All About Insanity, Stupidity and Tequilla

Dienstag, Juni 29, 2004

Keponakan Baru?

Mba Henny, Mas Bayu's wife has been sick for the past few days. We thought it was just a usual "masuk angin" and simply wished her a get-well-soon. Yesterday morning I heard she was still sick. That's odd, I thought, cuz she came to the arisan ibu² Dharma Wanita at the office on Saturday - although smelling strongly of koyo, she definitely looked healthy that day.

Mba Dew, along with Mba Dian Rachmat & Mba Bety, happened to be at the office yesterday, so I asked them how Mba Henny was doing. This is what they said: "Masih sakit, tuh. Kita abis ini mau jengukin dia. Katanya dia pusing and sempet muntah²." At this point all 4 of us looked at each other and comprehended one thing: she might be pregnant!!! YAAAAYYYY!!!!! I'm gonna get a new keponakan!!! :D

But when I went to Mas Bayu to have a confirmation on the good news, he said, "No... can't be... the doctor didn't even come close to anything to do with pregnancy in his diagnose." Yaaaaaaaaaahhhh... :( *penonton kecewa*

And last night after work, Mas Taufik and I went to see her at her place in Heigerleinstrasse. Good to see that she's already up and about, although not as sunny as how she usually is. And she didn't confirm either about me getting another keponakan. Gimana, seeeh!?!?!?!?

Pokoknya gw mau punya keponakan baru!!!!! *maksa*

-rv-

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 1:38:38 PM |

Montag, Juni 28, 2004

Regenbogen Parade, June 26, 2004

It's summer.. It's June... It's GAY PARADE time!!!! This year it's on June 26. I didn't want to miss any of it... But alas, I received a phone-call from my boss telling me that there was some emergency matters to be dealt with. So I only stayed for a bit, I didn't walk to the end at Museumsquartier. So I guess I missed a lot. But I did see the beginning. So I guess it's not that bad :) Not like I'd die from not seeing the whole parade! LoL

So, first of all... What is Gay Parade? Well, the official name is actually Regenbogen Parade, that's German. Regenbogen means Rainbow or Pelangi (hehe) I'm not really sure why it's called Regenbogen Parade, maybe just to avoid it sounding too offensive. I mean, Gay Parade would sound very very provocating, duncha think?

Right... and I guess u guys can judge from the name what it's all about, can't u? :D Yesh!!! It's a parade for gay people, not only homos but also lesbians (although there are usually more homos participating than the lesbians) wearing incredible outfits and if possible as minimum as possible, and also doing the craziest act possible in front of lots of people, possibly the whole of Vienna, since the parade takes place on the Ring Road... Just about the center of Vienna.

-taken from party.at

-rv-

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 4:01:41 PM |

Donnerstag, Juni 24, 2004

Drink and Get Drunk .... :P

12 Tequilla shots, please?! No, no lime. Just oranges and please don't forget the salt. Thanks!!!

Believe it or not I used to down 12 Tequilla shots all by myself on one single night out - twice a week. If you have 4 weeks in a month and 3 cl in one shot, that's approximately 290 cl - almost 3 L of Tequilla (if I calculated correctly)... And if you go to Absolut Bar that's € 288 worth of dough.

Not exactly a smart way to spend my money... not to mention risking my health. For all I know I might have tortured my liver to death, abusing it up to the point of permanent-damaging level. But hey, I'm young (and stupid and senseless for that matter) and I don't - actually, didn't is the word - give a damn. As long as I was drunk on the liquid I love most on Friday (AND Saturday) night, I wasn't complaining.

Even if it meant facing the toilet-seat (literally!) and sticking my finger into my throat as deep as possible to force my dinner out the wrong way every 15 minutes for the rest of the night; and having an extra kilo at the back of my head the next morning but not daring to take an aspirin 'cuz the alcohol-concentration in my blood might still be too high; and being "lemot" the whole day (if it was Saturday: before it all started again) and having 5 to 10 second-blackouts everytime I tried to get on my wobbly feet... Yea, I still did it.

Call me alcoholic if u'd ilke. But at least I didn't let the damned sombrero-topped bottles containing the clear and tasty (or say, nasty... hehe) Tequilla control my life. I (read aloud: R E V I E) controlled the Tequilla - although I let it control my madness while it ran through my blood, making me almost impossible to tame :D And that's the difference between those pathetic alcoholics and me. I guess that made me a classy alcoholic, huh? LoL... I drink with a style, haha, usually the "fall-off-the-chair" style!!! :D

I quit my drinking habit. Not totally, though. Still drink now and then, but never to the point of not remembering my own beautiful (haha) name and not remembering how I got home the night before. Nowadays I choose non-alcoholic or very low-alcoholic cocktails. They cost more, but at least I need 2 hours max. to finish the whole glass. And at least I don't fall off chairs anymore! :D

-rv-

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 1:06:49 PM |

Mittwoch, Juni 23, 2004

Religions

A few days ago, there was a conflict... Or I should say a re-newed conflict... About religions. There always has been a conflict about religion among the Indonesians in Vienna... there are the Moslems and the Christians. Especially eversince we have a christian ambassador.

The moslems are saying that the ambassador is having preferances toward the rakyat kristen, that he is giving the christians permissions to everything whereas it's a bit difficult for the moslems to get any permission. I don't think this is true...

Gue bingung... Kenapa sih, masalah kecil kaya gini terus dijadiin besar banget? (Jadi inget Virtual Insanitynya Jamiroquai, "Where things are big that should be small") I mean, something like obtaining a permission doesnt have anything to do with religions!!!

Lagipula kenapa sih... kok kayanya orang2 kristen dan islam bermasalah banget with each other. Padahal kalo diliat2... from all the religions there are on this earth, Islam and Christianity are the most similar ones. We have the same prophets, the only difference is the prophet Mohammad is the last prophet in Moslem. The Bible and The Koran say basically the same things... We both believe that there is a life after death... That there will be a judgement day. SO WHAT'S ALL THE FUSS???????

C'mon people!!! Can't we all live in peace??? And start thinking that other people, no matter what their religion is, are also human being... And if u believe that God created mankind, then start thinking that other people are our brothers, no matter what their religion is!!!!! God, this thing is stressing me... *sigh*

-rv-

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 10:36:55 AM |

Freitag, Juni 18, 2004

Ke Slovakia?

Dari kemaren Mba Dewi n Mas Andhika brisik... Brisik ngurusin visa ke Slovakia. Ternyata setelah diusut2 lagi, mereka mau pergi wiken ini (heh... gila!) untuk shopping (heh!! tambah gila lagi!!!) Kalo Mba Dewi mau pergi karena: persediaan berasnya sudah habis... Hayah!!! Alesannya: "Di Bratis lebih murah lho!!!!" Hahahaha... dasar orang Endonesa! :)

Gue tadinya mau ikut... pengen banget... jalan rame² sama suami istri gila itu dan suami istri yg satu lagi... (Mba Heny and Mas Bayu) plus Mas Taufik... nggak jauh² deh, dimana ada orang gila, pasti ada orang sintingnya... :P Tapi gue males banget ngurus visanya. Ya, mereka enak passport diplomat, gak bayar! Gue musti bayar!!! 25 € sih... tapi kalo tujuannya kesana untuk shopping till the whole europe drops, duit gue kan udah abis buat bayar rumah!!!

Speaking about rumah... Gue jadi nggak yakin nih. Not sure that I'm meant to be moving out at all. Abis dari pertama, kok kayanya adaaaa aja halangannya. Waktu mau ngambil rumahnya Ivana, patungan berdua ama si Rama... nggak jadi, karena sesuatu hal *sigh* Terus sekarang, gue dapet, kayanya halangannya banyak bgt. Pertama duitnya kurang lah, giliran gue udah dapet duitnya, ternyata ada miscommunication lah... ahhhh, gue nggak tau ah!!! Kontraknya jg belom jelas. Baru hari ini mau tanda tangan kontrak... Adoooh, u guys, doain ya biar gue dapet rumah ini... Abis gue udah jatuh cinta banget... ama kamar tidurnya :D dan karena gue udah males nyari² rumah lageee...

Anyway... back to Slovakia. Tadi pagi gue ngobrol sama Mas Taufik, ternyata dia juga nggak mau berangkat wiken ini. Cuma iseng aja ikutan ng-apply visa (hayah!!!!) Terus setelah ngobrol² lagi, muncul ide gila gue ama dia mau pergi ke Slovakia naik... BUS!!! Biar sekalian nyasar, nggak masuk² kantor lagi katanya. Edan!

Hehehe... Tapi asik juga kali yah... Nggak masuk kantor berapa hari, terus pas masuk, ditanyain: Kemana aja kamu?!?!?!? Njawabnya: Nyasar, Pak... di Slovakia. Apa yah, akibatnya?

Have a nice weekend y'all!!! :)

-rv-

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 3:33:47 PM |

Mittwoch, Juni 16, 2004

Berita Duka Cita

Kemaren, June 15th 2004, gue terpaksa ngelewatin match Netherlands vs Germany gara²:

1. Mba Heny, Mas Bayu dan Mas Taufik meninggalkan diriku sendirian!!! Gak seru kan kalo nonton bola sendirian... huh!!! Padahal udah diplanning seharian juga... *ihiks*

2. Mas Andhika, Mba Dewi pengen nonton The Punisher. Dan karena orang² tersebut di atas nggak tau kemana, jadilah gue pergi nonton... Pelemnya jelek juga!!!!! :D Mas Andhika, I'm gonna PUNISH you for making me miss the match, cuz I'm THE PUNISHER. Hahahahahaha...

Tapi karena kita kepagian sampe di cinemanya, gue jadi sempet nonton the first half of the match... Nyesek ajah ngeliat goal-nya Germany. Huh, serasa mau gue bom itu TV... Untung TV-nya Haydn Cinema... *hihi.. geblek*

Terus pas lagi nonton... Mba Dewi sampe sewot sama gue, soalnya sepanjang film (2 jam) gue ditlpin terus, dismsin terus... Yeee, emang gue terkenal... Gimana sih! Bukan salah gue khan? :P

Anyway, pas tengah2 film, gue dapet sms ke 20 kali, tapi yang satu ini bikin gue sedih... Sms-nya dari Mas Poer di Jogja, nyampein berita bahwa ayahnya Mas Butet dan Mas Djaduk a.k.a. Bapak Bagong Kussudiardjo meninggal dunia jam 23 WIB dan mereka lagi menunggu kedatangan jenazah di rumah duka dari rumah sakit.

Tapi yang bikin gue paling sedih adalah, soalnya waktu jam 23 itu, Mas Djaduk masih on the way dari Jakarta - nyelesain proyeknya sama Mas Poer dan temen²nya yang lain - artinya, Mas Djaduk nggak sempet ngeliat ayahnya untuk terakhir kali... Walaupun memang sebelom ke Jakarta katanya udah sempet dikumpulin semua anak²nya Pak Bagong. Gue jadi kepikir... Gimana reaksi kalo gue ada disuatu tempat yang jauh dari orang yang paling deket buat gue dan yang paling gue sayang, terus dia pergi selamanya, tanpa gue sempet ngeliat dia untuk terakhir kalinya... *sigh*

Ya pokoke, buat Mas Djaduk n Mas Butet sekeluarga... yang tabah aja deh... Semoga arwah Pak Bagong diterima di sisi Kristus...

-rv-

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 4:34:35 PM |

Dienstag, Juni 15, 2004

Thank You

This posting is dedicated to those who have supported me during my difficult times. Although I'm not exactly through the tension and depression yet... Thanks y'all... Who knows, u guys might be the reason that I'm still alive! :)

Makasih bwat J alias richoz, sebagai orang pertama banget yg ndengerin keluh kesah gue... dan buat nggaruk2 kepalanya... *keramas dong, J!*

Bwat Sidqie, for ur poems and ur support and ur understanding... Despite ur deadlines... Enjoy Jakarta, man... U deserve it.

Buat Mba Dewi juga... buat kupingnya yg rela gue curhatin selama 2 jam hari minggu pagi pagi... itu jg pasti lebih lama kalo misalnya tlpnya Mba Dew nggak mati karena kehabisan batre... hehe. Jgn bosen ya, Mba Dew...

To Cindy, Mas Andhika, Mba Heny, Mas Bayu n Mas Taufik for the Dugem Dadakan hari Jumat and all the laughter... Hidup Kambing!!!! *nyanyi a la Mas Taufik n Mas Bayu* senggol senggolaaaan oooooh.... senggol senggolaaannn

To Mikey, yg susah payah ngeyakinin gue bahwa bunuh diri bukan jalan keluarnya... Thx, say... :)

To Valon for taking me to the most romantic place on Saturday. Danke, Süßer... Echt! Ich hab's wirklich genossen.

Bayik... yg udah nyariin artikel bunuh diri yg nggak sakit buat gue... Walaupun nggak kepake, Suz... Dan buat ngobrol aja ama gue... :)

Bhima... dengan advice2 nggak jelasnya... hehehe... I appreciate it, Bhim... Thanks.

And last but not least... To all of you who gave me support... Thanks u guys!! For real!

And oh, of course... God up above... Thanks for giving me the strength, Lord... I love You!

-rv-

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 12:09:48 PM |

Montag, Juni 14, 2004

France Vs. England ( 2 : 1 )

Aaaaargh!!! I hate the French... more because they have such an unbelievable luck than anything else! Why can't I have such a luck?? They always manage to scrape a last-minute win. Like they did in the Euro Cup 2000 Final against Italy (was it 2000? :P) They are never satisfied with a mere tie...

This luck they have can give the spectators two extreme emotions: Ecstatic for the French supporters and suicidal for the English supporters. I sure did feel like smashing the TV screen to bits when Zidane scored that goal in the 91st minute, and felt like burning the whole house down when he scored again in the 92nd minute with that penalty kick. Two goals in the 3 minute extra time!!!!

But then that's exactly what made the match so exciting, and probably the best match I've ever seen so far. Both teams played incredibly good. Although I felt that England should've tried to score another goal instead of simpy defending hard and buying time, but in the one or two chances they did attack, it was tense - good nevertheless. The French played superbly in the second half, a bit more pushy and desperate I'd say, but I can understand. I mean, if they'd lost this match against England, it'd be the very first lost match in the first round in their soccer history, wouldn't it? And I don't think the French could stand the shame... :)

Although the French put more pressure into the play in second half, they couldn't break through the English defence, so Bravo England!!!! I'm sure the French would have lost if it weren't for the 2 fouls committed by the English team (can't remember by who, but I know the 2nd foul was from English goalkeeper, David James) And if only Beckham scored that penalty kick, I think a tie would've been more bearable - than this last-minute win (or lose) of course. NYESEKIN AJAH!!! But I guess Barthez already knows Beckham's moves, having played in the same team for a several years, Manchester United. So I guess he could read Beckham's tactics. And oh, of course bravo Lampard for that brilliant goal in the 38th minute!

Good game anyway. I lost a bet... but I won't despair LoL... it was only the first round. I can't wait to see the Italians play... oh, and the Dutch as well... (yay, Oranjes!!! :P)

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 9:59:22 AM |

Samstag, Juni 12, 2004

My Last One

- Sorry, folks.... But I just need to pour it all out, otherwise I'd go nuts. I promise this is the last posting whining about my miserable relationship... P R O M I S E -

I was once told that the person you love most will be the person who hurts u most. I didn't believe any word of it until now. Not only I believe it now, I also understand what it means. I just didn't expect it would happen to me. And when something unexpected happens, the impact it has upon you affects you greatly, both in beautiful and terrible ways.

I believe in Kharma; that whatever you do, good or bad, it will come back to you; that what goes around comes around. And I just cannot think of any memory of my past where I've hurt a person this much. Point in fact, I haven't hurt anyone this much before. So,why is this happening to me?

Well, whatever. It's not my problem now anyway. Not since Wednesday... Now, remember what I wrote on your last birthday card? I wrote that I love you with all my heart and that "Nobody else in this world, in this life or the next, can ever love you the way I do." .... And you don't even remember my birthday after all these years...

To think I've wasted my energy and my time on a person who falls stupidly for another person who doesn't even appreciate his existence... Funny how it all works, doesn't it? But after all this, I'm sure I will be the person who'll have the last laugh... And when that time comes, I will laugh as hard as God allows me to!

-rv-

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 4:14:30 PM |

Freitag, Juni 11, 2004

Life - An Answer to My Poem 'What Would You Do' By: Sidqie

If i'm being hurt
If i'm being deceived
If i'm being betrayed
By the person I deeply cared
Whom I trust
Whom I love
For sure it will hurt me
For sure it will haunt me

But life is not all about happiness
Nor Life is not all about sadness

Life does full of up and downs
What we can do is try to learn
From life
From him
From her
So we can be a better person
So we can be a wiser person

It does hurt.
But honey ...
Time heals
Believe in yourself
Dat u can move on
Dat u can get up and walk on
Straight ur head up dearie
And look at the world
With a new spirit
With a new passion
Of life

-SiD-

Thanks Q... It does remind u of old times, huh? When we used to exchange poems :)
To all of u guys, I haven't had a very good week - come to think of it, I haven't had a very good month - so at the moment I'm afraid it'll be mellow postings... My postings synchronize with my mood, u see? So, bear with me a while... I'm sure I'll come out of it... Wish me luck.

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 3:22:41 PM |

Mittwoch, Juni 09, 2004

Gadis Bali - Enggak Banget!!! LoL

After a show some weeks ago :D

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 7:12:01 PM |

Dienstag, Juni 08, 2004

What Would You Do?

What would u do
When u found out
That the one person u depend on
That the one person u trust
That the one person u love with all ur heart
That the only one person u have
lies to u?
deceives u?
betrays u?
breaks ur heart?
and saddest of all:
doesn't love u just the way u do?
Would u forget?
Would u take ur life?
Or would get up and walk on?
But could u get up and walk on?

-rv-

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 2:14:33 PM |

Montag, Juni 07, 2004

Monday Blues

Today's Monday...
And so far... It sucks!!!
Like all other Mondays!
Tons of work to do
Reasons being:
1. Thursday was Indonesian public holiday, so no office
2. Friday I danced at the yearly Leoben Festival, so I didn't go to the office
I practically had pending matters from Wednesday!!!
I've had my hotmail account open since early in the morning
Trying to finish replying my friend's e-mail
Which, by the way, is something I should've done ages ago
(Oh... I'm sorry for keeping u waiting, friend!)
And so far, I've only typed one sad paragraph
Why, oh why is my mind sooo tired???
I bet I could just fall asleep right here and right now...
If only there was a pillow... hmmmm
I think I'll just leave my work now...
And go have a nice dinner...
Yes... perhaps Japanese?
Japanese would be good...
Then I'll go straight home and bed...
Sounds good...
Right... ok... bye for now
ciao!

-rv-

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 5:31:26 PM |

Samstag, Juni 05, 2004

Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban

Ok... So, finally it's out. The one movie I've been waiting for. I've seen it... on its premiere night - I wanted even to watch the triple feature, since I didn't have to go to work that day... but I had dance practice... damn! - and my verdict? I hate to say this, but it's a bit of a disappointment... I'm not saying that the movie is not worth watching, cause it is. Just that the third Harry Potter book is by far to my opinion (and many of those who have read it) the best book of the five that have been published up to now. And I just thought, well, seeing it to be such a great plotted book, the movie would be just as fabolous.

Sure the kids have grown into good-looking teenagers, especially Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson. And their acting is getting better with the time. But the plot!!! The plot is just unbearable. I mean, it's great that Alfonso Cuaron could bring the whole movie together but I think he could've done better.

Now the new Professor Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) didn't impress me much either. And I have the feeling that his existence in the movie doesn't play a great role, which I think is an insult. In the book, it so extensively described that Albus Dumbledore is a great wizard who has particular interest in Harry and is someone who Harry himself looks up to. Meanwhile, the movie describes otherwise: he is a mere Headmaster of Hogwarts. And how could Alfonso Cuaron cut out the scene where Harry and Dumbledore are speaking after Lupin takes his leave??? That is, I believe, THE most important scene!!!

But yea, all in all it's an okay movie. It's the movie u guys should have in ur 'next to see' film list. But I'm warning those who have read the book, just don't expect much of it.

-rv-

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 2:27:37 PM |

Mittwoch, Juni 02, 2004

That Little Cute Thing

Lucu yaaa? :)

Lucu nggak sih???

Lucu deeh!!!!

POKOKNYA LUCUUUUU!!!!!!!!! *jadi maksa* :D

-rv-

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 7:04:42 PM |

The Devil Wears Prada

I'm currently reading a book called "The Devil Wears Prada". It's about a young woman named Andrea who everyone thinks she has a job that a million girls would die for. She herself thinks the same at first, but after getting to know her boss a little better, she starts thinking the opposite.

Miranda Priestly is a powerful woman, the most successful editor for the most successful magazine in New York City - and possibly the whole world, stinking rich, beautiful beyond imagination, difficult, has impossible wishes and Andrea's boss. She has Andrea running - literally - around the NYC to fulfill Miranda's demands. Not only that, Miranda rarely gives any specific details to her wishes, this leaves Andrea wondering and not able to do her job properly which then leads to Miranda yelling her head off at poor Andrea.

Andrea would just love to quit her job, but one life-time goal keeps her from ditching the magazine. After a year or so working as Miranda's personal assistant means Andrea can have her ultimate job as a writer in The New Yorker magazine. So, Andrea has no other choice but to try to fulfill Miranda's outrageous demands as fast as her stilletos can carry her.

I haven't really finished reading the book but I definitely find this book interesting and it has a point in a way. I mean, look at those beautiful ladies wrapped in the latest model of Gucci, Versace or whatever... most of these women are oh-so-beautiful outside but goodamn rotten inside. Nowadays, we are so blinded by all the beauty and luxury that we fail to see the true heart of a person. What happened to the saying "Never judge a book by its cover?" Do cheap clothes mean u're a bitch and u're nothing worth to be even looked at? And do these stylish designer accesories, jewels, clothes mean u're the ultimate angel on this entire earth? Well, I think we should open our eyes a little wider. Most of the time, that is not the case. Most of the time these rich people wrapped with designer's products from head to toe are the biggest, saddest bitch u will ever possibly meet. They rarely see the people "lower" than them as "real" people with feelings.

Now, come on... let's all make a change to that huh? Let's just make this world a better place to live... *lho?* :D

-rv-