8:49:00 PM
Heyo! *waves*
Phew, it's break time between the hectic... I won't be able to have such a long break anymore until Monday, when I go back to State College. I don't know if I'll even be able to rest, since I only have 8 hours in State College before driving with Bayu to New York City the next morning -_- And I still have to do a lot of errands back home. And my laptop was broken when I left State College last Wednesday. And I still have to wash dishes & clean the freezer. And I still have a lot of packing up to do. And... and... *mumbles* O_O!!

I finally got my suitcase this morning. Yes, it took them more than a day to deliver. America is very organized, isn't it?

Garion, of course I'm not tired! I'm very exhausted O_O I'll be more than exhausted by next week.

5:09:00 AM
I'm so tired... I'm in Los Angeles now. I had met my mom & my second parents earlier and I'm staying at Bayu's place tonight. My luggage is left at Detroit and will be delivered tomorrow -_- I should've brought my luggage as a carry-on *is very irritated* I really hope it will come safely tomorrow... the value inside the bag is irreplaceable! O_O

6:23:00 AM
I took this personality test (thanks for the link, Thal!) and found the result pretty interesting (90% is true). I put some comments (in italics) on each title.

Your view on yourself
You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.
I don't think I'm so straightforward *shakes head* Not really.

The type of girl/boyfriend you are looking for
You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.
It's true most of the time with the addition of: "When I fall in love, I fall really deeply. So I need a faithful & understanding boyfriend."

Your readiness to commit to a relationship
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.
Hehehe.. *nods in 100% agreement*

The seriousness of your love
You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love.
*nod nod* Look at the two previous sections.

Your views on education
Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.
Yes, I do have the ambition to learn everything. However, I tend to be lazy & I procrastinate a lot =P

The right job for you
You have many goals and want to achieve as much as you can. The jobs you enjoy are those that let you burn off your considerable excess energy.
Hm, not really. I don't have considerable excess energy to begin with. I like nice jobs that fit well with my skills, obviously with a good salary & great benefits.

How do you view success?
You are confident that you will be successful in your chosen career and nothing will stop you from trying.
The confidence level? Perhaps 80%.

What are you most afraid of?
You are afraid of things that you cannot control. Sometimes you show your anger to cover up how you feel.
Ohhh *is amazed with the 100% accurateness*

Who is your true self?
You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart, rather than your head, needs to solve.
*smiles in agreement* Perfect!

6:20:00 AM
As if I haven't travelled enough lately, I'm going to Los Angeles this afternoon. I'm going to be really busy until the next month, I suppose. Here's my schedule for the next two weeks:
July 25 - 30 : Los Angeles (I'm going to meet my mom & my second parents there)
July 31 - Aug 2 : New York (with my mom, my second parents, and Bayu)
Aug 2 : Dad arrives
Aug 4 : Commencement day
Aug 8 or 9 : Moving day (to Washington DC for a short term while I'm looking for jobs)

About Boston...
It was very fun, in my opinion. Slightly not enough time to do more things, but we enjoyed the things we did very much :3 As I've said, I and Alexa stayed at Boston Park Plaza Hotel, which is a very nice exclusive hotel located at the heart of the city; close to Newbury Street, Copley, Boston Commons, etc. Pretty much in the center of Boston's elite area. We were lucky, yes, but at the same time it was hard to find cheap restaurants or fast foods =P

We went shopping at Newbury for a while on Friday, since it was already late afternoon when we arrived in Boston. Afterwards, we had dinner at a Thai restaurant, Siam Cuisine, in Brookline. Since I only had 4 hours of sleep the night before, I slept early that night.. at 11 PM. We woke up early on Saturday & went shopping at Newbury and Copley. We had dinner at California Pizza Kitchen and decided to spend our Saturday night's life at Jillian's (an entertainment and dining place that has a restaurant & a club at 1st floor, arcades at 2nd floor, and billiards at 3rd floor). We played billiard for an hour (Alexa sure was learning fast ^^v), then spent another hour playing some arcades. We had fun alright, but my legs were incredibly sore from too much walking ¬_¬

On Sunday, we went to Cambridge: Harvard Square and Porter Square. At Harvard Square, we went to HMV, had lunch at a Chinese restaurant nearby, and strolled around Harvard University campus, taking photos and enjoying the atmosphere for a while. No more shopping that day; we had shopped too much on Saturday (and I'm really broke -_-). At Porter Square, we went to Sasuga Bookstore (bought a lot of manga ^^) and Kotobukiya (I bought some bottles of Japanese tea & Alexa bought a lot of Pocky snacks) at Porter Exchange Building. We took a few sticker photos as well. My scanner is broken, so I can't scan it until I buy a new one. We went back to the hotel afterwards. An hour later, I went back to Harvard Square by myself to meet a highschool friend & chilled out at a nearby cafe with her... pretty much just chatting while having light meal.

It's pretty funny how I always encountered at least one Indonesian everyday in Boston. After all, I used to go there a lot three years ago and I spent the entire 3 months of summer 1998 with my ex-boyfriend there. What makes me happiest is that I met a girl whom I had lost contact since two years ago. She's the ex-girlfriend of a good friend of my ex-boyfriend (rather complicated? Not really. Read it closely and you'll understand =P).

I had wanted to ride on a boat on Charles River, but we didn't have time for that, unfortunately. Nor did I have time to eat at Grand Chow Chow (a very good Chinese restaurant in Chinatown) and Ginza (a delicious Japanese restaurant in Brookline). But I'm satisfied with the short vacation *nods* :D I and Alexa had been very comfortable with each other after Boston, especially because it was only the two of us (Bayu had been here before I and Alexa went to Boston). I'm glad that she came to visit me and hope that someday we'll be able to go somewhere else together (if I'm still here by the time she goes to the US again). New York, next time, Alexa? ^^v

Melisa, I don't think I can go to YaoiCon... as much as I want to go ._. Next year, perhaps. Are you going for sure? Boleh nitip gak Mel? ^^v

Anne, when I read the words "Pocari Sweat" on your entry, I suddenly remember my having had a bottle of Pocari Sweat (which I bought at Kotobukiya in Cambridge) and Alexa saying, "This logo and the blue & white colors remind me of a gas station! We have something like this in Germany". (Elyse: "A gas station?!" ^^;;) She then tasted it and exclaimed, "This drink tastes like a mixture of energy drink & medicine!"

That reminds me... yesterday was hilarious. I cooked tom yum squid soup (as opposed to shrimp) and when Alexa saw me eating the squid, she screamed in disbelief, "You actually eat the tentacles?!" (Note: she hates anything -seafood-) And then, five seconds later, "Look, you can even see the suction marks!" Eeeh ^^; It tastes good, even better than the body of the squid itself =9 The funniest thing is: she took a photo of the squid's tentacles on the soup...!! XD XD As if my food was peculiar of some sort... ^^;;

I bought ossetra caviar, goose foie gras with truffles, some crackers (poppy & sesame crackers, yum =9), and Valrhona chocolate at Caviar Assouline at Pittsburgh airport (where we were in transit on the way to State College). After I had eaten the tom yum soup, I fixed myself two crackers (with the foie gras & caviar on top), while Alexa watched with excitement XD She also took some photos of me fixing the foie gras & caviar on the crackers & eating it.... ^^;;; It tastes really good, though =9 The best combination I've ever tried, mostly due to the crackers (because I've always gotten ossetra caviar & goose foie gras with truffles in the past).

Oh, I have always wanted to write about Alexandrite (a manga series by Minako Narita). I love the series a lot, especially because the story is about Columbia University students and the setting is, obviously, in New York City, my favorite city :3 The storyline & characterization are well done. Everything in the story reminds me a lot about NYC & the people. If I have the time in the future, I might create a site to Alexandrite. I've already had some ideas as to the content, which will remain a secret until I can make it a realization.

I guess I'll call it a night. I still need to pack for LA trip & do some more errands before I go. I'm so tired of travelling by plane >_<

10:39:00 AM
Ohayo!
Guess where I had gone to? *points down to the previous entry*
Boston, of course ^^ I and Alexa got back from Boston yesterday evening (stories will follow later today) and were busy the whole night doing laundry, packing, procrastinating, etc. Because of that, we only got 3 hours of sleep last night *yawns* I just got back from taking her to the airport.... yes, she's leaving already *nods* I kind of miss her now after having been with her for 12 days. She will be in Chicago soon (to her cousin's place) & will be meeting Kate as well. Have fun in Chicago, you guys! Don't shop too much, Alexa =P

I'm going back to sleep ~

3:54:00 AM
Konnyanyachiwa! :3
Wondering where I had gone off to? Or perhaps don't even notice that I had disappeared for a week?
I'm still here, all refreshed & energetic.. ready to spend the whole night packing & packing again.... *shudders*
*looks at her bed* Alexa has been sleeping soundly since two hours ago & Bayu fell asleep on the living-room sofa... *stretches* That leaves me & myself alone to run a lot of errands tonight. It's already Thursday.. I must finish at least 70% of the whole apartment within 24 hours or less. Bayu is going back to California tomorrow & I and Alexa will be leaving for Boston tomorrow as well. Still plenty of things to do *nods*

What did I do these past few days? See Alexa's blog for last weekend's activity. As for this weekend, it's pretty much the usual boring cycle everyday: sleeping for a longgg time (that applies to me everyday, to Alexa every other day, and to Bayu every two days =P), lazying around for 2-3 hours (cooking, using the computer, reading, etc), having late lunch/early dinner, packing for 2-3 hours, taking a break, realizing that it's already late at night, packing again for 1-2 hours (this doesn't apply everyday though; only occassionally, if we're feeling energetic enough), having dinner/supper, watching a movie, playing with the computer again, and finally going to sleep...
Wonderful cycle, no? XD I procrastinate a lot, I know >_<

Oh, we watched The Shining the other day. It's good, but I like A Clockwork Orange much better *nods* Jack Nicholson's wife (played by Shelley Duvall) in the movie is scary though ^^; Actually, we were watching Barry Lyndon before The Shining, but after an hour it got really boring & lengthy (after all, the movie is 3-hour long) and Alexa had already fallen asleep, so I stopped the movie before I joined her =P

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We also went to watch A.I. last Saturday. It's pretty good, but Spielberg's touch is everywhere *_* It's not the usual Kubrick's piece of art (well, of course), it lacks a lot of artsy cinematography. Furthermore, the ending is rather unsatisfying. The movie should have finished when he was frozen (which was very typical of Kubrick) & those aliens should never have existed (which is very typical of Spielberg).


Garion, I only watched the first seven MI episodes or so (I don't remember the exact number), along with the OVA and the movie. Eh, I thought you already knew that Alexa's visiting me... I've been talking about that all the time.

Mwahahahah XD Thanks Luno for sharing the link ^^

Anne, I've just been lazy with blogging.. nothing much, actually ^^ Btw, thanks a lot yah for the help with manga-shopping. I really do appreciate it! A big thanks for Harley, as well :D (please let him know).

On an unrelated note, I loveeee Legally Blonde XD XD It's hilarious! Everyone in the movie theater clapped their hands in applause at these two scenes:
"What's the name of your boyfriend?"
"You bitch!" XD I laughed the hardest & longest here XD XD
Don't worry... you won't understand anything if you haven't seen it, so the above remarks are pretty much harmless *nods*

It's amazing to realize how ignorant people can be, especially those whom you think are close to you (somehow)..... *shakes head*

Oh ya, I've gotten a wonderful hotel deal for me & Alexa to stay in Boston! The deal price is $80 per night in Boston Park Plaza Hotel, which actually has a standard room price of $200 per night! :D *hugs priceline* I'm so lucky, aren't I? :3

And now, I must go back to packing...

6:57:00 PM
*is in tremendous pain* ;_; ;_;
Mwahhh ;_; Just had my upper-left wisdom tooth pulled this afternoon. The pain, the pain! I'll be like this the whole day today ;_; I truly hope it will get better soon... For now, I'd better sleep ~~

11:26:00 PM
music : george benson - here, there, and everywhere
I love this song to heart! ;_; Hope someday I'll find someone who will sing this song to me :3

*stretches*
Sooo tired ~~ I feel like my body is slowly breaking apart ¬_¬ I arrived at State College this afternoon, after the 5-hour bus trip from DC. Since I didn't get enough sleep the night before, I slept uncomfortably throughout the whole journey; continuously changing positions. I have lost my adaptation to the uncomfortable bus seats, because I hadn't travelled by bus for 2-3 years. I have yet to get used to it again.

My brother is going back to Indonesia tomorrow morning; the 6 AM flight. I hate early-in-the-morning flights x_X Moreover, he has to wait for about 6 hours in Detroit, because the international flight departs at 3 PM and there's no domestic flight between 6 AM and 12 PM. How very inconvenient!

As of yesterday, I'm done with university! No more classes, no more assignments, no more exams XD All that's left is to pack my stuff to move out & search for a job. I don't have much time to do both.. only about 2 weeks *_* I must hurry ~~ However, Bayu is coming to help me on the 11th, and Alexa is coming as well on the 12th. So I'm pretty sure everything will be taken care of by then.

Thank you very much for all of the birthday wishes you guys have sent; be it via blog, email / e-card, or ICQ. Although my birthday was very ordinary, I'm really happy to have received the wishes ^^

Alexa, I also am so glad that we met a year ago (sometimes I can't believe it has been more than a year...). You're one of the most important people in my life as well and I can't wait to see you two days from now ^^ Wow, it's gotten so close..! =D I'll hopefully see you before your departure ~

Garion, I spent my birthday finishing the 10-page paper with Kara o_O; Other than that, we just had dinner on the evening & on the night before my birthday. Nothing fancy, but the meals were so delicious =9 I didn't even receive any presents, save for a gift from Ivi (Kara's sister) & her boyfriend. That's all.
Regarding the apartment lodging, it costs way cheaper than staying at a hotel. That's why I chose to stay there: less expensive, more features (kitchens, etc), more freedom & flexibility. Regarding Maison Ikkoku, no, I haven't watched all of the episodes. I have all of them, but haven't had time to finish watching them yet. I've watched the movie & OVA, though.

6:30:00 AM
Garion, I'm not moving to New York (well, at least not for now or until I know for sure where I get a job). The Radio City apartments that I mentioned before is actually a lodging/accommodation for my future 3-day vacation to NY, which is less than a month from now (i.e. from July 31 to Aug 2; before my graduation ceremony on Aug 4). I'm going there with 4 other people: Bayu (my bestfriend), my mom, and my second parents. It's called an apartment because it's not like a regular hotel. There's kitchen inside each unit, and there are studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom units. The concept is more like an apartment rather than a hotel; that's why it's called an apartment ^^ Actually, I prefer staying there rather than staying at a hotel; mostly due to its price, flexibility, and room size & features. There's more freedom in apartments :D

Anyhow, yes, I do have the entire collection of Maison Ikkoku, namely the complete graphic novels, scanlations, and anime episodes/OVAs/movies :3 I love the series a lot, don't I? ^^v

6:13:00 AM
Heyo ^^v I'm logging from Washington DC right now; we (I and my brother) are staying at Ivi's place (Ivi is Kara's older sister). I've been working on a 10-page paper (with Kara; we're partners for this project) for the past few hours & Kara is already sleeping at the moment. This is the last paper for the last class on our last semester XD That's why we procrastinated on it so bad ^^; We're really lazy & we already feel like holiday since two weeks ago =P It was supposed to be handed in on Friday & I asked for an extension until today. So we have to finish this before 5 PM today. What a nice errand to do on my birthday... o_O;;

Happy Birthday to myself :3 Actually, as I get older, the day of my birthday doesn't feel any different... it feels just like another ordinary day. The only thing that changes is the fact that my age increases yet again. I feel like I'm getting older so fast, especially after the age of 20. I feel my being 18 years old was just yesterday ^^; Oh well... follow my advice, all of you young people out there: enjoy your youth as optimal as possible. You'll regret it when you're about my age, if you don't make the most out of it.

Thank you Anne, Melisa, and Kenchan for the birthday wishes. I'm so amazed at you, Anne! You're always the quickest at responding to other people or remembering things...! :D Oh, about Diva... I guess it's too late, since you might have already gone manga-hunting. But it's up to you... I don't have Diva at all & if you think it's good, you can purchase all of the volumes as well. I'll trust you with the decision. Thanks a lot again for the help ^^v

I was supposed to go back home today at 1.30 PM by bus, but the paper is not finished yet & I will be collapsing to bed soon (yes, we are all tired... especially Kara, because she went to the rave party at Buzz - a club in DC - with several other Indonesians. No, I didn't come along; I only had 3-hour of sleep the night before the party & I can't stand loud music). So I'll stay another night & leave for State College first thing in the morning tomorrow (the first bus leaves at 7.30 AM). At least I can spend the rest of my birthday in Washington DC, not in boring little ol' State College :3

*stretches* I need to sleep now... *looks out the window* Too bad it's raining rather hard outside, I was hoping for a beautiful day. Oh well.. *yawns* hopefully the sun will shine by the time I wake up. Ja ne ~~

5:56:00 AM
Mwahhh, I got my dream place to stay in New York!! XD XD I'm so happyyy *jumps up & down*
The name is Radio City Apartments, a nice place to stay when we (I, Bayu, my mom, and my second parents) go to New York before my commencement. The location is very convenient as well; at 49th St between 6th & 7th Ave, close to everywhere! I reserved a two-bedroom apartments (perfect for 5 people) with kitchenette inside for a very cheap price, especially compared to other New York hotels. I wouldn't have gotten such price if I reserved a hotel around that area. I was also lucky, since it's really hard to book the apartment due to its nice yet cheap accommodation.

3:06:00 AM
Mwahahaha.. a lot of strange yet funny search engine keywords that I found on my referrer list:

SERENA I AM SO BORED HELP! XD Mary's and Margot's blogs are also on the search results.

martabak manis (it's a name of Indonesian food; really yummy =9)

Pics of wisdom teeth O_O!

Ochiba Anime hate *gasps* No way! I -love- Ochiba Anime! They bring Gravitation to us ^^v

By the way, I forgot to mention... Diana has a lot of new *pretty* layouts at eternity network & I love them all! *_* They're all very distinct & unique... Happy 2nd birthday for the domain, Diana ^^

*sighs* When will I be able to change mine... ? ._. This blog needs a new layout as well, but my scanner is broken ;_; I must stick to old, scanned images on my hard drive *whines* And I have a bunch of artbooks/images waiting to be scanned, no less... Feh, I'll buy a new scanner soon! A cheap one, that is *nods* This scanner of mine was really cheap to begin with, perhaps that's why it's broken rather quickly ^^;

I've been searching for plane tickets (for a bunch of people back home, including my mom) like crazy for the past... erm... *counts*... 10 hours, perhaps? On & off, that is; having had dinner & browsing aimlessly in between. In the end, I did get a result (if not, my brain will have been fried by now & I will have thrown a temper tantrum ¬_¬). I got the Boston tickets for myself & Alexa. All I need to find is the hotel... Boston hotels are so expensive! I also got the LA - New York - State College tickets for my second parents (note: my second mom is my mom's bestfriend; they're like my second family); quite cheap, too, so I'm pretty happy to have finally found the tickets.

6:27:00 PM
The last few days have been really hectic.. packing & organizing my stuff in my apartment. My brother hasn't been of much help, mostly since he's still very immature & unorganized. Well, I will have to be the one who does the sorting & organizing anyway... so most of the work will be done by me, obviously. However, my brother isn't initiative (I will have to tell him -everything- ; more like I do the work myself) & doesn't know what to do/help. It's frustrating, somehow, having someone here who actually can help, but in the end is pretty much useless. And I feel bad for him, because I'm busy with packing & as much as he wants to help, he doesn't do much in the end. So he ends up watching TV or reading comics, and I feel bad because I can't take him around. I guess, before Alexa & Bayu come, I'm just going to sort things up.. so that the stuff are ready to be packed into boxes. I don't have much time left, though, especially because I'm going to Washington DC this weekend.

Thanks for the welcome-back greetings, everyone ^^ I hope I didn't miss anyone ~

Selene, I've read Dream Saga (my brother brought it here), but I don't really like the story that much. It's too mahou shoujo, in my opinion. Or perhaps I've grown up a bit =P (i.e. i'd prefer something that's calmer & more mature). Even I don't really care about the action part of CCS anymore --> the clow-card capturing thingie. At least not as much as before. I think I would prefer drama-like anime/manga that concentrates on the storyline & characters, such as Maison Ikkoku for the story right now. But who knows, I keep changing my mind all the time depending on my mood *blames her wild mood swing*

I share your happiness, Taryn, for my own Kubrick DVD collection has arrived two days ago as well *dances* I cannot wait to watch them all *cackles* However, I must obtain a DVD player, since I don't want to watch these precious movies on my tiny laptop ~_~
Buy the collection, people (who love Kubrick), while Amazon.com still offers free shipping on advertised products (that includes Kubrick DVD collection). Alexa, you can have the collection sent to my address to avoid shipping charge if you want ^^

*lol* Sakura, before you told me what ASUC was, I pronounced it as "Ay-SUCK" as well XD Perhaps that leads to the fact that I'm a graduating senior *feels old* By the way, your blog subdirectory, kaya, what does it mean? Does it mean anything in Korean, or is it supposed to be Japanese? Just curious =P It means "rich" in Indonesian, btw (yes, we do have the word "kaya").

Wahh, thanks for mentioning this MI scanlations, Garion! I love it to bits :D

10-page of paper is waiting tonight -_- It's due tomorrow and I & Kara haven't started yet... Moreover, Kara is in Washington DC at the moment.. mwahhh ;_;

12:22:00 AM
*points above*
The time is so cute :D
Well... tadaima! ^^v I've been extremely tired since I arrived home 4 hours ago, but I'll manage to say something anyway.

music : rah band - clouds across the moon
This song has been on my mind for the past 11 hours *_* 7 hours on the car, then 4 hours at home. My friend played this song over and over again, too bad I didn't count. But I believe it must have been more than 20 times, along with two other songs x_X Not that I loathe the songs, no.. I actually love the songs, but it was too much and I was totally bored of them right now. The other two songs are "Sorry Doesn't Make It Anymore" by Rah Band and "Jealousy" by Pet Shop Boys.

Yes, I just came back from Boston *nods* Thanks for the notice, Alexa ^^ I forgot to leave a note here before leaving for Boston last Friday. I was in a real hurry upon departure, because my friend just called me at 5 PM and we left for Boston at 5.45 PM o_O; I only had time to rushingly pack & make sure I didn't forget anything essential (in the end, I did forget to bring my hairdryer and towel).
Why did I go to Boston, you ask? Well... here comes the not-so-long story *coughs* A friend of mine (let's call him A, an Indonesian at PennState) wanted to come to his ex-girlfriend's father's funeral. At first, he only asked Kara to come with him. However, Kara doesn't have a driver's license and he needed someone who has a license to accompany him, because his license was suspended (due to speeding, I believe). So he asked another guy (B) to come with him. Trouble was: there was no one to accompany B in Boston (A was going to Dover, New Hampshire -- less than 1 hour from Boston -- where his ex-girlfriend lives and the funeral was held; Kara was going to stay at her friend's house). Therefore, A called me in very last minute and asked me whether I wanted to come to Boston (more or less to accompany B). Of course, I brought my brother along. So all five of us (A, B, Kara, myself, and my brother) drove to Boston in A's car, which took about 7 hours each way >_< A and B both exchanged turns in driving.

We (except for Kara) ended up sleeping at B's friend's apartment because we couldn't get a cheap yet nice hotel and we were already very tired & hungry (we arrived in Boston around 1-2 AM). The next day (Saturday), A drove to Dover to attend the funeral (and meet his ex-girlfriend, to whom he broke up with 5 months ago and hadn't met for more than 1 year, in the hope of *soon* getting together again as boyfriend/girlfriend). B, myself, and my brother went to have lunch, shopping, and have dinner together with C (B's friend, whose apartment we stayed at). It was a brief enjoyment, but a nice one, since I hadn't been to Boston for two years. We stayed at a hotel that night, cause we didn't want to bother C too much. A came back from Dover on Sunday morning, went straight to our hotel, picked Kara up, and left for State College (the name of my city, in case anyone doesn't know yet =P It's a weird name, I know) afterwards. The return trip was very quite, gloomy, and somewhat sad... mostly because A brought a sad story from Dover: his ex-girlfriend has had another boyfriend. That must have been frustrating for A, because he had been together with his ex for 4 years before breaking up, and still loves her, above all. Of course, all of us (save for my brother, who couldn't have grasped the situation before I told him directly) felt bad for A and we kept quite almost the whole 7-hour trip. Imagine how boring & uncomfortable we were. And we felt really sorry & even more uncomfortable when A wept two times (if I'm not mistaken) silently while listening to the love songs (mostly broken heart songs, though) over & over again. So you get the idea... the same songs were played all too often; there wasn't much variety of the songs played. As a result, the 3 most often played songs are staying stubbornly in my head until this very moment *_*

That concludes the story of my trip to Boston, which is actually quite long in the end *grins*
But Alexa, I didn't spend much money at all in Boston, since we drove there. I only spent money for lunch/dinner and buying a few clothes for my brother (using the pocket money my dad gave him for his trip to USA), because he's in deep need of new clothing (FYI, my dad is very strict with spending money for shopping and my brother hadn't bought anything for a year... o_O). To be perfectly honest, I don't have much money on my hands right now... not until I earn my own money from my future job. I only have very little now left the rest of the year... that's why I need a decent job as soon as possible (and avoid spending too much for vacations).

By the way, Alexa, I have all the scans (high resolution & high quality -- about 1+ MB for each file) of Lain artbook. Interested? I can zip it & send it to you anytime ^^v Oh, to answer your question about ACO: no.. I didn't notice the "666" number on the police uniforms. I have to watch it again for sure *nods* And yes, I agree that Alex's munching is intimidating for some reason. Perfect acting by McDowell *_*

*lol* Joey, your sleeping pattern is no more messed up than mine XD You've heard me speaking about that many times, I suppose.

Congratulations on your new domain, Anne! Mmm, I think I need to ask you for another favor, if you wouldn't mind... My brother couldn't get some of the manga I wanted, so is it possible for you to help me... ? ^^ Sorry for the trouble, it's alright if you won't be able to. I have the list already, and my mom is going to USA around July 15 (I'm not sure yet, I have to ask her again about the date), so you have 2 weeks to shop. Thanks a lot in advance, I really appreciate it if you could help me. Oh, I also need Harley's bank account again since I accidentally deleted the email ^^; Gomen...

Oh! I almost forgot... Since Boston is a place of memory (with my ex-boyfriend) and I know a lot of Indonesian people there (who are mostly my ex's friends), I met several people accidentally at Porter Exchange Building (a place full of Japanese shops, restaurants, cafes, and supermarkets) while having lunch. The first person I met is a bestfriend of my ex. He came with his sister and her boyfriend. The siblings are quite popular in Boston, mostly because they're the ideal image of a guy & a girl in general (beautiful & handsome, rich, tall, great body, etc). The second person I met is my highschool friend whom I hadn't seen for a year. She actually lives in Arizona, but she's in Boston this whole summer for internship. It was quite an accident meeting her there, so we were very surprised (.... and a bit loud at first due to our exclamation =P).

I'm sleepy & tired ~_~ I can't continue now *gives up* I'll write again tomorrow, hopefully. Ja ne ~~ *waves*