self-proclaimed genius

where art thou?

yeah i'm talking about romeo+juliet, my favourite movie of all time.. geezzz i really adore this movie, especially the story behind it. i'm sure you know it, but if you haven't watched it, i RECOMMEND you to do it. i bet you'll like it. there's sort of feeling when i watch this movie, like i'm really into it. actually, i don't know whyyy i like this movie so much hahaha.. yeah, you know it's just a simple love story between romeo montague and juliet capulet since the day they met each other, like love at first sight.. but there's something behind it.. the language, the character, the post-modernism concept (haha d'uh post-modernism..). why post-modernism? yeah, for you who haven't heard this term before.. the story of romeo+juliet were made by william shakespeare in the 18th century (i guess...hahahahaha i'm not sure), and it still got the old english background, such as the language which for me, i understood it hardly at the first time i heard.

directed by baz luhrmann

oohhh i love starring at this movie poster. lovely, isn't it? basically, this movie is just that simple, but rather be complicated, huh? it is all about love, love and love.. but it is covered beneath the jealousy, selfish, lies, passion, competition, friendship and family. goshh, this movie is sooo patriarchal.. and conservative, i guess. juliet has to follow what her father wants, instead of being kicked from home. there is also a scene of which her father slaps her mother and screams at her loudly. this movie was made in 1996 and i still remember when i was 8 or 9 years old i sang the movie soundtrack titled "love fool" by the cardigans. "love me love me.. say that you love me.. fool me fool me.. go on and fool me.." hahaha some kind of like that. this movie (honestly) really scared me much that day, because the scene of which romeo drinks the poison and juliet shot herself was really spooky for me. and now i was like - what the helllll??? it's just a sad ending scene, and there's nothing to scare about. hahahaha foolish meee..

i miss jakarta

well, everytime i just got back from jakarta, i always feel homesick. it's weird, though.. because i've been here in sydney for almost a year, and sometimes i feel the same difficulty to adapt like i did at the first time. yesss..too much precious memories in jakarta that i could remember.. the places, people, environment, etc. but, what i miss the most about jakarta is indonesian fooooooddddsss!!!!! yummyyyyy!!!!! i still remember how it tasted like..especially martabak manis, my favourite snack. it is a sweet thick pancakes or crepe in indonesia; very popular; and usually filled with cheese, chocolate or peanuts. my favourite is the one filled with cheese, because it is covered with condensed milk. it tastes soooo great.. and i can taste its crispiness from the first bite.

martabak manis filled with cheese and chocolate - my favourite!

if you would like to taste how delicious indonesian foods are, i recommend you to try sate kambing (lamb satay). i'll never ever everrrr get bored with this food. i always eat this food whenever i go back to jakarta. it's just sooo tasty, crispy, tender and just too fine! it's very popular in indonesia. it is made from lamb. this food is made by roasting lamb that has been mixed with seasoning. a set of sate kambing usually consists of the satay itself, complemented by a sauce made of soya sauce or peanut sauce. some people eat it with rice while others prefer to eat it with traditional rice cake named lontong or ketupat. for this food, i'd like to give a rating 5 out of 5 stars! hahahaha...

sate kambing - 5 out of 5 stars rating!

then usually for the dessert, i would like to have rujak or es cendol. rujak consists of assorted tropical fruit, such as pineapple, raw mangoes, cucumber, sweet potato, star fruit and green apple. the sweet and spicy-hot peanut sauce made from water, coconut sugar, tamarind, shrimp paste, salt and red chilli is provided as its dressing. all of the fruits are sliced to bite-size, and put in the dish. since i like fruit so much and always consume it every day, i'd like to have rujak for my dessert. it's sweet, juicy and a little bit hot. and for the other one, es cendol, it's also my favourite. it is an indonesian drink made from rice flour served with coconut milk, sugar palm and ice cubes. drink this when summer comes, and it's just beautiful... sooo breezy.. geez, the more i talk about these foods, the more i torture myself alive hahahaha... feel so starving right now :(

rujak

es cendol

my fellow indonesians

when i had my semester break last month, i went back to jakarta for a short holiday, and i miss those moments soooo much! i met my best friends and celebrated my 19th birthday with them.. they made a surprise for me.. geez i was so happy! those people are unforgettable.. we had spent three years together in high school and being good partners in every situation. the boy named barnes is my best of the best friends. we have so many things in common.. hobbies, favourites, foods, even the stories behind us. well, sometimes we consider ourselves as a soul mate to each other, and people around school somehow saw us as a boyfriend/girlfriend.. hahaha but of course we are not. unfortunately we talk rarely now, yeah of course because of the distance and our own different business. he is currently studying medical at one of the most famous universities in jakarta. and then, there is sony.. my second best ever! he is sooo funny, spontaneous, smart, very talkative and he knows every up-to-date news about celebrities and even our friends! sometimes he is being a puppet around us because of his teeth.. he is crazy about game and computer, so that's why now he's studying IT in jakarta and i hope he can be a good programmer later, though.. and then i have a girl friend named pieta. she is so sweet! she got that tiny body but it isn't same like her brain. she got that marvelous personality, mature, smart and humble. i wish i can be like her.. she is a very good problem-solver, a good graphic designer and anything you ask for a friend.. she got it in one package! next is rendy.. hahaha sometimes we called him two-face. why? because in one hand, he is so silent, a very clever medical student, polite and doesn't talk too much. on the other hand, he is a good clubber haha! he often goes to the club, doing some disco dances, listening to house music and just have fun..cool! and last but not least, bion. aaaahh i miss him so much! he is the one who is not studying in jakarta, so he just goes back to jakarta every 6 months or more. that's why when i was in jakarta last month, i asked him to go back and he did! he is so funny, smart and he loved to hug me..

when we celebrated my 19th birthday on june

back: rendy and barnes
front: pieta, me, bion and sony

along the way

when i was a child, my mom told me that i was so silent. but i cried a lot and loved being spoiled. the funny thing was i hated my name so much hahaha.. i always asked my mom why she gave me the name 'dama adhiyanti', but then she explained that 'dama' means 'lady' in spanish. duh i was so stupid! oh yes, like other children, i also had many activities. i used to attend the swimming class and the ballet class when i was on 1st grade. and then on the 3rd grade i attended the badminton club for almost a year.. that's why my body height was beyond average that time.. i felt so tall, but now i realize that i'm sooo average hahaha.. this is me when i was (let me guess) 6 years old i think..

oh, i haven't talked about my family yet.. geez i miss them so much! especially my mom, she is the best ever. i know she's very annoying sometimes, but i realize that i'm very dependent to her. she is the one who taught me that whenever i go and live, i only have two choices in this life: getting better or getting worse. you know what, i used to cry a lot when the first time i came to sydney, it felt so hard and there was no other way to solve it. so i called my mom while i was crying.. and she taught me that. well, i have learned a lot, though.. what else? oh, my dad! he's fat and i hate his mustache hahaha. all i can say is he's a workaholic, very emotional, sensitive, but very funny! i miss his jokes.. unfortunately, he talks to me rarely.. yeah, of course because of his works. he can sit in front of the computer along the night with a cup of coffee on the table. last but not least, my sisters! my older sister is 22 years old and she's about to coming to sydney next month to take master's degree..yeayyyy! duh, i fought a lot with her when we were children.. almost everyday. haha it was so stupid because we pulled each other's hair until one of us was crying, and it was always meee...hahahaha. my little sister is 11 years old and (i have to admit) she is very smart. she knows how to operate the computer, and my mom doesn't. hahaha.. sometimes she teaches my mom how to browse the internet. haha i can imagine my mom.. and yes, her english is quiet fluent now because she attends the international school. awww i feel so jealous now because when i was at her age, my english is soooo amateur haha. anyway, i miss her also..