miércoles, agosto 31, 2005
e.COM'05 3rd Day
Like about 3 of the participants spelled "J" as "G"..and so they were wrong even though what they meant was "J" but they said "G"! Anyway, for the afternoon, or Round 3, I was on my own as a Judge. Ternyata memusingkan dan bikin capek kalo jadi Judge.. I realized it in Round 3! I had to hear tons of people spell tons of words, whilst looking at the correct spelling. And there was this one girl who spelled too fast..sheesh...
Capek gw capek..padahal cuma dengerin orang doang.. Gw udah biasa dengerin curhatnya orang tapi itu gak bikin gw capek.
By the way, after Faustina "scolded" and got angry at the crew (aka the committee), I also expressed my feelings of sadness and upset by raising my voice to a high tone. I said that I was upset as last year's Project Leader b'coz the crew does not listen to Faustina in the previous Eva meetings, that is why up 'til the 3rd day of e.COM we still had problems, PLUS we had negative response from the questionnaires.. Hope that the last day turns out well...
martes, agosto 30, 2005
e.COM'05 2nd Day
After the Spelling Bee Written Test was over, I returned to 311 to take a rest or just berdiam diri..not really laying down or anything. Then I watched the lunch performance, and after that I went back to 311. For Spelling Bee (SP) we didn't have anything else to do except for Tephi to practice her pronounciation with me. But since there were Adisti and Tika singing crazily to these tons of songs (tapi ada juga sih bagian yang "bener"nya), we stayed in 311 for awhile to be crazy wit 'em! Emang begitulah tiap tahun... tiap e.COM karena saking stress-nya semua orang panitia, jadi pada gila!!
Well after the craziness was over, Tephi and I went upstairs to 407 (IT Div. room) to practice pronounciation... I feel sorry for Tephi cuz she was gettin' tired of pronouncing ^___^;;
lunes, agosto 29, 2005
e.COM '05 1st Day
Well today I was busy in the lab mostly after the Opening Ceremony. I was finishing up the Spelling Bee Word List. Tapi kalo boleh jujur, Opening Ceremony and lunch performance 2day ga heboh, gak kayak tahun lalu. Last year when I asked the committee to make noise or make a "wave" they did it, tahun ini panitianya kurang berani tampil & kurang heboh en rame. Itu aja sih kecewanya gw...
O IYA!! Another thing is..there were lots of the committee members who did NOT speak in English!!! Kecewa gw...
But it was fine..by the way, none of the people who planned to sleepover at my place did so. And then I went home with Irine and Venez after the Eva (Evaluation Meeting). Oia karena Irine and Venez laper aye traktir mereka makan malem di depan rumah, alias jajanan lapangan Blok S. Daqu menyalahi aturan diet gara2 e.COM ini... ^___^;;
domingo, agosto 28, 2005
Berlian Billiard
Anyway... even though I'm not good in 9-ball, I try u know. But 2day I'm really happy! Cuz the 1st game I played against my li'l bro (Ikhsan) I won!!! But then the score was 3-2 with Ikhsan winning 3 game sets... but then 2day it seems that my skills in taking shots are improving :) *happy*
9-ball is about luck most of the time. Like even if I shot in ball 1-8, if I can't get 9 in and my opponent gets it.. I am doomed... I lose. But in 8-ball it's all about the total of the balls shot. Like when I lost to my dad, 'twas b'coz I pushed in the 9-ball then the white cue ball bounced and went into the hole on the other side of the table!!! "HUAAAA...!!!!!", I screamed. It was very shocking, since the cue ball went in, automatically my dad wins. Huaaa dudul gw, terlalu kenceng jadi mental, masuk deh cue ball.... ;(
You know, some people think playing billiard is easy, but it's not. You need to think about physics and math when u play, technically.. Like the angle u need to take and how hard the power of your shot is. Now I've improved my angle skills..even though it's not a 100% success
^___^;;
I've been a geek all my life.. so puzzle games and mind-twisting or mind-bending games are my type of games.. including this sport named billiard....
viernes, agosto 26, 2005
e.COM'05 Tech Meeting
And this was the schedule according to Faustina (e.COM 2005's Project Leader) :
- 9 AM Pre-Simulation Meeting
- 9:30 AM Simulation
- 11 AM Pre-Technical Meeting
- 12 - 1 PM Lunch & Re-registration (participants)
- 1 - 2 PM Re-registration (participants)
- 2 - 4 PM Technical Meeting
- 4 - 6 PM Evaluation and Last Preparation Meeting (Eva)
Yach tapi nyatanya Indonesia emang jam karet.. jadi Eva-nya mulai baru skitar jm 5-an truz selese 7:30 PM.
Well..met lotsa people 2day..intinya itu..dan juga gw seneng. Udah lama ga ikutan kegiatan kepanitiaan kayak ini, wong e.COM yg gw ikutin kan udah 1 tahun berlalu. Jadi seneng aja gitu, walo harus keringetan (bikin guidebook), pusying (ambil foto peserta buat e.COM System Database) dan capek.. it's really fun to be in an organization! You get to meet new people so it widens your social network, have more friends..pokoke ketemu berbagai macam orang deh. Dan sudah pasti..kalo ada acara2 beginian kelakuan orang tuh ada2 aja deh yang aneh. Jadi inget tahun lalu... ada kasus-nya Sam, Karim en Coro. But I didnt' write it down in this blog of mine. They were doin' gay things.. OMG they were soo gay... ahaha :) pengen ketawa mengingatnya.
^___________^;;;
Pokoke gw excited banget tuk e.COM tahun ini! The total of the Participants doubled from last year! This year we have 'bout 400-sumthin'. WHOA!! Amazing! Congrats to Faustina and her team.. I'm juz an Advisor here this time.. not too helpful :D
Plus I'm gonna be a Judge for Spelling Bee this year! Doa'kan saya jadi juri yang bisa melaksanakan tugas dengan baik ;)
SEMANGAT!!!!!! buat semua panitia e.COM 2005!!!!!!!!
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Update:
Nindya entered the meeting room (311) in the mid of meeting wif her luggage and awards stuff...! Then @ lunch she told me the stories of her quarantine in the Marketing Innovation Award. She got 2 special prizes u know... The 1st is winning 2nd place for this Awards thing, and the 2nd thing is.. that.. Kappa.. actually.. got.. a.. b...
Penasaran yaa...???? Tanya aja Kappa "dapet" apaan aja pas karantina langsung ke orangnya...
miércoles, agosto 24, 2005
For the 1st Time in History
http://www.worldbadminton.net/Portal/desktopdefault.aspx?tabid=10&ItemID=1854
For the 1st time in history... USA made it to the Semi-Finals... even to the Finals of Badminton Champioships... AND EVEN got a medal!!! Not just any medal... but a GOLD MEDAL!!! That sucks, cuz I'm an Indonesian. It's s'posed to be an All-Indonesian Final in this 2005 World Badminton Championship. D'ya know why I said that? Cuz 3 out of the 4 players playing in the Final of the Men's Doubles are Indonesians.. the other guy (Howard Bach) is a Vietnamese-born..but he became an American citizen (if I'm not wrong), I despise the guy. The other three are: Chandra Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto playing for Indonesia, and Tony Gunawan playing for USA.
But on the other hand, even though the Indonesian team didn't bring home 3 Gold Medals but instead 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze, somehow I feel proud of Tony Gunawan. Cuz of his badminton-playing, his name was screamed by the Americans in support of his play. Bangga juga sih orang2 bule itu pada teriakin dan mengelu-elukan namanya... Ada orang bule nge-fans ama orang kita bo'! Sampe2 nama Tony ditulis di forehead-nya seorang cewe bule! Lucu juga... But then I'd be ashamed if I was an American, cuz it means USA didn't win purely, cuz they didn't use their own people, they paid Tony to play.
What do YOU think?
domingo, agosto 21, 2005
Pengkhianat Bangsa... ;(
Try this:
http://www.worldbadminton.net/Portal/desktopdefault.aspx?tabid=10&ItemID=1853
Nyesek banget gitu..nonton Semi-Final antara USA VS Indonesia (Team 2). It should've been an All-Indonesian Finals... huff... if only Tony stayed with us.
Sakit loh... apalagi gw merasa orang Indonesia-banget (lha..emang iya) maxudnya rasa nasionalisme gw kuat, jadiii ngeliat orang kayak gitu gw esmosi nonton pertandingannya.
^_________^;;
Pas diwawancara aja, Tony Gunawan bilang, "I'm going to go against my old partner, Chandra Wijaya.." cuih... Gak hormat lagi gw ama Tony, padahal gw bangga banget waktu beberapa tahun yang lalu dia berdua ama Chandra main. It was juz amazing seeing them play together in 1 team! Jadi nanti Tim 1 Indonesia akan melawan USA...
USA cheated...that's what I can say..maruk. Di cabang OR Badminton, dimana dia gak pernah masuk Semi-Final, "maksa" masuk dengan menggunakan jasa "orang luar" biar di-"sabet" ajah gitu gelar IBF! Ih curang abiss... terus terang aja gak mampu main bulu tangkis yang namanya orang bule Amrik! Jangan maksa kenape?! (O_o) I mean, it seems like USA just wanna be "Numero Uno" at eeeeev'rything! So they cheat in getting what they want, meng-halal-kan s'gala cara tuk mendapatkan yang diinginkan...!! Either it's (in this case) sports, politics, economy, et cetera, et cetera..the list goes on and on... huaduh... pusying... menyedihkan ya orang USA itu.. I don't know who's idea it was to put "foreigners" in USA's team. Pada bangga lagi pas dinyatakan USA menang & masuk Semi-Final!! Jijay bajaj.. cap cay.. siomay.. (O_o);;;
Walo gw pernah masa kecil disana(read: USA) tapi gw udah gak peduli lagi, gak respect lagi deh ama USA. Abis gitu sihh...
viernes, agosto 19, 2005
Stupid Me...
Udahgitu, kata temen gw the submission of the topics harus besok.. Gak bisaaaa... ada beberapa temen2 lagi di luar negeri. Lagian mo minta kita masukin aja gitu tanpa penjelasan 1patah kata pun... Duh tolong...
Headache headache... (>,<)
- B'coz of the Thesis Topics
- No explanation of the Thesis Topics
- Stupid me and the last nites I've been staying up late
- Japanese lessons test on Tuesday
- e.COM 2005 that's coming near (altho I'm juz an Advisor, but then I'm also on the Jury panel)
- My violin lessons
Need to go outta town... farther than Bandung for God's sake.. Udah keseringan nih ke Bandung, tapi kalo ga bisa lebih jauh dari itu.. ya sudahlah, angin bawalah daku ke Bandung, ngapain keq gw disana.. (>,<)
huaaaaaaaa..strezzzzzzzzz......... HELP!!!
^_______________^;;
Udah ah mo bobo... biar besok bisa melek pagi2...
Oyasumi nasai! :D
Ugh...TNA Wrestling
jueves, agosto 18, 2005
Coming Soon: e.COM 2005
Hey you English Mania!!
Are you a High School/University Student (15-24years old)? Have you been waiting to show off your skill in English? Well, now is the chance to shine! Prove your abilities by joining UBiNus IUP e.COM 2005, an annual English competition held by Bina Nusantara-International Udergraduate Program (BiNus IUP) students.
There are six competitions that you can participate in:
- Debate
- GenIuz (General Knowledge Intelligence Quiz)
- SCRABBLE
- News Casting
- Spelling Bee
- Story Telling
Registration is open starting from August 10-23, 2005.
The event itself will be held on August29-September 1, 2005, at:
Bina Nusantara University
The Joseph Wibowo Center for Advanced Learning
(Jl. Hang Lekir I no. 6, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta -> beside Univ. Prof. Dr. Moestopo)
So, what are you waiting for? Spread the news to everyone, everywhere. Start practicing and prepare yourself to seize the glory and get tons of prizes.
Challenge yourself,
challenge your friends,
challenge your institution,
challenge your competitor...
Challenge The Moment in UBiNus IUP e.COM 2005!!
For more information, please call:
- Melisa (0816-718585)
- Evan (0816-1485467)
- Pandu (0815-10104709)
Cordially,
Promotion and Registration Division
UBiNus IUP e.COM 2005
Challenge The Moment
http://jwc.binus.ac.id/ecom/
The Twins
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/MewTeeA/merah-putih_my_ver.gif
ada fotonya mereka^__^;; lutunaaaa... They're bout a year old.
Eniwei, from Monday 'til today (15th - 18th of August) mereka dititipin di rumah Pung Mama. Dan karena nyokap perlu therapy for her backaches at Dad's office (BI), after she's done with the therapy she goes to Pung Ma's house. Pung Ma emang akhir2 ini semakin lemah ;(( wajar aja sih, she's 87 years old already, but she still has strong memory!!! Then I pick Mom up with the chauffeur. Otomatis gw ketemu ama Si Kembar. hehehe senangnyaa....I feel entertained when around li'l kids :D
Kalo Lala langsung nempel..Dee-dee agak susah ama orang yang udah lama gak pernah ketemu, apalagi pas hari Selasa itu Dee-dee baru bangun. Gw ajak Lala keluar liat aquarium ikan, truz main di kamar. Truz sebelum lunch gw pulang. Pas 17-an juga, on Wednesday after havin' lunch Mom, Dad and I went to Pung Ma's house again. Ade ada acara di SMUN8 after the flag ceremony. When we arrived at Pung Ma's house, the Twins were still there this time with their parents, Kak Fenny and Bang Henry. Like the day before, it didn't take long for Lala to be "stuck" on me. Mau aja gituh gw gendong, ga protes^___^;;
Hari itu, Dee-dee juga baru bangun jadi belum nyadar gw itu siapa, jadi ga mau digendong ama gw. Pas udah agak sore, mereka mandi sore. Selese mereka mandi sore, Ade gw telpon minta dijemput. Jadi gw yang tadinya main "ciluk-baa" ama si Kembar di depan pintu kamarnya, jadi melambaikan tangan sambil mengatakan, "Daag! Dadaahh!"
Eeeehhh..!! Tau2nya Dee-dee nge-rengek minta digendong! Udah nge-rangkak ampe pinggir tempat tidur..karena gw takut dia jatuh akhirnya gw masuk ke kamar nyamperin dia. Truz tangannya ke atas minta digendong. Karena gak tega gw gendong, truz dia nunjuk2 keluar. Gw bilang, "Gak boleh Dee-dee, Dee-dee belum pakai baju.."
Truz pas dia mo dipakein singlet ama Mbak-nya eh..marah! Wuaduh galak juga Dee-dee ^___^ Tapi dengan usaha yang keras dari Mbak, akhirnya terpakaikan juga singletnya..tapi celana belum... Dia minta gw bawa keluar..karena di depan rumah Pung Ma lagi ada lomba 17-Agustusan, dan ada lagunya, jadi dia tertarik mo keluar. Tapi karena gw udah buru2 harus pulang mo jemput ade, akhirnya gw taro Dee-dee lagi di tempat tidur...eeehhh dia teriak truz nangis! Kalo kata Pung Ma, Ade'nya (Diandra) cemburu ama Kakaknya (Sharla) karena dari tadi yang digendong sama Auntie Mutia cuma Kakaknya, cieehhh Auntie Mutia ;) Abis kalo gw dipanggil Tante Mutia..kesannya kayak Tante2 bangettt gitu loh... atau Tante2 girang!! huaaaa...
Udah gw "oper" ke Emak-nya (Kak Fenny) Dee-dee masih nangis ampe teriak gituh...Duh kasian.. tapi mo gimana lagi? Auntie harus pergi.. Gw bilang, "Enggak, Auntie gak jahat koq ama Dee-dee. Besok Auntie Mutia kesini lagi deh. Ya? Dadaahhh..." Makin kenceng aje nangisnya! Waduh gawat..! Biar aja deh biar Mak-nya aja yang urus ^____^ ehehe... Maaph Kak Fen, tapi anakmu yang nempel2 ama aku lohh ^____^;;
Hari ini gw kesana lagi, tapi gak lama..karena Ibu pengen pulang cepet, ngantuk katanya abis di-therapy.. Duh lucu deh... Gw baru dateng, truz Mbak Lastri keluar bawa Lala, gw sodorin tangan gw, langsung dia mau digendong ama gw!! aiiihhh...lutunaaaaa... Tapi gw gak lama gendong Lala, karena kemaren Dee-dee nangis karena iri, jadi gw bilang, "Lala gantian ya Auntie gendong Dee-dee sekarang.." Jadi gw gendong Dee-dee.
Pas Ibu udah mo pulang gw balikin lagi Dee-dee ke Mbaknya. Truz gw bilang lagi, "Dadaaahhh..." Awalnya Dee-dee anteng2 ajah. Pas Lala en Dee-dee dibawa keluar ama Mbak-nya dan juga Mbak Lastri (Mbak Lastri pembantunya Pung Ma, jadi sebenernya Mbaknya si Kembar cuma 1, gw ga tau pula namanya Mbak siapa ^___^;;;) Dee-dee baru sadar bahwa gw mo pergi. Gw udah mo jalan ke mobil dia minta gendong, gw dadah-dadah..dia nge-rengek... Jadi gw gendong lagi sebentar, truz gw balikin lagi ke Mbak-nya. Eh nangis lageee, jadi dibawa ke dalem ama Mbak-nya. Hahaha... lucu. Kata Ibu, "Hayoo loh.. Mut tanggung jawab kamu, bikin anak orang nempel ama kamu truz nangis."
Wuaduh...bukan salah gw kan anak2 kecil selalu nempel ama gw??? Kata Ibu, 'Nik (ibunya Ibu-ku, singkatan dari kata Ninik = Grandma in Sundanese) doeloe juga kayak gitu... anak2 kecil selalu seneng ama dia, langsung nempel gitu. Wah ternyata ada sifat atau aura 'Nik yang turun ke gw. Kalo kata Ade gw yang rese' itu.."Kakak punya aura seorang baby-sitter..." Kurang asyemmmmm..!!!!! Bukan begitu...emang sih dari SMP waktu di USA, gw jadi baby-sitter tuk anak2nya temennya Ibu yang orang Indo yang tinggal disana, pas Ibunya pergi kerja. Ponakan gw yang sekarang udah kelas 2 SD, Dinda aja pernah nginep di rumah gw pas Kak Ita pergi ke Medan, truz gw bantu jagain. Pas kuliah tingkat 2 juga, gw pernah kerja di sebuah Pre-School & Day Care, ada 1 anak bernama Icha yang nempel ama gw. Di kampus aja.. gw dipanggil Mami!!! Huaduh...awalnya gw ngerasa aneh..tapi yaa sudahlah... Awalnya Nopi yang manggil gw Mami, truz Icha..truz "anak" gw tambah banyak!!! wakakaka... Kata Nopi sih gw punya aura ke-Ibu-an, pantesan kalo lagi di jalan gw dipanggil "Ibu" melulu. Sampe2 ama tukang jualan jus di depan rumah gw bilangin, "Mang, jangan panggil Ibu, baru 20 tahun masa' dipanggil Ibu..."
Jadi...bukan salah gw kan anak2 kecil selalu nempel ama gw???
miércoles, agosto 17, 2005
Bendera by Cokelat
tapi ku slalu mencoba tuk menghangatkanmu
biar saja ku tak setegar batu karang
tapi ku slalu mencoba tuk melindungimu
biar saja ku tak seharum bunga mawar
tapi slalu kucoba tuk mengharumkanmu
biar saja ku tak seelok langit sore
tapi slalu kucoba tuk mengindahkanmu
kupertahankan kau demi kehormatan bangsa
kupertahankan kau demi tumpah darah
semua pahlawan-pahlawanku
reff :
merah putih teruslah kau berkibar
di ujung tiang tertinggi di Indonesiaku ini
merah putih teruslah kau berkibar
di ujung tiang tertinggi di Indonesiaku ini
merah putih teruslah kau berkibar
ku kan selalu menjagamu
-Ayo nyanyiii...!!!-
Indonesia 60 tahun MERDEKA!!!!
Wuaduh maxudnye mo bikin layout serba Merah-Putih yang bagus...jadi ancurr begini... Yach namanya layout kilat bikinan sendiri ^________^;;;
Yach pokoke..
MERDEKA!!!!!
Kebyar Kebyar
Merah darahku
Putih tulangku
Bersatu dalam semangatku
Indonesia
Debar jantungku
Getar Nadiku
Bersatu dalam simfoniku
Kebyar Kebyar
Ke langit.. jingga...
-Maybe there's some words that are wrong, but this song really motivates me and my sense of nationalism. Happy 60th Independence Day Indonesia!!-
domingo, agosto 14, 2005
Nihonggo
Doa'kan saya yaa teman2 agar saya bisa lu2s ujiannya!!! Douzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu! Doumo arigatou gozaimasu!
Ima nanji desuka?
[What time is it?]
Shichi-ji yonjyuu san pun desu.
[7:43]
Kyou wa nan gatsu nan nichi desuka?
[Literally: Today, what month and date is it?]
Hachi gatsu jyuu yokka desu.
[Lit: Month 8 date 14th.]
Kyou wa nan youbi desuka?
[What day is it?]
Nichi youbi desu.
[Sunday.]
sábado, agosto 13, 2005
A New Indo Idol! MIKE!!
CONGRATULATIONS AND CELEBRATIONS!!!
Hahaha...akhirnya ada jagoan gw yang menang tahun ini. Tahun lalu jagoan gw ga ada yang masuk Grand Final ^_______^;;
At last MIKE the guy I've rooted for since the beginning of the Indonesian Idol competition WON!!!! I was soo happy I was jumpin' in my seat! You can't imagine the ecstatic feeling I have right now... What I like about Mike is that he sings all the songs with feeling, and he sings from the bottom of his heart with a pure angel voice....
Congrats again for Mike! I'll buy your album when it comes out! :)
GO MIKE GO MIKE GO MIKE GO!!! GO BIG MIKE!!!
viernes, agosto 12, 2005
One Last Cry by Brian McKnight
Are mending on the shelf
I saw you holding hands
Standing close to someone else
Now I sit all alone
Wishing all my feeling was gone
I gave my best to you
Nothing for me to do
But have one last cry
Chorus:
One last cry
Before I leave it all behind
I've gotta put you out of my mind this time
Stop living a lie
I guess I'm down to my last cry
I was here, you were there
Guess we never could agree
While the sun shines on you
I need some love to rain on me
Still I sit all alone
Wishing all my feeling was gone
Gotta get over you
Nothing for me to do
But have one last cry
Chorus:
One last cry
Before I leave it all behind
I've gotta put you out of my mind this time
Stop living a lie
I know I gotta be strong
Cause round me life goes on and on and on and on
I'm gonna dry my eyes
Right after I end my one last cry
Chorus:
One last cry
Before I leave it all behind
I've gotta put you out of my mind for the very last time
Been living a lie
I guess I'm down
I guess I'm down
I guess I'm down...
to my last cry
.:---:. Mike 1 of the Finalists of Indonesian Idol sang this song today in the Final Battle of the 2nd Indo Idol. And I was touched...(aku terharuuu) *sigh* If I have a guy, and he sang me this song I would melt right then and there^_^; By the way, if u're in Indonesia...VOTE FOR MIKE!!! Text MIKE and send to 9288 before 8PM (WIB) 2moro .:---:.