underestimate

reading someone's blog remind me of this

suatu hari aku masuk toko sport, cari baju senam. tokonya lumayan besar dan komplit. kalau masuk toko, aku lebih suka dibiarkan melihat-lihat dan memilih sendiri. baru kalau perlu bantuan aku akan minta tolong pramuniaganya.
one day I went to a sport shop. it was quite big and complete. I usually prefer to be let alone to be able to see around and choose what I like. and I'll call the clerk when I need some help.

di toko ini, mungkin memang standarnya pelanggan harus dilayani sebaik-baiknya, yaitu dengan mendampingi si pelanggan saat sedang melihat-lihat atau memilih barang. jadi begitulah, seorang pramuniaga mendampingiku.
in this shop, may be, the standard is to give the best service to costumers, which means to accompany them when seeing around. so that was how it went. a clerk accompanied me.

'cari apa mbak?'
'what are you looking for, miss?'

'baju senam'
'ftiness suit'

tidak kuduga bantuan yang diberikannya.
'yang murah di sebelah sana', katanya sambil menunjuk ke deretan baju murah.
the help she gave was inscrutable.
'you can find the cheap ones over there', and she pointed to the cheap area.

bukannya aku tidak suka harga murah. aku akan cari yang diskon habis-habisan kalau perlu. tapi kata-kata si mbak ini menunjukkan dia underestimate pada pelanggan. menurutku itu tidak sopan. ingat julia roberts di 'pretty woman?'. dia ditolak belanja di suatu butik karena masih pakai kostum 'kerja'nya. padahal dia bawa kartu kredit tanpa limit punya richard gere...
it's not that I don't like cheap prices. I'd look for big sale if I need to. but what this girl said showed how she underestimated a customer. I think it's rude. remember julia roberts in 'pretty woman'? she was rejected in one boutique because she was still wearing her 'working' costume, whereas she was holding richards gere's unlimited credit card...

jadi aku berkata, 'saya cari yang bagus dan saya suka. bukan yang murah. dan saya rasa saya ngga perlu cari di sini', lalu aku pergi.
so I said, 'I'm looking for something good, that I like. not something cheap. and I don't think I will look for it here', and I left.

just another 'weird' tag

I was tagged by Carrie

Here are the rules:

1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.

2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.

3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.

4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.



I think I'm pretty weird. I have posted some on my old post. And here's some more:

1. I have SIX blogs and I tried to post on them regularly, but it doesn't work. This one is my favorite, and the only one I use english in all posts. The second one is all about me. The third is random things in community and i still post some times. Fourth is about 'what I eat today', but I could only hold on it for a month -- it's so boring doing it. Fifth, I made it and left it without any post. Last, has just been built few days ago.

3. I don't like to eat. And it explains why I'm so thin. I eat only to surfive, and to prevent my maag gets in trouble.

4. I don't like watching TV.

5. I don't wear make up. I mean I do, but only when I want to, and it's not everyday. And once I wear it, I never reapply, I don't care if it's rubbed or washed.

6. I'm dark, but I dyed my hair in light color. It's weird, but I like it.

7. I hate it when somebody calls me 'Bu' (maam). And happy when they call me 'mbak' (miss). O please...



I want to tag Tori :), Angie, Kelli, Burpclothbabe, Pasha, Janice, and Laura.

what's in your bag?

apa isi tasmu?

I was thinking about posting something like this, then I saw someone already did it (for any reason). but I'm gonna do this anyway.
aku sedang berpikir mau post sesuatu tentang ini, ketika aku lihat sesorang sudah melakukannya (apapun alasannya). tpi aku tetep akan post ini.

things that makes me feel secure and ready to go anywhere...
benda-benda yang membuat aku merasa nyaman dan siap pergi ke mana aja...








clock wise:
searah jarum jam:

* simple make up kit that I don't use much actually (body lotion, face moist, face powder, eyebrow pencil, lipstick, and cream blush on
* make up kit sederhana yang sebenernya juga ga banyak aku pake: body lotion, pelembab wajah, bedak, pensil alis, lipstick, dan cream blush on.

* wallet with all its contents (money, cards etc.)
* dompet dengan segala isinya.

* ugly note book
* buku catatan kecil yang usang

* pencil box (pens, pencil, eraser, a small ruler, small cutter, glue, flashdisk, card reader, highlighter, and my working id card)
* kotak pensil: pulpen, pensil, penghapus, garisan kecil, cutter kesil, lem, flashdisk, card reader, stabillo, dan id kerjaku.

* mukena (it's some kind of dress to cover my whole body when I pray)
* mukena

* and something I can't take the picture, is my handphone, which I'm taking all pictures with. but you can see it on my side bar, held by me.
* dan sesuatu yang tidak bisa aku ambil gambarnya, yaitu handphoneku, karena kupake untuk ambil semua gambarnya. tapi bisa dilihat kok, di sidebar, sedang kupegang.


and they're all in this back pack. yes this is what I bring anywhere I go. so not girly huh?

dan semuanya ada di ransel ini. yup, aku bawa ransel ke mana pergi. ga cewek banget ya?

rainbow interlude

by Mariah Carey

I know
there is a rainbow
for me to follow
to get beyond my sorrow

Thunder
precedes the sunlight
and I'll be alright
if I could find that rainbow's end

#2

my accomplishment for this week...

sukses minggu ini..

Ibit won another singing contest last friday.

Ibit menang lomba nyanyi lagi jumat kemaren.

Oh... I've told my self not to post about this. But how can I not? She got #2 and beaten one who was in the 2nd place in the former contest.

Oh... padahal aku sudah berjanji pada diriku sendiri nggak akan post tentang ini, tapi mana tahan? Dia dapat #2, dan mengungguli juara dua di lomba sebelumnya.

I chose her a song with hard tones (it was so fluctuative) and it was kinda gambling since Ibit was having flu then. But she succeeded.

Aku pilihkan dia lagu yang lumayan susah (Kupu-kupu-nya Melly Goeslaw) dan itu agak-agak gambling juga, soalnya Ibit lagi batuk pilek. Tapi dia Berhasil.

Not the best picture of her performance. I took it with my handphone from afar.

Gambarnya nggak begitu bagus, karena diambil pake HP, dari kejauhan pula.

That's Ibit at the second from right. She's changed her dress with those pink pants right after she finished performing. She can't stand wearing dresses for a long time coz she's like a bunny who jumped here and there all the time...

Itu Ibit no 2 dari kanan. Begitu turun panggung langsung roknya dilepas dan ganti celana panjang. Dia nggak tahan pake rok mekar begitu lama-lama, wong anaknya suka lompat ke sana kemari kaya kelinci...

and the batik goes to.....

thanks for all comments on my #100 post. they all mean a lot to me. all comments in all posts do. but I really have to pick one person to get my batik, and for one and another reason, I decided to send it to Carrie Keiser.
congratulations, and let me know how I could send it to you.
thanks for everyone.
I'll keep up blogging, just keep up commenting
:)

happy birthday

Ar Ir

They are now 5 years old...

May Allah always bless them, and let them be shalih children...

I made them this small birthday cake

Lie.

I never made a birthday cake and I don't think ever will.

I bought this in a cake shop.

Ar Ir got this hotwheel toys for the present from Ibit.

Dan and I planned to give something worthy, but not this birthday. It doesn't have to be on birthday. It will be someday when they make a huge accomplishment.