Diet, Diet, Diet!

Oke, I'm officially depressed by now. I was woking up at eleven, I've never been waking up at evelen for 18 years! Well, since the World Cup Final is early this very morning.... I got to bed at five.

Anyway, since this holiday has started I've been wanting to improve my health. My family is a big fan of foods. Thank God I don't look like one of them in the Biggest Loser tv show today. The problem is... saya sangat suka makanan manis dan ngemil. Food is one of my mood booster. Especially during the very-stressfull week! Like the exams. But as long as I keep walking, it can lose my appetite in a zip. Giliran duduk manis, mulutnya gak tahan gak ngunyah. Food is a guilty pleasure, you gotta admit that. I prefer those European American foods (bikin makin parah aja deh). I mean I prefer Fetucinni to Soto Ayam. That's the simplest example.

So, inspired by Sherina and Dewi Lestari, I was planning to be a veggie, have a detox. Guess what? Gagal. Total. -____________-

Even the holiday is almost over! Groooaarrr *grauk-grauk tanah*
My mom and dad didn't agree if I do a detox diet. I know, I know... I mean the doctors themselves are saying that detox diet is not necessary to be done. Your body can naturally do the natural detox for your body. But if you want to, it's okay to do it every once or twice in a year. Not more.

I was planning to do the detox diet after I get to Bandung. But after I checked the rules, sepertinya saya bisa mati kelaparan kalo begitu caranya sambil kuliah. So I thought better to do the detox thing every once a month at a weekend. How's that sound?

One thing clear, gw bawa blender ke kostan. Nyeh.

After I finished googling about the detox diet thing, gw beralih ke diet golongan darah. I start to sound very obsessed with this diet thingy huh? Hahaha, I've been too fat these days, too many fat in my body. Holiday virus, I know. I used to dance twice a week, do a basketball, and self exercise at home. Now what's left is the self exercise and swimming! Hahaha for God sake, finally I can swim!

A friend of mine had done this apple diet. Just eat apples. Menurut gw gak sehat. And to be honest, gw mau menurunkan berat badan bukan mau mati kelaparan. Please. I want to be slim and healthy at the same time. And I know you gotta work an excercise with your body, kalo gak mah kurusnya gak kenceng (dibahas).

So here's the diet untuk golongan darah golongan A:

Diet untuk golongan darah A yang dianjurkan adalah makanan tinggi karbohidrat dan rendah lemak.

Makanan yang sangat bermanfaat: bayam, brokoli, wortel, jamur ikan mas, kacang tanah, kacang buncis, kacang/susu kedelai, tahu, tempe, tepung beras, blueberry, minyak zaitun, ikan mas, ikan sardine.

Makanan yang netral: ikan tuna, telur ayam&bebek, telur puyuh, minyak wijen, biji bunga matahari, kacang ercis/kapri, jagung, tapioca, roti gandum, labu, bawang merah, mentimun, talas, anggur, melon, blewah, pir, delima, kurma, stroberi, kesemek, jambu biji, daging ayam.

Makanan yang dihindari: daging (sapi, bebek, kelinci, ayam hutan, lobster, gurita, kepiting, belut, kodok, udang, cumi), mentega, susu sapi, keju, es krim, susu murni, acar, terong, tomat, ubi, kentang, jeruk, kelapa/santan, melon, madu, pisang (raja), pepaya, pare, air soda.

Olahraga yang cocok dilakukan: yoga, tai chi, meditasi

My next question, apakah sebaiknya gw berubah bentuk jadi kambing saja? Sigh.

Read the 'makanan-yang-dihindari' part. It's killing me! Coconut? Es kelapa muda is my favorit in the whole world. Meat! Honey! Potato! CHEESE! I hardly imagine I'm living without cheese. Pizza is heaven and you cannot eat pizza without the double times twist cheese. Mozarella has made to be eat! Crab! Ergh.

Even my recently done sports, tennis and swimming works better untuk golongan darah B. Well, I don't buy that part. I simply think that you can do any sport you want! But I know yoga is very interesting. Maybe I'll take the class.

So, will I do this diet?
I'll let you know.

Disneyland, you'll never too old.

I finally come to the day when I feel the true definition of holiday. Since I was little, my dad sort of give me a sign that holiday means going somewhere you love, quite away from home for a while. To see a new world you've never seen before. Or if you have, it's definitely your favourite ones.

A time off.

Like every other children in the world, I grow up very fond of Disney. Who doesn't?

I know I'm 18 by now, but after you spend the whole day in the Disneyland, you'll understand how magical it is. That magical sparks that Tinkerbell has, it isn't just a fairytale, it's surrounding the Fantasy Land (Fantasy Park, I should say).

Disneyland Hong Kong wasn't as big as the one in the U.S. Never been to both of them before, but the first flower in July show me one in Hong Kong. Don't ask about how croded it was, it was worst than traffic in Jakarta. But the funny thing is, you still get much of the excitement.

What they did in the Disneyland, were just.. amazing. Wow, terrific.
After my 100th steps, I kinda remembered about Ancol. Ngek. Kebanting abis mending gak usah dipikir deh kalo gitu. But I love to have one of this kind back home.

Main Street USA.
Fantasy Land.
Adventure.

The Main Street USA looked a lot like the real one and I simply deeply love it! There was this one bakery, and the food was utterly delicious! I can live there you know. And I fell in love with one ceramics-made in the Crystal Arts corner, it's the seven dwarfs walking on a log. Here's a picture...



Thanks God it's Saturday! Special events always showing on the weekends.
When we had the walked-in by the gate, some of the orchestra band welcomed us to the Fantasy Land. They're good I ain't kididng. Some characters showed up themselves, paling tenar ya si Mickey Minnie. Padahal, gua sendiri gak pernah terlalu suka sama mereka loh. Somehow. But I mean, Mickey's the original Disney's icon.

They made a replica of Tarzan's forest.
The main attractions, such as Opera House in 3D yang bikin gw bengong pengen teriak 'We want more, we want more' sama Masnya trus the Golden Mickey yang for the record super rapi dan mengalahkan semua pentas musical theatre yang pernah gw lihat seumur hidup (I watched it for free bahkan). Jangan senang dulu, my favorite one adalah Festival of the Lion King! I love love love Lion King since I was bocah cuma jalan sana-sini pake baju monyet rambut pendek dan masih punya tindikan di telinga. Lucu banget tentunya hahaha kidding.

The song. The cast. They're crazy, they're THE professionals.
You just have to go there and watch it. Like I wanted to keep it all in one music box and hit the replay button everytime I want, everytime I go to bed. Most of the cast are African, jadi udah kebayang kan kualitas suara orang hitam gimana? Well, you got it. They dance like only ballerina can dance.

Okay gw tetep gak berani naik roller coaster. Gimana ya naik kora-kora aja pengen muntah nangis takut ngeri pengen pingsan, gimana roller coaster. Dan Papa dengan polosnya bilang, " Ayolah cuma 5 menit kok!" krik-krik eh cepet banget ya lima menit mah gw terbang kali hahaha salah banget perumpamaannya malah bikin makin gak mau.

We watched some of the parades.
The Rain Parade and The Summer Parade. The air just make you never stop smiling.

One thing that hit my brain like crazy was the closing of the Disneyland. They presented the fireworks, 'Disney in the Stars'. I imagined it'll be short-period, like those they have in the movies.

Dan ternyata...
a half an hour. And it was not just a fireworks show. It was the definition of magical. The fireworks were like dancing in the sky! One by one in an amazing rythme. The songs the fireworks the sky, together they combined the true definition of georgeus above the Disney's castle. The castle keep changing colour and showing pictures as the songs echoed inside the Park.

What a night, what a day.
If you looked around while you're in the Disneyland, everyone's back at the age eight or ten. The adults, the 65-ers. No age limits to living your dream in Disneyland. It brings back, realive a child inside of you. And I watched some of the old couples walking around together, it's just too sweet you know :)

So here are my very favorite Disney characters:
Donald Duck.
Ariel the Mermaid.
Simba of the Lion King.

You know, during my staying I was reading this book called 'the Five People You Meet in Heaven' by Mitch Albom. Funny. When I read it, ada satu line yang sangat persis dengan yang gw dapet di Disneyland.

There's a little guy inside every man.

In the other hand, a little girl is very close to dreams. Fantasy. I think you can be mature enough if you accept the existance of that little guy/girl inside yourself. The little girl is to make sure you have your dreams with you, whle the big girl is to make sure you're making the reasonable choices and keep the consistence with you to achieve your dreams. While walking, I was trying to remember all the path that i've chosen. I wasn't regreting any of them, what's the use anyway? But I know some of them haven't been my best decisions.

I gotta make a big one during my leave off to college. The sooner the better I guess. Inside the plane home, I wrote down every little dreams that I've ever had. And all I got to do is glue it to my forehead so every big D I'll make is to achieve it. Life and love can sometimes twist you in the brain and forget your own idealism.

Haha, and they say I think too much sometimes.

Republik Yogyakarta!

Oke. So I write this down, finally. Inspired by a friend of mind, si anak bahasa yang luar biasa bahasa secara personal (you don't know I think that way about you kan, Nis?) Anyway, check her newest blog at nistatanpakata.blogspot.com

This 4-days trip sounds like Sisterhood of Travelling Pants. Hanya saja bukannya celana jeans yg kita punya kembaran, melainkan sepotong kaos I <3 NY yang tak lain tak bukan oleh-oleh dari si Tante CCF (that's how gw menyebut mamanya Nisa). There were four of us, all girls. Gw, Angela, Nisa, dan Myrna. Bule-Tionghoa-Batak-Jawa, we mix it all so well, didn't we?

If you happen to read Nisa's blog before reading this (which's my best suggestion), you'll figured that we weren't that people who stumbled into each other for forever. My history a lil' bit different with Nisa. Me and Angela has been best friend for 5 years now, she's the best of the best. Sendirinya memang agak menimbulkan ketergantungan sih and I can't believe I'm going to be so far away dari si Putri Yunani satu ini in less than a month. Myrna. I knew her longer than everybody else. Sejak sd. Bedanya, we've never been that close before. Yang jelas kita satu SD, satu anter-jemput, satu anak basket, dan mungkin the sparkling moment between both of us adalah saat gw sama Muni harus memilih anggota OSIS untuk masuk seksi kesenian kita. Myrna looked very appropriate, that's the turning point when we got closer. Setiap sore gw habiskan melihat Myrna dan mencubit Myrna, haha. Dan Nisa. Seriously Nis, kita pernah kenalan secara proper gak sih? Hahaha. Yang jelas aku super ngefans sama mamamu Nis, like everybody knows why. Anyway, rasanya baru sebentar kenal deket sama dia and we just... clicked. Jangan bilang cuma gw yg berasa Nis, haha. But yea I feel an outmost comfortable while talking to her. Seperti yg mama gw bilang, she looks mature(rer). She is. Dia sumber segala kesabaran deh, benar-benar wanita Jogja yang baik :)

Anyway, it's a huge success that we've finally hit Yogyakarta! Setelah segala konfrontasi desertasi dan pembicaraan dibalik layar gw sama Nisa dan dengan yang lain, kita putuskan jugalah untuk mengunjungi kotanya Nisa. She'll be there for the rest of her life, dan hawanya memang PAS banget sama Nisa. I know she'll do great there.

So, should I go with details? Gw gak tau harus mulai darimana, dan yakin ini bakal curhat satu episode sinetron kalo dilanjutin.

The trip was fabulous. Setelah kereta terlambat tiga jam padahal semua semangat '45 ada di ujung tanduk, akhirnya kita duduk di kereta dan begitu dibagiin donut kita malah tambah seneng karena udah telat. Apalagi depan kita kosong (tadinya si Putri Yunani udah mau ngetag si donut tapi kalah sama bocah-bocah di belakang kita yang ribut dan lucunya minta ampun). Gw sama Nisa dengan suksesnya hampir gak tidur sama sekali sementara si Myrna-Myrni tidurnya luar biasa nyenyak! We touched down Yogya by nine o'clock tanpa ada minat nonton bola lagi dan disambut di rumah Eyangnya Nisa yg really reminds me sama rumah Oma back in Surabaya. Next day, Nisa ke UGM dan dengan modal kaki gw, Myrna, Angela keliling dari Malioboro sampai Keraton sampai kita gak sanggup jalan dan bertiga naik becak dengan posisi gw dipangku. Sangat eye catchy. Ngek. That night kita makan gudeg trus nonton bola (tetep). Besoknya adalah perjalanan paling panjang. Hasrat gw sama Myrna yang demi Tuhan craving mau liat pantai akhirnya terkabul, Pantai Sepanjang. Reminds me a lot tentang Lombok. Mulai dari jalan menuju pantai sampai akhirnya kita lihat sendiri itu lautan luas! "Ah, SURGA."

Pak Harjo serius beneran mirip banget sama Pak Nalih loh Nis. Ternyata Nisa sangat picky dalam memilih supirnya, mukanya aja harus mirip. Hahaha. Hari terakhir kita kembali hit Malioboro dan Rumah Makan Ramintjen. Cie Ramintjen. Yang jelas kita bengong semua liat Masnya bentuknya sebelas-dua belas sama Dorce. Trus temen gw bilang itu syarat kerja disana. Hah, yang bener aja. Anyway we met a friend of mine di Yogya, accidentaly on purpose to be exact. Trus si pria-Jogja-baik-hati ini bawa kita ke Masangin. Quite a way to spend an afternoon.

So anyway, four days were too fast. I really learn a lot during the trip. Learn how to be a good friend and to appreciate a friendship like your own life. Dan maaf ya gw tau ada satu malem I was super freaking tired trus jadi kemana-mana aja gw diem dan nurut, di otak gw - pengen duduk. And yet, terima kasih loh hari terakhir mau menerima temen gw dengan sangat baik. It's beyond our usual thing to meet someone out of the blue.

BALI, BALI, BALI, BALI.
Sakit hati dengernya haha. Anyway, our next trip is gonna be Bali kan, mewujudkan cita yang tertunda. Be good you guys. I love you, at most.

Distance can't do us apart

Five more to go

Hello, Tuesday!

Hari-hari ini banyak banget ya yang bisa diceritain, since two weeks ago actually. First of all, kita mulai dari kesibukan gw yang baru yakni berenang setiap dua minggu sekali. Such a huge proggress, since I usually swim every once in two years haha. To be honest, it wasn't that bad. Not bad after all. Walaupun dengan badan setinggi dan sebesar ini masih norak pakai pelampung ngalahin anak kelas 2 sd (memalukan tapi harus diakui kalo ada satu hari dimana temen les gw adalah anak kelas 2 sd), but first thing first : mengalahkan rasa takut. Pengalaman masa lalu yg pernah tenggelam sendirian ternyata memang traumatis. Begitu digeret ke kolam dua meter, teriak-teriak panik. Kaki kecipak-kecipuk, tangan pegangan sekuat hati, trus berdoanya kenceeeng ngalahin arus kolam. Gak kebayang apa rasanya diving. Setelah beberapa kali oke juga sih gaya bebas gaya katak udah lulus tanpa remedial..

Next,

Decoration, wuzz.

Ini adalah pekerjaan selama dua minggu terakhir. Sangat sangat amat menyita waktu emosi dan tenaga. Haha, but fun have to say. A slower way to say goodbye to my uniforms and school. Awalnya kita cuma berenam sih, si Joseph rajanya perlengkapan trus si Marco nasi-goreng-Tara, si Lydia kembarannya Kirsten Dunst, si Monik yang kecilnya minta-ampun, sama si Dince-marince (baca : Dinar). Awalnya terlihat sangat amat simpel dan gak menyita waktu banyak, ujungnya? Persepsi belaka. Haha. Mulai dari banner kain sampai detail yang kadang kita lupa. Anyway, ceritanya nanti ajalah ya, gak surprise dong kalo dibuka disini sekarang?

Dance.

It's been a while since I'm not dancing every once a week! Semenjak awal tahun 2010 datang, gw officially berhenti dance. Sigh. Kangen Kizabballu banget deeeh :') Anyway, we're back on track to prepare our perform at the prom night! Our very last show in high school. Can't wait. We usually dance hip hop, but we got another surprise for everybody later Monday!

Just wait, and see..

By the way thanks to Ignatia Adya, I'm going to take jazz ballet starting next week. I've been craving for jazz ballet course since I was the 10th grader but these and those always make me took that idea aside. Since my duty will end by Monday, I'll have a lot of extra time to take summer classes or some sort of that. At first, I was planning to take French (Intensive) Summer Class at CCF. After I checked on their schedule, I threw up. Haha, seriously, I mean.. five days a week and four hours a day for 8 weeks. It's exhausting and lack of FUN! Languange is fun! But learning French that way is so so wrong.. Enam bulan juga lupa. Taruhan.

Anyway, I'll take my jazz ballet class at Namarina. My eldest cousin was also taking jazz ballet class at Namarina, but now she's way away in Netherlands. Seriously I can't wait until next Friday!

Hari-hari ini I'm totally occupied sama dekorasi.

Since I'm responsible of the overall decoration, I gotta stand by all the time. All things must come after the decoration is done.

Again, priority comes first.
So when those latest routines come at once, ya dengan sangat terpaksa hal-hal selain dekorasi harus dinomorduakan. Sigh.

Contoh : besok.

A friend of mine kasih kabar kalo besok ada public lecture si Lech Walesa di Universitas Paramadina. Setelah cari tahu lebih lanjut ternyata dia sudah mampir di Kolese Kanisius terlebih dahulu! A Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Former President of Poland. Jam berapa? Setengah dua. Itu sih masih sibuk mondar-mandir di Aula. Dan si Utami Sandyarani dengan sangat menyebalkannya malah FREE! Jadilah dia yang dateng. Haaaaaahh, bete...

Kalo udah begini pasti besok counting down menuju jam setengah dua deh trus mau gangguin Tami ah selama acara mau bbm terus hahaha gak deh Tam, but you owe me the whole package of story!

Selamat Pagi!

You know the best way to stay healthy right?

An apple a day keep the doctors away
A glass of water after you wake up early in the morning
A morning run

Anyway, think this, what's your favourite cuisine?

Gotta go running, cheers :)

Pengangguran

Kangen Newscasting.
Kangen Dance.
Kangen Paskibra.
Kangen Kak Elly nyanyi-nyanyi.
Kangen Fosil.
Kangen Kader.
Kangen Ret-ret.
Kangen Choir.
Kangen Masuk Kelas.

Semua aja gw kangenin.