Let's see which resolutions I have kept and missed :
1. Went to gymn every two days.. CHECK
2. ate healthy food ( more veggie and fruit daily..) CHECK
3. Haven't gone to church at all ( herm.. maybe I should go tomorrow )
4. Am reading my finance book ( so CHECK)
5. Read Lovely Bones the novel.. halfway..
6. Haven't gone shopping in a month and a half...... :>
7. Started doing Sudoke to improve my memory.. SOMEHOW...
8. Been going to work at 830 so that's pretty early...
9. Just cleaned my house.... cHECk
okay so pretty much I followed eight resolutions out of 24. THat's gooodd.. see never make only one or two resolutions, it's harder to keep up :>
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
New Restaurant Review
1. Susina at La Cienege Blvd
- has tripple berry as good as the one in Sweet Lady Jane and not as sweet
- bigger place compared to SLJ
- felt like I'm in New York once I stepped into the bakery
- other cookies look good as well
- I feel like going there tonight coz of this review.....
2. Sushi Yu n Mi at little Santa Monica
- exPENSIVEEEEE
- great Toro
- love the Yu n Mi #2 roll, and the albacore sashimi with jalapeno appetizer, Ankimo ( fish liver ) iss sooo gooodddddd
- make reservation.. it's kinda small
3. Sushi Kaya at marina del Rey
- lunch box is pretty big and good..
- haven't tried the sushi
Again.. try to find these restaurants at yp.yahoo.com :> don't remember exactly the address..
- has tripple berry as good as the one in Sweet Lady Jane and not as sweet
- bigger place compared to SLJ
- felt like I'm in New York once I stepped into the bakery
- other cookies look good as well
- I feel like going there tonight coz of this review.....
2. Sushi Yu n Mi at little Santa Monica
- exPENSIVEEEEE
- great Toro
- love the Yu n Mi #2 roll, and the albacore sashimi with jalapeno appetizer, Ankimo ( fish liver ) iss sooo gooodddddd
- make reservation.. it's kinda small
3. Sushi Kaya at marina del Rey
- lunch box is pretty big and good..
- haven't tried the sushi
Again.. try to find these restaurants at yp.yahoo.com :> don't remember exactly the address..
Monday, January 09, 2006
2006 New Year's Resolution
New Year Resolutions ( TO BE BROKEN SOON ENOUGH):
1. go to gymn every two days
2. Eat healthy food (more veggie and fruit, drink milk, eat calcium)
3. Go surfing again this summer
4. Take paris for a walk ( must buy his shoes again)
5. Learn new skills (French/art/sport)
6. Go to Paris, France this year!!
7. Meet up with more people
8. Go to Church... (failed to do that yesterday)
9. Write/text my friends overseas more often ( tat means Mareen Sasa Gigi Shierley NPS kacang tine lipola chang yien etc etc etc etc )
10. Be proficient in my job ( read more books, newspaper, Economist, Forbes)
11. Read more books.. (novel, Da vinci code, harry potter)
12. Travel more in USA
13. ROAD TRIP... ANYONE???
14. Save up more money
15. Less shopping (I am only allowed to shop once a month) although at the moment I feel like I have no clothes to wear
16. Go back Indonesia to see family n friends this year
17. Paint more often
18. Take good care of my skin ( especially my face since I am getting old.. SHRIEKKKKKKKKKKK)
19. Go out at night more often (HAHAHAHAHA Erly's influence)
20. Go to Yosemite this year, either hike or camp or go fishing
21. Go New York this year
22. Improve my memory! ( I am not sure how to do this: my boyfriend tells me to take up chess, my mom told me to eat more bananas, I should probably do Sudoku like Shierley)
23. Come to work on time ( OHHH SO HARD... 8 am???)
24. Be cleaner and more organized...
Okayy at the end of the year.. let's see how many of these are accomplished :>
1. go to gymn every two days
2. Eat healthy food (more veggie and fruit, drink milk, eat calcium)
3. Go surfing again this summer
4. Take paris for a walk ( must buy his shoes again)
5. Learn new skills (French/art/sport)
6. Go to Paris, France this year!!
7. Meet up with more people
8. Go to Church... (failed to do that yesterday)
9. Write/text my friends overseas more often ( tat means Mareen Sasa Gigi Shierley NPS kacang tine lipola chang yien etc etc etc etc )
10. Be proficient in my job ( read more books, newspaper, Economist, Forbes)
11. Read more books.. (novel, Da vinci code, harry potter)
12. Travel more in USA
13. ROAD TRIP... ANYONE???
14. Save up more money
15. Less shopping (I am only allowed to shop once a month) although at the moment I feel like I have no clothes to wear
16. Go back Indonesia to see family n friends this year
17. Paint more often
18. Take good care of my skin ( especially my face since I am getting old.. SHRIEKKKKKKKKKKK)
19. Go out at night more often (HAHAHAHAHA Erly's influence)
20. Go to Yosemite this year, either hike or camp or go fishing
21. Go New York this year
22. Improve my memory! ( I am not sure how to do this: my boyfriend tells me to take up chess, my mom told me to eat more bananas, I should probably do Sudoku like Shierley)
23. Come to work on time ( OHHH SO HARD... 8 am???)
24. Be cleaner and more organized...
Okayy at the end of the year.. let's see how many of these are accomplished :>
Friday, January 06, 2006
:'(
Why is nothing certain in life?
I was reading the article in Wall Street's journal..
The Paradox of Quantum physics' cat... .. Too hard for me to explain so u guys can google it :>
I was reading the article in Wall Street's journal..
The Paradox of Quantum physics' cat... .. Too hard for me to explain so u guys can google it :>
BOUHOUUU I'm all alone
Today Shierley went home to Indon... :'( Everyone's leaving LA.. There's only Erly and I left .. There's Ruby( who's always gone.. RUBY.. where are u.......), Ariana is in Stanford... Everyone else left... Shierley, Fanny, Gerry, Ujang, Vita, etc etc etc...
Oh well... Everyone has left but Shierley's leaving is the hardest guess coz she's the closest person to me in LA. Plus I always thought that she will always be here with me... correction.. I always thought I will return to Indo earlier than her.. SIGHHHH.
No one will take me out to dinner/lunch/weekend shopping/ gossip/ gossip again/ go to Vegas... SIGH...
Makes me want to go back to Indo...
Oh well... Everyone has left but Shierley's leaving is the hardest guess coz she's the closest person to me in LA. Plus I always thought that she will always be here with me... correction.. I always thought I will return to Indo earlier than her.. SIGHHHH.
No one will take me out to dinner/lunch/weekend shopping/ gossip/ gossip again/ go to Vegas... SIGH...
Makes me want to go back to Indo...
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Christmas gift for myself: a rim and a tire
Anyone who knows me would say, "WHAT?" when they read this title. Okay okay.. let me explain myself then. Friday afternoon, Dec 23, I was going home from shopping at Third St Promenade. I didn't get anything for myslef or for my boyfriend, but I did get a gift for my roommate. So I felt pretty good.
Anyway, I was on my way to the nearby Merc Dealer because my co-worker had told me that two of my tires were flat. Went there, told the dealer what the problem was, they told me: need to change your tire because it's torn. Apparently what caused this is driving through potholes on high speed.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????
"What??? It's a Merc.. What do you mean I couldn't drive fast over potholes?? What's the point of having a Merc then??" ----> my thought when the repair person told me I had burst the tire because of driving too fast over potholes.
ANYWAY.. since Kevin has been telling me to slow down when I am driving over potholes, I thought that I should just accept the fact and pay $220 for a new tire.
So I was waiting for them to put on the new tire on my car.. When the repair person came back and said that they couldn't change the tire because........... THE RIM IS CRACKED....
WHAT?????????????????????????????????????????????
What kind of funny joke is this????
Of course the rim is cracked because.. I drove too fast over potholes...
So.. another 270 bucks.. YAI....
There goes my christmas present. I have been meaning to buy me a great fabiola expensive gift.. well.. there it is : A TIRE AND A RIM..
Anyway, I was on my way to the nearby Merc Dealer because my co-worker had told me that two of my tires were flat. Went there, told the dealer what the problem was, they told me: need to change your tire because it's torn. Apparently what caused this is driving through potholes on high speed.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????
"What??? It's a Merc.. What do you mean I couldn't drive fast over potholes?? What's the point of having a Merc then??" ----> my thought when the repair person told me I had burst the tire because of driving too fast over potholes.
ANYWAY.. since Kevin has been telling me to slow down when I am driving over potholes, I thought that I should just accept the fact and pay $220 for a new tire.
So I was waiting for them to put on the new tire on my car.. When the repair person came back and said that they couldn't change the tire because........... THE RIM IS CRACKED....
WHAT?????????????????????????????????????????????
What kind of funny joke is this????
Of course the rim is cracked because.. I drove too fast over potholes...
So.. another 270 bucks.. YAI....
There goes my christmas present. I have been meaning to buy me a great fabiola expensive gift.. well.. there it is : A TIRE AND A RIM..
Friday, October 14, 2005
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Ivana went shopping
So... I went shopping.. First time I went on a shopping spree after buying Paris.. (well I won't count the June shopping session because even though I get loads of stuff, it's really my mom who shopped).
Anyway I got myself a working shoe- black-enclosed heel - and then.. I bought a DIAMOND RING! yai......... Nothing fancy smhancy, just a regular 50% on sale diamond ring at Macy's.. OkAY for all galz.. macy's are having a 50% sale on jewellery. I really wanted to buy a sapphire ring, to replace my old ring that I have had for like 9 years but lost it a few years ago. But then I saw this gorgeous diamond ring at Macy's Santa Monica.. and couldn't help myself that this ring cost a little more than my budget.
For those who are thinking of buying me a ring for anything, my ring finger size is 4.5 and my middle finger's size is 5.5
Anyway.. when I got home from shopping, I checked my mail and found a pay check for me!! It was from my job in school!! hah... I felt so good... I am destined to buy the ring..
Anyway I got myself a working shoe- black-enclosed heel - and then.. I bought a DIAMOND RING! yai......... Nothing fancy smhancy, just a regular 50% on sale diamond ring at Macy's.. OkAY for all galz.. macy's are having a 50% sale on jewellery. I really wanted to buy a sapphire ring, to replace my old ring that I have had for like 9 years but lost it a few years ago. But then I saw this gorgeous diamond ring at Macy's Santa Monica.. and couldn't help myself that this ring cost a little more than my budget.
For those who are thinking of buying me a ring for anything, my ring finger size is 4.5 and my middle finger's size is 5.5
Anyway.. when I got home from shopping, I checked my mail and found a pay check for me!! It was from my job in school!! hah... I felt so good... I am destined to buy the ring..
Sunday, October 09, 2005
Counting my Blessing
So.. haven't been updating this blog.. but I am going to fill you guys up now..
Paris had a second surgery for his patella luxation (loose knee cap). He had one surgery in June but he's still not using his left hind leg very much. On October 2nd, I had him sent to the vet again for a second surgery where the pins inside his hind leg were removed. I was able to pick him up out of the vet at the same day and amazingly, he could walk on four legs straightly after the surgery.
He walked on four legs more often now than before his surgery. I really think the pins were the cause of his slow progress, my vet told me that it is common that the pins can slow the progress. So.. big happy ending for Paris. I should return to the vet in 2 weeks to remove the stiches and I should expect him to walk or probably run in a month..
Now about me.. As you have probably read from my complaints, I had been job hunting since end of August. By September 2nd, the last day of my intenrship at Merrill Lynch, I was a full time job-hunter. I went to numerous interviews, rejected a lot of time and yet kept on trying. There were even these two days where I went for 4.5 interviews back to back. Okay why the half? Because it turns out one of the interview was for an unpaid-school credits only, which I was not able to attend because I have graduated.
THIS ALL HAPENS ON THURSDAY, October 6th
So anyway.. my network at Merrill Lynch called me early this week and told me to come in for a chat. I went to see him on Thursday, October 6th in the morning, and had a brief 10 minutes interview with him. He told me that there was an open position in Merill Lynch -Manhattan Beach ( but it's not a fabulous position I must warn you). So ... he said I had you in mind for this position, so if you want this position I would hire you right now. I asked for some time to think about this, and he gave me one day, until Friday.
Was I happy? Yes.. Was I stressed up? YES.. why, you asked me.. Because I had an interview a few days before this with a company I really liked, and this company would only give me a decision next week. So I quickly contacted this company I liked and asked if they could give me a faster decision. The person said he would work on it.
Was I relieved? No.. you know why.. A recruiter contacted me to have an interview with CSFB, one of the top investment bank in USA on Thursday October 6th. And the recuiter wanted me to come in for interview on that day at 1pm. So I was like.. sure why not.. I came in for interview, met with 6 persons and stayed there for 1.5 hours. At the end of the interview, they told me I should expect to hear news from them next week. Later on that day (THURSDAY.. this is all happening on Thursday!), the recruiter called me: told me that I was accepted by CSFB, and they wanted me to work starting on Monday next week.. I WAS LIKE........ WHAT? CAN I HAVE SOME TIME TO THINK OVER.. They gave me until Friday at 8am!
THE NExT DAY........................
I woke up at 9am, didn't call the recruiter because I still had no news from the company I liked. Felt bad, and called the recruiter to ask for extension, and she gave me until 10.30 am. Called the company I like, got into voicemail. I was on the edge while waiting for the news from the company I liked..... SOOOO.. at 10.25am, this company I liked, called and offered me a position... and by Friday, October 7th.. I am no longer a job hunter......
So this job.... good pay, 2 miles from home (near third street promenade!!), great people...
the end.....
Paris had a second surgery for his patella luxation (loose knee cap). He had one surgery in June but he's still not using his left hind leg very much. On October 2nd, I had him sent to the vet again for a second surgery where the pins inside his hind leg were removed. I was able to pick him up out of the vet at the same day and amazingly, he could walk on four legs straightly after the surgery.
He walked on four legs more often now than before his surgery. I really think the pins were the cause of his slow progress, my vet told me that it is common that the pins can slow the progress. So.. big happy ending for Paris. I should return to the vet in 2 weeks to remove the stiches and I should expect him to walk or probably run in a month..
Now about me.. As you have probably read from my complaints, I had been job hunting since end of August. By September 2nd, the last day of my intenrship at Merrill Lynch, I was a full time job-hunter. I went to numerous interviews, rejected a lot of time and yet kept on trying. There were even these two days where I went for 4.5 interviews back to back. Okay why the half? Because it turns out one of the interview was for an unpaid-school credits only, which I was not able to attend because I have graduated.
THIS ALL HAPENS ON THURSDAY, October 6th
So anyway.. my network at Merrill Lynch called me early this week and told me to come in for a chat. I went to see him on Thursday, October 6th in the morning, and had a brief 10 minutes interview with him. He told me that there was an open position in Merill Lynch -Manhattan Beach ( but it's not a fabulous position I must warn you). So ... he said I had you in mind for this position, so if you want this position I would hire you right now. I asked for some time to think about this, and he gave me one day, until Friday.
Was I happy? Yes.. Was I stressed up? YES.. why, you asked me.. Because I had an interview a few days before this with a company I really liked, and this company would only give me a decision next week. So I quickly contacted this company I liked and asked if they could give me a faster decision. The person said he would work on it.
Was I relieved? No.. you know why.. A recruiter contacted me to have an interview with CSFB, one of the top investment bank in USA on Thursday October 6th. And the recuiter wanted me to come in for interview on that day at 1pm. So I was like.. sure why not.. I came in for interview, met with 6 persons and stayed there for 1.5 hours. At the end of the interview, they told me I should expect to hear news from them next week. Later on that day (THURSDAY.. this is all happening on Thursday!), the recruiter called me: told me that I was accepted by CSFB, and they wanted me to work starting on Monday next week.. I WAS LIKE........ WHAT? CAN I HAVE SOME TIME TO THINK OVER.. They gave me until Friday at 8am!
THE NExT DAY........................
I woke up at 9am, didn't call the recruiter because I still had no news from the company I liked. Felt bad, and called the recruiter to ask for extension, and she gave me until 10.30 am. Called the company I like, got into voicemail. I was on the edge while waiting for the news from the company I liked..... SOOOO.. at 10.25am, this company I liked, called and offered me a position... and by Friday, October 7th.. I am no longer a job hunter......
So this job.... good pay, 2 miles from home (near third street promenade!!), great people...
the end.....
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
updates
soooo
i have been job-hunting since September 2nd....... and this is my fourth week and I still have not gotten a job yet.....
what is wrong??? maybe my interview skill... maybe not my time yet.. wat ever
so anyway i was so stressed out.. after my bdae on sept 23 i ve decided to be more spontaneous.... so i went for a road trip the next day after my bdae ( wat is more spontaneous than driving 6 hours to another city, stay a night at the hotel, and return the next day???)
well i had fun.. had a lot of networking (surprisingly!) and learnt stuff i wouldnt learn if i stayed in LA.
pretty amazing.. you can say i was recharged.. somehow the time is good for job hunting and i had calls to schedule for interview..
well wish me luck...
i have been job-hunting since September 2nd....... and this is my fourth week and I still have not gotten a job yet.....
what is wrong??? maybe my interview skill... maybe not my time yet.. wat ever
so anyway i was so stressed out.. after my bdae on sept 23 i ve decided to be more spontaneous.... so i went for a road trip the next day after my bdae ( wat is more spontaneous than driving 6 hours to another city, stay a night at the hotel, and return the next day???)
well i had fun.. had a lot of networking (surprisingly!) and learnt stuff i wouldnt learn if i stayed in LA.
pretty amazing.. you can say i was recharged.. somehow the time is good for job hunting and i had calls to schedule for interview..
well wish me luck...
Saturday, August 20, 2005
bleargh food
okay my roommate is the greatest chef in the world. so yesterday she told me this recipe for a great spaghetti.
fry bacon with no oil, put in onion. and then put in heavy whipping cream.
soooo i know whipping cream. i know it's the liquid-y white cream and not the creamy type... but somehow i just couldn't find the white liquid whipping cream, and instead i stumbled upon the whipping cream..
what do you know... i put in the whipping cream into my bacon (yes those whipping cream you eat with cake) ahaha.. i put in three scoops.. and when i'm done.. yuxx.. it's sweet/salty altogether.
after then do i found the box of liquid whipping cream.. but I ate it anyway (after mixing the liquid whipping cream in)...
message: DUN TRY THIS AT HOME
fry bacon with no oil, put in onion. and then put in heavy whipping cream.
soooo i know whipping cream. i know it's the liquid-y white cream and not the creamy type... but somehow i just couldn't find the white liquid whipping cream, and instead i stumbled upon the whipping cream..
what do you know... i put in the whipping cream into my bacon (yes those whipping cream you eat with cake) ahaha.. i put in three scoops.. and when i'm done.. yuxx.. it's sweet/salty altogether.
after then do i found the box of liquid whipping cream.. but I ate it anyway (after mixing the liquid whipping cream in)...
message: DUN TRY THIS AT HOME
Saturday, July 30, 2005
So hungry I could eat a Horse
WHich somehow reminds me of that joke about the chicken.. I never understand the joke about the chicken can't cross the road coz it always got rolled over by cars.. Why is that? Seriously.. I don't understand.. Can someone explain that to me???
I'm hungry it's 3.40pm. My boyfriend is still at his house.. I don't know what he's doing.. I have been starvins since 11am. Ate. Played. Waited. And hungry again
I'm hungry it's 3.40pm. My boyfriend is still at his house.. I don't know what he's doing.. I have been starvins since 11am. Ate. Played. Waited. And hungry again
Bodyboarding at Manhattan Beach
Will you just look at that beautiful beach.. (picture from manhattanbeach.com) anyway.. last weekend I went to Manhattan Beach w Kevin, SHier, Gerry. And we tried body boarding.. ( look at the first picture). It's great.. but i think surfing is better. body boarding is half the size of the surf board's length and you're just supposed to hang on top of the board while you get washed to the shore by the wave. I can't seem to stay on the board and kept on slipping off the board. Oh well at least I tried. It's just amazing how I have experienced all these stuff. Stuff that I will not do if I'm in Indonesia.
Happy Birthday Paris
happy bdae paris.. one year old finally on july 29, 2005.
look at that yummy cake - only for dog.. bacon and carrot ( i know.. i know .. i dun want to try it either )
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
omigodd
things has gotten out of control.. in the past week.. paris has chewed my brand new nokia 9300 cell phone, my f#$%%g brand new working shoe (which takes me at least one week to search), my brand new guess heels. fuk.. im so pissed off.. i banned him from the living room, he ate my cell phone..
wat's next? band him from my room??
wat's next? band him from my room??
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