Cheetah Graduation Class Picture

I know I seldom write about my class or my students coz if I am a parent, I won't like my children's teacher write sth about them, either in a good or in a bad story. I really think that consent form is very important to protect one's privacy. But this time, I need to break it. I'd like to show my students proudly to the world.

Cheetah Class
What's wrong with the students? Why did teachers look happy but the students look unhappy? Ok, let me explain. The students, and teachers, showed GREAT interest in taking pictures and basically my students could give you thousands of different poses. But when we got the last turn, which meant we needed to wait for an hour, to take the picture, we felt bored . While waiting for turn, children played, ran, and jumped like what children normally do and teacher (me) was busy taking children's pictures. So when our turn came, we showed no interest to take picture (but you can't see it from teachers' faces coz we are great actresses, or basically just narcissists :P).

Cheetah Girls

Cheetah Boys

My Mom's Tiny Shopaholic Day!

Today, my mom and I (accidentally) shopped. Our foremost purpose of going out was to have facial treatment which we have once a month. We finished it around lunch time then we decided to have lunch in a shopping mall. After that, we thought that it's a "good" idea to have a peep of some SALE products. Passing some 70% towels, my mom took three towels with bright colors. I remember that she just bought two towels and she hasn't used them yet, then she said they were "spare" towels, so in case we need a towel, we didn't need to buy it again and since it had 70% discount so why not? Somehow, I'm still amazed at my mom though we've been together for more than 20 years.


Meaning to pay the towels, my mom bought a frying pan in few minutes while I was checking some wrapping papers. I bought five, which the end I dropped one while carrying the things to car. It was the nicest paper! It has soft pink pastel color with greyish green butterflies on it.

Do you think we stop there? Nope! My mom bought six packs of 2-litre cooking oil. Why did my mom buy them? Coz normal price is 22 thousands and they are only 16 thousands IF we purchased the items with credit card! The best of all was I needed to carry three packs of 2-litre cooling oil in each hand! There's NO trolley or basket or whatever! And we parked our car outside the mall since it's so difficult to park inside. I had a "wonderful" shopping day. Happy shopping everybody! My First 'SUCCESSFUL" Photoshop Mixing! Yay! :)

Zap! (Sakit...)

Last week, I was asked to write an article about sport day at my school. Feeling so excited, I straight away wrote about it since I still had fresh memory about that day. I wrote short and simple article. I was quite satisfied and proud that I didn't take much time to write about it. I handed in the soft copy to my principal. Then she said that she needed to edit 'little' of my article. I agreed.

Then I was curious how she edited my article, so I checked the article. Then it's like the sky fell down on me, she changed LOTS! The feeling was totally different, I mean, the idea was still mine, but the choices of words made it LOTS better. Zap! my heart hurt. It made me realize not to be PROUD easily. Keep on learning. Most important, this experience taught me to be HUMBLE.

A Day with Mr. Pancake

My cousin's girlfriend, Vivi, came down to Medan from Bandung. She stayed a night with my family. The next day I was given a duty to bring her around Medan. Sad to say but there's nothing to explore in Medan, I mean downtown, with an hour spend since she had a date with her cousin, which I've forgotten her name is (I'm terribly sorry). So, basically I just named places along the way to Sun Plaza; such as Durian House, Medan Train Station, Kesawan, Kampung Keling, MW, Aston Hotel, JW Marriot, Lapangan Merdeka. Somehow, I wish I knew my city better so when my friends come down here, I can introduce my city prouder.

So, arrived at Sun, we walked around and met Vivi's cousin. Then we decided to eat at Mr. Pancake! I love this shop coz it has fabulous interior. Am I right?


I especially love this fireplace!

In our conversation, we somehow agreed it's better that this shop named Ms. Pancake rather than Mr. Pancake. Hmm.. Aye?

This shop serves average-taste-but-great-decoration food.
Its name's Butterfly, but I couldn't see where 'the butterfly' was.

Fruity Choco, if I'm not mistaken :p

Durian Pancake, looks yummy rite?

Overall, I like this shop and I love having her around!

Something to think

"Things, bodies and egos, events, situations, thoughts, emotions, desires, ambitions, fears, drama... they come, pretend to be all-important, and before you know it they are gone, dissolved into the no-thingness out of which they came. Were they real? Were they ever more than a dream?

A New Earth, p. 209, Eckhart Tolle

Answering...

Q: What item or product (if any) would you risk buying on the black market, if it became illegal to purchase it?

I found this question on one-minute writer. It's a very interesting question. I think the winner is pirated DVDs (though it's not "risky" to buy here)! Yet, it's still ILLEGAL. I know there shouldn't be any excuse, but there are lots of great movies that are still waiting on my list that I can or cannot watch in the cinema. Believe me but I haven't watched: Avatar, Sherlock Holmes, The Blind Side, Slumdog Millionaire, Precious, Up in The Air, Whip It, and I can continue the list on and on. I appreciate those directors and artists, that's the reason I don't want to buy pirated DVDs. It feels like robbing and I hate to dirt my hands. So, I found this tricky trick. I asked my bro to buy DVDs that I wanna watch since both of us are movie freaks. I know it's still wrong (and perhaps with bigger sin :p). Just assume this is my confession. I'm sorry!

Long time no write?

So, what brings me tonight to write in a room with starving mosquitoes after a long time pause? Of course coz I miss writing, I miss writing out my feeling, my complaints (definitely!). But for sure, I miss thinking and feeling!

These days we get carried away easily by our activities, don't you think? I've been going through these last two weeks like a half-dead body walking. Waking up in the morning and going sleep at night. No feelings, insights, thoughts involved. Boy, can't tell you how easily I am distracted with this whole activities and plans. It is addicted, though, I have to admit. The feeling of numb like nothing really matters, going through days without even noticing it has slipped away. Feeling so empty inside, that's scary.

Trying to guard and waking myself up now and then, focusing on what really matters. Thanks God! :) Ok, let's breathe!

Now, let's talk sth bright here. I watched Julie & Julia this week. There is one recipe that definitely made mouth flooded by my saliva-Bruschetta with Tomatoes and Basil. I've got the recipe! Surely it's worth trying! I want to try Beef Bourguignonne too. But surely I'm gonna burn my house with it too! Berle?

And this is my waiting list book! Dying to read, cook and burn!

bon appetit?