December 29, 2000


1:30:00 PM
Indonesia : Dec 30th @ 1.30 AM
Oh by the way... I don't think I need to mention again. But in case you haven't already known, Indonesia is in the mood of playing with bombs lately. Anyone cares to join? =P I believe the news can be found everywhere. It's one of the world's hottest headline at the moment. But here's the Jakarta Post, if you're curious.

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12:06:00 PM
Indonesia : Dec 30th @ 12.07 AM
I am back :D
It's so good to be home *sighs* ......And so tired, too >_<;;
I'll be here from today onwards, although I might not be online much. Need I remind everyone of the unbelievably slow & expensive internet connection here in Indonesia? Perhaps not ^^;

Alexa? Have you gotten anything on the mail by now? The package should be there by now... the post office said it should've arrived before christmas. Did you get it? I hope you did :_:

Nya, Flipper has her own blog :D Hiya Flipper *waves* Sorry about the slow email. I will reply -very- soon ^^;
Found this on the stats. Will & Grace! *_* Without Will & Grace though *laughs* But it's alright, I like Jack, too XD He's funny ^_^ And yes, I love the show. Too bad there isn't any rerun. Not as famous as Friends & Seinfeld, obviously. Arlene & I used to drool over Will's clothes and how wonderful it fits his nice body ^_~ Aww, I'm going to miss Arlene so much :_: She has graduated this December and moved to Indiana. I will have to live by myself in the apartment from now on *sobs* Arlene, come back....! :_: :_:

You see, I'm very difficult to click well with roommates. Arlene was the first roommate that I actually made no big effort to adapt to. We just... clicked ^^ Sure we had some differences, but not much. We didn't make big efforts to adapt to each other's differences. *sighs* I sure had a blessing by having had her as my roommate for 2 years. I hope I can live the remaining 7 months alone, without being too lonely :_: Loneliness is my strongest weakness -_-

Whoops.. sorry, Shampoo ^^; I have disappeared for a while *nods* I haven't read & followed people's blogs for 2 weeks ^^; Anyhow, I've once posted about putting archive links on the main page. Here is the link to the post. You can't change the time constraint display. That's why I handcoded the archive links ^^; Oh, Shampoo, I love your blog layout! Simple yet lovely... You're talking to Elyse, the simplicity lover XD

Uh, Chieri? Is it just me, or the text on your blog doesn't show up? ^^;
I'm going to swim tomorrow.. better sleep now. After all I'm just back from Bali... tireeeddd ~_~

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December 24, 2000


12:27:00 PM
Indonesia : Dec 25th @ 12.28 AM
Merry Christmas everyone ^_^ Happy holiday!

^^; Gomen Alexa, I should've told you I was going to transit in Frankfurt ^^; I was occupied with final exams that week and I totally forgot that. I just had the idea of contacting you while I was in the plane ^^; Anyhow, I'm going back on Jan 14th. I'll arrive at Frankfurt possibly around 10 am your time on Jan 15th (that's Monday). I'm not very sure about the time though. Do you think you will be available? Now the thing is, I didn't go far from the waiting room the last time I transit there, so I don't know how far I'll be able to roam around (yes, I'm free to wander around, but I don't know the limit since I didn't observe) or whether I'll be able to go to the non-passenger area. Perhaps you could ask the airport...? My flight is Singapore Airlines to JFK (New York). Perhaps you could ask whether visitor can meet transit passenger without having to go through custom and all that. In any case, the transit is only about 45 mins - 1 hour, so we might not have enough time to chat over coffee :_: Although I really want to :_: And.. I really want to stay for a night or two, but I don't think I can. It would be too much of a hassle, since I have to change the connecting flight from Frankfurt to JFK, and the domestic flight. Moreover, I will have skipped the first week of classes, so I have to be in USA on Jan 15th ^^; Can't skip too many classes (although I'd really love to do that.... =P). Next time I have the chance to go back to Indonesia again, I'll try to stop by at your place ^^

I have to sleep now, only 4 hours left -_- I'm flying to Bali tomorrow, be back on the 29th. Take care everyone.. and have a wonderful christmas =D

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December 23, 2000


8:31:00 AM
Indonesia : Dec 23rd @ 8.33 PM
I'm finally home... not for a long time though -_- I will travel again first thing in the morning on the 25th.. to Bali (a very famous island for tourism). I will be here in Jakarta (my hometown, the capital of Indonesia) again on the 29th... and remain here until I'm going back to the States on Jan 14th.

Really, Alexa? :_: That's too bad. I was in transit at Frankfurt and I thought I'd give you a call to surprise you (although we wouldn't be able to see each other anyway =P). I didn't know that your phone doesn't have an answering machine. I thought you had one, since I heard a greeting in German (I think it was your voice), then the sound "beep" after that. I thought that was the perfect time to leave a message, like on regular answering machines (you know, like "please leave a message after the beep") ^^; So I started talking, "Hey, Alexa ^^ This is Elyse. Guess where I am right nowww ~~~ I'm in Frankfurt XD I'm in transit here for 1 hour on my way to Indonesia. Well, I guess I'll talk to you later then." Oh well.. you could've let your dad hear my accent *laughs*

Perhaps I could've known it wasn't an answering machine, had I understood German >_< After having called your room, I tried my luck by calling your family phone downstairs, and I heard the same (more or less) greeting , so I hung up. I had left a message at your phone machine anyway, so it would've been silly to leave another identical message on your family phone. Anyhow, I'll call you on my way back to USA *eeep, spoiler!* And,... I miss you too :_: I hope I can catch you soon.. at least before New Year's.

Actually, on the day I last posted, I wasn't feeling well. I had diarrhea when I woke up and it turned out to be stomach flu -_- To make it worse, the wonderful gastric also decided to attack me. Oh, what joy! I ended up having to eat porridge for 2 days, and no chili, even until now :_: Feel my pain.. no chili! *sobs* The taste of the food is only half as good without chili ._. I was supposed to enjoy my days by eating the delicious traditional food as much as I want... But I've bought some of them home so I can payback for what I lost *grins* But still, no chili! *stamps foot*

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December 20, 2000


11:20:00 PM
Indonesia : Dec 21st @ 11:20 AM
I have a little time to post now... so here I am. I ended up not being able to post at all when I arrived on Sunday. I was so damn jet-lagged and drowsy after the long flight. And the next day, I went out of town and still here until this Saturday. Imagine how tired and worn out I am -_- Moreover, the weather is so hot and humid. What a perfect contradiction with State College's weather.

I left my laptop at home (Jakarta), therefore I'm borrowing my mom's friend's computer now. We're staying at her house in Surabaya, the capital city of East Java.
Oh, I've received my grades and I must say, it's very satisfying ^^ I'm so happy with the result of this semester. Hard work pays off, ne?

I also met Felicia two days ago at Semarang, the capital city of Central Java. She's taller than me =P *hides from shame* Not much though, only 4 or 5 centimeters. As I had expected, she's a very nice girl. Glad to have been able to meet such a wonderful person ^^

I've been curious, Alexa, did you receive my message on your answering machine? I bet you were out in Frankfurt when I called since it was Saturday morning there. I was in transit at Frankfurt airport (don't know the name) for only 1 hour, so I couldn't call you back. Anyhow, I must go now. I want to take a bath... so sweaty >_<

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December 15, 2000


12:14:00 PM
Alexaaa... where are you? :_: I've been here for a few hours but you're nowhere to be found. I'm leaving in 20 minutes...
I guess now is the time to bid farewell. Have a good holiday, everyone! I'll see you again in.... 2 days? ^^; No seriously *laughs* I might be able to go online the day I arrive. Alright, I'd better finish my lunch and do last minute checking. Take care all ~~

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December 14, 2000


10:33:00 PM
Apparently, I've gained weight o_O;; My old jeans can't fit anymore :_: My black pants that were loose before, now fit perfectly. And the shirts are a bit tight ._. Wahhhh *sobs* Why out of a sudden, you ask? Well, actually I've noticed gradually. I just happen to do a "fashion show" (errr...... ^^;) in my room since I'm in the middle of packing for tomorrow's departure. Uh, I'm curious now ~

*goes out and puts herself on the weight scale*
O_o No wonder... 49 kgs (108 pounds) ^^; Oh well *grins* I don't care much about my weight. In fact, I'm happy that I can break through the regular 45 kg weight. People had said I was too skinny (which is not entirely true) with 45 kg. Good thing I gained weight. The not-so-good thing is: I can't wear my old clothes again *whines* :_: And I love them to bits, too! :_: The most annoying part is: the pants fit very well with the legs, but it's too damn tight around my waist >_< Which means my waist have gotten bigger. I ate too much, apparently ^^;; Oh well, so be it. I love food too much to reduce the consumption XD And plus, I must always consider this damn gastric I've had for life -_-

It was very nice having talked to you, Alexa! =D I hope I see you tomorrow, though.. I haven't said goodbye yet. As for Mary.... damn, she must have left already :_: After all, it's already Friday afternoon in Australia. Then I guess I'll see you in 3 (or 4?) weeks, Mary! Have a wonderful holiday :D

Mmmm... I'm thinking as to whether or not I should leave a farewell note... but perhaps not. I'm definitely going to be online tomorrow morning. And now, I have to resume my packing. It's nowhere near finish yet -_-

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6:25:00 AM
Hmmm... 6 in the morning... about my regular posting time back in my vampire days ^^; The ultimate difference is: I've woken up :D Yes, that's true. I went to bed at 11 pm and woke up at 5.30 am *big smiles* Aren't I diligent? ^_~ The fact is, I have an exam at 8 am and I want to study intensively before the exam. Or cramming, you might say =P

Ice & sleet last night.. must be so slippery today -_- Really, I dread slippery road. I kind of have a trauma of slipping, I think. I tend to be extra cautious when walking through the snowy/icy road. Alright, I must go back to study. Not enough time.

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December 13, 2000


6:35:00 PM
*sobs*
I want to talk to Alexaaaa ~~~ :_: But... but... I must go in 15 minutes.. to the Japanese review session ._. Are you staying up late today, Alexa? ^_~ Don't worry, I will definitely go online tomorrow morning *nods* I have a lot of time between the first and second exams. Oh yeah, expect a package coming just before Christmas! *that's a hint* =D

I'm so happy today. I've been diligent *grins* I went out 2 times already to run some errands (so unlike me =P), and I will go out for the third time in a moment. What makes me happiest is: my cable connection is installed today XD *dances around* Now I can abuse the internet.... *stops dancing* Uh wait.. only for 2 days though ._. I'm leaving this Friday. I'm gonna miss my cable modem so much ._. *whines*

Anyhow ^^ Mary leaves on Friday, too? Wahh... have fun in New Zealand yo! :D But.. but... I want to talk to you before you leave :_: Message me if you're online, ne, Mary?

Just so you know: I finished a new year layout for this blog yesterday. I thought I wouldn't be able to do any site-related updates during my holiday, so I've prepared things firsthand. It will be a twin layout of this christmas one *that's a spoiler*

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December 11, 2000


9:33:00 AM
4 more days to go.... then home! Homeee ~~~ :D

*laughs*
I also feel old, too, Emi-chan ^^; Speaking about getting hysterical at the concert, I also never got hysterical nor cried myself nor fainted either, but I liked them ^^ I've always been more of a quiet fan, who usually admires from afar. I'm never obsessed with idols. Now I wonder who accompanied me to the NKOTB concert when I was in junior high. Most probably my parents. They wouldn't have let me go with my friends, mostly because I couldn't be trusted yet at such a young age. And I was a "family" girl back then... My parents knew almost everything. They were my guidance of life. Not that they aren't again at the moment, but I've grown much more independent now, of course ^^;

Time to prepare for the final exam today. Wish me luck :_:

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1:35:00 AM
You won't believe this: I've been on campus for 13 hours!!! *_* I just got back -_- Here's the run down: 1 hour at the church (on campus), 1 hour chatting, 2 hours helping my friends do her webdesign project, and the rest studying O_O Can you believe that? This must be the first time in my life that I've been this diligent! *grins* I should put it on my life record *laughs* I didn't eat properly (cause the food court was closed at 8 pm on Sunday, if I'm not mistaken), so I've been having gastric for the last 4 hours -_- I'm going to eat now.. and take some medicine.. I hate this illness, really o_O

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December 10, 2000


11:07:00 AM
*stretches*
Good morning everyone ~~ This is my latest wake up time during the last 5 days >_< 3 hour late, actually. Oh well, I hope it won't shift forward again ^^; And while the sleeping pattern is beginning to stay proper, above all. I will have to go real soon... going to study with some friends for tomorrow's final.

I found this site on my stats. Talk about ripping off! *_* Compare that to catcafe.net, if you please. Alright, I have to get ready now.. sore ja ~

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December 09, 2000


11:01:00 PM
*nods* New layout, finally... -finally- ^^; The previous Yui & Nagi layout has been up for almost 2 months.. and I'm totally bored with it. I want to make a new year layout too. I hope I can finish it before I go back to Indonesia next Friday, so that it can be uploaded right away when new year has come. I don't think I'll be able to work on my site (including layouts) at all during my holiday. I only have 4 weeks holiday, and the first two weeks will be spent out of town. I'm going to miss my online friends and internet in general *_*

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12:12:00 AM
Happy 17th Birthday, Pattie =D Hope you have a wonderful day!

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December 08, 2000


11:58:00 PM
Has anyone noticed a quite amusing thing on the post right below this? Look at the time! It's 12:00:00 :O How very coincidental ^^ Then again, I'm easily amused with this kind of coincidence ^^;

*hugs her CD-RW dearly*
So far it has burnt 3 CDs successfully. I'm so happy XD And these color slim jewel cases are wonderful. I wish all CDs had a slim jewel case like this instead of the boring regular one (and thick, too!).

music of the mind : card captor sakura - tooi kono machi de
I'm testing the anime CD now. One CD can fit 17 tracks.. how wonderful ^^ By the way, this song is my favorite of all CCS songs. Along with "Yoru no Uta" (the christmas version - Tomoeda choir).

I've been somewhat unproductive today... installing CD-RW, burning CDs, testing them, watching anime, reading, browsing, chatting, etc. I stayed at home the whole day, except for dinner. I, Arlene, and Kara (a close friend of mine here, also Indonesian) had dinner at Mario & Luigi's (a quite decent Italian restaurant). We just got home around half an hour ago. I kind of feel bad since Arlene treated us, while it was my idea in the first place to eat outside. I know today's her birthday, but she's going to treat us tomorrow instead, cause her boyfriend worked today. Oh well... she insisted, so.. ^^; Thanks so much, Lene ^^ Oh ya, I had a strong cocktail, too. I only sipped three times though. That's it.. >_< Too strong for me.

*yawns* Alrighty, I'll be a good girl once again tonight.. go to sleep early *grins* Ja ne ~

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12:00:00 PM
*hums* I'm.. dreaming of a white.... Christmas... *sings*
It must have snowed all night. Everything is white as far as I can see.

........... >_<
The power was suddenly out for about an hour, I had to disconnect & put the computer on suspend mode.
I watched Devil Hunter Yohko this morning while having breakfast. Hmm.. now I see why it's not for children ^^;

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12:39:00 AM
Happy (real) 21st Birthday to my dear roommate, Arlene =D Let's go to the bar tonight! ^_~

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December 07, 2000


11:40:00 PM
Oh, hi Joey :D I wasn't expecting you would reply to my message about losing a long entry ^^; But yes, my entry was long indeed. Good thing I could gather all my thoughts together again, although I missed one or two small points. But those are minors, so no need to worry about that. I've learned my lesson now, though. Always copy the entry before pressing anything =P

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11:25:00 PM
I've been diligent these past three days =P Go to bed around 10 pm and wake up around 8 am. No more vampire-chan for a while *laughs* Hmm.. let's see how long this will stay ^^; I got my 128 mb memory module from crucial.com today. So the new laptop memory is now 192 mb, feels quicker, although not that much. I need to buy one more 128 mb memory module. Must do so next week *makes notes*

Val, is Dr. Muraki Kazutaka your new obsession? ^^ The new layout is looking good! Anyhow, I'm not sure whether you read this, but you mispelled the title of this blog ^^; It's not a big deal though.. About putting the archive on the main page, go here for using javascript. If you have either SSI, PHP, ASP, or CF on your account, you might want to check this one instead. To me personally, the javascript one is less risky, although I could use SSI.

Oh, speaking about title.. if anyone who links to my blog ever reads this message, and you still have "Kuya Reminiscence" as the title, could you please *please* change it to "Reminiscence"? ^_^v I kind of gave the wrong impression with the first layout, so I don't blame anyone who misunderstood it. But if you could, do change it, will you please? Thanks ^^

The Japanese oral exam wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. In fact, it was quite easy. Hopefully I'll get good grade on that class. I really want an A >_<

Oh yes, the past 3 days were also a drag. The weather was damn freezing, the wind chill always reached 1 F (-17 C) on the afternoon, and the usual temperature was about 12 F (-11 C). Hopefully it will be better this weekend... I'm just so not used to cold weather, given that I come from a tropical country. You see, there are only 2 seasons in Indonesia: dry season & rainy season. No summer/fall/winter/spring like most countries usually have. And the temperature is always around 90 F (32 C) and very humid, too. Like my groupmate said, "Why did you go here? Especially when you're not used to the cold weather." My typical answer, "A big mistake ^^;"

*yawns* oh.. so... sleepy... ~_~
I was feeling drowsy while scanning and waiting for Friends et al. to be shown on NBC. Cuddling up beneath my goose down comforter is the best feeling ^_~ It's so nice and warm, despite the dreadful weather outside and the sucky heater that doesn't really work. However, I had to sacrifice my drowsiness for the TV shows *grins* I have become addicted to them, especially Friends and Will & Grace. Nyum =9

I don't have classes tomorrow, but I have to turn in a homework by 5 pm. I still can't bring myself to design a layout... damn this design block -_- Perhaps a good night's sleep is what I need right now.

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December 05, 2000


6:27:00 PM
I dread today ~_~ So many things aren't right... I'm having gastro intestinal reflux again (actually since last night). It got worse this afternoon, because of the damn ugly weather. It keeps changing all the time: light snow and cloudy in the morning, then the sun peeked for a while, snow again in the afternoon, quite hard at that time, out of a sudden the sun peeked again for not very long, then flurry in the evening. Only one *dreadful* thing has remained the whole day: windy. Totally windy. And the wind chill was around 12 degree F ( -11 C) this afternoon o_O As if that was not bad enough, the current wind chill is 1 F ( -17 C) *_* How wonderful is that? :_: Never in my life will I go out tonight!

Really, I don't mind snow... but please, no wind! I just loathe wind. Even rain is better than wind ~_~ Imagine my stomach having blown by the wind everytime I was walking... Oh well, it has gotten better right now. I consumed two Maalox pills *courtesy of Arlene* the first thing I got home.

The exam was okay.. not too bad. I was sleepy though... for not having slept since last night. Lack of sleep + bad weather + gastric = made my day -_- I wanted to make a new layout for this blog, but I don't have any energy anymore.. The image is ready, sitting nicely on my photoshop waiting for me to edit it... but I'm just too tired right now. I think I'll go straight to bed. I have nothing to do tomorrow anyway. Sore ja ~

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9:50:00 AM
Egad, this is hilarious!! *lmao*

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9:45:00 AM
Serena, you have a piano exam? Reminds me of my piano lesson years back then (from the age of 6 or 7 until 12 or 13. Postponed for about two years, then continued again from the age of 14 or 15 until 17), but I'll tell the story some other time =P Good luck, ne? And make sure you have a strategy to face your Dad if by any chance you fail (I sure hope not), so that he won't get rid of you computer. That would be suck so bad if it ever happened -_-

Now, let's see if I could gather my thoughts together again about the lost entry.
And it was such a longgg entry, above all *sobs*
It has happened to me 3 times now and stupid me, I *never* learned! :_:

I agree with Diana and Margot about Sasuga's slow service. I've subscribed to Ribon and Asuka since August this year, but I haven't received the January issues while some people have gotten theirs by now.

Wahh.. people have issued christmas/holiday layout! Time to change mine, I suppose ^^; This layout has been here for such a long time. During the time this layout stays here, Alexa has changed her blog's layouts 4 or 5 times XD Hopefully I'll be able to do it tonight.

Diana, that's one truly handsome picture of Jude on your blog *_* I'm beginning to like Jude now ^_~ That reminds me.. I forgot to buy December's Vanity Fair!! Wahhh :_: I was reading it when I had my hair cut back in LA 2 weeks ago, and reminded myself to buy one when I got back. But I was simply too lazy to buy one at the Pittsburgh Int'l Airport on my way back since my carry-on bag was full already. I forgot altogether ._. It has several stuff I wanted to read, in addition to Jude Law's article. I wonder if it's possible to order back issues....

I like Margot's new blog title: Turbonium. I have always loved the new beetle and wished I would be able to have one someday, just for cuteness sake ^^; By the way, Margot, I'm not sure whether you read this, but I just realized that you're only 14 years old! I thought you were around 18-20 years old >_<

Alexa, nice christmas layout in your blog! I like the texts effect you added to them, especially on Kero-chan and Suppi-chan XD And Syaoran wanting a thong is an amusing idea *lol* Like Val said, that would need a bit of Photoshop editing ^^;; Ah, NKOTB.. I used to love them =P When I was in junior high, that is. Remember seeing a whole bunch of NKOTB christmas mp3s on my harddisk, Alexa? Well, they're still there ^_~ I haven't deleted them yet. Since christmas is coming, I'm going to burn them to a CD so that I can listen to them during my holiday. I actually have the cassette, but it's been years and I might've lost it anyway.

Speaking about burning to a CD, I really need a CD reader/writer as soon as possible. I want to burn some of my MP3s and listen to them when in Indonesia. Oh, I just remember... final week is next week *gasps* Wahhhh >_< I'm not really ready yet ^^; But I'm going home after that.. yayyy.. it's less than 2 weeks away :D

Ne everyone, when's your final coming? The final week at my university is considered okay (not too early, not too late), but the beginning of each semester is considered very early -_- The first day of classes next Spring 2001 is going to be Jan 8th. That means I only have 3 weeks holiday, while most colleges have at least a month winter holiday. Ah well, it doesn't matter. I'm going to skip the first week of classes next semester :O I'll go back to USA on Jan 14th *naughty* :D

Back to the NKOTB issue. Whenever I see or hear Britney Spears, N'Sync, Backstreet Boys, etc, I remember myself having liked NKOTB, Tommy Page *hears the crowd gasping* =P, Color Me Badd, and several more pop artists back then that I don't remember now. So I keep telling myself not to dislike the current pop artists so much. Actually I sometimes can like their music, although not many. Boyzone is one of the most decent ones from the current pop artists from that category (you know, like boys band, etc). Their song, Shooting Star, happens to be a favorite of mine, especially the lyric.

Perhaps I am today is the same as college students or graduates (who are about 10 years older than me) back then when I was in junior high school. Although they might have liked NKOTB et al., there aren't many 25 or 30 year-olds who like Britney Spears or N'Sync, ne? Or are there many? ^_^x

In any case, as people grow up, their music preferences (to name one, above various things) also develop or shift. But hey, one doesn't have to necessarily change all of their taste. I mean, it's perfectly human for a 25 year-old to like something that should be liked by a 15 year-old. Like they all said: "one will always have a child's side on one's mind". The same also goes for adults, seniors, basically everyone. As for me, I believe all of you can guess fairly easily, my obvious child's side is, of course, anime XD

That's why my parents always say "Stop reading those comics and work on something useful for once!" or "You've wasted a lot of money buying those useless comics" ^^;;; Especially whenever I go back to Indonesia.. I always hear that remark at least once. But manga is so cheap back there. One manga only costs Rp.7500 ($1 = Rp.9500), it's not even 1 US dollar! Of course, the quality of the paper is not good at all *shakes head* And they censor everything, even the slightest kiss or a bit perverted thought -_- It's annoying, I tell you.

Sometimes I wish I had my own salary so that I could buy manga/anime as much as I wanted to ^^v But then I think again, by the time I have my own salary, it would be a bit too late. I might've missed a lot of good manga/anime, because it was out of print, for example. After all, I started reading manga since I was 13 years old. A lot of old manga at that time are now out of print. I've checked some of my favorites on a couple of Japanese bookstores online. So, I never regret for knowing manga in such a young age ^^ After all, manga has filled my teenage life =D

There.. *phew* I'm still able to remember the main points. Now I really have to start studying. I was only skimming and I don't memorize anything >_< Wish me luck :_:

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8:46:00 AM
Aaahh.. kimochi =D I was just having a very nice conversation with Alexa. It's refreshing XD I laughed a lot of times during our conversation. I didn't know picking can be that wonderful *laughs* Egad, I'm so mean ^^; The one that made me laugh the most was this:
alexa: LOVE ! PASSION ! LUST ! ETERNITY ! .......and cassette recorders.
XD I wish I could cite the whole thing... but I couldn't.

Anyhow, yes, I haven't slept at all until now. My vampire blood has awaken since last weekend =P So I've been "jet-lagged" (without necessarily from the plane ^^;) until today. I've been going to bed around 10 am and waking up around 7 pm -_- If only the am & pm were switched, it would be perfect ^^; I'm going to spend the remaining 3 hours studying for the final exam at 1 pm. Oh, and I will rewrite the long entry that accidentally wasn't saved later on.

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4:54:00 AM
Someone has also lost her long entry x_x

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4:44:00 AM
I am sooooo MAD!!! O_O I've typed an hour worth of entry and when I pressed "post & publish", the lower part didn't refresh and my entry wasn't saved! *kicks blogger repeatedly* Baka baka bakaaaaaa~~~ >_<

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December 04, 2000


9:31:00 AM
*stretches* tired >_<;;
*is uploading 8.8 mb file for Alexa* ^_~
I'm going to bed now... I'm happy that things are done, especially my homeworks that are due tomorrow. Since I have my first final exam tomorrow, I did all the works yesterday so that I can concentrate studying tonight. However, I might have to work with some friends for a homework that's due on Wednesday tonight... Oh well, we'll see about that. I'm crashing bed now... ja ne *waves*

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7:12:00 AM
*is currently scanning and talking to Alexa*
45 large pages, a few hours spent, ICQ crashes, computer memory not enough *is trying to make Alexa feel guilty* mwehehehehe XD Just kidding, honey ^_~

Announcement of the day: I have a new hostee! It's Pattie ^_~ I offered hosting her since kaworu.net was down. So her new site's URL will be http://www.pastelmood.com/aya and her blog will be here. I must change all the links.. and also add some more blogs on the link list. I'm too lazy >_< Initially, I wanted to make a new layout before adding/changing anything.. but perhaps it'll take too long ^^;

Speaking about kaworu.net, what happened to *almost* all of Justine's domains? They've been down for quite some time now...

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December 03, 2000


2:55:00 AM
I'm browsing for design sites from CWD to search for design inspiration... and I might go insane some time soon ._. TOO MANY FREAKING POP-UPS!!!! gah -_- Not that I don't like pop-ups at all. But I won't do main layout in a pop-up. Pop-ups are good for one or two subsections (not too many though), but if everything is in pop-ups, I'll scream o_O

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December 02, 2000


9:01:00 PM
Arlene had her wisdom tooth pulled yesterday, the bottom left one. Surprisingly, she doesn't feel the same pain as I felt when I had mine pulled last August. I guess American dentists are way better than Indonesians, and the technology are more advanced, above all. Everything is painless. I've made up my mind: I will have my other wisdom tooth pulled next January here. I don't want to spoil my only 1 month holiday in Indonesia by suffering. Not only that, my insurance here also covers wisdom teeth surgery, so I should make it to use, ne? And of course, painless is a big advantage, although I don't really mind suffering (I'm used to pain, I guess ^^;). But why should I suffer if I have the option not to suffer? =P Anyhow, I'm glad that Arlene doesn't have to suffer much and can still talk freely, although not being able to munch as usual. In fact, we chatted last night for about 4 hours ^^;; And I think she doesn't have a problem with talking as much...

I'm going to a friend's birthday party now... I have been ready since 8 pm, but my friend wasn't ready until now, so I'm blogging ^^
Have a nice weekend everyone!

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December 01, 2000


3:38:00 AM
More food to feed my email obsession XD

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12:29:00 AM
Val is back with a beautiful layout and a lot of updates! *_* I wish I had half *er, no, one fourth would be enough* of her talent... Hey, Val got herself a blog XD

Mm, I ended up not sleeping this morning. I was anxious *once again* and literally forced myself to sleep, which was totally pointless since I couldn't sleep at all due to the pressure. So I played around with the layout creation (which didn't go anywhere, I must say), and went to class. I was really sleepy & dizzy when I returned home, I decided to sleep (or, initially, take a nap ^^;). Well, I ended up sleeping for almost 5 hours =P Around 11 pm, Arlene's friend came and I was awaken by his loud & repeating knocks on the door. I couldn't continue my sleep since he then talked very loudly outside (yeah, guys -_-) and this apartment isn't soundproofed at all. So here I am now... taking some time to get online and perhaps eat before I go back to sleep. My eyes are itchy & watery, I yawn a lot and my head feels like flying... signs for me to go back to sleep *_* Well, I'd better fix myself a meal then crash my bed. Good night!

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Elyse. July 8 to be exact.
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