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Accidentally GLEBE ♥

2011-11-19T12:38:00.003+11:00

Friday, 18 November 2011

This is the graduation day of foundation. Actually, foundation held a cruise party at night but most of my friends were not going so I decided not to go as well and arranged our own “party” HAHA. I was supposed to work on Friday night but the manager told me that there were not many reservations so they were not busy and I didn’t have to come yeay!

I called my friend, Piji and asked her out. She was sleepy but when I told her I was free and asked her if she wanna go out, she was very enthusiastic haha – due to the fact that our schedule is always clashed and it’s hard for us to arrange the time for hanging out together

Me and Piji finally decided to go to Glebe. We took M10 bus from World Square. It was an impromptu dinner and night walk. See! When we haven't planned before, it's even easier for us to meet up haha. We both didn’t know where to stop HAHA! Recklessly, we just got on the bus and planned to ask the bus driver later to make sure where to stop. LUCKILY, the bus driver was new to that route thus he didn’t know exactly where Glebe is. We were misguided. He told us to stop like about in 3 more bus stop while in fact we’ve already missed Glebe. So funny that a bus driver doesn’t know the area he’s running his bus in. We finally asked another passenger and she told us to back forward 2 stops.

And this is it! We finally reached our destination hahaha! We stopped at a bar just to took some photos since it was really unique and attractive.

Piji

Piji and Me

We walked through the street and saw the night atmosphere of Glebe. Was great! With heaps of cafe and restaurants along. We decided to have a small dinner since we were still full. We finfoally chose a Vietnamese restaurant. Actually we didn't plan to have some kind of Asian food. Been eating too much Asian all the way. But then, thi's calls restaurant - again was really interesting. The red decoration with thousand lanterns and caping - traditional hats for farmers in Asia, I have no idea what it's called in English lol You will know by the time you see the pictures :)

Saigon Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant

The lanterns and caping

While waiting to be seated

Bamboos menu

Prawn crackers

Waiting for the food to come

I love taking pictures

I love taking pictures (2)

I love taking pictures (3)

Bun Noodles
(Crispy spring rolls, vermicelli noodle, salad, fried onion and herbs served with
traditionally blended Vietnamese fish sauce dressing )

We did not stop there! We continued our culinary exploration in Glebe hahaha. We dropped at a typical small library and bar to take a look. Wohoo! And we ended up taking loads of pictures there :p Here we go!

Shappo Books and Cafe

We ♥ self timer haha!

Camera roll, ACTION!

Now you see how much we into photo taking HAHAHA! We indeed were already full with a bowl of noodle yet we wanna have more food lol We didn't wanna regret when we got home, so we tried another restaurant. We finally chose a Spanish restaurant called Tapas. It was really busy. Lots of people were eating there. That is one of the reason why me and Piji were curious to have a try.

Ayayay~! So yum!

Spanish Tapas

What to order?

It took a while til the food ready - was so busy

Tortilla Espanola (Potato and onion omelette)

Champinones al ajillo (Garlic mushroom)

Don't know what to label - restricted idea HAHA

More photos

The end of our journey. See you on the next post! Happy weekend everyone! Spread the love, show the world your super smile and CHEERS!!! :D

We're officially graduated from UNSW Foundation Studies

2011-11-18T17:42:00.013+11:00

If people ask me what is the best thing about foundation studies, I'll definitely say the gift of friendship we've built together. Time goes by so fast, just like flying. This is the end of foundation year. I still remember how on January the 25th I started my journey. I went to UNSW to leap unto the very first step of foundation. That was the first orientation day. I did not know anyone, at all. I felt nervous yet excited to meet new people from all over the world, with different background, different culture, different attitudes. I was alone with no one I knew. Everything was totally brand new for me.

And today, 18 November 2011 is the graduation ceremony of foundation. Ten months has been passed. Exam and assignments are indeed over. I'm happy to did! Yet, it also means that we're now reaching the finish line of the course. So many memories I've got with my beloved class PBA1-IS. We've been together for 10 months. We've shared the laughter and the tough moments, we've been struggling together for all those shit sheets hahaha, and the most important thing, we learnt to tolerate and understand each other, to keep what we've built even though the wind of conflict kept blowing among us. We indeed had some trouble and argue sometime. But really, it doesn't change any of the meaning of PBA1-IS for me.

There are 14 of us in our class. We come from different country. Haymond, Maryjane, Jane Tong, Jennifer, Loretta, Michelle, Jane Kwok, Johnson, Kelvin are from Hongkong. Shelly, Luis and Bear are from Main land of China. Soo is from Korea, and lastly me from Indonesia. It's been a pleasure to be a part of PBA1-IS. I thank my God for each moment we had together. Especially for the girls ♥, I really wanna thank you guys for everything along the way. I might not spend much time outside the school as much as you guys do together, but in this chance, I really want you to know that you guys meant a lot to me.

Dear Jennifer, thank you for being my first close mate in our class, for being a very cheerful and sweet friend. And for always reminding me to study hard :p

Dear Jane, thank you for being a very funny and honest person. I like the way you speak to others. You show us your enthusiasm whenever you talk with us, which is a very good value of communication hahaha.

Dear Michelle, thank you for your support in the beginning of economy studies which make me almost die hahaha. And thank you for being a very pleasant friend for me. I look up to you, you’re a really hard worker!

Dear Loretta, although sometime you seem to be grumpy and moody, I know deep inside you’re a nice person. Thank you for being a fela of mine J Show the world your smile and don’t stop!

Dear Haymond, aaaaa I just simply love you!! You show me the real you, you never wear any masks and be just the way you are. You have a great personality, I love you hahaha.

Dear Maryjane, first time I saw you, I thought you are an arrogant girl. But after I knew you more, I really know that you’re not. You’re a very caring friend. You have a big heart!

Dear Shelly, even though I don’t know whether you’ll read it or not, thank you for being a very humble and nice friend. You are willing to help others without feeling burdened or troubled. Thanks a lot J

Dear Soo, there’s not much I would say since I’ve told you thousand times, how grateful I am to have a friend like you HAHAHA *I'm serious btw*. Thank you for stick with me through the dark and heavy moments.

Jennifer - Haymond - Jennifer

Michelle - Soo - Loretta

Jennifer - Me - Mark - Soo - Jane - Loretta - Michelle - MJ

Me - Jane

Jennifer - Me

Me - Soo

Aaaaaa if only you know guys how sad I am when I am writing this L

My eyes are wet when I start remembering the memories we've got. Guys, you might think I'm more into with my Indo friends and don't care a lot about you guys. Now, I really wanna tell you that it's not true. Yes, I might spend more time together with them, but it really doesn't mean I don't care about you guys. You guys will always be the sweetest memory of foundation studies for me yeahhhh! We spent everyday together. Studying, sharing things, eating lunch, sitting in common room doing nothing, playing cards, gosip-ing HAHA and most of the time : taking photos lol

I'm sorry for all the things I'm not. For the times, if I ever made you guys disappoint or sad. Really hope we could still keep in touch even when we're separated in uni. We should gather and have a reunion soon after we return from holiday! I wish all the best for each of us! Don't lose faith and keep believing!

Dear Tepi, Nenet, Kelly, Janice and Sasa J

I believe that we met by destiny. Thank you for being with me through the rainbow and the storm *CIEH*

This is not the end of our adventure, this is the start of something new instead. We're in different class and different stream but we can still stick together and am so happy of it. Aaaaaa we MUST keep in touch yaaa hahahaha. I know each of us will take different major at uni, but it doesn't matter, really. I believe true friendship lies on the heart not the distance nor time.

Thank you for being such super friends, for doing silly things together HAHA! Too many memories that will make me laugh when I recall lol

Certificate Presentation

Angela Gwyneth Hidajatno

Kelly Sukarti

Steffani Sylviana

Carissa Jovita Andriani

Gracea Vebby Witjitra Kumala

*blank image*

Janice walked too fast, I couldn't capture any of her picts recieving the certificate -____-"

GALERY

Me - Tepi - A teacher called ? *oops* - Nenet

Nenet - Kelly

Kelly - Me

Janice - Tepi - Me - Nenet

Sir John Clancy Auditorium Stage

Dr. Vaughan Rees

Associate Dean International, College of Fine Arts UNSW

The bartender HAHA

Tyo - Findo - Anthony - Me - Rainer - Dimas - Victor

MJ - Jane - Michelle - Me - Loretta - Jennifer

Hans - Me

Soo - Sue Teh - Me

Madeline *best teacher* - Me

Me - Chloe

Rai - Me - Tasha

Graduation - Vitamin C

You all complete my life! If life is a book, then our memories are the color pencil that make it beautiful ♥ Let us all strive together to do our best in uni and our future life. This is not the real graduation hey! We still have couple years to go to really accomplish our education and wear the graduation gown with that special hat i don't know what it's called hahaha and of course to make our mom and dad happy and proud of us. All the best or us all and always involve Him in everything we do!

Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. (Ephesians 4:15)

What Faith Can Do

2011-11-14T12:20:00.002+11:00

Recently, there are so many ups and downs in my life. Sometime I feel like I can't bear it anymore. I feel like I am to weak to holding on. Yet, when I was to give up, I always have them who encourage me. Them who always be there to support me and breathe me the Living Words. Them who always keep me up. Yes! My family, my besties and my community. I am always reminded that I will never walk alone. My Father's hand smoothly hold mine. For always ♥

I am so blessed by this song :) And really want to share it with you guys.

What Faith Can Do - Kutless

Sometime we feel like nothing's right. Some other time we feel like giving up and surrender. Sometime people are discouraging and tell us that we can't. It really doesn't matter whatever we've heard. People could say anything, but it doesn't determine who we are and who we could be with our super God. Our life is in the palm of His hand. We might lose our strength to keep our head held high. Strength to keep smiling in every way. Strength to say "I'm okay" when in fact we're not. We might feel like we've fallen to deep and are not able to rise. But one thing for sure. We'll never walk alone. We have God who's very faithful. God who loves us more than anyone can do. We just have to keep believing and never stop dreaming. Miracle does exist! As long as we put our faith in Him. IMPOSSIBLE IS NOT A WORD, IT'S JUST A REASON FOR SOMEONE NOT TO TRY.

I thank God for everyone in my life. I thank God for His never ending participation in every little thing of my life. If God is able to make different for Israel thousand years ago, I do believe He is still the same God that will make things different for us today. The best is yet to come for us who love Him most. Just keep believing! Keep the FAITH! And see what faith can do. We just have to do our part and give the rest to God! I hope this post can be blessing for you too, guys! I am really desired to share His great work in my life to everyone I meet :) And more than just a post, I really hope that I could be His light by doing His commandment in my everyday. Let's strive together til the finish line and honorably receive the crown of life.

Be blessed :)

Sculpture by the Sea ♥

2011-11-13T14:42:00.005+11:00

Hello bloggers! This is it! Sculpture by the Sea ♥
I saw ce Liliy's photo album on facebook. It was last year sculpture by the sea. I was so excited to see the gorgeous sculptures with the chill wind and smiling sun on the beach. Then I asked Tepi, Kelly, Janice and Nenet to go together to see it. Too bad Nenet couldn't go cos she had to pick her sister up in the airport. So it ended up by the four of us. I, Janice and Tepi went together. Saturday, 13 November, we met up at UNSW bus stop around 10 o'clock in the morning and catched 400 bus from there, while Kelly catched the bus from city right away to the beach. After arrived at Bondi Junction we had to wait for another bus going to the beach. It was taking forever!!! So lame!!! This is what we did while waiting for the bus to come. HAHA!

Boredom number 1

Boredom number 2

And yeah! Finally 380 bus came! Unluckily, it was the old bus. The dodgy, smelly and no air con one. But we just got on the bus since we couldn't wait to get to the beach asap lol It was a cloudy morning. We were disappointed because there was no sun shine in the morning. Beach and no sun was such not a perfect match. See the gray sky and the cloud

So cluody

Bright smile vs cloudy sky

Where has the sun gone?

We kept walking through the path to see the sculptures. Thanks be to God! A while after we arrived at the beach, the sun finally turned up yeay! The heat was on and yes the beach was perfect! Before reaching the sculptures, there was something that caught our eyes. You gotta see this!

Icebergs swimming pool

Icebergs swimming pool (2)

Gee! So great! Imagine you are swimming in a pool on the edge of the beach while seeing the beauty of the wave, feeling the summer breeze and getting the fresh sea air. One phrase that popped up in my mind : WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD! I would love to swim there next time! I shall! Instead of the pool, they also have dining room and bar. Looks good! For more info about the Icebergs, please visit http://icebergs.com.au/

And here we go! We finally got to the first stop. This is the firs sculpture that welcome us to the exhibition.

Sculpture 1 : Zebra

. Me and the zebra(s)

We walked until the end of the exhibition but I'm not posting all pictures here due to the restricted space and time being lol These are some more photos we got yesterday. The rest you can see on http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2411605532756.2114902.1329807194&type=3

Enjoy :)

Janice - Tepi - Me

Do not touch this artwork

Janice the photographer

Colorful

Kelly looks so innocent here lol

Kelly and Me

The hand standing elephant

We ♥ jumping

Baby Kelly Jelly

I love this :D

Well I'm not touching just laying HAHA

Me and the red 'worshipers'

The cool skull

Playground

The smile and the shade

I love Tepi's style here somehow

Under the rocks

Captured captur-er

Masterpiece - Janice, I love ya :*

Best of the best ♥

Churros

Fish and chips yum

Heavenly mars bar

Looks like homeless people HAHA

Janice's capture

This is what SELF TIMER for

This is the end of my review about the gorgeous wonderful sculpture by the sea yesterday. We still have two more papers to go but somehow it feels like the exam is over hahaha. I don't feel like in the exam period. We've got so much fun during the weekend. Good for refreshing our mind *alibi* HAHA! Now is the time for us to back to the real world - studying. Thank you for the precious weekend girls! Let's knock our exam down! Accounting and economic for Tepi, Kelly and Nenet, IIP and Australian Studies for Janice and me. Keep up the spirit!!! Touchdown INDONESIA soon ♥

For more info about sculpture by the sea, click http://www.sculpturebythesea.com/Home.aspx

See you in the next post :)

An impromptu baked potato

2011-11-07T15:37:00.000+11:00

Hello people! Today is Monday, 7th of November 2011. Exam is officially on!!! Mine will be started soon on Wednesday the 9th. Oh Gee this is really happening!! Exam oh exam!!! Gotta knock you down and beat you dude!

This morning I woke up about 8.30 and was craving for some food for brekie. I sneaked to my kitchen to find something to eat. I still got some potatoes and carrots! Yeay! And the idea of baking the potato just popped u in my mind while I was still half awake HAHA. This is what I did :

I first boiled the potato and the carrot. Then I put the potato on a aluminium foil and coated it with butter, garlic and parmesan cheese. I put some oregano, nutmeg, and black pepper too. And the best of it is the chop bacon covering them all. Feels not satisfied with parmesan, I add some cheddar on top of it hahaha so sinful yet yummy!

After finished 'polishing' my potato with so many stuff, I wrapped it and put it into the oven, baking it for about 15 minutes.

And.. Taraaaaa!! This is it!! An impromptu home made baked potato (˘ڡ˘)

The final picture before I finished it all hahaha. I didn't bake the carrot. I just boiled it for a while to keep it crunchy.

I love potato

♥

Exploring Newton

2011-11-06T23:16:00.004+11:00

Newton, here we go!

Saturday, November the fifth was a great day with a perfect weather. I smelled summer in the air *dancing*. Shiny and sunny lovely weekend gateaway. Me and my housemate, cici Rita went to Newton to hunt for coffee and foods. She had a day off of her work, which only happening once in a lifetime HAHA.

We ate like piggy but enjoyed a lot. We walked until our feet dropped but had so much fun. Here are some picts we took yesterday. Check it out ;)

Me and ci Rita in 370 bus otw to Newton

Pad see iew with chicken

Thai La - Ong Restaurant 89-91 King Street, Newton NSW 2042

Thai La - Ong is an authentic Thai restaurant which is located in King Street, Newton with a very affordable price. During the lunch time, they have a special deal which only costs us $ 6.50 for each meal. They open 7 days a week, lunch time from 11 AM to 3.30 PM and dinner time from 5.00 PM to 10.30 PM. Instead of the lunch deal, the price they offer to us is also reasonable. For entree menu, the price range is from $5.50 to $ 7.50. They provide many choices of main course from noodles, curry, rice, salad, seafood and poultry. The price range is between $ 9.90 to $ 17.90. What a great deal!
Unluckily, me and ci Rita did not have enough space in our tum to try more meals there because we still wanted to have coffee and try another restaurants. But yeah, will do come there again next time to grab those yum Thai foods :D

We did not stop there. That was just our first pit stop. Coffee was our main reason why we were going to Newton. There was a small yet always busy coffee shop called Campos.

In front of Campos

Campos Coffee 193 Missenden Road, Newton NSW 2042

I love coffee. So much. Never knew before that there is a coffee shop in Sydney that never sleeps like Campos where people are willing to line up in a long long queuejust to get the coffee. I wonder how busy and tired are the barista and workers there. Yet I'm pretty sure they are happy because of many customers love their coffee so much. It's actually a tiny little coffee shop with not much tables provided. Some people just have their coffee take away, some other would like to sit there and having a relaxing coffee time - only if they are lucky and could get some space there. And we were!

Ci Rita

Unique interior design of Campos

Giant coffee machine - both heritage and decoration

Where they make the coffee

And these are what we got

Avogato with Vanilla Ice Cream

(around $5)

That was ci Rita's. Was great with the strong taste of coffee combined with the heavenly sweet and cremy vanilla ice cream. That's one of the most hunted coffee - they said. And this is my choice :)

Hot Cappuccino

(around $4)

For me myself, what makes it special compared to other cappuccino is the aroma of the coffee which is produced by their own. They don't buy coffee from others but produce it in their own factory. That makes them different in term of taste and quality. I also took some picts of interesting 'sweet monster' but did not really buy them because of the restricted space of my tummy lol

Macaroons

Strawberry Danish

For more info about Campos, please visit www.camposcoffee.com

From Campos we walked around and visited most of the shops there. We did a little shopping *never been missed* And here are some unique and interesting things that caught my eyes:

Holy Sheet! graffity

Super great quote that reminds me to my friend, Fenty who always says this

Cute one!

Don't know what to name

And finally, this is our last stop for food hunting.

Moo Burger Gourmet

232 King Street Newton, NSW 2042

This a very eye catching cafe with a huge cow motive printed couch in the front area. Firstly, me and ci Rita were interested to try this cafe because of the unique decoration of it. After having best bite of the burgers, we did not regret at all for choosing this cafe. We got Black & White® for sharing. Check it out!

Black and White ($14.50)

See the mozzarella! Sinful but yummy!

And the tempting shiny egg on top

If you ask me why they name it 'black and white', I honestly have no idea hahaha. I'm also wondering why. But name will just remain as name. What more important is the taste, right? lol I love the angus as well as the melted mozzarella. I love the shiny egg on top of it. The tough-yet delicious bread, tomatoes and lettuce also play an important role hahaha. Without them, there's no such a thing called 'burger'. The price range in Moo is also reasonable. I couldn't remember all of them, but mostly they are between $13 - $20 for the main course.

For more info about Moo, please visit http://www.moogourmetburgers.com.au

And these are another picts of us in Moo

Loving it til the last bite

Yeay! I got the herbal tea

Hand made background

Hand made background (2)

I simply love this one

Last but not the least

I HAVE A DREAM - I'll always do!

This is the end of our journey in Newton. We haven't got chance to try more foods there, but sure thing I'll come back there next time for exploring more foods. Now I gotta get myself ready for the final exam. This is the very final lap of foundation studies circuit. Wish me luck. See you in the next post. Cheers! ☺

I don't know what to label but just read it and you will see :)

2011-10-26T12:47:00.003+11:00

"When I gaze into the night sky and see the work of Your Kingdom"

That phrase comes from a remarkably adorable song 'The Majesty and Glory of Your Name' by . Every time I hear this song, a sudden shivering feeling always pop in my heart. Each single words of this song really makes me see myself as a very little tiny ant in this big big world. This just reflects HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD! I'm just astonished every time I hear this song.

I was raised in a strong Catholic culture. My parents are activists, I came to Catholic school from kindie to high school, I joined the Sunday school, and I was always taught to pray. When I was a kid I understood 'God is great' as He is the creator of this universe. I heard a lot about Bible stories from Sunday school's teachers but I only saw them as history. I did not know Him personally. I saw Him as a Savior that was crucified thousand years ago to redeem us, that's all.

I served Him in my church back in Bandung, but it just did not make me any closer to Him. Service does not guarantee that someone has a close personal relationship with God. The turning point was when I was just turned 16. Something unpleasant has happened to me. It was a break of friendship. I felt very down and was wrecked at that moment. That somehow dragged me closer to God. The thirst and desire to know Him has brought me out from that shallow understanding of God when I was kid. For me, now, He is a best friend, a very faithful One. I know who is my God well. I know whom I pray to everyday. No single words could describe how great He is for me.

This post came out as a reflection of my self after reading a friend's posts on tumblr. I look her life as a perfect one surrounded by so many blessings and happiness. The more I see the more I ask to my God, 'Why not me, God?'. The evil tried to drag me apart by shooting those envy and ungrateful feelings to my mind.
But then I realized. God is too wise to be mistaken. He give us everything according to His master plan. I shall look down instead of always looking up up up. I've got a wonderful life with great family, great friends, and load of blessings. Then why should I feel unsatisfied? Why am I still asking my God's kindness? The more I age, the more I see how God bless my life "crazily". So, instead of looking of people's life and being envy, why don't just see yours and be grateful? See your life and you'll be amazed of how overwhelmed you are :)

Our God is too rich. His blessing to others will not reduce any of His capability to bless us.

Be blessed!

If we are faithless, He will remain faithful, for He cannot disown Himself. (2 Tim 2:13)

2011-10-19T02:35:00.001+11:00

Today, another glory of God has been shown to me. He is really great and wonderful.

Firstly, I find myself far from God lately. I did not read the Living Book for a while, my prayers were superficial. They only came out from my mouth not my heart. I didn't get that "feeling" of praying. I was lazy to seek God and his righteousness. Bible study and Sunday mass just remain as a routine for these couple of weeks. But today, God reminds me again through my community. The Bible study today really "slaps" me. God drags me back to His love. He never see my sins and still love me just the way I am. He even still show me that I am worthy in His sight.

A friend of mine back in Bandung is struggling for something and it is quite serious. She just shared with me. This is about the war against the spiritual forces of evil. I know that she really needs me and my prayer in moment like this but I don't know what to say to her. I see myself as a sinner and not good enough to encourage her. I am too shy to say His righteousness since I know my life itself has been away from God. When I heard from her, I said to her I'll take a moment to pray before I speak. I really asked for His mercy and forgiveness. I asked the Holy Spirit to lead me so that every single words that come out from my mouth really come from God not from me. And praise God! He works remarkably as always. He can use me, the unworthy one to strengthen her. I really can say that our God is super great! He doesn't see who we are and what we have done. He just can use everyone to be blessings for others. Our sins are not barriers for God to use us to bless others. Even though we are faithless, He will remain faithful ( 2 Timothy 2:13)

I hope this inspires you people. Never limit God's unlimited power by our limited mind. Amen :)

You made my day! Forever I love you ♥ - Geoffrey Putra W.K

2011-10-15T00:34:00.015+11:00

Jumat, 14 Oktober 2011

Kemarin (13 Oktober 2011) adalah hari ulang tahun adikku. Aku sudah mempersiapkan kado kecil untuknya sejak beberapa bulan yang lalu. Kutitipkan kado itu pada ibu temanku yang kebetulan berkunjung ke Sydney saat libur lebaran kemarin. Waktu berlalu, aku sudah lupa akan kado itu, sampai tiba hari ulang tahunnya kemarin. Beberapa minggu yang lalu saat mami papi ke Jakarta mereka menyempatkan diri untuk mengambil kado titipanku itu. Pada hari H nya, mami meletakkan kado itu di belakang pintu kamar Geffry. Kupikir kado itu akan diberikan di Gokana Teppan malam ini saat surprise dinner yang khusus direncanakan untuknya, namun mami punya rencana lain dan meletakkannya di kamar Geffry.

Di hari ulang tahun adikku, aku meneleponnya. Kukira dia tidak mau menjawab teleponku. Geffry adikku adalah pribadi yang cuek dan hampir tidak pernah mengekspresikan rasa sayangnya padaku. Terkadang aku sedih dan kecewa karena sikap cueknya, walaupun aku tau, jauh di sudut hatinya dia sangat sayang padaku. Semenjak aku di Sydney, Geffry tidak pernah mau bicara denganku di telepon. Hanya bbm lah satu-satunya saranaku berkomuniksi dengannya. Sifat cuek dan gengsinya membuat dia bersikap acuh tak acuh padaku. Dengan semangat namun juga "deg-degan" kuberanikan diri untuk meneleponnya. Betapa senang dan gembiranya aku ketika kudengar suara di ujung sana menyambut teleponku. Mungkin bagi sebagian orang yang membaca tulisanku ini, mereka akan berdecak dan menganggap aku lebay. Tapi inilah yang benar-benar kurasakan. Ya! Aku bahagia ☺ Ini pertama kalinya Geffry mau berbiacara denganku di telepon semenjak aku tinggal disini. Walaupun singkat, tapi moment itu sangat berarti bagiku. Pembicaraan kami hanya sejenak, kuucapkan happy birthday dan wish-ku untuknya. Tak banyak yang ku kata, karena ku tau dia bukanlah tipe orang yang senang dengar kata-kata sayang dan sebagainya. Aku sudah menuliskan doaku di kartu ucapan yang kusertakan di kado kecilku.

Sore tadi, ketika aku sedang berada di rumah temanku, kuterima sebuah pesan singkat. Ketika ku buka bbm ku nama itulah yang muncul, Geoffrey Putra W.K, nama yang selalu kutunggu-tunggu muncul di ponselku. Nama yang memiliki inisial family name yang sama denganku. Nama yang disandang oleh orang yang sangat berharga dalam hidupku, orang yang sangat aku sayang. Sebuah pesan singkat namun berarti, "Ci tq ya kadonya". Hatiku terenyuh. Mungkin ini hanya hal sepele, hanya sebuah ucapan terima kasih yang bahkan sangat singkat. Namun rasa rinduku yang begitu besar padanya membuatku terharu seketika setelah membaca pesan itu.

Malam hari, ketika aku sedang di Strathfield - sebuah suburb di Sydney, kuterima sebuah bbm dari mami yang berisi foto Geffry di Gokana Teppan sedang bersama teman-temannya. Oh Tuhan! Detak jantungku berdegup kencang saat kulihat kemeja yang dikenakannya. Itu hadiah dariku! Hadiahku untuknya adalah sebuah kaos, sebuah kemeja, sebuah amplop merah bertuliskan karakter Cina (baca: ang pao) berisi sedikit uang hasil kerja part time ku yang kutukarkan ke mata uang rupiah, beserta kartu ucapan yang bisa bernyanyi, dan tentunya beserta sepenuh rasa sayangku untuknya ♥

Katakanlah aku sentimentil atau hiperbola. Namun, bagi seorang cici yang tinggal jauh dari adiknya dan selalu rindu padanya, tidak berlebihan rasanya bila aku merasa bahagia. Seorang adik yang sangat cuek dan cenderung terkesan tidak peduli padaku ternyata di dalam hatinya sangat sayang padaku. Memakai kemeja pemberianku langsung. Ya! Itu sudah cukup menjadi tanda bahwa dia merasa senang saat menerimanya.

Beberapa hari yang lalu sempat ada insiden yang benar-benar membuatku sedih. Singkat cerita, ada suatu hal yang membuat Geffry berpikir bahwa aku sakit hati dan marah padanya. Salah paham yang biasa terjadi antara kakak dan adik. Hal itu cukup memukulku dan mebuatku sedih. Orang yang sangat aku sayangi dalam hiduku mengira aku sakit hati padanya. Itu menyakitkan. Namun puji Tuhan, salah paham itu terselesaikan dalam waktu yang sangat singkat dan ya itu bukanlah suatu hal besar yang patut kupikirkan berlarut-larut. Hari ini benar-benar menjadi pembuktian bahwa ketakutanku tidaklah nyata. Ketakutanku akan "kehilangan" Geffry yang dulu. Ketakutan akan kehilangan precious moments bersamanya. Ketakutan bahwa dia tidak peduli padaku. Semua sirna dan aku bahagia. Happy birthday, dd!

Dd, thank you! You just made my day! I love you for everything you are. I do believe that distance will never change strong attachment between brother and sister. We'll always walk together even when we're apart. And yes, love never fails ♥

(photo taken at somewhere near Bukittinggi, June 2009)

A recall of memory and a step to home ♥

2011-10-14T02:12:00.009+11:00

October is the last month before November; the month of final exam, the last month in Sydney for me in 2011, the month of freedom and happiness, and yeah, the month that I've been waiting for.

Tuesday, 11 November 2011, I went to ko Khin2's house. He's a relative of mami, and I stayed there for about one week when I first arrived here. It was just a visit which end up as an impromptu sleepover. I went there after class and arrived about 5.45 pm. I looked around and walked back and forth. It brought me back to nine months before, when I first came here. I still remember I always came to the room in the corner and sat there looked out to the balcony and backyard, imagined great things. I still remember when that room was messy because of my super stuffs. I still remember when the morning sun showed up and shining the room with its warmth, when the afternoon breeze blew and greeting me gently. Yeah! All those memories just suddenly came across my mind.

It also brought me back to Tuesday, 25 January 2011. It was the first day of orientation for B+ students in UNSW Foundation Studies. Literally, my first day, my first step of a new beginning. I was really excited yet nervous on that day. It's still fresh in my mind how my heart beat faster because of the excitements and worries that mingled into one.

In the silence of the dawn, I stayed awake. Lying on the corridor with the soft carpet, having a chat with a friend somewhere out there through my laptop and its cable that plugged on the wall plug near the exit door. A chat with a great value, a heart to heart talk, which really encourages and supports me. There's so many things running in my mind. I just couldn't stop them going back and forth on my mind. I was too worried about things that have not even happened yet. Yeah, that's me, sometimes I think too much. That conversation really relieved me. I felt lifted up because of him, a good friend of mine. Thank you for giving me a positive attitude for y first day.

Friday, 14 October 2011. I stand where I am today. I've been through hundred days without mami, papi and dd. I have been struggling and I still am. It's not easy but I could make it with Jesus. Day by day, month by month, and now I'm just one month away from home ♥

I really miss my family, I really do! There is no single word can describe how much I do. Tough days, happy days, laughter and tears, I have tasted. Sometimes I feel time is going so slowly some other time it feels like flying so quickly. It's impossible for me to pass everything by myself. It's my God, my family, my best friends, and my community who give me strength and who make me grow day by day. I thank God I have them all in my life. I am so excited for going back home yeaaaaah \^o^/ Yet I still have exam to go! (read : the sad part)

But yeah! This is life! There's always gonna be rights and duties, and I cannot pick, it always comes together in a package lol

"I can do everything through him who gives me strength" (Philippians 4:13)

HOME SOON!!!!! GOOD LUCK FOR EXAM!!! HOME SOON HOME SOON HOME SOON HOME SOON ƪ(˘⌣˘)┐ ƪ(˘⌣˘)ʃ ┌(˘⌣˘)ʃ ƪ(˘⌣˘)ʃ ƪ(˘⌣˘)┐

Journey of a cocoon

2011-10-03T13:33:00.006+11:00

Before turns up to a beautiful butterfly, first it has to be a cocoon.

I found life is not as easy as 1, 2, 3. Neither as simple as A, B, C. I found myself in the middle of nowhere and I didn't know where I was about to go. At that moment, I was really not in the zone where I am supposed to be. I was not that into God. I said prayers, but only from my mouth not from my heart. I was really frustrated. I felt like wanna runaway and hide. I even thought to stop pursuing all my dreams. I was really really messed up. But yeah! God never leaves me alone.

2 Timothy 2:13 "if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself."

God is wonderful! He can use anyone to help us, even the one that we never thought before. Worries and fears were my best friends. I was like nobody in nowhere. But God! Yes God! He lifted me up!!

I don't know what to say anymore. It couldn't be described in words. I just wanna say THANK YOU, LORD for always relieving me and lifting me up, at anytime.

You're awesome

♥

For you who read this, may be it's just another ordinary post that means nothing, but for me myself, this really turns up from a super experience where I was lost and almost fall behind but His love keeps me alive. I realized that everyday is a part of our journey. Really! It's a process that we must go through before finally achieve what we deserve to. A friend of me told me a very inspiring quote, "It doesn't matter how deep you fall, what matters is how high you bounds back."

This is really a journey. This is really what we have to face. This is what we must through to be a beautiful butterfly. Being a cocoon is not comfortable. It's painful. It doesn't look good. Worse, it's even embarrassing. But we must sacrifice to get beautiful wings and fly up high just like the butterfly. Do not ever runaway like a loser, face everything that must be faced. We might be not able, but God is able. In everything! :D

Ketika rindu

2011-07-18T12:02:00.012+10:00

Tidak terasa 19 tahun sudah aku menghirup udara di dunia. Memori masa kecil pun masih teringat jelas di benakku. Betapa mami dan papi menyayangi dan mencintaiku. Mereka merawatku sampai aku menjadi diriku di hari ini. Terkadang aku melawan mereka, terkadang aku mengacuhkan nasihat mereka, bahkan kerapkali aku menjawab mereka dengan 1000 kata ketika mereka hanya mengatakan 10 kata kepadaku. Seringkali aku menyedihkan bahkan menyakiti hati mereka. Namun, jauh di sudut hatiku aku menyesal telah membuat mereka terluka, aku menyesal telah menjadi alasan air mata mami jatuh di pipinya, aku menyesal telah membuat papi duduk terdiam kesal dan tidak tau harus bagaimana lagi menyikapiku.

Artikel ini berangkat dari rasa syukur yang teramat sangat atas keberadaanku dan keluargaku. Mami, papi, dan Geffry adalah anugerah terindah dalam hidupku. Mereka lah yang selalu menjadi motivasi dan semangat hidupku. Mereka lah yang menjadi alasan ku bertahan dan tegar. Mereka lah yang selalu memberi warna dalam lembaran-lembaran kisah hidupku, bahkan di lembar yang hitam pun, mereka tetap memberi warna lain untuk memudarkan hitamnya. Betapa aku bersyukur memiliki mereka dalam hidupku. Mereka adalah bukti nyata cinta Tuhan yang begitu besar kepadaku.

Dua paragraf di atas adalah intro dari artikel ini. Lagunya sendiri baru akan dimulai sekarang. Mami dan papi adalah aktivis Gereja. Mereka ikut ambil bagian dalam pelayanan sejak aku masih kecil, bahkan saat sebelum menikah, mereka telah aktif melayani di Gereja masing-masing, mami di Palembang dan papi di Kediri. Juga saat msa kuliah di Jogja, mereka melayani di persekutuan doa bersama-sama dan aku yakin inilah cara Tuhan mempertemukan mereka dan menumbuhkan benih cinta diantara mereka, cinta dalam Tuhan.

Gereja Katolik St.Paulus Bandung, tempat dimana aku terdaftar resmi sebagai umat di dalamnya, tempat dimana iman ku akan Yesus dipupuk dari sejak balita, tempat dimana mami dan papi aktif melayani, tempat dimana aku pun melayani, dan tempat dimana kami sekeluarga merayakan Ekaristi pada hari Minggu pukul 9.30. Kira-kira 10 tahun yang lalu, WKRI di gereja ku merayakan ulang tahunnya, aku lupa yang ke berapa. Saat itu ibu-ibu WK menyelenggarakan berbagai macam perlombaan untuk memeriahkan HUT WK St.Paulus. Masih kuingat jelas saat itu aku ikut serta dalam lomba fashion show anak.Saat itu usiaku kurang lebih 8 tahun. Dari kecil, mami rajin mengikutsertakan aku dalam berbagai macam lomba. Mulai dari menyanyi, fashion show, photogenic, bahkan sampai lomba 17 Agustusan. Ralat, lomba 17 Agustusan aku mendaftar sendiri lebih tepatnya. Begitulah seorang mami yang selalu aktif dan berusaha menggali bakat dan potensi anaknya. Dari sekian banyak lomba yang aku ikuti, beruntungnya aku sering keluar sebagai juara, baik juara 1,2,3, juara favorit, atau juara yang lainnya seperti pilihan penonton, yang pasti aku selalu mendapat piala dan hadiah. Mami lupa untuk mengajarkanku bahwa suatu hari bisa saja aku kalah dan tidak dapat piala.

Sampailah pada akhirnya perlombaan fashion show anak di gereja itu. Saat itu mami tidak ada persiapan khusus untuk lomba ku itu. Aku ingat betul, saat itu mami memakaikanku dress anak berwarna pink dan sepatu fantofel putih, lengkap dengan kaos kaki rendanya. Lomba diadakan di lapangan basket sekaligus lapangan parkir gereja kami. Singkat cerita pada saat itu aku tidak menang. Seorang aku yang masih kecil dan selalu dapat piala tidak mengerti apa arti perlombaan, apa arti menang dan kalah, yang kutau hanyalah maju, naik panggung dan dapat hadiah.Saat dibacakan nama pemenang dan tidak kudengar MC menyebut "Gea" aku pun menangis sangat kencang. Aku merengek-rengek pada mami, aku bersikeras ingin dapat piala dan hadiah. Aku cukup yakin saat itu mami sangat bingung harus bagaimna menghadapi gadis ciliknya yang lupa ia ceritakan tentang menang dan kalah. Entah bagaimana, aku pun menangis semakin kencang dan berguling-guling di lapangan basket itu. Membayangkannya saja aku sangat malu. Aku tak tau bagaimana malunya papi dan mami saat itu. Mami yang masih sibuk dengan si kecil Geffry kusibukkan lagi dengan ulahku itu. Ibu-ibu WK sangat baik dan sayang padaku. Bahkan beberapa diantaranya kusebut 'eyang' dan 'oma' dan kuanggap seperti nenekku sendiri.

Mereka akhirnya memberikan hadiah kepadaku untuk menghentikan tangis dan aksi guling-gulingku. Oh Tuhan! Kalau kuingat saat itu rasanya ingin lari dan tidak pernah muncul lagi. Betapa malunya aku ketika salah satu dari ibu-ibu WK menggodaku dan tertawa terkekeh mengingat kejadian saat itu.

Waktu begitu cepat berlalu. Hari ini aku sudah berada di Sydney dan melakoni peranku sebagai siswa di UNSW Foundation Studies. Kemarin (Minggu, 17/07/11) WKRI kembali merayakan HUT nya dan mereka kembali mengadakan lomba fashion show anak dan satu hal yang membuatku tertawa sekaligus menangis haru, mami menyaksikan lomba itu dengan duduk manis di kursi juri. Suatu kebetulan yang luar biasa!! Sepuluh tahun yang lalu aku disana sebagai peserta dan kini mami duduk disana sebagai juri. Aku yakin, ibu-ibu WK pasti masih ingat betul betapa waktu itu aku ngambek dan merengek ingin dapat piala. Betapa cepat waktu berlari, sangat tak terasa sudah sepuluh tahun dari aksi guling-gulingku itu.

Air mata tidak berhenti mengalir ketika

aku mengetik tulisan ini.

Aku menangis bahagia dan rindu akan kehangantan dimana kami berempat selalu bersama.

Aku pun yakin di ujung sana ada mami yang duduk di depan layar monitor dan menangis lebih dalam dari ku.

Aku rindu teriakan mami di pagi hari saat memangunkanku, aku rindu gayung dan air yang papi bawa ke kamar untuk menbangunkanku, aku rindu muka jutek dede yang sudah siap dari pagi tapi tetap telat karena ku. Aku rindu sofa dan kasur di ruang keluarga, dimana aku, mami, papi, dan dede selalu berkumpul bersama. Aku rindu D 168 ER yang selalu mengantarku kemanapun ku pergi. Aku rindu dapur dimana kami sekeluarga masak bersama. Aku rindu sofa biru tempat kami mendirikan mezbah keluarga. Aku rindu kantor dimana aku duduk menghabiskan waktu berjam-jam di depan komputer untuk online *dan kena marah papi mami*, dimana aku membantu papi dan mami bikin proposal dan cek email. Aku rindu kamarku, saksi bisu yang mengerti semua kebahagiaan dan air mataku. Aku rindu Cherie si gendut dengan bulunya yang hinggap dimana-mana. Aku rindu Coki dan Cimi yang setia jadi penjaga rumah dan selalu berisik dengan gonggongannya, yang selalu sirik sama Cherie yang tidak berantai dan boleh masuk rumah.

Aku rindu pohon mangga yang sering dicuri buahnya. Aku rindu kamar mandi yang terakhir sebelum aku berangkat rusak shower nya. Aku rindu AC kamarku yang super dahsyat dan ajaib. Aku rindu kamar mami yang selalu jadi tempat ku berlari ketika aku curhat sama mami. Aku rindu car port tempat papi memanjakan D 168 ER. Aku rindu sofa tempat papi baca koran ditemani minuman kesukaannya - teh. Aku rindu kamar dede yang sering jadi tempat singgahku malam-malam dan tidak jarang teertidur disana dan pagi harinya diomelin dede. Aku rindu setiap sudut rumahku, terlebih lagi aku rindu orang-orang di dalamnya.

"Mami, papi... Tanpa kita sadari, sepuluh tahun telah berlalu. Sepuluh tahun telah kita lewati bersama. Tawa, riang, canda, airmata, semua menjadi pengiring hari-hari kita. Cici ga pernah berhenti bersyukur sama Tuhan karena terlahir sebagai anak papi dan mami. Walaupun cici sering ngebantah papi mami, walaupun cici sering berantem sama dede, cici tetap sayang sama mami,papi n dede. Itu semua ga akan mengurangi rasa syukur cici bisa memiliki mami,papi n dede dalam hidup cici. Makasih buat semua cinta kasih papi n mami buat cici sampai hari ini cici berdiri disini. Makasih buat kehadiran dede sebagai badut yang selalu menghibur cici, sebagai polisi yang selalu galak sama cici, sebagai teman sepermainan, sebagai teman berantem, sebagai dede yang sekarang udah lebih tinggi dan udah lebih galak dari cicinya. Cici bersyukur buat semuanya dalam hidup ini."

I LOVE YOU, MAMI, PAPI, DEDE ♥ ♥ ♥

Be strong, S!

2011-07-16T23:10:00.014+10:00

Dear, SKK... Someone who used to walk side by side with me...

I never knew those pains behind your laughter. I never knew how much suffering that you keep there inside your heart. You never show it and you always try to enjoy your life with that broken wing. You keep flying with the remaining wing you have, and that remaining is the one you need the most, the best thing you ever had in your life.

You have a big heart to bear all your troubles. You always cheer me and others, when inside you're crying. I remember those old times when we spent time together. We laughed like problems are never existed in our world. We danced like no one watched us. We spit jokes like they are super funny when in fact they are not then ended up laughing at ourselves for being silly. We did crazy things others never imagined to do.

We climbed the playground gates next to school when we were trapped, we came late for lessons, we ate Chinese noodle around my house and I left my socks close to my dog then she bit one pair of it and you laughed at me like crazy, we gave nicknames for seniors that we like and yelled when they were around, we mocked at each other like we've known each other for the whole life, we cried at the bus on the way back from Jakarta for the school trip, till we forgave each other at the retreat for what had happened. Many other sweet and bitter memories. It is still fresh in my mind how we did those unpredictable-mad-genius things. A posting in a blog will never be enough to tell everything about you, me, them... US!

You know you are hurt and killed inside, but again, you never show it. You stand on your feet no matter what. There came a time when I made a mistake and you and others started to ignore me. You stated your anger. You said "That's enough and we're done" . You were away from me. Oh no, it was you guys made me away. I will never forget those days when I was excluded. You will never know how hard it is, to be excluded from your own group, to be shunned and to be talked. How tough my days were during those time.I felt like wanna run and hide. I can't bear those pressure.

But, my friend. I forgive you. I have. Since a long time ago. And today, I understand why you did such those things. I am sympathetic for you. I never knew that you bear so much burden, I look up to you and your mom for whatever you've passed. You are a strong girl, as well as your mom. It is so touched to read your wordpress. My eyes were wet when reading those lines that you wrote to express how much you love and adore your mom, how much you proud of her for being strong facing your dad, how hard she works to provide for you, how she struggles to resist your dad, and how she keeps smiling to you when inside she's dying. Now I know the background why you're such a rebel and insolent girl, why you always try to attract people and catch their attention or even do mean things. But I don't care! We used to be bad girls together, didn't we? I care of you for whatever you are! I now try to look from your glasses and I know how tough are your struggles.

S! I'm proud of you! I really do! I look up to you for everything you've been through. I look up to you for you are the reason for your mom keeping her life going on. I'm sure yo are the motivation and the hope of her life. We experienced laughter, we tasted hatred, but at the end, I'm happy that we could hug and hold each other's hand, even only for a while. I'm glad that we finished those conflicts at the end of our story. We now have our own ways, you go your way and I go mine. Even though we don't walk together anymore, it's been a pleasure to know you in my life. We never know if someday at some intersection of life, God make us walk together again. I am thankful that now we don't shout and point one another, I am grateful we could "say" peace at the end. I know God will keep you and heal your heart, never to leave Him,S! I know you will make this through and someday you will understand that His plan is wonderful for you and your family.

Be good there, S! Be strong, cause I know you are. My prayer for you! If God allows, we'll meet up when I'm back :)

"I don't count those dark moments between us, I count those colorful ones. I can't delete them from my story of life, but I put them in a folder called 'learning' so I can look back at them every time I tend to do the same mistakes."

Only a word ♥

2011-07-16T13:49:00.006+10:00

Distance is only a term. It only exists to define an extent space not our heart. Thousand miles between Sydney and Bandung would just be a matter of numbers. I don't say it's easy, but I know it will be worth it at the end ♥

Couch Potato

2011-07-16T12:18:00.004+10:00

Today I Don't Feel Like Anything !!!

The Lazy Song by Bruno Mars is just so me!

Almost everyday in this crazy-windy-freaking cold winter I don't feel like doing anything. It's hell hard to wake up early, I feel like just wanna cuddle with my blanket!!!

SO LAZY TO WAKE UP IN ALMOST EVERY MORNING >.<

And today? Yes today! I've got couple of things to do but I'm so lazy to move. Sitting in front of may laptop with heater besides is the best thing fits to me. Being such a couch a potato by watching youtube, posting stuff in my blog, grappling with my blackberry, or even lying in my bed doing nothing are all more interesting than doing laundry and washing dishes. Oh man! Gea! Move move move!

Oopsie! A while after I said "Move"! Here we come more reason not to leave my laptop : he's online !!! \^0^/

HAHAHAHA! I'm pretty much sure I'm not moving for the next couple of hours :p

EXAM IS SAYING HELLO!

2011-07-11T22:00:00.005+10:00

Exam : "Hai, Gea! Are you ready to see me?"

Me : " Even though I say I'm not I still have to face you, dude!"

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Okay I know that was hyperbole!

First thing, this how my room is when exam is getting closer :

That's quite messy. But I've spruced it up. Changed the sheets, cleaned up papers and those other thingy so that I can study well, or at least I wish :p

Tomorrow the first semester exam is starting. I don't know what emoticon I should use to end that sentence before HAHA!

If studying days and nights is the criteria to get a good mark then I will not get it. This exam seems like coming so fast. We don't have any week off for study period unlike the mid exam before. Oh come on! What do the foundation officer think? They gave us study period for mid exam but not for the actual exam, where apparently this exam worth more than the previous one. Can it be worse?

Everyone has been studying all day long like a bookworm while me, I haven't studied enough to face this exam.

Am I worried? Of course I am! Do I feel afraid? Yes, I really do!

But yeah, I've to face it. Whatever it takes, I'll just give my best. May be I haven't revised all the things that actually I must to, but I still have time to make these all finished.

I am also encouraged because of my dear friend, Soo. She wrote me a note and it just boost up my confidence when in fact I am not really. This is what she gave me when we were studying quietly at the Law Library. Kamsahamnida, Soo.

Oh my God! Time really flies. 12 July is coming in 3 hours and I only have 12,5 hours to the first subject : Computing Studies Practical. Gosh!!!

I am not being grandiose by wishing to get A+ for all subjects. I just pray to God to give me what I deserve to get. A- Or B+ is just fine. More than fine \(´▽`)/

I don't need A+ for everything, God! You know I am not that kind of students that dying to get A pluses :p

I will just do my best and I know God will do the rest ƪ(‾⌣‾)ʃ

Dad Andrew sent me a very nice quote and I am very blessed of it.

"Every difficulty is the same size : smaller than God."

I felt so relieved after reading this. Yes that's so true. Whatever happens in our life, it is never apart with God's presence. No problems are bigger than our God. I will do my best and let God do the rest. Anyway, wish me luck! All the best for my dearest Janice, Kelly, Nenet, Tepi and Sasa. Also for my beloved classmates in PBA1 - PBIS.

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." (Romans 8 : 28)

Cheers

I miss Christmas season

2011-07-06T00:25:00.000+10:00

Hello, bloggers! Here I Go Again!

2011-07-05T16:11:00.002+10:00

Hello, Australia! Hello, Sydney! It's been six months since the first time I arrived here. I don't quit blogging, I just haven't posted thingy since ages :p

If people say "Time Flies!", yes it's true! It really does! Now is already early July. Winter is on since last month and this is my first winter. I never imagined living by myself far from mami, papi n dd. But today, here I am, Sydney :)

I even never thought before that I would end up in the city of Opera House which actually without I realize, has been my inspiration since I was a kid. I still remember how mami and papi asked me to go to Germany for university. Oops! And it's still fresh in my mind how I said "NO!" and refuse it thousand times. The one that I will never forget was the conversation in the car on the way to Amel's home. At that moment I was with Ponti - she's in Berlin now. I remember how I had an argue with mami, and I felt so sorry about that. Mami suggested me to go together with Ponti at that time, my bad I started the quarrel. My apology to that,mami :(

Sometimes I think may be it will be greater if I am in Germany. Several times I regret why in the world I didn't wanna go there. Wondering go to Germany together with Ponti and live together with her, my partner in crime would be more than nice!!! Yeah! But this is my life now. Nothing to regret. What I've to do is just living my life to the fullest! I feel so grateful. I thank God for everything He's made in my life. He always provides everything that I need. I thank You endlesslly, my Jesus! Six months is not a long time. It's not short either. Day by day I've been through. Moment by moment I've passed. Along the way, His grace is always oveerwhelming me. I will not be able to pass everything without His guidance. I wouldn't stand up like who I am today if I don't attach to Him. My strength is only from Him :)

This is just the start, it's a long long way to go. University is still eight months far, and next week is semester one examination of foundation studies *I'm dying* hahaha! I will just try my best and push to the limit. Then let God do the rest! I believe He will never leave me, He holds my hand for always!

AND GUESS WHAT??? IT'S ONLY FIVE MONTHS TO SEE YOU, BANDUNG!! I MISS YOU EVERY SINGLE DAY!!! SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER, BANDUNG :*

Happy day from A to Z

2010-08-06T00:56:00.000+10:00

Hari ini diawali dengan bangun pagi jam 07 : 30, ga biasanya liburan gw bangun pagi.
Haha 07 : 30 itu relatif pagi buat kategori hari libur.
Rencana hari ini : maen ke rumah Irene.
Tanpa sengaja, mungkn itu alasan kenapa gw bangun pagi.
Begitu bangun, gw yang semalem ketiduran di sofa langsung beranjak mendekati telepon untuk menelepon Irene, memastikan rencana hari ini.
Setelah ngobrol sedikit, gw pun mengakhiri pembicaraan dengan, " Ok deh, renn.. Jam 9an gw kesana yaa.. Dadah.."

Selesai menutup telepon, dengan semangat gw berjalan ke atas.

Semalem gw beli bahan2 scrap book lagi :)
Belom mandi belom apa, gw langsung duduk di lantai kamar gw, membongkar " kotak ajaib " gw yg isinya pernak-pernik scrapbook, dan gw mulai melanjutkan menempel ini dan itu di scrapbook pertama yang gw buat.
Scrapbook itu gw sengaja gw buat.
Rencananya, sebelom nanti gw berangkat ke aussie, gw pengen temen2, sodara2, n orang2 yang selama ini dekat sama gw ngisi scrapbook itu dengan kesan pesan, testimoni, atau apa pun yang pengen mereka tulis buat gw.

Emang yang namanya gea, kalo udah duduk keasikan ngerjain sesuatu suka lupa berdiri.
Tanpa sadar, jam udah menunjukkan pukul 10.
Gosh ! Padahal gw janji sama Irene jam 9an udah di rumahnya haha.
Mana di rumah lagi ada yang benerin gas lagi, bakal tambah lama aja gw sampe rumah Irene.

Alhasil, gw baru nyampe rumah Irene jam 12 kurang 10 menit haha.
Untung ini bukan acara formal, jadi ga ada jam resminya.
Tapi tetep aja gw ga enak udah bikin Irene nunggu.
*Maaf yaa, renn hehe. Tukang gas itu beneran, bikin lama. Tapi, alasan utama gw telat tuh sebenernya gara2 scrapbook itu. Cuma gw ga enak kalo bilang lama gara2 scrapbook itu :p Err..ini bukan kebohongan besar dalam persahabatan kan, renn ? hahahaha
( bela diri mode : on )

Sampai di rumah Irene...

Kedatangan gw disambut dengan " hangat " oleh yura, anjing Irene.
Yura terus menerus menggonggong dengan suara nyaringnya.
Gw baru sekali itu ketemu yura, udah lama gw ga maen ke rumah Irene.
Buseeeet dah.. Galak bener tu anjing.
Ga pernah2 ketemu anjing segalak itu, tapi sebenernya penakut haha..
Buntutnya ga berkibar seperti anjing2 pada umumnya.

Setelah direpotkan dengan urusan yura, kami langsung ngobrol tentang ini dan itu.
Uudah lamabangeeeet ga ketemu.
Udah lama ga ngobrol.
Udah lama ga denger ketawa khas Irene - ketawa terpingkal2 tanpa suara haha.

Ehh bukannya ngobrolin tentang gw, dia, temen2, ato siapa.
Kami malah asik membahas drama serial korea yang sedang tayang di salah satu stasiun tv swasta, setiap hari jam 16:30.
Ga ada abisanya ngobrolin tu film haha.
Mulai dari pemain utamanya yang ganteng2, tokoh antagonis yang centil, nyebelin, pengen ditonjok, sampe kekonyolan2 yang terjadi hampir di setiap scene film itu.

Gw dan Irene udah janjian mau masak salah satu masakan khas Menado.
Bundanya Irene asli Menado. Irene mengusulkan masak babi rica. Tanpa gw dan Irene tau, mba Endang ( sodaranya Irene ) udah mulai masak duluan.
Katanya gw dan Irene lagi asik ngobrol, jadi si mba ga mau ganggu.
Happy cooking :)
Walopun belom praktek sendiri, tapi gw udah ngerti cara masaknya. Lumayan hehe.

Ga lama abis itu, gw ngajak Irene ke atas.
Niatnya cuma mau minta beberapa foto wisuda, mau dikopi ke flashdisk gw.
Ehh.. ide foto2 pun tiba. Irene mengusulkan buat foto2 ( hobby baru para remaja jaman sekarang ) .
Irene beli laptop baru buat bekal kuliahnya nanti.
Laptopnya dilengkapi dengan aplikasi ini dan itu yang berhubungan dengan design ( sesuai dengan jurusan yang dia pilih ) .
Jadi makin asik deh foto2nya.
Banyak frame n ornamen2 lucunya haha.
Berusaha killing time dngan foto2, ga sabar nunggu jam setengah 4.
Nunggu drama serial korea itu mulai haha. Excited banggeeeeud.

Nonton sambil makan babi rica.
Hmm..yummy :)
Nonton film yang satu ini emang selalu penuh emosi.
Mulai dari ketawa, gemes, geregetan, kesel, semua jadi satu.
Paling kesel tu yaa.. Kalo lagi asik2 nonton iklan, apalagi bersambung.
Eeeeeuuh !! >.<

Singkat cerita. Hari ini gw lalui dengan penuh sukaria.
Hari yang menyenangkan.

Canda tawa ga berhenti senantiasa menemani gw dan Irene.
Gw seneng :)
Setelah lama ga ketemu n ngobrol sama Irene, akhirnya hari ini kami menghabiskan waktu bersama.

Mulai dari cerita, masak babi rica, foto2, nonton, cerita, goreng chicken nugget produksi sendiri - tha'i dan gw haha, cerita lagi, maen teka-teki, bobojengan, semuanya :)
Sampe papi mami gw yang datang menjemput pun larut dalam obrolan seru dengan ayah bunda Irene.
Pokoknya seneng banget deh hari ini.
Belom puas ngobrol sama Irene hihii :p

Having an A to Z conversation with besties is a solace !
There's NEVER ENOUGH for sharing stories with you :p
I always thank Him that He gives you in my life as my true friend ^^
Thanks for today, renn.
See you at sushi time :)

FRIENDSHIP NEVER ENDS

Kekuatan dan pengahrapan baru !

2010-08-03T16:22:00.000+10:00

Bandung, 3 Agustus 2010

Apa yang terjadi belakangan ini bisa dibilang suatu kebetulan yang beruntun.
Teman yang satu tidak kenal dengan teman yang lain.
Namun dari cerita-cerita mereka, gw dapet sesuatu berharga.
Ini semua berkaitan dengan : patah hati :
Entah kenapa, semua itu semakin membuat gw sadar akan sesuatu.
Gw semakin sadar bahwa ga semua yang kita lihat sesuai dengan apa yang benar-benar terjadi.
Dari cerita beberapa teman tentang pacar-pacar mereka, gw disadarkan.
Ga semua yang kita kira indah itu indah.
Ga semua hal semanis yang kita bayangkan.
Dan itulah hidup :)
Tapi di balik semua itu, kita tetep bisa menemukan sesuatu yang baik, karena setiap masalah pasti punya dua sisi, tergantung dari kacamata yang mana kita melihatnya, bagaimana kita menyikapinya. Itu pilihan.

Buat teman-teman yang baru putus ato yang lagi ada masalah sama pacar.. Jangan larut dalam kesedihan.
Gw percaya, setiap hal yang Tuhan ijinkan terjadi dalam hidup kita, Tuhan pasti punya rencana.
Dan rencana Tuhan pasti mendatangkan kebaikan buat kita anak-anak-Nya ( Yeremia 29 : 11) .
Ini berlaku juga buat teman-teman yang lagi mengalami kesedihan atau cobaan hidup.
Percaya deh, Tuhan ga pernah terlambat mengulurkan tangan-Nya buat menolong kita.
Tuhan juga ga pernah terlalu cepat mengabulkan apa yang kita minta. Namun, Ia selalu menjadikan segala sesuatu indah pada waktunya ( Pengkotbah 3 : 11 ) .
Untuk itu, jangan mudah putus asa ketika kita mengalami pencobaan.
Saat kita merasa lemah dan ga sanggup lagi menahan beban hidup yang kita pikul, ingat masih ada seorang Penolong yang Setia, Dia ga pernah ninggalin kita.

Seorang sahabat berkata, " Masih banyak lembar kosong yang harus diisi dengan kenangan yang indah. Jangan liat ke belakang."
Ilustrasi yang bagus :)
Dan ini semakin membuat gw sadar, betapa indahnya hidup !
Dia juga berkata bahwa masih banyak hal baru dan menyenangkan yang harus kita lakukan.
Dalam "kesedihannya", dia bahkan masih bisa mengingatkan gw bahwa kehidupan yang baru telah menanti gw. Dia memberi semangat baru buat gw di hari-hari yang semakin dekat dengan segala sesuatu yang baru buat gw.

Buat sahabat gw ini, gw mau bilang thanks banget !
Thanks udah jadi sahabat yang selalu ngasih semangat dan kekuatan buat gw.
Sahabat yang selalu kuat ngadepin apa pun dalam hidup.
Sahabat yang hebat.
Sahabat yang ga pernah lelah ngasih tangannya waktu gw terjatuh.

Merci mon frère !

[ 13 : 52 ]

2010-07-21T00:25:00.000+10:00

HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY ? - Kenny Rogers

Have I told you lately that I love you?
Have I told you there's no one else above you?
Fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness,
Ease my troubles, that's what you do.

For the morning sun in all it's glory,
Meets the day with hope and comfort too,
You fill my life with laughter, somehow you make it better,
Ease my troubles, that's what you do.

There's a love less defined,
And its yours and its mine,
Like the sun.
And at the end of the day,
We should give thanks and pray,
To the one, to the one.

Have I told you lately that I love you?
Have I told you there's no one else above you?
Fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness,
Ease my troubles, that's what you do.
There's a love less defined,
And its yours and its mine,
Like the sun.
And at the end of the day,
We should give thanks and pray,
To the one, to the one.

Have I told you lately that I love you?
Have I told you there's no one else above you?
Fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness,
Ease my troubles, that's what you do.

Take away all my sadness, fill my life with gladness,
Ease my troubles, that's what you do.

Take away all my sadness, fill my life with gladness,
Ease my troubles, that's what you do.

what a great song !
this song represents my feeling right now..
i'm so happy having them all as my family..
and especially having you as a true true friend ^^
or may be more than..haha.. lol
nothing more i wanna say..

just thanks for today ! so fun ! so happy ! so glad ! ^^

[ July 20th, 2010 ]

2010-07-17T04:51:00.000+10:00

Sabtu, 17 juli 2010

[01 : 54 ]

Waktu terus berlalu.. ngga kerasa sekrang udah pertengahan bulan juli.. oktober makin deket aja nih.. hmm..
Semua rasa bergejolak dalam diri gw..
Gw excited menghadapi " dunia baru " gw nanti.. bener2 semangat n antusias :p
Tapi juga deg2an n sedih ninggalin semua disini..huaaah T.T
Hmm.. di atas semuanya itu.. gw percaya Tuhan bakal kasih kekuatan buat ngejalnin semuanya.. Dia punya rencana yang indah buat gw.. selama gw jalan bersama Dia, gw gaa perlu takut melangkah :)

Hari - hari ini gw makin ngerasa bahwa berkat Tuhan luar biasa dalam hidup gw..
Tuhan nunjukin kasih setia-Nya lewat mami papi, dd, sodara2, tmen2..semuanya..
*walopun kemaren gw smpet berantem dahsayt ma dd..tp pda ahirnya gw (lagi2) sadar kalo gw sayaaaang banget ma dd ! gw bersyukur banget punya dd kaya dy :)
justru lewat pertengkaran itu gw disadarkan ; gw sayaaaaaang banget ma dd ^^

Berkat Tuhan gaa pernah berkesudahan.. gw bersyukur buat semuanya :)
Hari - hari keceriaan selalu meliputi gw..
Mulai dari 4 hari di pangandaran ; singkat tapi berkesan.. banyak kisah n pengalaman nih.. hihiii..
Terus sodara2 pada dateng ngumpul *seneeeeeeng bangeeet :D
dah lama gaa ngumpul gini..walopun gaa semua bisa dateng..
Terus lagi temen2 lama (baca : temen kecil) yang mulai bermunculan kembali.. have good memories with 'em ! :)
Juga temen2 baru yang makin akrab..
Dan temen2 setia yang selalu adaaaa :))
Lengkaaap semua deh..paket komplit ~ ! hihii..

Betapa gw bersyukur buat semuanya itu..
Tuhan begitu baik dalam hidup gw..
Ga pernah sedetik pun Dia ninggalin gw..
Di saat2 yang berat sekalipun ! Cuma gw aja yang sering males buat saat teduh..
Tapi tetep aja Tuhan setia..
Dia gaa pernah lupa sama kita anak-Nya sekalipun kita ngga setia..
Itulah istimewanya.. Tuhanku adalah Allah yang setia :)

Ini tulisan udah ngalor ngidul sampe kemana2..
gw juga gatau mau kasih judul apa..
tp yg pasti gw bersyukur buat hidup gw n keberadaan gw sekarang ini..
dengan segala kelebihan n kekurangan yang udah Tuhan kasih :)
gw bersyukur buat mami papi yang luar biasa ( walopun srringkali gw bikin jengkel n marah) ..
bersyukur buat dd yang hebat ( juga..walopun sering berantem sma gw ) ..
gw sayaaaaang banget sama semua ^^
buat keluarga besar yang begitu menyenangkan n gw sayang !
juga buat temen2 yang udah Tuhan kasih dalam hidup gw..
siapa aja bisa jadi temen kita.. tapi ngga semua bertahan di samping kita waktu kita susah..
semakin kesini semakin kerasa siapa temen2 sejati yang selalu bisa diandalkan :)

terimakasih Tuhan buat semuanya..
tanpa-Mu di sisiku, aku bukan siapa2..
Engkau lah yang merancang hidupku, bahkan sejak aku masih dalam rahim ibuku..
kucinta Kau lebih dari segalanya ^^

~ Kemana pun ku melangkah.. Tuhan pegang tanganku ~

[ 02 : 51 ]

19 JUNI 2010

2010-06-20T03:36:00.000+10:00

hari ini (19/06/10)

terasa begitu berwarna..
subuh2 gw n tmn2 omk bubat sampe bandung..
abis ke bogor,,tahbisan frater2..
nyampe bandung kira2 jam 01 : 30 subuh..
smpe rumah langsung tidur,,capeeee n ngantuuuk pisan..
paginya jam 9an gw bangun..
pagi2 dah dapet berkat yang luar biasa..
biasanya tiap sabtu ada persekutuan doa di rumah gw,,
yg dateng2 tmen2 kantor mumpap..
tapi hari ini yg dateng cuma bang gustaf ( yg biasa pelayanan n bawain firman )
gw dah buru2 mw les nyanyi,, tp msti ikut doa dulu..
yaa akhirnya cuma kami berempat yg doa..
mami,papi,gw,dan c abang..
walopun cuma berempat tap luar biasa bangeeet..
gw bersyukur udah mengawali hari ini dengan pujian dan penyembahan..
gw bener2 ngerasain hadirat Tuhan saat itu..

abis itu gw les nyanyi,,
di jalan dah deg2an takut telat..
tapi Puji Tuhan jalanan ga terlalu macet..
cuma telat 5 menit..hehe..
abis les gw ke creambath ke salon..lumayan ngilangin pegel2 yg kemaren2 kurang tidur..hehe..
tapiiii,,tiba2 hape gw gaa ada sinyal..bete pisaaaan..gaa bisa ngapa2in..
"no network coverage "
padahal bar sinyal nya full..
beteeeee pisan..!!
aaaaaaah >.<
tp yaa udah lahh..
mau gimana lagi,waktu dah mepet..
gw msti cepet sampe rumah..
soalnya jam stgh4 udah hrus ngumpul di gereja,,persiapan misa akbar di gandarusa..

begitu sampe rumah gw buru2 nyiapin ini itu buat acara di gandarusa..
perlengkapan bemcong2an buat performoig art ..haha..
dengan korban : willy..wkwkwk..
gw belom nyiapin apa2..baru dipikirain daonk apa aja yang kira2 perlu dibwa..
modal nekat gw bawa aja baju buat c willy jadi bencong..
"mudah2an cukup" , dalam hati..
alat2 make - up udah..baju udah..semua udah..
ready to go..

singkat cerita..
sampe di gandarusa..
misa akbar kali ini temanya hedonisme,,
dengan tag line" PUSING " ; Perayaan Umat Seiman Ngelawan Godaan
banyak hal yang pengen gw cerita dari misa akbar kali ini..
tp semua terlalu panjang buat dipaprkan satu2..
tp yang pasti..gw seneng bangeeet..
akhirnya rangkaian MISA AKBAR SARIMAWARTOBA genap lah sudaaah..

mei 2009 : paulus
agustus 2009 : mikael
februari 2010 : martinus
april 2010 : bubat
juni 2010 : gandarusa

seneng banget,,sebelom gw berangkat gw sempet ikut kelima misa akbar ini..
jadi ngga ada utang n penasaran :p

banyak hal yang menyenangkan hari ini,,
tp diantara yang menyenangkan itu ada juga yang bikin galau, bingung, dan kecewa..
apa yang gw rasain,, apa yang gw denger,, apa yang gw ceritain..
semuanya bikin hari ini bermakna..
walopun di saat yang hampir bersamaan seneng n kecewa dateng ngisi hati gw..
hhh.. semua jadi satu..

tapi satu yang pasti,, gw tetep bersyukur atas semuanya..
apa pun yang terjadi gw percaya itu semua udah ada dalam daftar rencana Tuhan..
dan rencana-Nya pasti mendatangkan kebaikan :)

dear my dearest koko

2010-06-11T08:18:00.001+10:00

"Just popped up in my mind recently.. Just to express what I feel for you.. Just for the great brother in my life...
YOU..."

[1] Every time I see your name appear on my phone, the censor of smile in my face always reacts reflectly.. It indicates that you've been there in my subconscious mind.
.Saturday, June 5th '10.late at night;when u sent me a text.in my room.

[2] For the very first time, daddy gives " green light ".. as he never really says yes to others but you.
.Sunday, June 6th '10.after noon.in car.

[3] I don't know what's inside your heart.. Even I'm not sure what's inside my heart, but one thing for sure ; I'm always happy when I'm with you.
.Tuesday, June 8th '10.night.in my room.

[4]I will not regret for not telling you what I feel deep inside, I will regret if I can't be there beside you as a friend to share with and to listen to all your sighs.
.Wednesday, June 9th '10.late at night.in my room.

[5] Loving is not only a matter of keeping someone you love to stay beside you, but it's a matter of looking someone you love is happy and you are smiling, even not with you beside him.
.Thursday, June 10th '10.night.inspired from a h-t-h talk with DP on the day before.

[6] Having someone as a friend for sharing, a brother for guiding, a shoulder to lean on.. is a thing that I am alaways thankful of. Thanks, Lord You put him in the story of my life. Please lead him and bless him in every single step.
.Friday, June 12th'10.just passed 00:00.in my room.

So then I realized, this is what we call with "the love of a brother and sister"
I will always be your little sister unless God has another story for us ^^

brother - sister always encourage each other,, holding each other's hand even in the darkest path..

** love you full, ko **

gracea-fusion: ~ The Only One ~

2010-06-01T23:52:00.000+10:00

gracea-fusion: ~ The Only One ~

~ The Only One ~

2010-06-01T23:15:00.000+10:00

every time you surround me,,
every time i see your smile,,
every time you are near,,
i always feel like u are the one that i'm looking for..

i've never wondered i can be this close to you.
i've known you since we were both kids, but i never think
that we can be like nowadays.
what i know is just i'm happy being around you.

you give me hope. you give me strength.
you give me spirit. you give me happiness.
.. you give me FAITH ..

no other boys do the things you do.
only beside you i can giggle loudly,,
only to you i can tell every little thing i feel,,
only with you i can fly without any wings..
you are the only one can do..
you are the only one who understands..
you are the only one knows how to teach me the " lesson " ..
you are the only one i want..
you are the only one for me.. or at least i hope..

is this what people call with " falling in love " ??
or it's just another feeling that show up because of happiness ??
is it real ??
or is it just only in my dream ??

i don't know what the future will bring..
but me, my self.. will keep this feeling until every little dream be
real..
whether you'll be the only one for me......
nor will only be my special one.

God, if he's the only one for me,,
please show us the way and please make it easier..
but if he is not,,
please keep him in Your hand..and give the best for me n him..
please keep our hearts like now..
like brother and sister who feels for each other ^^

Menulis itu menyenangkan ( Paling tidak bagi saya )

2010-04-27T05:05:00.000+10:00

Entah mengapa dan bagaimana..
Hobi menulis saya kembali menduduki rating di posisi atas dari daftar hobi - hobi saya yang lain.
Saya tidak tau banyak tentang menulis.
Yang saya tau, menulis itu menyenangkan :)
Karena dengan menulis saya bisa mengungkapkan apa saja yang terlintas di benak saya dan yang tersembunyi di hati saya.

Menulis bagi saya sama saja dengan bercerita, bisa cerita fiktif bisa juga cerita nyata. Terkadang saya meminjam kehidupan orang lain untuk bercerita, tetapi yang paling menyenangkan tetap menulis tentang apa yang benar - benar saya alami, karena di dalam tulisan itu tersirat emosi yang mengalir langsung dari si tokoh dalam tulisan itu, yang menjadikannya lebih hidup.

Hari ini saya mampir ( lagi ) di " rumah " Ka Lini ; Yuk Nulis !
Saya betah main ke rumah ini, spertinya di liburan saya yang panjang ini saya akan sering mampir ke rumah Ka Lini ini.
Syukur - syukur suatu hari bisa main ke rumah benerannya. Hehehe :p

Untuk hari ini, tidak banyak yang ingin saya katakan.
Saya hanya ingin bilang : " Writing is fun.. At least for me "

O iyaa..
hari ini pengumuman kelulusan.
Puji Tuhan, sekolah saya lulus 100 %
Syukur yang tak terhingga saya panjatkan kepada Tuhan Yesus yang luar biasa, terimakasih kepada guru - guru yang telah membimbing kami selama 3 tahun di SMA, terimakasih kepada semua guru di sekolah St.Angela yang pernah mengajar dan berinteraksi dengan saya. Berkat bapak ibu semuanya hari ini saya bisa menamatkan pendidikan di jenjang sekolah.
Saya ngga akan lupa sama jasa - jasa bapak dan ibu, semoga Tuhan membalasnya berlipat kali ganda. Terimakasih buat teman - teman seperjuangan SMA St.Angela angkatan 2010.
Buat hari - hari yang telah kita lalui bersama, buat semua kenangan yang sangat beragam, dan buat semua tawa dan air mata yang memberi kesan begitu mendalam buat saya.
Terakhir tapi paling paling dan paling.. terimakasih buat mami dan papi.. sekarang cici udah lulus SMA. 18 tahun mami papi ngerawat dan ngedidik cici sampai cici bisa jadi saperti hari ini. Sebentar lagi cici akan mulai tahap kehidupan yang baru, dimana cici akan belajar hidup mandiri jauh disana. Cici percaya doa mami papi yang akan senantiasa menguatkan cici. Terimakasih juga buat Geffry, adikku yang cuek dan suka ketus tapi sebenarnya baik dan sayang sama aku. I love u all ^^

Bilangnya aja tidak banyak yang ingin saya katakan..
Ujung - ujungnya ngerembet kemana - mana juga.. Hahaha..
Jadi terharu nih nulis bagian yang terakhir tadi.. Hehe..

Semoga di awal perjuangan yang baru ini saya bisa semakin baik lagi.
Semakin menyenangkan Tuhan, semakin membanggakan orang tua, semakin sayang adik dan teman - teman, dan yang terpenting semakin menjadi berkat bagi siapa pun yang saya jumpai.

Saya suka menulis.. Hehehehehe :p

First Sight

2010-04-25T03:45:00.000+10:00

Ini adalah tulisan pertama saya di blog saya.

Gea suka menyanyi?? Hampir semua orang tau itu.
Gea suka memasak?? Banyak juga orang yang tau.
Gea suka membaca?? Cukup banyak orang yang tau.
Gea suka tidur?? Siapa coba yang ga tau?? hahaha..
Tapiiii.. Gea suka menulis?? Sedikit orang yang tau.

Saya sudah lama senang menulis, berawal dari lomba karya tulis tingkat SD se Jawa Barat kurang lebih enam tahun yang lalu. Saat itu saya duduk di bangku kelas 6 SD. Awalnya saya tidak menyadari ketertarikan dan bakat saya di dunia menulis, entah bagaimana seorang guru yang sangat dekat di hati saya melihat bakat dan minat menulis saya. Beliau sering memotivasi saya. Berawal dari tukar menukar puisi, sampai apda akhirnya beliau mengikutsertakan saya pada lomba karya tulis tersebut. Saya yang awalnya ragu-ragu dan pesimis manut saja, karena saya begitu menghargai dan segan pada beliau. Bermula dari coba-coba, Puji Tuhan saya dapat juara Harapan I. Yaa.. walaupun tidak juara 1, saya cukup bangga mengingat skupnya Jawa Barat.
Sejak itulah saya sering menulis. ( My deepest thanks to : Ibu Tresna Magdalena Yvone Ismanto )

Tulisan anak kecil yang baru akan menginjak masa remaja - yang hanya ditorehkan pada sebuah buku tulis besampul biru. Buku itu berisi tulisan-tulisan yang semuanya puisi. Entah mengapa, saat itu saya paling suka menulis puisi. Mungkin, dibandingkan karya sastra yang lainnya puisi lah yang paling mudah (nb : bagi seorang gea ), karena hanya tinggal mengungkapkan apa yang saya rasakan, saya pikirkan saat itu dengan imajinasi yang bebas, rasa yang dalam, dan tidak terikat aturan yang baku.

Dilanjutkan dengan menulis diary. Walaupun tidak rutin setiap hari, tapi saya akui diary juga menyumbang peran dalam hobby menulis saya ini. Disinilah saya bisa menulis sebebas-bebasnya tanpa sensor, tanpa takut, tanpa malu, tanpa terikat oleh apa pun. Yaa.. diary..

Banyak pengalaman menarik tentang menulis. Salah satunya dalah mengikuti workshop dan temu muka dengan penulis remaja dari sekolah-sekolah Ursulin di Indonesia. Saat itu saya kelas 3 SMP. Acara diselenggarakan di toko buku sekaligus taman membaca Alebene, Sukajadi. Saya diberi kartu nama salah satu tim dari penerbit OBOR, yang sampai sekarang masih tersimpan rapi di laci saya. Saat itu bapak itu ( saya lupa namanya ) berpesan supaya saya mengirimkan tulisan-tulisan saya. Namun sampai hari ini belum satu pun tulisan saya kirimkan. Belum ada niat dan gerakan dari hati saya.

Peristiwa lain adalah saat saya bertemu dengan seorang ibu muda dari 2 orang anak di depan gereja St.Paulus, Bandung. Sore itu di akhir bulan februari 2009, hujan turun rintik-rintik. Saya dan beberapa teman OMK sudah stand by di gereja untuk berjualan buku dalam rangka pencarian dana untuk kegiatan camping OMK Sarimawartoba. Saya melihat ada seorang wanita berjaket biru sedang repot mengurusi kedua anaknya. Sambil menyuapi roti kepada anak bungsunya, saya berkenalan ( baca : SKSD ) dengan wanita itu.Ternyata wanita muda itu tidak lain dan tidak bukan adalah penulis buku yang akan kami jual. Betapa terkejutnya saya. Dalam hati saya berbicara, " Oooh.. Ini to penulisnya.. yang dari kemaren anak2 pd ribut.penulisnya mau dateng..hmm.."
Saya banyak bertanya kepada sang penulis yang kemudian saya panggil kakak ( melihat perawakannya dan pembawaannya yang belum pantas dipanggil tante atau ibu walaupun sudah punya anak).
Di tengah kesibukannya dengan kedua anaknya dan di awal perjumpaan kami yang baru sore itu, beliau tetap menjawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan saya dengan senyuman. Walaupun dari wajahnya tersirat rasa lelah (mungkin karena perjalanan dari kota asalnya).
"MY LIFE IS AN OPEN BOOK" adalah buku perdana beliau, yang saat itu kami jual. Beliau tidak mengambil untung kali itu, kami ( baca : OMK ) hanya perlu membayar sebesar ongkos cetaknya saja, keuntungannya murni untuk kegiatan camping kami. Saya salut kepada beliau. Satu tahun lebih sedikit sudah berlalu sejak pertemuan itu. Kini beliau mejadi kakak, inspirasi, teman sharing, teman ketawa bagi saya. G. Lini Hanafiah. " Thanks for your motivation,ka :) "

Dan yang terakhir, baru terjadi 2 minggu yang lalu. Ketika teman-teman papi mami saya dari Jakarta datang. Beliau-beliau adalah tim dari RBC ( Radio Bible Call ) ; suatu wadah penerbit yang menerbitkan renungan harian OUR DAILY BREAD. Kemarin satu tim dari Jakarta datang untuk urusan RBC di Bandung. Kebetulan beliau-beliau ini menginap di rumah keluarga saya. Saya sangat antusias dan senang menyambut kedatangan teman-teman papi mami ini. Ketika dalam perjalanan pulang dari restoran setelah makan malam, saya tidak ikut mobil papi saya karena diminta menunjukkan jalan. Entah bagaimana perbincangan kami di mobil selama perjalanan itu malah jadi membahas soal tulis menulis. Saya pun bercerita tentang ketertarikan saya pada dunia menulis. Ada salah seorang dari tim yang meng"encourage" dan memotivasi saya untuk terus menulis ( kali ini dalam konteks : "menjadi berkat lewat menulis" kurang lebih seperti itu ). Salah satu dari tim itu adalah Ko Dwi. Dwiyanto Cheung. Thanks,ko.. I will keep writting n try to share the blessing from this :)

Beberapa orang menyuruh saya segera mebuat blog, namun (lagi-lagi) entah mengapa rasanya saya malas dan belum tergerak untuk membuat blog. Namun hari ini, setelah saya membaca tulisan teman saya, Hans Gani dgn judul "gudegisme" (yang bagi saya unik dan nice), hati saya langsung tergerak. Di depan monitor, dalam hati saya bilang, "Kayanya udah saatnya gw bikin blog.."
To Hans : Thaaaaaanks,bro...!!! You've inspired me :) Keep improving..!!

Masih banyak hal menarik tentang pengalaman menulis saya. Terlalu panjang rasanya jika saya ceritakan satu persatu. Namun, setiap pengalaman dan perjumpaan dengan masing-masing orang memiliki kesan dan peran tersendiri dalam perkembangan menulis saya.

Saya sangat bersyukur dan berterimakasih kepada :
1.Pap JC ^^
2.Papi n Mami
3.Dd
4.Keluarga besar saya
5.Sahabat2 saya
6.Teman2 semuanya
7.Dan semua yang telah meninggalkan segores tinta dalam perjalanan hidup saya 18 tahun ini.

God bless you ^^

gracea-fusion

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Sculpture by the Sea ♥

An impromptu baked potato

Exploring Newton

I don't know what to label but just read it and you will see :)

If we are faithless, He will remain faithful, for He cannot disown Himself. (2 Tim 2:13)

You made my day! Forever I love you ♥ - Geoffrey Putra W.K

A recall of memory and a step to home ♥

Journey of a cocoon

♥

Ketika rindu

Be strong, S!

Only a word ♥

Couch Potato

EXAM IS SAYING HELLO!

I miss Christmas season

Hello, bloggers! Here I Go Again!

Happy day *from A to Z*

Kekuatan dan pengahrapan baru !

19 JUNI 2010

dear my dearest koko

gracea-fusion: ~ The Only One ~

~ The Only One ~

Menulis itu menyenangkan ( Paling tidak bagi saya )

First Sight

Happy day from A to Z