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He did come way earlier than that and got a chance to see her for the last time when she, out of the blue had trouble with breathing and passed away on the way to the hospital. This couple is a newly wed, they just got married 2/3 months ago, so they are still in the honeymoon period ...I didn't come to their wedding cause i was here. But they did come to my wedding and were one of the first people in line to congratulate me ...and the husband told me that their wedding was going to be at the same venue as mine. And you know what, before they went to work in the morning on that day, the wife found out that she's pregnant..they were so ecstatic and blissfully in love. Who would've guessed that at the end of the day, it's time for her to take off..and that they will never see each other again in this world..


Buat koko, tabah ya ko, may God gives you all the strength and patience to endure all the pain and sorrow...and may she rest in peace..


Moral of the story: Always try your best to fulfill your loved ones' request...it might be their last..and your last chance to make them happy...you'll never know.

"Where did I come from?" the baby asked its mother.

She answered, half-crying, half-laughing, and clasping the baby to her breast:

"You were hidden in my heart as its desire, my darling. You were in the dolls of all my childhood games. In all my hopes and my loves, in my life, in the life of my mother, and in her mother before her, you have lived."


-Rabindranath Tagore

At first I hated it…but then I fell in love with it..and now I miss it like crazy..huhu. I lived there for one and a half year, not that long…but surely long enough to make me feel like home in the city of “no worries”..


Kangen deh jalan jalan di city-nya, strolling around King Street, Hay Street, Murray Street, Plaza Arcade, London Court, etc. Kangen my fave shoe store, Mollinis and other boutiques such as LIVE, Tutti Frutti, Atelier, etc. I miss playing at the beach..when I first got there..I lived with an Australian family in Cottesloe area, and the house was just one block away from the beach..i used to take a stroll along the beach everyday. Trus waktu udah tinggal di apt sendiri..sempet tinggal di south Perth area, it was located by the Swan River, which is connected to the Indian Ocean and overlooking the city, it was a beautiful view from the balcony. Kalo siang rame banget di rivernya..ada yang rollerblading or biking along the river, ada yang BBQ-an or playing Frisbee, dan kebanyakan yah doing all kinds of water sports dari mulai boating, sailing, water skiing, wind surfing, rowing, parasailing, jet skiing…etc…some would just take the ferry and cruising around….Now I’m stranded in this flat land of Midwest area…


Di Perth dulu banyak banget orang Indonesia….saking banyaknya..jadi kurang lebih rasanya kaya di Indonesia juga.. ….I don’t remember missing Jakarta while I was there…bayangin aja, at the apt building that I lived, tiap lantai ada orang Indonesia nya..dan setiap lantai ada beberapa unit yang isinya orang Indonesia. The unit right above mine was actually occupied by my high school friends….dari angkatan gue aja yang ke Perth ada 15 orang....banyak banget kan?..kalo lagi ada perlu tinggal teriak aja dari balkonnya. Pergi kemana mana ketemu nya orang orang Indonesia juga, makanannya ya makan makanan Indonesia juga setiap hari karena restoran Indonesia banyak banget, dari yang fast food sampe fine dining. Some of the places that I still remember are Rasa Café, Sparrow (murah meriah), Matahari, Indonesia Indah, Kartika Restaurant, Rumah makan padang di leederville, etc. ..and that was actually one of the reasons why I ballooned up since the day I set my foot in that city…successfully gained 18 kilos in one and a half year…(if you are looking at the picture..don’t tell me I didn’t warn you!...haha) but I’ve shed all of the unnecessary weight the following year though..…..:P

I also miss Fremantle, it’s a town where a busy port is located, just 20 minutes from Perth. Kalo weekend sering jalan2 kesana, makan fish and chips…shopping at its vintage stores. I miss the cosmopolitan Subiaco and Claremont area as well…I wonder if they still have the flea market every Sunday. Banyak deh dulu kegiatannya main mainnya disana, dari BBQ, bowling..and oh clubbing was a routine every weekend (Duilee)..huehe…there was this one club called “excapade” and it opens until 7 in the morning, there were times when I walked out of the club and saw the sun shone brightly. Life was so free and easy back then, karena emang ambience nya gitu kali ya disana, very laidback…everybody just wanted to have fun and enjoy the sun during the days.

One thing that I don’t like about Perth, ( and other Australian cities in general kali yaa) is their shopping hours. Masa mall and all the stores in the city tutupnya jam 5 sih setiap hari?...Cuma hari kamis aja yang buka sampe malem….they called it late night shopping hours. Other than that I have no complain about the city, I love the transportation system..and I actually miss cruising with the jetty that I usually take if I want to go to the city from my apt… I love the city landscape, di tengah kota ada park yang agak di atas letaknya..namanya Kings Park..the city and the ocean view from there is simply breathtaking. Pokonya overall it’s my kinda city deh, the city where the downtown area is lively and is a bustling hub of shopping, cafes, sassy nightclubs, government and big business…and where the suburbs has small stores, used bookstores, delis and sidewalk café within a walking distance. The city where it’s not too big and too crowded but has enough things to keep you entertained all year long. And the thing that makes that city more memorable is because it’s where I fall in love..where I found the love of my life…somewhere along Aberdeen street….=)


Sekolah gue dulu namanya Perth Institute of Business and Technology, I was pursuing a Diploma of Communication..tadinya mau transfer ke universitas disana to get my bachelor degree..but then I switched my mind totally and flew to the United States instead. Well..i guess I’ve had my fun..and it was the time for me to go, and this was the way I chose...so I had to leave everything behind. I met a lot people in there, found new best friends, friends and so called friends. I learn quite a lot of valuable things while I was there.....I know I did things that I would never be proud of but hey I managed to get back on track.


I could go on and on about Perth....but I guess this is enough for now...tehee.....


* I’m listening to some of the songs from the glorious Perth era as I’m writing this..

You gotta Be – Des’ree

Frozen – Madonna

If I didn’t love you – Tina Arena

Doin just Fine – Boyz II Men

Semi Charm Life – Third Eye Blind

The Freshmen – The Verve Pipe

The Drugs don’t work – The Verve

If I Ever Fall in Love – Shai

The Real Thing – Lisa Stansfield

No Body, Twisted – K Sweat

I’m gonna get you – Angie Brown

Ditty – Paperboy

All my life – KC and JOJO

All songs from The Beautiful London Suede, Air Supply and The Lighthouse Family…

today is my day off so i just decided to mess around with the layout...nothing fancy..i just got bored with the old one and wanted to try using frame. It's still a work in progress though.....stay tune..;)

I’ve been so lost in the craziness of my daily routine at work lately, busy busy busy..bukannya sok sibuk but I’m really swamped with work that I barely have time to do anything else. I’m supposed to be bloghopping all the time since my manager is not here…but I find it even more and more difficult to click that blue E button on the desktop…*sigh*. I’m not complaining though, in fact I kinda like the overloaded work I’ve been handling lately..especially since my manager and a few of my co-workers are not here..i get to do things my way, hehehe. Plus it makes the days go by even faster and that’s a good thing cause that’s just what I really want cause Inshaallah there will be a lot of happy and exciting things happening in the near future. I can’t wait for august to be over, can’t wait for October to come, and I definitely can’t wait for January to arrive. My school starts next week…that will make me even more busier…and I’m not sure if my brain can still functioning well now that I’ve been away from school for 3 months.


Kemaren disini ada acara 17-an, lumayan banyak lah yang ngumpuL, kita bbq di park near my apt..mulainya sih jam 12 but I came at 3 cause I had to work first, I usually get off at 4 on sunday tapi kemaren sengaja pulang cepet biar nggak ketinggalan ngumpul ngumpulnya. Ada lomba lomba juga kemaren..tapi nggak ada lomba makan kerupuk siih..abisnya pada males kali ya harus goreng dulu kerupuknya..haha. Happy birthday Indonesia ku- wishing you all the strength to face all of the chaos that has been happening to you…and despite everything..i’m still hopeful for a better Indonesia..=)


Hari sabtu kemaren, ada pengajian di rumah gue…hoho…weekend2 bukannya bisa relax malah tambah sibuk yang ada…beres beres rumah..dan masak…tapi nggak pa pa sih, I was volunteering to have it over at our house.. yang dateng banyak juga, sekitar 25 orang. Siomay dan Es Teler gue laku keras dong…*syeneng*. Dua bulan terakhir ini, I've been going to the pengajian every Saturday, it’s time to spare some more time to worship the Master Up there..especially since i've had my moments to experience that he is really there…watching over me and answering my every prayers..=)

Work has been really hectic..two of my co-workers have been on maternity leave.. and today is the first day that the manager is officially on vacation, she won’t be back until early next month!!.. guess who handle all of their work?? ..yupe, none other than yours truly…huhu..poor lil old me. But today was actually a breeze…it’s nice to have the whole office all by myself .. but that won't last long because tomorrow is gonna be crazy, for most people…Friday is the day when they happily say thank god it’s Friday..but for me…oh shit it’s Friday!!!..it’s mad house in the office area every friday with the people who come for friday prayer….and I’m actually kind of nervous right now…not sure if i can handle the madness.


The Kobe Bryant hearing yesterday was a joke..the judge simple trying to turn it into a media circus...i don't see a need for kobe bryant to be there yesterday, to fly hundreds of miles for a ten minute court appearance. Judge nya aja tuh yang emang wanting his 15 minutes of fame and maybe just want to help out the local economy..hehe....soalnya kan kalo nggak ada kobe, then no reporters filling out the local motel's room and eating in the local food establishment. Kobe looked pissed..not pissed because of the charges but for the judge to force him to drag his azz all the wayto the court. A lot of his supporters were outside of the court..that's surprising, i thought the whole town is pro the accuser, so it's good to hear the 'kobe is innocent' chant outside the court. Anyway, but it was also nice to see him at the Teen choice award..where he got the longest and the loudest ovation of the night..the audience didn't stop cheering and applauding him. and you know what..at the actual event, his award was one of the first to be announced...but when they showed it on TV, they put him in the second last instead..dasar yah..i guess they know that people are so eager to watch kobe..makanya sengaja di taro di belakang so we have to watch the whole show.


Anyway, you've heard the news..there was yet another bombing backhome and it's the fifth time that happened in 2003, but this is the biggest one after the Bali blast. I could see the reason or the motive behind the bali bombing, they were targetting the foreigners/westerners..but who is/are actually the target in this case?!..kebanyakan yang kena justru orang orang kecilnya, taxi drivers..supir supir pribadi...bell boy, the security guard, etc. Dan sedihnya waktu para korban itu di bawa ke rumah sakit..the hospital didn't want to take care of them right away...mereka mewajibkan para korban itu untuk bayar uang muka?!?..WTF?!?!..it's not like they were asking the doctors to perform a liposuction or a facelift on them..it was an emergency situation where one minute could cost them their life...they were dying and in dire need of a help....god...tell me what ever happen to humanity?!?!.

i got this a few days ago..and i'm loving it..especially since i got it for free *after rebate* from amazon.com.....i'm such a smart shopper, aren't I?. For anyone looking for a cell phone, i trully recommend this one. It has a built in camera *with a nice resolution*, a cam corder, full PDA functionality, bluetooth technology, etc..the phone is simply loaded with functions. Senengnya sekarang bisa sms an sama yang di jakarta....make gossiping even more easier....hihihi...