winson for president

Apalah arti sebuah nama?

2011-10-09T07:03:00.000-07:00

Pernahkah anda sekalian bertanya kepada orang tua anda tentang arti nama anda? Saya pernah. Karena nama saya Winson, dulunya saya pikir kalau orang tua saya selalu menginginkan saya menjadi seorang pemenang. At least, itulah yang saya harapkan. Tetapi waktu saya bertanya kepada mereka, mereka bilang "kalau dikasih nama Wilson, kayaknya udah banyak ya, pasaran. makanya Winson ajah"

SIMPEL BANGET!

Saya langsung berpikir apalah arti sebuah nama, mungkin memang waktu mereka memilihkan nama buat kita, mereka tidak melihat nilai arti yang terkandung di dalamnya. Mungkin ada juga yang demikian, seperti yang memiliki nama Bagus atau Indah (walaupun kadang orang nya ga sebagus namanya :p). Ada juga yang punya nama Kuat, eh... pas ketemu kok loyo? Ada juga yang seperti Melly Goeslaw, yang memberikan nama anak nya "Anakku Lelaki Hoed". Nama yang penuh arti. Bahwa anak tersebut adalah anak nya dengan Mr. Hoed, dan bahwa anak nya itu lelaki. Walaupun tidak saya sarankan menamakan anak seperti itu. Kasian geh!

Mungkin nama diberikan kepada kita lebih karena memandang nilai estetika, atau keindahan sebuah nama. Saya pernah punya teman yang bernama sangat bagus seperti Leonardo, Christophorus, atau Euginia. Tapi yah seperti yang saya bilang. Nama mungkin mengandung harapan, tapi apalah arti sebuah nama kalau anaknya ga dididik dengan baik? Nanti nya cuma menuh-menuhin halaman koran kriminal dengan nama cantik donk?

Nah, waktu itu saya ke warung kopi tempat babe saya biasa nongkrong. Di sana ngobrol-ngobrol lah saya dengan om-om atau bapak-bapak yang ada di sana. Seorang bapak bercerita kalau teman nya baru saja mempunyai seorang anak. Semua pun antusias mendengarkan cerita sang bapak itu.

Dia bercerita bahwa orang tua nya sangat berharap untuk memiliki anak laki-laki. Mereka terus mencoba dan mencoba sampai anak ke 4 mereka adalah anak perempuan. Akhirnya mereka memutuskan, kalau yang terakhir ini sudah nggak laki-laki lagi, ya sudahlah, mungkin emang belum dikasih aja. Nah cerita nya nih, anak terakhir ini akhirnya keluarlah laki-laki. Sangking senangnya, sang bapak pun memutuskan menamakan anak nya ALDINO. Karena nama itu terdengar agak jarang, maka orang-orang di warung kopi pun bertanya-tanya. "kok nama nya aneh pak?" "jarang denger orang pake nama itu pak" dan sebagainya. Si bapak pun menjelaskan bahwa nama Aldino itu memiliki arti. Arti apa?

ALhamdullilah DIa NOngol

best excuse of the week

2011-10-09T06:57:00.000-07:00

My brother is 15, his name is William. And he is attending a high school that I used to attend. In fact, not only me, but also my sister and my other brother went to this school. So the teachers pretty much know about him and us as a family. When he joined the school, questions were asked to me about William, "who does he resemble the most among us?"

My teacher once asked him the same question, and she even explained the resemblance. If he resembles my sister, then he would be a dedicated boy. My sister was the chief of the student organization during her time.

If he resembles me, he would be a creative boy, I don't know how she rated me as being "creative" but oh well..

If he resembles my other brother, then he would be a rule breaker, someone who will skip classes but overall a sweet boy.

I think by now, the teachers will understand who does he resemble the most. And here is why:

On Thursday, he drove to school, but he found out that the road was blocked by a fallen tree. He couldn't find a way to go into school, so he decided to go home. He skipped school that day. Well my parents went bananas for that! I guess he wasn't that dedicated to go to school everyday.

The next day, he went to school, and during one class, a teacher asked him why he skipped the school the day before.

Teacher: I see that you did not attend the school yesterday

William: That is correct sir

Teacher: So, what is your excuse for not attending the school? You do know that your parents need to call if you were unable to attend, or you will get in trouble

William: yes sir, but I was unable to attend yesterday because someone died unexpectedly

Teacher: Oh! I am so sorry to hear that. Who died?

William: Steve Jobs sir.

-.-''

#1 I'll prove them wrong

2011-09-04T18:02:00.000-07:00

5th of September, 2011

8 am in the morning, I am about to start my job. Yes, I am in my hometown now, ready to go for work.

I spent the last 2 weeks for Raya Holiday catching up with my friends and families. They asked me the same thing: "what are you gonna do now that you've graduated?"

I had my answer. I answered. And yet I do not feel so happy about it. It seems that the people still think of me as a spoiled kid that will work in my dad's company coz I do not have the capability to work myself without my dad's hand. Even if I achieved something, they'll still think of it as my dad's achievement.

See, the thing is, back in Australia, people think of me as an independent, brilliant, smart, or hardworking.

Here, people think of me as the son of someone who is rich that will help me throughout my life.

I don't like that.

I'll prove them wrong, AGAIN

Where the hell is Indonesia?

2011-07-07T05:33:00.000-07:00

random guy: where are u from?
me: indonesia
random: where is it?
me: do u know bali?
random: ow ya! it's fantastic! so indonesia is near bali?
me: bali is in indonesia
random: so u are from bali?
me: nope, im from lampung
random: is it in indonesia or in bali?
me: .......

My mom thinks I'm gay!!

2011-07-04T05:59:00.000-07:00

If you're Asian, there's something that will happen to you when you hit 20's. Your parent will, especially your mom, will start asking you about your plan on 'when to get married'. Not only your mom, other moms in your Asian community will ask you the same thing wherever you meet them: at the mall, at the restaurant, at work, in the hospital while accompanying my brother, wherever.

After an appropriate amount of time, my mom started to observe the way I reacted in handling those questions from the other moms. She came into a vocal conclusion, and I did not like what's coming nor I expected it:

"son, are you gay?"

(dramatic thunder playing on the background)

"My god mom, what made you think that way??! no way no way no way!" I replied

She actually made that conclusion based on her previous observation on gay people that she met. "well, the way I see it, it does make sense. I mean, I know you were a player in high school, but then you spent 5 years overseas. People change overseas you know. who knows what happened to you up there? Besides, you constantly picking out small things about girls like her hair, or her fashion; you are bitchin out about girls being so childish and annoying; you dressed up so neat and you are SOOOOO into your looks lately, I mean, face cream? come on!"

"(think for a while, having an 'owwww' moment) wait! no! how could you say such things! I still enjoy naked girls you know!" I tried to clear things up.

and then she sighed a little and said "alright, just come to me if you're 'confused', okay?"

laugh now, you will have one of these moments later!

what's new?

2011-06-26T04:48:00.000-07:00

My study life is officially over. Done! I'm just waiting for my convocation on the 30th of July.

I got 3 business offers! Kinda excited to start this working life soon. I hope I won't be too hasty.

I am still single, and awesoming this bachelor life of mine.

And most importantly, I have the best things that I care so much in my life: Friends and Family.

I'm back to blogging now.

Damn I love my life!

I believe in reincarnation!

2010-12-07T07:14:00.000-08:00

So I'm back home now, as in my kampung! and I'm so glad that I'm back. Home is the best place I can be. But there's one thing that bothers me, always. I have a lot of issues with my mom. And the minute I came back, that's the time I started to feel the aura of a commander. Why? Here's why. I really think that my mom is a little bit... how to describe it accurately.... well.. authoritarian if you will. So in my house, I always here sentences like "wake up!", "clean the dishes", or "drink your juice". The thing is, I was gonna do it, but she acted like I won't do it. She also enrolled my brother into several private courses and 'forced' him to play the musical keyboard every night. and I know that my brother doesn't like it even though he is pretty good at it. So I started to realise that my mom can't go a minute without giving orders to someone. It's true! She will always find something to give someone work to do, and it's not because we are not gonna do it, it's just a habit. among all my siblings, I consider myself to be the most rebellious child in the family. So I always say things like "I'll do it if u ask me politely" or "ow mom, I'm about to do it but u make me not wanna". LOL yeah. I think she thinks I hate her. But I do not! Well.. maybe a little annoyed but not that extreme. So at one point I talked to my sister.
"you know what I just realised?" I said
"what is it?" she replied
"I think I believe in reincarnation now"
"Why so?" she asked in confusion
"I think our mom was Adlof Hitler in her previous life!" I answered firmly
"..... you're going to hell you know" she ended

Well... I think I'm going there anyway

what happened in melbourne, stays in melbourne

2010-06-10T05:25:00.000-07:00

yeah im back from melbourne, just so u know, i went there to meet chandra, one of my best pal when i was in sunway. he came there for convocation. its been a long time that i didnt meet him and i gotta admit.. it felt really good meeting my old buddy, or pal or bro or whatever, so TOMMY PUTRA SURYAWAN LAIS, if u read this, come n we'll rock the city mate!.. anyway, i prefer to address chandra as MY WING MAN.. thats right.. he is indeed a good wing man.. i remember we went to clubbing only both of us in KL only to meet up with hotties.. lol..

so what we did in melbourne?

i arrived in melbourne airport on june 4th 12.05 am midnight. hell yea it was so damn cold in there. its foggy during the week and i didnt see sun until the last day of my trip. so i arrived there, and my other bros, picked me up at the train station. and guess where our first destination was?

yeah!! its mens gallery gentlemen's club.. for those of u who are not familiar with this term, just call it strip club. yeah, we went there and had couple of drinks, lots of chat, and some lap dances till 4am.. and we met some drunken ppl at the restaurant and some funny stories happened there as they offered us to go to watch them in a jazz performance the next day, but we rejected it, politely.

the next day, we went to casino, where chandra played and lost! haha too bad man! anyway, around 9 pm we decided to go to another strip club.. lol basically thats what we did.. so we took train, but after we stopped in a station, i got stomach ache and we decided to look for nearest bar for toilet. so we went to a bar and borrow the toilet. after we re done and ready, there was a show in the bar. there's a show girl there!! so i said, "lets enjoy here first, it's free anyway" so we bought 2 coronas and CHEERS! for free dirty dancing. lol.. the funny thing is.. the bar is old, i couldnt even lock the door when i was in the toilet coz its so damn damaged. there are some game machine and some pool table. i was 1 year in melbourne but i never felt like i was in melbourne, in that bar, however, i felt like im really overseas. thats true, the bar may not be fancy, but its awesome. made u feel like u re overseas, only 10 ppl was there and we enjoyed the show.

and we spent the night at my friends place and we had a lot to talk about.. omg how much i m gonna miss this moment. maybe because in god coast, i have too many girl friends. maybe because i rarely go out with guys here. or maybe because all the guys i met here are not yet a "wingman" type of guy. honestly, i enjoyed my life here, but i havent felt a really good guys night out here. i mean.. there are lots of bachelors places around gold coast but we never tried there. i guess bachelor friends here are not cool enough.. or maybe i havent found one? probably.. so far, i am hanging out with some pretentious guys who r only thinking on how to impress girls but hell they suck at that.

anyway, right after chandra left, i spent some times with my old friends, and we went to this place.

looks good isnt it? its a warehouse that was converted into a cafe and bar. it looks vintage and old but it kinda done the trick. it looks awesome, unique and people seem to like it. it was full house when i went there but we managed to get a seat. and the best thing is, they have lots kinds of vintage beer. from cider, pilsner, pale ale to bright ale. it was awesome! we tried all the beers with small glasses. it tasted really nice

it was a nice experience, i might wanna go there again someday. ow, and i had churros too. its some kind of flour wafer stick with chocolate dipping sauce.. yummyyyy!!

haha anyway, melbourne at this time is so cold, i had to wear double jackets

it was around 3-9 degrees so i might wanna go there during october or november, probably for someones' graduation. so, anyone in? i'll buy u a lap dance ;p

start a day with a cup of coffee, and think positively :)

2010-05-28T06:23:00.000-07:00

i hate it when people complained about how bad their life is. i know that human have the tendency to never feel satisfied. when they achieve something they want more. thats good, i called it DETERMINATION. but people who complained and say stuffs like "why my dad isnt a millionaire?" or "im not rich okay?" or "oh i hate that i have to go to uni today, i wish i have a car"
honestly, my dad is not that rich either. but he is a very determined guy and a very positive man. he taught me how to save money and how to get what i wanted with my own hard work, and how to start a day with a positive mind. why do u complain when ur house is so damn big and ur dad is doing international business?
if u measure everything with money, trust me, u'll never get what u expect. money is not priority, happiness in life is. its about how u live it the way u are capable of. its about being positive. trust me.. when u think negatively about something, u'll become paranoid and its gonna happen the way u expected it to happen.
here is something that inspired me:
when i was in melbourne, i used to take train from melbourne central (city) to berwick (my campus).. it took the train about 55 mins to reach my campus.. in winter, its really hard for me to wake up and get ready to go to uni. i felt cold, lazy and always thought negatively like "ow crap, im gonna miss the train anyway" but i forced myself to go anyway. so i walked from my apartment to melbourne central, it takes about 7 mins to walk there. when i reached melbourne central, i always saw this homeless guy.. selling out magazines to the people.. he always smiled. he is about.. 50-60 years old or something. it was so freakin cold, probably 7-11 degree celcius. he greeted everyone and wished a great day to everyone that passed by the street while promoting the magazines. "hey buddy how r u doing today?" "hello ladies, have a great day" "hi sir, how are ya?" "hello mate, gday!"
i couldnt resist but buying the magazine. it cost me 5 dollars (i think, i kinda forgot) but i felt like i started a day with a good deeds. and i asked him "sorry mate, but.. why r u so happy? is something good happened to u?"
he answered me "i am always happy, there's nothing good happened but thats not a reason to become unhappy knowing that with this kind of feeling, something ggod will happen. u know kiddo (hell yea he called me kiddo), some people are just ungrateful for what they have. i just need a cup of coffee per day to be happy"
i was shell shocked, ashamed of myself of complaining about what i have when some that unlucky, can be that happy. i saw him almost everyday and i always say hi and he always smiled back at me.. EVERYDAY! that homeless guy made my day, and im trying to stay positive everyday.

so folks, drink coffee, think positively ;)

did u know: Coffee actually contains important anti-oxidants, which is the way most Americans get there daily fix. Coffee can be beneficial at about 1-2 cups per day.

i think i'm in love with u

2010-05-27T00:21:00.000-07:00

me in emo mode? no way bay.. i know i have been missing someone right now and i sent her this song by mocca, an indonesian band who is known more as a cafe band: i think i'm in love with u..

it's a quite nice song.. easy listening kinda song.. well here is a fact that made me shocked.. one of my korean friends said that mocca is quite famous in korea and their songs are being played a lot in korean cafes.. wow im proud of them now..

i think i'm in love with u

by mocca

if you got an eerie feeling after hanging up the phone

sort of happy feeling but you're not sure what it's called

if you're haunted by his face whenever you're asleep at night

and think you hear his silly voice just calling out your name

oh, no! I think i'm in love with you..

on, no! i'm hoping you'll want me too

so, please..don;t let me down!

http://www.free-lyrics.org

just can't help but talk about him in every conversation

till your friends are sick and tired of that same old crap

if you start wearing make up even when you go to bed

and crying like a baby when you hear a mellow song

enjoy ;)

people come n go

2010-05-16T03:53:00.000-07:00

well im not used to it.. definitely i experienced farewel before.. my friends, my family or my loved ones.. it's not pretty but i know i will meet them again one day which makes me ok.. but its not the case with the one i m feeling now.. i might not see her anymore.. should i just let go? i dont know.. one ever told me that people come n go, u just have to get used to it.. thats true.. u feel painful deep down in your heart but u just have to accept that its only your ego wanting them to stay for u.. people have their own life...which is why im trying to let go.. but i never realized that letting go knowing that u'll never meet again is the most painful thing u will ever experienced in social life.

whatever, i will survive

the hangover

2010-04-11T10:44:00.000-07:00

my blog was quite dead.. i went back to indonesia and the internet wasnt that good.. when i got back to melbourne, i went for a road trip and finally, i moved to gold coast. just some story that i sum up short.

anyway, i am in gold coast now, doing my masters of business specialising in event management and tourism and hospitality management. long enough ey?

and last week was my easter break (happy easter!!) and we, me n my housemate, held quite a party in my apartment. ow btw, this is how my new room look like:

the closet

front door

my bathroom, shower n spa in it!!

here's the spa

living room

the kitchen

my closet

pretty good huh? i know!! the best things here are the private spa and the closet. but u know what? it happens to be no door in the bath room.. so... u know, it's kinda weird but whatevss..

so last easter break, we invited 20 of my friends to have bbq by the poolside, and have some drinks. ow, n they threw me to the pool btw.. showing some of their love? maybe.

we had lots of sausages, burgers, kebabs, skewers and all that for food. for beverages, and here's the biggie, 100 bottles of beer, cans of cokes, 4L of wine, and some bottles of spirit (vodka, tequila, rum)

drinking games.. n ice cream!!

some folks at the party

chef of the day

joker of the day

that's the beer!

so we had drinking games until like...2.30 am? and i was still awake till then. but this german guy, kiki said to me "yo dude, they re all wasted and this party is almost over, lets play 1 on 1 black jack with me" anddddd.. as a friendly host (and a dumbass loser), i accepted the challenge, everytime someone loses, they hv to drink 1 shot. that's right! that little shooter glass laughed at me and said "looser!"

i lost many times in a row, untill we finished all the spirits, i only had some baileys, galliano, kahlua, and grand marnier.. so we used those liqueurs for drinking games and we finished it!! great? no way. the next thing i know, i woke up in my room... NAKED.. thats right, naked!!

i woke up, my head felt so dizzy, and i saw a lot of stains from vomit in my room. my room was stink like shit. literally!

my friend called me and i asked "hey man, did u vomit in my room?" as i dressed myself up with a towel. he replied with laugh "it was u who vomit.. and btw, that was quite a show last night"

i was like "WHAT?? WHAT SHOW??" i went out of my room, checked all of the cameras to see what happened last night before i passed out. they said "nahh.. there's nothing in there.. u called a girl and said some shit in indonesian" "WHAT??"

so i checked my phone, and yeahh i called a korean girl and apparently i talked to her in indonesian. i didnt know what i said but.. let's just leave it there.. anyway here's what it looked like the morning after:

here are all the drinks we finished

what the hell happened to my kitchen?

it's all messy

that's the mess

guess where did i vomit?

from that time, they called me "angel" because i fell from the sky, with only towel around my waist.

cool huh? that was like.. the first and should be the worst hangover in my life..

believe me kids, don't drink and...

just don't drink too much, it's not gonna be good for your health

or your house the next morning

new year resolution

2010-01-06T06:59:00.000-08:00

happy new year!!

lame... i know, it's too late yea?

but i have been busy recently with some parties arrangement, moving out stuffs, graduation, and many more. so a quick update will be.. the new year resolution!! some review about last year: i graduated from monash, i got my bartending certificate, i got better shape now thanks to "summer body project", and.. i still have no girlfriend. wow.. i havent been dating for a year.. thats kinda good....

well anyway.... how about this year?

let's see.. i am trying to get scholarship for my master, i am going to work and have my own money, and i am trying hard to be independent. thanks to a girl that i met recently, a true inspiration.

so what about u?

whats ur new year resolution?

yay me!

2009-12-06T23:59:00.000-08:00

you know, it is very intimidating when u re waiting for your results through sms results. yes! monash has this services called sms result where u can get the result by your phone. a week before my result been released, i found it really difficult to sleep. probably becoz i ve told everyone that im going to graduate this december and i dont wanna lose face. or probably becoz i hate to repeat another unit in monash anymore. anyhow, that week was really miserable for me. i slept and had a dream about getting my results almost every night, and woke up in the middle of my dream just when i was about to open check my mobile.

it got worse the day it will be released, i slept and i had a dream that i passed all my exam, but i woke up feeling annoyed just to realize that it was a dream. and that happened every 2 hours. how stressful i was? THIS stressful.

right before it was released, i went for dinner to a japanese restaurant, and u see.. i have 2 mobiles, and i thought that my samsung is the mobile that i registered to monash for sms result, and i was playing with my iphone until i received a message:

my.monash portal sms results: mgw2200 D 70, mkw2460 D 70, mkw2600 C 61, mkw3444 D 70.

i didnt expect any sms, so when it came out to the screen, i scream loudly : "yay!!! im graduating yeahhh yeah yeah!!!" and punch the air

and everyone stared at me. i was like "ah sorry, sorry"..................... but then "i dont care yeah!!!!!" then my friend congratulated me, and we went to a bar and i opened a bottle of champagne, real good, real expensive, but its kinda nice to have people that u can celebrate with. wish u guys in malaysia is here. but yay me! im going to graduate this december!

;)

casual or strings attached? (reply to tomz blog)

2009-11-19T05:52:00.000-08:00

so here's a topic set by my very best friend tommy in his blog. and he said:

In terms of relationship, and by this i mean a guy being close to a girl or vice versa, in more than friendly manner.

When your relationship comes to a certain point which i think you know where, do you prefer to have it casual? To consider it as something fun to experience, somehow gray, and unlabeled so to say.

OR do you prefer to have it named? (boyfriend, girlfriend, soulmate, love, you name it).

in that case i have to say that this is a case that always happened to me almost all the time. when I am close to someone with or without intention to be with someone, i always want to define the relationship for future's sake. i will say it again. I WILL ALWAYS WANT TO DEFINE MY RELATIONSHIP. i dont want it to be casual. maybe i would, but there's a point in a relationship where u cant be a casual. u gotta do it anyway so why dont u do it from the start?

and here's my reason:

when i went out with one of my exes (is that the plural form?), and there's a time when u want to know what kind of relationship that we were having, i asked "what are we now?" and she said "i just want it to be natural, casual, is status really matters to u?" well at that point u say "it's not that.. it's just.. bla bla bla" and u gave her some reasons, but in my head i was thinking.."hell yea it matters!! where's my limit if i dont know my status?" i mean.. if you are casual, can u hold her hand? can u give her a hug? can u kiss her? it's not that it matters to kiss you or sleep with you, what matters is that we know our limit when we want to express our feeling. is a kiss alrite? is a hug too much? and thats one.

number two is that it gives u an idea on how to react at some events. here's what happened to me before. so we were kinda casual, and she decided to go out with some other guy, a friend that she hasn't met for a long time. how would you react? is that ok if u feel jealous? well she's not yours for u to be jealous. but u feel jealous? what do u do? nothing u can do. u dont have the right to be jealous, but u are just a human being that can feel jealousy. its like a mental torture when this happens, believe me, u wont like it. now when the same thing happens to u, when a girl asked u on a date, what do u do? will u ask for permission? but she's not ur girlfriend why should u be worried? but u feel guilty and uncomfortable going out with someone else. so u decided to tell her and she said u cant go out with her? how would u react? but i guess it depends on how would u want to react at the first place. if u like it this way, then u re a lucky bastard. but if either side feel this way, then this is for u.

and here's the final reason. u want to define ur relationship because u want to be sure on where is this relationship going to. well.. there's this relationship that i had before, and when i asked her what we were, she said this "we will see.. if we are destined together, then no one will be able to break it". what did i say? "ok" and that was the worst answer i had ever given to anyone. i mean helloooooo?? are u dumb or just plain stupid? sorry if im not a believer. sorry if im not a biggest fan of cinderella story. and sorry if im being realistic. but hell, i dont believe in destiny. i believe that we are what we decided yesterday. there's no such thing as destiny in love. i believe that 2 people falling in love and try to work out for their relationship. if u cant give me assurance of where this relationship is going to then u dont want what i want. and thats the end of the story for me. u can say "but i love her". well theres million of men and women out there looking for exactly u and u want to try to do and work it out even though u dont know where is it going to? its ur call buddy, as i said, u are what u decided yesterday. but does he or she really worth trying? if yes then u re a lucky person and u should go for it. but keep my advices in mind.

and that concludes it, what do u think?

comment, follow, rate, define ur relationship

ching vs vincent (LOL)

2009-11-02T05:58:00.000-08:00

i was really bored during my study for my exam and i saw my email that Ching tagged me in a note on facebook. hmmm.. what else it might be? guess what.. while i am studying here ALONE, they have friends that they can share some stress (and mess).. but it pretty much cheer me up during this time.

here's some stuff that they do in Malaysia during their exam studying time:

Ching vs Vincent

Ching (ide sipit):
Chinese tea 50 cent
Hati-hati digaruk vincent

Vincent:
Buah delima manis rasanya
dimana berada kalian pada

Ching:
Mandi pagi pakai kunyit
kita lagi di sunway pyramid

Jual sonyericson buat creambath
si vincent bulunya lebat

Vincent:
Kembang asia angsa berbelah
kisahnya hanya sampai seberang
memang wieching bangsa bedebah
bisanya hanya menghina orang

Tong kosong nyaring bunyinya
perut kosong kemana larinya?

Ching:
Ibu kangen sama si reza
kita pengen makan di BBQ Plaza

Jalan berputar di sana sini
Jangan komentar cepetan ke sini

Vincent:
Mau masak mi keburu telat
tunggulah kami ini sudah dekat

Ching vs Olyph

Ching (ide sipit):
Beli apel dikasih pepaya
Olyph gatel sapa yg punya

Olyph:
Ada tamu di ruang makan
Kenapa kamu kurang kerjaan?

Ching (ide sipit):
Ibu tani menanam lagi
Ada apa ni bangun pagi pagi?

Olyph:
Makan kue sambil berjalan
Bukan gue yg berpantun duluan

Ching & Sipit:
Pukul petani pake kayu
Cape ni udahan yu

Olyph:
Bawa galah untuk menyerbu
Kamu kalah sama aku

Bawa cucian di rumah desi
Cukup sekian dan terima kasih

doc: Ching's note

a mini guide to choose university

2009-09-27T09:32:00.000-07:00

p.s: this is only my opinion based on the experience that i had, the rest of the decision is up to you, i m only trying to help you to make your decision. a lot of ppl asked me why i want to make this, it is mainly because i dont want you to make the same mistakes that i did. to be honest, joining monash is something that i regret and i'll tell you why later. i know its a long and probably a boring post, but it is very important for u guys to read it, so just spend some times to read it and i think its worth it rather than u spend 4 years in a miserable uni life.

so a lot of my juniors from high school and some are just my friends asked me about how do we choose a good university or college or post graduate overseas - probably weeks ago. it's not that i i dun wanna help you, i was busy with my assignment back then, so i hope this will help you guys to figure yourselves out.

here are some factors to help you to choose a university, with some few examples from my experience:

1. know what you want

today, there are a lot of major and wide areas of study that you can choose, almost are all available. from mechanical engineering (if you like to modify and create a new design of car), fashion design, and even service industry entrepreneurship. it is best if you can be specific about the major that you want to take.

for example: instead of marketing, try entertainment marketing. instead of tourism, try tourism entrepreneurship. instead of engineering, try mechanical engineering. tell your education agency about your specific wants. search it yourself on the internet to double check!!

this is something that i regretted a lot because i never know that entertainment marketing is a major, instead i only said business and they got me monash. so dont make the same mistake!

sometimes people think on how do i know what i want to study. well.. it is easy for me, what do you like to do the most? what is your talent according to you? if you think you are good at speaking, u might want to consider something in communication area. if you think you re good at writing, u might want to try journalism. if you think you re a hardcore gamer, you can try gaming design. as i said, there are a lot of major to choose.

2. know where u wanna go

one of your major decisions that u have to make. think about the geographical area that you are about to go, and how different the culture might impact you and your lifestyle. here's some examples:

case 1.

i chose malaysia because i always thought malaysia offer me with a lot of benefits, there's not much cultural difference, but it is far more open to foreign culture than indonesia. it is also really good coz i met a lot of great friends there and i really miss it there. another stuff is that malaysia is not really expensive compared to singapore, US and australia - 3 of the most countries chosen by my friends to study. the food are most likely the same with indonesian food and its vary more.

case 2.

i moved to melbourne because i want to see how does it feel to study in australia, and i never regretted it. i met a lot of smart people who always aim high and inspire me to do the same, i can show you how my grades are different in malaysia and in melbourne. other things are that in melbourne, i find that the culture is a lot different and i really like open culture because i am skeptical and free thinker. and lastly, the standard of marking is totally different. in malaysia, definition is very important, while in australia, examples and application will guarantee high marks. in melbourne, u'll feel that it is very indonesian. there are a lot of indonesian students and there are a lot of indonesian food so u wont miss home a lot, BUT its not the same if you go to brisbane or perth

case 3.

some of my friends are studying in singapore and i will not recommend you to go there if you re the type of person who cant stand competition. besides, its not my fav country in terms of culture. but i do believe that singapore is a good place to study just that sometimes stress can be very tough to handle.

now from 3 cases above, i hope u can think of the country that u want to go.. anywhere is possible, my advise: try to go to the country that has less indonesian to practice better on how to start a living.. it is really cool.

3. desired major or big names?

here's some mistakes that a lot of people always make. we always choose big names over desired major. and frankly i always think thats wrong. i hate it when people said "i heard monash is good" or "i never heard of QUT before" or stuff. and i do feel the pressure that sometimes parents (or friends of parents) want their children to get a good degree. but here's what i think, i think what matters most is that u can get the degree that you want rather than unwanted degree under big names. hell with big names. hell with what people think of a university. if you can get what you want, why not? you choose what you want. not them!! and u deserve something special! and here's my case with monash. people think monash is good and some people think that everythin in monash is good. for example, i know that monash is good with engineering, but i dunno about art. so dont just choose monash because of their big names! try other uni! and in my opinion, i do think sometimes big name is not equals to good teaching program. big names equals to high standard of marking.

example: i have this lecturer, lets call her mrs.black (no, its not racist at all =p). she is a lecturer for my third year unit. and to be honest, i dont think she is a good lecturer. i mean.. she doesnt even know how to teach. but hell, her marking is very strict. i failed my final exam because when i look at my exam she said "ok u lose marks on this this and this" and i was like.. "wtf black, u cant teach properly and yet u give this high standard of marking? i think i can even teach u how to teach"

and thats my case with some lecturers and it happens a lot! so really consider this: is big name really important? is big name equal to high standard of teaching?

4. dont let agents tell you what to do. you tell em what to do!!

now this is really important: agent!! i know how agents work, so dont let em fool you, i said this as a guy who dont trust agents a lot. sometimes agents will come and say this: what major do you want, and when u say "business in australia" and they'll simply say monash, rmit, bla bla bla. why dont they say something about QUT or Griffiths? coz they got higher fee from certain universities. and they usually say this: we know that monash is excellent in this area bla bla bla. now ask them this: "are you saying this as a marketing agent or are you saying this as a former student?"

here's my case with agency:

so when i chose to study in malaysia to study business, the agent only said "ok we'll handle it" now that sentence is really good to hear, coz u dont have to handle anything. and frankly i really didnt handle anythin. all i knew is that im going to malaysia, sunway to study business. i didnt even know which uni until i got there. i thought that was nice, i didnt do any works, they did all the works and we didnt pay anything. and i realized it now that agents are evil, they didnt care about us actually. they only care about getting u to an education, they didnt ask u what you really want, but me, i care a lot about what you wanna do. and thats why i made this blog to let you know what i want you guys to know. so remember, dont let em tell u what to do, you tell em what u want!! and let em do it good!!

5. know your limit

here's the mini cherry on the top of sundae. know your limit. as i said before, big name sometimes equals to higher standard of marking not teaching. so know your limit. if you dont think that u can join monash, then join other uni. dont force yourself or u'll ended up struggling not to get good marks, but struggling to pass. remember that u can get higher education not only in a good uni like monash, mel-u, or unsw. u can also get good education in deakin or rmit. trust me there are a lot of decent uni out there. the level of education is high now.

now thats all the factors that i can think about as in for now. u know i really appreciate it if you guys can spread this to all your friends looking for higher education now. i hope it really helps u guys and i appreciate feedbacks and comments. and i always like to say this:

we deserve more, so we need to know more.

hope it helps u guys and ur frens.. cheers!!

live your life to the fullest!!

2009-09-25T10:33:00.000-07:00

now here's a topic that bothers me all week... a friend of me asked me this during a conversation on facebook:

mr.h: hey u know what, i ve been thinking. i want to bet very successful by studying engineering, i want to be a very famous engineer someday

w: yea? how r u gonna do that?

mr.h: well.. i'll concentrate on my study. i'll stop playing around. i'm 20 now. time to get serious.

w: wow.. yea? and u like it like that?

mr. h: no.. but i think i can focus on my goal by doin that

w: live your life buddy.

mr.h: what do u mean live ur life? i want to contribute sumthin to the world here. i want to be known for somethin when i died. and thats life is all about to live for.

w: do u have any frens other than me?

mr.h: well no.. i mean.. i came here (Vancouver) to study. i dun need friends as in for now.

w: uh uh.. i dont think thats a good idea about how u "live ur life"

mr.h: and i suppose u have a point?

w: well yea.. i have my own point on how i live my life... and here's how

u see.. live is about something.. being famous, getting ur goals achieved, fulfill your dreams. but u do have to remember. there's so much that life has to offer. i'll tell u a story and i heard this from someone that has been an inspiration for me. but its my version tho. this story came from turkey.

a man is in seek for the meaning of life, and one day he asked to the wiseman about how do u live ur life. and the wiseman simply said "okay.. meet me tomoro at the bar and bring a spoon and a bottle of honey". and this man thinks "wow this guy is a freak.. honey and spoon..? god i hope not what im thinkin".

and the next day, he meets the wiseman at the bar with a spoon and a bottle of honey. and the wiseman said "now fill the spoon with honey and bring this to my place as fast as u can without dropping any of the honey". and fyi, the wiseman lives really far away, but the man thinks he can do it fast.. lets do it fast! so the man brings the spoon to the wiseman REALLY FAST without dropping any of the honey. and he asked "hey wiseman. i did it really fast right? and i suppose i get my reward?" and the wiseman replied "ok.. now.. did u see the statute of liberty during ur way here? did u see the amazing magician performing right at the corner of the street? did u see the cute dogs when u passed the park? and did u see the hot girls opened the door to my house for u?" the man said no and said "i was focusing on the spoon and honey here so they didnt drop"

heres the conclusion, men always race with time, they scared that they wont have enough time on their life to fulfill their dreams (which is why MLM is really popular) and that makes people tend to only focus on what they after as fast as they can. but when u focus on your goals too much, u missed on so many beautiful points of life that happens around u. u live ur life to the fullest when u keep the balance between ur goals to bring the honey to the wiseman, but take some time to look at the statute of liberty, see the amazing magician, adore the cute dogs, and nail the chick in wiseman's house.

the point is, the balance achieving your goals and take whatever the world offers u, is what i meant by living my life. no matter how long it takes to achieve ur dreams, coz thats how long we want to live our life ;)

at least... thats what im doing now.. patience will pay off.. cheers!!

boys are boys

2009-09-04T10:54:00.000-07:00

i was having some coffee and cakes in starbucks with the gang feat. sophie (her name is selvia but she wants us to call her sophie??). and we were having this conversation about how girls can so easily get big headed everytime guys act nice to them. so this case happened to my fren here, lets call him mr. x.

so mr.x is a very nice guy and he even acts, well... nicer to girls, which i considered as gentleman! and girls are like.. "wow this guy likes me.." and their head get bigger..

so we asked sophie about this and she said:

w: so we think, girls are ridiculous if they think so, it is reasonable but still.. their sensitivity drives me crazy sometimes. they started to think i like em.

s: well yea.. but i dont think so.. i think its normal for a guy to act nice.. maybe u guys re the one who get the wrong perception

w: really?

s: yea.. for sure.. i feel normal

w: uh-huh.. so when a guy acts really nice.. u will be like.. nothing at all?

s: yeap

w: well are you really a girl?

s: wtf?? of course i am... well its really normal.. say if u are the one who.. lets say a girl act really nice with you.. what do you think?

w: well...

s: you think she likes you?

w: no

s: see.. its actually...

w: i think it's because i'm cool

s: ....

(the gang laughs with thumbs up)

s: i find it really dificult to communicate with you guys..

i miss my malaysian club life

2009-09-02T07:01:00.000-07:00

so i m sitting here listening to some songs that i want to prepare for tomorrow as me and my friends are going to lake entrance. i open my ipod and there's a playlist named "my fav club songs" and i sort it by my rating.. as i listen to this, my memory goes back to the time when i used to go club in malaysia. it was really happening, really fun, really hot n sexy, really ME!!

alcohol, great musics, friends and some random hotties and cinko around.. i really miss it.. dont even try to compare it with the clubs here. i went to club here like 3 times and only 1 club so far that i will rate as "decent". the rest... omg kill me now...

what i hate most about melbourne

2009-08-21T01:32:00.000-07:00

ok here's the thing.. im maybe weak.. but believe me.. tropical people dont belong here!!

heres what happened to me just a week ago..

part 1

so i was walking down the street.. with my frens.. goiong to dinner.. and suddenly rain dropped.. i was like.. ow snap.. here goes.. so wore my hoodies on.. and 5 steps ahead.. it stopped!! i mean.. literally 5 steps.. i didnt exaggerate this.. i mean.. yea probably a bit hahaha but seriously.. some steps later it stopped.. so i put off my hoodie and u know what.. exactly 3 mins later.. the rain dropped heavily.. i was like.. what kind of people can live in a place like this?

part 2

it was 3 am.. and i had just finished my assignment (how hardworking is this guy huh?).. and i tried to sleep.. until suddenly... ngoanggggggg.. ngoaanggggggggg.. the wind blowed all of sudden.. i checked the weather and it was like 30 km/h.. bad news is.. it really was noisy so i couldnt sleep.. and the worst thing is that it didnt stop until 1pm the next day... so i didnt sleep well!!..

now heres what makes melbourne a living hell

1. the weather is never a certain.. u can go outside with an umbrella coz its raining but the next 5 mins sun shined strongly that u wish u wear only a shirt.

2. its bloody cold at winter.. and the wind is so strong coz melbourne is actually a coastal area.. and the wind blows from artic sea!!

3. the wind the wind and the wind!!

now for those people who will say this: "told ya not to come to australia" i'll say this.. i enjoyed my life here but for god's sake im a tropical man who loves tropical island and tropical girl with tropical fruit undre tropical sunshine!! i love this place..!! but still its a living hell to me!!

i guess i love hell?

The youth list – or Murtaugh list

2009-07-06T11:57:00.000-07:00

Have u guys ever watch ‘The Bucket List’? It’s a movie starring Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson. In this movie, these 2 guys created a list of things they need to do before they die. I am 20 now and I really want to do something really great before I die. So as I’m still so far away from that stage (unless-god forbid-someone kill me tomorrow) so I’m creating the list of things I have to do before I get old (or it is called the Murtaugh List in How I Met Your Mother. How old is OLD? Maybe 30? Or lets set the time to… before I get married? So I’ll put some things here, and I might need u guys to CHALLENGE me. Yeap, that’s right. CHALLENGE ME!!

I’ll try to do it and make a check list under a section of my blog down there. And I will check it once I’ve done it. But, the list has to be:

Attainable – u probably can but u wont
Challenging – u probably can or cant do it so u want me to do it
Not death risk (please don’t) – no fire burning my body as a challenge
Not going to destroy my image – u cant ask me to yell at an old people
It has to make sense – u cant ask me to have a kid at the age of 22
Memorable – “remember that time when winson…”
A bit crazy or funny – I need to be shameless lol
Part of living the life to the fullest – it’s fun, it’s crazy and it’s our youth baby!!

So I need u guys to put your challenges in the comment thread below and I wont take all. I will limit it to 25… wait erm… 20. Ah no, I’ll take 30 and if I do 25, I’m awesome but if I do 30, I’m super awesome ;p

So here is the youth list so far:

1. Get 5 different dates to 5 different weddings

2. Do skydiving (submitted by Wina - she really wants to kill me)

3. Sing in the street for money (or we call it “ngamen”)

4. Go to 2 different dates in a night (woo-hoo)

5. Act drunk and go to ladies room

I will update this, as soon as I finish a challenge, I’ll put the picture (if there are pictures) or any evidence and I’ll check the list on my blog.. so follow me on this blog and I swear it’ll be damn entertaining for ya..

so think bout it and gimme a damn good challenge fellas!!

things that I want to have in my future house

2009-07-06T11:34:00.000-07:00

I was bored all night and I cant sleep so I decided to chat wif some friends and he said that he wants to have a great garden in his house later on. So I was wandering… hmmm what do I want to have in my house later?

So… here goes:

Mini bar

Yeap, first things that came to my mind: party and drink. I always need this, I love to drink especially with my friends around. Well if I have this in my house I can invite u guys to come over to taste my new mix of cocktails maybe?

Closet

I am so into fashion but not really a fashionable guy (I do think too fashionable makes a guy so gay) so I might need this to put all my fancy cloths and suits? And shoes of course. So it’s on the list.

Garage like a showroom

This is one of my dream to have a garage that looks like a showroom. Not that I want to have lots of cars, but I do have some dream cars in mind. And they’ll look awesome with this garage.

Home gym

I’m very aware of health and I want to stay fit so I want to work out in the place that is very convenient. And there’s no place like home, so why not?

Multi functional basement

This is the best part. I really want to have a basement that can be use for everything. Karaoke, party, game night, u name it. But most importantly, to hang out with friends and family.

Living room that full of sky

I want my house to be a lil bit romantic and comfy, so I want to have a living room that has the sky view. Means I need a big window in my living room so that I can clearly see the sky at night and full of lights in the afternoon. Sounds cool eh?

So what do u want to have in ur future house?

just a luck

2009-03-19T06:12:00.000-07:00

what a day.. went to berwick to do 3 hours seminar today.. when i got there.. there is no lecture..
i managed to go around and see what's going on.. until i received an email:

"as i told u last week.. i will not be around this week.. hope to see u again next week..."

BIATCH! i didnt come last week thats why i wanna meet u up for assignment! u shouldve told me earlier.. the email came just one hour before the lecture.. it came when i was in train..!!

so....

i went back home and spent 3 valuable hours of my lifetime..

first day in melbourne!!

2009-02-14T09:36:00.000-08:00

hey guys!!
how's life??
happy valentine to y'all!!
finally im in melbourne!! hahaha
connected to better internet and here goes my first blog in 2009 =p
happy valentine by the way.. hows ur valentine?
i got my chocolate from someone.. did u get one?

anyway.. so my first day in melbourne was on 13th midnight.. i havent got any place to stay.. so.. kheno and xintia (frens from my hometown) brought me to a place where i can stay for a while.. so they brought me to Nagalita's house.. Nagalita is my senior when i was in sunway (so world is not that big).. the house is quite nice and comfy as well.. better than monash condo.. even though i sleep at the living room (seriously!!).. so.. the next day.. which is the valentine day.. kheno and xintia brought me around the town.. and introduced me to some of their frens (guess im bothering their valentine =p big thanx mates!!!).. . so.. to me.. melbourne is a very great city!! it is beautiful yet modern!! i'd say the life here is better than what i had in sunway.. (but not the frens of coz.. u guys rocks! =P).. the weather is cool.. and pretty cold at night.. and everything seems fun here.. so i managed to find some differences here and in malaysia.. have a look and comment! hehehe

1. the city is so neat. clean and better organized than in malaysia... and indonesia.. dun even try to compare it..
2. the homeless people here is more talented than in malaysia.. they can do dance and art stuffs to get money!!
3. the portion of the food is damn big!! i ate the schnitzel (like a chicken chop in malaysia).. and it was like.. 2.5 times the size of chicken chop.. for 10 bucks!!
4. u can see people making out everywhere (on the street, in a train, in a toilet, in a shop, in a fitting room!!). in malaysia, someone might yell at u for doing this
5. u can see many people from different races like chinese, indian, greek, caucassian, and even malays!
6. more gays!!
7. they talk like they yell
8. they will greet u like.."hows it going?" even if dun not know them if u accidentally look each other in the eyes
9. the traffic is better.. but pretty frustating at some point
10. more fashionable guys and girls.. and.. some are topless in town.. wtf?

so that's it!! i read leng's blog before im wrote this and... the video was pretty funny.. hahahaha... nice blog leng!!! anyway.. hope that i can sleep well tonight... happy valentine again guys...

dear gay: stay away!!!

2008-12-18T08:02:00.000-08:00

i'm not a person who is anti gay or something.. really.. but still.. i got one question to ask.. do i look like i'm gay? nuh-uh.. definetely not!! i got a pic with girl and i nvr acted like a gay.. so why the hell do these gays keep msg me??

this happened few months ago.. i was online in my msn as usual. and one day a guy (read: gay) added me on the msn.. lets say his name is M.. so he added me and msg me

M: hi
w: ?
M: thx for add me
w: (wat the hell..) sorry i didnt
M: but u did..
w: well there must be a mistake.. ok lets just forget it.. just delete me from ur msn and i'll delete u from my msn.. got it? bye!
M: hey wait..! ok i did add u

wad de pak

M: r u indo?
w:yea
M: oh me too
w: ok..

so then from here... tommy took care of this guy coz i went to wash my face.. surprisingly.. tommy looked like he enjoyed the task.. he laughed like hell..

Tommy as w: call me john
M: ow ok john

lol... pak u tommy!!

after that the conversation went a bit.. crazy

w: u play futsal?
M: erm no.. i dun
w: so u do sport?
M: ya.. gym in california
w: ow ok..
M: ermm.. do u guys have something called xsocam that can download movies and stuff in ur condo?
w: ow ya.. why?
M: can u download me some movies and i'll take i from u later...
w: wat??

so chandra told me that this guy is dangerous... he said maybe this guy only asked me to download the movie so that he can meet me in person.. so i said

w: hey
M: ya?
w: im straight (blocked mr M from my msn)

yea... totally scared the hell out of me

so the next one is known as P
he added me in facebook.. u guys know facebook rite.. i couldnt see his picture until i be his friend, am i right? so.. he added me.. i looked at the pic that was so small coz i hadnt accept the friend request from him.. the pic looked so girly and i was fooled by it.. u know.. he was wearing a tank top.. and holding a pink baloon.. and the background is a clear blue sky.. a girl or a guy?

a guy!! in a girl manner

but i didnt really noticed.. and he msg me in facebook

P: hey... nice to meet u
w: yeap.. who r u?
P: student who doing dance study
w: uh-huh.. so? u know me or sumthin? whr r u from anyway?
P: i don't know anything about you.. can you please kindly introduce your self? so that i can know you more than just your information at your page?.. thanks.. i am from Malaysia..now day doing my dance study at Korea.. will stay here for another 3 years plus-plus..and i will going to Taiwn soon for some work before i am flying back to malaysia for my holiday and trip to Indonesia and Bangkok
w: (so i told him about me into dancing and stuff)
P: you will goingt to Australia? good..i got a junior there as well.. she is saty with her BF there.. i will back to malaysia at January for my BF brithday..ok lah cu

notice that he say BF... yea!! boy friend!! so in my mind.. he is still a she...!! until i realized one day..

P: lets meet when i'm in malaysia..
w: wat? sorry i cant i got gf dy u know
P: so? its ok to hang out wat?
w: ya.. so can i bring her around as well
P: can not lar..
w: huh.. she wont allow me one
P u cant hang out with a guy ?
w: >?????

i was shocked and stunned!! then i went to "her" facebook and realized that i was so stupid.. he is totally gay!!

now the last one happened during the exam

so i was online in my msn and a guy named F nudged me

F: can i add u?
w: ?
F: can i add pls?
w: sure2 how do u get my msn
F: from fs
w: ow add my fs as well then.. talk to u later.. im having exam
F: okay.. gutluck

and recently..

F: (nudge)
w: ?
F: (send an invitation for webcam)
w: (wat de pak????? decline!!) wat??
F: (send again)
w: (decline again) wtf man
F: why decline
w: i dun wanna cam
F: cam la
w: i said i dun wan! got me?
F: ok

blocked him!!
shit dude.. i mean.. do i look that gay?? fudge it!! seriously.. im not anti gay and i wont reject gay society.... i mean.. it's ok for me if they really like to "play dick against dick" but still i like my weewee "plugged in" not in a guy's ass!!
damn it

when i was in high school if someone told me..
X: hey winson.. u got fans.."
w: yea? is she cute?

and now my mind is totally contaminated.. last time ose told me
O: son, u got fans
w: yea? a boy or a girl?

be careful guys!! guard ur ass well!!

-mr president-

what's ur dream son?

2008-10-14T13:34:00.001-07:00

that was a question asked by my dad when i was young
we were driving to a small town to check on one of my father's business
in a car.. while having a small talk.. he suddenly asked..

"son, what is ur biggest dream that u want to achieve in this life?"
(thinking for a while) "ermm i once wanted to have my own academy.. that.. that i'm in charge of everything"
my father smiled and said "it is a good dream.. but.. can u achieve it?"
"i dunno dad.. to make an academy.. i have to be well known of what i am doing i guess"
"that's true.. so what are u going to be well know as?"
"ermmm i really want to be a professional footballer.. but it's only a dream.. there's no future in being a footballer in Indonesia.."
"maybe.. but u see.. there's no limit of dream.. by dreaming u can be whatever u wanna be.. the next step is to work hard and try your best to achieve your dream.. "
i was thinking that my dad was talking like it is very easy..

so i asked again
"what was ur dream dad? and.. have u achieved it?"
he smiled "i was so poor that i couldnt even bother to have a dream.. i worked all the time and managed to be successful.. i guess my only dream was to achieved everything that i can achieved.."
i wow-ed like hell.. it was the coolest thing i ever heard from my dad

"so that means u achieved ur dreams already.."
"no son.. we are human.. when a dream achieved.. u cant stop there.. another dream will come to ur mind.. that's why.. be the best that u can ever be is the best way to achieve everything in this world"

"and the best thing that i have now is.. i got all the children that will continue my dreams.. ur sister, you, and ur brothers" he added..
that time.. i felt so lucky that my father talked bout it.. it is something that makes me me now
"err dad" i replied "i know what dream that i need to acquire before i achieve all my dreams"
"what is it son?"

"to be like u DAD!" i replied firmly

-mr.president-

TOPSHOP-student sale!!

2008-09-18T10:58:00.000-07:00

i went to pyramid today with fera and vero..
my intention was to talked to my boss in republic about my exam schedule while vero was goint to the pos malaysia to send something for her sister..
fera? she was just sticking around.. lol
so after we finished our business, we were walking around pyramid.. and then.. we saw a lot of people in front of TOPSHOP with some barricades..

guess what..?

TOPSHOP is on sale!! 20%
summore.. it's only for student.. u hv to present ur student id to enter
cool..!! (that was the first thing that came to my mind
so then all of us started the hunt into TOPSHOP..

it was very crowded there..
and.. i couldnt stand it!! so i went out of the shop and started taking pictures

see..? its the discount poster that was put outside TOPSHOP..
but then fera and vero was taking too long inside..
so i decided to check'em out.. but i couldnt find'em

when i was looking at the crowd.. i realized that..
it's only marketing strategy..!!
see.. the poster said that "20%off on all regular item prices"
but i think that a lot of stuff is actually under price reduction in TOPSHOP recently
sumtimes it was half price discount as well..
so it wasnt really worth it

so.. i think the strategy here is this..

my hypotesis: is that TOPSHOP is reducing the 'guilty' feeling of the consumers by helding a student discount.. why? so that when they bought it.. they will say "it's ok.. it's on discount"
so they wont feel guilty to spend a lot of money just because it is DISCOUNT!! and the target is perfect.. STUDENS!! why? coz sumtimes i oso save money and wait until sale season to spend it..!
hahaha

so i decided not to buy based on my hypothesis.. and say
"i'm not gonna be fooled by this"-proudly of coz

here are some situation in TOPSHOP

a lot of people queuing to pay for the goods they bought!

some of the 'victims' of the marketing strategy-lol

indonesian independence day and my off day

2008-08-18T12:03:00.000-07:00

last week i got a full week off from republic (woo-hoo!!)
i got a freelance job that is a very good deal
75 rm per day
huahahah
the job is quite easy-distributing flyers
so i took the job and try to get a week off from republic
huahhaha
first day of tis work--pyramid
me, tommy, vcent and tinna bob (i luv this name) had to distribute 400 flyers each
it was a quite easy job
just put those on the cars in the parking area
and we're done!!

second day of work
me, tommy, eka, bebi (or whoever her name) and her boy friend--L (sok cihuy name)
i had to wake up at 9 coz the job SUPPOSED to start at 10
but i was late -- tommy as well..
when we arrived at palmville condo, our partner had been waiting for half an hour for us
hahaha so sorry eka..
but then we had to wait for those two fu*kin lazy couple..
we were contacting them for a long time since the night before.. but no response?
where were they? fu*ked till drop?
and finally at almost 12 o'clock they replied tommy's msg saying:
"hey tommy so sorry that we are late, i got stuck because of jam and road block.."
okayy.. not the smartest reason to lie i guess..
do u think at 10 o'clock got jam??
haloooo.. if u go at 8 o'clock i guess u'll stuck in jam.. everyone are going on the same direction
but at 10 0'clock?
and road block?
hahhaa
so stupid..
summore they told us that they couldnt fetch us.. coz the car is too small-which is not -
well.. if thats the case.. they shouldve told us earlier!
aiksss..
so we had to take taxi.. and go to mount kiara ourselves
when we arrived.. they were so lateeeeee..!!
and they arrived with satria neo car--can put 5 persons inside
wtf??
when we were about to get in the car--for lunch-- L said "eh so small lar this car..i tot cant put u guys.. but i think can lar"
hahahaha
of course can!!! i went to celebrity fitness with mike's car which is satria neo!! six of us were in the car!!
aikssss
this guy.. so lame
summore.. when they were distributing the flyers, rain started..
then they msgd tommy..
"eh we put the flyers there.. we cant distribute lar.. it rains.. we are in the car now"
swt..=.=''
so then me and tommy went to get the flyers and... i think there were about 2000 flyers more need to be distributed..means that they did nothing..
haizzzzzzzzzzzz.........
and they gone!! i dunno whr but there were no msgs or wat so ever from them
wat a bullcrap!!
fu*k u L!! fu*k u bebi!!
but then.. me n tommy found some tricks for tat---it's a secret
and we did it!! 2000 flyers!!
huahahaha
i even took some pics of tommy distributing flyers

hahaha u look cool in that shit man!
but at the end of the day..
we managed to watch the show for indonesian independence day
it was so cool
there were 6 bands from indo : peter pan, ungu, samson, dewidewi, sheila on 7, slank
and do u know where we watched it?
right in front of the stage!! we got the MEDIA access..!! it was so close to the bands that we can even touch them--if allowed
see this video i recorded.. :

ungu--melayang

sorry for the quality.. but reduce the volume and u can hear it well!! or else.. buy me a good video camera =p
pasha--the vocalist is so friendly.. he even smiled at my frens that waved on him--and to me as well!

ungu - demi waktu

ungu -- tercipta untukku

ungu is so cool!!!

i didnt have the other bands coz i had to go home..
so pity
hahahaha
i got bamz samson pic from the last time concert when they held a concert in republic
i even served him
he ordered roasted chicken italiannies and air putih.. lol
his face was so stupid when i took it

anyway.. it was a great experience.. to go in as a media... the power of media!!!
yeahhh!!
happy bday indonesia--63 years of u
hope that we can do even better this year ya!!
merdeka!!!

winson

in a bad mood

2008-08-08T12:05:00.000-07:00

ahhh
im so in the bad mood
i was working in republic as usual..
and.. these 2 african guys- samwell and pius
they are my senior and they are server-which is considered better than a busser like me
keep commanded me to do this and that
i think they thought that they are smart enough to think
well then
hello!! im a monash student!!
dun command me this and tat
i know wat i am doing and u guys were asking me like i dunno tat
see this
i was arranging the plate for the guest
it needs one knife, one fork and one spoon
and italianies doesnt have enough spoon to cover all the guest thr
and they keep on commanding me
"arrange the plate"
"there's no spoon! we're out of it"
"go to the kitchen and get it"
"hello!! i did that hundred times!! even italianies doesnt have enough spoon u know, u think i'm stupid??"
----

one more case, see this one
i was taking order from a guest that called me
and.. as a busser, i dun have the card to key in the order
so.. i told pius who was in charge on that table
"hey pius.. order"
"write it on and give to me. i'm busy"
so i wrot it down
1. yellow merlot wine
4 glasses
and home fries

i gave to him

after some times
the guest asked me where is his order..
ow ow
so i have to asked pius
then
he was mad at me
"i key in fried calamari for them!!"
"for who?"
"for the guest just now!! u said fried calamari"
"fried calamari?? where got?? i gave u my paper rite?"
"yea but i didnt read it"
=.=''
okay..
so.. who is the dumb ass??
did i do any mistake
i did some things that manager told me
and he blamed me for that??
what an idiot!!
well after that he keep telling me
"ow this is my bad day.. i have to pay for that calamari.. ow shit"
and i was like.."okay..."
then when i asked him sumthing
i wasnt sure and i asked "sure?"
he said "i never do any mistakes man.. u did"
wat???
seems like he was accusing me as the person that guilty in this case??
i mean.. wat the f*ck do u mean???
ow.. this is bull crap
it really bothers me.. f*ck u man!!
he really thinks that he is better in intelligence and wisdom??
ow.. u guys just a bunch of crap
mind my language
i dun want to mind u

Chelsea in Malaysia

2008-07-31T09:19:00.000-07:00

finally can start writing blog
tee-hee
yesterday i went to watch a match between chelsea and malaysia national team (malaysia xi)
it was very crowded..
a lot of "blues" there.. some people even wearing MU jersey.. i dunno wat they intended to do
it was awesome to see a lot of superstars of abramovich live!!
and.. chelsea played their first team for this match minus drogba!!
cool!!
cech-carvalho-terry-bridge-essien-obi mikel-lampard-deco-joe cole(my fav)-SWP-anelka
sub: cudicini-alex-a.cole-ballack-fereira-di santo-shevchenko-sinclair
and the man!! the big phil-scolari!!
although i had to pay 83 rm for this game, it's worth it..
i mean.. i cant touch or do sumthin else but at least watching them live is not sumthin that happens every year
i even recorded some videos thr but it is way too far..

some jokes for today

2008-07-24T08:53:00.000-07:00

Q: What is the similarity between men and rats?
A: Both keep searching for new holes.

Q: What is the closest thing similar to a woman's period?
A: Your salary, it comes once a month lasts about 5- days and if it doesn't come, it means you are in big trouble.

Q: What's the difference between biology and sociology?
A: When the baby looks like his dad or mom, then it is biology. When the baby looks like the neighbor, then it is sociology.

Q: What's the height of recycling?
A: Sending a sanitary napkin for dry cleaning.

Q: Doctor: You look so weak & exhausted. Are you having 3 meals a day as I have advised?
A: Lady: Doctor, I thought you said 3 males a day.

Q: Girl friend & boy friend go for a movie. In the dark, a mosquito enters the girl's skirt. Guess where it would have bitten?!!!!!!!!!!!!
A: The boy friend's hand.

Q: Tarzan and the animals went to the river to take a bath. Tarzan removed his clothes. All the animals laughed. Tarzan asked "Why"?
A: The animals told him. Your tail is in front"

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Now, a Chinese prayed and asked God when China will win the world cup. God answered, "not in another 100 years"... and the chinese cried.

A Japanese, too, prayed and asked God the same question and God answered, "not in another 200 years". At hearing this, the Japanese cried even more.

Finally, an indonesian prayed and asked God when indonesia will win the World Cup...
God cried...

officially working

2008-07-24T08:32:00.000-07:00

yeah im officially working
4 hours only but.. it's quite ok
hahaha
not so tired now but.. i think i'll just play FM
long time didnt touch it
hehehe

starting to work!!

2008-07-22T10:38:00.000-07:00

yay!! i'm starting to work!!
not much really.. about 2-3 hours..
i'll work in republic bar started this thursday as a "buzzer?"
i dunno wat is tat thing called.. but my duty is to clean up everything
and take care of small things like ashtray and tables and everything
i thought i was going to work in italianies restaurant..
tats wat mr marcus told me
so i wore black color trousers and leather shoes (which is very uncomfortable)
if i'm ready.. (i'm ready actually but the manager will decide whether i'm ready or not)
well if im ready.. i will be a server.. which allow me to get some tips from the guest!! woo-hoo
well.. met some new frens..
sunny - a boy named sunny..
loong - together with sunny as a trainee
jisan - bangla guy from hospitality.. a very nice and feminim guy lol
mel - called kamel.. nothing to report
faizil - the shift leader (wtf is tat?) a nice guy.. told us everything but made us confused coz his english is quite "berantakan" hahaha but he is nice
and ermm..
sidick? - a pakistani guy.. studying in segi.. wait.. sidick? in indonesia.. we can call him si kont*l
wakakaka
jkjk he is nice.. and smart..
well.. these things are new to me..
but im so excited to get started actually
so... bring em on!!

2008-07-14T06:53:00.000-07:00

woo-hoo.. my first blog ever!!
first day in the new semester.. i felt nothing new
went to the trade finance lecture today.. the lecturer is still the same old guy
he is nice actually, (funny) and smart too.. but he is damn good at hypnotizing his students to fall asleep =p
met some frens that i couldnt met during holiday.. and.. ate some curry again!!
yeah i luv malaysian curry!!
well.. i came to jusco after worked out today and.. some sort of mooncakes are sold there.
i guess mooncake festival is coming again. when is it ya?
it came into my mind when 2 years ago me n my besties found a box of mooncake in the taxi.
we were about to went into condo when the taxi driver called us (me, qq, sipit, mike and chandra) and asked about the box in the back seat
"is that yours?" he said.
"what is it?" qq answered
"i dunno.. some kind of box i guess" the taxi driver replied.
i was about to say NO when qq shut my stupid mouth and say "ow yea..it is mine"
what a luck.. a box of mooncake.. deliciously delicious!
there's a card on the top of the box saying "a gift from the award winner chef of mandarin hotel, kuala lumpur"
ahahhaahahha
i guess i have to learned to be a bit evil for things like these
u dont believe it?
here... pictures worth a thousand words...

dear god.. bless us for another free delicious mooncake again this year plizz =p
ciao