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HK love story

2009-11-11T18:19:00.003+07:00

Hai hai hai.. yours truly had arrived home safely on last Sunday and now enjoying free days before departure to Bali on next week mwahahaha... November is my travel month for sure hehe :)

About Hong Kong, I AM NOT SATISFIED AT ALL!!!!! C'mon, only FOUR days, how come I got satisfied?? I wanna stay FOREVER there!!!! I wanna move move there owww.. It was Autumn when I visited so the cool breeze felt very comfortable esp if you compared to Surabaya's hot weather which almost kills me everyday due to the heavy sweating.. I might die of dehydration y'noe!!

My new camera works so well, as expected from a Canon!! I've uploaded some pictures on my Facebook account if you want to check it there.. Sorry, I can't post the same pictures here as the connection dropped down =.= It's proven that a good camera aids in making good pictures. No need for heavy editing, just tweaking the color and apply lens correction filter to make the pictures look more dramatic! Awesome!!! Sure it's worth the price, how many times have I been telling you this?? Ahahaha....

Met my 'uncle' who's also a dentist in HK.. I should have called him 'uncle' cos he is on Mom's generation but he's only 30 something and mind being called as uncle haha.. Soo nice la! He explained a lot about MDS programme in HKU and now I'm getting more confused as I don't know what to choose wtf haha.. I like his clinic btw, small and neat and chic.. I so want to own a clinic like him in the future time! But I imagine that working in private practice is boring though you can earn a lot from that..

Met Jack Jichao also!!!! I'm soooo sorry we only could meet for one day! I only managed to visit the PPDH (and stupidely didn't take any photos there.. wtf was wrong with my brain at that time?!!?!?!?!!!) Next time I wanna visit the main campus.. saw from several photos that it's an old building so gotta be more interesting.. However, PPDH is greattt!! Making me dislike my campus even more.. That is what they call a teaching hospital maannn!!! Don't call RSGM a teaching hospital also.. I don't even dare to pee in the toilet as I might get urinary tract infection =.=

to be continued..

less than 12 hours

2009-11-04T20:46:00.002+07:00

Tee hee.. yours truly is going MIA for 4 days starting from tomorrow!!

new toy arrived

2009-10-30T15:17:00.006+07:00

I can't join this year graduation.. the academic officer didn't approve it so gotta wait until early next year, waiting for the other friends to complete their clinic requirements.. I'm sad, yes.. but that's OK.. I didn't put any expectations before so I'm not that disappointed.. after living in FKG for 5 years, I'm all numb now hahaha...

But there's a delight!

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TADDAAAAAA!!!

A package from OKTAGON arrived yesterday safely!!!!! Very much faster than expected before!!! Let's unbox it!
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*heart beats faster now*
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My brand new toy, Canon IXUS 200 IS!

WAITTT!!!

Not an LX3??? You're always talking about LX3 why ended up buying an IXUS then?? Hahaha.. That's because alot things happened that made it clear that I wasn't destined with LX3.. as much as I wanted to buy it, it was out of stock; only the displayed one was available. When I decided to buy the display item, my car's AC compressor was broken and had to be replaced, estimated cost: same as LX3's price!!! So no way, I swear to myself I will not spend the same amount on a camera!! Haha..

left column: USB cable, AV cable, and charger cable

mid column: charger, battery, IXUS 200 IS

right column: warranty card, installation CD-ROM, manual book

There are also Quick User's Guide and the sales note inside the box.

It's complete and arrived in perfect condition. Oktagon's service is awesome man! I order the camera on Tue, made the payment on Tue night, confirmed the payment on Wed morning, and the camera arrived on Thursday morning! Super fast shipping considering that they estimated the shipping would take 3-4 days! The sales officers are nice and friendly too.. they explain things clearly and answer my questions patiently.. Definitely recommend their service! Click here if you're interested.

If you wonder why I bought it from Oktagon and not from local stores in Surabaya, that's because no local stores in Surabaya carry this product! I have called almost all famous camera stores here and all of them don't have this item.. Guess cos it's quite a new release?

Of course, it's not a DSLR camera, so don't even try to expect it works like one. Will post proper review on this camera later, cos I'm so lazy to type 'em down now haha..

SIX DAYS TO COME, btw...... and I really can't wait!!

my best friend's wedding

2009-10-26T20:03:00.005+07:00

A bit late post, here are some pictures from Sen's wedding captured by Apri. None of us brought digicam, lucky his cam phone was quite descent..

the bried and the groom

Look at Sen's face still look as young, but sure he's a lot more mature than me.. I'm feeling forever childish inside =.=

Me and the craziest girlmate in my life

Anne wanted me to lower my body to compensate her height, but the photo turned out really weird haha..

Being shorty ain't bad la, girl.. :P

Thanks to Feli for capturing us!

I had goosebumps while watching their holy matrimony's video, and started imagine myself in the white dress, praying for strength so that I wouldn't back off and became Ms. Maggie Carpenter haha.. Maybe that's what they call the magic of love, otherwise how come one is willing to commit for a lifetime??

Meanwhile, my left back is in pain now, due to wrong sleeping position I guess.. Shit.

yayyy

2009-10-22T19:55:00.004+07:00

The flight has been confirmed and paid today, the hotel has just been booked online, and we're so ready for that haha.. We'll be staying in *secret place* for 4D3N... a short-time journey huh? I wish it could be longer but my sister can't skip her classes in Mon and Wed (we fly with Garuda Indonesia which flights are only available on Tue, Thu, and Sun), so I have to give in. A bit disappointed but I'll make sure I use the time very efficiently.

Btw, where're we going to?

You need no clue la.. I've been talking like an insane girl since long time ago haha...

.......................... a country where the most delicious dimsums exist!

A blogger said that once you try dimsum in HK, there's no other dimsum in the world would taste better! I am so eager to try hahah... :D And also charsieuw, roasted goose, mango dessert from Hui Lau Shan, Portuguese egg tart.... nyom nyom... *salivating*

freed

2009-10-21T15:14:00.003+07:00

I had Oral Med profession exam today and it went good! Ha! Let's bid goodbye to them and now I can get rid of the hideous handouts; clean till nothing's left mwahahaha.. so happy leh. I feel so free now!!

Holiday.. holiday... I'm so ready for holiday :)

pending

2009-10-15T14:59:00.002+07:00

Oral Med oral examination is moved to Wed, Oct 21. Someone stupid posted 'SERENTAK pada tanggal 15 Oktober 2009' on the annoucement so I thought the exam was held together on today.. But 12hrs before the time, a classmate told me that the oral examination schedule should be discussed apart with our own examiners.. =.= Well.. at least I am free till Monday, but I'm really bored studying the materials over and over again..

Oral Med profession exam

2009-10-13T17:12:00.002+07:00

Tomorrow I'm having the written test.

Next two days I'm having the oral test.

I really want to pass.. wish me luck everyone :)

cos I wasn't born to follow, too, Mr. JBJ!

2009-10-11T12:37:00.003+07:00

Bon Jovi's new album, THE CIRCLE, is due to be released on November 10, 2009; and I'm watching the first single's MV, We Weren't Born to Follow, now! Watch it here. Nah, I'm waiting for it to be released here, or if I'm lucky, I'll find it in HK :)

We weren’t born to follow
Come on and get up off your knees
When life is a bitter pill to swallow
You gotta hold on to what you believe
Believe that the sun will shine tomorrow
And that’s a saints and sinners pleas
We weren’t born to follow
You gotta stand up for what you believe

Another inspiring song from my ultimate favourite band, and I'm loving Mr. JBJ's new hairstyle. Seriously if he's not married yet I want to marry him, haha.. but sadly, he won't want to marry me hahaha.. xD Like I want to marry many men such as JBJ, Lee Hom, and etc. What a shame lol..

I soo can't wait!! Amazon has pre-order of The Circle's album + DVD and it's sad that I live so far away from America.. =.='' The shipping cost is expensive and the package is subject to tax also; another disencouraging factor to shopping online from overseas vendors.. :(

好空喔~

2009-10-08T21:07:00.001+07:00

(請原諒我亂七八糟的語法.. xD)

昨天整天線上收聽HitoFM, 聽到「林海峰」的歌曲, 就立刻喜歡他了哈哈~ 他的《我要愛死方大同》的歌曲好滑稽喔, 就把整專輯下載了.. 太遺憾我對廣東話一點不會聽懂. However有幾首歌, 旋律的聽得很古怪... Ah.. 現在我希望會了解廣東話喔~ 也希望能痛痛快快的收聽HitoFM, without worrying the internet bills haha.. 當地華語廣播電台不是那麼有趣, 煩死我了.. 跟對外的很不一樣..
媽媽同意我去香港旅行的計劃表了, 她叫我快快訂到機票.. 但是, 我還不知道要幾號出去, 可能是十一月初週出去, 因為到現在Oral Med 的考試日期還沒決定 :( 從來跟朋友一起去旅行, 這時候是我第一次獨自去外國旅行所以我媽比較不安. 我自己有一點兒不安, 可是我覺得非常非常興奮!! 哈哈~~沒關係啦..香港算是全世界最安全的城市, 不想這裡的位置, 對不對??也安排好了在香港一定要買到的東西.. xD哎呀~~ 好想快快飛去了, 也好想快快買個新照相機!

clinic update and bla bla bla

2009-10-04T18:45:00.007+07:00

Hello again :)

Oral Med clinic is finally over and there’s only profession exam, which will determine whether I’m eligible to be a dentist or not, is left! I’m also happy cos my diagnosis for yesterday’s post test is also correct! Nyahahaha… I thought it would be very hard and lonely to work in the clinic without other friends and only we’re three, but actually I’m very happy with them.. We help each other understanding each case and now we’re almost on the finish line together.. One month sure flies by.. :) The profession exam’s date hasn’t been released so I still have few days free to relax and compile the materials, but I'm already bored studying haha.. Got distracted by many many things, one is the camera I've been raved since gazillion years ago. Doh.. I'm only back and forth about buying it or not as it's very costly like around USD500.. But what can I do then? I've fallen in love and if I bought the downspec I would never end comparing the stupid camera with LX3 and soon I would get tempted to upgrade it haha.. Dunno la. I really can't like other types.. Oh c'mon, a high-end P&S camera costs about USD450, by only adding USD50 I already can get the LX3, how can I still choose to buy other? There will be many expenses in the end of this year; going to HK for holiday, going to Bali for a scientific seminar, a diving license.. An undergrad student who has so many dreams but experiences shortage in financial support haha... xD

the tales of the otori

2009-09-28T19:51:00.004+07:00

Off days is over and I’m back to clinic again.. My plan to study Oral Med during the holiday was just a plan, never executed hahaha.. I was sick, okay? And Oral Med books aren’t entertaining hahaha..

I’ve just bought the book, Kisah 47 Ronin (or The 47 Ronin Story) but forgot to upload the picture sorry. xD~ I thought it’s good but IMO, it didn’t.. It comes from Matahati Publisher who also publish The Tales of the Otori which I fall in love with, so that’s why I think The 47 Ronin Story is good also.. It’s reviewed great on newspaper, too. Just, not good to my taste perhaps haha.. :P

The Tales of the Otori themselves include Across the Nightingale Floor, Grass for His Pillow, Brilliance of the Moon, Harsh Cry of the Heron, and Heaven’s Net is Wide. I own the first three, and already read the fourth book and plan to buy it :) I can’t find the fifth book anywhere and not sure whether Matahati really publish the book or not cos on their web, it’s also OoS. I once saw the International Edition in Periplus, but I think I’m gonna collect the translated version la first. If I still can’t find it, then I’ll go buy the English version haha.. This series is good! At first I thought that Lian Hearn, the writer, was a guy, hahah.. cos she writes like a guy, which I love! If you like samurai-related stories, you should check these books out! I mostly like stories related to cultures or history (exception for Harry Potter and Twilight of course lololol…), e.g. about samurai, ninjas, chinese tradition, and... holocausts, really..

come clean

2009-09-26T17:20:00.004+07:00

Really don't have anything important to do so I decided to do this.

Me is changing the skin again.. hahaha... If you happened to access this blog before and the page showed you that it's going private, it's because I was still tweaking the html. Until now, I can't make the profile badge looks like what I want. And yeah, I'm putting my Twitter back on the sidebar. Actually I am not really bothered with Twitter cos I don't twit a lot and until this time I can't see its benefits. But yeah, guess it'll be good in later.. who knows?

How do you think?? IMO it looks very clean and tidy, unlike the previous toony theme (now I think that skin looked stupid for me..) This time is a la wordpress and comes in my favourite color, apple green! Hahaha.. Dunno how long this will last.. :P

got sick again

2009-09-24T14:24:00.004+07:00

I'm catching flu again!! The last time was two months ago.. On Monday night, I was still very healthy.. even went to PTC with my sister.. but on Tue early morning, I woke up with headache and tingling nose and sore throat.. I couldn't sleep at all at night, and on the next day, I had slight fever. However, the symptoms are getting slightly better now though I'm still sticking to my tissue pack. Don't ever think about study la.. I cannot focus myself to that books and handouts. I spent whole day on my bed with some old comics and novels. Sad but true, my watery eyes cannot read handouts but comics..

update :)

2009-09-17T15:33:00.006+07:00

We'll be having a 10-days OFF for Idul Fitri boh!!! Since 2006, this is the first time I do not mind about long off days in mid semester haha..

I'm gonna ~~fly to Hong Kong!!!!~~ study Oral Med of course! Does this sound creepy to you? Haha.. that's because the profession exam is usually a week after the holiday so I want to prepare early laa... :D Anyway, Oral Med discussion went very well today... still have one more discussion, one journal reading, one review, a post test, and the long awaited profession exam queuing behind. Still a lot yeah =.=? I promise myself this will be very well-paid in the end :)

Flight to Bali is confirmed already. Stupid me completely forgot to book when the price was cheaper.. It was only IDR 550K sumthing but now I have to pay almost IDR 700K!! Could have saved IDR 150K more le.. :( I will only spend 5 days in Bali, but it's not merely a holiday cos I will attend a scientific seminar - three days consecutively...

bliss

2009-09-13T19:53:00.002+07:00

In my case, a prayer almost solves everything... O how can I not be thankful to you, Lord?

emoemoemoemoemo

2009-09-10T15:45:00.004+07:00

D'ohh.. the weather is freaking hot just like hell larr... like fucking 37 C I've checked it with my car's termo!! Worse that my car's windows are sheer-tinted without any UV or infra-red shield so it feels almost boiling inside, plus heavy traffic jam and completely brainless motor-riders on the street, I'm HYPER EMO %$@&@#^@#!!!!!

Been quite on mood swing recently till I think I'm exploding very soon. It is usually okay in the morning but I lose more patience as it's getting to the end of the day! I know it's freaking weird and stupid, but things just look stupid and non-sense and not-fair and ridiculous that I think why the hell these just happen?? Why am I the only one who, seemingly, care about these shits while others think that these are normal?! Wtf is normal, anyway? I'm going nuts day by day..

beating hard

2009-09-07T19:00:00.003+07:00

Ohh everyone please pray for me I will pass this Oral Med clinic succesfully.

I sooooo want to pass.

takes more than just luck

2009-09-04T21:25:00.004+07:00

Erlin gave me the past papers Primary Exam, and I was completely stunned! The questions, the materials, like I have never heard any of them before. They're just 1000000% different from what I've learned till now and I can't even answer one single question arrrgghhh!! Parah ya toh... >.<

If I want to pass the exam, takes whole persistence and efforts from myself!! I might go to HK to check whether the same exams are applied there.. seriously, one year is sufficient?? Dumb dumb.. I don't clearly understand why they didn't teach us the same basic medical sciences here and instead, focused the learning process toward the skill? I just feel really dumb. McDreamy once mentioned this weakness, but I didn't think that the gap is that big!! IMO, only by our current standards, if the dentists didn't help themselves by improving their own knowledges, I really wonder how they could diagnose a disease. Ah. That's why our instructors keep yelling at us to read more and more and more. They won't yell for nothing, rite?? Shame, not?

I feel hopeless hahaha.. but as wisdom says, "When I think, I'm alive." So that's what my brain's for.

dream land

2009-09-03T21:39:00.004+07:00

Bora-Bora

Perhaps, it is how a heaven looks like.. Oh. How I miss getaways.... :)

back to school

2009-09-01T20:55:00.003+07:00

Day one in Oral Med II was only the intro of the clinic. Tomorrow will be having pre-test and I'm quite prepared for that already, I think.. hahaha.. I wish everything just goes well.. Yesterday I bumped into an another BDS student's blog and I think my days here aren't as miserable as hers, thankfully... I should be more grateful for what I'm having now.. :))

Only 45 days more, shall survive it..

Wanna buy the cam already but my money is still being borrowed by daddy.. TwT Family's finance is a little bit tight and mom holds me from buy unnecessary things.. but a camera isn't just an unecessary thing, right? I want to buy it cos I need it. Hahhh.. I thought she had already given OK to me when I told her I wanted to buy it.. why change her mind so quickly huh?? I'm just afraid that item will go OoS quickly before I get it on my hand eww~~

Also my BFF's wedding is coming closer, which is in October, and I haven't prepared the dress I'm gonna wear. I know now is still early September.. but who knows October will come so fast and I don't realize it? Aiyah...

our old friends

2009-08-25T20:49:00.004+07:00

They are genious..

They play with us..

Aren't they just like us? They're friendly, even to strangers. He's even friendlier than me eww~ he greets the divers like an old friend. He let them touch him (if a stranger touches me then I will smack them!), unlike any other underwater creatures that usually swim away once we get closer to them. That's because dolphins know that we are friends. Perhaps million years ago we were really friends underwater there.. and for some reasons, perhaps because we have developed into harmful creatures, we now stay on earth. But they are still very nice. Dolphins are intuitive animals, love human, and because they consider human as friends, they protect us.

So how come we still have the hearts to kill and serve them on plates?? What kind of creatures eat their friends? Lower than animals, yes? And still we call ourselves the most civilized race on earth? Not in the ocean.

I soo need to jump into the water and play with them arrgghh.. I want I want I want. I want my Open Water diving course! Please please please.. Ohh.. I wish I was just a mermaid then..

whole bunch of nothing

2009-08-24T22:24:00.005+07:00

Being one semester late, I think, is not as bad as it looks. Yes it's horrible to stay longer in that place, but it gives me extra times to think. Um, I'm talking about what I want to do in the future. This post is about nothing, you don't have to read it. I just can't find other proper place to get it out of my mind, so I pen it down here.

My mother once said that when she was at my age, a fresh-graduate, she also didn't know what she was going to do. But things just happened like that, beyond her thoughts, and she's here now. Almost like a Mr. Big's song.. :D

When I was in elementary school, junior high, or senior high, I usually had already known what high I was going to attend in next level, and I usually already had made my decision far before the graduation time.. but if you ask me now about what I'm going to do after get my DDS certificate, I don't know. I seriously don't know what I'm gonna do.

To me, taking a path is a serious problem. Part of me thinks that once I pick the wrong path, there's no turning back; while part of me thinks that it's okay to make mistakes cos you'll never understand the right until you find the wrong and viceversa. I'm just too afraid of making huge mistakes for my future. Part of me wants a big career in a major that I love; while part of me gets a bit afraid if I get dragged too far by my dreams then I will lost the value of my life. I have seen so many people got dragged away by their job till they forget how to have fun.

Sometimes I envy my friends. Some of friends is going to get their DDS certificate soon and they have already chosen which path they're gonna walk on. Some even are applying for specialist program.. They have decided their choice so quickly and happy with that. How come I can't?

There are times I wish I wanted to be like them. I wish I wanted to lead an ordinary life, like: graduate from university, find my soulmate, make a family, live happily till God calls me back. But I am 100% aware that I don't have to be like them. I know I don't like and don't wanna be an ordinary thing.. like if they paint their nails purple, then I'll paint mine purple with golden speckles.. Plus, I have feeling that I'm destined for something bigger. However, on the other side, I don't want to sacrifice my own life. I don't want to live without a soul, if you get what I mean. Life itself is the value. What makes a life a life anyway? I only want happiness, but what makes the happiness stay?

Like if I told anyone that I wanted to go diving, they didn't comment it, but I knew their little parts thought that it's my another-shallow-and-wasting-money want. Another big dream of enrolling an MDS class in the prestigious HKU also looked like that to them. Enrolling international study program costs as much as a luxury house in West Surabaya, and what am I gonna get after that? Will everything be worth it? Will all the sacrifices be paid back? Can't I just pick without having to think about the payback, the effect, the consequences, whatever you name it?

otw to PADI OWD

2009-08-22T14:23:00.007+07:00

I now can endure 240 metres of swimming non stop! Details: breast stroke only, 8 laps of 30m-length pool. However, as I can’t do flipturn, I have to stop at each side of pool to turn my body for the next lap… xD

Well if you wonder what the 200m++ non stop swimming is for....

Yess!!!

it’s because I’m going to do that in my PADI Open Water Diving Course (ow please bear with me, I know I've been saying this since gazzillion years ago.. xD), along with the 10-minutes of water treading which remains a problem to me as I can’t survive longer than 3 minutes.. Muscle cramp all over my thigh.. :( Fat fat fat... I need more body fat to make me float easier! Who says being skinny is always good?? Me has only few fat so that explains why staying afloat is a troublesome.. I wish they would just allow me floating on my back on the surface instead of treading water.. it’s more power saving btw.. xD

They start the class on Sept 27, but my campus Idul Fitri holiday ends on Sept 25. And I can't skip for a whole week cos that is supposed to be the last week of my group in Oral Med clinic and we’re going to have a profession exam! It’ll be great if they open more class in October…

only her

2009-08-19T22:06:00.003+07:00

It was twenty three years ago when you held me like this

Showering me with your love and kisses

Warming me with your lovely hugs

Through years you raised me

With laughter and tears

Thanks for everything

from the start when God sent me to live in your womb

thanks for letting me be a part of your life

And still twenty three years later

though I am not the best daughter you ever wished

you remains the bestest thing ever happen in my life

Happy 54th Birthday my beloved Mom!

I am sure you still are for the rest of my life.