Bloody Halloween

Today has been a bloody day for me. Well, not in scary way, but the other way around. It was a fun "bloody" day. ^^
After having lunch with my family at IBC restaurant, then we moved on to TP as my Mom's requested. Around 4pm , Natalie fetched me up at TP, then we went to PMI at Embong Ploso to donate our blood drive. The blood was taken around 350cc.
Well, it was my 1st experience, but today was Nat's second time, that's why she didn't feel scare at all.
After finished donating the blood, we were given a pack of Ultra Milk, milk crackers, and tablets of multi vitamin to recharge our energy back.

After 350cc has been taken, and the nurse asked me to hold on this red soft ball so that the blood will have better circulation.

We were going to PTC to check Nat's downlines at HSBC Air Asia's booth, then we moved to Sutos to have dinner at "de Kampoeng' before watching "Piranha".

With Natalie at de'Kampoeng. ^^

This movie was sucks. It's about the ancestor of Piranha that were thousands in numbers, and killing so many people inside the lake.
Shortly, during the movie it was all the blood, blood, and blood we saw.
The "bloody" Halloween is what I got for this year. Hopefully next year I will celebrate it in a real way. ^^
I feel quite content with myself as I finally managed to donate my blood drive as I always wanted to do since the beginning of 2010, and secondly I was able to spend some time with my ex garden office talk friend, Natalie. Been a while since the last time I spent time with her.

There are days that we should be proud of ourselves. Well, today is one of those day for me. ^^
Happy Halloween and happy Oktoberfest, everyone ^^

Fruit Club

Whilst in high school, I had a bunch of best friends called "Fruit Club". The club were including; Me as "Mango", Yulia as "Guava", Angie as "Apple", Amelia as "Orange", & the legendary twins, Rio & Riadi as the "Fruit club bodyguard". I didn't recall why we were using this weird name, but as long as I remember we were quite enjoying our name by the time being.

We hung out almost every weekend back then. It was always the twins who picked each of us up. Our fave destination was always the happening restos or cafes or malls.
It was great moments, great companions, and great journey for sure.
Our fruit club members were complete up until one of the twin, Rio went to US for taking his master degree. After Rio came back in town, then was Riadi's turn. Later on, Angie already got boyfriend, Yulia was following soon after Angie, & Amelia was queing the next year.
Our fruit club was never completely gathered from that on.

Yesterday was surely a happy moment & a rare opportunity that we could gather again completely after so long. The venue took place at Sushi Tei GM. We were sharing a lot of things, making fun of each other, & finally taking pictures together. The feeling was like going back to the good old days.
We had been through a lot of good moments for sure, & there would be millions of things coming up.

This year & next year, 3 of fruit clubs members eg: Yulia, Amelia, & Riadi are getting married. Wishing them a happy time in preparing their wedding events. Can't believe we've been friends for 10 years & still counting. Really proud of having you guys as my besties.
I remember a quote by Anand Krishna saying that: "Today's friends can turn out into tomorrow's enemies, & today's enemies can turn out into tomorrow's friends". Well, it happens for certain people. However, it won't possibly happen for us.
I believe that we have a strong bond of friendship that will make the friendship grows even stronger & prettier each day.

XoXo,
Mango

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JL Night

The wedding I attended this weekend was Jason & Levina's. The venue took place at Grand City, & it was a huge standing party event.

When I went on to the stage to congratulate the bride & the groom, I just realized that the groom's mother was look alike with the bride that made me thought that it was the bride's mother.

Is it the similarity between them that make the groom fell in love with the bride at the first place? I believe there's huge possibility for it!

Overall, it was a great wedding party & a nice reunion night with old pals. Simply a night to remember :D

Marriage Thingy

Do you believe in a perfect marriage?
Well, I don't!

A couple days ago just met an old friend of mine who is few years younger than me. She is married & already have a son. I thought she was nurtured and was having a good marriage. Unexpectedly she told me a lot of unbelievable stories about her marriage.

She was a having a clash with her mom-in-law so many times, since they're living together. So, she said that she needs to a bit kiss ass to her in-law. Moreover, her husband is also insincere toward her & were way too many dramas. In front of others her husband showed off too much affection, while when they were alone, he was so mean & disrespectful. Moreover, she also suspected her husband had an affair with another woman. Although she wasn't sure enough, but I know that a feeling of jealousy is so much unpleasant.

I was speechless for the time being. Just hoping that things get better for her & her little family.

In a night like this, I just recall a quote more or less like this "In order to succeed, sometimes a lizard has to let go of its tail" Quoted from CEO of Samsung corporation.
I find it totally true!

Barbie oh Barbie

One of my dreams is collecting Barbie dolls, and have my own space to display all of the collections
This is the picture of the Barbie outlet in Shanghai. I heart this outlet a lot<3 and wishing someday I could have this kind of showcase in my house.
Whether it could happen into reality or not, well let's see! ^^

Garden Tea Rose

I love garden tea rose. I like the color and I love the romance feeling aroused by it.

I'm not really a big fan of flowers ever since, but lately I'm becoming one. I would love to give and receive a bucket or a pot of flowers from now on. So, any of you who wants to give me a flower surprise, this flower definately is my first choice:))

Do you know that the number of roses you give to someone have their own meaning? Check this out! :)

1     : Love at the first sight
2     : 2 people loving each other
3     : I love you
6     : Crazy for you
9     : Loving you forever
10   : You are perfect for me
12   : Be my love
13   : Secret admirer
15   : I'm sorry
20   : Trust me!
21   : I will always be by your side.
24   : Thinking of you all the time
36   : Thinking of romantic moments with you
40   : My sincere love
50   : Regretless love
99   : Loving you all my life
100 : Loving each other eternally
101 : You are the only one for me
108 : Marry me!
365 : Loving you everyday!
999 : My eternal love

So, any of you you wants to propose your loved ones, mind the numbers! :)

Old Flame = 0

Have you ever experienced of attending your ex boyfriend’s wedding? Well, I had.

Last January I attended his wedding party at J.W Marriot. The day I got back from Singapore for my grandpa’s medical check up purpose was also his wedding day, January 17,2010.  Felt so lame going the party as I was so tired, however due to pay some respect to him, so that evening as soon as I got back home, I quickly prepared myself for the wedding party .

At the party, I shook his parents and sister’s hands and then placed myself to a comfortable seat between 2 of my best friends. I wondered how I might feel by the time I see the bride and the groom walking down the aisle. For my surprise, I didn’t feel any awkwardness seeing them together. One of my bestie told me if only I still being together with him, I am the one who would be standing there with him at the moment.

Well, I think I had dropped down the old flame a long time ago, and nothing had left, even a tiny bit. I just believe that things happened for a reason, and the reason is for the better.

Anyhow, I was feeling happy for David and Irene.  I saw them as a great couple perfectly matched to each other. ^^

Mr.Fatherly & Ms.Motherly

Yesterday I attended Naga & Susan's wedding party. It was a big party with pleasant athmosphere inside. Funny video clips, nice songs, good foods, & great companions.

A friend of mine said that Naga is so 'kebapakan' & Susan is so 'keibuan'. Well, I guess, that's the thing that make them match to each other.

It's always interesting to know how 2 people out of different background & personality meet.
Sometimes, love just happen at the first sight, others will be at the second sight, or extremely will be at the 100th sight. I think it's because what's indonesian term called "trisna jalaran saka kulina". People fall in love because they get used to meet each other, & love just happens because of the frequent meetings.
Well, however & whatever it is, falling in love with someone is a sort of destiny & a blessing as well, becoz love doesn't easily come.

In this opportunity, I just want to greet Naga & Susan for their wedding. Hoping them a prosperous & blessed marriage! ^^


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WOW and WAW!



This is a picture of me wif my "bodyguard' during Christmas'09. The title of this pic is "A Decade of Friendship" :)
Left-Right: Handi, Me,  Gyat2, Mulie



















Who I'm going to congratulate about for today is Handi. We've been friends for almost 11 years and still counting on. Started from the day I met him during the early year of my high school, I didn't have a feeling that I'm gonna be a bestie with this nerdy look guy, however since he weirdly attracted my attention, so there we go, the journey of our friendship began from that line.

Well, Today is his master degree commencement day! October 16, 2010. Such a big proud for me having a friend like him. Among the other many friends, he is the only one finishing his master degree. That's such a WOW and WAW!

Now, he is doing his tour and travel business. Inter-Tour and Travel it is.
So, if you by any chance needing a ticket for any purposes, you can directly call this hotline no.:  (031)77662284.
It is guaranteed you are about to have satisfaction services. ***** I'm the living proof ^^



Once in a Blue Moon Saturday

Today's officially my weekend off the public. Just got back from my grandpa's at Lawang by 7pm. Therefore, there's not enuf time to get ready.

Thus, turned out I was having head-to-toe body treatment.
& just done all those, now what I'm doing is listening to my fave old songs, downloading a few new songs, & bbm-ing with my bestie. She said that people change. The situation between now & 1 month ago is also changed. Yes, I do feel so. Life is about changes & choices. Every second counts. For some changes is for the better, we have to have faith & walk along with this thing so called changes.

It turns out that my saturday night becoming very pampering, rewarding, & meaningful.
I'm looking forward for weekends like this again in the near time ♥.

Forrest Gump

"Mama always said, life is like a box of chocolate. You will never know what you are gonna get".

I love this quote from The Forrest Gump movie.
I believe that life has so many colors, forms, taste & quality as well. The phase of life is also revolving.
Sometimes we just feel happy without any special reason, the other times it's just a so-so felt life, nothing exciting things happened, and any other time all we got is just the gloomy days.
However, whatever life brings us, life is just cherishable in many different forms. C'est la vie! ^^


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The 7th Week

 

This is the pic taken D-1 before my departure to Shanghai. So glad that I got the chance to capture this scene.

Today is the 7th week my grandpa had passed away, which means that today is the final Thursday of our family gathering. Well, I think I'm gonna miss this moment.
I really love my grandpa, & I really feel so thankful that he waited for my arrival from Shanghai so that I can see him for the last time, as all my aunties thought. The day I came back from Shanghai, Aug 27, 2010 was also the day my grandpa passed away. That day I was very tired due to long flight hour & as soon as I reached Surabaya, I directly visited him as I was missing him so much.
Later on, as soon as I reached my home, I quickly unpacked my stuffs and was planning to sleep earlier. However, things didn't happen as planned. Around 7pm, my Mom said that my grandpa was running out of breath, so we directly went to his house. As soon as we arrived, all of my aunties & uncle were already there & full of tears. I also can't handle my bursted tears down. I felt so sad looking at his condition by that time. We were there waiting for him until he wrapped out his last breath. Somehow deep down I knew that it was the best for him, but I just feeling so sad for him. How come someone as kind as him can get such a terrible disease of tongue cancer. Life seems to be unfair for certain people, but we can't do nothing against it. For me, he's just the best grandpa in the world that I will ever get. Someone who was caring and responsible for everything he'd done & someone who will always stood up for his family no matter what. Shortly, he played the best role as a husband, a father, & a grandfather. Simply wonderful.
I remember a saying like this "Be someone good & remarkable, so that by the time you're gone, people will cry for you". My grandpa is just the perfect proof for this. Everybody loves him. It can be shown from the tremendous number of people coming in & out of his ceremony until the last day.
Another time, another weather, another season, another people, another scene, another opportunity, another activity. Things just come & go. I'm waiting for the storm of sadness to pass & a spark of happiness to enter again. Life is a blessing, and I believe that I am someone who is blessed beyond measure~


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A New Breed of a New Blog! (www.silvaisland.blogspot.com)

Today was another good day, except one thing made me terribly upset.

I lost my blog account (http://www.mademoisellesilvana.blogspot.com/) this evening.
It happened when I idly trying to get rid of unnecessary items in my blogspot. I deleted i google item. Later on I tried to get back to my blog home & I just shockingly can't believe my eyes that my writings for 1 year were all GONE.

Totally spoiled the mood for tonight.
Nevertheless, I decided to make this another blogspot account. The ones I had written using my Blackberry from Sept-Oct were still available & thus can be retrieved to this new blog, while the others that were missing maybe I will wrote down a few that means a lot to me based on my remembrance.

Somehow, it's felt like my effort of writing for over a year were missing & wasted. T.T.

Well, I'm just hoping that this time this blog will stay here forever. *finger crossed*

Enough for the pity parts. Now, let's say hello to the new breed of my new blog, pals! nice to see you again! ^^ I hope this simple hello will make great relationships to us all. <3

XOXO,
Almost Desperate Writer

Silvana Gran Caffe

I just discovered that my name can also be used as a brand. "Silvana Gran Caffe". It's Italian origin arabican coffee.
I wonder how great it is if I can import this brand in my country.

Anyone willing to make my wish comes true?!

Shuzaholic

If I have to choose one fashion item that I'm obsessed with, it would be shoes.

I have collected a lot pair of shoes, maybe there are 30 pairs in total, & they are all still in a good condition.

I do also love another fashion items as well. Clothes, bags, watches, wallets, hairbands etc., but shoes will always be the first choice among all items. Why? It's just that I simply believe that a pair of good shoes will bring me to many pretty places & hence giving me a lot of wonderful experience as well. Therefore collecting many shoes means there would be many shoes accompany me to many beautiful places xoxo :3

Cartoon Therapy

Cartoon movies can really make me happy. Therefore, whenever I need to have a good laugh, I just watch catoon movies. Here's the cartoons I watched recently & they simply therapeutically healing! ^^

Rocking October!

October is a good month. Why do I say so? Well, it's because this month, there are 3 weddings & 1 engagement party that I'm gonna attend.
Meanwhile, this 1st weekend of Oct, I'm having a portion of kaya toast & strawberry mojitos at Kopi O at Sutos to boost up my weekend mood. Voila! I'm ready to rock this October! ^^

Bootic

This is me in Zara boots. I think I look like a satpam in those boots! :p

Ten-Ten-Ten

What is so special about today? Triple ten day is about to bring luck or something? So many couple hold their engagement & wedding today.
Well, that's just a superstitious matter.
What matters for me is today, an old friend of mine, Amelia held her engagement party today.
So happy for the happiest couple of the day, Amelia & Willy.
I'm hoping them a happy sailing preparation through the big day next year. ^^

Female Brain

Got this image from a friend of mine. Do you really think that inside the female brains are only these of:
-shopping
-diamonds
-traveling
-dress up
-make up
?
Well...I don't think so.
Those things are just small part of our brains, but there are a lot more important things inside. Do you agree, my female friends?:p

心想事成

This morning during breakfast with my grandma, she said something about wishes come true. In chinese, it's called "心想事成".

She said that most of what she had ever wished for in her earlier age came true. Well, I also want to be like her. If Everything that I want in this life becoming a reality, well...that would be superb! What I need is just a word. F.A.I.T.H it is. :)