All of a sudden my thoughts fly to my old friends tonight. How are they all doing? I miss the good old days. I am here, content and happy, but somehow I still miss them. People come and go in your life, but true friends remain in the heart, no matter where they are now, right :) ?
Ada rumah sederhana di tepi kota. Dekat dengan sebuah danau kecil, taman di tepi danau, menawarkan damai.
Ada bahagia, dan tawa di rumah itu. Ada hangat sehangat seduhan teh yang dibuat pemiliknya. Ada lagu jenaka - kadang sedikit sumbang ;) - ketika suara terompet mengalun. Ada tawa, ada bahagia.
Ada damai yang ia tawarkan, untuk hari ini, esok, sampai lanjut usia.
Benarkah argumentasi dengan orang tua itu salah satu milestone kedewasaan juga? Begitu kata my dear friend ...
My dad and my mom are two very different persons. My dad is very quiet, rarely discuss serious stuff directly to me. Maybe it's a cultural thing because he was raised in Javanese tradition. Although he is not perfect, he is one of the nicest men that I know. My mom ~ on the other hand ~ is very outspoken, maybe because she is not Javanese. She is very argumentative.
The combination of those two personality inherits in me ~ I was born stubborn, yet tend to avoid conflict as much as possible. But sometimes, there is no other way than to face the different opinions ...
I can't say anything more than this ...
My dad and my mom are two very different persons. My dad is very quiet, rarely discuss serious stuff directly to me. Maybe it's a cultural thing because he was raised in Javanese tradition. Although he is not perfect, he is one of the nicest men that I know. My mom ~ on the other hand ~ is very outspoken, maybe because she is not Javanese. She is very argumentative.
The combination of those two personality inherits in me ~ I was born stubborn, yet tend to avoid conflict as much as possible. But sometimes, there is no other way than to face the different opinions ...
I can't say anything more than this ...
Mau pulang!
Gak peduli dengan debugging yang tidak berujung!
Grasping a lil bit of summer sunshine ...
Sejenak melarikan diri :)
Gak peduli dengan debugging yang tidak berujung!
Grasping a lil bit of summer sunshine ...
Sejenak melarikan diri :)
Butterflies in the stomach are back. Will it last?
When Iis asked whether I'd like to join a traditional Indonesian dancing ~ Balinese, I was hesitated. Last time I did Balinese dance was in Nyoman Gunarsa's Sanggar Dewata around 1989.
I started dancing Balinese at age 4 when I saw my older cousins dancing, so I told my mom that I wanted to dance. Wrong decision :p! My mom enjoyed bringing me to the dance club, more than I enjoy dancing, and I was stuck for more than 6 years :p I knew that I wasn't talented, but she just didn't let me quit no matter how much I begged, hahaha. I finally quit because I needed to study more to prepare for Ebtanas (I know, I know it's such a lame excuse, hehehe).
Never crossed my mind that I would dance again. First because I didn't enjoy it, second because I am not talented.
When finally I say yes, I'll come, I thought it would be the first and last time :) But I was wrong. It's fun and I enjoy it. This time is different because my mom doesn't tell me to do the dancing. Plus I don't have to be perfect :p Dancing in Sanggar Dewata was so painful for me :p I had to do all the moves perfectly, and no matter how hard I tried, it seemed never good enough for the Balinese instructors. But now, who cares :p Even more, there are some Americans in the group. I think I am still better ... hahaha ... :p
I don't know how long I will enjoy this, but for now, I find a new joy rediscovering my childhood :)
I started dancing Balinese at age 4 when I saw my older cousins dancing, so I told my mom that I wanted to dance. Wrong decision :p! My mom enjoyed bringing me to the dance club, more than I enjoy dancing, and I was stuck for more than 6 years :p I knew that I wasn't talented, but she just didn't let me quit no matter how much I begged, hahaha. I finally quit because I needed to study more to prepare for Ebtanas (I know, I know it's such a lame excuse, hehehe).
Never crossed my mind that I would dance again. First because I didn't enjoy it, second because I am not talented.
When finally I say yes, I'll come, I thought it would be the first and last time :) But I was wrong. It's fun and I enjoy it. This time is different because my mom doesn't tell me to do the dancing. Plus I don't have to be perfect :p Dancing in Sanggar Dewata was so painful for me :p I had to do all the moves perfectly, and no matter how hard I tried, it seemed never good enough for the Balinese instructors. But now, who cares :p Even more, there are some Americans in the group. I think I am still better ... hahaha ... :p
I don't know how long I will enjoy this, but for now, I find a new joy rediscovering my childhood :)
Book review : Time of My Life
4 Comments Published by mitmot on Tuesday, November 04, 2008 at 7:59 AM.
Author : Allison Winn Scotch
Publisher : Shaye Areheart Books, NY.
Year : 2008
What if we could go back to back to a previous period of your life? Would you see things differently thus made different decisions ? What today would be, if we did make a different decision? Though a friend of mine said that only today matters, sometimes I couldn't help thinking of it. Apparently, I am not the only person :)
Jillian has a perfect husband, lives in a nice suburb, and spends her days to be a good house-wife and a good mother. But who knows that she felt empty inside? As her husband's rising career demands him to travel a lot, their marriage is getting dry. She starts wondering a lot of "what if" that might happen if she had chosen a very different path. Would she have a good career instead of doing the laundry and trying to make her house spotless? Would she end up with Henry if she didn't leave Jack ~ her ex ?
She finally got a chance to answer those questions when she suddenly woke up in her pre-marriage life. It's now up to her to make either same decisions or completely different ones. Would that change her life path?
Among the clever plots, my favorite part of this novel is the way Allison ends this novel. It's a happy ending, yet far from a predictable ending that I anticipated. Two thumbs up for her.
Thanks to Matthew Scotch that sent mass messages about this book :D. It's way beyond my expectation. If you're a woman who likes to laugh about your own life, or if you're a reflective person who always seeks for answers, you will love this book. So girls, don't wait to read it. You won't be disappointed. It's not just another chicklit as I thought before.
Publisher : Shaye Areheart Books, NY.
Year : 2008
What if we could go back to back to a previous period of your life? Would you see things differently thus made different decisions ? What today would be, if we did make a different decision? Though a friend of mine said that only today matters, sometimes I couldn't help thinking of it. Apparently, I am not the only person :)
Jillian has a perfect husband, lives in a nice suburb, and spends her days to be a good house-wife and a good mother. But who knows that she felt empty inside? As her husband's rising career demands him to travel a lot, their marriage is getting dry. She starts wondering a lot of "what if" that might happen if she had chosen a very different path. Would she have a good career instead of doing the laundry and trying to make her house spotless? Would she end up with Henry if she didn't leave Jack ~ her ex ?
She finally got a chance to answer those questions when she suddenly woke up in her pre-marriage life. It's now up to her to make either same decisions or completely different ones. Would that change her life path?
Among the clever plots, my favorite part of this novel is the way Allison ends this novel. It's a happy ending, yet far from a predictable ending that I anticipated. Two thumbs up for her.
Thanks to Matthew Scotch that sent mass messages about this book :D. It's way beyond my expectation. If you're a woman who likes to laugh about your own life, or if you're a reflective person who always seeks for answers, you will love this book. So girls, don't wait to read it. You won't be disappointed. It's not just another chicklit as I thought before.
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