end of May!

Hello again guys! As I promise, I'm back after all courseworks and essays are done. Next week is the last week in ISC, and on the weekend, exam is there right away alr. What is left are only presentation, report submission then finals. Hmmm feel kinda relieve and nervous at the same time by leaving the ISC foundation year
Well, how's life so far? Most of my friends are alr in holiday now since they've just been graduated from high school few days ago. Saw the photos and feel so glad to see all my pretty friends wearing Kebaya gown with their biggest sincere smile on the graduation day. Seeing photos with the teachers as well, ah how I miss my high school life :") lol. Other friends have also just been successfully being accepted in some public prestigious university, such as University of Indonesia and Bandung Institute of Technology. Well it's not easy for private Christian high school students to get in into that uni, so glad of them! Once again, by knowing this, it motivate me to do better and better, they have successfully get into the uni they want, I have to be able to get into mine too!'
For me now,,,, well still as usual. But have been studying econ together with my flatmate nowadays, Erin. Studying while eating midnight snack together, hahahah..
Last, can't wait for holiday! Have made a longggg list of what to do on holiday. Gonna have movie marathon and sleepover in Chery's room, try to cook some new recipes, finishes all my Mitch Albom's novels that are fresh from Amazon (lol), go to Liverpool and Notthingham! woohoo and finally, pack and pack to leave this present room. Then on the 21st, going back to Jakarta til end of September! Yey summer is here
Campus is becoming slowly dead this term, lol all students are busy with revising, final exam. Library and Learning Zone are so full for 24 hours, pack of people who are studying for the whole day in there. The weather? It's warm alr now I could said, around 12-17 degree, feel good enough only with a jumper on. X)
Really want to try cooking new recipes as well nowadays, recently I found that women who can bake is very attractive (randomly) that's why I was thinking about making some bakes this holiday. Turn out that my flatmate was thinking about the same thing, we finally have a brownie and banana brownie yesterday, the result is sooo good! woohoo

 ate this all on one night with Erin :")

 studying tgt at my room, lol

 yesterday at library

 me with Mbak Noor :)

 Gentleman in PPI Lancaster. (left to right): Kak Firza, Kak Dhani, Dr Anto, Mas Mamat

 Cafe Nero blended mocha!

 w/ Erin :)

 w/ Icha, Teh Vina's daughter

 BBQ w/ PPI! (left to right) Kak Qisha, Kak Dhani, Mbak Mira, Mbak Noor, Teh vina, Kak Firza

Teh Vina and Kang Budi with their son (Iqbal) and daughters (Hanfa and Icha). This family are so loveable. Big thanks to both of them for teaching us all about a lot of things. So sad to let them go for good from Lancaster on this 10th of June. Thank you for everything (esp all the delicious food) Teh Vina and Kang Budi! Take care and all the best always! Xx

Teh Vina and Kang Budi's family

 (left to right) Teh Vina, Chery, Mbak Eny, Mbak Mira and Mbak Noor

 (left to right) Kak Firza, Dr. Anto, Mas Mamat and Kak Dhani

 Mbak Eny, Kamiel and Mbak Ara

 big family of PPI Lancaster - Spring 2013 @LancasterUniversity

Kak Haikal, Kak Firza, Mas Mamat

 Erin & Chery at my room

 The Chaplaincy Center. A church where I go to every Sunday on campus

 memories

Handmade Pancake, buttermilk with fresh fruits! Back in the mood to make pancake this term

Erin give an idea to make Banana Pancake few days ago, I was wondering what kind of banana pancake does she means, then turn out that what she means of banana pancake is pisang goreng (fried banana) lol! the taste is soooo good and we eat it tgt w/ ice cream. Thanks Erin! ps: this is called bánh chuối in Vietnam!

Last one, my favorite playlist to be played to accompany me while studying: Boyce Avenue!!!! Their covers are awesome. I mostly don't really like the original songs but definitely in love with their version of the songs, check out their videos here: http://www.youtube.com/user/boyceavenue (totally recommended)

Well, even though not all of the things is going well, still we need to be grateful for all what we have til now, right? Let's be more positive starting for today! Fingercross for my exam and the result. Will post again after 18th of June when I receive my exam result.

Have an amazing days ahead people!

Cheers from Lancaster,

Jeslyne =D

Welcoming May!

Hello again ppl ;) how's April? Hmm my days in here are still flat, going to class everyday, being rushed to keep continuing my research because of the deadlines. And yeah, unknowingly, May is here alr! How fast time flies ~~ Well this upcoming 1 month will be still the same for me, and even will be busier than before. On the mid of May will be having coursework's assessments. Then on the end of May finally all of my deadline are done. In June, on the second week, will be having the final exam, after that, I'm free! This is my last term in ISC so after this summer holiday I'll be studying in LUMS. Gonna work hard on all this exams and coursework's, have to do my best! *fingercrossed*

After exams will be staying in Lancs for a little while, waiting for the result, have to pack all my belongings out of my room, and of course travel to Manchester with friends! Woohoo just can't wait for all of this to be finished act :") will be arrived in Jkt on the 22nd of June, dad's birthday and Jakarta's birthday. Can't wait to meet my sister and mom. And, lots of shopping in Jkt cause in June there'll be Jakarta Great Sale

Have alr set up a list of what to do in here while waiting in June, have to download lots and lots of videos, cleaning up mr room, buying goods to be brought to Indo. Yeah the next comeback to UK this Oct will be my 1st year anniv in Lancs. How fast! Have to leave my present room as well, talked w/ Erin few days ago and we felt quite sad to separating from each other starting from next year. She's a very great flatmate and we're alr so into each other, lol.

Have made a list of what to do in Indo as well. Hanging out w/ chika, mami, Chery. Eat many many cakes from dad's birthday cake. My cousin's upcoming wedding where I'll meet my big family after long time. And, travel abroad in this lebaran holiday (maybe for this one... not sure at all)

Hmmm tried my best to enjoying my days in here. Enjoying Lancs's green view by walking to sports centre, accompanying Chery go to the gym. Meeting friends, experiencing cook another new dishes, etc. 

Of course, sincerely can't wait for June but still be grateful for what I have until today, and will do my best and keep concentrating on my study first

new routine ever morning & evening 

have been missing my sister so bad!!! X) long time haven't met each other or even Skype. Can't wait to see her again this June!

 the statue in front of city council

Visited this park yesterday, it is located just in front of the Lancaster city council. My first time been here, before I only seeing this park from the bus. Went here because ytd I was doing my FES research with 2 other ppl. Asking local ppl some questionnaire to be filled. 

Spring is here!!!!!! Look at the beautiful flowers, nowadays those flowers are all around the city, so beautiful (even though spring is coming quite late, lol) there are plenty cherry blossom trees as well in. Love Love Love the view in spring!

One third of the way to Sport Centre. Yeah it a very very LONG way.. but the view is quite fascinating and worth to walk (as long as the weather is good), or just take it as an exercise, lol

 Like I said earlier, so glad to be able to take my jumper out of the cupboard (finally!)

The weather in here is coming to fine! Though it's still raining some days but it keeps getting warmer and warmer..

 The so green Lancaster University. Yeah all of this big field are still owned by campus, and this are just few part of it, the photo is bad (since I'm not a good photo taker) but the actual view is much more better than this

There's a lake as well inside the area of uni. There are swans, frogs, and ducks living there. Visit the edge of the lake with Chery when the weather is fine few days ago. Yeah Lancs Uni own those big fields, a farm,a  lake, hundred of houses (accommodation for students), and even a factory and one windmill. Don't be amazed if you see some ducks walking around campus in the morning. They like to travel around! lol

Bought this for the second time when the weather is fine days ago. There's a home-made ice cream shop on campus, it's only open on sunny day. So when it's open there's always long queue for it ( cause the ice cream is so good) These are Irish Vanilla and Oreo Chocolate Chip flavor.

funny convo in Line, lol. Love all Line's stickers!! 

Went back ytd. Easter weekend in Bandung. My first time seeing Bandung til this close and I like it! Went to Trans Studio as well and play several rides that I've never tried before. Photos taken in Waroeng Kopi (if I'm not mistaken) in Bandung

And,,,, represent my pretty niece, Audy! Yeah she's my cousin's first daughter. I've never met her directly. But she's simply beyond cute, right?

 GAP-Jakarta. Fit this t-shirt and I really really like it! Though it's quite pricey but I have successfully beg for mom to buy this one for me, hehe..

at Grand Royal Panhegar Hotel Bandung

Well after all, so happy cause June is near by alr. My forever favorite month is here! woohoo! June is my favorite cause it is the month while I'm having holiday (or with exam before it), my & dad's birthday (cakes and cakes!) and it's the middle of the year, felt quite proud to pass this 6 years quite fastly.

Got a lot of things to do this month. Will post again later after all my deadlines have been passed. lol

Have a great days ahead ppl!!! Enjoy your holiday (if u're on holiday) =p

(ps: photos of the sceneries are not good cause I'm not a good photo taker. The actual view is much much better than it. Come to Lancaster if you like it! promoting :p, lol)

Cheers from the kinda warm Lancaster

Jeslyne =)

Can't wait for Summer!

Hello again guys :]

it's coming to the mid of April alr, so fast time goes by, have passed one third of 2013 unknowingly :)
It hasn't been 7 days since I come back to Lancs. Officially started term 3 (summer) last Monday. This term might be the toughest one over 3. Have a lot of coursework's to do. AWA secondary research (individually), FES primary research (group of 3) then make & do a presentation, BS2 Marketing coursework (group of 2) the deadline is in less than a month. For econ2 as usual we have coursework and exam, same for BS2 and FES3 we'll have exam as well.

Hf,,, feel so nervous in this term, cause as I said earlier my previous scores are not really good. Really have to do my best in all of this project so I don't have to retake or receive any other worse result, then can smoothly get into university Business Studies BSc in Lancaster University Management School.
The days in this next 2 months will be very long for me, not just because all this heavy task. But because in fact, it's spring coming to summer now, so the sun is really happy and out for more than 13 hours in a day at my place now. The sun will shine longer and longer as days passing by. I don't really like this situation. Still feels weird seeing it's still bright out there at 8 pm. That's why I never open my room's curtain since yesterday, lol.

Yeah, even though it's bright like for more than half the day, the good news is, it's getting warmer and warmer here :) Feel so happy, finally don't have to wear all thick jacket and suffering the cold again for a while. Seriously can't wait for the real summer. Waiting for the time when I will throw all my jackets away into the closet, get out by just wearing cardigan or jumper and flats without feeling cold at all. Hope the weather will be wonderful in the upcoming June!!

So... my plan these days are just,, busy doing assignments, group meetings, playing around, thinking hard,,,, after exams, will have to stay in Lancs til mid/end of June. Then gonna clear all of my room, pack half of my stuffs into boxes then keep it in the storage and bring my luggage to leave this lovely room for good, B14 Slaidburn House :)
Every year we have to get out of our room and have a chance to move into other college, so even though we apply into same college/same building. Still we'll get into different room.
Leaving this room for good, leaving Lancs for a while, for 3 months actually. Summer break! Yippie!! :] Will meet my sister again in Jakarta, will hang out and having fun with her a lot. Then gonna use those 3 months holiday effectively. 

Next in october I'll come back to Lancs again, to start university this time. Time flies, the next comeback to Manchester will be my 1st year anniversary since my first come to here, lol

Oh ya, this Lebaran holiday my family might go on vacation abroad too, still might, cause we're still not sure. We might go to Russia, Ausie or Alaska. Well I wouldn't hope much though, even if we're not going anywhere in this holiday, will still be happy. But if we really have a chance to go, will be extremely happy and blessed :D Daddy will start the construction of our future new house as well this June. Will move into the new house next year. Hope everything is going well in Jakarta.

Have learned a lot from all the things that have just happened nowadays, still have a lot of challenge to be done. Will do my best, hope everything will be going well.

So, hope you guys are doing well too in everything you're doing in the present and all you want to do.
Have a great days ahead people! God bless!!


Cheers from Lancaster village where it's getting warm,


Jeslyne :]

End of Easter Break

Hello guys, this is my first entry by mobile. Can't upload directly from web cause I'm in Jakarta right now, still on vacation so have no laptop on me now.
Gonna leave Jakarta soon. 2 days left. Too many horrible things happened recently. My head feels like just about to explode :(
Can't tell the problem in here, of course. But you know I just have no one to talk to, wanna write in twitter but don't wanna cause another problem. So, just decided to write in this personal blog.
Feeling extremely blue nowadays. Feel angry, disappointed, and all other feelings blend into one. This problem is getting more and more complicated. And serious. It's not that I'm the one who's directly being hurt. But the people who I love are. And it feels even worse to see people you love feel hurt rather than being hurt by your own selves. Don't know when this could end, how it would end, beside this days I feel worried about my education life as well. Once again, I haven't got my best. Don't know what is wrong. So worried about my future score that give direct effects into my pathway to uni. Promise myself to work much harder this term. I don't want to fail. I won't be fail. I have to do my best. That's what I thought, although one side of my heart or head still not sure and feel afraid if I can do it or not. But once again, I do not want to fail. Gonna do my best no matter what happen and fix all these broken things. Don't wanna make ppl that I love feel more disappointed and sad. Sometimes I always blaming myself for being incompetent. But I knew it won't solve the problem. The only way to solve it is to work harder and give all I can.
Feel extremely down because of seeing them feeling sad. :( don't know who to talk to anymore. Just wanna stay here to comfort them but I can't.
While having breakfast with dad few days ago. Dad talked to me and said. Education is the only asset that can't be robbed by anyone. If he only give money or other assets, it can be taken or robbed by other ppl. But for education, it can not. He said that's why you should study hard. I'm so touched by hearing those words. I promise my self to study harder from now on. Gonna remember that moment until forever so I will study harder and harder. Not to make them feel sad and disappointed anymore.
Well, beside of feeling blue, I learn a lot from this problem. I learned not to be arrogant, gotta keep my good work on this side. Gonna work hard to fix the aspect where I'm not really good at. Learn to understand my parent better, not to hurt them anymore. Learn to let go, forgive, and forget. Maybe this is God's willing for me to learn more from all this incidents.
Last, my hope for now is only to see them being happy, all these problems can be solved in His way, and hope I could study harder to fix the average score and continue my pathway to uni smoothly.
The most important thing I learned from this problem is, I cannot hold into things I have in the present. In short period, I could loose all of it at once. I'm preparing myself for the worst. Be more realistic that not only all the things I like will happen in my life. Learn to be more and more low profile, be grateful, and always tried my best. I'm still lacking in some points. I knew it so I'm trying to fix it from now on. Gonna keep my good work too. Don't wanna break a good reputation that I've earned with difficulty until this far.
Well my body and heart is tired. But I know I'm not the only one who's feeling this way. Just wanna be more and more positive. Hope this nightmare can be passed out from my life as soon as possible. 
Time to take a rest. Good night world! Thanks for everyone who has given your time to read this post. Cause it's not important at all actually. Just look for a place where I could tell about my feeling freely.
Do not loose hope. Life is a tough journey ppl. Good night! Have a blessed days ahead!! 

(4/4/13)

week 9 (spring)

Next post for today,
As I said earlier, been ages since last time I wrote smthg in this blog.
How's life, guys? My life in here is... so far so good, better than before, I could said, hehe..
Time goes by so fast, unknowingly, this week is the last week of term 2 (spring), exam is coming, and I'm going back home again in a week. Easter holiday!
Had quite lot of new experience in this year, I started to cook, well yeah I can't cook at all at first, but after experiencing, trying, trying and keep trying, I could said my cooking skill has improved a lot than before, lol :D Yeah, I started to cook some easy dishes and the result is not bad. Oh ya, this term I become more often hang out with my Indonesian seniors as well. Not all of them, just some who are under, postgraduate and Phd student (Kak Haikal, Kak Dhani, Bari, Kak Firza, Kak Qisha, Mbak Desy, Mbak Latifah, Ci Elyta, Chery and me) We met like almost once a week. Cook Indonesian dishes together then ate together. I helped them to cook, started from peeling shrimp's skin, frying shrimp crackers, and frying tahu isi (I don't know what is this called in English, lol), etc..  Had a lot of fun cooking with them, tried lots of new things like frying tahu isi which is not easy at all! and it does improve my cooking skill a lot, haha,, ya over all I was happy, hanging out with them, talk about this and that.
Like last Friday, we cook together, had dinner, then ended up karaokeing til 3 am in the morning! lol. At first I didn't join them singing in the kitchen, but after we moved into Ci Elyta's room yeah we all singing together and I found out it was so fun! We sang all genre of songs, started from Indonesian, Korean, and English. Funny is while singing Indonesian sad old songs. We can't help to laugh in the middle of singing even though the song is so blue because of the lyrics!!! lol the lyrics in indonesian is kinda cheesy when you listen to it properly so we just can't help to laugh at it, lol.
And,,, talking about education, this term don't know why I found out it was passing by quite fast. Had 3 subjects this term: FES, econ, and accounts. Well the reason why I felt it passed by so fast maybe because I don't feel that lonely anymore, compare to before, and because the tutors for my subjects in this term is so great!!! I love all of my tutors for this term, and this term might be the best one over 3 because of them, well who knows? hehe but yeah, so grateful and I do enjoy it a lot then unknowingly time just passed by so fast.
Although I just stayed in the city this term, found it is more enjoyable rather than last term when I traveled to Edinburgh and Manchester.
Did some interesting activities as well last month, cultural society held an event on campus so our Indonesian society open a booth to promote Indonesian culture. It was on my mid term holiday, and I'm not going anywhere for saving last month, so without any intention to help Kak Haikal taking care of the booth at first, I ended up taking care of it until the very last day. Just passed by it on Monday (the first day) then learned how to make Batik for the first time in my life. Yeah funny cause even in Indo I never learn how to do it and I think if I wasn't here now I wouldn't know how to do it until now. After learned how to make it, because there are only few ppl who are available to help (the others are busy) and it's only me who is free for the whole day. So on Monday and Tuesday I spent my day at Alexandra Square in the booth teaching native students how to make batik, lol. It's very interesting, get to know a lot of people, taught them about one of our culture in the middle of the deadly weather, :| lol
And,,, yeah, that's all though, this last 2 months goes by so fast, had a lot of fun, not feeling blue that often anymore, haha, spent my day to study, watch Cheer Up Mr Kim, watch Shinhwa on youtube, lol, cooking, groceries, thinking about this and that, and hanging out sometimes.
Oh ya! Just accepted my offer letter from Lancaster Uni few days ago. And guess what? I got Business Studies Bsc offer! hahahah
Felt disappointed at first cause I didn't get either my first choice (BBA Management) or second choice (Finance) I was upset cause I thought I didn't get accepted because of my score which is not very good. But after talking with my friends, found out that the truth is it's very difficult to get into BBA Management even though your score is good cause the competition into that degree even between native students is very competitive, so there is hardly ever international student get into that degree.
Well thank God though I was gotten into Business Studies though it was neither of my choices, I considered about it at the very first time but because it was in the same department as Management so I just leave it and go for Management. Thankful cause at least I was allocated into a degree which is not bad at all, and even good! Can't imagine if they made me get into Business Analytics & Consultancy or smthg like my other friends. And, finding out that lots and lots of my friends were not accepted into their first choice too make me feel slightly better. Maybe the competition to get into LUMS is getting harder and harder nowadays??
So, will start my first exam tomorrow. Wish me luck! lol, going home next Thursday, spend 2 weeks in Jakarta then will come back to Lancaster again to finish my last term in ISC.
Good luck for all who are having exam in the upcoming days, and Happy (upcoming) Easter Holiday guys!!!! Have a pleasant one :]

 membatik :)

 one of the best lunch I've ever had in Lanc. At Sunbury Coffee House

membatik :)

 2013's UK Pancake Day with PPI after men-batik! :)

Chery's birthday dinner. Sushi made by Erin, chick fried noodle made by me! :)

Have a wonderful days ahead!

Cheers from Lancaster,

Jeslyne =)

missing home..

Hello again guys :D been ages since my last post, hahah,, just visited a friend's blog and saw photo of her house, which is similar to mine and it makes me feel missing home instantly :( remembered my first holiday back home last december, feels so good even though was just lying on the ground, sleeping in the morning because of jet lag (time difference) on the first few days of holiday.. Yeah I'm just 10 days away from home though, can't wait to go back home (again)! So blessed that I could go back to my home country every holiday <3

Cheers from Lancaster,

Jeslyne =)