This month, unconsciously I made two wishes. Miraculously, I got it in two days!!!

1. Opening bank account
This month, I planned to open another bank account. This bank account, which I called "A-Z Plan", will serve as my savings for future. I already made some plans (although it's a bit late) for my future. House, Hajj, vacation, education and any other plans for my future.

I interested in one program from 1 bank. But, for first deposit I have to prepare IDR 2,500,000. Quite a number. So I saved my money, hoped that I can achieve that number for the opening.

That's why I couldn't believe my luck when my friends told me that I can opened a bank account, in that certain bank, with the program I want, for only IDR 500,000. Apparently, my colleague was approached by the Marketing from that bank and got a great deal because that bank was having an expo. To attract more customers, they reduce the first deposit to IDR 500,000 during the expo. My colleague, Mbak Lusy, offered to me and other colleagues. I said "YES!" and immediately filled the application. It was the best Friday (25/3) of the month.

On Monday (28/3) I will have my book and card. I have my bank account!!! Alhamdulillah.

2. Sushi Time
I like sushi. No, I LOVE sushi. It's been a while since the last time I have my sushi time. So I said to myself, "I gotta have sushi this month."

Again, luck was on my side. On Saturday (26/3), there's a selection from KSB for SSB students. I met the consultants who arranged the selection. We've known each other from the previous recruitment. At 2 PM, Mbak Ketty messaged me said I have to go to auditorium for a surprise. When I came, I saw boxes of SUSHI!!!

I jumped like a little child!!! My reaction made everyone in the room laughed. So we ate the sushi together. Well, only 3 people enjoyed sushi so much, which is me, Mbak Ketty and Mas Dana from Daya Insani, our consultant. I told Mas Dana that I planned to have my sushi time around next week. But I don't need my sushi time because I already have it!!! Thank you!!!

In 2 days, my 2 wishes came true. All I can say is... ALHAMDULILLAH!!!

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I just inspired by Korean song from a boyband called TVXQ. Their latest singel called Keep Your Head Down.

In life, you'll meet various person with unique characters. Either nice characters or annoying type. Including me. From neighborhood, school, campus even office I met these kind of characters. Sometimes it's frustrating. So I tried to take a deep breath for a while. Free my mind from negative thoughts.

Keep your head down.

Doesn't mean you surrender with the condition. But to give a time to yourself to sort things out and gather positive energy to face it.

Keep your head down.

Gives you time to think what is the next step. How to do it and finally reach your goal.

Keep your head down.

Makes you appreciate everyone around you. Because you know they work hard for their dream

Instead put your head up high, just keep your head down.

You're not the superior one. You need someone else to achieve your dream.

For me, keep my head down = RESPECT

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Totally excited!!! Finally I have my first duty trip!!! Yes, I have my duty trip to Palembang for SSB Selection Test. When I realize I will go to Palembang, I couldn’t describe how I’m feeling. Nervous and excited mixed up.

I departed at 25/2 with Erwin. I have a confession. I haven’t come to airport for 10 years, as a passenger. Not to pick-up someone. So, I felt like a beginner. Not to mention that I go alone, without my family. I’m totally blind with the process in the airport hehehe. But I have Erwin, my trusted partner from Marketing Team. He guided through phone about the process from check-in until boarding time. Yeah he’s late because his taxi late to pick him up. So I waited him in the boarding room.

Being in boarding room, I can see the runway clearly. I saw planes took off and landed and it excited me more. Little bit worry of course, because it was raining pretty hard. I started to pray for rain to stop. Hey, it’s my first flight after 10 years. It should be warm and shiny. Not gloomy and rainy. The rain stopped when I boarded to the plane. I sat at 6B, got in the middle. My heart started to beat faster, knowing that I will fly again. Pray harder when the plane started taxiing to runway, took off and flew through the clouds. We have turbulences very hard and I felt my heart sank. But, I maintained cool expression eventhough my heart beating faster.

Overall, I enjoy my flight to Palembang. I could see only clouds. The clouds like… soft pillow made me want to sleep on it hehehe. Now I know why few years ago BJ Habibie made a photography book and exhibition captured the beauty of the clouds. They indeed beautiful. Too bad I sat in the middle, not beside the window. I also saw Palembang when we approached the airport. I saw Ampera Bridge, Kemarau Island where there is pagoda. I’ve heard about the legend of the pagoda. But I forgot the story. Hmmm I should dig more about this one.

First day in Palembang, we came to schools for the preparation of the test. Then, shop some snacks. In the hotel, I took a massage treatment. Very soothing. I felt relieved and recharge. Next morning, we went to Sampoerna Academy to see the venue. Prepared the equipment then off to find delicious pempek. We didn’t go to Pempek Candy because we knew the taste. We just want to find another alternative.

Big day 27/2 came as the Selection Test held in that day. It ran well and we finished at 1 PM. I said to Erwin, I must take a picture at Ampera Bridge. To verified that I’ve been to Palembang hehehe. So at 6 PM, we went to Ampera Bridge. It’s cold because after rain. But it didn’t stop me to take pictures. Ampera Bridge at night totally beautiful. That bridge totally huge!!! Now, with that picture, I could say that I’ve been to Palembang hehehe.

On Monday 28/2 we returned to Jakarta, of course with lots of pempek hehehe. I’m sure I will have another chance to go to Palembang again someday, not for business trip. But for travelling. I would like to go back to Palembang again hehehe. Can’t wait for another trip, duty or personal.

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Today 19/2 our hard work was paid off. In SEO 2011, SSB brought victory home to our campus. Our Movie Team won the 3rd place!!!

We were so excited!!! We came as newbie in this competition. Our goal is to make our school been recognized by other campus and enriched the experience for the students. All participants had done well during the competition. I have to give special recognition to Movie Team.

With all difficulties, less than 2 weeks, they presented a good documentary about dream. The title of the documentary is "I Dare To Dream". The story was about the street singer named Adam who had a dream to become a soldier. He refuse to give up with his condition and continue his education in free school.

This story made Movie Team earned the 3rd place. So we dedicate this award to Adam and other street singer who still preserve their dream. If they can and still dream, why can't we?
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It's been quite journey this week for my SSB kids. Starting from Monday 14/2 until today 19/2 they compete in Sout East Asia English Competition 2011. There are 6 categories in this competition and SSB participated in all categories. Those categories are scrabble, debate, speech, news casting, short-movie making, and story telling.

This is the first time we participate in such a big event. The aim for the students is to gain lots of experience and learn the system. So we don't give high target to them. But the result is quite good.

Story telling and news casting breakthrough to the octo-final along with movie team. Debate, speech and scrabble eliminated in the first round but with good result. Debate team only lost 1 point to through and our adjudicator managed to be chair adjudicator in one round of debate. Scrabble, from 10 rounds he win 4 rounds. Speech, quite good experience she got from this competition.

Today, the only survived team is Movie team. Now I'm in @America Pacific Place to hear the announcement. Cross my finger to my Movie kids. So, I gotta go!! Want to hear the announcement hehehe. Pray for us!!!

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No, I'm not talking about coming back to UI, my old campus. Today (15/2), when the calendar marked red because of Maulid Nabi, me and my SSB colleagues accompanied students for having South East Asian English Competition (SEO) 2011 at Binus University in Anggrek Campus. So technically, I'm back to campus.

Arrived at 8 AM, I felt young again. Back to the days when I'm still "free" and having fun with friends, and sometimes lecturers hehehe. I remember clearly every activities where I participated as committee. I kinda miss wearing jacket, the Yellow Jacket, when participate in a committee. That jacket is a witness of every hard work from zero to the end of event. Saw the committee,today, wearing their jacket, makes me want to go back to that time.

I enjoyed every meetings, every arguments, every difficult processes, every sleepless nights until the event started. I'm sure the committee from Binus also did the same. Without those steps, today's SEO 2011 won't be happen. Thank you for this competition so my SSB kids have the opportunity to develop themselves, meet new friends, and learn from this events.

Most of all, thank you for this competition because I have the opportunity to remember and cherished every moments I have back in university with all the activities,,, But I still love my friends, not my campus :)

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The man that I admire since the beginning I knew him
The man that I adore because of his hard work during hard years
The man that I love because his songs console me from time to time
The man that I respect because of his bold decision
The man that I respect because he respects those who love and hate him
The man that I like because he likes to spread positive energy


That man is Han Geng, Prince from China


Happy birthday. Sheng ri kuai le ^^
(cr: as tagged, FY!HG and combined by me)

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For you who loves photography, I think this one is for you. But sorry, female only hehehe.

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New intake for Sampoerna School of Business. Please share it to your network ya,,, Thank you ^^

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It's totally late to write this down. It should be by the end of December 2010 or maybe the beginning of January 2011. But honestly, I didn't think of any resolutions for 2011. It was odd because at least I set 1 resolution. I don't know what happen to me hehehe. I read my journal last year, apparently my I achieved my resolutions,,,

Let me review it...

1. New Job Environment
On 1 March 2010, I officially started my work in Putera Sampoerna Foundation for SSB project. Now, I'm officially moved to SSB. Involved while still in project, I fell in love with SSB, the staffs and students. I often called 67 students of SSB as my sons and daughters hehehe. I have new family with SSB staffs. Family full of laughs and inspiration. This is my dream job, to involved in education. For this passion, I have to say thank you to British Council Indonesia who introduced me to this environment. I forever in debt with them. After feeling lost for a few years, in 2010 I landed in SSB. Alhamdulillah...

2. New Relationship (specifically: BOYFRIEND)
I remember clearly the date, 27 June 2010. The day when I lost my love. You know him as Mr. Frog. For only 4 months, I have a relationship with him, started in 23 February 2010. Yes, I'm good with dates hehehe. Being single for almost,,, sorry I lost count hehehe. Yeah, being single for a long time made me put love as one of my resolution in 2010. Yes I found new love, and sadly I lost it in short period. It hurt me so much that time. I passed a week of angry, another week of crying, and finally accepted it as part of my life. I never regretted all my past relationships, including with Mr. Frog because it enriched my experience. One thing for sure, I cherished every moments I spent with Mr. Frog. Even the bad one. Alhamdulillah...

3. Take Some Responsibility
In this case, paying bills for electricity and telephone for me and my grandparents. I'm glad I can pay my own bills and helping my grandparents with their bills. I'm very happy when I paid their bills, show them the receipt, and they will say thank you to me. It's the biggest gift for me. They also told me how they bragged to their friends and our neighbors that their granddaughter pay the household expenses. I also give some of my salary to my grandma to for everyday expenses. The feeling,,, I'm very proud to myself hehehe. Alhamdulillah...

For 2011, I didn't set a specific resolutions. But unconsciously, my mind already set it up for me and I already doing it from the beginning of January 2011. I thought about it last night, and this is what came up in my mind as 2011 resolutions for me:

1. Be Healthy
To be honest, I don't have a good shape like any models or skinny women out there. I realized, I have to much eat junk food and unhealthy snack. Not to mention too lazy to exercise. in SSB, some of my colleagues are very sporty. Some of them play basket and futsal. Others swimming every week. Some staffs also went to the gym regularly. Last December, I bought a nice sport shoes. My office area, Mulia Business Park, the environment really support us to have a jogging. On the weekend, lots of people regularly jogging, playing soccer, and bike riding in here. The signs is there, so I decided to grabbed it. So starting last week, I regularly jogging 3 times a week with my friends. It's early stage and for me kinda painful too hehehe. But I decided to endure those pain and continue to do it regularly. That's from sport side.

From food, I reduce unhealthy food. No more MSG's snacks and "gorengan". Not totally put it out of my menu. Usually, I can eat it almost everyday. Now I reduce it to once a week. I also change rice to potato and wheat bread. I still have carbs absorb to my body because carbs is really important. In February 2011 (after payday), I will stock oatmeal so I can have a bowl of oatmeal as my breakfast. Until then, I have gado2 as my breakfast hehehe. Wish me luck!!!

2. Financially Independent
I realized I'm very consumptive. I couldn't manage my own money in 2010. Very wasteful,,, Some of them I spent it because of my impulsive decision, foods. I love eating delicious foods. Totally love it and I will spend it without further thinking. I want to change that in 2011. I will be 26 in July so I have to think about my future. Totally late, but I tried to catch it up. I've read some materials about financial planning and will apply this year. My friends help me a lot with this. At least I can save each month.

One other thing, credit card. Okay, maybe you will find it contradictory but I thought about it. It's for emergency purpose. Back in 2008 in Depok, my brother called me in the middle of the night, said that his right side of the waist was in pain. Worried, I took him to RS Bunda Depok and diagnosed with appendix. I was shocked and realized I don't have cash money that moment. I said to the administration staff that I will find some ATM out there and took the money but please give my brother a room. In short, my brother's operation ran well. But that night really a nightmare for me. Totally a nightmare. I don't want that experience happen again. Ever. So hopefully this year I will have my credit card.

3. Travel to Yogya, Surabaya and Bali.
Initially, I want to attend Super Junior's concert in Malaysia this 29 March 2011. Yeah my weird obsession, I know hehehe. But one phone call in December 2010 changed everything. I called my grandma in Surabaya. We haven't met for almost 15 years since my parents divorced. Oma Nel, cried literally how she missed me and my brother. She's 86 years old, diabetic and blind. She said she don't know how long she can live so she really wants to see me. Without thinking, I told her that I will visit her in the middle of 2011. I will come to her house in Jember. I really mean it. I want to meet her. I will start arrange my trip to Surabaya around March 2011.

For trip to Yogya and Bali, well it's recreational purpose and I kinda miss Yogya environment hehehe.

That's my resolutions. Wait, what about my love life??? Well, I didn't put it in because I believe it will come without any resolutions. I believe someone out there meant for me. I will meet him eventually. Until that time, I will keep looking and pray. The first sign, I grabbed wedding bouquet in Frida & Eki wedding reception hehehe. So wish me luck and please pray for me on this matter hehehe.

Hope 2011 will give me a broader experience!!!

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Thanks to my friend Choco hehehe. This is another picture of the wedding reception hehehe

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Some of the cheerfulness from Frida & Eki's party last night. The highlight,,, I grabbed the wedding bouquet!!!

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Yesterday (9/1) I attended wedding reception of Frida & Eki, my seniors in college. During the reception, the bride and groom would throw the hand bouquet. Well you know the 'legend', if single woman can grab the bouquet, she will be the next one who's getting married hehehe.

At first, I reluctant to participate because the majority participants is my seniors. But then I saw one of my friends go with the crowd. So I stepped into the 'battlefield'. You know, in this occasion, the process of grabbing the hand bouquet can turn into massacre and brutal hehehe. When Frida threw the bouquet, it came to my direction, hit the head of my senior, fell to the ground, I quickly grabbed it. YEAY!!! I'm the winner!!! So glad I got it, because I also got gift voucher IDR 500,000 from MAP!!! Thank you Frida & Eki!!! I just found 1 shirt in Zara that I like. Very expensive and this voucher will help me buy it hehehe.

My friends congratulated me and said their wishes for me. I kept smiling all night. When I came back to my rental room, I couldn't help to think, "Is it a good sign for my love life in 2011???"

Hopefully, it is a good sign ^^

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First of all, HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011!!!! Let's have some 'fun' this year hehehe.

Finally!!! Thanks to Mbak Ketty, I have my ticket to Musikal Laskar Pelangi!!! I've been dying to see this show since last December 2010 and I will watch it 7/1 at TIM hehehe. This will be my first entertainment show in 2011. Hopefully, I can attend another great shows throughout 2011.

Can't wait for 7 January 2011!!!

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At 18/12, Koperasi Siswa Bangsa (KSB) held a workshop for SSB students. The workshop called "Let's Manage Your Money". The speakers is the famous Ligwina Hananto from QM Financial. Basically, the students were taught how to manage their living allowance. All SSB students is the recipients of Student Assistance Program and every month they received living allowance. Hopefully my 'kids' can learn a lot from this workshop and apply it in their lives.

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Another thing that I love the most working in SSB is... lots of event!!! One the event is Year-end gathering that was held in Pasha's house. Pasha is SSB Marketing Manager. We have a lot of fun!!! Singing, eating, talking, dancing. It's a great time hehehe. Thanks to Mbak Ketty and Pak Arnold for the pictures hehehe

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Finally, SSB students will compete in their first competition. The competition will be held in February 2011. Here's a glimpse of what happen in the selection. Between the selection process. As usual, the staffs also want to have the picture hehehe.

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Although I don't celebrate Christmas, but some of my family members are Catholic. So there's always Christmas party in my relative's house. But that was long time ago, before my parents divorced. Since the divorced, our family was separated between Surabaya-Jakarta. I haven't seen my other family members for ages!! Especially my grandma, Oma Nel.

Oma Nel was good at cooking. She specialized in cakes and pastries. During Lebaran and Christmas, she always prepared various cookies. I used to helped her, although only sprinkled the tops hehehehe. But that was fun activity for a little girl. But that activity ended after my parents divorced. One thing that made me sad, Oma Nel had a diabetes and already took one of her kidney and her sight. So she can't make any delicious cookies years ago.

I just called her today, just to say hi. Well tomorrow is Christmas and those memories suddenly came up. She's 86 now, very fragile age. I thanked God that in this age, she still have spirit, still able to talk clearly, remember clearly. Despite her treatment for her crushed hipbone because she fell about 2 years ago, she's in good condition, not ill. I'm very sad because the last time she saw me when I was in elementary school. Now I'm 25 years and she couldn't see me in my graduation pictures, or my brother's. She couldn't see how me and my brother grow up. I'm sure she only have the image of us as a little boy and girl, not a grown up man and woman.

I promised her that next year I will go to Jember to visit her. My friends asked me to go vacation to Surabaya and I'm thinking to extend my vacation to Jember, too. Hopefully my wish will come true. Until then, I will cherished all my memories with Oma Nel, including the Christmas one. Even though I'm not celebrating, that doesn't mean I can't have the memories :)

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Finally,,, I received my Super Junior Super Show 2 DVD and poster. Yes, it's Super Junior!!! So here's the story,,,

At the end of October, I was reading some threads in Super Junior forum, SJ World, about the pre-order of the upcoming DVD Super Show 2. I was excited!!! Without further thinking I logged on to YesAsia website. But there's one problem. I don't have credit card... I approached my colleague to borrow his credit card and promised him that I will pay him back as soon as I received my salary hehehe. He said okay. So I registered his credit card and submitted my order. Since it's pre-order, the price only $49.99 because the original price is $69.99 and not with poster. The pre-order version got bonus 1 poster hehehe

The next day, I received confirmation email from YesAsia that my purchase has been approved. My order will be shipped out on 6/11 and expected to be arrived around 14 working days. I looked at calendar and it will come around 22/11 or 23/11. All I have to do just wait the DVD.

Last Saturday 27/11 my brother called me and said that my DVD was arrived at 23/11. The receiver was my grandfather because the whole week my brother stayed at our cousin's house because he must do some treatment for his injured knee. So the package was delivered to my grandparent's house. Yeah we live in same neighborhood. Thank God for that hehehe. I was literally jumped all around my office (yes I was overtime because there's guess speaker in my campus) and shouted with all my heart. I can't wait to be back home for my DVD.

Sunday morning 28/11 I went home with excited feeling. Can't wait to see my DVD hehehe. When I arrived at home, my brother gave me the DVD and the poster. I ripped the plastic and... VOILA! The DVD along with photobook in front of my eyes. I was squealing!!! Then I opened the tube, and there's my poster. All 13 members of Super Junior, very handsome, is in front of me!!! My brother just shook his head. Yeah, he always teased me. But I'm sure one day he will get his karma. But that's another story hehehe. I watched the DVD, it has 2 discs, and very satisfied. All members were HOT!!! I can't stop myself dancing throughout the concert hehehe. I envy Korean ELFs (stands for Everlasting Friends, fandom of Super Junior).

I took the photobook back with me to my rental room. I showed it to my colleagues in the office, especially to my friend that lent his credit card (oh I already pay his bill for this purchase hehehe). For the poster, I decided to bring it to Pancoran around next week. I can't wait to go back home this week to watch the DVD again hehehe

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This is just a glimpse I managed to captured in that happiest day this month hehehe

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