Friendship vs Love

Hey Champ.. how are you? I recently read this somewhere and would like to share it with you:

Friendship is a quiet walk in the park with the one you trust
Love is when you feel like you are the only two around
Friendship is when they gaze into your eyes and you know they care
Love is when they gaze into your eyes and it warms your heart
Friendship is being close even when you are far apart
Love is when you can still feel their hand on your heart when they are not near
Friendship is hoping that they experience the very best
Love is when you bring them the very best
Friendship occupies your mind
Love occupies your soul
Friendship is knowing that you will always try to be there when in need
Love is when you will give up everything to be at their side
Friendship is a warm smile in the winter
Love is a warming touch that sends a pulse through your heart

Love is a beautiful smile to which nothing compares
A tender laugh, which opens your heart
A single touch that melts away your fears
A smell that reminds you of the tenderness of heaven
A voice that reminds you of the innocence of youth

Friendship can survive without love
Love cannot live without friendship

Safe n Sound

Hey Champ,

What's up? Just wanna drop by for quick to say hello and how are you... LoL. I'm still here, not going anywhere yet, safe n sound...

Take care for now,

you know I love you,

xoxo,

Cho

Getting Close... Aaaarrrggghhhh!!!

Hey Champ,

A quick update from me... Finally my chapter 4 is 50% done. I still have 50% more to go by tomorrow evening. Why is it so hard translating numbers into words? Gosh.. I have the explanation towards the numbers in my brain, but it's becoming numb every time I sit in front of my laptop, resting my fingers on top of the keywords. Arrgghhh...

I'm getting more and more anxious as the dateline is approaching... 3 more days to go!!! Arrrggghhh!!!! Gotta continue drafting my chapter 4...


you know I love you,


xoxo,

Cho

please pray for me and keep giving me support and encouragements..

All in One Day

Hey Champ... what's up?

I hope you're doing fine, safe and sound as always.

Yesterday (since it's already 12:42 in the morning already) was really an interesting day. Many things happened and I also made some accomplishment and I'm loving my activities that I had yesterday.

Woke up earlier than usual in the morning, I got ready and left to work. On my way to the office, I made a stop at a tax office in order to make NPWP (Nomor Penduduk Wajib Pajak, similar with Social Security Number in the USA). It took me only around fifteen minutes from parking Buddy until I sat back on Buddy. I only had to fill out a form which asked my personal information, wait for the officer to call my name and give me my NPWP card, which looks like a credit card. Yeay! Now I can go abroad without paying fiscal fee, and Sigh... now I have to file SPT (Surat Pajak Tahunan, annual tax report) once every year although I'm only a freelancer. Yep, you wanna get your rights, you gotta do your obligation.

Anyway, off I went to my office, where I mostly revised and revised and revised and revised and revised my questionnaire for my thesis research (since there were nothing much to do at the office other than waiting for Ms. P to come. We're almost done in preparing disbandment report and presentation). I coordinated through phone calls and emails with my thesis supervisor, who is a very kind, warm-hearted and a very supportive lecturer, about changes needs to be made. And, voila.. by the time I left the office, I was ready with my near-to-perfect questionnaire.

During the office hour, I asked for a leave-time for about 30 minutes to complete my passport renewal at an immigration office in Mampang (It took me only 15 minutes to go there riding Transjakarta). There, I met a friend of my colleague who helped the passport-renewal process to become easier and went straight to the photo/interview room. It took me only 15 minutes to finish everything and I didn't have to wait for long. How nice it was to have someone to help me dealing with governmental bureaucracy, especially at the immigration office (I was once performing the process by myself, and it was such a waste of time and energy and resources. It's better to pay someone for his service in taking care of our documents). And, voila, I can take my passport on Tuesday.

When I arrived back at the office, Ms. P decided to release us earlier. It was near 4 PM and I was so very happy that all I could think of was to make arrangement with people and friends in the evening: advancing a meeting that was supposed to be at 7 PM and went to watch WOLVERINE with some good friends of mine.

The meeting I had before watching Wolverine finally made some clearance on some thoughts and expectation which made me able to consider one of my option clearly. On the other hand, the movie was great. It was such a breath of fresh air among the lousy movies in Indonesian cinemas at the moment.

After the movie, I and my friends decided to hang out for a while; where I took the opportunity to ask them to fill out my questionnaires (I call it a market-test, LoL) in order to provide me feedback on things/instructions that confuse them, any ambiguous or questionable aspects, obstacles that tackle them in answering the questions and finding any tricks to make the questionnaire looks more appealing and friendly to the respondent. And voila, I got lots of constructive criticism to (again) make some revision before I finally distribute to 300 respondents. What an accomplishment, right Champ?

Afterward, we went our separate ways, some left to continue watching movies at another cinema, and some left for home. We waved goodbye and went our own ways. When I was already in the parking lot, I realized that my folder which contains my questionnaire and all the key points for revision was left at the restaurant... Off me back to the restaurant and took my belongings which the waiters had kept for me (thanks, guys).

On my way back, I met some other friends from previous work that I did on musical event. This coincidence meeting occured in the basement-level of the building. Then, when I was in the first-level floor, I met one of my colleague from my recently previous work at 5th WIEF. Having met those people, I catched up and updated with them any recent stories and work updates. To me, it was really refreshing and fun to be able to meet them, although it was only for few minutes; but it meant so much to me.

And finally I went home riding my Buddy, realizing that I made some accomplishment in my life for today: questionnaires, job offer clarity, traveling documents, meeting with good friends

Another Leap

Champ...

I thought I wanna drop by quickly only to tell you that I'm now preparing myself and getting ready for something important. I'm not expecting too high nor badly.. I only wish this could be my true calling for my future... at least a steady one.

Gotta go now Champ.

You know I love you,

xoxo,

Cho

Working on Saturday... what the...

Hey Champ... it's me again...

It's hot out there
It's humid in my house
It's almost 1 PM
It's Saturday
and I have to work with my boz

Ga lee... what a way to spend my weekend. This week has been tough for me. I got a "D" attack for three days which made me unable to work out and when the "D" attack subdued, I was very much occupied at work until around 8, which by the time I got off the office building, I was so exhausted already that I couldn't even think to go to the gym.

Yeah... and last night after I and my the rest of the team worked until 10 PM, my boz asked me who could accompany to edit the so-called-presentation-we-are-preparing-for-mr.president on this very Saturday, on the-supposed-to-be-my-weekend-to-lazy-around, I couldn't refuse at all since my colleague has to attend graduation ceremony today while the other has to pay respect at a friend's funeral (the pilot of the recently crashed-airplane in Papua). That left me with no other option than obliged to the request of my superior...

I'm not complaining though, Champ... I'm just saying that I should've been able to enjoy my weekend to go working out, hanging out, and lazy-ing around at home while finding some time to clean and tidy up my room... Oh well.. gotta go now.. it's nearly 1... Ciao now...

you know I love you,

xoxo,

Cho

Another Update

Hey Champ...

What's up?

I don't know why but I've lost my motivation to write lately.. not only here, but also every kind of writing... I just don't get the feeling, of what to write or how to elaborate my thoughts.. Ideas are now only kept in my mind... Sigh.. perhaps it's because I'm too occupied with many things in life now...

Not only I've been continuously working since February until now; as a freelancer being a project assistant in an Event Organizer (the latest one was for the 5th World Islamic Economic Forum, where I and some lovely friends helped find and organize 150 volunteers for the event) or as a contract-based, temporary worker for the 5th WIEF secretariat (for the purpose of committee disbandment) and as an intern for a specific project (the development of Mr. Tanri Abeng's personal website); but also I have other activities such as working out (thanks to my friend "H" who made me have the privilege) and hanging out with friends, especially jumping-jumping in a club (RESPONSIBLY).. haha...

Yeah.. lately, I've been very much occupied I barely have a time to turn my new room more homier. I barely have a time to walk Rusty. I barely have a time to bring buddy to a bikewash. I barely have a time to help do chores at home. I barely have a time to watch DVDs. I barely have a time to cleanup my laptop. I don't have time to follow the latest American Idol. I barely have time to watch TV. But, I have lots of time to work out, work hard and play hard.. haha.. I guess it's a phase I'm gonna get through soon enough...

I'm thinking for a getaway next month though, since I got a free roundtrip ticket as a bonus from my current work. I'm thinking beach, sands, sea, sun, snorkelling (since I'm not able yet to dive), seafood, "mushroom" (hihihi)... but I haven't got any idea whom I can go with since I don't think I can stand travelling alone by myself...

Sigh.. anyway...

Gotta off to the dream land Champ... Gotta wake up early tomorrow to work out a little bit before attend a meeting and start working until late at night. Talk to you next time, k?

You know I love you,

xoxo,

Cho