Kaleidoscope @2008

Too many things had happened through this year,
Anyhow my 2008 was such a wonderful phase in life.

Jan.
I should have already been in SG after my internship application’s proposal from University has been approved, but bad, family’s financial condition asked my little patience to just cancel it.

Feb.
Well, that’s not bad, and (not just) at least, I finally got again my chance of internship in an architectural consultant in Jakarta. I should thank those great architects for giving me such a valueable chance of learning so many things about the real life of architecture and planning industries.

Mar.
My relationship with mother and the two siblings became stronger; here we have faced our lovely mother's problem together by praying and giving more attention to each other.

Apr.
At the end of this month, I decided to leave my office for good; so I can be more focus on doing observation for the final thesis.

May.
Here, I met this good plain man and he has made my friendship with old very-bestfriends kept well-maintained and got closer and closer after.

Jun.
This was the hardest time just like other final semester students’; I devoted all the days to finish the thesis' writing.

Jul.
The thesis final presentation was held and passed (not really) successfully, but that happily relieving to realize that I made it, anyway! :P

Aug.
Yuppp, I finally graduated and had my Bachelor of Architecture degree from the (so-called) best university in town with thanks-God!-it’s-a-good GPA. ;)

Sept.
I barely believed that I’m a part of unemployment already. For me, It really sucks when you used to be very hectic for all this times and suddenly you had no routines. I felt it really sucks, I’m not kidding. So I tried to get myself a job.

Oct.
Here I go then, got finally employed! This is so nice; I get very very new experiences for everything I see, I do, and I feel, even the job description itself is truly stunning, plus the colleagues are all friendly and pleasing, ;) a job like this is exactly what I’ve dreamed for! :P

Nov.
The new life with new job made me feel like I lost contacts with some of my close friends. But I know already and now will believe that this exactly even give me meaning that it’s really true: Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.

Dec.
Well, I’m enjoying these all and very thankful to God for giving me this much, even though there are some lose happen (but there's the win also, oc). I still consider this as one of His plan and just take it for granted, trying to be simpler than before. That's all! this year has been such a reallyyy wonderful year of mine. ^^

Happy New Year All : )

Ps: my office is finally having a long holiday from Jan 1 to 4, hiihiii

Stephen Prouse

This is what I call CRAZINESS!!!

source

I WANT IT! I WANT IT! I WANT IT!

Prayer

Dearest Allah, the only God of my own..
Mother told me to not forget to ask anything I need to You, while me myself feel improper to ask more than what You've given to me. She said, You the most compassionate will never left any prayers that our hands ask to You go back empty afterwards. You love your creatures who are always get You along with in every single things of their life by praying.
If it is so, this is my deepest prayer tonight...
"Though the day where You finally take away people I loved from me would come in anytime, though people who used to love me would someday go away from me at the time I am no more useful to them as I always encountered, though in this present time, things are going so well as it seems under control, I have nothing to be asked for but just don't You ever leave me.."
and she said, the power that makes her comes stand today this way is no other then because of the power of the prayers she repeatedly asked to You and the efforts on obeying your commands and undoubtedly belief that You will always hear from there.

And O beloved, when My bondsmen ask you about Me, then I am indeed near, accept the call of the caller when he calls upon Me; then they should obey My Commands and believe in Me, so that they may get the way.

Al Baqarah:186

The Little Rascals

I saw this black and white TV series (which was firstly filmed at 30's) on my little telli when I was just four or five years old, at the time it was showed again either 80's or 90's (I am not really sure), I just watched it as the only movie that I can understand, it's really funny so I can't stop laughing, full of adventure and smart discussion among innocent kids around my age but they are already critical and have a good thinking for the problems that the gang faced.

One of the big issues I still can remember was when Alfalfa fell in love with Darla and they went out together silently since the gang (If I'm not mistaken) which was named we men hate women didn't allow the members to go out with girls. So there goes on, until they found out this fact and try to apart the two. And on and on.

When all of sudden I missed these innocent and critical kids lately, I browsed through the webs and finally found the fact that this kids movie was not that simple as I thought. It was filmed before the World War II yes, and if we can remember back that the time of 30's was a Great Depression era, where then, the sensitivity of the American public will kill the rich history of comedy displayed in these series if media doesn’t separate racism from racial humor, because actually this movie was sometimes racist towards black. After the depression, these series became good humored parodies about that one of unique characters in American culture.
An example I can mention is when most times Stymie or Farina (the black kids) were leaders of the gang (mostly white kids} and maybe ( I think..) that it's a kind of empowerment. But I don't really know what I'm saying though. :P

new version : image source

But I know for sure that it's still a thing that worth to be watched. And after that we can see the message, that hopefully the racist people will be able to overcome their humorless attitude and can accept those unique characters instead of bashing their own traits in hopes of a grey world.
Thank you, thank you :)

*old pictures were grabbed from www.allposters.com

Like Crazy

I ate almost in every time like I am so starving over here, but really I am hehehe

I went shopping like possessed by the spirit of evil (tata's comment yesterday: bawaan tanggal muda yee mus!)
I watched DVDs unstoppably: cartoons, korean, hollywood box offices, girl's series, yepppsss
I bought books (again and again and again) to heighten the stacks on unread book collection, eh? :P
and I read magazines just like the teenage girls on TV series
OOOOOOHHHHHHH WHAATTTT AA DAAAAAAAAAYYYY!!!!! yess sooo lovely....

Arabian Village

Today, I was accompanying my best friend forever Tata and one of our lecturer and Najeeb met some important persons around Pekojan. It was really nice, everybody we met was all friendly, they are Arabian, Chinese, Betawi, who live at that area. We got in to several unique houses, saw the urban space, social relationship, the history of the place, and all. We ate popular Soto Betawi at Mangga Besar (which Tata didn't) and had a little hang out at Ambassador till night, the three of us :) unfortunately we left the camera on the car so we can't take the picture of the stormy chit-chats.

Anyway, this was my first time seeing Masjid Jami'Annawier, a historical mosque and included as one of the oldest mosque in Jakarta. I can't take the picture at that time because they were holding a Jum'atan prayer, but one of the people we met showed his collection; a painting of early Annawier.
the chief of neighborhood association told us that they are going to have a marawis party on Islamic new year day that falls on December 29, anyone wanna join? ;P

Favourite Architects and Architecture

Just a little sharing of my current favourites,
Who and what are yours?

Diller+Scofidio with Blur Building

Asymptote with Penang Tower

Santiago Calatrava with Turning Torso

Tag Series

My blog buddies tagged me in their posts and I got several already. So this time I will appreciate them by doing the tags. Well happy continue reading and hope you don't get tired of this because it's really quite long, guys. Hehehee

Tag#1: My Picture

Thank you ayu for tagging.

This one is really nice, but since I have ever posted this ten facts thingy before. So let me just finish it:
This was taken immediately after I arrived at home from work, oo very not gorgeous (as always? heehe)
Talking about the picture, want to tell you that, I was wearing red satin shirt and pink mini skirt over black pants. Well I thought it's good to say Merry Christmas through it.

p.s: Happy holiday, everyone!
Have a great time.
All the best with you in this year end moment. :)

Tag#2: My Style

Thank you again, ayu! :)

It doesn't need to be genius to recognize my initial style, since I love wearing colorful dresses combined with cardigan in it's gradation, you can finally find me in the crowds, "woww, OK,now we should find a big girl with a shocking pink dress with abstract pattern on it", let's say! hahahaha

In some ways I can be casual with only T shirt and (me somehow feeling guilty if not wearing) mini skirt over the jeans. Moreover, I can't adapt with skinny jeans, boot cut is always the best one.

I have once loved wearing flat shoes, but now heels and stilettos can somehow improve my confidence hehehe :P

I am very infatuated by bags, the one made with original leather is highly considered. Louis Vitton has the best bag's designs from all over, I think :) and fortunately I share this craziness with my mother, so we could unite to make everything about bags happens :P

I usually try to find color matching with dress-bracelet as the only accs I like to wear.

and last, I wore my veil as simple as can be :)

Tag#3: My Blog

As I have been pleased by my nice friend Neno, I would like to do this :)

1. Why did your blog has vanilla ice cream in root beer floats as its name?
I was a root beer big fans actually, and a franchise-fast food restaurant from American has the best root beer ever which is flooded by ice cream over it. Nyummm.. I can't bear it, really I was. At the early postings, I wrote those good things happened in my days, so there was this friend said that my daily writings have already represent the name. your life seems as nice as the vanilla ice cream in root beer floats. thank you for interpreting this simple thing, but I think that's too much.

2. Why did your blog use this template?
This is the second template I use in my blogging history, the first one was so influenced by green issue, so there were all green in color. But, I get bored with it, and find myself playing with banner design and changing all the green into this lovely purple. Heheheh. There is nothing special with the template. No stunning background image as you can see.

3. Please mention a moment in your life that you can't ever forget.
I remember almost many things in life, but I am rarely able to manage all the memories. Well, oke, the unforgetable moment in life is, the time when I realized that there would be no more father here in us to give everything. It hurts. I can't forget that pain. so I can't forget that moment. Oh sorry for being melancholic this way......

4. Send this tag thing to ten of your blog buddies.
If now I have not choose buddies to be tagged yet, maybe later yaa. :)

Tag4: My Story

"Happy Seven Award"
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Wow, recent love story yaa? Hahahaha what should I write? It even doesn't proper enough to be published here. Well Okey, even I don't know exactly with what does this will mean to Neno who gave me this and all of you, but at least I'm trying to give what it takes to be here.

Do you hear me,
I'm talking to you
Across the water across the deep blue ocean
Under the open sky oh my, baby I'm trying
Boy I hear you in my dreams
I feel your whisper across the sea
I keep you with me in my heart
You make it easier when life gets hard

I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
Oooohhhhoohhhhohhooohhooohhooohoooh

They don't know how long it takes
Waiting for a love like this
Every time we say goodbye
I wish we had one more kiss
I'll wait for you I promise you, I will

I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
I'm lucky we're in love in every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday

And so I'm sailing through the sea
To an island where we'll meet
You'll hear the music, fell the air
I'll put a flower in your hair
Though the breezes through trees
Move so pretty you're all I see
As the world keeps spinning round
You hold me right here right now

I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
I'm lucky we're in love in every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday

Ooohh ooooh oooh oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooooh ooooh oooh oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

what a lovely song of Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat :P

Zzzzz..

I think I should start considering this seriously that I must stop sleeping in the public transportation, from NOW on! Because it’s really dangerous.
Just like this morning, I which was supposed to be dropped at Senayan, had to get back by walking of about 30 minutes from Slipi because of my silly habit of sleeping in the morning bus, and just waked up after the halte bus I usually drop at was already passed by a long long time ago. Heheheee.. Not that hyperbolic. :P
Well, okey, at least the 30 minutes-walking will worth 10,000 steps for this day, preventing the osteoporosis, eh? :D

Master of Structure

Once, I have ever wanted soo enthusiastically to be a master of structure when I was still in the university because it was just seemed so cool being a part of great buildings. I was really really passionate with this brilliant idea exactly when my classmates and I were boiled (hihihi) in architecture studio #4. :P

My entire work on that studio was began with this presentation:

  Somehow, I still have the desire to get it. And I think it can't be only an illusion. :D

Isn't it cool? I mean, me being a master of structure. Hehehe

yes yess yesss, it will be one of my dreams then :)

Go to Hang

We finally met again, but now, no more Kemang please, because the traffic is so horrible, thank you Coraline =) and Vicky, that I met for the last time at our graduation party also joined us.

Anyway, the noodle with teriyaki is not as hot as it sounds, I forget the name hehehe :p

but you can easily recognize it when you see the menu booklet.

Lost in Bali

Benny & Mice have launched their newest comic book.
This is it...

source

Wowww! it reminds me a lot to the experience of internship program at which my friends and I attended in the island more than a year ago. Also, we did some losts in places we headed for at the journeys. ;p uuuuuuuuugghh I can't hardly wait to get it soon, so this will be a fastest shortcut to it.

Arisan(?)

I just had no idea about what to post, and then suddenly realized that I forgot to tell that I was having an "arisan" with the guys from high school lately. this was the second event, at Ayu's house, the first one was held at agnita's on September 08. ;)

See ya again guys, in April 09 :)
since we managed to hold it for every 3 or 4 months.

Apple Green

Well actually,
;p

In some little extents, I do share the same taste of line with my mother, but neither of us are willing to admit it. And this is just another sample of proof.

There is always chance like this:

Couple days ago, my office-mates and (unsurprisingly) I (!!!) were eating as if we are starving to death at the moment. Hehehe..

Dear Mbak Anti, happy new life ya!!! :)

movieeee

I want to watch these all..
huhuhuh :(

Candy...

"Life isn't defined by others.
It is what you want it to be.
You have to build it with your own two hands."

-Albert

sleepy

ning nong ning nong ning nong...
as if I listen to the railway crossbar's siren, hehehe, ooh it totally didn't mean that I miss the way go back home too earlier :P
Everybody was still busy while I have done with this week's deadline of my own, hence the manager pleased me to blog and the rest colleagues told me to better go home, hehehee.
So here I am, decide to prepare next week's projects rather than get sleepy in the remaining office hours.

Oh I regret why I didn't bring teenvogue, at least I have another interesting thing.:)

Another books at home waited to be read:

Nilou

I've read an article in the Jakarta Post this morning at the office, and I really admitted that She is so inspirational!

you can read the article here.
and another writing about her here and here.

no need to be titled

Feeling sad is so humane, I know that for sure. But should not I be surprised with the fact that I sense this feeling of lost in anytime which I never suppose before? It's a feeling of losing, of nothing, since hell I don't know which part of life that I can't thank God for. I just want to be happy, I said.

If only anybody could understand what I've been talking about in which me myself couldn't.

(to be) Happy

I am enjoying every details of my days; the dawns, the noons, and the nights. Though we sometime; you and I, guys, were only can say hi to each other just through this very unreal cyber thingy. And anyway, I really thank you for just coming back again. I think that's how good friend should be like.