Just like the other standart days on holiday, I got up pretty late at 10 AM. At first, at 1 PM actually I planned to hang out with my friends, but since there was a minor problem, so we postponed it for 1 hour. So, I picked my friends up and at first we didn't know where we wanted to go, but then we decided to go to Plaza Ambarrukmo.
At Plaza Ambarrukmo, we decided to watch a movie. From all 5 movies, we were interested in watching Hong Kong / Chinese Film, Curse of The Golden Flower. It was 2.40 PM already, and the next run would start at 2.55 PM. If we didn't catch this one, we would have to wait until 5 PM, which was an unlikely option to pick. So we ran to the ticket booth and bought tickets for the 2.55 PM show, and fortunately, some strategist seats were still available. Btw, as the consequence, we didn't have enough time to buy snacks and drinks.
Well, for me, the movie was a lil' confusing. It showed us drama, intrique, coup, and palace-life. I don't really want to write the synopsis nor review here, since there are so many writings like that out there. I think I pretty enjoyed the film although at some parts I also yawned, due to the pretty confusing quick plot line (but I still understand the story) and drama... :D And overall, if I have to rate, I'd rate it 5.7/10.
After that, we had dinner at Qua-Li (finally!! He3... :D). I ate Mayonaisse Lumpia and Beef Fried Kweetiauw. Then, after walking around (and bought bread at Bread-Talk), we went back home. At home actually my mum asked me to go to Malioboro Mall but since I wanted to watch TV that evening, so I had to refuse it (if it's tonight, I will accept it, he3... :D).
HIATUS
Btw, since tomorrow my family and I are going to Malang and Surabaya for 5 days (until 2nd January 2007), so probably I won't be online for those 5 days a.k.a HIATUS. Thx. Btw, actually I have already finished reading Dan Brown's novel, "DECEPTION POINT" and I also have prepared its entry, but I'll publish it next time after coming back from East Java, he3... :D (the code is: #26x - Deception Point) :P
::: Jay Chou (Prince Jie), Gong Li (Empress Phoenix), and Chow Yun Fat (Emperor Ping) at Curse of The Golden Flower.
::: Mayonaisse Lumpia
::: Beef Kwee-Tiauw
BAHASA INDONESIA
Seperti hari-hari standar lainnya pada saat liburan, kemarin aku bangun lumayan siang jam 10 pagi. Pertamanya, jam 1 siang sebenernya aku dah rencana sama temen-temenku, tapi karena ada masalah kecil, jadi ditunda deh selama 1 jam. Jadi, aku menjemput temenku dulu dan pertamanya nggak tau mau kemana sih, tapi akhirnya kita mutusin untuk pergi ke Plaza Ambarrukmo.
Di Plaza Ambarrukmo, kita memutuskan untuk nonton film. Dari kesemua 5 film yang ada, kita lumayan tertarik untuk nonton film Hong Kong / Cina, Curse of The Golden Flower. Waktu itu dah jam 2.40 sore, dan penayangan berikutnya jam 2.55 sore. Jadi kalo kita nggak nonton yang jam ini, kita harus nunggu sampe jam 5 sore, yang merupakan pilihan yang nggak bakal diambil. Jadi, kita lari ke konter tiketnya dan membeli tiket untuk pertunjukan jam 2.55 sore, dan untungnya, beberapa kursi yang strategis masih blom diambil. Btw, sebagai konsekuensinya, jadi gabisa belanja minum dan snack dulu deh.
Hmm, untuk aku, filmnya sedikit membingungkan. Menceritakan tentang drama, intrik, kudeta, dan kehidupan istana. Aku nggak terlalu pingin nulis sinopsis atau reviewnya disini, soalnya kan udah ada banyak tulisan semacam itu di luar sana. Tapi aku rasa aku lumayan menikmati filmnya deh, walau pada beberapa bagian aku juga menguap, gara-gara alur yang membingungkan dan cepat (tapi aku masih ngerti jalan ceritanya sih) serta drama... :D Tapi keseluruhan, kalo harus menilai, aku kasi nilai 5,7/10 deh.
Habis itu, kita makan malam di Qua-Li (akhirnya!! He3... :D). Aku makan Lumpia Mayonaisse dan Kweetiauw Goreng Sapi. Trus, habis jalan-jalan (dan beli roti di Bread-Talk), kita balik ke rumah. Di rumah sebenernya mamaku ngajak pergi ke Mall Malioboro sih, tapi kan aku kemarin lagi pingin nonton TV, jadi ya aku terpaksa deg menolak (kalo itu ntar malem sih, aku mau banget, he3... :D)
HIATUS
Btw, karena besok aku sama keluargaku mau pergi ke Malang dan Surabaya selama 5 hari (sampe tanggal 2 Januari 2007), jadi mungkin aku nggak akan internetan selama 5 hari alias HIATUS. Thx. Btw, sebenernya aku udah selesai membaca novel barunya Dan Brown, "DECEPTION POINT / TITIK MUSLIHAT" dan juga sudah mempersiapkan postingan tentang itu sih, tapi aku baru akan nge-post besok habis balik dari Jawa Timur aja ah, he3... :D (kodenya: #26x - Deception Point) :P
Just as usual, on Christmas Day, I got up at 6 AM in the morning (that's SO early in the morning in holiday days...) to go to the church. The mass liturgy started at 7 AM. So, these last 2 days, I got up so early in the morning to go to the church... . After 1 hour, the mass liturgy ended, and we (my family and I) went to Jl. Wates to have breakfast at the famous "warung soto", Soto Kadipiro (I haven't had meal there for months!! :D). At 8.45 AM we finished having breakfast and went back home.
At home, I turned my computer on and browsed the net. I also put my new "DECEPTION POINT" (DP) novel on my thighs and read it while my computer was still processing some webs I opened. Actually, I was waiting for 11 AM, where there would be The Amazing Race Asia Marathon. At 11 AM, I went downstair and turned my TV on. I started watching TARA, and it started with episode 1 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Well, at first I thought it would be a quick show with 7 compressed episodes, so it probably would only take 2 hours. But I was WRONG!!! AXN showed the whole episodes, and apparently it took 7 consecutive hours!!! Wow... . So, after watching episode 3 in Bali, Indonesia, I turned my TV off and took a nap, he3... (after reading some chapters of DP of course)
This evening, my family and I had dinner at a Balinese Restaurant north to Yogyakarta. It was okay, but I found one big major problem, it was damn hot and extremely spicy!! I couldn't stand of it since I don't really like hot and spicy foods. After that, actually we planned to go to Malioboro Mall, but since there was a small argument, so we cancelled it and just went back home... :(
BAHASA INDONESIA
Seperti biasanya, di Hari Natal, aku bangun jam 6 pagi (itu tuh SANGAT pagi loh di hari-hari liburan seperti sekarang ini...) untuk pergi ke gereja. Misa ekaristi dimulainy jam 7 pagi. Jadi, 2 hari terakhir ini, aku bangun pagi sekali untuk pergi ke gereja... . Habis 1 jam, misa ekaristinya selesai, dan kami (keluargaku sama aku) pergi ke Jl. Wates untuk sarapan di warung soto yang terkenal, Soto Kadipiro (aku dah nggak makan disana selama berbulan-bulan loh!! :D). Jam 8.45 pagi makannya selesai dan balik ke rumah deh.
Di rumah, aku nyalain komputerku dan internetan deh. Aku juga menaruh novel baruku "DECEPTION POINT / TITIK MUSLIHAT" (DP) di pahaku dan membacanya waktu komputerku lagi memproses beberapa web yang aku buka. Sebenernya aku lagi nunggu jam 11 pagi sih, waktu dimana akan ada tayangan maraton dari The Amazing Race Asia. Jam 11 pagi, aku turun ke bawah dan nyalain TV. Aku mulai deh nonton TARA, dan dimulai dengan episode 1 di Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Hmm pertamanya aku kira bakalan merupakan show yang cepet dengan 7 episode yang dipadatkan, jadi ya paling cuma membutuhkan waktu 2 jam. Tapi ternyata aku SALAH!!! AXN menayangkan keseluruhan episodenya, dan ternyata memang membutuhkan waktu 7 jam berturut-turut!!! Wow... . Jadi, habis nonton episode 3 di Bali, Indonesia, aku mattin TV dan tidur siang deh, he3... (habis membaca beberapa bab dari DP tentunya).
Sore tadi, keluargaku sama aku makan malam di sebuah restoran Bali di utaranya Yogyakarta. Lumayan sih, tapi aku menemukan sebuah masalah yang besar, makanannya panas dan sangat pedes!! Aku nggak tahan soale kan aku nggak gitu suka makanan yang pedes. Habis itu sebenernya rencananya sih mau ke Malioboro Mall, tapi karena ada adu argumen yang kecil, jadi nggak jadi deh dan pulang ke rumah... :(
At 10.30 this morning, my friend and I went to a gym (I haven't worked out for about half a year, that's not good). We didn't go the they gym where I used to go since my membership was expired last April. My friend then recommended a gym where he used to go, he said it was nice. Ok, I trusted him and went to that gym.
Apparently, it was DISAPPOINTING. It was not good at all. My friend also said it used to be better and more comfortable. Okay, so after 1 hour, we got bored and left that gym. Actually we were supposed to pay Rp 15.000,oo but since it was disappointing PLUS there was no gym-keeper, so we didn't pay for it, wakakakaka.... :)) >> actually the latter was the main factor. Then we went to Plaza Ambarrukmo. We actually planned to have lunch at Qua-Li, but since at that time Qua-Li was full, so we had lunch at one other restaurant. Well, honestly and objectively, it was disappointing. The food (of that other restaurant) was not tasty at all... :(
Then, we went to Togamas Bookstore to buy some books. I read at one blog that the new novel of Dan Brown, titled "DECEPTION POINT" is interesting. So, this afternoon I bought that novel, and hopefully it is interesting also, just as some other Brown's novels. At 4 PM, we went back home.
At 7.30 PM, my mum, my grandma, and I went to Mall Malioboro. Actually I wanted to see my new shop (Kassaya) there. Well, apparently it is the largest Kassaya. At 9.45 PM, we went back home.
Jam 10.30 pagi ini, temenku sama aku pergi ke gym (aku dah lama gak fitnes nih, dah sekitar setengah tahun, nggak bagus tuh). Kita nggak pergi ke gym dimana aku biasanya dulu pergi, soalnya keanggotaanku kan dah habis April lalu. Temenku trus merekomendasikan sebuah gym dimana dia dulu biasanya pergi, katanya sih bagus. Ok, aku percaya dan pergi ke gym itu.
Ternyata, gymnya MENGECEWAKAN. Nggak bagus sama sekali. Temenku juga ngomong dulu tuh lebih bagus sama lebih nyaman. Oke, jadi habis 1 jam, kita jadi bosen deh, dan meninggalkan gym itu. Sebenernya sih harusnya kita bayar Rp. 15.000,oo tuh, tapi gara-gara mengecewakan PLUS ga ada yang jaga, jadinya ga bayar deh, wakakakaka.... :)) >> sebenernya yang kedua adalah faktor utamanya. Trus kita pergi ke Plaza Ambarrukmo. Sebenernya sih rencananya mau makan di Qua-Li sih, tapi berhubung lagi penuh, ya udah deh makannya di restoran lain. Hmm, jujur dan obyektif nih, mengecewakan sekali. Makanan (dari restoran lain itu) nggak enak banget... :(
Trus, kita pergi ke Toko Buku Togamas untuk beli beberapa buku. Aku baca di sebuah blog kalo novel barunya Dan Brown, berjudul "DECEPTION POINT" (Titik Muslihat) menarik. Jadi, aku beli deh nih novel tadi siang, dan moga2 menarik, kayak novel-novel Dan Brwon yang lainnya. Jam 4 sore, kira balik deh ke rumah.
Jam 7.30 malem, mamaku, nenekku, sama aku pergi ke Mall Malioboro. Sebenernya sih aku pingin liat tokoku yang baru (Kassaya) disana. Hmm, ternyata ini adalah Kassayayang paling besar loh. Jam 9.45 malem, kita balik ke rumah.
Finally, today I went back to Yogyakarta. I got up at 4.50 AM, and after having breakfast and showering, I called a taxi to pick me up to Bandung Railway Station. At 5.45 AM, the taxi came, and I arrived at the station at 5.55 AM. Well, still 1 hour before departing, and I decided to board first and just waited inside my cart (Executive 1).
Well, after doing nothing for 1 hour (which was felt like forever), finally at 7 AM Argo Wilis Express departed from Bandung Railway Station heading east for Surabaya. Well, nothing really special happened during my journey. At first I was happy because the seat next to me (7B; I sat on 7A) was empty, which means I can sit a lot more cozier by reigning the all 2 seats, wakakakaka.... :) I could put my legs on the seat next to me and enjoyed the trip. Unfortunately Apparently, at Tasikmalaya Railway Station, some people boarded my train, and one of them, sat next to me!! Arrrggghhh.... .
Well, at 2.05 PM, finally my train arrived at Yogyakarta Tugu Railway Station (late for about almost 45 minutes). Then, I went back to my home. At home, after having lunch, I surfed the net, but the connection was so slow, so I just took a nap then (I was SO sleepy since last night I only slep for about 4 hrs). Well, unconciously I slept for about 4 hrs this afternoon!! I got up at 7.58 PM!!! Think that I was destined to watch The Amazing Race Asia on time, he3... :)
At 8 PM, the show started. All teams had to travel from Queenstown, NZ to Singapore. They caught Air New Zealand flight from Queenstown to Singapore via Auckland. Once they arrived at Singapore, they had to go to one Caltex Gas Station and washed a car. Then, they had to go to Fountain of Wealth to find the next clue. The clue stated they had to go to Bangkok, Thailand (so, as Sandy said, they went to Singapore just to wash a car, wakakakaka.... :)) ). In Thailand, they had to go to Bangkok Buddhist Temple to find the next clue, and continued their race to Golden Mount to do the Road-Block task. In this Roadblock, one member of each team has to climb to the top of the temple and then search through 560 golden bells for 100 silver slips of paper. Out of the 100 silver slips of paper, only 6 would have their correct next clue. Then, they had a Detour Task, they had to choose between "Bacon" or "Eggs". In Egg, teams would have to travel to an egg stall and using a trolley, deliver 26 trays of eggs to a nearby egg market. In Bacon, teams would have to find marked Tuk-Tuks on Larnlong Road and then direct their Tuk-Tuk drivers to drive them to the Pig Memorial Monument. After that was the pitstop, the final order: Andy&Laura (1); Andre&Syeon (2); Howard&Sahran (3); Sandy&Francesca (4); Mardy&Marsio (5); and Joe-Jer&Zabrina (6 >> NOT ELIMINATED, fortunately, this was a NEL). Btw, in Thailand they found it hard to communicate since most locals couldn't speak English.
Btw, I was so pissed. At 8.15 PM, when I was enjoying watching TARA, the electricity went out for about 30 minutes!! Arrrggghhh... . So, I had to wait for the first rerun at 12 AM.
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In March 2007, we will open new QUA-LI at JAKARTA. The new Qua-Li will be located in Citraland Mall
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BAHASA INDONESIA
Akhirnya hari ini aku balik deh ke Yogyakarta. Aku bangun jam 4.50 pagi, dan habis sarapan dan mandi, aku manggil taksi untuk menjemput aku ke Stasiun Kereta Api Bandung. Jam 5.45 pagi, taksinya datang, dan aku sampe di stasiun jam 5.55 pagi. Hmm, aku masih punya waktu 1 jam sebelum berangkat, jadi aku mutusin untuk naik kereta dulu dan menunggu di dalamnya (Eksekutif 1).
Hmm, setelah menunggu 1 jam dengan nggak melakukan apa-apa (yang terasa kayak selamanya), akhirnya jam 7 pagi Kereta Api Ekspres Argo Wilis berangkat dari Stasiun Bandung menuju ke arah timur ke Surabaya. Nggak ada yang spesial sih yang terjadi sepanjang perjalanan. Pertamanya aku seneng soalnya kursi di sebelahku kan kosong (7B; aku duduk di 7A), yang berarti aku bisa duduk lebih nyaman dengan menguasai 2 kursi, wakakakaka.... :) Aku bisa menaruh kakiku di kursi di sampingku dan menikmati perjalanan. Sayangnya Ternyata, di Stasiun Kereta Api Tasikmalaya, beberapa orang naik ke kereta dan salah satunya duduk di sebelahku!! Arrrggghhh.... .
Jam 2.05 siang, akhirnya keretaku sampai di Stasiun Kereta Api Tugu Yogyakarta (terlambat selama hampir sekitar 45 menit). Trus, aku pulang deh. Di rumah, habis makan siang, aku internetan, tapi karena koneksi lagi lambat, ya udah aku tidur aja (aku ngantuk banget soalnya semalam cuma tidur sekitar 4 jam sih). Trus, ga sadar, aku tidur selama hampir 4 jam!! Aku bangun jam 7.58 malam!! Kayanya sih aku ditakdirkan untuk nonton The Amazing Race Asia tepat waktu deh, he3... :)
Jam 8 malam, acara dimulai. Semua tim harus pergi dari Queenstown, NZ ke Singapore. Mereka naik Air New Zealand dari Queenstown ke Singapore via Auckland. At Setelah sampai di Singapore, mereka musti pergi ke salah satu pom bensin Caltex dan mencuci mobil. Trus, mereka mesti pergi ke Fountain of Wealth dan menemukan petunjuk selanjutnya. Petunjuk menyatakan mereka harus pergi ke Bangkok, Thailand (jadi, seperti kata Sandy, mereka ke Singapore cuma untuk membersihkan mobil, wakakakaka.... :)) ). Di Thailand, mereka mesti pergi ke Pagoda Budha Bangkok untuk mencari petunjuk, dan melanjutkan pertandingan ke Golden Mount untuk melakukan tugas Road-Block. Di tugas Road-Block ini, satu anggota harus mendaki puncak pagoda trus mencari dari 250 bel emas 100 buah kertas, yang hanya 6 yang benar. Trus, mereka melakukan tugas Detour, dan harus memilih di antara "Bacon" atau "Eggs". Di Egg, mereka harus mengantarkan 26 nampan berisi telur menggunakan troli ke pasar telur di dekatnya. Di Bacon, mereka harus menemukan Tuk-Tuk bertanda di Jalan Larnlong dan pergi ke Monumen Babi. Habis itu adalah pitstop, dan urutan akhirnya adalah: Andy&Laura (1); Andre&Syeon (2); Howard&Sahran (3); Sandy&Francesca (4); Mardy&Marsio (5); and Joe-Jer&Zabrina (6 >> NGGAK TERELIMINASI, untungnya, ini adalah babak NEL). Btw, di Thailand mereka kesusahan dalam komunikasi karena kebanyakan gabisa bahasa inggris.
Btw, aku jengekl nih tadi. Jam 8.15 malam, waktu lagi asik-asiknya nonton TARA, listrik mati selama hampir 30 menit!! Arrrggghhh... . Jadi, aku harus menunggu deh tayangan ulang pertamanya jam 12 tengah malam.
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Pada bulan Maret 2007, akan dibuka QUA-LI baru di JAKARTA. Qua-Li baru akan terletak di Mall Citraland.
Well, first of all, finally yesterday evening the number of visitors of my blog reached the number 30,000. That's pretty quick since the number reached 20,000 at this time, which means in the period of 4.5 months, there had been 10,000 hits (so, there were 2222.222 hits every month). It also means, in the duration of 9 months 2 weeks, there had been 20,000 hits!! He3... :) That's probably not a big number for a website, but for my web-blog, that number is just superb. Thank's All for supporting and visiting my blog... :) --> I'm gonna write a similar entry after it reaches 40,000.
Btw, I think this is gonnabe the last entry before "end-of-the-year" mudik, I'm going home next Thursday morning catching Argo-Wilis Express, departing from Bandung Railway Station at 7 AM.
Now I only have 1 subject left for the exam, English. Tomorrow morning I'm gonna have it examed, I hope I can do that well. This morning I got my fifth (of six) subject to be examed, Elementary Linear Algebra. I think I did pretty well, but unfortunately, I was careless on the fourth number, arrrgghhh... . But overall, I think I did pretty well, he3... :D
Hmm, finally after 3 days, OGGIX is back!! Yaay!!! So now I re-switch my SB to Oggix
-- quick update --
This morning finally I finished all my UAS!!! yaaayyy... :) The English Test was damn easy, I finished it in only 15 minutes (there were 40 questions actually), wakakakaka.... :)
::: 30,000!!!
BAHASA INDONESIA
Hmm, pertama-tama, akhirnya kemarin sore jumlah pengunjung di blogku mencapai angka 30.000. Itu lumayan cepet loh soalnya kan nomernya mencapai 20.000 pada waktu ini, yang berarti dalam periode 4,5 bulan, sudah ada 10.000 hits (jadi, dalam sebulan ada 2222,222 hit). Ini juga berarti, dalam jangka waktu 9 bulan 2 minggu, sudah ada 20.000 hits!! He3... :) Mungkin angka ini bukanlah angka yang besar sih untuk sebuah website, tapi untuk blogku, angka ini adalah angka yang besar. Makasih Ya untuk semua yang udah mendukung dan mengunjungi blog saya... :) --> aku akan menulis entry yang mirip besok kalo nomernya dah sampe 40.000.
Btw, kayanya ini bakalan jadi entry terakhir deh sebelum mudik "akhir-tahun", aku kan bakal balik besok Kamis pagi naik Kereta Argo Wilis, yang berangkat dari Stasiun Kereta Api Bandung jam 7 pagi.
Sekarang aku tinggal ounya 1 mata kuliah untuk ujian, Bahasa Inggris. Besok aku akan menghadapinya diujiankan, moga-moga aku bisa mengerjakannya deh. Pagi ini aku ujian mata kuliah yang kelima (dari enam), yaitu Aljabar Linear Elementer. Kayanya aku lumayan bisa sih, tapi sayangnya aku nggak hati-hati di nomer keempat, arrrgghhh... . Tapi secara keseluruhan, kayanya aku mengerjakannya dengan lumayan baik deh, he3... :D
Hmm, akhirnya setelah 3 hari, akhirnya OGGIX kembali!! Yaay!!! Jadi sekarang SB-ku balik ke Oqqix lagi deh
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Pagi ini akhirnya aku menyelesaikan kesemua UAS!! yaaayy... :) Ujian Bahasa Inggrisnya tadi gampang bangetttt, aku nyeleseinnya cuma dalam waktu 15 menit (ada 40 soal loh sebenernya), wakakakaka... :)
Aku dapet lemparan PR nih dari Mrs. Decante sama Mutiara. Udah lama aku simpen, daripada jamuran mending kerjain sekarang deh, he3... :)
Okay, here we go:
5 Alasan kenapa saya suka blogging: - sekarang kan jamannya (lho????) >> maksudnya jaman udah semakin maju, apa2 udah jadi elektronik, he3... . Termasuk juga blogging kan?? - menambah wawasan - sebagai sarana untuk menulis uneg2, dll (untuk latian Bahasa Inggris juga sih, kan sebagian besar entry saya aku tulis dalam bilingual, he3... :D) - menambah teman, koneksi, jaringan, dll lah - sarana hiburan?? >> sekarang sih udah menjadi semacam kebutuhan deh (addicted?? Mungkin...)
5 Type blog yang saya sukai: - Umumnya yang ringan-ringan saja, tidak usah membahas permasalahan berat, apalagi politik, udah banyak koq yang seperti itu di TV, koran, dll --> tentang kehidupan sehari-hari aja --> tapi kadang2 yg "berat" juga menarik loh, klo kasusnya kaya gini, aku juga suka sih... :D - Yang tidak membosankan - Yang topiknya menarik-menarik - Yang ada gambarnya (*tp jangan banyak2 ntar jadi lama downloadnya... :D*) - Yang pemilik blog-nya baik, he3... :D
5 Blog yang sering saya kunjungi: - Blog saya sendiri - Blog toko saya - Blog yang ada di daftar "Friend List", terutama yang sering update dan ada tulisan "::: updated!!"nya (berhubung kadang-kadang Blogrolling error >> sekarang juga lagi error kayanya, jadi ya aku kunjungi yang biasanya sering ada tulisan "updated"nya itu) - Mungkin itu doank kali, kan blog yang sering dikunjungi, kalo aku mengunjungi balik (revisiting) ke blog orang yang baru mengunjungi blogku pertama kali dan ninggalin komen disini, nggak termasuk kategori "sering" kan??
5 Blogger yang dapat giliran ngerjain PR: (note: sebenernya aku mau berbaik hati lagi (hoekkzzz) ga ngelempar PR ini ke siapa-siapa, tapi berhubung PRnya gampang, lempar aja ah.... :D) - Nathania - Haze - Ko Xuxu - Sheilla - Miniez
This week, my last examination day was last Wednesday when I got Elementary Statistics Test. But it doesn't mean that I could be lazy and relax these days. I still have my last project to finish, the Statistics Project. For now, it has been around 75% finished, and tomorrow I have to give it to my lecturer, arrggghhh... . But I think tonight it's gonnabe done :)
These days, I go to the Hotspot Cafe twice a day, in the morning and in the evening, he3... :) Since I still have plenty time to spend and I just don't want to spend my whole time just to concentrate on my final project, that's not gonna work for me. But one day I was pissed. Just as usual, I ordered orange juice plus a croissant and paid for those foods just after I ordered it. After cruising the net, I packed my laptop and cable and walked to the parking lot. Suddenly, the waitress called me and said I hadn't paid for the food I ordered yet. What!?!?!?!?! She was sure about that, and I was pissed since I was 100% sure I had paid for them. Luckily, I didn't throw the note away, and I just then took my wallet, took the note, and showed it directly to her face (I said nothing, just an angry look I guess, ha3...). At first she neglected it, but I didn't say anything and kept showing it on her face. Finally, she took a look, and realized she WAS WRONG!!! She apologized, but I gave no response, just to make her feel more guilty, he3... :)
Btw, last night I watched the newest episode of The Amazing Race Asia. All teams had to travel from Auckland to Dunedin, New Zealand and drive themselves to the city of Queenstown. Otw, Andy got busted because of over-speeding and eversince then, he is not allowed to drive at New Zealand again, therefore Laura had to drive the car. The first task was Detour, team had to choose between Ledge or Luge. In Luge, each team member must complete a 830m circuit on a luge 4 times before getting their next clue. In Ledge, teams will be 'swinging' about 400 meters above ground and will then obtain their next clue. "Ledge" is a smart choice if you want to be quick. M&M, Andy&Laura, Sandy&Francesca, and Andrew&Syeon took it. M&M was in the lead then, but unluckily, the next place, Quad Bikes (off-road race) was close and they had to postpone it till the next day, so M&M lose their lead... :( The next day, Sharon&Melody were unlucky, Sharon's Vehicle was off and they had to waste several prestigious minutes. The next task was Road-Block when they had to do a bungee-jumping, where one team member will have to bungee jump from the 384ft-high (more than 1000 meters above the ground) platform and will have 2 minutes to do so before they forfeit their turn. They arrived just in order as they left the Quad-Bikes. In the pitstop, the final order: Sandy&Francesca(1); Andy&Laura (2 >> but they would get 92 minutes penalty at the next pitstart because breaking the speed-limit (Andy drove 146 km/hr while the limit was 100 km/hr)>> that's worthless I think); Zabrina&Joe-Jer (3); Andrew&Syeon (4); Mardy&Marsio (5); Howard&Sahran (6); Sharon&Melody (7 >> ELIMINATED >> arrggghhh, so sad they were eliminated... :( ). Next leg probably it would be at Thailand, where language-barrier would appear, that's gonnabe funny, M&M tried to draw a pig which was not really like a pig, etc.
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>> Arrrggghhh, Oggix is error one more time... :( Please Mr. Oqqix, fix it!!!! Therefore, as a substitute and emergency, for now I'm using Cbox SB until Oggix is back.
>> Finally yesterday evening my project was finished!!! Yaay... :) This morning I submitted it to my lecturer.
::: They had to do "Ledge" from this platform. Btw, look at the scenery, SO beautiful, he3... :) I promise I'm going to NZ some day...
::: Melody&Sharon, the fourth team to be eliminated
BAHASA INDONESIA
Minggu ini, hari ujian terakhir saya adalah Rabu kemarin dimana aku ada ujian Statistika Elementer. Tapi bukan berarti lantas aku bisa bermalas-malasan dan santai-santai loh. Aku masih ada tugas akhir untuk diselesaikan, tugas Statistik. Untuk sekarang, udah selesai sekitar 75% sih, dan besok harus dikumpulin ke dosenku nih. arrggghhh... . Tapi kayanya ntar malem bakalan selesai koq :)
Akhir-akhir ini, aku pergi ke kafe Hotspot 2 kali sehari loh, di pagi hari dan sore hari, he3... :) Kan aku ada banyak waktu untuk dihabiskan dan aku nggak mau dong menghabiskan kesemua waktu saya cuma untuk konsentrasi ke tugas akhirku, nggak akan jalan deh untuk aku. Tapi pada suatu hari aku marah. Seperti biasanya, aku pesen orange juice sama croissant dan membayar makanan itu habis memesannya. Habis internetan, aku kan masuk-masukin laptop sama kabelnya lagi, trus jalan ke tempat parkir. Tiba-tiba, pelayannya manggil aku dan bilang kalo aku blom bayar makanannya. Apa!?!?!?!?! Dia yakin loh aku blom bayar, dan aku marah soale kan aku yakin 100% kalo aku udah bayar. Untungnya aku nggak buang notanya, jadi aku ngambil dompet saya, ngeluarin nota, dan nunjukin tuh nota di depan mukanya (aku nggak ngomong apa-apa, cuma muka yang marah kayanya, ha3...). Pertamanya dia mengabaikannya, tapi aku nggak ngomong apa-apa dan tetep nunjukin tuh nota. Akhirnya, dia ngelihat, dan dia sadar dia SALAH!!! Dia trus minta maaf, tapi aku nggak ngasih respon apa-apa, biar dia tambah merasa bersalah tuh, he3... :)
Btw, semalam aku nonton episode terbaru dari The Amazing Race Asia loh. Semua tim harus pergi dari Auckland ke Dunedin, New Zealand, trus nyetir ke Queenstown. Dalam perjalanan, Andy ditangkap polisi soale dia menyetir melebihi batas kecepatan dan sejak saat itu, dia nggak diizinkan nyetir di New Zealand lagi selamanya, makanya habis itu Laura yang nyetir mobil. Tugas pertama adalah Detour, dimana mereka harus memilih di antara Ledge atau Luge. Dalam Luge, tiap tim harus menyelesaikan sirkuir 830 meter dari Luge bergantian selama 4 kali sebelum dapat petunjuk selanjutnya. Dalam Ledge, mereka akan main 'ayunan' setinggi 400 meter dari tanah dan akan mendapatkan petunjuk selanjutnya. "Ledge" adalah keputusan pintar kalo mau cepet. M&M, Andy&Laura, Sandy&Francesca, dan Andrew&Syeon mengambilnya. M&M ada di nomor satu kemudian, namun sayangnya, tempat selanjutnya, Quad-Bikes (pertandingan off-road) udah tutup dan harus menundanya sampai keesokan harinya, jadi M&M kehilangan posisinya deh... :( Besoknya, Sharon&Melody sial banget, mesin mobil off-roadnya mati dan harus membuang waktu yang berharga beberapa menit. Tugas selanjutnya adalah Road-Block dimana mereka harus melakukan bungee-jumping, dimana satu orang akan main bungee-jumping dari platform setinggi 384 kaki (lebih dari 1000 meter dari tanah) dan akan punya waktu 2 menit sebelum gilirannya diambil peserta lain. Mereka sampai di urutan yang sama saat mereka meninggalkan Quad-Bikes. Di pitstop, urutan akhirnya: Sandy&Francesca(1); Andy&Laura (2 >> tapi mereka akan mendapatkan penalti 92 menit di pitstart selanjutnya karena melanggar aturan kecepatan (max 100 km/jam, tp Andy nyetir 146 km/jam)>> yang nggak berguna menurutku); Zabrina&Joe-Jer (3); Andrew&Syeon (4); Mardy&Marsio (5); Howard&Sahran (6); Sharon&Melody (7 >> TERELIMINASI >> arrggghhh, sedih deh mereka tereliminasi... :( ). Tugas beikutnya kayanya bakal di Thailand, dimana kesulitan bahasa akan muncul, akan jadi lucu loh, M&M mencoba menggambar babi yang ga mirip sama babi,dll.
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>> Arrrggghhh, Oggix lagi error lagi nih... :( Tolong dong Oggix, benerin errornya!!!! Makanya, sekarang sebagai pengganti dan darurat, aku pake Cbox SB dulu sampe Oggix sembuh.
>> Akhirnya kemarin sore tugas akhirku selesai juga!!! Yaay... :) Tadi pagi aku dah ngumpulin ke dosenku deh.
Last Monday, my 2 weeks of final examinations started. I have 6 exams to go through this semester (actually 7, but the seventh one is not literally an exam, but final project about Statistics).
My first examed subject was First Calculus and the materials were Derivative, Application of Derivative, and Anti-Derivative (Integral). I think I did pretty well on that exam, but again, I was pretty careless. Arrrgghhh.... . Well, actually objectively, the fifth (of six) question ONLY required a carefulness in solving the problem (the problem was very simple, but the figures we had to count suck >> look at the 2 pics below. Pic 1 is the problem we needed to solve, seems simple, but the upper and lower edge were annoying. After going back home, I realized that that problem could be simplified into the second pic (the second pic seems to be more complicated, but it's actually easier to count and reduces risk of miscounting)).
On Tuesday, I got 2 exams, Micro Economics and Religion Education. I did pretty well also I think. For Micro Economics, apparently we only had 90 minutes (we thought it was 120 minutes), luckily I could finish it on time, many of my friends hadn't finished yet when the 90 minutes time was over. For Education Religion, we had to do a presentation in front of our lecture (it was a group assignment), and apparently (and luckily) it was not as hard and tough as we thought before, he3... :)
This morning, I had Elementary Statistics Exam. Well, as you can read here; my lecturer was pissed and didn't want to give us the last lecture last week, so we had to study the last chapter ourselves. So, last night I studied pretty hard, until 1 AM and planned to sleep right after that. Then, I turned my TV on to watch any program that can lead me to the dream-world. Unfortunately, the program, Air Crash Investigation, was very interesting to watch, he3... . So I slept at 2.15 AM... :( This morning, I think I did pretty well, but in the very very last 5 minutes, I figured one foolish mistake, I counted 1705 as 1708, and I had to change all my answers that number, luckily I made that!! Phiuhh...
That is the first three days of my UAS story. I have done 4 of 6 examed subjects, the other 2 subjects will be examed next Tuesday and Wednesday... :)
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Below, I post the pic of my new shop, Kassaya Malioboro MallYogyakarta. --- commercial break ends ---
::: pic 1, problem to solve
::: pic 2, simplified problem of pic 1
::: Kassaya Malioboro Mall
BAHASA INDONESIA
Kemarin Senin, 2 minggu ujian akhirku dimulai. Aku ada 6 ujian yang harus aku lalui semester ini (sebenernya sih 7, tapi yang ketujuh tuh bukan ujian dalam arti sebenrnya, tapi tugas akhir tentang Statistik).
Mata kuliah pertama yang diujiankan adalah Kalkulus Satu dan materinya adalah turunan, aplikasi dari turunan, dan anti-turunan (integral). Menurutku sih kayanya lumayan juga deh aku kemarin, tapi sekali lagi, aku nggak hati-hati. Arrrgghhh.... . Hmm, sebenernya objektif nih, soal kelima (dari enam) HANYA membutuhkan kehati-hatian dalam memecahkan masalah (masalahnya sih gampang banget, tapi angka yang harus kita hitung menyebalkan sekali >> lihat deh 2 gambar di atas, gambar pertama adalah soal yang harus dipecahkan, kayanya sederhana, tapi lihat batas atas dan batas bawahnya yang menyebalkan itu. Setelah sampe di kos, aku baru sadar kalo soalnya bisa disederhanakan jadi kaya di gambar kedua(gambar kedua kayanya lebih rumit, tapi sebenernha sih engga dan malah jadi lebih gampang untuk dihitung dan mengurangi banyak resiko salah hitung loh)).
Hari Selasa, aku ada 2 ujian, Ekonomi Mikro dan Pendidikan Agama. Aku rasa aku lumayan bisa juga. Di ekonomi mikro, ternyata waktunya cuma 90 menit (kita kira sih 120 menit), untungnya aku bisa selesai tepat waktu, banyak temenku yang gak selesai loh waktu waktu 90 menitnya udah habis. Untuk Pendidikan Agama, kita harus presentasi di depan dosen kita (ini tugas kelompok) dan ternyata (dan untungnya) nggak sesulit dan sekeras yang kita kira sebelumnya, he3... :)
Pagi ini, aku ujian Statistika Elementer. Seperti yang bisa dibaca disini; dosenku marah dan gamau ngasi kuliah terakhir minggu lalu, jadinya kita disuru belajar sendiri deh bab terakhirnya. Jadi, semalam aku belajar lumayan keras juga, sampe jam 1 pagi dan rencananya sih habis itu mau tidur. Trus kan aku nyalain TV biar jadi ngantuk, eh acaranya, Air Crash Investigation, ternyata menarik loh, he3... . Jadi, aku baru tidur jam 2.15 pagi deh... :( Pagi ini, kayanya aku lumayan bisa juga ngerjainnya, tapi di bener-bener 5 menit terakhir nih, aku baru sadar aku membuat kesalahan bodoh, aku menghitung 1705 sebagai 1708, dan aku harus mengganti semua jawabanku di nomor itu, untung sempat!! Fiuhhh...
Itulah cerita 3 hari pertama UAS saya, aku udah ngikuti 4 tes, tinggal 2 lagi yang akan aku jalani Selasa sama Rabu minggu depan... :)
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All teams had to leave Palau Nacional de Montjuic 12 hours after they checked-in and headed to Sagrada Familia to find the next clue. Then, they had to travel to Paris, France. Tyler&James and Rob&Kim took a flight to Charles de Gaulle International Airport, Paris at the 2 earliest flights (Vueling (Rob&Kim) at 6 AM and Air France (Tyler&James) 7.05 AM). The Bamas (Lyn&Karlyn) took Iberia flight to Orly International Airport, Paris (which is closer to the city of Paris) at 7.25 AM. The Bamas' strategy worked, they arrived first at Eiffel Tower, where they found the next clue. Then, they had to travel to the city of Caen and did Road-Block Task. One member had to do a tandem sky-dive 13,000 feet above the ground and the other team-member would get a surprising nose-dive. Team then had to travel back to Paris and go to Plaza de La Concorde to find the next clue. They apparently had to do Detour task, they had to choose between "Art" and "Fashion". All teams chose "Fashion" where they had to create a jacket for a mannequin. In France, the competition was very neck to neck, and the position was very very fluctuate.
Then, they had to fly to the last destination, New York, USA. Here, Bamas made a mistake, they went to Orly Airport, where other teams made their way to Charles de Gaulle Airport. There was NO direct flight to New York from Orly Airport, and Bamas had to turn back to Charles de Gaulle. Rob&Kim were able to get 2 seats to New York in the earliest flight to JFK while Tyler&James and Bamas were in the waiting list. Rob&Kim had been sure about their victory. However, on the very very last minute, Tyler&James got the seats!! They and Rob&Kim were neck to neck then and for sure, the Bamas were unofficially out of the race, they were left behind and the race was between Tyler&James and Rob&Kim. In New York, Tyler&James and Rob&Kim was battling on the taxi race, and Tyler&James won because their cab had a E-Z Pass, while Rob&Kim's didn't and had to pay cash at the toll gate. Tyler&James arrived first at The News Building and found out that they had to walk 2 miles on foot to The Alamo where a girl would hand them their next clue. The next clue stated that they needed to travel 56 miles out of New York to Garrison and found the St. Basil Academy where they would check in at the finish line. The competition was still pretty close between Tyler&James and Rob&Kim, but the slight benefit they got because of the E-Z Pass brought them first. Tyler&James were the first team to arrive and won USD 1,000,000. Rob&Kim were second and of course, Lyn&Karlyn were the third. And that's all the tenth season of The Amazing Race. Btw, at the finish line, beside the host, Phil Keoghan, all 9 eliminated teams (in elimination order >> Bilal&Sa'eed; Vipul&Arti; Kellie&Jamie; Duke&Laureen; Tom&Terry; Peter&Sarah; David&Mary; Erwin&Godwin; and Dustin&Kandice) were also waiting for the final three... .
Well, poor Bamas, they were in the final three but they brought no single prize home beside the pride of completing all legs of The Amazing Race 10 and also be the first all-female team to make it to the final three >> take a look at the table below.
Semua team meninggalkan Palau Nacional de Montjuic 12 jam setelah mereka sampai dan langsung menuju ke Sagrada Familia untuk menemukan petunjuk selanjutnya. Trus, mereka harus pergi ke Paris, Perancis. Tyler&James dan Rob&Kim mengambil penerbangan ke Bandara Internasional Charles de Gaulle, Paris pada 2 penerbangan paling awal (Vueling (Rob&Kim) jam 6 sama Air France (Tyler&James) jam 7.05 pagi). Sementara tim Alabama (Lyn&Karlyn) mengambil penerbangan Iberia ke Bandara Internasional Orly, Paris (yang lebih dekat ke Kota Paris) jam 7.25 pagi. Strategi Alabama ternyata berhasil, mereka sampai duluan di Menara Eiffel, dimana mereka menemukan petunjuk selanjutnya. Lalu, mereka harus pergi ke Kota Caen dan melakukan tugas Road-Block. Satu anggota harus melakuan tandem sky-dive (terjun payung) 13.000 kaki dari tanah sementara satu yang lainnya akan mendapatkan tukikan yang mengagetkan. Kemudian mereka harus balik lagi ke Paris dan pergi ke Plaza de La Concorde untuk menemukan petunjuk selanjutnya. Mereka ternyata harus melakukan tugas Detour, mereka harus memilih diantara "Art" atau "Fashion". Semua tim memilih "Fashion" dimana mereka harus membuat jaket untuk dipakaikan pada patung manekin. Di Perancis, persaingannya ketat banget dan kedudukannya juga fluktuatif sekali.
Trus, mereka harus terbang ke tujuan akhir mereka, New York, USA. Disini, Alabama membuat kesalahan, mereka pergi ke Bandara Orly, sementara tim lain pergi ke Bandara Charles de Gaulle. Ternyata NGGAK ada penerbangan langsung dari Bandara Orly ke JFK, dan mereka harus balik ke Charles de Gaulle. Rob&Kim bisa mendapatkan 2 tiket ke New York pada penerbangan paling pagi ke JFK sementara Tyler&James dan Alabama ada dalam waiting list. Rob&Kim sudah yakin akan kemenangan mereka. Namun pada saat-saat yang sangat terakhir, Tyler&James berhasil mendapatkan kursinya!! Mereka dan Rob&Kim jadi bersaing ketat dan tentu saja, tim Alabama secara nggak langsung udah keluar dari show, mereka ketinggalan di belakang dan pertandingan adalah antara Tyler&James dan Rob&Kim. Di New York, Tyler&James dan Rob&Kim bertempur dalam pertandingan taksi, dan Tyler&James menang karena taksi mereka mempunyai E-Z Pass, sementara taksinya Rob&Kim engga dan mereka harus membayar cash di gerbang tol. Tyler&James sampai pertama di Gedung News dan menemukan petunjuk bahwa mereka harus berjalan 2 mil ke The Alamo, disana seorang perempuan akan memberikan mereka petunjuk selanjutnya. Petunjuk berikutnya menunjukkan bahwa mereka harus pergi sejauh 56 mil keluar New York menuju Garrison dan menemukan St. Basil Academy dimana mereka akan sampai di garis finish. Kompetisi masih lumayan ketat antara Tyler&James dan Rob&Kim. Tetapi keuntungan tipis yang mereka dapatkan karena E-Z Pass membawa mereka menjadi yang pertama. Tyler&James adalah team pertama yang sampai dan memenangkan hadiah 1.000.000 dollar, Rob&Kim adalah yang kedua, dan tentu saja Lyn&Karlyn adalah yang ketiga. Dan itulah musim kesepuluh dari The Amazing Race. Btw, di garis finish, selain pembawa acara, Phil Keoghan, semua 9 tim yang sudah tereliminasi (urut berdasarkan eliminasi >> Bilal&Sa'eed; Vipul&Arti; Kellie&Jamie; Duke&Laureen; Tom&Terry; Peter&Sarah; David&Mary; Erwin&Godwin; dan Dustin&Kandice) juga menunggu untuk tiga besar... .
Hmm, kasihan Alabama, mereka sampai di tiga besar tetapi mereka nggak membawa hadiah pulang kecuali kebanggaan sudah menyelesaikan semua tahapan dari The Amazing Race 10 juga menjadi tim semua-wanita pertama yang masuk ke 3 besar >> lihat deh tabelnya di atas.
Last Saturday was the last day of my first semester, since starting tomorrow, my final examination (UAS) weeks start. Arrrgghhh... .
Last Saturday, just as usual, I got a busy day started at 7 AM in the morning. Having a continuous lectures until 1 PM really exhausted me. Actually after all lectures, my friends and I planned to finish our Elementary Statistics Worklab Tasks. But, at 12 PM, my lecturer asked us to attend a "guest lecture" about Stocks and Obligations. At 1 PM, when we went back to the computer labs, all computers there had already been occupied, arrrgghhh... . So, we couldn't finish our assignments yesterday and I just went back home.
Then, I took a nap until 4.30 PM, and I went to a hotspot cafe to surf the internet. After surfing the net for about 3 hours, I went back home and intended to finish my Religion Education Project for UAS. But at 9 PM, there was a re-run of The Amazing Race Asia, so I watched it first until 10 PM, then started finishing my project, he3... :) At 1.30 AM, finally my project was finished!! Yaaayy... :D
Well, this morning when I got to this cafe, I was almost being crazy and stressed. The traffic was so brutal and annoying, traffic jams everywhere, arrrgghhh... . It took me almost 1 hour to get to this cafe, where usually maximum 20 minutes is enough. There was a "new Sunday market" in front of the "Gedung Sate" which caused a terrible traffic jam near that location. Why Indonesian people can't be a lil' more "classy" and care about the effect caused by what they do??? *pissed*
BAHASA INDONESIA
Kemarin Sabtu adalah hari terakhir saya dari semester satu, soalnya kan mulai besok, minggu ujian akhir (UAS) dimulai, Arrrgghhh... .
Kemarin Sabtu, seperti biasanya, aku menjalani hari yang sangat sibuk dimulai jam 7 pagi. Mengikuti kuliah yang terus-terusan bikin saya capek. Habis mengikuti semua kuliah, sebenernya aku sama temen-temenku rencana mau menyelesaikan tugas lab Statistika Elementer. Tapi jam 12 siang, dosen saya menyuruh kami untuk ikut "kuliah tamu" tentang Saham dan Obligasi. Jam 1 siang, ketika kita balik ke lab komputer, ternyata semua komputer sudah terpakai, arrrgghhh... . Jadi, kita gabisa menyelesaikan tugas kita deh kmarin, dan aku pulang ke kos.
Trus, aku istirahat siang sampe jam 4.30 sore, trus aku pergi ke kafe hotspot untuk internetan. Habis internetan selama sekitar 3 jam-an, aku balik ke kos dan berencana mau menyelesaikan tugas Pendidikan Religiositas saya yang untuk UAS besok. Tapi jam 9 malem, ternyata ada tayangan ulang dari The Amazing Race Asia, jadi aku nonton dulu deh sampe jam 10 malem, trus baru mulai menyelesaikan proyek saya, he3... :) Jam 1.30 pagi akhirnya proyek saya selesai!! Yaaayy... :D
Hmm, pagi ini pas aku mau pergi ke kafe ini, aku nyaris aja jadi gila dan stress loh. Lalulintas bener-bener brutal dan menyebalkan sekali, macet dimana-mana, arrrgghhh... . Membutuhkan waktu hampir 1 jam untuk pergi ke kafe ini, padahal biasanya maksimum 20 menit juga sudah nyampe. Ada "Pasar Minggu baru" di depan "Gedung Sate", yang menyebabkan kemacetan yang parah sekali di sekitar lokasi itu. Kenapa sih orang Indonesia nggak bisa "berkelas" sedikit dan lebih peduli akan efek dari tindakan yang mereka lakukan?? *sebal*
This morning I had a Micro Economics Quiz and of course yesterday I had to prepare for it. I didn't protest on that quiz, but I agree with my lecturer for giving us that quiz since preparing for the quiz also means preparing for the UAS next Tuesday.... :)
Last evening, after having a Religion Education lecture, I went back home, then at 5.30 PM I went to the hotspot cafe until 7.30 PM. At 7.45 PM I arrived at my boarding house and waited for the newest leg of The Amazing Race Asia. I'll write a short review about it below.... :)
All teams had to travel from Sydney to Auckland, New Zealand. There, they had to find a girl on the swing to get the next clue. Most of them got lost, and Sahil&Prashant broke the rules by hitchhiking (getting in a private car) >> they were idiots, how dare they did that?? Even M&M avoided from doing that. Then, they had to do the Detour task, Rugby or Rigging. After that, they traveled to Sky City to do the Vertigo Climb and did the Road-Block task named "Leap of Fate", they had to leap from the 53rd story of the tower down to the ground (arrgghhh, so scary.... :) ). The final order: Andy&Laura (1 >> they broke the "7" spell finally); Andrew&Syeon (2); Zabrina&Joe-Jer (3); Howard&Sahran (4); Francesca&Sandy (5); Mardy&Marsio (6); Melody&Sharon (7); and Sahil&Prashant (8 >> ELIMINATED >> actually they were team number 5, but they got the 1hr penalty because of breaking the rules!! Well, obeying the rules were paid off, he3.... :D >> so glad to see Sharon&Melody safe >> happy to see the two models got eliminated).
Then, I studied pretty hard until 2.30 AM.... :( And this morning, I think I did the quiz pretty well. Well, I think the net cafe near my campus is facing a big major problem since their connection is still off right now, hmmm.... . Btw, the Christmas atmosphere has also been felt here, in this cafe, they played Christmas Songs....
::: Sahil&Prashant, the third team to be eliminated
BAHASA INDONESIA
Pagi ini aku ada Kuis Ekonomi Mikro dan tentu saja kemarin aku mempersiapkannya. Aku nggak protes akan kuis ini, tapi malah aku setuju loh ada kuis soalnya kan belajar untuk kuis sama aja belajar untuk UAS besok Selasa.... :)
Kemarin malam, habis aku mengikuti kuliah pendidikan agama, aku balik ke kos, dan jam 5.30 sore pergi ke kafe hotspot sampe jam 7.30 malam. Jam 7.45 malam aku dah sampe di kos lagi untuk nonton episode terbaru dari The Amazing Race Asia. Aku akan nulis review singkat tentangnya di bawah ah.... :)
Semua tim harus pergi dari Sydney ke Auckland, New Zealand. Disana mereka harus menemukan anak perempuan di ayunan untuk mendapatkan petunjuk selanjutnya. Kebanyakan dari mereka tersesat, dan Sahil&Prashant melanggar aturan dengan menumpang di mobil pribadi >> dasar idiot, berani-beraninya mereka melakukannya. Bahkan M&Mpun ga berani loh. Trus mereka harus melakukan tugas Detour, Rugby atau Rigging. Lalu mereka harus pergi ke Sky City untuk melakukan Vertigo Climb dan melakukan tugas Road-Block, bernama: "Leap of Fate", mereka harus melompat dari lantai 53 menara ke lantai dasar-nya (arrgghhh, serem amat.... :) ). Urutan akhirnya: Andy&Laura (1 >> mereka memutuskan kutukan "7" akhirnya); Andrew&Syeon (2); Zabrina&Joe-Jer (3); Howard&Sahran (4); Francesca&Sandy (5); Mardy&Marsio (6); Melody&Sharon (7); dan Sahil&Prashant (8 >> TERELIMINASI >> sebenernya mereka tim nomer 5, tapi mereka dapet penalti 1 jam gara-gara melanggar aturan!! Hmm, mematuhi aturan ternyata terbayar juga, he3.... :D >> seneng bgt liat Melody&Sharon masih aman >> seneng melihat dua model itu tereliminasi.... :D).
Trus, aku belajar sampe jam 2.30 pagi deh.... :( Dan pagi ini, kayaknya aku lumayan bisa deh kuisnya. Hmm, kayaknya warnet di deket kampusku lagi menghadapi masalah berat bgt tuh, koneksinya mati lagi hari ini, hmmm.... . Btw, suasana Natal juga udah kerasa nih, di kafe ini mereka mainin lagu-lagu Natal loh....
Last Monday was also a busy day for me. I got up at 6.13 AM and went to college at 6.55 AM. Actually, for Elementary Statistics, we got a homework to submit yesterday morning. As usual, some friends of mine hadn't finished it yet and at 7 AM they borrowed my work and "copied" it (they did that in the canteen). Of course, I couldn't leave them and go to my class, I would be in problem if my lecturer asked me, "Where's your homework?". Apparently, ALL (which I didn't consider) of us were there in the canteen including them who actually didn't need to be in the canteen, and NOONE was in class. I was pretty shocked and at 7.25 AM grabbed my work and went to my class after realizing that, but that WAS LATE. My lecturer had already been pissed off and canceled the last class before UAS (Final Examination next week). Arrgghhh... . Then, I myself, alone, (as the class-leader) had to apologize to my lecturer about that case representing the whole class. He accepted it but still didn't want to give us lecture yesterday morning, and he asked us to study the last chapter independently. Therefore, at 8 AM I left my campus and went to the net cafe, but unfortunately, the connection was still off. Arrgghhh... . So, my friends and I watched TV until 10.40 AM in my boarding house, then went back to campus to have the next 2 lectures.
At 2.30 PM we went back home, and I took a nap. I was so sleepy, that always happens on Monday (and Saturday). At 5 PM I had dinner, then I went to my fave hotspot cafe and browsed the net there until 7.20 PM. At 7.20 PM I went back home to watch the newest episode of The Amazing Race 10.
On the newest episode, all 4 remaining teams had to drive almost 275 miles to the capital city of Morocco, Casablanca and did the Road-Block task (eating camel meat) there. After that, they had to catch a flight to Barcelona, Spain. There, they had to do some tasks, including finding the clue inside a maze, and for sure, the Detour task. Btw, since on the previous leg Dustin&Kandice were the last to arrive at the pitstop and didn't get eliminated, therefore this leg, they were marked for elimination, they would get 30 minutes penalty if they didn't arrive the first at the next pitstop. For the Detour, they had to choose between "Lob it" or "Lug it". In Lob it, they had to find a clue inside a tomato piling and the locals would throw them tomatoes, that could be frustating. Rob&Kim almost quited this task. In Lug it, they had to carry (and also wear) a giant puppet costume for 2 miles. After completing the Detour task, they would arrive at the pitstop (Palau Nacional de Montjuic). The final order: Rob&Kim (1); Lyn&Karlyn (2 >> they were the first all-female team to make it to the final three from the whole 10 seasons of TAR!!); Tyler&James (3); and Dustin&Kandice (4 >> ELIMINATED). Well, from the last 2 episodes, it's obvious we can't underestimate the Bamas team (Lyn&Karlyn).
::: Top Three The Amazing Race 10 (from top to bottom: Rob&Kim; Lyn&Karlyn; Tyler&James)
::: Dustin&Kandice, the last team to be eliminated
BAHASA INDONESIA
Kemarin Senin juga merupakan hari yang sibuk untuk saya. Aku bangun jam 6.13 pagi dan berangkat ke kampus jam 6.55 pagi. Sebenernya, untuk Statistika Elementer, kita ada PR yang harus dikumpulin kemarin senin. Seperti biasanya, beberapa temen saya ada yang belum menyelesaikan PRnya dan jam 7 pagi mereka meminjam PR saya untuk "dikopi" (mereka melakukannya di kantin). Dan tentu saja, aku nggak bisa meninggalkan mereka dan pergi ke kelas, soale aku bakalan ada dalam masalah jika dosennya tanya ke aku: "Mana PRmu?". Ternyata, SEMUA (yang nggak aku perkirakan sebelumnya) dari kami ada disana di kantin, termasuk mereka yang sebenernya nggak perlu berada disana, dan NGGAK ada yang berada di kelas. Lumayan shock sih waktu menyadari hal ini, dan jam 7.25 aku langsung mengambil pekerjaanku dan pergi ke kelas, tetapi itu TERLAMBAT. Dosenku udah terlanjur marah duluan dan membatalkan kelas terakhir sebelum UAS (Ujian AKhir Semester). Arrgghhh... . Trus, aku, sendirian (sebagai ketua angkatan) meminta-maaf kepada dosenku itu atas kasus ini mewakili keseluruhan kelas. Beliau menerimanya, tapi tetep aja gamau ngasi kita kuliah pagi itu, dan dia nyuruh kita untuk belajar sendiri bab terakhir. Makanya, jam 8 pagi aku meninggalkan kampus dan pergi ke warnet. Malangnya, koneksinya lagi putus. Arrgghhh... . Jadi, temen-temenku dan aku nonton TV deh di kosku sampe jam 10.40, trus kita balik ke kampus untuk mengikuti 2 kuliah selanjutnya.
Jam 2.30 sore akhirnya kuliahnya selesai dan bisa pulang, dan aku trus istirahat deh. Aku ngantuk banget, dan itu selalu terjadi pada hari Senin (dan juga Sabtu). Jam 5 sore aku makan malam, trus pergi ke kafe hotspot favorit saya dan internetan disana sampe jam 7.20 malam. Jam 7.20 malam aku pulang ke kos untuk nonton episode terbaru dari The Amazing Race 10.
Dalam episode terbaru ini, kesemua 4 tim yang masih tersisa harus menyetir sejauh hampir 275 mil ke ibukota Moroko, Casablanca dan melakukan tugas Road-Block (makan daging unta) disana. Habis itu mereka harus naik pesawat ke Barcelona, Spanyol. Disana, mereka harus melakukan beberapa tugas, termasuk menemukan petunjuk di dalam labirin, dan tentu saja Detour. Btw, karena pada episode sebelumnya Dustin&Kandice sampai di pitstop yang terakhir dan nggak tereliminasi, makanya dalam tugas kali ini, mereka terancam tereliminasi, mereka harus sampai di pitstop selanjutnya pertama, kalo enggak mereka akan mendapatkan 30 menit penalti. Untuk Detour, mereka harus memilih diantara "Lob it" atau "Lug it". Dalam Lob it, mereka harus menemukan petunjuk di dalam segunung tomat dan orang-orang lokal akan melempari mereka dengan tomat, ini bisa jadi bikin frustasi. Rob&Kim nyaris aja keluar dari tugas ini. Dalam Lug it, mereka harus membawa (dan memakai) kostum boneka raksasa sejauh 2 mil. Habis menyelesaikan tugas Detour, mereka akan sampai di pitstop (Palau Nacional de Montjuic). Urutan terakhirnya: Rob&Kim (1); Lyn&Karlyn (2 >> mereka adalah tim semua-perempuan pertama yang berhasil masuk ke 3 besar dari keseluruhan 10 musim The Amazing Race!!);Tyler&James (3); dan Dustin&Kandice (4 >> TERELIMINASI). Hmm, dari 2 episode terakhir, jelas sekali kalo kita nggak bisa meremehkan Bamas (Lyn&Karlyn).
As you can read at some previous entries, Saturday is one of my busiest day of the week, and so was last Saturday. Having regular lectures from 7 AM till 1 PM was still not "enough". At 2 PM, I also had to attend the Komat 2007 meeting. In the 1 hour break, I went to the net cafe and browsed the internet world. At 1.55 PM I went back to my campus and arrived on time. But now I live in a country named "Indonesia" whose people are famous of their "rubber clock" habit. The meeting which was supposed to start at 2 PM started at 2.30 PM because most of the people were late. When I arrived at 2 PM, there had been only 3 people (including me). Whatta pity...
At 4.30 PM, that meeting finished and I could go back to my boarding house. After taking a bath, my friend and I went to Bandung Railway Station to purchase my train ticket home. I plan to go home to Yogyakarta at 21st December 2006 and returned to Bandung at 12th January 2007. However, yesterday was 2nd December 2006, and I didn't realize at first that we can only purchase train tickets maximum 30 days before the day we travel. So, I could only purchase my ticket home to Yogyakarta, and couldn't purchase my returning ticket. Arrrggghhh... . So, next 13th December I will go to the train-station again to purchase my returning ticket. Why don't I buy it at Yogyakarta?? Because I'm gonnabe too lazy to buy... :) After that we went to Istana Plaza until 8 PM. At 10 PM, I was soo sleepy and wasn't able to keep my eyes opened alias I went to bed...
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My shop, Kassaya, has opened a new store in Mal Malioboro Yogyakarta starting 1st December 2006, located on the Ground Floor number 9.
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BAHASA INDONESIA
Seperti yang bisa dibaca pada beberapa entry sebelumnya, Sabtu adalah salah satu hari tersibukku dalam seminggu, dan tentu saja Sabtu kemearin. Mengikuti kuliah reguler dari jam 7 sampe jam 1 siang masih belum "cukup". Jam 2 siang, aku juga harus menghadiri rapat panitia Komat 2007. Dan dalam istirahat 1 jam itu aku pergi ke warnet dan menjelajahi dunia internet deh. Jam 1.55 siang aku balik ke kampusku dan sampai tepat waktu. Tetapi kini aku hidup di negara yang bernama "Indonesia" yang orang-orangnya terkenal dengan kebiasaan "jam karet" mereka. Pertemuan yang seharusnya mulai jam 2 siang baru dimulai jam 2.30 siang gara-gara kebanyakan pada telat. Ketika aku sampe jam 2 siang, baru ada 3 orang (termasuk aku) loh yang dah datang. Kasian skali...
Jam 4.30 sore rapatnya selesai dan aku bisa balik ke kosku deh. Habis mandi, temenku sama aku pergi ke Stasiun Kereta Api Bandung untuk membeli tiket untuk pulang ke Yogyakarta ntar. Aku rencana sih pulang tanggal 21 Desember 2006 dan balik ke Bandung tanggal 12 Januari 2007. Tetapi, kemarin adalah tanggal 2 Desember 2006, dan pada awalnya aku nggak sadar kalo kita tuh cuma bisa membeli tiket maksimal 30 hari sebelum keberangkatan. Jadi aku nggak bisa membeli tiketku balik ke Bandung deh kemarin, cuma bisa beli tiket pulang besok. Arrrggghhh... . Jadi, besok tanggal 13 Desember aku harus ke stasiun lagi deh untuk beli tiket balik ke Bandung. Kenapa ga beli di Yogyakarta?? Soalnya aku akan malas skali untuk membeli... :) Habis itu kita pergi ke Istana Plaza sampe jam 8 malam. Jam 10 malem, aku ngantuuuk banget dan nggak bisa membuka mata saya alias tidur...
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I have no idea what to write here since my days have only been ordinary, so let me write about the 4th leg of The Amazing Race Asia... :)
All teams had to leave Denpasar Bali and head for Sydney, Australia. All of them had to find flights first from Denpasar departing to Sydney, but there was NO direct flight that day. Sandy&Fransesca and Howard&Sahran who were the first two to depart, found out at the airport that there was a flight to Melbourne which would depart at 2.30 AM (they arrived at the airport at 2.06 AM). They begged the officer to let them board to that flight, but the officer didn't let them to. So, all teams had no other option than going to Singapore first then headed for Sydney, Australia (so, to go south, they went north first... :D) >> I bet they flew with Singapore Airlines (SQ), he3... :)
After arriving at Sydney, they had to go to Dawes Point, and the Indian Models (which I dun really like) couldn't pronounce it well (they can't even speak clearly for me, they seem to keep their words in their mouths and swallow it rather than "releasing" it out so people can understand what they r talking >> this is my point of view >> probably I'm just not used to listen to Indian Accent.... :D). And as a result, the cab driver drove them to Dolls Point, wakakakakakakz, it was in the opposite direction of Dawes Point... . After reaching Dawes Point, they had a Detour Task. They had to choose between "Elevation" (climbing Sydney harbour bridge) or "Crustacean" (peeling off 14kg prawns) >> I would choose "Elevation"... :) After that they had to find Mrs. McQuarie's Chair to find the next clue. Then, they had to go to SONY Shop and then had to convince local people to sing the song "Click Go The Shears" and recorded it with the Sony handycam. Mardy&Marsio (M&M) convinced a white guy to sing that song, but for me, he didn't sing a song, just read the text, and M&M had to find another guy (apparently, that guy wasn't an Australian, he was from London, wakakakakakaka).
Then, teams had to go to Manly to do the Road-Block. they had to dive in the tank with 4 millions liter of water and 50 sharks and so many other sea-creatures (turtles, sting-rays, etc) and found the next clue >> whatta task!!! Mardy was so funny, when he had just got in the tank, there was a shark coming to him and he was pretty shocked and so many bubbles got out from his mouth, wakakakakakzz... :) Otw to Manly, Laura broke her leg (left knee) >> such a big handicap; and Howard gave up the Road-Block and got the 4hr penalty.
After that was the pitstop at the Bounty Ship, the final order: Andrew&Syeon (1); Melody&Sharon (2); Sandy&Fransesca (3); Mardy&Marsio (4); Sahil&Prashant (5); Joe-Jer&Zabrina (6); Andy&Laura (7); Howard&Sahran (8 >> NOT eliminated, apparently that was a NEL (Non-Elimination Leg)).
::: Leg 4 trailer
BAHASA INDONESIA
Aku nggak tahu mau nulis apa nih, habis hari-hari saya tuh biasa-biasa saja, jadi biarkan saya menulis episode keempat dari The Amazing Race Asia ya... :)
Semua tim harus meninggalkan Denpasar, Bali dan pergi ke Sydney, Australia. Semuanya musti nemuin penerbangan dulu dari Denpasar menuju Sydney, tapi ternyata NGGAK ada penerbangan langsung hari itu. Sandy&Fransesca dan Howard&Sahran yang berangkat pertama menemukan ada pesawat tujuan Melbourne yang berangkat jam 2.30 pagi (mereka sampai di airport jam 2.06 pagi). Mereka memohon petugasnya untuk membiarkan mereka masuk ke penerbangan itu, tapi tetep aja nggak bisa. Jadi, semua tim ga punya pilihan lain selain pergi ke Singapore dulu baru pergi ke Sydney, Australia (jadi untuk pergi ke selatan, mereka ke utara dulu... :D) >> aku yakin mereka naik Singapore Airlines (SQ), he3... :)
Habis sampai di Sydney, mereka harus pergi ke Dawes Point, dan model dari India (yang nggak gitu aku suka) menyebutkannya dengan salah (mereka nggak bisa bicara jelas untuk aku, mereka tuh kayak manyimpan kata-kata mereka dalam mulut dan menelannya daripada "melepaskannya" dan membiarkan orang ngerti mereka ngomong apa >> ini pandanganku sih >> mungkin aku cuma ga terbiasa aja ya ndengerin aksen India... :D). Dan sebagai hasilnya, sopir taksinya membawa mereka ke Dolls Point, wakakakakakakz, yang berada di arah yang berlawanan dengan Dawes Point... . Habis sampai Dawes Point, mereka ada tugas Detour. Mereka musti milih diantara "Elevation" (naik Harbour Bridge, Sydney) atau "Crustacean" (mengupas 14 kg udang) >> aku akan milih "Elevation" dong... :) Habis itu mereka mesti menemukan Mrs. McQuarie's Chair untuk dapat petunjuk berikutnya. Trus mereka musti pergi ke toko Sony dan meyakinkan orang lokal untuk nyanyi lagu "Click Go The Shears" dan merekamnya dengan handycam Sony. (M&M) meyakinkan laki-laki bule untuk nyanyiin tuh lagu, tapi buat aku itu bukan nyanyian, dia kaya cuma membaca teks doang, dan M&M harus mencari orang lain (ternyata orang itu bukan orang Australia, tapi orang London, wakakakakakaka).
Trus semuanya musti pergi ke Mainly untuk tugas Road-Block. Mereka harus menyelam di dalam tanki dengan 4 juta liter air dan 50 ekor ikan hiu dan banyak makhluk laut lainnya (penyu, ikan pari, dll) dan menemukan petunjuk selanjutnya >> bener-bener tugas!! Mardy lucu banget, waktu dia baru aja masuk ke tanki, ada hiu yang datang ke arahnya dan dia lumayan shock, dan banyak gelembung udara yang keluar dari mulutnya, wakakakakakzz... :) Dalam perjalanan ke Manly, Laura kakinya (lutut kiri) keseleo >> bener-bener ke-tidakuntungan yang besar; dan Howard menyerah dari tugas Road-Block dan mengambil penalty 4 jam.
Habis itu adalah pitstopnya di Kapal Bounty, dan urutan akhirnya: Andrew&Syeon (1); Melody&Sharon (2); Sandy&Fransesca (3); Mardy&Marsio (4); Sahil&Prashant (5); Joe-Jer&Zabrina (6); Andy&Laura (7); Howard&Sahran (8 >> NGGAK tereliminasi, ternyata babak ini adalah NEL (non-elimination leg)).
As you can read at my previous entry, yesterday morning I had a stomachace (which was caused by consuming an inappropriate snack (inappropriate for my body)). Finally yesterday I figured out that probably I got food-poisoned again (arrggghhhh....). That was the second time in Bandung I got this problem, the first one was this time.
Yesterday morning, after browsing the net at the net cafe, I went to my campus to finish my statistics homework and also had a meeting for Komat 2007 (Math Competition 2007) >> I'm one of the official.... :) During the whole time in campus, I didn't feel well and of course I couldn't really 100% concentrate to it. After getting back to my boarding house, I took a nap for 3 hours, and my body also did a natural metabolism to "push" the poison away (I hope you know what), and that was still happening until this morning.... . Luckily, this health-problem was not as bad as the previous one. That evening I still could hang out with my friend to IP until 8 PM.
Btw, commenting about the newest episode of The Amazing Race 10. I hope Rob&Kim would be the next to be eliminated, just to make the final 3 more exciting. They seem to be pretty close to Tyler&James, and it's not fun to see 2 vs 1 in the finale. Lyn&Karlyn and the blondies hated each other; Tyler&James didn't trust the blondies; Tyler&James and Lyn&Karlyn were also not that close. That would be exciting if all of them were in the final 3!! :) Btw, about the yield, I could imagine if Lyn&Karlyn laughed at the blondies and said: "You yielded us, but you came last". He3.... :)
BAHASA INDONESIA
Seperti yang bisa dibacadi postingan sebelumnya, kemarin pagi aku sakit perut (yang kayanya disebabkan karena makan snack yang ga cocok (ga cocok untuk badan saya)). Akhirnya, kemarin aku tahu bahwa mungkin aku keracunan makanan lagi (arrggghhhh....). Itu adalah kali kedua di Bandung aku mendapatkan masalah ini, yang pertama adalah pada waktu ini.
Kemarin pagi, habis internetan di warnet, aku pergi ke kampus untuk menyelesaikan PR statistika saya dan juga ikutan pertemuan untuk panitia Komat 2007 (Kompetisi Matematika 2007) >> aku kan salah satu panitianya.... :) Selama waktuku di kampus kemarin, aku nggak merasa oke dan tentu aja kan aku nggak bisa bener-bener 100% konsentrasi ke itu. Habis balik ke kosku, aku istirahat selama 3 jam, dan juga tubuhku melakukan metabolisme alami untuk "mendorong" racunnya keluar (aku harap pada tahu apa), dan itu masih berlangsung sampai pagi ini.... . Untungnya masalah kesehatan ini nggak separah yang sebelumnya. Sorenya aku masih bisa jalan2 sama temenku ke IP sampe jam 8 malam.
Btw, ngomentarin episode terbaru dari The Amazing Race 10. Aku berharap Rob&Kim adalah yang tereliminasi selanjutnya, untuk membuat 3 besarnya lebih seru. Mereka kayanya lumayan deket sama Tyler&James, dan nggak asik dong liat 2 vs 1 di babak final. Lyn&Karlyn dan Dustin&Kandice membenci satu sama lain; Tyler&James nggak mempercayai Dustin and Kandice; dan Tyler&James dan Lyn&Karlyn juga nggak deket-deket amat. Makanya kayanya bakal seru kalo mereka yang ada di 3 besar!! :) Btw, tentang yield (penghambatan) yang kemarin itu, aku bisa membayangkan kalo Lyn&Karlyn ketawa ke Dustin&Kandice dan bilang: "Kamu menge-yield kami tapi kamu sampai belakangan". He3.... :)
ENGLISH
::: Jay Chou (Prince Jie), Gong Li (Empress Phoenix), and Chow Yun Fat (Emperor Ping) at Curse of The Golden Flower.
::: Mayonaisse Lumpia
::: Beef Kwee-Tiauw
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