Micchan's Stories

I bought myself a headset today. The one that's like a bandana, not the plugs, since my ears don't compensate with any plugs other than iPod's white ones... which tend to break quite easily, which I LOVE to wear everywhere, but it doesn't produce a very nice bass. So.

Philip SHS390. Only Rp 170.000. Extra Bass. Though I would love more clarity voice, but the bass is so awesome and the price tag is so friendly that I'm not complaining.

Frequency Range: 12-22000 Hz

Sensitivity: 106 dB

Impedance: 24 Ohm

Max power input: 100 mW

Thanks and credits for Adi who helped a lot by researching from his home!

After buying this, my mom and I went to GUESS. And GUESS WHAT...

What a lovely shoes! *turns the sole upside down* *squeals in glee* 50% discount! Only Rp 464.500! This fits into my description of *the perfect pump shoes*..

The shoes... they were amazing, you know... so comfy, but not for me. Actually they still have the later pair in my size, but in PONDOK INDAH MALL, which is so very far away from my house. Owww maaannnn...

My wishes for this Christmas:

And the other feminine-floral-y bandanas. All from forever21.com. All under $5! :D

That's that, I guess. And for the very early Christmas wishlist:

I hope to be accepted at UI! The announcement is on December 16th. I haven't even sent the form yet, but I really really hope to be accepted.

I think that's that for now. Don't forget to study, folks!

I love hamsters. For me, they're the cutest little cuddly things in the world. I've always wanted one... but I guess I won't ever have a hamster because I only like playing with pets but I've always had a problem taking care of them.

Anyway. MEET THE HORROR THIS MORNING.

I was almost late for school and put on my shoes inside the car (as always). The car's smell was bad, I thought, like fish. (You know... 'amis...') But I decided to not care about it and put on my socks and put on my... left shoe... then my right shoe...

Wait. Something was inside the shoe. My maid's rag? Maybe it fell there.

I picked up the shoe and reached for it...

Something soft. Wet. And STANK.

I screamed my lungs out and dropped the shoe (and the rat, which I didn't manage to take out from the shoe). And I yelled at my driver to go back to the house. And I yelled at my maid to have her bring me another sock (not a pair, just that right one, which touched the DEAD RAT). I washed my hands with soap. Then with another soap (meant to get rid of the rust and other yellow thingies you some time see on your old plate). I wanted to scrub my hands but I don't want my left hand to touch my right 'infected' hand. I yelled at my driver and my maid because I was freaked out, I guess. Freaked.

I went to school with my mom's fitness shoes. I don't know where my own shoes are now, and frankly, I really want to get rid of them and just get a pair of new ones...

Just remembering that event makes me shiver all over.

IT. WAS. FREAKIN'. DISGUSTING!

But I wasn't late for school. Of course.

Though this event was down-right-disgusting, my mom laughed out loud when she heard the chronology. If it were her who found (and TOUCHED) the rat, perhaps she'd faint. Or go hysterical.

*sigh*

I HATE PESTS.

I went on a date with Adi today. Technically, I went shopping by myself first, then went on a date. I arrived at around 4.30 p.m., he arrived roughly 5.30... an hour late. By then I have scoured every accessible (read: acceptable price) shoe stores in Plaza Indonesia... I went to Charles & Keith, but didn't find the shoe I was looking for.

My shoe shopping list is consisted of three item:

1. Basic black pump shoes (that is comfortable and has platform underneath it if possible, and of course, it has to be around 3-4 inches tall)

2. Black gladiator heels, rocker chick stuff... that is 3-4 inches tall with slim heels (almost like stiletto but not quite coz for me stilettos are overkill... :D)

3. Black/brown boots. Actually, I found this really amazing pair of boots in Pedder Red today. It has belts/straps and wedges. It was VERY comfortable. It was black. It was suede-black. Ohmygoodness-anditcosts damn 799,000?! Oh wait, my eyes were wrong, it costs 2,799,000. So I humbly put them back to the shelves and went out of the store, but I certainly didn't manage to put them out of my mind.

*sigh*

The boots and the shoes in Pedder Red suspiciously look a lot like Jane Aldridge's in Seaofshoes.com. But Miss Aldridge's are Prada and Gucci and Givenchy and they must be so over my budget... I simply need Pedder Red to discount the boots to 70% off (or 50%, at the very very least) for me to buy... Because I need the boots. I need them. I need them when I go abroad in the winter. I need them for my 'Secret' belief.

And guess what, I've got pictures to drool over until I got them... See them for yourself!

COOL, huh?

Awwwww mannnn~ I'm going to have dreams about those babies until I got them... which is rather unlikely, but one can only hope...

Anyway. Adi was very very late today so he paid for dinner. We ate at Pizza e Birra. It was delicious! The Spaghetti aglio-olio-meatballs are great, even the 'Bond' pizza is delicious too - it has some kind of avocado-sour-cream sauce on it. Weird combination, but tasted great nevertheless.

Then we watched Christmas Carol in 3D, which I think was quite a waste (the 3D part). I didn't notice any big difference between the usual 2D with this supposedly-amazing 3D. I'll probably like the 2D better since the ticket costs half the 3D. But I didn't regret it. And... I also didn't like the story. At all. I enjoyed watching this movie because of Adi and only Adi. This is the first time I don't enjoy watching the movie because of the movie itself. And the movie is from Disney.

I was like, 'What the hell were the Disney's production team thinking?' Christmas Carol? Though the story is quite fascinating and beautiful in its essence, it's getting boring. There are lots of versions of Christmas Carol - the Barbie one, the Ghost-of-Girlfriend-past one, the previous Disney movie one... It's getting boring! Now, when I saw Ghost-of-Girlfriend-past, I wasn't bored. It has tweaked Christmas Carol so it still has its most important essence but a lot funnier. I for once am tired of hearing Scrooge-this, Scrooge-that... except perhaps Uncle Scrooge from Donald Duck.

All in all, this day was enjoyable. Yet very tiring. I also went home by Silverbird today (I had to, I had been standing for nearly half an hour without any Bluebird passing by on the que)... don't ask about the argo, it was as horrible as it was.

Loving my life,

XD

You're probably thinking: 2009 is about to over and I was too late to buy iWork '09. Well, maybe you're right. Here're my reasons:

Two days ago, I was downloading the update software for my MS Office 2008. I was SO stupid at the time, forgetting that my MS Office is not original. Yes, I admit I borrowed a ripped-off-CD (CD bajakan) from my friend and installed the Office roughly a year ago. So my Office is fake. And Apple found out when I stupidly installed the software update two days ago. I couldn't open any of the program and it almost meant the end of my life. I practically begged Yan to bring his fake-software again, but no such luck. He lost the CD a while back. So I began to look for something that will save my life.

What came up first was: I was planning to buy the original MS Office 2008. But shit, it costs USD 149!!! I asked around and iBox sells them for Rp 1.7 million (for three people).Compare to iWork '09 which was ONLY Rp 999,000 FAMILY PACK. Yes people, roughly one million for FIVE people. I gained more information about Pages (Word), Numbers (Excel), and Keynote (Powerpoint) after that and was convinced that my savior would be iWork. I managed to persuade Aurel to take part too, lol. The software for personal use is Rp 800,000, see, so I only need to convince one of my Mac-user friends to buy for the extra 200,000.

However, when I first used iWork '09, it was shit. I couldn't open any documents. Not .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx... everything! I was so upset, realizing that I might've been scammed by Apple. I admit I was damn angry with Apple at the time. I was surprised that my iWork couldn't open these documents because the first thing I checked before I bought the new toy was its compatibility with Microsoft's programs. Several websites couldn't lie at the same time, could it?

Then I updated and everything went alright. So people, you need to update immediately after you install your iWork '09. It's also convenient to still have MS Office in your Mac.

Pages - this is the 'MS Word' software from Mac. It's great for making brochures, posters, and it has all the basic stuff of MS Word. Table, bullets, breaks, those usual boring things. The easiest thing about it is that you can add picture by just drag-and-dropping it to your page. Convenient, right? And Pages '09 key feature is: it can go full screen so you won't be distracted by the other windows in your Mac, which most people found very useful. I have yet to try, though.

Numbers - Excel from Mac. Not as good as Excel I hear, but no matter, no matter, I don't use Excel anyway. It has all the basic stuff from Excel too, so it's enough for me.

Keynote - the main star of iWork '09. Just throw Powerpoint (yes, any powerpoint, even the ones in Windows) away if you've got this... It's. So. FANCY! Ohmygoodness! I immediately tried the Keynote and was really, really impressed. I hated making presentations, but with a few struggles here and there in Keynote, now I love it! It's not that different from Powerpoint, but the animations (or transitions, or build, from Keynote lingo) are much more superb! Use Keynote if you want a more professional look on your slides. And yes, there's a presenter tool as well, a very important tool for me, taught by Mr. Albert. :)

Conclusion: Many people said that iWork covers all your basic stuff. If you want something more advanced with more power, buy MS Office. I don't use all the stuff MS Office offers anyway so it's okay for me to say bye-bye.

Loving iWork '09.

XD

So first. Mom problem.

She's going to Singapore on the 19th. To prepare for her fucking marriage. To take care of that fucking marriage registry.

Hell, hell, hell! It's only been MONTHS, four months at best. I've been together with Adi way more than that and our relationship dates back three years ago and do I think of getting married?

IS SHE OUT OF HER FUCKING MIND?

Oh, and mind the harsh words. The whole marriage-thing itself in Singapore (for the marriage registry) is not enough to be described by softer words coz it's CRAZIER THAN THE CRAZIEST FUCKING THING IN THIS WORLD.

If this goes on beyond my reach, I swear I'll pick up a knife and threaten that guy to get the hell out of our lives. Too bad I'm already seventeen, hence touchable by law.

Second. School trouble. Ooh, scratch that. Make if BF trouble.

'Kalian tuh hatinya ga ada yang kayak 'angel', semuanya jahat-jahat, setan semua!' (None of you have the heart of an angel's. You're all cruel and evil!) Quoted. She said this on Saturday and today.

I was taken aback. Does she herself have 'a heart of an angel's' that makes her able to say this? This, from my point of view, is arrogance. She always feels like everything she does is correct. If she's right, everybody else is wrong. Well, that's just my opinion.

My other opinion is despite her often saying of 'You all should be like me... (continued with the next shit)', I so don't want to be like her.

Forgiving? Compassionate?

Only if we give something back to her. Oh, not only that, only if we give something back to her that satisfy her. Which, I think, is the attitude of no-mind-at-all-being-totally-under-her-control.

So not me.

I wish she could take a look at herself in the mirror before judging others. Or I suppose she has, but her mind is clouded by her thought of she always do the right thing. But see, I have my own right things. Her and my right things may be different, but that doesn't mean one is less right than the other.

I really despise her moodiness and intensity. Screaming her heart out at us, who could only gap like stupid goldfishes. She even screamed at Chiara, who despite being very loud at times, is nice enough not to bite BF back. I mean, does BF really need to humiliate our every single mistake in front of an audience?

My previous teacher in junior high, Mr. Richard, gave me a piece of advice I don't plan on forgetting for a very long time. 'When you want to point someone's mistake out, or give him/her a little advice of something he/she does wrong, go to a hidden place and talk to him/herself. Just the two of you. But if you want to compliment someone, do it in front of the public.'

Now that's a real respect-earner.

Back in elementary school, my teachers even emphasized on forgiveness. It's kind of related to the Bible, but I forget from what chapter. Anyway, my teachers' advice is something like this: 'Don't held grudge until sunset. It will become a sin'. So if you're angry with someone, by sunset you must forgive him/her and forget the matter.

Don't you feel at peace knowing someone actually thought that up? Makes this world a lot better, right?

I mean, we all are prone of mistakes. Sometimes people simply... slip. It's our human nature to not be perfect. I just watched Sex and The City, and Steve-Miranda story proves it. I just really don't think somebody, however she may think what an 'angel' she is, should expect anyone to be an 'angel' too.

Because none of us are angels. We are humans. But we're not satan either. We are humans, simply trying to do the right thing and sometimes making mistakes.

I feel so tired. I hate being judged, but I guess I don't really help myself. Talking to someone who judge me is something I try not to do. Because I might snap since I hate that someone so much.

And I guess this is my hypocrisy: I don't have the strength to tell the subject her/himself. You see how I've been cursing about my mom's decision? I haven't told her. I mean, I surely slammed the door every time 'he' is here and do a lot of shouting and hope really, really hard that my mom will get the message. But I don't get me myself: why do I hate him so much? Maybe like Carmen from The Sisterhood of Traveling Pants, the truth is I'm angry to my mom. She spends a full week with him and it's not enough. He sleepovers (and I'm disgusted). It's like she doesn't like to spend time with her daughters. You know, I think if she goes out only one-two times a week I really wouldn't mind. But she doesn't. She forgets that she's also a mom. But my mom is never really great at being a mom too. *Sigh* This kind of behavior is only to be expected, though may not believed at times.

Yes, my mom has died and become Mrs. Enrico. (Now I loath that name.)

I feel so tired. *sigh* And I don't tell my teachers this (of course, like they know what to do) so when I really do feel like all my life was snuffed out from me, I skipped school and that boiled BF's temper. *sigh* Does that fucking hag really think that as teenagers we are all problem free?

I think I'm going to ignore the mom problem from now on. And might as well try to stop loving her because it only carries hurt and pain. And I'm going to ignore BF too. Coz she and I are not a match and I'm too tired to do anything about it.

*sigh*

Okay, y'all probably have read the novel by the same title, written by *peak at another tab in Safari*... Ann Brashares. I haven't read the book, but the title is so catchy that it's always been in the back of my mine. Never thought there would be a movie out of this, but there was, so I snatched it and hooked it and... well, got hooked.

AMAZING!

I love Blake Lively as Bridget, Alexis Bledel as Lena, America Ferrera as Carmen, and Amber Tamblyn as Tibby. Honestly I only knew Blake Lively and Alexis Bledel and they were two beautiful people so I guessed the movie must be something.

No regrets. No-uh. None at all. I love this movie. I haven't read the novel, but I'm sure this movie is fantastic compared to the novel - it delivers the feel often books can only deliver. The characters are quite real, and hot guys are always a bonus in a movie. ;)

For those who have read the novel, I urge you to watch the movie. From what I've read around the Internet, the story of Lena is quite the opposite, and there were a few tweaks here and there, but to make a beautiful movie out of a beautiful novel, changes are a must. To maintain the 'beautiful' adjective, you know. Something cool in a book may not always cool to be seen in a movie. So.

A must watch. Hurry up, go the nearest DVD store and buy the damn DVD! Oh, and there's a sequel too. The Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants 2. And I do hope there would be the third and fourth installments since the series is consisted of four novels - novels I'm looking forward to read (not buy - yet). Edit: There will be no 3rd or 4th installments since the sequel is practically 3 novels in 1 movie. Too bad huh. Wikipedia said it's because the characters age more quickly than in the book. Lol.

Click here to know more about this movie. Click here to know more about the sequel.