Nightmare on the Road

Last night really a nightmare for all people living in Jakarta. Yes you know that Jakarta's traffic is not really friendly with us. And the condition become worst when the rain comes in the afternoon. Flood, traffic jam, stuck on road will be our best friend:)

And last night was the worst traffic jam ever in my life. Maybe for all people in Jakarta feel the same.

Distance from my house to office is only about 10 km. At normal traffic it only takes 30 minutes. In the morning (rush hour) let say I need almost 1 hour to get to the office (gosh). But last night, guess what?

10 km for 3,5 hours !! Stuck & free parking at the same position for almost 2 hour. That's crazy!! Walking is even faster I guess. Can't imagine when all people predict the growth of vehicle in Jakarta is faster than the infrastructure, and it will be TOTAL traffic jam in 2014. *SIGH

So, I guess I need to move out from this fu*kin' city before 2014. I really don't want to spend 1/3 of my day inside the car. Maybe I will move to New Zealand *in my dream LoL

So, enjoy the traffic !!

An Escaping Holiday @ Bali

Bali island.. It just awesome. I had a very great time, enjoying an escaping holiday just one day before my annual sales conference in Bali. So, this is a free journey since I don't need to pay airplane ticket. LoL

lot and When people says that Bali is paradise, I do agree. Once you know the information, you'll find lots of natural beauty secret that you'll never imagine before. Bali is not only about kuta, tanahjimbaran. But it still has many secret that will make you really want to spend a full week to explore this adorable gift from God.

Let's start with Taman Ujung in Karangasem. Not a very popular tourism destination, but this 1,5 hours trip by car from Denpasar is really worth ed. It's easy to find rental car in Denpasar. For one day trip we need to pay Rp 170,000,- per day for the car (exclude gasoline) plus driver fee Rp 75,000,- per 8 hours. For gasoline spending, it just up to your journey. But we spent around Rp 130.000,- for a full day trip.

Taman Ujung is a water palace which was built in 1919. Ujung Water Palace was majestically built to welcome and to serve important guests and Kings from neighboring countries, besides for the pleasure of the King and his royal family. A great view from a very beautiful water palace, combined with excellent blue sky & magnificent sea view.

me @ Taman Ujung Water Palace

Then we visited a small virgin beach called Bloo Lagoon. Not a big beach, its like a private beach. in a god weather and when the sky is blue, the color of this beach will be very awesome. But unfortunately when we visited this beach, it was a little bit cloudy. May be I should visit this beach next time.
And the next day I have my Mid Year Sales Meeting at Intercontinental Hotel. Great days, great team, great sunset, great dinner and Great Bali.. I love my Job.. :) Thanks God

sunset at Jimbaran Beach

That's ll for today. See you at my next posting:)

Family Visit, tour d' Jakarta

My family is coming to the town... !! yeaay

I've been staying in Jakarta for more than one year, but this is my first time visited by whole family member. Previously my father came and visited me more than 4 times, together with his business trip to Jakarta. This one is also his business trip, but very special since my mother and my sister also join him. yeaayy I'm soooo happy

I couldn't pick them up at airport since there was crazy traffic jam at my office. I don't want they wait too long at the airport, so I suggest my father to take shuttle bus from airport and meet me somewhere.

We had a great day. Great Days actually :) So we start tour de Jakarta 2010.. So this is our iteneray. Enjoy *wink*

1st day : National Monument

Touching Monas :p

1st Day : Kidzania (special request from my little sister)

my little sister became news anchor, radio announcer, dentist @ kidzania


2nd day : Family day, visited my uncle, aunty & Golden Dome Mosque (Mesjid Kubah Emas Dian Al-Mahri), Depok, West Java

the architecture just awesome

3rd day : Jakarta city trip

My lovely parents :)

3 wonderful days, but so sad it flies so fast. Time to back to work again. I will really miss them. No worries, the distance will effect nothing to us:)

you will when you believe

sigh...


Just want to support my self. Ganbarimasyou !! And this song is really really help me. I will make it. Nothing can stop me and nothing is impossible. Yosh !! Ganbarimasu !!

This song is really give me strength... I do believe you agree with me, you will when you believe :)

you will when you believe by Mariah Carey.

Many nights we've prayed
With no proof anyone could hear
In our hearts a hopeful song
We barely understood

Now we are not afraid
Although we know there's much to fear
We were moving mountains long
Before we knew we could


There can be miracles, when you believe
Though hope is frail, it's hard to kill
Who knows what miracles you can achieve
When you believe, somehow you will
You will when you believe


In this time of fear
When prayers so often prove(s) in vain
Hope seems like the summer birds
Too swiftly flown away

Yet now I'm standing here
My heart's so full I can't explain
Seeking faith and speaking words
I never thought I'd say

There can be miracles, when you believe
Though hope is frail, it's hard to kill
Who knows what miracles you can achieve
When you believe, somehow you will
You will when you believe


They don't (always happen) when you ask
(Oh)
And it's easy to give in to your fears
(Oh...Ohhhh)
But when you're blinded by your pain
Can't see your way straight thought the rain
(A small but )still resilient voice
Says (hope is very near)
(Ohhh)

There can be miracles
(Miracles)
When you believe
(Lord, when you believe)
Though hope is frail
(Though hope is frail)
It's hard to kill
(Hard to kill, Ohhh)
Who knows what miracles,you can achieve
When you believe, somehow you will(somehow,somehow, somehow)
somehow you will
You will when you believe

You will when you
You will when you believe
Just believe...in your heart
Just believe
You will when you believe~

What a Lovely March

I start this March with a very lovely start. Starting from 1st March, I officially graduated from Management Trainee Program. I will became Unit Manager for Modern Trade. After passing trough a year which full of tears and sorrow (hahaha.. too much.. Kidding. It was a wonderful year, I swear) Finally I became permanent employee, and I can get all my rights as Permanent Employee also.. Yatta !!

Shooting session for 6 of 13 MT's who also graduated

Then at 5th March I escaped from my routine. I toke one day off. To have 3 days family trip t to S'pore with my boyfriend family. My last visit to S'pore was almost 10 years ago. I still remember the vacation but I forgot the detail. I wonder I have more time and more money to walk around and shopping.. Hahaha.. I'm saving my money to visit S'pore again to try spectacular ride at Universal Studio Singapore (I wish it will be during this year)

Chinese Garden - all member

Thirsty at Merlion Statue.. LoL

After coming back from S'pore. I had Sales Annual Meeting at Sultan Hotel, continued by Company Annual Meeting 2010 at Jakarta Convention Center. The show, theme, guest star, and everything just awesome. Really want to work hard to get reward from company if we achieve 2010 target. Ganbarimasu...

Sales Team at Red Conquest Stadium. We just awesome

That's all for today. I still have 2 weeks left this March. I hope I will have a happy ending to close this lovely month :)

Happy Birthday

It's February 25. My boyfriend birthday :)

This morning, before going to work I went to his apartment, knocked his door (I know he was still sleeping at 6.30) hehehe.. I came with a slice of Black forest cake I bought last night, and a piece of candle. Not birthday candle, it was just an ordinary candle that you usually use when the electricity is off. Hahaha.. But I was happy when I saw his sleepy face smiling:)

It was that simple, since I need to go working at 7 am to avoid crazy traffic jam in Jakarta.

Happy birthday to my boyfriend. Wish him all the best :)

I'm not going to celebrate his birthday today. He has to attend another farewell party with his office mates tonight. I feel sad, just like that I'm the birthday girl who won't celebrate my birthday with someone special. But it's okay.. I'm still able to celebrate his birthday tomorrow. It's going to be a lovely long weekend:)

So, for tonight I will go with the girls (my office mates) as usual, go to movie, dinner, have a chit chat. Hope the special day is coming tomorrow :)

Have a nice long weekend everyone

I Wanted to be Invisible

I still wake up!! It’s been 1.45 am. But I can’t close my eyes. Something happened lately have given this side effect for me. I’m Insomnia. T_T

Few days ago were a hard day for me. I got a very “special news” about my job. I didn’t know whether it was a rejection or just a deferment for me. But it perfectly made me down. As a human being, sometimes I feel that I’m being in the darkness part of the world. I thought that I was desperate, hopeless, fruitless, and miserable. Actually I really hate person like that, but at that kind of moment I became that person, hopeless.

Everything just made me feels so bad. At that moment, I only wanted to be invisible, like Susan Storm Richard (Jessica Alba), as the invisible woman in Fantastic Four. I wanted to run. But I have nowhere to go.

I’m glad that I was born as a girl who always able to “Wake up” quickly. I’m lucky having someone who always beside me helping me to face the truth. I tried to realize that everything happened is not that bad. I know that God always has a plan for us. A plan that we don’t know yet what it is. But surely, it will be great.

I bravely state that I succeed staying away from that darkness part. Because I believe that there is a light after a dark. There is a rainbow after a storm. You’re not alone. If you think that you don’t have anybody, then you’re wrong. You still have God who never stop listening to our pray.

I’m waiting for God’s plan for me that I don’t know yet. But I know that I learn something that very valuable today. Think positive! I swear it make me feel much better. It’s your turn now, friend ^_^

***
I have a special homework now: stopping my mind to (still) think about that at bed. Insomnia will make me look so bad tomorrow. I will have a date, need to be perfect. Hahaha (Don't be too serious laa, I'm okay now) *wink*

Where Have I Been...?

Hello everyone..
Long time no see. It's been more than 4 month since not writing in this blog. No updates, no new stories, no new recipes. I've been in Indonesia, my lovely country. I dont know how to express my feeling. I dont know how happy I was being in my home, met my family, my college friends. It was wonderful. But I couldn't deny that I was so sad leaving Miyazaki. I had found a new family there, new great friends, and everything... All of them are gift of my life.

So, it's December now. Where have I been for this long? I really wanted to write, but no time. Hahaha.. I wonder how busy I was. No, just kidding. I was not that busy. Just, didn't feel that I should update everything on my Blog. I just enjoyed my time.

1st month.. (August)
- everyone realized that I was getting fat. hahaha
- hanging out with my friends
- Started to re-study my thesis and prepare for graduation day

2nd month.. (september)
- My graduation day... Finally ^_^
- it was ramadhan with my family. I was happy

3rd Month.. (october)
- Idul Fitri, with my family, with my boyfriend... What a wonderfull moment ^_^
- One step forward with my boyfriend's family.
- Started to find a job.
- Attended some job fairs, job exhibitons, job placement test.
- Mobile from Malang - Surabaya - Bandung - Jakarta

4th Month.. (November)
- I was finally 23 years old.. Aaargh..
- Still travelling from jakarta - Malang, still as a job seeker
- Got a result from one company.

And this December.. I'm still the same. I haven't started my job yet. So I think I still have a chance to try another better opportunity for my career. :p Wish me luck.

I hope I can keep my blog update. Bcoz I miss writing and sharing my simple stories. I will keep it all, and someday when I want to remember everything I've done, I know where I can find it.

HOT Summer Comes...

It`s been July..
Hot summer season comes..

Arrrghh... I hate it.. It`s so hot and it`s too hot. It`s still the beginning of summer. I just check a weather website. Miyazaki is 33 C now, but feels like 39 C. Can`t imagine how hot it will be next month. And how dark my skin because being burned T_T

I just have medium size of standing fan in my room. No Air Conditioner. I think, I will spend all my day in Lab, Library, or somewhere that I able to find Air Conditioner. hahaha..

Even it`s so hot, but it just nothing comparing how hot the hell will be.

Enjoy your summer !!

I`m a Journalist Wanna Be

I got a very very great opportunity from one of my friends, Mas Arief. He is a journalist. We only meet and have conversation via mail & chatting room in Yahoo Messenger. At our first conversation, he said that I could write well because he read my blog on my friendster.

Few days ago, he told me that he managed a Journalism website. And he said that he needed a contributor. He asked me if I would like to write something or not. I`m not sure with my ability. But then I said that I would try.

So I wrote and send it to him.

Yesterday, he said that he need my data. And he said that my article was being edited. "Tomorrow you can see it in our website"

Few moments ago, I opened that website. And tadaaaa... I saw my article there, including my pic. Oh My God. It`s my first serious article that I wrote, and it`s published in that such famous journalism website. Still can`t believe it.

Here it is... MY ARTICLE

I would like to send my gratitude to my friend for giving me such a great opportunity. It`s amazing for a beginner like me. Thank you.

Chayoo, Ganbatte !!!

Chayoo midha !!! Ganbatte midha !!!

No more cry
No more sad
No more worry

Memang susah berfikir seperti orang dewasa. Terlalu banyak kekhawatiran dalam menghadapi masa depan. Hidup itu harus disyukuri, dan dinikmati. Sudah saatnya kembali menyemangati diri sendiri :D Yosh !! Ganbarimasu...

*** makasih y mas...

Weekend Again...?

Time goes so fast. It`s weekend again. But it`s a rainy day. Actually I want to go somewhere since I passed a boring week.

Can you imagine ? Everyday in my life, wake up, go to laboratory, japanese class, laboratory again, go back to Dorm, sleep, and in the next day wake up again, go to laboratory again and do the same activities again. What a boring routines !!!

Last thursday I got my emotion feel up and down. In the morning, I woke up with a good spirit, good mood, it was a sunny day, and I was so excited to start my research in laboratory.

And there was another happiness bcoz my favourite finalist in American Idol, a cool and handsome David Cook, triumph over a cute David Archuleta. Hehehe... I`m watching American Idol, and I`m so glad my boy (hahaha...) won that competition.

This is the man, my David Cook.. hehehe

But then I became sooooooo sad. My first application to get a job was failed to sent. What a stupid me !!! Working there is one of my desire since I`m still confusing with my future.

I`m happy again. I could forget my stupidity and my idiocy `bout that job application. In dorm I ate some delicious pie cookies made by Yang, the girl next my door. I helped her making that cookies, and I loved that job.

But I was soooooooooo sad again. At time time,I realized my sadness just nothing comparing the sadness of my Boyfriend. He losed his lovely grandmom. And I know that feeling. I was sad bcoz he was sad. And I couldn`t do anything to make him feel better. I couldn`t be there when he was sad. I was miserable...

*** taking a deep breath***

Lets start this weekend. I will do my weekend project. Trying to make a special menu. I will let you know in the next posting. ^_^

Have a nice weekend everybody...

Not in a good mood

I`m not being in a good mood today. I have so many reasons. Also the current situation really supports me to have mood like this.

First...
I`m sick... T_T ... I got headache since yesterday.
I don`t know what I`m thinking and what I`m worried about. But it`s been few days that I couldn`t sleep well. I woke up many times in my sleep. This behaviour is not mine.

Last night i took my headache medicine but this morning I didn`t feel better. Still, couldn`t sleep properly. I know that my research can make my headache worst. So I decided to stay in my room for today.

Second...
It`s raining all day. It`s so cloudy and dark outside. Nothing wrong with a rainy day. But I just hate it (only for today).

Third...
What a boring day. I Have nothing to do. Just sleeping, browsing, blogwalking & do something useless. Oftenly i can find something interesting from browsing and blogwalking. But it`s not like that for today.

Fourth...

I saw pictures of my Friends graduation ceremony. I`m really really sad. Wish I could be there also.

Some of my friends. I should be there also.

And suddenly it was bringing back my memorizes when we was together. While listening to a melancolic song from my Friendster page, in this rainy day, I open some picture files. I found thiz one.

`bout a year ago. Miss them all.

Aaarrgh... I want to go home soon. But first of all I need to get well soon. And of course, through away thiz bad mood. Wish me luck !!