till i board on a plane and start my holiday...
as some of you already knew, i am vacating my beautiful melbourne apartment to take half a year off work and relaxing in my hometown, jakarta...
moving IS so stressful... so many things to organise... so many things to decide... accounts to disconnect... addresses to change/redirect... stuff to pack and ship home... goods to sell...
it's only a week away and not all of them have been sorted out... my used-to-be neat home now looks a bit of a mess with packing boxes and buble wrap scattered around...
can't wait to board on the plane... not because i like flying (gosh, i hate flying)... cause i know by then everything would have to be sorted out... *keep my fingers crossed*...
sometimes i wonder... why do i want to go through this??? look at the bright side, a nice holiday is waiting for me!!!
By: syulie | Monday, November 27, 2006 at 9:28 pm
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a few weeks ago i bid on ebay for a brand new macbook... the auction went for a week and noone bid other than myself... so the night the auction closed i did not take my computer home thinking it would be safe... and the next morning i found out i lost the auction!! someone outbid me by $25 just minutes before the auction closed!!
the savings would be pretty good if i won that bid... but i thought, ah well its not mine... but i managed to leave a message to the seller letting him know that if the winner did not honour his bid, i will buy the macbook from him... and guess what?! a week later the macbook is back on second offer!!
in the end, yesterday i collected my new macbook... so white... so cute... and its mine!! i know i need a moment to get used to the setting and everything... but how exciting!!
you see... if its yours, it'll come back to you... don't you think sometimes things just have their own way to work out???
By: syulie | Saturday, November 25, 2006 at 10:08 am
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or the Hispanic Festival... held on Johnston Street between Nicholson and Brunswick Streets, Fitzroy... the 2006 Fiesta was on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 Nov 06...
apparently it was officially established in 1978... i have lived here for 3 years and this is the first time i went to this fun event!! luckily i found out about this event accidentally on the weekend...
the event is to promote the latin-american culture through music, dances... and cuisine!!
it was good fun... and good food... i would love to go again... click
here to see more photos...
By: syulie | Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at 12:27 pm
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this morning i came early to the office... got a few stuff to clear before heading off to another client...
i was in a hurry, carrying a few files in one go, taking the stairs instead of the lift, and there it happened... must have missed a step, i fell and slid down the stairs, getting my left foot bruised and swollen!!
oh dear... first, embarassing... then sad... but all the help from people around me was wonderful... luckily there was a lady in the stairwell when that incident happened... she helped me stand up and walked back to my seat... then call first aider to help me... really appreciate all of them...
i cannot believe what had happened... but as usual, we should always see the bright side... this incident could be worse... my leg could have been broken... it could have been my right foot (which means i cant drive)... i could have been landed on my tail bone instead of my bum... well, this is not the best, but i am sure things happened for a reason...
moral of the story? never do anything in a rush... health is ALWAYS before work...
good news from doctor? i just have to avoid to walk too much put some ice on it and i should look as new in a few days time!!
By: syulie | Monday, November 20, 2006 at 1:52 pm
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thats the headline of The Age today... Delta Blues and Pop Rock in fairytale quinella of 2006 Melbourne Cup... both Japanese raiders, Delta Blues won first followed by stable mate Pop Rock... the race that, for once, stopped two nations...
Yasunari Iwata drives Delta Blues to beat Pop Rock ridden by Damien Oliver in the 2006 Melbourne Cup...
check out
The Age for full story
© The Age Company Limited.
By: syulie | Wednesday, November 08, 2006 at 6:28 pm
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the biggest crowd in Flemington history, 129,089 attendances! including the former Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins
© Herald and Weekly TimesEfficient raced to victory in 2006 Victoria Derby yesterday...
check out the full story
here from Sun Herald
By: syulie | Sunday, November 05, 2006 at 11:10 am
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Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl
With yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there
She would merengue and do the cha-cha
And while she tried to be a star, Tony always tended bar
Across a crowded floor, they worked from 8 till 4
They were young and they had each other
Who could ask for more?
At the Copa, Copacabana
The hottest spot north of Havana
At the Copa, Copacabana
Music and passion were always the fashion
At the Copa....they fell in love
that was part of the lyrics...
but last night i went to the restaurant in fitzroy
and surprisingly... i had a whole lot of fun!!!
good food... fabulous food...
good entertainment... the photo did not do it justice though... due to my poor phone camera... but i hope you get the idea...
if you like latin dances,
i guarantee you would love the experience!!
samba... salsa... and capoeira!
totally recommended!
here's their website to find out more...
By: syulie | at 9:11 am
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this afternoon i had a quick lunch and did not feel like going straight back to work, so... i hop on one of those new blue green tourist bus... and snapped some photos... i thought, why not?... after staying here for 3 years, i havent really done any touristy activities...
here's the bus...
apart from this free bus (thats right, FREE!) melbourne also offer free city circle tram... those antique red trams... to promote the city tourism...
click
here if you want to read more about melbourne... and click
here if you want to see some of my snaps during the ride...
By: syulie | Friday, November 03, 2006 at 1:47 pm
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thats my new digital camera... slim, light-weight, 6 megapixel and it has touch-screen!!
it will travel with me to jakarta, singapore and bangkok... and take lots of photos to show you!
By: syulie | at 11:00 am
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recently i just got addicted with shopping at this site... well i can now understand why people enjoy this more than actually going to the store and buy... i mean with all the other things you have to do, this is quite convenient... and you can do it from home... you can do lots of research first and when you're ready, you just click to buy or bid... i prefer the 'buy now' option (if it is available), i dont quite like the bidding game... and if you buy from a well established seller, you can just pay straight away with your credit card... how easy is that!!
i first bought my digital camera a week ago with a bargain price (thats even after taking into account the postage - from Hong Kong!) compare to retail and its delivered right to my office... so convenient... since then i have bought the memory card and the leather case from this site too!
electronic goods might be fine to be purchased from internet, but i am still not sure about clothing... i mean, it would be difficult wouldn't it to know if it suits you nicely??
By: syulie | Wednesday, November 01, 2006 at 2:48 pm
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