A day with Wie and Iyang (with Video!) / Friends.

A lot is happening daily! I think a lot always happens, it's just that we I am too oblivious of it. But since I got my new (lightweight) camera (which makes me able to carry it literally everywhere I go,) I've been documenting most of my life, and I realize a lot actually happens every day!

So I have a short queue of stories. We'll see if I'm diligent enough to write them all.

These pass few days (except today) I've been constantly hanging with these 2 DOP friends: Mr. Ijiang Tjandra (Iyang) and Mr. Wijaya Sutejo (Wie.)

Iyang and Wie in 07. They look way better now :)

It's been years since I've last met Iyang! And I don't think he's changed one bit. Except maybe now he's better in Chinese since he studies in Taiwan. We first met in CCRO, a Ragnarok Online private server. I am always grateful to Vivi who asked me to play. Those days were one of the happiest days of my life. They are all kind funny people, really fun to hang around them! I've done a post about one of them, Awen, here, and Wie was mentioned anonymously and a post dedicated to talk about him. Maybe I'll do some more about the others.

Iyang was the leader of our guild back then. My RO character was named Caramelle, and his was Ukitake Juushiro (Wow! I still remember!) Vivi's was Chlisya, Tony's was Joker (in fancy2 decorated characters), Awen's was Awen, Nuz' was Mochona.. I can't remember the rest.. I'd love to post photos of our guild back then, but all of it is in my old computer!!

Photo taken from Tony's facebook page. I think the green sniper on the right is me.
Still, our guild has way more member than this.

Anyway. We met online, but I first saw his face at school. Turns out he's my senior! He was doing this project for the Social class students, and he was selling this ceramic thing for Rp20.000. I ordered one to help him out, and until NOW I have not received that tortoise design I ordered frikkin SIX years ago (gives how old I am.)

But we got really close as friends later that academic year, when I was 16. We went to Tony's villa, and that's when I really fell in love with all these people. So, we really go way back.

He's a nice guy. You can see that he's kind. He's the guy you bully in the group, and I think he got fed up a few times because of that. *Biyane (sorry in Korean, red.) But that's why I love having him around when we go out! It's almost a guarantee that you'll have more laugh, watching him get bullied and because he's kind of funny too.

And in the orderly DOP fashion, all plans to go out is mostly pretty sudden. Including the one 2 days ago.

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So 2 days ago, I was up pretty early. All who knows me well should know by now that I don't do waking-up-early. But I woke up at 9 yesterday, having the fact that I slept at 3 the night before. 

That does NOT happen often. 

We went to visit a few banks, settle a few stuff, and by the time we had lunch at Grand City, I was feeling energyless. 

Lunch.

Didn't feel like talking, didn't feel like moving, slept in the car, I think it looked to my parents as if I was sick. All I can think of was go home and lay on the bed, if not sleeping, reading mangas and eventually fall asleep.

BUT. I was asked out by these 2 human beings. They planned to go out around 4 pm, and I was informed pretty early in the afternoon, and all along it has been a might-go-might-not-go situation cos I didn't know when I would reach home, and there was no firm confirmation yet that we will be going out. It was just hanging there, but leaning more towards the possibility of going out unless anything that hinders happens.

So, when I reached home at 3, it was a 99% possibility that we will be going out. And I was SO TIRED. Went straight to my room, threw myself on the bed, opened my laptop, read Hunter x Hunter, and waiting for myself to fall asleep while reading. It's really one of my favorite ways of falling asleep, aside from (1)talking to God and (2)creating imaginary scenes in my head (ranging from being Jeremy Lin's girlfriend <3 and being a part of Luffy's crew in One Piece.)

But poor me, my handphone rang and it was Iyang telling me that they were close to my house (already), and reaching any minute now. My mind really wanted to go and meet this old friend whom I have not seen for 3 years, but my exhausted body is saying the exact opposite. But eventually I dragged myself out of bed, put some light make up on (yes I do put on something on my face,) and got ready.

A while later, they arrived and we left for Tunjungan Plaza. Once we reached, both of them went to grab some food. I just found out that they postponed eating cos they thought I haven't eaten and waited for me. But turned out I have eaten. Too bad but thanks!! :D 

While they were eating, I drank Quickly. It's been very long since I last drank Quickly.

After eating, we went to play Pump at Stingers. Iyang and Wie was pretty confident about it. I'm not very familiar with Pump, but it's similar to Dance Dance Revolution (which I think I'm pretty good at,) so it was quite easy for me to adapt.

There were 3 Pump machine. In one of them, there's this guy playing on it and it's obvious that he's a pro. He has all these fancy dance moves and he uses both pads, whatever. Us amateurs went to the other machine and played. And to entertain your eyes, here is a picture of 2 very fine guys strutting their stuff.

And here's a VIDEO of it.

We played a few games of Pump, and was exhausted not long after. There's a lot of screaming going on when we started to mess the steps. After the game Wie said something like "iki game mesti e kaki seng gerak tp malah tenggorokan seng sakit, keakehen teriak," (this is a game where we're supposed to use our feet, but now our throats are hurting due to all the screaming) which you might find very normal now but I found hilarious at that point.

It was around 6 I think, and being stranded without any destination, we decided to watch a movie. So we bought tickets for Ice Age 4, which starts at 7.35 pm. 

While waiting, we played this awesome game I just fell in love with, MONOPOLY DEAL!!! It was so fun!! Eventhough I was still a noob, it was still fun! We played at Studio Foodcourt next to the movies, and Wie won most of them. You can see through this game that he's a wise smart guy. Iyang bagged 2 games and I proudly won none.

It was saddening to be playing for 1,5 hours and win no game. But oh well, we have a movie to catch.

Movie Review: Ice Age 4 is alright, it was funny. Definitely better than The Lorax. 7/10.

After the movie, we planned to take dinner. But, we still had some coins left from playing Pump before (Wie and Iyang bought 20 coins altogether. I just freeloaded) so we went to play Pump again to use up all the coins. And the same guy from the afternoon (according to Wie. He said that this guy had the same earring with the guy from before) was still playing at the same Pump machine. Amazing with the earring detail there, man. So again us amateurs went to another machine to play. We tried an rated 8 difficulty only to embarrass ourselves. But who cares, it was fun :)

After the game, we decided to head for dinner, but all the restaurants in the mall are closing! So we went to eat at Ayam Goreng Presiden. There were lots of chickens on display there, but guess what, someone PREORDERED THEM ALL!! There were a BASKETFULL of chicken thighs and someone preordered them ALL!! *exhale.

So we moved to Ayam Goreng Pemuda, made our orders, and while waiting, again we played Monopoly! Here I won my first game! :D And there's this one point where Iyang took all our properties, and there was an obvious imbalance on the scene on the table there. I documented it.

Greedy.

err.

Dinner.

After dinner, we stayed there and played Monopoly again until the restaurant closes. It was around 10.30 I believe.

Then we went to send Iyang home. He just moved, so I wanted to see his new apartment where he's living in now, and guess what. We played Monopoly AGAIN in the lobby!! Cherry, Iyang's little sister, came to join us. Here, I managed to win more games :) Getting pro-er and pro-er!

We played until it's TWO am, and decided that it's late enough. 

And that's not the end of the day yet. One more last shock still awaits, and that is the parking fee. 

What about the parking fee, you ask?

Make a guess. How much do you think it was? We stayed there for 3 hours. Rp 3000? Rp 10.000? Rp 30.000? 

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It was frikkin Rp 79.000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SEVENTY NINE THOUSAND RUPIAHS!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Who pays that kind of money for a 3 hour parking??? The reason they gave us was that we stayed there past 12 o'clock, and it counts as an overnight stay, which costs Rp 75.000!!!! I was so shocked I could only laugh. It's so crazy that it made itself funny. It was an I-couldn't-believe-this-is-happening-to-me kind of laugh.

But well we paid it, and head home.

And it was the end of the day! :D Btw, once I met them, the tiredness earlier just went away.

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I am very grateful for all the friends God gave me. I know for sure I'm not a sociable person. There are people who are just good at making friends, and having friends for them is like a normal thing in life. Well, I'm definitely NOT included in that clan. I have always find it difficult in making friends. 

And that's why, I know that if I have friends now, it's all by God's grace. And I find them very precious.

A few years ago, before I repented to be exact, I would've never thought anyone would ask me to hang out and stuff. It did happen, but not a lot, and I view myself as someone unlikeable.

After I repented, I think my focus slowly shifted and these things doesn't bother me as much. Then, after a few months of getting to know Jesus, my family started to see a change in me. A positive change. I think it's a by-product of getting to know Jesus. You are transformed!

And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. 

- 2 Corinthians 3:18 

And this is not self claimed okay, my mom said this to me. I don't know if my friends feel this too. But whether it is the fact that God is transforming me, or He just sends the right people in my life, I do think I have more friends now and I am very grateful to God for them all!