Monday, July 27, 2009

Inside and Outside



I'm currently battling with weight.. my aim before 25th December is to lose 10kg..

At least I don't eat later than 7.30 :p~~, I can go crazy for breakfast and lunch, but just not after 7.30~.. Probably somewhere around 5-7pm, I can go for a cake or two, but I am disciplining myself of not eating anything above 7.30pm.. (will I survive with this method until the 25th?)

I doubt I'd still be doing this when my parents coming in the next few months..well..an exception I'm making myself for this period would be: to eat considerably healthy.. eg. salmon? salad? or I"m not sure whether I can do this but I'd try and have a go at Greek Salad which practically has no meat whatsoever in it..PURE vege and a lil bit of cheese here and there.

But interestingly enough, a friend's sms was a blessing for me..since I have not thought a lot lately about my relationship with my Creator, all I cared about was how to lose weight and that's it. In the sms he said:

"Luke 11:39-40

39Then the Lord said to him, "Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. 40You foolish people! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also?"

He said the main point is:
What seen outside is not the most important. God also sees deep into our hearts..Good ethics and manners without the right mind-set is void.

"Bring our inner life under God's control and your outer life will naturally reflect him." - Immanuel Franklin

Thursday, July 23, 2009

UPSET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

okay, logicly saying

If no one can not find the Entertainment Book (to find tlp number of a restaurant), then that person or ANYONE FAMILIAR WITH TECHNOLOGY can have some QUICK THINKING and go search the INTERNET, yes? since the laptop has been on for quite some time.. all it takes just: TYPE, ENTER, CLICK!!!!! Searching for stuffs in the Entertainment Book can take quite some time because it's as thick as the bible!

While I was putting on my leggings, I asked a person to please check it out on the net since no one can find where the book is. But the person ..oh my gad.....NO comment. And the other person scolded me for being bossy and bitchy. Who's being bossy and bitchy? if i have 4 long stretch-able arms, I would put on my leggings and search the internet at the same time! THe problem is, the leggings and the laptop ARE NOT IN THE SAME ROOM!

And what's with the all-of-a-sudden complaints about my collection of cards?? my restaurant cards and my hotel cards? i cannot put them in the same card holder? It's my FRIGGIN collection, I can do with whatever I want to do with it!! Nothing has to go your FRIGGIN ways, I'm not a FRIGGIN robot or some 5 year old kid.

Friday, July 17, 2009

Bomb - JW Marriot & Ritz Carlton - MU cancelled


JAKARTA....! I'm dissapointed ....

Most of the summary based from CNN coverage:

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/17/indonesia.hotels.explosions/index.html :

The bombings happened this morning before 8am, first in JW Marriot then Ritz Carlton 10 minutes after. So it was said that 2 suicide bombers actually CHECKED into JW Marriot Hotel in Jakarta, predicted on Wednesday and were supposed to check out this Friday. The bomb blew up the hotels' restaurants where glasses were blown out and blood spattered across the ground (according to an eye-witness). It was said that 9 people died and 50 others are wounded. Prominent business man from New Zealand, the CEO of Holcim Indonesia (a cement company) died in the tragedy when he was supposed to have a meeting with his colleagues in Ritz' restaurant. At least about 8 American nationals are among the casualties and a couple of Australians/New Zealanders.

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"...An unexploded bomb was found on the Marriott Hotel's 18th floor where several suspects believed to be linked to the bombings were staying, Hendarso said.

Yudhoyono warned that it is still too early to determine who was behind the attacks.

"This terrorist action is thought to be the work of a terrorist group, even though it is not certain whether this is the terrorism which we are familiar with up until now," the recently reelected president said

Five were killed at the Ritz-Carlton, and one was killed at the Marriott, police spokesman Inspector General Nanan Soekarna said. In addition to the victims, a suspected suicide bomber died at each hotel as well, he said.

Security has been extremely high at the Marriott hotel in Jakarta since it was struck by a car bombing in August 2003 that killed 12 people.

Suspicion immediately fell on Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), the Islamist terrorist network with ties to Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda terrorist network that was tied to the 2003 Marriott attack and the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings that killed more than 200 people, mostly foreign tourists.

Hendarso said the type of explosives found were similar to those found in a recent raid on a home in West Java that was linked to Noordin Top, a suspected leader of a small JI splinter group that espouses the use of large-scale terror attacks to push for the establishment of Islamic states in the region.

So far, there has been no claim of responsibility for the latest attack. Al Jazeera English reported that it was in touch with a JI member who denied any involvement in Friday's hotel bombings. Video Watch analysts discuss potential suspects »

The fatalities include New Zealand national Timothy David McKay, 60, according to Indonesia's state-run Antara New Agency. McKay -- the CEO of Holcim Indonesia, a cement company -- was at the hotel for a breakfast meeting with fellow prominent business leaders, the Jakarta Post reported.

Indonesian media also reported that two directors of Freeport Indonesia, the largest copper and gold mining company in Indonesia, were wounded in the attacks on the two hotels.

Britain's Manchester United soccer team canceled its trip to Indonesia after the bombing. It had been scheduled to check into the Ritz-Carlton on Sunday...

Emergency numbers

Marriott/Ritz-Carlton Family Assistance Hotline
+1 8662114610
+14023903265

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--CNN's Kathy Quiano and Andy Saputra in Jakarta, Indonesia contributed to this report.

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When I just thought how I'm longing to go back to Jakarta as soon as I graduate.. As Kevin Rudd said on tv..we're dealing with very very ugly people, and I'll add to his pers conference statement, this act is awefully disgusting!

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Jakarta The Sin City ..or the soulful city

Welcome to Jakarta,

If people call Vegas as sin city, then Jakarta would be Asia's Sin City... The sparkling dangerous night life, the lifestyle, the contrast difference between social status, the food, fashion, politics, pollution...everything crumpled into one city. J A K A R T A.

Once colonized by the Dutch, it has grown into a metropolitan Muslim city inhabited by people from many racial backgrounds. Good looking people of a mix between westerners and indos are often found on billboards or TVs and cinemas..heaps of them.

The good thing of being away from my mum in this city is the habit of not eating a lot. Media pressure for girls are enormous. Getting slim in Asian standard is so encouraged. Everywhere you go, rarely you see chubby chicks, I am considered chubby here ( Asian standard ). Scared of driving in the crazy roads of Jakarta, it prevents me to just wander off to some eating places and eat whatever I want. It isn't like Perth where I can just drive off to Fast Ed or 24hr McD without having the need to ask for anyone's permission and to watch out for snakey annoying motorcycles.

But I like it here. The city has a lot to offer in terms of entertainment and night life, but I just have to watch out...it's a sin city where everything is possible. I have to guard myself..and if I can control myself, life here can be good. It's just sad how racial discrimination still exist, but I guess I can't just pity myself.. I have to focus and get what I want, screw racial discrimination.. Agnes can beat it.

So far, this is my impression of my hometown...No matter how long I've been educated in Australia, I always want to go back to Jakarta...to the Sin City.


Umm...maybe I'll just change it to the Soulful City :p~

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Before presentation...

Ok.. i'm quite nervous.. i'm not entirely satisfied with my work...

but yesterday a friend wrote to me "God's favor upon you" ..and I would like to say 'Amen' to that.

Friday, June 12, 2009

Our Ritual Tea-Drinking Night

Love love love love love!
My sisters are awesome! Unfortunate that Cindy couldn't make it :( ...it would've been more fun..:( ..but it's okay, she's really tired aniwae.. we'll have another ritual next time and you shall not miss it! ^-^

Well..who knows talkin talkin talkin and talkin made us forgot that time does exist and oh how we didn't feel like going home at all..until I made sense of myself that I was the one driving, so I should not fell asleep nor too tired to drive (since i was responsible for another human being as well...hehehehehe)

Tea tea tea tea tea, I love the smell of Nishi's black tea, and for some weird reason, I tended to repeat words last night... hm hm hm hm hm...ANd Ohh Deutsch! let's all learn Deutsch!here are some examples:

how? how do i do that? = wie? wie mache ich das? (vee maehke eeh das)
what for? = wozu? (vootszoo)
with what? = womit? (voomit)

But I love our 'Discussion' Unit 101...I definitely gained a lot, and if it was on exam, I'd probably score 80! hehehehe (trying to look 'humble but NOT' by not typing 100%)..

I like it when everything's so open that we can be ourselves without any shame, without any doubts, without any fear of being judged. I feel at home :).

Went out for a while to say 'cya later' to a friend in the airport, then I seriously couldn't wait to get back to the IA headquarter, esp. the living room last night --> home! it was just the right size with room to move and each on every available couch ;P~

Catching up with the girls was lovely..I enjoyed it so muchh :D. It made me ponder..what's gonna happen next year....we should go crazy with our finale ritual tea-drinking night!!


some fun keywords:

"Ich Liebe Dich", kimmykepo!, lolipops, B..B (i'm not gonna say it hhahahha)





'What happens in IA Sisterhood stays in IA Sisterhood'.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Inspirations of the day

Quotes from Joel Esteen / messages from him that are inspirational and worth learning:

FEAR IS CONTAGIOUS

EVERYTHING IS UNDER CONTROL

DON'T USE YOUR ENERGY TO WORRY, BUT USE YOUR ENERGY TO BELIEVE

BE GRATEFUL