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Proudly Present Abang None Jakarta Utara 2009

Hope you never bored about this topic :p Hehe..
After long long and hot (I do mean it) photoshot, a lovely moment still.
We proudly present You:
Abang None Jakarta Utara 2009
(Taking location in Sunda Kelapa and Batavia Cafea, North Jakarta ofcourse)

Very tight schedule that day, After photoshoot, I have to attend another corporate event in Ancol..

Anyway, I upload this review with wordpress for blackberry. Can’t wait to see the result.. Hope my baby could make it as smooth as others.

Ciaoo..

Why Everybody speak Javanese?

Recently, I’ve been invited by someone to go along with Pestaphoria XL tour in East Java. So there I am, have a tour in Kota ‘mbledag mbledug’. Pertama di Ponorogo, Malang, Blitar.. Aargh.. Jawa kabeh!! Hellooo, kayaknya Kita tinggal di Indonesia deh, terus kenapa tidak ada satu orang pun disini yang berbicara bahasa Indonesia??

XL Pestaphoria J-Rocks

Di kantor juga: everybody talks Javanese. Kalo ini ga heran sih, soalnya team rekrutmen di perusahaan saya sangat semangat mencari karyawan baru dari Jawa sono. Katanya kalo orang Jawa lebih loyal sama Perusahaan dan lebih tough. Jadi ga kutu loncat (kaya anak-anak ITB) hehehe.. Hal ini pun diiyakan oleh tante saya yang saat ini berprofesi sebagai Head Hunter. She likes Student from East Part of Indonesia’s University much more. She said they loyal and (again) tough.

Bahasa Jawa, tidak bisa dipungkiri kemudian menjadi salah satu syarat ‘gaul’ disana. Beruntung pacar saya yang pindah ke Surabaya bisa bahasa Jawa. Hal ini sangat memudahkan dia berkoordinasi dan mendapat ‘tempat’ di kantornya. Sempat ingat waktu saya bekerja di salah satu perusahaan lokal yang sekarang sudah dibeli perusahaan lokal asing. Walaupun wara wiri di Belakang JW Marriot, berkantor pusat di Malang, membuat para GM area di kantor lama saya itu selalu berbahasa Jawa. Berbahasa Jawa sangat memberikan keuntungan dalam bergaul di dalam sana.

*Malu sebagai orang (yang ngaku) berdarah Jawa tapi tidak belum bisa bahasa Jawa*

Tapi heran juga, perasaan berdasarkan karakter ‘mangan ora mangan asal ngumpul’, harusnya orang Jawa ga banyak Mobile tho, beda sama orang Padang yang emg karakaternya saudagar, bertualang. Tapi di dunia industri, saya jauh lebih sering menemukan orang ber-Jawa ria dibandingkan ber-Padang ria. I beg u pardon.
Tapi masuk akal juga sih mengingat Kerajaan Majapahit pernah begitu besarnya. Eh, tapi kan Kerajaan Sriwijaya lebih besar!! Eh?!?

Anyway, Malang cantik banget kayak Bandung, Jalannya kecil dan banyak gedung tuanya. Plus banyak Apel di batu. Ponorogo mirip sama suburb di Jawa Barat. Hehe, target audience nya pun mirip sama audience punya ‘Sejati’, kalau konser di Bekasi (hehe, did I say Bekasi = suburb?).
Terus yang bikin jatuh cinta adalah semuanya murah meriah. Saya makan baso hanya dengan 3500 rupiah sajah. Mie Jawa di Hotel di Blitar seharga 12000 rupiah sajah. 1 porsi Sate ayam Ponorogo yang bumbunya sangat yummy (warnanya oranye terang tapi rasanya kayak kacang plus lengket2 nikmat gitu) hanya seharga 9000 rupiah sajah. Waooowww.. What a city!!

*muyah muyah muyah* Senang!!

Naik Kuda-kudaan Kayu di depan Warung Bakso

Batak-ers

For Me, Sumatera’s girl, Its a bit rare for me visiting another part of Java. hehehe.. Kalo Sumatera kan udah sering banget tuh dari kecill. Sebut deh kota apa.. sebut. :p Lil bit strange since actually I have Java’s blood in my body. (I usually call myself: Pejabat : Peranakan Jawa Batak). Jangan tanya boru apa, karena walaupun Darah Batak saya 75% (saya punya opung, om ucok, bou, tulang, nenek laki-laki dan banyak lainnya), tapi si 25% resesif ini terlalu dominan sehingga membuat saya tidak legal untuk digandeng dengan boru Batak (yang mungkin paling legal) untuk disandingkan dengan nama saya, : Sitompul. hehe.. Alhasil ini karena ulah Kakek Sayayang kelahiran Muntilan dan menikah dengan Gadis Siregar di tanah Istana Maimun sana dan ‘membeli’ marga untuk mendapatkan ‘kursi’ dalam adat dengan cara potong sapi. Itu baru kakek dari Papa. Kakek dari Mama. Asli Hutasuhut. Nah Lho? Hutasuhut jarang denger ya? Well, ini adalah versi islamnya ras Harahap. Tinggal beberapa yang bermarga Hutasuhut, bahkan di Tanah Tapanuli Selatan sana. Tapi tenang aja, Hutasuhut beken berat disana. Hehe.. Hutasuhut ini sangat kompak, dan saya bisa memastikan, saya bisa merunut semua Hutasuhut di Indonesia ini dan PASTI ada hubungannya sama saya. Sedemikiannya sehingga dengan para Siregar Islam di tanah Indonesia ini, PASTI ada hubungannya dengan saya. Tapi ga begitu dengan Sitompul, meski (agak boleh) memakai marga sitompul, tidak semua Sitompulers ada hubungannya dengan Saya. Hehe, beberapa kali asumsi saya ini terbukti dengan baik dan saya selalu terkaget-kaget ketika tahu.

Misalnya waktu Opung saya dengan bangganya bercerita bahwa Zivanna Letisha Siregar, si Puteri Indonesia 2008 adalah ‘juga’ cucunya dari sepupunya. Secara saya juga cucunya Opung, berarti masih sodara juga dong ya. Pantesan kita sama-sama oke. Walopun ga sempet menang jadi Puteri Indonesia (Sempet menang lah di Jabar jadi Puteri Indonesia Jawa Barat 2007 — sebelas duabelas lah sama Zizi, ya kan Zi?) Hehehe..

Saya sempat bingung nih (ok, ralat: masih). Sebagai keturunan Jawa berdarah Batak, dengan nenek berdarah Jambi tinggal di Lampung dan Opung (people usually write it with ‘Ompung’) tinggal di Medan dan di Jakarta. Namun saya dari kecil tinggal di Bandung, bertitel Puteri Indonesia Jawa Barat 2007 dan sempat menang ajang serupa di Jakarta.. Ntar kalo kawinan pake Baju adat apa ya?

Sumpah mati saya sukaaa sekali dengan tas anyaman tasik, sendal bali, kalung lombok, klomp geulis, baju bodo, Kalung Makassar, Cara Dandan None, Heyna India, duh saya sukaa sekali Produk Budaya Tradisional. Tapi kalo gini caranya, gabisa pilih satu dong. Atau ikut adat calon suami saja kah? Atauuu..
*triiinngg*

Boleh ga sih, secara saya lama di Bandung, Saya pilih Nu Art sebagai tempat trus Saya bakal pake baju kebaya (Mas Raden Sirait, sponsorin doong atau Mas Joko Sasongko, hehe, I love masterpieces from them both), terus makanannya makanan padang (Ayam Pop dan dendeng Balado, nyam nyam) pake hiasan khas Rumah Gadang di Meja sama campuran makanan Jawa, pake Gudeg gituu (dan Mie Jawa. Nyam-nyam) (Eskrimnya dicampur karamel Gula Jawa), plus pake cemilan-cemilan Jajanan Pasar yang enak-enak (walau kalo kebanyakan bikin batuk… hehe), dekornya campuran gebyok Jawa dicampur India (jadi abis akad langsung naik pelaminan gitu). Jadi campur-campur gituu. Hehe.. aneh ya? Maksa ya?
Saya pengen banget yang nerima tamunya anak-anak abnon, warna warni bajunya kan lucu banget tuh. Asyiikks.. Ato temen2nya Ghea ajalah. Terus Bandnya, umm, harus nyanyiin ‘Can I walk with U – Desree’ sama soundtracknya Aladin : A Whole New World. Ummm.. Annemarie Sayang, mau ga?

Hehe.. pertanyaan saya sekarang: Masih ada ga ya yang mau nikah sama saya ga kalo gini caranya?
Huehehehe.. (Keliatan Ribet ya, padahal maksudnya ya Campur Sari gitu, Simpel, Gausah pusing mikirin harus sesuai sama adat mana )

One of Joko Sasongko's Masterpiece

The 17th Indonesia International Motor Show

Ha.. Going to the opening of the 17th IIMS at Jakarta Internatinal Expo, Kemayoran to finish my duty as Astra Daihatsu Motor Corporate Social Responsibility Section Head. Lil bit unfair, got called a day before to help the event. How? Bring 6 kids, 3 girls, 3 boys to fulfilled our Kids Corner so it would be nice when SBY and Ibu Ani (She like children so much) visit or booth there. But, come on, they called me at 8 PM to get those kids at 9 AM in the morning… What the.. %$@!!!!s..

Managing my emotion then. Trying on to spread the unbreakable Happy Energy..

Kids, Say Cheese! Welcome the 17th IIMS

Ssstt.. I put accross them to ride the Harley

Yeah, I'm riding Harley

Fun Facts : a minute after: “Miss, sorry u can’t ride the bike”. *ups* :p

See our booth. We won the biggest investment at the event.

Daihatsu Booth at IIMS 2009

The event itself not so crowded as usual, since our global crisis economic is still going on. Many car brand holder didnt join the event, including our brother, Astra Peugeot. Too Bad

DIY Project : Statement Necklace

Dont Have any of them. Didnt catch any with proper price.
So, I decide to follow my mom to buy some beads. She usually put it in her veil.
Plus scissor and friends, nice glue and tough rope. Please Welcome: My Statement Necklace.
Simple but still Wonderfull.

My Statement Necklace

See how cute those babies when I’m wearing it ^^
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Explosion in Jakarta, Bandung I’m in Love

Indonesia still shock about the Kuningan Bomb (again). And so does the conspiracy begin. We, ourself as a moslem, of course naturally refuse and dissapointed, why we always accused by people as a mastermind of the terrorist activity.

Others said that It must be planned by the CIA, to destroy our economic growth while other countries was suffer because of the global economic crisis.

Or, another hot conspiracy is: it must be Malaysia as the manipulator as usual. Since Malayan always steal our culture to be approved as its culture (sigh). Busy to place their boundary pole around our Area (Ambalat and friends). And the most logic thing about it, is : since Manchester United cancelled their visit plan to Indonesia, the Manchester United – Indonesia Event ticket can be exchange to Manchester United – Malaysia ticket. What a coincidence!

People then choose their own argumentation to react.
Some choose to be a Purely Nationalist.
Some just act as a Nationalist by the event.

Yah well,
Some of my friend that work in Mega Kuningan Area (I was worked there too) say that the bomb is too early. They still on the way to catch the office. So you, terorist absolutely missed it. They like the idea that, they didnt have to go to the office.

Me, myself of course cursed the terrorist. But, I cannot lie, I’m enjoying this long weekend much much and even more. Very quality time with very lovely person (and very delicious food).

Love u.

Parasit

Call me antiquated.
Jujur, baru banget denger lagu ini dan terbahakbahak setengah mampus denger liriknya.
Hihihihi.. diksi alias pilihan katanya itu looo.. Techno berats..
Bukan lagu untuk orang pedalaman (dan yang hidupnya cuma di pabrik )

Hehe, this song anyway remembering me about Noriyu. Nova Riyanti Yusuf’s Novel. Secara doi, dokter seenak udel doi pake istilah-istilah kedoteran buat ngegambarin perasaannya. hehe.. Dia so-so sih (Selain fakta bawhwa doi adalah mantan pacarnya anaknya Amien Rais–halahh penting ya??). Tapi saya akui, idenya unik.
Jadi inget percakapan ketika ngantri beli siomay di depan kantor after hour.
(Secara kantor saya adalah Pabrikan Manufaktur Mobil terbesar se-Indonesia)

Yuda (teman saya) : “Bang, beli siomaynya 4 porsi bang!”
Abang Siomay : “Bentar Pak, saya bikinin dulu..”
Yuda (menoleh) : “wah, siomaynya indent”
Saya : Nyengir

atau

Ira (teman saya juga) : “lo gebet dia ya”
Lily (teman saya yang lain) : “engga ah dia kan cbu, males”
*cbu: completely built up : bahasa untuk nyebut mobil yang diimpor utuh. Lily menyebut cbu sebagai istilah bahwa seseorang yang digebet Ira adalah seorang ekspatriat Jepang.
Saya: (lagi-lagi) Nyengir

huahahaha.. LOKAL

Lihat nih, gimana Gita menggambarkan perasaannya dengan istilah-istilah yang sulit untuk dimengerti oleh orang pedalaman (atau yang sehari-hari cuma di pabrik dan ga baca koran atau nonton berita :p)

Rev Parasit by Gita Guttawa

Pergi kau keujung dunia
Dehidrasi di gunung sahara
Hilang di segitiga bermuda
Pergi kau keluar angkasa
Hipotermia di kutub utara
Hilang di samudra antartika
—–
Cukup sudah ku mulai naik darah
Ku seperti bom atom yang siap meledak
Karnamu
—–
Pergi kau keujung dunia
Dehidrasi di gunung sahara
Hilang di segitiga bermuda
Pergi kau keluar angkasa
Hipotermia di kutub utara
Hilang di samudra antartika

See? Ga mungkin banget orang pedalaman bawa-bawa segitiga bermuda waktu lagi marah sama parasitnya! Paling banter keluar :
Dasar nda tau diuntung, maunya enak sendiri!
Laki-laki opo tho sampeyan? :p

Yeah well, essy says no to parasit. yang boleh itu berbahagia untuk kebahagiaan orang lain.
Misalnya ketika pacar diangkat jadi manajer (ciyeee..) atau ketika teman pindah ke Schlumberger (wajibbs) atau saja ketika sahabat baik berulang tahun (ihiiy..) ^^

Essy says NO to Parasitisme!

Inspiring :p Bikin novel pake istilah Planologi gimana?

What finger that chosen by SBY, Prabowo & Mega?

Finally, we reach the day to elect the one.
July 8, 2009. Another big day for the nest 5 years for Indonesia. Haiyaaa!

All the candidates have their own plus and minus. So we have to choose the one who can see their minus as their continous improvement area (Kaizen Yes!). Knowing that their photo after the election process would chased by many paparazzi, they seems have already decide, what finger, that would be shown to media. Maybe before choose their clothes with their representative colour (SBY blue of course, Mega? What could be better for her than red? and Yellow for JK — Prabowo Random :p), the candidates brief their family first:
“remember anyone, we have to use our thumbs, okay? Dont forget to come in front of the box after u already finish with ur election process!”
When You see it live (through television), it’s so real when Pohan & Agus quickly (nyaris terbirit2) come and stand beside their parents after.

When SBY and family choose their thumbs (kompak banget langsung rapet dan siap difoto), Prabowo, himself choose his pointy, and Mega’s couple (JK and wife too, but I didt get their picture) choose their pinkie!!!

What Finger r U?? Xp

Thanks to http://pemilu.detiknews.com/ that documentated it well

Ahaaa… so inspiring!!!!!!!!!
I wonder what finger that I would choose for the next election, five years later!!!
Idea, anyone?

Perfect Skirt for Perfect Day

Time to share what I’ve got: some worth it gift to brougth back after watching ‘Garuda di Dadaku’.
Hohohoho.. Bowie Pink Satin Tulipe Skirt for My Blouse (blouse(s) actually, I bought three of them with different colours). Please dont call me Impulsive. Call me smart and professional shopper. Because for three of them, I only spent less than 200 thousands rupiahs. Hahahahaha..

Purple Satin Blouse, Gold Bangles, Pink Bowie Satin Tulipe Skirt; Diamond Rotelli Shoes

Purple and Pink. Same as my Gorgeous ‘Kebaya None’ Clothes
Wearing it to Chica & Ara’s Wedding which held in Balai Kartini, Jakarta.
Have a Happy Wedding, best friend ^^ Happy for You

Meet some old friends there, many of them are bloggers too, so we have some interesting chit chat about our blog

Actually, I got a little shocked: Wondering why chica & ara’s wedding not too West Sumatra as I predicted before. Anyway, My Bee send his deepest regards for the fantastic ‘Dendeng Balado’ on your party.
Nice Party! Congratulation!!

My Pink Skirt Rock on till Nite

What to wear after the wedding??
Just change the blouse with some black loose shirt, perfect dress to catch Transformer Second for the second time haiyaa..
Bee havent had watch it in Surabaya (Have I told u that He officially move to Surabaya? )
Bowling time to killed the time before watching.

Me the One who got STRIKE first!

A Very Lovely Moment, indeed ^^
Kinda Miss U a Lot, Bee!