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after a hasty uncomfortable dinner (nasi bebek goreng!), we watched a super awesome fireworks display. la piazza always rocks with fireworks! then diana came by to see me, and i went along with her... wandering mindlessly to nowhere, because she just talked and talked and talked... she said they (my group of friends at home) had sooo many stories to tell. i was somewhat overwhelmed--it seemed like they had so many exciting events happening here! made me jealous: all i had was work, work, work! haha! later i met up with mada and her brother. then we met up with mada's cousin and his friend... who seemed to be hitting on diana. i dunno leh. now my girl friends hang out with new people, and even though it is completely normal and understandable, it just feels soooo... different. i'm not saying that my friends changed. well, maybe--but what else was i expecting? was i expecting my friends to stay exactly the same way i left them, five months ago? of course they had their own lives, apart from me. and while i found new friends in singapore, they found new friends right here. to tell you the truth, i feel soooo... TJOEPOE! it's not that i have low confidence--i am tjoepoe (means UNCOOL) voluntarily, as in i have no objections whatsoever to being tjoepoe. i mean, i don't mind being uncool, because i'm comfortable like this. i don't need to become one of the "cool" crowd to feel secure. it's just that, when your friends CHANGE...when their values change while mine stay the same.. it kinda surprised me a little. they didn't completely change--which makes me wonder how would i react if they did! but i know who i'm supposed to be, and i believe that i don't have to follow anyone if i'm not comfortable with it. this is not about being afraid to step out of my comfort zone. this is about knowing who you are supposed to be (whoa, deep huh?), according to HIM who created you. oh well. call me TJOEPOE and i don't care! btw: i still love my friends and i'm not saying that they shouldn't change. haha. just be careful of where you're going.today i went to the main event of the jakarta food and fashion festival 2008: the carnival! wait. ermmm, okay, that wasn't totally true. fact is, i wanted to see the carnival (which is an actual parade on the street, with floats and marching bands and dancers and everything) but i couldn't find anywhere to stand without choking caused by a lack of air and dizziness from too many people. siriusly, when i came, there were probably thousands of people lining the main street, and there was nooooo way i was going to squeeze inside the nasty and unforgiving crowds of jakarta.so i (smartly) decided to give up on watching the live parade and just watch the recording that my dad was taking. unlike my mom, my sister, and i, dad was eager to try out his new camcorder, so he was ready at the starting point of the carnival. good for him. hehe.then mom+sis+me went to find some food instead, in the area called "Kampoeng Tempo Doeloe"--which means "Old Time Village". the organizers of this event transformed the open air area of la piazza into an actual kampong--with the old street vendors and hawker areas. in a modern, and not-so-dirty way. and it was awesome! i loved the decorations.
the food stalls on the right side, and beautiful overhead decorations
this is la piazza
mom, who insisted on taking a picture with the BECAKKKK
and this, fellas, is the official mascot of JFFF! pretty, no?
