I wear black suit but it doesn't mean that I'm gloomy

Today is January 31, 2010. Tomorrow will be February,but I felt I didn't do any good things in this month. No need to do a big one,but a simple yet good one. Nothing. I supposed to travel in Sulawesi,but in fact it's not happen until today. I planned myself to play tennis, yeah, I just ended days with jogging with momdad. Hey,it's a good news,right?hahaha..

Maybe for February I'll be better. We'll have guests in our home for a week. And it means, we'll have fun and visit some places all over this city. I hope so *crossing finger. Well, no need to wait until tomorrow. Because today after service, we'll go to Tomohon city. I bring lomo with me so I could finish its roll sooner. Yeah,though I'm in black suit,I felt glad today. Tomorrow will be better that now. God bless yaa:)

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pizza day

Since I met my family a month ago in Jakarta,then we had a short holiday in Medan and here in Manado,I've told them that I was craving for pizza. Not a fancy or expensive one,but Pizza Hut's.

About 3 days ago I finally made it with my relatives. But for yesterday I made it,err,more pizza then last day hehehe.. Mom asked me to call Pizza Hut and made some delivery request. Tried their new pop crust, like meatballs with prawn. I was goddamn full yesterday. My finished the beef bruschetta because I dislike its topping (the left one). I heart pizza,looking forward my next pizza day with the whole family:)
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happy birthday, opung!

Yeah, though i've celebrated it a month ago, I haven't publish any picture from it's celebration here. Well, it was a big celebration for my grandma's 75th birthday. We all gathered together, from my daddy's side. On the church we sang Di Doa Ibuku for my opung (grandma in Bataknese), directed by my cousin. You'll find me easily on these pictures below. I looked brighter because the white make up hehe..

sang the song

opung and (almost) all her grandchildren

old letters

some old letters

Old letters by old friends and relatives really really made my day today. I was cleaned my old stuffs in my room and found many old letters. Old greeting cards also, all Christmas card. How silly those letters. I laughed a lot with mom while read it. But i also thought about it, the memories, how could i get those letters, why they wrote words like that. How funny i was long time ago, when i called myself "gue" and the fact that i used less "gue" in Jakarta, though i lived there for 2 years. Hahahaha, isn't funny? Now i gotta remove many un-important letters and stuffs. I still kept my diaries, 4diaries in high school. I'll re-read it someday, i know i'll miss those moments, yeah, like now :) 

world of our own

I love WESTLIFE since elementary school. Emm, about 10 years ago. Sounds old, huh? But i still love them. Shane-Mark-Kian-Nicky-Bryan (old formation). They had colored my life, especially on junior high. Almost all my friends like them. I still remembered that my first walkman that daddy brought me was also include their first cassete. I also watched their concert in tv (RCTI if i'm not mistaken). Can't count how many magazines i have bought just to know their lastest info. I love them!


I went to Nav two days ago and did karaoke there with some relatives. First i thought no one will request any Westlife songs, butttt, Olive turned to be my hero because she request (not one) but 3 Westlife's songs. They are What Makes a Man, World of Our Own and Seasons in the Sun. I bet if you are a girl, you'll melt if you read WMM's lyric. So romatic and deep :) But the most lovely song on that day was WOO. I heard it almost everyday on Star World actually. Brother gave me its mp3 few weeks ago. I just love it. Here's the lyric. 

Westlife - World of Our Own Lyrics

You make me feel funny

When you come around

Yeah that's what I found out honey

What am I doing without you

You make me feel happy

When I leave you behind

It plays on my mind now honey

What am I doing without you

Took for granted everything we had

As if I'd find someone

Who's just like you

reff : We got a little world of our own

I'll tell you things that no one else knows

I let you in where no-one else goes

What am I doing without you

And all of the things I've been looking for

Have always been here outside of my door

And all of the time I'm looking for something new

What am I doing without you

Well I guess I'm ready
For settling down
And fooling around is over

And I swear that it's true

No buts or maybes

When I'm falling down

There's always someone who saves me

And girl it's you

Funny how life can be so surprising

I'm just realising what you do

Well it's feeling right now

So let's do it right now

Praying that some how
You will understand the way

It's feeling right now baby somehow

I won't let this slip away

High school never end

I was so glad,yesterday i met some high school friends and spent 2hours to karaoke together. It was a great time ever. At least for the last 2 years. I also gave Ing's birthday present there, surprisingly she liked it. Great job for me, and i hope she wont tell Andrey for that hahaha. Unfortunately, Chiko haven't have time to upload all photos, because she had her exams these days. No one took picture either due to the room wasn't bright enough. I'll name them one by one if i have time hehe..

memasak seperti Julia dan Julie

Yah, tentu saja anda tidak akan menemukan resep masakan di blog ini, kecuali saya sudah mencobanya terlebih dahulu. Mungkin itu pun akan terwujud dalam beberapa waktu kedepan saja. Tidak sekarang dan tidak hari ini. Saya hanya baru saja selesai menonton sebuah film tentang memasak. Julia and Julie oleh Meryl Streep dan Amy Adams.

covernya

Saya pribadi tidak terlalu suka untuk membeli film, asli khususnya, karena saya bukan tipe orang yang akan menonton film berulang kali. Rekor terbanyak adalah Mummy Returns dan Ada Apa Dengan Cinta yang saya tonton sebanyak 3 kali untuk masing2 film di bioskop. Tentu saja untuk alasan yang beragam. Namun, setelah mengetahui lebih banyak tentang film ini melalui Golden Globe, bahkan menghantarkan Meryl Streep mendapatkan sebuah piala (lewat film lain sih sebenarnya), saya pun jadi tertarik. Film terakhirnya yang saya tonton adalah Devil Wears Prada, dan harus diakui dia memukau di film itu. Bahkan papah saya yang tidak suka menonton film pun menonton hampir setengah film ini. Itu karena dia suka melihat Meryl Streep yang hobi merintah2 hahaha..

Julie Powell dan Eric

Ketika saya dan mama mampir ke toko Disc Tara hari Selasa lalu, saya pun melihat vcd ini disana. Anda ga salah baca, tapi memang vcd bukan dvd. Bertanya kepada mama apakah bisa membelinya (itu pantang bayar belian sendiri kalau ada mama yang mau bayarin hehehe) dan dapatlah dia. Mama bilang untuk teman siang saya ketika mama tidak dirumah. Tapi baru hari ini kesampaian untuk menonton, dan saya suka. Kisah nyata yang sangat inspiratif. Hebat untuk kedua Juli(a dan e). Semoga saya juga terinspirasi ya di masa depan. Eh, tapi suaminya itu manis banget deh. Kalau masak demi pria se-gentle itu saya rela. Saya sendiri senang sekali kalau ada orang yang puji masakan saya. Bangga dan segala capek itu hilang. Untuk orang yang segitu menghargai karya kita, kenapa tidak kan? Ahh, jadi pengen masak deh hehehe..

After 5 years

I miss my junior high school! I miss it a lot, especially today, when I picked up my brother from his school,which is also mine years ago, I met my most cheerful and friendly teacher, Rini Utami. I felt guilty, because I haven't text her again. So happy to know she had reached her master on 2008-and I don't know about it. She had adopted a 9 month old baby girl. I forgot to ask her about her baby's name, but I bet her name will start from letter R,like her sons, Richie and Richard.

Oh, how I miss my high school time. Time when I grew up normally, without others intervention but family and friends. No need to pretend that I'm okay in every single day. No need to be someone's gf,because I know all of my friends accept me the way I am in all status. It all I miss now. They teached me to laugh like a kid,but to think mature like an adult. I am now! Gotta call them soon to spend some time. I miss my junior high school a lot!
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ada apa di koran kemarin?

Saya bukan orang yang suka membaca koran. Biasanya saya hanya baca headlines di halaman pertama saja. Selebihnya bagian lifestyle (baca: gosip) sajalah yang menarik minat saya. Yah, membaca koran hanya sekedar kebutuhan biasa bagi saya. Ketika hendak membeli handphone, saya fokus kepada halaman jualan handphone. Ketika kasus di politik heboh dan saya segan bertanya kepada papa, lebih karena malas diceramahin karena tidak tahu perkembangan politik di Indonesia, saya pun memilih mengikuti kasusnya di televisi. Meskipun harus saya akui papa saya akan menjelaskan secara terperinci tentang itu. Untuk hal ini, saya perlu menggelari papa saya sebagai ensiklopedia politik berjalan Indonesia. Hahaha..

Sekarang, setelah hampir sebulan berada di rumah sendiri, saya pun rajin membaca koran, hampir setiap hari (koran tidak ada hari Minggu). Namanya adalah koran Manado Post. Mungkin hanya itu koran yang bisa dipertanggungjawabkan beritanya di Manado ini. Seperti halnya Kompas terhadap Pos Kota. Barometer koran di kota ini pun dilihat dari Manado Post. Tapi, tidak selamanya koran itu memuat berita. Nyatanya di koran apapun, komposisi iklan masih cukup banyak. Bahkan di Manado Post. Seperti halnya di koran kemarin. Iklan handphone benar2 merajai koran. Ada 3 halaman yang penuh dengan iklan sejenis. Yang menarik adalah, semua handphone yang terpampang adalah handphone jenis blackberry dan blekberi-an lainnya. Handphonenya sama semua tipenya, meskipun harganya relatif jauh berbeda, begitu pun kualitasnya.

Tapi saya tidak hendak membahas handphone lebih lanjut. Punya 1 blackberry saja sudah membuat saya pusing dengan urusan OS-nya, jadi saya tidak butuh blekberi lainnya. Yang ingin saya ceritakan adalah 2 halaman yang buat mata saya hampir juling membacanya dengan cermat. Halaman lowongan kerja. Saya bukan sedang dan berniat mencari pekerjaan dalam waktu dekat. Saya masih puas dengan pekerjaan saya sebagai mahasiswi (mahasiswi itu pekerjaan, kan?) dan tidak dalam tuntutan "perut dan dapur". Saya akan lulus tahun depan (AMEN) sebagai seorang sarjana Psikologi dan meskipun papa menganjurkan agar langsung mengambil master, saya masih bingung dengan bidang kerja yang akan saya tempuh nantinya.

Sejauh saya baca, ada beberapa yang meminta pekerja seorang sarjana Psikologi. Namun lainnya, nihil. Saya jadi bingung sendiri. Apakah dengan mengambil master maka pekerjaan itu akan datang kepada saya. Apakah saya tidak bisa menghidupi diri saya sendiri nantinya? Apakah tidak akan datang kesempatan kepada saya mengembangkan Manado sebagai seorang sarjana psikologi atau bahkan master? Saya bisa sekedar berpikir bahwa itulah koran Manado, tidak ada pekerjaan yang "cukup tepat" untuk lulusan psikologi di kota ini. Semoga itu benar dan akan berubah di tahun2 mendatang. Yah, kalau pun tidak, saya pun harus menerima pemikiran papa saya, bahwa kuliah di Jakarta, maka kerja-nya di Jakarta pula. Pemikiran yang tepat? Untuk saat ini iya dan saya harus mengakuinya.

Dan saya pun penasaran. Akan ada apa di koran pada tahun2 mendatang? Khususnya koran Manado, sebagai kota di Indonesia Timur yang hendak menyusul perkembangan kota2 besar lainnya di Indonesia. Adakah lebih banyak lowongan kerja di bidang industri untuk kami? Adakah posisi bagi kami? (*kami=sarjana psikologi). Ah, juga tipe handphone apa yang ada di koran tahun2 mendatang ya? hehehe..