Me want burger

For the last one week i had this acute craving for junk food, especially fried chicken and burger. Every time, i mean really every time i saw KFC or BK commercial on TV as well as on printed media, i went like, "ooohh... i want that... i reeeaalllyy want that...(drooling)".

So, finally, yesterday, i told Ridha: "Honey, i haven't cook anything for dinner yet. And i will not cook. We're going to KFC tonight!"

That night, since we have decided to have KFC as our dinner, two options were on our minds. Harbourfront center or IMM building. We choose IMM building because i wanted to go to Daiso and shopping for our groceries at Giant. I know VivoCity also has Daiso and Giant, but the crowd on weekend time is just too tiring. Plus, we could just hop on the IMM shuttle bus service right in front of our block. Free of charge. On the way, we discussed about what to eat. Ridha would have two pieces chicken set meal and i would have the colonel burger set meal (that way i could get both fried chicken and the burger in one go).

When we got to IMM building,
Ridha (R): "Where's KFC?"
Me (M): "I remember it's over there, in front of Subway near Secret Recipe."

... we were there...

R: "It's not here".
M: "Let's look for the floor plan and see where it's located".
R: "And where's the floor plan?"
M: "That... i don't know". :P

... by this time we already back to the main lobby....
... and then we went half lap of the first floor. We've found McDonald and Burger King. But no sign of KFC....and the floor plan...

R: "Ooh.. i know where it is. It's on the other side. Follow me".

... by this time, i wanted to argue. I was soooo sure that he meant the exact same location as the first one. The one in front of Subway, near Secret Recipe. But, i just followed him. No point arguing since he would insist to check on 'his location' of KFC...

R: "Errr... it's not here also..."
M: "Honey, we were here the first time. You see, that's Subway, and that's Secret Recipe...but we were coming from the opposite direction".
R: "Huh?"
M: "OK, i think we've made mistake. There's no KFC here. Let's just have BK. It's almost 9 and i'm hungry."

There goes my fried chicken and colonel burger.

We had BK Chicken Burger and BK Whooper instead.

And we've learned our lesson: There's no KFC in IMM building!
...or, is there? Did we miss it?

And now... i want to eat pizza!

1930s wife?

Thank God I'm not a 1930s wife.

Here's the scale.
0-24 - Very Poor (Failure)
25-41 - Poor
42-58 - Average
59-75 - Superior
76+ - Very Superior

Well, scoring 55 as average is good enough for me. I don't know whether that means good or bad. I didn't check most of the traits as they don't apply to me.

Go on, take the test, and see how are you doing if you were a 1930s wife, or even husband.

Green Leaf

Location: The Istana, Singapore.

Canon EOS 400D, EF S17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM Lens. 1/100sec, F/3.8, ISO-100.

To write or not to write

My inspiration of what to write for my blog sometime comes in a weird way on a perfectly wrong time. Maybe that's why it is called inspiration. As for the wrong timing, for example, often it comes at night after I'm set in bed when I have closed my eyes trying to sleep. BAM! It comes, and ruins my sleepiness. It will take about two hours later (if i'm lucky) before i can finally sleep, after struggling to completely forget about that inspiration.
The next morning, i can still remember a little bit about it. But, the mood to write is just not there anymore.

Why don't I blog it right away, you asked?

Because Ridha would veto the idea of me turning my laptop back on just to blog.

Why don't I just write it down on a piece of paper first, you asked?

Because, I've lost my ability to write if it's not on a keyboard of a computer. Weird, huh? But it happens. A couple of times I tried to blog by writing it on a piece of paper first. Well, it fails every time. I can't even finish a single sentence. It seems like all the words are hiding away from my pen.
Scary!

Does this happen to you too? I mean, the disability to write if it's not on a computer?

P.S: Anybody cares to buy me Asus EEE PC ? Or, an iPhone, maybe?

Why Mulan Jameela?

What's with 'ya iya lah ya iya dong mulan jameela mulan bla bla bla'?

In only the last one hour i came across this 'phrase' twice.

First, i was chitchating with a friend on YM. He said:

"ya iyalah di jkt,masa ya iya donk di jkt. kan mulan jameela, masa mulan jameedonk"

And second, i was blogwalking and stumble upon this blog. And he (I assume it belongs to a male blogger) said in one of his post:

"Ya iyalaah…..masak ya iya dunk, ya iyalah Mulan Jameelah, masak Mulan Jajiggong!!!"

OK, is this some kind of new 'bahasa gaul' nowadays?
But why Mulan Jameela?

Forbidden Kingdom... oh gosh...

If you spend your breakfast time around your TV and have you eyes glued to the Primetime Morning on Channel News Asia, then you must know a segment called Zoom In. It's a segment about the latest movie reviews. You cannot forget it's presenter, Melanie Oliveiro with that monotonous voice of her and the popcorn-based-rating she gives to every movie she reviewed.

After having our daily dose of prime time morning for about five months now, Ridha and I agree upon one thing. The movie review lady does not give away her popcorns so easily. Often, the movies being reviewed got around two or three popcorns (on the scale of five as the highest). We started to believe that there is never a good enough movie to get five popcorns from her. As far as i know, the most popcorn she gave lately is four, to the movie Kung Fu Panda (and yes, that movie is a good one, i would have given out five popcorns if i were her).

This Zoom In segment has now become our morning games. Ridha and I will take a guess of how many popcorn the movie will get from her.

I remember when she reviewed the movie Forbidden Kingdom. Her review said that the movie was very disappointing. So we guessed she would give like two popcorns. And to our dismay, she gave out ONE popcorn. It means 'Don't bother', if I am not mistaken.
"What...? That movie has Jackie Chan and Jet Li in it. One popcorn? Come on... is she serious? Is it really that bad?"

Since then, we were set to watch Forbidden Kingdom. We didn't know when or where, but we would watch it. It's sort of like a reverse psychology, you know. You say something and expect the result in the other way around. :P

Finally, we watched Forbidden Kingdom last night. Yeaah, i know it's bit too late for that, but...hey, who cares :D. And guess what... that movie IS sucks. Sucks to the bone... haha..! I guess I was expecting too much from Jet Li and Jackie Chan in that movie. They're way too big for the movie. There was nothing much going on with the kung fu either. Nothing made me go "wow, that's cool!"

And that night, for the first time we praised Melanie Oliveiro for giving away only one popcorn for this movie.

P.S: I always wonder how many popcorns did The Lord of The Ring trilogy get from her.

Wishlist review

I was browsing through my own blog here in diniblogs. I almost forgot that i have a wishlist. Is it still counted as wishlist if you already forgot about it?

Well, let's see.

Converse low sneaker
I forgot about it, but i still definitely want it. Hopefully in the near future i will be wearing one.

Canvas slip-ons from Grasshoppers Cirque.
Naaah, i don't want it anymore.

Digital camera (D-SLR)
I got one! Yippi!
DSLR Canon 400D + EF S17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM Lens + EF 50mm f/1.8 II Lens + EF S55-250 f/4-5.6IS Lens.
Canon Speedlite 580EX II Flash is now on my wishlist.

Sudoku Book
Ah, well, if someone give me this book as a gift, i'll be more than happy. But i will not buy it myself. I have it on the go... in my cellphone that is.

The Da Vinci Code, special illustrated edition.
I'd rather have uhm... other newer novel.

Bathroom set from IKEA
I think the price is reduced to S$6.90. But even so, i don't want to have them anymore. Too crowded for my bathroom.

Rubber clock from IKEA
It's too expensive for a clock! I still want it though. But i cannot find it in IKEA Singapore anymore. Maybe it's already discontinued.

Pot with lid
Aaah... forget it! :P

SKII facial treatment
I lost interest in SKII. I am fully satisfied with Olay now.

Crocs nile
I still want it.. i still want it...
but the price still too expensive... still too expensive...
just forget it?

Play piano
Of course... except that i dont have piano.

What color is your aura

Your Aura is Yellow

You're a deeply happy and content person, and you enjoy sharing your cheer with others. While you may seem like a simple optimist, there is a lot of thinking going on inside you. The purpose of your life: bringing joy and a better life to others Famous yellows include: Conan O'Brien, Jenny Mccarthy, Jim Carrey Careers for you to try: Athlete, Actor, Yoga Instructor

What Color Is Your Aura?

Cat #3

We haven't named her yet.
Location: Home, Bandung.

Canon EOS 400D, EF S55-250 f/4-5.6IS Lens, 1/400sec, F/5.6, ISO-100.

Berurusan dengan (kantor) polisi

Aaah, setelah menghabiskan waktu selama dua minggu di Bandung, akhirnya saya kembali ke dunia nyata, di Singapura. Saya memang selalu menganggap masa liburan sebagai masa-masa bagai dalam mimpi, alias bukan dunia nyata. Maka begitu liburan berakhir itu artinya saya harus kembali ke dunia nyata.

Banyak cerita oleh-oleh liburan ke bandung. Salah satu yang paling berkesan adalah cerita memperpanjang SIM. Kebetulan tepat saat liburan kemaren SIM Ridha habis masa berlakunya. Sejak awal tahun sudah kami rencanakan untuk memperpanjang SIM Ridha saat pulang liburan di bulan Mei. Kami sudah dibayangi proses-proses rumit di kantor polisi untuk memperpanjang SIM. Kami bahkan sudah menyiapkan waktu satu hari penuh untuk ini. Belum lagi bayangan untuk mengeluarkan biaya-biaya gak jelas di sana sini. Pokoknya, membayangkan saja sudah bikin bete deh.

Bulan Maret yang lalu, adik saya juga harus memperpanjang SIM-nya karena habis masa berlaku. Dia cerita bahwa prosesnya tidak serumit yang saya bayangkan. Sekarang sudah ada yang namanya Unit SIM Keliling yang memberikan layanan perpanjangan SIM. Adik saya cerita bahwa dia hanya menghabiskan waktu sekitar satu sampai dua jam sejak datang sampai pulang membawa SIM baru. Benar-benar cerita yang melegakan hati.... (huahahaha)...

Begitu sampai di Bandung, Ridha semangat tuh untuk mencoba layanan Unit SIM Keliling ini. Memang benar, gampang dan cepat. Sekitar dua jam kurang selesailah proses perpanjangan SIM-nya. Jadi prosesnya begini:

1. Satu hari sebelum mendatangi Unit SIM Keliling, telepon ke nomor 022-70014885 (khusus Bandung) untuk menanyakan dimana posisi Unit SIM Keliling untuk besok.
2. Siapkan kelengkapan dokumen yang disyaratkan, yaitu fotokopi KTP dan SIM lama. Catatan: Kalau KTP tidak ada bisa pakai resi KTP yang disertai fotokopi kartu keluarga.
3. Siapkan biaya perpanjangan SIM sebesar 85,000 rupiah dengan rincian: 60,000 untuk SIM dan 25,000 untuk biaya cek kesehatan dan asuransi.
4. Datangi Unit SIM Keliling, antri untuk ambil formulir dan nomor antrian, isi formulir, kembalikan ke petugas, tunggu sampai nomor Anda dipanggil.
5. Setelah nomor dipanggil, Anda akan masuk ke mobil Unit SIM Keliling untuk foto dan tanda tangan. SIM selesai, langsung diambil.
6. Beres.

Benar-benar gampang dan cepat kan...? Ridha sangat terkesan, sampai-sampai dia pesan pada saya untuk menuliskannya di blog.

Satu lagi urusan kami dengan kantor polisi adalah waktu akan meminta surat rekomendasi untuk membuat SIM di luar negeri. Petugas-petugas yang melayani kami sangat ramah dan membantu, prosesnya juga mudah, daaaann... tidak ada biaya sama sekali alias gratis (bahkan biaya gelap pun tidak ada). *Hebbbaaaattt.... pengen tepuk tangan jadinya... :D*

Oya, ada cerita lain waktu mobil kakak sepupu saya yang platnya BH (Jambi) diberhentikan oleh polisi di Bandung. Mungkin saat itu sedang razia. Rupanya kakak saya lupa bawa STNK karena STNK-nya terbawa oleh adiknya. Bayangan saya, dia bakalan kena denda tak jelas oleh polisi yang menangkapnya. Tapi ternyata dia hanya menjelaskan ke polisi tersebut bahwa STNK mobilnya terbawa adiknya. Lalu dia telepon adiknya untuk mengantarkan STNK mobil ke lokasi dimana mobilnya diberhentikan polisi. Setelah diperlihatkan STNK mobil, selesailah urusan dengan polisi, dan kakak saya melanjutkan acara jalan-jalannya di Bandung. *Takjub*

Yah, mungkin ini indikasi bahwa pelayanan polisi sudah semakin membaik. Mudah-mudahan ini bukan hanya trend sesaat tapi justru terus makin baik. Dan mudah-mudahan juga dengan ini wibawa polisi bisa kembali di mata masyarakat umum. Amiiinn.