looking for ROARy

We went to see new born Berline Laureline a.k.a Princess Rory.

I really love the lighting in Rory's room. It was around 4 - 5 PM, not long before sunset.

Lunch at Hachi Hachi before

Vely posing

The new mom wearing Rory's Modoki (black Mokona) furry fluffy hat.

Grace enjoying some snack

Mommy and Rory

Panci and Grace, writing card.

Vely looked too dramatic here, as she was only writing card for Rory

My fave pic.
Lovely mommy and baby.

Rory's crying

Panci with serious look on her face, while I'm sure she's not thinking something that serious LOL

The whole group

The sunset from Rory's window

Another mommy and rory pic

Big eyed Rory looked surprise =D. Cute!

Another surprise look hahahaha...

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jakarta race against cancer 2009

I joined Jakarta Race Against Cancer 5kms marathon, late October 2009.
It was a charity event to raise cancer research fund.

And here's some pics that i snapped during the run.
I wasn't really running, obviously LOL.

Participant write down their notes to encourage people with cancer

My favorite pic

Statue of our national hero, General Sudirman at Sudirman Street

"If you can't be a fast running (i wondered if they meant runner), be a happy one."
I am indeed a happy runner =D

Trans jakarta stop, our latest mass transportation.

One thing that i'm waiting in this marathon (this is my second time running), an Adidas branded banana

See.. "impossible is nothing"

"i run because..."

Lastly, one of my brand new 7 cms stilletto.
I don't walk well in these heels, though. But they are lovely.

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break even

"cause when a heart breaks
no, it don't break even"

The Script - Breakeven
The Script (2009)

I'm still alive but I'm barely breathing
Just praying to a God that I don't believe in
'Cause I got time while she got freedom
Cause when a heart breaks
No
It don't break even

Her best days will be some of my worst
She finally met a man that's gonna put her first
While I'm wide awake she's no trouble sleeping
'Cause when a heart breaks
No
It don't break even
Even
No

What am I supposed to do when the best part of me was always you
And what am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up and you're okay
And I'm falling to pieces
Yeah
I'm falling to pieces

They say bad things happen for a reason
But no wise word's gonna stop the bleeding
'Cause she's moved on while I'm still grieving
And when a heart breaks
No
It don't break even
Even
No
Oh

What am I gonna to do when the best part of me was always you
And what am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up and you're okay
And I'm falling to pieces
Yeah
I'm falling to pieces
Yeah
I'm falling to pieces
(One's still in love while the other one's leaving)
I'm falling to pieces
('Cause when a heart breaks)
(No)
(It don't breakeven)

Oh
You've got his heart and my heart and none of the pain
You took your suitcase
I took the blame
Now I'm trynna make sense of what little remains
Oh
'Cause you left me with no love
With no love to my name

I'm still alive but I'm barely breathing
Just praying to a God that I don't believe in
'Cause I got time while she got freedom
'Cause when a heart breaks
No
It don't break
No
It don't break
No
It don't break even
No

What am I gonna to do when the best part of me was always you
And what am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up and you're okay
(Oh)
(Knowing that you're okay now)
And I'm falling to pieces
Yeah
I'm falling to pieces
(Oh)
(I'm falling)
(Falling)
Yeah
I'm falling to pieces
(One's still in love while the other one's leaving)
I'm falling to pieces
('Cause when a heart breaks)
(No)
(It don't break even)

Oh
It don't break even
No

Oh
It don't break even
No

Oh
It don't break even
No

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Christmas at Pangandaran (2009)

Like most tropical dweller, i always wanted to have a snowy Christmas and doesn't really enjoy too much sun. But instead of snowy, i enjoyed a sunny (but strangely cloudy) Christmas.

I went to Pangandaran with my family, a beautiful beach in southern West Java.
This beach is one of my favorite for it's quite clean (trash is an issue here in Indonesia), coral free beach , fine sand, tosca-colored water on sunny days and big waves :). It's really nice to just sit in the water, and let the waves breaks at your back.

My body got really tanned from this holiday (2 - 3 shade darker, i think T_T), but not my face.
I wore a broad spectrum sunscreen on my face (thanks to Paula Begoun) :)

Back to my photos, because we had strange weather there, cloudy but sunny, so I made all my photos to B/W.

That's my sister

A life guard doing his job

Really love how the waves roll in and breaks to foam

The kind of shot everybody and their neighbors took at Pangandaran :)

Local fisherman

Picking some souvenir for our friends back in Jakarta

Choosing fresh seafood for our dinner, yum...

The cooks in actions

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my nef confusion...

So i'm having confusion about how to edit my nef (raw) files.
I'm using Photoshop CS2, it seems that it doesn't support my D5000's NEF.
I don't want to spend more on Capture NX.

After almost a week of browsing forums and downloading various softwares and updates, i've finally download the newest Adobe Camera Raw.
I'm going to try this ACR 5.6 with Photoshop CS3.

Hope it's working.

Wish me luck!

PS: all of these softwares and hardwares thingy got me headache...

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