My laptop crashed!

Phiuuuuuhh, finally i'm back!!!
Last whole week i couldn't get online. My laptop crashed. It was so error, i couldn't turned it off, it kept restarting. I have to hibernate it to switch it off. So i brought my laptop to the store where we bought it, they fixed it, didn't tell me what the cause , except it's a virus (any dumb would know that!). I asked if i should avoid any installment, they said don't worry. So i installed all my softwares back, and it crashed even worse. I was thinking of fix it myself (i do have the manual), but scared of might made it worst, i decided to bring it back to the store.

Oh MFAH! They didn't do anything to it. I brought there at 1pm, called at 6 they said still not finished, called at 8 they told me to let it stay overnite becos they haven't done anything to it cos so busy. I stormed out!!!! They made me really mad. Just wanna rip that guy into pieces! & no way i'm gonna let my baby stayout even for one night coz that's not the deal. Did he think carrying laptop is not heavy??! I made it perfectly clear on my first visit that it's heavy, and i didn't wanna keep coming back, so fix it correctly. Which he didn't!!!
Urgghhhh, i just felt like eating him alive!Thinking that he's selling the most respected gadget brand, but not giving a satisfying service... So, althou i told him i'd come back next morning, i didn't. This time i was really determined to fix it myself. You just can't count on somebody else. & this is not something that's beyond my power, you just have to click, follow directions, & trust your instinct. So, i did it!!! If you can read this now, that means my computer if perfectly fine.

I've recovered it, updated it, customized it, et voila! But the price of it, it's a wider screen & smaller content (don't know how to enlarge the whole package -not just the font size- any idea?) & i can't install any ungenuine softwares. Hiks...hiks.... I have to remove my PS CS2, coz it started crashing back just after i installed it, & i don't want to reinstall the whole system again. PhotoShop CS3 is so expensive, no way i can buy that one, hiks hiks.... and it's one of the most important software ever. Bye bye bajakan!

F1 Sepang, Malaysia, hawt!

Hot hot hot in Sepang. By hot, i mean the real definition. & the worst thing, i lost my sunglasses. So there i was, just covered by a hat. Thank god our seats are on a roof deck. Anyway, i sat on Platinum K1, which view the start point, pit, and 2 curves. At least i saw the car quite longer in a lap. But Toni, he's in paddock, the best place ever. Same building with the pit, had acces to Kimi Raikonnen & Phillipe Massa chambers, got the VIP treat, so lucky!

Alonso came first. But the man of the day is Hamilton, a newcomer came in second. Hats off for him.

F1 fan must know who's behind

Jumpa di Kuala Lumpur

Lama tak singgah ke KL. Long weekend, akhirnya kita dapat pergi ke Malaysia dengan Wina. Alangkah senangnya! Berjumpa sama Pawo, Mama, Datuk Saiyo, Maknet & ete', semua ada!......

Huahh, i don't think i can speak malay good, so back to english... Long weekend 5-9Apr, its public holiday in HK & there's F1, so we made a family gathering in KL. F1 is part of Uda's job, Pawo wanted to watch it live, the other just want to meet Wina and get together, so there we were.
We stayed at Boulevard Hotel, Mid Valley, nice... the room is minimalist design. Next to the hotel is this huge mall, Megamall. We went to have a look around, hoping to spot something eye catching.... Not!Apparently stuffs here are more expensive than in HK, so Shopping=Cancelled. Lots of changes in KL, it's cleaner and more neat.

Friday, Wina played in the Mall playground. After lunch we wnt to KL Tower, Petronas Twin Tower, lunch at Suria KLCC, in the afternoon Ma'net & Ete arrived, horray....

Saturday, around the city with Om Khilal & family. First stop to Putrajaya, the government city. Everything related to governmance, offices, courts, officers employees home complex was relocated to Putrajaya. Awesome! Then the guys wanted to dropped by at Sepang, to wathc the qualifications which the girls including me didn't have any interest. And it was so not fun waiting in the car, waisting time!After 2 hours of torture, finally we left to grab our late lunch (really late, it's 3pm). Struggled to find a restaurant, finally made the decision to eat at Sunway Lagoon, about 45 minutes from Sepang. OMG! We lost our appetite.

Sunday, Wina played again at the playground while we watched F1 at sepang! Phiuuuuhh, extremely hot in Sepang!!
Monday, we visited Genting Highland & Sungai Wang near Golden Triangle. There's a big theme park in Genting, so Wina had a blast there.
I ike KL, the city is very clean and lot's of nice palces to visit. To bad, a lot of the pictures take came from Mama's camera that she took it home to Jakarta. I only have some. So forgive me, Manet & Datuk Ci'in, i don't have your pics. Next time I'd like to go to the states such as Selangor, Malaka, Kota Kinabalu etc.

Pawo's Birthday

Recently back from Kuala Lumpur, haven't had the chance to update new posts although it was a loooong Easter holiday here. But now I'm ready to start my engine again, hopefully. There's a problem with my computer, kept showing this stop error message, & i can't turned it off, it kept restarting. I did report this to Microsoft, and they said that this is caused by new hardware/software installation, which i don't recall doing any recently. OMG, maybe because of some viruses???! Anyway, tomorrow gonna bring it to doctor Sony, i don't want it to break down, it's my next best friend.

Well, Wina have this silliness thing for putting her undies on her head. Hahahaha.... and a couple of days ago we caught her on tape. Aaaand, today is Pawo's 53rd birthday.

Happy Birthday Pawo!!!

Ballet Class

Today is Wina's first ballet lesson officially. Before she already had ballet trial TWICE (the school is so kindhearted). The second time was actually me taking her on a permanent class. But becoz we came at the second week, the officer told us to start at April and that time just do a trial. Yippie, free class!hehe... Wina enjoyed dancing so much, i wanted her to get a formal lesson. And she look adorable on her ballet outfit. Put the dress on, wear the tutu, tidy the hair (so hard to do with Wina's curly hair), and... "I'm ready, bunda!"

Wina can do it!

Update! Up to today, Wina can:

• ask for help & answer questions
• brush & hand painting (haha, who couldn't!)
• brush her teeth & wash her hand
• count 1-20 & point number 1-15 (Yay!)
• draw circle & connect lines
• design her own cookie (yummy!!)
• finish her puzzles
• hold her belongings
• know few letters
• make statement & question without leaving the grammar behind
• say sorry, please, excuse me & thank you correctly
• sing Twinkle2 Little Star, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Row2 Your Boat completely
• toilet trained

Good job Wina!

Bad Face Day

I have been mistaken about my skin type all this years!! Wow! First, let me describe my face skin. It's very dry on the cheeks, fine lines, big pores, blackheads (komedo) on the nose, whiteheads (kaya jerawat putih kecil2), occasional breakout (jerawat), and acne scars (bekas jerawat). I thought I have a dry skin, so I always bought the skin care for dry skin. Anyway... 2 months ago I have this major breakout and my face hasn't healed since. I don't know what i did wrong, but it got really horrible.

So one sunny day, I stopped by at Origins shop, and i asked the sales girl to examined my face. And she said I have a combination to oily skin. BUMP! Very far away from what I thought my skin type was. She gave me this whole range of products, starting from cleansing to moisturizer, that suits my skin. I didn't buy all of 'em (it can cost me a fortune), but she gave me samples to the ones that i didn't buy. Yippie! And it actually worked! Later on I went to Kiehl's & Biotherm, they gave me a better explanation. My skin is combination to oily but very dehydrated, and dry skin around my eyes. OMG was I WRONG! No wonder I always have breakouts. I was using the wrong skin care products. The only thing that worked fabulous for me back in Jkt was the green Ponds cleanser -which they don't sell here-. For others (moisturizer, foundation, etc..) I could never find the right one.

Since then i learned that it's very important to know my skin type & skin type can change depends on the season or hormones. Don't hesitate to go to the cosmetic counter (ngerti bgt..kadang males aja gitu mampir ke Clarins misalnya, harganya suka ngagetin, tp mereka nyediain konsultasi kulit gratis sebenernya), tell the sales girl what u think your skin condition is, asked her to diagnose yours, then let her show the skin care range that is suitable for you (psst, slalu cek muka SPGnya tanpa makeup mulus gak, krn mereka sbenernya dapet diskon/gratisan pake produk jualan. Kalo gak, brarti mreka pake merk lain &bagiannya dijual ato gak ngerti produknya. Kalo udah gini, mending ke kaunter brktnya). If you feel the price is too much, just buy one -they might give samples for the rest- (ato cuek aja gak beli), then buy something cheaper that has the same function. Still bow out (males)? U can always go online, almost every skin care range have their online consultation and it's absolutely FREE (gw cek di i'net grupnya Martha Tilaar jg ada konsultasi, tp lebih berupa tanya jawab, bukan diagnosa kulit).

I also think it's important for sales girl in beauty counter to know their client's skin and give the right products. They should all be knowledgeable. I remember I went to FANCL counter in Sogo Jkt, asked about my skin condition, i bought one of their products, but rather than smoothing it, it gave me more breakout. Another example, my mom skin -very oily- never gets better, even she uses some good range like Estee Lauder.

After 2 weeks, the result hasn't make a dramatic changes, but there are nice improvement. If not, Uda will raise his voice for what i have spent this last months for skin care, hehe...
(kapok kapok deh Uda, tp kan banyakan reviewnya drpd belinya kok).

Dec 2005 : First time in HK

This is our first visit to HK. The weather was good, not warm but not too cold. Stayed in Park Lane, we enjoyed every moment taking Wina around. Victoria Park, Stanley Market & Ocean Park. Coz this visit was to checked on our future flat, so we didn't do a lot of exploring.

Ain't no mountain high!

Found this video song i love (originally sang by Marvin Gaye&Tammy Terrell) featuring the NG's (behind the scene) of my all time favorite series "Friends"!

I also love the original duet version

Snoopy World

We went to Snoopy World couple of days ago. It's quite far, at Shatin. We have to change mtr train 3 times to get there (it's in the new territories). It's the first time for Wina to know Snoopy characters. She kept saying "doggie, doggie.." hahaha. I thought it was something like a mini town that I went when I was little in London, but it's not the same. There's nothing mini about it.