Post #354 Black and Mourn : Abdurrahaman Wahid

Abdurrahman Wahid also known as Gus Dur, formerly the fourth president of the Republic of Indonesia, passed away December 30, 2009 at 18.40.

today, dearest Indonesia has lost one more great minds. he was our president, he was a great leader, and he was a devoted muslim.

i was still so young and naive and had no clue what he’s doing when he was president and i don’t know what to reminiscence. but i know, then and now, that he’s a person who stood up for what’s right and was not afraid to speak his mind. he had ideas and opinions, he voiced them out.

quoted from vivanews the brilliant mind passed away with his wife and youngest child by his side. and – this is amazing -  at the time, president susilo bambang yudhoyono and mrs. ani yudhoyono were there visiting him. he passed away after being hospitalized for five days.

mr. gus dur, sir, you’ve done your works here and now you’re going to rock it with the others brilliant mind who passed before. rock on!

Post #353 Ben by Michael Jackson

Ben, the two of us need look no more
We both found what we were looking for
With my friend to call my own I'll never be alone
And you my friend will see, you've got a friend in me
Ben, you're always running here and there
You feel you're not wanted anywhere
If you ever look behind and don't like what you find
There's something you should know, you've got a place to go
I used to say, "I", And "Me"
Now it's "Us", Now it's "We"
Ben, most people would turn you away
I don't listen to a word they say
They don't see you as I do I wish they would try to
I'm sure they'd think again if they had a friend like Ben
Like Ben, like Ben

i found my ben and i just pray to God: i don’t want to lose him, please take good care of him.

Post #352 A Small White Piece of Paper

my aunt diah, a nun, sent me this alongside her christmas wishes. i missed her so so much. lately, i just want to be with her. she makes everything me okay again even when all my life is crashing down. also, maybe because she’s a nun, i really feel that Jesus is extra close to me when i’m with her. i just want to tell her everything, and she will make it all better.

i dreamt about her these past two nights. how pretty she is, how brilliant she is, how funny she is, how perfectionist she is, how annoying she is, how cute her laugh is, how warm her hugs are, how much in love she is with Jesus, how she horribly-hard cook just to make me eat vegetables and that’s sweet.

tonight i miss her so much. more than ever. this is what’s written on the card she sent me:

ya tuhan,

kami berdoa supaya Ibu-Mu yang tersuci

merangkul semua imam

di bawah mantolnya

dan melalui perantaraannya

menguatkan mereka dalam

pelayanan imamat mereka.

kami berdoa supaya maria membimbing

imam-imam-Mu

untuk mengikuti kata-katanya sendiri:

Buatlah apa saja yang dikatakan-Nya” (Yoh 2:5)

Semoga para imam-Mu

mempunyai hati seperti st. yusuf,

suami murni maria.

semoga hati maria yang tertusuk

mengilhami mereka untuk memeluk

semua orang yang menderita

di kaki salib.

semoga para imam-Mu suci,

penuh dengan nyala api cinta kasih-Mu

tanpa mencari apa-pun

selain kemuliaan-Mu

dan keselamatan jiwa-jiwa.

Amin

St. Yohanes Vianney, doakanlah kami.

Trappist Gedono

well, i could never be a pastor. i’m a girl. and the world know very well, i could never be a nun; i don’t have any calling. i know it’s not my calling to be a nun. since i was a kid i know i want to have kids, be a mom :)

i know why she sent me that prayer. there’s a seminary at my school. she prays for them, my seminarian friends, i know she does. i guess, it’s a way of her to tell me to do the same. i am going to, i will.

this prayer, her timing and her choosing, is what i need most during the most difficult time of my life. it’s very hard for me to not think about it. i don’t want to talk about it.

i dedicate this post for her – my aunt diah – and my seminarian friends, frater and pater at school, and whoever else moved by this simple play of words. one more, dedicated to a certain friend and his 100%-spirit to be what he wants to be: i can’t hate you – after reading this, i could never hate you – we will stay friends and act like nothing happen. my support and prayers are with you always, i said that and that’s true. just please don’t hurt me, anybody, or yourself. and don’t be so hard on yourself, at least i know you that well to know you always do that.

this is exactly what she makes me feel&do and i hate that in the end she’s right, i feel better. and i just glare at her with lovingly-hatred look while she laughs evilly-and-happily. this is somewhat her way to make me do the right thing – calm down and pray – and feel better. i love her with all my heart so so much. i miss her here.

 

Post #351 Honestly Honestly

i kept it because i find comfort with it.

i keep my promise. promise me you keep yours.

Post #350 2010 Resolution

okay, the new year 2010 is ringing in so very sooon! as 2010 coming in, i have few things i’d like to accomplish for the next 12months:

1. i’m already accepted in Universitas Pelita Harapan with SCHOLARSHIP (thanks JESUS!!!!!!) so i’m going to do so good and well and awesome during college and just be the best :) i’m planning to be real serious on college and just studying! (to be honest, my family can’t afford if i don’t help myself up with grades so that after bachelor degree i can go anywhere :NETHERLAND: on bigger scholarship! :’) LOL!)
2. graduate from Kolese Gonzaga with top grades. my target: AT LEAST, top 10 IPS!
3. (wishlist): to have my grandparents called to the stage during graduation because i accomplish something good (like highest mark in english UN. i’m just being realistic here, i’m freakin’ good!) :’)
4. get a job during free time after exams and before college (maybe continue teaching @PJJHS or photography somewhere)
5. timothy to accomplish in everything that he wants to achieve
6. buy meself an iPhone 3G! (that’s why i want a job in the first place. i want this so bad and so determined to work to have one)
7. (this is one of the most important of all resolutions) GRADUATED FROM SENAT KOLESE GONZAGA 2009/2010 hahaha! i love you all so much : danu almo putri raissa rosa andriy aby kezia manyu endar | you guys are the best set of leaders ever! i’m going to miss working and having fun with all of you :) best wishes for dearest senators ;)
8. be more more more good on photography and blogging!
9. be more more more good in taking care of meself and dress a lot better ;)
10. JAVA JAZZ 2010!

Post #349 Operation : New Hair Cut

it’s still a phase in progress. timothy just approved the idea to cut my hair :P

actually not really a new hair cut, but a new bangs. i woke up few days ago and just wanted a hair cut sooo much! and the two inspiration for new bangs is lady gaga.

like many people in the pop music industry, i am one of the people who’s gone gaga over the lady ;P on her bad romance (which is my this week favorite song!) when she stands in front of a mirror dressed in all black with a big sunglasses, her hair (esp. bangs) looks sooooooooo cute! love it love it love it. that’s my choice number #1 for new bangs :D

hope it’ll be a good one :P LOL!

okay, i promise promise to continue the LDK story sooooon ;) TTYL, luna.

Post #348 A B C D E F G

sebelum gue melanjutkan cerita LDK gue mau iseng :P

RULES: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to copy-paste this note, and answer all the questions. At the end, choose 15 people to be tagged - including the person who tagged you. (To do this, go to “notes” under tabs (+) on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, paste the questions, answer the questions, tag 15 people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.)

ABC About You Questions:
A - addic: my Vaio CR 323
B - BIRTHDAY: august 12
C - CRUSHING ON: elvis presley
D - DRINK YOU LAST HAD: water
E - EASIEST PERSON TO TALK TO: my besties :)
F - FAVORITE SONG: (right now) LADY GAGA
G - GUMMY BEARS OR GUMMY WORMS: gummy bears :)
H - HOMETOWN: jakarta, indonesia.
I - IN LOVE WITH: timothy satyaabieza
J - JUGGLE: no
K - KILLED SOMEONE: thinking about it :P
L - LONGEST CAR RIDE: jakarta-lampung
M - MILKSHAKE FLAVOR: vanilla
N - NUMBER OF SIBLINGS: 1
O - ONE WISH: iPhone
P - PERSON YOU CALLED LAST: timothy satyaabieza
R - REASON TO SMILE: happiness in the world!!
S - SONG YOU LAST HEARD: bad romance – lady gaga
T - TIME YOU WOKE UP: today, 9 am.
U - UNDERWEAR COLOR/PATTERN: today, black bra and pink undies
V - VEGETABLE(S): i’d rather not
W - WORST HABIT: MESSY
X - X-RAYS YOU'VE HAD: beginning of 2009
Y – YOYOS ARE: never had ‘em
Z - ZODIAC SIGN: leo

Random Questions About You
Spell your name without vowels: mr gbrl lrnz ln
What color do you wear most?: black
Least favorite color?: red, i hate red!
What are you listening to?: britney spears - 3
Are you happy with your life right now?: yesss!
What is your favorite class in school?: art. get to be in one class with timothy and sleep :P
When do you start back at school/college?: 13 july
Are you outgoing?: i guess
Favorite shoes?: converse
Where do you wish you were right now?: with timothy and khairina anindya (miss them terribly)

THE CANS:
Can you dance?: sort of
Can you tie a cherry stem with your mouth?: nope
Can you whistle? NGGAAAA
Write with both hands?: bisa sih bisa. bagus sih ngga
Walk with your toes curled?: sakit

THE HAVES:
Have you ever been on a plane?: yess
Have you ever asked someone out?: yaaak!
Have you ever been asked out by someone?: yes
Have you ever been to the ocean?: yeah
Have you ever painted your nails?: pernah kok

THE WHATS:
What is the temperature outside?: panaas
What radio station do you listen to?: don’t really listen
What was the last restaurant you ate at?: samabara
What was the last thing you bought?: timothy’s xmas gift
What was the last thing on TV you watched?: jack in progress

THE WHOS:
Who was the last person you IM'd?: khairina anindya
Who was the last person you took a picture of? : orang-orang di LDK
Who was the last person you said "I love you" to?: timothy satyaabieza

CRYING SECTION:
Ever really cried your heart out?: yaa
Ever cried yourself to sleep?: seing
Ever cried on your friend's shoulder: yaaa
Ever cried over the opposite sex?: yaa
Do you cry when you get an injury?: iyaa (masih kok.. takuuuuuut)
Do certain songs make you cry?: yaa (klo situasi mendukung)

HAPPY SECTION.
Are you a happy person?: yeaa.
What can make you happy?: many things.
Do you wish you were happier?: banget
Can music make you happy?: OF COURSE.

LOVE SECTION.
How many times have you had your heart broken?: buat apa diitung juga?
Have you ever loved someone so much that you'd die for them??: maybe. gue blm pernah mati kok

LOOK AT ME.
What is your current hair colour: hitam kecoklatan
Current piercings?: ngga ada
Have any tattoos?: akan. maybe this summer.
Eye color?: brown

THIS OR THAT
Pepsi or Coke: Coke
McDonald's or Burger King: McDonald’s
Single or Group Dates: single
Chocolate or Vanilla: Vanilla
Strawberries or Blueberries: blueberries
Meat or Veggies: meat!
TV or Movie: both.
Guitar or Drums?: guitar
Adidas or Nike: nike
Chinese or Mexican: mexican (we are talking about food, right?)
Cheerios or Corn Flakes: corn flakes.
Cake or Pie: BOTH
MTV or VH1: MTV.

Post #347 There a Lot of Ideas

well, at first i was going to write about lady gaga. but then, i have better more creative ideas to share with my beloved readers in here.

as i was going through some photos on facebook, i realized that i haven’t shared anything about LDK. it’s a wonderful leader-learning experience, i mean professionally for me it’s wonderful. personally, how to say it? i guess, it’s three nights of hard-to-forget memories.

day one for senat is saturday, december 12 2009. after try-out, we were busy with personal matter of our own. we were supposed to go together to my house and go to the place from my house. aby went home first and was going to meet up at Bambini – the place – later at night. andriy went shoe shopping with dino and fr. khrisma. danu putri raissa had lunch and i was with erc, we were waiting for almo. he had something to do until 2pm. when erc and i were hanging out by the seminary (hoping to see lauren, actually), almo told us to go without him because he’s going with andriy. so danu putri raissa and i prepared to leave. and it RAINED! so we waited more (like waiting for almo was not long enough) and then we went to my house.

when we got to my house, we set up the printer and got everything set up. so we waited for abe (he was going to drive us), andriy and almo (again!). grandparents hooked us up with dinner before going while we waited for andriy and almo. aby already called few hundreds times to ask when we were going to go. then, andriy and almo arrived! andriy took a bath and lost his keys first before we went. danu putri raissa and i were in abe’s car while almo rode with andriy.

first stop was blenger then bambini. when we arrived there, abe didn’t stay :( he had dinner to go with his family. we got to know all the guys – vau and his friends – and then we watched persib vs sriwijaya (it ended with the score 1-1). andriy aby almo had dinner and then almo started on his calling history he had to do. whoever able to stay up late stayed up late that night. i went to sleep quite early. almo was the last to sleep.

that night : SO DAMN COLD! at least for me, it really really really was cold. i slept with abe’s flanel shirt (a thick one) as blanket and almo’s WBSO jacket as pillow then blanket. still so cold :’(

everybody slept well that night. eventually i did too, i got comforted (first ones, it was okay) and then fell asleep – at least my hands weren’t so dead cold for a few minutes, they got cold again however. we were dead asleep and just let the night watched whatever happened.

to be continued…

Post #346 Falling In Love All Over Again

when i came, his smile is the one that greeted me

and his smile is the only thing i’ve been thinking about

through all the noises, his voice is the one i recognize out of others

and his voice is the only thing i’ve been missing

when i was looking for him, he came and held my hand

and it was a dream come true

when i was thinking of going some place else, he asked me to stay

and i did, just for him

i promised him i would never leave him, i support him, and i love him

and he smiled

_______________________________________________________

when i was in the 9th grade, my teacher asked to the students who is Jesus for us in our life – other than being God – and how much He means for us.

i answered Jesus as a parent-like figure who would never leave me and how much i’m so in love with him. i’m not the person who goes to church every sunday, but i know i can talk to him whenever.

he’s very special and forever will have a very special place in my life. i like it very much when i treat him special, because i know i’m his special one too.

i secretly read my friend’s writing and he said that he believes God would never leave His children. i do believe that as well.

i know i could fall in and out of love, be happy and heartbroken. but nothing could be more special than the love i shared with Him.

MERRY CHRISTMAS :)

Post #345 Okay, Massive Blogpost Attack

this is the i-dunno-how-many post today!

my knee is fucking hurt! it's supposed to be my ankle that hurts, not my knee (although i am informed that they are closely related :P ). the last time it got so hurt like this was the night after LDK, i couldn’t move myself from the floor to my bed.

i’m just afraid if it’s still hurts like this, i couldn’t drive :’(

oh my s-*t, it just got hurt again.

TTYL, blogpeople :)

Post #343 Overly-Christmas-Excited

i am soooo excited for the spray-painted-gold shoe box lying in my bed right now. it’s going to be filled TODAY!

i know i shouldn’t post this. this is a kind of hush-hush project i’m doing :D i’m so excited!

BTW, i think timothy is still asleep :P

Post #342 I’m A Gadget Freak

it’s not exaggerating, but i am a total geek! i just love gadget and techs :) they’re the most awesome thing in the world (this, i’m exaggerating).

okay, as promised (sworn) by me and timothy : we will not use blackberry’s and if either one of us use it, we’d have to throw it (not away just down to the ground).

so here’s a list of better smarter phones than blackberry – which is definitely more efficient and functional than blackberry.

1. iPhone 3GS
2. Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 [link]
3. Sony Ericsson Satio [link]
4. Motorola Dext (well, this just goes number one on my graduation gift list :P)
5. MOTO Q9h (this is my grandpapi’s phone. LOVE IT!!)

i’m not saying that BB are bad or they’re going to take over the world – heck, they already did – but i’m just saying that BB are a very enormous trend which will go away eventually. my grandfather had been considering BB since its first coming to Indonesia when i was in the 7th grade i guess. it’s an old thing caught up in late publicity.

the outburst of web-based social network communities like facebook, twitter, myspace, even blogger (hell, i have them all) or even instant messaging services like YM, MSN, iChat, etc. mixed with the need of modern community for more up-to-date all-access device to facilitate them push companies to fulfill those needs.

but from what i see – a mere guiltless observation – that our community (read: INDONESIA) is not being open minded for this mass act of globalization. looking at this easier access to the wider web, the world NOW HAS NO BOUNDARIES. countries collide into one giant nation. that is a great thing but, yet, indonesia is not being mature and open-minded about it.

stupid competitions of markets and social peer pressures over trends. technology is not being used to its maximum capacity. IN INDONESIA RIGHT NOW – ESPECIALLY THE YOUTH, THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS – IS WASTING WHAT’S SUPPOSED TO BE A FACILITY FOR A SERIOUS MATTER. world unity can be achieved through these wonderful devices extraordinary human minds had created. but all i’m seeing is that people just got over-addicted to the thing it becomes a waste.

agerecontra : seeing something in a new point of view, from a different direction. i learned about this during LDK from the team i observed, Alpha. looking at this techie matter from a new direction got me this post. it’s a worrisome matter and it should be fixed. it’s the next batch of leaders we’re facing at. if it’s still going through like this : this generation i’m in now IS NEVER GOING TO BE READY for what reality has in store in the future.

___________________________________________________________

yaa, saudara-saudara, saya menghujat. not because i can’t afford blackberry’s (it’s true, i can’t afford it) but because i have a voice and i’m concern. i’m a gadget freak but i’m a Pancasila-freak even more. everything that i do is only for God’s and my Nation’s greater glory. that’s what my school taught me : PRO DEO ET PATRIA.

i used to write posts and writings of things that caught my mind, things i know i have the right to voice it out loud. i have the facility to say my opinions while there are many others who doesn’t. i’m not going to waste mine in some crappy sad-ish posts of tangled emotions i created myself.

i used to write my opinions on things when i am bored and i’m going to do that again. haha! LOL!

and just a fair warning : i tend to be harsh on certain matter ;)

Post #341 Dilemma

Christmas is coming and that always means grandmami nagging me about what to wear! my god, it’s the most high-rating cat-fights you’d want to see.

well, for christmas eve mass (which i’ll be attending SWB’s at my school) she wants me to wear a dress because my family have a party after. i’m not saying i won’t but kind of embarrassed. i mean, my schoolmates (mostly SWB’s) never seen me in a dress. i just feel it’s kind of awkward.

it’s like the first time ever i dress up in front of timothy. for example his dad’s birthday, UPH interview, didut’s birthday (we both wore black!), and whatever else i dress up for. i’m still kind of feel weird. i’m still shy-shy :D

okay, third hiccups this morning. SHIT! be right back for a new post :D

Post #340 Oh My Gosh!

i had sudden flash of memory so i googled thomas sangster – the boy i’m in love with in love actually who ran in the airport for the girl he loves – so adorable! i opened his wikipedia page and he’s playing PAUL MCCARTNEY in NOWHERE BOY.

it’s a movie about john lennon’s childhood and, practically, about him growing up. well, I HAVE TO WATCH THIS. sangster is in it!

and the lucky boy playing mr. lennon is aaron johnson – he played young eisenheim in the movie the illusionist.

oh my gosh! nowhere boy is definitely a movie i have to watch!! both actors are the love of my movie life from two of my absolute favorite movies! incredible :) and i’m sooo movie-in-love with them both!

for heaven’s sake, it’s about john lennon, so i can assure myself : i will not be watching this one alone :P (love you so much darl) :)

okay, this is the first time EVER i have written about the beatles. well, this post is not actually about them but relevant. relevant.

Post #339 Do You Have Underwear On, Miss? Would You Like to Find Out, Officer?

that title just came into my mind while watching 16 and pregnant commercial. i don’t think or them as sluts. they just made a mistake. you have to look at it in another perspective. you can’t always look at it as the worst thing ever, then you could never be ready for a new future of being pregnant and playing parents. that, after IT happened, it’s not a choice : YOU HAVE TO BE READY. whether you like it or not at first – you bound to love it – it’s going to happen.

i’m not saying this because i over-did-it with my boyfriend and got knocked up or anything. trust me, we’re not doing anything crazy and over the line. but the TV series, for me, is the perfect analogy of what’s going on through in my life.

the year 2009 is coming to a close and, to be honest, i’m not ready to welcome 2010. there are big decisions coming up for me to choose, big bye-bye’s as GRADUATION is near (June ain’t coming slowly, honey! it’ll be fast!), moving day (yes, i’m going to move out of my grandparents’ house), and etcetera. to tell all of you the truth, i’m physically and emotionally not ready for all of those.

i’m not ready yet to grow up for those huge decisions.

something that has been bothering my conscience for a couple of weeks is that i’m not ready to choose and decide anything because i’m afraid that all the new changes will drift me and timothy apart. i’m going to be somewhere and he’s going to be in some place else. we’re not going to see each other as frequent as we are now. i’m just dead scared.

it’s scary for me to think about and predict because it makes me speculate something that even may not happen. it creates emotions in me which are not necessary, they’re emotions based on speculation. i’m know very well that i am the one who is scaring myself.

like timothy said, everything’s going to be all right. i know that and i believe that. i know that i’m mature and capable enough to make my decisions right. i have the most wonderful people by my side, whom i believe to guide me all the way through : JESUS, my family, timothy and his family, erc gleny jesbon, ina, senat, ma’am rini, so many more.

i read my friend’s writing and he said that he believed GOD would never leave His children. so, i’m giving my life to Him. whatever i am doing and going to do is for the greater glory of God. ad maiorem dei gloriam.      

this is a personal reflection. it feels better to write it down. but i feel so guilty that i didn’t tell timothy about this myself. it feels so bad to know that he’s knowing this from my blog. i’m so sorry :’(

Post #338 Announcement

Post #336 About a Friend was deleted because it just reminds me how weak and stupid and worthless i am for trying to be a good person

it makes me sick of being a good person.

SHIT!

Post #337 Something Stupid on Facebook Profile Picture

this is my facebook profile picture

it is stupid and funny because most of the things i wore was mine! let’s start from the top:

1. hair band was given by timothy (well, it’s mine but it was his) :P
2. pink-ish, purple-ish t-shirt is timothy’s
3. little blue hankerchief-towel is almo’s
4. canon 500d (if i’m not mistaken) is abyatar’s
5. (i remember so well) black undies is my mom’s
6. flip-flop sandals is raissa’s

and suddenly, as i move my laptop to my bedroom, i realize something. i have to make and earn money on my own for college and the rest of my life. and i think photography is a good hobby for me to explore. for that i thank timothy’s mom and timothy :) they’ve been so amazing! :)

Post #335 Kind of and Sort of

well, timothy is in MRI right now. checking up and fixing his knee. i don’t know and understand anything about MRI (sounds totally stupid, yea!) so it is reasonable that i am kind of and sort of panic and worried and freak out about it.

constantly thinking about timothy and constantly wooshing away freaky images about the doctor doing super-freaky-might-be-bloody-advance medicinary (isn’t that even a word?).

can’t wait for his call when he gets home later.

to be honest, dear. i really care about you so much. and i am, most of the times, are overly worried. so for that, i’m sorry okay, dear? ily.

Post #334 Watching 90210 Re-Run

the story line is somewhat ridiculous but, what the heck, i’m 17 and i like stupid crappy romances (yea, i said that in public!)

every girl should crave a boyfriend like navid. i mean, he reads pregnancy books and put his world wrapped in adrianna and her soon-to-be-born baby, although he’s not even the baby daddy. well, if you’re 16/17 and pregnant, you’d want your whoever-responsible-for-knocking-you-up to be like navid.

myself – not having sex or a baby – really loves navid. he’s so sweet and caring and romantic and lovable. but he’s just a TV character.

myself having a sweet incredible smart caring loving muscial best rollercoaster love and his name is timothy satyaabieza :)

again and again, truly, i’m with you all the way. you have my support 100%. i love you so much :)

Post #333 A Date Which Will Live in Infamy, Dec 7 1941

President Franklin D. Roosevelt: Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.

The United States was at peace with that nation, and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its government and its emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific. Indeed, one hour after Japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in the American island of Oahu, the Japanese ambassador to the United States and his colleague delivered to our secretary of state a formal reply to a recent American message. While this reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hint of war or armed attack.

It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. During the intervening time the Japanese government has deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.

The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian Islands has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces. I regret to tell you that very many American lives have been lost. In addition, American ships have been reported torpedoed on the high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu.

Yesterday the Japanese government also launched as attack against Malaya.

Last night Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong.

Last night Japanese forces attacked Guam.

Last night Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands.

Last night Japanese forces attacked Wake Island.

And this morning the Japanese attacked Midway Island.

Japan has, therefore, undertaken a surprise offensive extending throughout the Pacific area. The facts of yesterday and today speak for themselves. The people of the United States have already formed their opinions and well understand the implications to the very life and safety of our nation.

As commander in chief of the Army and Navy I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense. But always will our whole nation remember the character of the onslaught against us. . .

Source: Courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, New York. [link]

Post #332 Mount Kilimanjaro

jadi ceritanya itu tidak boleh diumbar disini karena tidak boleh. hahaha!

kisah ini menyangkut gleny, jesbon, dan saya. serta beberapa orang lain yang lebih baik tidak ditulis disini demi menjaga nama baik dan reputasi saya (just in case mereka menuntut secara hukum legal atau hukum rimba).

jadi gleny sempat nervous mau menghubungi X untuk keperluan Y yang membutuhkan beberapa Z. nah oleh karena itu, ia meng-sms jesbon apakah ia ke kilimanjaro saja.

skip to the sily part. dalam sebuah pembicaraan telepon antara gleny dan jesbon, jesbon mengatakan bahwa ia tidak tahu-menahu dimana kilimanjaro berada dan mengatakan mungkin di kalimantan.

dalam pembicaraan saya dengan gleny, juga melalui telepon, saya mengira kilimanjaro terdapat di papua nugini atau nepal atau di sekitar krakatau.

ternyata semua tebakan dinyatakan SALAH! setelah berbicara dalam telepon, saya berkata kepada gleny bahwa saya akan mencari tahu dimana letak gunung yang menjadi topik hangat malam minggu kami-kami yang hanya ngamplong di rumah ini. dan akhirnya (jeng jeng jeeeeengg) GOOGLE declared that kilimanjaro is located in TANZANIA!

okeh, begitu ceritanya saudara-saudara, teman-temin. sekarang saya akan nonton HP6 dan menuliskan pesan-pesan untuk kekasih-kekasih hatiku malam ini:

1. timothy and family, CONGRATULATIONS!
2. gleny, good luck for the family gathering tomorrow! LOL! meQuote: aduuuh gleny udah gede yaa sekaraaaaaang!
3. bonjesbon, saya setuju dengan anda : pasti bisa selesai!
4. ercprc, saya dengar anda sedang hibernasi jadi have a sweet sleep tonight and the whole day tomorrow :)

BTW, saya sedang bosan parah dengan yang namanya belajar. dan saya berhasil menyimpulkan bahwa : my school now has better human resources and greater friends and best family. people i love and hate all we are one family; the greatest thing one could ever have. but my previous one, is a better education;  although it’s the best things money can offer, but it also gives practical experiences, of which is way more expensive than what inside the classes. yet, classes all i have right now.

that’s why i’m sort of, kind of bored of studying.