What's in a name

"What's in a name" or in Bahasa Indonesia "Apalah arti sebuah nama", ever heard that kind of statement? Lots, of course. 

For me, name means everything. It might be the first words we say if we want to start a conversation with a stranger, or perhaps we can categories the friendship level with our friends by how the called us. For me, since i was a kid until now, i have several nicknames. Start with Ucu/Ima, Kinoy, Bollie, Neng, Kair, or even dimples. I would know who am I speaking with or where/when i met them just by the way the called me. For example, Ucu or Ima is how my parent use to call me. Why ucu? Well, it's kinda long story that related with my family ethnic group, while Ima it's because when i was just a little girl, i can't pronounce "R" correctly (maybe).

And then Kinoy. Who is Kinoy anyway and why whould someone call me Kinoy? Well, back then, there's a puppet show called Unyil, Kinoy was Unyil's little brother. Kinoy has a bad habbit, he often cries whenever something bad happened, and so am I. Yes, i cried A LOT of times when i was just a little girl. That's the main reason most of my siblings and cousins called me with Kinoy. Oh, and yes, I was the youngest at that time.

500K for Singapore trip?

Tergelitik dengan judul buku "Rp500 Ribu Keliling Singapura" membuat gw kepikiran sampe ga bisa tidur (lebay). How come? Kok bisa? hanya dengan bermodalkan 500ribu kita bisa keliling negara yang tergolong mahal itu? Well, sebenernya gw blom (gak tertarik lebih tepatnya) untuk baca buku tersebut. Yang bikin gw bertanya2, ngga takut terbilang memberikan "mimpi" kepada orang2 awam akan travelling? Gw cenderung takut orang2 akan berharap terlalu tinggi dan sedih bila mengalami kenyataan yang pahit (apa sih bahasa gw).

OK, lets get real! Buat gw 500ribu itu agak kurang cukup untuk keliling Singapore. Kenapa?? Karena apa2 di sana mahal! Naik bis yang cuma beda 3 shuttle aja bisa abis 1SGD (IDR 7000), nah menurut lo? Selain itu, darimana kita bisa dapet harga tiket pesawat ke Singapura dengan harga kurang dari 500ribu? Kalaupun Air Asia ngadain promo 0 rupiah, kita masih harus bayar biaya fuel surcharge yang ga sedikit (at least 150ribu). Call me pessimist, but that's the reality :)