Enjoying a FANTASTIC Holiday!

Hey fellas. Long time no see :D

I've been quite preoccupied for the past few weeks. I'm in Indonesia now... Having a great time. The only problem is, my friends and family in Indonesia are still taking their final exam now. So I'm usually left alone at home, with my Mom. But I guess it's okay. I mean, I still enjoy my time here. I don't live here any more, and I really, really miss Indonesia.

So.. I'm trying to finish all my homeworks now. So that for the remaining weeks I don't have to worry about school anymore. But I've got a little problem here. I lost my Chemistry worksheets! Wait, not only worksheets but also some of my notes. I really don't know where they are now. I think I left them either in my room or downstairs, but I've searched the entire house, and it's nowhere to be found! But what boggles my mind even more is that, around 2 weeks ago I was cleaning up my room, throwing away papers and other stuff that I don't need anymore. I'm worried that I accidentally put my Chemistry worksheets and notes there. *Gulp*.

The next problem is... Well, actually this isn't a big of a deal as the first one. My English homework is to create four summaries and reflections of an article on the Straits Times newspaper (Singaporean newspaper). Since I'm spending the whole holiday in Indonesia... I don't know whether I can buy the newspaper or not. But I was thinking... Maybe I can take some articles from the online website :/ but still, the articles there are not as complete as the ones in the newspaper, and if I'm not mistaken, the instructions clearly say to take it from the magazine :/.

But nevermind, I'm sure I can find a way out. I've finished Geography, Social Studies, Physics and Malay. I've done English, E Maths and A Maths halfway too :D

Enough about school. Oh yeah. On Wednesday, Indonesia beat Malaysia in a soccer game, Indonesia 5-1 Malaysia! I am so proud :) GO INDONESIA!

I guess that's all I'll say today. There are tons of stuff I'm experiencing right now, but I guess I'll tell you guys later. So long for now... Byebye :)

Kita - Sheila On 7

This song reminds me of Darwin. No, not Charles Darwin, I don’t even ‘know’ him. I’ve never met him. The Darwin I meant is my previous class in Indonesia. The classes in my school are named after famous scientists, archaeologists and other famous people, and my class was named after Charles Darwin. But we like to call ourselves ‘Darwewin’. It actually means ‘We win!’ and our form teacher’s name is actually ‘Wiwin’ so it’s like… Similar. Haha.

Okay, well, now we’re on our separate ways and I miss them so much! It’s the best class I’ve ever been in so far. This song just reminds me of Darwin. We were actually planning to sing this song together during graduation, but it was cancelled. Well, never mind :)

Di saat kita bersama
Di waktu kita tertawa
Menangis merenung
Oleh cinta

Kau coba hapuskan rasa
Rasa dimana kau melayang jauh
Dari jiwaku Juga mimpiku

Biarlah, biarlah
Hariku dan harimu
Terbelenggu satu
Oleh ucapan manismu

Reff 1 :

Dan kau bisikkan kata cinta
Kau t’lah percikkan rasa sayang
Pastikan kita seirama
Walau terikat rasa hina

Sekilas kau tampak layu
Jika kau rindukan gelak tawa
Yang warnai Lembar jalan kita
Reguk dan teguklah
Mimpiku dan mimpimu
Terbelenggu satu
Oleh ucapan janjimu

Reff 2 :

Dan kau bisikkan kata cinta
Kau t’lah percikkan rasa sayang
Akankah kita seirama
Saat terikat rasa hina

Alone in This World

Hey fellas. The kids from SMAN 1 Purwakarta have finished their tour, and have gone back to Indonesia *sobs*. When they were here, to tell you the truth… I felt happier. Yeah, really. I live on my own, in a foreign country. Suddenly, some friends from my country paid a visit to where I live. And *poof*! I got a mood boost. It just felt that… I wasn’t alone in this world. It felt like I had someone who shared the same difficulties as me. I just felt happier with their presence. Well, yeah. I’m homesick.

And it’s only been 2 weeks. I think I need to make a change, make more friends.

Anyway, I’m doing quite well on my academics :]. I guess my efforts weren’t wasted at all!

Now, the next challenge is nearing.

COUNTDOWN: 8 more days to FINAL EXAM 2010.

Gosh, I really need to catch up! My goal for the Final Exam…

• A MATHS: A1
• E MATHS: A1
• PHYSICS: A1
• CHEMISTRY: A1
• ENGLISH: B3
• MALAY: A2
• COMBINED HUMANITIES: A1

Some people see things as they are and ask why. Other dream things that never were and ask why not. What your mind can conceive and believe. It Can Achieve.

It’s better to set high goals and chase ‘em, right?

September Holidays, Day 3 (6th September 2010)

This day wasn’t much of a holiday. Why? Because I had to go to school. Well, not school actually, but to Koufu, a food store near my school. And I was wearing my school uniform, because I was actually planning to go to school, but the plan changed. Anyway, I went there to discuss about the geography presentation (that we need to present on 7th September) with my friends. It only took 30 minutes. And… Guess what? It takes 1 hour to get to school. So I wasted 2 hours only to discuss 30 minutes with my friends. Gahh. But well, never mind. It’s not good either staying at home. I need to go out once in a while.

In the morning, I finished my chemistry homework and tried to do some social studies. It was hard o.o

I guess that’s all to tell. Not really interesting. It was a boring day.

September Holidays, Day 1 (4th September 2010)

Yesterday… Was the day.. That I’m supposed to go home. But of course I didn’t because my flight was rescheduled to the 9th of September. Because of those stupid exams!!! GAH. On Tuesday I’ve got a geography group presentation, and on Wednesday I’ve got an English Oral Examination. I was planning to reschedule the tests.. But since the Geography work is a group presentation, I’m not sure whether my friends will like it if I reschedule it… So I didn’t. Hm :(

Well, anyway… I can’t stay mad all day. So.. I tried to do something fun to get my mind off it. Yesterday morning.. I finished my geography assignment! Yeay! One homework done, 6 to go.. Yeah, right. In the afternoon, I went to the Toa Payoh Public Library and made a membership card, and I borrowed 3 books; “Weird”, “Oh. My. Gods.” and “Imaginary Enemy”. Then, after that I went to Popular and bought watercolor pencils, painting brushes, and a pen. I also bought plastic cups (for painting; for the water… You know right?) and a jelly for breakfasting :D.

I got pretty bored after that… :( And I was jealous with my brother and sister because I wanted to be in Jogja too! :( But I can’t. Hmph. Well, I hope Steve Jobs is right. He said that we might not see how the dots connect now, but it will all seem clear in 10 or 20 years. The “dots” refer to the things that happen in our life, mostly the hard things I guess. ‘Cause that’s what I’m experiencing now. I live in a foreign country on my own… Great experience, but you’ve got to give a lot for it, too. But I’m pretty grateful that I got this opportunity.. I’m sure it will come in handy :)

I hate Thursday

You know what? I just hate Thursday. It’s the only day that has all the subjects; Math, Physics, Chemistry, SS, Geography, Malay and English. And yet, in the morning I have to go back and forth from 3E1, to the Chemistry lab, and then to Malay class. It’s just so tiring.

Oops... Permennya Lupa Dimakan :(

Source: An email from my dad..

Alkisah ada dua orang anak laki-laki, Bob dan Bib, yang sedang melewati lembah permen lolipop. Di tengah lembah itu terdapat jalan setapak yang beraspal. Di jalan itulah Bob dan Bib berjalan kaki bersama. Uniknya, di kiri-kanan jalan lembah itu terdapat banyak permen lolipop yang berwarni-warni dengan aneka rasa. Permen-permen yang terlihat seperti berbaris itu seakan menunggu tangan-tangan kecil Bob dan Bib untuk mengambil dan menikmati kelezatan mereka.
Bob sangat kegirangan melihat banyaknya permen lolipop yang bisa diambil.Maka ia pun sibuk mengumpulkan permen-permen tersebut. Ia mempercepat jalannya supaya bisa mengambil permen lolipop lainnya yang terlihat sangat banyak didepannya. Bob mengumpulkan sangat banyak permen lolipop yang ia simpan di dalam tas karungnya. Ia sibuk mengumpulkan permen-permen tersebut tapi sepertinya permen-permen tersebut tidak pernah habis maka ia memacu langkahnya supaya bisa mengambil semua permen yang dilihatnya.

Tanpa terasa Bob sampai di ujung jalan lembah permen lolipop. Dia melihat gerbang bertuliskan “Selamat Jalan”. Itulah batas akhir lembah permen lolipop. Di ujung jalan, Bob bertemu seorang lelaki penduduk sekitar. Lelaki itu bertanya kepada Bob, “Bagaimana perjalanan kamu di lembah permen lolipop? Apakah permen-permennya lezat? Apakah kamu mencoba yang rasa jeruk?
Itu rasa yang paling disenangi. Atau kamu lebih menyukai rasa mangga? Itu juga sangat lezat.” Bob terdiam mendengar pertanyaan lelaki tadi. Ia merasa sangat lelah dan kehilangan tenaga. Ia telah berjalan sangat cepat dan membawa begitu banyak permen lolipop yang terasa berat di dalam tas karungnya. Tapi ada satu hal yang membuatnya merasa terkejut dan ia pun menjawab pertanyaan lelaki itu, “Permennya saya lupa makan!”

Tak berapa lama kemudian, Bib sampai di ujung jalan lembah permen lolipop. “Hai, Bob! Kamu berjalan cepat sekali. Saya memanggil-manggil kamu tapi kamu sudah sangat jauh di depan saya.” “Kenapa kamu memanggil saya?” tanya Bob. “Saya ingin mengajak kamu duduk dan makan permen anggur bersama. Rasanya lezat sekali. Juga saya menikmati pemandangan lembah, indah sekali!” Bib bercerita panjang lebar kepada Bob. “Lalu tadi ada seorang kakek tua yang sangat kelelahan. Saya temani dia berjalan. Saya beri dia beberapa permen yang ada di tas saya. Kami makan bersama dan dia banyak menceritakan hal-hal yang lucu. Kami tertawa bersama.” Bib menambahkan.

Mendengar cerita Bib, Bob menyadari betapa banyak hal yang telah ia lewatkan dari lembah permen lolipop yang sangat indah. Ia terlalu sibuk mengumpulkan permen-permen itu. Tapi pun ia sampai lupa memakannya dan tidak punya waktu untuk menikmati kelezatannya karena ia begitu sibuk memasukkan semua permen itu ke dalam tas karungnya.

Di akhir perjalanannya di lembah permen lolipop, Bob menyadari suatu hal dan ia bergumam kepada dirinya sendiri, “Perjalanan ini bukan tentang berapa banyak permen yang telah saya kumpulkan. Tapi tentang bagaimana saya menikmatinya dengan berbagi dan berbahagia.” Ia pun berkata dalam hati, “Waktu tidak bisa diputar kembali.” Perjalanan di lembah lolipop sudah berlalu dan Bob pun harus melanjutkan kembali perjalanannya.

Dalam kehidupan kita, banyak hal yang ternyata kita lewati begitu saja. Kita lupa untuk berhenti sejenak dan menikmati kebahagiaan hidup. Kita menjadi Bob di lembah permen lolipop yang sibuk mengumpulkan permen tapi lupa untuk menikmatinya dan menjadi bahagia.

Pernahkan Anda bertanya kapan waktunya untuk merasakan bahagia? Jika saya tanyakan pertanyaan tersebut kepada para klien saya, biasanya mereka menjawab, “Saya akan bahagia nanti… nanti pada waktu saya sudah menikah… nanti pada waktu saya memiliki rumah sendiri… nanti pada saat suami saya lebih mencintai saya… nanti pada saat saya telah meraih semua impian saya… nanti pada saat penghasilan sudah sangat besar… ”

Pemikiran ‘nanti’ itu membuat kita bekerja sangat keras di saat ’sekarang’. Semuanya itu supaya kita bisa mencapai apa yang kita konsepkan tentang masa ‘nanti’ bahagia. Terkadang jika saya renungkan hal tersebut, ternyata kita telah mengorbankan begitu banyak hal dalam hidup ini untuk masa ‘nanti’ bahagia. Ritme kehidupan kita menjadi sangat cepat tapi rasanya tidak pernah sampai di masa ‘nanti’ bahagia itu. Ritme hidup yang sangat cepat… target-target tinggi yang harus kita capai, yang anehnya kita sendirilah yang membuat semua target itu… tetap semuanya itu tidak pernah terasa memuaskan dan membahagiakan.

Uniknya, pada saat kita memelankan ritme kehidupan kita; pada saat kita duduk menikmati keindahan pohon bonsai di beranda depan, pada saat kita mendengarkan cerita lucu anak-anak kita, pada saat makan malam bersama keluarga, pada saat kita duduk bermeditasi atau pada saat membagikan beras dalam acara bakti sosial tanggap banjir; terasa hidup menjadi lebih indah.

Jika saja kita mau memelankan ritme hidup kita dengan penuh kesadaran; memelankan ritme makan kita, memelankan ritme jalan kita dan menyadari setiap gerak tubuh kita, berhenti sejenak dan memperhatikan tawa indah anak-anak bahkan menyadari setiap hembusan nafas maka kita akan menyadari begitu banyak detil kehidupan yang begitu indah dan bisa disyukuri. Kita akan merasakan ritme yang berbeda dari kehidupan yang ternyata jauh lebih damai dan tenang. Dan pada akhirnya akan membawa kita menjadi lebih bahagia dan bersyukur seperti Bib yang melewati perjalanannya di lembah permen lolipop....

Ceritanya bagus. Kita harus 'CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY!' Berarti sekarang aku walaupun harus tinggal sendiri, walaupun jarang ketemu Mama, Papa, Adam, Nadia harus tetep seneng :D Harus menikmati hidup :D Jangan kayak orang gak punya hidup. Hahaha :D

HBL = Too much homework

Today is the schedule for HBL! HBL stands for Home Based Learning, so generally, we are to stay at our house and do our homework assigned at home.

Now, the problem is... THE TEACHERS GAVE US A LOT OF HOMEWORK. We were even told to do a 1000 words physics report! Aw man -_-"

So that's all... I'm gonna finish my homeworks now. Byebye

'Unlucky' Day

Hari ini bisa dibilang hari 'sial'. Ada dua kejadian hari ini...

Case I

Tadi pagi bangun, ambil anduk, ambil baju. Tapi... Celana olah raga gue dimana?! Udah dicari di lemari baju, dan gak ada satu pun. Padahal harusnya ada 2 lho. Nah abis itu gue langsung ke jemuran. Cari, mungkin gak ya masih dijemur? Dan ternyata nggak ada. Di kamar mbak ada nggak ya? Nggak ada. Di tempat baju ada nggak ya? Eh! Dan ternyata... Ada! Eh gak deng, ternyata itu cuman celana yang mirip sama celanaku. *sial* Hal kedua yang kepikiran di otak; 'Telfon ke lobby C aja ya, nanya mbak nya, kira-kira liat gak ya celanaku?' Tapi pas baru mau nelfon... Eh mbaknya udah dateng. Ku tanyain, dan katanya nggak liat sama sekali. Haduh. Gimana tuh. Masa gak liat sih. Ihh aneh. Padahal ada 2 lho celana yang kayak gitu. Haduhh. Desperate banget. Hampir nangis tau gak *lebay*. Tapi udah desperate banget sih. Nanti gimana di sekolah? -_- Haduhh. Akhirnya aku nanya mbak, kira-kira marah nggak ya kalo yang lain dibangunin? Katanya mbak '*tuuuut* yang marah kalo dibangunin.' Eh ya udah deh nggak jadi. Aaaahh :((

Abis itu gue langsung mandi aja deh, udah ngabisin 13 menit nyariin celana itu. Padahal harusnya jam segitu lagi mandi, mungkin udah hampir selesai. Hhhh.

Setelah mandi, mbak bilang 'Tadi mbak udah cari di kamarnya Adrian nggak ada.' Yahh :( Jadi ya udah deh, terpaksa tadi pake ke sekolah pake seragam. Pas udah di sekolah, langsung cepet-cepet ke bookstore trus beli celana, dan langsung ganti.

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Flag raising udah berlalu, dan akhirnya saat untuk morning walk! Eh, tapi tau nggak? MASA MORNING WALKNYA DIBATALIN KARENA WAKTUNYA UDAH NGGAK CUKUP. Elah. Udah capek-capek nih gue beli celana baru. Ngabisin uang tau gak >:O

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Pas sampe di rumah.. Aku tanya mbak 'Mbak celanaku ada nggak?' Kata mbak, 'Nggak ada Dir. Celananya yang kayak celana putih yang itu, cuman warna item kan?' Trus aku bilang 'Bukan mbak, celananya yang kayak yang kupake sekarang.' Trus abis itu aku lupa mbak bilang apa.

Beberapa saat setelah itu....

Mbak: 'Dir, celananya yang ini bukan?'

Aku: 'Nah iya bener! Ketemu dimana mbak?'

Mbak: 'Di kamar Adrian.'

Aku: *dalam hati* "Ya elah gimana sih, tadi pagi katanya nggak ada?! Liat nih udah beli celana baru hhhh"

Case II

Besok kan jadwal HBL (Home Based Learning), jadi kita nggak masuk sekolah, tapi ngerjain PR di rumah. Nah, PRnya itu kan dikasihnya lewat website sekolah, namanya LMS. Karena aku murid baru, aku belom terdaftar di LMS. Jadi pas pulang sekolah, aku nemuin guru yang ngurusin LMS, dan aku ngasih tau kalo aku nggak bisa log in ke account LMS ku. Trus sama gurunya, aku disuruh nulis nama, kelas, dan NRIC number. Abis itu udah deh pulang.

Nah, pas sampe di rumah, aku langsung ngakses LMS. Mau ngecek udah bisa buka atau belom. Aku masukin ID sama passwordnya. Dan... Berhasil! Bisa masuk!

Tapi.... *JENG JENG JENG*

NAMA GUE KEDAFTAR SEBAGAI 'UNDRIA NOOR'!!! WHAT THE HELL?! Ya Allah, apa tulisan gue segitu jeleknya sampe nggak kebaca ya? Padahal jelas-jelas itu I. Diatas dan bawahnya udah dikasih garis, jadi mirip huruf I. Kayaknya nggak mungkin banget deh huruf itu bisa jadi U. Udah gitu namaku INDIRA, bukan UNDIRA. Dan namaku kedaftar sebagai UNDRIA. Aduh. Apa tulisan gue yang nggak jelas, atau gurunya yang salah baca sih? Elahh. Sedih amat sih gue. T.T

...

Mama barusan pulang ke Indonesia :'( sedih deh. Sendirian di kamar. Gak ada yang nungguin pulang sekolah lagi deh :( Tapi gak papa, penderitaan dulu baru bersenang-senang, ya tidak? Hahaha. Like what Andrew Matthews said, happiness is a choice, and I choose to be happy.

Hm hm bosen nihh. Oh iya, papa katanya mau ke Singapore tanggal 20an, yeay yeay yeay :D Gak sabar nunggu papa dateng! :D Oh iya, trus tanggal 19 Agustus itu ada Home Based Learning lhoo... Jadi kita belajar di rumah masing-masing, trus nanti kita log in ke Virtual Workspace, dan nanti disana ada webcam gurunya yang ngajarin, trus nanti dikasih tugas juga. Huaahh, coba tiap hari kayak gini, gila asik banget deh. Haha. So the point is, I am looking forward to HBL. HBL should be done once a month! Haha. Tapi ya sebenernya kayaknya model belajar kayak gini nggak bakal efektif. Karena kan bisa sambil main-main pas belajarnya karena nggak diawasin guru. Haha, tapi asik sih :D

Oh iya, kan liburan term nya mulai tanggal 4 September, nah aku udah pesen tiket pulang ke Jogja untuk tanggal 4. Trus balik ke Singapore nya tanggal 12 September. Tapi ternyata...*JENG JENG JENG* ada English Oral test tanggal 8 September! *gubrak* Ah elah seneng amat sih ngambil liburan orang. Gak enak tau! Liburan tuh ya untuk bersenang-senang, jangan dirusak -_- Jadi ya sekarang, saya sedang bingung. Bagaimana nasib saya? Semoga aja boleh ikut make up test atau apalah. Aamiin. Lagian gitu sih nyebelin ya, ngambil liburan orang. Hiks hiks T.T

Itu aja buat hari ini.. Makasih bagi yang udah baca, dan bagi yang baca pun juga nggak papa. Haha. Makasih buat yang udah ngunjungin blog ini, thank you very much. Byebye

Came back to Indonesia over the 'long' holiday.

Karena tanggal 9 Agustus adalah hari ulang tahun Singapore.. Jadinya hari Senin sama Selasa libur!! :D Harusnya hari Rabu sekalian aja libur tuh, kan awal puasa. Tapi sayangnya enggak diliburin T.T ya emang wajar sih, karena disini kan dikit yang Muslim. Ya sudah lah. :(

Jadi hari Jum'at abis pulang sekolah ke Bandara. Nggak langsung sih, soalnya pesawatnya jam 7.10 sedangkan pulang sekolah hari itu jam 11an. Seharusnya kalo hari Jum'at pulangnya jam 12.35, cuman hari itu kan ngerayain Singapore National Day, jadi seharian nggak ada pelajaran gitu deh! :D Untung aja pulangnya nggak kayak biasa. Kalo hari Jum'at biasa, biasanya pulangnya jam 5an, soalnya abis pulang sekolah ada ekskul -_-. Seandainya hari itu pulangnya kayak biasa.. Gue ke sekolah pasti bawa tas yang untuk ke airport -_-" Bukan koper sih, cuman tas gede gitu lahh. Malu kali bawa tas gede-gede gitu. Tapi ya untungnya aja enggak, jadi ya Alhamdulillah deh :)

Jadi sekitar jam 4.20an, berangkat ke bandara. Perjalanan naik MRTnya sekitar 1 jaman, jadi sampe bandara jam 5.20an. Abis itu langsung ke terminal 1, trus check-in. Abis itu, masuk ke imigrasi, abis itu... INTERNETAN DULU DOONG~ Cuman 15 menit sih. *sigh* Abis itu langsung ke gate, tapi ternyata belom dibuka. Pesawatnya delay -_- Jadinya nunggu di depan boarding roomnya dulu, sambil main iTouch. Akhirnya dibuka juga gatenya, trus masuk, dan akhirnya... Pesawatnya siap berangkat!! :D

Sampe Indonesia sekitar jam 8.30an WIB, tapi lamanya pas di pesawat. Katanya tangga yang mau dipake buat turun dari pesawat masih dipake pesawat lain -_- Beeehh. Jadi ya udah deh. Terpaksa nunggu dulu. Katanya sih 7 menit, tapi ternyata 15 menitan. Kan orang-orang udah pada berdiri-berdiri tuh nunggu pintunya dibuka, pas diumumin lansung pada ngeluh ngeluh semua. Wakakak. Sabar aja yak, bentar lagi puasa, gak boleh marah marah! :p

Pas di imigrasi, aku liat papa! :D Yeay! Papa kan baru pulang dari Jepang juga, kebetulan pesawatnya jamnya sama. Jadi papa nungguin aku keluar dari imigrasi, dan abis itu kita jalan barengan. Nadia, Adam dan Mama nungguin di Solaria. Jadi kita ke Solaria dan akhirnya ketemu! Gila seneng banget! Akhirnya bisa berdiri di tanah air tercinta dan ketemu Nadia sama Adam~ (wkwk)

Di Solaria, karena aku laper dan di rumah bakal nggak ada yang masakin (karena udah malem), akhirnya aku makan dulu di Solaria. Dan semuanya nungguin aku. Maaf ya -_- Oh ya, trus disitu aku ngasih oleh-oleh ke Adam sama Nadia. Untuk Nadia, buku yang mirip Wimpy Kid tapi yang Dork Dork itu lho. Apa ya judulnya, hmm lupa. Pokoknya yang itu lah. Kalo Adam aku beliin Diary of A Wimpy Kid: DOG Days.

Abis aku selesai makan, kita pulang. Dan pas udah di rumah, ya tidur.

Besoknya bangun... Rasanya seneng banget! :D Akhirnya bisa tidur di rumah! :D Tapi hari Sabtunya nggak pergi, karena papa capek, trus mama ada acara sama temennya. Jadi ya yang lain di rumah aja. Aku sih ya main main aja. Ngerjain PR? Males ahh, kan masih ada hari Minggu, Senin dan Selasa~ Wkwk. Oh ya hari Sabtu gue nonton Karate Kid! Keren abis Kung Fu nya haha. Harusnya namanya diganti jadi Kung Fu Kid aja -_-

Hari Minggunya kita ke PIM. Ngerayain ulang tahun Mama. Sebenernya sih masih hari Jum'at, cuman kan hari Jum'at udah gak sama sama lagi :( Udah gitu mama ulang tahunnya nggak di Indonesia, tapi di Singapur karena nemenin aku hehe. Jadi kita rayain hari Minggu. Kita ke PIM, tujuan utamanya nyari kado buat mama. Kadonya yaitu... Cincin. Tadinya juga mau nyari kaos buat aku, tapi gak ada yang aku suka. Aku maunya kaos yang polos -_- Jadi ya akhirnya kita cuman sebentar disitu. Sampe jam 2 an doang. Tapi abis itu kita ke CJ, karena di PIM mama nggak dapet cincin yang dimauin, jadi pindah ke CJ. Untungnya di CJ ada yang mama sukain. Abis itu kita pulang deh..

Hari Seninnya, Adam dan Nadia sekolah. Aku sama Mama siangnya ke Margo City, mau beliin kaos buat aku. Soalnya mama udah janji dari dulu dulu mau beliin. Hehehe :D Dan untungnya dapet kaosnya :D Alhamdulillah. Jam 2an, aku ke sekolah. Mau ketemu temen-temen! Yeay! :D Uuu gila seneng banget~ Ketemu (dari urutan ketemunya) Diandra, Kemi, Haris, Rifqi, Ryan, Runi, Anis, Dafni, Reza, Raka, Aris, Meudi, Tayara, (udah gak urutan lagi) Chaca, Saqila, Jessica, Della, Nindy, Idom, Tomo, Dewo, dan lain-lain. (maaf ya yang gak disebutin, susah kalo nyebutin satu-satu hehe) Kita berpeluk-pelukan trus ngobrol-ngobrol. Trus anak Darwin pada nanyain 'Eh kapan nih kita main paintball!' Huaaa jadi gak sabar :D Pingin pingin pingin paintball sama Darwin! Kangen Darwin! Oh iya, pas di sekolah dikagetin sama Mr Fajar -_- Kaget banget hahaha. Oh ya pas di bawah tiba-tiba Dito dateng trus ngajakin salaman -_- kirain pertama kenapa gitu, trus baru sadar. *Oh iya ya kan Rabu udah puasa* trus akhirnya aku bilang 'Mohon maaf lahir batin yaa'. Mukanya Dito aneh ekspresinya pas itu. Wkwk.

Ya pokoknya gitu lah di sekolah. Seru banget. Ketemu anak-anak Darwin dan TR. Aaaaa I miss you guys SO MUCH! I LOVE YOU GUYS!

Hari Selasanya.. Pulang! :'( :'( :'( Ya udah lah. Dijalanin aja. Kalo sedih terus mah nggak akan bikin keadaan lebih baik. Nggak usah sedih terus lah ya, waktu dijalanin dengan seneng-seneng aja. Kayak kata Andrew Matthews 'Happiness is a choice.' Oke deh, I chose to be happy! :D

The Periodic Tables! (Relax, it's not Chemistry)

I was searching for the Periodic Tables of Elements on google.. And I found these crazy "Periodic Tables". Take a look.

This is the Periodic Table of the Internet.

This is the Periodic Table of Typefaces

I've actually got around 6 more Periodic Tables, but... I'm not really in the mood to post now. So... I guess I 'll see you later. Bye!

I slifed my Lice.

Okay, first of all, let me get things straight.

Nummer een: I do NOT have lice.

Nummer twee: What I mean was 'I sliced my life'. Well, not literally.

Every Friday there's this thing called 'Slice of Life', and some of the students will get picked to share their experiences (related to the school values; PRIDE) with the whole school. So basically, I was chosen for this week. Oh, and Aldwin was chosen too.

My day didn't start really well. I woke up 5 minutes earlier than usual (does this really make a change?), because I was supposed to arrive at school at 7.05 today, to practice for the SoL. I went to school 10 minutes earlier than today, hoping that I would arrive at the bus interchange earlier. Now, here comes the bad news. The bus never came. No, not never, but I mean, because I arrived at the bus stop earlier, I was expecting that another bus would come earlier, but it turned out than it didn't! The same old bus that I always took even arrived late. Grrrhhh. Usually, if I take that bus, I'll be just in time to catch the early bus to school (just in time means running; if I take this bus I'll arrive at school at 7.00am). But now, the bus is late. So that means that I won't arrive at school on time. Oh no. Without any further thinking, I went in the MRT station. I just hoped that the MRT would be faster than the next bus.

When I arrived at Serangoon, I looked at my watch. Oops. It's already 6.45! Arghh, I don't think I'll be able to get there in time! So I went to the passenger office, and I asked 'Are there any taxis out there?' They said, 'Oh yeah, just out there.' So I rushed and went out. I found the taxi pick up point, but all the taxis were just parked out there, and the taxi drivers where nowhere to be seen. Urghh.

At this point of time, I became really pissed off (yeah, I know, it's not that stressful), and I guess if you saw me at that time, you would've thought that I was sort of crazy or something. I was like, walking here and there, and running, and sweating, and.. I bet I looked pretty confused. There was 1 taxi, and that taxi just drove past me without stopping or even looking at me. What the?! I hate you taxi driver! And then, there was this taxi, I was going to run towards the taxi, but another person took that taxi! AAAH! At last, at around 7.00, I finally found a taxi. And... I arrived at school at 7.15. I'm late. And I paid SGD11 for that. LATE + SGD11. My morning had just been ruined.

But, from that point onwards... My day became slightly better. I read my speech, and... Some of my friends and my teachers said my speech was nice. So.. I guess it wasn't bad after all.

That's all I'd like to share with you for today... I hope you enjoyed my post :D

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Good morning Mrs Lim, Ms Thien, Mr Ng, teachers and fellow schoolmates. My name is Indira Pranabudi, and I'm from 3E2. Today, I would like to share with you a poem that has inspired me and kept my spirits up whenever I am down. The title of the poem is "Don't Quit". First of all, let me read to you a few lines from the poem.

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,

When the funds are low and the debts are high,

And you want to smile but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit,

Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.

This poem teaches me about how I must keep going on with my life, no matter what happens. Just like the saying, "the show must go on". Whenever I am down and I feel like quitting, I will always think about this poem. Right after that I'll say to myself, "Don't quit! It's not that hard! Keep trying! Don't give up!" and right after that I am getting up again.

The same thing goes to school. Whenever I feel that I'm not smart, or whenever I feel that I can't do something, I will always remember this poem. And then, I will say to myself, "If you want success, never give up. Success will only be achieved if we never quit!" Thanks to this poem, I have made it all this way, and hopefully I will be able to achieve my dreams.

Thank you for listening, I hope my sharing will be able to inspire you, and keep the passion for learning of Pei Hwaians burning!

My target for Sec3

In life, targets may play a very big role. They always bring us up when we're down. So I decided to set a target for this year. And since my parents (and I) have high hopes of me.. I'm gonna set a pretty high target this year (considering that I've just joined the school for 1 month; which means I need to catch up on most of the subjects).

Additional Mathematics: A1

Elementary Mathematics: A1

I've only decided on those two subjects. I'm not quite sure about the others.. English.. Hmm I'm not really strong in that. Malay? I still need to get used to the language. Physics? Hmm I was quite good in my last school, but it's kinda harder here. Chemistry? I barely know anything. I did learn Chemistry in my previous school, but that was just little. But actually, I'm quite motivated in this subject, thanks to Mrs Lim. She keeps saying that I have talent in this subject, and she even put me in the advanced acer group. I think she kinda trusts me. Well then, I'd better not let her down.

For SS? It's hard. There's this SBQ thingy, and there's also the SEQ thingy, blablabla. I didn't have SS in my previous school. And I think it's hard. Geography? Hmm dunno.

So.. you see.. Things aren't easy for me. The situation is not something you would want to be in. Trust me, it's not fun. I have to live away from my family.. But on the other hand.. This new life does teach me something. It gives me experience. And anyway, how are you supposed to to grow if you never go out of your comfort zone? I am both grateful and sad that I get this opportunity to live in Singapore. But I'll always try to do my best, where ever I am. Not just for the sake of my self, but I also want to make my parents happy. Every parent would love to see their child be successful right?

So... All I'd like to say is... Thanks God, for all the things you've given to me. I hope I will continue to learn from my mistakes and do better in the future. Aamiin...

So here I am.. In Singapore.. Living a whole new life.

Hey all! I haven't been posting for a very long time, and now that I'm here.. I think I'm gonna write a bit about my holiday.

Well.. I didn't really have much fun, I had to go to school (because I have 2 schools), and I also had tuitions. Not much of a holiday huh? Yeah I know -_-"

FAREWELL TRIP TO SUKABUMI

As it was our last year together.. We decided to go to Sukabumi together, one night one day. It was totally fun! Some of the parents came, and we also invited some of the teachers. Oh yeah, wait. One of our members were missing.. Diandra didn't come to the farewell party :( she couldn't come because on that day, she was going to have her school application test.. So, there were a total of 19 students there, but it was still fun. Geez, I really miss Darwin :'( I miss all the fun we had together :'(

THIRD REICH GRADUATION DAY

Graduation day! THIRD REICH GRADUATED 100%! Yeaay! Cheers for THIRD REICH! Go THIRD REICH!

TAMAN SAFARI INDONESIA INDAH

Besides that.. I also went to Taman Safari Indonesia Indah, with my famiy, my grandparents, and my grandma's sister.

There was a very interesting incident in Taman Safari.. I was going to take a photo with a baby leopard (on my own), but then, when I moved my hand (I was going to stroke him), he opened his mouth and tried to bite me! WOW! It nearly did. I was so grateful that he didn't. In the end, I did take a photo with the leopard, but with my dad..

PULAU SERIBU WITH SOEKOTJO FAMILY

On 19th June, we went to Pulau Tidung with my extended family. We were supposed to do a lot of snorkeling there.. But we didn't get a nice place for that, and the weather wasn't really good. So I guess.. We were just unlucky that time.

(This picture was at Muara Angke, the starting point)

Hmm... I guess those are the only major things I did... The rest was all about computer, school, and tuitions. Geez, what a boring holiday -_-" But nevermind, those tuitions will pay off in my studies!

So.. Here I am. I'm in Singapore now. It's been a week. My mom and dad already went home. I won't see my mother until 3 more weeks. Wow, that's quite a long time. :(

I'll surely miss Indonesia :(

Hey guys. I'm in Indonesia. And I'm HAPPY. Yes, very very happy! I met my friends, and I'm enjoying my time here! I'll be really sad when I'll have to go back to school :'( #THIRDREICH I LOVE YOU GUYS!

Oh, next week, #DARWIN is going to go to SUKABUMI! Yeay yeay yeay! Asik, jalan bareng #DARWIN! Uhuy uhuy. Kita mau nginep di Villanya Chaca, tanggal 12-13 Juni. Sayangnya cuman semalem sih :(, coba 2 malem, kan lebih asik tuhh hehe. Tapi nggak papa laah, yang penting bisa pergi bareng #DARWIN! :D

Hmm, gak tau mau nulis apa -,-, lagi males aja ngeblog. Hmm.. Mungkin itu aja dulu, bye bye :3

More Mid Year Exam results!

Today, I finally found out my Math Mid Year Exam results:

• E. Maths Paper 1: 61 out of 80! Yeeay :D
• E. Maths Paper 2: 47 out of 80! Quite good :)
• A. Maths: 18 out of 80. Very very bad. But, well, I'm not used to it yet..

So that's it. And I just found out today that we're not supposed to leave our books in class. Ahhh. Then does that mean I have to bring all those heavy books home? No please :( Well, a few is ok, but the whole bunch of it.. Wow that's real heavy!

Hmm, oh yeah. I'm getting quite nervous for the PHSS Carnival and Sports day.. It's on Friday. And I'm going to run the 100m girls' run. I hope I'm fast enough. I hope I'll be able to start quickly, and not waste time, and win 1st prize. Aamiin...

Oh yeah, there was an assembly at school today, and there was this group that came, I can't remember the name, and I didn't really manage to hear their name. But what I wanted to emphasize is.. That they used Indonesian instruments in their performance. I mean, wow. That's cool. Indonesian instruments! And... This proves to us that even the non-Indonesians are using our traditional instruments, so why aren't we? We're Indonesians, it's our job to preserve the Indonesian music instruments.

So, I guess that's all I'd like to say now. Thank you for reading :)

Got to give all I have! Gonna get DISTINCTIONS for my O level!

Here are the results of the Mid Year Exam:

• Physics: 44 out of 85. Good try :D
• Chemistry: 35 out of 90. :( but the teacher said that she could see potential inside me! Yeeay, I'll try harder and make all of you proud, just you see!
• E. Maths P1: I don't know how many marks I got, but Mr Beng said I got A1! Yeay! ALHAMDULILLAH!

I'm actually quite pleased with my results. Well, for a new kid, I think that's quite good hehe :D

And what makes me happier is my E Maths score! A1! Yeeay! I'll try harder, and try to do even better! Especially in A Maths. I have to get the basics right, and I'll be on the right track :)

My Mid Year Exam results.. Not so good, but I bet I can catch up! Just watch me!

At last, the Mid Year Exams finished... Today, we went to school as usual, and we studied as usual. Aww man, the MYE has finished, please... I want some fun! In Indonesia, I was preparing for both the national exams, and the PACT. And now, after all of that has finished, I still have to catch up with the things here.

Anyway, I found out the results of some of my MYEs;

• Malay: 35 out of 70. Did I pass?
• Geography: 13/40. I FAILED.

For Malay... I think I will do well. I only need to get used to the language, and that's all. It's not quite different from Indonesian, only some of the tenses and words are different. So I think I'll do well later.

For Geography... I will try to do better. Because I know I can do it. I missed a lot of the things, so it's normal for me to fail the test. And... The teacher said I put a lot effort in it, which means I will do better!

So... I guess I'll have to spend some of my holiday studying. I hope I'll learn fast, Aamiin. And I hope I can be one of the smart kids in class, Aamiin. :)

THIRDREICH!

THIRDREICH? LULUS