Valuables

Nasi Contong in Depot Nonyas (Surabaya)

What’s wonderful life according to a 7th graders: if mom and dad will never have a fight. I hope they know this wish of their little girl.

Dear Religious Perverts,
I hope this wakes you up. No no… Not that, I’m talking about your actual brain (if you still have any bit of it).

A chameleon named Etta.

I got this BBM message this morning from my friend Adiez, a happy mom living with her Norwegian husband and son in Dubidub (a.k.a. Dubai). This message is totally helpful for me to explain Javanese words to my Indian boyfriend.

Jebul basa Jawa luwih ringkes tinimbang basa Inggris.
Upamane:

1) walk slowly on the edge (side) of the road =mlipir

2) falling backward and then hit own head =nggeblak

3) falling/tripping forward (and may hit own face) = kejlungup

4) smearing one’s body with hot ointment or liquid and then massaging it = mblonyo

5) riding an old bicycle = ngonthel

6) got hit by a truck that is moving backward =kunduran truk

7) hot pyroclastic cloud rolling down a volcano = wedhus gembel

8) a small, sharp thing embedded inside one’s skin = susuben/ketelusupen

9) things getting out from a container accidentally because of gravity = mbrojol

10) get hit by thing collapsing on top of one’s head/ body = kambrukan/ kebrukan

11) drinking straight from the bottle without using glass, where whole bottle tip gets into the mouth = ngokop

12) difficult to open eyes because something is shining very bright = blereng

13) hanging on tightly to something in order to be inert = gondhelan

14) falling/tripping accidentally because of a hole = kejeglong

15) being overly active carelessly = pecicilan

16) feeling unwell because of cold temperature = katisen

17) releasing “wind” from the body thru a coin drawn across the skin’s surface = kerokan

18) finding by accident something good or useful without looking for it = ndilalah

19) expression or gesture due to a sudden appearance (of something) = mak jegagik

20) a slip of the tongue, or uncontrolled pronunciation, of a particular word = kamisosolen

Siomay Bandung enak di Semarang. Kalimas Barat, Tanahmas.

Sometimes you have thoughts that you can’t share, even to your dearest one. Somehow certain wishes have to remain as secrets, for sharing them will make people think differently from how you want them to see you as.

Suramadu Bridge, from the side.

Hi, Peeps, how’s it going?

My boyfriend has a very discipline biorhythm; wake up - drink water - #1 - #2 - *system activated* - at 11pm - sleep - *disconnected from the world*. He doesn’t really stick to it, but his body does. So much so, until I can no longer talk to him after 11pm, or you can say… after his body’s been “working” for 17 hours.

Yesterday early morning, he left from India to San Francisco. There’s a 5-day training Oracle’s office that he must attend. I’ve never been to SF, but I’m worried about the time difference and how we’ll manage to keep being in touch. Err.. well, considering his “total disconnection” after 11pm. One lucky thing is that he would be reaching in the afternoon, so I hope there’s not much fuss with jet-lag. However, I still think it’s wise to look on the internet about time difference.

I checked on the website and found these 2 helping sites:

http://www.worldtimezone.com —> tells actual time in each regions in the world

http://www.timeanddate.com —> tells you the time there at …. your time.

All you gotta do is to enter the date and voila!

Have a nice day, peeps. I’ve started my great day already after he called me right after passing the immigration there. Yeah yeah… cheesy, I know.

Kisses and hugs,

Etta>

Last be not least. Ini yang WAJIB ANDA KETAHUI. Service Omah Jawi sangat baik.

1. 3x makan. Rasanya enak, beberapa macam, dan quantitasnya cukup banyak.

2. 2x snack. Cukup untuk seluruh peserta, snack-nya “niat”, dan on time.

3. Secara keseluruhan, tempatnya cukup bersih. Anda juga harus jaga tapinya yah..

4. Mereka menyediakan teh hangat manis di dispenser, beserta air putih biasa dan panas. Teh hangatnya, JUARA. Sudah manis, jadi tidak perlu ditambahi gula. Meski demikian, Anda bisa menambahkan gula juga.

5. Jika Anda kehabisan gelas, piring, sendok, garpu, atau ingin piring yang ditumpuk segera dibersihkan untuk kelancaran acara….. cukup telepon contact person Anda (waktu itu Pak Rardi - 081392122214 adalah CP kami). Mereka akan segera datang dan melayani.

6. Untuk acara mandi, infokan dahulu ke pihak Omah Jawi, agar air bisa dinyalakan. Airnya bersih, dingin, seger.

7. Harganya luar biasa hemat jika Anda bandingkan dengan apa yang Anda dapat.

Banyak pengalaman berharga kami dapatkan pada reuni kami kali ini. Tempat ini sangat menyenangkan. Namun Anda perlu set standart Anda dengan tepat. Jangan membayangkan hotel berbintang, karena Anda akan kecewa. Bayangkan acara camping, dan semuanya akan baik-baik saja. Siap-siap berbagi, bersenang-senang, dan saling melayani.

Servicenya oke, tempatnya bersih, udaranya nyaman. Highly recommended. However, you need to do some survey before to make sure that it matches your comfort standard.

Selamat ber-gathering!

Sedikit saran dari cewek yang agak rewel soal kenyamanan:

1. Kaos kaki

2. Selimut besar, berfungsi sebagai “sleeping bag”

3. Sabun mandi cair, sabun muka, handuk ukuran sedang (supaya cepat kering)

4. Jaket/sweater

5. Tissue