si ungu

October 7th, 2008 by shantislamet
Dari kemarin aq ga bisa tidur gara2 mikirin si ungu satu itu. Bukan grup band yg dipimpin pasha itu, bukan pula dino ungu si Barney itu. Hanya….tas vinyl warna ungu dr Marie Claire bata! Huu huuu
Biasanya, aq bukan penggemar tas banget. Ga ada brand mewah khusus yg mesti kubeli utk tasku. Asalkan tasnya gede (ala supermodel hehe) dan bisa muat banyak dengan harga hemat, tanceep…Tapi tempo hari lg iseng2 jalan ke took sepatu (en tas) Marie Claire Bata, terpampanglah dengan manis si ungu tsb. Love at first sight!  

The problem is….lagi ga ada bujet utk beli2 tas huuu huuu. Udah coba cari yang mirip2 di ITC amba dan blok m dgn harapan di tempat2 tsb msh murmer deh hehe, tapi nyatanya ga nemu yg cucok. Aduh tumben banget nih begini ampe sakaw huu huuu.

 

Ada 3 kondisi knp si ungu nangkring diotak terus: (1) tas gede favoritku udah sowek dikit, jd perlu cari pengganti, (2) tas vinyl tsb berwarna ungu! My favorite color!, dan (3) si ungu itu gede bentuknya huuu huuu.

 

My best friend, si Onnie, ngakak berat wkt aq crita soal ini. Siaul! Mending beliin, huh! Hehe.

 

Aduh sapa kek gitu beliinnnn…hehe

 

*shanti yg masih dalam kegalauan* ^_^ 

ini bukan dr Marie Claire tp ya mirip2 ini deh..

ini bukan dr Marie Claire tp ya mirip2 ini deh..

Multi Etnis

August 3rd, 2007 by shantislamet
Ada kejadian lucu *bagi gw at least*…
Td di bis ada bapak2 muka ambone ngeliatin gw mulu, gw dah parno kirain tukang copet.
eeh turunnya bareng pula di depan menara imperium, tp kecurigaan aga ilang krn pas nyeberang dia bantuin gitu.
Buntut2 nanya2 gw.
"orang ambon ya?"
waattt??
trus gw jelasin aye orng jawa sumatra, dgn harapan wah ada sumatra, dia bakal bilang "pantesan" gitu eh tak dinyana dia malah ngomong,
"pasti adek sering dikira orang ambon…hmm…ambon belanda gitu ya?? adek indo ya??"
waattt??
pas gw bilang "ah ga juga, pak"
dia keukeuh lho…
"gak, pasti deh adek sering dikira ambon belanda…."
huahahhahahah gw ngakak dlm hati hihihihi wong muko jowo.
Mungkin krn mang daku bermulti-etnis, berdarah jawa, sumatera, aceh, batak, india, belanda…Eh kalo belanda mah bisa2 gw aja ding hihihihi. Tp seneng juga dikira indo haahahahhahahahha

Think Positive

July 3rd, 2007 by shantislamet

Think Positive

At dinner, my sister told us about her bad dream one night, and she felt bad ever since. She was worried as her dream seemed to be real. The other grown up members of orang rumah cheered her up, including me. We told us it might be just a simple dream, bunga tidur as we call it…and other cheery words that we could say to her.

Before she even responded to our comments and all, she left us for a phone call from her friend, and then they chatted, which I suppose she told her friend also about her feeling.

On the table, my 9-year old nephew, Haykel, said to me.

Ti, once after I watched tv show Kiamat Sudah Dekat, I had a bad dream also, like Mom…then I could not stop thinking about it. I was scared and worried for days. But then…I thought about the good things that I would experience, such as getting PS 2 for my birthday…or getting Reed’s hand (Mr. Fantastic figure) and other good toys…then puff, I was happy again”

God…I never thought it was a good words of wisdom ….from a 10-year old! We, grown ups, tend to think about the resolution of every problem we have. The strategy that we should apply to problems. Haykel’s words make me realize that not all problems need to be solved. Sometimes we just have to live with it or just think positive out of negative matter we experience.

Ah, so sweet and mature of him. He knows how to reduce stress. When my sister ended the call, I made him told her mom what he had told me. My sister smiled happily. I guess he was right after all…

Keep wisdom-ing, Haykel

A Tribute to Oma

May 24th, 2007 by shantislamet

A Tribute to Oma

My beloved Oma in Medan passed away this morning in her sleep. It is so sad to take in that I couldn’t bring her to her final resting place due to my load of works this week at the office and the fact that I can’t take sudden long leave to go to Medan.

Although I wasn’t too close to her, since she had like many grandchildren and great grandchildren to recognize (well, in Royal Family, I would have been like hundredth to the throne LOL), I was more attached to her than I’ve ever known. Let’s see….we practically bear the same name (my middle name, actually), and she died a day after my birthday (oh how sad it is to think T_T). It’s like she gave me the time to have a happy birthday (which I did though), then she finally could say goodbye….T_T

It is a regret that I didn’t know her that well, however, I will always remember her as a beautiful, religious and funny person, even at her old age. She liked to chew betel which explains why she had very good teeth. She hung photos of her offsprings, from childhood photos, graduation to wedding photos. What sadden the most was the fact that she bore 12 children and had to watch few of them gone before she did….(including my Ma)

My memory of her is short, yet my love for my grandmother is countless…

Farewell, Oma, Unyang…..May you rest in peace, amen.

Ibu Cinta

February 24th, 2007 by shantislamet

Disekitar kantorku di daerah kuningan, banyak warung makanan kecil yang murmer alias murah meriah, dari Bakmi Bangka, ketoprak, nasi uduk dll. Salah satu yg cukup didatangi adalah Warung Cinta, yg disebut begitu krn ibu penjualnya selalu memanggil pelanggannya dgn sebutan "Cinta..cinta" atau "Say..say". Secara pribadi sih aku gak suka ke warung ini krn konsep makanannya yg menurutku aneh…menjual masakan padang, tp disebut warung Padang jg gak tepat, krn selain si Ibu Cinta ini bertampang oriental..plus disamping lauk pauk masakan minang dia jg menyelipkan lauk pauk nasi rames dan sebangsanya. Heh?

Tapi siang itu aku terpaksa mampir kesini demi membeli pesanan teman yg gak bisa ikut turun kebwh krn ada kerjaan. Tiba di Warung Cinta, sdh ada 4 orng antri memesan, dan aku pun berdiri ngantri. Stlah orng ke 4 dilayani aku pun berdiri didepannya n bersuara memesan makanan, "Bu pesen dibungkus..", yg saat bersamaan muncul gerombolan cowo2 mau memesan. And guess what?

"Ya..ntar ini dulu mreka mkn disini dan ngambil sendiri"

Whatt?? Kenapa bisa mereka duluan, smntara aku dah ngantri dari tadi?? Sabar…sabar…

"Lho bu pesen dong…" (sampe berulang2)

"iya sebentar…sebut aja pesanannya" kata Ibu Cin sambil ngambil pesanan cowo2 itu, yg menurutku jg gak sopan mbiarin hal itu terjadi. Muka perang sdh mulai disetel…sambil aku ngomong "aku pesen ini..itu..ini…"

Tapi si ibu ganjen itu msh aja menumpahkan pesanan cowo2 manja itu ke piring mreka.

"Bu pesen dong bu..!!" stngah ngotot. Ok..ok exhale…inhale. gaswat jg kalo meledak, tar bisa keluar twister neh hehe..

Kebetulan temenku yg muncul stlh mesan makanan di tempat lain, ikut membantum "Ibuuuuu…..pesen doooongg," serunya lbh galak lagi. (apa daku kurang galak?). Utngnya ada 1 cowo dr grombolan tsb tau diri n bilang,"Bu, biar saya ambil sndiri" Well…ok man, ur safe from my twister

"Buu…pesen doooong"

"Ya..ya apa ayo cinta, pesanannya?" dowweeng…asli pingin getok ibu ganjen ini. Tadi kan dah ngomong!!!!!

Stlah pesananku berhasil dibuat n uang sdh kubayarkan, si ibu itu ngasih uang kembalian,"Ini kembaliannya..ada uang seribu gak?" (krn kembalianku shrsnya cuma Rp 4rb, dia ngasih Rp. 5rb). Sembari dia kembali sibuk…

Aku gak pny uang seribu. Timbul pikiran jahat, hmm…ngapain kembaliin, u have treated me so bad…?? Hampir saja aku kabur, kalo gak ketemu temenku td di luar yg lagi nungguin aku. Darn..hehe. Ya udah terpaksa kupinjam uangnya, n kuletakkan seribu itu sembarangan aja didalam. Yg penting dah ngasih..hehe

Ok, that’s it! Gak mau lagi nginjekin kaki di warung ganjen itu, kecuali terpaksa dan kecuali aku jd cowo ganteng…haiyah…No way jose!! knock on wood!..

Dasar Ibu Ganjen….huh.

There You Are

September 14th, 2006 by shantislamet

THERE YOU ARE

Sam Salter

Like a candle with a flame
That never dies
Through the good and bad
You’ve been by my side
And when the world outside
Is feeling so unkind
You were there to pick me up
Oh, I need your smile

* Whenever I fall
There you are
I know that
My pain you feel in your heart
And when the life that I live
Seems so hard
There you are

Even though you’re far away
I can still see you
Sometimes I swear you’re still
Inside my mind
Tell me you are the shadow
That always follows me
You always seem to be right there
You’re like an angel by my side

Unconditional loving
Is what you give me
Your heart is all that I want to know
Forever in you I have a home
I’ll stay by your side
Coz you are my light
In my heart
And in my life
Oh whenever I look
There you are

*a song to my beloved parents…I miss u soo much; to the people I love the most and who have been helping me thru the trying times…; and to Allah SWT, the Executive Producer of my life…There You Are.

May 5th, 2006 by shantislamet

So, the story goes like this…

…*

….

So, moral of the story is…

….

That’s what I have learned.

*fill in the blank as necessary

Book

Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat

December 23rd, 2005 by shantislamet

Sugeng rawuh….

Prambanansiluet_1 Borobudurpuncak_1                           Bigedung_1_3                      Bilampu_1                            

Taman_sarikolam_1 Taman SariTaman_sarimaroko_1           Ulensentanupohon                      

Ulen Sentanu…

photos were taken during my short trip to Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat…wow, never get enough of the place…

Johnny Be Good…

October 10th, 2005 by shantislamet

JOHNNY BE GOOD

There’s a cat at home. He showed up one day from nowhere, although some say it was my neighbor’s cat, yet until now they haven’t claimed him nor admitted he is theirs. Since there is no name tag around his neck, we like to call him Johnny, originally named by my nephew, who is a huge fan of Johnny Storm - The Human Torch - a superhero character of the Fantastic Four.

Johnny the Cat actually shows a good attitude *what is he, a guest???* that he always goes to the bathroom when nature calls *whoopa!*. He similary resembles the WB’s cartoon cat, Sylvester, with his black and white furs, except Johnny is not that interested at our birds *the leading pet*

Unfortunately, I’m not into animals, so with his being following me all the time is quite irritating ! following me with food, without food, me standing and anything. He glares at me every time I’m holding an object, either it is the TV remote control or newspaper or simply food. My nephew said "Maybe Johnny likes you, titi…" Maybe he does…or maybe he is just expecting me to give him something to nibble.

The funny thing is when he is not around I ask my orang rumah where he is. Oh, my…I do miss him after all.

p.s. Since he is too shy, I am not allowed to take his picture…so just imagine Sylvester, the sassy cat of WB.

The Art of Plesiran 2

September 27th, 2005 by shantislamet

The Art of Plesiran 2

Plesiran Tempo Doeloe: Waterlooplein & Dandles Palais, Sahabat Museum, 25/09/05

Antara_news_copy Antara NewsPost_filateli_jakarta_2_copy

Post OfficePasser_baroe

Passer BaroeGkj_1_copy

Schouwburg

Daendles_palace_1_copy Dandles PalaisPatung_lap_banteng_1_copy

Liberty StatueSaint_marys_cathedral_1_copy

Saint Mary CathedralSaint_marys_cathedral_3_copy