"Malam, neng."

"Malam. Tumben sendirian? Diko nggak ikut?"

"Aku suruh pulang duluan. Capai sekali dia sepertinya."

"Nah kamu sendiri nggak lelah? Kalian kan selalu bareng. Kerja bareng. Makan bareng. Ke gym bareng. Jangan-jangan mandi juga bareng?"

"Cuma kalau terpaksa. Iya deh, aku ngaku. Aku bilang aku mau mampir ke sini. Dia langsung tahu diri dan milih pulang."

I've never been this angry in my life! Oops, sorry. I mean...

I'VE NEVER BEEN THIS ANGRY IN MY LIFE!

Did I ever let you down? Was I ever unfaithful to you? Dude! Come on!

I always rush home to you every Saturday and Sunday nights. I often jettison one of the things I love most (read: sleeping) to be with you in the wee morning hours. I have even taken leave to spend quality time before you. Gosh, I spend 27 bucks on you every month!

It's so far been a good weekend. In fact, I have to say, this has got to be my best in a while.

Finally stepped on the basketball court again -- the first time in 2006 -- and went crazy. I arrived at nine (a record) and didn't leave until almost one (also a record).

Also a first in this young year, a jamming session. Sang my heart out -- yup, you read that one right, yours truly on vocals -- and had a great time with the old guys.

[Previously -- a long time ago...]

I reached Allan Chia's office at five minutes to two. There was nothing special about the building -- or the company itself, for that matter. It was one of those small firms barely surviving the economic crisis and not yet having recovered fully. From what Chia had told me, I knew there were twenty-three people currently employed. Of those, eight were contractors and only five had been with the company for more than two years, Chia included. Just one of those companies, indeed.

It was the first time I went on a trip with my own camera. So please bear with the showing-off, thank you.

First, a lil summary. Given the rare event of the five of us being in the same place at the same time and noone actually -- and unbelievably -- having other plans, our parents decided it was time to go on a trip as a family. So go on a trip as a family we did. To Bali, for four days and three nights.

BTW, I just realized that our last trip as a complete family before last week had been back in '96. We visited SG -- my first time overseas. Since then, our "family" trips have always seen one -- sometimes two -- family member missing. A rare event, indeed.

Back in Jakarta, I was surprisingly not in the mood to go out that much. So I mostly stayed at home, spending time with endless DVDs (from my bros' room) and food (from my mom's fridge). Still, I was fortunate enough to enjoy the company of some great people in my life.