I was asked whether I choose high heels or sneakers, well my answer would be none of them. Based on facts (which I found in my shoes shelves) I only have 2 high heels and 2 sneakers. What’s the rest of my collections?

The answer is.. Sandals!

Btw please don’t imagine sandals as “Swallow sandal jepit” okay.. They’re cute, fashionable and comfortable, with lots of variety models and color :)

So I’ve made up my mind.. If footwear (let me correct, not shoes anymore) is compared to guys, I’ll choose sandal guy that makes me comfort AND nice to see (noted within not an extreme way just like the two choices before).

Freaky Friday

The reasons why.. (in order of magnitude)

1. Earth quake! I was on the 3rd floor and together with others went downstairs with laptop in my arms.

2. I almost lost my ATM card, damn. I forgot to put it back into my wallet coz my friend took a candid picture of me that made me shocked n kept wondering how she could laugh so bad by
seeing my expression on her BB..

3. It was a long and full lecture day from 8 am until 5 pm although it was TBI n Business Law, fiuh!

4. Surprisingly, the room for PD was fully loaded! There’s a significant increase in number of visitors, especially from the new batch and at first, many people (including me) sat on floor coz no chairs left.

5. I dreamt a lot of people come to my house to be taught origami by me. In fact, I can’t make any >.<

6. My dad offered me to buy a subsidized apartment in BSD..

7. Lunch meal menu: Mango juice, bika ambon (I got it free anyway), a lightweight bag of kentang keriting n I didn’t feel hungry at all until dinner time.

8. My IELTS band for both listening and reading had just leveled up although I didn’t make any practice (mean: watch dvd without subtitle)! It was 7 then.. ^^

9. I did the longest pray ever in PD. I guessed it was already about 15 minutes but the speaker just didn’t want to end it n kept praying.. God bless!

10. Honestly it I felt a little bit extraordinary by wearing a really bright orange outfit to campus ;D

High Heels vs Sneakers

High heels: Attractive, fashionable, professional , boost your confidence level but it can be painful if you wear it all day long.

Sneakers: Comfortable, simple with an ordinary model, old fashion, support your active lifestyle but not in a formal occasion.

Maybe it seems weird, but I’m trying to compare these kinds of shoes with guys. Well, girls like shoes right?!

I saw there were two main categories of guys. First, the High heels group.. They‘re good looking, have a nice body, smart, professional, can make girl beside him is so proud to be his girlfriend. And the second one is Sneakers guys, hmm they have standard physical appearance but they can make girl feel comfortable and enjoy spending time with them..

When you’re looking for a boyfriend, which category do you choose? High heels or Sneakers?

I’ve been questioning myself as well.. And after thinking about it, my answer is neither high heels nor sneakers! Wanna know my answer? Just check it out in the next post! ;)

Anomaly

Everything in this world has what is called normality..

But every normality, there’s an anomaly (which is not “normal”). Well I don’t know every anomaly exists in this world, but I believe that there’s must be an anomaly in every normality (it’s just my theory, anyway).

Is anomaly always refers to something bad? Will it be fine if someone doesn’t want to join the normality n choose to be the anomaly?

Girls Day Out!

Kmrn abis Gate 2 Hatching yg tdk menegangkan (soalnya bener2 kaya diskusi n pak Win nya baek bgt ngasih saran gt, mungqn gara2 dikasih tester mulu kali ye hehe) gw n klmpk Hatching jalan ke PIM. Tujuan awalnya c buka tabungan bersama di BCA, nyicil setor modal bwat BP.. Akhirnya qta buka joint account atas nama gw n tmn gw krn mank bolehnya pk KTP Jabodetabek. Trus smua sesuai prosedur2 standar yg ngebosenin (kdng gw ga abis pikir, ko customer servicenya tahan yah tiap hari kerjaannya kaya gt mulu) kaya ngisi formulir, fotokopi KTP, tanda tangan2, bikin kartu ATM, setor duit.. Nah, lucunya tmn gw tuh suruh ngulang ttd spy sama di KTP (harap maklumlah yah zaman2 SMA kalo ttd biasanya dimacem2in, ada yg pk logo hati, bintang, piss, dll) krn ttd tmn gw itu ada tulisan “05” ga ngerti jg gw artinya apaan, hahaha :D

Mkn di food court yg ga tll rame (gw mkn mknan sehat bgt dah dibanding tmn2 gw, salad n sandwich haha..) sambil ngeliat2 referensi brand2 resto trus beli tiket di XXI! Hoho, mank uda rencana c ntn Ugly Truth (abisnya penasaran bo, org2 bilank filmnya kocak abis soalnya) sayang bknnya di theatre 3 favorit yg enak bgt, hehe.. Filmnya skitar 1,5 jem n mank gw akui tuh film kocak walopun mank ceritanya agak gampang ditebak, yah standarnya komedi romantic gt deh.

Selese ntn, jln2.. Gw coba ngunjungin SE center bwat ganti keypad si Lindsay tp masih blum ada :( lama bgt dah, payah! Nemenin tmn yg nyari kado bwat tmn, beli mknan bwat mkn malem, ada yg beliin tas bwat nyokapnya, ngeliat harga2 equipment di Ace, bnyk deh tujuannya pokoknya hehehe.. Pas jln ke Gramed, gw beli buku “Studying Abroad” hoho mank uda sempet ngincer tuh buku jg c, eh kebetulan ada jd gw beli deh!

Uda lelah muter2, biasa deh butuh penyegaran tenggorokan hehehe.. Tdnya tmn gw ngajakin mkn yoghurt Jco cm ga mau ah, bosen! Tdnya pengen nyobain yoghurt Heavenly Blush di PIM2 cm kebetulan lokasi qta lg jauh dr sana jd nyobain Charm gara2 ngeliat salah 1 menunya sungguh menggoda yaitu “Really Really Mango” ;) tp syngnya pas gw mau mesen itu, ktnya ga ada! Adanya Really Really Lychee soalnya ktnya mangga lg ga musim.. Gw bilanklah kayanya skrg lg musim mangga deh, cm si mas2 nya bilank “iya, tp di Taiwan kan lg ga musim” haia, walopun brand Taiwan pun ga mungqnlah mangganya impor! Cape deh.. Akhirnya gw mkn yg laen, ice nya lychee pk topping strawberry n waffle hehehe dingin n segar bo! Uda gt pulang deh, senank2..

Waktu ‘tuk Tuhan

Suatu pesta menjadi meriah krn kehadiran para undangan. Coba bayangkan kalau Anda mengundang org utk merayakan hari ulang tahun atau pernikahan Anda, tetapi sedikit org yg menghadirinya. Betapa kecewanya Anda?

Allah mengundang qta utk ikut dlm kerajaan-Nya yg sering digambarkan sbg suatu persekutuan. Allah menghendaki semua org dpt masuk ke dalam kerajaan-Nya. Betapa kecewanya Allah kalau tdk ada yg menanggapi undangan tsb.

Dlm perumpamaan ttg org2 yg berdalih (Lukas 14: 15-24) ada bnyk undangan tdk bs hadir dlm perjamuan. Mereka tdk bs hadir krn sibuk dgn urusan mereka sendiri. Ada yg mengurusi ladangnya yg br dibeli, ada yg mengurusi lembunya, ada pula yang baru kawin. Mereka tdk mau hadir krn tidak ingin meluangkan waktu, meninggalkan kesibukannya sendiri utk dtng ke perjamuan.

Hal ini jg sering qta alami, jadwal kuliah yg ketat, pekerjaan n tgs yg menumpuk seolah menjadi alasan yg sngt bs diterima utk tdk hadir dlm perjamuan atau persekutuan memenuhi undangan-Nya. Memang qta bs berdalih. Namun sebenarnya sangatlah disayangkan melewatkan sukacita perjamuan bersama Allah sendiri. Memang ada waktu yg harus diluangkan, harus berani menanggalkan kepentingan pribadi.

Dlm kehidupan qta, Allah trus mengundang qta utk hadir dan terlibat dlm perjamuannya. Allah telah menjadikan komunitas persekutuan atau gereja sebg tanda kehadiran-Nya di dunia. Allah telah mengundang qta utl berperan serta, terlibat dlm kegiatan komunitas persekutuan, berdoa, merenungkan Firman Tuhan, dimanapun qta berada.

Percayalah qta akan menemukan sukacita yg sejati yg dijanjikan-Nya. “Tetapi carilah dahulu Kerajaan Allah dan kebenarannya, maka semua itu akan ditambahkan kepadamu” (Mat 6:33).
Rasakan jg ajakan Tuhan Yesus, yg slalu merindukan qta. “Marilah kepada-Ku, semua yg letih lesu dan berbeban berat, Aku akan memberi kelegaan kepadamu”(Mat 11: 28)

Mari luangkan waktu utk bersyukur, berdoa merenungkan Firman-Nya. Selagi kesempatan masih ada, selagi pintu masih terbuka. Menanggapi tawaran sukacita sejati ikut dalam perjamuan-Nya. Tuhan memberkati..

Diambil dr kertas renungan yg dibagiin ama petugas PD n kebetulan halm baliknya kosong jd gw pake buat nyatet krn gw lupa bw bk catetan.. Kalo aja gw ga make kertas itu bwat nyatet, mungqn uda gw buang n ga sempet gw baca. Tuhan mungqn mank mau ngingetin gw, scr gw mank blkngan gw sibuk mulu ama urusan kuliah.. Jd yah pas bgtlah, menyadarkan n menginspirasi gw. Oleh krn itu gw jg pengen membagikannya ke yg laen mll tulisan di blog gw ini, smoga bermanfaat yah!

My Diminishing Marginal Utility of Study

You know what, in the 7th semester my marginal utility of study has diminished a lot! Don’t know why, I’m so lazy and feel forced to attend the lecture, do the assignments, presentations and so on..

Fiuh, well maybe it because of the accumulation effect from the beginning till now and high GPA as well (what a bad effect for student in their final year, especially for me!) Oh no, it’s almost reach the lowest point.. Huahhh, I really need something to shift my marginal utility again! >.<

Superman (It's Not Easy)

A really cool song from Five For Fighting..

I can't stand to fly
I'm not that naive
I'm just out to find
The better part of me

I'm more than a bird
I'm more than a plane
More than some pretty face beside a train
It's not easy to be me

Wish that I could cry
Fall upon my knees
Find a way to lie
About a home I'll never see

It may sound absurd
But don't be naive
Even Heroes have the right to bleed
I may be disturbed
But won't you conceed
Even Heroes have the right to dream
It's not easy to be me

Up, up and away
Away from me
It's all right
You can all sleep sound tonight
I'm not crazy
Or anything

I can't stand to fly
I'm not that naive
Men weren't meant to ride
With clouds between their knees

I'm only a man in a silly red sheet
Digging for kryptonite on this one way street
Only a man in a funny red sheet
Looking for special things inside of me

It's not easy to be me.

Detailicious

Have you ever think about the punctuation, upper or small case in your FB status? I do..

Have you ever change the custom animation in your power point slide so many time just to make it looks perfect for you? I do..

Have you ever buy something not because its purpose but only for its design and appearance? I do..

Have you ever go back in front of your wardrobe to change your clothes when you found something’s not match to you? I do..

Have you ever wonder about the spoken words you want to say to someone for the next day? I do..

Have you ever tried to match numbers, signs, events with something else happened to your life? I do..

Well, I think my bro is right. I love details..

Garam Dunia

Hari ini ada penyambutan anak angkatan baru di PD (Persekutuan Doa) tempatnya di auditorium krn kalo di kelas biasa bs dipastikan ga bakal muat, hahaha.. Penuhnya ama anak2 angkatan 2009 jg c, angkatan 2006 nya yah tetep aja.. Dy lg, dy lg hehehe :p

Pembicaranya Pak Deddy tadi.. Tp bukan ngmngin Business Valuation pastinya, hoho! Topik khotbahnya ttg garam dunia. Bagi org Kristen, istilah garam dunia itu yah bs dibilank uda populer, cm gara2 dibahas ama Pak Deddy gw jd dpt pemahaman yg lebih dalam ttg makna garam dunia sbenernya..

Awalnya diceritain ttg adanya perjanjian garam yg di zaman dulunya dianggap suci n sakral krn menandakan perjanjian antara manusia dgn Tuhan. Jd sebelum ngerti peran ato tugas qta sgb garam dunia itu apa, Pak Deddy nekanin kalo mank qta hrs yakin terlebih dahulu akan status qta yg spesial di mata Tuhan yaitu menjadi garam dunia.

Knp yg dipilih istilah garam? Bukan gula dunia gt? Ya, smua itu krn sifat2 dr garam itu sendiri..

1. Healing substance
Garam mank dikenal sebagai penyembuh, trutama zaman dl krn macem2 penyakit bs disembuhin ama garam. Menjadi garam dunia, bukan berarti org Kristen smuanya hrs jd dokter tp yg dimaxud qta hrs bs jd penyembuh jiwa2 org di skitar qta.

2. Katalisator
Inget aja Pocari Sweat! Air dlm tubuh ga bs diserap tanpa adanya garam, yg merupakan gabungan ion positif n negatif (Ayo inget2 pelajaran kimia! Hehehe..) jd kalo di kehidupan sehari2 qta diharapkan utk jd pemersatu n pendamai, bkn sebaliknya.

3. Pembangkit gairah
Garam merupakan salah satu zat yg bs membangkitkan nafsu makan.. Coba deh, kalo misalnya qta mkn potato chips kpn bs berenti? Kalo bs pun pas uda abis kan ;) nah, sbg garam dunia diharapkan qta dpt “memberi rasa” dgn menciptakan suasana yg menyenangkan, bkn malah kalo ada qta bnyk org ga suka ato mending menjauh..

4. Flavour boomer
Stiap roti n kue yg enak pasti ngegunain garam dlm proses pembuatannya, knp? Krn kata chef nya, garam berfungsi sbg flavour boomer yg bikin rasa2 dlm kue tsb makin kuat sdngkan rasa asin garam malah ilank. Jd tgs garam dunia yg trakhir adlh untuk menjadikan org laen, dimulai dr org2 di skitar qta smakin bertumbuh..

Bgitulah qra2 inti dr khotbah PD td, mudah2an qta smua bs menjadi garam dunia di lingkungan qta masing2. Amin..

Someday We'll Know

-Mandy Moore feat. Jonathan Foreman-

Ninety miles outside Chicago
Can’t stop driving I don’t know why
So many questions, I need an answer
Two years later you're still on my mind

Whatever happened to Amelia Earhart?
Who holds the stars up in the sky?
Is true love just once in a lifetime?
Did the captain of the Titanic cry?

Oh, Someday we’ll know
If love can move a mountain
Someday we’ll know
Why the sky is blue
Someday we’ll know
Why I wasn’t meant for you

Does anybody know the way to Atlantis?
Or what the wind says when she cries?
I’m speeding by the place that I met you
For the ninety-seventh time tonight

Someday we’ll know
If love can move a mountain
Someday we’ll know
Why the sky is blue
Someday we’ll know
Why I wasn’t meant for you..

Someday we’ll know
Why Samson loved Dalilah?
One day I'll go
Dancing on the moon
Someday you’ll know
That I was the one for you...

Open up the world
I bought a ticket to the end of the rainbow
Watched the stars crash in the sea
If I can ask God just one question
Why aren’t you here with me tonight?

Oh, Someday we’ll know
If love can move a mountain
Someday we’ll know
Why the sky is blue
Someday we’ll know
Why I wasn’t meant for you..

Someday we’ll know
Why Samson loved Dalilah
One day I'll go
Dancing on the moon
Someday you’ll know
That I was the one for you..

Glass Barrier

Gw sempet mikir.. Gmn yah kalo di dunia ini smua org tuh ras, suku bangsa, kelas sosial, budaya n agamanya sama smua? Pasti jdnya monoton c, smuanya sama.. Ga ada perbedaan satu sama laen. Cm gw pikir2 lg, ga akan ada tuh yg namanya konflik agama, perselisihan antar suku, dll.. Yah kalo itu c mungqn lingkupnya uda gd c yg ngelibatin suku, daerah ato negara tertentu. Bwat skala yg lebih kecil, ga akan ada lg pertentangan cinta gr2 perbedaan2 tsb..

Yah, qta uda seringlah denger kasus2 cinta terlarang gr2 beda suku lah, agama yg bersebrangan, gap kelas sosial, dll. Hmm, sbener2nya c yah kalo uda nyangkut cinta perbedaan2 “demografis”kaya gt hrsnya ga jd masalah loh.. Mnurut gw, smua itu dibesar2in semata2 krn pandangan n pemikiran org2 aja. Baik munqn itu memandang rendah org2 yg beda dgn dirinya atopun pemikiran generalisasi yg nganggep sifat n tindakan sebagian org mencerminkan keseluruhan.

Yg bikin tambah parah, sebagian org sngtlah mementingkan persepsi org laen pd dirinya.. Maka seringlah suka ada pertentangan dr pihak ortu kalo anaknya memilih pasangan hidup yg ga “sama” dgn mereka.Bahkan ada yg uda turun menurun tradisi tsb, mengakar ampe dalem bgt di bbrp keluarga.. Walopun keluarga besar gw ga ampe bener2 strict bgt masalah ini, tp tetep aja pas tante gw mau nikah ama calon suaminya dl yg berbeda dgn keluarga gw awalnya ditentang abis2an ama kakek gw. Tp akhirnya c dibolehin jg c hehehe..

Mungqn ga smua pasangan seberuntung n sebahagia tante n om gw itu.. Dan gw sungguh menyayangkan kejadian2 spt itu. Rasanya sedih aja kan kalo misalnya qta ktemu pasangan hidup qta yg mencintai satu sama laen n tnyata krn perbedaan yg mank dr sananya (toh qta ga bs milih mau lahir dimana n jd suku apa toh?!) qta hrs mengorbankan cinta demi adanya persamaan.. Lalu kalo kaya gt mending org2 di dunia ini disamain aja donk biar ga repot.

Walopun bnyk org yg bilank kalo perbedaan itu ga jd masalah, hal itu susah bgt diaplikasiin di kehidupan riil.. Keliatannya aja qta bs berkumpul bersama meski berbeda2 (kaya slogannya Indo bhineka tunggal ika, hehe) tp gw ngerasanya tetep ada batasan yg mungqn mank invisible tp tetep aja ada! Ibaratnya tuh kaya qta berdiri dlm ruangan yg besar tp disekat ama dinding kaca.. Kalo dr atas keliatannya aja berbaur tp susah bgt bwat bs nembus sekat pemisah tsb.

Dan kembali masalah cinta terlarang, sungguh malang skali yah nasib mereka krn cuma bs ngeliat cintanya dr balik dinding kaca yg ada :(

Follow Your Dreams

Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken winged
Bird that cannot fly

Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow

My Goal Defender

Well, post gw kali ini bukan ngmngin ttg bola.. Walopun keliatannya dr judulnya begitu yah, hehehe. Mank uda cukup lama jg gw ga nulis ttg Chelsea (yg kmrn menank lwn Liverpool! ^^) atopun John Terry, d best blues captain ever..

Goal yg gw maxud disini tuh "tujuan", bukan "masuknya bola ke gawang" hahaha.. Blkngan ini gw cukup bnyk bpikir ttg tujuan jangka pendek menjelang menengah gw ke depannya a.k.a bwat 1-2 th ke depan. Mostly yg gw ada di pikiran gw adlh ttg ngelanjutin kul S2 di luar..

Dan hal ini makin "diperparah" stlah gw ngeliat poster Japan edufair di kmps trus kebtulan tmn kmps gw jg mau pegi kesana.. Alhasil hr Sabtu kmrn gw pegi ke JCC ngeliat Japan edufair disana n gw dpti antusiasme gw bertambah! Awalnya sempet mank rada2 kurang optimis soalnya bnyk pendapat2 spt:

T: "Ngapain nerusin S2, mending nyari duit aja!"
U: "Hidup di luar tuh susah tau, apa2 hrs ngerjain ndiri.. Hrs mandiri bgt!"
V: "Drpd langsung nerusin S2, lebih baik kerja dl biar ada gambaran dunia kerja n tau minat loe mau kemana."
W: "Mending kalo mau nerusin di Indo aja, ga kalah dr luar ko.."
X: "Org Indo tuh kurang dihargai kalo di luar negeri, dianggap warga kls 2 gt."
Y: "Beasiswanya kan paling bwat skolahnya doank, biaya hidupnya gmn?"
Z: "Ah, kalo Jepang c susah.. Hrs bljr bahasa dl!"

Yah gt deh qra2. Fiuh.. Those are my goal defenders!

Flow Gently, Sweet Afton

Gw rasa smua ce suka ama co yg gentle, tmasuk gw tentunya.. Hehehe ;p

Gw suka co yg nyuruh ce nunggu di mobil ketika di luar ujan, nyari payung, keluar dr mobil n muter ke pintu sebelahnya buat mayungin si ce ampe ke tempat yg ga ujan.

Gw suka co yg bersedia nganterin ce ketika hari uda malem walopun dy sbenernya ada urusan laen.

Gw suka co yg ngelarang ce bwat ngebayarin parkir n bilank “uda2, sante aja..”

Gw suka co yg ga cm ngeliat ke depan jalan saat diajak ngbrl di mobil tp skali2 ngeliat lawan bicara di sampingnya.

Gw suka co yg ga malu bwat ngenalin ce ke tmnnya.

Gw suka co yg rela berdiri bwat ngasih t4 duduk bwat ce walopun kakinya uda pegel bgt.

Gw suka co yg nawarin pilihan ke ce n saat si ce nentuin pilihannya, dy nurutin keinginan tsb dgn sepenuh hati walopun mungqn itu bukan keinginannya yg sebenarnya.

Gw suka co yg bersedia ngebawain bawaan ce tanpa diminta saat si ce lg kerepotan.

Gw suka co yg suka bercerita dlm perjalanan shingga membuat dinginnya hujan + AC n macet yg panjang jd ga terasa.

Gw suka co yg ga bs nepatin janjinya krn sesuatu di luar kuasanya tp tetep minta maaf karenanya.

Gw suka co yg mempersilahkan ce utk berjalan duluan ditengah kerumunan org bnyk n ngeletakin tangannya di punggung si ce utk mastiin dy ada tepat di blkng si ce.

Gw suka co yg tau bnyk hal n bs diandalin shingga saat ce bersamanya akan ngerasa aman n tenank.

Gw suka co yg berani ngungkapin pendapatnya walopun mungqn bertentangan dgn kbanyakan org pd umumnya.

Gw suka co yg punya inisiatif dan kreatif menyusun rencana sehingga hari pun terasa menyenangkan apabila dilewatkan bersamanya.

Gw suka co yg punya mimpi n bilank “saya akan berusaha..” bwat ngeraih mimpi itu.

Terima kasih, Tuhan..

Sesungguhnya, tangan Tuhan tak kurang panjang untuk menolong.
Dan telinga-Nya tak kurang tajam untuk mendengar..

Terkadang Ia memang lambat, tapi tak pernah sekalipun terlambat. Terima kasih, Tuhan..

Here I Am To Worship (Remix Version)

Light of the world
You stepped down into darkness
Opened my eyes, let me see
Beauty that made this heart adore You
Hope of a life spent with You

Here I am to worship,
Here I am to bow down,
Here I am to say that You're my God
You're altogether lovely
All together worthy,
All together wonderful to me

King of all days
Oh, so highly exalted
Glorious in heaven above
Humbly You came
To the earth You created
All for love's sake became poor

Here I am to worship,
Here I am to bow down,
Here I am to say that You're my God
You're altogether lovely
All together worthy,
All together wonderful to me

I'll never know how much it cost
To see my sin upon that cross
I'll never know how much it cost
To see my sin upon that cross
I'll never know how much it cost
To see my sin upon that cross

Here I am to worship,
Here I am to bow down,
Here I am to say that You're my God
You're altogether lovely
All together worthy,
All together wonderful to me

Here I am to worship,
Here I am to bow down,
Here I am to say that You're my God
You're altogether lovely
All together worthy,
All together wonderful to me

I'll never know how much it cost
To see my sins upon that cross

Hahaha.. Gokil abis ni lagu! Biasanya kalo pas PD pasti qta nyanyinya tuh yg biasa kan, versi slow2 gt.. Nah gw punya yg remix version, dikasih dr tmn gw n gara2 gw sering denger jdnya yg terngiang di kepala tuh jd yg versi ngebeat bo!

Mantep2, lagu rohani bs dibikin kaya gt jg. Kalo ga merhatiin liriknya pasti diqra lagu remix pd umumnya, hohoho! Hmm, jd teringat ama Christian Rocker hehe ;)

Nanas Subang

Kmrn bokap gw dpt oleh2 nanas subang dr anak buahnya.. Sempet kaget jg c, abisnya ukurannya beda dr yg standar alias jumbo. Hahaha ;D nah pas dibuka n dicobain, wuih rasanya mantap! Aerny bnyk n ga ada asem2nya sdikit pun, manis bgtt! Makanya disebutnya nanas si madu kalo ga salah, hehe.. Ktnya dr 1 kebon, nanas kaya gt paling cm ada 2-3 buah doank. Mungqn kalo di bangsanya kelapa c kelapa puan kali ye..

Nah, trus mau dijus nih critanya.. Panas2, pasti seger bgt donk minum jus nanas! Hohoho, tp nyokap gw ngasih aernya kbanyakan. Ktnya abis nanasnya gede n bnyk yg dimasukin ke blender jd aernya jg hrs bnyk n masih ditambahin es batu n carnation ama bokap gw! Trus dijus deh n tnyata pas dicobain.. Ga ada rasa!! Cm kerasa susu doank >.< akhirnya aernya dibuang stngh trus akhirnya smuanya nanasnya dimasukin jd total 1 buah nanas, haha.

Tp sungguh disayangkan.. Tnyata gagal lg, yg ada malah jd pait! :( hmm, mungqn mank nanas subang ga boleh dijus kali yah?! Jdnya gt deh, tp krn uda jadi yah mau ga mau diminum aja abisnya sayang.. Bokap gw akhirnya minum jus 3 gelas jus yg tinggi gt. Hoho, gw rayu2 n bilank “yah gpplah pa, bwat nurunin darah..” hehehe ;)

The Happiest Job in the World

Waktu gw nungguin giliran mau potong rambut di Johny Andrean (yg penuh abis, mungqn krn hari minggu skaligus hr trkahir liburan kali ye) gw bermaksud ngambil bacaan biar ga bosen.. Krn gw asal ngambil aja, yg keambil ama gw adlh katalognya wedding dress Tina Andrean. Trus gw ngebuka halaman pertama n ada semacem kata pengantar gt dr si Tina-nya..

Gw blum slese baca smuanya c, kburu dipanggil ama mba2nya bwat dicuci rambutnya.. Tp awal2nya pokoknya dy bilank kalo she’s the happiest person in the world. Knp? Gw jg pertamanya ngira, heh knp ni org ngmng2 kaya gt?! Trus gw baca lanjutannya.. Dy bilank gmn ga happy, stiap hari kerjaannya dy ketemu ama calon pengantin yg mukanya berseri2 nyambut “their dreams come true day” yah scr dy jual adlh sesuatu yg menjadi bagian penting n signifikan bwat penampilan sang pengantin. Dan pastinya pasangan2 itu berbahagia donk menyambut wedding mereka yg merupakan perayaan ato perwujudan cinta mereka (kecuali kalo ada yg kasus kawin paksa kali yah, tp itu pengecualian jd ga usah dianggap hahaha).

Gw jd sempet mikir pas rambut gw lg dicuci.. Hmm, bener jg si Tina yah. Pekerjaannya dy mank atmosfirnya pasti bahagia mulu.. Ga kaya pekerjaan di rumah sakit ato rumah duka gt. Sbelumnya jujur gw ga tll merhatiin ttg jenis pekerjaan bdasarkan kaya gt c.. Dan gw jd pengen punya job yg “bahagia” jg, bs ngeliat org2 bahagia stiap hari gw rasa menyenangkan ^^

Well, gw sempet pengen c jd Wedding Organizer brg ama tmn gw (yg punya keinginan yg sama wkt qta ngbrl2 sante) krn yah itu atmosfirnya penuh dgn kebahagiaan walopun mank pekerjaan WO sbener2nya mungqn repot n bikin cape tp kalo bs nyelesain tgsnya dgn sukses, yg didpt bukan sekedar fee semata tp jg kepuasan hati krn bs ngebantuin org n org itu berbahagia. I think that would be a wonderful feeling..

Advice Matter

Ga tau knp gw tuh sebel bgt ama org yg suka ngasih advice ke org laen tp dirinya sendiri tuh lebih parah n boro2 bwat nerapin advice nya itu.. Mnurut gw, org kaya gt lebih nyebelin dibanding org yg NATO (not action talk only) krn selaen NATO pastinya tuh org ga nyadar diri, sok paling tau pdhal kenyataannya.. :p

Mending sbelum ngasih advice ke org, coba pikir dl donk.. Mungqn aja tuh advice lebih cocok ama dirinya ndiri. Lagian kalo sendirinya ga ngejalanin gmn org mau percaya?! Ato kalo advicenya mank ‘general truth’ pun org pasti bakal ngerasa “Eh apaan c loe, sok2 ngasih gw advice pdhal loe ndiri kaya gt? Ngaca donk..” yah ibaratnya kaya pengemis ngasih advice ke pedagang spy jd kaya. Nah, aneh kan?! Makanya kalo mau ngasih advice c boleh2 aja, asal tau diri n posisi loe ada dimana.. Drpd nantinya jd bikin org kesel n ga respek ama loe.

Meet The Valuator!

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen..
According to our previous meeting about Sampoerna’s acquisition, me and my team as your financial consultant have calculated the value of Sampoerna’s business.
What we’ve done as the valuator is not only look for their total assets which is written clearly in the balance sheet, but also look for the fundamental aspects, future prospects of the company. So we made projections from their previous financial statement and the methods that we used are CPF and the multiple valuation..

Well, I think that’s enough.

Dreaming in the middle of working in Business Valuation project assignment mode: OFF
Wondering how to make Sampoerna’s financial statement projections mode: ON

Will It Be My Lucky 7?

September 7th is the first day of my 7th semester (my final year at PM as well!) and for this semester I took 19 credits.. The compulsory courses I must take are Business Law, International Business and Global Communication a.k.a English Class with TBI (For this time, they say it’s an IELTS prep. But for me, it’s just still another English course.. Well, I don’t hate English but is there any semester in Prasetiya Mulya without an English course in it? Haha maybe next semester, which is the last one just before you graduate >.<)

And then, there’s concentration compulsory course. My concentration is Corporate Finance so that would be Investment & Portfolio Management (And you know what? One of its lecturers is Mr. Lukas, whose name same with me ^^ But unfortunately, I missed his class on the second week! Damn..) Next is Hatching Program (Coz I chose Business Project as my final assignment, I should take this course. Well, it provides opportunity for turning business idea into an innovative comprehensive plan or you can translate it as a lot of assignments).

In total I took 7 courses, so it’s still 2 courses remaining which are the elective courses.. In elective courses, we can choose whatever courses we like whether it’s a part of your concentration or not. Well, it’s quite a lot of choice and has made the students confused and didn’t sure about their choices.. So am I! At first, I wanna take Entrepreneurial Finance and Business Valuation. But after joined the class and several other classes I decided to cancel the Entrepreneurial Finance and took the International Finance..

Hmm, overall I see this semester is harder than the last semester. But hopefully I can make it through the (assignments) rain, hahaha.. Well I’m not thinking about targeting the result should be the same as the 6th semester (Maybe 6 is my lucky number you know, coz I’m just wondering.. Ah, never mind! But maybe I’ll discuss it someday) so just do my best n let God take care of the rest. Will it be my lucky 7? We’ll see..

E.G.O.

Kmrn2 gw sempet ngerasa gw egois bgt.. Gw br mulai ngerasa kalo tnyata fakta gw adalah anak tunggal sdikit bnyk memberikan pengaruh bwat gw. Yap, gw ngerasa ego gw tinggi.. Pokoknya keinginan gw yg hrs slalu dituruti, ga mikirin org laen, n seenaknya sendiri!

Mank kayanya kekanak2an bgt n gw sadar ge ngerasa it’s so uncool.. Tp entah knp wkt itu gw ga bs ngalahin ego gw itu, kayanya susah aja gt >.< hix!

Fiuh.. Yah, tp gw hrs ngalahin ego gw ndiri itu. Seiring berjalannya wkt gw akan trus belajar, mank ga gampang tp gw janji gw akan berusaha.. Coz I wanna be a better person :)

Love at the Second Sight

Feel weird about the title above? Well, I guess we’ve been so familiar with the phrase “Love at the First Sight” but it’s not a wrong title anyway.. :)

First of all, do you believe in love at the first sight? Coz I don’t! For me, you can’t just love someone since the first time you see him or her.. Love needs process. What people (whose love is in the air) said is definitely not love, but maybe just like or crush coz all you know about them is nothing but physical.. What you love from them is only their physical appearance, maybe her sexy body or his cute smile? How could you know someone in their inside, whether they’re nice, caring, mature, responsible or mean, liar, lazy, pathetic and so on if you never interact with them before? Then how could you say it as love?

Second of all, while there’s no love at the first sight but there is love at the second sight.. Well, it’s just my theory, so feel free to disagree.. This is a democratic state, right? And that means I do have rights as well to share my opinions, thoughts or feelings. That’s what blogs are for! Thanks to blog inventor :D

Anyway, let’s back to the topic! So, love at the second sight is when you’ve known about him or her, you know it’s like common relationship a.k.a friends and for any reasons, you both are losing contact or maybe just not so keep in touch with each other for a while.. Then the next time you see him or her again, they’ve changed (in a good way, hmm maybe looks better or something) or seems changed (they’re just the same but what has changed is the way you looked them or you’re finally realized) and you feel you’re in love with them!

Long definition, isn’t it? Hahaha, hope you’ll understand.. For me, what I called as love at the second sight is more real and true than the famous love at the first sight. Coz love at the second sight you love them completely, not only the outside but also the inside..

Third and also last of all, hmm.. I think the love at the second sight is happening to me ;p

ITB Trip

Mungqn uda agak basi c ceritanya, tp gpp dah blum seminggu ini hehe.. Jd hari selasa kmrn gw n anak2 Hatching Program (kecuali Ridho, anak Project Improvement yg menyusup hehehe) ada Campus Visit ke ITB, Bandung. Tepatnya ke STEI, Magister Elektro jurusan Digital Media & Game Technology..

Qta kesana utk nambah inspirasi bwat ide bisnis yg bakal qta ajuin.. Krn mank kesulitan qta sbg anak bisnis dr zaman dulu (maxudnya smstr 1) berkaitan ama yg namanya teknologi, walopun qta punya ide n inovasi yg brilian gmn pun tp qta sk susah ngewujudinnya krn mank ga punya background ttg itu ato nau cari partner yg mank punya kompetensi pun sulit kadang2.

Nah, beda lg ama kesulitannya anak teknik.. Mereka mank jago bikin “macem2” tp sulit utk masarin ato mala menurut gw mereka cenderung idealis jd apa yg mereka bikin ga bisa diterima pasar. So yah gw akui sebenernya tujuan dr Campus Visit ini ok juga apalg kalo akhirnya diadain kerja sama utk saling ngisi “kebolongan” yg ada..

Gw berangkat dr rumah jem 6, nyampe jem 6.30, tp br brangkat busnya dr kampus jem 7 (pdhal uda dibilangin suruh dtng jem 6.30 yah gpplah yg penting gw on time hehe) nyampe sananya skitar jem 9.30an trus ke ruang multimedia dikasih briefing n kuliah singkat gt ampe jem 12an.. Trus acara selanjutnya qta dibagi 2 rombongan, sebagian ke lab, sebagian lg istirahat. Kbetulan kelompok gw dptnya yg istirahat dl, hoho thx God abisnya qta uda pd laper jg euy..

Tp stlh keluar qta mala bingung, abisnya lg bulan puasa kantin pd tutup! Jdlah kelompok gw n 2 kelompok yg laen nyari makan di luar ITB.. Naek angkot akhirnya tiba di McD, makan paket bareng hemat hoho! Uda kenyang, bakik ngeliat lab n barang2 di dalamnya, komentar gw “wah hebat yah, ko bs bikin kaya gtan?” hehehe, maklum di PM apalag jurusan Finance ga pernah tuh bersentuhan ama yg namanya dgn kabel2 dlm jumlah bnyk, alat peraga, logaritma n bhs pemrograman, yah gt deh jdnya norak! ;p

Abis slese, disebutnya c jam bebas.. Diqrain bentar doank jd gw n bbrp tmn gw keliling ITB (kpn lg gw bs ke sono?!) n foto2 haha! Scr lmyn bnyk objek yg bs difoto, scr areanya jg luas kalo dibandingin ama PM yg “homy” hehe, ga mau disebut kecil.

Tnyata jam bebasnya lamaaa.. Tmn gw mala ada yg belanja oleh2 dulu! Curank.. Tau gt gw jg ikutan deh. Brangkat dr Bandung skitar jem 4an, perjalanan pulang brenti dl di Rest Area beli makanan bwat buka puasa.. Trus ada salah satu tmn gw yg ultah jg, jd dirayain di bus gt hehehe sweet yah :) dan akhirnya nyampe kampus jem 7 kurang gt. Cape jg seharian tp senank c, hehehe..

Days Off

It’s been a while from the last time I wrote.. I don’t know, I just felt not-in-the-mood for blogging. Haha, finally I’ve got the feeling!

Well, actually I have a lot of story n a lot of things to be shared.. But just like mentioned before, I really really don’t have mood right now. So maybe tomorrow or the day after tomorrow hopefully I’ll do blogging again, hehehe.. Cya later! :)

4.0

Hohoho, I’m so happy! Guess what?! I got a straight A last semester! Wow, amazing.. I feel so nice coz it’s my first 4.0! ^^

I know the 4.0 GPA isn’t everything, but it’s something.. You know, it’s a reflection of continuous hard work n delivery the best towards goal. PM lecture life is hard but I made it!

And what I’ve got most? Satisfaction! Haha you deserve it, ric.. You deserve it!! Great job! Well, that was another achievement for me and I’m proud of myself :)

Nice Day

Pagi2 tadi gw bgn gara2 kedinginan, klupaan nyetel AC kayanya hehehe.. Sarapan kue sponge gt teksturnya alus bgt, sbenernya enak cm gr2 kmrn pas hr Minggu uda bnyk mkn yg creamy2 jd biasa aja deh. Trus bongkar2 inventory brg2 souvenir PM bwat kirim brg sorenya, hohoho.. Mandi abis itu ngmps deh!

Nyampe kmps, mau ol tp ga internetnya eror untung ga brp lama uda bs. Hehehe, jd bs facebukan sambil nungguin tmn mau ntn :D akhirnya tmn gw dtng jg tlat gr2 mls bgn katanya, trus ngurus2 registrasi (tnyata masih bnyk yg blum registrasi gt, bahkan pas gw denger2 masih bnyk yg bingung mau ngambil apaan) minta kwitansi ke bag keuangan, mau ttd FRS cm mentornya lg ribet gt kayanya jd suruh balik lg jem 3 sore. Akhirnya qta nitip admin aja deh untung mba adminnya baek, hehehe..

Td lmyn bnyk jg ktemu anak2 yg jg ke kmps gt deh, hmm mungqn gw uda lmyn jrg ketemu mereka kali yah.. Abisnya gw itung2 hr ini gw nanya ke 4-5 org apakah mereka potong rambut ato ga, soalnya agak beda aja hehehe. Well, rambut gw jg makin panjang nih ;)

Tinggal 30 menitan menjelang filmnya mulai bo.. Hurry mode: ON. Yah, as always.. Hahahaha! Nah, pas di halte busway gt ktemu ama nenek yg (ktnya c) kesasar n minta sedekah gt. Sbenernya gw c agak cuek2 gt, cm tmn gw kayanya bersimpati gt.. Nyari2 duit di dompet dlm tas, gw liatin aja eh trus dy nanya ada duit kecil ga? Yah jd gw mau ga mau ngasih pk duit gw jd bagi 2 gt deh ama tmn gw. Entah si nenek itu jujur ato ga, gw jg ga tau c cm gw pikir ya udalah itung2 beramal.. Lgan gara2 gw liat tuh nenek entah knp gw jd teringet ama nenek di film Drag Me To Hell (yg ga gw tonton gr2 ga ada yg mau nemenin gw ntn tuh film horor!) takut aja gw disumpah2in ato dikutuk, haha imajinasi gw mank tll jauh c.

Nyampe PIM, beli tiket pas filmnya bkl dimulai 5 menit lg. Jd cari mknan yg praktis n cepet.. Wah tnyata ada tenant br, MOS Burger (tmn gw ko jeli bgt matanya yah, hehehe..) jdlah kami take away rice burger krn bmaksud utk dimkn sambil ntn aja. Hokinya, qta dpt free drink (2 pula!) pdhal gw yakin promonya ga gt krn hrsnya br dpt kalo minimum purchase 50rb n itu yg qta beli jg jelas2 bkn paket yg ada minumannya.. Munqn pelayannya masih bingung2 gt kali yah, org ktnya br bk sabtu kmrn masih soft opening ktnya. Pantes aja kaya gt, hehe lucky us! ^^

Ntn dpt posisi duduknya enak bgt bo.. Bener2 center n jarak ke dpnnya jauh jd ga ada halangan sama skali, ga kaya pas dimana tuh gw lupa deh ntn ga enak bgt abisnya dpn gw orgnya tinggi gd uda gt goyang2 mulu lg posisinya. Gw td ntn “The Proposal” lucu jg filmnya, ringan n menghibur.. Cm mank gw akui endingnya rada kurang greget!

Kluar dr XXI ktemu tmn, lg jalan jg hehehe.. Btw ada 2 hobi tmn gw yg sngt mempengaruhi acara jalan2 hr ini. Pertama, kesukaannya thdp hp yg pastinya bikin qta keliling utk liat2 ampir smua merk hp yg ada di mall.. Well, hobi ini uda dr dulu jd gw uda cukup tbiasa. Dan tnyata tmn gw mulai menggilai fotografi, jd efeknya kalo ada scene yg mnurut dy ok pasti qta akan berhenti bahkan gw hrs menunggu utk ga mkn yoghurt Jco couple dgn topping peach, moci strawberry n oreo (perfecto! ^^) gr2 mau difoto dl.. Ok, kayanya gw hrs brusaha bersabar n menerima hobi baru tmn gw nih. Apalg kalo akhirnya dy kesampean beli camera SLR, hoho..

Balik ke kmps gw ke bagian MCR, ngambil remunerasi dr project database.. Rada2 nyesek jg c, knp gw hrs sakit wkt itu? Kan kalo ga, gw dptnya lebih bnyk hehehe ;p walopun gt gw tetep ngerasa puas c soalnya bagi gw kerjaan kaya gt sama skali ga ngeberatin mnurut gw n gw makin senenk krn dpt letter apa yah namanya pokoknya dr MCR yg nyatain gw tpilih jd project officer krn menuhi kriteria yg sesuai dgn job descriptionnya n bs perform well.

Sbelum pulang, nge-drop barang bwat jualan ke PM Store skalian bagi2 bwat lebaran walopun kayanya masih lmyn lama jg yah.. Asik, uda pd tinggal dikit brgnya! Mudah2an laku bnyk n setorannya lumayan, bwat beli bk smstr 7 nih hehehe. Oya kayanya hr ini gw agak kurang beruntung berkaitan dgn yg namanya antrean deh.. Kayanya gw jg makin sadar kalo gw orgnya ga sabaran. Sbenernya hr ini gw pengen ganti keypad bwat hp gw, Lindsay (SE codename, lucu yah!) tp gr2 ngantri jd ga jd deh! Trus mau ke atm pun ngantrinya pjng bener, jd males n ga jd lg. Fiuh..

Pulang dr kampus, ngisi pulsa abisnya di PM store XL mahal bgt dah masa yg 50 harganya 58k mana voucher kertasnya bener2 kecil, terkecil yg pernah gw liat kayanya 1/10 dr voucher normal deh ukurannya. Gila kan! Mkn malem sambil ntn dvd seri trus nulis blog ini deh.. Mungqn ol bntar trus tidur deh. Hehehe, well that’s my day! :)

Way Back Into Love

(OST Music & Lyrics)
By: Hugh Grant feat. Haley Bennett

I've been living with a shadow overhead
I've been sleeping with a cloud above my bed
I've been lonely for so long
Trapped in the past I just can't seem to move on

I've been hiding all my hopes and dreams away
Just in case I ever need them again someday
I've been setting aside time
To clear a little space in the corners of my mind

All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can't make it through without a way back into love

I've been watching but the stars refuse to shine
I've been searching but I just don't see the signs
I know that it's out there
There's got to be something for my soul somewhere

I've been looking for someone to shed some light
Not somebody just to get me through the night
I could use some direction
And I'm open to your suggestions

All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can't make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart again
I guess I'm hoping you'll be there for me in the end

There are moments when I don't know if it's real
Or if anybody feels the way I feel
I need inspiration
Not just another negotiation

All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can't make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart to you
I'm hoping you'll show me what to do
And if you help me to start again
You know that I'll be there for you in the end

(In)dependence

Stiap org mank ga bs hidup sendiri.. Dan slama gw sakit kmrn, smakin ngebuat gw yakin ama hal itu. Gw ngerasa yg namanya org sakit itu susah bgt bwat ngapa2in sendiri, jd hrs bergantung ama org laen..

Gw jd ngebayangin gmn kalo gw tinggal sendiri, jauh dr keluarga gt pas lg sakit. Double pain bener2 kali yah! Uda menderita gara2 sakitnya ndiri, ditambah lg hrs ngerjain smuanya sendiri krn ga ada yg ngelayanin. Fiuh, jd serem! Hahaha, yah mudah2an sehat slalu dah :)

Dulu gw sempet mikir kalo suatu hubungan saling ketergantungan hrs ada batasnya. Gw ga pengen tll bgantung ama org laen n gw ga mau org tll bgantung ama gw. Trutama ortu gw, gw pengen ngurangin kadar ketergantungan itu.. Yah bwat persiapan aja, kalo misalnya ntar gw pergi ke t4 yg jauh n ga memungqnkan utk kembali dlm jangka waktu yg ga bentar.

Gw pribadi c ga tll khawatir ama diri gw sendiri, gw lebih concern ama bonyok gw krn semakin gw gd makin bnyk hal dimana mereka menggantungkannya ama gw. Apa2 ngandalin gw, pdhal hrsnya mereka yg ngerjain tp bnykan mereka serahin ke gw.. Tp yah mank serba salah c, kalo gw nolak diqra gw males ato ga peduli tp gw takut aja mereka tll tgantung ama gw trus ntar jdnya kaget pas akhirnya gw ga ada di sisi mereka.

Tp pas sakit kmrn gw jd mikir lg (jd bnyk mikir deh gw pokoknya!) apa ya udalah yah, mumpung gw masih bs di deket mereka gw lakuin aja apa yg bs gw lakuin utk nyenengin mereka n “manjain” mereka soalnya toh ntar kalo uda jauh, mala gw mau pun ga akan bs kan.. Dan mslh ketergantungan yah urusan ntar aja deh gmn jadinya!

Hmm, entahlah.. Gw jg ga ngerasa yakin, n mank bkn keputusan final jg c. Jd intinya gw masih bingung2 aja gt, hahaha :D

Recovery Time

Hai.. Senanknya akhirnya gw bs nulis blog lg ^^ gw cuti nulis bukannya gw ga pengen ato uda bosen ngeblog tp gr2 kmrn2 gw sakit jd mank bener2 ga bs nulis blog dl. Skrg gw uda 90% sembuh jdnya bs nulis lg deh! Hmm, nulis ttg apa yah? Jadi bingung bo mau nulis apa pdhal kmrn2 pas sakit bnyk hal2 yg di kepala gw yg pengen gw tuangin.. Mungqn gw bingung mau mulai dr yg mana kali yah, hehe ;p

Mending gw crita ttg sakit gw kmrn dl deh.. Gw mulai sakit pas bgt sminggu yg lalu, hr selasa pagi2 bgn tidur badan gw ga enak kaya demam gt. Anehnya pdhal tuh kmrn malemnya masih sehat2 aja gw! Masih ntn dvd, makan biasa aja, ngelakuin aktivitas shari2, pokoknya ga ada gejala mau sakit sdikitpun.. Yah tp apa blh buat, penyakit dtng begitu tiba2 spt angin yg bertiup (majas metafora, haha masih inget kan gw!)

Menderita? Ga usah diragukan lg, absolutely yes! Sial, gw ampe ga pengen nginget2 lg gmn rasanya pas sakit kmrn apalagi wkt hari2 pertama tuh.. Badan menggigil, kepala pusink, pilek, perut ga enak! Fiuh, gila.. Gw jg ga napsu makan, entah knp makanan yg gw suka pun rasanya kayanya susah bgt bwat masuknya >.< pokoknya gw makan dikit bgt ampe nyokap gw kesel qrain gw ga mau cpt sembuh ngeliat gw makan.

Slama periode sakit gw sminggu kmrn tuh, siklus kegiatan gw berputar lebih cepat krn yg gw lakuin ga bnyk, itu2 aja n berulang2 dlm 1 hari krn ga ada hal laen yg dikerjain.. Cm ada 3 komponen dsr, makan, tidur, nonton. Sempet jg tuh gw hari apa gt gw sering bgt tidurnya.. Pagi bangun, sarapan, tidur, makan siang, tidur, ntn, tdr, makan, eh trus malemnya gw jd ga bs tdr!! :( bener2 bt, uda gt gw bskannya ga tidur seharian. Mank gw malemnya bs tidur pules bgt eh tp paginya mala kepala gw sakiitt bgtt! Huh, ga ada yg bener dah kalo lg sakit pokoknya..

Tp stidaknya saat2 kritis n terburuk sdh gw lewati, skrg tinggal nyehatin badan lg nih. Untung gw pas lg libur, kalo misalnya lg kuliah bnyk tgs ato ujian mampus dah, bs stres gw! Btw gara2 sakit ini, berat gw jd turun 1 kg dlm sminggu hoho mudah2an konsisten ga naek lg hehehe ;)

I Love You, Mom!

You mean more to me than words can ever say..

Mom, thinking of you always touches my heart and never fails to bring to mind the beautiful legacy of love you’ve given to me.

You have a simple gentleness and an open generosity that are an inspiration to everyone.

It would be hard to put into words exactly how much you mean to me, but maybe you’ll understand just a little bit when I say I love you.

From your daughter..

Back 2 Work..

Long weekend’s over, ladies n gentlemen..
Now it’s time to work.
Yup2.. Gotta work, gotta work!

No wasting time.
No relax mode.
No more idle capacity.

Be creative.. Be productive..
Keep up the spirit!

He’s Just Not That Into You

Yesterday, I watched a dvd titled He’s Just Not That Into You. And I found it was a great film! ^^

It’s about a group of twenty and thirty something navigate their various relationship from the shallow end of the dating pool through the deep murky waters of married life, trying to read signs and hoping to be the exceptions to the “no exceptions” rule..

Gigi just wants a man who says he’ll call and does, while Alex advices her to stop sitting by the phone. Beth wonders if she should call it off after years of committed singlehood with her boyfriend, Neil, but he doesn’t think there’s a single thing wrong with their unmarried life. Janine’s not sure if she can trust her husband, Ben, who can’t trust himself around Anna. Anna can’t decide between the sexy married guy, or her straightforward, no spark standby, Conor, who can’t get over the fact that he can’t have her. And Mary, who’s found the entire network of loving, supportive men, just needs to find someone who’s straight.

Well, I think it’s a bit like Love Actually.. Many little stories with different players, which each of them are unique but have the same point. However, the point isn’t about “love is all around us” but it’s about the love relationship as I’ve described above.

No worries about the actors and the actress.. Coz this film presents glowing stars like Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly, Ben Affleck, Justin Long, Morgan Lily, etc.. (I don’t know the rest of them) but they’re all handsome and beautiful for sure ;)

What I like about this film is it’s open my eyes about various relationship and how to deal with it. It’s also inspiring me and enlighten my mind about relationship’s meaning.. I feel there were some phases in my relationship life which is like some of the characters I mention before. Sometimes I feel like Anna or Gigi or Janine or Mary..

Then I’ve learnt that every relationship has their happiness and problem on their own. So we shouldn’t be jealous of someone else’s good looking relationship. Another thing I’ve got is in a relationship, we should put ourselves in our couple’s position.. Think about him/her as well about how’s their feeling instead of ours. And hopefully, the relationship will be happily ever after! (I love happy ending so much..)

Accidentally In Red

One of my high school friend who has a good knowledge in zodiac n know all my high school member’s birthday (still wondering how can he do that) said that scorpio (which is my zodiac) is related to red based on the personality.

Well, maybe every zodiac has its own color n my color is red.. I love red, actually. So does my scorpio friend.. Well, maybe the theory is quite true.

But for one thing, I can’t n I don’t like red! That one thing is football.. As we know (hopefully you know! I love Chelsea (The Blues) n I hate MU (Red Devils). For others, it’s ok! :)

When I bought Swica, almost one year ago, I chose red because the dealer didn’t have an ocean light blue pearl stock I adore. Then, Cést la vie (my laptop) is red as well.. And several days ago, my dad bought me a digital camera which is also red! Wow, looks like I’m a truly red lover now! Hahaha..

Siap Mati Untuk Chelsea

Hahaha.. Shock ga c pas baca judulnya?! Gw jg kaget pas baca headline di koran yg judulnya kaya gt! Ngantuk2 jd lngsng sadar deh, hehehe.. Tp pas gw baca c tnyata yah intinya berkisar perebutan juara liga inggris yg bentar lg mulai antara Chelsea n MU (spertinya MU takut ama Chelsea, hahaha!) tp bener2 dah, tuh judul bikin org ngebayangin yg bukan2 aja.. Abisnya ada kata2 siap mati, uda kaya jihad n teroris aja. Hoho, chelsea’s army! Eh tp keren jg yah ;p

Hmm.. Antusias! Munqn itu kata yg pas ngegambarin ajang liga inggris yg bkl dimulai, ga cm klub2 yg terlibat tp jg fans2nya di sluruh dunia. Tabloid2 bola isinya edisi khusus ttg premier league smua bo! Dan kbetulan kmrn gw ngebeli tabloid Soccer yg edisi premier league (yg ktnya isi lebih tebel, harga tetep) soalnya ada poster Chelsea nya! Hoho asik2, uda gw tempel tuh posternya di blkng pintu kamar gw dgn posisi eye level biar bs memandang JT dgn nyaman donk pastinya.

Entah cm perasaan gw ato mank bener, abis ko kayanya dl2 susah bgt nemuin tabloid bola yg ada bonus poster Chelsea ato headline nyebut2 Chelsea ampe sgitunya pdhal isinya ga cm Chelsea doank.. Hmm, mungqn seiring berjalannya waktu org2 pd sadar kalo Chelsea adlh klub yg patut disegani. Gw senenk skrg bnyk org yg tadinya nganggep remeh ato dulunya bilank kalo Chelsea bs sukses cm gara2 bnyk duit skrg pd mulai narik ucapan n ngubah pikiran mereka thdp klub kesayangan gw ini, the one and only! ^^

Oya, skrg pun uda terbit buku khusus Chelsea gt yg edisi Indo loh! Judulnya “The Blue Pride: Stories Behind The Team Who Makes History” 164 halaman, harganya Rp 75.000, Soccer yg nerbitin (promosi nih, syapa tau ada yg mau beliin gw).. Mantep2! Abis biasanya kalo gw liat di toko buku, buku2 gt kbanyakan MU mulu! Ampe bosen n sdikit kesal ngeliatnya, abis ga ada The Blues c >.< tp gpplah, skrg toh uda ada ini hehe. Trus jg kmrn Chelsea menank lwn MU di FA Community Shield (revenge succeed!) yg seru bgt pertandingannya n nunjukkin spirit of football yg sesungguhnya. That’s why I love dis game!