Kecelakaan Mobil di Menteng

For everything there is a season,
And a time for every matter under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to seek, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to throw away;
A time to tear, and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate,
A time for war, and a time for peace.

~ Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Tentunya teman-teman sekalian mendengar tentang kecelakaan mobil di Menteng yang terjadi pada tanggal 27 Februari dini hari lalu, kecelakaan naas tersebut menyebabkan 3 orang penumpangnya yang semuanya masih remaja meninggal. 

Walaupun tidak mengenal salah satu pun dari korbannya, saya turut berduka cita sedalam-dalamnya. Semoga keluarga korban ditabahkan, dan juga kepada kedua teman yang masih dirawat di rumah sakit diberi kesembuhan dan kekuatan mental dan fisik.

Kecelakaan yang dialami sudah sangat berat dan ditambah lagi dengan kesimpangsiuran berita yang ada menurut saya adalah suatu hal yang menyedihkan. Tidak bisa terbayangkan apa yang dirasakan semua yang pernah mengenal korban, terutama pihak keluarga. Semoga Tuhan memberikan penyelesaian yang terbaik dari semua yang sudah terjadi. Rencana Tuhan selalu indah walaupun sering kali kita tidak dapat memahaminya.

All we can do is to let go and let God.. 

Kejadian ini kembali mengingatkan kita semua untuk menyetir dengan berhati-hati dan mengenakan sabuk pengaman. Selain itu, bagi kita semua, semua yang pernah mengalami masa remaja,dan masih mengingatnya, mungkin hal ini juga bisa jadi suatu pembelajaran untuk kita di mana kita harus bisa lebih menghargai hidup. Kita tidak pernah tahu apa yang akan terjadi di hari esok, so we better start to do something good today..

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Bold the sentences that you have done.

i’m loud.
i’m obnoxious.
i’m sarcastic.
i’m cocky.
i cry easily.
i have a bad temper.
for the most part, i don’t like people.
i’m easy to get along with.
i like to fight.
i have more enemies than friends.
i’ve smoked.
i’ve smoked weed.
i drink coffee.
i clean my room daily.


my appearance

i’m shorter than 5’5.
i wear makeup.
i wear a piece of jewelry at all times.
i wear contacts.
i wear glasses.
i’ve had braces.
i have braces.
i change my hair color often.
i straighten my hair often.
my ears are pierced.
i have small feet.

relationships

i’m in a relationship now.
i’m single.
i’m crushin’.
i’ve missed an ex before.
i’m always scared of being hurt.
an ex has physically abused me at least once.
i’ve told someone i loved them when i didn’t.
i’ve told someone i didn’t love them when i did.
i’ve been in love more than two times.
i believe in love at first sight.
i believe lust is more important than love.

friendships

i have a best friend.
i have at least ten friends.
i’ve gotten a phone call in the last 48 hours from a friend.
i’ve beaten up a friend.
i’ve been in a serious fight with a friend.
i can trust at least five people with my life.


experiences

i’ve been on a plane.
i’ve left the state/province.
someone close to me has died.
i’ve taken a taxi.
i’ve taken a city bus.i’ve gone bungee jumping.
i’ve made a speech.
i’ve been in some sort of club.
i’ve won an award.i’ve spent 24 hours on the computer straight.
i’ve been in a physical fight.

music

i listen to country.
i listen to some pop.
i listen to techno.
i listen to rock.
i’m one of those people who play songs repeatedly until i hate it.
i hate the radio.
i download music.i buy cd’s.

television

i spend at least six hours a day watching television.
i watch soap operas daily.
i’m in love with days of our lives.
i’ve seen and like the oc.
i’ve seen and like one tree hill.
i’ve seen and like america’s next top model.
i’ve seen and like popular.
i’ve seen and like house.
i’ve seen and like 24.
i’ve seen and like csi.i’ve seen and like everwood.

family life

i get along with both of my parents.
my biological parents are still together.
i have at least one brother.
i have at least one sister.
i have at least one step brother/sister.
i have at least one half brother/sister.
i’ve been kicked out of the house.
i’ve ran away from my home.
i’ve sworn at my parents.
i’ve made my parents cry.
i’ve lied to my parents.
i’ve lied to my parents so i’d be allowed out.
i’ve walked out when i’ve been grounded.

hair

i’ve cut my hair in the past year.
i’ve dyed my hair in the past year.
i’ve been blonde.
i’ve had black.
i’ve been red.
i’ve been medium brown.
i’ve been brown.
i’ve had streaks.
i’ve been light brown.
i’ve had purple/pink.
i’ve been blue/green.
i’ve gotten my hair thinned.
i use conditioner.
i’ve used silk therapy.i’ve used hot oil treatments.
i’ve curled my hair.
i’ve straightened my hair.
i’ve ironed my hair.
i’ve braided my hair.
i’ve had/want dreadlocks.

school

i’ve thrown something at a teacher.
i’ve yelled at a teacher.
i’ve been suspended.
i’ve had an in-school suspension.
i’ve been sent to the principal’s office.
i’ve walked out of class.
i’ve skipped an entire day of school.
i’ve skipped a whole month of one certain class.
i’ve failed a test.
i’ve cheated on a test.
i’ve helped someone else cheat on a test.
i’ve failed art.
i’ve failed p.e.
i’ve failed math.
i’ve failed science.
i’ve failed another class.
a teacher has called my parents.
i’ve been caught skipping.

My New Cost Efficient Shoes.

I just got myself a new pair of shoes from NEXT in Shanghai last week, I got it from the damaged section goods, so they have special discounts for these goods with scratches or stained, etc. How about mine? Yeah, it has some scratches but I think it is still in a very good condition, that's why I bought it. I tried it also and it feels just fine.
The unique condition is that they have different sizes, haha. :p The left one is 37 1/2 and the right one is 37. My boyfriend laughed when I told him about this, he said that I probably is the only one who ever bought shoes with different sizes.

Because of the flash light, it doesn't look really nice, but actually it is one of those adorable shiny black shoes. I have a thing for shiny black shoes. :p Hihi. I can wear it to almost any occasions.

P.S. I love my new shoes. ^^

There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstance permit. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.

~ Unknown

Chinese New Year Resolution Part 2

6. Watch less TV Series! Or at least watch it only on the weekend. Let's count how many TV series I've been watching: ‘24’. ‘Grey’s Anatomy’-definitely my favorite!, ‘Criminal Minds’, ‘Private Practice’, ‘Heroes’, ‘V’, ‘Gossip Girl’, ‘Ghost Whisperer’, hmm.. I think that’s all, oh no, there’s more.. ‘House MD’, ‘LOST’, ‘The Forgotten’. TV series are getting better and better.

I used to watch ‘Lipstick Jungle’, but this series ended already. Not to mention ‘The OC’, ‘American Idol’, ‘ANTM-America’s Next Top Model’, and many Korean and Japanese dramas. I watched a lot, and still watching a lot of them.

Besides TV series, I also love watching movies.. I am a movie addict.. It’s one way to forget about the world and relax. But sometimes, not sometimes, most of the times I become so attached and can actually feel the feelings of some of the characters. It can be quite depressing sometimes yet it can also make me feel so elated.

The good side is lots of them, they give me inspirations, they teach me how to survive the world, a lot of good quotes too.

7. Be a more people person. Socialize more, make time for friends, patients, teachers.. Be a pro-active not a pessimist!

8. As for my family, pray more for them, email them more. I can’t wait to see my sister’s baby be brought into the world. ^^

 

Happy Chinese New Year from the piglet family.  新年快乐!

Chinese New Year Resolution

Since I didn't make any resolutions for January 1st New Year 2010, I have this resolution for Chinese New Year. :p Hihi..
1. I want to pass HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi), it is a kind of TOEFL but for Chinese. I want to be able to pass level 6 or higher! I want to so I WILL! Amienn.. x) I will communicate with Chinese people more often than last year.
2. I want to have a better relationship with my boyfriend, actually this is our new year resolution. He always have this vision of having a relationship yang adem ayem, ga ada berantem-berantemnya. Sangat setuju, tapi entah mengapa sulit sekali.. Me with so much negativity (maaf ya, pacar) and him with his positive energy all around him. Sebenernya kalo kita ga jauh-jauhan adem ayem, begitu ga ketemu huuu.. LDR can be hard sometimes.. Thanks for being very understanding and patient with me.
I used to be a very patient and a very understanding girlfriend, unfortunately it is for the wrong man. I learnt my lesson. But it is affecting my new relationship. Some part of me want to let go and just be what I used to be, but the other part is so afraid of getting hurt it tells me not to lose myself.  I think I decided to be the old me but a better version of course, I hope it works for us. It is so confusing.
Thanks to Mister, with his endless patience and love, I am who I am now, you make me love again.
3. Wake up early everyday, make time for God before going to classes.
4. Be more organized (nyiapin barang2 untuk besok dari hari sebelumnya) and rajin bebersih tentunya!
5. Rajin pangkal pandai! Read textbook everyday and learn something new everyday and try not to forget it.

To be continued..

The School of Ingredients.

So, it was few days ago when I found out about this book. My boyfie texted me, said that he bought a book because it has my name on it. *Cute* Hehe. Turns out the title is different with the original one, it has been translated into Bahasa Indonesia, but I think the cover is nice.
I wrote this sometimes last year, but since I was not able to upload the picture at that time I postponed it, so now I will finally post it with the cover picture. ^^

 

The left one is the Indonesian version with my name on it. :p Hihi, and the right one is the English version.

I brought the book with me to China, my boyfriend gave it to me as a present. :p I asked him to write something inside it. I love having books as presents! :))

Hello from Shanghai Zoo!!

I just got back from Shanghai, I stayed at a friend's house for couple of days. Shanghai is always great, it always reminds me of Jakarta, so crowded, tall buildings everywhere, and everything is just so organized in a way but very unorganized in another way. It is very easy to go from place to place, and you can find almost any famous brand, any delicious food there. If you know where to go.. :))
Too bad I forgot to bring my public transportation card ~ I think I left it back home :( , therefore I have to always prepare lingqian (coins) for the bus.
Anyway, I went to Shanghai Zoo with my uni friends here, and here they are the cuties.. ^^

Mr. Bear

 

 

 

Sleeping Panda (I think Mr. Panda forgot to bathe.. :p)

Mr. Polar Bear is missing his hometown

Spring Breeze..

Happy Chinese New Year for those who are celebrating! ^^
A quick update:
I'm back in Suzhou after an amazing winter holiday I spent back home, I didn't get the chance or should I say I didn't make the time to update my blog during my exams period and the holiday.. The holiday I finally get to enjoy after the hard work of studying last semester.
I went back to Jakarta for a month, I spent almost 3 weeks in Bandung though, spent lots of times with my sister's family, and my boyfriend. The rest I spent with my parents and little sister.
So many things happened in just one month, some weren't really pleasant, but most of them are unforgettable in a very good way, memories I would like to hang on to.

I can't wait to start my new semester! I can't wait to meet you again. :)
Here are some of the precious moments, we take photos of moments we never want to forget..

@ Selasar Sunaryo, Bandung

A very beautiful gallery with a very cozy coffee place

@ Senayan City Food Court, Jakarta

A picture with high school friends, a small reunion

I encountered my past and really moved on

 

@ Skating Rink, Mall Taman Anggrek

We even went for ice skating after almost 10 years. :p We were supposed to go with some of my boyfie's junior high friends, but by the end of the day, it was only us.. :p Happy Valentine dear.. 

Our first Valentine, and the last day of my winter holiday, short yet memorable..