Seven Days Until The Big Day

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    There are only seven days left until I get to marry this wonderful guy. Where did the time go? I mean, seriously; it really felt like we got engaged last week, then BOOM! It’s 20 December already.

    I’m sorry it’s been really quiet here in this little blog. These past two months have been so hectic. I might have not tell you, but we don’t use a wedding organiser. My mum is basically the only one who organises everything, from the catering to the make up artist to the venue. Well perhaps except for the invitation letter. Afief designed it using an illustration made by our friend, Citra. (Fun fact about the illustration: I originally asked Citra to draw a picture of us for our blog, Tuan + Nona. But it turned out to be too cute to be used as a header, so I kept it for our wedding invitation later. We hadn’t got engaged yet by that time, but still… :p)

    Now that it’s only one week away, I’m so glad I can say that everything is ready. I only have to sit back and relax send out several wedding invitations left. I hope everything will be okay and go according to the plan 🙂

    20 December 2014

    Mata Ilmu Teachers’ Playground

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    What makes a good company? I think the answer is happy employees. When the employees are happy with their working environment and/or workmates, they will resonance a positive vibe and their performance will become better. Our company, Mata Ilmu, overs tutoring services, so we really need that positive vibe and good performance from our employees (aka tutors). For that reason, we held an outing yesterday morning. It was called “Teachers’ Playground”. Even though only few people showed up, the event was super fun! We had several games, like photo hunt, the Thumbs Up game, the Put Your Hands Up game, fast typing game, and quiz.


    We chose The Town Hall Park as the venue. We felt that an open public space was more suitable for an outing rather than to go to a specific outing venue. Lucky us, it was cloudy but didn’t rain during the event. The Park was not too crowded, which made it more convenient for us.


    It was so fun and full of laughters. We hadn’t had an outing since June (which was our annual gathering). Yesterday’s event made me realised how much I had missed hanging out with them. We’re trying to create more similar events like this rather than a simple monthly meeting that we usually have. We hope that there will be more tutors who come to our next event 😉

    8 December 2014

    Diana’s Wedding

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    Last Sunday was Diana’s wedding day! I’m so happy for her because I know her relationship history with several guys that’s gone wrong. Haha… I’m so glad she finally settled down with someone she loves so much. Congratulations, honeybee!

    5 December 2014

    Saying Good Bye

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    Changes are inevitable. People come and go. That’s how life goes, right?

    Last week of November was also my last week teaching in this high school. With the wedding on the way (it is this month, OMG!) and the semester coming to an end, the time for me to leave is also getting closer. This week is finals week. I still have to go to school to write students’ reports and do other stuffs. I will leave permanently next week.

    It’s not easy to leave the students I’ve only been teaching for less than five months. I’ve grown close to most of them. They are very nice. Sure, there are several students with extraordinary behaviour, but deep inside my heart, I love each and all of them. They are funny; some are also silly, asking questions like “Ma’am, what is ‘sunset’ in English?” I tried to look tough as if leaving them wouldn’t make me sad, but to think that I’ll never get to stand in front of them and make them confused with all those grammar rules breaks my heart a little.

    But as much as I want to stay and keep being their teacher, I really have to go. I’m going to move one and a half hour away and I won’t survive the everyday commute if I teach there. I hope my decision to resign is the best way.

    So as for now, we have to bid each other good bye.

    2 December 2014

    Big Hero 6 + Mockingjay Part I

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    November is a big month for movie goers like us. After Rurouni Kenshin and Interstellar, we got the chance to watch Big Hero 6 and Mockingjay Part I in less than one week, I was so excited for both of the movies, because Big Hero 6 is the first Marvel-Disney animated movie (it’s Marvel, duh!) and because the Hunger Games series played a big role in our relationship. We didn’t see Big Hero 6 on its premiere, but we did see Mockingjay on its first showing day (which was one day earlier than in the US).

    Big Hero 6 is a very heart-warming movie. The story is about a genius teenage boy, Hiro, who befriends his  deceased brother’s robot called Baymax. Baymax was originally designed to be some kind of a personal health care assistant, but Hiro, fueled with anger and vengeance over his brother’s death, turns it into a fighting robot. Along with four other friends, they team up and chase after the bad guy. It’s that kind of movie that makes you go all teary but not in the Toy Story 3’s kind of way (I ugly cried!). It still has Marvel’s touch of humour, though. So it’s not all sappy. I’m sure you’d want to see this movie. Go take your little siblings or cousins or nieces and nephews, while it’s still showing! And since it’s a Marvel movie, don’t forget to be patient and stay for a while to see the hilarious post credit scene 😉

    Mockingjay Part I is kind of meh; or so I think. I remember when I watched the first part of Deathly Hallows, I couldn’t wait for the following year to see the last part. The same goes with The Hobbits series (it’s next month, you guys!). But with Mockingjay, I didn’t feel the same excitement when the credit started rolling. Maybe it’s mainly because the book itself is actually pretty short, so splitting the story into two movies seems unnecessary. The first movie becomes stretched, and there are several unimportant scenes added; scenes that made me go like “Huh, so what?”. But then again, I may not give the movie a fair credit, since Mockingjay is my least favourite book among the other two. One thing that I love from this movie, though, is the fact that they brought back Effie and placed her in District 13. She’s a sight to see. Also, I like the casting for President Coin and Cressida.

    So, there’s that. Next month will be great too, since there will be Stay With Me Doraemon and The Battle of Five Armies. Come on, December!

    22 November 2014