so, this is my 38th weeks. From the latest USG my doctor told me that my baby 's weight is about 2.7 kg, and he will still gainning more weight until the delivery day. I couldn't dare to see myself in the mirror, i'm a big fat mom-to-be right now! hahaha! I even walk strangely like a north pole's pinguin. The baby's position was also OK, although my doctor said there's a placenta around the baby's neck, he said i can still working on my plan to have a normal delivery, the conservative way.
my activity? doing some yoga for pregnancy, stop baking for a while, preparing some stuffs to be brought to the hospital on 'the day' and praying. Due date ( i saw it in my doctor's computer) for me is 11 january, so i hope everything is going to be fine as it planned. I'm so nervous and exciting!
Dec 28, 2010
Nov 15, 2010
Blessings
Alhamdulillah, there is a lot of blessing on this November.
This is my 7th month of pregnancy and i'm planning to start my pregnancy exercise class. My doctor said it will help me on the delivery process. The exercise will help you to learn how to breath, how to push, and how to gain more strenght on the delivery process. But, do u know what is the the most helpful method? Praying! Especially the shalat. In Shalat, there is a position called sujud which help the baby to rotate and move to the right position. It also help your thigh to get stronger. Well, i'm saying this not only because of me as a moslem, my doctor also admit and suggest me to do more Shalat. Isn't that great?
My husband accepted at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this is one of his dreams and he was struggling to the limit to get it. This is a miracle to us. My husband was facing so many distraction and trouble on his way to get this job. I looked at him every night, he prayed and prayed to Allah to give him the best. We handed all the decision to Allah, we believe if the job is good for us and for our life, Allah will show us the way. When we found that he passed all the tests, we're gone speechless, the only thing that remain in mind was to thank Allah for all the blessing that we cannot get without His Merciful hand.
I also start to buy and gather some baby's stuff for my baby. I got this new beautiful crib and bed, baby bath, some tiny clothes, diapers, and breast-pump. This is such a fun thing to do, to buy some cute colorful stuffs for your baby makes you can't wait to see his coming! I believe he will be cute and smart like his father.
This is my 7th month of pregnancy and i'm planning to start my pregnancy exercise class. My doctor said it will help me on the delivery process. The exercise will help you to learn how to breath, how to push, and how to gain more strenght on the delivery process. But, do u know what is the the most helpful method? Praying! Especially the shalat. In Shalat, there is a position called sujud which help the baby to rotate and move to the right position. It also help your thigh to get stronger. Well, i'm saying this not only because of me as a moslem, my doctor also admit and suggest me to do more Shalat. Isn't that great?
My husband accepted at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this is one of his dreams and he was struggling to the limit to get it. This is a miracle to us. My husband was facing so many distraction and trouble on his way to get this job. I looked at him every night, he prayed and prayed to Allah to give him the best. We handed all the decision to Allah, we believe if the job is good for us and for our life, Allah will show us the way. When we found that he passed all the tests, we're gone speechless, the only thing that remain in mind was to thank Allah for all the blessing that we cannot get without His Merciful hand.
I also start to buy and gather some baby's stuff for my baby. I got this new beautiful crib and bed, baby bath, some tiny clothes, diapers, and breast-pump. This is such a fun thing to do, to buy some cute colorful stuffs for your baby makes you can't wait to see his coming! I believe he will be cute and smart like his father.
Oct 9, 2010
Weekend Cooking!!
Since i'm pregnant, food has been an issue. I no longer can eat any sashimi or raw sushi, i have to avoid grilled steak and completely skip the half-rare one, and i'm dying for good food.
So, this is the result of my suffer. I made my own hand-rolled sushi with non-raw filling. It's fried salmon sushi with sauce and wasabi mayo and cheese (don't ask cheese inside sushi?)
I have to be proud, look at the picture, it looked promising ahahaha!
So, another favor, today, i made this 'Burger steak with veggie and fries' for my husband (which actually just a sweet reason to cover that i was dying for it too..)
My husband loved everything on the plate and ate everything in minutes. He kept saying that the steak and the sauce were excellent!
So, this is the result of my suffer. I made my own hand-rolled sushi with non-raw filling. It's fried salmon sushi with sauce and wasabi mayo and cheese (don't ask cheese inside sushi?)
I have to be proud, look at the picture, it looked promising ahahaha!
So, another favor, today, i made this 'Burger steak with veggie and fries' for my husband (which actually just a sweet reason to cover that i was dying for it too..)
My husband loved everything on the plate and ate everything in minutes. He kept saying that the steak and the sauce were excellent!
Oct 5, 2010
plans..plans..
I was actually browsing for some short trip. Just wondering to bring my baby (after the delivery, of course) later on his first trip (his? my doctor said it's a boy until my last USG). I remembered my boss from my last office, Irek, he and his family are cute travelers. So i checked on his site and find some wonderful destination to be my consideration. his website is www.zyzanski.com or you can find more trips at his another site which he also provided the address on this site.
Oh yep, i'm still on my 6th months, the nausea -thank God- has gone away, and i was thinking to start a trip, actually maybe a very short visit to Singapore. Not actually a short vacation, a friend of mine is getting married there, and she was (also) in the same boarding house with mine when we were at university. She did come to my wedding, so i thought that i have to give her a favor, a short fun visit to fulfill her invitation. Well, let's see what my doctor would says about my plan.
Oh yep, i'm still on my 6th months, the nausea -thank God- has gone away, and i was thinking to start a trip, actually maybe a very short visit to Singapore. Not actually a short vacation, a friend of mine is getting married there, and she was (also) in the same boarding house with mine when we were at university. She did come to my wedding, so i thought that i have to give her a favor, a short fun visit to fulfill her invitation. Well, let's see what my doctor would says about my plan.
Sep 24, 2010
HAPPY LEBARAN!!
It's a little late to say Happy Lebaran, but i couldn't access my own blog on my last 'mudik'. In Indonesia, it's a tradition to travel to your parent's house or your grandma's house or uhm your hometown (usually placed in different city from where you currently live) on last week -or days- on ramadhan. The purpose of this travel is to catch a moment of Ied Prayers together with the whole big family on 1st of Syawal month which is commonly known as Eidl Fitr or in Indonesia: Lebaran Day.
So, i did too. Me and my husband took an executive train to Cirebon, and drive from Cirebon to Kuningan in West Java to see Grandma and family there, this is an annual tradition that we keep and even we admit it was tiring, we enjoyed it so much. After the Ied Prayer and Dzuhur Prayer we left Kuningan for Tasik, my mother's place.
I was on my fifth month of pregnancy, and i had to be extra careful with my body and the baby inside. Thank God, everything went very well and, here i am back in Jakarta safe and sound.
To all family and Friends:
Happy Eidl Fitr
May Allah gives us the forgiveness and let us start the new days with newborn heart..
So, i did too. Me and my husband took an executive train to Cirebon, and drive from Cirebon to Kuningan in West Java to see Grandma and family there, this is an annual tradition that we keep and even we admit it was tiring, we enjoyed it so much. After the Ied Prayer and Dzuhur Prayer we left Kuningan for Tasik, my mother's place.
I was on my fifth month of pregnancy, and i had to be extra careful with my body and the baby inside. Thank God, everything went very well and, here i am back in Jakarta safe and sound.
To all family and Friends:
Happy Eidl Fitr
May Allah gives us the forgiveness and let us start the new days with newborn heart..
bread episode 1
Cooking is a trial and error process. It requires skills, good ingredients, supportive equipments, and passion to make your food alive. Ahahaha.. i was talking like i'm a pro chef or something, the fact that i only cook for the whole family - and friends sometime.
And this is my 'trial and error product'
I called it white skin bread with chocolate and vanilla filing. It has a soft texture, crispy vanilla skin, with creamy vanilla and rocky choco-chips inside. I have to admit, still a long way to go to get a perfect sizing and proper baking, but the taste is good!
And this is my 'trial and error product'
I called it white skin bread with chocolate and vanilla filing. It has a soft texture, crispy vanilla skin, with creamy vanilla and rocky choco-chips inside. I have to admit, still a long way to go to get a perfect sizing and proper baking, but the taste is good!
Aug 25, 2010
learn and learn
Alhamdulillah, this ramadhan brings me so many lesson and blessing in life. I was listening to my husband who told me about what he heard at the mosque earlier. Simply he said that the best job and career is when it makes you closer to Allah. I remember at the time when i was still working at the office, i kept my prayers in 'injury time' especially for Ashar calls, i ussually did it at 5pm, not in mushalla or mosque but in an empty meeting room or in my boss's office (actually my office has 3 mushalla at the 20th, 19th, and 16th fl but still..), and i did it really fast to catch-up another deadline that i have to fulfill. Astagfirullah.. I was an idiot, why would i have to put 'world stuffs' at the first place and ignoring what Allah told us to do? it was simple, for the monthly salary (what a shame..), or another overtime addition, or great performance, and becoming a high achiever. However, i was working very hard.. too hard.. and with that attitude, i didn't get anything, in fact, i believe i told you earlier about how my mid-performance was terrible. I think i get it now.
This is the Hadist i actually heard long before i listened to what my husband said - and i think i was only listening without understanding the meaning at the time.. shame.
Barangsiapa memperbaiki hubungannya dengan Allah maka Allah akan menyempurnakan hubungannya dengan manusia. Barangsiapa memperbaiki apa yang dirahasiakannya maka Allah akan memperbaiki apa yang dilahirkannya (terang-terangan). (HR. Al Hakim)
Oh another thing, on my last post, i thought that i haven't told you about the privilege of being a housewife, which i actually did. I said i am happier.
There must be plenty of reasons why people get happier than ever. One of the reason that i am happier now that my husband is guiding me -and keeping- me in the right path, that way i will always close to Allah. My husband always share what he got from the mosque. I love it. It helps me understand stuffs in the right point of view.
There a lot more thing that i have to consider as privilege, but sometime i just need a time to understand it because this is something new, marriage life has always been something new in everyday. Still don't get it?
Well, here an example. It was the first day i came up to the office after miscarriage bed rest, and my boss called me to get to her office. She was asking me about my feeling, and my answer was : "i am fine but i was really upset."
I was physically recovered but i felt upset. When i got married i knew i will be a mother - one day - but who knew that i will get pregnant so fast after three months of marriage? I knew nothing about being pregnant or even bigger to have a baby. So i started to learn, i read books about pregnancy, i drink and eat nothing but healthy food, i don't drive and took cab everyday to reach the office, and i kept eating those pills, hormones and vitamins the doctor told me. I was shaping myself to be ready for motherhood. Then i got a miscarriage. I was really sad and upset cos i've been preparing everything i can to be a mother. That was a big lesson.
It also happen in marriage life, everyday is a new lesson, you never experience what will happen tomorrow, so it is understandable if sometime we feel upset, we feel not right, or feel discomfort. We never been there, we never done that. It can be fun, sparkle, or maybe awkward and hurtful. BUT. Trust me all the thing happens in your day-by-day marriage life is simply to train you, to get you prepared for something bigger. My un-expert suggestion is: never ever jump to a conclusion in a situation at home. Often, when you explore more, listen carefully, improving your willing to understand, and keep trying to be a better person and a better wife, you will find more privileges than what you can imagine.
So, i hope you understand why i was answering 'i have no idea'
I must be less-exploring the situation, jumping fast to the conclusion without trying understand more, or i was not listening, i just hadn't seen it yet at the time.
I hope this will be a good share for you all.
This is the Hadist i actually heard long before i listened to what my husband said - and i think i was only listening without understanding the meaning at the time.. shame.
Barangsiapa memperbaiki hubungannya dengan Allah maka Allah akan menyempurnakan hubungannya dengan manusia. Barangsiapa memperbaiki apa yang dirahasiakannya maka Allah akan memperbaiki apa yang dilahirkannya (terang-terangan). (HR. Al Hakim)
Oh another thing, on my last post, i thought that i haven't told you about the privilege of being a housewife, which i actually did. I said i am happier.
There must be plenty of reasons why people get happier than ever. One of the reason that i am happier now that my husband is guiding me -and keeping- me in the right path, that way i will always close to Allah. My husband always share what he got from the mosque. I love it. It helps me understand stuffs in the right point of view.
There a lot more thing that i have to consider as privilege, but sometime i just need a time to understand it because this is something new, marriage life has always been something new in everyday. Still don't get it?
Well, here an example. It was the first day i came up to the office after miscarriage bed rest, and my boss called me to get to her office. She was asking me about my feeling, and my answer was : "i am fine but i was really upset."
I was physically recovered but i felt upset. When i got married i knew i will be a mother - one day - but who knew that i will get pregnant so fast after three months of marriage? I knew nothing about being pregnant or even bigger to have a baby. So i started to learn, i read books about pregnancy, i drink and eat nothing but healthy food, i don't drive and took cab everyday to reach the office, and i kept eating those pills, hormones and vitamins the doctor told me. I was shaping myself to be ready for motherhood. Then i got a miscarriage. I was really sad and upset cos i've been preparing everything i can to be a mother. That was a big lesson.
It also happen in marriage life, everyday is a new lesson, you never experience what will happen tomorrow, so it is understandable if sometime we feel upset, we feel not right, or feel discomfort. We never been there, we never done that. It can be fun, sparkle, or maybe awkward and hurtful. BUT. Trust me all the thing happens in your day-by-day marriage life is simply to train you, to get you prepared for something bigger. My un-expert suggestion is: never ever jump to a conclusion in a situation at home. Often, when you explore more, listen carefully, improving your willing to understand, and keep trying to be a better person and a better wife, you will find more privileges than what you can imagine.
So, i hope you understand why i was answering 'i have no idea'
I must be less-exploring the situation, jumping fast to the conclusion without trying understand more, or i was not listening, i just hadn't seen it yet at the time.
I hope this will be a good share for you all.
Aug 20, 2010
so the answer is
people keep asking me what is the privilege of being a housewife? why do i get married so young - although i never think that i was too young to get married, i was 24 when i got married, but anyway..
Other question keep coming through my ears are
- can you go hang out with your friends after married?
- is your husband giving you 'monthly salary' for the house-stuff?
- do you cook everyday?
- is that true that you always ask your husband before doing this or that?
First of all, i don't answer all of the following questions (not all of them) directly. I however, still have the privilege as a human to answer or not to answer those when it's not necessary. Sometime i just have t think before i talk (or write down) what would be the answer. It's not that i'm trying to make it up or telling a diplomatic answer, it's just that as a housewife those question would have so many different answers in many circumstances.
Second of all. Ok then i will try to answer those question here. AND. These answer might be change one day, don't ask me why, i just quite sure that some 'adjustment' and 'modification' and 'new-approach' of marriage life always happens.
What is the privilege of being a housewife?
My answer: Believe me, i have no idea. This is maybe the worst answer for the worst question ever. But honestly i have no idea what is the privilege.
The worst metaphor is probably like this scene:
This is my second year of marriage and i still don't have enough 'point rewards' to be redeemed to any kind of privilege. You know it's like you have a frequent flyer membership in an airplane company. when your membership is still new and you don't have enough point to be redeemed then you will still have to go on more traveling, more miles to get more points to get those privilege.
I know it's not a good metaphor. Some frequent flyer memberships do provide you with free lounge at the airport or get some discounts when you shop at duty-free shops. Well, i'll write and modify my answer when i get a better metaphor for this one. I think i do have one privilege that is confirmed: i am happier. That should be enough for a member with a low points like me uh?
Why do i get married so young?
My answer: AGAIN, my age was 24 when i got married, and it's not too young for an Indonesian girl. Believe me, some of girls in this country even getting marry on the age of 12. So, ask them not me.
Can i go hang out with friends after married?
I don't hang out very often. I'm not dying without friends around. To me, true friend are always there, and it's not that you always have a tight schedule to go on a movie, coffee, or lunch with friends all the time. This might sound crazy, but i adore the feeling of missing them, i fancy a quality time when we meet again and talking for hours about how are we going. For example, a month ago i met Afny. She was my classmate at university and we were live in the same dorm. Last time i saw her was on her wedding day, means last year. And when i met her again, it was awesome, so many stuffs we discuss and share, and i kinda like it.
Well, i still have more questions to answer, but not tonight.
Housewife gotta wake up early in the morning right? ahaha..
Other question keep coming through my ears are
- can you go hang out with your friends after married?
- is your husband giving you 'monthly salary' for the house-stuff?
- do you cook everyday?
- is that true that you always ask your husband before doing this or that?
First of all, i don't answer all of the following questions (not all of them) directly. I however, still have the privilege as a human to answer or not to answer those when it's not necessary. Sometime i just have t think before i talk (or write down) what would be the answer. It's not that i'm trying to make it up or telling a diplomatic answer, it's just that as a housewife those question would have so many different answers in many circumstances.
Second of all. Ok then i will try to answer those question here. AND. These answer might be change one day, don't ask me why, i just quite sure that some 'adjustment' and 'modification' and 'new-approach' of marriage life always happens.
What is the privilege of being a housewife?
My answer: Believe me, i have no idea. This is maybe the worst answer for the worst question ever. But honestly i have no idea what is the privilege.
The worst metaphor is probably like this scene:
This is my second year of marriage and i still don't have enough 'point rewards' to be redeemed to any kind of privilege. You know it's like you have a frequent flyer membership in an airplane company. when your membership is still new and you don't have enough point to be redeemed then you will still have to go on more traveling, more miles to get more points to get those privilege.
I know it's not a good metaphor. Some frequent flyer memberships do provide you with free lounge at the airport or get some discounts when you shop at duty-free shops. Well, i'll write and modify my answer when i get a better metaphor for this one. I think i do have one privilege that is confirmed: i am happier. That should be enough for a member with a low points like me uh?
Why do i get married so young?
My answer: AGAIN, my age was 24 when i got married, and it's not too young for an Indonesian girl. Believe me, some of girls in this country even getting marry on the age of 12. So, ask them not me.
Can i go hang out with friends after married?
I don't hang out very often. I'm not dying without friends around. To me, true friend are always there, and it's not that you always have a tight schedule to go on a movie, coffee, or lunch with friends all the time. This might sound crazy, but i adore the feeling of missing them, i fancy a quality time when we meet again and talking for hours about how are we going. For example, a month ago i met Afny. She was my classmate at university and we were live in the same dorm. Last time i saw her was on her wedding day, means last year. And when i met her again, it was awesome, so many stuffs we discuss and share, and i kinda like it.
Well, i still have more questions to answer, but not tonight.
Housewife gotta wake up early in the morning right? ahaha..
Aug 19, 2010
baby list of needs
I'm browsing for some stuffs i will need after giving birth. OMG!! Please do not jugde... Oh please.. Do i look like a freakin' out mom-to-be? This is my 4th months and i'm starting to think about this and that, let's just hope that this is a normal behavior for a first time mom-to-be.
I just made this check list of stuffs during pregnancy until delivery time, so on brief list, i will need this much...
- maternity clothes (dress, pants, shirts, panty) at lest 3-6 pcs
- extra size bra
- an anti-stretchmarks cream for my stomach
- a foot massage or reflexology once a week..
- a baby box
- baby pillow and bed cover
- baby bed
- baby bath tube
- towels (large, medium, and small sizes)
- baby soap, baby shampoo, baby oil, baby lotion, baby cream, cajuputi, telon oil
- baby powder and the case
- diapers
- baby scissor
- sterilized cotton buds and cotton balls
- baby wet tissue
- breast pad,
- maternity pads
- breast pump
- sarung
- perlak
- some new-born baby clothes
- a stroller
- baby gloves
- baby socks
- some new-born baby trousers and pants
- a baby bag
- a baby carrier
- milk bottles
oMG, that quite crazy list isn't it?
My husband absolutely gotta see this :)
I just made this check list of stuffs during pregnancy until delivery time, so on brief list, i will need this much...
- maternity clothes (dress, pants, shirts, panty) at lest 3-6 pcs
- extra size bra
- an anti-stretchmarks cream for my stomach
- a foot massage or reflexology once a week..
- a baby box
- baby pillow and bed cover
- baby bed
- baby bath tube
- towels (large, medium, and small sizes)
- baby soap, baby shampoo, baby oil, baby lotion, baby cream, cajuputi, telon oil
- baby powder and the case
- diapers
- baby scissor
- sterilized cotton buds and cotton balls
- baby wet tissue
- breast pad,
- maternity pads
- breast pump
- sarung
- perlak
- some new-born baby clothes
- a stroller
- baby gloves
- baby socks
- some new-born baby trousers and pants
- a baby bag
- a baby carrier
- milk bottles
oMG, that quite crazy list isn't it?
My husband absolutely gotta see this :)
Aug 18, 2010
happy ramadhan!
It's fasting time!
I always love ramadhan. Not only that the month is full of bless, i also always enjoy the taraweh, the holy quran reading in the mosque, and all the stuffs related to this month. They make me feel happy and bring me peaceful inside.
During my pregnancy i also try to keep on fasting. My doctor said OK as long as i don't feel dizzy or any cramping in my stomach. So, today is my 8th days, and i already break 3 days. As long as you feel healthy enough to keep the fasting, just go on. When you feel something weird is going on in your body, you can stop and break it.
Well, have a great Ramadhan this year!
I always love ramadhan. Not only that the month is full of bless, i also always enjoy the taraweh, the holy quran reading in the mosque, and all the stuffs related to this month. They make me feel happy and bring me peaceful inside.
During my pregnancy i also try to keep on fasting. My doctor said OK as long as i don't feel dizzy or any cramping in my stomach. So, today is my 8th days, and i already break 3 days. As long as you feel healthy enough to keep the fasting, just go on. When you feel something weird is going on in your body, you can stop and break it.
Well, have a great Ramadhan this year!
Jul 9, 2010
Not-so-ordinary day
Still with that another pregnancy day, like today i was vomiting -again- right after i called my cousin at her house, as i put down the telephone handle i kept my mouth shut while my feet in a rush reaching the bathroom. And what i just haven't figured out why is that i keep having this red dots on my face, neck, and down thru my chest each time i vomit. It's scary. I'm going to meet my doctor this Tuesday, i will keep a note to ask him about this.
Despite of my unstoppable vomiting syndrome - and the annoying red dots - good news is that my cousin is -probably- pregnant. She said it was positive but she hasn't met any doctors until now. I suggest her my doctor, my doctor is just that good.
Nevertheless, congratulations!!!
Well, there's nothing ordinary about days on pregnancy. I was creating blog 'cos i like to share something ordinary in my daily life, that's why it named 'andina hari ini' -oh yes my husband was also a producer of Metro Hari Ini, but this blog was not just simply inspired from that one. But since i am pregnant, welcome to the not-so-ordinary days! However, i'm still listening to one of my favorite song from Vanessa Carlton. I love the lyrics. Enjoy your ordinary day!
"Ordinary Day"
Just a day,
Just an ordinary day.
Just trying to get by.
Just a boy,
Just an ordinary boy.
But he was looking to the sky.
And as he asked if I would come along
I started to realize
That everyday he finds
Just what he's looking for,
Like a shooting star he shines.
He said take my hand,
Live while you can
Don't you see your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand
And as he spoke, he spoke ordinary words
Although they did not feel
For I felt what I had not felt before
And you'd swear those words could heal.
And as I looked up into those eyes
His vision borrows mine.
And I know he's no stranger,
For I feel I've held him for all of time.
And he said take my hand,
Live while you can
Don't you see your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand
In the palm of your hand.
Please come with me,
See what I see.
Touch the stars for time will not flee.
Time will not flee.
Can you see?
Just a dream, just an ordinary dream.
As I wake in bed
And the boy, that ordinary boy
Or was it all in my head?
Did he asked if I would come along
It all seemed so real.
But as I looked to the door,
I saw that boy standing there with a deal.
And he said take my hand,
Live while you can,
Don't you see all your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand
In the palm of your hand,
In the palm of your hand.
Just a day, just an ordinary day
Just trying to get by.
Just a boy,
Just an ordinary boy.
But he was looking to the sky.
Despite of my unstoppable vomiting syndrome - and the annoying red dots - good news is that my cousin is -probably- pregnant. She said it was positive but she hasn't met any doctors until now. I suggest her my doctor, my doctor is just that good.
Nevertheless, congratulations!!!
Well, there's nothing ordinary about days on pregnancy. I was creating blog 'cos i like to share something ordinary in my daily life, that's why it named 'andina hari ini' -oh yes my husband was also a producer of Metro Hari Ini, but this blog was not just simply inspired from that one. But since i am pregnant, welcome to the not-so-ordinary days! However, i'm still listening to one of my favorite song from Vanessa Carlton. I love the lyrics. Enjoy your ordinary day!
"Ordinary Day"
Just a day,
Just an ordinary day.
Just trying to get by.
Just a boy,
Just an ordinary boy.
But he was looking to the sky.
And as he asked if I would come along
I started to realize
That everyday he finds
Just what he's looking for,
Like a shooting star he shines.
He said take my hand,
Live while you can
Don't you see your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand
And as he spoke, he spoke ordinary words
Although they did not feel
For I felt what I had not felt before
And you'd swear those words could heal.
And as I looked up into those eyes
His vision borrows mine.
And I know he's no stranger,
For I feel I've held him for all of time.
And he said take my hand,
Live while you can
Don't you see your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand
In the palm of your hand.
Please come with me,
See what I see.
Touch the stars for time will not flee.
Time will not flee.
Can you see?
Just a dream, just an ordinary dream.
As I wake in bed
And the boy, that ordinary boy
Or was it all in my head?
Did he asked if I would come along
It all seemed so real.
But as I looked to the door,
I saw that boy standing there with a deal.
And he said take my hand,
Live while you can,
Don't you see all your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand
In the palm of your hand,
In the palm of your hand.
Just a day, just an ordinary day
Just trying to get by.
Just a boy,
Just an ordinary boy.
But he was looking to the sky.
Jul 1, 2010
Not a Farewell
Yes that's right. Yesterday was my last day. I thought it's gonna be easy, i was wrong, with plenty numbers of friends, great stories, funny and thrilling experiences, it was never been easy..
So, yesterday actually the new bos was coming from Russia, his initial name BRH (i made it). Remember when i'm telling you on how do i get here? that i was introduced by a director to another director in HMS on the job fair? Yep, he's going to be her replacement. My previous bos is going to Lausanne very soon. I talked to her in a very short occasion, she said when she found me i was just a young girl, she took me here and now i'm a young woman. I can not say much about her, not here, one blog will never enough to tell you about her. She was to interesting, too smart, too scary, too beautiful, and way too good to be a great leader. No wonder she's the bos uh?
So the new bos BRH, he's actually quite much like Irek (remember my nicest bos?), he's also a very nice guy, haha how do i can tell? i was only met him for few hours. But he joined us eating ice cream, he asked me how long i've been working here and why am i resigning. (Oh yeah, sorry i forgot to tell you that i bougt around 50 cups of ice cream and thin pizzas on my last day) Actually, all the people on the floor was getting involved in a fun talk with me, him, and Irek.
BRH asking me if this is my first child, and he said that children are wonderful. I knew it, that's why i'm resigning because a child worth than anything.
Funniest part was when Irek told me that tomorrow (it means today) I can wake up late, watching DVD and bal..bla.. and i said 'are you trying to say unemployment?'
Hahaha! it was funny, he said that looking after the children and becoming a housewife is not unemployment (i wish to believe that hahaha). So i manage myself and appointed my self as Manageing Director of Family Corporation starting from today :) Anyway it was a great opportunity for me (again) to met such a leader like BRH, he thank me for the ice cream and saying a good luck. Thank you Sir!
The hardest part was to send the blast e-mail to the peers and supervisors, i was even crying reading my own e-mail... My throat even felt so hard when i received some reply. one e-mail was coming from Ibu Lucia Nany, she was also my bos, she is the nicest among the female bos. She never get angry not even once, she always give me guidance and great advices, she was also telling me her career journey and i was learned so much from her. At the moment i sent her farewell letter she was on a meeting in Surabaya. It was an unfortunate moment not to say the last word directly to her.. Her email telling me how sorry that she can not joining me here, and she also give me some advice and told me to stay in touch. Thank you Ibu, you're such a generous person! All people in HR loves you.
Another bos, Ibu Ellen set up a farewell dinner after office hour. We went downstair to Le Seminyak and share the last moments there. I told you that to send the e-mail was hard, to meet them on the farewell dinner was even harder!! I cried harder.
This girl, Mba Shaty, she is a unique person, i can not say that she was a nice girl. Well she can be very nice one time and can be very lousy in another time, the funny fact that i completely understand why. She was working so hard, and she was the first friend i had in HMS. We've been thru a lot and even until the last day, my cubicle was just next to her, so it wasn't easy to say something to her. Too many words, so little time. I hope she will always be happy, tough, and becoming a stronger person.
Mba Bill thanks for the books you gave me and for bringing the cheers-up in everyday (she is probably the only person that always have a positive mind set and always happy all the time that i ever know). Mba Janice i'm gonna miss your fashion advices, and the red Braun Buffel was awesome thank you!! Nita, i'm waiting for your baby born, and thanks for the GUESS darling! Adit, you have to find another Makmum.. Marsel, still hates me? hehe, i'm gonna miss u a lot, don't go for lunch alone, and keep the woman napkins under the desk hahaha!! Guys, thanks for the maternity and nursing clothes, i will need them when my stomach is getting bigger and on delivery day! Bu Ellen, thank you for your positive advices, and for the delicious dinner. Thank you all, you guys great!
I'll scan the cards and take some pictures of the gifts (and ask for some pics from the dinner), so i can share you here.
Be good. I hope we can always be a big happy family in any circumstances.
So, yesterday actually the new bos was coming from Russia, his initial name BRH (i made it). Remember when i'm telling you on how do i get here? that i was introduced by a director to another director in HMS on the job fair? Yep, he's going to be her replacement. My previous bos is going to Lausanne very soon. I talked to her in a very short occasion, she said when she found me i was just a young girl, she took me here and now i'm a young woman. I can not say much about her, not here, one blog will never enough to tell you about her. She was to interesting, too smart, too scary, too beautiful, and way too good to be a great leader. No wonder she's the bos uh?
So the new bos BRH, he's actually quite much like Irek (remember my nicest bos?), he's also a very nice guy, haha how do i can tell? i was only met him for few hours. But he joined us eating ice cream, he asked me how long i've been working here and why am i resigning. (Oh yeah, sorry i forgot to tell you that i bougt around 50 cups of ice cream and thin pizzas on my last day) Actually, all the people on the floor was getting involved in a fun talk with me, him, and Irek.
BRH asking me if this is my first child, and he said that children are wonderful. I knew it, that's why i'm resigning because a child worth than anything.
Funniest part was when Irek told me that tomorrow (it means today) I can wake up late, watching DVD and bal..bla.. and i said 'are you trying to say unemployment?'
Hahaha! it was funny, he said that looking after the children and becoming a housewife is not unemployment (i wish to believe that hahaha). So i manage myself and appointed my self as Manageing Director of Family Corporation starting from today :) Anyway it was a great opportunity for me (again) to met such a leader like BRH, he thank me for the ice cream and saying a good luck. Thank you Sir!
The hardest part was to send the blast e-mail to the peers and supervisors, i was even crying reading my own e-mail... My throat even felt so hard when i received some reply. one e-mail was coming from Ibu Lucia Nany, she was also my bos, she is the nicest among the female bos. She never get angry not even once, she always give me guidance and great advices, she was also telling me her career journey and i was learned so much from her. At the moment i sent her farewell letter she was on a meeting in Surabaya. It was an unfortunate moment not to say the last word directly to her.. Her email telling me how sorry that she can not joining me here, and she also give me some advice and told me to stay in touch. Thank you Ibu, you're such a generous person! All people in HR loves you.
Another bos, Ibu Ellen set up a farewell dinner after office hour. We went downstair to Le Seminyak and share the last moments there. I told you that to send the e-mail was hard, to meet them on the farewell dinner was even harder!! I cried harder.
This girl, Mba Shaty, she is a unique person, i can not say that she was a nice girl. Well she can be very nice one time and can be very lousy in another time, the funny fact that i completely understand why. She was working so hard, and she was the first friend i had in HMS. We've been thru a lot and even until the last day, my cubicle was just next to her, so it wasn't easy to say something to her. Too many words, so little time. I hope she will always be happy, tough, and becoming a stronger person.
Mba Bill thanks for the books you gave me and for bringing the cheers-up in everyday (she is probably the only person that always have a positive mind set and always happy all the time that i ever know). Mba Janice i'm gonna miss your fashion advices, and the red Braun Buffel was awesome thank you!! Nita, i'm waiting for your baby born, and thanks for the GUESS darling! Adit, you have to find another Makmum.. Marsel, still hates me? hehe, i'm gonna miss u a lot, don't go for lunch alone, and keep the woman napkins under the desk hahaha!! Guys, thanks for the maternity and nursing clothes, i will need them when my stomach is getting bigger and on delivery day! Bu Ellen, thank you for your positive advices, and for the delicious dinner. Thank you all, you guys great!
I'll scan the cards and take some pictures of the gifts (and ask for some pics from the dinner), so i can share you here.
Be good. I hope we can always be a big happy family in any circumstances.
Jun 28, 2010
this morning
I awaked on (not sure) 3:30 am this morning, my stomach was hurt and i can't do anything. My husband realized that i was diaturbed and suddenly awaken. He asked we waht i felt and tried to comfort me. He was looking after me until the adzan prayer. He asked me not to come to the office today, but this will be my last three days in the office, some stuffs gotta be settled before i go.
Some people says i'm a lucky girl (like Mocca's song uh?). To have a husband like him, so gentle and full of attention, he's unlike romantic person who's gonna send you flower to the office, or bring you a box of chocolate on valentine's day. Nope, so not him. Well, my husband will bring me chocolate anytime he found my favorite chocolate, it doesn't have to be valentine's day. He never brings me any flowers ever, because he knows i don't like flower arrangements, he would prefer to buy me some plants and letting me arrange my own garden in front of our house 'cos he knows i like it.
I thank Allah for our marriage. I hope Allah will always taking care of us and the family.
Some people says i'm a lucky girl (like Mocca's song uh?). To have a husband like him, so gentle and full of attention, he's unlike romantic person who's gonna send you flower to the office, or bring you a box of chocolate on valentine's day. Nope, so not him. Well, my husband will bring me chocolate anytime he found my favorite chocolate, it doesn't have to be valentine's day. He never brings me any flowers ever, because he knows i don't like flower arrangements, he would prefer to buy me some plants and letting me arrange my own garden in front of our house 'cos he knows i like it.
I thank Allah for our marriage. I hope Allah will always taking care of us and the family.
Jun 25, 2010
there was a time..
Since my last day would be the next few days. Let me tell you how i arrived here. I was previously working at a consulting company, they're creating, running, and implementing IT and management consulting to sume huge company all around the world. As a clue, Tiger Woods was our brand ambassador (before the 'hot' news ofcourse). Some of you may know, some don't, it's understandable since not all the people interesting in IT and Management consulting right? Anyway, no, i am not a consultant, i was working there in enterprise as an HR Support. Actually my job at the time was calculating reimbursement for employee benefits, invoices, medical insurance, and anything related to the allowances, acompesation and benefits, that would be me. The other HR handling recruitment, and accidentaly i have to replace her on campus recruitment due to her sick-leave. So there i was in Binus University with numbers of IT graduate searching for jobs. We had a high standard (seriously high)for graduated students who wan'ts to apply. If you're IT graduated student and your GPA was below 3.5 (out of 4) we're gonna have to skip you. So our booth was rather uhm.. empty. Only 10 to 15 students drop by and asking how they can drop the CV (we don't accept hard copy CV).
It's just like the opposite, the booth next to mine was crowded all the time, the queuing was almost always full and in a long line. student seemed enthusiastic to get their opportunity to drop the CV over there. I can't be more agree, it was obvious since the company was (and still) well known and now it's an affiliate of the biggest tobacco company in the world, well, more reason to get interested in joinning uh?
But at the time i was happily working at my office, people there were fantastic, even until two years after my resignation i still keep in touch. But you know, maybe Allah got another plan for me at the time. One 'bule' from the next booth came to my booth and told me that he was also working for my company about 20 years ago. I said twenty years ago i was still 2 years old, he laugh and started telling me his story. Long chit-chat and eventually he invited me to his booth (the crowded one). Sorry, i forgot, his initial name was KDC (everyone in my office's finance know this initial) and i didn't know that he was the CFO at the time, whoaa!!
So, he introduce me to a lady, later i knew that she was also a director like him. I just didn't know why she directly offer me a job, a permanent one with pension plan, medical that i never had as a contractor, and many other allowances. Oh yeah that fast! the next month i resigned from my lovely office and move here.
I never know that i'm gonna have to resign (again) one day, and only God knew the day is just few days from now. It was not because i don't like it here, i have to admit this company offer me a bright future. But uh, no. I have to set my priority, in fact, working all the time was never be my real dream. As a matter of fact, i hates working overtime and exhausted everytime i got home. I also hates people yelling and panicking while facing some crazy deadlines. Pressure all the time trust me it's sucks. But that's office dude. What do you expect right? anywhere you work, i think it'll be the same ahaha... (not sure about this one actually).
I'm enjoying house-work, being a wife, and later a mother. I do cook, make some cakes, wrapping, gardening, and stuffs. What i really want and i think would be the best for me is probably doing business, but, still dunno when to start, where to begin, but yes i have something (lots of things in fact) in my mind. Let's hope, after pregnancy and delivery i can started something new, something i really enjoy, something that keeping me close to the family, something that i can control and i will not be exhausted anymore. The best part of this scene is my dearest husband always by my side, giving me support and love for the family.
It's just like the opposite, the booth next to mine was crowded all the time, the queuing was almost always full and in a long line. student seemed enthusiastic to get their opportunity to drop the CV over there. I can't be more agree, it was obvious since the company was (and still) well known and now it's an affiliate of the biggest tobacco company in the world, well, more reason to get interested in joinning uh?
But at the time i was happily working at my office, people there were fantastic, even until two years after my resignation i still keep in touch. But you know, maybe Allah got another plan for me at the time. One 'bule' from the next booth came to my booth and told me that he was also working for my company about 20 years ago. I said twenty years ago i was still 2 years old, he laugh and started telling me his story. Long chit-chat and eventually he invited me to his booth (the crowded one). Sorry, i forgot, his initial name was KDC (everyone in my office's finance know this initial) and i didn't know that he was the CFO at the time, whoaa!!
So, he introduce me to a lady, later i knew that she was also a director like him. I just didn't know why she directly offer me a job, a permanent one with pension plan, medical that i never had as a contractor, and many other allowances. Oh yeah that fast! the next month i resigned from my lovely office and move here.
I never know that i'm gonna have to resign (again) one day, and only God knew the day is just few days from now. It was not because i don't like it here, i have to admit this company offer me a bright future. But uh, no. I have to set my priority, in fact, working all the time was never be my real dream. As a matter of fact, i hates working overtime and exhausted everytime i got home. I also hates people yelling and panicking while facing some crazy deadlines. Pressure all the time trust me it's sucks. But that's office dude. What do you expect right? anywhere you work, i think it'll be the same ahaha... (not sure about this one actually).
I'm enjoying house-work, being a wife, and later a mother. I do cook, make some cakes, wrapping, gardening, and stuffs. What i really want and i think would be the best for me is probably doing business, but, still dunno when to start, where to begin, but yes i have something (lots of things in fact) in my mind. Let's hope, after pregnancy and delivery i can started something new, something i really enjoy, something that keeping me close to the family, something that i can control and i will not be exhausted anymore. The best part of this scene is my dearest husband always by my side, giving me support and love for the family.
Jun 22, 2010
another life scene
It's been a while i don't write anything here.. My body was (and still) experiencing this hormonal-expansion, i keep vomiting and throwing out all of the food i just ate. To be honest, i still don't know what is the exact word to describe this symptoms, but i feel it's getting worse day by day..
My doctor gave me a whole week bed-rest, so i took a whole week day-off from the office. I guess it was the best thing that i can do at the time. I can't work, my head felt like burning when i saw the screen. At lunch, my throat couldn't find it's way to do 'peristaltic' so the food i eat keeps coming out and out and out, and i'm starving.. GOSH.. So this is confirmed, that my resignation is the best thing at least for now.
Resign? Yep. I have to concentrate to my pregnancy. I lost it once and i will not let it happen again. I did tell my bos about this and they understand. Especially Mr. Zyzanski.
Irek (Mr. Zyzanski's nickname), just invited me to have lunch yesterday. It was my first day back in the office after bed rest. We took a Chinese resto downstair at Crystal Jade and ordered some food for two. So he started to ask me about my pregnancy, how is my life going lately, and about my family. He even asked how i met my husband, hahaha.. Well, it was thoughtfull, i mean maybe he's the best supervisor i have ever had. He and his family are such nice people.
I told Irek that i cannot keep working with this condition. Keep vomiting while working is not an option to me. I can't give my support for the office while my body myself also needs support.
We also talk abou what am i going to do to kill the boreness after resigning, how my husband will support the family without me working, about how expensive baby are.. and eventually he said that 'There might be sleepless night, cries, and stuffs. But when you see them -children- everything is paid. They make uhm... complete is the rigt word'
To be honest, I do not worry at all about my resignation, i think what i do is worth than anything. I understand that things will financially crucial after having a baby, i have to admit that baby is expensive, they grow up and need some protection, food, clothes, and education later. But i believe, when Allah gives me this baby it means that Allah has a plan for us, for the baby, for the family. I believe that Allah is there with his plan, and first thing i have to do is to keep what Allah gives to me.
Irek also said that my decission is appreciated. He said that we can not eat Elephant as a whole Elephant, we have to eat it peice by piece, and my first piece is to keep my baby safe and healthy. I agree. You can't live a life and being bitchy and selfish by expecting too much.
My baby now is 9mm height, still tiny :)
it's my tenth weeks and, me and my husband really excited, why do i want to expect more than this?
Thank you Allah..
My doctor gave me a whole week bed-rest, so i took a whole week day-off from the office. I guess it was the best thing that i can do at the time. I can't work, my head felt like burning when i saw the screen. At lunch, my throat couldn't find it's way to do 'peristaltic' so the food i eat keeps coming out and out and out, and i'm starving.. GOSH.. So this is confirmed, that my resignation is the best thing at least for now.
Resign? Yep. I have to concentrate to my pregnancy. I lost it once and i will not let it happen again. I did tell my bos about this and they understand. Especially Mr. Zyzanski.
Irek (Mr. Zyzanski's nickname), just invited me to have lunch yesterday. It was my first day back in the office after bed rest. We took a Chinese resto downstair at Crystal Jade and ordered some food for two. So he started to ask me about my pregnancy, how is my life going lately, and about my family. He even asked how i met my husband, hahaha.. Well, it was thoughtfull, i mean maybe he's the best supervisor i have ever had. He and his family are such nice people.
I told Irek that i cannot keep working with this condition. Keep vomiting while working is not an option to me. I can't give my support for the office while my body myself also needs support.
We also talk abou what am i going to do to kill the boreness after resigning, how my husband will support the family without me working, about how expensive baby are.. and eventually he said that 'There might be sleepless night, cries, and stuffs. But when you see them -children- everything is paid. They make uhm... complete is the rigt word'
To be honest, I do not worry at all about my resignation, i think what i do is worth than anything. I understand that things will financially crucial after having a baby, i have to admit that baby is expensive, they grow up and need some protection, food, clothes, and education later. But i believe, when Allah gives me this baby it means that Allah has a plan for us, for the baby, for the family. I believe that Allah is there with his plan, and first thing i have to do is to keep what Allah gives to me.
Irek also said that my decission is appreciated. He said that we can not eat Elephant as a whole Elephant, we have to eat it peice by piece, and my first piece is to keep my baby safe and healthy. I agree. You can't live a life and being bitchy and selfish by expecting too much.
My baby now is 9mm height, still tiny :)
it's my tenth weeks and, me and my husband really excited, why do i want to expect more than this?
Thank you Allah..
May 24, 2010
here we go..
I promised to share some pics from Universal Studio, i guess i have to delay since i have a more important event to share here..
Retuning from Singapore, a week later precisely, i felt my head a bit dizzy, my stomach felt like bubling and my mouth taste like iron (seriously.. iron?).
Oh come on, this can't be a jet lag, i was only fly for one hour and a half! So i thought it was just a starnge influenza symptoms. The next week, the symptoms getting worse, felt like i was dying at the office. My friend said i might be pregnant - that's also what i thought, so i bought a test pack and found out the result was a lil strange: Two lines like a positive result, but one was a red line, and the other one was pink??
So, the next day i went to the doctor. She was the different doctor who handled me on my previous pregnancy. She made some test (blood, urine, and USG), and found nothing on the screen, but strangely she said, "Maam this is positive."
Since i didn't trust her (Sorry, doc..), i changed doctor - again.
Thank God this time i got the right doctor! He performed an USG test and found a 'bag' inside stomach (yes, i also saw it on the screen this time). So the result was i am positively pregnant! Alhamdulillaaaah..
The doctor explained, since i was having a misscariage before, i have to be more carefull this time. He told me not to eat junkfood, get on stairs more that 5 steps, lift some heavy stuffs (not even a handbag!), and not to wear any tight clothes. To be honest, all this stuff made me nervous and ... worry..
He also explained that my 'bag' still empty and we need to wait till another two weeks to see if the fetus will grow inside the bag. He said i also have to gain more progesterone to help the placenta grows rapidly. Therefore, he gave me some vitamins, and extra progestrn hormones.. Pills again..
My husband was there, next to me, listening to the doctor.
I knew he knew what i felt.
I hope everything is gonna be okay this time.
Bismillah..
Retuning from Singapore, a week later precisely, i felt my head a bit dizzy, my stomach felt like bubling and my mouth taste like iron (seriously.. iron?).
Oh come on, this can't be a jet lag, i was only fly for one hour and a half! So i thought it was just a starnge influenza symptoms. The next week, the symptoms getting worse, felt like i was dying at the office. My friend said i might be pregnant - that's also what i thought, so i bought a test pack and found out the result was a lil strange: Two lines like a positive result, but one was a red line, and the other one was pink??
So, the next day i went to the doctor. She was the different doctor who handled me on my previous pregnancy. She made some test (blood, urine, and USG), and found nothing on the screen, but strangely she said, "Maam this is positive."
Since i didn't trust her (Sorry, doc..), i changed doctor - again.
Thank God this time i got the right doctor! He performed an USG test and found a 'bag' inside stomach (yes, i also saw it on the screen this time). So the result was i am positively pregnant! Alhamdulillaaaah..
The doctor explained, since i was having a misscariage before, i have to be more carefull this time. He told me not to eat junkfood, get on stairs more that 5 steps, lift some heavy stuffs (not even a handbag!), and not to wear any tight clothes. To be honest, all this stuff made me nervous and ... worry..
He also explained that my 'bag' still empty and we need to wait till another two weeks to see if the fetus will grow inside the bag. He said i also have to gain more progesterone to help the placenta grows rapidly. Therefore, he gave me some vitamins, and extra progestrn hormones.. Pills again..
My husband was there, next to me, listening to the doctor.
I knew he knew what i felt.
I hope everything is gonna be okay this time.
Bismillah..
May 14, 2010
no kidding
To me, the conversation i just heard this morning was completely insane.
I ussualy come to the office at 7am. Yep, thank God i'm a morning person, since me and my husband always have to avoid the 'three-in-one' along Sudirman we have to leave the house very early in the morning. This morning I was arriving at the office before 7am and guess what? My bos(es) are there!! And they're not only coming too early, they're working!! An actual working, and the conversation began (well, it almost sounds like this)..
"James (not the actual name) had sent me the email last night, it was 1am"
"Oh great, you did forward it to them right?"
"Oh yeah, Vidi (also not an actual name) working until 2am so it's not a problem."
fyi. yesterday was holiday, a public holiday, Ascension of Jesus Christ if i don't miskate.. and they were actually working.. until 2am..
I ussualy come to the office at 7am. Yep, thank God i'm a morning person, since me and my husband always have to avoid the 'three-in-one' along Sudirman we have to leave the house very early in the morning. This morning I was arriving at the office before 7am and guess what? My bos(es) are there!! And they're not only coming too early, they're working!! An actual working, and the conversation began (well, it almost sounds like this)..
"James (not the actual name) had sent me the email last night, it was 1am"
"Oh great, you did forward it to them right?"
"Oh yeah, Vidi (also not an actual name) working until 2am so it's not a problem."
fyi. yesterday was holiday, a public holiday, Ascension of Jesus Christ if i don't miskate.. and they were actually working.. until 2am..
Apr 30, 2010
escaping jakarta again!!
I just came back from Singapore yesterday. I went there with my husband for vacation (as i mentioned in my previous post that we'll go on another trip this year, yeah, this was the beginning). Singapore has always been amazing, no exception for this trip. Last time i went there on May 2009 last year, and they haven't build anything near to the giant Merlion in Sentosa Island, guess what i saw there just yesterday (11 months from my last trip to Singapore) There was an amazing Universal Studio! Dunno when they started to built it, but they really fast as flash! Not only fast, they really planned this to the details, for example when you enter the area of The Lost World, you will find the walls surrounding the area was mixed with some mosquitos who was trapped in dinosaurus oil (remember Jurasic Park movie and how they get the DNA of dinasour from some mosquitos, that's all i mean!) so, it was like fossil wall! Oh yes, the studio was also completed with all the facility (not only the game-facility, they also ready with the restaurants, gift shops, clean toilets, they even have some electronics locker with our password!), they also build new road from Vivo city to get there directly to the entrance of gigantic casino (Universal studio located above the casino), and they build those stuff only on 11 months!! ironic uh? In Jakarta, we've been waiting for years for the monorail, and the worst part: until several years of waiting, the monorail still doesn't exist!! Do they actually build it? who should i ask?
I also went to Singapore flyer and shops at my favorit places! Will let you know later ok, got to work now..
I also went to Singapore flyer and shops at my favorit places! Will let you know later ok, got to work now..
Apr 21, 2010
Welcome Aisha!
Now i realize how 'old' i am. Another niece came to this world, last evening (the nurses said it was 6:30 pm something). In the next one to two years she will be running here and there calling me aunty (or 'bibi'? how about 'tante' yuuu... mari..), and i will look verrrrryyyy oollllddd!!
The fact that, I was overwhelmed!! Especially when i saw this little princess looks a lot like me! (Don't ask me: how come?) I'm telling you that she looks like me because of her exiguous similiarity to her parents! (especially the lips, and eyebrow, they're totally mine hehehe..)
Aisha is her name by the way, can't remember the complete name but i think Aisha is a cute one. There has been a local syndrome in Indonesia to name their baby based on what sinetron (tv serial) is booming at the time. (You named it: baby-Keysia, baby-Fitri, baby-Cinta, and the latest one: baby-Safa & Marwah) And i'm glad my sister doesn't follow the fashion.
I'm glad that my sister was giving birth without any surgery, it was a normal delivery. She said it was hurt, some pain you just can't imagine or ever feel. That's gross.. I better not to listen when she keep talking about the process, it scared me a lot.
Worst part: I was tooo excited and forgot to take pictures :(
Well, all i can say is congratulation, i wish all the best for Aisha and parents :)
The fact that, I was overwhelmed!! Especially when i saw this little princess looks a lot like me! (Don't ask me: how come?) I'm telling you that she looks like me because of her exiguous similiarity to her parents! (especially the lips, and eyebrow, they're totally mine hehehe..)
Aisha is her name by the way, can't remember the complete name but i think Aisha is a cute one. There has been a local syndrome in Indonesia to name their baby based on what sinetron (tv serial) is booming at the time. (You named it: baby-Keysia, baby-Fitri, baby-Cinta, and the latest one: baby-Safa & Marwah) And i'm glad my sister doesn't follow the fashion.
I'm glad that my sister was giving birth without any surgery, it was a normal delivery. She said it was hurt, some pain you just can't imagine or ever feel. That's gross.. I better not to listen when she keep talking about the process, it scared me a lot.
Worst part: I was tooo excited and forgot to take pictures :(
Well, all i can say is congratulation, i wish all the best for Aisha and parents :)
Apr 20, 2010
i wish i'm not at the offfice right now..
I'm waiting here at the office.. while..
My sister is giving birth TODAY, right now!!!
God please give her the strength, make this easy and less-painful and let the baby comes to this world with a happy cry..
i was wonder, what if i didn't lost my baby that time.. i might be am a mother by now.. Well, misscariage will never be a good story to share uh? that's a bad story, let's skip that. Someday i'm gonna be ready to be a mom again.
My sister is giving birth TODAY, right now!!!
God please give her the strength, make this easy and less-painful and let the baby comes to this world with a happy cry..
i was wonder, what if i didn't lost my baby that time.. i might be am a mother by now.. Well, misscariage will never be a good story to share uh? that's a bad story, let's skip that. Someday i'm gonna be ready to be a mom again.
Apr 19, 2010
you should buy the dvd!
I finally seen this movie: Three Idiots, it's unlike the others India-Movie with their trade mark story of poor guy falls in love with a rich dugther of a landlord named Mr.Takhur or Mr.Singh or whatever.. I bet you can tellyourself what's gonna happen next in that 'common' India-Movie. I've seen some extraordinary India-movies lately.. uh...um.. I saw this 'Slumdog Millionaire' you really should see it yourself, those India is definitely can make good, uhm no, great movie with great story!
Back to the 'Three Idiots'
I thought it was a comedy! I was wrong. It was a-huge-comedy! Idiots can make us laugh and cry, think and get inspired, funny and unconditionally romantic in one time. The story was simply about students in India and how they live their life. Well i'm not gonna teach you how to live your life just because i just watched this Idiots hahaha.. Personally i think this is a very good movie and a-must-see movie of the year. I bet you'll find them great too.
Back to the 'Three Idiots'
I thought it was a comedy! I was wrong. It was a-huge-comedy! Idiots can make us laugh and cry, think and get inspired, funny and unconditionally romantic in one time. The story was simply about students in India and how they live their life. Well i'm not gonna teach you how to live your life just because i just watched this Idiots hahaha.. Personally i think this is a very good movie and a-must-see movie of the year. I bet you'll find them great too.
Apr 3, 2010
Again!! birthday!!
It was a great day to start the first day of April. Some people say it's April Mop, but to me it's another birthday! Well, this time was Ria's birthday! She invited us (again, girls from my previous office ahaha, we should have a name or somethin..) to have a birthday lunch. This time at Fonzu, a Japanese Restaurant (Hurrray!!!!) located at the Ground floor of Wisma BNI 46. It was great, the food were excellent, sorry, my pocket cam was running out the battery, so i didn't have so much celebration pics, except this one from Anggri's cellphone
Thank's Ria for the lunch!
I hope all of your dreams come true, and wish you all the best!
Look at to this birthday cheesecake! I feel delicious already.. hahaha!!
Thank's Ria for the lunch!
I hope all of your dreams come true, and wish you all the best!
Look at to this birthday cheesecake! I feel delicious already.. hahaha!!
food theme: Chinese!
My father in law was taking me to a Chinese restaurant called Ming in Setiabudi One Building. The food was SUPERB! I remember we ordered Peking Duck, Dumio Garlic, Steamed Fish, Kungpaw Chicken, Fried Rice, and i forgot what else.. (we eat a lot like there's no tomorrow ahahaha..)
Later days, returing from his fishing hobby on the weekend, my father came to my house and gave me one big Patin fish (Sorry i don't know what is Patin fish in English...). The fish has a thick-white-meat texture, and i was wondering what kind of dishes i could make from this.. My mind was turned back to the steamed fish i had on the dinner at Ming. So i tried to recall what would be the ingredients the Chef added to make that one.
I was added soy sauce, salted-soy sauce, oyster sauce, onion leaves, minced garlic, and ginger. First of all, you have to make few cuts/slices on the fish body, and then fill the slices with ginger and garlic. Put the fish in the Pyrex plate and then puth them inside the steamer. I forgot how long, maybe it takes less than 10 minute to steam the fish. Voila! Here it is - the picture of my steamed fish
Yeah i know, where is the fish-head? I cut it off (Ouch!!).
My husband hates fish-head, he says it makes him lost his appetite. (Fish head sometime scary..)
I also make this Chinese fried rice a la Andina hehehe..
Later days, returing from his fishing hobby on the weekend, my father came to my house and gave me one big Patin fish (Sorry i don't know what is Patin fish in English...). The fish has a thick-white-meat texture, and i was wondering what kind of dishes i could make from this.. My mind was turned back to the steamed fish i had on the dinner at Ming. So i tried to recall what would be the ingredients the Chef added to make that one.
I was added soy sauce, salted-soy sauce, oyster sauce, onion leaves, minced garlic, and ginger. First of all, you have to make few cuts/slices on the fish body, and then fill the slices with ginger and garlic. Put the fish in the Pyrex plate and then puth them inside the steamer. I forgot how long, maybe it takes less than 10 minute to steam the fish. Voila! Here it is - the picture of my steamed fish
Yeah i know, where is the fish-head? I cut it off (Ouch!!).
My husband hates fish-head, he says it makes him lost his appetite. (Fish head sometime scary..)
I also make this Chinese fried rice a la Andina hehehe..
Mar 31, 2010
another birthday shot!!
Talking about birthday, today is my friend's birthday, her name is Anggri. Today she's turning 25th! Just like me ahaha!! She treat us (girls from my previous office Accenture) at Golden Century Lamien & Dim Sum, Yummie! (It placed at 5th Floor of Pacific Place Jakarta, the same building with my office - at 16th to 20th Fl).
This year is a BIG year to her. It is not only she's turning a quarter century age, but she also is getting married this year! How awesome!!
Wish you all the best Anggrie!
Mar 30, 2010
my birthday at the office
A Friend at my office sending me these pics from my last birthday - on January if you forgot. She took them from her blackberry. Cute uh? But trust me, the days at the office not as cute as these pictures ahahaha!
Feb 17, 2010
I will be 'Just Fine'
I got an e-mail from Abe. She said sorry for something that i thought not really necessary to be sorry anyway. What was it all about? She was sorry for singing my song with her Thailand friend in Boston! -wait- So, again, why would she be sorry again?
I replied, and i said it's okay. I was actually flattered! Ahaha.. My song in the US? it's kinda cool uh?
I wrote that song for my band, which at the time was a bit hopeless. A band? Yep, a band, my band, a girls band. We've been trying to find a recording company to just - at least - listen to our music, but uh it was just the past. The band is still exist but the personnel are completely different - except the guitarist, we leave the band to her. The other four, well, one leave for US dream, one leave for a better life and career, one prefer to be a designer than a musician, and the last one is the keyboardist who no longer feel comfort with the -brand new- band. The past, and i did enjoy my time. Now, I don't actually sing anymore, i don't write any songs neither.
The song titled 'Just Fine'
well i have the record file, but i think this one is even better:
http://www.youtube.com/user/duangponofthailand#p/a/u/2/yVrlhDW3BQc
I replied, and i said it's okay. I was actually flattered! Ahaha.. My song in the US? it's kinda cool uh?
I wrote that song for my band, which at the time was a bit hopeless. A band? Yep, a band, my band, a girls band. We've been trying to find a recording company to just - at least - listen to our music, but uh it was just the past. The band is still exist but the personnel are completely different - except the guitarist, we leave the band to her. The other four, well, one leave for US dream, one leave for a better life and career, one prefer to be a designer than a musician, and the last one is the keyboardist who no longer feel comfort with the -brand new- band. The past, and i did enjoy my time. Now, I don't actually sing anymore, i don't write any songs neither.
The song titled 'Just Fine'
well i have the record file, but i think this one is even better:
http://www.youtube.com/user/duangponofthailand#p/a/u/2/yVrlhDW3BQc
Feb 15, 2010
Foodie with me!
One more thing that is pretty interseting after you're becoming a housewife.
You cook!
This is my home-made black pepper-melted cheese burger! I cook this one every Sunday. My husband loves it very much!
The funniest part. When me and my husband go to some restaurants, for example: Korean. He would asks at least one of the recipe that i might be able to cook at home. Usually he asks me this:
Mah, bisa bikin Sundubu Zige gak?
Mommy, can you make Sundubu Zige?
or
Nih, ini nih enak. Bisa gak ya kalo bikin di rumah?
This is delicious. Can we make it at home?
sometime..
Bumbunya pas banget. Ini apa aja coba, Mah? Bisa dicobain ya di rumah?
The spice is just perfect. Can you telll me what it contains? Can we try it at home?
The craziest part. Everytime my husband asks me about food i got challenged and motivated to try it at home!!! I will suddenly go to the market and make some grocery shopping, pick up some minced meat, chicken, shrimp, veggies, and some spices, hillarious!
Next time i will put my Blackpepper Ribs, Fried Oxtail Soup, and Tom Yum Gung Soup pictures here. You may try my recipe at home (my husband always says they're bloody delicious!)
You cook!
This is my home-made black pepper-melted cheese burger! I cook this one every Sunday. My husband loves it very much!
The funniest part. When me and my husband go to some restaurants, for example: Korean. He would asks at least one of the recipe that i might be able to cook at home. Usually he asks me this:
Mah, bisa bikin Sundubu Zige gak?
Mommy, can you make Sundubu Zige?
or
Nih, ini nih enak. Bisa gak ya kalo bikin di rumah?
This is delicious. Can we make it at home?
sometime..
Bumbunya pas banget. Ini apa aja coba, Mah? Bisa dicobain ya di rumah?
The spice is just perfect. Can you telll me what it contains? Can we try it at home?
The craziest part. Everytime my husband asks me about food i got challenged and motivated to try it at home!!! I will suddenly go to the market and make some grocery shopping, pick up some minced meat, chicken, shrimp, veggies, and some spices, hillarious!
Next time i will put my Blackpepper Ribs, Fried Oxtail Soup, and Tom Yum Gung Soup pictures here. You may try my recipe at home (my husband always says they're bloody delicious!)
Happy Chinese New Year
Happy Chinese New Year! and
Happy Valentine!!
I don't actually celebrate both of the above holidays. I'm a half chinese, but i never had any Gong Xi Fat Choi day in my life, i barely speak chinese but i do speak sundanese (how strange..), But, i do enjoy the celebration!
This play i attend on Chinese New Year eve was inspired by a chinese epic. Titled Sie Jin Kwei, a hero in white coat and riding a white horse. He was predicted to be the saviour of Tang Dynasty.
http://www.tamanismailmarzuki.com/kalendar/tekom.html
The play was held at Graha Bakti Budaya Taman Ismail Mardzuki. The seat was sold out, thank god we still get a seat even if it's not the best view we got. We seat on the left wings, and my seat was like the most-left seat the theatre has. The worst part was, i only can saw three-quarter stage-view! If i took a shoot (without a flash-light of-course), here what i got:
The play went very well. An outsanding performance. I had to say this one was new wave, it was a perfect blend among the theatrical play, human-potehi puppet act, and Wayang. The wayang was the one i like most! They called this Wayang Tapiv, i have no clue what does it mean ahaha.. I loved the lighting technique, the figure, and the dialogue - in my opinion, was more spontanous, critical, funny, and original!
Overall, i would give ten out of ten score for this play. I just can't wait to see another show by Koma..
Happy Valentine!!
I don't actually celebrate both of the above holidays. I'm a half chinese, but i never had any Gong Xi Fat Choi day in my life, i barely speak chinese but i do speak sundanese (how strange..), But, i do enjoy the celebration!
This play i attend on Chinese New Year eve was inspired by a chinese epic. Titled Sie Jin Kwei, a hero in white coat and riding a white horse. He was predicted to be the saviour of Tang Dynasty.
http://www.tamanismailmarzuki.com/kalendar/tekom.html
The play was held at Graha Bakti Budaya Taman Ismail Mardzuki. The seat was sold out, thank god we still get a seat even if it's not the best view we got. We seat on the left wings, and my seat was like the most-left seat the theatre has. The worst part was, i only can saw three-quarter stage-view! If i took a shoot (without a flash-light of-course), here what i got:
The play went very well. An outsanding performance. I had to say this one was new wave, it was a perfect blend among the theatrical play, human-potehi puppet act, and Wayang. The wayang was the one i like most! They called this Wayang Tapiv, i have no clue what does it mean ahaha.. I loved the lighting technique, the figure, and the dialogue - in my opinion, was more spontanous, critical, funny, and original!
Overall, i would give ten out of ten score for this play. I just can't wait to see another show by Koma..
Feb 11, 2010
family gathering @ TOBAK
i promised to upload some pics from last month family gathering at TOBAK. Well, here they are..
My family and my brother's girlfriend family. The most catchy fellas are these two cute man-to-be, they are my nephew and my bro's GF's brother. Since thye are in the same age, almost the same grade at school, same style, and same interests, no wonder if they caught in a serious conversation on the table!
The topic - i bet - was fun, but he still helped me to take some pictures of the food we ordered (except that he completely forgot to take the Kalbi part...).
Korean food always comes first in my mind (Japanese, Italian, and chinese follows), they are fresh, delicious, spicy, unique, and fun!! You know what i mean: with the charcoal on the table, some leaves, spicy kimchi, IT IS SOOO GOOD!!!
Jap Jae -- clear noodle, the texture just like konyaku-noodle (i'm not sure how they made this kind of noodle), with some veggies, soya sauce i guess, sesame seeda, and black mushroom, served warm and it welcome as appetizer.
What is this?? I don't really recommend this one. But the kids loved it so much. I think it's because of it's simple taste. They made from eggs, seafood, and vegies. Kids loved it because it has a light taste and not too spicy.
Here are Kimchi and veggies...
If you love Korean food too, sometime when you visit Jakarta you should try TOBAK, or if you don't get any seat (or forgot to reserve, i suggest you Han Gang Bon Ga.
My family and my brother's girlfriend family. The most catchy fellas are these two cute man-to-be, they are my nephew and my bro's GF's brother. Since thye are in the same age, almost the same grade at school, same style, and same interests, no wonder if they caught in a serious conversation on the table!
The topic - i bet - was fun, but he still helped me to take some pictures of the food we ordered (except that he completely forgot to take the Kalbi part...).
Korean food always comes first in my mind (Japanese, Italian, and chinese follows), they are fresh, delicious, spicy, unique, and fun!! You know what i mean: with the charcoal on the table, some leaves, spicy kimchi, IT IS SOOO GOOD!!!
Jap Jae -- clear noodle, the texture just like konyaku-noodle (i'm not sure how they made this kind of noodle), with some veggies, soya sauce i guess, sesame seeda, and black mushroom, served warm and it welcome as appetizer.
What is this?? I don't really recommend this one. But the kids loved it so much. I think it's because of it's simple taste. They made from eggs, seafood, and vegies. Kids loved it because it has a light taste and not too spicy.
Here are Kimchi and veggies...
If you love Korean food too, sometime when you visit Jakarta you should try TOBAK, or if you don't get any seat (or forgot to reserve, i suggest you Han Gang Bon Ga.
Feb 9, 2010
Busy January
Been thru a lot of things in the beginning of 2010.
My birthday is on January, and i am 25 years old now, ouch! A quarter century!!! (and i still here..)ahahaha.. But thank God, I have my family around me, my beloved husband who always there to support and loving me, and some friends to colour my days. I think that's the best gift i had in my quarter-century age.
My cousin is getting married this year!! Her BF proposed her and they wan't to make it special this year. Congratz!!
My brother in-law also planed to have a more serious relationship with his GF. Few weeks ago, he introduced the whole family to her and her family. It was exciting! We had a lunch at TOBAK (it was actually my fave), and i thought it was a success, you know what i mean. There were no awkward gestures, silly speeches, and silent mode.
I didn't know how but we're just bonding. It feels like ours and her fams were actually (already) one big happy family. I hope it was a good sign :)
Oh yes, i will upload the pics uhm tomorrow..
Well, there were some bad news too..
At the office i got a horrible assesment result (which i don't really comfort to tell you all, but let me try). My result was unsatisfaction. I realized, sometime i can be careless and lost my accuracy. But, with some uncertainty environment, what can i do?? Well, bad things happens right?
We also plan some trips for the whole year..
Me and my husband enjoy travelling so much. This year we plan to go to Singapore (again!!!). Yes we LOVE Singapore, it is near (only one hour and fifteen minute from Jakarta), it's clean, it's fine, and the flight is rather cheap, so we can go anytime we have spare time. We also plan to visit Thailand this year, i hope we can get more time to travel more often :)
Next stop, maybe US or Europe. I've never been in Europe before, but my husband did several times in few years ago. He's been gone to France, Belgium, Netherland, Italy, and many more countries in EU. Talking about Europe, my friend is going to move to London next April. Gosh.. I will loose a friend again.. But, look at the bright side, more friends to be visited abroad ahaha..
if you plan for a travel too, make sure that the documents required are ready. First thing you should know is: Do you need a visa to visit a country or not?
When you get the travel documents ready, second thing i may suggest is to plan your travel at the best price. The easiest way is too book your flight and hotel few months before your trip, usually hotels and airlines have some early bird price. Uhm.. of course you can always skip this second thing when you have unlimited budget.
Well, enough with the travel. Yesterday, I also planned to take a pastry cooking course. Ahahaha how busy i was on last January. But it always better to get busy at the beginning and you can relax after :)
My birthday is on January, and i am 25 years old now, ouch! A quarter century!!! (and i still here..)ahahaha.. But thank God, I have my family around me, my beloved husband who always there to support and loving me, and some friends to colour my days. I think that's the best gift i had in my quarter-century age.
My cousin is getting married this year!! Her BF proposed her and they wan't to make it special this year. Congratz!!
My brother in-law also planed to have a more serious relationship with his GF. Few weeks ago, he introduced the whole family to her and her family. It was exciting! We had a lunch at TOBAK (it was actually my fave), and i thought it was a success, you know what i mean. There were no awkward gestures, silly speeches, and silent mode.
I didn't know how but we're just bonding. It feels like ours and her fams were actually (already) one big happy family. I hope it was a good sign :)
Oh yes, i will upload the pics uhm tomorrow..
Well, there were some bad news too..
At the office i got a horrible assesment result (which i don't really comfort to tell you all, but let me try). My result was unsatisfaction. I realized, sometime i can be careless and lost my accuracy. But, with some uncertainty environment, what can i do?? Well, bad things happens right?
We also plan some trips for the whole year..
Me and my husband enjoy travelling so much. This year we plan to go to Singapore (again!!!). Yes we LOVE Singapore, it is near (only one hour and fifteen minute from Jakarta), it's clean, it's fine, and the flight is rather cheap, so we can go anytime we have spare time. We also plan to visit Thailand this year, i hope we can get more time to travel more often :)
Next stop, maybe US or Europe. I've never been in Europe before, but my husband did several times in few years ago. He's been gone to France, Belgium, Netherland, Italy, and many more countries in EU. Talking about Europe, my friend is going to move to London next April. Gosh.. I will loose a friend again.. But, look at the bright side, more friends to be visited abroad ahaha..
if you plan for a travel too, make sure that the documents required are ready. First thing you should know is: Do you need a visa to visit a country or not?
When you get the travel documents ready, second thing i may suggest is to plan your travel at the best price. The easiest way is too book your flight and hotel few months before your trip, usually hotels and airlines have some early bird price. Uhm.. of course you can always skip this second thing when you have unlimited budget.
Well, enough with the travel. Yesterday, I also planned to take a pastry cooking course. Ahahaha how busy i was on last January. But it always better to get busy at the beginning and you can relax after :)
Jan 14, 2010
re-launch facebook
last night i got a message on my 'wall' said -almost like this-
"andin kok ada lagi hahaha"
that's right, i'm back, like i said before, i may consider to relaunch. And thanks to Abe who reminds me of how important people's life -and your life of course- to be considered. Why? We don't live alone right? we maybe sometime will meet again or maybe need someone or some friends to count on. That's true. BUT.
I was also relaunching my FB with 'safe mode' hahaha. Yes. I removed some names, make a new safer setting, and make my FB prohibited for non-friends. I don't need some strangers looking through my pictures, reading my walls, tagging me on their picture - when i'm not there- , and -uhm- make comments about my life -and they don't even know me... That's just freakin strange. So, i did some setting that will not allow any unbridled stuffs.
if i have some time tomorrow, maybe i'll re-arranging some pictures. I did remove some names -sorry for that- that i can't recall -who?- when did i met them? and some people with strange names that i barely remember. I apologize to the people i removed from my buddy list. It's just that, i need a space that i really recognize, a place that make me feel comfortable enough to share my life.
"andin kok ada lagi hahaha"
that's right, i'm back, like i said before, i may consider to relaunch. And thanks to Abe who reminds me of how important people's life -and your life of course- to be considered. Why? We don't live alone right? we maybe sometime will meet again or maybe need someone or some friends to count on. That's true. BUT.
I was also relaunching my FB with 'safe mode' hahaha. Yes. I removed some names, make a new safer setting, and make my FB prohibited for non-friends. I don't need some strangers looking through my pictures, reading my walls, tagging me on their picture - when i'm not there- , and -uhm- make comments about my life -and they don't even know me... That's just freakin strange. So, i did some setting that will not allow any unbridled stuffs.
if i have some time tomorrow, maybe i'll re-arranging some pictures. I did remove some names -sorry for that- that i can't recall -who?- when did i met them? and some people with strange names that i barely remember. I apologize to the people i removed from my buddy list. It's just that, i need a space that i really recognize, a place that make me feel comfortable enough to share my life.
Jan 6, 2010
Hunnymoon
Fulfilling some friend's request, i finally can't keep this fotos my self.
BUT. I can't upload too much foto from my honeymoon, it's just too personal and a bit inappropriate for a reading hahaha :p
Well, some pictures from the Singapore and the rest were from Bali. Good places to go when you don't have too much time for your wedding-ceremony escape hahaha!
(P.S. At the time, we only have one week to enjoy the honeymoon-days..)
If you wish to go to Singapore, i highly recommend you to choose some hotels at Orchard or near to Orchard, let's say, maybe at Newton, Scotts, Novena or somewhere nearby.. But please prepare for a higher budget for stay, since it will be a bit pricey.. There is no such a thing like cheap-clean-near to town-hotel around Orchard. Well, at the time, we choose Sheraton. It's just great, we only have to walk like 5 minutes to Orchard, 5 minutes to the MRT, and can go anywhere easily from there. The food also great, love Sheraton's buffet so much, their dishes were just excellent! Can't complain anything regarding my stay at Sheraton. Well, saver tips: of course it doesnt always have to be 5 stars, you can always pick-up the lower price if you choose some hotels around Geylang area.
If you love photography, you should visit Santosa, the landscape and Siloso beach are just not to be passed. If you love shopping, well, you can just walk around malls on Orchard (my pick is Tang Plaza and DFS - of course), or Vivo, or budgeted stuff at Mustafa.
If you decided that Bali will be your next stop for your travel experience, you dont have to be worry about where to stay. Both High-end and budgeted hotels are available in every corner. The problem when you go to bali is only one: local transport. I suggest you to rent a motorbike or a city car if you wish to go to another site in Bali (Usually, tourist focused at Kuta, but actually you can go to Nusa Dua, Ubud, or Jimbaran by driving a car).
My last travel advice is, where ever you go, you should go with someone you love. It's just gonna be more and more exciting!
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