World Cup Histeria!

Asikk.. Bentar lg piala dunia dimulai, yeah! Seluruh dunia sepertinya uda merasakan atmosfernya.. Semua serba piala bola, hahaha! Well mungqn bagi sebagian org c biasanya aja yah tp bagi gw rasanya seru aja gt. Menyaksikan toko2 didekor sesuai tema bola, mendengarkan teman2 saling debat ttg negara2 jagoan mereka, menemukan donat dengan topingnya gambar bola ampe di-tag di video teman (yg memang gemar karokean n sdikit narsis) nyanyi anthem nya piala dunia.. Hehehe :D

Hal2 itu entah knp memberikan efek yg positif bwat gw. Hmm sepertinya mank spirit of football kayanya bisa bgt membuat gw bersemangat lagi menghadap hari2 yg sibuk n melelahkan, hehehe.. Jd pastinya walopun seharian beraktivitas, ga ketinggalan donk bwat begadang nonton pertandingannya :p apalagi kalo Inggris yg maen (walopun tanpa Terry, hix!)

Gila, gw jg ngebayangin gmn kalo suatu hari nanti (hmm targetnya c piala eropa 2016 di Perancis, haha) gw menyaksikan ajang pertandingan sepak bola internasional secara langsung di stadion bersama puluhan ribu org dr berbagai belahan dunia yg juga mencintai sepak bola.. Huahh, bisa2 gw ga tidur2 deh saking semangatnya! Lebay mode: ON.

Trust in Love, Ric..

Yesterday I was watching a romantic comedy DVD titled When in Rome.. Somehow I feel quite similar with the girl named Beth in this movie. She's an ambitious young New Yorker (Kristen Bell) that disillusioned with romance. She doesn't trust in love because she has been hurt in the past.. She loves her job so much, busy as hell and has a great career.

Let me quote what she said, well more or less.. " I hope to meet a guy who can make me fall in love more than my job does, which is so important in my life" and when she tried to convice herself by saying "Trust in love, Beth.." several times.

Anyway, it's a great movie.. Happy ending at last. Well, a little bit worried about the ending coz there are some twists! However, I love that :) and the message is clear: fairy tale does exists, love is real! You just have to believe..

Morning Disaster

Hari ini pagi2 gw isenk keliling komplek naek Mioul n smua berjalan dengan lancar ampe bokap minta dibonceng ama gw. FYI ini pertama kalinya gw ngebonceng orang naek motor jadi yah rada kagok aja.. Awalnya pas jalan aja rada oleng2 gt, ga biasa. Uda muter2 komplek dengan selamat akhirnya mau balik ke rumah n karena jalan ujung rumah gw diportal makanya puter balik.. Tp sayangnya karena 1 dan lain hal, alhasil gw jatoh >.<

Ada 3 hal yg membuat gw jatoh..
1. gw puter balik dgn belok ke kanan (searah jarum jam) yg lebih kagok dibanding arah sebaliknya
2. gw ga biasa (ga pernah malah) negbonceng orang sebelumnya apalg pas puter balik
3. bokap gw pake bilank "wah, jatoh nih.. jatoh nih.." yg bikin gw panik n malah ngegas menuju tanah merah yg licin

Yah pokoknya singkat kata akhirnya gw jatoh ke arah kiri di tanah merah. Gw c ga luka2 amat, cuman berdarah dikit di ujung siku n baju gw kotor ama tanah merah.. Cuman kasian bokap gw, dy nahan motor supaya gw ga ketimpa n betisnya kena knalpot! Huaa, kasian ngeliatnya.. Detailnya gimana disensor ah, soalnya gw juga rada merinding ngejelasinnya. Duh gara2 gw tuh, sigh!

Ktnya kalo dy ga kaya gt bs2 gw gepeng ketimpa motor. Gila bokap gw rela berkorban demi gw, membiarkan dirinya terluka asal gw ga knp2.. Hix, terharu! Mank bener yah, cinta itu pengorbanan. Tp tetep aja ngerasa bersalah nih, huhuhu :'(

Hibernasi

Bagaikan beruang2 kutub yg lucu n menggemaskan, gw pun berhibernasi.. Setelah gw liat kalender n mulai ngitung2 hari, tnyata gw berhibernasi selama 75 hari saudara2! Hahaha :D eh, tp jangan dikira gw tidur selama itu yah (itu c namanya mati suri!) yg gw maxud ini terkait dengan kegiatan blogging gw.

Anyway.. Rekor baru terpecahkan! Ga pernah sebelumnya dr pertama kali gw bikin blog, gw hibernasi sekian lama.. Mank c dr awal th 2010 kayanya uda mulai ada gejala2 mau begitu, secara gw sering kejar terbit (gantinya kejar tayang) hehehe ampe akhirnya beneran juga deh ga pernah update2 blog lg selama 2,5 bulan ke belakang >.<

Fiuh, artinya ntar di archive blog gw ada 2 bulan bolong deh! Hmm, ralat.. Blog gw di FS dulu juga sempet bolong tnyata, Oktober 2007. Hehehe, yah mudah2an ke depannya ga gt lg deh :p

Learning By Going

Some say that experience is the best teacher.. I used to think such quote was so cliche. However, once it happened to me I do agree and believe that it's totally true..

Many things we can learn not only from class but also from "street" which is the place where you should be in the future. Honestly, I've got many lesson learned since the beginning of this week though I wasn't even go into the class.

And why do I agree about experience as the best teacher is coz when we do something for real, we really feel the situation either good or bad. Also in my case, when my experiences accumulate then all things tend to be better.. Better means find a better way, get better result and be a better me!

Fantasy Feat. Johny Depp

In these 2 days I've watched 2 fantasy movies, both with Johny Depp as the actor. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and Alice in Wonderland.

I'm a fan of Johny Depp. Yup, I admire him coz he doesn't keep his image to be "good" or "clean" such as kind man, prince charming, public heroes or handsome guy in tuxedo but he also does play a unique or weird character. As the proof, he acts as The Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland with mess-up orange curly hair and fully make-up white face (just imagine clown..) and in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus as character who live in an old lady's imagination.

Well for me, that doesn't make him good at all.. However, what he does makes him GREAT. And I love it! ;)

White Lies

I did white lies..

Actually I don't wanna do such things. However, I feel that it will be better for everyone if I don't say the truth.. So I lied. That's the meaning of white lies, right?

The next question is whether white lies is good or not.. Well, for some situations I think that white lies sometimes could become win-win solution for each party involved. Everyone's happy and feel the advantages from it, then how could it called bad?

That's my opinion. Maybe it's subjective, or it's a way for me to make myself more comfortable, or to reduce my guilty feelings. I don't know yet..

Aptitude Test

The event: Company Presentation and Assessment Test
Organized by: Prasetiya Mulya in collaboration with HM Sampoerna
Take place in: Praetiya Mulya Auditorium, 4th floor
What time: 09.00 AM-12.00 AM

First thing first, the HR team played a video about the Sampoerna's company profile which I 've been familiar with (Confuse? See my post H.M.S.P)

25 minutes break..

Next, the assessment test! I just know that the name of the test is Aptitude test.

What's Aptitude test?
Aptitude and ability tests are designed to assess your logical reasoning or thinking performance. They consist of multiple choice questions and are administered under exam conditions. They are strictly timed and a typical test might allow 30 minutes for 30 or so questions. Your test result will be compared to that of a control group so that judgments can be made about your abilities.
(Souce: http://www.psychometric-success.com/aptitude-tests/aptitude-tests-introduction.htm)

Actually there are many types of questions to be asked based on classification, such as verbal ability, numeric ability, abstract reasoning, spatial ability, mechanical reasoning, fault diagnosis, data checking and work sample. However, not all types of questions included in the test I've taken.

There were only 2 types of questions.. Verbal and numeric. Well, maybe those the basic standard for company to assess people they recruit.. The questions were full in English, used 2B pencil, computer answer sheet, no calculator allowed (made me memorizes the old time when I was an elementary school student) and in a  limited time!

Personally I feel I'm much better in numeric than in verbal.. Hoho, but I'm not sure either. Let's just see the result later!

Seize The Day

I can say that my activities today were full of surprise. Obviously, there was a huge deviation between what I've planned and what actually happened..

What I've planned is I'm going to do MCR project database (still 300 more data to entry and the deadline is next Monday) at the silent, cool and comfortable campus library.

What actually happened are:
- I forgot to bring the graduation book which contains the data I have to entry, thus although I brought laptop then it's useless :(
- My team mate called me when I was on my way to campus. She said that she unexpectedly could do location survey for our MasterFish business project..
- After deposited my laptop in campus locker, me and friend went to Anggrek street near Binus campus, West Jakarta to survey.
- We found a really strategic and available place, hohoho!
- I felt so wrong about my costume coz it was hot as hell (combination of an extreme bright sun and traffic jam) and I wore a black, 3/4 arm blouse >.<
- My friend asked assistance from his cousin to guide us through Binus area. Psst, well I admit that her brother is kind a cute and funny too ;p

Amazed!

Today's Flame destination is office buildings in South Jakarta.. Lucky us, most buildings we visited are great and nice buildings! One we love most is Arkadia Office Park or many people recognized it as Nestle tower..

Honestly, we're amazed.. Wow, the ambiance is really different with most office buildings coz once you enter the area, it feels like you're not in Jakarta with traffic jam and pollution. The buildings has Mediteranian style architecture with great, comfy and luxurious interior design.. In total, there are 6 towers (A-F) which are separated by garden, plaza, watermark, gazebo, cafe, street that integrated really cool and well-arranged :)

Me and two of my friends agreed that Arkadia is such an physically ideal place to work. Yeah, I think we're amazed (I repeat again, hehe) so maybe due to that then we act like villagers there, hoho..

Feeling Blue For The Blues

Yesterday I watched Chelsea vs Manchester City after a long period of time I haven't watched EPL.. I felt so enthustsiast coz I can see my beloved team play (again)! But sadly, at the end of the game what I've got is disapointment..

1st, Chelsea lost 2-4 from Man. City (history says in last 17 years period the blues never lose to the sky blues)
2nd, The home winning record was broken (Chelsea never lost in Stamford Bridge since November, 2008)
3rd, Team got 2 red cards (Ballack and Belletti) thus, only 9 players left on field in the second half of the game.
4th, Wayne Bridge refused to shake John Terry's hand before the beginning of the game (poor JT, he must be ashamed)
5th, It made gap between the runner up, Manchester United was reduced into only 1 point difference!

Huhuhu, hate it :( but what can we say? That's football. Just hope Chelsea will improve their performance for the next game.. Viva The Blues!

Movie Reviewer

Remembering I love watching movies, my bro asked me to contribute in his web, www.silvernatiluss.co.cc by writing movies review. So far, I've made two reviews.. IRIS and New York, I love you (please, don't hesitate to check them out!)

Well, it's quite new for me.. Indeed, I often do review movies in this blog but what I share here seems to personal and subjective. So it will be odd then if I keep my blog writing style when I make review for the official website. Hmm, actually it's not that official but I mean I should be more professional coz I think the visitors admire reviews that general, useful and objective..

I hope I can reduce my personal part into a normal level like pro movie reviewers (I'm trying) hoho.. Hopefully someday I can be like them.. Do what they like, get exclusive invitation to movies premiere, produce useful review to society, hired by professional company with great remuneration, hohoho :D

However, that condition is still far away from the now reality.. But it's okay! I'm really thankful now coz I can make review that published on a web. Although I wasn't paid but it's nothing to lose coz I can do a lot of practices, yeah! As you maybe often see at the bottom of some note book's page, "Practice makes Perfect" so special thanks to Q for giving me such an opportunity, I'll do my best!

Delovery

This post is dedicated for Mrs. Jenny Sormin, the generous neighbour of mine..

I was helping my (almost desperate) friends on their project, survey about Teraskota.. What I have to do is giving the questionnaires they've made to BSD city residents, precisely in Griya Loka (my neighbourhood).

Yesterday, I did "canvasing".. As a result, some had positive respond and some hadn't. Well, I don't wanna share about the negative one coz it's not a pleasure at all to be told.. Sigh, just trying to be patient and remembering that refusal or rejection is one of this activity's consequences >.<

On the other side, I really appreciate respondents who are friendly and helpful.. I give my best appreciation to woman I wrote her name above. She was cooking at home when I knocked her fence.. With full of friendliness, she opened the door, listened to my explanation, agreed to help, accepted the questionnaires and also gave much of her attention on me :)

After thanked her, I left and had a plan to pick up the questionnaires the following day. What makes me surprise is this morning (I haven't wake up yet) she delivered the complete questionnaires together with her daughter and dog right to my house!

OMG, can't believe it.. I got a delovery! Anyway delovery is a term made by me which means delivery with love, hehe.. Obviously it was a delovery coz without love someone won't do such thing like that, right?

Multiple Preference Listener

What I prefer to listen is based on the situation and condition applied, such as..
- After morning bath: worship songs (feel blessed for the new day)
- On the way (by car): songs on radio (no advertisement, please)
- Workin with number: instrumental is the best!
- Insomnia mode at midnite: sentimental talks on radio (mellow me)
- On the way (by public transportation): romantic music
- Data entry: Japanese full beat songs (keep spirit for repetitive task)
- Internet browsing: 5 star rated play list in my C'est La vie!

Blurry Vision

I wonder why my vision become blur nowadays.. Last year, I was so sure about what I'll do next after I graduate. My one and only vision was to continue my study overseas.. There was spirit inside of me, burning like flame!

But now, my vision wasn't as clear as before.. Maybe it's due to the fact that lately I've made a lot of contact with the career world, such as workshop about how to make resume and cover letter, career day event, application online, job intermediaries sites, call from companies, psikotest invitation, vacancy advertising in newspaper, campus talent gathering, etc.

On the other side, my parent want me to take the master degree in Indonesia.. Indeed, they have their own opinion and argument even though I feel disagree, I won't let them down. So, I still can't erase such option from my consideration about my future..

There are alternatives, well sooner or later I have to choose.. However, I still confused right now. Sigh..

I.R.I.S

I've just finished watch Korean DVD series titled IRIS! Personally, I really like IRIS and I strongly recommend you to watch it..

Conspiracy, conspiracy, conspiracy. Yup, that's what's on my mind about this film.. Well, I can say that coz from the very beginning til the very end this film is full of conspiracy. It's about intelligence agents, terrorism, politic (South Korea and North Korea reunification precisely) also about friendship, betrayal, brotherhood, love and revenge..

The tempo is so fast. Therefore once you missed one episode, you mostly won't understand what's going on.. The story is unpredictable, the protagonist somehow can be antagonist and vice versa. If you desire breathtaking action, complex strategy, beautiful romance, then there you go! I'm sure you'll enjoy it..

Somehow I feel IRIS is similar with Dan Brown's stories, of course it's the Korean version the longer one (20 episodes @ 1 hour). As a result, I'm very satisfied enjoy all the conspiracy (which is so limited in Dan's Brown movies) hahaha! So, if you are a fan of Dan Brown's then you'll be love IRIS as well..

Just 1 thing I don't like from IRIS, the ending.. Damn, I do really hate the ending! It's so unexpected, I wonder how the script writer or the director could make such bad ending. I wish I could stop 10 minutes before the end of last episode coz that's much better. Sigh, but I don't think I should share how is the ending here.. So if you're curious, just watch it! :p

Daddy's Little Girl

For a special Dad..

Since the first time I saw the world, you're always by my side
Everything you've done make my life happy, meaningful and complete..

You know Dad,
It always mean a lot to me although I seldom tell you so
And I love the Dad and Daughter things we used to do together..
Sometimes I wish I could be your little girl forever.

But I feel that Daddy's girl through time has changed..
For through the years, as I have grown
So has my love for you.

Happy Birthday
From your Daughter

Getting Things Done

- Deliver PPIA-Macqurie polo shirts
  (CP: Macqurie University's student, Trista)
- Pick the graduation book and entry data excel format
  (CP: MCR database project leader, Toni)
- Bring sample of Prasetiya Mulya car pillows
  (CP: Head of PM Store, Mr. Acung)
- Call Astra International representative
  (CP: Unknown and unfriendly woman)
- Check grade history
  (CP: student.pmbs.ac.id)

- Photocopy certificates, study results, transcripts
  (CP: PM business centre staff, Mr. Hawani)
- Prepare sample of Martha Cake Shop bag
  (CP: Art Director of Phoenix Grafistama, Danny)
- Write a cancellation letter
  (CP: The Boss a.k.a my dad, Mr. Arman)
- Send revision of KPI logo design
  (CP: HR Manager of Freeport Indonesia, Mr. Juarsa)
- Watch IRIS eps. 19
  (CP: Yamaha DVD player)

- Return Teraskota survey questionnaire
  (CP: My college friends, Edwin, Stephano, William)
- Create an announcement email about MasterFish progress
  (CP: My team, Flame)
- Buy my mom's favorite milk pie tart
  (CP: Lilay Cake staff)
- Save my .docx CV as PDF format
  (CP: Prasetiya Mulya lab's computer)
- Order ballpoints, mugs and key chains
  (CP: Owner of a souvenir shop, Mr. Cipto)

High Definition of Love

Which statement is true?
LOVE = Giving what you need
or
LOVE = Giving what you love

*Circular Reference Warning*
One or more formulas contain a circular reference. Circular references are any references within a formula that depend upon the results of that same formula. In this case, the second formula contains a circular reference, which is the word love refers to its own word.

2 in 1

The title means there are 2 special events in 1 day.. Yup, today's both Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day! Some celebrate both of them, some celebrate only 1 of them and the rest don't celebrate them at all.. Me? Well, I'm a second category person and what I celebrate is Chinese New Year :p

Hmm, I think I don't have to explain the reason why I don't celebrate val's day anymore coz I just did that yesterday, hehehe.. However, even though I don't celebrate the valentine's day (or many called it day to celebrate love) specially, my Chinese New Year is full of love! Yeah, I'm so thankful for my little happy red family and I'm so damn happy for my reunion with my "lost" sister as well. Those are really such wonderful gifts to me, especially in this double special day. Hehehe..