deg...deg...deg...

"Aku mau .............. kamu"
Deg...deg...deg...
Ini sungguhan kah?
"Gimana caranya ya?"
Deg...deg...deg...
Haduh, mana kutahu... Kan blum pernah...

Jadi, gimana caranya ya...? ;)

sabar

Kesabaran itu ibarat obat minuman yang pahit sekali, yang hanya dapat diminum oleh mereka yang berbudi sentosa, tetapi bisa menyembuhkan kesusahan dan penyakit...

Sabar bukan niat yang terhenti pada pengharapan atau tutur kata saja...

(Dipetik dari buku Sasangka Jati, bab Sabar)

besok puasa...

mohon maaf lahir dan batin yaa...
selamat berpuasa teman2ku...

menjelang detik-detik perayaan kemerdekaan

"Bahwa sesungguhnya kemerdekaan itu ialah hak segala bangsa, dan oleh sebab itu maka penjajahan di atas dunia harus dihapuskan..."

Susahnya menghapus penjajahan... :(
Walaupun judulnya sudah merdeka, tapi rasanya penjajahan dalam berbagai bentuk tetap ada...

Walaupun begitu...
"Sekali MERDEKA tetap MERDEKA!!!"
Semoga aku bisa berguna untuk bangsaku... :)

Selamat Ulang Tahun Kemerdekaan Indonesia-ku tercinta!!!

score of 7 or 8

I met one of my bestfriends today...!
We're like bound to each other when I was in college and I haven't seen her for a very long time as she has been living in France..
So it was a very pleasant and fun meeting..
I picked her up at her house and met her mother who's still the usual her, like the old days ;)
She remembers me for sure, I was the one who kept the phone busy back then (either her daughter called me or I called her), stayed over for group study before exam (which usually was full with gossip and "curhat"), and lots of other things.. :p

So for the meeting, we went to PIM together with Maïssa, her daughter... Yup, she's married since around 4 years ago when I was still in Sweden..

As we talked about lots of things back in the old times, we did the same today.. ;) I even lost track of time and practically had to race home to arrive in time before "the carriage turns into pumpkin" again :p but we usually lost track of time anyway (and made my mother jumped everytime the phone bills came :p)

We talked about many things, update on our friends latest news and then about marriage as well (not a new topic of this month, huh?)
As I mentioned to her about some of my friends with their "not so bad" situation and telling me to enjoy my "dating time" while it lasts because it won't be like that when you're married, she said something refreshing...
"Well it will be different and I'm not saying that I don't argue with my husband, I did have a fight with him which got me cried and deeply sad, but on the scale of 1 to 10, I think we have 7 or 8"

I like the sound of it, they are working for their marriage to succeed..and she admitted that it takes both sides to do it..

I would like that please...
With a goodwill to start and efforts to make it last for as long as God granted you the numbers...

things I'd really want..

-- Come to Stéph's wedding in October.
She's a dear friend and we had so much fun in Sweden. Jenny will be there, another dear friend from Sweden. Well, return ticket to Paris, her hometown, is around US$875 to US$ 1050... That's the cheapest... There will be few more € to be spent, assuming staying at least a week is proper and visiting some other friends there is a must... And for gifts and souvenir and fun...

-- Canon EOS 50D
A friend told me that it will be cheaper when the 60D is launched.. I think it won't be in the near time, right? Price of body + standard lens 18-55mm is around Rp 12mill. With 18-200mm lens (that is one of the dream) will be approx. Rp 15mill

-- another event
If this shall occur in this year, it may be 10 times the round ticket...


Pheeew... The wishes are kind of big this year... I had two wishes granted last year... I may be lucky enough to have another two this year :p or I may be blessed by not getting anything.. :p we'll see... I still believe that everything is happened for a reason.. A reason that's best for me, as long as I stay close with The decision maker... ;)

today's topic: marriage

Why?
Because people that said hi to me on YM were bringing that subject along in the conversation..

#1 (out of nowhere)
Friend 1: loe mau merid bulan November ga? Gue mau over dp ni.. Gedungnya ok loh.. Di P****j*** :)
Me : ha? Kejauhan tu buat gue.. :p
(And the conversation continued to catering choice, date, etc.. Hers, of course :p not mine.. Basically because she is the one having a wedding soon and not me :p Hehe)

#2
Friend 2: kapan kawin loe?
(ga pake basabasi-red)
Me : nanti.. :D
how's marriage life for you?
Friend 2: yah, not bad lah..
Me : huh?
(And the conversation continued to differences between dating and marriage, responsibilities, etc.)

*hehe... It's an entertaining day for me.. The subject was brought up with laughter and joy ;) thanks girls!!

I don't think I can take over the down payment for the venue :p but I will consider your suggestion of different places...for later.. ;)

Only "not bad" huh? Well, I think I 'll still keep it as one of my plan though :p

*girls, you're fighters..!! I know you can handle and get through it well ;)

first day after 2 weeks..

Today's the first day I came to work after resting for 2 weeks...
Didn't have too many task to do since I took care of almost everything just before I got sick :p
Still weak, but manageable..
I even drove myself!! (Sorry doc, had to disobey you.. I might gotten sicker if I didn't.. :p)
Anyway, tomorrow..more things to do..
Hope I'm getting stronger by the day, which I have a feeling that I will as I found myself feeling hungry quite a lot now :p A good sign of recovery ;)