Dental Radiology lab was relaxing like last week even though we’re having pretest. This so-called pretest was not really a pretest to me. It was more like a group discussion since we were sitting so near to each other but I still wonder if the lecturers will really be marking our papers. I got one question wrong. I bet everybody got that question wrong. It has got a very long answer, Drg. Cek Manja Dara was telling us the answers after the pretest and it took an hour for that very question. That question was ‘jelaskan apa yang harus dilakukan dari waktu mendudukkan seorang pasien sehingga expose.’
During the pretest, Ali was like ‘doc, lepas dudukkan pasien, apa yah?’ All of us laughed out loudly. It was a pretest and he is brave enough to ask for answers. He is our hero. Surprisingly, all the Indonesian girls were really wearing lipstick. Even the Malays, they put gloss on their lips. I’m the only one with clean and clear face! Everybpdy asked why I didn’t put on something so that Drg. Trelia won’t sound us. In the end, all of them removed those cosmetics on their faces.
After the lab yesterday, I went to Medan Musik with Roxanne and See Theng. There we discussed about borrowing a grand piano but of course, it was difficult. The manager was telling perhaps they could only spare us their digital piano which looked so alike a keyboard, only that it has its own leg with it. In fact, in MGSS, we call it a keyboard! Remember, Mr. Vic Toh (Ms. Vicky’s hubby, Vanessa Toh’s dad, the boss of YAMAHA Kuantan) sponsored that keyboard to my school. There I met a guy named Rubin. He is so hot, I melt! How I hoped he didn’t noticed my melting look that time but I bet he sure saw it. Never thought he knew Zheng Kang and Liang Jie.
Then we went to another music store and surprisingly, it was Karvita’s parent’s shop! I don’t think we can get much sponsors there but we already got 2 tickets for sure! Lucky day I say. Then we went to Brastagi Supermarket for grand piano rental in Harmony. That guy seemed so blur I wonder he understood what See Theng told him. There I found out the things sold were much cheaper than Hypermart and Carrefour! I must tell Joanne to visit that place. In fact, I’m going there tomorrow itself because Harmony had just called See Theng today to confirm on the rental of grand piano to us.
He rented it with conditions to us. He wanted both me and Zheng Kang to practice at his place everyday so that we won’t do wrong during the performance and embarrass his company’s name. He is pressuring us this way! But I don’t think we are going there every day. We have classes and all so I think we won’t have much time for it. Tomorrow Zhong Wei will come and listen to our duet. Well, I am very worried of this dinner to be frank. Why? Because this Zhong Wei guy hasn’t done arranging the programs! There is still another 7 days to go!
Today was actually quite a busy day. I went to Goon’s graduation. I shared with the others to buy him a bouquet of lilies and a teddy bear. We took photos in front of auditorium. Before meeting Goon, we had pizza which was so much I am very full till the dinner just now. I did the make-up for Joanne and I am very satisfied with my job as it is my first time doing so much on make-ups for a person. Even I myself haven’t done such a thing. I was in such a rush the guys didn’t tell me they already called the taxi. Perhaps it was my wrong, I didn’t listen. I ended up attending the DSC CNY Dinner tonight without any accessories on me, not even a pair of earrings!
I only did make-ups. I wore a short black pant with the top I bought in Sun Plaza with my boots. Many said I look hot in this look. I don’t like to see my round face. How to lose those extra fleshes on my face? I used to like my chubbiness but not now. I think it is too much! Joanne cried because of stage fright so she didn’t dance on the stage. I’m always the talker so when it comes to this condition I really got no idea how I should convince her. The dinner was at okay rate to me. Not to say bad but it is not good either. I took quite a number of photos.
I think I look pale with the make-ups on maybe because I am fair and that is why I can’t use light colors. I cut my fringe when I’m home. Maybe I am too sensitive or again, I am thinking too much. I think Bong has changed again, not to worse but better. Now, I see the old him again. At least we can talk about most of the things like last time again which I never thought would happen again.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Tiring week
Chinese New Year celebrated in Medan for the first time ever was not so bad after all. I had reunion dinner with friends for the first time in my life. We took 5 tables in Randy’s Restaurant. The food was okay, no comment, I say. While waiting for 12am for prayers, we sang in the hall. Not to say really ‘we’ actually, they sang, I listened. I didn’t know why but I’m not really in the mood to sing that day. On the very night, I got to know Rudy and Henny were not couples which I always thought they were one. I then followed the others to the temple by Randy’s car. Randy is See Theng’s friend, the son of that restaurant’s owner. It was crowded and that holy place is full with smoke, those joss sticks’ smoke. I bought those joss sticks and others I needed outside the temple. It was said that buying outside is much cheaper. The decoration in the temple was really nice. I met an auntie there whom I chatted with her for a while. As usual, people asked why I chose Indonesia for my studies and I answered the same old answer, CHEAP!
First day of CNY was spent sleeping in the morning. I felt very tired due to the messy timetable of our classes in the campus. I gave mama, papa, Onn, grandma, Auntie Joan, and Ann a call respectively once I’m awake. After preparing myself, I went to Kai Liang’s house. He had open house that day at 2pm but I went at 3pm. There I watched people gamble at first where I joined a few games of black jack in the end. Joanne, Mee San, and me then went to Sun Plaza for potato chips hunting, contact lenses (Joanne needs them), and poker cards hunting. We had sushi for light dinner and head back home right after getting all the stuffs we need. I invited Navissha, Uma and Albert Pangtono to my house since Roxanne and others said they wanted to come to my house for another gambling session. Albert didn’t come in the end. Surprisingly, I won about Rp16,000. Congratulations to me!
I attended classes the next morning but I skipped pharmacology lab. I planned to change the subjects I’m taking this semester but my final decision now is stick to what I’m taking. The night of the second day of CNY, I had dinner with Albert Pangtono at Traders. I heard from Peik Chin that Traders is the most expensive steak house in Medan. I thought I wanted to treat Albert since he has been helping me so much since we’ve known each other but somehow he treated me again in the end. After dinner, we had ice cream from Mc Donald’s in the car. We took the drive-thru. Arriving home, I went to Johnathan’s house, watching Joanne and others practice their para-para dances for this coming DSC CNY dinner. They all looked very funny.
Third day of CNY, I had classes as usual but this day is a bit different. I had ‘ilmu gizi’ class which means it is all about nutritional studies. It was fun for the first class. I can’t wait for the next class! I think I can learn what to eat and what not to eat so that I can be thinner from this class! Natasya taught me not to skip meals but take very little intake for every meal and that I must eat healthily, less oil food in order to be thinner. I’m in dilemma; I don’t know what to do. I want fast effect, I want to go thin! I felt my pants are a bit loose now, I wonder if it is because I’m thinner or that pants is originally bigger or that pants expand after washing.
So here I am today, the fourth day of New Year but it seemed to me, nothing special happened. I must keep with my diet, a meal a day! These days I’m eating a little more for a meal a day. Today is another tiring day. I can see the dark circles under my eyes. I need sleep desperately! I went to Albert’s house with Zheng Kang today, practicing piano for MCCC CNY dinner. On the way back, he told me that my name is exactly the same name as his girlfriend. That is why he felt awkward every time he calls me. I’ll have pretest for Dental Radiology Lab tomorrow. So I guess I can’t sleep early tonight. Sighs…
First day of CNY was spent sleeping in the morning. I felt very tired due to the messy timetable of our classes in the campus. I gave mama, papa, Onn, grandma, Auntie Joan, and Ann a call respectively once I’m awake. After preparing myself, I went to Kai Liang’s house. He had open house that day at 2pm but I went at 3pm. There I watched people gamble at first where I joined a few games of black jack in the end. Joanne, Mee San, and me then went to Sun Plaza for potato chips hunting, contact lenses (Joanne needs them), and poker cards hunting. We had sushi for light dinner and head back home right after getting all the stuffs we need. I invited Navissha, Uma and Albert Pangtono to my house since Roxanne and others said they wanted to come to my house for another gambling session. Albert didn’t come in the end. Surprisingly, I won about Rp16,000. Congratulations to me!
I attended classes the next morning but I skipped pharmacology lab. I planned to change the subjects I’m taking this semester but my final decision now is stick to what I’m taking. The night of the second day of CNY, I had dinner with Albert Pangtono at Traders. I heard from Peik Chin that Traders is the most expensive steak house in Medan. I thought I wanted to treat Albert since he has been helping me so much since we’ve known each other but somehow he treated me again in the end. After dinner, we had ice cream from Mc Donald’s in the car. We took the drive-thru. Arriving home, I went to Johnathan’s house, watching Joanne and others practice their para-para dances for this coming DSC CNY dinner. They all looked very funny.
Third day of CNY, I had classes as usual but this day is a bit different. I had ‘ilmu gizi’ class which means it is all about nutritional studies. It was fun for the first class. I can’t wait for the next class! I think I can learn what to eat and what not to eat so that I can be thinner from this class! Natasya taught me not to skip meals but take very little intake for every meal and that I must eat healthily, less oil food in order to be thinner. I’m in dilemma; I don’t know what to do. I want fast effect, I want to go thin! I felt my pants are a bit loose now, I wonder if it is because I’m thinner or that pants is originally bigger or that pants expand after washing.
So here I am today, the fourth day of New Year but it seemed to me, nothing special happened. I must keep with my diet, a meal a day! These days I’m eating a little more for a meal a day. Today is another tiring day. I can see the dark circles under my eyes. I need sleep desperately! I went to Albert’s house with Zheng Kang today, practicing piano for MCCC CNY dinner. On the way back, he told me that my name is exactly the same name as his girlfriend. That is why he felt awkward every time he calls me. I’ll have pretest for Dental Radiology Lab tomorrow. So I guess I can’t sleep early tonight. Sighs…
Friday, January 23, 2009
Busy days
(1.37PM)
I had Dental Radiology lab for the first time today. The lecturers here are all nice. The whole session was so relaxing. We didn’t do anything for practical today except listening to rules and regulation in the lab as usual. But I still have few complains for this lab. This lab was surprisingly small (we were all seated like sticking to each other) and there is only one small fan in this room so it is hot and stuffy inside. The worst is we were all under the risk of getting the radiation because I can see those doctors and also my seniors taking X-ray for patients in the next room with our doors and windows opened widely as if we are all welcoming the radiation!
So the Head of Dental Radiology Department asked us for a little favor as we are in the international class. She wanted us all to write a letter to our dean, complaining about the conditions in the lab so that the university will spare some money to repair this department. I think this is the class representative’s job, writing letter and all, I’ll just follow the majority. Of course, if there is letter, I’ll sign it!
Funniest part about this lab is that the head of department, Drg. Trelia, quite a nice lady, wanted all the girls to make up before attending the practical, also, she wanted us to put on perfume. OMG! Make up for classes? Am I too free for that?! Oh right, I admit sometimes I do put on mascara and go but now she wants lipstick. RED lipstick OMG! Who on earth at my age will put on bright RED lipstick?! She asked Hanifa if she is okay with this make-up thing, she quickly asked if we can put pink. Guess what, Drg Trelia was telling me like ‘you’re very pretty originally already, I’m sure all the guys will fall for you when you make up’. OMG! I think I felt so embarrassed suddenly when she said that. Of course I’m happy with the compliment but what if the guys all think I’m actually ugly? OMG! People will just laugh at me. In addition, I’m not thin. I’m plump, chubby and all, how can she consider a person like me ‘very pretty’? Lol.
(4.48PM)
So I attended the DSC meeting which was another unorganized club. The meeting ended up with only 6 people attended. I don’t know who suggested my name into this ‘biro ekonomi’ and this president was telling me, my job in this committee is really easy. All I have to do is to think on ways to earn money for the committee since there isn’t any income in this committee and that my partner is Amirah. Thank GOD she is someone I knew.
I gave her two ideas on ways to earn money. First, it is exactly like what we are doing all the while in our secondary school, called ‘dedication’ where people orders some mini present sort of thing, and us, the sellers will deliver them to the recipients. I suggested us to do this dedication on this coming April fool. Since there isn’t any event coming on, CNY is too near to get things done, so I think April fool might be quite a good idea to send funny surprising stuff to friends. Second, also another business on selling stuffs. We planned to sell flowers or chocolates during the graduation seasons so that juniors can send flowers or presents for the seniors.
Right before the meeting ends, I suggested the third way to earn money. That is, finding one or two cameramen to snap some photos during this coming CNY so that they can sell them. The president is very happy with my suggestions and said she was lucky she didn’t pick the wrong person. I, in fact, can really think of ways on earning money for the committee *as if* but anyway, I’ll take that as another compliment. Well, now it is time for me to go take my third bath of the day. Then I’ll go to Sun Plaza with Joanne. She said she hasn’t got any new clothes for CNY so I’m accompanying her there. I bet I’ll be in real rush because I got presentation to get ready on for tomorrow’s 8am class. Gosh!
I had Dental Radiology lab for the first time today. The lecturers here are all nice. The whole session was so relaxing. We didn’t do anything for practical today except listening to rules and regulation in the lab as usual. But I still have few complains for this lab. This lab was surprisingly small (we were all seated like sticking to each other) and there is only one small fan in this room so it is hot and stuffy inside. The worst is we were all under the risk of getting the radiation because I can see those doctors and also my seniors taking X-ray for patients in the next room with our doors and windows opened widely as if we are all welcoming the radiation!
So the Head of Dental Radiology Department asked us for a little favor as we are in the international class. She wanted us all to write a letter to our dean, complaining about the conditions in the lab so that the university will spare some money to repair this department. I think this is the class representative’s job, writing letter and all, I’ll just follow the majority. Of course, if there is letter, I’ll sign it!
Funniest part about this lab is that the head of department, Drg. Trelia, quite a nice lady, wanted all the girls to make up before attending the practical, also, she wanted us to put on perfume. OMG! Make up for classes? Am I too free for that?! Oh right, I admit sometimes I do put on mascara and go but now she wants lipstick. RED lipstick OMG! Who on earth at my age will put on bright RED lipstick?! She asked Hanifa if she is okay with this make-up thing, she quickly asked if we can put pink. Guess what, Drg Trelia was telling me like ‘you’re very pretty originally already, I’m sure all the guys will fall for you when you make up’. OMG! I think I felt so embarrassed suddenly when she said that. Of course I’m happy with the compliment but what if the guys all think I’m actually ugly? OMG! People will just laugh at me. In addition, I’m not thin. I’m plump, chubby and all, how can she consider a person like me ‘very pretty’? Lol.
(4.48PM)
So I attended the DSC meeting which was another unorganized club. The meeting ended up with only 6 people attended. I don’t know who suggested my name into this ‘biro ekonomi’ and this president was telling me, my job in this committee is really easy. All I have to do is to think on ways to earn money for the committee since there isn’t any income in this committee and that my partner is Amirah. Thank GOD she is someone I knew.
I gave her two ideas on ways to earn money. First, it is exactly like what we are doing all the while in our secondary school, called ‘dedication’ where people orders some mini present sort of thing, and us, the sellers will deliver them to the recipients. I suggested us to do this dedication on this coming April fool. Since there isn’t any event coming on, CNY is too near to get things done, so I think April fool might be quite a good idea to send funny surprising stuff to friends. Second, also another business on selling stuffs. We planned to sell flowers or chocolates during the graduation seasons so that juniors can send flowers or presents for the seniors.
Right before the meeting ends, I suggested the third way to earn money. That is, finding one or two cameramen to snap some photos during this coming CNY so that they can sell them. The president is very happy with my suggestions and said she was lucky she didn’t pick the wrong person. I, in fact, can really think of ways on earning money for the committee *as if* but anyway, I’ll take that as another compliment. Well, now it is time for me to go take my third bath of the day. Then I’ll go to Sun Plaza with Joanne. She said she hasn’t got any new clothes for CNY so I’m accompanying her there. I bet I’ll be in real rush because I got presentation to get ready on for tomorrow’s 8am class. Gosh!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Chinese New Year 2009
This will be the first time in my life celebrating Chinese New Year alone without family and close friends. I wonder how it would be like celebrating alone without any relatives around, without angpows, without knowing where to go. In fact, I have to attend classes on the second day of Chinese New Year. Usually, I’ll spend my second day with all the music geniuses because Mr. Khoo usually had open house on the second day so all his students will be gathering there and from his house, there will be few drivers provided to go around Kuantan getting angpows from other teachers and also parents. I was one of the drivers.
It is sad to know I’m not going home this CNY. I miss celebrating it with my family! Anyway, I think this might be a good experience. See Theng just came to my house telling those Malaysian Chinese students in Medan who are not going back for CNY, will gather and have a reunion dinner together. So I will definitely join the dinner this Sunday! After the dinner, I might visit the temple with See Theng. I can’t wait to visit the temple here. Guess what?! I always get excited while waiting for the moment of 12am for the praying session. I got really happy that time I don’t know why and then I’ll sleep real late, perhaps in the morning because I’ll be spending my night with my cousins.
My neighbor, Aunty Linny and her husband just chatted with me a while ago, telling me not to worry because Medan is a place way better than Jakarta. When I’m in the temple this coming Sunday night, I’ll understand. It’ll be very crowded! Oh, I can’t wait! I already figured out what to wear for the reunion dinner, also the next day, also for the respective dinners held for this Chinese New Year. It all looked so fun! I’ll be going to shopping tomorrow with Joanne because she hasn’t bought any new clothes for CNY. Me? I’ve brought them from Malaysia! *giggles*
It is sad to know I’m not going home this CNY. I miss celebrating it with my family! Anyway, I think this might be a good experience. See Theng just came to my house telling those Malaysian Chinese students in Medan who are not going back for CNY, will gather and have a reunion dinner together. So I will definitely join the dinner this Sunday! After the dinner, I might visit the temple with See Theng. I can’t wait to visit the temple here. Guess what?! I always get excited while waiting for the moment of 12am for the praying session. I got really happy that time I don’t know why and then I’ll sleep real late, perhaps in the morning because I’ll be spending my night with my cousins.
My neighbor, Aunty Linny and her husband just chatted with me a while ago, telling me not to worry because Medan is a place way better than Jakarta. When I’m in the temple this coming Sunday night, I’ll understand. It’ll be very crowded! Oh, I can’t wait! I already figured out what to wear for the reunion dinner, also the next day, also for the respective dinners held for this Chinese New Year. It all looked so fun! I’ll be going to shopping tomorrow with Joanne because she hasn’t bought any new clothes for CNY. Me? I’ve brought them from Malaysia! *giggles*
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Ways to lose weight. Anybody?
I found out lately that most of the girls around me are getting thinner. Even though the way they lose weight is not a healthy way but I kind of envy with their fast method of losing weight! I so wanted to get diarrhea like most of the girls. I know this is not good but what can I do? My constipation problem has worsened. I’m back here in Medan for 2 weeks and me only shitted once. ONCE! No kidding, man!
I felt so uneasy these days. The same feeling came back. Once the food enters my mouth, I felt great nausea! Help me~ Anybody! I don’t feel like eating these 14 days not because I wanted to lose weight but because I feel really uneasy at my tummy. I admit I thought of this ‘a meal a day’ method to lose weight but now it is not because of this weight problem even though I kind of care when others commented on my outlook right now. That is why I so wanted to have diarrhea like diarrhea for a week. I bet everything will be out of my body leading a real clean body!
I got to know Mona was with her strict ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’ life for years. She seriously is eating an apple a day only. She isn’t taking any carbohydrates except sometimes she takes biscuits with coffee. Now she looks damn thin. I wanted to follow her steps but I think this is not so good for my health. I already got this digestion problem now, I can’t let my body to have lack of other important nutrients.
I thought of doing aerobic everyday for myself to sweat more since I’m not into any sports. I did it last week but this week when classes have started, I see I really have got no much time for myself even for a little rest. Assignments were given in every class and the worst was that timetable which is wasting our time. Why can’t they just arrange a nice timetable for us? Why do they make us have one or two hours of break in between? There were 2 days where we were supposed to wait for 3 hours until the next class. Bringing laptop to campus everyday is quite heavy for me but what can I do to fill in the free time I have?
I need rest desperately. Today is the 3rd day I’m entering classes and I’m feeling so tired right now. I’m not so sure if it is because of the long day in campus like from 7am to 4pm these three days, by the way, tomorrow will be a longer day, 7am to 5pm, or it is because I am lack of sleep. I did manicure for May today as promised and I am NOT satisfied with what I have done on her. It didn’t come out as nice as I expected. I felt so sorry for her.
I felt so uneasy these days. The same feeling came back. Once the food enters my mouth, I felt great nausea! Help me~ Anybody! I don’t feel like eating these 14 days not because I wanted to lose weight but because I feel really uneasy at my tummy. I admit I thought of this ‘a meal a day’ method to lose weight but now it is not because of this weight problem even though I kind of care when others commented on my outlook right now. That is why I so wanted to have diarrhea like diarrhea for a week. I bet everything will be out of my body leading a real clean body!
I got to know Mona was with her strict ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’ life for years. She seriously is eating an apple a day only. She isn’t taking any carbohydrates except sometimes she takes biscuits with coffee. Now she looks damn thin. I wanted to follow her steps but I think this is not so good for my health. I already got this digestion problem now, I can’t let my body to have lack of other important nutrients.
I thought of doing aerobic everyday for myself to sweat more since I’m not into any sports. I did it last week but this week when classes have started, I see I really have got no much time for myself even for a little rest. Assignments were given in every class and the worst was that timetable which is wasting our time. Why can’t they just arrange a nice timetable for us? Why do they make us have one or two hours of break in between? There were 2 days where we were supposed to wait for 3 hours until the next class. Bringing laptop to campus everyday is quite heavy for me but what can I do to fill in the free time I have?
I need rest desperately. Today is the 3rd day I’m entering classes and I’m feeling so tired right now. I’m not so sure if it is because of the long day in campus like from 7am to 4pm these three days, by the way, tomorrow will be a longer day, 7am to 5pm, or it is because I am lack of sleep. I did manicure for May today as promised and I am NOT satisfied with what I have done on her. It didn’t come out as nice as I expected. I felt so sorry for her.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Mission Accomplished!
I went to Albert’s home as planned with Zheng Kang. There were two big dogs in black in the cage. Thank GOD they were in the cage. They were both much taller than me when they stand and they were damn fierce, barking nonstop. If I’m not mistaken, they were called rockbelers? I don’t know the names and the spelling la…
Surprisingly, we managed to settle these songs today, playing duet! As usual, when it comes to duet, I’m playing the melody. It is a continuous chorus from few famous songs; starting with Lee Hom’s ‘wei yi’, Jay’s ‘pu gong yin de yue ding’, then an old song ‘yue liang dai biao wo de xin’, continued by Michael’s ‘yue ding’, Jay’s ‘dao xiang’, an Indonesian song (I don’t know the title) and lastly, ends with Jay’s ‘an jing’. You’ll see most of the songs played are Jay Chou’s songs. He is famous in this place.
Before coming back home, I visited the juniors’ hostel. The rooms are way smaller to be compared with those I was staying during my first year. I came home thinking the meeting in my house has not ended but again, they were here for chit-chatting only. Swee Luo, Josephine and May were here too. It was as if we don’t have class tomorrow morning. May was busy with the cosmetics, trying all of them on our faces. She wanted to figure out which colour suits us before the dinner so that we won’t be that in a rush on the day since we are all having classes during the day time.
Me? After being seated for a while for May’s experimental use, I started with manicure business. My duty within these girls for this coming dinner will be doing manicure for all 5 of us. I have to think and match the colours of the nail polish with the dress they are going to wear. Not only that, I also have to take in-charge of the design of the nail arts. It is fun with the girls around at times. I’m pretty tired today. My schedule starting last Monday was nonstop. I need more rest! I need to lose weight!
Surprisingly, we managed to settle these songs today, playing duet! As usual, when it comes to duet, I’m playing the melody. It is a continuous chorus from few famous songs; starting with Lee Hom’s ‘wei yi’, Jay’s ‘pu gong yin de yue ding’, then an old song ‘yue liang dai biao wo de xin’, continued by Michael’s ‘yue ding’, Jay’s ‘dao xiang’, an Indonesian song (I don’t know the title) and lastly, ends with Jay’s ‘an jing’. You’ll see most of the songs played are Jay Chou’s songs. He is famous in this place.
Before coming back home, I visited the juniors’ hostel. The rooms are way smaller to be compared with those I was staying during my first year. I came home thinking the meeting in my house has not ended but again, they were here for chit-chatting only. Swee Luo, Josephine and May were here too. It was as if we don’t have class tomorrow morning. May was busy with the cosmetics, trying all of them on our faces. She wanted to figure out which colour suits us before the dinner so that we won’t be that in a rush on the day since we are all having classes during the day time.
Me? After being seated for a while for May’s experimental use, I started with manicure business. My duty within these girls for this coming dinner will be doing manicure for all 5 of us. I have to think and match the colours of the nail polish with the dress they are going to wear. Not only that, I also have to take in-charge of the design of the nail arts. It is fun with the girls around at times. I’m pretty tired today. My schedule starting last Monday was nonstop. I need more rest! I need to lose weight!
Monday, January 19, 2009
Playing duet?! I think no more. It is not as simple as you think.
Pharmacology practical has been canceled. Not only that, the schedule for every practical had been changed too and I don’t like the new timetable at all. I’ll have 4 hours break in between the classes after the changed made. I don’t like because I still have to wake up at 5.30am in the morning just for a class and after that one and only class, my next class is in another 4 hours time. It’s wasting my time!
So this is what happened after the long discussion with Zhong Wei about the duet performance. I called Budy for the first time. Budy is a guy I knew about a year ago in a piano expo. I remember him telling me that he is a composer now and also piano teacher. I don’t know how true it is. He was kind enough to say that he is willing to spare some of his time and lend me his music room if I wanted to practice piano. He said I was pitiful without my hubby here. Well, that was a year ago. After having his number for a year without giving him a single call or even a message, today, I called him.
Thank GOD he remembered me after so long! I called him asking for his help to borrow a grand piano for the coming performance. Without a piano that night, it’ll be useless for us to practice. He then told me Era Musika only rent their pianos out, not borrowing us. The price was, expectedly, HIGH: Rp2.5 million for a grand piano and Rp1.5 million for an upright piano. Anyway, Roxanne, the president of MCCC was here today promised to settle these piano problems for us. The next problem is where should I practice?
I then gave a call to Albert, one of my Chinese Indonesian friends. He quickly said yes when I said I need a piano to practice. He asked excitedly if I have to practice for an examination because I sounded like it is very urgent. Of course it is urgent! Guess what?! Both Zhong Wei and Roxanne wanted me to play a classical music. How can I play without practicing? There is only 19 days left and you don’t expect me to go to Albert house everyday do you? I felt so sorry that I troubled Albert so much. He is always that helpful. See, this time, he not only lends me a place to practice, he also will be my driver, driving me from my place to his place for the practice!
Alright, it seemed like all the problems were settled. What about my partner? I always thought Zhong Wei had informed Zheng Kang about this performance. Today when I talked to him, he sounded a little angry because we didn’t discuss anything with him before hand and in fact, we just told him what to do, that is to perform a piano duet, a CLASSICAL MUSIC! That is the part which problems most! I apologized and then discussed with Zhong Wei again at home. Now we decided to play just a simple pop song. Maybe we both will modify a little instead of playing a plain song. I think it must be boring listening to a plain song, looking at two fellows with a huge height differences playing in front. As usual, I’m always the dwarf and the others would be the giant.
Practice will start tomorrow. We still haven’t decided on which song to play. Anyway, hopefully everything will go smoothly that night. I better get off now and do my assignments. Today was the first day back to campus and see I already got lots of assignments waiting for me. I don’t think this semester will be as easy going as what the seniors had told me that night.
So this is what happened after the long discussion with Zhong Wei about the duet performance. I called Budy for the first time. Budy is a guy I knew about a year ago in a piano expo. I remember him telling me that he is a composer now and also piano teacher. I don’t know how true it is. He was kind enough to say that he is willing to spare some of his time and lend me his music room if I wanted to practice piano. He said I was pitiful without my hubby here. Well, that was a year ago. After having his number for a year without giving him a single call or even a message, today, I called him.
Thank GOD he remembered me after so long! I called him asking for his help to borrow a grand piano for the coming performance. Without a piano that night, it’ll be useless for us to practice. He then told me Era Musika only rent their pianos out, not borrowing us. The price was, expectedly, HIGH: Rp2.5 million for a grand piano and Rp1.5 million for an upright piano. Anyway, Roxanne, the president of MCCC was here today promised to settle these piano problems for us. The next problem is where should I practice?
I then gave a call to Albert, one of my Chinese Indonesian friends. He quickly said yes when I said I need a piano to practice. He asked excitedly if I have to practice for an examination because I sounded like it is very urgent. Of course it is urgent! Guess what?! Both Zhong Wei and Roxanne wanted me to play a classical music. How can I play without practicing? There is only 19 days left and you don’t expect me to go to Albert house everyday do you? I felt so sorry that I troubled Albert so much. He is always that helpful. See, this time, he not only lends me a place to practice, he also will be my driver, driving me from my place to his place for the practice!
Alright, it seemed like all the problems were settled. What about my partner? I always thought Zhong Wei had informed Zheng Kang about this performance. Today when I talked to him, he sounded a little angry because we didn’t discuss anything with him before hand and in fact, we just told him what to do, that is to perform a piano duet, a CLASSICAL MUSIC! That is the part which problems most! I apologized and then discussed with Zhong Wei again at home. Now we decided to play just a simple pop song. Maybe we both will modify a little instead of playing a plain song. I think it must be boring listening to a plain song, looking at two fellows with a huge height differences playing in front. As usual, I’m always the dwarf and the others would be the giant.
Practice will start tomorrow. We still haven’t decided on which song to play. Anyway, hopefully everything will go smoothly that night. I better get off now and do my assignments. Today was the first day back to campus and see I already got lots of assignments waiting for me. I don’t think this semester will be as easy going as what the seniors had told me that night.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Doubts
I’ve just chatted with Zhong Wei. I realized for the very first time that he can be serious when he wants to. In fact, I do think every person has this gesture of getting serious when one has to be. We were discussing about the coming Chinese New Year Auspicious Dinner 2009. This will be the second time I’m co-operating with him. He is, to be frank, a nice guy to be spoken of even though he loves disturbing others at times. Of course, I would forgive him if he had done anything wrong because I know I might have done something like that too.
I thought he was joking when he told me last year that he wanted a duet piano performance for the coming dinner. Tonight, he is here, in my room, telling me that he is serious with it. He wanted me to play the duet with Zheng Kang. I bet he must be a great player as he said he used to compose songs. Even though his hard work had never been chosen by those music companies to be sung by those famous or infamous singers but I do think people who can compose are really amazing! This made me think of Andrew, a guy I knew from tuition. I don’t really know him to be honest. I only know him by his name but it was said that the songs written by him are nice songs.
Performing on stage! It has been long since I last perform on stage. Speaking of performing on stage, I realize, every time I performed, it will be something related to music. Most of them, of course, I was the pianist! Remember I was the pianist of my old schools, both primary and secondary. I was the pianist for the choir group in my school where I remember we were the first runner up of the province. There were few time where I conducted, for choir, also for the marching band.
Oh yeah, duet! I actually played duet with Phei Yee. We practiced everyday in the school hall, actually for no reason until the principal complains both of us and banned us from touching the piano other than school functions since I was the pianist of school, she can’t forbid me from touching the piano until I graduate, right? *giggles* Anyway, perhaps because of the disturbance caused, which was actually not really a disturbance because the song we both played were really nice, we were wanted to perform in one of the school’s functions. Of course, we played the song we practiced for fun and guess what! To my surprise, most of them under the stage cried after hearing what we’ve played. Looking at the audience, my tears rolled too! I never thought our song can be that touching. It was ‘kiss goodbye’.
There, another time I was playing duet with Arita So. He is a Japanese student exchange to my hometown. With Mr Khoo’s (my piano teacher) help, we played two songs for MGSS International Understanding Day 2006. Sou-kun was playing violin while I was the keyboard player. I guess the last time I performed was the concert held in Kelantan? That was where I and the others from Khoo Academy perform together on stage in one of the hotels. It was an orchestral and I was one of the two keyboard player that night.
This is 2009 now. Can I perform flawlessly like the old me? I haven’t practiced for more than two years already. Can I perform well for the coming dinner as a good pianist also as a good MC on the same night?
I thought he was joking when he told me last year that he wanted a duet piano performance for the coming dinner. Tonight, he is here, in my room, telling me that he is serious with it. He wanted me to play the duet with Zheng Kang. I bet he must be a great player as he said he used to compose songs. Even though his hard work had never been chosen by those music companies to be sung by those famous or infamous singers but I do think people who can compose are really amazing! This made me think of Andrew, a guy I knew from tuition. I don’t really know him to be honest. I only know him by his name but it was said that the songs written by him are nice songs.
Performing on stage! It has been long since I last perform on stage. Speaking of performing on stage, I realize, every time I performed, it will be something related to music. Most of them, of course, I was the pianist! Remember I was the pianist of my old schools, both primary and secondary. I was the pianist for the choir group in my school where I remember we were the first runner up of the province. There were few time where I conducted, for choir, also for the marching band.
Oh yeah, duet! I actually played duet with Phei Yee. We practiced everyday in the school hall, actually for no reason until the principal complains both of us and banned us from touching the piano other than school functions since I was the pianist of school, she can’t forbid me from touching the piano until I graduate, right? *giggles* Anyway, perhaps because of the disturbance caused, which was actually not really a disturbance because the song we both played were really nice, we were wanted to perform in one of the school’s functions. Of course, we played the song we practiced for fun and guess what! To my surprise, most of them under the stage cried after hearing what we’ve played. Looking at the audience, my tears rolled too! I never thought our song can be that touching. It was ‘kiss goodbye’.
There, another time I was playing duet with Arita So. He is a Japanese student exchange to my hometown. With Mr Khoo’s (my piano teacher) help, we played two songs for MGSS International Understanding Day 2006. Sou-kun was playing violin while I was the keyboard player. I guess the last time I performed was the concert held in Kelantan? That was where I and the others from Khoo Academy perform together on stage in one of the hotels. It was an orchestral and I was one of the two keyboard player that night.
This is 2009 now. Can I perform flawlessly like the old me? I haven’t practiced for more than two years already. Can I perform well for the coming dinner as a good pianist also as a good MC on the same night?
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Missing HOME
I feel very sad today. The longer I’m staying at this place, the more I feel I’m lonely. I don’t want my family to know that I felt this way all these while because I don’t want them to be worry of me. Thank god I managed to hold myself from crying that night, the night before I came to Medan when I was chatting with my aunt in the room. I want to stay with my family all the time. I want all my friends. Here, I felt that I have no friends at all. Why am I stuck at this situation?
I hate it when it comes to gathering exactly like what happened in the BBQ session just now. I felt like I got no one to talk to here in this damn place. I wanted to message my friend but too bad I understand my friends won’t have that much credit to chat with me so instead of messaging them, I sat quietly all the while watching the others gambling. You might suggest me to join them gamble exactly like what Danny suggested but too bad I don’t know all these gambling games. What else can I do in order to make myself happier living here by myself? I’ve been thinking for more than a year about this question and yet, I still find no answer. GOD! Help me~
Perhaps this is a good way to push myself to study harder? Thinking of all these unhappy things, I would eventually tell myself to work harder so that I can graduate faster. With an earlier graduation, I can go home earlier! At least, if my friends are all too busy to spend time with me, I still have my family who would be there for me always! Medan is really a good place speaking of it. Living here, I’ve learnt to love my family more. I admit I don’t love my family as much. I won’t have homesick last time no matter how far I am from my family but now, I’m thinking of everyone at home every single day.
I hate it when it comes to gathering exactly like what happened in the BBQ session just now. I felt like I got no one to talk to here in this damn place. I wanted to message my friend but too bad I understand my friends won’t have that much credit to chat with me so instead of messaging them, I sat quietly all the while watching the others gambling. You might suggest me to join them gamble exactly like what Danny suggested but too bad I don’t know all these gambling games. What else can I do in order to make myself happier living here by myself? I’ve been thinking for more than a year about this question and yet, I still find no answer. GOD! Help me~
Perhaps this is a good way to push myself to study harder? Thinking of all these unhappy things, I would eventually tell myself to work harder so that I can graduate faster. With an earlier graduation, I can go home earlier! At least, if my friends are all too busy to spend time with me, I still have my family who would be there for me always! Medan is really a good place speaking of it. Living here, I’ve learnt to love my family more. I admit I don’t love my family as much. I won’t have homesick last time no matter how far I am from my family but now, I’m thinking of everyone at home every single day.
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