i hate honours

Heyyyy... kemaren tizka ultah dong!! wihiiii..

eh eh maap ya mau numpang ngomel2 disini..
gw lagi males abis lab.. males abis honours.. males ama rangga pula..
dia juga males ngurusin gw karena katanya klo gw bete dia mending nyuekin aja..
yeap yeap im seeing a pattern here.. and its not working for me..

anyway i officially hate honours!!!

-nora

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to ma bebehhhh

men oh menn... kemaren gw presentasi. hari ini imo ulang tahun. trus besok presentasi lagi. mo.. you picked the wrong day to get born! or.. i picked the wrong presentation dates... MANA TAU tanggal tanggalnya sucks gini.. i just picked the week ignorantly without paying close attention to the dates :( oh well.. tiz your bday is cominggggggg muahahahahahhahahaha ok lemme get back to my ministerial discretionin migration matters.

ps: dying from cuteness gara gara dengerin annora telfon2an sama rangga.. awwwww lomantis cekaliiiii

mwah mwahhh
bira birania

sydney misses tizka too!!

nora is in the lab!!
heheheh seeing that tiz put her pic in the library when she was supposed to be doing work, im gonna put up my pic in the lab too!!
gosh i miss you heaps tizkaaaa!!!
heheheheh especially becos im always with vira and imo (the lovey-dovey couple ahahha)... and it reminds me of youuuu so much.. because we both used to be there for each other when they start going into their love psychedelic mood.. HAHAHAHAH..

love love love youuuu

and i love rangga too.. AHHAHAHAHAH geez im such a cheese

I miss you like crazy

Even More than words can say
I miss you like crazy
Every minute of every day
Girl I'm so down when your love's not around
I miss you, miss you, miss you
I miss you like crazy

yes i miss you twoooo!!!!!
ps. aint the library pretty? :)

(i couldn't find a way to rotate the pic hehe)

nora is boredddd

ello ello ello.. ello-vee-ee...

hmmm.. its been ages since anybody wrote in here.. geez.. i thought we were going consistent for a while, but nooo.. we totally abandoned buku ungu!!

anyway update update...

what have been different since the last post got submitted?

tizka is in melbourne living and working
vira and nora miss tizka heaps
tizka misses vira and nora heaps
we all went to Kameron and Sabra's workshops!!!
nora got together with rangga
and latest update:

nora is stuck in the lab until 5.40ish... and have to catch the bus at 6 tonight!!

damn damn damn...

packing and packing and sneezing

oh my... i've been sneezing whole day today.. it takes almost all my energy from annora's sesame bar.

SO im back in SYDNEY and soon off to MELBOURNE!! feel so excited.. but not keeping my hopes so 

high about it, just enough to motivate my packing skills.. wondering if there's

 packing competition somewhere, i'd be there.. hahaha

anyways sydney has been great for the last 3-4 days! unit 27 was handed over to some new tenants yesterday, not an emotional goodbye though, dont know why.. more like a "shit i gotta go to the agent at 9am" goodbye.

and yea thaaaanks for letting me and my 10 boxes stay here. :)

it's actually a good thing nora's been busy with her lab all day since i've been packing my stuff aggressively.. haha you wont believe the living room isn't livable anymore at day.. but hey its sort of tidy when she got home. soooo viraaa get ur ass here and see what its likeeee

i'm off next week if all is good, around sunday or monday. flights are cheaper on monday though, so maybe monday. oh yea i've been on a "think like a homeless" strike, nora taught me. 

cao cao baby.

tiz

*sigh*

huhuhu kenapa blog ini diabandon???

heheheh pada terlalu sibuk ya di jakarta? gw juga kooo.. tapi gw hari ini sempet2in deh nulis... gw kan uda dua minggu nih honours.. gotta say that im starting to get pretty stressed out... ahhahaha ngebayangin harus ngerjain semuanya seblon deadline gw jadi agak2 takut gituuuu.. en kadang2 gw bisa mikir ko kayanya gw incapable of doing this ya sebenernya... tapi klo gw uda ngomong ama temen2 lab gw i feel slightly better... see? i picked the right lab then!! full of awesome supervisors and encouraging friends!

lab has been pretty cool.. i have my own bench, next to my supervisor... but then since Ian hasnt been doing a lot of lab work lately (none since i started) im kinda by myself on my side... with all the students starting on march, we're kinda worried about how busy and crowded the lab will be!!! and i have my own desk on the honours student area!!! how cool.. and i have a locker!! ehhehe those small stuffs kinda make me feel like i really belong in there.. *easily satisfied*

anyway come back soon please.. im getting bored and i havent been talking much at home.. i havent been talking to myself that much.. thats how lonely i am!!!

Sydney

Heheheheheh...

Nora is back in Sydney. Alone. Damnit you girls!

Im probably starting my honours on Friday, ive been procrastinating a lot.

But tomorrow im off with Imo to the city to wander around, and to get pressies for his sisters.

Anyway talking about Sydney, i havent been to Bar Italia. Grrr.. random

I miss jakarta tho, a lot! Too much probably.. i kinda cried the first night i was here, even though Imo was in vira's room.. anyway i didnt want to bother him with my whining.. ehhehe.. he had a rough night and ONLY caught 5.5 hours of sleep on the plane. Cant believe i survived 6.5 hours of flight with him.

Firstly i wanna applaud Vira for her published articles in jakarta post. Thats uber cool V!! I would be sooooo proud if i were you! Its so awesome.

Secondly im proud of Tizka for finalising her decisions about moving to Melbourne and getting a new job. Thats a big step! And you're so mature for making that decisions, I mean it. We will miss you a lot, and we definitely will feel lonely without you in Sydney. Seriously. You have been an important part of my life for the past 4.5 years and i intend to keep it that way! So we better work hard to talk about everything and be the best of friends. Argh im all teary-eyed now.

Anyway im happy that im back for honours. Im extremely blessed that i got to do honours even though im on student loan. But its not appropriate for me to complain right? Heheheh i mean im really lucky that i still get to do what i want. And im happy to find out that a couple of friends who were there last year are continuing for PhD, which means i will have more familiar faces than i had expected. FUN!!!

Well since the two of you are not coming back soon, im gonna friggin trash this place. And im taking hostages of your stuffs Tiz so you better stay here for at least a week!!! Lotsa love!!!

jakarta city of fever

hmm... i cant really say what's up. Three days after I got here.. BAM... fever hits. Fever, cough, pilek, and of course... non-stop nosebleeds. I noticed it happens EVERY TIME I go back to jakarta. Why.. oh why? The farthest I've been to since I got here itu.. PIM2. Itu juga only the basement, buat bikin foto buat visa application. Nothing much going on except that I've been watching hell lotsa Bizarre Food, globetrekker and The Amazing Race Asia.

Ayo dong tiz.. nor.. kita join The Amazing Race Asia! I mean with our good looks and charm we would definitely beat all those models and VJs lining up to represent Indo...NOT!. haha. I wonder why most of the cast for this season itu isinya semuanya model model dan VJ. I mean, yeah pleasant for the eyes.. tapi kan seruan kalo yang lebih aneh. Di the american version of the Amazing Race, nora told me that there was this gothic couple. Trus kemaren gw nonton sendiri acaranya and I saw the gothic couple, in their bright gaudy pink shirt (which matches their hair!) attempted to do this really wild african booty-shaking tribal dance. The male goth said that he was going to improvise and then started twirling the stick he was given like a staff (almost martial-art ish) and both of them ended in this very kung-fu style pose (YAKIIIIN banget gw mereka animefreak haha:P). Nah baru nih yang kaya gini, the beauty of diversity! Kalo semuanya model and VJ kan bosen... the show needs a few weirdos and I will be more than happy to fill the vacancy!!

Oh tgl 28 kmrn my Dad had his birthday and we ordered a big um..semacam Tumpeng but not Nasi Kuning. Nasi nya GURIH TASTY banget.. it's got litle very very nice oncom pieces in it. Gila enak banget....I forgot what they call the rice.. wait ya.. tanya mbak yati dulu.. OK. Namanya Nasi Tuk Tuk... Haha.. what a cute name, maybe yang bikin got inspired by a certain Thai mode of transportation :P. Anyway.. here's the pic:

Sambel goreng tempenya enak banget deh gila. Tempenye kriuk kriuk banget. I wonder what they put in the batter. Keringet ama ludah kali ya hahah biar gurih.

Officialy the BEST nasi I've ever had. EDAN!

Okay, its 11:13AM and i've got to go... shower. I'll be back soon to look for cheap places to stay in Tokyo (*coughs* ryokan *coughs*). I found one sooo cheap that it might be because its haunted haha. I'll also write what's been going on di Jakarta: the hot Reog dispute with Malaysia (still dont get how they can claim that it's theirs), the new trend in Jakarta: jail is the new celebrity panti jompo! and more! more! more!

And old fat Maura says hi...

LOVE

VIRA

christmas is coming and im coming there soon!!

hi thereeeee..

oh my what happened on november? noone posted anything, seems like we were all putting some better efforts in life!

so.. these two bitches (make that three with you ndin) are relaxing and pampering themselves in jakarta. tell me storiess!!! i wanna hear so much from you, aside from what v experienced in her room, hallucinating..

hmm whatelse.. oh i've been watching Six Feet Under and i think i like brenda.. why do you guys hate her so much?? anyway, for me its a super profound show.. and im in love with it! :) seems like i've known the family so well especially nate oyeah...
the way they describe life is just sooo well delivered and im now recommending everyone to watch it. but hey it sometimes feel like reading a self-help book titled 'whats the purpose of life', but this one is way better.. (i shouldnt express it that way hey?)
i might buy the 3rd season and watch it over on the plane since qantas sucks with tvs.. so yeah wooohoo (why am i so excited?)

ooooooooooohohoho and i went to my office's christmas party on friday and it was so fun... well the dinner went okay but the after dinner went great :D it just felt a bit weird since i think its just to early to celebrate x-mas in November, maybe its just a proper excuse to get away early on friday for nice dinner and drinks hehe
and i've got another one in two weeks, im sure this one must be great too and more 'christmasy'! ho ho ho

so tellllllll me stuff i want to hear!! how were the malls and the traffics??

i miss youuuuuuuuuu (i'm gonna miss you more when i move down there) :( but its all gooood :)

muah muah muah muah muah!!

LOVEEE

TIZ

procrastinating

so im going home this summer!
oh yea excitements!!
it'll be great to have the two months break before starting honours..
i'll be back around mid january, trying to start my honours early for some troubleshooting
anyway i should be studying now
bit freaked out about the formats of the exams but i hope i'll do fine
tizka's freaked out about breaking up with her company
and vira's never freaked out i guess
ahhahahahaha
i wonder what andin's been up to?

oh yeah im gonna spend approximately a week in Hongkong
i think its gonna be fun
especially since my cousin will be there she should be able to show me around and bring me to the hip places
and im gonna be able to shop as well!! hopefully...

oh well.. people do tell whats going on in your lives...

use fashion wisely

Fashion is a delicious guilty pleasure of mine
Why? Because I quietly loath and mock those who simply 'tries' to hard to be fashionable, spending and wasting money more money trying their best to look like stars. Get real. You will never ever be able to look like Kate Moss, Cory Kennedy or today's most in-demand models (Gemma, Stam, Hilary, Agyness.... the list goes on).

One thing my Ibu always say is that you can always buy fashion but you can't always buy your body (Ha! This almost beat YSL's famous 'fashion fades, style eternal' quote). That's probably why Ibu always stresses to us (her distressed daughters) that taking care of our body is far more important. Exercise, eat and groom well! She would rather prefer spending extra money to buy better skincare than buying luxury handbags (still way more affordable than one of those icky LV monograms). This, according to her (to which I agree) is because someone who is healthy and has a good physique will look good in anything they wear. I really do agree with this.

I mean, who are they kidding? Wasting your money to be ridiculously fashionable will NOT get you to look the least like any of those models I mentioned. They looked good in what they are wearing because they probably look good naked! Hence, guaranteeing them to look good in anything the designer decides to throw at them! I really believe what my mom taught me. What's important is that you yourself (divorced of any attachment with what you are wearing) look good, clean and...hygienic. I notice this a lot especially when I see people walking down the street. If you compare a fit-looking girl with that healthy glow in her face wearing only a simple white tee and jeans with another girl in the trendiest high waisted jeans, vintage whatever attributes (and that god forsaken keffiyah I wish to burn) smoking a cig with dark circles under her eyes, which girl would you rather be? Forgive me for notoriously stereotyping people, but that is the current trend. That...'heroin' chic.

I must say that the image of the cool 'heroin' chic looks great...on picture, on fashion editorial photo shoot. I think the uprise of the cool 'heroin' chic girls gave a misleading representation that it would look good anywhere, but to me they just look.. unhygienic. Not sexy...trying-to hard to be fashionable? Yes... but not sexy. I mean, I don't think guys even care about how stylish a girl is (If he cares to much, MUST-DOUBLE-CHECK-SEXUALITY).

This is all the almighty power of the mediaaaa!!!! Especially at this time and age where almost all of us are celebrity obsessed. We want to know them and we want to be like them (hell the rise of shows that gave instant fame *coughs* reality tv *coughs is a major proof!) At the end of the day, not everyone can update their wardrobe to look like their desired idol because fashion comes and go. Very quickly too. So, to combine my mom's quote and Yves Saint Laurent's... the ultimate solution in looking good is to keep your style and take good care of your body. That way, you'll look good in anything you wear!

That being said, Fashion is still a guilty pleasure of mine! NO, I do not update my wardrobe every season or go to every freakin Jeans designer sale or wear sooo many clothing attributes that my clothes seem to be wearing me and not the other way around. I wear comfortable clothing that screams... ME!

Hahaha.... Still, it doesn't hurt to look at cool outfit from the Spring 2008 Runway. I mean, these clothing will soon be the trend setter and will influence the way those people on the streets update their glorious walk-in wardrobe! It could be the new 'it' colors, or the new shape or whatever. It's just amazing and hillarious to see the domino effect! It's like a few months after Gucci's Spring 2007 collection was shown, every boutiques and stores in Sydney practically has that black, purple, bright yellow and orange colours on their products. Even that swirly pattern! Anyway, here goes some of my favourites!

This is from Nina Ricci. I love the color and the willowy nature of the dress. Oh, and that brown gloves is just cool! I just realized that this was designed by Olivier Theyskens who did cute almost gothic dresses for Rochas a few seasons back!

















This one is from Proenza Schouler and I've always loved their ready to wear clothes. I told Tizka that if I somehow produce money like that guy Primus produce sweat, I would definitely buy her this entire outfit and make her the most fashionable junior accountant at her office.
















This last one is from L'Wren Scott! Love the coat, love the coat, love the coat.

















HOAHEM..... I'm ngantuk! So yeah: love fashion! Just don't be its slave and please stop wearing those keffiyah scarves. God If I can Katon Goukakyu no Jutsu them straightaway...which btw... leads me to think that one of those purple rope belt thingy that Sasuke and the rest of the Sound Ninja wore can actually look cool (albeit way smaller!) I'll post the picture of it some time. Good night sweeties!

MWAH MWAH
VIRA

sad news

Oh darling,

what a sad way to start the day!! *hugs*
oh man do pass my condolence to him and his family when you get in touch with him
i sure know how that feels
remember? my nanah passed away few months back
it sucks, especially because i was really close to her
anyway they've moved on into a better place
and the world's been too hectic and too tiring for their sakes
so we shall all pray...



and a more cheerful term..
im sure you'll make a good mom and also a spectacular grandma!!
we will all help each other when we're stressed because we don't know how to quiet our babies, how to explain to them that body piercings are not cool for a 15 years old, or how to tell them that they can't date the jerks they're dating
we will be fine i promise...

supa great grandma

hey..hasn't been a good day for me since the morning, his granddad just passed away, he's flying back now and i hope everyone is handling it well.. amien.

other than that, ive got lots of work on my 'to do' list for this week.. freakin superannuation will be due this thursday, cpa exam on the 29th (still on my way to completion) and i need to sort my shait out about you know quiting and all..
hhhh.. its only 12.30 now, half + more day to go..

aneways, i miss my family, i know its cheesy enough to admit it in an online blog, but oh well what can you do. this whole morning drama reminds me of how close i am actually with my grandparents (both passed away). hik hik :( and i still can remember how she thought me how to read whats makes it different between syllables and mm.. whats the other one? not syllables? i dont know.
and im sure you all miss them too. :(

so yeah, I wanna be a super great grandma!!!! (oh lets not go there tiz, hell lots of thinking..)

GOSH....are these hormones doing emotional jumps and downs to me?? something doesnt feel right..

vir nor, im still waiting for the picnic you offered last time.. i want one..

righty, see ya tonight maybe..

kiss, tiz

i am not 21

Labelling myself the queen of procrastination is a heavy understatement!!!
Dari jam 9, gw udah bilang ke nora gw mau tidur.
I repeat what I said at around 10.
Setengah jam kemudian I said the same thing.
Ha Ha Ha... Now here i am ngisi blog pdhal besok harus bangun buat rebutan power point di family law!

Anyway... it seems like the question of the day is: WHAT IS YOUR BLOODY PLAN NDIN? seriously... I'm going nuts tiap hari mikirin that simple question 1st graders answer absent-mindedly: 'kalo udah gede mau jadi apa?'

Newsflash... kita udah gede. I am faking 21... udah lewat masa masa famous (intinya udah ga bisa lagi tiba tiba breakthrough ke Hollywood unless akting gw super brilliant). Jadi gw stuck ama law and journalism. Both so so... okelah. Not terribly excited about it tapi not sad about it either. At least bisa jadi backup plans yang cukup respectable kalo Timbaland refuses to sign me. (bloody lame joke)

Jadi after uni ada bbrp options yang bisa gw jalanin....

1. Option 1: Ngambil a creative diploma (either culinary, fashion or dance)
2. Option 2: Sign up di law firm (kalo keterima)
3. Option 3: Kerja di some media outlet... majalah or koran
4. Option 4: Jadi part of a communication team di sebuah perusahaan (yuck)
5. Option 5: Balik ke Jakarta and do either Option 3 or 4
6. Option 6: kawin and have lots of babies.. enough to make my own von trapp family
7. Option 7: Join the Indonesian intelligence agency! haha
8. Option 8: Why can't I be a ninja?!?!

So there... in a few years I will open this blog and see which path I actually choose. Now ndin, its your turn to give a thorough discussion as to elo plannya gimana. Gw aja tiap hari fret over this and If I were you I would too!! I hope you are fretting and planning. OKE OKE OKE OKE?!?!?!?!
Laper nih and speaking of chocolate pudding... I want one. The food.. not the metaphor. Yumm.. pake fla and everything. oh.. oh.. oh..

MINAL AIDIN!

How was your lebaran? Mine was good. Despite it being the fifth consecutive lebaran I spent apart from my family (Sherina taun lalu doesn't count), it was by far paling kerasa Lebaran. The family feeling and the food. Hehe...

That, my friend.. is a SEA ANGEL. Isn't it pretty? It is smaller than a baby's pinky finger (I think... correct me If I'm wrong) but when you zoom and look at it closely, It looks like a tiny human being! The way they swim is like us doing perfect breast-strokes. Amazing little tiny minuscule creatures. Curang deh... they don't have to think about what they have to do when uni is over!!!!! Damn you sea angels.. haha

lovelove: VIRA

PS: Ndin, remember that book you read 'WICKED', they made a Broadway musical out of it right? And now.. they're coming to Australiaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!! All the more reason why you should come back :)

mingle jingle gel gel

seeing nora's post made me realise how confusing it is to be a 20-21 year old. hopefully 22 would be easier..

anyways one single thing to look forward to this month, justin 30 oct!! right after my most expected cpa exam (thank god its after, not before). nora you shud've bought the ticket toooo so we can mingle around with a.s and k.l haha..
need to clarify just in case in few years we're reading this and wondering "justin? which.. justin who..?".. not justin pumpkinhead darlings.

i don't think there's nothing else exciting really. oh men what world am i living in?? arrrghhh....

andina my miss b... please make yourself comfortable... (ah iya, by the way, saw your milky choc pudding yesterday)

lov, tiz

Ny Batteri

Hey it's great to know that Ndon has joined us in posting crap in this digital version of Buku Ungu.
Anyway i should be reading more references in order to compose my 2000 words essay, but i decided to take another break (yes ive been taking breaks too much i realize that thank you) to write some stuffs.
I'd love to first share to you my essay topic: What is the mechanism of action of lidocaine (A sodium channel blocker) and P2X7 receptor antagonists and how effective they are in treating neuropathic pain?
Confused? You're not the only one.
I still don't know the exact answer to that question.

Anyway, moving on...
Ive been confused about my honours application.
Excited, of course.
The fact that im signing up to dedicate my life in neurogenetics research of MND does sound alluring dont you agree?
Haha.. actually its more to the fact that i will be a professional (a neurogeneticist!!) and i will be contributing to the society!! Through something that im kinda good at!!

Stuffs will be different next year.
A lot of us will be graduating (sorry, Vira); friends who get accepted in medicine might have to move out of Sydney; friends who are not staying will be going back to their countries; friends who are moving to Melbourne *coughs*; friends who are getting married or getting pregnant *gasps*
I think it's amazing.
It's gonna be quiet around here, but we'll survive for the better future ay?
Btw what's your plan Ndon?

I was once Temptation's girl, if you'd known Crazy.

well. hell-o.

you might probably wanna know how I'm doing. I'm doing fine, surprisingly. been sick. caught a lite sneeze (oh ha ha yes nora) and a fever, I think I have stomach flu too (no I'm not pregnant in case you're wondering. promise.) and now developing a cough, hyperventilating from time to time. went to the doctor. note this: not worth it. I'm really not comfortable with hospitals--the smell, the fact that there are sick and dying people in them which make me feel like I'm in some sort of crappy horror movie that still scares the shit outta me, and have I mentioned the smell? and they gave me crappy pills. I mean, four different pills, three times a day, I don't have a fever anymore but I can't feel my legs or ass, still can't sleep, and if I do, I have nightmares.

I kept thinking about that line from white oleander. "from demerol to percodan". maybe those are better. like that batch of underrated margarita. pije thought it wasn't funny cos it made her drunk.

hey guess what. I'm writing this and superman is on. the one where they have a scene in martin's place. superman. reminds me of super random things. or not-so-random things. like superhero jokes. or the time (it's 2:21 am). thought I'd made friends with time thought we'd be flying. making fists when flying. look at my left palm. shame, it writes. shooting up right through my hand.

sorry for singing all the time.


I hope you're reading.

Crisis

Assuming that we will live up to the age 60 or 70, we have lived a third of our lives. How scary does that sound? And what have we achieved so far? Well, nothing much if we keep comparing ourselves to Bill Gates or Steven Spielberg. But if we do a proper calculation, we've learned a lot. From learning how to stand up on our feet (literally), to make up sentences, to write, and all the stuffs that you just have to get through to get you to become you. So now that we have become ourselves, we are now only starting to live the real lives dont you agree? We are now starting to have all these responsibilities and our parents start letting us know about the stuffs that sometimes i think we would be better off not knowing. We now know that all the things that we have achieved up until this point is pretty much useless. They do not make you any better than anybody else. Being an underachiever my whole life, ive learned to accept the fact that i will never be the best one. Being the worst, however, is not the solution. So yeah i bet you're now thinking what has happened to me today that made me write these depressing points that you are reluctant to disagree with. Well, i'll tell you. Nothing happened. Seriously, nothing. Weirdly, i have been overly emotional lately. But everything is fine! I can hear myself saying. Some hormonal change? Nope I guess it's just my one-third life crisis. XO Nora

sunday dinner

first buka of ramadhan '07,
i made sayur asem, tizka made ayam panggang
and nora did the dishes :p
that day we discovered sambel xo yang enak banget!

MWAH
viraviraviraviraviravira