adventures of extong crusoe

Daniel Defoe never wrote a novel about that, I bet. But for the last two weeks or so I have stayed in as much as six different places; traveled more miles than any Robinson Crusoe could within the same time; and am stuck in a place you could say almost as deserted as Crusoe's island.

And here's how it all began:
Out of all days, the heartlessly cold, bone-numbing spring rain showered my graduation day. Early morning it was the hair-setting session and the start to a full-day modern East Asian torture of wearing the hakama. I may have complained about wearing a couture dress before. Well, this was twice as bad. Though the geta - also not at all comfortable - was still no match against stilettos.

Despite that, and my mobile running out of power by lunchtime (meaning I couldn't get in touch and contact some people I wanted to see for just that one last time!) more than anything, I look back on the day with genuine appreciation and gratitude. Met up with Pak Eko, who came to Tokyo. Having "sotsugyo omedeto" from my high school teacher as I graduate from University was more than I could imagine. My parents came with cute matching outfits; Unta helped company them in his recruit suit; and I had my best girls Siska and Shyne! Cindy came looking so pretty with her camera and saved the day (my camera died); Ayu, no less pretty, joined straight from Narita airport; Jenna and her mum also was there, Azu always a bright spot on any rainy day; Steve and Alvin looking ever so neat; then there were Asakura-san, Soetanto-san; Mas Eko and Bu MeiLing also not forgetting to come. Also Yoichiro, who made it at last (I was so dumb for not contacting him with someone else's phone)

Thank you all! I exist as the person I am today because of your existence, and my graduating out of Waseda is dedicated to every single one of you.

Farewells later, I was boarding the new 777-300 to Hongkong. After about ten minutes into the movie 'Twilight', I couldn't help but fall hopelessly in love with vampire hunk Edward Cullen! I was imagining the endless merits of having a vampire boyfriend by the time the credits rolled onto my little screen. What initially was a little stopover in Hongkong turned to be the best weekend ever, when Caro and Yoseph flew from Beijing to join the big family (with cute Isaac, little Grace Louise and baby Hasan!) for the weekend. After a tiring weekend of mostly eating and gathering, we headed back to cloudy Surabaya on the 30th. By that next morning, my ticket for Kupang was confirmed, and I was to fly on April Fool's, to start my on-job training.

It breaks my heart that my Edward Cullen has not tried to call or even text me to this very day. So I decide to end our relationship tonight and declare my new undying passion for a packet of spicy dried meat my dad brought from Thai. A must-try for everyone; it's the crispy, delectable PORNTIP!