Ittekimas.....


Ah *seka2 air mata*, here goes:


Just want to say goodbyes to all *hikz*, leaving in like 12 hourse *hiks* but still putting so many lil things to my suitcase (man, kapan sih kelarnya gua ini). Woke up a bit late today, since yesterday stayed up until 1.30 in the morning for the sake of watching American Idol 4. I still have some stuffs to put it, then need to weigh my suitcase and reshuffle some stuffs! I don't feel ready suddently, it's coming too fast ^0^. But anyway I only be away for 5 months max, before you know it, I am already back in Jakarta.


Thanks for all the sms-es emails and phones calls. mwaks..Hotta (ma fan ni) and Henny to call all the way from Boston. Anyway...I will be back soon. Ittekimas!!!!!!!! (plane will be leaving at 2345, so late......)


mwaks

toro dazed & confused 11:17

The Day Before....

Oh!Finally I finished the new layout (a layout that will last for a couple of months!!!). After yesterday trying to upload all the pictures but failed, finally today everything worked out allright.I have to say it's another layout with Kimutaku again!!Phew! A few updates...



Last week....
This is my last week in Jakarta before leaving for Beijing tommorow night. My mandarin courses already finished on Wednesday (now I am afraid I might forget my new words!). Basically pretty much busy this past week. From mandarin courses to meeting friends to say goodbye. Finally met up with Nere for the last time last Wednesday. We all had a nice dinner (together with fellow bebek, nenek) at Vietopia. It was a very good vietnamese restaurant, I trully recommended it. (It's located in Cikini raya, accross Kalbe Farma). But don't try the creme brulee, it tasted more like caramel pudding that creme brulee. Then for the last 2 days, I've been shopping for stuffs to bring to China, from clothing (not really),socks, foods, beauty regimes, stationaries etc.... (so busy). Even today I still have a lunch appointment with Shinta (a bit later). All in all..the week just passed in a blur since now it's Saturday!


准备好了吗？
The answer to this is a yes and no. Everything is ready and packed. But arggh...it's a heavy suitcase indeed. I am only allowed to bring only 30Kgs( 70 lbs)! It's hard yo! Back then, when I was leaving for Boston, I brought like 60-70kgs! (2 giant suitcase indeed). So I have to bring a giant backpack and a mini suitcase to bring into the cabin! Need to bring summer sandals, extra sneakers, sweaters and stuffs (since it's around 15-35F rite now), socks, pjs, summer clothing, jeans (only bring 2 in the suitcase),tissues, mitus, fiction books, blank CDs, etc etc (so many imporant clothing and junks that I cannot live without!). At the end, I don't think I am a very lite traveler. I am just affraid that Beijing might not offer the same clothing style I like (huahaha..I am a bit picky you know!). But this time, only bring 2 slingbacks! Since I know there would be cool and cute bags I can buy in WangFuJing. Tonight I still need to pack my laptop, burn MP2 CDS, pack my backpack and double check everything. Also still need to finish that Saiyuki Reload (3 more episodes!)


感觉？
A bit nervous and sad and plane anxiety as usual. Nervous, even though I can say now that for basic Mandarin I can understand, but still....I just don't feel it's enough (well maybe since my fa ying is not perfect enought hahaha). Sad? leaving home again after 3 years living with my parents. It feels weird again...and there will be crying and all probably tommorow nite (in my part huaha), starting next week no parents. Feel kinda sad, cannot go anywhere with my mom again, or drive my parent to our Saturday nite dinner...Oh well, after all it's only 5 months! compared to last time's 4 years! Also the fact that my brother is coming back for holiday this May, so it will be easy. Although me cannot meet my brother this year, perhaps next year or so (kinda sad about this too)


Anyway, I will blog again tommorow morning or afternoon, one last time before going on hiatus for a few days (or one week). I will need time to settle in next week, probably will be online from a warned in the campus. All still so much things to tidy up, haven't put my Totoro plushtoy to my backpack! Hikz......anyway gotta go, have to shower and all

明天见！

toro dazed & confused 10:00

Gong Xi Fa Chai


Let me wish you Happy Chinese new year for those who celebrates it. (it's still day two anyway). Gong Xi Fa Chai, shen ti jiang kang, xin nian kuai le. So how was the hong bao hunting so far? For me, pretty good leh, since nothing would probably change from year to year (same uncles and aunties and parents..no addition no reduction). But extra cash which I am very in need ^^


not in the mood for blogging too much,next time blogging definitely with a new layout (before leaving for Beijing). Not sure whether I have the time to make new layout during my study in Beijing, we will see lah!(due to time constraint and lack of blogging materials)


ah bosen....will have a busy weekend and week ahead with packing, social calender, meeting friends, packing again, family thing bla bla bla ....

toro dazed & confused 21:17

Being a single woman in Indonesia....


*weird subject or tumben2nya hahaha* a few days ago I was reading this article in Female magazine (during one of my wuliao-ness), the above title caught my attention (kinda apply leh). It's hard yoh being a jojobo in Indo, trust me. You're pretty much an adult but still living with your parents (no complaint seh), but they somehow still treated you like you're a kid. Cannot really move out from the house since it will be plain rude (mei you lia mao bgt). Problems arising from living with your parents: no privacy, parents never knock entering your room (VOILA here I am ha ha), my mom actually opening my letters (including my cellular phone bills, pisse me off at one point leh), and all other things lah. The only thing to escape this is finding a guy and get married. Another dilemma is, people all around you start asking when will u get married? aunties, friends, parents' friends (especially during someone's wedding party! the statement like: kapan nih nyusul? udah gede yah, dulu mashi kecil, bentar lagi kawin deh...oh hoorah! huks), or friends starting to introduce you to other guys hahah (or maybe like one of nere nurbaya's stories hihihi). Hard no? It's not a difficult task being a single woman in Indonesia, you have to adopt the act "whatever lah" " don't care what other saying" "being single is happy" or" I am still too selfish" or" Kimutaku is still married to another woman" (hihi totoro's twisted world leh).


But kinda just have to remember that Marriage is not actually a solution to all those problems above, but sometimes more often or not Marriage is the start of bigger problems (arise due to 2 people's differences). Some of my married friends told me these exact things lor hehehe....so yeah just keep that in mind too all those single woman out there (just like me hahaha). But funny thing, during my cousin's wedding ceremony in church, the reverend started her sermon by asking this question: APA SIH ENAKNYA KAWIN? (what's so good about marriage?). One of the youths answered this: Enak kan ada yang masakin (toro's respond is: cari aja bebong sono hahahaha). But as I was listening to that question, my mind was drawing a blank, I couldn't find any good thing about marriage (now). All the things that popped into my head is negative things about marriage, I guess at this I am still not ready (dan belom ada prospektif sih haha). Be ready when the time comes, or maybe I am not the marrying kind, I have no problem about that. What's so wrong being single? But living in Indo, where the people expect a woman to eventually be a mother or someone's daughter. There's no such thing as single woman in the 30s (anggapannya tak laku kali huks)...oh well It's just a piece of mind for this weekend.



What have I been doing this weekend? Nothing! except watching Saiyuki non stop, reading books and comics (I am practically broke buying all these mangas!..currently reading Mystery Love/Love KM, and I love Minami-Kun hihihi), packing for Beijing, and tidying up all my CDs and all. I only have 2 weeks left, need to consolidate my social calenders (saying buh bai to my peeps hihi). Oh yeah, anyone watching American Idol season 4 (live delayed on RCTI every sat). I just love Simon Cowell. I actually never watched AI before (yeah, you can laugh). I always love the audition part, since there were always just some people who's conviced they can sing, but in truth they cant's (so LOL).



Happy things about tommorow: got my Audio CD for Jay's concert and hopefully Jay's vcd concert straight from Singapore (YAY) (crossing my fingers!). Still waiting for 5566's OST Ge Dou Tian Wang (Mr Fighting).


ah lunch is served, gotta gooooo!!!!!!

toro dazed & confused 11:01