Day 8: Things you don't leave the house without

Okay, Okay. Since I am wayyy left behind, I will catch up.

Things I don't leave the house without. Easy.
Wallet.
My Blackberry.
Keys.
Well, those are three crucial stuffs I should bring.

But, if I feel incomplete if I don't bring these.
Tissue.
iPod.
Novel.
Snacks.

Day 7: Favorite Movies and TV Series

Flinstone days have passed and I am back on 2012 era with not-so-fast Internet! Yeay!

I celebrate this newborn day with blogging.

I know, I know, it has been long time.

I still remember I promised myself to strictly follow #30DaysBloggingChallenge, but the temptation to re-read my novels is greater than that.

So, let me finish what I started.

30 Days Blogging Challenge.

Day 7: Favorite Movies and TV Series.

Well, I tend not to be picky when it comes to watching movies, except those cheap soap operas, of course.

But I am a big fan of thriller and romantic comedy.

Contradictory?

Perhaps I am.

And here are the list of my favorite movies all the time (favorite is not in order):

Liam Neeson. I've never seen unsatisfying movie when he takes role in it. Taken is one of the movies I always recommend to friends when they want to watch high quality movie. Briefly about a dad who devotes all his energy to save a daughter that is kidnapped by some Albanian human traffickers. The movie is full of actions, yet heartwarming plot is still tucked between. 

Taken 2 will be released in the movie at the end of this year. Yippie!

I can be cheesy sometimes (well, I lie. I am cheesy all the time =P)

One quote I remember from this movie:

"Love is like the wind. You can't touch it, but you can feel it"

Tells about a popular guy who eventually falls in love with an old-fashioned girl. The ending is totally sad. The lead female dies because of cancer. I know the story is too common, but still, I burst into tears watching it.

I like twisted stories, when the audience are led into point A, whereas the real is point B. And this is one of the most genius movies I've ever watched. The chronology of US president shooting is exposed through 8 different stories from 8 different people nearby to finally find the real shooter. 

Another twisted movie! But this one is 'seasoned' with a little bit spooky plot. I did not expect the ending. At all. Because the story leads us to believe Leonardo Dicaprio is trapped. But the truth is....

All I can say, if you like thriller movie, you should watch it!

I did cry a lot watching this move. Adapted from novel written by Stephen King. That legendary author. Tells about a gentle giant prisoner with supernatural powers, who brings a sense of spirit and humanity to his guards and fellow inmates. Three hours is enough for you to shed your tears.

Another movie of Mr. Neeson, which is awesomely played. The movie is a little bit long, but worth to watch. You'll feel the anger, the sadness, the romance and the pity, all in one 3-hours movie. It was first released on 1998. But Hollywood re-make it with Anne Hathaway, Russel Crowe, Hugh Jackman and Amanda Seyfried. I can't hardly wait for this remake!

Last one to describe. The Butterfly Effect. Twisted story, again. Just watch. The plot is beyond imagination. 

But just watch with Ashton Kutcher in it. Not that I'm such a hunk-fan, but the first version is the best.

And other movies:

Kung Fu Panda

Up

The Vow

Sex and the City

Bruce Almighty

You Again

This Means War

Harry Potter Series

And for TV Series.

Harsh comments can easily come out from my mouth when I am watching Indonesian TV Series. Not that I am not nationalistic, but those are only trashes. The stories are just too narrow, too common, too... They are just showing how moron the roles are. Sorry for being harsh. Although not all Indonesian TV Series are that bad. Note that.

So, instead of wasting my time watching Indonesian, I prefer watching US's. 

And the most favorite TV EVER, according to me is...

GREY'S ANATOMY

I've been following this TV series since season 1. And now it's already Season 9. And now I am already TOO attached with this TV series and its characters.

It is an American TV medical drama, premiered on ABC. Grey's Anatomy focuses on the fictional lives of surgical interns, residents and attending in fictive hospital Seattle Grace Mercy West, in Seattle. 

Each new episode is getting attracting and can literally hypnotize you with the stories.

Here are the characters:

Won't tell you one by one.

Recently, I had my heart broken because one of my favorite characters, Lexie Grey, is dead due to plane crash. And later on, her fictive soul mate, Mark Sloan, my McSteamy, follows Lexie to die too. This plane crash has led into lots of troubles. Lots and lots. Derek Shepherd's hand may not fully function again, Cristina Yang has more severe PTSD (she has PTSD during the shooting in Season 6), and Arizona Robbins loses her leg. Dammit.

I have become too attached to GA. I mean it. Too attached.

I burst into tears when Lexie dies and I was exaggeratedly glad when Meredith Grey is finally getting her baby, Zola Grey-Shepherd. 

I mostly remember all the scenes in each episodes.

And I even can watch the old seasons again and again.

And because of GA, I almost took medical school to be a surgeon.

Crazy much? I think so.

That's when you attached so much, you think that they are real =P

Here is the latest trailer for Season 9:

Anyway, that's it for today.

See you in another post! :)

Day 6: These amazing people

Well, this is one of my favorite part of #30DaysBloggingChallenge and of course this is gonna be another long post! :)

I have been living in Malaysia for more than 4 years now. Living independently always teaches you something. One of them is finding good friends, and probably if you're lucky, friends for life.

Angela Natalia Nurdin, Ribka Julia, and Michelle Sufian were considered as my first friends in Malaysia. We had the same flight to Kuala Lumpur on July 1st, 2008, together with other new students from our agent.

-Michelle Sufian-

I always love Icel's smile. Honest and sweet. Just like her. I somehow adore how she handles herself, in a way that people see her as naive yet mature girl.

-Ribka Julia-

I probably have mentioned Ika many times in blog, facebook and tumblr. As you know. She's like my better half. My twin sister. Believe it or not, we have MANY similarities in life. It is gonna be a long boring post if I share our stories here. Therefore, we compiled our stories in our blog, Twin Musketeers. :)

-Angela Natalia-

Lia is more like a little sister I never had. But don't get wrong. Even though she has tiny teeny short body and used to be called 'sekya' (means little kid), she has unpredictable yet mature thoughts. Every time I need to put my logic back and be pampered at the same time, she's one of the people I seek.

Later on, we knew more people from Indonesia. Not that we were racist, but somehow we got easily close to people with same language. I knew Margaret Churchill and Sylvia Lautan, my two other sisters from Pekan Baru and Sherli Kusuma Dewi, from Aceh.

-Sylvia Lautan-

One of many things I remember from her is when she scolded me every time I put my elbow on the table during eating. Honestly I still do not know why I was not allowed to put my elbow, but since she sometimes could be a scary witch, I chose to obey her rule. =P And other things, we used to eat 2 portion of Indomie with rice for our dinner. Crazy, yes?

-Margaret Churchill-

My polar bear. We've experienced too many things, bitter and sweet, together until I can't remember any of it. One thing about Gibon is she has a very big heart. I have once made a totally unforgivable mistake, yet still she still can accept me as her best friend, without remembering my mistake.

-Sherli Kusuma Dewi-

THE BRIDE! Sherli is gonna be the first bride in our gank. She's going to marry her 9-years-older boyfriend this December in Aceh. I can't wait for her wedding!

As time went by, we graduated from college and started our uni life. Sherli, Ika, and Icel chose to go back to Indonesia, Epi took degree in Victoria University, while Lia, Gibon and I enrolled to Monash. Science major led me knowing more Indonesian people who took the same school with me, which later on became my close friends in Monash, 7/7.

That was us, in Monash Ball 2011, Indonesian gank who always made fun and chaos in laboratory.

-Elvis Leo-

-Cassandra Jayanthy-

Sandra & Elvis, my favorite silly couple. Sandra was one of the persons whom I relied on when I broke up with my first ex. Having coincidentally similar love stories somehow brought us closer. I was truly happy when she finally got over her jerk ex and chose Elvis, which hopefully was a better guy for her.

-Willy Ericko-

He's such a heartthrob, yes? Too bad he is comparable with ice, cold and rigid. If I say he is a serial murderer, people will easily believe. But as we got closer, the clown side of himself appeared. Often he made me laugh for simple reasons, such as he mistakenly thought that ear was nose and vice versa. He easily blushes when he is embarrassed and his ear becomes red and literally warm.

And there is Dedek, my another-little-sister. She is like cotton candy, colourful, sweet and naive. But she can also be fierce and strong at the same time. A good lab partner and Grey's Anatomy fans.

-Novita Indawati-

I still remember how silly I was for hating Stella because she just coincidentally has same name with someone I hate. Cold and quiet were the impression I got when I first knew her. But she turned out to be one of my best friends, who I can lean on every time I need someone. Smart and humble there is. And oh yeah, dancer and could be make-up guru too. :)

-Stella Amanda-

-Sherley Anastasia Kuncoro-

My hedon-and-shopping mate, my study buddy and my artsy sister. I always thought Ley is one of the people who just got into wrong course. As I was told, she always dreamed to be an artist, but she took Biomedical instead. We used to study together during exams, from morning to late night. The burden of exams seemed a little bit lifted when studying with her. Not that she taught me or disturbed me, but knowing that you had someone, as stressed as you are, just simply made you thinking, "You're Not Alone".

Paula and Nukke sometimes joined our circle of friends. Nukke with her childish smile and Ola with her eagerness of having fun. Nukke and I are like mother and daughter. Of course I am the mother since I am way bigger and taller than her. =P. And when there is Ola, there will be no quiet place. Everything will turn into fun when she's around.

-Nukke Adrianty-

-Paula Jonaso-

And apart from school, thank God I found my other best friends.
Let's start from my so-called-big-sister, Jetink.

-Alvianie Jessyca Sutikno-

I've been screening all her photos and decided she looked most beautiful in this photo.
I don't have big sister, who scolds me when I do something wrong and pampers me when I am down. Since I'm kinda older than the rest, I am mostly placed as big sister. But since I know her, I do know what it feels like to have big sister.
There she is, on the most right, white shirt and wearing glasses. She might be toughest girl among us. But she also knows how to cook and knit. Special? Yeah, I guess so. Despite all her (often) unstable emotion, she is a great friend, a lovely sister, a cruel mocker and an independent woman.

And here are my so-called-brothers, who live in Markas B-02-02. Their place is forcefully used for our base-camp. We used to watch movie, study, cook and even get wasted in this place. =P

-David Nugraha Santosa-

I hate to say that this guy is much younger than me, but he graduated faster. Shoot. He now lives in London, taking MBA and keeps forcing me to follow him. I want to, Vid. But fate tells me not to. =P
He sometimes acts like a little kid, wandering around, playing online games and doing something stupid.

-Ivan Reynard Hendrata-

As he always tells us, "I was born good looking," You look good here, Van.
I am pretty sure his photo will be published in Forbes 20 years from now. Classic, he is smart AND diligent. What a great combination, right? In addition, he is funny and caring. I was having good times studying as well as playing with him. He is the one I look into every time laziness comes around and he also the one I seek every time I need to get refreshed. His widely-mouthed-laughs never fails to make me laugh. =P

And Topel.

-Christofel Wong-

For the record, I am not the only one who is scared of this guy. His face always reminds me of Frankenstein, in a better shape. Right? Or am I the only one who thinks that?
Apart from his face, he is a caring person. He is the one I can talk about everything. He is the one who always listen to my trashy talking. One thing I am always being reminded about: fast calculation. Topel is like walking calculator. He might chewed part of calculator when he was young. Idk.

And lastly, my travel mate & my so-called-private-photographer =P, Syl.
I once read somewhere, when you already find your travel mates, don't let them go. My friends here are such great travel mates because we have similar traveling styles.
Usually, Syl and I are the ones who are most excited when it comes to holiday. I plan the itinerary and do the budgeting, while he calculates the routes, finds transportation and of course, takes pictures =P. If you happen to visit my travel blog, Moments Capturer, his name is always mentioned because yeah, we're always together in any trips. I could say Syl is someone that is a little bit hard to understand. His thought is so unique till I sometimes can't understand.

-Sylfester Arian Gunawan-

Besides them, I am also very close to this guy, Richard.
I could say, he is the male-version of me. Talkative, sensitive, love eating and caring. Similarities between us somehow brings us closer. He often understands me because somehow he thinks exactly the way I think.

And there are also my kokohs :3

-Kristoforus Rusli-

-Yohan Marselinus-

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-Evelyn Chong-

If eve is described analogically, I will choose little angel. She's like an angel who brings gifts from heaven. She changes my thoughts about how I see God gradually with her advice :)

And dimpled snowman, Erick.

Wait.
Too many people already and you feel bored?
Don't worry, there are only two left. The two persons who I just met and knew recently but left meaningful footprint in my head.

-Velia Hartono-

My ex-housemate in B-09-02. Looked quiet and arrogant from first impression, yet warm and talkative after you get closer to her.

Last person mentioned in this post.

Andriy.

-Andriyawan Sasmita-

Om Ganteng. 

Admired by teenagers (a.k.a my brother's girl friends). 

whom I just knew last month but honestly I had a good time having conversation and jokes with him.

Since he is the last person I mention, I am gonna give you a little bit surprise

Yes. That's him couple years ago, when he was still out of his mind. =P

FIUH.
Finally, after stalking my friends' facebook page to find perfect photos of themselves and digging memories about them, this LONG post is finished.
And I can proudly say, I LOVE YOU GUYS.

Day 5: My role model

One word.
MY MOM.

She was my role model. Ever.
I found that she is the strongest woman in the whole world and I truly adore her.

No words can explain how great she is and how I want to as strong, as skillful, as patient and as great as she is. :)

Day 4: My first.

Wow, this is going to be a real long post, I warn you before.

My real first kid love is my primary school class mate, PWS (real name is hidden to protect his privacy), since I was in love with him for about 5 years. We were super childish back then, liked each other but did not have the courage to even talk. :)

And for those who know me, you obviously know this guy.
MACP.
My first boyfriend.

well, I kinda don't care if he HAPPENS to see this.

We knew each other when we were in first grade of junior high school, 9 years ago. I was almost late on my first day of junior high and after being scolded by the principal for not knowing the location of my class, I accidentally tripped on my feet in front of him. And I was like wanting to punch him on the face when he was laughing at me with his haha-another-clumsy-stupid-girl grin face.

But who expected I could not erase his face from my head since then?

We became close friends because of the seating arrangement. I sat in front of him. I didn't know what led us, but he and I became partners-in-crime, brother-and-sister, gossip-mates or whatever-you-name-it-relationship. He called me everyday and I became one of his close friends instantly. Of course, people thought we were an item because when there was me, there would be him next to me and vice versa.

I hated to say this, but my feeling was getting stronger each day to him. Yet, he still didn't realize it. He was kind of a guy who liked girls easily and well, I guess that was my bad luck, he told me about every girls he chased. I was crankily irritated every time he complimented a girl, and even when he asked me to introduce him to one of my girl friends. I was like, what-the-hell, did you see me?!

Not only from the girls that he chased and the girls who chased him, there was another obstacle, which was his ex. His ex was kinda type of elegant and calm girl, which was definitely the opposite of me. And there was this special girl who was not only smart, beautiful, elegant and also ladylike, but also liked him too.
Was that too pathetic for me?

He sought for me every day, but it seemed like I was invisible in front of him.

End of March, I was too tired fixing my heart every time he unconsciously broke it. I decided to keep a distance with him. And the turning point was when after study tour, I was close to somebody else.

Again, who expected he suddenly realized that it was ME that he liked all this time?

In short, after a long confession between me and him, we finally were an item on 21 April 2003 and to be honest, I had a 6-wonderful-years-relationship with him, with its ups and downs. Well, mostly ups. :)

He was the one I was looking for. He had all the characters of man I wanted to grow old with.
He was the one I could tell everything to. He was the only guy I trusted. He was my everything. And he was practically my life.

One of the things that bound us together was our imagination.
I always smile every time I remember how we imagined our life in the future. We prepared names for our children - Anyelir and Adrian (I probably will still use these names for my future children =P), we imaginably designed our future house and how we spent every morning with our children.

I could arrogantly say that many people envied us and our relationship.
Our good friends even delegated themselves for helping us in our wedding day. lol.

I've talked too much, I know.
So, in short, finally, after spending 6 years together, we graduated from high school, which means, we welcomed to ourselves to long-distance-relationship gank. I enrolled to college in Malaysia and he went to Australia. We fully understood that this was going to be difficult. But we did believe in true love and distance was just there to strengthen the relationship.
But, we were wrong. Completely wrong.

The first semester went, well, not that well, but it could still be considered fine. We went through such a difficult time adjusting the condition, from meeting-face-to-face-everyday to chatting-via-msn. At that time, I had not had built-in camera in my laptop and my internet connection was face-scratchingly slow, and plus, no bbm/whatsapp. But we made it through the first semester.

But then, the condition was getting worst on the second semester. I was busy with my assignments and new friends, and so was he. Our relationship became colder and colder. And without I knew, he was close to someone initialed S and here, in Malaysia, I became closer to somebody else.
And there you went, without realizing it, in one click, he slipped away from my life.

25 July 2009, he broke up with me.
I felt like my whole world was falling apart. I could not breath. I could not live.
There was tons of stones stuck into my heart. What I could do was crying, hoping that the burdens were carried away with the tears. But it failed. Every time I tried to breath, the burdens were just doubled and doubled.

I was crying everywhere. In my room, in the lecture hall, in front of vincci, in the bus station. Practically everywhere. I could not stand the pain he caused. I'd prefer having my bones broken than my heart broken.

My good friends here were so afraid I would commit suicide, so they stayed 24/7 by my side. They never left me alone. So, in this post, I would like to thank Angela Natalia, Margaret Churchill and Sylvia Lautan, for always being by my side when my world seemed like falling apart. :)

And if you asked how I am doing with this guy, I would say, "I don't know".
After our break up, couple months later, he deleted and blocked my from facebook, msn and skype. I sent him two emails, wishing him happy birthday, but he never replied. I once tried to call his cellphone, but he didn't answer. So, yeah. I don't know where on earth he is now.

Three years has passed and he still occupies a little corner of my heart.
I don't have any feeling to him now, but somehow, my unconscious mind still loves him, just like it did 9 years ago.

If you happens to read this blog, which I'm pretty sure you won't give a damn to even stalk me in the first place, I hope you are now open to have a friendship with me. :)

Day 3: What makes me happy

So, it is already the third day of #30 Days Blog Challenge. If you miss this, you can read my post here.

What makes me happy.

Well, honestly I am a person who is easily pleased.
One thing I find myself a little bit weird is consistency makes me happy. Even if the situation is not going well.
As long as it is consistent, I'll be pleased.
But, that's from a deep perception.

Let's talk about from common perception.
What makes me happy:
Watching movies with my friends in markas.
Cooking with my friends.
Traveling with my friends.
Simply, everything that has something to do with my friends.
Eating chocolate ice cream while gossiping with my mom late at night.
Japanese food.
Good music.
Playing trombone and performing in orchestra.
Durian!
Rain (but I obviously don't like to get wet)
Creambath
My mom's cooking!
The smell of dry cleaned bed sheet
Sleeping with my brother
Fast internet
New episode of Grey's Anatomy
INDOMIE!
New videos of Wong Fu Production

I am going to update this list once I get the idea. :)

Gotta go!

Day 2: My sibling

Day 2 of #30 Days Blog Challenge.

I have two blogs in total, but as long as I remember, I haven't mentioned about my little brother much.
So, this is the right time to introduce you my super little brother, Reinhardt Avila.

He has a complete package of a great brother anybody can have. He protects me like my dad will do. He loves me like my boyfriend will do. He cheers me up like my friends will do. And yet, he is still my 'slave' because he is much younger than me. Lol.

I was almost six years old when he was born. Since I was three years old, I kept asking my parents to give me a little brother/sister. I still remember how I was imagining the way God gave me sibling. It was like a very bright light penetrated into my mom's tummy. That's my thought of having a younger sibling.
I was super naive back then =P

We almost never fight. Even if we fight, it will only last for around 1 hour. It is either me or him that will apologize first. We almost share everything, except underwear of course. But unluckily, he gets my second stuffs most of the time. Hahaha.

I still remember, when we were kids, we created such stupid games. Like, Jinny oh Jinny. In this game, we were sitting face to face and talking to the table between us. We imagined the table was a genie. We pretended asking for food or drink and voila! The food was 'imaginably' provided.
Another game, we were running around the house with pulling up our pants.

And when rain came and the lightning stroke, we were hiding under our thick blanket and imagining if there was earthquake and lighting striking. Well, it was fun!

He has now grown up as a young man. Independent, responsible, patient, caring, smart, religious, loving, stingy (=P) and fun.
But for me, he is still my little brother whom I need to protect. Every second.

I love you Onyek!

Day 1: Self introduction, with recent photo and 20 interesting facts

Yes. I have been waiting to write this up, even though I know most of you have already known these facts since I am quite predictable =P.

Self introduction.
Okay. My full name is Maria Eleonora Nadya Karina. I somehow fancy my name. It is simple and easy to remember, yet meaningful and beautiful.
Chinese Indonesian, but can't speak any Chinese languange.
Recently I am just graduated from Monash University as Bachelor of Food Science and Technology.
I am talkative (even sometimes I talk too much until people are annoyed), cheerful, friendly, deep thinker, forgetful, loyal, extrovert, good listener and sensitive.

I just had my hair chopped off this week. Kinda bored with long hair, but now I regret I had it chopped.
I look like member of F4 now, since my hair is not that easily styled. Blah. I just hope it grows faster than it usually does.

And here we go, 20 interesting facts about me:

1. I always chew my medicine pills or capsules before swallowing them. I know they are damn bitter, but I just can't swallow them directly.
2. I was born as a very small skinny baby, but now I grow up...chubby. 
3. I have never used contact lenses because my eyes are so highly sensitive.
4. Power Rangers are my heroes. I've always been dreaming of becoming ranger pink, until now.
5. I can sing a song without knowing the whole part, only by listening to the first few second of the song. But strangely, this can only work well for Church's songs.
6. When I was still a fetus, my mom was told by a priest that I was a boy because this priest foresaw me as a mischievous little kid. And he was partly correct, I was born as a girl, but I was as mischievous as any other little boys.
7. My mom was almost having baby (which was me) in the car, on the way to the hospital.
8. Believe it or not, my life is briefly repeated every three years.
9. I had my head and chin sutured 3 times, my elbow fractured and my face scarily scratched and ripped all within 2 years.
10. Every time I wake up, I rub my face repeatedly and this habit is contagiously copied by my brother.
11. I am a cry-baby. I easily cry over simple matters, like birthday surprise from my friends.
12. I name almost all of my gadgets.
13. I love writing. I have been writing stories and novels since I was in 4th grade of primary school, but I never finish any.
14. When I like a guy, I tend to be less talkative.
15. I believe that by listening to the songs that remind you of something bad over and over again, your broken heart can be healed, slightly.
16. I can be categorized as Banana, meaning I am Chinese but English educated and I barely follow Chinese tradition.
17. I slept during watching Fast and Furious and Avatar.
18. When I am tipsy, I tend to be silent. But when I am drunk, I will screw anything nearby and laugh for no reason.
19. I can't take a nap around Maghrib time, because my mood will be just dropped. I haven't discovered why.
20. I snore and sometimes talk in my sleep.

FIUH.

I spent almost 4 hours finding these facts. 

Does that mean I don't know myself that well or aren't I interesting?

Gotta go, and see you tomorrow with day 2 blog challenge! :)

30 Days Blog Challenge

It is time to make up with my dear forgotten blog.

I randomly viewed some blogs on the internet and I was interested doing this 30 Days Blog Challege, posted by Vivie (find her blog here).

What is 30 Days Blog Challenge?
It is just a small project for amateur bloggers so that they (well, we) can post our writings on regular basis, if you follow this challenge. Basically, I need to share 30 different 'stories', based on the challenge.
And here we go!
Day 1: Self-introduction, with recent picture and 20 interesting facts.
Day 2: Your sibling(s).
Day 3: What makes you happy.
Day 4: Your first love and your story.
Day 5: Your role model.
Day 6: List down close friends in Malaysia and short words about them.
Day 7: Favorite movies and TV shows.
Day 8: Things you don't leave the house without.
Day 9: Place(s) you have ever been to and where else you want to travel.
Day 10: Your dream wedding and future children's names
Day 11: Your opinion about your body and how comfortable and uncomfortable you are with it.
Day 12: Your ideal husband (but don't get too dreamy!)
Day 13: Things you are afraid of.
Day 14: Post a photo of you at the moment (don't try to tidy yourself up!)
Day 15: A picture of you last year - how much have you changed?
Day 16: Unforgettable moments.
Day 17: Guilty pleasure.
Day 18: Favorite music.
Day 19: Five strengths and weaknesses each.
Day 20: Biggest disappointment.
Day 21: Hidden talents.
Day 22: Put your iPod on shuffle, first 10 songs.
Day 23: Favorite food.
Day 24: What stresses you out?
Day 25: What are you thinking right now?
Day 26: Songs that have hidden stories behind.
Day 27: Nicknames.
Day 28: Something you wonder "What if...?" about.
Day 29: What do you see in yourself in the next 10 years?
Day 30: A picture of yourself this day and 5 good things that happened since you started the challenge.

Hosh hosh.
It took quite a long time to set this challenge up. I even needed to ask Christofel's help because I am stuck at this. =P

And here we go, Nadya's 30 Days Blog Challenge!

Bye Monash! :)

SO MUCH TO WRITE!

I cheated on this blog with my travel blog recently. Hahaha. Sorry, bro.
It feels like when I am about to write here, all the deep thoughts are just coming out from my head.
However, what I needed in the couple last days was happy thoughts.
So, sorry. I am now back to this blog.

Anyway, the biggest news is TODAY IS MY LAST DAY OF EXAMINATION IN BACHELOR DEGREE.
For God's sake. Akhirnya gue sampe juga di titik ini. Di titik dimana lu jadi semi-pengangguran. Kenapa pengangguran? Karena gue belom dapet official result gue. Masih ada kemungkinan ngulang next sem (choi-choi-choi *ketok kayu*), walaupun kemungkinannya kecil. Amen.

Temen-temen gue yang lain kaya Jetink, Lia, Ley, Ivan ma Richard udah kelar beberapa hari sebelom gue. Dan begitu gue tanya mereka gimana rasanya setelah ngerjain exam terakhir, katanya... rasanya beda.
It was a different freedom that they felt. I could not feel it till I experienced it myself.
Tapi, begitu keluar dari exam hall, all I felt was... disappointment. Subject terakhir gue adalah Food Microbiology. Dibilang susah, ya susah. Soalnya mesti ngapalin nama-nama microorganisms dan spoilage on food dan food borne illness. Muter-muter dan mejret. But I studied and memorized them, with all brain capacity that I had. But, it turned out, soalnya beda banget dari yang gue bayangin. Bisa sih, tapi nggak gitu yakin dan I'm pretty sure I won't score high in this subject. Padahal gue aim minimal D. Tapi pupus sudah harapan gue. :(

Dan, pas gue sampe rumah, David (remember my good friend), bbm gue dan ngabarin kalau nanti jam 12 ini dia bakal off to London buat ambil master dia. Rasanya, campur aduk. Gue berasa waktu jalan tu udah kaya  Speedy Gonzales (inget kan tokoh mini toons yang larinya kaya flash?). Rasanya gue belom sempet napas dan menikmati hari-hari gue sama temen-temen gue, tiba-tiba aja gue udah harus pisah.

To be honest, I am having a hard time now.

Gue kelar ujian tanggal 19, dan bakal berangkat ke Tioman tanggal 22 malem. Jadi practically gue cuma dua setengah hari buat farewell sama temen-temen science gue (Sandra, Elvis, Willy, Novita, Nukke), Gibon, Richard, Evelyn, Kris, Velia dan entah siapa lagi. Karena tanggal 26, most of them udah ciao semua.

Shoot.

Perpisahan nggak pernah enak yah?

Dan gue dari kemaren udah ngebayangin gimana sedihnya pisah sama mereka. Mereka yang tiap hari nemenin gue, bikin gue ngakak, ngehibur gue kalo lagi sedih, ato simply be there for me, harus mau nggak mau melangkahkan kaki dari hidup gue.

Tau sih, kita harus keluar dari comfort zone supaya lebih mature lagi. Tapi berat cuy.

Ah, udah lah. nggak ada gunanya galau-galau juga kan? Just enjoy my time with them :)

Here is a short movie about my university, Monash University :)