Saturday, May 26, 2012

Finally Sixteen

HI PRETTY PEOPLE!!!! :D

Look who finally turned sixteen a week ago? THIS GIRL!! <:O Anyway, I just turned 16 on last May 17 and today, I'm going to write about the things that happened that day.

That day, I got 4 days off of school so my family and I headed off to Jakarta because we had to attend my cousin's wedding party. That day when I woke up on a bright morning, I checked my phone and realized that I got 2 new messages from Amira and Intan. They both sent me a very long text and wished me a happy birthday. And after that, my phone started to blow up with more texts and BBMs. OH and my crush also wished me a happy birthday!!! YEAHHH!! I was just finished taking shower and when I was about to dry my hair, my phone vibrated. Curious, I grabbed it and opened the new text and turns out, the text was from my crush!! aldhnjgsdkgfdklghnjknosd

I think I'm just going to make this short. I spent that day with cousin, just walking around the town. I helped her taking care of her sister's wedding. So we went to the supermarket, to some other places before finally heading to the salon. And we spent about 3-4 hours in that salon. I had this woman's treatment (creambath, manicure, and pedicure) with my cousin. She said that the treatment I got was the birthday gift from them and I was like 'ok'.... though I never got my nails manicured and pedicured.

OH and I got a birthday gift from Intan and my lovely big brother! Check this out!

What I found in my room when I was home from school...


TAZMANIA!!!!

Tazmania from Intan :)
 
Mockingjay novel from my brother :)
1.  I want to thank my parents. Mom, Dad, thank you so much for the wishes. I hope it all will come true.
2. I want to thank my big brother. Hey bro I know you may not read this but whatever. Thank you for the wishes, the book, and the surprise. I honestly had no idea that you'd be coming home yesterday. So, seeing you standing outside the door was really surprising for me lol XD
3. I want to thank Amira. Hey girl we haven't met in a long time and I do hope we can meet really soon! Thanks for the wishes by the way. Love you!
4. I want to thank Intan. HEY YOU! Thank you so much for the gift. You had me waiting anxiously until school over and until the filming done to just see that cute Tazmania you gave to me. Love you!
5. Last, I want to thank all my family, friends, and people who had wished me a happy birthday and wishes. It meant a lot to me :)

Like I said before, I'm just going to make this short and quick. This year, I may not have my best friends coming to my house, bringing me cake, and having a small party, but I'm just glad that I could spend it with my family. Yes, they may not have a birthday cake for me, but my cousin sang me a very short happy birthday in the morning right before we had breakfast together. But that didn't matter. The matter is that I got to spend my birthday with my whole family :)

Ciao!!


P.S. Intan took this photo a few weeks ago when we were doing our English project!

LOL!


Tuesday, May 1, 2012

What I've Been Up To

Hello blogger land!

I just want to welcome May with a genuine, happy smile on my face because you know what, my birthday is in a few weeks and I could never be happier than this. Anyway, it's a very rare day that I'm feeling happy for some unknown reasons like this. Because these past few weeks, I've never really felt happy because uh, you know school's been so hectic, the mid-term weeks are here, and I have a bunch of homework to do and a bunch of subject to study. Yep, what a life. All I really need right now is a holiday. It's just as simple as that.

So, I'm going to tell you what happened in my life lately (as usual). Where to start? OH! My class has just moved in to a new class room BUT this class is way smaller than my old classroom but whatever. Why am I so happy about moving to a new class? Because from this new classroom I can easily spot my crush and I can almost see him everyday at school. The things I do on recess is staying outside the class and if I get lucky, he would walk down the stairs and I could see him easily with a silly grin on my face. Okay, enough about that. Now let's just move to another topic.

With these homework and exams, I went home past 2pm almost every single day. And my Mom kinda disliked it. I realized that she can read me like the back of her hand and she kinda disliked the things I did. I mean, school has been so tiring lately and I'd go home with this tiring look on my face that I try so hard to hide but my Mom still could see it. My Mom is always like "just take a few minutes to relax would you? you look so tired." and I'm always like "I want to but I can't. I just need to finish this homework so I could relax." She also scolded me cause I didn't really eat properly or have enough sleep everyday or basically because I'm being so busy.

Then at home, I wouldn't have enough time to take a nap so I decided to just do my homework until dinner and continued it again after dinner and stopped at 9.30pm and I would be laying on my comfy bed at 10pm. That's my daily routine. I basically didn't have enough time to relax. That's why I really need a few days of break and I really hope holiday can come faster..... Oh God. JUST GIVE ME TIME TO BREATHE!!


Okay now it's time to put all the stress aside and SMILE!

Anyway, I've been working on a short movie that my friends and I made for our German final assignment which is due on the last week of May. And you know what, I've never thought making a movie would be so much fun! My best buds and I practically always have a lot of fun every time we film the scenes! There would be always these stupid things that we accidentally make during filming and in the end of the day we still laughed about it. Oh and before filming, my friends and I would dance to a random song and record it so we could mix all of these cover videos we made and put it together and... you know that video Carlos made for  Call Me Maybe? Yeah it would be like that though it wouldn't be that good because we're still beginner on editing video.

We also took some pictures in between filming or maybe before filming or after filming. Basically we took pictures all the time!



Intan, me, and Nada at Nada's house on the first day of filming.

Sabhila, Intan, Nada, me, and Ali

Sabhila, Nada, Intan

Ali, Rizki, me, Intan

The guyssss!

Sabhila, me, and... what the hell was Rizki doing?
All of the pictures above were taken on the first day of filming. And the pictures below were taken on the second day of filming at school :D



back: Ali and Rizki
front: Intan, me and Nada

These last ones below were taken at Sabhila's house on third day of filming last Saturday. YEAHH


Was that really me?

Yes, Rizki was asleep.


So that's all from me. Yep there are many pictures here but whatever. I just wanted to share it to you guys haha. Anyway, thank you for reading this post and I'm sorry for any spelling or grammatical mistakes. Sooooo see you on the next post and hope you guys have a nice day! 



Sunday, April 15, 2012

Everybody Got Issues

Hey. I don't exactly remember when the last time posted here, but whatever. So I have a week off of school and after having second thoughts for a few times, I finally decided to write here again. Anyway, a lot of unexpected things have happened to me this week, and to be honest, I feel sad and scared for no apparent reason. I don't really know how to say it, besides putting it into a story. From this short, 1-shot fiction story, I also want to say sorry to all people who might think that I hate them, especially this girl I knew ever since the first year of high school started. I know you guys might think that I'm a coward for not saying it in person, but I have my reasons to not do that. I don't wanna make things worse, and this is the only thing that came up to my mind.


"Dear I, 
I want you to know that all the things I posted on my Twitter a few days ago weren't about you. You have nothing to do with it. It's about somebody else that clearly isn't you. Don't worry, because I have no reason to do that to you and I wouldn't do that to you. You've been such a great friend for me you know that."

Anyway, here's the story.

I sat by the window in my room as I watched the kids playing tag on the street. They were chasing each other, laughing, and having fun. While I, on the other hand, watched them from my window with a painful look on my face. I pulled up my knees to my chest and hugged it tightly. 'Cover Girl' by Big Time Rush blasted loudly from the speaker of my laptop. For the first time, I felt worse by hearing this song. I know this song should actually make the listeners feel good, but it didn't happen to me today. I felt like wanna cry. Tears were already in the corner of my eyes when the door of my room slammed open. I turned and saw Matt, my big brother, standing there in the doorway with a small smile on his face.

"You look sad." He said as he walked into my room and sat on the space next to me. I shrugged my shoulders and looked out at the street again, "You know, I'm here if you wanna talk."

A loud sigh escaped from my mouth as I turned to face him, "Actually I wanna talk to you about something. Well, not 'talk' actually, I just want you to hear me and say a few words if it's needed." I spoke and he shrugged his shoulders casually, "I've been in a crappy mood this weekend."

"I can see that." He replied shortly as he pulled out his phone and locked his gaze at the screen.

"Well, you know how I hate being called fat, right? No. Not only me, but every girl hates that. And for the thousandth time in my life, I hate being called that. Yes, I know I look fat, my cheeks are chubby, and I gain some weight. But, really? You can't keep telling me that every time, right? I know that I'm fat, okay? You don't have to tell me that." I took a sharp, short breath before continuing my words, "I'm sick of people telling me that. What's their point of telling me that? To make me diet so I can lose some weight? If that is their reason, well it's not working. It's only making me feel worse than I already was. Seriously, I just want everybody to shut up about it. I'm sick of people telling me that."

He was about to open his mouth and say something but I cut him, "What happens to 'don't call every girl fat even if you're joking'? I think people should really remember that next time."

"You're not done, are you?" He asked, turning his head to see me, and I shook my head at him, "Well then, go on."

"And I wrote on my Twitter about how I hate people who keep telling me what to do and such, and one of my best friends thought that it was about her just because we were texting about her trying to get me a boyfriend a few minutes before I wrote that on Twitter. She replied me and I replied her back that it wasn't her but until now, I still have this feeling that she may still think that it's about her. And now, I'm afraid that she will hate me and leave me alone." I rambled as tears started to well up in my eyes again. I couldn't think about it without tears in my eyes. The thought of her leaving me was... painful and scaring the hell out of me. I don't wanna be ignored and left out again in my life.

I went silent and that's when he started to speak, "First of all, I'm gonna say that you're the most insecure person I've ever known. You need to stop that, you know. Every girl is beautiful in their own way. You're beautiful on your own way. Don't listen to those people who tell you that. Just ignore them, okay?" I looked down at my hands when he said that, "And about that whole Twitter 'drama', I guess the most important is, you already clarified that it wasn't for her. Say sorry that it wasn't for anyone from your Twitter land."

I wasn't really satisfied on what he said. But I was glad that he listened to me when I was talking though he was acting like he wasn't listening. It felt nice to finally let it all out of my chest... without tears falling out of my eyes. I know how these things can make me cry, because I've done it once or twice before. I did that because I kept the things in my chest and didn't talk with anyone. I only wrote it on my journal and hoped that my journal could suddenly come alive and talk to me. So the things I did were put some sad songs on and cry. It's pathetic, I know. I can't talk about it with my Mom because I'm too shy so the only option is my big brother who lives outside the town.

"Anyway, thank you for listening, big brother." I said to him with a small smile.

"Yeah, you're welcome."

-The End-

So, that's it. First of all, I'm sorry for any wrong grammar and spelling mistakes. Second, not all parts in this very short story is real, but some of it are really happening to me. Third, thank you so much for reading this crappy post. Last but not least, see you on the next post and hope you all have a nice day!

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Elevate!

HEY HEY HEY BLOGGY! :D

I have no specific topic to talk about so I'm going to ramble about how my days went since the last time I posted here. FYI, I got one week off of school because the seniors are having finals.

Okay, so I went to Jakarta with my parents on Tuesday which made me so happy and excited! The reason why I was so happy is because I know I can go to a bookstore and spend half of my day there just looking through each books. What a nerd lol. I stayed there for 2 days and I went to Gramedia, Supermall Karawaci with Mom and my Aunt. It didn't go well like I thought. I was staying in Gramedia for only an hour and bought 'Sunshine Becomes You' by Ilana Tan.


I actually wanted to go to Times or Kinokuniya bookstore so bad but my Dad can't seem to find the right time so I tried my best to enjoy the only book I bought. Anyway, the book is really great. I recommend you to buy and read this book. Believe me, this book is awesome!

Oh oh oh and another info for you guys (especially if you're a fan of Big Time Rush). So, a week ago I pre-ordered Big Time Rush's new album 'Elevate' and guess what? THE PACKAGE IS HERE! When my Mom told me that I got a package, I ran out of my room and grinned widely like an idiot. I was smiling so widely and jumping excitedly when I opened the package. My mom was like 'Calm down, Lela. It's still 10 in the morning and you already freak out like crazy' lol. Long story short, I didn't faint or lose my balance or anything..... ANYWAY This is the picture of me and my lovely BTR's album 'Elevate'


AAAAAAAAAA I CAN'T REALLY DESCRIBE HOW I FEEL WHEN I HOLD THAT ALBUM WITH MY HANDS :")

And I also rented 8 movies so I could have movies marathon at home. The movies I rented:
  1. Monte Carlo
  2. He Is Not That Into You
  3. Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn part 1
  4. No Strings Attached
  5. The Final Destination
  6. Stick It
  7. Crazy, Stupid, Love
  8. Super 8
I spent half of my days staying inside my room and watching those movies. It's been really good days though. Elevate CD, new novel, movies marathon, and writing.

Oh about writing. So I decided to put 'Fix You' on hold because apparently, I found writing crossover fan fiction more interesting than continuing that story or even continuing my novel. Yeah, I'm working on writing a novel, but I have stopped since months ago. It's just... suddenly I forgot about all the story line I'm gonna use. Writer's block sucks :(

FYI, my crossover fan fiction of Jonas Brothers and Big Time Rush is now on fanfiction.net. Here's the link to my fanfiction.net profile if you wanna read it :D


So, that's all from me. Thank you for reading this and hope you guys have a nice weekend!! :D

P.S. ELEVATE A LITTLE HIGHER! 


Sunday, February 26, 2012

Stop The Tape and Rewind.

Where do I start?
I have a lot of things to say, but I don't think I can put all of it in words.

A lot of things have happened in my life for these past few months. I went to Tarakan, East Kalimantan, with my family and 3 aunts. To be honest, it was such a great trip. I was in need of getting away from my life for a while, and going to Tarakan with my family was a nice escape. We went there for my Dad's friend's daughter wedding. I didn't really take any pictures when I was there, so I couldn't leave any picture here (except photos of me and my big brother). Tarakan was a nice place. I met some of my parents' old friends. We had dinner together with them and my parents seemed to have a 'reunion' thingy with them. By the way, Mom took these pictures below:


I was there for about 2 days. The flight was long, tiring, and boring. But thank God I brought one of my favorite novels and bought 'The Last Song' by Nicholas Sparks at Periplus book store when we were waiting for flight to home in Balikpapan.


Then there's this a huge event at my school that's finished a few weeks ago. It called 'Gebyar Smantie Cup XVI'. There were a dance competition, soccer, singing, etc. But I got the chance to be one of the people who took care of the English Competition Week VI that was held by our English Club, SENTURY (Smantie English Culture and Society).

This year's mascot and one of the dancers at the opening ceremony of GSC XVI.

Intan, Ghalda, and me.
And here are some pictures of me and Intan. We took these pics on recess time. We were extremely bored but we didn't bring any laptop so we decided to just use my phone to take pics lol.




And I watched this amazing play yesterday with my school mates. It was really amazing honestly. When the show was done and we all went home, it was raining hardly. So I decided to stop by at McDonalds to have some late lunch ALONE. But that afternoon, McD was so crowded and I sat with chicken burger and a cup of cold milo on the table all by myself in the corner of the room. A few friends that knew me asked 'Hey, you here alone?' and I just answered 'yeah hahaha' with a sad smile on my face. Pathetic much? XD lol.

Oh and I've been writing a lot of stories again lately. As I'm getting busier with school each day, this feeling inside of me keep telling me to leave some time to write. So I do it. I write on my phone and then copy it to my laptop. Anyway, I've also been thinking to start writing novel again. The last time I try to write a novel was a few years ago when I was still in middle school. But yesterday after talking with Ressa (one of Rushers from Indonesia), I told myself to continue writing it. I have stopped writing it since the second semester started. Well, I guess I really have to start writing again if I want to make one of my dreams come true.

I just posted one of my Big Time Rush fan fictions yesterday. The latest part was already posted. I posted this morning right after I woke up. So, if you guys read it, please leave me some comment. I need to know what you guys think of it. You can leave the comment on the comment section below the post, or you can catch me up on my twitter (@mynameislela). Feel free to comment anything (but please don't be rude or harsh at me). Constructive comment is always welcomed ;) and pardon for any wrong grammar or anything. English is not my mother language,  but I'm trying my best to write in English.

Check out this awesome video below! It's Carlos and friends' version of "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen music video. This video is so hilarious! Enjoy!



So, I think that's all from me. Thank you so much for reading my blog and, again, I'm sorry for any wrong grammar or spelling. See ya later! Hope you have a great day and weekend!