That Somebody is You!

The Question Must be Wrong

In the middle of studying English Relative Clauses, he & I did something silly like this:

Him  : Cindy, please answer the question number 23. Read it first.

Me    : “The person _____ sitting next to me is very stupid.”

Him  : So, the answer is?

Me    : NO. The question is not true. You’re the person who is sitting next to me right this minute. AND YOU ARE NOT STUPID. YOU ARE VERY VERY SMART. I don’t like the question number 23. IT MUST BE WRONG. Remember the theory of Aristotelian syllogism? If the premises are not true, the conclusion may not be true as well. I wanna skip the question. It’s totally wrong. I don’t like incorrect question. It’s not valid.

He was laughing while listening to what I was saying. Then he hugged me so tightly and we did nothing but hugging instead of continuing the study. I ♡ him very much.

The Graveyard

Here is the chit chat I had with my private English teacher. He is an American, FYI.

Him  : So, if you've been ill, why do you still go to work?

Me    : I have to get things done.

Him  : So, do you think you are irreplaceable?

Me    : Well, I think yes.

Him  : The graveyard is full of those who think they are irreplaceable.

Me    : LOL. No Mark, I’m not being cocky. I’m being honest.

Him  : So Cindy, the graveyard is full of those who think they are not being cocky but being honest.

Me    : *dissolving into laughter*

Well, he’s very intelligent and smart and knowledgeable. He’s definitely one of my favorites!

A Thoughtful Reminder

Sore tadi, boss ke ruanganku buat pamit pulang duluan. Aku lembur. Habis beres-beresin barang dan menenteng tasnya, tiba-tiba, boss balik ke ruanganku lagi dan nongol di pintu. He randomly said:

“Eh satu reminder ya. Kebanyakan mikir yang menang pikiran negatif. Dah ya. Bye”

It leaves me speechless L

Chit Chat of the Day 2

Boss   : Kenapa Cin kok gak bersemangat gitu?

Me     : Lagi galau Pak Po. Aku pengen sekolah nih. Pengen banget. Tapi belum punya uang. Biayanya mahal. Harus nabung dulu. Itupun lama.

Boss   : OK. Let me tell you. Dulu kan aku pengen banget kuliah di University of Michigan. Disana Business Schoolnya kan bangus. Nomer dua di US abis Harvard Business School. Tapi ternyata aku gak ketrima. Terus aku mikir, kalo aku tetep tinggal di Michigan sambil kuliah bisnis yang gak bagus, rugi dong. Terus aku putusin buat tinggal di kota besar aja, aku ke LA. Terus aku daftar jurusan bisnis di California State University dan keterima. Sekarang aku sadar kalo aku emang lebih seneng kuliah di California State University daripada University of Michigan. Soalnya kalo aku ketrima di Michigan pasti sekarang aku jadi sombong. The point is, segala sesuatu itu terjadi sesuai kemampuan kita di waktu yang tepat. Jadi, sabar dulu. Nanti kalo udah tepat waktunya pasti bisa sekolah lagi.

Me     : :)

The Akademi Berbagi Magelang’s First Class in Magelang

Learning and knowing something new have been my favorite things to do. Whether I do those things by reading books, having insightful conversations with people, watching movie , attending classes or anything. And I couldn’t be happier that Akademi Berbagi is now having regular classes in Magelang. Akadami Berbagi is actually a very noble community to me that the main purpose they have is to provide information or knowledge about anything to people FREELY. No matter who you are, whether you’re a male or female, young or old, currently studying or working, you can just come and learn for free. Akademi Berbagi has been existing in so many places around Indonesia, and now in Magelang.

The first class of Akademi Berbagi Magelang was in November 23. It was about journalism, discussing about how to get our articles shown in newspapers in particular. It’s held in Syang Art Space, the very beautiful and artistic place in Magelang. I was happy to join and plan to perpetually join every class. If you are interested to join as well, you can just mention Akademi Berbagi Magelang on its twitter or facebook account. Oh, if you have specific knowledge or important information to share, you can as well be the speaker. Again, by mentioning them on twitter or facebook. See you in another class, pals.

Photo take from here

Chit Chat of the Day #1

Saya itu orangnya gampang banget terinspirasi. Terutama sama orang-orang atau kejadian-kejadian di sekitar. Salah satunya, bos saya di kantor. Bos saya ini punya banyak stok cerita dan lebih-lebih, dia pandai bercerita. Dengerin bos saya ngomong itu selalu menyenangkan dan jauh dari kata membosankan. Ada aja cerita yang dibagi. Cerita yang bikin saya senang karena merasa dapet pengetahuan baru. Cerita yang bikin saya lebih pintar dan kadang, bikin lebih open-minded J

Kebiasaan kami, mendekati jam pulang kerja, bos selalu ke ruangan saya buat mengabiskan sebatang dua batang rokok. Nah, kalo pas kayak gini, biasanya saya dapet banyak banget cerita yang inspiratif walaupun kadang topiknya ringan.

Mulai hari ini, saya buat label “Chit Chat of the Day” buat nyeritain percakapan-percakapan paling mengena yang saya dapet dari orang-orang sekitar. Hari ini, my boss did it. Ceritanya tentang lagunya Daft Punk diambil dari album terbarunya Random Access Memories. Judul lagunya Giorgio By Moroder.

Bos cerita ke saya tentang keunikan pembuatan lagu ini. Jadi, Giovanni Giorgio Moroder ini adalah penemu musik elektronik. Dia diundang Daft Punk buat ikut andil di album RAM ini. Tapi, ternyata Moroder diundang buat nyeritain dirinya di tiga masa yang berbeda. Dia pun diharuskan ngomong pake tiga mikropon berbeda, yang dibuat di tahun yang diceritakannya. Awalnya Moroder ini sempet protes sama produsernya karena merasa gak ada bedanya ngomong pake tiga mike beda. Lalu produsernya bilang kalo dua robot (Daft Punk) tau kok bedanya. Akhirnya Moroder nurut dan jadilah lagu Giorgio By Moroder. Jadi intinya, Moroder cuma disuruh ngomong di awal aja. Habis itu dia gak dilibatkan lagi :D

Dan tau-tau udah jadi lagu ini J