Wednesday, December 29, 2004
I've been goin thru my family photographs from like... 20 yrs ago...The point is... I want my childhood back! I had such a happy childhood... I wanna go back!
My parents told me I was like... the perfect child. When I was little, I never complained, I made my own bed without anyone telling me to, I never threw a tantrum, I never cried for no particular reason... basically, I was a very easy child. I was what every parents wished for in a child... awwwww... that felt good! To know that you are loved... because so many kids hunger for love...
Parents compensate their attention and love by buying toys and clothes and anything the kid wants... that is sooo wrong!
I'm sooo sad today... I can't be more specific since this is not my own personal diary... but the point is... parents should NOT
insist on having a kid when God doesn't intend to... even those blessed with children are not always good parents... I think I'd rather not have any kids of my own. Children are humans too, with feelings and they should have a secure attachment from their parents...
that's why too many youths are troubled these days... not entirely their fault.. in fact, it's mostly their parents' fault!
Parents, you have a responsibility to your children. God gave them to you because you are trusted to give them the best. How are they going to learn to be good parents if they themselves don't have good parents? Then the whole cycle will continue... genreations after generations of bad-quality offsprings... that is SAD...
The future looks kinda dull already with the youth today messing up their lives. I just pray that the future will not fall into the wrong hands.
I'd better go to sleep... ciao
si Monyet @ 12/29/2004 10:34:00 PM
Sunday, December 26, 2004
It's another ordinary day in my life... full of laughter, surrounded by family...I went to Future Shop today and bought a Yamaha keyboard... well, daddy paid for it, so I guess HE bought it, I just went along with him. Boy was it FULL of people! I guess Boxing day is meant for shopping? But is it the stuff that u need? not really!
I went tobogganing on Christmas Eve with my friend, Fifi... at Milliken Park... it was sooo much fun... I actually forgot about my fear of heights until it came time to take off. Then I started screaming in Fifi's ears... ^.^
Goin down was a breeze, but going back up was a torture... the snow was too hard and the ride was so bumpy! So I had to sacrifice my knees instead of my ass or tummy (couldn't bend my knees the next day...hurt like hell). Fifi was at the front cuz I was such a chicken, and on our last ride down the hill, she lost her balance or sumthin and flew off the board. Stupid me wasn't fast enuff to catch her *so sorry Fiiii* so the board went sideways to and hit a chunk of snow and I almost flew off too. fifi got some scratches on her tummy, and that was when we finally decided to go home. This little girl also had an accident, she hit her face on the hard snow... her dad took her home right away.
Oh, there was dog poo on the snow! ewwww, gross! why can't people pick up after their dogs' mess? sick! So I almost lost my voice from screaming too much and laughing too much... but thanks to honey and lemon, I'm very well now, I can still sing...yayyy!
So the next day, I had to work and my body ached all over... not to mention not being able to bend my knees... I slept like a corpse last night...
I went to a friend's blog today and there are links to all these other websites... so I checked out a few... and found one where this girl visited an orphanage in Indonesia... not sure where exactly... I saw some pics too! I wanted to cry just reading it... I wish there's something I can do to help all those poor kids... it's at times like this that I wish I have magic or special powers or sumthin'.
My aunt called, she was watching CNN and there was news about Indonesia. There was an earthquake in Sumatra, followed by a tidal wave or sumthin' like that... the worst part was, 10,000 people were killed! May God receive their souls. I was worried cuz my uncle and his wife n kids were visiting Palembang for Christmas, so I called my granma to make sure he was ok... it turned out that he was already in Batam or some other place... phew! thank God.
I know I'm supposed to be writing my "project" but I can't think of anything to write... my mind's just blank. I have a headache, maybe cuz I have this huge zit near my forehead! stupid! I feel sick... the sight of food makes me wanna puke... I think I've seen enuff food to last me a whole week. So I was just eating to keep myself alive today, n probably tomorrow as well. I LOVE food but not today, not right now. Yesterday I filled my tummy with JUNK... and all those junk food actually filled my tummy... I was so full that I wanted to puke...
ok, enuff food talk... I really wanna puke now...
Ok, so my Christmas was great... like usual, went to church, spent the evening with family and friends and all that jazz. I think people should focus more on the real meaning of Christmas... it's too secular nowadays. I wanna try spending Christmas in a really poor place, with no money to buy gifts and to receive any gifts... and just focus on making other people happy with what I can offer... I wanna get away from all this crap and actually do something for others less fortunate than me. Chritsmas is NOT about buying presents... yet we worry so much about buying presents...
I don't really care if I get any or not, as long as other people are happy, I'm content. I actually feel much better when the people whom I give gifts to can't give me anything in return; that means it's worthwhile...that I've given to someone who really needs to receive. Why can't Christmas be less materials... it's frustrating!
I think I really need to shut up now... got snow to shovel... *sigh*
si Monyet @ 12/26/2004 08:45:00 PM
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Dearest friends (old n new) and family,I just wanna wish you all the most blessed X'mas 2004 and the most wonderful New Year 2005. I wanna thank you all for being a part of my life and for influencing me and inspiring me in every way possible.
I wouldn't be able to get through this year without all your support and encouragement and your belief in me.
I feel so lucky to be surrounded by lovely, wonderful, creative, sincere, loving people like all of you.
I would like to say something extra to the following people... The names are not mentioned in any particular order... you are all important and wonderful ~_~
1. Fifi: Fifiiiiii, I can't thank you enuff for everything you've done for me and all that we've been thru this yr... all the crazy stuff we've done and the conversations we've had... knowing you and having u as my best fren n the coolest neighbor has been one of the best things about my life in Toronto... I'll see you Christmas Eve, right? We'll talk some mo' yo... c ya... oh ya, can I still count on your muscles when the snow storm hits? ^.~ All the best with life, love, n skool (haha, goin back to skool). Cheers, mate! *with a strong Australian accent*
2. Maw2: You made it through this year, babe... yayyyy... well done! I wish u the best with your plans and endeavours in 2005. You can make anything happen ^.^ Frens 4eva, girl... let nothing else ever come btw our frenship, ok. You can always count on me O_*
3. J: Life is not so bad, hey... you made it thru this yr too... I hope the year 2005 will be a much better one for you. Thank you for everything you've done pour moi... especially for managing mon journal... @.~ Merci beaucoup, J
4. Sheila: Sheilllll, where the hell have u been? I know u're on the other side of the world and it's friggin' hot there, right? I just wanna wish u the best with all your plans and endeavours. Miss ya, girl
5. Sanny: Hey fupei daddy, I wanna thank u for making me a part of ur project that has been quite successful... and thanks for the movies. You have no idea how much encouragement u've given me these past few months. Wish u the best with everything...Go Fupei! ^.~
6. Marlinda: Hey Fupei mommy, thank you for being so kind and sincere... for the movies, for everything deh pokoknye... For being a very cheerful and happy person and for making me realize that goodness still exists. All the best with everything, ok. My prayers are with ya, sis ^_^ Go Fupei!
7. Derek: Yo man... u suck! kidding! Haha! I've only known ya for a few weeks and it's been interesting, especially when ten minutes=1 hr for ya... Wish u the best with your plans and with life. Stop being so mean, huh! kidding again... *.^ matanee!
8. Haidy: I know this month hasn't been wonderful at all for u, but all is not lost. Thank you for being a wonderful co-worker... u're such a kind n sincere person. I wish u the best with everything and I pray for the best for you and your family.
9. Dorothy: You are one of a kind... never met anyone like u and never will again, I'm 200% sure about that. You know u're special and all the Saturday nights wouldn't be the same without u ^.~ I miss workin with ya...It's always nice to have someone who looks at things from an entirely different perspective. Thank you for encouraging me to be braver and to be more cynical (as if I'm not cynical enuff already) hahaha. All the best with 2005 and I hope u meet ur prince charming who'll treat u like a princess... or u can always win the lottery n just don't forget our agreement when u do win, ok ^.~ Or you can always find a real job hahaha.. good luck with that too.
10. Sandi: I still can't believe I have a friend who's so cheerful, sincere, generous, creative and talented. It's always fun workin with ya and I'm gonna miss u when u move to Vancouver. But I wish u the best always. Don't ever change, u're a wonderful person... too wonderful, in fact, it's creepy! hahaha
11. Pawan: Oh Pawan, all of us @ work miss u a lot! Rhob even saw your resemblance in this girl in this movie he saw ("Maria full of grace")... that's how much he misses ya hahaha. I wish u the best with 2005, study hard... it's a long way to go, huh... But I know u can do it. Go Pawan, queen of sales, yeah! come by sometime, alrite...
I think I'm running our of words and tears here... so all those not mentioned, I've either given u a x'mas card or have spoken to you myself, I hope...
HAPPY HOLIDAY TO ALL!
si Monyet @ 12/21/2004 02:08:00 PM
Sunday, December 19, 2004
"30 Hari Mencari Cinta"I just watched this movie, translated into English: "30 days searching for love"
the acting is not that good... some scenes are cheesy, but I think they're supposed to be cheesy. The story line is not that good either... the only good lines are the ones at the end.
It goes something like this: We don't need men to make us feel special, because we're all special. True love is unconditional and when the timing is right, love will come to you, so you don't have to go searching for it. We don't need to have men by our sides to make us happy. True friends will always be there for each other, no matter what. Just be yourself and let things flow
si Monyet @ 12/19/2004 02:15:00 PM
Saturday, December 18, 2004
MemoriesAbis baca blognya si Maw2, postingannya dia yg ttg masa lalu apa gitu...
buset tuh anak ngomongin memories ampe ke bakso2 segala lo, kok bakso dibawa2! hihihi...
buat gw, memories sih selalu gw replay in my mind... becuz they keep us goin when things are rough and they put a smile on your face... now u get to laugh at all those bitter-sweet memories and realize that even though things seemed bad at the time, they ain't so bad after all... u got thru them all... gives u strength n courage to move on n face the world...
waktu pertama kali gw register di Friendster, pas ketemu nama lo,Reen, gw tuh rada kaget juga... temen2 loe dah buanyak... n kebanyakan juga kakak2 kelas gitu... gw mau add lo tp memory gw terakhir yg sama2 elo gak enak gitu... so I didn't add u.
gw mikir "maw2 pasti masih marah besar ama gw, dia kan dendam orgnye" hihihi
padahal elo tuh temen baek gw waktu kls 6 (n smp 1 juga yah?) gak inget gw... pokoknya temen2 baek gw tuh kebanyakan namanya starts with an "M" hihihi... Meriska, Marsella, n Maw2... gw yah sedih aje kenapa lo jd marah gitu ama gw...
eh, trus lo add gw yah... trus taunya lo kagak inget kejadian2 itu sampe gw ingetin... hihihi... lucu abis dah! jadilah kita damai akhirnya yah... n jd curhat2an, dll
masa2 smp dulu tuh emang paling dramatic gitu yah... seru, man! gw kangen camping2 pramuka... biarpun banyak lintah n pacet di tenda gw... biarpun mesti gali2 lobang sekeliling tenda, tarohin garem banyak2 supaya lintah n pacet gak masuk (tp masih aja tuh)... biarpun tenda gw ampir roboh gara2 ujan terus.. n mesti bobo di main tent! hihihi... gara2nya ground yg dikasih ke group gw buat masang tendanya gak rata, man! sialan tuh... eh, baru inget neh...kan lo terakhir camping kan satu tenda ama gw yah reen.. inget gak yg Yuli bule akhirnya volunteer buat tidur di paling ujung, gara2 kita semua takut di "culik" ama kuntil anak... huahaha
trus2 yg pas gw tiba2 muntah... loe freaked out abis! huahaha trus loe covered me n my sleeping bag with powder! hihihi
trus ujan terus... pas pulang semua isi tas gw masuk tong sampah, nyokap ogah nyuciin... hihihi seruuuuuuu bgt dah pokoknyeeee
trus2 yg kamar mandi banjir trus yg anak2 cowo harus bersiin kamar mandinya... kalo mau ke WC malem2 minta temenin... gara2 mesti mendaki bukit dulu mau ke WC... hihihi... trus makannya supermi 3 kali sehari for 3 days huahaha... gila lo... gw inget jelas masih camping itu! yg pas jurit malam, ujan... trus si Donna teriak ketakutan... gw suruh si Bagus raba2 tanah biar gak masuk jurang... hihihi... mulut gw dah komat kamit berdoa gara2 takut... hihihi
junior high school is the best for me pokoknya... pak Frans yg tukang flirt abis.... nyebelin abis suka jodoh2in gw ama Ari bule, trus maksa2 gw ngasih tau siapa cowo gw, dll... sialan bgt tuh org... katanya dia hamilin guru BP ye... hihihi... busettt dah! pak Maryono guru agama yg perverted, mikirnya "toket" mulu! tp gpp, yg penting nilai gw bagus2 dikasihnye... huahaha... amit2! bu Ria yg BO, ditaksir berat ama Pak Alex... guru sejarah yg demen bgt gambar2 "bukit" hihihi najong!
kalo dipikir2, hampir semua guru2 cowo smp tuh pervert semua yah! mampus dah! Ma'am Sari yg judessss buangett... pak Anton guru PMP yg baik bgt... guru Matematik gw kelas 1 smp yg nampar Daniel di depan kelas... sampe heboh! pokoknya buanyaaakkk bgt deh kenangan2 yg gak bakal bisa gw lupain n gak mau juga gw lupain... rugiii kalo dilupain... apalagi yg pas gw kalo lagi dapet tuh sengsara bgt, untung I had frens who cared n understood... *terharu*
betapa gw bencinyeee ama olah raga... abis, sport Indo tuh gak fun getuuu... basket, takut ama bola... hihihi yg bisa gw cuman lari ajeeee...
trus trus... Agus n Karyadi yg gw "seret" ampe minta ampun ama gw gara2 kurang ajar... huahaha... Fidel yg jd mama, n yg laen anak2nya...
trus kalo pas ulangan umum, duduk di sebelah kakak kelas... bukannya mereka yg bantuin, malah kita yg dicontekin! error bgt! Dimas yg anak veteran, pas kalo minta contekan pura2 batuk n goyang2in kursi... tp gak ada yg nengok... hahaha...Oni yg tukang flirt abis n sok galak... Priscilla kakaknya Astrid yg paling stress soal numbuhin rambut, kata nyokap gw semua vitamin dr makanannya gak nyampe ke rambutnye... hihihihi... mana kurus bgt, lagi... sampe nanya gw rahasia numbuhin rambut tuh apa ^_^
Maw2 yg paling demen bikin gw "marah" dia langsung ngakak2 kalo gw dah kesel ama dia... dasar heartless! huahaha gw tuh korban bully bgt yah! hihihi
Bis anter jemput punya si Steve (betty) yg sekarang lagi dalam proses jd pastur... denger2 sih dah keluar seminari, gak kuat katanye! hihihi
di anter jemput di bully ama cowo2 kakak kelas yg sadis2 mentang2 gw cw sendiri di anter jemput! sialan, bikin trauma aje! si Tata (supir bis) yg gak berenti ngerokok, yg gw omel2in terus tiap hr jgn ngerokok di depan gw... hihihi... gw yakin dia benciii bgt ama gw huahaha.. no wonder lah!
Kisah cinta yg heboh antara Michelle n Thomas... sekarang Michellenya dah punya anak, bow! gile... cuman 1 taon lebih tua dr gw padahal... kayaknya kalo gw tanya2 yah, yg paling diinget anak2 tuh yg ttg "pacaran heboh antar M n T" aja, gitu... itu yg paling memorable di otak org2 ttg smp hihihihi amit2 dah
yg paling gak bisa gw lupa: waktu minggu pertama, waktu saat2nya minta tanda tangan kaka2 kelas n do stupid crazy things for them... trus tau2 Audrey (maw's sis) came into my class n maen tunjuk aje "protocol: Mathilda" gara2 gw tuh temen si Maw2... sialan.... gw sampe gemeteran getu di depan pas upacara... suara dah bergeter aje tuh kali... rasanya dah mau pingsan! gw sampe ngomel2 "sialan si Maw2!" tp akhirnya gw jd ikut paskibra gitu... masang bendera, dll.. di pramuka kayaknya.. gak gitu inget gw... setiap sabtu latihan pramuka... useless! belajar morse code, iket2 simpul, dll... all crap! gak juga deh... hehehe
yah pokoknya.. all the bitterness, the laughter, the joy, the sadness, the drama... n the memories overall... unforgettable! though ppl say "the past is past" I don't agree! sure, sometimes the past is past, but the past molded u into the person that u r today... without our pasts, we're nothing... we're incomplete and we feel lost... the past helps us identify who we are and what kind of ppl we are...
so.. treasure your past... learn from it and move on... but replay those moments from time to time... because they're so precious that if you don't replay them, they might be lost forever n u will regret it... if u wanna get a sense of how awful it is to lose ur memories, think of Alzheimer's patients... so ur past is like a video tape of your life... u have to go back from time to time, to remind yourself of who u r n what u've become n how far u've come, the hell that u've been thru n survived, n what u've learned... u can't go back n undo your past... but u can keep ur memories alive, n it may not be forever!
si Monyet @ 12/18/2004 01:12:00 PM
Friday, December 17, 2004
This is the translation... some of the sayings I merged into one because they mean the same thing and to translate word per word will mess up everything... so... here goes...Don't ever love someone only because...
Don't ever love someone just because she's beautiful or he's handsome, because if he/she is not good looking anymore, you will leave him/her.
Don't ever love someone just because he/she is nice, because when you know his/her weaknesses, you will leave his/her side.
Don't ever love someone because you pity him/her, because he/she will not be pitiful forever.
Don't ever hate someone, because you will think of him/her.
Don't ever love someone just because he/she pays attention to you, because chances are, he/she won't care about your family or your future.--> not sure what this means…
Don't ever love someone just because he/she is great and successful, because you will leave him/her when he/she is at the bottom of life's cycle.
Don't ever love someone just because he/she is always by your side, because you will be very sad when he/she loves another and is not by your side anymore. --> you kidding? if someone is ALWAYS by your side' won't you be happy to finally have your own space and him/her not sticking to you like a glue? hahaha
Don't ever love someone just because he/she expresses his/her fondness for you, because there's a chance that he/she won't be fond of you anymore. -->there's always a risk
Don't ever love someone just because he/she says "I love you", because we are supposed to love each other and chances are, that love will be gone soon. -->Well duh… loving is risky!
Don't ever love someone just because he/she always praises you, because you will hate that person for criticizing and ridiculing you.
Don't ever love someone just because you're lonely, because he/she will mean nothing to you when you're not lonely anymore.
Don't ever ignore someone who loves you, because even though you don't love him/her, you mean a lot to him/her.-->so are we supposed to marry everyone who says "I love you" to us???? then it will be a messed up world! as if life's not screwed up already!
Don't ever forget all the love around you, because even though he/she is smiling, he/she is sad to lose you. -->What the???? jargon!
Don't you take for granted someone who cares about you and your life, because even though he/she is not honest about his/her feelings, he/she truly loves you.--> Contradicts the earlier saying, doesn't this??? Weird!
Don't say "love" if you don't mean it, and don't express it too easily to anyone, because life is so cruel that loving doesn't mean possessing.
Don't ever love someone just because he/she gives promises, because he/she is only human.
The point is, loving is risky... and can be dangerous... but as I said in one of the reply to the comments, love makes the world go around...
si Monyet @ 12/17/2004 01:58:00 PM
I was just goin thru my diary... and found this poem or whatever u wanna call it, written on Sept 25, 2000-->yes, over 4 yrs ago! man, time flies! *shudders*
So since we've all been talkin about love more n more lately, why don't we continue...Love... That mind-boggling, complicated term that drives everyone insane just thinking about it... If there is a price on "love", everyone will give their all just to taste and experience it, even for a little while, so...
What is love?
No one knows for sure, but to me...
Loves makes you happy
Love makes you miserable
Love makes you wait impatiently
Love makes you believe
Love makes you doubt
Love breaks your heart...
But it also mends it
That's we all go thru it again and again... fallin in "love"/"like"
Love makes you wanna be faithful
Love makes you cry
Love makes you hope
Love gives you butterflies
Love makes you laugh
Love motivates you
Love makes you "blind"
Love makes you wanna live
Love makes you wonder
Love gives you a headahce
Love gives you the courage to face the world
Love occupies your mind
Love makes you think
Love makes you stay
Love makes you run away
Love makes you wanna give and give...
But often hoping for something in return
Love makes you wanna be loved
Love makes you listen and pay attention
Love makes you creative
Love makes you daydream
Love is all around you
Love is lonely
Love drives you crazy
Love hurts
Love is good
Love is suicidal
Love understands
Love is accepting
Love is risky
Love makes you a better person
Love makes you wanna try your best
Love gives you a reason to live
Love is the MOST wanted "item" in life
Love is the reason
Love is the best thing in life
Without love, we are incomplete
Keep loving and hopefully be loved in return
Because without love, nothing matters, really...
By Mathilda, Sept 25, 2000... edited: December 17, 2004
si Monyet @ 12/17/2004 01:26:00 PM
"Ada Apa dengan Cinta"-->What is going on with Cinta
"Cinta" in Indonesian means "love" but in this posting, Cinta is the name of the female lead actress
I just watched AADC .. another Indo movie... I gotta tell ya... it was well done! but boy, was the movie long or what! But I didn't mind it... it was captivating
First of all, the entrance was great, it was very emotional and real...
The acting, I have to admit, was very good... they are naturals
The issues discussed were real too and not too dramatic or way out of touch... it's inspirational... and the story is pretty good... definitely something I can watch over n over again...
The characters are very captivating... playing their roles very beautifully and naturally... there was some real chemistry between the characters...
Character Rangga and Cinta especially, were very well-played by Nicholas Saputra and Dian Sastrowardoyo, respectively... It was amazing to see some real talents in the Indonesian film industry... maybe because the actors are fresh or simply because they know what they are doing...
So I recommend you all to watch it...
And finally, the soundtracks... sooo good... where can I get the songs? hmmm
Alrite, now I'm going to take a nap... so tired!
si Monyet @ 12/17/2004 01:03:00 PM
Thursday, December 16, 2004
"Don't ever love someone just because..."... I will be posting the translation for my English speaking frens out there tomorrow, ok... so don't worry... becuz this posting is really good n I want y'all to understand ^_^JANGAN PERNAH MENCINTAI SESEORANG
KARENA...
? Jangan pernah mencintai seseorang karena dia
cantik !
= sebab jika ia tidak cantik lagi engkau akan
meninggalkannya.
? Jangan pernah pula mencintai seseorang
karena ia tampan !
= karena engkau pasti pergi disaat ia tidak
tampan lagi.
? Jangan pernah mencintai seseorang karena ia
baik !
= karena jika kamu tahu keburukannya kamu akan
pergi darinya.
? Jangan pernah sekalipun kau mencintai
seseorang karena kasihan !
= karena tidak selamanya dia dapat dikasihani.
? jangan pernah membenci seseorang !
= karena engkau pasti akan memikirkannya.
? Jangan pernah mencintai seseorang yang
hanya memperhatikanmu !
= karena ia tidak peduli dengan keluarga dan
masa depanmu.
? Jangan pernah mencintai seseorang karena dia
hebat !
= karena akan mudah meninggalkannya disaat
dirinya payah.
? Jangan pernah mencintai seseorang karena ia
selalu bersamamu !
= akan sangat sedih jika saat ia tidak bersamamu
ia mencintai orang lain.
? jangan pernah mencintai seseorang hanya
karena ia bilang suka padamu !
= karena ada kesempatan untuknya untuk tidak
menyukaimu lagi.
? jangan pernah mencintai seseorang hanya
karena ia bilang sayang padamu !
= sudah seharusnya manusia hidup saling
menyayangi. Lagi pula siapa yang tahu esok dia
tidak sayang lagi padamu.
? jangan cinta kepada seseorang karena ia selalu
memujimu!
= karena engkau akan sangat membencinya
disaat ia menghinamu.
? Jangan pernah mencintai seseorang hanya
karena kau kesepian !
= karena ia tidak berarti lagi bila kau mempunyai
teman baru.
? Jangan penah mengacuhkan orang yang
mencintaimu !
= meskipun kau tidak mencintainya, kamu sangat
berarti baginya.
? Jangan pernah melupakan cinta di
sekelilingmu !
= meskipun tersenyum, sebenarnya ia sedih
kehilanganmu.
? Jangan kau anggap angin lalu orang yang
memperhatikanmu hidupmu!
= meskipun tidak mengatakan yang sejujurnya,
sesungguhnya dia cinta padamu.
? Jangan mencintai seseorang karena
kemegahannya !
= karena disaat ia jatuh terpuruk, ia tidak ada
artinya lagi bagimu.
? Jangan mudah berkata cinta kepada
seseorang !
= hidup itu kejam bahkan mencintai tak harus
memiliki.
? Jangan pernah mencintai seseorang karena ia
memberikan janji !
= apa kamu lupa dia juga seorang manusia
si Monyet @ 12/16/2004 03:59:00 PM
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Eiffel I'm in LoveI just finished watching this Indonesian movie: Eiffel...I'm in Love. Terrible terrible movie! bad script, even worse acting, too long, too many plots, and too much drama! It was sooooo cheesy! I have never seen a worse chickflick in my life! that girl's voice is annoying like hell! she sounded soooo bloody spoiled and moody and just plain weird... man! I don't understand why it was the number one box office for months in Indonesia... But I gotta say that when they were in Paris, it was sooo romantic... I guess Paris is associated with romance n luv n all that... and I thought the guy couldn't speak Francais, but he could... hahaha... not bad too! clap clap clap... that was like, the highlight of the movie...
So, you know it's a terrible movie when the highlight is a guy speaking Francais! by the end of the movie, I felt like strangling the female star... she needs a lot of friggin' growing up to do! OMG, I can't even describe how annoying she was thruout the ENTIRE movie... and she is waaaaay too skinny (skinny doesn't even come close to describing it... it's like seeing a walking skeleton)! Which reminds me that in Indonesia, skinny girls are IN and desirable. When you look anorexic, you're a STAR! I kinda forgot about that part of Indo... That is sooo wrong... oh man! it's too painful to watch! I don't know why Indonesians think it's soooo sexy and arousing to see stick-figure women... hahaha no wonder there are lots of phedophiles there... that explains it... I love Canada... yeah!
alrite, nuff bashin EIIL... I'm goin 2 bed
There, J... now u can critize my posting... hahaha... happy? cela deh sono abis2an! hahaha... gw tantangin! eh, jgn deh... hehehe. ^_^
si Monyet @ 12/15/2004 11:27:00 PM
Monday, December 13, 2004
source: http://www.neatvibe.com/desktop/module/community/groupforum.jsp?ForumId=cab854100cafff3cc786e501does a perfect love exist? yes, it does.. read this...
this post is in response with the post before, I forgot the author, "imperfect love".. just wanna point out my views...
Yes, I do believe that there exist a perfect love between a man and a woman.. when we say perfect, we usually refer to the words "infallible" or "flawless" or "unmistakable" or the likes.. as human being, no can be perfect.. not even one.. but ooppsss.. remember, because we're not "infallible", then we are perfectly human.. to be a perfect human, we should experience everything that life offers.. pains and joys, struggles, mistakes and undertakings, success, and everything.. if one experiences all of these, then that someone surely has lived a perfect life!
this is where my argument of a perfect love begins.. a perfect love between two lovers doesn't mean the infallibility of two individuals bound by love.. at least in our own frame of reference, in human perspective, a perfect love exists.. and this love is the one which is nurtured by pains and struggles and mistakes and undertaking and misunderstandings.. note that these things are part of what we call romantic love.. such perfect love isn't just joy and happiness alone but there is also hurts.. when two lovers are imperfect, and yet they try to hold on inspite of their perfection, it's the sweetest..
such perfect love is not measured by how many beautiful things that happened in the relationship but by measuring how many mistakes were made but overcome because of love.. it's not about how many joys, but it's more on how many sorrows were surpassed.. it's not about happiness but it's about how you love each other in sadness.. it is not thinking that you are bound by destiny but by choice and will to love the person.. isn't that sweeter when somebody loves you because it is her choice taking the opportunity to love you than knowing you've come up together because destiny brought you together.. the more you exert effort to love the person inspite of the imcompatibilities, the more love is glorified.. then the more you know you love the person.. perfect love is not about compatibility but how you resolve opposite point of views together.. it's more on understanding and less in logic.. it is not of justification but of consideration..
pains, hurts, sufferings, struggles, quarrels, incompatibility, understanding, affection, joys, happiness, romance.. ohh.. it's perfect!
si Monyet @ 12/13/2004 06:52:00 PM
"Anda pasti bisa bila........"
Pasar malam di buka di sebuah kota. Seluruh penduduk menyambutnya dengan gembira. Ada berbagai permainan,stand makanan dan sirkus.
Tapi kali ini yang paling istimewa adalah atraksi pertunjukan manusia kuat. Setiap malam ratusan orang menonton pertunjukan manusia kuat. Ia bisa melengkungkan baja hanya dengan tangan telanjang. Ia bisa menghancurkan batu bata tebal dengan tinjunya. Ia mengalahkan semua pria dikota itu dalam lomba panco.
Untuk menutup pertunjukannya,ia memeras sebuah jeruk dengan genggamannya. Ia memeras terus hingga tetes terakhir air jeruk itu terperas. Kemudian ia menantang para penonton,"Barang siapa yang bisa memeras hingga keluar satu tetes saja air jeruk dari buah jeruk ini akan aku berikan hadiah satu juta."
Kemudian naiklah seorang laki-laki,ia seorang atlit binaraga ke atas panggung. Tangannya kekar. Ia memeras...dan memeras...tapi tak setetespun air jeruk keluar. Sepertinya seluruh isi jeruk itu sudah terperas habis. Ia gagal.
Beberapa pria kuat dari penjuru kota mencoba,tapi tak ada yang berhasil. Manusia kuat itu tersenyum-senyum kemudian ia berkata; "Aku berikan satu kesempatan terakhir.Siapa yang mau mencoba?"
Lalu seorang wanita kurus setengah baya mengacungkan tangan dan meminta agar ia boleh mencoba.
"Tentu saja nyonya.Mari naik ke panggung." Manusia kuat itu membimbing wanita itu naik ke atas pentas. Beberapa orang tergelak-gelak mengolok-olok wanita itu. Wanita itu tak menghiraukannya, ia mengambil jeruk dan menggenggamnya dan semakin banyak penonton yang menertawakannya.
Wanita itu mencoba memeras dengan penuh konsentrasi. Ia memeras.... memeras... memeras........ dan "ting!" setetes air jeruk muncul terperas dan jatuh membasahi lantai panggung. Para penonton terdiam terperangah.Lalu cemoohan mereka segera berubah menjadi tepuk tangan riuh.
Manusia kuat lalu memeluk wanita kurus itu,katanya; "Nyonya,aku sudah melakukan pertunjukan semacam ini ratusan kali. Dan ribuan orang telah mencoba agar bisa membawa pulang hadiah uang yang aku tawarkan,tapi mereka semua gagal. Hanya kau satu-satunya yang berhasil memenangkan hadiah itu. Boleh aku tahu bagaimana kau bisa melakukan hal itu?"
"Begini" jawab wanita itu "Jika suamimu sedang sakit keras dan tak bisa mencari nafkah sedangkan kau memiliki delapan anak yang harus kau beri makan setiap harinya,lalu kau harus kuat mencari uang meski hanya serupiah-dua rupiah maka hanya memeras jeruk untuk mendapat satu juta rupiah bukanlah hal yang sulit."
"Bila anda memiliki alasan yang cukup kuat,anda akan menemukan jalannya."demikian kata seorang bijak. Sering kali kita tak kuat melakukan sesuatu karena tak memiliki alasan yang cukup kuat.
( Bits & Pieces,The Economics Press )
si Monyet @ 12/13/2004 01:52:00 PM
Wednesday, December 08, 2004
Poor FolksOne day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the
country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people live.
They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be
considered a very poor family.
On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the
trip?"
"It was great, Dad."
"Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.
"Oh yeah," said the son.
"So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.
The son answered: "I saw that we have one dog and they had four. We have a
pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end.
We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.
We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond
our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.
We buy our food, but they grow theirs.
We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to
protect them."
The boy's father was speechless.
Then his son added, "Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are."
Isn't perspective a wonderful thing? Makes you wonder what would happen if
we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have.
Appreciate every single thing you have, especially your friends!
si Monyet @ 12/08/2004 02:27:00 PM
Tuesday, December 07, 2004
si Monyet @ 12/07/2004 04:28:00 PM
Sunday, December 05, 2004
Why is it that "chickflick" movies seem so negative and woman-like? are women the only ones meant to cry and sob over love stories n the like? What's with the stereotype? I know a lot of guys who are suckers for romance, they're just too embarrassed to admit it... and yet, I know some guys who are not ashamed of admitting that they love chickflicks... and I respect them more because of that. At least they're honest and sweet.Guys are supposed to like horror, action, mystery, and stupid comedy...
Girls are supposed to like romance, drama, and romantic-comedy...
I think it's crap! I hear it all the time at work "Do you think my boyfriend/husband will like this movie?" Geez... I answered "I don't think so, but why don't you make your guy watch one of your movies for once? I think it's time for guys to make sacrifices too."
It's a stupid struggle when it comes to what movies to watch ... same friggin' problem...every week!
Alrite, gotta get back to my books... goin' on a tangent here... ^_^
si Monyet @ 12/05/2004 09:14:00 PM
Love according to Children
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year olds. "What does love mean?" the answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. ___________________________________________________________ When my grandma got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandpa does it for her now all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love. Rebecca- age 8 ********************************************************************** ** When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouths. Billy- age 4 ********************************************************************** ** Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other. Kari- age 5 ********************************************************************** ** Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs. Chrissie- age 6 ********************************************************************** * Love is what makes you smile when you're tired. Terri- age 4 ********************************************* ** Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK. Danny- age 7 ******************************************** ** Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My mommy and daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss. Emily- age 8 ********************************************* ** Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen. Bobby- age 7 (wow!) ******************************************** ** If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate. Nikka- age 6 ********************************************* ** Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday. Noelle- age 7 ******************************************* ** Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well. Tommy- age 6 *********************************************** ** During my piano recital, I was on stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore. Cindy- age 8 ***************************************** * My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night. Clare- age 6 ******************************************** ** Love is when mommy gives daddy the best piece of chicken. Elaine- age 5 ****************************************** ** Love is when mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford. Chris- age 7 ******************************************* ** Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day. Mary Ann- age 4 ******************************************** ** When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you. Karen- age 7 ******************************************** ** Love is when mommy sees daddy on the toilet and doesn't think it's gross. Mark- age 6 *********************************************** ** You really shouldn't say "I LOVE YOU" unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget. Jessica- age 8 ********************************************** ** And the winner was a 4 year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly man who had just lost his wife. When the child saw the man cry, the little boy went over into the man's yard and climbed on top of the man's lap and just sat there. When the boy's mother asked him what he'd said to the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just helped him cry."
si Monyet @ 12/05/2004 06:47:00 PM
Thursday, December 02, 2004
Can anyone ease the pain?It hurts so bad
No one listens
No one can help
Useless
Life's so full of crap
Nobody cares
Nobody can take them away
Nobody can "save" me
So I cry myself to sleep
Hoping the "pain" will go away
There's no one but the wall and God above
Who'd truly listen
So I let it all out
Hopefully the wall can take it
Cuz I can't bring my problems to sleep
I don't wanna
So I yelled n yelled... quietly
But God knows that I'm screaming inside
So I finally dozed off
The wall is holding all my pain
And giving them back to me the next day...
Much lighter burdens to bear
So I feel much better
And back to my happy self
Free to inhale the fresh winter air
Free to laugh
Free to enjoy life
Until the next trouble comes along...
And this time, I know...
To let it all out...
And sleep soundly
And wake up refreshed
With no heavy stones on my shoulder
Free... once again... to live and be happy
Until the next time...
So until next time...
si Monyet @ 12/02/2004 08:17:00 PM
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
Dipanggil untuk mencintaiCobalah ingat,bagaimana perasaan yang muncul,ketika kita mendapat pujian, diakui, diterima, disanjung ?
Ketika kita pandai, sukses, dapat kedudukan tinggi,meraih harta kekayaan, kekuasaan, gelar ?Menang dalam perdebatan, dihormati banyak orang,menjadi populer dan disukai banyak orang ?
Coba bandingkan perasaan-perasaan itu,
Dengan perasaan bahagia yang tumbuh,
Ketika kita menikmati keindahan alam,
atau menekuni hal-hal kecil yang sedang kita lakukan,
serta perasaan damai dan tenteram yang tumbuh dalam cinta,perhatian, keakraban, persahabatan yaitu saat kita sungguh-sungguh menikmati kegembiraan dan tawa,atau sekedar berbagi cerita, kesedihan dan keprihatinan,
bersama dengan saudara-saudara atau sahabat-sahabat yang baik.......
Perasaan-perasaan yang pertama adalah perasaan-perasaan duniawi,yang tidak alami.
kondisi palsu yang diciptakan oleh budaya dan masyarakat,hanya supaya kita menjadi produktif dan dapat dikendalikan.........
Perasaan-perasaan duniawi palsu itu ternyata tidak mampu menghasilkankepenuhan dan kebahagiaan sejati, seperti perasaan-perasaan kedua, yangmuncul saat kita menikmati keindahan alam, atau menekuni pekerjaan, atauberbagi rasa dengan saudara dan sahabat..........
Perasaan-perasaan duniawi palsu itu ternyata hanya menghasilkanpercik-percik kesenangan sesaat saja, yang ujungnya cuma kosong........
bahkan tidak jarang justru akhirnya menjadi beban atau stress yangberkelanjutan, kalau kita berusaha memeliharanya.
Lihatlah orang-orang di sekitar kita.........
Adakah orang yang tidak menjadi korbandaya tarik perasaan-perasaan duniawi palsu ini ?Mengejar gelar, kekayaan, kedudukan, kekuasaan ?
Kita akan memahami, bagaimana banyak orang ternyata berusaha keras untuk mendapatkan dunia dan dalam proses itu, mereka sekaligus juga kehilangan jiwa, kehilangan cinta, sehingga akhirnya hidup dalam kekosongan..........(Anthony de Mello, SJ, "A Call to Love")
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