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Friday, January 23, 2009

Visit to Aditya FM, Pekanbaru

Pertama datang, bawa cokelat n mau pamer novels hehe - can you believe that I was actually quite in a bad mood??? Demi pose di blog, harus pasang senyum no matter what!
23 January 2009

Well, well, well...
Di Pekanbaru itu, kita harus menghubungi orang yang "in charge" dan tidak bisa menitip pesan - kebanyakan pesan akan "tidak sampai"... That is what I learn. Maksudnya kacau balau deh, karena koordinator yang dulu mengatur wawancara jarak jauh Singapura-Pekanbaru ternyata resign untuk menempuh hidup baru (baca: menikah, secara harfiah). Lalu begitu mendarat, Kamis 22 Jan 09 siang, saya menelepon radio dan oleh resepsionis dijawab dengan tidak bersemangat! -- beneran, bikin "ilfil" dan tidak antusias... No cover up here, I just spill the beans out, tanpa tedeng aling-aling lagi. Nanya di mana Robby atau Nadine, jawabnya juga sekenanya. Benar2 tidak seperti yang saya harapkan - karena saya terbiasa dengan birokrasi efektif ala Singapura - kalau nitip pesan, pasti ada follow up dan resepsionisnya bersemangat. Yang ini, hopeless deh. Sori ya mbak, kesan pertama memang begitu!

Welcome to Pekanbaru, Yun -- that was what Pak Harry said. Lain ladang, lain belalang; lain lubuk, lain ikannya. Beda daerah, beda adat / behaviournya.

Sampai akhirnya, saya samperin aja radionya setelah sarapan (Jumat, 23 Jan 09). Waktu itu saya bilang ke geng saya (Kak Rus, Mag, adikku Riana): just drop the chocolate, if there is no warm reception alias gak ada sambutan, kita cabut aja. For the sake of courtesy dulu aku udah janji bakal drop by ke Aditya FM kalau aku ke Pekanbaru... Syukur-syukur bisa ketemu Robby or Nadine. If not, ya udah deh, bye-bye aja...

Rupanya Tuhan mendengarkan keluhan saya. Robby ada di kantor. HOREEEE!!! Semua yang kacau jadi membaik... I am quite pleased about that :)
Robby nanya dikit soal acara promo Schoolaholic sorenya, dan berjanji datang abis dia siaran. Lalu dia bilang masih penasaran sama novel Sakura Bersemi di Yokohama ^_^

Voila, segalanya berubah! Dengan ramah dan apologetic Robby menjelaskan masalahnya - next time better contact him directly - dan ternyata Penerbit Andi cabang Riau menghubungi bagian marketing - itulah mengapa tidak ada respons --> because you don't contact the right person.
It's a matter of whom you know, still...

Berpose di resepsionis

Yunisa & Robby & novel-novel

Ini masih melihat ke arah kamera lain

Akhir, fokus ke kamera ini

Pose akhir, Yunisa sudah ceria lagi hehehe

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Yokohama Photos: Other Famous Area




Yokohama is one of the most beautiful city in Japan...

Monday, January 12, 2009

Consolation Prize from Escape Magazine


I haven't received any notification, but I think I should receive it soon :) Although it's not the first prize, but it's not bad that my Japan trip photo wins something...




Congratulations to our 6 consolation prize winners: Ling KT, Yunisa KDE Gunawan, Chen Shichang, Amanda Lye Hui Xin, Meliana Setiawan and Nellie Huang.


http://www.escape.sg/promotions/travel-photo-contest

My Fuji trip can be found here

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Photos Slide from other cities




Few to mention Kobe, Shinkansen, Narita, Nami Island Korea, Los Angeles USA

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Yokohama Photos: Other Famous Area




Yokohama is one of the most beautiful city in Japan. For sure, I am in love with Yokohama ^_^

Friday, January 09, 2009

Yokohama Photos: Future Film Shooting Location





Hahaha, I am dreaming that this novel is going to be filmed someday... but yes, I was fascinated that my imagination suits the real Yokohama... the Yamate church, Foreign Cemetery, even Enoki bakery! (thanks to my lil sis Martha Rinna Dewi for that Enoki part) .

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Yokohama Photos: Minato Mirai



Minato Mirai, Yokohama probably is one of my favourite places in the entire world...

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Tokyo Photos: Sakura in Ueno Park





This is one of the most beautiful Free-of-Charge park in Tokyo for sakura viewing...

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Tokyo Photos: Ginza



Ginza is the famous (expensive) shopping district in Tokyo, just like Singapore's Orchard Road...

Monday, January 05, 2009

Saturday, January 03, 2009

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Thursday, January 01, 2009