Friday night....

This Friday....
I got nothing to do after work.
My landlord canceled the dinner which he planned 2 days ago, because he got to work overtime.
That means.....EMPTY !!!
and with less than 30 days left in Shanghai, means I don't want to go home !!!

So I asked Silva what her plan is (which is nothing), and we end up spend our friday night together.

We ate at Tasty, a steak restaurant.
It's some kind of a fine dining restaurant, since they have everything from appetizer-main course-dessert, in a set menu, with various of prices, ranged from 38-128RMB.
Silva treat me, and we both get the RMB 68 set.
and it was great !
She got salad, and I got soup.
Both of us got special steak (medium) --> taste good !
and for dessert, she get a green tea ice cream thing, and I get the french black coffee jelly
She drank english tea, i got american coffee.

And we talked for hours, and I was so happy.
I really wish that she joined us 2 years ago instead of 2 months ago.

She is so nice, and smart and funny.
I know she is worried to be working on her own after I leave, but I believe she can do it.
She will get scolded, for sure, but she surely will be able to get through it, being smart like that.

I wish her all the best, and I'm so thankful to know her.

Silva, if u read this, I want u to know that U're great !

Happy friday !

Girls in the Office

The first time I came to this office, back in March 2008, there was only 1 person, Thomas.
And it stays like that till June 2008, Chase come to the office and start to work here.
Soon we became good friend, being the 2 girls in the office.

Our exclusive friendship-colleague relationship stay for almost 2 years, and ended when on the beginning of this year, Michelle (王佳乐） come and join us as the cashier,
followed by Silvaria on March 2010 to replace my job.

Since then my day became much more fun and interesting.
More people to talk to, and most importantly, a girl from my own country.

The four of us get along together very well.
We are almost in the same age.

So far we have bought the same converse shoes (different color) and went to KTV together.
All the time, we're having fun.
And only now I feel a little bit sad to leave the office.
To leave these people behind.

Some pictures of the girls (and their shoes)

Blue (Silva), Yellow-Black (Chase), Black (Michelle), Purple-Red (Me)

 KTV night

Me-Michelle-Chase-Silva

They are so lovely :)

2009 a Recap

Private Life
I started 2009 by having a party with So, Rossy and Stefan at Luna, Xintiandi Area Shanghai.
With hundreds of text messages, and some phone calls, and glasses of drinks, it was FUN.
I end up drunk and threw up at Luna's toilet, stand in the queue waiting for taxi for 2 hours with So, Stefan, Rossy and Lidia.

Here's some pictures :

So-Me-Rossy

 

Lidia-Stefan-Me-Rossy

Then in the end of January I went home, and Bill came to visit, I introduced Bill to my big family on the CNY, we got lots of Hongbao, and here is some pictures :

Bill and The Big Family (I took the picture)

Then we went to Jogjakarta and Bali with my family (mom and Dad) to have some relaxing holidays

In Jogja, we climbed the Borobudur Temple when its raining, while mom is waiting in the car, because she dont want to get wet

Bill-Me at Borobudur, bare feeted

Me and My super hero parents !!

And some from Bali

Me and the dress which I love so much because its so light and cool. 

Watch Barong Dance

On a cliff at Nusa Lembongan Island

The beach where he proposed (I ENGAGED !!)

Face after engaged !

Dreamland Beach, Bali

I got rolled in the wave, and end up with a little bit bruised back :)

Ate delicious Padang Food afterwards

See I got tanned !!

 

July 11th, 2009, I got myself a Tattoo !!!!!

I got it at Shanghai, Maoming Rd, with Irene accompany me.

I've always wanted a tattoo, and I've spent soooooo much time to think whether I should get it or not.

I finally did.

Here it is :

 

my 1st tattoo (more to come ?!?!)

It is a fairy (even though lots of people see it as a butterfly... T__T)

My parents been so cool about it, they heard me talking about tattoo since I was in the college :p

Life been okay for the most part of my private life, and we head back to Indonesia again on the end of September, and this time is for my Big Bro's Wedding

 Fitting time

Wrapping some presents (that messy bedroom is MINE !!)

Meeting some friends :)

Our New Family :)

At the wedding party 

And we got an addition in our little family, Muffin

 

We celebrate our 3 years anniversary, and My Birthday and Christmas together.

At the end of the year I wasn't so healthy. I catched a bad cold, went to doctor on Christmas day, and she told me to get a 3 days Iv. So I did. My first IV ever, for a cold !!!!

Working Life

SUCKS ! It made me drop more tears than ever before.

So much more responsibility, more things to do, and more scolded.

But in the other part, my relationship with our partner's is getting better.

I made friends with Danilo and Matteo,

I called the export department more, and they get to know my voice now! :D

In the end of the year I made a mistake which drive me crazy and I almost lost my sanity.

Everything settled now and I will just do better.

I went to Beijing to take care of the exhibition, and got some fun time with Matteo and Danilo when we're covered in the dust to see the booth progressing, and plus Alberto when we went to the electronic market !

And Yeah, I saw sex action life, and I heard them too !

Woohoo !!!  T___T"

Books

It is important to put books here, because I love reading.

This Year I have read :

1. The Cell by Stephen King

2. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet

3. Diary of Wimpy Kid (1-4) by I forgot and Lazy to find out (Dison, help me!!). The 1st 3 books has been given to Edison, and 4th is coming (note  that down, son !)

4. Ciao Italia by Gama Hariono

5. Botchan by Natsume Soseki

6. Anne of The Green Gables by Lucy M Montgomery

7. Anne of The Avonlea by Lucy M Montgomery

8. Anne of the Island by Lucy M Montgomery

9. The Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burtnett

10. Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt

11. Marley and Me by John Grogan

12. Getting Rid of Matthew by Jane Fallon

13. Secret Diary of a Call Girl by Anonymous

14. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka

15. Trading Up by Candace Bushel

16. Shopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella

17. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris

18. The Mysterious Benedict Society by Treton Lee Stewart

19. The Road by Cormac McCarthy

20. Dari Soekarno sampai SBY Intrik dan Lobi Politik Para Penguasa by Tjipta Lesmana

21. Bumi Manusia by Pramoedya Ananta Toer

22. Eat, Pray and Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

23. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

24. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

25. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

26. New Moon by Stephanie Meyer

27. Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer

28. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer

29. The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson

30. Everyone Worth Knowing by Lauren Weisberger

31. By The Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder

32. The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd

33. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

Those in Italic are books which I think is reallllllyyyyy goooodddd....

I am sure I read more books, but I can't remember since they're not here (I brought some books back to Indonesia to keep or to give to Edison)

Books I read is ranging from the lame books (chicklit), and cool books (those which won award ! hahaha.... :p )

I need chicklit  every once in a time, because they're so easy and predictable, so you can just simply read without thinking. A good way to entertain yourself and idling your brain. HA !

But on December 2009, the book seller near our house sells book for 25RMB/500gram. So far I have spent  about 200 RMB (It is so cheap, even at Indo or US, u can't buy books that CHEAP !!)

and I am currently reading few books at the same time, they are :

1. The World Without End by Ken Follet (1000 pages, small font, heavy for my little hand !)

2. A Year Without Made In China by Sara Bongiorni

And behind that, I still have like another books waiting for me to read, they are :

1. The Famished Road by Ben Okri

2. The Gathering by Anne Enright

3. Charlotte's Web by E.B White

4. Love in the time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

5. Midnight's Children by Salman Rusdie

6. The catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger

7. The Little Prince by Antonine De Saint Exupery

8. Chasing Harry Winston by Lauren Weisberger

9. The Color Purple by Alice Walker

10. The Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriguez

11. The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffeneger (Bill's purchase)

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All in all, 2009 is an ok year.

I give it 6,5 out of 10.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR, people !!!

oh la la

I made a mistake at work, a BIG one!

congratulations to me, wait till my bday which will be one day of a hell.

good luck !

dicuekin

uda dua hari gw dicuekin
sama manager gw n sama boss gw
di kantor manager gw asli sepet banget sama gw
terus kl gw ceting sama boss gw (urusan kerjaan) gw dicuekin

aneh

oh, yang dicuekin bukan cuma gw, tapi colleague gw si CC
dia juga dicuekin sama manager gw
kalo sama boss gw sih ngga, wong dia ampir ga pernah ceting ma boss

kok bisa sama2 barengan waktunya nyuekin gw ya ?
apa gw ada salah ?
tapi akhir2 ini kerjaan gw semua selesai kok
ngga melakukan kesalahan
ada apa ya ?

kl manager nyuekin gw sih masih mendingan
tapi kalo boss nyuekin gw ??
masalahnya si boss pernah bilang, dia itu kalo uda benci sama orang ga bakalan mau ngomong sama orang itu
masa sih ga ada angin ga ada ujan tau2 gw dicuekin ?

bingung nih
kalo minggu depan masih dicuekin juga, kayanya harus gw tanyain deh
sebelum semuanya terlambat

heran...gw ada salah apa ya ??
CC salah apa ya ??

kita berdua mikir, kayanya ngga salah apa-apa deh
apa gara2 aturan yang kita bikin itu ya ?
bingung...