Cerita Si Oma

When God doesn’t make sense?

2012-01-24T22:06:00.001+01:00

Out of grief, I am writing this.

Don’t you ever wonder why certain things happen? Do they really happen for a reason? Or do they happen because they just,… happen?

I am crying for a friend of mine, who is maybe crying and screaming even more that I do now. I raise this question again and again, “why, God?”

Once I read a saying that goes like this “don’t say “why, God?” but “why not?”” And to be honest, I find that really harsh.

I do believe that our God is loving, but at this point, I just don’t see Him as loving and caring.

God, You just don’t make sense to me right now, but I pray so that you will be with my friend, who needs you even more than I do now.

[only in Bahasa Indonesia] Oh, Indonesiaku!

2012-01-24T11:33:00.001+01:00

[copas dari temannya teman temanku] "Serba salah di Indonesia :Naek busway → digrepe ., Naek kereta → dicopet ., Naek angkot → diperkosa ., Udah jalan kaki pun → ditabrak Xenia.. Bahkan Ngesot aja → msh ditendang satpam.... :'("

The day we say yes!

2012-01-23T21:55:00.002+01:00

Finally, after all the wait, all the questions on when (read in bahasa indonesia: pertanyaan kapan kawin!), stefy and I finally have set the date for our wedding :)

(do I hear a Hallelujah?)

:P

So, to celebrate this, I will put all my thoughts on this wedding on a new platform. Please welcome our first tumblr: http://stefynia2012.tumblr.com/

I will try to be quite routine with updating this platform I will update you any related news, gossips, thoughts, hopes, ideas, pretty much anything related to our wedding.

Wish us luck ;)

Fotoshop

2012-01-19T10:00:00.002+01:00

Who doesn't want to look pretty?
And if being pretty means photoshoping your Facebook pictures, and if we merely live in this digital world, then say goodbye to the gym, to diet, to anti-aging cream, to make up! And take up advance Photoshop workshop ;)

Fotoshop by Adobé from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo.

Portrait

2012-01-17T09:16:00.002+01:00

I saw a tweet from @FollowFashionNL about a painter, Yvon van Bergen, who looked for a model for her 365 days painting project. So I sent my picture, and voila, here is my portrait!

You should check her blog, she has some nice portraits, and if you maybe are interested to be her model, just send her an e-mail.

I found myself to be interested in painting and arts more and more, especially after my trip to the Vatican city. I was so amazed with the Vatican museum. Love it!

Housemate or Best Friend?

2012-01-11T12:41:00.002+01:00

Haven't been blog-walking for a while, and I went to Nez' blog this morning (Hallo, Nez, pa kabar? gimana irsyad? :) )

She wrote a post about friendship and I can't help but reposting this following quote from Friends the series:

“I like you as a person, Monica, and I wanna stay friends with you. But if we’re being roommates I cannot see that coming… and I don’t want that.”

(Phoebe said to Monica)

Having had several housemates, I couldn't agree more! I regret my decision to be housemates with a very good friend. Yes, unlike Phoebe and Monica, we have become strangers now. We never talk anymore, we never say hi. Well, it hurts, but well I have moved on.

I reckon the older we are, the more complex we have become, and the less flexible we have become. In the past, noisy housemate wouldn't be a problem, now you feel like you want to strangle him. In the past, you may tolerate dirty dishes or dirty clothes laying around the house (you just didn't give a damn!), but now, you would become grumpy.

The bottomline is you just need your own space, you need more privacy (yes, especially if you have lived in the Netherlands for years and year, where privacy is a must!).

so, what's your choice? Having a housemate or a best friend?

Happy new year!

2012-01-03T22:56:00.003+01:00

Forgive this lazy blogger, but I of course wouldn't miss the chance to wish everybody a very happy new year!

I wish you all a very healthy and exciting 2012. Let's be up for some adventures that might be beyond our expectation.

At least, that's what I see to come on my plate.

Once again, happy new year 2012!

The funniest tweet

2011-12-21T16:14:00.006+01:00

Geek in Heels posted some tweets that were remarkably funny in 2011. This tweet below is, for me the winner!

Awesome!

2011-11-22T09:35:00.002+01:00

Nothing against marriage or pregnancy, I am just celebrating the fact that I am still single (but no longer available, alas :P) and no extra baggages to look after.

Well, I should enjoy this state while I can by doing some travelling, pampering myself, going out more, and learning new things. Never would I stop doing those things, but I reckon when you have extra baggages, you will be more considerate.

Let me know if I am wrong :)

But let me enjoy my moment,... *I can hear myself singing "hallelujah!"*

My first three books! Yay!

2011-11-13T21:35:00.005+01:00

I always wanted to write my own book.
While I am still struggling to get my first book done (yes, I have very limited time and sometimes uninspired :( ), I got to take part in 11 projects 11 days by NulisBuku.com

I sent 3 flash fictions and all 3 fictions are published in the 3 diffrent books, titled Menari (dance), Cemburu (jealousy), and Bimbang (doubt).

These are two of them

You can buy them via www.nulisbuku.com

I am so proud! And I am even more motivated to get my first book done. Please wish me luck!

I'm the 4,815,122,350th person

2011-10-27T14:07:00.003+02:00

There are now more than 7 billion people in the world with the expectation of almost 10 billion by 2050.

And according to the BBC world, i am the 4,815,122,350th person.

You know what amazes me? That I still matters in this world. At least I know I do matter for my family, my close friends, and for my work (otherwise they would have fired me by now :P). And I know that I matter in God's eyes.

That also amazes me, that I am the 4 billionth something person in this world, yet I still matter and yet God still knows me by name.

Online Checkout - In Real Life

2011-10-27T13:54:00.001+02:00

If online shopping happens in real life, I won't be happy

Rumour has it! Oh eM Gi!

2011-10-25T23:48:00.001+02:00

Moves like Jagger in piano

2011-10-25T23:12:00.001+02:00

Awesomeeeee!

Blackberry blackout panick attack!

2011-10-12T13:22:00.002+02:00

"Blackberry didn't work!!"

Although I always said that I would NEVER be dependant on this smart phone, I panicked a bit when my Blackberry didn't work on Monday. First, because my main communication tool to maintain the long distance relationship is indeed Blackberry. Second because I am always scared when my phone died (after the prior experience of Blackberry crash when I was in Indonesia for holiday).

But apparently it is not me, it is Blackberry. They have this problem with the server because of data server switch (or something similar). The problem started in Europe, spread to Middle East and Africa, and I heard today Brazil, India and possible US are also affected.

So yeah, Blackberry #fails!

But the funny thing is to see how we have become so attached, so addicted to this modern device. In the past, we could have been simply happy with the postcards and post mails. And what even funnier is, true story, I totally forgot that there is another feature on your phone, apart from the internet, social media and (blackberry) messengers. It's called SMS! Haven't used it in a while :P

This below is a funny comment I encountered on Blackberry Facebook page:

To all those affected by the BlackBerry blackout: they suggest you use the call function that came with your BB handset. Apparently, when you "call", you can actually hear an audible voice on the other end. How cool is that!?

A lady on the news earlier mentioned something about a thing called an "SMS". Apparently that is another way of communication, however I'll have to Google and get back to you all on that.

For my Indonesian readers who have problems with delay and no signal, I would say "lucky you! it is nearly 3 days that we don't have Blackberry service at all!"

and for Blackberry, go fix it, dudes!

Taste of Amsterdam: we tasted a lot!

2011-09-25T22:30:00.003+02:00

Most of my previous weekends have been occupied with trying out some recipes and experimenting with new ingredients, but this weekend, we went to taste some at the Taste of Amsterdam.

This four days event was basically about trying out food and learning how to make new, interesting food. We came on the last day, which appeared to be the most beautiful day of the week. The sun was shining and the temperature was perfect! So, you can imagine how packed it was.

We went around trying wine, beer, cognac, limoncello, cocktails (oh wait, it was only me that did that :P), and of course, we tried lots of food. If I still can remember (I might forget things not because the intake of the alcohol, but because the many sorts of food we could taste),

we tasted the tastiest tomato,

raw seafood mixed with red onion and lime (peruvian food),

the yummiest spare ribs,

english pie (my nostalgic snack),

biologic cookies (that cost 1 euro per cookie, yes, you read it correctly!), vegetarian sandiwich spread, margaritha pizza with truffle oil, colombian coffee, many sorts of olive oil (just knew this, loved it but the price is killing!), the tastiest bread on earth (seriously, and we bought one, which cost 6 euro per small bread :( expensive!), chai tea, chocolate mousse,... and many more.

So, this weekend has been very successfull, but too bad we couldnt join any cooking workshop, due to the crowd. Next time, for sure!

How was your weekend?

If you are curious about the biologic cookies, you should check their website Katie's Cookies. I reckon it is an interesting gift for any occassions, or just for you to nibble :)

And the English pie?? there's definitely a second purchase!! Love it! Wanna check them, go to Pieman.

My things

2011-09-23T00:00:00.003+02:00

I know I have been disappeared for quite a while. No, no, I am not going anywhere. I am just busy (classic!). I have been occupied with these main things, of which some are really shallow, hedon stuff.

Yeah, that's a disgrace, I know. But well, without my fiancee being around, and me suffering long distance relationship AGAIN, I should learn to entertain myself, no?

So, these following things are main activities now

1. Drie dwaze dagen game

This is an online game created for the promotion of the biggest and craziest shopping sales at the famous, dutch department store, de bijenkorf (comparable to Sogo, in Indonesia).

Yes, yes, it is shallow, but well, I have never been a game player, but it's kinda fun and addictive. The rule is very simple. You need to fight to be on the first person on this virtual queue :P

2. Masterchef Australia and cooking and baking :)

Am a huge fan of masterchef australia (especially a big fan of Poh from season 1), and also into cooking and baking lately.

Weekend has always been the time to experiment with the new recipe or perform some adventurous attempts with some leftovers. I enjoy it! I am currently planning cooking vacation with my colleague and in fact, this weekend, my housemate and I are going to a cooking workshop. Cool, ey?

3. Bikram

Have I ever told you I am so into Bikram Yoga now? Yes, I am very into yoga now. I am preaching bikram to my friends and relatives, sharing my positive experience (though it was reallllyy tough in the beginning) with bikram. At least twice a week, you would find me in bikram studio.

4. and mostly work.

It started as my escape to forget my loneliness at home, but I am into work now, especially with a challenging, new manager of mine. I am mostly at work, also when I am at home, sometimes. But not on the weekend.

Do you know that my company is sponsoring McLaren Formula 1? Yay! I'm so proud! :)

So, my life is interesting, or what?!

Wrong Worship

2011-09-08T10:06:00.000+02:00

the best part is "I surrender some,..."

This video made me laugh, yes, but it also made me ponder that we, church, do sing this kinda songs in our heart and mind. I do, sometime.

Moves like Jagger: the best covers so far

2011-09-06T11:52:00.002+02:00

I always want to move every time I hear this song, especially when listening to these covers.

Any Indonesians covered this song yet?

Never trust Carrie Bradshaw

2011-08-24T12:14:00.004+02:00

I am not particularly a big fan of SATC (sex and the city), but well, as a female creature, I have watched some of the episodes (especially the last season) and both of the movies :) Yup, guilty!

But reading the article by Thought Catalogue has made me realise how bad this series has lied to all women in the world. You can read the 5 Lies Carrie Bradshaw told me and decide yourself whether you have been deceived, too.

As for me, number two is the biggest lie. Darn!

2. You can thrive financially in the city just by writing a column a week about your life
Perhaps the most unrealistic aspect of the show was Carrie’s lax work schedule. Homegirl only had to write one column a week in a crappy newspaper and still managed to make rent, buy designer clothing, and eat out at fabulous restaurants. No wonder she had to whore herself out to Mr. Big. She needed to make ends meet! I always wondered why the emotionally unavailable old fart was even an option in her love life. Then I saw his apartment, his limos, and his general “I’m going to pay you to have sex with me” attitude and immediately understood. My favorite episode of the series is when they acknowledge that Carrie is terrible with money and none of her friends want to lend her money. It was a rare moment of honesty for the show, a real unusual dose of reality for the otherwise fantasy-obsessed plot. Of course, her debt and impending doom was quickly fixed by a band-aid and a blowjob to Mr. Big but whatever.

But I guess I'd still look forward to the 3rd SATC movie or the possible comeback of the SATC series (the seventh season), or even the possible making of prequel of SATC starring Blake Lively. It is the kind of show that will make you laugh, cry, be amazed (by those beautiful dresses and shoes) and mock (for the stupid facts or lies) almost at the same time. But that's entertainment, right? :)

via Thought Catalogue

The future according to films

2011-08-23T14:05:00.003+02:00

(click here to reveal the future)

Alas, Inception concept might never happen, even in the future. And I hope I still live in the year 2805 to get to meet WALL-E.

I guess what I need to do is to survive till 2035 and sign up for the time-travel experiment. I can do this! :)

via TheNextWeb

the 66th independence day of Indonesia

2011-08-18T15:58:00.007+02:00

If you didn't know, last week was the 66th independence day of Indonesia. Merdeka!

Being abroad, I didn't celebrate it at all, really, but I was really involved in many different tweets around this topic. I was trying to find the best outfit to show that it was my independence day celebratory attempt, but alas, I couldn't find any red top to go with my white jeans (and no, I am against red trousers).

Thus yes, I wasn't very nasionalist, but,.. having said that, my interest of Indonesia, specifically Indonesian politics has grown stronger every day.

It all started in 2009, when the recession struck almost every nation, and Indonesian seemed to be doing just fine. Sri Mulyani was the woman behind the new, tough tax regulation. Being the minister of finance at that time, she did a quite serious reformation in the ministry of finance.

I adored her effort and her vision to make Indonesian citizens to have trust in their government again. This is what was, and still is lacking. Are you familiar with a saying that went "if you want to make a difference start from you"? She really walked this saying; she walks the talk.

I have no respect to politicians, or basically anyone, who couldn't walk the talk, or who have big mouth, yet with no action. I prefer to see someone, who maybe starts from a little steps, but these little steps could make a big impact. And I guess that's what Sri Mulyani did. She made a small adjustment in her ministry, yet it made a huge impact to Indonesia, to the world, in fact.

And this has made even bigger impact to some mafia in Indonesia, who were not happy at all, and who could successfully made SBY (read: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono) letting Sri Mulyani go - as the after effect of the Century case. What a pity! This scenario really made her perceived as the culprit.

To be honest, my respect to Sri Mulyani grew even stronger after seeing her being slaughtered during the Century meeting. Her bravery, courage and patience really made her appeared as the intellegence among the lost ones. I think I would break into pieces when I would be in her stead.

Luckily, some people, who have heart and integrity, knew what was exactly going on. And luckily, I met these people and they have become my close friends ever since - both online and offline ;)

Most of these "good guy" people are now getting ready for the next election in 2014. They believe fully in Sri Mulyani, as much as I do, and they are sure that Sri Mulyani can contribute more to Indonesia, by being the next president.

There are people, who currently doubt that she would be picked in 2014 (or some even doubt whether she is willing to be a president). But the choice is yours. You have a saying in this. Do you think she is capable or not? Why mind other people's business?

So, merdeka! Let us be free to make choices, and to contribute to better Indonesia. I am sure Sri Mulyani is not the only good person in Indonesia. I know for sure there are numerous Indonesian people who are good and who can make a difference. Support them, or even better, be one of them. Believe in them, or even better, believe in yourself.

Believe, that Indoensia, one day, will be better.

3 stupid stages of life

2011-08-09T16:07:00.003+02:00

isn't our life a bit sad?
I wonder maybe I should just be a stay at home mom and enjoy my life more? And write books for sure! :)

Still feel guilty that I haven't had the chance to finish my first book I promised to Ega to be published in his self-publishing site. I am sorry, my inspiration is no longer my inspiration, unfortunately (#nomention)

So, the morale of this blog post, I guess, is to try to enjoy your life more? or for me, it'd be to live as healthy as possible so that when I am old, I will still be active and have energy like those old, dutch people, who still travel from Timbuktu to North Pole! :)

via Haha.nu

Home is

2011-08-09T15:56:00.004+02:00

via Geek in Heels

Stand Up Comedy - Raditya Dika

2011-08-05T12:02:00.003+02:00

Read his books
Follow him on Twitter
and watch this Stand Up comedy video

Watch part 2
Watch part 3

Delete a recycle bin? Only Chuck Norris can!

2011-08-04T21:42:00.000+02:00

should I say more?

Without You = Online Dating?

2011-08-01T17:08:00.009+02:00

It's been almost one month.

And long distance relationship has never been so difficult.

I remember when I first signed up for this challenge in the year of 2002, the first time I left Stefy to go to the Netherlands. As far as I could remember it, it wasn't this hard!

I guess what makes this time so different is our commitment. In the past, we were still in a dating-for-fun kinda commitment. Yet, we are now more certain about our future plan. And also we've been together in the same city for these past 3 years. That's why it is so much harder now.

That's why the appearance of this link to an article on my Facebook Wall this morning was very appealing. Not that it eased the difficulty of my long distance relationship, but this article could have been an answer for my loneliness, if I chose to :P

The most niche (and bizarre) sites for finding love on the Internet

Apart from my several attempts to find an online boyfriend through mIRC when I was still in junior high - which was never a success - I never tried any online dating sites. So, this link somehow has struck me and made me read the article.

And to my surprise, like there are lots of magazines for different niche markets, there are indeed also a lot of online dating sites for different, ~~desperate~~ , niche single people in the world.

If I ever had signed up for any of these online dating sites, my first choice would have been for Brainiac Dating or Seek a Geek. Who knew I would have come across someone like Leonard or Sheldon :P

But if I would have been braver, I would have signed in at Savage Heart. But the intro text does sound a bit kinky, doesn't it?

But no, I won't replace Stefy with any online freak I would have met via online dating site. I don't say that all online dating sites are no good. It's just not for me, I guess.

For you who have met your soulmate via online dating site, lucky you!

Umm,... it's nice

2011-07-28T12:11:00.003+02:00

How often do you get this response from a friend, or colleague?

And how often do you get this from your close friend of even your boyfiend or girlfriend, or your partner, or your husband or your family?

I find it kinda disturbing when people don't really have opinion, especially if they are quite close to you.

Especially when it comes to choosing place to go, or place to eat.

A: Where are we going for dinner?
B: Up to you
A: What do you want to eat?
B: Um,.. I don't know. Up to you.
A: Chinese?
B: Umm,.. we went there last week!
A: Italian?
B: Hm, it's crowded on thursday evening
A: Indonesian
B: Oh, come on, we can cook Indonesian ourselves!
A: .... *not talking anymore*

Why don't you just say what you want! and even if it means not going anywhere for dinner, it'd be better than saying 'up to you!'

I guess living in a country, where the people are very direct, has taught me to express what I think or what I feel. And I kinda expect people to do the same.

Don't you think the world would be a better place if there is no such thing like back-stabbing, talking behind your back, gossipping,... And I guess all it starts with honesty and expressing your true opinion.

What do you think?

Senz Umbrella: finally, a product that makes sense!

2011-07-25T20:05:00.011+02:00

If you live in the Netherlands, are frustrated with the weather, and think that umbrella is just hopeless, you are just like me! Until I found Senz Umbrella, the famous, strange umbrella that works well against strong wind.

Well, I was very proud and positive about this umbrella, until it was broken 2 weeks ago. I wouldn’t blame the product, though, because the wind was too strong, coming from many different sides.

When my umbrella was R.I.P, all I could do was sobbing inside. It wasn’t an easy decision to buy this umbrella. Due to the abnormal price for one piece of mini umbrella, I had to think a lot before buying it; but finally I bought it!

I was overly positive about it. I promoted to my colleagues who had frustration about their broken umbrella. But not after 2 weeks ago! I was sad and regretted my decision buying this too expansive umbrella, yet still broken in the end.

As a social media geek, I thought, hmm,.. let’s try to find Senz Twitter or Facebook account. Just for fun, I googled Senz’ Twitter and Facebook account, and I found them! I tweeted about my problem, and they replied (quite quickly!). And see the picture below:

YES!! I am going to get a replacement, a new Senz umbrella!!

All I had to do was to send the pictures of my broken Senz (luckily I didn’t throw it away. I guess it was because I was still hoping that I could fix it somehow) to the customer service e-mail address.

Within 2 days, I got a reply saying that I should be able to show my receipt, as it is the warranty certificate of Senz. WOOoot?!

I was quite upset, because first I didn’t know that receipt serves as warrant certificate. No one told me when I bought it at de Bijenkorf (or did it say on the product information attached with the product? If you have Senz please check to confirm). And I bought it almost 2 years ago!

Well, I didn’t hope too much. I thought, most Dutch companies don’t really do replacement and nice things for the customer after all. So I wrote back: “thank you. I didn’t keep the receipt though; but I hope that I could still receive a new senz umbrella, as it was tweeted to me. It would be very nice.”

I was sad.

Last weekend, I was umbrella-less, and it was pouring very hard.

This morning, the sky showed some indication that it’d be raining. And again, I was umbrella-less. I thought: I might just buy a cheap Hema umbrella later in the evening.

Yet, not long after that thought, I got an e-mail from Senz.
And this is Senz' replied I received this morning. Some details have been hidden due to privacy reason :)

So now it is the real YES! I just used the coupon to buy myself a new mini, blessing of the rain, Senz umbrella.

Thank you Senz! You have definitely exceeded my expectation.

And for you who own (or who want to buy one) Senz umbrella, here are some tips to keep it safe and to be prepared if it is broken:

When you know the wind is too strong (especially when the weather forecast says the wind is level 7), just don’t use the umbrella. This is how I got my Senz broken.

Open it carefully. A friend of mine got his switch button broken because he pushed it too hard when trying to open the umbrella (too bad he threw his umbrella away already)

Keep the receipt! I was lucky that I still got the replacement, but for next time, just keep the receipt, as it serves as warranty certificate.

Be patient and be positive about social media. Some friends were laughing at my effort, but yay, I prove them wrong!

And marketing tips, as I am a marketing person myself, try to do just like Senz. In the era of social media, people are constantly talking about your brand. What you’ve got to do is to talk back and exceed their expectations.

So, well done Senz!

For more info about the product go to Senz Umbrella website

Welcome back to Holland, Welcome back LDR!

2011-07-25T11:34:00.002+02:00

It's been more than 2 weeks ago when I landed to this wet and cold supposed-to-be summer of Holland, after my 1 month summer holiday in Indonesia.

And it has also been more than 2 weeks that I have res-entered to the LDR - long distance relationship. I couldn't believe myself for doing it all over again. After being in LDR for almost 5 years, I remembered making an oath not to be in this cruel LDR cycle again!

But here I am, or let's say here we are, again.

If you ask how I am so far, I'd say on the weekdays, it's okay. But on the weekend, this is when the emptiness started to creep in.

Missing him is not the worst, thanks to the technology (do I hear a Hallelujah?), but his presence is really missed. Since we lived in the same city, he often was at home cooking dinner for me. Or we often went for movie or dining when we felt like it (or when the weather allowed).

And weekends were always our favorite! We went to traditional market, experimented with some recipes, went window shopping, made little trip, or visited some friends. It's always been a busy weekend, which we also ALWAYS regretted on the Monday.

But now, it is simply me, my books, and tons of TV series. I do still like to try out some recipes, but it's just simply to fill my hungry tummy. With Stefy around, I tried out recipes to pamper him.

To conclude, it's so far so good, then. It's been worse. I think we kinda used to LDR; thus this time it ain't that hard, especially the communication part (Again, Hallelujah to technology!).

Wish me luck, ok? :)

By the way, I found this book. Interesting. Anyone have read this book?

Indonesia June - July 2011

2011-06-13T08:28:00.001+02:00

So, here I am, spending one month of vacation in Indonesia.

If you miss me, just drop a comment here :P
or if you are in Indonesia, we can always try to arrange a meeting

Although, I'll have limited access to my digital life.

Ciao!

Travelling

2011-05-24T11:27:00.002+02:00

It's been the busiest time of my life

where work overlaps with fun, sadness, stress, holiday, travelling,...

I am currently experiencing so many different things at the same time, which make me unable to feel any particular feeling for a long time.

I take this as a benefit, as I don't really linger on my sadness or stresss too long.

Next month I am going back to indonesia for holiday, and Stefy is going back for good. This is not a good thing. I hate another farewell, another long-distance relationship.

C'est la vie

Starting July, this blog will be filled with some stories about long-distance, about sadness, about our fight, but maybe also filled with some stories about our preparation for the wedding :)

How are you all? How's life treating you?

The most romantic film quotes and scenes

2011-04-26T16:57:00.004+02:00

I am feeling kinda romantic today.
so, allow me to share some of the most romantic pieces from my most favorite films.

“I love you. I am who I am because of you. You are every reason, every hope, and every dream I've ever had, and no matter what happens to us in the future, everyday we are together is the greatest day of my life. I will always be yours. “ – The Notebook (2004)

Spongebob: "What do you usually do when I'm gone?"
Patrick: "Wait for you to come back."

(Love Actually)

"I am just a girl standing in front of a boy asking him to love her." - Nothing Hill (1999)

"Tell me how I should be. Just tell me. I'll do it." (Blue Valentine)

(The Wedding Singer)

The Hobbits - First Vlog by Peter Jackson

2011-04-20T14:22:00.003+02:00

Looking forward to watching this movie :)

Why? but How?

2011-04-12T11:51:00.003+02:00

I believe you have heard about the shooting drama happened last weekend in a small town in the Netherlands, called Alphen aan de Rijn.

The morning of Monday 11 April, all headlines of the national newspapers were: WAAROM? (or WHY?)

I reckon this headline can go with any bad circumstances in our lives: a relative passed away, continuous financial problems, jobless situation, tsunami, war, poverty, breaking up after having been together for a long time, your partner is cheating on you,... you name it!

Why?!
That's often what we ask when something bad happens in our lives. We try to find the reason why such bad things happen: is it my fault? did I do something wrong? is it God's punishment? did s/he actually love me? am I not good enough? am I stupid? is it karma?

And we are often stuck in this drama of asking why, of finding explanation to what happen to us, to our society.

I guess what we need to ask instead is How? or What can I do to change this circumstance?

Finding solution would be better than finding reasoning.

How? will give us a sense of hope: a hope that there is actually a way to make things better, to change the situation.

Anyway, I am telling you this because I am at the situation where I could have cried out to heaven asking WHY? but I, trying to be very optimistic, replace the question with How?

And to be honest, it ain't easy, but it works!

What the Duck - Suggested Sex Talk

2011-04-11T21:34:00.001+02:00

Blue Valentine

2011-04-07T16:11:00.007+02:00

Have you seen this film called Blue Valentine?

If you haven't, you should! In fact, you must.

Blue Valentine ain't a chick flick or drama comedy that is just like any other chick flick or drama comedy.

This film makes you think, make you ponder about relationship, love, marriage, courtship,...

This film makes you question: when the love has gone, what should you do?

The funny thing is that Stefy and I watched this film when we celebrated our one decade anniversary (yes, you read it correctly, one decade, 10 YEARS!). During the film, I kept asking myself, would it also happen in my marriage?

In the end, Stefy and I had an interesting discussion about this film, about our relationship, and what we should and shouldn't do to prevent having similar issue.

We can conclude, in the end, that falling in love is easy, staying in love is challenging, yet it is possible :)

Despite the gloomy feeling after watching the movie, we both love the soundtrack!

the best Rihanna's Only Girl cover!!

2011-04-06T16:12:00.001+02:00

it's definitely spring! Because all the songs are so cheerful, and I am happy!

My spring song

2011-04-06T14:47:00.003+02:00

Despite my gloomy mood, this song has been able to cheer me up :) Also the weather is pretty friendly

Here it is: Plage van Chrystal Fighters, covered by Chef' Special

When the road is tough, I write

2011-04-05T10:52:00.008+02:00

Sadness and difficult moments often get me to open WordPad and write. Like now!

This is that very time when I feel really down and again question what I should do.

Yesterday, I tweeted: I know that God is good, but why do I often misunderstood His goodness? A friend replied by tweeting: So that we will be surprised and amazed by His helping hand.

This difficult time is, I guess the most difficult of all, yet this time I know better: blaming God is never the anwer. Questioning Him is frustating. Worrying is a waste of time.

But, what should I do?

I don't have a clue! What I know is that I need to stay positive, think straight, find a solution, do my best, and let God to take care of the rest.

God is working mysteriously. Like Rowan Atkinson in his film Keeping Mum said: God's mysetrious, deal with it!

Your prayer, support, encouragement, tweets, message, comments, or anything,... will be very much appreciated.

7 Billion: Are You Typical?

2011-03-17T15:46:00.000+01:00

very interesting video.

so are you what they say a typical person?

Lesson learned on my weekend!

2011-02-20T00:45:00.002+01:00

This weekend, Stefy had a football match, and having known this for a while, I have planned a saturday away with some friends.

So, here I am, just came back from a very meaningful gathering that has given more than happiness and relaxation.

A few things I learned today:

There are no boundaries in friendship. Being a friend for someone means you just got to accept both this friend's good and bad sides. Even if you must always be the one, who should have a bigger heart, a forgiving heart.
You just can't stop being friends! Hardship, happiness, distance, time, money, mental disorder, success,.. nothing can cancel a friendship - unless you say so.
A spouse is someone, who is not always giving you good, easy time. A spouse should be someone, who will always challenge you, giving you hard time, if necessary, for the sake of being a better person.
Finally, I learn today that a couple is two people sharing their dream - not necessarily have to share the same vision - but they should understand each other's dream, and help each other to seize it.
And most importantly, I learn that HTM (public transport company in the Hague) is much more reliable than NS (train company in the Netherlands). Thank you for bringing me home safely, HTM!

Okonomiyaki?

2011-02-14T13:38:00.004+01:00

When asked to join, I was perplexed what Okonomiyaki was. So I googled and found an explanation on Wikipedia:

Okonomiyaki is a Japanese savoury pancake containing a variety of ingredients. The name is derived from the word okonomi, meaning "what you like" or "what you want", and yaki meaning "grilled" or "cooked".

Due to my curiosity, I went to dinner with my friends, and was really happy to finally enjoy a portion of Okonomiyaki, or the waiter told me, Japanese pancake.

In the end of this first time experience, I can conclude that I quite liked Japanese pancake. Yet, it is not something I can (or would like to) have every month, if I still want to see the same number on my weight-scale.

The taste is very savoury - salty and heavy. As a truly Indonesian, I would add some spicy sauce (like Sambal ABC) to the pancake.

The place is too small, so you kinda need to squeeze in. yet the good thing is everyone has to reserve to be able to eat there (or if you are very lucky, you can just get in).

So, maybe I will go there next month or two to pay my second visit :)

Website: http://www.japanesepancakeworld.com/

This restaurant is closed at the moment and is opened again from February 24th 2011.

p.s one funny fact: the chef and waiter were all Dutch. Original Japanese food served by original dutch people.

Birthday Dinner 2010: Little V Restaurant

2011-01-03T16:53:00.006+01:00

It's a little bit late to upload this post, but why not? :)

Last month, Stefy celebrated his birthday. And as a suprise (I love surprises!), I booked a table in a vietnamese restaurant in the Hague, Little V. Some friends have been mentioning this restaurant to us, but we just never had the time to try. And in fact, you need to reserve your table before coming. It's always busy!

So, there we were, for stefy's birthday dinner.

To start, we ordered nothing else than the famous vietnamese spring roll for appetizer! I used to have a vietnamese roommate, and she made a tasty spring roll. Hoping the spring roll would be as good as, I was very happy that it definitely tasted yummy! The dip made the taste even more yummy!

For main courses, we ordered something with white fish, stir-fry beef and veggies, and seafood curry. They all taste WONDERFUL! Love them so much! We also ordered fried rice (instead of only white rice), and it tasted just like Hongkong fried rice in Indonesia. Yum yum yum!

Oh, and the teapot was really unique!

I ordered Vietnamese ice tea, which turned out to be all ingredients for Soto Ayam mixed with Ice and some tea :P It's true tho, there were ginger, lemon grass, and lime!! If you added chicken, bean sprouts and eggs, it could be a portion of Soto Ayam :) But it wasn't! This was a delicious, Vietnamese Ice Tea. Yummy!

En dessert!! Supper yummy. We ordered fresh coconut and some ice cream. Definitely no-regret dessert!

And this is the birthday boy! :)

So Little V Den Haag is definitely recommended.

Year 2011: Resolutions!

2011-01-02T23:01:00.002+01:00

A new year should be started with a new resolution. It's kinda part of the deal, toch?

Thus, to honor that tradition, here are some of my new year resolution:

1. Start and finish reading the whole bible. This has ALWAYS been listed in my New Year resolution, but always ended up being wiped off. But, this year I will give it another try. And this year, this is my priority! :)

2. Seriously start to plan my wedding: to decide when to get married is the priority, which then will be followed with other details like venue, dresses, etc. And also to be wiser with saving money.

3. In relation to my second resolution, I need to plan my future job: what will I do when I go back to Indonesia. Will I be a teacher? Will I be a lecturer? Will I open my own business?

Resolution number 2 and 3 might be a bit confusing for you who haven't really met us in person. Stefy, my fiancee, and I are currently living in the Netherlands. He is going back to Indonesia, just before summer 2011, and my working contract is until September 2011. What's next? That's the part we haven't quite figured out yet. I might be staying a bit longer, while Stefy is working on his business in Indonesia. Or, I might be following him, getting married soon after I arrive in Indonesia, and work in Indonesia. So, yes, we are still puzzeled about our future plan. But, the Us-part is certain :)

4. Spend more time with friends, socialising and having fun with them. I know this may involve a little bit more extra spending. But, why not?

5. Love one another and don't judge people by the first impression.
This is my weakness that I need to work on. I need to be more loving and passionate to people, especially to those who are close to me. It's hard, isn't it? We often tend to put people in boxes a second we meet them or get to know them a bit better. But, this year, I will try to avoid this.

6. Finally, the most important thing, to be less bitter.
My life hasn't been easy: hence my bitter attitude. But I'm so glad that this morning, at church, I was again encouraged. Troubles don't happen in our lives just to tease us. Troubles exist to make us a better person. It's like your school exams. When you pass the exams, you can go to the next level. Or like in games, when you have to beat more and more difficult monsters by the time your reach a higher level; but defeating the monster will make you go to the next level, which will be more fun and also challenging!

So, here are my new year resolutions. I will enter this new year with a confidence and attitude to be a better person.

So, let me close this post by sharing a wonderful quote shared by the speakers in my church this morning: David & Hillary Porrit.

“God loves you just the way you are, but He refuses to leave you that way. He wants you to be just like Jesus. ” — Max Lucado

Have a happy, prosperous, and challenging new year!

Final thoughts in 2010

2011-01-02T17:29:00.003+01:00

This post should have been posted before the end of the year 2010. But let me share my final thought of 2010, and wish you a very happy new year 2011.

The year of 2010 is about facing the reality and making choices

This midnight, looking back at the past 12 months I've been through, I questioned myself what I have done, what I have learned. I pondered on what good things happened - any luck or fails?

There have been tons of things happened to me. I started this year with a visit to Indonesia, meeting my friends and family, which had given me more clarity that I would go home to Indonesia at some point, soon. It was followed with my temporary project working at the embassy of Republic Indonesia, which was a definite eye-opener about the reality I would face in the future. Then the luck happened! Actually God happened. I was given the most precious gift: I got a proper, always-been-my-dream, job.

And these are the highlights of my 2010.

But the number of things I have learned are more than that of what has happened in 2010.

I have learned that it's not what happens to you, it's what you do about it (W. Mitchell).

In the past, when problems occurred, I tended to blame other things but me: their faults, wrong people, unfairness, difficult situation, no opportunity; and even worse, I used to blame God!

I am so thankful that this year, I got to see problems differently. I could now work some ways out to solve the problems. Instead of focusing my attention to other things, I have tried to focus on myself. Not blaming myself, though, but I have tried to find a way to do something about the problem. If you want to use an academic term, what I've done is to make a problem analysis. Then, I posted an objective, of which the goal is always to get the problem solved, as possible as it could be.

Following the first lesson, I have also learned to make a hard choice. A friend of mine said that being with the 'one' is like enjoying your perfect meal. If you still crave for other meals, you have not yet found the 'one'. This year, I made my final choice to be with 'the perfect meal'. I am not saying it happened on one revelation night, like when Gabriel came to the virgin Mary. It's has become a continuous strife. But again and again, I am reminded and am back to enjoy my "perfect meal".

And it's like all the fears, worries, doubts about love and questions I've had about relationship and marriages have been wiped away. Ah, it makes me want to sing "you are the only exception."

Apart from love relationship, I also have learned a lot in the area of friendship. There are friends that love you unconditionally and love you as who you are. There are also people that seem to be your friends, but they occur to be just someone who happen to be at the same place, at the same time, and sharing some similar thoughts. For some time, it seems that you are good buddies. But when the common things did no longer exist, all the binds that for a moment seems like a true friendship, were gone.

So really value your friendship. Be kind to people, especially to your close friends, and love them unconditionally too. It reminds me of my favourite quote from the Soloist: "Sometimes friends piss each other off, right? It's part of the deal." Friends will disappoint you, for goodness' sake! But it's just part of the deal. This is where you need to learn to forgive and forget.

All of these things make me want to mention One Friend to whom I have to send my deepest gratitude and apology, too: God. Jesus, I haven't been good this year; I wasn't the nicest one this year. But I thank You for all the things I have done and learned. Thanks for giving me a smile, thanks for giving me a slap on my face once in a while. I promise, in 2011, I'll be better.

Happy new year, my dearest readers. May your 2010, which has made you who you are today, has prepared you to embrace the new 2011. Be ready to have fun!

"There are no mistakes or failures, only lessons." (Dennis Waitley)

Merry Christmas

2010-12-27T12:33:00.004+01:00

Please let me know if you want to sponsor me :)

Let's hope I don't catch any pneumonia!

This flyer below is one made by church mates. So support all the Crossroads church heroes and raise some funds to help some orphanage in Uganda

Merry Christmas

2010-12-25T00:16:00.000+01:00

May peace be with you!

Have a very merry christmas

The Dutch will say "fijne kerstdagen!"

or in my native language "Selamat Hari Natal"

This Can't Wait till Christmas Day

2010-12-21T14:22:00.003+01:00

Nativity Story 2.0
via Dutch Cowboys

The Christmas greeting can wait.

See you in 4 days :)

it's official

2010-12-13T11:52:00.004+01:00

I will be involved in long-distance relationship, again :(

Stefy will be going back for good in February 2011.

And my working contract is until September 2011, or even longer.

Ah well,.. c'est la vie

Tenchi: the new noodle bar in town!

2010-12-08T15:46:00.002+01:00

Some weeks ago, Harbud and I were spotting a new restaurant announced on the local, free magazine. We said to each other "homemade noodle restaurant? Hm,... should be good! Shall we try?"

But at that time, when we walked passed it, it was still closed.

Two weeks ago, we gave it another try. And it was open!

With a slight of hesitation, Harbud, Stefy, Anthon, Lea, and I enter the restaurant. We were unsure, as the restaurant was rather empty. There was only one table occupied.

Feeling perplexed, we just ordered the 'standard' menu. I decided to order something soupy; and Stefy ordered something fried - so we could swap. Harbud, Anthon, and Lea ordered the set-menu: noodle soup (seafood or cha siu), beer (they ordered soft drink instead), and yaktori.

Stefy, too, ordered soft drink and I chose something warm to accompany my warm, soupy noodle.

The 3 portions Yakitori were first to arrive (sorry, no picture. we were so hungry that we simply dived into it :P). They are very tasty! On the menu, it also said that the yakitori is homemade (some yakitori in Holland come from freezer packaging).

And the noodle soups and fried noodles came!

The first to arrive, my Volcano Noodle soup.

Why is it called Volcano? I guess because it was super spicy! YES, it is very spicy - not Dutch people kind of spicy; this is seriously spicy. Super tasty!

This is Harbud eating his Seafood Noodle Soup

And this is Stefy's fried noodle.

In general, the taste is good - but not special. They should try to improve the taste of the broth. The broth is tasteless, unless you order my Volcano Noodle Soup, so you would taste the spicy broth.

The noodle is delicious. It definitely is homemade!

The service is A+ ! The waiter and waitress were very kind. They talked to us, asking what's missing, what we wanted, whether we needed soy sauce, chilli, etc.

The atmosphere is good, but could be better. If they want to emphasize the fact that it is ramen house (which what the waiter told us), they should put some japanese/asian ornaments, and change the music to something Asian! (thus not Rihanna, Ne-Yo, Linkin Park,..)

The picture below is potato swirl, we got it for free. They wanted us to taste and give comment about it. We liked it!

Tenchi will definitely be a very recommended place to have dinner or lunch in the Hague. You'll never know what free stuffs you would get, because the second time we went there, we got free dessert! yay!

Alain Clark did the cover of Eminem

2010-12-04T22:31:00.000+01:00

Mamas Gun: F You

2010-12-03T14:01:00.002+01:00

my apology for the cursing, but this is such a great cover!

most of all, I enjoyed their concert last week in Paradiso, Amsterdam.

Looking forward to their 2nd album

English High Tea in the Netherlands

2010-11-10T12:27:00.003+01:00

Last Sunday, I finally enjoyed a High Tea again, after 6 years!!

The last time I went for high tea was when I was still living in Exeter, United Kingdom. There was this one Tea House called Roger's Tea House. The high tea there was amazing!

But this time, my choice went fro a British Lunchroom in the Hague, called Scallywags Lunchroom.

A good friend of mine has recommended this lunchroom. I actually has walked past this lunchroom quite often, but I never had the guts to try (some Dutch restaurants or café are not that special! They serve 'standard' Dutch food, like toasted sandwich (tosti), sandwich, panini, salad, (dutch apple) cakes, and coffee). But because of recommendation, and because of good ratings in iens.nl , I decided to choose this place to meet up with my friends.

According to iens.nl, you have to reserve some days in advance if you want to have lunch/high tea in this place. So I did! And I am sooo glad I did reserve. because when we entered, there was no seat left. Even after some people left, the seats were alwaays reserved.

So, go back to our high tea experience. After we were seated, the owner, himself, served Diana tea (the owner loves Lady Diana. The pictures of her are everywhere!).

After the Diana tea, we were offered a salad. We could choose from: bacon, vegetarian and tuna. Of course, my choice was tuna! And fyi, the tea is free flow! we could order as much tea as we want, any type of tea in the menu!

The salad was served with two types of grilled half-slice bread: corn bread and whole wheat bread. The salad was served with balsamico-like dressing. Love this salad!

The next things coming to our table are the cakes and scones with cream and jam!

Yummy!
If only there was a better word that could explain how delicious it was. For me the scones are super lekker (delicious)! But the cakes are okay. Not that special, but also delicious.

The text in Scallywags' website and business card is true: scallywags-lunchroom - over 16 years of public service. The best rolling scones in town.

All these yummy things are all inclusive in high tea menu; and it costs 15 €.

Next time, I will definitely come back to order the cream tea menu only: scones, cream, jam, and tea (the Diana tea!).

Falling apart

2010-11-09T22:40:00.002+01:00

I am probably too tired, or just not in the right mood, but I really see the world falling apart - in the sense of honesty, friendship, and especially relationship.

I have seen many couples being in a not-so-honest relationship - either the male is fooling around or the female got married because of no-choice reason or because of 'the situation'.

I have seen many couple falling apart in the course of the years, because of so many (probably man-made) reasons, like 'we are no longer clicked', work, career, other lovers, and many more.

I have seen friends stabbed their friends in the back, not being honest to them, and befriending because of situation and condition. If that condition doesn't suit him anymore, he will stop the friendship and say 'enough is enough'.

I have seen a lot, many things recently!

And I really wish I hadn't seen, heard, or experienced any of the above. But I have, I did.

and I now doubt the essence of relationship, friendship, human love, marriage, honesty, loyalty,...

It's time to readjust my morale compas, I reckon.

Ten years from now, the world will be,...

2010-11-03T08:38:00.002+01:00

fully digitalised!

And it is scary, yet exciting. At least, that's what I felt when watching this video: Microsoft's 2019 Future Vision Montage HD

Dining with the Stars: Seinpost (the Hague)

2010-11-02T15:03:00.010+01:00

My hesitation to update this blog has finally come to an end. We have to thank SeatMe.nl that has organised this event called Dining with the Stars.

Dining with the Stars is a week event that is going on in the whole Netherlands. This event offers an 'affordable' price to eat out at any michelin star restaurants in the Netherlands.
For Dinner = 50 Euro (5-course meal)

For Lunch = 40 Euro (4-course meal)

Without further discussion, my housemate, my boyfriend and I signed up for this event. We reserved the seat 3 days in advance. And guess what, it was almost fully-booked in all restaurants in the province of south-holland! We actually wanted to eat out on the weekend, or at least thursday evening, but no hope! Thank the gods of delicious food, we could score 3 seats on Monday evening in Seinpost, the Hague.

We arrived on time at the restaurant, nicely dressed, because we thought, you wouldn't be allowed to enter if you weare jeans and t-shirt. So, there we were, handsome and pretty, hungry stomach. The waiter (or probably the maître d') welcomed us. He knew my name! And he knew that I put on the online reservation form that I might come with an extra person (which didn't happen).

Our coats were taken and we were seated in a table not that far from the entrance door.

In a blink, another waiter came to offer us an aperitivo (welcome drink). We ordered some white wine.

And the adventure started! Here are the excellent food served to us.

The first menu was more like a nibble or pre-appetizer: two crips topped with creamy herring and mashed spinach and feta cheese.
The appetizer: Amuse (Mussels, Thai-curry, and mango chutney)

The main courses:

Grilled seafood bouillabaisse sauce, reduction of red mullet, vegetables Provencal manner

Filetted Sea Bass fish with wild mushrooms and snow peas

Haddock crusty bread with mashed white beans, sherry vinaigrette, cabbage, Paletta of Iberico pig, Perfumed with 30 years old Amontillado sherry

Sautéed skate with Jerusalem artichoke, macadamia, veal, hazelnut butter, rice vinegar, chives

Roasted guinea fowl with lukewarm sprout salad, bacon, dressing coq au vin, potatoes au gratin

Caramelized apple served with pastry, homemade vanilla ice cream, and whipped cream.

two crips topped with creamy herring and mashed spinach and feta cheese.

look how tiny they are!

Amuse (Mussels, Thai-curry, and mango chutney)

Grilled seafood bouillabaisse sauce, reduction of red mullet, vegetables Provencal manner

Sea Bass fish with wild mushrooms and snow peas

Haddock crusty bread with mashed white beans, sherry vinaigrette, cabbage, Paletta of Iberico pig, Perfumed with 30 years old Amontillado sherry

Sautéed skate with Jerusalem artichoke, macadamia, veal, hazelnut butter, rice vinegar, and chives

Roasted guinea fowl with lukewarm sprout salad, bacon, dressing coq au vin, potatoes au gratin

they are served on table, adding the food experience

Caramelized apple served with pastry, homemade vanilla ice cream, and whipped cream.

As this is our first time to dine in a one-michelin star restaurant, we are really impressed.

All the food are well-cooked, tasted so good (despite the myth that western food is often tasteless), and combined with good service and cozy atmosphere.

Also, despite the myth that michelin star food are so tiny that it doesn't fill your stomach, it is wrong! We went home feeling satisfied and happy!

In the rules, it is written that for dinner, we will get 5 course meal. Seinpost has added 2 extra meal for the guests. So, it's definitely a plus!

On the table, there are some items that made the eating exprience even better: bread, butter, salt and pepper (not the usual salt and pepper. these salt and pepper tasted different), and olive oil.

The only point for improvement is to have the food come at the same pace. We had to wait more or less 15 minutes from food number 4 (Haddock crusty bread) to food number 5 (Sautéed skate). We waited so long that we thought we were soon having dessert. And personally, I actually would like to have a little bit more space with other tables; imho, it was slightly too close to each other. But my housemate said "this is holland!"

Yeah, he's right. No way you would see a spacious restaurant with one kilometer distance between tables at restaurants in the Netherlands.

So, it was my maybe-once-in-a-lifetime experience dining with the stars.

Go to Seinpost website to find out about this restaurant.

Interesting fact: an Indonesian student from Petra University, Surabaya has ever done internship in this restaurant for a year.

Wash Instruction

2010-10-25T14:40:00.001+02:00

via Dutchcowgirls

Update: October

2010-10-23T18:32:00.002+02:00

Wow, it's been a while!

Since I started my real job in the Netherlands, I hardly have time for my writing 'career': neglecting my blog, hardly blog-walking (only blog-walk to search for recipes), and most importantly, neglecting my first book.

But enough complaining, I really enjoy my job. I love it so much I am scared I'd hate to go back to Indonesia. He,..

Only God knows when I'd go back to Indonesia for good, but for this time being, I'd be here in Holland until next year October 2011.

Oh well, it's just a quick update. I will provide you with more updates and interesting posts, SOON.

For now, let me enjoy my weekend

The first Twitter Wedding

2010-10-22T09:12:00.001+02:00

Wedding 2.0

Related news: RNW.nl

Once upon a time before the computer

2010-09-30T23:11:00.001+02:00

via TNW

How would you spend a 1000€ in Amsterdam?

2010-09-27T23:19:00.000+02:00

You could either spend it in a day, or in a month.
The choice is yours! :)

Need to pack a small bag? Watch this! :)

2010-09-19T15:41:00.001+02:00

Packing A Small Bag @ Yahoo! Video

Semi-Hiatus: Updates

2010-09-11T21:15:00.003+02:00

Hi readers,

Sorry I have to disappoint you with this not-the-real update post. I have been really busy at the office. No, it's not just an excuse, but it is the real, serious busy.

Okay, let me give you a sneek peak what I've been busy with:

1. Office: Intranet migration, social media strategy, and my NEW working contract. So yes, I will be staying in Holland for another year. Surprise, surprise :)
2. Children Ministry: I am now a Sunday school teacher. So, once a month, I prepare a teaching for my 4 -5 years class.
3. Social life: I just started a new hobby: Bikram Yoga. I do it every Saturday. And, I feel great! There will be some more new activities coming up. What's that? Hehehe, secret, secret. Wait for the update :)
4. Book? My ultimate excuse: almost finished! Next week, I will have vacation for 2 weeks. I will seriously finish my first book - even starting a new one. Wish me luck.
5. Passionate about food? Even more! My trip to Italy has brought back my passion about food. Since the trip to Milan, I've started baking and cooking 'difficult' food. Harboed, my cooking partner, and I have been making Nasi Ayam Hainan, Tahu Isi, Sup Kimlo, Arsik, the real Risotto, the original recipe Spaghetti Carbonara, and American Choco Chip Cookies, and many more!

So, wait for my next update.

xoxo :p

I (still) Think of You

2010-08-30T12:18:00.003+02:00

pic from here

@howtogeek - Weather

2010-08-24T22:37:00.003+02:00

via Twaggies

Great Mind

2010-08-24T22:23:00.002+02:00

via Geeks are Sexy

Love this quote

2010-08-19T22:14:00.003+02:00

via @ihatequotes
I really like this quote. This is what's called self-confidence and believe that God has prepared the best one for you :)

So, for you who is still searching, yes you :) be patient. I am very sure he is just around the corner. He is coming to as soon as he can.

Book

2010-08-17T23:58:00.002+02:00

Maybe I have told you before that I was busy writing my first book. It's a fiction, an Indonesian fiction, a love story :)

And It's almost done! I just need to finish up the last chapter(s). I will certainly finish it this weekend.

Are you interested to proof-read it before I send it to the publisher? Please leave a comment.

A friend tweeted "make sure that your book is so popular that it will be translated to English." LOL let's hope so.

Wish me luck

Nostalgic Soap Opera Theme Songs

2010-08-15T00:38:00.004+02:00

The previous post has brought me to finding other theme songs - soap opera theme songs.

Please bear with me, please. In case you will laugh at me and think that my blog post is worthless, please come back another day, when I post a more behave, mature post :)

Please guess which soap operas they are. Find the answer in the end of this post

Answers: White Snake Legend, To Liong To, Maria Mercedes, Abad 21, Tokyo Love Story and Ordinary People

Nostalgic Cartoon Theme Songs

2010-08-15T00:13:00.004+02:00

I came across this video on Geeks are Sexy, which made me want to look for more nostalgic cartoon theme songs

Like this Candy - Candy,

Sailor Moon

Ksatria Baja Hitam

En my fave, Dash Yonkuro

So, what's your fave nostalgic cartoon?
Share with me! Maybe they were my fave, too

Current Fave: Pots of Gold

2010-08-10T11:18:00.000+02:00

Cos I don't wanna waste a lifetime chasing pots of gold
I don't wanna miss the good times standing in the cold
No i don't wanna be the one who lets you down
With you I couldn't bear to live without

Friends or Nothing at All? - Part 2

2010-08-05T12:00:00.001+02:00

And how is it now?

My recent friction with my so-called best friend has made me realize that sometimes, we think that we are so close to someone yet the feeling is actually not mutual. As I often move around from one place to another, people that become close to me overtime will automatically receive a ‘Friend’ badge from me. But, the fact is that they are merely acquaintance; we just become close to me overtime – because of the situation and condition: thus, this is what I actually am for him.

One thing I learned from this experience is that mutuality. He apparently doesn’t invest as much effort as I do to the friendship.

So what should we do? What should I do in the future? I learn that if I want to really invest and build a new friendship, I need to ask these questions: Does this person invest as much effort as I do to the relationship? Will this person give as much time as I will to the relationship? And will this person accept you for better and for worse as much as I will? If they don’t, does it mean that when we can forget this person, hate and not befriend with this person anymore? No.

We can still be an acquaintance or just friends. We can go out together if we feel like it. We can plan to have a cooking night if we think it would be fun. But, if one of the parties decides not to hang out together anymore, none of the parties should feel guilty or feel sorry. We just move on and find another acquaintances or hang out friends to hang out with.

Another lesson learned is that best friends and family can make mistake. They might have done us wrong, have made us upset, but who doesn’t make mistake? We need to think through and see that they really didn’t mean to hurt us. They just made a mistake that might have hurt us. If you think they are truly your best friends or family, you must forgive and forget. Otherwise, yeah, you might end up just like me, losing a little family that you used to have.

It is pathetic really that because of one situation, you finally realized that someone that you thought was your best friend was actually no more than acquaintance, and the ones that you thought no longer meant anything in your life are still your very best friends and family after all.

Shoot!

I will end this post by sharing my final pyramid of friendship and a promise that I will try to reunite my ‘family’ members, trying to mend the broken relationship. I hope this time they’d see that I put as much effort as they have done.

The higher the pyramid, the smaller the shape is, which means the more difficult it is to keep and maintain it. Don’t lose it!

Read Previous Post: Friends or Nothing at All? - Part 1

Inception: A Help for The Confused

2010-08-04T23:56:00.003+02:00

Although I could quite get when I was watching Inception, I had to digest this infographic before I dared to share it on my blog.

So this is a first aid if you are still confused about Inception.

Doesn't help? Go watch it once again!

Still doesn't help? Ah well, maybe Shrek Forever After of Twilight Eclipse will be just the perfect choice for you :)

Reuse and Recycle

2010-08-04T23:41:00.002+02:00

Love the idea so much! If I had these grain sacks or burlap, I will definitely give it a try. I think I will first make the accessories hanger (oh, you wouldn't know how my drawer look like now, full with my little accessories!) and the this cute vintage bag.

via Desire to Inspire

This is how bus (for Indonesia) should look like!

2010-08-04T23:31:00.003+02:00

I hope Indonesian governements would read this and consider to buy this kind of buses from China. This would save Indonesian citizens from dying in the traffic jam. Speaking of traffic jam, I have to thank my parents that I was born and grew up in Surabaya, East Java, where traffic jam is not a major issue.

So, Mr. SBY, please please please, can you have some budget next year to buy this kind of buses? Please?

Watch the presentation (video) here

Family or Nothing At All ?- Part 1

2010-08-04T23:09:00.007+02:00

Some of you may have wondered what happened with me a couple of days ago after reading my blog post about friendship. It was a temporary friction between me and this friend – which is now settled; however it continued being a friction between me and myself.

Reading Neysa’s post about the difference of Best Friend, Friend, Acquaintance (this is a direct translation of the word ‘Kenalan’), and ‘Someone I know or I have met’ made me think of the people in my life: who are they, who are they for me, and who am I for them.

I am blessed with the fact that I have met and known so many nice, crazy, and happy people in my life. They cheer me up when I am down. They help when I need it. They listen (or read) my rumble, my tweet or my blog posts. Some of them understand when I am in a terrible mood, especially when Ms. PMS visits me once a month.

However, the problem I had earlier this year and Neysa’s post, made me think about my relationship with them. I think of them as my friends, but do they think the same way, too?

Before reading Neysa’s post, I had made my own classification of people in my life:

Family
Best Friends
Friends (including online friends)
Hangout/Happy-happy Friends
Someone I know or have met in the past

Let’s start from the bottom.

I have not yet travelled all around the world, but I have visited so many places that I met new people, made new friends, and managed to keep in touch with some of them. These people are categorized in ‘Someone I know or have met in the past’. With these people, I just added them as Friends on Facebook, if they are nice to chat with, I would add them as my contacts on my messengers, and that’s it! Everything between me and these people are purely basa-basi, chitchat, small talks, and nothing attached! Why? Because there is a small chance I will meet them again. If I ever meet them again, like maybe my friends from my elementary school, the things I’d say will be: “hey how are you?”, “what’s up?” “are you married? Have babies? Getting married?” “what’s your job?”.

Hangout or happy-happy friends are people who I met at school, universities, church, or other institutions, and manage to keep both offline and online touch. We would sometimes go out for a drink, have dinner, watch movies, or chat and exchange comments on social media. Everything between me and these people is often dominated by small talks; however, since we may have shared something in common, like studying at the same university, or used to work at the same company/restaurant, we would discuss something related to issues we have in common. It could be school assignments, our ex-bosses who were funny, our ex-colleagues who would be getting married, etc. But, there is no commitment attached. I would not put any emotional attachment to this relationship.

Friends are people who have stuck with me for numbers of years. They are not only happy-happy friends, but they also those who will listen to my stories, my sadness, my happiness, my success stories, my bad days. They are those with whom I can spend hours to chitchat or to chat online, just to talk about nothing. These friends can be relied to and turned to when I need them (or when they need me) – but, here is the catch, not 100%. There are ‘friends’, who suddenly wouldn’t call you or hang out with you anymore when she has a new boyfriend, or when they go to study abroad, suddenly no more chat, no more phone calls, nothing! There was time when I was so disappointed with these ‘friends’, saying “I thought you were my friend”. Actually, yes, they are! They are just friend. Hence they cannot be 100% reliable. If they don’t have time for you, they don’t have time for you!

Then, we go to a higher level: best friends. When you say best (something), it can only be one, right? The best movie, the best restaurant, the best wine, and the best friend. However, for me, there can be more than one best friend. I guess, my reasoning that I have travelled and temporarily stayed in several countries and places, makes me find new best friends every time I visit a place. Being a citizen of the world and having several best friends, you just know that these best friends are always there for you; and you for them. I have this best friend. We met when we were in junior high (it’s like 14 years ago), but we are still best friends. Sometimes, we didn’t contact each other for a while – no emails, no phone calls, no sms – but suddenly, when we met, we could just still talk for ages. Another thing about being there, when I f-up, and I called her to tell my f-stories, she just listened. She didn’t judge, but she would tell me when she thought I was stupid. She was just honest. These are the people that I will remember when I pray, I will remember when I heard or read something about the place they are at (like with my best friends in Aceh), and I will cry for and spend time for. One difference between best friends and family is secret. There are few secrets that I don’t dare to admit to my best friends, just because I don’t feel secure to tell them. But when the time is right, I’d tell them everything.

And family, yes, if I can be bluntly honest with you, and you with me, and we could still love each other no matter what, that’s family. The best friends who are not only spiritually but also physically present, and who will love you no matter what – no excuses, no buts, no requirements – are family. I used to have my little family, but I guess I screwed it up a bit.

Continue to Family or Nothing At All? - Part 2 (soon, very soon)

Cheeseburger Chill Smoothie - Anyone?

2010-08-03T23:28:00.002+02:00

Who says you can only mix fruit to produce a smoothie. Let me introduce to you Cheeseburger Chill Smoothig.

This is a really smart attempt! Love it (I mean, I love the campaign, not the smoothie, eeuwww!)

via Laughing Squid

My fave, well-thought music video

2010-08-01T22:01:00.002+02:00

It's been a while that I found music video that I like, which has interesting concept and the song is good.

In Indonesia, for instance, most music video is now made abroad, just because it will look way cooler! Yet, the concept, is zero!

I just found two nice video: one from Europe and one from my home country, Indonesia.

So, what do you think?

I Will Fear Nothing!

2010-07-31T23:26:00.002+02:00

"Give me one hundred men who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God, and I care not whether they be clergyman or laymen, they alone will shake the gates of Hell and set up the kingdom of Heaven upon the earth.”

-John Wesley

Morgan Freeman

2010-07-30T15:33:00.005+02:00

via RAB Experience

Let It Out

2010-07-29T23:37:00.003+02:00

Found this article while I was having my quality time, studying about (digital) marketing trend. Yet, this video, which was discussed in the article, conveyed another meaning to me.

That people just want to be listened to.

Some people really long for attention, someone they can talk with, someone that want to listen to their same, old, boring stories (or maybe new stories, but sappy and again, boring).

They just need someone. A friend, if I can conclude.

In this coming weeks, let's find these people in our surroundings. Maybe they are our parents, our siblings, our classmates, our housemates, colleagues, neighbours, our grandparents that you haven't talked for a while.

They need to let it out.

Heaven or Hell

2010-07-28T17:25:00.002+02:00

Nez, it is even more hillarious that I read this blog this afternoon. I hope this post will be also an inspiration for you.

A man, his horse and his dog were traveling down a road. When they were passing by a gigantic tree, a bolt of lightning struck and they all fell dead on the spot.
But the man did not realize that he had already left this world, so he went on walking with his two animals; sometimes the dead take time to understand their new condition…

The journey was very long, uphill, the sun was strong and they were covered in sweat and very thirsty. They were desperately in need of water. At a bend in the road they spotted a magnificent gateway, all in marble, which led to a square paved with blocks of gold and with a fountain in the center that spouted forth crystalline water.
The traveler went up to the man guarding the gate.
“Good morning. What is this beautiful place?”
“This is heaven.”
“How good to have reached heaven, we’re ever so thirsty.”
“You can come in and drink all you want.”
“My horse and my dog are thirsty too.”
“So sorry, but animals aren’t allowed in here.”
The man was very disappointed because his thirst was great, but he could not drink alone; he thanked the man and went on his way. After traveling a lot, they arrived exhausted at a farm whose entrance was marked with an old doorway that opened onto a tree-lined dirt road.

A man was lying down in the shadow of one of the trees, his head covered with a hat, perhaps asleep.
“Good morning,” said the traveler. “We are very thirsty – me, my horse and my dog.”
“There is a spring over in those stones,” said the man, pointing to the spot. “Drink as much as you like.”
The man, the horse and the dog went to the spring and quenched their thirst. Then the traveler went back to thank the man.

“By the way, what’s this place called?”
“Heaven.”
“Heaven? But the guard at the marble gate back there said that was heaven!”
“That’s not heaven, that’s hell.”
The traveler was puzzled.
“You’ve got to stop this! All this false information must cause enormous confusion!”

The man smiled:
“Not at all. As a matter of fact they do us a great favor. Because over there stay all those who are even capable of abandoning their best friends…”

Source: Paulo Coelho - Heaven and Hell

My Coffee, My Character

2010-07-28T17:23:00.002+02:00

It says that coffee can tell something about your character. Among the choices, I chose these two: black coffee and Espresso.

Kopi hitam menggambarkan pribadi yang ambisius, fokus, pekerja keras, dan senantiasa "diburu-buru" target yang ia tetapkan sendiri. Bicara asmara, peminum kopi hitam adalah tipe pragmatis sehingga butuh usaha ekstra keras untuk memunculkan sisi romantis mereka.

Espresso menunjukkan tipe individu yang suka memimpin atau sosok yang selalu perlu kekuatan untuk memompa rasa percaya dirinya. Mereka adalah pekerja keras yang tak lantas menyerah hanya karena pernah gagal. Dalam urusan percintaan, mereka adalah orang yang berpengalaman, selalu menarik di mata lawan jenis, tapi kesetiaannya agak diragukan.

I pretty much agree with the good ones; but, that I might not always be faithful? Come one! :P

Kompas Female

Dillbert: The Statue

2010-07-27T13:36:00.006+02:00

"Inception" the trailer

2010-07-27T09:13:00.002+02:00

I guess I'd like this version better. So, Mr. Nolan, any future for this?

via TNW Shareables

What the World Eats

2010-07-27T00:20:00.004+02:00

This post is so amazing that I might want to buy the book.

The two contrast images are these:

Germany: The Melander family of Bargteheide

Expenditure on food for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07
Favorite foods: fried potatoes with onions, bacon and herring, fried noodles with eggs and cheese, pizza, vanilla pudding

Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp

Expenditure on food for one week: 685 CFA francs, or $1.23
Favorite foods: soup with fresh sheep meat

What do you eat today? I guess no matter what you eat, delicious or not, cheap or expensive, homemade or fast food; we should be thankful.

Via Amusing Planet

Love is

2010-07-26T20:58:00.000+02:00

via Bluquote

A letter just for you

2010-07-22T13:26:00.002+02:00

Dear my friend,

I thought that you were my friend – apparently I was wrong.

It is really annoying when someone ignored you and pretended that you don’t exist. I would only do that when that particular person is super annoying that I can no longer stand and talk to.

And you treat me exactly like this.

I thought we were friends, because friends wouldn’t do this. Friends would talk things and try to find the way out, but apparently I was wrong.

Does friendship exist? Because it seems that I started to lose some so-called friends lately.

Ah well, friend. I thought you were my real friend, but apparently I was such a fool. These 8 years definitely mean nothing to you, rite?

I guess the only thing that still exists now is a friend with benefit: when someone, whom you call a ‘friend’ is no longer beneficial for you, when that ‘friend’ is no longer your partner in crime, no longer share the same principles or belief, no longer ‘the friend that you used to know’, then you kick him or her out.

Okay, friend, so long.

From now on I have to accept the reality that you actually are not my friend anymore.

Farewell.

Nia

I Wanna (Could) be her

2010-07-19T22:13:00.003+02:00

If being a singer is this easy, I could be a very famous Indonesian singer. This is a new single of Alyssa Soebandono: Cerita Cinta Kita

Let's take a good look.
Her voice? Mine might be slightly better
Her look? Mine is about the same, if not a little less (or better?) :P
Her body? Maybe hers is thinner, but I could work out, rite?

See, I would be able to launch a single, too. What I need is just a crappy, very Indonesian-mainstream music, very highly commercial producer, very good video clip maker, and be on thet music programs, like Dahsyat or Dering.

And I'll be famous!

So guys, wait for my new single :)

How 3-D Works

2010-07-19T19:40:00.010+02:00

via Geek in Heels

Encouraging Song

2010-07-19T14:33:00.004+02:00

Hard time.

Who doesn't have it?

Everybody is or has been going through hard time in his life. Whether it is simply an exam, the thesis that has to be submitted very soon, a work deadline; or some other 'harder' hard time like financial issue, love problem, or family issue.

There are some sayings that have always been a big encouragement for me:
1. What doen't kill you makes you stronger
2. Everything happens for a reason.
3. Let go and let God.
4. (And this one in Bahasa Indonesia: Click here)
5. There is always an end of every sorrow.

All these sayings are an ecouragement to move forward, to learn some lessons from it, to let the more powerful One to help, and to remember that the hard time will not last forever.

If you are in the middle of a hard time, I hope these sayings can be too an encouragement for you.

This song below was sung last Sunday during service. I hope this song can be a soundtrack for you, Dita.

the Modern Life

2010-07-15T23:30:00.001+02:00

via Business Pundit

The Closest Thing To Crazy

2010-07-15T13:09:00.005+02:00

I have heard this song a thousand time. I guess I heard this song in the UK for the first time, when I was working as a waitress, 6 years ago? But, I have never understood the real meaning of this song. I thought this song was about living a wild life as a twentier, like Jamie Cullum's Twenty Something. Yet, this song apparently has a deeper meaning.

And I just discovered it last week, during North Sea Jazz 2010.

How can I think I'm standing strong,
Yet feel the air beneath my feet?
How can happiness feel so wrong?
How can misery feel so sweet?
How can you let me watch you sleep,
Then break my dreams the way you do?
How can I have got in so deep?
Why did I fall in love with you?

This is the closest thing to crazy I have ever been
Feeling twenty-two, acting seventeen,
This is the nearest thing to crazy I have ever known,
I was never crazy on my own…
And now I know that there's a link between the two,
Being close to craziness and being close to you.

How can you make me fall apart
Then break my fall with loving lies?
It's so easy to break a heart;
It's so easy to close your eyes.
How can you treat me like a child
Yet like a child I yearn for you?
How can anyone feel so wild?
How can anyone feel so blue?

I can't believe that this song could have been so applicable to me. But thank goodness, I am sober now :)

This is a snapshot of Katie Melua's show. It wasn't the most incredible show, but it definitely wasn't disappointing.

Third Culture Student: Identity Crisis

2010-07-14T16:25:00.003+02:00

This year is my 8th year being abroad, and finally I suffer from this identity crisis. This is something that I have kinda expected to happen.

Third Culture kid actually refers to those who, as children, have spent some of their growing up years in a foreign country, and who don't have a sense of belonging to the passport country. But, I feel that I can relate to this term, too.

From my (almost) 26 years living in this earth, I have spent 8 years in a foreign country: Holland. To make things more complicated, I am Chinese by ethnic; but my passport says I am Indonesian. I speak Bahasa Indonesia, English and Dutch (in fluency order), and understand a tiny bit of Chinese.

These facts make me a Third-Cultur Student (just because my initial purpose of stay abroad was to study).

I realised that I suffer from identity crisis two days ago, just when Holland lost the world cup game against Spain.

When the world cup started, I initially didn't have particular team that I liked. I just went with the flow. My housemate thought that Spain would win (no, my housemate is not called Paul; and he doesn't happend to be an octopus). My boyfriend was in favour of England, Spain, Brazil, and a bit of Germany. Ah, actually he was for the best team. So, there I was, clueless about which team would win the world cup 2010.

Then, when Holland was in the final, I was really enthusiastic about it. I bought some orange stuffs. I watched the match in the midst of so many orange fans in North Sea Jazz - squeezed in the midst of giant Dutch people. And I enjoyed it!

When Holland lost, I was so disappointed. I wasn't crying, like some other people in North Sea Jazz, or like some of my colleagues; but I was upset.

I found myself feeling sorry for the Oranje's lost, feeling upset with the referee, with Spain. I got irritated when I read news about Holland losing. To conclude, I felt as sad as other (normal) Dutch people felt.

I was surprised with these facts, and asked myself "what are you, Nia?"

Here I am, questioning about my true identity. However, the fact that I might be (hopefully, partly) naturalised, I still want to go home to Indonesia. There lies my dream and future. But when is that? Only God knows.

Eight Lessons from Sex and the City

2010-07-12T11:14:00.003+02:00

This is the mistake that I could (not can) kinda relate to :P

Kesalahan 3: Pencandu seru-seruan
Setelah hubungan putus-sambung dengan Mr. Big di musim ke-3, Carrie akhirnya mendapati dirinya dalam hubungan yang baik dengan Aidan yang memperlakukannya dengan sangat baik. Namun, ia masih tertarik dengan upaya tarik-ulur dari Mr. Big. Meski Mr. Big sudah menikah dan Carrie sudah memiliki pasangan, mereka berselingkuh dari pasangan masing-masing.

Diagnosis: Ada beberapa orang yang disebut dengan pencandu "seru", ujar Orboch. Meski sebaik apa pun hubungannya dengan pasangannya, mereka akan selalu merasa tertarik dengan sesuatu yang tak seharusnya ia miliki, karena itu memberinya aliran adrenalin.

Perbaiki: Carrie secara terus menerus menempatkan diri sebagai korban pasif. Ia seharusnya mengambil tanggung jawab dari tindakannya dan melakukan sesuatu untuk menghentikannya. Menurut Orbuch, akan selalu ada godaan dan kerlingan dari para mantan, dan tergantung pada Anda bagaimana menghadapinya. "Tergantung respon Anda dari tindakan dan godaan yang bisa dihitung sehat atau tidaknya," tegasnya.

Via Kompas Female. To read the other 7 mistakes, click here

Jip en Janneke or,...

2010-07-07T09:00:00.001+02:00

Is anyone familiar with this Jip en Janneke book?

This is a Dutch children book that is very familiar among Dutch children, from generation to generation. These characters are so simple, so does the story. I also like it (although I like Pluk! better).

Accidentally, when I was blog walking, I came across this blog, which hasn't been updated in a while, with a blog post about an Indonesian version of Jip en Janneke: Tono dan Tini.

Amazing!

This is actually another proof that the Dutch has (had) quite significant influence to Indonesian culture.

Can I still buy this Toni dan Tini book? Hm,... dimana ya?

Holland in World Cup 2010 Final

2010-07-06T23:03:00.005+02:00

Hup Holland Hup!

I just finished watching the match between Holland and Uruguay. And, as you may have read or also have seen, Holland won with 3 - 2. Sweeet! It means Holland has secured a place in Final match, against, only God knows who (to be honest, I hope it is Spain!).

Speaking of Holland, it is definitely a great achievement for de Oranje to be in the Final match. The last time they were on World Cup Final was in 1978, the era of Johan Kruiff (of which I so love the quote: "elke nadeel komt met een voordeel"). Holland lost against Argentina, the host. Four years before 1978, Holland was again in the Final, this time against its current potential enemy, Germany - and lost!

So, being in the Final is a BIG deal for Holland and the Dutch. All people in Holland are cheering for de Oranje. The expats, immigrants, international students, and even Limburg people, who usually feel not-that-Dutch, are all supporting de Oranje.

What's it gonna be? We'll see! But at this moment, let's sing, "Nederland, oh, Nederland, jij bent de kampioen!!!"

Work Productivity During World Cup

2010-07-02T21:56:00.006+02:00

Sales Productivity Software - InsideView.com

Should You Get the New....?

2010-07-02T20:48:00.006+02:00

via TNW