Blame The Books, Angie!

I have been neglecting this blog for almost fourteen days, I have been a passive girl with 'oh-I-couldn't-care-more' acts throughout this week, I have been blah blah blah you name it, my beloved blogger friends! My Dad bought bunch of new books for me, that's why. Of course, his princess couldn't resist her new books as usual and the result, read the list I wrote above. Blame the books ya!? *wink*

 

Drunk with books

And folks, forget this books thingy for a moment, I did something fun last week. Since, I love to read historical stories, one day accidentally, a book with Russian background 'fell' into my lap (don't ask me how, books always have their own way to embrace me lol). After finished with that book, I suddenly felt so interested towards Russian stuff, and here I am now, fully capable to read Russian alphabets (just the alphabets OK, I haven't memorize many vocabularies yet) after few days of struggles! Oh well, I told you, I have no further intention to be serious with Russian language. It's just a hobby you know (to learn new languages), strange but positive hobby to be precise :)

 

I used many papers to practice Russian language, global warming :(

Zdravstvuytye means anyeong-haseyo means hello ha ha ha...

Lastly, I want to wish you a happy and blessed weekend!

Without Him

I was chatting with my Sonsaengnim via Blackberry Messenger back then, I found a quite shocking realization that I never recognized before.

Ssm: 백화점 가요? (Go to the mal?)

Me: 안가, 아빠 없어! (Not go, Daddy isn't around!) 

Ssm: 슬퍼하지마,그냥 백화점 동생이랑 가, Strabucks 가보자! (Don't be sad, just go with your siblings, try to go to Starbucks too!)

Me: 아빠 없으면, 어딜가든,행복수없어! (If there's no Daddy, wherever I go, I can't be happy!) 

That's true, what I said in the last line, I wasn't really think if I could answered her with that kind of reply. You know, I just found it was so right. Every week I go to the mal with Daddy, I always think I'm happy cause of the outings, cause he allows me to buy bunch of new books, cause he takes me to the cinema, cause he buys me treats that I like. But today, without him besides me and I did exactly the same outing rituals, I felt totally hubbub. And with what I said to my Sonsaengnim before, I realized, it's not about the outing that we do every week that make me happy, but it's because of his existence around me. It's because of him, his smiles, his warmth, his affection that really matter for me all of this time, yet I never realize until this day came. Ha! How fool of me :'( I really wanna hug him tight when he come home next Monday and show how much I love him.

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Okay now, it has been while since my last post, how're you doing? I was quite busy with school stuffs and I've been a total slacker, so I didn't touch either my notebook nor computer throughout this week. Instead, I always lied down lazily with bunch of books during my spare-times. Anyway, after a hard time coaxing myself to update this blog today, I finally here to tell about my outing last week.

  

We went to Grand Indonesia

 

    

Pic of my Mum and Dad, do you realize my Mum's new hair?

 

The first place I stepped in was, Kinokuniya Bookstore :P

The books, I bought with my CNY money :)

Dad bought Crocs, a pair for each of his girls :)

 

We also visited Blitz-Megaplex to watch movie

Views of Blitz-Megaplex, which happened to be the biggest cinema in Indonesia

We actually planned to see this movie

 

Until this baby crying in horror, but still Dad already bought the tickets -_-

 

So, we Daddy and Mommy met at Marche Swiss Market, hence Chelsea didn't go with us to watch the movie, she was shopping with Mum instead :)

I took a chance to pick Swiss food, I chose Rosti (kind of potato dish)

The movie ended around 6.30 PM, we went to The Coffee Bean after that :)

 

 My evening beverage before back to home :)

I miss my Daddy so much now, but you all enjoy your weekend! God bless you ^_^

Our Last Outing Before CNY

Our last outing before CNY was on Taman Anggrek Mal (TAM). My Mum happened to search for our CNY outfits there because many outfits were on sale.

Had a luncheon first at Padang Restaurant

Whereas me, I walked alone by myself. I was hunting a pressie for Ilona (her birthday was last week) and visited Gramedia Bookstore to buy some novels. Oh, I also went to Honeymoon Dessert (note, I've been craving for glutinous rice with vanilla sauce throughout a month).

I gave this (plus a pencil-case) for Ilona :)

I bought Minx by Julia Quinn and Prince Charming by Julie Garwood, I finished Minx 2 days ago

Heaven X)~

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My drawings update:

 

Yep, I drew so many stuffs these days :)

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Lastly, since today is CNY, I want to say Happy Chinese New Year for those who celebrate! Gong Xi Fa Cai, wish you many lucks for this Rabbit Year :) I didn't take many photos today, I was focusing my eyes on Angbao :P

 

I'm so happy as I received many $$$ today ;P

Gram's Birthday and Few Updates

So, I supposed to post this subject since last week, but due to my business I should regretfully postponed this post. My Gram's (my Mum's Mum) birthday was celebrated last Sunday with whole family at Coca Suki Steamboat Restaurant. My Gram is a talkative one, just like another Grams, but I love the way she expresses her affection to me and I like to be cuddled embarrassing. I'm her first grandchild, I spent many days of my childhood at her house, and before I born she really hoped for a safe arrival of me (I should have an elder brother but my Mum was miscarried). Thus, I constantly happy to be around her (I even wanted to move to her house, if only I can). My Gram's birthday date always confusing me, she follows Chinese calendar which I have no idea about :-/ But Happy Belated Birthday, Gram!

Entrance of the restaurant

 

My Mum's elder brother already booked a VIP room

The room with 15 people capacity, my family arrived first

 

Never forget to take a pic :-/

 

And finally the room became so crowded after everybody arrived

 

My Gram with her children, my Mum is the only daughter and also middle child, my Gong-gong already died since my Mum was only a kid

Me, Gram, and Mum ;)

 

Waiting for the steamboats

Yeriel, Chelsea, and Alfredo

 

Sergio with Fay, do you notice that Fay had half Chinese half Indonesian face? That's because my Mum's elder brother married an Indonesian (Sundanese) woman 

Yeriel, my Mum's younger brother's son

 

Antics? :P

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A few updates for this week:

1.) I got 94 for Physics Essay and 92 for Social Test.

2.) Passed violin test smoothly last Thursday. 

3.) Currently in a lazy mood.

4.) Fun hang-out with bestie, Silvie, to a bookstore and game-center.

Me and her :D

6.) Dad bought a remote-controlled Helicopter.

"Above 14 years!" My brother was so annoyed when I coaxed him lol

7.) Dad bought 40-inch 3D LCD with white rack for attic room.

My eyes often spoiled by technology and books :'(

8.) Finished 2 novels, left 1 novel unread for this week

 

The Secret by Julie Garwood, story setting in Scotland year 1200

 

*Picture not mine* Borrowed this book at Library, about Chinese who moved to NYC

 

Left unread due to religion issue and personal sights, The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

9.) Watched The Way Back movie, alone.

 

Alone :)~

10.) Dad always cough lately, I'm afraid, it's because of his bad smoking habit :'(

Happily

I was so busy during these days. Many things happened. Many tasks came. Many tests are waiting. But..., I still happily did my routine today with a cheerful manner. Thanks God for that :) Oh, anyway, Book-Week started from this day until 20 January on my school. This year theme is TWIST (Tune in Wonderful Inspiring Story) and our main story is Oliver Twist (last year we got Three Cups of Tea). What is Book-Week?

We usually have Silent Suspense Reading time for 15 minutes, but on Book-Week occasion we should read at total 30 minutes per day!

 

I used this book for TWIST time, a historical romance by Johanna Lindsey

A few famous book-stores (for example, Times and Paperback) also participated, so there were a few stalls at the main chapel of our school. I'm so happy to see many books inside but I should save my money since Dad will go for business trip tomorrow. He left money to me and Chelsea, because our Mama is so pelit wor, stingy! (I don't lie, may ask all people here). Anyway, school is getting heavier now since grade 9 will have national exams from government by the end of April. And the material is hella awesome, so many, should learn through grade 7-9 books all over again (the matter is, not just for 1 subject, but for the whole subjects.)

Few handouts

And do you remember about yearbook illustration? I finished it last Saturday after passed long hours of re-drawing. I also done with my Oliver Twist script tonight. And I ever told you about MGMP English Competition, didn't I? So, finally, I will go as one of school representative for that contest (I got speech section, not writing as I mentioned before). MGMP will be held on Monday, 22 January 2011. But, that isn't the thing that I really concerned, I instead nervous about Violin test for next Tuesday.

 

We received a new material by last week and we will face a test directly next week

Yearbook illustration sketch, I'll use a thicker pencil before scan it

Oh, I also found this old drawing ha ha ha :D

By the way, on our last Saturday outing, I bought a magazine before we watched Faster at the cinema. But this magazine made me way too excited he he he... Why was that?

 

Wanna take a guess? Which part made me excited? lol

This one enough to give you all a clue :P