Today’s the second day of the Spring 2012 Quarter, and I already had a homework for my British Literature class. The homework was to write an essay, it can be a quarter of a page or more than one page, about our name. I thought it was rather interesting so I decided on publishing it here. So here it is, folks!
Indira Noor Hanifa Pranabudi. The name “Indira” has Indian roots; it refers to Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity and the wife of Vishnu. Indira also means beauty and splendor. So here is how the story starts: when I was born, my father had just come back from India for work purposes. He highly admired Indira Gandhi, who was the third prime minister of India. Hence, my parents named me Indira.
Honestly, I’m not really fond of the name “Indira.” Not because it was an Indian name, but just because it didn’t sound cool to me. I was not a very big fan of India too, because India is Asian, and as an Asian, I wanted to have a Caucasian name, because that was what Asians thought was cool. However, as I grew older, I started to appreciate my name more. My name is unique, and I would rather stick out like a sore thumb than be the same as the other kids in school. I also realized how hard it must have been for my parents to choose a name for me. If they had thought that Indira was such a bad name, they would not have named me that! I do, however, hope that my parents realized that Indira Gandhi was assassinated. I hope that doesn’t happen to me.
“Noor”, on the other hand, is derived from the Arabic language. It means light. My parents named me this so that I would be the light in the darkness, or probably what One Direction would say as someone who “lights up [someone else’s] world like nobody else.” The name “Noor,” or either wise spelt “Nur,” is also derived from the 24th Sura of the Qur’an, “An-Nur.” Noor is also my mother’s middle name.
The name “Hanifa” is derived from the Arabic language. It means true believer of Islam. Obviously, my parents named me this so that I would not stray from the Islamic path.
Last but not least, “Pranabudi” is my family name. But, no, it’s not my grandfather’s name. It’s my father’s last name, but it’s not my grandfather’s last name. In Indonesia, it isn’t common to have a family name. However, my family does. That was because we lived in the UK for 2 years, and everybody in the UK has last names, so my siblings and I added my father’s last name to our names, and it became our family name.
My grandparents give my father the name “Pranabudi” because the doctor that helped my grandmother give birth was Dr Prana, and in Indonesia, “Budi” means the good will of others. My grandparents wanted to express their gratefulness to Dr Prana, and ta dah! They named my father Pranabudi.
Written on 14th September 2011, 1429hrs (Singapore time)
2nd of September 2011
Last week was a super duper fantastic week. I went back to my beloved country, Indonesia. I flew back to Yogyakarta on 2nd of September. There was no direct flight, so I had to make a transit at Jakarta, and as a result, even though I left my homestay at around 0630hrs, I only arrived in Jogja 8 hours after that.
Before I continue, I’d like to comment on something which kind of bothers me… When you’re taking a plane somewhere, and then the staff calls the passengers to board the plane through the intercom, there’s always this big chunk of people just rushing to board the plane first. I mean, what’s the big deal? We’re all boarding the same plane, we’re gonna arrive at the same time, why bother to get on the plane first? And usually, the flight attendants will call the people seated in the rear to board first. There’s always some people who, despite having a seat at the front, force to board the plane first. And so, this causes a kind of traffic jam inside the plane. Most of the time, while I’m queuing to board the plane, the passengers queuing up behind me will sort of try to push me forward because of the whole concept that ‘we need to board the plane quickly’ or whatever. Last week, when I was boarding the plane to Jakarta, there was a woman and her daughter, and they were rushing and trying to kind of cut the queue or something, and if you saw us you would think that they were like my bodyguards or something haha.
Okay let’s move on. When I arrived in Jogja, the sad thing was that some of my relatives were already going back to Jakarta or wherever they live. So I didn’t really get to meet all my relatives. On the night that I arrived, my father’s family had dinner together at a Thai restaurant called ‘Phuket’ if I’m not mistaken. The dish that I loved the most was ‘Roti Naan’. It was like a combination of roti prata and pancakes. Delicious.
At around 2200hrs or so, Om Tris, Daddy, Mamik, Pakde Agus and I watched a soccer match… via TV! It was the qualification round of the FIFA World Cup 2014 between Indonesia and Bahrain. I though Indonesia would win because we sort of have an edge over them-we were playing home, and so, we had the support of thousands of people in the stadium. But the result was still disappointing, we lost 2-0 to Bahrain. A thing I just discovered was that after the match, during the press conference, the current Indonesian soccer coach, Wim Risjbergsen (or whatever his name is, sorry I can’t remember) made a statement, blaming the Indonesian players for the loss. Naturally, I would be mad, because as a coach, he also has responsibility, and whatever the situation is, he can’t just blame other people. And what was even more shocking was that it was reported that 7 players now refuse to play if the coach is still him. This, I think, is also inappropriate. You can’t just quit like that. And it’s not just that, I mean, you’re playing for your country! Why would you refuse to do that? If I were you, I would be honored to play for my country, and I would play no matter what, just like Bambang Pamungkas (I read his blog last night and I now have a lot of respect for him because he’s just an amazing individual). I don’t know what’s happening right now, but I hope they solve it soon. And by the way, why did PSSI fire Alfred Riedl? I thought he was a talented coach, no?
3rd of September 2011
The next day, Adam, Nadia, Danar, Krisna, Ilham and I went to Ambarukmo Plaza or more commonly known as Amplaz to watch ‘5 Elang’. Someone told me it was something like ‘5 Sekawan’ (in English: Famous Five – by Enid Blyton) but apparently, it was not. It was really disappointing. I expected it to be better. For those who like the movie, I’m sorry but I think the storyline is pretty weak. The conflict wasn’t much. It wasn’t really interesting. So, yeah. After that, my parents and us went to Kalimilk (Kaliurang Milk). It’s like this new café thing, something like Starbucks but I think it tastes better and is of course considerably cheaper. I tried the Cookies Milkshake, and I think it was great.
In the evening, Tante Inung, Om Tris, Tante Rinta, her daughter, son and us went to the Prambanan Temple to witness the superb Ramayana Ballet Show. To be honest, I didn’t really understand the story, because it was basically just dancing. To make it even worse, I fell asleep nearing the end of the show. I don’t really blame myself for this because I haven’t had much sleep. I slept at midnight the previous night, and the night before I woke up super early because I hadn’t packed my stuff yet haha. Anyway, I wasn’t the only one who slept :p
4th of September 2011
The next day, we stayed at home I think. I just had fun at home with my family, just chilling out, surfing the internet and stuff. Oh, and by the way, my grandma’s kitten is so cute!
5th of September 2011
The next morning, my family and grandparents went to this sort of goat farm called ‘SuKa As-Syifa’ if I’m not mistaken. I think the place was still new, judging by the amount of goats there. Here is a short video…
In the afternoon, my family and Mbak Hasna went to Empire XXI to watch Transformers. I’ve actually watched the movie, but the others haven’t. Unfortunately, the tickets were sold out… So after that, we went to Kalimilk… again! J
6th of September 2011
The time has come for us to go to Jakarta… But before that, there’s a video below that I recorded while in the car. It’s supposed to show you a bit what Jogja is like.
The flight was early, so we arrived in Jakarta at around 1000hrs if I’m not mistaken. Oh, by the way, I love Terminal 3! It’s really modern, the only thing missing is the Indonesian identity.
Nothing much happened on this day. We picked up our cats from the petshop (because we can’t bring them along with us to Jogja), played around, and that was it.
7th of September 2011
Now, the 7th of September was a really special day, especially for my sister. It was the day where we picked up our (or more specifically, Nadia’s) dog! Yes, dog! We now have a pet dog! The dog is a Collie, and he’s male. He’s still 5 months, so not old but not that young either. He was really quiet and nervous in the beginning, but by the time I left for Singapore, he was already happy living with us. Actually, I kind of disliked the idea of having a dog. The reason is not because I hate dogs. No, I LOVE dogs. The reason was because in Islam, dogs are kind of… I don’t know what the English word is, but in Indonesian we say ‘najis’. But my parents still agreed to Nadia’s desire to have a dog because she really showed how much she wanted it, and for 2 months or so she even went to our neighbour’s house just to play with their dog! But now that I’ve seen how fun dogs can be, I can’t really say that I still dislike the idea of having a dog… hehehe
8th September 2011
At around 0900hrs the next day my mom and I went to the dentist because I told her I think there’s a cavity in one of my teeth. And true enough, there was one. Another thing the dentist commented on was that there were 2 special teeth that I don’t have yet, and so I had to get an X-Ray of my teeth. But I didn’t do it on that day.
Besides going to the dentist, we also went to pick up my mom’s car’s letter or something like that, and, we also went to Cibubur Junction or also known as ‘Tjieboeboer Janksyen’ in my dictionary to buy a BlakcBerry for Adam. *sigh*. Now I’m the only one in my family who doesn’t have a BlackBerry! I’m also the only grandchild in my father’s family who doesn’t have a BlackBerry. It’s kind of sad, but at the same time, I think BlackBerrys are starting to havea bad effect on people. People are starting to spend too much time communicating to other people through their phones, and especially with BlackBerry, there’s this instant messaging feature called BlackBerry Messenger where you can contact your friends who also have BlackBerrys for free! That is, as long as you have internet connection. During family times, once in a while, one of my family members will take out their BlackBerry because they noticed that there’s a new notification or something. And yes, I get it. Having a BlackBerry is cool because it’s easy to communicate with people. I know that because I’ve experienced it. But it’s starting to have a negative impact. And yes, I would probably be more ignorant of this if I still had my BlackBerry, but I don’t. And even if I still have my BlackBerry, I think I would still notice how BlackBerry is starting to change our lives. I’m actually considering buying an Android phone next time :D
9th September 2011
I don’t think much happened on this day. My mom left in the morning because she had to go to the bank or something, and that leaves me and Nadia at home. I tried my best to spend quality time studying, but it was just difficult with all the distractions. In the end, I did an A Maths paper, but I made a lot of mistakes while doing it because I wasn’t focused and I also took a really long time to finish it.
In the evening, Nadia, my mom and I went to Rumah Sakit Mitra Keluarga. Nadia was going to the doctor because she’s been having a flu, and I’m going to the ophthalmologist because I realized that my vision has started to get blurry. True enough, I don’t have perfect vision anymore. My left eye is -0.75 and my right eye is -0.25 so I have to wear glasses now! Dang.
10th September 2011
We were actually planning to go to MOI or something at around 1000, but there was The Glee Project on TV, and so we watched it, and by the time it finished, which was like 1200hrs, a guest came by. So we left home at around 1330. We went to CJ first. We went to Optik Melawai and another optic shop to buy specs for me, but they both said that I had to wait for a couple of days to get the specs. So we went to PIM, and I bought glasses there. I’m wearing glasses now! -_-
I also bought a pair of shoes for formal events.
11th September 2011
It’s the last day of the holiday, and it’s time for me to go back to Singapore. Byebye Indonesia~
A very warm welcome to all of you people out there who’s reading this blog post. August has ended, and with that comes a new month. The fasting month, or else known as Ramadhan month, has also ended. To my fellow Muslim friends, I would like to say Happy Eid Mubarak, may Allah bless us all. To everyone reading this that knows me, I’d also like to ask for forgiveness for all the wrongdoings I’ve committed in the past.
This year is the first year that I am not able to spend Hari Raya Idul Fitri with my family. Yes, it’s sad. But my Dad always says that ‘happiness is a choice,’ and I choose to be happy on that day. I didn’t do much; I went to Kinokuniya and bought a book, ‘A Game of Thrones’ George R. R. Martin. It’s been a habit of mine to only buy one book at a time (or at the most, 2 books). I saw this girl who bought like, 6 or 7 books. She was looking at the shelves and spotted a book that she has read before, and she said “Oh! I’ve read this book!” and just like that, she plucked the sequels to that book and gave it to her mother. Guess what? I envy her so much -_-. I wish I had the liberty to buy books whenever I want to. My dad would never let me do that… He does like reading and has even said that he would rather buy me tons of books than spend the money on food. But I do agree on him that I shouldn’t buy 7 books at once… Take it steady. Don’t have the habit of buying so many books that in the end won’t be read at all. The same goes for clothes. I’m not the type to go shopping with my friends; in fact I’ve never bought any form of clothing with my friends. I always do it with my mom around; as I believe that she knows what is best and appropriate for me. There’s a person I know who loves to go shopping, and said that some of them haven’t even been worn yet!
When I came back to school after the long 4 days break, I was called in English class to help Mr Muru demonstrate what Muslims do during Hari Raya Idul Fitri. Mr Muru then proceeded to asking me what I did during that day, and he asked “Oh is your family here with you?” “No…” “No? Do you have relatives here?” “Umm… No.”He really seemed to be concerned with my situation, and as a result of it all, he arranged for the class to gather at Haiqal’s house after school the next day. He was talking about how getting good grades is not the only important thing in the world, being there for your friends is another thing. So I guess the whole gathering thing was also to cheer me up as I didn’t celebrate Eid Mubarak with my family. Mr Muru and 4E2, if you are reading this, I would like to say thank you very much for the concern and kindness. I’m a shy person so I don’t really express my feelings much, but when I do, I really say it from the bottom of my heart J
That brings me to the next topic, Teacher’s Day Celebration. Tomorrow, 2nd of September is the day when we celebrate Teacher’s Day (in Singapore), so tomorrow is a school holiday, and today is only a half-school day as we’re celebrating it. I was planning to make cards for every teacher as I did last year. I did make the cards… but I didn’t give it to the teachers. I rushed while doing it (just did it the night before… wanted to do it earlier but didn’t have any ideas!) and I don’t think that it was neat enough to give it to the teachers K I know that actually it’s the effort that counts, but I don’t want to give them crappy work either… It shows that you didn’t really put much effort into it. So dear teachers, I would like to thank you for being such an amazing teacher and also being a very inspirational figure to me. The 1 year and 3 months I have spent in Pei Hwa has been a hell of a ride, and I genuinely enjoyed it. I am grateful to have such awesome teachers and I hope that you are proud to have me as your student. Sincerely, Indira Pranabudi.
So this brings me to the title of this post. The SEPTEMBER HOLIDAYS! Yeay! I’m going home to Indonesia tomorrow morning. Luckily, I don’t have to go back to school during the holidays (and I’m quite surprised about this) which means that I can spend the whole holiday in Singapore. And yes, I am aware of the fact that when school reopens, I still have my Physics, Additional Mathematics and Malay Language Prelims. That’s why I’m bringing along some of my books so that I can study in Indonesia.
I am extremely OVER THE MOON right now… Lots of things are gonna happen this holiday. One of it being: the arrival of a new living soul in my house… a dog (breed: Collie) named Prince. Nadia’s dog. This is gonna be AWESOME.
#countdown 8 days to the day when I'll meet my beloved family! ({})
(Or at least I hope so :-()
The Prelims just started this Monday. As usual, English first. English was okay, SS was difficult, Chemistry paper 2 was kind of difficult (and unpredictable!), E Maths paper 1 was okay, Geography was A KILLER PAPER (no other way to express it), A Maths paper 1 was kind of difficult but still manageable. Tomorrow's E Maths paper 2 and Chemistry paper 1. Physics and A Maths paper 2 will be after the school holiday. ...
Why oh why does the Prelim Exam has to be stretched over such a long period of time? And another thing I still don't get is why they schedule the Science practical (luckily only for the Combined Science pupils) during the September holiday?
"School holidays (also referred to as vacations, breaks and recess) are the periods during which schools are closed for study." -Wikipedia
I am a minority... and it's not the best thing in the world. I used to be the majority in Indonesia because I was the same as everyone else, and I'm Javanese, which if I'm not mistaken, is the biggest ethnicity Indonesia. So I was the total opposite of minority.
But now, (1) I'm living in a foreign country. (2) I am not Chinese, and I'm Malay [I'm not exactly Malay but I am Indonesian]. (3) Nobody in school takes the same class combination as me [true!] (4) I joined the school late so I'm sort of like the "newest" student in Sec4. So the point is... I'm different from everyone else. Which is good in a way... But it's also not so much of an advantage when you're talking about privileges and stuff.
So today, we had this Social Etiquette Workshop, which was cool, except for the fact that Muslims were excluded from the dining experience. Since we were fasting, we were only joining the workshop for the "studying theory" part and not the dining experience. It sucked really badly. And it's a total shame too...
The teachers said that the SE Workshop would also be a platform for class bonding. But how are we supposed to bond with the class when the class is not even complete? Another reason for this Workshop was to prepare us for interviews to get into JCs, Polys or maybe to get a job. But for all I know, the JC and Poly interviews are already done (or at least some of them are). So the timing is not exactly right. And next week will be the Prelims. And usually the week before Prelims or Common Tests or MYEs or EOYs is the most important week... So why take away our time that could have been used for studying? Why didn't the SE Workshop take place earlier this year? To think of it now, it even seems like it was planned so that the Muslims couldn't participate with their class. Although I know it isn't true, because I know the school is trying hard to not make the minorities feel left our or disadvantaged. Like for instance, Muslims who are fasting are dismissed from ASP earlier so that they can break fast at home. Which is cool. But because of this SE Workshop thing, it just feels weird...
So.. the question is "Why didn't you bring this up to the teacher?" Well, I was going to... But I thought even if I did, it wouldn't change anything as stuff like this need to be planned really early. And changing this would mean that the trainers would have to change their schedule. And postponing this would also mean that for the students who are going to go for interviews... They would be at a disadvantage because of not having the workshop earlier. So.. yeah. Never mind.
Mother Tongue 'O' Level Results Are OUT!
I got a.... B3 and distinction for Oral. It's not good enough.... I was quite satisfied with it at the beginning because I kind of knew all along that I'm not that good in Malay and I might get a B3. And I was correct. But then my Malay teacher came to me and said that I could do better and that I "have to" retake. So I guess I'll retake. And to think of it, I actually didn't put my 100% effort into it... Which might have been one of the main causes to my B3 and not A1/2. My parents also said the same thing, to retake. So I'm gonna retake.
Byebye to all you lovely people who read my blog and respect my opinions. :-)
Tomorrow marks the start of the fourth week of term 3, which means that my 'O' Levels are nearing. My holiday was pretty epic, I had tons of fun. I only spent 1.5 weeks in Indonesia, but it was still awesome. I met my friends, my cats, and last but not least, my family! ({})
Before that, me and my family actually had vacation here in Singapore. We stayed in a condo, not the one I live in, but it's somewhere on Orchard Road. My family stayed for 6 days 5 nights. The first day, we went to Universal Studios Singapore! :) To be honest, I'm of the opinion that USS is not that awesome, but not that bad either. I mean, the attractions are mostly the same as in other theme parks, and when I first came in, I thought the place was massive, and it turned out that it wasn't really that big. Anyway, what makes it different and special is the characters. Like Shrek, Puss in Boots, Charlie Chapin, the characters from Madagascar, and a lot more. But overall, I'd say it was pretty good.
Right now, school kind of owns me. We have this Afternoon Study Program (ASP) Tuesdays to Fridays from 1430 to 1800. Three hours and fifteen minutes of study and only 15 minutes break. The first thing that popped in my mind when the teachers announced the ASP was:torture. Because it is sort of torture. I'm only spending 10 and a half hours at home. And by the time I arrive home, all I can think of is It's time to have fun! But to be honest, my opinion on ASP has changed. With ASP, I nearly always complete my homework in time, and it does help me to study and revise. And since there are teachers in the hall during ASP, whenever I have any queries I can just ask them. So I'd like to thank the teachers for being there for us during ASP :)
Aside from that... I'm currently doing the 30 Days Hunger Games Challenge on Tumblr. Oh, and Harry Potter is in theaters! Can't wait to watch it myself :) And last but not least....
I PASSED THE 3rd ROUND OF QUALIFICATION TEST FOR THE AFS STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM!
I feel so blessed, cheerful, contented... happy!
However.... it doesn't mean I'm definitely going abroad. Not yet. There's still the national selection thing. I really do hope I pass :D To be honest, I think the stuff that I said wasn't that meaningful or anything. In fact, the more I tried to say something meaningful, it sounded kind of like crap :| Oh well. The good thing is that I passed :) Maybe the judges thought that based on my actions, I deserve it. Oh, and another interesting fact is... one of my teammates during the 3rd selection said I was the one who acted like a leader the most (grammatically incorrect sentence?) What I did was actually remind the team our objective, what time we have left, and I just voiced my opinion... But okay, never mind. I hope I do have some leadership quality in me. And I really hope I'll be able to go on this Student Exchange Program. Aamiin.
Selamat sore kepada hadirin sekalian. Saya ingin menyampaikan sebuah berita menggembirakan. Mid Year Exam telah selesai! Wuaaaah kemaren gila banget A Maths nya. Besok sekolah. Ada pelajaran Math. Semoga diumumin hasilnya! Gak sabar banget pingin tau... Semoga aja dapet distinction..
Kemaren aku pergi ke NEX sama Grace, kita nonton Beastly! I personally think the movie was okay. Nggak bagus banget dan nggak jelek juga. Ratingnya... 3.5 out of 5. Ceritanya kan adaptasi dari Beauty and The Beast, jadi nggak begitu spesial atau gimana-gimana juga.
Okaaay let's get to the main point. I first heard of The Liker Chain from Charlie McDonnell.
So... Today I'm going to continue the liker chain! Not through Youtube... But through my blog. Hehehehe.
The first thing is... KIDS REACT! Technically, I should be saying TheFineBros, because they are the ones who make Kids React. But I don't really like their other videos, so I'll just say Kids React.
Jadi, Kids React itu adalah weekly web-series (?) yang diciptakan oleh TheFineBros. Ada sekitar 11 atau 12 anak-anak gitu, trus mereka disuruh nonton video dan kita bisa liat reaksi-reaksi mereka dan pendapat mereka tentang video itu. Biasanya mereka nonton viral videos atau YouTube stars gitu, tetapi di video yang diatas (episode minggu lalu, 8 May 2011), berhubung Osama Bin Laden baru tewas, TheFineBros bikin episode khusus tentang Osama.
Aku suka Kids React karena anak-anaknya tuh lucu-lucu dan kadang-kadang pendapat mereka tuh kadang bisa keren-keren gitu lah. Contohnya.. William Sherman (he's my favourite kid from Kids React). Setelah nonton beberapa episode Kids React, aku langsung apa yaa... Hmm, ternganga dengan pendapat-pendapat William. Dia tuh orangnya kayaknya mature banget padahal baru 10 tahun. Contohnya, pas ditanya "How did it make you feel when you found out?" kebanyakan orang pada jawabnya "Happy," tapi dia jawabnya "I was happy that out nation felt pride, that's... good, but I'm not cheering 'cause this is still a man's life. It's a bad man's life, but it's still life." O.O Aku sendiri pas tau Osama Bin Laden meninggal pertama kaget, trus mikir kayak ini serius atau bercandaan sih? Trus wow ya kalo dia mati bagus lah. Tapi takutnya ini juga sih, kalo dia mati, ntar anak buahnya malah marah dan bales dendam... Tapi aku bener-bener gak mikir kalo "It's still a man's life." Terus, pas ditanya "After he died, there was a lot of Americans out on the street, like celebrating. So, what do you think about that?" Kebanyakan pada bilang boleh-boleh aja, ada yang bilang itu lebay, dan William bilang "I just think that's kind of a hypocrite move, when 9/11 happened, they were all cheering in the streets, and we all thought that was wrong." Ini sebenernya pendapatnya nggak terlalu kenapa-napa sih, tapi hebatnya dia ngerti arti kata 'hypocrite' dan pendapatnya paling beda sendiri. Jadi stand out gitu lah. Pokoknya hebat lah. Hahaha. Everybody go and follow William's Youtube ChannelandTwitter account! Oh ya... Buat seorang anak 10 tahun, dia lumayan pinter lho make program-program kayak Adobe Photoshop dan sebagainya.
Next up is.. NIGAHIGA! He is the number #1 Youtuber in the whole wide world! Dia pertamanya ngepost lagu-lagu dimana dia nge lip sync, trus lama-lama dia bikin video-video yang banyak banget lah tipe-tipenya. Ada yang dia ranting, ada spoof film-film gitu, contohnya Twilight, ada juga yang kayak advertisement boongan gitu. Menurutku, Ryan Higa (orang yang bikin Nigahiga) itu orangnya lucu dan keren banget! Dia asalnya dari Hawaii, dan keturunan Jepang juga. Kayaknya dia sebenernya orangnya kalem gitu, tetapi somehow di video-videonya dia bisa keliatan hiperaktif banget. Di salah satu videonya, dia bilang kalo dia itu sebenernya ADHD, tapi karena dia sering bercanda aku gak tau ini sebenernya beneran atau enggak. Tapi kalo ngeliat dia di video-videonya kayaknya kebanyakan orang pada bakal bilang dia ADHD deh ._. Oh iya! Dia juga orangnya atletis! Katanya dia punya black belt in Judo B-) Dia juga bisa ngomong cepet banget. Keren abis. [Official website: http://www.higatv.com]
Then we have... charlieissocoollike! He is the #1 Youtuber in UK. Dia kebanyakan video-videonya cuman rant doang, tapi gak tau kenapa lucu. Ada juga "Challenge Charlie", jadi ntar dia milih salah satu challenge dari subscribersnya, pernah challengenya minum sebotol tomato ketchup, pernah juga dia ditantang ngecet seluruh tubuhnya ungu. Macem-macem deh. Dia juga punya album! Menurutku lagu-lagunya lumayan. Nggak bagus banget tapi nggak jelek juga. Lagu favoritku "Duet With Myself" :D [Official website: http://charliemcdonnell.com/]
Setelah itu... smosh! Dia adalah the 3rd most subscribed Youtuber! Mereka itu biasanya ngepost video komedi gitu lah, lucu-lucu (y). Salah satu video terbaru mereka yang ku suka banget ada dibawah ini:
Smosh itu terdiri dari dua orang, Anthony dan Ian. [Official website: http://www.smosh.com/]
Kayaknya itu aja deh. Sebenernya ada juga sih Youtuber yang aku suka, tapi nggak suka banget.
Oh iya... The TVD Season Finale was EPIC. Elena Kissed Damon. Stefan saved Damon's life and risked his future. It was awesome.
The weirdest thing ever just happened. I was walking to the bus interchange... And there was this bus. I didn't really care about the bus at first, but I don't know why, suddenly I thought "Oh, let's look at the bus!" and then my eyes scanned the passengers one by one, and at the back of the bus... I saw this boy, probably around 10 or 11 years old, flashing his middle finger at me. And when he realised that I was looking at his middle finger, he smiled. I don't get why this is so funny.
At first I was thinking like What on earth is he doing... But then I thought, Okay, so there's no need to be angry. He doesn't even know you and you don't know him either. He just probably did that out of fun or something. So, that's it. Actually, later on, I thought it would've been awesome if I smiled back at him and waved my hand. That would be pretty cool :-) And besides that, if I show him my middle finger, then I wouldn't be much different from him. It would just go to show that I'm a moron, just like him. So.. yeah. Whatever.
Right now, I'm having my lunch, and then I'm gonna study Chemistry... But before I get back to studying, I'd like to show you a video. Check this out.
I gotta say that guy is pretty awesome. I mean, not that I've ever had the experience of attending a Prom Night, but, I think it takes a lot of courage to do that.
Speaking about Prom... There's this Graduation Night thingy at school. I think it's gonna be something like Prom... And I don't know whether I should come or not :\
Meong meong guk guk. Beginilah akibatnya kalo habis ngerjain MYE Social Studies dan Geography dalam satu hari. Bisa-bisanya gurunya ngegabungin dua pelajaran itu... -_- Tangan sampe pegel banget. Kayak kata Mrs Ali, tadi tuh writing marathon. I hope I win haha.
Okay, first things first. Seleksi AFS! GILAAA SUSAH BANGET. Oh tapi sebelumnya, saya mau komentar panjang lebar dulu tentang seleksinya. Jadi seharusnya kan test pertama, Pengetahuan Umum (PU) mulai jam 8. Jam 8 semua pesertanya udah pada masuk ruangan tuh. Ditunggu 5 menit, pengawas belom dateng. 10 menit, belom dateng juga. Setengah jam... Belom dateng juga. Akhirnya jam 8.45 pengawasnya baru dateng! Trus akhirnya mulai testnya juga jam 9... Telat sejam! Emang sih Indonesia dimana-mana ngaret, tapi ini kayaknya ngaretnya lebay. Kalo ngaret normal tuh paling cuman 15 menit gitu, lah ini 45 menit. Ckck. Oke kembali ke topik utama. Test PUnya susah banget. Buat yang tahun depan mau daftar AFS, nih ada beberapa bocoran / contoh-contoh soal...
Bakal ada soal-soal tentang current affairs. Contohnya, Indonesia tahun ini jadi host SEA games yang ke 26. Kemaren soalnya ada yang keluar tentang itu. Trus ex president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak baru-baru ini kan turun dari jabatannya. Kemaren ditanyain soal semacam gini: "Siapakah presiden Mesir sebelum Hosni Mubarak?"
Ada juga soal-soal tentang lagu-lagu nasional. Pas kemaren, ada satu soal yang ngasih lirik lagu, trus ditanyain siapakah pengarangnya. Ada juga yang ngasih lirik lagu trus ditanya judul lagunya apa.
Ada juga soal-soal matematika dasar. Misalnya ada 24 orang, setiap orang dikasih 6 coklat. Kalo ada 18 orang, setiap orang dapet berapa coklat? Ada juga yang ada sebuah lingkaran gitu, trus ada... Sector? Atau apa itu lah, dikasih sudutnya, trus ditanya itu area nya berapa?
Ada juga soal-soal dasar Biologi sama Kimia. Kalo kemaren Biologi ada yang tentang virus virus apa lah itu, trus kalo Kimia tentang simbol-simbol element di Periodic Table gitu.
Ada yang tentang sejarah Indonesia. Kemaren ditanyain Majapahit masa emas nya atau apa lah itu pas raja nya siapa? Trus ada juga tentang Borobudur, ditanyain relief Karmawibhangga (atau apa lah itu) bercerita tentang apa?
Selain itu, ada juga yang tentang Bahasa Indonesia. Pas kemaren ada 4 kalimat gitu, trus ditanyain kalimat mana yang penggunaan awalan di- nya salah.
Harus tahu tentang pahlawan-pahlawan Indonesia! Kemaren ada soal yang tentang R. A. Kartini gitu.
Selain itu, ada juga tentang singkatan-singkatan gitu, contohnya "AIDS adalah singkatan dari..."
Teruuusss ada juga soal-soal Geografi! Kemaren ditanyain tentang "Negara ... berbatasan di darat dengan negara apa?" pokoknya gitu-gitu lah.
Ada juga tentang pemanasan global. Ditanyain gitu, pemanasan global adalah...
Ada juga tentang award-award gitu, yang di Indonesia sama mancanegara. Contohnya, kemaren ditanyain "Alicia Keys memiliki berapa Grammy Award?" "Yang bukan merupakan nominee Grammy Award tahun ini adalah?" "Kata 'Grammy' diambil dari?"
Soal yang paling gampang nih: Tentang Justin Bieber. Ini kayaknya soal gratisan gitu deh, supaya gak ada yang nilainya 0. -_-
Ada juga tentang motto/slogan/apa lah dari Angkatan Darat/Laut/dan lain-lain
Apa lagi ya..? Lupa :|
Pokoknya susah banget lah PU nya. Dari 100 soal yang pasti jawabannya tuh kurang dari 50 soal... Gila banget sih soalnya -_- Ini mah namanya bukan pengetahuan 'umum', tapi pengetahuan macem-macem (?) Oh ya, pengetahuan umumnya ini bisa dari yang bertahun-tahun lalu sampe cuman beberapa hari sebelum test lho.
Kalo Bahasa Inggrisnya relatif mudah lah. Rada mirip-mirip UN gitu. Ada 3 section, comprehension (jadi dikasih passage trus ntar ada soal-soal tentang passage nya), trus vocab sama apaa gitu lupa. Hehe.
Kalo Bahasa Indonesianya ada 3 pilihan soal:
Jika kamu menjadi Menteri Pendidikan, apa yang akan kamu lakukan untuk memajukan pendidikan di Indonesia?
Sebutkan 3 prinsip hidup kamu dan jelaskan bagaimana prinsip-prinsip itu dapat membantu kamu untuk mencapai cita-citamu.
Apabila kamu berada di posisi orang tuamu, apa yang akan kamu nasihatkan kepada dirimu saat ini?
Gue pilih yang nomor 2 :D Sebelom berangkat seleksi gue udah konsultasi sama Dady dulu hahaha, brainstorming untuk essay nya. Untungnya soal essay yang keluar mirip-mirip sama yang udah dipikirin.
Nanti tanggal 20 Mei, hasil testnya bakal diumumin di website chapter masing-masing. Gueu pingiiiiiiiiiiiin banget nih... Semoga lolos seleksinya... Tapi ya kalo nggak lolos... Ya sudah lah nggak papa. Yang penting udah usaha :D Tapi yang nyesek itu adalah kalo gue gak lolos dan temen-temen yang lain pada lolos semua. Nyesek banget itu, nyesek. Kalo misalnya itu bener-bener terjadi, malu banget deh -_-
Oke sekarang lanjut ke topik berikut. Apa ya? Hm hm. Oh ya. Selanjutnya saya hanya ingin ngomel-ngomel saja, jadi bagi yang tidak tertarik mendengan omelan dan keluhan saya, silakan tinggalkan blog post ini :-) Terima kasih.
Yang pertama... Bisa gak sih kalo ngantri itu yang sabar? Kemaren pas di airport, pas baru ngantri masuk pesawat, biasa lah, banyak orang yang kayak gak sabar banget pingin masuk pesawat trus ngedesek-desek gitu. Emang ada apa sih di pesawat? Masuk ke pesawat duluan kan bukan berarti sampe duluan. Sampenya juga sama-sama kaleee. Gak perlu buru-buru...
Yang kedua, untuk orang yang merokok, tolong jangan merokok di tempat-tempat yang tidak diperbolehkan untuk merokok (?) Maksudnya merokok itu di tempat yang bener kek. Kemaren saya masuk lift pas baru mau berangkat sekolah atau pulang gitu, trus baru masuk bau rokok udah kerasa banget. Hueeek, gak enak! Untuk orang yang merokok, you need to know that when you smoke in public, you are also affecting the people around you. Dan katanya, menjadi perokok pasif itu lebih bahaya daripada perokok aktif. Walaupun saya gak ngerti gimana bisa kayak gini, tapi kalo itu bener... Wah wah wah. Jangan sampe lah. Keenakan nanti, yang ngerokok siapa kok yang menanggung risiko nya orang lain.
Yang ketiga, berkaitan dengan seleksi AFS kemaren, untuk semua orang-orang di Indonesia.... Tolong jangan biasain ngaret. Saya juga kadang-kadang ngaret sih, tapi belakangan ini saya udah usaha supaya gak ngarett. Gak enak kalo misalnya kita janjian ketemuan orang, dan orang yang kita tunggu itu telat. Kalo gak mau digituin, makanya sendirinya jangan suka telat!
Kayaknya sebenernya gue mau ngeluh tentang banyak hal tapi sekarang lupa -_- Ya sudah lah. Lagipula, ngeluh itu gak baik kan?
Last but not least.... I JUST WATCHED THE VAMPIRE DIARIES SEASON 2, EPISODE 21. It was EPIC, man! Saya menitikkan air mata berkali-kali.... Hiks hiks :'( Bener-bener sedih deh. Tiga orang mati. Jenna Sommers mati. John Gilbert mati. Witch jahat mati (gak peduli sih yang ini). Kasian banget Jenna. Dia gak salah apa-apa, malah mati. Oh ya, screw you, Elijah! You traitor! Kesel banget sama Elijah... Dasar Elijah sialaan...! Katanya bisa dipercayain... Eh malah berkhianat. Trus kasian Damon! Damon cannot die! Tapi mustahil juga sih kalo Damon mati. Dia kan salah satu tokoh utama TVD. Dan pasti kalo Damon mati... Jumlah orang yang nonton TVD bakal berkurang drastis. Bener deh. Tanpa Damon, TVD gak bakal sama. *eaaa
Oke kayaknya gitu aja. Minggu depan bakal jadi minggu yang sangat sibuk. Mid Year Exams!
The IFD games today were awesome! For the 4E2 girls, we lost 2 matches and only won 1 match. But never mind, it was still fun. I played in 2 of the matches and the weird thing is... We lost in both matches that I was playing in. -_- Hahaha, but anyway maybe the opponent was weak or something. But it was fun.
In the first match, we were playing against 4E5. It was supposed to be a draw... But during the extra 2 minutes given, 4E5 managed to score! In the second match, we were playing against 4NE. Vivien got a yellow card... which was weird because I don't think she did anything wrong. We lost 0-1. I don't know about the last match because I was playing frisbee with Yan Ting and Shi Hui. But I think we won 1-0 against 4N2.
On the other hand... The guys placed 2nd! Congratulations! Marcus was the goal keeper, and he played really well! Actually, everybody played well :)
Next... Do you know the song "Friday" by Rebecca Black? I used to hate the song, because I seriously didn't really get what's so cool about the song when I first heard it. I mean, it was just a normal song. But then, I heard Tim Whybrow sing the song.... and I actually liked it. Well, I'm not trying to say Rebecca Black's voice is bad or anything, I've heard her sing another song and it doesn't sound so bad. Anyway, take a look at this!
The guy there is Tim Whybrow. I think his cover is better than the original song. Hehehe.
The one thing that I hate the most about studying in Singapore is:
How there will always be school activities going on during the holiday.
I mean, a holiday is a holiday right? Holiday means a day free from school. Then how come there are school activities during the holiday?
For example, the Term I break is supposed to be from 12th March - 20th March. I was super happy, until I found out that there will be...
Class CIP on 12th March.
Chemistry SPA 2 on 14th March.
CCA CIP on 16th March.
CCA Camp possibly on 16th - 17th March.
And I also heard that there's also 'gonna be an Oral Examination.
I mean... WHY?! WHY DO YOU HAVE TO DO THIS TO ME T_T
Can't I just live peacefully and go home to Indonesia during the holiday... Can't I just meet my family and friends there....
So, the point I am trying to make is... Why is the school scheduling school activities during the holiday, when we're supposed to get a break from school? And why can't they just schedule it during the school term?! Why?! Isn't there enough time?!
Thank God that didn't happen. Thank God my phone didn't get confiscated. What would my life be without my BlackBerry D': (oke lebay -_-).
Jadi gini, tadi pas lagi Art Council, kita kan dikasih tas tas polos gitu untuk didekor. Pada saat itu, banyak yang make hape. Nggak semua sih, tapi banyak kok. Malah ada yang dengerin lagu pake earphone -_-. Jadi ya udah, aku make hape. Tujuannya nggak munafik atau kenapa napa kok. Cuman untuk nyari gambar untuk ide dekor tas.
Beberapa saat setelah itu, guru A (biasanya baik) kayaknya nangkep seseorang make hape. Trus dia langsung umumin ke semua orang "Don't let me see you use your handphone ah!" Trus jadinya untuk beberapa saat langsung gue sembunyiin tuh hape. Tapi nggak lama setelah itu, banyak juga yang make hape. Trus guru B dateng ke mejaku. Di mejaku ada 3 orang yang make alat elektronik (2 BB dan satu iPod) untuk nyari gambar. Dan gurunya biasa aja tuh. Malah nanya ke temenku, "Kamu mau gambar apa tuh?" gitu.
Setelah itu... Aku kan make hape gitu kan. Trus tiba-tiba dari kejauhan aku liat guru A jalan ke arahku. Aku udah takut aja tuh dia ngeliat gue make hape. Dan ternyata bener. Dia langsung ngambil hape gue trus ngomogn "I have no choice! You let me see you using your handphone so I will have to confiscate it." Gue langsung diem :o trus bilang "But..." trus dia ngomong "What were you using your handphone for?" trus gue bilang "I was using it to find pictures for the bag!" trus gue tunjukin kan. Trus akhirnya dia ngalah, trus bilang "But next time when you want to use your handphone you must ask permission from me!" Oke deh bos. Padahal sama guru yang satu lagi biasa aja tuh... Gimana nih gak ada koordinasi antara guru yang satu dengan yang lain -_- ckck.
But, well yeah, maybe I was wrong. Gue juga seharusnya ijin dulu sih. Tapi sebenernya kalo udah diliat guru B make hape tapi gak diapa apain nggak papa dong? Ah tau ah. The past is the past. Learn from it :)
Oh ya. Art Council hari ini... was surprisingly funner (?) / more fun than usual. Thumbs up for Art Council!
Kemaren pas hari Rabu pas lagi Upper Sec Assembly Mr Ho ceramah tentang 'O' Level. Tambah pressurized... -_- Dan juga tambah motivated sih. Gurunya cerita tentang pas hari Senin, pada nerima hasil 'O' Level, banyak yang nangis. Banyak yang dapet nilai kurang memuaskan. Katanya ada tuh beberapa anak, mereka emang jarang dateng buat Afternoon Study Programme dll, trus nilainya diatas 30 point! Gilaa, mau lanjutin sekolah kemana tuh?
Aku pinginnya sih kalo lanjut sekolah di Singapore, masuk Junior College. Tapi kalo mau masuk JC pointnya harus kecill. Kemaren kan kita ke Anderson JC, lagi ada Open House tuh. Temenku ada yang nanyain tentang nilai-nilai mereka. Katanya kebanyakan pada 6-pointers. Artinya... mereka dapet A1 untuk 6 pelajaran. WOW. Can I do that? Why not? Memang nggak akan gampang, tapi nggak ada yang nggak mungkin :D
Tadi malem aku juga udah nyari-nyari rank JC di Singapore. Dan hasilnya ini.... (Top 10)
I've been quite preoccupied for the past few weeks. I'm in Indonesia now... Having a great time. The only problem is, my friends and family in Indonesia are still taking their final exam now. So I'm usually left alone at home, with my Mom. But I guess it's okay. I mean, I still enjoy my time here. I don't live here any more, and I really, really miss Indonesia.
So.. I'm trying to finish all my homeworks now. So that for the remaining weeks I don't have to worry about school anymore. But I've got a little problem here. I lost my Chemistry worksheets! Wait, not only worksheets but also some of my notes. I really don't know where they are now. I think I left them either in my room or downstairs, but I've searched the entire house, and it's nowhere to be found! But what boggles my mind even more is that, around 2 weeks ago I was cleaning up my room, throwing away papers and other stuff that I don't need anymore. I'm worried that I accidentally put my Chemistry worksheets and notes there. *Gulp*.
The next problem is... Well, actually this isn't a big of a deal as the first one. My English homework is to create four summaries and reflections of an article on the Straits Times newspaper (Singaporean newspaper). Since I'm spending the whole holiday in Indonesia... I don't know whether I can buy the newspaper or not. But I was thinking... Maybe I can take some articles from the online website :/ but still, the articles there are not as complete as the ones in the newspaper, and if I'm not mistaken, the instructions clearly say to take it from the magazine :/.
But nevermind, I'm sure I can find a way out. I've finished Geography, Social Studies, Physics and Malay. I've done English, E Maths and A Maths halfway too :D
Enough about school. Oh yeah. On Wednesday, Indonesia beat Malaysia in a soccer game, Indonesia 5-1 Malaysia! I am so proud :) GO INDONESIA!
I guess that's all I'll say today. There are tons of stuff I'm experiencing right now, but I guess I'll tell you guys later. So long for now... Byebye :)
"Well hello people. It's the last week of school! I can't believe I'm gonna be back at home in a couple of weeks. I still have this headstart programme thing for one and a half weeks so I have to stay in Singapore for a bit longer. And that also means I'll have to spend my birthday in Singapore :(. But I'm trying to see the positive side of this. So... For this year only, I'm gonna 'postpone' my birthday and pretend that it's actually on the 14th of November. Which means I'll be 14 for 372 days and I'll be 15 for only 358 days. :D
The final exam results have come out and... Not bad :). I'm 6th in class! Happy to hear that.
The past few days I've been really really really into Glee. You know Glee right? It's this TV show on FOX. It's amazing, I really love it. As Cory Monteith put it,it's likeHigh School Musical has been punched in the stomach and had it's lunch money stolen. I don't really get what he means.. But I guess I'll stick to his analogy. But I think it's just awesome and that you should watch it.
I didn't really know what Glee was until I heard my friends talking about it, which was like half a year ago. It's on every Tuesday/ Wednesday night (I forgot), and I'm not really allowed to watch TV on weekday-nights so that's why I didn't really know what Glee was. But I did watch an episode, after I asked permission from my Mom. And at that point of time, I didn't really get what people really saw in Glee, and just thought that it was just some ordinary TV show. But around two weeks ago me and my dad went to this DVD retailer and I bought the complete season 1 of Glee. And.. I finished watching all of it in like 4 or 5 nights (I had school during the day). And I loved it.
So.. FOX is already airing the second season now. I can't wait to go back to Indonesia so that I can watch Glee! I don't think they have FOX at the place I'm staying now. So for now I guess I'll just have to wait. Oh, and Glee does really awesome musical numbers. Watch this.
Ok so that's that. Oh, and I saw these really funny doormats. Check them out.
That's all for now... And see you in Indonesia! :D
"I used to think this was like the lamest thing on earth. And maybe it is. But we're all here for the same reason: 'cause we want to be good at something."
-Finn Hudson
"Being a part of the glee club and football has really showed that I can be anything. And what I am is... I'm gay."
-Kurt Hummel
"Glee is supposed to be what's inside your heart, not what's coursing through your veins."
-William "Will" Schuester
"I don't trust a man with curly hair. I can't help picturing small birds laying sulphurous eggs in there and I find it disgusting."
-Sue Sylvester
"Sometimes people have to deal with a little adversity. I learned that at glee club."
-Quinn Fabray
"Bring it on, William. I am reasonably confident that you'll be adding revenge to the long list of things you're not good at. Right next to being married, running a high-school glee club, and finding a hairstyle that doesn't make you look like a lesbian."
-Sue Sylvester
"I'm gonna bring some Asian cookery to rub your head with, 'cause right now you've got enough product in your hair to season a wok."
-Sue Sylvester
"[Sniffis] Oh, hey William. I thought I smelled cookies wafting from the ovens of the little elves who live in your hair."
-Sue Sylvester
"I'm a delinquent, sure. I like setting things on fire and beating up people I don't know. I own that. But I'm not a liar."
-Noah "Puck" Puckerman
"I'm a sex shark. If I stop moving, I die."
-Noah "Puck" Puckerman
"I'm proud to be different. It's the best thing about me."
-Kurt Hummel
"To be honest, Will, I'm having a really difficult time hearing anything you say today, because your hair looks like a briar patch. I keep expecting racist, animated Disney characters to pop up and sing songs about living on the bayou."
-Sue Sylvester
"I'm gonna take your house, your car, your extensive collection of vests. I mean, seriously, Will-you wear more vests than the cast of Blossom."
-Sue Sylvester
"Brittany: I don't want to do Britney.
Kurt: Why no Britney, Brittany?
Brittany: Because my name is also Britney Spears. My middle name is Susan. My last name is Pierce. That makes me Brittany S. Pierce-Britney Spears. I've lived my entire life in Britney Sprears's shadow and I'll never be as talented or as famous. I hope that you'll all respect that I want glee club to remain a place where I, Brittany S. Pierce, can escape the torment of Britney Spears."
-Brittany S. Pierce and Kurt Hummel
"[To Emma] I realise you're only half orangutan, but I'm still very allergic to your lustrous ginger mane."
-Sue Sylvester
"How can you do a duet with yourself? That's like, vocal masturbation, or something."
This song reminds me of Darwin. No, not Charles Darwin, I don’t even ‘know’ him. I’ve never met him. The Darwin I meant is my previous class in Indonesia. The classes in my school are named after famous scientists, archaeologists and other famous people, and my class was named after Charles Darwin. But we like to call ourselves ‘Darwewin’. It actually means ‘We win!’ and our form teacher’s name is actually ‘Wiwin’ so it’s like… Similar. Haha.
Okay, well, now we’re on our separate ways and I miss them so much! It’s the best class I’ve ever been in so far. This song just reminds me of Darwin. We were actually planning to sing this song together during graduation, but it was cancelled. Well, never mind :)
Di saat kita bersama Di waktu kita tertawa Menangis merenung Oleh cinta
Kau coba hapuskan rasa Rasa dimana kau melayang jauh Dari jiwaku Juga mimpiku
Biarlah, biarlah Hariku dan harimu Terbelenggu satu Oleh ucapan manismu
Reff 1 :
Dan kau bisikkan kata cinta Kau t’lah percikkan rasa sayang Pastikan kita seirama Walau terikat rasa hina
Sekilas kau tampak layu Jika kau rindukan gelak tawa Yang warnai Lembar jalan kita Reguk dan teguklah Mimpiku dan mimpimu Terbelenggu satu Oleh ucapan janjimu
Reff 2 :
Dan kau bisikkan kata cinta Kau t’lah percikkan rasa sayang Akankah kita seirama Saat terikat rasa hina
Hello people. Long time no see haha. The Final Exams are here and I’ve been quite busy for the past 2 weeks. I’ve finished my English, Mother Tongue, Social Studies and Elementary Maths (Paper 1) Final Exam. Just had my E Maths and SS exam today. E Maths was easy peasy lemon juicy. Haha. Well, not that easy, but it was easy. It wasn’t quite far from last year’s paper. But SS… Let’s just say that I’m already dead. I think I’ll score for the SEQ, but for SBQ… I didn’t even get to finish all! Can you believe having to write 2x4 paragraphs in 45 minutes? I think that’s crazy. Anybody who can get an A1 for SS must be a genius, and a quick writer too. I just hope I pass all of my exams and get some distinctions. Aamiin.
So… OH YEAH! I’m going back to Indonesia next week~ I won’t have to go to school on 15th October ‘cause I don’t have any exams on that day and I don’t have to go to school on 18th October either because that day will be used for paper marking. And my exam will finish at 10.15 on 14th October so I’ll be flying to Jakarta that afternoon. I am SO happy. And I think we’re gonna go to Bandung that weekend. It’s gonna be super fun!
Anyway.. I saw this super weird iPhone charger. Check it out. It’s in the shape of an umblical chord.
Cool right? Oh yeah, I also saw these cute scotch tapes.
This one will come in handy haha.
That’s all for today.. Hope you all have a nice weekend!
Hey fellas. The kids from SMAN 1 Purwakarta have finished their tour, and have gone back to Indonesia *sobs*. When they were here, to tell you the truth… I felt happier. Yeah, really. I live on my own, in a foreign country. Suddenly, some friends from my country paid a visit to where I live. And *poof*! I got a mood boost. It just felt that… I wasn’t alone in this world. It felt like I had someone who shared the same difficulties as me. I just felt happier with their presence. Well, yeah. I’m homesick.
And it’s only been 2 weeks. I think I need to make a change, make more friends.
Anyway, I’m doing quite well on my academics :]. I guess my efforts weren’t wasted at all!
Now, the next challenge is nearing.
COUNTDOWN: 8 more days to FINAL EXAM 2010.
Gosh, I really need to catch up! My goal for the Final Exam…
A MATHS: A1
E MATHS: A1
PHYSICS: A1
CHEMISTRY: A1
ENGLISH: B3
MALAY: A2
COMBINED HUMANITIES: A1
Some people see things as they are and ask why. Other dream things that never were and ask why not. What your mind can conceive and believe. It Can Achieve.
It’s better to set high goals and chase ‘em, right?
