Madonna's Quotes

A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That's why they don't get what they want.

Sometimes, you have to be a bitch to get things done.

I'm tough, ambitious and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.

Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.

I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in and going after your dreams.

It takes a REALLY big man to fill my shoes.

Freedom comes when you learn to let go. Creation comes when you learn to say no.

Are you ready to start a revolution? Are you ready to change a history?

The critics have been writing me off for 20 years. That's nothing new. As far as I know, I still have plenty of fans and sell lots of records. Do I care what critics say about me! No, and I don't read reviews.


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Happy Birthday to ME!!

yes.. Happy Birthday to Me!!!!!

No matter how I hate the birthday since I always want to stay young.. but still, 8 December is my birthday...

Well, I'm officially reach my 23rd years of my life on earth... What's the difference? Eventho' everything is way more better than 5 or 6 years ago; i have my stable job, i have my own money, i have invented a few uniqueness in me that can make me proud of myself, i have been more mature... but there are still a few dreams and wishes that stay unreachable until now... and it distracts me from enjoying my life... not that I'm not thankful for my life, but it makes me feel incomplete and desperate...sometimes...

I have a faith that someday I'll have everything i've been dreaming of.. but the question remain are "When?" and "How?"  I believe in God, but I also believe in struggle... for me without one of them, its impossible to reach our dreams... So what I need to do now is to struggle... but HOW????

Yesterday, my BF got an offer from a drilling company.. They offered a big numerous of benefits for him, and he discussed it with me and said that maybe he could ask them to increase the benefits..
He asked my opinion about it, and all i can say was "its up to you... your life, your decision"

I know, that i should be more supportive, but its just hard to be supportive when that is your dream that he catch and for him it wasn't enough.. D*MN IT!!!! I feel like i want to scream  in front of him, "HEY I'M DYING TO GET THAT JOB!!! AND NOW YOU JUST MAKE IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS NOTHING FOR YOU!!!!!"

Still..for me, sometimes life is unfair.. there are some people that dying to get something, but that thing is given to another people that don't really need it...

Yes, this is the reason why i hate getting older... when we was in school, life was just so right... everyone got the same question in exam, if you can answer it right, then you'll get a good score, but if you can't answer it, you'll get a bad one... but the more you grow up, life is not give you the same test, the same question and the same opportunity with others... that's why i called it unfair..

After all, that's my random thoughts in my birthday.. not a good thought, but a real one :)

Here I Am - Bryan Adams

 

Here I am - this is me
There's no where else on earth I'd rather be
Here I am - it's just me and you
And tonight we make our dreams come true

It's a new world - it's a new start
It's alive with the beating of young hearts
It's a new day - it's a new plan
I've been waiting for you
Here I am

Here we are - we've just begun
And after all this time - our time has come
Ya here we are - still goin' strong
Right here in the place where we belong

Here I am - this is me
There's no where else on earth I'd rather be
Here I am - it's just me and you
And tonight we make our dreams come true

Here I am - next to you
And suddenly the world is all brand new
Here I am - where I'm gonna stay
Now there's nothin standin in our way
Here I am - this is me

Complicated - Rihanna

You're not easy to love

Why is everything, with you so complicated?
Why do you make it hard to love you

Ohh.. I hate it?
Cause if you really wanna be alone

I would throw my hands up cause baby I tried
But everything with you is so complicated,
Oh why?

Sometimes I get you, Sometimes I don’t understand.
Sometimes I love you, Sometimes it's you I can't stand.
Sometimes I wanna hug you, Sometimes I wanna push you away.
Most times I wanna kiss you, Other times put you and every minute you start switching up
And you say things like, ‘ You don't give a f*uck!'
Then I say, ‘I'm through with you.' Take my heart from you.  

And you come running after me, 

and, baby, I'm back with you.

Why is everything, with you so complicated?
Why do you make it hard to love you

Ohh..I hate it?
Cause if you really wanna be alone, 

I would throw my hands up cause baby I tried
But everything with you is so complicated,
Oh, why?

Sometimes I catch you, Sometimes you get away
Sometimes I read you, Other times I’m like, ‘Where are you on the page?’
Sometimes I feel like we will be together forever
But you’re so complicated my heart and all is bitter.

Why is everything with you so complicated?
Why do you make it hard to love you

Ohh..I hate it?
Cause if you really wanna be alone, 

I would throw my hands up cause baby I tried

But everything with you is so complicated,
Oh, why?

You Make Me Wanna Die

Never thought I'd be a fan of this band.. but suddenly I become one...

I've never were a fan of Jenny Humphrey or even Taylor Momsen.. so I've never interested on hearing her band.. especially after the first time I tried to listen to their song (I forgot the title) and I found out it was weird.. with her screaming like a mess.. My first impression was bad...

 

But everything has changed after I heard their single "You Make Me Wanna Die" become a soundtrack of Gossip Girl for Chuck and Blair scene, which is match with the situation... then I tried to download it, it took me one day until I finally got the full version of the song (since my internet was act like a biatch) and guess what.. I love it! I even love Taylor's voice, she really really can sing after all... and their songs remind me of Evanescence, but with a different taste of course... 

I think their album "Light Me Up" is a good album.. it consists of 10 songs which aren't disappointing at all!!

I miss this kind of music, so I'm glad I've found this album.. Maybe I should mention my favorite song, but really its hard to choose, but let's try : My Medicine, Make Me Wanna Die, Light Me Up, Miss Nothing, Nothing Left to Lose and You..

After all, I may give 8/10 for this album :)

Want to hear their album, here's the download link :)

Have a blessed

1] Prayer is not a "spare wheel" that you pull out when in  trouble, but it is a "steering wheel" that directs the right path throughout.

2] Why is a Car's WINDSHIELD is so large & the Rear view Mirror is so small? Because our PAST is not as important as our FUTURE. So, Look Ahead and Move on.

3] Friendship is like a BOOK. It takes few seconds to burn, but it takes years to write.

4] All things in life are temporary.  If going well, enjoy it, they will not last forever. If going wrong, don't worry, they can't last long either.

5] Old Friends are Gold! New Friends are Diamond! If you get a Diamond, don't forget the Gold! Because to hold a Diamond, you always need a Base of Gold!

6] Often when we lose hope and think this is the end, GOD smiles from above and says "Relax, sweetheart, it's just a bend, not the end!

7] When GOD solves your problems, you have faith in HIS abilities; when GOD doesn't solve your problems HE has faith in your abilities.

8] A blind person asked St. Anthony: "Can there be anything worse than losing eye sight?" He replied: "Yes, losing your vision!"  

9] When you pray for others, God listens to you and blesses them, and sometimes, when you are safe and happy, remember that someone has prayed for you.

10] WORRYING does not take away tomorrow's TROUBLES, it takes away today's PEACE. If you really enjoy this, please pass to others. It may brighten someone's day...

Sent from my Gemma ~ The Lovely Pinkberry™

War at The Roses

Woohooo!!! I love this episode!!! I can't believe I had to wait until 5 episode to find another EPICsode of GG Season 4, but its worth the wait.. TOTALLY!!!!
Okay enough with the over-excited prologue, let's start to write my thoughts on this episode :)

 

 

BLAIR'S BIRTHDAY

It's fall and it's Blair's birthday!!! I love B's birthday, because she's going to be the Queen of the day...! Not to mention, but IMHO this is the only day where she can really free from Serena-as-the-queen shadow... but no worry, because for me, Blair is the Queen of this show, no matter what! :)
I love her facial expression when she's preparing the invitation :) she looks great and happy :)

SERENA AND THE PROFESSOR

  I just don't get it!! They're having coffees and talking about life, but their facial expression and gesture (especially for Serena) is not the gesture of having a light-chit-chat. And its kinda disgust me, because one : he is the professor and she is the student, two : it was totally her idea to come and "having some coffees" with Collin, while from what i see on the show, that Collin's cool with "the wait" and she's the one who's not.. well, i don't know why the writers did this to S, because it makes her looks (sorry to say) like a Stupid-Blonde-Girl.. and seriously, how could she easily get into Columbia and Brown and even Yale while Blair was struggling so hard just to get into these college!?!?!?

NJBC

  The NJBC!!!!! Yay!!! So happy to see them sitting together, just four of them :) I forgot when was the last time they're in one scene together?? :p
I love the intervention of Nate and Serena in Chuck and Blair's problem :) Thanks God, they're all still BFF after all :)

BLAIR DRINKS

  Love her way to drink!! She's Blair after all :) While Nate looks bored, Chuck looks.. what... looks horn? :D

CB STARES

  I know this scene is cliche, but its Chuck and Blair..!! Even in the cliche-est moment, they still can make me giggles.. :) and i love how Blair looks so awkward when she refuse to having a handshake with Chuck... :) *still giggle*

SERENA AND JULIET OUTFIT

  Anyone notice the similarity? Coz i see a lot of it in this picture... The LBD, light colour blazer, even the handbags are look alike.. its like you can fold that picture and it'll be a mirror of Serena and Juliet...

 Again.. anyone notice the similarity? :) I notice one similarity : The Dress. Look at the straps and the backless..

WRONG PHOTOGRAPHS

  Picture number 1 : I thought it was taken, when Chuck and Blair came to a religius camp to find Georgina Sparks (in S2) and as far as I remember, B was never leave the car until she leaves with the car, so how can she have this picture with Chuck?

Picture number 2 : Remember that outfit? From the Pilot episode? Ring a bell.. CMIIW but in that episode, B and S was kinda having a cold war, so its not possible to having this kind of picture...

Picture number 3 & 4 : B looks so happy in both picture.. but if i'm not mistaken, she was sad in both scene..  the Dorota's wedding, I can't even remember she was smiling in the ceremony, because all I remember is she was sad  in that episode.. and picture number 4, remember when Chuck told Blair, that he didn't want her anymore? Remember B's hair and headband? yup.. that's in picture number 4..

so the conclusion : its not Blair's photographs, but Leighton's ones :p

MOTHER AND DAUGHTER TALK

  My favorite scene of the show!! Eleanor is a great mother...she's even better than Lily i think :)

Quoting her :
"Nothing around you ever is (boring).."
"I shot myself off for a long time after your father left. I was cold and hard, then I met Cyrus and he taught me that, sometimes you have to allow yourself to be weak in order to grow stronger."
"You don't have to lose the girl to be a woman. You just need to think.. maybe about how many people are going to be around the next time you let her out."

THE BEST PART : PIANO SEX!!!!!

  Finally!!! I can't stop watching this scene over and over and over again.. and never get bored!!! Piano sex? its just WOW!! Love love love this episode!!!! :D

Hungover - Ke$ha

And now the party's over
And everybody's gone
I'm left here with myself and I wonder what went wrong

And now my heart is broken
Like the bottles on the floor
Does it really matter?
Or am I just hungover you...

Sent from my Gemma ~ The Lovely Pinkberry™

Speak Now

Thank God!!

This girl finally released her new album :)

Because actually-but-not-so-surprisingly I miss her song :)

But its kinda boring listening to "Love Story" and "You Belong With Me" parade over and over again,

And I don't know why, but her latest collaboration with Boys Like Girls and John Mayer is disappointing me,

Well, maybe I just love her singing alone :D

And my review about this album is GREAT!!

I'm happy.. because the one and only Taylor Swift I know finally BACK!

Since the first time I heard her single "Haunted", I knew that I would love her new album,

just like the first time I  listened to "Love Story" <3

No wonder she have won too many awards, even though I doubted her Live Performance,

but she's great as a musician...

And with her humble personality, I think its not a mistake to loving this girl :)

Well then, if you want to listen to her new album, here's the link :)

Leighton in Marie Claire UK (Dec 2010)

 Tucked Up
'Mimicking a bob with long hair gives a different silhouette, accentuates the jawline and gives extra body,' says celebrity stylist for Herbal Essences Charles Baker Strahan. To get this wild texture, first prep with Sebastian Microweb Fiber, £14.10. Strahan tossled the hair from side to side, ruffling up the lengths, then threw a jacket over Leighton's shoulders and hair.

 Plaited Bun
'I'm anti-glam when it comes to wearing my hair up - I like it a bit undone with lots of flyaways,' says Leighton. Strahan says, 'Rake back hair with your fingers and secure the pony on the crown. Then plait the tail, wind it around the base, secure with pins and leave the ends visible.'

 Punky Topknot
After seasons of ladylike updos, it seems topknots are now the pinnacle of sexiness, giving a rebellious look. 'This is a dangerous party-girl 'do', says Leighton. Strahan says, 'Wash hair with Herbal Essences Dazzling Shine Shampoo and Conditioner, £1.99 each, then twist small sections and pin to the head until you get to the nape of your neck.'

 Dipped Ends
If you want to keep your colour from looking too try-hard, sun-kissed ends work well. 'Dipping the ends with a light colour gives a cool, lived-in edge,' says Strahan. Try Daniel Hersheson Micro Uplifting Treatment, from £65, or paint ends with Clairol Nice 'n Easy in Natural Ultra Lightm £6.99.

Smokey Eyes
'I advise everyone to flirt with their eyes,' says Leighton. 'People will approach you more and you'll feel more confident.' To get this smoky look, paint Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner in Black Ink, £15, across the eyelids, winging the colour out at the edges. Smudge Lancome Crayon Kohl Noir, £15, on the bottom lashes. Finish with jet-black mascara like Dior Diorshow Mascara, £21.50.

 Disco Pout
'When I put on lipstick, I don't need much else,' says Hollywood actress and Herbel Essences spokesmodel Leighton Meester. Use Dior rouge Dior Haute Couleur Lipstick in Blazing Red, £22, then top with glitter for Studio 54 drama.

source: marieclaire.co.uk

There's a spark in you...

 

I love this song, the lyrics is so deep and meaningful..

and also INSPIRING...

and Katy Perry made the video that match the message of the song..

I love her even more after seeing the video! :)

*even though I always thought that she marry the wrong guy..hahaa.. :)

Which HIMYM Character Am I?

Which How I Met Your Mother Character Are You?

More on How I Met Your Mother. Created by BuddyTV

Just realized that i have a few similarities with Lily Aldrin :)

"You are very faithful, but are prone to bouts of jealousy.." well, this sounds like me..

"You're often confused about the direction of your life.." yes.. yes.. that's me..

"You got riled up if someone wrongs you and will go as far as necessary to exact justice.." ME..totally

added : long time relationship, clumsy, live her life mistakes free.. and you got Lily Aldrin or ME.. :) 

Fight For This Love - Cheryl Cole

Is it better is it worst
Are we sitting in reverse
Its just like we´re going backwards
I know where I want this to go
We´re driving fast but lets go slow
what i don't wanna do is crash no

Just know you´re not in this thing alone
There´s always a place in me that you can call home
Whenever you feel like we´re growing apart
Let´s just go back to the start

Anything that´s worth having
Is sure enough worth fighting for
Quitings out of the question
When it gets tough gotta fight some more
We gotta fight for this love
If its worth having its worth fighting for

 

I don´t know where we´re heading
I´m willing and ready to go
We can´t drive it so fast we just need to slow down
And just roll

 

 ==00==

 

Happy 6th Anniversary, Mr.T..

Thanks for always been there for me after all this time..

In better or worse...

Never imagined that we can go this far, but see..

WE MADE IT!

No matter how bad the situation is...

Or how awful the odds and obstacles have tried to ruin us...

I'm glad that we've always choose to stay strong..

And I am proud to say, that

WE GOTTA FIGHT FOR THIS LOVE

because OUR LOVE IS WORTH fighting for :)

I love you, T..

Always have and always will..

 

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How - Maroon 5

I'm asking for your help
I am going through hell
Afraid nothing can save me but the sound of your voice 

Why must we be so ugly
And please do not think hell of me
Why does the one you love
Become the one who makes you want to cry 

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The Answered Prayers

Berapa persen dari seluruh doa kamu yang dikabulkan oleh Tuhan?

Have you ever count? Apakah dibawah 50% atau justru diatas 50%?

Kemarin gw denger satu cerita tentang seorang cendekiawan muslim yang juga seorang tokoh pluralisme dan tokoh agama Islam yang cukup disegani (tapi gw lupa namanya :D), beliau adalah teman Gus Dur dan Nurcholis Madjid, and once upon a time, seseorang bertanya pertanyaan yang sama ke beliau.. 

"Berapa persen dari seluruh doa Bapak yang dikabulkan oleh Tuhan?"

And his answer is :

"2%. Hanya 2% dari seluruh doa saya yang dikabulkan oleh Tuhan. Kalau aja ada agama yang Tuhan-nya mau mengabulkan doa umat-Nya 100%, saya mau pindah ke agama itu. Tapi pada kenyataannya, ngga ada agama yang Tuhan-nya mau mengabulkan doa umat-Nya 100%, maka saya tetap pada agama saya. Tetapi saya justru bersyukur karena hanya 2% dari seluruh doa saya yang dikabulkan oleh Tuhan, karena itu berarti 98% kehidupan saya diatur oleh Tuhan, bukan oleh kemauan dan keinginan saya. Mungkin kalau 98% kehidupan saya tidak diatur oleh Tuhan, saya tidak akan menjadi saya yang sekarang, saya tidak akan jadi seorang cendekiawan atau tokoh agama. Karena itu bersyukurlah kalau hanya sedikit dari doa Anda yang dikabulkan oleh Tuhan, karena itu artinya sebagian besar kehidupan Anda diatur oleh Tuhan."

Wew.. what an answer...! 

Gw selalu berpendapat kalau manusia seharusnya membiarkan saja hidupnya diatur oleh Tuhan. Dan karena pendapat ini, gw selalu mengusahakan isi doa gw adalah bersyukur dan tidak meminta, karena Tuhan lebih tau apa yang gw butuhkan dibandingkan diri gw sendiri.. dan Tuhan pasti akan memberikan segala sesuatu yang gw butuhkan itu bahkan tanpa gw minta. 

Gw selalu berprinsip bahwa Tuhan selalu menjawab doa umat-Nya, yang berbeda adalah jawaban dari doa itu, ada doa yang dijawab dengan "Ya", ada doa yang dijawab dengan "Boleh, tapi....", dan ada juga yang dijawab dengan jawaban simpel "Tidak". 

Hanya kadang, manusia yang sering salah menerjemahkan arti jawaban tersebut. Menurut manusia, doa yang dijawab adalah doa yang harus dijawab dengan "Ya" dan saat jawaban dari doa itu bukan "Ya", manusia menganggap doanya tidak dijawab. 

Gw pernah berpikir, kalau doa yang dijawab dengan "Ya" adalah salah satu cobaan yang diberikan Tuhan buat manusia. Karena menurut gw, manusia itu ngga pernah benar-benar tau apa yang dia minta dan kalau Tuhan mengizinkan dia mengambil keputusan untuk hidupnya, itu adalah suatu proses pembelajaran. 

Bukannya ngga mungkin, doa yang dikabulkan itu justru membawa cobaan yang lebih berat kepada si manusia, sehingga manusia itu kembali meminta hal yang lain sebagai penggantinya, dan saat permintaan itu dikabulkan lagi, siklus yang sama akan kembali terulang... Pemikiran ini sering membuat gw takut untuk meminta... Gw ngga tau, pemikiran ini benar atau salah, yang gw tau adalah gw lebih memilih untuk memasrahkan diri dari awal kepada Tuhan, daripada harus memaksa Tuhan mengabulkan permintaan yang gw sendiri belum tau baik atau buruknya buat kehidupan gw kedepannya. 

Gw pernah denger quote ini dari seorang penulis bernama Truman Capote (everyone must've heard at least one of his notable works : Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood) :

"Answered prayers cause more tears than those that remain unanswered" - Saint Teresa of Ávila

and i think, well.. maybe it's true.

 So, how many percent of your prayers that has already been answered?

I Want To Be Forever Young

Yup, akhir-akhir ini gw semakin terobsesi dengan kemudaan.

I do really want to be (so badly.. seriously!) FOREVER YOUNG.

Gw beruntung dilahirkan di bulan Desember, sehingga ulang tahun (baca : pertambahan usia resmi) gw selalu jatuh pada akhir tahun.

Gw beruntung bisa dapet kesempatan untuk nyelesaiin masa SMA gw dalam waktu 2 tahun (walaupun kadang juga gw sesali, karena hampir ga ada memory yang nyangkut di ingatan gw tentang masa SMA :p).

Gw beruntung bisa nyelesaiin kuliah gw lebih cepet juga daripada jadwalnya.

Gw beruntung bisa masuk ke dunia kerja lebih cepat, walaupun belum tentu jenjang karier juga meningkat sama cepatnya (tapi gw yakin, gw pasti bisa sampai ke tujuan gw lebih cepat juga.. Have a faith!), tapi paling ngga gw belajar segala sesuatunya lebih cepat...

Gw jadi seperti terobsesi untuk belajar banyak hal "mumpung" gw masih muda. Gw ga mau, saat gw udah tua nanti, gw duduk dan merenung terus bilang, "Kenapa dulu gw ga begini.. begitu..."

Penyesalan memang selalu datang belakangan, tapi kata Mark Twain, nantinya kita akan lebih menyesali sesuatu yang tidak kita lakukan dibandingkan yang telah kita lakukan.

Gw bersyukur, dalam waktu dua setengah tahun setelah gw lulus kuliah, gw merasa cukup berkembang, karena telah mempelajari beberapa hal yang sama sekali belum gw kenal atau mengerti sebelumnya.  But enough is never enough, well at least for me. Semakin gw merasa mempelajari sesuatu yang baru, semakin gw merasa banyak yang tidak gw ketahui. Dan yang paling menghibur buat gw adalah, gw masih muda dan punya cukup waktu untuk mempelajarinya.

Kadang gw juga ga tau apa gunanya pelajaran itu buat gw, buat tujuan gw, tapi gw cuma ingin belajar...

Gw cuma pengen jadi tau, gw cuma pengen jadi ngerti.. dan kadang itu berubah setiap saat, tapi ngga pernah berkurang, selalu bertambah...

Psikologi, 

Arsitektur, 

Bisnis, 

Sipil, 

Keuangan,

Marketing,

Komputer,

Motivasi,

Photoshop, 

Autocad, 

Teknik Drilling,

Tenis, 

Bahasa Inggris, 

Bahasa Perancis, 

Bahasa Spanyol, 

Bahasa Italia,

Bahasa Rusia,

Tarot,

Poker,
Jahit,
Dancing,
Menulis,

And the list will still goes on and on and on...

dan gw belum tau kapan bisa ngewujudin semuanya :) mudah-mudahan dengan gw menuliskannya disini, bisa jadi penyemangat dan acuan buat gw ngewujudinnya satu persatu..  :) aminn...

Dan inilah alasan gw jadi terobsesi untuk tetap muda, supaya gw bisa mempelajari semuanya... :)

"Live like you're going to die tomorrow, but learn like you're gonna live forever." - Confusius

NB : satu lagi, gw takut keriput... believe it or not, but i really do!

I hate myself when..

I start comparing my life with others.. Yes, I hate it,but I keep doing it sometimes..coz its a guilty pleasure..

The positive : it gives me pressure but also encourage me to learn more and work harder in order to change my life to reach the higher (or at least the same) level as others that I'm comparing myself with.

The negative : sometimes its growing up and become a little spark of envy-ness.. And I hate it! I hate when I envy people.. Its like I am not be grateful for everything that God has given to me..

Maybe I need to remember this phrase over and over again to at least make me calm : "Rejeki itu ga ketuker."

Again : "have a faith,fan.. have a faith!"

Sent from my Gemma ~ The Lovely Pinkberry™

So they say, people change...

Hari ini ada dua kabar bahagia datang dari dua sahabat gw waktu kuliah...yang pertama datangnya pagi-pagi banget dan kabar itu adalah panggilan kerja buat sahabat gw, Ms.A... waktu ngedengernya, gw ngerasa bahagiaaaa banget.. karena sebelum ini, dia sempet kepikiran untuk ga mau kerja kantoran.. dia pengen punya usaha sendiri... ya emang sih ngga salah juga, tapi menurut gw, sayang aja kalo sampe ijazah S1 nya ga dimanfaatin, yaah.. at least buat ngumpulin modal aja lah.. :) *my thought, no offense ;p* 

Dan dengan adanya panggilan pekerjaan ini, gw ngerasa dia udah mulai beranjak dari cara pikirnya yang lama menjadi lebih terbuka dan mau nyoba hal baru :) that's good for her..and i'm happy for it :)

Selanjutnya dari sahabat gw Ms.B, daaannn beritanyaa adaalaahh..... SHE'S GETTING MARRIED!! 
Dan itu minggu depan, tanggal 10 Oktober 2010.. that's surprised me, coz no one knows that she's getting married this october, i thought she was intent to keep it as surprise.. and its succeed,, i'm SURPRISED!!

I'm so happy for both of them, they're now entering a new stage of life that surely will change their life forever :)  Just like people say, age change, people change and life change...but sometimes i feel like i'm not ready yet for changes... no matter how good or even bad the changes are.. i often want something to stay as it is.. :(

Gw bukan orang yang benci koq sama perubahan, gw suka sama perubahan, bahkan ga jarang gw menantikan perubahan.. tapi disaat perubahan itu terjadi, entah kenapa gw merasa kehilangan... kehilangan sesuatu yang lama karena digantikan dengan hal yang baru... 

Kadang kalo gw memikirkan perubahan yang terjadi sama orang-orang di sekitar gw, gw selalu berpikir, perubahan signifikan apa yang udah terjadi dalam diri dan kehidupan gw yang mungkin bisa disetarakan dengan perubahan yang terjadi sama mereka.... bukan, bukan ga mau kalah, apalagi iri, tapi semata-mata, gw cuma mau berkaca, kemana gw udah membawa hidup gw sekarang dan apa yang harus gw lakukan lagi untuk bisa sampai ke tujuan hidup gw...

Karena sesedih apapun gw saat perubahan itu terjadi, tapi gw akan tetap berusaha membuat perubahan dalam hidup gw (for good) :)

"Life is full of changes. But the important stuff doesn't change." - Lily (How I MetYour Mother)

Halo - Beyonce Knowless

Remember those walls I built
Well, baby they're tumbling down
And they didn't even put up a fight
They didn't even make up a sound

I found a way to let you in  
But I never really had a doubt
Standing in the light of your halo
I got my angel now

It's like I've been awakened
Every rule I had you breakin'
It's the risk that I'm takin'
I ain't never gonna shut you out

Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby I can see your halo
You know you're my saving grace

You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away

I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo

Hit me like a ray of sun
Burning through my darkest night
You're the only one that I want
Think I'm addicted to your light

I swore I'd never fall again
But this don't even feel like falling
Gravity can't forget
To pull me back to the ground again

Feels like I've been awakened
Every rule I had you breakin'
The risk that I'm takin'
I'm never gonna shut you out

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NB : I dedicated this song for Mr. T, who's surrounding me with his warm embrace and his "Halo" everywhere :) thanks for always be my saving grace, you're the only one i need... Love you! :)

I hate myself when...

I envy someone who's surprisingly luckier than me (see..even my phrase is so cynical)
I know its all up to me to make my own luckiness.. But I always thought that its not fair how someone else get something (that I will die for) so easily and (pathetically) effortless.. :(

God I hate this feeling.. I hope I could be happy when I see someone else's happiness..but sometimes its just too hard to accept..

Well, maybe its not my time yet :) I believe that someday I will get there too.. The place where I belong.. :) *have a faith,fan.. Have a faith!*


Sent from my Gemma ~ The Lovely Pinkberry™

Let’s talk about : Cesc Fabregas (Part I)

1. Kapten tim Arsenal
2. Seorang gelandang bertahan 
3. Pemilik nomer punggung 4 di Arsenal
4. Pemilik nomer punggung 10 di Timnas Spanyol
5. Baru berusia 23 tahun
6. Dulu bersekolah di klub sepakbola Barcelona
7. Teman kecil Pique dan Messi

Dan masih banyak fakta lain mengenai Cesc Fabregas yang mungkin ga bisa gw sebutin satu persatu disini, karena gw juga ga tau terlalu banyak tentang dia :D *tanpa mengurangi fakta bahwa dengan fisik seperti itu, dia jauh lebih pantas jadi model daripada atlet :p

Baiklah, bukan itu yang akan gw tulis disini, karena gw mau mencoba menulis tentang sedikit perjalanan Cesc Fabregas saat dia baru pindah ke Arsenal.  Cesc pindah ke Arsenal saat dia baru berusia 16 tahun. Dia dibeli oleh Arsenal dari Barca, sebelum dia sempat bergabung dengan tim inti Barcelona. 

Dia memang sangat berbakat dalam sepakbola dan juga dalam kepemimpinan (no wonder dia bisa jadi kapten pada usia 21 tahun). Cesc masuk ke sekolah sepakbola Barca sebagai angkatan 1987 (berdasarkan tahun kelahiran) bersama dengan Pique dan Messi. Salah satu supir bus yang selalu mengantar mereka berlatih sepakbola mengatakan bahwa dari kecil bakat kepemimpinan Cesc sudah terlihat, Cesc lah yang selalu menentukan lagu apa yang mereka dengarkan selama perjalanan.

Dan walaupun gw ngga tau hal ini ada hubungannya atau ngga dengan kemajuan karirnya, tapi waktu Cesc pindah ke asrama di La Masia, dia menempati kamar yang pernah ditempati oleh Joseph Guardiola dan Carles Puyol (what a coincidence :D)

Ternyata bakat Cesc Fabregas juga tercium oleh pihak Arsenal yang mencoba untuk membelinya pada tahun 2003. Semua orang tahu bahwa penawaran ini akhirnya berhasil memboyong Cesc untuk pindah ke London. Tapi satu hal yang sangat menarik buat gw adalah kepindahan ini dilakukan juga atas kemauan Cesc sendiri. Buat gw, ini adalah keputusan yang sangat besar yang dibuat oleh seseorang yang baru berusia 16 tahun.

Cesc Fabregas adalah seorang penggemar Barcelona sejati, dia sudah mendukung tim ini bahkan sejak belum genap berusia 1 tahun (dia pergi menonton pertandingan Barca pertamanya saat baru berusia 9 bulan bersama kakeknya). Bersekolah di La Masia, tentunya menjadi jalan untuk bisa mewujudkan mimpinya bermain bersama Barca. Tapi justru disaat mimpi itu semakin dekat untuk dicapai, Cesc memutuskan untuk meninggalkan Barca. Have you ever imagine yourself making this kind of decision?

Gw melihat ini sebagai “judi”, karena jika gw mengambil keputusan seperti itu, berarti gw menggantungkan mimpi gw untuk suatu hal yang bisa jadi jauh lebih baik buat gw, atau justru lebih buruk.  

Kenapa Cesc berani mengambil keputusan seperti ini? Karena dia tahu dia berbakat dan pantas untuk mendapatkan yang lebih baik. Dia mengambil keputusan ini, karena saat itu antrian untuk bisa masuk ke tim senior Barca sangat panjang, dan ia tahu, mungkin akan makan waktu yang cukup lama baginya untuk bisa masuk sebagai tim inti Barca. Dan percaya atau tidak, dia akhirnya menentukan jalannya sendiri. Jalan yang benar-benar layak bagi seorang Cesc Fabregas.

Dia memilih untuk keluar dari Barca, tanpa betul-betul tahu apa yang akan dia dapatkan di masa depan karena keputusannya ini. Dia hanya memiliki keyakinan, bahwa ia layak untuk mendapatkan apa yang ia rasa terbaik baginya.  Nekat? Menurut gw bukan, karena dia sudah cukup memperhitungkan resikonya. Bila ia memutuskan untuk tetap tinggal di Barca, dia tahu bahwa waktu untuk bisa memulai karir di tim inti akan sangat lama. Dan bila ia mengambil kesempatan ini (pindah ke Arsenal), mungkin belum tentu lebih baik daripada di Barcelona, tapi siapa yang bisa tahu kalau ternyata bisa lebih baik, bila ia tidak mencobanya. Menurut gw, ini adalah memperhitungkan resiko dan mengambil kesempatan yang ada.

Apakah hidupnya langsung berubah jadi lebih baik saat ia pindah ke Arsenal? Banyak dari kita yang akan bilang, “Iya, jelas...dia sekarang udah jadi kapten.” Tapi mungkin sedikit yang tahu kalau perjalanan yang dilalui Cesc sebelum menjadi Kapten adalah perjalanan yang cukup berat dan membuatnya kadang ingin menyerah.

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Pearl - Katy Perry

She is a pyramid
She was a hurricane
 

She could be a statue of liberty
She could be Joan of Arc
 

She was unstoppable
Moved fast as like an avalanche
 

She used to be a pearl
She used to rule the world

Can’t believe she’s become a shell of herself
Cause she used to be a pearl

Do you know that there’s a way out

You don’t have to be held down

Cause I used to be a shell...

But I woke up and grew strong and I can still go on
 

And no one can take my pearl
You don’t have to be a shell 

You’re the one that rules your world

You are strong and you’ll learn
That you can still go on
And you’ll always be a pearl
 

She is unstoppable

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What we want to be..

"When we were five, they asked us what we wanted to be when we grew up. Our answers were thing like astronaut, president, or in my case… princess.

When we were ten, they asked again and we answered - rock star, cowboy, or in my case, gold medalist. But now that we've grown up, they want a serious answer. Well, how 'bout this: who the hell knows?!

This isn't the time to make hard and fast decisions, its time to make mistakes. Take the wrong train and get stuck somewhere chill. Fall in love - a lot. Major in philosophy 'cause there's no way to make a career out of that. Change your mind. Then change it again, because nothing is permanent.

So make as many mistakes as you can. That way, someday, when they ask again what we want to be… we won't have to guess. We'll know." - Eclipse 

Sent from my Gemma ~ The Lovely Pinkberry™

Blair & Chuck Epicness

Blair : Just because you're dressed poorly doesn't mean you're not Chuck Bass. 

Chuck : Why would I want to be him?

Blair : You should've told me you got shot.

Chuck : I'm surprised you didn't shoot me yourself.

Blair : I have, many times, in my dreams. The good ones. But if you were really hurt, i would want to know. 

Chuck : When I woke up, my I.D was gone. Nobody knew who I was. Nobody was coming to look for me. I realized I might be alive, but Chuck Bass doesn't have to be.  

Blair : Changing your name doesn't change who you are. 

Chuck : It's a good start, a chance to live simply, earn people's respect, maybe become a person someone could love. 

Blair : Someone did love you...and... you owe it to her and everyone else you're leaving behind, not to run away which is what you're doing. And I don't think that great man you're talking about wanting to be is a coward. I think he would face up to what he did. 

Chuck : I destroyed the only thing I ever loved. 

Blair : I don't love you anymore. But it takes more than even you to destroy Blair Waldorf. 

Chuck : Your world would be easier if I didn't come back. 

Blair : That's true. But it wouldn't be my world without you in it.

Its all about the MONEY

How we manage our money shows our level of maturity.

Sent from my Gemma ~ The Lovely Pinkberry™

Perbedaan

Orang selalu bilang bahwa perbedaan itu indah...

perbedaan tidak selalu menjadi sesuatu yang merusak...

perbedaan justru bisa menjadi sesuatu yang indah bila kita bisa menyatukannya..

tetapi kadang, menyatukan perbedaan bukanlah hal yang mudah...

menyatukan perbedaan seringkali menyakitkan bagi kedua belah pihak...

menyatukan perbedaan justru akan memperlebar jurang perbedaan itu sendiri...

Pertanyaannya, perlukah kita menyatukan perbedaan?

Atau bisakah kita hanya menerimanya saja sebagai sebuah perbedaan?

Firework - Katy Perry

You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July

Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gunna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own

You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow

Maybe you're reason why all the doors are closed
So you can open one that leads you to the perfect road
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow
And when it's time, you'll know

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through

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Belles de Jour

Whoaa!! The first episode of season 4 finally aired on last monday :) I'm so excited, because they shoot  it in Paris! one of my favorite city :) with B&S traveling together all summer, i'm sure it won't fail to impress me :) 

And thanks to JS & SS, they did not ruin my big expectation on this show (again), Belles de Jour was GREAT!! With the same character we haven't seen in almost 4 months but with a new story and new city, what more can I say, it was a great way to start :) and let's hope they won't ruin it at the end of the season.. amen :)

Who can resist Paris...? It flooded the show with a great view and of course, as the result there were many great pictures on this episode :) so i've tried to collect my favorites and made it into this picspam which is spent the two hours of my life, but it was worth it :)

The show start with the story of B&S in Paris, while S was hanging out with a lot of boys, B spent a lot of her time alone. My most favorite picture here is the picture number 3, which shown B  who was sitting by herself and enjoying a good book :) and my second favorite is the picture number 4, B&the cupcakes, because she looks a lot like Alice in Wonderland :)

  

Back to NYC there were D&G taking care of newborn baby Milo. Even though i hate G, but i love her picture with baby Milo (picture number 1), because she looks like a gorgeous young mother (i know, Michelle DOES gorgeous). And my most favorite picture is actually the picture number 4, where B was standing in front of the famous painting, this scene was so artistic (my thought) :)

 

In the end of the episode, there were lack of good pictures actually :p but somehow i still have my favorite scenes in it :) the first one is Lily and Eleanor working together to throw a fashion show, i love it because it feels like seeing the older version of S&B :p and my next favorite is the pictures number 5, even though Lily and baby Milo looks cuter, but i prefer the father and son hug by Rufus and Dan, because i can feel the strong bond between them just to see this pic, like they are real :)

Last but not least, i love the little J MIA in this episode, this show is need LESS of her. And somehow i kinda like V, she's looking more gorgeous in this season and maybe it's also because she's not dating any boy of the upper east side, so i could like her more than before :)

Well, that's all my review about Belles de Jour episode and i can't wait for the next episode, Double Identity, where C&B are finally meet each other!! yay!!

Live Like We're Dying - The Script

We gotta start looking at the hands of the time we've been given
If this is all we got, then we gotta start thinking
If every second counts on a clock that's ticking
Gotta live like we're dying

We only got 86 400 seconds in a day to
Turn it all around or to throw it all away
We gotta tell them that we love them 

While we got the chance to say
Gotta live like we're dying

 

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Do you love your job?

Source : www.aceshowbiz.com

Waktu gw sekolah dulu, gw selalu pengen cepet lulus, supaya bisa kerja dan punya duit sendiri...yang ada dalam pikiran gw waktu itu, kerja jauh lebih enak daripada sekolah, ga ada PR yang harus dikerjain, malah tiap akhir bulan dapet gaji yang bisa dipake buat beli apa aja yang gw suka...

Tapi ternyata gw salah, kerja itu ga enak.. biarpun ga ada PR yang harus dikerjain, tapi tanggung jawab kita terhadap apa yang kita kerjain sekarang jauh lebih besar daripada cuma PR 10 atau 20 nomer yang harus dikumpulin besok pagi...dan gaji yang tadinya jadi motivasi utama gw buat kerja, tiba-tiba terasa ngga semenyenangkan dibanding waktu dibayangin dulu.. jumlah uang yang diterima setiap bulannya terasa ga cukup kalo dibandingkan dengan waktu, tenaga dan pikiran yang udah dikorbankan buat pekerjaan kita...

Hmm.. apa mungkin itu karena gw ga menikmati pekerjaan gw? karena kalo denger kata orang-orang, selama kita nikmatin pekerjaan kita, gaji itu bisa jadi nomer 2... bener ga sih? gw jadi mikir, apa aja sih faktor yang bisa bikin orang cinta sama pekerjaannya?

Akhirnya gw mencoba merangkum beberapa hal yang mungkin bisa jadi faktor penting yang bikin orang cinta sama pekerjaannya :

1. Kerja di perusahaan yang cukup punya nama
2. Gaji yang besar ditambah tunjangan yang cukup
3. Lingkungan kerja yang nyaman dan stabil
4. Adanya jenjang karir 
5. Jabatan yang tinggi
6. Kerja di bidang yang memang dicintai
7. Tempat kerja yang dekat dengan rumah
8. Pekerjaan yang santai
9. Waktu kerja yang fleksibel (khususnya buat perempuan)
10. Adanya jaminan hari tua

Dari gw lulus tahun 2008 sampe sekarang, gw udah kerja di dua tempat yang bener-bener berbeda dan ga ada salah satu dari keduanya yang bisa ngasih kesepuluh hal yang gw sebutin diatas.

Tempat kerja gw yang pertama, bisa dibilang cukup punya nama dan merupakan perusahaan yang cukup besar dengan jumlah karyawan yang hampir 300 orang, sebut saja perusahaan A. Perusahaan A merupakan sebuah perusahaan Tbk. Berhubung waktu itu gw masih fresh graduate, kerja di sebuah perusahaan yang cukup punya nama, pastinya udah jadi hal yang bagus. Ternyata setelah gw masuk di dalamnya, iklim kerja yang gw dapatkan sangat ngga stabil, struktur organisasi bisa berubah dengan sangat cepat, tergantung keinginan Direktur dan ini tentu saja mengganggu jalannya pekerjaan di dalam perusahaan tersebut. Belum lagi, permasalahan ekonomi yang terjadi akibat krisis tahun 2008, membuat gaji dan tunjangan karyawan menjadi prioritas kesekian, termasuk juga status kerja karyawan. Well, walaupun lingkungan kerja didalamnya cukup bersahabat sebenarnya, tapi dengan kondisi kerja yang ga stabil dan lokasi kantor yang jauh dari rumah gw (dan dari mana-mana juga sebenernya :p) membuat gw jadi agak gak betah kerja di perusahaan ini.

Tempat kerja gw yang kedua, jauh berbeda dari perusahaan A, katakanlah namanya perusahaan B. Perusahaan B memang ga setenar atau sebesar perusahaan A, tetapi iklim kerja disini sangat stabil dan mapan. Bahkan kalo boleh jujur, gaji dan tunjangan karyawan yang didapat disini jauh melebihi yang diberikan perusahaan A. Karena perusahaan B ini adalah perusahaan keluarga (bukan Tbk), jadi suasana kantornya pun sangat kekeluargaan dan boleh dibilang memberikan toleransi waktu yang cukup fleksibel (terutama untuk perempuan). Untuk pekerjaan, jujur gw jauh lebih menikmati pekerjaan gw di perusahaan B dibandingkan perusahaan A, karena job desc nya lebih jelas apalagi lokasi kantor yang dekat dengan rumah gw, otomatis menambah nilai plus perusahaan B. Tetapi mungkin karena ini adalah perusahaan keluarga, maka kelemahannya adalah jenjang karir yang agak lambat atau bisa dibilang kurang memungkinkan untuk didapatkan.

Dari pengalaman kerja di kantor yang berbeda, gw masih belum bisa menentukan apa sebenarnya yang lebih penting bagi seseorang untuk bisa bilang, "Yes, I do love my job," karena dari pengalaman gw, tiap pekerjaan memiliki kelebihan dan kekurangan yang berbeda satu dengan yang lain.

Gw coba belajar juga dari pengalaman orang lain di dekat gw. Ada yang pernah kerja di perusahaan bagus yang memberikan gaji yang juga bagus, dengan jabatan yang cukup oke, tapi lokasi kerja yang jauh dari peradaban (trust me, yang ini bener-bener jauh dari peradaban) dan waktu kerja yang sangat ngga fleksibel, akhirnya memutuskan untuk pindah ke tempat yang lain. Ada juga yang pernah kerja di perusahaan yang tidak terlalu tenar, tetapi memberikan gaji yang mungkin cukup bagus, walaupun tempat kerjanya jauh dari tempat tinggal, tetapi tidak membuat dia ingin pindah. Ada yang pernah kerja di perusahaan yang sedang-sedang saja, jabatan yang cukup oke, tetapi gaji dan lingkungan yang tidak mendukung, akhirnya memutuskan untuk keluar dari pekerjaannya. Dan berbagai cerita lain yang akhirnya gw rangkum dalam kesepuluh hal diatas.

Mungkin orang bisa bilang, "ya kuncinya adalah mencintai pekerjaan kita atau mengerjakan apa yang kita cintai." Tapi menurut gw, untuk bisa mencintai suatu pekerjaan pasti ada banyak faktor yang mempengaruhi. Karena walaupun apa yang kita kerjakan itu adalah bidang yang kita cintai, tapi kalo lingkungan kerja ga nyaman, gaji dan tunjangan tidak terjamin, apakah kita masih bisa bilang kita mencintai pekerjaan kita? Dan mungkin jarang ada pekerjaan yang bisa memberikan kesepuluh faktor yang gw sebutin diatas.

Jadi apa mungkin ada orang yang benar-benar-benar mencintai pekerjaannya? Menurut gw, ada. Tapi kalo untuk gw saat ini, gw masih belum tau gimana caranya supaya bisa sampai di titik itu. dan bisa dengan lantangnya bilang, "YES, I DO LOVE MY JOB!" 

Understanding the Oil Drilling Process (2)

Pemetaan lokasi minyak bumi di dalam air menggunakan seismology (source : Energy Institute)

Pemetaan Lokasi Minyak Bumi 

Orang yang bertanggungjawab untuk melakukan pencarian lokasi minyak bumi adalah seorang geologis. Mereka bertugas untuk menemukan lokasi sumber minyak bumi yang tepat. Beberapa tahun yang lalu, seorang geologis melakukannya dengan menafsirkan bentuk permukaan, batuan permukaan dan jenis tanah dan terkadang sampel kecil batuan dari dasar bumi yang diperoleh dengan pengeboran dangkal.

Geologis modern juga melakukan pemeriksaan terhadap batuan permukaan dan lahan, dengan bantuan dari penggambaran satelit. Namun demikian mereka juga menggunakan variasi metode untuk menemukan minyak bumi. Mereka dapat menggunakan sensitive gravity meters untuk mengukur perubahan kecil yang terjadi dalam medan gravitasi bumi yang akan mengindikasikan adanya aliran minyak dan sensitive magnetometers yang dapat mengukur perubahan kecil di dalam medan magnetic bumi yang disebabkan oleh aliran minyak bumi. Mereka juga dapat mendeteksi bau hidrokarbon dengan menggunakan sensitive electronic noses yang dinamakan sniffers. Metode terakhir yang paling umum digunakan adalah seismology, yaitu menghasilkan gelombang kejut (shock waves) yang dikirimkan melewati lapisan batuan tersembunyi dan menafsirkan gelombang yang diterima kembali di permukaan.

Gelombang kejut tersebut kemudian bergerak ke bawah permukaan bumi dan dipantulkan kembali oleh berbagai lapisan batuan. Pantulan ini kemudian bergerak kembali dengan kecepatan yang berbeda tergantung dari jenis atau kepadatan dari lapisan batuan yang harus dilalui oleh gelombang tersebut. Sensitive microphones atau alat deteksi getaran mendeteksi pantulan dari gelombang kejut tersebut – hydrophones untuk deteksi gelombang pada air, seismometers untuk deteksi gelombang pada tanah.

Setelah geologis menemukan kemungkinan lokasi minyak bumi, mereka kemudian menandai lokasi tersebut dengan menggunakan GPS pada tanah atau dengan menggunakan pelampung penanda pada air.

Persiapan Pengeboran Minyak

Setelah lokasi pengeboran dipilih, para peneliti kemudian melakukan survey terhadap area tersebut untuk menetapkan batasan dan melakukan analisis dampak lingkungan jika diperlukan. Perusahaan minyak juga memerlukan perjanjian sewa, judul dan hak penggunaan lahan sebelum melakukan pengeboran. Untuk lokasi lepas pantai, perlu ditetapkan juga yurisdiksi hukumnya.

Setelah proses legal selesai, selanjutnya tim berangkat ke lokasi untuk menyiapkan lahan :

1.      Lahan harus dibersihkan dan diratakan, jalan/jalur akses juga perlu dibuat.

2.     Karena dalam proses drilling diperlukan air, maka harus ada sumber air yang dapat digunakan disekitar lokasi pengeboran. Jika tidak ada sumber alami, maka dilakukan pengeboran sumur air.

3.      Para kru menggali lubang cadangan yang digunakan untuk membuang batuan dan lumpur selama proses pengeboran berlangsung. Lubang ini dilapisi dengan plastik agar tidak mencemari lingkungan disekitarnya. Jika lokasi tersebut adalah lokasi ecologically sensitive, seperti rawa atau hutan belantara, maka batuan dan lumpur harus dibuang diluar area tersebut – diangkut menggunakan truk.

Setelah area selesai disiapkan, para kru kemudian menggali beberapa lubang untuk membuat jalan untuk rig dan main hole. Lubang persegi yang dinamakan cellar digali disekitar lokasi lubang pengeboran. Cellar ini berfungsi untuk menyediakan ruang kerja di sekitar lubang untuk para pekerja dan perlengkapan pengeboran. Para kru kemudian mulai melakukan pengeboran main hole, seringkali dengan sebuah truk bor kecil daripada rig utama. Bagian pertama dari lubang itu lebih besar dan dangkal daripada bagian utama dan dilapisi pipa konduktor berdiameter besar. Para kru menggali lubang tambahan disisi luar untuk tempat penyimpanan peralatan sementara – saat lubang-lubang ini selesai dibuat, peralatan rig dapat dibawa dan di set up.

Berdasarkan keterpencilan lokasi pengeboran dan akses masuknya, maka diperlukan truk, helikopter atau perahu untuk mengangkut peralatan. Beberapa rig dibangun diatas kapal atau perahu untuk pekerjaan ditengah laut, dimana tidak tersedia pondasi untuk membangun rig (seperti di rawa atau danau).