random questions they ask me at school

Are you the new doctor?

When did you graduate?

From what university are you?

Why did you choose dentistry?

Is it good to be a dentist?

Are you the new doctor? (again)

Is Sysca not working here anymore?

I'm embarassed with my teeth -- k, that's not question lol

What's your name?

I'm ... from class ...-- also not a question

I hate Math, can I stay here accompanying my sick friend?

You're not using a BlackBerry?

Are you going to extract my teeth?

cry baby

Few days ago I dug my sister's DVDs and found this movie...

Be With You (いま、会いにゆきます)

...which was sad-ending, and I ended up weeping non-stoply.. was afraid that I had to go to the clinic with swollen eyes but thanks God, I didn't.. =.= Okay la, you never saw me crying over clinic hardships, even when I failed Oral Med.. You never saw me crying from being wounded during childhood, even when I almost broke my lower incisors. But when it comes to movies, I'm turning into such a major weeper..

Especially sad love-themed ones... =.=""

Yeah, if you feel nauseous don't bother to read further and just press Alt+F4 quickly la...

That's why I almost never watch dramas in the cinema.. Very very occasionally, I think, unless my friends want to go together, cos I never know I might come across touching scenes. After my eyes become so watery, I hate making effort not to cry! 

Suckers, i know.

Also watched this one..

Halfway (ハルフウェイ)

But this doesn't make me cry la.. It's a kind of slow-paced movie, if it fits your taste.. I don't usually like this kind cos more often I become bored to death in the first 10 minutes hehe.. but this one is different and kinda cute.. :)

Anyway, mom's asking me if I want to accompany her going to Semarang and Yogyakarta next weekend. It's only a 3D2N trip, will spend Friday in Semarang, then head to Yogyakarta on Sat and leave to Surabaya on Sun. Too short la, I wonder if I would get tired more on the train than the sightseeing.. She said she could go by herself though, hahaha...

quotes

"To lose balance sometimes for love is part of living a balanced life." - Elizabeth Gilbert

Really?

Am not feeling well this afternoon... gotta go sleep soon :(

good friday

Went to the movie with Luci and Camel for Eat, Pray, Love! The story is standard, but me likey Javier Bardem hehee.. Have been liking him since he appeared in Grey's Anatomy despite his short appearance..
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Waittt....

twins?? @.@

Ohh noo.... I've mistakenly recognized him as Jeffrey Dean Morgan!!! Zzzzz... how come these men look alike???! The one who played in Grey's Anatomy was actually the man on the right, Dean Morgan hahahaaaa.... XD

Whatever.

I like the Italy part, made me craving so bad for thin-crust pizza!!! OMG, I also want to have the whole pan only for myself!! Where can I find it here?? 

I don't like the India part.. no particular reason, only because it's telling me how Liz's trying to get her spiritual balance (read: too much meditation, no travelling scene = boring)

And at last.. I like the Indonesia part! Ubud is beautiful, yea... Ketut Liyer and his female assistant are funny, and both of Liz and Felipe's houses are pretty!! If someday I go back to Bali I also want to rent a place like that and spend a whole day's worth only lazying on my bed, reading books, or admiring the view. What a relaxing holiday it could be!

K, nuff of daydreaming!

The work in school today was fun, too. I had anticipated that the students would rebel during examination, but they didn't. They were a lil' too noisy, but it's okay and still manageable. Love them! :) Therefore the examination finished earlier than I thought so I had the chance to try the canteen's food hehe..

This one is very good! Beef and green peas sweet soup, topped with Chinese style fried chicken chunks and crispy shallot. And this stuffed my stomach very well!

Guess the price!

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Only IDR 5K!!! *faint*

Damn, I looooveeeeee school's canteen XDD~~

P.S. Checked Lee Hom's newest album in the mall but it still isn't there yet... Tsk tsk tsk.. what makes Sony BMG take frigging long time to release it here?!! Oh, c'monnnn.... :S

kids

These are some from the party. Obviously, I was attracted more to the kids than to the adults haha... But taking their pictures were not easy peasy at all as they rarely sat still and were always on the move. I took many but only few were sharp, the rest was total blur.. XD  (mental note: 50/1.8 is definitely not for kiddos!!)

Don't you think the man on the last photo looks very familiar? I began to realize who he was after taking 4-5 shots haha.. Can you recognize him?? ;)

junk I love

After my corned-beef addiction is over, now it's SPAM's turn!! Am marking four days now, in a row... XD
I usually like it thin-sliced with crispy-fried edge, but I also used to eat it right from the can hehe..

another engagement

Last Sunday I was asked by a friend to help her taking photos of her friend's engagement. What made me nervous was not because the groom was one of the national badminton player or that he won a gold medal in Beijing Olympic 2008 (pheww~), but more because I hadn't practiced with my camera at all for more than a month!

However, promise must be fulfilled.

That was my very first time taking photos of a stranger's event (I had only been introduced to the bride and the groom right on the location!). Lesson learnt:

1. Shooting only with prime lens (I used my 50/1.8, a lil too narrow on my cam body) in room full of people is not a good idea. A lot of times I felt I needed to step further or closer to the subject and I couldn't do that as I always bumped into somebody. It got worse as most of the guests were the elderly.
2. My kit lens wasn't as terrible as I thought. I used it for group photos at its max aperture and still got pretty decent pictures. However, when it's used at full zoom, the pictures turned crappy ;P
3. I should have had breakfast before.
4. I should have had more and more conversation with the couple and their family. The only reason why I couldn't get pictures I had imagined was because I felt too awkward to ask them posing for me.
5. RAW files only made me lazier to start photoediting.. XD

I have started editing some, but still have loads of photos waiting in the line hahaha... *hopeless*

I didn't think I had done well, but I hope I won't make the same mistakes in the future time :)

P.S. I change my blog template again, you likey?

first day

Yeap, as a school dentist, alias dokter UKGS!

Kerjaan-nya sih yaaa... kalo dibandingin sama kerjaan di klinik, ya boring abis. Cuma screening2 gitu, atau cabut persistensi.. Ce Sysca sih taon lalu pernah bikin acara sikat gigi bersama buat grade 1-2 gitu, tapi kalo Yessi sih males bikin begituan.... Hadohhhh.. saya ini ndak jodoh sama semua kegiatan yang berbau 'Public Health' hahaha XDD~ The only reason I accepted this job was because I was free on Friday morning and I would like seeing kiddos heheh :D

Hari ini aja saya cuman nganggur, mau periksa anak kelas 9 kok males.. Sepagian ini Surabaya ujan deres bo, mulai dari jam 2 dini hari. Pas saya berangkat aja masih ujan deres, untung pas sampe sekolahnya udah tinggal gerimis. Enak deh, adem gitu... coba ada bantal-guling-selimut, tinggal lanjutin molor di sekolah aja (kasurnya pinjem kasur UKS). Di sini SD sama SMP nya hadap2an, trus ruang UKS/UKGSnya di tengah gitu dan bersebelahan langsung sama kantin! Hiks, bikin saya jadi semakin cepat laper.. tadi mau ikutan jajan, kok sungkan. Hari ini masih blom kerja apa2, kalo ketauan makan di kantin sama guru2 situ ntar pikirnya gimanaaaa... gitu XD  Jadi, biar hari ini kelihatan gak nganggur2 amat, ya saya bongkar2 lemari obat, bongkar2 daftar nama siswa begitu deh.. Orientasi gitu lah! :P

Tadi juga sempat menyaksikan ketololan kepolosan anak SD. Biasa deh, jaman SD dulu kan kalo jam istirahat habis dan mau masuk ke kelas, kan kudu baris dulu di depan pintu. Yang satu jadi komandan barisan, yang laen jejer2 ke belakang gitu kan? Trus komandannya teriak2, "Siaaaap... GRAK! Lencang depaaaan.. GRAK! Tegaapp... GRAK!" Nah, anak2 sini juga gitu.. Komandannya juga teriakin 'anak buahnya' buat bikin barisan jadi rapi. Tapi komandan yang satu ini perasaan dah teriak2 dari tadi tapi kok gak selesai2 ya? Saya sampe penasaran ngintip, sebenernya dia ngapaen sih teriak2 melulu. Ternyata ya, dia teriak2 mo ngerapihin barisan, tapi pada dicuekkin sama temen2nya.. Temennya pada cuek main loncat2 di belakang barisan, dia juga cuek ngulang2 perintah "Siaaaap... GRAK! Lencang depaaaan.. GRAK! Tegaapp... GRAK!" melulu di depan. Gimana barisan mau jadi rapi coba? =.=""

more water

Recent purchase of mine is......... a new lens a drinking bottle!! Haha... Two liters of water per day, fella?

Doctors say so, but sadly, my water daily intake is much much much less than that.. which is so unhealthy :(

I used to buy bottled mineral water because I can 'consciously' counting how much water I've taken, but seeing so many plastic bottles in the waste bin somehow broke my heart. Buying a drinking bottle is wiser IMO.

Of course, it's very irritating to find myself need to go to the bathroom nearly every hour, esp. when I'm in the clinic.. the church's toilet is not so well lit thus it feels kinda spooky. No need to say that I even pray before I pee for not any single 'shadow' appears anywhere within my sight... sigh. I'm such a coward =.=

Btw, this one is my second drinking bottle. The first one failed me as it smelt exactly like the soap I used for washing them. I don't like drinking soap-smelling water (doh). Hence I bought a new one. More expensive  though, so it should survive me hehe.