We used to be friends...

its the end of October!


Love.

Just wondering why my "when-i-first-knew-her-she-was-single-and-now-she-is-attached" friends (gender-wise no pun intended. i think i should have put them instead. i have no means of discriminating any gender in this sentence cos it does not matter whether it is male or female) kind of swift away from me after they got attached.

sometimes, despite being so happy that they are attached with someone they love, I cant help but being selfish that someone is "sharing" her with me. Selfish i know, and when it comes to this, I don't know why I always fall second.

Stupid question you may think, but before I got attached, someone told me that love relationship may fall apart, it can get really ugly and it is irreversible. The only thing that can stay true forever is the love of God, the love of your parents and family, and the love of your best friends.

We used to share things together. We used to study overnight until 8am in the morning. We used to go home in the morning looking like shit after studying overnight. We used to prank each other. We used to bitch about others together. We used to "spill" test questions to each other. We used to.... nah.

Now all of those became "used to". We no longer doing that anymore, because you are attached. And nowadays if I ask you out for lunch, you would say "I would love to, but I am meeting him/her for lunch... sorry babe".

Just so you know, it breaks my heart. You have no idea how its like to lose a friend like yourself. You have 7 days in a week, can't you divide them into a proportion you deem fit for your friends and family? Must you meet your gf/bf 7 days in a week, 16 hours in a day? (I minus off 8 hours of sleep)

But alas. What would I be if I am in his/her shoes? I may have a boyfriend now but I have one thousand hours to meet all my friends in the world because he is so darn busy. If he isn't as busy everyday would I reserve all my time for him and him only? Plus, my boyfriend is hella sexy I think I can get constipated if I don't see him everyday. OK thats freaking random and not true. I typed that sentence with my tongue in cheek.

So please, remember your friends. We love how you get into a happy relationship but if you keep treating us this way, do not ever think that we will still be there for you once your relationship gets really nasty. We have other friends too.

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Schedule for Week 11

Things to Complete (bold & italicized means higher priority as of today)


AA Problem Set #4 (28 Oct)
FA Quiz (29 Oct)
TE Website and Poster (31 Oct)
ManComm Presentation (1 Nov)(extended to 8 Nov)
CC Presentation (2 Nov)
FYP Project Proposal (3 Nov)
AA Presentation (4 Nov)
TE Project Showcase (4 Nov)
FA Project (8 Nov)
CC Report (9 Nov)
CC Book Review (9 Nov)
FA Online Quiz (12 Nov)
TE Journal (14 Nov)

OH YES I AM SO DEAD!!

Schedule for this week!!
Monday: Study FA (PPE, Intangibles, Bank Reconciliation) CHECKED :D
Tuesday: Study FA (Short term liabilities), CC Report, ManComm Research CHECKED :D
Wednesday: Study FA (Inventory, COGS, Bad debts), AA OR ManComm , website CHECKED :D
Thursday: Study FA (Bonds, Review all), website (finalised) CHECKED :D
Friday: CC, AA, TE Poster CHECKED :D
Saturday: AA, CC, ManComm CHECKED :D
Sunday: AA, ManComm, TE Poster (finalised), FA report CHECKED :D

God please help me to go through this week. Someone mentioned to me that, "semuanya kalo dikerjakan satu-satu juga akhirnya kelar."
Ganbatte Louisa!

ADDED at 1st Nov 2010: THANK GOD WEEK 11 IS OVER!!!

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I was born and bred in a country full of culture of its own, unlike Singa.. ok I shouldn't continue.

So at Thursday last week, when Singapore was pretty much caught up in a haze, my Singaporean friend posted this on his facebook:


"Wonder if we can sue Indonesia for the haze. Indonesia should be punished!!"

And I was super annoyed by his comment. I know some of you may say "aiyah it is just FB mah... no big deal" But I think it is. He has such a distorted mindset to say it in the first place. So I decided to comment on it opposing everything he said. And you know what happened? He said the Indonesian government is such a lame duck, and they should be punished. WTH. And he said FB is his personal space so he can comment whatever he wants.

First. NO you can't sue Indonesia. Stupid.
Second. NO ONE SHOULD EVER THINK THEY ARE OF A SUPERIOR STATE TO BE ABLE TO PUNISH A COUNTRY, or even just think that one country should be punished. YOU ARE AT NO PLACE TO JUDGE. YOU ARE NOT EVEN A JUDGE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

And I think he is so narrow-minded. Not that the Indonesian government did not do anything, it is just that there are other MAJOR problems happening in the country of 18,000 islands, with a population of 250 MILLION people. Singapore, your population is just 1/50 of what Indonesia has so BE QUIET! IT IS HARD TO CONTROL SUCH A BIG COUNTRY!! If I were to challenge him to take over the Indonesian governance, could he do a better job than the current government??? I dare betting 1 MILLION USD he couldn't!! Oh I forgot Singaporeans love to complain and talk big without even thinking whether their complaints are worth the cause, or even offering possible and sound suggestions for the government to implement.

Compared to other problems like terrorist bombings, natural disasters, corruption, poverty, the haze is like.. gosh. A MINOR problem! If you think it is major because it affects other countries such as Singapore, you are wrong. I don't think the government should make it a top priority just because it affects other countries. I think the government should make ITS PEOPLE a top priority rather than defending THE SINGAPOREANS who are not even VERY NICE to Indonesians in the first place.

NOT that your people will die just because of the haze so stop complaining!! OH I FORGOT!! Complaining IS ONE OF YOUR CULTURE!! Oops! I think I am having such a culture shock here!! Sorry!!!

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Public Display of Affection (PDA) during Meeting?? Seriously??

I was having a project meeting today and one of my teammates seemed like he was unable to find a better place to date his girlfriend. Ok let me tell you what happened. My male teammate came to the meeting room with his girlfriend, who wasn't even in our team. And none of us knew the girl (except him of course). Ok I know her and she may know me because we are in the same CCA but we never kinda talk to each other. But wait. I am in the exco so she should know me. Moreover, our exco tenure is going to end soon so we are in the process of handovering our stuff to a new batch of exco and she is in that batch. I saw her during the incoming exco retreat. But nope, we didn't talk because in that retreat, I was in-charge of 3 activities so i was pretty busy preparing and stuff. I am very sure she recognized me that day when she crashed into our room. However, no hi-s were exchanged.

The idea of crashing itself was pretty unacceptable but we thought she would just sit there in the corner doing her stuff so we did not really complain regarding the situation. But, we were wrong. They were PDA-ing in the meeting room, during the meeting. Wth, teammate, I didn't wanna see you get all touchy during meetings!

And for you girl, I know that your boyfriend is the only guy in the team with all the pretty girls but that doesn't give you enough reasons to be so insecure. We are not going to steal your bf away for goodness' sake!

And if you decide to join in our meeting room just to hug and kiss your boyfriend, you can kiss my a$$.

I don't care if you are doing all the PDAs elsewhere but why must it be during a project meeting? OUR project meeting, when you are not even in our class, not in our group. We don't even know you. Just because you are the girlfriend of one of our teammate does not give you enough rights to just crash into our meeting room.

By the way, they are very clingy. If she isn't in the room, she will be outside the room waiting for him. And he will be like going out every 15 minutes just to hug her. This has happened many many times.

Gosh. Some people just don't have enough common sense. But wait, if common sense is not so common anymore, then how do I define common sense?

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STFU

i am so emotionally drained the least thing I need is your lecture.

just STFU.

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Sejauh mana kita harus mempertahankan cinta?

Kadang gw perlu terus terang kalo gw selalu menguras tenaga dan emosi gw untuk bisa terus bersama. Tapi kalo dipikir-pikir, are all these worth it?


i just want love to happen, i don't want to work hard for it to happen.

kenapa selalu mesti gw yang cape2 makan hati dan elunya cuma punya sifat kayak, "kita liat nanti aja."

asal lu tau, gw sebel sama kecuekan lu atas semua ini. gw kesel karna lu ga punya tujuan yang bener2 jelas. lu pikir semua itu bisa terjadi kalo lu cuma diem2 aja? gw punya mimpi, gw punya tujuan, tapi PLIS lu juga dukung gw dong!! selama ini gw rela berkorban buat lu. selama ini gw pikirin keuntungan kerugiannya dan gw mau nerima lu apa adanya dengan semua background pendidikan dan keuangan lu karna gw pikir, semua bisa kita pecahkan bersama.

tapi nyatanya, kita nggak memecahkan semua bersama. gw liat2 koq seakan2 gw yang memecahkan semuanya sendirian.

sering banget gw mempertanyakan pertanyaan itu dalam benak gw. sejauh mana gw harus pertahanin semua ini?

gw capek, sayang. capek.

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I just don't understand....

So I was super brain-dead after my Corporate Creativity test. Btw that test was crazy, it consisted of 8 questions and the answer to each question was about 2-3 pages long. My right hand and fingers were screaming for the entire 2.5 hours "STOP WRITING ALREADY WE ARE FREAKIN TIRED" but I had no choice :(


After I reached home, I continued doing the website for my TE project. Now, I guess it is 80% done. Thus I thought I deserve a little rest today.

I googled some random stuff, watched shit from YouTube, Facebooking, Twittering, and got bored. I went to UrbanDictionary.com and searched "Indonesian".

And here is what I got:
Indonesian is people with right-brain dominated and enslaved by Chindo (Chinese who born in Indonesia).

Not that I am anti-native Indonesians or something, but can you explain the term "enslaved by Chindo"? Because I really don't understand. What did Chindo do that makes you think we are "enslaving" you?

Let me refresh your memory in case you really are right-brain dominated people like you mentioned earlier. Do you know that the one who "enslaved" Indonesia for more than 400 years were the Europeans? Ok let me mention them one by one: The Dutch, the Spanish, the Portuguese, the British, the Americans, and.. ok. The Japanese for 3.5 years. The Japanese was an exception but we should understand that they basically conquered almost all East Asian countries like Korea, China, the Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, and so on. So Japanese and Chinese aren't the same. Do not think we are the same too.

If it were me I would hate the Dutch to the maximum, even to the end of the world because they didn't leave anything good. They corrupted our country to the very extent that corruption mindset is in-born and in-grown to almost all Indonesians. and they stole our goods, our arts and crafts, our spices and made the stupid speculaas and took all the effin credit for the stupid darn biscuits, ok whatever. i just dislike them so much i refuse to support their football team no matter how good they are. not that i'm into soccer whatsoever anyways. and they didn't even apologise for whatever they have done for 3.5 centuries. Coward!!

So yeah, explain to me again because I really, honestly don't understand why you think we, the Chindo, are enslaving you.

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Mid Terms

Corporate Creativity Mid term tomorrow at 1900 hrs.

Sucks sucks sucks !!!!

I hate late mid terms. It is already week 10 for goodness' sake!
Why prof??? Why?????

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Sunday Haul

So after AA meeting I decided to go to the drugstore and buy some Panadol and wet tissues. In the drugstore, I actually went a little off-schedule and bought cosmetic products on top of those mentioned above.

So here are the stuff I bought:

1) Rimmel Glam Eyes Professional Liquid Liner in 03 Intense Plum
This is my first coloured eye liner besides black and dark brown. It's PURPLE! The colour is absolutely beautiful and I am super in love with it. They have 3 colours, intense plum (the one I got), golden brown, and lime green.

2) Fuso Liquid Eyeliner in Black
Yea I wanted to buy a liquid eyeliner in black actually but Rimmel's one is twice the price so I don't mind getting other brands like Fuso. Besides, it looks decent enough and I've seen good reviews on Fuso Liquid liner. So far so good.

3) Beauty Formulas Cucumber & Avocado Facial Scrub
Ok I know that for facial scrubs it is better to have the factory-made with chemical kind rather than the natural kind but this one is discounted so it is a good buy. I don't mind getting a few micro-scratches from the crushed avocado seeds. Haha.

4) And of course, I got my Panadol and wet tissues!

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16 Random facts about me

1) I have this secret wish of becoming an interior designer ever since I was in primary 5. And I still do now. To achieve that dream, I took a drawing course and a photo-editing course during my secondary school days. After completing my "O" Levels, I was accepted at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts to do a course in Interior Design, but I didn't take it up. Why? Second fact explains it all.

2) I thought I could have a brighter career option by taking a technology-related course, so I took a diploma in Business Information Technology. BIG mistake. Now, I guess I should just stick to my childhood dream. I totally hate IT and computers. Not only that, after getting my diploma, I thought I could start afresh by taking some other majors. But my diploma prevented me to go elsewhere other than IT or Business. Since my parents want me to have a degree, I have to be contented with the degree program that I am currently pursuing. Do you know what I take? Information Systems Management. Oh gosh. I can't believe I am actually having an IS degree. :(

3) I am a loner. I enjoy being on my own. I like doing things alone, particularly shopping, and I don't mind eating alone. I hate being in a crowd.

4) My first (and hopefully my last) boyfriend is a Chinese from PRC who can't even speak fluent English. People wonder how do we communicate but things have been going on pretty well between us.

5) I hate beer and other bitter alcoholic beverages. I don't mind sweet wine or Bailey's.

6) I make fruit juice at home. My mum bought me a small, easy to wash blender so I can make my own smoothies if I have some time to spare. I love mixing all types of fruits and veges inside, like apple, grapes, and lemon. Yummy. Sometimes I buy milk powder just to make my own milkshake. The combination is really never ending I am actually thinking of opening up my own juice bar.

7) I am genetically short, like probably 1.5x m only so I actually really like heels but I hate how heels make your feet sore so I seldom buy them. I wish I was taller though :(

8) I adore beauty. If I have more time and money I would perhaps indulge in buying make ups!

9) I actually really like soft baby pink colour, but I always tell others I love orange. I don't want others to think I am a bimbo whatsoever for liking pink colour. Don't get me wrong. My second favourite colour would be orange. BRIGHT orange. Like the orange in NUS colour kind of orange. However, I hate original colour shades. Blue? Red? Green? Nah. Don't like 'em. I call them no personality. Give me navy, maroon, or bright lime green instead.

10) I am more to a follower type. I took part in executive committees for many CCAs but never the president. I don't want to be the president. I don't like to lead.

11) I am frugal. I like to hunt for discounts and good bargains. I don't buy expensive stuff. All my stuff that look expensive or carry an expensive brand name, trust me, I got them on sale.

12) I play the guitar sometimes, but not very good at it. I self-learn how to play the guitar by buying books and checking the net. Guitar is probably the only musical instrument that I would ever play. I used to learn to play the piano when I was little but I was too lazy to practice it so I stopped.

13) I am in love with celebrity scents simply because they have great packagings. I am not into designer fragrances. Perhaps when I am older I would love designer ones and ditch all my celebrity perfumes. But not right now.

14) I am really good at keeping secrets.

15) I dream of opening up my own dormitory. I like to design bedrooms and dormitory is the only place where you have A LOT of bedrooms.

16) I secretly wish I am born an American. A Chinese-American that is. I don't know why.

So those are my 16 facts!

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Do you want some Indomie?

I am sure you have read some news regarding an Indonesian's instant noodle brand Indomie being banned in Taiwan due to its unacceptable preservatives being used in its black soy sauce (as stated by the Taiwanese government). Because of this, a lot of discussions were raised in many of local-based forums.

I like reading these because I want to know what other people think about this issue since Indomie has been some kind of a "staple" to a lot of low-income families in Indonesia.

What bothers me a lot is the fact that many of the arguments stated in the forum were not convincing. I wonder why Indonesians who (are) studying or studied in Indonesia suck at writing argumentative statements. I mean really. Their statements suck and are extremely biased. They only based on their opinions with no facts to support the claim and zero mentioning on the other perspective/point of views. This leaves me thinking whether our education system has something to do with it. Or maybe they are just plain easy-to-persuade kind of people without thinking everything through critically first.

Don't get me wrong. I am an Indonesian as well. But to read such crappy essays written by my own countrymen really slaps me hard on my pride to be one of them.

So if you feel that Indomie brings about more benefits than harm, do elaborate with supporting evidences why is that so. Do not say "karena itu produk dalam negeri maka kita sebagai orang indonesia harus mencintai produk indonesia" (translation: because it is a local brand therefore we, as Indonesians, have to love our own products) .. I mean please. Only primary school kids should use this as a reason why we should continue purchasing the instant noodle despite the speculations going on in Taiwan. If its preservatives could harm my liver whatsoever I am so not gonna buy Indomie no matter if it is a local brand or a foreign brand.

Another reason the person stated was, "I have never seen someone died instantly by eating Indomie". Like duh. Of course not, unless that person choked, which is a totally different story altogether. Preservatives can never kill you instantly. It has to be built up for years and years until you get some kind of liver failure when you are old (I keep saying liver, don't know why).

So yeah. Pretty embarrassing. Luckily that person used Indonesian language, which reduces the chance of him (or us, rather) being the laughing stock of other people all over the world for his (or our) shallow thinking.

But then again, I would still prefer Indonesian instant noodle to Singapore ones simply because they taste much much better. Not gonna care if I might die sooner, I mean I am gonna die sooner or later so might as well enjoy life as long as I can. Haha. Just don't overeat it. Eating instant noodles (whether it is Indomie or other brands) everyday can never be good to your overall health. So twice a month, one packet each serving will do.

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Things I Own

OK I don't think anyone would read this anyway. I am becoming more girlie. I can't believe I have been going to school with my face all made up every single day. I have been wearing make up ever since I was in polytechnic. But when I entered university, I don't wear anymore due to my tight schedules. But now I try to wake up earlier just so that I have more time to doll myself up.


I don't use expensive make up brands because I don't have the moolah to buy them. So below is my make up regime:

1) Sunblock: Wardah Sunscreen gel SPF 30
Wardah is the first halal cosmetic brand in Indonesia... but anyway actually I don't really care whether it is halal or not.. I just use their sunblock because it absorbs to my skin really fast and it feels very light.

2) Concealer: Maybelline EverFresh Concealer (Ivory) OR ZA Concealer Perfection (03) OR T-Zone Two Tone Clean Up Concealer
Different tones for different black spots and stuff. I don't use concealer normally. I am just too lazy.

3) Foundation: Two Way Cake by ZA #32
Love ZA foundation! They are cheap and reliable. It doesn't require too much touching up even when I need to be in school for 12 hours. Also, I just bought Maybelline Angelfit (Healthy Ochre) recently. I want to try which one is the best.

4) Eyebrow Pencil: Couleur Inc. 01 Black OR Silkygirl 02 Dark Brown
I can't leave home without knowing that my eyebrows are shaped perfectly. I bought the razor too, so I sometimes just shave them off according to the shape I want.

5) Loose Powder: La Tulipe Face Powder (03 Natural)
La Tulipe is another Indonesian local cosmetic guru. I LOVE their products but their packaging is just not really attractive. But their face powder is my favourite!

6) Eye Liner: Maybelline Unstoppable (Dark Brown)
To line my eyes. I don't use liquid eyeliners. I prefer the pencil one. Easy to use with no mess.

7) Eyeshadows: The Color Workshop OR SilkyGirl OR Canmake
Depending on mood and the colour of the clothes I wear.

8) Eye Lash Essence by Canmake
I apply this before mascara. I hate using mascara cos it creates more mess than beauty but having this eye lash essence applied before mascara just reduces all the hassle!

9) Mascara: Koji Spring Heart
My eyelash is super short so having a skinny-brush mascara really helps! I used to wear Maybelline's Lash Discovery (01 Black) but I can't find them anymore anywhere now. So I search for other skinny-brush mascara and found this Koji's one! Really happy.

10) Lip Balm: Nivea Lip Care Sun Protection OR The Body Shop Born Lippy Strawberry
To be honest, I use the Nivea one more often because it is easier to apply than The Body Shop's. But of course, TBS smells better, as usual.

11) Lipstick: SilkyGirl Moisture Rich #23 Cute
I only use lipstick if I wear something non-earthy colours. You will know why later.

12) Lipgloss: The Face Shop's Fruits Jelly Tube PK103 OR Couleur Inc Lip Lustre Zinnia #28
If you notice, I have 2 shades for lipgloss, one is pink, and the other is orangish. So if I wear earthy colour clothes, I would wear the couleur inc with no lipstick underneath, and if i wear something else, like pink or purple, I would wear TFS with the lipstick underneath. I really like both lipglosses because THEY ARE NOT STICKY AT ALL!!! Love you both!!

13) Blush on: The Color Workshop

14) Perfume: Giggle Fruity Apple 40ml OR Glow by Jennifer Lopez 30ml OR TommyGirl by Tommy Hilfiger 50ml (nearly finished) OR Bvlgari 5ml OR Anonymous 3.3oz by Dorall Collection and other vials like Salvatore Ferragamo, Marc O'Polo Summertime, Lanvin Eclat, Paul Smith Rose, Kenzo Amour.
I am addicted to perfume and I always have the urge to buy new ones. Therefore I will NOT buy anything more than 50 ml, I promise. If not, I would have a hard time finishing one bottle while my entire senses just urge me to keep on buying new ones. I love vials. They are the best cos they finish quickly and I won't feel bad to buy another. (I made some mistake with Anonymous perfume for buying the 100ml bottle but nevermind, it smells goooooddd!)

15) Body Lotion: Sparkling Apple by The Body Shop
To kick everything off.

That's just my make up regime. Need I say anything about my night time regime??? I think I will post them next time, hahaha. Have fun talking bout cosmetics!!

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