Today's Valentine

 

This pic was taken yesterday, I rarely wear Hoodie, but yesterday was an execption

Aunty Carenina rode her motorcycle with me to the church yesterday, just two of us. Okay, that was my very first long-'motorcycle'-journey. Which unexpectedly happened to be fun, I like how it felt. I've always been a car-girl in my entire life. And when I got a chance to ride motorcycle, the outcome was tasted like freedom somehow!

Aunty Carenina was staying at our home, we had a great time together, discussing about books and Photoshop :)

I will miss that kind of girls-day-out. Oh, before I totally forget, I want to say Happy Valentine! For me everyday is a Valentine on which we can show our affection to everybody around :)

What I received today, thanks to Claudy, Clarissa, Angelica, Virna, Ilona, Edita, and Student Council section who gave me this treats!

After passed a gloomy weekend, I truly blessed with double even triple happiness today, firstly my Dad just got back home this afternoon, he picked me up from school and I got a snuggle time with him. Secondly I received lot of chocolates from my besties, I heart chocolate! Lastly, a conversation that made my day.

I had a Korean-course tonight. As usual, my Sonsaengnim set a time for me to read some passages before she finally said,

Ssm: Do your parents ever heard you write, read, or speak in Korean Language?

Me: Uh-eh, almost never, maybe just once!*grinning* (I admit, I speak only a little in front of them, I worried that they might be bored since they don't even know a single word, except for Anyeong-haseyo!)

Ssm: Really??? How come??? You should be, they will be so proud of your ability!*staring at me with half amazed and half confused face* (A few times, she praised how well I speak in Korean accent.)

I was happy to know this, at least someone noticed me and opined that I can make my beloved parents proud of me. It's a really important matter for me to make sure my parents won't be sorry to have me as their child.

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 :'(

I Have Nothing To Lose, Except One

This post is about my MGMP English Contest last Sunday. I woke up late, I still thought about 'oh-if-only-I-can-absent', and I wore a uniform with a pair of sandals to perform in that contest (Call me insane!?). But, here I should emphasize you all that, I'm not a type of child who love to be preoccupied with any various type of contests.

 

My speech script, which I made by myself

 

We went to the contest location (a government school) with this school bus

 

Between 30++ participants who joined speech section, I got number 26

Another representative from my school for speech section, Nadia :)

 

Another representatives, there were 24 people from my school through grade 7-9

Grace, Me, and Michelle

Nadia got 16th turn, so she performed before me, she's awesome!

 

Mine, Nadia took this pic

Time for honesty, I don't remember what I said during my speech :D I don't even remember the script I've made before. When it came to my turn, I walked to the front calmly without any expression or nervousness, I barely know what kind of feeling which dominated my mind at that time. I only recognized it as a 'semi-conscious' condition that I seldom experience, except in my meditation session (I meditate with brainwave music sometimes). And when I fully came from my semi-consciousness, my speech ended. I almost laugh that time, my mind was like 'What the heck I was talking about for my speech?'. No matter how hard I tried, I never remember -- until now -- my words in that speech lol. Today, I was told that I don't passed the contest, but it's okay, I have nothing to loss. Besides, this contest wasn't my desire and I've done my best. If only, I passed, I should face another stressing week (make a script all over again, practice it every night, sacrifice my Sunday, think about it in between my school tasks that weighty enough without addition of a contest). Even though, it's all a pure honest confession from me, I admit that I'm a bit disappointed too! Because I have one thing that I lost..., I lost a chance to make my parents proud of me, and that's a big matter :(