tumblr, please…

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    This morning, I got up at 4.30am and took a bath. At 5am, I already dressed up. But then I thought I might need another hour to sleep (as I only got 4 hours of sleep last night since I stayed up until 12.30). As stupid as I was, I forgot to set up my alarm. I woke up at 7.47. I had a class at 8.50 and I needed at least 30 minutes to dress up (again) and an hour to go to campus.

    Long story short, I arrived at 9.53. I knew the teacher’s assistant would let me in, but I decided not to even try. Everyone in the class would laugh at me for showing up that late. I couldn’t take it. So there I was, sitting next to a big window, looking at the parking lot.

    I really have to stop my bad habit of staying up late at night, Tumblr-ing. Please set me free from your spell, Tumblr!

    Sincerely,
    Putdar.

    7 October 2011

    it’s ok thursday

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    Its Ok Thursdays

    After weeks of only being a reader of this link up feature in Neely’s blog, I finally decided to give it a shot. So, yeah…

    I think it’s ok…
    + to try to join this link up
    + to still try even if you don’t have any idea of what to write, actually…
    + to want to be a model even though you don’t have a ‘camera face’
    + to send your pictures to an online model hunt to pursue said dream above
    + to keep a secret to yourself
    + to keep clicking ‘next page’ on your Tumblr dashboard even though you know it’s already past your bedtime
    + to stalk a friend’s photos on Facebook just because you love her style

    I think that is all for this week. Do you link up with Neely too? If so, please leave a link to your post in the comment box. I’d like to check yours out 😉

    Sincerely,
    Putdar.

    6 October 2011

    guess what day it is!

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    Yesss, baby… It’s my blog’s birhtday. Yaaay!!! 😀

    Exactly two years ago, I created my very first post. I started this blog to fulfill the requirement in Bahasa Indonesia class so at first I wrote it in Bahasa. I abandoned it as soon as I got my A on the subject (circa January 2010). But, I resurrected it from its death in September 2010, so the hiatus was approximately eight months. Its name has changed from “Putdar di Sini” to “Sincerely, Putdar.” and finally to “The Nerdy Elephant”.

    Some of my headers during the two years (I love headers!)

    Unfortunately, I can’t throw a party for you, little blog. But of course this calls for a toast:

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    So, once again:

    Happy birthday, love!

    Thanks for being a place to share my silly everyday life. You are wonderful. I am working on making you even more wonderful. I love you! <3

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    Sincerely,
    Putdar.

    4 October 2011

    an update on a small part of my ambition

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    (Please excuse the lame title. I didn’t know what to write. Haha…)

    Hi! It’s Monday again, guys. Can’t believe how fast the weekend ended. This morning I had to do a microteaching. I think I did very well. Let’s just hope for the best. I want to get my degree as soon as possible, so it’s very important for me to get good grades 🙂

    Anyway, this morning I also received a text from the students’ choir telling me that I failed on the audition. I’m a bit disappointed. Half of my heart says that it is unfair since I wasn’t in my best condition when the audition was conducted. I had cough and influenza back then. But the other half tells me that my voice is really not that good. I might still not get it even if I were in my best condition. Perhaps singing isn’t my stuff.

    And because of that, I have to find another extracurricular activity to put on my CV. Any idea?

    Sincerely,
    Putdar.

    3 October 2011

    money (+some other) issues

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    I know it would sound like an old song if I told you that I need to be more strict about my spending spree, but God knows I do! I really do. I could spend more than IDR20,000 for food per day. You see, I don’t live in a dorm, so that’s a quite big amount of food money. It happens because I rarely eat at home. If I force myself to have breakfast before leaving for classes, I think I could save IDR5,000 per day more or less.

    I also need to be more organised at stuffs. I have to create a weekly schedule for doing the laundry. I have to tidy up my burrow. I have to rearrange my college stuffs (I can’t find my little notebook and that’s depressing!). I have to tune my guitar. I have to clean my netbook’s desktop from unnecessary icons.

    Most of all, I need to reformat my mind.

    Yeah. Let’s try this.

    Sincerely,
    Putdar.

    2 October 2011