There's nothing like a baby boy
to change the way you see things..
to make the world a
better, brighter place.
There's nothing like ten tiny toes,
bright eyes and little ears
or the sweet expressions
on his little face..
There's nothing like the pride
and joy of holding in your arms
the miracle of life,
so fresh and new.
There's nothing that compares
to the love that you will know
and the happiness
that's wished for each of you..
-taken from one of the cards that we received from the baby shower..
Dendre got a surprise baby shower at his office this morning...so he'll bring lots of gifts home today for the baby...hehee..how sweet of them...=)
My school is over this semester, so that's a good thing at least i can take one thing off of my mind...still don't know if i'm going to take classes in the spring or not, if the baby is born before the semester starts then i will go to school but if not then i will take one session off. Work is kinda crazy as end of the year is approaching but we handle everything OK i guess...and i just need to decide when i'm going to take my maternity leave..probably january the 6th or somewhere around that time as long as i have finished everything that is supposed to be finished before i leave..i just don't wanna leave a mess behind. Not sure when i'll be coming back to work..probably a month after, or maybe 2 months after the baby's arrived..or probably never?..huehe..we'll see...but at least we have a day care here at the office, so it shouldn't be that bad..
these past 8 and a half months have gone by really fast..but now that the journey is close to the end..it feels like time is moving in a slow motion.... can't wait to hold my little one in my arms...
i live in America's most dangerous city..
America's Most Dangerous Cities (2002)
(Based on murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft)
1. St. Louis, Missouri
2. Detroit, Michigan
3. Atlanta, Georgia
4. Gary, Indiana
5. Baltimore, Maryland
America's Safest Cities (2002)
1. Amherst, New York (Diaaan..ini coba di confirm yaa?..hehe..)
2. Brick Township, New Jersey
3. Newton, Massachusets
4. Thousand Oaks, California
5. Sunnyvale, California
America's Most Dangerous Cities (2002)
(Based on murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft)
1. St. Louis, Missouri
2. Detroit, Michigan
3. Atlanta, Georgia
4. Gary, Indiana
5. Baltimore, Maryland
America's Safest Cities (2002)
1. Amherst, New York (Diaaan..ini coba di confirm yaa?..hehe..)
2. Brick Township, New Jersey
3. Newton, Massachusets
4. Thousand Oaks, California
5. Sunnyvale, California
Pictures, pictures, pictures...taken from the Ied Open House at Rochester Comm. center, springfield IL and Mbak Cipi's house...
Since it's thanksgiving week..I thought of sharing my thankful list here..
- I am thankful to be pregnant and still be pregnant..and that as far as I know my baby is healthy and growing right on track, this pregnancy has humbled me in more ways than anyone would think of
- I am thankful for my family who I'm extremely close with, for my wonderful hubby *ehm*..the way God brought us together is a miracle..
- I am thankful for the wonderful friends and everybody who's presence in my life makes it a joy
- Hmm..the list can go on and on down to the very little things *such as thankful that stretchmark is still nowhere in sight, etc etc*, i realized i have a lot to be thankful for..and i'm thankful for that fact..but now i. really. have. to. go.....tadaaa...
Just noticed that i have a full schedule this week...today was just like another monday..work and there were a lot of stuff that had to be done, mainly the database that consist of the people who are going to receive the fitrana money. If the Ied is tomorrow (which is most likely to be tomorrow) then i will pray in the morning at the St. Louis Community College, Forest Park..and then go pick up dendre at work around noon so he can come with me to my dr's appointment at 1.30, after that..dentist appointment is waiting at 3.15 for him..and then i will go straight to class from there all the way until 9. I have to work on wednesday..and go to carbondale right away after work for the basketball game, it's a 2 hours drive from here..so we probably will come back around mid-nite or so. And on thursday..we all gonna go to Springfield (about 1.5 hours away) for Ied open house..and then i have to work the next day...isn't that great that i still have to work on friday during the thanksgiving break?!?!..other people wake up early on that day to snatch some good thanksgiving sale deals at the mall but not me.. i will wake up early to go to work instead..hmm..something is definitely wrong here..*sigh*....but i'll try to take off early so we can go visit this new mall/outlet that just opened 2 weeks ago.
..lebaran sebentaaar lagiii *nyanyi lagu bimbo*..hihi..enak banget sih yang pada mudik untuk berlebaran sama keluarga nya...gue nggak pernah tuuh ngalamin gimana hebohnya bermudik ria itu..maklum lah nggak punya kampung sih...*betawi asli niihh*...jadi lebaran ya di jakarta jakarta aja...dan yang paling enak kalo lagi lebaran itu..jakarta sepiiii..jalanan lancar selancar lancarnya.pokonya tenang banget deh. Anyway buat yang mudik...hati hati di jalan yaahh..dan buat semuanya Happy Idul Fitri..mohon maaf lahir dan batin..=)
The people here believed that last friday night was THE night, the night of power..the night of honour and dignity. The Masjid opened all night long ..it was soo crowded..good thing we were all prepared for that..udah sewa valet service segala, hire some cops..and we even rented a shuttle to transport people from the park to the Masjid because a lot of people parked their cars in the park across the street since we wouldn't have enough space at our own parking lot. and we had a fundraising dinner before the taraweh, the committee was expecting to raise about $30000 that night...and guess what..they raised about half a million..wayyy beyond their wildest dreams....hats off to them....
I didn't do anything special this weekend..just sitting around being lazy at home. Finished off The Red Diary by Moammar Emka and pleasee...do yourself a favor and use that Rp25000 for something useful rather than buying this nggak penting book. Beneran deh bukunya nggak penting banget. Gue bacanya juga kebanyakan di skip soalnya banyak banget puisi puisi nggak jelas dan percakapan2 sms yang begitu begitu aja. Pokonya nggak jelas deh..nggak ada naik turunnya *aduh mo ngomong apa sih han??*..pokonya baca buku itu datar aja nggak membikin kita carried away with the story gitu. But i still managed to finish the book though..cause that's me..somehow i was taught since I was a kid to finish everything that i've started *berani memulai berani mengakhiri..lhoo apa sih kok jadi dangdut gini*...jadi kalo ngerjain apa2 ya harus di selesain..jangan setengah setengah. I also finished off Akar by Dewi Lestari over the weekend, in one go...I like her first book better than this one..i'm not saying this one is bad...bagus siih..tapi kurang bisa relate aja sama tokoh nya si Bodhi itu...dan juga agak2 nggak ngerti dengan hubungan spesial yang dia punya dengan Kell (or is it kerl?) sesama backpacker yang ketemu di Thailand. Trus gaya cerita nya si Dee di buku ini enggak menggunakan tanda petik (") untuk menandakan suatu percakapan..jadinya sempet bingung juga pertama nya.
Now i'm reading Biru by Fira Basuki..i have a feeling i'm gonna like it..i always like her book..simply because the storyline always about everyday life dengan karakter yang banyak di temukan di sekitar kita..so it's easier for me to visualize it...bahasa yang di pake juga bahasa sehari hari yang nggak jelimet. So i guess i'm off to read her book now......later!
for some reason i couldn't get back to sleep after sahur this morning..i guess part of it was because of the tea i had and also because of the acrobatic moves my baby always seems to perform whenever I'm about to sleep. So i've been awake since 4 in the morning...i was a bit sleepy when the clock hit 6 o'clock but then my alarm went off not long after that..*sigh*..time to get up and smell the monday morning weather!!!..I don't know how i'm going to function today..i guess i'll just be cranky all day long....*beware people*..teeheee....
On a happier note though...new gallery is installed *YAY*...thanks to my mastah, Thomas yang udah sabar banget ngajarin dan bantuin ngutak ngatik. I love this new gallery system..making uploading and managing images a lot easier.....
My baby is having hiccups right now....huhu..poor little thing *aduh tapi lucu banget ngebayangin dia cegukan*, i know it annoys me when i get hiccups..but hopefully it doesn't bother him....*love you boo*
Aaahh akhirnya sampe rumah juga, home sweet home. Work was hectic today..as usual but it was more bearable to me cause i had the whole office all by myself since my manager was not around, today is her day off..that's why i always love wednesday especially since we're not in a good term nowadays. I am not speaking with her..biarin aja, abis jadi orang nyebelin banget sih.
Waktu gue pertama dateng buat submit resume gue juga udah bingung ngeliat orang itu....kok jutek amat??..tapi setelah kerja bareng sebenernya sih dia baik baik aja, cuma emang suka jelek adatnya gitu, tapi gue sih cuek aja..abis emang dia orangnya begitu..mau di apain lagi. Tapi nggak ngerti kenapa nih dua minggu belakangan ini dia jadi moody banget, emang sih kerjaan lagi banyak banyaknya tapi ya nggak usah bagi bagi stress gitu dong. Nah yang bikin gue kesel nih, minggu lalu tau tau dia bilang sama gue kalo gue nggak boleh nerima telfon di cell phone lagi during office hours. Padahal, gue kalo nerima telfon paling dari dendre aja..emang sih bisa 3-4 kali sehari..but that's not even last one minute...cuma nanya lagi ngapain atau nanya entar mo di jemput di mana bla bla bla atau nanya sesuatu yang emang perlu di tanyain pas saat itu. Ya namanya juga hidup berumah tangga *ceilee* ada aja lah urusannya, nanya bill ini itu, atau insurance kek atau nomer credit card atau urusan tetek bengek lagi lainnya. Pokonya nggak pernah ngobrol ngobrol di telfon lah, paling kalo nanya juga cuma beberapa detik and that's it! dan gue kalo lagi nerima telfon yya sambil nerusin kerjanya juga, jadi nggak ganggu sama sekali, and i use my own phone..bukan telfon kantor..kalo telfon kantor kan masih make sense lah nggak boleh. Makanya gue nyolot banget pas dia bilang gitu. Dia tuh disini tinggal sendiri, bener2 single fighter...all of her families are in Thailand, trus dia juga yang nggak ada temennya disini, she's in her mid thirties, belum kawin dan nggak punya pacar. Ya nggak heran sih nggak punya cowo...orang juga males lah liat mukanya yang sepet melulu..*jahat*. Makanya dia kayanya nggak ngerti how it's like being in my shoes.
Ya udah sejak itu gue jadi sebel aja, udah gitu dia yang bilang.."i really need you to speed up your work" padahal kemaren kemaren dia yang sering bingung kok gue ngerjain apa apa cepet banget and i do think that i am very productive at work dan terakhir2 juga nggak yang slacking off gitu, kok dia bisa bisanya ngomong gitu??. Tadi ada lagi kejadian yang nyebelin, kan yang punya kunci ruangan cuma gue, dia, the school principal and executive committee, but she took my key last month and gave it to the election committee, karena mereka tiap malem harus nge check ballot yang berdatengan sampe bulan depan when the election is over. Biasanya kalo dia lagi off, gue pinjem kuncinya si kepala sekolah ini..tapi tadi dia ada meeting di luar, jadi kuncinya di bawa. I called her *my manager* a couple of times but she didn't pick up the phone....nyebelin deh, gue udah minta bikinin kunci duplikat dari kemaren kemaren nggak di bikinin..tanggung katanya bulan depan juga kuncinya bakalan di balikin. Akhirnya gue terpaksa telfon executive committe nya dan minta tolong salah satu dari mereka untuk dateng dan bukain...kan nggak enak ganggu ganggu orang, and this is not the first time it happened to me, sebulan yang lalu juga pernah. I was stuck for an hour outside this morning..aturan udah bisa nyelesain banyak task..jadi keteteran deh, dan lagi kan banyak telfon masuk..orang kan jadi bakalan mikir kalo gue nggak masuk hari itu..atau males ngangkat telfon...=(
Hihi..ini gue lagi bulan puasa malah ngomongin orang...biarin deh gue nggak puasa ini...hihi. Abisan bener bener lagi gondok banget sih and i just have to let it out of my system. Waktu hari senen kemaren di kantor juga enak..soalnya dia nggak ada...sakit, waktu nelfon suaranya udah kaya orang mo mati gitu..dia nih kerjaannya sakiiitt mlulu..mungkin karena hatinya nggak bahagia kali yaa *apa sih?*..jadi dikit dikit sakit. Dia udah kerja di sini 6 taun..sebenernya banyak yang sebel sama dia..tapi karena dia bener2 satu satunya yang nge handle foundation ini, yang tau segala urusannya dari a sampe z...jadi orang juga nggak bisa apa apa, cause we need her. Tapi banyak juga yang ngedukung dia sih...soalnya kerjaannya emang bagus, perfectionist, reliable and very well organized. Cuma aja she's not a people person..jadi orang di BT in terus sama dia.
Oh well..ya udah lah biarin aja..let see sampe kapan gue mo ngomong lagi ama dia..hehe..
It's been a while since i've done one of these..nggak penting banget emang..:p
DESCRIBE YOUR
Wallet – a worn out Jones New York wallet that i've owned for a couple of years now..it's bulky, has a lot of card slots, a picture slot, coins compartment, etc. I've been wanting to replace it but haven't found the one that i like
Hairbrush – I don't know..but it's black with rubber pad and nylon pins...I don't really brush my hair that much except right after I washed it, somehow it looks more manageable untouched...
Toothbrush – a blue oral B crossaction vitalizer
Pillow cover – greenish-grey, i got it from ikea
Blanket – the same set with the pillow cover with some beige lines
Coffee cup – don't have a fave one, i'll grab the first cup/mug that i spotted
Sunglasses - a big square frame with dark brown lenses
Underwear – boy short or low rider
Shoes – no high heels until January
Favorite top – my plain tiny tees
Cologne/Perfume – I have a lot..but my signature scent is W eau de parfum from Banana Republic
CD in stereo right now – Coldplay, Padi, Limp Bizkit, Danniel Benningfield.
Piercing – just ears (nose has closed up but thinking of getting it repierced!)
What you are wearing now – a dark blue athletic pants with drawstring and a grey tiny tee
Hair - shoulder length
Makeup – None currently...i've removed them all and put on some night serum
In my mouth – nothing..midnite snacking is not a choice for me..my allowance is 4 pounds a month!!
In my head – the list of baby stuff we need to buy that I just created
Wishing – for the weekend to go by very sloooowwwwlllyyyy and for the baby to shift position so he doesn't use my bladder as a trampoline...
After this – heading to bed
The last thing you ate – spicy home made fried rice and tempe goreng tepung for dinner
Something that you are deathly afraid of - losing the people i love..=(
Do you like candles – yes yes..they are everywhere in my apt.
Do you like the taste of blood - hey what do you think i am..a dracula??
Do you believe in love – yes
Do you believe in soul mates – uh huh...
Can you eat with chopsticks – yes..but not really good at it though...
DESCRIBE YOUR
Wallet – a worn out Jones New York wallet that i've owned for a couple of years now..it's bulky, has a lot of card slots, a picture slot, coins compartment, etc. I've been wanting to replace it but haven't found the one that i like
Hairbrush – I don't know..but it's black with rubber pad and nylon pins...I don't really brush my hair that much except right after I washed it, somehow it looks more manageable untouched...
Toothbrush – a blue oral B crossaction vitalizer
Pillow cover – greenish-grey, i got it from ikea
Blanket – the same set with the pillow cover with some beige lines
Coffee cup – don't have a fave one, i'll grab the first cup/mug that i spotted
Sunglasses - a big square frame with dark brown lenses
Underwear – boy short or low rider
Shoes – no high heels until January
Favorite top – my plain tiny tees
Cologne/Perfume – I have a lot..but my signature scent is W eau de parfum from Banana Republic
CD in stereo right now – Coldplay, Padi, Limp Bizkit, Danniel Benningfield.
Piercing – just ears (nose has closed up but thinking of getting it repierced!)
What you are wearing now – a dark blue athletic pants with drawstring and a grey tiny tee
Hair - shoulder length
Makeup – None currently...i've removed them all and put on some night serum
In my mouth – nothing..midnite snacking is not a choice for me..my allowance is 4 pounds a month!!
In my head – the list of baby stuff we need to buy that I just created
Wishing – for the weekend to go by very sloooowwwwlllyyyy and for the baby to shift position so he doesn't use my bladder as a trampoline...
After this – heading to bed
The last thing you ate – spicy home made fried rice and tempe goreng tepung for dinner
Something that you are deathly afraid of - losing the people i love..=(
Do you like candles – yes yes..they are everywhere in my apt.
Do you like the taste of blood - hey what do you think i am..a dracula??
Do you believe in love – yes
Do you believe in soul mates – uh huh...
Can you eat with chopsticks – yes..but not really good at it though...
Errggh...the manager is ngeBT-in total hari ini...i know it's monday..but r.e.l.a.x..i hate moody people and i hate them even more when they start being annoying and creating bad vibes..as if it is our fault they are in one of their mood swings....