April 30. Happy Birthday Joanie!

Hello April 30!!!

It's another birthday indeed. The year that was--came so quickly that I didn't realize I am a year older again. I can say that last year was the best year of my life. It has a lot of meaningful anecdotes, significant stories, priceless moments, dreams turned into reality and a breaking milestone.

So as usual my birthday is the day of my life that I really yearn for a cake. I prepared myself to do my own cake with the fear that no one will give me one. So prior this day I've been struggling which cake to make. Whether an Australian Pavlova or the Italian Tiramisu. And guess what? I know you figured out the answer even before you read this. Pavlova made it! I was able to bake this meringue dessert from the people down under. It was a success despite the mishaps. I promise to do it again next time to perfect it, Baking it the first time is not as perfect as it supposed to be.

So came the day of my birthday I just intended to cook little food plus my Pavlova and invited friends who are in town at that day because most people are out of town because of the 4-day weekend. I had 4 guests and they all brought me presents. I was really touched. Yeng Reyes brought in an additional cake, JP & Marge brought me a bouquet of flowers and Xie Hao never fails to give me something for my beauty regimen. After dinner, Xie Hao and I went to Park Hyatt for one round of drinks and what a surprise when a guy who is a traveling business man approached us. Xie was teasing me that he was smitten by my petite beauty that he kept on giving adorable compliments. He offered me and Xie free drinks. We had an interesting conversation with this generous and gentleman American. He would catch us again some other time when he is back in Saigon. Nice to meet a stranger who could possibly be a good friend. To conclude things, it was a quiet April 30 birthday.

A week later which was on the 7th of May, I selected a very few friends from office and Filipino friends whom I can share the celebration of my birthday. It was held at GEISHA, the cafe where I work as a weekend chef. I themed it as a royal birthday celebration and I asked my female guests to wear some hats to join the fever of the royal wedding. My good friend Mariano Agostini rendered his adorable trumpet performance; again it was a stunning performance! This guy never fails to amaze me with the music from his trumpet. I owe him a lot when he performed during my painting exhibition and now another debt for me. But I was happy to give him a little gift I brought from my Liverpool, England trip--the Beatles "Pennylane"collectible guitar pick. My Filipino friends also performed few songs with their guitars and my guests had to forgive me as I jam with the musicians. JP Albito rendered Beatles "You've got to hide your love away" and Paolo Garcia did "In my Life" aside from his Dave Matthew's songs. On the other hand I was surprised that my Aussie friend Adrian Ammendola really graced my birthday party despite knowing that he confirmed he's coming. Honestly I'm touched because he has been dormant for quite a long time and I have already concluded he has forgotten about me. What a neglectful friend he has been. But it's good to be in touch and to hangout with him lately. And I must admit that I enjoy every bits and pieces of his company and our bonding moments! Anyhow, what a birthday night about food, music and good friends I had on the 7th of May!

So to recap everything, I am dearly happy that almost everyone remembered my birthday even the unexpected people still remembered to send me their greetings. And I also need to thank my Canadian friend Kyrke Gaudreau for the surprise greeting. He owes me a Skype-date again, wherever he is in Senegal! And lastly, there's one person I really have to thank BIG TIME ---Jurgens Masciulli! He never fails to remember me not just on my birthday but every possible way through his sweet emails and impromptu calls that warms my heart. I will see him very soon on September!

Last year was really a very happy year in so many ways. Maybe you can read in my year-end post last January where I cited the reasons how beautiful the year was. It will be another year coming and I do believe that this is my prime. I haven't really found what I am exactly looking for. Things are coming my way but I have to choose which one is the right one. But for now, the only thing that I know is right---is my upcoming culinary study in Italy this September. I don't have plans in my life right now except for that. If I succeed or not, I know the experience I will have in Italy will enrich me as a passionate cook.

Anyways, I still believe that whatever I am giggling about, if it's meant to be... a sign will just fall from the sky. In the meantime, whoever joins me with my journey it will be great if another pair of running shoes will go with my adventures in life.

This is it... THIS IS MY PRIME! :-)

big hug,
joanie xxx

stories of 21st birthday!

Halo! I'm back! Dan sekarang sudah berumur 21 tahun! haha. I feel so old already. sssssst. =x
Well ada banyak cerita di ultah kali ini.


Jadi ceritanya no surprise malam2 pas ultah. Semua biasa2 saja, soalnya gak terlalu kepikiran ultah tahun ini, serasa biasa aja.. Hehe.. =D
Ibu juga tidak ada telpon2 atau bbman seharian. Semuanya pada cuekin saya..so sad..
Anak2 juga pada diem2 semua, tidak ada yg mau temenin bbman..


Tapi pas jam 12 teng, Aldy wish for me dan ganti dp BBMnya =D haha. First wish! =D

gaya juga ganti dp i love HDA
thanks sayang! =) 

So sad karena dia gak bisa ada disini. I miss him so much =(. But its okay at least he got intention to come eventhough it clashes with his final. =(

Dan banyak yang wish happy birthday di bbm. Wah thanks all =D

im so touching HAHAHA =D

Dan habis itu banyak juga yang wishing di facebook dan twitter. Sampe-sampe besok paginya pas bangun, BB ku hang gara2 kebanyakan notification xDDD

Well mommy really forget i got birthday that day till i remind her. And straighly calling me =D

Sorenya giliran acara traktiran B-)

Korean BarBeQue Seoul Garden! =D

its meat time!

At first, kita pergi dua mobil gitu. Mobil pertama, ada Indri, Trace, Tat Yang, dan Marvin dan termasuk saya juga =P. Di mobil Geboy, ada ce Vinda, Feli, Cherainne, dan Leni. Woohoo!

our student cards less one (ce vinda)

Gang of 10!
Worth it! =D

Habis itu kita mobil pertama tiba duluan di One Utama Mall, kita tungguin mobil kedua (Leni dkk). Lumayan lama juga, katanya mereka duluan tapi kok lambat tibanya ya? =,= Jadi kita berlima foto-foto dulu. =P

me-trace-indri

marvin - tat yang

Dan akhirnya mereka datang. Dan ternyata..

SURPRISE! HAHA

I am so suprised. Kaget gak kepikiran LOL. Pada bawaib kue, kado bungkusan hello kitty dan big card! LOL thankss =D

Birthday Girl! turning 21st.. LOL

Make a wish dulu...

blow the candle baby!

the cake from the gang! =D
nice candle =)

Yeyeyeyey. Habis acara tiup lilin kita foto-foto dulu sebelum makan =)

nice composure ;)

Retarded one xD

Habis foto-foto kita makan2 dulu. Meat timeeee! Wohoooooooo!

Geboy and Cece makan banyak!

hahahaha upppps.

serius semua enjoying the meals =P 

this is what we ate :)

beef eaters section LOL

Habis makan-makan kita makan kue ultah lagi. Hahaha.. =P Dessert =P

potong kuenya!!

habis makan2 kue then mereka suruh buka kadonya. Okelah saya buka. Melihat bungkusannya, sudah bisa ditebak kalo isinya pasti sesuatu yang berbau Hello Kitty! (you-know-me-so-well) HAHAHA.

face expressions

Thanks for the originally Sanrio Hello Kitty Pillow! xD I am so happy! Nambah lagi deh koleksi kucing berpita lucu sayaa =)

Habis dari Seoul Garden, kita pergi main bowling. Kali ini saya tidak main karena malas =P

Jadinya saya dan Leni jadi judges saja. Hahaha.

Judges for the competition
Leni and Me =DD

Team 1!
Indri-Geboy-Ce Vinda-Feli

Team 2!!
Tatyang-cherainne-trace-mava

ALL ALSO POSE SO GAYA! XD

Hari itu kita bener-bener paling berisik di tempat bowling karena pada teriak-teriak dan lucu-lucu, gaya-gaya dan ketawa-ketawa sampe diperhatiin banyak orang. =,=

Tapi gak apa, Kita cuek! haha. Play for Fun! xD

warming up of our 3 muskeeters LOL

during the game =D

Habis makan kita pulang kerumah masing-masing.

Oh ya mau tau isinya card gede itu? Ini dia isinyaaa.. Wishes =)

zoom in cute gift! =D

wish from Indry
I have to get another room my darling =')

from Trace, Whats with the arrows? xD

from cheraine =D

from uncle iranian LOL

who wrote this? gak ada namanya.. haha

wish from srilanka =D

dari cece vinda

from geboy.. babi. LOL

Dari Ivy, nice one =D

Dari Leni. Thankss. I am gonna be so happy LOL 

Bisa liat ini dari feli, soalnya tulisannya..haha

Marvin just cant stop calling me chihuhua haha

thanks guysss =)

Well Welcome 21st!

That was a great day. Dan well, dibalik semua happy moments, i feel sad as well.

I miss the people I loved in Indonesia. =(

Walaupun kangen keluarga, apalagi ibu.. Every birthday she always come to kiss my forehead and praying for me.. =')

Kangen Aldy because he's not here in my special day..

Apalagi kangen bestfriendsku.. (amma, icha, mona, thamy, mimi, dika, puput, diva, dede)

Ah i miss all of them. =(

But all in once, 21st was great! =D

Alhamdulillah! =)

sneak peak - 1st step of what a video editor would do and how did i become where i am today.

assalamualaikum :)

this pictures was taken yesterday as i was alone, like all day in the 'dubbing' room. i was actually doing the 1st step of editing. and editing stuff semua dlm bilik dubbing room. dubbing room tu actually bilik kalis bunyi, and selalunye kalau skrip dlm drama tu tak jelas ke lepas dah settle shooting, pelakon akan record balik skrip tu dlm bilik dubbbing ni and editor, will match it with the script and scene. faham tak? kalau tak faham, tanye. huhu.

i was supposed to have my ENT appointment by 8am. but then, unfortunately it was postponed until next wednesday. heh. geram gilaaa. my nose bleed like 5times dah in this 2weeks! sadis aa. nih semalam pagi i dah sakit tekak, selsema and mata berair pedih, which all concludes to 1 thing, DEMAM.

yes, i really am uncomfortable and extra tired with this fever. well u just know how it feels. that mix of warm and cold. and as for the 2nd day, i took 30 minutes to reach office, and 1 hour to reached home. *AKU BENCI KL TANG JAMMED JE*

ppl might wondering, who i was. okay to make it clear. i was a SPM candidates of 2006.

i did not get an offer to matrix *and now i really am thankful for that* (i'll tell later)

and, i got a UPU - for UMP diploma in mechanical engineering kot. tak ingt dah. HAHA.

then. cam sadis gila, SPM dpt 5A1, *yg lain toksah cita* tp mintak law tak dpt. tak dpt!

dah down gila vavi, tammo masuk UMP sbb dr lahir sampai besar gajah tak pernah minat engineering. forensik toksah mimpi lah kan. so last last decided mintak IPTS, asalkan minat.

huh. berderet lah sbb IPTS senang ja dpt. MSU, UNISEL, and MIIM (akademi TV3)

MSU, for law. UNISEL for biotech, MIIM broadcasting. i was torn, i didn't know which one to choose. i love law and forensic the most. i really do, asked my BFF. pk punya pk, then i decided to choose Broadcasting. mula mula, honestly laaaa kengkwn, rasa mcm 'OMG betol kaaaa aku ni?' rasa mcm tak boleh fix in. but then rasa, gilaaaa enjoy, i love this!!! FYI, there were only 2 of us dr batch MRSM kita org dulu yg ambik masscom and broadcasting ni, the other one is a friend of mine, Muna. tp dia dkt Unisel. hehe. (okay dah panjang jelaaaa nanti cite lg)

***okay last year april 2010-july 2010 --- intern dkt BERNAMA (Berita Nasional Malaysia). i became a Broadcast Journalist (wartawan) and Assistant Producer.

August 2010-December 2010 --- x sampai seminggu rehat, terus kerja dkt HNJ pictures. dkt dgn rumah, boss baik gileeeee, staff office pun baik gileee. *syg korang semua* i got a chance to learn a lot of thing. from Assistant Producer, to how to do prompter, how to make an appointment, and BJ as well. kenape benti? sbb habis contract and currently they new project were still pending.

then sakit hidung, demam 2 bulan, operation tonsils, etc --- Jan 2011 - Feb 2011. barulah rehat, and i decided to spent my time dgn jual tudung! haha. buka lah rainbow shawls.

April 2011 - settle down MUET and UPU dgn harapan kononnya nak sambung study this Sept.

but then, May 2011 - present, jadi video editor, visual editor or senang cite editor lah. ngee. :) okay inilah 1st step kerja dia!

well this is from 13 episodes of local drama. we divided it into each episode.

and asingkan ikut episode, asingkan tape dia and babak.

ini adalah tape-tape dia. ada 70++ tape nak kene tgk satu-satu oi!

so, we have to preview all the tape, and choose the best shot!

i mean, selagi director kata CUT CUT tu, tak ok lah tu.

bila dah pilih, rekod plak guna recorder nih.

we have 3 screens. the 1st one - preview ape yg kte dah pilih utk record.

2nd screen - preview mane yg nak pilih sebelum rekod.

and this is just a big screen. kita blh tgk lg jelas the tones, the shots.

and time record, tak boleh buat apa. so tgk je lah, mcm tgk TV :P

heh. boss kata bersepah. HAHA.

imagine lah, nak record best shot ni pun, blh makan beberapa hari.

semalam je dr 10am-6pm menghadap ni je, baru lepas utk 2episod tahu! tu pun tak habis.

ngee. syok aa tak de org. ape lg yg best kerja dlm bidang ni?

boleh pakai sempoi mcm gi jalan or gi pasar. haha. kalu duk office je la :P

okay nanti cerita lain about study and etc. nak siap siap pergi tgk wayang jap lg. mama, abah, cik, kak sally and i dah beli ticket utk tgk cerita kongsi malam nanti 930pm. about 1 hour left. till then!

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