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April 27, 2005
10 years
wow, i didn't realise it but last march marks my 10th year in europe. i really have not lived in indonesia for a decade. *fyi, i lived in ch 79-84, usa 88-92, uk 95-00, nl 01-05, indo in between*
by "live" i mean, actually residing in an area. so for example, i wasn't living in indonesia this year, because it was just a sabbatical leave from work, all my stuff were still here, etc. and as with my parents being based in portugal, i didn't officially "live" there because i didn't hold a portuguese residence card.
let's see, in those 10 years, i:
- graduated highschool (london)
- moved out of parents' home
- got into a really cool art school
- met some of my best friends (you know who you are)
- started smoking
- worked in sushi bar (london)
- worked in pizza restaurant (london)
- fell in love (many times over)
- graduated university (london)
- became financially independent (no liabilities, yay!)
- quit smoking
- moved to NL to work for this company
- got design patents for several products
- got some of my designs produced and launched into the market
- travelled europe, africa, asia and us
- got to work with some of the most creative, inspiring designers ever
- met, seduced, fell in love and got married to the delightful mr k ;)
- became an auntie to the cutest bulin babyboy ever
*edit* in those 10 years, i also:
- learned to rely on myself
- realised that friends are the new family
- reached the point in life where i want to reconnect with long-lost friends
this event reminded me that i should report myself to the indo embassy this year, otherwise i'm on the verge of losing my nationality *again?!?!*, which would be a really big oeps...
robert and i are thinking we would stick around europe for a few more years before moving to indonesia to start our indo design domination (haha!) and build our empire... :)
actually, on a more practical level, robert says it is better if i am pregnant in indo, so it is easier for him to get me the food i'll likely be craving *pempek palembang, soto mie, duren and asinan bogor probably* and i'll be close to my parents. i thought that was a really funny thing of him to say!
Posted by Yasmina at April 27, 2005 06:09 PM
Comments
Hiks... Yazz... jadi dikau rencana live for good di Indo yahh? Gue masih belom tau nih... tp Duren sih jelas2 cannot stand living in Jakarta! Btw, gw masih minat dong bu utk apply job. Tp masalahnya portfolio site gw ngga kunjung kelar nih.. kacaw! Deadlinenya ampe kapan sih Yaz? O'on bangeds yah gue.. abis kmrn2 gw udah give up kerjaan design2an... malah nyarinya yg administrasi2 gitu... gebleg yahh?
Salut deh gw! so many things you have accomplished within a decade... you go girl!
yasmina: hehe, thanks... ntar gw email kamu dgn details kerjaannya yah...
Posted by: Lely at April 27, 2005 11:57 PM
waduh yas, akhirnya akhirnya aku bisa buka blogmu :)
bikin minder aja kamu yas, 10 thn udah bisa ngapa2in ,udah di negeri org wiiih, salut ;)
sukses dgn semua rencana ya, setuju dgn robert tuh apalagi kalo di indonesia, bisa minta tolong bantuin ngurus anak ke keluarga, gak kayak di sini, semua mesti sendiri :(
Posted by: retno at April 29, 2005 11:14 AM
Wow, impressive Yas! Way to go and I'm sure you will be doing a whole lot more! Oh, I wonder when you will be sporting the baby belly?!?! hehehehahaha ;)
Cheers!
Posted by: Kathya at April 29, 2005 11:57 AM
jadi malu ah... these are just ordinary accomplishments kok, gue yakin utk orang laen bekerja di restoran sbg waitress bkn hal yg dibanggakan, tp gue bangga karena gue jadi belajar masak, hehe...
Posted by: yasmina at April 29, 2005 01:06 PM
yay.. mo pindah indo beneran nih?
kalau online kok gak pernah bales pmku sih?
Posted by: godote at May 1, 2005 08:06 PM
WOW....I love this posting yasmina! It is amazing what someone like you can do in 10 years! I admire you sooooo muchhhhhh your stories are great, your heart immense. I miss you, mon :)
Posted by: Monica at May 4, 2005 02:43 AM
