CongratZ to the New CoupLe

Yeah lately I'm feeling too lazy to update my blog. Too many things happening at once. Ivan (my younger bro) called me up the other day and told me about the problem he's going thru. Frankly, I don't know what to say.... and I don't intend to get myself involve in his problem. After all, if that's the path he chooses, then let it be. I know him well...if he has set his mind on something, nothing u say can change his mind. So maybe this is what he has to go thru in order to open up his eyes. Some people learn it the hard way and I guess he falls into that category. Meanwhile, I can just be here waiting and see when he will come to his senses. I will always be around for him coz he's my brother and I love him. Duh serasa kaya lagi mengarang indah huahahaa....

Anyway, I'm dead, dead tired today. Yesterday I stayed up late to help Casey find info for her class project. Initially, I thought of finding it and asked her to print everything herself while I just watch on but she's having a test today and I don't want anything to distract her from her test. Still, this project contributes 20% of her final result so it kinda sux. I ended up sleeping at 2am =.= Was dead, dead tired. Luckily when I came back I managed to take a short nap. More than 2 hours actually so it's not that short hehehe....

2 nights ago, my FIL talked about changing his car again. Well, Monex normally allows the shareholders (thx to Wiwin this word) to change their cars every 4 years. Sam himself can only change after 5 years. So, the other night Sam was browsing the net with my FIL and guess what.... my FIL is interested in the new XF Jaguar.

I really can't imagine my FIL in it. I mean, it's just too sporty for a man who is almost 70! Hahaha... Sam bilang ya moga2 jadi beli and moga2 juga buntut2nya dia deh yang pake huahahaha....

And since it's already official, I just want to say congratz to Irene n Ivan, the new couple. I'm just so, so happy for both of them. I can't think of a guy who is more suitable for Irene than Ivan. In fact, I already told Irene awhile back. This are the pics she sent me just now:

She also sent me the one they were in front of Eiffel Tower at night and kissing....

Isn't it the most romantic thing?? Jadi pengen jugaaaa..... no wonder Irene said this will be unforgettable. Hell, how can one forget something this romantic?? I know I won't! Semoga langgeng terus ya Double I hihihi....

CiLantro Sux!

My weekend this time went by just so-so although I did have fun on Saturday shopping hehehe.... Yesterday was totally ruined.

On Saturday, FIL decided not to go out with us at the last minute so the kids n I went to Sumire to have lunch. After going there for so many times, I finally got a chance to take a pic hahaha... Well, this is how the restaurant is like:

I wanted to eat the Kobe Beef again so I ordered it....of course after asking Sam if it's okay with him (since he's the one paying). These are the food:

It was a great feast and the bill was crazy too hahaha...

After that, kids and I went to Zara. They are having new collection and the kids' section is also full of new clothes. I bought 2 tops which are identical with the kids.

Then sent Cecil to Bina Bangsa. Since Casey n I still had more than a hour to kill, I decided to go to TA. Went to Zara again. This time I bought more tops for myself. Casey was the one who helped me choose them. Lastly, went to Guess where I bought a pair of shorts and a birthday present for Suli. These were my shopping :

The two blouses on the left just below the colorful shorts from Zara are the ones identical with the kids. As for the denim high waist shorts, it's from Guess. Kids said the shorts look weird but I love it hehehe....

So I got carried while shopping and ended up 10 mins late for the school concert. Didn't matter though coz Cecil's turn was about 10 mins after my arrival. The hall was so dark that I barely can take any pics. This is the best I managed to take:

Yesterday, we didn't go to my dad's house. We wanted to have lunch in The Great Duck King but we totally forgot about the "No Car Day" so we were caught in a jam outside Kyoei Prince. We didn't realize then that we weren't allowed to go to Thamrin. When we saw the police blocked the road, I looked at the calendar in my phone and realized that it was the last Sunday of the month. Damn.... We ended up eating in Cilantro in Wisma BNI 46. Let me tell u.... it will be my last time eating there. The place was so packed and the service was freaking lousy. It took us 15 mins before a waiter came to take our order. They don't have any clams ( I was hoping to eat kerang bambu) so I settled for scallops instead but cooked in a similar way as the kerang bambu in Duck King. Let me tell me.... it was awful =.= The scallop was so chewy...not as soft and tender as the one in Pier 9. It took me 5 whole minutes to finally swallow the food! My jaws were tired from all the chewing and Casey just refused to eat hers so I ended up eating hers as well =.= I left there feeling really sick.

We went to Plaza Indonesia (by then the road has opened up already) where Sam bought himself some shirts from Verde. What happened after that, I don't feel like telling again. What I can say is that it made me pissed off but well, I'm over that now. I guess eating in stupid Cilantro played a big part in messing my mood!

OMG!!!

OMG!!!!! This is too huge to keep to myself!!! I'm suffocating! Hari ini ketemu fakta baru yang bener2 bikin shock tapi sekaligus bikin gua ikutan seneng hihihi.... But it's too early to tell... Biar nanti aja deh.... OMG....OMG.... Beneran fakta yang menghebohkan sekali.... Langsung seger gua nya hahahaha.....

HeavenLy BrowNieS

Finally my internet connection is back on. It's not FastNet's fault. Anyway, not even sure I was up to blogging yesterday coz my day was totally wrecked. I felt so fucked up yesterday. No words can quite describe it but today, I'm doing so much better. It's a long story and I don't feel like sharing. A couple of years ago, I could blog whatever I want.... but after years of experience, I learnt that some things are better left unsaid or in this case, untold. Not that I'm not honest with my thoughts here.... Let's just say, there was a time I had to tell the world everything I was going thru to get the load off but these days, I'm so good at keeping some things to myself that sometimes I feel I should give myself a pat on the back hahaha.... And what happened yesterday, is just one of the things I want to keep from the world.

Yesterday, I was supposed to have breakfast with Suli in Muara Karang but she was late so she asked me to go ahead without her. I ate Hokkien Mie again and bought back Fried Bee Hoon. On my way back, dropped by Suli's office. Wanted to get the brownies I ordered from her. I arrived about 15 mins earlier than her. She kept apologizing for the failed brownies and she refused when I wanted to pay. So finally, I went home with free brownies. Yay!!!

Been feeling uneasy the whole morning and when I got home, Sam didn't make it any better. I was so pissed with how the whole day turned out and that's when I asked my maid to bring me a slice of brownies. You gotta believe me.... Suli's brownies taste heavenly!!!!! I don't know how to describe. After all, I'm not that good with words like Wiwin is but it is indeed the best brownies I ever eaten. My mood suddenly turned so much better after that first bite. Talking about magic food hahaha... Boleh nih si Suli sering2 salah bikin :P

In the evening, I went to The Harbour in Ranch Market to buy back dinner. These were what I ordered:

This morning, I went to Pasar Puri to buy some meat and vegetables. I saw the pork stall was selling pork kidneys so I decided to buy since it's been awhile I had it. My mom used to stir-fry them for me and it's one of my favorite dishes.

Bought some pajamas for the kids n me and I spent quite a lot buying tops for us too. I got about 30 tops for us. So happy finally found identical tops again for us to wear hahaha... The woman was asking me how many kids I have and I said 2 and she was confused coz I bought 3 for most of them. I told her one for the mommy hahaha... She said, "Oh iya, mamanya badannya masih muat sih ya pake baju gituan." I replied, "Hehehe...ini mamanya yg ga tau diri." Sam used to complain when I dressed identical with the kids but these days he hardly disapproved. Gua rasa dia 'bo huat' juga ngadepin gua hahaha....

While waiting for Monex's technician to repair the cable, I watched "PS. I Love You".

I really love the book and I was expecting this movie to disappoint me (like Harry Potter) but turns out I was wrong. This is one movie that makes me cry the most. I am feeling really mellow these past few days so this movie is a perfect closure. I can't quite remember how many times I cried. I just think this is soooo romantic.... My eyes were all puffy just as I was about to go and fetch Casey.

We went to Plaza Indonesia as I have to look for birthday present for Kevin (Fenny's son). His birthday is in 2 days' time. We had lunch in Excelso Cafe first. Ordered Lemon Butter Dory:

It's pretty good actually. I took a pretty long time choosing the birthday present. There aren't so many choices when it comes to boys, are they? Next year I'm choosing something like watch or shoes instead. Kids these days have too many toys. Very soon I need to find present for Mony's kids too. Aaarghhhh.... so many birthdays in May. It's killing me n it's making me broke. But like what Ria said, "Kita kan genk tajir jadi ga ada istilah bangkrut laaar." Hahaha...

Straight went to meet up with Fenny to give the present before going to BBS to fetch Cecil. She has cello practice today so she stayed back till 5pm. Came home and cooked the pork kidney. This is how it looks like:

Yon & Ria were wondering what it looks like so I posted this. I don't think many people will like it....just like liver, you know. It's however one of the yummiest dish according to me ^.^

Gone Baby Gone

When u have missed out blogging a couple of days' entries, u tend to get lazy. Well, at least for me it's like that. Nothing interesting to share. On Sunday, went to my dad's house as usual. My dad bought the kids "Horton Hears a Who?" DVD so we watched it there. It's hilarious and somewhat like "Chicken Little" where no one believes what u say until it really happens. Around 4pm, we went to Plaza Senayan. Kids bought books in Kinokuniya again and we had dinner at Fleurie Restaurant where kids and Sam ordered steaks, while I chose pork chops. Sam ordered Wagyu Beef which I think is cheaper than Angus Steak House. For a plate of 250gr Wagyu Beef, it costs Rp 350K. I think in Angus it's about Rp 500K. I also ordered Escargot in Garlic & Butter.

They are simply delicious! Too bad the escargots are so tiny =.= Sam said he rather spend a little more eating in Sumire than in Fleurie hehehe... Anyway, this is the interior of the restaurant:

Yesterday I stayed home playing games and chatting with the normal group of friends. Irene has finally made the list on Livy and boy they are hilarious hahaha... Liv has tagged Sandra and let's see who's Sandra is going to tag.

As for today, went for a massage in Menara Peninsula Hotel this morning. A new girl attended to me. Her name is Yuli and she was very good! I feel so relaxed after the massage. At noon, I went to TA looking for Wiwin's birthday present. I already bought something the other day but I just need to get something else on top of what I got her. Also bought Yon's birthday present in advance. Suli's birthday is earlier and yet I got something for Yon first. Oh well, Suli's birthday is in 3 more weeks so I got plenty of time to buy. Will be meeting up with Wiwin (dd pungut daku hihihi) on Thursday to eat in Plaza Indonesia and to give her the present.

When I was done, I went to eat in Kiyadon Sushi. Me ordered a small Tori Katsu Curry and ordered a glass of fruit punch.

Fetched Cecil at 3.30pm and went to the bookstore to pay for the kids' new books (for the next level). Yeah their exams aren't even starting yet and already we are told to order in advance. Crazy, right? The bookstore lady told me that they are not going to stock anymore books so if we don't order now, we have to buy ourselves outside. And worse still, it's not like it's easy to buy the books outside. They really leave us with no choice. I mean worst scenario.... if a child fails to go to the next level, then it will be wasting buying the books, correct? Stupid rules... damn....

I'm still not cooking these days. I cooked last night but just a simple meal. Today, I'm lazy again. I've asked my maid to cook for tonight.

BTW, I want to ask u guys for your opinion. It's based on a movie I watched the other day called "Gone Baby Gone".

This is a short sypnosis:

A 4-year-old girl is missing in a tough Boston neighborhood, and private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro (Casey Affleck and Michelle Monaghan) are asked by family to assist in the case. Kenzie is a street-wise P.I. who utilizes his knowing locals from school to help in the investigation. But this is no easy case, and the there are drug thugs, money, and liars around who complicate their work.

It's a really, really good movie in my opinion. Basically, this 4-year-old girl has a mother who is a drug addict and sometimes even takes her to bar and all those sort of places where kids aren't supposed to go. It is a pathetic case. And turns out the girl is kidnapped by head of the police officer who has lost her daughter. He staged her death so he can keep the girl in order to give her a better future. It really has a nice twist and it's hard to predict the outcome for u have to follow the story in order to find out. Anyway, in the end Casey Affleck finds out the truth and he is forced to decide whether to report the head to the police or to just close an eye in order for the girl to have a better future. His girlfriend insists that he keeps mum about it since the little girl seems so much happier and who knows what will happen to her if she goes back to her mom. Casey on the other hand, feels like he won't be able to live with the fact that he takes her away from her mom if he doesn't report. In the end, he broke up with his girlfriend, reports the head and brings the girl back to her mom. And u would have thought he might be doing the right thing after all. Turns out when he goes to the girl's house one day, her mom is just leaving for a date without waiting for the babysitter to arrive. Leaving a 4-year-old kid alone at home! Can u just believe it?!! Sam n I argued about this thing too coz somehow this movie does make people think what u will do in a situation like this. For me, I think he should just leave the girl with the happier family. I mean, why let someone who doesn't care about her daughter take care? Sam thinks otherwise. He said, "Lu juga ga mau kan kalo anak lu diculik orang laen?" Of course I don't want.... but that's because I care for my kids. I will never bring them to places like that. I will see they get the best things I can offer.... Then he said again, "Semua ini uda diatur ma Tuhan... mana bisa kita tentuin gitu aja... semua kan uda diatur dari sana." I know he sounds right but I just can't see from his point of view hahaha... When I told Sam that Ria & Yon said that they feel the same as the girlfriend and probably he feels that way coz he's a guy, Sam asked again, "Do they have children?" So, I need an answer from women with kids (n I mean who really takes care of their children ) .... Livy... Amy.... What u ladies think?

Last but not least, this is a pic I found n I'm posting it n dedicating it for Therry dearest.

Drool Ther.... drool.... Hahahaha.....

I'm Miss PMS

Finally, after all this time.... This is the 1st time I beat Yon & Suli in watching in a movie hehehe.... Yeah, "The Forbidden Kingdom" was the movie I watched in EX Premiere just now with Sam n the kids. For me, I prefer it to "Three Kingdoms" coz it's less heavier n less brutal. Like any normal Jackie Chan's movies, there's a lighter side of it as well. There's this actress named Yifei Lui who played as Golden Sparrow. She's really pretty. Overall, I think it's a great movie.

Before watching the movie, we went to have lunch in Imperial Treasure. I must remember never to order fried rice from a Chinese restaurant ever again coz everytime I eat it, I feel sick =.= The cinema was very cold today and Cecil was only wearing a short-sleeved tee so like usual, Sam blamed it on me. After the movie, we went down to one of the shop coz Sam was persistent in buying Cecil a jacket. I was shocked when I saw the price. Can u believe it costs around Rp 1,5 mill for a jacket? That's effin' expensive!!!! I told Sam not to buy coz I just think it's bloody stupid to waste that amount on a jacket which brand I haven't even heard of. I said might as well just get her a long-sleeved tee or something which is less expensive but Sam kept saying it's okay. Almost Rp 3,3 mill was spent on 2 jackets.... and u think I am the spendthrift one? Geez... I was fuming mad even though it wasn't my money he was using. Even more mad when he kept saying stuffs like "Justrunya laen kali lu inget bawain jaket ato kaos tangan panjangnya." I specifically reminded Cecil that the cinema is going to be cold but she was the one who was stubborn and didn't want to wear something over her tee and what now.... I am the one to be blamed? And who the fuck tell him to buy those jackets? It's not like I didn't warn him about the price. He kept saying it's okay, it's okay and in the end, point his finger at me for making him spend that much. Aaargh!!! Guys are so much pain in the ass. He did realize he was wrong to blame it on me and tried to make it up by saying something funny. Of course it's not my fault!! I will think a hundred times before I spend Rp 1,5 mill on a jacket I don't even know what makes it so expensive. If it's DKNY or Calvin Klein and I like them, I will buy in a heart beat but this.... pffft.....

Sam went back alone coz he had to go to the warehouse to meet up with Tedja. We didn't go home straight. I bought "The Warlords" original DVD since I haven't gotten the chance to watch it yet. I also bought this cute tee by David & Goliath:

Cute eh?? Yon told me that they even have fake ones for this. How absurd!!! I looked at the website earlier and I intend to buy this one if they have it in store:

So me kaaaaaaaan??? Hihihi....

Had dessert in Death by Chocolate. I ordered the Nutty Banana:

It's good.... Anything with banana is GOOD!!!

I see Ria has made a list about Yon n Yon in turn has also made a list about Suli. They are really hilarious and I found out a couple of things I didn't know. This is fun. Suli was saying she wanted to make a list about me and I remembered that I did make a list about myself 3 years ago. I was supposed to make 100 like Mona then but I was stuck at 50. When everyone has done with the tagging, maybe I will make mine to 100. After all, like the ladies said, there are so many things they could write about me hahaha....

50 Fun Facts About Ria

Yesterday's conference with Ria dkk was really hilarious. I don't know who started it but when I was invited back into the conference room, Ria & Suli were already making a list. Inspired by Therry's "100 things about me", they intended to make : 500 facts about me & my "best friends" on my behalf LOL... It was downright funny I tell u but I think it would be unwise to blog about it coz I don't want to start another war. Just for us to giggle about and to kill time hahaha... For my blog, I decided to write "50 facts about Ria" instead. And the next person I tag, will have to tag someone else, okay.... Here goes:

1. Her full name is Valentina Virginia Victoria Fortuna. *I have to call up Rudy n make sure I got this right coz Ria refused to tell me*
   
2. She's born under the year of tiger, that makes her 10 years younger than me.
3. Her birthday falls on every November 23rd.
4. She has 1 older sister and 1 younger brother.
5. She resides in a village far, far away from civilization. Huahaha... Ga deh... Just very far from everyone of us.... in Halim to be exact.
6. Her office is situated within a few steps away from Fajar Restaurant.
   
7. She loveeees chocolate.
8. She can't stand pudding.
9. She loves collecting small erasers.... she probably has collected hundreds already.
10. Whenever she goes to Starbucks, she likes to order Iced Chocolate. That's how I grow to love that drink too.
11. A man has exposed himself at her before huahahahhaa
12. She has many admirers but she's too low profile to admit about it.
13. She has a boyfriend named FX Suwito.
14. She's been dating him since October 2004 (roughly around that)
15. She was the founder of room #honest_friends in mirc. That's where I first got to know her.
16. She's very naive when I first knew her. Talk to her about sex and she'll get lost.
17. She used to sell stuffed toys.
18. She was robbed of her phones last year.
19. She's working with a couple of other people who bear almost the same name as her in her office. Talk about common names huahahha...
20. She fits into size L of kids' tee.
21. She has a truly amazing godsister whom she chats with almost everyday *holding up my hand in the air*
22. She has a really nice soul. Once her other godsister (ex-godsis I mean... I think she's disown Ria huahaha... n not the amazing one, u fool... ) that borrowed her handphone and lost it but she's cool about it.
23. Ria used to have a godbrother too. His name is Eric who once bought her a handphone... that was before his girlfriend lost Ria's other phone. Poor Ria.
24. Ria can't swim. Suli and Yon too *kesempatan buat ngata2in* huahahahaha
25. Ria is getting the hang of inserting Hokkien in our conference chats thanks to Yon n me... and she's getting good at it.
    
26. Did I say Ria has many fans? Oh I did... what I didn't state was that most of her fans are kinda psychos.
27. Ria dislikes gossips.... She only likes facts... the same goes for all of us in the same conference room.
28. Ria thinks french kissing is gross.
29. This month marks our 4 years friendship.
30. Her favorite hangout place: CITRALAND.
    
31. She has a couple of nicknames : bebeQ from gadink_boy, PoNis from Chiang & pinguin berpita biru from sirius_black
    
32. Some of IC members who once tried to win her heart : Doh2, sirius_black, samperfi, Melky, etc...etc
33. She hates coffee.
34. Some of the food she likes : sayur asem, nasi campur and Bakso Afung
35. She started using the word "daku" & "dikau".... that's how the trend among us started hehe
36. Learn chatting from handphone from me... *yes me!!!!!*
37. Loves ice cream & brownies.
    
38. Used to weigh only 38kg back in 2004.
39. Used to be to one who was always left behind during conversations. Sometimes we asked her a question, her answer will come at least half an hour later huahaha... Thank goodness her connection is so much better these days.
40. She can make poem within minutes and normally her poems will make u laugh to tears hahaha....
41. Born in the same year as Wiwin...that practically makes them sisters *maksa*
    
42. Used to worship her godsis (the one before me) until she found out her true colors.... that teaches her what? Sometimes u need to lose your phone in order to find out the truth *ngasal*
43. Really generous.... even to a guy who tried to cheat her off her money... (walaupun cuman Rp 50rb)
44. Hates avocado & durian.
    
45. Hardly uses any make-up.
    
46. Has a tendency to imitate what we say ... (*PS... only people in our group)
47. Shares my dislike for the same people who never stop to judge us. Come on... what's there not to like about us?? We are so holy gitu lhooo....
48. Very kind. I once was told she always lent her handphone to someone who use excuses like "running out of credit" or "low batt". I definitely wouldn't do that. I'm selfish. I will ask the person to go find a public phone to make a call.
49. She's crazy about playing games and she's good at them.
50. She's too trusting. She will believe almost anything u tell her.

Tagging Ria since these facts are about her. So Ria has to make another list of another person hehehe.... Was aiming for 100 but my memory failed me. I'm getting old, mind u.

Yesterday Cecil wanted to eat Nasi Sate in Little Penang so I had my lunch there again. I ate Nasi Bambu this time with beef.

Then while Casey was skating, I went to Zara. Bought myself a skirt and a tee :

As for the evening, Susan treated us to kue soes Italia, which she bought from the Chinatown. Used to be so crazy over them and I used to think it's the most wonderful one I ever tasted. It didn't taste quite as nice as I remembered it. Seems lack of something. Maybe I should go and buy it myself.

Today, I'm in an especially good mood. In the noon, Yon, Ria & me had a really good laugh in the conference room. Ria was supposed to invite Cing2 but turned out it was Cing2's boss who joined the room. We thought it was Cing2 making a joke at first. I even said about Cing2 asked for an increase in her salary. It was really, really hilarious.

Anyway, I went to Puri Mall late afternoon to meet up with Fenny & Siok Tjen. Siok Tjen was a friend back in GS Fame. We talked for hours and in between we were even talking porn hahaha... Should really meet up more with old friends from GS Fame. Sure fun to reminisce the old times.

Signing off now... Will be going to watch "The Forbidden Kingdom" tomorrow. BTW, Happy Birthday again to Wiwin & Nee2 ^.^

Look-Alike Meter

I tried this before but using a different picture. I think Casey got the same answer but Cecil's one was a bit different. She was equally like Sam n me last time. Casey is so gonna get mad if she sees this again hehe... Last time when I tried it out and told her the answer, she demanded that I tried it again using another pic. She wanted the Look-alike Meter to read out that she looks more like me coz everyone says she resembles me more than Sam and Cecil is always the one who people said looks like her father.

Anyway, since it's just the start of the day, nothing much to blog about. Last night watched "American Idol" on Star World. This week it's Mariah's week. I was thinking to myself how the hell the guys were gonna pull that off but to my surprise, the guys were exceptionally good. Better than the ladies. Brooke was really bad last night. I'm not a fan of Mariah as a person but I think her voice is legendary and when it's the ladies singing her songs, you can't help but compare them to Mariah and they are certainly not on her level yet. I think David Archuleta & Jason Castro was great but I have to agree with the judges, David Cook stands out the most. He's born to be a star even though like what Irene said, he looks a little bit obnoxious. But still, who knows who will get kick out. Michael Johns' elimination was a shocker enough. Please, please no more surprises this week.

SaPo Nasi TaLas

Went to Pasadena this morning to return the Disney princess toys. Argued my way out and finally they gave me Rp 300K discount hehe... Not bad. Then I went to Shiseido in TA for facial. It's been months since I last had my facial. Before fetching the kids, I went to Little Penang for lunch. I ate this new menu called Sapo Nasi Talas Tahu Seafood out of curiosity:

It tastes kinda weird coz it has pieces of taro inside the rice. Yikes! I think taro is best in cakes or in steamed buns....

Didn't do anything much. Felt pretty bored with life these days. I think it's because I'm deprived of shopping for quite awhile. Maybe I just need to shop till I drop.

Yesterday morning I met up with an old friend, Fang2, from GS Fame in Coffee Beans Plaza Senayan. The last time I saw her was probably before I was married and that was more than 10 years ago! Geez.... Time passes really fast. Fang2 still looks the same like how I remembered her. We talked till 11am. That's when I had to back home to get Casey's lunch for her.

Yesterday evening, I cooked these for dinner:

I'm not cooking anything today though. I guess my enthusiasm was just a phase hahaha... I get so lazy thinking about cooking these days. Sam's already complaining =.=

Casey's Party - Summarized

I have finished uploading the pics since noon but I was just too lazy to update my blog hehe... Anyway for a more close up pics of the birthday party, just go here

Early Saturday morning, Susan came over to get the money to pay for the thank-you gifts. Needed 2 cars to bring the gifts back to the house. They are really pretty but Ria and the others didn't quite get what I mean when I said it's a mini table for the kids. So, I took a pic of one to show u all how the table looks like when I unfold it.

At about 12pm, we went to Tony Roma's. We ordered the appetizer sampler, onion rings & for my main course, I ordered the combo of grilled shrimp and baby back ribs.

It's been awhile so I really enjoyed my food. Not long after, Susan & Calvin joined us. We then went to EX to catch the movie "Three Kingdoms" starring Andy Lau & Maggie Q at the premiere.

The movie is pretty brutal and it's not supposed to be watched by the kids. Was pretty disappointed when Andy Lau died in the end. I hate sad ending where Andy Lau is involved hehehe....

When we had finished watching, went to Grand Indonesia to have dinner at The Grand Duck King. It's my 1st time there. The restaurant is huge and real classy. I ordered this Kerang Bambu in XO Sauce:

It's super, super yummy. Love it to bits!

As for Sunday, u all know it. It's Casey's birthday party. I left the house around 10am. The decoration wasn't really up yet. By 10.30am I was growing impatient since Pasadena hasn't sent over the birthday cake. Mbak Yulia from Maki Cakes in fact came earlier with the cupcakes I ordered from her. She's a really warm person and she's just so nice. The guests started coming and the cake had not arrived. I was really mad. Called up Pasadena at 10.45am and they were just on their way to Puri Bugar. Can u believe it??!!! It's for an 11am party and they set off 15 mins before my party started. They only arrived at 11.35am. I can't believe they took almost 1 hour from Tomang to Puri Bugar. That's absurd especially on a Sunday where there's hardly any traffic. To make matter worse, they didn't bring a table for me to put up the cake. I put a deposit of Rp 300K for the table and they fucking forget to bring it! How convenient! Grrr..... We ended up using one of the big table to put up the cake. Cake was really nice though. Live up to Casey's expectation at least. Party was also great. Apart from the small problem, the party was quite a success. Everyone had a good time and Sam was in an especially great mood yesterday.

We went home around 3.30pm. Kids opened up the present and rested for awhile. At night, we went to Pepper Lunch in TA for dinner. I didn't order any food. Just ordered the black sesame sundae which I think is really yummy. I think the sesame seeds add a really nice taste to it.

Casey's Bday Slide Show

I'm still busy uploading pics to my Fotki so meanwhile, just enjoy the short slide show I put up. Will be back with more details about my weekend.

Alphard's Curtain

The day I will be blogging on regular basis again will probably be next week. Damn... I still got to rush off to print some pics for Casey's goody bags. I'm never ever gonna let the girls have anymore party! Takes too much of my time and money. Even though most of the stuffs are paid by my FIL, but things like snacks and cupcakes are all out of my own money and they don't come cheap =.= Better not go into details with the figures or Ria will faint hehehe....

Our Alphard has curtain installed finally. It's about time! Sam's been talking about it since last year and I was beginning to think that it will never come true. The car was sent to the mechanic on Tuesday and yesterday noon my driver went to get it back. This was how the car looked like before the curtain is there and after:

Before

After - Curtain to the side

After - Curtain closed

It's so much better with the curtains since the weather is getting hot these days. But well, weather has been pretty crazy these couple of days since it will be scorching hot during the daylight but towards the evenings (like today) it pours down heavily.

I was told by Yon that Michael Johns was eliminated from American Idol. Huaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..... It's so unfair! They should kick that Kristy Lee Cook off to where she belongs from weeks ago and why Michael Johns can't be at the top 3 is beyond understanding!

I won't be updating anything till Monday I think since tomorrow I will be going out with my FIL, Susan & the kids to Tony Romas for lunch and maybe catch a movie in EX afterwards. Sunday I will be out from morning since that's the day Casey will be celebrating her birthday with her friends. Have a great weekend, guys!

Casey with Cupcakes

Speaking on Casey's behalf, thanks for all the birthday wishes for her. We didn't really celebrate it yesterday. I just ordered some cupcakes from Gina and put some candles on top of the cuppies for her to blow.

Casey didn't go to school yesterday as she woke up at 3am when Sam came back and she couldn't sleep till 5am =.= Sam said rather than risk her getting sick, might as well let her have a day off from school. She woke up at around 8.15am. After her breakfast, told her to get ready and we left for Puri Market. Wanted to buy paper bag for goody bags but the colors they have left are green and purple. We went to Fenny's house to drop the invitation cards and then at around 12pm, we went to TA. Wanted to buy skirt from the Disney Princess collection but the largest they have are for 8 years old. Casey has to wear at least size 10. In the end, we went to Metro and bought from Guess kids. A red blouse and a pair of jeans. Kids and me will be wearing the same on Casey's birthday party. Hopefully I can talk Sam into wearing something red too hehehe.... Guess are so freaking expensive now. For a pair of jeans and blouse it cost a little over Rp 1 mill =.=

I had lunch in Delifrance. This was my lunch:

Forgot the name of the food coz it sounds just too ridiculous. It's baked rice with seafood and melted cheese. Not bad but I think that will be my last time eating there hehehe....

Came back home after dropping Casey at CLC and when the kids returned, I went to collect the cupcakes from Gina's house. Had to go to Ranch Market to buy apples as instructed by my FIL. By the time I reached home, it was 5pm and it was time for my massage.

Last night I watched "Shoot 'em Up".

I know Suli told me before the movie sux but Ayau & Amin told me that it's pretty good so I decided to watch it in order to find out. I think it's not a total disaster but it's just too freaking exaggerating hahaha.... Especially nearing the end. Sam who was sleepy, watched with me and even when he was about to sleep, he still laughed at the last scene. It's just not making any sense at all. Good for a laugh but not the kind of action I'm looking for.

Good & Bad News

As per Yon's request, I'm posting the pic of the Stitch I bought for her. No matter how I take the pic, I can't find the right angle to do so which is so frustrating. U just have to see with your own eyes. It's supposed to be some sort of a tissue box cover and it will look much better with the tissue box inside it.

As for today, I stayed home the whole day and played game. Watched DVD in the afternoon.

"Awake" starring Hayden Christensen and Jessica Alba. I think it's pretty good since it was rather unpredictable how the story unfolds. Jessica Alba is so pretty.... too bad her acting skill is just average. But hey, I think most guys who watched that movie don't even give a damn whether the movie is good or not as long as she's in it. She's so hot! I will be smitten too if I am a guy.

Anyway, there are good n bad news today. Bad news is that I heard from Therry we can neither access Youtube nor Rapidshare anymore. Damn! Our government is getting more n more irrational day by day. This is so freaking stupid. Sometimes, the people who think they are the smartest are the ones who do the dumbest stuffs....yeah like banning us from opening those sites. Of course for me, it's no problem since Therry has taught me how to change the proxy but still.... To think that they are all educated with degrees but they are so freaking shallow-minded =.=

About the good news.... I just received an email from Erwin. I always admire his pics and when Irene told me that he might be coming back to Jakarta in summer, I wasted no time in emailing him and asking him about the possibility of him taking a family pic for me. I've talked to Sam about it the other day that if we go to States in a couple of years' time (could be 3-4 more years) I would want to have a family pic taken by Erwin. It's in one of my "things-to-do-before-I-die" list hahaha.... Anyway, silly me. I kept opening the wrong mailbox and was pretty disappointed that I didn't get any reply yet and then today I finally realized that what I gave was a private email addy (I normally use that account from my cellphone when I want to email Amy or some other friends). So I went to check it just now and was overjoyed when he replied saying that he will definitely give me a call when he comes to Jakarta. Yipee.... I hope he really comes and I hope Sam, me and the kids can finally have a decent family pic taken by one of the most amazing photographers.