menyemenye

most of the time i tell myself :
'i hate mylife' yeaaa yeaaaaa just the typical menyemenye trying-to-be-cool print out on teenage t-shirt...
usually followed with '...and i want to die'
but i dont like this sentence...well i still want to travel, to eat nice food (im hungry when typing this), i want to ride on (again) battlestar galactica at universal studio, to visit israel..
no no..BIG NO..i dont want to die..amitamit..

why i hate mylife?
okay..im trying to be honest..and i DO HOPE i feel better after this..

1. i quit from where i worked
and its because silly-thing-everyoneintheoffice-know : my boss is fierce, galak.. eventhough he's my uncle but he's superduperperfectionist (which is good for shaping my mind now), and i quitted without elegant behavior *teeeeeeeeeeettttttttttttttt my mistake

2. starting own business
i started my small hardware shop last year, and it runs so so, nothing spectacular like what i though, i have to pay my own truck (pick up car) every month, electricity bill, phone bill, etc etc.. ALL BY MYSELF !!!!!!!! these would not happen to me if i didnt quit from the office
all my income goes to the bill.. i didnt shop recently, didnt go to the beautician, spa, and things i used to do when i was an employee..
and its kiiiiiiiiiiiiiillllllllllllllllllllllliiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnngggggggggggggggg me *huh*

3. jealousy
looking out my friends. nice dress, thumbsup shoes, fab car, and carrerr !!!!

hummmm....and i dont feel any better...
will post another one soon. sooooooooo bad mood until i want to choke myself.

-dina nainggolan-

I'M BACK !!

hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii lapenina..
its been more than one year since my last entry..
i would like to tell why, but yea thats a damn long story

hmmm... what should i write down
i feel like im a kinderstudent doing first introduction in front of the class..
where do i start....

im 26yo now..
i have small hardware shop called TB. Alam Raya
i run small furniture business with my beau PranadewaFurniture
and still several things i wanna do, but i havent started yet..so will post later :)

-dina nainggolan-

Dinner with The Team

on the last day of exhibition, its a tradition to have dinner together *my boss paid the bill of course..hahaha..
so we had dinner in japanese restaurant, in ION, Orchard road

the whole team, including my boss, Mr. Donald Lang, excluding my manager *he's taking the picture..hihihi

the menu set *choosing choosing choosing choosing

the set that i chose *eeeeerrrr..i forget the name

yummy..lets eat!!

-dina nainggolan-

The Team

i would like to introduceeeeeeeeee....
THE SINGAPORE EXPO TEAM *taraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

mr.Yulianto Nugroho (as the manager), ms.Yati Bakar (as Singapore Mover), me (as marketing), Rimas Sunaring (as marketing), mrs.Lucia (as director), and mrs.Dona Lang (as our Lady Boss)

the ladies with Vicky Gopez *inspector from Phillipine

the ladies, in front of the HEADACHE chair

the ladies, in front of the HEADACHE bedset !!

the show was a lot better than last year. the market is slightly waking up, but not as strong as few years ago. but i feel very positive about the market, some projects, and the company itself.

-dina nainggolan-

Nice Women I Met in Singapore

remember her??????
i met this grandmama in singapore last year..
and she came also this year..
she came to buy our expo products as an end-user..
*she's very funny and humble *i know she'e very rich..she has a huge land private house in sing

me & Madam Kang

she is Mrs. Joo and she is korean
she also did buy our furniture as an end-user at show
i like her because she spoke very nice and elegant, she smiled a lot, she is very pretty anddddddd...i like her hairstyle.. *whohihohohoho...

Quick Walk in Robertson Walk

on the last day in Singapore, when i should've gone shopping..
another buyer phoned and asked us to check his place in Robertson Quay..
so we went there as a team.. *but the men did all the checking etc..while all the girls were walking around and taking pictures :p

in front of Hogs Breath Cafe

Robertson Walk or Robertson Quay is a nice place next to Clarke Quay..
there are so many fine dining *from international to oriental
also many small boutique with classy style *which i cant appreciate well..haha..

Robertson Walk

Australia Flag @Hogs Breath Cafe
wish i go to Oz this year !!

-dina nainggolan-

If I Were a Boy

girls......
if i were a boy, i'd flirt many girls..
i'd play all the gadgets, all those things that girls dont understand whats the fun of it..
i'd play soccer and watch games and forget that my girl wanted to go shopping..
i'd complain if my girl put make up for a long time and forget to say how pretty she is..
i'd stay at home without asking if she wanted to go with me or not..
i'd say the dress my girl tries is good, just because i want to finish the shopping and hang out with the guys...
i'd forbid my girl to go to the club to smoke to drink..just because i care about her, but i dont care about myself so i could go to the club to smoke to drink

but girls..
if we were boys..then would we swear to be a better men?

if we were boys, we would do such thing as this :)

*ecieeeeeeeeeeeee.....
im not being sentimentil or melancholic..
i just like..really like this song..
how women and men cant understand each other easily..
check this song here..


If I Were A Boy
Beyonce ft. R. Kelly

GIRLS :
If I were a boy
even just for a day
I'd roll out of bed in the morning
and throw on what I wanted and go

Drink beer with the guys
and chase after girls
I'd kick it with who I wanted
and I'd never get confronted for it
cause they stick up for me

If I were a boy
I think I could understand
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I'd be a better man
I'd listen to her
Cause I know how it hurts
When you lose the one you wanted
Cause he's taking you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed

BOYS :
If you were a boy
then girl, you'd understand
you need to stop listening to your friends
love, respect and trust your man

So I go to clubs with the guys
and sometimes flirt with the girls
I should be able to roll out
as long as Im coming home to you
and give you the world

But you are not a boy,
so you dont have a clue
How I work and pay the bills
girl everything I do is for you

GIRLS:
I'd listen to her
Cause I know how it hurts
When you lose the one you wanted
Cause he's taking you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed

GIRLS:
If I were a Boy

BOYS:
If I were a Girl

GIRLS:
I would turn off my phone

BOYS:
I wouldn't play games

GIRLS:
Tell everyone it's broken
so they'd think that I was sleeping alone

BOYS:
Girl you know thats wrong

GIRLS:
I’d put myself first
and make the rules as I go
Cause I know that she’ll be faithful,
waiting for me to come home, to come home.

BOYS:
But you are not a boy,
so you can't understand
You are not a perfect woman
and I am not a perfect man

GIRLS:
I'd listen to her
Cause I know how it hurts

BOYS:
and I know how you feel
When you lose the one you wanted
Cause he's taking you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed
Said Im sorry

GIRLS:
It's a little too late for you to come back

BOYS:
but I cant let you go
cause Im too attached

GIRLS:
If you thought I would wait for you
you thought wrong
But you're just a boy
You dont understand

-dina nainggolan is just a girl-

Tintin & Dina : Robertson Quay Journey !!

i saw Tintin *but without the little snowy..
he was standing in the middle of Robertson Quay, Singapore..
then i pretend like we are in the quest of something..hahaha..

oh and btw..i had lunch on the restaurant behind the Tintin..
i forgot the name but the food were SUPERB !!!!

-dina nainggolan-

Visiting Sophie

remember sophie???
my designer's daughter??

i visited her (and her parents of course) on their condo in Lavender...

smile sophie smile

whats the recipe to have such a cute daughter like sophie?
i think should be 'goodlooking mum, goodlooking dad, a lot of pray, and behave well while pregnant' hahahahahahaha....

-dina nainggolan-

Ion at Nite

on the way back to apartment (in front of takashimaya)
from late-night meeting in Blowfish (international building) which is very close.. :)
*what kind of meeting???????
well..one of my company's customer is the owner of several clubs in orchard, so i need to see him there, asking this and that, yada yada yada, checking the furniture and stuff..
*its very fun actually :)

ion at nite

-dina nainggolan-

My Confession !!!

RUBY - ion

shoes DO make me happy !!!!
i bought 5..i repeat.. 5 pairs of shoes..on the last singapore trip !!
*fiuuuhhhh...
why women always need more shoes !!

-dina nainggolan-

Shawn vs Dina

i used to carry him... *eeeeeeerrrr..many many years ago..
now he does the same thing to me !!!!

shawn&dina

PS. shawn is my fave cousin !! muahhh!!

-dina nainggolan-

Indian Nite @Gadjahwong

namasteeeeeeee...
hi..its me again..its been so long since my last posting...

these are my picture when i attended Indian Nite Party in Gadjahwong..
we must wear indian outfit, and there were some indian dancing and singing!!!
the food were also indian food, such as biryani rice, tandoorii chicken, curry, prata, and my fave lamb kofta!!

Inní Mér Syngur Vitleysingur

this is my fave song for the last few weeks...again, its from Sigurros (album Takk)
*tips..listen through your earphone..on your silence..while doing nothing..not recommended to play on a car with bunch of friends while gossiping :)

small black butterfly on garden

Inní Mér Syngur Vitleysingur

Á silfur-á (a silver river)
Lýsir allan heiminn og augun blá ( illuminates the whole world and blue eyes)
Skera stjörnuhiminn (cut the starry sky)
Ég óska mér og loka nú augunum (I make a wish and close your eyes now)
Já, gerðu það, nú rætist það ( yes, do that, may it now come true)
Ó nei (oh no)

Á stjörnuhraða (at the speed of the stars)
Inni í hjarta springur, flugvélarbrak ( inside my heart explodes, an airplane rumble)
Ofaní jörðu syngur ( cracked open the earth sings)
Ég óska mér og loka nú augunum ( i make a wish and close your eyes now )
Já, gerðu það, lágfara dans (yes, do that, let's go dance)
Allt gleymist í smásmá stund og rætist það (everything is forgotten in a bliss, and may it come true)
Opna augun (i open my eyes)
Ó nei (oh no)

Minn besti vinur hverju sem dynur ( my best friend whatever may happen)
Ég kyngi tári og anda hári ( i swallow a tear and breathe in your hair)
Illum látum, í faðmi grátum ( making a ruckus, we cry on each other's arms)
Þegar að við hittumst ( when we meet)
Þegar að við kyssumst (when we kiss)
Varirnar brenndu, höldumst í hendur ( lips burning, holding hands)
Ég sé þig vakinn (i see you waking up)
Ég sé þig nakinn (i see you naked)
Inní mér syngur vitleysingur (within me a lunatic sings)
Alltaf þið vaða, við hlaupum hraðar (always you wade, we run faster)
Allt verður smærra (everything becomes smaller)
Ég öskra hærra (i scream louder)
Er er við aða, í burtu fara (am about to wade, going away)

Minn besti vinur hverju sem dynur ( my best friend whatever may happen)
Illum látum, í faðmi grátum ( making a ruckus, we cry on each other's arms)
Ég kyngi tári og anda hári ( i swallow a tear and breathe in your hair)
Þegar að við hittumst (when we meet)
Þegar að við kyssumst (when we kiss)
Varirnar brenndu, höldumst í hendur (lips burning, holding hands)
Ég sé þig vakinn ( i see you waking up)
Ég sé þig nakinn ( i see you naked)
Inní mér syngur vitleysingur (within me a luntic sings)

-dina nainggolan-

My Lunch

usually i pick the lunch menu, really based on how i work that day..
and actually not many variation..so here we go..

1. Aceh/Padang/Nasi uduk
this can be ordered with egg, fish, or chicken. my fave is chicken, but nowadays i order egg instead. if i have this for lunch means i have a tough day, many things to do and i want to finish them so i really need to have rice for my energy. its like im a good mood of working and really need fuel for my engine

2. Meatball and Noodle
i can order meatball only, or with noodle, or noodle only (but different type of noodle). it means my day is so so, nothing special, no hard times. but usually i have this when i feel a bit cold or flu..

3. Gudeg
this also can be ordered with chicken or egg or tofu. instead of chicken, for this i prefer to have with egg and tofu. it taste sweet. hahaha..if i order this one, actually same as the menu number one. tough day, many things to do,..but the difference is im not in a mood of doing my job..haha..

4. Green Bean Porridge / Siomay
ouchh..if i have these ones, mean im not going to have overtime. finish or unfinish, i'll leave the office at 4pm. my job is not as hard as usual, or its saturday which is half day.

5. Only Juice
if i only take this at lunch, mean i dont bring my brain that day.

-dina nainggolan-

Sophie All the Way

sophie is my buyer's daughter..her dad&mom are interior designers..
she is soooooo gorgeous..she smiled to everybody and greet them in french.. *ha!

cutie sophie

smile sophie smile

look at the cam, sophiee

laughing around

and finally, we had to say bye..
hug hug tight.. see you soon *mwahh

-dina nainggolan-

Practising Taekwondo *featuring me as the victim

Abigail & Shawn *my boss kids were visiting office and asked me to practice taekwondo..
Abigail is 10 and a bit taller than i am..
Shawn is 13 and wayyyy taller than meeeeeee.. *huksss... i wonder whats the nutrition???
and by the way..i really uuugggghhh when shawn did his eye like thatttttt...

abigail, me the mini, and shawn..

start attacking!!!!!!

fell down on abigail's deadly hugs

shawn ended the practice with 100% victory of them!!

-dina nainggolan-

Quarterlife Crisis

i've been on difficult time recently..not many people know, cos i dont express it..
i just share it to my close friend..well its not a big big problem, but its a process when i start questioning some things : why is that? can i do that? is it too late? is she better than me? etc etc..

(some people said) it is Quarterlife Crisis..
i dont know much about it, just knew it yesterday from my bff..

from what i read here, quarterlife crisis usually occurs sometime in your twenties, a few years out of school and still feel as though you're waiting for you're life to begin.
It's an age where a lot people start developing a more realistic outlook in life and start feeling that if they haven't accomplished certain things in life they thought they would by then that they may never.. *ouchhhhh...thats what i feel also..

i regret why i refused scholarship to holland
i regret why i didnt study french well..
i regret that i cant graduate soon (took 5years, usually it only 4years)
i regret i refused working as an apprentice in big advertising agency
and not achieving things that i wanted since i was a kid, make me feel that i fail as a human being..i fail to be the one i want to..

i also feel that people are a lot better than me..
she is more beautiful..
(another) she is more clever..
(another) she speaks more languages that i do..
(another) he has opportunity to continue study abroad..
and im afraid that i cant be as good as they are..

i also feel insecure about my life..
can i live by myself?
about my job..is it the right job? what if i quit?? can i find another job?
what if im jobless??
about relationship..and social..and climbing social ladder..

im sick of the world that obsessed with how well we dress, how do we look..
what have we achieved..how fancy is our car..how expensive our shoes are..
who is our boyfriend..

well..these i already shared with my bff..and they said that they have the same thought..
for the first time i think that im too greedy, not thankful to what God has given me, not satisfied with what i have..
but then i browse and find a very interesting article about Quarterlife Crisis, and its far better then what i write here..so i just share the link so everybody can read :)

the interesting paragraph about Quarterlife Crisis on that article is :

This phenomenon, known as the “Quarterlife Crisis,” is as ubiquitous as it is intangible. Unrelenting indecision, isolation, confusion and anxiety about working, relationships and direction is reported by people in their mid-twenties to early thirties who are usually urban, middle class and well-educated; those who should be able to capitalize on their youth, unparalleled freedom and free-for-all individuation. They can’t make any decisions, because they don’t know what they want, and they don’t know what they want because they don’t know who they are, and they don’t know who they are because they’re allowed to be anyone they want.

*hope i can go through this well.. anyway i asked my mom, she said she never had this when she was twenty.. well i guess the world has change.

-dina nainggolan-

Inspiring Ones

another faith-quote from my far away aunty..
i like the first one since few years ago, i was thinking to tattoo it on my back. but then i cancelled because my brother told me thats his school's tagline * i think tagline is not the correct word..by the way his school is John de Britto College*

Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam

for the greater glory of God

Laudetur Iesus Christus

praise be Jesus Christ