tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63343602024-03-07T11:36:59.621+07:00... It ain't over till it's overmettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746348318396000516noreply@blogger.comBlogger137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334360.post-50446071705517974682015-11-22T16:16:00.000+07:002015-11-22T16:17:08.054+07:00Ice cream with a comic strip - What's this?My office has this mini mart run by its employee cooperative (koperasi karyawan) and I'm one of its loyal visitors. One day I checked out its ice cream chest freezer and lo what I found: The classic ice cream sandwich!
Source: My personal collection
This ice cream reminded me of one of the good time in the ole good days when I once in a while lavishly spend my pocket money for an mettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746348318396000516noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334360.post-15556247668291747712015-11-20T15:17:00.000+07:002015-11-20T15:17:47.385+07:00Have a Good Day!Whoah, finally, writing again after several decades off the blog *exaggerating
For starter, I'd like to post my favorite things nowadays, things that I consume/use/wear frequently. The first object that has the honor to be mentioned first is this bottled-brownish liquid:
Picture taken from 9mart.tumblr.com
With this, I'm ready to face my day.
GOOD DAY(R) GREEN TEA LATTECINNO COFFEE!
Love mettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746348318396000516noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334360.post-89051712795787541752014-08-05T19:30:00.000+07:002014-08-05T19:30:30.680+07:00Who would have known...My cousin was driving me to my office this afternoon, but no more than a few meter drive, he abruptly stopped the car, opened his window, and shouted to the security guard of the housing complex who was sitting by the door of the surveillance post.
"What's wrong with him?" said my cousin, pointing to the man who was lying in front of the security guard. He was a driver for the folks who lived mettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746348318396000516noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334360.post-81975045018746915022014-07-04T19:28:00.001+07:002014-07-04T19:30:20.959+07:00안녱 하서It's not until tonight that I find out I can open blogger.com after working hour at my office. Yippee! Now I can write again on my blog! I haven't written any post for a long long time because I usually arrive at home late. When I got home, my kids had been asleep and I didn't find opening or even touching my laptop appealing at such hour. I often think if only there were a machine that could mettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746348318396000516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334360.post-53784003565035490022013-08-22T02:12:00.000+07:002013-08-22T02:18:18.044+07:00L A T E RWow, what should have been a few hours when I said "see you LATER" on my previous posting turns out to be a few months. Well, let's look at the bright side: The year is still 2013 and not 2014. Or much later *giggle
It is certainly not easy to write a blog post especially after you have two kids, one is nearly 3 years old and the other one 8 months. The little one particularly sticks to me like mettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746348318396000516noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334360.post-51792970579864821302013-02-22T17:31:00.000+07:002013-08-22T02:18:39.547+07:00Rendez vous, at last!
Wow, look at the time. It really does fly. Seeing my last posting was made in 2011, here I am, surviving the Mayan doomsday of 12-12-12 and making it to 2013. And boy, what two years parting from writing on this blog has brought... Quite a lot! I'll write it on the next post because I gotta take a shower ASAP. It's already 5:30 pm and I haven't had a bath since yesterday (ooops), and frankly mettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746348318396000516noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334360.post-4062986116720942902011-12-12T12:34:00.003+07:002011-12-13T12:47:20.616+07:0011-11-11What does a day mean to you?Most people will probably answer that a day may just be another ordinary day. But if the question is "what does 11-11-11 (November 11, 2011) mean to you?", many will say that it's a special day to them. It's human nature to try to differentiate oneself from others for the sake of creating a self identity. This includes picking a memorable date such as 11-11-11 for a mettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746348318396000516noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334360.post-91039524460005378672011-12-02T21:29:00.009+07:002011-12-02T22:10:07.372+07:00A(n) (un)worthy fightA week has passed yet my mind still lingered on what happened last Friday at Pacific Place, Jakarta. That day there was a sale of BlackBerry Bold 9790 (or fancily called BlackBerry Bellagio) at 50% discount (means the price slashed down to Rp 2.3 million or around USD 255) for the first 1,000 buyers. It's a new series of BlackBerry and the producer had decided to make the first launch in mettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746348318396000516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334360.post-59411409853797260112011-11-18T18:25:00.017+07:002011-11-18T23:23:02.919+07:00Secret GardenWas a non believer, now a believer. I am talking about my recent fancy in the Korean drama "Secret Garden". I used to question why there are so many fans of this drama when the synopsis says:The drama tells the story of Kim Joo Won (Hyun Bin), a seemingly perfect man who hides an arrogant and eccentric side, and Gil Ra Im (Ha Ji Won), a stunt woman whose beauty and body are the object of envy mettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746348318396000516noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334360.post-91280594780441210372011-11-03T12:27:00.003+07:002011-11-18T18:25:01.370+07:00F5Whenever I see pictures of my son, I can't believe it's already more than a year since he was born. Everyday it feels as if it were only yesterday that I carried his fragile body, with my mind constantly filled with worry and fear whether I had done things right when it came to taking care of him or whether I would be able to consistently take good care of him. Having been a perfectionist (not mettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746348318396000516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334360.post-21748883382578309752010-05-30T20:30:00.002+07:002010-05-30T21:04:20.330+07:00Four months awayGosh, it's so hot now. Even the air con can't cool off the room temperature. Is the dry season finally here? I don't really enjoy it, but having rain everyday is something I dislike either. Rain makes the journey home from office so frustating, because the traffic jam will get much much worse. To be in constant dry weather like now is not enjoyable too; You get drenched in sweat so fast that themettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746348318396000516noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334360.post-7422723214066379552010-01-27T20:31:00.002+07:002010-01-27T20:41:22.360+07:00And the way you look tonightSomeday, when I'm awfully low,When the world is cold,I will feel a glow just thinking of youAnd the way you look tonight.Happy birthday, honey.And here's a cheer for our anniversary.May our love stand strong come rain or shine...Lovely ... never, ever change.Keep that breathless charm.Won't you please arrange it?'cause I love you ... just the way you look tonight.mettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746348318396000516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334360.post-64877138456108475932010-01-15T23:46:00.003+07:002010-01-15T23:59:16.369+07:00One year anniversaryI've been trying to start doing something new every year. In 2009, my ex-colleague (she has resigned now) told me about Postcrossing. It's a community web which helps its members to send and receive postcards to and from all over the world. I used to collect postcards and stamps when I was still in elementary school and I had fun, so restarting the hobby has been easy to do.Today is exactly one mettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746348318396000516noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334360.post-79167308315651671372009-06-27T14:42:00.026+07:002009-06-27T18:15:09.911+07:00So the dramaIt was for me another evening of queueing for the transjakarta heading Ragunan a.k.a. heading my way home. Except that I was quite dizzy at that time. Perhaps I was a bit overwhelmed by the stress from works.Or perhaps the cause stood next to me. You see, standing next to me in the line was a girl who was talking animatedly over her cell phone to someone which I assumed to be her boyfriend (or mettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746348318396000516noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334360.post-41184392701352660702009-06-20T23:04:00.005+07:002009-06-20T23:29:34.552+07:00He's just not into youBut sometimes, we're so focused on finding our happy ending,we don't learn how to read the signs:how to tell the ones who want us from the ones who don't,the ones who will stay from the ones who will leave...I've just finished watching the DVD of the movie "he's just not that into you." Oh, I like this movie a lot! Somehow Gigi in this movie reminds me of the old days when I embarked on the noblemettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746348318396000516noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334360.post-29922036254938995742009-04-11T03:19:00.003+07:002009-04-11T19:23:28.196+07:00KnowingJust went to the cinema and watched this movie with my husband. I guess the suspense thriller and the computer special effect are those things which make people line up to see it, thus getting the movie to top the US box office at the moment.Source: impawards.comAs for me, I was attracted by the idea of the movie, which is about how someone can predict forthcoming tragedies, because I like mettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746348318396000516noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334360.post-87953498307551243622009-04-10T16:14:00.006+07:002009-04-10T18:07:35.649+07:00Finish line - where is it?It's holiday again, today. Actually I have started having holidays since yesterday. The stock market had a day off because of the national election, and so my office had the same discretion. Today is Easter day. Another day-off.I want to shout "Yippee!" for getting such a long weekend. Who doesn't? But being a realistic person I've always been, I know I won't be able to go through these four mettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746348318396000516noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334360.post-71088627301636765952009-01-21T19:19:00.011+07:002009-01-21T22:08:03.076+07:00I do solemnly swearIt sure is a blessing from Allah to be able to witness a history being made as Barack Obama took his oath to be the first African American president of the United States, yesterday (1/20). I had been sitting in front of the TV since 10.30 PM last night, watching and waiting for the main show to take place: the sworn in and the inaugural address. Obama's sworn in was quite unforgettable. If the mettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746348318396000516noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334360.post-68453014509423013662009-01-20T18:19:00.006+07:002009-01-20T20:52:56.657+07:00UpsizeThe term 'upsize' should be familiar when you are visiting Starbucks and you are using BCA credit card to pay your coffee, because that's when you get to 'upsize' your order. That means when you initially order a tall cup, you have the privilege to get your coffee in a bigger cup - that is grande - when paying with the BCA credit card (Why does this begin to sound more like a BCA advertisement? mettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746348318396000516noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334360.post-34854551615050276112009-01-05T18:19:00.004+07:002009-01-05T20:37:57.281+07:00Gov't officials are doing horror now?You may call me a wimp, chicken, or anything, but the truth remains that I'm not an avid fan of horror movies/stories. I always think that life has been too burdensome to live through, so why waste it with watching movies/reading stories that will create nightmares to your sleep? I can stand detective or murder theme, but never horror.It's the tense that I can't bear from a horror flick: The mettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746348318396000516noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334360.post-90099689038458215972008-12-30T02:35:00.003+07:002008-12-30T02:48:32.999+07:002008 Trendy StylesSource: Sunday KompasThese are some cartoon works which best depict this year's trend: Wearing legging - even to your workplace (1) and taking pictures in cuttle fish-style (2). We Indonesians simply hate it if we lose one to another in the fashion battle :))mettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746348318396000516noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334360.post-56337532234808398752008-12-29T02:52:00.004+07:002008-12-29T03:14:23.415+07:002008 Wrap-up"What do you want to accomplish in the new company?""I want to improve my writing skill, especially in English."***What do you know; this year actually brings a wonderful turn to me. After battling with my conscience, assuring and re-assuring myself that it had been a good decision to move to a new company and start everything almost from zero by being a management trainee at my age, finally I mettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746348318396000516noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334360.post-53093844545658986392008-12-15T18:41:00.003+07:002008-12-15T20:24:05.719+07:00Careless remarksI hate it when government officers make careless comments such as this one:"Elpiji ini, kenapa sampai langka karena masyarakat sudah seperti orang pacaran. Sekali sudah senang, jadinya terus-terusan deh," katanya sambil tertawa.Uh, excuse me, Sir. It's not like we were the one who were eager to switch from kerosene to gas in the first place. Wasn't it your part, the government who deliberately mettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746348318396000516noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334360.post-55005901889620384352008-12-07T21:13:00.003+07:002008-12-07T21:26:42.709+07:00MesmerizedOh my. I never thought this book could hit me quite hard. After reading the book and watching the movie just last night, I can't spend my day today without my mind wandering back to the characters and the story. Gee, like I don't have tonnes of important things to do! I'm talking about Stephanie Meyer's Twilight. Actually I had wanted to read the book since last month when this fellow of mine mettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746348318396000516noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334360.post-79451754221532119962008-11-25T11:20:00.003+07:002008-11-25T22:05:16.556+07:00An economics lessonLast Saturday (11/22), I had to sit for a capital market examination … and it sucked! Suddenly I realize how little I have understood economics, the very subject which I should have handled quite well at least, considering I graduated from namely “Faculty of Economics” of a prestigious one (in Indonesia, at least). Moreover, with economic crisis going on and off for the last ten years (if you mettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746348318396000516noreply@blogger.com5