Okay, guilty as charged. I've been abandoning the blog. But it's only because I find it difficult to compose words these days. Wonder why.
Anyway. Quick recap.
Department of Foreign Affairs admission test? Flunked it.
In between then and now there was Lebaran, and the oh-so-short holiday my office gave me. But it was still fun. Spending QT with my family, my cousins staying over, my outta-town-for-college cousins coming home... And one would think that my family couldn't get any less traditional on Lebaran in the past. Well, this year we kinda outdid ourselves.
No visit to any relative. No visit to predecessors' graves. I did visit the mall, though. Let's see, 1st day, shopped for jeans and had a Ben and Jerry's galore at Grand Indonesia. 2nd day, shopped for foods and drinks, then went to Grand Indonesia again to tag along with Om Ato, Tante Rika and their Von-Trapp-like kids on their anniversary at Duck King, and had drinks at the pricey and pretentious place that had the prettiest view of Bunderan HI, Social House. Told you, the only thing that was somehow traditional was the lontong. And gulai.
3rd day, after two years, my cousins and I threw our (supposedly) routine Pesta Liburan, which basically is a garden party with snacks and drinks concocted by yours truly and two others, served in the festively-decorated gazebo. Fun!
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Then there was Rijstaffel--one of the many events of Jakarta's old city. Where we sat and dined in a way the Dutch used to do it... when they were taking over our country. Anyway. It was still fun, but a bit too crowded. The quickie highlight might have been watching the fireworks from Museum Bank Mandiri rooftop. Niceee.
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Next, there was me. Cooking. Hahah. Gema's birthday was last week. And not having any idea for gifts and any time to buy it, I cooked. Well, maybe not cook. I concoct things. But I did managed to make Sindro's picnic roll, Nigella's baked macaroni, Nigella's altered marinated chicken and cheese cake. And then I made a kind-of-suprise picnic at the Monas park. Tee hee.
It was a little nerve-racking that day, because it was raining continuously from early in the morning. However, the rain stopped, just few minutes before we got to Monas. Good thing is, it made the air cool. And I never knew Monas park could be that serene. All in all it was nice.
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Been trying to write some more. Even if it's as short as a single tweet. I have a plan--a dream, depends on how soon it will be realized--with Sindro to do compilation of poems. Or some sort. Amen.
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Just got back from a pempek break. Now I'm super full and can't think. I guess that's it for now. A little reminder, my birthday is in 13 days. Time to go gift-shopping, people!
Toodles,
-R.
