that's our job...

An electrician isn't an opinion former, but a graphic designer is.
My argument is that all graphic designers hold high levels of responsibility in society.
We take invisible ideas and make them tangible.
That's our job.
-Neville Brody

crisis.

screw my toefl score- its nothing compared to requirements for academic writing here. i just lost all the words and keep repeating the same phrases like a primary. gahhhhh. hatehatehate.

then now i did a lot of mistyping. wth...

read, maria. read. lazyass!

the.festival

these 2 days...( yea 2 hari, pdhl maunya hr ni ga kesana lg.. apadayaaaa.. haha) went to festival indonesia, annual festival held at federation square. it's pretty awkward yet made me proud at the same time seeing our flag up in front fedsquare and the gorgeous flinders st station. and how people appreciate our culture performed 2 days straight... it's just so sad if you don't even feel the same and you're holding the garuda passport.

while traditional dances is the main interest for locals, our main target of course : the food! ha! well, they aren't cheaper, but still quench our taste-thirst of Indonesian food. and yeaa I got to meet some of my highschool fellas.. lovely.

so rich, yet so poor. my lovely indonesia..

whiners shall go to hell?

pertamanya gw sih agak lega karena sekelompok sama orang indo juga, at least ada 1 orang yang bisa gw ajak diskusi tanpa harus nge-translate dulu. tapi lama-lama gw enek juga sama ni orang.

kerjaannya ngeluh mulu. in every couple minutes you can count several sigh-es. kalo ga disuruh ngapa-ngapain pasti doi udah merem-merem ga jelas. setiap tutorial ga pernah mau ngomong ama dosen, and again, kerjaannya ngeluh mulu (the whole semester) kenapa kelas master ini pake acara research segala. outstanding artwork? kaga juga.. and the fact that he produces a lot of F word.. he'd better rot in hell kan? kalo ga suka sekolah ngapain juga lo sekolah lagi dan kerjaannya nyusahin orang...

hey man.. it's not that difficult to quit. sumpah mengganggu banget ni orang.. I did complained on how painstaking the start of this research class was, but we have to go through it anyway-rite?. moreover, after almost 12 weeks, I realize it's not that easy, but it's doable.

geezzz... im refusing to be in the same group with him again.. hopefully.

getting bored..

.. with this space. need some facelift, I suppose.

and probably creating a more 'fun' space rather than just containing my random ramblings and complaints..

anyway. will do another mountain trip sometime soon for one of my project, and excited for holiday. in the mean time, have to befriend with assignment due dates.

and oh, find work.. any casual work, soon.

a journey for a sanctuary..

at first I thought looking for an accommodation won't be too difficult. but somehow, probably God just wanted me to learn to more dependent on Him instead on my own self. hehe.

I stayed with an elderly Australian couple at first. I love them and everything went well until I found a student housing near uni that would really help me since I don't have to commute late at night like I was in the suburb. But yeah, things were not always as easy as I expected :) I can't have a confirmation on the moving in date, and then I gave another month for them as they promised it'll ready in a month.. so there thankfully I found a room for a month not so far from uni. A month passed and still no confirmation.. wth? at the end I have to stay a while again in a friend's place in a very affordable price *thank God again* until yesterday I really moved in to this convenient place.

So much for a journey, 3 times moving in two months. haha.. but one thing for sure, I learn to maintain my panic attack on unexpected situations, and yes, I also got (again) a confirmation that He never leaves me.

so as oen plurked : jadi anak Tuhan emang paling mantep! amen to that dear! :)

and please, be grateful if you doesn't have to think about where are you going to live for the next couple months :)

and oh.. happy birthday my dear BRO! i'm so proud of him..

seven weeks..

and i heart..

-clean fresh air!
-convenient public transport (org2 sini pada complain kalo kereta/tram telat barang 4-5menit ajah.. blom tau dia busway yg bisa berjam2 nunggunya and how crazy are our metromini drivers..)
-lovely packagings on supermarket's shelves
-greetings and thankyous everywhere.. that comes naturally!
-no grande malls, just shops and shops along the streets.. how nice is that?! (well thats only for me, i guess :p)
-and that people treating each other as people, not something else.

but i still manage myself to get use to..

-the cold weather and its dryness. meski adem tp keringnya booo..
-ngga mengalikan semua harga yang tertera dengan angka 8500.. bisa gila.
-makanan indo disini lebih mahal dan belon tentu enak.. mendingan ke chinese food yg jelas dan murah!
-harga ngeprint color yang 8500 selembar a4 (tuh kan gw kaliin lagi ama 8500.. hushhhh)

and I miss my hometown for.. its food and my lovely friends&family. as simple as that.. :)