Dunkdunk di sini, di sono, dan di mana-mana…

hari minggu yg panjaaaaangg… minum kopi jam 9 malem, hasil nya begini deh, jam 2 ga bisa boboh… jadi nya angetin bakso, ngemil cookies *huaaaaa… gemuk dahhh… *… n akhirnya, isi blog dehh…

earlier tonite, gue nonton tipi… ga ada acara bagus sih (well, tipi indo, wat do u expect??)… jadi kerjaan cuma naek turunin ubah2 channels… trus pas nyampe ti pi er i alias TVRI, ehhhh ada acara ketoprak!! wuaahhh… serasa kembali ke masa2 muda — oops masa kecil maksudnya… *skrg masi muda kok… hihihi… * bagi anak2 lahir awal 80an *sperti gue*, ada saat2 di masa sd di mana cm ada TVRI di layar tipi tercinta… dan tentu nya sebagai tipi yg begitu indonesia abis… jelas ada acara ketoprak yg notabene jawa bangettttt…

gue inget dulu terkadang di saat bosan, gue nontonin ketoprak… but well, i never really ngerti jalan crita ketoprak yg berbahasa jowo halus alias jawa krama inggil…

sbenernya sih, sepanjang taon2 sd n smp gue, ada pelajaran yg nama nya bahasa daerah, which means bahasa jowo… buttttt gue ini yah indonesia banget gitoe loh… bahasa jowo cm bisa seupil doank, itu pun yg ngapak2 khas banyumasan (hidup banyumas!!! hidup ngapak2!!! hidup mendoan!!!)… nah di pelajaran bahasa jowo tercinta, tentu nya ada bahasa jowo halus alias kromo inggil dunk yg tentu nya jg gue begitu dodo–errr… kurang pintar… tapi sbenernya kan gue ni lumayan pinter loh… instead of apalin bahasa2 kromo, gue pake logika…

logika gue gini… setelah mengamati bahasa jawa kromo sono sini… gue liat kok yah, kata2 di jawa kromo banyak diakhiri dgn “ipun”… jadi nya, utk kata2 yg gue ga ngerti apa jowo kromo nya, gue tambahin “ipun” di blakangnya… misalnyaaaa… hmmm… gini… misalnya “omah” — rumah jadi “omahipun”, ato “kembang”–bunga jadi “kembangipun”… ya pokoknya gitu2 dehhh…

*kyknya contoh gue sih salah… maklum dah bertaon2 silam… hihihi…*

well… back to ketoprak… gue nonton tu ketoprak cukup lama loh… biar pun gue ga ngerti satu kata pun yg mreka omongin (kan mreka pake jowo kromo)… yah gue anggap aja nostalgia… hehehe…

ada bbrp tokoh di ketoprak tadi yg gue kyknya tau deh… ada cewe yg jadi cowo dgn dandanan yg gue rasa itu sih srikandi yah… trus ada cowo dgn kuku jempol raksasa yg gue assume ada lah bima alias werkudara, salah satu pandawa lima… emang biasa nya ketoprak tu ambil crita dr mahabarata ato kisah2 wayang…

wow… feels like my childhood just comes back to me… then gue iseng2 cari2 gambar ketoprak di google, n dapet bbrp gambar ini loh…

hmmm… kl gue boleh jujur sih yah… waktu kecil, gue demen wayang2an gitoe… buku komik mahabarata, ramayana, srikandi punya sepupu gue abis semua gue baca… model2 cerita rakyat ken arok ken dedes, roro mendut, lara jonggrang, legenda prabu kresna, juga gue baca abis…

komik mahabarata tuh yah… tuebel nya minta ampun… ada dr A – D, tiap jilid tebel nya kyk novel gitoe, tapiiiii… skali baca jilid pertama, i just couldnt stop… biar pun gue musti sembunyi2 ambil buku nya (krn sepupu gue sering nya kaga kasi pinjem), gue tetep keukeuh musti baca tu buku… i just couldnt get enough of it!! crita nya seru… biar pun inti crita nya sbenernya cm perseteruan kurawa n pandawa, tapi seruuuu banget dehhh!! duh, gue jadi pengen baca lagi…

pas baca tu mahabarata, gue demen banget ma arjuna n nakula sadewa… di ramayana, tentu nya gue demen ma ramayana n hanoman (bener hanoman kan yah… kok jadi ga yakin gene…). then, waktu gue denger di TPI mo puter tu mahabarata, wah gue seneeengggg bangetttt… gue pikir bisa liat versi orang tu komik kesayangan gue… tapiiii… ternyata kan itu mahabarata india … arjuna nya ga ganteng… nakula sadewa kaga cute… orang2nya… AARRGGHHH… huh!!… inti nya gue kecewa abis!! … trus kl ga salah abis itu ga lama ada ramayana india jg diputer di TPI, tapi kali ini gue tidak tertipu! gue ga nonton n jadi nya gue tidak mengalami kekecewaan sperti waktu mahabarata dulu… HUAHAHAHAHAHA… *ketawa pahlawan bertopeng ala sinchan*

hmmmm…. *liat ke jam dinding di atas kompie*

AMPUN DAHHH!! udah ampir jam 3!! gue musti boboh… tp kok blom nantuk… gue lg nonton heroes season 3 di creative jg… baru episode 8 nih… gue baru mulai nonton kemaren… sbenernya sih gue dah donlot tiap minggu dengan rajin… tapiiiii gue tuh tegang n takut kl nonton heroes … tp krn tontonan gue skrg abis, jadi nya gue mulai tontonin nih…

udah ah… gue mo nonton heroes ampe ketiduran ajah… ta taaaaaa…

it’s been 1 year and 11 months since the first time i came to Singapore to stay ‘for good’. and i’ve been meeting a lot of new people. some of them became friends or even good friends, some jz stayed in the polite-head-nod level. and throughout those times, lots of them had taken some parts in what i have been now.

sooo… now i jz have the urged to try to list down the people that hv had some impacts in my course of life. and since i’m staying in Singapore, i think it would be polite if i start with Singaporeans (hehehe…).

let’s start with  TT (her initial). she’s my senior in my office. my first impression on her was she looked so cold, unapproachable, calm and steady. but my impression changed when i saw her joking around with D (my other senior), her eyes was sparkling and so expressive and honestly, it amazed me. beyond her coldness, she could be fun. then i started being relaxed and sometimes joked around with her, but it was still in the colleague zone. until one day, she asked me if i liked singing thru msn, but i wasnt avail that time. apparently she was about to ask me out for singing with other colleagues from different team. and then one thing lead to another, we decided to go dinner together on the weekend. but it was quite awkward since well, i never thought that my relationship with her could go beyond office walls. and then when my contract with agency was expiring and i wanted to be hired directly by my company, she helped me to talk with my bosses. she also supported me when i was feeling down and not confident about my chance being hired again. and when i signed my employment letter with my company, we went out together for dinner to celebrate it. but sadly, after i was back, we only had the chance to go out once, but it was more fun with the other ‘date’ we had. and she also shared things about her personal and marriage life, and i also shared some thing to her. mmm… and when i had some problems with A or Y (another colleagues), i found that she could give good advices and thoughts on what was good for me and what i should do, both on professional and personal things. and i’m thankful to have a ‘big sister’ like her here.

second place, it’s HK. my senior and she’s also like a ‘big sister’ to me. although we never went out like what i had with TT, i often share with her on many things. i often go to her cubicle some time during office hour, jz to catch up or hav some gossip session. buttttt… there are things that i couldn’t share with her (since she’s a very religious gal, and for those matters, i’d go to TT). HK also often shares about funny things with her husband or even about her niece and nephew. she really loves her nephew and niece, she really adores them which sometimes make me wonder why she doesnt have her own kids. i once asked her, and her answer was, it was their (her and her husband) decision not to have one, then she mumbled something and i took it that she didn’t feel like sharing much further on this, so i jz kept quiet and changed the topic.

next. there’s D. also my senior. but we hav something in common, we came from the same agency and got converted to permanent staff. he’s a funny guy, talkative and kind. when i got stucked on any work-wise problems, i could always go to him and he’d be willing to help. he’s sooo damn smart too, his brain could go as fast as the MRT. so it’s fun when having discussions with him included coz he could always come up with new and creative ideas but he’s also very open with any inputs from others. he’s also an audiophile, movie and game maniac, and a big fan of Heroes, the tv series. and everytime a new episode showing, the next day we would discuss it and also predict together on what could happen in the next episode. lunches with him are never boring, he always has a topic to be discussed. he could talk to the technology-geeks and with the gals, we could talk about music or movies. on hari Raya, he invited my colleagues and me for a small celebration at his place. and during my visit there, i could see he was a loving father and husband. he hugged and kissed his sons a lot.

then, there are SH, SW and KH. all of them are my bosses. i learnt that a boss should know when to act smart and fierce in front of his employees but also when to act nice in front of the clients. hahaha!

as for the other Singaporean colleagues, i don’t really close to them. sometimes i jz joke around or talk nonsense with them. not about heart-to-heart things.

but then this year, i got the chance to know some new fellow colleagues.

there’s EL, my former colleague, few years younger than me. talkative, funny, quite cute and also quite a good company. i always thought that Singaporean are selfish and self-centered, but when i met EL, i didn’t find him selfish nor self-centered. he often felt paiseh towards his boss when he was thinking to resign, often confused on what he should do and even shared his worried to me. when he left my company, he gave me a coffee mug as a farewell gift. i also try to keep in contact with him. and one day when i texted him but he was busy at office, he said he’d call me that nite, but he got some matters at home so the next day he called me, but too bad i was having lunch and i didnt bring my phone with me. so he texted me, paiseh coz he didnt call me the previous nite. so funny. i never thought that a guy that i jz know for a while, could feel paiseh coz forgot to call me. i jz hope that we could still stay befriend for quite a long time in the future.

then i met J. a very talkative girl. talk a lot. laugh a lot. she’s one of my users but since she’s jz 23, she’s more carefree than other users. sometimes she calls me to ask something regarding the system, but then it continues with gossip sessions. hahaha! we also exchanged xmas gift. she gave me a cross pendant and i gave her a cute jewel box. she’s also the right person to ask about cool place to hang out here in Singapore. so when i’m in need to go to a nice place to drink or listen to live music, she’ll be the first person i ask to.

and then unfortunately i met A. this guy is really something. a 35 year-old divorcee. not a gentleman. fickle-minded. shameless. pervert. flirtatious. *sigh*… getting to know him enable me to learn another type of a guy in this world. he used EL’s name to make his first move towards me. and then the thing was getting worse and worse. and the climax was one date i had with him. it was a scary nite and i still got the chill everytime i remember that nite. and even the last time he said “bye bye” when i finally was able to say that i didnt feel comfortable with him, yesterday he sent a message asking if i could giv him another chance, and today when we met, he asked if i was free tonite. haizzz!! soooo shameless!! even TT said that he shouldn’t eat and shit at the same place. and she also said that if i told her that it was A who made a move to me, she would’ve forbid me from going out with him. well too bad that it’s too late. but it doesn’t mean i can’t fix the future. hehehe.

well… that’s all for the list of Singaporeans that i think have influenced me in my course of life… i’d shall continue with the next people i met in Singapore…

mm.. in my previous post, i’ve admitted that i’m naturally a shy gal.. and i am.. until now (and some time in the future).. esspecially when meeting a new friend, i tend to be shy and quiet.. except when i think that i can ‘manage’ or when the person is an easy going and carefree, then i can be quite chatty and also shameless..

one time there was a new colleague from Indonesia, he was sooooo carefree.. so i can be carefree when i’m around him also.. even with him, i often call him “honey” or ”sayang”, and we even joke around using sentences like, “well, there’s nothing i won’t do for you lah, coz i love you so much”, “of coz lah, i do it becoz i love you”, “honey, i want the best for you coz i love you lah”, bla bla bla.. and not only with him, with some of my close friends, i often joke around using the word “sayang” or “love” or “honey”..

then today, i was down.. i was having bad temper.. i was unhappy and sad.. i was at users’ site, doing QA and seeing the real operation workflow onsite.. but there were some problems in the system i’m supporting.. apparently it was caused by network, but since users didn’t understand IT, they can only complain to me since i’m the only IT person there.. so i got so tired listening to their complain.. then when i was on my way to canteen for a very late lunch (3.30PM), i sent text messages to my former kopi khaki.. i told him that i wished he were here to be my kopi khaki and that my job sucked today.. he replied a moment later, and his text message was like this, “Huh! what happen? Aiyo.. i sayang u.. relax relax! ignore those aunties la.. they siao 1.. hehe..”

when i read that message, i was shocked.. because for me, “sayang” is a strong word.. i prefer to say “sayang” to someone i care about than using the word “love”.. and to hear that from someone that i only know for a while kinda shocking for me.. and that message started making me feel and think too much.. and it makes me feel stupid coz i over-think it..

and .. the more i think about it.. the more i think that i’m stupid.. stupid coz i’ve been thinking about it too much..

anyway now i get it.. his “sayang” and my “sayang” are totally different.. his “sayang” means consoling me.. like when my malaysian friend often jokes around and says, “sayang sayang” while patting my arm..

phewwwww.. now i’m relieved.. no need to think again.. no need to guess what he meant.. we’re good.. we’re good.. and i really get ‘stone hit’ a.k.a kena batu nya!!

last nite i was happy… happy because there was one person that i thought i would never meet again, and last nite when i just joked and asked “kopi?”, he replied right away, “okay! when?”. it made me happy because it meant that i can still see him again when i thought i would never get the chance again… so happyyyyy!!

before you even think too far about this guy, no, i’m NOT in love with him or have a crush on him. i’ve known him for 3 months now. we met during an event in my company where all people gathered together to hear the latest updates and achievements. back then i was new and they put all new staffs on the second row from the front and with names on each seat. this guy happened to sit beside me. at first, since my nature was being quite when surrounded by group of unknown people, i didn’t say a word. he was also talking to the guy beside him, so i just ignored and made myself busy with my cellphone.

suddenly he looked at the name on my seat and said, “lisa”. so i turned my head and looked at him. and then we smiled and said hi! to each other. then he asked what was the name on empty seat beside me (the other side). the name was *** Tun Tun. so being Indonesian, i just said, “Tun Tun”, i really pronounced the ‘u’ as ‘u’, and not ‘ʌ‘ like when you say ‘sun’. and he just laughed so loud. i was confused but i also laughed because i found the name Tun Tun was funny, and then i just told him that i didn’t know how to pronounce it correctly. he kept laughing and said i was mean and the Tun Tun guy was actually in the same division as him. so i just asked him how he called him, and apparently everyone in the his division called him *** (the first word of his name) and no one called him Tun Tun. 

after we recovered from our Tun Tun incident, we chatted for a while, joked about the bosses in the front row sleeping during presentation, i told him my ‘history’ going back to my company for the second time and also about my project when it was being presented. then suddenly in the middle of the presentation, he left after got a call from his office.

after that event, sometimes i saw him coming to my office to see the call centre guys or HR lady but i never really cared and never said hi either because i believed he didn’t even remember me. and then one day, i was talking to HR lady when he came to do some paperwork. we stared at each other for a while, then i just said “Tun Tun”. he laughed and i said, “don’t think you even remember my name”. i guessed he didn’t remember coz he just laughed and told me that he’d check the intranet website.

*oh well, it’s not like im a very memorable person anyway.

but then a few days after, he said “Tun Tun” while passing my cubicle and since i was surprised i could only reply, “hey…”. then another few days, we met in canteen, and this time he called my name. and later that afternoon, he invited me to have tea break with him. so i accepted the invitation anddddd… surprisingly, it was quite fun and he was even funnier than i recalled.

and since then, we had occasional tea breaks together when he was not busy (apparently he was much busier than me, hahaha!). he was a good tea break companion. i had fun and felt more relaxed and also happy because i could have a friend from other division to talk and share with. but… the sad thing… he resigned few weeks ago… *sobs..* he got a better offer and opportunity and im happy for him since i understand he didn’t really like working in my company.

on his last day, we had our last tea break, i gave him wish nuggets. it’s a small round silver-y container, and inside there were 3 silver-colored stone with “GOOD”, “LUCK” and “!” carved on it. i also put a farewell letter and our “land taking over” form which we both signed (long storyyyyyy..) inside the container. and actually i didn’t expect him to give anything to me, but he gave me a coffee mug and there was a small card with his handwritten message, and he also wrote To: Lisa Tun Tun, From: ***** Tun Tun.

*i told about this to my friend and she said we were both so sweet… hahaha…

*and i think on that day, i also told him that i prefer call him Tun Tun than using his real name… hihihi…

well… i also never thought i would meet him again… because i realize that i find it difficult for me to meet my close friend for 5 years here, what makes it easier to meet a friend that i just know for 3 months? im just being realistic…

but nowww… i think i can still meet him and stay in touch… *hopefully, crossing my fingers and toes…*

for me… meeting a friend that i can be ‘clicked’ with in a short time is a rare occasion… so i want to make every rare occasion last…