Farty Love

Once, I told my Baby,

"I know it's love if I'm comfortable enough to exchange fart with my loved one"Then my baby answered,

"I know it is true love when you keep falling in love with the same person"

Hahaha... That's a very sweet answer, Baby. Fart fart. Porkchop.

Ayam Den Lapeh

As a proud Padangnese, no matter where I am, I will still keep the Padang spirit. Yap, even in Bali. Here's one of the proof. I sang "Ayam Den Lapeh", one of popular Minang songs. "Ayam Den Lapeh" literary translates to My Missing Chicken ...
I sang quite well I guess, my team won 2nd prize and got a digital camera for the prize. Not too bad for a first timer, but we surely put quite an effort for it. I had a fun time that night.

For those who have no clue about the song. Please check out this youtube. You’ll get the idea of how cute and silly the song is… Hahahaha

Lil Brownie

Here is the picture of me & Brownie, a 5 years old Borneo OrangUtan.
He is a absolute cute boy, abit clingy when he "hug" me ... a total sweetheart.

Sometimes you need to lose yourself to find yourself ...

Sometimes you need to lose yourself to find yourself ...

Decision Decision Decision

I wanted to write this yesterday… the words keep playing in my mind.

Anyway, yesterday I made a clear statement about my decision. I was quite sure about it. It was an easy and clean-cut decision. Was so glad about it, feel relieved. I would say, this is my first GOOD un-influenced decision. Yeah, in the past, I let someone else do make decision for me; they are not always correct. Well, now I still ensure that I am making right decision by asking my baby too, but most importantly, I have to be comfortable with the decision. This time, I am. Wrong or not, it is in my hands, my responsibility. And I feel so great about it.

Yesterday, after the announcement, my mind started to unwind, playing the memories of my decisions. I used to regrets my wrong decisions, now that I think back. I don’t think they are. None of my decisions (influenced or not) are all-wrong. Although I have to go through some hard time, they actually shaping me up, making who I am now.

From all those “wrong decision”, there is one that still sticking in my mind … in a bad manner of course, yet creating much of who I am now.
At that time, I was so vulnerable; I was actually very-very close to become a blindly devoted follower. Too bad, he pushed me way too hard that I bounced back, bounced high. Not only losing me as follower, now I am standing on my both feet stronger than before, and walking against the current, his current.
I have to admit that I still have a great hatred on him, wishing that we never ever crossed path or wishing him bad stuff. But the wiser me is telling me that without his presence, without my mistake, without going through all the shit; I wouldn’t be able to realized how blessed I am. For this, I thank him for giving me a life lesson. All the experience made me realize and ensure me about my own feeling. And right now, I am fighting hard to make things right for me.I thank my baby for getting me up on my feet; I couldn’t have done this far without you. You are the best decision I ever made. Love you my baby. Porkchop.

Lucky I have my Baby

Baby... baby... my baby
This song is for you
Love you, Porkchop

(Jason)
Do you hear me,
I’m talking to you
Across the water across the deep blue ocean
Under the open sky, oh my, baby I’m trying

(Colbie)
Boy I hear you in my dreams
I feel your whisper across the sea
I keep you with me in my heart
You make it easier when life gets hard

(Both)
I’m lucky I’m in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again

(Both)
They don’t know how long it takes
Waiting for a love like this
Every time we say goodbye
I wish we had one more kiss
I’ll wait for you I promise you, I will

(Both)
I’m lucky I’m in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
Lucky we’re in love every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday

(Jason)
And so I’m sailing through the sea
To an island where we’ll meet
You’ll hear the music fill the air
I’ll put a flower in your hair

(Colbie)
Though the breezes through trees
Move so pretty you’re all I see
As the world keeps spinning round
You hold me right here right now

Lucky - Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat

I Have Voted. Have You?

9 April 2009
This morning at 8am, I’ve marched to my nearest polling station. Not too crowded, maybe cos I came a bit too early. I was the 4th person in the row to vote.
There were 4 sets of ballots, each for different levels of governance. The ballot paper is so big, as big as a page of newspaper.
Anyway, I spent at least 5 minutes in the voting room. I already know who to vote. Hahaha.
There, I’ve fulfill my deeds as a good Indonesian citizen. So proud of it that I even fly back to cast my vote.

from top - clockwise: my lil' finger stained with ink as a mark that I have voted; proud look of me; me and the huge (dummy) ballot paper

See the arrow (top - clockwise): that's the voting room - hardly cover up anything; the waiting room; cheat-sheets on who to vote; more cheat-sheets

Campaign Period !!!

These are some pictures to show Indonesian’s enthusiasm for our 2009 election.