Sunday, December 18, 2011

sum of 2011 : May

Highlight of May was daddy's 50th birthday celebration. I flew back to Manado two days before dad's birthday. I stayed there for a week and went back to Jakarta after celebrating my best friend, Angel's 22th birthday, a week after dad's. Me and boyfriend made an opportunist deal when he flew back to Manado. He agreed to bring dad's birthday present and as a replacement, i have to bring his books. FYI, he always brought lots of books and those are heavy, like seriously. But it was our deal so we have to take care the stuffs we brought along with us. At first, dad looked sure that i put his present in my big luggage, but when i pulled out boyfriend's big yet heavy stuffs, he looked confused and gave me the hey-where-is-my-presents-and-what-is-it-in-the-big-bag look. Hahaha. I took dad's present so did the cake 2 hours before the celebration. SURPRISE! He loved it to bits. I already discussed with mom about the presents, months before the birthday. Mom and brothers collected all the photos and scanned it for me. Boyfriend accompanied me to make an order in Bandung and also bring it to Manado. Angel also prepared dad's big cake. Thanks to everyone!






For Angel's birthday, i went with her and boyfriend to ate lunch together. We went to her temple afterward. It was my first visit. Hahaha. I know, we have been friends since junior high school. She had visited my church several times but i haven't manage time to go to her temple. It was a nice visit as you could see from the pictures below.





sum of 2011 : April



April was uber fun!

Got my last subject, did a great interview with her and straightly went back to Jakarta. The next week, boyfriend came to town. We spent 2 full weeks together. SO HAPPY! AND FUN AS WELL! We watched Disney on Ice together, though frankly the show was kinda bored. We also celebrated our monthly anniversary together. We went to Bandung, arranging surprise for Dad's upcoming birthday. Even one day, we went to Bandung back and forth. Super tired but happy. Ah ya, we also discovered new eating places, new favorite duck in Bandung and pasta in Jakarta. We both love pancake, yes! So, Pancious is our savior. Hehehe. At last, we spent Easter together. Hey boyfriend, thank you for coming!

sum of 2011 : March

Sorry for the pause, let's continue the summary. Hehehe.

Most of the days on March i spent in Jakarta, made some verbatim and continued my thesis. Sometimes i lost my spirit, and i took a day off. Not just one day but some days in a week. I thanked boyfriend for giving me his recorder, the best ever. It helped me, a lot! Parents were celebrating their wedding anniversary. As their presents, i sent a bouquet and an anniversary cake to the celebration. Mom's birthday was coming on the next week. An leopard scraf was my present for her. I knew she loved it so much, so comfort and stylish but i used it most of the time. Hahaha. On March, 30, after i finished my fourth verbatim, i flew back to Medan to find my last subject.

Few hours before departure time, i went to Grand Indonesia with a friend. Okay, it was a suicidal thing because i might happen to be late on the airport and miss the flight. Hahaha, but i took the chance. I went there and bought my lomo film. After that, i moved upstairs and saw an queue for Magnum Cafe, so why not give a try? It was my first visit and i could say it's enough. I'm a fan of ice cream, but i can't eat a lot of them in one time. The menus are great, the decoration and service also. Magnum cafe still opens until now. Go there, and enjoy the great ice cream. Thanks God, i didn't miss the plane. Hohoho. Don't tell dad, okay? :D





Conclusion : i spent this month with thesis thing. a whole month to be exact.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

sum of 2011 : February

I stayed in Medan for a month and already finished 4 interviewed at the time. I lived with grandma and some relatives there. It wasn't that hard to adjust living with grandma. I eat and sleep regularly hehe. Dad and brother came to visit me. We went to dad's homeland, Balige and mom's homeland, Samosir. We also did some city tour ourselves to some tourism spots in Medan, such as, Istana Maimun, Tjong A Fie mansion, Merdeka Walk and Tip Top Restaurant.

Pardon me, for not posting such an interesting post about the spots i mentioned above. So, let me give you some pictures. I visited them all in one day with brother. Most of the pictures were taken by him. Istana Maimun is a sultan house. It was a huge building in the middle of the city and has a strong Moslem influence. While Tjong A Fie mansion was a Chinese mayor house. It also a big building with many rooms and windows. A nice relative accompany us in Merdeka Walk and we walked along the street and ended the day with a nice ice cream in fancy old restaurant, Tip Top. If you have time to visit Medan, you should visit the spots. At least you know that not only Bataknese people lived there. Hehehe. Enjoy Medan!

Istana Maimun. 



Tjong A Fie Mansion.








Merdeka Walk and Tip Top Restaurant. 



The rest of the month, i was doing my research. It drives me crazy.

wednesday check-in

Obsessing over : holiday next week, packing stuffs and hand all the photographs on time.

Working on : correcting some posts and thinking how to make a February summary. I'm recalling the past events and suddenly browsing some tumblrs.

Thinking about : tomorrow --another work interview. gotta check carefully the address and company profile. tonight --pack some dresses and shoes for Christmas and New Year. now --contemplating to ask or not to ask brother to accompany me to watch circus. my brain is fully occupied by the moment.

Anticipating : won't hand the canvas next week. hwuahhh.

Listening to : news on tv and Buble's Christmas songs together. hihihi.

Drinking : mineral water. just finished lunch.

Wishing : i'll rock the interview tomorrow, brother will be fine in town and i'll be home with the canvas. Godbless!

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

sum of 2011 : January

Let's begin from the first month, January.

I spent my New Year Eve in Manado. On 4th of January, boyfriend's parents celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on his family homeland, Lembean, North Sulawesi. I was there with some friends. Unfortunately, we had a car accident on our way there. It's not only pay and the problem will finish itself but also we had to disscuss with the driver, who is a native one. Not an easy thing, but thanks to boyfriend's dad, he finished it for us. Felt so sorry to boyfriend and his family, we ruin the night.

As usual, i also attended some New Year celebration in Manado, every weekend. Not because we have so many relatives here, but my parents joined some Bataknese gathering and they all had their own NY celebration. Instead of coming back to Jakarta for the next semester, i went to Medan and start my research there. But i went to Jakarta first, to meet my supervisor and to made some letters. My lastest cousin was born few days before i went to Medan. Baby-sitting was one thing i learn later in Medan. Hehe.

My high school made a golden reunion on January too. I met some friends, juniors, seniors, and teachers there. The party was held in Borobudur Hotel, Jakarta. As a top for the month, boyfriend gave me an early Valentine gift, an instax camera. I love it to bits. I had a fun January :)

an idea : sum of 2011

Holla. I have nothing particular to do, so why not blogging? hehe. I realized that i have less posts this year, comparing to last year's. Thesis ruin it, and so my laziness. So, i'm gonna pour this blog with a summary from every month of 2011. Yeah, i knew life is kinda boring this year, especially after graduation. Still jobless and have less friends whose still jobless too makes me sad. Thank God, last week boyfriend came to town. We spent days together, i even joined his conference. He made me happy although there was one problem happened but let we forget it, right boyfriend?

Last weekend also, one of my best friends in college married to her high school sweetheart. Congratulation to Yolannia and Kevin. I was there, with boyfriend, but we didn't attend the holy matrimony because we have to catch up his plane to Manado. I promise to come on their reception next year, hope i can make it. 2 of my college friends have married after graduation. Next year, at least 2 of them will marry too. Wishing them all many many happiness and cuteness children. Hihihi.

Anyway, have a lovely Tuesday people. Enjoy our last days of 2011.

Saturday, December 3, 2011

I still love you, tv mureh!

*tv mureh : tv murah.

Salah satu bagian penting dari keseharian kita manusia modern adalah televisi (tv). Siapa sekarang yang bisa hidup tanpa tv? Saya ga bakalan ancungin tangan. Saya pecinta tv. Jujur. Saya gemar tidur-tiduran sambil nonton tv. Saya gemar makan sambil nonton tv. Bahkan saya senang ditonton tv (sambil ketiduran) hehehe. Tapi pernah ada 4 bulan dalam hidup ini, saya berhasil tanpa tv!

Waktu pindah kuliah ke Jakarta, orangtua saya membekali kamar kos saya dengan amat sederhana. Lemari saya hanya lemari anak kecil, yap, dengan tinggi hanya sedada saya. Kaca hanya 1 yakni kaca wastafel. Bahkan piring hanya dikasih teman. Walah jadi malu. Bukannya orangtua tidak mampu membelikan saya apa-apa, tapi mama saya masih bingung apa yang harus dibelikan untuk kamar kos yang kecil. Disamping mama terlalu sedih dan syok (serius!) melepas anak sulungnya pergi merantau. Itu masa sedih untuk mama, saya pun demikian. Tapi ketika adik hendak merantau, keadaan sudah berbeda. Mama sudah lebih mantap membeli ini-itu untuk adik dan kamar pertamanya pun lebih mantap dari saya.
Akhirnya, selama 4 bulan perkuliahan (pertengahan Agustus - pertengahan Desember) saya resmi tanpa tv dan tanpa ac, saudara-saudari. Bisa bayangkan bagaimana itu? Saya berusaha bertahan, dan untungnya tetangga samping kamar, sahabat saya, Arlene (cium Arlene) punya tv gede. Jadi deh pada malam-malam tertentu saya ikutan nonton di kamarnya, kalau tidak ya mari bengong di kamar, yukkk. Hihihi.

Berhubung papa saya beli rumah pada semester 2, jadilah saya dapat tv bekas. Ukuran 11" yang konon digunakan oleh ombul (baca: om bule) pemilik rumah. Saya pun naik tingkat pindah ke kamar ber-ac karena kebetulan ada yang kosong. Semua mungkin kuasa ip bagus saya didengar oleh Tuhan dan papamama. Hihihi. Jadilah saya dapat jackpot, tv dan ac pada waktu yang sama. Meskipun tv ini tidak memiliki remote, saya tetap menerimanya dengan senang hati :)

Hingga akhirnya kondisi tanpa remote itu menyiksa saya dan mengharuskan saya berburu remote. Amat disayangkan merk tv saya memalukan, EIKI, entah merk dari mana itu. Sehingga pemburuan remote saya agak panjang, karena tidak ada remote multiple yang mutlak menuliskan merk EIKI pada list merk-nya. Huhuhu. Akhirnya saya menemukan toko di mangga dua square yang menjual remote-nya. Haleluyah!

Setelah 2 tahun pake remote, tiba-tiba dia ngadat. Saya kembali ke mangdu beli remote, tetap ngadat. Saya sadar, connector tv dan remote sudah mati. Kemampuan tv mureh pun berkurang drastis, saya harus berdiri tiap hendak mengganti chanel. 2 remote multiple pun menganggur. Kalau ada yang butuh, hubungi saya saja. Hehe. Sekarang tv mureh kembali beraksi. Tidak ada gambar! Ohmaigat! Bagaimana nasib saya tanpa tv?

Saya masih jobless sejati dan perlu hiburan dalam kamar. Tv ada sohib setia saya. Dari bangun hingga tidur dia tak pernah berhenti menyenangkan telinga dan mata saya (berhubung gambar di tv mureh tidak pernah mulus bak gambar HD di lcd, saya lebih memilih mendengar tv daripada menontonnya hehehe). Bagaimana ini? Saya sudah memelintir kabel-kabelnya. Sudah copot pasang dan berdoa namun siaran tv mureh tak kunjung muncul. Huhuhu. Saya sadar mungkin inilah saat saya melepaskan dia pergi.

Besok saya hendak mencoba cara terakhir, dengan membeli antena internal baru. Jika memang tv mureh tidak rusak, pasti saya bisa menonton kembali. Namun jika tidak, mulai besok hingga saya dapat kerja, saya tidak menonton tv. Hwuahhh! Saya harap itu tidak lama lagi. Tv mureh sudah jadi bagian dalam kisah kuliah saya. Mulai dari keluarga, teman-teman dan pacar saya pernah menikmatinya. Tv mureh juga menemani saya tidur, mandi, makan, setiap hari. Ah tv mureh, jangan dulu rusak donggg. Saya tak punya cukup keberanian meminta penggantimu sama babeh. Apalagi mau naik tingkat beli lcd. Hehehe, bisa digeret nanti.

Tapi jika waktumu sudah tiba, saya rasa saya bisa rela tv mureh. Setidaknya hidupmu sudah berjasa dalam hidup saya. Kamu juga memberi pelajaran, bahwa saya tidak bisa memiliki apapun dalam waktu bersamaan. Mungkin kata-kata ini lebih dalam saya maknai sendiri. Tapi tv mureh mengajari saya apa itu artinya memiliki sesuatu yang penting dalam keseharian yang tanpanya hidup kita tak lengkap. Kamar ini tak akan lengkap tanpa tv mureh. Kisahku pun tak akan lengkap tanpa tv mureh. Tv mureh, I still love you!

Thursday, December 1, 2011

favorite month of the year has come

Finally December came today. The best month yet the most favorite month for all people i guess, especially Christian ones. Children also love this month, for a long holiday and presents. Yayy! So do i. I really love December. Christmas and birthday will come and lotsa presents are waiting for me. But this year is kinda different actually. Since i'm still jobless, be at home for Christmas and New Year is enough for me. Huhuhu. You know, i felt a bit sad and shame to ask more although i knew mom and dad will always love having me at home. So, Christmas at home i guess then ask for some presents. Hihihi. I'll keep the presents as secrets for me until i get it, okay? *fingers crossed :P

Today i got one photograph from my graduation. I took 2 places to take photos, one for canvas and family photograph, while the other is taken in JCC-graduation place. A friend bought me a voucher, and i only had one chance to take photo with 2 other persons. I chose brothers over parents that time, because my dad was already mad because i still took photos while some of our relatives has come to the restaurant to celebrate my graduation. So we decided to take a casual style and it was really a quick shot. Like this one.

we planned this style ourselves in the queue. cheers!

The rest of them will come after December 20th i guess. Can't wait to see the canvas. It will be another good reason for me to bring it home, right? Hehe. Anyway i prepared myself to hear a news today. But they don't call me until now, so i'll call them tomorrow. Please pray for me, guys. I'm hoping to get my first job this time close, but if it doesn't happen, let's try to take master next year. Ah, may God bless my plan, and your plan as well. So, welcome December, bring us your magic for the rest 30 days. Godbless!