Monday, November 30, 2009

Day 27: I'll Come Through

Some of you might still remember my old blog about finding an illustrator for my upcoming book. Although I'm not making any deal with anyone yet, well... I already have a right candidate :) I still got messages from illustrators, asking if there's still a chance.

Almost a week ago, somebody sent me an invitation on Facebook, with a short message attached asking if the quest of an illustrator still on. In my ideal yet ordinary and well-mannered world, I have to reply his message. So I did, nicely. But I didn't do anything with his invitation. I didn't confirm nor ignore him. I was contemplating. Why? Because I don't do random adding.

All of my friends on Facebook are my friends in the real world. I have only 3 friends labeled "online buddy" just because I have known them from Multiply first, and they are such good friends although we never see each other. So why was I contemplating on his invitation? I don't know. I think I just had a positive vibe from him by asking me nicely about a chance of being my illustrator.

So what did I do? I told him I already got an illustrator, in a nice way. This afternoon, I got his reply. From his sentences, I know he had no problem being 'rejected'. He's mad just because I didn't confirm him as friend on Facebook. That's just hilarious. Why he reacted like that?

Then, I replied. I said I'm using Facebook to reconnect with my family, friends, colleagues and not interested in making friend with a total stranger. He's mad and wrote a stupid sentence to me.

I guess I was wrong by saying "..not interested in making friend with a total stranger.." Fine. I did apologize to him. I didn't mean to be so mean. I just don't do random adding on Facebook.

Well.. he didn't get that. Shallow-minded yet cheesy and mean person like him could only reply me with painful words, judge me without ever knowing who I really am.

*sigh*

It hurt, quite bad. I lost my faith for a moment. "Am I that bad? Am I that talentless? Will I ever be successful in the future?"

:(

He challenges me with his nonsense words, so I got to stand up for myself. I pressed the 'ignore' button, 'block' him, and 'report abuse' him. Hahahahahaha... Thank God I'm here, in the happy office with happy-go-lucky co-workers, and Rossi behind the window. I'm trying to forget what has happened and forget his painful words.

Hmm.. I think I should give him a little credit by inspiring me for Day 26. Now I understand, there are lots of crazy, mean people, who loves to see me fall. Fine. That's absolutely fine. That's life.

John Mayer said (Vultures, from the album: Continuum),

"If this is what it takes to take me even higher, then I'll come through like I do when the world keeps testing me."

Hmm... It's my second time using his console lyrics... and it works.

I won't let anyone, especially the one like him, gets me down. I WILL NOT. Instead, I'll make him look better by letting him as an inspirator, not an illustrator! Hahahahahahahaha...

Thank you, stupid moron!



:)


fiuh~

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Day 26: Family Portrait

It's official! We are going to have a new family portrait!! yeeaaay~

Some of you might have seen our old family portrait and knew exactly how I hate it. For years, I've been waiting for a new family portrait and now, the waiting is almost over!

But it's not just about the portrait. During the photo session, I had a bitter-sweet moment seeing my mom, dad, brothers and sister gorgeously looking and very happy.

I could see LOVE from mom's happy eyes and dad's shy smile. They have been through good times and bad times for 28 years of marriage and over 40 years of friendship. I prayed to God, asked God nicely: I want to have that kind of relationship someday :P

Then I saw my big brother. He is getting wiser and wiser, yet still hilarious, silly and annoying most of the time, hahaha. He's my childhood hero and now he's going to tie the knot. He's still my big brother no matter what, but the fact that he's going to build a new family, THAT, makes me kinda..hmm.. feeling heavy-hearted.

My little Fina and Ari are growing up too fast. Fina has grown into a beautiful woman and Ari is becoming a smart young man. I couldn't remember when was the last time I helped mom to feed them or played with them. Whew~

It's just overwhelming. I love my family. I love them to death. This family portrait isn't just a picture. It's a time capsule. Although we're all growing old, moving out, and becoming something, we're still family.

Thanks a lot to Naya Nurindra from Mint Studio. We're looking forward to the pictures!



:)

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Open Sky




Take me to the open sky
And reach a perfect high
Where you and I can only be true
For somewhat we always knew


Take me to the deep night
Get rid of this countless fright
Where you and I will always be fine
And forever be intertwined






Image: Bob, 2006 Youth Camp For Asia's Culture

Day 25: Time Out

At first, I didn't know what does 'time out' mean. Not litteraly, I mean... the real meaning of it. Why kids need a time-out when they get out of control? Why do sport teams need a time-out? Now I know...and fully understand.

Kids do need a time-out to clear their mind and calm their nerves. They need to understand that they have done something wrong and they need to apologize for that.

In sports, a time-out refers to a stoppage in the match for a short amount of time. This allows for the coaches of either team to communicate with the team, e.g. to determine strategy or inspire morale.

In my case, time-out means something quite exactly like both definitions. As an emotional person (who is currently learning to manage her anger), time-out is a getaway. It doesn't mean that I'd love to run away from every single thing. It means I have a short amount of time to think it over, to contemplate, to let my logic and emotion fight for what is right. Time-out gives me more time to understand the real situation, the real problem, so I could see everything from every angle.

When other persons engaged with the problem, time-out gives them a chance to think and to understand so we both can figure out a way to communicate.

Time is there. Why are we always in a rush when all we need is more time? Time heals and calms nerves.

 

 

:)

 

Image source: todayshealthylife.com

Friday, November 27, 2009

Day 24: Skip (?)

I was ready to go to bed at 11 tonight but then I remembered I haven't post my day 24.

Ah~

Should I?

Fine...

For all the commitment I've made, here I am... sleepless.. and wordless..

I was contemplating before about skipping this. Could I or couldn't I?

Oh, sure I could skip posting. I do skipping thing sometimes, when all I need is time and more inspirations. But for this, I would not skip a single day.

The deal is sealed. I'm a girl of my word (mostly, yeah.. hehe)  and this is a challenge. Whether I'm happy or not... inspired or not... I have to post a blog everyday for 30 days.

Skipping blog is something of a challenge for me. Although I really really wanted to skip it, I didn't.



:)


Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Day 23: Forgotten Dream

9.26 in the morning. My co-worker, Caesar, rushed in to the room and told us he just saw a kitty on his way to the office, bleeding badly (but still alive) after got hit by a truck.

The story went on until he spilled out something.

"I wanna buy Mitsubishi Strada Double Cabin and I'll take neglected cats (or dogs) and drive them to the animal shelter. I'll have a storage to keep food & supplies for them, in case they're hungry or wounded. That's my dream..."

I stunned. Not by the whole story of that poor kitty, but by the last phrase: that's my dream.

Whew..

That moment, I urged to recall my dream, even the simplest one, which has been forgotten. Because I forgot to dream for quite a while.

...

And yeah, I totally forgot.

Was it being a piano teacher? or... a baker? Was it traveling?

I did forget it. Does it mean I didn't have a will to chase it and just let it be forgotten? Or, did I decide to dream something else? I can remember some of my fulfilled dreams and I was (and still am) very thankful for that. But what about now? What's my dream now? The one which is not forgotten (yet). Am I chasing it right now somehow?

We all dare to dream, but do we dare to chase it and make it comes true? Don't ask me. Ask your heart. I'm going to ask mine too, hehehehe.

Oh, such an awakening moment~

Let's dream and chase it!




:)


Day 22: Inspiring Blogs

Ever since I have so much time for browsing, I found many interesting blogs with pretty pictures and well written stories. I started my 30-day blog challenge when I found Riz's blog, and I became a regular visitor since then :P This is also my favorite blog, this, this, and this too. Whoa, I think I should make a list!  Blog visiting has become my new habit.

I love blogs with simple but pretty layouts, and I wasn't very fond of my last 3 themes. So, I browsed here and there and figured out a new strategy to get more theme choices for my Multiply site. So, here it is... a new theme and I love it!

The designer described her masterpiece as soft-colored, whimsical design, and dedicated for those who still believe in fairy tales. The quote "Life itself is the most wonderful fairytale" is by my childhood hero, Hans Christian Andersen. How cool is that? Now I am so going to love my blog more!

Great bloggers are out there and they have given me such inspirations and successfully made my day. You know how much I love the word of  i n s p i r a t i o n s !




:)

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Day 21: Morning Coffee

(It's written exactly on day 21: November 24, but published today November 25)

This morning, when I just got to the office, I met Ditha, my co-worker, upon the stairs. She was going to have breakfast at the canteen.

"Why don't you have your morning coffee at the canteen, Nnisa. Let's go!" She exactly knew I usually have my morning coffee on my table.

"Sounds fun!" I answered.

I run upstairs, put my bag on my desk and rush downstairs.

Ditha was there, with other co-workers. They looked surprised seeing me walking down the canteen in the morning. I ordered hot cappucino (instant, store-bought, not the expensive fancy barista-made one, hehehe) to the awkward yet nice waitress and walked towards our table.

We talked about many things, from TOEFL preparation test, to Twilight Saga (and how much I hate it, hehehe). From kretek cigarettes (and the fact about knocking the package), to our tiring store visit. I remember how much I enjoyed that nice cup of hot cappucino.

It's very nice. I knew I was simply in need of that kind of indulgent moment to start my day, and I loved it.

I think this will be a new ritual, hahahaha..



:)

Monday, November 23, 2009

We are pandas. Survival is not easy in the bamboo forest.

Day 20: Mistakes

I was worried about today's store visit because I wasn't ready to face mistakes. When I walked down to the first store, I was afraid. I read every single copy very carefully and yeah.. I found several mistakes here and there. I wrote 'em down on my notebook and kept telling myself how careless I was.

Mr. Visual Merchandiser came to me when I was busy writing.

"Wow~ you got quite a lot (of notes)".

I just grin and felt terribly guilty.

When I got back to the office, someone told me that there were several mistakenly written price. Though it wasn't really my fault, I proven guilty just because it's my job to pay attention to every single word (or number) written on every single POS or ad or any other promotional tool. I just wrote what they told me to, and when they told me to write "UNDER Rp 300.000" I wrote that. Who the hell even knows that the exact price was Rp 299.000 and I should have written "Rp 299.000"?!?! (Well, they knew that, but hell with me and my job)

Why? Why they don't even give a little respect to this job that I'm doing?? I am not a typist!! I'm a copy writer and though you may ask me to type a hell of a price list, I will type it with all my heart because I am responsible for every single word and number on every tool!

*sigh*

Now I know I have to be more detail-oriented and careful person, and I will never let anyone invade my job. But the most important thing, today I stayed put to face my mistakes.


Lessons learned and the whole day turned perfectly fine.




:)

Okay I got it!! Jadi dewasa itu menyakitkan... Sakit gigi~ x_X

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Day 19: Wait and Hope

I totally forgot to post Day... umm.. let me count... 16, 17, 18... oh, Day 19!

I spent the whole Sunday at home, waiting. I was waiting for someone to be back in town.
Then I was (and still am) waiting patiently for this molar to be completely out of gum! (is that the exact term? I'll ask Fina later, hahahaha).

I'm waiting for the next (LONG) weekend (yeeaay!!). I'm waiting for my first pay check, and the moment when I could spend it with wisely (yearite~ hahahahaha). What else? Ah, I'm waiting for my siblings to do the computer clean-up (and still got no progress, so I will wait until next week or until I got really mad at this computer, and them x_0 ).

I hate waiting. But sometimes, waiting makes me realize that there's a hope, and I shall never give up on hope.



:)

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Day 18: Guling-guling Day *yeaaay!!*

Well... nothing much happened today and I am very thankful for that. I've been dreaming of this kind of Saturday: stay at home and just do whatever I want.

I spent hours being a couch potato in front of TV. When I got bored, I walked 4 steps to my computer and got connected. I did some 'cleaning' today. I cleaned tons of files which had been kept for months (some of them for years) from computer hard disk. And yeah, that's all.

If I had new movies today, that would be awesome ("500 Days of Summer", A MUST SEE MOVIE FOR NEXT WEEK!!!)

To end a lazy Saturday, I think I'm going to bed early tonight..and make this Saturday as my long-awaited Guling-guling Day.

Well... if someone's window suddenly pop out, early sleep isn't necessary.. *winkwink*
Today will still be my Guling-guling Day anyway, hahahaha...




:)



Image source: babble.com

Friday, November 20, 2009

Day 17: Let's Doodle!

When I was a little girl, my parents would love to hand me a pencil and a paper to keep me busy. So, for me, doodling is like hmm.. humming a song... I can doodle almost anytime and anywhere.

This afternoon, I found this inspiring site. They (Kevin and Amanda) provide super cute fonts and doodles for free! They also turn our submitted handwriting into fonts! How cool is that?!

I'd like to submit my own handwriting to them someday. And since I have many ready-to-use doodles from the site, I will use these them as much as I can!


Doodling makes me happy!


Happy doodling, everyone!

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Day 16: Carb For Comfort

Oh no, mellow continues...

On a moment like this, I (usually) crave for carbohydrate.

My mom made this fried noodle, for breakfast, actually.. But since I was in a hurry (and having important chat with Rossi), I grabbed a slice of bread and ate it in front of the computer. Instead, I put that yummy fried noodle in my lunch box, with piping hot steamed rice.

Okay, I got it. Too much carb is not good. And I am not that kind of person who eat noodle and rice at the same time, heheh. But I have foreseen myself this morning, that I will be very tired and blue as I could the whole day. Carb is the only comfort thing that could help me feel better. Ah, no.. actually, there's another comfort thing, but.. *sigh*

Nigella Lawson, my favorite cooking show host, once said, "There's something about carbohydrate.You cannot beat carbohydrate for comfort."

So, here's my lunch. Did it make me feel better? Pretty much...



It's the best thing I could get to make me feel better today.



:)

Day 15: Mellow Got Me

Oh, mellow...

What are you doing here?!

I don't want you.

Go away~

I need to type down my happy Day 14 blog entry, but you came along and changed everything.

...
...

Fine.

Let's make it easy.

Let's make a list of happy things that happened today.

1. Morning chit chat with Bogeyman
2. Approved headline
3. Finger print (finally) registered
4. Christmas leaflet done

...

Nothing else.


Oh mellow... you got me.

I will let you ruin my head (and heart) for just a day and tomorrow you'll be gone. But, before you leave, make sure to get your happy friend, Frisky, first.



:(

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Batik Pertama!

Yeeey...

Akhirnya saputangan batik hasil membatik pertama sampai juga ke rumah! Padahal sempat berpikir yang tidak-tidak, hehehehe.. Ternyata mereka amanah, walalupun sampai harus menunggu sebulan lamanya :)

Sayangnya sih, warnanya merah. Padahal waktu itu aku pesan supaya dicelup warna biru. Tapi ya nggak apa-apa.. Senengnya sama kok...




Ta-daaaaa~



Ini terlihat lebih rapi, karena pasti sama si mas-nya udah di-retouch, hahahahaha...




Proud painter



Jadi penasaran, punya Heidy & Ami kayak apa yaa?? Post dong, Dy.. :D




Monday, November 16, 2009

Day 14: Cross-Cultural Music

I have a Bangladeshi friend from Youth Camp For Asia's Future on summer 2006. Actually, I remember his face but totally forgot his name. Thanks to Facebook, we finally reconnected after 3 years. His name is Muhammad Islam, but he wants to be called "Sahin".

We chatted on Facebook messanger, and started to chat on Yahoo!. Last night, he told me he was listening to Bangla Song. Then he came up with the idea: send local songs to eachother.

So this morning, I took a moment to find Indonesian songs from Astra's old music folder. They have to be very good and hmm.. representative? Hahahahaha..

Well... I finally sent him two songs, one is a very very popular dangdut song (yesss, Astra has it!) and one is Maliq & D'essentials' Dia. He sent me two Bangla songs, titled "Duti Mon Aar" and "Tumar Samadhi".



I enjoy myself listening to the Bangla songs as much as I enjoy listening to Korean, Japanese, Filipino songs. Language is not a barrier, because music itself is a language, a universal one. I just loooove learning my friends' cultures and I love their existances in my life.



:)



Image by shankar, shiv used under the creative commons attribution license.

It's Truth or Dare, dear! hahahahahaha...

X: ini apa sih?!?!
     :))



Y: gak tau deeh...
     :))








Oh well, whatever... :D

Day 13: Daydreaming Simple Wedding

I've been busy organizing my brother's wedding. I have to spare my weekends to run some errands, like... *should I mention one by one? I'm tired of thinking about it~*

It's overwhelming and it costs A LOT!

I wonder what my own wedding would be... hmm... hahahahahaha... Laugh it out, guys... and make fun of me. Wait till you face your own wedding day (or, your brother/sister's wedding and you'll make a promise you won't have the same wedding like theirs!)

I have so many questions. I asked to myself, and not ready yet to ask my mom just because I'm not getting married any time soon, hahahahaha.

Here's only 5 of them.. In fact, I do have a lot questions :D
  1. Can I pick my wedding day? The hell with 'hari baik'! Hahahaha
  2. Can I cut the invitation list and only invite those who really really (not only) close (but also) care for us?
  3. Can I ask my closest girlfriends (not aunties or cousins) to wear a coordinated bridesmaid dress?
  4. Can I only have one wedding dress? By which I mean, ONE white kebaya and no other traditional attires?
  5. Can I make it very simple? Marry my guy, gather with our loved ones, and off to our honeymoon destination.
Everyone is freakin out right now. It's getting more and more intense. My mom's to-do list keeps getting longer and longer, my soon-to-be sister-in-law also stressed out, and my big brother's still clueless. I can only daydreaming about my own simple kind of wedding, and it makes me happy.



:)

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Day 12: I Was Lost

Oh no, writer's block!

I really really really don't know what I should write for Day 12!

...

...

...

Seriously!

...

...

...

...


Should I write about me getting anxious about tomorrow just because tomorrow is Monday?

Is it really just because tomorrow is Monday, or... else? I guess it's because tomorrow is not gonna be the same Monday, and I'm terrified.

Too much happiness on Saturday may end not so good on Sunday,
because on Sunday, I'm simply lost. This could be my not-so-positive 30-day blog entry.

But then... my face transformed from :( to :l to :) to :D to :)) and  this =))

Yeah, you did it again. Well done, my dear... Simply awesome... and I'm gonna miss this when you disappeared.





:)

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Dari 365 hari dalam setahun, kenapa 'hari baik' cuma ada 1? Berarti 364 hari yang lain tidak baik?

Day 11: Truth

I made a confession today.

Well, it's not really a confession. I knew she knew everything about this, but what she didn't know was the reason why I kept this away from her.

It was very hard. I couldn't find the right words, I couldn't concentrate, I was so speechless.

So I spilled it out. Right in front of her. No internet or phone line required.

When the truth's finally revealed I felt so relieved. I once posted Meredith said... and Meredith was right.

I told the truth to her because I owe her at least that much. Most importantly, I told the truth simply because I needed to say it out loud to really hear it for myself.

Thank you, Rara... for letting me spill everything out what I should have spilled a loooong time ago!



:)



Image Source: Complete Wellbeing

Friday, November 13, 2009

Day 10: Turn Happily

I'm not gonna tell you another PMS story, NO. hahahaha... I just want to share something because I think every girl should be able to control her emotion (during or around the time of period) Because, usually, you don't get mad at the thing, no. It's just your hormones. And today, I did. I chose to be happy for several hours than to be grumpy all day.

It happened at 3 pm. I was multitasking (listening to my play list, chatting with Rossi and writing for special Christmas sale leaflet). Along came our marcomm staff. He walked to my desk. I knew it without turning my head around.

"Hey Nnisa, I think the headline has to be more catchy," he said nicely.

I plugged my earphone out. "Sorry?"

"Yeah, you should re-write the headline. Make it more catchy," he repeated.

"Oh, okay." I stared at my monitor. He stood still beside me. "Give me 10 minutes," I asked him to leave me alone, and yes, he left.

I plugged my earphone in and grabbed my mouse. I got mad. And when I get mad, I blast my eardrums. I play Spaceman in high volume and drown myself and my anger in sound.

Hormone + Stupid Revision = Mad

I made 5 new headlines. I was pretty sure they were all catchier than the first one. Rossi helped me out and made headline # 6. Then I stopped. I stared at my monitor for thousand times and typed headline # 7. I didn't like headline # 7. I didn't like it because it's not catchy, not even close to the first one. I didn't like it but I knew they'd pick it.

Guess what? They picked headline # 7.

Doh~

I could get angrier when I knew that they chose headline # 7 over 6 other. But I chose to turn around. I left my catchy-headlines-but-not-approved-by-the-man and started to write another task.




I learned.

I would love to grieve and make the rest of my day as the worst day of my life. But I didn't do it. I just left it and gave a smile to the new things. As simple as that, and it worked.

Oh, how I love simple things!!



:)


Image source: Stock Photography

Thursday, November 12, 2009

i'm having my OH-MY-GOD-IT-HURTS! moment~ x_x

SELAMAT ULANG TAHUN, RIFKI!!! Semoga panjang umur, sehat selalu, dan selalu dalam lindungan Allah SWT. Amiiiin... *gue nyelametin lewat sini aja, kalo di Facebook pasti lo males balesnya, hahahaha*

Day 9: Escape From PMS

I should have posted my Day 9 blog yesterday, but I had no more energy. I was very sleepy, the whole day (somebody will nod or smile at this, knowing how sleepy I was, hehehe).

I left office at 7 pm, extremely exhausted and emotionally unstable. I was not sure why I was so mad at the world (blame it on the hormone, silly girl!), and I could not hide the anger from bursting out. My big brother's stupid joke hit my nerve and without a doubt I gave him a stern look from my evil eyes. STRIKE ONE! buahahahahahaaha.

I did everything as fast as I could: dinner & shower, and then dove into bed. I remember I finally closed my eyes at 9.16 with cellphone in my hand. This morning, I found my cellphone on the floor beside my bed, with the slide left open. I must have dropped it unconsciously after reading Rossi's last message, hahaha.

For someone like me, sleep usually out of my grasp. But when PMS kicks in, sleep, or should I say, early sleep, is simply the best escape.

Now, let me enjoy my morning coffee.


:)





Image source: lambertling.net

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Day 8: Something New, Something Worth A Try

Just like a video tape, my mind rewound every single thing that happened today so I could write something worth reading.

I remembered my conversation with Rara this afternoon. She told me she will bring along her knitting stuff on Saturday, and she will teach me how to knit.

Knit? Yeah!

Hahahaha...

I cook, I bake, but I don't sew. I hate sewing!

But knitting?

Imagine if I could knit nice warm shawl... or baby hat.. or a pair of Converse baby booties like this!!! whoaaa... :P



Today's a historical day for me because I want to try something new, something simple and most importantly, worth a try.



Bring it on, Rara!!



:)




Image source: Nicole Smith

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Gather with us, haters... Hahahahahahaha...

Lokasi: lantai 2, Hutan Bambu
Waktu: jam kritis setelah kebanyakan ngemil cokelat



Dania: Nnisa, lo ga suka Twilight?! (nada terkejut, mata terbelalak)

Nnisa: Nggak... (geleng-geleng semangat) Kayak Angling Dharma~ (ekspresi wajah datar)

Dania: Bwuahahahahahahahahahaha *TOSS* Gue pikir gue doang yang ga sukaaaa...

Nnisa: You're not alone, Dania :D (senyum penuh kemenangan)


*Jangan marah yaaaa bagi yang menyukai Twilight.. ini di-post karena saya merasa kami baru saja mengalami 'hillarious moment'*  hihihihihi...

Day 7: The Sense of Belonging

Yesterday, someone sent a prayer to God. All I did was the same but I asked God in a slightly different way, just to give me a better tomorrow whatever it'd take. And yes, I had a better day today... Thank You, God... thank you, dear :)

I got my own official e-mail account, I can log on to my own computer, and yes... I am no longer a newbie. Though it might seems like it's better if I finish my 3-months probation first to feel this but, surprisingly, I finally began to feel like I belong to my job. I'm flying solo and ready to fall (or fly even higher) anytime.


It is simply a delightful feeling whenever I realized that I belong to some places, some circle of friends, someone's heart, some families. I feel like a real person, a part of important relationships, and I'm very thankful for that.



:)


Image source: Everest

Monday, November 9, 2009

*berdiri dari kursi sambil melambai-lambaikan tangan* hoi, hoi... komputer saya belum beres lho ngomong-ngomoooooong~

Day 6: Warm & Fuzzy

A tiring and very cold day can only be paid off with something warm and fuzzy like this~



You may not understand how I missed a cup of hot chocolate, my old jacket, and my blankie while I was trying to finish tasks and facing several failures like a trooper in the cold office, hahahaha...

And yes, everything's paid off and all I need now is a good deep sleep for a better tomorrow. What is a better tomorrow anyway?

For me, a better tomorrow is a day when my computer's fixed. Well, somebody has sent a prayer to God, and oh please my dear God, answer his prayer. Or, maybe...God, just send me Mas Agung, the IT man for a better tomorrow... hahahahaha


Cheers for a better tomorrow with a cup of hot chocolate~



:)

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Day 5: Let's Meet Up

Technology brings me closer to anyone in this whole world but at the same time brings me further away from them. Trust, is the only thing I have whenever I interact with anyone, oh, not anyone... friends, family, closest friends, dearest one, co-workers...

Technology is not emotion-less.. no. I still can feel any kind of emotion. But nothing compares real (physical) interactions. I do, need to interact physically with them. I need to gaze their eyes, hear their voice, feel the emotion from their laughter and tears, share foods, and smell their scents. And no technology can replace the feeling of firm handshake, warm hug, and sweet kiss, right?



So, that's something I finally understand why
meet up is simply important for me...




:)




Image: 123RF

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Day 4: Ugly Notebook No More

I finally bought a notebook, by which i mean, notebook with papers. At first, I wanted to buy the Korean-style notebook which I love just because they usually use pastel colors and simple design. Unfortunately, I didn't get one.

I won't buy randomly selected notebook just because I really need it but at the same time I know I hate it. On the other side, I know I don't want to spend another week working without a notebook.

So, I bought this plain black Japanese-style notebook, Mnemosyne, named after the Greek goddess for memory, and went back home with a thought of giving a little crafty touch for the book.



Then the magic's done~



and the mess is blessed... hahahaha..




Getting what I need and doing what I want is simply fun!


Now I am ready for Monday!!


:)

Friday, November 6, 2009

Day 3: Escape to Friday Night Sanctuary

Let's make it short...

It's my Friday night rundown:

1. dinner
2. hot shower
3. curl up in bed with good book, good music, and several text messages, hahahahahaha...



4. (and then finally) a good sleep... *no morning rush tomorrow, no work, no worries*



Can't wait to write down my weekend blogs!

Have a nice weekend, everyone...


:)

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Day 2: Tiny Window, Big Smile

I had no idea that my second day of this 30-day blog project would be this ... *sigh*

I could say that today was a moderately bad day.

I had a grumpy morning. When I finally arrived at the office, I could not log in to my computer (poor newbie~). Then assignments started to come one by one, and oh well... at 5 pm, a not-very-interesting assignment came and I had to work overtime, without my own computer!!. Vanilla ice cream helped me a bit, but then... I had to face my mom and her PMS and it was so bad~

No fun stuff, no inspiration, none.

But I have to write! I have to!!

It only took a minute for me to think until I found out that I successfully survived this second day because of my dearest one. His tiny window popped up and that's just enough for me to realized that he's there, for the entire day.


Yet, the best thing that happened today was the simple thing.

:)

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Day 1: Romanticizing Full Moon

It was just a silly talk between Heidy and me years ago when we sat on the bench park in the middle of the night. We were desperately bored and needing fresh ideas for our final projects.

When full moon appeared, very pretty, bright, and calming, I started to talk, not in a pretty way :P

"Heidy, It's a full moon. I have to go back to our room or you would regret being here with me under the moon light. I will transform into a werewolf!"

Heidy giggled, a bit.

Years after that... I discovered a thing. An important thing.

I discovered another 'werewolf'.

I was so glad to know that he treated this silliness in a 'normal' way. Normal, as.. "yeah, we're both werewolves, so what?!" Hahahahaha..

Just now I realized that I'm obsessed with full moon.

Starring at the full moon is an indulgence. It calms my nerves down, it has a warm mesmeric charm, and it reminds me of both my best friend and my dear werewolf.

:)

30-Day Blog Challenge: 30 Simply Best Things

I'm a newbie in a copy writing world, but I've been writing for so long. You may say it's too soon for me to realize that working in this industry will never satisfy my true desire of writing. So, as I said to the user in my first interview (now, she's officially my boss), I will try everything related to writing, to improve my skill, including being a copy writer and never stop being a free spirited writer.

Fortunately, this afternoon I found this blog and this blog and I said to my self, "I have to do this!"

This challenge will go on from November 4 to December 3. I won't just write down every single thing that will happen to me, no.. I decided to make it simple. I love simplicity. Often I realized that the best things in life are the simplest things. So, I thought that would be a great starting point for such a simple yet challenging project.

For the next 30 days, I will open my eyes, ears, mind, and heart for the best things and take pictures to capture everything in a simple way.

Wish me luck :)

Office Prank #1

Hari ini lagi-lagi pekerjaan bisa dibilang hanya sekadar mampir sebentar. Selesai dalam waktu maksimal satu jam, kemudian kembali menganggur. Rasanya sih seharusnya baik-baik saja. Teman-teman bilang juga seharusnya aku bersyukur dan menikmati masa menganggur ini dengan sebaik-baiknya, karena.. nanti akan ada saatnya ketika pekerjaan datang silih berganti tak kunjung henti.

Oke.

Tapi bagaimana kalau sampai setelah makan siang aku masih menganggur? Bagaimana kalau Ibu Bos mondar-mandir di sekitar 'gang senggol' sambil curi-curi pandang ke arah layar komputerku yang sedang tidak mengerjakan sesuatu (baca: browsing sana-sini)??

Kalimat ini lantas langsung aku kirim untuk beberapa rekan kerja melalui YM.



Nnisa: (Nama rekan), ada yang bisa gue bantu???



Satu persatu membalas. Ada yang nyeleneh, ada yang sungguh-sungguh bersumpah mengaku tidak ada hal yang perlu kubantu.

Kemudian, Caesar menambahkan, "mendingan lo cari dompet lo.."

Hah?

Oke. Something's fishy~

Mukanya Caesar sok-sok diseriusin, hahahaha... Aku tahu dari awal, ini pasti lagi pada iseng. Setelah pelan-pelan meneliti mejaku, tasku, laci-laciku, lalu aku menghampiri anak-anak 'nakal' itu dengan bertanya (baca: menuduh) baik-baik.

Kemudian, ditemukanlah...


(NOT SO) WELL DONE...

Dengan menggunakan metode tipu daya mata, Uchil menerapkan keisengannya, hahahahahaha...

Terima kasih lho, anak-anak nakaaaaal... Mati gaya sempat terhenti beberapa menit karena kejahilan kalian. Besok jangan aku lagi yang dijahili yaaa.. Aku ikutan aja gimana?

Monday, November 2, 2009

Ini ga normal!! 3 jam belum ada kerjaan apa-apa!!! hahahahahahahahahaahah...

Hey kamu...

Hey kamu...

Iya, kamu... Kamu yang mengaku laki-laki yang baik hati dan tidak sombong, hehehe..

Baca baik-baik yaa.. ini yang menulis adalah perempuan yang tahu rasanya punya abang... tahu pula rasanya punya adik laki-laki, dan tahu rasanya punya ayah dan ibu. Paling penting lagi, aku tahu rasanya mencintai mereka dengan teramat sangat... sampai membuncah rasanya!! :D

Jika...

Kamu punya pacar... dan kamu sangat sangat mencintainya...
Kamu harus tetap mendahulukan ibumu, ibumu, ibumu... Setelah itu ayahmu, lalu adik-kakakmu.

Pacarmu itu kan belum jadi 'siapa-siapa'.. dan sebagai seseorang yang belum jadi 'siapa-siapa', seharusnya sih dia paham~ :P

Jika...
pacarmu itu lantas jadi istrimu...urutannya baru berubah.. Yeah, tidak banyak sih..
Kamu harus tetap mendahulukan ibumu, ibumu, ibumu, ayahmu, baru istrimu, kemudian adik-kakakmu.


Tentu saja ini semua berlaku sesuai situasi dan kondisi... :P

Aku?

Kuulang lagi yaa... karena aku perempuan yang tahu rasanya punya abang... tahu pula rasanya punya adik laki-laki dan perempuan, serta tahu rasanya punya ayah dan ibu.. maka..

Aku tak akan keberatan membiarkan siapapun yang jadi pacarku, atau suamiku kelak nanti, untuk tetap mengurus ibunya, ibunya, ibunya, ayahnya, dan adik-kakaknya.

Sekali lagi, berlaku sesuai situasi dan kondisi...

Gimana?

Hihihihihihi...


*Ini bukan blog yang ditujukan khusus untuk seseorang.. bukan. Ini buat semua laki-laki, lagi-lagi karena aku telah lama mengamati dan mengalami berada di tengah-tengah mereka, hahahahaha...*



Korupsi harus berakhir

Ketika orang-orang ribut mendukung Chandra Hamzah dan Bibit Samad Riyanto melalui Facebook... saya bertanya-tanya...

Apakah mereka benar-benar mendukung? Atau hanya ikut-ikutan?

Apakah mereka sudah ikut berpartisipasi memberantas korupsi dengan tindakan nyata?

Bagaimanapun, korupsi harus berakhir.

Titik.