LalaDanilela

I am currently in the middle of writing my third paper for my doctoral program. As a professional procrastinator, somehow my mind wonder to this blog. And randomly, in a true procrastinating nature, I decide to write this blog instead. I scrolled pas old posts from 2006, 2009... And cringed so hard. Man, that was embarrassing. But being embarrassed by writings from your youth is part of being alive. You had a healthy amount of experience, you wrote about in your blog. Now here you are, 16 years after it happened, squirming to your youthful stories. Anyway. A quick catch up, as I'm sure my future self will return to this blog someday. Btw thank you Blogger for still being alive, please never take down the website. These days I am a doctoral student in ITB, something I have never dreamed about. I dreamt about being a doctoral student, of course, but never really aimed for ITB. Praise God.  Since I am conceited by nature, I also would like to add that my doctoral journey is a oneshot ...

 The timeline: Papaku ada komorbid, jantung. Mamaku tidak ada komorbid.  But somehow, mama kondisinya lebih parah dari papa. Yang se mengerti, hasil labnya mama lebih jelek. Kerusakan parunya lebih luas. Papa parunya jg affected, tp mama got it worse. As you can see from the timeline, masa kritis mama terjadi pada malam natal hingga masa tahun baru.  Mama sudah sempat halusinasi, they were put in ICU. After about a week in the hospital, they could went back home for home isolation.  Ada beberapa jenis obat yang dimasukkan. Mama dapat donor plasma darah juga. Kita bahkan beli Gammaras walau belum butuh, karna takut kan. Itu obat kita beli 100jutaan apa. Puji Tuhan nda dipake. Kita jual sama dokter lain yang butuh, dengan harga persis sama. 

 Jadi Desember 2020, mama dan papaku kena covid. It was definitely one of the most horrifying experience I have ever had. Supaya tidak lupa, saya akan ceritakan di ini. Supaya tidak terlalu amburadul, saya akan ceritakan secara sistematis dengan cara: - Kronologi - Treatment yang mama papaku lewati - What I personally went through  - Lesson learnt Karena ini barang cukup personal, se rasa agak aneh cerita di medsos mainstreamku. Se sdh cukup sering mi oversharing soal banyak hal. Tapi karena untuk soal covid ini se mau cerita secara detail, jadi se memutuskan buat tulis di blog yg sepi pengunjung ini. Oke, off to the first part. 

 Due to the endless time spent at home, because of the corona virus, most people take up the hobby of cooking. I did too, for some time. But after I got pregnant, another impact of the pandemic I guess lol (BLESSING IN DISGUISE OK), I don't cook as much anymore. Because during the first weeks of my pregnancy I feel nauseous and vomit so much, I was very sensitive to smell and tastes.  I did made a youtube video of my cooking though. Who knows when I'll cook as much again in the future. Klik this link for the vid! https://youtu.be/dkY0KLennUM #didapuraja GEGARA CORONCES

 I don't really pay attention to zodiac. It's not that I don't believe them, but I don't find them as fun as most people do. I guess. I do follow amrazing, because I like his content obviously. But when he talks about zodiac I just skip them. One thing I don't find appealing is how my zodiac, Libra, is always described as people who are so patient they can spend a looooooong time to choose between colors. The patient part is true, I am patient with my students and employees. So patient that from time to time they took advantage of me zzzz. But when it comes to shopping, I am very decisive. I don't like to spend hours and hours on one item. I do it as quick as I can. And when I arrive home and realize I don't like that particular item that much, I'll just give them to someone else. So that's that.

Kenalan sm pimes: 29 Januari 2011 Pacaran: 10 Februari 2011 Jadi tahun depan genap 10 tahun kenalan dan dari 10 tahun itu cuma 13 hari kita nda terikat ahhaahha #teruskenapa #sundaycorona #sembarangdibahas

Jordan. Been there twice. When you go to Israel with tour package, jordan is almost always included in the tour, like old churches and biblical event that took place in that country. i went there the first time in 2001, may be? shoot, i don't remember anymore. it was when i was in middle school. the second time was in 2007. unfortunately, i don't remember much about our time there. we where there for probably a day or so. we probably didn't even spent a night in the country. now i have truly regret for not writing down everything about my travels. when we first went to israel, my father told me to write down my experience. i said yes, but i didn't do it. now, almost 20 years later, i regret it. anjo mi nakanna fathers know best. well, ok. later.

First one is called Dayen. She likes to sing and dance. She's assertive at home, but shy elsewhere. We're working on her confidence. She's a sweet little girl, who loves her sister. Second one is Disa. She smiles first thing in the morning, likes fruits and vegs and kerupuk and basically anything you put in her mouth except for her actual meal. Meaning, she likes snacks but it takes effort to feed her proper meals. But her smile is the sweetest and she always want to be with her sister.

Inspired by "things that defines this decade" made by medias, I decided to list the big events of my life this decade. 2010: handle foodstore di Coke (tak terlupakan seumur hidup) kemudian jadi sarjana ekonomi 2011: ketemu Pimes, keterima di Manchester Uni 2012: dpt MSc, mulai handle Blessing 2013: ke Bangkok sm Kiki Fari, mulai kerja di UKIP, lamaran 2014: menikah, hamil anak pertama 2015: melahirkan Dayen 2016: sempat stay di Soroako dan Kolaka Utara ikut Pimes, Pimes jadi SpB! 2017: memulai kehidupan di Sampit, jadi sekjur, ke Korea 2018: akreditasi FE UKIP, ke USA, hamil anak kedua, Disa lahir! 2019: Pimes masuk vaskuler, resign dari UKIP, masuk jadi dosen UNHAS And to everypart of it, I thank God the almighty ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Tahun ini adalah tahun pertama saya resmi menjadi dosen di alamamater tercinta, Universitas Hasanuddin. So these days, I drive and walk to the school I was attending for four years. Makes me feel so happy, happier than I thought I would be. :) Anyway. Karena tahun ini ada keluarga yang lagi sibuk berjuang untuk masuk ptn, saya jadi teringat sama masa-masa perjuangan PMB dulu juga wwkwkwk. Nostalgia ah. Saya masuk kelas 3 SMA tahun 2005. Di saat itu, saya tergabung dalam "Genk Mati Lampu". Isinya sepupu-sepupu yang sudah kuliah, baru mau kuliah. Bogi, Dala, Wiwi, Franklin, dan saya. We called ourselves genk mati lampu karna zaman itu makassar seriiiing sekali mati lampu. Kalo sudah mati lampu mi, sibuk saling sms minta dijemput karna panas di rumah mau cari ac ato jalan2 ahahahahaha. Lanjut. Tahun 2005 itu, Dala, Bogie, dan Franklin sudah kuliah. Saya dan Wiwi bersiap untuk SPMB (sistem penerimaan mahasiswa baru) untuk 2006. Maka kaka Bogi, the most burenk of us all, mem...

Sejak punya mertua yg tinggal di Bekasi, saya dan anak-anak jadi rutin datang ke Jakarta. Kali ini saya cuma mau tulis kegiatan selama disini. As per usual, saya suka lupa foto di mall sama Pimes dan anak-anak. By the way, ke Jakarta kurang lebih seminggu sebelum Idul Fitri itu sangat recommended! Jalanan lengang luar biasa! ❤️❤️ Sabtu: tiba di Jakarta, langsung ke Bekasi, Union MKG sama Arin, Eston, dan om Karel. Minggu: gereja di Tongkonan, foto keluarga, makan di Aeon. Senin: Nike FO, Living Plaza, One stop baby, Pempek tahu Gaby Selasa: Aladdin, Fanpekka Rabu: drakor, milk, and cookies Kamis: Ancol’s sea lion, dolphins, Seaworld Jumat: baby massage, baby swim, kids bubble bath, mama spa Sabtu: Grand Indo with the Jatbens. Putri Kenanga, Food Hall, Aldo, Smiggle, The Grand Duck King Minggu: GKI Gunsah, Born-Ga, MKG Senin: Pindahan, Central Park Selasa: Kota Kasablanka Rabu: XXI metropole, Sate Senayan Kamis: Monas, Grand Indonesia - Ikkudo Ichi Jumat: Ya Udah Bistro, Mall Taman Angg...

Next April would mark our fifth anniversary. Anyone who has been through the process of wedding preparation would know how hectic and crazy weddings really are. I, like many other brides, became a bridezilla. It was pretty intense. But in the end, the celebration was lovely, we had fun, (most of the) pictures were amazing. One guest actually said that it was the biggest and most elaborated wedding he has ever attended lol. No, our wedding was big alright, but it was far from being the biggest ever. That guest was Japanese, a friend of my bestfriend. May be in Japan, people rarely invite thousands of people? Well in makassar many many many many people do. The first thing we did was to book the venue. We did that right after Pimes and his parents came to meet me and my parents to formally propose. Afterward was the extended family proposal and introduction. As per tradition, the groom-to-be and his extended family visit the house of the bride-to-be for ceremonious proposal and get in...

Adalah: Iya Tidak Belum

I made a blogpost of countries that I have visited. One of them is Australia. Went there two times. Once when I was one year old and my grandfather was an education attaché for Indonesian Embassy. I have zero recollection of my time there, but my mother, aunties, and uncles have lots. Stories to follow. The second time I went there when I was in third grade, age 8. My father took three (?) months course in a hospital in Sydney and/or Canberra. Aunt Telly still worked in Canberra there, so we stayed at her place. My memory of this vacation was blurry, obviously. We visited Sydney Opera House, shopping centres, zoo, and aquarium. Mother purchased a christmas tree then, the one we still use to this day. It's still in the living room at this very moment, which reminds me that I need to take it down soon. It's already February! What else I remember from this visit. Food, I remember eating kangaroo meat (or so my father told me). Also ate a lot of nasi goreng with peas in them. ...

Now that I'm 30 and have recently bore my second child, I came to a epiphany that, if God's willing, in time I'd grow even older. If He'd allow, I'd go through more stages in life, gain more experiences. And looking back, He has allowed me to experience countless events - some of which are life changing, encounter people of many background and characters, visit numerous places, and so on. And if I don't write it down, I might forget all of them in the future. I keep a habit of writing diaries since I was a kid. Sadly, I've lost my elementary school diary. Can you even imagine what kind of silliness I wrote as a kid?? I still have my junior high until university diary, and they are ALL cringe-worthy. But still, I enjoy reminiscing when reading them. Those diaries entries makes me grateful for the lessons I learnt, they makes me regret for the friends I've lost contact with, and sometimes they make me crazy. The last part is because I liked to write song...

I remember those sleepless nights When I was a little girl, still growing I especially remember those restless nights When I was a flimsy teenager with questions unanswered I remember the boastful prideful nights When arrogance took over and I think too highly of myself I remember the tearful nights When I realize that I was wrong That I am just a speck of worthless dust in this universe called the real world I remember the remorseful nights I remember the anxious nights When I just feel so lost I sometimes still have one of those nights But today That I am 30 My heart is full with gratefulness Tonight is a joyous one Because when I count all the blessing You have given me When I look around Everything I am Everything I have Comes from You, my Lord and saviour I wish I could tell my younger self That everything’s gonna be fine That You took care of me That You never forsake me That You really made my life complete In every way I can imagine

So I'm reading my old blog posts about my days in Manchester... And for a moment there I want to go to school again as soon as possible. That feeling only lasted for a fey seconds though, because I realize PhD is far more difficult, I imagine. But yeah, I will get another degree, I have to. Because I'm building a career in academics. Dosens these days have to have doctoral degree. But I'm not gonna do it in near future because: 1. My husband plans to continue his studies next year, someone has got to stay as breadwinner. 2. My husband should do his studies before me because he is older and so I can use him as an excuse to delay my doctoral plan. 3. I think it would be more convenient to continue my study when the kids are bigger. Big enough to make their own Indomie, maybe? At least big enough to shower and poop without needing help... My eldest is now 3 years old and the younger one is still in my tummy! Pretty legit excuse to delay PhD, don't you think? ...

Didn't get bored of Korean food. https://www.instagram.com/p/BPUThGEAcCF/?hl=en&taken-by=laladanilela Went to Korean Church, attend English speaking service. https://www.instagram.com/p/BO_cmCrgiD_/?hl=en&taken-by=laladanilela Met Idol Seohyun from AOA (i think?) at Seoul Tower. https://www.instagram.com/p/BPCvBvLAMT7/?hl=en&taken-by=laladanilela Did a lot of commuting. https://www.instagram.com/p/BO635efg20c/?hl=en&taken-by=laladanilela Dayen's expression when we came back. https://www.instagram.com/p/BPQBwl5ghSC/?hl=en&taken-by=laladanilela So that's my story from a year ago lol. 

You know what, I blame mini blogs. Like Instagram story etc. They're so convenient it makes me forget about blog altogether in 2017. I didn't even wrote about Game of Thrones. Shame. Shame. Shame.

I can't believe I only posted ONCE in 2016. Shame. Shame. Shame. (ringing bell behind). Anyhoo, let's bask up in memories again. This time I want to count back on how many concerts I have been to. I'm not much of a concert goers, hence the oh so many concerts missed during my study in UK. I wasn't interested in Coldplay concerts, how foolish was I. They were all over the country. All year round. Jamie Cullum didn't held any, Adele was pregnant or something when I was there, so she didn't held any either. However, I did have gone to several others during my lifetime. It's nothing impressive, really. Let's try to remember and enlist them: 1. Christmas Concert - JPCC. Just last Monday! 2. Sheila on 7 concert. My first ever concert, back in junior high school. 3. Jamie Cullum. BEST one yet. 4. Boyz II Men. Got a free ticket from a friend, this was the only one concert I attend in UK lols. (cry in despair). Whyyyy did I thought too much and missed L...