My Jakarta Blog #2

Today is Saturday, 29th November 2008. I got up quiet early at 7.00 AM today because that stupid person cranked up the Air-Con to 27 deg (please be considerate, I can't stand any numbers above 20 deg. I can suffocate). I got up pretty pissed actually.

So I moved to my dad's room (from my granny's room, where I was almost fried), and continued my slumber until about 10.00 AM when my alarm rang and at about the same time my "
wake-up caller" called. Today we decided to spend our precious weekend at Grand Indonesia.

But before that my bestfie who is getting married called saying that she wanted to deliver the invitation card. Thank you very very much for it, my dear. I will definitely attend the Holy Matrimony and the Wedding Reception. Congratulationsss!!! Hope you like the card and the gift from me.

So the story of my day began, we went to Grand Indonesia, and arrived there about 1.15 PM. Like its name, the mall sure is GRAND!! (My father was right about mall, for the first time).

Our first stop was at a resto called "Y&Y" (well, actually our first stop was the toilet that let you think that you were in Marilyn Monroe era). Due to hunger strike, I ordered the Wagyu Burger Steak (which came with steam veggies and rice), and finished off almost everything except the bowls, the knife and the rice).

The food was nice (either we were too hungry or it was really nice). The location was near the fountain that could sway along the music. Argh the memory of Bellagio, plus the Caesar's Palace's statue. Las Vegas plus New York felt... nice. It almost brought tears to my eyes (Argh I should really pay New York a visit especially during the Christmas season).

After lunch, we walked around the mall looking for Gramedia, Nokia and Sony Ericsson. I "sapu" some old volumes of Detektif Conan and an interior book for my sister. From there we went to have some drink at Starbuck, where several of the gals distrubed our conversations and some mosquitoes started a fiesta on my bestfie's feet so we decided that it's time to hit back to the mall. We loitered around the mall for a while, hopping from Esprit, Kinokuniya (where me and QQ decided to have some sort of Jap-guys pop-quiz by standing along the magazine sections, ahh it felt nice to have someone who shares your love for idoling :) ), Guardian, Century and several other toilets (due to the fact that the toilets in GI are themed according to the theme of the part of the mall. Please be reminded that the only toilet here to be viewed is the bamboo themed toilet, taken in the Japanese-themed area)

Before going home, we decided to have dinner at "Pasta de Waraku" where I had Spaghetti Bolognaise ala Japanese style (with the sunny-side up egg). We washed down our dinner with a glass of Banana Chocolate Parfait. Slurp.. but still I think the "Waraku" was nicer in Singapore and the "Onegaishimasu" is quiet wierd in Jakarta.

Because the time was then almost 8.00 PM we decided that it's time to go home, we asked an uncle who loves to speak English(he was just a bystander and whether he loves to speak in english or not still remains a mystery) to help us take a picture with the lamp-post lights along the way, (even though it seeems that the uncle didn't really pay attention to what we were saying about the lamp-post), so after sending Nic to meet her beloved at Gelare Bar, we left GI.

It sure was a nice and wonderful way to spend the weekend with my girlfriends. And like I've always suspected, the reason that all the Jakarta's ladies are slender depends of the size of the mall. You need approximately 30 minutes to walk from an East side of the mall to the West. That means you could get some exercise and lose some of those water retention going from the Food area to Mango. (30 Minutes of walking is not good enough for you? Try walking that 30 Minutes in a 3.5 inch heels, tough guy) Hell, no wonder they only carry sizes from XS-M around those malls.

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OMG, I was sitting in my uncle's living room watching HBO and I saw Daniel Craig... I still can't figure out the reason why they have to pick him as James Bond. He just totally ruined my imagination for a spy. A Sexy and Charming Spy. Ugh please bring Pierce back. Please. Oh and Charlize Theron is so pretty. And so is Stuart Townsend (please forgive him for his decision to star in "Queen of the damned")

Ok so because this is one of the nothing-to-do-till-you-sleep kind of nite, so I figure, hey why don't I just start my own log on what I was, is, and will be doing while I have some "holidays" in Jakarta.

And that is why, today, Thursday 27th November 2008 I will start it.

Today I had some Es Teler with my grandma, my uncle and aunt (can you believe that they charged Rp.15000 for a cup of that Es Teler) while watching "Painted Skin" (Lucky they enjoyed the show, they looked bored before I played the movie). And while waiting for dinner time, to come, my bestfie called and in about 30 minutes we were cruising the street going to Pluit Junction to have dinner.(Thank you and thank you dearies for fetching me and sending me home). Not knowing what to eat (it's a usual routine for us anyway), we decided to just have our dinner at "Cafe Betawi" It's a great opportunity to have my favorites. Kue Rangi, Soto Betawi Daging (although my mom made the best one, sorry ye mpok and abang Betawi) and Ketoprak. (Sorry yah sisters, I have to had those!!). After dinner, we talked, walked and I charged to the DVD stand near Kiky's home. At least that Rp. 50,000 could help me going for several days :).

I just finished watching "Journey to the centre of the earth" It was stunning and fun to watch, but I think it will be much more wonderful if I could watch it with a 3-D glasses on.

Ok, so I better planning for what to do tomorrow. I better go to Mega M again to buy some more "ammunition" for my comic collections. I should really think of buying that dancing DVDs (who knows I could dance like Jolin Tsai, hey you never know) and I should run for 40 mins again tomorrow (I've done the TMX the last two days,, yay! for me!!), should I buy the Sate Padang tomorrow? and Ough.. tomorrow we have planned of going to KTV. So let me update you tomorrow.

Ciao chicas. BTW I found this antique phone my bestfie's mom has is beautiful. Ah-II, you always can find the best (and affordable) things ever.

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So I know..

Ok, here's the thing, I quit my job last month. I loitered around the house like a zombie, sleeping early in the morning and wake up in the middle of afternoon. I go out only when I need to, for example, lunching with girl friends, buying stupid (probably I won't need in next couple of months) things, clearing my head from the jumble of recession (not 100% true since I have no interest in the economic world). Then it started to hit me, what should I do next? I was planning of going back to school but since the recession I don't feel like I want to burden my dad for the school fees, my savings only last me till January 2009 and I am just a pathetic 26 years old still living in my rented landed house that my parents rent for me. Yikes, time to think hard now, Jade, I should think this is the best time to figure out what you want in this life.

Firstly, I don;t want to slave under a stupid company who only cares of making money for the top management people and the share-holders. Heck, I don't even want to do overtime. or work on weekends. I know, I am being too pampered and selfish by saying that.
Secondly, I don't even know my goal in life.
Thirdly, I have never ever have any motivation in my whole entire life (I hate those "what is your motivation?" question in every single stupid interviews, why do you want to know that? Its not like you can help me fulfill them).
To top everything off, I am over-weight and since I'm really not a motivated person, I don't even plan of shedding a few pounds (hell, you started to think that you wanted to lose weight in 2001 and you still fat in 2008, it sorted kill all the motivation, don't you think?) (I know, I know, I should probably do it since it looks like I'm carrying a tire around my belly and my best friend is getting married by the end of the year, and (I know, Mom) I don't have a boyfriend). Why is everybody going skinnier and skinnier while I'm getting fatter and fatter? *Sigh* guess, it must be the motivation thing.

What is exactly my calling in life? You see, I have been trying to find that out since the beginning of my graduation year but yet to find the answer. Does this all come down to the fact that I have not been active in church and toiling for my faith? well, you know, the thing of finding the Kingdom of God first and everything else will be topped off to you. *Sigh* Do I sound like I'm hating God now? If it is, trust me I'm not. God, please believe me, I'm not hating You or not believing You, I just.. I don't know. Just .. please forgive me, God.

I don't know.. this is wierd.. this is de ja vu from 2 years ago when I was sending hundreds and hundreds of resume and nobody responded. I always know that God put someone for a purpose. I always want to know what purpose He has in store for me. Has the purpose failed? Has it come? What is it? Does He has one for me? Oh no! I'm back to sound like I'm losing my faith!! *Sigh* or has it lost years ago but I'm still pretending to be having it? the saying is very true "faith is believing of something that you don't see and hoping for something that has not yet come" I haven't see anything in the longest time and not waiting for anything for the longest time either, I think I may not be having that faith anymore. *Sigh* So what should I do for my future, I still don't know. Should I pray tonight? I think I should. I hope I will know what I want to do next, and I really hope I have the motivation to lose weight. I know I'm fat and my big-fat-ass has been blocking the old granny from moving to the exit door in the bus.

I am a cynical person, I know. A pessimist too. I know. *Sigh*. But please Lord, please, forgive me for being those things and please and please let me know what is my calling. *Sigh* I hope I know the answer to that one.

Celebrate Love this November

This is the invitation that my sis created for my parents' upcoming surprise anniversary party.

You know who you are and you are invited!! :)