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Tuesday, September 30, 2003
allylet me write about my daily do yesterday night, but this time i use mixed language.setiba gue di kost dari kantor, mbak as, pembantu kost, langsung menyambut gue dengan permintaan maaf. otak gue yg suka berpikir cepat langsung bereaksi... *wah,jangan-jangan baju gue ada yg rusak disetrika mbak as* ternyata, oh ternyata, kamar gue kebanjiran air keran kamar mandi yg lupa ditutup oleh seorang oknum anak kost yg tidak bertanggung jawab. untunglah di bawah lantai tidak ada barang berharga yang bisa rusak. tetap aja gue harus berepot-repot membuka karpet plastik dan mengepel lantai. *mbak as yg ngerjain,sih* lebih kasian lagi temen kost di sebelah gue, seorang guru mandarin. buku2 pelajarannya basah semua. terjadilah adegan jemur menjemur menggelar buku di depan kamarnya.  at 11 pm mr.so sweet sent short message:"ally mcbeal" (i name him that coz he really likes saying "sooooo sweet"). actually i was about to sleep when i receive his message but then i got another message on my mobile from my other friend telling me he wants to call if it's not too late. well, ok then, i got up and turned on the tv first. it turned out that it was quite a touching episode. robert downey jr. complains to ally on the show that he hates christmas and ally consoles him by reminding him that at least he won't be alone this christmas coz he has her. *so sweet* *wonder if i would be alone this christmas... hope not* i love ally mcbeal coz it's so musical. elaine performed very well on "tomorrow"... "the star will come out tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow there'll be sun" *i put the music and lyric here so u can sing it out today* and then it's a nice ending when ally and downey jr. (i don't remember the character's name) sing together while playing the piano. soo romantic.
 Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I Love You Tomorrow! You're Only A Day Away!
The sun will come out tomorrow Bet your bottom dollar That tomorrow They'll be sun! Just thinkin' about Tomorrow Clears away the cobwebs And the sorrow 'Til there's none! When I'm stuck with a day That's gray, And lonely, I just stick out my chin And grin, And say, Oh... The sun will come out tomorrow So ya gotta hang on 'Til tomorrow Come what may Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I love you Tomorrow! You're always A day A way! stelly @ 12:46 PM Monday, September 29, 2003  yesterday my friend who just finished his study in scotland visited me. he brought a beautiful tartan skirt, together with a john rutter "requiem" cd. but my heart was broken when i opened it and found no disc inside. first i think it was a joke. but then i realized that i opened a SEALED case. how could that happen?? what a good packaging department they have... :(
 john rutter is my fave composer. anyone involved in choir throughout the world must be familiar with his name. he was born in london and has created many beautiful music. unfortunately i never found john rutter's cd in jakarta. that's why it's really a treasure to have the original one on my hand. too bad... i'm not supposed to have it yet. stelly @ 2:48 PM Thursday, September 25, 2003 hi josh! it's very easy to fall in love with u. your voice is so mature and your poise is awesome. please continue to spread the joy through your charisma and talent to others. so u want to know about my sweet friend? well, he lives nearby so we meet from time to time, mostly to have our dinner together. he is a thoughtful friend whose thoughtfulness impressed me sometimes. at first he's not so open to me. it's annoying when he started a topic and yet didn't finish it. perhaps he enjoys it very much to get other people curious. i'm not saying he's open to me now, but it gets better i guess (thanks to me). he has musical talent. ... what words people use to describe it...? a man who plays music on his fingers? he might be look hard or as people whom is uneasy to deal with on the outside but he's sensitive inside and has deep thoughts. on general, he's a kind hearted guy. i hope the best for him and his girlfriend, hope his dreams about marriage life and having his own child come true soon. stelly @ 5:03 PM Wednesday, September 24, 2003  hai! greetings from me!
so u've seen my concert last night. how do u like it? did the songs speak to your heart personally? which song u like the most? what do u think of angie stone who accompanied me singing "the prayer"? i heard some complaints from people that her voice is maybe fine for pop songs but not for pop classical ones. they rather replace the dvd with me & charlotte church version when they come to that song. well, hope u enjoy your leisure time spent last night with your friend (he's the one who presented u my dvd, right?). u should tell me more about him. ;) please convey my compliments. stelly @ 10:00 AM Tuesday, September 23, 2003 chevroleti don't know much about car. but yesterday when i was introduced to a guy who drove a car with which i am not familiar, i was attracted to his car logo. it is a cross sign, like this:
when i looked for an article about chevrolet in indonesia, i found out an interesting story behind it. it seemed that in 1995 general motors chose "opel" as its brand for asian instead of "chevrolet". that's why blazer showed up under opel brand. but then gm realized that it was a mistake, considering that the opel brand is never recognized as super power vehicle in asia, including in indonesia. that's why in september last year they replaced the blazer brand from opel to chevrolet. about the "bow-tie" logo itself (i prefer calling it "cross"), it's said that the founder of gm found it from a wallpaper design in a french hotel room. he liked it so much that he tore a piece of it off and brought it home. stelly @ 5:59 PM Thursday, September 18, 2003 *sigh*just now i saw several horrible pictures showing torture by indonesian people, especially dayak tribe, which were sent via e-mail by my friend who knows exactly how to ruin my morning.i've seen these pictures before, about two years ago when there's ethic violence in sampit between dayaks and madurese. it's an ancient and bloody practise of head hunting - the young man had to look for a head of their enemy's tribe (man/woman/even a child) to gain the spirit of the person. if u can bring back a head then u r a strong man. chop chop! so easy and so proud afterwards. what a tragic story of modern indonesia! stelly @ 10:29 AM Friday, September 12, 2003 to where you are"death is a challenge. it tells us not to waste time...it tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other." (leo f. buscaglia) today i heard about the death of one pastor i know. time and time again, in many little ways, i am reminded that life is short. i've heard this statement several times that we should live each day as if it were our last. for me, it means that i would do things just because i'm fun of doing them, i would share kindness to all those around me, i would take more risks, i would try to accomplish my wishes... in one word: LIVE. *well, hope i can really put them into action* there's one josh groban's song which is dedicated to anyone who has had to deal with the death of a loved one. the lyrics were written by linda thompson (david foster's wife) and the music was composed by richard marx. "To Where You Are" Who can say for certain Maybe you're still here I feel you all around me Your memories so clear Deep in the stillness I can hear you speak You're still an inspiration Can it be (?) That you are mine Forever love And you are watching over me from up above Fly me up to where you are Beyond the distant star I wish upon tonight To see you smile If only for awhile to know you're there A breath away's not far To where you are Are you gently sleeping Here inside my dream And isn't faith believing All power can't be seen As my heart holds you Just one beat away I cherish all you gave me everyday 'Cause you are mine Forever love Watching me from up above And I believe That angels breathe And that love will live on and never leave *in loving memory of pastor alex paat* stelly @ 4:48 PM Thursday, September 11, 2003 have a bountiful life!for quite some time i've choosed not to play safe in my life. i always cherish new encounter and new relationship. i open myself to people who appreciate me, care about me and want to know me. what is most essential for me is that i enjoy sharing time and experiences, friendship, romance, or whatever with that person... i find myself relaxed, laughing, sharing whatever is important to me and feeling refreshed afterwards.there was once in my lifetime when i met this guy. he was warm, very kind to me, interesting, funny, and around in my day-to-day activities. the more i got to know him, the more i became attracted. though i know he had a girlfriend already, i didn't avoid meeting him regularly - nor did he as he always tried to spent more time with me. we enjoyed speaking to each other *a lot*. for me, it's the moment that counts... that cannot be replaced by anything else. though at last he has his own path and i have mine, i always cherish the time spent with him as beautiful memories which i would never regret. what an empty life that would be if i avoid knowing him more - just because i know we aren't destined to be together. i think we all deserve those special moments to live a full and rich life. just enjoy this moment, today, and don't worry too much about the future... because what if tomorrow never come...? stelly @ 11:50 PM Tuesday, September 09, 2003 people aren't always what they seemi mentioned to my friend yesterday that "things aren't always as they seem" when he judged my relationship condition based only on limited facts he knew. and now i learned other valuable lesson from him. it's easy to quickly judge someone based solely on parts of his actions and words. but when u really get to know him/her, u can definetely change your mind. to do that, u only need to give him/her a chance. in other words, in order to truly judge someone, one must get to know one. so... thanks, mr. bicycle! ;)stelly @ 3:00 PM time really does fly!how fast time flies! this morning when i remembered to wish "happy birthday" to a friend, it seemed just like a while ago i wished him the same. some people said, the older u get the faster it goes. a year as a child seems like a life time but as an adult it seems like never enough time. the shift comes so gently we don't notice the progression until we look back and realize we are already in a different place in our life.unfortunately, we sometimes forget to just stop once a while ... to smell the fresh ground after raining, to look at the stars in the sky and wonder what it is like up there, to relax and listen to the music ... we sometimes take for granted the very people close to us, just because they are so close. we sometimes don't have enough time to talk to our family, to just sit with them and cherish the time we have together. we sometimes forget to ask our friend "how are you?" and give them a little attention. our world is just getting too complicated. we are all in a hurry and have thousand of things running in our brains all the day. we should remind ourselves not to dance too fast. cause ... life is short. stelly @ 2:26 PM Sunday, September 07, 2003 first, some words about my last post. don't get me wrong, it wasn't as if i don't want to get married. i'll do one day, IF i meet the one. as i don't have enough confidence yet on my current relationship, it wouldn't do me any good to even think about it. life is too short to go through without having the love i want in my life. but i'm not afraid with the prospect of being alone. it's better than staying stuck in a safe-but-not-developed relationship. well, this is only MY opinion and my defense mechanism to myself that i can still get away with it... hehehe... i might be totally wrong and change my opinion someday. talking about relationship, particularly about breaking up, i found this interesting web : 10 signs it's time to break up. who knows u might need it in the future. *wink wink* there's a new novel i wanna read. it is called "the autobiography of vivian". the cover and story looks attractive, especially for an 'independent' girl like me. *maca ciiiih?* ups, there are family's friends visiting. better go down. talk to u later. stelly @ 6:50 PM Friday, September 05, 2003 enjoy your life!i was overwhelmed with grief when i heard my friend's story about how he broke up with his girlfriend. it brought me back to my own ending-relationship memories which were of course belong to those unhappy parts of my life. saying goodbye to someone who is already very close to us, who has become a part of our life, who has filled up our days with his company ... is not easy at all. but hey, for each door closing, another reopens. for each dying relationship, another will be sparked. just be prepared to flourish your new love.on a happier note, my friend called me this morning just to tell me that only now when he has married that he could understand and support my view on marriage issues. *i have this opinion that i don't have to marry someone only because it's already the time or because it's simply the goal of everyone's life. for me, marry or not, i believe i can still enjoy my life. if i don't see marriage as a promising new life, why rush to make the commitment?* the marriage life opened my friend's mind that wedding is not the answer to have a happier life. *seee, i told u before!* so he gave me this little advise : enjoy life. whatever u're doing, doing it with fun. don't put over expectation on someone and don't expect too much so u'll never get disappointed. appreciate the blessings u have and anything good happens in your life. yap, that's the key - ENJOY YOUR LIFE! have a positive thinking on everything. joy and have fun! god loves us so much that he presents us with so many beautiful things and sends us so many kind people around us as his angels. they are people who have touched us in a special way, changed us, and inspired us so deeply. i have a long list myself... my ex who cares enough to call; my 'next-door' friend who picked me up yesterday, brought me the dinner and 'entertained' me in his home *even in annoying ways sometimes*; my close male friend who called at midnight just to ask me how i'm doing; my other close female friend who sent me "morning sms" today - how's your life? *aren't those all sooo sweet?* to all of you who have surfed your way to this page, i wish you a chance to be happy, to smile, to have a sincere love, and to have angels on your side. things don't end, they only begin and to make an ending is to make a beginning stelly @ 12:08 PM Wednesday, September 03, 2003 gira con mewhen i first heard josh groban, i was only a fan of his english songs... until my friend lent me the cd and i could enjoy his italian songs as well. in fact, the italian lyrics give more classic nuances to the song. his album is truly enchanting! salute to john for his incredible voice. hard to believe he's only 19.one of his italian songs that steals my heart is "gira con me". here's a part of its english translation... Little steps I take with you I follow your heart and I follow the moon So hidden far away from me The world wanders with us tonight Ahhh if only far away from here existed A place where to discover my heart To know if it can love you or not And it will wander and it will wander This heart of mine along with you And the earth will wander My life will wander and yes yes one day it will understand stelly @ 5:08 PM |
