Dunianya Ira...

Thanks God...

2011-11-14T16:08:00.000+08:00

Hari Minggu kemarin Mama pulang kampung. Liburan sebentar dari kehebohan mengasuh cucu dan kelelahan naik turun tangga yang suka membuat asam uratnya di kakinya kambuh.

Nggak menunggu lama, dampak kepulangannya langsung terasa... Senin dini hari aku bangun untuk nyiapin bubur buat si kecil Wiksa. Karena bangunnya agak terlambat (errr susah ya bangun jam2 pagi)... pas Wiksa kelaparan minta jatah sarapan, buburnya masih cair gak berbentuk... *panik langsung menyerang* Udah gitu baru ingat juga kalo bubur instan Goodmil-nya habis dan belum sempat beli..haduuuhhh *dobelpanik*

Langsung aja aku paksa si ayah anterin ke minimarket terdekat. Dasar apes, minimarket 24jam dekat komplek gak punya stok Goodmil... Ya udah, pilih2 deh yang kira2 kandungan susunya gak banyak. Kalo di kemasan kotaknya menyatakan "bubur susu" langsung ijk tinggalin. Nah bubur yang aku beli sebenarnya sudah menyatakan dengan jelas bahwa salah satu bahan yang dipakai adalah skim milk... tapi karena nggak ada pilihan lain yang lebih oke, aku terpaksa beli juga... Makanya aku main beli aja dan langsung minta tolong mbaknya suapin Wiksa

Maafin bunda ya Nang... ternyata kandungan susu di bubur instan itu cukup untuk memicu alergi si gembil kecil itu. Baruuu aja dia makan 2 suap (pake sendok bayi yang mungil imut2 itu-jadi cuma sedikit ya...) mukanya langsung merah2 sampe matanya bengkak. kayanya dia kegatelan banget sampe nangis dan muka digaruk2 membabi buta. Huhuhuuuuu kasiaannnn...

Sesudah kehebohan itu, barulah kepikiran kalo bubur yang keenceran itu bisa diakalin, simply dengan pindahin masaknya dari slow cooker ke kompor biasa. Aduuuhhh ketahuan banget ni kalo kurang akrab sama dapur... Rasa bersalahnya makin bertambah deh :p

Seru sekali Senin pagi ini... *lap keringat di dahi* Dan kayak kurang heboh aja, masih ada kejadian KRL commuter korslet sampe berasap2 di stasiun yang membuat penumpang heboh berlarian keluar dari kereta dan pindah ke kereta yang aku naiki. Seketika kereta berubah seperti sauna *sia2 mandi paginya*

Anyway, kalau sudah seperti ini jadi merasa sangat bersyukur: ada mama yang bisa bantuin jaga anak2 pas aku kerja... ada penghasilan tetap yang membuka banyak pilihan (bubur gagal: beli aja yang instan), deesbe deesbe...

Intinya: selamat liburan mama, maaf, saking berdedikasinya mama bantuin Ira, sampe2 Ira gak sadar bahwa you're doing too much for me :) when you're back I promise I'll appreciate you more. And though it's a small thing, let me tell you that it's affirmative: we're moving your room downstairs. Much love for you... and thanks God for sending me to be your daughter, the honor is mine :D

It's Decided

2011-11-09T17:25:00.000+08:00

So, after wonderful 8 years I decided that it is my time to embark on a new journey
I am leaving my current employer...
I have submitted the official letter on 20th October and hence my employment will end by the 20th Dec
I don't know whether it's the right decision... well who would know, right?!
All I know is that I'm taking calculated risk after series of thoughts and consideration

No guarantee that the new place is all sweet and heaven
But at least I know my objective and I'm pursuing that

All in all I would say that the 8 years I spent here is time well spent...
I have grown to become the me today.
And I realize there are too many things I should be thankful for.
Perhaps I can better articulate it when the time has come for me to leave this office
How I build my professional life and grow to fond every part of it
In less than I month I might make another note about leaving UL with tears running down my cheek
Well, after 8 years I'd imagine myself being mellow and all that

But, let's see...

For now, the short term objective has been decided...time to move on (So bless me God...)

Pledge for a change

2011-09-14T11:05:00.000+08:00

We (I mean my household) need a change...

Both me and Gatot are middle management in our professional oraganization (so what...hehehe). So, actually we could have made berkarung2 uang tunai or added so many zeroes in our bank accounts. But brutal facts are: after 8years, there are too many clothes in my closet and unnecessarily expensive food went inside my tummy. Huwaaaa... this is unacceptable!!!

So, inspired by Ligwina Hananto (supported with facts from our account statement), we, The Soepriyantos, pledge to change our consumption pattern and will thrive to make our assets for us. And expensive closthes or bags doesn't fall into asset category. So, roll your sleeves up, ma'am :)

Doakan aybun ya kak Gaiz, adek Wiksa... semoga rencana cari "leverage" untuk investment property-nya berhasil... *tangan terangkat, berdoa keras*

Support System...

2011-08-24T10:33:00.000+08:00

Jiyaah... judulnya seolah2 canggih... Padahal sebenarnya cuma mengartikulasikan ruwetnya pikiran menjelang lebaran akibat mudiknya pada asisten tadi pagi. Apalagi setelah punya anak dua... Ketiadaan mbak2 itu bikin goyah support system di rumah. Percaya gak percaya ini berdampak ke kinerja di kantor juga hehehehe (cari alesan, padahal males). Pikiran gak tenang, pulsa telpon habis buat ngecek situasi rumah, mata panda karena kurang tidur (kerja shift 2: beresin rumah setelah pulang kantor), sakit pinggang karena gak biasa ngepel/ setrika. Oh no....

Tapi, kenapa dulu mama bisa ngerjain semuanya ya?? 2 anak, tanpa pembantu, plus masih kerja juga. Well, memang cuma terima jahitan. Tapi kan jahitan mama pas musim lebaran itu banyaknya pol... Pesanan jahitan aja udah berhenti sejak awal puasa... How on earth did she does it? Itupun masih ditambah bikin kue kering supaya anak2nya gak ngiler lihat temen2nya makan kue. Aaarrgghh mama...what does it take to be like you?? even by being 50% you is considered lucky...

Dan all in all aku masih tetap bingung juga menghadapi festive season kali ini. Seandainya aku gak kerja pun mungkin kerjaan rumah tetep gak beres...hiks...

Sebab Engkau Besertaku

2011-08-23T10:40:00.000+08:00

Setelah berbulan2 dipikirkan dengan sungguh2 serta mengorbankan perasaan, pikiran, dan beberapa kg lemak di tubuhku, aku memutuskan untuk mengambil langkah drastis.

Aku merasa keputusan ini akan memiliki pengaruh luar biasa pada karier dan berbagai aspek kehidupanku. Fiuuuhh berarti aku harus segera berbicara dengan keluarga nih...

Apapun yang akan terjadi berikutnya, aku menyerahkan hidupku ke dalam tanganNya. Sebab aku tahu Dia selalu besertaku...

*Ngomong2, aku sendiri bingung dengan postingan kali ini
Pengen curhat tapi nanggung, halah....*

Today's learning

2011-08-22T15:31:00.001+08:00

Melly said, the biggest homework that I have is "learning how to forgive myself"
Hahaha... tragically true... sometimes I expect too much of myself, things that I should know I could not achieve. (Borrowing Gatot's quote "burung emprit yang mencoba jadi elang")

Hiks... how am I suppose to embrace failure or defeat? mau pengsan ni...

*onfailingmymidyear-review :(*

Getting busy...

2011-08-15T10:57:00.001+08:00

"Through life we have to continuously growing/improving and learning..."

In that same spirit, I have been busy in my kitchen (cuz focusing on work will just drive me nuts, haha..). Tried some interesting recipes I got in the web.

This has somehow bring new joy, like getting new toys :)
So far, I've tried making brownies & muffin. The brownies turned out easy & good, while muffin is still a struggle. I totally ruin 1 muffin batch and only manage to get to "edible" stage for the 2nd batch :p Tapi tetap senang lho... Wanted to take good pics and posted them, but have no guts :D

Anyway, the promise I made to myself was to at least bake 1 recipe on weekend. Biar senang teruuus :)

I wish for...

2011-07-27T12:11:00.000+08:00

I'm currently wishing for wisdom...
That will remind me not to say things without considering the impact it will have to people around me
That will guide my mind to think positive at all times

I also wish for fire that always burns inside me...
That will fuel my soul to share smile and happiness all around
That will give me passion to do things as best as I can

I wish :D
smangat ya jeng.... ayo kamu bisa!!!

I currently fall for...

2011-07-21T18:14:00.000+08:00

MAC's Studio Fix, Fleur Power Powder Blush, & Smoothblue Technakohl Liner, they're perfect combo for instant transformation.
Love it love it love it.... boleh gak ini masuk 3+1 saya Pak? I can consider this as personal development: unleashing the beauty in me hehehehe....

Family Trip 2nd Edition

2011-07-20T17:30:00.001+08:00

So, last week the crazy bunch of Haryantos & Soepriyantos finally went together for a family trip. It's a whole new experience because this extended pack included a pair of newlyweds -my bro that is- and my youngest boy -9mo baby Wiksa-

We packed lots of things, prepared detailed list of itinerary and came up with various scenarios of what ifs.

The journey turned out fun, though exhausting (mostly because all the walking)... It was 5 days 4 nights of treasured time with family and no interruption from office at all. Gaizka and Wiksa were quite cooperative and they got new pet names, which I think ultra cute: Ah Meng and Pygmy Hippo (after 2 most memorable animals we saw at the zoo :p)

I didn't get to shop as I wished, but I got to visit some most important ones. That includes Borders, Pazzion, Jurong Point, dining at Ria ayam penyet and Thai Express (it's now called Kaffir and Lime by Thai Express).

All in all...thanks God for Your grace. It's utterly awesome!!! Hopefully I can bring them somewhere else next time, not necessarily Rome or Paris... Vietnam or New Zealand will do hahaha

Birthday Note

2011-07-06T12:56:00.000+08:00

Yesterday was my birthday...

And it brought tears to my eyes when I think of the so-many things which I should be thankful for.
I humbly believe I didn't deserve most of them...

Thank you God for being my friend through thick and thin (of course...)
I really love You...

ps: got 2 cakes: from the Soperiyantos & from colleagues at the office. That's besides the point that my birthday is celebrated by having quarter end closing , again... :D
pps: in few days time the Soepriyantos & Haryantos will go for our annual holiday, can't wait!!!

My sunshine after the rain...

2011-06-20T12:42:00.000+08:00

Lady of the house dikelilingi oleh lebah raksasa dan kumbang2 kecil penghisap bunga hiyaahhahahaha.... Love u boys...!!

Sooo not comfortable

2011-06-20T12:32:00.000+08:00

That's what office is like for the last few weeks...
The work has been the same for about a year...but ambiance, environment feels so much different.

I'm a person who's always try to be in the middle. I'm not the aggressive type, nor the quietest amongst the pack... But situation has made myself shy away, returning back to my comfort shell.

It's funny how I usually do extremely hard to be positive but now I feel drained & exhausted without succeeding...

What to do...what to do... or perhaps the question needs to be rephrased what do I want in life?

The boys of my life

2011-05-23T12:24:00.000+08:00

Gaizka & Wiksa... both of you are my shining stars
I adore you, ganteng2ku...

At this point

2011-05-23T10:54:00.000+08:00

I'm sick of feeling restless inside. I definitely should start making a move. Otherwise, all this work related chaos will affect other parts of my life, which in no way is acceptable... My random thoughts suggest I should try Yoga, just to ease whatever negative energy within. Well well...now that I actually write it, the idea becomes more and more appealing hehehe...

On the lighter side of life, my weekend is now busy with puree-making because Wiksa has started MPASI. It's a bit loony perhaps but I feel content watching those little puree cubes sitting on my freezer :) So far my stocks are kabocha/pumpkin, potato, carrot, and chicken stock. Next on my list: brocolli, zuchini, and beef stock.

Maybe oh maybe all I need is holiday...very long holiday away from my laptop and my Indian boss :D

What if...

2011-05-05T09:17:00.000+08:00

I'm a machine... programmed to perform some predetermined task each and every day.
If changes required, all it takes is re-programming... Simple. I must say.

I can foresee it will be ultra boring. But no extra energy spent on thinking...just do as programmed...
Variations will be less. I assume...

So, I can spend all the time in the world doing things I love the most: being around my boys, getting frustrated by what they do, physically exhausted but psychologically & emotionally fulfilled :)

Aaaargh... this part of finance job is sooo damn irritating...

Welcoming 2011

2011-01-03T11:50:00.000+08:00

After what I have been through in 2010, which I'm so proud of, I believe 2011 arrives with new breeze... There's a lot to anticipate this year: my brother getting married, stories from Gaizka's development, new chapters will be written about my youngest: Wiksa, and so much more...

This new year holiday, which was a mere 2 days (no different from any other weekends, thanks to year-end closing), was very well spent. Since we had guests: my bro and his fiance, the best way -I could think of- to entertain them was good food: Pancake Parlour, Sundanese food @ Kuntum nursery, & Shabu Tei. They seemed happy, though I can see that they are a bit concerned about wedding preparation and finding a house of their own. Tetap semangat ya... remember: marriage is the beginning of a chapter filled with more complicated problems haha...

Now, about the boys:
The eldest: Gaizka. He's such a treasure. He stopped wearing nappy on his own request and never wet his bed so far (it's been 3 weeks now). He attended playgroup and developed tremendously ever since. We taught him only Indonesian (we wanted a chatty boy and thought that monolingual environment was easiest for the purpose), but since school is bilingual he had learnt English and progressed very well. Another sweet surprise: that clingy boy of mine is also very mature in welcoming the arrival of his younger brother ("sebentar ya, aku mau menolong adek...." was what he always said if Wiksa cried).... Kiss kiss... love you kakak...
The youngest: Wiksa. He's lovable little man. He settled into quite a regular schedule on his 4th week and able to soothe himself by sucking the tip of his fist (yup, not thumb). He started cooing on his 3rd week So, now we have "ngobrol2 time" with the young baby, which -now that I think of it- might look a bit weird. Me/ my mum will throw a question which will be replied by Wiksa with his coo. Oh well I love you too little guy..

On the other side of life: I'm back at work. So many things to do with spirit so low. Yes, it feels hard to leave the boys at home. I'm dragging my feet every single day hehehe...(dasar pemalas!! :p) But am still enjoying the friendship and the payslip. I just don't like the "work" part (don't we all hahaha...)

Yasu, now that 2011 has come, I just pray God will intervene in everything I do and make my will strong enough to fly me through 2011...

Feels complete...

2010-11-01T20:42:00.000+08:00

My life feels complete... with the arrival of WIKSA SHAKTASENA (21 Oct '10) I am now bestowed with two georgeous sons. It's beyond words... :)

Learn the hard way

2010-09-17T12:46:00.000+08:00

If you ask me about highlights of my life, I will definitely consider these past few days as one of the turning points. How could it not be?

Few days before Eid, the moment which fellow moslems believe as moment of forgiving and asking for forgiveness, I also had my lessons on forgiving. The difference was just that it went beyond all definitions I have ever known about forgiving... Served before me was cataclysm, which instantly crashed my world. Yet, I was in a way challenged to forgive that person, who has destroyed everything and made my heart bleed.

Never in my life have I cried this much because of one person... Never before have I felt so brokenhearted that my feelings grew numb...

What's more is that I have to put back pieces of my brokenheart on my own and get on with life... Sometimes I think this is too much for me too handle...

I will just hand over everything to the Potter's hand and let him take control. Lord, abide in me I pray...

Urusan perut

2010-08-09T17:35:00.000+08:00

Managed to finished some pending from the list during the weekend, especially preparing the baby's room. Starting this today, we'll have few guys putting on the door, windows, and air cond. A lot is to be done, but at least now we're making some progress ^_^

But that's not the highlight of the past weekend. To me it would be lunch out at The Pancake Parlour, Margo City. We just visited them last week and I just had to return last sunday. Kalo kata orang Sunda mah kabungbuleungan sama pastanya yang yummy.....I have to say, so far, they had the best pasta, at least in Depok.

Yes, their specialty is Pancake, and their Chocolate Sensation pancake is nice, but Pancious has good pancake as well and I can make better pancake based on recipe I got from exclusivelyfood.com.au (pede abisss). So, pancake is ok, not superb. The rest, is must try :) Untuk saat ini lagi cintaaa banget sama Pancake Parlour.

Next weekend harus coba savoury treat-nya nih...

Maksutnya...??

2010-08-05T10:58:00.001+08:00

Beruntung sekali dengan adanya konsep "agile working" aliyas bisa "work from home (WFH)" or "anywhere as long as you are connected" . Lebih bagus lagi karena my current role doesn't require me to be at the office every working days. Jadi kalo pas perlu, aku bisa ambil jatah WFH itu hehehe...

Tapi, pagi ini lihat ada note yang lucu di office communicator-nya seorang colleague. It says: "9th: WFH but there will be no electric, so working will be interupted, will be available on the mobile"

Hehehe sekalian bilang aja mau magabut (makan gaji buta) hari itu.... berapa lama sih laptop bisa tahan dipake kerja mengandalkan batre doang :p Anyways....jadi pengen wfh :p

Weekend story

2010-07-26T15:48:00.000+08:00

Tahun lalu, the three of us pergi ke Padang-Bukittinggi sambil ngelewatin kota2 lainnya. It was our first official family vacation. It was an awesome trip. I always linger to the fine memories I had during those 5 days.

Belajar dari pengalaman itu, tahun ini, we were, or lebih cocok kalo bilang i was planning for another family vacation. Menyadari kalo carrying si little bubba kali ini lebih berat daripada waktu Gaizka dulu, i was planning to visit somewhere nearer, tapi belom pernah kita datangin bareng Gaiz, yaitu Bandung. Everything was more or less fixed, sampe 2 weeks ago I started having false contraction karena kecapekan main sama Gaiz seharian penuh. Dengan kecewa, we have to drop the Bandung option karena rasanya gak mungkin cuma pergi bertiga (plus little bubba) ke Bandung for 2 nights. Aku bakal kecapekan abiisss...

But we owe it to Gaizka.. So last Friday, aku sama ayah tetep cuti. We decided to explore Taman Safari dan daerah Puncak. Yaaayyyy...happy... Soalnya si aygan emang udah bilang its a big no no for him to drive to Puncak on weekends, so it was just the right choice. We started off a bit late, but since it's still weekdays, traffic is very friendly.

I've never been to Taman Safari my whole life :) Jadi bisa dibilang semua anggota keluarga sama excited-nya dan sama2 terhibur. Binatang2nya cukup gendut2 (gak seperti yg di Ragunan), tempat hidup mereka dibuat dengan lebih niat alias lebih mirip habitat aslinya, tempat bermain dan other showsnya cukup menarik, dan kita juga gak keganggu sama musik2an kaya kalo di Ragunan. Haduuuh maaf benchmarknya cuma Ragunan ehehe. Tapi to be honest, kalo mau dibandingin sama night safari ato zoo yang ada di Singapore pun, Taman Safari lumayan bersaing kok... Yaah secara HTMnya juga beda jauh... Yang cukup mengherankan adalah ngelihat betapa banyaknya orang Timur Tengah yang datang berwisata ke sana. Baru tau deh kalo Puncak is quite famous for Middle Eastern tourists.

Habis dari Taman Safari, off we go to Cipanas for a nice lunch. At first bingung juga whether to have sate di warung sate Shinta ato Ayam goreng Cipanas. Kita akhirnya went for the second option. It's not dissapointing at all, but I was left with curiosity over the satay. Bumil ini rasanya bisa makan semua yang ada di atas meja deh :p

After lunch, lady of the house is ready for the most exciting part of the trip: Shopping!! Initially Gatot wanted to show me deBrasco. But I visited their outlet in Cilandak and i thought the one in Jakarta should be better, so we stopped at dse instead. My oh my.... i have no regret at all. In fact, i'm telling gatot that next time i want him to take me back there. The items are just so off the season. But if you find time to look through their special price items, it's feels like a treasure hunt ^_^ It's value for money if you're looking for some basic stuff that lasts for seasons like simple trousers/ skirts/ blouses. My findings includes basic black skirt for just Rp28k and basic maternity trousers for Rp40k. Haaaaa...sooo happy!!!

Journey didn't stop there of course... On our way down, we stopped at Cimory resto. Too bad, we felt full so we didn't got the chance to eat there. Just bought some yoghurt & fresh milk for the boys. Next time, we'll definitely coming back ^_^ karena ternyata ada tempat bermain untuk anak2 dan bisa lihat sapinya juga hehehehe

All in all, it was another great vacation. Too bad there's not much time and so many interesting place to visit (even Gaizka fell assleep before we reached home). But it's just felt nice dedicating time for people you care about. Jadi pengen libur dan jalan2 terusss :p

Misleuk....

2010-07-02T15:36:00.000+08:00

Event #1
Perbincangan di mobil pada sebuah weekend nan indah...
Si Uje is passing through busy Kartini street, then I saw a store, so I commented

Ira: Hmm.. emang ya Aneka Jaya itu toko sepatu paling okeh se-Depok
Mama: Kok bisa?
Ira: terbukti, mbak Enny aja pas ngebeliin sepeda anaknya di toko itu...
Mama: beli sepeda di toko sepatu???
Ira: ya engga lah..kan tadi udah bilang toko sepeda...emang ira bilang apa?
Mama, Gatot & Gilang: %&%#@

Event #2
Jatuh kejengkang di gedung Jamsostek pas abis makan siang karena lantai agak licin abis dipel.. Sakit sih engga, tapi malunya ituuuu.....
Well aside of this being an accident...it simply shows how bad my coordination is recently

My oh my.... dasar Ibu Hamil...aya aya wae :)

Cut it out!

2010-06-28T18:06:00.000+08:00

I like watching infotainment. I know it's no use and a complete waste of time, but when i only have few minutes turn between cartoon TV shows and Bob the Builder cds, it's the simplest show to watch and i won't regret to give it up for my son :) At least thats me...

But for the last few days, i've lost appetite on it. Simply because I smell something fishy about "news" on that porn video of some renowned celebrities (the cool vocalist/songwriter with God-knows-how-many-person-there-are). Yes, it's the hottest news everywhere in the country (or in the region too?!) and you'd want to know progress of the case. And speaking of moral we can say it's totally unacceptable (God forbid this from hapenning to my fam!!!)

Yet, in my opinion, everything's became too much when people in certain areas started banning the involved celebs in their region, conducting demonstration (a complete waste of time, unless somebody paid them). Moreover, when the celebs were arrested (helloww...what happened sama pelaku bandung lautan asmara atow yg anggota DPR ituh...)

Well, am not taking sides... and definitely not trying to define black and white. I'm just trying to make a little sense. Like I said, what they did was beyond acceptable. But hey... none of the girls reported the guy, somehow they even seemed to be enjoying it too... To me, the published video had become a punishment as well (can't imagine how embarrassed they are, unless they don't have sense anymore).

Then again, Indonesian can have this tendency for exaggeration sometimes. For me, I'll still enjoy the guy's music cuz it's good and I don't mind seeing the girls on tv or mags cuz they're nice to the eyes hehehe... (should i say as long as they're on full clothes nyahahaha)

About Gaizka

2010-06-14T16:46:00.001+08:00

Something funny terjadi pagi tadi. Karena ini adalah hari Senin, I woke up slightly early to prepare things. Aku tinggalin Gaizka di kamarnya. Baruuuuu aja berhasil beresin mainannya sedikit, tiba2 ada suara nangis keras dari atas "Bundaaaa....Bunda Iraaa...." Wuih, secepat kilat si emak balik ke kamar ananda tercinta just to find his eldest son on the floor, terlentang dengan bantal gede punya utinya di atas badannya. Walaahhh ternyata dia jatuh dari kasur...padahal udah dihalang2in pake bantal gede lho nak...

Aku cek kepalanya, fiuuhh ternyata gak kenapa2... Tapi dia masih nangis karena kaget dan bete "terpaksa" bangun dari tidurnya. Pas lagi aku pangku, kok berasa basah juga pantatnya... Aku cek ke kasur, halah...ternyata pampers-nya bocor juga... Pasti ni anak guling2 karena berasa kasurnya basah dan end up telentang di lantai. hehehehe kasian anak bunda bete berat ya....

Weird but true...

2010-05-03T18:05:00.000+08:00

It's my first day sitting in my new role. Freaking worry because I come when the tide is high. But all looks rather exciting...weird... Hopefully a good signal ya...

My apetite has not improved. It's entering 16th week. Perhaps lil baby's helping me maintain my weight gain hehehe

This and other stuff

2010-04-30T14:58:00.000+08:00

The belly has started showing that it's in the 15th week. So, I got seat more often in the train hehe...Another good thing...The lousy feeling has eased a little, but still worse compared to the previous one. Gaizka was soooo easy to carry. But, like everybody says "different pregnancy has different stories"...

Other highlight of the month: this is my last day in Treasury... I'm moving to the division starting 1st of May. Gotta deal with forecasting etc right away.. Gosh, if only I have a clue what I'm supposed to do. Hiks.... 80% blank on the new jobs and old boss still asking me this and that for the old job. Jeez... feels like running away ^_^

Anyways, life in this company has always been hard (except when I could be a sleepyhead in Kemang). So, I'm taking baby steps now... I'm going to just take my time and deal with it. So help me God ehehehe

Officially expecting

2010-03-22T17:54:00.000+08:00

Ha!!! Been keeping it to myself and very limited number of people for the last few weeks. Today, I finally had the courage to tell my boss about it. Well... actually I had no choice but to tell him sooner or later anyway. So...yes... i'm officially expecting and very happy about it.

Little bubba is expected to arrive around end of October, around Gaizka's birthday to be exact (no intention, but hey...I'm an accountant. So, some consistency might do me good hehehehe).

The whole family's happy about it, except Gaizka. Lil Gaizka is indifferent. I guess he doesn't know what it means yet, though we tell him every so often. So, there goes the 40weeks journey (again!). Hopefully it's as easy as the first one. I personally wish for a little girl, but let's see hehehe

Kisah sepeda motor

2010-03-18T11:26:00.000+08:00

Di atas ojek menuju stasiun... Melihat pria memboncengkan perempuan yg memeluk erat anak kecil yg tertidur pulas di pangkuannya. Sekilas, terbersit di benakku.. Ah kasihan sekali si kecil.. kan jalanan Jkt bising sekali, belum lagi asap polusinya. Aku saja harus pakai masker untuk menyamankan hati, beranggapan maskernya gak ketembus asap2 itu...

Ah, tapi itu kan bukan keinginan mereka ya... Kalau saja mereka boleh berandai2 dan memilih, mereka akan memilih berada di dalam kendaraan roda empat yang nyaman dimana si kecil bisa berbaring cukup nyaman dan tidak terlalu terganggu dengan bisingnya kendaraan dan pekatnya asap...

Aku ingat dulupun aku sudah cukup senang diboncengkan papa naik motor Honda Win-nya keliling kota Banjar. Adik duduk paling depan, kemudian papa, aku di tengah, dan mama di belakangku. ehehe jadul abissss... Sekarang udah gak mungkin minta boncengin papa lagi. Hiks, somehow I miss him dearly... Weird and stubborn old guy... I love you...

Why oh why...

2010-03-03T15:41:00.000+08:00

My body is not delicioso... makan pun berasa gak enak....
Bagusnya di rumah aja, main sama Gaizka, hiks.

Manado Story

2010-02-24T15:40:00.000+08:00

So, last December I was appointed to help Lui coordinate annual conference on Feb 2010. Only less than 2 months time to prepare, big deal.... Just have to figure out something new and fun to do in Bali. So, I thought...

But then, I got all nervous when I was told we're going Manado. W..Whaaat?? Completely alien place, I've never been to Sulawesi my entire life... What are we suppose to do there? What with the infrastucture? What with limited Garuda flight? What with no EO available? And should I emphasis that we only have short time to prepare... Pusyiiingggg...

Since there's no turning back and no saying "NO" to the so called "tugas mulia", we have left with no option but to work real hard with passion and all that we got to make it happen.

I wanted to write down the journey for the pleasure of my future reading, but I don't have the patience. I'll just cut it short. 11-13 Feb 2010 was period of anxiety and supreme nervousness.
- Arranging 100 people to fly to Manado. "No, my furthest air travel is 1.5 hours!! I'll be freaked out being on air for over 3hours!! Too many turbulence above Sulawesi!! 5AM in the morning is weird flight schedule!!
- Manage 100 people to jump in Bunaken water. "No, can't swim!! not interested in watching fish and their underwater world!! afraid of getting in the boat!!" were amongst what they said when we first offered.
- Ensure 100 people get all the luxury they use to have in Bali. "Any 5star hotel there? Are the toilets clean? Any well rated restaurant? I don't do physical activities, but it's got to be memorable, great and relaxing!

Despite all the "fine" requirements and without the help of any EO we manage to pass those 3days successfully. I was fully content with the teamwork, the fun we had and feeling proud of what we accomplished. We broke the record, to be the first department having conference in Manado. We also manage to enjoy it!! Some of the participants had even patted our back and thanked us. And I feel like saying "No, you don't have to do that, really...as long as good news spread and no complain, we really are satisfied ^_^"

So, conclusion: Manado is a must visit place before you die!! And these are my favorites:
- Grilled Fish Head @ Sukur Jaya: Super Yummy!!! No fish head had tasted better!! Actually all the food they provide were super!!
- Bumi Beringin Restaurant: Great view both during the day & evening. The main dishes & desserts are okay but the beverages are not recommended.
- Kenari Crab in Black Pepper @ Wisata Bahari: though Makassar had better, you should have this one as well.
- Snorkeling in Bunaken was S U P E R B!! I couldn't swim, but I felt like olympic swimmer hehehe. I will definitely be back with my family (once Gaizka's older)
- Banana Fritter with Sambal Roa near some sport stadium. They will change your perception of having banana with something savoury & spicy!! FAB!!

Hopefully I won't be chosen as committee for next year... I will be praying real hard for that.....

Tick tock...Tick tock...

2010-02-08T10:10:00.000+08:00

Clock is ticking and just realised I've abandoned my pages here for quite sometime olredy.
2 months into 2010...terasa sekali sibuknya. Karena siap2 mau ke Manado, Karena dapat tugas mulia untuk jadi koordinator planning 2010. Tapi kadang2 sibuk bisa terasa sedap juga, mungkin karena udah kelamaan nyante ya hehehehe.

Time flies real fast... baru kemaren bikin rencana buat 2010 ternyata 2010-nya tinggal 10 bulan lagi...huhu... Padahal masih banyak yang harus dikerjakan, termasuk salah satunya cari2 playgroup buat Gaizka. Maaf ya nang, that have to wait until end of the month. Mo beresin eskul2 dulu ni... Harus sabar2 juga kalo jarang lihat bunda di rumah ya... Maaappppp

Count Down 2010

2009-12-31T14:34:00.001+08:00

It's new year's eve, but bundagaizka harus jaga kandang karena pak bos cuti. Many would consider this "hari krida". Secara ya boooooo bawaannya udah holiday mood aja :p Tapi kebalikannya, hari ini feels like ordinary day. Dipanggil ngadep pak bos si engga (kan doi cuti), tapi dia jd Mr. Ring-ring. Bentar2 my mobex would beep showing his name as the caller. Yaah namanya year-end, semua pada bedandan cakep dong, gitu juga dengan financial report. Harus rapi, cantik, wangi, biar bonusnya juga mantap hehehe....

Other than office, nothing's special. This evening, got a date with ex-boyfriend to watch "Avatar". Abis gitu meluncur pulang dan bobo manis, karena Crong kecil pasti dah bobo juga. Mungkin baru besok jalan2 nge-mall. Wekkss tiba2 pengen foto keluarga...kira2 studionya buka gak ya tgl 1 Januari? Soalnya tgl 2 harus ngantor...

Now, what's with new year resolution, etc? Simply put: I want nothing I can't achieve. Though people say target should be something big it gives you ambition :) I just want to work better, more efficient, embrace new responsibilities, and apply for school. That's it... for myself... As for my family, being a better daughter, mother and wife is not an option, it's A MUST. Oya got other wishes I keep for myself, semoga bisa didapatkan tahun 2010 ini, amiiiiiinnnnn.

Happy New Year 2010. May all of us dwell in peace, health and prosperity throughout the coming year...

Reading: Just finished M. Birkegaard's Libri di Luca, reference from Taufan. Fiction semi thriller yang lumayan seru karena jadi bayangin kerennya surga buku Bibliotheca Alexandrina di Mesir. Now, just started Into the Final Hour-nya Traudl Junge. Katanya buku ini yang menginspirasi film Downfall. Should be okay too...

Holidays

2009-12-29T11:59:00.000+08:00

The Story of my In-Laws visit continues...

The very bright side of having Ibu (my mom-in-law) around is dear hubby willing to sacrifice his working weekend slot to go about the town. Ahaha... (senang mode-on). And he happily suggested that we go to the Jungle to have some splash of fun.. Gubraks. It's still fresh in my mind, kejadian beberapa bulan lalu. Kita pernah muter2 kota Bogor berkali2 gara2 cari tu tempat dan end up gak nemu. Padahal gak kurang2 kita nanya ke berbagai jenis orang: dari mulai mamang tk dagang pinggir jalan (whom we thought the best person karena punya knowledge kalo rumahnya Pak Maman ada di pojokan dan rumah Pak Eman ada di deket pos ronda), pak polisi lalu lintas, orang yang lagi nongkrong di pinggir jalan...simply anybody we met. Mungkin waktu itu emang blom jatahnya maen ke sana ya ^_^ (menenangkan diri sendiri yang sebenernya berasa bego banget gak bisa bantuin nemu tu tempat).

This time around, kita googling lagi, catet2 patokan jalannya... We 're pretty much surprised for the place was very easy to find, glekh... knapa waktu itu pada rabun semua ya?! Anyways, to me the place was awesome. If I were a kid, it was probably my dreamland. No I couldn't swim..but the lazy river there superb. I had Gaizka on my lap and just follow the stream and enjoy the aquarium along the way. Both of us loved it!! The pools are quite nice. Gaizka especially adore the one which has tunnels. Other than the water arena, they have other things: horse riding, merry go round, 4D theater, birds park, some outbound activities like flying fox, etc. Enough varieties that you'd hardly able to try everything in just one visit. F&B is also something not to be worried about. Almost forgot... I notice one thing quite distinctive compared to our beloved Depok Fantasi Waterpark...its their Life Guard, the orange-uniformed guys, who are actually WORKING!!! They don't just stand and watch. They actually tell people to be careful and keep an eye on scums who'd just littering around or endangering other people. Hopefully they're always like that ya...

We spent half day there...Gaizka refused to be pulled put of water but we had to go...secara kulit Gaizka udah sampe keriput2 gitu. Beruntung juga karena jam 3an turun hujan. Valid and enough reason to make us stop. Sebelum pulang, hasrat hati pengen makan yang anget2 dulu deh di Mister Baso. But my opinion, tempat itu gak biasa nerima banyak orang, abisnya sore itu tempatnya penuh banget. Akibatnya, pelayanannya lama, yang di-deliver salah2, dan sempat reject order karena mangkoknya abis belom dicuci. My oh my.... Untungnya rasa masakannya lumayan, ehm... gak yakin kalo bener2 enak juga sih, takutnya lidah ketipu gara2 kelaperan hehehe...

Bottom line, kita had fun dan berencana untuk datang lagi dalam waktu dekat. Dengan cost yang beda 10rb/person, kita dapat wahana lebih banyak daripada yang di Depok :) So, holiday was okay banget....

Sayangnya libur taun barunya bakal diisi dengan closing year end. Target management result keluar tgl 4 Januari jam 12siang!!! Hello...it's Monday after Holiday... So, mau gak mau harus kerja during the weekend nih.. Gpp...tgl 31-nya pulang cepet ajah ^_^

Pagi yang enyaaak

2009-12-24T08:33:00.000+08:00

Udah deket Natal ni ya....but it's not Santa Claus who's coming to town, it's my In-Laws: mertua, kakak & adek ipar, kumplit plit dah... So I'm singing "My In Laws are coming to town...." ehehehe... Pagi2 banget Aygan, yg kbetulan dah libur kerja, mau jemputin mereka ke Gambir. Lady of the house mau gak mau jadi skalian ngikut brangkat kantor. Lumayaaan daripada harus naek KRL sendirian. Jam 5.40 cabutlah dua warga Depok nan keren2 ninggalin Gaizka yang masih bobo dengan nyaman di kasurnya yg rada bau ompol itu ^_^

Entah karena masih pagi ato karena banyak orang (tmsk students) lagi pada libur, jalanan jadi lancar banget. Pdhl lewat Psr Minggu-Pancoran lho... Phew, if only Jakarta streets are always this comfy ya...

Anyway, karena jalanannya lancar banget, jadi punya waktu buat menjalankan rencana yang udah lama kepending2 nih... Nyimpang ke Benhil, beli nasi uduk depan salon Laris buat sarapan pagi. Ahahahaha bahagiaaaa.... Pesan nasi komplit pake telor dan sambel yang banyak pleus kerupuk gak matching sekarung. Enaaaak.... My oh my, jadi nostalgia deh... keingetan jaman masih ngekos di Benhil. Pokoknya nasi uduk "Jawa" ini favoritku (mama & mertuaku juga doyan banget).

Pagi ini rasanya kenyang dan puas banget. But not necessarily mean I'm ready to work ya... Tgl 24 gini bawaannya dah pengen libur ^_^ Btw, long weekend besok enaknya ngapain ya...

The Shot that Brightens My Day

2009-12-22T16:37:00.000+08:00

Seorang wanita meninggal tiap dua menit akibat kanker serviks. Angka kematian mencapai 270.000 kematian setiap tahunnya di dunia. Sekitar 85% kematian akibat kanker seviks terjadi di negara berkembang termasuk Indonesia. (source: pusat data & informasi PERSI)

Untuk kaum perempuan karena kami peduli... (kata flyer dari Medical Service Team di kantorku)

Cut short, hari ini all female employees in my office got vaksin kanker serviks gretongan.... Ahahahahahah ketawanya paling lebar dah... This is considering how pricey the shot can be if I were to pay on my own. Not to mention kita harus dapet suntikan itu 3kali biar efektif ^_^

Jadi, siang tadi, cewek2 dan ibu2 yang biasanya males banget ke kantin di basement karena ogah sama bau asapnya (including me beibeh...) pada mengantri dengan manisnya. Sempat pada nervous juga karena ada yang menyebarkan rumor bin gosip kalo suntikannya sakit. Yaaahh ternyata lumayan lah sakit2 & pegel2 dikit kaya ketabrak angkot (lha?!...)

Anyways, tararengkiuh Dr. Johnny mwaaaahhh

Fun Weekend

2009-12-07T13:03:00.000+08:00

Gaizka udah memasuki masa preschoolers, that he's 2... Sebenarnya, aku sering sedih karena aku merasa menghabiskan lebih banyak waktu di kantor daripada bareng dia. I barely play and talk to to him... So, weekends are dedicated to him. But... I also struggle fulfilling my desire to give him new experience each time, while facing the fact that dear husband's working-day actually include saturdays... so tough hehe... Udah gitu Gaiz termasuk anak yang perlu waktu cukup lama untuk adaptasi tempat/suasana baru..huhuhu...

Anyways, hari Minggu kemarin kami memutuskan untuk pergi ke Timezone. Udah lama juga engga kesana, thought it'd be fun for him to ride "odong2" and stuffs. Plus his dad can enjoy some fun... So off we go...

Ternyata Gaizka excited... even sebelum kami sampe ke tempat bermainnya, pas liat lampu2 timezone & all, dia udah heboh...gak nyangka... dia langsung mau juga naik mobil2an (walopun pas awal2 tetap minta pegangan tangan sama emaknda hehe). In no time he's in it big time. Mau lempar bola boling boong2an, mau ikutan lempar bola basket bantuin ayahnya.. bahkan enjoy banget lihat "kakak2" yang main balap2an mobil...Aduhh senangnya...merasa gak nyesel sama sekali.

Eeeh ada tambahannya... Kalo biasanya aku cuma jagain Gaizka, kemarin aku juga got the chance ikut main. Dari semuanya I found out aku ternyata cukup jago mukul2in tikus/ kecoa di salah satu permainan mesin yang ada. Dan aku contibute cukup banyak tiket hari itu... It's kinda cool fo stress relieve juga ^_^

Gatot ampe ngakak liat aku semangat banget mainnya, he said we're going back next week... Do I look that excited ?? He should've taken my picture ya....

Love letter

2009-11-05T18:11:00.004+08:00

It's simply love that I fell flowing out of me,
And it's yours, endlessly
I adore you and will give the world for you...

Dear Son, nothing more I could say but "I love you"
Happy birthday, tampan....
Be blessed, anak pinter

And a simple prayer:
May God opens up closed doors for you
bestow you with wisdom and happiness
and do the impossible for you
All the way...

note on the pic: setelah kami syukuran ultah gaizka, sorenya ternyata dapet giliran mati lampu dari PLN. dasar anak2, gaizka malah hepi karena emaknya nyalain lilin...yaaah jadi tiup lilin lagi deh :p

Quality of Life

2009-10-29T18:43:00.003+08:00

Got a new boss last month. Well, I've written something on that I guess.

What I haven't posted was how he turned out to be rather inspiring. Talking 'bout our purpose in working and all. Well, it's been concerning me too, really...

For the past few weeks, Gaizka has been ultimately clingy. It's always hard to leave for office, because he would scream "Unda umah aja.... Gak mau ejaaa" (Bunda di rumah aja, gak mau kerja...). He needs me... perhaps he's in utter need of my affection and attention. Jeez, makes me sad.

But what boss said really hit me. He said that whatever I, -and all working women- do now is simply because of one simple reason: improving our household's quality of life. And since I mentioned household, it includes little Gaizka...

What he said was not rocket-science but it was just well-said and on the right moment... Thanks Pak, sincerely...

Now, I guess it's time for me to do my best, so things are in place and I can be home earlier for the apple of my eyes ^_^

Hot News!

2009-10-19T17:44:00.003+08:00

Nia Ramadhani was formally proposed by Ardhi Bakrie
Yenny Wahid getting married to a politician

Heck...gak ngaruh buatku hehehehe

Yang ngaruh adalah Gaizka's new haircut. Damn cool boooww....
Last weekend we took him to Kiddycut @ Margo City, got his hair "Skinned" at the sides and "Mohawk-ish" at the top. Weeew whatta handsome boy indeed ^_^ (will post his latest pic soonest. update: pic already uploaded)

Am also looking forward to his upcoming birthday, cuz I already got confirmation from mbak Niken @coklatchic that she will do Gaizka's b'day cake. Though we're not celebrating it, I ordered Finley & Isabel cake for the fun of it. Can't wait to see how Gz's would respond to it :)

Busy Bee

2009-10-12T10:40:00.002+08:00

Agak lama "malas" jalan2 ke mari...
September was tough:

- New Boss's in da house... younger, cuter, but also smarter. So there goes Ira panting, trying as much to meet his requirements
- Gts' starting on his new role, meaning more boring weekends ahead, cuz he'll be busy most of the time, including sundays.
- Lebaran holiday... me taking care of Gz from the time he wakes up til he goes back to sleep. This is physical and mental, man!

Now, October is only half gone, but surely time flies pretty fast. No joke.... Especially with Gz being hospitalized for 5 days. He got broncho pneumoni, hiks. Thank God he has fully recovered now. Jangan sakit lagi ya, nak... Can't bear the thought of him being IV-ed and forced to have medicines.

After this I need to start preparing for his upcoming birthday party. It's just a small one, but still lots of nitty gritty to be sort out.

Weaning Gaizka

2009-08-24T11:47:00.003+08:00

I've always wondered when I should quit nursing Gaizka. Now, after 22 wonderful months having him completely attached to me, I guess the time has come...
With the help of my mum, we started weaning Gaizka last Friday, meaning Thursday nite was his last "nenen" time hehe...

Beyond expectations, Gaizka has been very cooperative through the process. First, we ensure his tummy's full before going to bed, to avoid his waking because of thirst. We also didn't go up to his room until we're sure he's really sleepy. Then, when rocking him to sleep, I told him stories of the things he loves: of trucks, cars, animals in the farm, moon, stars.

The first night, he woke up seeking for comfort at 00.30 AM and would only get back to sleep on my lap around 04.00 AM after no more than 10 mins of crying and few episodes of Finley, the Fire Engine.

The second night, we kept previous night's rituals. Gaizka woke up at 03.30 AM, without crying, but he would only get back to sleep after I carried and rocked him outside the house. He said he wanted to see the moon hahahaha...

Last night, the third night, he wouldn't go upstairs to sleep. He asked me to cary him outside. So he fell assleep after looking at the stars and after I have no more stories to tell about trucks hehe... And guess what...he only woke up at 5.15 in the morning!! He instantly asked me to nurse him, but only smiled when he looked at my yellowish nipples covered with curcuma flakes. Haha...anak pintar....

I hope the weaning process ends soon. Though deep down inside, I feel that something's missing. My mum and Gatot kept telling me "dasar emang doyan..." hahaha...

By the Window

2009-08-18T16:19:00.002+08:00

is it the gift from time
time that has visited me once and once only...
for what has come will forever be gone

if that is so, it certainly perplex me
it has polished me inside out
somehow...
but i may not recognise it time to time
for i cannot seem to find reasons why

it is another journey of enlightment i seek
to understand vision in the mirror
for i will seek
until i find....

Patience

2009-08-13T11:34:00.002+08:00

Patience has never been my trait.
It sometimes works for my benefit, but most of the times it pissed the hell out of people around me ^_^

I am continuously trying to become a person with one. But I guess that wud take quite sometime, huh?!
(Been complaining a lot about "tukang", who've been helping us with our house renovation and in return Gatot complained that I was such a bugger hahahaha......)

Oya, been blogwalking 'round hot blogs, they are all on foods and food photography. (yumm...yumm... ) All are very nice and since we are having long weekend anyway, I'm inspired to visit my rotten kitchen once again hehe...

Warna-warni

2009-08-11T13:06:00.002+08:00

Senaaang... pengecatan di lt.2 berhasil dengan sukses. Sekarang, kamar GZ biru abis... gitu juga kamarku (tadinya mau ungu tapi takut terlalu feminin dan diprotes ayahnya GZ). Smentara di tengah aku kasih ijo biar suegeeerrr...

Sekarang tinggal nunggu hasil pengecatan depan. Berhasil gak ya aku mengabu2kan penampakan rumah kami sesuai cita2 ayahnya GZ. Jadi gak sabar pengen pulang ni...*wink-wink*

Gawat emang... pemasangan rangka atap baja ringan udah jadi setan yang memicu keinginanku mempercantik rumah dan menguras kantong sampe koin terakhir hehehe... Lha ini yang seharusnya udah beres, aku malah jadi sibuk milih2 warna cat, mupeng pergi Index, sibuk bayang2in tempat di belakang enaknya diapain. Makin hari makin kronis...

Anyways, kemarin pulang kantor aku bikin fish nugget buat Gaizka, buat ngakalin dia yg gak mau makan lauk selain bakso, telor, tahu, tempe. Tiap ketemu ayam ato daging yang perlu effort ngunyah dia pasti bilang "keyaaasss..." (alias keras). Tadi pagi sih dia mau makan nugget-nya walopun menurutku masih agak kekerasan (makluuuum, jarang masuk dapur, bikin makanan baru pula, tapi masaknya gak liat resep). Yaaah bisa jadi alternatif deh... besok2 bisa bikin chicken nugget, prawn nugget, dll hehehe

Family Trip

2009-07-30T19:43:00.008+08:00

As always, July is a big month for the family. My birthday falls this month, as well as my brother's, my mum's, my father in law, and also some of my close friends and colleagues. All the very best for us. May we are bestowed with wisdom and ability to give thanks on all occasions.

Anyways, our little family enjoy the special month by having family trip to Padang-Bukittinggi. Just the three of us: me, gatot, and gaizka; for 5 days. Ahaha can you imagine the chaos of preparation (we even have to bring along his "Thomas" potty :p) and on the d-day itself. Not to mention the nightmare of having to feed the beloved prince, who'd just scream for noodles or even refuse anything into his mouth.

But all in all the trip went well. West Sumatra is a must-visit place!! Since our friends said that there's not much to see in Padang, we stayed in Bukittinggi instead. And my oh my...how we enjoy the city :) The weather's nice, the scenery's splendid, and the food's mouthwatering... We were also happy because our hotel's located in the heart of the city. So the places of attraction were simply in walking distance from our hotel.

To get around other places we rent a car. So we got the chance to go Payakumbuh, Batusangkar, and Maninjau Lake in Agam. Luckily Gaizka was pretty much cooperative. He would happily running around any available open space, climb whatever stairs, or sit on his stroller, good boy... But of course he's just like any other 20months year-old who'd get tired easily and could get all cranky. So, to enjoy it more we plan to return once Gaizka older...

Books: Just finished two interesting books: The Palace of Illussions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and John Connolly's The Book of Lost Things. I like 'em both. But I fall for Divakaruni's work. Perhaps because it's on Mahabharata, which I basically love dearly, written in a refreshing way :) And oh I must write this: I got upset with Gatot few days back. And to make it up, he bought me 2 new books: Eragon and James Patterson's 8th Confession. Ayayayyy I am so thrilled!!!

New Boss

2009-06-10T16:57:00.003+08:00

New boss: want this want that, different approach, headache lah!!!

On the other hand: Gaizka's loving Finley and Bob The Builder so much. He couldn't hide awe in his face when Isabel's ice cream going in circles or Roley's pressing Mr. Pickles' apples. He also goes on trying to imitate every word the characters say.

His favorite word now is "engga...", which he seems to be using anytime anywhere. When his mbak ask him to turn the DVD off, he'd shout "engga!!!" or when his bunda wanted to take bath, he'd cling on me and shout "engga!!!" halaaahhh dikit2 "engga", aya2 wae ni bocah....

Badai hampir berlalu

2009-06-03T15:56:00.004+08:00

Month end closing is hell -like every other month-. But it's a little different this time around. It's somewhat bearable... And it's simply because I'm on this K-drama called Boys before Flower. I know I know... you may tell from the title that it's just lame... But, I always love K-dramas. Somehow, I think K-dramas do good to me. The romance can be quiverring sometimes (weird huh?!).

The story of the drama is about the same with Meteor Garden (they both are adaptation from some manga called Hana Yori Dango). It's just that BBF has that touch like any other Korean dramas do to you. So, yes... I like this one better, except that I think Vic Zhou is cuter than Kim Hyun Joong (I fall for Kim Bum's babyfats though!).

So, last monday I rushed home pretty late, didn't get seat at the train, laptop on my shoulder, but I smiled... Three reasons: 1. Was about to see lil cheeky GZ 2. Could continue w/ the drama before worrying about closing 3. Kim Jeong Hoon's on my ears

Yes yes...I also love melodramatic Korean songs. I never got tired listening to KJH's song. I think there's chemistry between me and those tear-jerkers. Geez... I think I'm officially a loon

Well, I don't want to make myself sound utterly silly so I'll stop talking about Korean thingy hehe... Now, on closing... I don't need to say much. ERD is driving me nuts, I hate currency fluctuations, I hate fair value accounting, but I love the money got transferred to my account every month. So... no choice, it'll soon be over. Badai hampir berlalu... (untuk bulan ini paling enggak :p)

Short holiday

2009-05-26T16:05:00.002+08:00

I went on leave last friday and took the chance to visit my inlaws across the island. The trip was quite smooth and was overall fine. At least we don't have to find hotel in the middle of a night, just because it's too hot for Gz he couldn't sleep (happened last time we went there :p). We also took our assistants along -so that we can take turns babysitting the lil monsta-. The decision turned out good cuz I catch cold big time.

We didn't go anywhere, really. Just visiting some must-go places on our list like Baso Sonny and doing a little shopping. It was nice seeing the whole family got their own piece of something, including Gz and his new "heavy transporter". So there goes my long weekend: exhausted but happy.

Books: Just finished Clara Ng's "Tea for Two". It's must read!!! A good novel, eye-opener, especially for me who never reads about KDRT in a novel. The story's not over the top, she depicted the character as if she might be as close as someone sitting next to you. That's why I thought it's as real as can be. For me it's two thumbs up.

Now, I'm on Steven Gerrard's "Gerrard: My Autobiography". Well, just trying to read something different...

Perbedaannya

2009-05-18T11:43:00.003+08:00

Mari aku cek perbedaan yang terjadi setelah kurleb 2 tahun waktu berlalu. Well, 2 years ago (which means May 2007), I was just started gaining weight (till the point it reached 72kg, just before I gave birth :p), eating like pig (meaning 3meals plus 10am & 3pm breadtime plus plus...), sleepyhead all day, bottom line: mualesnya pol!! hehehe.

I guess people would also dread the way I looked back then with just 4 trousers + around 10 tops throughout my pregnancy (I can recall a girl at ITC Depok who remember me just because I always put on the same T shirt everytime I went to her shop, ^_^). Whoops don't underestimate the pimples that I had also mate kyahahaha....

Anyways, now that the bump had turned out to a gorgeous boy, I'm almost back to my pre-pregnancy weight (hihihihi senaaang walopun masi nyisa juga...1.5 tahun lho boo....), Semangat dandan has started to come (still on-off though). But... the worst part is SEMANGAT BELANJA... untuk yang satu ini nih...selalu menderu-deru. Always want to go out of the office during lunch so I can go windowshopping and nenteng2 tas belanja. Arrgghh I gotta stop somehow, before it starts killing my bank balance, yang sekarang ini udah nyeremin bangets...

ps: the pic i got from gettyimages made me smile, thinking how stupid I'd look drooling over fancy clothes...

The Old Days

2009-05-12T12:51:00.011+08:00

It has been 1 month since my father passed away. Got a bit harder last week, because the family had come to realize that he really was gone for good (owell... for the time being, while we're still living our complicated human live anyways).

What I notice was that remembering him left me pondering events and places. Took my thought away to years back. Set me on my level 5 holiday mood hiks... Made me realize I've been missing some things from the old days. I miss...

Banjar, with batagor and rujak kedondong I used to buy when I was young, our memorable house with NKOTB posters all over my bedroom walls, train/bus rides to Magelang on school holidays (when my parents could save some money)...

Magelang, it's chilling breeze every morning, it's quiet street, my school's old building, my visits to Telkom just so I can talk to my parents back home, the thrill I had everytime I passed Potrobangsan or Kebonpolo or GKJ...

Bendungan Hilir, it's messy street which offers sooo many temptation to my tummy, how easy it was to go places (plangi was just few steps away, rite...)

Jurong East St.32, how lonely I was every weekend or how nice it was just to be all by myself sometimes, the need to cook no matter how tired I am cuz ta pau (take away in Cantonese) can sometimes be harmful to my pocket (qeqeqe...), tour d'shopping malls, "the stepford wives" kinda feeling when I look around almost everywhere (too neat, too organized), except for geylang of course...

owell I am simply in nostalgic mode kyahaha

Feeling blue

2009-05-04T14:56:00.003+08:00

In my head singing:
Rain...rain... go away, come again another day...
Little ira, little ira, little ira want to play

Am now feeling low... so low... I simply hate the jitters I got everytime my phone extension/mobex rang or even when new mail popped up. Worried that they came with questions with no answer I can give/ found out I did something wrong. I truly dread this....

Arrrghhh I've promised myself to be extra careful with allocation base, double check Dr/Cr sign o that YUFI journal template, and when summarizing the report... Dunno what will happen...

Btw, I cooked again last weekend. Made some coconut milk puddings for Gaizka, which turned out fab, and Mie Jawa for Gatot, which was somewhat okay :p But still... I wanna go shopping to release the tension. I wish I can...

Whoops almost 6PM now, another day flies...

Another sad story

2009-04-28T19:51:00.006+08:00

Few weeks back I dreamt about it (couldn't understand why). Yesterday I finally had it (didn't know how to deal with it). So perplex... Full disbelief... Aarrgghh...

Anyways I had another sad story. It actually doesn't belong to me, it's a friend's. She gave birth last Tuesday, but her little girl passed away just two hours afterwards. Being a mother myself, am almost certain it was one of the hardest things she had to deal with.

As I visited her at the hospital, I wanted to console her and said that it was the best for her daughter. It's all good that she doesn't have to go through pain that life may offer. She doesn't need to see how time change wonderful people to evil. But of course I couldn't let that last one out. Losing your child and think of it as the best for her was just beyond... So I kept it to myself. My deepest sympathy goes out to her and family.

When I got home, I rushed to Gaizka's room, kissed his chubby cheeks dozen times and thanked God that I had him, the best gift He had given me... (so far ^_^)

ps: monthend at the corner of the week, new method of allocating exchange rate diff. starting April, corporate audit and SOX bugging me like hell, while actually am in the mood of shopping, ...killing me...

BOOKS:
Just finished an old book by Chitra Divakaruni titled "Vine of Desire". It's not my kind of book, really (no wonder it took me years to finish it). But I had James Patterson's "6th Target" with me now *biggest grin*. Just started last night on the train and now am already half way to the end. I must try reading it slower...sigh... love JP love JP love JP.....

My Father

2009-04-15T17:06:00.002+08:00

Born on November 6, 1957. He was the youngest of four.

He was smart and kind to everybody, yet he was missing something in life: love of a father. Without knowing what a good father is he struggled to became a good dad for me and my brother. Though he fell a lot, I knew he wanted to be the best dad for both of us, the man of the household.

Now, what I recall from my childhood were times when he teach me how to read and write when I was around 3, Chiki snacks he brought us after office when I was in kindergarten, books he borrowed for us from the office's library (especially on school holidays) when I was in the elementary school, his proud face when he came to our school to pick up our school reports, and just recently....the beam in his eyes when pushing his grandchild's stroller for morning walk...

Last Sunday Gaizka was staring at a coffin, then he said "Pa...bobo..dadah..." He was staring to an old man laying very still. It was his late grandfather, my father...

After three weeks of struggle at the hospital, he gave up and returned to an eternal place where pain from cancer he had can no longer torture him, where peace and happiness are his share. God called him back on 11 April 2009, 9.50 pm in Magelang, our hometown. He was surrounded by the family who loves him dearly.

Goodbye for now, papa. This is no sad ending, because we shall meet again.
As I said to you the day you passed away: "I love you and I always will, I'm so proud having you as father". Thank God for the session we had that saturday morning.... We love you...

Closing...what else...

2009-04-01T18:58:00.003+08:00

I am in the midst of another challeging closing. How could it not be... with having to revise billions of rupiah, which I stupidly misposted last month, because I missed Credit with Debit. Arrrgghh...how in the earth could an accountant be possibly wrong with that?! I want to kill myself... Huhuuuu... crossing my fingers and pray real hard... and of coz... put more focus to details :(

Others... am on p.250 of Greg Mortenson's Three Cups of Tea. It's taken from real life story of a mountain climber who realized his dream of building schools for Baltistan kids who stayed more than 4.000m above sea level, at Karakoram Pakistan. Inspiring indeed...

Update: I have finished Greg Mortenson's and though am still a bit disagree of his decision to leave his family for his work most of the time, the book is inspiring. I have also finished Michael Scott's second book of Nicholas Flemming series: The Magician. The book is simply: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Yes, You Can

2009-03-27T15:13:00.004+08:00

I am a fighter, since the day I was born
I am a conquerer, and yes, I am determined to win...
I refuse to be taken down
And it all depends on me...

(walopun masih gemetar deg2an mau closing Q1 pleus nunggu kabar papa dari rumah :p)

Am I ready?

2009-02-03T18:19:00.002+08:00

I guess the time has finally come that I should be brave enough to continue my journey alone. I've been overly spoiled with my mum helping around. It used to be so easy leaving home for work, with my mum taking care of Gaizka and look around the house. Sigh... it will be damn difficult...

But hey... I can't be selfish. She has life too. She has my dad and my brother to take care. She has friends and her own things. My oh my... What to do?!

ps: at the happier side of life Gaizka's already took his first step, yaay... (finally u'r brave enough son!)

Jalan2: Bogor (again..) & Bekasi

2009-01-29T16:01:00.002+08:00

Last weekend we went to Bogor, again... Haha... It's one of our very few options. I was'nt into shopping. So mall's definitely out of the list and Jakarta also didn't sound so appealing. We dedided to go to Kebun Raya Bogor, since none of us have never been there. I'd have to say the place is quite nice... Though it's merely vegetations hehe

Then on Monday (Chinese New Year), we went to Bekasi to celebrate Denta's first b'day. Ardenta Radiantama Aulia Setia Dewarasha is my cousin's son. He's such a blessing, since his mother has been waiting for a child for over than 15 years before he arrived. May you grow up as a happy, healthy, and wonderful person that your parents wish you would be...

My Boy

2009-01-15T16:42:00.004+08:00

Never thought I would experience all these so soon: the joy of having a child. I finally can say that I am trully blessed given a chance to be a mom. Gaizka Anantasena have completed another piece of puzzle in my complicated life hehe... Especially when he's turning into chatterbox, pointing here and there with his cute tone "titu...(means: ke situ)" "datuuuhh (means jatuh)" "titak dididing (means cicak)" "waooww (means tiger)" "bih (means car, bus)" "mamam (means everything related to food)" and so on and so forth... Sometimes he also says meaningless word like "goong.." Ahaha cute son of mine. Can't wait to be home.

Am thinking about having another one. How would Gatot think about it?! hehehehe

Update: So "goong" actually means dog. he's just trying to imitate "guk guk" and only manage to get "goong" out. hehe dats okay anak lanang, you'll be able to say whatever you want soon ^_^

Jalan2: Bogor

2009-01-11T23:33:00.003+08:00

Last Saturday I finally went to Bogor with Gz, Mama, & Umy. It's Gaizka's first time to the city. We took train to get there and go roundabout Bogor on Angkot. Though Bogor was drizzling almost the whole time we're there, it's quite exhilarating. Can't imagine if Gatot's around. He'd be totally against the idea. But hey...Gaizka was having fun too ^_^

We got into 8.35 air conditioned train, which took us slightly over 30 mins to get there. Then, we went straight to Padjajaran street, because the trip was supposed to be a retail therapy for me anyway hee hee... we shopped til lunch time (got myself some cute tops *wink*). FOs are basically same everywhere. However the sense of new experience brought from home made all of us excited whole day through. Once our hands were full with shopping bags, we went for some pies at Pia Apple pie in Pangrango street and enjoy lunch over Kedai Kita. After that we went back to Depok with 15.42 train.

It was an exhausting trip in a way because Gaizka was at his sunny side, always moved around wanted this and that. But the trip was fun indeed. Am planning for another trip there in the near future. With different destinations of course... WHoaaa excited already!!!

What a shopping mall...

2008-12-30T15:41:00.004+08:00

Last weekend I didn't have long holiday like most people. I had to go to office on Sunday for year end closing. Luckily I could be off Monday so I could take my brother and his GF, who came for new year holiday, to Grand Indonesia. I've been there twice to watch some movie at Blitz Megaplex, but never really got any chance to explore. So my visit last Monday was to catch up what I had missed all these while.

We enjoyed the musical fountain, quite as much as the ambiance brought by its thematic interior. Other than that, the outlets were not much different from what we had anywhere else. It was just a humongous mall with overthetop interior afterall hehe... Humongous, that my back was aching carrying Gaizka around it. Humongous that we nearly got lost ^_^

Next time I'm taking Gaizka to Margo City instead. That would be easier for my back and pocket, I suppose ^_^

Books: Road, Twilight

2008-12-28T13:32:00.006+08:00

I'm into books. But since my preference is that of the very light, ha-ha kind of books, they usually don't intimidate me, unlike the one I've just finished reading: Cormac McCarthy's ROAD.
If I have to describe it in a word, then I have to say: the book is GRAY, really just GRAY. The mood and everything... Two days after finishing it, I went for my monthly shopping. And I was tempted to stockup more canned foods, diaper, towel, etc, just in case the world turned into something like what the book said. Geez.... have I gone mad? hehe

Now that I'm over with ROAD, I moved on to another book: Stephenie Meyer's Twilight. I've actually seen the book in bestseller's rack long time but didn't really interested until I watched the movie last week. (For me) The movie was...captivating... So I just had to read it. Am at page 175now and no complaint so far... Edward Cullen is sooo damn cool!!

Update: I've finished the whole Twilight Saga thingy weeks ago. Twilight was cool, New Moon was ok, Eclipse was boring but still acceptable, and Breaking Dawn was just too much (alias maksa banget deeeeh). So, I would have stopped with just Twilight

Sigh

2008-12-26T20:25:00.002+08:00

Have you ever miss something so bad that you finally dread the thing?
Owell... Missed that day...always do

It's the 3rd Year

2008-12-18T18:03:00.003+08:00

Yup...it is our third year of togetherness (in marriage ^_^)
Currently am just content with whatever things in our household, especially that little bundle of joy called Gaizka (Bunda loves you dearly, tampan...)

Not to say our journey's without bumps (Hell, we have many of them...), but so far what comes of them is a slightly better me and him. So, mouth is shut of complaints (at least for the time being)

Why him...why me... let's not stuck in a question, which may lead to a comparison with other people, bittersweet memories, or similar things. Bottom line is life really goes on, it's not a must, it just does... So, A Zaa!!

Owell, AyahGaizka's already waiting @ Plangi. We're going to have Twilight to celebrate the anniversary (oyeaaahh some love story to celebrate our love journey with hehe...)

K Drama-junkies

2008-12-10T13:58:00.002+08:00

Last weekend was supposed to be a joyous weekend, 3 days holiday due to Eid Al Adh!!
But I could only wish as I was forced to work through sunday for SAP master data submission, geez...

Anyway some good came out of it... Since I was working at home, I was able to flip through pages of multiply, youtube, etc. And guess what... I stumbled across a very funny K-drama called "18 vs 29". It's not by KJH or any of those cute looking Korean guy, but the story was just utterly interesting. If few days back I was "drained" and became totally "gray" because of Cormac McCarthy's Road, then today I'm completely "blue" because of this K drama hehe..

Dunno, it's just that K drama always brings the shiver ^_^ Err......it's me being melancholic...or silly I must say?!....

Just love the song, the stories, the outfit, the guys (smirk), saranghaeyo K drama!!!

Kamsahamnida ^_^

Senang dan sendu ^_^

2008-11-19T16:11:00.004+08:00

In life, some days were just to bitter to go through.
But when all is done, it always brings smile and a longing feeling.

Just like today, I run through old pics taken on '06
My oh my...how valuable were those shitty days
I went on with comments like "oww..been there...done that..."
Haha... memories... I love you as much as I hate you :p
Looking forward to have similar chance pretty soon (crossing fingers)

Anyways........

Last weekend we finally took Gaizka for a swim in Depok Fantasi Waterpark. Owell not exactly swimming, it's more like splashing water and crawling in the water haha...So happy to see him refusing to get off the pool. Looking forward to having another splash with GZ.

Bahaya Laten!

2008-11-10T15:13:00.003+08:00

Watch your daily fluid intake
Do not... I repeat do not live a day without veggies/fruits
Ensure only moderate consumption of tea (though people say it's antioxidant!)

Take good note of the above unless....
You want to get constipated like this morning

Arrgghhhh...feels like S%^*!!

Hiks hiks...I only drank 2 cups of tea for 2 consecutive days and leave veggies for 1 day, and I have to pay... including missing the 6.35 train, Darn!!

Yang Paling Gampang

2008-11-10T14:52:00.002+08:00

Kalo lagi pusing mikirin kerjaan yang bertumpuk2 kaya gini, kayanya emang paling gampang ngadu sama mas trus bilang "ehm...gimana kalo aku pursue karier sebagai staf admin aja?...ato tukang kue? ato hairdresser mungkin?..." Ketebak banget deh mas bakal langsung semangat trus bilang "Ya udah...kita pindah ke jokja aja sekalian..."

Habis gimana dong... Aku sih maunya emang selalu bersemangat...penuh dedikasi...kerja keras gak ada matinya. Tapi, entah kenapa kayanya situasi otak, bodi, dan emosi belakangan ini rada susah diajak kompromi. Apa setelah kerja selama hampir 6tahun di kumpeni yang sekarang ini akhirnya aku mentok?! EHm...kalo soal tantangan kerja sih engga mungkin, lha wong aku baru "duduk" di kursiku yang sekarang less than 1 year. My feeling is...it's just me...yang udah bebel gak mau payah2 mikir dan menantang diri sendiri. Hikhik...jadi menerawang ke masa lalu...saat ni otak gampang diajak kerja sama dan the fun of work masih sebanding sama nenteng tas belanjaan. Damn....emak2 yang satu ini....

A little note

2008-10-14T17:13:00.004+08:00

Got very busy huh girl?! Sooo many wonderful moments passed by without any entries. I regret it somehow. But to tell the truth, it's just so damn difficult to keep my eyes open after 8hours of work and 30mins struggle to bring Gaizka to his bed (am not the best of moms hehe...)

Just some highlight that Gaizka just had his two upper teeth; first visit to my hometown Magelang was early October, and he's turning a year old in the next 2weeks. Cutie pie... grow up and be a happy-independent being. Be blessed my son...be blessed

The stove's burning

2008-08-28T17:00:00.005+08:00

Been meaning to write this for quite sometime. However, blah...blah... ^_^

Anyway, here goes...

After struggling with my slothfulness for ages (after the episode of chocolate ice cream to be exact), I finally pull that pan of hot-savoury-smelling chicken pie out of my oven. Then, 3 hours afterwards I received a sweet compliment from my husband. For a first timer, he said the chicken pie tasted really good. Haha...

Then, last weekend I cooked again. This time, it's Apple Pie. I was determined that this time around my chatterbox clique has to taste my cooking. Somehow, I have to stop their disbelief in my interest in cooking (or simply put... food??). Anyways.... I brought them some of those homemade apple pies. They said it was nice. Yaayy so happy... What's next ya?! Am intending to do some blogwalking for yummy recipes. Perhaps I can post with pics next time hehe

Then I was on my feet

2008-08-13T11:44:00.004+08:00

From: Ririen (0818xxxxxxx), 02-Aug-2008, 11:07.

Dear all,
You may have heard already that Harun's wife passed away this morning in tragic circumstances. Karta and Merry are with Harun and his family have flown up to join him. He is very shocked and undestandably requests privacy at this difficult time. Please join me in extending thoughts and prayers to Harun and his family.
Graeme

That was exactly what appeared on my handphone's screen on a sunny Saturday noon, right after I said kissed my husband's cheek before he headed to Annaheim. I was filled with disbelief and when I realised, I was on my feet, trembling...

My thoughts and prayers are with the family...

Me, now...

2008-08-06T16:18:00.002+08:00

Mood: okay

Relationship: missing the seemingly ignorant but "keren" husband

On my screen: Workflow approval, CoP working papers, and of course Blogspot.com ahaha...

To do list: 1. Business case on Operational Lease 2. Business case on Supplier Financing 3. Pearl2 4. Liquidity Management. Aaaaarrghhhh.....

Sites I want to browse: wholesomebabyfood.com (checking for yum yum pasta recipe for Gaizka), wikipedia (haven't finished reading on history of cheese. o yeah need to also check whether Dr. John Dee really existed...)

On my bedside table: Michael Scott's The Alchemyst (am on p.106 of 500 but I can tell you that the book is must read!!)

Dreaming of: Playing w/ Gaizka, Try that Chicken Pie recipe I got from exclusivelyfood.com.au

On my shopping list: flats, red-orange vnc sandals, cute tops, mixer, pie crust.

Craving for: walk in closet, new colors for our bedroom walls, my homemade strawberry ice cream

Haiyaa too much daydreaming lady... Guess I will get back to work now. Am leaving office a bit early today cuz I have to meet up with Gaizka at the hospital after his lab check this afternoon (hopefully it's nothing but a sore throat ya ganteng..).

Yup...I did it!

2008-07-25T12:13:00.003+08:00

That evening when I met her in the lift...

Ira: "Sin, lo harus nyelametin gw..."
Sinta: (terdiam sejenak, mata sedikit membelalak, kemudian...) "Lo hamil ya ra?!"
*gubrak*

The next morning, a mail spread amongst us...
Tia: "sumpah yaaaa....gue takjub abissss..."

My oh my...Your statements really made my day dear friends, hehe.

Those were candid comments from my lil' shopaholic circle when they found out that I managed to pass CPMA exam. Yup, you got that rite: I PASS CPMA EXAM! Yippie...

So am now sure that this little brain of mine really works hehe..

Aku bayar...

2008-07-22T12:03:00.002+08:00

Kejadiannya sih udah beberapa hari lalu. Tapi sampe sekarang pun aku masih suka geleng2 kepala sendiri kalo inget kejadian ini.

Sore itu aku buru2 keluar kantor, biasaaaaa ngejar kereta jam 5.38... Dan aku niat banget buat pergi ke stasiun naik bus, instead of ojek. After a while, ojek itu berasa berat di ongkos hehehe. Anyway, I was very lucky karena langsung dapet bus tanpa harus nunggu lama.

What was so unlucky adalah, barengan sama aku, ada anak kecil sekitar 10tahunan gitu yang naik ke bus. Dia ngelewatin aku yang baru duduk sambil mengepulkan asap rokok yang sedang diisapnya. Yup.... got that right the little guy was smoking!!!

Karena kebetulan dia duduk di belakangku, aku ngerasa terganggu. Yah...dia berusaha nutupin rokoknya itu, tapi yang namanya asap mah tetep aja nyebar kemana2 bukan... wedewww betenya. So, aku minta tolong ke dia supaya matiin rokoknya karena mengganggu. Tapi apa yang terjadi...dia cuma memandangiku tanpa ekspresi. Boro2 matiin rokoknya. I waited for a minute, then I asked him the same thing. But again, dia cuma ngeliatin aku. Hell!!! Udah gitu cara dia ngeliatin aku tuh seolah2 gak ada masalah apa2. Sampe 3 kali aku minta dia matiin rokok, dia gak bergeming juga. Sampe akhirnya I reached my limit, trus aku bilang "Aku kasih kamu duit, tapi matikan rokoknya". And all of a sudden, dia matiin rokoknya dan ngambil duit yang aku sodorkan. OH MY GOD!!!!!!!

Kemana perginya respect, toleransi, dan jiwa anak 10tahun yang harusnya engga mata duitan dan gila rokok. DARN!!!!! Sumpek karena asap gak sebanding sama galaunya mikirin the bleak picture of tomorrow, kalau anak2 pada begini semua. Juga kebayang sama Gaizka. What would be of him, in this kind of environment?? Gaizka, be a nice boy ya Nang....

His foods

2008-07-14T17:11:00.002+08:00

Kalo Gaizka suka makan, berarti doi mirip sapa dong? Yah pasti mirip emak bapaknya lah... I've been blessed karena selama ini dia relatively gampang makannya. hehe good boy Gaizka!!

His first MPASI was bubur beras merah yang dicairkan pake ASI. Yang dihabiskannya dalam waktu gak sampe 5 menit (kan cuma 1sendok makan :p) Habis gitu, baru deh dia mulai explore sayuran. Wortel, brokoli, ubi, kentang, kabocha, lobak, kacang merah & kacang polong adalah sayurannya selama 2 bulan kemaren. Baru belakangan ini ditambah bayam. Untuk buah, dia udah nyobain alpukat, pisang, mangga, canteloupe, pear, nectarine, dan sawo (woalaaahh sawo mah makanan emaknya hehehe). Trus, sejak 7 bulan, Gaizka mulai aku bolehin makan protein dari tofu, daging, ayam (bebas lemak), kuning telur, dan baru2 ini aku cobain ikan (walopun doi males baunya).

Karena emaknya ini punya idealisme untuk engga memperkenalkan garam dan gula terlalu cepet, sekarang ini aku sama Utinya Gaizka cuma ngasih plain food. Semua bahan disteam ato direbus, abis gitu dibikin puree. DONE. Hehehe... Tapi aku gak kurang kreatif lho...tiap hari ada aja kreasi baru, sampai akhirnya kami menemukan bahwa mix favoritnya Gaizka adalah berasmerah/ubi+kacangmerah+wortel+daging. Ya iyalah, itu mah kaya sup brenebon hehehehe.

Seru ya jadi emak-emak... ^_^

Nemo and Ice Cream

2008-07-14T13:48:00.002+08:00

2 hal yang gak berhubungan sama sekali, tapi...2 hal itu adalah highlight weekend-ku kemarin. I had a nice weekend, I suppose... Hari Sabtunya, aku spent almost whole day ngurusin si Entong. Wohoooo manjanya anak itu...mainan sambil nyenderin badannya ke emaknya ini. Duh sayaaaangg...kebanyakan ditinggal ya?! Jadi sedih rasanya. But this is what we have to go through dear...For a better life I certainly hope...^_^

Nah Minggunya ada tamu dari Jakarta, our old friends. Aku cukup amazed ketika tahu cerita kedua orang ini. Each one has gone through hard time, yang cukup membingungkan. Yang cowok sih aku gak terlalu kenal deket. In the old days, aku cuma pernah sekelas dan sekelompok ama doi, but never shared stories. Yang cewek, mungkin ada cukup banyak cerita yang on-off antara aku sama dia. Basically, kami ngobrolnya nyambung, tapi karena si cewek ini punya segudang temen, doi rada susah "menggilir" teman2nya, hihihi..... Yang luar biasa adalah si cowok itu had always been the girl's nemo. Nah, sekarang saat tu pria lagi perlu temen, the girl has to be his shoulder to cry on. Wakwaaaawww.... Kebayang aja gimana berdarah2nya hati cewek itu. Pastinya susah banget untuk bisa jadi temen yang baik hati, smentara your heart can burst anytime. Love that once blossomed in her heart might bloom again, and who knows she might be hurt the second time around. So, all I can say is: goodluck dear friend... If you can pass this, you definitely deserve happiness!!

Selain kedatangan temen, hari Minggu juga hari yang bikin deg2an, karena that's the revealing day. Hari dimana aku bakal tau apakah itu sebuah awal yang sukses dalam dunia perdapuran (huehehe berlebihannnnn). Karena eh karena hari sebelumnya aku belajar bikin es krim lho....tanpa ice cream maker pula. Dan ternyata eh ternyata, ketika aku keluarkan container dari freezer dan coba menyendok si es krim, aku pun terkejut bukan kepalang WOOOWWW.... teksturnya mirip gelato dan rasanya.... YUMM!!!! I'm exhilarated, yaaayyyy!!! Jadi semangat buat belajar masak ni... Feels like bikin strawberry ice cream kami kira huehehehe

Update on Gaizka

2008-07-08T16:09:00.002+08:00

I couldn't be happier!!! Di sela2 deraan dan himpitan kerjaan (taelaaa...) dan bejibun hal2 yang lain, aku bisa lulus juga breastfeeding Gaizka selama 6 bln pertama hidupnya (airmata keharuan menetes...duh berlebihan banget). Yaaah semoga aja bisa lanjut at least sampe dia 1 tahun (3.5 bulan lagi!!)

Selain itu, aku juga selalu dibuat terkekeh2 melihat perkembangannya tiap hari. Dia sebenernya engga termasuk anak yang serba cepet. Tapi ya paaaasss aja gitu, tengkurep 4bln, guling2 5bln, mulai merangkak 6bln, bisa duduk dari posisi tiduran 7bln. Gpp Gaizka, pokoknya terus tumbuh dan berkembang ya Nang.... Maemnya juga sekarang udah macem2, with his favorite mix being: kabocha, parsnip, carrot, and chicken. Kalo buah, Gaizka suka hampir semua kecuali alpukat. Aku pernah tuh ditelpon mama pas di kantor karena Gaizka teriak2 protes gak mau makan avocado puree-nya hehee...Yaaa mungkin aku bakal coba beberapa minggu lagi deh ^_^

Seru juga setelah Gaizka mulai dapet Mpasi. Aku jadi enjoy banget belanja sayuran ato buah buat dia. Habis gitu penasaran lihat reaksi dia pas nyobain makanan tertentu untuk pertama kali. Most of the time sih doi lempeng aja ato paling2 gebrak2 high chair karena gak sabar nahan laper...Haha tuh anak...Mommy loves u G!!

Cancerian Accountant

2008-07-08T11:39:00.002+08:00

Cancerian punya kecenderungan jadi akuntan?

Err...that statement came from somebody at the office who happens to celebrate his b'day on July and already spent a good 35years as accountant and also based on the fact that there are about 10 of us in Finance & Accounting Dept who are Cancerian.

Jadi, sebenernya mungkin statement beliau gak salah2 amat ya... Tapi aku yang denger kok jadi mikir... ooo gitu ya...padahal aku kan cuma "kecemplung" aja jadi accountant...kebeneran gak usah ikut SPMB, sekolahnya engga lama2 amat, engga mahal2 amat, dan relatif gampang cari kerja. So, here I am, jadi buruh closing hehehe...

Nongol Lagi...

2008-07-04T17:45:00.003+08:00

Taelaaaahh...akhirnya emak-emak yang satu ini kembali untuk bercerita ^_^

I already felt the urge to continue writing sometimes back. Need some space to jot down what life has offered me these past months: the exasperation side mostly...though I had some ecstatic ones also.

But there I was with pressing work timeline and messy blog template. And here I am 50% aware with tight schedule but 50% ignorant -with "tomorrow-is-my-birthday" excuse haha...O yeaaahhh I am turning 28: older, wiser, and mooooore adorable ^_^

If I ask myself how do I feel about tomorrow, then I have to say I'm simply relieved that I don't need to go to work. Yippeeee....my b'day falls on weekend!!! Since I was moved back to head office -not because of promotion but horizontal rolling, hehe...- I had to change. From a buying department which requires "nothing" from the accountant to a Finance&Accounting function which of course means: "hey slave!! yeah you!!! go on...work..then I'll give some more work!!!" hehe.... So, bday while doing closing: BIG NO NO. But bday on weekend: HELL YEAAAAHHHH!!!! ^_^

How bout my boy: Gaizka?! Woooowww the apple of my eyes, source of joy, reason for living *exaggeration-mode-on* is now over 8 months. He crawls, giggles, bites, smiles over barney, likes mango puree, and simply perfect for me as a son, hehehe. I want to post his pics, to show how much he just love to pose for a digicam *like mom like son*. But will do that later.

Now that the template is new, I certainly hope I'll visit my own blog more often...Gotta catch 5.38 train. smoooccchhhh....

Campur - campur

2008-02-28T13:09:00.003+08:00

Today, Gaizka turns 4months old. Masih chubby dan demen mentil. Dan layaknya semua ibu lain, buatku dia adalah makhluk tertampan, terlucu, terpintar di jagat raya ini woehehe... So far, aku & mas menganggap growth rate-nya dia normal, both physically & motorically. My favorite moments are those when he giggles seeing his dad jumping like uncle kangaroo ato liat utinya maenin dia. UUUhhhh cutest creature in the universe indeed.... Smoga terus begitu ya cah bagus...

Cuma, semalem doi sempet ngamuk pas mau bobo. Mungkin ngambek kali ya...ditinggal emaknya senang2 ke Bali 2 malem. Jadi aja semalem si entong sempet nangis kuenceng... rada heboh deh...

Ya gitu deh..akhirnya si emak ini dapet cuti juga dari Gaizka. First time bobo engga bareng dia, ternyata menyenangkan juga. Walopun pas packing di hari terakhir, liat t-shirt "dady or chocolate" yang dimasukkin mas ke koperku bikin aku gak tahan juga. Keingetan sama makhluk mungil menggemaskan ini hehehe...

Acara di Bali kemaren cukup oke. Bukan karena ada performance-nya Balawan (walopun dia emang oke pisan yey...), tapi lebih karena bisa ngumpul bareng emak2 temen sekantor yang laen. Buseettt dah...last time gabung sama mreka di Jogja 2 tahun lalu, perasaan sih blom banyak yang married & beranak. Tapi kali ini....wuiihhh kalo gak lagi punya baby/toddler ya berarti lagi mblendung hamil. Weleh weleh...lagi musim beranak ni bu ^_^

Yawes, habis liburan, kita dihadapkan dengan monthly closing. Yuk mari..... Harus semangat nih! Secara ini bakal jadi closing terakhirku sebelum balik ke HO lagi. Bigger responsibility this time around ^_^

My Breastfeeding Story

2008-01-29T16:56:00.000+08:00

When I was pregnant with Gaizka, it came very natural that I wanted to breastfeed him. Being a baby girl who had only breast milk for 9months and continued to have it until 15months old, I was determined to give Gaizka at least 6months of exclusive breast milk. Early latch on was also what I wanted to have. But I was saddened when everything was not according to plan at the beginning.

Gaizka was born with perinatal asphyxia, difficulty of spontaneous breathing in a newborn, as his neck was strangled by his umbilical cord. His APGAR score at birth was only 5 out of perfect 10. My mom, who accompanied me at birthing room, said that everybody was very tense when Gaizka didn’t start to cry even when doctor started to spank (not just pat) him in his foot. Exhausted with delivery, I wasn’t fully aware of the criticality of that moment. Right after Gaizka cried (approx 3mins after birth), he was brought to NICU. Lucky me, it was only a mild asphyxia, no support needed at all, and he was all healthy and strong just 6 hours after the nerve-racking moment.

But once he was brought to NICU, I couldn’t get him out to stay in my room. He had to stay in NICU until it was time for him to head home (weird protocol huh… but I guess doctors thought of Gaizka‘s condition as prone to problem). In NICU, I could only see him twice a day (1 hour each time), which means very limited time available for me to start giving him my breast milk. As a result, on day3 when both of us returned home, Gaizka had started to build up appetite for milk, while my breasts weren’t producing enough. It was devastating… Gaizka cried as he was hungry, and I secretly shed tears because I wanted to give everything I possibly had (but still insufficient). I dread those early days. I really do!!!

Anyways, here I am, back at the office. The story of insufficient breast milk is behind and almost forgotten. Currently, I’m pumping my breast milk three times at the office, twice at home (early morning before work and afternoon after dinner), and still able to feed him from my breast after office hours. Gaizka is a happy three-month-old, weighing 6.5kgs (bit above average I know…) Thank God for that!!!

Just to share with whoever accidentally drops by at this page; what I do to improve and keep abundant supply of breast milk:
- No diet. I have three meals with snacks in between and currently still weigh 10kgs more than pre-pregnancy (haha….and my hubby thinks I’m sexier with full figure). Just fyi, quantity of the milk is influenced by the calories while quality is influenced by protein.
- Lotsa green veggies and water.
- Lotsa non-fried nuts (this helps to thicken your breast milk or increase amount of hidden milk, therefore makes baby feel full).
- Breast massage (hot & cold) twice a day.
- Positive thinking (this is sometimes difficult, especially for those experiencing baby blues. But strive!!! As it does help).
Though people says that success of breastfeeding is also determined by good latch on/position, etc, as long as you enjoy the process, it will be a wonderful time. Me, for example, I take pleasure in its ups and downs: the bonding and the engorgement; the baby’s content smile and the nipple crack. Just keep my fingers crossed for the next 3 months!!

Stupid Momma

2008-01-24T16:06:00.000+08:00

What a FISHHHH.....!!!!!!!

Just delete one long posting of my return from maternity leave. Whoaaaa... And I was pouring my heart out just to loose it. Damn!!!! Shhh...shhhh...inhale..exhale...I'm trying to calm down now. But aaaarrggghhhh.....still a bit upset....hiks hiks......

Anyway, again, I'm writing that today's my first day back at the office after maternity leave. Now I have to share my schedule among Gaizka's loud cries, joyous smile, and wet nappies with paperworks and closing timetable. Fiuuuhhhh whatta tough one.

For the past three months my routine -besides nursing gaizka- was reading...trying to find as much information as I can on baby stuff. Being me....a girl who doesn't really fancy babies... I was very awkward with Gaizka. So, again, being me...a girl who studies and believe in what I've been told, I was exhilarated with what my books told me and thought that I could become baby whisperer for my Gaizka, by harnessing points learnt from those books.

To my surprise, nursing babies is unique and there's no such thing as exact theory. So there I was stumbling in awe and deep confusion of what to do. Now, after three months, I'm amazed that I'm still hangin on and keep my sanity haha.... Lots of stories, which I might share in the future. There are frights, joy, tears, smiles, anxiety. Basically there were utterly mixed feelings, which I don't want to exchange for anything in the world (though it has some bitter parts here and there).

Yes, I am a mother, stupid perhaps...but very proud of it :))

The new guy in my life

2008-01-02T13:47:00.000+08:00

Was born on October 28, 2007 he is the one who officially labelled me "mother"

I am still on maternity leave now, figuring out how tiny little creature like him marvelously grows. 1 month is all I've got before I have to go back to work. Not sure whether I can still concentrate doing paperwork while remembering his sweet smile and never ending coo. O well Gaizka Anantasena you're the new guy in my life.

2 minggu

2007-09-07T16:23:00.000+08:00

Hehe ternyata udah 2 minggu jadi commuter.

Apa bedanya setelah menjalani proses ini selama setengah bulan? Yang pasti sih lebih apal jalan. Yang dulunya gak pernah ngubek bagian Selatan Jakarta, sekarang ya mulai ngerti dikit2 hehe...

Hal lainnya adalah pelajaran berharga buat sabar. Yaaahhh secara Lenteng Agung di pagi hari dan seputaran UI di petang hari adalah area pembawa mimpi buruk kemacetan...Tiap pagi dan tiap sore harus senyuuuuummm menenangkan hati dan bersyukur udah punya MP3 player yang bisa jadi temen sepanjang jalan, sambil mengagumi kelincahan commuter pengendara motor yang suka bertingkah ajaib ^_^.

Update lainnya: si kecil udah masuk week 32, makin kuat nendangnya, makin berasa kalo hiccups, dan mulai ke dokter biweekly. Smentara itu, emaknya makin menggembung dan makin kuatir dengan naiknya timbangan yang suka engga kira2 itu (hmm....mungkin ada konspirasi antar produsen timbangan di seluruh dunia...aku tak percayaaaaaa -gak mau percaya tepatnya hehehe). Minggu lalu juga udah mulai blanja buat the cute one. Tapi, walopun doi bakalan jadi our first, gak mau terlalu heboh berlebihan deh...maklum tight budget juga. This one's gonna be our economic baby hehehehe (apaan sih...). Gak lupa bilang "Thank God for technology!!" karena si baby dapet beberapa barang keren lewat ebay "makasih ya Ndro..."

Ok then, have a nice weekend to us all

Mungkin...

2007-09-04T12:51:00.000+08:00

Mungkin aku yang susah....
Terbiasa engga dicerewetin, dibebasin semaunya asal engga aneh2
Terbiasa betingkah sesuka hati dan punya idealisme sendiri

Jadinya sekarang freak out sendiri deh....
Takut engga bisa jadi diri sendiri, terpaksa jaim, de es be....
Oh no!!!! Bisa stres dah kalo gini caranya

Pengen bilang engga, tapi gak mungkin juga...
Owell, some say fear, worry, and obstacle come from within.
Guess I just have to suppress them real hard or even make them gone
The question is: "how?"

Moving Out

2007-08-28T16:39:00.000+08:00

Actually I don't know whether I should put "Moving Out" or "Moving In" as this post's title. Well that doesn't really matter anyway... Decided to put it "moving out" cuz it gives me the chill, period.

Last Saturday I finally closed the chaper of my nearly 5 years journey of staying in boarding house in this Big City (Gosh aren't I getting old...). Well, you can take out 1 year while I was in Spore but that doesn't change anything :p

Owell, who'd have guessed that 5 years can mean humongous stacks of boxes and other stuffs? Nobody, not even me...at least not until ma, pa, adek, w/ 2 helpers are struggling to put everything together in a small truck. But yeeeyyyy I've finished unpacking just in 3 days, not bad huh??!!

So, here I am now... another person who's succeded putting in additional name in the list of "happy" commuters. It takes me almost 2 bloody hours to get to office every morning, but somehow I feel the peace of "leaving home" and "heading home". At least it's my home...our home, ya Ndro.... What's more beautiful is...it won't be very long until the lil' house that we call home will be brighten with our baby's cry & laughter... ^_^ hopefully

62 Tahun

2007-08-22T12:20:00.000+08:00

Gosh Indonesia has reached 62 years of independence...

If it's a man, he's gotta be old.....full of wrinkles.... Some has even showed signs of senile weakness. But for a nation, perhaps 62 years is nothing... Like, say, we were deliberated from Dutch colony after 3.5 centuries (geez...).

But then again I might as well assume that this nation has really started showing signs of senile weakness. Why? As far as I can remember, during the old days of elementary school, teachers always say that Indonesians are famous as friendly and polite people. Yet, nowadays what I get from fellow Indonesians are not really the best impression -not that I'm showing otherwise, but to some points people around me really got into my nerves with how they behave arrgghhhh-. Like for example, nobody knows how to queue (nobody is too harsh, should say very least...haha), rarely will people give you seat in public transport eventhough you're having a huge bumps (personal experience, I must say), smoking is just a habit that can be done EVERYWHERE (even in air-conditioned room with signage saying "NON SMOKING AREA" and you wear ties, looking like some professional), another bad habit that makes me sick is trashing (damn you people driving fancy car who's just open the car window and throw away empty can of your fancy thirst quencer to busy street, don't u have trash box inside? grrhhh), never have I found a cashier in a store ask me "How's your day?" (unlike what I found in -at least- another country), and.....in Indonesia sometimes you'll mixed up whether somebody is just being polite or fake.

Hmm... am I being to harsh? Perhaps... Or maybe Indonesians are just so squeezed with too many problems that we are starting to lose our empathy and only care about ourselves? I really don't know. But yes, I am still a proud kid who loves this country so much. If I don't love it, why would I be concerned with such small things. Anyways, I'm just feeling and thinking out loud. People might not agree, I don't ask them to. Perhaps it's just me and my imagination that Indonesia should do better than this...

A mother to be

2007-08-21T16:34:00.000+08:00

Jakarta is very dull today. It was even drizzling here in Kemang during lunch time. Very odd for August, isn't it? As always, this kind of weather makes me sink in memories...

Anyways, that's not what I intend to write ^_^. I wanted to write myself an update on the growing belly. Who knows in the future I might want to flip these pages back. So, here goes....

It's been almost 7months. Lil' baby is now around 28 weeks. Yaaayyyy 12 more weeks to go. The kicks are stronger now, I can even see if the tiny creature inside me is moving around. Soooo cute... I just can't help myself imagining how this baby's going to look like hehe...

So far, doc said everything is okay. The heart rate, cardio, placenta etc are all good. Fiuuhhh crossing my fingers everyday for that doc!! Starting next month, I have to see the doc biweekly. There's just one problem..I'm moving to Depok this weekend. That means I have to find another doc and hospital nearby. I really hope I can find a good one in time. Good as in able to fulfil my requests and wish list for this first delivery (first? yepp expecting more to come haha..). Wish me luck ^_^

Been reading lots about prenatal care, been doing bits on that as well, also on breastfeeding and postpartum but nothing's been done related with shopping for baby stuff. Dunno why, I've been very reluctant to go on shopping (don't I sound so unlike myself huh?). Not that I'm not excited with the baby coming, as a matter of fact I can't wait to see my lil one, it's just that I don't feel like shopping. But sooner or later I really have to do it. Perhaps I'll do it after we move to Depok. Ease one problem after another ^_^

Another thing... there's this little something that's been occupying my mind for the last few weeks. Before I become pregnant, I was always this little girl who wants to do big stuff, go places, and simply be independent in terms of career, beside the fact that I'm someone's wife. I would define that as a success. But lately, I've been imagining myself surrounded by my kids at home, baking cookies, take them to playground. Arrrrggghhhh those seems more wonderful than surrounded by paperworks (though it means money *grin*). Oh well...maybe it's normal for a mother to be. Yipppeeee I am soon a mother ^_^.

Juice Wortel

2007-08-03T11:29:00.000+08:00

Hasil nguping....

Suami: "Kita punya blender gak sih Hun?"
Istri: "Punya. Emangnya knapa?"
Suami: "Aku pake yah...Aku pengen bikin Jus Wortel ni.."
Istri: "Tumben...emangnya napa?"
Suami: "Biar minusku gak nambah. Ntar kalo si kecil lahir trus ngajakin ayahnya maen berantem2an, kan aku harus copot kacamata biar bisa bebas maen sama dia...."

Ira: (pingsan....mendadak jatuh cinta sama si pria..hehehehe...jadi pengen juga diajak maen berantem2an *gubrak*)

Cerita Si Ikan Sapu-Sapu

2007-07-31T18:20:00.000+08:00

Ehm... dari beberapa waktu lalu udah maleeeesss banget nulis2 di blog. Abis kesempatan buat blogging cuma ada pas di kantor ato kalo kebeneran niat menyambangi *buseeeett* warnet. Jadinya cerita ini tertunda2 terus (weleh....kaya ada yang mo baca aja hehe).

Anyways, just like the picture my belly is now protruding (and keeps growing for the next 3 months or so). My navel is sadly doing exactly the same (hiks...hiks...) and other parts of my body seems to enlarge themselves happily (yaikkss). But I guess it's all fairly normal. What can you expect from a six-months-pregnant woman ^_^. Bottom line, I don't really care about what happen, as long as it does good to my lil' one haha...

Well, it seems that GTS's trip to Singapore last February was very fruitful. We are now expecting to cuddle our junior sometime around November (it's coming very soon). Am very excited and bit anxious as well... Especially bcoz I'm fully aware that I'll be facing the whole process by myself. Gatot will only be back in Indonesia by December (after his graduation ceremony)..hiks.... But dats okay. I'm so grateful that this cute lil' one has been very supportive of me (no morning sickie and other complains at all). And just like the mother: our junior is berry...berry strong!! During my early pregnancy, perhaps just few weeks after conception in Spore (or was it in Bangkok? errr not sure hehe), I brought this cutie for a tour in KL, then to office outbond in Penang, then packing up for Indonesia, of course I couldn't leave this cutie when I went to Kenya, and last week I went for another trip to Tegal and Cirebon. Gosssshhh don't you love to travel my cutie pie.....^_^

Well well...these last few months have been awesome... Been eating like hell (Gatot calls me Ikan Sapu2 now hehehe) Been looking @ scale which moves too damn fast (haha, thanks to yummy Indonesian foods!!), Been experiencing kicks and rolls in my tummy (keep rockin' junior!!), Been everything, but definitely no regret!! Actually too many things to tell, hope I can share another time. Bit detail perhaps or perhaps not...dunno. Just wish us well....^_^

Ehm... Good luck for Nurul, Ria and Del's wife who are also expecting babies. Hope everything goes well. And let's pray for Arief's wife to have baby soon. So we can all have children at the same age group and let them be friends like us, the parents haha....

Sendiri lagi

2007-07-27T11:21:00.000+08:00

Yaaahhh pagi ini diriku sendiri lagi...

Setelah selama lebih dari 4 minggu belakangan bisa barengan sama mas jigrak, akhirnya harus 'berjuang' sendirian lagi. Gak papa deh...kali ini cuma harus nunggu 5 bulan aja. Semoga aja semuanya lancar, terutama thesis-nya mas (crossing my fingers and pray real hard for that), biar Desember nanti doski bisa pulang dengan senyum khasnya yang lebaaaarrrrrr.

Selamat berjuang di OZ ya mas.......

Happy Birthday...

2007-07-13T11:51:00.000+08:00

Phewwww July always has long list of birthdays.

Somehow many of my friends and families were born this month.

So, a birthday shoutout goes to:

Juli, 2 July

Ria, 3 July

Sonny, 3 July

Timi Adhiputra, 4 July

Riko, 6 July

Liz Lee, 6 July

Wawan, 10 July

Nani Shera, 10 July

Yuli, 11 July

Mama, 13 July

Silvia, 22 July (it's early I know)

Sorry if I miss anybody...

Wishing all of you to be well, prosperous, and happy the whole year through, 'til the time comes for me to make another wish for you ^_^

And of course... a very happy birthday to myself as well. Be bigger, better, stronger!!! It's going to get tougher from today on haha....

For the brokenhearted

2007-07-13T11:23:00.000+08:00

I know it's tough...
Nobody says it will be easy walking the road you choose

I know you know...
There will be trials and tribulations,

I also know you know...
They're only meant to make you stronger

So I won't preach you to hold on
I won't lecture you to hurrily stand up

Take your time...feel the pain... let it sip through to your blood
Memorize the torment... Taste the bitterness...

So that you stride and strive harder
Pull yourself together and never let the same thing happen to you ever again!!

This is the chapter where you can learn
So you better be learning!!
This is the chapter where you're required to be resilient
So you better be one!!

Anyways, there will be sunshine after the rain... (except if it's at night..then, you'll have to wait a little while ^_^)

pssst... I'll be there for you, just let me know if you need anything ^_^

Jangan Tuntut Aku untuk Memberimu Bunga

2007-07-02T17:35:00.000+08:00

Beberapa waktu lalu aku habis ngobrol panjang lebar sama seorang teman cowok, sebut aja Agis. Obrolan yang menarik sekali buatku. Selama ini si Agis emang selalu dibilang engga romantis. Tapi yang mengagetkan, ternyata bukan cuma sama pasangannya aja yang bilang gitu, melainkan juga temen cowoknya. Bahkan temen cowoknya itu sampai memberikan advis men-detail tentang contoh2 romantisme yang bisa bikin "luluh" cewek. Agis...Agis...kasian deh lu ^_^

Tadinya sih aku udah mau ikutan ceramahin panjang lebar bahwa cewek itu juga butuh digombalin, butuh diboongin dengan kata2 surgawi. I almost said "setangkai bunga mawar will never do any harm"... tapi sebelum aku sempat ngomongin apa yang ada di benakku, dia udah ngomong duluan.

Kurang lebih inilah omongan doi:
"Habis apa gunanya bersikap romantis? dunia ini penuh dengan godaan. Sekarang ini cewek cantik itu buanyaaaakkk banget. Kalo seorang cowok mau, dia bisa tergelincir kapan saja. Aku pikir, cinta itu lebih baik dibuktikan dengan perbuatan dan let's see apakah dia sanggup menahan deraan badai. Tetap tegar walau saling jauh, tetap hangat walau banyak permasalahan. Itulah yang aku coba lakukan. Jangan tuntut aku untuk memberi pasanganku bunga, karena aku tidak tahu bagaimana melakukannya. Itu bukan caraku... Yang jelas, aku akan mencoba untuk selalu setia. Aku juga tidak tau sampai kapan aku bisa mencintai pasanganku, tapi aku akan terus berdoa supaya aku terus memiliki rasa cinta itu untuknya."

Ah Agis....aku jadi terdiam...rupanya itulah caramu untuk mencintai pasanganmu. Mungkin sedikit berbeda dari orang2 lain. Tapi aku rasa caramu juga manis... Well, semoga selalu seperti itu ya....

Kericho

2007-06-25T17:11:00.000+08:00

Located at 1936meters above sea level, UTKL's International Learning Center in Kericho, Kenya amazed me not just because its beautiful contours and chilling weather, but also its nice people. I must say that seeing the real things in front of me really changed my mind. Africa is a fantastic place, errrr...I must say Kenya (I haven't been to other places, not for now anyway). No wonder Angelina Jolie fell in love with this continent ^_^

Guess I'm such a lucky girl, to have the opportunity visiting a place I never thought of. Kericho is a small town in southwestern Kenya, hometown of Kenya's largest tea industry. So, wherever you cast your view, there will be tea estates. It's a wonderful view really...

Unfortunately I was only there for few days. So, I was unable to really explore Kericho's original food and culture. I was forced to be grateful being stuck in the learning centre with boring-non-spicy western food and some finance stuff hehehe....Even then, the last night's dinner was a good experience. Though the food's just okay, overall ambience, including the dance circling the fire in some traditional Masai cloth, was terrific. Other than that, the safari to Lake Nakuru was also good. There, I saw biggest flock of Flamingos living around the lake. It was too many of them, that if you see from a far, it seems that the lake was surrounded by pinkish shade (yeah...it's the flamingos). Awesome!!!! Love it so much!!

Hopefully I can go back there someday ... Have a real safari with Gatoso perhaps?! haha who knows...

Indro Sakit

2007-06-08T18:10:00.000+08:00

It's time like this that's killing me...
I should've been there, prepare you a cup of soup, turn the heater on, and make sure you drink lots of water, shouldn't I?.
Is your blanket warm enough?
Do you have your socks on?
Does any of your muscle ache?
Do you want your favorite heated herbal pillow?

I can only wish I was there

Get well soon, rise and shine again my sunshine...

Buat Pak Atmo & Pak Satpam

2007-06-08T16:52:00.000+08:00

Kemarin aku ke Head Office, ada acara ngobrol2 sama orang pentingnya region bareng temen2. Ughhh jadi nostalgia sama semua kehebohan yang biasa aku alami di bareng Corporate team dan Finance Accounting team dulu ^_^ Sowan sama mantan boss, ngerumpi sama sesama krucil2 tukang bikin onar.... Hiks...I'm loving it!!

Tapi bukan itu yang mengagetkan, yang bikin aku tergubrak-gubrak adalah perhatian yang aku dapat dari orang2 yang kadang aku "kecilkan" keberadaannya. Gak nyangka aja, Pak Atmo OB lt 8 masih inget sama aku. Padahal terakhir kali aku satu lantai sama dia adl thn 2004, setelah itupun aku sempet "menghilang" ke Singapur 1 tahun. Luar biasanya, Pak Atmo masih inget sama aku!! Trus pas pulang, Pak Satpam yang sayangnya engga aku kenal namanya juga negur aku, nanyain kenapa kok baru keliatan. Waahhhh surprise!!!! Bener2 engga nyangka seorang Ira ternyata diperhatikan juga lho hehehehe....I feel like everybody belongs to a big family. Jadi, walopun sempet gak beredar, orang2 tetep baik dan inget kita. Tersentuuuhhhh.... Masih ada juga orang2 begini di tengah egoisnya Jakarta :)

Lately

2007-05-29T12:13:00.000+08:00

Udah lama engga nulis apa2 ya... Lagi "M" aja ni ceritanya. Abis gak mungkin blogging di kantor sering2 (devilish grin), trus kalo weekend ogah aja gitu jalan ke warnet. Mo cari hotspot pun males (kirain bawa laptop gak berat apa ya...) Itulah susahnya di Jakarta (apart from other problems ^_^).

Padahal udah banyak banget kejadian seru beberapa waktu belakangan ini. Tapi yasu...apa mo dikata, namanya juga males. Yang jelas, sekarang aku lagi rada2 grogi menunggu kedatangan si Indro bulan depan. Aseeeekk Indro mo liburan!!! (pertama kalinya pulang ke Indonesia after more than a year yah...). Tapi....liburan kali ini gak bakal bisa dibilang liburan sebenarnya deh...secara to do list-nya Indro udah panjang benerrr hihihi. Gpp deh ya..anggap aja keliling Jakarta sebagai liburan dan obat kangen yang ampuh (abis gitu akankah dirimu berubah pikiran dan males menetap di kota pengap ini?? let's see Ndro!)

Kira-kira gimana ya?

2007-05-09T18:09:00.000+08:00

Boleh...Engga....
Boleh...Engga....
Boleh...Engga....

Hiks pengen banget ke Kenya bulan depan.
Kalo biaya sendiri, mana kepikiran sih mo ke Afrika?
Bisa jadi ini adalah once in a lifetime chance. Ya kan...ya kan...
Mauuuuuu dongggg........

Benhil - Kemang

2007-04-24T16:33:00.000+08:00

Ugh tiap pagi bukannya mengawali hari dengan semangat ngantor, sebaliknya malah bete berat... Udah kebayang aja tuh perjalanan panjang Benhil-Kemang. Ehm... mungkin 'perjalanan panjang' adalah ungkapan yang berlebihan, 'perjalanan yang bikin tersiksa' bakalan lebih tepat kali ya..

Fase pertama adalah kos-halte busway Benhil. Disini sih siksaan-nya masih 'bearable' palingan kesel sama motor2 dan mobil2 yang knalpotnya ngebul2 item ngantri buat masuk BRI building...hhh aku lebih cinta asep tukang sate.... (Jadi inget Spore *sigh* )Yang rada gemesan itu kalo liat orang nyebrang jalan Sudirman dari jalur cepat ke trotoar...kok ya bisa2nya mereka pada turun di jalur cepat...dasar gak mau susah.

Fase kedua adalah perjalanan dengan busway. Nunggu busway dan perjalanan dengan busway dari Benhil ke Blok M adalah penyejuk jiwa buat perjalanan pagiku. Walopun kadang2 ketemu oknum yang gak ngerti artinya ngantri, tapi paling engga semburan hawa dingin dari air con busway bisa ngademin kepala, brrrr....take a deep breath...

Bener2 harus meditasi sepanjang naik busway. Soalnya setelah ini aku masuk ke fase paling 'torturing' dari perjalanan ngantorku: nunggu dan naik Kopaja 605A dari Blok M ke kantorku Kemang. Ohmaigod!!!! Hampir bisa dipastiin aku terjepit2 gak keruan bareng dengan orang2 yang kelakuannya suka aneh bin ajaib. Mulai dari sopir plus kenek yang gak ngerti apa arti kalimat 'bus udah penuh', bawaannya pengen naikin setiap orang di pinggir jalan (Kamtib kaleeee...), gak berasa penumpangnya udah pada akrobat pagi berdiri satu kaki ato gelantungan gak jelas. Kadang2 mereka juga suka daydreaming, merasa bahwa Blok M-Kemang adalah rute F1, mari kebut2an!!!!! Penumpang2 Kopaja juga juga seru2: ada pria2 sok macho yang masih bisa ngerokok sementara orang lain rebutan udara buat bernafas dg bebas. Udah gitu tampak banget betapa malesnya orang2 buat jalan beberapa langkah lebih jauh. Mereka semua maunya turun paaaaassss banget di depan tempat tujuan mereka. Alhasil, bus rasanya kok berhenti tiap 5 meter...hiks..memperpanjang siksaanku aja...

Intinya, kok bisa ya orang2 ini begitu inconsiderate? wuiihhhh jadi ingat Singapura.... Ehm tapi bego juga sih ngebandingin sama Singapura hehe... Hiks hiks sekarang ini kalo di jalan pasti bawaannya marah aja... Kaya kemaren malem, ada cowok aku semprot karena gak ngantri dengan proper pas beli tiket busway. Masnya keliatan heran diomelin cewek...hehe salah sendiri gak mau ikut aturan...

Untungnya sekarang ini aku punya temen berangkat dan pulang ngantor: Kimi!! Kimi banyak ingetin aku buat sabar dan just take a deep breath. Fiuuuuhhh.....Susah deh pengen sabar... Thanks ya Kim, kalo gak ada kamu pasti setiap pagi judulnya 'emosi jiwa merajalela' hehehe...