Yeah, the result of one of my midterm (Numerical Methods), where I was lucky at that time, has been published. I got 99 (waaaaa, I only missed 1 point, I dunno what I 'missed', wkwkwkwkwkw).
Anyway, this morning I had my third midterm, Insurance Mathematics. This subject was the subject I fear the most, since my lecturer can't really deliver the idea really well during the class. Plus, I was worried that today would be like last Monday where I couldn't concentrate well on the test. Wah, those two things haunted me this morning. But then I chose to stay clam and did my best. And guess what? I think I did well on the exam, hahaha... . I could concentrate really well and worked on my exam in a good structure. I was also so lucky on the exam, haha... . The one and only example on the book (there were hundreds of examples from the book, but I only studied ONE of them) that I studied became one question on the test!! Wkwkwkwkw.... .
Anyway, I just watched the top 12 week of American Idol. My thought: Wah, the new stage is amazing!! It's cool!! After having the same stage for season 4, 5, and 6, this whole new stage for season 7 is super cool!! hehehe... .
IDOLS 01 - Syesha Mercado. Score: 7.25 (she was pretty good) IDOLS 02 - Chikezie Eze. Score: 8.25 (waa, twas great) IDOLS 03 - Ramiele Malubay. Score: 6.5 (Umm, I gotta say twas boring. She could have done better) IDOLS 04 - Jason Castro. Score: 6.5 (I dun like it) IDOLS 05 - Carly Smithson. Score: 8.5 (GOOD) IDOLS 06 - David Cooks. Score: 7.75 (I prefer his last week's performance) IDOLS 07 - Brooke White. Score: 8.5 (Another great performance and song choice) IDOLS 08 - David Hernandez. Score: 7.5 (twas pretty good actually) IDOLS 09 - Amanda Overmyer. Score: 7.25 IDOLS 10 - Michael Johns. Score: 6.75 (he needs to step up) IDOLS 11 - Kristy Lee Cook. Score: 6.5 (Hmmm, twas weird and I think she might be in danger this week, waaa...) IDOLS 12 - David Archuleta. Score: 6.5 (waa, he forgot some of the words!! Hmmm.... . It was his worst performance... :( )
Hmmm... . This is interesting. My bottom five: Ramiele Malubay, Jason Castro, Michael Johns, Kristy Lee Cook, and David Archuleta. Eventho it was David Archuleta's worst week, I dun think he will end up at the bottom three, he has a great fan base. I think those who are in the bubbles are Kristy, Ramiele, and Syesha / Michael. Hmmmm..... . Waaa...
::: Brooke White's "Let It Be" (IDOLS - 07)
::: Carly Smithson's "Come Together" (IDOLS - 05)
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Yeah, hasil dari salah satu UTS-ku (Metoda Numerik), dimana aku sangat beruntung waktu itu, sudah keluar. Saya dapat nilai 99 (waaa, cuma kehilangan 1 poin, gatau apa yang 'kelewatan' deh, wkwkwkwkwkw).
Ngomong2, pagi ini aku UTS yang ketida nih, Matematika Asuransi. Mata kuliah ini adalah yg paling aku takutkan, soale dosenku tu nggak bisa menjelaskan ide-nya dengan cukup baik di kelas. Ditambah, aku rada khawatir hari ini akan menjadi seperti Senin kemarin dimana aku nggak bisa konsentrasi dengan baik di ujian. Wah, dua hal itu yang menghantui saya pagi tadi. Tapi kemudian aku memilih untuk tetep kalem dan nggak mikir macem2 deh dan melakukan yg terbaik aja. Dan gimana? Aku rasa aku ngerjain ujian dengan lumayan baik, hahaha... . Aku bisa konsentrasi dengan baik loh dan waktu ngerjain benar2 terstruktur. Aku juga beruntung loh di ujiannya, haha... . Satu-satunya contoh di buku (ada ratusan contoh soal di buku tuh, tapi saya cuma belajar SATU saja) yang saya pelajari ternyata jadi satu pertanyaan di ujian!! Wkwkwkwkw.... .
Ngomong2, baru aja nonton 12 besar American Idol. Menurut saya: waa, panggung barunya bagus banget!! Keren!! Setelah menggunakan panggung yang sama selama season 4, 5, dan 6, panggung baru untuk season 7 ini bagus banget!! hehehe... .
IDOLS 01 - Syesha Mercado. Nilai: 7.25 (lumayan lah) IDOLS 02 - Chikezie Eze. Nilai: 8.25 (waa, bagus juga tuh) IDOLS 03 - Ramiele Malubay. Nilai: 6.5 (Umm, harus aku bilang itu membosankan. Dia lebih baik dari itu deh) IDOLS 04 - Jason Castro. Nilai: 6.5 (gak suka) IDOLS 05 - Carly Smithson. Nilai: 8.5 (BAGUS) IDOLS 06 - David Cooks. Nilai: 7.75 (Aku sih lebih suka yg minggu lalu) IDOLS 07 - Brooke White. Nilai: 8.5 (Penampilan yang bagus bgt lagi dan pilihan lagu yang cerdas) IDOLS 08 - David Hernandez. Nilai: 7.5 (lumayan bagus ah sebenernya) IDOLS 09 - Amanda Overmyer. Nilai: 7.25 IDOLS 10 - Michael Johns. Nilai: 6.75 (dia perlu membuktikan dirinya nih) IDOLS 11 - Kristy Lee Cook. Nilai: 6.5 (Hmmm, aneh yah dan aku rasa dia dalam bahaya deh minggu ini, waaa...) IDOLS 12 - David Archuleta. Nilai: 6.75 (waa, dia lupa lirik!! Hmmmm... . Penampilan terjeleknya neh... :( )
Hmmm... . Ini menarik. Lima terbawahku: Ramiele Malubay, Jason Castro, Michael Johns, Kristy Lee Cook, dan David Archuleta. Walau ini adalah penampilan terlemah David Archuleta, tapi aku rasa dia nggak akan masuk tiga terbawah koq, fans-nya buanyak banget. Justru yang aku rasa rada bahaya tuh ya Kristy, Ramiele, sama Syesha / Michael deh. Hmmmm..... . Waaa...
This morning I had my 2nd exam, Statistics. Dang it, I couldn't really concentrate well during the exam. I finished it but I worked on it extremely slow, shoot. I know I could have done it faster and better, arrrggghhh... . I dunno what happened. Grrr... . So, this morning annoyed me.
Then, later in the afternoon, I went to Bandung Indah Plaza (BIP), again, to ask about leasing a space there for Kassaya, hahaha... . I arrived there at 12.15 PM and twas lunch time, so I gotta wait until 1.30 PM. Grrr... . Okay, during waiting I went to Gunung Agung Bookstore (just to browse there, haha). Then, I had lunch at Rice Bowl since I was interested on its ad (25% discount for Mega Visa Cardholder (I'm Mega Visa Cardholder)). But then, arrrggghhh... . The discount is only applied if ur transaction is at least Rp 100,000.- (what?? Dang). There I ate Roasted Duck. Wah, twas expensive, Rp 31,900,- before tax. After that I went to The Management Office. Okay, there was an exciting news. What was that? I can't write it here, hmmm... . Then at 2.45 PM I went back home.
Btw, while I was at the office, it started raining. And it was raining so hard in Bandung today. Because of that rain, some streets were so flooded and it was a bit scary driving across that body of street, grrr. About one hour after I arrived at my boarding house, the big rain stopped. However, later that evening, it was raining again!! Grrr... . Anyway, since I was running out of cash this evening so this evening I went to the ATM Center then had dinner at "Suniaraja Fried Chicken", hehe...
This day really has been a roller coaster day for me!! haha. However, I also feel it's also more likely as Low Point. Dang it, Low Point on exam day.... (even I needed about 2 hours ++ to complete this entry!! wah!!)
::: My own creation Sandwich
::: My meal at Rice Bowl (Roasted Duck and Rice and Chinese Tea)
::: My meal at Suniaraja Fried Chicken
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Pagi ini aku menghadapi ujian keduaku, Statistik. Sialan nih, tadi aku ga gitu bisa berkonsentrasi dengan baik selama ujian. Selesai sih selesai tapi aku mengerjakannya dengan sangat lambat, sialan. Aku tahu aku sebenernya bisa mengerjakannya dengan lebih cepat dan lebih baik, arrrggghhh... . Gatau deh apa yang terjadi. Grrr... . Jadi, pagi tadi membuat saya sebal.
Trus, siangnya aku pergi ke Bandung Indah Plaza (BIP), lagi, buat nanya tentang nyewa tempat disana gitu buat Kassaya, hahaha... . Aku sampe disana jam 12.15 siang dan itu adalah waktu istirahat siang, jadi aku mesti nunggu deh same jam 1.30. Grrr... . Oke, selama menunggu aku pergi ke Gunung Agung (cuma liat2 doang, haha). Trus aku makan aja deh sekalian di Rice Bowl soalnya aku tertarik sama iklannya (diskon 25% untuk pemegang Kartu Kredit Mega Visa (aku kan punya tuh Mega Visa)). Tapi kemudian, arrrggghhh... . Diskonnya ternyata berlaku kalo transaksinya lebih gede dari Rp 100.000,- (apa?? Sialan). Disana aku makan Bebek Panggang. Mahal ey, Rp 31.900,- blom sama pajak. Habis itu aku pergi ke Kantor Manajemen-nya deh. Ada berita yg bikin menarik. Apakah itu? Wah, nggak boleh aku tulis nih, hmmm... . Trus jam 2.45 siang aku balik deh.
Btw, waktu aku di kantornya, mulai hujan tuh. Dan hujannya deres deh di Bandung hari ini. Karena hujan itu beberapa ruas jalan tergenang air lumayan dalam dan agak serem dah nyetir di daerah itu, grrr. Tapi sejam setelah aku sampe kos reda deh hujannya. Namun, malamnya hujan lagi!! Grrr... . Ngomong2, karena uang cash-ku habis sore tadi ya aku ke ATM deh trus makan malam di "Ayam Goreng Suniaraja", hehe...
Hari ini bener2 sebuah roller coaster untuk saya!! haha. Namun aku koq ngerasa lebih ke Titik Terendah (Low Point) yah? Sialan, Low Point saat ujian.... (bahkan aku butuh 2 jam lebih dikit buat menyelesaikan posting ini!! Wah!!)
Okay, yesterday I had my first exam, Numerical Method. Friday evening, when I studied, I found that I studied the 6th chapter (using my notes) so quickly (only about 10 minutes), wakakaka... . I found it a bit weird, 10 minutes? Wah... . Okay, since 10 minutes seemed to be 'too quick', then I read chapter 6 on my book. Saturday morning, on the exam, the first question was about what I read on the book!! Wakakaka... . If I hadn't read the book, I wouldn't have found it easy to answer the first question, wuakakaka... . Thanks God!! :D Overall, I think I did really well on the exam, hahaha... . Next Monday I will have my second exam, Mathematical Statistic.
Btw, I have planned about my trip back to Jogja this March (I plan to go back to Jogja on 20th March), hehe... . After the uncomfortable experience I got while catching overnight train, I decided to catch flight from Jakarta. Two weeks ago I called Garuda and all promotional class on all classes for 20th March flights had been booked!! Arrrggghhhh... . There was only 1 promotional seat left on the GA 214 flight. Okay, so I gotta figure another way to save more money. Hmmm... . Then I got a 'diplomatic deal' (at Mbak May, is it a 'white fake'?? LOL). Since it will be tiring for me to catch a train, so it's fine to catch a train to go back to Jogja. I can save more money by going back to Jogja catching train, and to avoid being exhausted, I will catch flight to Jakarta first to go back to Bandung, hmmm... .
Okay, so this afternoon I booked a flight on the Jogja - Jakarta route for 25th March and my mom will buy it in Jogja (since she just made a Garuda Citibank Card, so, I will get an extra 5% discount for my ticket, wkwkwkw... . It's a promotional ticket and I will get another 5% discount, that's nice). Anyway, all of these things are caused by Merpati after they ceased (for a while) Jogja - Bandung flight, grrr (they say it's gonnabe reopened next April). Then, I bought an Argo Wilis Ticket to go back to Jogja on 20th March.
Btw, last week a LufthansaAirbus A-320 just escaped an accident! While she was landing on Hamburg Airport, she was hit by a strong crosswind due to Storm Emma, causing the left wing tip to touch the runway. The pilots made a go round, and the plane landed safely on second approach on a different runway. You can see the video below. Whatta great pilot!! Hmmm!!! It must have been super scary for all of them
Anyway, today is my dad's 48th birthday! Happy Birthday Pa, hehe... :) (Err, now he is still in Hong Kong though, he's going back to Indonesia on 12th March, hmmmm)
::: My Argo Wilis Ticket
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Oke, jadi kemarin aku ujian pertama, Metoda Numerik. Jumat malam kan aku belajar tuh, nah koq aku belajar bab 6 nya (dari catetanku) cepet banget yah (cuma 10 menitan), wakakaka... . Aku ngerasa aneh, masa cuma 10 menit sih? Wah... . Oke, karena 10 menit tu kerasanya koq cepet banget yah, makanya trus aku baca2 aja bab 6 dari buku. Sabtu pagi, di saat ujian, soal pertama tuh tentang yang saya baca dari buku!! Wakakaka... . Kalo aku nggak baca bukunya tuh, bisa2 aku nggak akan semudah itu deh menyelesaikan soal pertama, wuakakaka... . Terima Kasih Tuhan!! :D Secara keseluruhan, aku rasa aku mengerjakan ujian dengan baik deh, hahaha... . Senin besok aku akan ujian kedua, Statistika Matematik.
Btw, aku uda bikin rencana untuk balik ke Jogja Maret ini (aku rencananya balik Jogja tanggal 20 Maret), hehe... . Setelah perjalanan tak nyamanwaktu naik kereta malam, aku memutuskan mending naik pesawat aja deh dari Jakarta. Dua minggu lalu aku telpon Garuda dan katanya semua tiket promo buat semua penerbangan tanggal 20 Maret uda habis!! Arrrggghhhh... . Cuma tersisa 1 kursi promo tersisa deh di penerbangan GA 214. Oke, jadi aku harus mencari jalan lain untuk ngirit. Hmmm... . Trus aku mendapatkan 'deal diplomatis' nih (Mbak May, apakah ini 'white fake'?? LOL). Karena akan melelahkan buat aku kalo naik kereta, ya udah deh gpp naik kereta waktu balik ke Jogja. Aku bisa ngirit dengan cara balik Jogja naik kereta, dan untuk menghindari kecapekan, aku akan naik pesawat ek Jakarta dulu deh untuk balik ke Bandung, hmmm... .
Oke, siang tadi aku booking tiket rute Jogja - Jakarta untuk tanggal 25 Maret dan mamaku yang akan beli di Jogja (soale dia baru aja bikin Kartu Garuda Citibank, jadinya aku akan dapet diskon tambahan 5% gitu deh untuk tiket saya, wkwkwkw... . Itu adalah tiket promosi dan aku akan dapet diskon tambahan 5%, lumayan tuh). Ngomong2, ini semua sih gara2 Merpati menutup (sementara) rute Jogja - bandung sih, grrr (katanya mau dibuka lagi April nanti). Trus, aku beli tiket kereta Argo Wilis buat balik ke Jogja tanggal 20 Maret.
Btw, minggu kemarin sebuah Airbus A-320-nya Lufthansa menghindari sebuah kecelakaan loh! Waktu mau mendarat di Bandara Hamburg, pesawatnya kena crosswind yang keras karena Badai Emma, menyebabkan ujung sayap kirinya menyentuh landasan. Pilotnya harus membuat go round, dan akhirnya mendarat dengan selamat pada percobaan kedua di runway lain. Bisa diliat tu video-nya di atas. Pilot yang hebat yah!! Hmmm!!! Pasti serem tuh buat semuanya yang terlibat
Ngomong2, hari ini adalah ulang tahun papaku yang ke-48! Met Ultah Pa, hehe... :) (Emm, sebenernya papaku sekarang lagi di Hong Kong sih, baru akan balik ke Indonesia ntar 12 Maret, hmmmmm)
Yesterday was my OFF Day, yeah... . I went to the bank and checked my account. Then, I went to Istana Plaza and went to the marketing office to ask the lasing manager about leasing a space there (for Kassaya, hehe... :D). Then I went back home. Anyway,later that evening I watched the top 8 Gals performances on American Idol. I thought Asia'h and Kady would leave (surprisingly, Amanda was good!) and Syesha and Ramiele were in the bubble. Kady is NO Katharine McPhee, haha... . Why did I think Asia'h would leave? Well, it's just my feeling and we always lost a pretty good singer in the top 16. Asia'h is pretty good actually, but I dun think she would win. I dun hate nor like her.
Today is Friday and tomorrow I'm gonna have my midterm, Numerical Methods. Wish Me Luck...
Anyway, today I also watched the Result Show of American Idol. This week, my prediction is 100% correct!! Yeah!! Hahaha... . Four eliminated contestants are Kady Malloy, Luke Menard, Asia'h Epperson, and Danny Noriega. Yeah, my Kristy is on the top 12, wkwkwkw... .
::: four eliminated contestants. From left to right: Asia'h Epperson, Danny Noriega, Kady Malloy, and Luke Menard
::: four eliminated contestants
::: The Top 12 of American Idol 2008 (season 7)
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Kemarin adalah hari libur saya, yeah... . Aku pergi ke bank buat ngecek rekeningku. Kemudian, aku ke Istana Plaza dan pergi ke kantor pemasarannya buat nanya2 gitu sama manajer penyewaannya tentang nyewa tempat disana (untuk Kassaya, hehe... :D). Trus aku balik deh. Trus, sorenya aku nonton American Idol 8 besar cewe-nya. Aku rasa Asia'h dan Kady akan pergi (yang mengejutkan, Amanda bagus loh!) dan Syesha dan Ramiele aku rasa agak berbahaya tuh. Kady nggak ada apa2nya dibanding Katharine McPhee, haha... . Kenapa aku rasa Asia'h akan pergi? Hmm, feeling aja koq dan kan memang selalu ada kontestan yang cukup bagus yang tereliminasi di 16 besar. Asia'h lumayan bagus sebenernya tapi aku rasa dia juga nggak akan menang. Aku nggak membenci ato bener2 suka sama dia.
Hari ini adalah Jumat dan besok adalah hari UTS-ku yang pertama, dengan ujian Metoda Numerik. Doakan saya yah...
Ngomong2, baru aja ni nonton Result Show dari American Idol. Minggu ini prediksi saya 100% benar loh!! Yeah!! Hahaha... . Empat kontestan yang tereliminasi adalah Kady Malloy, Luke Menard, Asia'h Epperson, dan Danny Noriega. Yeah, Kristy-ku masuk 12 besar, wkwkwkw.... .
Okay, today is the last ordinary day before midterm (UTS). Officially UTS starts tomorrow (Thursday) but my first exam day is next Saturday. SO next Thursday and Friday I'm free, yeaahhh!!!! hahaha... .
Anyway, I just watched the third week of American Idol (top 8 boys). My favorite from most to least: 1. David Hernandez (score: 8.5) : Wah, twas good (not that great tho). He sang "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" and twas better than Haley Scarnato's version last season 2. David Cook (score : 8.5) : It was cool!! 3. David Archuleta (score : 8.25) : It was good, but not as good as last week 4. Michael Johns (score: 7.5) 5. Jason Castro (score: 7.5) : I still dun like him. Eventho the judges praised him, I still dun find him that great 6. Chikezie Eze (score: 6.75) 7. Luke Menard (score: 6.25) 8. Danny Noriega (score : 6)
I think twas the night of the Davids, hahaha... . Anyway, who would get eliminated? Hmmm, I think it's gonnabe 2 out of my bottom 3, hmmmm... .
Anyway, this is the third week of American Idol and there is a scandal going on. David Hernandez is reported that he was a stripper (or exotic dancer) in a gay bar. Hmmm... . I myself am not really bothered with that. So what?? He is trying to make his life better by pursuing his career on American Idol, and he got the talent. He deserves to be in the top 12. If he gets kicked out because of this issue, then it is super unfair. He is leaving the dark world and actually we could help him out. I think people should 'help' him. We could help him getting better, and as a human we should do it, rite (tsah!! haha)? :)
::: David Hernandez (on the top 24 week)
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Okay, hari ini adalah hari biasa terakhir saya sebelum Ujian Tengah Semester (UTS). Sebenernya secara resmi sih UTS mulainya hari Kamis besok, tapi ujian pertamaku sih baru nanti hari Sabtu. JADI besok Kamis dan Jumat saya libur, yeaahhh!!!! hahaha... .
Ngomong2, aku baru aja nonton minggu ketiga dari American idol (8 besar laki2). Favoritku dari yang paling favorit sampe paling engga favorit: 1. David Hernandez (nilai: 8.5) : Wah, bagus juga tuh (walau nggak wah banget la). Dia nyanyi "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" dan itu lebih baik dari versinya Haley Scarnato season lalu 2. David Cook (nilai : 8.5) : Keren juga!! 3. David Archuleta (nilai : 8.25) : Lumayan, tapi kaga sebagus minggu lalu sih 4. Michael Johns (nilai: 7.25) 5. Jason Castro (nilai: 7) : aku masih ga suka sama dia. Walau jurinya pada memuji dia, tapi tetep aja aku nggak merasa dia sebagus itu 6. Chikezie Eze (nilai: 6.75) 7. Luke Menard (nilai: 6.25) 8. Danny Noriega (nilai : 6)
Haha, aku rasa ini adalah malamnya para David deh, hahaha... . Ngomong2, siapa yang akan tereliminasi? Hmmm, menurutku yg akan tereliminasi adalah 2 dari 3 terbawah saya deh, hmmmm... .
Ngomong2, ini adalah minggu ketiga American Idol dan udah ada skandal nih. David Hernandez dilaporkan katanya dia tuh dulunya kerja sebagai stripper (penari eksotis) loh si sebuah bar homo. Hmmm... . Aku sendiri sih nggak terlalu mempermasalahkan masalah itu deh. So what?? :D Dia kan berusaha untuk membuat hidupnya menjadi lebih baik dengan mengejar karir di American Idol, dan dia memiliki bakat itu. Dia berhak banget untuk masuk ke 12 besar. Kalo dia tereliminasi karena skandal ini, menurutku ini bener2 nggak fair buat dia. Dia kan meninggalkan dunia gelap dan kita sebenernya bisa membantu dia. Aku rasa sih orang seharusnya 'membantu' dia. Kita bisa membantunya menjadi lebih baik dan aku rasa kita seharusnya melakukannya kan sebagai manusia (tsah bahasanya!! :D)? :)
This is the story about my last Saturday. Yes, I warn you guys, you can envy me, wakakaka....
Honestly, when I got up Saturday morning, I didn't think this would happen to me later that evening, hahaha... . This is the story:
At 2.30 PM I realized I got some mc and also some sms from some friends on TARA 2 Forum. Yes, we already knew Adrian & Collin (the winner of TARA 2)'s plan to go to Bandung last weekend. Friday evening they had a small gathering with some forumers from Jakarta (and I envied them A LOT), hehe... . They posted the photos on Saturday afternoon. However, since I know that it was too sudden and Bandung Forumers are not just as active as Jakarta Forumers, I didn't expect anything. Then, the text came. One friend said we could meet them but not really long later that evening. Waaa!!! Then, one other forumer from Bandung text me asking if I wanted to go meeting them. My schedule was free (actually my original schedule for last Saturday evening was finishing some homeworks, LOL) so I said 'yes' (wah, I didn't know how could I say 'yes' easily, hahaha....). There was no plan at all!! Hmmm....
Then, at 6 PM I picked my friend then we went to Hyatt (where they stayed) and waited for them there. At 7.30 PM, they arrived at Hyatt, along with Brett and his mom (Kinaryosih couldn't make it since she was busy with her schedule. But on Sunday she went to Bandung since this Monday is her birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! :D). Waaa, I MET THEM!! I couldn't (and still can't) believe I MET THEM personally!! They then took us to the 13th floor and went to the lounge there. But then Brett and his mom went upstairs and took shower first.
Adrian & Collin are SUPER NICE!! They and Brett recognized me from my avatar at forum, haha... ;) I was pretty speechless at that time. I was afraid it was gonnabe awkward, but it was NOT. They are super warm and nice so we really had good chat there!! They also know I'm a big fan of Paula & Natasha. Guess what?? Collin CALLED Natasha (currently she lives in Singapore apparently, and last weekend she was in KL)!!!! WAAAA!!! I was super shocked!!! I didn't expect it at all!!! I was so nervous and afraid what I was gonna say to her, haha... . Unfortunately she didn't answer (she was busy probably). Err, probably it's a bless since maybe if she had answered it I would have been unable to sleep for 2 days then, LOL. We had some chats, about the race itself, application for season 3, and some of personal lifes, hahaha... .
Then, Brett and his mom came. Collin went upstairs to take a shower. We had a chat. Brett is also a nice person but he's a bit cool, hehe... ;) Then, after some minutes Collin went back from his room bringing gifts for us!! Waaa!!! He is SO nice!! He gave us a t-shirt of TARA 2 from Caltex. Wow, it's COOL!!! It was compressed so at first I didn't think twas a t-shirt and it would expand to its real size after we soaked it on a pail of water, haha.... . Wah, they are all really really nice.
We also talked about some behind the scenes things that was pretty surprising, hehe... ;) I only will write here one of them, hehe... . The clip where all the eliminated racers clapping on the bridge on the season finale was taken at 6 AM way before the top 3 racers arrived. So they were clapping and the cameramen ran and shoot it and no top 3 racers were running. At that time they thought the winner would be Marc & Rovilson. So, they weren't really pumped during that shot. But then, at about 9 AM when Adrian & Collin ran thru that bridge, they were all pumped (since twas not MR), hahaha... . That's it.
At 9 PM they gotta go so that's it the small gathering. Anyway, Collin paid the lounge, waa, he's SO nice. Yeah, Adrian & Collin are super nice and no wonder they win!! Everyone likes them. Brett even told us that before the race started, they gotta spend 4 days in Singapore for commercial, strategies, interview, etc. At that time, the only team who were nice and interacted with them was only Adrian & Collin. The others were pretty cool and the impression he got was that they thought all other teams were their 'enemies' on the race, hehe... ;)
Waa, they are so nice. I still can't believe I just met them!! Waaahh!!! (anyway, yesterday evening they went back to Singapore)
::: me having a conversation with Adrian & Collin
::: Collin & Adrian (and you can see my hands, LOL. I was looking at the gift)
::: Adrian & Brett
::: Brett, Me, Collin, and Adrian
::: the compressed t-shirt (gift from AnC)
::: the t-shirt after it expanded
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Ini adalah cerita Sabtu saya kemarin. Ya, saya memperingatkan Anda kalo Anda boleh koq iri sama saya, wakakaka....
Jujur nih, waktu aku bangun Sabtu pagi, aku sama sekali nggak berpikir kalo kejadian ini akan terjadi sama saya sore harinya, hahaha... . Ini dia ceritanya:
Jam 2.30 siang aku menyadari kalo aku dapet beberapa mc dan sms dari beberapa temen di forum TARA 2. Ya, memang kita uda tau koq rencananya Adrian & Collin (pemenang TARA 2) untuk berkunjung ke Bandung wiken kemarin. Jumat sore mereka ada pertemuan mini gitu sama beberapa forumers dari Jakarta (dan saya iri BANGET sama mereka), hehe... . Mereka mengepos fotonya Sabtu siang. Namun karena aku tau itu cukup mendadak dan forumers Bandung kan kaga seaktif yang Jakarta tuh, makanya aku nggak mengharapkan apa-apa. Trus, sms itu datang. Satu temen bilang kalo kita bisa ketemu mereka tapi kaga lama-lama amat malam harinya. Waaa!!! Trus, satu forumer lain dari Bandung sms ke aku nanya mau kaga ikutan ketemuan mereka malamnya. Karena jadwal saya kosong (sebenernya sih harusnya ngerjain PR tuh, LOL) jadi aku bilang aja 'iya' (wah, aku masih cukup heran gimana bisa aku ngomong iya cukup cepat, hahaha...). Nggak ada rencana sama sekali!! Hmmm....
Trus jam 6 sore aku jemput temenku dan kita pergi deh ke Hyatt (dimana mereka nginep) dan nunggu mereka. Jam 7.30 malam mereka sampai di Hyatt, bersama dengan Brett dan mamanya (Kinaryosih kaga bisa datang soale sibuk sama jadwalnya sih. Tapi Minggu kemarin dia ke Bandung soalnya Senin ini kan dia ulang tahun. MET ULANG TAHUN!! :D). Waaa, AKU KETEMU SAMA MEREKA!! Aku masih nggak bisa percaya loh kalo aku tu kemarin ketemu sama mereka secara personal!! Mereka ngajak kita ke lantai 13 dan pergi ke lounge disitu. Tapi pertamanya Brett sama mamanya naik duluan soale mau mandi dulu.
Adrian & Collin bener-bener SANGAT BAIK sekali deh!! Mereka dan Brett mengenali saya dari avatar di forum, haha... ;) Aku bener2 kehabisan kata2 deh waktu itu. Aku takut suasananya akan jadi aneh, tapi ternyata ENGGAK. Mereka bener-bener ramah dan baik jadinya kita ngobrol dengan enak gitu disana!! Mereka juga tahu aku adalah fans-nya Paula & Natasha. Dan gimana?? Collin MENELEPON Natasha (Natasha sekarang ternyata tinggal di Singapore tuh, tp wiken kemarin lagi di KL)!!! WAAAA!!! Aku bener2 shock banget dah!!! Sama sekali kaga mengira itu akan terjadi!!! Aku deg2an banget dan gatau apa yang musti diomongin, haha... . Sayangnya dia kaga ngangkat (kayanya lagi sibuk gitu). Eh, mungkin itu berkah juga sih soale kalo beneran diangkat bisa2 aku ga akan bisa tidur selama 2 hari deh, LOL. Kita ngobrol2 gitu, tentang race, aplikasi buat season 3, dan beberapa tentang kehidupan deh, hahaha... .
Trus, Brett dan mamanya datang. Collin naik ke atas buat mandi. Kita ngobrol2 deh. Brett juga baik tu orangnya tapi rada cool tuh, hehe... ;) Trus habis beberapa lama gitu Collin turun membawa hadiah buat kita!! Waaa!!! Dia BAIK banget!! Dia ngasi kita kaus TARA 2 dari Caltex. Wow, KEREN loh!! Jadi kausnya itu dikecilin banget dah sampe ga akan kepikiran kalo itu adalah kaus dan baru akan berubah ke ukuran sebenernya setelah direndem di seember air, haha.... . Wah, mereka beneran baik banget yah.
Kita juga ngomongin tentang beberapa cerita di balik layar gitu yang lumayan mengagetkan juga loh, hehe... ;) Aku tulis satu aja deh disini, hehe... . Klip dimana semua racers yang uda tereliminasi keplok2 di jembatan pas final itu ternyata diambil jam 6 pagi dan beberapa jam sebelum kontestan 3 besar sampe disana loh. Jadi mereka keplok2 gitu dan kameramennya lari2 gitu di jembatan nge-syut gambarnya dan sebenernya kaga ada kontestan 3 besar yang lari. Pada waktu itu sih pada mikirnya yang akan menang ya Marc & Rovilson. Jadi ya ekspresi mereka biasa2 aja gitu di klip itu. Tapi kemudian sekitar jam 9 ketika Adrian & Collin lari pertama di jembatan itu baru dah mereka bersemangat sekali (soalnya ternyata bukan MR), hahaha.... . Itu dia.
Jam 9 malem mereka musti cabut dan itu dia akhir dari pertemuannya. Ngomong2, Collin yang ngebayarin lounge-ya, waa, baik banget dah. Ya, Adrian & Collin memang bener2 baik dan berhak deh menang!! Semuanya suka mereka sih. Brett juga cerita ke kita kalo sebelum race-nya dimulai mereka kan di Singapore selama 4 hari dulu tuh buat syuting iklan, strategi, profil, wawancara, dll. Pada waktu itu, satu2nya tim yang baik dan berinteraksi dengan mereka ya cuma Adrian & Collin. Katanya yang lain itu kesannya rada cool dan impresi yang ada seakan2 tim-tim yang lain bagi mereka adalah saingan dalam race, hehe... ;)
Waa, mereka baik banget deh. Masih kaga bisa percaya kalo saya baru ketemu sama mereka!! Waaahh!!! (ngomong2, kemarin malem mereka balik ke Singapore)
Yesterday I watched the Result Show of American Idol, and 4 other contestants got eliminated. They are: Jason Yeager, Alexandrea Lushington, Alaina Whitaker, and Robbie Carrico. I had no problems with the two eliminated guys. I just feel sorry for Alexandrea and Alaina. Both of them are pretty good in singing. Yes, as you can read on my previous message, I think Alexandrea was in the bottom two based on the performance, BUT I think she deserves another chance since she is a good singer, hmmm... . Alaina is also a good singer. As Simon said, she could be the dark horse this season. Wah. I think Kady Malloy (who was in the bottom three but safe) should have been eliminated, hmm... . She gotta prove something next week, along with Amanda Overmyer. Anyway, the elimination of Alaina was a bit a shocker tho
Anyway, well, eventho I like Kristy Lee Cook, I think sooner or later she will get eliminated, sad to say.. :( T.T I hope she makes it to the top 12 tho, hehe.
Anyway, yesterday sucked!! I wanted to deposit my money using the automatic machine. However, after waiting for so long (the line was super long), when it came to my turn, the machine was FULL!! Grrr... . It couldn't receive any other piece of money!! Arrrggghhhh.... . Then, my internet connection was off ALL DAY LONG!! Arrrggghhhh... . There was a notification saying that connection the the server abroad was broken down so I couldn't access any site... :( Dang. It went back to normal this midnight.
::: quick update ::: (Sat 1 March 08; 11.15 PM)
OH MY GOD!! This evening I met PERSONALLY with Adrian Yap, Collin Low and Brett Money (and his mom). Yeah, they are all racers from TARA 2. Story about it will be posted on the next entry, wait for it... ;) I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT I JUST GOT THRU!!! WAAAAA!!!! *super excited*
::: Four Contestants who got eliminated on the 2nd week (Jason Yeager, Alexandrea Lushington, Alaina Whitaker, and Robbie Carrico).
::: the reaction after Alaina got eliminated. Everyone was surprised (look at their faces)
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Kemarin aku nonton Result Show dari American Idol dan 4 lagi kontestan tereliminasi. Mereka adalah: Jason Yeager, Alexandrea Lushington, Alaina Whitaker, dan Robbie Carrico. Aku nggak ada masalah dengan dua laki2 yang tereliminasi sih. Aku sih cuma kasian sama Alexandrea sama Alaina aja. Mereka berdua tuh sebenernya lumayan loh nyanyinya. Iya, bisa dibaca di postingku sebelumnya kalo Alexandrea ada di dua terbawah berdasarkan penampilannya, TAPI aku rasa dia berhak kesempatan lain deh, hmmmm... . Alaina juga bagus tuh. Kaya katanya Simon kan, dia bisa jadi kuda hitam di season ini. Wah. Aku rasa Kady Malloy (yang juga di 3 terbawah tapi aman) harusnya tereliminasi tuh, hmm... . Dia harus membuktikan sesuatu deh minggu depan, bersama dengan Amanda Overmyer. Bte, tereliminasinya Alaina itu jg lumayan mengejutkan tuh
Ngomong2, walau aku suka Kristy Lee Cook, aku rasa cepat atau lambar dia akan tereliminasi deh, sedih juga... :( T.T Aku harap dia masuk 12 besar sih, hehe.
Ngomong2, kemarin nyebelin banget juga nih. Kan aku mau transfer uang tuh (masukin ke bank) pake mesin otomatis itu. Eh, udah antri lama2 (panjang bgt tu antriannya) tau2 pas giliran saya mesinnya PENUH!! Grrr!!! Jadi mesinnya itu kaga bisa nerima uang walau selembar lagi!! Arrrggghhhh.... . Kemudian, koneksi internetku mati SEHARIAN PENUH!! Arrrggghhhh... . Ada notifikasinya gitu katanya jaringan ke luar negeri lagi rusak ato gimana gitu jadinya nggak bisa mengakses website deh... :( Sialan. Baru balik bener lagi tengah malam tadi neh.
::: apdet cepat ::: (Sabtu 1 Maret 08; 11.15 malam)
YA TUHAN!! Malam tadi aku ketemu secara PERSONAL dengan Adrian Yap, Collin Low dan Brett Money (bersama mamanya). Yea, mereka semua adalah racers dari TARA 2. Cerita tentangnya akan diposting kemudian di posting selanjurnya, tunggu aja deh... ;) AKU MASIH NGGAK PERCAYA SAMA APA YANG BARU SAJA SAYA LALUI!!! WAAAAA!!!! *bener2 kaget, bersemangat, senang sekali*
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