:: Romance

Found this forum of my favourite romance author. And I just realized that I'm not the only one who crazy deeply fallin' in love with those characters in the story. They are far more unbelieavably great!

I'll note some of my favourite sentences that I would never get bored to read and re-read again and again...*taken from the post of one of very devoted JM reader*

Allyson,

Jason is my fave JM hero too. There are just so many things about him that I love.

He was a very romantic man. He has declared such magnanimous statements to Tory, even though it was cloaked by their business arrangement. Even if I didn’t "love" him in the first part of the book yet, when I came to the part where he proposed to Victoria, my heart just melted.

1. “If you marry me, you’ll have the freedom to do whatever you like with your life. You could build one hospital in America and another near Wakefield, and stay in England. I have six estates and a thousand tenants and servants. My servants alone could provide you with enough sick people to fill up your hospital. If not, I’ll pay them to get sick. You can cover the walls of Wakefield with your sketches, and if you run out of room, I’ll add on to the house.”

2. “Nothing’s wrong with you. Andrew is a spineless fool. And I am a bigger fool than he is.”

3. “I’ve tried a hundred times to let you go Victoria, but I can’t.”

4. “Tory. I like that – it suits you perfectly. I also like the way the sun shines on you hair when you drive off in the carriage with Caroline Collingwood. And I like the sound of your laughter. I like the way you’re eyes flash when you’re angry…”

5. “Why? You’ve enjoyed watching the play. And I’ve enjoyed watching you.”

6. He knocked on the door, feeling a little foolish for appearing on her doorstep on the night before the wedding. He had no reason for coming except to pleasure himself with the sight of her and, he hoped, to please her by telling her about the Indian pony he had arranged to have put on one of his ships from America. It was to be one of her wedding presents, but in truth he was absurdly eager to see her demonstrate her skill on it. He knew how beautiful she would look with her graceful body bent low over the horse’s neck, and her wondrous hair glinting in the sunlight…

7. "To think I actually believe there are no such things as angels.”

8. To Jason, who never before known the joy of being loved and admired for what he possessed or for what he appeared to be but for what he really was, the quite inner peace he felt was sheer bliss. At night, he could never hold her close enough or long enough. During the day, he took her on picnics and swam with her in the creek at Wakefield Park. When he was working, she was there on the perimeters of his mind, making him smile. He wanted to lay the world at her feet, but all Victoria seemed to want was him, and that knowledge filled him with profound tenderness

He is very generous.He agreed to take Victoria under his wing, bought him clothes and even gave her a dowry and protected her with his name. When they were married, he continued to shower her with gowns, jewels and furs. After they have settled their differences, he renamed his yacht the Victoria and even built another one for her and her friends. He built hospitals in honor of his father.

I love his wit and sense of humor. Examples are:

1)After Tory rescued John Collingwood’s sailboat:
Tory: You’re impossible!
Jason: You’re right.
Tory: You really are impossible.
Jason: We already agreed on that.

2)Tory: …stop smiling at me in that charming way – everyone is watching us!
Jason: Am I being charming? …. What I see is a half dozen of your besotted admirers standing over there, looking as if they would all like to devise a way to slit my throat and dispose of my body.

3)“Hush Victoria,” [Tory’s grandmother] said, directing her dagger gaze at Jason as she continued, “two of your servants are related to two of mine, and they tell me all Wakefield Park was in an uproar when you refused to bed your bride for a week after the ceremony.” Victoria let out a mortified moan and Jason’s arm tightened supportively around her shoulders.

“Well,” she snapped, “what have you to say to that, young man?”

Jason quirked a thoughtful eyebrow at her. “I would say I apparently need to have a word with my servants.”

LOOLL!! I could go on and on...

Sharon

And ohh...my another favourite quote from another JM book:

"If you would take one step forward, darling, you could cry in my arms. And while you do, I'll tell you how sorry I am for everything I've done. And when I'm finished, you can help me find a way to forgive myself" - Ian Thornton (Almost Heaven).

But of course on the top of the list, this author would always make me falling in love.
And those words are absolutely my best romance ever :)

:: Not So Important Posting about Unimportant Thing...

Friendster just added some (unimportant) features which they think they're cool...but I apparently don't think so.

At first, they changed the layout [which for me way too complicated to be called user friendly] then adding some additional features such as Who's Viewed Me, counting how many times you profile has been displayed, Friend Tracker [informing any updates if your friend's page has changed]. So, if I said, "Friendster: A modern technology to explore the narcism side in you.." it doesn't sound too much, doest it?

Ah well...

Those things do not really bother me actually, until few days ago I saw "Post Shout Out" box added in too. And until yesterday I finally gave it a try and expecting it would work similar like my shoutbox in this blog, but it's not. The result: a useless bubble on the top of your profile, as if you were talking. D'oh! And one more thing I just found out just now,,,another feature called "Grab the Photo". !$@%#%^*&!&%#%!*&

This feature really really annoys me cuz' it means everyone can just grab your photo and put it on their gallery. Hellloo...it's YOUR picture and of course it's a private thing. Yes, we share pictures over the net but it doesn't mean we want to give them away to everybody so they can upload them! And FYI, are they just soo lack of knowledge to understand rightclick-and-save??? Why they put so much effort just to create that kinda [useless] feature???

Weird.

* fixed! ;)

:: Library

I've been gone to this library last few days and planning to go there again during next two weeks. What else did I do if it wasn't studying. I'm currently on my final exam season. The first exam was today and the last one would be on 8th of November. Three more left.

However, I found out this library is no bad at all. Its quite new, cozy, not really big though. Little gallery in the other side and a grand piano for every advanced player to play. I had listened some people played on that piano and they really turned the surrounding very blissful. The study rooms themselves are not really big enough, but luckyly I have always found a place. There is also a cafe in the first floor and they serve nice coffee as well.

The location of the library is situated at a small street, it's not even called a street but a lane. Some not-so-tall buildings, very classy and beautiful. Lots of cafe along the stree and cute boutiques too.

By the by, I can't help it but really glad because the library collection are pretty enormous. They got my favourite Indo writter, Fira Basuki. And also Seno Gumira, Nina Pane but unfortunately not Ayu Utami. This library also has quite a lot of new books which I don't have to buy.

So glad I finally found another great spot in this city :)

:: Blogging...Then Got Fired!

I read this magazine couple days a go and this article caught my eyes when I saw it. The title is "Can a Blog Get You Fired?" from Cleo Magazine November Edition.

According to this article, there are quite a lot of people who got fired because of blogging. I'm not talking because they were blogging during their work hours. What they did were they made fun of their job, uploading unrespectable photos about their workplaces, bitching other workers in their blog which according to their employer is very objectional and negative.

A special term for a person get canned because of blogging is called dooce. Dooce is a personal website of Heather Armstrong, the 1st person sacked because the content of her blog in 2002. Other funny story is Queen of The Sky, an airline employee who put her photos of her posing in an empty plane while in uniform.

Well, there are lots of story you can find about people who got fired because of funny reason other than blogging. Those dooces have made their revenge website, www.simplyfired.com.
There are some funny stories about people who got fired due to funny and simply hard to believe reasons. Well, you better have a look at it.

In conclusion, back to discussion about those bloggers, i think I wouldn't 100% blame it on the employer. Imagine if you were the employer and one of your employee saying something bitchy about you in their blog *which literally could be seen by everybody who has internet connection*. I think I'll do the same thing if I was in those employers' shoes.

So dear blogger friends, be careful of what you write, be cautious and aware. Even though this place is your way of expression and freedom of mind, to be responsible of what you write is wise. So lastly, be wise.

:: Tell me...Does staring in front of computer for almost 9 hours straight sound good???

I'm jaded.
I'm 50%...no actually, 75% worn out.

I have to sleep. Now.
I'll see you tomorrow morning dear VB.net and my LovelyBloom site.
We'll surely meet each other again...
and please...don't put me in such a mistery...
and don't ever you dare to re-appear during my dream tonite.
You are more than enough to be true.

I'll fight those codings out again tommorow.
Pray for me ;)

:: Moving to Another World

If you'd asked me which one I'd prefer,watching movie or reading a book? The answer would be the later.

When I read a book, my mind was working out to visualize things written there and define words described by the author. If it's a really good story, it would successfully move my feelings up and down, increase the tension, touched and when it was finished, the story would remain in my brain for several days ahead. Keep thinking about it, recalling some parts of the story that touch my heart so deeply. That's the reason behind why I'd always looking forward to finish my favourite book asap, because the curiousity..seriously could kill me.

There was once when I was on my way by train from uni. While reading the book, time has passed so quick and finally I arrived at my destination. And this book I was reading was really really good...and at that point of time, I was in one of the best part. And finally I decided, I would keep reading. Yes. I couldn't stop it at that moment, then I took my path to the coffee shop in the station, grab a donut and a cup of flat white, there was me...finishing the part :)

You might call me stupid or whatever you like, but the last two books I had read really impressed me in such a way. It's a romance with historical background story book. I know...i know... you'd probably say,"C'mon...get real! what you've read about were love story in 1800's and today is the milenium age I remind you..And those things written there are merely a fairytale. It has nothing to do with reality."

But hey, that's what I mean with the title of this posting. Those book really have moved me to another world. A world of perfection, that's what I might call it. Where the heroine was not only beautiful, but also smart, voluptuous, rich and everything about an absolute exquisite lady. And the guys are usually good looking, charming, muscular, smart, rich, cold and loves the heroine with all of his heart and life. The story itself ended up in a very perfect way, very beautifully written and of course a happilly ever after conclusion. And I always love happy ending.

Do I now sound like a hopeless romantic girl? I think I do. I better stop.

Trying to against my desire to read another book, I've been keep thinking about the last story I read. Damn..it was so good. The romance story this author made are merely fabulous. They are very different with those cheap romance stories. I know exactly, it won't happened in thousands of chances that there is a perfect life in this world. I understand that. But who cares? These world's imperfections have made me sick and tired. I don't give a damn what people think about which one is real or which one is merely a tale. Or they disability to differentiate between two and disagree with that? For heaven's sake..it's only a book. It's only a story which contains a freedom of imagination.

So please...be real. A novel story would never be the same with reality. Never ever look at it from the same point of view. One more thing, if you think a "perfect life" is only in a fairytale, I assume you haven't givethank enough about your life. That's why we see life differently.

:: Celebration of Successfullness

{Two fresh graduants and one fresh -hit-by-assignments student *still*}

Last Thursday,I accompanied my friend during couple of hours before her graduation ceremony. I saw bunch people walking around with pride in their eyes, smile on their lips and heaps of congratulation word were said. I could see the eyes of their beloved ones, looking at them proudly and sharing the same blissful feeling. I knew exactly how it feels.

For you guys on the pic above:
" Do you guys remember when we were in the lecture room of Project Management? Do you remember when we were contemplating plan to skip lecture? Still remember time when we were stuck in library for hours one day before the final test? I do remember the tricks of calculating financial IRR using triangle math formula and that stupid Critical Paths?"

A toast celebrating your happiness. Celebrating your victory!

:: The Book

Only in couple of days, two friend of mine have said this to me:

"Look around. Everyone in this lab are stuck with this stupid ASP.net text book." "Exactly just like us, sweety", I replied.

Another one:
"....., vin, semua anak b2c di kampus pegangnya buku ASP.net sialan itu!"
"hauhuahuahuahuhauhaua"

Yeah...guys. If you wanna know where I've been gone these days; going to uni lab, stuck in there for only-God-knows hours and THAT book {currently, this book is on the top of the list of the most-cursed-books. I believe.} has faithfully accompanied me to finish my assignment.

And don't ask who sits close to me right now? You know exactly WHAT it is!

:: My On/Off Relationship with....

GYM.

Finally after almost 6 months I'd neglected my Fitness First account, I found some times {read: dragging my lazy ass} to go to gym.

I used to go to gym regularly. Regardless the weather and long distance between the gym and my home. I was addicted to the aerobic classes, including body attack, body jam, step, body pump, anything. My favourit aerobic instructor was Paul. I couldn't miss even one of his class at that time.

But now things are different. I've been so damn lazy. And it's a severe one. I always planned to used my apartment's gym facilities at least the treadmill, but always got this and that excuses and I never make it. And finally, today {note it in my self-historybook} I came back to gym again! tee hee.

I went to gym and planning to join the Pilates class this evening. But somehow when I was already in the studio, the instructor suddenly turned the Yoga kinda music on. Then he introduced himself as a yoga instructor - rather than Pilates, who was trained Yoga before in India. My first Yoga experience was almost 2 years ago. And for me yoga would rather make me sleep than being active. So, it wasn't expected at all. And because I didn't want to take my effort to go to gym today only for granted, so I insisted to stay.

All I can say is I'm really not into Yoga. Seriously. At least until this very moment.
Why? Better write about it sometimes.

To be continued on the 2nd part .... :)

:: It's Over...

Yup..yup...it's over. My break is.

If you were gonna ask me how was my break going, I would say it was going so nice and smooth. Every single thing I've planned ahead was close to 100% accomplished. I went to Melbourne showground, Tulip farm and Lake Mt. I went fishing and grilled the fishes for lunch. I finished my book and now starting a new one. I also went to city, buying the skirt I've been fancying these days and went to some new restaurants.

I had fine dining at JJ's Grill and Bar {damn expensive, even after using the Entertainment Card}, Natraz Indian Restaurant at suburb {love it!} and had luch at Tamodachi Sushi Train at Melbourne Central. Yay!

My apartment. I remember I did say that I was going to do Spring cleaning. Well, I have to admit that it's even getting messier than before. Haha. But...I did clean my fridge and microwave {tap proudly on my back}.

My assignments. I didn't touch them at all. What a bad student I am.

Back to my uni stuff...I'm going to have a meeting in 10 minutes. Better get things done before that. And oh...one more. I haven't baked the NY cheesecake, but I've bought the ingredients.

Yeah...one more thing is not accomplished yet.....I think one week holiday wasn't enough for me. Don't you think?