Hello...

OMG Finally I've decided to resume blogging (but my style of blogging, of course! lol). It is so dull at work and each and every day wot I always do is Facebook, Facebook and Facebooking! lol!


Well, wot to write today?!


Oh well since it is the end of February, let's do monthly summary!

From 1st to 7th February, I took annual leave and went to the crazy city of Jakarta, Indonesia. Wow it was as amazing as always. However, those who are not adapted to the kemacetan or known as traffic congestion in English, it would be a nightmare! Hahahaha!

Flight from Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta was done on KLM connecting flight which flew all the way from the land of flowers, the Netherlands. There were about 4 female FAs and 2 male FAs. One of the male FAs was kinda rude and very unfriendly to passengers. Maybe he just wanted to show off.

Upon arrival at Soekarno-Hatta airport, I was fetched by my friend and we went straight to Bogor, a city that is located some 250metres above sea level.

Bogor is famously known as the Rain City due to it's overwhelming frequency of rains! I stayed for two night there and on the second night I had a very fun time at a local club called X1 where my friend worked there. I had so much fun there and I got too drunk to even walk and I couldn't stop babbling all the way home!
There were live band performances and I would have to say, that it was fantastic!

During my trip in Bogor, I had the chance to take the ubiquitous transportation known as angkutan kota or known colloquially as angkot when means city pickup in English. It was a custom-made Suzuki Carry. At first, I was kinda scary to see how the angkot was manoeuvred in hilly Bogor. However, after a number of trips, I had managed to gain trust to the drivers. They know the place better than anyone else especially outsiders. Oh yea! The price for one trip cost Rp2000 only!

In the evening, a friend of mine had generously asked his friend who accidentally happened to be shopping in Bogor to go back to Jakarta with me.

And the real city journey began! This was the place where I had the chance to proactively practise my Bahasa Indonesia.

Jakarta really opened my eyes about Indonesia since it is the heart of the nation! In the beginning, I wrote about the kemacetan or traffic congestion. How to describe the traffic jam in Jakarta?

Now, think of traffic jam in Kuala Lumpur! It happens only in the morning and in the afternoon and in major roads only. In Jakarta, traffic jam is a continuous gridlock situation anytime, and also almost anywhere!
Personally, I would say, it would take me more than a year to master the roads in Jakarta and how to drive, the Jakarta way!

Talking about transportation in Jakarta is a nice topic. They almost built monorail system but was halted due to some unsolved agreement and funding issues. This however, has been relieved by TransJakarta or known locally as busway. It cost me Rp3500 per ride on the busway and it was the best mode of travelling in Jakarta since the busway was given priority to move on the road! :D

Jakarta is a very big city and tricky! I stayed at my friend's house in a district named Ciputat, in South Jakarta's Tangerang. Oh it is very hard for me to explain the location in details since even South Jakarta itself is big! Hahaha!

After a late dinner with his friends and my other friend, we went back home and slept where the next morning he took me to an international school where he taught young students to dance. Afterall my friend was a professional ballet dancer and he was a dancer instructor at Indonesia's most prestigious university; Universitas Indonesia or known famously as UI (pronounced ooo-eee).

After lunch, he dropped me at one of Jakarta's famous malls known as Senayan City. Speaking about malls, in Jakarta when entering the malls, it was like boarding the plane! All had to be checked, scanned and X-rayed including yourself!

I then took the busway and went straight to Taman Impian Jaya Ancol to meet some friends there! They were having some fun time at Dufan, which is the abbreviation of Dunia Fantasi which means Fantasy World in English.

Most of them were the kids of Moestopo or in it's official name, Universitas Prof. Dr. Moestopo (Beragama), where youngsters who are from the rich and the famous families and not to forget, local celebrities study! It means that yes, they had very high class personality and hey, their campus located just behind Senayan City.

After the closing of Dufan, we went to the beach which was located just outside the theme park and had chit-chat and gossips for an hour or so before heading towards the Plaza Semanggi to nongkrong (hang out in English). We had nongkrong session on level 10 with a very nice view of the city skyline!

The next day, I met another friend of mine (yes, I have got a lot of friends in Jakarta hehe) who worked in a local bank called Panin Bank which was located across the street of Senayan City. We then went to Ambassador Mall to buy some stuff. There, I bought two pirated DVDs at the cost of Rp7000 per disc! Cheap huh?! *wink wink*

Let's cut the story short since I am kinda tired typing. The next day, I went to eat the best meals ever in Jakarta! It was located next to Sarinah shopping mall and the name of the restaurant was Bakmi GM (GM means Gajah Mada). This restaurant had made me addicted to Indonesian food a lot!!!!! I ate Bakmi and well, the king of the meals.... for me.. Nasi Ayam Cah Cabai!

The nightlife in Jakarta is definitely one of the best if not the best in South East Asia! Too bad I didn't manage to feel it since my friend whom I stayed with was not into clubbing :'(

On the final day, I dropped by at Pacific Place which is located in Ritz Calrton building to meet my friend who was working at Louis Vuitton on the ground floor of the mall. We went to erm.. I think 5th floor and had lunch at Starbucks!

Then I realised I was late for my check-in! Realising that taking the bus at Blok M would not get me to the airport on time, I decided to take the blue bird taxi. I arrived on time after paying Rp150000 to the cabbie!

Well, to be honest I am tired of typing hahaha!

Dewa 19 - Selimut Hati

Dewa 19 – Selimut Hati

Aku akan menjadi malam malam mu..
kan menjadi mimpi mimpi mu..dan selimuti hatimu..
yang beku..
aku kan menjadi bintang bintang mu..
kan selalu menyinarimu..
dan menghapus rasa rindumu..
yang pilu

reff:
Aku bisa untuk menjadi...
apa yang kau minta...
Untuk menjadi apa yang kau impikan

Tapi ku tak bisa menjadi dirinya
Aku kan menjadi embum pagi mu..
yang menyejukkan jiwamu..
dan membasuh hatimu..
yang layu tinggalkan sejenak lalumu..
beri sedikit waktu..
kepadaku..
tuk meyakinkan mu..

Agnes Monica - Godai Aku

Agnes Monica - Godai Aku Lagi

Hey boy.. it's me.
It's been a long time, you know
I know you're watchin me; you've been watchin me all night long
Boy, you know what time it is...

Penjarakan jiwaku dengan mata nakalmu itu...itu
Kenalkan aku pada senyum manis penuh maksudmu...mu...
Tahan langkahmu pikirmu kau bisa ajari aku..aku
Tertawakanku kau salah aku bukan anak baru

Berdetak kencang rasanya dadaku ini ingin berteriak aku mau kamu
Tubuhku bergerak aku tak bisa diam aku tak mau menunggu kamu

Reff:
Biar diriku, ikuti dirimu...jadi hambamu
Bentuk dan ajari , jadi karyamu
Jangan kau jadikanku simpananmu
Tak tahan diriku saat (dekat)
Kamu melihatku nafsu kupikir ku tak tahu
Dekatiku seakan kau tak peduli waktu
Gayamu buaiku kuakui aku mau
Kau godai aku (Kau godai aku lagi)

Persiapkan mentalmu karena ini giliranku...ku
Tak bisa kau hindari racunku kan lumpuhkan kamu...kamu
Jangan salahkan siapa-siapa kalau kau tak berdaya...daya
Karena kau tak ragu saat kau mencumbuku

Agnes's Rap:
Imma teach you how to make you work (my thang)
Speakin my language and make (my slang)
Betta learn to say, (yes mam, yes sir)
Amateur, yes I'm your teacher (I can teach, imma teach)
Whosoever (punish you, Imma punish)
Whensoever (Can do , I can do)
Whatsoever ahh....

Back to Reff:

PARTY TIME @ ALOHA!

Wot I drank last night:
1 vodka lime
1 jug of beer

Nice toilet payment system!

Nice huh?! This can be found at Central Market, Kuala Lumpur! Quite new system, some people were confused how to insert the coins! Actually, it's pretty much the same a inserting coins in the public phone or ticketing machines! lol!

More info about Kan Cheong Kitchen

Here are the details about the Kan Cheong Kitchen recording.

When : 22/03/08

Day : Saturday

Call time : 0830

Briefing & Rehearsal : 0900

Make-up : 1000

Where : Please refer to the map attached.

Recording :As soon as everyone is done with make-up, briefing is made by the Producer and the stage is cleared for recording.

Tentative recording time : 1200

Recording duration? : Between 2 – 3 hours

Wardrobe : Smart casual. Avoid red, white and black colours. Also avoid, top with khaki color, yellow and olive green. No stripes, polka-dots or branded logo. As for top, t-shirt is ok, preferably collared t-shirt, nothing sexy or revealing please. Bring 2 or 3 other options for the Producer to choose from in case the 1^st one is not suitable. Pants, below the knee length please. No short pants yeah.

Note for contestants : Please wear sports shoes/sneakers. No heels please.

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Most of my tops are red and black! Seems like blue is the only option for me!

Jalaluddin Hassan in musical theatre!