Audisi "Miss Big Indonesia"

Ada permintaan dari salah satu pembaca setia blog gw supaya cepet di update. Banyak sebenernya yang pengen ditulisin, cuma sayang waktunya ga ada. Tiap hari kerja dan kerja dan kerja ga abis-abis, begitu sore udah ga sabar cepet pulang karena sakit kepala ato sekedar pergi secepet-cepetnya dari kantor yang - bukannya bikin ga betah - tapi penat banget kalo di sini lanjut sampe malem.

Anyways, boring lah yah kalo isinya terus-terusan keluh kesah gw hehee...
Jadi marilah kita mulai cerita tentang hari Sabtu kemaren gw jadi panitia audisi "Miss Big Indonesia."

Awal ceritanya begini lho, Jeung, one day ada yang sebar email pitching di berbagai milis tentang komunitas Xtra-Large. Nah mereka itu katanya mau ngadain berbagai kegiatan dan juga tempat orang-orang "extra" buat berkumpul sama saling menssuport satu sama lain tanpa mandang agama, suku, kepercayaan, dan ya ga mungkin juga mereka masalahin berat badan LOL.
And so there I was at the time dengan dukungan Pete yang ga tahan diikutin gw mulu setiap hari dan weekend, ikutlah diriku kenalan sama mereka dan masuk ke komunitas.

Long story short, Sabtu kemarin itu mereka lah yang jadi pengurus buat audisi dan nanti final "Miss Big Indonesia," tadinya gw pengin ikut lho... tapi ternyata kalo masuk jadi finalis bakal kudu ikutin workshop selama 5 ato 4 hari gitu dan dari pagi sampe sore, gimana ya bo... secara di kantor lagi kaya orang gila kerjaan banyak banget, ga mungkin kayanya cuti segitu lama.

Oh, sepertinya gw juga perlu nyebutin kalo nanti juara I "Miss Big Indonesia" bakal jadi duta "Rhino" - yep, am not kidding, kids, rhino as in REAL rhinoceros spoke person for Kementrian Kehutanan *giggling*
No, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that.

Jadilah gw teuteup ikutan cuma jadi panitianya aja kali cukup dong :P
Acaranya agak kepanjangan dan kelamaan since mulainya molor, nunggu dokter lah buat pemeriksaan kesehatan, nunggu juri lah macet.

Yang menarik sih, oh well sebenernya cukup depressing juga, dengerin pertanyaan-pertanyaan jurinya dong yang super serius dan dalem amet padahal bukan pemilihan Putri Indonesia juga gitu lho.

Trus anak-anak panitia ikut komen dong sama pertanyaan-pertanyaan juri, ngayal kalo kite yang disuruh jawab. Actually gw ga tau yah kudu ngerasa lega bukan gw yang di atas panggung dicecer di depan sekitar 100 orang, ato justru ngerasa malu karena ga seberani para kontestan? hehehe

Bayangkan elo adalah cewek berbobot 100 kiloan dan dikasih pertanyaan-pertanyaan ini:

- Apakah kamu merasa nyaman dan percaya diri dengan tubuh kamu sekarang?
- Bagaimana kalau ada yang menawarkan membiayai kamu operasi plastik, bagian tubuh mana yang ingin kamu operasi?
>> komen tessa: d'oh..... iseng banget jurinya ngejebak gini?!?
so then most of the contestants kejebak dong dan jawab bagian mana yang pengin mereka operasi.
- Jadilah juri dapet celah buat nanya: Lho tadi kan kamu bilang kamu merasa nyaman dan pede dengan tubuh kamu sendiri, kenapa masih perlu operasi?
*kwang... kwang....*
- Pernah ga ada orang di sekitar kamu yang sepertinya ingin memberitahu kamu bahwa tubuh kamu terlalu besar, lalu bagaimana perasaan atau reaksi kamu terhadap mereka?
>> ada peserta yang jawab: "Ya saya cukup pede dan cuek saja,"
- Apakah kamu berolah raga untuk menjaga kesehatan?
- Pernahkah kamu memiliki keinginan untuk menguruskan tubuh?
- Bagaimana jika pacar kamu memberikan ketentuan bahwa dia hanya ingin berpacaran kalau kamu menguruskan badan?
- Apa yang akan kamu lakukan bila menjadi juara nanti dan menjadi sebagai duta Rhino ahuahuahua

Ayo coba jawaban yang bagus apa?

oh berikan daku kesabaran yang besar dan kepala yang anti pening...

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Artikel Fave : Lakukan Perubahan Sekarang Juga! (mine) "cuman dengan membacanya saya merasa ada yang lain dari dalam diri saya, orang jeniuskah yang membuatnya??? karna merubah sikap saya..."

Sebagai seorang narsis sejati, pujian kaya gini nih yang bikin kepala makin gede *as if the one I've now isn't big enough!* :P
Senangnyah dipuji... dan Andre di manapun dirimu berada, makasih yah atas pujiannya! Walo usia elo masih kemudaan buat menyatakan gw jenius, thanks for making me re-read the article and realized betapa canggihnya tulisan gw ahuahuahua...
Artikel itu dah setaon yang lalu kali ya selesai, dan sebenernya am in the process of finishing the next one, eh maksudnya sih... gw udah mulai nulis dari taon lalu! Seriously dari taon lalu dan since topiknya beraaattt banget... even penulisnya sendiri keabisan kreatifitas buat ngelanjutin hehehe...

Beberapa hari belakangan ini, I was so f*cking bored, and started to think that I need to keep my brain's engine keep working and start writing something or heck anything soon.

Last Saturday dong canggih, setelah cape muter-muter mall sama Pete, akhirnya kita ke Starbucks - La Piazza and were lucky enough to get a seat on their sofa right at a hidden corner. The seats were in fact secluded from others and we sat right under the aircon so it was cool, brezzy, with pete and a cup of caramel mocchacino then I was the happiest girl in town!

We talked from just about some saucy gossips of our closest friends and their girlfriends, we even made predictions about their relationships - how long they can stand each other hihihi; to the heavier stuff like our new theory that women are double complicated than men in processing an attraction.
I told Pete that it's not fair how men can easily sexually attracted to girls, as long as they have respectively 'noticeable' boobies and behinds :) while some girls might view they need to built some connections first before really certain on a guy's approach.

To add the above, actually I think women are a lot body image aware than men in respect how - as I said - for men, they don't really care about a girl's body weight but they will see us as a whole package and in fact the measurement come from the balance percentage between our hips with waists, so it's not the body weight they're up to *oh well unless the guy is very very picky and kinda gay, lol, no am just kidding, so no offense eh?*

Unlikely for girls, to put it simple, we're kinda picky aren't we?
Our so called that certain interesting, charming, kind, gentle character, and connection we're looking for is merely another way of our... I dunno... is it our mind? body? saying that we don't want your genes, man, we don't think your genes are healthy and strong enough to pass on. Or you're not sexually attractive. Or frankly speaking, I'm sorry but the thought of us having ... is making me sick LOL!

What do you think?

Enough of my crap, before you're getting bored or lost, I've got the best news ever this week, Esprit is having up to 70% discount!
So I bought a black working skirt for just IDR 160,000 from the normal IDR 449 thousand something priced!

I also found another white mini jacket at Orange by the price of, uhmm I think about IDR 139,000 or so, here's the picture:

I didn't buy it coz it kinda look not really properly fit my body though look kinda nice in the same time.
Should I buy it?

Queuing for Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows









Winners of Harry Potter Look Alike Contest









Nathan 'Potter' Wiser, Mas Tommy - Plaza Indonesia, Bu Dessy - HSBC, and the soon-to-be new character on Harry Potter Book #8 ehehehe -- after the press conference









Maestros on the work









And the winners are...









Ooh... Edmund... how beautiful thou art...












How do I look as a witch?









With Nathan 'Potter' Wiser

Today's to do list:

Meeting with HSBC & EX @ 1.30 pm @ PI
Finalize back drop, layout, gimmicks, giant banner, parking space for Nimbuss 2000 (sooo cooolll!!), ugh and my change of rundown cancelling the Trivia with T-shirt contest

Meeting with HSBC & MKG @ 4 pm @ MKG
Sales point of Harpot's book on the 21st at HSBC's booth at MKG III
with Surabaya team for gig with UNICEF @ Tunjungan Plaza on July 29th
with banking team for Jan '08 School Book Fair
with reward team for Periplus gift vouchers

1. Come up with a new rundown on Draw Your T-shirt Contest before the 1.30 pm meeting
2. Contact Pelikan for the contest - maybe a meeting in near time (Checked)
3. Email to Pelikan the rundown and finalize the competition mechanisms (Checked)
4. Finalized HSBC contract
5. Transfer the payment of 1 Gryffindor Dormitory Cloak & 1 Gryffindor Dormitory Shawl
6. Print more HARPOT's posters by this afternoon
7. Print fliers
8. Print contest terms and conditions
9. Print application forms
10. Communicate with HSBC people on the backdrop artworks!
11. Send invitation letters to school & (perhaps) can put posters at the schools?
12. Write press release - MEDIA BUZZ (AARRRGGGHHH)
13. Send invitation by mails, newsletter, and in office

Pending job:

1. Tickets and costumes for Marcel & Shalvynne
2. Script for MCs for "Harry Potter Magical World"
3. Ubud Writers Festival contract
4. Running through HSBC point reward program (NOPE AND NOT OK)
5. Ursula's Inspired Kids (Uh No timeee, can do later lah)

Monday's to do list:
1. Complete Rundown (CHECKED) and *maybe* script for MCs for Harry Potter Mania (NOPE)
2. Running through agreement draft with : HSBC (CHECKED) & Ubud Writers Festival (NOPE)
3. Finalized the contracts (JUST HSBC'S)
4. Send email to Bloomsbury to get Harry Potter's high res images (CHECKED)
5. Send existing images to Yuli HSBC (CHECKED)
6. Running through HSBC point reward program (NOPE AND NOT OK)
7. Meeting with MCs at 4pm at Plaza Senayan (CHECKED)
8. Issue tickets for Pak Hen & HDJ (CHECKED)
9. Email to Antonio Scialletti on the book delivery arrival (ABOUT TO)

I've missed replying:
1. David King's email while he supposed to be arriving today (SHIT!)
*uuh quick update! thank gudness he's blackberry so already replied just now, yay!)
2. Ursula's Inspired Kids (Uh No timeee, can do later lah)

Done jobs:
1. Ordering 1 Gryffindor Dormitory Cloak & 1 Gryffindor Dormitory Shawl from www.kelontongsihir.com (site's highly recommended to all sorcerers out there!)
2. Ordering 12 pieces of (cheaper) Dormitory Cloaks (4 houses)
3. Messing up the relationship (stupid tessa...)

Today's to do list:
1. Finalize and print HARPOT's posters by this afternoon
2. Communicate with HSBC people on the artworks for backdrop, print ad, billboard
3. Tickets and costumes for Marcel & Shalvynne
4. Send invitation letters to school & (perhaps) can put posters at the schools?
5. MEDIA BUZZ (AARRRGGGHHH)
6. Send invitation by mails, newsletter, and in office
7. Cannot think of anything else... too much to do...

Good day everyone!

Before I begin another dreadful day *FYI, nowadays I always started my day full of fear to what's going to happen next, whether I'm going to be able to perform a good job or will I mess up,* I'd like to make a confession hehe.

Forgive me my dear colleagues for keeping you guys waiting in the car and made the whole crew come in late this morning :)

Bete ya punya temen kantor suka telat mulu? Tapi kan lumayan lho sekali-kali bandel dikit hihi, toh it's not big a deal for once in a while to come in late to office, feels good eh to break the rules?? Well, I like it, hope you guys too LOL!

Sedikit oleh-oleh narsistik dari Jogja, seru ya di sana, the food is freakingly cheap! IDR 50,000 for 5 gudeg menus plus drink plus chips!

Today's to do list:
1. Complete Rundown and *maybe* script for MCs for Harry Potter Mania
2. Running through agreement draft with : HSBC & Ubud Writers Festival
3. Finalized the contracts
4. Send email to Bloomsbury to get Harry Potter's high res images
5. Send existing images to Yuli HSBC
6. Running through HSBC point reward program
7. Meeting with MCs at 4pm at Plaza Senayan
8. Issue tickets for Pak Hen & HDJ
9. Email to Antonio Scialletti on the book delivery arrival

lalalalalala *jentik-jentikin jari sambil manggut-manggut* lagi Michael Buble-ing nih apapun itu artinya hehe.
>.< haiz pengen nulis tapi ga ada yang penting yang bisa diceritain palingan cuma gw lagi suka mochi yessss mochiiiiii enak :)
Trus ternyata kalo lagi salsa rambutnya dilepas jadi bisa dikebasin bikin tambah ngerasa seksi uhuy! Cuma ga suka aja lengket ke mana-mana itu rambut iuuhh...
Ehmm... oya, paling enak gangguin pete kalo lagi ga ada kerjaan dan ternyata dia lagi sibuk, terus dimarahin deh.
Pengen hair masker, beli sendal jalan-jalan, rok kerja, manisan mangga, tolak angin flu *sedot ingus*, komunikator, notebook.
Dan instruktur favorit yang badannya bagus itu ternyata seorang gay *sigh*
OOOHHH and yaayyy of course! Super excited about the Jogja trip plan! Walo cuma buat semalem ke kawinan, tapi semoga sempet ke Keraton liat Taman Sari, makan lesehan di Malioboro, nyebrangin di tengah-tengah pohon beringin sambil makan sekoteng, dan liat toko ateuh di Malioboro Mall, yiuuk...

A funny thing happened on Friday.

Was actually feeling really, really anxious to what gonna happen on another of my first projects after bayu's left, I imagined that that day should've been like hell with lotsa last minute preparations for Saturday and Sunday events at Plaza Senayan.

The day, however, turned out to be pretty unexpected as it began with meeting my old neighbor coming to the apartment to see Mom. We caught up at the stairs when I was rushing down for the office driver already waited for like 5 minutes or so *ups heheh*

It's been about 2 years since we last met and she was like stunned seeing me LOL no idea why. All she could say was: "Tessa! Cantik banget kamu sekarang!" seriously, am not used to be called beautiful, I never think of myself that way :D uh huh... not that way.

And hearing her kept saying the same words over and over and seeing the car waiting from the window, I could only blush with nothing much to say then: "Ah masa sih Tante?" then the tante kept saying: "Ih iya Tess, kamu cantik banget sekarang, tambah putih lagi!" *heh heh heh*
Then I thought ugh she'd been too generous I should give her a compliment too, so I said: "Tante juga langsingan sekarang." And the tante replied: "Iya kamu cantik sekarang!" Jeez... dasar ibu-ibu...

Actually perhaps I should mention what I was wearing that day, just as simple as a tight red sabrina blouse with a black skirt slightly below the knee with lovely new black wedges shoes :D
Yes, I thought it was the black shoes that caused my good fortune that day, but stick around for a little more.

So, I arrived with my colleagues at the office, and it didn't take long until someone noticed and said my feet looked whiter on that shoes. Then some time along the day one or two or three people said that I looked different that day or would just ask am I going somewhere after work *giggling*

Isn't it amazing how something good reflected from others can brighten up one's day.

Later on the day after a meeting (I was actually a bit dressing up for the meeting) had a movie date with Pete at Blitz that was our first time there. By the time we met I already had blisters on my heels yikes, it hurt so bad I need to buy some band aids! So much for the lucky shoes :P and today the blisters still a bit hurt.

If it wasn't because of the shoes then perhaps I am actually pretty and I better get use to it lol!

Anyway, here are some pictures from weekend events:

Oaahhhmmm... been working like crazy since Monday and now on Wednesday am already all drained out. Run out of energy, lack of concentration, almost zero creativity, I've even been listening to the Backstreet Boys to lure my boredom away.
And so, I think I should do some pampering for myself, like cutting and coloring my already outrageously long dull hair for example. I suppose a little pampering could boost my mood a bit preparing for Saturday and Sunday event at Plaza Senayan.
Aarrggghhh, just show me the money ha!

Now I know...

I'd like to write something about fabrication of happiness, soon okay, soon...
speaking of happiness in the meantime, I'd like to show you a hell of a happy couple, yay and cheers!

I'd also like to share some so unimportant gossips lol!
I just found out that:

• It feels sooooo damn good to love someone and be loved in return
  
• Just got back from Bandung for an event last Saturday and stayed at the Aston, of course started the morning gorging out the buffet breakfast (thank goodness for that, coz afterwards it was mayhem! A real mayhem with the pre-school kids learning origami.) The food was just okay, nothing extraordinary delicious or something, but I found out that my favorite breakfast is definitely strawberry yoghurt with some crunchy cornflakes, sprinkled with raisins and dried fruit yummmm... mega slurpy!
  
• I wish I have a car! Went to dinner with boss and some colleaques on Friday night at The Valley - Bandung, it was my first time there, I know... telat banget! The place was wonderful! And I really wish I have my own car so I can go with Pete and have a romantic candle lit dinner there *teary eyes*

Just another turning point

My manager got let go by the company, last Thursday was his last day. I suppose this should be my time to let the boss know who's actually more capable for the position heheh, nah... am just kidding! Anyways, fingers crossed looking forward to what's going to happen next, hopefully there'd be good chances for my career or... perhaps I should be thinking to get my lazy ass to keep sending those applications, dunno... People say not to wait for the opportunity to come to you, that we should create our own chances *sigh... if only I could be more aggressive*
So, what to do... what should I do next?

As... tagaa...

Jadi sabtu kemarin pas lagi ngobrol-ngobrol sama Pete tentang strategi selanjutnya buat go public HS, ternyata temen gw di Esquire Indonesia adalah temen lamanya Pete juga. Setelah liat pameran lukisannya Gerald something di Galeri Nasional berangkatlah kita janjian ketemuan temen gw yang ternyata temennya Pete juga itu di daerah Kuningan.
Karena Pete dan temennya itu udah lama banget ga ketemuan, reaksinya lucu banget! Komen pertama *dan terus menerus disebutin* itu:

Lando: "As... tagaaa... *ngeliat dari ujung rambut sampe kaki* elo gendut banget sekarang, Pete..."
Pete: *cengengesan mau ngambek ga bisa* "Anjing... *bla bla bla kenalin tentang HS*"

(beberapa menit kemudian)

Pete: "Jadi ... *bla bla bla tentang deal kerjasama* "
Lando: "Ok gini deh, *bla bla bla* as... tagaa... *geleng-geleng kepala, liat dari atas kepala sama kaki* gw masih ga percaya deh sekarang elo begini,"
*Lando nengok ke gw* : "Elo percaya ga sih Tess dulu dia ga begini?"
Tess *cekikikan*: "Iya tau kok gw..."

Dan begitu seterusnya sampe mau pulang juga masih "As... tagaaa..."
ahuahuahua.... Lando, Lando, makasih yah gw jadi ada bahan buat godain Pete!

Happiness is a matter of choice

There has been some rants going on in the office and there's nothing I can do about it besides wait and see. I don't like the feeling of not having control of the situation and not knowing what's going to happen especially when it comes to my job.

So, meet "Babi *=piggy* the second" >>>>
I'm taking her to the office today to brighten up my mood with her little cute pink nose, ears, hands, feet and ribbon. Isn't she super cute??

Quoting from Pete: "I refuse to be taken down" philosophy, yes, I'm taking a stand not to let anything or anyone even myself ruining my activity.

I choose to create my own happiness, by bringing "Babi the second" to work for example, and now I can have my own cheerleader cheering me up, yay!

I Have An American Dream

I had a dream last night of a surprise birthday party arranged by a reality show, I’m pretty sure it happened somewhere in America.

The story went like this, so I lived in some kind of slump or somewhere alike among its small alleys and packed inhabitants with my middle lower family. The weather was really bad that day, the sky went all black with heavy heavy cloud, and I didn’t hope much for my birthday.

Then suddenly, I think it was the host of Home Extreme Makeover, what’s that guy’s name anyway, Ty Pennington! Yes, it was Ty himself with the whole neighborhood come barge into my small front yard, all bubbly and in celebration mood saying that they’d prepared everything we needed to celebrate my birthday party. And so after it everybody and I seemed to enjoy the in house surprise party though the weather was still in its darkest mood.

My thought to this dream is does American Dream really exist?

Is it real that it’s considered as the land of opportunities?

with all the reality shows and seeing Oprah giving hands to the needy,

with my friend telling me that he and some friends are having their own business by loan and that they could earn the money they owed in just a few months?

How about Chris Gardner’s “pursuit of happyness” as I quote from his website

“that a hunger for learning, hard work, and never giving up on the people who make you truly "wealthy," can break destructive cycles and propel anyone to unlimited heights - no matter who they are, where they come from, or what their circumstances may be.”

Does achieving this dream thingy coming from our own willingness to keep pursuing our goals or is it just simply, again, things are easier in America?

If it is true then could I be a part of most people’s dream, to reach my American Dream as well...

Besok Hari KARTINI

Nama:
Raden Ajeng Kartini

Lahir:
Jepara, Jawa Tengah, tanggal 21 April 1879
Meninggal:
Tanggal 17 September 1904, (sewaktu melahirkan putra pertamanya)

Pendidikan:
E.L.S. (Europese Lagere School), setingkat sekolah dasar

Suami:
Raden Adipati Joyodiningrat, Bupati Rembang

Prestasi:
- Mendirikan sekolah untuk wanita di Jepara
- Mendirikan sekolah untuk wanita di Rembang
Kumpulan surat-surat:
Door Duisternis tot Licht (Habis Gelap Terbitlah Terang).

Penghormatan:
- Gelar Pahlawan Kemerdekaan Nasional
- Hari Kelahirannya tanggal 21 April ditetapkan sebagai hari besar

Some Approaching Tips for Guys

Jadi semalem gw sama satu temen cewek baru aja sampe, udah dapet minuman dan mau duduk di Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf – Gading. Kita ambil duduk yang di pinggir deket kaca gitu dong, biar keliatan orang mondar-mandir di luar. Nah, berhubung gw orangnya suka sibuk sendiri, tiba-tiba temen gw itu bilang, “Eh itu cowok bertiga baru lewat ngeliatin gw mulu, gw senyumin aja,” Ternyata bener sih pas gw liat, mereka sambil naik escalator dan ada salah satunya yang masih ngeliatin temen gw.

So please pay attention to these following points, guys:

> Eye contact

Ada beberapa hal yang gw cukup suka sama pendekatan cowok itu dalam nge-hit temen gw that is he keeps the eye contact. Jadi dari pas dia lewat di depan Coffee Bean sampai beberapa menit sebelum dia dateng ke meja kita, dia tetep bisa kasih positive vibration which cukup membuat temen gw dan gw lumayan excited dan rada ga sabar nunggu dia dateng, pengen tau kata pembuka apa yang dia pake dan apakah dia bisa bawa kita asik.

> The importance of timing

Yang gw sayangkan sedikit adalah waktu yang dia ambil cukup lama in approaching us. Kronologisnya kira-kira habis waktu sekitar 15 menit of eye contacts sampai akhirnya dia ke meja kita sama satu temennya. Yang kurang lagi adalah gaya si cowok dalam mengulur waktunya ini ‘old school’ banget!

Gw jadi inget jaman-jaman SMP gitu *giggling* yang seangkatan gw and sering mejeng di mal gitu pasti tau nih. Inget ga sih, dulu pake gaya-gaya mejeng di pinggir-pinggir di atas lobby mal, sok-sok ngeliatin ke bawah, padahal sambil saling liat-liat ada yang ok ato engga *gw curiga di Blok M Plaza masih begini ya gayanya* dan *secara gw cewek* nunggu di approach, tapi kalo hari gini masih begitu, duuhh ga banget deh…

Cukup dengan nostalgianya, jadi si cowok beserta dua temannya itu tetep ngeliatin temen gw dari atas dengan gaya yang obvious sekali minta diundang ke meja kita. Gw sih saranin ke temen gw buat dadahin aja hehe biar cepet datengnya. Akhirnya gw sampe sempet ke WC dulu dan ketika gw balik, baru si cowok dari atas kasih gestures *gerakan-gerakan ke temen gw* kalo dia boleh ga join dan mau minta no hp *ah, daritadi kek!* Lama kan datengnya? Jadi, saran gw, kalo kalian udah beberapa kali made good eye contacts, paling banyak tiga kali deh, tunggu apalagi, langsung aja samperin!

> First Impression

Yep, seperti yang kalian tau, cewek dari beberapa detik pertama kalian samperin udah bisa ngerasain vibe yang kalian bawa, terlebih lagi setelah denger opener kalian. Satu hal lain, percayalah ternyata penggunaan opener yang seru bisa jadi menjadi salah satu faktor penentu seru ato engga-nya obrolan selanjutnya. Si cowok ini sih dateng dengan cukup pede makanya gw sangat appreciate keberaniannya buat nyamperin kita, tuh dia aja berani guys, yang penting maju aja dulu.

Setelah menunggu dalam excitement selama 15 menit, gw menanti-nanti dong kira-kira dia pake gaya apa, oh well, masih dengan same old one di mana dia sama satu temennya dateng, ambil tempat duduk dan langsung salaman kenalan nama. Abis itu ya ngobrol basa-basi seperti biasa, lagi ngapain berdua, tinggal di mana, kerja di mana dan temen gw respon ramah dan sewajarnya, sementara gw unfortunately, lagi jadi yang di isolate alias didiemin *baguuusss*

> We like games!

Basically, gw ga masalah kalo ada yang nge-hit dan sekedar ajak-ajak ngobrol as long as obrolannya asik dan ga basi. Yang dilakukan cowok ini sih lumayan, tapi seandainya instead of nyeritain dia kuliah di mana dan memuji betapa kalo nama temen gw itu manis kaya orangnya *iuuhh*, dia bisa sedikit certain tentang dirinya pake gaya yang seru dan bikin deg-deg-an gitu pasti lebih asik, hit nya juga bisa jadi lebih panjang dan berkesan daarrr.

> Pertanyaannya adalah…

Gw sempet agak-agak curiga sih, secara melihat dari gayanya mereka emang keliatan masih lebih brondong dibanding gw sama temen gw yang pake baju kerja dan langsung dari kantor, apa mereka ini gigolo-gigolo gitu yang lagi nyari tante girang ahahahaha. Becanda guys, well we take it as a compliment sih, ternyata brondong masih suka juga sama Tante Candy dan Tante Tessa :D

So guys, itulah beberapa points yang menurut gw berperan bikin hit jadi asik. Akhirnya si cowok itu cuma sekitar 5 menit ajak kita ngobrol, minta no hp, terus cabut deh. Tapi tenang… gw berhasil minta dia foto sama temen gw, inilah…

cool, eh?

GIRL’S SURVIVAL GUIDE #2
(to happiness)

So my dear Drama Queens, now that we all have a higher consciousness on how media has been over exposing romance and somehow successful in shaping our set of mind, speaking of happiness can be a little tricky don’t you think?

As been informed by the movie of US’ Declaration of Independence, I quote “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.”
History is really not my interest but I must say this is one of the most humane declarations I’ve ever known.

Women are such a wonderful yet full of complications creature. It’s indeed a blessing and big responsibility to become the person who could give birth to a child, let alone having ourselves as the weakest target of stereotyping set by society and media over-exposure. So, instead of surrendering ourselves to always be considered as second class, it is important for us to totally have full consciousness to the going on in the world. Please don’t ever let anyone else beside yourself to determine who you are, we must take good grip of the center of ourselves to keep pursuing our right of happiness as round character women.

I really appreciate how Jefferson had so cunningly view happiness as a right one must pursuit; that in an more elaborate way I suppose he was saying no one can ever be sure if true happiness is real or is it just some idea we have that one day we might be able to experience true happiness and know how it actually feels while at the same time can share it with the ones we cherished most.

But gurl, if you are looking for the meaning of happiness here, trust me, you’re wasting your time, as this writing here will only give you ways of getting there but most definitely the true meaning of happiness lies within us.

The question is, are we willing to do whatever it takes, even if it means we’ll need to deconstruct whatever values or customs being indoctrinated since we were born, even if it means we’ll need to overcome the meanest beast sleeping in every one of us – our insecurities – this is going to be a harsh ride. Surely it won’t get you nowhere if you just sit around reading without getting your lazy ass to work it!

# MEN ARE ASSHOLES AND WE ARE BITCHES
I’m sure each of us pretty much understands (or if you haven’t then I pity you girl for being so self-absorbed) when a guy acting (too) nice like giving you flowers or surprise gifts out of nowhere, he might like you but he definitely wants something from you. Nothing’s for free!

Do you really think any guy who is willing to spend his time picking you up each day from work, then taking you to the mall for a haircut, taking your sick pet to the veterinarian after delivering your Mom’s cooking to your Aunt’s place expects nothing in return? What were you thinking? Girl, you better check your sanity meter and return to me after you got the right mind, okay?

To those of us who still can’t figure out why your last boyfriend dumped you after he fucked you up big time, hello… welcome to the world. Here’s the deal, boys will be boys, and they will always be mean as we will always bitching to whatever.

For example, when a guy wants to have an unprotected sex, whatever he said, he’s in love with you or some other sh*t, unless you guys already in a real committed relationship, don’t believe him! He’s an asshole and you’ve every right to protect yourself.

Please do realize that we too often abusing our power. Men usually abuse their power on us physically while our form of abuse to them is mentally. Frankly I don’t know which one’s worst from the other; let’s just admit it that we are all one of a kind.

And now, if you still think that you can take advantage of a guy’s kindness by asking him to drive you wherever you wanted to go and that you can dump him whenever you wanted, if that is the case I hope and thank the guy for dumping you and for you, maybe you do deserve to be fucked up for being such a selfish biatch!

In case you’re still refusing to understand what I’m talking about, let me give you just a simple example. Let say you were born from a wealthy family and happen to grow up to be good looking, or perhaps you’re not that good looking but you’ve perfect body with good career and a big income, I bet it’s natural for you to feel superior. Not just towards people poorer or uglier than you, but in the matter of fact; you somehow enjoy bitching to everyone.

Another case, a colleague or a friend come asking for a favor and you somehow are in a bad mood and you think you’ve got a lot more important things to do, so you think you can give them the ‘attitude’, sista? Come on, you’re not the only living creature in this world who has the biggest problems, keep in mind that it is not always about you! You’re not that popular, you’re not that pretty, and you’re definitely not that important!

You know, one of the most wonderful parts of happiness is to be able to share it. Thus instead of drowning ourselves in our own miserable hell, I think we need to have the courage of sharing ourselves first to others in order to in the end receive the positive energy back from people surrounding us. The rule is simple, try to share a smile or two or more to the people we meet each morning, try to lend a hand to person sitting next to us after we’ve finished our tasks, try to be more open and bring down our guards and uptightness. Just simple and genuine gestures, try them and tell me the result!

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..."