Cloudy Days

post #143

Rain has fallen quite often these last few days. Luckily my neighborhood hasn’t been flooded (yet). Rain was pouring down last nite when I was on my way back home. It was getting heavier as I sang Phil Collins’s I Wish It Would Rain Down. It felt so good to be drenched by the rain. There’s something about the rain that makes me attracted to. Maybe that’s why (most of the time) I like cloudy weather (with some sign that rain would fall soon) rather than hot n sunny day.

Nothing much happened lately. I’m juggling between movies n serials at the moment. Still watching n keeping up with Prison Break seas 2. I’ve watched till ep 14. Watching Lost seas 1, but it must be put on hold coz apparently the disc #4 was broken. My laptop couldn’t read it…darnnnnnnn. Then there’s Nip/Tuck seas 2, some movies. Today I just watched 24 seas 6 episod 1. And not to forget Smallville seas 6. Whoahhh…..so many lahhhhh (singlish style….. lolz….no offense for s’porean).

I wish it would rain down on me….

Phil Collins - I Wish It Would Rain Down

You know I never meant to see you again
But I only passed by as a friend
All this time I stayed out of sight
I started wondering why

Now I, Now I wish it would rain down, down on me
Yes I wish it would rain, rain down on me now
Yes I wish it would rain down, down on me
Yes I wish it would rain on me

You said you didn't need me in your life
I guess you were right
I never meant to cause you no pain
But it looks like I did it again

Now I, Now i know, i wish it would rain down, down on me
Yes I wish it would rain, rain down on me now
Yes girl I wish it would rain down, down on me
Yes I wish it would rain on me

Though your hurt is gone, mines hanging on, inside
And I know, it's eating me through every night and day
I'm just waiting on your sign

'Cos I know, I know, I never meant to cause you no pain
And I realize I let you down
But I know in my heart of hearts
I know I'm never gonna hold you again

Now I, Now i know, i wish it would rain down, down on me
Ohh I wish it would rain, rain down on me now
Ohh I wish it would rain down, down on me
Yes I wish it would rain down, rain down over me

Just rain down over me
Just let it rain down...

Wedding Reception (Reunion)

post #142


Just got back from Hendra n Livia’s wedding reception at Mercure Hotel. Lately I haven’t really got the mood (and inspiration) to write blog. But today’s been very thrilling and it moved me to write this entry.

Went to AHASS to have Elisha checked up. I sent SMS to Julie, asking for confirmation about our appointment today. Then she called to confirm. So I went to Mangga Dua at 11.15 AM, on the way there, rain began to pour. It was just a drizzle at first. I ignored it since the sun was still shining, but not very long after that the sun disappeared and the rain became heavier. I had to stop by and put on my rain coat or I’d be drenched when I get to Mangga Dua. Arrived there at 12 PM, called Julie and we met at Mangga Dua Mall. Then we had a lunch at Bakmi Naga. We talked about movies during the lunch and it was great to talk about movies with another movie addict. After that we separated and I went to buy Nip Tuck seas 2, The Unit seas 1 and some DVDs including Borat. I have a lot of homework to do now, since I also borrowed Lost seas 1 from Julie. But I also gave her quite homework by lending her Smallville seas 1 n 2, Gilmore Girls seas 4-6. We came to a conclusion that we’ll never have enough time to watch all the serials…24 hour is just not enough anymore…lolz.

When I was about to go out from the parking lot, I noticed that I had a flat tire. Darn…just when I was in a hurry. I walked almost one kilo and got it fixed. I had to replace the tire coz the damage was unrepairable…argghhhh. I almost got cranky that moment but then I took a deep breath and (tried to) thought about the situation calmly. I thought that I was actually quite lucky that I had a flat tire there, not too far from a place to fix it. I calmed down and accepted the fact that I had to spend extra money to replace the tire. But I managed to arrive at home in time, as I had planned before. Watched Casino Royale then prepared to go to Hendra and Livia’s wedding reception.

Waited for Berku till 6.15 PM. Then we went to Mercure Hotel, Ancol. Arrived there at 7.05 P and there were other friends who had arrived. Rini was already there since she’s the receptionist. There were also Ernest and Rowena. I met Kevin in the toilet. He wore a very nice suit. Temmy came not so long after we got out from the toilet. We took some pictures and went inside the ballroom. We met Irwan n his gf. And to my surprise (not too surprised since Hendra already told me), there were Zarija and his sister. They came all way from Perth to come to Hendra n Livia’s wedding reception. Wow. We took a picture together and talked a bit. Then reception ceremony began. As usual it started with wedding cake cutting. When I saw Hendra n Livia’s faces I was touched. They looked so happy. Hendra couldn’t seem to stop smiling with happiness. Livia looked extraordinarily gorgeous. I’m very happy for them. Watching them cutting the wedding cake brought an imagination in my mind. What would my wedding like? And when I was thinking about that, Qing Fei De Yi lyric… “ ” played in the back of my head.

The wedding itself was magnificent. The food was delicious and I met so many friends back from high school. There were Reggy, Ika, Ita, Janie, Eric B, Kelvin, Dana, Grace, Yenny, Yunita, Darmawan, Andreas, etc. It was like Marsoed Reunion. We had so many laughs, exchanged story about how we are. There’re lots of catching up with our current news and career. We also took lots of pictures. It was such a blast. Plus there were many pretty girls there…including Helley… I didn’t see her bf there…I wonder….Hmmmmm….. lolz…. Even Bu Diana came to the reception. The feeling was sublime.

Back to Qing Fei De Yi, I think there’s something with this song. Lately, it’s been involved in my conversation, like the one with Lady when she was remembering her first time going out with her bf (now husband). It was F4 season, Meteor Garden 1, and the OST was Qing Fei De Yi. And at the wedding, Joshua Suherman (or the other singer, I didn’t pay too much attention to the band) also sang this song, along with Liu Xing Yu.

I stayed there until the photo session over, and as expected, Marsoed photo session was the merriest among all….coz we’re acting like bunch of crazy people…lolzzz…. Again I want to congratulate Hendra and Livia… It was a wonderful wedding n I had an excellent time there. All the best wishes for you…


Harlem Yu – Qing Fei De Yi

Nan yi wang ji chu ci jian ni
Yi shuang mi ren de yan jing
Zai wo nao hai li
Ni de shen ying
Hui san bu qu
Wo ni de shuang shou gan jue ni de wen rou
Zhen de you dian tou bu guo qi
Ni de tian zhen
Wo xiang zhen xi Kan dao ni shou wei qu
Wo hui shang xin Oh...

~Zhi pa wo zi ji hui ai shang ni
Bu gan rang zi ji kao de tai jin
Pa wo mei shen me neng gou gei ni
Ai ni ye xu yao hen da de yong qi

#Zhi pa wo zi ji hui ai shang ni
Ye xu you tian hui qing bu zi jin
Xiang nian zhi rang zi ji ku le zi ji
Ai shang ni shi wo qing fei de yi

back to beginning

**Shen me yuan yin Ya...
Wo jing ran you hui yu jian ni
Wo zhen de zhen de bu yuan yi
Jiu zhe yang xian ru ai de xian jing Oh...

~,#

Ai shang ni shi wo qing fei de yi



It's hard to forget the first time I met you
Those mesmerizing pair of eyes
In my mind The thoughts of you
Cannot be erased
When I hold your hand and feel your warmth
It's really too much for me to handle
Your innocence I would like to treasure
When I see you suffering I will feel sad
Oh...

~Just afraid I will fall in love with you
Dare not let myself be too close to you
Afraid I’ve got nothing to offer you
To love you may require a lot of courage too

# Just afraid I will fall in love with you
Maybe one day I wouldn't be able to control myself
From falling in love with you
Thinking of you only hurts myself
I just can't help falling in love with you

back to beginning

**What’s the reason Yeahh
That I meet you again
I really really don’t wish to
Fall into the love trap like this

~, #

I just can't help falling in love with you

Hendra n Livia’s wedding

post #141

(Yawning) Yesterday was unforgettable day for Hendra n Livia (for me too). It was their wedding day and I felt honored by being asked to be the best man. I went to Liv’s house at 8.45 AM with Eddy. Arrived there at 9.15 AM, the road was clear (of course it was…it’s Sunday morning). There were some catering staffs preparing for the small reception after the wedding sacrament. I was a lil bit confused coz I didn’t know who to look for since Hendra n Livia weren’t there. Luckily Helley came not long after I parked the car. She told us to wait in the living room and she asked about who’s the one we should be looking for. I remembered that Livia told me to look for Aunt Desi. After waited for a couple of minutes we went to the church.

At church I got a good look at Helley. She’s slimmer than the last time I saw her back in July if I’m not mistaken. She said she’s also a last-minute bride’s maid and that she’s wearing her sweet 17th birthday gown. She looked gorgeous, too bad she’s already had a bf..lolzzz…

The wedding ceremony started at 10.55 AM (according to my watch). The feeling was incredible. Hendra was very handsome and Livia was very beautiful. She looked elegantly beautiful. I’m very very happy for them. They’d make a great couple….actually…they are. Father Joseph who served the mass gave a very good sermon about marriage life. It was very emotional in a session where Hendra and Livia apologized to their parents. I could feel my tears were built up. Near the end of ceremony, it rained very hard. After the ceremony, we took some pictures. Riny and Temmy also came to the ceremony. We talked for a bit and then went back home after the rain had stopped.

Yesterday was also VY’s wedding day. She invited me to come to her wedding blessing and reception in Bandung, but I had to say no to her invitation coz I already promised Hendra and Livia. VY…brought my memory back to September 2001. The Orientation Week. First days at Binus…Wow…time does fly so fast. Goodbye Zhao Wei…


Originally written on Jan 22, 2007.

First weeks of 2007

post #140


Wanted to write this journal entry for quite some time, but I just couldn’t find the time to do it. Work’s been great, not too busy lately, but every time I wanted to sit back and start to write, I got an assignment to finish. So here I am, forcing myself to write this journal. I’m only gonna highlight some events that took place in my first weeks of 2007.

Dave asked me to go to Mille on January 9. Actually I was very reluctant to go, but since it was his last day in Jakarta, I agreed. He opened a balcony room, Newcastle. To my surprise it there weren’t too many people at that time. We stayed there until almost 5 AM. Night life is really not my type. The music was good, but that’s it. Nothing else made me interested. Went back to the apartment, ate a bit of breakfast and I lied down for a while, took a shower then went straight to work. Luckily that day I didn’t get much to do coz I’m sure I looked like a zombie. Went back home, took a bath and then went to sleep for 12 hours…lolz…. What a nite…

On Sunday, January 14, after a couple of months vacuum, I called David, asked him when we should go karaoke again. He said, ”How bout today?” I said okay since my schedule was free. I called up Bowo n Agus n they said they can make it. So we had or first karaoke session in 2007. Maria n Diana came too. As usual, we sang for 3 hours and ordered beer. After that we dropped Diana at her place then we ate at Central restaurant. Peppy’s house was our next destination after we finished eating. It’s been a long time since I last saw Peppy. He had gained some weight. We talked for some time and went back home….. What a beautiful Sunday.

I still continued watching DVDs. The last ones were Nip/Tuck season1. It was good, unfortunately I haven’t bought the 2nd season. Finished watching the other movies and re-organized my HDD. My next target, Nip/Tuck season 2.

Today WG had it first gathering in 2007. The gathering took place at Red Pepper, Plaza Indonesia. After I played badminton I went there, arrived at 12.05 PM. I didn’t see anybody I recognize so I called Shella. She said, she’d be coming over soon. I looked around and went to Ex for a while, then when I came back, they were already there. Shella, Cybelle, Frog n his gf. We sat n no too long after that k1dd5 came. Then Comy came with her daughter. After that Xena, Anezza, Makino, Bo tat n Zein came. It was good to have a gathering again… What a superb Saturday.


In short, it’s been a fantastic first weeks of 2007. Thank You, God.

End of 2006

post #139

Yesterday’s been blast. Dinner at Samudra. Met the zoo class and it was fabulous. We had so much laugh. Then the 5 of us went to karaoke at Happy Puppy, but it was closed. So we went NAV Megamall, but it was also closed. So we drop Devi at her house and went to Markas to play pool a bit. The tables were good. At around 1.30 AM we went to Mille, but it was closed (I guess it was due to Idul Adha day). We went to Sands, it was also closed. It seemed like every entertainment place was closed. But we saw some hookers waiting for customers near Gajah Mada. We went back to Dave’s apartment, to shapez café, sat there and finished drinking Cointreau that Robert bought earlier. We were introduced to Lisa, a living legend for her drinking skill. She drank cointreau shot by shot, even Robert gave up and admitted her ‘talent’. Since Robert gave up so I accompanied her to drink, finished up 1 bottle of Cointreau. Lucky for me I only drank about two glasses. We drank and talked all nite till 7.30 in the morning. Exchanged interesting and humiliating stories when we were drunk. It was very hilarious. We laughed and laughed all the time. Lisa invited us to go to Club 36 to celebrate New Year, but I had a dinner with the big family and I thought I had enough indulge with the beer and Cointreau, so I had to say no. I got her cell phone # for future references. I must give it up to Lisa, she’s a hardcore drinker….

Today I slept till 12 PM, woke up, ate a very late breakfast n then watched Pirates of the Caribbean. Then I went to St. James church, attending the afternoon mass there. Got these lines from a radio that I was listening while driving. We live in a very high paced life. We all always seem in hurry doing things from one to another. We get caught up in a routine that we always do every day without realizing what is the purpose of all that. New Year time is actually a very good time to sit back and reflect for a while. Think carefully what’s really important for us in our life so we can prioritize. That way we can avoid doing all the things that seem important coz we can never do them all with the time we have. It’s an excellent time to reflect what have we done in the past year, what are our hopes and dreams that we want to achieve in the following year. And I’m sure it’s gonna be very difficult to get a quite time, not to mention thinking about all these stuffs at Club 36.. I’d be too busy with Black Label or Chivas….lolzz.

In short, it’s been a splendid year end, so splendid that words aren’t enough (and will never be enough I think) to describe it. Thank you God.



Originally written at Dec 31, @ 11.22 PM