Friday, 14 Dec 07, 6.45pm at home
Hello my little diary,
Today is Friday..
Friday is the day that I always wait for..
But not today..
I was just back from hospital..
Got some X-rays..
Received a bad news..
My foot's bone is fractured!
Yes, I'm clumsy. Everybody knows that. I guess this time God really gave me a good lesson. Wherever I'm, Whatever I do, why it's always not right? Yesterday night I went to Ueno to collect my glasses. I was so happy that finally I got my glasses. On the way back home, I missed some steps of stairs in Subway, and I was flying for like 2 seconds before I landed with my right foot twisted. It's me, my life is so "challenging"!!
Doctor said that my foot has to be immobilized by using a plaster or gypsum to prevent movement of the injured part for 3 weeks. What I'm thinking now: Can I still go to Hokkaido? How can I pick up my parents in the airport? How can I take them to nice places that I want to show them? I really don't want to disappoint them. Meeting my family and the Hokkaido trip is what I've been waiting for since I came to Japan. I'm now just living with my husband, friends are what we only have here. I miss having a warm quality time with my family. Really.. I really look forward to this Hokkaido trip.. but what I get now?? I will not be able to move freely for the next 3 weeks, it's an exact time when my family will be here!! Why? Why? Why?
It's ok, Abbie. Think about the bright side. Wearing gypsum is like wearing white boot, slightly bigger and thicker boot though, but it's warmer! I have the black boot, it will be in trend too, wearing one black one white, with long white-black-chess-style socks, and black eye liner, cool rite? Since I can't wear sock inside my white boot, I can just draw some black squares on it as if there's a sock in it. Maybe it's a perfect time that God has prepared; when I'm disabled, I have my family with me who can take care of me, so 3 weeks will not be so long, rite?
Be tough, be happy Abbie..
And stop being clumsy!
-Abbie-
12.14.2007
12.13.2007
Secret Recipe of Japanese's Beauty
Tuesday, 13 Dec 07, 1.25pm at home
Dear diary,
Now is lunch time, that's why I'm home.
Last night, all my classmates, teachers, and I had dinner together in an Italian restaurant near my school after the presentations. I was sitting beside my best friend from Srilanka, in front of us is where the teachers were sitting. We talked to the teachers with our limited Japanese and mixed it with English when I started to mess up with my sentences, which happened many times. Well, at least it’s a good practice. We should do it during the lesson too, they should bring us to restaurant, market, shopping malls, street, or anywhere, and teach us how to say this and that. I guess this method makes the students easier to grab and remember the vocabularies. That’s how I learnt English during my homestay in Sydney, we went to traditional market and did some surveys about tomato’s price, paprika’s colors, type of oranges, etc. Well, the survey topic isn’t so important, the more important thing for students is to get some fresh air in the middle of a boring class. *but you said…..*
Back to topic, last night I found out something. It’s a secret recipe of Japanese girls’ beauty! I got the information from a trusted source, my very pretty well-maintained teacher. I should use whatever opportunity to achieve a goal, that’s what my dad teaches me to be able to be a successful entrepreneur! Well, parents’ teaching must be listened and implemented. Ok, no more writing around the bush, just jump directly into the bush.
Here are my findings. These are the secrets of true skin texture and true slim body:
1. Take a bath in a bathtub with hot water every night before sleeping
2. Eat Fish
3. Eat Tofu
4. Eat Apple
Look simple, rite? I also think so. Seems that the tips are not so much different with my current lifestyle:
- I take a bath
- I take a bath beside the bathtub
- I take a bath beside the bathtub with hot water
- I take a bath beside the bathtub with hot water every night
- I take a bath beside the bathtub with hot water every night before sleeping
- I eat fish, tofu, apple, banana, eggs, chicken, beef, pork, and their friends
I learn something useful. Every little detail must be taken into attention. Suddenly I remember how embok2 in Indonesia serve Nasi Gudeg, they use their bare hand, not spoon! It does make the taste so much more delicious, I guess. So, from now, I guess I should take a bath in the bathtub, not beside the bathtub. *How about the fish, tofu, and apple thing?* I follow the political view "The more the merrier".
-Abbie-
Dear diary,
Now is lunch time, that's why I'm home.
Last night, all my classmates, teachers, and I had dinner together in an Italian restaurant near my school after the presentations. I was sitting beside my best friend from Srilanka, in front of us is where the teachers were sitting. We talked to the teachers with our limited Japanese and mixed it with English when I started to mess up with my sentences, which happened many times. Well, at least it’s a good practice. We should do it during the lesson too, they should bring us to restaurant, market, shopping malls, street, or anywhere, and teach us how to say this and that. I guess this method makes the students easier to grab and remember the vocabularies. That’s how I learnt English during my homestay in Sydney, we went to traditional market and did some surveys about tomato’s price, paprika’s colors, type of oranges, etc. Well, the survey topic isn’t so important, the more important thing for students is to get some fresh air in the middle of a boring class. *but you said…..*
Back to topic, last night I found out something. It’s a secret recipe of Japanese girls’ beauty! I got the information from a trusted source, my very pretty well-maintained teacher. I should use whatever opportunity to achieve a goal, that’s what my dad teaches me to be able to be a successful entrepreneur! Well, parents’ teaching must be listened and implemented. Ok, no more writing around the bush, just jump directly into the bush.
Here are my findings. These are the secrets of true skin texture and true slim body:
1. Take a bath in a bathtub with hot water every night before sleeping
2. Eat Fish
3. Eat Tofu
4. Eat Apple
Look simple, rite? I also think so. Seems that the tips are not so much different with my current lifestyle:
- I take a bath
- I take a bath beside the bathtub
- I take a bath beside the bathtub with hot water
- I take a bath beside the bathtub with hot water every night
- I take a bath beside the bathtub with hot water every night before sleeping
- I eat fish, tofu, apple, banana, eggs, chicken, beef, pork, and their friends
I learn something useful. Every little detail must be taken into attention. Suddenly I remember how embok2 in Indonesia serve Nasi Gudeg, they use their bare hand, not spoon! It does make the taste so much more delicious, I guess. So, from now, I guess I should take a bath in the bathtub, not beside the bathtub. *How about the fish, tofu, and apple thing?* I follow the political view "The more the merrier".
-Abbie-
My First Japanese Speech
Tuesday, 13 Dec 07, 9.21am at home
Morning my diary,
My Japanese lesson is over. Last night was the last class. I did the presentation. About my topic? Well, my topic is very not an important topic. Ok, better I tell you the story. On Monday night, in the computer lab, I came to class 30 mins late. My teacher said that we had to save the draft by 9pm. That means I only had 2 hours to write my speech. I even had no topic yet! I was so panic. I browsed around yahoo and google. I didn't know what to search; "speech"? "help me"? "whatever"? "any topic please"? I gave up. My friends already had their own topics. At that point of time, I nearly decided to choose 'Dapur Cantik' as my topic. I opened Dapur Cantik, at the same time, I opened my little diary too. I was browsing around the title list in my little diary with a hope that I would get some inspirations, but I just realised that all my topics in my little diary are also not so important. I was also browsing around Dapur Cantik to see what new recipe my two pretty sisters already uploaded. Suddenly my teacher was behind me, I was panic, I closed Dapur Cantik and my little diary was still left opened behind. Before I had chance to close it, my teacher looked at pictures on my computer screen and screamed "Oishii..!!" I had closed Dapur Cantik, why was she still able to scream "Oishii"? I looked at my screen, Oopss, my master piece of cake was on display!
Sensei: "Waaa.. Is this your topic?"
Me: "ohh.. yes.. yes.."
Sensei: "Good that you have found your topic. I was about to give you some options for you to choose, like global warming, recycling system, and....blablabla"
Me: "Ehh.."
That's how I accidentally chose this topic. Here is the presentation slides, I want to remember my first Japanese speech for the rest of my life although my topic is unimportant useless childish topic.
I was telling story about "Watashi no Shumi" which means "My Hobby". This is the summary of my story:
"When I came to Japan, I saw the food samples that were being displayed in front of the Japanese restaurants. They are very cute and pretty. Japanese is very skillfull in making this kind of thing. I also want to make one! Not exactly the same one though. Then I bought the book and materials, and made 3 miniatures of cakes. I want to make one set of sushi too one day! I believe if I manage to create the imitation of sushi, I will be able to make real sushi!"
Then I showed them my cakes! This is the most embarassing part. Actually I didn't want to show them but my teacher asked if I brought the cakes. And I innocently said "Yes". OMG!! *In the first place, why did you bring them to class??* I put my 3 cakes in a white transparent container, put the container in a white plastic bag, tied it, and put it in my handbag. So, in a quiet presentation room, after I said "Yes", I took it out from my bag with the sound of "Kresekk..kresekk.."! Did I look like a 'kampoeng' mother who prepared a lunch box for my 3-years-old kid?
Anyway, they were all happy seeing my presentation. At least they laughed.. I don't care if they laughed for my childishness or my 'kampunganism', as long as I could be a bless for them.. Being able to laugh is a bless, isn't it?
-Abbie-
Morning my diary,
My Japanese lesson is over. Last night was the last class. I did the presentation. About my topic? Well, my topic is very not an important topic. Ok, better I tell you the story. On Monday night, in the computer lab, I came to class 30 mins late. My teacher said that we had to save the draft by 9pm. That means I only had 2 hours to write my speech. I even had no topic yet! I was so panic. I browsed around yahoo and google. I didn't know what to search; "speech"? "help me"? "whatever"? "any topic please"? I gave up. My friends already had their own topics. At that point of time, I nearly decided to choose 'Dapur Cantik' as my topic. I opened Dapur Cantik, at the same time, I opened my little diary too. I was browsing around the title list in my little diary with a hope that I would get some inspirations, but I just realised that all my topics in my little diary are also not so important. I was also browsing around Dapur Cantik to see what new recipe my two pretty sisters already uploaded. Suddenly my teacher was behind me, I was panic, I closed Dapur Cantik and my little diary was still left opened behind. Before I had chance to close it, my teacher looked at pictures on my computer screen and screamed "Oishii..!!" I had closed Dapur Cantik, why was she still able to scream "Oishii"? I looked at my screen, Oopss, my master piece of cake was on display!
Sensei: "Waaa.. Is this your topic?"
Me: "ohh.. yes.. yes.."
Sensei: "Good that you have found your topic. I was about to give you some options for you to choose, like global warming, recycling system, and....blablabla"
Me: "Ehh.."
That's how I accidentally chose this topic. Here is the presentation slides, I want to remember my first Japanese speech for the rest of my life although my topic is unimportant useless childish topic.
I was telling story about "Watashi no Shumi" which means "My Hobby". This is the summary of my story:
"When I came to Japan, I saw the food samples that were being displayed in front of the Japanese restaurants. They are very cute and pretty. Japanese is very skillfull in making this kind of thing. I also want to make one! Not exactly the same one though. Then I bought the book and materials, and made 3 miniatures of cakes. I want to make one set of sushi too one day! I believe if I manage to create the imitation of sushi, I will be able to make real sushi!"
Then I showed them my cakes! This is the most embarassing part. Actually I didn't want to show them but my teacher asked if I brought the cakes. And I innocently said "Yes". OMG!! *In the first place, why did you bring them to class??* I put my 3 cakes in a white transparent container, put the container in a white plastic bag, tied it, and put it in my handbag. So, in a quiet presentation room, after I said "Yes", I took it out from my bag with the sound of "Kresekk..kresekk.."! Did I look like a 'kampoeng' mother who prepared a lunch box for my 3-years-old kid?
Anyway, they were all happy seeing my presentation. At least they laughed.. I don't care if they laughed for my childishness or my 'kampunganism', as long as I could be a bless for them.. Being able to laugh is a bless, isn't it?
-Abbie-
12.10.2007
Dapur Si Cantik
Monday, 10 Dec 07, 4.07pm in office
Hellow my diary,
Another 11 days and I’ll be able to see my parents. Yohooo.. I miss them so much. I miss my little brothers and sisters too! I can’t wait to see them in 11 days!
My japanese lesson only has 2 classes left, tonight and Wednesday night. I have to prepare for a Japanese speech contest that will be due on this Wednesday. So, tonight class will be in the computer lab, we have to bring our own topic or picture or anything that we want to present and our sensei is going to help us doing the contents on the powerpoint slides. The topic is up to us. Nightmare! What will I say in my presentation? One easiest way out is: skip the class, problem solved! No No No.. my heart's screaming a BIG NO. I don't know if my brain would follow the screaming of my heart. Well, after all, brain is the only one who gives instruction to the rest of the body parts. Heart does not. It's normal that heart and brain always argues each other. At the end, the brain always wins, HaHaHaHa!! Oops, I'm laughing too loud. Let's see..
Diary, maybe you’ll think that I’m such a useless person who has nothing better to do. Well, I’m very busy now but I’m really in the mood of doing useless things lately, like creating a new blog, designing it, updating it. My sister, my dearest cousin and I just created a new blog called “Dapur si cantik”. Actually I’m too shy to tell you about this. This blog is about our own home-made food recipes and some tips about food, cooking, and diet! Very useless, isn’t it? That’s how we connect to each other. It’s like a child as a connecting point between a mother and a father. That’s how I describe our dapur-si-cantik.
- Dapur means kitchen.
- Si cantik means the pretty
In my language, dapur si cantik doesn’t mean pretty kitchen. But it means….ahh, I’m too shy to say this.
-Abbie-
p.s Should I choose dapur-si-cantik as a topic for my Japanese speech contest?
Hellow my diary,
Another 11 days and I’ll be able to see my parents. Yohooo.. I miss them so much. I miss my little brothers and sisters too! I can’t wait to see them in 11 days!
My japanese lesson only has 2 classes left, tonight and Wednesday night. I have to prepare for a Japanese speech contest that will be due on this Wednesday. So, tonight class will be in the computer lab, we have to bring our own topic or picture or anything that we want to present and our sensei is going to help us doing the contents on the powerpoint slides. The topic is up to us. Nightmare! What will I say in my presentation? One easiest way out is: skip the class, problem solved! No No No.. my heart's screaming a BIG NO. I don't know if my brain would follow the screaming of my heart. Well, after all, brain is the only one who gives instruction to the rest of the body parts. Heart does not. It's normal that heart and brain always argues each other. At the end, the brain always wins, HaHaHaHa!! Oops, I'm laughing too loud. Let's see..
Diary, maybe you’ll think that I’m such a useless person who has nothing better to do. Well, I’m very busy now but I’m really in the mood of doing useless things lately, like creating a new blog, designing it, updating it. My sister, my dearest cousin and I just created a new blog called “Dapur si cantik”. Actually I’m too shy to tell you about this. This blog is about our own home-made food recipes and some tips about food, cooking, and diet! Very useless, isn’t it? That’s how we connect to each other. It’s like a child as a connecting point between a mother and a father. That’s how I describe our dapur-si-cantik.
- Dapur means kitchen.
- Si cantik means the pretty
In my language, dapur si cantik doesn’t mean pretty kitchen. But it means….ahh, I’m too shy to say this.
-Abbie-
p.s Should I choose dapur-si-cantik as a topic for my Japanese speech contest?
12.07.2007
“Let Your will be done in my life”
Friday, 7 Dec 07, 4.31pm in a secret place
Hi my little diary,
Today is exactly the 5th month of our wedding anniversary. I never believe time flies so fast. I’m turning 27 soon, in 2 months. My mum has already started asking me about something, a common question that mums usually concern after their daughters get married. Yes, I’ve already expected that question long time ago. That issue is indeed another step in life. It’s another big commitment in life. Well, I don’t want to comment too much about this topic here. We are humans, we live with many limitations. If we say A, we would hurt some groups of people. If we say B, we would hurt another group of people. My little diary, actually I created this diary initially to express all my true feeling, but see now, I can’t! I should just listen to someone’s suggestion, which is to write my diary in Microsoft Word, keep it safely in my personal computer, and forever I can hide my secrets, except if I sell my PC and some kaypo nerd guys are able to restore my deleted files. Now I’m stuck here. I should blame all to blogger.com. Why should there be many good features that enable me to design my own page, put my pretty pretty picture, put my favorite cute feminine pink color, put my favorite books, movies, brands, etc? Anyway, now I have a personal invisible unbelievable unforgettable special relationship with my little diary, so I can’t leave you forever and ever till death comes between us. *Hmm sounds familiar, Titanic slogan??*
Anyway, back to topic... What is the topic again? About my 5th month of wedding anniversary? Or about me turning older? Or about ‘that big commitment’? Or about humans with limitations? Or about the kaypo nerd guys?
I don't want to make the topic looks so clear here. Whatever it is, I’ll just follow what God has planned on my life! But now, a little problem is, I don’t know what I should say in my prayer. Well, I'll just say “Let Your will be done in my life”. No regret, just keep going..
-Abbie-
Hi my little diary,
Today is exactly the 5th month of our wedding anniversary. I never believe time flies so fast. I’m turning 27 soon, in 2 months. My mum has already started asking me about something, a common question that mums usually concern after their daughters get married. Yes, I’ve already expected that question long time ago. That issue is indeed another step in life. It’s another big commitment in life. Well, I don’t want to comment too much about this topic here. We are humans, we live with many limitations. If we say A, we would hurt some groups of people. If we say B, we would hurt another group of people. My little diary, actually I created this diary initially to express all my true feeling, but see now, I can’t! I should just listen to someone’s suggestion, which is to write my diary in Microsoft Word, keep it safely in my personal computer, and forever I can hide my secrets, except if I sell my PC and some kaypo nerd guys are able to restore my deleted files. Now I’m stuck here. I should blame all to blogger.com. Why should there be many good features that enable me to design my own page, put my pretty pretty picture, put my favorite cute feminine pink color, put my favorite books, movies, brands, etc? Anyway, now I have a personal invisible unbelievable unforgettable special relationship with my little diary, so I can’t leave you forever and ever till death comes between us. *Hmm sounds familiar, Titanic slogan??*
Anyway, back to topic... What is the topic again? About my 5th month of wedding anniversary? Or about me turning older? Or about ‘that big commitment’? Or about humans with limitations? Or about the kaypo nerd guys?
I don't want to make the topic looks so clear here. Whatever it is, I’ll just follow what God has planned on my life! But now, a little problem is, I don’t know what I should say in my prayer. Well, I'll just say “Let Your will be done in my life”. No regret, just keep going..
-Abbie-
12.05.2007
The Price of Perfection
Wednesday, 5 Dec 07, 1.52pm at home
Hoii diary..
Before I go back to office, I just want to share something interesting that I found today. An article says that the reason for being unhappy/sad is sometimes because we're just being too perfectionist!
Do you know why I think this is very interesting finding? It's because it's very encouraging. I found many people (including me, sometimes) complain "life is not fair" or "this problem is too big for me" or "I'm the most depressed person in the world" etc etc. After I read this article, I feel relieved. You know, it's something like a student who gets score 6 for a subject. For some students, they are happy to get 6 because it is enough to get them pass the subject. But, for some top students, 6 is way too low since their expectation is to get 9.
So, when we have problems, when we're depressed, do not blame your fate.. do not blame others.. do not blame yourself too! See the problem thru a mirror, you're unhappy because everything is a really mess or it's just not up to your expectation? If you think that it's because the problem is really a mess, think again, what is your definition of a mess? Do you set your standard too high?
Well, I should not teach you to think this way. I know, some people have high dreams, they don't want to just feel happy, they want to feel fully satisfied. My husband also think so, but I don't. I'm happy just to have a simple life because I'm just an ordinary person. The way you think is of course up to you, the idea is "make sure you're always happy", do not let your perfection disturbs you to get your happiness!
-Abbie-
Hoii diary..
Before I go back to office, I just want to share something interesting that I found today. An article says that the reason for being unhappy/sad is sometimes because we're just being too perfectionist!
Do you know why I think this is very interesting finding? It's because it's very encouraging. I found many people (including me, sometimes) complain "life is not fair" or "this problem is too big for me" or "I'm the most depressed person in the world" etc etc. After I read this article, I feel relieved. You know, it's something like a student who gets score 6 for a subject. For some students, they are happy to get 6 because it is enough to get them pass the subject. But, for some top students, 6 is way too low since their expectation is to get 9.
So, when we have problems, when we're depressed, do not blame your fate.. do not blame others.. do not blame yourself too! See the problem thru a mirror, you're unhappy because everything is a really mess or it's just not up to your expectation? If you think that it's because the problem is really a mess, think again, what is your definition of a mess? Do you set your standard too high?
Well, I should not teach you to think this way. I know, some people have high dreams, they don't want to just feel happy, they want to feel fully satisfied. My husband also think so, but I don't. I'm happy just to have a simple life because I'm just an ordinary person. The way you think is of course up to you, the idea is "make sure you're always happy", do not let your perfection disturbs you to get your happiness!
-Abbie-
My House Key Appeared
Wednesday, 5 Dec 07, 1.42pm at home
Hi again diary..
My house key suddenly appeared! Maybe it was just so bored hiding in a dark place while I gave up searching and started to ignore it. I left my Japanese books bag in my office on the day I lost my key. In the next morning, I reached office and saw the card was in the bag! Very weird, I searched the bag, flipped thru the books and the papers so many times the day before, but I never noticed that it was actually in between the papers. Well, when I'm panic, I get clumsy. When I'm not panic, I'm easy to get panic by small thing.
Anyway, the key has appeared (I won't say 'I've found my key'). So, case is officially closed!
See you next time for other case..
-Abbie-
Hi again diary..
My house key suddenly appeared! Maybe it was just so bored hiding in a dark place while I gave up searching and started to ignore it. I left my Japanese books bag in my office on the day I lost my key. In the next morning, I reached office and saw the card was in the bag! Very weird, I searched the bag, flipped thru the books and the papers so many times the day before, but I never noticed that it was actually in between the papers. Well, when I'm panic, I get clumsy. When I'm not panic, I'm easy to get panic by small thing.
Anyway, the key has appeared (I won't say 'I've found my key'). So, case is officially closed!
See you next time for other case..
-Abbie-
12.04.2007
My House Key Disappeared
Tuesday, 4 Dec 07, 9.20am at home
Hi again diary,
I'm so sad again today, no, started yesterday afternoon. My house key disappeared. I don't say that I lost my house key. It just disappeared! I feel that the incident was very strange and unbelievable! You wanna know the story?
My office is just 5mins walk from home so usually I go back home during lunch time. Yesterday afternoon was a normal day, I went back home to have lunch. I had lunch at home, cleaned the house, called my sis in Indo, and went back to office. I locked the door before I left the house. Soon after I reached 1st floor, I suddenly remembered that I forgot to bring my Japanese lesson books (I have a class every Monday night). Then, I went up again. I still had my key with me, I unlocked the door, opened the door, went in, and took my books. It just happened very fast within 30secs. Then, I saw socks and my boots, yesterday was a cold day, they looked very warm. I was tempted to wear them. Then, I sat down on the floor near the door to wear socks and boots. I put my wallet and mobile and probably my key on the floor beside me. After I was done wearing my shoes, I stood up, took my jacket, my books, my wallet, my mobile, a bag of garbage (I wanted to throw it away downstair), and was looking for my house key! *You only have 2 hands, how could you carry so many things on your hands??* My house key has already disappeared! I was just sitting on the 1m x 1m floor with all my belongings around me. I didn't go to anywhere else in the house. It's impossible for me to leave the key outside or hanging on the door because my key is an access card. I checked every possible places, like:
- Outside the door
- Jacket's pockets
- Trousers' pockets
- Inside the wallet
- Inside my mobile
- Under my cupboard near where I was sitting
- Under the carpets near where I was sitting
- Inside my books' bag
- Inside my boots because it happened when I was wearing them
- Inside my socks
- Inside my trousers
It's very weird, but it just happened!
I still can't believe that my house key disappeared..
I still can't believe that my clumsiness is back..
I know that you won't be able to believe that my key disappeared just like that.
I know that you might think I dropped the key somewhere but created this interesting comic story to convince my husband that it was not my fault.
But, too bad, it's true..
Please pardon my clumsiness..
-Abbie-
Hi again diary,
I'm so sad again today, no, started yesterday afternoon. My house key disappeared. I don't say that I lost my house key. It just disappeared! I feel that the incident was very strange and unbelievable! You wanna know the story?
My office is just 5mins walk from home so usually I go back home during lunch time. Yesterday afternoon was a normal day, I went back home to have lunch. I had lunch at home, cleaned the house, called my sis in Indo, and went back to office. I locked the door before I left the house. Soon after I reached 1st floor, I suddenly remembered that I forgot to bring my Japanese lesson books (I have a class every Monday night). Then, I went up again. I still had my key with me, I unlocked the door, opened the door, went in, and took my books. It just happened very fast within 30secs. Then, I saw socks and my boots, yesterday was a cold day, they looked very warm. I was tempted to wear them. Then, I sat down on the floor near the door to wear socks and boots. I put my wallet and mobile and probably my key on the floor beside me. After I was done wearing my shoes, I stood up, took my jacket, my books, my wallet, my mobile, a bag of garbage (I wanted to throw it away downstair), and was looking for my house key! *You only have 2 hands, how could you carry so many things on your hands??* My house key has already disappeared! I was just sitting on the 1m x 1m floor with all my belongings around me. I didn't go to anywhere else in the house. It's impossible for me to leave the key outside or hanging on the door because my key is an access card. I checked every possible places, like:
- Outside the door
- Jacket's pockets
- Trousers' pockets
- Inside the wallet
- Inside my mobile
- Under my cupboard near where I was sitting
- Under the carpets near where I was sitting
- Inside my books' bag
- Inside my boots because it happened when I was wearing them
- Inside my socks
- Inside my trousers
It's very weird, but it just happened!
I still can't believe that my house key disappeared..
I still can't believe that my clumsiness is back..
I know that you won't be able to believe that my key disappeared just like that.
I know that you might think I dropped the key somewhere but created this interesting comic story to convince my husband that it was not my fault.
But, too bad, it's true..
Please pardon my clumsiness..
-Abbie-
12.03.2007
Eyes or Brain Examination?
Monday, 3 Dec 07, 9.19am at home
Dear my little diary,
Finally, December has come! I love December, I love Xmas, I love holiday! My Japanese class has only 5 classes to go, I never believed that it will be over so soon. I feel that I havent learnt much, many Japanese verbs I don't know, but at least now I can speak Japanese although they don't understand what I talk about, it's their problem, rite? They are the ones who have listening problem, not me!
Yesterday finally I found glasses as a replacement of my spoilt glasses. I think I've told you about buying new glasses months ago, yeah, I found it at last! I've searched almost all big megane (glasses) stores in Tokyo almost every weekend but I hardly found any good one that suits me. Maybe something wrong with my face? Or something wrong with my nose? Nice glasses that I found usually don't have nose pads, well, maybe nice glasses are only meant for nice looking people with sharp nose. I do have sharp nose! It's just too sharp, maybe..
When my eyes were examined yesterday, I had a hard time reading the characters.
ド
ス
パ
Optician: blurblurblurb... (He said, Please read these characters, I guess)
Me: oh oh.. to su pa (oh oh.. to su pa)
Optician: (shake his head and was about to change the lens to higher degree)
Me: Choto matte.. do su pa (wait.. do su pa)
Optician: Ii desu ne. Warui desuka? (Good, is it not clear?)
Me: Iye, kono rensu ga OK! (No, this lens is OK!)
I was scared if he would change the lens again. It happened like this few times. Well, it's not that I couldn't read the characters but I forgot whether it's 'to' or 'do' with the two dots at the top. Was it Eyes Examination or Japanese Test? I only can hope that the optician gave me the correct lens measurement. It will be ready in 10 days, I'll let you know how it is.
Have to go to work now..
See you, diary
-Abbie-
Dear my little diary,
Finally, December has come! I love December, I love Xmas, I love holiday! My Japanese class has only 5 classes to go, I never believed that it will be over so soon. I feel that I havent learnt much, many Japanese verbs I don't know, but at least now I can speak Japanese although they don't understand what I talk about, it's their problem, rite? They are the ones who have listening problem, not me!
Yesterday finally I found glasses as a replacement of my spoilt glasses. I think I've told you about buying new glasses months ago, yeah, I found it at last! I've searched almost all big megane (glasses) stores in Tokyo almost every weekend but I hardly found any good one that suits me. Maybe something wrong with my face? Or something wrong with my nose? Nice glasses that I found usually don't have nose pads, well, maybe nice glasses are only meant for nice looking people with sharp nose. I do have sharp nose! It's just too sharp, maybe..
When my eyes were examined yesterday, I had a hard time reading the characters.
ド
ス
パ
Optician: blurblurblurb... (He said, Please read these characters, I guess)
Me: oh oh.. to su pa (oh oh.. to su pa)
Optician: (shake his head and was about to change the lens to higher degree)
Me: Choto matte.. do su pa (wait.. do su pa)
Optician: Ii desu ne. Warui desuka? (Good, is it not clear?)
Me: Iye, kono rensu ga OK! (No, this lens is OK!)
I was scared if he would change the lens again. It happened like this few times. Well, it's not that I couldn't read the characters but I forgot whether it's 'to' or 'do' with the two dots at the top. Was it Eyes Examination or Japanese Test? I only can hope that the optician gave me the correct lens measurement. It will be ready in 10 days, I'll let you know how it is.
Have to go to work now..
See you, diary
-Abbie-
11.22.2007
Orange
Thursday, 22 Nov 07, 11.11pm at home
Happy Thanksgiving, my diary..
I don't celebrate thanksgiving here, I spent my day today by working and going to Japanese class, well, doing my routine activities.
Recently, suddenly, immediately, sugu-sugu, hujuk-hujuk, tiba-tiba, I like orange color! I used to like red when I was little, I liked black during my university time, and I liked pink when I was in Singapore. Now I like orange! And I like eating banana! *Banana is yellow, not orange*. But, I still don't like eating orange.
Orange represents something fresh, cheerful, genki, friendly, and healthy. You know, I was not in the mood of talking, blogging, chatting, and doing anything last month. Now I'm back! I'm back with my new orange jacket! I'm back with my cheerfulness, tuk menyongsong Christmas and New Year 2008!
Happy Orange Christmas! ^_^
-Abbie-
Happy Thanksgiving, my diary..
I don't celebrate thanksgiving here, I spent my day today by working and going to Japanese class, well, doing my routine activities.
Recently, suddenly, immediately, sugu-sugu, hujuk-hujuk, tiba-tiba, I like orange color! I used to like red when I was little, I liked black during my university time, and I liked pink when I was in Singapore. Now I like orange! And I like eating banana! *Banana is yellow, not orange*. But, I still don't like eating orange.
Orange represents something fresh, cheerful, genki, friendly, and healthy. You know, I was not in the mood of talking, blogging, chatting, and doing anything last month. Now I'm back! I'm back with my new orange jacket! I'm back with my cheerfulness, tuk menyongsong Christmas and New Year 2008!
Happy Orange Christmas! ^_^
-Abbie-
Klepon Day
Thursday, 22 Nov 07, at secret time, in secret place ssttt..Hi diary,
I don't know why recently I'm in the mood of making klepon. I've been in the mood of making and eating klepon since last week. Today, I told myself that I have to make klepon this week. I should post this important note on my fridge. I was browsing around sites to get the recipe of klepon. Finally I got one. I've prepared my notebook and pen, ready to write down the recipe. Here it is:
Bahan-bahan
500 gram tepung ketan
Secukupnya air daun suji
Secukupnya air kapur sirih
Secukupnya gula merah, iris halus
Secukupnya kelapa parut
Secukupnya garam
Well, it's very encouraging and 'mandiri' recipe! That's good, at least I can remember the bahan-bahan easily with that 'secukupnya' secret recipe. So, what I need to buy is just glotinuous powder, and the rest I should decide myself how much I should put it in, or not put it in, it's optional. I can't wait till weekend to make klepon. Oh, tomorrow is public holiday! Yipeee.. Tomorrow is klepon day.
-Abbie-
11.20.2007
Surprise..surprise..!!
Tuesday, 20 Nov 07, 7.36pm in office
Kombanwa diary,
This is my first time writing diary in this office. I skip class again today, :( Just this morning I promised myself not to skip class anymore, and tonite I just did it again. I have so much works that need to be done today, all is urgent. That's why I can't leave early again although my boss wasn't in today.
Better I go home now and cook dinner for my hubby. He must be surprised when he sees me at home at Tuesday nite. I mean, he'll be blue-facely surprised 'Why are you skipping class again??'. Surprise.. surprise..!! Hohohoho..
Bye diary
-Abbie-
Kombanwa diary,
This is my first time writing diary in this office. I skip class again today, :( Just this morning I promised myself not to skip class anymore, and tonite I just did it again. I have so much works that need to be done today, all is urgent. That's why I can't leave early again although my boss wasn't in today.
Better I go home now and cook dinner for my hubby. He must be surprised when he sees me at home at Tuesday nite. I mean, he'll be blue-facely surprised 'Why are you skipping class again??'. Surprise.. surprise..!! Hohohoho..
Bye diary
-Abbie-
What the title should be?
Tuesday, 20 Nov 07, 8.51am at home
Hellow diary,
Tuesday morning. Time flies so fast. During weekdays, I look forward weekend to come. On weekend, time goes by very fast and when I only realise it when monday has come. Monday morning comes, I wait for weekend to come again, so on and so fort. What does it mean? Does it mean I'm enjoying my life now? Or spending time without realising it? It's similar to transfering food into stomach directly, without passing thru the mouth. For me, the best thing about eating is not about feeling full, but the process: the food is landed on the tounge, welcomed by the lips, crunched by the teeth, and pushed into the throat by the tounge. The idea is: do not produce too much saliva when eating because liquid weakens the taste. So, the food's ads about "mouth-watering" is wrong and not appropriate. Sorry, back to main topic.
I'm enjoing my new job now. I'm enjoying my Japanese class. For the last 2 classes, I started to realise that I want to learn Japanese whole heartedly. Well, it's normal. When we're about to lose something, then we can appreciate it more. When the dining table is full of food, we have no desire to eat it. But when there's only one small plate of food, we'll treasure and appreciate it more. *Do you have to always use food as your story illustration?* Recently, I have skipped many classes because I couldn't leave office so early. And now, I feel that the Jap lesson is so useful. *Only now you realise it??* I'll try my best to come to every class from now on! Ganbate, Abbie!!
The outside temperature is very cold yesterday. In the afternoon, it's around 9C! My heater at home is always on whenever I'm at home now. I just found out something interesting about Japanese yesterday during the class. My classmate said that Japanese body temperature is 1-1.5C lower than our body temperature! So, for them, 37C is considered high. This explains why they set 28-30C at the office's heater. I'm wondering what's my body temperature?
Last weekend was a busy weekend for us. My pastor came to visit our little home sweet home. Ron's friends from Singapore also came to see our cute tiny home. You know, the busiest part is not about welcoming the guests, but about cleaning the house. In this case, I'm happy that I have small home.
December is coming soon!! Xmas is coming!! My family is coming! My holiday is coming! My shopping time has come! Yipeee.. Do you still remember what I wrote last year? December is my favorite month although my birthday is on February. *Why should you tell me your birthmonth?*
Omo omo, I got to go now! It's already 9.22am!!
See you, diary..
-Abbie-
p.s what the title should be?
Hellow diary,
Tuesday morning. Time flies so fast. During weekdays, I look forward weekend to come. On weekend, time goes by very fast and when I only realise it when monday has come. Monday morning comes, I wait for weekend to come again, so on and so fort. What does it mean? Does it mean I'm enjoying my life now? Or spending time without realising it? It's similar to transfering food into stomach directly, without passing thru the mouth. For me, the best thing about eating is not about feeling full, but the process: the food is landed on the tounge, welcomed by the lips, crunched by the teeth, and pushed into the throat by the tounge. The idea is: do not produce too much saliva when eating because liquid weakens the taste. So, the food's ads about "mouth-watering" is wrong and not appropriate. Sorry, back to main topic.
I'm enjoing my new job now. I'm enjoying my Japanese class. For the last 2 classes, I started to realise that I want to learn Japanese whole heartedly. Well, it's normal. When we're about to lose something, then we can appreciate it more. When the dining table is full of food, we have no desire to eat it. But when there's only one small plate of food, we'll treasure and appreciate it more. *Do you have to always use food as your story illustration?* Recently, I have skipped many classes because I couldn't leave office so early. And now, I feel that the Jap lesson is so useful. *Only now you realise it??* I'll try my best to come to every class from now on! Ganbate, Abbie!!
The outside temperature is very cold yesterday. In the afternoon, it's around 9C! My heater at home is always on whenever I'm at home now. I just found out something interesting about Japanese yesterday during the class. My classmate said that Japanese body temperature is 1-1.5C lower than our body temperature! So, for them, 37C is considered high. This explains why they set 28-30C at the office's heater. I'm wondering what's my body temperature?
Last weekend was a busy weekend for us. My pastor came to visit our little home sweet home. Ron's friends from Singapore also came to see our cute tiny home. You know, the busiest part is not about welcoming the guests, but about cleaning the house. In this case, I'm happy that I have small home.
December is coming soon!! Xmas is coming!! My family is coming! My holiday is coming! My shopping time has come! Yipeee.. Do you still remember what I wrote last year? December is my favorite month although my birthday is on February. *Why should you tell me your birthmonth?*
Omo omo, I got to go now! It's already 9.22am!!
See you, diary..
-Abbie-
p.s what the title should be?
11.13.2007
Missing Home.. again..
Tuesday, 13 Nov 07, 8.03am at home
Hello my little diary,
Today is my mum's birthday, I just called my home in Solo and chatted with my mum for around 20mins. I had to end the call since she had to go to Manahan for morning jogging. I miss my mum. I miss my sis. I miss everyone in my hometown. I miss my home. Now you know why I don't want to call my family so often, rite? Yea, I miss home more after calling. Since I moved to Japan, I only call home few times only. Back then when I was still in Singapore, I called home once in a week, or at most once in 2 weeks. My mum once said, it's because I'm married now so I seldom call home. It's a BIG NO! It's because I will miss them more if I call them. Stupid, rite? Yes, it's me, stupid! Usually one phones the family to 'heal' the homesickness. But for me, my homesickness is getting worse after talking with them on the phone. I feel that I'm so far away from them now, I can't visit them every 3 months like what I did before. So, I don't want to miss them so much, I don't want to miss them so often, what I can do now is I don't want to call them so often. Nice intro, poor reasoning, bad conclusion, stupid action??
Now I'm left alone at home with bad homesickness. Eating my chocolate toast. Drinking my hot green tea. Sitting on my living room carpet. Typing a diary with a mellow face. And still wearing a sengek glasses. It's ok Abbie, they are coming here soon next month! Better prepare for the list of the things I want them to bring, like:
1. My grey winter coat
2. DVD Korea (As much as Heaven and Earth)
3. Kecap manis bangao, bergendul-gendul please
4. Hot tomato sauce, bergendul-gendul juga please
5. Indonesian Fried rice's spices
6. My engagement party DVD
7. Cover bantal warna-warni 4 biji ukuran 45x45cm
8. Contact lens
I feel better now. Now sleepy. But, have to get ready for work now. *Hey, you have not updated your diary for so long time and you just leave like this?* Eh sorry, what do you want to know? My life is so so, my schedule is busy, my husband is great, my work is okay, my feeling is happy, my diary is lonely!
See you again diary..
-Abbie-
Hello my little diary,
Today is my mum's birthday, I just called my home in Solo and chatted with my mum for around 20mins. I had to end the call since she had to go to Manahan for morning jogging. I miss my mum. I miss my sis. I miss everyone in my hometown. I miss my home. Now you know why I don't want to call my family so often, rite? Yea, I miss home more after calling. Since I moved to Japan, I only call home few times only. Back then when I was still in Singapore, I called home once in a week, or at most once in 2 weeks. My mum once said, it's because I'm married now so I seldom call home. It's a BIG NO! It's because I will miss them more if I call them. Stupid, rite? Yes, it's me, stupid! Usually one phones the family to 'heal' the homesickness. But for me, my homesickness is getting worse after talking with them on the phone. I feel that I'm so far away from them now, I can't visit them every 3 months like what I did before. So, I don't want to miss them so much, I don't want to miss them so often, what I can do now is I don't want to call them so often. Nice intro, poor reasoning, bad conclusion, stupid action??
Now I'm left alone at home with bad homesickness. Eating my chocolate toast. Drinking my hot green tea. Sitting on my living room carpet. Typing a diary with a mellow face. And still wearing a sengek glasses. It's ok Abbie, they are coming here soon next month! Better prepare for the list of the things I want them to bring, like:
1. My grey winter coat
2. DVD Korea (As much as Heaven and Earth)
3. Kecap manis bangao, bergendul-gendul please
4. Hot tomato sauce, bergendul-gendul juga please
5. Indonesian Fried rice's spices
6. My engagement party DVD
7. Cover bantal warna-warni 4 biji ukuran 45x45cm
8. Contact lens
I feel better now. Now sleepy. But, have to get ready for work now. *Hey, you have not updated your diary for so long time and you just leave like this?* Eh sorry, what do you want to know? My life is so so, my schedule is busy, my husband is great, my work is okay, my feeling is happy, my diary is lonely!
See you again diary..
-Abbie-
11.05.2007
Before and After
Monday, 5 Nov 07, 7.49am at home
Hello diary,
Finally now I have chance to write my diary. It's also because of my hard effort to get up early this morning before my alarm clock rang. My daily schedule is now changed, my routine activities are now changed after I started my work:
1. Get Up
Before: I used to get up when my hubby's alarm clock rang. I got up at the same time as he did.
After: I wake up when my hubby's alarm clock rings but I get up from bed when my own alarm clock rings which is 2 hours later (it's because my office hour is 2 hours later than his, I love this so much!!)
2. Breakfast
Before: I used to prepare breakfast for my husband in the morning and serve it fresh. We had breakfast together.
After: I prepare breakfast for him the night before and ask him to reheat it when he's about to eat. He has his breakfast when I'm still ZZzzzZZzzz....
3. Cleaning
Before: I used to clean home almost everyday, as and when the dirt appeared. There was one full day of cleaning in a week, Wednesday, which I selectively chose to clean the whole house.
After: I clean home as and when the mood comes, it can be in the middle of the night or in the afternoon during the lunch time.
4. Groceries Shopping
Before: I used to shop groceries every Friday afternoon, spent a half-day at the supermarket, bought the necessary and the unnecessary items, always seeked items that I "HAD" to buy.
After: I still shop every Friday after work. Last Friday, my dear hubby shopped for me. Hihihi.. Thank you! Whoever is available, either me or him, just go. I have no chance to look around anymore, less money is spent, more money is saved! Great!
5. Cooking
Before: I used to cook in the afternoon before going to my Japanese lesson. I cooked almost everyday, experimented many recipes.
After: I cook on weekend or at night, keep the food in the fridge, and heat it when we want to eat. No more food varieties, just repeat the same dishes that I used to make. It's good that at least I had chances to experiment cooking some dishes before.
6. Japanese Course
Before: I used to come to my Japanese class 3 times a week at 6.30pm sharp! *Did you say it starts at 6.20pm?*
After: I still come to my class, I still have big desire to come, but it all depends on the situation and condition.
The Advantages:
1. More money
2. Shop less on groceries
3. Shop more on fashion
4. Eat less
5. More sleep (2 hours more)
6. More showers (2x a day now *Before that??*)
7. More consumption on make-up and contact lens
8. More romance!
9. Less guilty on spending money
The Disadvantages:
1. More messy house (I'm not saying 'messy house', I'm saying 'more messy')
2. Messy schedule
3. Won't get a medal for 'A Good Wife Championship'
4. Less time to watch my Korean series
5. Less concentration on studying Japanese
6. Less time to write my diary!
7. Less time to chat with my sis, my bro, cousins, friends, and other people out there in the cyber world
8. More tired
9. No time to 'twist and shape' my body
Wow, 9-9! So, I don't know if I'm now doing good or bad.
-Abbie-
Hello diary,
Finally now I have chance to write my diary. It's also because of my hard effort to get up early this morning before my alarm clock rang. My daily schedule is now changed, my routine activities are now changed after I started my work:
1. Get Up
Before: I used to get up when my hubby's alarm clock rang. I got up at the same time as he did.
After: I wake up when my hubby's alarm clock rings but I get up from bed when my own alarm clock rings which is 2 hours later (it's because my office hour is 2 hours later than his, I love this so much!!)
2. Breakfast
Before: I used to prepare breakfast for my husband in the morning and serve it fresh. We had breakfast together.
After: I prepare breakfast for him the night before and ask him to reheat it when he's about to eat. He has his breakfast when I'm still ZZzzzZZzzz....
3. Cleaning
Before: I used to clean home almost everyday, as and when the dirt appeared. There was one full day of cleaning in a week, Wednesday, which I selectively chose to clean the whole house.
After: I clean home as and when the mood comes, it can be in the middle of the night or in the afternoon during the lunch time.
4. Groceries Shopping
Before: I used to shop groceries every Friday afternoon, spent a half-day at the supermarket, bought the necessary and the unnecessary items, always seeked items that I "HAD" to buy.
After: I still shop every Friday after work. Last Friday, my dear hubby shopped for me. Hihihi.. Thank you! Whoever is available, either me or him, just go. I have no chance to look around anymore, less money is spent, more money is saved! Great!
5. Cooking
Before: I used to cook in the afternoon before going to my Japanese lesson. I cooked almost everyday, experimented many recipes.
After: I cook on weekend or at night, keep the food in the fridge, and heat it when we want to eat. No more food varieties, just repeat the same dishes that I used to make. It's good that at least I had chances to experiment cooking some dishes before.
6. Japanese Course
Before: I used to come to my Japanese class 3 times a week at 6.30pm sharp! *Did you say it starts at 6.20pm?*
After: I still come to my class, I still have big desire to come, but it all depends on the situation and condition.
The Advantages:
1. More money
2. Shop less on groceries
3. Shop more on fashion
4. Eat less
5. More sleep (2 hours more)
6. More showers (2x a day now *Before that??*)
7. More consumption on make-up and contact lens
8. More romance!
9. Less guilty on spending money
The Disadvantages:
1. More messy house (I'm not saying 'messy house', I'm saying 'more messy')
2. Messy schedule
3. Won't get a medal for 'A Good Wife Championship'
4. Less time to watch my Korean series
5. Less concentration on studying Japanese
6. Less time to write my diary!
7. Less time to chat with my sis, my bro, cousins, friends, and other people out there in the cyber world
8. More tired
9. No time to 'twist and shape' my body
Wow, 9-9! So, I don't know if I'm now doing good or bad.
-Abbie-
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