Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Nagabonar Jadi 2
Guys... Nagabonar Jadi 2 is definitely a must see movie!

Rasanya gw ga perlu kasih sinopsisnya ya, bisa dicari toh di review-review lain.

But I bet my ass Nagabonar jadi 2 is going to be movie of the year. Marvelous acting and directing!

Selain dari penyampaian ceritanya yang menampilkan nostalgia si Nagabonar tentang masa lalu, patriotismenya yang kental, witty critiques
, dan Jakarta sebagai melting pot Indonesia, dijamin pasti bakal ngakak-ngakak terus deh ga berhenti. Gilanya lucunya itu most of the time cukup dari ngeliat mimik Deddy Mizwar sama Tora Sudiro aja yang komikal abis. Banyak juga penampilan-penampilan sekilas sekaligus hilariously funny; contohnya Jaja Miharja sama Indra Birowo.

Favorite lines:
"Apa kata dunia?!"
"Sudah kubilang janganlah kau pergi berperang, Bujang, matilah sekarang kau dimakan cacing..."
"Aku lapar..."

Thursday, March 29, 2007

GIRL’S SURVIVAL GUIDE #1

(to happiness)

Went to watch The Pursuit of Happyness last night with two colleagues. It’s been a while that the three of us could finally spend time together outside the office hour for a good time and laugh. Aside from the fact that I’ve been thinking to write something about girl’s survival guide, the experience from going and watching the movie has in a way inspired me bout the following dos and don’ts for girls:


# NO MORE DRAMA, GURL!
On the way to the theater, as usual we started the topic with some gossips on the latest sinetron (TV drama), and the thing that kinda bothered me was bout TV stations (media) with their typical stereotyping of romance, those stuff really could mess up your mind, seriously!

One of my friends explained this scene she’d watched about a girl whose boyfriend had been in the comma for two years with no hope of waking up yet she waited faithfully for they had engaged just before the guy had had the accident. And then there were this other guy who also foolish enough to drive every time she went visiting the comma guy in the hospital. This silly guy told the girl that she shouldn’t wait for the comma guy since it’s been two years and yet there still no sign if he ever waking up and that she should be with him, the man who could be her future. My friend said she was really touched when the stupid guy declared that since the girl had willingly wasted her time waiting for her comma boyfriend, then there’s no reason why the fool couldn’t waste his time waiting in vain for the girl to finally fall for him as well >.<

At one hand, dramas intended for entertainment purpose only, however, just think of how it will affect one who watches too many? Could she still differentiate which is real from the scenario that could only happen in movies? *yes, I can see you nodding over there, Ina* :)

To all of you my dear girlfriends out there, you need to wake up! Do you really think the ‘prince charming who will come to rescue you’ tale is fucking real? I’m telling you now, I’m screaming at you now, IT’S NOT!

So unless you’re the type of shallow girls who think that having a rocking body, a rich father, and some proper education abroad are enough, and you’re willing to become domestic slut whose rich husband’s screwing around with his secretary without a fight; better stop thinking that you’re a princess, coz you’re not.

You are in fact, a very much alive human being that shouldn’t ever be judged only by your boobies or behind, you have the mind and feminine soul which when it is trained the right way, will be very powerful – enough to stop you from playing the so-called ‘drama’, both in the real life, one that you often played as a princess everyday, and from the one you’ve been watching or the chick lit you currently reading.

Therefore, I strongly urge every girl who has not yet fully understood and experienced REAL relationship – by this I’m referring to the kind of relationship where one no longer playing any ‘game’ or has a specific agenda towards the partner, and already equipped with clearer views of love – please… just watch anything other than sinetron, Korean/Japanese drama series!

There’s no easy solution I could offer though to Indonesian who don’t have any cable, this somehow makes you kinda stuck with the situation in which there aren’t, in fact, anything left to watch other than those sappy sinetrons.

Lemme give you some hints: how about trying something absolutely new, in return, like instead of going straight home from the office to watch the latest Korean series, try hanging out for coffee or tea with some co-workers or closest friends. Or join a community or found one for people having the same interest as you. Or my personal favorites: go watch CSI series or the Amazing Race *yes, your favorite, Sof* :)

# MEN ARE ASSHOLES AND WE ARE BITCHES
To be continued…

Monday, March 26, 2007

I know, I know, I'm supposed to put on some movie poster of Music and Lyrics instead, but since this is my blog... so I've every right to be a lil' narcissistic, dong? Pete, being such a good fans, said he likes this picture hehe. He thinks I look like a loveable and huggable girl who you'd love to have a long chat with. Anyway, I'm not sure what to talk bout yet but I've been listening to Way Back Into Love over and over again these past few days and it kinda inspired me, I guess, to write about how, ugh just read the lyrics for awhile:


Way Back Into Love by Hugh Grant and Haley Bennett
Soundtrack of Music and Lyrics Movie by Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore

I’ve been living with a shadow overhead
I’ve been sleeping with a cloud above my bed
I’ve been lonely for so long
Trapped in the past, I just can’t seem to move on

I’ve been hiding all my hopes and dreams away
Just in case I ever need them again someday
I’ve been setting aside time
To clear a little space in the corners of my mind
All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can’t make it through without a way back into love
Oh oh oh

I’ve been watching but the stars refuse to shine
I’ve been searching but I just don’t see the signs
I know that it’s out there
There’s got to be something for my soul somewhere
I’ve been looking for someone to shed some light
Not somebody just to get me through the night
I could use some direction
And I’m open to your suggestions

All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can’t make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart again
I guess I’m hoping you’ll be there for me in the end
There are moments when I don’t know if it’s real
Or if anybody feels the way I feel
I need inspiration Not just another negotiation

All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can’t make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart to you
I’m hoping you’ll show me what to do
And if you help me to start again
You know that I’ll be there for you in the end

Yes, yes, I definitely think that every one of us need to kind of find our way back into love, the case is of course specific to each individual, just that, don't you agree, that sometimes we each have our own issues, be it our past or insecurities or trust issues, you name it, those that could actually restrain us from moving forward and reaching for whatever opportunities or even happiness. We need to just let go, make peace to whatever our issues is to be able to blast away to reach anything we’ve been wishing for which awaits us just right in the corner.

*yes, talk is cheap, eh?*

akhirnya selesai....

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Oh lord, please bear my soul...
So I've been working my ass out for publishing Gibb's event next Saturday uhuk all fingers crossed for the success. No luck in finding the speakers and so everyone's gonna have to put up to once again seeing me MC-ing another Periplus' event *sigh*
But do please come, as this is such a very rare event where a well-acknowledged author could visit Indonesia and sign your book, you can even directly ask any questions you have regarding the book or Camilla herself.

SEE YA THERE!

Here are the details:
Periplus in collaboration with the Canadian Embassy will be hosting Ms. Camilla Gibb's visit to Jakarta for her recent book – Sweetness in the Belly. We cordially invite you to join this meet & greet along with a book signing event which will be taking place on:

Day & date : Saturday, March 24, 2007

Time : 2 pm – onwards

Venue : Periplus Bookshop – Kemang

Jl. Kemang Selatan 1 (Kompleks Hero Kemang)

On her latest work, Camilla presents such an enchanting story of Lilly’s personal journey conflicting between two worlds; a book closely related to women and culture issues.


Please find the synopsis as follows:

“When Lilly is eight years old, her pot-smoking hippie British parents leave her at a Sufi shrine in Morocco and inform her they will be back to collect her in three days. Three weeks later, she learns they've been murdered. Lilly fills that haunted hollow in her life with the intense study of the Qur'an under the watchful eye of the saint's disciple she was entrusted to. Years later, her journey from Morocco to Harar, Ethiopia, is half pilgrimage, half flight. In Harar, even her traditional Muslim head scarves cannot hide her white skin in her strange new surroundings; the word farenji - foreigner - is hissed at her at every turn. She eventually builds a life for herself falling in love with an idealistic young doctor. But the two are wrenched apart when Lilly is again forced to flee, this time to London. Despite her British roots, Lilly discovers she is as much of an outsider in London as she was in Harar.
This is an unforgettable journey between two distinct worlds: the ancient walled city of Harar and the racially charged atmosphere of 1980's London. Camilla Gibb's elegant narrative evokes the stinging disconnect between Lilly's attempt to start anew and her inability to let go of the past. Lilly's story is laced with longing and regret, but above all hope - hope that time and love can heal the wounds of a life left behind. Gibb has pulled off an astounding feat with this stunning novel. Never has the distinct and troubled story of this corner of Ethiopia been told with such clarity, warmth, humanity, and grace.”


Product details
Title: Sweetness in the Belly
ISBN:
9780143038726
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (March 2007)
Paperback: 368 pages
Price: IDR 149,000

Available at Periplus Bookshop nationwide


Camilla Gibb was born in London, England, but grew up and currently lives in Toronto. She has a Ph.D in social anthropology from Oxford University for which she conducted fieldwork in Ethiopia. Her two previous novels, Mouthings the Words and The Petty Details of So-and-So's Life, have been published in eighteen countries, receiving rare reviews all around the world. She is one of twenty-one young writers to watch on the Orange Futures List compiled by the jury of the prestigious Orange Prize. Sweetness in the Belly was recently short-listed for the Giller Prize, Canada's most prestigious literary award.


Reviews

“A novel that will take you to a place so far from yourself that you may wonder, from time to time, whether you are ever coming back." San Francisco Chronicle (March 26, 2006)

"A sophisticated, ambitious and deeply affecting novel which is devastatingly relevant to our contemporary world." Giller Prize jury

"Sweetness in the Belly is remarkable for its geographic, thematic and historic amplitude and breadth, depicting the multi-cultural and modern world. Gibb, singled out as one of the Orange Futures writers, is certainly one to watch." The Birmingham Post

"Sweetness in the Belly...reflect(s) the pain, cultural relocation and uncertainty of tribal, political and religious refugees the world over. Gibb's territory is urgently modern and controversial but she enters it softly, with grace, integrity and a lovely compassionate story. A poem to belief and to the displaced--humane, resonant, original, impressive." Kirkus (starred review)

"With sure-handed, urgent prose...the novel fluently speaks the "languages of religion and exile," depicting both the multifaceted heartbreak of those lucky enough to escape violent regime changes and the beauty of unlikely bonds created by the modern multicultural world." Publishers Weekly

~ Periplus - Kemang ~
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007


Oh Yeah... Chris Daughtry is definitely my man of the month!
Beside the fact that his has such a rocking voice, the band 'Daughtry' has reached Billboard top single, he's indeed such a hot and I seriously mean HOTTEST bloke ever! *oh yes* hehe but really he also sings his heart out, now that's how I like it, rock on Chris! Check this 'Home' lyric out



Home
Chris Daughtry
I'm staring out into the night,
Trying to hide the pain.
I'm going to the place where love
And feeling good don't ever cost a thing.
And the pain you feel's a different kind of pain.

I'm going home,
Back to the place where I belong,
And where your love has always been enough for me.
I'm not running from.
No, I think you got me all wrong.
I don't regret this life I chose for me.
But these places and these faces are getting old
So I'm going home.
Well I'm going home.

The miles are getting longer, it seems,
The closer I get to you.
I've not always been the best man or friend for you.
But your love, remains true.
And I don't know why.
You always seem to give me another try.

So I'm going home,
Back to the place where I belong,
[ Lyrics found on http://www.metrolyrics.com ]

And where your love has always been enough for me.
I'm not running from.
No, I think you got me all wrong.
I don't regret this life I chose for me.
But these places and these faces are getting old.

Be careful what you wish for,
'Cause you just might get it all.
You just might get it all,
And then some you don't want.
Be careful what you wish for,
'Cause you just might get it all.
You just might get it all, yeah.

Oh, well I'm going home,
Back to the place where I belong,
And where your love has always been enough for me.
I'm not running from.
No, I think you got me all wrong.
I don't regret this life I chose for me.
But these places and these faces are getting old.
I said these places and these faces are getting old.
So I'm going home.
I'm going home.

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Pete to me…
(and those stuff running through my head)


Like the morning coffee that wakes me up each day, like the foam on my cappuccino – such a sweet topping and kinda sticky on the lips, like an easy breezy morning – not too sunny, not too cloudy nor rainy, just breezy so I can wear nice working clothes with high heels, like the song I dance with from the MP4, the perfect Sunday morning spent chilling at Starbucks with a cup of cappuccino and a strawberry cheesecake and a Sunday paper, a cuddly polar bear to snuggle with, fresh feeling I get after having a good sip of mango juice in a hot day, fun rollercoaster ride, the rush feeling of jumping off the tallest building – feels like geronimo, a perfectly baked banana cake, like dying to get to the end of Harry Potter’s page even if it means I need to stay awake all night and read it ‘til morning comes, dozen of hugs after a lovely orgasm, nicely tuck under the warmth of the blanket in a cold cold night, the obsession of buying a Manolo Blahnik’s or dieting to get size 2, those are just for now :D more to come.


February's favorite vacation destination: Bandung, euy!
Book review: The Ringmaster's Daughter - Jostein Gaarder (freaky ending! way the go Gaarder as always, he's the master of re-telling philosophy in a very humble fashion, you'll like this book, trust me)
Movie review: The Holiday - simply nice (tessa - 2007) different from other sappy romantic-comedy movies, go for it.


Songs I played over and over and over (again) on MP4: Waiting on the World to Change – John Mayer, Save Room and Stay with You – John Legend, Truth – Bamboo, (daily) Weight Loss hypnotherapy session

Song I dance with: Please Forgive Me – David Gray

Hottest bloke: Matt Long – Ghost Rider (young Tom Cruise, don’t ya agree, gurls?)

Shopping list: new boots – checked, Kenzo or Pure White – Estee Lauder (not yet)

This year’s goal: free of credit cards debt, getting married? (naahhh), get a proper raised (fingers crossed)

Favorite make out line: lagi! lagi! LAGI! *lol*

I hate: Indonesian boy band – Trinity (you guys are sooo gay), stomachache and tummy bloating

Head over heels for: Sammy – Kerispatih

Bandung’s rocking artists: The Cinnamons and Cangcuters

Things I think people need to do before their 30’s: get laid! – be on TV or radio show or something alike, pay for your own vacation, go and find your soul mate before tis too late, write a novel or keep a journal of your achievements so far do something unbelievably insane that you normally won’t do, on top of it all, be proud of yourself!

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Valentine’s Application

This is what Pete's emailed me:

Dear Madam,

Concerning your recent ad in Bonteto Tribune, I would like to apply for the FULL TIME BOYFRIEND position.

Though I've always been a ladiesman all my life, to pass such an
opportunity to commit and spend this mortal life with your company would be a terrible decision.

Please consider this application of mine.

Sincerely yours,
Peter Valentino

And here's my reply:

Dear Peter,

Your letter just arrived, and after reading it several times to be absolutely sure of its content, I must say that being my FULL TIME BOYFRIEND is very risky.

I, however, can also say how pleased I am with your decision to take the position.

Again, welcome aboard.

Sincerely yours,
tessa

Sunday, February 11, 2007

Jealousy will consume you!

I really, really like my partner and so at times I could not help feeling a bit jealous. Sometimes he's like a real chick magnet. It drives me nuts how some girls would get so all over him even when they are with their boyfriends, geez... please behave won't ya, girl!

One thing I learned yesterday though jealousy is such a waste of time.

We went to watch 'The Holiday' on a triple date and this new couple joined us, the girl was sooo all over Pete >.<
Her poor, insecure boyfriend even had drown himself into silence and withdrawn from any conversation or eye contact from the rest of the group. *poor guy*

The movie was actually simply nice, quite different from other typical romantic-comedy movies and I regret to let myself occupied with my own thoughts and insecurities while I could try letting go and enjoy the rest of the day *sigh*

Why does regret always come too late?

Thursday, February 08, 2007

Home Sweet Home, Jakarta...

Jakarta tenggelam, siapa peduli? Well, I do!

Jakarta kan tempat kelahirankuw, tempatku dibesarkan, tempatku tinggal dan tempatku mencari uang. Kalo pergi ke mana-mana biar gimana pun pasti kangen Jakarta. Tapi sekarang dia sedikit lagi tenggelam...

Bapak-bapak baju basah, berlari-lari kecil bawa plastik putih isi susu kotak di dalamnya, cukup buat berapa lama... anak laki-laki duduk sendirian di tangga pinggir jalan lagi cari sesuatu di kantong plastiknya, ke mana mama papa-nya... keluarga yang tidur di mobilnya, rumah mereka bagaimana... muka anak-anak yang lagi ngungsi di rumah, I really hope their mum and dad could get a job soon...

they are all haunting me...


Wednesday, January 31, 2007

I suppose this would be a good self-healing therapy for me to open up and accept myself for who I really am. This is the cry of a lonely girl...

FRIENDS WANTED!

Semalem gw abis ngobrol sama pete ttg kok gw ga punya temen ya buat hang bareng in weekends?

Sedih ga sih kedengerannya? Mungkin... buat orang-orang yang benar-benar menghargai pertemanan. Not that gw punya sentimen tertentu malah buat gw mereka yang punya teman-teman baik yang bersedia ada terus di saat seneng ato susah adalah sangat-sangat beruntung, true friends are hard to find (yet workable.)

Nah, itulah salah satu dilema yang masih gw cerna, istilahnya dalam bergaul otomatis kita menemukan the so-called new friends, but how to work your way in finding true friends and to keep them enough just to hang with you for life anyway?

Sepertinya kisah gw mirip-mirip kaya Ina jadi mostly karena kesibukan dan juga pilihan-pilihan yang gw buat yang ternyata menjauhkan diri gw sendiri dari teman-teman yang udah ada.

Latar belakangnya sih kira-kira begini, seinget gw waktu TK-SD-SMP itu gw masih punya temen-temen deket yang sering telpon-telponan, sering maen ke rumah, tiap minggu nonton bareng. Trus di SMA, believe me ini saat-saat tersulit deh apalagi kalo elo ga cakep and ndut huahuahua, ini bener-bener saat gw krisis pertemanan karena pindah SMA dan cuma 1 tmn dari SMP yang masuk ke sana juga. Eh di SMA die nemu temen yang lebih seru kayanya dan tinggallah gw lbh fokus ke pelajaran gw and gaul sama nerdies hihihi.

Trus kuliah masih tuh telpon-telponan curhat sama agus dan bbrp temen sejurusan lalu sepertinya frekuensi secara drastis menurun ketika gw mulai kerja dan di saat bersamaan gw pacaran dan jadi ketua salah satu kepemudaan dan kudu urus 22 orang di dalemnya. Dari situ gw rasa ya bohwat aja gitu ngeliat orang-orang, cape kerja, cape ngurus and membangun 22 orang, hampir ga ada wkt ngurus relationship yang wkt itu seadanya aja, plus nyari duit buat nanggung diri sendiri, let alone berserikat dan berkumpul dengan temen-temen lama. Mungkin ditinggal kelamaan ga jalan bareng ato telpon-telponan gw rasa sekarang udah rada males gitu mo update juga udah banyak banget cerita yang lewat.

Now, masih ada sih temen-temen yang walo jarang ketemu tapi pas cerita langsung update ke berita yang paling penting and I think they really care. Cuma ya sampe segitu aja, ndak isa tiap weekend ketemu and jalan bareng, bener-bener occasionally ajah. Secara umur-umur kaya gw tuh 26, rata-rata cewe-cewenya kalo ga dah pada mau kawin, ato udah kawin, ato cewe-cewe yang sok keukeuh mo cari pacar keren dan sempurna yang entah sampe kapan mereka temuin. Sibuk sendiri, sama kaya gw juga hehe tapi in general gw masih teuteup banci tampil dan sangat-sangat tertarik bertemu dengan banyak orang baru.


Lonely? Who isn't...

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Yeah so I failed the preliminary test of the "milik kita bersama" tv station...
Biasa aja... nothing special... *mengutuk*

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Was just chatting with a friend few weeks before last Christmas, we talked how lately Christmas did not feel as fun or as special as when we were kids. Told him that the excitement of course had long gone since this becoming grown-up phases begun. Not much fun here I can tell you that =P
Not sure if any of you notices the phases happening in your life but lately I feel that my parents mulai ngerepotin, not that I don't love them anymore nor hate them; I'm just still learning to drive this ship if you know what I mean. This responsibility shift thingy that now I have to take care of, though not fully in charge, the family; be responsible for kelangsungan 'dapur ngebul' stuff, you know, I think it is tough.

Wednesday, December 13, 2006



Happy Birthday, Pete!
People, I'm gonna make this a short one.
Take a good look at this lovely banana cake, I made it specially for Pete. I cannot cook, let alone bake any cake but I know that he would love me to make one. That day on the taxi I knew everything just went too well. And you know what... I dropped the cake just right in front of his house getting off the cab! What a bumma! Then instead of wishing him happy birthday, I spent like half an hour sobbing for my ruined banana cake hiks hiks.... *taking a moment of silence*

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Random Thoughts

Being A Super Girlfriend
Lupa kapan, tapi udah nonton "My Super X-Gilfriend." Lucu, ringan, and entertaining. Totally relate gw sama si Uma Thurman he he. Biasalah cewe agak-agak suka psycho aneh gitu nangkep perlakuan partnernya, sama penyakit-penyakit insecure and needy. Pengen sekali-kali ga jaim and ngeluarin act aneh gitu kaya die, cuma nanti kaga ada yang naksir gw lagi ato bisa ditinggal Pete *LOL*

Trus, seperti layaknya orang normal lainnya, gw punya dong mimpi-mimpi ideal of how I'd like my partner to be :) Yes darling, ternyata itu cuma mimpi! *cium Pete - I love you still*

Well, kudu banyak kompromi trus komunikasi, oh ya sama mau ngerti and ngalah. Itu idealnya lho, but sometimes ya ga segampang itu.
Trying to be a super girlfriend yang loving, pengertian, cater, smart, funny, independent, bisa masak - haiyaahhh and the list goes on... susaaahhh.

Same thing sih seperti gw juga punya mimpi-mimpi tertentu yang gw pengin Pete bisa penuhin but die ga bisa.

So, what do we do?


My Jealousy
Emang susah ya jadi partnernya Pete, kudu berbagi sama banyak orang =)
Belum lagi kalo gw lagi aneh dicuekin pula, makin dikit deh waktu barengnya he he. Belum lagi cewe-cewe yang dijadiin percobaannya, belum lagi cewe-cewe yang mencobai Pete juga huhuhu ribet amat.



Me Want Hamster!
Been thinking to have some hamsters as pet for a while now.

They're so cute and careless! Wish I could be like them somehow.
Mo tidur tumpuk-tumpukan sama temen-temen, garuk-garuk seenaknya, lari-lari bolak balik tanpa tujuan, gali-gali bawah kandang nyari apaan ga jelas - and people still think of them as cute, not as cuckoo.
HOW COOL! :)

Tapi trus tiba-tiba mimpi gw itu dipatahkan oleh Ryan.
Kata die kalo gw jadi hamster bayangkan betapa gedenya kandang yang kudu dibikin *lol* ga sopraannnn...

Nah dari situ trus gw jadi mikir, hmmmmm... despite that they could act as cute and careless as they can be, tapi tetep hamster tuh dikandangin ya bo...
Mana enak freedom elo diambil, emang sih makan, minum, sama well-being elo ditanggung pemilik cuma kalo tiba-tiba pengen jalan-jalan ke mall gimana? he he

Though, jadi manusia juga gw ga sepenuhnya entitled with my freewill sih, cuma yah ternyata lumayan juga gw ga harus hidup dalem kandang *beneran*

Cuma asli, mo miara hamster aja mikir gw.
Komitmennya itu lho, gampangan miara Pete. Kalo lagi ga sempet ngurusin kan at least die kalo laper bisa cari makan sendiri, mandi sendiri. Kalo hamster pegimana dong...
Nanti die sakit ato mati lagi kalo gw lagi ga sempet ato dah bosen maenin huhuhu... nanti aku sedih makhluk-makhluk imut itu wafat...

Wednesday, June 21, 2006


Thinking ‘bout forever


I believe in Archibald MacLeish when he talked about

the “late, last wisdom of the afternoon” that:

“Love, like light, grows dearer towards the dark.”



Last Saturday, hung with two of my best-est friends since junior high – Dyan and Heny, it had been a while since we could go out together since one of us went to Beijing for school, occupied with work, and all.

Anyhow, while we were catching up stories, turned out that marriage issues inevitably appeared *well, as if you don’t know how girls like when they’re together, lol*

Heny seemed to be preparing to buy a house with her boyfriend in installments. *think they are preparing to get married in the next two years*

While Dyan on the other hand, was still single and aware that despite of her loneliness, she had been struggling with her own specified criteria of a perfect boyfriend in which I personally think: *girl, there’s no such thing as perfect boyfriend!* wake up, Hun!!

You just gotta take what live has to offer.

When I told them bout the wedding preparation course for couples which started every six months, Heny was quite excited before Dyan informed that one of her friends had doubted her decision to get married and her relationship with the boyfriend during the course *that would be fun to find out, wouldn’t it, Pete? *winks*

You know, sometimes the things happened in your life seem to connect with one another in a very bizarre way. Like the last few days, was it just me who kept thinking bout forever or somehow, just somehow, life had guided me to this phase *hmmm… I’m getting the sense that this is just my make believe, lol*

I lost my birth certificate and the thought that I have to go through all the red tape procedure is killing me :D

Not to mention the money that I would have to spend for smoothing the whole process.


Now, how in the world can I get married without a birth certificate *and a groom*? LOL

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

a quick update

*feeling a bit excited waiting for my article to be published* =)

It's late afternoon after office hour and I'm still behind my computer,
not likely going home yet.

Just dropping by to write these valuable insights:

1. I shall not let people mess with my emotion
2. Aware that I also have weaknesses that people had to put up with

Been wanting to start writing another article but nothing pops up in mind yet.
So, later...

Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Haiyah... having a relationship is so hard to maintain *aarrrgghh*
I've tried my best to understand my partner and bare his downers but sometimes it is just so damn hard to do *guling2, mencak2, robek2 kertas kerjaan, lempar gelas kopi, acak2 rambut - aarrrggghh..*

Can I just have a break from all of this and stop trying too hard to comprehend everything?

Can I?

Thursday, June 01, 2006

TIME TO UPDATE

Hayo bener ga cewe itu jago multitasking?

Ini diriku nulis blog sambil edit teks produk info,
sambil buat speech buat grand opening, sambil sesekali angkat telpon lagi atur tiket, sambing chat YM, sambil nyanyi "The Scientist" nya Coldplay, sambil... *halah, kebelet pipis dulu sebentar*

Kemarin parah, lagi down banget gitu, masih cape plus kurang istirahat dari Senin launching sampe jam11 malem. Apalagi denger nanti malem sampe Sabtu kudu tugas pula ke Bali. Yang membahagiakan cuma tau launching kemaren sukses abisss, yang dateng 100org lebih, sales buku malem itu 14juta bo, gilaa..

Pertamanya ga excited pergi, malah kemaren nangis-nangis *duh belakangan ini nangis-nangis mulu stres kerja* tapi ternyata udah mau berangkat gini excited juga he he.

Norak, norak deh... namanya belom pernah ke Bali, sekalinya dibayarin ke sana ternyata kudu sambil kerja.
Haiyah... complaining mulu emang kerjaannya.

Trus belakangan ini kan emosinya labil, tadi bahas sama Peter dari mana asalnya stres gw.

Basically sih kerjaan ini emang gw suka banget, but perhaps lately aja lagi worned out. Jadinya pas Peter bilang terkadang ada orang yang kalo kerja berusaha tampil heroic - biasanya pemula - penuh idealisme - berusaha buat pembaharuan and all; ternyata at the end of the day sia-sia - malah jatohnya kita jadi 'babu' gitu - jadi mikir gw...

Moso seh?

Padahal gw kerja sebaik mungkin karena emang pengin terlihat excel, kalo ga gimana bisa keliatan beda, gimana gw bisa dapet kepercayaan yang lebih lagi?

But then again, I said to him that gw lakuin ini for the sake of dapetin jabatan yang lebih tinggi, duit yang lebih gede *hey, what a girl to do hari gini gitu lho...* which by now gw baru sadar kalo ternyata idealisme gw dah menyimpang.

Bo, udah jadi komersil gitu gw... jadi robot dunia materialisme *brengsek*

Makanya, ini lagi update lagi filosofi dalam bekerja which apa ya... lol
hmmm... ya pokoknya kerja yang bener tapi bukan duit orientasinya tapi personal satisfaction, nah lho, personal satisfaction itu sendiri apa ya? he he cape deh...

All I know is that harusnya sih sekarang gw berada di the right track for my career. Jangan jadi babu ya, baiklah... diusahakan...

*yanglagidegdeganpertamakalikebaliuhuuyy*

Friday, May 12, 2006

FUNNY quotes! (he he he)

ROMANCE MATHEMATICS

Smart man + smart woman = romance
Smart man + dumb woman = affair
Dumb man + smart woman = marriage
Dumb man + dumb woman = pregnancy
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SHOPPING MATH

A man will pay $20 for a $10 item he needs.
A woman will pay $10 for a $20 item that she doesn't need.
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GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS

A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
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HAPPINESS

To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a
little.
To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to
understand her at all.

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LONGEVITY

Married men live longer than single men do, but married men are a lot
more willing to die.
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PROPENSITY TO CHANGE

A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.
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DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE

A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
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HOW TO STOP PEOPLE FROM BUGGING YOU ABOUT GETTING MARRIED

Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and
cackling, telling me, "You're next."
They stopped after I started doing the same thing to them at funerals.

Thursday, May 04, 2006

Just a few days back on our way to a friend’s wedding, Peter and I somehow ended up talking about post-modernism which was awesome.

You know the thing I like most being with Peter was that though he’s not always a smart ass but think he’s good enough =)

I mean, I’m the kinda person who thinks a lot and needs a partner whom I can share my thoughts with. Even better, hopefully my partner could lead me to some enlightenment. *oh, enough bout myself, lol*

Anyhow, we talked about actually there were many people shared the same experience as we did in terms of spirituality these days. About how sometimes we felt very, very lonely, believing that we were the only ones who viewed spirituality as one’s state of being, something that already and will always be within us. And that spirituality was much more than just an institution but more to the passion of reaching others compassionately.

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

My question of the day

* Is it true that we hurt the one we love?

Mau protes seprotes-protesnya sama diri gw sendiri, payah banget, di saat keadaan seharusnya biasa-biasa aja tapi malah dibuat complicated. Dan saat keadaan sebenernya ada yang salah, justru gw bawa santai aja.
Weh weh, kebolak semua =)

Misalnya nih...
gw tau harusnya cinta itu ga complicated, cinta itu justru harusnya sederhana.
Justru yang complicated itu adalah life dan ini pun tergantung pilihan sikap yang gw ambil, mau anggep hidup itu as a journey atau sesuatu pertanyaan besar yang selalu harus ada jawabannya. See what I mean?

Then, another question occurs:

* What actually am I looking for?

Shut! I'm puzzled...

Thursday, April 27, 2006

It’s one of those days

Yesterday was one of the days when I went a little psychotic; it was my first day of period. I think I'd reached my most psychotic point ever, felt really, really insecure. Mikir hal-hal ga penting, insecure sama hal-hal yang sebenernya gw tau gw ga separah itu. But they were all so inevitable...

Penginnya sih dinikmatin aja, tapi gw bener-bener ngerasa ga nyaman kemarin. Selain tummy yg rasanya aneh and bloating, emotionally very unstable, malem sebelumnya jg tidur gw sempet keganggu.

Akhirnya ngerepotin Peter sama pertanyaan-pertanyaan ga penting. Like kok gw boring banget orangnya and ga bisa keliatan asik, pinter blah blah blah... *huuuaa ingetnya bikin gw rada mellow lg nih* No matter how hard I tried, ndak iso bo...

Pasti seperti biasa gw cuma jadi the baby of the group, the silly girl yang jadi bahan goda-godaan gitu, weh...

Untungnya temen-temen lg nyadar kalo mood gw jelek bgt kemaren, diem mulu, ngedumel ga jelas jadinya pas pulang kantor - blm gajian tuh, jd makin lemes aja - jalan bareng anak-anak, yang jadi bahan celaannya bukan gw, he he lumayan banget bisa ngerasain ngetawain orang laen.
Plus setelah sejam ada yg nyoba ATM ternyata gaji udah masuk, lumayan...

Anyways, the lesson I got from this, perannya temen-temen tuh penting sih, daripada sendirian tertelan ke-mellow-an mending hang out sama temen-temen yg bisa bantu ngelupain itu semua ato bahkan bisa buat kita bener-bener ngerasa jauh lbh baik.

Malemnya seneng banget liat acara OChannel Friends n the City. Super suka gw sama psikolog nya - Alexander apa gitu namanya. Sampe minta Peter ikut liat and nyaranin kalo bisa die bersikap lebih friendly, nuturing, and mature kaya si Alex. He he kasian juga sih Peter...

Acaranya lg ngebahas something about what Mars thinks of Venus. Selama ini gw pikir cowo kalo lagi diajak curhat suka ga ngedengerin tuh salah gw nya yg cerita apa emang die nya yang ga dengerin, ternyata emang cowo not built for multi tasking, bukan karena emang mereka sengaja nyuekin.

Pas ampir bobo Peter sms intinya bilang he likes me the way I am :)
Duuuhhh I really got some issues with trusting people deh. Pagi ini
kan pikiran gw dah lebih sehat, less psychotic, jadi sadar man I need to start trusting people deh, apalagi Peter haiyah...
Moreover, I need to learn to trust myself first before I can trust other, I think... hemm bener ga begini logikanya, apa terbalik...

*mikir....*

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

So tired...

Akhirnya sempet juga nulis, padahal dari tadi pagi udah niat mau nulis tp keburu harus berangkat meeting.
Tadi sebelum brangkat ke CCF Salemba sempet YM-an sama Jar, pas banget karna paginya gw lagi kepikiran duh kok kangen dia yah *haiyah tessa...* Hey I know... it's unappropriate... cuma gw kan manusia biasa bow... it just happened and I'm not going to pretend or even deny that it didn't. Malah gw enjoy kok perasaan bisa kangen sama mantan, really, kangennya itu sendiri menurut gw bukan karena pengin balik tapi lebih ke kangen sama personality nya die and spending time sama die *duh... jadi mellow nih* Kalo diajak ketemu tapi gw nya blm mau, msh blm berani, takut apanya susah gw jelasin juga sih.

Malemnya sempet sedikit argue sama Peter about something, mana gw lagi PMS jadi bawaannya spaneng, kalo lagi ada yang nyari masalah pasti gw jadiin pelampiasan buat sekalian ngomel-ngomel, he he *maap mas, mba travel agent yg kemarin gw judesin...*

Anyway, tadi tuh meeting ketemu direktur CCF, gw jalan ke sana sama Pak Bayu and Pak Ezra. Hasilnya sukses, mulai bulan September Periplus bakal jadi istilahnya salah satu sponsor tetap CCF krn kita dah ada barter deal. Tinggal settle kontrak tertulisnya aja, dari pembicaraan tadi sih semuanya udah OK kok. Jadi ya seneng lah bisa perluas market lagi terutama buat komunitas Prancis di Jakarta, apalagi CCF sering ngadain acara-acara seru banget.

Balik meeting langsung diajak interview calon sekretaris baru. Personality-nya OK cuma inggrisnya bo... duh... ga deh, nanti malah gw yg repot ngajarin die buat surat, percuma toh... Mana die ceritanya pannnjaannngg dan laaammaaa dengan inggris yang acak adul, aye kage ngarti deh, makanya gw ijin cabut duluan sama org HRD. Tho anaknya lumayan cantik *matanya bagus, gede* tapi bosen bo dengerin ceritanya.

So, here I am now, he he udah sore... pulang mo nonton The Wild :)
Mau terusin buat Product Info tapi dah buntu otaknya *maap Ira...*
jadi cuma sempet urus ticket arrangements aja buat bosskuw.

Cape...

Monday, April 24, 2006

Just my two cents...

Tadi nge-post komen di forum, pengin taro lagi di sini supaya pada bisa baca, soalnya jarang-jarang nih gw niat banget nulis.

Di sana kita lagi ngomongin ada apa sih benernya dengan cowo sama permintaan ML mereka ke cewe-nya. Ditengah-tengah diskusi forum ada issue yg menurut gw seru dibahas. So here goes…

[quote XXX] 1) dalam segi society - cowok tuh ga papa kalo mikir bokep daripada cewek, normal malah [/quote]

@XXX
Sebenernya perlu ga sih perempuan mendobrak paradigma itu ? maksud gue apakah kalian para perempuan pengen kalau mikir atau melakukan sesuatu yang bokep itu dianggap normal ? [/quote] by AAA

Totally agree sama AAA *duh namamu panjang ya say*

Gw sangat bersyukur krn dari pembelajaran yang gw dapet waktu kuliah, ditambah pengalaman nyata yg udah gw aplikasikan sendiri, sebagai seorang perempuan gw justru pengin banget masyarakat kita bisa terbiasa dengan kesetaraan gender.

By this I mean, contohnya aja, hey bukan cowo aja lagi yang suka ngomongin hal-hal yang berbau seksual, girls do too...

Cuma, karena kita para perempuan by society, culture, juga ajaran2 ortu bahwa cewe itu harus memegang tinggi martabatnya, harus terlihat manis, baik, anggun, tabu berbicara ga sopan (baca bicara berbau seksual) bla bla bla - hal-hal tersebut yang sayangnya menghalangi hak perempuan utk bisa berbicara, bersikap apa adanya seperti manusia.

Apa sih sebenernya yang bila salah berbicara sedikit seksual?

Trend ini kan buktinya udah dipopulerkan sama 'Sex in The City' yang sempet bikin heboh itu. Bukan cuma kejadian di mini seri aja, gw percaya hal tersebut juga terjadi kok di kehidupan sehari-hari.

Contoh lucunya nih, temen cewe gw cerita duluuu banget, die, mamanya kumpul-kumpul sama tante-tantenya trus mereka lagi ngobrol-ngobrol santai and you know lah, ibu-ibu kalo udah ngumpul suka ga terkendali gitu becandanya, trus ada satu tante yg blg, "Eh mana nih bir nya, keluarin dong, abis minum bir tuh enak soalnya *censored* gw jd lentur... " *LOL*

Come on, we gotta admit itu lucu banget. That's just an example bahwa there's nothing wrong kok mau cewe ato cowo berbicara seksual.

Yang membedakan gw percaya adalah gmn cara kita ngebawainnya, jelas beda toh antara being cheeky sama kinky.

[quote XXX]
2) dalam segi biologis - cowok kaga punya selaput dara

Kalau perempuan karena alasan medis tidak memiliki selaput dara emang salah yah XXX?
or pertanyaannya seperti ini "Apakah selaput dara itu penting bagi perempuan,secara fisiologis.....bukan secara moral ?" Bisa ga perempuan memikirkan bahwa memiliki selaput dara adalah advantage yang dimiliki cewe dan tidak di miliki cowo ? respon AAA

3) dalam segi evolution - cowok tuh kaga rugi kalo punya anak banyak, sperma pun "murah meriah" [/quoteXXX]

Elaborate please...anak banyak yang menafkahi kan cowo...sperma murah meriah maksudnya apa ? secara produksi ? perempuan ajah Ovumnya ratusan ribu kaga di keluarin semua se umur hidup kok...menurut gue itu berarti tidak efektif dan over kapasitas hehehehehehehe....

Kalau apa yang di tulis XXX benar..terutama poin 1 kenapa sih perempuan banyak yang protes RUU pornography ? kan yang seharusnya di permalukan laki2 karena dianggap tidak bisa menekan nafsu. -- Respon AAA


Point gw lainnya adalah, sometimes justru perjuangan perempuan akan kesetaraan gender berbalik terbalik ke muka kita sendiri.

Karena masih banyak di antara perempuan sendiri yang kurang menyadari kodratnya *senyum.*

Some people think kalo gerakan emansipasi perempuan saat ini - bisa sekolah lebih tinggi (baca lbh pinter), punya kedudukan yang lbh tinggi, dapat penghasilan di atas para cowo - udah buat para perempuan lupa kodratnya untuk jadi ibu, untuk jadi pasangan yang baik (baca menghormati, menghargai) spouse nya. Dan cuma segitu aja beberapa orang memandang harga kata kodrat itu sendiri.

Padahal menurut gw jika kita mau berbicara tentang kodrat, tentunya itu berbicara tentang kesetaraan peran.

Bahwa perempuan dan laki-laki memang sudah diciptakan berdasarkan peran dan kapasitasnya masing-masing, bahwa inti dari kodrat itu adalah kesetaraan bahwa perempuan dan laki-laki adalah sama-sama manusia.

Karena kita manusia, mari kita rayakan kemanusiaan kita,

caranya simpel, let's start act like one :)






Monday, April 03, 2006


I've a new bling bling!

Finally, after browsing up and down the mall, Peter bought a pair of bling bling for him and I.
Nice.... I'm happy that we have a token of love now *halah, jieeee* as for me this bling bling will remind me always that Peter and I are one now *hidup one-itist, he he*
Am very very excited also about the trip to Hong Kong :) this Friday. My only concern is that I don't bring enough money to accomodate my shopping crave *bumma*

be back soon with ma trip report :)
tess - over and out

Monday, March 20, 2006


I love this picture :D
It was taken while we were having a dinner celebrating last workshop (uhm forgot the date)
with Kei, Jet, Blue, Sofie, and Kojack.

Monday, March 06, 2006



Last weekend was crazy!

I started my first debut in cookery arts, he he. That surely was a very big step for me since I never nor can I cook =) But since Peter loves to eat *winks at Pete* then I thought I should give it a try.



It turned out to be awesome!
Peter loves the spaghetti; and yes, we made our own spaghetti sauce *thanks mom for the recipe*
I felt very proud and happy seeing Peter eating and loving my cooking. Believe me, it's the most wonderful feeling that one could ever feel.



I call this cooking with love =)
*jieeee...*









Tuesday, February 28, 2006




Henna...

Okay, let's just be honest, the first time I saw this picture while loading I thought this was a watermelon image, hihihi, my friend Ira said this didn't even look like a hand; more like someone's back - aha ha ha ha. My manager Bayu didn't even know what this image is before I told him that this is my hand. Yes... this is my henna painted hand dear friends. Kinda horrific, eh?
My first time painted in henna but it turned out to be not as I expected since my hand at the time was a bit sweating so the henna become 'blobor' - apa sih inggrisnya? Anyway, see the caption below the picture? Peter put it there, the art of chubbiness - hehe.
Tessa, out -

Thursday, February 23, 2006

Weekend Journal

Last weekend was really special and so much fun (I laughed myself out almost the whole day – think I haven’t laughed as hard as I did in months.) That’s why I think I should take a note of it, won’t go to much details though *giggling*


Well, here are several things Peter and I developed:


- We are thinking of producing a movie: “The Adventure of the Girl with No Eyes and the One Eye Jack.” (ha-ha) – we hope that this movie could enlighten people’s mind that it’s okay to share your most intimate moments with the beloved one in a very funny and ridiculous way *winks*


- I encountered some situations involving a very ‘life-risking task’ (hihi – ga penting tapi pengin nyatet aja biar inget)


- Oh, another is: Revolution, Cammerade! Revolution! (this is for our crusade against the Mafioso)


- Our body temperature rise up everytime we feel affectionate about each other. (Hey, is there any medical explanation on this?)


So, those are my quick review on our weekend.


We went to a function and worked together last nite, will update more once Peter has sent me the pictures (yes, we took some very nice ones – I can’t wait to put them all here, including my henna painted hand)

TTFN