I've just taken this quiz and guess what..


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How to decide who to marry? - by kids

Interesting answers from kids here..

Christmas Seasons

Here's some Funny Christmas videos. Enjoy!

Hero / Heroine - Boys Like Girls

It's too late baby, there's no turning around
I've got my hands in my pocket and my head in a cloud
This is how I do
When I think about you
I never thought that you could break me apart
I keep a sinister smile and a hold of my heart
You want to get inside
Then you can get in line
But not this time

Cause you caught me off guard
Now I'm running and screaming

I feel like a hero and you are my heroine

I won't try to philosophize
I'll just take a deep breath and I'll look in your eyes
This is how I feel
And it's so surreal
I got a closet filled up to the brim
With the ghosts of my past and the skeletons
And I don't know why
You'd even try
But I won't lie

You caught me off guard
Now I'm running and screaming

I feel like a hero and you are my heroine
Do you know that your love is the sweetest sin?

And I feel a weakness coming on
Never felt so good to be so wrong
Had my heart on lockdown
And then you turned me around
I'm feeling like a new born child
Every time I get a chance to see you smile
It's not complicated
I was so jaded

And you caught me off guard
Now I'm running and screaming

I feel like a hero and you are my heroine
Do you know that your love is the sweetest sin?

(I feel like a hero and you are my heroine)
And I feel a weakness coming on
Never felt so good to be so wrong
Had my heart on lockdown
And then you turned me around
(Do you know that your love is the sweetest sin?)
I'm feeling like a new born child
Every time I get a chance to see you smile
It's not complicated
I was so jaded

(I feel like a hero and you are my heroine)
And I feel a weakness coming on
Never felt so good to be so wrong
Had my heart on lockdown
And then you turned me around
(Do you know that your love is the sweetest sin?)
I'm feeling like a new born child
Every time I get a chance to see you smile
It's not complicated
I was so jaded

Thanksgiving Break @ SF

I spent my Thanksgiving holiday in SF for the whole 10 days! I didn't really do anything there, but it was quite fun. I met my friends, had a potluck together during Thanksgiving night, helped my boo doing his projects and of course did my own projects. I will never get tired of SF. Hopefully I could get a full time job there. *finger-crossed*

Happy 23rd Birthday Huney Boo!

**Video edited**

Wish you a great year ahead..Love you, boo boo =)

wishes

Have you ever wish someone do something for you to the extent that you're really sad if they don't do it?

I am now. It's not something important to that person, but it is for me. I wish you'd understand >_<

Note: please don't ask what happen or why..it'll just make me sad if i remember it.

I'm Not That Girl - Wicked Soundtrack

Hands touch, eyes meet
Sudden silence, sudden heat
Hearts leap in a giddy whirl
He could be that boy
But I'm not that girl

Don't dream too far
Don't lose sight of who you are
Don't remember that rush of joy
He could be that boy
I'm not that girl

Ev'ry so often we long to steal
To the land of what-might-have-been
But that doesn't soften the ache we feel
When reality sets back in

Blithe smile, lithe limb
She who's winsome, she wins him
Gold hair with a gentle curl
That's the girl he chose
And Heaven knows
I'm not that girl

Don't wish, don't start
Wishing only wounds the heart
I wasn't born for the rose and the pearl
There's a girl I know
He loves her so
I'm not that girl

Quotes of the day

"Love is like a spice. It can sweeten your life - however, it can spoil it, too" -Confucius

"There will be a moment when you're eyes meet and everything in the world is simple again." -Michael Edwards

Places I've visited - North America

Out of my boredom today, I decide to write something about places I've visited around here so far.

• San Francisco, San Jose - Silicon Valley, CA
  This is the city I love the most in North America. You can find everything in SF. Want to eat? Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, American, Mexican, Indian, you name it. This place have all different kind of good foods. Want to go sightseeing? From Twin Peaks to Pier 39. If you like hills you'd like it here. If you like beach you'd like it here too. Missing your country's food specialties? They have it here: Ranch Market, Lion, Mitsuwa, Marina, etc, etc. And most important, my friends are all there.
  
• Mendocino, Fortbragg, CA
  When you need a place to relax and go away from your busy world, here is the place you want to go. With a country theme, beaches and also good foods, you can't beat this place.
  
• Los Angeles, CA
I don't really like LA lifestyle or living in LA. But for foods or staying 3-4 days, LA is great. Hollywood, Disneyland, Universal Studio. Plus hanging out with couple of friends that have moved to LA is a lot of fun too.

• San Diego, CA
I actually got bored when I stayed there for 4 nights. The only thing I really enjoyed was Sea World. The whale watching is a pretty good experience, but when we went there, we didn't get to see any whale, so they gave us a voucher to get on another boat and try our luck again. People said San Diego Zoo is also nice, but I haven't gone there yet. I will..someday..

• Solvang, CA
I went here twice, once with friends and once with my parents. It's really nice for a one day stay, or probably a place to sleep over on the way to/from SF from/to LA. Don't forget to visit Hearst Castle as well while you're there.

• Santa Barbara, CA
I only went there on the way from Solvang to San Diego. There's not much to see, except probably beaches, but there's a good sushi place there. I can't remember the name, but I'll post as soon as I remember. Edit: The name is Arigato Sushi (Thanks to Ona who reminded me about the name!)

• Las Vegas, NV
I'm currently craving to go to Las Vegas. Probably because I'm now 21. But I think it's been ages since I last went there. Nothing can beat Las Vegas buffet! There are lots of new hotels as well.

• Reno, NV
  
Not so good experiences here. I went there because we got a very good deal online. It's only $50 for flight + 3 days hotel. So 5 of us went there and each of us get our own room! Although in the end I slept with Nancy in the same room. Nancy and I missed our flight. We waited about 6 hours in SFO until we finally could get to the last flight to Reno. Then, when we went to get a food, a homeless guy approached us and asked for money for bus because he just lost gambling. Nancy gave him money and guess what, when we walked back to our hotel room, we saw him gambling...again. Nancy was so pissed. The last not so good experience there was we got locked INSIDE our own room! We even have to call security to help us open the door. I don't think I'm coming back there.
• Orlando, FL
I love Orlando! I will certainly come back there. I haven't really had much time each time I got there. I only went to Epcot and Universal Studio, Disney downtown and Universal City Walk. There are still a lot of parks I haven't gone there. Next time I go, I'll stay for at least a week!

• Chicago, IL
Well, at first, Chicago was pretty fun since it was the closest big city from Purdue. But after spending 2 summers in Chicago, I must say I get really bored with Chicago. If you're planning to go to Chicago, I guess staying 4 days should be enough to see just about everything.

• Indianapolis, IN
It's great for eating sushi since there's no good Japanese restaurant in Purdue. There's nothing else to go there. They have 2 malls, but the malls are really small compared to Valley Fair in Santa Clara, CA. I actually want to go to the Children Museum there because people said it's really good, just like the Science and Industry Museum in Chicago.

• New York, NY
New York is pretty nice actually. But I don't really want to live there. It's just too crowded and hectic. But I love the public transportation there. It's really easy to go from one place to another. There're a lot of places you can go there. It's really fun for vacation.

• Boston, MA
It's a really beautiful city. The downside is that everything here is sooo expensive! This is the place I saw snow the first time ^^ One thing I like about my visit to Boston is that I got to visit MIT!!! I love the campus there. I wish I could get accepted to MIT...

• Washington, D.C.
White house and lots and lots of memorial + historical place. What else can I say?
• Austin, TX
I went there for FREE because I got an internship offer from Dell. They paid for pretty much everything: flight, hotel, foods and one day city tour. I stayed at downtown, which is a perfect place for people that love clubbing. One very long street filled with many bars. It's really crowded during weekends and really silent during Sunday morning. Austin is OK. The people are weird, no wonder they have a T-shirt that says "Keep Austin Weird". I enjoyed myself there, well, because it's a free trip after all. The foods around downtown are very expensive! Maybe if I know Austin better, I would love to visit there again, but for now, my 4 days trip is enough.

That's all for now. I'll write some more when I get bored again.

question

what's the point of asking if you just do what you want anyway?

I was telling you that my ear was bleeding..and yet, watching tv is still more important..

Sometimes, I just wish you could be more understanding..and expressive..

Promise Ring

I learned something new today..

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A promise ring is a ring indicating a serious promise made to oneself or to another. It may be given to a romantic partner to signify a commitment to a monogamous relationship, without a more lasting bond such as marriage. Lovers mostly exchange promise rings to indicate their commitment to the relationship they have.

Promise rings are bestowed to symbolize a promise that one person makes to another. In some cases, promise rings are precursors to engagement rings. While the latter symbolize a promise to marry, promise rings can stand for many other kinds of vows.

• Promise rings can mean: "I will be faithful to you"
• Promise rings can mean: "I will return to you"
• Promise rings can mean: "I will keep a specific promise to you"
• Promise rings can mean: "I will keep your secret"
• Promise rings can mean: "I love you"
• Promise rings can mean: "My intention is to marry you, but I'm not yet ready to become engaged"
• Promise rings can mean: "I will save my virginity for you"
• Promise rings can mean: "We are best friends"
• Promise rings can mean: "I will always be there for you"
• Promise rings can mean: "You are my one and only Valentine"
• Promise rings can mean: "I promise to abstain from a vice (gambling, drinking, smoking)"
• Promise rings can mean: "I promise to replace this ring with a (larger) diamond one as soon as I can afford it"

Both men and women can give promise rings.

Boo Boo

I'm falling in love! =)

I need your ears and your mouths

I am needy. I know. But I need you to listen to me. And respond to what I'm saying.

Quotes

"It's not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving." -Mother Teresa

I hate love

"Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up. You build up all these defenses, you build up a whole suit of armor, so that nothing can hurt you, then one stupid person, no different from any other stupid person, wanders into your stupid life...You give them a piece of you. They didn't ask for it. They did something dumb one day, like kiss you or smile at you, and then your life isn't your own anymore. Love takes hostages. It gets inside you. It eats you out and leaves you crying in the darkness, so simple a phrase like 'maybe we should be just friends' turns into a glass splinter working its way into your heart. It hurts. Not just in the imagination. Not just in the mind. It's a soul-hurt, a real gets-inside-you-and-rips-you-apart pain. I hate love." --Neil Gaiman

Happy Beginning with Unpleasant Ending

Continuing with my previous post, so I went to the Platinum Sponsored Night events at 6pm. I had sooo much fun. There were a lot of free goodies. And also the door prize. Although I didn't win anything. We took some pictures which I will post later, because it's not in my camera. The event lasted until about 10pm. I came with an empty bag and I left with a bloated and heavy bag. It was fun overall. I was planning to go to downtown disney again afterwards, but I was too tired and decided to just lay down my bed for a while. I felt lil bit dizzy probably because I had a beer, but I went downstairs to check some emails and chat for a little bit. It turned out that the chats and phone calls messed up and caused me not to sleep at all now *sigh* What a waste! But the event was really fun though ^^ For all Hoppers, see you all in the next Gracehopper Conference next year.

Gracehopper Conference 2007

I've been spending my 2 days in Orlando, FL to attend the 2007 Gracehopper Conference. I was one day late because I still had an exam on Wednesday night. Thursday morning 5am, I left my apartment and drove my way to Indi airport. Usually, it only takes 1.5 hours top to get to the airport. Guess how many hours it took me last Thursday? 4.5 freakin' hours! I was stuck and really stuck at the same spot for over 3 hours! There's probably an accident or something which I haven't found out til now. I missed my morning flight and was on the stand by list for the next flight, which fortunately still has a seat for me.

I reached Orlando around 12.30pm and took a shuttle to the hotel. I went to the hotel room, got my registration packet and went to 2 of the sessions that day. There were a lot of sessions in the conference, but I just feel that the other sessions are targeting mostly master/phd students, which I found really boring =P There are more companies coming this year. I was told there were about 68 companies attending this year. It was doubled or probably tripled than last year's conference. What does that mean? MORE GOODIES! Haha..I love career fairs where companies are coming and giving out fun cool stuffs ;)

There are a lot of women here who work in technical computer science field. To describe a lot, let's just say that even the men restroom around the conference area were turned to women restroom to accommodate all the women in the conference. Here's one of the example that I grab from another blogger attending this conference as well.

Today (Friday), I went to Downtown Disney, which is just across the hotel, for a walk and was planning to buy some gifts. There were tons of Disney shops and I feel like I'm in Disney's Heaven =D If I have the money, I will buy everything in the store!! This afternoon, there will be a Platinum Sponsored Event in Universal City Walk. Hopefully I will get some funs there and I'm planning to go to Downtown Disney again tonight after going back from the event. I need to wake up early tomorrow because my flight is @ 9am and the shuttle will pick me up @ 5.50am. *sigh* going back to reality! I have a make up exam on Sunday (yes, it's on Sunday!), project due on Wednesday and I could breath freely after that!

For those of you who got a chance to go to Gracehopper Conference, GO! I could assure you that you would have a lot of fun and new experiences. Next year will be @ Colorado..Can't wait! Anyway, I need to get ready for the Platinum Sponsored Event. I'll post some pictures later(if I get one)!

Girls' Language

If i dont call you
[ Its because im waiting for you to call me ]

When i walk away from you mad
[ Follow me ]

When i stare at your mouth
[ Kiss me ]

When i push you or hit you
[ Grab me and dont let go ]

When i start cussing at you
[ Kiss me and tell me you love me ]

When im quiet
[ Ask me whats wrong ]

When i ignore you
[ Give me your attention ]

When i pull away
[ Pull me back ]

When you see me at my worst
[ Tell me im beautiful ]

When you see me start crying
[ Hold me and tell me everything will be alright ]

When you see me walking
[ Sneak up and hug my waist from behind ]

When im scared
[ Protect me ]

When i lay my head on your shoulder
[ Tilt my head up and kiss me ]

When i tease you
[ Tease me back and make me laugh ]

When i dont answer for a long time
[ reassure me that everything is okay ]

When i look at you with doubt
[ Back yourself up ]

When i say that i like you
[ I really do more than you could understand ]

When i grab at your hands
[ Hold mine and play with my fingers ]

When i bump into you
[ bump into me back and make me laugh ]

When i tell you a secret
[ keep it safe and untold ]

When i look at you in your eyes
[ dont look away until i do ]

When i miss you
[ im hurting inside ]

When you break my heart
[ the pain never really goes away ]

When i say its over
[ i still want you to be mine ]

Wish List

1. Wii + Mario Party
2. New Quadband Cellphone
3. Canon Digital Camera
4. The new iPod Nano

Anyone wants to get me an early Christmas presents?

SF October Break Trip

I've been so busy lately that I hadn't gotten the chance to write here. Last week, during my October Break, I went to SF for 4 days. Gosh..I've never been tired of SF. I hope I would get a job there next year! To recap what I did last weekend:
Friday night-Saturday morning: Played Wii 'til 2.30am, packed my stuffs for SF 'til about 3.30am, on the phone with my pooh 'til 4am, off to the gas station and bank and finally to Indi airport.

Saturday morning: On the plane for approx. 5.5 hours. Transit in Detroit for an hour. Finally reached San Jose airport 25 minutes earlier than the scheduled time.

Saturday Afternoon: Bubble Tea @ Sweetheart, Lunch @ Pepper Lunch, went to Handoyo's house to pick up stuffs from my mom

Saturday Evening: Went to Pooh's apt and slept almost the whole evening.

Saturday Night: Went to SF, had dinner @ Thai Cafe, went to my mom's friend apt 'til 1am, headed to Pooh's apt and slept again.

Sunday Afternoon: Woke up and had lunch @ Dynasty, went to Indah's apt for 'studying'

Sunday Night: Dinner @ Sushimaru, went home and continued studying =(

Monday Morning: Studying again, had lunch @ Thai Spoon and back home studying again

Monday Evening: Went to SCU and waited for Pooh to finish his exam

Monday Night: Dinner @ Bay Leaf, went to Felis's home, went to La Fondue but it was closed :( headed back to Pooh's apt, packed my stuffs for the next day

Tuesday Afternoon: Went to SJ Airport and checked in, lunch @ Prima Taste and finally headed back to lovely Purdue town.

Tuesday Night-Wednesday morning: Spent lots of time @ Detroit airport because the flight got delayed. Reached home around 1.30am and struggling to study for 10.30 MGMT exam

~I love SF~

11 Tips on How to Handle Women Employee..

..from July 1943 issue of Transportation Magazine

Life will go own - Chris Isaak

Broken skies, heartaches that flowers won't mend
Say goodbye knowing that this is the end
Tender dreams, shadows fall
Love too sweet, to recall
Dry your eyes, Face the dawn
Life will go on

All day long thought that we still had a chance
Letting go, this is the end of romance
Broken hearts find your way
Make it through just this day
Face the world on your own
Life will go on, life will go on

There'll be blue skies, every true love
Someday I'll hold you again
They'll be blue skies in a better world, darlin'

Tender dreams, shadows fall
Love too sweet, to recall
Dry your eyes, Face the dawn
Life will go on, life will go on
Broken heart find your way
Make it through just this day
Face the world on your own
Life will go on

If I'm Not in Love - Faith Hill

If I'm not in love with you
What is this I'm going through, tonight
And if this heart is lying then
What should I believe in
Why do I go crazy
Every time I think about you baby
Why else do I want you like I do
If I'm not in love with you

And if I don't need your touch
Why do I miss you so much, tonight
If it's just infatuation
Then why is heart achin'
To hold you forever
Give a part of me I thought I'd never
Give again to someone I could lose
If I'm not in love with you

Oh why in every fantasy
Do I feel your arms embracing me
Like lovers lost in sweet desire
Any why in dreams do I surrender
Like a little baby
Someone help explain this feeling
Someone tell me

If I'm not in love with you
What is this I'm going through, tonight
And if my heart is lying then
What should I believe in
Why do I go crazy
Every time I think about you baby
Why else do I want you like I do
If I'm not in love with you

I wish my boyfriend is this nice

Girl: Do i ever cross ur mind?

Boy: No

Girl: Do u like me?

Boy: Not really

Girl: Do u want me?

Boy: No

Girl: Would u cry if i left?

Boy: No

Girl: Would u live for me?

Boy: No

Girl: Would u do anything for me?

Boy: No

Girl: Choose -- me or ur life

Boy: My life

The girl runs away in shock and pain and the boy runs after her and says...

The reason you never cross my mind is because you're always on my mind.

The reason why I don't like you is because I love you.

The reason I don't want you is because I need you.

The reason I wouldn't cry if you left is because I would die if you left.

The reason I wouldn't live for you is because I would die for you.

The reason why I'm not willing to do anything for you is because I would do everything for you.

The reason I chose my life is because you ARE my life.

Feelings

"If you love something, sometimes, you just want to be surrounded by it"

Cinderella Story

I've just watched Cinderella Story again accidentally when I flipped over my TV channels. And this quote really got me.. *sigh*
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I can't sleep without knowing there's hope
Half the night I waste in sighs
In a wakeful doze I sorrow
For the hand, the lips..
..the eyes
For the meeting of tomorrow
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And it reminds me with another Hillary's song that I like - "Someone's watching over me"
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Found myself today
Oh I found myself and ran away
Something pulled me back
The voice of reason I forgot I had
All I know is you're not here to say
What you always used to say
But it's written in the sky tonight

So I won't give up
No I won't break down
Sooner than it seems life turns around
And I will be strong
Even if it all goes wrong
When I'm standing in the dark I'll still believe
Someone's watching over me

Seen that ray of light
And it's shining on my destiny
Shining all the time
And I wont be afraid
To follow everywhere it's taking me
All I know is yesterday is gone
And right now I belong
To this moment to my dreams

So I won't give up
No I won't break down
Sooner than it seems life turns around
And I will be strong
Even if it all goes wrong
When I'm standing in the dark I'll still believe
Someone's watching over me

It doesn't matter what people say
And it doesn't matter how long it takes
Believe in yourself and you'll fly high
And it only matters how true you are
Be true to yourself and follow your heart

So I won't give up
No I won't break down
Sooner than it seems life turns around
And I will be strong
Even if it all goes wrong
When I'm standing in the dark I'll still believe
That I won't give up
No I won't break down
Sooner than it seems life turns around
And I will be strong
Even when it all goes wrong
When I'm standing in the dark I'll still believe
That someone's watching over
Someone's watching over
Someone's watching over me

Someone's watching over me

BMV Trips

I made 3 trips to BMV for the last 3 months and none of them made me successfully changed my address. 1st trip, they need me to bring a proof of the new address. Since I've just moved in for 2 days, I still haven't gotten any mails that I could use as a proof of my new address. 2nd trip, I brought a proof of address, BUT they need my passport, SSN and I-20. 3rd time, which is today, I made sure I brought everything. BUT their system was down and I have to come back "next time".

*sigh* I didn't know it's this hard just to change an address in BMV. They should set up a way ti change addresses online. Not everyone has time just to go back and forth to BMV..and gas prices are high nowadays!!!

Edit: I made another trip today and THEIR SYSTEM IS STILL DOWN!!! *sigh* Next time, I should call first!

Girls Night Out - Miley Cyrus

Don't call me, leave me alone
Not gonna answer my phone
Cause I don't
No I won't
See you

I'm out to have a good time
To get you off of my mind
Cause I don't
And I won't
Need you

Send out a 911
We're gonna have some fun
Hey boy, you know you better run!

Cause it's a girl's night
It's alright
Without you
I'm gonna stay out
and play out
Without you
You'd better hold tight
Cause girl's nights
Without you


hoo hoo
Lets go GNO
hoo hoo
Lets go GNO
hoo hoo
Lets go GNO lets go!

It's a girls night

I'll dance with somebody new
Won't have to think about you
And Who Knows
what let go
will lead to

You'll hear from everyone
You'll get the 411
Hey boy you knew this day would come

Cause it's a girl's night
It's alright

Without you
I'm gonna stay out and
play out
Without you


hoo hoo
lets go with GNO
hoo hoo
lets go GNO
hoo hoo
lets go GNO lets go!


Hey boy don't you wish you coud've been a good boy?
try to find another girl like me boy
feel me when i tell ya i'm fine
and it's time for me to draw the line

I say

Hey boy don't you wish you could've been a good boy?
try to find another girl like me boy
feel me when i tell ya I'm fine
and it's time for me to draw the line, (draw the line, draw the line)

Cause it's a
Girl's night
It's alright
Without you
I'm gonna stay out
and play out
Without you
You'd better hold tight
cuz girl's night
Without you
hoo hoo
Lets go GNO
hoo hoo
lets go GNO
hoo hoo
lets go GNO lets go!

Its a girls night

hoo hoo
hoo hoo
hoo hoo

blurry mode

I'm not a convenient store where you can come and go just when you need something

I'm not a toy where you can play around whenever you like

I'm not a hotline number where you can call when you feel like it

I'm not a waste basket that you could threw your problems and complaints when you'd never heard me back

-to be continued-

My Nerd Badge

For mom out there..

never ever try to beat a train..or even 2 trains..

Gotta Go My Own Way

I gotta say what's in my mind
Something about us doesn't seem right these days
life keeps getting in the way
Whenever we try, somehow the plan
is always rearranged
It's so hard to say
But I've gotta do what's best for me
You'll be ok..

I've go to move on and be who I am
I just don't belong here
I hope you understand
We might find our place in this world someday
But at least for now
I gotta go my own away

Don't wanna leave it all behind
But I get my hopes up
and I watch them fall everytime
Another colour turns to grey
and it's just too hard to watch it all
slowly fade away
I'm leaving today 'cause I've
gotta do what's best for me
you'll be ok..

I've got to move on and be who I am
I just don't belong here
I hope you understand
We might find our place in this world someday
But at least for now
I gotta go my own away

---
What about us?
What about everything we've been through?

---
What about trust?

---
you know I never wanted to trust you

---
and what about me?

---
What am I supposed to do?

---
I gotta leave but I'll miss you

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I'll miss you

---
so I've got to move on and be who I am

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Why do you have to go?

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I just don't belong here
I hope you understand

---
I'm trying to understand

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We might find our place in this
world someday
but at least for now

---
I want you to stay

---
I wanna go my own way
I've got to move on and be who I am

---
What about us?

---
I just don't belong here
I hope you understand

---
I'm trying to understand

---
We might find our place in this world someday
but at least for now
I gotta go my own away
I gotta go my own away
I gotta go my own away

Busy Busy Busy Weeks!

It's been a while since the last time I post something here. School has been very busy and last weekend was a long weekend which I spent visiting Nancy in Urbana and going to Chicago. I've had so much fun on the weekend that when I got back to Purdue, I have loads of things to do. Homeworks, exams and projects are lining up until next week. I even have to study this weekend =( My sleeping cycle is messed up too. I only slept for 4-5 hours a day this week. I am so desperately need to sleep!

Let's recap what I did this past week away from my blog.

I went to Chambana on Friday evening skipping my last class of the day. I went to gym with Nancy there! *what a way to start a long weekend* We made a tiramisu which tastes really great! I still have some in my refrigerator. I was planning to do my project on Saturday morning, but we're barely awake until 11am!!! Took shower and off to lunch. We decided to go to Chicago on the evening and stay over at Lisa's aunt apt. We went to Mitsuwa @ Schaumburg and had a buffet dinner of Korean BBQ. While waiting for Lisa, we decided to go to GameWorks and played some games. It was fun! I think the last time I went to GameWorks was last year. I used to go there every weekend during my internship last year. We reached Lisa's apt very late at night and went to bed.

The next morning Nancy and Lisa had haircut appointments @ Chinatown. So we went there and had a dim sum. It's the first time I spent more than 3 hours in Chinatown and we also got a metered parking spot! We headed to Mich Ave to do some 'shopping'. Went to Disney Store and all of us got a same Mickey Mouse T-shirt. For Dinner, we had another buffet, but this time it's a sushi buffet. *gosh* I love sushi! Unfortunately, there's no good sushi place in Purdue, so I have to go to either Indianapolis or Chicago to eat good sushi. Headed back to Chambana after dinner and have a good night sleep @ Nancy's.

Before going back to Purdue, I was still in the mood for shopping! We were planning to go to the mall before lunch, but we just woke up @ 11am. So we had lunch first then went to the mall for about 1 hour and finally I have to drive back to lovely 'desa' Lafayette.

I knew my project was due on Wednesday @ Midnight and I haven't started doing it, but I was so tired and lazy, so I went straight to bed. Tuesday was really busy. I stay awake until about 4am because of my stupid project. Wednesday was OK. Willie just got back from Indo and we talked for 5 hours, which made me sleep only for 4 hours >_< I was late for my staff meeting on Thursday morning because I couldn't wake up.

And today..I had my staff evaluation. I scored 35/35 for last semester's performance =D

Enough recap. I'll have some more updates soon.

Cookie Recipes

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Gym Day

After more than 2 years not hitting a gym, I went this evening with Yenny. It was so crowded and I'm pretty embarrassed for not knowing the gym after 2 years here >_< Well, let's hope that I would start going to gym routinely after today! ^^

The Feeling - SEWN

Give me the song and I'll sing it like I mean it
Give me the words and I'll say them like I mean it

Cos you got my heart in a headlock
You stopped the blood and made my head soft
And god knows
You got me sewn

Nah nah nah etc.

Danny boy, don't be afraid, to shake that ass, and
misbehave
Danny boy, I now you got time, but what are you waiting
for,
Anyway the dust may just blow away, if you wait for a
windy day

But you may find the chance has past you by;

I can't do the way
I can't do the talk
I can't be your friend
Unless I pretend

So give me the song and I'll sing it like I mean it
So give me the words and I'll say them like I mean it

Cos you got my heart in a headlock
You stopped the blood and made my head soft
And god knows
You got me sewn

Nah nah nah etc.

Danny boy, don't be a fool
Take upon to break the rule
Danny boy your lookin so low
You lookin like the dead grown old
Anyway the blues just may wash away, if you wait for a
rainy day
But you may find, the chance had past you by

I can't do the way
I can't do the talk
I can't be your friend
Unless I pretend

So give me the song and I'll sing it like I mean it
So give me the words and I'll say them like I mean it

Cos you got my heart in a headlock
You stopped the blood and made my head soft
Cos you got my heart in a headlock
You stopped the blood and made my head soft
made my head soft
made my head soft
made my head soft
made my head soft
Yeah, yeah, yeah
oh Yeah, yeah, yeah

Waiting on the world to change - John Mayer

I first heard this song when I watched 'So you think you can dance' in FOX. And just now, my friend posted the full lyrics of it. Love it..
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Me and all my friends
We're all misunderstood
They say we stand for nothing and
There's no way we ever could
Now we see everything is going wrong
With the world and those who lead it
We just feel like we don't have the means
To rise above and beat it

So we keep waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
Its hard to beat the system
When we're standing at a distance
So we keep waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change

Now if we had the power
To bring our neighbors home from war
They would've never missed a Christmas
No more ribbons on their door
When you trust your television
What you get is what you got
Cuz when they own the information ooohhh,
They can bend it all they want

So while we're waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
It's not that we don't care
We just know that the fight ain't fair
So we keep on waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change

We're still waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
One day our generation
Is gonna rule the population

So we keep on waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
No, we keep on waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
Waiting on the world to change
Waiting on the world to change
Waiting on the world to change.

Crab Rangoon and Shrimp with Mayonnaise

Out of my boredom, I decided to cook something: Crab Rangoon and Shrimp Mayonnaise. The crab rangoon looks good, but doesn't taste that good. I have a crave for crab rangoon since the start of summer. I need to find a better recipe next time. The shrimp mayonnaise in the other hand is really good =D It's my second time making it and it won't be the last time ^^ It's really easy to make and it tastes good.
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Shrimp Mayonnaise
Ingredients:
-Shrimps
-Cornstarch
-Egg white
-Mayonnaise
-Sweet Condensed Milk
-Honey
-Oil
How-to:
-Mix cornstarch and egg white with shrimps, then deep fried until golden brown
-Mix 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons of condensed milk and 1 tablespoon of honey together
-Mix the deep-fried shrimps with the sauce
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Anyone has good and easy recipe for crab rangoon?

Insomnia randomness

Ugh..I can't sleep last night. Well, not just last night. I haven't really slept this past week. I think I mess up my sleeping cycle because of holidays. Last night was the worst! Luckily it's weekend, so I don't have to wake up early and go to school. I hope I could get a good night sleep tonight. There will be an Indonesian Students Call Out this evening. I was planning to come, but I feel so sleepy and I don't know any of the new students coming this semester. But, free Indonesian food..hmm..tempting..

Anyway, I just bought a male betta fish 2 days ago. It was ugly actually, but I went to 2 different Walmart and that's the best I could find. It was white with orange/blue fins and gills and black mouth. I'm planning to go to Petsmart ot Petco today. Hopefully I could find a better looking fish ^_^

Oh and out of topic, I'm so in love with Zac Efron >_<
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If we were a movie
You'd be the right guy
And I'd be the best friend
That you'd fall in love with
In the end we'd be laughing
Watching the sunset
Fade to black
Show the names
Play the happy song
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Who said, who said I can't be Superman
I say, I say that I know I can
Who said, who said I won't be President
I say, I say you ain't seen nothin' yet

Who said, who said I can't be worldwide
I say, I say time is on my side
Who said, who said i can't be ten feet tall
I say, I say that i can have it all
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The Bourne Supremacy/Ultimatum

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First day of school sucks!

Want to know why?

1. It was raining on and off the whole day!
2. Hate all my classes
3. I waited for a bus for a friggin' 1 hour

This is the second day and I'm not feeling well at all. 2 of my classes are canceled (which is good) and I skipped my last class of the day. I stayed on my bed the whole day, slept and couldn't wake up for at least 4 hours. Everything is so fuck up! -sigh-

Last but not least, my period is here..

Liquid Kiss

What happened when coffee kissing?

What I've Been Looking For

It's hard to believe
That I couldn't see
You were always there beside me
Thought I was alone
With no one to hold
But you were always right beside me

This feelings like no other
I want you to know
I've never had someone that knows me like you do
the way you do
I've never had somone as good for me as you
no one like you so lonely before i finally found
what i've been looking for

So good to be seen
So good to be heard
Don't have to say a word
For so long I was lost
So good to be found
I'm loving having you around

This feeling's like no other
I want you to know
I've never had someone that knows me like you do
The way you do
I've never had someone as good for me as you
No one like you
So lonely before, I finally found
what I've ben looking for

When There Was Me and You

It's funny when you find yourself
Looking from the outside
I'm standing here but all I want
Is to be over there
Why did I let myself believe
Miracles could happen
Cause now I have to pretend
That I don't really care

I thought you were my fairytale
A dream when I'm not sleeping
A wish upon a star
That's coming true
But everybody else could tell
That I confused my feelings with the truth
When there was me and you

I swore I knew the melody
That I heard you singing
And when you smiled
You made me feel
Like I could sing along
But then you went and changed the words
Now my heart is empty
I'm only left with used-to-be's
[When There Was Me And You Lyrics on http://www.lyricsmania.com]
And once upon a song

Now I know you're not a fairytale
And dreams were meant for sleeping
And wishes on a star
Just don't come true
Cause now even I can tell
That I confused my feelings with the truth
Because I liked the view
When there was me and you

I can't believe that
I could be so blind
It's like you were floating
While I was falling
And I didn't mind

Cause I liked the view
Thought you felt it too
When there was me and you

Sandwiches

It takes forever to create it, and less than 5 minutes to finish it..

Fried Wonton Noodle

After yesterday, I was still curious about wonton noodle, so I decided to make another round of wonton noodle. Different than yesterday, I deep fried the wontons instead of boiling it. I also added an egg and little bit of sugar. The result? Better than yesterday, but still not up to what I want it to be.

Wonton Noodle

I was craving for wonton noodle..until just now..after I made one myself. It wasn't hard, but I don't think I want to make one again in a near future. My fire alarm rang and I had to take it off to make it silent. The noodle and the ground beef taste good. The wonton taste so-so. Here it is..

desserts

damn..desserts are expensive!

mistakes

Have you ever felt that you made a mistake and you wish you could turn back time? -sigh-

iPhone?

or even better? You decide! Meizu MiniOne

Last Weekend

As promised..my weekend story!
Warning: Long post ahead!
I started off with having Dim Sum @ Chinatown with Nancy, Kenny, Louie and one of their friends, let's call him X *can't remember his name* It's been ages since the last time I had Dim Sum. There was a festival in Chinatown and guess what they sold?! Fake branded bags and purses! I thought there's no such things in the US, but nothing can stop Chinese people. Haha.. After lunch Kenny, Louie and X went to Mitsuwa. Nancy and I stayed there and waited for Yenny, Ona and Reynold. We were planning to have a manicure and pedicure, but it was so expensive. $35 for a pedicure and another $12 for the manicure! Geez, I could have both manicure and pedicure for $25 in CA. So, we decided to stroll in the festival. I got myself Monokurobo's stuffed toys to be put in my car (photo will be posted later). I went to AjiIchiban, but they didn't have all the things I wanted! I used to buy dried squids, rock chocolates and fried seaweed there. But I couldn't find it anymore! So I didn't buy anything. We sat in front of AjiIchiban like 2 lost children waiting for their parents. Luckily, Ona called and off we go to Joy Yee. Yenny, Ona and Reynold had their lunches there and I ordered Mango Freeze with Tappioca. There's no good Bubble Tea in Purdue, so the closest place to get one is Chicago Chinatown. Joy Yee's lunch portions are HUGE! Usually whenever I go there with my friends, we order (total number of people - 1) foods. But Reynold ordered 4 foods for 3 people! Nancy and I thought they wouldn't finish it, but they did!

From Chinatown, we went to downtown to check in at the hotel. I thought the hotel will be somewhere behind John Hancock tower, but it turned out that the hotel was exactly at Magnificent Mile. It was in the middle of Millenium Park and John Hancock Tower. What a nice spot. And the hotel was nice too. Well, it's Marriott after all. After putting their luggage, we walked to Millenium Park and the photo session began..

Magnificent Mile

"The Bean" @ Millenium Park


LEGO Store


It was started to rain when we headed back to Magnificent Mile. Reynold decided to go back to the hotel, but the girls continued their journey! Off to American Girl Place, where all the rich spoiled kids buy their $100 dolls. The rain became worse, so Ona and Yenny decided to buy an umbrella @ Walgreen. We went to Hershey Tower and again..our photo session 2 began..

Hershey Syrup

Hershey's Factory Workers?

Tired and hungry, we walked back to the hotel to take some rests and discussed what we wanted to eat. At first, we decided to eat UNO Pizzeria, but on the way there, we saw one big tempting sign "BIG BOWL". It's an americanize chinese food. To say it more clearly, it is a more expensive version of Panda Express. I only ordered Fried Calamari, which tasted very standard, but not bad. Everyone else hated their foods and kinda' regretted eating there. Nancy and I drove back home after eating. It was about 12.30am when we reached my apartment and we were planning to have breakfast at Bongo Room at 10am.

As usual, Indo people are always late. It was so hard for me to open my eyes. I put my alarm clock to 8.30am, but I snoozed it until 9am. Took a shower, woke Nancy up and she woke Kenny and Louie up as well. We were ready by 10.30am, but after calling Ona, we decided to have brunch instead of breakfast at 11.30am.

Bongo room is famous for its chocolate french toast tower. Everyone told me to try having breakfast there. So now I did. It was really crowded and we had to wait about an hour to get a sit. I was about to order the french toast when I looked at the menu and tempted to order their breakfast menu. Everyone else agreed to order the breakfast menu and a french toast to be shared. When the french toast came..I was soooooo tempted to eat it than to eat my bfast meal.

Here's the ultra-special french toast =P


It looks really good and it tastes even better!! I will eat here the next time I go to Chicago!

Finishing up with our brunch, we then headed to Science Museum. We were planning to take the CSI Experience Tour but the tickets were all SOLD! We still went inside, but we just couldn't see the CSI exhibition. We were done by 5.30pm and off to our last destination: TEXAS DE BRAZIL.

It was a brazilian steakhouse buffet. If you happen to come and visit Chicago, try this restaurant. It was a unique dining experience. It wasn't cheap though. Even after we used a 25% off coupon, we still had to pay $43 per person. I've just heard they would have a 50% off promotion next week =( Well, anyway, I like this restaurant. It's my third/fourth time there. The foods worth the price, especially for special occasions.

After eating, it's time to say goodbye to Ona and Reynold. It was a FUN weekend! Hope to see you guys soon..probably in October if I could get a cheap ticket to go to SF =D

Wish List

Things I planned to buy/get..

• Desktop with at least 17" LCD screen
• iPod Nano Red (don't care how many gb, I'm currently craving for iPod)
  
• Pets (kitten / cat / small-size dog / fish?)
• Nintendo Wii
• Nokia 6300
  
• Digital Camera
• 2 years laptop warranty
• RT ticket to SF
  
• more will be added later..

...but I'm too broke to buy all of that stuffs and I don't actually need those.

Reason not to buy:

• My laptop is perfectly fine and not even one-year old
• I rarely listen to musics
• I rarely home and usually busy with projects, so no time for pets
• I only like playing Mario Party and playing it alone won't be fun at all
• Whenever I go somewhere with my friends, one of them will have a camera and will send me the pictures
• I could just stay at home and not go to SF
  

Reason to buy:

• My current Nokia N70 is not that bad, it's just that sometimes I don't get any signals for a long period of time (hm..probably I should get a new phone and sell this one)
• My laptop was broken last week and after knowing that I almost had to pay $500+ for the repair, I'm thinking of getting another 2 years of warranty

Conclusion:
Maybe I should buy the phone and the laptop warranty and not everything else. Those two will cost me almost $200 after selling my current cell phone. *gosh* Why is everything so expensive! I wish money falls from the sky or appears magically in my mailbox like the one in Japan..