Fiuhhhhh . . . finishing my travelling journal sure was time consuming. And now I’m already back to fairy tail u all on what has happened after that one week of adventure.
Nggg…ok…one thing that was obvious….i was struck with jetlag…and I mean quite severe. With a 5 hour difference between Perth and NZ, it all summed up to irregular sleeping time and quantity. My eating quantity also exploded, causing a rise in scale in just some couple of days later. Despite my jetlag, I still forced my self out to refresh my mind and get all things were it was supposed to be. As for work, well . . . I was planning on working all day till my day back to Indonesia, but things turned quite difficult for me . . .
It turned out that my friends were all at Perth and demanded working shifts. With the sales on a low, we ended up having to compromise and arrange our schedules among ourselves. And so . . . while I was dreaming of working my ass and gaining dollars all went to ashes . . .with just working almost the same hours when uni is in motion. It all just felt . . . like . . . not supposed to be like this . . .
With less working time, I ended up struggling on what to do to fill the days. It’s not like I didn’t have nothing to do completely, but the things that I was doing was really trivial and I thought that I ought to be doing something serious. Just walking around the city and other malls on my free time during summer, though it might seem cool and refreshing . . .but in fact it hurts me due to those things burning a hole on my wallet . . .surely but sure. . .
Oh yeah . . . did I mention that I was offered a chance to do an internship by my father. Ok . . .here’s the story. Still in my jetlag and tiredness, I was given a call by my dad. HE said that he would to contact his colleagues and see If there are any positions for internship for me to do. He offered me this since this would be my time to gain some experience before finding a job. It would help on my CV eventually. The offer . . . honestly was something good . . . but really surprising as it would one way or another flip my vacation plans 180 degrees.
After giving it some considerations . . . I decided to accept it. Even though it meant that I would be meeting my love for just a week. Just making this was really hard on me, as I thought that why one week for all the six months I’ve longed for? You think that it all ended there?NO!!!suddenly my dear called and notify me that her vacation would be advanced and for only 10 days….and that ten days would end rite when I would just arrived in Indonesia. Again . . . I had to think of something to see her . . . even if it just meant a couple of days. So . . .there was one solution . . . advance my date to go home. After some shopping around . . .my feasible time was to advance it a week. Honestly it wasn’t enough, but it was the best out of the worst.
So . . . with my departing advanced, and little working shifts to do, all I could do was to wait. . .wait . . . and wait. . . something that I obviously don’t like, especially in my circumstances rite now. Also, the thoughts of where I would end up working was starting to linger in my mind, slowly consuming my spirit. Though now it has been in someway healed and starting myself to grow some new spirit, it did in some way caused myself to feel down and over anxious.
But hey . . . all the troubles done . . . and now I’m in Indonesia. The story??well….i’ll make it separate . . . still . . . got lots of writing to do. But its okay. Writing for me is on way to keep my sanity and creativeness. Jya ne ;)
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Getting Lost.... (Part 5)
Final trip....I packed and checked all my belongings in my backpack. I made sure nothing was left over asides the souvenirs that I deliberately left behind for Erwin to give it to my family back home. It was early morning when I had to go to the airport. After saying my gratitudes to Erwin’s family, there I was out to Sydney, my final destination. The whole process in the airport was quick and smooth. But my only worry was when I touched down at Auckland. The time difference of only an hour or so to my connecting flight to Sydney made rushing to the international terminal. Luckily all seemed fine and I just had to lay back and wait for my flight back to ozzy.
In the plane, I made sure this time I’ld enjoy the inflight entertainment to its most. So rather than falling asleep as usual, I ended up watching a couple of movies. Not too bad eh ;). I was so enjoying it that I didn’t notice it was almost time to touch down at Sydney. On the ground, first thing for me to do was to get a pee as I had no chance of doing so since it was so crowded in the plane. Pass the immigrations and customs, I had to immidiately fine a transportation. Of all the choices, I opted for the shuttle bus as it sounded cheaper than the rest. And it wasn’t a bad choice after all as it dropped me right in front of the hotel .
Done with the checking in and lying down for some while, I was off out on the streets of Sydney...this time...completely on my own B-). I didn’t waste any time but to head straight to the Opera house. On my way, I walked pass hyde park and the botanical garden. It sure was a hot and long walk as i didn’t realize it took me more than an hour to finally reach the opera house by walking. But i did take my time by taking photos of the place and the surrounding sceneries. Oh yeah, i forgot to mention that i did stop by to get some lunch for myself in the main streets of Sydney. Just a simple fish and chips ;).
The walk back was tiresomen, courtesy of the hot weather. But I tried to enjoy things as i had no time to be tired since its my only chance in Sydney. At the house, I took a shower, prayed and then took a short nap. Having no ideas on what to do during the night, I thought going to the movies would be a good idea. Luckily 2012 was till n screens so I didn’t waste any chance to watch it. Before doing so, I didn’t forget to have my dinner of kebab before landing myself in front of the big screen. Done with the watching, I was thinking of heading back as I really felt tired, but i suddenly remembered to find a mosque. Alhamdulillah i found one close to the hotel. Done with the prayers, there I was back to my room and taking a rest after one hell of walking and travelling.
Last day, I woke up early, had a simple breakfast and kicked out the streets. This time, i thought going to Bondi wasn’t a bad idea, so i walked to the central railway and purchased a city sightseeing bus ticket. During my wait for the bus, I managed to get some short videos of the passing trains there for Nandar. In the bus, i enjoyed the sightseeing till i was done back again after 1.5 hours. From there on, it was a hellish walk for me as I dragged myself along Georges St to find The famous Apple store and the Kinokuniya Bookstore. At Kinokuniya, I was again mezmerized by the large choice of artbooks there. But, rather than going for Gundam’s, I chose Macross for a change. Done with it, I headed for the wildlife parkm just for a glimpse of a Koala and kangaroo ^^;. And though it wasn’t face to face and without the touching, I finally managed to see one rite in front of me for the first time ^_^.
After that, it was really a tiresome walk to the Circular Quay. Why i chose to get there was so that I can get a ride on the sights seeing bus rite along Geroges St once again. Eventhough i had an Ice Cream, the heat really worn me out quickly. The bus came and I hopped of at the street for my last destination...the Sydney tower. Though expensive, I would say the view and scenery from a couple of hundred meters above was astonishing. Of course, I didn’t forget to take pictures of the 360 degrees view from above. And after doing so, i walked and rushed for the nearest kebab store for lunch. Eating it at Hyde Park, I can say i was really hungry and tired from that neverending walk this day.
Back to the hotel to pick up my luggage, I stopped by at the mosque to pray before walking to the train station. There, I managed toget some train related gifts to Nandar before getting myself on the airport line. For a journey that short, $15 was surely expensive >_>. But there wasn’t much choice as the other methods were fairly the same price too. Arriving at the airport, I quickly checked in, pass the x-rays and quietly waited at the gate while muching an apple pie and fries from McD. I didn’t forget to have Alfian to help pick me up once arriving at Perth.
During the flight, i wanted to sleep, but i just couldn’t get myself to do so soundly. This eventually would cause me problems the next couple of days later on. On Perth, it was dusk and Luckily i wasted no time going back home as Alfian was there to pick me up. Back home, nothing much was done asides web browsing before getting to bed. In the end, It was really one exiting week, full of new experiences for me. It also forced myself to face new and sudden environments and to adapt to it. Will I ever get lost again in the future??why not :D . . .it’s not a bad idea and Is surely would do it given I have the time and funds insya Allah.
Owari :D
In the plane, I made sure this time I’ld enjoy the inflight entertainment to its most. So rather than falling asleep as usual, I ended up watching a couple of movies. Not too bad eh ;). I was so enjoying it that I didn’t notice it was almost time to touch down at Sydney. On the ground, first thing for me to do was to get a pee as I had no chance of doing so since it was so crowded in the plane. Pass the immigrations and customs, I had to immidiately fine a transportation. Of all the choices, I opted for the shuttle bus as it sounded cheaper than the rest. And it wasn’t a bad choice after all as it dropped me right in front of the hotel .
Done with the checking in and lying down for some while, I was off out on the streets of Sydney...this time...completely on my own B-). I didn’t waste any time but to head straight to the Opera house. On my way, I walked pass hyde park and the botanical garden. It sure was a hot and long walk as i didn’t realize it took me more than an hour to finally reach the opera house by walking. But i did take my time by taking photos of the place and the surrounding sceneries. Oh yeah, i forgot to mention that i did stop by to get some lunch for myself in the main streets of Sydney. Just a simple fish and chips ;).
The walk back was tiresomen, courtesy of the hot weather. But I tried to enjoy things as i had no time to be tired since its my only chance in Sydney. At the house, I took a shower, prayed and then took a short nap. Having no ideas on what to do during the night, I thought going to the movies would be a good idea. Luckily 2012 was till n screens so I didn’t waste any chance to watch it. Before doing so, I didn’t forget to have my dinner of kebab before landing myself in front of the big screen. Done with the watching, I was thinking of heading back as I really felt tired, but i suddenly remembered to find a mosque. Alhamdulillah i found one close to the hotel. Done with the prayers, there I was back to my room and taking a rest after one hell of walking and travelling.
Last day, I woke up early, had a simple breakfast and kicked out the streets. This time, i thought going to Bondi wasn’t a bad idea, so i walked to the central railway and purchased a city sightseeing bus ticket. During my wait for the bus, I managed to get some short videos of the passing trains there for Nandar. In the bus, i enjoyed the sightseeing till i was done back again after 1.5 hours. From there on, it was a hellish walk for me as I dragged myself along Georges St to find The famous Apple store and the Kinokuniya Bookstore. At Kinokuniya, I was again mezmerized by the large choice of artbooks there. But, rather than going for Gundam’s, I chose Macross for a change. Done with it, I headed for the wildlife parkm just for a glimpse of a Koala and kangaroo ^^;. And though it wasn’t face to face and without the touching, I finally managed to see one rite in front of me for the first time ^_^.
After that, it was really a tiresome walk to the Circular Quay. Why i chose to get there was so that I can get a ride on the sights seeing bus rite along Geroges St once again. Eventhough i had an Ice Cream, the heat really worn me out quickly. The bus came and I hopped of at the street for my last destination...the Sydney tower. Though expensive, I would say the view and scenery from a couple of hundred meters above was astonishing. Of course, I didn’t forget to take pictures of the 360 degrees view from above. And after doing so, i walked and rushed for the nearest kebab store for lunch. Eating it at Hyde Park, I can say i was really hungry and tired from that neverending walk this day.
Back to the hotel to pick up my luggage, I stopped by at the mosque to pray before walking to the train station. There, I managed toget some train related gifts to Nandar before getting myself on the airport line. For a journey that short, $15 was surely expensive >_>. But there wasn’t much choice as the other methods were fairly the same price too. Arriving at the airport, I quickly checked in, pass the x-rays and quietly waited at the gate while muching an apple pie and fries from McD. I didn’t forget to have Alfian to help pick me up once arriving at Perth.
During the flight, i wanted to sleep, but i just couldn’t get myself to do so soundly. This eventually would cause me problems the next couple of days later on. On Perth, it was dusk and Luckily i wasted no time going back home as Alfian was there to pick me up. Back home, nothing much was done asides web browsing before getting to bed. In the end, It was really one exiting week, full of new experiences for me. It also forced myself to face new and sudden environments and to adapt to it. Will I ever get lost again in the future??why not :D . . .it’s not a bad idea and Is surely would do it given I have the time and funds insya Allah.
Owari :D
Getting Lost…. (Part 4)
Last two days . . . still loads to enjoy and finish off ;). The nite was normal, nothing strange happened. We woke up on our intended schedules, took a bath and made some simple breakfast before checking out early from the hostel. Still, the morning was cloudy as before, it even started to develop into a light drizzle as the morning passed by. It did make us a bit disheartened as we thought we wouldn’t enjoy the scenery in the midst of this weather. But then…why the gloomy ideas…just enjoy things as they are.
So…we just drove to Mt.Managnui, a neighbouring town of Tauranga. Here, the main scene was the beaches with a hill (or mountain they say) right besides the beach. Had it been bright, I’m sure the scenery would be nothing less than awesome ;). At the beach, we only took a stroll along the beach line. We intended on hiking up the hill, but the increased rain drops held us back on doing so as we had no idea how bad the weather would be for us. Hence, the only thing to kill in time was to walk pass the streets of the town. We did so also to wait for a certain ice crea shop that Erwin recommended. Once we had a taste of the ice cream when they opened, it sure felt delicious despite the weather.
Next stop was the Waitomo caves . . . approximately 3-4 hours driving I remembered. But our problem there was we hadn’t made any reservations for the night there. Luckily we got one at the Mt Manganui i-site. With this in mind, it made us relieved that we just had to go there. Before hitting the place, we had a stop at Hamilton city for lunch. This city, turned out to be more crowdy than Rotorua. Here, Nandos was our choice and it was also a first time for Erwin :P. Had we not have booked a place in Waitomo, we would have opted to spend the nite in this city.
Along the road to Waitomo was weird. The sky suddenly became bright and clear. Hmmm….i wish this had happened days before >.< . Too bad eihh…Eniwei…the trip had to go on and we didn’t have time to regret it. The good side of it was that I was able to get clear shots finally from my phone of the sceneries that we passed by ^_^. This weather continued as we approached the Kiwi House just before Waitomo. This place was kinda like a zoo, only just having Kiwi’s and some local animals to NZ. Being an “aussie”, the fact that I did see a Kiwi bird here meant an irony for me as I haven’t seen a Koala till that moment >_>.
Done with the flightless birds, we then headed to our final destination. The place turned out to be quite remote. The signs to this were evident along the roads as we encountered less place of crowdiness. At Waitomo, it turned out that our hostel wasn’t far from the i-site and the caves. But the remoteness prompted us to find some ransom quickly before sunlight ceased itself. So, we headed back to the closest town before Waitomo and bought the stuffs we needed for dinner and breakfast. Our choice of meal….pasta…just simple pasta. The nite at the hostel was quite plain. Nothin much could be done due to the remoteness of the place. In the end, we only played pool and watched some film. I personally did my laundry and browsed the places at Sydney that I would be visiting. Erwin himself played his PSP in the room. We did watch a movie, but again I had to sleep early as I felt tired.
The next day….the last day finally. This time…things started of brightly in the sky and we hoped this would last for quite some while. Doing all the basic morning routines, we then took a detour to find a certain waterfall. The distance was quite far, being aroung 30 kms. And the road was sure up and downs with its share of left and rights thru the hills. But the reward once we got there was astonishing. Utterly breathtaking to make it simple. The falls were high…something that a fall should be. And the water flow was really rapid and clear. We obviously took some photos of the place. Due to time constraint, we couldn’t go done and get closer to the falls. But just observing the place was really exhilarating .
The way back was still breathtaking. We encountered endless views and scenery that really seemed like an eternity. But during the journey to the caves, we did encounter some sort of mishap which was when I speeded at the hills, we drifted coz we hit a hole that caused the car to go right and left uncontrolled. Damn lucky we were as there was no damage to the car nor ourselves were injured. Our luck was also due to the fact that there were no traffic on the road. . . .pheww…thank god we ended up fine.
The first cave was the Aranui cave. A simple cave with its share of stalaktits and stalagmites (did I get the spellings rite here?). The difference with the caves in Indo that it still retains its originality. Not to mention the authorities here still maintain the cave as it was despite putting in all the technology it needs for tourism. Indonesia should learn man. Next cave was the gloworm cave. The coolest part of this cave was that it had these glowworms that glowed in the dark. The view was at its best when we took a short ride on a boat to observed how these tiney creatures shined the dark cave with their bodily light.
Fiuuuhhh…done with all the touring and fun for the past 4 days, and now it was time for us to head back to Palmy. The 5 hour journey was tiresome and somewhat boring as there weren’t much scenery to observe. Erwin did most of the driving till Wanganui when I took over there. We only stopped once for a cup of coffee at a small town (forgot the name ^^;). We finally arrived at Palmy around 5 pm. Before heading home, we washed the car at a selfc cleaning station and returned it to the rental store.
My last nite at Palmy was intended to be simple and quite, just heading to sleep. But I suddenly thought of having one last snack outside. And there I was, eating a kebab in the coldness of summer Palmy. In the end, we got back as soon as we finished my last meal in NZ. Overall, the whole trip was splendid and marvellous. Though the whole journey didn’t go as planned due to the weather, we still managed to get the most out of things. I would never forget the places, sites and especially the view and scenery that will be in my mind forever. May one day I have the chance to come here once more to savor the moments .
So…we just drove to Mt.Managnui, a neighbouring town of Tauranga. Here, the main scene was the beaches with a hill (or mountain they say) right besides the beach. Had it been bright, I’m sure the scenery would be nothing less than awesome ;). At the beach, we only took a stroll along the beach line. We intended on hiking up the hill, but the increased rain drops held us back on doing so as we had no idea how bad the weather would be for us. Hence, the only thing to kill in time was to walk pass the streets of the town. We did so also to wait for a certain ice crea shop that Erwin recommended. Once we had a taste of the ice cream when they opened, it sure felt delicious despite the weather.
Next stop was the Waitomo caves . . . approximately 3-4 hours driving I remembered. But our problem there was we hadn’t made any reservations for the night there. Luckily we got one at the Mt Manganui i-site. With this in mind, it made us relieved that we just had to go there. Before hitting the place, we had a stop at Hamilton city for lunch. This city, turned out to be more crowdy than Rotorua. Here, Nandos was our choice and it was also a first time for Erwin :P. Had we not have booked a place in Waitomo, we would have opted to spend the nite in this city.
Along the road to Waitomo was weird. The sky suddenly became bright and clear. Hmmm….i wish this had happened days before >.< . Too bad eihh…Eniwei…the trip had to go on and we didn’t have time to regret it. The good side of it was that I was able to get clear shots finally from my phone of the sceneries that we passed by ^_^. This weather continued as we approached the Kiwi House just before Waitomo. This place was kinda like a zoo, only just having Kiwi’s and some local animals to NZ. Being an “aussie”, the fact that I did see a Kiwi bird here meant an irony for me as I haven’t seen a Koala till that moment >_>.
Done with the flightless birds, we then headed to our final destination. The place turned out to be quite remote. The signs to this were evident along the roads as we encountered less place of crowdiness. At Waitomo, it turned out that our hostel wasn’t far from the i-site and the caves. But the remoteness prompted us to find some ransom quickly before sunlight ceased itself. So, we headed back to the closest town before Waitomo and bought the stuffs we needed for dinner and breakfast. Our choice of meal….pasta…just simple pasta. The nite at the hostel was quite plain. Nothin much could be done due to the remoteness of the place. In the end, we only played pool and watched some film. I personally did my laundry and browsed the places at Sydney that I would be visiting. Erwin himself played his PSP in the room. We did watch a movie, but again I had to sleep early as I felt tired.
The next day….the last day finally. This time…things started of brightly in the sky and we hoped this would last for quite some while. Doing all the basic morning routines, we then took a detour to find a certain waterfall. The distance was quite far, being aroung 30 kms. And the road was sure up and downs with its share of left and rights thru the hills. But the reward once we got there was astonishing. Utterly breathtaking to make it simple. The falls were high…something that a fall should be. And the water flow was really rapid and clear. We obviously took some photos of the place. Due to time constraint, we couldn’t go done and get closer to the falls. But just observing the place was really exhilarating .
The way back was still breathtaking. We encountered endless views and scenery that really seemed like an eternity. But during the journey to the caves, we did encounter some sort of mishap which was when I speeded at the hills, we drifted coz we hit a hole that caused the car to go right and left uncontrolled. Damn lucky we were as there was no damage to the car nor ourselves were injured. Our luck was also due to the fact that there were no traffic on the road. . . .pheww…thank god we ended up fine.
The first cave was the Aranui cave. A simple cave with its share of stalaktits and stalagmites (did I get the spellings rite here?). The difference with the caves in Indo that it still retains its originality. Not to mention the authorities here still maintain the cave as it was despite putting in all the technology it needs for tourism. Indonesia should learn man. Next cave was the gloworm cave. The coolest part of this cave was that it had these glowworms that glowed in the dark. The view was at its best when we took a short ride on a boat to observed how these tiney creatures shined the dark cave with their bodily light.
Fiuuuhhh…done with all the touring and fun for the past 4 days, and now it was time for us to head back to Palmy. The 5 hour journey was tiresome and somewhat boring as there weren’t much scenery to observe. Erwin did most of the driving till Wanganui when I took over there. We only stopped once for a cup of coffee at a small town (forgot the name ^^;). We finally arrived at Palmy around 5 pm. Before heading home, we washed the car at a selfc cleaning station and returned it to the rental store.
My last nite at Palmy was intended to be simple and quite, just heading to sleep. But I suddenly thought of having one last snack outside. And there I was, eating a kebab in the coldness of summer Palmy. In the end, we got back as soon as we finished my last meal in NZ. Overall, the whole trip was splendid and marvellous. Though the whole journey didn’t go as planned due to the weather, we still managed to get the most out of things. I would never forget the places, sites and especially the view and scenery that will be in my mind forever. May one day I have the chance to come here once more to savor the moments .
Getting Lost…. (Part 3)
The main tour….originally pplanned to start right away once I arrived in NZ, but got postpones due to my friend’s hectic schedule. Though cut short, the journey I can tell you was none less short than . . . breathtaking .
Okay, we woke up early that day, had some simple breakfast than headed out. But first of all, we picked up our rented car, had my ozzy dollar exchanged for kiwi money, filled the gas and of we were on the roads. Our estimation to the first town which was Lake Taupo, was around 4 hours. Our first stop was around 2 hours after driving, stopping for some peeing and a grab at a KFC. Next was at an army museum which we wanted to visit, but eventually turned out to cost $12. Did we enter?hell no mate :D….we’re only looking for free grabs here xD.
After that supposed visit on the museum, we hit the road. At first, it was all deserts and nothing but complete sand and dust. It wasn’t until ½ hour later on that we finally started to encounter some breathtaking views of this country. And it all started with the landscape of Lake Taupo. What really made me startled was the fact that Erwin mentioned about this lake being as large as Singapore. Though I doubted it for a moment, it waned away once I took a look at the real deal. The scenery was like endless, as if you were actually looking at an ocean not a lake. Once we encountered a stopping place, we briefly took some photos and rest before heading on to the town.
As we entered the town, another awesome scenery came in, pine trees side by side on the road. It all felt fantastic and serene, luckily the sky was blue, so I would say that moment passing thru the trees was like an eternity. At the town, it suddenly went a bit cloudy, but the scenery of the lake from the town was still fabulous, and endless landscape of waters. Once we parked our car, we headed on to the i-site, some sort of information center that NZ has in most of its town tourist related. There, we got an idea on what place we would be visiting at oru short visit of the town. Next stop…was obviously lunch :P.
Having enough of fast foods, we thought of having a fancy meal. So we went shopping around in the main bistro streets to search for some fancy but affordable food. Our hunger landed ourselves at a decent café rite in front of the lake. I myself ordered a lamb rack with some sort of Lebanese sauce. The taste was delicous :D. After the meal, we took some photos of ourselves at the edge of the lake before heading to the town’s tourist attractions.
The first was a place called Huka Falls. At first, I was expecting some water falls the scale of Coban Rondo. But hey…it just ended as a mere imagination with fact that the falls were only 5 meters high >_>. And they called it a fall???luckily, despite the unmatching name, the water was just clear blue, blue enough that it was almost clean and clear. The water speeds were said to be suitable for rafting. Next and last place was a Glass making store. At first, we intended to just take a look at the glass product exhibited. But we ended up paying to see how the glasses were made. Not to bad, the experience was cool as we had a first eye view on how glass was made and coloured to make those fabulous masterpieces. Too bad I had little money as I wanted to buy one small item. But the prices itself were way beyond my reach >.< .
The next town was called Rotorua, and for the first time, I had the chance to drive the car there. Handling an automatic car, I had to really pay attention to not use my left foot as I’m accustomed on using manual cars that require the use of both foot. Luckily the trip went easily without any sudden use of my left foot. The shortcoming of the journey was that it started to drizzle and the view was all road breaking hills . The journey to Rotorua lasted around 1.5 hours, so it was a good start for me to get to know the roads in Kiwi here.
At Rotorua, the weather developed itself to become a full fledged rain <_<. Hence, we headed straight to the nearest supermarket, bought some food for us to make (face it…we had to do so being a backpacker tourist) and then checked in to the hotel. The room itself was quite decent…except the bathroom….which turned out to be for the disabled…So…the interior of the bathroom was pretty much filled with aids and grips intended for disabled use. Eniwei…we took a short rest and shower before finding ourseleves some dinner.
As for dinner, well, same as like in Taupo, no fast food mate. Hence we had to roam for some classy yet cheap stuff. Our choice this time was an Italian bistro. Nothing much was ordered besides our personal dishes and pizza. Our journey back to the hotel was a bit postponed as we took a strool to the lake and browsed the inet for some fresh ideas on where to head off the next day. On the journey home, I had to handle the car as Erwin drank and I possible couldn’t let him behind the wheel :P. The nite was only spent by watching Hangover at Asep’s lappie. But I had to go to bed early as I really felt tired. Asep stayed up a bit later despite being a little drunk.
The next day, he did indeed wake up a little late due to the drukness :P. But we managed to head out in time. The only bad thing was that that morning started of with quite the rain. We intended to head of to a place called Skyride, but postponed it till the weather got a little reasonable. So as starters, we went to a local Maori village called Whakarewarewa. The place here was all about how Maori’s lived there lives and their cultures. Even though under the umbrella, the tour around the village was quite cool. Not only we managed to see the geysers and the process of making some sort of Maori dress, we also had the chance to eat corn cooked in an oven that was heated by earth heat. And surely…it did taste delicious :D .
Too bad, even after the tour, rain still poured heavily. Nevertheless, we were still eminent on going to skyride. At the site, we bought the combo package. But then, it turned out that we wouldn’t hop on the sky swing as it would cause us some heart attack ). Despite so, we still enjoyed the luge ride twice in the midst of the drizzle. The view of Rotorua from the top of the hill was also spectacular even though covered with heavy clouds ;).
Our last stop was supposed to ride the famous Zorbit. But being costed at $50 above, we surely hadn’t had that much money just for one ride upside down inside a giant ball down thru a hill. Not to mention the need to wear a wet clothes sort of thing. So, of we went to the Bay of Plenty, in particular…Tauranga city.
The whole journey was still covered in rain. And we didn’t have our lunch until we finally reached the city. In terms of crowdiness, this was the second crowded one after Welly…minus any tall buildings though. After filling our tummies, we booked into our designated hostel. The place was quite decent despite being a bit cramped. Well…there’s always first times for things and this first timey on hostel was not that bad ;). The rest of the was intended for sight seeing. But since the rain didn’t seem to cease itself, we just cruised down the roads with the car. Finished with the cruising, we browsed the inet on an inet café than headed out for dinner.
Ah yeah…I forgot to mention one thing, we encountered a mosque rite on the outer parts of Tauranga before we checked in. Hence, we tried locating the place, which did took us some time. After some attempts, we finally found it and had our Zhuhur and Asar prayers. To fill in time in the middle of the rain barren times in this city, we also decided to have Maghrib and Isya here when night came that day. But surely we had a dinner first before having our prayers ;). The nite at the hostel wasn’t to bad, except by the fact that the girl that slept below me wobbled all night long, making me think that there was an earth quake or something :P. But in short, the sleep was sound and we were ready for our next day.
Okay, we woke up early that day, had some simple breakfast than headed out. But first of all, we picked up our rented car, had my ozzy dollar exchanged for kiwi money, filled the gas and of we were on the roads. Our estimation to the first town which was Lake Taupo, was around 4 hours. Our first stop was around 2 hours after driving, stopping for some peeing and a grab at a KFC. Next was at an army museum which we wanted to visit, but eventually turned out to cost $12. Did we enter?hell no mate :D….we’re only looking for free grabs here xD.
After that supposed visit on the museum, we hit the road. At first, it was all deserts and nothing but complete sand and dust. It wasn’t until ½ hour later on that we finally started to encounter some breathtaking views of this country. And it all started with the landscape of Lake Taupo. What really made me startled was the fact that Erwin mentioned about this lake being as large as Singapore. Though I doubted it for a moment, it waned away once I took a look at the real deal. The scenery was like endless, as if you were actually looking at an ocean not a lake. Once we encountered a stopping place, we briefly took some photos and rest before heading on to the town.
As we entered the town, another awesome scenery came in, pine trees side by side on the road. It all felt fantastic and serene, luckily the sky was blue, so I would say that moment passing thru the trees was like an eternity. At the town, it suddenly went a bit cloudy, but the scenery of the lake from the town was still fabulous, and endless landscape of waters. Once we parked our car, we headed on to the i-site, some sort of information center that NZ has in most of its town tourist related. There, we got an idea on what place we would be visiting at oru short visit of the town. Next stop…was obviously lunch :P.
Having enough of fast foods, we thought of having a fancy meal. So we went shopping around in the main bistro streets to search for some fancy but affordable food. Our hunger landed ourselves at a decent café rite in front of the lake. I myself ordered a lamb rack with some sort of Lebanese sauce. The taste was delicous :D. After the meal, we took some photos of ourselves at the edge of the lake before heading to the town’s tourist attractions.
The first was a place called Huka Falls. At first, I was expecting some water falls the scale of Coban Rondo. But hey…it just ended as a mere imagination with fact that the falls were only 5 meters high >_>. And they called it a fall???luckily, despite the unmatching name, the water was just clear blue, blue enough that it was almost clean and clear. The water speeds were said to be suitable for rafting. Next and last place was a Glass making store. At first, we intended to just take a look at the glass product exhibited. But we ended up paying to see how the glasses were made. Not to bad, the experience was cool as we had a first eye view on how glass was made and coloured to make those fabulous masterpieces. Too bad I had little money as I wanted to buy one small item. But the prices itself were way beyond my reach >.< .
The next town was called Rotorua, and for the first time, I had the chance to drive the car there. Handling an automatic car, I had to really pay attention to not use my left foot as I’m accustomed on using manual cars that require the use of both foot. Luckily the trip went easily without any sudden use of my left foot. The shortcoming of the journey was that it started to drizzle and the view was all road breaking hills . The journey to Rotorua lasted around 1.5 hours, so it was a good start for me to get to know the roads in Kiwi here.
At Rotorua, the weather developed itself to become a full fledged rain <_<. Hence, we headed straight to the nearest supermarket, bought some food for us to make (face it…we had to do so being a backpacker tourist) and then checked in to the hotel. The room itself was quite decent…except the bathroom….which turned out to be for the disabled…So…the interior of the bathroom was pretty much filled with aids and grips intended for disabled use. Eniwei…we took a short rest and shower before finding ourseleves some dinner.
As for dinner, well, same as like in Taupo, no fast food mate. Hence we had to roam for some classy yet cheap stuff. Our choice this time was an Italian bistro. Nothing much was ordered besides our personal dishes and pizza. Our journey back to the hotel was a bit postponed as we took a strool to the lake and browsed the inet for some fresh ideas on where to head off the next day. On the journey home, I had to handle the car as Erwin drank and I possible couldn’t let him behind the wheel :P. The nite was only spent by watching Hangover at Asep’s lappie. But I had to go to bed early as I really felt tired. Asep stayed up a bit later despite being a little drunk.
The next day, he did indeed wake up a little late due to the drukness :P. But we managed to head out in time. The only bad thing was that that morning started of with quite the rain. We intended to head of to a place called Skyride, but postponed it till the weather got a little reasonable. So as starters, we went to a local Maori village called Whakarewarewa. The place here was all about how Maori’s lived there lives and their cultures. Even though under the umbrella, the tour around the village was quite cool. Not only we managed to see the geysers and the process of making some sort of Maori dress, we also had the chance to eat corn cooked in an oven that was heated by earth heat. And surely…it did taste delicious :D .
Too bad, even after the tour, rain still poured heavily. Nevertheless, we were still eminent on going to skyride. At the site, we bought the combo package. But then, it turned out that we wouldn’t hop on the sky swing as it would cause us some heart attack ). Despite so, we still enjoyed the luge ride twice in the midst of the drizzle. The view of Rotorua from the top of the hill was also spectacular even though covered with heavy clouds ;).
Our last stop was supposed to ride the famous Zorbit. But being costed at $50 above, we surely hadn’t had that much money just for one ride upside down inside a giant ball down thru a hill. Not to mention the need to wear a wet clothes sort of thing. So, of we went to the Bay of Plenty, in particular…Tauranga city.
The whole journey was still covered in rain. And we didn’t have our lunch until we finally reached the city. In terms of crowdiness, this was the second crowded one after Welly…minus any tall buildings though. After filling our tummies, we booked into our designated hostel. The place was quite decent despite being a bit cramped. Well…there’s always first times for things and this first timey on hostel was not that bad ;). The rest of the was intended for sight seeing. But since the rain didn’t seem to cease itself, we just cruised down the roads with the car. Finished with the cruising, we browsed the inet on an inet café than headed out for dinner.
Ah yeah…I forgot to mention one thing, we encountered a mosque rite on the outer parts of Tauranga before we checked in. Hence, we tried locating the place, which did took us some time. After some attempts, we finally found it and had our Zhuhur and Asar prayers. To fill in time in the middle of the rain barren times in this city, we also decided to have Maghrib and Isya here when night came that day. But surely we had a dinner first before having our prayers ;). The nite at the hostel wasn’t to bad, except by the fact that the girl that slept below me wobbled all night long, making me think that there was an earth quake or something :P. But in short, the sleep was sound and we were ready for our next day.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Getting Lost…. (Part 2)
Fiuuuhhh . . . next day eh . . . well…I started of quite lazy. The jetlag and tiredness of the flight really ached my body. But it’s not as bad when u travel west. But anyway, i introduced myself to asep’s bro. It turned out he was a lecturer at FEUB too. After the small chit chat, I took a bath, breakfast and headed out with Asep to his campus. The reason so was that he had to finish of some errands. As I waited for him, I was given his inet access at the campus’s library. For the next 2.5 hours using the inet, I just browsed and surfed what ever was on my mind. Too bad I wasn’t allowed to download anything. But it was still a bliss since it was free to me after all :P.
It was around noon when I finished my session and we went to the city’s (the only one though :P) mall. There we had lunch and I brought myself a local number so that I can contact others with a local rate. Out to the streets, it still cloudy and it showed that rain would drop by any moment. But we just walked on the streets. I finally found one store that sold quite cheap NZ souvenirs. Hence I brought myself a couple of shirt for those back home. Done with that, we planned to head back to his campus since Asep still hadn’t finished his work, but it turned out to rain again. But we just ran thru it and made it to his car. Arriving on his office, I still just browsed the inet as there wasn’t much thing for me to do.
As night came, we still had dinner at his place. But since we had little to do, we ended up roaming the city for some fresh air. As we parked at the city, we walked thru the city square and I asked him to make me some solo photo’s for future memories. Too bad I didn’t have a pocket camera with me as I was too reliant on my cellphone. But luckily Asep brought his camera with hime. Finished with the photo, we turned out to be still hungry. This was normal as the weather at Palmy that night was almost like as if it was winter despite the fact that it’s supposed to be summer.But eniwei, we ended up having a drink and snack at a place called Mao’s bar. Though it was just a cup of moccacino and some fries, we did have a good chat and went nostalgic on some of our high school days.
Back at home, we were supposed to sleep early as tomorrow we planned to head for Wellington. But our night again turned out ot be full of chat. This time…it was all bout anime . . . specially gundam !! of course we added some other stuffs like macros and code geass . . . jeezzz…that’s what u get when two anime lover collide…endless nights of anime talks and chit chat :)).
And as expected…we did woke up late the next morning. We planned to wake up on 7…but we overshot it to half an hour later. We got out aroung a 10 minutes after 8. But before we hit the roads to Wellington, we stoped by to Asep’s office for some minor things to him. On the road to Wellington, it was all fine and breezy, not to mention the view and scenery that this country had to offer. It only turned worst when we reached the last third of our journey as rain started to pour heavily to the earth.
As we entered Welly, we kick started by finding the first place that we would visit. It was decided to be Weta cave, some sort of movie company that took care of special effects and animations. Their portfolio of works includes some prolific movies such as LOTR and the Narnia Chronicle’s. But when we arrived there, it turned to be just a small museum that had all their works in glass displays -_-. Oh well….forget the hyperbolism of NZ tourism (which I would further experience for the next couple of days), we stopped by to a souvenir shop. Here, the prices were cheaper than the one in Palmy and also more choices. Hence, I didn’t hesitate to buy the needed souvenirs for families and friends back at ozzy and Indo.
Done with the shopping, we headed to down town Welly. The rain still dropped down, but just in small intervals. Our choice of lunch was an Indian restaurant. But again, our choice kinda backfired as the dish turned out to be small despite the normal price we paid >_>. Jeezz….this did eventually cause us to starve again a couple of hours later especially in the rainy and cool weather. Nevertheless, we continued to walk down the streets of Welly for sightseeing. However, we did drop by to their national museum. In here, honestly I was amazed by how they concept ed and made the entire museum to be so damn modern yet trendy. It didn’t even look like the typical museum that you would think of :P. Inside, we looked on the geographical part of NZ, their Maori heritage and some history on the migration into NZ.
The later part of our time in Welly was spent by visiting one of the crowded streets in Welly which was called Lambton Place (if I’m not wrong :P). Here, we dropped by to enjoy a cup of coffee at Starbucks before we decided to head back home. The hotness of the coffee surely did ease the coldness in our body due to the cool weather outside. After the last sluurrpp….we headed back home to Palmy. Along the trip back, nothing much happened. We only stopped as a certain bay to get a catch and photo of its scenery. On the last half of our trip, I swapped place by driving the car. Not to bad though, just a little bit nervous due to my first experience driving something on unknown road. But luckily nothing bad happened on the way.
We finally entered home around 7. Again, we dropped by at his office for his little errands. After supper and a warm chat with his family, we decided it was a day. This time, we made sure we slept early. We couldn’t affor to be late the next day as we planned to visit 2 towns all together.
Tsuzuku . . .
It was around noon when I finished my session and we went to the city’s (the only one though :P) mall. There we had lunch and I brought myself a local number so that I can contact others with a local rate. Out to the streets, it still cloudy and it showed that rain would drop by any moment. But we just walked on the streets. I finally found one store that sold quite cheap NZ souvenirs. Hence I brought myself a couple of shirt for those back home. Done with that, we planned to head back to his campus since Asep still hadn’t finished his work, but it turned out to rain again. But we just ran thru it and made it to his car. Arriving on his office, I still just browsed the inet as there wasn’t much thing for me to do.
As night came, we still had dinner at his place. But since we had little to do, we ended up roaming the city for some fresh air. As we parked at the city, we walked thru the city square and I asked him to make me some solo photo’s for future memories. Too bad I didn’t have a pocket camera with me as I was too reliant on my cellphone. But luckily Asep brought his camera with hime. Finished with the photo, we turned out to be still hungry. This was normal as the weather at Palmy that night was almost like as if it was winter despite the fact that it’s supposed to be summer.But eniwei, we ended up having a drink and snack at a place called Mao’s bar. Though it was just a cup of moccacino and some fries, we did have a good chat and went nostalgic on some of our high school days.
Back at home, we were supposed to sleep early as tomorrow we planned to head for Wellington. But our night again turned out ot be full of chat. This time…it was all bout anime . . . specially gundam !! of course we added some other stuffs like macros and code geass . . . jeezzz…that’s what u get when two anime lover collide…endless nights of anime talks and chit chat :)).
And as expected…we did woke up late the next morning. We planned to wake up on 7…but we overshot it to half an hour later. We got out aroung a 10 minutes after 8. But before we hit the roads to Wellington, we stoped by to Asep’s office for some minor things to him. On the road to Wellington, it was all fine and breezy, not to mention the view and scenery that this country had to offer. It only turned worst when we reached the last third of our journey as rain started to pour heavily to the earth.
As we entered Welly, we kick started by finding the first place that we would visit. It was decided to be Weta cave, some sort of movie company that took care of special effects and animations. Their portfolio of works includes some prolific movies such as LOTR and the Narnia Chronicle’s. But when we arrived there, it turned to be just a small museum that had all their works in glass displays -_-. Oh well….forget the hyperbolism of NZ tourism (which I would further experience for the next couple of days), we stopped by to a souvenir shop. Here, the prices were cheaper than the one in Palmy and also more choices. Hence, I didn’t hesitate to buy the needed souvenirs for families and friends back at ozzy and Indo.
Done with the shopping, we headed to down town Welly. The rain still dropped down, but just in small intervals. Our choice of lunch was an Indian restaurant. But again, our choice kinda backfired as the dish turned out to be small despite the normal price we paid >_>. Jeezz….this did eventually cause us to starve again a couple of hours later especially in the rainy and cool weather. Nevertheless, we continued to walk down the streets of Welly for sightseeing. However, we did drop by to their national museum. In here, honestly I was amazed by how they concept ed and made the entire museum to be so damn modern yet trendy. It didn’t even look like the typical museum that you would think of :P. Inside, we looked on the geographical part of NZ, their Maori heritage and some history on the migration into NZ.
The later part of our time in Welly was spent by visiting one of the crowded streets in Welly which was called Lambton Place (if I’m not wrong :P). Here, we dropped by to enjoy a cup of coffee at Starbucks before we decided to head back home. The hotness of the coffee surely did ease the coldness in our body due to the cool weather outside. After the last sluurrpp….we headed back home to Palmy. Along the trip back, nothing much happened. We only stopped as a certain bay to get a catch and photo of its scenery. On the last half of our trip, I swapped place by driving the car. Not to bad though, just a little bit nervous due to my first experience driving something on unknown road. But luckily nothing bad happened on the way.
We finally entered home around 7. Again, we dropped by at his office for his little errands. After supper and a warm chat with his family, we decided it was a day. This time, we made sure we slept early. We couldn’t affor to be late the next day as we planned to visit 2 towns all together.
Tsuzuku . . .
Monday, December 14, 2009
Getting Lost…. (Part 1)
Ok…ok…I know it’s late….but the jetlag in me has just gone away which mean I can hopefully get back to my normal daily schedules. After getting back from NZ…things have been tough especially on regaining my usual biological timetable stable.....courtesy of the five hours difference….>.<
Rite….i wanted to write things as I experience the trip…but the lack of time….energy and proper equipment (laptop/PC) hindered me from doing so. But don’t worry….I still have all those wonderful memories and times in my head….besides….it’s still a week ago…I can’t just forget it that easily rite ;)
WHoaaahh….it all started on the night of 30th November. As I counted down all the things that I had to bring….i was picked up by Roy who would drive me to the domestic airport. Having thinking that I had not forgot anything, it turned out later on when I boarded the plane that I had forgot to bring 1 essential thing….mineral waterrr !!! damn….you just cannot forget this when your on a budget airline that doesn’t provide meals and drinks on flight >.<….Nevertheless…the ride on air wasn’t that much of a problem….I mostly slept there till I almost arrived to Sydney. This really saved me from the thirst that really itched my throat.
However…things got worst when I touched down and I was dying to grab a bottle of water. Coincidently, I had to have a small change for the shuttle bus to the international terminal, so there I went searching for a kiosk that sold water. Problem done and I had some change to ride the bus. At the international terminal, I directly checked myself in for the flight to Auckland and to Palmerston North. After that, I roamed around the place in search for some decent and halal food….again and finally….it went down to eating …..kebabs….:P Oh well….had no choice….honestly…the kebab wasn’t that delicious….but since I was starving…I just enjoyed it.
Finished eating…I originally wanted to go to the observation deck….but I ended up getting lost…so I just headed to the immigrations part….after that…the most dreaded part….X-Ray scans T_T….why I dread this section is due to the need to put off everything that has metal in it…that means watches, keys, belts and everything….damn….so tedious….>.<….but u gotta do it…so I had to after taking a long queue to do so.
Passing the x-ray…I was free…but having nothing do do…I just walked myself straight to the designated gate. To kill time..i phoned my honey. Having a 5 hours difference…it really felt strange as when I phoned her, it was still early morning whilst it was already at around 9 at Sydney. But then….we just chatted out anything we could till I was called inside the plane.
Inside the plane….my usual tendency came…falling asleep just after I sat on my seat. This really was such a pity coz there was a plentifull amount of on flight entertainment…for free!!!Though I did browse the options before take off…I only finally did enjoy and watched a film when I was already 1.5 hours airborne. This made me unable to finish of the movie that I watched .
Touchdown to Auckland….i quickly put myself out of the immigration section and checked in my continuing flight to Palmy. Needing to go to the domestic terminal…I wanted to go there viz shuttle bus…but since it was still empty…I ended up walking 10 minutes there in the midst of the windy weather aroung the airport. At the domestic airport….i was quite confused by the simplicity of the check-in sections where they only had machines to do it whereas humans were only used to take care of any passengers that had luggage….jeeezzz…when would Indonesian Airport be this simple…hope soon ;). Till kill time….i just roamed myself inside the domestic terminal…not forgetting to open the internet whilst there was free inet access there
Boarding time…I was still amazed that they where using state of the art boarding machines that enabled us to just scan our boarding pass on to the machine without the use of any human assistance. But my amazement stoped rite after I passed the boarding gate. It suddenly went from high tech to just……primitive!!I mean…the celings suddenly became mere metals…no cement nor brick used for the walls…and it was directly right in front of the planes…not the jet planes…but the self propelled one…now…speaking of a flight with these kinds of planes…it sure is a first time. Luckily the interior was decent enough. So there I went…riding the “baling2 bambu” :D .
The flight itself was just for an hour. Nothing weird or special so I just played my NDS to fill in time. Arriving at Palmy…I was further made surprised that the airport was small….approximately just 4x the size of Malang’s local airport. Entering the building, I was greeted with Asep who was already waiting for me. He did look a bit chubby since my last encounter with hime around 3 years ago. Save the memories…we straightly headed for his house. Before arriving, we stopped by to by some dinner at a Thai resto. Arriving at his house, I was greeted by his brother and sister in law with their child. After some little introduction and chit chat, we had dinner together. After the platter….I still chatted with Asep’s sista before I finally ended up sleeping. A journey of 8 hours is really tiring. Not to mention the jetlag and time difference that really puzzle up my body. But the excitement and adventure was waiting me, so I couldn’t afford to feel tired, for there were many things that awaited me for the next couple of days…..
Rite….i wanted to write things as I experience the trip…but the lack of time….energy and proper equipment (laptop/PC) hindered me from doing so. But don’t worry….I still have all those wonderful memories and times in my head….besides….it’s still a week ago…I can’t just forget it that easily rite ;)
WHoaaahh….it all started on the night of 30th November. As I counted down all the things that I had to bring….i was picked up by Roy who would drive me to the domestic airport. Having thinking that I had not forgot anything, it turned out later on when I boarded the plane that I had forgot to bring 1 essential thing….mineral waterrr !!! damn….you just cannot forget this when your on a budget airline that doesn’t provide meals and drinks on flight >.<….Nevertheless…the ride on air wasn’t that much of a problem….I mostly slept there till I almost arrived to Sydney. This really saved me from the thirst that really itched my throat.
However…things got worst when I touched down and I was dying to grab a bottle of water. Coincidently, I had to have a small change for the shuttle bus to the international terminal, so there I went searching for a kiosk that sold water. Problem done and I had some change to ride the bus. At the international terminal, I directly checked myself in for the flight to Auckland and to Palmerston North. After that, I roamed around the place in search for some decent and halal food….again and finally….it went down to eating …..kebabs….:P Oh well….had no choice….honestly…the kebab wasn’t that delicious….but since I was starving…I just enjoyed it.
Finished eating…I originally wanted to go to the observation deck….but I ended up getting lost…so I just headed to the immigrations part….after that…the most dreaded part….X-Ray scans T_T….why I dread this section is due to the need to put off everything that has metal in it…that means watches, keys, belts and everything….damn….so tedious….>.<….but u gotta do it…so I had to after taking a long queue to do so.
Passing the x-ray…I was free…but having nothing do do…I just walked myself straight to the designated gate. To kill time..i phoned my honey. Having a 5 hours difference…it really felt strange as when I phoned her, it was still early morning whilst it was already at around 9 at Sydney. But then….we just chatted out anything we could till I was called inside the plane.
Inside the plane….my usual tendency came…falling asleep just after I sat on my seat. This really was such a pity coz there was a plentifull amount of on flight entertainment…for free!!!Though I did browse the options before take off…I only finally did enjoy and watched a film when I was already 1.5 hours airborne. This made me unable to finish of the movie that I watched .
Touchdown to Auckland….i quickly put myself out of the immigration section and checked in my continuing flight to Palmy. Needing to go to the domestic terminal…I wanted to go there viz shuttle bus…but since it was still empty…I ended up walking 10 minutes there in the midst of the windy weather aroung the airport. At the domestic airport….i was quite confused by the simplicity of the check-in sections where they only had machines to do it whereas humans were only used to take care of any passengers that had luggage….jeeezzz…when would Indonesian Airport be this simple…hope soon ;). Till kill time….i just roamed myself inside the domestic terminal…not forgetting to open the internet whilst there was free inet access there
Boarding time…I was still amazed that they where using state of the art boarding machines that enabled us to just scan our boarding pass on to the machine without the use of any human assistance. But my amazement stoped rite after I passed the boarding gate. It suddenly went from high tech to just……primitive!!I mean…the celings suddenly became mere metals…no cement nor brick used for the walls…and it was directly right in front of the planes…not the jet planes…but the self propelled one…now…speaking of a flight with these kinds of planes…it sure is a first time. Luckily the interior was decent enough. So there I went…riding the “baling2 bambu” :D .
The flight itself was just for an hour. Nothing weird or special so I just played my NDS to fill in time. Arriving at Palmy…I was further made surprised that the airport was small….approximately just 4x the size of Malang’s local airport. Entering the building, I was greeted with Asep who was already waiting for me. He did look a bit chubby since my last encounter with hime around 3 years ago. Save the memories…we straightly headed for his house. Before arriving, we stopped by to by some dinner at a Thai resto. Arriving at his house, I was greeted by his brother and sister in law with their child. After some little introduction and chit chat, we had dinner together. After the platter….I still chatted with Asep’s sista before I finally ended up sleeping. A journey of 8 hours is really tiring. Not to mention the jetlag and time difference that really puzzle up my body. But the excitement and adventure was waiting me, so I couldn’t afford to feel tired, for there were many things that awaited me for the next couple of days…..
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Silently come....Silently go....
Fiuuuhhhh….at last though not officially…..one part of my life’s journey has ended….this 2 semester 16 unit course has finished yesterday with the submission of my last assignment. With that…my decent hope is for myself to pass all units this semester…regardless of the marks…really….the units I took were mostly for formality and I didn’t even had the intention to really take it…but hey…it’s happened…so just pray ;)
Anyway…vacation has come to me…and now here I am wondering what to do…???Ok…I’ve made a list on what to do….but having most of them done at room….it just feels damn boring….work???Not now for the next couple of days as normal schedules are still in place. But I do hope to work full time next week as it’ll help deprive myself of this boredom…
Travelling…ah yeah…having done a final confirmation…I’m just gonna have to wait for it to come in motion. The only thing left is to get the definite place on where I’l dbe going in New Zealand. As for Sydney….no planning needed as I’ll be getting myself lost in that city….don’t wanna worry myself too much on this matter…just enjoy things as it is later on impromptu xD
I gues what’s in for me now isn’t really boredom…its more the lack of mood to enjoy the things around and already provided to me…manga…films…ebook….articles….books….drama…games ….you name it…it’s all in my HDD….but I just can’t seem to enjoy any one of them….hopefully forcing myself would bring out the mood to enjoy the above mentioned things.
Life…hmmm…quiet lately….I don’t if things are supposed to be 'this way…when you’re bound to leave one journey of your life….would you say farewell….or just leave silently as if you were no one?I’l choose the latter as it suits me best….besides….I don’t think saying farewell would be a good idea…it’s not like we’ll be departed forever….except for some people close to me here that I know…for them when the time comes…I’ll be sure to depart politely and say my gratitudes for them for all the help…lessons…memories and times together…who…???hehehe….guess :P
Last but not least, get a job….and I mean for real….study years for the past…hhmm…how long was it….6…3…3…4.5…and 2….that equals to 18.5 years has ended….time to earn money and make a living….another important phase will start soon…so I’ld better prepare things neatly…it’ll be a start of many things to come insya Allah so you won’t wanna ruin it.
Silently come…silently go….but life will always be busy :D
Anyway…vacation has come to me…and now here I am wondering what to do…???Ok…I’ve made a list on what to do….but having most of them done at room….it just feels damn boring….work???Not now for the next couple of days as normal schedules are still in place. But I do hope to work full time next week as it’ll help deprive myself of this boredom…
Travelling…ah yeah…having done a final confirmation…I’m just gonna have to wait for it to come in motion. The only thing left is to get the definite place on where I’l dbe going in New Zealand. As for Sydney….no planning needed as I’ll be getting myself lost in that city….don’t wanna worry myself too much on this matter…just enjoy things as it is later on impromptu xD
I gues what’s in for me now isn’t really boredom…its more the lack of mood to enjoy the things around and already provided to me…manga…films…ebook….articles….books….drama…games ….you name it…it’s all in my HDD….but I just can’t seem to enjoy any one of them….hopefully forcing myself would bring out the mood to enjoy the above mentioned things.
Life…hmmm…quiet lately….I don’t if things are supposed to be 'this way…when you’re bound to leave one journey of your life….would you say farewell….or just leave silently as if you were no one?I’l choose the latter as it suits me best….besides….I don’t think saying farewell would be a good idea…it’s not like we’ll be departed forever….except for some people close to me here that I know…for them when the time comes…I’ll be sure to depart politely and say my gratitudes for them for all the help…lessons…memories and times together…who…???hehehe….guess :P
Last but not least, get a job….and I mean for real….study years for the past…hhmm…how long was it….6…3…3…4.5…and 2….that equals to 18.5 years has ended….time to earn money and make a living….another important phase will start soon…so I’ld better prepare things neatly…it’ll be a start of many things to come insya Allah so you won’t wanna ruin it.
Silently come…silently go….but life will always be busy :D
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Hal-hal yang ingin bisa kulakukan
1. Memainkan alat-alat musik....sounds pitiful eh...as a man...not able to play the melodies of life....i dunno why...but it seems i'm kinda deaf and illiterate on understanding music and disabled to even try one music instrument....
2. Menggambar . . .ok...i tried attending a painting lesson back then....but to be honest...my painting and pictures were horrendous >.<
3. Memahami statistik....byuuuhhhh....one horrible subject to me...despite being able to gain decent marks on my undergrad and postgrad units....they never ever seem to stay in my head.....
4. Fluent with gadgets...while my life seems so full of them...in fact...they never seem to last long...most even end up broken by me in bizarre ways >_>
5. Understanding women...ok....despite being last...this is the one thing i wanna be able to do NOW!!jeeeezzz.....hope there were some manual on understanding women....
2. Menggambar . . .ok...i tried attending a painting lesson back then....but to be honest...my painting and pictures were horrendous >.<
3. Memahami statistik....byuuuhhhh....one horrible subject to me...despite being able to gain decent marks on my undergrad and postgrad units....they never ever seem to stay in my head.....
4. Fluent with gadgets...while my life seems so full of them...in fact...they never seem to last long...most even end up broken by me in bizarre ways >_>
5. Understanding women...ok....despite being last...this is the one thing i wanna be able to do NOW!!jeeeezzz.....hope there were some manual on understanding women....
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Puisi Picisan . . . Part 3
Get out of the shell . . .have a nice day…but hey….stay away from troubles ;)
A seventh heaven is waiting for you . . .as your white wishes are on its gate of the promised land
Shine . . .for the glamorous sky is the key of heart to a life’s spark
Livin on a prayer in this wild world . . .it’ll be the same even ten years after . . . as the lost heaven’s is waiting for our prayers to be on the horizon
A time slip happens as we prove our existence in the gracious days we go thru . . . coming closer to a revelation of life
The grayish wings of fate embraces us as the shadow of the day brings forth the cape of storm . . .pouring down the white feathers of eternal winds.
The moment of truth comes as time goes on . . . washing away the innocent sorrows that lingers in our pain.
Heaven’s pride . . .awakens a winter fall of endless stories . . . creating precious nexuses.
Spiral’s of destiny . . .pulled down by gravity . . .crawling away from the starlight of sins . . .
Against all odds . . .wavering upon the northern cross . . . under the infinities of the moonlight . . .putting the mosaic pieces together.
The new world should be free from any fleeting and neverending sorrows . . . whilst the sanctuary of reasons blow away all
A seventh heaven is waiting for you . . .as your white wishes are on its gate of the promised land
Shine . . .for the glamorous sky is the key of heart to a life’s spark
Livin on a prayer in this wild world . . .it’ll be the same even ten years after . . . as the lost heaven’s is waiting for our prayers to be on the horizon
A time slip happens as we prove our existence in the gracious days we go thru . . . coming closer to a revelation of life
The grayish wings of fate embraces us as the shadow of the day brings forth the cape of storm . . .pouring down the white feathers of eternal winds.
The moment of truth comes as time goes on . . . washing away the innocent sorrows that lingers in our pain.
Heaven’s pride . . .awakens a winter fall of endless stories . . . creating precious nexuses.
Spiral’s of destiny . . .pulled down by gravity . . .crawling away from the starlight of sins . . .
Against all odds . . .wavering upon the northern cross . . . under the infinities of the moonlight . . .putting the mosaic pieces together.
The new world should be free from any fleeting and neverending sorrows . . . whilst the sanctuary of reasons blow away all
Monday, November 02, 2009
What Next???
Ooooouuuuhhh….when was the last time I did a normal posting…it seems to be ages man…though I’ve been writing much the last couple of weeks…I guess those were just rants and random thoughts on life . . .not the normal blog of life that I’ve been usually doing these years. Nevertheless…lets move on…hmm…much has happened lately…dunno if I can summarize every thing up. . . but I’ll try.
Ok…the last of month of my uni years (finally)….still….packed with assignments…though I have to be glad it was not as gruesome like September….I finally had the time to re-schedule and arrange my quite disasterous life pattern and schedule. Nothing big…but the whole bloodshed of September’s assignment really did take a toll on my mental sanity.
The thing is after that….it somehow put me in some sort of autism….the laziness to meet people and just wanna focus on keeping up with my assignments. I know it might be said as some sort of anti socialism…but hey…I’ve gotta my degree at stake here….While I’ve deeply reduced my targets this semester to a mere pass for each unit (AMiiiiiinnnn Ya Allaahhh……)…it still seems damn hard and often causes dissillution and pessimistic thoughts on how it’ll turn out on the end of semester….
Hoaaahheeemmm…..(sleepy mode)….ummm…ok…it seems spring has finally come….with all its weather that comes back and forth from windy….shiny….rainy….cold….and damn hot….wewww….got have a good stamina here coz all these changes often causes the brain to melt and boil in just mere days (lebay-ism xP). But for me…at least I can finally retire my heater…though it served me short (I guess just 4 months)…it really saved me from the savage of freezing temperatures here in Perth. Too bad I could’nt buy it earlier….if so…it would have saved me dollars months ago from the neverending sickness of autumn back then….
“Where ya gonna work mate…..?”…one question that has been asked several time to me….it sometimes even linger to my dreams….well…honestly…I cannot answer this right know….personally….I would love to say gallantly and shout …..”I WANNA WORK IN PEERRRRTTTHHHHHH”…but hey…as said before…the chances are slim…so I’ld probably end up somewhere in the jungle streets of Thamrin….Sudirman…or maybe around kuningan in Jakarta…who knows….
But really…my intentions to work in Perth are not that solid like months ago….regardless of the fact that I lack the funds to apply for a PR….the thing is…the living environment is just somehow of an alien to me. While Perth…like all other western cities in the world…have their abundant share of liveliness….liberty and modernity…to me…they all lack the sense of spiritualism…This sense has started to get into my nerves this last year after I came back from my long vacation back then…
And from there…I just thought….if I were to work here…I guess 2 years would be the maximum…or else…I’ld be risking the feeling of being too customized to the western way of living and start forgetting my roots as an Indonesian. This feeling isn’t weird for me as I once experience it as child when I had to move back to Indonesia after 8 years roaming the globe following my dad. Going back home at that time just felt like I was thrown back decades back to a primitive place. However…ever since then I’ve adjusted myself…and thought that Indonesia isn’t bad…while it certainly has it’s flaws here and there….I would think that it’s way better to enjoy these flaws as it is rather than enjoy the coziness of modernity but being blind of all the frailties of life as we usually see in Indonesia.
That is one lesson I’ve learnt thru my life. Life is not just about getting things easily and then enjoying it lavishly…but it is also but gaining it thru hard work…struggle….experiencing all the hardships of life….be emphatic and sympatic towards our surroundings…That is when we can fully understand that to be success….we must know and appreciate all the frailties that this world has to offer. Unless so…we will just end up as a greedy man asking for more and more….
Okk……I think my blog has gotten a bit dark of my ranting just now….well then…gotta lighten up things here :D….uhhmmm…what next then???Aaa yeeaahh….holiday…hmm…surely I’m not gonna repeat history and let it pass without nothing memorable like last year…so this time…I’ve planned it to make it different…way different from any of my vacations before….First thing…Im gonna go to New Zealand :D. Just visiting an old friend there for a week…Wee....technically this is my first vacation abroad (ozzy doesn’t count man :P)….second…I’m gonna get lost in Sydney for a night after that :P….now for this one…it sure gives me the goosebumps now as I’ve never ever gone a vacation ALONE before….eventhough it is just for a night….it would be in some way be a chance to test my guts and how I would fare in the world outside my safe zone…..eventhough I’ve made some plannings and reservations here and there…I just cannpt let go of this feelin…I can just hope every part of my planning goes in motion perfectly when the time comes….the key is…BE AN EXTROVERT MANNN!!!!
Ah….just remembered…I’m gonna move out in like 3 weeks time….after a year or so at leach HWY….i thought its time for me to find a new surrounding….It wasn’t bad here (except that you have to do a hell of a cleaning once a month)…but as I felt time pass here….it turned out a bit of a struggle here for me…especially when things just don’t go your way…One good example for me was when I had my knee injured 2 months ago…it suddenly felt really tiring having to comute from home to campus by just bus or walking…and it also took a toll on my savings >.<. While things have been better lately…it still would not stop me from moving out. Luckily…there’s a room that I can fill in…a friends room with other Indo friends :D. Finally…I can have some Indo sharemates to chit chat with ;). Thought just for a month or so…its better than nothing.
Working???sure thing mate….working is gonna be my daily thing once semester ends…Excluding my visit to NZ,Sydney and Indonesia…I reckon I’ll be working around 1.5 month till I graduate…till then….I hope I can gain as much ozzy dollars as I can…and while I can…coz I’m still uncertain on where I’ld end up workin later on. On thing to keep in mind…gotta limit the consumption to things I really need. Prices have gone up and with the need to gain as much dollars while possible….spending wouldn’t be a good idea I think….
Again…what next???I guess the only thing next is to pray and hope that every thing would be and end up better for me and my close ones. As summer closens by…I hope this phase of life to me would be one memorable one…a stepping stone to something bigger later on for me….For better life later on
Ok…the last of month of my uni years (finally)….still….packed with assignments…though I have to be glad it was not as gruesome like September….I finally had the time to re-schedule and arrange my quite disasterous life pattern and schedule. Nothing big…but the whole bloodshed of September’s assignment really did take a toll on my mental sanity.
The thing is after that….it somehow put me in some sort of autism….the laziness to meet people and just wanna focus on keeping up with my assignments. I know it might be said as some sort of anti socialism…but hey…I’ve gotta my degree at stake here….While I’ve deeply reduced my targets this semester to a mere pass for each unit (AMiiiiiinnnn Ya Allaahhh……)…it still seems damn hard and often causes dissillution and pessimistic thoughts on how it’ll turn out on the end of semester….
Hoaaahheeemmm…..(sleepy mode)….ummm…ok…it seems spring has finally come….with all its weather that comes back and forth from windy….shiny….rainy….cold….and damn hot….wewww….got have a good stamina here coz all these changes often causes the brain to melt and boil in just mere days (lebay-ism xP). But for me…at least I can finally retire my heater…though it served me short (I guess just 4 months)…it really saved me from the savage of freezing temperatures here in Perth. Too bad I could’nt buy it earlier….if so…it would have saved me dollars months ago from the neverending sickness of autumn back then….
“Where ya gonna work mate…..?”…one question that has been asked several time to me….it sometimes even linger to my dreams….well…honestly…I cannot answer this right know….personally….I would love to say gallantly and shout …..”I WANNA WORK IN PEERRRRTTTHHHHHH”…but hey…as said before…the chances are slim…so I’ld probably end up somewhere in the jungle streets of Thamrin….Sudirman…or maybe around kuningan in Jakarta…who knows….
But really…my intentions to work in Perth are not that solid like months ago….regardless of the fact that I lack the funds to apply for a PR….the thing is…the living environment is just somehow of an alien to me. While Perth…like all other western cities in the world…have their abundant share of liveliness….liberty and modernity…to me…they all lack the sense of spiritualism…This sense has started to get into my nerves this last year after I came back from my long vacation back then…
And from there…I just thought….if I were to work here…I guess 2 years would be the maximum…or else…I’ld be risking the feeling of being too customized to the western way of living and start forgetting my roots as an Indonesian. This feeling isn’t weird for me as I once experience it as child when I had to move back to Indonesia after 8 years roaming the globe following my dad. Going back home at that time just felt like I was thrown back decades back to a primitive place. However…ever since then I’ve adjusted myself…and thought that Indonesia isn’t bad…while it certainly has it’s flaws here and there….I would think that it’s way better to enjoy these flaws as it is rather than enjoy the coziness of modernity but being blind of all the frailties of life as we usually see in Indonesia.
That is one lesson I’ve learnt thru my life. Life is not just about getting things easily and then enjoying it lavishly…but it is also but gaining it thru hard work…struggle….experiencing all the hardships of life….be emphatic and sympatic towards our surroundings…That is when we can fully understand that to be success….we must know and appreciate all the frailties that this world has to offer. Unless so…we will just end up as a greedy man asking for more and more….
Okk……I think my blog has gotten a bit dark of my ranting just now….well then…gotta lighten up things here :D….uhhmmm…what next then???Aaa yeeaahh….holiday…hmm…surely I’m not gonna repeat history and let it pass without nothing memorable like last year…so this time…I’ve planned it to make it different…way different from any of my vacations before….First thing…Im gonna go to New Zealand :D. Just visiting an old friend there for a week…Wee....technically this is my first vacation abroad (ozzy doesn’t count man :P)….second…I’m gonna get lost in Sydney for a night after that :P….now for this one…it sure gives me the goosebumps now as I’ve never ever gone a vacation ALONE before….eventhough it is just for a night….it would be in some way be a chance to test my guts and how I would fare in the world outside my safe zone…..eventhough I’ve made some plannings and reservations here and there…I just cannpt let go of this feelin…I can just hope every part of my planning goes in motion perfectly when the time comes….the key is…BE AN EXTROVERT MANNN!!!!
Ah….just remembered…I’m gonna move out in like 3 weeks time….after a year or so at leach HWY….i thought its time for me to find a new surrounding….It wasn’t bad here (except that you have to do a hell of a cleaning once a month)…but as I felt time pass here….it turned out a bit of a struggle here for me…especially when things just don’t go your way…One good example for me was when I had my knee injured 2 months ago…it suddenly felt really tiring having to comute from home to campus by just bus or walking…and it also took a toll on my savings >.<. While things have been better lately…it still would not stop me from moving out. Luckily…there’s a room that I can fill in…a friends room with other Indo friends :D. Finally…I can have some Indo sharemates to chit chat with ;). Thought just for a month or so…its better than nothing.
Working???sure thing mate….working is gonna be my daily thing once semester ends…Excluding my visit to NZ,Sydney and Indonesia…I reckon I’ll be working around 1.5 month till I graduate…till then….I hope I can gain as much ozzy dollars as I can…and while I can…coz I’m still uncertain on where I’ld end up workin later on. On thing to keep in mind…gotta limit the consumption to things I really need. Prices have gone up and with the need to gain as much dollars while possible….spending wouldn’t be a good idea I think….
Again…what next???I guess the only thing next is to pray and hope that every thing would be and end up better for me and my close ones. As summer closens by…I hope this phase of life to me would be one memorable one…a stepping stone to something bigger later on for me….For better life later on
Friday, October 30, 2009
Bahasa-bahasa yang ingin kukuasai
1. Mandarin...hey....we've gota some 1 billion people who speaks mandarin...better join the stream to get a grasp of their words or risk being left behind
2. Japanese....for what???hehehe...u know...to better understand manga...anime...j-drama....j-songs...and whatever u name it :D
3. Korean....so that I can say some words to my BoA >:D<
4. Spanish....so that I can understand telenovelas (maksaaaaa :P)
5. Arab....why???so I can speak in heaven and not be a mute person there...for the language of heaven is arabic B-)
2. Japanese....for what???hehehe...u know...to better understand manga...anime...j-drama....j-songs...and whatever u name it :D
3. Korean....so that I can say some words to my BoA >:D<
4. Spanish....so that I can understand telenovelas (maksaaaaa :P)
5. Arab....why???so I can speak in heaven and not be a mute person there...for the language of heaven is arabic B-)
Friday, October 23, 2009
Wanderer’s Tale
An era of journey is close to its end….a wanderer is gonna move on to the next world…finding the unknown treasures and lessons to be learnt
Before so…it is worthwhile to stop first…take a rest…and look back at what have we got throughout the months of repent…solitude and grow…
Friends…experience…places…items…foods….money…knowledge…such obvious mundane things did happen…but does it really stop to just those? …isn’t there anything more worth noticing on this short break of life?
While it goes back to each perspectives and glasses…but from my glasses…it sent me countless visions of thought…so unique that it enriches my sould second by second…visions of gratitude to life as each second passes by daily.
As if light speed…the course not only filled in the gaps of the lost time…but it added up with thoughts of unprecedented chances. Hard work…fighter…openness…never satisfaction….order….maturity and self identification….some that were found on the cards of travel….
Still…there’s time to wrap things up….pack my baggage for the next dimension…but then…for the time….lets savor every second that passes by will be the memento for the uncertainties in the following journey.
May the next journey give me clearer views on life…not blurry ones like recently :P
Yo sólo soy un vagabundo vida
Before so…it is worthwhile to stop first…take a rest…and look back at what have we got throughout the months of repent…solitude and grow…
Friends…experience…places…items…foods….money…knowledge…such obvious mundane things did happen…but does it really stop to just those? …isn’t there anything more worth noticing on this short break of life?
While it goes back to each perspectives and glasses…but from my glasses…it sent me countless visions of thought…so unique that it enriches my sould second by second…visions of gratitude to life as each second passes by daily.
As if light speed…the course not only filled in the gaps of the lost time…but it added up with thoughts of unprecedented chances. Hard work…fighter…openness…never satisfaction….order….maturity and self identification….some that were found on the cards of travel….
Still…there’s time to wrap things up….pack my baggage for the next dimension…but then…for the time….lets savor every second that passes by will be the memento for the uncertainties in the following journey.
May the next journey give me clearer views on life…not blurry ones like recently :P
Yo sólo soy un vagabundo vida
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Rhymes of Life
Has anyone doubted the power of songs?Songs or.music…the oftern said universal language of this world. Has the power to convey words…meanings and feelings through endless rhythm and melodies. Regardless of what culture, race and religion, we always end up winding ourself with the rhymes of life.
OK…enough 4 the philosophical stuff…anyway…why I wrote this impulsive blog was this feeling I felt when I indulged myself thru the melodies inside my iPod. Just instincly, I turned it to randon and shuffle and let the fuzzy logic do the work on choosing the songs. Slowly…I found myself in some sort of kaleidoscope…..
The random songs in my iPod suddenly gave this sensation of how I fealt this song first when I heard it back then….the surroundings….what I was doing…what I was like…and many kinds of things…in short…it was as if I was in some sort of time capsule….going thru my life journey. Especially the rhymes before the year 2004.
Why 2004?well…first…I thought it was during this time I really hooked myself with sist BoA and the old mans of laruku….putting aside any popular songs of the time to just enjoy their masterpieces. But then….it wasn’t till I noticed later on that the songs before this year in my life was kinda like….full of meanings and life metaphors for me personally.
The songs were more rich in meanings….melodic and not to mention….personally evergreen. I know this sorta subjective…but hey….it is my blog…I can talk whatever I can :P. Each songs…has its distinct story on that particular life phase. It’s not like the songs after 2004 do not have these qualities…but I just personally feel they have lost the personal touch to me (well…except the two artists I mention above ^^).
Ah yeah…back to the metaphors…well…It’s obviously too much for to say in what metaphors they are….but in short….it gave me the nostalgic feeling of naivity….innocence….childish….rebellion….mischief….idealism….youth….fantasy and day dreaming….long list ain’t it :P…but yeah….that’s what been popping out in my mind recently.
Though you can feel this sensation as you countlessly go thru the songs anytime you want….to bad….its just a mere memento….a symbolism of what’s happened. The best for now is for it to be a neverending silent witness to the life journey we have gone thru….a long lasting melody that will always linger in our minds and hearts. An eternal rhyme of life for a classical story….eventually
OK…enough 4 the philosophical stuff…anyway…why I wrote this impulsive blog was this feeling I felt when I indulged myself thru the melodies inside my iPod. Just instincly, I turned it to randon and shuffle and let the fuzzy logic do the work on choosing the songs. Slowly…I found myself in some sort of kaleidoscope…..
The random songs in my iPod suddenly gave this sensation of how I fealt this song first when I heard it back then….the surroundings….what I was doing…what I was like…and many kinds of things…in short…it was as if I was in some sort of time capsule….going thru my life journey. Especially the rhymes before the year 2004.
Why 2004?well…first…I thought it was during this time I really hooked myself with sist BoA and the old mans of laruku….putting aside any popular songs of the time to just enjoy their masterpieces. But then….it wasn’t till I noticed later on that the songs before this year in my life was kinda like….full of meanings and life metaphors for me personally.
The songs were more rich in meanings….melodic and not to mention….personally evergreen. I know this sorta subjective…but hey….it is my blog…I can talk whatever I can :P. Each songs…has its distinct story on that particular life phase. It’s not like the songs after 2004 do not have these qualities…but I just personally feel they have lost the personal touch to me (well…except the two artists I mention above ^^).
Ah yeah…back to the metaphors…well…It’s obviously too much for to say in what metaphors they are….but in short….it gave me the nostalgic feeling of naivity….innocence….childish….rebellion….mischief….idealism….youth….fantasy and day dreaming….long list ain’t it :P…but yeah….that’s what been popping out in my mind recently.
Though you can feel this sensation as you countlessly go thru the songs anytime you want….to bad….its just a mere memento….a symbolism of what’s happened. The best for now is for it to be a neverending silent witness to the life journey we have gone thru….a long lasting melody that will always linger in our minds and hearts. An eternal rhyme of life for a classical story….eventually
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
The Flavor of Life
Ketika anak kecil…kita berceloteh….”enaknya yang dah besar….bisa melakukan ini itu sekehendaknya tanpa perlu disuruh-suruh…”
Ketika kita agak tua sedikit…semasa SMP….berucaplah kita…”enak ya anak SMA….hidupnya lebih fun n gawul….
Beranjak SMA….terseliplah kata2…”enaknya yang dah kuliah….hidup bebas tanpa aturan….SMA sucks…harus les sana sini biar bisa lulus UAN…>.<”
Semasa kuliah….berujarlah seseorang…”Enaknya yang dah kerja…bisa dapet duit tuk diri sendiri….kuliah bosen nih…dari kecil belajar mulu….”
Sewaktu kita dah kerja….berpikirlah kita…”Wew…kerja sibuk coy….engga ada waktu tuk refreshing…sibuk ngurusin perusahaan…
Bila anak sudah ada dan beranjak tumbuh….terlintaslah pikiran….”senangnya jadi anak kecil….engga ada beban hidup…bisa bebas berekspresi tanpa dimintai pertanggungjawaban”
So…what’s the point of all things above??
Hidup itu penuh keniscayaan….seiring kita bertambah tua…like it or not…kita akan dipaksa untuk meningkatkan tanggungjawab kita kepada diri dan orang-orang disekitar kita…cepat atau lambat hal ini akan terjadi. The only choice to not experience the above life cycle is for you to be a kid (forever) or either be an insane human without a common sense.
Time is the only wealth that we have….we always have it for the rest of our lives. Yet…as humans…we always tend to disregard it and misuse it for most of our lives. We just let time flow in our lives without knowing that every second of it is worth our lives and it’ll be asked for questioning on “that” day.
True we have to enjoy life…but it is also important that we use every second of our life for useful things…so that we don’t just moan on our lives and let things past by without a meaning. Every stage of life has its happiness and responsibility….Just be grateful and enjoy every part of it as we go through our lives.
Ketika kita agak tua sedikit…semasa SMP….berucaplah kita…”enak ya anak SMA….hidupnya lebih fun n gawul….
Beranjak SMA….terseliplah kata2…”enaknya yang dah kuliah….hidup bebas tanpa aturan….SMA sucks…harus les sana sini biar bisa lulus UAN…>.<”
Semasa kuliah….berujarlah seseorang…”Enaknya yang dah kerja…bisa dapet duit tuk diri sendiri….kuliah bosen nih…dari kecil belajar mulu….”
Sewaktu kita dah kerja….berpikirlah kita…”Wew…kerja sibuk coy….engga ada waktu tuk refreshing…sibuk ngurusin perusahaan…
Bila anak sudah ada dan beranjak tumbuh….terlintaslah pikiran….”senangnya jadi anak kecil….engga ada beban hidup…bisa bebas berekspresi tanpa dimintai pertanggungjawaban”
So…what’s the point of all things above??
Hidup itu penuh keniscayaan….seiring kita bertambah tua…like it or not…kita akan dipaksa untuk meningkatkan tanggungjawab kita kepada diri dan orang-orang disekitar kita…cepat atau lambat hal ini akan terjadi. The only choice to not experience the above life cycle is for you to be a kid (forever) or either be an insane human without a common sense.
Time is the only wealth that we have….we always have it for the rest of our lives. Yet…as humans…we always tend to disregard it and misuse it for most of our lives. We just let time flow in our lives without knowing that every second of it is worth our lives and it’ll be asked for questioning on “that” day.
True we have to enjoy life…but it is also important that we use every second of our life for useful things…so that we don’t just moan on our lives and let things past by without a meaning. Every stage of life has its happiness and responsibility….Just be grateful and enjoy every part of it as we go through our lives.
Plan A . . .B . . . and O
What would you think when reading those words above? Blood category? Or maybe go a bit racist by thinking its a saying for certain people...nope...nope...see it from a broader perspective ;)
It’s more on how we plan things. As humans, tentunya kita akan melakukan banyak hal terkait perencanaan, entah itu yang bersifat pribadi maupun dalam skala yang lebih besar seperti melibatkan orang lain atau suatu organisasi. Bagaimanapun, perencanaan merupakan suatu aktivitas inheren yang niscaya akan dilakukan manusia manapun dalam hidupnya. Rasanya hanya anak kecil dan orang gila saja yang tidak melakukan perencanaan, why?coz hanya merekalah yang bias menjalani hidup secara carefree tanpa beban utnuk memikirkan hidupnya.
Nevertheless,it is this one thing that also makes humans sometimes suffer and agonize due to the fact that planning is not something as easy as flipping your hand. Perencanaan, walo secara dasarnya melibatkan suatu logika berpikir, namun dalam praktiknya seringkali harus bersentuhan dengan variabel2 eksternal lainnya yang pada akhirnya sedikit banyak akan “menyesuaikan” planning ini sehingga mencapai suatu bentuk akhir yang suka engga suka akan diterima oleh perencana yang bersangkutan.
For example, I’ll start of with something simple. Kita menginginkan ssuatu. Mungkin kalo itu hanya suatu pikiran belaka, itu hanya sekedar wacana atau angan belaka. Tapi ketika kita sudah melakukan dan menuliskan langkah2 yang akan kita lakukan tuk meraih hal itu, maka itu sudah menjadi sebuah rencana. The problem starts here in fact...bahwa rencana akan senantiasa berevolusi mencapai bentuk paling pragmatis kemudian.
It is because the ones who executes plans are humans themselves, it is what makes plans often have to accommodate, adapt and change to the never ending surroundings that comes around us. Sesempurna apapun plan kita, sifat hidup sendiri yang tidak pernah pasti dan penuh ketidaktahuan akan apa yang kan terjadi membuat perencanaan harus senantiasa berubah2.
I’m not saying here that plans should not have a fix things on how to achieve what they want, I’m just stating that plans cannot be made rigidly and neglect the fact that it is only a mere hope written with its steps to gain it. Especially when it interacts with the variable of human being....it then reacts as some sort of chemical reaction...just coping to find the best outcome.
Though you have all these back up plans from A to...ah..just name the alphabet you want...but if you put out the variable of human and life destinies....it again ends up as just a mere thought. There are no such things as a perfect plan. Like in statistics...you can only achieve a degree of trustworthiness until 99%. Where does the last 1% go? Like it or not...it goes back to this one divine decision from the heavens on how it would turn out to be. It is this particular 1 % that makes a plan to be made or even completely broken at all.
That’s why in my religion, we are always to told to not only plan well for everything we do , but also never stop to pray to the heavens for that plan to succeed. Nevertheless, less people understand the significance this 1%. It is as if as long we plan the best, then all good things would come fourth. Unfortunately, life not as logical as that.
Aside the fact that there is this 1%, we also must remember that humans too play part in adjusting our plan. It’s not like we live in a vacuum, where we can just execute any plan without taking into considerations the interactions we have with other persons. Since we live in a society that forces us to interact with all sorts of persons, then there would obviously be a high chance for any plans to change.
But hey…don’t worry….that’s why nowadays they have what they call the science of management. Basically the art of dealing, interacting and arranging the acts of people, this science has really come in handy the last couple of ages and help gear up planning to a different level and erase the hardships that were first thought to hinder a planning completely. The downside is that this is not completely a magic tool that can help cut off the bad side of things…management science still has a long way to go in this part.
With all the explanations above, I’ld reckon myself to be qualified to write a decent book on planning in management :D, however, I just wrote this out of experience, past and recent. My life until now has pretty much thought me that planning is so important, that we should never ever dare to dream for something good unless we have prepared something to gain that thing. Or else, it’ll just end up as mere dreams. Back then…I did live on plans…but most of them were just short to middle term plans. Most of all, they pretty much lacked the element of synchronization.
It wasn’t till I moved to Perth that I started to think of a life long plan for the remainder of my life. It really sounded great, but in fact it is quite the challenging task to do. By this point that I realized, a life long plan should take into account all sorts of things, the good and bad aspects of life. You just cannot deduce that everything is gonna happen coz life is also full of ups and downs. In short, the plan should be prepared for any worst case scenarios.
But when we talk about preparing for the worst, this is also another factor that makes planning furthermore costly and tedious. The fact that we have to prepare for the worst means that we have to do all sorts of things to get ourselves prepared, and this would obviously hit our pocket hard. There are many life examples on this to mention, like savings, insurances and investing. Basically these activities are done to prepare our life for any upcoming hardships that would come by. It would be wonderful if we could just focus life on what we really want to do and plan without having to bother on the backup plans needed for safe beings, but this kind of situation rarely manifest itself into ones life.
Being prepared would also mean that we should have the ability to predict and determine what parts of our life that contribute to the uncertainty. Its not always about finding from the views of others, but identifying ourselves is one step to start this thing. Like a saying…if you can know yourself…then you would know the world….everything starts from us…then we spread things outward. I guess that’s all for now….don’t wanna to talk too much on this matter as I’m afraid it could bite me one day if I just speak and do nothing bout it myself.
PS: for those who really know me….they would have guessed the hidden meaning of this blog’s title :P….yup…..;)
It’s more on how we plan things. As humans, tentunya kita akan melakukan banyak hal terkait perencanaan, entah itu yang bersifat pribadi maupun dalam skala yang lebih besar seperti melibatkan orang lain atau suatu organisasi. Bagaimanapun, perencanaan merupakan suatu aktivitas inheren yang niscaya akan dilakukan manusia manapun dalam hidupnya. Rasanya hanya anak kecil dan orang gila saja yang tidak melakukan perencanaan, why?coz hanya merekalah yang bias menjalani hidup secara carefree tanpa beban utnuk memikirkan hidupnya.
Nevertheless,it is this one thing that also makes humans sometimes suffer and agonize due to the fact that planning is not something as easy as flipping your hand. Perencanaan, walo secara dasarnya melibatkan suatu logika berpikir, namun dalam praktiknya seringkali harus bersentuhan dengan variabel2 eksternal lainnya yang pada akhirnya sedikit banyak akan “menyesuaikan” planning ini sehingga mencapai suatu bentuk akhir yang suka engga suka akan diterima oleh perencana yang bersangkutan.
For example, I’ll start of with something simple. Kita menginginkan ssuatu. Mungkin kalo itu hanya suatu pikiran belaka, itu hanya sekedar wacana atau angan belaka. Tapi ketika kita sudah melakukan dan menuliskan langkah2 yang akan kita lakukan tuk meraih hal itu, maka itu sudah menjadi sebuah rencana. The problem starts here in fact...bahwa rencana akan senantiasa berevolusi mencapai bentuk paling pragmatis kemudian.
It is because the ones who executes plans are humans themselves, it is what makes plans often have to accommodate, adapt and change to the never ending surroundings that comes around us. Sesempurna apapun plan kita, sifat hidup sendiri yang tidak pernah pasti dan penuh ketidaktahuan akan apa yang kan terjadi membuat perencanaan harus senantiasa berubah2.
I’m not saying here that plans should not have a fix things on how to achieve what they want, I’m just stating that plans cannot be made rigidly and neglect the fact that it is only a mere hope written with its steps to gain it. Especially when it interacts with the variable of human being....it then reacts as some sort of chemical reaction...just coping to find the best outcome.
Though you have all these back up plans from A to...ah..just name the alphabet you want...but if you put out the variable of human and life destinies....it again ends up as just a mere thought. There are no such things as a perfect plan. Like in statistics...you can only achieve a degree of trustworthiness until 99%. Where does the last 1% go? Like it or not...it goes back to this one divine decision from the heavens on how it would turn out to be. It is this particular 1 % that makes a plan to be made or even completely broken at all.
That’s why in my religion, we are always to told to not only plan well for everything we do , but also never stop to pray to the heavens for that plan to succeed. Nevertheless, less people understand the significance this 1%. It is as if as long we plan the best, then all good things would come fourth. Unfortunately, life not as logical as that.
Aside the fact that there is this 1%, we also must remember that humans too play part in adjusting our plan. It’s not like we live in a vacuum, where we can just execute any plan without taking into considerations the interactions we have with other persons. Since we live in a society that forces us to interact with all sorts of persons, then there would obviously be a high chance for any plans to change.
But hey…don’t worry….that’s why nowadays they have what they call the science of management. Basically the art of dealing, interacting and arranging the acts of people, this science has really come in handy the last couple of ages and help gear up planning to a different level and erase the hardships that were first thought to hinder a planning completely. The downside is that this is not completely a magic tool that can help cut off the bad side of things…management science still has a long way to go in this part.
With all the explanations above, I’ld reckon myself to be qualified to write a decent book on planning in management :D, however, I just wrote this out of experience, past and recent. My life until now has pretty much thought me that planning is so important, that we should never ever dare to dream for something good unless we have prepared something to gain that thing. Or else, it’ll just end up as mere dreams. Back then…I did live on plans…but most of them were just short to middle term plans. Most of all, they pretty much lacked the element of synchronization.
It wasn’t till I moved to Perth that I started to think of a life long plan for the remainder of my life. It really sounded great, but in fact it is quite the challenging task to do. By this point that I realized, a life long plan should take into account all sorts of things, the good and bad aspects of life. You just cannot deduce that everything is gonna happen coz life is also full of ups and downs. In short, the plan should be prepared for any worst case scenarios.
But when we talk about preparing for the worst, this is also another factor that makes planning furthermore costly and tedious. The fact that we have to prepare for the worst means that we have to do all sorts of things to get ourselves prepared, and this would obviously hit our pocket hard. There are many life examples on this to mention, like savings, insurances and investing. Basically these activities are done to prepare our life for any upcoming hardships that would come by. It would be wonderful if we could just focus life on what we really want to do and plan without having to bother on the backup plans needed for safe beings, but this kind of situation rarely manifest itself into ones life.
Being prepared would also mean that we should have the ability to predict and determine what parts of our life that contribute to the uncertainty. Its not always about finding from the views of others, but identifying ourselves is one step to start this thing. Like a saying…if you can know yourself…then you would know the world….everything starts from us…then we spread things outward. I guess that’s all for now….don’t wanna to talk too much on this matter as I’m afraid it could bite me one day if I just speak and do nothing bout it myself.
PS: for those who really know me….they would have guessed the hidden meaning of this blog’s title :P….yup…..;)
Saturday, October 03, 2009
Twilight
No….it’s not about Edward Cullen…nope….I haven’t even read the novel….and nope…I’m not even looking at a sunset…Its more into my life and my thoughts about it lately. Ini tidak terjadi begitu saja…tapi setelah melalu berbagai pengamatan…pikiran dan perenungan…baik atas sekarang, masa lalu dan mempertimbangkan masa depan.
Kapan ya I had this thought…bisa jadi dalam seminggu ini….sungguh…usahaku tuk menikmati liburan dalam “pengasingan diri” menjadikan ku tuk dikit reminiscing back towards what I’ve been doing until this point. Aslinya sih hanya tuk introspeksi diri atas progress kuliah dan hidupku selama semester ini…but then…it seemed to go way back beyond what I intended to be.
Sudah kusinggung di beberap postingku yg lalu kalo aq sedang menjalani masa2 terakhirku di ozzy. Cukup menyesakkan sih aslinya…apalgi mengingat fakta bahwa aq telah berkoar akan apply PR dsini…but then…kita berencana…Allah menetapkan lain. It turned out my parents didn’t have the needed funds to help sponsor me to apply PR…so then there goes one’s dream of making a future for himself.
Sempet kepikiran tuk mendayagunakan tabunganku sendiri…bisa aja sih…apalagi dah kerja sejauh ini…I thought…why not?but again…setekah dipikir masak2….engga lah….bukannya aq g bsa memaksakan diri…but terdapat banyak pertimbangan2 tuk melakukan itu…obviously…dengan tabunganku itu..aq bsa melakukan banyak hal di indo dripada sekedar menghabiskannya tuk membiayai aplikasi PR.
So there…vanished one of my hopes…Namun demikian…bukan hal ini kok yg jadi pokok renungan ku…itu hanyalah salah satu yg alhamdulillah sejauh ini telah ku ikhlaskan…walo tetep meninggalkan semacem sesak klo dipikirkan terlalu mendalam lagi :P. But eniwei…I’ld like to go on some of the main reasons on why this blog was written in the end.
It’s more on the fact that I’ve looked back upon my old blog. Rasanya bener deh….nano2 banget….kadang aq bisa ketawa…senyum sendiri…termenung….membuat mata berkaca….heran dan hal2 lainnya ketika membaca kembali catatan perjalanan hidupku sejak akhir 2006 sampe saat ini. Sungguh…ketika aku membaca semua itu kembali….betapa aku mendapati suatu transformasi diriku….
Transformasi macam apakah?hmmm….a lot to say…but hey…lets start of one by one ;). Pertama….aq mendapati bahwa nuansa hidupku kala itu seungguh carefree…hidup tanpa beban…hidup seakan masa depan telah ditetapkan…semua itu tercemin dari gaya bahasa dan penceritaan di blog yang begitu adanya dan mengalir begitu saja. Aku engga bisa menyalahkan hal ini karena bagaimanapun itu merupakan konsekuensi hidupku saat itu yang emang cenderung sante akibat engga menjalani lagi kuliah rutin, Cuma ngerjain skripsi dan sedang menunggu masa2 ke ozzy.
But things took a turn once I moved to Perth. Slowly but sure, my writings were movings towards those of a logical and rational man. Tulisanku kudapati berkurang nuansa sante…dan berganti menjadi semacam tulisan yang menggambarkan progress hari2ku di Perth. Dan semua itu juga diikuti dengan berkurangnya suasana cair dan sante yg ada di tulisan2ku yang dulu. Emang sih…semua itu karena aktivitasku yg tidak lagi sante dan berganti menjadi kuliah rutin yang bebannya sungguh beda dengan kul di Indo. Walo aku tetep berusaha menulis hal2 yg lain disela2 senggangku…tapi hal2 semacam itu mulai jarang….tenggelam di antara keluh kesah seorang pengelana hidup….
Things took another change with the coming of facebook. Kali ini…kumulai melakukan tulisan2 kecil…to dalem bahasanya fesbuk…”notes”. Namanya juga notes…cuma tulisan2 kecil yang engga sepanjang blog. But during the times of me writing those notes…I just felt my mind flying freely and be able to writ done things shortly but full of metaphors and unusuall jokes asides life paradoxes. Dunno how I did it….Is it coz of the fact that I was kinda re-adapting to my studies after a too long vacation?That could be the fact if I look at recent blogs which have become again much like the blogs in the mid 2008.
By taking a look at my writing…it’s obvious that I’ve been from a carefree person to a person more into plans….rationality and logics in most of life. Hilang sudah rasa2 sante dan bebas sebagaimana hidup sebelum ke ozzy…tergantikan oleh nuansa tugas….planning dan eksekusi. Good or bad?hmm….itu yang harus dicari tahu berikutnya nih….
Carefree…well….sungguh aku merindukan suasana macem ini…ketika kita bisa melakukan segala sesuatu sesuai irama kita sesuka hati. But then….semua itu hilang ditelan bumi seiring datangnya komitmen2 hdup lainnya yang menuntut tanggung jawab dan perhatian penuh setiap waktu. Entah kapan lagi aku bisa menjalani hidup yang carefree…maybe dna mungkin hanya ketika aku mendapatkan suatu liburan yang panjang…,but hey….engga juga sih…coz skalipun ada liburan panjang….rasanya engga lagi aq bsa menikmati nuansa carefree itu kembali....
Why is that….I think it’s obviously the fact that as I get older….anda akan semakin dipaksa tuk berusaha melakukan sesuatu yang berguna dalam hidup anda daripada sekedar menghabiskan waktu seenaknya sendiri tanpa adanya beban…itu yang aku rasakan…dank arena ketidakmampuan melakukan ssuatu yang berarti itulah akhirnya jadi salah satu penyebab rasa menyesalku ketika liburan panjang terakhir…that is why I’m planning to put my next last long vacation to good use…to work and travel….to make things worthwhile…
But then…if I take a look at current things where life is pretty much planned….logic and more rational…I just cannot help thinking that I do lack the element of surprise…the need to do somethings unplanned and just let life go as it is according to your surroundings. I’l dlove to….but again…if I do so…I also cannot help remember the fact that my presence here is to regain my lost time.
For those who did follow my blog until now…you might have noticed that I once in a while mention about “lost time”. It’ just my saying of my bachelor days in where I just let life flow as it is without doing any proper planning for my life. The result?I managed to not only secure a bringhter future I could have gained….i also missed times and chances of prosperity and fortunes that I could have gained.
It’s not I’m disregarding the moments and experience I’ve gained from those times…it’s just that I feel that I have to make up for those times I’ve disregarded….not only coz I’m in ozzy which would look like a chance in a lifetime…but it is also the last chance to prove my worth to the others around me…those that have been watching upon me and placed there hopes on.
So in short….i cannot live the life of full carefreeness again…but yet I need to loosen up and enjoy my life of studies here…so…I guess it’s a matter of doing things in moderation hey…Living life in a planned way while also at the sametime feeling carefree and without any burden is not something you can do overnight….butuh waktu tuk melakukannya perlahan2 sehingga bsa mendapatkan cara yang tepat….hope I can do this ;)
For every twilight….there is always a sunrise towards a (hopefully) better future…that is what I’m always hoping for…
Kapan ya I had this thought…bisa jadi dalam seminggu ini….sungguh…usahaku tuk menikmati liburan dalam “pengasingan diri” menjadikan ku tuk dikit reminiscing back towards what I’ve been doing until this point. Aslinya sih hanya tuk introspeksi diri atas progress kuliah dan hidupku selama semester ini…but then…it seemed to go way back beyond what I intended to be.
Sudah kusinggung di beberap postingku yg lalu kalo aq sedang menjalani masa2 terakhirku di ozzy. Cukup menyesakkan sih aslinya…apalgi mengingat fakta bahwa aq telah berkoar akan apply PR dsini…but then…kita berencana…Allah menetapkan lain. It turned out my parents didn’t have the needed funds to help sponsor me to apply PR…so then there goes one’s dream of making a future for himself.
Sempet kepikiran tuk mendayagunakan tabunganku sendiri…bisa aja sih…apalagi dah kerja sejauh ini…I thought…why not?but again…setekah dipikir masak2….engga lah….bukannya aq g bsa memaksakan diri…but terdapat banyak pertimbangan2 tuk melakukan itu…obviously…dengan tabunganku itu..aq bsa melakukan banyak hal di indo dripada sekedar menghabiskannya tuk membiayai aplikasi PR.
So there…vanished one of my hopes…Namun demikian…bukan hal ini kok yg jadi pokok renungan ku…itu hanyalah salah satu yg alhamdulillah sejauh ini telah ku ikhlaskan…walo tetep meninggalkan semacem sesak klo dipikirkan terlalu mendalam lagi :P. But eniwei…I’ld like to go on some of the main reasons on why this blog was written in the end.
It’s more on the fact that I’ve looked back upon my old blog. Rasanya bener deh….nano2 banget….kadang aq bisa ketawa…senyum sendiri…termenung….membuat mata berkaca….heran dan hal2 lainnya ketika membaca kembali catatan perjalanan hidupku sejak akhir 2006 sampe saat ini. Sungguh…ketika aku membaca semua itu kembali….betapa aku mendapati suatu transformasi diriku….
Transformasi macam apakah?hmmm….a lot to say…but hey…lets start of one by one ;). Pertama….aq mendapati bahwa nuansa hidupku kala itu seungguh carefree…hidup tanpa beban…hidup seakan masa depan telah ditetapkan…semua itu tercemin dari gaya bahasa dan penceritaan di blog yang begitu adanya dan mengalir begitu saja. Aku engga bisa menyalahkan hal ini karena bagaimanapun itu merupakan konsekuensi hidupku saat itu yang emang cenderung sante akibat engga menjalani lagi kuliah rutin, Cuma ngerjain skripsi dan sedang menunggu masa2 ke ozzy.
But things took a turn once I moved to Perth. Slowly but sure, my writings were movings towards those of a logical and rational man. Tulisanku kudapati berkurang nuansa sante…dan berganti menjadi semacam tulisan yang menggambarkan progress hari2ku di Perth. Dan semua itu juga diikuti dengan berkurangnya suasana cair dan sante yg ada di tulisan2ku yang dulu. Emang sih…semua itu karena aktivitasku yg tidak lagi sante dan berganti menjadi kuliah rutin yang bebannya sungguh beda dengan kul di Indo. Walo aku tetep berusaha menulis hal2 yg lain disela2 senggangku…tapi hal2 semacam itu mulai jarang….tenggelam di antara keluh kesah seorang pengelana hidup….
Things took another change with the coming of facebook. Kali ini…kumulai melakukan tulisan2 kecil…to dalem bahasanya fesbuk…”notes”. Namanya juga notes…cuma tulisan2 kecil yang engga sepanjang blog. But during the times of me writing those notes…I just felt my mind flying freely and be able to writ done things shortly but full of metaphors and unusuall jokes asides life paradoxes. Dunno how I did it….Is it coz of the fact that I was kinda re-adapting to my studies after a too long vacation?That could be the fact if I look at recent blogs which have become again much like the blogs in the mid 2008.
By taking a look at my writing…it’s obvious that I’ve been from a carefree person to a person more into plans….rationality and logics in most of life. Hilang sudah rasa2 sante dan bebas sebagaimana hidup sebelum ke ozzy…tergantikan oleh nuansa tugas….planning dan eksekusi. Good or bad?hmm….itu yang harus dicari tahu berikutnya nih….
Carefree…well….sungguh aku merindukan suasana macem ini…ketika kita bisa melakukan segala sesuatu sesuai irama kita sesuka hati. But then….semua itu hilang ditelan bumi seiring datangnya komitmen2 hdup lainnya yang menuntut tanggung jawab dan perhatian penuh setiap waktu. Entah kapan lagi aku bisa menjalani hidup yang carefree…maybe dna mungkin hanya ketika aku mendapatkan suatu liburan yang panjang…,but hey….engga juga sih…coz skalipun ada liburan panjang….rasanya engga lagi aq bsa menikmati nuansa carefree itu kembali....
Why is that….I think it’s obviously the fact that as I get older….anda akan semakin dipaksa tuk berusaha melakukan sesuatu yang berguna dalam hidup anda daripada sekedar menghabiskan waktu seenaknya sendiri tanpa adanya beban…itu yang aku rasakan…dank arena ketidakmampuan melakukan ssuatu yang berarti itulah akhirnya jadi salah satu penyebab rasa menyesalku ketika liburan panjang terakhir…that is why I’m planning to put my next last long vacation to good use…to work and travel….to make things worthwhile…
But then…if I take a look at current things where life is pretty much planned….logic and more rational…I just cannot help thinking that I do lack the element of surprise…the need to do somethings unplanned and just let life go as it is according to your surroundings. I’l dlove to….but again…if I do so…I also cannot help remember the fact that my presence here is to regain my lost time.
For those who did follow my blog until now…you might have noticed that I once in a while mention about “lost time”. It’ just my saying of my bachelor days in where I just let life flow as it is without doing any proper planning for my life. The result?I managed to not only secure a bringhter future I could have gained….i also missed times and chances of prosperity and fortunes that I could have gained.
It’s not I’m disregarding the moments and experience I’ve gained from those times…it’s just that I feel that I have to make up for those times I’ve disregarded….not only coz I’m in ozzy which would look like a chance in a lifetime…but it is also the last chance to prove my worth to the others around me…those that have been watching upon me and placed there hopes on.
So in short….i cannot live the life of full carefreeness again…but yet I need to loosen up and enjoy my life of studies here…so…I guess it’s a matter of doing things in moderation hey…Living life in a planned way while also at the sametime feeling carefree and without any burden is not something you can do overnight….butuh waktu tuk melakukannya perlahan2 sehingga bsa mendapatkan cara yang tepat….hope I can do this ;)
For every twilight….there is always a sunrise towards a (hopefully) better future…that is what I’m always hoping for…
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Minal Aidin Wal Fa’izin….mohon maaf…saya remek lahir batin
OOohhh….pekan sunyi kedua dataaannggg…..Ya Allah….akhirnya daku bisa istirahat dari pergumulanku dengan panglima2 assignment yg sungguh telah menguras tenaga dan batinku…Dikala aq harus bisa memanfaatkan ramadhan dengan meningkatkan ibadahku….aku malah lebihs sering mendem nang kamar nggarap tgs….ohh…sungguh merugi aku (.Terutama tuk 2 minggu terakhir….really…aq engga bisa tenang mikir bagaimana harus nyelesein tugas2 itu….1 selesai…1 datang kemudian.
But hey…just enjoy aja break ini…walo dengan kondisi yg bisa dibilang engga kalah mengenaskan…eits…not that bad though….The truth is….walo break…seperti biasa...PR banyak menumpuk….palagi sudah menjelang akhir semester…fiuhhhh…..ooohh…hidupp….sungguh penuh tantangan tiada henti…
Kadang kalo dah gini,....ngiri juga ama teman2q yg ada kelebihan rejeki dan menghabiskan waktu bersama keluarga di tengah2 suasana lebaran ini. It’s my 2nd time having ied here…so things are not as its supposed to be. Satu2nya cara tuk mendapatkan suasana ini hanyalah dengan silahturahim dna anjangsana ke rumah WNI dan muslim2 dri Negara lain disni. Walo g sama kaya d indo…but that’s the least I can do here ;)
Seminggu ya….well…in fact its 10 days for me. Agar bisa memanfaatkan waktu lebih maksimum…kali ini aku mengaturnya agar liburan ini bisa lebih kunikmati secara pribadi…as literally. Tugas2 bagaimanapun tetap harus kukerjain karena emang itulah adanya break ini. Namun demikian porsi refreshingnya aq selipkan. Aq g mau seperti break yg pertama ketika aq terlalu banyak ngerjain tugas. Jadinya malah bikin jenuh setengah mati akhirnya.
An as planned…I did some refreshments of my own. Just personally…as I wouldn’t want to spoil the calm and solitudeness that I’ve quite longed for in my hectic life here. And it did work out somehow. By planning to not think or touch assignments on the first 3-4 days of my break really cleared up my mind when I had to come back to them. Reading articles….manga and watching movies from my HDD….weeeww…it sure did defrag my mind after too much Trojan horses in the name of classes and assignments…
Asides assignments…the only thing I could moan is the fact that I’ll be working extra hours this week. Semua karena ada banyak teman2 ku anak malay yg balik kampong (ooohhh….pengennya daku pulang juga T_T). Luckily….semua main plan refreshingq dah tuntas sejauh ini…so aq g masalah hrs kerja extra. Hanya saja aq jadi harus memanfaatkan waktu luang yg tersisa tuk ngerjain tugas2ku dan belajar….must use the time.
Nevertheless….my life here is like a sunset…my time here is pretty much limited. Asuming all things are not gonna change drastically again, it would mean that these are my final times in Perth. With all I’ve done and experienced here good and bad, I just want to wrap things up neatly and tidily. But by the looks of things in the middle of this semester, gaining the same result like last term would be even quite hard. The best I can do now is to patch things up and do my best. Even though it would cause me to fade myself in the eyes of friends. It’s a risk…especially when you have high aimes for your future….often....pragmatic sacrifices are needed in order to achieve it. May Allah grany me the strength to overcome such poor heart resolutions so that I can gain my goals.
Eniwei…semoga break seminggu ini bisa memulihkan badan dan mentalku yang dah remek lahir batin selama beberapa minggu lalu…just wanna stay low for some time to relieve myself of the mundane matters that’s surrounding me. Wanna keep myself in the shadows for some time and calm myself for the next challenges that awaits me.
Disfrutando de mi tiempo de soledad ….. :)
But hey…just enjoy aja break ini…walo dengan kondisi yg bisa dibilang engga kalah mengenaskan…eits…not that bad though….The truth is….walo break…seperti biasa...PR banyak menumpuk….palagi sudah menjelang akhir semester…fiuhhhh…..ooohh…hidupp….sungguh penuh tantangan tiada henti…
Kadang kalo dah gini,....ngiri juga ama teman2q yg ada kelebihan rejeki dan menghabiskan waktu bersama keluarga di tengah2 suasana lebaran ini. It’s my 2nd time having ied here…so things are not as its supposed to be. Satu2nya cara tuk mendapatkan suasana ini hanyalah dengan silahturahim dna anjangsana ke rumah WNI dan muslim2 dri Negara lain disni. Walo g sama kaya d indo…but that’s the least I can do here ;)
Seminggu ya….well…in fact its 10 days for me. Agar bisa memanfaatkan waktu lebih maksimum…kali ini aku mengaturnya agar liburan ini bisa lebih kunikmati secara pribadi…as literally. Tugas2 bagaimanapun tetap harus kukerjain karena emang itulah adanya break ini. Namun demikian porsi refreshingnya aq selipkan. Aq g mau seperti break yg pertama ketika aq terlalu banyak ngerjain tugas. Jadinya malah bikin jenuh setengah mati akhirnya.
An as planned…I did some refreshments of my own. Just personally…as I wouldn’t want to spoil the calm and solitudeness that I’ve quite longed for in my hectic life here. And it did work out somehow. By planning to not think or touch assignments on the first 3-4 days of my break really cleared up my mind when I had to come back to them. Reading articles….manga and watching movies from my HDD….weeeww…it sure did defrag my mind after too much Trojan horses in the name of classes and assignments…
Asides assignments…the only thing I could moan is the fact that I’ll be working extra hours this week. Semua karena ada banyak teman2 ku anak malay yg balik kampong (ooohhh….pengennya daku pulang juga T_T). Luckily….semua main plan refreshingq dah tuntas sejauh ini…so aq g masalah hrs kerja extra. Hanya saja aq jadi harus memanfaatkan waktu luang yg tersisa tuk ngerjain tugas2ku dan belajar….must use the time.
Nevertheless….my life here is like a sunset…my time here is pretty much limited. Asuming all things are not gonna change drastically again, it would mean that these are my final times in Perth. With all I’ve done and experienced here good and bad, I just want to wrap things up neatly and tidily. But by the looks of things in the middle of this semester, gaining the same result like last term would be even quite hard. The best I can do now is to patch things up and do my best. Even though it would cause me to fade myself in the eyes of friends. It’s a risk…especially when you have high aimes for your future….often....pragmatic sacrifices are needed in order to achieve it. May Allah grany me the strength to overcome such poor heart resolutions so that I can gain my goals.
Eniwei…semoga break seminggu ini bisa memulihkan badan dan mentalku yang dah remek lahir batin selama beberapa minggu lalu…just wanna stay low for some time to relieve myself of the mundane matters that’s surrounding me. Wanna keep myself in the shadows for some time and calm myself for the next challenges that awaits me.
Disfrutando de mi tiempo de soledad ….. :)
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Spring + Winter = Sprinter.....
Ketika angin berhembus....seketika aku merasa diterbangkan sang bayu...
Cucian numpuk gara2 hujan tiada henti turun membasahi bumi
Jaket hujan membuat diri berasa gundam dengan full armor.....
Ditambah hujan yang menerpa miring 45 derajat....membuat payungku sia-sia saja keberadaannya...
Jiahh...makes me wanna tuck in bed for the rest of day...
But Hey....it ain't that bad...at least you have this humid sensation...makes you feel at home in July :D
Compared to those freezing cold days...where you felt your skin had warped.
Watching the smoke that blows out of our mouth as we breath in and out.
And you had to relentlessly turn on that heater...causing a future hole on your bills due to excessive use >.<
Or even trying to getaway to some hot place to heat up the heart that has frozen...
Nevertheless...its all a process...a state of enjoying every little step and second of life...
When you look back at home where only two seasons....grateful should we be on the experience of having 4 seasons.
Though spring might start of in a wet wet manner...it's the start of springing opportunities...
The spring of forgiveness...the spring of hope....the spring of assignments >_<....the spring of vacations and the spring of joy ^^
Cucian numpuk gara2 hujan tiada henti turun membasahi bumi
Jaket hujan membuat diri berasa gundam dengan full armor.....
Ditambah hujan yang menerpa miring 45 derajat....membuat payungku sia-sia saja keberadaannya...
Jiahh...makes me wanna tuck in bed for the rest of day...
But Hey....it ain't that bad...at least you have this humid sensation...makes you feel at home in July :D
Compared to those freezing cold days...where you felt your skin had warped.
Watching the smoke that blows out of our mouth as we breath in and out.
And you had to relentlessly turn on that heater...causing a future hole on your bills due to excessive use >.<
Or even trying to getaway to some hot place to heat up the heart that has frozen...
Nevertheless...its all a process...a state of enjoying every little step and second of life...
When you look back at home where only two seasons....grateful should we be on the experience of having 4 seasons.
Though spring might start of in a wet wet manner...it's the start of springing opportunities...
The spring of forgiveness...the spring of hope....the spring of assignments >_<....the spring of vacations and the spring of joy ^^
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Get lost.....
New Zealand....hmmm....a class mate is there and i wouldn't miss it for the world as it may be my last time seeing him for years to come...
Sydney...not bad....always been thinking how good it to take a photo in front of the opera house...
Melbourne...part of the tour above....i wonder which is better?
Jakarta....hate it...but gonna have to love it since i'll be working there soon :(
Yogyakarta...looking forward to spend time with my love :)
Malang...short detour and wrapping up my seasonal date with her ;)
Perth...last chance...better see those places you haven't gone to for it'll be a chance of a life time
What next.....????
Makassar....masa kota tebesar di sulawesi engga dikasih bagian...
Padang...hmmm....recommended by a friend....i wonder what's in store for me....
Anyone wanna add it...?
Sydney...not bad....always been thinking how good it to take a photo in front of the opera house...
Melbourne...part of the tour above....i wonder which is better?
Jakarta....hate it...but gonna have to love it since i'll be working there soon :(
Yogyakarta...looking forward to spend time with my love :)
Malang...short detour and wrapping up my seasonal date with her ;)
Perth...last chance...better see those places you haven't gone to for it'll be a chance of a life time
What next.....????
Makassar....masa kota tebesar di sulawesi engga dikasih bagian...
Padang...hmmm....recommended by a friend....i wonder what's in store for me....
Anyone wanna add it...?
Krisis paruh baya....eh....paruh semester ding :P
tu wa ga pat....tu wa ga pat....tu wa ga pat....
nope2...aku engga sedang berlari kok...cuma iseng2 aja ngitung :P. intermesso sejenak ditengah tumpukan tugas kuli-ah (belagak pekerja romusha) yang semakin aneh tong sampah (baca : bin) ajaib.
Seperti biasa...aq dah expect kalo semakin mendekati akhir semester....tugas2 akan semakin banyak. Tapi ketika kupelototi kalender september dan Oktober tiba2..."WHAT??" ada suatu anomali....anomali yang membuat ku terbelakak (lebay mode)...
eniwei...the thing is..."Kok banyakan assignment due di september sih daripada oktober kaya biasanya?"Kalo diibaratkan grafik....tugas2 ku sekarang bagaikan ilustrasi normal distribution.....besar di tengah dari yang harusnya bagaikan gambar lereng gunung naik (istilahku dewe :D ).
Kekagetanku belum selesai...ternyata ketika itu...aku baru sadar bahwa sebagian besar asinan (bahasa gaul wong jogja di perth tuk assignments) itu akan due di bulan puasa...subhanallah (mending bilang gini aja daripada misuh...bisa batal puasaku ntar :P)...makin banyak komitmen neh di ramadhan...
And it proved true....minggu2 ini bener2 berat dan menantang. Butuh suatu kedewasaan dan kecersdasan emosi tuk mampu mengatur irama hidup. Gampang di kata...susah di fakta....dan sejauh ini telah cukup memberiku kamplengan di hati dan kepalaku (litterally) atas beratnya menjalani hal ini.
Especially...this week....1 (suspected) quiz....1 mid exam...1 homework...1 presentation....6000 words asinan....1 critical lit review....would anyone say...HELL??Ok....the presentation was postponed for two weeks (matur suwun gusti Allah SWT T_T). But hey...itu hanya menunda pekerjaan...sisa kerjaku...tetep bikin nggliyeng >.<
Mo refreshing....susah...namun demikian...entah kenapa kok sik iso yoh nyuri2 waktu??Seakan ada kesadaran alam bawah sadar...semakin banyak masalah semakin banyak refreshing...lho....ini mah pedoman hidupku sendiri lagi :P. Eniwei...this kinda thing did happen....malam minggu kemaren....yang harusnya bukber d konsulat...eh malah diajak makan sushi all u can eat di JAWS seharga $27.50 >:D<.
Niatnya sih narget 20 piring (berencana bangkrutin tuh JAWS >:) ). Eehhh...apa daya cuma sanggup 16 piring doang. Keluar2....berasa dah mau jackpot di jalan aja. Masih untung engga langsung pulang habis itu coz tuh makanan sempet diendapkan dengan nonton pilem (lama) nang omah konco. So....pulang2....mek kare' klenger'e thok....
Hari berganti sampe hari ujian exam tiba....sumpe....dino iku jan remek awakku. Isuk kuliah....awan'e tutorial...bengine ujuan...wes....teko2 nang omah mek kare' ampas'e tenogo :-S...
Derita berlanjut esoknya....walo udah tidur cepet...esoknya sukses bangun kesiangan...impact??gw KAGAK SAHUUURRRR :((....damn....padahal bengine wis nglilir dan setengah bangun sambil ngrogoh hp yang jatuh di kolong kasur gara2 kelempar tangan yang mo matiin alarm....walhasil....pagi itu diriku mencari sahur "batiniyah" dari "penari muda" ku :D...we made up (after some misunderstandings...oh...what a dynamic couple we are B-) ) and really felt ready to go to school :).
Daya apa....bar kuliah....mentalku ambruk (bukan berarti aku gila moro2)....dipake tuk belajar otak dah nge-hang minta di defrag. Ditambah rasa letoy akibat lewat sahur dan hawa dingin yang menusuk ulu hatiku....jadinya harus nge-scrap rencana tuk belajar di kampus dan berbuka disana...After seeing my physiothrapist....i quickly grabbed some food for the evening and sahur and got the next bus....@ home.....NGEBO!!!
And so here i am still....mentally broken though still struggling to do my asinan's little by little (boso inggris'e cicilan). Dunno if i can finish it of in a neat manner as usual...but lets just see...biasanya potensi keluar saat terdesak...i'll gamble on this :P.
So...i'll just continue my mid semester slump and feather out all the tasks one by one...
nope2...aku engga sedang berlari kok...cuma iseng2 aja ngitung :P. intermesso sejenak ditengah tumpukan tugas kuli-ah (belagak pekerja romusha) yang semakin aneh tong sampah (baca : bin) ajaib.
Seperti biasa...aq dah expect kalo semakin mendekati akhir semester....tugas2 akan semakin banyak. Tapi ketika kupelototi kalender september dan Oktober tiba2..."WHAT??" ada suatu anomali....anomali yang membuat ku terbelakak (lebay mode)...
eniwei...the thing is..."Kok banyakan assignment due di september sih daripada oktober kaya biasanya?"Kalo diibaratkan grafik....tugas2 ku sekarang bagaikan ilustrasi normal distribution.....besar di tengah dari yang harusnya bagaikan gambar lereng gunung naik (istilahku dewe :D ).
Kekagetanku belum selesai...ternyata ketika itu...aku baru sadar bahwa sebagian besar asinan (bahasa gaul wong jogja di perth tuk assignments) itu akan due di bulan puasa...subhanallah (mending bilang gini aja daripada misuh...bisa batal puasaku ntar :P)...makin banyak komitmen neh di ramadhan...
And it proved true....minggu2 ini bener2 berat dan menantang. Butuh suatu kedewasaan dan kecersdasan emosi tuk mampu mengatur irama hidup. Gampang di kata...susah di fakta....dan sejauh ini telah cukup memberiku kamplengan di hati dan kepalaku (litterally) atas beratnya menjalani hal ini.
Especially...this week....1 (suspected) quiz....1 mid exam...1 homework...1 presentation....6000 words asinan....1 critical lit review....would anyone say...HELL??Ok....the presentation was postponed for two weeks (matur suwun gusti Allah SWT T_T). But hey...itu hanya menunda pekerjaan...sisa kerjaku...tetep bikin nggliyeng >.<
Mo refreshing....susah...namun demikian...entah kenapa kok sik iso yoh nyuri2 waktu??Seakan ada kesadaran alam bawah sadar...semakin banyak masalah semakin banyak refreshing...lho....ini mah pedoman hidupku sendiri lagi :P. Eniwei...this kinda thing did happen....malam minggu kemaren....yang harusnya bukber d konsulat...eh malah diajak makan sushi all u can eat di JAWS seharga $27.50 >:D<.
Niatnya sih narget 20 piring (berencana bangkrutin tuh JAWS >:) ). Eehhh...apa daya cuma sanggup 16 piring doang. Keluar2....berasa dah mau jackpot di jalan aja. Masih untung engga langsung pulang habis itu coz tuh makanan sempet diendapkan dengan nonton pilem (lama) nang omah konco. So....pulang2....mek kare' klenger'e thok....
Hari berganti sampe hari ujian exam tiba....sumpe....dino iku jan remek awakku. Isuk kuliah....awan'e tutorial...bengine ujuan...wes....teko2 nang omah mek kare' ampas'e tenogo :-S...
Derita berlanjut esoknya....walo udah tidur cepet...esoknya sukses bangun kesiangan...impact??gw KAGAK SAHUUURRRR :((....damn....padahal bengine wis nglilir dan setengah bangun sambil ngrogoh hp yang jatuh di kolong kasur gara2 kelempar tangan yang mo matiin alarm....walhasil....pagi itu diriku mencari sahur "batiniyah" dari "penari muda" ku :D...we made up (after some misunderstandings...oh...what a dynamic couple we are B-) ) and really felt ready to go to school :).
Daya apa....bar kuliah....mentalku ambruk (bukan berarti aku gila moro2)....dipake tuk belajar otak dah nge-hang minta di defrag. Ditambah rasa letoy akibat lewat sahur dan hawa dingin yang menusuk ulu hatiku....jadinya harus nge-scrap rencana tuk belajar di kampus dan berbuka disana...After seeing my physiothrapist....i quickly grabbed some food for the evening and sahur and got the next bus....@ home.....NGEBO!!!
And so here i am still....mentally broken though still struggling to do my asinan's little by little (boso inggris'e cicilan). Dunno if i can finish it of in a neat manner as usual...but lets just see...biasanya potensi keluar saat terdesak...i'll gamble on this :P.
So...i'll just continue my mid semester slump and feather out all the tasks one by one...
仲間 ~ Friends
Walking to the same path...we share the same dreams friends...
But life is as cruel as it it...departing us from visions we shared
Nevertheless...we keep our nexus as tight as we could...for it'll be a memento for years and forever
we laugh and we cry...all together...as if the future was never there
One falls...one lets their hand out....
One goes astray....the other reminds of their mistakes....though it's sometime tough to keep it objective
This bond is what defines us for years to come...as it would be forever in our souls
But life is as cruel as it it...departing us from visions we shared
Nevertheless...we keep our nexus as tight as we could...for it'll be a memento for years and forever
we laugh and we cry...all together...as if the future was never there
One falls...one lets their hand out....
One goes astray....the other reminds of their mistakes....though it's sometime tough to keep it objective
This bond is what defines us for years to come...as it would be forever in our souls
Friday, August 28, 2009
Business as Usual
Finally…the month of ramadhan has come…may we all be able to increase our prayers in this blessed month. . .
Speaking of ramadhan…things have been hot hot cool (baca : panas2 dingin) for me lately. Yeah coz there have been a mix of things that have been happening to me lately…mentally and physically.
First things first that caught my attention this month was my kneep pain that got worst. It’s been like ….2,5 years I reckon since it first happened and the past weeks before have been quite painfull for me. Therefore…it did force me to put my use of bicycles on a hiatus. However…things didn’t improve since then…it even kinda got worst due to myself still working long hours while standing.
Such ongoing pain eventually forced me to seek a professional advice from a physiotherapist. It did turn out that there was a problem with one of my muscles that wasn’t moving as it’s supposed to be. Hence…I was taught some new exercise movements to train that muscle. Also I’ll be taping my knee and foot to help restrain my knee from being moved needless due to my activities that might cause my muscles tire too quickly. Ah yeah….compressing my knee couldn’t be left aside if I was having heavy activities….
25 seems to be the number of the month…yep…you’ve guessed it right ;)….I’m turning 25 this month. A personal milestone for me for I’m gratefull for all the things I’ve had good and bad till now. All those things have shaped myself till now and I dearly hope to be even more grateful for Allah SWT for all his blessings to come.
Though it was my 25th….didn’t mean I received heaps of wishes and congratz words…in fact…only few did send me. It doesn’t mean that I’m sad by this fact…by I somehow deliberately hide my birthday on facebook so that people would have to put more effort to notice it. And it did work…:D….the result till 3 days later on…only 10 people did congratulate me. For those who did…I reckon them as my closest friends and persons to my life. But out of all those approximately ten…the most sweetest one was obviously from my girl. She surprisingly when to all the trouble of sending me a birthday gift. Hontou ni….I should be more gratefull to Allah SWT that now I have someone that really loves and care for me…may I learne and be able to care and love her more than now for she deserves the best from me .
School???Even more distressing…especially when I remember it’s the last semester…does they have to finish it of with loads and heaps of assignments??Can’t they let me off easily (maunyaaaa :D ). Well…I guess that’s not gonna happen :P. The heat of assignments has been felt ever since the second week. And due to of that….i’ve had to scrap much of my habg out times with mates….please friends….do understand the conditions I’m in…..
And to make matters worst….the even threw the bulk of assignments on the tuition free week…just like last semester….but more painful…(since when assignments hasn’t been painful ?). So…here I’am finishing of those asses while I’m supposed to be enjoying my time.
Nevertheless, it’s business as usual….gotta stomp all those laziness in heart and march forward whatever lies in front of you….just force yourway out of boredom by exploring any means available to you so that you can get your body moving to root out all those bloody assignments in way.
With the coming of Ramadan…doesn’t mean I can use it as an excuse to not do things…I even think I should make good use of it to tighten up my loose time to do more meaningful things. Besides…it is my last ramadhan here in Perth…just make it an unforgettable one ;).
Speaking of ramadhan…things have been hot hot cool (baca : panas2 dingin) for me lately. Yeah coz there have been a mix of things that have been happening to me lately…mentally and physically.
First things first that caught my attention this month was my kneep pain that got worst. It’s been like ….2,5 years I reckon since it first happened and the past weeks before have been quite painfull for me. Therefore…it did force me to put my use of bicycles on a hiatus. However…things didn’t improve since then…it even kinda got worst due to myself still working long hours while standing.
Such ongoing pain eventually forced me to seek a professional advice from a physiotherapist. It did turn out that there was a problem with one of my muscles that wasn’t moving as it’s supposed to be. Hence…I was taught some new exercise movements to train that muscle. Also I’ll be taping my knee and foot to help restrain my knee from being moved needless due to my activities that might cause my muscles tire too quickly. Ah yeah….compressing my knee couldn’t be left aside if I was having heavy activities….
25 seems to be the number of the month…yep…you’ve guessed it right ;)….I’m turning 25 this month. A personal milestone for me for I’m gratefull for all the things I’ve had good and bad till now. All those things have shaped myself till now and I dearly hope to be even more grateful for Allah SWT for all his blessings to come.
Though it was my 25th….didn’t mean I received heaps of wishes and congratz words…in fact…only few did send me. It doesn’t mean that I’m sad by this fact…by I somehow deliberately hide my birthday on facebook so that people would have to put more effort to notice it. And it did work…:D….the result till 3 days later on…only 10 people did congratulate me. For those who did…I reckon them as my closest friends and persons to my life. But out of all those approximately ten…the most sweetest one was obviously from my girl. She surprisingly when to all the trouble of sending me a birthday gift. Hontou ni….I should be more gratefull to Allah SWT that now I have someone that really loves and care for me…may I learne and be able to care and love her more than now for she deserves the best from me .
School???Even more distressing…especially when I remember it’s the last semester…does they have to finish it of with loads and heaps of assignments??Can’t they let me off easily (maunyaaaa :D ). Well…I guess that’s not gonna happen :P. The heat of assignments has been felt ever since the second week. And due to of that….i’ve had to scrap much of my habg out times with mates….please friends….do understand the conditions I’m in…..
And to make matters worst….the even threw the bulk of assignments on the tuition free week…just like last semester….but more painful…(since when assignments hasn’t been painful ?). So…here I’am finishing of those asses while I’m supposed to be enjoying my time.
Nevertheless, it’s business as usual….gotta stomp all those laziness in heart and march forward whatever lies in front of you….just force yourway out of boredom by exploring any means available to you so that you can get your body moving to root out all those bloody assignments in way.
With the coming of Ramadan…doesn’t mean I can use it as an excuse to not do things…I even think I should make good use of it to tighten up my loose time to do more meaningful things. Besides…it is my last ramadhan here in Perth…just make it an unforgettable one ;).
Saturday, August 08, 2009
Omoi no Tenshi
Alone in the room….filled with coldness that comes to the skin
Yet you wonder weeks ago. . .where it was warmth and joy that filled your face
You grasp that mobile of yours. . .watching earnestly for that someone to say “tadaima”
Yet. . .It all ended in a wink
Days by days you walk your steps for your humble dreams
Yet. . .your steps sometimes stumble across the sheer thought of having someone to walk besides you. . .taking your hands to fulfill a dream together
It’s not an unrequited feeling. . .a lad far across the oceans holds eye sweats. . .praying. . .hoping and longing for the promised time to come again.
Nevertheless. . .hard work and honest talks are all can be done. . for it’s the one step to keep our feelings intact to one another.
Or would I rather be penniless. . .just to hear an angelic voice to soothen your dry heart ?
Yet you wonder weeks ago. . .where it was warmth and joy that filled your face
You grasp that mobile of yours. . .watching earnestly for that someone to say “tadaima”
Yet. . .It all ended in a wink
Days by days you walk your steps for your humble dreams
Yet. . .your steps sometimes stumble across the sheer thought of having someone to walk besides you. . .taking your hands to fulfill a dream together
It’s not an unrequited feeling. . .a lad far across the oceans holds eye sweats. . .praying. . .hoping and longing for the promised time to come again.
Nevertheless. . .hard work and honest talks are all can be done. . for it’s the one step to keep our feelings intact to one another.
Or would I rather be penniless. . .just to hear an angelic voice to soothen your dry heart ?
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Cruise Control
It’s been more than a week or so here since my arrival back from home. Do I miss it…surely…all those things I had good and bad…it all can be wrapped up into one word….wonderful . But yeah…here I am to finish off one step of my life for the sake of events to come.
After a week…it sure has been some sort of a struggle to adapt to the cold weather that wea quite beyond my expectations. It turned out true that the winter this year was quite odd compared to the last time. For now…I just have to cope with it while warming up my brain for the upcoming semester.
Speaking of semesters…things have turned out quite…eerrhhmm….eeettooo….normal would it be?or would I say as expected?Anyway….the start of this semester has been according to plan. Luckily I managed to get a sneak preview of my schedules last semester. Therefore I’ve managed to plan my taken units in line and all other things accordingly. However, surprises do come up and most of them came in the form of…..yep…you guessed it….ASSignments….welcome back those aching assignments that are getting harder than ever before.
Nevertheless the hardships that would come forth…I’ve made my resolution. Since it’s my last semester…I would be pretty much naïve and dumb if I were to fall in the same hole twice. Meaning that I’ve decided to start of this semester ata running pace with all the good things from previous ones continued. Being my last…I just want to make my last mark in my life…not just a mere mark…but a memorable mark… in all ways insya Allah.
When I remember this as my last semester…I suddenly remember something this afternoon. I just received a message that a couple of my best friends (finally) were able to past their thesis tests. Despite the fact that it them quite some time to finish it, I’m just plainly delighted by this news. At last, they can move on to another phase of their lives which obviously be more challenging than ever….but hey…that’s life…c’est la vie :D
By looking at this news…it just makes me even more eager to wrap this semester in the best manner possible. Surely there’s gonna be bumps here and there….but I’ve made my mind…this is my last chance to redeem myself of my lost time back then so….there’s no turning back…do this semester as if your gonna die tomorrow…as if there is no second chance for you…and as if…your whole life is on the line….
All I pray is for Allah SWT to give me the strength to face all my life struggles and make a man who is always gratefull for all bounties in this world. . . amin
After a week…it sure has been some sort of a struggle to adapt to the cold weather that wea quite beyond my expectations. It turned out true that the winter this year was quite odd compared to the last time. For now…I just have to cope with it while warming up my brain for the upcoming semester.
Speaking of semesters…things have turned out quite…eerrhhmm….eeettooo….normal would it be?or would I say as expected?Anyway….the start of this semester has been according to plan. Luckily I managed to get a sneak preview of my schedules last semester. Therefore I’ve managed to plan my taken units in line and all other things accordingly. However, surprises do come up and most of them came in the form of…..yep…you guessed it….ASSignments….welcome back those aching assignments that are getting harder than ever before.
Nevertheless the hardships that would come forth…I’ve made my resolution. Since it’s my last semester…I would be pretty much naïve and dumb if I were to fall in the same hole twice. Meaning that I’ve decided to start of this semester ata running pace with all the good things from previous ones continued. Being my last…I just want to make my last mark in my life…not just a mere mark…but a memorable mark… in all ways insya Allah.
When I remember this as my last semester…I suddenly remember something this afternoon. I just received a message that a couple of my best friends (finally) were able to past their thesis tests. Despite the fact that it them quite some time to finish it, I’m just plainly delighted by this news. At last, they can move on to another phase of their lives which obviously be more challenging than ever….but hey…that’s life…c’est la vie :D
By looking at this news…it just makes me even more eager to wrap this semester in the best manner possible. Surely there’s gonna be bumps here and there….but I’ve made my mind…this is my last chance to redeem myself of my lost time back then so….there’s no turning back…do this semester as if your gonna die tomorrow…as if there is no second chance for you…and as if…your whole life is on the line….
All I pray is for Allah SWT to give me the strength to face all my life struggles and make a man who is always gratefull for all bounties in this world. . . amin
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Carees of Venus
Standing…seeing you left my legs limp…but you walked me through the start of what I longed for
Words…stuck at my throat for a while…it just melted freely with the soothing of your touch.
Hands…little I kenw those small and cold hads were actually warm enough to keep my heart warm and brighter as days pass.
Shoulders…I hope those small ones be able to support our ties for ages to come my dear
Cheeks…tender enough to make me wanna touch those softness forever.
Regardless of what you are…I yearn and long for that promised time we had together to stay firm and strong on our ties whatever stands between us….
Till that time…all I can do is relive those moments we caressed each of our heads….to soothen the pain of distance between us.
Words…stuck at my throat for a while…it just melted freely with the soothing of your touch.
Hands…little I kenw those small and cold hads were actually warm enough to keep my heart warm and brighter as days pass.
Shoulders…I hope those small ones be able to support our ties for ages to come my dear
Cheeks…tender enough to make me wanna touch those softness forever.
Regardless of what you are…I yearn and long for that promised time we had together to stay firm and strong on our ties whatever stands between us….
Till that time…all I can do is relive those moments we caressed each of our heads….to soothen the pain of distance between us.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Saigo no...
Breakfast at Perth…lunch at Jakarta….dinner at Surabaya….Be’ol di Malang xP
Huehehehehe…Cuma sekedar pembuka dan pengingat bagaimana aq memulai liburan terkahirku sebagai mahasiswa aja kok :D. Dan tak terasa…bagiku tuk kembali ke Perth…For me…this vacation has many last’s to it…bukan mellow…tapi liburanku berikutnya tentunya tidak bisa lagi kunikmati dengan mindset yg sebebas ini.
Secara keseluruhan….aq bisa mengatakan puas atas liburanku kali ini. Walo tidak selama liburan kemaren, rasanya liburan kali ini bisa terlaksana secara efektif dan efisien. Demi tercapainya hal ini, tentunya aq belajar banyak dari pengalaman2 lalu tuk membuat liburan kali ini lebih bermakna…and…it worked :D
Dengan teman2…walo aq engga bisa menemui semua…tapi dengan yang bisa kutemui…rasanya bener2 nikmat dan lega mengatahui mereka semua baik2 dan sehat2…terutama mereka2 yg sedang berusaha menyelesaikan skripsi, lega mengetahui mereka bisa bener2 mulai giat (walo karena kepepet). Bagi yg lain…it’s good to hear they are also going on with their lives happily ;)
Tapi yang paling membuatku berkesan yakni pertemuanku dengan kekasihku. Walo Cuma 3 minggu…but the memories that were made would live forever. Pertemuanku dengannya…semakin memantapkan segala perasaanku dengannya…baik rasa sayang…rasa cinta dan rasa ingin melindunginya. Dan tentunya engga akan berhenti sampe itu aja….tapi akan menjadi basis bagi hal2 baik yang akan dating bagi kita berdua insya Allah di masa mendatang…demi hubungan kami berdua
Nilai2ku??Not bad walopun asline engga memenuhi target. Namun demikian…aq tetep merasa bersyukur atas hasil2 yg ada karena jika kuingat kembali semester lalu….sungguh kacau dan bisa mendapatkan hasil seperti sekarang…again…I must consider myself lucky. But then…tetep kedepan engga boleh kuserahkan diriku pada nasib baik belaka….hasil yg baru ini harus kujadikan dasar bagi perbaikan2 demi tercapainya hasil yg lebih baik tuk semester terakhirku di Perth.
Anyway….tomorrow…I’ll be at Perth…to start again my last struggle for the final semester. May Allah SWT give me the strength to face all challenges and hindrances that comes forth to me…and keep me a gracious person towards all things you have gave to me good and bad…amin :)
Huehehehehe…Cuma sekedar pembuka dan pengingat bagaimana aq memulai liburan terkahirku sebagai mahasiswa aja kok :D. Dan tak terasa…bagiku tuk kembali ke Perth…For me…this vacation has many last’s to it…bukan mellow…tapi liburanku berikutnya tentunya tidak bisa lagi kunikmati dengan mindset yg sebebas ini.
Secara keseluruhan….aq bisa mengatakan puas atas liburanku kali ini. Walo tidak selama liburan kemaren, rasanya liburan kali ini bisa terlaksana secara efektif dan efisien. Demi tercapainya hal ini, tentunya aq belajar banyak dari pengalaman2 lalu tuk membuat liburan kali ini lebih bermakna…and…it worked :D
Dengan teman2…walo aq engga bisa menemui semua…tapi dengan yang bisa kutemui…rasanya bener2 nikmat dan lega mengatahui mereka semua baik2 dan sehat2…terutama mereka2 yg sedang berusaha menyelesaikan skripsi, lega mengetahui mereka bisa bener2 mulai giat (walo karena kepepet). Bagi yg lain…it’s good to hear they are also going on with their lives happily ;)
Tapi yang paling membuatku berkesan yakni pertemuanku dengan kekasihku. Walo Cuma 3 minggu…but the memories that were made would live forever. Pertemuanku dengannya…semakin memantapkan segala perasaanku dengannya…baik rasa sayang…rasa cinta dan rasa ingin melindunginya. Dan tentunya engga akan berhenti sampe itu aja….tapi akan menjadi basis bagi hal2 baik yang akan dating bagi kita berdua insya Allah di masa mendatang…demi hubungan kami berdua
Nilai2ku??Not bad walopun asline engga memenuhi target. Namun demikian…aq tetep merasa bersyukur atas hasil2 yg ada karena jika kuingat kembali semester lalu….sungguh kacau dan bisa mendapatkan hasil seperti sekarang…again…I must consider myself lucky. But then…tetep kedepan engga boleh kuserahkan diriku pada nasib baik belaka….hasil yg baru ini harus kujadikan dasar bagi perbaikan2 demi tercapainya hasil yg lebih baik tuk semester terakhirku di Perth.
Anyway….tomorrow…I’ll be at Perth…to start again my last struggle for the final semester. May Allah SWT give me the strength to face all challenges and hindrances that comes forth to me…and keep me a gracious person towards all things you have gave to me good and bad…amin :)
Friday, June 26, 2009
To Move and Change
Ore wa saigo no vacation….hmm….g nyangka ini dah liburan terakhirku…dan ketika ku menapak tilas 2 liburanku sebelumnya….tampak jelas dimataku beberapa perbedaan antara sekarang dan dahulu.
On my first…well…berhubung mendadak…engga banyak yang bisa kulakukan. Dengan 12 hari….yang bisa kulakukan hanyalah hal2 penting (aslinya kebanyakan engga penting :P ) selama masa itu. But yeah...it felt fun…why?coz at that time…I could still meet and see some of my uni friends. Its as if…I was younger back then…unknowing that time that would be my last time to see most of them….
The next vacation…hmm….2,5 month…I though it was gonna be my best and memorable vacation….truth?it turned 180 degrees around and left me like a fool in the end. The fact that I inadequately thought on the worst case scenario caused myself to merely enjoy the ashes and ruins of what was left at that time….
And now…hmm…the sensation when I first stepped back home….it’s as if…I was thrown back months ago on my last vacation…It’s as if nothing changed…But yeah…maybe it was due to my mindset that I intended this vacation to finish of some unfinished business on myself. Not bad nevertheless though ;)
However…that sensation was only on my house…on the outside…I just felt that everything has changed…my neighbourhood…my town…my friends…I mean everything…and in the end…I just had this thought that I’m really some sort of country bumpkin from oz trapped in the jungle of Indonesia….
Hmmm…where shall we start…At first…I knew this last vacation…I shouldn’t be expecting much…especially in terms of meeting olf friends and so. But when I look at their facebook’s ….I just cannot help thinking that everyone is moving at such pace that I’m left behind…making me feel that am I really living life at its real???
I mean…while everyone is already working their asses to shape their dreams and future…I wonder to myself…what have I done until now to do such things…I know that study is already one step…but for others….i honestly feel that I lack all sorts of vital things to shape my dream….
And also one thing…the fact that I cannot again meet them freely as we did…it just feels kinda lonely…yeah..I do miss those times when we could just do all sorts of miscellaneous things without thinking….laughing and crying on anything…it just feels like yesterday….while the fact is that it seems like it’s already a distant past…
As for the town and society…is it just me or am I already feeling the sense of not being able to act Indonesian while I’m already in my home country. I mean…months ago on my vacation…I could still tolerate all sorts of mistakes and vices I encounter made by usual day Indonesians….now???I can’t let go of the feeling that they all seem so uneducated…
It’s not that I’m putting them on a lower level than me….its just that I wonder…am I able to fit in again to the Indonesian society once the time comes for me….I wonder…have I already been that used to the cleanliness and tidy routines I’ve been going through in ozzy…?It seems that I have in one way or another….
If there is one chance for me to finally mature and shape my self once and for all…I guess now is the time. Why so?coz it’s gonna be the last chance for me to reminisce on my past and think forward on what I’m gonna be and do. Not to mention…it’ll also serve as some sort of transition phase for me to say goodbye to all my nice and bitter times as a teenager…With being 25 this year…I’ve pretty much felt all sorts of things in life and I guess it is time to part with them in a good and peaceful manner.
For all those times…good and bad…please…shape myself to be a better man as time goes on…For life only comes once…It’s not worth throwing life away for doing things without consideration and thinking….
Towards the unknown future….
On my first…well…berhubung mendadak…engga banyak yang bisa kulakukan. Dengan 12 hari….yang bisa kulakukan hanyalah hal2 penting (aslinya kebanyakan engga penting :P ) selama masa itu. But yeah...it felt fun…why?coz at that time…I could still meet and see some of my uni friends. Its as if…I was younger back then…unknowing that time that would be my last time to see most of them….
The next vacation…hmm….2,5 month…I though it was gonna be my best and memorable vacation….truth?it turned 180 degrees around and left me like a fool in the end. The fact that I inadequately thought on the worst case scenario caused myself to merely enjoy the ashes and ruins of what was left at that time….
And now…hmm…the sensation when I first stepped back home….it’s as if…I was thrown back months ago on my last vacation…It’s as if nothing changed…But yeah…maybe it was due to my mindset that I intended this vacation to finish of some unfinished business on myself. Not bad nevertheless though ;)
However…that sensation was only on my house…on the outside…I just felt that everything has changed…my neighbourhood…my town…my friends…I mean everything…and in the end…I just had this thought that I’m really some sort of country bumpkin from oz trapped in the jungle of Indonesia….
Hmmm…where shall we start…At first…I knew this last vacation…I shouldn’t be expecting much…especially in terms of meeting olf friends and so. But when I look at their facebook’s ….I just cannot help thinking that everyone is moving at such pace that I’m left behind…making me feel that am I really living life at its real???
I mean…while everyone is already working their asses to shape their dreams and future…I wonder to myself…what have I done until now to do such things…I know that study is already one step…but for others….i honestly feel that I lack all sorts of vital things to shape my dream….
And also one thing…the fact that I cannot again meet them freely as we did…it just feels kinda lonely…yeah..I do miss those times when we could just do all sorts of miscellaneous things without thinking….laughing and crying on anything…it just feels like yesterday….while the fact is that it seems like it’s already a distant past…
As for the town and society…is it just me or am I already feeling the sense of not being able to act Indonesian while I’m already in my home country. I mean…months ago on my vacation…I could still tolerate all sorts of mistakes and vices I encounter made by usual day Indonesians….now???I can’t let go of the feeling that they all seem so uneducated…
It’s not that I’m putting them on a lower level than me….its just that I wonder…am I able to fit in again to the Indonesian society once the time comes for me….I wonder…have I already been that used to the cleanliness and tidy routines I’ve been going through in ozzy…?It seems that I have in one way or another….
If there is one chance for me to finally mature and shape my self once and for all…I guess now is the time. Why so?coz it’s gonna be the last chance for me to reminisce on my past and think forward on what I’m gonna be and do. Not to mention…it’ll also serve as some sort of transition phase for me to say goodbye to all my nice and bitter times as a teenager…With being 25 this year…I’ve pretty much felt all sorts of things in life and I guess it is time to part with them in a good and peaceful manner.
For all those times…good and bad…please…shape myself to be a better man as time goes on…For life only comes once…It’s not worth throwing life away for doing things without consideration and thinking….
Towards the unknown future….
Walking on a Looser’s road
Hmm….finally….a vacation…after those hell of asinans (read: assignments), I really just wanted to easen my mind and refresh my body…especially when ur still in the middle of the never ending coughs…
Well…now…I really don’t care much on how my semester results when end up…All I hope is that I pass all those units so I don’t have to extend another semester. Really..it has been one horrible season this time due to the lack of planning and execution. I’ve pretty much listed most of the problems on my previous posting so it’s there for those who are curious on what my probs are about.
For some…a vacation is to relax…have fun and do miscellaneous things…For me…it’s is the same…with the exception that it also serves me the chance to prepare myself to plan and think about what I’m gonna do and achieve the next season. And lucky me…I’ve managed to get a sneak preview on my schedules next term. My first impression…still…it’s gonna be another hellish 3 month.
There is a reason why I say so. The truth is…every semester gets harder and harder. To continuously improve yourself, you just cannot rely on your past achievements. You’ve gotta think of new ideas and be more creative on how to achieve and survive the new season. Sounds easy…yeah…but to be honest…it’s in fact harder than expected…I’ve faced this one personally previously.
In short, the hard parts on the next term would be the fact that I’ll be going through the Ramadhan. In one way…it does spell good and heavy meals on Maghrib :D…..but in other words…it would also spell heavy loads of work and study on an empty stomach and cold season. Therefore…I pray to Allah SWT…please and please…let my body and mind healthy during the month of Ramadhan so I can concentrate fully on all my activities there….amin.
The other things…yep…it’s the units. The units are pretty much repetitions of past subjects I’ve done during my bachelor days. It might sound easy…but yeah…I’ve gotta do some extra reading to refresh my memories on those subject. The last thing you expect is to know nothing at the start of class….and yeah…this was one mistake I did last semester….
Next??Hmm…yeah…the next semester is also the last semester for me….After that….it’s gonna be the real world….the real thing where you throw yourself to the society to implement and test your lifetime skills that you’ve gained and built during all those years of education from toddler to postgrad.
This last fact…In one way…it does relieve me…All these years of study has pretty much bored me to the bone…so it is one welcome change…but yeah then…it also puts me on my nerves coz I feel not confident enough with my knowledge and life experience to face work and society. I just feel that I left so many chances in the past that could have added my curriculum vitae….
Speaking bout this when end me on another train of regretness…so it would be useless at this point. All I can do is to do my best to repent for my lost time and gain new and better experience to help me for my future.
Well then…it all goes back to what I’ll be facing later on…just hope I can use this last real vacation of mine to rejuvenate my body and mind so it’ll be ready for my last and final study term…amin…
Well…now…I really don’t care much on how my semester results when end up…All I hope is that I pass all those units so I don’t have to extend another semester. Really..it has been one horrible season this time due to the lack of planning and execution. I’ve pretty much listed most of the problems on my previous posting so it’s there for those who are curious on what my probs are about.
For some…a vacation is to relax…have fun and do miscellaneous things…For me…it’s is the same…with the exception that it also serves me the chance to prepare myself to plan and think about what I’m gonna do and achieve the next season. And lucky me…I’ve managed to get a sneak preview on my schedules next term. My first impression…still…it’s gonna be another hellish 3 month.
There is a reason why I say so. The truth is…every semester gets harder and harder. To continuously improve yourself, you just cannot rely on your past achievements. You’ve gotta think of new ideas and be more creative on how to achieve and survive the new season. Sounds easy…yeah…but to be honest…it’s in fact harder than expected…I’ve faced this one personally previously.
In short, the hard parts on the next term would be the fact that I’ll be going through the Ramadhan. In one way…it does spell good and heavy meals on Maghrib :D…..but in other words…it would also spell heavy loads of work and study on an empty stomach and cold season. Therefore…I pray to Allah SWT…please and please…let my body and mind healthy during the month of Ramadhan so I can concentrate fully on all my activities there….amin.
The other things…yep…it’s the units. The units are pretty much repetitions of past subjects I’ve done during my bachelor days. It might sound easy…but yeah…I’ve gotta do some extra reading to refresh my memories on those subject. The last thing you expect is to know nothing at the start of class….and yeah…this was one mistake I did last semester….
Next??Hmm…yeah…the next semester is also the last semester for me….After that….it’s gonna be the real world….the real thing where you throw yourself to the society to implement and test your lifetime skills that you’ve gained and built during all those years of education from toddler to postgrad.
This last fact…In one way…it does relieve me…All these years of study has pretty much bored me to the bone…so it is one welcome change…but yeah then…it also puts me on my nerves coz I feel not confident enough with my knowledge and life experience to face work and society. I just feel that I left so many chances in the past that could have added my curriculum vitae….
Speaking bout this when end me on another train of regretness…so it would be useless at this point. All I can do is to do my best to repent for my lost time and gain new and better experience to help me for my future.
Well then…it all goes back to what I’ll be facing later on…just hope I can use this last real vacation of mine to rejuvenate my body and mind so it’ll be ready for my last and final study term…amin…
Monday, June 01, 2009
Stuck
Fu…fu…fu…fu….the semester has almost ended here…and still wondering what I’m gonna do on my vacation…go back home or be freezing cold in the winter of Perth.
With myself in this study week…I can finally get my body and mind to rest for a bit after those battering assignments. Especially those two stats unit…really…they were the main nightmare of this season…flipping my brain up side down just to get a grip on this exquisite subject.
Though I’ve still got like two assignments and a exam to finish of, I can pretty much do all those on a walking pace since the due dates for both are like a week in between. That means I can prepare them carefully….hopefully :P…Heeyyyy….you’ve gotta do it…wrap the semester nicely ;)
Speaking of how this semester went…I wouldn’t say it went the best of ways as expected. In fact….I’ld say it went worse than expected. Too many factors contributed to this semesters wreckage…some latent…some were due to my ineptness.
For the latent part…I guess I’ve said it many times in previous blogs before. Sure…it did somehow affect me. But what I really hated that it consumed my time and mind early at the semester till it left me forgetting what I had to plan and prepare for this semester.
And…it proved me right…I lagged behind in terms of my performances since I couldn’t tune myself in. Aside of that…I guess I took too long of a vacation…something that I finally realized lately. Even though I lagged behind, I tried my best to plan and prepare would could still be done. Though hard…some things finally came up to face this semester.
But then…I forgot…this semester wasn’t the same as before…why?Coz you have two tution free weeks pooled together. Good?OBVIOUSLY NOT !!coz that also means your gonna have a double load of assignments on your tail to finish of during that time. And sure it did….double bill of ASS-ignments really loaded my mind leaving me without any time and chance to re-build my strength.
As the tuition week passes…there I was working my ass and getting a grip on how to untie the challenges that faced me. Also…the need to prepare the AQWA outing for the TPA kids came by. Little that I knew…at that time…something bad was coming that would cost me a month of strength.
Yeah…those two weeks passed and I somehow managed to get the PANTAT finished. Also…I somehow managed to salvage some plans to finish of this semester but then…I fell sick…and it just dragged on for a month!!First…just a normal flu…next….pollen allergy…and now….chesty coughs. Now…it has kinda relieved…but still the signs show that it can go back anytime. For the time being….I just hope that vacation comes so that I can concentrate on getting back my health.
Back to the main topic…though the 2 weeks passes…I was there again…facing even more hard core work to do….most of them courtesy of stats of course (I even made a note on this in my facebook). It couldn’t had been harder had my fellow group mates didn’t screw and be stiff headed. Really…it did cost us finally in the presentation stage. Though not slaughtered as I thought would be…still…I just thought we could have done better and patch those unneeded holes in our work. But yeah…let by gone be by gones…there’s nothing I can do.
Eventhough some results have come up…and honestly…its not as worst as expected…but the feeling that I could have done better still lingers in me. Now…all the mistakes are visible to me and it just makes me wonder…why couldn’t I realize it earlier….days…weeks…months ago. And another thing that makes me feel kinda regretfull is the fact that most of the mistakes I made this semester…technically or not…were things that I did in the past…meaning…I’ve fell in the same hole again!!!!!^%^&$^*$*^#%*#%#%
Hmm…yeah…we as humans do encounter these mistakes…given..it really is a normal thing. But why I hate it is coz that means I’m jeopardizing my chance to redeem my lost time is getting harder and harder…As for now…All I can hope is for a miracle to happen…again as what happened last semester. But still…I doubt it…coz u know…miracles only come once…that’s what I believe…
For the rest of my work…hope I can really wrap those up…as a consolation for myself…to get the best out of the worst right now….
With myself in this study week…I can finally get my body and mind to rest for a bit after those battering assignments. Especially those two stats unit…really…they were the main nightmare of this season…flipping my brain up side down just to get a grip on this exquisite subject.
Though I’ve still got like two assignments and a exam to finish of, I can pretty much do all those on a walking pace since the due dates for both are like a week in between. That means I can prepare them carefully….hopefully :P…Heeyyyy….you’ve gotta do it…wrap the semester nicely ;)
Speaking of how this semester went…I wouldn’t say it went the best of ways as expected. In fact….I’ld say it went worse than expected. Too many factors contributed to this semesters wreckage…some latent…some were due to my ineptness.
For the latent part…I guess I’ve said it many times in previous blogs before. Sure…it did somehow affect me. But what I really hated that it consumed my time and mind early at the semester till it left me forgetting what I had to plan and prepare for this semester.
And…it proved me right…I lagged behind in terms of my performances since I couldn’t tune myself in. Aside of that…I guess I took too long of a vacation…something that I finally realized lately. Even though I lagged behind, I tried my best to plan and prepare would could still be done. Though hard…some things finally came up to face this semester.
But then…I forgot…this semester wasn’t the same as before…why?Coz you have two tution free weeks pooled together. Good?OBVIOUSLY NOT !!coz that also means your gonna have a double load of assignments on your tail to finish of during that time. And sure it did….double bill of ASS-ignments really loaded my mind leaving me without any time and chance to re-build my strength.
As the tuition week passes…there I was working my ass and getting a grip on how to untie the challenges that faced me. Also…the need to prepare the AQWA outing for the TPA kids came by. Little that I knew…at that time…something bad was coming that would cost me a month of strength.
Yeah…those two weeks passed and I somehow managed to get the PANTAT finished. Also…I somehow managed to salvage some plans to finish of this semester but then…I fell sick…and it just dragged on for a month!!First…just a normal flu…next….pollen allergy…and now….chesty coughs. Now…it has kinda relieved…but still the signs show that it can go back anytime. For the time being….I just hope that vacation comes so that I can concentrate on getting back my health.
Back to the main topic…though the 2 weeks passes…I was there again…facing even more hard core work to do….most of them courtesy of stats of course (I even made a note on this in my facebook). It couldn’t had been harder had my fellow group mates didn’t screw and be stiff headed. Really…it did cost us finally in the presentation stage. Though not slaughtered as I thought would be…still…I just thought we could have done better and patch those unneeded holes in our work. But yeah…let by gone be by gones…there’s nothing I can do.
Eventhough some results have come up…and honestly…its not as worst as expected…but the feeling that I could have done better still lingers in me. Now…all the mistakes are visible to me and it just makes me wonder…why couldn’t I realize it earlier….days…weeks…months ago. And another thing that makes me feel kinda regretfull is the fact that most of the mistakes I made this semester…technically or not…were things that I did in the past…meaning…I’ve fell in the same hole again!!!!!^%^&$^*$*^#%*#%#%
Hmm…yeah…we as humans do encounter these mistakes…given..it really is a normal thing. But why I hate it is coz that means I’m jeopardizing my chance to redeem my lost time is getting harder and harder…As for now…All I can hope is for a miracle to happen…again as what happened last semester. But still…I doubt it…coz u know…miracles only come once…that’s what I believe…
For the rest of my work…hope I can really wrap those up…as a consolation for myself…to get the best out of the worst right now….
Fallen Angels
It’s on something more…on to our nexus…bonds…one thing that has tickled me on some of my re-encounters and cross paths.
I bet…every one of us had a dream…that one dream as ayouth that we always held on…and we vowed in our hearts that we hope to fulfill those wishes…pure and idealistic wishes…till our soul departs the body…however…little we did realize that life is full of winding roads.
We made friends…acquaintances…and contacts here and there…yet…all seems to have vanished in the ashes of mundane matters.
Why I’m saying these dark yet depressed words…feelin depressed?nope…just reflecting on some that had and felt those words above years ago. And when I engage such things…I cannot help but to feel this notion of lossness and pityness towards those evaporated dreams and sacred visions.
Even though some have survived the harshness and beatings of this hellish world….still…many have been led astray…lost in the fog of worldly problems…desires and sadness…by then…I wonder…is there still a spark of light to still find again that lost hope and time…
Maybe…they left to find happiness…to escape the harshness of the dreams…to find togetherness…to seek love…or any other thing….such things cannot be blamed for we are humans who still long for such kind of things…maybe…it was our intentions that were not strong…our prayers not enough…or even…we were just playing around that time…who knows but the heavens above….
If time were to come back again…I wonder what went wrong…what was missed….what was lacked till that special light bestowed was to be lost…Nevertheless…such things won’t ever happen…just the intentions of doing so presently is what’s available for us.
For those who survived…please…stay as you are…or even soar higher….bring our fallen dreams…and do…pray for us…the fallen angels…to be able to ever revive our broken wings and redeem that forgotten hope we once together held upon. Stay alight…at the very least to be our lighthouse in this dark world.
For me and those fallen angels….
I bet…every one of us had a dream…that one dream as ayouth that we always held on…and we vowed in our hearts that we hope to fulfill those wishes…pure and idealistic wishes…till our soul departs the body…however…little we did realize that life is full of winding roads.
We made friends…acquaintances…and contacts here and there…yet…all seems to have vanished in the ashes of mundane matters.
Why I’m saying these dark yet depressed words…feelin depressed?nope…just reflecting on some that had and felt those words above years ago. And when I engage such things…I cannot help but to feel this notion of lossness and pityness towards those evaporated dreams and sacred visions.
Even though some have survived the harshness and beatings of this hellish world….still…many have been led astray…lost in the fog of worldly problems…desires and sadness…by then…I wonder…is there still a spark of light to still find again that lost hope and time…
Maybe…they left to find happiness…to escape the harshness of the dreams…to find togetherness…to seek love…or any other thing….such things cannot be blamed for we are humans who still long for such kind of things…maybe…it was our intentions that were not strong…our prayers not enough…or even…we were just playing around that time…who knows but the heavens above….
If time were to come back again…I wonder what went wrong…what was missed….what was lacked till that special light bestowed was to be lost…Nevertheless…such things won’t ever happen…just the intentions of doing so presently is what’s available for us.
For those who survived…please…stay as you are…or even soar higher….bring our fallen dreams…and do…pray for us…the fallen angels…to be able to ever revive our broken wings and redeem that forgotten hope we once together held upon. Stay alight…at the very least to be our lighthouse in this dark world.
For me and those fallen angels….
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