september ceria

initially, I didn't mean to make a mellow post. but I guess, my mind and heart keep playing tricks on me... Haha... here's another mellow thing - listen to lyrics, and you'll know what I mean. a great song from snow patrol - "This isn't everything you are"

lapor! hari ini capek tk tinggi! sangat tidak disarankan dalam dua hari berturut-turut wawancara enam orang berturut-turut tanpa jeda, aplgi dg topik yang sama. hahaha. *ya ampun baru sadar di draft ada tulisan ini, tertanggal 12 Agustus 2011, baiklah akan sy selesaikan* tiga hari itu, saya 'berdinas' ke semarang. nerusin proyek penelitian yg sempat terhenti lama karena belum juga selesai mempublish report terjemahan ke bhs indonesia dari hasil penelitian sebelumnya. *riset dg tropmed, fk. sendirian, saya pun mendatangi sebuah kantor penyedia layanan pengurangan dampak buruk napza di kota itu. sy pernah mendatangi tmpt itu sebelumnya, 1 thun yang lalu kurang lebih. wktu itu sy dan partner kerja saya sempat mewawancarai slh satu petugas lapangan yg masih aktif menggunakan napza demi riset kami. that time, I said to myself, he was something! he was young, he was smart,  plus, he was good looking.  only he used drugs.  hari pertama sampai di sana, mbak2 yang rencanan

hello!! :D writing this post as a procrastination thingy -- haha, escaping from my essays :( beberapa hari yang lalu, meskipun agak merasa bersalah, saya memutuskan berlibur ke Edinburgh dan sekitarnya, dengan dua teman Indonesia sy di sini. mengapa Edinburgh?  awalnya, teman mengajak ke Morocco, mungkin ke Fez, tapi berubung mahal, gak jadi. lalu saya usul ke Irlandia (Dublin) * my old obsession  -- visa gratis bo!*,  but it was too much of paper work, and too little time to prepare . ganti ke Belfast, Irlandia Utara -- no need for visa, tapi kalo dipikir ke Belfast doang tanpa ke Irlandia kok nanggung ya? jadilah kami ke Edinburgh,  and there was no regret! the city was amazing!!! AMAZING! a view of a graveyard behind a ex-army member house complex in front of the Edinburgh Castle seorang teman di depan pesawat begitu sampe di Edinbrah ( this is how you pronounce it ) *sori, bukan promosi, yah ini maskapai murah macem Air Asia ato Lion Air gitu lah* dl

wow, apparently, I am not that diligent as i thought I was. hahha. perhaps, i was a bit too excited a month ago, posting two different posts within a week time. now, with the amount of readings I have to cope, the desire to write a post in this blog seems to disappear. *sigh* yes, tiba2 saya merasa rindu dan kangen *podo wae* bekerja. bekerja dalam artian melakukan sesuatu dan mendapatkan uang. tepatnya lagi, kangen laura. hihi *padahal sebelum kuliah ini, sy baru bekerja full time di sana sejak Mei tahun ini - artinya baru 4 bulan saja sy kerja di sana. sebenernya sih karena akhir2 ini sy susah banget fokus untuk kuliah. bahkan reading week ini yang seharusnya sy gunakan untuk berkonsentrasi mengejar ketertinggalan bacaan, malah sy pake untuk nyelesein kerjaan yg lalu, yakni menulis dg kaitan riset setahun yang lalu (di tropmed). my ex office desk @ laura sebenarnya yang bikin sy rindu karena sy sedang mengaktivasi kembali outlook saya. jadilah semua e-mail kerjaan mas

apakah anda pernah menangis? aha! those of you who said no, i wonder what your heart made of.. :D *no offense* tapi siapa sih yang gak pernah nangis dalam hidupnya? bayi lahir aja langsung cenger aliyas nangis kok. well, i just want to write this post for my mom. i just skyped her - the last time i saw her was a month ago when i was about to leave jakarta to dubai. and then this was the first time we skyped and saw each other again (virtually of course). of course, i miss her. we are not only mother and daughter but we are also like sister and best friend. yes, she is my best friend in this world. but i wonder til now. not that i want to see her cry, but i wonder if i ever saw her crying in front of me. no, she never.  saya dan ibu saya memang tak mudah berekspresi, berucap kata sayang setiap hari misalnya. tapi saya yakin ibu saya sayang, dan saya yakin ibu saya tahu saya sangat sayang dg dia, dari perilaku kami masing-masing.  and this i guessed shaped who i am today and

kemarin waktu jalan pulang dri kampus, ada mbak2 nyamperin tanya gini tiba2: "hi, do you live in zone 1 or 2?" *zone ini mengacu ke pembagian wilayahnya London, ya plg ngefek sama transportasi publik lah, lebih jauh, lebih mahal* saya agak bingung, dan takut, apalagi si mbak2 bawa kardus gede. wah bakal jadi korban kuesioner di tepi jalan nih, pikir saya. "nope, sorry." padune pengen mlipir "oh, i'm looking for someone who is familiar with this place. do you know if there is a Korean restaurant around here?" aha, mbaknya org Korea mau nraktir aku... "well i'm not too familiar with this place, but i know there is one around here, it's just opposite the British Museum" dan singkat cerita si mbak2 bukan nyari responden kuesioner, dia mahsiswa baru di London School of Economic yg baru pengen makan makanan Korea krn dia bosan sm makanan di dorm (padahal br 10 hari tinggal di situ). akhirnya dg berbaik hati saya mengantar si mbak2

wow, this is a progress!! i'm posting 2 different posts this week! =D in this post, i will share with you another experience of mine during my stay in Busan, South Korea - still in regards to food of course! during our stay in Busan, other than getting involved in the conference, we also wanted to explore the many diverse and unique culinary stuffs available. so, one evening, my colleague asked me and my partner (i mean working partner) to go back early to our hotel and then have dinner somewhere. after getting permission *surprisingly* from The Boss, we went back early from the conference. and then our funny journey began. there were 5 of us meeting at the hotel foyer: Christina [a Greece-born Australian woman in her mid 40s or so], Patti [a Taiwan-born New Zealander or Australian woman in her early 30s], Ita [late twenties, Indonesian, female], Praneel [Fijian guy who said he's in his early 20s] and of course: me [the calm Indonesian lady ;). We all wanted diff

trying to keep my promise yesterday. okeh, today's post is about Korean street food stall, or almost similar with Javanese angkringan. before coming to Korea, I like watching Korean movies. The thing I often see in them is the street food stall. Often, characters in the movie go to one of these stalls and get a drink of soju and get drank, to confess love or messed-up feelings about love. Also, to eat fatty barbecued meat. Hahaa, what a unhealthy lifestyle! Another is when the character go for a walk and see one of the stall below, then grab a skewer or two. It seems so nice, and the way they eat it is sooo tempting. Korean definitely loves eating, and so do I!! So, when I got a chance to visit South Korea, one thing I wanted to do was to grab foods from these stalls. :D the lady with all the Korean delicious and spicy snack a woman buying some skewers what they usually sell (and the food the lady preparing is Korean rice cakes - delicious!) There are tw

waiyaaa, long time no posting... hahhaa. sepertinya saya memang kurang disiplin. ah, tapi saya punya alasan kali ini. hari2 setelah ke korea bagi saya sangattt padat dan membingungkan. harus urus visa krn ternyata beasiswa saya bisa dipakai. harus meringankan beban kerja (bukan menyelesaikan, tp paling tidak partner kerja saya tidak stres2 amat). harus mencari pengganti untuk tanggungan riset sy di kedokteran. arrghh dan mencari dana talangan. Tpi Alhamdulillah, Allah memang sungguh Maha Baik pd saya. Akhirnyaa, saya bisa sampai di London jugak.. baiklaaah krn skrg saya punya akses internet supraa cepat, sy akan kembali disiplin dalam menulis, well, minimal 1 kali seminggu lah.. ;) oke, sy akan mulai besok dg tulisan soal Korean food! yeah! here's a hint: