kodrat

saya yang dari kecil dibesarkan 2 orang wanita yang sangat berbeda suka amazed sendiri sama satu kesamaan mereka, workaholic. ibu saya memang academic-oriented sekali, dari kecil ranking ini-itu, menang ini-itu, sampe sekolah pun gak pernah sedikit pun bayar, dari SD sampe S3 semuanya gratis! tapi trade-off nya ya menciptakan anak-anak seperti saya ini yang kebal ditinggal kuliah, dinas, rapat, seminar, konferensi, atau malah biasa diculik ke kantor, ikut rapat, masuk ke lecturenya beliau, dsb dsb. eyang saya, kebalikannya.. beliau di rumah, rajin bikin kue, terima pesenan jait baju, hobi dengerin sandiwara radio, rajin ikut pengajian, dan jago asuh cucu kaya saya yang kalo tidur harus 'diisik-isik' dan dikipasin dulu.

sampe gede begini, saya jadi suka bingung sendiri. karena gak punya tendensi untuk lebih ke arah ibu saya atau eyang saya, alhasil.. saya jabanin semua. tapi ternyata, maruknya saya kadang-kadang suka gak tau diri juga. yang ada bukannya tercipta seorang multi-talented woman, tapi malah multi-sick woman alias sering kecapekan. kalo pagi kerja, kalo sore ya sisanya. mau itu catching up with friends, masak, ngegym, beres-beres, ketemu pacar tersayang, intinya mah di otak saya cuma mau balancing life yang berujung pada torturing life. HA! gak juga sih toh saya menikmati semua kesibukan itu, dan kenyataan kalo saya 'hampir' berhasil menaklukan semua indikator kodratnya wanita membuat saya bangga sendiri dan capek sendiri. belom lagi weekend, yang harusnya jadi ajang leha-leha, laying on bed, luluran, nonton tv series, sekarang.. mana pernah?!

oh ya Allah, begitu Engkau memuliakan wanita sampai dibuatkan satu surat di Al Qur'an, tapi kenyataannya capek juga yah.. *lirik tumpukan invoice yang baru saja di hand over*

healthy stuff etc etc

when i am writing this post, i can feel my whole body is aching.
ceritanya gara2 personal training session senin kemarin, disuruh ngangkat2 beban. mau dibilang sebel, ya gak juga. karena salah sendiri udah 2 minggu sakit dan 2 minggu juga gymnya on-off. padahal dulu bisa 3 kali lho ya seminggu, lagi puasa pula!
ngomong-ngomong tentang gym, gw sekarang lagi in my sporty-mode banget deh.
si raafi juga nih gara-garanya, dia kan heboh banget yah tentang sepedahan. ya moso' aku mau diajak sepedahan ke araluen waktu itu. bisa gila aku, mas. ya ujung-ujungnya sih tetep naik mobil juga.

tapi sejak saat itu, makan juga jadi sehat banget. jadi rajin masak di rumah gitu ceritanya, nah kalo gini lebih gampang kan ngontrol makanan (kuantitas dan kualitas lho!). udah gitu, dia mah apa-apa stroberi, stroberi, dan stroberi. jadi lah tiap kali dia dateng ke rumah, somehow.. selalu aja adaaa stroberi. ya intinya asupan buah-buahan alhamdulillah jadi rutin.

pas sakit kemarin juga, dibikinin bubur trus gak boleh makan gorengan, akhirnya steam gyoza (meskipun frozen sih :p). itu enak banget lho ternyata kalo di steam! jadi nagih ceritanya. dan btw btw.. gw juga udah punya baby K di rumah alias si kinect! jadinya kalo si raafi dateng, kerjaannya antara masak, nongton berita (aduh ini nih yang paling bikin kesengsem, meskipun kadang suka bosen sendiri :p), dan lompat-lompat main baby K. intinya mah sama dia gak bisa diem.

jadi alhamdulillah, sekarang udah mulai bisa hidup sehat. tinggal nungguin si raafi beli sepeda lagi, dan gw juga mau (meskipun gak usah seheboh dia beli sepedanya), dan i'm up for cycling!

happy birthday, raafi :)

semoga cepet lulus, cepet dapet kerja, kesampean traveling keliling indonesia (jangan lupa ajak aku!), dan bisa cepet dapet PhD juga! semoga bisa bareng yaa amiin :) :)
semoga makin sholeh, makin humble dan supel, makin hardworking, dan makin adventurous juga! --> aku beneran udah mau ikut camping nih! :p

it's been a great pleasure to spend time with you. you're such a good companion, motivation and inspiration.

meeting you not only reminds me of home, but you're simply my home.

here we go..

the past few weeks have been full of happiness, despite the fact that i am sick. the person that i was talking about in my previous post, God.. he's sooo good. i must have done something really good in the past that i met him and 'have' him now :)

i don't want to tell much story about how we are. simply put, we're doing good and i feel good. in fact, i realized things are better when you're meeting a stranger and start something from a zero, hence you don't need to worry anything about him (eg. his history), as long as you're walking on the same mindway, sharing the same interest (traveling, singing inside the car!, homey), same vision and mission (mention.. he wants to teach IM too! how cool is that!) and of course not to forget, he's really kind (hello.. shopping at 6am to cook for me?), mature, superduper HUMBLE :), handyman, hardworking, funny, cute, sweet, smart (no need to ask!), okay okay, enough with the compliments. guess, when he's reading this, he must've blown away from his seat and got stuck at the ceiling, HA!

and the good thing about all this, is the fact i've never felt this good about myself. i don't have to dress up a lot, don't have to brush my teeth when he came sending porridge after i woke up :p, don't have to think twice of telling what's on my mind, don't have to be shy making weird moves, singing badly, laughing too loud, jumping all over the place, and all the weird things that i normally do. hello.. it's not me if it's not weird!

and so finally, the alpha girl from an alpha family ends up with an alpha guy (as what we expected!), and they live alphaly ever after.. :)

chicken

i feel like a coward now.

si ibu udah bener-bener mau go through all this payroll thingy with me. she's serious about it. will start teaching me not only timesheet processing, but also leave accrual, termination payment and SUPER! ya Allah, kenapa kok aku takut banget sih?? i mean it's a new thing to learn, new challenge, lagian gw gak bego-bego amat kok. gw juga cepet adaptasi dan cepet belajar tentang sesuatu, harusnya pede. pede oh pede, kenapa lo gak bisa pede sedikit sih ty? :(

i guess i should be getting a payroll book, so that i could be a bit more confident the day i'd start doing it.
yes, i have to!

office-affair

this whole office story has brought me nuts. my beloved colleague who's sitting next to me put me into this payroll and taxation full-day seminar on 3rd February next year, which means, i have to postpone all my going-back-for-good-intention. which also means.. i have to stay here for another few months right after the seminar. hence God, please give me more reason to stay.

Perth is getting boring and i need a break. a new routinity. a new friend.

woops, salah posting. alhamdulillah udah dikasih kesempatan ngerjain payroll, semoga ilmunya bisa diaplikasikan untuk masa depan dan berguna bagi umat. inget ty, orang yang berilmu itu derajatnya lebih tinggi di hadapan Allah swt. belajar dan bekerja itu ibadah, ikhlas yuk ikhlas.. :)

can't be much happier than..

meeting someone for few times, but you feel like you've known that person for ages. entah di kehidupan sebelumnya apa gimana. entah gw yang terlalu terkenal (uhuk.. mamam tuh) atau dia yang terlalu terkenal (nah ini baru bener). tapi semakin lo pikirin kenapa lo bisa sealiran gini (aliran sesat, hiii..), lo gak ketemu jawabannya, malah cuma cengengesan di senin pagi yang mendung gini.

siapa siapa? gak usah dikasih tau, soalnya dia yang lagi baca ini, juga pasti udah ngerasa sendiri :p

lo gak tau kan gimana rasanya ketemu molly dan oshin disatuin di satu badan, plus otak gw pula. kayanya apa yang gw pikirin pasti dia juga pikirin, it's like meeting myself in male version. gw heran, bahkan inget banget waktu gw pertama kali ngeliat nih orang, gw sampe cengengesan dengerin cara pikirnya dia yang.. 'interestingly creepy'.

kalo mau diceritain gimana wiken gw, i'm literally running out of words then, karena yang keluar dari otak cuma.. happy! thank you for such a great trip, songs, thoughts, and of course companion. i'd surely be longing for more. till the day i see you again, rajin-rajinlah istikharah, karena good things happen to good people :)

indonesia

mudik kemarin bener-bener ya.. bikin gila. gw udah setaun lebih gak pulang rasanya sedih sesedih-sedihnya.

sedih karena waktunya kurang, 2 minggu itu jelas gak cukup untuk berpetualang di jakarta. masih kurang naik motor oshin ke binus, naik kopaja AC! dan please lah masa gw pulang kemarin gak naik busway sama sekali. ini bener-bener kemunduran luar biasa banget, terutama buat gw pecinta public transport di jakarta. biarlah di bilang aneh, justru menurut gw hidup jakarta itu ada di public transport dan pasar!

ngomong-ngomong pasar, NatGeo Traveler edisi Agustus kemarin ada artikel tentang tour pasar keliling Jakarta. ya mungkin next time going home, harus coba. mulai dari pasar kue subuh di Pasar Senen, sampe langganan gw Pasar Tanah Abang. masih tentang traveling, kemarin sempet bingung juga sama oshin dan molly mau jalan kemana, soalnya we're sick of malls! (boong) ya suka sih mall, toh juga kemarin ujung-ujungnya ke mall, tapi ya itu karena gw cuma punya 2 hari ketemu mereka! akhirnya kita ke Gandaria City, mallnya keren lho! dan pas ke Gramed, as expected kalo ke mall gak mungkin kan gak ke Gramed? kita nemu buku (lupa judulnya apa-intinya begini) "Jalan-jalan di Jakarta tanpa ke Mall". cocok sekali sodara-sodara untuk kami warga Jakarta yang kere ini hahahh.

mau dibilang udah kerja di luar negeri dan bergaji gede (Alhamdulillah), tetep aja gw kere. karena gw banyak maunya.. btw, lagi mau share wishlist akhir-akhir ini..

• long road trip ke Albany - ngiri karena syira pergi kesana dan gw gak diajak :(
• kukusan, gw pengen bikin brownies kukus yang pake cream cheese layer. dan gw pengen bikin pepes tahu!
• masih ya belom kesampean cari digicam, abisnya gak ngerti gimana belinya.
• nyuci mobil, argh.
• cincin baru. gw gak suka pake cincin sampe nemu yang bentuk ribbon kemarin lucu banget, taunya kebawa tidur, ketindihan badan gw yang segede gaban dan patah! -___-
• good morning walk. gila ini udah lama banget gak jalan pagi di kings park, kangen pisaaan :(

yasudah dikit kok. semoga kesampean semua. amin.

happy birthday!

to the loveliest woman in my life,

happy birthday Mom, may Allah take a good care you all the time :)
for who i am now, i owe you my entire life. thanks for being such an inspiration, a motivation, and a long-life companion.

till i see you in 2 days, i'd be longing for more yoga, karaoke in car, and mom-daughter talk during traffic.
i'll be home Mom, i'll be home.. :)

love,
Anintya Hapsari

second day vs monday morning

argh.. this is my second day of period. it literally kills me.

di luar ujan deres banget, jadi tadi nyetir bener-bener super lamban, untung orang-orang juga (tumben) nyetirnya rada santai, so it was fine. sampe kantor perut langsung bergejolak, entah karena dapet, atau plus-plus sarapan makanan yang udah dingin dan tetep ngeyel gak diangetin. alhasil sekarang muka pucet pasi, mau bikin teh pait aja, mau bangun dari kursi magernya parah, karena si perut :(

hari ini senin ya, monday paperwork seperti biasa, dan karena pra-cuti, kerjaan dobel numpuk. balik dari cuti beda lagi, karena udah pasti tripel numpuk. yah intinya mah numpuk lah. ehh taunya si eneng malah blogging sekarang, sempet aja yeuhh.. haha. yauda deh hari ini ada Ops Meeting jam 9, jadi nanti pas kantor sepi gw baru bikin teh biar gak usah ditanya-tanya 'kok gak puasa?' karena terlalu males ngejelasin panjang-lebar masalah period ini, kayanya kok ya period aja kok bikin pengumuman.. mungkin perlu sih, tapi tulisannya gini.. 'beware of this lady, she's having period and is about to kill any annoyance' HUAHAHAHA :D

dih-leh-mah

terlepas dari kenyataan kalo gw sekarang udah lebih jago belanja (sangat jago tepatnya), gw ternyata masih plin-plan. ini ya dari kemaren, udah 100% bulat tekad gw untuk beli digicam baru yang murah meriah, pas begitu tau bokap baru beli kamera juga (seperti kebanyakan bapak-bapak lainnya), gw pun jadi mengurungkan niat gw untuk belanja.

dari dulu, kalo mau belanja kayanya gw gak usah minta pendapat orang lain deh, karena jadinya malah gak jadi-jadi. kepikirannya selalu priority, mana yang lebih penting, apakah perlu. padahal kalo dipikir-pikir gw deserve juga kok.. toh duit gw sendiri, kerja keras sendiri. terutama untuk hal-hal berbau elektronik ya, kok kayanya gw susaaaah banget mau belanjain. padahal kalo baju, tas atau sepatu aja udah was-wes-wos lancar pisan.. belum lagi kalo makanan, ihhh gausah pake mikir itu sih.

jadi.. beli digicamnya apa gak nih? huhu

cravings

akhir-akhir ini napsu makan lagi naik berkali-kali lipat. cravingsnya banyaaaak banget, mulai dari rendang, boost juice, almond croissant, iga penyet sampe japanese food. semuanya alhamdulillah kesampean minggu ini. ehhh.. almond croissantnya belom deh, karena la galette tutup setengah 4 sore aja lho! (gw aja belom beres kerja jam segitu mbakyuu). tapi sebagai gantinya tetep deh eclairs sama cream puffs masih dijabanin juga!

klimaksnya hari ini.. gw sama syira udah semangat untuk japanese-date, so we went to ohnamiya di Applecross. taunya udah lama banget dari si meidiwa, tapi sayangnya pernah sekali kesana pas tutup gitu sore-sore. dan akhirnya hari ini kesampean! gw sama syira pesen salmon teriyaki rice box, mixed seafood katsu with salad, dan salmon sashimi. nomnomnom.. oishi! salmonnya enaaak banget, hehe kesenengan sendiri secara udah lama gak makan ikan mentah gitu

udah gituu yang bikin makin happy jelas dessertnyaa.. GREEN TEA PANNACOTTA! rela deh gw kesini lagi cuma buat pesen 2..3..4.. green tea pannacotta buat gw sendiri --> hehe maruk, biarlah.

rasanya gak semanis yang gw kira, jadinya enaaak banget. gak bikin begah banget deh makan di sini, bener2 pas untuk ukuran perut dan pipi! :p langsung browse resep nih ceritanya secara gw dessert-addict yah. boleh lah nanti kapan di coba,  yang jelas.. lagi mau coba bikin bubur biji salak dulu, dan syira minta dibikinin kuih raya sebelum i balik. hadeehh.. gak tau deh palingan gw gak jadi masak apa-apa. yasudahlah.

skyscraper

not a big fan of demi lovato, or even this song. but i just love the lyrics, simply show how strong a broken-hearted could be.

go on and try to tear me down
i will be rising from the ground
like a skyscraper, like a skyscraper..

home

10 days away and i'll be home.

banyak ya kayanya yang mau pulang tanggal segitu. si putra balik tanggal 25 siangnya, terus denger-denger dita ucup satu pesawat sama gw. ka desi sekeluarga juga pada satu pesawat, rame euy. mulai ngebayangin rencana-rencana.. mulai dari potong rambut, hair mask, luluran, pijet, ke taman safari (semoga jadi), belanja, nginep rumah oshin, kuliner, ketemu keponakan2 baru, alend-ing, mudik ke bogor dan sukabumi, sampe gantiin si mbak di rumah yang pada mudik (baca: jadi tkw lagi).

dan untungnya gw balik tanggal 8, jadi bisa sempetin nongton ppiaccoustic tanggal 9 nya. masih ada sisa beberapa hari buat leha-leha sebelum masuk kerja lagi. mungkiin mau jalan-jalan aja, tidying up life, masak, baking, ngegym!, dan lain-lain. ah 2 minggu terakhir ini kantor bakalan hectic banget deh. kantong mata makin gede, perut makin kosong, gw yang makin kurus (ciee gitu) dan makin banyak pikiran. tapi abis itu.. here we go JAKARTA! :)

happy is.. (4)

• knowing you finally get a chance (or actually more like.. forcing yourself) to hit the kitchen and start doing some cooking
• you thought your cooking was not good enough, when it actually turned out that everyone loves it! :) :)
• getting the paperwork piles moved, and ta-daa.. bigger space to do some wee dance in the corner
• going home early because i didn't have my break - remember women section is normally closed for friday prayer, or i just don't know about it.
• my jeans-suprise: it's loosen! i'm gettin slimmer HAHAHA #wishfulthinking
• having a super duper breakfast at wilson! good food, good people, good times. all the good things! thanks for wilsoners, you guys are the first people that make perth feel like home :)
• had danil as imam tarawih prayer and realized that he's just awaaaaaaaaayy too good! i just simply fall to the way he recited all the surah during prayer *jempol*
• afterall, perfect night! and now time for some beauty sleep, planning to wake up late tomorrow, yayness :)

happy therapy

where is the passion when i need it the most?

udah beberapa bulan ini, gw jarang masak. kulkas isinya ayam baiada, frozen spring roll, prawn gyoza, bakso. kalo pun ada fresh meat, veggie or fruit, they will end up in the bin few weeks after.
seharusnya excited banget hari ini karena mau ada big breakfasting event (ceilah big darimane?), tapi semalem, mau bikin puding aja gagal. tadi pagi bikin bubur candil, seadanya, dan emang belum beres.

rasanya pengen teriak, nangis, deesbe deesbe.

kenapa sih gw? kecapekan kerja kok ya segininya. kerja juga lagi gak beres-beres amat akhir-akhir ini.
2 weeks time, cepatlah tiba.. i want home, i want my soul vacation, i want a break!

(un)happy(1)

oalah, nasibmu ty.. udah diputusin, dicuekin, terus lama-lama.. gak dianggep.

salah posting. woops. udah malem, ikan bobo..

smoking kills

you and me. physically and mentally. be aware of your non-smoking friends. they die faster than you do.

(not) wicked

once upon a time in a small office located at the kewdale industrial area, there was Glenda the good, Lindy the evil witch and Tya the-yes-girl. Tya used to work with Lindy the evil witch, lived with all the torturing, say.. given all the craps she was not supposed to do, and of course with all her pushy-and-aggressive attitude. until one day, Lindy decided to resign (as expected) and then came (thank God!) Glenda the good.

handover was not going really well, although finally Tya managed to get her head up. and trying to put all the bits of pieces together. hopefully the magic would last forever, and Tya and Glenda would live happily ever after. Amen to that.

anyways.. totally excited of this Friday, neng tya will hit the kitchen again! yeay \(^o^)/

happy is.. (3)

hectic weekdays and lovely weekend

there are always people that you met the first time you got to one place and feel comfortable with. and no matter how far you have been wandering around, you would still stick with them at the end of the day. just because for some people, they're the missing home :)

but, there is a big but(t)

imagine you're doing officework that requires you to sit the whole day, all year, the entire of your working life. how big can you imagine your butt is going to be?

your muscles get weaken, your cardio rates turn very low, and your butt is full of fat mass. gah! gotta start exercising again, although it's ramadhan, i know. okay wish me luck!

assalamu'alaykum

Adalah 'jangan ditiru' pesan untuk pagi ini. Setelah semalem pulang tarawih, gw sama syira nyangkut di McD beli apple pie, ice coffee dan fillet-o-fish, gw pun gak bangun tengah malem untuk qiyamul lail. Tau-tau udah setengah 5 aja, panik, belom sempet tahajud deesbe deesbe. Alhasil ngacir ngebut tadarusan (yang Alhamdulillah masih dalam batas target), abis itu lanjut sahur.

Adalah 'brain freeze' yang gw rasain akhir-akhir ini setiap lagi ngaji. Semakin kenceng suaranya, semakin rasanya otak cenat-cenut (nah ini bener, bukannya hati yang cenat-cenut!). Mungkin rada dehydrated, jadinya kepala agak dingin, jadi tiap kali ambil napas panjang, rasanya sakit.

Adalah panik hari ini karena billing, tapi FMG belum kirim balik paperwork mereka. Padahal pak Owen pasti udah di jalan leha-leha tau adminnya biasanya too-well-prepared, unfortunately not this time.

Adalah counting down the time, sampe zuhur dan gw siap ngacir ke mesjid Welshpool untuk rebahan sebentar sambil sembahyang Zuhur. Alhamdulillah ya Allah, kantorku deket mesjid :)

Adalah time is ticking but i am still proscatinating. See you, Folks!

si mamah dan si bapak

my dad could be the most perfect guy in the world. humble and hardworking, friendly and caring, religious and fun. yet, my dad was not as perfect as he is now if he had not met my mom. he was just a random guy my  mom met in class and since then, they have decided to keep going on accepting all the differences and imperfection.

this picture was taken at the time my dad celebrated his first-time khatam al qur'an which was last weekend. he's not perfect until he met my mom. i love you both, i'll see you soon! xo

a-friend-typical

some people are just meant to be a friend type for some other people. no matter how hard you try, no matter how long you have been wishing it for, if you are meant or not meant to be, then that would be it.

you could just be either lucky rachel, or poor ethan. and again it's not the result that matters, it's the joy of the ride that you'll need to treasure. all the best everyone :)

wildest dream

alhamdulillah udah sampe kantor! di luar ujan deres banget, jadi.. seneng sendiri gitu. rasanya pengen keluar, main ujan-ujanan. you know what my wildest dream.. (ini bener2 gila, jadi jangan ngebayangin bakal kejadian ya)

imagine i'm not wearing my hijab (istighfar pertama), pake leggings selutut, pake kaos oblong (istighfar kedua, ketiga), gak pake kacamata (entah udah lasik atau cuma contact lens), rambut diiket konde ala mbak2 korea. terus main film musikal (yaa.. bayangin petualangan sherina deh gampangnya), scenenya.. dancing in the rain (istighfar keempat).. ya ampuuunnn lucu yah, kaya film bollywood! huahuahaha. oke failed, that was my wildest dream = main film bollywood.

#wishlist

spudshed.

i. want. spudshed.
i. want. banana. i want. spudshed and banana.
i want. spudshed. this. weekend.
anyone?

just because..

you know sometimes you feel so grateful of what you have been achieving; mention: graduated, full-time work, happy family, and all that. there are things you are still looking forward to.

just because world is huge, and life is full of possibilities, so instead of keep asking 'why?' let's turn it into 'why not?' go enhance yourself by looking at greater ideas, surround yourself with new people and love, and enrich your soul with wisdom and pray.

welcoming positivities. and ramadhan. in heart, insyaAllah :)

babies and toddlers

barusan abis buka blognya temennya temen, temennya lagi, jauh banget deh --> biasa master of stalking mah jagonya masalah beginian, jangan ditanya lah!

intinya si calon ibu ini lagi hamil yah.. trus dia cerita semua tentang kehamilan dia di sebuah blog, dan gw yang baca.. NANGIS! God, gak tau deh gw sensitip banget kayanya. gw emang doyan yah, dan emang (somehow.. kayanya muka gw kaya badut) sering jadi sasaran empuk bocah-bocah. mungkin gara2 itu juga kelakuan gw kaya bocah. anyway, gak penting itu, yang penting.. gw gak kuat kalo ngedengerin cerita ibu hamil. bawaannya.. jadi.. gw pengen jugaaa! :D

tapi.. perjalanan gw masih panjang sih. baru juga 1 semester kerja, masih ada cita-cita traveling, ngajar bocah-bocah (bocah lagi???) di pedalaman hutan belantara, masih mau masak ini-itu, bikin catering!, sampe akhirnya stuck di apa-yang-sudah-direncanakan-ayahanda-tercinta. oh kadang gw bertanya, kapan gw hamilnya.. eh nikahnya! hahaha yasudah pasti ada, entah sekarang masih keselip di laci, nyasar ke laut, atau nyangkut di got.. pasti ada.. jangan kelamaan ya :p

look what i found!

imagine.. you have one favorite band covering another favorite band. here it is.. efeknya? agak bikin sumringah, senyam-senyum sendiri, mood berubah, muka bersinar.. *wah lebih jago daripada PROACTIV deh*

anyway, kemarin nemu buku yang kerennya minta ampuuunn.. so for those people who communicate better through lyrics, words, rhymes and melody.. this is an ultimate reference book of life *not to forget Quran loh ya*

you'll be given different question on each page. starting with "list your 20 favorite bands" up to "list song to play at your funeral". ternyata agak susah ya.. karena ujung2nya isinya cuma KT Tunstall, The Script, Sheila on 7, John Mayer, Daniel Powter, Five for Fighting, yah itu2 aja sih.. abisnya gimana dong, mereka addicted banget! ada dong ya.. satu halaman yang gw isinya: Menanti Sebuah Jawaban - Padi sama Oh It's Love - Hellogoodbye. tebak pertanyaannya apaaaaaa.. huahauahauahahaha :D

wicked weekend :)

akhirnya.. semalem kesampean juga nonton musikal. dan pertama kalinya langsung WICKED dong!

keren bangetnya parah banget iniii.. bener2 worth deh bayar tiketnya *panik liat tabungan*.. tapi beneran ya, emang udah agak obsesi kayanya gw sama semua yang bernada dan bergoyang (?). ya Allah, alhamdulillah banget ya bisa nonton MUSICAL BROADWAY gini. di tengah-tengah nonton aja, saking gw seriusnya, sampe pengen nangis terharu. tapi karena takut eyeliner berantakan, ditahan dulu deh.. *apasih?*. suaranya bagus-bagus banget bikin merinding, karakternya lucu, ceritanya menarik dan yang penting.. koreografinya kereeeeen. aah rela deh gw kalo disuruh nonton lagi, asal jangan dalam waktu dekat aja :p

btw, sering gak sih abis nonton apa, terus jadi kepikiran terus gitu? soalnya gw kaya begitu.. abis nonton wicked.. jadi berharap bisa main musikal! keren banget kan.. bisa melampiaskan hobi karaoke dan zumba gw. tapi apa daya, udah berjilbab gini kamu mau joget-joget gitu, ora isoo tyy.. :p

the lady next-desk

akhirnya beliau pindah juga. selamat jalan ibu. terima kasih sudah mengajarkan banyak hal ke saya..
dear orang baru, tolong jangan se-bad temper dia ya. amin.


regards,
karyawan amatir meja sebelah. yang gak jadi pindah po-si-siiiii..

happy is.. (2)

being alone.

to the dearest blankie and heater, thanks for making my day. i am so (finally and alhamdulillah) having early beauty sleep tonight. hopefully, this cold isn't getting worse :)

regards,
nangningnungnengnong

are you left to wonder, all alone, eternally..

all-time favorite that was surprisingly shuffle-played on my iTunes tonight.
leavin me so many questions all these years..

akhir-akhir ini.. gak bisa konsentrasi. ngantuk banget, gampang capek, dan lemes.
kayanya gara-gara kebanyakan minum kopi dan kurang tidur.
lagi banyak pikiran juga. halah mikirin apa kamu ty..

lagi kehilangan passion sama semua hal. kayanya lagi butuh good companion aja, atau mungkin emang lagi PMS aja? hahaha. stupid effing PMS, do not even dare to stay close with me. i'm done with you!

weekend madness

short update aja nih karena monday morning sepi banget :D
setelah sedikit 'hangover' sabtu pagi kemarin, gw langsung cabut zumba. iya gw emang agak maniak gini, abisnya badan lagi ketagihan nge-dance. sampe gw bilang ke syira, gw pengen banget clubbing cuma biar bisa joget2. hahuaha boong deng, lebih tepatnya gw pengen banget ikut dance class. sayangnya, gak bisa bebas gitu kan kalo ada cowok2, lagian malu. padahal gw udah gak tahan ini pengen joget-joget :p

sabtu siang, gw sibuk nyuci-nyuci, dan sempet tidur sebentar. sorenya, karena pas banget malem nisfu syaban, syira ngajak gw ke curtin musholla buat yasinan. sampe sana taunya gak ada apa2, yawes kita yasinan berdua aja. lumayan seneng, karena ahirnya si eneng (agak) kembali ke defaultnya. pulang dari sana, kita makan ke spencer village. dan gw langsung meluncur ke makan-makan ketemu si aa.

sampe rumah ya langsung bablas lagi. karenaaa.. minggu paginya udah harus krucil lagi dan yang ini ekstra pagi karena mereka ada kegiatan sanlat selama 1 minggu dan mulainya jam setengah 9 pagi. lagi asik ngasuh, si api ternyata beneran dateng, ya cuma setengah jam sih. tapi ya cukup menunjukkan kalo dia masih gak beranjak dari gelar "alpha guy type 2" HAHA. anyway, pulang dari ngasuh, langsung bablas tidur. karena sorenya gw harus piket bersih-bersih.

dan akhirnya malem2 gw sama syira asik bikin sushi, lumayan sih jadi 5 rolls dan bisa dibawa untuk lunch hari ini. now.. is monday morning! everyone's busy with hangover story, gw stuck sama monday paperwork. here we go agaaaaaiin.. :D

office dinner

1907 bar & restaurant is the place i'd be giving all my four thumbs away :)

located at queen st, you'd never thought that there's such a decent place in an old building. got there around 7pm, i decided to wait for both natalie and kali. nat was so pretty taking off her glasses and left her hair untied, unlike usual. we went in, and oh.. such a formal fine dining restaurant. the whole office booked this private dining room, and waiter started to put our serviettes and offering us drinks.

i kept myself quiet since i didn't drink until roger told me to order mocktail. i may look dumb, but everyone does at the beginning anyway. so the bar organized its own mocktail, that for the whole night i ordered 3 glasses of it and they surprisingly always came up with different mouth-watery mocktails. they were yumm, i would not mind ordering for more, if only i hadn't had my tummy bloated.

entree was a delicate fish with some apple puree or whatever that was i couldn't remember. the waiter was standing next to me and started to explain "mam, the chef has decided to take out of all alcoholic and pork content from your meal.. so you can eat anything that is served to you". i felt so honored and surprised, and so was kim. she was like "oh i'm so jealous, just because you're wearing scarf, they treat you differently. aren't you feeling so special about yourself and  your scarf?" --> alhamdulilllaaaah ya Allah for the dinner and sucha supportive colleagues i have around me.

there was like.. 9 courses last night, prawn, crab soup, lamb, duck, beetroot & pinenuts, cheese board, passionfruit sorbet and finally chocolate. every meal was accompanied by wine, so everyone was really-really drunk at the end of the night. everyone was so loud, and i was lost, kept crossing my finger this would finish ASAP. but oh, it was great night anyway, my adorable boss, owen, was soooo cute! he started to unconsciously mumbling this and that.. all in all, everyone still went out for another drinking rite after dinner (that was finished at 11pm!), and i went back home.

and now, realizing so many fat got stuck in my body since last night, let's have zumba shall we? saturday is a sporty day anyway.. semangat yaa yang mau olahragaa, whatever that is!

it all ends

happy is having great time with the loved ones!

and so today, i went to see Harry Potter with some friends. picked up around 8.30pm, we went all the way through Inaloo. was a great cinema they have there, pretty amazed of the enormously huge screen, and oh well.. very decent cinema! they got sizzler, hans cafe, even dome and timezone in the same building. the journey itself was so enjoyable, first time i could enjoy a trip without having too much chit-chat inside a car.

movie was awesome as expected from Harry Potter. although a bit disappointed with the young Albus Severus Potter who much looks like Justin Bieber. oh cmon, you guys should have had better style to be put on him, you see?! anyways, it all ends. the book that kept me awake for days has come to an end. they're all growing up, happily married and having their kids sent to the old Hogwarts.

they are moving on, so am i. i am moving on to my bed. time to slide in. i have 4 hours left till the dawn! ciao.

movie-freak

ada masanya, ada masanya..

ada masanya mau nonton bioskop nungguin nomat, dan belum tentu satu semester sekali. tapi ada masanya juga, nonton bioskop seminggu sekali! HAHAHA biarlah.. udah kerja keras, udah punya duit, seneng-seneng dikit gak papa lah ya.

entah dari kapan mulainya, waktu itu nonton apa ya.. XMEN first class! trus minggu depannya nonton Super 8 (ini gak banget lho! cuma gara2 indira dateng ke perth hehehe), teruus.. Bridesmaids, abis itu Transformers, minggu lalu Kungfu Panda, dan semalem aja dong diajak nonton Hangover, tapi gak deh.. gak sanggup nyetir sendiri malem-malem gitu. dan yang penting.. besook.. besooook.. HARRY POTTEEERRRRRR sodara-sodaraaaa! nontonnya jam 9.45pm di INNALOO pulak. hahaha roman-romannya besok pulang kerja langsung bablas sampe tunggu kabar dari anak wilson aja. lha wong saya gak mau nyetir kalo udah jam segitu, ke innaloo pula.. hadehh lemes sendiri..

exciteuud banget, soalnya baru semalem nonton yang part 1 nya. hahaha ngaku deh gw, abisnya belom sempet juga. untungnya si rangga punya stok film dari A-Z komplit (dia katanya mau buka rental gitu, halah). jadinyaa part 1 masih anget-anget kuku di kepala, horeee..

happy time

was the ramadhan 2 years ago.

good friends, good time, good food, good companion, all the good things!
and it was all much more simple back then.. yang punya pacar ya punya, yang jomblo ya jomblo.. and i was one of the happiest single that time! :) #eaaa

alhamdulillah, it's only 1 month away before next ramadhan, can't waaittt! :)

happy is..

having if it kills me - jason mraz played over and over again!

:)

unknown happiness part 1

it's the language that doesn't even exist, yet it sounds clear enough.

please God..

sunday productivity

selain karena ada TPA pagi-pagi, hari minggu bawa berkah tambahan mulai minggu ini. soalnya, liqoan ka sukma kan anggotanya pada mudik kabeh tuh, jadinya tadi digabung deh sama liqoannya ka betty, dan kebetulan diasuh sama umi vienna :)

yah template liqonya rada beda karena kan mix yah, tapi asik juga kok. yaiyalah bu vienna emang udah jempolan kan ya. yang paling bikin happy itu justru makan-makannya. hahaha niat ngaji, tapi bonus makan-makan gapapa lah ya :p udah lumayan terobati mau pulang makan nasi padang, karena tadi udah makan soto padang, ayam cabe ijo sama ikan bumbu kuning! yah begini lah kalo main ke rumah orang minang yang baru ada acara kumpul2, makanannya.. beuh!

gak sampe di situ, tadi beliau malah cerita gimana masa mudanya waktu dilamar sama ka anton (baca: suaminya). yang jelas ya, yang paling gw gak suka dari ka sukma, bu vienna, atau ibu-ibu pengajian siapalah itu, cerita ini-itu ujung-ujungnya pasti "jadi gituuu ty.."

KENAPA ADA TY-NYAAA? pake lirikan-lirikan tajam gitu lagi, hahaha nyindir abis gitu yah :p anyways, udah happy karena paling seneng kalo udah dengerin ibu-ibu pengajian cerita masa mudanya, bawaannya jadi optimis gitu halah. btw, agak seneng tadi siang ketemu bubu, keliatannya dia sehat-sehat aja, dan kayanya jepitan jilbab gw masih nyangkut disitu, semoga dia gak risih deh ya. dan semoga bubu dan terutama supirnya baik-baik juga :)

trailer don't do justice..

watched this and overly happy! bener-bener bikin sumringah, sedih, ketawa, feeling gross, grateful di saat yang bersamaan. bener-bener touchy dan meaningful, karena isinya gak cuma cinta-cintaan. yang ini isinya ada persahabatan (cieh) dan sarat pesan untuk hidup banget. all in all, it's HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

another happy bits of the day is the fact i met both meidiwa and the-long-lost-ijelah. ended up the night with such a cute huggie-crying-session with mei. nothing is more comforting than having your friend laying next to you snuggling under blankie listening and caring you. i love youu meidiwwa :*

morning!

kenapa yah, gw suka bete sendiri.. pengen bangun siang, tapi tetep aja kebangun pagi-pagi  woops.. salah posting!

ulang please. hari ini kan sabtu yah, ahirnya gw bisa bangun siaaang. well, lebih siang dari biasanya! jam.. setengah 6 kebangun gitu kan (padahal no alarm!), trus lanjut tidur lagi sampe jam setengah 9. huahaha puas deh bangun-bangun puseeng, eh taunya mama sms nanya titipan. hore udah ada nih listnya mulai dari trika, ponds sabun cuci muka, mukena, kerudungs, buku, banyak deh! gak sabar ketemu hari selasa.

tadi pagi udah ngezumba bentar, dan udah lumayan apal ya gerakannya, jadi bsok2 coba joget didepan aah.  nanti sore juga mau kecap sama meidiwa sebelum dia pulang dan kita mau nonton bridesmaids. dia pulang senin dini hari, jadi have fun di jakarta meii. ke salon sepuasnya lah sebelum harus balik lagi kesini :p

okay, time to do chores. see you folks!

she ain't you!

awsuuumm coreography!
err, it's a secret okay, but no one has ever known that i won dance competition when i was in kindie.
kindiee??? what the hell was that! nevermind, but i was too proud of it, at least i know i could dance! and oyeah, i was a good traditional dancer you see. hahahahaha. i bet everyone dance when they were still kindie! :D

heaven-o-again! (instead of hell-o)

it's like the hundredth times i make a blog, so hopefully this time would last! it'd be my little happy pills. so, if by any chance any of you (actually, it's mine-so here it is mine!) feels like life has eaten you alive and brought you down to the earth core, come and see me (err.. i mean this little happy notes) and be happy!

1st rule - NO COMPLAIN!
2nd rule - if you can't stand it anymore, back to the first rule! first rule always right! :)

and oh by the way, my name is supposed to be tya. till i met my dearest friends and boss, and my name has changed either tywa or turtle. so anything comes up in your mind, please call me whatever you feel like calling!