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....

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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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.

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!

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

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?

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...

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...

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

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.

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*

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...

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

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...

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?

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*

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.
______________________________

LONGEVITY

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

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.

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.

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...