Sushi Time

I posted nothing this November because obviously, it's NO POST NOVEMBER! Just kidding. I wanted to! But there's been a lot of technical problems on my electronic devices. *scratch head* Everything back on, fortunately, except that I have much slower internet now.


These photos are from last October. Had my first sushi with the girls. I've always been unsure to give it a try because man, it's raw fish. But it's one of the places they suggested and I thought why not, as long as we don't go too extreme (I was thinking of eating baby octopus alive). I chose the one with avocado inside. How typical. And I was wrong, of course, because not all of them are raw. We had the 'easy' ones that day. Nothing raw. Then we look around the mall which has some pretty art installations. Also I'm pretty sure I remember it correctly, that I took all these photo in manual mode and that makes me smile. I'm still figuring out this mode with more practices. And I do apologize for the photo college of me and Tegan. I just had to do it, you know? Hahaha

I told my mother about my sushi experience ("Mama, guess what? I ate baby octopus!") and she was so eager to try. So when my cousin visited we went out to a sushi restaurant with him for dinner. This time I tried a set of raw salmon. I've always wanted to try it. I knew she wouldn't dare to try so I suggested her to order chicken instead. When my meal came, my mom was sniffing in suspicion saying she doesn't like what she was smelling, even though she can't point her finger on it. I give her a bit of my meal and from here, we can take a conclusion that she hates sushi. She said that bad smell was from my meal. And I didn't make it easy for her. I was like, "Mama, look at me!" She looks disgusted as I'm eating and enjoying it. Well, you'll never know until you try... that's one my life motto.



Off to the Ministry of Magic! Catch ya'll later, Muggles.

Edit: I think I made a mistake. When I said squid, what I really meant to say is octopus, as pictured. I changed it, but I think I need to make it clear. I was thinking about Squidward and how we had some inside joke about that character when I made this post. Gee. Haha!

Movie Review + Photo Mess: Black & White

I obviously enjoy more free time than I should for the past few weeks. I watched some movies so I think I have to give a little commentary/review about it, no?

• Forrest Gump. Well, this is embarrassing but I just saw this movie for the first time... But I love it. Forrest is like a really kind and also really lucky man. I laughed so hard on the part where Forrest gave a speech in front of hundreds of thousand people. Also, check out these kids dressing up for Halloween and you'll find Forrest!
• Super 8. So funny. Great kid actors. Love it when they're taking advantage of the whole situation and making it a great background for their movie. Just ignore the lens flare. J.J. Abrams has a thing for that. 
• Never Cry Wolf. This is a 1983 movie, almost ten years before I was born. I don't even know all the actors in these movie. I was reading review about The Grey and a review mentioned this movie so I watched it. I just love wolves, man. 
• Almost Famous. Also for the first time. I thought this movie will be a lot like The Runaways, but not really. It's sweet. I like this kind of teen drama in which the characters finally do the right thing.
• A Royal Affair. Of course I saw this movie because of Mads Mikkelsen. It's a historical drama. But it's also more than just that. Just go watch it. Hehe.
• The Vampire Diaries. I just started season 4. The ending of season 3 got me teary! I hate that Alaric died... 
• Hubble 3D. It's a documentary about seven astronauts sent to repair the Hubble space telescope, narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio. Needless to say, it's breath-taking. I'm happy to be able to recognize some nebulas shown in a scene.

Other than that, I edited some old photos on Photoshop. Some of the photos are from family day. I always wanted to make a post full of black and white pictures. I have found a set of actions, one of them is black and white, so it's easier for me now. I usually gave up trying to edit my photos in black and white, but that's because I don't really know the presets and curves to create a dramatic photo. I mean, it's not like these ones are dramatic... so yeah. Here we go.
 

1. Nessie?
2. Before we were upside down. Please ignore my hair.
3. Naya.
4. Faris.
5. Big girls talking.
6. Holding Naya because the ride was a little bumpy.
7. Appropriate expression.
8. Sometimes this happens.
9. Snack time for her.
10. An afternoon, watching people.
11. Focus 1
12. Focus 2
13. A normal red apple.
14. Boring clothes.
15. Kids.
16. Playing kites.
17. Bowie experiment.
18. A little sunlight.

S untuk Sidang

Selamat hari Sumpah Pemuda, wahai pemuda-pemudi Indonesia! Mumpung masih muda, mari kita terus berkarya. :D 

Secara pribadi, saat ini perjuangan terbesar yang sedang saya hadapi adalah... skripsi. Ngomongin skripsi, ini beberapa foto yang saya ambil ketika datang ke sidang akhir pertengahan bulan September yang lalu. Berhubung baru bisa blogging lagi, baru di posting sekarang hehe. Kami datang untuk memberikan dukungan moral bagi teman-teman yang jadi peserta sidang, tapi terutama untuk sahabat kami, Indah. Biarpun nggak disidang hari itu, saya sukses merasa mules karena terbawa suasana.

  Entah kenapa pada berpose begitu (-__-)v

  Setelah selesai sidang, kami sibuk wawancara Indah mengenai semuanya yang terjadi di ruang sidang. Indah adalah peserta terakhir, jadi setelah dia selesai, saya minta semua peserta angkatan saya yang sidang hari itu untuk foto bersama. Lihat deh, wajah mereka semua sumringah banget begitu selesai disidang. Hari itu saya ikut termotivasi untuk cepat menyusul mereka. Hari itu lho ya. Haha. Lalu kami memberikan sedikit kejutan ulang tahun untuk Stephanie (lagi).

Saya sendiri pertengahan Oktober lalu ikut sidang outline alias sidang untuk bab pertama skripsi. Setelah revisi saya baru akan diberikan dosen pembimbing. Tapi sumpah deh, setelah sidang outline itu sempat drop juga mental saya dan jadi agak ogah-ogahan untuk melanjutkan. Hari itu kebetulan Radhith dan Ika juga datang dan lumayan jadi penyemangat setelah saya 'dibantai'. Memang banyak juga sih teman-teman yang baru mulai bab pertama. Tapi saya harus cepat bangkit lagi dan menyusul teman-teman yang sudah sidang akhir.
Yuk! (ง'̀-'́)ง



Some black and white photos on the next post!

What's Up, October

Guess who survived nearly a month without Internet access at home? Yep, you guessed right. ME. And I wasn't happy about it. One day the modem just died and it took that long for the technician to come and turn out the problem wasn't even that serious. But hey, whatever. I'm back. I have quite a lot of photos to share, that right now I don't even know which one I should post first. But I'm glad it's October. People are excited for sweater weather and even though we only have two seasons here, I feel like I can relate to them. But maybe for us it's more like raincoat & umbrella weather. And oh, Halloween! Yeah, we don't celebrate that either but I like it everything about it!

Here's a little playlist. I haven't been listening to anything new recently but hopefully these few songs will send a little chill down your spine.....