#874 - Typing in the Dark, Exams, and Tennis Tournament

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Setting : In my studio apartment which currently has no power because for some reason and I don't know (yet) how to fix it. I cannot report it to the caretaker now because it is already almost 10 PM and the caretaker is not here by this time of the day.

Laptop's battery : currently 85%

About one hour ago I just came back home from my office. Yes, I got back home at 9 PM ++ today because I had to study for one exam next Wednesday, the first written exam I have during my study in TU Delft. I have reviewed all materials but I know it is better for me to reread all of them tomorrow and on Wednesday morning to give me an even better preparation. Talking about exam's preparation, I just checked today that next Wednesday's exam would be in room with code CT IZ-0.96. I had no idea where the hell that room was, and so I asked my friends on Facebook and saw my campus' scheme. Earlier today, my friends and I tried to find it first, so that if we really had to get lost in finding it, it'd better be now, not on Wednesday, hahaha.

Anyway, so I got back to my apartment like one hour ago. I felt weird because the outdoor lamp of my room was off, usually it is always on. When I entered my room I felt even weirder because it was too dark (I always leave my showerroom's lamp on and open its door a bit so in case I come back home late, it is not going to be totally dark to find the switch of my main lamp). I thought maybe I forgot to turn it on today or I closed my showerroom's door. Then, I tried to turn my lamp on but it did not work. Dammit! I had a feeling about what was going on. The problem was that because this thing has never happened before, I do not know where the electric fuse is. To make things worse, I got back home late tonight, when the caretaker had already got back home. So, I can only report and complain about this problem tomorrow morning. Lucky my internet is still working and I fully charged my laptop last night so it still has some power now, hahaha. And somehow, I decided to type this entry in the dark, I do not know why, hahaha...

Btw, as you might know, I am a fan of tennis. And the good thing about living in Europe is that there are many reachable prestigious tennis tournaments nearby. The most prestigious are, of course, grand slams. And the closest grand slams from Delft are held in Paris (French Open) and London (Wimbledon). However, the ticket price to watch a grand slam is incredibly expensive for me now! (yea, I have done some surveys) I am now not sure whether I want to actually go there this year or not (damn this crazy ticket). But it does not mean I cannot afford watching tennis tournament. There will be a pretty prestigious tennis tournament nearby, just in Rotterdam, next February. Many of the top 10 players will participate there including my favorite male player now: Andy Murray. And yesterday, I just bought the ticket of the final of that tournament!! I was pretty late so I did not get the better seat (down near the court) but I do not care! I am still really excited!! Well, the final would better be between Murray and Djokovic now, hahaha :-)

Laptop's battery : 67%.

BAHASA INDONESIA

Setting : Di apartemen kecilku yang sekarang lagi mati lampu karena satu alasan dan aku nggak tahu bagaimana cara memperbaikinya. Aku nggak bisa melaporkannya ke caretaker sekarang karena sudah jam 10 malam dan caretaker-nya nggak ada di kompleks ini jam segini.

Batere laptop : sekarang 85%

Sekitar sejam yang lalu aku balik ke rumah dari kantor. Ya, aku balik ke rumah jam 9 malam lebih hari ini karena aku harus belajar untuk satu ujian di hari Rabu nanti, ujian tertulis pertamaku di TU Delft. Aku sudah membaca semua materinya dan aku tahu sih akan lebih baik lagi kalau aku membaca ulang semuanya besok dan Rabu pagi untuk memberikan persiapan yang lebih matang. Ngomong2, tentang persiapan ujian, aku tahu bahwa ujian Rabu besok akan diadaka di ruangan dengan kode CT IZ-0.96. Aku tadi nggak tahu ni ruangan ada di sebelah mana, dan kemudian aku tanya teman2ku di Facebook dan melihat denah kampus. Hari ini tadi aku dan beberapa teman berusaha mencarinya dulu, jadi andaikata kami harus kesasar dulu untuk mencari ruangan itu, mending kesasarnya hari ini, bukan hari Rabu nanti, hahaha.

Ngomong2, jadi aku balik ke apartemenku sekitar sejam yang lalu. Aku merasa aneh karena lampu di luar kamarku mati, biasanya selalu nyala. Aku merasa makin aneh lagi ketika aku masuk kamar, kamarnya terlalu gelap (aku biasanya selalu menyalakan lampu kamar mandi dan pintunya aku buka sedikit jadinya andaikata aku pulang kemalaman, paling nggak kamar nggak gelap2 amat lah untuk mencari saklar lampu utama). Aku berpikir mungkin aku lupa nyalain atau aku menutup pintu kamar mandi. Lalu, aku menyalakan lampu kamar tapi lampunya nggak nyala. Sial! Tau deh aku apa yang terjadi. Masalahnya, kejadian ini belum pernah terjadi sebelumnya dan aku nggak tahu dimana sekeringnya berada jadi aku nggak bisa ngecek. Yang lebih parah lagi adalah karena aku pulang malem, caretaker-nya sudah pulang. Jadi aku baru bisa melaporkan dan komplain akan kejadian ini besok pagi. Untungnya koneksi internetku masih jalan dan semalam aku menge-charge penuh laptopku jadi sekarang masih ada tenaga deh, hahaha. Dan entah kenapa, koq aku memutuskan mengetik gelap-gelap gini yah, aku nggak tahu deh mengapa, hahaha...

Btw, seperti yang mungkin pada tau, aku nge-fans sama tenis. Dan hal baik tentang tinggal di Eropa adalah ada beberapa turnamen tenis bergengsi yang jaraknya terjangkau dari sini. Tentu yang paling bergengsi adalah grand slam. Dan grand slam terdekat dari Delft diadakan di Paris (French Open) dan London (Wimbledon). Dan memang keduanya jaraknya terjangkau sih. Masalahnya, harga tiketnya itu lho koq mahal banget yah untukku sekarang! (yea, aku sudah survey harga). Aku jadi nggak yakin apakah aku memang akan beneran mencoba nonton grand slam langsung tahun ini. Tapi bukan berarti aku nggak bisa membeli tiket untuk nonton tenis sih. Bulan Februari nanti akan ada turnamen tenis putra lumayan bergengsi deket dari tempatku berada, di Rotterdam. Banyak pemain 10 besar putra yang akan main disitu, termasuk pemain putra favoritku sekarang: Andy Murray. Dan kemarin, aku baru saja membeli tiket final turnamen itu!! Aku belinya agak terlambat jadi aku nggak mendapat kursi yang bagusan dikit (di bagian bawah stadion di dekat lapangan) tapi nggak papa lah! Aku masih bersemangat nih karenanya! Yah, sekarang sih sebaiknya finalnya antara Murray dan Djokovic aja deh, hahaha :-)

Laptop's battery : 67%.