2011~

Happy New Yeaarrr!! :D
And another year has already passed. I have no idea why time is going so fast and become faster and faster every year. Looking back to my resolutions.. not bad lah. Kalo gue pikir-pikir gue emang rada lebay gitu bikin resolusi (read: too perfectionist). Kerasa banget my exchange year ini banyak menempa gue; salah satunya belajar buat MENERIMA. Hal sepele yang dampaknya luar biasa! Like my dad said: "Enjoy your time there, being excellent doesn't have to be perfect!" That's a sentence that remains in my mind. Every single seconds I remember. Hasilnya? Bukan cuma membersihkan hati dari rasa iri walau secuil, tapi juga lebih banyak bersyukur dan memaafkan.. :))

Well, maaf ngelantur. Anyway, it's been almost 5 months here, feel so yesterday I came here! I wish I can get at least one big achievement during my stay here. Feel so weird like I don't wanna go back home, but I really want to. I know it's weird.. but yah I'm just trying to say what I'm feeling right now. I had a perfect christmas; my first and perhaps last..? i don't know. I watched christmas concert with my local coordinator and her family, also my exchange friend from Turkey. I met Manado family there! hehe. I also went to Biltmore house with my Renassaince Club (grup khusus buat anak-anak dengan grade bagus heheh :p). Pertama kalinya gue kedinginan di sini sampe jari-jari gue sakit -_____- Ada plan mau ski loh bulan depan! asyik asyik :p Gue juga diwawancara sama koran lo hehe :p Dan gue kepilih jadi salah satu solois di christmas concert sekolah. Aduh rasanya terharu banget *loh?* waktu turun panggung dipeluk banyak orang..

Liburan ini gue pergi ke Florida with the Weezorak and (AGAIN) Shasha, sebelumnya ngerayain early christmas saa The Dawson; ke Tony's ice cream and saw lights in Mcadenville! :)) Kita ke Disneyworld, subhanallah berasa jadi kaya anak kecil lagi! Bener-bener kaya mimpi gueee.. Kita ke Magic Kingdom, sayang banget nggak sempet ke Epcot lain kali deh hehe. Amiin. Tita Shasha, Tito Sonny, Nanay, dan Keith juga baik.. (relativesnya mom Maria di FL) Feeling so thankful lah, walau ada juga yang gue gagal, tapi kan itu tadi.. belajar untuk menerima. We get some, loose some. Namanya juga hidup ngga sempurna hehe.

Mau curcol nih.. adaptasi sama cold weather in the beginning was really challanging me. Dan sekarang gue udah mulai terbiasa sama dingin (bahayaaaa ini pulang-pulang huhu). Second is saving money. ya allah susahnya amit-amit nabung di sini.. Gue kira monthly stipend $125 sebulan itu banyak, gue kira gue bisa nabung dan jadi kaya pas pulang. Ternyata? Boro-boro, zzz -_________-

Aduh jadi meracau nggak jelas gue, too much eating candy i guess hahah --"
Doakan saya yaa taun ini, semoga lebih baik dari kemarin. Alhamdulillah untuk semua hal baik dan ujian di 2010, semoga semuanya jadi kenangan dan pelajaran yang baik untuk saya ke depannya. my exchange year bener-bener mengubah gue.. ke sisi positif pastinya. Amiinn lah. :)

How about you? Gimana kamu memaknai tahun baru? :D
Gue sih cuma nonton TV semalem sama Mom and hostsister gue hehe :p