TaniaLoG

I’m lazy to write since there are soo many stories to be told (although these are exciting stories! ), so I’ll just put things in point form. This will make my writing a lot shorter though I guess it’ll still be quite long.

So, here are some of the things I’ve experienced during my first (roughly) two weeks in Bangalore, India (18 May - 29 May):

• Stayed in a room with so many kinds of insects (many of whom I don’t know the names), including cockroaches (once, I had 3 of them in a night), mosquitoes, some moths, some bugs, etc.
• Hearing the “quote of the month”: “(I’ll meet you tomorrow at X a.m. …) God willing, traffic permitting.”
• Saw a 30 cm (green) snake after accidentally walking very close to it. It’s the biggest snake I’ve seen so far, although it’s not the full-sized one yet.
• Saw a lot, a LOT, of dogs (99.9% of them mongrels). But I haven’t seen a single cat here.
• Saw cows eating grass calmly in the middle of the road, or just standing or walking there.
• Hospitalized for 2 days and 2 nights for the first time in my life due to dehydration (after vomiting 4 times in a day + fever + loose motion). Put on intravenous drip as well.
• Listened to many talks on doing business in India and visited some (technology) companies in Bangalore.
• Getting myself familiarized with Whitefield and Brookfield area in Bangalore, though since I have a long history of getting lost in places, I doubt I’m that familiar with the area.
• Rode on the BMTC Volvo buses, which are similar to Singaporean buses, except that these ones have conductors who collect money from people.
• Rode on the brown-white non-A/C public bus which was really shaky and frankly quite scary (have heard from locals that it isn’t exactly a safe transport mode). And I was terrified by the sound of the (wind) brake…
• Rode on auto (autorickshaw, or in Indonesian term: bajaj) twice today (29 May). I’ve never even rode on bajaj (the Indonesian version of auto), but I just rode on auto! The first time, we stuffed 4 people, apparently cramming and numbing one of us ‘to death’. The second time, there were only 3 of us, but the experience was much more terrifying. The driver almost hit a motorcycle, and he looked like he wanted to fight with the motorcycle driver (scary!). Went pass some really dark areas too. And almost touched several cars and public buses.
• Got used to hearing loud honks here and there.
• Got cheated 40 rupees in Subway. Lesson of the day: you can get conned anywhere, so be alert.
• Got a good practice on crossing chaotic roads like what I used to do back in Jakarta.

Things I love about Bangalore and India:

• (Bangalore) The weather is so nice! Not too hot during the day and cool during the night.
• (India) Print publications (books, magazines) are so cheap!
• (India) I have the impression that many people here are well-educated and have high aspirations.

Currently I’m staying in an apartment with 5 other NUS students who are going to intern around Whitefield. Will start my internship next Monday. Hopefully everything will be smooth.

CS1280 - Java to C++

This is a 2 MC module which lasted for only half a semester (which means the final exam is in the week after recess week). There were programming assignments every week, but they don’t really test programming skills. I think they’re designed just to make us understand the concepts and the semantics. But I always struggle to remain alert during the lecture (i.e. NOT sleep), so I had to spent some time learning the concepts (again) before working on them. This is why, in terms of workload, I’d say that this one’s just like a 4 MC module, just that it lasted only for half a semester.

The good thing is that the lecture notes are packed with examples - good ones that really demonstrate the concepts. The bad thing is… it’s hard (at least for me and a couple of my friends) to remain awake during the lecture. Oh, but there’s webcast.

The final exam came as quite a shock though. Well I didn’t study too hard for it since it was just a CS/CU module and I needed to focus on other things back then. And erm.. the lecturer who taught us during the term was different with the one who set the exam questions, because he was on medical leave. So… I saw some questions on things that were never discussed before. Sigh. I just hope I can still get S.

LAC2201 - Chinese 2

I’d never taken any language modules in NUS before, so I didn’t expect this module to have such heavy workload. There were tests every week after the recess week, and there was a project too (this one’s quite fun though). The tests really made me tired, because I had to memorize 50 words and some more phrases for every test. But on the bright side, it forced me to study, and I think I’ve got some pretty good improvements in my Chinese (compared to before taking this module), although all in all, I’m still sucky at it.

The scary thing is that everyone in the class (except me) seem to be so pro already, and the tests seem to be a breeze for them. I saw a lot of 90+ (some as high as 95, out of 100) scores in the midterm.

EE2009 - Signals

This course deals with signal processing and analysis, using Fourier series, Fourier transform, basically ‘Fourier’ stuff. Since I’m not into engineering maths lately, I found this course to be difficult at first, although I think I manage to get some improvements after some time.

The lecturer was unique and funny. He answers questions very timely, and I like the way he answered my questions - he didn’t simply give me the answers, but instead gave some clues. I think thinking over his clues made me understand the concepts better than if he answered my question directly.

After the recess week, came the e-test, which is legendary for its difficulty. Oh yes, it was difficult. A lot of people get below 50 out of 100 in their first attempt. I’m not sure about the second attempt. As for me, I surprisingly did rather well in my second attempt. But the lecturer often said that the e-test doesn’t contribute to our grades significantly, although he didn’t state the exact percentage the e-test will contribute to the final grades. He actually said that the lab is of equal if not more significance than that.

Oh yea, the lab. There were two labs, S1 and S2. They aren’t to be taken in order. I did my S2 lab quite early… can’t remember exactly when, but I think it was before recess week. I had no trouble completing the lab, but I had trouble understanding what I was actually doing, because the supporting materials haven’t been covered. S1 lab was okay though.

CS2100 - Computer Organisation

Most of my friends took this module last semester. And last semester’s iteration is quite different from this semester’s one. Actually it looks like this semester’s iteration covers more materials, have more difficult labs, and more time-consuming assignments.

The first half of the module was easy since I’ve already taken EE2006 (Digital Design) last semester, and the first half was very similar to the first half of EE2006. The second half was more complicated though. And it didn’t help that I always spend 10-15 minutes sleeping in the lecture (fighting post-lunch slump is surprisingly VERY difficult) -.- So basically I almost always got lost in the middle of the lecture, so I had to go back and study on my own, but then.. sometimes I don’t have the time to do that, so I got lost in the next lecture, and the next, and the next… well you get the picture. It really piled up.

And the exam was hard! All the people I talked to after it said they couldn’t finish it. Hmmm I’ll just have to wait for the results… hopefully the final exam can still earn me a decent grade.

CS2102S - Database Systems

This is a rather fun module compared to the rest. I don’t know why. But I think the project was too big for a mere 7.5% (those who aren’t in the S-option gets 10% though, but still, it’s quite small).

The final exam was rather easy. I think lots of people will score very high there (as in… > 90 out of 100).

CS2103 - Software Engineering

This module is actually pretty difficult, at least for me. In the first half of the semester, I had trouble understanding the words in the lecture notes (and the flow of the lecture notes, which I somehow feel unstructured) and in the midterm test. So yeah, I screwed up my midterm test.

The second half was better and more enjoyable. The lecturer was different with the one who taught in the first half. I think he taught well, but it’s a pity that very few people come the the lectures every week.

The final exam was also better than the midterm test, though I don’t know how my performance compared to the others are.

So anyway, that’s it! I’ve finished my third semester. Yay!

(For non-NUS peeps’ information, SEP stands for Student Exchange Programme.)

I was called by a staff of SoC’s Undergrad Office 2 days ago. She informed me that I’m selected for SEP to Georgia Institute of Technology (Gatech - ranked #8 in Engineering & Technology according to THES-QS; NUS is #11). It wasn’t my first choice though - it was CMU which topped my (and a bunch of other fellow SoCians) list of choices. In fact I didn’t consider applying for Gatech until Ms Toh (the person who interviewed me for this programme) sort of encouraged me to apply for it. She said that though overall the university is not really highly ranked, the Computing College there is very strong, which, after my little research, I found to be true. After taking several days to think over it (esp. whether it’s worthy spending SGD11000+ for), I finally decided to apply. Luckily, yay, I got it!

The official offer (including the offer letter from Gatech + the amount of [financial] award I get, if any) isn’t out yet, though. Hmmm. Hope I’ll get at least some award. SGD11000 (the expected living expenses for 1 semester there) is really quite a big amount of money la (can’t help not to use ‘la’ here..). But I’m rather optimistic about these financial matters nowadays. I feel that those problems will be resolved in time somehow.

Once I get the offer letter, there are still mountains of administrative stuffs I have to go through… seeking permission from MFA (but according to the info I got from a senior, they’re quite likely to give the permission), really planning for my modules, applying for visa (not anytime soon though), and probably taking TOEFL test (again -.-) since Gatech seem to have this rule that all non-natively-English-speaking exchange students should get a minimum TOEFL score of 600. Sadly my TOEFL score is about to expire already since it’s only valid for 2 years. So I probably will have to retake and throw away US$140 to the air.

Another thing is.. oh gosh, my English really sucks now. I mean the accent. Now I have this weird sometimes-Indonesian-sometimes-Singaporean-sometimes-probably-Malaysian-too accent (well you get the idea), which makes me feel like I’m from another planet when speaking to an American/Canadian (and people from other countries too, but since I’m going to US for exchange, I’m mentioning them in greater emphasis). I should work on reducing the alien-like accent before going there.

But but.. aside from these worries, I’m excited too! I’m sure there are lots of new things to see and discover there. Hmm I didn’t realize that I’ve actually been yearning to go to new places this much (after being stuck in the tiny red dot for 1.5 years, and, back in BSD, I can’t really go anywhere when dad’s not around too).

Okay… time to go back to my books now. 明天我有中文二(LAC2201 / Chinese 2)考试! Wish me luck!

So yeah it’s exams time again! Been slacking the past few days but I should get up to speed soon. Should remind myself of the uber-important dates btw…

LAC2201 (Chinese 2) - Thurs 13 Nov 2-4 pm over
EE2009 (Signals) - Mon 24 Nov 9 AM [open book] over
CS2100 (Computer Organisation) - Wed 26 Nov 9 AM [open book] over
CS2102S (Database Systems) - Sat 29 Nov 9 AM over
Harmonica Exam - Sat 29 Nov 4 PM over
CS2103 (Software Engineering) - Mon 1 Dec 5 PM [open book]
IBM730 DB2 Associate Certification - Wed 10 Dec 5.30 to 6.30 pm
So yeah, 7 exams to go then another semester is over!
(Errr… 7 is kind of… a lot though. But anw I included Harmonica Exam & IBM 730 exam which are not officially part of NUS exams.)

I don’t really like the Chinese 2 module I’m taking Of course I don’t have any choice but to continue it now since it’s almost over already (the final exam is in week 13, next next Thursday to be exact), but well, this, being the first Chinese module I take in NUS, kind of warns me NOT to take anymore Chinese module here.

Here are some of the reasons for my not liking it:

• I feel like I’m obliged to blindly memorize 20+ words and phrases every week. Yes, blindly, because there aren’t many examples of the usage of these words and phrases in context. Most of them are just thrown at us with at most 2 example sentences which I usually found to be not very descriptive either. And these words are usually not grouped into some context, as in there’s no apparent relation between one word and another (in a lesson/chapter).
• The definitions of the words as stated in the lecture notes are often ambiguous or not precise. Let’s take an example.
  In one of my lecture notes, 现代化 (xian4 dai4 hua4) = modernization.
  Below this definition, there are two example sentences:
  新加坡地是一个现代化的国家.
  上海是一个现代化的城市.
  And obviously the meaning of 现代化 as used in the above sentences is modern (adj).
  Can’t the lecturers put several meanings of the word/phrases if they actually have several meanings? Well at least put some common meanings that we’re going to learn and use in the course. Or at least, in the above case, put the meaning you’re going to actually use in the example sentence puhhh-lease. Or are we students expected to look up the meaning of each of those words again in the dictionary? If yes, what’s the purpose of putting those definitions in the lecture notes? And blah blah.. well I told you I’m ranting ~,~
• The workload is super heavy. There’s like, 1 quiz/test/project deadline and homework every week, especially from recess week onwards. And 1 quiz means having to memorize 50 characters plus a lot more phrases plus of course how to write them. And the homework? In the best case (which is quite rare) it’s 4-sheet long. In the average to worst case (which happens a lot more frequently), it’s 6- to 8-sheet long.

Probably the conclusion is just that my approach to learning a language differs a lot with the approach taken by the lecturer in this case. For me, learning a language is not so much about blindly memorizing lots of words. I’d rather learn fewer words but know a lot about how to use them in different contexts.

Or probably I’m just tensed because it’s already week 11 and I have 3 tests this week and deadlines are coming at lightning speed and my CCAs (or should I say CCA since I’m only referring to one) are (is) still pressing me hard-on till I’m on the verge of breakdown (hopefully not though).

Well, I still have one more month to survive. After that, another semester at NUS will be over.

Another week has passed. Very very quickly, as usual. And so I’m entering week 11 in NUS’ academic calendar.. merely about a month away from exams. A lot of people here has entered their busiest period, with project, presentations, final reports, etc deadlines approaching at lightning speed. As for me, my commitment in NUSHO is still pressing me hard even though it’s already late in the semester (and I’d expect the commitment to at least decrease a bit), though so far my academic workload is still manageable.

Progress

I haven’t done anything for my CS2103 and CS2102 project this week, after being quite enthusiastic and pushy about them last week. This week, I concentrated mostly on catching up and revising on my other modules, along with meeting with groupmates to discuss LAC2201 project.

Productivity

I’ve tried to be as productive as possible this week, but now, looking back, I can’t really recall what I’d done this week, and thus, I feel kind of guilty. The kind of guilt that you feel when you don’t make best use of your time. But it may be (and hopefully) just because I didn’t focus on remembering them (hmm why should I, anyway?).

Regret(s), Hope(s)

I’m also feeling bad for my performance in LAC2201 (Chinese 2) module so far. I’ve done well in the character quizzes, I believe, but I sucked in the mid-term test and the (supposedly graded) conversation homework. And it was not because it was that hard. Not at all. It was because I simply, but regrettably, performed badly. I don’t know why I performed that badly. Made some really silly mistakes… arrh… I hope it’s not too late to make up for it in the final exam. Otherwise I may end up S/U-ing this module and not taking Chinese 3 next sem.. but I really wish I won’t need to do this..

Anyway, I’ve been kind of slacking the whole day. Well perhaps not really, since I attended CFA’s Production Management Workshop during the day, but still, I didn’t do any other productive tasks today. Feel guilty for this too but I really don’t feel like working today - needed some rest.

Alright, I guess I should just call it a day and have a good sleep now. I need to do lots of things tomorrow to make up for my zero-productivity level today.

Oh yea, I’m having an interview for SEP (Student Exchange Programme) on Thursday next week. I’m not setting high hopes for this since I applied to competitive universities and even more. On the bright side, that means I have no burden, nothing to lose. Hopefully everything will turn out well.

I’ve been thinking of once again putting some effort to write things into this blog. Hopefully writing here can help me be more organized (since I plan to write summaries of what I do everyday.. or at least quite often), and hopefully the thoughts I at times have during my idle times in the bus don’t just go into thin air as they usually do.

So… today’s summary:

1. Set up Subversion repository in my Dreamhost account for my CS2103 project. Didn’t realize they actually have this feature until very recently -,-
2. Installed TortoiseSVN to go with the repository, set everything up, created the first few revisions of the code (for my part of course).
3. Tried to set up PHP 4 instead of the default PHP 5 in a subdomain I just created in Dreamhost. Spent a lot of time on this because some links in the installscript file given in Dreamhost’s wiki are broken. And I didn’t realize that those links are accessed many times in the installscript. Gah. Another thing, the script set up some common PHP libraries too and this setting up takes a loooong time! Well of course I didn’t just stare at the console and wasted all my time waiting, but still…Erm, what’s more, after spending too much time on this, I decided to go with PHP 5 anyway. My initial reason of wanting to use PHP 4 was because I heard that PHP 5 doesn’t work that well with MySQL. Too bad I didn’t spend reasonable time to research more on this to confirm the fact. After researching a bit, I found out that PHP 5 does just alright with MySQL. As in there’s no major problem. Oh well. At least I learnt some things in the process.
4. Didn’t manage to focus again in CS2100 lecture. It was a short 1-hour lecture but I slept for like 10 minutes at least.

For tomorrow:

1. Got LAC2201 (Chinese 2) midterm test! I’m so not in the mood to study for this. For, like, yet another midterm. But uh, ganbatte!
2. EE2009 lecture. No sleeping!!! Full concentration required!!!
3. Should study for my 2nd attempt at EE2009 e-test. Still got several weeks to go but time passes really fast especially with some projects at hand like this. So yeah should start studying.
4. Code for my CS2103 project.
5. Review CS2100 and write the report for assignment 2.
6. Take some money from the ATM… gosh, judging from the money I have in my pocket, I’m so poor right now… can only buy lunch and that’s it +_+
7. Start nagging my groupmates (and myself) for CS2102 project.. should really start working on this too!

I make mistakes.

I thought spending holiday without doing anything (after spending a 1-month holiday that way) is terribly pointless and therefore should be avoided at all cost.

Then I made another mistake.

I took up too many commitments which entitled me to too many things to do the next holiday. Of course at first I didn’t realize I took up too many, though. It came to my realization too late. Another mistake.

If life’s like a game, or like a computer application, I’d be very happy. When something goes wrong, I just need to close the application, or at the worst case, kill the process.

But it’s nothing like a game or a computer application. I can’t terminate life. When I make mistakes, when I stumble, when I tremble of the pressure that have been put upon me (by my own permission in the past), even when I cry for help from deep within, I can’t terminate life.

What I can do is learn from my mistakes, however painful it is. And that’s what I’m doing.

It’s painful, and at times I want to quit fighting like this. But that’s a very cowardly attitude and I don’t want to be a coward.

I’m learning. To accept my mistakes. To not repeat them. And to never run from reality, however harsh it is.

For now, I’m learning to know the limits of my capabilities to commit.

Beberapa minggu sblm balik ke Indo, gw nyari2 info tentang layanan koneksi internet unlimited bwt gw pake slama sebulan gw ‘liburan’ d Indo. Pilihan akhirnya jatuh ke Telkomsel Flash, layanan koneksi internet unlimited berbasis jaringan 3G yang kayaknya lumayan baru diperkenalkan ke publik Indo. Untuk modem, gw pake HP yg baru dibeli bokap (hehe.. males beli modem khusus lg), LG KU250.

Registrasi & Aktivasi
Bwt ngedaftar, gw n bokap pergi ke GraPARI Telkomsel terdekat (di gedung kantor pemasaran BSD). Setelah kita dpt kartu HALO yg mo dipake bwt koneksinya, customer service executive yg nanganin gw n bokap janji ke kita kalo kartunya bakal aktif dalam 24 jam. Kalo udah aktif, gw bakal dapet SMS notifikasi, n abis itu udah bisa internetan.

Taunya.. setelah ditunggu hampir 2 hari, masih ga aktif2 juga tuh kartunya. Akhirnya bokap gw ngedatengin GraPARI lagi, bwt nanya kenapa kartunya blom aktif2. Ternyata katanya aktivasi kartunya emg jadi telat, soalnya lagi byk banget kartu yg mesti diaktifin.

Akhirnya, hari Kamis malem (sekitar 4 hari setelah registrasi), kartunya aktif juga. Langsung deh gw ngerjain kerjaan2 yg tertunda gara2 satu2nya koneksi internet yg tersedia sebelumnya ya cuma Telkomlet Instan (erm, iya, telkom lelet instan - klo lg donlot file, koneksi messenger aja bs putus2.. argh).

Masalah
Baru sebentar hepi2.. besoknya (Jumat), laptop gw ngambek. Tau2 semua dial-up connection yang udah gw set, termasuk yg bwt Telkomsel Flash (yg perlu dial2 juga), ilang tanpa jejak. Dan gw ga bisa ngeset dial-up connection baru! Ini yg gawat, soalnya artinya gw ga bisa ngakses internet pake Flash bahkan Telkomlet! Masalahnya muncul setelah gw nge-restart laptop. Sblmnya sih ok2 aja.

Modem dial-up 56kbps internal gw n modem 3G gw (ya si HP LG KU250 itu) dikenali sm laptop gw, n ga ada konflik. Berarti bukan gara2 modem. Gw curiga itu gara2 driver-nya si LG KU250 belum lulus Windows logo testing (compatibility-nya dg Windows blom diakui.. meskipun blom tentu ga compatible jg). Bwt nyari solusinya, gw (blakangan dbantu Deri) cari info ke mana2 n ngelakuin macem2, ngubek2 macem2 di laptop gw - registry, Windows components, system services, bahkan nge-repair instalasi Windows gw.. bla bla bla… hasilnya? Nihil. Aneh banget, padahal teorinya reparation itu sama aja dg reinstallation, cuma ya tanpa ngubah setting yg udah ada. Cuma memperbarui file2 sistem aja. Eh taunya tetep aja ga ngefek.

Yah.. gw pikir, daripada ngabisin waktu lebih banyak lg (itu aja udah abis berjam2 bwt ngubek2 laptop), akhirnya.. dg super berat hati, gw putusin utk nge-reinstall Windows aja. Drive C-nya gw format.. soalnya kalo ga, jd banyak file sampah gitu di laptop gw, n bersihinnya nanti susah lg. Tp ya jd abis waktu lg bwt nginstall program2 yg gw pake.. mana mesti donlot SP2 dulu +_+

Setting TelkomselFlash di KU250
Ini hal lain lagi…

TelkomselFlash juga bisa dpake bwt internetan di HP. Pake WAP. Lumayan, bs bwt ngakses Yahoo Messenger Mobile n cek imel d gmail. Tapi setting koneksi default di HP yg make kartu Halo / Simpati tuh pake GPRS! Artinya, klo ada pelanggan TelkomselFlash (yg hrsnya unlimited) yg ngakses WAP via HP.. dy mesti bayar tambahan lg bwt koneksi GPRS yang super mahal, Rp 12,00/kb.

Kalo mo aman, datengin GraPARI (yeah kyny mesti didatengin, soalnya kata bonyok gw, call center-nya sibuk abis, jd kitanya mesti nge-hold lama bgt klo nelp ke situ), disable GPRS-nya, n ganti koneksi default di HP jadi TelkomselFlash.

Cara alternatifnya, bwt yang pake LG KU250 (stau gw banyak jg yg manfaatin HP ini bwt internetan baik di komp/laptop maupun d HP pake TelkomselFlash), langsung ganti aja koneksi default di HP dg Telkomsel Flash. Gini cara ngesetnya:

1. Klik Menu > Settings > Network > Access points.
2. Klik Options > Add new. Isi field2 yg kosong dg data berikut:
   Connection title: terserah.. misalnya Flash
   Bearer: UMTS
   Authentication: PAP
   Username: <kosongin>
   Password: <kosongin>
   APN: Internet (bisa juga pake Telkomsel)
3. Balik ke Menu, trus klik Browser > Settings > Profiles. Klik Options > Add new. Isi field2 yg kosong dg data berikut:
   Service name: terserah.. misalnya Telkomsel Flash
   Homepage: terserah.. misalnya http://flash.telkomsel.com
   Connection mode: TCP without proxy
   Access point: Flash

Sebelom basi (padahal udah basi jg sih huhu thanks to ujian2) gw mo mengabadikan kisah konyol of the month gw…

Cerita ini dimulai beberapa tahun lalu.. di mana seorang Nya2 baru keluar dr skul, terus kehausan n kepanasan. Trus dy bli bubble tea d deket kantor pos. Terus si Nya2 ini suka beli yg rasa blueberry. Dan sodara2, blueberry bubble tea yg dibeli di sana warnanya UNGU loh.

Lalu beberapa tahun setelah kejadian itu, si Nya2 ini lagi belajar bareng temen2nya di atas kantin Foodgle yang namanya rada niru2 Google gitu (penting ga sih..). Terus salah satu dua temennya, si Dessy Dollar yang suka nodong2 orang ga rajin menabung padahal katanya mo nabung n si Pras yang tidak diketahui kebiasaan menabungnya (apa sihhh) minta dibeliin bubble tea di Foodgle selama mereka sholat. Taunya sampe Dessy selesai sholat, dua makhluk yg tersisa di atas Foodgle situ masih diem di tempat, keasikan belajar bengong ngeliatin soal2. Akhirnya kalo ga salah si Dessy ato Mike (salah satu makhluk yg bengong ngeliatin soal itu, selain gw) deh yg beli. Terus pas Dessy lg nyeruput2 "bubble tea"-nya yg warnanya UNGU, si Nya2 jadi pengen juga.

Nya2: "Eh Des, itu rasa apa? Jd pengen gw.."
Dessy: "Blueberry…"

Maka pergilah si Nya2 ke Foodgle untuk membeli bubble tea rasa blueberry. Dengan otak yg lemot gara2 blajar mulu + ngeliat klo "bubble tea" punya si Dessy warnanya ungu + ingatan bhw blueberry bubble tea yg biasa dibelinya di deket kantor pos di depan sanur warnanya juga ungu, pas dy nerima blueberry bubble tea-nya yg ternyata warnanya COKLAT, dy bingung sebingung2nya.

Nya2: "…loh.. kok warnanya coklat?"
Mike (Mike lain lagi,, yg bikin bubble tea-nya): "…" (bingung kali ya, kok pertanyaannya bego banget???? ya iyalah coklat,  bubble TEA gitu loh..)
Mike: "Err… gara2 lampunya kali.." (lampunya agak kuning2 gitu)
—> Korban pertama yg ketularan error. Hahaha,,

Terus si Nya2 naik ke tempat nongkrongnya, trus nyeruput blueberry bubble tea-nya yang secara misterius berwarna coklat.

Nya2: "Eh, kok blueberry bubble tea-nya rasanya aneh ya? Kayak ada tehnya gitu…"
—> OMG. Bisa2nya gw ngomong ky gituuuu!!!
Dessy / Mike (lupa yg mana): "Hah? O ya? Masa?"
—> Korban kedua yg ketularan error. Tampaknya mereka juga ga sadar kalo bubble tea harusnya emang ada tehnya. Ckck.. lg pada error semua ya..

Beberapa menit kemudian, Pras dateng (baru selesai sholat). Si Nya2 masih asik nyeruput2 bubble tea-nya sambil ngeliatin soal.

Nya2: "Eh, iya, aneh deh, kok blueberry bubble tea-nya warnanya coklat gini sih?"
Mike & Dessy: (diem aja, entah terlalu konsen liatin soal ato gmn)
Pras: "Ya iyalah.. kan bubble tea.." (jawab dg cuek)
Nya2: (diem bentar, masih mencerna kata2 Pras) –> udah gw bilang gw lg lemot..
Nya2: "Ya ampunnn!!! Ya iyalahh!! OMG, Pras, dr td masa gw tuh ga sadar kalo bubble tea tuh harusnya warnanya coklat n bubble tea tuh ada tehnya!!"
Pras, Dessy, Mike: "Huahahahahaha.. XD"
Nya2: "Ih… oohh… gara2 dulu bubble tea yg gw bli di deket sanur emg ga ada tehnya tuhh… dulu blueberry bubble tea yg sering gw beli kan warnanya ungu gitu… terus yg waktu itu gw beli di engin (=engineering) juga ga ada tehnya…"
—> Ngeles. Udah terlanjur ketauan lemotnya padahal –,–

Beberapa lama kemudian…

Nya2: "BTW Des… kalo gt kenapa punya lo warnanya ungu?"
Dessy: "Punya gw blueberry yoghurt, bukan bubble tea.. hehe.."

Yeee…