Adya Djoko: ..It's not always rainbows and butterflies..

My bestfriend's wedding: H - 1

2012-01-22T10:23:00.001-08:00

Back to Magda's wedding. Oh, and for ease of tracking, I'm tagging these wedding stories under "Magda-Frans". :)This is H minus 1 day. Jana and I arrived on Thursday at Bali, and went to the venue soon after for the rehearsal and meeting with the venue crew (lighting crew, food service crew, tent crew, sound system crew, etc). This was also the first time I got to meet the rest of the

Christmas Dinner

2012-01-22T09:46:00.001-08:00

I know I'm backtracking a little bit, but I wanted to make sure that all of these are captured here, for memoirs purposes ;)We spent with Christmas with Arg, Aryo, Mark, Danica, Adex, and Cingky. Something we haven't done in a while, so it was super nice to finally have a group gathering and reminisce the old days. The group is getting smaller, unfortunately, with a lot of our friends going

2011 recap (updated)

2012-01-21T20:34:00.001-08:00

- LA for business - car accident - off for a month - road to recovery (still ongoing) - bought si gendut a.k.a. Lady grey - NYC for the first time - Las Vegas for the first time - small raise (and then got taxed even higher. FML) - got thrown into a corporate project (thank you, thank you) - Kayla came to the rescue at work! - Wis went back for good :'( - Magda's wedding - heartbroken by a

Minnesota trip

2012-01-21T20:13:00.001-08:00

The only thing I can say about this trip is....please have the next division meeting in the west coast. Thank you very much. The flight out on Wednesday was rough as hell. We were jumping up and down. One of my colleagues panicked and was asking the stewardess multiple times "are we OK??!! What's with this turbulence??", which really makes everybody else restless as well. When we arrived at

What's up this week

2012-01-16T21:56:00.001-08:00

The bf left yesterday for Chicago for a training with his company. His flight left at 8am, so we got to the airport at 6am. It was dark and cold, and the roads were effin slippery. It had hailed the night before, so there goes all the ice bits...damn black ice. I was super bummed to see him leave. I know..dramatic. But still, it has been a while since he had to go away somewhere. So anyway,

happy new year!!

2012-01-13T19:55:00.001-08:00

Hello!Happy new year to you, all the best in year 2012. Sorry for the lack of post. The bf and I spent Christmas and NYE with our friends in LA. It was super nice and sunny, although still a bit chilly at night. We also did a lot of eating. And I mean A LOT OF EATING. I gained 4 lbs in one week. Proof enough for you? Hahaha. We pigged out, didn't hold back, whatsoever. We also

It's official

2011-12-16T17:32:00.001-08:00

Neck pain is in the house, yo! Damn. I just saw my doctor. True enough, I have to go see the therapist again. *sigh* More expenses, more annoyance, less enjoyment, good bye good-night sleep without Salonpas. Why, oh why.........

Recap of 2011 so far

2011-12-15T21:09:00.001-08:00

- LA for business- car accident- off for a month- road to recovery (still ongoing)- bought si gendut a.k.a. Lady grey- NYC- Las Vegas- small raise (and then got taxed even higher. FML)- got thrown into a corporate project (thank you, thank you)- Kayla came to the rescue at work!- Wis went back for good :'(- Magda's wedding- heartbroken by a special someone- Kayla's term has been extended! - my

Date with Arg

2011-12-14T21:05:00.001-08:00

Arg and I went for a date a couple of weeks ago. Without Wis there, it actually did feel like something was missing. Oh well..I did have a date with Wis when I was in Jakarta and had a good quality time. Anyway, Arg suggested the Twisted Fork on Granville for their mussels and fries. And since I've never been, I was uber excited that I finally get to try Twisted Fork. Both of us ended up

Argh, neck pain

2011-12-14T20:46:00.001-08:00

The pain on my neck has come back. Well, hello again, neck pain, it's been a while. I have been stretching as per usual, but it doesn't seem to cut it anymore....I have to spend extra time and extra effort stretching so that my neck doesn't tense up. Something must've changed, I just can't figure out what. A lot of people say that pain from a car accident may come back years after the actual

My bestfriend's wedding: the bridal shower

2011-12-11T22:53:00.000-08:00

It's time to blog about my bestfriend's wedding.As you all know, I went back to Indonesia last month for 2 weeks, to be a part of my best friend (Magda)'s wedding. Me and my other bestfriend, Jana, were the maid of honors. We were extremely honored to be a part of your wedding!! :)I'm going to start posting based on the chain of events that would eventually lead to the wedding day, and the

Dita on Nightmares

2011-12-06T21:58:00.001-08:00

It has been a while since I had nightmares. Well last night I had three (3). Darn it. And these were by far the scariest nightmares I've had my whole life, I'm not joking!! I slept at about 10pm after I watched Family Guy (tee hee hee). I dreamt that I was in a 3rd world country, I couldn't specify where. We had to hire somebody to walk through town, because it's very dangerous to walk by

Hmph...

2011-11-29T21:22:00.001-08:00

I knew what I was getting into, I knew I was going to be disappointed. I have been warned that I would be disappointed and I should brace myself for it. I walked right into it. I made the decision to ask. I'm disappointed, yes that much is true. But more importantly I'm heartbroken. Huh. Interesting. Perhaps I can't handle my emotions as well as I could in the past. Or maybe I had too

Sneak peek pictures from Magda & Fran's wedding

2011-11-27T12:15:00.000-08:00

By now, you probably all know that it will take me eons to download and upload pictures from my camera :) :) :)But here's what the chapel look like, it's stunning, I know! Now imagine the wedding with a backdrop of the Pacific Ocean and perfect sunset. Yup, it was beautiful to say the least.Keep checking back for more pictures! But I'm going to tell you now, that I'm probably in one or two

i miss home.

2011-11-18T02:52:00.000-08:00

is that too much? But seriously, I effin miss home, as in Vancouver. I know it's cold now (and apparently raining), but I know that it would be much better than sitting in traffic, in hot scorching sun for 3 friggin hours. Not fun. the fact that my dad fired our maid 4 days before I go back to Vancouver didn't help either. I just realized how much it sucks to work as a maid in Jakarta's

Some updates from my trip

2011-11-15T06:29:00.001-08:00

I'm back from Bali and currently dealing with some withdrawal syndromes; I love Bali so much I was so disappointed that I had to fly back to Jakarta. Oh well. The wedding was super awesome, thus far the best wedding that I've ever been to. The bride and the groom, of course, looked very beautiful :) I'm still in Jakarta until the end of this week, so I'm trying to seize the days when I can go

Train + Maroon5 concert

2011-11-02T22:11:00.000-07:00

Okeee, short post this time, since I believe you'll be more interested in the pictures anyway ;)Aside from the fact that the venue was FAR away from our house (about an hour highway drive at 11pm at night....so yeah, that's far), the concert was super awesome. We were even happier to find that the opening act was Matt Nathanson. I've been a big fan of Matt Nathanson, especially of his last hit

PNE 1st BBQ Festival

2011-10-10T22:17:00.000-07:00

I know, I've been neglecting this blog due to unforeseen circumstances (ie. too many over-times at work, which I very rarely done before). But here are the pictures I promised from the BBQ Festival at the PNE!And just in case you're wondering...Yes, the bf and I bought all those meat and ate them all, and yes we finished it with that scrumptious funnel cake. We basically bought one type of

I'm sorry!

2011-09-18T22:12:00.000-07:00

I know, I know, you don't have to tell me, I know I've failed in fulfilling my promise. I haven't had a chance to post any new updates. So...in addition to whatever I promised you a couple of weeks ago, I had one more exciting thing to review: Maroon5 and Train concert <3Lots of pictures too from the concert!! yeayyy!! stay tuned for the pictures :)

update

2011-09-11T21:10:00.000-07:00

hello everybody, I know I've neglected this blog for a while, but as my previous post noted, work has been crazy and it didn't get better. Oh well. Tomorrow is another day :)Stay tuned for new postings though, I've got tons! Including our experience at the 1st annual BBQ Festival in Vancouver, Bday dinners and meets, and my "coffee session" with Arg & Wis. Tee hee. So yeah, I really

venting

2011-08-24T20:31:00.000-07:00

I need to vent. Work has been driving me craaazy!! I mean, I love my job and all, but this particular project is really draining the life out of me. It's not even a project specifically assigned to me; this is everybody's project. And even though every single one of us has worked the extra hours to try to please the customer, nothing (and I mean it, NOTHING) seems to please them. They

Camping Day 3

2011-08-21T19:17:00.000-07:00

Hallow hallow, sorry for the lack of posting; work has been CRAZY, and that's an understatement. I've been going home late again. Crappy. Anyway, here's a continuation of our camping story. We did A LOT on day 3, and I didn't even realize that until I was gathering the pictures for this post. As expected, we slept in because we were exhausted from hiking the day before. After some bubur

Camping Day 2

2011-08-09T20:46:00.000-07:00

On the 2nd day, we (me, Julie, and Nie) had the liberty to sleep in for a little bit. Hehehe. After a short line up for the bathroom, we started the day by eating......home-made scones. HAHAHAHA. Who eats scones during camping? we do :) Who baked the scones? My very own Mami Lan, who is my bestfriend Jana's aunt. Years ago, when Jana still lived in Vancouver, we used to visit Mami Lan's

I'll take that as a compliment

2011-08-08T21:19:00.001-07:00

So today after work I went to the gas station to buy some lottery tickets (yes, I also dream, you know). I asked for the ticket, the attendance looked at my face, and smiled. I took out my wallet and was ready to grab the money to pay, and then she said "could I please see your ID?" Oh... "Of course". I should have expected it, but that sort of caught me off guard because she had already

Camping Day 1

2011-08-03T19:01:00.000-07:00

I went camping with my Vancouver family last weekend to Sunshine Coast! Yea yea! It was super duper fun. So here's my story of the trip. Enjoy :) Day 1 While the rest of the family had already left early on Friday morning, my car and Bert's car had to leave a bit later (because I had work, and Bert+Nie has to do some school stuff before they leave). So anyway, since early in the morning,

Silly-ness

2011-07-23T21:56:00.000-07:00

Me: *blah blah* Me: *complaint complaint* Me: *why can't u do this? Why can't u do that?* Him: *sigh* Him: Here, sayang, have some CheetosMe: OK........................And that easy trick of offering me chips has succeeded in shutting me up and stopping me from complaining about teeny weeny things he did (or did not do). Damn it. I get fooled everytime and everytime chips make me

Well that sucks

2011-07-19T20:20:00.000-07:00

My plan for a date with Arga & Wis last Sunday needs to be postponed, indefinitely. WTF. Hahaha. We're gonna play it by ears and see when all 3 of us will be available for coffee or dinner. Arga is very busy with meetings and travels, Wisnu is swamped with tons of overtime. And me, not as busy as before (I'm really watching my work hours closely since I don't want to overwork my body until I

Rainy Vancouver

2011-07-17T17:50:00.001-07:00

Hello hello. I hope you're doing well :)Not much of an update from me, other than my increased work hours (yes! more hours = more money...and I definitely can use the extra money). Oh, and also the fact that it has been cool and rainy in Vancouver. Huh. I remember last year in July, it was much hotter and dryer than this. Oh well, I'm not really complaining since I sleep easier in cool

Edbert & Edwin's birthday

2011-06-27T20:50:00.000-07:00

Hello hellowww!! Sorry for the lack of updates. Last week was a super hectic week for me (and the rest of us at the office); I ended up working a LOT more than I'm supposed to during my gradual-return-to-work program. What can you do right? I coped with lots of heat packs and stretching during my downtimes.Anyway, we spent the weekend at Mamah Ani & Papah Wid's house to celebrate a 3-persons

I want my life back!!

2011-06-14T15:27:00.001-07:00

With the plant(s) merger nearing completion, plant audits, customer visit, new items, and my recovering from the accident, I'm exhausted!! Mentally and physically. Oh, there are also classes / seminar that I want to take, which would hopefully improve the skills needed for my tasks at work. I'm still doing my exercises and going to therapist for strengthening my body. But mentally, man oh

Review: Burgers etc

2011-06-09T11:36:00.000-07:00

One more post of the day, then I'm off resting for the rest of the day (I pulled a 10-hour shift at the office yesterday, which was not a good idea since I woke up with a stiff neck this morning. *sigh*). This is actually an outdated post, very very outdated. LOL. We ate at the restaurant (and took pictures) a long long time ago, and I had forgotten all about it.Anyway. Burgers etc is a

Review: Marulilu Cafe

2011-06-09T10:37:00.000-07:00

RS, Anna, myself, and the bf went for breakfast one weekend morning. Anna had suggested that we try this small cafe on Broadway (right in front of the Canada Line Station) called Marulilu Cafe. The cafe serves Japanese-style breakfast, which I found very interesting because it was the first time I'd heard about Japanese-style breakfast. Little that we know, we pass by that cafe many many

mobile-friendly

2011-06-07T23:44:00.001-07:00

Sorry one more update. I forgot to tell you, dear readers, that I've updated my template so that now the blog has a more mobile-friendly interface. Hopefully it becomes easier to navigate the blog using your Blackberry, iPhone, Androids, and any other smartphones or internet-enabled phones. Let me know what you think!!

Bruno Mars

2011-06-07T23:02:00.000-07:00

Who: Bruno Mars(with Mayer Hawthorne and Janelle Monae)Where: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BCTime: 7:30pmBefore I go to bed, I figure I should type up a quick entry and post some pictures from the concert. Oh, I also want to mention that this was Mo's first concert ever!!! Congratulations for finally having the pleasure of watching live concert, I hope you enjoyed Bruno as much as I did.OK.

Darn it

2011-06-06T18:10:00.001-07:00

My life just went from bad to worst a couple of hours ago. And because I don't want to swear, I'm just gonna say "well, crap on a stick!!". Unfortunately there's nothing I can do because I wasn't involved in the beginning, and now I end up getting all the crap. Arrgghhhhhh if I can swear out loud, I would!!!

Recent concert

2011-06-06T18:04:00.001-07:00

We went to watch Bruno Mars on the weekend! So stay tuned for pictures and review. Sorry it's probably gonna take a while since the laptop is being borrowed by Mit to study. Vancouver is warm and sunny today! Yayyy about time :)

Kungfu Panda 2

2011-05-30T21:28:00.001-07:00

Before I fly to the la-la-land, I thought I'd post one more today. What else, other than a movie review? Yeayyyy!!! :) :)The boyfriend went out early in the morning to play tennis with neighbour. Yours-truly slept in until much later that morning. HAHAHAHA. Whatever, I was still sore from IMS, okay? So any rest I could get was a total blessing. As soon as he returned we headed down to

So...the aftermath of IMS

2011-05-30T21:20:00.000-07:00

OK. What the doctor said came true: I was sore for a couple of days after the treatment. Like..seriously sore. But I feel much better when I woke up this morning; I felt light and fit. Tee hee hee. But by the end of the day, my left shoulder started spasm-ing on its own :$WTH, right? Maybe it was because of my sitting position? Anyway, I'm off to bed now; I have a massage appointment

IMS

2011-05-27T21:40:00.000-07:00

As recommended by my family doctor, I went for an IMS session this morning. IMS stands for IntraMuscular Stimulation, developed by Dr. Chan Gunn. My family doctor specifically told me to go see Dr. Gunn himself, instead of seeing other IMS practitioners. And so I did.There was a bit of a wait because he doesn't take many patients anymore. And his practicing days is quiet limited; I had

Current obsession: baby oil

2011-05-26T15:09:00.000-07:00

Yes, you read right...baby oil, specifically the Johnson & Johnson brand. I have tried other brands and still preferred Johnson & Johnson's baby oil scent! Definitely reminds me of baby-smell. Mmmm...After the accident, I noticed that my whole body is stiff. I also had difficulty sleeping as I've noted in my previous postings. My therapist then recommended a simple massaging technique

Favourite thing to do since the accident

2011-05-17T20:33:00.000-07:00

Lo tau sendiri lah bok, gue orang nya males. Olahraga favorit gue adalah jalan kaki (tapi lumayan lahhh, jalan kaki 6 kilo kalo ke downtown, itung2 hemat biaya parkir). Olahraga favorit gue #2 adalah naek turun tangga rumah. Terima kasih. So anyway, since the accident I've been dealing with soft tissue injury, as well as sore and stiff muscles. My physiotherapist recommended this simple

random post

2011-05-17T20:27:00.000-07:00

Just thought I should spice up the blog with some pictures. Here's one I took during our family vacation to Victoria, BC. Ogden Point, Victoria, BC

Enough already

2011-05-16T22:06:00.001-07:00

Man, my recovery is definitely taking too long and it's pissing me off big time! Thankfully I am now able to at least work from the office (thanks to my new back support......more money spent $$ *sobs*). But once that soreness comes creeping in, I get agitated, frustrated, and most of the time lose my concentration. So much for returning to work. I'm lucky enough that I still work part

Rio

2011-05-01T12:21:00.000-07:00

Have you seen Rio??? If you haven't, you should definitely look into it!I have heard RAVE reviews about this animation, much to my surprise. A couple of recent animations have been quiet disappointing, to say the least. But this one here has held their position as #1 at the box office for the past couple of weeks. Woot woot!? So we decided that we should definitely watch this movie.And

Hanna

2011-05-01T11:38:00.000-07:00

We haven't watched a movie for a long long time (mostly because the movies that we want to watch are all coming out in the summer), we decided to go watch Hanna last week. We've heard some pretty good reviews about it and we thought it would be a great movie because Eric Bana and Cate Blanchett are in it. I became a fan of Cate Blanchett after Benjamin Button, she was stunning!We weren't sure

hard-boiled eggs

2011-04-26T20:19:00.001-07:00

One of my favourite. Luckily, the bf doesn't like the yolk, so he always give me his. :)

new toy

2011-04-26T20:07:00.001-07:00

Nope, I didn't get a new camera. Hopefully I would have saved enough money by the end of this year.What I found, though, is Tumblr. I know. I know. I'm embarrassed for myself. I'm still trying to get a hang of it just because it is a new way of blogging, something I've never explored before. As you may know, my blog is more about discussion and sporadically about my personal life (

(Almost) depressed?

2011-04-24T22:02:00.001-07:00

I met up with one of my best friends last week to catch up with life. I hadn't seen him for a while, at least for 3 months. We discussed the usual things: work, life, etc. And then we went on to discuss something we have yet to discuss, my car accident. After talking to him, I realized how the accident changed my life, in good ways and also bad ways. I have more appreciation for life

Hello there, Spring!

2011-04-19T10:09:00.000-07:00

Hello there, Spring! Where have you been?It was such a nice weekend and I decided to go take a walk to the park around the house and bring the camera with me. I haven't had a chance to shoot any pictures since the accident, mainly because the camera is pretty heavy and I didn't want to put that around my neck for along period of time. Lo and behold, when I did exactly THAT on Saturday, my

Darn you, pain!!

2011-04-10T21:30:00.000-07:00

How was your weekend???Mine was fun, but turned out to be painful as well. I went to accompany the boys playing tennis early morning; I spent most of the time reading and walking around the track. We then went to grab a quick lunch (and bubble tea, of course). After our tummy was full, the boys proceeded to playing ping pong at Eric's place. Again, I spent most of it reading while

RIP, Endi

2011-04-10T21:22:00.001-07:00

The sad (or good?) news came early morning on Friday; Endi (that's what I call my grandpa) passed away peacefully at around 2AM. Why good news? Because my mom said that he was surrounded by his loved ones and that he was no longer in pain. Thankfully my mom made the right decision to leave Vancouver early on Sunday night, so that she was able to spend a couple of days staying at Endi's

What a day

2011-04-06T21:04:00.001-07:00

So...my mom arrived on March 25th, partly for me and partly to take care of something else. It was nice, you know, to have the company and to have mom cook for you :) Unfortunately my grandpa who resides in Indonesia fell ill and therefore her visit had to be cut short. She left last weekend. I was so tempted to leave with her because I wanted to see Endi (that's what I call my grandpa).

Bon Jovi!!!

2011-04-01T21:06:00.000-07:00

Who: Bon JoviWhere: Rogers ArenaWhen: Saturday, March 26, 2011Time: 7:30pmYes, you read right, we went to watch Bon Jovi in concert last Saturday! And all we have to say is that they deserve to be called a legend. Period. Bon Jovi, along with Aerosmith and U2 are one of those concerts for which I am willing to pay a lot of money for (and I did for Aerosmith and U2). But surprisingly we

FML

2011-03-19T13:56:00.001-07:00

I know how serious the injury is when my neck is bruised from massage. FML. It was so tight the therapist needed to apply an ample amount of pressure amd literally started a tug-of-war with my neck muscles. Will post pictures later :'( adya.djoko

Tsunami

2011-03-18T21:57:00.000-07:00

My heart goes to those affected by the tsunami, and the rest of Japan as a whole nation. We are deeply saddened by this tragedy... Please continue to live well as a proud nation of together-ness. The nation's attitudes while coping with the tragedy has set a great example (well beyond words) for the rest of us. You are in our thoughts and prayers

Product Review: Deep Fryer

2011-03-14T21:44:00.000-07:00

Thank you to CSN Stores for sponsoring this post! And as always, delivery was within the promised time period, and the product arrived in good condition.After getting the yoghurt maker last time (which we have used many times after), we opted to get a deep fryer. This is something that we'd been wanting to get for a long time and always chickened out each time due to health reason. We KNOW

Cirque Du Soleil: Quidam

2011-03-13T21:05:00.000-07:00

Cirque du Soleil: QuidamWhere: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BCWhen: Sunday, Mar 3, 2011Time: 1 pmMit and I went to watch Quidam this afternoon! This was an early birthday present for her (the actual birthday is still a couple of weeks from now). We were both excited as this would had been our first Cirque du Soleil perfomance EVER. I know, shame on us....we'd never seen Cirque du Soleil prior

Concert review: Goo Goo Dolls

2011-03-10T09:37:00.000-08:00

Goo Goo Dolls was in Vancouver! No, I didn't go because the tickets were sold out already by the time we found out that Goo Goo Dolls was coming. Thankfully our friends Lyvi & Eric are kind enough to write us this short review of the concert (thank you :)). Enjoy!