bitch please. okay, it was rainy and the weather was kinda shit, but still, it was a marvellous monday today.

treasures of the day

I met cinta and ingrid for lunch at warung indonesia. cinta had just come back from Jakarta and she brought me Dee’s Partikel and HiVi! CD - the two things I’ve been longing for from back home, mainly because 1) I’m a huge fan of Dee and her Supernova saga. 2) one of the guys in HiVi! is a friend of mine from high school.

afterwards we went for an “afternoon ice cream” at this place in soho called gelupo - I highly recommend this place and I’ll definitely come for another visit(s)! they don’t only sell ice cream and coffee/tea at gelupo, but also coffee beans, free trade/organic teas and stuff like that. I finally convinced myself to buy a cafetiere - fuckyea now I’m all set to claim the title: “a coffee aficionado” (Y).

the conversations we had were very interesting. at some point it got so political that it feels surreal. seriously, discussing human rights and geopolitics at an ice cream parlour? those 18th century, coffee house-based enlightenment thinkers would be proud I’m sure haha.

after that, I met my two cousins for yet another coffee and ‘dinner’ then we headed to piccadilly theatre to watch Ghost The Musical with my uncle - who’s here until thursday for a conference. the show was…enjoyable. it was a bit plain at the beginning, but it got interesting, especially the parts with Oda “the ghetto psychic” Mae Brown. I also enjoyed the special effects when Sam/the ghosts fly and disappear. cool stuff.

thank you universe, for today.

now let’s get started with writing and editing for The Leopard for all night long!

went to greenwich park for matt’s belated birthday picnic today. (picture taken by an unknown guy, using abbie’s camera)

…is tumblring. right.

le sigh. le facepalm.

i could’ve and should’ve been working towards my degree right now (doing school work) but here i am. as you may or may not know from the recent blog posts, i am kinda jaded. and seriously i don’t know why it is happening.

why is it that lately i’ve been lazy and unmotivated to do anything?
and by anything, i mean everything except showering, cleaning the kitchen, staying in touch with friends and spending time with them.

i don’t feel like watching tv series (haven’t watched any in the past 3 weeks. no shit). i don’t feel like reading long texts without pictures HAHA. i don’t feel like browsing the internet, reading and replying emails, facebook-ing, even TWEEETING. omfg.

oh and actually, if it ain’t for the sake of ‘surviving’, to be honest i don’t feel like eating. cooking? bitch please, who wants to cut chillies and vegetables then cook them when you can simply fry eggs or make indomie? i’m not too excited about doing groceries and buying foods either -which is unusual, since i’ve always loved coming to supermarkets.

jeesuz kryzt, i sound like a suicidal person who’s bored with life!
nah, chillax, i may be weary but i’m not suicidal.
could it be a quarter-life crisis?

but i’m not even sure why am i stressing out on becoming an adult. it’s not like it’s a total blur anyway, i’m pretty confident that i’d turn up fine. it’s not because i’m freaking out about having responsibilities too, i think. i mean, i grew up having this “you can’t screw up otherwise they all gonna think you as one of those dysfunctional household’s ‘products’” mentality; that is one big fat duty. certainly i’m not afraid of being old and boring. since when does becoming old have to be boring anyway?

nonetheless, if this apathy keep on going, where am i heading with my life?

my plan for the future.

anyway, lacking motivation issue aside, these are what i’ve been up to lately.

- lovely valentine’s dinner with lovely fellow ForeverAlone

yep, just as i thought that

the all single flatmates (with no ring on it #sorryBeyonce) decided to have a dinner date in La Tasca on our own because spending valentine with your boyfriend is too mainstream LOL. and in the spirit of anti-valentine, we all wore dark colours, with just a little touch of pink.

and since i love these people more than i love my money and my time *insert ‘Aaaww’ here*, i decided to get each of them a V-day’s gift. a ‘personalized’ Bloomsberry&Co. chocolate bar, wrapped with old newspaper and magazine (reuse and recycle rule!) and a personal ‘love letter’ put inside an envelope with a self-made Boromir meme glued at the front.

so glad that they liked it. happiness is…seeing happiness in others.

- learning how to play guitar again

matt has provoked influenced me to buy a guitar and start again. and what can i say, six years are such a long time for a ‘hiatus’ so i kinda re-learn everything from the start again. this is what happen when you quit too soon.

meet Kenny, my new guitar :)

it feels so good to play guitar again. and now that we have two guitarists in the house (possibly three, because windy is learning it too), it’s only a matter of time (AND SKILL) before we start a band and write a song to sing along.

- seeing my cousins.

guess which one is the diplomat, the banker and the Goldsmiths alumnus? ;p

not much to say, but i guess i should consider myself lucky to have family over here. cos as much as these people can be so intellectually intimidating, it’s so much fun to share a family joke/gossip with these people.

so, i managed to go through two decades without getting pregnant, using drugs, being expelled from school, fighting with my parents, getting into a dramatic cat fight with friends….yep, i guess that is worth celebrating for!

thursday, january 26 2012. finally twenty. TWO-ZERO.

so the day started with a squeaky surprise from my beyond-awesome flatmates at midnight. (yes, i said it was ‘squeaky because of the squeaky stairs to my room at the attic, which means that i could actually listen to their footsteps as they were coming in. LOL. but still, i find it surprising! i thought they were gonna use the bathroom LOLOLOLOLOL. thank you, matt, abbie, and windy!)

(cutting the cake with gusto, indeed. thanks for taking this pic, matt! and anak labsky, YOI BRO ITU BAJU BINTAMA!)

yes, chocolate cake at midnight. one was so ready to use this day to eat as many fatty foods as possible. stuffed, nearly killed to death by chocolate, we spent an hour watching City of God. (it’s a mindfuckingly awesome movie, you should totally watch it)

then bed.

the rest of the days went almost like usual, the only difference being the amount of birthday wishes i received that day (d’oh), some friends at school said it personally, me likey. while some also said it through sms, whatsapp, twitter and facebook, me lovey some witty messages…such as this:

some messages on the cards are also lovely. such as this, from the rest of the ForeverAlone house’ people (my flatmates ;p):

a fan of mine (yes, i’m not being cocky here. he, himself admitted of being a fan of my writings -not of the writer. hahaha) created this kinda-sorta-maybe scary myth about cats and death which turned out to be a hoax made just to ‘ruin’ my birthday mood. hahaha dammit abang, you got me! penggemar macam apa ini? ayo kirimin kopi acehnya!

my best friend of 14 years even dedicated a post on her tumblr. whoa, dude…one does not simply forget that kind of effort.

coolness. defined.

thank you thank you thank you thank you.

then party.
yeah right. as if.
being a party veteran (so long, those crazy nights in high school!), i chose a more ‘intimate’ activity: EATING. hahaha. i decided to treat my closest goldsmiths friends a dinner in ed’s diner in soho, the one opposite waxy o’ connor (if you haven’t been there already, this place is worth visit. it used to be a church, but today it’s one of the coolest bars in london, IMO.)

thank you, 谢谢, cảm ơn bạn, 감사합니다, terima(ke)kasih, FRIENDZZZ!

one and a half hour later and there we were, stuffed and nearly dead by burgers, cheese, and mouth-gasmic MILKSHAKES.

no shit, epic meal time! (this hasn’t include jun-eun-joyce’s meals btw)

the night was young and so were we ;p but the grannies and grandpas (and not to mention, the overdosed tummy-monsters) in all of us seemed to force us to call it a night (IT WAS….7.30pm-ish?!) so…we….went home.

watched the rest of City of God, replied some more wishes…and there went my first day of official ‘adulthood’.

and so far, it’s going good :)

so these are what i got for my birthday from everyone: friends and family.

i love them all, but…gotta admit that my favourite present is the customized tumbler with pictures of my friends. it’s simply epic. LOVE IT. A LOT.

LOL. michael’s face is such an attention grabber indeed.
ingrid’s message: Forever Alone No More. Soon.—> bangkeeee :))))
nicole, my bitchhhh hahaha. awesome hair!
love abbie’s face and peeking jun! hahaha

thank you thank you thank you.

yesterday was beyond legendary. awesomeness level: ASIAN (pun intended, yes LOL)

okay, let’s move on to the cheesy-but-true part:

you see, i’m not the type of person who gets excited on their birthdays and i can’t say any better how the idea of having a birthday party scares me. but all of those greetings, presents, surprises (and this year…it’s been the third year in a row that i got birthday surprise! *holding my tears*), and simply the presence of YOU people….i just can’t thank you enough. i feel blessed.

you see, blessing is….the awesome moment when you have the best people to be your best friends.

life is pretty. so…adulthood? challenge accepted!

good night and be good, good people!
i love you!

OHEMJIIIH. my ‘twinzy’, dizzydc:”))) (remember this post? it’s that girl who i talk about)

THANK YOU. TERIMA KASIH. KAMSA HAMNIDA. OBRIGADO. SYUKRAN. GRAZIE. DANKE. NUHUN.

jiseuz! (ceritanya ‘jesus!’ tapi sunda style *haha naon) 14 years of friendship yooo. 3.5/5 of our lifetime! that is a looong time. even, seal and heidi klum’s marriaga lasted only half as long hahahaha!

fourteen years huh. kalo ini anak, dia udah jadi anak band smp nih. hmm.

oh tararengkyu for the prayers. i really hope your prayers will be granted, i know for sure if I’M the one who pray, my prayers will be granted because doa orang-orang yang tertindas (tertindas cinta *EAAAAAA *bek, masih mau jadi temen aku kan bek?) itu dikabulkan. but anyway, thanks! now allow me to comment on those prayers:
- health: THANK YOU, i need energy so much, been very lazyyy and looking for my spirit like primus yustisio (mana spiritnyaa?)
- wealth: BITTE! yes yes yes, uang bukan yang terpenting memang, tapi perlu. #azeek
- happiness: MERCI! and yes, they are already making me happy! i’m so blessed!
- love: hmm…not sure if i have to thank you on this. hahaha! *i do have some stories though, skype skype skype asap!*
- career: XIE XIE. and btw, i’m still considering MTV Singapore lho hahahahaha. I’M COMING UTT!!! (i don’t care if he’s gay, he’s still my first celebrity crush! hahahaha)
- looks: (LOL trueee) KAM SIAA lah! thanks for the compliment, how do you like my 5 coloured-hair? cos mcfly would be proud.
- etc: aaa kabek, TERIMA(KE)KASIH!

omigoddess!

i love the crosswords, brings back memories! so glad that this means WE BOTH still remember!

okay, so here’s the answer then:

ACROSS
1. monyet (eh tapi harusnya kambing loh. kita kan lahirnya sebelom imlek tahun 92 hehehe)
2. smartyboy (OMAGAAAH, bahkan aku ga inget kita pernah bikin smartyboy stupidoboy!)
3. SOBARIAH! (masih ada dendam makalah narkoba hahahahaha)
4. rinomulat (penembakan paling gak modal dan penolakan paling awkward hahaha)
6. paniqua
8. robbie
11. roller coaster! (too bad, the file is no longer there :( it was a great animation movie! haha)

DOWN
3. SILVER! (anjriiiitttttt! REGINA!)
4. Room on the Third Floor!
7. Chakra (i think the question should be: a good friend of ours who once threatened to jump from sabuga! *ngakaksampejomblo*)
8. nicole
9. benci (CINDY! KAMU BENCI SAYA YAA?!)
10. gregmarvin. (a very crispy troll. remember our victim? hahaha)
12. TBI!
13. axlgagal. (sometimes, i wish we can do it all over again. especially the part with the band practice, it was so cool. we were such rock stars!)
14. january. (still remember my question: kok bisa ya, kita cuma beda 10 hari tapi beda zodiak? ahahahaha)
15. pads, helmets, balls. (one of the most influential albums during our ababil years! oh yeaah!)
16. maya warsono!!! (*NGAKAK GULING GULING*)

oh, we did so many LEGEND-wait for it-DARY stuff!

THANK YOU, I LOVE YOU AND I MISS YOU MORE THAN I MISS MY FUTURE JODOH!

aaww dammit i’m officially an ‘auntie’. hahaha. turned 20 today, by far the sweetest birthday. more details tomorrow morning, but all i can say now is that FRIENDZZZ, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.

(michael, thanks for the picture -you make my arms look small, THANKS. LOL- also thanks for the cake!)

picture by: abbie’s cool camera

dalam rangka imlek, gue dan para fletmets memutuskan buat bikin perayaan kecil-kecilan. mahasiswa style gitulah, masak sendiri (belajar dari pengalaman setelah ngerayain imlek taun lalu di china town, yang ternyata membahayakan kesehatan dompet masing-masing).

jadi inilah hasil dari kombinasi hari minggu, 4 jomblo dan 5 jam di dapur: ‘gule’ (ekspektasi awalnya bakutteh, sampe tiba-tiba nuangin santen. hahaha ciamik sekali si koh mamat), lumpia vietnam, oseng sawi tomat, salad buah, dan fortune cookies.

dan seperti remaja kekinian berinstagram pada umumnya, wajib kan buat ngelunasin ibadah foto. fufufu.

#RemajaKekinian #edisiLomo #sokindie #sokngeblur #padalpayahaja #EAAA

#RemajaKekinian #edisisokfilter #ekspektasipopart #lefail

tenang brur ada kok, versi normalnya.
yoi cing, ada bee cheng hiang di baliknya fortune cookies!

sederhana, pasti. ah tapi selama ada teman, apa sih yang gak enak di hati? *azeek*

萬事如意, 吉慶有餘, 大展鴻圖, 迎春接福!

HEY KABEK!

So my twin sister is finally hitting the big two zero today. CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING OLD! LOL.

Oh yeah,

Just like the past five years, I’m sorry I can’t be there on your birthday. It’s not on purpose, blame it on the distance. I also apologize for my absences in your other epic moments and for not having the time just to meet up and catch up when I was in town. Sorry sorry hampura abdi!

But anyway, regardless of the distance and the lack of communication that comes as a result of it, you should know that you were, are, and will always have been MY…

Whoa can you believe it, 14 years (and counting) of friendship with no drama (let’s keep it this way ;p)! I’ll never forget all the stuff we’ve done, from balap nulis, jodoh-jodohan, masak-masakan (remember gigor ginger goreng?) ngecet kursi pake sambel, kecebur sawah, being a VJ (VJ Dan-VJ Lee! OMFG), made movies (check it out here), main band, jadi kaya karena lomba spelling….great memories, THANK YOU!
I believe each of us, we’ve best-friended other people along the way as well but still, we still hold each other’s record for longest drama-less best-friendship! Cheers to that.

And on this special day of your official transition into adulthood (adOLDhood HAHAHA), I can only hope that…

All the best in your studies (I honestly still find it amazing that you chose to do biology considering how much you hated that subject way back throughout primary school-junior high school) and future career/endeavours! Good luck on finding Mr. Right -as if you haven’t already ;p LOL you’re always better in that area- and may you have a glorious love life filled with everlasting romance, passion, companionship, intimacy…(YES, I myself cannot believe I just typed those things). Wishing you a healthy, happy, epic life where you always feel blessed and surrounded by the amazing people (I believe that the latter has already taken place, you have such loving family and kick-ass bestfriends, don’t ever forget that!)

Am quoting Ricky Martin here, LIVIN LA VIDA LOCA!
May the force be with you, oh dear Kembarku. Peace and Joy, Love and Light!

(it might not be obvious in the pic but yes, I am now the girl with five colours in her hair).