I have a low blood pressure, very low,, dan kadang-kadang denyut nadiku tidak terdeteksi (kata si chiyo sih denyutnya lemah.) Alhasil, seringkali aku merasa pusing atau mengantuk. Beberapa dokter yang pernah memeriksaku mengatakan supaya menjaga asupan makanan dan tidur teratur (kuakui makan dan tidurku itu tidak teratur.)

Ngomong-ngomong soal tidur, i just heard a shocking news from my dad. Salah satu OB kantor ayahku tidak bisa tidur dengan layak. Dia tidur di sebidang tanah (anda membaca dengan benar, sebidang tanah! bukan lantai yang sudah berkeramik atau diplester,) berukuran kira2 100 x 60 cm (kakinya aja ga bisa selonjor... duh!) yang hanya dialasi oleh selembar plastik. Menurut saya, ini benar-benar tidak manusiawi. Bukan maksud mengejek atau apapun, tetapi... anjing peliharaan saya tidur jauh lebih layak dari OB kantor ini.

Kok bisa, OB ini sudah kerja di kantor cukup lama tapi kami baru tahu beberapa menit y/l? Ini karena bapak OB yang satu ini sakit terus-menerus dan nggak sembuh-sembuh. Makanya ayah saya dan beberapa karyawan kantor pergi menengok bapak ini. Kalau memang harus di-rumah-sakit-kan ya di-rumah-sakit-kan saja. Si bapak sempat bilang ke ayah saya "ngenteni kenthong titir wae." (: tunggu mati saja) Ayah saya menanggapi "Ojo ngomong ngono, ora apik. Nek meh mati tak'rabi'ke sek." (:jangan begitu, kalau mau mati tunggu saya nikahkan dahulu.)
(note: OB ini memang sudah berumur tetapi belum menikah)

Akhirnya, diantar oleh salah satu karyawan kantor, OB ini diantar ke dokter. Ayah saya memberikah sejumlah uang. Kalau kurang nanti minta ganti di kantor, kalau lebih.. yo wes. Untuk rumahnya yang juga kamarnya yang mungil itu, kalau tidak salah tadi ayah saya sempat mengatakan akan dirombak dan direnovasi supaya layak untuk ditinggali.

Semoga lekas sembuh, Pak...

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This story is so sad for me. How come a person can't sleep properly. Imagine you sleep everyday in a small place, on the ground, on a sheet of plastic as your bed. You could not even stretched your leg forward in supine position, you could only crouch i supposed. No wonder he's so sick...

Moral: be grateful on what I have, esp. on my cozy soft bed in my air-conditioned bedroom.

I always believe that I'm lucky. Doesn't care if it's a lucky luck, or another dumb luck, one thing for sure, I'm blessed with good fortune.

I just got back from a fast networking meeting held by FC Club at M1NT at Fuzhou Rd with Silva. I met a former Interactor and he offered us to send our CV asap to him. He said he will help us in distributing our CV to several companies here (in SH).

In the lucky draw session, my name card was picked first. It's not the first prize, but still it's a prize. :)
I got a bottle of wine. Red Wine, Merlot, 2007. I will keep it. I said to Silva we will drink it together later, after we get our jobs.

Pic of the wine...

Another blessing in disguise situation was happened to me.
Yesterday, I went to HuaQiao Foundation (Asionics Building, 6 Lane 1279, Zhong Shan Xi Road Shanghai 200051, China). I went there by taking the 224 bus and get down in the West Terminal (or something sounds like that) then walk for about 5 minutes. I was using the metro/bus card to pay, but then I didn't put it back to my wallet as I always do. So, yea, I lost it. It might be slipped out when i managed to stuffed it into my jeans pocket, or my ba, or even my wallet/bag when I was walking... or I forgot where I put it, somewhere in Asionic building. I was so upset when I found out that the card is missing. It's worthed 133RMB (113 credit balance and 20 for the card deposit). I hope someone in Asionics found it and return it to me soon. *I told some ppl there abt it*

In HuaQiao, I met some students from JiangNan University. We, sponsored by Frank and I think Tom too, were going to Shanghai Botanical Garden. Wang Wen, my English student and my Chinese teacher (haha... we teach each other), who is the one who taking charge of everyone is buying us the 1-way metro card. On the way, we met up with the other students from Fudan, Jiaodong, and either SISU or SUFE. All of the are Chinese, except me (Ina) and LeeJaeSung (Kr). Surprisely, the ticket entrance for the garden was free also. I think Frank was funded the whole trip. Another freebies... we got free lunch. JiangNan's stdnt backpacks and bags were filled by cherry tomatoes, oranges, cheese, peanut butter, fruit jam, biscuits, bread, chocolates, candies, chips, etc... it just so many. We were fed up.

After lunch and chat (and playing cards), most of the students take the park car and went to the peony garden. We, the rest, about 11 people were walking because some of us (incld. me) were lucky enough to collect a free plant from the garden. Our tiket were ended with 2, 5, or 8 (mine was 8). After several minutes of walking and detrour, we finally reached the peony garden. Surprisingly Frank was there. He called me several times until I realized that I've been called (lol). he gave me a bottle of pineapple-orange juice. I felt it very refreshing after the walk. After taking some pictures, Frank left and we got a short brief meeting in the garden.

Finally we have to say goodbye to each other. I went back to HuaQiao with the fellow friends I came with earlier. After resting for about 15 minutes in Asionics, we went out for dinner. It was a pleasant dinner. The dishes were very delicious. Ten of us really satisfied. Wang really picked the right menu. Another happy ending was applied here. Again, the dinner is free!

Then the time is up. It was 8:30, and everyone worried whether I still could catch up the bus or not. The answer is yes, coz the bus number 224 and 909 still operates until 23:--. I reached the dorm at 9pm.

Conclusively, life is unredictably beautiful. Even something I don't like happened, there is always something that makes me smile, laugh, and enjoy my life. Filled my life with gratitude is definitely helped me to enhance myself.

Since I've not been doing this for days.. i'll just write it here... (fyi, i usually write it down,,, 5 points each days)

1. Putuoshan Trip
I could mark another place in my travelling map.. :D

2. Rotary meeting
I met so many wonderful people here. I can't wait to share many things with them. And... it kinda remind me of my RC YEP sponsor back in 03/04, in States. With 70 members, the fine dining, the seats arrangements... it's not the same, but...yea... it reminds me.

3. Shanghai Buses
so far i'm good at it. The something wubi .org shanghai buses information is so useful. So, today i get to know nother bus route. Surely I will master the other pretty sure.

4. Interact meeting in HongQiao Foundation
Again, it reminds me of my exchange year in States. There were 3 interactors and a supervisor from the shanghai international american school (i forgot the school name, but yes it is an american school). Also attending the meeting: the SH RC President, Frank (Community Service and Youth Committe?), Rtn. Cathy, another Rotarian, and a HongQiao employee. So, my homework now is get this Interact Club some contact to another Interact Club around the world. Anyone could help me... please do.. i'm more than happy to be helped. :D

5. Beijing KaoYa Dinner
I dunno what the restaurant called, but it's located in Xu Jia Hui. I went there with those who attend the Interact meeting, except for the president, and we have another guests.... Rtn. Nicola and Rtn. Joerg. It was a very pleasnt dining. Frank was very generous. I believe someone there said Frank loves to feed people after I asked how many dishes he ordered... and it is true that he love to fed us! It was.. let me count... 10? 11? 12? well... actually i don't know. it was just so many. i remembered the beijing kaoya, xiaomi, the vegetable dish w/ peanut, salad, pork cutlet, fish dishes, another fish, the vegetable roll, fried roll, dumpling, another dumpling, something w/ chicken or duck and mushroom?, the beef (dunno what it called), zuchini, another vegetable dish, an duck soup... and not to forget to mention the ultimate dish... the fried scorpion. Frank took picture of me with the scorpion. I'll post it later once I got the picture right inside my inbox. =)