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June 10, 2010

SELF. FRICKIN’. NOTE.

Filed under: about me — R @ 8:38 am

Why are you single? Perhaps it’s the choice effect.

The “choice effect” is that pit in your stomach as soon as the waiter walks away with your food order & you realize you wanted what she’s having. 5 Ways to Tame the Choice Effect: Criteria, Concentration, Common Sense, Calculation, Choose Already.

Criteria – Think about what you need, not a never-ending wish list. Pick the stuff that matters and find someone with those qualities.

Concentration – This world will pull us in lots of directions, and you need to decide what your prize is and keep your eye on it.

Common Sense – Yes, opposites attract. But they aren’t a long-term win. Don’t fall into a relationship that checks none of your boxes.

Calculation – There’s being picky and then there’s being paralyzed. So ask yourself “How long SHOULD this take?”

Choose Already – You don’t get to have everything. And, to be fair, you don’t want to. So choose.

Choosing doesn’t limit choices—it just changes them. So feel free to pick that city, that career, that partner, knowing that even commitment brings a whole new set of options to be excited (and angsty) about.

 

please excuse me, i need to go to the nearest hospital because i’ve been stabbed.
right at the heart. =))

the complete article: http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2010/06/09/choice-effect-why-are-you-single/

May 19, 2010

rejection (kinda) sucks.

Filed under: about me, dear diary — R @ 6:08 am

remember how a few days ago i said i’m on probation to become NPM’s new lighting assistant? well i think i didn’t make it to the next cut. there’s no official statement from their side yet regarding this matter, but my gut says i didn’t make it. and my gut is usually right. oh well. i try to be the big-hearted person and gather some positive mojo and move on, and i did succeed, but still there’s this feel of disappointment that lingered for a while. a question. a doubt. a statement. i am not good enough. which is kinda sad, because if i don’t even believe in my own capability, then how can i expect others to believe that i am capable?

the feeling didn’t stay long, fortunately, thanks to a chat i had with a dear friend. (if you read this, dear friend, then thank you. it’s always nice talking to you. hehe.) plus, i have something to distract myself from further unhealthy self-pity. i applied for jerry aurum’s digital imaging assistant. it’d totally be a dream come true if i got accepted. :)) wish me luck! :D

May 6, 2010

first day of probation.

Filed under: about me, bahasa indonesia, dear diary — R @ 10:11 pm

..and i already made a mistake. T_T

jadi kemaren abis interview kan saya disms sama mas andre, personal assistant-nya mbak nicoline, buat dateng photoshoot jam 3 di plaza indonesia. saya sudah menyanggupi dan tidur dengan perasaan nervous campur excited. ternyataaaa.. pas saya bangun keesokan paginya (which is pagi ini) ternyata udah ada 3 missed call dan 1 new message dari mas andre. ada photoshoot jam 9 pagi dan saya harusnya ikut tapi saya baru ngecek hape pas itu (baru bangun juga tentunya) dan itu udah jam 9 lewat!!

dalam keadaan panik akhirnya saya telpon deh mas andre, ngebilangin kalo saya baru liat smsnya dan saya masih di rumah, trus nanya gimana jadinya sama minta maaf juga karena baru nyadar. saya udah siap-siap diomelin tapi untungnya mas andre baik hati. katanya ntar dikabarin lagi.

sambil menunggu kabar saya guling-guling aja di kasur, ga jelas. pasrah kalo ternyata ntar bentuk “dikabarin lagi”-nya itu berupa “maaf ya mat, kamu ga usah dateng-dateng lagi aja ya, kamu ga lolos ke tahap selanjutnya” ato yang sejenisnya. rada lebay sih mungkin tapi gimana ga mikir gitu coba, masa baru hari pertama, tugas pertama pula, udah kaya gitu. hhhh. *menghela napas*

abis saya berguling-guling dan bermellow-mellow ga jelas selama beberapa saat mas andre ngesms lagi, ngabarin kalo saya langsung ke plaza indonesia aja jam 1 buat pemotretan selanjutnya. aaaa legaaaaaa. ternyata saya masih bisa melanjutkan probation saya. ya udah abis itu langsung mandi, siap-siap, beres-beres, trus berangkat deh. biarin deh kecepetan nyampe dan jadi nunggu lama di sana, daripada telat. lagian saya bawa buku LSD-nya casseybunn dan Heart Block-nya sepatumerah juga buat dibaca. hoho.

bener kan, saya nyampe plaza indonesia kecepetan. ya sudah, sambil nunggu saya lanjut baca LSD deh.. dan selesai! aaa bagus bukunya. saya suka gaya penceritaannya cassey, jujur gitu, ga dibuat-buat. very inspiring. congrats, cass. :D beberapa saat kemudian saya ditelpon sama mas andre, diminta ke lobi office tower soalnya udah pada nyampe sana. jadi pergilah saya ke sana dan dimulailah pengalaman pertama saya sebagai lighting assistant (in training). :))

photoshoot-nya asik! banyak barang-barang Louis Vuitton! ASLI!! barang-barang yang sebelomnya cuma saya liat di tokonya (ngeliat dipake sama manekin, bukan liat di dalem tokonya, ga berani masuk) kali ini saya liat dipake sama model-model. they’re all pretty. ..and they’re all taller than me. (ya iyalah, MODEL.) beres photoshoot sekitar jam setengah 8-an. abis itu makan, trus pulang deh. it was tiring but i had fun.

bukan saya yang motret aja rasanya udah seru gitu, apalagi kalo saya yang motret ya. haha.
one day i surely will! doakan ya! :D

May 5, 2010

umm.. hi.

Filed under: about me, bahasa indonesia, dear diary — R @ 11:30 pm

abis baca bukunya casseybunn yang berjudul “Letters, Stories, and Dreams” saya jadi terinspirasi buat mulai nulis blog lagi. kenapa? soalnya tiba-tiba saya merasa sayang aja, kayanya banyak deh pengalaman yg sebenernya menarik buat diceritain (ato buat dibaca ulang lagi belakangan) tapi semua tampak berlalu begitu aja cuma karena saya malas untuk sekedar mengetikkannya dan nge-post di blog. mungkin kalo saya rajin dari dulu, saya udah dideketin penerbit dan nerbitin buku tuh kaya cassey. *ngarep.ngimpi.com*

ya sudahlah, yang berlalu biarkan berlalu. daripada meratapi yang lewat-lewat, mending saya mulai lagi aja dari awal. mungkin udah banyak kejadian menarik yang terlewat buat diceritain tapi saya yakin ke depannya akan ada lebih banyak lagi kejadian menarik jadi mari kita mulai! (’kita’ di situ maksudnya saya tentu saja.)

oh iya, hari ini saya interview buat mengisi posisi lighting assistant-nya NPM! sempet grogi sih tadi (kayanya saya selalu grogi sih kalo interview-interview gitu, cih) tapi senangnya karena ternyata saya lolos ke masa percobaan aka probation! ..mungkin sebenernya semua lolos, saya aja yang kegeeran. anyway, tomorrow is the first day and i have a photoshoot to attend to. antara seneng, takut, deg-degan, campur aduk. doakan saya berhasil. :D

November 23, 2009

i want to do things.

Filed under: about me, musings — R @ 9:24 pm

there are so many things that i want to do. planning a photoshoot. making photomanipulations. designing my own website. starting a blog. writing a story. drawing. swimming. sometimes i feel like i’m missing a lot. can’t help but think “what happened?”. growing up is not easy. i should have known. :)

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