Busy Week

minggu ini benar-benar minggu yang cukup berat dan menantang, I think, for a long time..

dimulai dengan hari senin, saya memakai seragam kantor, bangun pagi dan mengemas bekal untuk pacar yang menemani saya. lalu, dengan membawa persyaratan yang diperlukan saya pergi ke kantor imigrasi. Ada sangat banyak manusia yang ingin mengurus paspor mereka, sampai bikin pusing. Calo dimana-mana. well, I did not know much about making passport. last week I already want to start to make one, but for some reason I can only go there by day, not morning.

Selasa, saya datang sendiri ke sana. I’m a bit cranky that time. Antriannya begitu panjang, sangat sangat panjang, lebih panjang dari hari Senin. Saya merasa lebih tidak betah karena tidak ada yang menemani. dan Alhamdulillah, proses pembuatannya lebih cepat dari yang saya kira (I love my office for this!), namun baru bisa diambil minggu depan. Kemudian, saya berjalan di sebuah mal dengan pacar.  Ia bercerita tentang iMac baru yang berkapasitas baik dan lebih sesuai untuk saya. Singkat kata, he persuade me to purchase one.

I can’t stop thinking about what he said. I know, I need a good computer. My current computer is old, and has been my best friend since college (that’s in 2003).  It’s not my best to keep it work so hard, since it’s old (but I still love you). While my computer at home is not really working at the moment, still at computer service, my head constantly arguing. Say, cynism vs hopeful is arguing in my head. Is this really right for me now? I am saving for travelling in the future. So I can only focus on that now. I’m not purchasing an ordinary computer, but some hot new and brilliant one. And, the rate dollars are low now. I can’t just skip it.

Wednesday, still with loaded mind, my dad found in high blood pressure. He can’t walk without feeling ache. And he went to hospital to check, leaves me and my family worried. My head is loaded and I can’t work without thinking about my dad. After couple hours my mom tells me he’s okay. And so I bought him some fruits that my friends said could help with the blood pressure.

After careful consideration, I decided to go purchase the iMac. But I have to manage stuff in my bank. Again, I go to the bank early in Thursday. I am not a person who gets up early easily in the morning, so this is not easy for me. Thank God, not much people are in line for customer service. So after I go there, I arrive at office not too late.

At friday, I go home a bit late to buy the stabilizer (my boyfriend suggest). I must admit, it’s a bit early to purchase it before buying the computer. I got a hint that we get too excited. But, it’s a discount from the well-known supermarket.

At saturday (today), all I wanna do is roll in my bed. I don’t really wanna go anywhere. And my body’s not feeling right. But I still want to purchase it today, as we already planned to buy one. I arrange the tables to fit in my room.

We went to well-known electronic stores in Jakarta, asking different sellers and call people. Turns out…… the stock is empty

Well, I’ll be waiting for you, iMac….

Thanks for sharing with me.

my version of good weekend

it’s sunday when people are now taking a nap. taking a rest. away from stressful daily work life, away from traffic jams, spend time with your loved ones, cleaning out your room while you have the time, take grocery shopping, watching bad or lame dvd while sipping coffee-milk and snacking (as I was doing before writing this).

I loved and missed this kind of times.

So, to remind myself, or maybe for your knowledge (to help your life possibly) I created some things you can do in weekends so you can take slow (reduce stressness from your work hours). Here’s some of them :

• SINGLE TASKING …  During your work days, you always always multitask. Take a call or texting while you eat or work, for example. Because (this I forget why) we always in a hurry, everything should be on time, or else. So on your weekends, if you can, stop multitasking cause it screws your head. I got so often multitasking that I hardly can concentrate with what I am doing, and in the end I hated the way I can enjoy an actual conversation.
• DO YOUR HOBBY … well for me, as I like to stay away from the crowds, sometimes I do a little art. Either painting, editing photos, writing or blogging. Expressing yourself always help. I think on another word, spill out what you need to do. If you have problems, express them or talk to your friends, karaokeing, do some fun and stupid stuffs you can’t do in your monday to friday-days.
• TREAT YOURSELF… whether it’s a aromatherapy massage, a haircut, buying ice cream, watch a movie, going to a concert.. because you earn it if you have a stressful days.
• SPORT/FITNESS.. well I am not those kind of gals who’s always in shape. sport can make you sweat, and sweat have endorphins, which can make you have a lighter mood. this is alo recreational, ask someone to accompany you, your friend, parent, sister/brother, your dog, etc. So in a way, you also can spend time with them and have a great time. You are in shape, in a greater mood and can spend time more with your loved ones.
• SLACK OFF A LITTLE … I don’t think being lazy makes you a bad person. If you already do your chores and your responsibilities can wait, it’s okay to do so.
• PUT AWAY YOUR PHONE/STAY AWAY FROM COMPUTER… social networking on web, e-mails, texts will always there. I’m not saying you should shut it down, just don’t respond to it too much. Those things sometimes annoy you, whether you realize it or not. It also puts you away from your time with someone actually beside you or the things you are doing. You only have 2 days of weekend (well, refers to mostly people)

Well, that’s my version of having a good weekend. The truth is, before you do those stuffs, it’s important to have a good mindset. Cause if you go negative, everything will be negative also.

So, have a good weekend

my 2010

so it’s already 2010. I never make any resolutions because I don’t want to disappoint myself. But every year it’s always the same : I want to be better.

kalo keinginan ada banyak sekali. travel, buying items that makes me save every month, watching concerts, finding better job, better networking. It’s a never ending list. but here’s something new : getting married. I am lying if I said I’m not scared with that wish. and it’s not like I have marriage savings from my parents. I should save a lot.  Well, me and him. I have a person I feel I can be with, to create a family. I should say ‘bismillah’ and hope this is the right path and with the right man.

So if you ask, as some of people, all I can say, ‘pray for me it’s going well’.

Until then, I always between save my money or being youthful since I’m not married yet, so I wish to do things while I can when I am single. Married people said, “have fun now, while you can.” Let’s hope I am experiencing the fun I want this year

(500) Days of Summer

Before I tell you why I love this movie, I want to tell you the story how I interested to see this movie. I was randomly open a blog page from a man I can’t even remember now. He said that this movie is highly recommended. And some of my friends was saying the same thing. So I made my boyfriend buy the dvd, and he saw it first. He said, “It’s very good. You should watch it right away.” And so I watch it with some of my bestfriends and we loved it. After we saw it, we downloaded the soundtrack album, still listening it until now.

This movie originally was an independent movie, and then Fox Searchlight Pictures bought it. Directed by Mark Webb. Produced in 2009 and premiered in Sundance Film Festival. This is not a love story, the narrator said in the beginning. But it is a story about love, indeed.

This is the plot, I copied from Wikipedia :

The film is presented in a nonlinear narrative, as it jumps from various days within the 500-day span of Tom and Summer’s relationship; this summary is a linear version of the events of the film.

On January 8, Tom Hansen (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) meets Summer Finn(Zooey Deschanel), the new assistant to his boss. Tom trained as an architect but works as a writer at a greeting card company, living in Los Angeles. Following a karaoke night, Tom’s co-worker, McKenzie, lets slip that Tom is attracted to Summer. Over the next few months Summer and Tom grow closer, despite Summer making it clear to Tom that she does not believe in true love, and does not want a boyfriend.

Tom shows Summer his favorite spot in the city, which looks out over a number of buildings he likes, although the view is spoiled by parking lots. After a few weeks dating, Tom gets into a fight with a guy chatting up Summer, and they have their first argument. On day 290, Summer and Tom split up after they see The Graduate, a film which Tom thinks shows true love. Tom does not take the break up well and Tom’s friends call his younger sister, Rachel, to calm him down.

Summer quits the greeting card company and Tom’s boss moves him to consolations, as his depression is not suitable for happier events. Months later Summer and Tom attend the wedding of a co-worker, they dance at the wedding and Summer catches the bouquet. They sit next to each other on the journey home and Summer invites Tom to a party at her apartment. Tom attends the party and sees that Summer is wearing an engagement ring. Realizing what is being celebrated, he leaves the party. Tom enters a deep depression, only leaving his apartment for alcohol and junk food. After a few days, he returns to work drunk and quits his job. He sets about re-applying himself to architecture, makes a list of firms, and begins to attend interviews.

On day 488, Summer sees Tom at his favorite spot in the city and they talk. Tom states his lack of understanding towards her actions but ultimately, wishes Summer well. Twelve days later, on Wednesday, May 23, he attends a job interview and meets a girl, who is also applying for the same job. Before entering the interview, he makes a date to have coffee with her afterward. He introduces himself, and she replies, “Nice to meet you…I’m Autumn.”

(Wikipedia)

Well, this is without a doubt one of the greatest movie in 2009. I loved the colour atmosphere,  Zooey Deschanel’s outfits, their fine acting, the music, the essential graphics of days counting, the plot, the frames and it’s not a corny movie. It also a movie for young adult, not so serious yet very deep. I think the fine line of this movie, is never stop finding what’s best for you, when it comes with life partner. Summer sees Tom as someone who can make her feel being loved again, but Tom is not someone who she wanna be with the rest of her life. And Tom, brokenhearted, eventually came back to himself to find his passion in life, which is being an architect. I think it’s very good, to not let breaking down to break your life. You have to stand up, eventually, for your self.

By the way, be sure to download the soundtrack album too.

good lyrics

When I wake up everyday

I smell coffee near my window

I realize it’s summer day

Then I start leaving my pillow

i don’t wanna miss a greatest thing I’ll have today

suddenly I thank God im still alive in this beautiful day

whole world seems so wonderful to me

even though im blind and cannot see the sunrise

even though im blind, I only catch the windblows in my hand

I am happy

Yellow, green, sunburst, pink many colors don’t mean a thing

They don’t disturb me at all

Real world not so complicated to me until I die

The more I feel the more I see in everything that passion me

The more I feel the more I believe in everything that makes me want to live

whole world seems so wonderful to me

even though im blind and cannot see the sunrise

even though im blind, I only catch the windblows in my hand

I am happy

Catch The Windblows, by Endah n Rhesa

inspired : photo

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Honeymoon With My Brother

 

 

I’m almost finished with ‘HoneyMoon with My Brother’ novel. I actually interested to buy this book when I first saw it, but I thought maybe it’s just a sappy novel and I hardly have time to read books. But ‘Oprah Book Club’s logo in the book really moved me to buy it.

It’s a real story about a guy named Franz Wisner got stood up at his wedding and decided to went anyway to his honeymoon, only with his brother. He enjoyed his travel experience so much that he got the idea to traveled the world with his brother, especially when his job is transfered to a lower position. So he resigned and use his resign money to travel around the world, including to Indonesia.

Okay, have to finish the book first :p

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