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…surprisingly, unexpectedly, and it literally made my jaw dropped almost to the floor.

I don’t usually care about American Idol - so much drama, not much talent - especially during the pre-screening. But Asian Idol is(was) sorta fun to watch - because all six of them are extremely amazing!

And what happened tonight really tickled me to say something.

I didn’t get to watch the Saturday show, so I didn’t really know how they did when they were singing solo.

Mike’s voice always gives me goosebumps. But when he sang with Guy Sebastian, he did sound nervous and was outperformed a little. Really wasn’t his fault of course. Unlike Mike, Guy had no pressure at all. Of course he was singing out loud - all out! If I were a Mike at that time, I probably would have been lucky if I could even breath at all!

Jac, I thought she was super! She’s a very strong singer. But you know what - damn she’s got attitude, smile some more girl - she looks hmmm how can I say this nicely…(no, I can’t) - she looks arrogant when she’s not smiling.

The other four are great singers - and that’s all I can say!

I was not sure of Mike - especially when he was singing that last song solo. It just wasn’t him. But when he was singing "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" with the others..oh gosh he totally melted my heart. Hell yea, I was rooting for him!

My heart beat was so fast when I looked at Daniel and Ata when they were about to announce the winner. I thought - either they’re great actors or Mike’s not winning - because their faces were way too serious.

I was disappointed.

But Hadi is a great singer too. So..I guess..congratulations Asia. You have your winner!

P.S. Really? Taylor Hicks?

I start working at 5 am everyday. The next time - that feels like a few minutes later - I look at the clock it’s already 7 am or sometimes even 8 am. Have I been working for that long? Really, I have no sense of time anymore.

Sometimes it feels like time just goes way too slow. But when you need it to be slow, it goes faster than ..than..Reggie Bush who runs for touchdown! (see NFL and College Football) *grin*

I really admire those who create the concept of time. I mean, how was it that they could grasp the idea of time - and the cycle of time? Time is as real as the happiness that you feel when something good happens to you and as real as the painful pang that you get when you experience something terrible. Yet, it’s hard for our 5 senses and mind to even sense the time because of its relativity, its invisibility and its untouchability!

Aren’t we all grateful that we don’t need to actually worry about discovering time and its confusing cycle? Just look to the bottom right of your computer - voila it’s 8:42 AM (or whenever it is when you read this post :D)

I do like to think that time is surreal. And guess what - here’s a perfect clock - inspired by Dali - for you who have the same thoughts. Question is: can you take more surreality? I do get dizzy if I look at it for too long @_@

Pic is taken from MolaSpace.

This commercial is super awesome!

I bet they were having soooooooooo much fun producing and filming it!

I admire the creative juice, absolut!

see video here

Crapola!

I’m no doctor, but I’ve been with myself long enough to know that my body is going thru something.

Yes, it is musim pancaroba in Indo - a transitional season from dry to rainy - when many people gets the viral cold. And yes, I think I might have been infected with the stupid virus. Yes, doctor, I took that vitamin C and have been drinking lotsa water.

But, this annoying flu is not that important compared to my other symptoms:

First - this phrase "xoxo, you know you love me!" has been vicariously playing in my head over and over - with THAT TONE.

Second - I spent hours hunting down ways to watch what I wanna watch. Each and every single episode.

Third - I didn’t give up easily when I couldn’t find what I wanted. Surprisingly, I finally found it. All of them. Each and every single episode up to date.

Fourth - With jealousy, I repeated those scenes where they showed their stylish outfits. I mean, those girls are wearing uniforms - how can they still find a way to dress up? Gosh, I wish I could wear those beautiful jackets and coats when I was in high school!

Five - I secretly hoped there would be another *gasp* cat-fight! a happy ending one though~

Six - I cannot wait for Wednesday to come. Well, I mean Thursday in Indo - so that I can watch the new episode from my slingplayer.  (thanks to my hunny bun for getting me set up!)

Seven - I should be sleeping now because of the medicine, instead I’m writing this post.

Eight - I’m in love with this Dan character - haha!

And YOU have no idea what I’m talking about if you don’t watch the Gossip Girl. It’s a new series - just started this fall in CW every Wednesday at 9 PM Pacific time.

Well, the point is that *cough* I’m kinda obsessed with this show.

It’s about high school students, specifically private high school students, more specifically those rich spoiled private high school students in NYC who have it all - well at least in a nut shell. Their parents are so loaded - they don’t have to worry about a thing. They burn money just like that. They don’t even have to think or work hard to get to the university that they want (read: need) to go to - because the parents will always have a "way" to make that happen - or so it seems. All they care about is how to spend the money they’ve got in their thousands of dollars trust funds and how to be the most popular one at school.

So, how superficial does that sound to you? From 0 to 10, I gave it a 20 - I thought this show is for those shallow minded materialistic immature people. WRONG! Plus, now that I think about it - I’m ashamed on how judgmental I was….

Although wrapped in such a dreamy, rich, high class, jet setter, socialite world - where who’s got to be invited to the "Kiss on The Lips" party is so important *rolling my eyes a little* - there is definitely waayyyy more to it. After all, it’s a tale about human being - emotion - feeling - social interactions - family - and all of the dramas that come in life. 

It "teaches" you forgiveness.

It reminds you how important a family is.

It makes you think twice before you blindly hope that you were the beautiful perfect daughter/son of a hella rich family - because guess what people, everyone has their own problem.

It’s a story about those who act and look strong, but they actually are starving for love, friends, sincerely loving parents and real food!

Let me stop here before I start spoiling the beans. Bottom line is it’s a pretty addictive series.  I’m seriously considering to go to the bookstore and get the complete novel series of Gossip Girl (which the show is based on) to find out whether the author reveals who the heck is this gossip girl in the end.

Well, all I know is that she definitely lives for scandals!

~ooh..I think that she knows~ (Justin Timberlake’s song is playing on the background)

and….

*spotted. starlet - replaying episode 2 again!*

CK and her friend - Mutia took us to this fabulous lounge in Seminyak Bali: Kudeta aka KDT.

Once we stepped inside the place, we got this really wonderful vibes. They use black, red, and some other masculine color tones very well for the interior. It’s strong yet it felt COOL. The brand was definitely thought very well!

They have restaurant (open from 8 AM - I heard the breakfast is awesome), outdoor dancing floor (did I see this right?), lounge area, and outdoor seatings.

We passed the restaurant area and OH-MY-GOSH there it was - a breathtaking view!  We were just a few meters from the beach. It was at night and KDT cleverly put a light on the beach.

That simple touch makes all the difference! The sand was silvery white painted perfectly with the dark blue ocean and the deep blue sky. It was a beauty! And romantic. If I didn’t have any self control, probably would have skinny dipped right there and then. (No - don’t dare to imagine :P)

We went into the lounge area with a determination to get drunk *wink*… but then the girls ended up with non-alcoholic drinks - what an angel!

We were too full from dinner, so drinks were great. Plus point for KDT - not only because of their great selection of music - but because they played them at the right volume. You know most of the time you went to clubs and bars and you have to yell at each other right on each other’s ears cuz you can’t hear a thing. Well, KDT is an ideal place to have a long intimate discussion. Y’all don’t havta worry about rude drunken jerks. (But keep in mind, we went there on Sunday night…so I betcha it’s louder and there are more people on weekends)

Snugged in their cozy seats with Pretty Friggin Great drinks in my hand and beloved companies - damn - I couldn’t complain! It was one of the best night out, thanks to our lovely PR ladies

Oh,  don’t we all want it?

Here’s what Imma do if I have the luxury:

12 hours of sleep (for sure)

12 hours of work (since I do work this many hours even with 24 hours a day anyways, Imma keep it the same)

1 hour of exercise or yoga *clear throat* (whatcha smirkin’ about?)

5 hours of fun including socializing ..you know date tonight, girls’ night out the following, catching up with Mom, replying those emails, gossiping on the phone AND time for myself .. reading, watching TV, news, getting pedi-meni…eating, cooking, baking, shopping .. yeap..gimme all the good stuff baby.

6 hours of my own projects … this is the important one for me. yes, it’s the time that I need … to satisfy my entrepreneurship cravings and my wannabe-famous-for-something dream and for me to do something just to leave some foot prints here and there..

Now, more than anything else though, I need to study for my 2 big exams coming up..

… I’m not even in school anymore. Funny.

This is such a great tips for us students or fresh graduates who are pretty much broke all the time, but always want to indulge ourselves with party, fun, shopping, and vacation - and sometimes, just some daily necessities!

Everyday is a SHOPPING DAY:

M = Cars
T = Dine out or grocery shopping
W (morning) = Airplane tickets
W = entertainment like movie, 6 flags
Th before 10 am = gasoline
Th evening = clothing (yay!)
Th = books
F = saving day
St evening = Dept store wares
Sun = groceries and hotel rooms

Complete info is here.

Today must sucks for those who suffer from paraskavedekatriaphobia = the fear of Friday the 13th.

Say Happy Birthday to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen!

Numbers, oh, and more numbers:

January 13, 2006, and October 13, 2006 = both Friday the 13th = if you add up the digits in the month, date, and year, you’ll get *gasp* 13!

And even though I’m such a coward for horror movies, I kinda miss Friday The 13th, The Series (not the movie) with Jack, Mickey…(jadul bangeett)

Happy Friday everyone!

I am so pleased to finally have seen this unique and fresh movie directed by Rudi Soedjarwo.

Starring Titi Kamal, Kinaryosih, and Dwi Sasono, Mendadak Dangdut really gave me a punch last weekend.

When I woke up this morning, guess what song stuck in my head?

LAI, LAI, LAI, LAI, LAI, LAI …..panggil aku si jablai (geez) as in this Jablai song.

I really must applaud Monty Tiwa as the script writer (who also wrote the lyrics of the songs). The dialogs were neatly funny and entertaining - the songs are hilarious.

And the one scene that I can’t seem to get rid of my mind - it was when Bang Rizal proudly explained what Jablai is - in an incredibly perfectly vanity motion:

"Jablai. Jarang Dibelai."  - hardly ever been touched  (… hehe..this is a suckee translation..don’t count on me..;->)