THE EARTH WANTS TO REST, HELP HER.

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Don't you know that the earth is exhausted? Yes. She really wants to rest. An hour would be good enough. However, she needs our help.

Yes, we can help.
Simply join earth hour. Switch off your lamps for an hour.


DO YOU KNOW?
If 10% of Jakarta's population switched off their lamps for an hour, we can
  • save 300 Mega Watts,
  • reduce Carbon Dioxide emission by 267 tons,
  • save 267 trees!
That's only Jakarta. As y'all know, we need a lot MORE than that.

 

 
So please, please, please. Let the earth rest for a peaceful one hour, by switching off your lamps.





10 THINGS TO DO DURING THE DARKNESS:

1. Gather up your friends, have a great talk ;)


2. Your friends can't come? Call them! Have a fun phone-talk :):)

3. Play with your candles and flashlight, plussss your CAMERA!
    Yes the three of them would make such a beautiful photo :D. Look what I did last year!





See, it's as fun as it's bright!




4. You can play piano, guitar, or any other musical instruments? This is a wonderful time to practise.


5. Have a super cute candle light dinner (or perhaps supper) with your family!


6. Have you charged your iPod? This is a very good time to shuffle it.


7. Ooh, watching DVDs in the dark would feel like you're watching it in the cinema!
    Make a delicious buttery popcorn, and voila!

8. Travel along your neighborhood with your sis/bro!
    Enjoy the peaceful darkness with your bike, or perhaps, on foot ;)


9. Do you have videocam? Do record this special period of darkness! Have some silly act, and Action!


10. Are you as exhausted as the earth herself? Well, have a good sleep then!
      Make sure you switch off the lights! ;D



SOO, ARE YOU NOW READY? SPREAD THE WORD, THEN! :D



Remember, small things matter.

I'M HOME!

"One's home is like a delicious piece of pie you order in a restaurant on a country road one cozy evening - the best piece of pie you have ever eaten in your life - and can never find again. After you leave home, you may find yourself feeling homesick, even if you have a new home that has nicer wallpaper and a more efficient dishwasher than the home in which you grew up." ~Lemony Snicket

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There's never such a place like home.


Two years ago, I would say "yeah, right" and take no further bother about that quote. but now, as things change, and my life is kinda changing too, I really agree with all my heart.

There really is no place like home, when you can relax all day, having silly simple things with your family that even though it is very simple, it can brighten your day in a blink.


Being home means a lot to me, and I really hate when people ask me, "Aah, how's life in singapore? Does it make you not wanting to come home?"


FCKING NO, people.


Yes, perhaps it sometimes feels fun to live with friends, in a foreign country. However, it can also be stressful, exhausting, and sometimes you can cry all night because of little things that is not working properly, or perhaps you can cry because of nothing. The tears just ran down on your face without any reason. Yes, it happens to me, I must admit.


Everyday you'll feel your day is dull, and you'll be counting the dates, looking for a long period of "red-coloured" dates, when you can go to changi airport, board yourself in a plane, and fly home to leave all those dull days behind.
Again, I must admit that it happens to me.


 
But now, since I AM HOME, I don't want to talk about those homesickness, those tedious routines I do back there. I want to talk about my euphoria of being home!


Waking up this morning, I feel like I'm dreaming. I got air-cond, comfy bedcover, my bolster, and ooh, my mum and dad asking me to get up. I used to be rather annoyed when they came and asked me to get up. Yet now, I feel really happy!


Last night, when I came to my grandma's house, meeting my cousins, tasting the food my aunt and my grandma cooked for me, and teasing one of my cousin until he was speechless, I feel like I'm the luckiest child ever. Even though the food is just like any food they've cooked for me, and the games I played with my cousins is only monopoly, I feel really excited of all those things, and I can't stop smiling all the night!


And now, my grandpa's calling out my name, asking me to go downstairs for my breakfast. On the old days, I would be really exasperated and not going down. But now, I'm soo happy to hear his voice, and I'm ending this post now!



"you won't be able to appreciate things before you leave them, or they leave you."
Appreciate your life, guys. Your family, your friends, everything around you. As you'll never know, how precious they are, untill you have to leave them behind.


Aaaaahh, feels so good to be home :)

SUCKING LIFE DEEPLY

[it's 16th FEBRUARY 2010, 2:06 PM]

Hi, there! again, millions of sorries from me, for being such an unproductive blogger. and what makes me even more unproductive is that my posts are ordinary. so sorry, I'm still in process of learning.


So as you know, I'm now living my life in Singapore. It's quite different and contrast with my life back in my hometown, lovely Indonesia. Perhaps you're wondering whether it is a good life, for a smart scholar like me. However, I must say that you get it wrong.


Firstly, I'm not that smart. Well, maybe I'm smart, but there are still people who are more ingenious, and far smarter than me. In fact, I'm a quite lazy student here, compared with my dear friends. Yes, homework sucks for me, just like it does for you guys.


Secondly, my life here is just as ordinary as yours. It is even more tiring. I need to wake up early, get ready, and walk my way to school. No cars, no taxis. I take bus, but most of the journey is on foot. So, bus is not counted. Next, PE lesson. Well, I'm never good at this subject. I can survive the joggings, the sports, and the push-ups, sit-ups, jumping-jacks, but still, I would prefer not doing PE.


The life at hostel is good, though. The food's nice, the aunties are kind and caring, the friends are supportive and fun. but there are chores you have to do yourself, and they are extremely tiring. The positive thing is that after doing those chore, you appreciate your "mbak" even more. you miss them, you wish they were here helping you doing those chores.


The best thing about living here is the weekends and the holidays. You can explore singapore, go to any place you like. The transport is easy, and the safety's good for traveling alone. You can shop till you drop, you can hang out in the cafes, you can go to the zoo (it's so COOL!), have a city tour, anything! You just need to remember the curfew at your hostel ;)



Ehem, I think this is enough for now. And for you guys who wants to go here for your study, I'm not discouraging you to come. I'm telling you what to prepare, what you'll face here. You'll be more independent, trust me. You'll appreciate life even more, believe me.


So please, do go. Do try the test. Do accept the scholarship. Do come to singapore. Don't make this post as a thing that discourages you.


OKAY? :D


P.S.: the local friends are very FRIENDLY! they're really welcoming. You'll definitely enjoy the class! :)

2010 SCHOOLDAYS!

THOUSANDS OF SORRY,BLOGGERS. I should have done my kaleidoscope project, but I slacked and it's failed. so very very sorry :(.


I feel ashamed when I did some blogwalks to my friends' blogs. they made some awesome postings about past memories in last year. I feel more ashamed when I saw my not-finished-and-not-complete-either draft. I have now lost my mood. SORRRYYYY :(:(:(.

by the way, this is my last year's kaleidoscope link

well, let's get to the topic. it's a new year, so HAPPY NEW YEAR, lovely bloggers! I wish y'all the happiest new year, and may your NY resolutions be accomplished :)

by the way, school starts already. it feels really really weird, wearing your uniform, getting up early, carrying heavy backpack on your back after SIX MONTHS being "SCHOOL-LESS".


The school lessons themselves are very exhausting. the teachers are simply immoral. they just give homework, homework, and more homework as if we got nothing to do after school finishes.


I was kinda sick in the last two week. I felt unwell, got stomachache, a little fever, and some headache. but thank GOD I recovered fast. there were some of my friends who got sick. it was like a relay race, when everybody takes turn to get sick. hahaha.


oops, I think I've babbled too much. see you later, bloggers. have a great 2010 :) and ooh, here are some pics!


 
 
1) the international students. all the way from the asean countries!
2) indonesiansss! YEA.
3) recess time.

TINY LITTLE THINGS

YAHOOOOO dearest bloggers whatsup! It's been like years since the last time I blogged. my deepest sincerest apology. will you all forgive me? I know you will ;)



nope I won't write much for this posting,I'll just get through them by a pic. so here it is.






this flower is small. very tiny indeed, that you have to bend down, almost kneeling, to take its pic. well, actually, I don't even know what's its name.

this may be small, but it can grow on itself, relying only on rain, and sunshine. it shines, blooms, and grows among wild grass, leaves, and hard soils.


well, the same thing occurs to us.

we're small, while the world is huge. but you know what?


"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together." -- Vincent Van Gogh

HEY HO!

Heheheheheey bloggers from around the world! This is my very very first posting from new location. yes, you read me right, people. I'm postingg from the IT room at cjc hostel!

Only for your info, my days were quite well. nothing much to tell. I got lotsa new friends from many countries in ASEAN, I started bridging course from 8.00 to 17.00 (which is damn exhausting), I could hardly go online, and the lights are out every 23.00. yet we had a lot of fun here!


Ooh, and I'm now walking and walking and walking and taking bus and taking MRT alot. Perhaps in the next two years I'm gonna have a greeeaaaaaaat pair of leg. HAHAHAHA.

Everything is fine here in singapore. No wonder it's called a fine city. Ha. Well, there's one thing that sucks. It's the curfew thingy. It really troubles me a lot. yesterday myfriends and I were racing against the 22.00 curfew. We ran  and ran and ran like we were chased by ghosts. Well, if you don't go back by that curfew time, you'll be  raged, or worse, you'll be grounded.

Oh, Grounded means "say-no-to-hang-out-at-weekend",
while Curfew means "don't-you-dare-to-go-out-later-than-that-time".


Well, they're just some random things I wanna tell y'all.
 and last but not the least, here are some photos!










1) in front of the school, after buying uniforms and books.
2) inner part of the school (left to right: me; ida; tiffany)
3) near the court-field
4) with the mums
5) the canteeen!
6) the hostel's tv room.


Ooooh by the waay, I'm going home for CHRISTMAS! Wooohooo I feel really happy for that. So, see yall later!

I'LL SEE YOU SOON!

Okay I think it's bahasa indonesia's time.


Nggak, gue nggak akan ngomong good bye, so long, farewell, dadah, daag, au revoir, atau apapun dengan bahasa manapun yang mengisyaratkan perpisahan. they're just bullshyt. gue nggak mau sok melodramatis dengan bilang "ini post terakhir gue sebelum gue pergi", ato "mulai besok semua dalam hidup gue akan berbeda 180 derajat" ato apapun yang sok drama queen cuma untuk bilang kalo besok gue mau cao.


Iya, gue mau cao. dan dengan ngomong "cao", bukan berarti gue nggak balik balik lagi. namanya sekolah, ya ada liburan dong. dan kalo liburannya panjang dan ortu gue ada rejeki, ya pasti gue akan balik! dan gue masih bisa ketemu sama temen-temen gue yang sangat-sangat-sangat baik perhatian lucu ga pelit rajin menabung ga sombong dan juga care.

So, I won't say good bye. And no one needs to. just say "I'LL SEE YOU SOON!", because that's what's going to happen. we're gonna see each other soon, perhaps next year, in march. Or if I'm allowed to go home for this christmas, we'll see each other sooner, won't we?




SO, I'LL SEE YOU SOON :)

*oke. gue nulis kaya gini buat meyakinkan diri gue kalo gue bisa. gue pasti bisa. dan gue ga boleh nangis karena nangis ga akan bikin gue ga jadi berangkat. dan nangis ga bisa bikin temen-temen gue ikutan cao ke singapur. I. Must. Be. Strong.

Back off and enjoy the pics :)

Howdy, bloggers. How's your days? Too heavy? Too stressful? Well then, back off for a few mins, and take a deep deep breath. I'm 100% sure that these cool pics are going to make up your mood. Why? Because you're gonna find yourself too busy admiring these simply cool pics!

So, recline your seat, and enjoy them!




these flowers are called forget me not. never, never forget the memories behind you when you're stressed. sometimes, reminiscing memories helps you to recover :)
This lovely pic is taken from: http://shtrumf.deviantart.com/






Love everybody, and they'll love you back. when you're down, try to think about everyone you love, everyone you care. their smile, their laughter, will simply make up your day :)
This lovely pic is taken from http://dottydotcom.deviantart.com/






Sing along, birdie! Singing, or even only whistling, can heal your bad mood, buddy. Well, it depends on what you sing, though. Don't ever sing songs for the broken hearted, requiem songs, or songs about anger. Choose songs with upbeats and happy lyrics! It'll make your mood rise and shine :)
This lovely pic is taken from http://ruiokecing.deviantart.com/







This happens a lot in humans, doesn't it? Surrounded by angry, upset, or perhaps, bad mooded people is tough. It can affect your own mood. Perhaps laying back is a good solution. Keep your thoughts and your aura positive! Chin up, guys :)
This lovely pic is taken from http://vallendester.deviantart.com/





Who doesn't like cute things? Dolls, kids, puppies, babies. They can make you smile! So take a look at this little boy with chicks around his overall. UBER CUTE :)
This lovely pic is taken from http://meppol.deviantart.com/






Well, maybe the creator's idea about this pic is different with mine, but let's say about friendship. A friend in need, is a friend indeed! Think about your besties, and smile :)
This lovely pic is taken from http://barbiespice.deviantart.com/






One day in venice. Now, think about your dreams. Where's the most place you're desired to go to? Think about you, going there, watching the locals doing their things, enjoying the atmosphere, traveling to interesting places there. Life's good, ain't it? And you know what, you don't have to go to those places to enjoy your life. Think about your family. your friends. your house. your school/college/work. Somehow, you'll find your life is greeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaat :)
This lovely pic is taken from http://memo89.deviantart.com


Well, come on now. Get up and smile!
Your life's too good, don't stress yourself up. Just let it flow, and enjoy the ride :)