Bali Log Date: 11.08.2011 - The Rainy Season

The grey clouds are hanging out a lot these days.
Rain is literally pouring in.
Last couple of months, I said that none of my shoes is free of sands,
Now, none of them are dry, all had a slight of dampness from the rain.
But don't get me wrong, I like rain.
As long as none of my electronics got wet and short-circuited, that is.

You guys must want to read some updates of what's going on around here, don't you?
Or you just don't care. whichever suits you, I don't mind, really...

Oh did I told you already that I got a new bicycle?
Well, I did. this is my bicycle (oh its on facebook btw)
And lately, since i travel with it almost every day, she got a taste of rain too...
I really am not a good at taking care of stuffs, e.g. my bicycle.
She got in the rain and all I did was wiped it dry, and she is now showing sign of rust.

So, rainy season, duck season, Asean Fair at Nusa Dua, heard some good music and seen some good handicrafts there. And also, tomorrow I'm going to this Jason Mraz concert, got my free ticket.
Quite a funny story, that is. It was an afternoon, I was checking my timeline on twitter, and some Free Magazine offers free tickets, so I said. I want it. And they simply gave it to me. What a life.

How about things on the other side? What other side?
Right now, the other side is pouring, while I'm sitting in a Cafe with roof on top of it, so I'm not wet.
Do I feel sorry for anyone else who is in the rain? not really...
I'm just being this selfish ignorant bastard, So sue me...

Life is getting exciting and dull.
I just didn't get easily excited anymore (except on mornings).
And this is bad, because IF I'm bored, things just might get a little too much.
Both socially and economically.

Ah, another blabber...
Let's skip this and get to the point.

Rainy season had effect on people, positive and negative ones.
I see 3 Kind of people:
1. People who likes the rain
2. People who hates the rain
3. People who just don't care

So, there will be some constant nagging going around, some smiles and gloomy faces, the rushing before the rain kind of people, the stay at home people, the dancing in the rain people (rarely spotted), and the unlucky 'caught in the rain' people.

All is well on my side, for me, rainy season is just a chance for a fashion change, not to mention this is the tropical island where people wear sundresses all the time. Well, its time to get your coats and shawls and scarves and hoods and raincoats and boots out of the closet. Let us face the rain with style. And don't forget your umbrellas while you're at it.

Whatever the weather has in store for you, we, human beings, has created so many things to adapt to it.
So just live another day, dance in the rain, wear your boots and coats, open up your umbrella, and have fun.

Bali Log date: 10.29.2011 - On appointments and promises

Let's see, how do I start this?

Appointments and Promises...

when you don't really know what to say, start with yourself 
(someone said that to me, or that is just what I think how i should write)

So, me as a person, make appointments only when I know I can attend it, and always tried to be on time.
But as we all know, some people are just not that punctual, or doesn't really bother to look at the time.
Waiting has been part of my life, not really bothered by it, but sometimes it could be a drag.
And not to mention the last minute cancellation (or as my friend Prima said "Last second cancellation").

So yeah, I tried my best to be punctual, and give people heads up when I'm running late (as it was how it's supposed to be when you make an appointment with another person or party). So, when the other person or party suddenly went out of reach and didn't give any notice, I tend to get frustrated or sometimes my imagination wandered aimlessly. Maybe I can even write a book about that alone already, a sort of thriller-fantasy on why people are running late. Haha...

Next on the topic, promises.
In my younger years, I made a lot of empty promises, to people, friends, lovers, family, and even to myself.
Now, I still do, but much more less frequent (Really nic, much more less? your words are contradicting each others). So, yeah... I learn to get all the variables (thanks to my full of calculation friends) and get more and more thoughful, before decided to say something that might alter other people life (or at least how they think about me).

This has its positive and negative side. The positive side is, I make less empty promises. I don't say things that I don't know I could fulfill or not. The negative side, well... people might think that I am too indecisive, that I don't know where I stand (which I really don't at the moment). So two sides of a coin. That's Life. I am still trying to get it balanced. The old easygoing-self against the new thoughtful-self is on a battle for life.

So, what do you think?

Do you value people's time when you make an appointment?

Do you have that much variables (thoughts) before making any promises?

Let's think about it while we still have time for ourselves...

But, not too serious, because life is just something for you to live through,
and "time you enjoy wasting is not wasted" - John Lennon














Cheers...
Niki

something out of the ordinary

The thing is about moving out of town, you don't really know what to do with your spare time.. hahaha...

Well, it's not that I don't have any friends here or anything. But it just that I figure people have other things to do.
And beside, i'm capable and got used to on being alone. I think...

What I really need is, some new friends. Had some already, but I want more variety of people...
And the song just turn to U2 - Sometimes you can't make it on your own. The gods are playing with me hahaha...

So what else is there to tell... Oh right, I'm broke! Not that it's a problem, I had made an arrangement with my relative here, and I'm suppose to get some money from other sources also. I just don't know how soon.
Have to remind myself to talk to my relative soon.

But really, I can't complain. I'm currently living in the most visited tourist spot in Indonesia, both local and international tourist. I can go to the beach whenever I want (when I'm not working, that is), I can eat a variety of pork dish (woops, no offense my moslem friends), I get the best weather for photography (most of the time), the traffic is so-so, the air is cleaner, sands always gets in my shoes, and the coffee is great.

So, boredom only comes when i don't move and go about, the rest is (hopefully still) paradise...
I got some ideas coming on, regardless that I now work Mon-Sat, but its just a start, I will improve and cope with everything around, so that my time management and my earning (and spending) can be efficienty distributed well.

Godspeed....

reason to resign

I have been extra busy these past few days.
dealing with this and that.

despite the fact that I had just resign from work.
I still have things to settle with, among many other things.

place to stay is one.
keep the cash flowing is another.
being able to do what I want is the main thing.
having time with my friends and family are always important
and focus, this one is hard, for me.

I did what I did, said what I said, and sometimes, it's not something I'm proud of.

people do things to me, I do things to them, is it the same thing?

I have learn things about myself, that might has to be cautiously remembered, because
it's how(who) I am.
I have learned, for this almost three decades of my life, that honesty is a must.
And I have things that I hold close to me, regardless what people think.
Information makes me move, lack of it, I'm dull.

and right now.
is the best moment.
to re-arrange my life.
step by step.

before i go any further, to other people's (life)