my deepest condolence

goes to my beloved irwan, who lost few of his relatives and families who are majorly still reside in aceh. may god bless us all, yang. yang sabar dan tabah yah.. mudah2an kita semua dikasih kekuatan oleh-Nya.
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masih tentang gempa bumi aceh, gw baca di blognya indra tentang quote of the daynya dia.. dan gw setuju banget sama itu.. it said there:

"Masihkah perlu pesta tahun baru dipertanyakan ?..."


banyak orang masih aja 'tega' NGERAYAIN taun baru. come to think of that, really, WHAT ARE WE CELEBRATING HERE? what's really new about next year? apa artinya tahun baru, kalo sesama kita lagi dilanda kesusahan yang teramat susah?

gw baru liat di tv, kalo kesusahan mereka bertambah lagi karena susahnya komunikasi dan logistik dan putusnya semua hubungan. masalah mereka bertambah karena kurangnya alat2 berat dan alat2 untuk mengangkat mayat2 yang bergelimpangan. bayangkan, mayat2 bahkan ditemukan di atas pohon! masalah semakin bertambah karena kalau dalam waktu dekat mayat2 tersebut gak dievakuasi dan dimakamkan, akan menyebabkan penyakit2 menular lainnya, seperti kolera.

OK, balik ke taun baru. alangkah jauh lebih baik kalau semua daya dan dana yang ada kita salurkan untuk yang membutuhkan? akankah kita jauh lebih 'manusia' kalau kita berbagi dengan yang lainnya? tolong, kita semua tidak tau apa yang bisa bantu. tidak dapat memberi secara langsung. tapi setidaknya, bagilah dukamu sedikit. bukan, bukan untuk meratapi nasib. bukan untuk menyesali hidup. tapi sekadar untuk, BERBAGI.

tuhan, tolonglah mereka semua. tolonglah kami semua.

mourning...

betapa aku sering merasa kecil di depan-Nya. betapa sering aku merasa tidak berdaya di hadapan-Nya. betapa aku menyadari bahwa hanya Dia-lah yang berkuasa atas segalanya di muka bumi ini.

tetapi..
sejalankah perilakuku dengan segala pikiran dan kesadaran akan kuasa-Nya? TIDAK. kujalankankah semua perintah-Nya dan kujauhikah semua larangan-Nya? TIDAK.

tiba-tiba...
kemarin kita semua dikejutkan oleh musibah yang menimpa kita semua.
yang menimpa orang-orang yang seperti kita juga, punya anak istri dan kerabat lainnya.
yang seperti kita juga, punya dosa, nafsu, dan ambisi.

betapa kita tidak berdaya ketika musibah itu datang.
betapa, kita tidaklah lebih lemah dari semut yang terjepit di bebatuan.
betapa manusia tidaklah lebih dari sekadar butiran debu..

Tuhan, terimalah mereka di sisi-Mu.
berilah mereka tempat yang layak..
dan berilah kami kekuatan untuk menghadapi cobaan ini..
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duka cita yang sedalam-dalamnya saya haturkan untuk semua korban peristiwa gempa bumi/tsunami di Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka dan India.
sungguh, betapa saat ini saya berharap saya dapat berbuat sesuatu untuk meringankan penderitaan mereka. tapi, siapalah saya ini.
hanya serangkai doa yang bisa saya panjatkan, tidak lebih.

may they all rest in peace..

perempuan

"enak yah jadi cewe..", kata seorang teman lelaki.
"heh? kenapa?", tanyaku, mulai nyolot, karena mencium bau2 perdebatan transgender.
"iya, enak aja, kemana2 gampang, tinggal minta jemput. trus gak musti ngapa2in, tinggal duduk di mobil. itu baru dari segi transportasi. kalo dari segi kehidupan, lebih enak lagi. tinggal kuliah jurusan 'seadanya', lulus kuliah gak usah tepat2 amat waktunya, trus tinggal cari calon suami yang bibit, bebet dan bobotnya bagus deh. tinggal ngurusin suami dan anak deh abis itu", jawab dia lagi sekenanya.
"BLETAKKKKK!!", si teman lelaki itu pun, sepertinya, mati saya timpuk dengan gada segede arca.
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kenapa ya jaman sekarang di dunia ini, masih ada aja cowo yang mikirnya kaya kejadian di atas? well, gak musti sama persis sih kejadiannya di atas, tapi gw sebagai perempuan (yang seringkali dianggap BUKAN perempuan oleh sebagian teman dekat), gak cuma baru sekali ngerasain yang namanya direndahin, disepelein, atau apalah namanya itu, sama kaum lelaki. diskriminasi kalo kata canggihnya, hehe.

tell you what, jadi cewe itu gak ada gampang2nya.
i repeat, it's not easy being a girl, let alone being a perfect woman who takes care of everything she could.
OK, here's a thought.

perempuan.. harus tampil cantik.
perempuan.. harus bisa ngurus dirinya sendiri. wangi sepanjang hari, kulit gak boleh hitam, dekil, berminyak, apalagi berjerawat.
perempuan.. harus rela ke salon sering2, demi itu semua.

kegiatan yang hampir pasti semua perempuan udah biasa sering lakukan, tapi lelaki jarang ada yang terbiasa, di antaranya adalah...

- wax badan. be it alis, kaki, tangan, bikini, ataupun bagian2 badan lainnya.
bayangiiin, perempuan2 ini rela mengantri di salon, bayar pula, DEMI DISAKITI! sinting gak sih? sementara lelaki? baru dicabut buku kakinya satu aja udah membalas dengan tatapan "sekali lagi lo cabut bulu kaki gw, gw timpuk lo pake gada berapi".

- facial.
nah, gak cuma perempuan2 yang berjerawat ni yang punya masalah inih. kebanyakan perempuan, emang cuma pingin kulitnya bersih aja makanya bela2in facial.
MASALAHNYA: gak semua orang tau kalo facial itu sakit. bener2 sakit adanya. dan liatlah perempuaan2 ini. bahkan ada yang sampe bela2in mengorbankan jam makan siang kantornya, cuma untuk dipencet2 kulitnya! gila gak?
sementara lelaki, coba cubit aja idungnya dikit, kalo enggak langsung ngamuk2 dan bersin2, sambil mengambil ancang2 untuk sumpah serapah tujuh turunan.

-berburu sale di toko.
nah, coba cari satu lelaki straight, gak bencong, gak punya kelainan seksual apa2, yang bisa menyaingi daya belanja cewe2 yang sedang melihat tulisan SALE gede2 di metro atau sogo?

OK, tiga contoh di atas mungkin adalah gambaran yang salah tentang kekuatan seorang perempuan (atau ada beberapa orang yang lebih suka dengan pemakaian wanita?). but here's the point, bener kan kuatan cewe daripada cowo?

WALAUPUN..
gw gak setuju dengan semua persalonan dan perelaan diri terhadap kekerasan salon dan benda2 tajam facial. walaupun gw suka bertanya2, emang kenapa cewe harus wangi seharian, sementara lelaki boleh dengan tenangnya gak mandi 2 hari tanpa ganti kolor sekalipun? walaupun gw suka pusing ngeliat semua orang ngantri di MANGO, padahal jelas2 baju yang mereka beli itu, ya itu2 aja. helllooo ada yang sadar gak si kalo elu tu udah jadi kaya jadi mbak2 MANGO yang bajunya sama semua kalo jalan ke mall? hehehe bicthy ya saya?

NAH LOH, JADI BINGUNG SENDIRI GUAH. T_T

tetep ambil jalan tengahnya deh kalo bingung. mari kita terima kodratnya masing2, kalo laki2 ya laki2, dengan bau feromon yang menyucuk hidung perempuan (tapi si perempuan gak bisa jauh2 dari si lelaki yang cocok feromonnya). kalo perempuan, ya perempuan, dengan segala perintilannya, suka ribetnya, berisiknya dan lain2.

duh, kok saya jadi perempuan yang gak terlalu suka perempuan ya? (wajar sih, karena saya straight. saya masih, dan mudah2an selamanya, suka lelaki kok. apalagi yang single, mapan, sejahtera, rajin menabung, botak, putih, bermuka lucu, aaaah *ngayal2 gak jelas. hayoo, ada yang ngerasa gak?*)

just my two cents. how about yours?

kabar yang panjang

kabar dari saya di tanah jawa..

#1. saya menstruasi.
jadi rencana hari ini batal total, yaitu luluran. walhasil di rumah aja deh gw mati gaya, dengan perut kram bukan kepalang, pokoknya bikin emosi jiwa deh. blargh

#2. laptop saya kena virus.
YES, lagi2 virus. kayanya si trojan deh (dadah2 ke murte, berhubung kompienya doi juga baru kena virus yang sama. bedanya, dia gak males buat reformat. sementara gw, bah mikirin drivernya ada dimana aja udah males. ditambah gw gak punya software apah2. nasib, naas). akhirnya berhubung gw belum butuh2 amat, jadi ya gw taro aja tu laptop dengan manisnya di pojok kamar. untung ada laptop lain yang bisa difungsikan, dan yang ini lumayan tahan virus. hehe

#3. kuliah gw beres (alias so far so good).
yes, alhamdulillah seribu alhamdulillah sembah matur nuwun sujud syukur, subject yang gw ambil semester ini, lulus dengan suksesnyah. masih dengan nilai yang kurang memuaskan sih, tapi bodo amat yang penting lulus. udah mo gila kemaren2 ngebayangin gak lulus filosofi. all these cant be happened kalo gak ada seorang lelaki yang selalu bersedia meluangkan waktunya dan mengorbankan segalanya demi gw dan kuliah gw.. siapa lagi kalo bukan si orang ini... luv ya irwanku!

#4. kesukaan gw terhadap infotainment makin menggila.
ini semua gara2 abang guah, yang bersama istrinya selalu setia menunggu datangnya jadual infotainment dengan setia. siang sampe sore, hajar terus semua stasiun tv dicari infotainment. moral yang gw pelajari hari ini dari infotainment:
- adjie massaid itu ganteng gila2an. dan gw iri sama anaknya, karena dicium mulu dan dipeluk mulu sama adjie. duh, calon duda kembang. awas aja kalo gw ketemu sama tu anak2, gw cubit2 sampe luka2 *ini apa si iri gak jelas*
- scriptwriter tu infotainment kayanya agak2 gokil deh. asliiii pembawa acaranya (kayanya) dituntut buat ngomong sok pake rhyme gitu, biar mendayu2. halah halah halah gak kuat sayah.
- infotainment itu, kalo diresapi benar2, berguna juga. terutama buat media studies gw, yang makin memantapkan jargon yang paling tepat sepannjang masa untuk media (terutama TV) di indonesia. HOW LOW CAN YOU GO. <<< kalo ini, dibahas besok2 aja ya, biar masih ada bahan postingan, gitu.

#5. gw mulai bosen.
liburannya si enak, tapi kalo udah kaya gini agak mati gaya juga ya. jadi gini ceritanya. temen2 gw itu, rata2 udah pada kerja. kalo gak kerja ya.. nyelesain kuliahlah, skripsilah, tugas akhirlah, magang, endebre endebre. akhirnya gw kalo siang gak ada temen. giliran malem baru deh pada jalan. sementara gw.. orangnya ngantukan. yes, gak pernah pulang malem bukan karena kenapa2, tapi karena.. ngantuk. huhuhu kesian juga ya guah. akhirnya gw lagi2, luntang lantung di rumah. naas.
yang bikin gw lebih gak betah kalo liburan ya masalah klasik semua orang.. yaitu DUIT. DUIT DUIT DAN DUIT. ini sebenernya yang bikin naas. kalo gw dikasih liburan lengkap dengan duit yang gak terbatas si lumayan kali ya (i'm not saying i'd be in the ultimate nirvana of happiness, having endless amount of money, but at least it does help me maintaining my life so that it can be more qualified hehehek)

and oh, speaking about money, ada pembicaraan yang patut dicatat antara saya dengan bapak saya, yang memang kadang2 suka eror, membuat saya malu mengenalkan beliau pada teman2 saya.. (gak deng yaaahh.. hehehe luv ya ya!) :P

ayah: ngapain put? (yes, gw di rumah dipanggil PUTRI, disgusting, i know)

gw (lagi baca koran kompas minggu ceritanya): baca2 koran ni, liat2 lamaran kerja..

ayah: WOOT? NGAPAIN?? udahhh selesain aja dulu kuliah..

gw: yaa kan liat ancer2 yah, kira2 mia bisa kerja di bidang apah..

ayah (dengan juaranya): halah2.. ngapain sii? emang kamu pikir ayah nyekolahin kamu jauh2 tu biar dapet kerja? gak tuh, biasa ajahh.. kalo emang abis itu kawin, ya jadi istri orang ajah. kalo dapet kerjaan ya sukur.. malah kalo udah bosen kuliah, ya tarik aja duit kamu yang di sana, trus kawin dah.

gw (masih nekad beradu argumentasi dengan bapak saya): ya abisnya.. mia iri aja gara2 temen2 mia udah pada lulus kuliah, pada kerja, at least sampingan.. sementara mia ya gini2 ajah.. (yang ini curhat colongan ni, beneran gw minder neh, kereee ihiks ihiks)

si ayah lagi: laaah... siapa suruh jadi kamuuu.. anak ningrat mah gak usah kerjaaa.. ngapainnnn?

dan si anak alias gw pun speechless..

gw rasa si, bokap gw juga dah stress dah, jadi ngaku2 ningratlah, gak nyuruh kerjalah, kesannya enak yah, tapi kok saya agak2 kuatir dengan bapak saya juga yah? hehehehe.. :P

dan saya, putri mia wulandari, bangga bener dah jadi anaknya bapak sayah. HIDUP BAPAK SAYAAA!! *and the crowd goes: HIDUPPPP!!!* :P

udah ah, dah malem. postingan ngawur ini agak menjelaskan kenapa ini postingan ngawur. udah malem, jadi ngawur *nah, kan? bahasanya muter2, ngawur*

i, 3 years ago...

ah.. memories. so this was i, 3 years ago.. found a stupid diary of mine. here's one of the most stupidest entries in the whole wide world.

i hate to be neglected hate to be avoided hate to be lied hate to be hated.
i hate to be neglected hate to be avoided hate to be lied hate to be hated.
i hate to be neglected hate to be avoided hate to be lied hate to be hated.

if you don't want to see me anymore, FINE.
if you don't want to know me anymore, FINE.

just don't call me, don't message me whatsoever. just leave. leave. leaveeeee.. or should i?

or am i too deeply in love with you?

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OK, dan ini gw yang sekarang. OH GOD. what was i thinking, writing some lame stupid things like that? GOOD GOD, please! can't even remember the cause of me writing that though. hehehhe *malu*

however, come to think of that, the same feelings are still here. you know, the hate of being neglected etc etc..

[brownies: spoiler alert]

hati2 kalo gak suka spoiler alert, cuz this is all about it.

brownies.. [kayanya si] sebuah film drama romantis standar tipikal hollywood, tentunya dengan sentuhan2-sok-nyeni ala film indonesia yang masih dalam kondisi euforia akan kebangkitannya itu. ceritanya simple banget, dan tentunya super ketebak.

alkisah ada cewe cantik, body ok, super pinter, dateng dari keluarga baik2 yang single parent, yang udah punya tunangan, yang punya masa depan gemilang. pokoknya gambaran seorang perempuan yang sangat perfect untuk ukuran jaman sekarang (sayangnya diperankan oleh tokoh yang gak pas menurut guah. marcella sumtin2 yang mainin si cewe ini ni). ya intinya film ini nyritain tentang dia dan hidupnya, yang ternyata gak sesempurna gambaran awal. kenapa dia gak sesempurna itu? disinilah, drama tipikal hollywood masuk. yes, dia gak beruntung dalam soal cinta. dan lagi2 masih formula standar hollywood itu, ditengah kegamangannya dalam soal cinta itu, datanglah cowo baru dalam hidupnya. yang bertolak belakang dengan gaya hidupnya dia, dengan gambaran fisik ideal lawan jenisnya. yang suka berfilsafat, suka baca2 marx dan kapitalisme, yang... gak dia banget.
film tentang perjalanan cinta satu cewe dalam memilih cintanya di antara 2 laki yang sangat bertolak belakang, dengan latar belakang.. brownies.

what's NOT right with this movie?
-OK, alurnya gak jelas gitu, pertama gw anggep kecepetan, apalagi adegannya banyak yang lompat2 gitu, pokoknya 20 menit pertama nonton film ini, lumayan bikin bertanya2: kok cepet amat ya ni film? TAPI oh TAPI, mulai pertengahan film, mulai melamban, dan tetep melamban sampe akhir. sayang banget, udahlah ceritanya ketebak, temanya standar, eh alurnya melamban. yang ada gw pas nonton malah ngedengerin mp3 deh di hp, pake sambil ngobrol2 sama sodara guah.

-browniesnya kurang berfilsafat. kurang nyambung gitu sama tema filmnya. "biarkan brownies itu memilih rasanya" (or sumtin like that), apa coba? bisa aja dipake sama makanan2 lain kan? sodara gw sampe bilang gini, napah lagi brownies? napah lagi gak yang lain? hehehe terbukti kan, brownies gak segitunya bisa nyangkut di kepala penonton, buat jadi latar belakang film ini. i'm imagining they gonna make the sequel, with: black forest, or tiramisu.

-dialog2nya terlalu sok cerdas. kenapa si rata2 semua film indonesia hari gini suka sok2 berfilsafat? ada marx dengan kapitalisme-nya lah, tommy f. ayuw-lah, sapardi djoko damono-lah, dan macem2 bacaan yang rata2 gw gak ngerti. beheheh ini apa gwnya aja yang terlalu bego yah?
again, im ok with that kinda dialogue, as long as it fits with the context! blah.

-gak ada chemistry antara pemeran utama. itu paling naas buat gw. namanya film romantis, ya harusnya doong, enak diliat dua2nya, ini datar aja gituh. mending gw ngliat cinta-rangga, atau sekalian si pasangan gay di arisan.

-gak tau kenapa, pas liat posternya, yang ada di kepala gw, ih kok mirip [film] chocolat banget ya? trus pas liat adegan yang ada berlian2nya, yang ada di kepala gw adalah: ih, kok kaya how to lose a guy in 10 days yah? dan banyak kemiripan2 dengan film2 lainnya. it's just not right.

ok, enuf buat ngehina2nya. hell gw harusnya muji2, karena gw gak bisa bikin yang kaya gitu2.. tapi sebagai penikmat film, dan demi kemajuan fim indonesia (ini apa sih?), boleh kan mengkritik membangun? hehehe =)

sejelek2nya film, pasti ada bagian yang keren. ok. here's here:
- bajunya si tokoh marcella keren2. (apa emang karena badannya yah? hohoho iri ini mah namanya)
- gw suka aktingnya si sahabatnya marcella di film itu. aktingnya keren, badannya ok, dan natural aja semuanya. si suaminya juga ngebantu banget.
- nonton film itu gw jadi laper. wahai restoran2 di sekitar bioskop, bersyukurlah kalian atas adanya film ini. asli keluar nonton film ini pasti pingin makan. gimana enggak, kalo di film ini banyak makanannya hieheiheie.
- ada buku gallery of kisses di film ini. dan yang di-quote cerpennya bapak sapardi idola sayah! keren keren keren. hehehe

aduh, ini review kok jadi super subjektif gini ya?

anyway, setelah di jakarta kurang lebih 2 minggu, gw mulai terbiasa lagi dengan panasnya. macetnya si belom, masih mo gila hehe. dan ada yang berubah sama diri guah. dulu gw paling jijai nonton infotainment. sekarang? gw tongkrongin! hiahiahia enak juga ngliat berita2 gak penting, seperti:
1. reza di culik! wah ini lagi breaking news banget nih. keren dah.
2. ulfa dwiyanthi lagi mo usaha punya anak, sampe berobat ke singapura.
3. acaranya indy barends jadi acara nomer 2 terfavorit se-trans tv. hidup ceriwis! gw hobi banget dah sama perempuan inih.

tapi ada yang perlu dicatat, kegemaran akan infotainment ini masih dalam tahap denial, dalam artian gw masih sok2 gak nonton gitu, alias sambil nelfonlah, sambil internetanlah, atau sambil makan. tapi jangan salah, ask me every single detail, and i'll answer it correctly. hiahiahiah gilak.

hmm cape juga nulis gak penting. have a nice day everyone!

ok...

gw mati gaya as hell. n frustrated as hell. huhhh sebelllll!!!

hate myself hate myself hate myself :'(

apology and thank you to all of you

//sok ngetop mode, ON//

to all my best buds, friends, online friends, readers, blogwalkers,
sorry i'm not updating this thing as regular as usual. not because i'm lazy whatsoever. tapi lebih dikarenakan internet rumah jakarta yang amit2 lambannya ngalahin siput lagi ciuman (kepana siput lagi ciuman sih?). sinting tak terkirakanlah pokoknya.

dan euforia pengurangan umur gw (baca: ulangtahun gw) telah berakhir, ditandai dengan makan2 di tempat abang gw, lumayan juga yang dateng. 40 porsi makanan habis kandas telas, padahal yang dateng cuma 20an? go figure. susah deh kalo punya temen punya selera makan segede gaban. hehehe.
however gw seneng banget, dan mo ngucapin makasih banget ke temen2 gw yang udah rela2 dateng jauh2 ke daerah bintaro yang hanya tuhan yang tau jauh dan macetnya, dan udah bela2in makan di warung sederhana dan gak ber-AC. demi sebuah kata pengulangan, MAKAN-MAKAN. atau mungkin alasan lainnya yang lebih canggih gitu, gak tau deh. pokoknya gw seneng banget, dan gak nyangka bakalan serame tadi malem. pokoknya seru deh, lebih seru dari siput kalo ciuman (kenapa musti siput lagi si jung?)

and oh, maaf buat si para pengisi shoutbox dan si para penaruh comment dan si para pembaca dan yang blognya sering gw datangi, maaf banget neh, bukan sombong bukan lagi ciuman dengan siput atau alasan lainnya, tapi gw bener2 gak sempet buat jalan2 di dunia maya ataupun membalas semua comment2 yang ada dengan koneksi yang bapuksnya kaya gini. sumpede, ini bapuknya tu gak terkirakan, i guess there's sumtin wrong with my laptop and the phone line as well. only god knows why, pokoknya luama banget. mending gw ciuman sama siput deh.

ADA APA DENGAN SIPUT CIUMAN SI JUNG?

//sok ngetop mode, diusahakan OFF//

mukegile

hehe blog terlantar seminggu, dikarenakan rumah baru dorcas st belum ada internet.
dan guess what gw online dari mana??
D J A K A R T A

yesss gw di jakarta..
yang internetnya bikin gila (bahkan internet banking gw gak jalan disini, gara2 koneksi kelamaan, operation time out mulu. hiks naas);
yang macetnya makin parah aja day to day;
yang gerahnya amit2 (well, walaupun dari kemaren masih enak hawanya);
yang di kota ini semua masalah ada, terutama dari keluarga gw yang emang god only knows berapa banyak;
dan berjuta2 hal gak enak lainnya;
my beloved home town :)

hohoho mari mariii ketemuan kawan2!

dan hari ini, saya putri mia wulandari binti odang muchtar, merayakan hari lahirnya yang ke duapuluhdua.

MUKEGILE, GW TUA :'(

ah those good ol' times :'(

dapet dari bulletin boardnya friendster neh, ehehe gak penting.
ihiks i miss my high school times, jaman gw di 6 taun 1997-2000.
jaman lagi bandel2nya, tapi tetep musti jaim dan pandai tentunya.
jaman paling gak pernah mikirin apa2 kecuali fun fun dan fun.
jaman ujian2 terasa gampang.
jaman semuanya harg barang masih murah.
jaman henfon masih baru.
jaman ceting baru di mulai.
jaman baru mengenal namanya cinta *ah, sampe sekarang juga masih blum ngerti saya*
jaman paling enak, makan paling enak, idup gak ada beban, pokoknya yang super enak2.
jaman paling jaya2nyalah
ihiks i miss those times... :(

1. belajar ga?
-- gak, paling nyuruh dimpol belajar, apalagi matematika. biar ulangan gw dikerjain gitu sama dia.. hiehiaehai

2. nyatet?
-- pernahlah, di selembar kertas saja cukup. pake pensil. hal penting yang perlu dicatat adalah.. kalo catetannya udah sampe bawah n gurunya masih lanjut, ya mijung apus lagi bagian atasnya, n mulai lagi deh.. hehehe

3. ngeliatin apaan?
-- ya apa ajalah, gak ada yang penting gitu lo.

4. ngerjain pr/assignment?
-- pastinya. sambil terbirit2 nunggu bel masuk, atau nunggu gurunya masuk, atau sekalian berdoa gurunya gak masuk karena mencret2 atau apalah.

5. ngumpulin tugas?
-- pastinya. mijung anak alim dan rajin selalu 10 besar gitu loh *jah, abg mode, ON* <<< dimpol kalo baca ini pasti mo nggampar guah. :P

6. nyontek ga kalo ulangan?
-- pastinya. siapa si yang enggak. huhuhu

7. sering dimarahin?
-- gak. again, mijung pandai gini orangnya, *alias tukang jilat guru, in a good way of course* :P haihaihaiha

8. bawa buku lengkap?
-- nope. ditinggal selalu di kolong meja. panik kalo mau ulangan umum, karena pasti bawa buku segede buntelan, huhuh berattt.

9. berantem ama temen?
-- digencetttt :'( ihiks, salah mijung apa sih, wong baik hati cantik bersahaja gini. eh tapi parahan oliph n kio deng digencetnyah. gw mah selamet2 ajeh heheheks

10. Sering cabut/bolos?
-- bolos banget si enggak.. tapi gitulah. yang pasti gw ijin sama ibu guah kalo bolos.. *hahakks takut kualat* :">

11. Sering keluar masuk wc?
-- ya abesss, kebelet? silly question this is.

12. Pernah makan di kelas?
-- hahaha juaranyaaaa.. apalagi waktu kelas 2 gituh, deket kantin, jarang ada guru. hebatlah dulu. tapi kok dulu gak gendut2 yak? heran.

13. Pernah ketiduran?
-- gak. lebih suka ngobrol *kalo gara2 yang ini gak keitung dimarahin gurunya*

14. Aktif ato pasif?
-- tengah2lah, sesuai kebutuhan. hiahiahiaha

15. Mondar mandir selama pel.
berlangsung?
-- gak. mending surat2an, ngobrol, smsan waktu dah punya hp *masih baru2nya punya hp tuu, masih kampungs* :P

16. Kesayangan guru?
-- ahaks standarlah. bersahaja gini gw orangnya.

17. Menghina/menjelek-jelekkan guru?
-- noooo. mijung baik hati kok. *pasti diketawain anak2 sma ni bacanya, terutama kasus yang menyangkut ibu guru fisika yang menyebabkan oliph dan donny dipanggil ke kantor kepala sekolah hiahaihai*

18. Punya pengaruh/power di kelas?
-- gak. gadis jujur dan lemah. paling kalo istirahat temen gw dari kelas sebelah cuma bilang gini, "buset suaralu nyet, sampe sebelahhhh haihaihai."

19. Lulus UMPTN ga?
-- lulus dooong.. nama saya pernah ada di koran! in a super duper good way. tapi gw kan orangnya belagu, gak gw selesein deh UI-nya. hiahaihia *super blagu mode, ON*

20. Jajanan Favorit?
-- huwah semuanya yang ada di kantin, sampe skr tiap gw b alik ke jakarta pasti gw samperin. ihikkks jadi kangennn. bakso pak item campur martabak, soto ayam, dan lain2 dan lain2 plus gulai kambing pak wardi.. huhuhu

21. 3 pengalaman paling seru waktu sma?
-- * jadi paskibra. lumayan untuk pengapreasian kealiman guah. jadi gak brutal2 amat hehe.

* punya temen2 yang sampe sekarang alhamdulillah masih jadi temen deket banget gila2an.

* punya pacar model *jah, yang ini malu amat yak?* :P

22. punya banyak gebetan ????
-- gak. mijung kan setiaaaaa :P

hiks. now i really miss my best time in my life... :(

idol again

promise you all this wil be my last post on australian idol 2004. just like to inform you all that...
the winner of australian idol this year is NOT, mind you, NOT anthony callea as rumoured before. but it's..

CASEY DONOVAN!!!

wooohooooo!!!!!!

so happy so happy so happy.

cant really write a lot about this now, cuz i've got one bloody exam coming up tomorrow. it's at 2 pm, electronic society. 2 hours, 2 essays and 5 key concepts.
i'm so gonna die.

wish me luck, everyone?

hohoho ini canggih sekaliii

buat kamuh, kamuh, dan kamuh, yesss.. kamuh, orang2 indonesia yang lagi stuck di luar negeri;
yang tiba2 nganggep acara2 tivi di indonesia itu penting;
yang bener2 stuck segitunya sampe gak tau acara2 di indonesia;
yang udah ketinggalan jaman sama model2 n bintang pilem yang lagi hebah banget (not that it's important, but you get the picture here);
yang pingin aja iseng2 ngebrowse internet instead of belajar kaena besok exam (inih guah bangeth inih);
pokoknya yang tertarik sama infotainment murahan, sinetron ketengan, berita gak nyenengin, dan segala macem tentang tv indonesia, silakan klik disini..

lumayan banget bisa nonton tivi indonesia. so far si baru bisa indosiar, tvri n sctv.. tapi sapa tau lama2 bisa semua.. hehe. bisa dari negara lain juga looo.. tapi so far si yang gw gunain banget ya yang dari indonesia itu. lumayaaaann... hehehehe

PS: thanks for andrie for spreading the words. gara2 lu gw jadi gak jadi belajar. bayarin uang sekolah guah luh. hiahiahia ;P

(masih) seputar lebaran, dan cyborg

yes i know it's a bit late here..
tapi gw cuma mau ngucapin terimakasih dan terimakasih dan terimakasih yang sebanyak2nya dan setulus2nya untuk orang2 yang udah ngirimin gw sms, atau bahkan nelfon langsung ke gw yang jauh di melben sini. singkat kata pidato menang oscar saya ini, terimakasih kawan2 :)

beberapa smsnya adalah..

"selamat hari raya dan maaf zahir batin. have a good raya."
sender: +61413921***, shadia, seorang teman asal malaysia.
===

"saat anda baca sms ini pastikan lebaran melewati rumah anda! bila ya, saya ipda buset mengucapkan "met lebaran minal aidin wal faidzin" maap lahir batin yup.. :)"
sender: +6281341024***, sumpah gw kagak tau ini sapah. maap yak buat yang ngirim, tapi sapa kamuh? =P
===

"seorang sahabat pernah berkata 'sucikanlah dirimu di bulan ramadhan, dan sempurnakanlah di hari yang fitri'. mohon maaf lahir batin."
sender: +62811946***, emier dan icha, sepasang sahabat.
===

"GuYs, dA mO LeBaRaN Ne, jD DaeE mO nGuCapiN.. "miNaL AidIn WalFaidZin" mAafkAn SgAla KsAlahAN Gw YaaA.. SemOga IbADAh PUasA Kita DiTRima OlehNYA.. Amien!"
sender: +628159869***, daee, seorang sepupu. hampir gila gw pas baca hurup gede kecilnya yang kurang kerjaan amit2, tapi berhubung sepupu gw maapin juga dah.
===

"as we filled our hearts with anger, hatred and revenge in the past years, may this day be the past years, may this day be the day of joy, love and happiness. please accept my apology. happy idul fitri."
sender: +6281298***, dita item, temen dari smp. masih inget juga ma guah, canggih dah doi.
===

"insha allah hari ini kita mulai hidup kita dari keadaan suci kembali dan semoga amal ibadah kita diterima allah SWT. saya mo minta maaf ke kamu atas segala kesalahan. selamat idul fitri."
sender: +6281310209***, dimpol. ciyeh dimpol, pake kamu saya looo haihaihai :P
===

dan kira2 20 sms2 permintaan maaf dan selamat lebaran lainnya dari temen2 yang di antaranya sapi, kio, arfy, fedi, oliph, kharil, nita, om herry jenie, donny, budi, dan lain2 dan lain2. bisa pendek jari gw kalo gw tulis satu2 disini. anyways, i just wanna thank everyone who've sent me those things. very appreciate that. maaf kalo gw gak bales langsung, alasannya.. uhm.. i just dont feel right sending forwarded sms. kurang 'berperasaan' dan kurang personal, begitu. jadi, lebih baik gw nunggu sampe gw punya mood buat ngsms kan? walaupun biasanya, disertai celaan yang bersifat pribadi, dan/atau ngingetin akan dosa2 masa lampau. wakakaka, harap maklum, kebiasaan nyela2 is kebiasaan, can not be omitted just like that.

oh well, it's just so amazing seeing and actually experiencing all this changes in our mode of communication. nyadar gak, kalo jaman dulu dimulai dengan salam2an sekitar tetangga, keliling kampung. paling jauh kerumah orang2 yang tinggal di komplek sebelah. saat itu, dunia terasa begitu kecil.

dan untuk keluarga yang jauh2, telegram, pokoknya pak poslah yang diandalkan. budaya pos-ngepos juga jaman banget tu pas gw sd-smp. inget banget nerima kartu lebaran dari temen2, padahal tiap hari juga ketemu di sekolah. gw inget kelas 1 smp, yang ngirim kartu lebaran kira2 10an orang. taun berikutnya berkurang jadi kira2 tinggal 5-7 kartu. sampe akhirnya sma, kartu yang gw terima adalah... nihil, nada, zip, nol, null. ilang deh udah budaya kirim2an.

sekarang, semuanya udah gampang banget, tinggal pencet sana pencet sini, kekirim deh tu sms. gak usah ditulis satu per satu, cukup pake tombol "send to all"; bener2 jadi cepet, gampang. dan kalo diitung2 dengan biaya yang keluar buat ngirim kartu lebaran, tentunya sms ini masih terhitung lebih murah. gak sampe gopek kalo kata2 orang jakarta. buat di australia, sekitar 20-25an senlah. masih terjangkau hehehe.

belom lagi kalo yang punya akses gampang ke internet. tentunya jauh lebih enak lagi, karena dengan gampangnya tinggal nungguin that particular person online, ngucapin deh lewat MSN atau yahoo; dan/atau nulis di milis, atau email di japri. mau lebih extreme malesnya? ada bulletin board di friendster, atau bener2 cuma nulis di blognya. hohoho udah kelewatan banget ni ogah ruginya *yes, kaya guah* haiheiaheiha :P
yang keterlaluan, udah kaya gini gampangnya, masih aja mengandalkan tombol ctrl+C dan ctrl+V. alias copy + paste. yang tipe ini, tipe2 pemalas juara nasional. oh no, i'm generalising here, maaf. mungkin sekadar gak punya waktu, atau emang mau yang simple, atau ngerasa kurang kreatif?

anyways, the problem with that is.. i dunno, i guess it's only me. tapi gw ngerasa, kalo we've become a cyborg *wakaka gak nyambung*. eh tapi ada alasannya loo.. gw ngrasa aja kalo manusia jaman sekarang itu, udah bener2 jadi bagian dari mesin. just imagine we dont have any mobile, let alone the internet. what would you do? jujur ya, kalo gw, mati gaya gila2an. so, aren't we all nowadays but cyborgs? waddaya think?

too much blabbering i am now, so i'll leave you with my thoughts there. just my 2 cents aaight.

REMINDER: keep on voting for australian idol people!! on my blog, obviously.

happy weekend everyone! as for me, happy studying. yes, i have this stupid exam on monday. wish me luck?

australian idol

who would you choose who would you choose who would you choose?

ok, a short recap from each of the contestants:
anthony
a midget from melbourne-shire (ha!), he has been singing, performing and entertaining since his early childhood. his highlight performance was when he sang the prayer by andrea bocelli, where he recieved his first ever touchdown by mark holden (that was when he get the label of plastic-fantastic off his image). he was a judges' wildcard by the way. he has received 2 touchdowns since his performances in idol.

casey
a 16 years old girl who is very talented, especially in singing (i must say she's not that talented in dancing and performing). she's the most touchdown receiver since the series of idol with 4 (or more?) touchdowns. a very dedicated nirvana n kurt cobain fans and other punk and metal genre. she dresses totally differently when she off the stage, make her personality very unique. she's a student at a music college (dunno exactly what it is, though. her not-so-tv-and-media-consumption body image is considered to be her disadvantage in this competition.

so who would you choose for this year's australian idol?
honestly, both of the contestants are both NOT my favourite. but for the sake of musicality and my fight against boyband-ism, i would go for casey.

i vote her simply because.. i don't like anthony. hiahaihaiha

oh this is very NON-biased review from me. :P

lebaran, melbourne, dan jakarta

+++5.00 AM
bangun pagi. dengan ajaibnya gw bisa langung bangun, dan mandi siap2 segala macem. pokoknya jam 6 gw udah rapi jali dah. padahal rencana berangkatnya masih jam 6.30. seperti biasa, kebiasaan is kebiasaan, selalu lebih awal huhuhu.

+++6.30
berangkat ke tempat solat *melb uni badminton hall* naik taksi, sama ndun, iin dan ibunya. sampe sana langsung ngambil tempat, sekalian nyediain tempat untuk reggita si kucrut yang baru dateng jam 7.

+++7.00-8.00
di milis ditulisnya solat jam 7 pagi. ternyata dasar indonesia, gak dimana2 teteep aja susah buat tepat waktu. mulainya jam 8! huhuhu untung gw bisa nahan kentut, coba kalongga, udah kagak sah aja tu solat gw. heiheihei

+++8.30an
selesai solat, silaturahmi sana sini, cupika sana sini, ngobrol sana sini. ada makanan juga di deket situ, gretong. tapi gw gengsi gitu hiahiahia, jadi gw pulang aja, naik tram bersama rombongan wells st.

+++9.30
sampe rumah, trus lanjut nelfon jakarta. ngomong sama sebagian orang rumah ajah, masih pada sibuk siap2 untuk solat id. maklum di jkt masih jam 5.30. abis itu gw makan, ina ini itu inu, trus teler, ngantuk banget.

+++11.00an
tidurrr sampe jam 1!! hohoho enaknya lebaran gak banyak sodara, ga perlu ribet2 senyam senyum, sampe rumah ya bobooo.. ohohoho. kebangun gara2 reggita ngajakin ke konjen, jadilah jam 1an doi sampe dirumah. pake ngaso segala macem dan lain2, jam 2 dhe baru kita sampe konjen.

+++2an
seperti sudah diperkirakan, konjen sudah sepi, tapi lumayanlah ketemu sama anak2 banyak juga, maaf2an, cupika cupiki, bersosialisasi, foto2. setelah puas, gw n reggita pun lanjut ke.. TGIF! hohoho lagi2 lagi2, ke TGIF. ndun di tengah jalan nyusul.

+++3an
sampe di south yarra, nongkrong dulu di borders. gilaaa banyak banget buku yang gw pingin! apa daya gw lagi sibuk pindahan, jadi alokasi dana bener2 musti buat rumah dulu. sandang pangan papan kalo kata prinsip ekonomi, dan buku kali ini jadi kebutuhan tersier. duh kapan yaaa bisa beli semuanyaa.. total2 buku yang gw mau bernilai $250an... hiks.

+++6an
gak sadar udah kelamaan di borders, akhirnya cabut dhe ke TGIF, dan dengan enaknya mesen macem2, seperti biasa sama ndun n reggita. ngobrol2 ngalor ngidul sampe begok, akhirnya kecapean sendiri. kenyang, cape, ngantuk. komplit dhe alasan buat pulang. hehehe

+++9an
keluar dari TGIF, pulang dhe. sebelumnya mampir dulu ke virgin, beli titipan DVD buat orang. akhirnya yasuuu.. pulang deee.. sampe rumah mandi, lapor sama jenderal jamban alias *maaf* boker. hohohoho

+++10an
nulis benda bahlul ini. enak juga lebaran di negeri orang. tentunya, gak ada yang seindah lebaran di jakarta. makanannya terutama, dan orang2nya apalagi. sedih juga kadang2 nginget kalo gw jauh sendiri disini. belum lagi lelaki itu, yang katanya pacar gw, belum nelfon gw dua hari. gak tau apa masalahnya. hiks. bad sign, very bad sign, i know. :'(

finally, buat yang merayakannya, gw ngucapin selamat hari raya idul fitri, semoga kalian semua merayakannya dengan tenang, senang, kenyang, menang.

hidup mijung! *loh*

[my mobile]

i lost all data (contacts numbers, pictures, songs, voice notes, notes, to do list, calendar, ring tones, emails, sms) from my mobile phone, numbered +61405019***

dont care about the piccies, songs and the rest, but i definitely need my contacts number details back. so to anyone of you who happens to be my friend, be it in jakarta or melbourne or somewhere else in this world, please send me an sms, along with your name of course.

as for now, my contact numbers are only my dad, my brother (not brothers), a sister-in-law, few very close friends, and my boyfriend. hell i dont even remember my boyfriend's home number. T_T

so yes, sms me your number and name, pretty please?

muchas gracias!

blah

arrrrrrrrrrggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

you don't know shit i'm getting through. so fuck off, fuckhead.

*furious mode, SUPER ON*

melbourne museum

when and who: sunday, 7 november 2004, mijung n egi.
location: next to royal exhibition building in carlton gardens.
how to get there: tram number 86 or 96 from bourke st, then get off in front of the museum.
price: FREE for students. *woohoo!*
more informations: click here.



comments afterwards: love it love it love it! *kapan ya indonesia punya museum kaya gini?* T_T

sekali lagi (dan lagi) tentang friendster

warning: this post is VERY disturbing to some people.

oh my god friendster. the most hateful yet most loved site on earth.

kenapa most hateful? karena semua orang, secara langsung ataupun gak langsung, PASTI bilang such thing as:
'ih, apaan sih buka2 friendster mulu. pathetic.'
'kasian banget orang2 yang jadi addicted to friendster. kaya gak punya temen di dunia nyatanya ajah.'
'jijai banget gw ngliat testimonial yang isinya cuma copy-paste-an dari testi lain2nya, gak original.'
'pasti orang yang temennya banyak, pasti keilangan sense of friendship dalam arti kata sebenernya dhe. paling itu nge-add2 doang, biar dibilang gaul.'

dan sejuta kata2 kontra friendster lainnya.

TAPI.. at the same time, orang itu, yes, bener2 orang yang sama:
-punya account friendster lebih dari satu.
-di testimonial list-nya banyak yang bahan copy paste kaya macemnya: SO COOL, or something stupid, similar to that.
-PANIK sejuta PANIK pas tau testimonialnya ilang.

few words from me, OH COME ON.

napah lagi kuatir sama testimonial? napah lagi panik kalo itu semua ilang? napah lagi pusing? toh testimonial cuma bagian dari 'kebanggaan diri sendiri', atau 'saluran narsis diri', kalo kata gw.

kliatan banget kan di testi (well at least ini dari pengalaman gw sendiri);
kalo temen gak deket2 banget nulis testi (dalam hal ini temen gak deket adalah temen yang cuma kenal gara2 satu sekolah, dan gak main bareng, atau temen dari si temen lain), PASTI nulisnya cuma yang bagus2 doang.

contoh testi yang ditulis BUKAN temen deket:
"mijung itu.. uhm... apa ya yang gw tau dari ni cewe.. yang jelas si waktu dikenalin anaknya nyenengin."
(baru bagian ini aja udah salah. yes, gw super nyebelin kalo baru dikenalin. emak gw aja bilang kalo gw judes. sok baik ni yang nulis pasti. pasti minta gw tulis testi balik deh)

"mijung.. atau mia yah?"
(nah loh, baru nama aja udah bingung doi)

"dia ini yang jelas anaknya baik hati tidak sombong ramah tamah, trus sangat enak buat ngobrol, dan gaya banget anaknya."
(hah! boong semuanya. ngomongin baik, semua orang di dunia juga baik, dan kalo ngomongin tidak sombong, yes gw sombong dan judes kalo kesan pertama. trus gitu dhe semuanya, pokoknya gak gw banget ajah heiheihe)

nah, get the picture here? orang gak deket itu cuma ngomong yang bagus2 aja di testimonial.

in a contrary, kalo temen deket yang nulis, ini bisa jadi naas jaya raya. ajang buka2an aib, ajang cela2an. tapi somehow lebih penting.

contoh testi dari temen deket:
"mijung gila. suka megangin tete orang."
(which is bener banget; ketauan yang nulis masih trauma sama gw gara2 tetenya gw pegang).

"mijung itu, anaknya odang."
(ini paling bener, sampe tau nama bapak gw segala).

nah, jelas kan? temen baik gak mungkin muji2. karena buat apa muji2 on the net (testi) kalo lo bisa ngemukain sendiri ke orangnya? selain itu, buat apa muji2 kalo lo yakin orang itu bakal jadi temen lo sendiri, tanpa lo harus kasih testi, atau mengharapkan testi dari orang itu? nah loh, bingung. sama.. hoehiehihe

dan gw, sangat gak suka buka friendster beberapa hari belakangan ini, karena isi bulletin boardnya sama sekali gak penting:
-write your name if you lost your testimonials
-friendster is closing down, write your name
-message from friendster; friendster is deleting your accounts.

dan sejuta hoax gak penting lainnya. intinya nangis2 nggerung2 panik gara2 testinya ilang.

plis dhe bok *nah loh, gw jadi ketularan abg*, itu juga cuma sementara kalleee, ntar juga ada lagi gettu loch *jah, hasrat abg bener2 taken me over*

god it's just so amazing what friendster can do to affect our lives. sampe gw ngepost ginian? buset jaya.

frenzy

heeey... just a quick post before i hit the couch to spend my saturday night *yes, boring life im living in, i know*.

and this, people, is yet another rampantly self narcissistic promotion. well, this time it's not actually myself; it's me, myself, and a couple of my other friends.

just click here to find more about us. hohoho

thank you to reggita who made this blog of us possible. joy to the world, long live reggita! :D

pacar saya oh pacar sayah :">

super duper breaking good news: tugas gw semester ini udah kelar! semuanya udah gw submit tadi siang! tinggal satu exam lagi dhe yang tersisa buat semester inih.. itu jug a masih lama, masih 22 nov. hohoho so in the mean time, partay partaaay! *yah, party versi guah mah brati slouching2 dirumah, nelfon pacar tanpa batas, dan paling kumpul2 bersama tim is the okeh hohoho*

warning: posting ini sangat panjang dan menjijikkan, so bear with it.

jadiii, hmmm.. apa yah *gak ada ide gini*
udah ah, gw mo nulis tentang pacar saya oh pacar saya aja ahh.. hohoho. i get these questions somewhere on the net, lupa tepatnya dimana.

[irwansyah. 24 goin on 25. bach in political science, master in human rights practice. perth, WA. in love with me endlessly]

- what's his all-time fave band or CD?
hoho ini gampang sekali jawapnya, peter cetera dan chicago, atau band2 pembawa lagu mellow menjijikkan pokoknya.. hehe.

- what food could he live on?
apa aja yang kalengan, kaya bangsanya kornet, tuna, trus chicken nugget, nasi goreng, gitu2 dhe, yang gak ada gizinya sama sekali. enak tapi kali ya jadi bininya, gampang gak usah dimasakin repot2 hueheuhe

- who was the first girl he ever kissed?
hmm saya tau iniii.. tapi gak mau nyebut aahh.. ntar berasa penting lagi nyebut2 nama orang disini hehe.

- what are his parents' names?
mukhlis yunus dan elida *aduh tante, nama lengkapnya sapa yak?* :P*

- what was the name of his first pet?
now this might not be his first pet, tapi waktu dia di tinggal di irak, dia punya kucing yang namanya.. KITTUN! haha aneh bangetttt.. the story behind the name itu juga aneh: dia insist namain kucingnya pake 'kucing' dalam bahasa arab. berhubung gak tau, jadi kittun dhe. (dari inggrisnya kitten, berhubung arab, paksa aja jadi kittun. get that?)

- which of his friends has he known for the longest?
hmm.. pindah2 si idupnya.. mungkin todor dari jaman sd yang ngajarin dia maksiat dari jamannya sd, atau andi pas jaman di mesir? hehehe banyak, tapi gak semuanya masih contact2an.

- what is his dream career?
hmm.. jadi suaminya mijung? buahuahuahua

- what sport does he wish he could turn pro at?
basketball! eh tapi laki gw udah jago gila2an loo basketnyaah *jah, jijik bgt promosiin laki ndiri*

- what school subject does he truly suck at?
matematikaaa, sama kaya guah!

- which female celeb does he have a crush on?
euh.. putri mia wulandari, maybe? :P

- what country does he dream of travelling to?
hmm.. gak ada. pacar saya nasionalis yang kere. jadi gak punya cita2 kaya gitu hiahaihia.

- who is his best friend?
akuuu! pacar merangkap sahabat merangkap temen berantem merangkap boss merangkap babu juga kadang2.. hehehe.

- what does he like the most about you?
jahh.. silly question. guah gituh loh, sapa coba yang gak suka ma guah? *narsis stadium tingkat kronis*

- what bad habit annoys him the most?
menye2, manja gak jelas, tolol gak jelas. those annoy him very much.

- what is his biggest fear?
ahem.. k e i l a n g a n m i j u n g ? ? hiahaihaiha :P

hehehe gimana, menjijikkan kan postingannya? =))

gila.. ini super gila

gw baru aja baca di kompas, kalo (sekali lagi) ada kecelakaan di pintu lintasan KA bintaro. jujur, gw gak kaget. karena gw tinggal di deket situ, dan gw gak tau udah berapa kali itu pintu lintasan makan korban. ada yang anak kecil lagi nyebrang, ada yang pake becak, sampe mobil dan angkot. ngeri banget.

yang bikin gw bingung, kenapa orang2 situ gak mau ngebangun pintu lintasan yang agak permanen yah? ini, dari jaman gw kecil, lintasannya tu pas bgt di tikungan jalan, dan banyak pohon2 gak jelas gitu. ergo, KITA GAK BAKAL TAU KALO ADA KA YANG BAKAL LEWAT.

yang parahnya, pintu lintasan itu kadang2 dijaga, tapi lebih sering enggak. ngeri banget. belum lagi di daerah menuju relnya itu, aspalnya gak rata, which is bisa ngebuat jalan mobillo tersendat2. dan dengan keadaan bintaro yang macetnya udah terkenal sampe sejagad raya itu, bukan gak mustahil kalo lo lagi macet2, trus lo gak tahan antri lama2 buat nunggu KA lewat dulu. jadi begitu ada space kosong di deket rel, lo langsung majuin mobil lo. bayangin kalo lo udah maju, tapi blum sempet nglewatin relnya itu, tiba2 mesin mobillo mati gara2 jalanan yang rata, dan lo liat kanan atau kiri, YANG ADA CUMA KA YANG KENCENG BGT?? god forbid.

tapi ini belum apa2 kalo lo denger yang ini. PINTU LINTASAN ITU GAK ADA PALANGNYA.

artinya, setiap lo lewat situ, lo gak bakal tau nyawa lo bakal ada atau enggak sampe di seberang. gw tau, yang namanya nyawa gak bakal bisa ditawar2. tapi ini bukan masalahnya. masalahnya kenapa gak ada pihak yang ngerasa bertanggung jawab buat, at least, nyediain palang. masayarakat gak minta banyak kok, gak minta pintu lintasan yang beton2 atau bangunan yang megah. gw percaya, yang orang sekitar situ minta tuh paling pintu palang yang permanen, dan penjaga yang selalu ada.

gak kaya gini, gila ya, udah kejadian kaya gitu berulang kali, yang memakan korban banyak, itu orang2 masih aja salah2an soal siapa yang harus bertanggung jawap buat nyediain fasilitas itu. UDAH GILA.

si penjaga bilang kalo dia udah narik TALI PLASTIK biar mobil naas itu gak maju. GILA APA PINTU LINTASAN DIJAGA PAKE TALI PLASTIK?? ughh..
si pejabat KA bilang itu bukan salahnya dia, itu sebenernya salah si pengembang lokasi perumahan, harusnya mereka yang nyediain fasilitas lintasan KA yang baik.
seperti biasa, si pengembang gak ada komentar. hahaha..

sampe kapan kita mau kaya gini? sampe kita udah biasa ngedenger berita ini? sampe kita gak peduli lagi? have a lil thought about that, will you?

mijungism

ada yang baru looo dari blog ketengan ini.. kalo buat situ2 yang pinter dan tukang merhatiin bagian kanan atau apalah namanya itu, ketauan kalo ada link THE ULTIMATE MIJUNGISM. click that in order to be enlighted. huahuhauha

the idea (of making that self narcissistic creation) is simply because i'm sooo soo bored with my life right now. i literally am becoming more and more lifeless each day. school work, sahur, tidur, school work, buka puasa, school work. sesekali diselingi nonton tivi dan lain2. bottom line, school work has driven me completely insane.

the fact that school tasks will be over within a week is the only thing that keep my sanity around here.

so yes, light up my life a bit will ya people? just drop by to the ultimate mijungism, and leave a comment there. it will be much appreciated and will affect my life entirely, for i am now planning to commit some sorta suicidal behaviour due to this boredom i am suffering from.

and no, i'm not exaggerating, nor joking about the suicidal behaviour.

have you ever?

pernah gak si lo, pingin nonjok gampar tampar (atau apalah namanya) orang, sekenceng2nya? gak peduli di bagian mana tubuh orang itu, mau di muka kek, di badan, atau pun di tititnya sekalipun.

sebabnya simpel, itu orang udah nyakitin anggota keluarga lo. let's just say, kali ini dia nyakitin orang tua lo. orang tua yang udah nyayangin lo dari kecil, dan lo deket banget sama mereka, sampe bisa dibilang lo deketnya elo sama orang tua lo udah kaya sahabat.
tapi kemudian, tiba2 orang tua lo disakiti. gak secara fisik sih, tapi secara batin. kerugian yang udah disebabin orang itu bukan cuma kerugian immaterial atau hati dan pikiran, tapi juga material yang jumlahnya gak sedikit. sangat amat gak sedikit.

dari dulu dia udah nyakitin orang tua lo, dari jaman lo baru lahir sekalipun. masalah yang disebabkannya, bener2 gak keitung. dari hal2 simpel kaya berantem di sekolah, masuk penjara sebentar gara2 ditilang polisi karena kebut2an, kabur dari rumah, berantem di club, sampe bikin pacarnya hamil, sampe kemudian dia cerai sama si pacar hamilnya. masalah tu kayanya udah jadi nama tengahnya dia dhe, bener2 dia udah nyebabin semua masalah. pokoknya semuanya deh. sampe suatu hari dia ngaku tobat, dan janji gak nyakitin orang tua lo lagi.

pastinya dong orang tua lo lega selega2nya. sampe niat nyariin dia kerjaan, sampe niat mbikinin dia rumah, yang walaupun gak mewah, tapi sangat amat layak untuk tinggal, DENGAN BIAYA MAINTENANCE DITANGGUNG orang tua lo. pendek kata, dia tinggal tau beres, semuanya udah ada, termasuk pembantu yang disediakan orang tua lo, termasuk mobil yang walaupun gak mewah, cukup BMW seri 5 aja(!!!), dan lain lain dan lain lain. orang tua lo bener2 gak mengharapkan imbalan apa2, kecuali (mungkin) agar orang itu minimal menghormati orang tua lo seperti anak2 lain menghormati dan menyayangi orang tuanya sendiri. atau mungkin orang tua lo mengharapkan surga nantinya. itu juga kalau surga itu ada.

tapi kemudian, guess what happened? dia nyakitin orang tua lo lagi. gak kaget si gw dengernya, gw udah terlalu sakit untuk kaget. saat ini, gw hanya ingin nggampar tu orang right in the face, nendang tu orang right in his ass and dick, dan melakukan segala tindakan vandalisme seperti anak2 remaja merusak bis kota maupun telfon umum. get my point here? sumpah, kalo gw gak bertuhan, udah dari dulu tu orang gw silet2, trus gw siram pake jeruk nipis. *buahuahua PKI mode, ON*
abis itu, gw siram bensin, trus gw bakarrrrr.. buahuahau *devilish eyes and laugh*

haduh2, the devil in me has really taken me over today.

and i'm fasting. good lord.

jadi, gimana? masih boleh nonjok orang gak sih KALAU cerita di atas adalah benar adanya?

heute ich..

hari ini gw presentasi. bisa dibilang ini presentasi paling dadakan sepanjang hidup gw. bukan jadualnya, yang ini sih gw udah tau dari awal semester 12 minggu yang lalu. tapi persiapannya, uhmm.. roughly, 3 jam sebelumnya? huahuahuha..

tapi alhamdulillah, it ended up quite good, at least it was better than i expected. intinya, gw legaaaa banget.

seperti kebanyakan orang di dunia ini, gw paling takut, repeat, paling takut sama yang namanya presentasi, debat, atau apalah itu, yang menuntut gw ngomong panjang lebar tentang suatu hal di depan banyak orang. apalagi sampe musti ngebelain suatu point of view. gak banget gak banget gak banget. *diulang 3 kali, biar mantap*

nah, hari ini gw gitu banget. ok, here are some ideas yang ngejelasin betapa ngerinya gw sama presentasi yang tadi.
- itu adalah presentasi, yang mana berarti gw musti ngomong di depan banyak orang dong, pake BAHASA ENGGRIS.
- inggris gw adalah inggris tercacat bahasa sejagad raya.
- itu di kelas filosofi media.
- ini pengalaman pertama gw ngambil kelas filosofi. hasilnya? GW KAPOK GAK MAU AMBIL FILOSOFI LAGI.
- persiapannya, as said, hmmm.... 3 jam? or less?

yang bikin gw agak2 PD tadi:
- gw bikinnya berdua sama dita, temen seperjuangan banget kalo kuliah.
- topiknya agak2 common knowledge gitu, yaitu global village-nya marshall mcluhan. sebuta2nya orang tentang ginian, pasti bisalah ngomongin tentang globalisasi, and neo-liberalism.
- tutornya baik hati *kali ya, yang ini gw juga gak yakin hueheuh*

hasilnya: gw bangga. hohoho iyah, gw bangga sama diri gw sendiri, dan dengan dita tentunya. kalo gak ada dia pasti gw udah terpipis2 berdiri tu huehuehue.
oia, kenapa gw bangga? karena.. dosennya tau gw idola banget sama marx! hohoho keliatan bgt gitu di presentasi kita kalo kita hobi berat sama yang namanya marxism.

HIDUP MARXIST! liat ajah, suatu hari kalo ada revolusi, jangan nyalahin gw yaaa :P

satu lagi, makasih yang teramat sangat tentunya ditujukan ke my significant other, irwansyah mukhlis. love your marxist point of view, dear. liat aja, someday kita bakal bikin dunia sendiri yang terdiri dari marxism dan kawan2nya. bedanya, kita bikin marxism yang bertuhan yuukkk.. hohoho *sakit jiwa*

sudah2 ya, sakit jiwa makin akut nih. mending tidur dulu. have a good nite everyone =)

si A920 keparat

[stress mode, ON]

hp gw yang gede dan bodoh itu, motorola A920 yang gak punya fungsi penting berarti itu, yang gak canggih itu, yang baterenya musti diinfus tiap saat itu, yang umurnya baru setahun itu, RUSAK.

the thing is, biar jelek2 gitu, gw lagi butuh banget buat nelfon sana sini, komunikasi sana sini, dan lain2.
besok gw presentasi berdua dita. ergo, gw musti sering2 nelfon dan ditelfon dia, buat ngomongin presentasi.

udah gitu, gw musti ngecek email dari tutor, dan segala macem segala macem dari hp juga. oklah, ini bisa digantiin sama internet biasa, tapi bayangin tadi pagi sempet panik juga gara2 adsl keparat ini DOWN.

yang paling ngeselin, pacar gw jauh. dan dengan ngeselinnya, gw coba telfon pake telfon rumah ke hpnya dia, gak bisa. ternyata telfon rumah gak bisa dipake buat ke hp dan international. stress # 1
gw sms pake pulsa trakhir prepaid gw, gak dibales. stress # 2
gw coba pake hp housemate gw, only to find out kalo hp si pacar kurang ajar itu, MATI. pantes sms gw gak dibales. T_T stress # 3
akhirnya, gw tukeran sim card sama si housemate, dan nelfon ke rumahnya dia di perth sanah itu, daaaannn guess whattt...
ternyata dia lagi duduk manis di internet, tanpa nyalain MSN. minta di kejar2 pake gada banget gak seeeeeh!

bah bah bah bah bahhhhh... >.<

i know i may sound too much, but i just HATE the feeling of being.. uhm.. not in control? nyahahahaha *devilish laugh*

[stress mode, gak bisa OFF. gimana dong?]

tes

hoho nyoba ngepost dari opera neh. bisa juga setelah selama ini terkatung2 ngepost dari kompienya ndun, gara2 slimbrowsernya error mulu. huhuhu nasib orang gaptek T_T

e-media forum

hari ini, gw ke kampus. harusnya ada kelas politik jam 14.30. tapi ternyata saya malas hueheuhe, yasuu, akhirnya niat ke kampus jadi cuma ketemu dita nyiapin presentasi untuk senin besok, ngumpulin tugas, dan ke forum itu. ergo, yang paling penting adalah attend the forum. it's supposed to be at 6 sharp btw.

jam 14.00
ketemu dita di readings, toko buku deket kampus. oia, ada diary buat taun 2005 btw, keren abis gila2an pingin beli tapi kere. alhasil cuma menatap pake tatapan mupeng gitu, keren bgt. huhuhu nasib orang keren kere.. T_T

jam 14.30
cabut dari reading, menuju kampus. bahagianya saya di readings, banyak buku2 yang gw pingin beli. eh gajadi bahagia deng, wong bukunya gak ada yang mampu kok. damn you readings!

jam 14.45-15.00
di lab komputer, ngeprint bahan presentasi, termasuk tugas yang akan dikumpulin sore itu juga. abis itu menuju pigeon hole si dosen politik. naik lift sampe lantai 10, celingak celinguk kiri kanan, berharap gak ketemu si dosen. gak enak dong bolos kelas tapi ketemu langsung sama orangnyah..

but guess what happened?
ketemu si dosen politik si enggak, malah ketemu sama si tutor yang ngurusin forum yang jam 6 itu. basa basi dong, sebagai berikut:

me n dita: hi kaz! how are ya?

kaz : hi girls.. fine thanks, you both good?

gw *bener2 dengan semangat datang ke forum*: so i'll see you later at the forum?

kaz *blur dengan kata2 gw*: forum? what forum?

gw *ngotot*: you know, the issues in e-media forum? the digital artist guest lecturer?

kaz *kayanya kesel*: OH. THAT. *senyum2 aneh gak ngerti maksutnya apa* that was YESTERDAY.

gw *nganga*: woot? yesterday? today's tuesday rite? *dohh, padahal hari ini rabu*

kaz *dengan tatapan yang bilang: no stupid, today IS wednesday*: nope, it was yesterday. ok, i gotta go. see you in class next week?

gw *masih nganga, lengkap dengan tatapan kosong bodoh jaya*: yes, sure. see ya.

abis itu, masuk lift berdua dita. dan diketawain sama dita, dan semua benda yang ada disitu. sampe gw bisa ngerasain dinding lift ikut ngetawain gw, lengkap dengan plafon2nyah. mak inang bodoh kali saya hari ini. *(@^#%(&*^#()%*

moral of the day: do not pretend to go to school, i repeat, do not pretend to go to school on a good merit. there's no such thing as a good and sincere thing in school.

aladdin

yippi yay yay yippeee yaaay!! so i finally bought the aladdin dvd box set! you know, the one that i talked about in the previous entry? sooo exticed to watch that again, cuz i haven't watched aladdin since like what, 10 years ago? oh god i'm getting old, makes me realise.

quite disappointed though, cuz i bought that for $59.95, whilst an hour after i bought the dvd, she called me to inform me the exact same thing sold for only $55.95 at BIG W! it's only $4 difference, i know, but hey, it's more than 2-hours full fare metcard, it's the same as 1 hungry jack's whopper, and it's even worse if you convert that to IDR. gosh.

what makes me very dissaponted is, I CAN'T WATCH ALADDIN RITE NOW! oh these assignments. can't wait just to get over with 'em. wish me luck, ok? T_T
*ini aja posting udah disempet2in banget, demi kelangsungan blog yang memang sudah sepi ini huhuhu*

please please please..

i want this i want this i want this! desperately. anyone, buy me this, pretty please? promise i'll love you to death if you buy me one.

the utopian view of the internet

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RAMADHAN! selamat puasa buat semuanya, mohon maaf lahir batin

(: mia-irwan :)

and now just a quick post before i struggle again with my philosophy politics essay. i'd be killed by my life companion if i don't finish this shit before saturday. >.<

anyway, here's just maybe a provoking thought, again about oh-the-almighty internet. i somehow can't get my mind off this issue, yet i know i should. i am becoming more boring and more boring every damn day.

why i become more and more addicted to the internet: my utopian point of view of the internet.

- i love the idea of legendary internet pioneer JC Licklider. he said that life will be happier for the online individual because the people with whom one interacts most strongly will be selected more by commonality of interest and goals than by accident of proximity. the most blatant example of this, in my opinion, is virtual community. the member of it have been bonded by the fact that they share the same interest, regardless their race, religion, gender, nationality. they don't care whether you're gay, they don't care whether you have bad breath or horrible body odor (bad metaphors with the bad breath and body odor, i know, but oh what the heck) :P all they care is that you love gaming and proud to be a gamer. *me waving hands to hendra and livia, a very romantic couple, bonded by the greatest UO online gaming*

- as most of you know this fact, but only some of you aware of this fact, is that the internet provides a foundation for a more egalitarian world order. confused? same here. nyehehehe :P nah, internet can be said the best metaphor with agora, a place where the athenian (yes, back to the ancient greece here people) citizens met to discuss ideas for the common good. this place was non-hierarchical, a place where everyone was equal. the internet is the most democratic place in the world. so yep, the idea of the equality is what i love most here. you don't have to be in a certain standard to be admitted by the net. you can always say no when you really want to say no, you can even be a man when you're actually a female (or even a shemale? oh god forbid. :P)

so there. oh i think i have to make this topic for my issues in electronic media class.of course, this utopian views come with dystopian views as well. will update about that later, now mr. foucault is waiting for me to be written about. huhuhu T_T

and oh, almost forgot. anyone loves bruce lee? just click this link, and discover a new form of art, digital art. i will write about that, some time. in the mean time, just enjoy my stupid boring writing about internet.

[super blank]

i definitely am suffering a chronic boredom. this severe desease has caused me very very both boring and bored. you know what made me realise that i'm having this stupid desease?

OK, here goes.

firstly, within this week, from 8 classes i'm having per week, i went only to 3 of 'em. ergo, i skipped so many classes. it ain't good at all, i know.

secondly, i spend my time on the internet waaay too much. i even have this withdrawment *is that even a word? hehehe* if i'm not online. ergo, i'm such a boring person no one wants to talk to me in the real world.

thirdly, i become more and more obsessed with this idol shit. it's pathetic, it's bad, it's evertyhing NOT good. anyway guys, i'm soo in love with chanel from her today's performance!

lastly, i spent most of my dough on dvds, movies and food. oh good lord.
within this week, i have rent 6 dvds, have bought 5 new dvds, and have watched soo many movies.

and why is this bad for me?
CUZ I ACTUALLY HAVE SUMTIN REALLY IMPORTANTS TO BE DONE. you know, shit stuffs like school stuffs and house chores.

ERGO, i'm dead.

bitchy mode, ON: so what geto loch *ala abg jkt yang amit2 itu :P* kalo situ punya account friendster sebelum orang2 pada punya? situ okeeee?? kasian.

my oh my stewpid laptop

can anyone of you explain what the hell is going on with my stewpid laptop?
ok here's the problem. I DUNNO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS!! oh this computer illiterate thingo dingo is really getting worse and worse. my oh my.
and where do i post this entry from, you may ask? many thanks to the one and only andini of course, thru the magic of the blue cable called LAN. nyahahaha ^-^

ahem. specific topic rite now.
i somehow lost my interest in australian idol, since i lost him. yes, stupid people had decided that daniel was not on the comp anymore!
i mean, come on, how could people NOT vote for him, since he has this good voice, big heart, and good looking face? omg what more can you ask from a man (as an idol of course huehueh)? and the fact that he brings out the gossips to the public at the most (you know, the gossip between him and chanel).

just look at this pic below. no more gossips and stuffs about them anymore. aren't they the cutest??


OK, he might not have the biggest heart, the best voice and yada yada yodely doo, but THE GOSSIPs?? how can you afford to lose 'em? *hahaha one of my friends said that i should've watched BIG BROTHER instead of IDOL.*
man, idol would never be the same without him anymore. *sigh*

anyway, i lied about i lost my interest in idol. i definitely am gonna watch the inside idol today, and i'm so going to the highpoint today, to meet them, IN PERSON! oooohhh andiniiii, can't wait can't wait ca't waitttt!!! <--- bawa2 nama orang, biar gak malu2in ke jumpa fans sendirian. nyahahaha. mari kita baca digicam, bawa handycam, bawa spidol buat tandatangaann lalalaaaaa :P*

have a nice day people, cuz i'm having a nice one around here. :) and oh, i mean it with my laptop problem. can anyone of you try to gimme the solution?

OMG

in exactly 288 minutes from now, i will be having my presentation on philosophy politics. foucault foucault and foucault. i'm so dead.

PS: god only knows what i'd be without him..

idol and idol and idol again..

Things that are really showing my madness about australian idol. I, Putri Mia Wulandari Irwansyah:

1. Never miss the show, not even one (that's including inside idol, which gonna show u all the hot gossip about idol)
2. Along with my housemate, have downloaded everything about idol. Be it the videos of individual performances, auditions, or even group performances, and the mp3s.
3. Am really excited about Sunday night (the concert show).
4. Am really anxious about Monday night (the verdict show).
5. Am really jealous for those who live in Sydney. They can be in the same roof as the finalists during the show.
6. Know every single detail about the finalist. Be it only age or the area where they came from.
7. Am so sick of school (which happens to be on Monday night, the same time with the verdict show. The result is, I skip that media classes pretty often)
8. Do not have any fondness with one particular finalist, since I know they who have the least vote will be leaving the competition every week, one by one)
9. Check the idol forum, the un/official website of the finalist, every friggin day. Literally every friggin day.
10. Am having this some sorta continously unexplainable excitement every time I watch the idol.
11. Am fully aware that I need help.

I know, I know, I AM that pathetic.
So help me God.

ahhhh

one of my exes once said, "men are pigs. don't you ever believe in even one of them."

now i know what he meant by that.

and my irwan, you may ask? he's not a man. (ha!)

he's an angel, sent by god above to be my guardian in life. luv you wan!

ozidol madness!

hey! check this out! really, me (and all the girls in my house, of course) are really happy happy happy about tonight's result of australian idol! just to get the glimpse picture of it, here goes the situation during the verdict, IN MY HOUSE:

[sounds from TV] : now marty, casey and emelia are in the bottom three. we'll see whose dream is going to be over tonight. we'll find out after the break. *and the audience, including us goes like: booooooo*

-----break *ceritanya hehe* -----

[sounds from TV] : casey, you're safe (then she goes back again to the seat).

[me n the girls] : ohh man, meaning marty is not safe yet? geeezzz he's gonna lose tonight. *deg2an*

[sounds from tv] : marty and emelia, australia has voted, between you and emelia, the one who's leaving the competition tonight is....

[me n the girls] : bener2 speechless, gak mengucapkan satu kata apapun. *makin deg2an*

[sounds from TV] : the one who's leaving the competition is... EMELIA!!!

[me n the girls] : speechless for about 0.01 second, before screaming: BOOOOHOOOO!!! WOOO HOOOO!! GO MARTY, GO MARTYYYY!!! YAAYYY!!!! *don't care anymore what the MCs said, don't care about the emelia's teary eyes (she's trying not to cry though), sampe tos2an segala, hampir berpelukan pulak. kampung total dah pokoknya :">*

yes, we ARE that pathetic, and yes, we ARE proud to be banci idoooll!!! nyahahahhaa :P

not that i love marty that much, no. even i didn't vote him last night. but this emilia girl, gosh.. i dunno, just don't like her, that's all. the reason why i don't like emilia is.. uhmm.. u know.. simple reason like.. I DON'T LIKE HER FACE? she has this pretty annoying face you know. nyehehehe *bitchy mode, ON*

jagoan gw so far mah masih ricki-lee, who sang michael jackson's "don't stop till you get enuf". keren ajeee.. gila2aann.. dahysat jayalah kalo kata gw.. hueheuhe :P

so people, enjoy this idol madness while you can, still lot more to come though (as u know prolly notice, yes i'm pretty much obsessed with this idol thingie). so there. later!

PS: my stewpid image host is not working properly these couple o' days. apology for the can not be displayed images.

aaarrghhhhh!!!

shit i so miss my man lately!! damn this feeling. damn this distance. damn you!

showground to the ground zero!

after have been living in melbourne for 2 years, i finally went to the can-be-called one of the biggest events in melbourne. the melbourne royal show! i actually had to force my self going there, cuz i was, and now still am, having this terrible flu. talking about runny nose, sore throat and painful headache here. but hey, the show must go on, innit? :P~

went there with egi and ndun, so here we are:


and this is the glorious melbourne royal show, you see the shop on both sides? that's the place where they sell lots and lots of showbags, such as the simpson's showbags, south park, sesame street, wonka, etc. whoa they sell, literally, thousands of showbags! just be careful, especially if you're not so big, cuz those big bule2 might just step on you. hehehe :P


and look what i bought! cute innit? :P


another piccies..


oh, look at this! the most beautiful ogre-wannabe in the world! *LOL*


there are plenty of attractions we can see, plenty of games, and zillions of presents can be won. all, of course, came with prices. expensive prices. come to think of this. the entry fee is $15 for concession, and of course more expensive for adult. and the showbags? whoa those are even more expensive. the cheapest showbags worth $10, with $2o the most expensive. and the food, you may ask? nah ah dude, that's not free as well. in fact, they're sumtimes even more expensive than the usual price *yaaa contohlah dufan, makanan di luar yang murah gitu, sementara di dalem dufannya bisa 2 kali lebih mahal.. huhuhu*

tips and hints:
-bring lots and lotsa cash. they don't receive ANY card. be it credit card or bank card (EFTPOS).
-bring your own bottled water. cuz for regular bottled water, you'll be charged like $3-$4 per bottle. that's $1 more expensive than the usual price.
-bring your own medicine. *just in case you feel a bit dizzy after you had the ride*
-quote from ndun, prepare your puke-bucket. LOL
-don't be seduced with the stuffs from the showbags. most of them are only gonna fill your trash bin afterwards. a.k.a. they're useless.
-prepare your metcard, cuz the staffs at the check out gate are definitely gonna check whether you have one. you'll be killed if you don't have one. *i'm kidding of course, kiddo* but yes, prepare your own metcard.
-wear sneakers and your most comfortable outfit. no high heels allowed. well, it's really up to you though, cuz i've seen the-goin-to-prom-frocks yesterday. the result? mereka kesusahan sendiri jalannya. nyahahaha sukuriiiinnnn!

but overall, apart from the ripping off prices, showground still offers you lots and lots of fun, especially if you go with your best mates, daaan.. beramai2! and yes, i did have fun yesterday, apart from my sickness of course. the negative side from showground? now i'm broke. nyahahaha nasiib.. nasiiibb...

selamat pagiiii...

hari ini, pagi-pagi bangun, trus seperti biasa nelfon dia, abis itu online sebentar, buka email, dan ada ini:

From : AW <***@gen-id.net>
To : greatest_mijung@yahoo.com, mijung@three.com.au
Subject : Mijungism
Date : Wed, 22 Sept 2004 00:21:12 +0700

isinya, gak penting, hanya seperti biasa, cerita ini itu, tentang kawan-kawan, plus kata-kata gila dari sang pengirim. sampe gw bener-bener terharu, nemu ini...

satu baris, bener-bener satu baris, kalimat ini..

"just being glad and excited to always have someone like you as my adorable bestfriend. x)"

thank you so much, buddy, you really make my day! *masih terharu garuk2 aspal*

new feature

apology for you who don't speak bahasa. better skip this entry, if i were you. :)

hola2. just added a new feature on my blog. just in case you stupid people haven't noticed, there is a bunch of list, consists of people who's giving out their comments about me, in indonesian.

setelah ngubek-ngubek testimonial dari friendster, cari sana cari sini, akhirnya gw berkeputusan untuk naro sebagian ke blog gw. top ten-nya testimonial ceritanya. not the best ten though, tapi testis yang asalnya dari orang-orang yang mayan deket. kenapa gak semuanya, you may ask? alesannya, cape aja gilak naro 110 testimonial? mo sepanjang apa blog gw? lagian, sisi narsis gw udah cukup terpuaskanlah pake bginian. nyehehehe. so there, enjoy! *jaaahhh, AS IF!* :P

my nephew

isn't he cuteeee?? *and the crowd goes: aaawwwwhh...* :P

hip hip hooray!

HAPPY NYOBLOS EVERYONE!

long live democrazy! or should we call it democranky? hehehe god i hope he's not gonna educate me about the whole idea of the real term of democracy. ^-^

anyways, i didn't keep my promise *you know, about the australian idol recap? ah..as if anyone of you cares about that. hehe* so yep, i didn't write about it, cuz i'm off to the nyoblos thingie. again, happy nyoblos everyone!!

ozidol

just finished watching australian idol, which led me to post sumtin about it. but not now, cuz i need to take a shower. will post sumtin bout it tmrw. promise. n don't care whether you like it. lol :P

have a good night everyone, later!

PS: this stupid entry is just a reminder, really, due to a short term memory loss i'm kinda suffering from. so yup, just hoping that i'm gonna read this entry first before deciding on what to write tomorrow. nyehehehe :">

ciggies!

god it's been so long since i've stopped smoking. well i started being a smoker when i was 15 *young enuf to start a deed of dying young eh*, then quit during my high school years, which was from 1997 til 2000. thanks to my college atmosphere that gave me so much freedom in smoking (yes, i was that pathetic, sort of a smoker who must had a good situation first when i wanted to smoke), i started to smoke again, after 3 years of absence. still was a casual smoker, i only smoked when most of my friends did. i could say that it was the situation that forced, or rather, encouraged me to smoke. but i didn't blame anyone for this. me, like many other smokers, knew so well about the effect of smoking, let alone really felt it, but dunno why i was so into smoking. yah.. kalo kata orang jaman sekarang mah, gejolak kawula muda kali yah? kekekek :P

but anyhoo, now this is rather weird, i started to quit when i started to live in melbourne. i mean, i thought i was going to so into it, since my folks are back home *a.k.a they wouldn't know bout me n ciggies*. but i quit. don't know why, suddenly i just didn't have the desire to smoke.
padahal mah gw ngerti banget kalo gw berenti ngrokok gara2 mehong harga rokoknya. taelah, beli rokok sebungkus disini mah sama aja satu karton di jkt. huhuhu nasib orang kere cuy..

odd enuf, my folks finally found out that i'm a smoker. or rather was a smoker. they just asked me, out of the blue, saying "i know that you smoke. just quit that, bcuz you really are wasting my money. and you are on your ongoing process of your suicide." and i was just saying, "woot? why do you say it now? i've been a smoker since the age of 15 y'know, but now i am NOT a smoker anymore. so yea, i' not wasting your money. i did waste them though.." hauheuaheuae

oh well, the tempation is still there though. untung ada irwanku, yang siap dengan gadanya yang gede kalo gw mulai2 coba ngrokok.. mwuhewhuheuhe

PS: this entry is inspired by hendra, a friend who's trying to quit. good job so far bro, but like you said, it's so easy to quit smoking, just do it everyday! lol =)

aah.. the good ol' times..

i just checked a photo album made by one of my best friends back in jakarta. it's nothing special, really. but not for me. pour moi, it is very important. indeed it is. suddenly i so miss them. lucky i still have most of my old times friends, from my elementary school until my sick university of indonesia friends. we grew up a lot since then. and i have such a unexplainable feeling when i saw those piccies. i mean, do you have sorta like a weird feeling when you're looking at old photos? like thoughts such as "does he know at that time,that a year after he became model?", or "goodness me, i was sooo thin back then." *looking at myself, lol*

ah memories...

anyways, just so happy to have friends like them.. they ARE really special for me. geez i so miss jakarta :(

i know i shouldn't say this, but..

FU*KKKK!!!!!!!!!! F*CKKKK!!!!!!!!!

and yes, that came from the very bottom of my heart.

books, books, books

god i'm so dying to read such an entertaining book. dunno why, but this semester is really tough. don't even have time go out and to meet friends. and to top of it all, i don't even have time to read books! goshh..

so what i did was just browsed around the net *as i always do* to find a couple of book reviews back in indonesia. just enter the author personal blog, and read the review here. can anyone send the book here to melbourne? ^-^

sheesh i so envy them for being such a good writer. i've been dying to write sumtin good all my life, but i just don't have the talent to write. not even on a simple thoughts. poor me. and now i realised that my english is getting worse, but ah well, i never speak, nor write, english that good either. >.<

these words...

these words have been running thru my head for these couple of days.

Ramma lamma lamma ka dingity ding da dong
Shoo bop shoo wadda wadda yippity boom da boom
Chang chang changity chang shoo bop
Yip da dip da dip shoo bop sha dooby do
Boogy boogy boogy boogy shooby sho wap sho wap
Sha na na na na na na na yippity dip da do
Ramma lamma lamma ka dingity ding da dong
Shoo bop shoo wadda wadda yippity boom sha boom
Chang chang changity chang shoo bop
Yip da dip da dip shoo bopp sha dooby do
Boogy boogy boogy boogy shooby sho wap sho wap
Sha na na na na na na na yippity dip da do
A womp bop a looma a womp bam boom

riddle riddle, it's actually came from a song. a very popular song from an oh-s0-glorious musical movie, back in late 1970s. can anyone notice what song, or what movie is this?

ok, off topic now. i finished my friggin' friendster assignment yesterday! woohoo! it's time now to celebrate myself a bit. goin out tonight, don't care where i'm gonna go and with who i'm going with. now i can have a chunk of my so-called self-freedomless (is that a word? lol) back.

LCD

do you know what my LCD laptop looks like? well, have a full eye on this picture! :">



yes, everyone, THAT is how my LCD looks like. my oh my.. hehehe. it has been going on quite long, maybe almost a year.. i tried to have it rapaired though. but this damn laptop required IDR 7 million (AUD $ 1200) to have it done. gawd where do i get that amount of money? so for the time being, i just have to enjoy my laptop this way. let's just say, seeing stuffs from another eyesight? =D

internet all over again.

heyhoo, i'm doing my assignment rite now (yep, the never ending list of assignment), and this is just a quick view on the internet. all are taken from my electronic society text book.

what hath the mouse wrought: the dystopian and utopian views of the internet.

the dystopian view is that the consequences have been bleak and the future trend is more dismal still. commercial nd technological forces are gaining control of the internet, individual users are prey to misinformation, deception, hucksters. the internet exposes users, and especially children, to violence, pornography, and the hate groups. lonely and outcast people are wasting their time in unreal relationship.

whilst the utopian view is looking at the how the internet provides an overwhelming potential for the development of liberating communities, exponential increases in human and social capital, and the achievement of each individdual's full democratic participation in every policy decision. in essence, utopian maintain that the internet is revolutionary, freeing people and groups to achieve finally an egalitarian, multi-media information society.

*source: the internet and everyday life, edited by barry wellman and caroline haythornthwaite, 2002.

IMO, i would say that internet brings neither good nor bad things. like how i see everything in life, i would say the usage of internet depends how you use it. it can be bad and good at the same time. eeekkk, confusing, i know.

but, are we or are we not living in the grey area? really, i never think in black and white anymore. all the facts in my life has made me think that life is nothing but a grey area (is it totally grey or is it full of spectrums?) eeekk, even more and more confusing, sorry.

sheesh this assignment. oh help me god. *fingers crossed, hoping some miracles*

piccies!

they say a picture worth a thousand words. here are few of the most representative pictures about the australian embassy (kuningan, jakarta) bombing. waddaya think?

BREAKING NEWS

Australian embassy has been bombed in Jakarta.

more news and updates here, here, and here.

i'm trying to get through detiknews though, but still failing until now. maybe the server is down due to a sudden rush of people getting through at the same time.

rape in cyberspace

so yea, i finally did my talk today on virtual community. well actually it's a must, since its a formal assessment in my issues in media communication class. *sigh*

so anyhoo, i did the rape in a cyberspace case study to analyse how a person can be involved in an online community. for me it's just so amazing to see how people are so serious on taking this particular issue into their account. have fun reading it, people! *as if!*

for you who haven't even given a shot to read the article, here's a lil idea of what the article really is about. it's about a story of mr. bungle and how he had raped few people in the chat room, the so-called "living room". he used the voodoo doll program to force few members to commit demeaning sexual act.
the debates from this case ranging from a formal social rules to the ethical codes needed in the chat room.
from this incident, it showed how individuals are affected by online community, and how societies are formed through their interactions.

so there, have a lil piece of my lovely presentation, ok? *devilish laugh*

my assignments update: philosophy politics' deliberative democracy: DONE.
issues in e-media reading journal: DONE
issues in e-media presentation on virtual community: DONE.
e-society's friendster: haven't even touched that. *sigh*

3 down, 1 more to go! *yaaaay! go meee, go meeee!*

*maaf, update kali ini benar-benar membosankan. these assignments are really dragging me off from my comfort zone, from my social life, and even from my shopping habit! these have gotta STOP!*

woohoo!

bloggin from my own laptop. with a brand new adsl connection. woohooo!!!

*congratulations, and celebrations... lallaaaalalaaaa* [noveau information riche mode, ON.] *blushed*

hidup=dua kutub bipolar?

hari ini, keponakanku 'datang' ke dunia. dia datang hanya untuk kembali. bahkan ia kembali sebelum ia sempat datang. kembali ke yang menciptanya.
Khaira Putri Indra kami beri nama ia.
hari ini ia 'lahir', untuk kemudian kami makamkan.. semoga ia langsung dapat beristirahat dengan tenang. mungkin ini yang terbaik. untuk dirinya, untuk kedua orang tuanya, dan untuk kami semua.

hari ini juga, dua orang sahabat berulangtahun. merayakan hari kelahirannya. yang satu malah lebih dari sahabat. walaupun tidak sedarah. selamat ulang tahun kepada mba hestia dan reza, dua orang yang telah sekian lama hidup di dunia ini.. mudah-mudahan tuhan terus memberkati dengan rezekinya masing-masing.. :)

hari ini, aku dibuat sadar. kalau hidup adalah dua buah kutub bipolar. atau bahkan lebih? hanya saja, aku belum sadar.

ruang dan waktu..

"yah, anakku baru saja pergi meninggalkanku," tangis pemuda itu dalam perjalanan pulang dari rumah sakit menuju rumahnya. sinyal handphone yang putus-putus membuat suara tangisnya semakin pilu. di sampingnya terduduk lesu istri yang sangat disayangi pemuda itu. setengah tidak percaya karena kemarin masih dirasanya hangat janin di perutnya. setengah tidak percaya karena suaminya masih bermain-main dengan janinnya, dan sang janin pun membalas dengan gerakan halusnya. setengah tidak percaya, karena ia telah kehilangan sesuatu bahkan sebelum ia memulai memeluknya, memegangnya, bahkan melihatnya.

sang ayah bergeming, tidak bergerak apalagi beranjak dari duduknya. sang ayah yang biasanya tegar itu menangis. menangis karena ia baru saja kehilangan calon cucu perempuan yang sangat diharapkannya itu. menangis karena istrinya sedang tidak ada di sampingnya. menangis, karena anak lelakinya menangis.

ayah itu, ayahku.
pemuda itu, abangku.

aku pun menangis. karena tidak bisa berbuat apa-apa. bahkan tidak bisa menghibur dengan sentuhan apalagi dengan pelukan. pun dengan tawa.
tapi, sejauh manakah tawa bisa menghibur? kalau bisa, aku pun ingin tertawa saat ini.

tapi aku tahu, kesedihan adalah tunggal. tidak bisa dibagi-bagi, maupun diseimbangi. tidak bisa diukur dengan keberadaan seseorang. apalagi hanya dengan keberadaanku.

tapi, aku ingin berada di sana.. setidaknya, untuk menunjukkan bahwa aku sayang, aku peduli..

andaikan manusia tidak dibatasi ruang dan waktu..

*innalillahi wa'innaillaihi raji'un untuk calon keponakan saya..
tapi hey, setidaknya aku punya satu keponakan yang insya allah sudah pasti masuk surga (meminjam istilah andrie, seorang sahabat-red)..

so dying.

who's dying? me. saya. moi. oh god.

yep, two 3000-words essays. one for philosophy politics and one for electronic society.
one 20-minutes presentation on issues in electronic media, presenting about virtual community.
and one reading journal, again on issues in electronic media, consists all the readings about cyborgs, genealogy, digital archives, and all those media isht.

all due next week. so who's dying? meeee!!! *and the crowds are clapping hands, celebrating one's end of life..*

quote of my day: "i'm a spoil brat, i'm rich, and i'm so damn proud of it." (or sumtin like that, i totally forgot what the real actual line is). --julie bergdoff, in bergdoff blondes by plum sykes.--

[nothing to write]

this internet connection really is pissing me off! it's getting suckier and suckier from time to time. i guess i really need that adsl connection coming up to my place. will call the telstra guy tomorrow. and if i don't receive the adsl starter pack by the day after tomorrow, i'm gonna give him an earful of mine. i wonder whether he could stand that. we'll see...

[menye2 mode, ON]
why am i missing my man so badly these couple of days? *sigh*
[/menye2 mode, OFF]

Internet Addiction Disorder (!!)*

internet addiction disorder is a psychological disorder which has distressing implication for one's psychological, physical, and social well-being. the symptoms are:

1. they build tolerance on the internet. that is, if they feel the need for more exposure to the internet in order to fell the same amount of satisfaction as with previous as with previous amounts of exposure.

2. they experience withdrawal symptoms after they stop using the internet (including the feelings of anxiety or obsessive thinking about what they are missing online).

3. they find themselves accessing the internet more than they intend to or they accsess it for longer periods of time than they intend to.

4. they have a desire to reduce or have been unsuccessful in reducing internet use.

5. they spend a good deal of time with activities related to the internet (buying internet-related books).

6. they neglect to attend to social, occupational, or recreational activities beacuse of the internet.

7. they continue to use the internet despite and obvious problem with their health, relationship, job, or mental health because of their internet use. *

* taken from Online Communication, linking Technology, Identity and Culture, by Wood n Smith, NJ, 2001.

how many question did you say "YES" to the questions above? it's funny how i didn't say "YES" to any of the questions. however i must admit that i'm such an internet addict. still in a good way though *self defence mechanism, ON* :D

i would say i only addicted to the internet in a good way because, after stuck in this goddamned house because of this stewpid sickness for about a week, i still miss my real life. i miss going out, i miss the weather ( i supposedly celebrate this spring weather), i miss everything. even i miss my school. shhesssh... oh well, i guess i'm just a bit exaggerating here.

quote of my day: hey! this is marge simpsons! @@@@:-D

sickness vs boredom.

this sickness is not getting any better. some said it's got worsen bcuz of my boredom, and some said it's simply bcuz i'm so stressed out about my school n tasks. i would say, B O T H. *sob*

and yes, life really is boring around here. am i just bored, or am i such a boring person? oh god.

ps: misery does love company. so let's join this world, my world, of misery. who'd like to be my company??

quote of my day: "joey doesn't share fooooddd!!" -joey tribbiani-