Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Things to do ( buy) on Holiday

Malem ini gw mau packing karna kita mau Ngabisin Natal en Tahun baru di rumah mertua di Bandung..tdnya sempat mendadak kepikiran mau ke Bali.. eh mikir2 panjang, ga enak ama Mertua karna ini tahun baruan pertama kita, trs belum lagi Bali pasti penuh karna banyak banget yang kesana ( gila ajaaa, temen2 FB gw yang liburan kalo gak ke Medan pasti ke Bali! ) en dimana Hubbyku ga suka tempat2 yang Crowded ( honestly sih dia bosen ke Bali..hihi) akhirnya kita pun memutuskan untuk balik ke rencana pertama..

Well selama di Bandung gw juga udah susun banyak things to do sih.. yang pasti ga jauh2 dari yang namanya Belanja..hehe.. tp kali ini karna udah berkeluarga gw belanjanya ga jauh2 dari kebutuhan rumah tangga en suami deh.. ( soalnya suami paling males shopping selain buku en alat2 kamera)

Rencana utama kita mau nambah persediaan Bed Cover karna kayanya punya 1 bed cover ga cukup. Soalnya klo mau di Dry Clean harus nungguin beberapa hari sementara rumah mungil kita ini full AC so ga mungkin kan klo tdr ga pake Bed Cover.. tadinya sih udah nyari2 mulai dari di beberapa Mall sampe Mangga Dua..tp belum nemu yang cocok.. ada sih yang bagus tp harganya selangit..belum lagi di Mangga dua ada yang murah meriah tp gampang Lepes ( karna bahannya Dakron) Nahh yang kita mau cari adalah yang kaya kita pake sekarang, bed cover ini dibeli bokap waktu lagi di Thailand dan bahannya baguss banget.. dalemnya ga pake Dakron, tp yang lebih tebel en ga lepes padahal ini udah tahun ke 6 loh..

Nah buat nyari yang kaya gitu, kita udah nemu tempatnya di Pasar Baru, langganan Mami mertua. di toko ini dia ga cuma jual, tp melayani pesanan.. nah rencananya kita mau pilih sendiri bahan isi sampe bahan kainnya biar dapet yang sesuai keinginan..yah walopun mahal dikit tp awet kan ga papa, secara kita butuh banget khan..

Then the second item, kita mau cari sepatu suami., ga tau kenapa, apa karna emang gw komsumtif atau apa, rasanya ga tenang aja klo suami ga punya sepatu extra.. nah kebetulan salah satu sepatu suami ada yang udah ga layak pake en sejak it gw terobsesi untuk nambah persediaan padahal suami mah santai2 aja orangnya..hehe.. untuk sepatu suami suka yang keluaran Donatello atau Edward Forrer karna selain bahannya enak, produknya kuat lagi..

Trs ada lagi kaya kemeja kerja, sepatu kerja gw ( mah kalo yang ini lagi laper mata aja..) sampe dompet en baju batik..hahhaa.. dasar tukang belanja.. sebenernya sih yang bener2 butuh ya kemeja kerja suami dan gw yang kayanya harus di -reload..tp dasar cewe, ga tau kenapa gw lagi pengen aja punya dress batik buat ke kawinan yang seragam ama suami.. hmm ga tau nih apa semua proposal gw tadi bakalan disetujui suami..hihihi..

Monday, December 21, 2009

Kangen :((

Mupeng banget hari ini abis nganterin my oldest brother ke Airport untuk ngabisin liburan natal en tahun baru dirumah. My other brother juga udah siap2 tanggal 27 ini take off ke rumah..huhu..walopun tahun ini tahun kedua ga Natalan dirumah, tp tetep aja sedih karna Tahun lalu emang Mama en Papa ngerayain pergantian tahun dirumah kakek di pulau Nias sana.. tahun ini kan semua pada ngumpul, kecuali gw..( walopun dirumah mertua nanti tetep ngumpul sih.)

Kangen banget ama ritual sebelum Natal.. bantuin plus ngerecokin mama bikin kue ( yang lebih banyak ngerecokin daripada bantuin :p) trs "memaksa" mama bikinin kue kering kesukaan gw: Kastengel, menghias pohon Natal kami yang tingginya hampir 2 M ( gw harus manjat kursi kalo mau menghias bagian atasnya) dan pastinya kebanjiran hadiah en parcel dari saudara2 en temen2 papa.. gw inget dulu gw selalu ngeletakin hadiah2 en parcel2 yang didapet di bagian bawah pohon Natal kami dan ga ada yang boleh buka sebelum Tahun baru.. naah pernah pas gw SMA gw "ketipu" ama Abang2 gw. Abis tahun baruan, dengan excited gw bukain kotak2 coklat yang masih kebungkus rapi yang ternytataaa isinya udah dilahap ama abang2 gw !!!

Hadiah Natal yang paling berkesan buat gw adalah Baju, Baju and Baju ( I was fashionhollic before) so tiap tahun sebelum Natal udah pasti gw en Bonyok hunting baju yang gw suka di beberapa Mall di Pekanbaru. It was a nice moment which I miss every time I go Home.. terakhir abis resepsi di Pekanbaru aja Bokap udah jadwalin acara hunting baju buat gw, tp karna banyak acara dadakan, huntingnya diganti ama "mentahnya" aja..hehe.. that's my Dad.. even tough I am already married now, in His Eyes I am still his little girl who always starving for a new dress..hehe

Di malam Tahun baru, biasanya kami sekeluarga akan ngadirin kebaktian di gereja, tepat jam 6 sore. abis gereja, biasanya kita nungguin jam 12 malam untuk berdoa en Maaf2 an..pasti nangis nih kalo udah maaf2an..secara gw banyak dosanya ama bonyok..hehe

Nah tanggal 1 Januari, udah pasti banyak yang spesial.. biasanya Lontong Padang buatan Nyokab udah siap disajikan, ditambah dengan Rendang Padang yang juga masakan mama hmmmm rasanyaa Muantapp banget.. 3 tahun lalu gw pernah ngitungin berapa kali gw makan dalam 1 hari pas tgl 1 ituh dan hasilnya.. : 5 kali bolak balik makan, plus nambah terus.. hihihi.. suasana rumah yang ga pernah sepi dari saudara2 en keluarga besar juga jadi motivasi untuk terus menambah amunisi.. huh.. so miss them all!

But its ok, ngumpul dirumah mertua plus gathering ama keluarga besar Manullang juga ga kalah menarik ..keponakan2 dari yang udah gede sampe yang paling bontot juga bikin kangen.. salah satu ponakan kita yang namanya Tabitha malah udah nagih janji ngajakin doi ke Dunia Fantasi di BSM buat naik kereta2 an disana.. FyI, doi suka cerita kalo " dedek mau naik kereta api sama Nantulang (Gw) di BSM, mau ke Jakarta loh" (sejak kapan kereta2an yang di BSM nyampe Jakarrta?? hehe)

Thursday, December 17, 2009

happy holiday!

Setelah acara Green Camp selama dua hari, akhirnya nyampe juga hari terakhir sekolah en pastinya pembagian Report Semester Card yang disusul liburaaan.. !!

O ya selama Green camp yang dress code nya Ijo, banyak kegiatan yang kita adain seperti menanam pohon ( tomat dan cabe), art&Craft en paling serunya : Memasak Spaghetti!! For your Information , chefnya kali ini didatangkan asli dari Italia : Mr Alexandro.. wuih..pada ga sabaran ngerasain Spaghetti yang dimasak ama native chefnya..hehe..

Abis Green camp, hari ini pun pembagian Report card nya.. ada beberapa orang tua yang baru kali ini ketemu ama gw.. so diskusi pun dimulai, dari yang cuek aja ama perkembangan anaknya sampe yang bener2 teliti dan kritis dalam nyampein pendapatnya..buat gw sendiri, gw lebih senang kalo orangtuanya mau bekerja sama, work together hand in hand dalam mendidik anak mereka.. so gw harap setelah pertemuan pertama tadi, gw bisa lebih " bekerja sama " dengan ortu2 tadi.. tp sempat miris ngeliat orang tua yang ga bisa libur satu hari untuk ngambil raport anaknya..

Agenda liburan kali ini : yang pasti gw mau nyicil ngetikin Lesson Plan untuk beberapa meeting kedepan selagi ngungguin Hari cutinya Hubby, o ya kita berencana bertahun baru di rumah Mertua di Bandung tahun ini .. so gw ga bisa lagi menghias pohon natal dirumah plus ngebantuin mama bikin kue en yang paling ditunggu : cicipin Lontong Sayur plus Rendang buatan mama!! hmm nyummyyyyy!!! kangeenn!!!..

Sempat sirik waktu ngebantuin abang gw yang mau pulang ke Pekanbaru ngurusin tiket pesawatnya..his.. I wish I could be there also..! tp ga papa,, its fun also to be there with my parents in law and my niece..,,Happy Holiday!

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Tempoe Doloe





Bongkar2 memory card hape lama, ketemu lagi foto2 tempoe doloe, waktu masih di era pacaran ( untuk yang kedua kalinya) pasca CLBK kata anak muda zaman sekarang.

Hubby gw emang maniak Fotografi, tp doi paling ga mau kalo di foto. makanya kalo dilihat2 angle dan konsepnya sama semua..hehe.. itu pun gw harus ngebujuk doi untuk bersedia difoto dengan tampang serius! kenapa?? karna doi suka ga serius kalo mau difoto!!..alhasil doi baru mau senyum dan ngasi tampang normal setelah gw ngambeg karna doi masang tampang " aneh bin ajaib" kalo gw ngajak fotoan.

Jujur aja, kalo ditanya When was our first meeting, kita berdua bakalan bingung, wong kita ketemu nya pas gw masih pake seragam putih merah en doi yang udh SMP suka main game bareng abang gw yang pertama.. gw pun ga ketinggalan sampe SMA masih suka gosip plus ngecengin cowo2 ama adenya dikamar adenya.. so we were a childhood friends where our parents are really close to each other for many years.

Trs, waktu gw udah duduk di kelas 3 SMU en doi yang udah smester akhir pun tiba2 aja jadian .. gw pun ga pernah nyangka si "temen Abang" yang dulu aja sering pacaran ama pacarnya yang juga sohib abang gw di rumah gw ini ternyata suka juga ama gw ( sedangkan gw, kalo boleh jujur dari SMP udah senengg aja ngeliat doi..hahahha dasar gatel)

Anyway, waktu kita "dipertemukan" lagi, tepatnya akhir November 2007,
gw udah hijriah ke Jakarta en ngekos di daerah Tebet, dimana Hubbyku waktu itu baru aja nyampe lagi di Indonesia en akhirnya mutusin ngekos di daerah yang sama juga, ( kayanya sih takut pisah lagi ama gw..hahahaha)

Well akhirnya setelah 5 bulan pas pacaran ( lagi) gw pun dilamar!!! momentnya bener2 dadakan en ga ada persiapan sama sekali, but it was touched and suprising me! en abis itu semuanya berjalan kaya mimpi.. pertemuan orang tua pun digelar di rumah gw di Pekanbaru, abis itu dilanjutkan dengan acara lamaran adat dengan mempertemukan keluarga besar kita dirumah gw lagi en disusul pemberkatan di Bandung en resepsi lagi di Pekanbaru.. kalo ditanya apa gw pernah ngebayangin dikasi kemudahan seperti ini ama yang diatas?? jawabannya adalah Big No No !!!..makanya bener2 thank God!!!

Monday, December 14, 2009

Bea's Wedding


Last Sunday, We attended the wedding of my hubby's office mate, Bea at Pendopo Utama TMII, Jakarta.

This is the traditional wedding of Palembang, where sense of Malay is really dominant. O ya, Speechless with the Venue : really big and full furnished! the reception was prepared well so I think it really run very well.

One of some uniqe thing at the wedding is the Souvenir. It is a customized note book where the bride put her Favorite Restaurants and delicatessens Review where one of them is the proposal venue complete with the interesting pics..so personal and unique!

Anyway happy wedding to both of them, wish all the best in the new chapter of the marriage..

Ps: This pic was taken at the wedding where I just learned how to put a " text mark" ..:p

Friday, December 11, 2009

dear Teddy,


Send a Teddy Bear Note at WiddlyTinks.com

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Some Pics Of My Studs

Ini beberapa foto murid2ku di Kindergarten B Sekolah Mutiara Bangsa 2 Tangerang. foto ini diambil waktu ada acara gathering di sana, yang ngambil itu guru Mandarin kelasku, namanya Lao tse Unita..o ya ini waktu anak2 ku itu masih di kelas Kindergarten A, tahun 2008 lalu.

GW tuh langsung ngakak waktu ngeliat anak2 kyu yang super duper imut bin nyebelin itu " berdandan" ekstra lucu untuk salah satu sesi kaya "Costume Show" gitu, yang paling lucu dapet hadiah deh ..

Nah yang foto pertama itu para Boys.. dimulai dari anak laki2 yang pake baju kaya Ultraman itu, namanya Lee Hee Xing, yp mamanya bilang di Indonesia just call him Agus ( ga nyambung ya?? ) doi itu warga negara Singapura, tp berdarah Taiwan asli ( ribet ya )..udah beberapa tahun tinggal di Indo en tiap bulan harus balik ke Singapura untuk ngurus izin tinggal.. o ya doi juga kurang fasih bahasa Indo en English..so harus extra keras berusaha untuk komunikasi ama the silent boy yang satu ini ..eh senyum en matanya mirip David Wu loh ! ( ketauan nih teachernya rada genit..hehe)

Nah yang kedua, yang pake seragam kebesaran Suparmen en Superman itu kayanya namanya Vincent, yang udah pindah ke sekolah lagi..so gw ga sempat kenal ama doi..

Next, yang palingggg lucuuuu..itu namanya Arthur..! he is really funny with that Banana Costume!!..Arhur ini murid lakiku yang paling imut tadinya..anaknya juga luccuuu banget.. lincaahh banget.. kalo udah Story telling time dia bakalan duduk manis didepan .. tp sayang, dia udah pindah ke sekolah lain karna satu hal..hiks..bye Arthur!

Yang disebelah Arthur gw juga ga kenal syapa, so after Him is Richard..salah satu the silent boy juga dikelas gw..tp Richard termasuk murid yang pinter en cepet nangkap pelajaran..doi juga termasuk murid yang teliti en ga banyak neko neko.. waktu liburan ke Hong Kong kemarin, doi ngasih hadiah blue bear dari Disneyland..

Nah terakhir namanya Richie.. He is the smartest Student in the class ( among the boys) .. Richie ini anaknya pinter en punya jiwa Leadership.. dia juga salah satu murid andalan gw untuk mimpin temen2nya.. ga usah ragu ngomong Bahasa atau English ama dia, karna emang dia udah ada di kategori diatas rata2 untuk kedua bahasa tadi, disamping Mandarin juga loh!


Next..the second cute pic, after Richie, gw ga tau syapa karna mukenya ketutupan..hehe..nah yang pake kostum Snow White ini namanya Angie, the youngest girl in the classroom..dia masih 4 tahun en masih suka manjaaa banget..apalagi kalo lagi ga enak badan atau ada yang dipikirin.. karna masih kecil , doi gw dudukin disamping kiri gw, so klo doi nangis bisa langsung ditindak..ANgie juga salah satu murid yang bikin gw ketawa tiap hari, karna tingkahnya lucu, plus repot kalo doi dah meluk gw waktu nangis atau minta dipangku.. back to her Snow White costume, I do love to see her wear that gown..! lucu banget!! o ya doi jadi jawara loh waktu itu..no wonder !!..

Nah yang terakhir, karna gw ga kenal yang lain, namanya Auryns..She is the Silent girl, but really smart.. doi orangnya rapiihh banget, jarang ngomong tp pinter.. doi juga pinter Ballet loh.. makanya dia ambil Ballet untuk Ekskulnya.. Doi juga salah satu jagoan gw untuk ngebantuin temen2nya yang rada kesusahan untk ngerjain sesuatu..


Monday, December 7, 2009

"Breaking The Rule" Day

Week End kemarin, bener2 hari "breaking the rule" nya gw. Mulai dari Pantangan untuk ga konsumsi Daging putih en merah, Ngemil sampe "Jam makan" semuanya gw langgar abis..hihihi...

Jadi ceritanya waktu itu kita udah siap2 mau ke keluar, ke suatu tempat, abis sarapan Roti Keju Mayo ( gw juga lagi tergila2 ama Mayo akhir2 ini) Hubby gw tiba2 bersin2 en gejala "alerginya" kambuh lagi, kaya badan mulai meriang en idung mampet, persis kaya orang mau demam.. karna dia juga udah lemes, jadi deh kita ga ga jadi kemana2

Nah, karna lagi meriang gitu, gw pengen kasi makan siang yang anget2 buat hubbyku.. tapi karna hari Minggu kemarin ga belanja en reload isi kulkas, jadi deh nothing to cook. Jalan satu2nya cuma beli di Food Court bawah

So jadi deh gw turun ke bawah dan mesen Soto Ayam Betawi Cabang Tanah Abang yang dari wanginya enak banget..gw pesen 2 porsi pake ayam dimana biasanya gw hanya akan makan pergedel, kerupuk plus "isi" yang lain en suwiran ayamnya dihibahkan ke hubby

Nahh, selama nunggu gw pun ngebeli HappyTos dibawah ( my Second sin) en pas makan siang, ternyata isi sotonya cuma ada pergedel kecil selain Ayam tadi,, jadi deh hubby gw saranin makan ayam aja, daripada cuma makan nasi ama kuahnya..berhubung emang udah laper banget ( mana udara dingin bikin tambah laper) gw makan deh Ayamnya..so pantangan dietgw pun terlanggar sudah..

Abis itu, Happy Tos di atas meja pun manggil2 untuk dinikmatin..once you try, you will get addicted..jadi deh pantangan ngemil ( apalagi gw alergi MSG) pun dilanggar..gatal2??pasttiii..

Next, Malemnya Hubby yang udah baikan bersedia nganterin plus nemenin gw yang pengen motong rambut ( Agenda Bulanan) dan sejak kuliah dulu, gw udah langganan ama Jhonny Andrean, baik yang di Bandung maupun di Jakarta,malah untuk yang di Plaza Semanggi ( tempat tongkrongan masa single) gw udah punya Hair cutter favorit, namanya syapa ya gw lupa, yang pasti dia mirip banget ama Inul, makanya gw panggil Mba Inul..hehe

Nahh berhub udah malem, dan di deket sini juga ada Jhonny, jadi deh kita ke Mall Daan Mogot untuk gunting rambut..sampe sana, abis Gunting, Hubby yang pecinta makanan Jepang udah ngajakin makan di HokBen,,padahal menu di Hokben kan Ayam dan sapi yang bisa gw makan ( karna gw ga makan Sea Food) jadi deh, gw pesen Egg Chicken Roll dapet 5 biji, gw abisin 3 biji...huff..gagal lagi jadi Vegetariannya...makannya malam pula!..

Nah besoknya, mulai deh pencernaan gw terganggu..baru nyadar "Dosa" kesayangan gw udah ga boleh diterusin lagi..so besoknya gw pun tobat, back to the Green ones and malemnya goreng ikan Gurami Goreng Garing aja deh jadinya.,, forget all the Chicken and Beef !!


Wednesday, December 2, 2009

My Cousin In Law Wedding

Last Sunday, my cousing in Law got married. The holy matrimony was held at Gereja Advent Kemang Pratama, Bekasi and the Traditional Batak reception was held at Gedung Gorga, Bekasi.

(The Holly matrimony, the pic was taken by my hubby)

The Holly matrimony was really nice, Purple was everywhere, because the bride chose that color as the Dress Code. One of my nephew was chosen as the bell boy and the other, Tabitha was chosen as the Flower Girl. It was really funny to see those children do their task without attending the rehearsal ( because we just arrived from Bandung and it was impossible for us to attend the rehearsal)



(Me, Hannah and Tabitha)

It was the first time for me to attending the Batak Wedding as the Family of the brides. So amazing to see so many people there, sat together and had the traditional "requirements" such us mangulosi or manortor..but the most shocking things is the " duration" of the reception: it begun in the morning and end at almost nite! what a long and hectic party!


Monday, November 30, 2009

The Manullangs

( Me and the cute Tian)

On the latest Long Week End, we went to Bandung, for having some Family Gathering. It was a special gathering because My brother in law who stays in Surabaya with his Wife and son, visited Bandung and on Sunday, we had a plan for attending the wedding of my cousin in law in Jakarta. What a full time Agenda! It was fun to meet my nephew and niece. The total of them is 4 ( for now) The oldest was Tabitha ( the only girl that we had for now) Alfeus , Timmy and Tian ( 7 months plus the youngest one) . They were so cute and funny. They already known how to pray and it was really amazing to see those 3 years old children spelled the little prayer with their unique way!

(Tabitha, Alfeus and Timmy)


Saturday, November 21, 2009

some sweet moments

Sore ini, sunsetnya indaaah banget.. mungkin karna baru aja selesai ujan atau ga tau kenapa, tp yang pasti it was really beautiful..langitnya berubah jadi warna merah keemasan, ditambah lampu2 di gedung2 sekitar unit kita yang bikin view-nya jadi berasa di Bali..hiihi..

Pas gw bilang sunsetnya baguss, jadi deh kita mandangin sunset dari jendela kita yang emang rada gede dengan ... hmm berpelukan.....xixixixi.. it was really romantic ( kalo boleh pinjem jargon yang jauh dari kosa kata gw selama ini..hihi) to see that Sun went down in a nice manner..

Tapii ya, acara " sweet and rare" ini ga berjalan lama. hubby gw yang ga betah lama2 doing nothing ( yeah, for him hug and watch sunset is not an activity) kembali balik ke aktivitas semula, sedangkan gw yang berharap bisa nyandar lama2 di dadanya pun ga bisa komplain

Gw jadi inget dulu waktu di Apt kt mati lampu dan Gen setnya belum total jalan, kita naik ke rooftop yang cuma 1 lantai dari unit kita, watched the huge and wide nite sky, with the stars shone over there. Nyandar di dada hubbyku ( yang jadi tempat bubu favoritku juga tiap malem) yang jg rebahan di dudukan semen untuk ventilasi bikin gw nyamaaaan banget..bayangin kapan lagi bisa berduaan di rooftop malem2 gitu!..( secara hubbyku paling males kalo diajakin ngobrol di rooftop!)

Tapiii ya, nyamuk2 bandel dijadiin alesan buat hubbyku untuk menyudahi "pacaran" kami malem itu..padahal gw masih pengen lama2 enjoying that beautiful nite.. tpi ya nothing to say, for my hubby it just wasting time.. Oh Man!


Pelayanan Travel Yang Aneh

Rencananya, Jum'at nanti gw mau ke Bandung en tadinya rencanain mau naik travel M***L***S yang poolnya ga terlalu jauh, di Citraland yang emang udah sering gw naikin.

Eh karna hape gw ganti karna yang lama rusak dan ga sempat transfer contact, jadi deh ilang semua nomernya.. chek di om Google, yang ada cuma nomor pool Bandung, jadi deh nelpun dulu kesono buat nanya nomor telp pool yang di Citraland ini.. yang jawab mas nya ramahh banget..so no complain.

Anehnya, pas nelpon ke Pool yang di Citraland, udah lama banget telpnya ga diangkat, masa pas gw bilang mau book untuk ke Bandung jumat ini, mas nya bilang gini "
bisa telp ntar lagi mba, saya lagi ngurusin penumpang !!!" heyyyyyy.. ini yang ngelayanin en yang dilayanin yang mana ya, ko gw disuruh telp balik hanya untuk nunggin dia ngurus yang lain !!!

Gondok tingkat tinggi, gw tutup aja tuh telp dan mutusin tidak akan mau menggunakan jasa travel ini lagi.. mungkin aja dia lagi sendiri dan sibuk, tp itu bukan alesan yang pas untuk nyia2in pelanggan apalagi yang udah sering pake jasanya kaya gw.. belum lagi servicenya yang masih kalah jauh ama travel lain yang dulu gw sering pake ( sebelum pindah ke daerah sini) ! dah untung juga gw masih mau berbaik hati untuk terus ngunain jasa mereka walopun pernah dikecewakan ama mobilnya yang nabrak mobil didepan en gara2 itu harus ketahan di tol sampe 2 jam lebih !! dah ah mendingan cari travel lain yang mungkin poolnya lebih jauh tp pelayanannya jauh lebih baik!


Thursday, November 19, 2009

Naughty Mom

Pelajaran Hari ini: Never be "Naughty" in the eyes of your Children. Pagi ini, salah seorang murid gw, sebut aja namanya A ( 4 tahun) mengeluh hidungnya sakit dan ternyata memang keluar darah dari sana. Karna ini tugasnya my assistant teacher gw, maka dia pun merawat A dan A dibiarkan beristirahat.

Pada saat break, my asst teacher td cerita, kalo pagi ini, A yang biasanya langsung ngeletakin tasnya di Lockernya, langsung nemuin my Asst tadi dan cerita "
Miss, this morning Mommy was naughty, She fought daddy and I am sad now". Dan pada waktu menemani A yang sedang beristirahat pun, A cerita lagi kalo dia masih sedih karna "mommy naughty"

Entah penyakitnya ada hubungannya dengan emosinya, kami ga tau banget, tp pastinya, sepanjang hari kami berdua berusaha untuk mengembalikan keceriaan A, tapi ternyata susah sekali membuat A melupakan "kenakalan" mommynya hari ini.

So walopun belum punya anak, setidaknya ini jadi pelajaran penting buat kami.
Never be "naughty" in the eyes of the children someday. Apapun itu, sebesar apapun permasalahan yang kita hadapi, for them Parents must be nice and full of love. I do believe, home should reflects Heaven in this world.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Sup Makaroni


Ini salah satu sup kesukaan gw dan suami.. cara ngebuatnya gampang, ga lama dan rasanya juga enakk walopun gw ga pake MSG dan pastinya lebih sehaat..

Bahannya gampang ko, yang rada ribet juga motong2nya karna ada beberapa variasi sayurnya..misalnya:

  • Kol putih, iris halus
  • Wortel, potong bulet
  • kentang, potong petak petak kecil
  • Buncis, iris kecil2
  • Makaroni atau bisa juga diganti dengan Penne atau Fuchili
  • Daun bawang
  • Bawang merah, iris halus..di goreng kepisah biar wangi
  • Garam
  • Lada
caranya ya gampang banget, panasin air sampe mendidih, masukin Wortel, ketang, buncis dan kol plus daun bawang.. tambahin garam dan lada sampe berasa pas, abis itu tambahin deh bawang merah yang udah digoreng tadi.. kalo udah mau mateng, masukin makaroni atau pasta yang disukai yan biar ga terlalu lembek kalo dimakan ( walopun gw dan hubby suka bawa sebagai bekal, tp tetep uenak ko..hehe) Bon apetit!



Tahu Isi

wow..udah lama banget gw ga ngepost resep masakan ..Hihi..sebenernya sih ada beberapa resep yang udah dijajal, cuma lagi males ngepostingnya nih..kaya yang satu ini, belum difoto untuk blog ini, makanannya udah dicomot duluan..hehe

Anyway,kali ini gw lagi sukaaa banget ama Tahu isi, dan dapet resep yang simpel banget tp rasanya ga kalah ama yang dijual ama abang2.. yang pasti lebih enak dan jauh lebih sehat dari yang dijualin loh..

Btw, ini bahan2nya..o ya kuantitinya dikira2 aja ya, karna gw juga kira2 sih, ga terlalu terpaku ama jumlah yang diresep

Bahannya:

  • Tahu segitiga yang udah digoreng ( banyak yang bilang beli aja yang udah jadi, tp berhubung gw ga yakin ama sanitasinya, jadi deh kerja 2 kali, goreng dulu tahu yang udah direndem di larutan air garam, paling bagus beberapa jam sebelum masak tahu isinya)
  • Toge
  • Kol, iris
  • Wortel, iris panjang halus
  • Bawang putih halus atau digeprek juga boleh
  • 1 sdk makan tepung terigu
  • Garam
  • Lada item ( tp ini optional ya.. gw emang rada ngefans ama yang item ini)
Nah itu semua untuk adonan isinya.. kalo untuk adonan tepungnya, siapin:
  • 5 Sendok makan tepung terigu ( atau sesuai selera)
  • 3 Sdm tepung beras( biar kriak kriuk)
  • Garam
  • Lada
  • Baking Soda.. ( biar ngembang katanya)
Cara memasaknya gampang banget kok.. Untuk adonan isi, panasin minyak goreng dikit aja, masukin wortel, kol en toge, trs tambahin garam, bawang putih, lada dan tepung terigu, aduk cepat sampe tercampur dan wangi..

Abis itu pisahin , campur tepung terigu, tepung beras, soda kue, garam dan lada sama air secukupnya.. trs untuk tahunya, kerok bagian tengahnya, masukin bahan isi tadi, gulingin kedalam adonan tepung tadi, digoreng deh sampe renyah! ,hmm nyammi...!!

Friday, November 13, 2009

Pembunuhan di Apt

Liputan6.com, Jakarta: Polisi sudah mengantongi identitas tersangka pembunuhan seorang foto model di Apartemen Mediterania II, Tanjungduren, Jakarta Barat. Polisi menduga pelaku kenal dekat dengan korban. Korban yang berprofesi sebagai foto model itu ditemukan tewas di dalam kamar mandinya [baca: Foto Model Tewas di Apartemen Mediterania].

Serangkaian aksi kejahatan yang terjadi di apartemen belakangan ini layak menjadi pelajaran untuk meningkatkan kewaspadaan. Salah satu alasan yang membuat orang memilih tinggal di apartemen adalah lokasinya yang strategis. Apalagi jika tinggal di tengah padatnya permukiman di Jakarta.

Tapi belakangan, faktor keamanan dipertanyakan menyusul maraknya aksi kriminalitas yang menimpa penghuni apartemen, termasuk kasus pembunuhan. Tingginya harga beli dan sewa apartemen juga tidak serta merta menjamin keamanan yang diharapkan penghuni.

Sejak lima bulan terakhir, tercatat empat kasus pembunuhan terjadi di Apartemen Mediterania II. Dari catatan polisi, kasus pembunuhan dan aksi kejahatan lain juga kerap terjadi di sejumlah apartemen di Ibu Kota. Selayaknya, sejumlah peristiwa itu menjadi pelajaran berharga. Sebab, faktor keamanan tidak selalu bisa dibeli dengan uang.

Ngeri bin takut pas baca berita diatas..gimana engga dalam waktu berdekatan aja, udah 2 wanita yang terbunuh di Apartement Mediterania yang kita nyebutnya Medit! padahal Apartement mewah kaya gitu pasti punya penjagaan super duper ketat, masa sih bisa kecolongan?

Tapi ya itu, kaya kata Bang Napi, Kejahatan ada dimana2 ga peduli dillokasi yang teramat dijagain sekalipun..apalagi pembunuh kedua cewe tadi itu orang deket yang pasti emang udah deket banget makanya sampe diajakin kedalam unitnya..

Gw jadi parno sendiri, di Apartement mewah aja udah ga aman, apalagi di Apartement yang jauh lebih murah kaya yang gw tempatin sekarang ini..walopun ga semua orang bisa masuk ke dalam, tp kan kalo kaya petugas T**i dibiarin aja nyari unit tujuan sampe tuh bapak kesal karna kebingungan! padahal harusnya kan security dibawah terima aja dulu paketnya, mengingat ga ada personal mail box..kan serem aja kalo tiba2 tuh petugas jadi timbul nafsu jahatnya setelah liat kondisi apartement atau unit yang sepi banget..hiii..thats why gw berusaha untuk ga ngebuka pintu kalo ada yang ngebel dan ga mau nyebutin jati dirinya ( dan kebetulan juga ga ada sih yang ngebel pintu kalo ga ada kepentingan kecuali temen2nya anak tetangga depan yang pernah usil mencetin bel kita en abis itu ngacir )

Peeping window juga gw rasa perlu banget, selain teralis yang lumayan bikin perasaan tenang..tdnya kita sempat mau pasang peepin window, tp mengingat kita cuma ngontrak dan udah berbaik hati mau masangin teralis pintu, niatnya pun digagalkan..

Gw jadi inget dulu pas masih nganggur ketemu suami istri di Lift yang nanya2 unit yang mau dijual..nah berhubung gw masih polos ( atau oon nih? ) gw pun dengan bersemangat bilang gini " kebetulan di unit sebelah saya masih kosong!" trs mereka pun pengen liat dan jadilah gw tour guide dadakan ( kenapa percaya? karna mereka gw liat udah ngelapor identitas ke satpam di lobi)

Nah, setelah sampe di unit sebelah, gw pun masuk ke unit gw ..eh mereka nanya..boleh ga liat unitnya..dan tanpa curiga gw pun mengizinkan mereka masuk walopun mereka tahu diri dengan tidak masuk terlalu kedalam, cuma liat dari pintunya doang..Thanks God mereka tidak bermaksud jahat secara gw cuma sendirian didalam unit.. dan Thanks God juga karna pas mereka mau masuk ada cleaning service staff yang sedang kerja dan sempat nanyain maksud kedatangan mereka

Emang sih, ga etis rasanya kalo gw nuduh mereka orang jahat secara mereka udah ngelaporin identitas duluan dan what happened is They did nothing to me. Si ibu juga sempat cerita kalo dia tinggal di Citra ( perumahan deket Apt) dan mau beli 1 unit untuk anaknya yang akan pulang dari Aussie..entah bener ato engga, gw ngerasa dia bukan orang jahat aja..

Nah setelah mereka pergi, gw pun nelpun hubby dan hubby nanya, ko bisa2nya km biarin stranger masuk?? ( walopun dia ga marah ) gw pun nyadar..iya ya , gimana kalo mereka orang jahat?? hiiyyyy..but Thanks God once again, nothing bad happened

Sejak itu gw pun berjanji ga mau masukin orang asing lagi.. cukup ngomong dari teralis aja.. bayar tagihan koran juga cukup diluar unit, itu pun karna yang nagih petugas kantor pengelola..memang sih berjaga2 itu perlu, tp yang terutama ya berdoa sama yang diatas ..Only Him who can saves us from that Evil things..


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Unhappy Friday Morning

Yuhu..Friday!! I always Happy to start this day! but not today...

Actually this Friday started badly for me because I made something wrong in the school which will impact my friends..hhuhu..along the day I couldn't concentrate even tough I had already apologize for that kind of foolish thing.. please Help me God!

The first lesson today was Physical Exercise with all the Pre School and Kindergarten ( there are 3 classes in the morning) so I brought the children to the sport field and we did some P.E there where my mind were thinking about that Fault!

Hiks..I couldn't concentrate on my teaching. What I wanted to do is hide and run to my hubby, because He is the one who will make me calm ( except praying and asking a "help" from God eventough I knew that I was wrong) but I decided not to call my hubby because He is really busy for this end of the year ( yeah, thats budgeters!)

But thanks God, what I was afraid of didn't happen ( at least for today, but I hope Forever!)
until the time for leave the school, none happen I could take a deep breath..Huffff..thank God for helping this wrong person!

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Home Room Teacher

As A home room teacher, my main duty are Preparing all the lesson and posting it in in the lesson plan, delivering the lesson according to the plan, checking and grading then writing a review on their Agenda. The most difficult one is Delivering the Lesson because it is not easy to manage 15 students and explaining the lesson in a " foreign Language" even touch their ability in understanding English is far better than students in National School, but I have to find a simpler English words to make them catch the ideas.

The biggest problem in teaching kids especially in Pre School age is how to get and maintain their attention. Kids can't concentrate on one topics more than -let's say- 4 minutes, and that's why if I keep talking and explain the lesson they will start talking or doing something. So the solution that I find is : less talking, do more Practice and have them do more physical exercise that will make more senses are moved. For example, 1 minutes explaining and let them do the exercise ( written) if they finish they can play around the class ( we provide some books and educational toys inside) or I will lead a story telling ( this is their favorite) use the Realia ( additional equipments such us small board or story books) or Singing and do more action!

As I can, I don't believe in Physical Punishment for the students. I think I don't have any right to pinch or bite them. I prefer to tell them their fault and make them confuse it as a wrong doing. So far, it works even tough they will re-do it everyday.. yeah, that is Children.. need a patience to change them. Children is still a children. If you can't handle them, then no need to be with them. They can't reach your understanding, but you can. That is my motto in handling them. So I always pray that God will give me more wisdom, patience and creativity in making them better and love to study in my classroom.


Sunday, November 8, 2009

This Sunday

yeah, I love Sunday! siapa sih yang ga suka hari Libur ..ya ga?? hihihi..hari ini seperti biasa agenda gw adalah ngereload isi kulkas untuk 1 minggu ini, karna kan udah gawe nih dan ga bisa ke pasar lagi sesuka hati kaya waktu masih nganggur.. so abis manggang en ngukus roti en sarapan, gw pun ke pasar naik angkot persis didepan rusun karna hubby ga bisa nganterin..hikss sedihnya hubbyku kena gangguan pencernaan gara2 salah makan makanan yang kayanya udah ga sehat lagi di acara makan bersama abis kebaktian kemarin..

Nyampe dipasar jam setengah 9 ( kesiangan banget ya, tp gw suka karna biasanya pasar udah sepi dan pedanganggnya suka ngasi bonus banyak ..hehe) eh banyak lapak yang udah diberesin..padahal kan nih pasar bertahan ampe sore loh..tp untung juga karna persediaan makanan masih banyak,gw cuma beli sayur2 ijo, ikan teri, ama bawang merah giling doang. Nah pas di ojek gw baru tau kalo hari ini pasarnya dibersihin karna mau ada penilaian dari pemerintah ( Indonesia banget ya, baru bersih2 kalo ada yang nilai)

Nah pas cuci mata ke toko kelontong tradisional, gw naksir ama satu bakul kecil dari rotan kali yaa..padahal ga tau juga gunanya buat apa, tapi dasar wanita, langsung aja di ambil ..apalagi harganya cuma 6 ribu perak..hihih..jadi deh pas naik ojek gw bawa2 bakul

Nyampe rumah, hubby bingung ngeliat gw bawa bakul kaya didesa aja.. hihihi.. so pasti dia udah tau kalo gw sendiri pun ga tau gunanya bakul itu apaan.. btw dipikir2 pede juga ya gw bawa2 bakul di rusun ini ..apalagi tadi Lift nya penuh lagi..hihi..pada heran ngeliatn gw bawa bakul..hehe jarang2 kan ada orang naik lift pake bakul..hehe

Nyampe rumah gw pun dengan manisnya metikin sayur2 ijo tadi, supaya ga layu dan ga makan tempat kalo dimasukin di kulkas gw yang kecil, selesai metikin sayur, gw pun mulai masak makan siang hari ini : Fucilli sup, telor rebus buat hubby en tahu goreng sambel buat gw. Selesai masak jam 11 san, gw pun cuci piring en ngepelin lantai..huh..bener2 jadi ibu rumah tangga nih..hihi

O ya hari ini kita ada acara keluarga besar, Bapa tua dari suami ( abangnya mertua laki2) hari ini mau ngerayain golden wedding anniversarynya di Menara Hijau..wuuiih gimana ya rasanya 50 tahun bersama2?? hmm

Tapi sampe sekarang hubby tercinta belum mau dibangunin..masih pengen istirahat katanya..padahal belum makan siang loh, sampe gw disuruh makan siang duluan..hiks hiks..God please heal my husband..


Friday, November 6, 2009

My 1st School

Love to say, I already found my numero uno School! ..yeah this is the 1st time for me to join a " real" school as a Home Room Teacher for Kindergarten B ( before I worked as a Part time English Teacher at one of government school in Bandung) and Most, I really love to go back teaching, after more than one years deal with Business and Economic terms. Thanks God!

Well, the professional school that I join is
Sekolah Mutiara Bangsa II in Tangerang, where I work hand in hand with my assistant Teacher Ms. Meti. This is also the new experience for me to have a workmate in teaching!

The class has around 14 students and there I will teach all subjects except Physical Education, Art and Craft and Mandarin. Because it combines the National and Singapore Curriculum, Every lesson are given in English so in the class the students and the teacher must speak English..it is really amazing to see that little children can communicate already in English and Mandarin!

Well I love to tell so many new things in my life. But most, I feel so blessed cause God already showed me his mercy. He gives me a Job in his Time which is the best for me. If He gave me earlier without being a time for learning
to be a good house wife, I wouldn't be able to handle household things together as I do my job. Now, after I learned so much during my unemployment time, I am ready to be a Better wife whom never forget to take care his husband and do the best contribution to my school. Thanks God!


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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Blanja di Pasar Tradisional

Huh.. hari ini gara2 persediaan sayur and bahan makanan dikulkas harus di Reload, gw pun nebeng hubby sampe pasar tradisional disimpang Cengkareng sana..tdnya hubby sih ga tega ngelepas sendirian, tp karna udah pernah juga sendirian dan lagi pengen ya gw maksain aja..masa sih kepasar aja ga bisa sendirian ..hehe

Nah ga enaknya di Pasar ini ya banyak mas2 yang ga tahan iman ngeliat cewe jalan sendiri.. padahal udah ibu2 lagi.. jadi deh gw kaya model lagi jalan di Catwalk karna banyak yang suit2 tin, belum lagi penjual cowo yang genit bin nyebelin kaya penjual Tempe yang bilang gini "
ya dah buat Neng yang cantik saya kurangin deh harganya" ( padahal harganyanya juga bisanya segitu kok..)

Belum lagi tukang Ojek yang ngikutin, padahal gw belum selesai belanja.. pas gw tanya berapa harga ke rumah gw eh dipatok 20 ribu! padahal biasanya juga 7 ribu.. eh dia minta 8 ribu sampe akhirnya gw ga mau dan nemu ojek lain yang juga kasi harga 20 ribu tp pas gw bilang
"biasanya juga 7 ribu" dia malu sendiri dan akhirnya lanjutt deh nganterin gw..

Tapi ada penjual tahu yang baik hari ini.. dia nanyain gw gini "
ko tumben sendirian, biasanya berdua". At least dia ga godain gw lah..hehe..dia juga nawarin kalo emang masih mau keliling silahkan aja titip barang disini dulu ...hmm kalo yg ini gw ga tau modusnya apaan..tp yang pasti dia bantuin gw ngiketin plastik kresek belanjaan gw..Hehe

Eh hari ini juga ketemu dua penjual pelit..biasanya gw beli bawang merah yang udah di giling seharga 2 ribu untuk hampir 1 plastik seperempat kg.. tp hari ini cuma nyampe setengahnya doang..tp gw males komplain, cukup tau aja kalo beli di dia kaya gini..dan lain kali gw balik ke langganan gw aja..

Trs ada ibu2 yang jual tempe dengan harga yang gila2 an.. pas gw tinggalin dia masih manggil2 tp gw udah males.. sempat ngeliat dia bohong pas nyebutin harga ( dengan malingin muka dan ga berani ngeliat gw) huh..maaf ya bu, saya males ama yang ga jujur,bukannya ga mau nawar tp kalo harganya sampe di mark up 2 kali lipat saya dah ga sukaa...hehe

Enaknya belanja di Pasar daripada di pasar Swalayan kaya Carrefour yang juga ada fresh marketnya, dengan harga yang jauh lebih murah kita bisa dapetin sayur atau fresh item dengan jumlah yang sama! contohnya aja 1 iket Daun Bawang yang biasanya di Carrefour dibandrol RP 9 ribu Idr sementara di Pasar ini gw bisa dapetin seharga 2 ribuan dengan jumlah yang sama! cuma ya bedanya, yang di Carrefour udah dibersihin, akarnya udah dipotongin dan emang gede2.. cuma kan kalo liat selisih harga yang jauh banget kaya gitu kan lumayan bangett..

Trs ada juga kentang yang biasanya gw beli di Pasar dengan harga 6 ribu per kilo sementara di Carrefour dipatok 9 ribuan..tp ini ga masalah sih kalo sekali2 secara juga kentangnya lebih bagus ( biasanya) setali ama tomat, wortel atau bawang bombay yang menurut gw ya ga terlalu rugi juga ..

Untuk sayuran ijo juga sih ga terlalu rugi kalo beli di Carrefour..misalnya Bayam yang 1 iketnya seribu sementara di Pasar bisa dapet 2 ribu 3 iket atau 1500 2 iket tergantung mood penjualnya dan kepinteran menawar..hehe..tp menurut gw kalo ga beli banyak item ya its still worth-ed kalo beli di Carrefour

Satu lagi yang kalo beli di Carrefour bikin sakit ati.. Tahu! tahu yang dijual rata2 Tahu Pong petak yang bisa sampe 10 ribuan..sedangkan di pasar 10 biji tahu cina juga udah dapet seharga 3 ribuan.. so does with the Tempe..bikin sakit ati kalo gw bilang

Fresh Market yang di Superindo Daan Mogot lebih lengkap kalo menurutgw..harga sih ga jauh beda ama Carrefour dan enaknya.. ada Tahu Sumedang yang udah dipotong . harganya sih 2 kali harga di pasar tradisonal, 700 per pcs .. hiks..mahall..walopun enak ..


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Monday, October 26, 2009

Pelangi KasihNya

Sejak minggu lalu pas lagi browsing2, tiba-tiba kepikiran lagu ini..lagu ini judulnya Pelangi Kasihnya..dulu waktu masih tinggal di Asrama, lagu ini sering banget dinyanyiin mahasiswa pas kebaktian dan dari pertama denger gw udah suka sih, tapi berhubung waktu masih diasrama suka yang Rebel2, lagu ini ga berhasil menduduki posisi Hoobastank Dan Radiohead di Playlist gw

Naahh ga tau kenapa, tiba2 kepikiran pengen denger lagu ini ..emang sih beberapa minggu sebelumnya pernah liat text lagu ini di status temen di FB tp udah lumayan lamaa... but whatever, lagunya baguss and inspiratif banget..mungkin Tuhan lagi kasih gw pernyataan lewat lagu ini berhubung gw suka grumbled dan desperado..hehe.. anyway sejak denger lagu ini gw nyadar kalo semuanya sudah diatur ama Tuhan dan his Plan is the best..so no reason for not counting on Him!


Pelangi KasihNya ( Maria Shandy)

Apa yang kau alami kini
Mungkin tak dapat engkau mengerti
Cobaan yang engkau alami
Tak melebihi kekuatanmu

Tuhanmu tak akan memberi
Ular beracun pada yang minta roti
Satu hal tanamkan di hati
Indah semua yang Tuhan bri

Tangan Tuhan sedang merenda
Suatu karya yang agung mulia
Saatnya ‘kan tiba nanti
Kau lihat pelangi kasihNya


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Sunday, October 25, 2009

Shoot On My Birthday

yeah, finally my photo shoot at my birthday was fully edited by my hubby..hihihi..I wore my favorite mini dress and tried to have a nice pose in our bedroom! actually we didn't have a plan but accidentally that crazy plan occurred in my mind..hehe..the style which I wanted also the crazy one, esp the one which I wore a Veil, insipirated from Jewish women who wear head cover when they go to the Synagogue ( a place for praying)


For both pics above, I wanted to look girly and nice.. as the sweet and blink mini dress that I wore...hihihi am I looked sweet??? hehehe



For this shoot, I just felt lazy to wake up from the bed. It looks weird, isn't it??

Hmmm here I looked so chubby...huhuhu





Friday, October 23, 2009

2 Kgs Gain !

Last nite I measured again my Weight and Bad, I am fatter than last week, 2 Kgs gain..!! huhuhu I admit since last week, I ate late at nite with my hubby, took a bite of his supper where I my self already had it before, according to my schedule, at 5 pm! So I had my double supper and that is the reason why I am gain 2 Kgs ...huhuhuh very Bad!

Now I have to work harder to reach the target..it was 2 kgs before but now..I must reduce 5 kgs!! huhuhuhu... what Should I do??

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Inglorious Basterds

This movie talks about world war where Nazi was in France and before, they did the Genocide to the Jewish where one girl escaped and later she tried to kill Hitler and his soldiers where an American and British soldiers also tried to defeat Hitler.
Brad Pitt is act as the leader of an American army which was a Big enemy of Nazi where at the end, they got a way to face Hitler and kill them.
From the beginning, it is hard to guess the plot an no wonder it makes us curious. The movie also full of "bloody action" which I think is not proper for children even tough there are some "funny things" such us where Brad Pitt was arrested by Nazi, he shouted " let me go, you are a Germany sausages !"
Above all, this more than 2 hours movie is really exciting movie where you will have some " Therapy shock for your heart"!

Hmmmm I am Speechless to review this Cool Movie...Outstanding!!

Thursday, October 22, 2009

My Former Wedding Gown


Last Day when I went to Plaza Semanggi and Passed the show room of Paulus Bridal, the bridal which I used as my Vendor and I saw my former gown was Shown there... sooo Happy to see because the Gown still Glow, Amazing and remind me about my big day..
So funny when I tried to have a Peep in seeing this Beautiful gown!

FYi this shoot was taken by my beloved one when I did the Gown fitting.. this one is my favorite, anyway .,

Bad Service of Axis Semanggi

Rabu kemarin , gw and Hubby ngunjugin counter Axis untuk ngurus sesuatu. Nyampe disana jam 11 siang, dan pas nyampe cuma ada 1 CS yang jd penerima tamu, 1 Cs yang bertugas plus 1 customer yang lagi dilayanin dan 1 lagi costumer yang lagi ngantri..so kita pikir ini ga rame dong, wong cuma 2 costumer lagi kok...

But Guys, we were absolutely wrong...costumer yang kedua, yang ngaku udah 2 jam nunggu baru bisa dilayani jam setengah 1 dan giliran kita pun tiba jam 1 lebih ..ck ck ck 3 jam menunggu 2 antrian ...!!!!

Semua yang ngantri pada emosi, yang mau beli tiket konser, isi pulsa atau keperluan lain terpaksa harus duduk manis berjam2 untuk nunggu dilayanin.. gemesnya, Cs yang tugasnya "Cuma" bediri nerima tamu itu masih sempatnya ngelayanin costumer sambil SMS san dan bahkan ada 1 pelanggan yang udah duduk lama tapi ga kebagian nomor antrian karna si CS cantik itu sibuk smssan!!! what a good service!!!!!

Pada emosi, wajar aja, semua pada ngomel2 bahkan ada yang udah beberapa kali bolak balik untuk ngechek antrian..herannya CS yang sok manis itu malah ga ada rasa malu atau tanggung jawab sedikit pun..asikkk aja sms san..kalo ditanya jawabannya "
aduh saya juga ga tau," atau " saya tanya dulu ya" heeeyyy ..so what are you paid forrr????

Sedihnya liat vendor yang katanya "BAIK" ini, counternya ga ada bedanya ama Lapak di Mangga Dua sana..untuk "counter resmi", gak ada Manajer atau SP atau at least orang yang bertanggung jawab..sooo mau ngomel2 sampe pingsan juga tuh dua orang cs yang super duper lelet ga nyadar2...heraaan yaaa..apa Vendor yang mengklaim dirinya baik ini kekurangan SDM yang kinerja nya okk ???

Untungnya, Kita ga jadi pake Axis and never ever use that..Ogah gw berhubungan ama vendor yang ga profesional kaya gitu..sebenernya Udah 3 kali gw kesana dan ga ada satupun pelayanan nya yang maksimal..dibandingan dengan 2 Vendor lain yang ada dilokasi yang sama, Axis is the worst.!!!yaah mungkin ada harga ada rupa berlaku banget buat yang satu ini ..

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Another Shoot

This is a shoot which was taken by one of our friend at our church ( thanks Ka Vinna!) Actually I don't really like my hubby keeps his Mustache and beard " stay" longer such us this picture shows.. But Glad to say, since a week ago, He always shave them every morning and it makes me hard to stay away from his "bling" Cheek..!




Saturday, October 17, 2009

Earthquake, Again

Yeah, Last Friday, we again, Had an Earthquake!

I was alone in my flat, did chatting with my friends while the desk where I put my lappy shook and made me shocked. I run outside to the hall and saw there was no panic things such us usually happen when an Earthquake happen. Ok I saw two of my neighbors whom I don't know the name ( that's Jakarta: its an amazing if you knew who stays near your house) They went downstairs by using the emergency stairs in spite of the elevator, but the way they reacted, it looked that they were not panic at all. The other mommy that I saw held the two daughters and tried to went downstairs too, but again, they were not panic at all.

So I remembered the advice of my mom in law that in there were an earthquake, we better not run downstairs use the emergency stairs to avoid the "breaking material buildings". So because we stay in the highest floor, it is better for us to stay there and find a hard material to hold on after the shaking time is over.. Because its more risky if we run through the stairs ( emergency stairs is the weakest area where earthquake happens, because most of people use that)

Then I stood in the edge of the floor, observed another hall trough the glass window for a few second. After I felt Ok, I went inside our flat and chatted with my fellas. One of them asked me " Grace, did you feel the earthquake ??" and I Shocked, released it, took my mobile, got my Jacket and there I saw a missed called from my hubby..ok, its really an earthquake, I thought.

Then I went downstairs and found that there were so many people. I did not want to go upstairs before my hubby came because I knew He will go home directly in this case and I was not wrong, 10-15 minutes waiting ( because the office is near) He arrived and I felt sooooo Happy and roomy ... Huh..Please God be with us every time and thank you for the guidance

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Me and Beauty Treatment

I always laugh at people who ask me about the body treatment that I always have to get my skin " bling " and fairer. My friends at my former office thought that I like to spend not only money but my " precious" hours at the Beauty house in order to get and maintain my body and face skin and that's the reason why I got my - just as they said- Fair Skin..hoho..wrong hypotheses, Gals..

One of my friend had ever asked me like this : Grace, you often "luluran" , don't you?. Then I answered based on the fact: "No, I have never". But doubt of my answer, she said : "then how come your arms skin are ok, I mean there is no different between the "cover" areas and the opposite..the my other fellas said " Because she has the fair skin already". Then She said " I also has the fair one" and the other said " but yours and her is different, Niasnese has fairer skin rather than your tribes ( I don't mean to compare with the other tribes, its only talks about the physical characteristic, where no one are better than other)

Ok, let me tell you..as the only daughter in my family, the influence of my brothers are bigger than my mom. I grew up as a " Boyish" or in indonesian we called it " Tomboy" where I prefer to use hot pants rather than Skirt, train set rather than fancy piggy dolls, joined my brothers play "tamiya" in the field rather than play " masak-masakan" with the girls with the same age.

Then when I came to the " teen" age, where my friends knew " cosmetic for the teen one", I prefered to know how to play " Caesar" games in our PC. Where my friends made their own peer groups or Gank based on their appearances and family social status, I prefered to watch and collect the albums of Nirvana, Green Day, Radiohead and Limpbizkit to the Linkin Park one..I was the big fans of Kurt Cobain, where my friends mad of the cute and charming F4, together with my second brother, we prefer to read "Hai" magazine rather than "Kawanku" magazine which my parents subscribed for me.

From the review, you may see how is my personality. I prefered to have the simple and uncomplicated things rather than the others and also the "woman things". I really mind to spend my money or hours to get "Beauty treatment". The first and ever cream bath time for me was in my 16th, when my aunt asked me to accompany her. Also the Facial treatment, I only had 2 times in my whole life. The 1st one when I was in Bandung, got trapped of the " Sales Promotion Girls" of the product that I used ( I started use the cosmetic since I was in my 2nd years of my college) and the result was sooo hurt and I promised myself that I will never ever have it anymore..but a few days of my wedding day, the bridal owner " forced" me to have one because it will make the make up of my wedding will vivid longer..ok, that was the cool reason to get me in that zone.

How about Luluran or Milky bath or any treatment to make our skin soft and fairer?? I have never tried it even once. Where brides to be are busy in managing the body treatment before the wedding day, I prefered doing nothing but hunt the wedding item. My friend had ever said that the Pre-wedding treatment is the 2nd precious time after The Honey moon preparation..but For me, the best thing that I like is when I and my hubby did the searching for find the simple item such us the bells for the bell boys and get confused to find the suitable rent house according to our budget. .

But I admit since I worked, I can't go away from the main beauty items such us the face powder and the foundation, the eye shadow, eye liner, eye brows , lipstick and blush on because without them, I will looked pale and everyone will ask : " are you sick? because you're looked so pale" . My best friend at the former office will be my delegation and said " she isn't sick, she just don't polish the face yet".

But thanks God, even tough I don't have any desire to do the body treatment, He had already given me the fine skin, where other try hard to get their skin fairer. My parents have a fair one and thats the reason why I got the heritage. So its not about the "luluran" things, but it is just a Grace from above

So even tough I am not a good mates in doing the body treatment for my friend, I don't need to be worry. God knows at the 1st that I am gonna be the lazy lady, so He gives me the bonus one..hehe..Thanks Father!


Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Choco Cheese Crepes


Yesterday, one thing that occurred in my mind is Choco Cheese Crepes. I really wanted to take a bite of it .. actually no need a long trip to get one, only by 5 minutes from my flat i could have one at Mall Taman Palem Cengkareng

But I just felt lazy to go there alone and I didn't know why.. But lucky me my beloved hubby promised to take me there tomorrow..yeah!!! Thanks Baby!

For your information, before, we had a Crepes stall at the food court downstairs. The item that I liked was Choco Cheese..I always buy it almost everyday before it closed due to the limited and few customer .. hiks .. Good bye my crepes..

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Black Day

Today I feel bored and down.. 3 months become a Jobless makes me tired and bored..but whom I can blame?? Whom I can complain to? arrghh...

Saying : Ok Grace, you just need to be patience, God will give you the best one at the best time! I know it already but in fact, to apply it into my condition now is really hard..hikss..God please forgive me..I know you will give me the best answer in Your time..give me the patience, father, give me the strength to pass it and show me your Grace..

Monday, October 12, 2009

Parkiran PlanGi yang (Ternyata) Gak Aman

Sabtu sore kemarin, gw dan hubby main ke Plaza Semanggi karna ada keperluan ke counter Axis yang ada di sana. Karna selama ini kita sering banget ke Plangi ini ( apalagi gw pernah ngekos di Sudirman selama 10 bulan) hubby gw pun ga ragu untuk markir kendaraan motor di parkiran baru Plangi, yang walopun belum di bangun dan masih berupa lahan kosong tapi udah ada pos petugasnya dan diklaim " sama amannya" ama yang didalam bangunan atau Basement karna ini juga official's parking land nya. karna alesan ini trs ditambah akses nya yang lebih cepat dan gampang, hubby gw lebih milih markir di sono

Ternyata pas kita mau balik, ada beberapa laki2 yang nongkrong di beberapa motor yang diparkir ( untung ga ada yang duduk di motor kita) dan waktu kita ngantri untuk diperiksa tiket parkirnya, salah 1 cowo yang duduk di motor orang lain itu nawarin diri untuk meriksa tiket kita..gw yang ga tau apa2 dan ngirain dia salah 1 petugas ( karna kan biasanya lahan parkir mall gitu ga terbuka untuk umum ya) ga ragu untuk nyerahin tiket tadi, eh ternyata abis meriksa tiket tuh orang bilang gini " tambah seribu lagi bang" ( padahal untuk parkir dilahan baru ituh, semua kendaraan dikenakan tarif flat 2 ribu perak yang dibayar di muka, sesuai yang tertera di tiket parkir) hubby gw yang tau kalo ituh pemalakan langsung tancap gas walopun tuh orang masih sempat manggil2..jeleknya lagi, kejadian itu didepan mata salah 1 petugas pemeriksa tiket Plangi..ck ck ck ..

Ternyata perkiraan kita kalo parkir luar itu aman, salah besar.. mungkin lahan yang ga dipager membebaskan preman2 setempat untuk masuk dan duduk di kendaraan kita sehingga kita pun dijadikan lahan untuk dipalak..bukan masalah duit seribu nya yang bikin kita bete, tapi keamanan kendaraan kita yang ternyata ga seperti yang diharapkan..coba kalo ada yang rusak ato ilang disono, emang manajemen Plangi mau disalahkan?? dan sebagai salah satu sentra niaga dan komersil papan atas, masa sih keamanan parkiran ga jauh beda ama pasar Tanah Abang atau low class commercial center lain??

Buat yang sering ke Plaza Semanggi, you better not to park your vehicle in this extra parking land..mendingan di basement aja deh walopun ngantri tapi aman dan bebas preman.. dan buat manajemen Plaza Semanggi, tolong dong hal ini dibenahi sebagai salah satu kriteria untuk shopping center ternama..

Friday, October 9, 2009

Kota Tua Art Festival


I found this interesting banner through a mailing List that I joined. From the 1st time I saw I feel interested to attend this event, why? 1st we like to take some cool pictures at Kota Tua ( one of our pre wedding pics was taken there) second the art festival may be different from the modern one which usually held in a modern fancy shopping mal. This traditional and vintage things will be interesting to spend the weekend. Plan to be there!

Thursday, October 8, 2009

How To Face an Earthquake

This pictures is informative, shows us what we are supposed to do when earthquake happen. The location is inside the classroom so I think maybe this media is used to the early hood..so simple, but informative, easy to adapt and very useful

Small Things To Make Your Wife Happy

I Got this article from Femina Mailing List..so exciting I think..

101 (Small) Things To Keep The Wife Happy
1. Give her a hug every day
2. Say "I Love You" at the end of every phone conversation
3. Remember to take out the garbage
4. Take the kids for a walk (or drive). Alone time does wonders for refreshment.
5. Make her her favorite drink (whether it be coffee, tea, soda, or martini)
6. Ask about her day
7. Make dinner every now and again (or bring home take out without being asked)
8. Record her favorite television shows (or get Season Passes to them on TiVo)
9. Paint her toe nails (or fingers. She might have a preference)
10. Let her win an argument (or seven)
11. Pick up your dirty laundry off the floor
12. Play footsie in bed
13. Snuggle
14. Offer to help her carry the groceries
15. Give her a weekend to herself
16. Bring home unexpected small gifts
17. Comment on her new hair cut
18. Bring her tissues when she's sick
19. Offer to watch the movie of her choice
20. Clean the kitchen
21. Spend a weekend away (again, this time she gets the house to herself)
22. Call during the day just to say Hi
23. Hold her hand when your out and about (that is, if you can get it away from the children)
24. Smile the first time you see her each day.
25. Fold a load of laundry. Or start a new load in the washer. Or do both.
26. Trust that she knows where to go for the party next weekend (got and printed the directions).
27. Listen when she's trying to tell you she's upset
28. Let her take an afternoon nap
29. Pick up milk on the way home (or whatever grocery item is always "empty")
30. Offer to wash her car
31. Bring home a favorite flower (or bouquet)
32. Take out some favorite photos of the both of you and reminisce
33. Give her a back rub (or massage her feet. Or shoulders. Or really, whatever she likes)
34. Let her sleep in this Saturday
35. And then make her favorite breakfast (or go out to a restaurant for it)
36. Ask about one of her biggest wishes or dreams
37. Leave a love note in her purse/car/wallet
38. Buy a coffee shop gift card (if that's her thing) and leave it for her in the morning
39. If you empty the toilet paper roll, get and place the new one
40. Windex the bathroom mirror
41. Take they dry cleaning in
42. Never underestimate the power of a good night kiss
43. Clean off the dinner table dishes
44. Ask her to go for a walk with you
45. Talk to each other... have a conversation about something meaningful or nothing in particular
46. Put the kids to bed
47. Hang that picture/shelf/candle holder you always meant to
48. Bring home a gift certificate for a pedicure or massage
49. Fill her car up with gas (and wash the windshield)
50. Hershey Chocolate Kisses (get creative)
51. Zip up or button the back of her dress or shirt
52. Gently place a blanket over her if she falls asleep in the afternoon or on the couch in the evening
53. Go to the pharmacy for her medication when she's sick
54. Bathe the kids
55. Buy her "girlie" shampoo, conditioner, and soap for the shower
56. Make dinner reservations (complete with arrangements for a baby sitter)
57. Don't complain if she's having one of those long phone conversations
58. Offer to clean up her computer screen and/or keyboard
59. Take a picture of her favorite place and send it to her (or leave it in a card on the table)
60. Whisper sweet nothings into her ear
61. Feed the pets
62. Run her a bubble bath. With candles.
63. Offer her your jacket if it is cold.
64. Rub lotion on her hands (and hell anywhere else you want)
65. Give her space when she needs it
66. Ask about her work (and yes, if she stays home--ask about the children, the housework, etc)
67. Make a mix tape (or playlist)
68. Send funny e-mails. Either share a funny remark, send love notes, or even URLs for the funniest videos you've ever seen. It just means you are thinking of her. And she of you.
69. Shut the door sometimes when you are in the restroom
70. Hang up your coat after you come in (and the shoes, put them away too)
71. Warm and pull up the car to the restaurant/store door if it is cold or raining or windy
72. Buy her earrings. Or a necklace. A ring. Something inexpensive, but fun/beautiful/reminiscent of you
73. Let her cry if she needs to
74. Help get that item off the "high shelf"
75. Rub her back as you pass by her cooking dinner (or reading e-mail. It is the touch that counts)
76. Clean up the clutter in the living room/kitchen/bathroom--any room. Just spruce it up tonight. She'll notice
77. Come home early
78. Offer to cook her dinner (not on the grill. In the kitchen please)
79. Pull out the wedding glasses and toast to your "togetherness"
80. Sit next to her on the couch
81. Look her in the eye and tell her how you feel about her
82. Look up her Favorites or Wish Lists at an online store... and buy her something small from the list
83. Take charge for the evening--corralling the children for bedtime, bathing, reading, television, etc.
84. Ask her what one small thing you could do to make her life easier at that moment and do it
85. Offer to paint a room the color of her choice
86. Give up the television remote for one night
87. Pack her lunch for the day
88. Call her favorite girlfriend to schedule a surprise her with a girls' night/day out and about
89. Bake her a cake/pie/muffin/favorite dessert
90. Remember a special moment you had together, talk about it, discuss it, and share it with her (this can just be done verbally, in a letter... anything that you want to do)
91. Tell her when she looks good. As in, "Hey, you look great in that." Or if she is wearing your favorite perfume, mention it.
92. Fluff her pillow before bed
93. Next time you are at a party or social gathering--give her wink from across the room. Or a knowing glance. Or a grin. Some sort of shared thought or expression that the two of you can share
94. Find out how she likes her eggs and/or coffee. This can be valuable information.
95. Clean the toilet(s)
96. Take her picture when you think she looks beautiful. Even if she doesn't want you to.
97. Open the car/restaurant/store door for her
98. Let her pick the music in the car next time your driving together
99. Remind her why you married her.
100. Find a way to make her laugh. Really laugh. It does wonders for the soul.
101. Tell her you love her. And mean it.

 
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