A little bit of here and there.

There  are many things that you should do before you get married and having your  kids.  One  for sure is: traveling with all of your craziest friends! I'm  not  going  to say that marriage people could not do it, but just like what  I've  experienced  so  far,  they  prefer to travel with their couple instead of with you (friends).

Well,  today  is one month left before the end of the year. The 2011 will be end up soon while the 2012 will be near coming!

Question:  How  many  cities  that  you've visited for vacation during this year?

Let's see mine.

Excluded  Lampung (my hometown); Bandung (my second hometown, since I spent four  years  of my life living there) and other cities visited for business trip, thus I only had four vacations during this year.

1.    Bali (27 - 29 May 2011)
It  was  a free vacation, conducted by my company, known as "Outing". It  is  a  yearly agenda with selected destination is based on participation vote  and  the  budget  we  have  (of  course). We had an extremely exhausted-challenged-unforgettable of 3 hours biking for 15 km tour!! Poor my ass..

2.    Makassar (2 - 5 Jun 2011)
It  was  just  an unplanned vacation of this year. Three days before the departure date, a friend of mine called me in the middle of utter boring routine weekdays. "Liburan ke Makassar yukkk?!" she excitedly asked.

She explained that her friend (and friends of her friend, it all were guys) invited her for joining to the Makassar trip for the next long weekend. Looking back to the last few stressfully working weeks that I've  had without any relaxing activity planned  for  the near long weekend, thus I simply said 'yes' for joining to that trip. Moreover, I won't  refuse the chance to touch down my feet on the new places and shake my hand for the new peoples :)

3.    Singapore (11 - 13 Nov 2011)
What  would be happened when two young-ladies having a three days off at Singapore? The answer should be: waste some money! :D

4.    Anyer (25 - 27 Nov 2011)
Information Media reunion at Anyer!! Yes, we're still exist! we're big and happy family!!!

cheers,
tikapoetri

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tikapoetri

.a prayer.

it's been months since my last post. my life is in crisis now, it's just overwhelming that life is full of unexpected things happened lately. i don't know where is this sh*t eventually will be end up to.. one for sure, it will change the rest of my life. I'm too scared to guess and still denying the facts. Just wait and see, nobody knows, huh?! and of course i'll never stop to pray..

and just like an anonymous said "never pray for an easy life but pray for a strongest feet"


cheers,
tikapoetri

Quote

"You see, the universe has a plan, kids. And that plan is always in motion. A butterfly flaps its wings...and it starts to rain. It's a scary thought, but it's also kinda wonderful. All these little parts of a machine, constantly working, making sure you end up exactly where you're supposed to be, exactly when you're supposed to be there. The right place at the right time."

-Ted Mosby How I Met Your Mother-

Where Is The Love??

i'm not a perfectionist.
i'm not the most pickiest girl in the world.
i'm not setting up the highest standards.

i just need the SPARK..

cheers,
tikapoetri

This or That?!

The word is: Trade-off

According to Wikipedia, A trade-off (or tradeoff) is a situation that involves losing one quality or aspect of something in return for gaining another quality or aspect. It implies a decision to be made with full comprehension of both the upside and downside of a particular choice.

As the earth is still turning around on its axle and the sun is still shining above your head, thus everyday everywhere and everytime there always gonna be many choices crossing in front your eyes, ready to be choosed. Sometimes, the final choices you've made was not based on your solely discretion. Your families, your friends, your environment, etc. had just put their opinion and influenced you.

You may have to choose between accepting the first job offered to you and continuing your study. You may have to choose for living alone at the town over staying at your hometown. You may have to choose whether fighting for the one that you love the most or giving up for your parent's candidate(s). You may have to choose between a prestigious-well paid-stressfully job and a so so- lower paid-controllable job.

Those.. are a trade-off, it's simply happens when you're facing the two and/or more choices with its all pluses and minuses inside them. In fact, the life that you live today is the outcome of the choices that you've made before. And the life that you will be living at in the near future will be exactly the reflection of the choices that you make today. So be wise, cause your life is in your hand.

cheers,
tikapoetri

on Duty

It was 10 o'clock in the morning, i nervously entered into one of the highest building in this town. After had a security check and wrote down my name on the guess list, I let my eyes looked around into the whole lobby, searching for some information that I needed until finally caught a black stainless board which gave me a clearly information "Syndication Bank Presentation on 3rd Fl". That's it!

I moved myself toward to the lift, but initiatively slowed down my step in order to saw my appearance at a glance on the big mirror I'm passing by. I put all of my confident on an off white blouse, a brown pencil skirt plus blazer combined with 5 cm heels. So bankers look a like anyway.

Since it was not my first time for attending that kind of occasion, thus I should not be nervous, right? But wait, on the previous one, I was attended it with two other seniors, while on that day I was alone. It was just me myself who represented my company (my manager was having business trip out of the town while my leader head was having another lunch meeting on that day).

The participants on that occasion were mainly offshore bankers came from Singapore and Hong Kong branches, while the onshore bankers with the indigenous face like me was not really much. And I HAVE TO MAKE A COURTESY CONVERSATION AND GET MINGLE WITH THEM ALL. *Dear God, where are You? I'm really suck on this 'basa-basi' thing!*

Well, the show must go on..


I introduced myself to whosoever they are, tried to get into the conversation they had, and spread out my business card. This mingle session was taken almost one hour before finally entering the major session, The Syndication Bank Presentation itself that taken for another one hour onward.

Finished with those ceremonial, I prepared myself to take a leave when suddenly a mature-western face-man came by and say 'Hi' to me. He hit me with the big Q which commonly asked on this syndication event: "Would your company join on this syndication?" And the only diplomatic answer that I had was: "Well Sir, I am afraid that I couldn't give you an answer right now since I have to discuss it first with my team and our credit committee, but I'll return to you as soonest for our commitment advice." "Yes sure. Just let me know if you have any further queries." He said.

He shake my hand, say goodbye and just let me get some fresh air outside.


cheers,
tikapoetri

En(d)joy Jakarta!

It's three days in a row, the traffic at Setiabudi is just like hell!
Office-dormitory that should be takes only ten up to fifteen minutes by
cab become a damn forty minutes to one hour driving! The traffic is
sooo stuck. Just like my heart. Lol. I don't know whether it is due to the
blockade access from Jalan Sudirman to Jalan Dr. Satrio for fly over
project or just because "it's Jakarta, dude! Where the hell have you
been??" Jakarta and the traffic are just like the envelope and the stamp,
unseparatedly. Thus, you are very pleased to en(d)joy Jakarta.

cheers,
tikapoetri

Live it up!!

After these twenty five years..

After seeing people walked in and out of my life..

After saying ‘have done been there’ for the things i shouldn’t regret and letting go some old stuff i couldn’t rewind..

I have my own perspective about life.

"Life is not a 90 minutes Disney movie which always bring the same sweetest story that the princess will be eventually live happily ever after with the prince charming. In a real life, sometimes you are too busy for chasing someone that really just not that into you, and stupidly avoiding someone that really cares of you. It is called as a 'circle of phantom', and it will be spinning around you for the rest of your life if you never let yourself out of it."

"Life is not driving smoothly on the highways. It is a hard bumpy ways you have to take, and it will definitely make your body moves up and down. Just hang on, drive safely, stay focus to your direction and keep your wheels raced! Then you'll get what you're deserved."

"Life is not a box of crayon. One day, you will find your day painted by bright-shinning-shimmering colors mixed, while on the other day the only color you have is just black."

"Life is not a shallow-predictable ending-story that you could easily found on the cheap magazine. Every paths you’ve taken, every traces you’ve left and every sacrifices you’ve made to get yourself into another step of your life had always come up with a worthless lesson learned that shaped you as you are today."

"Life is not a fake 'made in china' bag. Instead, life is so real. You may fake your whole relationships, but could you fake the love? You may fake your wrinkles, but could you fake your age? You may fake a smile, but could you fake the scratch? You may fake the world, but deep down your heart you just know the truth."

"Life is not sitting lazily in your comfort sofa and waiting the money to come. Just put your ass off and get your hands your legs and your brain utilized! Unless you are merry to the Richie Rich."

"Life will be finally not yours anymore when the only change you have is taking your last breath."




cheers,
tikapoetri

TGIF

This Blackberry, ipod, and books will never leave me idle. Happy weekend corporate slaves!

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tikapoetri

Less Shopping More Savings!

I'm not a shopaholic, I'm just the one who can not stand starring at the good stuffs (especially if it is looking good on me) without buying them!

Since I've got my very first own job and get paid of it, I just could buy anything I want (oh wait! 'anything' is here does not really mean 'anything' in this world, 'anything' is here should meet my take home pay, of course! :p). I simply think that: "This is my money, who cares anyway?!"

BUT... do you ever wondering where do you see yourself in the next year? In five years? In ten years onward?? Ever it crossed in your mind?

Well, in next year I'd love to have another country's stamp chop on my
passport while in five years I'd probably want to be married, build my own
family, be a partner of my future husband as a 'profit center' instead of
just being a 'cost center'. And in the next 10 years what it would be?
Well, actually I'm not a long term planned person, I never specifically
noted about what I'm going to do tomorrow. I never had my own resolutions,
just like people had in every beginning of year. But seriously, I do have my own standard and my own deadline for every achievement that I would make in the future. I have my own DREAMS...

And just like other people in this world, my dreams should contain a
happily-prosperous life. Yeah, everyone is pursuing the prosperous life. Eat healthy foods; dressed with the finest clothes; put yourself and your families in a warm beautifully house; invest in your kid(s) educational;
etc

Now the question is: "Have I done my best effort to make my future life befits with my dream?" "Do I have enough money for fulfilling those?"

I know, life ain't always about the money. Cross my finger, I won't merry to someone just for the sake of money with no love, but I won't either merry to someone unemployed. In fact, I realistically believe that the prosperous life will cost a damn number, don't you?

So, it's better late than never. More invest for the future life. Manage our cash flow wisely. And the last but not least, be a smart shopper!! coz sometimes we are just too blind to get something we want but we don't really need. What a waste..


cheers,
tikapoetri

March

Hello March...
You came so fast.
It's been months since I graduated from the MT program. It's been months
since the last time I went home. It's been months since I cried for the
same damn things!

But this is exactly the month I should waiting for..
Performance Bonus!!
Yeayyy!!

Welcome money $$$...

cheers,
tikapoetri

i love The Cream & Fudge Factory

Pengen cream & fudgeeeeeee....!!!

You can always go HOME...

It was just another late night conversation with my old friend -yes, i am a night person, not in the kind of 'a club hopper or social climber who walked out the door in the late night and back in after 2 AM', but just in the kind of 'i seriously couldn't force my eyes off early'.-

We had a small talk via blackberry messenger. Until he asked me whether i would come home in the next long weekend or not..

Gw : hmm... kayaknya sih engga.
Dia : kenapa?
Gw : ya gapapa, lagi males pulang aja, lagi seneng jalan-jalan disini..
Dia : ooo.. emg ga kangen rumah?
Gw : ya kangen sih, tapi kan tahun baru kmrn jg baru pulang
Dia : tp pasti nyokap lo kangen..
Gw : *diem*

i didn't reply the last bbm. i envy most of my friends whose have family living at bandung. since jkt-bdg could be reached within 2 hours drivin' and only cost IDR140k return, they can easily coming back home in every weekend..

my blackberry was vibrate, followed by the blink of its red light. i grabbed it.
i saw in my blackberry screen, he sent me a poem..

seorang wanita hijrah ke suatu tempat
mencari jati diri, mengejar mimpi
tidak terasa keadaan semakin larut bersamanya
sendiri mengejar waktu
memastikan diri berputar mengikuti arah jarum jam
ingar bingar ibukota sejenak melupakan tanah kelahirannya
tempat dimana ia tumbuh besar
menulis, merangkai diri di genggaman orang tua
gadis itu tersenyum dalam langkahnya
menangis di atas pendiriannya
berharap waktu datang mewujudkan mimpinya

i couldn't say a word, i'm contemplating and questioning myself.
do i such an egoist daughter? not coming back home in my long weekend, prefer to be here than home. do i miss home?

such an idiot, no need to question it, OF COURSE i miss home..
i just kinda like a little girl who was busy playing her barbie, i need my own time to do the things i like.. but surely i'll comin back home soon..


cheers,
tikapoetri

You Named It!

“It is by chance that we met, by choice that we became friends.”
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Ne-Yo - Never Knew I Needed - Official Music Video

22.01.2011.
me and my friends were in the middle of the crowd of 'Ne-Yo Jakarta Live in Concert' at Tenis Indoor Senayan
stood for almost one and a half hours in the queue, before finally entering the venue
sang out loud with other audience during the performance
yelled at the girl who smoke in front of us, it was not a smoking area, bit*h!!
drank a damn expensive mineral water
and sadly, one of the best Ne-Yo's single which i love the most, was not performed at that concert
Never Knew I Needed

For the way you changed my plans
For being the perfect distraction
For the way you took the idea that I have
Of everything that I wanted to have
And made me see there was something missing, oh yeah

For the ending of my first begin
(Ooh, yeah yeah, ooh, yeah yeah)
And for the rare and unexpected friend
(Ooh, yeah yeah, ooh, yeah yeah)
For the way you're something that I'd never choose
But at the same time, something I don't wanna lose
And never wanna be without ever again

You're the best thing I never knew I needed
So when you were here I had no idea
You the best thing I never knew I needed
So now it's so clear, I need you here always

My accidental happily
(Ever after)
The way you smile and how you comfort me
(With your laughter)
I must admit you were not a part of my book
But now if you open it up and take a look
You're the beginning and the end of every chapter

You're the best thing I never knew I needed
So when you were here I had no idea
(When you were here)
You the best thing I never knew I needed
(That I needed)
So now it's so clear, I need you here always
(Now it's so clear)

Who knew that I could be
(Who knew that I could be)
So unexpectedly
(So unexpectedly)
Undeniably happier
Sitting with you right here, right here next to me
Girl, you're the best

You're the best thing I never knew I needed
(Said I needed)
So when you were here I had no idea
(When you were here)
(Said I had no idea)
You're the best thing I never knew I needed
(That I needed)
So now it's so clear I need you here always
(Now it's so clear)
(So clear, so clear, I need you always)

Now it's so clear, I need you here always

cheers,
tikapoetri

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L.O.V.E

love /lAv/. strong liking or affection. strong affection and sexual attraction.

-oxford dictionary-

For the last couple years i dedicated my love only for family.friend.work.mylife.and myself.

Have no boyfriend doesn't mean u couldn't be loved, right? *wink*. But yeah, honestly, it's kinda weird when u finds urself as a single but one of ur closest friend is just in her pregnancy. When all the thought in ur mind is just hangin' here and there but ur friend is starting to find a recommended doctor for her new baby's coming.

why does everyone seem very easy to find their love?! while i'm still seeking for mine.

Looking back to my age -which i consider it as 'still young, no need to rushed by the marriage things'- my mom asked me to have one, one person i loved, hoho... promise u i will, mom ;)

But i don't know, i can't even explain to myself, for me, fallin in love is damn hard! and once i had completely fallen, sometimes it's damn hurt! so, i just wanna play safe, covering my heart with the invisible wall, and running away when i thought the feeling wasn't there..

and i think, i need someone to FIX ME..


cheers,
tikapoetri