An Instant Lunch

This is a special request from my Honeybunch. Last Saturday, January 28, 2006, I was too lazy to go out and buy lunch and therefore, I had prepared an instant lunch that was complete enough for a bear of my size. Here they are:





The appetizer. A bowl of alphabet soup with croutons. Can you see the alphabet merrily swimming there before they were eaten?





The main course. A plate of instant noodles with an egg. The yellow egg erupted, kaboom, in the microwave and it made such a mess in there. Don't ask why it became that way.





The dessert. A yummy half slice of peach and some nutmeg floss on the side. I really love the peach! It was very sweet and smooth.... uhmmmm...





Last but not least. A meal would not be complete without a drink. A glass of chocochino to wash down the food.



I told you I had a complete lunch. Now, enjoy the pics!



For those who want to have a look at the bigger picture, go to An Instant Lunch.

A thought..

I am awake from a dream this morning..  Its kind of gave me a new spirit to do my job now…  I was dreaming abt most of my colleague at astro.. In my dream I was abt visit them to their dormitory (*or something like that..) and there was toro, mario, ajat,, ismu, hendra and the others.. Most of them in preparations to go to astro launch with their new uniform… (*grey suit)… It has been a week I moved out to the 10^th floor of this building just after came back from trainings in Surabaya… since then I never stay long at the 9^th floor… the only reason I go there just to take a print out result, photo copy or fax… I simply missed those days with my colleagues there… their jokes, comment, and wordings that some times so mean but quite supportive for me… even its only for 5 month… that’s enough time to make me feel become a part of them.. The astro workers.. And since there’s no such a movement with my application also after last interview… before I get disappointed I told my self for stop wishing that ill get the job there…

To me finding a job now was sounds just like finding a boyfriend… summtimes hard.. sumtimes easy.. kadang kita pengen dapet cowok kaya.. ganteng… tapi makan hati… bisa jadi karena kita gak sepadan dengan dia.. atau requirementnya lebih macem2… dari awal dia pasti pengen kita bisa ini.. bisa itu… mau diminta melakukan ini.. itu… rebeeeeek klo bahasa medannya… Nah cowok lainnya yg baik hati… pandapatan pas2 makan… tapi masih bisa membantu membimbing klo kita ada kesulitan… dan permintaannya juga gak macem2… intinya apa2 dikerjain bareng2… Pilih mana coba… tetep maruuuk… manusiawi kan klo mau dua2nya.. perhatian iyaa.. duitttt iyaaa… qeqeqe..

Anyway… critanya… I been interviewed by several company… I was very exciting at first… but in the end… dun no how… my boss found out abt things… he increase my wages… n to me, those amount shud be enough for temporary recover all my monthly expenses.. So now… leaving this company not becomes prior issue anymore… since my sister works here… I could still drive her to work and make sure she’ll get home safely everyday… and my work load unlike before… pretty calm now… I have only two responsibility for 2 big GSM account… and take care the small things (*like partnership agreement) can be done slowly when I have time… And the most important thing I have direct line to talk to my love one who live across Malacca strait anytime… so less phone cost for me… :D O yaa… another advantage I can get a leave anytime I want… Just need to tell him a week before taking one or 2 days leave… ehehehe…

So DIAH… LETS DO THIS!!!! Semangat!!! Semangat!! Semangat!!!

Saya bisaaaaaaa bekerja lebih baik lagih!!!

Wish me luck sayang… :*****

Day Three Night & Day Four End

January 15, 2006. That night we went to Hanamasa Yakiniku restaurant. To Lollies, this is yet another entry about eating great food. So, enjoy your reading. Okay, back to dinner. This was a restaurant where they served raw beef, lamb, fish, seafood, vegetables, etc. You could pick as much as you like. You would have a stove and a pot filled with soup. You would then cook all that you have picked. Then, you MUST eat all that you have cooked. If you could not finish it, you would have to clean all your plates, cups, table and chairs and etc. With my Princess around, it would be impossible not finish our meal! I simply love that place. Whatever you cooked would always taste the same. No matter what! One more thing. They served tempura for dessert. Dont ask.



January 16, 2006. The last day. I didn't want to wake up. To wake up meant to leave Jakarta and my Honeybunch. I requested to have lunch at the Nasi Padang Sederhana Restaurant. One of the best nasi padang around, to me. Just like the last time I was there, I got to eat the red fish head. Yummy! They called it kepala ikan kakap.



After lunch we went over to Diah's house and watched the Flight Plan movie. That was the first time that we had ever watched a movie at home. Just the two of us. Awesome! "We should do this more often, sayang."



By 4+ pm we left for the airport. It was raining and the road was congested. We got to the airport in the nick of time. I gave Diah a quick hug and peck and dashed to the check in counter almost leaving my pouch that kept my passport and ticket in the scanner. The last time I was late, I got the business class upgrade but that was on KLM. This time it was on AirAsia. Late or early, it was free seating all the way.



A few waves later, I entered the terminal. No matter how many times that I have done this, I still could overcome the feeling of missing my Princess. Anyway, the good news is, I will be going there again in February! Sayonara Sayang Aku!



There are more photos at http://shaxx.multiply.com/photos/album/60.



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On Her Birthday…

Jan 29, 2006...

Hari ini ulang tahun sita yang ke 26… Semalem seperti biasanya… kita semua bangun jam 12-an trus tiup lilin bareng… sayangnya… kali ini gak banyak moment yg kerekam gambarnya… secara ntah knapa juga gw gak mood moto… ard jam 1-an sodara2 dari cirebon dateng… Ada uncle Jack, Aunty Anis, Aunty Huda, sepupu2 cowok gw yg rame (abi, guntar and yafiz…) (*red: smuanya adik papah) dateng2 smuanya lgs kebagian kw black forrest yg gw beli di mayestik… murmer cmn 75rb dapet sekotak geda… rasanya biasa ajah… habis strawberry cheese cake di toko langganan(*seven grain) udah habis… jadi ngerasain kw lain deh buat ultah sita kali ini… klo soal kado udah ada sumbangan dari sponsor di dumai… (*red: papa) bodyshop make up kit… :D yg paling simple deh… isinya cuman lipstic, lip butter, eye brow set, ma bedak… (*note: sita mah klo dandan gak neko2 kayak gw… qiqiqi)

::Blok S new stall::

Dah ngantuk… bobo dey… trus paginya sarapan dirumah aja… makan nasi kuning… secara hari libur, mak gw gak kebagian pr kudu bikin kotakan buat orang kantor… so makan rame2 ajah dirumah ma sodara2 gw nan rame ituh… udah deeey… intrograsi dimulai… dari sarapan sampe siang pas smua pada disuruh siap2 ma mama mo diajakin maksi di blok S… pertanyaan standart yg terlontar.. mana photo co-nya… orang mana… keluarganya gimana… kapan mau nikah… apa kendalanya.. pendapat papa gimana.. pendapat mama gimana.. apa yg bisa kita bantu… saran2, petuah sampe tips2 kluar smuah… gw cuman manggut2 doang bisa nya… hihihi habis… gitu doang… modalin napah… :D sebel2 gw kenalin aja sama si pap yg juga lagi online…

::batagor:: :: sate padang:: ::es podeng::

Anyway… intinya seneng deh ketemu lagi ma tante2 gw nan centil ituh… trus kita makan siang di blok S… kaget2 pas nyampe disanah… ternyata tempat yg dipugar itu udah jadi… dan sekarang jadi keliatan lebih manis dan bersih-an dari yg sebelum2 nya… tapi harganya dong bo… jadi selangit juga… qiiqiqqi… pengen mam bakmi bangka tapi si abang tutup jadi ya udah laa makan batagor ajah… sebelum gw ajakin cuci mobil dulu ditebet… qiqiqiqi… dan bener dugaan gw… arena cuci mobil otomatis bisa jadi pilihan tempat hiburan juga buat sodara2 gw yg dateng dari daerah ini… qiqiqi.. pada seneng booo… pulangnya adik2 ku dan tante2 ku yg lucu itu langsung heboh nyeritaain dimobil mreka pada komen apaan ajah… ehehehe… seruuuuuuu… abis ashar.. mreka pada pulang ke cirebon lagi… karena besok si Om udah harus masuk kerja.. to me ulang tahun yg cukup berkesan gak tau deh klo pendapat sita… secara gajian nya yg baru naik itu habis juga akhirnya buat nraktir kita2… qeqeqe… ciaaaaaaan adek ku yg cantik…

:: automatic carwash tebet ::

Day Three First Half

January 15, 2006. We missed the usual fried rice and noodles breakfast at the hotel. Do you know that the hotel served the same breakfast everyday? What an easy life for the chef. Chances are, they were not even cooked there. Just guessing.



From the hotel, we walked to Mall Ambassador for lunch. Don't be fooled by the name. It sounded like a place where those expatriates would hang out. If you have been to the Low Yatt Plaza in Kuala Lumpur, then you now what that mall is all about.



So we went into the Bakmi Gajah Mada noodles restaurant. As I was browsing through the menu, I noticed that empek-empek was not in the list. The plan was that Diah was supposed to let me try the pangsit and empek-empek. I mentioned it to her and she quickly decided to take away her order and go out and look for the empek-empek. So, we went around the food court and finally we found a stall that sold it.



Pangsit was actually some kind of fried wanton and empek-empek kapal selam, which is a version of the empek-empek, was supposed to be in a shape of a submarine. I really had a good look at it but I could not find any resemblance to a submarine though the whole thing was submerged in a soy sauce like soup. I don't know. We forgot to take any photo of the two funny sounded food thingy (sounded funny to me, at least), since we were too hungry. By the time we realized that, it was too late. All of them had ended up in our tummies.



After lunch, we walked around the mall looking at handphones. And then Diah bought a few DVDs, which was much cheaper that what I could buy in Kuala Lumpur. Don't ask about the price ya.



Next, I wanted to watch another movie. This time we went over to Plaza Senayan hoping that there would be some other shows to be watched. As soon as I got the glimpse of that place, I knew that it would be screening the same shows as the previous cineplex since it belonged to the same company. In the end we ended up in Starbucks again. And Diah got her hard biscuit thingy again. At least she enjoyed that.



After the break, we went around looking for a birthday card for her sister. She wanted to get a card with 5 bears on it but believe me, go and try to find something like that. It was not easy at all. It was only about 4 pm and my Princess got bored and wanted to go home. Hesitantly, I was dragged back to the hotel.



There are more photos at http://shaxx.multiply.com/photos/album/59.



Next: Day Three Night & Day Four End

Previous: Day Two PM

SURABAYA SURABAYA OOH SURABAYA…

Tuesday ;)

Kebangun jam 1 pagi… secara kemaren gw bobo kepagian… habis badan gw kayak habis digebukin orang… pegel banget… akhirnya cuman bisa bloging secara gw gak bisa tidur lagi and belum packing… jam 3 mulai masuk2in benda2 ke dalem tas gw.. jam empat rebus air panas buat mandi.. jam 4.30sarapan jam 5 taksi yg gw pesen dateng… secara banyak printilan akhir yg baru masuk dari nyokap buat Omm gw yg jemput di airport… ada dodol lempok durian sama kedele lento hihihi ciaaaan mama bangun pagi2 niat banget buat bikin lento untuk si Omm.. nyampe airport jam 6 kurang 15 sms sayang then check in.. si mas2 yg jaga langsung nanya no baggage ibu… cmn bisa manggut2 doang gw padahal tuhh tas gw super berat… tapi cuek lah pikir gw.. biar cepet gak ada bagasi :P gak perlu nunggu2 lagi kan… bisa langsung keluar… dapet seat 14A… deket jendela… mayan penerbangan pagi… rame juga… boarding pas jam 7… bawa masuk tas ke cabin punya cerita sendiri yg gak pengen gw ulang… saking beratnya itu tas… kedua tangan kurus ini ternyata gak sanggup ngangkatnya ke atas dan premugarianya gak mo ngebantuin lagi… mana kondisinya gak memungkinkan gw untuk manjat kursi… huhuhu… besok2 gak mo bawa cabin lagi aaaahhh… nyaris kepelintir tangan gw… sukse naikin tas… mo masuk kursi gw dah 2 orang yg duduk duluan se-row.. nah… secara gw duduk paling pojok… dengan sangat menyesal kudu ngegeser 2 bapak2 yg dah duduk ituh… satu japs satu orang India… hayaaah… untuk pada langsing2 jd bisa cepet masuk and duduk balik… ada secara tadi gak bisa bobo… bener2 di pesawat gw pules.. penerbangan 1jam 10 mnt gak berasa… pas turun gak kebagian bis… nunggu dulu deh di bawah nyambi liat2 kebelakang ternyata pesawat garuda 737 gede juga yaaah…

Nyala-in HP… sms papa bear trus tilpun Omm gw.. yak mreka dah nyampe ditempat.. gw kirain Omm doang.. ternyata pasukan lengkap boy g ngejemput bareng 2 anak laki2nya dan istri… wedeeee tumben… ternyata lagi pada libur… eheheh… pertanyaan pertama dari adik2 kecil gw itu cuman “Lhooo Pak de ndut mana mbaaaaaaak???” (*red: bokap gw maksudnya… ) qiqiqiq emang bokap gw deket banget ma mereka.. so wajar klo cepet kangen dan kecari-an… eheheh trus langsung booking… “mbak… mas bubu sama mbak aja yaaa… mbak bubu rumah mas kaaan??? “ qeqeqe gw cuman bisa mesem… “mbak main dirumah mas aja yaaa… bubu-nya nggak ya mas…”yes apa yg gw dapet… bimoli(*alias bibir molor lima senti) hayaaah… jadi gak enak body… anyway… Omm ipul langsung ngajakin sarapan pagi… yak sarapan gw kirain kita mo makan bubur apa roti gituuu… ternyata beraaaaaaaaaat… makan soto daging beserta jeroannya buat sarapan pagi… hualaaaaah… maboook deeey… gw kunyah juga walo rasa hati rrrrr… :P untung ada krupuk masih bisa netral dikit ma rasa tu daging… kelar mamam soto madura gw minta langsung pulang ajah… secara gw masih capek and pengen bobo… tapi nyampe rumahnya tetep aja gak bisa bobo… wong dua pria kecil itu ribut ngajakin main… ckckck…

Jam sebelasan akhirnya si Om ngajakin chaooooo juga.. gw di drop dihotel JW Mariott pesenan ktr… weleeeh… keren kan booo!!! Mahal bener tu hotel… qeqeqe… baru masuk langsung naro tas di concierge then nanya sama petugas hotel acara nya astro dimanah… lt.3 mbak meeting room bali dan pasific… so ketemu deh ma selvi and the gank… pas break lunch… gw masuk deh ke masing2 ruangan ngecheck internet connectionnya… gak lama di tembak si al untuk deliver training hari ini aja.. biar besok tinggal ngerjain satu kelas lagi… so deal.. gw ngajar hari ini… pinjem kunci kamar masukin barang2 ke atas ganti baju ngajar… then… here we goooh bebeh! Bla bla bla bla… Bla bla bla bla… Bla bla bla bla… slese juga ½ jam buang buiiih… qeqeqe… kelar langsung kabur ke kamar.. secara bapak2 itu pada ganjen… klo gw disituh terus ntar pada nanya2 lagih… kabur dulu… kelar mandi2 istirahat trus sms Omm gw klo hari ini gw dah slese ngajar… balesanya baru dapet habis maghrib… so my uncle pick me up at the hotel ard 7.30 smua naik jemput ke kamar… qeqeqe… kok bisa ya masuk… bingung gw… padahal susah lhoo klo gak ada kunci kamar kagak bisa naik ke atas… si tante berobat ke dokter… mo ganti spiral katanya so si Om ma adek2 and gw mamam disebelahnya tempat prakternya si dokter kebetulan ada pujasera gitu… gw order angsio tahu sama sekoteng(*keingetan ama sayang…) si nuzul aje gilee porsi mam nya sama ma gw… lhaaa anaak nol besar TK tuuuh badan kayak yang dah kelas 3 SD… ckcckck bongsor bener.. alul dari kemaren emang sakit gigi… jadi pendiam berat… makan aja gak mau… kesian deh adek… :* badan anget2 masih ngotot juga mo ikutan pergi…. Halaaaah… slese emam.. udah deh.. pulang aja… secara si adek lagi sakit jg…

Gw di drop doang… Sampe kamar… lom bisa bobo… nonton2 tipi sendirian… gak lama selvi pulang… dengan segala cerita jalan2 nya dengan salah satu kecengaan bermutu diantara undangan installer yg ada… ternyata usut punya usut tembakannya salah jo!! Itu Cowok dah nikah gituuuh… qeqeqe… ciaaan deh sayang.. akhirnya ngobrol deh sampe malem… si sayang udah gak tahan bobo duluan… hari ini dia dah telpon gw 4 kali… ckcckkc ciaaaaaan sayang akuuu… me winduuuuuuu sangaaaat!!! :* wish u were here with me… hihihi.. then bobo deeey…

Next: wednesday

Day Two PM

It was a hot day. I dozed off in the car. The Graha Medika hospital was at a place, according to my Honeybunch, called Kebun Jeruk and it was quite a distance from MTA. Eventually, after a few drips of saliva at the back seat, we got there and went straight up to Dafy's room. Dafy was admitted for contracting typhoid. Mind you, it has nothing to do with those Typo Errors that you made in your documents. So I was told. What a relieve...



So, we chatted for a while and we ate his bananas. I mean the bananas that was given by his office. I didn't know why Diah ate it but I was feeling a little bit hungry at that time and the bananas looked really delicious! Furthermore, a sick person would not have the appetite for anything and Dafy is not a person who enjoys fruit. Too bad for him, good for me!



Diah and I left Dafy and Ika there and we took a cab to Planet Hollywood. I was expecting to watch the Chronicles of Narnia but it was no longer showing. After much hesitation, we watched the Karate Dog movie. If you have any other better things to do, do not go and watch this movie. Really! Diah fell asleep during some parts of the movie. Apart from the movie itself, she was probably tired after shooting some bad guys, motorcyle racing and car racing before the movie. That must be it! Okay! Like I just said: "Don't watch that movie!"



After the movie we went for a bite at the Planet Hollywood's cafe. We had a bowl of chicken soup and a burger served with fries. The serving size was very reasonable and they tasted great too. We cleaned up the bowl and plate in no time! Then we took a cab home.



Something weird happened to the cab that we took. We asked the driver to stop by a Nasi Padang Restaurant and wait for us since we needed to buy some food for dinner. We went in and waited for our order. I saw the taxi started to move away and I thought he was just probably turning around so that it would be easier to head back to the hotel. When we got out, the taxi was gone. We haven't paid him and he was gone! My only deduction was that he must have had a bad case of diarrhea and he could not wait any longer. Too bad for him.



That night, we had a quite dinner in the room. The nasi padang that we bought was simply fabuluos! I loved it! Diah ate more than she normally did! It must be good. That's the end of day two.



There are more photos at http://shaxx.multiply.com/photos/album/58.



Next: Day Three First Half

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SURABAYA 2

Wednesday

Bangun dari jam 4 pagi.. silihberganti hp gw satu persatu bunyi… berisik banget… sms yayang biar bangun.. trus bobo lagi.. sampe finaly  jam 7-an nyokap telfon.. halaaah… bangun beneran deh… gantian mandi ma selvi… terus bf di bawah bareng anak2 lainnya.. pada kenyataannya hari ini tinggal kita berempat yg harus training… gw, selvi, mardi and al jupri… bf di marriott menunya gak jauh beda sama hotel dimana biasa gw nginep… yg berbeda adalah kesegaran dan kelengkapan ragam makanannya… wow banget deey… sampe waffle dan pancake juga adaaaaa.. yay!!! Sedep banget…

Kelar sarapan, naik keatas packing then langsung masuk ke kelas ngajar… gw minta jadwal pertama.. biar bisa cepet selesai ketemu sodara2 belanja oleh2 cepet2… jam 11-an kelas gw dah siap… naik kekamar pas mo masuk pintunya gak bisa ke buka liat no kamar ma kunci 1014 bener kok… gak salah… akhirnya gw tutun ke reception nanya knapa gw gak bisa masuk… gak lama dia bilang emang naro key pass nya dkt hp ya.. I said iyaa laaah… nah itu magnetnya jadi gampang ilang… gw bengong dong… gituh yaaa… baru ngeeh… bodo aah yg penting bisa masuk kamar, ganti baju then check out… turun ke lt.3 lagi baru mau lunch udah tambahan aja lagi orang2 minta kelas tambahan…. Karna mereka ngerasa blm belajar dikelas gw… so sekitar 12 orang ngumpul gw ngajar private bentar… mbok ya besok2 liat jadwalnya… jadi gw gak perlu ngulang kelas kayak ginih… huhuhu… akhirnya jam 1-an  Omm gw jemput juga.. gw dah BT aja nih ama bapak2 rame2 mana ganjen2 lagi… terus bawa koper kerumah dia kasih tau temen gw sampe ketemu di airport ajah…

So nyampe rumah maen bentar ma adek2… lanjut kita cari kerupuk pesenan nyokap… dapet beberapa benda juga buat temen2 kantor dan gak lupa Uncle g tuh care banget langsung nitip skoteng kesukaan my sayang… biar dikirim ke malaysia hehehe… gak perlu di kirim paket lah yaa km aja ambil sendiri bulan depan ya sayang… :* udah gitu om gw ribet sma bungkus kardusnya.. gw maen2 aja ma sepupu gw.. sore2 baru beli tahu campur pesenan mama… jadi lah gw bawa 2 koli hasil belanja belanji… qiqiqqi… udah kali ini masuk bagasi smua… kecuali tahu campur… gw gak mo pegel2 lagi… pas check in udah aja gitu si Omm gak bisa masuk.. jadi gw solo karir aja checkin… pas masuk ke boarding room dah ada tuh bocah tiga.. pesawat gw delayed sampe 19.10… wadooh mo nyampe jakarta jam piro… gw dapet seat 24A deket jendela lagiih… dan again… gw tidur ajeeeh… tapi perasaan gak puas gitu bobonya…

Pas landing jakarta hujan… so kali ini gak perlu ribet turun tangga… pengen buru2 ajah kluar… dah bega duduk di kursi paling belakang.. sumpek gitu rasanya… klo naik air asia kan enak… bisa puuas milih tempat duduk… biar belakangan pasti gw kebagian seat didepan…:D pulang bermpat naik silverbird… nge-drop si al sama mardi di citra graha dulu… sekalian nganterin titipannya pak Imam… eheheh… trus lanjut nge drop selvi dimanggarai.. baru deh pos terakhir di rumah gw… gile gak keluar ongkos deh pokoknya… 180rb buat taksi doaaang.. ampuuuunn… nyampe rumah langsung onlen… dah gak tahan pengen ketemu cintaaah… dua hari berasa 2 minggu… lamaaaa beneer.. baru nyampe aja si pap udah telpon.. qiqqiqi… kirain mo ngomong penting apah… taunya cuman bilang kangen… qiqiqiqi… sayaaaang papah… :** gak kuat lagi nih badan blom packing bobo ajah… sedaaaaaaaaap!!!

What's The Date?

I was laughing my some parts of my body off after reading Zaiha's a.k.a Boo's entry titled Today is NOT 25th!!!!. How could she make such a mistake? I was asking myself while trying to cure the laughing epidemic. Yes! I know it's not nice to be amused at someone else's predicament but I was simply tickled pink. Even though this bear is somewhat brownish in color. Well, I am supposed to continue with my stories in Jakarta but I have to write this one first.

I woke up this morning all prepped up for a 9:30am meeting at a client's office. I timed myself so that I would be there about 5 or 10 minutes early. The traffic was not that bad this morning and by the time I got to the parking, it was only 9:15am.

Confidently, I walked up to the meeting area and was greeted by the ever smiling guardian of the meeting rooms. I went over to the designated room and I assumed that I was early. Wait a minute! It's already past 9:25am and these people were not known to be late for meetings. They are those meeting-holic breed or something and most of the time I would be the last to turn up.

9:30am. There was still no one else but me. I took a peek around the corner and the guardian of the meeting rooms saw me. She smiled. Doink! Then I remembered about Zaiha's entry above. Doink! I turned on my notebook and pretended that I was busy with something. So that if the guardian were to come over, she would not disturb me. I opened up my mail and look at the meeting arrangement. It said, Friday, 27^th January 2006. Friday? Friday! Doink! That would be tomorrow! I checked my schedule on my handphone and it was marked on the 27^th as well! "Holy Berries! What am I doing here?"

Macho-control mode ON! I must pretend that I was doing something for another minute or two. Then I shut down the notebook and coolly walked towards the exit. The guardian of the meeting rooms smiled. I must get out of there before my client caught me. That would not be acceptable. Once out, I sms-ed my Lilttle Lion and she replied: "Lhaa... Km ni... ... ... Cian sayang aku". I called Zaiha. We laughed! We agreed that both of us are normal people after all!

Thank God that no one that I know saw me. The guardian of the meeting rooms, the one that was ever smiling, would never remember me. I hope. Moral of the story: No matter what you do, Friday would always come after Thursday!

"Marriage Brings Wealth"

Baru balik dari surabaya nih... kemaren baru duduk jret di mobil Om gw (*yg jemput...) pertanyaan pertama.. "Gimana malaysia?"... ujung2 nya minta kepastian mo kapan seriusnya... (*dalem hati maah serius atuuuh... Omm mana pernah gak seriuuus...)... di airport pas mo balik banyak dapet wejangan dari temen yg baru mo merit bulan maret ntar... intinya... klo dah niat tuh pasti ada ajah jalan rejeki... trus brangkat ngantor... si sita ribut nyampe-in amanaah ayah... gak jauh2 lah topik nya... itu2 juga... nyampe kantor buka email milis pagi2 sekali lagi dapet bacaan beginian... aaarrrggghhh... what is this all about??... huhuhu... gimme a break!!

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Pernikahan adalah Sumber Kekayaan

By LiveScience Staff

Survai yang melibatkan 9.000 orang menunjukkan perceraian menurunkan kekayaan seseorang hingga 77 persen. "Cerai menyebabkan menurunnya kekayaan jauh lebih besar daripada sekadar membagi rata harta gono-gini," kata Jay Zagorsky dari Ohio State University.

Penelitian ini dilakukan pada rentang waktu 1985 hingga 2000. Pada tahun 1985, rata-rata usia pasangan yang disurvai antara 21 hingga 28 tahun.

Sebaliknya, pernikahan itu sendiri membuat seseorang lebih kaya daripada sekedar menggabungkan kekayaan kedua pasangan. Setiap orang yang menikah, rata-rata memperoleh jumlah kekayaan dua kali lipat.

Hanya dari faktor pernikahan, tanpa melibatkan faktor lain dalam perhitungan, seseorang meningkat kekayaannya sekitar 4 persen setiap tahun. Temuan tersebut dijelaskan dalam Journal of Sociology.

"Jika Anda benar-benar ingin meningkatkan kekayaan, menikahlah dan pertahankan," kata Zagorsky. Di lain pihak, lanjutnya, hindari perceraian karena akan menurunkan kekayaan.

Setelah bercerai, pria memiliki kekayaan rata-rata 2,5 kali lebih besar daripada wanita. Selisih di antara keduanya rata-rata berkembang menjadi sekitar 5.100 dollar AS saja.

Pada orang yang akhirnya bercerai, kekayaannya terus merosot selama empat tahun menjelang perceraiannya dan mencapai titik terendah pada tahun perceraiannya. Kekayaannya kembali naik perlahan setelah bercerai namun tidak terlalu besar. "Bahkan sekitar sepuluh tahun setelah bercerai, rata-rata kekayaannya di bawah 10 ribu dollar AS," kata Zagorsky.

Menurutnya, penelitian ini bukanlah sebagai pembenaran, tapi paling tidak ada alasan yang dapat menjelaskan. Penelitian lainnya menunjukkan bahwa hidup bersama membuat pasangan lebih efisien dan pengeluaran lebih murah ketika hidup serumah.

Source: http://www.livescience.com/othernews...riage.html