我的猫叫Jira。

2020年10月15日。

我有一个猫叫Jira. 其实，它是我妈妈的猫。

从2020年4月，我住在Malang。我常常跟Jira一起玩。我非常愛它。

星期六 2020年10月3日，它死了。我很难过。现在我想它。我觉得，有没有我爱得好它？

我想它在天堂快乐。我很爱它。

Lover you shudve come over

Dinner.

I met this guy after long time. We were once worked together in a project. Both of us has left the firm  now, and we decided to have dinner for some talks.

We talked about many things. Some nonsenses. But one I most remember came from him:

“I met a guy at the site office. He was a smart one. A native from nearby town, graduated from local university (or school?). He spent his whole life in there, earning local minimum wage. He was so smart that I believe if he were born and lived in Jakarta, he would be there working at a prestigious company, at my place, or even better, he could be my boss.”

“Then I think about us.”

“That’s us.”

Quick updateee about my previous post!!

When I wrote I asked a music student about THE song, I realised doing it throug FB messenger. This what I like about the apps, it keeps our text history (even if we change devices, without having to archive then).

I scrolled up.
Scrolled up.
Scrolled up.

And yeah!! Sent to him on 21 Dec 2015, and just now I’m listening on it again :))

Currently searching for a way to download LOL.

Copenhagen (again)

Because I love this place so much.
I started learning watercolour painting a couple of weeks ago and found myself interested in landscape and architectural theme. Searching for some reference, I ended up opening my GDrive, scanning all folders in it including, of course, my Copenhagen trip.

Then I found this picture.

Nothing so special about this picture but it recalls what I felt that evening vividly.
I was forced to take the trip alone (did I mention about this in my first Copenhagen post? If not, well maybe I will).

I was there before Christmas. It was around 5 pm in a church’s park around Strøget. A group of orchestra played this song. A song I haven’t heard before, which I recorded and sent to someone. I also asked a friend (who studied music) asking about the song (which he didn’t have a clue), using some phone apps or free online website to identify (yet still a failed attempt), then I lost my phone without knowing the title.

Well, seeing this picture instantly plays it in my head.
I still don’t know.

Prayer

In my darkest time I prayed to my God: for any decision I make, don’t make me further from You than I was then.

I am a sinful person, yet He keeps protecting me from whatever worse can happen.

And I feel His love so strong, He is the only one I will never trade.

25 March 2018 - My Current Playlist

Spanish vibe is here.

I'm about to go to Europe and as mentioned in this post:

Obsesi

being in Andalusia is one of my obsession. My visa is currently on process, hope they grant it. But yeah, my Spotify playlist is all about Spanish classical guitar. One of my favourite is John William's play on Isaac Albeniz's Suite Espanola.

Caaaan't wait to see this!!!

While listening on this...

Recuerdos de la Alhambra
(well this is Tarrega's instead of Albeniz's...)

But I will also visit Seville and the song titled Sevilla is just perrrrrfect <3

Aaaawwwwwwwww

Stanage Edge - one of my best day in England!

Bye the end of August 2016, Tico, a friend of mine asked me and a couple of our friends to join her in a trip to Stanage Edge. For anyone hasn't heard about it -- like me at that time (I was like "what the hell is that") -- definitely not a popular place for foreigner, it was the place where a scene from Pride and Prejudice movie (starring Keira Knightley) shot. Here's a capture of the scene...

Image from google

Image from google

So.. knowing that it appeared in (one of) my favorite movie, I easily said "YES"! Very luckily, it was summer and we visited during a very bright day. We got along very well during the trip and Affandi, a friend of mine, had a fancy camera with fancy lens (the fish eye), I love almost all pictures taken that day hehehe. Can't lie it was one of my best day in England :)

Statues of Copenhagen

Work is so busy during these days and I usually get only Sunday free. This time I decided to spend it writing in an irresistible coffee shop, ordering this beautiful french toast (with my favourite maple syrup!) and ice tea instead of coffee itself.

And to fulfill my commitment of productive Sunday, here I write another major throwback post about Copenhagen.

Cheeky Trip to Wales

This is, yes, one of long overdue posts that I will gradually upload in my blog. My last post was almost two years ago and literally lots of things happened in between. I will share, of course, only the nice parts of it. And it will always involve me travelling :D

Tonje was a classmate of mine, I'd known her for five months until realising that she was a member of hiking club. I'm not a crazy fan of hiking to be honest, but I enjoy the activity really! SO, at some point we mentioned about it and Tonje said she wanted to go a place called Dolwyddelan, somewhere in Snowdonia, Wales (yes yes you can click on the links if you didn't know about it). We invited a couple of friends and called it "cheeky" because.... we had to skip a class so we could go! Oh, I often skip classes when completing undergraduate study; but here, as international students (Tonje is Norwegian), our presence in class was important: I might got deported if I skipped it XD

You read it right :) "the weather will be beautiful". As Friday and Saturday that week would be gloomy, and there would be no train on Sunday. Seemed like other students in the invitation were good students (or just not into hiking) that it was only two of us actually went to Dolwyddelan.

When I Thought It Was Good Idea to Visit Cemetery for Fun

As I had been already in Copenhagen and have enough time to spend, I decided to visit H.C. Andersen's grave. I went at 12 p.m., in the peak of the day.

Assistens Kirkegård

Not only a cemetery, this place is the largest green space in its area. This cemetery has bodies of Danish famous, including H.C. Andersen, H.C. Ørsted, Niels Bohr, etc.

københavn.

Although this place was not my first choice for travelling, and despite the fact that I was there by a coincidental compulsion,

I love it.

Denmark flag, shot in Kastellet.

I Have Never Been A Beach Girl

Burned face, wet clothes, sand leftover in your pants, salty water, wind that possibly makes you catch a cold; what is so good from beach? Everytime people ask about my kind of holiday escape -- mountain or beach -- I confidently say: mountain! Yet, in my opinion, some visit to certain famous beaches is necessary. Living in Jakarta for past seven years, sounds silly if I never come to Kepulauan Seribu, doesn't it?

Disturbing picture alert: this post will show description unrelated to attached pictures. Don't get confused.

A Drop of Ambon Manise

Waiselaka Spring, Ambon

Working during new year holiday may sometimes be a great experience. I visited Ambon, the capital city of Maluku of Indonesia on duty right at the beginning of this year, 30 December 2014 to 2 January 2015.

Bangkok, 4 October 2014

Chao Phraya river is much more better at night than day. This day I got more opportunity to explore it.

Saturday, 4 October 2014
After an tiresome yet awesome trip to Pattaya a day before, our group had a bit full list-to-visit places this day. One place with another was not located in one area and this day's mobility was so high. To help with this, we relied on two transportation mods: taxis and tuktuk.

View from tuktuk. It was a bit uncivilised for four persons.

To summarise our visited places this day...

1. Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall

2. Pratunam Market

3. Asiatique

4. Khaosan Road

Trio

Malang, 8 August 2015

This is the first picture of September 2012 batch taken in this year's division outing, 8 August 2015 in Malang, Jawa Timur. In fact, from 7 (of 17 persons) left until today, only three of us participated in current year's event. Right after this moment, I realised that a pretty similar picture was taken a year before.

Belitong, 13 September 2014

This was us, a year back: my first picture of the batch in outing year 2014. The difference was, due to flight schedules, we were separated in different groups, leaving me with three of us in one group tour together. During outing, chance was so little for me to see the rest of my batch. Spot any differences, huh?

Cinta itu apa, sih?

Translated to English, the title above means: What is love?
Well, basically, I'm not at all an expert of this: got my first ever romance at 22nd and ended up a mess. And single ever since. But okay, instead of me, this post should be about my thoughts.

It was started years ago with a conversation of a girl with her lover.
A: I love you.
B: What is love? What do you know about it?
A: I don't know.
And this question imprinted in her brain unanswered.

As time goes by, when romance evaporated to the air, leaving the heart with remaining facts, mind took its responsibility to think.

Being here and learnt, I believe that love has different meanings for each of its bearer. It's not something to be generally described, and yes, it's a mystery. It does not have a specific form: its definition will change by time, by place, and by what has happened on the journey of it. Thus, such factors need to be considered in any answer on the question.

For me, here, now, and with my past experience, when someone asks me what is love, I will confidently answer:
McDonald's crispy chicken.

If you have chemistry you only need one other thing - timing. But timing's a bitch. ~Robin Scherbatsky of How I Met Your Mother
We don't always experience love in the first sight, but where is the one before? They're not--of course--not exist. There is a time in life when we see someone differently from different angle and if the universe means it, we fall in love in a sudden. With that McD's chicken, I used to hate it. But once I ate it in the right moment, snap snap I just fall.

No matter where you are or what you're doing - or who you're with - it doesn't matter; it doesn't change it, I always have and I always will, honestly, truly, completely - love you! ~Rosie Dunne of Love, Rosie
It's more unconditional than conditional. Previous sentence means we always have reason to love, one without a strong base. With all qualities a person has, and I believe many more out there possess similar qualities, you choose the person. Why? I don't know. Most people don't. And exactly with McD's chicken: there are many similar products out there--each with its own advantages--but I always choose it.

I will never be the woman with the perfect hair, who can wear white and not spill on it. ~Carrie Bradshaw of Sex and the City
You don't always fall to a perfect person, but many things can make the romance memorable, unforgettable, irreplaceable--mention anything you can!--with the one you love being center of your them all. It's not always be easy but there's always be a way to work it out. The chicken itself may be imperfect, but with one or other things--salt, pepper or sauce--it is most enjoyable.

Are you trying to make me diabetic or just fat? ~Paige Collins of The Vow
Love is not always healthy. It freezes brain, shakes mind, breaks heart and at some points, it literally does all. Despite all of those side effects, a right dose of love give you ticklish butterfly effect! McD's chicken is junkfood. But hey, it's okay to eat in reasonable amount: we need happiness it gives.

I miss you. Not that simple I miss you, but the one where I feel such a painful ache, wishing you were here with me, holding tight. The "I miss you" where that feeling just doesn't really go away. ~Holly Reilly-Kennedy of P.S. I Love You
Once in a lonely night, you miss the one to accompany you, to warm you, just like what my McD's chickens do.

Bangkok (and Pattaya), 3 October 2014

Everything we had had planned for this day could not be cancelled, as our group had two big visit that cost a lot (compared to others) with exact date.
1. Madame Tussauds Bangkok
2. Tiffany Shows in Pattaya

Here we go....

Friday, 3 October 2014
We bought ticket for Madame Tussauds Bangkok online in its website. By arriving before 1200, we could get 40% discount (okay the promotion may be varied through the time). The museum was located in Siam Discovery Shopping Centre, only one BTS station far from Ratchathewi BTS Station.

Bangkok, 2 October 2014

A good trip always needs a good commitment, especially on what time we start moving. And during this trip, we decided to move at 8 every morning. Did not get any free hotel breakfast (oh yeah, we took the cheapest room), we bought meals on the way.

I have no clue on what is written but I think she sells tomyum soup.
I did not buy it.

Bangkok, 1 October 2014

This post maybe a bit too late, but I still believe it's better than never. Lol.

I went to Bangkok with three of my friends, Novia, Arini and Risa on 1-5 October 2015. Actually it was only three of us without Risa that planned to go buy buying (as usual) promo ticket from AirA*ia, but later Risa joined us on the trip. So here is my trip diary.....

Okay at first, here we are on our last trip meeting.
From left: Novia, me, Risa, Arini

Wednesday, 1 October 2014
We departed from Soekarno-Hatta airport to Kuala Lumpur with 0825 flight and arrived at 1130, maybe. I forgot actually. We spent time until next flight on 1625 by looking around enjoying new KLIA2 airport. It was a huge airport with futuristic design and of course, big investment. I wonder whether this kind of investment will give any profit one day.

I do not have any picture of the airport.