long time no write....

First, I would like to wish my Muslim friends Happy Fasting.

I can't feel the spirit of Ramadhan here in the US. It's a totally different feelings when I was back home. Here I don't sahur. One: I'm lazy to get up. Two: there's usually nothing to eat at 3 in the morning. So I just pig out during buka puasa. Grab every food in sight...hehehe..... I went to shalat Taraweh last Sunday. I was at the Mesjid for a good 2 hours. My thighs hurt. It was 23 rakaat....every 2 rakaat salam...2 rakaat salam... plusss the doa was soooo long. It wasn't like he was reading surat Al-Ikhlas....he was finishing all the juz from the Al-Qur'an.

So, it's almost October. Time sure flies by so fast. I can't wait until the weather is cooler. I loooooveee the smell of the air during fall. I love walking through leaves on the ground. I love looking at the leaves changing color from green to yellow to red. Ohhhh....and halloween...

I've been working a lot lately. Like 50 hours per week. I just go home to sleep and eat. During my day off, I usually sleep in and park myself in front of TV. I just have no energy doing anything else.

But I chose to wake up early today. I just needed to get out. Lately all I've been at home and work home and work. So I went to see if I can find me a nice pair of shoes. I went to many different shoe store and couldn't find what I was looking for. You see, I am picky when it comes to shoes. I used to wear high heels ever single day. Now my feet are tired. So I was looking for more of a pair of flat shoes or kitten heel shoes WITH BUCKLE. Yes. I love buckles. I saw Michael Kors shoes..very nice looking...but not sure if I wanted to get them. The price is about right, but I'm just not used to the color. So I'm gonna think about it for a month. But I did find a pair of flats by Kate Spade ...simple shoes yet elegant..hehehehe... I don't need shoes...really. I have tons of shoes but I've noticed that I bought shoes that aren't comfortable. So I never really wear them. I just put them in my closets.

Oh yeah... I've developed a hate relationship with the airport. I felt sooooo sad when I was sending my friend to go home to Indo for good. In 2 months, I'll be sending my bf off to Malaysia. huhuhuhu.... so sad. But I'm going to be strong because we have to move forward, right? We can't be in the same place forever. So... I guess October is a busy month for me. I have work, and helping my bf to pack...go to outlets to buy suits with him...go to Chicago. anddd... I have family stuff I have to do. Oh..and Idul Fitri.... I think I need a daily planner.

Oh.. it's time to buka puasa.... my mom's making bistik sapi w/ kentang goreng....yummmmm!!!!

wedding....

Congratulations to Sissi & Sebastian!!!!!

Si mbak rambut kriwil kriwil-tukang makan-takut eye lash curler- senyum tanpa alasan, sudah married rupanya.

Mbak Sissi,

You look like an angel on your wedding day. Your smile is contagious. Your happiness and outlook of life bring joy to the people around you. You truly deserve all of the happiness in the whole world :D

Cheers to the future !!!!

I'm in love with this coat. I had a similar one. Sadly someone took it when I went clubbing.

I love peacoats. I'd prefer to invest in a classic coat rather than a bulky one. I figure I can always layer with light sweaters underneath. And... I love the neutral color because it goes with every color of pants and shoes...and gloves :D Oh yeah... not to mention that it's very flattering to my curvy figure.

This particular one costs around $150. I guess I'd have to break my piggy bank.

Can you get to the future if the past is present?

Autumn in my heart

I blame Melz for bringing Korean fever into my house. We are now officially lazy to let go of our pajamas, scrunchies, and korean noodles. We have cried buckets of tears. We have indulged every snacks in sight as the cause of after movie depression. It's all because of our love of the Korean movies. Also as the cause of watching to many Korean VCDs, we now know about 100 Korean vocabularies ;P...and we are loving the headaches and puffy eyes that we get in the morning.

I love you, Won Bin. *Big Grin

In Memoriam

Steve Irwin, the "Crocodile Hunter."

1962-2006.

My childhood hero.

He's no Superman, Batman, Spiderman. But he is the only person I know who wrestles with the scary ugly creature.

And for that, I applaud his bravery.

May he rest in peace. Amin.

Labor Day Weekend

I had a great weekend. :D

Friday (didn't count b/c I worked the whole day), Saturday, Sunday, Monday.

My bf and I went to Warrenton Factory Outlet on Saturday. It's a long drive from where I live so we figured we might get hungry on the way there. So we had Shu Feng shrimp fried rice to go and 2 small root beer from Mc. D. hehehehehe... I am not particularly fond of that outlet. 1. It doesn't have my favorite stores 2. It doesn't have my favorite stores. But it does have Nike outlet, which is my bf's main reason to go there. While he's in Nike, I walked to Liz Claiborne to see what they have. They were having a 30% off of everything, even clearance stuff. I found a cute bag underneath all of the ugly ones. Regular price $78.00 went down to $49.99 went down to $19.99 went down to $6.99..... and I paid $3.99 for it. Dayummmmm!!!! After that I went to Nine West. I'm actually looking for a pair of wedges shoes....you know the platform shoes kinda thing. But they don't have it. So I figured I checked the back clearance section. I found a pair of velvet flat and sandals. They are soooo cute. ANNDDD cheap. I got both things for $20.00 b/c it was 50% off after clearance. Happy happy joy joy... Oh... and my bf only got a pair of shorts while I had 2 big shopping bags.hehehehe...

On the way to the Mills Outlet (another place that I just had to go to), we decided to make an exit at Midrivers Mall. You know I've lived here in 11 years and that's the only mall that I've never been to. *Shame on me. The mall actually reminded me of Chesterfield mall. There are actually some stores that I've never seen before. Like Urban Behavior. I love love love that store. They have so many cute stuff there. But I'm thinking since I am not familiar with this store yet, I only bought one bell sleeve t-shirt. After that, we went to the Mills. Yeah.... I was kinda dissapointed because there was nothing good. I don't know, I just have a love hate relationship with the Mills. One reason is that I always feel unsafe there b'c it's just so damn ghetto. Second it's because there aren't that many sales. I went to the saks 5th avenue to see if they carry something that catches my eyes. They have Juicy Couture t-shirts that are so inexpensive..but they're not cute. Bleahhhh....

Saturday was also fun. It was more of a family day. We went to the Greek Festival by my dad's office. They had this big tent with yummy food. Yumm yummm..... they have shish kebob with rice, gyro, lamb chop, calamary..yumm yumm yumm... we stayed awhile to see people dance. It was very very nice. After that, we went to Forest Park. I know that it's not the best park in the whole world (don't compare it with New York's Central Park). But boyy.... I was so surprise to see how far they've come to fix the place. It's actually very very nice. They fixed the canal so people can go boating. The also fixed the landscapping. We actually saw a wedding there. It's like San Francisco meets Venice, Italy kinda thing. After we went to the park, my dad decided to go to Creve Couer Lake to eat dinner while looking at sunset. So we went to Royal Chinese Barbeque to get food to go. When we got to the lake, it was kinda dark, and the sun was kinda gone already. But there are alot of people still in their boat, a lot of people still fishing. Good times.

So today, Monday, we went to our friend's house who's organizing a surprise good bye party for our friend Whinsky. We had to park 3 blocks away just for the surprise to work. I've actually never been to a surprise party before so I was just sooooo excited. We surprised him, alright. His brother actually told him that they'd go golfing but drove him to that house to pick up people. He was so speechless. There were a lot of people!!!! Like people who I thought wouldn't come, they actually came. It felt so nice to see many familiar faces who I haven't seen in almost a year. I actually miss them. We ate Popeyes and food from RCB. It was good fun. We cut the cake and sang songs with the guitar. I almost cried because it was very touching to see that a lot of people actually care for each other and especially for this friend who's leaving to Indonesia for good.Now that I think about it, a lot of people have moved on with their lives. It's bitter sweet because I personally do not like to say good bye. I HATE GOOD BYES. But you know, that's life.

I ate too much this weekend. I have to put myself in detox and go to the gym.... Damn... haven't been to the gym in a month. Laziness. Ohhh maaannnn, I have to work tomorrow. and I can't find that darn work pants.

God, please let me have a good week. Amin.