Coming Netherlands..^^

I'm already in Netherland for 1 week until now. I flied with KLM Royal Dutch airline, it's Dutch government airline and that was the first time i fly with big airline and long hours. The plane is 3-4-3 seat, with transit in Kuala Lumpur for 30 minutes. Then after 3 baked meals, uncountable TV shows, 16 hours in sky finally i arrived in Schipol airport, i'm in Europe now.. lol^^

After immigration check i didn't go to take bagage directly, an average old lady who same plane with me asked me to waited her in immigration office, i don't know what probs with her, i spent time with her when transit. After some minutes not coming, then i leaved her, because i saw seems her relatives already came in to immigration office, hope it's right.. Search my bagage, go out, look around where Pedro is,, then not long time a man who i can remember his picture came and hug me.. :) 

Amsterdam weather is not nice when i came, gloomy and rain.. It takes 2 hours to reach my hostfam home.. On the way to hostfam home i saw beautiful typical Dutch houses , windmills and kind animals like horse, sheep, cows, goat, beside the highway road.. Then i finally come to new home for my next 1 year.. hope this is can become nice 2nd home.. :) There are some interesting sites around here, these are some pics..

One Paving block around here

Arcen Church

Maas River

 

 

Some people here own big pet, this's the small one..

What a cozy cafe.. :)

What's wrong with ur bike meneer?!

Kaateltuin Arcen

Last day work.. ;(

Hmm... today is the last day i work in my present company. U know, when the time coming there's more feeling that i don't want leave this company. I was hate the way from my home to office. But when time coming to leave it, i start to lose it.. lol..^^ People don't know what they got until they lose it. Well, thing already happened, this is my dream from long time, i've decided to step forward into new journey so i must ready to leave my comfortness. Yea, my last company is such a comfort place to work ( for me,, maybe because i'm not a boss.. lol^^ ) with kind, funny office mates who almost everyday i meet them made me quite mellow to leave them. I hope we can still keep in touch friends.. ;)

On last year airfreight trip

And now, my visa is ready, my flight is booked, there's no way to turning back.. :) ( of course i won't.. ), then start next week i won't in Indonesia. I'll be with new family, new lil sister, new friends, new weather, new life atmosphere, new place and exactly my new life.. :p I wish and will try to be a good friend for my hostparents, nice big sister for their daughter, and help them in any ways i can as they already spend much efforts, time, money to bring me there.. i'm so thankful to them.. Danke Pedro & Evelyn Hofmans.. :) See you next week.. :)

From Bangkok with.. ^&%#$@!*^

Hay hay guys... :)

Long time not post on my blog. I just back from a week Bangkok Trip. I went to Bangkok not only for travel actually like i did if come to new place but only to meet my Indian boyfriend. Yeah, like i ever wrote on "My 2012 Wishlist" post that i want to meet my boyfriend after some cancellation and now that wish already realised.. :D

I will not share about my love story in there of course.. :) #secret# But i just share about the trip.
Well, i went alone to Bangkok from Jakarta, my bf picked up me at airport ( with come late.. :( ) We stay in Darjelling hotel. I like that hotel, near BTS ( skytrain in BKK ), the room looks nice with flat TV and hairdryer, yes hairdryer is most important for me although i already bring it.. :)

I met his friend who has Thai girlfriend and intend meet her family in Lomsak, outside Bangkok. He told it was mountainous place which known for Kaokor mountain and there's waterfalls, temple, zoo. Sounds interesting i thought since i prefer nature view trip than city trip, but it took 6 hours to reached there and we went at noon.. :( really not a good time to go.. :( Anyway, we left hotel around 11 am, went to terminal, bought ticket, and the double decker bus was quite comfy. We got 1 bottle mineral water + snack, there're TV, our seat can be adjust for lil laying position, clean, oh, there's no bus like this in Indonesia.. :(Well, from firstly coming to Bangkok i saw that Bangkok transportation is more, more good in transportation than in Jakarta. The BTS which is skytrain, connecting BTS to airport, MRT, clean station, free Bangkok map, clear rail map, it were really give the ease for tourists to enjoy Bangkok, so no wonder i often saw Western, other tourists everywhere in Bangkok..

BTS train

BTS peron

We arrived around 6 pm and stay in nice bungalow. The schedule is we had dinner, met Thai girl family, and tomorrow ride a car to some interesting places around there. The weather is so hot at that time but it's not made me to stop shot my camera.. :) We went to waterfall but for it wasn't a nice waterfalls anyway, so mostly i took temple pics. I don't know name of the temples, so just check the pics out.. :D

On the way from temple to temple, we stopped by in some very nice cafe. I like the decorations of cafe we've visited, seems so creative and really want offer someting uniqueness. Hope can have own cafe like those in mountainous land of course. Here they are,,

Really cozy having lunch in here but if not too sunrise..

hmm.. nyummyy... :p

i found this cute school bus in front of cafe.. :)

Which one ur Postcard? :)

After strolling around temples, at midnight we back to Sukhumvit, Bangkok. That day we arrived in Bangkok was such Hotel's Day. We move from one hotel to another because previous hotel is full booked. And because my boyfriend must back to India at midnight for work, sikkhhh... :( so i decided to stay in Khaosan because i have 3 days more in Thailand so if i stay in Khaosan it would be easy for me to reach Grand Palace and other tourist spots near there. But, Khaosan hostels are really not comfy for me to stay alone, if i have friends it would be ok. The other good hotels in Khaosan obviously quite expensive,, :( so i changed my decision to stay back to Sukhumvit... sorry hun.. :(

At first time alone in Sukhumvit, actually i don't know what have to do. I walked around, i found nice garden with soft music,, back to hotel, breakfast.. chat, googling whether i found interesting place near Sukhumvit.. then.. voila.. SIAM!! Then i eat my tom yum, pack my bag, bring my camera, and go.. this is the first time i learn how to buy BTS ticket since from yesterday my bf who always did for me.. :)
And finally i come to great & big SIAM.. seems inside mall are expensive and luxury, but not really i think, i like the foodcourt, many variance of foods,, u can also try many things in outside mall.. :) Well, it's not bad traveling around city alone.. for me.. :p

It's all about ... G-A-M-B-L-I-N-G ...

No, u wrong if thought i'm a gambler,, i'm not exactly!

I'm gambling with my mind.. with my heart.. but excited actually.. :)

Yup, i think this March is most gambling month in my life ever..

What has made this so?! Ok, i tell u..

First is i spend much money in 1 month.. which that makes my cash very very low.. The documents, legalize documents, medical check up, many things i need to buy for Holland, daily stuffs.. huufff... :(

Second, i gambling whether my lil bath cash that i have now is enough for 5 days trip in Bangkok.. :(

Third, i gambling whether me & my indian boyfriend will match for each other.. whether he will accept me as i am.. whether we will have fun in bangkok.. whether we will continue our relationship after meet.. ( oh, God.. i wish all going smoothly.. )

Fourth, i gambling to come to Netherland.. whether i can mix with whole family especially with Kaylee & Lianne.. whether i can cook well.. whether i can have NL/foreign friends in there.. whether i sick bcos the weather..

Fifth, i gambling about what i will do after 1 year in Netherland.. whether i back & seek job in Indo.. whether i stay more than 1 year in NL.. ( i wish.. :p )

See,, the points are whether.. whether.. and whether... I rarely have this feeling so much.. this's tooo many whether.. :( I often feel want to pass it all soon.. i know it's all about time, no need to worry bcos God already doing in that, it's just my shit feelin'! Siikkhhh.... :(

Education, is it matter for Ur Life?!..

Waktu jam - jam kantor 3 temen gw yg masih satu department dengan gw lagi ngobrolin tentang karir satu orang temen gw ini yg baru 1 bulan join di kantor tempat gw kerja. Gini percakapannya:

N: T, lw kan tinggi kenapa lw ga coba jadi pramugara aja?,, lumayan tuh kumpulin uangnya abis itu baru kerja kantoran.. ( si T nyahut, tp krna suaranya kecil gw ga kedengeran )

A: Ih, sayang kali S1 nya, masa S1 jadi pramugara..

N: Oh, iya ya..

( setelah itu gw ga denger mereka ngomong apa lagi deh tuh.. )

Saat denger omongan A dalam hati gw bilang "duh, sempit banget sih pikiran lw,, emank pramugara pekerjaan yg rendah banget ya,," Kebanyakan orang Indonesia masih punya pikiran yang terbatasi,, menurut gw pendidikan adalah sebagai alat, pengetahuan, dan ga terpaku untuk menentukan pekerjaan & hidup kita.. Klo keinginan temen gw itu emank jadi pramugara dibanding pekerjaan kantor so what?! toh banyak banget keuntungan yg didapet dari menjadi pramugara, selain penghasilan yg tinggi ( udah pasti.. ), bahasa Inggris dy jadi terlatih hampir setiap hari, melatih public speaking dy, travel ke beberapa tempat & negara, bisa belajar tentang penerbangan secara langsung, or siapa tau ke depannya dy dikasih beasiswa pendidikan pilot..who knows?! klo pun dy ga seberuntung itu kan uang dri dy jadi pramugara bisa dy kumpulin untuk buka bisnis, right?!

So, friend kenapa sih hidup kalian masih terpaku pada cara berpikir yg kaku gitu,, coba deh hal baru & jangan malu mencoba sesuatu hal baru yg ngga sesuai dgn pendidikan kalian tapi klo kalian suka & itu membawa kebaikan untuk hidup kalian then why u don't give it try?!.. Jangan ragu klo kalian udah yakin, sesuatu baru bisa jadi mengubah hidup kalian. Jujur gw ga begitu suka kerja kantoran, knpa? krna kita ga belajar secara langsung, terlalu pasif, kadang suka ga ada kerjaan, jatuhnya ya diisi ngobrol, bercanda2 ga jelas, browsing  internet menunggu bel pulang ( itu yg gw lihat di kantor gw ya,,) which is menurut gw itu kaya anak SD aja.. pikiran & wawasan kita jadi ga luas, ga berkembang. Ga selamanya kerja kantoran itu bagus n ga selamanya pikiran & wawasan kita lebih baik dari orang yg pekerjaannya yg menurut masyarakat lebih rendah dari kerja kantoran, mungkin kalian akan dipandang "wah" oleh orang lain, tapi buat apa kerja cuma untuk dapet pujian dari orang lain klo pekerjaan itu ga mengembangkan diri & ga menambah wawasan kita,, Jadi menurut gw pilihlah pekerjaan yg bener2 mengembangkan pikiran & wawasan lw dan pastinya lw menyukai pekerjaan itu. And i'm on that process..^^

Aupair.. oh aupair...

Fiuuhh... finally i have mood to write again.. :D Yea, i can't write without mood, i choose to waiting that mood rather than make its mood.. haha.. :D

My last posting i wrote about my wish list i 2012, and now i'm close to realise one of my wish list which is Living in one of Europe country for some months..^^ yaayy... i'm so excited but gambling in waiting that time come. Maybe you wondering how i can be living in Euro,, ok, i'll explain.. Firstly, i must say thank to my friend, Raisa who already told me about aupair. Being an au pair is part of an one year cultural exchange program. An au pair is someone between the ages of 18-26 and can work a maximum of 30 hours a week divided over 5 days. The au pair is responsible for taking care of the children and can also do light household chores. A big advantage of having an au pair is that she lives at your house, her support is flexible, and receive a small monetary allowance for personal use. Moreover we can travel around the country.. :D Well, but the important is to learn other new culture, new people, new environment in purpose to explore my limits, build my independence, make friend in international environment and many things u can name it..

I tried to signed up in many aupair websites,, some families came but u know what?! they're all scammer,, i know from the way they write mail to me, asked me to contact immigration agency they choosed, asked me to send money via Western Union to arrange visa,, wueeekkksss... i ever almost being scammed by scammer who introduced as an UK family, i believe what they said, but then my friend who is UK citizen told me that visa must be arrange in embassy not agency and many scammer who tell good things about UK.. oh, damn.. so stupid & shame i am that time! 

Then finally i decided to join as aupair in delft_aupair. Before decided to register in delft_aupair, i don't want join as aupair via agency, why?! because the FEE. Then after faced some scammers in internet & find that all aupair and family in NL needs agency to get each other so i come to that agency. I met with K Haris & K Tony, they told me about Netherland and their aupairs who they sent to NL. I sent my CV & dear hostfam letter to K Haris, he checked then if all ok he forwarded to agency in NL. I was waiting and waiting,, after 2, 3 days i asked him whether there're hostfam who interested in me but he said not yet,, ;( and no need waiting for so long 1 week later after K Haris submitted my CV & dear hostfam letter he emailed me that Rosalia ( aupair in NL ) email him told that her hostmom already found indo aupair who's name is Helena Mranani and she found that name in delft_aupair facebook firendlist and it's ME!! Haha.. what a coincidence,, but for me it's not totally a coincidence, God answer my pray, choose that family for me.. :D

After passing twice interview with hostmom, and hostmom interviewed other girls too ( Phil girls i think..^^ ) she & hostdad decided to picked me as their aupair... yaaayyy!!! :D Now i'm in preparing all documents needed and agent in NL in preparing my visa too. Even though the documents quite difficult and needs times & efforts to get it, i trust God will help.. Hope all is going well & smoothly till the time come.. amen..

My 2012 Wish Lists..

Ups! Already years 2012 now,, and this my 1st post in this new year.. Happy New Year all!! Well, last New Year eve is the only once i walk & stay in mid-night until early morning in Jakarta road like homeless people..:( Ok, i will share my last day in 2011 which is it's my birthday too..^^ All full my team in office must stand by in office for half day then i bring cheese choco brownies that mom made night before. From office i  meet Rai then we went to hunting pics in Sunda Kelapa, Red Bridge, Jakarta old town city, till night we take shoots Christmas ornaments in Grand Indonesia and of course fireworks in bundaran HI. Too bad am not yet buy card reader to transfer it to lappy, so i can't show u now guys..:( i will upload later.. I feel fireworks in Jakarta isn't spectatular like in other countries, the shape, the color isn't make me amaze enough, but no probs it's not important thing for me. Road around bundaran HI was full loaded with people, even we can't walk for some times..

Anyways, New Year identic with resolution, have u made it guys?!..

Well, for this year i don't want make any resolutions, let life going whatever will be. I don't want make myself confuse with it. Just give my life to God and God will work on it..^^

But, it's not cool if i don't make a wish lists in 2012, cos i believe if we write our wish then all that wish will be written & stay in our mind then unexpectedly someday if we see that wish lists we'll say surprisingly "wow, i already reach it, i already get it, i already accomplish it..^^" and it's so God damn fun thing.. :D

Ok, now let me begin with my 2012 wish lists, there are:

1. Be close to God, as end last year i'm become rarely pray like before, and i feel so faar from God. I don't like it, even though i'm sinner but i'm still want keep in touch with God cos He's soo kind to me..

2. Work smartly, yup i will finish my work before browing in net on phone, chat with friends. I'll work as tidy as i can, full of arrangement as my job related with many shit documents.. I don't want get next SP.. :(

3. Live in one of Europe country for some months, i don't want travel to Europe for only 2 weeks as most indo backpackers do, i want enjoy one city for more than 1 or 2 days, learn their culture, have chat with local people, and enjoy till fullest.. hmm... yummy.. :D You get nothing if only travel aroung Europe for 2 weeks dudes..

4. Meet my Indian boyfriend, we're waiting for so loong to meet, some plans some cancel, but we already fix to meet on March..^^

5. Cut some money for shopping, i don't want spend my money for waste things.

6. Invest my money on gold,, i think this's the logic & best way to invest money after i tried some other investment.

7. Buy etalase for mom sell whatever food she want, it will add mom's money.. :D

8. Having iPhone 4G, oh, i'm so badly in love with instagram, lomo, 4 or some frames and iPhone got it all also other photo applications.

9. Improve my Italy, Spanish, Dutch language, no need to take course as i don't have plan to study in there..^^ just learn from books & internet.

10. Backpack to Mount Bromo, Belitung, Bali, Lombok, Karimun Jawa, wow it's a lot huh.. well it's just my wish, no need money to have wish right?!^^

11. Backpack abroad to Bangkok-Phuket-Ayutthaya, Ha Long Bay, Angkor Wat, Batu Caves, SG, Hongkong, Macau, Japan,, a looott again.. :D

12. If i don't go to Europe this year, i want have bussiness, either online or offline.

13. Eat healthy food, no more noodles, no more fried food or "gorengan", no more sweet food/drink. Eat veggie, fruits, juice and drink milk.

14. Jogging once a month, exercise with dumbell & hola hoop.

15. More give donation to poor people, either give money or food way ( hmm... why this important thing become my last wish.. i don't intend for that anyway, first & last wish actually very important..^^ )

Well, that's it my wish lists. Hope when i see it at end 2012 all already accomplish..^^

Gud Luck guys for 2012..^^