Early in the morning I woke up and quickly got ready to gallavant with my mom and her two acquaintances (friends? whatever). We headed to Paris 13, a quartier designated for the Chinese. Ate lunch there and continued to Paris 16; Passy. A favourable shopping area in the heart of Paris.
Whilst I was walking along with women twice and three times my age, I received a phone call from a friend that had just set back foot in Europe the day before. Let's meet! Champs Elysees; George V station. 16:30. I excused myself from the ladies. Done.
We walked along to the end of the avenue and sat on grass under a big tree. A couple of benches decorated the little park, with people from all ages. Enjoying the sun. We finally spent 2 hours talking about our vacation before heading back to the champs and have haagen dazs. Ffiuhh it was a long queue *sigh*
Heading back home was tiring. The Charles De Gaulle - Etoile station was packed full. And suddenly I miss my brother's old corolla back home. Hahaha. Took me about 20 minutes before I punched back the codes to my apartment's building.
Another 24 hour gone.
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Monday, August 29, 2005
29/08/05
Ok, being as it is, I've already landed in Paris for 72 hours. And God knows how many hours I have left.
I travelled with Malaysia Airlines in cooperation with Garuda Indonesia. Why I travelled with this would be due to the splash of -somewhat- nationalism and price attraction :) Well yes, I could've saved a few hundred euros if I had chosen to transit in 4 different countries and land in Indonesia after more than 36 hours. Being the anxious person I am though, that wasn't considered an option.
After more than two months of vacation, it was suddenly time to fly back.
Wasn't easy.
Especially now that my heart belongs to someone :)
Summer fling? Those who know me would know better. And I certainly hope I know myself :)
Anyhoo, back to the flight. So there I was slumped in row 58, window seat. I couldn't see anything and started to get irritated by the hustling sound of bags heaved to the overhead compartment. I felt confused and couldn't look at myself from the outside. I poured tears only to feel.
One movie from it's inflight entertainment programme was more than enough to make me realise that a part of what I left behind had came along :) The joy, laughter, and smile will keep me moving in this stranger's land. I guess once this feeling is sorted, I'll be able to return and play the gamble of life. Predicting the future from every present seconds.
Besides, yesterday I picked one tree by the Eiffel on behalf of someone.
A sign of one (out of many) dream that'll one day become reality :) Insya Allah.
I travelled with Malaysia Airlines in cooperation with Garuda Indonesia. Why I travelled with this would be due to the splash of -somewhat- nationalism and price attraction :) Well yes, I could've saved a few hundred euros if I had chosen to transit in 4 different countries and land in Indonesia after more than 36 hours. Being the anxious person I am though, that wasn't considered an option.
After more than two months of vacation, it was suddenly time to fly back.
Wasn't easy.
Especially now that my heart belongs to someone :)
Summer fling? Those who know me would know better. And I certainly hope I know myself :)
Anyhoo, back to the flight. So there I was slumped in row 58, window seat. I couldn't see anything and started to get irritated by the hustling sound of bags heaved to the overhead compartment. I felt confused and couldn't look at myself from the outside. I poured tears only to feel.
One movie from it's inflight entertainment programme was more than enough to make me realise that a part of what I left behind had came along :) The joy, laughter, and smile will keep me moving in this stranger's land. I guess once this feeling is sorted, I'll be able to return and play the gamble of life. Predicting the future from every present seconds.
Besides, yesterday I picked one tree by the Eiffel on behalf of someone.
A sign of one (out of many) dream that'll one day become reality :) Insya Allah.
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Destination
My flight is tonight. I would probably write the details of the flight in my next post as I know that they'll be lots of things flying through my mind. Anyhoo, I remember the time when I first set foot here in Jakarta, two months and two days ago. The feeling of utmost relief after letting my deepest shrouded feelings evaporate and fuse with Jakarta's polluted air. 'Til we meet again, I thought.
And here I am, now, hours away from having to tame it again.
It's been fast.
Paris, here I come.
And here I am, now, hours away from having to tame it again.
It's been fast.
Paris, here I come.
Monday, August 22, 2005
Post of Mind
Two (ok, three ^^;) days before take off. What I feel rests a mystery. For some, Paris could be heaven on earth. I'm not sure they're wrong.
Just can't prove they're right.
How can a city so beautiful be loathed? Because it's foreign. Because it's foreign, it's unwelcoming. Because it's unwelcoming, it's cold. Because it's cold, it's bitter.
And let's face it, I feel as if I have the obligation to feel blessed being there just because millions of people where I come from would consider it as one. Screw, the hell, outta that.
Haha.. I feel obligated..
Great, that must've sounded incredibly grateful.
Just can't prove they're right.
How can a city so beautiful be loathed? Because it's foreign. Because it's foreign, it's unwelcoming. Because it's unwelcoming, it's cold. Because it's cold, it's bitter.
And let's face it, I feel as if I have the obligation to feel blessed being there just because millions of people where I come from would consider it as one. Screw, the hell, outta that.
Haha.. I feel obligated..
Great, that must've sounded incredibly grateful.
Thursday, August 18, 2005
New Template!
First of all, a huge thanks to teh Ninit for her kind attention to the survival of my blog, hehe. She sent me an email earlier, suggesting me to download, modify, and (as bonus) get personalized help from her through MSN :)
After hours in front of the laptop screen trying to alter html codes, this is what the screen came to look like ^ ^; In fact, this is just the amature version of this (a very well designed collaboration blog). I think I'll stay with this template for long. So people, don't get bored!!! ;)
Anyhoo, today I came across one of the most valuable reasons why I have friends' (read: acquaintances) id's on MSN. Simple really, because they know things I don't. Besides, it's always a hoot to say 'hi' in -let's say- 3 years and find out that he's currently doing a training course in one multinational company, graduating next year, engaged, divorced with 3 kids. Kidding. Anyhoo, then normally I'd quickly check to the nearest mirror and ask myself, "where have I been all these years? Did I give out the wrong address?" ;p
So this happened. I was still busy with my html codes when my mom threw a question of when the first day of Ramadhan will fall this year. I completely ignored her thinking that the other two carbon-based creature in the room would respond. Well, they did... just not the way they were supposed to.
Turned out that the most intelligent answer probable at the time was, "sometime soon" which forcefully let out a -why-were-you-born-son-?- type of look from mom. Grasping the last hopes for intelligence on her daughter's part, she turned to me (ha!). At first I thought I'd do a google on this but found out soon enough that I couldn't be bothered ^ ^;
So I turned to my reliable messenger.
I screened to pick out the most eligible person. FTS .::El sNeFrOs::. grabbed my attention instantly. Muslim. Egyption. Pharaon. Perfect. *loh?*
Omar (el snefros) said that it should be around the 4th of October. Which means it would be around the first day of school. Yippee (read in most dullest tone). Well, take care everyone. Oh, and hope you like my new template ;)
After hours in front of the laptop screen trying to alter html codes, this is what the screen came to look like ^ ^; In fact, this is just the amature version of this (a very well designed collaboration blog). I think I'll stay with this template for long. So people, don't get bored!!! ;)
Anyhoo, today I came across one of the most valuable reasons why I have friends' (read: acquaintances) id's on MSN. Simple really, because they know things I don't. Besides, it's always a hoot to say 'hi' in -let's say- 3 years and find out that he's currently doing a training course in one multinational company, graduating next year, engaged, divorced with 3 kids. Kidding. Anyhoo, then normally I'd quickly check to the nearest mirror and ask myself, "where have I been all these years? Did I give out the wrong address?" ;p
So this happened. I was still busy with my html codes when my mom threw a question of when the first day of Ramadhan will fall this year. I completely ignored her thinking that the other two carbon-based creature in the room would respond. Well, they did... just not the way they were supposed to.
Turned out that the most intelligent answer probable at the time was, "sometime soon" which forcefully let out a -why-were-you-born-son-?- type of look from mom. Grasping the last hopes for intelligence on her daughter's part, she turned to me (ha!). At first I thought I'd do a google on this but found out soon enough that I couldn't be bothered ^ ^;
So I turned to my reliable messenger.
I screened to pick out the most eligible person. FTS .::El sNeFrOs::. grabbed my attention instantly. Muslim. Egyption. Pharaon. Perfect. *loh?*
Omar (el snefros) said that it should be around the 4th of October. Which means it would be around the first day of school. Yippee (read in most dullest tone). Well, take care everyone. Oh, and hope you like my new template ;)
Saturday, August 06, 2005
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