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Yesterday ‘roejaxan’ (read: rujakan) and today ‘nasi goreng jawa‘…

Yesterday, some of us had gathering for ‘roejaxan’ and watching ‘Jomblo’. As the gathering was on Friday and everyone worked on that day, I made the sauce a day earlier. I did it during midnight and might wake my neighbours up as it was so noisy when I tried to break the ‘gula melacca’.. hahaha.. But am kind of proud and satisfied as my friends said the sauce was nice… LOL.. Frankly, I tried a few times when I made the sauce until my tounge could not taste any sugar haha.. Ended up, I only enjoyed the fruits but not touching the sauce at all :)..

Today, cooking contest at GPBB and our family won for ‘nasi goreng jawa’ category.. Frankly, it was kind of rush as Subakti was late but.. teamwork!! We finished on time and won the contest! Yeah… After the contest all the participants shared everything on the table. As there were a few versions of ‘nasi goreng’, ‘gado-gado’, ‘mi goreng’ and ‘acar’, we tried a few to compare.. *tried to be judge* but.. I guess I failed.. After a few versions of the same food, suddenly, everything becomes similar hahaha…. Am a lousy cooking contest judge –> *declaration* :), but I admire good and delicious food. Hence, do not forget to share and invite me if any festive or party!!

"Klik" or Click in English…

It is a movie by Adam Sandler. In summary, it is about a workaholic man who owns a remote control that controls his life. He can skip, fast forward, pause and stop anytime he wants. When he is sick, he skips that period or when he quarels with his wife, he skips. In his life, he puts works over and above his family life. The remote then self-programme to skip whenever he faces the same encounters. As the result, he misses most parts of his life and he passed away. Luckily… it was only a dream!!

I think it is a good movie.. A movie that make us think whether my priority is right. Yes, we will not be able to live without monies and working hard is the answer to promotion and our earnings. But has work become our ‘god’ that makes us prioritise it over and above every other aspect in my life, such as family or even God. Sad to say.. we sometime do…

Most of the time, I told myself that I have no choice and if I do not prioritise work, I will not survive as I work to pay my rent and expenses.. But…, quoting from Miranda in ‘The Devil Wears Prada’, the choice is ours to make..

It is our choice in life whether to turn right or left or go straight but of course, asking His guidance is very crucial and our choice should be according to God’s will. As illustrated in ‘Footprints’, we shall worry about nothing in life since God will carry us during our difficult times and He will not leave us as long as we follow His guidance….

In Loving Memory of My Dear Father…

It has been a year since our sudden loss. We thank God for His countless blessings and guidance in going through the difficult times after he departed. It was and is still not easy for us but only time can heal such loss. I personally am very thankful for a great mother we have. She is always there for my bro and I and her love to God has amazed me.

No doubt that we misses him and we will always be… We thank God for the good years we had together and His blessings then, now and forever.

Rest in peace, Pah..

Happy Birthday!! :o)

20th of August is my mom’s birthday and it is also my Church’s anniversary..

My mom, who is always there in ups and downs of my life. Thank you, Mom… I love you!

Thanking God for existence of both in my life… Happy birthday Mom! Happy birthday GPBB!

Kiefer Sutherland and his team in 24, once again, made me addicted! Addiction to anything is usually not good! Incl watching 24! :p… Anyway, as the result, I slept whole day last Saturday hahaha… *piggy day* :p.

Had BBQ in the evening and enjoyed good food.. nyam nyam..

Here we are….

I really cherish and thankful for my recent trip back to Semarang and Jakarta!!

Years after.. I met with my peer and good friends in Psiko UI, my best friends in High School, and not forgetting my primary school friend in Semarang whom I didn’t meet since primary 4. Thanks to friendster, I could find him again :o).

My trip this time was dedicated to my cousin, Halim, who got married on 8th July 2006 in Semarang but certainly we took this chance for our family gathering and of coz to dress up ;). It is a very rare occasions where my mom and her 8 siblings can gather together since they are not living within the same city. It was indeed a memorable trip. *Congrats, bro! Wishing you a blissful marriage..*

Gathering with my peer in Psiko was really remarkable.. If I walk along my memory, I still remember when we started as freshmen and went for orientation together. We cried and laughed together, attended and skipped classes together (the latest one certainly discouraged but it was fun to do once in a while hihihi), and now…..

one of us is mother of 2, one is in U.K, one is getting married this weekend and will fly to Houston afterwards, one is getting married end of this year, two are career ladies and lastly is myself in Singapore… Can’t believe it, gals!! :o) Hope to have another gathering with all of you again in the near future.. I treasure my friendship with you all!!

Ponsel gals, when are we going to have our gathering? ;o). Only managed to have dinner with Tobing but not the rest :(. But nevermind.. it’s better than none :o).

I look forward to my next trip back home to catch up more with all of you.. :o) Miss all of you!

Friendster has never failed to amaze me!

It was 16 years ago when left Cor Jesu primary school. The past few years, I had been trying to find my primary school friends. But I was only primary 4 when I left Semarang to Jakarta, thus, as a kid, then, there was not much information gathered from my classmates. Thanks to this forum, I had found a few and surprisingly, they still remember me! It really brings back my memory to the days when I took ‘becak’ with my bro to school, rode bicycle with Ina to school, played Barbie at Olga’s house at Dr Cipto Rd, ran around Labuan 1 Street, played Badminton in my yard, climbed the palm tree, ate ‘Tante‘ Evi’s fried rice that was wrapped with omelette in canteen, church services at ‘Atmodirono‘ church and so on. It was a meaningful and unforgettable ‘kampong’ childhood before moving to ‘ibukota‘…

I treasure everything that God had allowed to happen in my life. There are ups and downs in life but the most important thing is how to cope with the ‘downs’ and carry on with life. Each episode is a lesson for me to learn how to face the future.

Lost and found… I hope to find more and more and more my childhood friends, especially my Cor Jesu primary school friends :o)

Not 24 by Kiefer Sutherland but today is 24th of April 2006 :o). It has been quite a while since my last blog coz I have been super duper busy with works and other commitments (such as resting and watching tv) hihihi.. Time flies, man! I had put one busy month behind my back and now am looking forward to even busier month ahead Arghh…. Hectic! Planning to get away with the gank from this tiny island to another small island in the neighbouring country to rejuvinate my mind.

Lately I have done lots of thinking lately and thought of going for further study. Wanted to pursue but thinking about the $$. Well, I guess it is a sacrifice to gain knowledge (and title) in return :o)

It simply means exiting the village together…

Yes.. That is the latest happening at my second home where I spent most of my time on weekdays. I am now joining the ‘dinosaurs‘ club. Yeah.. we are the dinosaurs since we had been staying in our ‘beloved’ second home for more than 2 years *applause*. Am having mixed feeling though, sad since more friends are leaving but happy for them as they are going to better place. Will DEFINITELY miss them!!

Wishing everyone the best and GBU! :o)

My worries for my trip to Hanoi had no ground at all!! I enjoyed my trip to Hanoi and cannot wait to visit that city again to explore to other places, such as the famous Halong Bay as well as visiting the Sapa tribe.

The host was excellent! From the Vice Minister to Director General to the Officials and even to the chaffeur are all very kind to me. In addition, I met some new friends in Hanoi as well. Overall my trip was great! I am very impressed with their hospitality. As a foreigner in a country that hardly knows English, I was worried in certain times especially when I needed to bargain for transport and to eat. I was all alone in the heart of Hanoi but I know that God is taking care of me. I went there at the right timing after rain was pouring Hanoi for the past week. I had great host and met the right people at the right time at the right place. They ultimately become my new friends and they extend invitation to be guide if I or my friends visit Hanoi again. Thank you :o)

Similarly like Jakarta, the main transportation is motorbike. The unique thing is  they do not wear helmet and there were very few traffic lights. However, unlike Jakarta, the Vietnamese bikers do not speed in the city area and also the pollution there is much lesser than Jakarta. May be the trees surrounding the Lake helps to absorb the pollution. But Jakarta definitely can beat Hanoi in terms of number of cars :o)

During my free time on Sunday evening and half a day on Tuesday, I managed to visit the Temple of Literature that was built in 1070 AD by Emperor Ly Thanh Tong as dedication to Confucius, walking around the famous Hoan Kiem Lake   (lake of the restored sword) and not forgetting to cross the famous Huc Bridge to visit the island in the northern end of the lake where the Ngoc Son sits. This lake is symbol of Hanoi and a MUST go place. Also watched the famous water puppetry (Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre) on my last evening in Hanoi. Not forgetting shopped at Dong Xuan market and the Dong Xuan night market on my first night. I am quite amazed myself that I managed to visit many places within less than a day. Thanking God for everything. However, there are still many places nearby Hanoi that I wanna explore! Cannot wait to go for another holiday there… Anyone wanna sponsor me?!?!? Huhuhu…. :o)