And the story begins..

My cute student likes to sing this song. She’s going to have
graduation soon and going to perform *dancing*..
She danced in front of me while singing this song..
I heard the lyrics and became interested..
I asked her the lyrics..while jotting it down in my note..
Can’t really follow her..but its a nice song with nice words..

I’ve found it on the net a song from S Club 7..
Juz wanna share it with u guys..=)

Reach for the Stars

When the world, leaves you feeling blue
You can count on me, I will be there for you
When it seems, all your hopes and dreams
Are a million miles away, I will re-assure you

We’ve got to all stick together
Good friends, there for each other
Never ever forget that
I’ve got you and you’ve got me, so

Reach for the stars
Climb every mountain higher
Reach for the stars
Follow your hearts desire
Reach for the stars
And when that rainbow’s shining over you
That’s when your dreams will all come true

There’s a place waiting just for you
Is a special place where your dreams all come true
Fly away, swim the ocean blue
Drive that open road, leave the past behind you
Don’t stop gotta keep moving
Your hopes have gotta keep building
Never ever forget that
I’ve got you and you’ve got me, so

Reach for the stars
Climb every mountain higher
Reach for the stars
Follow your hearts desire
Reach for the stars
And when that rainbow’s shining over you
That’s when your dreams will all come true

Don’t believe in all that you’ve been told
The sky’s the limit you can reach your goal
No-one knows just what the future holds
There ain’t nothing you can’t be
There’s a whole world at your feet
I said reach

Climb every mountain
Reach for the moon
Follow that rainbow
And your dreams will all come true

Reach for the stars
Climb every mountain higher
Reach for the stars
Follow your hearts desire
Reach for the stars
And when that rainbow’s shining over you
That’s when your dreams will all come true

I missed the story about my vacation to Carita last holiday..hehe..
Been quite busy lately..

So..last 17th May, I went to Carita with my friends and sisters.
We have been planning and waiting for this vacation since
we were all so fed up with our routines.

We had so much fun there playing banana boat and main seluncuran
gak jelas on the beach. Anyways..the wave was so high and we enjoyed
it very much. Waktu mo ke tengah laut ‘n main banana boat juga
ombaknya kenceng banget..we were happy playing banana boat tho’
I got bruise on my cheek gara2 ketendang si ko rudy waktu kebanting
main banana boat. Huw huw huw.. however, the fun beated the pain at
that time. =P

We also made some tattoos..buat gaya2an..hihihi.. keren kann..
Setelah 3 minggu ilang sih.. tapi jadi ganggu banget kaya’ mandi gak bersih..hahahha..
Unlucky, Erene cudn’t come with us..dia lagi UAN..*poor u nanda..kapan2 kita
pegi bareng yaaa..* We really wish u were here with us.. * =’(

I always love going to the beach. It was a great time..going far from our routine
to see the marvelous handiwork of the Creator.. I took sometime to awe on HIS work
as I do my quiet time on the beach. How come a GREAT BIG GOD like HIM
loves and pays attention on the little-dirty-me..=’)

HIS care and love is sooo true and we realized it even more krn waktu pulang,
denger berita ‘n baru tau kalo selama kita main itu lagi gelombang pasang.
Even gelombang di Bali ngerusak beberapa rumah..
Pdhl cottage kita bener2 persis di pinggir pantai. Some of my friends sms to check on me..*thanks guys..=)*

All I can say is everything’s under HIS control..
pdhl sebelumnya kita mo perginya hari jum’atnya (May 18th) so dat Erene
cud come with us.. But for some reason, we decided to go on Thursday and go home
on Friday.

The day we went home *Friday, May 18th* they closed the beach. They restricted
the area karena ombaknya bener2 kenceng sampai ke rumah2 penduduk.. I cannot
say that we’re lucky coz I know everything’s in HIS plan..=)

Thank YOU for protecting us, Dad..’n letting us to have a great vacation..=)
Beach..I’ll come again next time! See u zoonnnnn!! *muach*

This is the story of me struggling very hard to get this book.
I’ve been waiting this book so long that it really struck me -literally-

when I saw the pre-order posters all over Gramedia, esp. when I
saw the big poster with 20% discount written on it.. me so thrilled..
Since I din bring money to put in the deposit, so I thought I’d come back
later to do the pre-order.

Feeling extremely anxious to get the book and so afraid that I wud miss it,
I call Gramedia the next day to ask about it. This is my conversation with
the *darn* CRO -customer relation officer-

CRO : Hallo..Selamat siang, Gramedia.
Me : Selamat siang, mbak. Saya mau tanya mengenai pemesanan
buku Harry Potter edisi bahasa Inggris.
CRO : Oh..ya ya.. Sudah bisa mulai dipesan mbak. Kita lagi ada
diskon 20%.
Me : -Pura-pura gak tau- Oyaa?? Wah..sampai kapan ya mbak waktu ordernya?
CRO : Oh..kira-kira seminggu sebelum tgl 21 July juga masih bisa
kok.
Me : -so thrilled- Oo..oke deh. Thanks ya, mbak.
CRO : Iya..sama-sama. Selamat siang.

From the short and ‘reliefing’ conversation I concluded that I still have long time
do the pre-order, so I din rush myself. Forget to mention, that I did the phone call
on the last week of May.

So..the story continues, last Sunday (June, 3rd) I went to Gramedia with ONE, SOLE,
SINGLE, TOP PRIORITY intention: do the pre-order and pay for the deposit.
As I walk myself to that bookstore, the poster *again* caught my attention. Its the same
big poster. But, er..wait! Something’s changed! They put 10% instead of 20%. My boyfriend tried to remind me, ‘Yakin 20%? Kaya’nya 10% tuh..
udah lewat kali waktu 20%-nya.’ Me unconvincingly said ‘Gak kokkk..mbaknya bilang
mpe seminggu sebelum tgl 21 July juga masih bisaaa’.

I rushed myself to the information desk. Asked the man on duty there.

Me : ‘Mas, pre-order Harry Potter di sini ya. Diskon berapa ya?’
CRO : ‘Oh..iya mbak. Sekarang diskonnya 10%’
Me : -tone raised- ‘Hah?? Bukannya 20%?’
CRO : -stay calm- ‘Oh..udah gak mbak. 20%nya sampe akhir May
aja. Sekarang kan udah bulan Juni, jadi cuma dapet 10%’
Me : -soooo pissed off- ‘Tapi kmrn itu saya telp, mbaknya bilang
sampai seminggu sebelum 21 Juli!!’
CRO : -panicking soale tiba2 customernya ngamuk- ‘Waduh..gak
mbak..cuma sampai bulan Mei aja tuh..sekarang tinggal 10%’
Me : -sooo angry but can do nothing- ‘Oke deh!!’ -and so I left him-

Arggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh@$%$^@^ kesel banget! Dasar dudul tuh mbak!
Kasih info kok menyesatkan! Luckily, man on dutynya mukanya polos banget..
me gak sampe ati buat ngomelin dia..-lagipula mang bukan salah dia sih..- =P

The whole day I go BETE! Poor my boyfriend kena betean..hihi..*sorry dear..*
I went home and was extremely determined to find another place where
I can get 20% discount to prove to that stu-Gramedia that I don’t need their 20% discount! URGH!!

I went browsing and googling! And so I found the miracle! *my thanks to google
and http://ummuauliya.multiply.com/tag/books* I can do the pre-order thru
sms to KOMPAS CYBER MEDIA! hieuheiueh..
*I don’t care if KCM masih ada hubungan ma Gramedia..
as long as I can get my 20% discount without going thru Gramed..
stubborn, eh?! hehehe*

And so..now I can say loud and clear.. HERE I COME, HARRY POTTER!!!

PS : For u guys in Indonesia who has been struggling like me..go to
http://www.kompas.co.id/layer/kcm/smsbuku/
and be merry!! hahahha..