Friday, February 27, 2004

semalam...

- ndra, gimana nih, kerjaan gue gak kelar2. capek gue begadang mulu...
+ apaa?
- bantuin dong, daripada lo maen gak keru2an
+ o-aah...
- ayo dong, gimana nih biar kelar,gue dah males banget...
+ onyeh... huu-a... huu-a... huu-a... onyeh...
- set dah ni bocah! diajakin ngomong serius, malah ngikutin suara monyet...
+ apaa?
- duh, susah emang ngobrol ama anak umur 1,5 tahun... gak nyambung!
ftd!

Thursday, February 26, 2004

nanggroe aceh darussalam

ada tawaran untuk ikutan tim media ke aceh, tugasnya ya gak jauh2 dari urusan media centre. kira2 selama 1-2 minggu. itu pun gak cuma sekali perjalanan. maksudnya, tinggal selama 1-2 minggu itu bisa dilakukan sampai beberapa kali.

menarik sih, meskipun rada ngeri. tapi, daripada mati bosen di sini, kan mendingan mati ngetop di sana. hehe. yang bikin takut adalah, gimana kalo di mess tempat tinggalnya ada fenomena penampakan, hiii.

satu alasan yang menyebabkan tawaran itu akhirnya ditolak adalah ketika seorang teman berkata, "tapi kan ntar di sana lo mesti pake jilbab?"

oiya ya... ftd!

Tuesday, February 24, 2004

Axe Pulse

Have you seen the axe pulse advert on telly? A skinny man dancing with two skinny women in a bar on Senior Junior's song, make love (that if I am not mistaken). Well, you can call me corny, but everytime I see the advert it reminds me of my good old days back in Keele.

Yup, it was exactly the same advert that would appear annoyingly either on ITV3, Channel4 or Channel5. As much I as I hated the advert at that time, now I really love to see it everytime it appears on telly. How bizarre... ftd!
How's your weekend?

Like hell, if I may say. How come? Coz 2 out of those 3 days off I was forced to enjoy the pain from my period. Then the same old question would come up again: why women have to suffer from the pain more than men ever do? ftd!

Thursday, February 19, 2004

juru catat

Jadi juga gue terima tawaran untuk jadi notulen di bisnis forumnya kadin dua hari kemarin, walaupun dengan berat hati. Komentar tentang pekerjaan itu bisa disimpulkan dalam 5 point:
1. najis!
2. najis!
3. najis!
4. najis!
5. najis!

Well, the comment is not fair, I know. Gimana kalo kita lihat sisi negatif dan positifnya aja...

*negatif*
1. Acaranya formal. Heaven knows how much I hate formal ceremony (haah, tapi kan kerjaan gue bakal gak jauh2 dari acara formal? sial!!!).
2. AC-nya dingin baget, amit2!
3. Topiknya gak ada yang menarik.
4. Damn, it's so flipping boring!!!

*positif*
1. Belajar menyimak. Maksudnya, menyimak omongan orang, seberapa pun gak menariknya omongan itu.
2. Belajar mencatat. (oi, jaman2nya orang belajar nyatet, elo kemana aja??!!!)

*kesan dan pesan*
hopefully that'll be my first and last experience as rapporteur. ftd!

Monday, February 9, 2004

personal legend

Call for Applicants
Food and Agriculture Organization of
the United Nations - FAO

FAO is seeking applicants in the following fields:
.........; technical cooperation and development assistance, including sustainable development; environmental protection and management of natural resources;....

If you meet the following general requirements:
- hold a degree in any of the above mentioned fields;
- have at least three years of professional work experience;
- have a working knowledge of english, french or spanish

please complete a personal history form....

(Kompas, 9 Februari 2004)
***

here comes my long-waiting opportunity! I should've grabbed it while it's there.
but you know what happened? I was stuck in 'current employer' section when filling in the form.

good lord, never realise before that working here is like having a life sentence. ftd!

Friday, February 6, 2004

what is in a hug?

chillout, wipe that dirty mind off of your head! I am not talking about those obscene, lustful hugs. it's more about friendly, consoling hugs between friends or lovers. hold on! erase the last bit, I prefer to focus on friendship hugs.

actually, ...

(to be continued some day. somehow I am not in the mood to carry on this entry. so, you are free to make a guess...)
sakit mulu!!!!!!!!!

mo flu lagi. duh, kan baru kemaren sembuh, kok udah kena lagi???

jumat, pusing, lemes, tenggorokan gak enak, ngantuk (efek alpara? ato alphara? ugh, whatever! I should've taken neozep, tho!). artinya, sore ini gak tenis (lagi!) dan besok pagi gak ikutan berenang ama anak2. shite!
***

jadi notulen di bisnis forumnya kadin pertengahan februari ini? mati! kuliah aja gue gak pernah nyatet!!! duh, gimana ya... ftd!

Tuesday, February 3, 2004

pathetic feeling...

Right, got to admit that I was being such a twat this morning. It all started from my email to Yvonne Lomax. Actually I just needed to ask her whether the department could send me the academic transcript or not. That's all.

But then, I was tempted to browse keele's website. Well, only for old time's sake. BIG MISTAKE! It only brought back all the good memories that I left behind. My stomach started to feel funny. Like butterfly in the stomach, they say.

Then suddenly, out of the blue, one of Silverchair's songs played loudly in the back of my head... come on abuse me more I like it...

Indeed, I am a twat with capital t... ftd!

Saturday, January 31, 2004

Life's disappointments are harder to take when you don't know any swear words. (The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes, p221)

==> Calvin's so damn right!
ftd!

Thursday, January 29, 2004

vegetarian?

beberapa malam yang lalu, di salah satu stasiun tv sekilas ada berita tentang wabah flu burung dan upaya yang dilakukan untuk mengatasinya. salah satunya adalah dengan memusnahkan ayam2 yang konon tertular wabah itu.

bagaimana cara memusnahkannya? dengan membakar hidup2 sekian ribu anak ayam! repeat MEMBAKAR HIDUP2!! repeat ANAK AYAM!!! poor thing...

HOW CAN HUMAN BE SO INHUMANE??!!!

"tapi mo gimana lagi caranya, kalo gak begitu kan nantinya nularin manusia," begitu komentar seorang teman.

right, humans and their big ego... fair enough.

ada benarnya juga sih apa yang dibilang si teman itu. tapi apa gak ada cara lain yang lebih manusiawi? kan wabah itu gak sepenuhnya salah si ayam, pasti gara2 ulah manusia juga.

baru sekarang gue ngerti kenapa para aktivis hijau banyak yang meributkan soal hak2 binatang dan kemudian memutuskan untuk menjadi vegetarian, atau bahkan vegan.

bukan penggunaan daging hewan untuk konsumsi makanan yang mereka permasalahkan, tapi perlakuan semena2 manusia terhadap hewan yang menjadi masalah (oh, c'mon, wake up and smell the coffee! humans have the heart to treat other human fellows cruelly, let alone the animals!).

hmmm, human superiority against other living creatures on Earth...

selesai menyimak berita sadis itu dan menyudahi diskusi tentang bagaimana cara pemusnahan yang lebih manusiawi, tentunya tanpa mendapatkan solusi yang memuaskan, sempat terlintas pikiran untuk menjadi seorang vegetarian (it might not be a great of help, but at least I will no longer involve in human's cruelty towards animals).

tapi ternyata itu gak gampang dilakukan. apalagi kalau kita berada di tengah masyarakat yang pola makannya cenderung meat-centred, dimana hampir semua makanan bisa dipastikan mengandung unsur daging (coba aja lo dateng kondangan, pasti gak banyak pilihan makanan non-daging). ada sih satu-dua jenis makanan non-daging, seperti ketoprak, gado2 dan sejenisnya, tahu-tempe dan segala bentuk olahannya, tapi ternyata itu pun masih kurang membantu.

jadi, dengan sangat menyesal niat menjadi vegetarian belum bisa dijalankan saat ini. trying to be a non-fastfood eater is already hard enough for me. maaf ya, yam... ftd!

Erik, hats off to you, dude, for being able to stay vegan. No idea how you can survive life without involving any animal products AT ALL!

Wednesday, January 28, 2004

From: Erik
Subject: Music
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 03:21:40 +0000



YO Shinta
Dude - I just realized I'm one of those lame people that borrow cd's and then forgets to give them back. I just found your "World Percussion" cd in my stack of music.

Send me your address, and I'll send it on back to you with some bonus Seattle music cd's.

Things are great here - I'm unemployed, but I don't think that will last too long.

You're great,

Erik

"Power to the Peaceful"


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man, you don't have any idea how much I miss my Keele mates after receiving erik's mail.

sebetulnya sih gue udah ngerelain cd "world percussion" gue yang kebawa ama dia. tapi berhubung dia mengiming-imingi cd musik seattle sebagai bonus... damn, I can't stand it! he's really one cool vegan, seattle dude... ftd!

Tuesday, January 27, 2004

sudah jatuh, tertimpa tangga, terperosok lubang pula

mungkin itu ungkapan yang cocok untuk menggambarkan keadaan gue belakangan ini.

kerjaan di kantor gak jelas, kondisi finansial menyedihkan, mobil bermasalah pula!
radiator bocor, selang AC rusak, tali kipas gak beres pula!
terjemahan busway* blom kelar, mesti ngerjain program kerja, sakit perut pula!

sabar... sabar... badai pasti berlalu (moga2!)... ftd!

*sorry banget mel, resume yang kemaren blom bisa gue kirim hari ini.

Monday, January 26, 2004

making a fool of myself big-time!

=> write message: pa kabar lo? tumben lama gak ada beritanya.
=> sending message
=> message sent

1 menit...
1 jam...
1 hari...
1 minggu...

sms ketiga itu bernasib sama seperti dua sms pertama, berakhir tanpa balasan. right, this is the height!

=> menu
=> phone book
=> select: erase
=> select: one by one
=> select: (the name, of course!)
=> erase
=> erase? name
=> OK
=> erased

cheers... it's your loss, mate!
ftd!

Wednesday, January 21, 2004

mood-swings is not cool (fags vs antidepressant)

apa iya berhenti ngerokok bisa membuat orang jadi depresi? ok, mungkin istilah depresi terlalu berat. gimana kalo gelisah?

yang dimaksud dengan gelisah di sini bukan gelisah karena berusaha mengekang keinginan untuk merokok, tapi karena sesuatu yang gak jelas. seperti mengalami mood swings.

dulu pernah terlintas di pikiran, apa iya dari sejumlah senyawa kimia yang terkandung dalam rokok, salah satunya ada yang bersifat seperti prozac, sejenis antidepressant, yang bisa meningkatkan serotonin dalam otak untuk mengendalikan kondisi mood.

selidik punya selidik, ternyata kemungkinan itu ada! bahkan sejumlah penelitian dilakukan untuk membuktikannya. dari sekian ribu senyawa kimia yang ada dalam rokok, salah satu atau beberapa diantaranya ternyata dapat mempengaruhi mood dengan cara yang sama seperti pengobatan antidepressant yang dikenal dengan nama monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs).

MAOIs tersebut secara efektif meningkatkan kadar neurotransmitter tertentu, seperti serotonin atau dopamine, yang berfungsi sebagai pengatur mood seseorang. sejumlah penelitian di Universitas Mississippi membuktikan bahwa kandungan kimia yang dihisap dari rokok dapat bertindak sebagai antidepressant di dalam otak.

sebagai konsekuensinya, pusat2 kesehatan profesional yang menawarkan terapi berhenti merokok perlu membarengi terapi tersebut dengan menyediakan obat antidepressant untuk mengatasi masalah underlying mood disorders sebagai bagian program berhenti merokok yang komprehensif.

sementara itu, bertentangan dengan gencarnya kampanye untuk menghentikan kebiasaan merokok, seorang dokter di Amerika menyarankan untuk tidak perlu berhenti merokok tapi lebih memusatkan perhatian pada pembatasan konsumsi gula dan grains. pembatasan tersebut lebih penting dilakukan dibanding berhenti merokok. alasannya, grains dapat terurai dengan cepat menjadi gula dan memberi sumbangan yang signifikan pada kenaikan berat badan dan obesitas, oleh karena itu konsumsinya harus dibatasi.

kalo sudah begitu, pertanyaan yang muncul adalah: apa masih perlu usaha gue untuk berhenti ngerokok dilanjutin? ;D

sumber:
* depression and smoking
* researchers explore link between smoking, depression
* cigarettes may serve as an antidepressant
* antidepressant helps smokers to kick ash


collection of UK's cigarette warning,
posted in a corner of room #20, taylor house, keele. ftd!

catatan harian seorang pecundang

tertarik membacanya? simak saja isi blog ini. ftd!

Monday, January 19, 2004

suicidal tendencies

supposed I am planning to commit suicide, then what method should I choose to make my plan runs successfully?

uhmmm, let me see...

1- I have no guts to slit my wrist. it must be so bloody painful. so, I'll leave this method out.

2- hanging myself up somewhere looks like a cheesy idea of committing suicide. let alone the length of time needed to be perfectly dead. I'll say no to this method.

3- what about lying down on a railway track waiting for a train to runover me? no fuckin way, mate! the idea is so outdated and even worst than method #2.

4- drinking some insect repellant like baygon? yuckh! I am not stupid enough to do that. the taste must be like hell and it is also time consuming. just drop the idea!

5- I am too chicken out to do freefall from 10th floor. the idea of flying free in the air for a second only to make my body and blood crushed and scattered all over the place really terrifies me. so, I need another method.

6- I reckon drugs would be quite alright. but I can't afford overdosing, too flipping expensive for me! again, I've to leave this method behind.

7- ...

dammit! I am running out of ideas... all I need is just a method of committing suicide that is quick, comfortable and painless. I never thought that it would be so hard.

please, don't get me wrong. I am not planning to commit suicide whatsoever . I am just trying to offer a comfy, easey-to-do method for those who need one. ftd!

Saturday, January 17, 2004

witing trisno jalaran soko kulino

they tell me about their plan
to sell my car for a change
I don't know why
but somehow it breaks my heart
maybe because I'm in love
yes, I'm in love with my freakin' old car
ftd!

Thursday, January 15, 2004

well... well... well...

you might wonder, "what the hell is wrong with this woman, adding some useless stuffs in her mediocre blog; comments, shoutbox... whattheffff...??!!! god knows what else she's going to add next..."

right, let me tell you something. all this time I keep a one-way communication system in my blog. but as time goes by and I grow more mature (yeah, right!), I begin to realise that it takes two to tango (say what??!!!)... well, you know what I mean (at least I hope you're smart enough to know what I really mean).

ahem... okay, gotta admit that actually that's not the real reason. I am just too fucking bored at work so I've gotta do something interesting* to make my mind stay sane. that's all. as simple as that.

so, you'd better deal with it, coz the so-called useless stuffs are going to stay there whether you like it or not. unless I get tired of them, of course.

then you might ask again, "what if nobody's giving any comments or shouts?"

well, simple question needs no sophisticated response. all I am going to say is just, "see if I care!"

*one should bear in mind that interesting stuffs don't necessarily have to be useful.
ftd!
Dammit, I need fags!

Gee, it's been 14 days since the last time I poisoned my invaluable lungs with carbon monoxide and its allies: benzene, nitro samines, formaldehyde and hydorgen cyanide (aaargghh, just cut the crap! and stop showing off big words!).

Anyway, that's quite an achievement, eh? ftd!