Last nite, I was at bf's place, celebrating his birthday. There were other guys, all are his friends. We ate, played cards, talked, sang, and of course laughed. It was fun. But there was smth we talked about that night that caught my attention. You see, they are all working guys. So one of the conversation topics was: the life at their offices. One thing that all the guys agreed to was the fact that they get 'fucked' [pardon the language, as I feel that this word captured the essence of what they talked about tt night] by their superiors all the time. It's like a common fact. A daily routine. Sharks eat smaller fishes who eat planktons and produce shit. Almost all those guys, with the exception of one, are at the 'planktons' level -- almost the bottom of the food chain. The other one guy is the outcast of the whole food chain, the '"shit" level [ I shall not name this person in order to maintain world peace] So, back to the f**king process again. The sharks bully them. And to make the matter worse, some of the sharks belong to certain species category that these guys hate the 2nd most. But in the middle of telling the various terrible bullying incidents, one of the guys brought up the fact that there is 1 good thing the sharks do. That is, to shield the 'planktons' from external force or disturbance like the BIG boss or ppl from other departments, or the external clients. All of the guys who were present that nite, in that CCK's unit, agreed to that 1 good fact. I then wonder, in my own deep thought, whether that is just guys' stuff or what. Because, as far as I know, the opposite happens at my working place [note:  I am a girl]. My 'sharks' are nice creatures and are from the 'correct' species. They taught me stuff I don't understand. They showed me the way to get things done around the office. They taught me certain usefull 'tricks' to my benefits. But when it comes to dealing with BIG boss or clients, the sharks won't really protect me. If there is anything wrong with the workpaper that was done by me which makes the BIG boss angry, the sharks would be more than happy to direct the BIG boss' anger to me personally. Why? Because my big fat initials are on that working paper *ta daaah....!* Everything that we do have to be documented [both manually n electronically] and signed by our initials. That's the standard procedure. So even if some sharks are nice enough to try to shield me from the blame, it wont' be of much difference anw. My initials will still be firmly planted on the black book of my BIG boss Well, then again, maybe this whole thing has nothing to do with gender difference in workforce. Maybe it's the workforce itself. The nature of the job. The different professions.... It's just smth that got me amused for a bit. PS: just for information, the various jobs of the various people mentioned above are: construction engineer, computer engineer, manufacturing-sector engineer, mechanical engineer, and auditor.

Pas lagi nonton suatu serial drama taiwan di tv bareng sama Mak, Eh! itu [ nunjuk ke pemeran utama cowok ] kok mirip ama 'konco' [ baca: bf ] mu ya? Mirip khan ya *dgn nada agak maksa dikit* Ah, masa' Mak? Ga setinggi itu kok Oh dia lbh pendek-an? He'eh.. Tapi muka'e mirip konco mu kok. Tenan! *ber-api2* Hahaha.. Biasane khan org blg ''eh org itu mirip bintang film sapa'' gt, bukan kebalikan ne Hehehe.. *Mak mesem2* Habis itu, pas chat ama pacar di yahoo Eh yang, itu lho kata Mak kamu mirip bintang filem taiwan yg ini *sambil kasih link photonya* [demi menghindari komentar2 aneh, link nya ga di publish di sini hehe] Yee... ganteng e aktor itu ga sampe 10% ku kok dibilang mirip Lol. Iya deh, tak-sampein ke Mak =p Menurut buku fave ku, ini lah contoh bedanya antara org melancholist dan phlegmatist saat menerima pujian.. hehe.. ^__^

   

...krn Pak G [ guru nyetir ]  mo ngelatih aku parkir di mall2 pas kondisinya lagi sepi. Masyo'oloh... mata ini rasanya ada lem UHU nya pas weker ku bunyi tepat di jam 5.20. Seret. Ga mo dibuka >.< Sempet mikir napa matahari kok ga pernah ga denger wekernya di suatu pagi yg indah ya. Khan lmyn kalo matahari terbitnya telat 30menit-an gt. Aku bisa bangun lbh telat *mohon dimaafkan. Ini contoh pikiran2 ga jelas saat setengah bgn tidur* Anw, dgn roh yg kayaknya baru separuhnya masuk ke badan, aku jalan zig zag ke sofa depan. Duduk. Kepala disandarkan ke blk. Nutup mata. Dan sampailah aku ke Hongkong lagi. *pet!* Tiba2 impian Hongkong buyar krn suara sandal mama. Skrg roh udah 3/4 masuk ke badan. Mulai melayang2 ke kamar mandi, cuci muka, sikat gigi blah blah... *ampun, air di Malang kok kalo pagi dingin nya amit2* Stlh melakukan bbrp ritual, dan nelen 1 potong roti ciffon [ini nama roti nulisnya gmn sih?], aku siap tempur. Jam 6 tet pas, Pak G datang. Acara nyetir dimulai. Menu hari ini: blj parkir, blj jalan pelan2 [seolah2 lg macet] di jalan menanjak tanpa 'ngglundhung' dan tanpa pake rem *edhan*, plus blj U-turn di daerah menanjak/ menurun. Singkat kata, syukur setengah mati masih selamat sampe pulang ke rmh. 1 sepeda motor hampir keserempet pas U-turn dikarenakan dia ndiri yg pake sistem 'nekat' dan aku pas dlm kondisi tegang tak-terkontrol PS: Pak G ini disewa buat ngajarin aku nyetir ampe bener2 isa. Ngajar sekali, bayar sepuasnya Bayar sekali ngajar sepuasnya sampe bener2 bisa. Mo 1 minggu kek, 3 bulan kek, dia siap ladenin! Ini bener2 good deal, 'gang dao' nya tmn mama tuh. Moga2 aja dia ga muntah darah ngajarin aku hehe...

We were totally set on watching kungfu panda long long time ago. Probably when the movie were still in the process of being made. Now almost everyone ard us have alr watched the movie. Except us. I'm back home in Indo. He's in Singapore. The movie is still showing in both Sg and Indo. So why are we not watching it at this very second? Mid may Hmm.. kungfu panda is scheduled to be released on 6 June! I'll just go back to Indo after that, then. So we can watch it together Okay! MH: Omg! U two are so into the movie is it? Nearing end of May HOW? Dad insists that I go back to Indo on 1st June. He'll scold me if I say I want to wait till I watch kungfu panda. I've got to find some excuses to postpone the flight! It's okay lah. Just go back home first. We can donwload or buy the dvd and watch it later when u're back in Sg But then... I don't want to go back so fast anyway... .. . . Don't know what exactly went thru' our mind that time. But in the end I bought the 1st june ticket. And we agreed on not watching it until I'm back in Sg. So that we can watch it together. Up to this moment, 2 people alr asked me to watch kungfu panda with them at Surabaya. Almost all his friends and flatmates have alr watched the movie and told him the plot bit by bit. Now he already can picture the whole movie without watching it. It must be a real struggle for him to hold on to the promise. I bet this is even harder than the struggle of getting shit out of one's ass after 1 week of constipation >.< Thanks for allowing my childish behaviour to take control *grinz*. I promise the same thing. No matter what, I will only watch the movie with u when I'm back in Sg. Even if my cousin burns me the dvd and put it before my eyes, I'll not touch it !

Barusan latihan nyetir di pekarangan depan rumah lagi. Pak kebon yg lagi ngerumput di depan cepet2 kabur menyelamatkan diri pas ngeliat mobilku mundur ke arah dia. Pdhl jaraknya masih jauh sih. Tapi kyknya dia sangsi ngeliat aku yg nyetir hehe...

The driving lesson has ended. At least for now. Sesi ke-5 agak lmyn. Mesin dah ga tiba2 mati lagi. Plus diajarin parkir parallel. Diulang 5x !! Kaki pegel2 tapi puas hehe.. SIM udah jadi [biarpun acara bikin SIM pas sabtu pagi dibumbui dgn 'the usual family drama' krn mood papa yg jelek, sampe acara beli rujak manis yg aku lg ngidam hehe..] Gayanya sih dah mo nganterin mama ke pasar besok, tapi trus aku mikir2 lagi. Ada U-turn di depan rumah yg harus dilewati untuk bisa sampe ke rmh. Dan U-turn itu cukup mengerikan. Jalan di kanan kirinya isinya bus2 dan truk gandheng yg sopir2nya ga pernah mo peduli sama mobil yg mau U-turn. Akhirnya niat nganterin mama ke pasar dibatalkan setelah diketawain mama. Ohya, sukses naik mikrolet [angkot] tiap hari abis les sampe hari terakhir. Yay! Skrg tiap hari ama papa boleh latihan pake mobil ndiri di pekarangan depan rmh. Lmyn. Bisa latihan maju-mundur, parkir, atret kanan kiri. Latihannya sama mama tapi [Papa kukuh ga mau ngajarin]. Krn sama blur-nya, aku n mama latihannya gantian dan saling pegang handrem buat jaga2 hehe.. Agak gawat jg kalo nyetir ndiri ga ada mama di bangku kiri. Krn mama berfungsi ganda [kyk detergent merk Attack] sebagai handrem dan kaca spion kiri =p Berhubung aku 'agak' pendek, ga bisa keliatan bagian kiri bwh mobil biarpun tuh kaca dah di-adjust sampe 'pol'. Jialat.. Abis ini kyknya perlu byk latihan dulu di jalan2 sepi sampe bener2 mantep, baru bisa menjalankan misi nganter mama ke pasar

Driving session 3 and 4 were not that smooth. Lots of glitches. Mesin tiba2 mati pas di tikungan krn kopling terlalu mendadak diangkat dan gas nya kurang Mobil nyendat2 krn kopling n gas ga imbang Blj parkir di depan rumah org yg jalannya agak naik..e'eh mobilnya tiba2 melorot ke depan. Begonya, kopling malah aku injak. Alhasil pak guru di sblhku panik teriak2 sambil tarik handrem. hehe... *mesem2 krn malu* Akhirnya kaki sampe pegel2 ga keruan. Dihukum pak gurunya. Suruh latihan 'main kopling' di jalan menanjak. Parahnya, selama sesi main kopling ini, AC suruh matiin, suruh buka jendela, AC alami. Jam 2.30 siang. Tampangku dah kyk tikus kejebur got. Muka jg seret kyk kebelet buang air krn dimarah2in. Yg msh bagus cuma 1 hal: blon ketauan papa kalo tiap kali pulang dari les aku n mama naik mikrolet [angkot]. Biar irit [pertamanya sih krn aku emang kepingin, ga pernah naik mikrolet hehe]. Eh, ada hal bagus 1 lagi: sukses nyeberang berkali2 di dpn rumah pas abis turun dari mikrolet. Jalan raya. Serem. Isinya truk gandheng n bus2. Yak, tinggal 1 sesi lagi. Ditunda dulu krn bsk kudu ke Sby. Biasa, jadwal rutin papa yg ga bisa diganggu gugat. Pagi nya [jam 7!! buset] dah harus brgkt dari rmh. Ke Kepanjen dulu. Jauh. Buat ngurus SIM

Dah selesai 2 driving sessions. Masih selamat, utuh, ga cuil [baik mobilnya maupun isi mobilnya]. Cuma hampir nyerempet gerobak bakso yg sama dua kali pas di tikungan dan kaca mobilku sukses dilemparin bakso sama abangnya Moga2 semuanya tetep lancar2 aja sampe minggu depan. Amin

...ngambil paket yg sekalian ntar dapet SIM. Halah, wong cuma' dapet SIM di indo aja, apa susahnya, nembak aja yo jadi. Eiits...ga bisa bilang gitu dong. Kondisi orang khan beda2. Apalagi ditunjang dgn kondisi keluargaku [baca: papa yg otoriter dan over-protektif], perjuangan buat dpt ijin les nyetir ini bener2 dibumbui keringat dan air mata. Literally. Dimulai dgn adegan rayuan pulau kelapa, sampe adegan nangis setengah ember ala filem drama korea krn dibentak papa, plus ngancem ga mo bikinin kopi papa, sampe akhirnya bikinin kopi 3 hari sekali stlh visa [baca: ijin les nyetir dari papa] akhirnya turun. Singkat kata: puWas [quote dari pacar; ttg perasaannya stlh bangun dari tidur 20jam-an] Ngomong2 soal pacar. Pacar sempet nanya, "eh, jadinya ntar milih blj pake mobil apa?" [fyi, di tempat kursus disediain pilihan mobil kijang, avanza, ato taruna]. Aku jwb: "kijang" "napa? ga avanza aja? khan bisa sekalian co [baca: bisnis] travel ntar" *pertanyaan ini gampang dijawab* "soalnya papa maunya mobil yg gedhe. Katanya kalo yg gedhe udah bisa, mobil kecil2 pasti bisa" Pacar nanya lagi: "ooo... napa ga truk sampah aja sekalian?" *nah, pertanyaan ini lebih gampang dijawab!* "lha soalnya tempat kursusnya cuma punya mobil kijang tuh yg paling gedhe. Kalo ada truk gandheng sih pasti papa suruh aku cepet2 milih truk aja" Btw akhirnya kursusnya pake avanza. Soalnya kijang nya pada fully-booked semua *bikin papa bangga tepuk2 dada, krn menguatkan teori papa di atas* Trus,napa ini post kok tiba2 pake bhs indo campur aduk istimewa pake rempelo ati plus medhok2 dikit? Hmm...it's for no specific reason, actually. Cuma tiba2 dapet ide nulis post kyk gini haha.. Somehow kalo nulis pake English, bawa'annya jadi sedih post-nya, teringat sedih2nya termasuk pas dibentak papa dll. Anw, cukup puas ini bisa menulis post ttg suatu kejadian dari sisi ceria/lucu-nya. Hmm... cukup ada bakat secuil buat nulis buku humor kyk aditya mulya ga ya? *halah, ngayal kok yo adoh-men* Ohya, nulis blog itu pilihan lho. Maksudnya, bisa dibikin lucu, bisa dibikin sedih menyayat hati, bisa dibikin serius dll... Blog ku selama ini emang dibikin buat tampungan komplen2, biar ga empet ntar jadi bikin tua. EKh. Jadi mikir,neh. Apa mgkn kesalahan2 cetak bhs inggris yg dulu sering terjadi di blog ini emang disengaja krn tuntutan pembaca yg menginginkan blog dia agar ada joke nya minimum tiap 5 baris sekali ya?!

I can vividly remember the setting of my dream last night. It was venice. The floating country. My dream place. Since I've never been there, it comprised of whatever scenery/ parts of venice I've seen from the internet/ TV before. I was on holiday, I think. Alone. I was on a small boat, cruising past various buildings and residential houses, busy taking pictures of the breathtaking view with my digicam. I cursed silently as I realized that I forgot to bring the battery charger for my camera... I couldn't really rem what happend aft that but suddenly it was alr night time and I was back in Surabaya, with my whole family *sweat drop* If only the Venice and Surabaya is just 1 hour away [like what it seemed to be, in my dream], I would definitely go there now; without any second of hesitation!