Another Victoria's Secrets

My Mom just arrived in Bandung today so Julie and I fetched her up at Le Petit Paris in Ciwalk. When we arrived there we couldn't contact her but Julie stopped by at the cafe without knowing that she was there. Maybe it was an intuition?

My mom told me her experience during her stay in Jakarta--about reincarnation thing--that made me think. The man she met told her about her three previous lives before now and it was so scary yet interesting at the same time.

The three previous lives were all in different places (countries) but they had some line that connected with the one she has now. Maybe it's in her style, taste, interest or point of view (the way she thinks), but they are all not coincidently being in her. It was all the repetition of her previous lives, although only a small part of them.

The story is so interesting and made me wonder how my lives before now were, because I am so different with the people around me here. According to the psychic, it was because I was in a different level with them (in my previous lives.) And the people whom I meet in this life who match a lot with me now, had met me maybe once in my previous lives. For this, I truly believe it--cuz I've read about similar things in the books before.

Not everybody believe this kind of thing, Mom said only those who were enlightened would. And none of my close friends do, not any single soul whom I met in Bandung, not even my soulmate. I really miss my friends in Jakarta with broad minds cuz when I think of this, I feel all alone and lonely..

Ah well, now few of my questions are answered, although I was not really surprised with the fact my Mom told me today cuz somehow I feel like I knew it. I just 'remember' why I've always wanted to go to USA/Europe or how I think more like western or how I like bread more than rice how I interested in gothic/classic Victorian era (maybe) how I love literature so much.

By the way, the psychic also said something about 'armageddon' and it's funny how I always thought about my own 'end of day'. I had always thought my life in this world was enough before I met Ara, how I begged the Lord to end my life soon cuz living in Heaven seems much more promising and pleasing, but now that I met him, I want to live for another five or maybe six decades with him. I plan a long live with my love now. Mom said it was because I wasn't happy before.

You see, things aren't happen coincidentally. They were 'written' before, just like how my life goes differently from the current and all of their uniformity; how Ara had found me again at the beginning of this year and how we feel such strong chemistry and how we vowed in our hearts to be together only from now on; and how I met Julie, how we connected and how I have her stay in my home now, I believe it's meant to be. Do you believe it?

I went to the church for 8.30 a.m. mass with Ben and after that I decided to donate some blood to the PMI that was there.


I sat there waiting for my blood to be sucked out of my vein, but when it was going to reach 320 cc I  started to feel dizzy and it was so hard to breathe and suddenly people were all around me giving me oxygen, sweet hot tea and turned the bed upside down so my blood could flow back to the head.


After a while I felt okay and they gave me food and more drink and when I got healthy, we couldn't get out of the parking lot because it was full with the ones who came for the next mass so we were stuck till 11.30 a.m. until we could go home.. I still felt dizzy when I got home but it's okay cuz I did it for humanity.. :)

I had a shopping to Toko Setiabudi with Julie today and we made it pretty quick.. then at home she made mousse chocolat, before we made the fettuccine carbonara which we enjoyed for dinner. She's officially moved into my house now and we'll have another cook at home since my sister's in Jakarta. It'd be great!!

by courtesy of Uncle Pat.

AXN says: Relax. If you can.
by courtesy of Uncle Pat.

I got this simple psychology quiz from my friend Livia. Try this and look at the meaning at the comment box.


You were alone at home and at the same time, suddenly these five stuff happened together:
a. The laundry was outside and it was raining
b. The telephone rang
c. The guest was knocking at your door
d. The baby was crying in the room
e. The water was flowing from the tap

If you were in this situation, which one you came to firsthand? Take a paper and list it from the first thing you'd come to into the last one. Maybe the answers can be true.

This is our 4th day together and we've been enjoying such great time here.


Sunday, 20 September 2009
Lebaran Day 1.


I went to Ara's home to pick him up but had a moment to try the ketupat there. After a quick lunch we went to X-Trans pool at Cihampelas to fetch up my cousin, Hizkia, who just came from Jakarta. We went to Ara's grandparent's home first and had a silaturahmi (a gathering with relatives, ed.) We stayed there for another hour and a half, then by 3 p.m. we left the house and headed to my house.


On the way, we stopped at Yogya supermarket and to Julie's kost to pick her up. Then the four of us went home and stayed occupied with TV, internet, game, chit-chat or even sleep till it was dinner time. We had many kinds of food for dinner--anything Mom could find at the refrigerator--by 8.30 p.m. but then Clemy came home by 10.30 p.m. with Angelo so the second round of dinner was started.


Mom opened the Hatten red wine for us so we had a toast together, all of us: Mom, Dad, me, Ara, Clemy, Angelo, Hizkia and Julie. Ben didn't join us because he was not home yet. After dinner some of us went to pick Ben up and we chilled out at our front terrace, having the fun quizzes stuff with beers and it was 4 a.m. when we realized that we had to sleep. It had been such a fun and tiring day for all of us.




Monday, 21 September 2009
Lebaran Day 2.


We all woke up at 12.30 p.m. and we had our super-late brunch Mom ordered from a Chinese restaurant, then we relaxed till it was 4 p.m. then some of us went to Ciwalk. Hizkia was meeting his friends who came from Jakarta there, Angelo and Ara played an online game at a warnet across the street while Julie and I had some shopping for the night's dinner.


After a cup of fro-yo (of peach, crispies and Oreo on double) from J.Co, we drove home and dropped Angelo at the crossroad to his aunt's house. Once we were home, we started preparing. Mom and Julie were busy at the kitchen with the salad.




Ara and Angelo were in charge with the barbeque grill and meat.






While Clemy and I was dangling here and there, supporting and annoying everyone with camera, and Dad was happily watching over us.






Too bad Ben was sick so he stayed at his room sleeping. Hizkia had his four friends came by taxi and they joined us with the fiesta.

Believe it or not--call me outdated--I just tasted my first Sour Sally tonight. Well don't blame me. They're always full every where every time I wanted a yogurt and when they weren't, I was never in mood to have anything on my stomach. Sooo, tonight was my first time being in queue for a cup of sour fro-yo (though the green tea was sold out) and I gotta admit it that it's reaaally good! ^_^

P.S. The price is cheaper in Bandung! ^_~

For my friends who celebrate:

Yesterday Ara asked me to join him with his friend from the morning at the Treehouse. I was dropped there after I picked my siblings up from the travel service. There were also Reggy and Dena sitting at the table outside, discussing their business.


We then went to Carrefour PVJ to buy some meat and sauces for lunch, and headed to Reggy's house in Sersan Bajuri, Lembang. The house is really big it was divided into some pavilions and halls and cottages-to-be and we had BBQ for lunch at one of the rented houses.


The boys set up the grill and I helped with the raw meat. Then after more than 1 hour fanning the charcoal to cook our meal, we can finally eat at around 4 p.m. After stuffed, we were ready to go back to Bandung. That was a nice lunch we had since I've never had a BBQ lunch before (it was always at night, LOL.)

A friend asked me how I know The Weepies, and I told him they're my favorite since I've heard their 'World Spins Madly On' single. If you haven't heard of them, check their songs here:

Music Playlist at MixPod.com

With an aching in my head 

I lay motionless in bed

I thought of you and where you'd gone

and let the world spin madly on

Everything that I said I'd do

Like make the world brand new

And take the time for you

I just got lost and slept right through the dawn

And the world spins madly on

I let the day go by

I always say goodbye

I watch the stars from my window sill

The whole world is moving and I'm standing still

Woke up and wished that I was dead

With an aching in my head

I lay motionless in bed

The night is here and the day is gone

And the world spins madly on

I thought of you and where you'd gone

And the world spins madly on

Owl City just reminds me of The Postal Service and I'm putting their playlist here so you can hear their similarity:

Music Playlist at MixPod.com

While I think Joshua Radin has more similarity to Jamie Scott and the Town. I love all of them!

Music Playlist at MixPod.com

Music Playlist at MixPod.com

I got this new song from Oen, who put the video clip on her blog. I think I'm in love with this and gonna fall asleep with the magic all over my head and dream. Thanks, Oen, for ever finding him ^_^



You would not believe your eyes
If ten million fireflies
Lit up the world as I fell asleep
Cuz they fill the open air
And leave teardrops everywhere
You'd think me rude, but I would just stand and stare

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
Cuz everything is never as it seems

Cuz I get a thousand hugs
From ten thousand lightning bugs
As they try to teach me how to dance
A foxtrot above my head
A sock hop beneath my bed
A disco ball is just hanging by a thread (thread, thread)

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
Cuz everything is never as it seems (when I fall asleep)

Leave my door open just a crack
(Please take me away from here)
Cuz I feel like such an insomniac
(Please take me away from here)
Why do I tire of counting sheep?
(Please take me away from here)
When I'm far to tired to fall asleep

To ten million fireflies
I'm weird cuz I hate goodbyes
I got misty eyes as they said farewell (said farewell)
But I'll know where several are
If my dreams get real bizarre
Cuz I saved a few and I keep them in a jar

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
Cuz everything is never as it seems (when I fall asleep)

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
Cuz everything is never as it seems (when I fall asleep)

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
Because my dreams are bursting at the seams




Check out these other songs by Owl City below. I think I've definitely found another crush after Joshua Radin!!

Music Playlist at MixPod.com

I had dinner here with Mom today. It's located in Toko Setiabudi, in the back entrance (through Jl. Hegarmanah) and next to the Periplus bookstore. The food is nice and halaal (no pork) although they serve mostly Chinese food.


I ordered the char siu hainan rice while Mom had the duck bee hun. I love the interior they set here; like an old China Town's food kiosk.

I went to Toko Setiabudi this afternoon with Mom. She went to the supermarket while I went to Anata Salon for a haircut. The hairdresser gave me some tips:

1. Don't sleep too late after 10 p.m. so your hair growth would be maximum (Oh nooo! I sleep at 2 a.m. everyday! I gotta change my habit otherwise I'd go bald!!)
   
2. Don't wash your hair everyday to keep it healthy (Thankfully I wash mine once in every 2 days..)
3. Don't use too many hair products. The chemical damages it and the tip would be broken/have branches (This, too, thankfully is far from my hair now.)

After I was done, Mom and I went to Mangkok Ayam for dinner. I drove her home by around 6 p.m. then I drove to PVJ. There is a movie playing and my schoolmate back in Jakarta played the male leading role and I felt that I needed to see it. So I made up my mind to watch it (even if I was alone) and bought the 8 p.m. movie.

I still had an hour to go so I went to Gramedia and looked around the novel racks (yea, as always) and found Dee's newest work Perahu Kertas and decided to buy it. I told my friend I wasn't gonna buy it until I hear his review but I already have all of Dee's other pieces so, why not. The promotion on the book stack said these limited were completed with Dee's signature. So, why not? I'll let you know the review later.


I called Ara and told him that I was in PVJ and he turned his direction while driving and headed toward me. He is such a sweet boyfriend, he came to accompany me watching it although he was so sleepy and--off the record--avoids Indonesian movies.


Overall, I think the movie was good. It's definitely an independent movie (the way the execution was made) and brought up a very sensitive topic in Indonesia; about love, ethnicity and religion. It's a huge problem here (Julie and I discussed about it a lot and to be compared with France, Indonesian people deal harder when it came to these issue.)

Many are still cons against this movie (I just read a blog that suggested people not to watch it since it's influencing people to a certain religion) but I say, this is an indie movie and indies are for open-minded people only. To watch the movie, you really have to erase your being and be a non-block viewer, understanding the implicit meaning the director was bringing. It's quite heavy; all of the discussions about religion, 'forbidden' love and issues among young adults.


Maybe I think this movie is nice because I know the actor and it's interesting to see someone I know on the screen. Or maybe because it brought up the topic that is pretty much similar with my love life now: religion and ethnicity difference that defeated by love (in the movie, they defeated the love.)



The movie really should ended that way, otherwise it wouldn't be as good (remember the movie Stranger Than Fiction?) Well, although I don't really like the executions in here and there, the theme they're bringing was good and so true and it happens. Plus, they created faces on their fingers.. and all of the details that made the film good. I rate it 4 of 5 stars for an Indonesian indie.