Bentar lagi pulang Indo...ketemu Yudi ama Jalu, yay!!!!
Can't wait until the time comes....
Monday, July 12, 2004
Sunday, July 11, 2004
Boheme night... (the difference between US and Indo bars)
See, a night in Boheme is not always a blast, but if I have Alan with me, it usually will go fun.
The thing is Alan is a good dancer. Going to Boheme, which is the only place where you can get good variety of latin, indian, and international music and crowd in Ames, you need to have a good dancer to go with. Or else, you will be stuck with your drink and cigarette and a lengthy conversation with your friends (of course, your hip and head are aching for the dance floor then). Going with Alan will at least guarantee that I will have at least one dance when he's hitting on girls. If he's not into girls, we can dance into the merengue or salsa. He's rough in dancing and it's not always comfortable because he's 2 meter tall and I'm petite to American standard. But it's alright, I still got my dance.
Now here is the different between US and Indonesian bars/cafes. In Indonesian, bars is identical to bad things, evilish things. Or they are a place for dancing, having fun, be crazy, listening to cool bands. In short, a place to be different from your daily life appearance of who you are. A place where you can have fun with your friends in a wild way. In here, bars are a place to meet your friends for a talk and a drink, so usually the place has no dance floor, the music is soft (so you can talk with your friends) and going to bars is like a regular thing you do every weekend or so. For dancing, you go to clubs or discotheques where the dance floor is wide and the music is loud (thus impossible to talk). Clubs and discotheques are big city stuffs, where you go to clubs being crazy. So here in Ames, most of the hangout places you find will be small bars where the standard equipments involve bar, pool table, pinball machine, juke box, and of course quiet soft music atmosphere.
So being an Indonesian in Ames, US, Boheme is just perfect. When you want to talk with friends (which I did at least a couple of times with my classmates), I go to Boheme on weekdays. Or when I feel a bit poetic, I go on Tuesdays, where they have an open mic night with poetry slam (an open mic is when you can go perform; poetry slam is an event of the English dept poetry club where you can go cite your poems). When I need to groove into the dance, I go on Fridays (when they have Indian night) or Saturdays (when they have latin night). Of course, all of those will require a drink to go with. I don't say that I'm an alcoholic or something, I know my limit (which is three glasses of rum coke), and I stick to my limit and not get tipsy. Enough quantity to give me a good night rest after a long painstaking day of assignments and classes. And it's not that I'm going every weekend. As far as I remember, I only went like two or three times over a semester, just when there was an occasion, or when friends asked me out.
Another thing of being an Indonesian in Ames, which is a small town by US standard, is that the majority of Indonesians here don't go to bars. As they probably still hold the idea that going to a bar is a sin, I can sort of know the why-s. Often I got the surprised and disgusted look when I told them that I was heading to the bar. They probably think that I'm a bad girl for going to bars (and the fact that I smoke, drink occasionally and dance with other people than my husband). But, make no mistake, I know my limit. When I smoke or drink and dance, I know where the line stands. Going to bars for me is like socializing with friends and winding down from my everyday busy-ness. Not for other reasons, like getting wild, getting wasted, or other getting (you know what I'm saying).
Now one more thing with Alan, why I like going out with him is that, he's so outspoken and so blunt. Guys will usually go nice and soft-spoken with girls, but not Alan. He's very blunt, even to the degree that he's so mean and sarcastic. But I sort of like it. He's not playing nice or whatsoever and I feel like hanging out with a brother, who's not afraid of telling me on the face of what's in his mind. And he knows that I'm tough, not easily offended, I know him too well that he's not worried that I will get mad at him because I know he's joking and that's just the way he is with his close friends. I'm not saying that his way of being sarcastic and mean is good (especially in relation to other people) and he got into trouble at least twice that I know, but I have no objection when it comes to me. I feel that people that can get under your skin is the closest to you. So, I can say that he's one of those people around me. And the fact that Jana, his older sister, is my bestfriend, I am a kind of his older sister whom he misses dearly...
The thing is Alan is a good dancer. Going to Boheme, which is the only place where you can get good variety of latin, indian, and international music and crowd in Ames, you need to have a good dancer to go with. Or else, you will be stuck with your drink and cigarette and a lengthy conversation with your friends (of course, your hip and head are aching for the dance floor then). Going with Alan will at least guarantee that I will have at least one dance when he's hitting on girls. If he's not into girls, we can dance into the merengue or salsa. He's rough in dancing and it's not always comfortable because he's 2 meter tall and I'm petite to American standard. But it's alright, I still got my dance.
Now here is the different between US and Indonesian bars/cafes. In Indonesian, bars is identical to bad things, evilish things. Or they are a place for dancing, having fun, be crazy, listening to cool bands. In short, a place to be different from your daily life appearance of who you are. A place where you can have fun with your friends in a wild way. In here, bars are a place to meet your friends for a talk and a drink, so usually the place has no dance floor, the music is soft (so you can talk with your friends) and going to bars is like a regular thing you do every weekend or so. For dancing, you go to clubs or discotheques where the dance floor is wide and the music is loud (thus impossible to talk). Clubs and discotheques are big city stuffs, where you go to clubs being crazy. So here in Ames, most of the hangout places you find will be small bars where the standard equipments involve bar, pool table, pinball machine, juke box, and of course quiet soft music atmosphere.
So being an Indonesian in Ames, US, Boheme is just perfect. When you want to talk with friends (which I did at least a couple of times with my classmates), I go to Boheme on weekdays. Or when I feel a bit poetic, I go on Tuesdays, where they have an open mic night with poetry slam (an open mic is when you can go perform; poetry slam is an event of the English dept poetry club where you can go cite your poems). When I need to groove into the dance, I go on Fridays (when they have Indian night) or Saturdays (when they have latin night). Of course, all of those will require a drink to go with. I don't say that I'm an alcoholic or something, I know my limit (which is three glasses of rum coke), and I stick to my limit and not get tipsy. Enough quantity to give me a good night rest after a long painstaking day of assignments and classes. And it's not that I'm going every weekend. As far as I remember, I only went like two or three times over a semester, just when there was an occasion, or when friends asked me out.
Another thing of being an Indonesian in Ames, which is a small town by US standard, is that the majority of Indonesians here don't go to bars. As they probably still hold the idea that going to a bar is a sin, I can sort of know the why-s. Often I got the surprised and disgusted look when I told them that I was heading to the bar. They probably think that I'm a bad girl for going to bars (and the fact that I smoke, drink occasionally and dance with other people than my husband). But, make no mistake, I know my limit. When I smoke or drink and dance, I know where the line stands. Going to bars for me is like socializing with friends and winding down from my everyday busy-ness. Not for other reasons, like getting wild, getting wasted, or other getting (you know what I'm saying).
Now one more thing with Alan, why I like going out with him is that, he's so outspoken and so blunt. Guys will usually go nice and soft-spoken with girls, but not Alan. He's very blunt, even to the degree that he's so mean and sarcastic. But I sort of like it. He's not playing nice or whatsoever and I feel like hanging out with a brother, who's not afraid of telling me on the face of what's in his mind. And he knows that I'm tough, not easily offended, I know him too well that he's not worried that I will get mad at him because I know he's joking and that's just the way he is with his close friends. I'm not saying that his way of being sarcastic and mean is good (especially in relation to other people) and he got into trouble at least twice that I know, but I have no objection when it comes to me. I feel that people that can get under your skin is the closest to you. So, I can say that he's one of those people around me. And the fact that Jana, his older sister, is my bestfriend, I am a kind of his older sister whom he misses dearly...
Wednesday, July 07, 2004
Dreaming of Matthew Perry...
pic courtesy of Friends official website | Do you know who Matthew Perry is? Yes, he played the role of Chandler Bing, in the hit TV series "Friends". And you might be wondering why on earth I mention his name and put dreaming next to his name.
Well, the story is last night I was dreaming of being Matthew Perry's wife! Now, bizzare as it was as I woke up with surprise myself, I felt that he was nice and loving husband, at least in my dream. |
I never thought of him that much. In fact, if I had to choose who from the man casts of Friends that I would date, I'd probably pick David Schwimmer who played Ross Geller because of his intelligent and funny qualities as Ross.
Chandler I think is too silly sometimes, too serious sometimes, too "normal" compared to Ross or Joey Tribiani. And I don't consider him cute. Matt LeBlanc who played Joey is more good looking. But, no, I was dreaming of Chandler. That is weird because I didn't think of him at all. The last time I read about him was months ago in March, when he appeared in Cosmopolitan February 2004 as 2004 Fun Fearless Male and at that time I didn't think he deserved to earn the title. Why not Hugh Grant *my favorite actor* or Tobey Maguire or who? But then, other women may not think similarly. He is the fun fearless male.
Well, then, what determines the choice of being a fun fearless male? Smart? Intelligent? Funny? Good looking? Rich? Hip and funky? Based on Cosmopolitan article, he was selected because of "His finest attribute: He's never stood us u! We fell head over heels for the Friends star's quick-witted charm and self-deprecating humor. And we rooted for Matthew every step of the way when he overcame his very public addiction to painkillers and alcohol. It's not his superstar status that rather his candor and newfound positive outlook on life that has kept the 34-year-old actor on top." So the thing is more on his humor and how he overcame his addiction to painkillers and alcohol. Plus of course, the fact that he is INDEED cute *for many women perhaps*.
Oh well, I can think of many other qualities for MY fun fearless male. First, he has to be smart and intelligent. Nothing is sexier that a man who is knowledgeable about his interests and his passions. A man who listens attentively, understands, and corresponds smartly to what women say comes as the second attribute in my list. Next, a man who is not afraid of women who achieve more than he does. A man who feels comfortable with who he is and shows it is also attractive. Plus of course, dozen other qualities which are minor but can make nice addition to my list: charming, good looking, funky, can play guitar, poetic, sensitive, a shoulder to cry on, knows how to have fun, can dance, romantic, blah blah blah...
Well, many men have come across my path, but the fact remains: Yudi, my husband is the fun fearless male. You know why? Well, cross-check him with my criteria above and you'll find out!
Monday, July 05, 2004
update and update
Changed my commenting system to Haloscan as Doneeh is always down these days. Sucks! Please leave your comments and shout what you have in mind.
Added flooble tagboard too, again I'm forced to do this because of doneeh. Geezzzz...so you can chat if you want to here in my blog.
Put a yahoo online symbol to show if I'm online or not. You know, I'm chatting a lot in Y! Messenger. So say hi when it shows online!
Thanks to my best buddy, Nana, about all this exciting additions to my blog! I hope our blogs will not end up look similar! *grins*
Added flooble tagboard too, again I'm forced to do this because of doneeh. Geezzzz...so you can chat if you want to here in my blog.
Put a yahoo online symbol to show if I'm online or not. You know, I'm chatting a lot in Y! Messenger. So say hi when it shows online!
Thanks to my best buddy, Nana, about all this exciting additions to my blog! I hope our blogs will not end up look similar! *grins*
Friday, July 02, 2004
10 reasons why I like Jason Mraz...
Here is the 10 reasons why I like Jason:
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3. He's struggling to reach stardom. 4. He can do breakdance (oh yeah, you have to see how he moved with Bushwalla in one of his videos) 5. He's honest and funny in his lyrics (..Well I met her at an old cop bar down in silverlake ..Where we spoke about the give and we joked about the take .. And when they asked for identification I knew hers probably was a fake.. from "Older Lover Undercover") |
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| 6. He's romantic in his weird way (...well I've seen a thousand things in one place ...but I stopped my counting when I saw your face..erasing memory I feel as though I've never seen a face before .. until I saw your eyes smiling back at me thru my tears..I've been counting all these years..Now suddenly the thousand things I've seen were .. nothing more than dreams of you and me... from "1,000 things") 7. He's cute! (alright, Jason!) |
8. He's down-to-earth boy from Mechanicsville! 9. He's smoking (probably one of these days I can smoke with him???)
10. Simply put, he's my favorite guitar player and singer!
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pics from JasonMraz.com
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