Four Christmases

Well, well, well. If you wish to get holier after watching this movie, maybe you better spend that $10 for something else other than a movie ticket - GIVE TO CHARITY for example. Or treat me for a meal, at least you make a difference in someone's life - mine.

Nevertheless, this movie ROCKS. I must give it a 4 out of 5 because it is really funny, the two actors (Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon) are just brilliant. I think anyone no need to think twice if they want to decide which movie to watch - ANY movie where Reese Witherspoon, Leo Di Caprio, or Ben Stiller acts will do.)

If you have a friend or husband/wife or gf/bf who is FAT and you are lack of idea how to insult them in order for them to go for an emergency diet, this movie will give you just the sentence you will EVER need.

"I think you were supposed to be TWINS, but you ATE the other baby"

Ouch...

If anyone ever tell me that sentence, I will turn vegetarian for the rest of my life.


However, this movie is not without so-called Lessons Learnt.

Guys, Girls (or something in between, don't care), what will you say after your other-half fails to do something, and as the result, humiliated and hopeless?



Will you tell him "I TOLD YA, YOU WON'T SUCCEED. You just never listen!"

or "It's okay, you are just unlucky."

or something like that?



NO, don't ever say that. If that thing ever happens. If your partner ever fails to get a promotion, if he loses money in the stock market, if she "accidentally" buys a gucci bag (this time around, it happens to be the original one, not the guci or guchi she usually buys), tell them...


"I AM PROUD OF YOU... as always. But please return the gucci bag will ya?"



So sweet....

From Art With Love

I feel that these days my art sense reaches 8-year high (exactly the opposite of the financial market).

First, I visited an art museum... for the SECOND time in my life. I can't remember the first time, but I think it's somewhere around 10 or 11 years ago.

Second, I spent half-day reading at Page One bookstore @ Vivocity. Nope, I don't browse through biography, business, or psychology books. I looked at art books. Design. Photographs. Poets. Cartoons. Houses. Really good Hotels. I must say, spending 1/2 day like that is simply amazing.

Then I did some karaoke (which is one of my all-time favourites) for 4 straight hours. That's enough to make me lose voice the next day.

And not to forget... drawing cartoons. I used to like.. no, LOOVVEEE drawing so much when I was young. After 6 years, finally I can enjoy drawing again.



To be very frank, to attain happiness is not that difficult. A simple visit to the museum. A walk at the park. Doing our simple hobbies. Meeting people we love.

Afterall, you don't need $1000 to get an enjoyable evening.

Things I would Happily Do for Hours, For FREE

I have just finished drawing some cartoons. Drawing is my past-time favourite, and I won drawing competitions when I was a kid (although... I know, it's hardly to believe if you just see my humble drawings =))

It's quite amazing how I never do some drawings for so long! What the hell am I doing for the past 6 years??? Sad sad....

Anyway... beside drawing, these are the things I love doing (not necessarily good at.. =))

- Playing badminton - used to play 6 hours straight

- Writing stories and articles... and of course, blog.

- Eating - I am exceptionally talented in this.

- Singing - I must say my voice quality is somewhere around Ronan Keating's. Yes, around 40 miles apart.

- Reading - can spend days inside bookstore or library

- Sleeping - again, this is my real forte. I can sleep anytime, anywhere, even when I am standing.

- Talking - I can't match the skill of aunties, but again, I am good at it.

- Shopping - let me know if you want to use your Credit Card after so long never use it

- Running - I am a long-distance running specialist

- Finding people's mistakes - I am really really good at it. You won't believe how good I am.

- Bitching - terms and conditions apply

- Negotiating - anything is negotiable, it's just a wink away.

- Taking pictures of myself - unmatched.

- Playing piano - although I am not very talented, but I do have some flair for it

- Procrastinating - again, I am really good at it.

- Acting - would love to play in another drama


Maybe I should do the things I enjoy doing to make my life happier... You should try too..

Sad Love Story

10th grade

As I sat there in English class, I stared at the girl next to me. She was my so called
"best friend". I stared at her long, silky hair, and wished she was mine. But she didn't notice me like that, and I knew it.

After class, she walked up to me and asked me for the notes she had missed the day before and handed them to her. She said "thanks" and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I wanted to tell her, I want her to know that I don't want to be just friends, I love her but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why.

11th grade

The phone rang. On the other end, it was her. She was in tears, mumbling on and on about how her love had broke her heart. She asked me to come over because she didn't want to be alone, so I did. As I sat next to her on the sofa, I stared at her soft eyes, wishing she was mine. After 2 hours, one Drew Barrymore movie, and three bags of chips, she decided to go to sleep.

She looked at me, said "thanks" and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I want to tell her, I want her to know that I don't want to be just friends, I love her but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why.

Senior year

The day before prom she walked to my locker. "My date is sick" she said; he's not going to go well, I didn't have a date, and in 7th grade, we made a promise that if neither of us had dates, we would go together just as "best friends". So we did. Prom night, after everything was over, I was standing at her front door step! I stared at her as she smiled at me and stared at me with her crystal eyes. I want her to be mine, but she isn't think of me like that, and I know it. Then she said "I had the best time, thanks!" and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I want to tell her, I want her to know that I don't want to be just friends, I love her but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why.

Graduation Day

A day passed, then a week, then a month. Before I could blink, it was graduation day. I watched as her perfect body floated like an angel up on stage to get her diploma. I wanted her to be mine, but she didn't notice me like that, and I knew it. Before everyone went home, she came to me in her smock and hat, and cried as I hugged her. Then she lifted her head from my shoulder and said, "you're my best friend, thanks" and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I want to tell her, I want her to know that I don't want to be just friends, I love her but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why.

A Few Years Later

Now I sit in the pews of the church. That girl is getting married now. I watched her say "I do" and drive off to her new life, married to another man. I wanted her to be mine, but she didn`t see me like that, and I knew it. But before she drove away, she came to me and said "you came!". She said "thanks" and kissed me on the cheek. I want to tell her, I want her to know that I don't want to be just friends, I love her but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why.

Funeral

Years passed, I looked down at the coffin of a girl who used to be my "best friend". At the service, they read a diary entry she had wrote in her high school years. This is what it read:


I stare at him wishing he was mine, but he doesn't notice me like that, and I know it. I want to tell him, I want him to know that I don't want to be just friends, I love him but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why. I wish he would tell me he loved me!

I wish I did too... I thought to my self, and I cried.






Friends, the best time to express your love is NOW.

Close your eyes... imagine...

What will happen if tomorrow simply never comes?





P.S. I LOVE YOU This story is taken from here.

Irony of Love

My friend wrote in her blog.

"... in every relationship, it’s never 50-50 between each partner. It’s always 70-30 or 60-40. There’s always someone who loves the other more. Whoever ends up with more percentage is busting their butt off, making tremendous sacrifices to make the other person happy."

How true is that?


We make sacrifices everyday for a complete asshole, without realizing there are some persons who secretly wish to be our numero uno.



Research shows... the most attractive persons are not singles, quite the opposite. They are married persons, especially married women with super rich and handsome and successful husbands. WHY?

Why the most attractive "gay" hearttrhobs are straight male actors who are married with two children, and the most attractive males according to women are in fact gays? WHY?

Because it's always challenging to try to get something we can't get.

For me, I know that something is impossible to attain... but I still do it... just for the fun of it. Seriously.


For the first 22 years of my life, I have been in love several times. I must say, there is nothing similar among my crushes except for one thing.... which is...

"They are the ones who broke so many guys' hearts... in one way or another. "



And that makes me thrilled. Very very thrilled. I love the challenge.


Like what JFK said..

I do things not because they're easy, but because they're HAARRRRDD.

Reflection of The Day - How to be Miserable

"The key of misery is trying too hard to impress someone who actually doesn't bloody care."

- Benny Pandowo



Good night, sweet dream.

Reflection of The Day - How to Change The World

A young man asked his teacher how to change the world.

The teacher answered:

1. Tell your family members how much you love them
2. Tell your friends how much you appreciate their company
3. Tell the ones you hate "I am sorry, that's my fault."

I imagine, if everyone could do those 3 things, how much better this world would become.


Good night, sweet dream.

(Supposed to be) Funny Quote of The Day

"Honesty and Sincerity are two important qualities in a relationship. If you can FAKE those, you win the battle." *wink*

- Benny Pandowo

Good night, sweet dream.

Ditolak, Dimadu, atau Digantung?

1. Ditolak
Dalam bahasa Indonesia, ditolak adalah lawan kata menolak. Menolak adalah percakapan dengan diri sendiri, tanpa lawan bicara *jayus mode on*

Kata Titiek Puspa, sakit hati lebih sakit daripada sakit gigi. Kalau mau membayangkan bagaimana rasanya ditolak, silakan membayangkan gigi dicabut, tapi cabutnya bukan dalam waktu 20 detik, tapi dalam waktu 2 hari. Kebayang? bagus. Life is cruel men. LIFE IS CRUEL, remember that. *berlebihan mode on*

Tapi enaknya ditolak, terutama buat cowok, bisa move on the next day. Remember, not everyone is worth even 1 day of your precious life, so life must go on.


2. Dimadu
Siapa sih yang suka jadi orang kedua? Apalagi ketiga, keempat, kelima?

Dimadu bisa berimbas ke berkurangnya rasa percaya diri, karna berarti kalau pasangan kita memadu kita, ada yang kurang dari diri kita. Kita musti bertanya ke diri sendiri, apa sih kurang kita? APA???

Kalau jawabannya "banyak", well, to be frank, kita layak dimadu. Hehe, bercanda... =P

Tapi dimadu ada enaknya juga, kita jadi punya alasan yang valid buat menyeleweng juga. We don't start the fire, jadi rasa bersalahnya berkurang. Hehe....

3. Digantung
Baik literally atau secara implisit, digantung itu paling tidak enak.

Ini cewek atau cowok mau gak sih sama gue??

Kalau kata lagu jaman jebot,
"If you really love me, say yes. If you don't dear, confess. And please don't tell me, perhaps perhaps perhaps."


Ini adalah hal yang paling tidak enak, tapi sekaligus hal yang paling gampang dipecahkan.

Tanya aja, "Do you?" Kalau menurut bahasa Inggris, jawabannya cuma "I DO" or "I DON'T"

Either way, problem is solved.



Kalau disuruh memilih, saya pilih apa?


Hmm...


Hmmm....


Hmmmmmm....



Saya pilih diterima saja. *kabur sebelum ditimpuk tomat* We live together, forever, happily ever after.

I know I am smart.

My friendster account is GONE!!!!

Yes, it is gone, and I have absolutely no idea how it can be gone just like that.

I have never accessed Friendster other than using my own laptop, so there's no way people can do something funny about it.... Well they may hack it, but hey... why not hacking Barack Obama's or Paris Hilton's? Why must hack my poor friendster account?



I know Friendster is so out, and now everyone is using Facebook (including myself), but still... I have over 500 friends there, with so many comments etc. No, I am not bragging about numbers, it's all about the memory kept there.

Sad sad..... Friendster, please do something. Please.