listen to the rythm of the rain...

I woke up today, a bit late but who cares - I'm up anyway, to find out that it was raining...
No wonder it was so cold in my room! I woke up early in the morning just to put on a thicker blanket xD and went back to my deep sleep. Even my desperate phone couldn't wake me up...lame.

Anyway! What I'm trying to say here iiiis...I love the feeling! Nyahahah :3
It feels like holiday; waking up late, it's raining outside and I don't need to go anywhere but in front of the tv to watch some more pirated dvds. *wait, it IS a holiday T_T*

Now I just need a hot shower and wish the day will be perfect :p
Hmm no, nothing stupid happened yet. I haven't interact with anyone at home. People are out of sight! D: Nooooo~

O well. I'm going out tonight. There's a late christmas celebration plus anniversary of my church! Time to socialise! HAHAH. Long holiday does make me crazeeeh.

Til latta

holiday tastes no better than dark hot chocolate :9

Yay I'm bored.
Sounds fun? Yeah.

I miss Meeeelbbooourne D: and don't blame me if I do, as I can't satisfy my lust for chocolatey stuff in my lovely hometown, Kampung Kudus. Believe it or not, tho, Kudus is not a kampung, nor kecamatan nor kabupaten. ITS A KOTAA!! KOTA! I wonder what makes people think so. It's FAR from my image of a city. Hey, where's the mall? And the xpensive restaurants we all love? OH AND THE FAST FOODD restaurants???

*tapi gak smua keluhan yang lo baca itu bener. I do enjoy cheapo food. Hail cheapskate asians!*

I still have approx a month til the time I go back to Melbourne...So I need to find something to do. However. I'm just to lazy to move my butt. I think I'm becoming a couch potato xD
Picture this in your mind:
A big flat screen tv, a comfy sofa, tons of cushions, coffee table that is perfect to put your feet on, my loyal fluffy dog, a tall stack of (pirated) DVDs, and ME!. Woohooh! Just nice. Oh the bathroom is close too, just in case of nature call. Lalala~lazy me. Lucky I lost my apetite a bit :p

Oh and speaking about my house...It seems that my dad has succesfully turned the whole space into a bird motel. Yeah, bird motel...fully serviced. Dari garasi depan sampe kebon di belakang, semua untuk burung. Hmm speaking about bird motel...

Scene 1:
Burung: *buzzz*
Pegawai 1: Ya pak, bisa dibantu?
Burung: Saya cari kamar yang ada view-nya.
Pegawai 1: No problemo! Tunggu ya pak ya *manis ala orang Indo*
Burung: *whistling*
Pegawai 1: Ini ada 2 pilihan, yang 1 kamar dengan view menghadap kolam ikan, yang 1 menghadap kolam renang.
Burung: Yang menghadap kolam renang berapa harganya?
Pegawai 1: Menang lomba kicauan tingkat kabupaten.
Burung: *hands the pegawai satu sertifikat lomba*
Pegawai 1: Hmm hmm. Oke pak, the room's yours.
Burung: Fasilitasnya apa aja to?
Pegawai 1: tiap pagi kita bawa melihat pemandangan dari tempat tinggi, 3x meal diantar ke kamar, sunbathing tiap siang, toileteries di-provide, vitamin dan minuman segar setiap hari.

Scene 2
Burung cerewet laki-laki (BCL): *buzzz buzzz* Hoi mas, mbok ya kalo servis itu yang bener (ngomongnya medhok), saya udah nunggu lamalhodaritadisampepegelinilhonunggunya,
kalosayasakitgimanantargabisaikutkejuaraaannasionalblahblahyaddayadaa.......
Pegawai 2: Maap, maap, bisa dibantu?
BCL: ya bisa banget to ya, saya ini cari kamar lho, coba saya dibantu, saya ini wong ndeso ora mudeng opo opo, pie to pie ini pie??
Pegawai 2: *...bengong* Oh. Emm ada kamar yang murah pak, ngga ada viewnya, ada yang lebih mahal ada-
BCL: lho lho lho maksudmu tu opo, emang saya kayak ndak mampu, gitu? enak wae, gini gini saya ini burung yang dicari om-om lho, suaraku merdu dan rupawan, kamu seenaknya aja nanti tak lapor manajermu kapok ya! Coba, yang mahal berapa semalemnya?!
Pegawai 2: anu..oh ya maap pak. Yang mahal...menghadap kolam renang dan kebun...sertifikat lomba nasional...
BCL: *diem* Kalo yang murah?
Pegawai 2: Ada di deket dapur pak, smoking area.
BCL: ndak nanya dimana, BERAPA!?
Pegawai 2: aanuu iiitu..u..ga bayar pak, tapi harus ikut latihan tiap hari biar bapak bisa nyanyi dulu yang merdu.
BCL: Ya wes tak ambil yang murah.

Well doesn't happen IRL but still, my dad really spent time n money for those birdos. Noisy birdos. And my dad, who doesn't like traveling and didn't even go to jakarta to see his newborn grandson n granddaughter because of that reason, traveled far far away for bird competitions. Hmm speaking about ironic. Not that I'm complaining tho, I'm happy he has something to do now. *apart from nonton sinetron dan pijet*

Haah I hope Feb comes asap xD

open up my eyes to the things unseen...

Merry belated christmas and happy belated new year! Woohoohh! It's 2009, baaby!
Let's screw the economic crisis rumour and mama laurent's (or however she spells her name) modjojojo about how dark the future will be. I mean, come on, anyone can forcast some catastrophies will happen in our beloved country and tahdah it will happen. We kno thaat rrright?

So it's officially the fifth day of 2009. It's 1 am in the morning and I'm writing my blog. He-llo? Yeah I don't feel like sleeping just yet. I've been doing nothing important this hols and it's supa depressing...

Let's say it just happened that I was thinking about life. Liiiife. Is exciting and scary at the same time. Exciting, when everything goes the way you want it to be. When you rich spoiled brat can waste your rich parents money on useless stuff like bags and sports car. When you poor people get scraps of food for the whole family to eat. When dog chases its tail without being accused for doing porno-action (???). Yeah all is good, all is happy-go-lucky. You're happy, the sun shines bright, there's a halo over your head. You smile like a retard all day long. Simply awesome.

But things remind me and maybe you too about the scary part of living on this earth. We have responsibilities here. We are made for a purpose. Yeah, we weren't made just to eat and get fat, apparently. You like it or not, believe it or not, see it coming or not, life's gonna end sooner or later. In fact, it's coming right in front of your nose. Boom. You're gone. My primary-junior high friend passed away few days ago. See, young people die too, morons.

Someday I think, it'd be nice if all people be good and go to heaven. Buut, some people are just not interested in doing good for heaven knows what the reason is. So I suppose some (or majority) are going to hell. Yyepp. HELL. So I think again, it's ok they're going there as long as I'm safe and happy and well fed but stay sexy in heaven. Then I think more and more. HOW IF some people I love can't go with moi? It's gonna sucks, badly. Hmmh. *hey I have every right in the world to be serious and think, eh?*

That makes me wonder, will we bear guilt or regrets in heaven? How if someday I remember someone that's not in heaven and thought, "I could've brought him here if only I tried harder that time." *or "I can kill him while he was still good so he died good, or I can get a lion to eat him, perhaps."*

Geez, won't we enjoy our time in heaven while bearing such guilt. Hmm hmm.

So! Unto the new year resolution!

I'm gonna start working my butt off!!!

To lose weight!!!

*kok ga nyambung sama isi blognya ya?*

err anywaaaay...
I wish you think about those stuff...You better watch out, you better be good...*saaanta claus is comiing to town*

and here's a refrain from a song I like, as a bonus.

Heal my heart and make it clean
Open up my eyes to the things unseen
Show me how to love like you have loved me

Break my heart from what breaks yours
Everything I am for your kingdoms cause
As I go from nothing to
Eternity

Bringing back the dodgy memories - part 2

continued from last post!

19 November 2008

Bondi Junction. One of the best Westfield shopping centre in Sydney! It's big and full of interesting shops.
Watch out for lazy Santa on Christmas time.
Things to love here: Max Brenner. Not that special anymore, but worth some loving.

21 November 2008

Sydney Tower - Revolving restaurant.
I know it's pricey, and the food's not that special, but don't miss this chance to see Sydney's aerial view!
Warning: don't go there on cloudy or rainy days. May makes you feel so desperate, looking at this gloomy city. Makes you wanna jump from the top too, perhaps.


Makoto sushi bar! If you love Jap food or just sushi like ME, you definetely must eat Makoto's sushi!! After that, try the awesome dessert, GREEN TEA BRULEE. Oooh ~ feel the power.

WARNING
After eating here, you won't be able to eat sushi anywhere else without saying the magic word..."Makoto..."
Surely you'll miss the green tea brulee badly too. Omnomnomnom.

22 November 2008

Back to Darling Harbour!
Well, can't resist the iced choc. Omnomnomnom XD

Until next time, Sydney! :D

Bringing back the dodgy memories - part 1

At least, the promised post... XD My Sydney trip last month!

Visiting Sydney sure brought some dodgy memories alive, remembering I spent one year and a half there...

15 November 2008

Darling Harbour used to be all 'wow' and 'whoah' when I first come x)
After several times, however, the 'wow' became 'oh' and 'so'.
Now...after spending half a year in Melbourne, it was quite wow again at the first glance :p
Things (foods) to love here: Pancake on The Rocks - even tho I prefer the one in The Rocks, Darling Harbour's closer to city XD; LINDT CAFE!! - uhuyyness; umm, there's Hurricane too if you're just too lazy to go to Bondi beach.
Note that Darling Harbour goes all the way to Kings Wharf, and there's Kingsley... The steak's quite good, the memories' better *To Ade and Arif...inget kaaan? hiahia*
Also if you're single and desperately looking, Darling Harbour might makes you feel intimidated. Lotsa couples doing kissie and huggie there. Maybe more, I just haven't got a chance to bust'em.
Less dangerous than the one above, but still be cautios to seagulls. Don't feed the birds! Let human be the only kind that eat JUNK food.

16 November 2008

QVB!
Full of expensive stuff that I can't afford, but if you go to the low levels, you may find some bargains here XD lol.
Things to love here: Mondo's gelato, some random japanese cafe upstair - the breakfast's nice :9, victoria's basement - found some cute stuff there.
This mall is so hectic at peak hours, specially in the lowest level as it connects with Town Hall station...watch your feet, might get stomped a lot.
17 November 2008

Opera House...Can't say you've been to Sydney if you haven't been here!
Be warned that this place is full of random Asian tourists wearing random Australia clothes and accessories.
Like Darling Harbour, Opera House is full o sea gulls.
And the random Asian tourists feed'em.
To love here: err....knowing that you're in Sydney?

Fish Market
The place to get lots and lots of cholesterol.
The food's not that awesome, but I like eating here xD The seafood platter might bring out some apetite.
To love here: seafood platter


18 November 2008

The Gallery of Victoria


Ichiban boshi!
You need to q for a while to get seated, but the food is really worth the price! Totally recommended. The service is good too ~ I love japanese resto.
While waiting to get seated, you can try taking photos with your pals to kill time. You might get stared by fella q-ers, but who cares anyway.

Things to love here: Ichiban boshi for sure. Kinokuniya...why don't we have it in Melbourne? D:, shops shops.

The Strand Arcade

Doesn't really bring back any memories, but worth mentioning too.
Because...ermm...
Well, maybe it doesn't worth mentioning.

continued in next post!

Jakarta Kota Sinetron

I'm in Jakarta! The city that's so famous for it's traffic jam...and for me...the extreme heat *caused by polution, perhaps?*

I arrived around a week ago, after uber tiring flight...I've decided to hate malaysian airlines because it took me so long to get to Jakarta from Melbourne, lol. FYI, it was the worst flight I've ever had. I caught a cold, I suspect it's because I was out in the rain before the flight. I got stuffy nose, and my ears hurt badly, I couldn't sleep really well, caused me to have back pain...Just perfect.

Arriving in Jakarta...I could feel the heat straight away. Phew! Awesomely hot.

Now, after staying here and going around for one week...I think Jakarta is a sinetron city at heart.

Why? Hmm.

• The main reason is; tante-tante with wrinkles put on make up as heavy as geisha's make up. They also do their hair as if they're going to wedding-> high and stiff because of the classic hairspray!! Oh and they shop in ZARA...Errr, and the norak clothes. So tante.
  

• Expensive bags,,,can be seen around. You know, those bags with random monograms like LV n stuff. Total sinetron-antagonist look. Hahah.

• The poors are poor poor. While the rich embraces richness, the poor sit in poorness puddle. You can see beggars at lotsa traffic lights. Some of them have 'sangar' look that forces you to give your coins *emphasise the 's'* to them. You don't want to have your Mercedez-benz scratched, do you?

• Ahh, expensive cars. Why would you want to drive a Ferrari here? How do you drive through speed bumps huh? I'm so gonna cry if I scratch a car that's as expensive as my house.
  

• Ooh here comes the Blackberry era. I just saw a bunch of teenagers sitting down in a mall, chit chatting with each other, each of them held a blackberry. And I thought Indonesia is poor? Hey, remember wall-e? Maybe someday in the future you'll be talking to someone who's sitting right next to you through computer-webcam-thingie. And you'll be fat. FAT.
  

O well, it's not like I have any right to complain tho, as all I am doing is sitting here and checking my facebook. lalala~

Jakarta oh Jakarta...How I hate the traffic here. I miss Melbourne so bad! However, I'm losing apetite here. Which is good for my diet program *if I have any*.

Last week in Melbourne!

Right, it's my last week before I fly off to Jakarta!
I'm goin' this Sat, actually. Not even a week to go huh?

I dunno whether I'm excited to go home or not. Well, I miss some of the food. I miss my people. I miss my dog (yeah and my fam too xD). But still, staying in Indo for 2,5 months is BORING. Supa-awesomely-boring.
I hate the wheather. I hate mosquitos. I hate stayin' at home alone, as my friends have kinda diff hol than I do. Theirs shorter, in the brighter side.

Thinking about the brighter side, a good reason why I should go home is because it's summer here in Australia (or I should say, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE SUMMERRR!!!).

Aagh I still prefer staying here than in Indo tho. =.=
O bother. Better stop whining. *fyi me at work now :p*

Let's stop talking about the depressing journey home *can it be that bad?*

Lotsa things have happened lately; for example my Sydney trip!
Visiting Sydney makes me love Melbourne even more tho.
Except for the fact that Syd has easyway and Melbourne doesn't.
That Syd has the awesome Makoto. AND MELBOURNE DOESN'T! Raaagh green tea brulee.

Talk about my Syd trip sometimes.
Gtg now! *back to work back to work, stop bludiing*