Unforgettable Childhood Memories

Childhood memories are special for everyone. I have many happy memories of my childhood and I enjoy looking back on the good times. I was born in Denpasar, Bali and raised in Timika, Papua until I was on the 3^rd grade of elementary school. And then, after that my family moved back to Bali because of my father's work.

I was an only child so I spent a lot of time with my parents. My only close friend at home is my elder sister. And I thanked God for that. She's a perfect sister for me. When I was a child all I wanted to do was be an adult or act like an adult. In all the games, my sister and I acted like someone older than we are- a teacher or a mom or a doctor. My sister and I had our own raincoat and boot shoes. During the rainy days, we would have playing with that and talking just like a professional MC together.

Some of the great memories in my childhood were sculpted during my time at elementary school. I went to an elementary school called Koperapoka I in Timika and it's probably not the best elementary school in town but I would call it the best elementary school in my life. It is a not-so-far school from my house. I still remember when I saw my friends playing roller skates outside the class and I was like wanted it like so so so so so much. And then I tell my parents that I wanted to have a roller skate. When I turned six my parents granted me my wish. And plus my uncles gave me a lot of gifts. One that I keep until now is a super big dog doll and I like it very much. I was so excited I couldn’t sleep at night. My-best-people made my sixth birthday so special.

I would define my childhood as a never-ending vacation. A weekend without a week following and playtime everlasting. Memories from my childhood life made me what I have become today. There are many different childhood memories that I can remember that really made an impact to how my personality is today....

And here is some old pict I found from the farthest part of my mama's buffet xx

That's little me on the center wearing an orange Balinese skirt with all the Balinese people who lived in Papua at that time. This photo was taken in Mihika Mandira Mandaloka Temple in Timika, Papua.

Me (with the same orange skirt-again) with my cousins. That's my elder sister wearing the green one. We were at Pulosari Temple, Denpasar during the Odalan ceremony which is held once every six month.

Me and my sister praying before our Cendrawasih Dance performance

That's me on the left wearing a purple shirt. I remember it's in my 2nd grade of school. Me and my cousins went to Bali Bird Park. I was soooo excited.

Little me on the right wearing a sunflower dress. We were at Bedugul, Bali, eating strawberries at
our-father's-friend's-strawberry-fields

(L-R) My cousin (Bli Agus), me, my sister (Bulan). I was on my first grade of school. Father picked we up and get us to the beach. That's Peti Tenget Beach located in Kerobokan, Kuta

I had a lot of fun with water in my childhood. My parents used to take me and my sister to Kuala Kencana Swimming Pool, Timika. Here's a pict of me with my pre-school friends during school vocation in swimming pool.

(L-R) Me, Meta and I-forget-who-he-is. Here's a pict of me at my first grade at school with my friends.

That's me in the front with a black shoes dancing during the talent show in Kartika pre-school graduation in Timika, Papua

That's me second from left with the pink-something-costume.  Me and my pre-school friends dancing an Indian Dance at Garuda Indonesia's 3rd anniversarry. Oh how I love dancing so much at that time.

(L-R) My cousin (Agung), my sister (Bulan) and me before our Rejang Dewa Dance performance at Padangsambian Mother Temple, Denpasar, Bali. I was on my 1st grade of school, and my sister was on her 4th grade of school

This is a pict of my family (without my little brother-of course) at Bratan Lake, Bali. Father let me to drove the boat by my self and the boat didn't even moved. Lol

This pict was taken at my 6th birthday party in Timika. (L-R) My cousin Bli Putu (Alm.) with my little brother Rama, my sister Bulan and that's me with the white dress with my beloved-Ajus-uncle (Alm.) and my super-big-gift from him (fyi it's a dog doll). Oh and ignore me and Om Ajus' not-ready-to-shoot-yet   face

Okay  last pict is my-crying-something picture. As soon as we landed in Bali after take 3 hours flight from Timika, my parents took me and my sister to Tiara Dewata. I remember back then I was only 5 years old. me and my sister playing all day long there and finally my sister wanted to try the flying-elephant-games. She told me to join too. So I joined her.  I realllyyy didn't know that the flying-elephant going to be that high so I just cried until the game stopped. My parents just laughed and took a lot of picture of me. After that elephant-incident, I refused to go to Tiara Dewata ever again. Lol

Thanks for visiting and reading! See you in the next post! xx (P.S. excuse my not-so-good English. I just learned to write and speak in English these days to improve my English hehe)

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The One That You Love Most: You Are The Apple Of My Eye

Udah lama sebenernya nonton film ini, dan baru niat nulis review ringannya sekarang. You Are The Apple Of My Eye. Film ini berasal dari novel dengan judul sama dan ternyata based on true story. Oke. Judulnya agak membingungkan. Pertama kali denger judulnya, saya kira ini film anak-anak gitu. Ternyata film ini bercerita tentang persahabatan dan cinta. Akhirnya karena penasaran, saya googling arti judulnya dan artinya itu kira-kira begini:

You are the apple of my eyes means One's favorite person; the one you love most. In Old English, the pupil of the eye (the round, dark center) was called the 'apple'. It was thought that the pupil was a round object much like an apple (a piece of fruit). When you look at someone, their reflection appears in your pupil. So if someone is the 'apple of your eye', he or she is someone that you look at a lot and enjoy seeing.

This movie breaks my heart into million pieces. Bukan berarti ceritanya about bitterness atau apa, nggak. Ceritanya lucu, sweet, dan haru. Saya selalu suka film model begini, dan sesuai dengan respon-respon positif yang saya baca sebelumnya, film ini sukses bikin saya puas dan tersenyum di akhir. This movie taught me the consequences of loving somebody. Saat kamu suka sama seseorang, semua itu bukan tentang apa yang kamu rasain, bukan tentang apa yang bakal terjadi, bukan tentang rasa suka kamu berbalas atau nggak, semua itu tentang menyukai tanpa mengharapkan apapun.

Back to the story. Ko Ching Teng si tokoh utama adalah cowok nakal dan pembuat onar di sekolahnya. Dia itu tipe yang malas belajar dan iseng banget. Hobinya baca komik di kelas dan ngefans berat sama Bruce Lee. Karakter Ko Ching Teng dalam film ini di kehidupan nyata adalah Giddens Ko dan diperankan oleh aktor sekaligus singer berbakat, Ko Chen Tung. Saya suka sama tingkahnya Ko Ching Teng yang aneh-aneh dan super narsis. Saya juga suka teman-temannya yang gokil dan gila semua.

Jadi ceritanya ada satu kali Ko Ching Teng ini dihukum guru gara-gara “oh-my” incident dan akhirnya disuruh duduk di depan seorang murid teladan bernama Shen Chia Yi (diperanin sama Michelle Chen yang—aku juga susah percaya—umurnya menginjak 30 tahunan waktu shooting sebagai Shen Chia Yi yang seorang murid SMA. Wow!). Chia Yi ini tipe cewek yang so-smart-so-pretty-every-boy-would-love-her. Seluruh anggota geng gila Ko Ching Teng suka sama cewek ini, sementara Ko Ching Teng sendiri agak sebel sama ini cewek. Gimana nggak? Cewek ini selalu marahin dia melulu kalau bikin masalah. Tapi ada satu kali si Ko Ching Teng rela dihukum guru dengan meminjamkan buku pelajarannya pada Shen Chia Yi yang kebetulan hari itu nggak bawa buku. Dari situ, Shen Chia Yi mulai perhatian sama cowok itu. Ko Ching Teng dipaksa belajar dan diajarin sama dia supaya bisa dapat nilai bagus di sekolahnya. Dan sudah bisa ditebak, si cowok jatuh cinta dengan si cewek. *wink. Long story short…..like a magnet law where a negative polar and positive polar will attract the opposite, they were both madly in love with each other, but never truly become a couple. Mereka berdua itu nggak pernah declare kalo pacaran. Tapi sebenernya mereka sama-sama tahu kalau mereka saling suka. Intinya, mereka HTS-an lah. Ok, I’ll stop here because this moment is the climax. You should just watch it, you should!!!! This movie is just so beautiful.

Banyak hal yang saya suka dari film ini. Saya suka banget sama teman-teman Ko Ching Teng. Saya harus akui persahabatan di antara mereka bikin saya iri. Keren banget. Ah, susah dijelaskan. Hidup si tokoh utama ini benar-benar colorful banget. Saya juga suka banget sama segala kenarsisan si Ko Ching Teng ini. Sempat si Ching Teng ini mendapat nilai ujian bagus, gurunya bilang, “Wah akhir-akhir ini giat ya?” trus Ching Teng menjawab dengan muka datar: “Tidak kok, aku jenius”. Apa banget coba? Trus pas adegan Ko Ching Teng kalah taruhan sama Shen Chia Yi dan dia harus botakin rambutnya. Malam-malam dia naik sepeda sambil hujan-hujanan ke barber shop dan tanpa basa-basi bilang “Aku ingin potong gundul yang ganteng” whatttttt???. Pokoknya selalu suka segala kenarsisan si Ko Ching Teng ini.

Banyak pelajaran yang bisa kita dapetin habis nonton film ini. Belajar untuk selalu fairplay, selalu nepatin janji, pinter bukan jaminan seseorang sukses, dan satu lagi, cewek lebih tertarik pacaran dengan cowok bad boy. Sudah bukan rahasia lagi kalau cewek memang lebih suka dengan cowok yang kesannya bad boy. Begitu pula dengan Shen Chia yi, yang ternyata lebih memilih untuk dikejar Ko Ching Teng, walaupun saat itu banyak sekali cowok yang suka sama dia.

Dan pelajaran utama yang didapet dari film ini yaitu belajar ikhlas. Ching Teng itu cinta banget sama Chia Yi, bahkan sampai hari pernikahan Chia Yi pun, dia masih sukaaaa banget sama Chia Yi. Tapi dia tetep menghadiri pernikahan Chia Yi. Di situ Ching Teng bilang:

"If you really like a girl. It is impossible to see her marry to another guy and still bless them. True love means someone should sneak up and stabs the groom in the back. But I am wrong. In fact, when you really like a girl, you'd be happy for her. When you see her finding her Mr. Right. You will want them to be together. And to live happily ever after"

So sweeettt:’3 

See, pada akhirnya, tidak semua cinta itu harus bersama. Menurut saya, nggak  hanya di film, tapi juga di dunia nyata, bahwa cerita yang disiapkan Tuhan itu pasti lebih indah dari apa yang kita sangka.

My favorite scenes:

• Pas Shen Chia Yi gagal ujian masuk kampus favorit dan menangis dia nelfon Ko Ching Teng. Secepat kilat Ko Ching Teng dateng sambil naik sepeda. Begitu sampe, Ko Ching Teng cuma duduk diam di sampingnya Chia Yi. Kadang perempuan saat sedang terlalu emosional memang tidak butuh kata-kata, hanya butuh dia hadir dan diam saja. Adegan ini terlalu sweet menurut aku.

• Pas Shen Chi Yi waktu itu nggak bawa buku Bahasa Inggris dan Ko Ching Teng ngasih minjem bukunya. Akhirnya Ko Ching Teng yang kena hukum bu guru. Awww

• Setiap saat Shen Chia Yi nyolek punggung Ko Ching Teng pake pulpen biru sampe bajunya penuh noda-noda tinta pulpen. Kecil memang, tapi nggak tau kenapa buat aku ini means a lot.

• Waktu mereka mainan di pantai dan nyeritain mimpinya masing-masing

• Waktu itu gempa hebat di Taipei, Ko Ching Teng khawatir sama Shen Chia Yi. Dia bela-belain manjat keluar dorm asrama demi untuk nyari sinyal hp buat nelfon Shen Chia Yi. Yap. Akhirnya nyambung dan percakapannya kira-kira begini: “Do you believe in parallel universe? Maybe in that universe we are together.” Dan part yang ini: “Thank you for liking me.” and “Thank you for letting me like you all those years.” Hnggggg~

• Waktu mereka ngedate berdua juga masuk ke daftar scene favorit aku

• Waktu itu Ko Ching Teng taruhan sama Shen Chia Yi siapa yang nilainya paling tinggi di ujian bulanan. Kalo Ko Ching Teng kalah, dia harus motong botak rambutnya. Kalo Shen Chia Yi yang kalah, dia harus ngiket rambutnya 1 bulan penuh. Yang kalah taruhan si Ko Ching Teng tapi Shen Chia Yi ikutan juga ngiket rambutnya1 bulan penuh. Adegan pas Ko Ching Teng terpana ngeliat Shen Chia Yi yang rambutnya diiket masuk daftar favorit scenes akuuuu!

• And of course, the most favorite scene was remembering and that flashback moments!

P.S. Terlepas dari segala adegan yang merusak mata (lol) film ini adalah salah satu film favorit saya! Happy watching~^^

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#Throwback (Study Tour)

Suasana hari raya Galungan begini mendadak bikin inget sama study tour. Waktu itu aku masih kelas 11, kalo nggak salah tanggal 18-23 Maret 2013, Sakura ngadain acara study tour ke Jakarta, Bandung dan Jogjakarta. Aku dan kelasku (ORBIT), dapet bagian di bus G bareng sebagian anak-anak dari kelas akselerasi. Seru bangetttttttt. Ah jadi kangen.

Jadi, tadi siang iseng-iseng buka file di laptop trus nemu folder “Study Tour 2013” dan seketika pengen bikin entri yang isinya foto jepretan aku semua. Oke jadi posting kali ini isinya foto-foto yang aku kumpulin selama study tour yaaa… Enjoy!

Jadi, ini foto pertama aku saat masuk ke Garuda Indonesia Training Centre (GITC) di Cengkareng, Jakarta. Menurup penjelasan pemandu, disini tempat pelatihan untuk paca calon penerbang di Garuda Indonesia.

Nah jadi pas baru masuk flight operation training, kita bisa lihat ada bagian 'kepala' pesawat tempat pilot dan co-pilot mengoperasikan pesawat. Bisa simulasi terbang juga loh. Pokoknya supacool! Sayangnya aku nggak sempat coba. Rame banget nget nget yang mau nyobain. Terpaksa menyerah.

Masih di GITC, kita diajakin keliling-keliling. Aku sempet liat bangunan ini. Kurang tau ini bangunan apa. Tebakan aku ini mess buat siswa-siswi disini deh.

Habis jalan-jalan diluar, kita masuk lagi. Aku liat ada gamber yang lumayan gede kaya peta gitu. Baru aku deketin ternyata itu destinasi tujuan penerbangan di Garuda Indonesia. Aku foto kota favorit aku: Seoul!!!! I've dreamt a lot to be in Seoul! Seoul is my dream city!!!!!!! Take me to Seoul............

I also want to go to the Queen's City, London. I always want to see Big Ben T^T. And Buckhingham Palace too T^T. And Prince Harry~^^

Pertama kali diajak kesini sama pemandu, aku kira kita diajak ke kolam renang dalam ruangan atau apa, tapi ternyata ini ruang simulasi. Ooo jadi petugas penerbangan belajar juga tentang keadaan darurat begini. Cool!

I don't know why i captured this pict. There's a real swimming pool outside. And the cloud is very beautiful.

Jadi ini tampak depan dari Garuda Indonesia training centre (GITC) Cengkareng, Jakarta. Such a great experiences to be in there!

By the way, aku foto ini pas bingung nyari toilet pas di GITC. Suka aja gitu liat pohon ditengah-tengah begini. Beautiful!

Monas. Keren. Banget. Sayangnya nggak sempat naik ke puncaknya. Katanya bisa liat pemandangan seluruh Jakarta. Pengennnn.

Fav placeeee! Dufaaaaannnn!!!! Ini peta informasi dufan yang iseng aku foto. Jaga-jaga kalo tersesat. Secara Dufan gede banget gewlaaaaaa

Aku suka pinknya bunga sakura palsu di foto ini. Pink always looks good in everything. Btw, ini wahana kincir raksasa bianglala yang nggak sempet aku naikin. Well, sebenernya takut. Jangan dibahas.

Suka aja sama foto ini. Nggak papa ya aku post juga. Hehe

Wahana perahu ayun kora-kora. Sempat naik ini. Dan seruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. Recommended lah pokoknya! Bisa teriak sepuasnya. Dijamin beban pikiran hilang, ludeh, habis, lenyap! Well, minimal berkurang deh.

Kata temen sih asik. Tapi nggak pengen naik ini. Tanya kenapa alasannya. Takut. Takuuuuuuuuttttttt T^T

Jadi selama study tour kita nggak cuma ngunjungin tempat-tempat wisata aja, kita juga sekalian Tirta Yatra. Pura Gunung Salak di Bogor jadi tujuan berikutnya. Sembahyang disini rasanya khusukkkk banget. Suasananya berkabut, sepi, tenang. Well, tangganya super banyak. Pas naik cape luar biasa.

Next, Lubang Buaya. Serius, waktu kesini merinding. Nggak kebayang gimana tubuh para pahlawan revolusi di kubur ke sebuah lubang yang diameternya hanya 70cm. Sayangnya nggak sempet ke museum pengkhianatan PKI. Kata kakak sih kalo masuk kesana lebih merinding lagi. Brrr

Monumen Pahlawan Revolusi di Lubang Buaya, Cipayung, Jakarta Timur. Gagah banget nget nget ngettttt.

Waktu kita ke Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII), sempet liat kru Super Trap TransTV lagi shooting. And we're totally shocked. Ternyata nggak seperti yang dibayangkan.

Mau sewa sepeda, tapi males capek, mau sewa motor, nggak tau nyewa dimana, jadilah kita naik skylift aja buat keliling TMII yang ruarrrr biasa luas. Asik sih lumayan. Ada kurang dikittttt aja, kurang lama, hehehehe.

Jadi, satu kereta skylift isinya maksimal 4 orang. Aku sama temenku lagi tiga dapet di kereta no. 49. Iseng foto nomor keretanya.

Rombongan sakura berkunjung ke Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB). Kampusnya bagus bangettttt. Bersih, rindang, sarana-prasarana lengkap, ada sport centre nya, pokoknya bagus bangettttt.

Nemu plakat(?) menarik dari Alumni ITB angkatan 1970, tulisannya: "Sekali Teman Tetap Teman". Aku tersentuh banget bacanya.

Cihampelas Walk (CiWalk), Bandung. Mungkin CiWalk ini semacam Beachwalk kalo di Bali kali ya. Suka interiornya! Such a cuteeeeeeee interior!

I don't know why I love this pict so much. Tumben liat KFC yang begini. Di Bali rasa-rasanya nggak ada yang begini deh. Cuteeeee

Borobudur, Magelang, Jawa Tengah. Ketiga kalinya kesini and always amazed by the view. Dan selalu capek naik ke atas. Indonesia's Seven Wonders, Indonesia's Proud, the Great Borobudur Temple.

Masih percaya mitos kalo bisa megang patung budha di dalem stupa, keinginan bakal tercapai. Pas mau megang, tiba-tiba dikasi tau temen kalo nggak boleh megang-megang stupa. Yahhhhhhhhhhh

Malioboro street!!!!!! Shopping time! Waktu itu nggak belanja banyak, cuma beli beberapa baju untuk oleh-oleh aja. Tapi tetep aja selalu seneng denger kata Malioboro. Well kita cewe cewe emang selalu seneng denger kata belanja. Oh ya denger kata Malioboro juga jadi inget ftv-ftv. Waktu itu, berharap bisa nemu gerombolan kru ftv dan diajak shooting bareng. Weks

Museum Penerbangan Jalakaca. This is the cutest airplane that i've ever seen. Cuteeeeeeeee. Ada banyak lagi pesawat-pesawat yang dipajang di sini. Dari pesawat tempur sampe roket. Pokoknya lengkap kap kapppp. Sampe sejarah tentang penerbangan juga ada. Pokoknya dapet banyak ilmu baru deh disini

They gave me this to get in the prambanan temple. supacool! Terakhir kali ke Candi Prambanan pas SMP kelas IX belom ada nih begini-beginian.

Candi Prambanan, Sleman, Jogjakarta. Udah empat kali kesini. Banyak yang berubah pasca gempa Jogja 2006. Banyak reruntuhan candi, rekonstruksi candi-candi utama udah kelar, yah lumayan banyak perubahan. But it's okay, Prambanan is still great everytime I go there.

Ini aku foto dari pintu keluar Prambanan. Jadi tampak belakangnya Candi Prambanan. Kelihatan ya reruntuhannya T^T sedih deh

Sekian piku-piku aku selama masa study tour. Sebenernya banyak lagi, tapi kebanyakan foto-foto narsis diri sendiri. Bye byeeee xoxo

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