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A very late post that i have posted in FB on 15 January 2012. 

Since my old FB account was hacked and could not be recovered, i decided to repost it so i could have all the birthday posts on the blog (which lack of post lately hahaha)...

**You have no idea that i have prepared this draft weeks before, and published it on FB right on my 29th birthday, thru the limited internet access in Hong Kong. What a style to celebrate bday! wkwkwk.. 

And by the way.. i missed my flight in Hong Kong. Seriously. That's not the part of the plan.......

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Good morning beautiful world!
a warm regard is sent from the birthday girl here :)
i feel the urgency to express my gratitude since my 28 is like the most enjoyable age! 
couldn't find any excuse not to write it down on the first day of no longer being 28.

so, here's the summarized list of my gratitude, i really mean every word of it :)
1. PLACES
i'm grateful for all the places i've been and for the experiences. 
- Bali for its miraculous excitement and fun, and of course all the ribs
(as always. *you know me so well if you know i will mention the ribs. hi 5 bro!)
- Makassar for its nice airport and all their best seafood (note it, try Apong restaurant and Paotere!)
- Bandung for its nice weather and artistic romantic atmosphere (i recommend you to propose a girl there)
- Tasikmalaya for the sincere smile and warmth of the people (i'm wondering how they could be so sweet without sugar or caramel....)
- Cimahi for that good branch manager (from whom i understood how to care)
- Malang for the handsome customer service (huahahaha) and nice weather at Batu
- Probolinggo for the cheap mangoes and the crunchy 'Kripik Bimbi' *trust me it's really good!
- Batam for all the bags and the head of area who like to feed us hahaha..
- Tegal for it's not so bad (no offense for Tegal-ers.. peace :p)
- Seoul for its shocking cold weather, handsome & pretty people i saw, strong wifi, safest & most interesting theme park where i finally made a record HAHAHA!!
- Jombang for the piano they allowed me to play in the hotel lobby  (hopefully no guest decided to move to other hotel bcos of that..)
- Bogor for the position they offered to me hundred times n i rejected thousand times hahaha *i'm expensive pak...
- Pekalongan for the cheap batik *though i don't know what to do with that batik now..
- Surabaya for all the outfit i couldn't find in Jakarta (more grateful for the discounted one) and all the 'bebek' menu
- Mojokerto for that family karaoke named X2 (my one and only entertainment)
- Cianjur for i see the mentality of abundance from a 'small' person. You're so rich pak :)
- and for the other places i couldn't mention one by one hahahaha..
thank God :)

2. FRIENDS and SOULMATES
having new funny friend always be an exciting part, but let's skip n go directly to the soulmate topic :p
Soulmate! it doesn't refer to the 'future spouse' stuff, but more to the interesting people who also found they interest in me, which in all of a sudden became a close friend of mine, to whom i could be myself, share my (stupid) stories, n be sure that they will love me always :D 
you have no idea how grateful i was when i accidentally knew them!
found 2 along the year 2012!
they somehow fill my day with laugh and busy-ness for replying their bbm/ call, become my good listener, a good sparing partner to improve my joking skill (hahaha) and my day won't be the same without them. I'm so blessed with new friends from U2S and these 2 soulmates. 
thank God :)

3. LIFE LESSON
Well, i couldn't be more serious than this. Understand this fellows.
there is a time for everything. nothing is better than to enjoy what you have and what you could do now :)
let me tell you how i enjoy it.

i am single. happy and independent in my singleness.
i could traveling with family or friends since there's no daughter/son i should take care of. 
free to choose with whom i'm gonna spend my weekend with, for i'm not attached to anyone.
spend my time doing what i like cos my time is all mine.
taste whatever good food of my choice while my metabolism function is still good and i don't have to think what meal my husband will like or dislike.
have enough time to minister together in a music team in church with no worry for leaving home quite often. 
happy for having chance to accompany and serve my grandma without thinking bout priority n make it only an unimportant option after so many 'to do list' with my future core family.
proud whenever i could treat my parents since i don't have to be financially responsible for my own family (or for the long line of nephews n nieces who are eligible for hongbao every Chinese new year hehehe).
i enjoy being sooooo free!
*doesn't mean i don't want to get married or have children, it will be my next season soon, but for the time being, wew, thank God i enjoy the freedom :p

again i would say, every season has its own goodness to enjoy! so don't look back or forward to find the pleasant things from other season. it has passed or not yet come buddy! but when the time has come, enjoy it at the max.
pray that whoever read this could understand and enjoy whatever season they're in.

now let me enjoy HK and two or more places i will be visiting after this.
*i promise i won't be too narcisstic in HK or gamble in Macau or shop til drop in Guangzhou or pretend to miss the flight in Singapore..
will be back soon!
ciao.

moving on

I'm moving to a new blog. 
Last time I changed the theme of this blog, I realized that I was no longer that 'new kid on the blog' hehehe.. 
Yes we are older now. 

Leaving the past life written here with thanksgiving to God. 
Anyhow, He made me passed through. 
And He's proven faithful and always good. 

Shall we say bye?
I (secretly) wish that you will still do the hop, read my blog, miss me a lot, or meet me sometimes?

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a selfish wishlist

Since some friends started to ask me what's my wishes for my upcoming birthday,
And..
I realized some of them really have no clue what to buy for me other than bodyshop package these last 2 years,
And..
I have been good these few years asking nothing for my birthday,
And..
Since 30 is an even number (So what??!),
*o my, I'm turning 30. Yayy :(
Here is my selfish wishlist 2014! Wkwkwk..

1. Montis avocado - the wholecake, for myself
2. Windows 7 software (or now 8?) + installation service
3. Adobe Premier software
4. The book of how to use Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premier
5. Portable harddisk
6. Return ticket to Manado in May
7. Javajazz ticket. And please go with me too
8. A nice metal or brown leather watch
9. Thin genuine leather wallet
10. Genuine leather card holder wallet
11. The remaining of my wisdom teeth disappear miraculously
12. A video of Sky singing happy birthday..
No he can't.
Ok.
A video of Benji & Eloise singing happy birthday.
13. A nice picture of me kissed by Benji on left cheek & Ethan on right cheek
14. A pair of New Balance shoes, size 5.5
15. A pair of black sexy hi-heels, size depends on brand (call me maybe wkwkwk)
16. A chiropractor bed (queen sizeeee, I'm big!)
17. A surprise pick up after office + nice dinner treat
18. A package of Furtener anti-hairfall
19. Bodyshop liptint (color same as nia's hahaha) + PAC eyeliner (also same as nia's)
20. Multivitamin for a year!
*note: must contains mineral
21. Levis skinny jeans
22. Blouses (a dozen maybe? :p )
23. Another 2 kgs weight loss
24. My generous friends read this.

Thank you my lovely friends, you are the best! :p

your second letter babe!

Hey you..
Merry Christmas 2013 :)
It took me how many years to write the second letter? Hahaha..

How are you? 
Me, not bad. 
I'm going to cut my hair soon!
You know, the very hairs of my head are all numbered by God, 
But too much hairfall, He will also be sad
*or bored to count 
So, I'll give a little relief to the hair, 
Make it short and light :D
Don't worry, I'll still be pretty in short haircut. 
Prettier actually. 
If I'm not fatter. 
Sophisticated also. 
You will love me! :p

Next year will be a challenging year for me. 
Great changes are about to come.
I'm quitting my job.  
I can't imagine how life would be. 
Scary :)
No more luxurious building. 
No more stylish dress to office. 
No more lunch with professionals. 
No more health insurance. 
No more presentation to new people. 
No more meeting with the officials. 
But at last, I decide something big by my ownself. 
*Life begins at 30! 10 years earlier than others :p

My prayer for the new year, that I will be so dependent to God, 
Obey Him, my wonderful counselor,
Find the way to live my life calling,
*the good news is, I finally knew my passion!
See the great things and miracles from God,
And of course, meet you :)

Another major change: 
I will sleep alone starting in March.
*Yes! The bedroom will be all mineee..
My sis is getting married in March. 
She's so ready more than us!
I will miss the squabbling with her.
.....
.....
.....
No no. 
I won't. 
XD

I've grown up dude :)
And grown big. O my..
Don't worry. I'll be on a diet. 
It's a diet to be healthy, not to be sexy. 
My doctor said, I could not be fat, otherwise my small ankle could not withstand the heavy body. 
Promise me you will also live a healthy life ok! 

Well, what else..
I don't have much to write dear,
Cos I'm expecting to talk it with you directly :p
Since we don't know when is His right time,
Just get ready and be prepared :)
I'll do my part also. 
*I learn to cook :p
Let's see whether it will be the ugly olio or the real aglio olio. Yay!

Bless you.

cheers,
oleen

jobdesc

For those who always ask what's my job.
*including my DC members, who always forget n never really understand clearly what I'm doing for a living...
(Yea, I'm that Chandler in Friends series...)

Finally I write about my job!
Have been in my mind for quite some time, but no time to write hahahaha..
(Get it? That's the first clue. My job is a kind of job that consumes tooooooo much time)

We (me n others), work in a random team every week consists of 2-4 persons.
From 13 of us, 10 are wonder women, 3 are boys (peace boys :p oopsss hahaha)..

Well!
Part of our job is traveling to wherever boss assign us to.
Besides airplane, we also travel by train and car, or propeller plane (for an unexpectedly nice scary trip to a remote area).
So, on Monday morning we will be seen in head office with our colorful travel bag,
Afternoon in Soetta airport (Terminal 2F, never change),
And by evening you will see our status arriving somewhere in Path wkwkwk..
Then we'll be gone for the rest of the week..
(Except you add us on Path - again - you will see pics of food or beautiful scenery from wherever we are. Yay!)
In fact, my unit head expects more men to join bcos of those 'remote areas' but they're just difficult to find.
And maybe that's also the reason why we call each other 'bro'.
*No 'sis' thing, we're not an online shop :p
Hi Bro!
Good morning Bro!
How are you Bro!
What's up Bro!
How's last week Bro!
What do you want to eat Bro!
Do you want to go!
*no no, it's not like a story of a mother who expected a son but got a daughter and treated her as a boy..
**and not always with exclamation mark actually wkwkwk..

We are tough, as I can say.
Howcome not?
The burden is so heavy for us.
*Around 12 kgs (for a travel bag) + 3 kgs (for laptop & charger) = 15 kgs man! Wkwkwk..
Literally heavy!
Yet the ladies still wear those hi-heels anyway..
**How I still wonder where I get these muscles all this time -_______-
Ok ok. Focus focus.
The heaviest burden actually is..
We are always haunted by a tight deadline, and of course, with a high demand.
I feel like my eyeballs will jump out when I force them to read detail of things for so long hours.
(I'm sorry eyes. I love you. Really.)  :*

However..
It's not as nice as it was heard or read. It's not like traveling in holiday. 
Cos we're also surrounded by piles of papers to be checked. 
Deal with people whose performance is partly determined by our review result. 
After all, i'm not God, perfect in all my ways, that i can judge others mistake..

Nothing is better than to enjoy what I'm doing. 
But then, the best thing to do is to do what i enjoy. 

Enough said.
If you still don't get it,
The shortest explanation is:
My job is auditing, but I'm not an auditor :p

phlegmatic

Just because I could get over it,
Doesn't mean that it was easy for me. 
It was hard. 
I prayed for the new strength every morning, and sometimes held my tears in front of peoples until I won the process. 

Just because I still laughed at a tight deadline, 
Doesn't mean that I did not feel stressed or did not give my best. 
I seriously did my part and managed my time efficiently. 
Somehow people just assume that a stressful staff is much more responsible than the one who still could laugh. 

Just because I smiled n stayed calm at bad things happened, 
Doesn't mean that I did not think about it and it did not bother me much. 
It did. 
But I just thought the best response is to calmly find a solution instead of complaining and being moody. 

Just because I didn't show what I eagerly ask in prayer, 
Doesn't mean that I did not wholeheartedly want it. 
I want it! 
I just don't need people to know, God will do it for me if necessary. 

Being positive sometimes makes me look like a 'playful' one that is always happy and needs more pressure, more determination, more struggling moments. 
As if I don't feel any pressure, 
As if I don't have determination,
As if I don't pursue n struggle as much as I should. 

What if, 
You're the one who can't see? 
While I'm just trying not to overreact,
Joyfully accept what's coming,
And silently pray, and put a big hope in God only.

Y is not for Yankee today

Sunday, 28 July 2013
(To make it more dramatic and right on time)

Yo!
How are you this morning?
Hope you feel great and so blessed on your be-day, as things' re getting better and better in the past few years for you.
(And you're also a better person now, I'm happy for youuuuu!)

I never expect to have a friend of my older sister age, moreover the sensitive one (wkwkwk no offense..) 
We have totally different hobbies (you talk - I keep silent, you work - I play, you' re not artistic - I am, you eat - I eat ehhh the only same thinggg....), 
different taste (over things, fashion, songs, man, place, etc), 
different paradigm of life (profit oriented vs fun oriented), 
different sensitivity (high sensitivity vs insensitive),
different background (and foreground.. Mksdnyaaaa??), 
different chi energy (I positive, you.. not positive wkwkwk - try to be subtle),
different love language (you touch touch, I'm untouchable),
and all... sigh...

Yetttttt, we're still being friends. 
A lot closer now. 
I know that you know that I know that you're the true friend mentioned in Proverbs 17. 
Thanks for all the acceptance, burger, care, time, morning run, ride, prayer, and love :)
My simple wish and prayer, that your life will be a meaningful one before God and people. 
And as you walk it, remember that God is God, who holds your world in His hands. 
So, keep on going! 
Run run run! 

Kanpai! bless you 0:)
oleen

Footnote:
1. Y is not for Yankee today, it's for you, Yulia's day wkwkwkwk..
2. Remember your question few days ago? You asked would I be your 'forever friend'? My answer is NO. I prefer just to be myself than to be a fat - cream colored - bear with that blushing cheek and stupid smile all the time :(