Okay. Pardon my absence lately, but I'm so busy with my new toy at polyvore so I have only so little time for other stuff but I'll share with you here what I did there and here they are, I hope you'll enjoy them. Btw, if you are polyvore-mania, too, please add me @victoriatunggono. Thanks fellas!!
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I dunno what's it with the boys around me but I seem to date over-possessive kinda guys lately. What is going on with me and 'trust'? Can't I gain trust from my lovers, really? Is it just because I have many friends--from both sexes--it means that I can't be trusted? Just because of his trauma of the past and fear of karma I can't really be myself no more? Oh, come on!
I am so tired dealing with this stuff. I am tired of being suspicious at for something that I don't do (or not even thinking about/wanting to do it.) And what about the past? Can't someone has a past that had passed that is not linked to the recent situation? Should someone always be attached with the past that they'd already left behind? Should someone has to always look back even when they want to move forward?
Gosh, this is just so tiring! I dunno about most of girls here (specially in Bandung) but should someone really let go of their friends from the past when they get married? I'm not even married now and I've already lost (I mean really really lost--like no longer talking with or even allowed to think of) some friends who were pretty much close with me.
Is friendship really the price that one should pay to have a happy relationship with one's dream love? Or is it happen just in my case(s)? Poor me, I love my lover so much that I would do anything for him. But should I lose friends, too? Or is friends' weddings isn't really important for me to attend? I've missed several of my friends' wedding because of my guy but, really--is this gonna be like this all my life?
Or is this sounds like I'm giving too much effort for my friends', bigger than what I give for my guy? Am I being unfair to him? I never forbid him to be/play/go with any of his friends so why should I suffer so much in here? What more should I give to him to make him trust me? Should I kill myself in front of his very eyes just to prove how much I am devoted to him? I am drained already now!
If he can't trust me like that so why wouldn't he just go with me to Jakarta to see what I'm gonna do there--just to prove to the world that I'm not cheating? If he doesn't want me to go because he can not trust me and he doesn't want to come along either because he dislikes the city, where should I be in this case? Be the suspected one for the rest of my life?
I am tired of this friends vs. lover thing that I've been dealing for the last 3 years but should I deal with it again now that I'm being with other guy? I know it'll be his happiness I'll do my best to get in first place. But should I really let go of friends like this? I just feel like crying now...
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I went to drop Ara at the gym today and waited for him in Teh Gula Resto in Anata Salon at Jl. Suria Sumantri. They have really good food in buffet in pretty much a reasonable price. After a too-early-dinner we went to Cihampelas to pick my brother up (but the journey took almost 2 hours due the traffic jam) and then went to around Jl. Jawa and found D'waroenk Jalan Jawa Aslina and stopped there for Ben's dinner.
[D'waroenk Aslina]
Too bad I forgot to take pictures of the food we ordered, but the ambience is really nice for a restaurant in the front yard of a house in Jl. Jawa and they also give free wi-fi connection. They serve Indonesian and western food such as chicken and beef steaks, nasi iga bakar, and other side dishes for very cheap prices (Rp 7,500-Rp 32,000) and they have a nice veggies juice too, which I ordered and liked, that I highly recommend to you all. Bon apetit, guys!
[new vanity desk]
A week ago my Mom bought a new antique dressing desk+mirror. It suits in the living room, on the wall in front of my room. Just to fill you up with the image of my house, I present you pictures of the recent interior my Mom had decorated and you can see how much my Mom love wooden furniture:
[the coffee table in front of the vanity desk]
[the dining room opposite the vanity desk]
[the rack in the dining room]
[the terrace downstairs]
[the old-fashioned little sofa in the terrace]
[mango wood table and teak wood long chair]
[good coffee, great story]
[view from my seat; the new Ciwalk, extended]
Two days ago I went to Ciwalk because I wanted to watch the New Moon and thought of queueing while Ara and his friends were in the gym. But when I got there it was sold out, all the tickets of three studios with shows in every half an hour!
So I went to Starbucks to kill some time and ordered a hot Toffee Nut Latte and sat down in the corner with my Macbook, enjoying the afternoon sun and the view of walking people below me, trying to make up some story for my novel.
So after an hour dealing with words and monitor screen, I stretched my body and had a break for my eyes, and there I saw, a posture of a girl that I recognize, standing in front of the serving desk, adding up things into her coffee, and just as I predicted, when she turned around, it was Rachelle.
So I called her up and we got so excited to meet each other and so she sat on the empty sofa in front of me, and we catching up with stories we were missing from each other. It was such a nice surprise to have her to fulfill my afternoon.
And when it was getting dark we moved to the Avenue A and had some pizza (but she was having spaghetti), and it was 9 when we finished eating and chatting and we both felt great for the incident meeting for we are having with a very similar situation with our boyfriends (not the bad one, you can relax about that) and pretty similar working situation, also.
So I guess I'm gonna meet her more often from now on, since my other girls are busy now and I don't hang around with boys no more. And to spend time with Rachelle is such a pleasure for me for I like the girl very very much. Thanks God, for the chance of meeting her that afternoon! :)
Last night Julie and I flickered through Star Movies and found The Secret (2008) was gonna play. So we stayed tuned with the channel and waited for the movie to begin. It seemed like an interesting one so we watched it.
The movie was starred by David Duchovny (as Ben Marris the dad), Lili Taylor (as Hannah the mom) and Olivia Thirlby (as Sam the daughter) who are family with happily married parents and rebellious troubled daughter. One day the girls of Marris went on an accident and the mother died. In that instant moment when Hannah's hand taken away from Sam's due to her critical moment, Hannah passed away but it kept Sam alive.
So for the following days Hannah lived in Sam's body, trying to convince her husband that it's her in their daughter's body and meanwhile, try to understand Sam by living in her teenage life. The movie is complicated but also so great for mother/daughter stuff trying to understand each other. Unlike the happy Freaky Friday (recycle by Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis), the price here is one's life.
This is pretty much a thinking movie. Like Ghost (Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze) or Birth (Nicole Kidman), the movie about dead soul living in other's body in order to make things right before they really leave the earth. I think it can really happen in real life, especially when the dying one isn't ready to give up their lives here. The movie makes you think a lot (especially the awkward physical relationship between the husband/father with the mother in daughter's body but I think the critics like it) and I'm giving kudos to the movie and especially to Olivia Thirlby for playing the double role.
The movie was starred by David Duchovny (as Ben Marris the dad), Lili Taylor (as Hannah the mom) and Olivia Thirlby (as Sam the daughter) who are family with happily married parents and rebellious troubled daughter. One day the girls of Marris went on an accident and the mother died. In that instant moment when Hannah's hand taken away from Sam's due to her critical moment, Hannah passed away but it kept Sam alive.
So for the following days Hannah lived in Sam's body, trying to convince her husband that it's her in their daughter's body and meanwhile, try to understand Sam by living in her teenage life. The movie is complicated but also so great for mother/daughter stuff trying to understand each other. Unlike the happy Freaky Friday (recycle by Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis), the price here is one's life.
This is pretty much a thinking movie. Like Ghost (Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze) or Birth (Nicole Kidman), the movie about dead soul living in other's body in order to make things right before they really leave the earth. I think it can really happen in real life, especially when the dying one isn't ready to give up their lives here. The movie makes you think a lot (especially the awkward physical relationship between the husband/father with the mother in daughter's body but I think the critics like it) and I'm giving kudos to the movie and especially to Olivia Thirlby for playing the double role.
I've been pretty much stressed these days because of the software installation that keeps on failing and the problems I had with people around me. For my relationship, I guess the 8th month is the crucial moment to deal with the couple. And as anyone else, we also have situations and troubles. But I'm thankful that we can always solve/end them in peace before it became something bigger that will be harder for it to be done. So I'm saying that my relationship is still strong and more beautiful each day. We really complete each other and it's so magical how a person can love me so much and make me love him too, equally. But to my other problems (such as the installation and work), I have to get away from them for some time and this is where I go: play the Game House/Big Fish' Ranch Rush game. It's fun! Lol.
Yesterday I went with Julie to some places and in the afternoon we went to Reading Lights to sell some books she doesn't read. I knew for some years about the bookstore's presence but I never set foot on it not even for once. So it was my first time visiting and I found it quite nice to hang out and read some books.

[they also sell knitting yarn]
[the book shelves and sofas]

[smoking room and reading room]
So I guess this store is a pretty nice place to hang around with books and a perfect getaway for something cozy in the town. They have either Aroma or Morning Glory coffee as options. But I need to warn you about the coffee. They're too liquid it made the sense gone before it reach your tongue so maybe you can order something else than coffee or ask them to put less water in it.
Click this and another window will be open. Check out how cool an animator fights with his animation. What a great animation!!
I just got these photos from Beatrix at Bex+Jules' wedding photo booth. Actually we got 1x photo session for each invitation but since Liana didn't use hers so Livia and I used her ticket for an extra shoot. Too bad the printer went broken when we queued for the prints so the photos are being sent via her multiply. But they're all nice and such a great way to freeze the happy moment. Enjoy these:
[Jamie]
[kiss the girl]
[sunglasses babes]
[Princesses]
[Nathan Adlar Haryadi]
Me, my Mom and Julie went to Santosa Hospital today. My friend Icha just gave birth to a beautiful son Nathan Adlar Haryadi yesterday, November 15th, 2009 at 1.30 p.m. It is such a joy the baby brought to the family and also so much blessings God gave to the mother for she gave birth naturally. The baby is 51.5 cm long and weighed 3.490 kg and is very healthy and handsome.
Thank the Lord for giving such cute baby for my dear friend!
Few days ago I got in a trouble when I accidentally commented on my friend's facebook status. I thought he was a friend so I commented on it just like I comment on other's. But little did I know that huge trouble awaited for me because my first ex had already commented there, too.
I thought it shouldn't be a problem since it had been such long time I never get in touch with my ex and I've never been friends with him in facebook. The problem appeared when the friend whose status being commented started to tease me with the fact that the two of us commented there. And another friend joined us, making the teasing more fun for them.
I thought they were just joking but I already said from the first time that it was all past about me and him but they just kept on cornering me. What made more problem is when the current girlfriend of my ex joined the party. It appeared that she was annoyed and tried to mock me by commenting there, too.
Well I grew mad because all of these times I've never poked her at all and now all of a sudden she said that I was a stupid waiting for my ex for years. Oh great, what now?
So the problem became pretty complicated but then after two days I asked her by message why did she said I was a stupid. She said she was annoyed that I should be commenting there about her boyfriend with her friends. Great, now she owns the guy and forbid me to befriends with the group no more.
I still can not understand the culture here in Bandung, or maybe in all around Indonesia. I think we have the liberty to keep being friends with anyone, regardless how the friends are also the friends of an ex. It's pretty silly to me how we are forbidden to befriends with certain people due to expired romance situation.
I knew one of the friends there 4-5 years before she entered our lives and had been friends with the others before she even know the group. So what's wrong with being friends with them, or even with the ex--after the love was gone?
I think they're just being silly here. I mean, I admit that before I met Ara, I thought about my ex a little too much even after the story ended. It was because I haven't met my Mr. Right that I thought my ex was still the best. But it didn't mean that I want to go back with him either. I wasn't really happy when I was with him and also that we had different purposes of the future.
And it was him who said that we should stay friends, like before we hooked up. And it was him who put the defense wall toward me and it was also him who was keep avoiding me. So what about the friendship stuff he said to me a long time ago? Only a word he said to end a relationship trying not to hurt my feeling or what?
I stayed in line with his word: keep "being friends" with him--while he seemed like forgetting that he ever said it or maybe he just doesn't know what the word means. Why should he be so over-convinced that I was still in love with him just because of the past? Can a man here even try to stick with his own words?
By the way, she said he was annoyed by my presence in that status update. I keep on thinking that now there is nothing left between me and him, why should he be so annoyed like that? I befriends with my other exs so why can't he be just as normal? I wasn't annoyed by the friends' joke for so many years now because there is nothing left for him and I had accepted our separation so well. Now that he's being annoyed, do you see who's still having a thing for who here? Not me, y'all can see that.
And while the friends still befriends with me, I still heard about one-two things about him once every few months along the years even when I didn't ask for them. These guys keep reappeared in my life just like that with the news and disappeared again. I really don't know what they mean with it: just wanna tease me because they don't have any other interesting stuff to do or simply wanna help creating a new scandal/affair? Is it only my feeling or Indonesian people are really that annoying?
I was trying to move on with my life but those people kept on reporting stuff about my ex by special sms or even by coming to my house. Just to report them. See? I wanted to move on but they didn't seem happy enough to see me going different way. It seemed that all of the friends are supporting me to 'keep on thinking about him' and always talk about the 'past' in front of me. Can't people here just accept the fact that I'm no longer with him?
So I got the things straight with the girlfriend that I didn't mean no harm to her and she accepted my apology and we both agree that the past is the past. We're in peace now. But to have a new friend, I had to lose several of my old ones.
I can not still befriends with the guys I thought were my friends because they don't seem worthy enough to be one. While some of them like to tease me too much about the past I no longer memorize, the other was so chicken he didn't do anything to defend me when a guy talked about stupid thing about me in a case few months ago and another was acting really weird upon me when I broke up with the ex 9 years ago (I didn't do anything that hurt him but why he dislike me having problem with his friend? It was my ex's feeling and problem with me, not his problem at all.)
I dunno what's wrong here; was it me the weird one or was it them to be too shallow-minded that they can not accept the fact that sometimes couples broke up and find new ones? Why do they really like to always look back and joke about it? Don't they think that people can change and have different ways in life, tho at some points we met and interact? Is it happen only in Bandung or all around Indonesia/Asia? Because I don't think western people think and do stuff like that.
Boy I really don't understand the way people think here. When one dates a girl, can't the friends be real friends with the girl--even after the break-up? I guess here people befriends only with their own kind and stop the friendship with one of the friends' partner when it was all over. It's like it means that once you get in a relationship, you date the whole friends, group, family and maybe world, too and when you're done with the relationship, they were no longer yours, too--even if you knew the friends before you met him/her.
It's so silly to me but well, that's how the life goes here. Strange still to me but I gotta follow how the game is played since I'm staying in the town, right? In moments like these I really miss Jakarta and the open-minded people in it or maybe want to go to the west where people don't think too shallow like that.
I love being friends with a lot of people but I think people just misinterpret my intend at most of time. If I befriends with too many guys they say I'm coquettish. If I befriends with a guy too close they think I want it more than that. If I befriends with my ex they say I'm still wanting him. And if I still befriends with the friends of an ex they say I-still-want-him-and-tried-to-tell-him-by-telling-stuff-via-his-friends and the friends will side the ex and make it looks like I'm still hoping to get back with him. Gosh, what world is this that I'm living in?
This is the one thing I don't like about Asian people, especially the one I experience myself in Bandung. People tend to give labels to the others and find it really hard to take the label away or to replace it with the new ones. One thing you did in the past will always become the picture of you people know in the next 20-30 years. Once you date a guy, you're couples forever, like it or not, even when the romance are done. So what happens with 'moving on' here?
At least with this problem appeared it made me realize how I've got rid of my past so well I don't have anything of a bad thinking of them circling in my head no more. What made it a problem to me is that how the girlfriend said things about me and how she interfered with my feelings, not because of the fact that she's now with my ex. I never cared about them no more I just don't like knowing that someone think badly about or dislike me. That's what bother me the most.
And about the boy friends, they look just so silly and unworthy of friends to me. Nuff said.
1. Yucatan Lake
This underground Che Tiger lake is located in Yucatan peninsula and believed as a gift from Mayan god in Mexico and is known as forbidden lake.
2. Gold Lake
This underground river is located in Luray Caverns, Virginia. The effect of water reflection on the ceiling of the cave looks like gold reflections.
3. Kanda Lake
This underground lake is located in Banff, Canada. Needs a little while for the mini waterfall to fill the lake volume, such an interesting natural creation.
4. Mellisani Lake
This underground lake is located in Mellisani Cave, Kefalonia, Greek, found because of the remains that covered the cave due to earthquake in 1953.
5. Limestone Lake
This underground lake in Mexico is unique because it's full with limestone stalagmite as thin as water.
6. Cheddar Gorge Underground River Lake
An underground river that located in one of the biggest cliff in England name Cheddar Gorge. There is a cave also named Cheddar where was found skull of the oldest human in England in 1903 that is predicted to be 9000 years old.
7. Texas Lake
This underground lake is named Hamilton in Austin, Texas, and now becomes a natural swimming pool.
8. Rainbow Lake
The Lechuguilla Cave in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Nex Mexico, is the fifth longest cave ever found. It is 193 km long and 489 m deep; the deepest in United States of America.
by courtesy of Uncle Pat.
This underground Che Tiger lake is located in Yucatan peninsula and believed as a gift from Mayan god in Mexico and is known as forbidden lake.
2. Gold Lake
This underground river is located in Luray Caverns, Virginia. The effect of water reflection on the ceiling of the cave looks like gold reflections.
3. Kanda Lake
This underground lake is located in Banff, Canada. Needs a little while for the mini waterfall to fill the lake volume, such an interesting natural creation.
4. Mellisani Lake
This underground lake is located in Mellisani Cave, Kefalonia, Greek, found because of the remains that covered the cave due to earthquake in 1953.
5. Limestone Lake
This underground lake in Mexico is unique because it's full with limestone stalagmite as thin as water.
6. Cheddar Gorge Underground River Lake
7. Texas Lake
This underground lake is named Hamilton in Austin, Texas, and now becomes a natural swimming pool.
8. Rainbow Lake
The Lechuguilla Cave in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Nex Mexico, is the fifth longest cave ever found. It is 193 km long and 489 m deep; the deepest in United States of America.
by courtesy of Uncle Pat.
1. Ronda (Spain)
Separated by 100m-deep valley
This Ronda city is located in hilly area and on 750m above the sea surface. Ronda is a city on rocky mountain in Malaga province. "El Tajo", a 100m valley, separate the old and new city. Some houses even stand exactly by the cliff. Between the two sides of the city there are three connecting bridges that were built in three different ages: Roman, Moor and in 18th century.
2. Bonifacio (Corsica)
70m above the Mediterranean Sea
By the end of South of Corsica island, Bonifacio is the largest society in the island. This small city stands with the 'horns' position 70m above the limestone cave that is still erosive by wind and Mediterranean sea wave. The city always be a safe city for sailors for some centuries, and now becomes a little marine with some expensive yacht laying in its dock.
3. Castellfolit de la Roca (Spain)
50m above the rocky cliff
Small city in Catalonia, Spain, Castellfolit de la Roca is bordered by rivers Fluvia and Toronell. Between the two rivers the rocky cliff became the foundation on which the city is standing. The city is in 50m of height and is 1 km long. The city was formed from two stacking lava currents, making the city one of the smallest cities in Catalonia.
4. Santorini (Greece)
Paradise in 300m high
These islands that located 200km in southeast of Greece mainland are the remains of huge volcanic eruption that destroyed a city which was standing on a whole island. The eruption made the surface of the island full of craters. The beauty of the city, with dynamic night life, made the city as one of the tourism destinations in Europe. Minoa Eruption, that happened 3600 years ago in the peak of Minoa tribe, left huge hole that was surrounded with hundreds of meters of volcanic dust stacking. That hardened dust stacking became the place where this 'paradise in height' is standing on.
5. Manarola (Italy)
The most dangerous city
The city that stands in Liguria Province is one of the most dangerous cities in Italy. It's hard to say how old the city is because of various texts in Ancient Roman age already mentioned about the wine produced from the city. Even now you can walk in its vineyard, or in Via del Amore (Road of Love) with colorful buildings in the end of the city.
by courtesy of Uncle Pat.
Separated by 100m-deep valley
This Ronda city is located in hilly area and on 750m above the sea surface. Ronda is a city on rocky mountain in Malaga province. "El Tajo", a 100m valley, separate the old and new city. Some houses even stand exactly by the cliff. Between the two sides of the city there are three connecting bridges that were built in three different ages: Roman, Moor and in 18th century.
2. Bonifacio (Corsica)
70m above the Mediterranean Sea
By the end of South of Corsica island, Bonifacio is the largest society in the island. This small city stands with the 'horns' position 70m above the limestone cave that is still erosive by wind and Mediterranean sea wave. The city always be a safe city for sailors for some centuries, and now becomes a little marine with some expensive yacht laying in its dock.
3. Castellfolit de la Roca (Spain)
50m above the rocky cliff
Small city in Catalonia, Spain, Castellfolit de la Roca is bordered by rivers Fluvia and Toronell. Between the two rivers the rocky cliff became the foundation on which the city is standing. The city is in 50m of height and is 1 km long. The city was formed from two stacking lava currents, making the city one of the smallest cities in Catalonia.
4. Santorini (Greece)
Paradise in 300m high
These islands that located 200km in southeast of Greece mainland are the remains of huge volcanic eruption that destroyed a city which was standing on a whole island. The eruption made the surface of the island full of craters. The beauty of the city, with dynamic night life, made the city as one of the tourism destinations in Europe. Minoa Eruption, that happened 3600 years ago in the peak of Minoa tribe, left huge hole that was surrounded with hundreds of meters of volcanic dust stacking. That hardened dust stacking became the place where this 'paradise in height' is standing on.
5. Manarola (Italy)
The most dangerous city
The city that stands in Liguria Province is one of the most dangerous cities in Italy. It's hard to say how old the city is because of various texts in Ancient Roman age already mentioned about the wine produced from the city. Even now you can walk in its vineyard, or in Via del Amore (Road of Love) with colorful buildings in the end of the city.
by courtesy of Uncle Pat.
I found these hilarious videos in youtube from my sister and laughed out loud rolling on the floor when I watched them. These are literal videos of Air Supply's Making Love Out of Nothing At All and Meat Loaf's I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) and Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart.
Check them out below here. I guarantee it'd make you laugh non-stop from the beginning till the end of the songs:
Check them out below here. I guarantee it'd make you laugh non-stop from the beginning till the end of the songs:
~Bryan Adams
To really love a woman
To understand her - you gotta know it deep inside
Hear every thought - see every dream
N' give her wings - when she wants to fly
Then when you find yourself lyin' helpless in her arms
You know you really love a woman
When you love a woman you tell her
that she's really wanted
When you love a woman you tell her that she's the one
she needs somebody to tell her
that it's gonna last forever
So tell me have you ever really
- really really ever loved a woman?
To really love a woman
Let her hold you -
til ya know how she needs to be touched
You've gotta breathe her - really taste her
Til you can feel her in your blood
N' when you can see your unborn children in her eyes
You know you really love a woman
When you love a woman
you tell her that she's really wanted
When you love a woman you tell her that she's the one
she needs somebody to tell her
that you'll always be together
So tell me have you ever really -
really really ever loved a woman?
You got to give her some faith - hold her tight
A little tenderness - gotta treat her right
She will be there for you, takin' good care of you
Ya really gotta love your woman...
Then when you find yourself lyin' helpless in her arms
You know you really love a woman
When you love a woman you tell her
that she's really wanted
When you love a woman you tell her that she's the one
she needs somebody to tell her
that it's gonna last forever
So tell me have you ever really
- really really ever loved a woman?
Just tell me have you ever really,
really, really, ever loved a woman? You got to tell me
Just tell me have you ever really,
really, really, ever loved a woman?
This is a song from Ara for me, he said. He's my Don Juan and I'm her Doña Ana. So romantic.. *giggles.
To really love a woman
To understand her - you gotta know it deep inside
Hear every thought - see every dream
N' give her wings - when she wants to fly
Then when you find yourself lyin' helpless in her arms
You know you really love a woman
When you love a woman you tell her
that she's really wanted
When you love a woman you tell her that she's the one
she needs somebody to tell her
that it's gonna last forever
So tell me have you ever really
- really really ever loved a woman?
To really love a woman
Let her hold you -
til ya know how she needs to be touched
You've gotta breathe her - really taste her
Til you can feel her in your blood
N' when you can see your unborn children in her eyes
You know you really love a woman
When you love a woman
you tell her that she's really wanted
When you love a woman you tell her that she's the one
she needs somebody to tell her
that you'll always be together
So tell me have you ever really -
really really ever loved a woman?
You got to give her some faith - hold her tight
A little tenderness - gotta treat her right
She will be there for you, takin' good care of you
Ya really gotta love your woman...
Then when you find yourself lyin' helpless in her arms
You know you really love a woman
When you love a woman you tell her
that she's really wanted
When you love a woman you tell her that she's the one
she needs somebody to tell her
that it's gonna last forever
So tell me have you ever really
- really really ever loved a woman?
Just tell me have you ever really,
really, really, ever loved a woman? You got to tell me
Just tell me have you ever really,
really, really, ever loved a woman?
This is a song from Ara for me, he said. He's my Don Juan and I'm her Doña Ana. So romantic.. *giggles.
Sing the photo captions like Julie Andrews' My Favorite Things in The Sound of Music while flicker through my favorite things below:
colorful bangles in wonderful patterns
key chain with charms and wall painted in purple
all things with my name on,
from round the world
These are a few of my favorite things...
purple glass box and purple hair clip on it
long sized bra pillow and purple patchwork quilt
purple lantern and white mosquito net
These are a few of my favorite things...
purple lanterns,
tall wall mirror,
and small rattan chest
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don't feel so bad...
My parents went out of town from the morning today so it were only me and Julie left at home. I planned to go to church but went overslept because I just slept by 6 this morning due to the insomnia last night. So we just left home by 12 p.m. to see my girls.
We stopped by at Orlen to wash the car by machine and fetched Irma for she didn't have a ride. Then we went to IBCC and met Ester there. I brought with me their stuff I bought for them in Singapore and gave them all there.
Julie and I had lunch at the food court and we browsed the stores wash basin for Irma's unfinished house and then met up with Livia at Ace Hardware and found a rocking dining table in the middle of the shop and ride on it. Looked stupid and childish but we all still have the childish part in us.
After what we felt like almost an hour rocking back and forth, we decided to go. After Ester went to different direction the four of us went by my car to Irma's new house near BSM. We checked on the house and the neighborhood and by 4 p.m. we went back to the IBCC to take Livia's car.
We went to Cathedral after dropping Julie off at BIP and after the one-hour mass Livia and I went to Boy's house nearby to see my beloved Ara and we had dinner there before I had to fetch Julie and Ben, then went back home.
On the way back home, my mind was wandering on how funny the life goes around us. Someone was looking for love and money for the happily-ever-after-kind-of-life in her dreams but does not find it even after she had searched on every guy that walk past her. Love from a wealthy eligible guy, I don't think it exists for girls who dig for it unless she really knows the trick and tips.
While next by her was the guy who got the money and also looking for love because of an upcoming deadline from the parents. Too bad he's stuck due to either religion or chemistry stuff. Time limit and marriage, I think they're just perfect to ruin the rest of two lives in long-term because loveless marriage is such a useless effort of time and energy to create a dreamy lives the parents want.
And by their opposite were a couple who love each other so much but still can not go any further yet because of the lack of money although they already have the perfect frame of true love that should be the core of a marriage. Chemistry--check. Love--check. Money--dot dot dot.
Sometimes you don't get what you look for the most. But when you stop searching, the one you were looking for come just like that, even in the form you've never dreamt about. Maybe we just have to flow and pause at one point of our lives. The tricky thing is to know when. Well, c'est la vie, mes amis!
We stopped by at Orlen to wash the car by machine and fetched Irma for she didn't have a ride. Then we went to IBCC and met Ester there. I brought with me their stuff I bought for them in Singapore and gave them all there.
Julie and I had lunch at the food court and we browsed the stores wash basin for Irma's unfinished house and then met up with Livia at Ace Hardware and found a rocking dining table in the middle of the shop and ride on it. Looked stupid and childish but we all still have the childish part in us.
After what we felt like almost an hour rocking back and forth, we decided to go. After Ester went to different direction the four of us went by my car to Irma's new house near BSM. We checked on the house and the neighborhood and by 4 p.m. we went back to the IBCC to take Livia's car.
We went to Cathedral after dropping Julie off at BIP and after the one-hour mass Livia and I went to Boy's house nearby to see my beloved Ara and we had dinner there before I had to fetch Julie and Ben, then went back home.
On the way back home, my mind was wandering on how funny the life goes around us. Someone was looking for love and money for the happily-ever-after-kind-of-life in her dreams but does not find it even after she had searched on every guy that walk past her. Love from a wealthy eligible guy, I don't think it exists for girls who dig for it unless she really knows the trick and tips.
While next by her was the guy who got the money and also looking for love because of an upcoming deadline from the parents. Too bad he's stuck due to either religion or chemistry stuff. Time limit and marriage, I think they're just perfect to ruin the rest of two lives in long-term because loveless marriage is such a useless effort of time and energy to create a dreamy lives the parents want.
And by their opposite were a couple who love each other so much but still can not go any further yet because of the lack of money although they already have the perfect frame of true love that should be the core of a marriage. Chemistry--check. Love--check. Money--dot dot dot.
Sometimes you don't get what you look for the most. But when you stop searching, the one you were looking for come just like that, even in the form you've never dreamt about. Maybe we just have to flow and pause at one point of our lives. The tricky thing is to know when. Well, c'est la vie, mes amis!
Oh, I forgot to post this but remember when I said there is a blog that will make you a song if you post them your bad-day story? They gave mine already I just haven't put it here cuz I dunno how to grab the video. Instead, just click here to listen to the song they made specially for me. This is the first time someone ever made me a song and it's really nice to look at the video especially when you're in bad mood. So why not visiting? They will surely make an inspiring song for you.
- The country is well-organized and clean in every aspect/part
- The buildings are modern and it has IKEA stores for interiors
- So many branded stores you couldn't help being fashionable
- The pedestrians and MRT are comfy to transport without car
- CCTVs are everywhere the country is so secure with low crime
So we woke up a bit late this day... you know, tired bodies and comfortable bed and dark room with thick curtains... so don't blame us. We (kinda) deserved the sleep!
We went out of the room by midday and stopped by the same Beef Kway Teow Restaurant like the day before and ordered the same menu and enjoyed it so much. After that we walked to the MRT station by different route and went to Bugis right away.
At Bugis we went crazy looking at cheap nice stuff and Ara bought himself a new beige canvas rucksack which suits his army pants and I got some I <3 Singapore shirts for my sister. Then when we were just about to go down to the MRT...
How could we resist that?? So we walked in and browsed and tried and found many awesome and beautiful clothes but bought just ONE dress for me. It was supposed to be $69 but I got it for $44.1 only in Topshop Bugis. Envy me? You should, really!!
So after spending more than 1 hour at the store we went to City Hall by MRT. We walked along the Stamford Road to Peninsula Plaza. Ara was looking for a pair of Clarks shoes but found them really expensive but thankfully when we walked back to the station we saw pair of beige Vans Zapato shoes that matched his new rucksack and bought them.
Satisfied with what we found, we went to Orchard then. My friends asked me to buy them some stuff so I went in to Giordano and bought pairs of pants for them and then to Cotton On and had a mint green short sleeve cardigan and gray and white striped loose tank top for they had them on sale. I also bought the nice canvas bag (with picture of a pair of parrots kissing) for charity there.
Once we reached Orchard we got hungry so we stopped by a new food outlet of 4 Fingers Bonchon and had a chicken wrap combo for two. We got the wraps, french fries and large sized root beer. So worth it and so nice. After we were done, the owner who was standby at the stall came to us and offered us to try their famous chicken wing. So we got each spicy chicken for free!
Then we went to Heeren, a shopping mall especially selling fashion for youth, to see Queen's Couture shop at 4th floor that sells many branded imported denims. It had Nudie, Cheap Monday, Ksubi, Insight, and every other rare denim that you'll want. Tired of wanting more but couldn't afford any, we walked back to the MRT station and went back to Bugis.
Ara was still curious about the shirt from Topman so we went back before the sale was over and got that shirt before crossing the road and shop for more in Bugis Village. At 10 p.m. we grew so tired and our feet were shaking so we stopped by the Burger King and had some sandwiches there. It was so nice to rest the feet for an hour.
We were going to go back to the hotel but I needed to buy a magazine for a friend so we entered the 7-Eleven to buy it and found 250ml of Cabernet Sauvignon for only $8.70 so why not? We bought it and went home with pained feet at 11.30 p.m. As usual, massages before sleep and dreamless sleep for our tired bodies.
Today, we woke up earlier than yesterday and packed our stuff into three traveling bags, my brown messenger bag and Ara's rucksack. After got them all right, we went back to the Beef Kway Teow Restaurant at Lor 9 but this time we ordered sweet and sour pork. Rain was stopped when we finished eating so we went to MRT station and bought single trip cards for our Tourist Pass was already expired.
We had ice tea tarik with our lunch but it was a fatal mistake for us. It was so hot outside after the rain and we entered the air-coned train with tea and milk in our stomach so the mix of them all made our stomachs ached. So we hurriedly exchanged the cards with refundable money and went to the loo asap.
After that we checked in for our trip back by Air Asia in Terminal 1 and on the way to our Gate D 46 lounge we sipped our Cabernet Sauvignon red wine till the last drop for it's forbidden to carry liquid in the plane's cabin for more than 100ml. We went through the boarding pass, got onto our seats, and slept for the half way back home.
After 1.5 hours of flight we arrived at Husein Sastranegara airport where Mum and Julie were already waiting for us. We really had fun for the short shopping-holiday trip--thank the Lord!--and really look forward for our next trip together but real life waits for us in Bandung. So we'll get back into reality now, good night all and bless you!!
[best chinese food found at Geylang: beef kway teow at Lorong 9]
We went out of the room by midday and stopped by the same Beef Kway Teow Restaurant like the day before and ordered the same menu and enjoyed it so much. After that we walked to the MRT station by different route and went to Bugis right away.
[Bugis Village by Capitaland]
[paradise of shopping on budget]
[all that you want for fashion and souvenirs]
At Bugis we went crazy looking at cheap nice stuff and Ara bought himself a new beige canvas rucksack which suits his army pants and I got some I <3 Singapore shirts for my sister. Then when we were just about to go down to the MRT...
[proud carrying the Topshop shopping bag]
[my first baloon dress--unlikely my type--and it's from Topshop]
How could we resist that?? So we walked in and browsed and tried and found many awesome and beautiful clothes but bought just ONE dress for me. It was supposed to be $69 but I got it for $44.1 only in Topshop Bugis. Envy me? You should, really!!
[crossroads of Stamford Rd. and North Bridge]
[old building of Capitol Theatre]
[St. Andrew's Cathedral]
[the modern entrance to the cathedral]
So after spending more than 1 hour at the store we went to City Hall by MRT. We walked along the Stamford Road to Peninsula Plaza. Ara was looking for a pair of Clarks shoes but found them really expensive but thankfully when we walked back to the station we saw pair of beige Vans Zapato shoes that matched his new rucksack and bought them.
[who's the shoe freak here?]
[Vans shoes for my man]
Satisfied with what we found, we went to Orchard then. My friends asked me to buy them some stuff so I went in to Giordano and bought pairs of pants for them and then to Cotton On and had a mint green short sleeve cardigan and gray and white striped loose tank top for they had them on sale. I also bought the nice canvas bag (with picture of a pair of parrots kissing) for charity there.
[4 Fingers food outlet]
[the chicken wraps]
[special french fries and large root beer]
[the free spicy chicken wings]
[Heeren, under construction]
Then we went to Heeren, a shopping mall especially selling fashion for youth, to see Queen's Couture shop at 4th floor that sells many branded imported denims. It had Nudie, Cheap Monday, Ksubi, Insight, and every other rare denim that you'll want. Tired of wanting more but couldn't afford any, we walked back to the MRT station and went back to Bugis.
[Queen's Couture at Heeren]
Ara was still curious about the shirt from Topman so we went back before the sale was over and got that shirt before crossing the road and shop for more in Bugis Village. At 10 p.m. we grew so tired and our feet were shaking so we stopped by the Burger King and had some sandwiches there. It was so nice to rest the feet for an hour.
[the shop that made us spent 2 hours in it in a day]
We were going to go back to the hotel but I needed to buy a magazine for a friend so we entered the 7-Eleven to buy it and found 250ml of Cabernet Sauvignon for only $8.70 so why not? We bought it and went home with pained feet at 11.30 p.m. As usual, massages before sleep and dreamless sleep for our tired bodies.
When you travel a lot by foot, it's important and best to go with someone who can massage or do the foot reflexology for you. It will make you feel much better when you sleep and awake the next morning to do another day full of walking. And for me, I am so lucky to have Ara who knows foot reflexology and massages me a lot.
[250ml of red wine on bed... but we saved it for the flight]
[spending hard on these brands]
Today, we woke up earlier than yesterday and packed our stuff into three traveling bags, my brown messenger bag and Ara's rucksack. After got them all right, we went back to the Beef Kway Teow Restaurant at Lor 9 but this time we ordered sweet and sour pork. Rain was stopped when we finished eating so we went to MRT station and bought single trip cards for our Tourist Pass was already expired.
[sweet and sour pork for $9]
We had ice tea tarik with our lunch but it was a fatal mistake for us. It was so hot outside after the rain and we entered the air-coned train with tea and milk in our stomach so the mix of them all made our stomachs ached. So we hurriedly exchanged the cards with refundable money and went to the loo asap.
[getting the refund money]
After that we checked in for our trip back by Air Asia in Terminal 1 and on the way to our Gate D 46 lounge we sipped our Cabernet Sauvignon red wine till the last drop for it's forbidden to carry liquid in the plane's cabin for more than 100ml. We went through the boarding pass, got onto our seats, and slept for the half way back home.
[finishing the wine]
After 1.5 hours of flight we arrived at Husein Sastranegara airport where Mum and Julie were already waiting for us. We really had fun for the short shopping-holiday trip--thank the Lord!--and really look forward for our next trip together but real life waits for us in Bandung. So we'll get back into reality now, good night all and bless you!!