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Feel free to check it out and leave some comments on my post if you want thank you ≧◔◡◔≦marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01092272314195573605noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882573941796543324.post-47732743284441832882017-01-09T07:38:00.003-08:002017-01-09T08:20:54.685-08:0001.09.2017 // Traveling in Japan part 1<div style="text-align: justify;">
Long time no blogging again! And finally I`m in the mood again to write LOL *as usual's excuse.</div>
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Updated (2017)<br />
<i>Said happy new year all! Guess it`s already 2017 now. LOL! I`ve been working on this post since last october 2016 but I always procrastinate until now I decided to finish this post off LOL....</i><br />
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Actually, I`d already wanted to write about how my life is going on in Japan and the places I`ve gone to while I`m here since ages, but <strike>due to my lack of time since I have to study Japanese dilligently</strike> due to my laziness, I never actually do it in the end LOL.<br />
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So, I went to Nagano-ken (長野県) during school`s autumn break*, the place that I really wanted to go since 2012, (the first time I came to Japan), and it was super amazing that I thought I want to share the pics and write the details of the trip and while I`m at it, thought that I`d also write about the other places I`ve visited also in Japan in full details, hopefully in my next, next, next blog posts!!!! (Hope I can be consistent to my words, this time LOL). </div>
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*A little "<i>curcol</i>" here;</div>
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Actually, even tho it was supposed to be autumn break, but it was not much of a holiday, in reality, LOL, since I already got accepted as an intern in a Japanese company from last september, I got to work from monday-friday. Altho It`s only 5 hours per day, from 14:00-19:00, sadly, national holidays is included, too. So, even tho I got no school due to school break, it`s like the same since the real holiday I got is just saturday and sunday (LOL). Luckily, my boss was kind enough to give me permission to take a day off for last travel, since I`m still an internship kid, LOL. That`s why my last travel was suuuccch a breather, a short escape from my daily routine now. :) </div>
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Ok, enough for the short "<i>curhat</i>" and back to the main story. haha.</div>
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Actually, I love traveling in the first place. I just love the idea of exploring the new places I`ve never been to *<strike>could take a lot of pics and post it, too</strike> LOL. (I`m sorry I`m such a narcissist.) Ok, if you read my blog from the beginning, you should know the fact that my favorite country ever since my childhood days is Japan...** So, since I love traveling, and I love Japan, too, so Travel + Japan = a perfect combination for me!!! Since I already live in Japan now, I guess I have this privilege to explore this country and take this chance more to travel around Japan, not only to the already mainstream tourist places, as Japan is not just about Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka, but there's still so many hidden gems here that`s also worth visiting that much people probably not know about.</div>
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**A little "<i>curcol</i>" again here;<br />
Even tho ever since I live here I got to accept the fact that living by yourself in another country, well, in my case, my dream country, Japan, is not as easy/fun/perfect as I had imagined before and despite the happy/fun moments and photos I uploaded in social medias, there're many hardships I also went through to be able to survive in this country, that are not uploaded, of course. *LOL. Well, Japan is beautiful. The beauty that attracts people to fall in love with it in a second. But despite its appearance, Japan is also another country, which also have so many flaws, *talk about reality* but nevertheless, I still love Japan no matter what. :)<br />
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OK, back to the main story....<br />
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So, if anyone invited me to go to somewhere in Japan, as long as that`s the places I`ve never been to, and the activities I could do there interest me, the chance is I`d almost definitely accept the invitation, pack my bag and go! (if the time and of course, money, matches. LOL!)</div>
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So, Japan have 9 regions and 47 prefectures in total. And I don`t know since when, I got this dream to explore all 47 prefectures in Japan* LOL. (Much of a dream, tho) :'( *not necessarily have to, but at any rate, I just want to explore Japan as much as I can while I still can. YOSH!</div>
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Current visited prefectures ; 15-16/47, I guess? ^^' still a long way to go, LOL.</div>
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Will be a long post! Hope you're not bored already, haha. </div>
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While I`m at it, thought I`ll put the list of my have visited places in Japan here and will update this list if there's any change as a reminder and an encouragement for me to keep traveling in Japan more (?) LOL</div>
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Map ; from top to bottom</div>
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A-I ; Name of the region</div>
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1-47 ; Name of the prefecture</div>
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<b>JAPAN (日本)</b></div>
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<b>A. HOKKAIDO (北海道) (1/1) :</b></div>
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1. Hokkaido (北海道) (v) </div>
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Popular known city in Hokkaido : Sapporo, it`s capital city.</div>
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The first place where I saw snow and touched it for the first time! *achievement *moved (tho, ever since I live in Japan, I hated winter which makes me hated snow, too since I know the fact that snow is only good in your eyes, LOL.) Went here with tour around december 2013, (before I came to study in Japan) for about a week. The name of the cities in Hokkaido that I remembered visiting was only Sapporo and Hakodate? LOL. I remembered we also visited the bear farm, ninja village, seaweed and beer museum (?), and there were other places, too but I already forgot. LOL. *have to look at my Hokkaido's photos first.* And I remembered it was very cold in Hokkaido even though it was just around early december at that time.</div>
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And as I went there with a tour, I haven`t got that much freedom to choose only the places I want to visit, of course (TBH, I hate museum-visit, except if the content interest me) and plus, Hokkaido is very big, so if I got the chance (time and money,HAHA), I really want to go there again, but maybe next time! :)</div>
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2. Aomori (青森)</div>
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Popular with its apple's production.</div>
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3. Iwate (岩手)</div>
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4. Miyagi (宮城)</div>
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Popular known place in Miyagi : Sendai, its capital city.<br />
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Updated!!!<br />
Finally got to visit Sendai last winter holiday just a week ago! Sendai is pretty far from Osaka (see the map above) and its costly to go there by using shinkansen (the Japanese' bullet train) but if you use a night bus from Osaka, it takes real time... Plus it`s hard to find someone who also shares the same interest with me and want to go as far....<br />
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So, I used the chance last winter holiday when my bros and sis came to visit me in Japan, and I included Miyagi in our itinerary as I really wanted to explore northern Japan, and I especially wanted to visit the fox village!!! As they could buy JR pass from Indonesia, it would be cheaper for us to go there. Unfortunately, I can`t buy JR pass so I, reluctantly paid the regular fare for shinkansen... (bye money, *sob) but it`s ok since I got a companion now and a reason to go there since I probably wouldn`t get a chance like this in the future, anyway.<br />
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The journey from Osaka to Miyagi was pretty far and tiring, since we had to depart from early morning from Osaka, as it`s winter now that if we didn`t arrive early, it will be dark already when we arrived there. And also, I had the responsibility for taking care of my bros and sis and to ensure they didn`t stray or.., (many things happened along the journey... but I can`t write the full detail here, maybe in another post. LOL).<br />
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So, we visited Sendai, met my friend, Rian, who`s my ex-student when I worked as a consultant in Indonesia before, who`s now enrolling as a high school student there, who`s very different now! :0<br />
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The next day, we went to the fox village accompanied by a very kind Japanese, Mi-san who`s the host of the airbnb`s place where we lived. We were very lucky to met Mi-san cause the way to fox village is pretty costly as it doesn`t have direct public transporation so one got to take taxi back and forth to go there. (As you know, the cost of taxi in Japan is.....)<br />
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Mi-san didn`t only take us to fox village, but he also took us to many other places we wouldn`t visit if we weren`t locals, I guess. I was happy I could speak at least enough Japanese to communicate with him as he smiled to me and said how grateful he was that he could speak properly with me as he usually took non-japanese people out and it`s hard to communicate with others if there`s language barriers as he can`t really speak english.<br />
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But he's very kind as in his spare time he loves to do this kind of thing as a way to introduce his city to other people for free! He even said that he already goes back and forth to the fox vilage for the 14th times with us! He usually dropped the guest until the entrance of the fox village and wait for them outside and don`t enter as he already got bored of it (naturally) and the entrance fee cost you 1000円. But Mi-san entered inside with all of us as he said "久しぶり" / "long time no go inside". :)<br />
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Thank you for your hospitality, Mi-san! My bros and sis even admired Mi-san and until this day, they always said how good Mi-san is! Till we all meet again! ;)<br />
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I will probably write about this Sendai-Miyagi trip in another detailed post, later... (If I`m not lazy ;P)<br />
(still so many pictures I want to upload!)<br />
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5. Akita (秋田)</div>
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6. Yamagata (山形)</div>
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7. Fukushima (福島)</div>
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The place where the 9.0 M great earthquake which resulted in tsunami and nuclear accidents happened in 2011.</div>
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These are the only information I knew about Tohoku and I haven`t really searched that much yet as I haven`t really gone there, LOL, since it`s super far from where I live now, Osaka. Till next time, Tohoku, ;)</div>
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8. Ibaraki (茨城)</div>
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9. Tochigi (栃木)</div>
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Popular known place in Tochigi : Nikko, which is famous for it's nature and hiking spots, especially during autumn as a side trip from Tokyo.</div>
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10. Gunma (群馬)</div>
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11. Saitama (埼玉)</div>
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12. Chiba (千葉) (v)</div>
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Only if visiting Tokyo Disneyland and Disneysea counts. As it is actually located in Chiba, not in Tokyo, LOL. *cheated one here :P</div>
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13. Tokyo (東京) (v)</div>
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Probably when you talk about Japan, this city will most definitely come into your mind first. Japan's most mainstream and the most must-visit city in Japan (?). Went there twice! The first one was on my first trip to Japan with my friend (not with a tour) around dec'12 - jan'13 and the second time was with the same occassion with the Hokkaido trip I mentioned above. Missing Tokyo so much as I`ve not gone there again, yet. And there's stil so much places in Tokyo that I want to visit! </div>
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Got a plan to finally visit Tokyo again for this christmas and new year holiday, tho. :) Hope everything's going well! hehe!<br />
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Updated!<br />
Re-visiting Tokyo - success! :D<br />
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Max, Mari, Mich, Mario</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was sooo fun but so tiringgggg as I got this responsibility to take care of this "bocah2" LOL</td></tr>
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---> Will probably make a detailed post about my Tokyo trip, later :P</div>
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14. Kanagawa (神奈川)</div>
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Popular known city in Kanagawa ; Yokohama, its capital city.</div>
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Ever since I heard stories from few of my friends who had visited this prefecture about how beautiful Kanagawa is, I already put this place on my next-to-go-list too!</div>
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Especially, Yokohama and Kamakura. In Yokohama, there is a place called Minato mirai (港未来). Direct translation : Future's port / "<i>pelabuhan masa depan</i>" where my best friend's brother who had lived in Japan before said that it was his most favorite place in Japan and he strongly advice me to go there if I got a chance. </div>
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While Kamakura, maybe known as the place where there is a great big Buddha statue and there's also an island named Enoshima, where my friend (a guy) said that he cried (?) when he visited that place becasue it felt like he's really inside the anime-world when he went there. LOL. Well, maybe he's just like to exaggerate things as well, but after I searched on the internet, I think it's worth a visit. ^^</div>
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Planning to go there during this christmas and new year holiday along with the Tokyo trip, too since it's not far from Tokyo!<br />
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I didn`t get to go to Yokohama, after all since our schedule was packed with another itinerary as it turned out that my best friend that I haven`t met for 2 years and her family also visiting Tokyo (YEAAAAAAH) so I had to re-arrange my plan. But the last winter holiday was the best as I got to spent last days of 2016 and also first days of 2017 together with my beloved family and friends in my favorite country, Japan!<br />
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Well, I still get another chance in the future to go to Yokohama, anyway. ;)<br />
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Guess we had known each other since elementary school!<br />
Which was more than 15 years ago!</td></tr>
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15. Niigata (新潟)</div>
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16. Toyama (富山)</div>
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17. Ishikawa (石川)</div>
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18. Fukui (福井)</div>
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19. Yamanashi (山梨)</div>
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20. Nagano (長野) (v)</div>
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Went there during my last autumn break** as I mentioned above. Thinking to make a detailed post about this Nagano trip in my next post. (If I`m not lazy later, LOL).</div>
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21. Gifu (岐阜) </div>
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Popular known place in Gifu ; Shirakawa-go</div>
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I think many of you must have heard about Shirakawa-go, which is famous as a historic village with its traditional farmhouses, which was registered as a UNESCO world heritage site, also.</div>
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As much as I hate winter, (because I couldn`t stand cold! As expected from an Indonesian who is used to live in a tropical country where it is hot all year long!), I admit that snow is photogenic as it is beautiful in eyes. Like, who could resist not to visit those beautiful villages, winter wonderland, when all the things is covered with snow, at least once?</div>
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Actually, had planned to go there with a friend on february next year, LOL. Like, I got so many holiday planned already and have not thinking about how my job`s going on that time, LOL. Just let it flow with the wind~ We'll see what the future me do~ (風に任せる) (So irresponsible, <strike>sorrynotsorry</strike>) :(</div>
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22. Shizuoka (静岡)</div>
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Popularly known as where the most famous mountain in Japan, Mount. Fuji (富士山) is located.</div>
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Actually, I had already planned to see mount Fuji since the first time I went to Japan in 2012, thinking that we could go to Mount Fuji as a side trip from Tokyo. Due to our lack of information that time, (We didn`t have internet connection outside, only depending on avalaible wi-fi and much worse, none of us could speak japanese also as the only japanese phrases we knew was only sumimasen, arigatou gozaimasu and such LOL!), we kinda lost our way, rode wrong direction of trains, and when we finally back on the right track, it turned out we were too late to be able to see mount fuji that day. The Japanese lady at the station's information desk said that we needed like 1-2 hours more to go (if I`m not mistaken?) and by the time we went there, it will be already pretty dark, and since that day was pretty cloudy, there's no guarantee that we'd be able to see the mount fuji clearly so it`s not adviseable. :(((</div>
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So, we went back to Tokyo just like that, and gave up on that since we couldn`t make it in another day since it`s already packed with another schedule and different cities to visit...... and so I haven`t saw mount fuji till now, LOL.</div>
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If there's a time, maybe I`ll try my luck again during this year's planned Tokyo trip, too. LOL. But maybe it`s more worth a visit during spring, along with the Fuji shibazakura festival. (pink moss flowers.)</div>
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If fate says that I`m still living in Japan, next year, I`d definetely visit Fuji for real that time! :)</div>
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Popular known city in Aichi ; Nagoya (名古屋), it's capital city. </div>
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Went there during golden week last may (2016) with 2 friends and surprisingly not too far from Osaka. Still a managable distance. Actually, the one who suggested first to go to Nagoya was my friend, and although a lot of things happened along the trip, but well... it was still pretty fun I guess. Not only Nagoya, we also visited Gamagori, where there's a theme park named Lagunasia / Laguna Ten Bosch, which also have a really beautiful flower park, illumination at night, and a big thousand sunny ship where you can actually ride and sail on it with the straw hat crews! *will make the detailed post about my Aichi trip, later if I`m in the mood. ;)</div>
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Pic from my instagram account : @mariin23<br />
Feel free to follow me for more pictures of <strike>me</strike> Japan, LOL.</td></tr>
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Cause this post is already too long and it takes time to finish it of until 47, :( And I`m so sleepy right now as tomorrow marks the first day of school after winter holiday ... :'( I will cut this for now and to be continued to part 2, to the remaining 5 regions, <b>Kansai</b> *place where I live, <b>Chugoku</b>, <b>Shikoku</b>, <b>Kyushu</b> and <b>Okinawa.</b></div>
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Stay tuned! ;D</div>
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Hello all! Long time no see~! ;)<br />
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So, I`m currently working on a new blog post (like, finally) about places/prefectures in Japan I have visited which have taken some times now.... but isn`t seemed to be finished soon as I could mostly write on saturday/sunday only if I`m not going anywhere or if don`t have something else I got to do <strike>or if I`m in the mood to write again.</strike> LOL (Uh, I actually need more holidayyy and a time of my own~~) *well, just expect it to be a super-long-read! haha!<br />
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As a replacement for that post, thought I`ll write a "shorter" post to publish today just cause I don`t want to neglect this blog much longer anymore. ;(<br />
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So, as you probably know/ not know already, I`m currently living in Osaka city in Japan and enrolled in a Japanese language school here since last july 2015. Wow it`s been a year 3 months now! (If you're asking me whether my japanese is already good or not after 1 year 3 months of time spent here, I could only say, well, at least there's definetely a clear improvement compared to my japanese around the first months I arrived in Japan, LOL!)<br />
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And since I came to Japan to study, the most common questions I got from random people are like, "Why did you choose to go to Japan?" or "Why Japan? Why not considering other countries?" At most times, the answer to that question will be this simple. "Just cause I love Japan." 終わり。(Finished). LOL. (If I`m not in the mood to talk or if I considered the other party (相手) is not so significant, thus, no need to prolong the conversation much longer, HAHA.) But when it comes from the people I still get along with, I would usually add something like, "Because I love Japan, I want to try how it feels to live there while I`m still young". (<strike>Well, not so young anymore, am I? </strike>). or add something like. "as an experience for me...."<br />
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Well, just cause it`s so obvious my closest friends wouldn`t give this kind of question, right? And I`m tired of nosy, come-to-me-when-they-need-something-only and like-to-judge kind of people, TBH.<br />
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And the second most common questions would probably something like, "じゃあ, (Then), why did you choose a school in Osaka of all places?, don't you know that if you study in Osaka, your Japanese will be influenced by 大阪弁 (Osaka-Dialect)?" "Why not choose, let's say, the capital city, Tokyo, instead?" "Why not choose Kyoto, a town with its traditional-feel of Japan?" "Or why not choose a smaller city so you could interact with the japanese more instead?" AHH, NOSY, NOSY, LOL!<br />
*Osaka is the second largest metropolitan area in Japan, after its capital city, Tokyo, and could be considered one of a big city, of course.<br />
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And the third most common questions would be like, "why you choose this school?" In case you haven`t known, my school now is extremely popular with Indonesian, that it can be said that the majority (half, even more) of the students here, well, are Indonesian. HAHA. Like, my class now consits of 1 Philippines, 2 Vietnamese, 3 Chinese, 1 from Hongkong, and 10 Indonesian! In the past, my class ever had a Thai and a Canadian too. In other classes, there are also people from different nationalities besides these, but as far as I know, the majority is always Indonesian in every class. LOL. So, if you ask me if I feel homesick or not while living abroad, the answer is, I do, but I`m not most of the times! I do miss my family, my brothers and sis, my friends and especially Indonesian food!!! But not so much because I still got to meet Indonesian almost every day. Not almost, to be exact. Because my room mate is an Indonesian, too, so I meet at least 1 Indonesian every day, HAHA.<br />
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Regarding school questions, I usually answered something like, "my school now has a teacher who can speak Indonesian, so it would be convenient if I were to have problems while living here." But, regarding to the question, why Osaka? I actually couldn`t give a definite answer, an answer which I`m sure that it was the reason why I chose Osaka. It`s not like Osaka is the city I most like in Japan, after all. So, I just answered something like, "Because Tokyo is definitely very pricey, So I just chose Osaka as it's the second largest city in Japan instead," LOL. #randomanswer #適当な答え<br />
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But while I`m in the progress of writing about places I`ve visited while living in Japan (in a different post I`m still working on I mentioned above), reminded me that actually I ever considered to apply at one language school in Tochigi (Nikko prefecture) at first. Compared to Osaka, it`s a small city, and it makes me realized that I'm grateful enough that I decided to choose Osaka after all. ^^'<br />
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If you ask me why, after I live in Japan for more than 1 year now, and have traveled to places here, it turned out that I`m more a city girl than a village one. Maybe because I'm much used to the city life? (since I was born and live in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, LOL.) For me, a big city is much more convenient to live in than a <strike>rural village</strike>, small city. </div>
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I mean, in one of the big city like Osaka here :<br />
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1. You won`t have to worry about transportation, you can go to literally almost everywhere easily with train because of the vast rail network here. The train will come every 5 minutes or so, and because Japan is known with its strictness with time until minutes count, as long as you know the train`s time table, you're safe to go! And with today`s technology, you can just check the schedules easily with site like <a href="http://www.hyperdia.com/en/"><b>hyperdia</b></a>, or google map applicaton. The train will be operating until about 12 AM - 12:30 AM, usually. It`s so convenient, right? Just make sure you note the precise time of your last train, if you don`t want to walk your way home or have to spend a terrible amount of money taking a taxi home.<br />
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2. If you are hungry at night, worry not. Just as the name implies, convenience stores like Family Mart, Seven Eleven, Lawson, etc are literally everywhere and it opens 24/7! In Osaka (at least Osaka city, where I live), there should be at least 1 convenience store within 10-minute-walk from your home. *even I only got to walk less than one minute to the sevel nearest from my home now!* Tee-hee! Really convenient, right? (Although it is definitely one the reason why I gain weights day after day :'((((( ) In more crowded places, there could be 2-3 convenience stores around the same area. You could do almost everything in convenience stores in Japan. Not only shopping, there's also an ATM machine, a photocopy machine, and you could also pay your bills like electricity, etc, buy concert tickets, send items/documents to other cities, and much more! Ah, and note that vending machines are to be found everywhere too.<br />
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3. <span style="background-color: white;">If you're bored, just go to the nearby shopping malls, cinemas, or karaoke places in town! Or if you like food, you can try those fancy restaurant one by one! LOL. Although in Osaka here, most of the shopping malls here closes at 21:00, but there are still many places where you can spend the night longer! As far as I know, Karaoke is 24 hours in Osaka, or you can just go to izakaya </span><span style="background-color: white;">(japanese restaurant/bar which sells alcohols)</span><span style="background-color: white;"> with group of friends, it usually open until morning and some places even open for 24 hours, or you can go to round 1 (a place which have bowling, batting center, billiard, darts karaoke box, comics, basket ball place, arcade, everything?), and it open 24 hours! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">And other good points.... (If I remembered some later, I`ll put it here)</span><br />
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On the contrary, living in the smaller city would be like... (based on my experience) :<br />
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When I went to Wakayama during summer break on august last year (during the first months I came to Japan), I had my very first living-outside-experience, not inside a tent like when we go to camping in the forest or so, but rather, living outside (like a homeless), on a bench in some random station to be exact, because we got no place to stay LOL! (details of this experience will be explained at a different post, later if I`m in the mood to write again, HAHA) <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;">If you ask me why, maybe it was because our unpreparedness not to book hotel or so before the trip. Yeah, it`s cleary our fault -_-</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">But that`s also this one factor to be considered, and that is the public transportation. In a small city, as the rail network and the station's numbers are not so many, people have to rely on bus more as a means of public transportation. As you know, bus will clearly have least arrival frequency than train, and not to mention a possibility of traffic jam along the way that makes you can`t really trust the bus's timetable to always arrive on time at minutes counts like the train does. But you wouldn`t expect the last bus runs on 7 PM, would you? It was like, please, that's not even night time yet. -_-</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Thanks to that, we got to walk our way to the closest train station, which was like 5KMs-long or more maybe? I forgot. (we spent like 2-3 hours of walk if I`m not mistaken). I remembered when we arrived at the station, it was still like 9/10PM I forgot but the train station was already closed for the day and there was no one around. And don`t you forget that Wakayama is a small city. Not much people/cars passing by. And we only encountered 1 seven eleven along the way and we reluctantly ate our dinner outside the sevel by sitting at the parking lot (this sevel don`t have tables and chairs inside) because we haven`t seen any other better options around. #hufft</span><br />
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In a small city like Mie, too, I noticed there's not much convenience stores as they have in big city like Osaka. (well, it's just natural). You have to walk pretty far away to get to the closest convenience store from your house, thus, not too "convenient" if you were to stay there. And when I went to Beppu few years ago, a small city in Oita prefecture to visit a friend who was studying there, (will be explained at a different post later), my friend said that Beppu doesn`t even have a Cinema so if she wanted to watch a movie, she will have to go to the neighboring city first! OMG. What a life in the <strike>village</strike>. small city.<br />
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Not that I hate that, tho, I love village or small city if it was for travelling purposes, to relax, to spend time slowly, to enjoy the moment, to get a different air and feelings than the busy city life. To get more traditional-feel-like and to get more oh-I`m-in-Japan-feel-like. But not to stay permanently, I guess. It`s just not for me. LOL.<br />
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Besides, after I think about it, Osaka is just a great place to live (at least for now). From the location-side, Osaka is located in Kansai region and it is close to Kyoto, Nara, and Kobe, major point attractions in Kansai, just within 30 minutes - 1 hour of train ride. Very strategic, right? And as I mentioned also above, Osaka is a big city with vast rail network and many entertainment areas inside the city, thus, convenient to live in.<br />
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And, from cost point of view, although Osaka is said as the second big city in Japan, unlike Tokyo, which is often included as the top most expensive cities in the world, Osaka is still affordable somehow. It's based on many people`s opinion, including the teachers. the Japanese I met and friends who is also living in Osaka and have visited Tokyo for holiday, and back to Osaka again so they could make a comparison directly. I actually have visited Tokyo twice, but as I came solely for travelling purposes before, I don`t really compare prices or take note much about that. Plus, it was few years ago, LOL. But finally, I will visit Tokyo again on this december on winter break! 久しぶり、東京!I could later make the comparison myself about the prices in Tokyo compared to Osaka from food and transportation side, maybe.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">But, despite the popular belief that Japan is identic to expensive, maybe living in Japan, well in this case, Osaka, is not too pricey after all if you compared the living cost with the revenue you will get if you were to work here, even if it was just a part-time work. </span><span style="background-color: white;">You still can get a decent and delicious meals below 1000円, and it is not fast food such as McDonalds, Yoshinoya, or others. And when I visited Kyoto (Kyoto, not Tokyo) last saturday, it turned out that the cost of transportation there is more expensive than Osaka. :0 We met my friends' friend who lives in Kyoto, and she said that the transportation of riding just one station, costs her 210円! So that she rarely use train, and prefer to walks more and note that the train station is not so many in Kyoto, as she said the distance from one station to another could spent her 30 minutes. Note that Kyoto also relies in Bus more as its public transportation, rather than train. (from my point of view). </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">While in Osaka, one station is "only" 120円 with JR lines (the goverment's) and 180円 with subway (privates), which I already considered pricey enough if I compared it to busway transportation in my hometown, Jakarta, where you can go everywhere in Jakarta for only Rp 3,500 flat! HAHA. But of course you can`t compared busway's service with the train system in Japan, LOL. It's a whole different level, obvsly!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Meanwhile, as of today, (October 24, 2016);</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">円 : Japanese Yen</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Rp : Indonesian Rupiah</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">busway = Rp 3.500 - Flat</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">*120円 = Rp 15.000 </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">*180円 = Rp 23.000</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">*210円 = Rp 27.000</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">(not exact calculation, just more or less)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Ugh, just when I was admiring Kyoto, saying how beautiful it was and saying that it would be great if I were to live there while thinking to myself that probably I won`t be bored seeing the beautiful scenery Kyoto has to offers everyday. #justmebeingrandom Yeah, it goes beyond doubt that Kyoto is super beautiful because it still has that charm, Japanese traditional feels, everywhere you go. Everywhere you walk, you would catch a view of people strolling around the streets wearing yukata/ kimono, not to mention many traditional buildings, shops and temples are everywhere in the city. And plus, it`s now autumn in here that it becomes incredibly beautiful with the orange leaves/momijis everywhere. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">But my friend's friend who lives in Kyoto that I mentioned earlier, said something like, "yeah, Kyoto is beautiful, Around the first months I came here too, I feel hyped and all but after you spend your time living here, the scenery, the traditional-feel and all becomes so ordinary... </span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">(普通), like, where will I go today? Oh, this temple and oh, that temple again, until I got bored.</span><span style="background-color: white;">" </span><span style="background-color: white;">And then, my friend, Bella added that maybe a traditional, beautiful place such as Kyoto, was only perfect for holiday, traveling purposes that was good to be visited once in a while, not everyday, not too often, or it will gradually loses its charm. Hmmm...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">I got that. Like, no matter how beautiful something was, if it's already become a part of the usual things you see, the value in your eyes will decreases gradually, right? It`s the same like food. If you were to ate your favorite food every day, every day, there's the point when that food would lose its deliciousness in your tounge until you got sick and tired of it and it may probably becomes the food you hate, LOL. Ah, it also can be associated with kindness. Like, the first time you do a favor to others, others would feel super grateful and thankful to you. But if you were to do the same favor every day, (or you do it in a frequent basis), there will be a point where people will just took you for granted and value it lightly. Like, they already expect you to do that to the point that it could not be considered a kindness anymore, but becoming more like it's your duty to do that to begin with. Hmmmm... #deep </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">From the three examples I stated above, I got the conclusion that "<b>Frequency have negative correlation with satisfaction level.</b>" (LOL.)</span><br />
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Flashback to the first time I came to Japan and started living in Osaka, I guess I was like that too, still hyped about everything, and always want to go somewhere on saturday and sunday until there's the point where I got bored, too and just want to be a hikkomori if I had a free time, LOL. Well, per now I`m not so bored anymore and accept it as how it was and I`m still happy living in here. Besides, it turns out there's still so many places in Osaka I haven`t known and there're still many places and fancy restaurants here I`m curious about and eager to try. HIHI.<br />
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I think it`s a natural phase for everyone, as<span style="background-color: white;"> human is a creature that never get satisfied. HAHA. So, considering that I prefer a big city than a small city to live in, and of course everyone would prefer cheaper living cost than expensive living cost,</span><span style="background-color: white;"> I guess I should still feel satisfied living in Osaka for now, shouldn`t I?</span><span style="background-color: white;"> :D </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Ah, and besides, many people (by many people here, most of them are Osaka people, LOL) said that Osaka is one of the safest city in Japan. Ok, you may wondering what I mean with safe here. Safe from what? Isn`t Japan is already one of the safest city in Asia, besides Singapore maybe? Ok so you must know that Japan is one of the country in history which often experiences earthquakes, right? And they said that Osaka is one of the safest city here from that earthquake attack while coincidentally, I just experienced my very first earthquake in Japan myself just few days ago LOL! Yeyy. <strike>Another achievement locked.</strike> Actually the 6.2 M earthquake happened in Tottori prefecture which was located pretty far from Osaka, but not too far either maybe hmmm, (I`ve gone there last december, btw), But we in Osaka could feel the impact of that earthquakes. :0</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">It was on last friday afternoon (10/21) and I was in the office for internship at that time, (btw my office is at 5th floor) and suddenly all of our phone's alarm ringing loudly with the notice "jishin, jishin" (地震/earthquakes) as I innocently asked my boss, a Japanese who sits besides me, "これは本当ですか?" (is it real?) LOL! What a question! (because I already had similar notification like that before, not just once, but twice which was always happened during lessons at school and it turned out it was just an earthquake drill -_-)</span><span style="background-color: white;"> And she replied, "本当、本当!" Oh, okay, so it was real after all. And she got panicked and went under her table. Although I was still confused of what was going on, I followed her and hiding under my table too, running for my safety, LOL. Surprisingly, the other 2 guys in the room, an Indonesian and Chinese were still calm and not panicking at all, and my senior even had the time to look at the news on the internet and said "ah, the earthquakes is in Tottori with 6.2M strength! 大丈夫。ここは3Mだけ。" It`s ok. it`s "<i>just</i>" 3 M here." OK. And n</span><span style="background-color: white;">ot too long after that, I could really feel the building shaking, and I could see the walls, the tables, the computers and other things shaking for about a minute I think, after it stopped. LOL. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">Luckily, and Thanks God, nothing big happened here besides a slight "shake", and I guess it could still be considered safe after all? LOL. And after that, I confirmed myself with my boss, nakayama-san about the thing people said that Osaka is one of the safest city in Japan. And she confirmed it too that because Osaka is not surrounded by seas and all, so it is still considered safe from earthquakes. Hmmm...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: yellow;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">So, either way, even tho I did have some regret sometimes, like, why did I choose to enroll in my school now, when people say something like, "your school have so many Indonesians, right? Isn`t it such a waste? How could your japanese improving that way?" You know, without you telling me, before enrolling in this school, I already thought about that side too. -_- If I met Indonesian again here, I'll almost definetely speak Indonesian again and what's the point of coming so far to Japan if it were to meet Indonesian again? </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;">But if I think about it now, I feel grateful somehow with the fact that my school has many Indonesians. First, like I already said above, I`m not so homesick here and I think it`s so important when you're living abroad by yourself. Imagine you were out alone, away from home in some <strike>random country</strike> (well, not random anyway, it's Japan), especially in your first months living in that country, with no one you know and what </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">if you got troubles or something happened and you don`t know who you should turn to? And there is also this</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"> language barriers, as Japan is not an english speaking country. In fact, I ever felt lost in language myself the first months I came to Japan just by looking at those sign full of kanjis everywhere and I felt as if I was in an alien world every time I heard japanese, <strike>that I considered "weird"</strike> (for japanese who's probably reading this now, sorry. LOL) coz pardon me, my japanese were still sooooo bad at that time LOL! </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;">In that condition you would be grateful if you have at least an Indonesian acquaintace, preferably who </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">are under the same roof as you. or in Indonesian, "</span><i>temen sependeritaan</i><span style="background-color: white;">" LOL, wouldn`t you?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;">Meeting new people from your own country while you're living abroad of course will give you a different vibe rather than let's say meeting with your fellow Indonesians in Indonesia. And the feeling to talk with the people from your country using your native languages while you're living in another country will surely have a different feeling than speaking with a, let's say a foreigner who is able to speak Indonesian too. Because no matter how clever he/she was in Indonesian, it`s still different somehow, like the different in cultures, the use of slangs, the jokes and all, right? (Or maybe is it just me?) Well, at least you got what I`m trying to say, right? </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Ah, and one more good point! Ok, so, actually there were times that I ever wished to be born somewhere else, like why I was not born in Japan, so I didn`t have to learn Japanese this hard? Or why I was not born in an english speaking countries instead? preferably America or Europe? But only at a times like these, I could be able to be grateful as an Indonesian who speaks Indonesian. LOL. Can you guess when? (HAHA).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">As I think Indonesian language is not so common (yet) in the world, not like english or chinese I mean, (I still think) we have this privileges to gossiping about others in public, without having to talk secretly, or minding our loud voices, which can`t be done if you live in Indonesia, unfortunately. unless if it was deliberately/intentionally done for the other party to hear, maybe. LOLOLOL! Hey, don`t misunderstand me. Gossip seems to have bad misinterpreation but what I mean here, it can be used and effective in many different occassions too. For example, if there was a cute japanese guy passing by in the street or you caught eyes with that cute shop attendant, wouldn`t you want to smile and admiring them like a fangirl does? And I think not only me, guys must do that too if they saw cute girls around. LOL. But you wouldn`t do it in an obvious way, right? (Well, unless you got the balls for it).</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">For example, before, I had a part time job at a restaurant with my Indonesian friends too, where I fell in love at first sight (一目ぼれ) with this japanese guy there since the first day I saw him when we just came for a quick interview before even accepted! HAHA. His smile was so cute, refreshing and as I thought, he was so friendly towards others even to us foreigners. He didn`t hesitate to put up a conversation with me first and sometimes he started by asking questions like "how was your school today?"/(学校はどうだった?順調ですか?) or "how was your japanese?" (日本語の勉強はどう?) or "I think I haven`t seen you around these days," (久しぶり!) and not reluctant to engaged in a conversation with me even tho my japanese level was bad, LOL. And whenever I talked to him first, he responded well to the point I could even asked him some random topics! (I ever asked him about his family, how was his GF was like, YEAH HE "had" a GF at that time, if he still received pocket money from his parents or not, how was his job hunting doing right now and any other things but I already forgot because how random it was.) It`s not just one-sided conversation because he also asked me back! Ah, sometimes I also asked him for help if I had some difficulties in understanding some japanese words or had troubles in finishing homework from school!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Coincidentally, his name means "<i>gula</i>" in indonesian and his birthdate is the same with my number one best friend, which I mentioned in my last post <a href="http://dorara-marii.blogspot.jp/2016/07/jul142016-happy-birthday-lilies.html"><b>here!</b></a> </span><span style="background-color: white;">Well, I think that explains where his sweetness and friendliness comes from(?) (LOL). </span><span style="background-color: white;">I guess I just couldn`t resist that kind of sweet, friendly guy(?) Ah, Gula-san!!! LOL. (Like, when this sevel near my house just got 1 new staff and after a few times seeing this new guy around, I got kinda interested in him, </span><span style="background-color: white;">and finally told my friend like, "look he's kinda cute!" And my friend said,"Ah! He resembles gula-san! I think that's why!" After she mentioned it, I just realized that his smile, his hair type, and especially his pose when he looked down kinda resembles gula-san in some way!) Then, i</span><span style="background-color: white;">t's proven that the sweet guy like that is 超 my type for love at first sight, apparently? HAHAHA!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">But, when it comes to love, やっぱり,「きりがない理想結局は、好きになった人がタイプ、そういうもんでしょ?」"<i><b>We may had endless requirements of how our ideal partners is supposed to be. But eventually, the one who made us fall in love is our type, right?</b></i>" :) </span><span style="background-color: white;">Moshimo unmei no hito ga iru no nara's lyrics (Kana Nishino)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">OK, back to the story, HAHA! So, my Indonesian friend also fell in love with this chinese guy in the kitchen she was working with. And my another Indonesian friend also fell in love with this handsome french guy in the hall, apparently. (OK so much love happened there, but for me, Gula-san was still the handsome-est of all LOL) Luckily the 3 of us were not falling to the same guy or else we would be fighting? NO lah LOL. And thus, whenever we got the same shift, we would talk about each others crush, of course in Indonesian! LOL! <strike>Don`t underestimate love</strike>, cause it was a real moodbooster! HAHAHA! We, or rather I, would say something like, "Look, how handsome he is today!" "Look at how he smile at me just now" "He's cute today." "Finally, I got a shift with him today, lucky!" "YEAY, today it is just the 2 of us in the hall." "Yey I got to talk with him again today, we talked about bla bla bla", "I ate dinner with just 2 of us today"- kind of talk, LOL! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Imagine if I were alone as an Indonesian there, even tho I`m really happy that I can`t wait to share it to someone, I had no one I can really share the story with. Sure, I could tell my other friends outside of work which I already did of course. Some of my close friends here must have known who's gula-san is until they got tired of listening to it. LOL. But it's less fun if they don`t even really know the person personally let alone seeing his real appearance, right? Then, how about s</span><span style="background-color: white;">haring it with the other work mates (the Japanese)? Sure can do. (Actually few of the Japanese in my work place before already knew but not detailed of course as I`m so shy <strike>no</strike>. LOL.) </span><span style="background-color: white;">If I were to tell them everything, I must use Japanese (or at least english), right? And there's this possibility that he could overheard the conversation or the details may be leaked to him and I don`t want that to happen as once again, <strike>I`m shy</strike> he already got a GF at that time and it would be kinda awkward after that. LOL. Besides, i</span><span style="background-color: white;">t feels different when we got to talk in our own languages when no one will know the meaning except us, it feels like talking with a secret language and it feels fun! (I`m grateful I was born in Indonesia and could speak Indonesia!) HAHA.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Ok, actually, not only that! We also had this privileges to make a jokes/laughing when we saw something funny or "<i>kocak-kocak</i>" we can`t bear not to talk/gossiping about it. (LOL) Or at the times</span><span style="background-color: white;"> we want to make complains about people's attitudes towards us, like for example, when we received bad service/treatment as a customer in a restaurant or in a shop, we can kind of bad-mouthing them(?) without making them feel bad/offended directly because they wouldn`t understand what we said! It`s convenient, right? </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Why be a hypocrite? Why not just snapped in front of their face honestly or showed it in your face that their attitude was rude? Isn`t japan famous with its hospitality with its customer? Where is your manner to the customer? Is it maybe because we are foreigners? LOL. It`s not like we can`t do that, but as we're not living in our own countries, I think it`s better to hold back as we didn`t have really much right to talk back especially if it`s not too disturbing and it`s just a simple matters that we can let go easily anyway. And since we don`t know them personally and probably wouldn`t have to meet those rude people for twice again, so why the hard feelings LOL. Just a quick bad mouth gossip at the spot and done! LOL! So, it doesn`t mean that</span><span style="background-color: white;"> we're bad by talking badly about other people behind their back.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> And besides, I think it`s just natural for everyone to do that if you were faced with that situation. (A</span><span style="background-color: white;">s long as that people not turning out to be Indonesian or understand Indonesian, it`s still OK. I think. HAHA.)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">But, I can`t deny that there's a bad side, too. Firstly, having too much Indonesians in our school, tend to make us groups with fellow Indonesians and we can`t help it sometimes! And I think that`s not good because like what I already said, what`s the point of coming to another country if you were to make a group exclusively with people from your own country again? But really, that depends on the people again if they want to open their mind or not. As for my class, I think we get along pretty well with people from another countries too as sometimes we would go out together like going to karaoke (The boys even said that they`re going to the karaoke once a week. LOL. I don`t know for sure tho as I`ve only just gone karaoke with them about 3-4 times maybe? *as the population in my class is 5/12 for girls and boys and I don`t feel like going if there's not at least 1 girl around too), having yakiniku (at the usual spot, 298! as we could get an all you can eat yakiniku for just 1080円 in 1 and a half hour!), having a hanami (花見) at spring, having a BBQ party at summer, etc. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">We also celebrated moments like when our last JLPT test (we took N2 level last july) was finally over, and despite of how was the results is going to be, all of our months of struggles had finally ended (for a moment, HAHA), we had dinner and karaoke (of course) after the test where we sang and screamed loudly for 6 hours non-stop (if I`m not mistaken) to vent our stress LOL. And we also had kind of farewell parties </span><span style="background-color: white;">last september when 2 members of our class was going back home for good, (Ayu and Dara ;_;)... And can you guess where? Where else besides at our usual yakiniku`s spot. LOL. That time, we also invited the teachers who taught our class, too!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">I am pretty close with a Philippines in my class, too. (Hi Pam!) to the point we ever travelled together with a chinese from different class too. That time, we were staying in Pam's Japanese's friend's house in Mie prefecture and it became my first homestay experience while in Japan! (actually, have been meaning to share this homestay experience but I always postpone it until I forgot about it, LOL. but will definitely make a different blog post about this detail, someday.) At that time, we were all forced to speak japanese only in 3 days as it`s the same language we both know and can speak in an equal basis. Nevertheless, it wasss so fun! :)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">And second, some people may say that if you always meet Indonesian in school, what's the point of attending school? Your japanese won`t really improve that much after all as you could just speak with your own language again at school. Well, actually speaking, it can be true but it also depends on the people too. As for me, </span><span style="background-color: white;">I think it's far more important to learn outside of school too, as it`s clearly not enough of study just by depending on school, as school is only from 09:00-13:00 (4 hours per day), from mon- fri (so, it makes it just 20 hours a week). Like, how can you expect yourself to be fluent in japanese just by spending that much time of study? Not to mention the native languages you still use in a daily basis.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;">You could learn from everywhere, </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">not just by repeating what's been taught at school! For me, I learn Japanese from playing games, (btw I`m playing Persona 5 in PS4 right now and its superrrrrr!! OMG! At times like these, I am grateful enough that I already understand japanese and could read kanjis until some level even tho I can`t deny that I still need the help of the dictionary, tho) watching animes (sometimes), watching japanese youtube channels, reading comics and novels, reading simple news or browsing using japanese (I hate this part but I have to get used to it!), listening to songs and repeating, rather, singing it to be able to memorize it (I love Nishino Kana!!!!) and spend time talking with classmates from different countries and the Japanese I met and befriended from where I do part time jobs, etc. Ah, and I also make notes of vocabularies (its kanji, its meaning, its example sentence) in my phone's notes and I`m now trying to make it a habit to memorize it bit by bit during the journey inside the train from home to school, or from school to work, etc! 頑張ります!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">*Btw even tho I don`t know if the time will be enough or not, I`m challenging myself with taking JLPT now with N1 level this december! Wish me luck! :)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">And why did I choose Osaka, why not choose Tokyo? Actually, fr</span><span style="background-color: white;">om the times before I came to Japan to study now, I have gone to both Tokyo and Osaka for traveling and honestly speaking, I love Tokyo more than Osaka. I just thought that Tokyo has a lot places to offer than Osaka. (Well, m</span><span style="background-color: white;">y opinion could change later, tho. I haven`t felt how it was to live in Tokyo, after all). *But now, I love Osaka, too! Really :)</span></span><br />
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Even though initially, I just planned for this post to be a simple, short-post and could be finished in like 1 hours at first, but I can`t help that I always ended up writing about another random topics that came into my mind too as I`m writing..... ha.ha.ha. Guess I should end this now, or else I don`t know when will it end as <strike>I`m busy and really should do something else.</strike> LOL. (Hope you`re not bored with this pretty long, random post, not to mention no pictures at all in this post, HAHA)<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">Ok, so for the conclusion to end this not-so-short-post is, I`m happy that I decided to choose Osaka and my school now. Because If I hadn`t chose this city and this school, I wouldn`t have met and befriended the people I`ve met now, haven`t I? ;)</span></span></div>
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Hi, pal, my number one best friend, EVER : LILIES YULIETA!!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! :)<br />
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Look at our "innocent" look that we had at that time, LOL<br />
Looking at this pic, I just realized how time flies so faaassst<br />
That now I can't even go out without eyeliner LOL!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">End of 2014, <br />
@Your house, your mom's room<br />
These were the newest set of photo we had together, when we both used eyeliner. :')<br />
At that time, you suddenly wanted to buy a lot of make up stuffs, LOL<br />
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**Actually, the main purpose of me, writing up this post was simply to say happy birthday to you. Because you know, it's been few birthdays passed since the last time we were able to celebrate it together the way we used to. And I guess this year, too, I won`t be there to celebrate your birthday with you. Why do you have to be so far-far awaaaaay~~~ :(( Anyway, I hope this little piece of writing could really help to brighten up your birthday! :)<br />
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**I`m surprised myself why in the process of writing this, it turned out to be longer than I expected, LOL. Even tho I know it's becoming toooooo loooooong and because unlike you, :(, I`m not so good at making your typical handmade gifts, and besides, this kind of thing is the only thing (I think) I`m good of, I would be more than happy if you take a little of your time to read it until finish. HIHI! :') (I know even without me asking, you would, tho :P)<br />
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As time passes and without us realizing it, it seems that we have been best friends for like 15 years! (or maybe more!), which is like more than half of our ages! WOW! Just how amazing is that?!<br />
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And I know that friendship isn`t really determined by how long we know each other, but you know, there's a saying that if a friendship lasts longer than 7 years, psychologists say it will last a lifetime! And as for us, it already passed that 7 years' limit since like, a looooong time ago and even though now we are going our separate ways, and can`t see each other as often as we want like in those good old days, our bonds are still firm and inseparable, right? We know we don`t have to talk every day just to maintain our friendship cause when we do talk, it's like, we can catch up a month's worth of stories in just like an hour phone call. :)</div>
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There's also a quote, "<b>True friendship isn`t about being inseparable, it's being separated and nothing changes</b>." And looking back at our friendship, all that we have been through, I agree with that quote wholeheartedly! So I really believe that our friendship will last forever. :)</div>
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My memories growing up together with you starting back in our elementary school days, when I think we have known each other since the second grade (if I`m not mistaken), but we just barely knew each other back then and weren't even close until about we were on the fourth grade... And I already forgot completely, how or the reason why or what made us could get along together back then. All I remember was, we would constantly spending time together, and I would play to your house, almost every weekend. At that time your house was still at the apartment, right? And back then, apartment was still considered a lux and I always said how convenient it was to be able to live in a apartment, cause like, you have everything there! There was a convenience store below, a swimming pool, and for a fourth/fifth grader me at that time, it seemed cool to rode an elevator to a high-level at a house where we could saw the scenery below from up, up above.<br />
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But you kept saying that it was better to live in a house, not in an apartment, because you will have your own land, and of course the space is much, much bigger than an apartment! And how you can`t wait to move out from your apartment to your house which was still under renovation at that time. We would go to the swimming pool together, I would borrow your swimming clothes, and really had fun even it was just me playing with the water ("<i>main air</i>") LOL. I even remembered that time when I slipped by the water near the pool and hurted my foot :( We would play hide-and-seek together with your sister, sen2 too and I gradually became close with your family too, to the point I can proudly say that they are my second family! :) (Ah, how I miss those times, when our only worries in this world was probably homeworks and exams, and after that we could just play all day, without much responsibilites or having to worry about our future, or what we could have become, yet.)</div>
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After that, it was time of our elementary school's graduation time, and we had to choose which junior high school to go next. At that time, I also had another close friend, and with her influence, I finally chose different school than you because my consideration was also, most of our school's kids went to that school, because it was not far from where our elementary school was located. But, fate seemed to be keeping us together, because at that time, even tho I already finished the entrance test of that school, with my grandma's intrusiveness and her connection with our school's headmaster, without even consulting to me, she changed my school's destination just because that school's reputation was kinda bad and our school's reputation was better and was more famous (well, more expensive as well -_-). Anyway, at that time I didn`t mind either way, since I was still a kid who obeyed their elders (LOL), and practically, our school was becoming so much closer from my house, and there was you in that school. :) I didn`t regret it, tho. (it seems that I had to say thanks to my sometimes-annoying-and-meddlesome grandma, LOL, sorry oma :p)<br />
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So, it is now coming to our junior high school's time!!! And in our 3-years time in junior high school, we never be in the same class, at all. And we had different gangs of friends as well! But we still be able to be close with each other as you or your sister would invite me to come to your house after school, or at those times when I feel bored at my house, I would come to your house to play over! (even sometimes me bringing along my squad of bros and sis! LOL). Yes, at that time, as you wished, finally you had moved from the apartment to a house again! I remembered it cleary the times when your mom picked you up from school and waiting at the parking lot, and I would follow you naturally into the car as if I was her children, too! And after that, your mom would do some grocery shopping or dropped by at a restaurant to eat, or going to the department store, etc, and it's becoming so natural fro me to came along, too!</div>
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You know, at that times of days, I loved spending time with you the most! I appreciated the small things that we do, like when we played trump cards together to the point we didn`t keep track of time, or playing around with your neighbors, or even eating "<i>nasi goreng tek-tek</i>" from "<i>abang-abang penjual keliling</i>" at night time, (eating it while it was warm and with lots of crispy crackers/<i>krupuk </i>was literally the best!) it was sooooo goooooood as I didn`t have that kind of privilege in my house! (How incovenient of my residence, why y u have to forbid those "<i>abang-abang</i>" to come inside? :(, I hate it since I have to walked pretty far outside of my residence to the closest convenience store or "<i>warung penjual tek-tek sejenis</i>". Plus, in my residence, people are more cold towards each other, to the point of all the times I lived here, I rarely see people my age playing around together outside, so I barely know my neighbors, only my maids who know the gossips around from other maids.) Thankfully, our house is super close to each other, only 10-minutes drive away! YEAYY! (when it was traffic jam, it could be as depressing as 30 minutes, tho -_-)</div>
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Ah, at around the first/second year of our junior high school, (I forgot), the 3 of us, (me, you, and your sister), started to enroll in a small english course near your house! I still remembered the name of that english course, until now, LOL. Your dad bought you two bicycles, red for you and blue for your sister, when you or or your sister would take me up along, too in turn! (<i>bonceng</i>). I know I`m heavy, so thanks for always willing to "<i>boncengin</i>" me! LOL! And after finishing that english course, we would sometimes stop by at the "<i>tenda</i>" to grab some food before finally going back again to your house and waiting for "bang jujun" to pick me up! (still remember him? :p) </div>
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Lies - Sen2 - Mari<br />
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That time, we used to take a bath together a lot, (LOL). I remember the times when the supply of water at your house was kinda low, and we had to minimalize the water usage as much as possible. And one day, because we just loved being random, you suddenly suggested a competition where the one who could properly take a bath by using <u>only</u> three scoop ("<i>gayung</i>") of water from those big blue bucket in your bathroom win, LOL! Of course, the result was super clear from the start, you cheat~!!!<br />
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After taking a bath, we would eat dinner together at your house. Your mom would sometimes cook something if she was in the mood or most often, she would buy just the side dishes, and then we ate it together with the freshly-cooked white rice. :) And at the time when there weren`t any food at your house, and you didn`t now what should we eat this time, and asked me, "what should we eat?" you knew what's the most probable answer that would coming up of my mouth, right? Yeah, it's that delicious INDOMIE, especially indomie kuah in soto flavour. LOL! It's that simple to make me happy, LOL!<br />
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I guess at that time, Indomie was my number 1 favorite food, if being asked by anyone, probably until now (?) I dunno, HAHAHA!. Because you remembered right, at that time, the strict but super multi-talented mbak yati setted up a rule that me and also my bros and sis were only allowed to eat that DELISH INDOMIE once a week, precisely every saturday, to the point we called saturday = Indomie day. LOL! (I guess at that time no one ever complaint much, it's one proof that we were really a good kid, right? LOL). Yeah mbak, I already knew the fact that indomie isn`t good for your health, and I guess we should be thankful enough that you already allowed us to eat that heavenly food even it's only once in a week, but me, of all people, couldn`t really resist that temptation and couldn`t hardly wait for every saturday to come........<br />
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And the peak and the most unforgettable moments of all our junior high school's memories was around the third year, nearing our graduation time!!! Do you know which moment? LOL. November - probably around march/ april is the rainy season In Indonesia. And as you and all Jakarta's citizens know, when you have too much rain pouring every day, with that time's irrigation system, it would force the river to hold those surplus amount of water, until the river couldn`t hold it anymore, and as the result, it`s no wonder that those water would be spilling over, literally filling up the streets of Jakarta, even until human's waist! (Not all part of Jakarta, but no exaggerating here, it did happen, ok!) It happens every year that it become so natural and usual for us, tho, LOL! Especially around february, when the rain level is at the highest, usually around the time after the celebration of Chinese New Year, Jakarta would be flooding for few days!!! (But, no worry folks! After Indonesia's new president and Jakarta's new governor's effort to do continuous improvement to prevent the flooding around these few years, I think it's getting better year after year, to the point that it wasn`t flooding anymore at some part of Jakarta, thankfully :))<br />
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So, at that time. I remembered it clearly, at that day, despite the heavy rain which was falling tremendously from the night until morning, when it was supposed to be holiday for the other students, and those kind of weather would be perfect to wake up late and to be rolling inside your blanket all day, just because such a dilligent students we were, (LOL), still decided to go to school to received supplementary classes which was mandatory for the third-years' students. Not too long after, the school ordered us to directly go home, because it was said that "Kelapa Gading" (the name of area where I live, located in north Jakarta), was starting to flood and at that time, instead of waiting for my driver to pick me up, I went with your mom who's already arrived at the school, and thinking maybe I could wait at your house. </div>
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But,,,, turned out that the water level was already pretty high, that your car starting to kind of broking down, And it happened while we were near the gas station not too far from my house! So we waited for my driver to pick up us, (using a pick-up car!), and we were going to my house instead, LOL!!!!! After that, you and your mom spent like, around 3 days and 2 nights in my house! LOL!!! Nothing much to do, and we couldn`t go anywhere, naturally, and what made it worse, was no electricity, and all thanks of that flood!!!! It was soooo hot and sultry all day, even at night!!! And I think I couldn`t sleep properly at night, because there were so many mosquitos plus those sounds of frogs were really disturbing!!!! UGH!!!! (If only the electricty had been working on, I wouldn`t have mind being trapped inside the house if it's only for few days, tho. :(</div>
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Now I`m missing my comfy room and my lovely Doraemons,<br />
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But, thanks to your presence, we could get over those boring times together, right? LOL! Like, when the 3 of us, me, you and my brother, Maxwell, had nothing else to do but to spend the day on the pick up truck while looking at the dirty water below us, and seeing people, traveling by raft around the water, while playing trump cards, or telling funny stories and joking around. And when the night comes, we bring our plate and eating there while looking at the night sky together. And when it was finally time to sleep, as we couldn`t sleep inside the room coz it was freaking hot, we slept together outside, held matresses at the living room, and accompanied by a small light from the candle, my dad would create some funny jokes and we were laughing together until we became sleepy and could finally be able to slept! If we think about it now, it was a funny yet "incredible" experience, right? LOL!!<br />
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The most funniest of it all was, around the the day 3, when the water level was not as high but still pretty high for a car, or a human to be able to pass through, your relative come to pick you and your mom up along the way from "Sunter", (also the name of area in north Jakarta), using a raft!!!! LOLLL!!! I mean, we saw many rafts around, but I never imagined, that you, would be traveling using that raft, too. And there you go, going back to your way home, up that raft. LOL!!!!! I laughed so hard that day.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Once upon a time, when "<strike>my</strike> hair" was at my longest (LOL)<br />
Where do I put that Doraemon pajamas now?!</td></tr>
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Despite our happy memories and funny times we spent together along these years, it's no wonder that there were also times when we were fighting, too! Well, they said, fight is essential and unavoidable among every relationship, including friendship. Cause if you never have a fight with someone, means you only see the good part of that person all along, right? Whereas, as an imperfect human as we are, it's only natural for us to have many flaws that we won`t show to other people, no matter what, right? So it can be said that if you never have a fight/ some kind of trouble with your friends, chances are that you haven`t really known him/her yet.</div>
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As for such a "<i>super jaim</i>" (take good care of her image in front of public) person like me, if I have let my bad or my weakness slipped away so casually in front of you, meaning, I have been so comfortable with you, that I have no worries that you would come to hate me, even after seeing all those ugly part of me! And I guess one of those "lucky?" people is you. LOL! Should you be grateful or not? I dunno. HAHAHA! Even though I`m like this, thanks for still willing to sticking up with me until now. :')))) LOL!!!!<br />
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So, during around our junior high school's until high school times, we often fought with each other among even some unimportant, trivial matters! As expected from "<i>ababil</i>" (teenager in their rebellious age). LOL!! I think some similar points that we have is, when we have trouble, we tend not to confront the problem directly, but avoid it if we can. When we fought, we usually didn`t want to talk and see each others for hours, or for days, (depends) and avoiding each other until both of us felt like calming down already. LOL! We took our time to reflect, and until we couldn`t stand the heavy atmospehere between us anymore, we finally approached each other and come to apologize ourselves! There you go! LOL! </div>
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Well, despite of all that, the biggest fight I could ever think of is when we were in a design graphic class in junior high school, when your class and my class was combined, we were told to make a group of 2 to make some kind of task. And I think it was on me, neglecting my duty too much, so it was mainly you who contributed to the task. And, I don`t remember the details clearly, but we fought, and even though deep down I already knew I'm at the wrong there, human nature always makes people don`t want to be blamed when being confronted. (Soooo sorrrrryyyyy :( So at first, I defended myself, we cried, we fought for days (I forgot). And I don`t know why you could still forgive me despite of that. :')))))) LOL!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So sorrrrrrrrryyyy :((((<br />
Don`t ignore me puhleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee</td></tr>
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So, to make long stories short, (skip, skip, skip), in the end, we also entered the same high school and the same university and major, LOL! </div>
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In high school, we were in the same class on our first and second grade, so were kinda having the same circles and friends!!! I missed that time when we were going for together to Puncak, together with Desy, my bros and sis, too in our school holiday!!! It was soooooooooooooo fun! We went to the Cibodas water fall and Taman Bunga and took a lot of pictures there. And at some days when we feel like not going anywhere, we would stay at the villa and play "happy song". (still remembered what kind of game was that? LOL). I remembered I invented that game because at that time, I loved Choky Sitohang so much HAHAHA! (Btw I think that was the only time I really followed and listened to Indonesian songs' trends, LOL!!!!!). And then, at our last night, we had a BBQ and played trump cards together until morning came again, accompanied by Puncak's fresh air. :)<br />
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16-17's<br />
@ Cibodas waterfall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Lies - Mari - Mario - Max - Putri - Desy</span><br />
@Taman Bunga Nusantara</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fast forward few years, and that kid on yellow cloth's height would soon be passing us 3 in an instant :( </td></tr>
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If I think about it now, I really, really, really missed that moments where the newest social media ever invented was as far as Facebook and technology haven`t took control of our life so everyone could really indulged in conversation and were not so busy with their own life, (<i>smartphones</i>) like these days, sadly :((( And we all were still innocent back there, we had no idea, yet of the harsh reality awaiting us ahead..... (LOL).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our carefree, happy-go-lucky face back then </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I really wished I could turned back to that time :)</td></tr>
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Ah, there was also one unforgettable incident that happened during high school time. You know how my dad is, right? He's so kind and caring to his children, and almost couldn`t turn down whatever I want if he could, LOL, but he could be rather strict sometimes, especially to his daughters. So, until high school time, even tho my family already knows about you and your family since elementary school, and even tho I`ve already spent a lot of time going on and in your house, my dad had never even once gave me permission to come home late or stayed at your home.<br />
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At that time, it was around christmas / new year holiday when we were on the second / third grade of highschool, (if I`m not mistaken). We spent time together, there were your sister, your mom and few of your neighbors, too. We went to the mall to grab some food, and did some shopping. After that, we played at your house until losing track of time that none of us realized it was already past midnight, (I kinda forgot what time it was) but what I knew was, when I looked at my cellphone, my dad has been calling me several times. I became panicked, so your neighbors, Brandon and Erick suggested to took me home... When I arrived, it was a complete darkness, as if no sign of people alive. I sighed a little, thought maybe everyone and my dad already gone to the dream world~<br />
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But, turned out I was wrong. So, the boys wanted to grab some water first before going back home, so as I entered my house along with them, entering the living room, suddenly a familiar voice from I didn`t know where appeared, "Do you know what time is this?". ("<i>Kamu pikir sekarang jam berapa?</i>") And it became a moment of silence.... "The next time you do this again, don`t ever bother to come back home! Just stay there and be their family instead!" ("<i>kalo lain kali begini lagi, sekalian aja gak usah pulang. Jadi anaknya aja sana!</i>").<br />
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...... errrr....<br />
o...okay?<br />
Seems like we're too close that my dad's probably jealous of our relationship (?) <strike>NO</strike>. LOL!<br />
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Like, why wouldn`t you trusted us, dad? We are good girls and we won`t do anything bad..., right, Lies? LOL!!! Thankfully, there was all in the past and now is different story, tho. I guess he already admitted me as an adult, (yeayyy.) LOL. Maybe now I could stay at your house if I want, but not that often, tho. Or my dad would be sulking and asked if I would like to move to your house and be your family instead, LOL. If I think about it now, it's kinda funny, tho. Sorry dadd :((<br />
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And so, even after entering university life, we were still together and we also joined the same organization called BEM FE together. Being a college student who still had to study (well, of course, LOL) and also a member of one of the big organization in our campus was super tiring but fun! Naturally, we transformed from your typical<i> kupu-kupu</i> student, (<i>kuliah-pulang, kuliah-pulang</i>) into <i>kura-kura</i> (<i>kuliah-rapat, kuliah rapat</i>), LOL! Our duty was not limited as attending the lectures well, completing tasks or getting good scores in exams but we also had additional responsibilities because we had committed to joined the organization in the first place in order to succeed various events we all had planned together. Those days, it can almost be said that, "There's no day without meeting." (<i>Tiada hari tanpa rapat</i>). A bit <i>lebay</i>, tho. (LOL). Well, it was tough but we could learnt and experienced many new things and be able to met many new friends not only from our major from there. :)<br />
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From that organization, we befriended Angel and Sophie, whose house was also in North Jakarta, not too far from where our house is located so we frequently spent time with them. After the meeting was finished, the 4 of us would grab some food first or directly go back home together from our felt-so-far-far-away campus in west Jakarta (thanks as always, Jakarta's traffic jam! :)) using our lovely "<i>prince in white horse</i>" (as Angel said, LOL!!!), who would so often making us wait for a long time before he FINALLY came to took us home. Yeah, he was very slow but safe (?) and sure. (you know what I mean, right? LOL!)<br />
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After campusing<br />
@in front of rumah hantu La PIazza Kelapa gading :00<br />
Mari - Lies - Ngelay - Sopialay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">11/02/2012 (LOL)<br />
Do Fun :)<br />
4 self-proclaimed Gading Girlzzz<br />
Tho 2 of us are not literally living in Gading from the start anyway (LOL)<br />
I MISS YOU ALL GADING GIRLZZZ<br />
*Forgive my alayneszzzz please :(</td></tr>
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Anyways, things went fine like usual, until finally, I remembered it was during our third semester to fourth semester holiday, around new year 2012, to be exact. I was in Puncak, staying at Rea's villa together with Venny to celebrate christmas and new year holiday when you suddenly called me, bringing that sudden, really unexpected and shocking news with rather calm voice.<br />
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"Mar, I`d be moving out to Aussie soon. And starting next semester, I`d be dropping out from university, and after that, I`d continue my study there by transferring my credits...................."<br />
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I know that you had been wanting to go there all this time. How that you actually wanted to continue your education there after finishing high school, by your biggest sister's influence, ci Patric who was at that time already been there first and already had permanent residence and her own family there. I knew you loved and admired her, and besides you haven`t seen her in a long time, too. But you were always worried that your dad wouldn't allow you to go there because it sure wouldn`t be easy and it sure would cost much.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gading Girlzzz reborn<br />
Minus Sopialay :(<br />
(It's ur fault sop, for betraying us and moving away to south jakarta!!)<br />
Long live, NORTH~~<br />
(Hidup UTARA LOLL!)</td></tr>
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After you finally didn`t give a thought about going to Aussie anymore, and already decided to enrol at a local university, at that time, suddenly your sister kinda consulted to your father again about your education and it turned out that your father finally allowed you to go there! And it was kinda sudden but it was really happening.<br />
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As your best friend, I was really really sad and rather shocked the moment I heard that news. If I could, if I was the one who decide things, I`d rather you didn`t go and just stayed and continued your study at least until our graduation time. But what could I say? I will be lonely, that was for sure. But at that time, I couldn`t really say anything else except supporting whatever your decision was as long it was good for you and praying for your success there. :)<br />
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Well, life must goes on, right? Although something changed for sure, because I can no longer see you as much as I want like before, but hey, ever since you were gone, I still played to your house to visited mommy and also played with sen2 as if with or without you here, nothing has changed, they are still like my own family too. :) And besides, as mentioned in a quote I put above, "<b>True friendship isn`t about being inseparable, it's bein</b><b>g separated and nothing changes</b>." Right? :)<br />
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First homecoming in 2013<br />
Looked so happy to finally come back (?) LOL.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Pop up quiz 3 : Do you remember where this photo was taken?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">(I do! :P)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Clue : This was the first selfie we had together after you left Indonesia for good in September 2012 and coming back to Jakarta again for holiday in 2013!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">And from airport, we chose to stop by and eat somethin</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">g first before going back home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Where wast it? :P</span></div>
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<b>Because as you grow old, you'll finally realize who is gonna be your real best friend</b>, who will always gonna be there when you need them. As there's also a quote below :<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">:)</td></tr>
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In these years I`ve lived, I`ve had encountered a hella lot of people, and had many many friends, including once I`ve also called best friends. But turned out that friendship, too, need to be "maintained" if you want it to last longer. From elementary school till campus life, I always "had" best friends during each phase. The people who I felt comfortable with and still not bored even if I had to met them every day. The people with the same hobbies or interest or way of thinking or sometimes no reason at all but I felt connected with them, not only just mere hang out friends, but we also shared stories, helped out each other, etc. I felt there was strong bonds between us already until well, time came to separated us.<br />
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It always happens like this pattern that now I become used to it. :) After I graduated from elementary school, and chose different junior high than those friend, or after I graduated from junior high and chose different high school, and so on, I always lost those best friends connection, because it would felt like we couldn`t turned back the way we used to. Like, when we were still on the same school, we could met each other almost every day and talked every day and it was so normal that we could hang out together too on every weekends, talking about everything that's been happening in our life. But when you both finally entering different schools or entering different phase of life, of course, you would be busy with new things, new life, and also you would be meeting new people all along in those path. At first, we would still keep contact with each other, asking how was life and probably still could meet with each other once in a week, or maybe once in a month. But as time passes, it's become so natural that we gradually become lost contacts with each other, because we're busy with our new life and new friends. :') Sad as it was, but reality hurts.<br />
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And it`s not like I wanted to, but it somehow felt awkward to keep contacting them, mainly because I don`t know what to talk to them anymore. When I had problems or something new coming up that I wanted them to know immediately, like we used to, I resisted because I thought they'd be busy right now and I thought that I`d just be disturbing them. Like, we both already had a new life and I thought that it would probably not interest them anyway, and so, those best friends connection, lost just like that because it`s becoming so awkward for both of us to still keep contacting each other.<br />
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Don`t misunderstand me. We're still friends, up until now, too, it was just, I knew that there was something different cause we couldn`t talk with those same feelings and vibe anymore like in the past. And I bet, it's not just me who think this way 'cause most probably, the other side must be thinking some line in that way, too! :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Coz it always happens like this....... :)<br />
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So, I felt really lucky that I still have you, and a few other friends in my life, the people who, I believe even though time and place may separate us, our bonds will stay the same. (I hope) :) Cause in these times of days, it`s very rare and hard to maintain this kind of friendship. And after all the things that we have been through together until this day. I still don`t know why you are not bored with always being friends with a person like me together untill all this time. Cause it always feel like you help me more than I help you. :')))<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LOL!<br />
I know I`m weird and could be super annoying sometimes<br />
But despite of that, thanks for still sticking up for me!</td></tr>
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For now, skip skip skip,......<br />
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So, finally the day has come when you had to go Melbourne, Australia in September 2012, to continue your study there. :) We came to the airport to saw you off. We couldn`t held back our tears. .... Well, as they said, for every encounter, there is every parting awaits.........<br />
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Don`t say you`ve thrown it away! LOL</td></tr>
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After your departure that day until now, I think we were only be able to met each other twice, at 2013 and at 2014, when you came back to Indonesia for holiday. Although it was just for a short time, but we were having a lot of good times, unforgettable moments together!<br />
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On your first homecoming at december 2013, we went to Puncak again to celebrate new year 2014 together with my bros and sis, and this time, your mom came along too!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cimory Puncak, still in christmas-new year 2014 vibe<br />
Look at that kid on the right!<br />
Can`t you believe he's the same kid as that short kid in yellow cloth from pics before? LOL<br />
It`s a proof how time flies so fast,that it's scary (</td></tr>
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We played trump card, "capsa" especially (it's a must, LOL), and turned out mommy was very good at those, too! As expected from our mommmyyyy, LOL. We also visited many places, including Taman Bunga Nusantara again, HAHAHA. And at 12/31/2013, precisely at 11:59, we waited for new year 2014 together at the rooftop and we played fireworks!! It waasssssss so fuuunnnn~! <strike>HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014!</strike><br />
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Ah, even though there was mami there, and also our favorite mbak, mbak Yati whose cooking skill was undoubtably good, who also came along with us, so we didn`t have to worry about what to eat anymore (?), LOL, but I forgot who started this idea, but we with our "<i>sok ide</i>", we, the girls (me, you and Putri) wanted to make some foods by ourselves too. And here was the result, HAHAHA.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Name : "<strike>A lil</strike> burnt" Hamburger<br />
Taste : Max said that it was...kinda... awful (?), -__- LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
Hey, weren`t you being mean there?<br />
At least we've tried our best :')<br />
And hey, it was still edible!</td></tr>
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And after that, the moment we met again was one year after, when you came back home again on 2014, as well as to celebrated your brother's Ko david and Ci Lian's wedding at Bali!!! Sorry for not coming to the wedding even though your brother already invited me and really wanted me to come along too. :( I remembered that time, let alone having free time to go to Bali, we only even met for just a few times, because at that time I`ve already working, and it was the kind of job which was hard to take even a day off, because your boss will keep reminding you of sales target, sales target every day until you`re sick of it, LOL. (Oh, and besides, I just took my leave not too long ago, anyway HAHA). It was hard when you were already working and didn`t have as much free time as a student or a college student. :(<br />
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And after the last time we met on 2014, I just realized just now that even after I moved to Japan to study here on july last year (2015), it's been 2 years we haven`t seen each other and now as I am writing this, as I browsed through old photos and recalled our past, our moments together, I realize how much I truly miss youuuuuu! If only Doraemon was here, I would ask him to took out "pintu kemana saja" immediately so I could be with you now~!! HUHU!!!! I really want to go to Australia, tooo~~~!! Maybe next year, if there is a chance or someday, really! When that time comes, be my tour guide, ok? ^^<br />
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Ah, and you don`t forget about our dream to travel together, do you? You said that someday, when we already have a lot of money and savings we will surely go travel abroad together. I said that I really want to go to Europe, especially France but then you said if it was as far as France, it could wait until we both are already getting married and go with our own husband. (?) LOL! So, finally we decided to go to Thailand first because we`ve never been there and it`s not too far from Indonesia. LOL, someday, someday~~<br />
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So, through this writing, at this moment, I want to say thank you for being my best friend through out these years. :) As I look back on all what`s happened in our life, all that fragments of memories, growing up together with many happy, unforgettable memories with you, the times when we shared our troubles and problems together, solved it and encouraged each other, be it family problems (Guess our family's problems turned out to be very complex, doesn`t it?), work/school problems, friends problems until love problems, even after we're being separated that you are in Australia, and me, in Japan, we never forget to keep each other's updated, LOL! (I knew almost all (?) of your secrets, and vice versa!). Tho there were also times when we fought and cried a lot to the point we didn`t want to talk to each other for hours or days (HAHA, that "<i>ababil</i>" times), but still decided to be friend until now until we gradually changed into a more mature, and better us now until we are having our separate ways. (We are so much better at controlling our emotion now. As a proof, we have less fighting and argument now, haven`t we?) :)<br />
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I can say that you are probably the most patient and kind-hearted people that I`ve ever met, ever! One of the traits that I really adore from you is, such a peace-lover you are! That even if some people are being mean to you, you can still be calm and not countered it with anger or any dislike feelings on your face at all, but you could still offered them your kind and sincere, sweet smile. As far as I know you, you rarely get mad or shouting at people, and always try to be friendly, helpful and always smile to everyone. You are also the type of people who are very considerate, even sometimes you neglect your own`s will in order to satisfy others' first. (tho I could say this could be your drawback sometimes, you gotta think of yourself more, ok!). So maybe that`s why many people are attracted and drawn to you and they are comfortable being with you, like me, because they can sense kind, "harmless" (who won`t do bad things or take advantage of others) aura from you.<br />
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Compared with you, I`m very emotional, and could easily get carried away under emotion if someone/something really gets on my nerve, (like ughhh why did you have to do that to me? What's my fault?) but thanks to your presence and advice, I could gradually control my emotion better (I think, LOL.) And I learnt that sometimes to give in ("<i>mengalah</i>") in an argument doesn`t mean that we are losing, that's just a better way to avoid some bigger problems that could happen if we continued to argue with the type of people who don`t want to lose, right?<br />
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You sincere love and care for your family is real, especially towards your mom to the point I could really moved by your care to her sometimes. (really!). I`m certain that you'd be a good wife and mother!! And I guess that man'd be very lucky! This is one thing for sure. :) If I were a boy, I would certainly fall in love with you!* (*#nolesbi, okay? Since I`m a girl, I really don`t have that kinda feeling towards you, so don`t worry, HAHAHA). How I really wished I could do the same like you, but until now I don`t feel like I have those "heart" to do it yet. You know, right? :((<br />
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Ah, and one more thing that I really adore from you is, you are also the kind of people who just want to be heard, but you also want to hear other's problems and NEVER ONCE I FEEL JUDGED or feel blamed at all even after you hear things that I`ve done wrong, my problems or even some "<i>weird</i>" stories (LOL, you know what I mean, right?), when other people could really gave me "WHAAAAT?" or "I can`t believe you, of all people did that" expression and as I`ve already expected, giving blaming or rather, judging comments, which is super natural I think (LOL). Instead, you try to understand the problems from my point of view first, what could be the reason for me doing something like that, not hastily jumped into conclusion, and calmly encouraging me, giving me a proper, positive advice on what should I do, without making me feeling bad or feeling like I`m a failure at all. You don`t know how many times I`ve saved by your positivity. Really! I don`t know how you did that to the point, I think only you who can do that in this whole world, LOL.<br />
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Sorry for the long post, lolll. You're probably already bored for having to read this until far, but don`t worry, we`ll be finishin' super soon. LOL.<br />
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So, HAPPY BIRTHDAY once again, my mate, LILIES YULIETA! May you are always blessed by God wherever you are, with good health and long life. May you could pass your next IELTS test, and immediately get your Permanent Residence in Australia without any difficulty! May success always be upon you in whatever you do. I pray that your days ahead, your journey, your future, be it in work, or anything that you choose to do always be smooth without hindrance and even if there are problems thay may appear, hope that you have the power to overcome it all. :) Hope this year you also find a better man than your ex, who is your real prince who could swept up your feet soon!<br />
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It's unfortunate that this year, too we won`t be able to meet cause I will go back home to Indonesia for holiday per next month, and you, this december, right? Guess our times don`t pass too, this time. Either way, can`t wait to hear any good news from you!!! Don`t forget to keep me updated if anything happens, and I will too! (Don`t be bored in hearing my random stories, yeah? LOL.) Keep believing in yourself, be optimistic that you can be and do whatever you want! Stay religious and keep being a blessing to other people! Really looking forward to the time that we'll finally be able to meet each other again, and I believe at that time both of us will be a better version of ourselves!!! And last but not least, I hope that you could enjoy your birthday and passing every day to the fullest and may your days could always be filled with smile and laughter!<br />
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*remember that nickname? WKWK!<br />
This was you were 18, so that means this pic's age is already 6 years! WOW!<br />
With T4M (The Four Muskeeteers) - Named by : the one and only boss *Fevia LOL<br />
*the only one not wearing the same shirts' color, as she was the boss anw, so she didn`t want to be deem the same as commoners like us :( LOL!<br />
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Fiuuh, I guess I should end it here because I don`t know when will I finish writing if I were to write all my memories about you. And I never intended to write until this long in the first place but I dunno why I just could casually type anything that comes into my mind about our stories together, HAHA. There's still much, much, more that it`s uncountable I guess it will be endless, LOL!</div>
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As a closing,....<br />
Lilies : "Wait, that`s more? I thought that was already the end." <br />
Mari : :((<br />
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Here's a song from my number one favorite Japanese singer now, Nishino Kana, titled "<b>best friend</b>". For me, this song's lyric really describes our friendship from the past until now. I know you probably don`t understand japanese, so here I am trying to translate it myself into english, LOL. (sorry if there are any mistakes). Anyway, this song is really good, so if you have time, please listen to it! :)<br />
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Here's the link to the song, you can download it <a href="http://mp3lees.org/id/index.php?language=arabic&q=Nishino+Kana+-+Best+Friend+(Inst.)"><b>here</b></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "ms gothic";"><span style="font-size: 16px;">ありがとう
君がいてくれて
本当よかったよ
どんな時だっていつも
笑っていられる
例えば、離れていても
何年経っても
ずっと変わらないでしょ
私たちBest Friend
好きだよ、大好きだよ
Arigatou
Kimi ga ite kurete
Hontou yokatta yo
Donna toki datte itsumo
Waratte irareru
Tatoeba, hanareteite mo
Nannen tatte mo
Zutto kawaranai deshou
Watashitachi Best Friend
Suki dayo, daisuki da yo
Thankyou,
I am really grateful,
that you are always by my side.
So in every situation,
we are always able to laugh together.
Even if we are going our separate ways,
No matter how many years have passed,
Nothing will have changed, right?
We are still best friend.
I love you, I really love you.
こんな遅い時間にゴメンね
一人じゃせっぱつまってきたの
君の声少し聞けたら
がんばれる
Konna osoi jikan ni gomen ne
Hitori ja seppatsumatte kita no
Kimi no koe sukoshi kiketara
Ganbareru
Sorry for calling you up at this late hour,
Because when I`m alone by myself, I can`t do anything.
But, if I could hear your voice, even just for a bit,
I feel like I could keep fighting.
何でも打ち明けられる
ママにも言えないことも全部
誰よりも分かってくれる
Nande mo uchi akerareru
MAMA ni mo ienai koto mo zenbu
Dare yori mo wakatte kureru
I can tell you everything,
Even things I couldn`t say to my mom,
Cause you understand me better than anyone else.
嬉しい時は
自分の事みたいに喜んでくれて
ダメな時は
ちゃんと叱ってくれる存在
Ureshii toki wa
Jibun no koto mitai ni yorokonde kurete
Dame na toki wa
chanto shikatte kureru sonzai
When I`m happy,
You would be as happy as me
But when I do something wrong
You wouldn`t hesitate to scold me
ありがとう
君がいてくれて
本当よかったよ
どんな時だっていつも
笑っていられる
例えば、離れていても
何年経っても
ずっと変わらないでしょ
私たちBest Friend
好きだよ、大好きだよ
Arigatou
Kimi ga ite kurete
Hontou yokatta yo
Donna toki datte itsumo
Waratte irareru
Tatoeba, hanareteite mo
Nannen tatte mo
Zutto kawaranai deshou
Watashitachi Best Friend
Suki dayo, daisuki da yo
Thankyou,
I am really grateful,
that you are always by my side.
So in every situation,
we are always able to laugh together.
Even if we are going our separate ways,
No matter how many years have passed,
Nothing will have changed, right?
We are still best friend.
I love you, I really love you.
強がってもすぐに
バレてるへこんでる時は
真っ先にメールくれる優しさに
もう何度も救われて
Tsuyogatte mo sugu ni
BAREteru hekonderu toki wa
Massaki ni meru kureru yasashisa ni
Mou nando mo sukuwarete
Even at the moment I`m only pretending to be strong,
When I`m sad,
You are the first to realize and send me mails.
I don`t know how many times I`ve saved by your kindness.
泣きたい時は
おもいっきり泣けばいい
側にいるからって
誰よりも強い味方
Nakitai toki wa
Omoikkiri nakeba ii
Soba ni iru kara tte
Dare yorimo tsuyoi mikata
When I really want to cry.
You would say,
"Just cry, don`t worry, because I`ll still be by your side."
More than anyone, you are my greatest ally.
そんな君に私は
何かしてあげられてるかな?
何かあったらすぐに飛んでくから、
絶対
Sonna kimi ni watashi wa
Nanika shite agerareteru kana?
Nanika attara suguni tondeku kara,
Zettai
For someone as kind as you,
I wonder what can I do as my form of gratitude to you,
If you ever have trouble, I would come over to your side in an instant,
I promise.
どんな時も祈っているよ
世界で一番に
幸せになってほしい
Donna toki mo inotteiru yo
Sekai de ichiban ni
Shiawase ni natte hoshii
No matter when, I`ll always be praying for you.
So that you will be,
The happiest person in this world.
ありがとう
君がいてくれて
本当よかったよ
どんな時だっていつも
笑っていられる
例えば、離れていても
何年経っても
ずっと変わらないでしょ
私たちBest Friend
好きだよ、大好きだよ
Arigatou
Kimi ga ite kurete
Hontou yokatta yo
Donna toki datte itsumo
Waratte irareru
Tatoeba, hanareteite mo
Nannen tatte mo
Zutto kawaranai deshou
Watashitachi Best Friend
Suki dayo, daisuki da yo
Thankyou,
I am really grateful,
that you are always by my side.
So in every situation,
we are always able to laugh together.
Even if we are going our separate ways,
No matter how many years have passed,
Nothing will have changed, right?
We are still best friend.
I love you, I really love you.
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Sending you lots of love from where I am now,<br />
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Without me realizing it, per next month (july), I will be living in Japan for one year! One year! One year seems so far at a glance, but suddenly you won`t realize that a year is over once again! Wow. Like, 2016 feels like just yesterday, but we are now already in the mid of 2016, right? Like, time why are you so fast that it scares me. :(</div>
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I feel like I`ve been my usual self. Nothing changes much from a year ago before I came to Japan. Only, obviously, my japanese ability is increasing. Lol, which is super natural since I`ve been spending one year learning japanese here and living everydays in a full japanese language environment. I`d be such a fool if my japanese level stayed the same. Lol. At least, for now, I could read different types of manga and play RPG games in japanese better, could understand the nuance and the meaning easily, and could recognize and read the text (in full kanji) faster! Yeay.!!!! *SO HAPPY* It's still far from perfect, tho. as I still need the help of dictionary and internet, naturally. But if I remembered around that time when I first came to Japan, around august last year, when I was having a difficulty reading even a DORAEMON MANGA! Uh! I feel like a blockhead at that time, LOL! It's already a big achievement!!! (Well, at least for me.) Because, well, my first reason of why I love Japan, to the point I decided to came here is because of my interest in game and manga things like from childhood days. And from that I begin learn about Japanese culture, lifestyle, etc. ^^<br />
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Only unfortunately, even though I`m not confident enough in my japanese, (well, obviously, there is still so much much to learn to be said a master in japanese, in my opinion.) But truthfully, and sadly, I feel like my english ability is kind of getting dull, now, since like everyday, most of the time, I hear japanese all the time. From school, part time place, station, restaurant, supermarket, and other public places which makes my brain kind of automatically tend to translating things to japanese now (doesn`t mean that I`m good), instead of english or even to my native language sometimes. Maybe when it comes to reading, it's not such a problem for me, because I still love reading manga in internet using english. The problem is when I have to speak. That`s why, when people suddenly, like without notice ask something that requires me to speak in english, my mind tend to kind of blank for a moment before I could speak properly. Maybe only foreigners whose native languages is not english who have been living or at least have an experience living in Japan would understand. :')</div>
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For example, when I want to say that you're wrong! That`s wrong! or something like that, my brain kind of automatically say, "違う!ちがう" (read : chigau!) first instead of "you're wrong" in english, or even "salah!" in Indonesian. Lol. Or in a situation when I want to say, that's impossible! The first thing that come into my mind is "無理!むり " (read : muri!) instead of "impossible!" in english or "gak mungkin!" in Indonesian. Japanese, you are scaring me now at how fast you're taking control of my brain! LOL!<br />
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Ah, and maybe another changes that are apparent for me is, after meeting a lot of new people, especially to finally be able to meet and be friends with my-long-time-adored japanese people, work with them, and even hanging out with some of them... My way of thinking about Japan and the japanese itself is... kind of changing gradually from my naivety, positive prejudice about Japan at first! Well, there is a saying that even a perfect person would have a defect/fault, and naturally, it is also applicable to a country! Japan is not that perfect as it described in story books. Japan is a beautiful, modern, high-tech, and super clean country. キレイ!Yes, I admit that much. But on the other hand, there is a super hard-working, super super strict society inside. *Maybe I will write up about one of the examples in my next post. But I think that`s what makes japan, japan. If the japanese were not what they are now, Japan wouldn`t be such a great country that makes me, and also another hella of people attracted of its own charm and come here, right?<br />
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But after all the things being said and done, out all of the positivity and the negativity Japan have, after almost one year living here around Japanese personally, I didn`t have any regret at all that I decided to come here, not just for few days for travelling purpose but to actually live here! It had always been my dream since childhood days to live in Japan someday from sakura's season in spring until the snowy season of winter and I`m happy that it finally came true! And besides, if I hadn`t come here, I wouldn`t have known, right? And it still doesn`t change the fact now that I LOVE JAPAN! 日本、大好き!:))<br />
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Well, my journey is still a long, long way to go. Still so many things to do, still many many things to accomplish. So many bucket lists!!!! For now, I should use the time effectively to learn japanese properly because someday, when the time is come to the day I leave Japan and have to return to my country, there wouldn`t be many chances to speak japanese freely like I am now, and maybe my japanese could be dull too, if not often used.<br />
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And also! To travel around Japan as much as possible, :DD (well, since I`m in Japan already), not only the Japan you only get to know if you're a tourist, like that usual mainstream, tourist spots, but I also want to discover, explore something new about japan, something rare, that many people wouldn`t know that such a place exist! A privilege of living in Japan! YEAY! It's also one of my dreams to visit all 47 prefectures of Japan, at least once. Hehe. Seems too much of a dream, tho :( For now, if I`m not mistaken, I`ve visited a total of 13 prefectures out of 47. Not a bad of a number, eh? At least for me. :p Ah, and one more achievement unlocked. I`ve finished exploring all 7 prefectures in Kansai region!!! YEAY! Well, since I live in Osaka, the centre of Kansai region, anyway. It would be such a waste if I didn`t use the chance to visit the neigborhood, too :p<br />
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But for now, I must side away the idea of having fun or travelling for later. LOL. These few months have been so busy for me, and every foreigners who's been studying in Japan. In about two weeks later, I will be having Business Language Japanese Test (BJT) and a week after BJT, there is Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), I`m taking N2 level. It`s becoming such a burden because we can`t afford to fail this time! Because if we happen to fail, we have to wait until december to get to take the same test again! It's too late and risky, if I may say. Because the school program is over on march next year and that means that december is your last chance to get your qualification! For me, my plan is, if I succeed this time, at least I could be a little relief and then try my luck on N1 level, the highest level in JLPT, next december. Huffff.<br />
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The struggle is real, friends! Counting the days to the tests, every day, we have been taught SO MANY new vocabularies, grammar, etc, and we are encouraged to be able to read the kanji and also know the meaning of ALL of it. And also, listening practices, reading practices, etc.<br />
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And as for me, since I`m also taking the BJT, the stress is kind of doubled, because japanese have other ways of saying to refer someone who is on higher status than them, a honorific form to show your respect to your boss, teacher, etc. And trust me, it is very confusing, like, different words for different cases and it even being said that even the japanese themselves don`t always master the proper use of these honorifics. Like, the usual japanese form already having SO MANY FORMS, WORDS AND KANJI and makes me confused like ASFDFFGGKWP@@@ and even now added with honorific form too,. x_x" *dead. 超難しい!*(meaning : so difficult!!!!)<br />
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By the way, for the foreigners who wants to continue their education here, to the bachelor level, they have to take EJU instead of BJT. And EJU IS ALSO SUPER HARD!!! Although you don`t want to, you have to learn SO MANY TECHNICAL WORDS for the sake of reading and listening problems, too, that probably wouldn`t be much use in your daily life. Many of those words appear only in news, in newspaper, etc. Well, if you could understand it, it's better, so you could gain more comprehension of the japanese language itself.... But still....<br />
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So, the point is everyone is having their struggles now!!! Whether for those who want to work here or want to study here. So me too, should really do something to brush up my japanese now, like review grammars, learn many new words, instead of writing up this blog LOL!!!!!<br />
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And..... after the test is over, (WISH ME LUCK FOR THE TEST!!! MUST SUCCESS!!!!) there comes the long awaited summer holiday when I will be freely returning home for a short holidaaaaay without have to think about japanese for a moment, lol. Like, yeyyyyyy finallyyyyyy after one year time of staying here~ How I miss my family and friends!!!!!! Ah, and I especially miss Indonesian foods LOLLL! It's kind of funny how in Indonesia I love Japanese foods, but in Japan, honestly speaking, I`m kind of bored already with japanese food, LOL. Indonesian tend to use many spices, so the japanese food cooked in Indonesia is better in our tongue as an Indonesian LOL. But real japanese food cooked in japan is healthier since japanese don`t like to use many flavoring, so it's somehow rather plain. That`s why Japanese are healthy, and still active even in old ages. And Japanese is also said to have a long life compared to people in other countries!!! WOW! さすが、日本!<br />
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I love Japan so much, but やっぱり、I still miss my homecountry, Indonesia. It's irreplaceable :))<br />
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Well, bye bye for now, and thanks for those who are willing to spending an amount of your time in life to read this now. :) </div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">"http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/xTiz" version="RSS" type="rss" title="Marii" text="Marii"/></div>marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01092272314195573605noreply@blogger.com0Osaka, Japan37.389561072522277 137.9736042022705111.657642572522278 96.489229202270508 63.121479572522276 179.45797920227051tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882573941796543324.post-37610384150006927512016-01-11T02:54:00.004-08:002016-07-12T09:14:08.090-07:00Jan.11.2016/ To the one I`m in a love and hate relationship with, happy birthday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Without us realizing it, it's already 2016, which means we've known each other and become friends for 6 years already! From when we were both still a college student, until we graduated and you chose to go to China and I, to Japan. Just wow!<br />
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Firstly, thank you for the amazing trip last year. It was thanks to you and your family that I could enjoyed China, (Beijing and Harbin) to the whole. Thank you for accompanying me even though you were still in your busy school days, yet you still made time to hang out with me after school, going to the places I wanted to go, in that superrrrr duperrrrrrrrrrrr cold weather (I`m not lebay, hey), when you could just rolling in your warm bed if it wasn`t for me. And what's more, you even still manage to cook for me?!!, That I could do some "penghematan" right now by not eating outside. LOL. But, seriously, you don`t have to do that. I`m touched. :') Thank you!<br />
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I know on these kinda age we are now, well at least for me, I don`t feel the kind of excitement on getting near my birthday like I used to be anymore. (Well, maybe that's the sign of getting old already?) Hiks. :'( Like, I`m not feeling the thrill or any expectation anymore, like, "what kind of gifts I'll be receving this year?" or "What kind of surprise I would be getting from my friends this year?" or maybe "I wonder who will remember my birthday, and send me greetings" (Well, most of our contacts and acquaintances will come to know, thanks to facebook's birthday reminder, tho not all will send greetings. Not that I even care if we are not close. It's just formality, after all.)<br />
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TBH, as in the state I am now, I hate getting closer to my birthday again as it would mean I will be getting older again by one year, much responsibilites, much expectation from others. #Huffft.</div>
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So now, in order to make it a little more special (not just your ordinary birthday), I am thinking to give a present to you to kind of celebrate it, but the problem is I don`t really have any idea what I should give as a birthday gift as I thought that giving things you could buy in stores as present aren`t that meaningful anymore (at least for me). Besides, you already have everything and could buy it yourself if you want. And I know I`m also not creative enough to make handmade things or something related to art works. Hmmm.<br />
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And I remembered one thing (I think) I`m good enough, that is, making up a long. long, long, (hope not boring) post. (a.k.a <i>mengarang bebas</i>). LOL. This was why I often got good scores in school/college days especially in theory subject with essays test. Teehee. :P </div>
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A little OOT, but here I give you some stories on how I was dealing with scores back then.</div>
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Even if you don`t know the answers to the questions, just answer it. AS LONG AS POSSIBLE if you could until the paper is completely full and your hand feels worn out after. Just, don`t leave it blank. </div>
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Apparently, the teachers would directly think you are good that way and even tho your answers may not make sense and only making repetitive sentences again and again, they would at least appreciate your effort by giving you some points. And some teachers would be too lazy checking up and read your whole paper while he still got many other answer sheets to check. And there you got your easy points. Cheap but works. :P</div>
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Hope it would be making some senses and not just some random, boring post. HAHA.</div>
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I know it is very usual for us to get into a fight due to my serious issue of sensitiveness combined with your <strike>lil'</strike> harsh words..... haha,.. Like, I always know that you mean well, but the way you say it always makes me can`t help myself to.... ... pick up a fight with you! (of course not a man-fight with brute strenght, but more ladylike, so, duel with.. words it is plus tears from my eyes after that.. lol) </div>
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But! Despite that so much fight we've been through, no matter what, we always ended up being friends again in just no time! Like, how cool is that? XD<br />
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I am always thinking that we kinda represent oil and water (one of the worst combination possible, maybe? haha.) where one is super clumsy and a crybaby as well ;_; (I admit this much) while another one is not so generous enough to pick up more nice and proper words to say. A "nice" combination, no? hahahah! :P</div>
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But nevertheless, I always feel like telling you my problems and whatever I have in my mind as the one I trust to give me good advice? even tho sometimes I already got a hunch beforehand that your opinion and PoV might not suit me well, and we might get into a cat-and-dog situation again after that if I don`t do like what you said and then you started to get mad at me... And (I must admit, in <i>some situations <u>only</u></i>), it turned out that you were right. I should`ve listened to you, and I sighed to you that I should have done this instead of that, and you were there looking at me with, "<i>noh kan, dibilang ga percaya sih</i>" looks. LOL.<br />
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Anddd~ the cycle keeps repeating itself, and that`s why I said we are always in a love and hate relationship when I could say I love you in a second and I hate you in another second LOL. (<strike>kayak orang pacaran aja</strike>). #huffft</div>
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Despite your harsh outward appearances and your tongue (LOL), I know deep inside you are a super loyal and caring friend to keep. Who would listen to my stories and give advices about my super complex and complicated family problems and all, thank you for being my another mom and big sister's figure for me (MAMI JELAAAAYYY YEYYY), the one who taught me (or rather, forced me but now I`m MOST GRATEFUL) to learn how to use eyeliner to bigger my eyes! THANKYOUUU HAHA! :') (finally I could get my eyes bigger!!!!!!!!)<br />
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You always love to cook, and I remember you kinda made some money back then in college days from selling your own "coba-coba" recipe to your friend who opened a restaurant. You're also the one who whole-heartedly and patiently.... taught me how to cook precisely step by step....... yeah, cause I`m that newbie and poor in kitchen, that my specialty cooking which I could do without any help or instruction is.... instant noodles, Indomie it is! *proud <strike>not</strike> :(<br />
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Even we are no longer in Jakarta, thank you for keep being my cooking guru until now!! HAHA! Using either messages, voice call, or video call, that it was thanks to you that now I could finally made <i>ayam bumbu kuning</i> and <i>sayur brokoli campur jamur </i><u>by myself </u>with a pretty good taste (at least it's acceptable in my opinion). LOL. Long time no cook again, btw. Let's do this again sometimes, maybe? :P Another easy, new recipe for me pleaseeee, (If you're not busy and I`m not lazy it is).<br />
*kapan-kapan~~~~ belum tentu jelas kapannya saya tak malas~~ HAHA!<br />
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Ah, and thank you for the lunch you made me that time when I still worked at Wallstreet, you even dropped it yourself and put it inside the office's pantry with that sweet message, that my office mates kinda thought that we're lesbian or something LOL. (To think it positively, they just envy me because no one bring them food like this!) XD<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Special lunch box made by CHEF ANGELA.<br />
*Pic's kinda blurry :(<br />
Message written there :<br />
1 : "Ayamnya masukin ke piring lalu masukin ke microwave"<br />
2 : "Happy Late Lunch Time ....... something something" (too blurry to read)<br />
SO SWEET, RIGHT? LOL</td></tr>
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Oh, and kinda missing this moment..... When we cooked together in my house making some kinda <i>shabu-shabu</i>? </div>
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The one who's been there for me every time I got into trouble, like got duped due to my clumsiness *sorry*, and for all the things that we've been through, like Candra Kusumah's case, where you accompanied me going to the police and have to deal with many matters, until our trip to Cibinong, huahahaha.. It becomes funny now and I can`t help but laughing myself whenever I think about that series of event (incident?) when it's over now. XD (We probably wouldn`t forget that name as long as we live, would we?) LOL.<br />
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Speaking of CK earlier, here is a little #throwbackpics I found in my laptop LOL (Thanks dropbox for saving so many #random picssssssssss, got 10.000+++ pics, that even pics like this are still there LOL). I`m even laughing right now inserting this... XD<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Y U DARE TO BLOCK ME, ? :) OK THEN.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Giving away your real address just like that? LOL.<br />
I may be stupid for falling into your tricks but thank God you're stupider :(</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Your swear words "Demi Allah" thingy doesn`t buy me anymore. Sorry :)<span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">THIS IS LOL.<br />
He even openly mentioned where does he study and it turned out the scam is done by 2nd grade of junior high school's student (with many victims already. Not only me, hey!)<br />
Like, OMG today's society. :')))))</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Ended up asking my pity :(<br />
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The problem solved well. My money's back. I still got to watch the concert happily. :'))) (It was amazing btw!!!! Tay's so superrrrrbbbbb!!!!!). ALL IS WELL. And there I promised not too being clumsy or trust unknown people/strangers easily again. (Tho it's hard living in this world when you can`t trust others easily but what can I say?) Huffft. Thank you mate and unmentioned friends for your help in confronting this trickster. :')))))</div>
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My shopping partner, my hang out buddy, my karaoke friend, my kelapa gading's mate, back to those days when you just showed up suddenly in my house by riding a motorbike, bringing a helmet, and shouting my name to get out just like that...........<br />
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And then we would go to Ayam Kremes Keraton, McCafe, Nasi Uduk Lapangan Tenis, 212 wirosableng, eating siomay near kelapa nias, etc (name any food places in Kelapa Gading), or even SOJU-ing. XD, or maybe we just simply meet there at MKG while eating sushi tei or ippeke komachi there and do some strolls while exchanging stories and gossiping. LOL. Ah, how I miss those days (AAAH ME WRITING THIS I`M CRAVING FOR INDONESIAN FOOD.) Ah, don`t forget you're also my last kelapa gading's busway partner when going back home from UNTAR after Lilies is gone to Australia and Sophie moved to south Jakarta :(<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FAV SUSHI EVER!<br />
@SUSHI TEI (MALL KELAPA GADING)<br />
BTW, I look super pale without my holy eyeliner!!!!<br />
And what's that PONI? Super fail!<br />
OMG Did I ever look like that? :(</td></tr>
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Let's do some SOJU again!!! HAHA!</div>
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AHHHH SO CRAVING THIS!!!! I COULDN`T FIND IT IN JAPAN<br />
Haven`t eaten this in like 6 months already :(<br />
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Also my <i>jalan-jalan</i> friend, thank you for the amazing trip to Jogja (July 2013), after that Bali (Dec 2014), along with Venny and Sophie, too. Plus a trip to China (Beijing and Harbin, late Dec 2015- early Jan 2016) with your whole family, too. Hope we could find time to go on trip together again in the future....... :)<br />
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Sunglasses sunglasses with matching scarfs now!</td></tr>
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Thank you for the creative, hand-made graduation gift which you made with lots of thoughts, judging by the looks. Thank you for the sweet farewell pigura you gave to me through your sister just before I went to Japan to study. You really didn`t have to do that while you were already out of country yourself, tho. And thank you for the foods and things as <i>oleh-oleh</i> from China you dropped to my home for my family while I`m already in Japan when you went home last summer for holiday. I remembered I asked why you still brought things to my home while I myself even not home, and you said, you don`t like to differentiate others since you also brought it for Venny and Sophie. LOL.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THAT FAREWELL MESSAGES THO!<br />
LOL!<br />
See, I know u love me cause here is the proof!!! XD</td></tr>
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Angel - Venny - Sophie - Mari</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before the last "sidang" to decide whether I`m eligible to graduate or not :)<br />
THANKS FOR THE SPIRIT<br />
Because of you, I could passed the LAST EXAM and graduated!<br />
*Ok this is just me being lebay again LOL</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GRADUATION GIFT! <span style="font-size: 12.8px;">OMG! SUPER LOVE! </span><br />
Y U So creative?</td></tr>
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................ And finally, the long-awaited day has come...................... After your "super extra ordinary" thesis-making incident, LOL. (you're always cursed, huh? Talking about always getting the most killer lecturer one!!) that made you keep saying that you probably won`t be able to tag along with us to Bali in order to finish your thesis in time and be able to graduate the next period...... and left us 3, your children (me, Venny, and Sophie) alone... (just, what kind of mom are you? LOL.) where as it was YOU, yourself who even suggested the idea, and bought the flight tickets from Jakarta to Bali! HAHA.</div>
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But unfortunately.... that didn`t happen. Because we were having so much funn at our lives thereeee (When and where should we go next, guys? Count me in!!! :D). And that I think about it now, it was a super rare chance for us girls to be able to go together again since each of us had already started working at that time. (remember how hard it is for me to ask for "cuti" permission from WS? "You must make 100-million-rupiah's selling by the tenth of December" Like OMG. #CRY T_T). Ah, besides, we kinda got a feeling already that you would come anyway in the end... :PP You wouldn`t that cruel to actually left us 3 alone, would you? :P<br />
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No need to be embarassed coz it's just us and we have no guys (we know) around<br />
Only strangers and we don`t care!<br />
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It also makes me remember the metro mini's case. I rarely ride public buses, and that time, we tried to ride one because waiting for the busway to came seems to be tiring. And you saved me from that mas-mas who almost stole my bro's PS Vita inside my bag by speaking up frontally to him. (Thank you, you saved me from his anger.) LOL.</div>
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You're not scared to speak up to others on behalf of your friends. Yeah, you were always that brave in dealing with people, in communicating what you want. And (sometimes), I admire that side of you. Because I admit I`m the hypocrite type of people myself where if people hurt me, on most occassion, I tend to keep it inside to the point that I'd be mad myself later and then seeking advice from others on how I should handle it while still keeping a nice face in front of that person. Different from you, who are able to speak frontally if you don`t like what someone did/said to you, even if they are someone you don`t know personally/ a stranger, directly in front of their faces, even tho that'd make people who don`t really know you kinda scared of you, LOL. Talk about giving them that first impression! (I remembered my first impression towards you when we first met, LOL). XD<br />
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Yeah, you are that strong and reliable, and it's 100% the opposite of me and maybe that's why I attracted to your spirit and tend to depended on you much, *sorry*.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">And many many manyyyyyy more I haven`t written here but know that even the bad memories would turn out to be a nice and funny, laugh-material memories to remember and look back at. For example : The above-mentioned Candra Kusumah's case. It was a bad experience after all, but it gets kinda funny somehow after I recalled back now, don`t you agree? LOLLLLLL. XDD</span></div>
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Here I am expressing my sense of gratitude to you as I never really have a chance to say any of these all this time. HAHA. Even though we fight every now and then, (They say fight is necessary in every kind of relationship, be it friendship, too), I feel very lucky to still have you as my dear friend with my clumsiness, childishness and all. Hehe. As goes with the saying that "<i>At the end of the day, you don`t need a certain number of friends, just a number of friends you can be certain of.</i>" I`m certain that you are one for me :) I hope that our friendship could last........ Btw, do you realize that the frequency of our fights get lessen and lessen now that we're not college students anymore, I guess it's one of the proof that we're already matured one step ahead YEAY! LOL!<br />
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That being said, HAPPY BIRTHDAY once again, my pal, ANGELA SETIAWAN! May you are always blessed by God with good health and long life. Finish your study in China, come back to Jakarta soon and may success be upon you in whatever you do next, whether it is working in an office, or working as a radio's broadcaster, teaching mandarin language to kids or highschooler, or taking cooking class maybe? Either way, can`t wait to hear good news from you when you get back to Jakarta. :) Hope you find your prince soon, too! Feel free to chat me or call me if anything comes up! Also, believe in yourself. You are strong, you are a smart woman, you are good, and you could be whatever you want. Just be optimistic and keep your head up. Just like what you said to me, "Our life should be moving forward".....<br />
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Oh, and don`t forget to send my regards to your whole family, om, tante and sela for troubling them back in our trip in China last year!<br />
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Just kidding, okay?<br />
One more time...,<br />
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Here here ...<br />
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Hope we could meet again soon. And at that time, I believe both of us would be a better version of ourselves. Since it is a new year and a new beginning again after all, let's keep spirit!!!!!</div>
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Sending you lots of love from Osaka, Japan.</div>
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*Jan 11, 2016.</div>
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Just as it's written in your phone's contact name : Maririn-chan </div>
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*It is not that I don`t remember your birthday being in Jan 15, but I have to post it earlier than that, because this is my last day of winter holiday and starting tomorrow it'd be days of school and part time job after school till late of night. HOAAAHHHMMMMM. I rarely, rarely turning on my laptop as it's so <i>lemot</i>, so in case that I forgot to post it by that time.......</div>
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*oops. kidding. I won`t forget your birthday lah* ^^</div>
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Hi blog! Long time no write here! Fiuuuh. Time flies so fast and It's already my 4 months living in Japan. And although actually I`ve been wanting to write some stories which were there on my mind for these few weeks, but I can`t help being lazy :P (like, always.) Plus, I rarely use my laptop here. And I`m not the type of people who really like watching youtube, tv series, korean drama, (anything) in laptop so mobile phone is perfectly enough for me. I REALLY SHUD DO anime-watching program to beef up my Japanese, tho. Already did it momentarily and then procrastinated a bit, and I haven`t continued again ever since T_T_ </div>
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Will really blog about my life in this country, but let's do this some other time. Cause' right now I`m just having urge to just write about some rants that I have been feeling all this time but I just couldn`t tell anybody because I just don`t know where to start, and who would listen and understand. So yeah, better keep it to myself and why not write here as well as it could help my kind of abandoned english now. (I`m not as far as pretty good in Japanese myself, but because I heard Japanese all the time every day, like in school, in public transportation, in supermarket, everywhere, it takes me time to phrase up even some simple, daily phrases to english now, as it would automatically translated into japanese in my brain LOL.)<br />
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Well, as the title I put to this post, that's what's I`ve been feeling recently. Like, I'm really tired of pretending, of being good and nice all the time. I admit myself that I`m a bit of people-pleaser. Even when someone did something that annoys me or I was put in a boring situation (say, it isn`t your interest, so it would drive your mood away) or in a bad, fucked-up situation, I`d usually try to put up with it first (if I still could) and do much favor to others to please them and appreciate their feelings even tho sometimes the truth is, deep inside I`m annoyed like, I don`t really like what you did to me just now, but I wouldn`t say anything and let it pass, and it wouldn`t even really shown in my face (if I felt it's still tolerable somehow, especially towards the people I`m not really super-close with). But after that feeling annoyed myself in my room, and saying things to myself like, Oh God, why must you said that to me, why would you do that, what have I done wrong to you, I hate you. Huffffffftttttttt. Or to the event that when someone asks me to help with something that I didn`t like, or invite me to go somewhere/ do something when I`m not in the mood to go, or I just don`t like going out with you, like, I don`t want to do it, I`m lazy right now, I`m bored, I don`t like it, I just want to spend time alone with myself right now, but then I`d feel bad If I said no to ignore your requests as I felt it would reject you/ hurt your feelings so on most event I`d probably just say yes and get along and later on regretting my decision. </div>
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"I may look calm, but in my head, I`ve punched you in the face 3 times." LOL.</div>
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I know it's no good because I`m the type of person who choose not to, and just couldn`t express my clear emotions clearly. Added to the fact that I`m also a highly super sensitive people where some little things/ words you say that may seem trivial or not matters much to you, may just hurt me, without you even realize it cause' I'd never show it in front of you. I'd always hold back my feelings in front of others when the fact is I`m also angry, I don`t like it, I hate it. So, sometimes I feel some kind of admiration and jealousy towards other people who could clearly speak up their mind, when it is easier to predict if they don`t like something as it would be apparent in their face right off the bat without them having to worry about other's feelings or being hated so much afterwards. But well, I couldn`t just be like that. I don`t have the courage to do that, and it is just., not me. In terms of friendship, I`m just fitting in with what the society expects me to do. :)</div>
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Even so, it is super tiring loh to be *"gak enakan" person. (*in Indonesian, becacuse I just couldn`t find the proper words in english to describe this situation). It is even tiring when you tried so hard and making effort to protect other's feelings when the other party seem to take it for granted and doesn`t do the same.</div>
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An actual relationship from friendship to romantic relationship would later be proved into real actions, what you really do to maintain the relationship, not just from mere words, as saying things like, I love you, you are my best friend, I care about you are SUPER EASY. Who couldn`t say that? But at the end of the day, what really matters are real action because the hardest part of it all is making your words into reality. In my opinion, any good friendship would feel true, not just from compatibility you both had when you talk to each other when things are good in life, or when you have fun together but also with cares inside when you bump into troubles or when you are put up in a bad situation. That`s where it will be tested. Would you be able to help them? Or at least are willing to listen to their stories and make an effort to help? Because sometimes people doesn`t need advice, they are in need of someone who wants to listen. I think that`s when you will truly know who is your real friend. Will they be a friend to you only when you are up and be like a stranger once you got fucked up that their names didn`t even cross your mind because you yourself know you couldn`t count on/rely on them when you're down? :)</div>
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And a sign of healty friendship could be seen when both parties have same portion of being a listener and a speaker, when both are willing to listen, not the other way around. Cause' naturally, people would tend to prefer speak much, particularly about themselves, rather than sit and just listen about others. That's why people do war. That's why people are fighting. Because both parties don`t want to listen to other's opinion and point of view and feel as if they were the most right and important human being in the world. LOL.</div>
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I feel myself that I`ve been having an unhealthy friendship, which is draining my energy, little by little. At first, it was fun and all. We have a great time when we are hanging out, I feel like our vibes are connected. Nice conversations and all. I do like her energy and spirit, her carefree manner, doesn't-give-a-fuck nature. I do like her (as a friend obvsly), even until now. But as you are getting closer and closer, well, naturally you'd find layers and layers about them you hadn`t known before. And that's when your real friendship will be tested. Can you also accept it or not? That's the Q.</div>
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I am not going to keep this condition goes on or maybe what I really need is just a break temporarily, with this uncomfortable feeling I`ve been having and holding back for a while now and a super big question mark on my head if the other party really appreciate me like I appreciate her or if she really did mean all the things she said to me. And it's also like this, how could your friend could be reliable if they couldn`t do something as simple as the willingness to even listen?</div>
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It is hard to be said, even here. Where do I even start. Hmmm. To be honest, you may look like it as a bunch of random trivial matters, something that doesn`t need to be an issue/gossip of the month. But you know, even small random things could piled up into something big. Like my feelings right now. At first, I would let it go, let it go, just let it go, calm down, how childish you are to be annoyed/angry just because of it, huffft, let it go, let it gooooooooooo arrrrgh, until the point that it happened again and again and againnnnnnnnnnn and adding up until I`m tired and angry with myself. How could you letting yourself be trapped in this. HAHA.</div>
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Actually, I always hoped myself , she would realize herself, that I`m hurt, I don`t like it, I`m annoyed without me have to say anything rather mean to her, later, if needed. But I guess it wouldn`t happen If I didn`t tell her directly? LOL. But it's hard because I`m not the type who are able to speak out my mind clearly, especially if I were going to say mean things. Cause' I just think it should be some kind of apparent now from my gestures and changes of mimic's face nowadays but yeah maybe it didn`t or she wasn`t that sensitive to catch or my sign was too soft? LOL. I don`t know.</div>
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Well, but that's it. I`m not willing to continue this kind of state even longer because if I forced myself to, sooner or later, things that I didn`t like that would annoyed me may happen again and I am the one who will be drained again and again, emotionally. Hufffft. </div>
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Maybe I`ll just distance myself a bit from her for now. And when the time is right, I'd speak out my mind and find a way to make it... softer. Hope it'd turn out well.</div>
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</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">"http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/xTiz" version="RSS" type="rss" title="Marii" text="Marii"/></div>marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01092272314195573605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882573941796543324.post-49277089017909418142015-07-05T09:32:00.003-07:002015-07-05T09:50:43.605-07:00Jul 7, 2015 / Give Thanks for good family and best friends.<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
Frankly speaking, sometimes I
felt unsatisfied with my life, with what all I`ve got. When I see someone else
have something that I don`t, I envy much. I`m lacking of gratefulness. For
instance, when I see my friend is getting along well with her mom, and looking
at their mom pay real attention to them, showing love and care, can be a best
companion for them, can be like a friend, a place for them to tell their
stories at school or work or in life and from whom they seek advice, I can`t
help but comparing myself with my mom, with my family. Because we just don`t
get that kind of relationship at home. I don`t ever feel comfortable telling
stories or what I feel with my family. (I do share if it’s just a general
story, or something funny happened in the day, but if it’s connected with my
private life, I just don`t....) <o:p></o:p></div>
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Therefore, I don`t think I have a
strong relationship between my family, especially with my mom. I never felt
like I`m close with my mom. There is always some distance, border between us.
Lack of communication maybe, but it can`t be helped, though, since my mom is
having some kind of problem which I couldn`t tell ya exactly. Mom never ask how
I feel, never ask simple questions about how was my school, how is work, how is
life, how do you feel, and she even forget my birthday. I don`t interact much
with mom. She rarely (almost never) cook for us, or waking us up back at my
school days or whatever that you think a mom should do. But fortunately, me and
my brothers and sister get by since we have maids who take care of it all. So I
don`t interact much with mom. And that makes me share my stories to my maid
instead. (my maid has been working for my family ever since I was a child, so
she is like my family.) <o:p></o:p><br />
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I should understand. I should
accept mom’s condition and let go. But, I want to be loved. I want real mom`s
figure like the others when your mom could be your best friend and your partner
in crime. Even on the moment before I go to Japan for long-term studying; <a href="http://www.dorara-marii.blogspot.jp/2015/06/june-18-2015-my-current-situation.html"><b>(read here)</b></a> mom almost never ask me how I feel or showing some attention to me. Maybe she’s ignorant, or indifferent about
me, her children, I dunno. And so, it always makes me wonder if mom loves me or
not. Because she never really shown it and she (maybe) doesn`t know anything
about me, or my life, because I assumed that she never care. </div>
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<i>*And that`s one of the reason why
I secretly think to myself that I don`t want to have any children even if I get
married (apart from the terrifying pregnancy process that women have to endure
that I really scare about). Because I think I wouldn`t make a good mother. I`m
not that caring and loving, sometimes I prefer to be alone, undisturbed and
egoistic. I can`t really cook and I don`t really like kids and while other
girls may think babies and kids are cute, me, think they are a bit annoying.
Ha-ha. (Well, there are cute babies and kids for me, also but this is most of
all). And I think rather than having children due to a must or force from
society or parents, (that women aren`t perfect if she doesn`t or couldn`t give
birth which is a really common stereotype for women, especially in my country,
Indonesia) and then we couldn`t take care of our children properly and not
giving them attention they need, and then they grow up badly... (cause parents
and family influences our personality most), it`s better if we don`t have one
from the start. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span>
It`s my opinion only and I don`t know maybe I could change my opinion in the
near future. But this is my thought for now. (Or it could be better if we could
just adopt child. There are many abandoned children in the whole world. So many
irresponsible parents. That’s the fact. Rather than adding one, we could
contribute more to society and to the world also by adopting them instead.)*</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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And as I`m writing this, I felt
so so lucky to have an especially kind and loving dad, If it weren’t for him, maybe I would grown up
differently than I am now.<o:p></o:p></div>
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For the rest of my family, I feel
like I`m most close with my dad and my sister. I am proud of my father and
respect him so much! He’s like the best dad I could’ve ever asked. He’s so
patient and all, but I just can’t get myself to be too open with him, dunno
why. There is always a little block between us. But one thing sure, I never
want to make him disappointed, ever. And I secretly wishes I could get a
husband like my father, if I ever get married later. And my sister, I am
getting closer to her these days and I did share my private life to her also
(but not all, I just can`t). Maybe because sometimes I always considered her a
childish, spoiled kid? Haha. (I’m sorry sis but I know your care to me and
sorry for my ignorant personality to you sometimes <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">L</span>). Btw, she’s only four-years
apart from me, and she’s in the last year of senior high school now and I have
two other brothers with me as the oldest. Yeah, we are four siblings in case
you don`t know.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So, that`s a little backstory
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And there is a reason why am I
being persistent in writing and finishing this whole personal stories that I rarely did in this blog as I`m still
trying to settle down and adapt myself in Japan in my small dormitory room at
Osaka, alone, at night. I just want to share how do I feel right now and to
give thanks and express my feelings of gratitude towards someone <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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My life isn`t perfect and there
were many, many, many times when I wish I was somebody else, when I wish I was
born more beautiful, more rich, more popular, got many many friends, got loving
family, got more freedom to be able to do anything I want and bravery to talk
what I want to talk without holding back and all. Well, I guess it can`t be
helped that people just never feel satisfied with what they have, haha. And
yeah, I always compared myself to others, I always want what others have that I
don`t have and not realizing that others may not have something that I have to.
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Well, it is life. Coz life is
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Even with all the hardships in
life, all of my weaknesses, I felt so blessed and lucky now to have many best
friends! Not just “friend”, but best friends. True best friends that will
forever be your friend. It is real hard to find a true best friend.</div>
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Because the sad and unavoidable
thing in life about friendship is this: Sometimes you could just click with someone and they may
become your best friend at that moment. Everything’s good, everything’s fine.
You couldn’t go days without talking and telling stories to them. Until you two
separate. Maybe got to different school, different college, different work,
etc. And as they find new friends in their new place, and so do you, you would
graudally become lost contact with your old friends. It happens naturally and
subconsciously. And when you finally meet again with them after a long time,
you feel that there is something different. You couldn`t talk with them as much
or as blunt as it used to. What topics to bring? Confusion. The conversations
get dry, it becomes awkward and all, and that’s when you realized that they become
just friend or stranger once again. Yup, friendship, too needs to be
maintained. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span> <o:p></o:p></div>
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But real best friends will stay
forever in your up and down in life. And with all that just happened, I
realized who are my best friends. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span>
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I got this quote from somewhere I
forgot :<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>“I love those type of friendships that don`t require a lot of effort.
We may not see each other as much as we want to or talk as much as we used to.
But it doesn`t change the fact that we’re friends no matter what. They can do
their own thing and I can do my own thing. <span style="color: red;">What’s
important is that whenever we do see each other again<i>, we can pick up right from where we left off without making it
awkward. </i>Any friendship that works out like that is a friendship worth
having.</span>”<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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If you could do that, you may
describe them as your best friends <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></div>
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Because, as we grow up ....</div>
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And see the definition of best
friend (at least for me), <a href="http://dorara-marii.blogspot.jp/2014/05/may-182014-friends.html"><b>read this</b></a></div>
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<i>*Btw, that was the post I wrote
about 1 year ago when I promised I would make some blog posts for my best
friends. Sorry for delaying for so long, if you are my best friend, you must
know that I`m extremely lazy, right? LOL. I got the idea what I want to write
about but I just couldn`t get a chance to write it here or just lazying around
in writing (besides, it requires much thought to make it into english one hoho).
For whoever out there feeling my best friends. just wait, I will definitely
make it out later :P *A promise!* </i><o:p></o:p></div>
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OKAY.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Enough with all the chatter and
all. I want to get to the main topic right now why I am writing this post and why
it started with the entire story about my family first.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So, days before I left Indonesia
as I went off to Japan to study, many people wish me luck and there are some
separating gifts I got from different
friends, that I felt so thankful about in receiving it. Each and every one of
it is so thoughtful and make me realized how blessed am I. To not having a good
interaction with my family, but I have so many caring friends instead. (At
least, that’s what I thought about.) <o:p></o:p></div>
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Not only physical gifts, but I also
got many emotional supports, many advices, many meet up, appreciate their time
and initiative to spent time with me before I go, and many real help as well,
especially in my baggage packing process, LOL. <i>Well, I`m not too practical person a.k.a rempong in Indonesian</i> LOL.
I`m having a REAL hard time choosing up what to bring and not to bring. Turns
out I have many many clothes in my wardrobe (even many of them I rarely see, or
never wear at all). I just don`t know which one to eliminate and what are the
other more important things to bring. So there is this one friend who even stay at my
place for two consecutive nights with her mother, (I`m very very close with her
family, she and her family is just like my second family as I always considered
as her little sister and) and helping me with all she could with the luggage
until 4 AM on the day of my flight to Japan. Luckily, I got 7-PM-flight. Huff. And the day after is her birthday and I`m not there anymore :( Wishing her a happiest birthday from a far. I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT! THANKYOU! *will post about the detail of this story in different
post.*<o:p></o:p></div>
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I thought that friends
appreciated me better than my own family. Maybe other than my dad and my sister,
I didn`t feel like the others care about me very much. As I was preparing for
my movement to Japan sometimes I wondered if they would feel lonely without me
because I always be pessimistic that they wouldn`t even care if I`m there or
not. Like, it wouldn`t make a big diffence for them. And thinking about it
always makes me sad. So in order not to be sad, I chose not to dwell on it and
didn`t really interact much with my family because well, I thought they
wouldn`t appreciate me, either.<o:p></o:p></div>
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And turns out I was wrong.<o:p></o:p></div>
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BIG THANKS. MILLION THANKS FOR
ONE OF MY BEST FRIEND, STEFANNY HANDOYO AND YOUR FAMILY. (Fanny’s mom and dad,
and Fanny’s brother and sister, steven and selvy). THANKS FOR PANPIPEN PRODUCTION
:P I love you 3S’ siblings!<o:p></o:p></div>
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I really. Really. Appreciate all
the efforts you made into making my separating gifts soooo special. It must
have required a lot of efforts and a lot of time to make it like that. It was
so creative and authentic, and original. It was a movie in a CD given to me
just before my flight. And you told me to watch it as sudden as I arrived in
Japan. Sorry I lied to you when you asked me whether I already wacthed it or
not. Sorry for pretending not to care about the video and makes you sad :P, as I`m finishing this, hehe. Actually, I already watched it back on the day when I first arrived in
Japan, at night after I finished unpack all my things and put my room into a good use. And I
decided to write this passage down to tell you how thankful and grateful I am to
you. Sorry for making it long because I need time to finish all this (as it’s
written in english for my blog) as a token of my appreciation to you. Because after
watching that movie you made, I really broke into tears. Thanks for that. Fell
for that. Huh. <o:p></o:p></div>
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On the first part of the movie,
It shows our memories together. From all the journey we made, all the moments
and holidays together with you and your family. I`m surprised you could still
save and remember exactly every single moments of us. Looking at it, I reminisced and cheer every
moments together with you and your family. You, along with your brother, sister,
mom and dad are like my third, (if not third, second) family! Hihi. I am
grateful that I met you in the temple, (vihara vajra svara dharma, MOI). Thanks
for greeting me first back then, and sorry if I may look shy, arrogant or cold
at our first meet, (your first impression for me), LOL! It’s not that I`m like
that, it’s just, I`m never good at talking much with strangers. Different case
when we’re already friends. After being friends with me for probably 2-3 years,
still got that first impression? :P<o:p></o:p></div>
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And turns out you are also
Untarian, only different class and different major. I am 2010’s accounting
student and you’re 2012’s architecture student. Luckily, since you are only
one-year-apart with me (sadly, I`m older <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">L</span>,
but fear not, we are the same shio, chicken!), our conversation still connected
and I become close to you and your mom, dad, bro, sis, even got introduced with
your whole family also. (like your grandma, uncle, aunt, cousin, etc.). <o:p></o:p></div>
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Thanks for teaching me all the
rituals, prayer, etc and encouraged me for not being lazy to pray and come to
the temple, thanks for including me in temple’s activities. and making me
closer with other friends in the temple. Sorry if sometimes I couldn`t be much
help. Hehe. Thanks for hearing my stories, for giving advice, for helping me
when I got troubles (remember CK Case! Will never forget that for my whole life
:P), for being hang-out friends, for accompanying me eating pecel lele, etc,
for our holiday together in Singapore even though you were still busy with your
architecture task, etc. Thanks to mommy, daddy, epen and epi, too. Thanks for teaching me to ride bycycle (even just a one-time practice, and I still can`t ride bycyle even now :P, yeah it`s my fault, hahaa..), Thanks for treating me food when I go together with your family. Thanks for
bringing me food when you got to my home (you shouldn`t, actually) Thanks,
mommy, for the hair straightener, the belt and the beautiful letter.</div>
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And for the second part of the
movie, I`m real touched and surprised to see my whole family there!! From my
dad, mom, my first brother, my sister, my second brother, even my maids, my
driver and my grandpa until your own family, your brother, your sister, your
mom and dad and finally you, giving me words of separation. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s no exaggeration.</div>
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It really drove me to tears.
Especially when I heard words from my own family. :’)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Who wouldn`t cry a river when you
heard words from your own family, when you know you are not feeling close with
your family, and they never say it directly or shown it to you, in the moment
of your separation with them, that you wouldn`t imagine you would hear?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Turned out I got wrong all this
time. THANKS. You captured and recorded all those seemingly honest words from
them that I wouldn`t have gotten to hear directly from them, ever and would
make me still trapped in this cold relationship and misunderstanding with my
family forever if it had not been thanks to you and your effort into making the
video.<o:p></o:p></div>
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For dad, THANKS! Thanks for
letting me do what I want. I know you love me. Sorry for not (yet) being able
to make you proud. I`ll never disappoint you, dad. Don`t you worry, I will work
hard here and prove that I could be successful later. Thanks for all your
support, care and all. <o:p></o:p></div>
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FOR MOM! So she loved me after
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Sorry for doubting you, mom. Sorry for not to care to you, and not understand
your feelings. I promise I`ll make up to you soon. Hope we could get our
relationship better when I got back to Indonesia. HIKS! <o:p></o:p></div>
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For all my brothers and sister,
thanks for the kind words. I love you. Sorry for not being a good, reliable and
dependable big sister all this time. But you should know that I`m already trying
so hard to be one. Be nice there, study dilligently, don`t forget to take care
of mom and dad, and be mature soon. Waiting for you all to come here and I will
study hard so I could be your tour guide here :P<o:p></o:p></div>
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For the others, my maids, mba
yati and mba sur, and also my driver, pak win. Thankyou so much for your help
and care all this time. I really mean it. I realized I`m so spoiled haha!
Thanks for working with my family for a super long time. For listening to my
stories and giving me advice. For doing all the chores, cooking, and driving me
off wherever and whenever I want without complaining. I would have never
survived a day at home without all your help *lebay sih :P (the house would be
in a REAL MESS). I considered you all as my own family. Pray for me to be able to live independently here. To be able
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Thanks for all the kind words,
Fanny and family. For fanny, epi, epen, mommy, and daddy. Know that I
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I will definitely survive here. Waiting for you all to come here and I`d be
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THANKS ONCE AGAIN, FAN! Many many
thanks wouldn`t be enough. If it hadn`t been for you, I would have never, ever
known their true feelings towards me and I would always felt some distance
within my own family. Because all along, I don`t really feel comfortable
inward. So now you know why I`m so thankful and how important it is for me. I
could make that movie as a reminder to make me keep strong and motivate me when
I`m down later, to cheer me up and to remind me to work hard for my family back
there. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I am not a lucky person, I still
have many weaknesses and all. But I`m blessed with many best friends who are
still willing to stay with me despite all my flaws and imperfection. And still
a complete family consists of a dad, mom, brothers and sister. While other
families may not. Realize I need to take care of my family more before it’s too
late and regret become useless. I still can eat, study and live properly, while
others may not. I should be thankful and grateful, really. No need to be
ungrateful. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I owe you one, Fan! This post is
specially dedicated to you. I know making that kind of video must have been
required a lot of time! And efforts, and energy. But you still make it for me
with the help of your brothers and sister (Panpipen production, LOL) and
support from your mom and dad, and my whole family also. Thanks! I know I`m not
that creative, I can`t make a video as good as that, and then I remembered what
I feel I`m good at. I`m good at writing stories, long stories. So I made this.
Maybe not to be compared with videos, because it’s just a simple passage just
to let you know how touched I am.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thanks for being my best friend,
Fan. Hope we could still be best friends forever and ever. Wishing you good
luck in your architecture study. Hope you can find what you’re really want for.
Graduate soon! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Hi everyone!! Miss me already? LOL.</div>
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You know, it`s been a while since I wrote my latest post.. Coz.. You know.. I`m a lazy people and it`s never that easy to cure a laziness haha. </div>
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No lah, it`s just I just brought a brand new laptop recently!!! YEY!! Brought it using my own money I`ve been saving up from my hardwork before :') It`s not really expensive, but I`m satisfied. ^^</div>
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My old laptop has already been so old and slowwwwwwww~ And the other PC in the house is always occupied by my brother who's always sitting there playing DOTA, ALL THE TIME. (Since he's already in his school holidays). GRRRR! So you know why I have almost no time to open PC/laptop, let alone write. :( *excuse</div>
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As per now, no excuse anymore :P</div>
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Over these past few months when I`m no longer working and just living my life freely? (haha.) It just felt like time passes by so fast without you knowing it. Suddenly, it`s already June and it`s almost July and like OH MY GOD next month, just about 2 weeks more, I'll already be in Japan, my favorite country, EVER! I`m thrilled, yet also cowered in fear. :( God, help me.<br />
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I learnt a little bit of japanese before, ever took a short course and I knew few common words from anime, manga and games and enjoying it to bit. I could already be able to write <b>hiragana</b> (one type of words in japanese) perfectly before, but haven`t getting down to <b>katakana</b> and most importantly, <b>kanji </b>yet. Like, <i>WHY you must have so many type of words</i> TAT<br />
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Now, I`ve been learning japanese again these months, this time, more intensively. And it is, one word : hard -_____-<br />
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I mean, it`s a different feeling now when you're getting more serious rather than just a side enjoyment as you want to study the language at the original place and you're aware that it`s not enough as you need to be much, much, much more focused than that. Only being able to write hiragana alone isn`t close enough. What about the other two? katakana and kanji??? As if writing is enough, what about reading? When I`m in Japan later, as far as my eye can see, i will see Japanese words everywhere from billboards, newspapers to food menus in restaurants. No longer alphabetic words. HOH~ !<br />
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Ok, let`s just say writing and reading passed. But what about communication skills? Listening and speaking!! To be able to hold a normal conversation with local people perfectly fine? HUFFFF. *<i>Just wishing Doraemon would come to save me and could just give me</i> <b style="font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline;">interpreter jelly</b><i> so I could just speak at any languages fluently as i wish and could understand what they say as well.</i> #random #Doraemonsaveme #please #ineedyou #THISISONESOLUTION. LOL<br />
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Ok, getting serious again, it`s real different than learning english which is already very common in everday uses and has been taught all over and over again since school. Furthermore, it uses alphabet like <i><u>this</u></i> for its words, same like my mother language, Indonesian. So it`s kinda easier to understand. Besides, my school didn`t have japanese subject before. Btw, now they did have. *Why you don`t do it sooner? Because for languages like japanese and chinese, which use its own writing (not using alphabet), it's kinda.. not kinda... But it`s REAL HARD for us who isn`t used to it. (And sadly, I`m that person who isn`t used to it.) HAHA!<br />
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*Looking back to my school days when i didn`t really pay attention to chinese class T_T,, I'm not really into chinese language, dunno why. Well, don`t get me wrong, I got good scores on chinese subject at school. (You don`t believe me? Just come and I will give you my school's report XD). But it`s just that. I`m learning it because I`m responsible with good scores at school and don`t want to be embarassed with low scores. Shame on me. I am a Chinese by race and face who couldn`t speak chinese. (I am Chinese-Indonesian FYI)<br />
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I knew chinese, but only little little lah, HAHA! But don`t ask me now as i might answer with Japanese instead. Been learning japanese like crazy these times and blame all those chinese and japanese <b>KANJI </b>with same strokes and meaning, sometimes with same strokes but different meaning and <i><u>all different in pronunciation</u></i>!!!! (WHY YOU CAN`T MAKE IT ALL THE SAME, IT WOULD BE MUCH MORE EASIER FOR ME AND FOR ALL HUMAN RACE!! T_T). It could save me a great deal of time and clear out the confusion between the two languages if it were.<br />
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But whatever the abovementioned excuses are, <b>I CAN DO IT! </b>I mean, it is my choice and is my decision alone. From I was young, I always wanted to learn this language because i love Japan so much so i could watch anime, read mangas and play games easily (?) LOL. Whenever I read japanese's mangas, especially romance one, I always imagine what it would be like if I was the character on that story, how it would feel like if I was living in Japan wearing their cute uniforms! and all. (Sadly, it`s not my age anymore, lol.)<br />
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I also love their cultures and traditions to the point that they go to temple to pray when it`s new year where they could also buy good-luck and love charm there, (<i>I just loved horoscope and zodiacs thingy so much, so it`s always interesting for me to go to people who claims that they can see people's future, asking them to foretold me, and to pick out an oracle paper out of many and wondering for the results to come out, and being super happy for a while if it's good, but will be having a bad mood if it's bad </i>:P) I also love how they go to <i style="text-decoration: underline;">onsen</i> (hot spring) in the cold winter as depicted in mangas, it seems calming XD, how they celebrate spring by going to a park and doing <u style="font-style: italic;">hanami</u> <u>(</u>enjoying the beautiful pink sakura trees while eating and drinking together), how they have their kind of summer festivals, strolling down the street in<u style="font-style: italic;"> yukata and geta</u> (Japanese traditional clothes and sandals in summer) with so many japanese food stalls around and a big firework (<u style="font-style: italic;">hanabi</u>) after and so on and so on and so on~~~ *so many*<br />
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Other than that, after visiting Japan twice, I am fascinated by<b> Japanese's cultures and peoples </b>as well. First things first, they are very on time. For example, look at the train's timetable there. If it says that the next train will arrive at 16:17, they will arrive at the exact hour and minutes! So, in Japan, there will be no traffic-jam excuses if you come up late :P Well, maybe this is not thing we can only find in Japan, as expected as one of developed country! BUT! I`ve also read about it on some articles that <i>when under some conditions the train are arriving late, the station's officer would distribute papers like notice or flyer beforehand stating that they are sorry with the reason or the late or something that we could give as a proof to our office or our friends as to why we arrived late.</i> NOW that is something we can only find in Japan! Haha! I think it`ll be a good change for me as well as I`m the type who always tend to procrastinate something if there is still time later :P<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Moreover, they are very modest and respected others very much. They will greet us with cheerful smiles at shops or restaurants with their cute accent of "<u><i>irasshaimase!</i></u>" in Japan or welcome! in english when a customers coming by. In My Opinion, I think as a shop assistant, or like salespeople, or Sales Promotion Girl, or whatever that would relate yourself directly with customers, or third parties, it's very important and essential to tend people well, to always put on a smile all the time, to give them the image that you are friendly and helpful despite the bad things that might have occurred to you and to give them the impression that you are sincere and caring. I know it`s hard sometimes, especially when you`ve had problems or being bad mood yourself, or getting nagged on by the annoying customers, but yeah, get ahold of yourself cause it`s your job then again. It`s your responsibility to put on a good image to your company, and yourself also. Like, have you ever heard people ended up buying something they don`t initially wanted to buy, and they finally buy it thanks to the good attitude and the cordiality of the shop assistant? (<i>Of course, the vice versa is applied here also, lol.</i>) Cause I do! And it happened a lot.</span><br />
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As long as I remembered, I was never being treated badly or rudely by Japanese shop assistants. At least, I`ve never heard stories of people who are treated bad by them, either. Very different compared to when I was in Taiwan, I did shopping in this one clothing shop, and while I think it`s normal for us, buyers, to look at the correct size and colors before we decided to buy it, she treated me rudely, which I could tell by her expressions when she attended me. Like, hello??? I didn`t think I asked you that much and please, I didn`t even permitted to try the clothes on so it`s only natural if I was looking through it carefully. Maybe she thought I`m such a nag, asking her to take this and that, or maybe she was just tired of handling customers who just looked and asked but not buying anything eventually. In the end, I did buy the clothes, and rudely putting out the money on the cashier table and quickly left that shop with my-also-rude-face without turning back! HUH! *<i>not intending to talk bad, just sharing my experience here</i>*<br />
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Japanese people are very helpful as well. We know that many Japanese people couldn`t speak english very well, as they take prides to their tradition and languages very highly. Maybe high school kids or professional workers could, but don`t expect them too much, as they accent of speaking would still be difficult for us to listen. I`ve this experienced this myself. Haha! Despite of their lacking in english, they are still willing to help. Ever heard stories about people who asked for directions inside the station (cause the station is super big and confusing) and the japanese people in question (whether the passer-by, or the officer) would gladly show them the way, even accompanying them. Well, what languages would they use then? Body language it is! Guess it is even more international than english! LOL.<br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">I went to Japan twice. The first time I went to Japan, I went there alone. By alone, I mean I didn`t go using tour groups, only with a few friends. Just checking all the information about transportation (train line), where to go, etc via internet yet we survived XD So that day, I was separating with my friends, and when I wanted to get back at night, I lost my way to the hotel, which I knew was pretty far from the nearest station. Hmm, which way should I go? It`s already late of night, already 12 or 1 in the morning if I`m not mistaken. I asked to a local people who was walking the street, a man, maybe late 20 or 30-something, about the direction of my hotel and he escorted me until we got to the front of the hotel! Even though I`ve already told him many times that I would walk alone, he could have just given me the direction, he kept stating that it's okay. Maybe it was confusing to explain the way as that time I could only speak very basics japanese and the man couldn`t really speak english, or maybe because it was already late and he thought that he is a man, and I`m a girl, or maybe the direction to my hotel is the direction where the man is headed as well. Whatever! But, as I recalled, he always turned his back, looking at me and saying : "daijyoubu?" in japanese, meaning like are you okay? Maybe because he saw my both hands full with a handbag, a luggage and plastic bags? IDK. :') </span><br />
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A friend of mine who studied in Japan (now working) and has been living there for about 5 years now reasoned that it's actually not because japanese people are truly kind and sincere in heart, but more to show others, especially people outside their country, that they are traditionally good compared to other nationalities or something like that. For me, I don`t care about people's reason behind helping others. Like, humans are created to live together and not designed to be alone. And to be able to live together in harmony, means to help each other if we <b>could and feels right</b> is a must. What matters is they did help and not ignorant toward others. Their reason or motives behind it? Well, just don`t think about it too much. Trust me, you got many other more important issues to deal about, lol. Because, then again, you will never know people's true colors whether someone is truly kind or just pretending to be. At this times, people pretend well, fake and hypocrite people exists :) You can`t never read people's mind but you could always guess towards their facial expressions. If they feel forced, you will feel it as it will be shown in their face or gestures somehow and you'll know your place then. Btw, I did see the warm smile and the sincerety in the japanese man's face back then. :)<br />
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Ah, these are all just my opinion only and of course not all japanese people are good and perfect like I described earlier lah. haha! Besides, if they were all that good, there would be no japanese's criminals haha. But I do believe that government's role and old tradition is two of many points which will highly influenced and play important role towards the morale of the society itself. <b>Not trying to degrade or compare some countries toward another here but Japan, along with Singapore is known as two of the safest country to live in whole Asia. In worldwide scale, they got top 10 rank of the most safest country.</b> *<i>you could as well google it yourself, in case you don`t believe me, lol</i>*<br />
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Like, heard many real stories from people's experience, people's blogs and many books about well, 90% people who have carelessly left their belongings like mobile phone, laptop or anything in public places such as public transportation, park, department store, etc in Japan will not lost them. The finders will probably find any means to contact the losing people (if it's mobile phone) or turn it to the nearest police station or station officer or drop it inside the lost & found box, or, just leave them be at their original place. Real story (in Japan) : there was a man who left his laptop on the park's bench and came back the day after and surprised to find that his laptop was still there, not moving. :) *<i>Note : This will only apply if the finder of those left items are the local people themselves, not foreigners, lol*</i><br />
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Read this story too, from an Indonesian who ever lived in Japan stated that he was amazed seeing Japanese people, while inside the very, very crowded train on peak hours, would just leave their belongings hanging, waiting for someone to take it so casually. For example, handbags (many of them are branded one) would just be put there on the train's compartment, and for man, they would put their wallet or mobile phone just inside the pocket on the back of their jeans. It's as if they don`t need to pay attention to it too much! HAHA! Well, I guess different country, different habits. Cause in my country, Indonesia, (<i>Indonesians would understand XD *I don`t mean no hate okay</i>) wherever you are, whether you are walking on the street, inside public transportation, department store, restaurant, campus, school, or even hospital, it's never okay to lost your guard and look away even for just a sec from your belongings, as it will most likely be snatched right away even before you realized it. (bad guys can even steal something from you right before your eyes CLEARLY!) And after you realized it all, it will probably a little too late~~~~ Just let it go~ let it go~ Go to the police? Might as well give it a shot but my advice is, don`t put your hopes up too much. HAHA! It all makes me like, Japan, how could you keep making me impressed over you over and over again? lol.<br />
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So however hard it may be, I must go through it somehow because then again, it`s my will, not other's will which is forced on me. I must not give up. Cause the beginning is always the hardest. <b>And, hard doesn`t mean impossible, right? If other people could succeed, why couldn`t I?</b> There must be foreign people who could speak japanese very well despite the same problems they encountered in the learning process like i have. I just need to put more extra effort to learn this language rather than I already put in learning english. It`s all about the process, there is no instant path to learn something, let alone to achieve success. Because if it was easy, every people in this world would be successful.<br />
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And have you ever heard the phrase, <i style="text-decoration: underline;">"bisa karena biasa"</i>? (It`s in Indonesian, lol.). The english would be like, <b><u>if you are already get used to it, then eventually you are able to....</u></b> And it`s super right! Not only in theory but in practice as well! Ok.<br />
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I get by. I get by. I know i can. I believe in myself that I will be successful as I don`t want to embarras myself. I need to prove myself to my family, especially to my dad. Wish me very luck! :D<br />
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<span style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">To be continued tomorrow, I`m already sleepy for the day. Gotta sleep now. Almost 3 AM now, my maids are already woke up to start the day 1 of FASTING, so ummm... Good night. Eh, good morning for now, will continue tomorrow if I have time :P</span><br />
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So, today's post will be about my favorite singer, EVER! MS. TAYLOR SWIFT! XD You must have known her, right? Or at least, heard her name and known some of her songs. If not, are u kidding me? Unless you live at a rural villages or secluded island or a city/country far-far away from civilization or no internet connection? Or maybe those oldies generation who do not know anything about music trends?? Or... okay just... never mind my ranting then!<br />
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(<i>If you really, really? haven`t known her, at all. Well, since you can find my blog here, it means at least you have internet connection then do yourself a favor to type on google "Taylor Swift"</i>) XD<br />
If not, since i`m so kind, you can just click here : <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift"><b>TAYLOR SWIFT</b></a><br />
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Now, now, i wanna post over how Taylor's been changing her styles from hair, clothing, and songs over the years and i also wanna review about Taylor Swift's FIFTH, FRESHEST and NEWEST album, <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_%28Taylor_Swift_album%29">"1989"</a>, </b>which was titled by the year she was born, that was just launched by late 2014. :D<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">THIS IS THE ALBUM COVER!</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Have you bought it? I have and it`s so coool! XD *promotion.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">U should go to the nearest CD stores around your city before it runs out LOL</span><br />
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<b>GLIMPSE OF 1989</b><br />
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This album, 1989, is her first pop album ever documented! (As she is always known by her specialization in country music before). When Taylor first released this album, there was a lot of speculation from public that she was wrong for releasing this kind of album by following the trends for pop music. People always relates her to country and thus, seeing her singing different style of music just seems... weird, like it was a bad idea. And that the idea of letting her image all this time from<span style="color: blue;"> that sweet, country girl in her guitar </span>starting to<span style="color: blue;"> </span>change into <span style="color: blue;">a crop-topped, queen of pop, rebel Tay? XD now</span>, was all WRONG, which induced a lot of pro and contra in public's eye toward the success of her new album. These also led many of her so-called-fans, and even the music industry's expert into predicting that 1989 wouldn`t sell much, <i>at least </i>compared to her predecessors. So will her drastic changes in her taste of clothing and her new breakthrough songs in 1989 really be influencing her career and decreasing her number of fans that bad? Hopefully it`s not. :(</div>
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<b>Well, firstly. Let us watch Taylor's transformation over the years :D </b><br />
Starting from her second album when she started holding tour till now.<br />
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<b>1. FEARLESS ERA</b><br />
<b>from late 2008 - 2010</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">These pics are from her "<b>FEARLESS</b>" TOUR, from her second album</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">STYLE : <i>CURLY-CURLY </i>hair/ During this era, <i>her outfits were practically between flowery / plain sparkly dresses, boots! and guitar!</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">With a '13' tattoo over her hand which resembled her birth date and a heart mark after finishing a song :D</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">How cute!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">MOVE MOVE ....</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">2. SPEAK NOW ERA</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: small;">from late 2010 - early 2012</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Ok, these are from her "<b>SPEAK NOW</b>" WORLD TOUR, from her third album</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">STYLE : <i>NOT-SO-CURLY hair anymore </i>:P, she still wore dresses! but, without so-much-boots now. </span><span style="font-size: small;">still, not forgetting the guitar :D</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Still, with a '13' tattoo over her hand. S</span><span style="font-size: small;">till, with that heart mark.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">On speak now, i think <i>her outfit were kinda more girly and lady-like? here and had more different sets </i>rather than just plain, sparkly dresses before. </span><span style="font-size: small;">but her style hasn`t changed real much, tho</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">JRENG JRENG~</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">ALREADY STRAIGHTENED-HAIR with flat banged's TAYLOR!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">IT'S ALREADY THE BEGINNING OF :</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b> <span style="color: red;">3. </span></b><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">RED ERA !!!</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;"> </span>haha!</span><br />
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FLAT-BANGS - ALL<span style="color: #cc0000;"> <b>RED RED RED</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Powerful and more sexy Tay<br />COZ I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLEEEEE~</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Sporty Style while dueting with ED SHEERAN.. Pony tail! and flat bangs </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Then again, the flat bangs didn`t last long, tho XD<br />She cut long hair short and having side bangs again haha </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Doing this flipping hair technique instead of making a heart mark here</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Oh, and <span style="color: red;">red microphone </span>as well :D</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Trying something different there by playing piano while flipping hair XD</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Closing-outfit WE ARE NEVER EVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER XD</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">These are from her "<b><span style="color: red;">RED</span></b>" TOUR, from her fourth album</span></div>
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STYLE : Straight, long hair with front bangs until she cut her hair short with side bangs</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Outfit : Her outfit weren`t all those cute, girly dresses anymore. It seemed like as she grew up, she wanted some changes here. Mostly she would wear a combination of shirt with skirt or short or pant. And dominated with <span style="color: red;"><b>RED</b></span>, from her guitar, shoes, microphone, lipstick, and clothes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Specialty : FLIPPING HAIR XD</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">oh, and she did not use the '13' tattoo nor did she use the heart mark anymore~</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><i>In this era, we already saw a pretty big transformation of Taylor from her hair and clothing style... I guess she became more mature here since she was leaving her teenage years and began starting her 20's.</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;">That explained why</span> <b><span style="color: red;">RED</span></b><span style="color: blue;"> is often said as the transition era </span></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;">in which we start seeing a touch of pop music while we still be able to hear her specialty in country music too! What a combination of both! And so did her appearance then.</span></i><br />
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<b>OK THEN NOW LET US ALL SEE PRESENT'S TAYLOR!!!!!! XD</b></div>
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<b>4. 1989 ERA!!</b></div>
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<b>FROM late 2014 until NOW</b></div>
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STYLE : Alread-short-hair. As per now, Taylor is often seen wearing crop topped shirt with high waisted pants/skirts or mini dresses.</div>
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<i><span style="color: blue;">p.s : There are no pics from 1989's Tour yet because the tour hasn`t even started as per now. These pics were Taylor's recent performances while she was promoting her new singles : SHAKE IT OFF!!~ or while she was going to the awarding events or shows.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: blue;">*I`m really looking forward to the tour. Tay's well-known for her great act performances.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: blue;"> Hopefully Tay would come to my country again for the tour so i will get the chance to see Tay again 0:)</span></i></div>
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SO DIFFERENT THAN BEFORE, RIGHT?</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Btw, those drastic changes in her clothing style from then till now <b>did not only happen on the stages for the album's tour or when she attended the awarding events or shows, but it were also applied on her street style as well~</b></span></div>
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<b>MORE PICS OF </b><b>TAYLOR'S STREET STYLES!!</b></div>
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Ok.. Starting out with teenage-Tay here. Boots!</div>
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Still with that curly-curly hair XD </div>
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Reminds me of college student's style when they are going to Campus.</div>
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And... This is just cute!</div>
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Taylor just loved floral pattern very much, didn`t she?</div>
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btw, pic 1 (on the left) and 3 (on the right) seemed similar but it`s not!</div>
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These were prob from Fearless-Speak Now era (from the curly hair)</div>
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More patternized dresses</div>
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More floral pattern! But with different image than before</div>
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Pastel, sweet colour suits Tay well.<br />
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Flaunting her elongated legs like......<br />
(She could really be a model if she wasn`t a singer)....<br />
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Fresh, mature and elegant image :)<br />
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Fun, playful style<br />
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She wears more black now. Suits her well, too<br />
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I think it`s normal for Tay and also for everyone else to change as we grew up. I mean, people change. Realize it or not, everyone would change in some way, and it`s natural to find ourselves more as we grew. Other than that, Tay's already 25, right? And we can`t still expect her to dress up as 18 or something. It`s perfectly fine for her to dress up that way, it's still her and she's still a good role model. (IMO)</div>
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But you know what? Even with Taylor's transformation from her genre of songs till her outfit that many people argue to, <b>this album STILL COULD OUTSOLD her other albums ! </b><br />
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Fascinated by these numbers?? But keep your fascination for later. Cause these numbers are just the total sales of her albums by the <b>FIRST WEEK after its first released to public to be avalaible for sell. </b>As you can see, it is always INCREASING. And for 1989, her newest album, she could get over 1.000.000 sales in just a week in spite of many prior bad speculations about how Tay's transformed all this time. But you nail it, TAY! No matter as a country or pop, you will still inspire others. And well, the number itself is such a record compared to other artists. <b>WOW. TAYLOR. JUST WOW!</b></div>
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Yep. If you buy one 1989's album you will also get <b>13 out of 65 set</b> of polaroid photos of Taylor with exclusive pictures and handwritten lyrics from the album itself. If I`m not mistaken, the asian edition has random set while the US edition has consecutive order e.g : pict no 1-13, and so on. So, if you want to get the complete original set, you would want to buy 5 albums at the very least. Hardcore fans might do this. (I am not FYI. 1 album is enough la XD)</div>
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This is where those haters argue that Tay's just want to make more and more money, that Tay's just a money grabber or that Tay used this strategy as a precaution as she's afraid herself of her changes of music and worried this album won`t sell well. Well, whatever. Whether it`s true or not, whatever the reason is, I think tay's and her team is very creative to implement a strategy like this. And if it could also jack up the album sales, why not? Furthermore, people who buys the album also got no problem with it. Right, Swifties? haha!</div>
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For Tay's haters, she already said this million times and i want to remind you as well :</div>
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<b>AND I`M JUST GONNA .............</b></div>
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Anyway, congrats, TAY! You proved them WELL! :D</div>
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I am inspired to be a singer too but sadly, i can`t play any instrumental, have no good voice and i`m not as pretty and tall as Tay or the other artists out there, huhu. :(</div>
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Other than that, if you are famous, the drawback is you will no longer have privacy as the media and public WOULD KNOW everything about you somehow. So well, i might just give up on this big? dream of mine...... It`s just not me. (LOL!!!)</div>
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Hope i could meet Tay in person and take a pict with her someday.... Someday.... If fate steps in. haha!</div>
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Hi there! Here i am on my<b> second!</b> day of freedom (<b><i>yey</i></b>) and in the mood to write again. hihi.</div>
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Yeah as much as i enjoy my freedom, (<i>as i already resigned from my last job just two days ago :P</i>) there are some regrets to leave such a pretty-well-paid job (<i>at least for fresh-graduate standards like me</i>). hmmm. But yeah, like i described earlier on my previous post : <a href="http://dorara-marii.blogspot.com/2014/11/nov112014-wonder.html"><b>click here</b></a> my last job was sooo time-consuming, full of pressure and kinda stressing me out every month. Like, <i>every</i>. Yeah, that`s how marketing goes. How much money you could earn by the end of the month depends on your efforts to make sales EVERY MONTH. Haha!</div>
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Either way, it`s my own decision to leave now and i think it`s a perfect time for me to quit and to leave my comfort zone. Life must goes on~ as i wouldn`t have had many times for my free time such as holiday and other self development thingies i have been planning to do if i had stayed there. haha.<br />
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Oh yeah, and for the update from my previous post also, <b><a href="http://dorara-marii.blogspot.com/2014/11/nov112014-wonder.html">click here</a></b> about the Japan thing. So. Basically my dad already approves of me going there :') <b>YEY!<i> (Thanks a lot dad you're the best. I love you so muuuch)</i></b> Well, it just leaves me to take care of the registration process and all and i`m ready to go. The plan is to go there by june. This year. Hopefully i will be okay :') Oh, God bless me. Japan, wait for me :) I will definitely write about this anytime soon.</div>
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That`s all for the update of my situation right now. And the reason why i am writing this post right now is i just learned something very important that i wanted to share with you all. <b>Beginning with some quotes i took randomly from God-knows-where :</b></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><b>1 . </b>"<b>You'll end up real disappointed if you grow up thinking</b></span><b> <i>everyone has the same heart as you do</i></b><span style="font-style: italic;">."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2. </b> "<b>You don`t ever have to feel guilty about removing toxic people from your life</b>. It doesn`t matter whether someone is a relative, romantic interest, employer, childhood friend, or a new acquaintance - You don`t have to make room for people who cause you pain or make you feel small. It`s one thing if a person owns up to their own behavior and makes an effort to change. But if a person disregards your feelings, ignores your boundaries and continues to treat you in a harmful way, <b>they need to go</b>."</i></span><br />
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Okay. So basically, <b><span style="color: blue;">quote number 1</span></b> is what i`ve been doing all this time. I tend to believe that people i meet (<i>who leaves a nice impression already yah, if they have some kind of bad impressions from first and it continues, of course i already get my alerts on and try my best to leave them, like i`m not that stupid ha</i>) are kind and mean no harm. I got no bad intention to others and<b> i always believe that obviously others will, or at least, should, too.</b> I mean, if i treat you right, i assume that you will do me the same. I would feel bad to myself to hurt people or asking for others' right. I mean, duh, why should i? It just never feels right for me. And so, i thought everybody i know would/ SHOULD think the same way like me. </div>
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Ok, this is both good and bad thing. I trust and feel pity to people easily. Like, very easily. I enjoy listening to people's stories. And hearing people's sad stories could make me relate to my life somehow and be more grateful on it. I could understand people's situation more by knowing their conditions. And, if they need something, i would gladly help them if i could. And maybe that`s how i got the good girl image sticking on me everywhere i go.</div>
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The bad thing is, sometimes i help without realizing that some people might only want to take advantage of me and ending up being disappointed after they did something to hurt me, and i would like, "<i>i helped you. but this is how you say thanks?</i>" -_- Ok, this is my weakness. I admit it so bad. I hardly say no, and i would feel bad to reject others. My bad. Maybe that`s how you described <span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: left;">naïve</span>, at least from other's point of view of me. Oh, well....<br />
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One of my very best friend would scold me of being <b>S.T.U.P.I.D (yeah with capslock and bold)</b> every time something like that happens. Sometimes, i do realize the fact that i might ended up disappointed AGAIN if i trust some people AGAIN but yeah, sometimes i choose to trust them again anyway by this line of thinking, "<i>oh, maybe they have changed now</i>" and then, turned out i was...... wrong. lol. It`s always a never-ending cycle for me which is always going on and on for some times.<br />
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On most of the events, i would give people chances again if they seems to be getting better and change their behavior. I mean, if we can all be friends rather than be enemies it would be better, right? And that`s the primary cause why i like to give in to people.<br />
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It sounds like i`m very gullible yeah, but i`m not that stupid, though.<b> I may forgive easily but that doesn`t mean that i forget.</b> And sometimes you might call me too innocent or too honest or whatsoever,<b> but if i REALLY don`t like someone's behavior towards me SO BAD, (<i>i mean, duh it`s already OBVIOUS that i don`t like you, but you still annoy me</i>), i COULD SPIT OUT what i feel about you HONESTLY towards your face and confront you.</b> And don`t be surprised if i did, haha. I mean, if i already give a chance to people, many chances and they keep disappointing me again and again, i would choose to avoid them like i did before :</div>
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So there was this one guy from my last job, i feel pity to him as he doesn`t have parents anymore, live by himself, and so on. I would share my food, treat him sometimes and lend him money and rarely ask for it back before the payday. Actually, he's nice but he got trouble with his big mouth and i really don`t like it. I already talked to him about it many times until after there was this one big turn-out event when i finally think he didn`t deserve my kindness anymore. After that one occassion, i chose not to care anymore, and i really didn`t. Well, i think he already knew where he stood.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">This is where<span style="background-color: white;"> </span><b style="background-color: white;">quote number 2 </b>i wrote above goes. <b>I learned that it`s okay to let go of some negative, toxic people outta your life in order to gain peace.</b> Ok, for me, <b>it`s not that i stopped being nice with him.</b><b> It`s just, i must know how to set my limits and define how much kindness i can still give</b> (my tolerable amount of kindness i`m still willing to give) without expecting nice return anyway and be disappointed again towards some people. </span><br />
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And yeah, i realized it much after i graduated and entering work life, especially after experiencing work as a marketing, a cruel world where it`s a competition every day with your own colleagues to earn as much selling as you can to get <b>much, much, much and much money</b>! (my boss quote, "<i>sales world can change people into a bad person</i>. <i>From sales, you can see a people's true color whether they're real good or not</i>") It's a fact, yo! Like, sales is a game of numbers and commission and that`s what makes your salary for the next month, haha.<br />
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From this job, i learned that many people are not as kind and good as how they look like at first. (<i>at least they are not as good as you think they would at first</i>) Ok, they might leave a friendly, nice impression at your first encounter with them, an impression they wouldn`t leave anymore when it comes to MONEY. Be careful with money cause it`s a sensitive case. Money could really driven you crazy and forget other things, haha. Like, money, money, money~<br />
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*<b>Another back story of how terrible money could have worked over your relationship with your own friend </b>(now becoming ex-friend)<b> :</b><br />
So, there is this one person i secretly admired* (<i>at first. now : haha don`t even ask. SICK OF HIM.</i>) But we are now are not in the states of getting along AT ALL after i`ve already been disappointed real bad. Maybe i expected too much of him. Thought he would be different than the others. It just never crossed my mind for him to ever said something so CRUEL to me and had that kind of thinking towards me. haha. It really hurt me, like so deep. And so, under my disappointment, i hurt him back. And he really hurt, too. We just hurt each other round and round. I feel sorry at first to have said something so bad to him, but i didn`t regret what i have said to him now, tho. He deserved it well. :)<br />
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The only regret i had was if i remembered our moment of laugh, togetherness and friendship we shared back then that just be forgotten just like that after this case had happened like we were strangers. Worse than it, because now we are pretending like we don`t know each other. At all. Like a couple of ex boyfriend and girlfriend. HAHA. And it`s not a-so-comfortable-situation when you will still have some business to do over his place. haha. But whatever. Maybe it`s better this way and loook at how sensitive you are, money.<br />
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But maybe it just meant to happen. I mean, if it hadn`t happened, i would have never known about his true self. Thank you God for making me realize and <b>opening my eyes that have been blinded for so long.</b> I never listened to people saying that he is never as kind as i thought before, i chose to deafen my ear and trust my emotion and playing with feelings instead and so here we are.<br />
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<i><span style="color: blue;">Then we met again, </span></i><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">quote number 2! ^^,</i><i> bye bye, you, <b>hypocrite people</b> who taught people to be positive and be grateful, bla bla bla but are negative himself. Already sick of your bullshit. Maybe it would be best for you to just throw away your many motivation books to the trashbin. (Cause it`s where they belong as it's not applicable for you and your doing). Who mentions others mistakes but not mirroring first. Who are attention-seeker in front of everyone, wanting to be the perfect one by bringing others down. Just realized it now after months in pretending not realizing.</i><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i><i><b>Well, so shame on you now. </b></i></span></span><i><span style="color: blue;"><b>Only hoping that God will bless you for what you are, for your two-faced life and self-righteousness :) Karma is right there, my friend.</b></span></i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">From that case that just had happened to me, if think it through, the primary cause of the case (the fight and argument we had that made us hurting and hating each other every turn) </span><span style="background-color: white;">was caused by my very high expectation towards him.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> Like i said before, i expected him to somehow understand my situation. While in the reality, it was not always like that, when it`s already connected with money. So, you never saw that coming before. But when you already had that high expectation towards someone from the very first moment and it turned out that it didn`t come true, get ready to be (first), disappointed and... hurting (denial stage, because you still don`t want to believe it).... and hating (It`s true, fact and now you hate him).</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><br /></span><span style="color: blue;">Btw, if you are reading this, me is still waiting for you and your promise about the money thingy lohhh. Please do make me the favor. I am still waiting because it`s you and your own words who made me wait. Don`t make me laugh after saying those "kind" words and you're just gonna walk away and eat your words now???! HAHA. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">If you didn`t have enough money, or wanted some parts of the money, or whatever the reason was, you could have just told me honestly IN A NICE WAY, and i would understand because money needs are very natural these days. But no need to hurt and spitting out those words please. So i wouldn`t be running out of patience and curse you too cause it`s real no fun. And maybe i would be glad to gave away those money which was supposed to be mine and considered it as a blessing for you from the very first instead of hurting each other like this :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"> "You can be friends with people you met in your job. After a while, after spending so much time working and stressing together, it is only natural if you become comfortable with them as they will be the one you meet more constantly rather than your family. You can hang out with them after work, and sooner or later, they will be the place for you to share your thoughts too, whether it is work-related or personal matter which will makes your friendship worth much more than just your-usual-officemate-where-you-only-meet-at-the-office. (and after that, bye bye, lol.) You are welcome to be comfortable with some people and then trust them. But not too much. You still have to define and separate what you could told others freely, and what you couldn`t. Never, ever opening up to people too much and tell people too many things about yourself, about other people, about your life, (especially if it`s your weakness), or your personal matter <b>wherever you work.</b> "</span><br />
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Ok, let's say you have a friend named O. You believe in him and you told him anything. Soon, you get some problems with him regarding work matters. And then, both of you are trapped into a fierce argument where no one would hold back and say sorry. It is then a cease-fire situation already.<br />
<i>And who knows if your dearest-friend, O <u>won`t stab you from your back</u></i> by EITHER telling all your unrelated-weaknesses* OR by telling people what you said/gossiped with him (<i><u>of course with extra seasoning to heat the stove</u></i>)** you have told O by your very trust and connected it skillfully with the mistakes you might made in order to get support from the-unrelated-party to make O feels good about himself.. heheeee.. And putting you into the suspect chair here which will, really, put you into the disadvantage. Then.. Believe me, <b>O will become the winner by vote</b>.***<br />
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*e. g : she comes from a broken-home family, no wonder she is that uncivilized or, she ever got trouble with our boss, or, you know, she is not a virgin anymore, or anything.<br />
**e. g : you know, she badmouthed you before. She said you were so annoying and troublesome, or I heard she talk bad about you many times, be careful with her. She is not as innocent as you think before, or anything like that.<br />
*** <b>winner by vote :</b> the term i created myself to describe a condition when there was an argument / a fight / whatsoever, and majority of people would choose to defend one side much better <b>without knowing the background of the story <u>objectively from both sides</u> first</b>, but rather because that people are so much better at appearance, or at seeking attention or in pretension or in making friends and are much closer to them, or anything, so then they got free supporters or you could say <b>citizens</b>, to defend them and helping them attacking the other one, <u>with pleasure</u>. <b><span style="color: blue;">Like, how easy it is for people to get provoked, aren`t they? :)</span></b><br />
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When you`re already entering work life, like it or not, be ready to compete with everyone else where it is okay to be selfish and individual. It is already common for friends eating friends. By human nature, we all want some sort of appreciation of ourselves, want to always look good in front of others, and we don`t like to be blamed. <u>And by doing so, the easiest way is to point out others mistakes to hide ours. It is that simple that sometimes we forget too look into ourselves.</u><i><span style="color: blue;"> And in the reality is, the one who will always win in front of boss is the one who is better at seeking attention and play-it-sweet and smart in front of everyone</span></i> but don`t expect them not to backstab at the end. Hehehehe... Trust me, cause i`ve seen people like that. <br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Well, i guess you can`t always expect to have friendship as good, innocent and naive as friends you had back then in your school days when what you just have to think about for tomorrow was your homework. You needn`t to</span><span style="color: blue;"> think really hard about yourself, <u>yet</u>. But even in school life, there were also some people who would do literally, anything to get good scores, right? So, hehehe.. :)</span><br />
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Ok, in your defense, maybe some of you could say, nah, we are not like that. We are team player. We are a second family or blah, blah, blah. Yeah, save your team player or family thingy for yourselves, <u>but saying not hypocritically</u>, <span style="color: blue;">we all will put our attention to ourself first, rather than team, <b>on most conditions,</b> right? </span>Right?<br />
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<b>A little OOT here but </b>if i looked back, it is pretty surprising now how i could survived in my last job as a educational consultant or you might say "<i>sales in disguise</i>" (lol). Actually, i don`t have any background or experience in sales before. If you read and follow my blog, you must know that i earn bachelor of economic degree, which has very different line of work where we play with numbers and data, back at the office, not actively looking for customers in the front line. lol.<br />
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Like, seriously, i have never been confident in selling something before as i don`t describe myself as either <i>sweet-talker-type </i>or a <i>real pushy </i>sales people. I`m not that<i> </i>persuasive and agressive enough to convince people into buying something. Plus! I`m not that <i>sanguine</i> kind of people whom you could easily mingle with when you first met them. I`m more of a <i>melancholic </i>person based on my test of personality and on my personal judgement of myself, haha. When people first saw me, most of them will be thinking that i am either arrogant or shy. Haha -_- I get pessimistic and lacking of confidence to get to know new people most of the event. But hey, believe it or not, i could be super friendly and very talkactive with you but i <b>usually*</b> need more than just <i>one-short-encounter</i> to be crazy and talk a lot with you about anything. XD<br />
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Ok, now, in case you don`t know, my last work consist of selling english course product. (<i>well, not exactly a product because you can`t really see it, so let`s just say we sell servic</i>e) when sometimes we must work <strike>in pretension</strike> (haha) as if we care for people's future if they don`t learn english right away. We do some sort of digging of the prospect first. We must know precisely about our prospects, their backgrounds, like education background, where do they live, and what is their job. It's important because we need to know if they`re capable of buying our course (<i>like, could they afford it or not? which is a very big question of the day in marketing XD</i>) which could be considered somewhat expensive to some people and<u> it`s always on us to convince them that it may be expensive but it`s worth it.</u> haha.!<br />
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We listen, listen, and listen to people's stories, their background, etc (<i>call us consultant</i>) and then we do all those friendly chit-chat (<i>to break the ice first</i>) continues with that like-we-care-presentations in disguise<i> </i>but persuasive enough to point out why they should learn english NOW (<i>hey, create their urgency</i>) and blah blah blah, and this is what you got and your benefit of learning here (<i>a.k.a why our english course is better than the others</i>), until that moment when we finally presented what we called the normal price (<i>and shocked them to death, lol because our english course is considered to be <u>ultra-expensive</u>, at least compared to our competitors</i>) until the promotion price privileged (<i>only for your first visit here</i>) showed up, LOL. You could get this special price with bonus levels only on <u>one condition</u>, THAT, if you registered NOW, NOT LATER, which you will regret if you don`t take the chance : NOW, and thus, will led (<i><strike>or force?</strike></i>) them into their impulsive decision to pay for the course NOW (<i>if it`s possible</i>) and directly becoming a student after only one presentation! HAHA! GOTCHA! (<i><u>Now that's the ideal one. If only all prospects were like that, i would be very rich, lol</u></i>). Now that's marketing trick. Yeah, sales will be sales haha. Thanks God, it`s actually more <i>soft-selling</i> rather than let's say, credit card sales or insurance agent where it`s very obvious that you are selling something. haha!<br />
(haha. I just revealed our sample of marketing tricks here. lol.)<br />
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Every time i got prospects, i usually spent a lot of time just to chat with them, (<i>if i feel they are pretty open people yah</i>), we could talk about many other random things other than english-related that comes into my mind. I would <i><u>mostly</u></i> listen every times and let them talk, talk and talk and give them feed back and ask again, and let them <i>story-telling</i> me again and (<i><strike>sometimes pretend, lol</strike></i><strike>)</strike> showed them that i`m interested in what they're talking about. I could spent much more than just-a-one-hour-presentation with one prospect. I mean, the more they tell stories, the more they will trust me, right? It could make everything easier if we already feel connected with the prospect so i don`t jump right in into the product presentation and <u>especially</u> PRICING PART too fast. So it wouldn`t look like i only want your money. (<i>Although, it`s always about money at the end of the day, lol</i>). Btw, i always had this <i>deg-deg-deg/dag-dig-dug</i> feeling, kinda worry and nervous feeling whenever i show people our price list, haha. I always wondered if they thought our price was too expensive or maybe unaffordable to them ;(<br />
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Nah, that's where i relate my personality to this job. My boss said that it could be my positive side that when people think that i`m nice and looks somewhat innocent (?), people could easily trust me more, that i`m not trying to trick/trap them. But it has some kind of backlash though. I`m having a REAL hard time to convince people who likes to make a bid, bid, and bid and pushing me for more and more bonuses or discounts! Like, Seriously!!! Gimme a break already! We are not traditional market! (FYI : The case i wrote down earlier for case for quote number 7 was caused by THIS)!!! SUPER HATE THAT MISTER! ERRRRR<br />
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Well, either way, i get by anyway. I never sell less than 100 millions per month. I could earn pretty much more money from this job than other of my fresh graduate's friends who took accounting job fields. I have been choosen as Top 3 Educational Consultant from whole centers in Indonesia once (<i>in December 2014, just one month before i choose to resigned</i>). It is one of a great achievement for me, like i never know that i could make it now considering of my passive personality i described earlier, haha! (<i>even one of my best friend surprised when she first knew that i worked as a marketing, she said that it's really out of my image and it didn`t really suit me, lol</i>). And so, i proved it to them, as well.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I really did feel grateful to have worked as a marketing team. I mean, it`s more fun (<i>sometimes, lol</i>) active, and challenging, not as boring as working at the office as i experienced before. I learned to work under real pressure, handling target each month. I learned how to handle people, the way i talk with people and understanding how to communicate and put yourself along with different types of people from high school students until workers (<i>professionals</i>). I learned how to deal with objections and customer's complaints. I learned to work together with your co-workers with all of our differences. <b><i>And learned the hard way that you will see people's true color when money's involved. </i> :)</b></span><br />
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So basically, i have gained a lot of new experiences by working there i wouldn`t have found if i was stucking myself at accounting job. Still, i`m not the best of the best in terms of selling, there are other people who are waaaaayyyyy better. But at least i don`t disappoint myself. Like, i quit this job not because i can`t sell. And i could walk away with pride. haha.<br />
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I remembered, by my last day on my last work last january (exactly the 31st),
my boss gave me her last advice for me like, "<i>i know, you are one kind and
innocent person, but that doesn`t mean that everyone else around you is. You
have to know how to differentiate it. One thing you should remember, whatever
paths you may choose after this, either continuing your education or work at
another place, you shouldn`t let any people take you for granted. Have you ever
feel betrayed and hurt because of that? Because i have and it doesn`t feel
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<b>So, above all those back stories i have written, these are what i learned :</b><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Never, ever trust people easily. I mean, being nice is good, very good. But always know your limit and where you stand. And never let your guard down if you just know people for a short moment. <b>Or you're thinking you know them and </b><u style="font-weight: bold;">feeling like they are a good people because you only see the good in them?</u><b> Remember this : </b><i>P</i><i>eople are layers to layers. We got both good and bad sides resides in ourselves. The good sides on the surface</i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i>, (to point out our image we want to show in front of others), and the bad sides within, obviously. So, if you never see people's bad side and what`s really deep down there, meaning : </i><b style="font-style: italic;">you don`t them THAT much. ---- btw me create this one myself, tee-hee. Touching? lol. </b></span><span style="color: blue;">Never, ever, give them 100% of your trust, or you'll regret it later, like </span><b style="color: blue;">quote number 5</b><span style="color: blue;">. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Never </span><span style="color: blue;">get involved too much just out of pity. (if you haven`t known them for so well, especially). </span><span style="color: blue;">Cause you will never know what`s in people's hearts. They could possibly in pretense of being nice to get your trust and once they get it, they will easily throw it away and backstab you. It`s different than having negative thoughts towards people, but it's just a matter of precaution because it is only natural if you don`t want to be friends with those who already have bad motives towards you or only want to take advantage of you. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">You gotta be careful outta some people. How's the sign to knew if he/she was a bad people or not? Well, ask yourself. Do you feel comfy when you are with them? </span><span style="color: blue;">I realized this much because human being are already be gifted with instinct. Survival instinct, that is. Like, natural alarm. </span><span style="color: blue;">When you're already alarmed and your heart starts to question their kindness, be vigilant!<b> Cause, there are too many manipulatives, </b></span><b><i style="color: blue;">two-faced</i><span style="color: blue;"> people swarming out there these days. It`s real hard and very rare to find a real, loyal people. So if you already find one, treasure them. :)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;"><u>Ok, me myself is never and will not be a saint, but the least i could do is always trying to be REAL and NICE towards others if i could. :)</u></span></b><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">And, one more advice to say here. <b>Always, always and always trust what your heart, inner heart says.</b> Once, my professor while i was in university life in one of his lectures said something like, <u>"</u></span><u><b style="color: blue;"><i>Before you do something, ask your heart. Do it ONLY</i></b><i style="color: blue;"><b> if it does feel right to you. if it doesn`t, don`t</b></i><span style="color: blue;">." </span></u><br />
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*<b>Update :</b> It took me approximately eighteen hours (?) already to finish this post up to this long. fiuuhhh. Like, finally. I don`t know, maybe this is the longest post i`ve ever made in this blog? I really gave it a deep, hard thought to every stories i wrote here, and really trying my best to write down every sentences in a correct grammar (based on my knowledge) and easy-to-understand words. (Believe it or not!)<br />
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Okay, never thought that this post would be this longgggg and so deep and so philosophical. Haha! It`s really unplanned. The initial plan was to write down some quotes i found which could be relatable to some of my stories, but ending up i wrote much more than that (shares some of my working experiences as well haha).<br />
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*And this is for people who are reading this and kinda feel offended in some ways, then i could safely assumed that you are the people i am talking about and here hoping you'd understand what i wrote. haha! No hard feelings, okay? I just write down what i never talk to you with. Cause i think i am muuuch better at writing than speaking, really. With words, i am able to express my feelings more freely that i never will when i have to speak. (<i>hidden talent spotted : maybe i should be a novelist after all? lol</i>)<br />
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Like, i have the right to write anything i want to share, right? (<i>as long as it doesn`t violate rules, i don`t really mention any names nor places here, right?</i> How kind of me, shud thank me one million times :P) And hey, that`s the use of a blog, an online diary where everyone who wants to read could access it publicly which offers easiness in writing so you could just write whatever cross your mind at one time and then at another time, you could just go back to re-read what you`ve written so far and adding up something again if you feel like it too... I go for this easy-editing feature much, FYI as i think i`m kinda perfectionist person. Tee hee!~<br />
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Whatever, you could also bad mouthed me back there if you want to, but i won`t care anymore as i already quit, and my times would be so much wasted to bother with you again NOW, haha. I do it here, to make it more, ellegantly, and would last longer (even for forever) than your gossipy mouth. :P This is the perfect revenge for me now and after this, will let karma works for you, my friend. :) Take care there. hihi.<br />
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Btw, hope the quotes and the stories i`ve shared could be useful for all of you who are reading this and experiencing the same struggles. ^^<br />
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SO, BYE? :P<br />
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Not a bye-bye yet<br />
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Because there is a :<br />
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<b><i>LAST QUOTE FROM ME :</i></b><br />
I promise this would be the very last from this post, (hehe) as i am going to sleep after this. My last update is on friday, february 13rd, at 5.00Am already? T.T.. Oh no, everyone would wake up very soon, my sister and brother will go to school and all i wanna do is going to sleep. :(<br />
<b><br />AND HERE IT IS, presenting Ms. TAYLOR SWIFT (T.S), my favorite singer, EVER!!!</b><br />
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It`s now 1.25 AM and the clock is ticking near me, and i`m sitting right here in front of the computer. It`s not day off anymore, not sunday. Now is already monday, i guess..<br />
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And now just found myself stumbled accross my abandoned blog again and kinda having some urge to write down my random thoughts and wonder right now.<br />
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You know, they said that once you finished up your whole obligatory education level (as it is min 12 years of study), that`s the moment that you`d feel yourself lost of what to do next. And that`s exactly what`s happening to me right now.</div>
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I don`t know, i`m just so fed-up with my life recently and feel like i've been living a boring, clueless life. Maybe it`s a normal phase for every fresh-graduate would experience. Hmmm... After you finished your education and already earned your finally-awaited-bachelor-degree, yeah. Now what should you do after this? Okay. Some of you might say, find a proper job based on your degree and working. Or, you might continue your education to get master degree, or maybe just helping with your parent's business or maybe just get married? lol.</div>
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When i start entering work life, i started to lose direction. I don`t have any target like some of my friends, like, "oohh, i must work at that company" or "i will/must be this", or "i will go there/take it as my major to continue my education to get master degree." or like "i will be going to .... afterwards to take language school" Well... I just don`t have any proper plan of what should i do after i graduated like that and<i><b> i`ve been just going with the flow all this time, i guess</b></i>. Like, of course, naturally, (like most of my friends, too), after you graduated, say, if you don`t have any other plan of what would you do after, you must seek for a job, right?</div>
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Okay, in my case is, i already have a job right now. But! I feel like i`m just living my daily life in boredom. It's just,<b> i`m not satisfied with what i am, what i have, with the life i`ve been living right now</b>. I don`t have any imagination or any clear vision of what will i be in like, next-five-year-term? Or what could i achieve from this job for my future as i couldn`t even imagine myself could stand working in this place for a long-term basis. haha!</div>
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*Oh yeah, as some of you might or might not know, i`m not working as an auditor anymore since last May 2014. As per now, i have been working at wallstreet, where i took my english course, not as a teacher though coz i`m not good at teaching as i`m very impatient to slow people and not that confident myself to be able to teach as i`m still learning here lol, but as a Educational Consultant. </div>
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Yeah, "consultant". Does it sound cool to you? Believe me, it's not. lol........Well, for me, the salary is pretty fair compared to my previous job and what proud me most is i could earn much more here than most of other fresh-graduates friends from the same university and major. And what i like most about this job is the location! It is near from my house (very important), it only takes a 10-minute-ride which makes me really happy as i`m not a fan of Jakarta's traffic jam. The shift here is mostly afternoon shift that makes me more grateful cause i`m so-not a morning person :P </div>
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Yeah i know, you should be grateful, at least you get a job. At least you already got your bachelor degree. Many people want to go to school but they can`t because they are poor. Many people is unemployed. Many people want to work but they just can`t or don`t get the job. yea i know i know...... Enough said!</div>
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I spent most of my time working at the office (like, of course) and sometimes if the time is matched, i could go hang out with friends at mall or just chit chatting at a restaurant, or watching movies and also spent it with my family and go to the temple. Yeah i could get a pretty high amount of money each month, but just that. I don`t feel vibrant, i have no whatsoever future purpose of this job, with no passion, and nothing new going on, which concludes it all into one word : "bored"</div>
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*feels like this verse of Demi Lovato's song titled <b>BELIEVE IN ME</b> really caught my condition right now :')</div>
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It's like, i don`t have any clear target for the future anymore like what i did in school life. Like when i first entered college life back then, i already imagined and have a target along those years to study well, so i could graduate as soon as possible, as it is 3,5 years for my major. And yeah i did that. </div>
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Well, maybe when you are still in school days, your responsibility is just only to study well, and earn a bachelor degree (whatever it is) to make your parents proud and happy. And that`s that. You don`t need to think further than that for your future or maybe, just haven`t yet. :)</div>
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Or maybe if i wanted to trace it back to the beginning of my<i> <b>just-going-with-the-flow-personality</b></i><b>, </b>maaaybe my mistake was choosing accounting as my major for my bachelor degree! lol!<br />
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Just remembered back then, when i was in my third year of high school when you had to prepare for university test and also decide which university and what major you would take. Honestly i didn`t have any real preference. I was thinking to take japanese literature at first when my dad and people around me keep saying something like, "what job will you get if you study that?" and yeah that thought just went away. And well, yeah i chose accounting because i took social major and most of my friends chose accounting or management and since i`m not interested in science or to be a doctor, architect or something like that, and i don`t mind with accounting subject at school, i mean i`m fine with studying accounting and well............................guess you can`t turn back time, right? haha! But i really don`t have any regret about choosing that major and uni as i find many friends, and few of them become my best friends for life. :)</div>
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That is, the thoughts of going out of this country and living abroad comes. I wanna seek more color to my life and get some experience while i was still young (?) :P</div>
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Got some thoughts randomly about going to Japan to take a language course there and looking for a proper job there after. (as i love japan so much, you can tell from many of my late post on this blog)</div>
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But another worry comes from my dad and a lot of people around me<br />
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(will continue tomorrow or later for sure, its already 2.40 AM and i`m so sleepy my eyes can barely stay opened. feel dizzy.. i have a lot of work to do tomorrow)</div>
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First of all, i`m sure you all who are reading my blog right now must know who is <b><a href="https://www.google.co.id/search?newwindow=1&site=&source=hp&q=taylor+swift&oq=taylor+swift&gs_l=hp.3..0l10.2122.3956.0.4705.13.5.0.8.8.0.666.970.0j2j5-1.3.0....0...1c.1.48.hp..3.10.365.0.lNP-sdTF_Bw">Taylor Swift</a></b>, right? right?A young, beautiful, and talented musician and singer, especially in country music who have won many awards and popular with her specialty in writing story-telling songs.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here it is. Say hello to the beautiful Ms.Swift</td></tr>
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I admire her so much, how she is able to turns her problems, her life, her love stories into lyrics, usually narrative one which could give us so much detail about what`s her story in that particular song yet comes up with beautiful tune and melody which can be relatable to our life somehow. Not many people could easily do that. I mean, if it was me, if i had a terrible love relationship, like i was dumped or something, i'd prefer not to talk about it much out of embarrassment and all. Even not many people are dare to publicize their personal life. But she is different. She is strong and brave. She takes her bad experiences and depression in life as a weapon to talks about what she wants and feels. And in her case, she turns it all into a lyric with so much emotions and feelings pouring inside it which is then becoming a song. And that's how she made her name. Plus, she can play many instruments too such as guitar, banjo and ukulele. Plus plus plus, she is way toooo beautiful, tall and fashionable. She's got those perfect girl materials! If she wasn`t a singer, i think she could become a model easily. And she (may be) the prettiest western singer EVER! <i>(IMO up till now)</i><br />
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I`ve been loving Taylor since late 2010 i think. I remember perfectly that her first song i ever heard was Love Story when i went karaoke-ing with my high school friends. I did heard the song somewhat before as it was used as a soundtrack at a scene on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wh3x5HpDz4"><b>Letters to Juliet</b></a>, a movie that was played in the cinemas back there, but i didn`t know who sing it before. The song was surely fits the movie, with the same romeo and juliet theme. And I fell in love with her instantly that time as i looked at that song's MV as Taylor looked so pretty like a barbie in there.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is her in Love Story MV. SO DREAMY right?<br />
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After that one moment, i began to find out more information about her, to get to know her better and also got to know her other songs and been adoring her since. I could listened carefully to her songs, digested the lyrics, and trying to get the meaning and feeling inside each song as each one of it are so personal and some are relatable to me somehow. Her songs is on the playlist in my cell most time and i never get bored of it to the point that one of my friend and my bro or sis i forgot even said something like "You don't have any other songs in your cell other than Taylor's, do you?" LOL. And sometimes i would karaoke-ing by myself, and trying to made up such expression and gestures while acted as if i was performing that song live (of course in the bathroom, duh). Haha! Whatever, i just love Taylor Swift. She is my girl crush, ever :3<br />
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So, up till now, Taylor has already released 4 albums. Her latest album which was released on late 2012, was called<span style="color: red;"> <b>RED </b></span>and this time, she finally included my country, INDONESIA on the last leg of her RED TOUR. I heard that after red tour asia was finished, then the red tour was over, meaning there were no more red tour. And she will be preparing new songs for her new, fifth album alright, all over again that is said to be due later this year. Is it her fifth album already? How time flies so fast :') I am looking forward for fifth album to be released but bye bye <span style="color: red;">RED </span>era, as you will be missed :')<br />
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YEAH! IT WAS REALLY HAPPENING! After first heard the news that Taylor was officially gonna come, and felt sure it was not a hoax after seeing official Taylor Swift video on youtube where she clearly said herself that she put Jakarta under her schedule of her red tour asia, i felt so excited that i always rambled to my friends and family about how i wanted to go to the concert so badly. And i always felt some kind of excitement feeling whenever i watched cornetto ice cream taylor swift edition ad being on air on TV which was featuring small part of taylor's red tour concert. I love how they used <span style="color: red;">RED</span> as the background song on the ad. "<span style="color: red;">Loving him was red</span>~~~" SO IT WAS HAPPENING~ i repeat, IT WAS HAPPENING~<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long awaited RED TOUR, was Officially here like Woo to the Hoo~<br />
<i><b>It was rare, i was there, and i remember it ALL TOO WELL~~</b></i></td></tr>
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So then, i also bought those cornetto ice creams, intensely. Of course, i didn`t eat those much all by myself, i bought 3-5 per time and shared it with my friends or bro and sis to collect the codes that may be hidden in some of the ice creams. I have bought it about 30-40 in total as Corrnetto was the sponsor on the RED TOUR ASIA so that if your ice cream had a code in it, you could accumulate the codes you gathered to later exchange it with Taylor Swift's merchandises with several codes. Plus, you also got a chance to win lucky draw prizes. Unfortunately, i didn`t win any of it :( Yeah, figures. As i know i`m not that lucky as i never win any lotteries or anything like that T_T. I actually wished to get meet and greet the most since it was not for sale. (hey! i already had dreamt about meeting Taylor in person, greet her, and taking selfies with her to post it into my social medias! xixixi) although i already knew from the start that it was almost impossible as the odds were very slim since it was only limited for 15 super-lucky people. But dreams are legal, right? :') A good way to do promotion and take advantage of fans to buy a lot and a lot of your products, Cornetto!<br />
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Anyways, Indonesia was the third out of seven countries she visited on her RED TOUR ASIA along with (in order) China, Japan, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. (Sadly, the concert in Thailand was cancelled. I heard it was due to some politic problems or something. Poor thai's swifties T_T But Taylor's party already compensated it by adding second concert at Singapore again after Malaysia that was especially directed for Thai's swifties :D).<br />
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The concert in Indonesia itself was held in the capital city in Jakarta, (luckily, i live in Jakarta yeay~XD) on Mata Elang International Stadium, Ancol, north jakarta on June 4th, 2014. (Luckily again, my house is also in north jakarta..then not so far from the venue. Tee hee again~XD) The tickets are pretty pricey, though. The tickets was ranged from IDR 800,000 to IDR 4,000,000. I chose to bought the festival ticket, standing one because it would be positioned right in front of the stage, which was costed IDR 1,250,000.<br />
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To get on hand on that ticket, well, it was not without trouble, tho... ...........<br />
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<b>A ticket that i got with SO MUCH STRUGGLE <i>(i literally meant it)</i></b><br />
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<strike>It was such a struggle and took on a lot of efforts to finally be able got my hand on that ticket. Well, i went through some problems.. that mostly due to my carelessness and naivety -_-"" It will be a long story itself if i had to write the full chronology.. So i'll be just brief here.</strike><br />
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And FYI, i am not a fan of watching concert or anything live. Cause my argument was always was, if you could watch it in TV or in youtube peacefully at home, why would you choose to be swarming, flocking around in a crowd? Not to mention the queue in buying the ticket, the queue again in entering the venue of the concert, let alone the heat and all the money, time and energy you wasted. So, the idea of going to a concert seems pretty tiring and meaningless to me. But, i don`t know why after heard that Taylor would gonna come here, i decided straightly that time that i must go to her concert whatever it takes. I wanna see her live as her red tour concert in America i could only watched in youtube seemed so entertaining with big stage and screen, catchy costumes, great act stages performance and all. Plus, her concert was always pretty much sold-out. So it must have been sooo incredible! Besides, i wanted to know what it would felt like to watch your idol, up there alive, as i has never been to the concert before.</div>
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So, going to the RED TOUR was officially becoming my first concert EVER! And i`m happy with it. Seeing Taylor right in front of your eyes? AMAZING! She was absolutely and perfectly still beautiful-looking even though being seen from any different angles! Just... perfect! I love the way she walked and acted around the stage, how she flipped her hair over song, how she looked around while <b>made those smile </b>when everybody were cheering and screaming at her. She is amazingly talented and a great performer. She could sing, play few musical instruments, dance and act around. I pretty much enjoyed the concert by jumping and singing around that makes me forget much about my surroundings. I had so much FUN that night! <i>That night will be remembered</i>~~ But maybe because it was Taylor and i`m a big fan of her? XD coz for now, i couldn`t imagine of going to another artist's concert other than Taylor Swift's.<br />
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If Taylor comes to Indonesia again later for her tour on her upcoming fifth album, i will definitely come again! After (could only) seeing the records on my phone and youtube, my bro said that he wanted to come to the concert too if Taylor comes again here someday :p Yeay, got a company this time~~ And i wanna make sure to be at the very front row standing near the stage next time so that i will be able to see her closer and not be blocked by people holding cell phones and lightsticks and all in front of me. No border between me and Taylor except the fence's stage. fufufu. And i really wished i could get a chance to personally meet her next time// I`m waiting for you, Tay~!!!<br />
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<i>SO THEN, i was finally be able to watch my favorite singer EVER live! WOO-HOO~</i><br />
<b>Then, how was the concert? <span style="color: red;">ARE YOU READY TO PAINT THE TOWN RED? </span></b>Below are a lil sneak peek for the #REDTOURJAKARTA2014 last june 4th :p<br />
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meet a lot of different people. Some you only know. Some you meet and become
your acquaintances. Some were close enough to hang out with you. Some shares a
more deeper bonds with you. But only few who are still willing to be by your
side whatever happened, helping you without asking anything in return and stays in your heart as your true friend as "friend" may come into your life and then go before you know it but "true friend" stays
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least form of gratitude i can do for them, my next or next or next posts ahead
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very well and vice versa. The kind of friend who will always be by your side
not only when you’re up, but also when you’re down. The one who puts a lot of
efforts to help you as they could. And.. No further explanation needed here to
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<span class="fullpost">Yeah i finally made a coming back to this blog! *hip hip hoorayyy* </span><br />
Do you miss me? :) Eh, sorry don`t have to ask that obvious answer to that question! I know i`m lovable enough to be missed. *gyaaa* XD *forgive my overconfidence. hehe. ...<br />
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<span class="fullpost">It`s been like, 1 year and more already since my previous post (about the flood? check it just now. wow.). and i also wrote in some posts before that i will make a full story about my first trip to japan last december (<strong>2012</strong>)? in my upcoming post. lol (and its already like, mid april <strong>2014</strong> now ...)!!</span><br />
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How time flies.. :0 And i haven`t updated this blog ever since. fiiuuhh. (Excuse my busyness to be blamed lol.) and really, i don`t know why, but suddenly, i just find the urge to write down something here! as i finally find the <strike>chance</strike> will to update this blog after being abandoned that long. hahaha. Forgive me, my blog. uhuhuhu. ;_;<br />
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So, as you might or might not know, ehm..<br />
so many things have happened between my last post till now, well, yeah, logically. I will write down few drastically? changes in my life here for your information! How kind i am? *proud of myself* Please use this information properly in your benefit. lol.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">1.</span> Like, i`ve just already graduated from my university last january! Can you imagine that? I`m officially an economic bachelor<strong> ..now</strong>.! I can put additional title behind my name, hoho! Like, how cool is that? It's super coooooooooool, you know! *not so officially though, still waiting for the graduation in next may 17 anyway* but! it feels like : woohoooooo~! Just can`t imagine now how i could finally finished those time-wasting and pressuring thesis (SKRIPSI!) just in time that was barely unthinkable before~! (congratulating my awesome-self XD~).<br />
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<span style="color: red;">2. </span>And! i`m already got a job as an external auditor in one of the public accountant company with i think, a pretty decent salary for starter, yeah for fresh graduate like me! hehe!<strike> Now i have additional money to spent around</strike> (no!) but, in my real honesty, my job now is taking pretty much time of mine, as expected of the risk of being an office slave :( well, just will give it a try here to know how it feels like to work and earn money by yourself (so, you can appreciate your parents more?) and to see how long i can last! *don`t feel like working as an OL (office lady) in this office or another office forever though, prefer to have my own business and become a boss yea!* my dream is higher than this and i hope its not just a mere dream and can be achieveable someday,.... later on,.... or maybe if God loves me and fate says so........ *sudden melancholic mood*~ 0:) <br />
Ok, enough with the ranting here, what i`m trying to say is, you might say that i`m basically a busy people! lol.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">3.</span> And.. *again*..actually i`ve visited Japan again for the second time last December 2013! Hehehe! What a nice, lovely, and unforgettable country it is! Such a bliss, yes? :p okay, just to make it quick here, i will tell you a super good news~ that! i will post the story about my trip JAPAN in separated post (<strike>if im not lazy)</strike> later on, because if i am already in the mood to write about it, it will be super long and very detailed. Woohoo!~ You must be so happy!! lol. ahahaha.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">4.</span> I have already stopped one of my hobby, that is, cosplaying.<br />
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<i>If you don`t know what is cosplay, as maybe it will not so familiar for you who are not a japan lover *like me*, i got two choices for you to continue from here! </i><br />
<i>1. you can google it first and then come back here! just don`t forget to come back, ok? </i><i>and.. </i><br />
<i>2. because i am too kind to be true, i will make it super easier for you, you can just click </i><a href="http://dorara-marii.blogspot.com/2009/11/about-cosplay.html"><b><i>here</i></b></a> <i>and tadaaa....when you come back here, you will be fully knowledgeable about cosplay now! Well, yeah i know everything great is always thanks to me of course, hehe. *lol* </i><br />
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Done? Well, whatever your choice is, i can safely assume that you already have at least a basic knowledge of what i`m about to say here, right? (so i don`t need unnecessary long explanation anymore, as its tiring to re-explain you know! my patient is being tested here and i warn you, it's also have its limit!)<br />
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And well, the number one! reason why i quit cosplaying is because... usual everyday matter, money matter of course.. I may grown up in a quite well-sufficient family but it doesn`t mean that we have an unlimited flow of money, no! As you know, cosplay thingy (like, costumes, wigs, accessories, shoes, bags, weapons, and maybe many more!) can cost you a lot, especially when your reason to cosplay is just to have fun, i mean, just taking pictures and dressing up plus behaving like the characters for personal interest only, without any intention for joining cosplay competition to be the winner to earn champion and win the prize money to make it at least break even *like me*<br />
And well, you can`t just have only one cosplay character to dressed on, right? because it will be very dull and rather boring. And when you see others can have that much costumes to pick, you must have the desire to make any other characters you would like to make it came true in you as well, right? *even if sometimes its just an impulsive, quick desire and you turn out regretting it after that*<br />
And yeah, there you have it! You got the picture now? I mean, what a waste and i just realized it, i made too much cosplay costumes now, (i owned 10, and for senior cosplayers and all, maybe that number is still beyond match, but for me personal, its already many) and the<b> maximal</b> times i wear one cosplay costume for photoshoot or to an event is only total 3 times! That means, some costumes were just used once, or maybe twice and then it get buried in my wardrobe :( uhuhuhu. That explains it now :(<br />
The number two reason besides money maybe because like i have already stated all over this post, i am busy :p. Like, since seventh semester when i started doing my thesis that was taking up my time, energy and mind! till now when i have already had myself a job, that you know, since its already taking up too much time on weekdays (monday till friday), i can barely have enough sleep, i mean a proper rest, real good night sleep and enjoying the beauty of waking up late! So i prefer to spend my only weekend i can have (as sometimes you might do overtime! *working on supposed-to-be free day or holiday with doubled insentive? wooo) to stay up in my bed and chilling, curling out under my warm comfy blanket rather than go to a cosplay event that is usually far away from home, dolls up and walking around all day in costumes, becoming sweaty and all, especially if the cosplay event is the outdoor one, it will be fully heated and crowded with people. ugh! It sounds pretty tiring to present me now. *uhuk uhuk. Yesh, i`m already old now compared than then! like, of course! duh!*<br />
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About this past year, i`ve grown my like to eyeliner! Woohoo to the one who invented it! :') Well, why? As my eyes is my very part of the face that is so..so.... sooooo,.... sooo :(<br />
Ehm! Well, as i was chinese born indonesian, it`s only natural for most of us to have small eyes not mention the monolid that makes my eyes look like this -_-... *even considering to do eyelid operation* ckck.<br />
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With the super power of eyeliner, i could make my eyes look bigger and not look like some kind of dull, tired looking, plain eyes :') now, eyeliner is one of my very essential need as i can`t even go out to a nearby grocery stores without at least a simple line of eyeliner first! I know i depended on it so much, but yeah i can`t help it XD.. Oh yeah, to do list of me now, i`m gonna learn how to use mascara, fake eyelashes and learn how to use softlenses with big diameters instead of glasses! :'D<br />
I can safely say that i could go out without basic make up people usually wear like powder, blush on, lipstick or anything lah but i can`t stand going out without using eyeliner! oh eyeliner i love youuuuu!!~<br />
Super thanks to Angelay, my dearest friend who really forced me to learn how to use eyeliner back then! :p Really thankful yo! if it was not for it, maybe up to this time, i can`t transform to super biggies me? XD<br />
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<span style="color: red;">6.</span> And............. Maybe, just mayybeee i will write some of these stories of mine in these gap of times in more more detail! in my next or next or next posts if i`m not too busy, okay? but just don`t get your hopes up. hahaha! because..you must already know the reason, or if needed although its tiring enough, i will kindly restated again here for you because again, i am just too kind to be true, hehehe. Although you can just figure the reason out already :<br />
I AM <strike>BUSYhhhhhhh</strike> LAZYhhhhhhhh! YEShhhhh! hahaha.<br />
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<b>p.s : </b>please don`t get fed up of <b>my-excessive-narcissism-language-being-abusively-used</b> here in this post! haha. I know it is too much, i realized it so much that it even exaggerating in some way, but i still do it deliberately lol. Cause, well, i`m like, in the mood to make an <strike>unfunny</strike> joke (maybe)? hahaha! Its my blog anyway, so basically i have the right to write down whatever i want here, right? right? hahaha. :P<br />
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Okay, i think that`s it for now. It`s already midnight now. What a long post its been for what the plan is only to write a short, simple post just to mark my comeback to this blog. Oh well, whatever. I have to go to sleep.<br />
Sleepy...sleepy...sleepy...<br />
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It caused great traffic jam everywhere and stopped every economic activity, and make schools and universities must dismiss it students from learning activities for this two days due to the flood that happens in most areas in Jakarta. Even my university must postponed the exams that's supposed to due today for students who take short semester. Little luck in distress for those :p<br />
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Most news in every media, like television, were talking about the flood and it showed people who were walking on the street, with water already about their waist, people who trapped in a traffic jam, can`t back home because the car and public transportation is broken down, so they have to walk, and people whose house is already full of water and have to evacuate. ;:___;:</div>
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Even my brother and sister can`t go back home for the day. They went to school in the morning and because of even worse flood, of course finally the school decided to dismissed all of the students for the day. But unfortunately, road from my house to their school is pretty far and from the news we heard from the television, it can`t be reached by car for now. So, my dad made my driver who was at the store back then to picked up my bro and sis at school and also bought their change clothes, so they will be evacuated to my grandma's house in jatinegara, which is not flooding, luckily. hha.</div>
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Still, one thing i must be grateful the most is, the electricity still remains in my area, North Jakarta. :)) And at least, luckily, my house is still high enough so the water don`t run through my house! Many of my friends and who lives in another area of jakarta, already evacuate because the water already get inside their house and the power's already off, too.</div>
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Look at more pics around my neighborhood, Kelapa Gading Area!<br />
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In 2007's flood, although the electricity's off, i still have lilies, my best friend, who trapped in my house and can`t go back home after school (lol) with her mom and we spent about 3 days with the flood and no electricity at all before she and her mom got picked up by her relatives using cart. LOL. Back then, we were just third year student of junior high school. But now, she's already gone to Australia to continue her study, and i`m still here in jakarta with the flood lol (wrong story x_x)..</div>
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From this incident, societies tend to blame it all to the government, especially "Jokowi", jakarta's new government, and people believes that it is all the government`s responsibility. But let's take a look and think again. Flood is happening in jakarta not just because of the heavy rain, but also because of the blockage of the drainase (water flow) due to the garbages we throw carelessly. I think the responsibility to keep our city clean and taking care of it is our responsibilities, too as a good resident. So, whatever happens, it already happens. May this incident open our eyes to change our habit. It can be started from the simplest things, like, dispose trash in its place. That simple thing can makes big effect if every people do it. :))</div>
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yupp, new spirit for this year ahead and hope good things will happen this year for all of us. :))</div>
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all of these photos were taken anywhere, anytime, as i like it, and all of which were taken from my ipod~hha<br />
just don`t mind my narcism for now 8__8<br />
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okay that`s all for now. i guess i have to sleep now.. u___u"<br />
have a nice day all and see you later in my next post :))<div class="blogger-post-footer">"http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/xTiz" version="RSS" type="rss" title="Marii" text="Marii"/></div>marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01092272314195573605noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882573941796543324.post-24408186150152848692012-12-11T08:03:00.000-08:002014-04-18T08:20:18.869-07:00Dec.11.2012 : Why do i love Japan so much<br />
<span class="fullpost">This is like the continuation of my story about my previous post, when i described how much i wanna go to Japan and now i will tell ya </span><span class="fullpost">why do i love Japan so much..XD</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><b>1.)</b> I`ve already read many mangas and watched japanese movies since i was a kid. Maybe it was the first reason that makes me got attracted to a country named Japan. From reading and watching, it makes me really curious about how's life in Japan, like its culture, its festival, its its its, etc., </span><span class="fullpost">I imagined how`s my life would be if i were a japanese teenager who studied there.</span><span class="fullpost"> It seems fun..hahaha.</span></span><br />
<span class="fullpost"><br /></span><span class="fullpost"><b>2.)</b> I really admired Japanese people's life style, like they're very discipline, focus, and time-oriented. No wonder its technology's been developing so fast. So high-tech, wooo. Wondering if Indonesian people would take that as an example someday if we want to make an advanced country :p</span><br />
<span class="fullpost"><br /></span><span class="fullpost"><b>3.) </b>And i really like its products and cultrures,too and then, making it as my hobbies. </span><span class="fullpost">I like playing games the most. I also like cosplaying, watching animes, reading mangas (especially japanese comics), drawing, etc. </span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">*The Japanese games i like, most of it playstation games, especially RPG one :)</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Games i like : Persona, ar tonelico, atelier series, kingdom hearts, harvest moon, Mana Khemia, Tekken, Resident Evil, Rune factory, Luminous Arc, and, etc, etc, etc!~ many more! just come to my house and take a look at my list of gamesXD </span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">(Btw, these games i just described are not online games, it can be played in playstation 2, playstation 3, nintendo DS, PSP, etc..)</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">Why do i love these games?</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">its graphic and art design is very nice. love the styles and costumes of the characters. I always love the stories of the games too, it`s always interesting to know the story about something, right?</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">if you dunno these games just google it and then try to play it! </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Highly reccomended by : ME! huahaha</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost"><i>playing games's been proven could influencing your english very much, especially when you play RPG games which requires you to know its stories and to read many conversations beetween characters that appears frequently with of course many hard words *huahaha</i></span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">*I also like cosplaying. It was officially started around my second year of high school, after i met Marsha/Kyoko Rin and she's been my best buddy in Cosplay thingy till now. </span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">Around my last year in Junior high school, i hadbeen crazy about this one game, <strong>Ar tonelico : melody of elemia</strong>, in playstation 2. It is a Role Playing Game (RPG) created by Banpresto and Gust, which also the developer of other RPG games that i also really loves, like atelier series and mana khemia.</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">At that time, my friend that sit besides me, Melisa, also a gamer like me. XD i`m lucky, i think. Because it`s so rare to find a female gamer, who is also our friend, i mean who you are also close with.:D </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">(but the difference is, she's like a Final Fantasy series' freaky LOL, yeah, she loves games, especially games from Square Enix. I love it too, but i prefer banpresto and gust games more.) </span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">Okay, so i made her play this game too, and then she's get addicted too..:p And it makes me happy playing it to the end, and we were like competing who will be finishing it first :p, when we arrived at school, our first topic was about our progress of this game.hahah..XD</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">I`ve been playing it continuously, and even remembering and taking notes of the conversations LOL! Love the story of that game, love <strong>LYNER</strong>!! He is the main character in that game. He's like, so handsome (i think, ), so considerate, kind, friendly, strong, has a high responsibility in finishing his task and all and all and all. LOL</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">and most of all, i love the design of the places, all of the characters, and costumess!!! Each of female characters have many choices of very cute costumes besides their standard costume! huaaaa XDD</span><span class="fullpost"><br /></span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">and what makes me into it back then was, i think one of the character have quite similar personality as me..haha. (i won`t say it, though, you have to play the game for yourself and find out who i mean..:p)</span><span class="fullpost"><br /></span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">FYI : Ar tonelico now has reached its third series which its newest series was released in playstation 3, with of course, a nicer graphic and better game style. I`ve already played it all, but still, my favorite ar tonelico series ever is the first ar tonelico, from its story and character, i think. :p</span><br />
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(if i remembered now, it`s so exciting, having a friend who has the same hobbies like you, yet makes me looks like a really freaky or otaku or something, -_- but actually we're not like that la,haha, we just love playing games, that's all.)<br />
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<span class="fullpost">Actually, writing this post kinda makes me miss her, because we're not in the same school again after that. We've got different senior high schools, and also different universities and majors. Being busy in our activities, sometimes we still meet on holiday when we have time. And besides, our home is pretty close so why shouldn't we? </span><span class="fullpost">I`ve never find a female gamer anymore who i`ve been close too, so yeah it feels different now LOL.</span><span class="fullpost"><br /></span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">Okay, so, dunno how, i am getting acquainted with her, Marsha, in a social networking, <b><a href="http://www.friendster.com/">FRIENDSTER</a></b> haha it`s already outdated now :p, as most of people's been transmigrating to <b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.facebook.com">Facebook</a></b> and <b><a href="http://www.twitter.com/">twitter</a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/href"></a></b> more.</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">And we both used to love ar tonelico series very much. And then, and then, after some chats and conversations, we decided to meet at PRJ, like a big hall which usually used for exhibition or something. I don`t remember what kind of event exactly, but i think it`s a big Cosplay (Japanese event). And i remembered that i've got a Doraemon map which handed freely as a gift :P</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">That was my first time seeing cosplay live. And makes me wanna cosplaying too.., it seems fun:) </span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">After that, we agree to cosplaying it together, Ar tonelico, me as Misha Arsellec Lune and she as Aurica Nestmile, </span><span class="fullpost">and officially, making it as my first cosplay at a cosplay event :)</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">And it was also my first time joining cosplay competition, too. but of course we lost. haha, clearly, lack of preparation and experience. (we just practiced on the same day as the competition) -_-</span><br />
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oh, and btw, if you want to know more about the characters which we were posing into, just search it in google~~ lalala. but of course don`t expect much from my cosplay ;;;__________;;;;<br />
i know my cosplay is still far from the original character ...T_T<br />
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<span class="fullpost">The more i`m into it, the more i love it. It`s already been about 3 years since my first cosplay and by now, i already own about 10 costumes more or less, and that means i already become 10 different characters! XD</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">Cosplay is fun!! I mean, to be posing around like your favorite character, wearing cute costumes, wearing colorful wigs with many hairstyles, wearing make up, it makes me looks like a different personXD and you can get more friends from this hobby who share same interests with you.</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">i don`t like joining cosplay competition. At one side, i don`t know what to be performed on the stage and its kinda embarassing lol, and another side is, i just wanna cosplay for fun! Just by walking around wearing your costumes, posing and taking pictures especially :p</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost"><br /></span><span class="fullpost"><b>4.)</b> I loves the sound of all the seasons in Japan, like the beauty of Sakura in Spring, the excitement of Firework festival in summer (called "hanabi" in Japan) where we could wear a cute yukata, the view of orange autumn leaves which fall down the street and the cold of winter's snow in Japan which is a perfect timing to celebrate christmas and new year (white christmas) :)</span><span class="fullpost"><br /></span><br />
<span class="fullpost">(yeah, i`m very curious about any 4-season-countries, especially since my country is only have 2 season, rainy season and dry season -_-, so boring sometimes hha)</span><span class="fullpost"><br /></span><br />
<span class="fullpost"><br /></span><span class="fullpost"><b>5.)</b> FYI : one of my favorite cartoon till now is DORAEMON (he's so cute!!!! a blue fat cat robot that comes from the future, 2112 to be exact, which makes me wanna hug him so bad! Plus, he has so many things that will really really help us and he is so kind haha)</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">i don`t mind if i`m being called "childish" for still liking Doraemon at my age (i`m still 19 now, what's your problem LOL),</span><span class="fullpost"> but i`m sure no one, even the aged one can`t deny that </span>
<span class="fullpost">if only Doraemon were really real, our daily life would be more easier, right? right? :)</span>
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<span class="fullpost">i think Fujiko F Fujio's imagination is very high for being able to create a character like that, a robot that comes from the future to help a kid. (wish that kid was me, but i don`t wanna be a dumb nobita LOL) plus many items that he has from his miracle pocket to make life easier. (i want all of the items, especially a door that can go everywhere you want and a time machine,XD)</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">It`s like everything could be done and is possible with the help of Doraemon. Yeah, bery dream-like.:)</span><span class="fullpost"> </span><span class="fullpost"><br /></span><br />
<span class="fullpost"><br /></span><span class="fullpost"><b>6.) </b>And the last but not least : I love Japan!! (but don`t get me wrong yeah. It doesn`t mean i don`t love Indonesia, though.)<br /><br />**<br /><br />ps : when this post is published, i`ve not posted any photos yet :p, my laptop is still being fixed, using old computer for the mean time T.T<br />later will entered some picts :D<br /><br />still in final exams..meh..must study hard and JAPAN awaits me XD<br />wish me luck for final exams yea? XD</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">"http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/xTiz" version="RSS" type="rss" title="Marii" text="Marii"/></div>marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01092272314195573605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882573941796543324.post-74029877195826152682012-11-27T08:31:00.000-08:002014-04-18T08:20:59.621-07:00Nov.27.2012 Will visit JAPAN very soon :)<span class="fullpost">Yup (~‾ ▽‾)~ </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Today is November 27,2012 and one month later, exactly on December 27,2012 i will be going to JAPAN..!! It`s my dream country since i was a child.. Really looking forward to it..:)</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">It's fixed now :p yeah i FINALLY bought the ticket two days ago </span><span class="fullpost">after many consideration with my friend, Marsheilani, who is my elementary school's friend about which airlines we should use and the prices, the date, etc//...</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">So, we choose to take a round-trip ticket from Jakarta, Indonesia to Osaka, Japan from Dec27,2012 till Jan 9,2013..that means we'll be spending NYE (New Year </span><span class="fullpost">Eve) in Japan woohooo ƪ(˘⌣˘)┐ ƪ(˘⌣˘)ʃ ┌(˘⌣˘)ʃ must be one amazing experience..haha</span><span class="fullpost">..:)</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">So it was all started on my last year holiday, on last february 2012, when me and my friends, Desy, Venny and Lidyana were taking trip to Singapore for about 5 days if i`m not mistaken.</span><span class="fullpost"> Then we made a plan to met with Marsheilani there, as she was studying in Singapore that time.</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">We spent time with her about one day in Singapore and she told me that she wanna go to Japan this December for 2 weeks to travel and visiting her friend, Cela, who is studying in Japan and she happens to be my friend's sister, (Desy's sister). And she asked me and Desy if we wanna joined her, too.</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost"><br /></span><span class="fullpost">At that time, i didn`t really think about it too much. I really do wanna go to Japan, but i was thinking about how much it would costs, too. And i`m feel sorry for my father, like, i just go to Singapore and when i come back to jakarta, i asked him, "dad, can i go to Japan next december?" ...haha.</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">It`s not like my dad will forbid me. He`s very kind and generous about giving money to his children, but i just feel bad if i asked him immediately after that.hahaha</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">About last august or september 2012, i forgot, i just bought one more travelling book to Japan, yeah i have already had 3 of it, like a guide book in Japan, or a story about living in Japan :p, just like some references if someday i will be going to Japan LOL.</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">After reading it and another books i have, i felt a sudden urge to go to Japan...</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">It must be a very beautiful country </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">..Japan..Japan..Japan.. it echoes in my mind. </span><span class="fullpost"><br /></span>
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<span class="fullpost">Why do i love Japan so much? ==</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">And at that time, i remembered Marsheilani's offer.</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">I asked her if she's still doing her plan, and she said, yeah, and she told me to asked my father first if i will be permitted to go to Japan or not.</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">And yeah as i predicted before, my father said yeah i can go XDDDD </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">(although i`m afraid to ask him at first, as the costs to go to Japan would be real expensive) </span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">THANKS DAD~!</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">Our first plan were just travel and visit my friend's sister, Cela, and Indonesian who studied there for 2 years now and we are planning to meet in Tokyo with her later and spending time together. </span><span class="fullpost"><br /></span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">We also wanna visit other places like Osaka and Kyoto, but unfortunately Cela doesn`t want to accompany us because she's just visited those places on her last holiday and lacks of money :p (yeah, i kind of understand that LOL)</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">At first, some confusing thoughts were coming to my mind because w</span><span class="fullpost">e don`t use tour or travel agent X_X, yeah just me and Marsheilani going to Japan. </span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">What </span><span class="fullpost">if we got lost there? I heard the rail tracks is confusing when we don`t know anything about it and we are very unfamiliar, of course about Japanese languange (language barrier, eww) We do could speak english but i heard most Japanese can`t speak english very well? </span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">but i don`t mind it too much because i think this is a great opportunity for me to go to Japan, because it`s hard finding a friend who want to travel together to Japan :( </span><span class="fullpost">as it`s already been known as one of the most expensive country as a destination for travelling. Besides we are planning to go on December, heyyyy! We will be like, spending christmas and new year there!</span><span class="fullpost"><br /></span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">Then, i try this website, named <b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.couchsurfing.org">CouchSurfing</a></b> </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Okay, so i made an account of it, and i tried to input our itinenary, about our estimation arrival and departure date and time, and our destination cities, and i started to request hosts to the Japanese.</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">The results is not so good at first, but i`m still happy to get responses from the Japanese XD </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">they seemed so friendly, although some of their english is not so good and they can`t host us at that time, </span><span class="fullpost">(yeah, because it`s like holiday season, especially on christmas and new year, when people must be spending time with their families or being very busy.)</span> but they're still giving me warm reply, here's few examples;<br />
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<span class="fullpost"><i>"hi sorry for late reply,and It would not possible to host you guys these days,,,but hope you will have wonderful time in japan"</i></span><br />
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<i><span class="fullpost">"Hi,<br /> Thanks for your request !<br /> Unfortunately, I'm going to travel from Dec 30 to Jan 15 to Argentina so I don't think I can host you this time. Sorry !!<br /> I'm so grad you're interested in Japan. I think you will like Japan. There are too many exciting places here. True. :)<br /> If you will get a chance to come to Tokyo next time, let me know !"</span></i><span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><i> </i><i>"Hello !</i><i><br /></i><i> Thank you for the request. </i><i><br /></i><i> I'm sorry but my house is already full of couch surfers on that day.</i><i><br /></i><i> Please enjoy Osaka!"</i></span><br />
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<i><span class="fullpost">"Hello,<br /> Thank you for your CS request.<br /> I'm afraid I'm not available on those dates,I'm so sorry.<br /> I hope you meet nice local people and have a lovely time in Kyoto!"</span></i><span class="fullpost"><br /></span><br />
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<i><span class="fullpost">"Hello! Mari!<br /> Thank you for a message.:)<br /> I'm sorry. In December, we are very busy with work.<br /> So there is not a plan to make a host now.<br /> If time matches us when you came, I cannot know whether I can go out together.<br /> In addition, please contact it when I come to Japan.<br /> I cannot answer now. I'm sorry.<br /> Have a nice trip :)"</span></i><span class="fullpost"><br /></span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">and many more!</span><span class="fullpost"><br /></span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">But then, as the time passes, i got many positive responds and i got many offerings too, from the Japanese people who offering their place for me to stay..:D</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost"><i>"Hi, thank you for sending a message me! I just started Couch Surfing these days, so my profile is not complete but I'm glad you sent a message me! </i><i><br /></i><i> I live in Tokyo, but my house is a little bit far from center of Tokyo, it takes one hour and a half. If you're fine, maybe you can stay my house. Think about it! :)</i><i>"</i></span><br />
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<i><span class="fullpost">"Hello<br /> I read your request. It is wonderful for you two to visit Kyoto. Kyoto has many traditional Japanese temples, shrines and gardens. I have visited almost all of them, so I can show you Kyoto. Of course you can stay my apartment lightheartedly. <br /> I hope you to enjoy your days in Kyoto.<br /> Best wishes"</span></i><span class="fullpost"><br /></span><br />
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<i><span class="fullpost">"Hi nice to meet you!<br /> You can stay at my house whenever you want.<br /> Just let me know please!<br /> I can pick you up anywhere in Kyoto city by my car."</span></i><br />
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<i><span class="fullpost">"I saw your couch request: )<br />I'm living in Osaka, nearby Tenojistation, which can directly access from KTX.<br />Maybe I can host you, once you fixed the schedule , please let me know.<br />Don't forget some coat XD Japan is much colder than your hot country!"</span></i><br />
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<span class="fullpost">And then, i wrote in that website's forum/some kind of groups titled "JAPAN", and am looking for anyone who wanna travel together around Japan at next December and January, especially in Osaka and Kyoto, where we would be alone, just the two of us T___T </span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">And unexpectedly, i`ve got many positive feedbacks from the others.XD It seems many people travel to Japan too at that time, huh? to celebrate christmas and new year, of course. I`ve got some responses from many people all around the world, including the one from Netherlands, United States, etc who is going to Japan too around that time. Even got some responses from the fellow Indonesian too :p, one of them even has the same almameter as me. LOL.</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">I think this website is good to make more friends from all around the world, you could also be the host for peoples who wanna come to your country, if you're not busy of course. Just try to be friendly to others if you wanna be treated like that,too..:)</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">So, to make the long story short...(i`m sleepy already, it`s been long enough, hasn`t it? :p)</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">The plan is,that would be about more or less, the 9 of us, will be travelling together on December 28-29 to Osaka and Kyoto also Kobe and Nara, nearby them. On December 30 will be going to Tokyo, of course on December 31 we will spend New Year Eve together, maybe in Roppongi Hills, which is reccomended by many. XD</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">(it`s gonna be fun i think, celebrating new year, in another country, with people from many countries :))</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">This is just a plan, though. Because me and Marsheilani must adjust our schedule with Cela, too. About when she should arrive at our destination point of meeting in Tokyo. She said that if she go to Tokyo around December 30/31 from her original place at Beppu, it will be real expensive :( i feel bad for her. And still waiting for her news. So it's not sure yet that we would be following the other's or not.</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">Well, the place that we will surely go is of course to the theme parks! Disneyland and disney sea in Tokyo and Universal Studio japan in Osaka.XD </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">I wanna go to the shopping street too, like shibuya, Harajuku and akihabara in Tokyo. And Marsheilani said she wanna visit Gotenba, Factory Outlet, not too far with Mt.Fuji, of course will go there too ;)</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">One thing is, i wanna see snowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww </span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">i`ve never seen it before and so curious :p hope i don`t get a flu or sick..haha, guess i must bring a real thick coat.!</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">Well, that should be it.:)</span><span class="fullpost"><br /></span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Hope our trips will be fun (it must be!)</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">Hope someday i will get a chance again to come to Japan but really wanna go to it again around March or April when it`s spring when the sakura blooms :) it must be really beautiful. LOL (you even haven`t go there yet for once and you already said you wanna go there again some time) huahahaha.</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">Okay, back to the reality now :(</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">The reality is, in a moment, hmm, about 2 weeks more, i will be facing my final exams in this fifth semester first before my christmas and new year holiday. </span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">Okay no more time for slacking off!!!!!</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">FOCUS AND FIGHT FOR THIS FINAL EXAMS AFTER THAT OFF TO JAPANNNNNN XDD</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">YEEHAAAAAAAAAAAA</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">I can do it. I must do it. I will do it. LOL</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">Wish me Luck, guys :D</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">"http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/xTiz" version="RSS" type="rss" title="Marii" text="Marii"/></div>marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01092272314195573605noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882573941796543324.post-22910112870929199102012-10-19T09:41:00.002-07:002014-04-18T08:21:19.677-07:00Oct.19.2012 Miley Cyrus - The CLimbLately, i adored many of Miley's song. XD/// not only about its tone but also its lyrics which sometimes has some kind of meaning. And also Miley's cool too i think :3<br />
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One of Miley's song i love is this song, titled "<b>The Climb</b>".<br />
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This song tells us to keep trying and be strong to live and face every problems that may come, and to remind us that it's not always about the results but we must appreciate the process we had to make it more. To reach a good result, let's call for example, succes, you will have many struggles, and you must make much efforts to overcome many obstacles. <br />
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Well, maybe sometimes in your journey of life, many things may let you down, and the results is not always something that you're already expecting. Yeah, things're not always happened as you wish. But well, there's no instant way to be successfull, of course. Basically, This song really taught us to be strong and keep our head held high whatever the situation is ..:)<br />
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This is really a good song to hear and everytime i hear it, it makes me feel more vibrant and have much spirit<br />
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Well, here's the lyric.. enjoy it! :D<br />
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<b>Lyric --Miley Cyrus-- The Climb---</b></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">I can almost see it<br />That dream I am dreaming<br />But there's a voice inside my head saying<br />"You'll never reach it"<br /><br />Every step I'm taking<br />Every move I make feels<br />Lost with no direction<br />My faith is shaking<br /><br />But I gotta keep trying<br />Gotta keep my head held high<br /><br />There's always gonna be another mountain<br />I'm always gonna wanna make it move<br />Always gonna be a uphill battle<br />Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose<br /><br />Ain't about how fast I get there<br />Ain't about what's waiting on the other side<br />It's the climb<br /><br />The struggles I'm facing<br />The chances I'm taking<br />Sometimes might knock me down<br />But no, I'm not breaking<br /><br />I may not know it<br />But these are the moments that<br />I'm gonna remember most, yeah<br />Just gotta keep going<br /><br />And I, I got to be strong<br />Just keep pushing on<br /><br />'Cause there's always gonna be another mountain<br />I'm always gonna wanna make it move<br />Always gonna be a uphill battle<br />Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose<br /><br />Ain't about how fast I get there<br />Ain't about what's waiting on the other side<br />It's the climb, yeah!<br /><br />There's always gonna be another mountain<br />I'm always gonna wanna make it move<br />Always gonna be an uphill battle<br />Somebody's gonna have to lose<br /><br />Ain't about how fast I get there<br />Ain't about what's waiting on the other side<br />It's the climb, yeah!<br /><br />Keep on moving, keep climbing<br />Keep the faith, baby<br />It's all about, it's all about the climb</span><br />
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Do you enjoy this song too like i do? :)<span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></div>
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Btw, if you haven`t downloaded it yet, download this song here (of course for free :p)<br />
<b>click this link down here to download this song;</b><br />
<a href="http://www.4shared.com/mp3/Wa1U9cFS/Miley_Cyrus_-_The_Climb.htm"><b>Download Miley Cyrus The Climb</b></a><br />
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Well, that's all from me for today, see you in my next post :)</div>
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Hello world ✿◕ ‿ ◕✿</div>
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Long time no write in this blog...</div>
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And dunno why but today i kind of feel like writing again on this blog..:)</div>
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And hey, looks my latest post was about the chinese new years which happened on last january and now it is already, like OC-TO-BER ..</div>
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Looks time really flies so fast ...whew.. \(´ー`)┌</div>
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Now, i`m in the middle of mid-term exams in my fifth semester in my university life. </div>
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Yeah, mid-term exams (¬,¬”), hopefully i can do well and pass through it with good grades..:)</div>
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Just a little bit more and i will graduate sooooonnnn ƪ(˘⌣˘)┐ ƪ(˘⌣˘)ʃ</div>
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Yeah, and many things happened to me during the current times..:)</div>
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i will just write it down whatever crossed my mind now coz i just feel like it LOL..<br />
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<b>*Love to watch master chef indonesia season 2 these days (っ˘з˘)っ</b><b><br /></b><br />
At first, i tell ya. I'm not really a fans of cooking LOL.<br />
I watched this reality show programs by accident. If i`m not mistaken, i`ve been watching it since about last august. I`m still on my holiday's semester and that afternoon, i was just reading some comics in my living room when my maid come and turned on the TV. (my maid loves to watch afternoon TV to watch afternoon news or soap opera ala indonesian)<br />
Not too long after, my maid fell asleep on the sofa and i catch a glimpse on what she watched. It`s a cooking program. And without realizing it, i was following it till the end of that episode.<br />
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Then, i just become interested in it so i never want to missed the next episodes on TV and also followed the previous episodes i`ve already missed from youtube. I like how the judges gives harsh comments to the participant's food, how all the foods' looks makes me hungry, how fashionable chef Marinka is, and also how cool chef juna is, LOL. It`s also nice to know about the competitors' further, their personality, their cooking style, etc.<br />
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It always makes me curious in who will be eliminated in next episodes, like what will happen and what the participants will cook about, and of course, who will be the winner of master chef indonesia itself. ヽ(*′ω`)ノ゙<br />
<b><br /></b>By the time i write this, the competition already reached Top 3, leaves Desi, Opik and Ken. 2 of them will enter the grandfinal. And i will who is the winner by next week. Can`t wait. \(‾▿‾\)<b><br /></b><br />
fyi : i support Desi and Opik who makes it to the grandfinal (hopefully)<br />
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<b>*Finally, get my nintendo wii ~(‾▿‾~)</b><br />
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After nintendo DS, i always want that console, because i think its gameplay is unique and interactive. Connected to the tv, with it sensor's bar, it can be played with wii motion remote. Nintendo's games always offering cute, unique gameplay, yeah different theme from playstation's games although their graphic is not so good compared to ps. For example, you can be a pro-cook (yeah, virtually), and play shooting games alive as if you are the character and shoot the enemies by yourself! It also can be used to exercise, disposing sweat, as a substitute for sports if you are lazy to do some sports and don`t have time to it. Why not exercise while having fun? LOL.<br />
April 2011 last year, i have to choose either one of wii or ps3. But finally i choose to bought playstation 3 instead of nintendo wii because ps3 have many next-gen games with amazing graphics! It have many games i love! Such as : Atelier series, Ar tonelico 3 (RPG- gust series!), resident evil 5, tekken 6 etc~ <br />
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btw, i just finished Atelier Totori!! (^▽^) It has cute, nice, beautiful graphics and classic-style RPG battle system with alchemy as it's trademark for atelier series since playstation 2. and i loveeee STERKKK from this game! he's so tall and cooollll~<br />
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Yeah i`m a fans of games (but not a freak, hard-core gamers) I love games, especially japanese one, RPG (role playing game) with cute graphics and all, it makes me want to cosplaying all of it because all of the costumes is cuteeee~<br />
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I can`t wait for Resident evil 6 and Atelier Meruru for now ~(‘▽’~) (~’▽’)~<br />
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And finally, last february, my dad brought like a catalogue book back home and we can choose each one thing we want to buy. Its like a point system from my dad's job as a yamaha motor dealers. You got points based on your performance (how many motors you can sold per month), gathered per year and once a year, you can exchange that points with things from that catalogue book.<br />
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i choose nintendo wii, my sist choose blackberry gemini, my bro choose netbook, and my dad choose blackberry dakota.. yipppiiewww thanks dad ヽ(`∀´)ノ<br />
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....I got that nintendo wii the latest of all (-_-), even about two months after my dad got his dakota, and my bro and sis already enjoyed their new things since june.<br />
...... Eventually, i have to buy it myself because the people from yamaha said for the wii he will just transferred the money to my dad. He said he got confused to buy it?? What a strange reason. Then why y u no telling me sooner? errrrr///<br />
And finally i bought a second-hand wii machine which i search from the internet. I got one for only IDR Rp1.500.000,- and already got 2 original's wii remote. (っ ̄³ ̄)っ (well whatever, finally i got it)<br />
(fyi : 1 original wii remote cost 400.000-600.000 in market)<br />
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You can considered it still new, because the last owner said that he rarely playing it, so he want to sell it and use the money to donate it. (dunno if it's true or not)<br />
Well, either way, i think he's not lying about the machine because my wii still work very well till the time i write this post. No single hang or error. (maybe coz i`m using external hardisk not DVD games.)<br />
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I`m lucky, or i think..:)<br />
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I used it to play games like "wii party", a fun games with many mini games, nice to play together, etc. And mostly, a game called "just dance", with its music, your task is just to copy the dancer's movement as been shown in the TV as similar as possible and you got points based on your performance. Well, it's the same as exercising. You drops a lot of sweat. Use it as sports, because i'm lazy to do any real sports :p<br />
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<b>*'Been taking english courses</b><br />
Yeah, i`ve been taking english courses in Wallstreet Institute on Central park since last august. Actually, at first, i`m kind of lazy to take any courses. But my dad forces me to do so because he said after i graduate from university, maybe i could continue my study abroad.. He even suggest me to go to U.S.A hahaaaa.. (-_-)
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Well yeah, started from fifth semester, i`m no longer a member of organization in my university. And i think it`s a real opportunity for me to enjoy my free time and relaxing more, which i couldn`t have much before, so i could go home already after the lesson finished and i could buy some time for me to enjoy times with friends and families more or to do other activities as my wish :P (YEAHHH)<br />
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And the conclusion is,i don`t want my spare time this time to be disturbed by courses or some other elses. LOL<br />
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hahahaa, i`m so lazy ..*sigh*<br />
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But if i think about it again, that thought came to me. Why not use my spare time to learn english? My dad already told me so and even though later turns out i`m not continuing my study abroad, learning english will still be useful as english is a very important language in my job and career in the future, whatever it is later.<br />
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And yeah, so here i am. ....taking courses in wallstreet as my rutinity, as a suggestion from my friend, Bos Rea, who's already taking course there before me. And not too long after, venny joined too. Fortunately, the distance is not so far away from my university.<br />
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So, after finished my study for the day, i have to go to wallstreet to take courses in multimedia class, and get many homeworks per unit after it. And after you completed 3 lessons per unit, you got to be tested by the natives first, and if you pass, you can continue to the next unit and so on~<br />
Not everyday, of course, in two weeks, you have to come minimum 3 days to complete your lessons per unit. If you could come more than 3 days per weeks, it's better because there's also another activity such as, social club and complementary class which you should joined too to socialize with others by using english.<br />
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hmm well, studying in wallstreet increasing my grammar, vocabulary, listening of course (because you takes lessons in multimedia class, listening to some computer programs and do exercises) and also communicating skill, especially when the part you got tested by the natives, you don`t want to repeat it hahaha.<br />
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and well, if i really want to continue my study abroad, maybe i must think about it absolutely since now, about what major i want to take and about the destination. hmmm.. still guess what the futures brings me hahahahaa.<br />
But, one year more, (hopefully), i will already graduate. :') how time flies so fast .....<br />
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<b>*My scores has just dropped :'(</b><br />
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fortunately, it dropped just a litlle and doesn`t affect much. It`s because of these two lecturers in my previous semester (4th semester to be precise), for subjects : Knowledge of Capital Markets and Tax Practice! Grrrr (◣﹏◢)<br />
They give scores badly to their students, making some students didn`t pass that subject and have to repeat it in the next semester. <br />
Yeah maybe you can said i`m still the lucky one for be able to passing it although with not-so-good grades. ƪ(‾.‾“)┐<br />
But i`m still disappointed with the results, especially with this lecturer who give scores by looking into Stock market's prices!!??? (It`s hard to believe, really but it actually happened.)<br />
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Okay, yeah maybe i didn`t do very well in that mid term exam so i deserve that 55 score in it. but I`M SURE i did very well in my final exam. And final exam is worth more than mid term exam. So, for this final exam, i learned (yeah). I filled the answer sheet fullllll~ till the last page of my answer sheet. And the questions on that was really like the same from the questions on the previous year. So i`m sure i can do my final exams perfectly.<br />
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So, look what i got as my final score. It`s C!! (2,46 a thin-C.) I don`t expect much like an A from this subject, for my mid term only got 55, but at least i want a B (3,00 is no prob it`s still B) coz i`m sure about all my answers on that final exam.<br />
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And, after all that.....i got C. It sucks .. \(◣_◢!)/%!$#!!@#<br />
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That also happened to my friend, who took this same subject and the very same class with me. We also learned together for the final exam and she also got C, even more sadly, a very-thin-C, 2,02 she barely passed. This subject is not mandatory and i regret taking it, i should have choosen another subject instead~<br />
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So, the rumours about this lecturer, about him giving scores randomly based on that stock's market prices was right all along. *sigh*<br />
And what happens to that lecturer now? he just got promoted and become a dean of my faculty<br />
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if only i did more better~~~ if only i didn`t take that subject~~~<br />
Yeah, i did disappointed. It would be a lie if i said i didn`t. Because it`s the first semester i`ve ever got C and i got 2 "C" immediately in this same semester.. *strike* (T_T).. <br />
Yeah, maybe C's is unavoidable, you can`t make an A or B forever in your scores sheet with just "luck" i guess LOL. <br />
(but please i don`t want to not pass any subject. it will makes my scores dropped very bad)<br />
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but well yeah, regret always comes out late~ there`s nothing to be worry about, my scores only drop a little and won`t affect much, really. I should be thankful still be able to passed the subjects instead :)<br />
I really should do better in my next semester (^_^), *fight*!!<br />
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LAST BUT NOT LEAST ................. :D<br />
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<b>*will go to JAPAAAAAAAAAAN realll soooonnnn~!! ♥(>̯┌┐<)•°</b><br />
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i`m really looking forward to this holiday, DECEMBER COME TO ME SOON~! <br />
Because i will have a trip to Japaaan for 2 weeks!<br />
Yepppp that Ja-paaaaaaaan ~(‘▽’~) (~’▽’)~ home of those animes, games and mangas, home of the Sakura flower, cultural-fashion style and like my dream country since i was a child!<br />
i has already been admiring japan and finally i will get a chance to actually visit there :')<br />
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I will go there with Marsheilani, my elementary school's friend, and also visit her friend, who actually happened to be Desy's(my best friend) sister who`s been studying in japan since she graduated from high school. I will go there about 2 weeks between Dec 23- Jan 15 (just the plan, because at that time Desy's sister's been on holiday) and that means i could spent the smell of christmas and new year in JAPANESE's atmosphere in winter wooohoooo ( ˘ з˘ )♬♪<br />
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i`ve been planning to go to Tokyo (visit mount.fuji, go to disney land, visit akihabara, shibuya, harajuku, etc), Kyoto (looking at their cultural styles of Japan, many shrines, etc) and Osaka (visit universal studio japan, etc) and other places? yeyeyeyeyyyy (real excited) *orz<br />
Actually, i want to visit more of Japan, but because lack of time and lack of money (because going to japan will be really expensive, for two weeks with no tour even more (T_T), at least i have to go to this 3 places when you first visit Japan (based on many guides book about japan that i read)<br />
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*definitely will go there again sometimes but around march or april when it's spring in japan so i can see the sakura blooms ヽ(´3`)ノ♪(*^ ・^)ノ⌒☆<br />
(haha. already making a plan for many years ahead, even though even haven`t go there yet) LOL<br />
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it must have been a fun trip! i can`t wait~!! :)<br />
thanks dad :p<br />
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But.. you know what? By the time i write this post, i haven`t reserved airline tickets and applied visa yet.. whewww. (―˛―“). it`s because Marsheilani is still in Singapore right now (yeah she studied in Singapore) and she's in the middle of exams, same as me (˘̩̩̩.˘̩̩̩ƪ) --> hope it`s not too expensive hmmm<br />
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I will book the tickets about one week more after the exams so i can focus about this trip to japan. I will post about my whole trip to Japan completely later in this blog!!! yea!<br />
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i must go through this mid term exams first!!!!!!<br />
fight me!!!! XDDD<br />
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well, and that`s all i wanna write today in this post// without me realizing it, i`ve already made this post so long-- (hope you won`t get bored reading it till this below)<br />
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and could you guess what's the difference between this post with my all previous posts??<br />
EMOTICON~!!<br />
in this post i dunno why i`d love to put many emoticons.. and it`s cute weehehehee<br />
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sorry for any grammatical errors of my bad english, i`m still learning though<br />
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Have a great dayyyy everybodeehhh~!! (◡‿◡✿)<br />
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And of course, my family also celebrating it by having a dinner time together with my big family. And as usual, the dinner will be held in my grandma's house and many families will come too, and so do i. It`s also one way to have a quality time together with the others because we rarely have the right time to gathered together. We met with a lot of my cousins and talked plus played card together :) That night, me and my brother and sister will stayed up a night in my grandma's house.<br />
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After the dinner was over, and the guests already come home, at the midnight, at the turn of the day, we will pray to the God together and also burnt offerings to God to giving us health, happiness and also prosperity to our whole family in this new year.<br />
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And, what makes us so happy and always looking forward to this day are the red envelopes! ;p. Yeah, every chinese new year day, every childs got some red envelope which is called "angpao in chinese" from families and relatives which contain some money :p<br />
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And, wish this year will be a more better year and bring much happiness for all of us to who celebrate it or not..:) <br />
And well, how`s your chinese new year day? Got a lot of red envelopes? ;p<br />
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Me with Mario, my first brother</div>
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Me with my sister, Putri</div>
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Me with Maxwell, my second brother</div>
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And well, enjoy your day because every day is blessings :)<br />
<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">"http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/xTiz" version="RSS" type="rss" title="Marii" text="Marii"/></div>marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01092272314195573605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882573941796543324.post-36708909186643632802012-01-16T08:51:00.000-08:002014-04-18T08:22:25.030-07:00Jan.16.2012 Random topichello all long time no see!~ hahaha <br />
<b>see you again in 2012! </b><br />
yeah right long time no updating this blog, because : as usual, my laziness and my "moodiness" is calling on me hahahaha lol<br />
For now, because i have not gotten any topic to write of in this blog yet, by this post, i just want to share the recent visitors in my blog ::: woohoooo *drooll<br />
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And, as you can see, the visitors in my blog turns out not only from my country, *Indonesia* but also from many western countries like America, German, and others :D woohooo LOL<br />
So, i can only hope that my english is good enough to read because i`m afraid there is still so many mistakes in my writing, (i`m still learning).. And i hope everyone who finds out and read my blog can understand what i write and hopefully, get some advantage from it<br />
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And just wanna share you that :-p<br />
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*sorry for my peculiarity, just got stressed out tonight! LOL<div class="blogger-post-footer">"http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/xTiz" version="RSS" type="rss" title="Marii" text="Marii"/></div>marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01092272314195573605noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882573941796543324.post-87330288573599777872011-08-06T01:42:00.000-07:002014-04-18T08:22:11.280-07:00Aug.6.2011 Gwen Stefani - Harajuku Girls<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dpGx6pylc6o/Tj0CWrlfaZI/AAAAAAAAAcs/ybuNL9oL02w/s1600/harajuku_IMG_1334.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dpGx6pylc6o/Tj0CWrlfaZI/AAAAAAAAAcs/ybuNL9oL02w/s200/harajuku_IMG_1334.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637664897218079122" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 200px; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; width: 114px;" /></a><br />
This is a song by <b>Gwen Stefani</b> titled "Harajuku Girls", tells us about the beauty of harajuku style in japan :)<br />
woohoo i love this song it`s cool :D<br />
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Here is the lyrics;<br />
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<span style="color: #6600cc;">Wa mono - there's me, there's you (hoko-ten)<br />In a pedestrian paradise<br />Where the catwalk got its claws (meow)<br />A subculture in a kaleidoscope of fashion<br />Prowl the streets of Harajuku (irasshaimase)<br />Super lovers, tell me where you got yours<br />(at the super lovers store)<br />Yoji Yamamoto, I'm hanging with the locals<br />Where the catwalk got its claws, all you fashion know-it-alls<br />With your underground malls in the world of Harajuku<br />Putting on a show, when you dress up in your clothes<br />Wild hair color and cell phones<br />Your accessories are dead on<br /><br />Harajuku Girls you got the wicked style<br />I like the way that you are, I am your biggest fan<br />Harajuku Girls you got the wicked style<br />I like the way that you are, I am your biggest fan<br /><br />Harajuku girls, I'm looking at you girls<br />You're so original girls<br />You got the look that makes you stand out<br />Harajuku Girls, I'm looking at you girls<br />You mix and match it girls<br />You dress so fly and just parade around (arigato)<br /><br />I'm fascinated by the Japanese fashion scene<br />Just an American girl, in the Tokyo streets<br />My boyfriend bought me a Hysteric Glamour shirt<br />They're hard to find in the states, got me feeling couture (it's really cool)<br />What's that you got on? Is it Comme des Garcons?<br />Vivienne Westwood can't go wrong, mixed up with second hand clothes<br />(Let's not forget about John Galliano) (no)<br />Flipped the landscape when Nigo made A Bathing Ape<br />I got expensive taste (oh, well) guess I better save up (cho takai)<br /><br />Harajuku Girls you got the wicked style<br />I like the way that you are, I am your biggest fan<br /><br />Work it, express it, live it, command your style<br />Create it, design it<br />Now let me see you work it<br />Create it, design it<br />Now let me see you work it<br /><br />You bring style and color all around the world. (You Harajuku Girls)<br />You bring style and color all around the world. (You Harajuku Girls)<br /><br />You're looking so distinctive like D.N.A., like nothing I've ever seen in the U.S.A.<br />Your underground culture, visual grammar<br />The language of your clothing is something to encounter<br />A Ping-Pong match between eastern and western<br />Did you see your inspiration in my latest collection?<br />Just wait 'til you get your little hands on L.A.M.B.,<br />'Cause it's (super kawaii), that means (super cute in Japanese)<br />The streets of Harajuku are your catwalk (bishoujo you're so vogue)<br />That's what you drop<br /><br />Cho saikou - Harajuku Girls<br />And that's what you drop, that's what you drop<br />Cho saikou - Harajuku Girls<br />And that's what you drop, that's what you drop<br />(I don't think you understand I'm your biggest fan)<br />(Gwen Stefani - you like me?)<br /><br />Style detached from content<br />A fatal attraction to cuteness<br />Style is style<br />Fashion is fashion<br />Girl, you got style.</span><br />
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Download this song if you want by clicking this link;<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">A simple question yet, but hard to answered </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">This question will be uncovered in this manga. <b>Death Notice/Ikigami (</b></span><b><span lang="JA" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">イキガミ</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">)</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by <b>Motoro Mase</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">This manga basically tells us about people`s psychological condition and their reaction if they knows that they will die in 24 hours. But, further more, Ikigami also tells us about the effect from the law to the public, the ikigami deliverer, and the person who received the ikigami. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The law makes sure all Japanese students who sits on the first grade receive a special inoculation. It`s called special because 0,1% (1 : 1.000) of these vaccines includes a nano capsule which will flow in human`s blood and will stay in the heart. And this will kill the receiver somewhere betweeen the ages of 18-24.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">No one, include the government can decide who will receive the vaccine which contains the nano capsule. It`s injected randomly which means, everyone, in the first grade have the same probabilty to receive that deathly vaccines and the identity of the receiver will only be known 1 months before the nano capsule explode and kill the person. <b>The advance notice of death/ikigami</b> will be sent to warned the person by the ikigami deliverer about 24 hours before he/she die.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The theory is, if you know that there`s a chance that you`ll die between age of 18-24, then you`ll works so hard in order to achieve your dreams before that age. And the government believes that the threat of unexpected death will increase prosperity and productivity and also decrease criminality in its citizens. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">And indeed the prosperity in Japan increased because of this law and sure, makes them realized the value of life, but at a great cost, innocent lives. Citizens who do not agree with the National prosperity law and who publicly voice their opinions are accused of "<b>thought crime</b>."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The main character in this manga is <b>Kengo Fujimoto, </b>who has been recruited by the government as an ikigami deliverer. His job is to deliver the ikigami/death notice within 24 hours before the nano capsule inside the person explode. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">He deliver the ikigami with many complex feelings, because his job is to tell person that he/she is going to die within 24 hours. Throughout the story, Fujimoto feels that this law is wrong and he struggles not to commit thought-crimes publicly and tried to break this law from inside.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">What will those condemned think and do during this short time??</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The manga was also adapted into a live-action film titled <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ikigami</b> in 2008 with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tomoyuki Takimoto </b>as its director.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: font-size:11.0pt; font-size: 13.5pt;">ART</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><br />The art is realistic like the concepts of the story. The characters and backgrounds are depicted vividly and arranged in order to make us easier to understand the story and it could decipher clearly the eerie atmosphere and the despair of the person who have to died.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: font-size:11.0pt; font-size: 13.5pt;">MY REVIEWS</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><br />This is a reccomended manga because it has a moral message to live our life to the fullest because we don`t know when we`ll die. Imagine if we received the ikigami. What will we do in our 24-hours-life-time? This manga also makes my mind more clearer about life and death.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The stories in every chapter is also good, not monotonous, not boring and touching!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The persons who received the ikigami is all from different backgrounds and have different way too to accept the fact that they`ll die in 1 day. That`s what`s interesting in this manga. The teenager`s responds is different with their own problems and that`s what we can learn from this manga.</span></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">"http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/xTiz" version="RSS" type="rss" title="Marii" text="Marii"/></div>marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01092272314195573605noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882573941796543324.post-87629817833468258622011-05-21T10:50:00.000-07:002014-04-18T08:26:00.986-07:00May.21.2011 The reality in our societyAt first, i want to you to read a song from <b>Simple Plan </b>titled <b>CRAZY</b>. This is one of the song that its lyrics criticize our social life and tell us the fact and reality of life which is so ironic but mostly happened nowadays.<br />
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<span style="color: #3333ff;">Tell me what's wrong with society<br />When everywhere I look I see<br />Young girls dying to be on TV<br />They wont stop 'til they've reached their dreams<br /><br />Diet pills, surgery<br />Photoshop pictures in magazines<br />Telling them how they should be<br />It doesn't make sense to me<br /><br />Is everybody going crazy?<br />Is anybody gonna save me?<br />Can anybody tell me what's going on?<br />Tell me what's going on<br />If you open your eyes<br />You'll see that something is wrong<br /><br />I guess things are not how they used to be<br />There's no more normal families<br />Parents act like enemies<br />Making kids feel like it's world war III<br /><br />No one cares, no one's there<br />I guess we're all just too damn busy<br />Money's our first priority<br />It doesn't make sense to me<br /><br />Is everybody going crazy?<br />Is anybody gonna save me?<br />Can anybody tell me what's going on?<br />Tell me what's going on<br />If you open your eyes<br />You'll see that something is wrong<br /><br />Is everybody going crazy?<br />Is everybody going crazy?<br /><br />Tell me what's wrong with society<br />When everywhere I look I see<br />Rich guys driving big SUV's<br />While kids are starving in the streets<br />No one cares<br />No one likes to share<br />I guess life's unfair<br /><br />Is everybody going crazy?<br />Is anybody gonna save me?<br />Can anybody tell me what's going on<br />Tell me what's going on<br />If you open your eyes<br />You'll see that something<br /><br />something is wrong<br />Is everybody going Crazy?<br />Can anybody tell me what's going on<br />Tell me what's going on<br />If you open your eyes<br />You'll see that something is wrong</span><br />
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Yeah, in my opinion this song is absolutely right. Most people in the society don`t care about others and only cares for themself.<br />
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Adults only thinks about money, like it is the only thing important in this world. And many parents don`t understand their children and often forced their opinion, thinking it will makes them happy. They don`t wanna listen to them first.<br />
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Most teenagers, especially woman obsessed with their appearance, how they look in public, so sometimes they do diet till die, styling hair and wearing make up every day, buying many branded bags, etc just to polish their outer look and makes them forget about inner beauty.<br />
And many people just too busy for their own importance so they refuse to cares for others who are in needs. <br />
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Although it seems so bad, but this is the fact of our social life nowadays, and it`s something unavoidable. Because, along with the technology improvement, humans become more and more individualistic, more independent and also having more activity and of course more busy to care for others<br />
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It`s ironic how people always being taught in school to care about others, love others like you love yourself, helping people who are in need, etc etc etc and we answered questions in exam and of course already know it is the right thing but unfortunately it`s only a theory and like many people said, "<b>say something is always easier than actually done it</b>"<br />
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Not mean to be hypocrite, i know that care for others is a very difficult thing to do when we also have our own importance and also have problems in life as an individual, and maybe we often ask like, "why should i care for him/her first, when even my problems is not solved yet?" <br />
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But, that`s only natural for human.<br />
The only thing that we can do is believe that we have something more than others who are in need so we should shares what we have to the others who don`t have. What to shares not only limited to money or material things but if we have more time, energy or knowledge, we could share it to makes a better society to live.<br />
If all people thinks like that, then people will live in a harmony and help each other (although it`s difficult hahaha)<br />
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And remember, keep smiling :)<div class="blogger-post-footer">"http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/xTiz" version="RSS" type="rss" title="Marii" text="Marii"/></div>marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01092272314195573605noreply@blogger.com0