The End of Sem2, Well Almost

Exam is over baby! *tears of joy* 

The last 2 weeks have been stressful,tiring and sleepless. My dark circles.*tears*  I feel like I look like a panda. See.. heesh dark circles.. (T.T)

Speaking of a panda, hehehe. 

Come to think of it, my dark circles actually make my eyes look bigger. LOL.

And I actually like pandas because they're so cute that I feel like doing this.. *see the pic below*

Hehehe XD

Poor panda. :(

Okay back to the story.

Semester 2 had been great, I think. Never thought I survived but I guess you only know your own strength when you're forced to be strong. 

Classes were long, lab sessions were fun but not all of them, anatomy was hard and very stressful. The rest was okay, I think. I had 4 lab sessions for semester 2 which was quite heavy but we all managed to get by. :) *clap clap*

Stuff I did during semester 2: 

*ready, get set, go!*

1) I eat a lot

Yeap, being a foodie that I am, I just love eating. Trying out new food was quite fun too. I mostly cooked my own meals because I think it's healthier. The food they have here especially in restaurant has MSG in it. Hmm. I'm not a fan of MSG. Often, eating out makes me wanna gulp down 1 litre of water because of the taste of MSG. Overall, the food in Jogja is cheap. Groceries are cheap too, I love that so much.

*Beware. Foodporn posts*

Food I cooked

If you notice, I normally eat brown rice. :) I love brown rice. But I eat white rice too. I don't mind. I just love brown rice because it is healthier. :)

Chicken and mushroom with oyster sauce 

I cooked curry a lot. :) I put tofu in. Haha. Whatever. Can eat then good enough. :)

I'm more intp eating homemade food than eating out. But at times, I'm too busy and too tired for that so I eat out too. And I enjoy eating out too. Hehe

Restaurant/cafe/ warung food 

Asian parsley. Not bad for me. :)

Ayam kerabu and salad buah at Kedai Nyonya, somewhere in Malioboro. Love the ambience of that restaurant. :) Food was okay. 

Yeap, my favorite in Dixie Restaurant in Gejayan. :) #addicted 

Pork satay haha. Hardly get to eat pork in Jogja, sadly. So if you're coming here, go have pork eating spree before coming here. Haha. :)

Ice-creams at Mary Anne. :) Love that place. 

For more updates bout food, can check out my instagram :)

2) I got to know my friends better

We all need friends. Good friends do make life better. We hang out more often for makan session. Hehe. I blame the stress for that. :) 

3) I studied more than I did during first sem

Haha. More subjects, more labs, more pretests to study for, so yeeahhh...

4)I ride bike

If I never come to Indonesia, I will never learn how to ride bike. It was hard and I fell down a lot. I've gone through accidents twice. Yup, it was nothing major. Just that my finger has scars now. *so ugly* But hey at least I still have fingers right? Hehe. #grateful 

In conclusion, sem2 was fine. Not gonna complain about all the stuff that went wrong too. :) I'm glad that it was done. There'll be more to come. I can't say I will miss my sem 2. School, you're not missed. *enjoying holiday aka sleeping sprees * hahaha

Till then, toodles. :)

  

Just a Post That You Might Not Want to Read

This is like the emotional side of me. 

So if you're not up for it, this post isn't for you to read.

So a couple of days ago, my aunt passed away due to last stage breast cancer.

As much as I am sadden by this news, it feels okay.

Okay for her to go because I know she's just going to the best place, heaven.

You see, people stay when they can and have to stay, but when their time is up, they have to go anyway. I think when someone you love dies, it can be the saddest thing that happened to you ever or it can be something that makes you stronger as a person or even both.

But for one thing, when I looked at the memories we had, the lives we shared as a family, I don't think I can love her any better than how I did or do. And that is simply good enough.

So many times we are taught to not let go the person that we love. Other time, we are taught that loving is letting go. But to me, loving is always letting go. Letting go of mistakes and pain to be able to accept the joy in life and of course, letting go of the mistakes of your love ones or in others words, to forgive. And the most important part is, letting you loved ones to be who they are, which is an act of letting go too. I think that is the hardest part, because we all have our expectations. But when you just focus on loving someone and being kind, it gets easier. :) 

So I've lost an aunt who means like a mother to me. That may be is my loss but the heaven has gained her so that is something that I'm very thankful for. I believe she's in good hands and it didn't matter how I feel, honestly cause I care more for how she must have felt. Going through the pain, the waiting. Painful for us to watch. I guess that is what cancer is, it doesn't only throw a tornado at the lives of the patients but their families as well. But at the same time, I feel like cancer can be a blessing in disguise. If my aunt didn't have cancer, I may not appreciate her presence in my life like how I did during her last few months. I may not hug and kiss her like how I did too. So all in all, life is still good. And like always, I am forever thankful. Thnak you, God! :)