Wednesday, December 31, 2008

- "2008" -

2008.
A year that full of memories.
A year that full of changes.
A year that full of happiness and sadness, laughter and tears,
success and failure.

There were TEARS on my days through 2008 because:

- I fell in love with a wrong guy at the beginning of this year. And I was hurt, again.

- It was hard when I had to pass the high school final exam. I had to study hard. Very hard. Until I was really really bored and tired. I was sick of those things. Sick of science. Sick of the tests, try-outs, courses and exercises.. Erghh.

- The Bali trip with schoolmates wasn't so fun. I was disappointed.

- I was frustrated when I had to decide what major and univ should I take. I planned to take medical major, but at the beginning of the year, my fam broke all my dreams up. They suddenly forbade me to enter the medical major, and I had to make a "three-nights-decision", choosing a new major that I had never think before. Huh.

- My brother started to work at a company. It makes him so busy and he just has a lil time to spend with me.

- I had to say goodbye to some friends.. They were leaving for study abroad.. I hated attending their farewell parties and seeing them taking off in the airport cause it made me wanna cry.. And now I miss them so muchhhhh.. Get home soon, guys.. Hope that we can spend some more days together =)
(to: Dennise Techrisna, Andreas Bernard, Anthony Lim, Chrestella Natalie, Marshella Kie, Timothy Liu, Afrizal Harimukti, Angie Valentine, Clara Oktarina, Alvin Utama)


But there were times that made me SMILE through 2008:
- I graduated from senior high school! That was the best moment of the year =)

- I found some friends that I might not notice before.. We weren't close at the beginning, but then we spent so many great times together. We hung out, we watched movies, we took pics, we studied, we laughed, we told stories, we attended the graduation rehearsals, we went to Pancious by taxi and walked for kilos wkwk.. That was so fun n unforgettable!
Thanks for listening to my problems and giving me advices.. Thank you, guys. You've made my last days at school beautiful and made me know what "friendship" really means.
(to: Dennise Techrisna, Elsa Wijaya, Fricillia Natasha, Angeline Basuki, Patricia Yohanna)


- I entered university. To be in this major and this univ is the best decision I've ever made this year.

- I did my first "get-home-by-myself" from campus by busway and angkot wkwk.. One of the great experiences and pride in my life.

- I almost died, almost crushed by a motorcycle, but God saved my life. So beautiful.

- I've learnt so many things this year. Things that made me be a better person. I've told you bout this in my blog before =)

- I learnt English more than I've ever done in my life. The more I learn it, the more I love it.

- I created my first blog on March. And I love my blog. A new place for me to scrap my days, to show my feelings, and to share my thoughts..

- My fam gets better day by day. Thank You, Lord. The biggest blessing for me =D

- I do some organizations at campus that I love so much. I've never had time to do organizations when I was at senior high school..

- I met new people that are really kind and care of me.
That's so sweet =)

(to: Ria Wulandari, Sulistia Wijaya, Junita Putri, and also the members of PDKK St. Hieronimus and Pastoran Atma Jaya)

Overall, I love 2008. It has been a better year for me than 2007.
Thank You for everything great and everything bad. Cause I know that each of them had colored my life..

"Thank You, Jesus, for Your blessings, guidance, love, care, strength, trust, and everything that You've given to me.. Let me be a better person day by day, month by month, year by year. Let me be a good girl in Your eyes.
Hold my hands through the next year, 2009, that I might not know what's gonna happen and what's waiting there for me. But one thing that I know and sure, that Your love for me would be lasts forever, and You'll never let Your eyes and hands off of me =)
I trust in You, Lord."

Thank You for this year.

Friday, December 26, 2008

- "unforgettable Xmas" -

Hei2.. Merry Xmas to U ^^

Xmas gw kali ini bener2 amat sangat melelahkan, tp jg sekaligus xmas yg tak terlupakan..
Taun ini gw menghabiskan xmas di kampus,, jadi panitia misa natal dan taun baru atma jaya.
Ini adalah kepanitiaan pertama gw di kampus hehe..
Gw blajar banyaaakkkkk banget hal2 baru dari kepanitiaan ini, khususnya cara kerja sie konsumsi (krn gw staff konsumsi).. Kedengerannya emank cm konsumsi,, tp ternyata pusing jg lho.. Ngurus makanan panitia dan petugas2 laennya slama 3 hari, dr tgl 22 ampe 24 Des, dengan jumlah makanan yg berbeda2 setiap kalinya.. Rebet jg. Ada yg gak kebagianlah, ada yg kelebihanlah, ada salah itunglah.. Macem2 masalahnya. Sampe di hari terakhir, makan malemnya kurang. Jadi mesti cepet2 mesen ke bedeng 60 biji lg. Udah jantungan takut ga bs pesen krn terlalu mendadak. Tp untungnya bs.. Mayan stres jg deh pokoknya wkwk..
Tapi dari sini gw dapet byk pengalaman dan pelajaran yg gak bs digantiin dgn apapun..
Capek bgt memang jd panitia, walopun cm konsumsi.. Krn dari tgl 19 seluruh panitia hrs uda bantuin ngedekor di kampus.. Dekorannya mpe bikin gua maria n terowongan gua di pintu masuk!!
Mantapbh abis. Mantapbh capeknya. Mantapbh pegelnya. Mantapbh teparnya. Mantapbh keram tangannya. Mantapbh pusingnya. Tapi mantapbh jg hasilnya. hahah..


*ini gua maria nya.. foto terowongannya gw blom dapet..*

Akhirnya misa natal berjalan dengan cukup lancar.. Mule jam 6, selesai jam stgh 9 kalo gak salah.. Trus panitia lgsg bongkar2 dekoran di sport hall. Gela nyesek bgt,, ngedekor stengah mati dr tgl 19, tp dibongkar cm dlm wkt stengah jam. Hikssssssssss T.T
Ga rela rasanya. huhuhu.
Panitia bahkan blom sempet foto bersama di gua marianya loh T.T
Gw jg blom sempet foto2in sendiri,, krn dah kecapean, dah ga napsu ngapa2in huhu.
Ntar deh gw coba minta sie pubdok,, smoga dapet foto2nya.. Ntar gw upload ke fs ato ke blog deh hohoho =D

Abis bongkar2,, panitia rapat evaluasi sambil makan malem.. Rapatnya br selse jam 12 malem teng!
Udah pada ngantuk n tepar gt haha..
Trus arum, mojun sama nona masi sempet diceburin ke kolam ikan!! Kasiann bgt! Bs sakit dah tu mrk.. Ga tega gw liatnya.. Tp katanya mank uda tradisi kepanitiaan atma, pasti ketua n bbrp panitia ada yg diceburin ke kolam wkwk.. Serem bgt.

Trus bsknya pas natal, tgl 25, gw sakit. Badan gw sempet meriang gt, trus batuk berdahak mpe skarang.. Dan gw menghabiskan wkt dgn istirahat seharian drmh. Sekujur badan pegel smua,, trus jari2 tangan rada keram n kaku krn ngeremes2 kertas semen mulu bwt bikin gua.. Hiks.
Padahal pas disananya gw sehat2 aja.. Pas sampe rmh jg gw masi smanget kok. Ga brasa tepar2 amat.. Ga tau knp tiba2 drop. Nasib. wkwk..
Mesti cepet sembuh ni.. Soalnya masi ada misa taun baru tgl 31.. Dan udah mesti mule ngedekor dr tgl 30nya.. Trus gw bakal nginep di kampus tgl 31 mpe 1 Jan, soalnya gak mungkin macet2an malem taun baru di jalan.. Males bgt. Mending gw nginep, trus br pulang pas tgl 1 Jan pagi, pasti ga macet hohoho =D

Ydah.. Segini aja crita gw ttg natalan taun 2008.
Have a great and wonderful Xmas ^^
Gbu.

Saturday, December 20, 2008

- "no need to be WORRY." -

Kemaren gw dapet sebuah e-mail yg isinya cukup menggampar gw. Tentang kekuatiran.
Yuph. Kuatir. Salah satu sifat buruk yg ada pada diri gw, yg sampe skarang gw masi berjuang utk mengubahnya. Tapi sangat sulit. Sangattt sulit. Mungkin kadar kekuatiran gw dah menurun jauh daripada dulu, tp hanya MENURUN, bukan MENGHILANG. Selalu masi aja ada sedikit kekuatiran dlm diri gw akan banyak hal..
Dan e-mail yg gw dapet kemaren sgt2 membuka mata gw..

Ada kalimat yang blg, "Urusan kita bukanlah untuk memperhatikan apa yang mungkin terjadi di masa depan, tetapi melihat dengan jelas apa yang ada di tangan kita pada saat ini." Kalimat itu ditulis oleh Thomas Carlyle.
Seorang pemuda bernama Sir William Osier membaca tulisan ini, lalu ia memperoleh keberanian dan menjadi professor di bidang kedokteran dan memperoleh gelar kebangsawanan dari raja Inggris.
Suatu hari ia mengatakan bahwa rahasia dari keberhasilannya adalah dengan "Hidup di hari ini." Masa depan adalah matahari yang belum terbit. Masa lalu, kuburkanlah itu. Kegagalan di masa lalu jangan dijadikan beban yang terus kita pikul hingga hari ini.
Hari penyelamatan itu adalah hari ini. Hari kesuksesan itu adalah hari ini. Masa depan itu adalah hari ini. Tidak perlu menyusahkan diri untuk hari esok.

Kekuatiran akan hari esok akan mencuri berkat kita hari ini, hal itu akan menghabiskan tenaga dan sukacita kita. Yang tersisa pada diri kita hanyalah ketakutan.
Dalam doa Bapa Kami dikatakan, "Give us THIS DAY our daily bread." Dia tidak mengajarkan untuk meminta roti untuk satu minggu, satu bulan, atau satu tahun. Dia mengajarkan, "Berikanlah kami PADA HARI INI makanan kami yang secukupnya." Itu artinya kita ga perlu kuatir akan hari esok. Besok, kita bs meminta lagi pada Tuhan, dan Ia telah menyediakannya.

Tetapi ini gak berarti bhw kita gak perlu merencanakan masa depan kt. Kt harus tetap memikirkan baik2, merencanakan, dan mempersiapkan masa depan kt. Tapi satu hal, kita gak perlu kuatir. Libatkan Tuhan dalam setiap perencanaan kita. Biarkan Dia yang memegang kendali hidup kt. Bagian kt adalah melakukan apa yang menjadi tugas kt dengan sebaik mungkin.

Jujur gw adalah orang yang kuatiran banget. Kuatir akan masa depan gw, akan kemampuan gw, akan hidup gw, dsb2. Bs dibilang hampir kuatir dalam segala hal. Gw tau bahwa kuatir itu gak baik. Ga ada hal positif yang bs diambil dari yang namanya kekuatiran. Kuatir gak akan mengubah apapun. Bukan dengan kt kuatir, lalu masalah kt akan beres. Nope. Malah kekuatiran hanya akan memperburuk keadaan. Membuat pikiran kt kemana2 dan gak fokus. Krn kuatir, kt jadi mikir yg jauh2, yang buruk2, padahal hal2 itu belum tentu terjadi.
Gw pernah baca dari buku renungan, ada research yang blg bhw 90% dari kekuatiran kt itu sebenarnya gak terjadi. Jadi itu hanya ada di dalam pikiran kt. Kenyataannya mungkin gak seburuk itu. Gak perlu kt kuatirkan juga.

Di bible, Tuhan Yesus perna blg, "Siapakah diantara kamu yang karena kekuatiran dapat menambahkan sehasta sajapada jalan hidupnya?"
Bles. Ngegampar bgt ni kata2. Gw lgsg sadar bhw, beneran, kuatir sama skali gak akan mengubah apa2. Sama skali gak ngebantu kt menyelesaikan masalah.

Mungkin kt melihat ada masalah besar di depan sana yg menanti kt. Kt merasa takut dan kuatir, kalau2 kt gak bs menyelesaikannya. Kt ngerasa bhw masalah itu terlalu besar bwt kt. Tapi sebenernya, setelah kt menjalaninya, selangkah demi selangkah, kt pasti mampu melewatinya. Mungkin berat, tapi kt pasti mampu. Karena gak ada masalah yang gak bs diselesaikan. Saat Tuhan mengijinkan kt mempunyai masalah, Dia gak akan lupa untuk menyediakan jalan keluarnya bagi kt serta memberi kita kekuatan utk melewatinya =)

Jadi mulai skarang gw akan berusaha lebih keras lagi utk menghilangkan kekuatiran gw akan apapun. Gw maw lebih lagi menyerahkan hidup gw pada Tuhan, dan jg segenap masa depan gw. Krn gw tau segala sesuatu udah Dia rencanakan begitu indah bagi gw. Gw maw blajar utk menjalani hidup ini day by day. Sehari demi sehari. Gak maw menguatirkan masalah2 di hari esok.
Krn Yesus blg ke gw, "Sebab itu janganlah kamu kuatir akan hari besok, karena hari besok mempunyai kesusahan sendiri. Kesusahan sehari cukuplah untuk sehari." (Matius 6:34)

Monday, December 15, 2008

- "You Are." -

Hari ini pertama kalinya gw bersaksi di PD BiG. Setelah hampir 5 tahun gw berada di komunitas ini, baru kali ini gw pny keberanian untuk memberi kesaksian di depan..
Bisa dibilang gw emank anak gak tau diri.
18 taon gw idup, dengan kesaksian2 nyata akan kebaikan Tuhan setiap harinya, tapi baru hari ini gw brani mensharingkannya pada tim dan umat di PD, biasanya paling cerita2 di komsel ato pada orang2 tertentu doang,, ga pernah brani di depan satu PD gini..

Jujur amat sangat sulit bagi gw utk berbicara di depan umum. Apalagi utk kasi kesaksian gt di depan sendirian sambil pegang mike. Untunglah hari ini pas gw tugas jadi singer, jadi emank posisi gw dah di depan dari awal PD, jadi pas kasi kesaksian, gw ga perlu sengaja maju2 lg.. Pas ditanya ma WLnya, "Siapa yang mau bersaksi?" Gw lgsg jawab, "Aku mauuu" hehe..
Trus tinggal duduk di posisi gw di sebelah keyboard, pegang mike gw, dan lgsg mulai bersaksi hehehe =P

Tentang apa kesaksian gw??!
Ada deh.
Sapa suruh ga dateng ke PD BiG tadi wkwk =P
Dan stlh selesai memberi kesaksian,, ada perasaan legaaaaa banget dan penuh sukacita!!!
My mood raised up. Gw merasa seperti pemenang. Hahaha. Pokoknya ternyata setelah gw membagi berkat pada orang lain dgn bersaksi, ternyata Tuhan langsung memberi hadiah pada gw: SUKACITA SURGA. Sampai sepanjang hari gw bersuka cita dan hari gw penuh dengan puji2an bagi Tuhan. Bahkan sampai subuh2 bgini, jam 2.30 pagi, gw masi merasa sukacita bgt. Bayangin aja jam sgini gw malah nulis blog dgn smangat. Wkwk..

Yang jelas Tuhan emank bener2 baik ^^
I luv this day. I luv every moments that I spent.
I luv You, Lord.
And I wanna sing this song for You =)

You are the love of my life
You are the hope that I cling to
You mean more than this world to me

I wouldn't trade You for silver and gold
I wouldn't trade You for riches untold
You are, You are my everything

I couldn't take one step without You
I could never go on
I couldn't live one day without You
I couldn't have the strength
to make it on my own.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

- "motorcycle.." -

Wadow. Pagi ini gw ujian jam 10.30.
Dan gw baru brangkat dari rumah jam 09.30 gara2 nungguin nyokap gw.. Entah kenapa, kayak ada setannya, smua jalan bwt ke kampus gw MACET! Semua. Bokap gw mpe dah muter2 nyari jalan alternatif, tapi dmana2 macet parah. Awalnya maw masuk tol, cm gw blg mending cari jalan tikus aja. Tapi ternyata di jalan2 tikus jg sama aja, kaga ngebantu jg, ga beda dari tol macetnya. Trus jam di hape gw uda nunjukin jem 09.45, gw dah deg2an n diem aja di mobil. Tinggal berdoa minta mujizat aja biar ga telat. Scara mobilnya uda bener2 ga bs gerak gt krn macet, dan gw masi di kebon jeruk wkt itu.. Ckck.

Kalo telat lebih dari 15 menit, gw ga bole ikut ujian. Padahal hari ini ujiannya salah satu mata kuliah yang paling serem, Structure I. Slama ini gw berjuang bgt blajar structure biar bs lulus n lgsg ngambil Structure II di semester pendek bln januari.. Dan semalem gw dah blajar seharian biar dapet bagus.. Trus gw mikir, masa gara2 telat ga boleh ikut ujian, trus gw jadi ga lulus Structure I, n jadwal SP gw jadi kaco gt?! Konyol bgt. Bs nyesek, nangis2 beneran gw =(

Trus gw dapet ide bagus. NAEK OJEK! hahaha.. Satu2nya kendaraan yg bisa nyelip2 diantara traffic jams hehehe =D
Akhirnya dengan berat hati bonyok gw ngijinin gw naek ojek ke atma..
Gw diturunin di pangkalan ojek di depan RS Siloam. Trus gw blg ma tukang ojeknya spy agak cepet krn gw mesti ujian jam 10.30..
Trus tukang ojeknya bener2 nurutin permintaan gw!! Dy ngebut se-ngebut2nya ke atma! Gela. Kaga berenti sama skali dari kebon jeruk mpe atma (krn ga kena lampu merah jg).. Trus nyalip kanan nyalip kiri, masuk jalur busway dsb2. Gela. Spot jantung.
Mpe ngeri gw T.T
Parah. Gw blom perna naek motor ngebut2 gt.. Stres bo.

Gw sempet mikir.. Ironis bgt ya. Slama ini gw paling benci kendaraan yg namanya "motor". Slalu jadi musuh gw dijalan. Musuh saat nyebrang,, musuh saat naek mobil. Pokoknya di mata gw motor itu slalu nyebelin dan bikin emosi. Kecil2 tapi jadi raja jalanan dan bs nyelakain orang. Dendem kesumat.
Tapi hari ini, "motor" itulah yg dah nyelametin gw ujian.. Nyelametin satu mata kuliah yg slama ini gw perjuangkan. Krn ada yg namanya motor, hari ini gw bs sampe di kampus 10 menit sblm ujian dan akhirnya bs ikut ujian dengan tenang. Kalo di dunia ini ga diciptain motor, gw yakin tadi gw pasti ga bakal nyampe kampus jam 10.30. Dan gw pasti failed di Structure I.

Gw pengen berterimakasih sih sama motor,, tapi gengsi neh.. Scara gw masi pny dendem krn nyawa gw nyaris disikat ma motor wkt itu. Dan jadi bikin gw trauma nyebrang kalo byk motor.. Tapi... Ujian gw udah dislametin. Hmm.. Gmana ya?!
Bingung neh..
Makasi.. Enggak... Makasi... Nggak... Ergh.

Makasi aja deh.
Makasi, motor... =P
Akhirnya lo pny nilai plus jg di mata gw, mot. Hehe.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

- "the QUOTES." -

Yesterday I saw the movie "FACING THE GIANTS" for the fourth time in the last 2 months.
I've never adored a movie like this before. I've watched it 4 times but I never feel bored.
Every parts, every sentences, every quotes in this movie are amazing for me. They increase my faith and my trust to the Lord.
These are some best quotes taken from this movie that I quoted randomly.
I know that most of you who don't see the movie might not understand what are written below, but I hope that you don't mind to read it. Cause these are really good words to increase your faith =)

Grant Taylor:
"The more I read this book (Bible), the more I realize life's not about us. We're not here just to get glory, make money and die. The Bible says that God put us here for Him, to honor Him. Jesus said the most important thing you could do with your life is to love God with everything you are and love others as yourself. So if we win every game and we miss that, we've done nothing. Football then means nothing. So I'm here to give you our new team philosophy. I think that football is just one of the tools we use to honor God. But see,, it's not only about football. We've got to honor Him in our relationship, in our respect for authority, in the classroom and when you're at home alone surfing the internet. I want God to bless this team, so many people will talk about what He did. But it means we gotta give Him our best in every area. And if we win, we praise Him. And if we lose, we praise Him. Either way we honor Him with our actions and our attitudes. So I'm asking you... What are you living for? I resolve to give God everything I've got, then I'll leave the results up to Him. I want to know if you'll join me."

Grant Taylor: "If the Lord never gives us children, will you still love Him?"
Brooke Taylor: "I will still love You, Lord."

Larry Childers: "You don't have to be afraid of failure. Everyone fails at one point."

Larry Childers: "David, I've asked God since you were a baby that He would show how strong He is in your life and that through you, people would see how good He is."
David Childers: "Then why would He make me so small and weak?"
Larry Childers: "To show how mighty He is."

Grant Taylor: "Lord Jesus, would You help me? Lord, I feel there's a giants of fear and failure just staring down at me, waiting to crush me and I don't know how to beat 'em, Lord. I'm tired of being afraid. Lord, if You want me to do something else, show me. If You don't want me to have children, so be it. But You're my Guide. You're on the throne. You can have my hopes and my dreams. Lord, give me something. Show me something."

Mr. Bridges: "Grant, I heard a story about 2 farmers who desperately needed rain. And both of them prayed for the rain. But only one of them went out and prepared his fields to receive it. Which one do you think trusted God to send the rain?"
Grant Taylor: "The one who prepared his fields."
Mr. Bridges:"God will send the rain when He's ready. You need to prepare your field to receive it."

Brock: "Lord, we know our lives aren't about football. But we do thank you for allowing us to play tonight. We're gonna give You our best. If we win, we'll praise You. And if we lose, we'll praise You. We'll give You all the honor and the glory this night. Keep us safe. Amen."

Mr. Bridges: "Bless them in a special way, Lord. I ask You to lift them up to You. I ask You to bring up a generation that has a heart for You, Lord."

Grant Taylor: "As long as we honor God. Nothing is impossible. Tell me, what is impossible with God?!"

Saturday, December 6, 2008

- "life is a GIFT." -

Entah knapa akir2 ini gw jadi sering berpikir ttg kematian. Serem memang. Satu hal yang tabu utk dibicarakan. Gw jg gak maw terpikir ttg hal spt itu,, tp smuanya terlintas begitu aja di otak gw..
About the death.

Pertama kali pikiran ini mulai mengganggu gw setelah gw mengalami yg namanya nyaris ditabrak motor minggu lalu.. Yang gw critain di blog gw yg judulnya "PERFECT GUIDANCE" kmrn.
Yang utk pertama kalinya dalam hidup gw, membuat gw bener2 merasa dekat dgn kematian. Sedikitttt lagi. Dan mgkn hari ini takkan pernah ada..

Sejak itu gw jadi sering berpikir dan menyadari, betapa dekatnya manusia dengan yg namanya kematian. Jika saatnya telah datang, gak ada satupun yg bs mencegah dan menolaknya. Kematian itu datang begitu saja tanpa diundang. Merenggut setiap nafas kehidupan yang ada, menghentikan setiap detak jantung dan aliran darah.

Jujur ternyata gw takut bwt menghadapi kematian. Padahal sebagai manusia, kt harus siap menghadapi kematian kapan saja. Krn kt gak akan pernah tau kapan dy datang. Bs detik ini, bs satu jam lagi, bsk, lusa, 10 tahun lagi, 20, 30, ... kapanpun.

Akhir2 ini gw terlalu menikmati hidup gw, sampai2 gw merasa gak pengen bs mati. Masi pengen melakukan begitu banyak hal, impian2 dan meraih kesempatan2 dalam hidup.. Gw merasa "hidup" gw yg sesungguhnya justru baru dimulai..

Entah knapa gw nulis blog kyk gini. Maap yah. Pikiran gw lg kacau memang. Mgkn masi shock krn nyaris celaka minggu lalu.. Jadi kalut gini d.. Anggep aja gw lagi mengigau. Sekedar mencurahkan pemikiran bodoh.

Tapi dari sini gw blajar utk melihat, bahwa ternyata kehidupan adalah anugerah terindah. Setiap helaan nafas yg masi bs kt hirup tiap saat adalah karunia. Setiap detak jantung yg kt rasakan adalah berkat. Kt hrs belajar menghargainya.

Bbrp hari ini gw lg sakit,, gak parah memang, tapi cukup sedikit mengganggu aktivitas gw..
Tapi entah sejak kapan gw pny keberanian utk bersyukur atas sakit gw,, krn dengan merasakan sakit, itu artinya gw masi hidup. Masi menjalani kehidupan di dunia ini. Kalo suatu saat gw udah gak merasakan sakit apa2 lagi, itu namanya gw udah mati.

Jadi skarang gw bs menjalani hari2 gw dengan penuh rasa syukur. Belajar utk menikmati segala keadaan. Sambil berusaha melakukan yg terbaik dalam setiap detik kehidupan gw.. Supaya kalo suatu saat gw harus menghadapi yg namanya kematian, gw gak perlu merasa takut atau menyesal. Karena gw telah memberikan segala yg terbaik dalam hidup gw =)

Life is really a great GIFT. Appreciate it before you lose it.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

- "nicknames.." -

Ergh.. I think I've got too many nicknames!! Look at this list:

1. Astrid,, my real name.
2. Trid,, to make it short.
3. Strid,, pronounced just like the word "street" wkakaka =P
4. Ucrit,, my high school classmates called me so.
5. Kucrit,, they modified my name stupidly! ergh.
6. Unyil,, OMG.
7. Cil,, from the word "kecil".
8. De',, some seniors call me this.
9. Bu,, erghhhhhh. Am I "ibu2"??!
10. Chibi or just Chib to make it short,, Japanese word means "small".
11. Acit or Cit for common,, my friends at the univ are too lazy to pronounce "trid". Oh my goodness..
12. Bonsai,, hate this one!!!
13. Dul,, erghhh.. Sounds that I'm so dull wkwk..
14. Nek,, my God!! How come they call me like this??! Does my face look like a grandma?! ugh.
15. Piglet,, I'm NOT a piggy!! bwekkk =P
16. Sucang,, the short name of "susu kacang", bcos I'm a sucang-holic.
17. Cabe bogel,, the latest nickname for me, given from the sayur-mayur family..
18. ...*

* For number 18, you may add some nicknames for me that I might be forgotten to write hahaha..

So.. Don't you think that I've got too many nicknames in my life???!!
In fact,, people RARELY call me with my real name (Astrid). Huaaaaaaaaa...
If I let this happen continuously,, maybe someday people will forget my real name!! OMG.
Hiksssss T.T

Monday, December 1, 2008

- welcome DECEMBER...!" -

yuHuuu.. December is coming! ^^
The most adorable and cherish month of the year for me..
It's nice to see the malls with a Christmas decoration, with the Christmas songs everywhere,, Santa Claus,, Christmas trees,, Christmas deer,, Christmas parades and so on..
With the RED and GREEN color everywhere.. December always raises my mood up. Even on this December I've to do my final exam at the univ, but it still seems so fun.

I love the Christmas mass,, and this year I'm the committee of the Christmas mass in my campus. Hmph. Can't wait for that day =)
It must be so fun. I'm also waiting for the Christmas holiday!! This one is which I love the most =D

It's the month of the born of my Lord, Jesus Christ.

The born of my Saviour,, my Sheperd,, my Guide.
What kinda present could I give to Him??
I have nothing, except my HEART.
So I would give my heart to Him as my Christmas present ^^

Hope that this year's Christmas would be better than last year,, since last year was the worst Christmas ever in my life.


At last...

WELCOME DECEMBERRRRRR...!!

Saturday, November 29, 2008

- "what I've learnt." -

These are what i've learnt from my life at the university so far:


1. I've learnt how to be more patient.
2. I've learnt how to face others, esp. the seniors..
3. I've learnt how to work with others,, and how to organize some events.
4. I've learnt how to receive others, not only for the positives but also the negatives side of them.
5. I've learnt how to be more friendly, and smile even to someone that I don't know well.
6. I've learnt how to organize my time.
7. I've learnt how to be more open-minded.
8. I've learnt how to support others.
9. I've learnt how to appreciate my life as a gift.
10. I've learnt how to forgive and forget.
11. I've learnt how to obey my authority.
12. I've learnt how to accept people's thoughts about me, either good or bad.
13. I've learnt how to be more thankful for all things that happened in my life.
14. I've learnt how to be a blessing for others.
15. I've learnt how to be more confident.
16. I've learnt how to love myself.
17. I've learnt how to be a tough girl.
18. I've learnt not to trust people easily.
19. I've learnt how to cheer my friends up.
20. And I've learnt how to be myself.

These all have brought some changes in my life.. They bring me to the upper level of a better person. What a different life I've got in the univ and I love it so much. Being in this lovely family is a special gift for me. I've never enjoyed my life like this before.

I love all the people around me, who care and build my personalities up. Thank you for all the advice, for the help, for the care, for the testimonies, and for the trust you've all given to me. I really appreciate them. Those things teach me how to be a better person day by day.
Wish that I could be a blessing for you too =)

Friday, November 28, 2008

- "perfect GUIDANCE." -

Pfiuh. Hari ini sebenernya gw ga da kelas, tp gw ke kampus dari jam 7 pagi bwt lat drama n rapat RHB.. Everything seemed to be alright, sampe gw selse rapat jam stgh 2an, trus gw ke plangi dl ma temen2 gw bwt makan siang.. Gw sengaja makan dl di plangi, biar ntar dirumah gw ga usa ribet2 cari makanan lg.. Soalnya bonyok dan ngko gw lg ke puncak, n gw ditinggal ndirian mpe hari minggu drmh.. Untung byk temen yg ngajakin gw jalan di hari jumat sabtu minggunya hahahaha..

Oiyeh,, balik lagi. Jadi gw makan n jalan di plangi sampe sktr jam 3 lewatan.. Trus gw maw pulang naek busway. Yg bikin males, halte benhil yg ke arah kota lg direnovasi, jadi gw mesti ikut busway yg ke arah sebaliknya (blok M), trus transit di polda metro jaya, br balik lagi ke harmoni.. Pas gw nyampe di halte benhil, ternyata ramenya parah bgt. Uda gt langit mendung abis lagi.. Mpe abu2 gelap bgt awannya dan gledek dah menyambar2. Ugh. Trus buswaynya datengnya lamaaaa bgt.. Gw dah makin ngerasa males aja neh, scara bwt mencapai rumah gw minimal butuh 2 jam, dan gw pulang di jam2 macet n rame orang plg kerja n ditambah lg ujan gede pula. Hmph.

Trus gw dengan keyakinan penuh bdoa. Gw blg ma Tuhan, bhw gw yakin gw ga akan keujanan, ga butuh kluarin payung, dan gw akan sampai drmh dengan selamat. Yg bs ngelindungin gw saat itu cm Tuhan doang, krn gw plg sendirian, dan dirumah ga da sapa2 sama skali yg bs nolongin gw kalo gw knapa2. Tapi gw amat sangat yakin kalo Tuhan nemenin dan ngejagain gw =)

Akirnya gw berhasil transit ke polda metro jaya, dan disana jg sama aja ramenya. Malah lebi parah krn ujannya makin gede, n byk yg berteduh di halte busway, bikin suasana messy abis..
Lalu dari polda gw ke harmoni, trus transit ke busway yg arah kalideres. Gw turun di taman kota,, lalu naek angkot B10 dengan berdesak2an parah tentunya. Trus di depan pasar puri, gw naek B14 sampe depan komplek rmh gw.. Dan finally, gw berhasil mencapai rumah pada jam 17.30 tepat! Hmm brati 2 jam lebih ya..

Satu hal. GW KAGAK KEUJANAN SAMA SKALI ^^
Gak perlu ngeluarin payung, bahkan menyentuhnya pun tidak hehehe..
Senangnya.

Oiyah gw blom crita yakh. Kmaren gw pas maw nyebrang di pasar puri, maw ganti angkot dari B10 ke B14, gw nyaris ketabrak motor!! Bkn nyaris yg sembarang nyaris,, tp beneran neh, gw ma motornya paling beda 30 cm lg.. Gw kehimpit diantara 2 mobil, di depan n di blakang gw persis.. Dan motor itu ngebut dari kiri gw.. Kaki n mulut gw tiba2 lgsg kaku gt, ga bs gerak.. Dan gw shock stengah mati. Tau gak,, dalam sedetik itu yg terlintas di otak gw apa?! Kalimat ini nih, "Ya udah, kalo maw tabrak, tabrak aja gw cepetan."
Gw ga tau darimana kalimat itu bs tiba2 muncul dan gw sendiri kaget bgt sama pikiran gw itu.. Dan puji Tuhan, gw masi dilindungin, dan motor itu akhirnya sempet ngerem abis dan gw dengan lemesnya mencoba mengkoordinasikan antara otak dan kaki gw buat segera pindah ke bagian jalan yg lebih aman..
Parah. Parah. Shocking abis. Jantung gw sampe berdetak kenceng bgt.. Skarang gw tau, orang2 yg nyaris mati mikir apa di detik2 terakir dalam hidupnya.. Terlintas kalimat kepasrahan di otak. Yg bikin kaki makin lemes dan kaku.. Ugh.

Tapi satu hal, gw bersyukur krn penyertaan dan perlindungan Tuhan selalu sempurna dalam hidup gw.. Dari hal2 kecil spt keujanan sampe hal parah spt nyaris ketabrak motor, Tuhan ga akan perna membiarkan gw terluka. Saat setiap kali gw berdoa dalam hati spy Dia menjaga gw dlm perjalanan, gw tau persis kalo Dia denger doa gw dan Dia melakukannya utk gw =)
Itulah yg membuat gw gak takut utk pulang dari kampus ke rumah sendirian tiap ari, nempuh perjalanan at least 2 jam..
Terima kasih bgt krn gw pny Tuhan Yesus yg slalu menjaga gw.. Setiap hari gw selalu mendapatkan kesaksian2 kecil dalam hidup gw tentang peryertaan dan perlindungannya yg begitu sempurna..
It's always be a perfect guidance for me ^^

Thank You. Thank You.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

- "means NOTHING for me!" -

Nyaris tertipu skali lagi.
Dengan orang yg berbeda.
Tapi dengan kasus yg hampir sama.

Untung saja gw blom terlanjur sayang sama dy.
Untung saja gw blom sempat merasa sakit hati saat dy pergi.
Untung saja gw tidak terbawa perasaan oleh perhatiannya.
Untung saja mata gw tidak buta.
Untung saja telinga gw tidak tuli.

Ternyata benar apa yang dikatakan orang2.
Sudah gw duga. Sudah gw duga.
Itulah yg membuat gw gak kaget ketika ternyata pada akhirnya hal itu terjadi juga.
Dan gak ada penyesalan dalam diri gw krn telah mengenal dy.
Masa bodoh apa yg dy lakukan.
Toh gw gak merasakan apa2.
Terserah. Terserah dy..
Lakukan saja apa yang dy mau.
It means NOTHING for me.

Tapi satu hal, dy akan menuai apa yg telah dy tabur.

Whatever, man!! It doesn't hurt me, huh.
I won't ever let you ruin my life!! Just GET OUT OF MY LIFE!
You're black-listed.

Monday, November 24, 2008

- "Thank You" -

God,,
thank You for today =)
You know what I mean, rite?!
That was so miraculous!
Be all the glory lifted up unto Your name..

I love You, Lord.

Saturday, November 22, 2008

- "a HOMEWORK for u and me.." -

*pr dari dennise neh..*

Homework Rules:

1. Each blogger must post this rules.
2. Each blogger must starts with 10 random facts/habits about themselves.
3. Bloggers that are tagged need to write about their own blog, about their ten things and post.You need to choose some people to get tagged and list their names
4. Don't forget to leave them a comment telling them that they're tagged and to read your blog.

10 facts about me :

1. I hate insects and reptiles.. They're really disgusting for me,, yucks!!

2. I got an allergy of milk,, cold weather and dust. It makes me sneezing n can't breathe easily.

3. I have two dogs, 7 hamsters and a cat whose pregnant right now. ughh.

4. I believe in Christ. And I'm proud to be a catholic.

5. I have a second-family whom I love so much, my brothers n sisters in God: Brotherhood in God (BiG).

6. I really love my life in university right now.. Enjoying every days I spend here with my friends.

7. I drink a glass of soy bean milk everyday -well,, sometimes 2 glasses actually- since the last 2 years hehe.. It always be one of my favorites =P

8. I hate candies but love chocolates so muchhhh *especially the dark chocolate*

9. It takes at least 2 hours for me to get home from campus by trans-jakarta n angkot everyday wakakaka..

10. Missing my 'lil sista in Canada. Get back home soon, sist! T.T

Next tag:
1. Clara oktarina
2. Erlia Sardizar
3. Bob Tjitrosampurno
4. Alvin Munaf
5. Amelia Christina

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

- "Doa." -

Doa. Satu kata sederhana yang ternyata memiliki suatu kuasa yang begitu besar dalam hidup kt. Kadang kt mengabaikan pentingnya doa. Lupa doa makan, lupa doa pagi, lupa doa malem, bahkan mungkin lupa utk berdoa disaat kt hrs membuat suatu keputusan besar.. Ato mgkn kt doa sih doa,, tp cm sekedar rutinitas. Cm sebagai kegiatan pembuka dan penutup hari, dan juga sbg ritual rutin sblom makan. Doa, tapi tanpa makna dan tujuan yang jelas. Berdoa dari mulut, bukan dari hati. Gw yakin kt smua pasti pernah mengalaminya. Termasuk gw, tentu saja.

Tapi kemaren pas ada Pendalaman Alkitab hari jumat, gw bener2 ditegor dan digampar banget sama firmannya. Bener2 brasa "gw banget neh.." dan sampe skarang firman itu masi nancep di kepala dan hati gw.. Firmannya ttg doa. Lebih tepatnya, temanya begini: Doa orang benar, BILA DENGAN YAKIN DIDOAKAN, sangat besar kuasanya. (Yak 5 :16)

Yuph. Gw dah sering bgt denger kalimat ini, tp slama ini gak pernah bener2 gw renungin n terapin dalam hidup gw. Br kmaren gw brasa bener2 ditegor ma Bapa..

Kata2 dlm tema diatas yg gw tulis pake huruf gede, adalah syarat bagi orang benar agar doanya bs berkuasa. KITA HARUS BERDOA DENGAN YAKIN. Jadi kalo orang benar berdoa tapi tanpa keyakinan, itu smua akan sia2. Nah, ciri2 orang yang berdoa dengan yakin adalah:

1. Berdoa tanpa jemu2 setiap hari, setiap saat.
Kt harus pny ketekunan dalam berdoa. Berdoa terus memohon kpd Tuhan sampai mujizat benar2 terjadi di dalam hidup kt. Kyk nabi Nehemia yang terus menerus berdoa dan berpuasa selama 4 bulan utk mendoakan tembok yerusalem yang roboh. Dia berdoa dengan tdk jemu2 setiap saat, sampai pada akhirnya Tuhan berbelas kasih dan menyatakan mujizatnya bagi Nehemia. *Kisah selengkapnya silahkan baca di Nehemia 1-4.*
Kl kata pembicaranya kemaren, tekunlah berdoa bahkan sampai kedua lutut kt meninggalkan bekas di karpet..
Dengan berdoa tanpa jemu2, kuasa Tuhan menyertai kt, krn Dia menemukan ketekunan dibalik doa2 kt itu..

2. Berdoa tanpa takut. Ini dia yang sampe skarang masi bener2 sulit utk gw lakukan. Jujur, stlh hampir 5 tahun pelayanan (termasuk pelayanan di bidang doa) pun, sampe skarang gw kadang masi suka takut n ragu kalo disuru berdoa spontan di depan orang banyak. Apalagi di depan orang2 yang gw anggep jauh lebih "senior" dari gw.. Di firman kemaren dibilang bahwa doa tdk tergantung pada indah tidaknya kalimat2 yang mengalir, tetapi dari kesungguhan hati kita. Jadi kt gak perlu takut kalo disuru pimpin doa, berdoalah dengan yakin dan pasti.

Dua point itu yang penting bgt dari firman kemaren.. Sbnrnya itu adalah 2 teori sederhana, 2 teori dasar yang gw yakin hampir smua dari kt udah tau teori ini.. Tp spt biasa, bagian yang tersulit bukanlah bagaimana kt mengetahui teori ini, tp bagaimana kt melaksanakan nya.
Itulah yang sampai saat ini masi gw pergumulkan. Pengen bgt rasanya mjd seorang pendoa yang benar dan berkenan di hadapan Allah. Dimana setiap doa kt bs memberkati byk orang. Memiliki doa yang penuh dengan kuasa dan urapan..

Tp gw sadar bhw itu smua proses. Sungguh gak gampang utk menjadi seorang pendoa yang tekun. Gw akui, kekurangan gw yang menurut gw paling parah dalam hal doa adalah ketekunan. Gw amat sangat sulit utk mendoakan suatu hal scara terus menerus, bahkan mgkn utk mendoakan kepentingan diri gw sendiri. Padahal ketekunan itulah yang Tuhan mau. Kekurangan gw yang parah inilah yang pada akhirnya selalu menjudge diri gw, bhw gw gak layak utk mjd seorang pendoa, dan melayani di bidang doa spt skarang..

Tapi satu hal yang gw yakin, daging gw memang lemah, tapi Roh Kudus yang ada di dalam diri gw yang akan menolong gw buat berubah. Gw yakin Dia akan memberi gw ketekunan disaat gw bener2 memintanya, dan suatu hari gw akan mjd seorang pendoa yang berkenan di hadapan Tuhan =)
AMEN.

"Berdoalah setiap waktu di dalam Roh dan berjaga-jagalah di dalam doamu itu dengan permohonan yang tak putus-putusnya."
- Efesus 6 : 18 -

Monday, November 17, 2008

- "me." -


*edited by Ria.*

Thursday, November 13, 2008

- "Kaulah Harapan" -

Coba deh dengerin lagu ini..
Gw ga perlu ngomong apa2 di blog kali ini,, krn lagu ini udah menggambarkan isi hati gw skarang..
Stlh melewati hari2 yang sangat kacau blakangan ini, I heard this song and it calms me down.
This is my prayer.

Bukan dengan kekuatanku
Kudapat jalani hidupku
Tanpa Tuhan yang disampingku
Ku tak mampu sendiri
Engkaulah kuatku
Yang menopangku

REFF
Kupandang wajahMu dan berseru
Pertolonganku datang dariMu
Peganglah tanganku, jangan lepaskan
Kaulah harapan dalam hidupku



Monday, November 10, 2008

- "Thankfulness through the difficulties." -

Gela ni ari buswaynya rame amat sangat!!
Halte harmoni mpe uda kyk lautan manusia gt.. Penuh abis.
Mpe rapet2 smua.
Maw napas aja susah, maw jalan jg kga bs gerak kmana2..

Trus abis itu di angkot B10, entah mengapa sang sopir angkot memutar satu lagu DANGDUT berulang2 slama perjalanan dari taman kota-puri indah. Mpe skarang gw terngiang2 terus tu lagu mpe kepala gw pusing.. Jijay bgt yakh?!! wkwk >.<

5 menit stlh gw sampe rmh, tiba2 ujan super deras disertai gledek dan kilat. Mantapbh.
Untung udah sampe rmh, jadi gak keujanan hehehe.. Dilindungi dan diberkati skali aku =)

But through all the difficulties I faced today, I still wanna be THANKFUL to God.
Just count them as another silly experiences in my life hahaha =P

Friday, November 7, 2008

- "10 things to be THANKFUL for being SMALL." -

Hehe. Sesuai dengan judulnya,, gw maw mencoba menuliskan 10 hal yg bisa membuat gw bersyukur krn gw pny ukuran badan yang kecil..
Sebenernya tujuan gw menulis ini adalah supaya gw bs blajar utk semakin mensyukuri, menerima dan mencintai diri gw sendiri apa adanya.. Mencari hal2 yg bs membuat gw tetep bersukacita dibalik kekurangan gw *dalam hal ini scara fisik ya* hehe..

Okehh. Gw akan coba mulai. Krn badan gw yg kecil,, maka:
1. Gw suka sengaja dikasi ato ditawarin tempat duduk di busway ato angkot,, sementara byk orang laen yg badannya gede2 gak ditawarin.. Mungkin mereka kasian liat gw kecil bgt,, takut makin gepeng dihimpit2 orang kiri kanan huahahaha =P

2. Kalo di kantin (khususnya kantin SD ampe SMA gw dulu), gw gampang bgt nyelip2 diantara antrian yg kacau balau itu.. Trus biasanya begitu bel istirahat bunyi,, gw bakal dengan gesitnya lari2 turun ke kantin dan langsung nyelip2.. Dan akhirnya gw selalu berhasil bawa makanan yg gw beli di tangan gw,, sementara temen2 yg laen masi berusaha ngantri setengah mati wkwk.. Dan mrk pasti blg, "Ihh gela cepet amat lu dapet makanan!! Curang." hahahaha..

3. Katanya, kadang orang2 di sekeliling gw jadi lebi perhatian ama gw. Bbrp temen gw perna blg, "Trid gw ngiri dah ama lo. Gara2 badan lu kecil,, org2 tuh jadi pada sayang ama lo,, jadi diperhatiin gt ma anak2 hehe.."
Hmm.. Emang iya yah?! >.< 4. Trus kata orang,, kalo badan kecil tuh imut2. Awet muda juga. (??!)

5. Lagi2 kata orang2,, co2 tu demennya ama ce yg badannya kecil.. (umm kalo yg ini gw agak ragu sihhh,, buktinya mpe skarang gw masi menjomblo ria hahahahaha =P)

6. Badan kecil kga makan tempat. Kalo kepepet nebeng di mobil orang,, bs dipangku hehehe.. Pernah dulu pas maw plg dari KRK ISAO, gw n temen2 gw (berempat) maw nebeng mobil pembina mudika gw. Tapi ternyata mobilnya uda penuh sama 7 org dewasa. Tadinya gw n temen2 gw maw dipulangin pake taksi,, tp trus om nya yg nyetir mobil blg sambil nunjuk2 ke gw, "Eh ini satu kecil gini mah gampang dah,, bs nyempil dipangku di depan ama si tante!". Alhasil kt smua ber-11 himpit2an di sebuah mobil innova! hehe.. Jadi ga perlu buang ongkos naek taksi lagi deh malem2 hehehe =P

7. Kl pny badan kecil,, saat kt dipercaya untuk melakukan suatu hal, dan kt buktiin bhw kita bs menyelesaikan tugas itu dengan baik,, maka orang2 akan lebih respect ama kt.. Dan ujung2nya biasanya mrk akan blg, "Dasar nih anak, kecil2 cabe rawit yah.." hahaha

8. Bikin kt lebih mudah diinget ama orang. Ini keliatan bgt saat gw mule bergaul dengan byk orang yg gw ga knal sama skali. Kl masi baru2 ktmu, gw biasanya kga inget ma mrk, tp mrk yg inget n nyapa gw duluan, ato minimal senyumlah. Trus pas udah kenal n ngobrol2, byk yg blg, "Gw paling inget ama lu, trid. Yang paling kecil ndiri! Hahahahaha.."

9. Dulu semasa skolah,, kalo ada lomba lari, gw pasti juara 1 molo diantara ce2.. Mungkin krn kecil trus enteng kali yah lari2nya, jadi gesit.. wkwk..

10. Gw dulu jadi suka diwarisin baju2 dari cici2 gw yg kekecilan hehe.. BAJU BARU loh! Biasanya krn mrk salah bli ukuran, ato wkt beli ukurannya pas sama mrk, tp stlh dicuci jadi ciut n gak muat lg ma mrk.. Nah, gw deh yang dikasih. Masi bagus n baru gt, kan sayang drpada dibuang.. Wkt gw pake, ternyata emang pas buat gw! Hihihi..

Humph. That's all. 10 alasan knp gw harus tetep bersyukur walopun badan gw kecil.
Sebenernya ada banyaaaakk bgt juga kerugian2 pny badan kecil, tp gw ga maw ngebahas n mikirin soal itu. Krn ga da gunanya juga kan?! Ngapain bersedih2 meratapi keadaan diri sendiri,, bikin gw gak berkembang, bikin gw down n rendah diri..
Jadi mendingan kyk gini, mengingat2 keuntungan apa aja yg bs gw dapet dibalik kekurangan gw hoho..
Dan jujur gw lega dan seneng sih pas nulis blog ini, ternyata gw berhasil menemukan 10 poin dengan mudah!! Gak nyangka ajah. Gw pikir ga bakalan dapet mpe 10 hehe..

Satu hal yg gw yakin,, pasti Tuhan punya alesan tersendiri knapa menciptakan gw dengan badan yg kecil. Mungkin gw ga bs mengerti skarang, tp suatu saat gw yakin gw akan tau alesan itu dan mensyukurinya =)
I'm so thankful for being physically small, Lord ^^

Monday, November 3, 2008

- " a PENCIL in His hands.." -

Sometimes I don't understand why God gives me some big works to do. I've never wished to do this job, I've even never thought about it before. I feel scared to step forward when God trusts me to do some big things for Him,, some things to do with a big responsibility and commitment.
I know that God has many other people better than me to do it, so why did He choose me? Why does it must be me?! Hiksss T.T
I thanked God cause He believes on me, but sometimes it makes me desperate cause I really don't know what do I have to do.. I have no experiences at all. I have no idea. I'm not ready yet.

But thank You Lord cause when I'm down, You send a friend to me to reminds me that I don't have to be worry 'bout anything. That You'll always be there to help me and I'll never walk alone.
She said, "There's nothing to be worry, Astrid, You're only a PENCIL in His hands. You just have to stay on and He, Himself, will move you by His hands. All you have to do is to obey Him and let Him lead you the way. It's not yourself who will work, but Jesus is The One that will work through you."

Thanks, Ria Wulandari, for supporting and reminding me always =)
your words keep me moving on. I always remember them when I feel down, desperate or when I don't know what to do.
I'm so thankful that I've found a friend like you. We build each other, we strengthen each other, and we grow up in Jesus each together.
You're also a pencil in His hands,, Jesus bless you so bebh ^^

Now I realize that there's nothing to be worry. Cause when God choose me to do something for Him, I know that He won't forget to give me strength. He will never forget to hold my hands tight and walk with me. Guides me step by step. Tells me what He wants me to do. When I do everything to serve You, Lord, You will never make me ashame or disappointed, right?! =)

I just wanna say, "Lord, let me be whatever You want me to be. Take me to whereever You want. I will obey You. Show me every miraculous things that I might never seen or thought before. I'm ready to be a sharp pencil in Your hands and let me be a blessing for others. Let through myself, Your glory should be proclaimed." AMEN.

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. "
( Philippians 4:13 )

Thursday, October 30, 2008

- "A Prayer" -

Here's a very nice prayer. I found this prayer through an e-mail yesterday, and I think you have to read it too =D

Dear Lord,

I thank You for this day,
I thank You for my being able to see and to hear this morning.
I'm blessed because You are a forgiving God and an understanding God.

You have done so much for me and You keep on blessing me.
Forgive me this day for everything I have done, said or thought that was not pleasing to you.
I ask now for Your forgiveness.

Please keep me safe from all danger and harm.
Help me to start this Day with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude.

Let me make the best of each and every day to clear my mind
So that I can hear from You.

Please broaden my mind that I can accept all things.

Let me not whine and whimper over things I have no control over.
And give the best response when I'm pushed beyond my limits.

I know that when I can't pray, You listen to my heart.

Continue to use me to do Your will.
Continue to bless me that I may be a blessing to others

Keep me strong that I may help the weak...
Keep me uplifted that I may have words of encouragement for others.

I pray for those that are lost and can't find their way.
I pray for those that are misjudged and misunderstood.
I pray for those who don't know You intimately.
I pray for those that don't believe.

But I thank you that I believe that God changes people and God changes things.
I pray for all my sisters and brothers.
I pray for each and every family member in their households.
I pray for peace, love, and joy in their homes.
I pray that they are out of debt and all their needs are met.
I pray that every eye that reads this knows there is no
problem, circumstance, or situation greater than God.

Every battle is in Your hands for You to fight.
I pray that these words be received into the hearts of every eye that sees it.

AMEN.

One day, I hope that I can pray that prayer not only from my mouth, but from the deepest of my heart =)
GOD bless you.

Friday, October 24, 2008

- "English Days 2008" -

Hey guys..
I've just arrived back home from the English Days 2008 (ED) which was held in Mount Hermon, Puncak.
ED was an event for all of the students of the English Department Atma Jaya Catholic University batch 2008.. We were not allowed to speak Indonesian for 3 days, or else we had to pay 1000 rupiahs every time we caught by the committee while speaking Indonesian hahaha..
Even in our own bedroom we had to speak English because there were committees slept in our room. At first it was sounds weird to speak English all the time, but on the last day, it just sounds weird when we hear someone speaks Indonesian huahahaha.. So silly >.<
And since I'm gonna telling you about the ED,, I'll try to write this blog in English. I hope that I can do it well *finger-crossed* wkwk..

Actually the ED was so tiring,, but it was a lot of fun! We got so many friends and experiences there. We were taught how to be a leader, how to organize an event, how to work together as a team and trust each other, how to make a proposal, how to become a wise person, how to be more creative, etc. The games were also sharpened our mind and abilities.

On the first day, we had several sessions by the lecturers, we watched a movie which titled as "Dangerous Mind" together. This movie taught us how to be a good teacher, since most of us in this faculty wants to be a teacher someday.
My group, which is group 4 was in charge to organize the shower time for the 1st day and the dinner for the 2nd day. We prepared and did it well =)
Our group had a "Military Shower Day" concept for the shower time. We gave only 5 minutes for the boys and 7 minutes for the girls to take a bath. Can you imagine that?! It seemed impossible for us to organize almost 150 people to take a bath only in 5 or 7 minutes for each person. But WE DID IT successfully hehehehe..

As the last activity on the 1st day, each group had to perform several different performance such as a role play, acappella, sing and dance, and parody. My group was in charge to perform the "sing and dance" one. Do you know that we had to sacrifice a lot for this performance? We had to rehearse for the dance almost four times a week since the last 2 weeks. We also had to attend several meetings with our group to prepare everything before the D-day.
It was tiring, really. And we all sacrificed our time, our money and our energy for it. But we gave the best we could that night to perform our "sing and dance". And see,, we were the winner for THE BEST PERFORMANCE!!!!



When we danced, the audience were so enthusiastic, they even screamed, clapped their hands, and sang with us. And they screamed "WE WANT MORE! WE WANT MORE!! WE WANT MORE!!!" when we ended the dance hahahaha.. We felt just like a star wkwk =P
At the end of this session, we were asked to dance one more time with the audience. So we danced twice that night hehe.. It seemed that all of our effort has been paid by the enthusiastic response of the audience. That night we went to sleep with pride =D

For the 2nd night, we had a costume party. It was such a kind of fashion show. Each group had different themes of costumes. My group had a "sweet memories of high school" theme, so all of the member of my group wore the high school uniforms. It was really fun. Felt just like a high school reunion hahaha..

In the morning of the 3rd day, we played a game which is called as "the water war game". From the name of the game, we can already imagine what kind of game it was.
It was a battle between 2 groups using the aqua bottles that was full of water and had a small hole in its cap. Each group had a king and a queen, several attackers and defenders. The attackers had to attack the other group's king and queen, and the defenders had to protect their own king and queen. There were 3 rounds of the game,, the 1st round, the semi-final round and the last was the final round. We had to battle with the committee team at the final round. And at least, we WON the game!!! My group became the champion of this game!!! YIPIE. =D
We were succeed to protect our king and queen,, even all of us, either the attackers or the defenders were getting wet for the whole part of our bodies wkwk >.<
And it was so cold to be wet in the early morning in Puncak. Can you imagine how cold we were? hehe..

After took a shower, we did the English mass. It was my first time to had an English mass and I love it so much =D
If you just realize, the words written or said in the English mass are much deeper than those written in the Indonesian mass. They touch our heart deeper..

Well I have to go to bed right now, cause I've been so tired these last days. But I have no regret for being a participant of the English Days 2008.

Special thanks to:
- My chaperone, Daniel Indra, who worked very hard for my group. You're really a nice, wise and helpful chaperone. We're so glad to had you in the ED. Thank you for all that you have done for us, and we're gonna say sorry if we did something wrong to you T.T

- Group 4, my best group ever.. Thanks for all of you,, who made my days great! Samuel (our captain of the group), Felicia, Ayrine, Citra, Yuliana, Cecillia, Grace, Ellisa and me. We're a great team!! It's nice to worked with you, guys..
Remember our yell2:
We're group 4 and we're here to win
Forget all the rest cause we're the best
Don't even try to block our way
Cause we gonna beat you anyway!
Gggoooo... GROUP 4!!!
*
made by Daniel Indra*



- Group 5, thx for being our partner in the sing and dance performance. Special thanks to Yonathan as our choreography, Emil as the captain of group 5, Laura as a partner of Yonathan's solo dance, and all the members of group 5.. We performed the sing and dance so greatly!! And don't forget to pose the wildcats position when we're sleeping hahahaha =P

- All of the committees who worked soooooo hard for the success of this event! I know that it's not easy to organize this kinda big event.. But you all DID it almost perfectly!

Congratulations to all of us!! =D
Great job!

So glad to have you, guys ^^

Monday, October 20, 2008

- "how to make 'em SMILE.." -

Entah knapa gw merasa akhir2 ini kok byk orang2 di sekitar gw yg lagi bernasib buruk.. Ada aja hal2 yang ga mengenakkan, yg bikin hari2 gw terisi dengan keluhan2 sedih mereka.. Dari yang sakit,, uts nya ancur,, ilang hp,, masuk masa padang gurun,, kalah tanding,, sampe yang plg parah ada kejadian (lebih cocok disebut bencana) yg shocking bgt sampe gw speechless saat diceritain kemaren.. Sesuatu yang membuat temen gw sgt shock dan meminta dukungan doa.. Sorry but I can't mention it here. Pokoknya byk kejadian2 ga enak yg dialamin temen2 gw scara berturut2 gt..

Dan tiba2 setelah ngedenger crita2 mrk,, gw kaget saat menyadari ternyata gw amat sangat pengen membuat mrk bs tersenyum lg,, bs ketawa lg dan ngelupain smua kejadian ga enak itu.. Gw sendiri jg kaget saat keinginan itu tiba2 muncul bgtu aja.. Slama ini mgkn gw lebi sering sekedar jadi pendengar mereka, tp gw merasa gw jarang melakukan sesuatu yang bs membuat mereka terhibur. Krn jujur, kdg disaat mrk cerita, gw bingung mesti ngomong apa untuk menghibur mereka..
Tapi satu hal yg br gw sadari skarang, ternyata gw pengen membuat orang2 di sekitar gw -smua orang, gak cm yg lg sedih aja-, bs ketawa ato seenggaknya merasa terhibur saat bersama gw.. Gw rela kok dijadiin badut ancol kek bagi mrk, ato maw buli2 gw mpe puas jg gpp dah,, asal bs bikin mrk ketawa dan hepi.. Tp gmana caranya ya? Gw bukan seseorang yang lucu, gw ga pinter ngelawak, gw ga pinter menghibur orang dengan kata2, dan gw jg bukan seorang penasehat yang baik..
Gw ga tau mesti gmana. Gw cm pny kerinduan aja di dalem hati bwt ngeliat mrk ketawa dan terhibur saat bersama gw, walopun sbnrnya mrk lg pny masalah.. Humph.

Kalo boleh,, berikan aku karunia sukacita dan penghiburan dong, Tuhan. Supaya lewat aku, Kau bs memberi penghiburan bwt mrk.. Aku srius meminta ini padaMu.. Amin.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

- "The pain will pass." -

Pagi ini gw baca renungan di buku renungan gw, Manna Sorgawi edisi Oktober 2008.
Judulnya "Rasa Sakit Akan Berlalu."
Umm.. Gw heran,, selalu adaaaa aja cara Tuhan ngejawab doa gw, ngejawab kebingungan gw, ketakutan gw.. Entah lewat renunganlah, lewat temen2 disekitar gwlah, lewat kluarga gw, dsb2.
Smalem gw tidur dalam kegalauan, dengan byk pikiran dan ketakutan, walaupun sblomnya gw masi tetep ketawa2 ma tmen sblom tdr.. But in fact, there's a big FEAR deep down in my heart. Kyk blog yg gw tulis semalem. Gw takut. Tiba2 gw takut untuk merasakan sakit lg. Gw ngerasa blom siap aja.
Dan pagi ini,, tiba2 gw baca renungan dgn judul spt itu.. Gw merasa ini bener2 jawaban penghiburan yg mgkn gw cari slama ini.. Thank You, Lord.

Renungan hari ini blg bhw rasa sakit itu ga akan selamanya bertahan, ia pasti akan berlalu. Prinsip ini yang harus kt pegang selama hidup di dunia ini, krn kalo nggak, kt ga akan pernah keluar sebagai pemenang. Suka duka silih berganti, jadi jalanilah setiap keadaan dengan tekun. The pain passes, but the beauty remains. Rasa sakit akan berlalu, tetapi keindahan akan tetap bertahan. Ini mengajarkan kita untuk senantiasa tekun dan sabar menjalani hari2 yang menyesakkan, karena ketekunan itu mengerjakan keindahan. Jadi, jgn lagi memandang kesakitan atau penderitaan sebagai sesuatu yang permanen. Hidup ini mrpkn sebuah perjalanan panjang. Mungkin hari ini kt menangis, tetapi esok dan seterusnya kita akan tertawa.

I'm really hoping so. Gw berharap gw bs ketawa setelah ngelewatin smuanya. Gw bener2 sdg menanti hari itu, dmana gw bs mengecap smua hasil kesakitan gw. Dimana smua rasa sakit itu terbayar dengan buah yang manis. Entah kapan. Tapi satu hal gw percaya, bhw waktu Tuhan selalu tepat, indah pada waktunya. Amin.

Saturday, October 18, 2008

- "Fear" -

Unfortunately
this fear comes out
once again.

I can't handle it
I can't control it
I can't stop it

I ashame of this feeling.
Makes me feel so stupid
and makes me hate my self.

I know that I may not feel like this anymore
There's nothing to be scared
There's nothing to be feared.

It's just about time
about process
about healing
about chances

But what do I have to do
when this fear appears
without my expectation?

I wanna cry on.

Sunday, October 12, 2008

- "good bye." -

I'm freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

totally F.R.E.E

I've deleted those all
with NO REGRET.

It's time for me to raise up.
It's time for me to forget it all.
It's time for me to move on.

Finally,, I can do it.

even it was really hard at first.

But see, I DID it!!

yipie.


For all the sweetness
and the bitterness
you've given in my life
they all make me stronger and stronger.

From now on, i can spread out my wings and fly away =)

good bye, dear.
thank you for everything..

Monday, October 6, 2008

- "how to be TOUGH." -

Sometimes love makes us laugh
Sometimes it brings happiness to our life
Sometimes it sweetens our days
Sometimes it brightens our nights

but sometimes..
Love hurts.
It may leave scars in our heart
and tears in our eyes

Sometimes love becomes so complicated
Sometimes love can't be understandable
Sometimes love can be so blind till it hurts

But one thing that I know
that we have to be TOUGH.
Look up to the sky when we fall down
Stand up bravely before we laid down

Experiences in our life,
either happiness or sadness,
are the best teachers for us
to teach us how to be tough..

*inspired by friend's and my love stories*

Sunday, October 5, 2008

- "TRUST in the LORD" -

One STEP at a time
One PRAYER at a time
One PRAISE at a time
and everything will fall into place before you

When you are tired and feel like you can't go on,
that you can't take one more step,
that's when God will pick you up
and carry you through

whatever difficulty you're facing
no problem or difficulty lasts forever.
Things come and go.

Life is like a roller coaster, but God is constant.
His love for you is always there,
and He will get you through any challenge that you face

God is never too busy for you
In fact, He is always there for you
just waiting for you to ask Him anything you want
and then He loves to answer your prayers =)

Thursday, October 2, 2008

- "GREAT is your reward." -

Hi guys..
Skarang gw lg liburan di puncak.. Dah bbrp hari disini,, dan jujur gw udah mulai agak boring si hehe.. Gak byk yang bs gw lakuin disini,, gw lebi demen liburan di jkt aja, di rmh gw, bs jalan2 ma temen2 dsb.. Tp apa bole buat, ga da alesan bwt gw utk ga ikut pegi kali ini huhu T.T

Slama disini gw lebi byk ngabisin wkt buat maen ma spupu2 gw yang masi kecil2,, ato selsein baca buku ROME SWEET HOME (yang akhirnya br aja selse gw baca 2 jam yang lalu),, ato dengerin lagu dari hp sambil merenung2 dan akhirnya ketiduran hahaha..

Krn saking kurang kerjaannya,, gw berkali2 bolak balik pasang lagu THANK YOU FOR GIVING TO THE LORD-nya Ray Boltz mulu.. Gak bosen2. Makin gw perhatiin liriknya,, makin betah gw dengerin lagu ini.. Sebenernya nadanya si biasa aja, tp liriknya itu loh yang dalem bgt.. Pertama kali gw tau lagu ini, dari PDKK St.Hieronimus di kampus gw.. Sktr 3 minggu lalu, mrk adain sign language pake lagu ini.. Awalnya jujur gw gak gt ngerti apa sih yang dimaksud dari lagu ini,, tp setelah gw baca pelan2 liriknya gw makin ngerti dan tersentuh dengan lagu ini..

Gw tulisin liriknya buat kalian =)
coba dibaca n dipahami ya..

Thank You for Giving to The Lord
I dreamt I went to Heaven, you were there with me

We walked upon the streets of gold beside the crystal sea
We heard the angels singing, then someone called your name
You turned and saw this young man, and he was smiling as he came

He said, "Friend you may not know me now," and then he said,

"But wait -You used to teach my Sunday School, when I was only eight.
And every week you would say a prayer before the class would start.
And one day when you said that prayer,I asked Jesus in my heart."

Thank you for giving to the Lord
I am a life that was changed
Thank you for giving to the Lord
I am so glad you gave

Then another man stood before you, he said,
"Remember the time, a missionary came to your church, His pictures made you cry.
You didn't have much money but you gave it anyway.
Jesus took that gift you gave,
And that's why I'm in Heaven today"

Thank you for giving to the Lord

I am a life that was changed
Thank you for giving to the Lord
I am so glad you gave

One by one they came, far as your eyes could see

Each life somehow touched by your generosity
Little things that you had done, sacrifices that you made
They were unnoticed on this earth,
In Heaven now proclaimed

And I know up in Heaven you're not supposed to cry
But I am almost sure there were tears in your eyes
As Jesus took your hand and you stood before the Lord
He said "My child look around you, Great is your reward."

Thank you for giving to the Lord

I am a life that was changed
Thank you for giving to the Lord
I am so glad you gave
I am so glad you gave...


Nah,, itu liriknya.. Umm.. ngerti kan kira2 mksdnya dari lagu itu apa?! =)
Intinya,, hal2 kecillll aja yang kita lakukan di dunia bwt orang2 di sekeliling kt,, yang bahkan mgkn gak gt berarti bagi kt sendiri, yang kt lupain dengan cepet, hal2 sederhana aja,, ternyata bs menjadi begitu berarti buat orang lain! Bahkan mgkn membuat mrk menerima dan mengenal Yesus Kristus. Kadang Tuhan gak selalu meminta kita utk berkotbah dimana2,, untuk selalu berbicara ttg Tuhan pada setiap orang yang kt temui,, tp kt bs membuat orang menerima Yesus lewat hal2 kecil yang kt lakukan dalam hidup kt..

Spt salah satu crita dalam lirik di atas, ada seorang guru skolah minggu yang setiap minggu mimpin doa sebelum kelas,, ternyata doanya itu udah membuat salah seorang muridnya menerima Kristus dalam hatinya..
Ternyata ada banyakkk hal2 sederhana yang mungkin gak diperhitungkan oleh dunia saat kt melakukannya,, tp itu akan diperhitungkan bagi kt di Surga..
Ayo lakukan sesuatu utk Dia, sekecil apapun itu, namun disertai dengan hati yang tulus.. Dan Tuhan sendiri yang pada akhirnya akan blg pada kt, "My child look around you, Great is your reward." =)
indah skali, bukan?!

Sunday, September 21, 2008

- "the STRENGTH of PRAYER.." -

Hari ini ada PD BiG.. Tim mestinya dateng jem 2 siang,, tp hari ini gw ijin ma ketuanya buat dateng jem 4 sore ajah,, pas PDnya mulai, krn gw mesti nengokin opa gw..
So.. Gw dateng tepat waktu,, jem 4 teng! hahaha.. Tapi hr ini PDnya ngaret sedikit.. Sekitar 15 menitan,, jadi gw masi sempet nemenin ushernya jagain buku tamu di meja depan dl hoho..

Entah knapa hari ini cuacanya lg panasss banget. Lagi terik2nya. Udaranya jg panas gt, ga da angin. Entah feeling gw doang ato apa ya. Pokoknya, jujur, cuaca yang panas ini cukup membuat gw kurang nyaman dan kurang siap buat PD.. Moodnya jadi gak maksimal ajah gt.. Dan mgkn jg krn gw datengnya mepet2 waktu mule kali yah?! Biasanya kan jem 2 (dua jam sblom PD mulai) gw dah dateng.. Dah nyiapin diri dan hati buat PD,, dah ikut doa tim dulu sebelumnya.. But today I didn't huhu T.T

Jadi.. PD dimulai.. Seperti biasa,, WL ngajak PW (praise n worship) dan berdoa bareng.. Tapi.. Something happened. Tak tau knapa,, PW hari ini kok gak "ngangkat", datar banget.. Ga "in" istilahnya.. Baik umat maupun tim kok kykna lesu2 smua,, gak ada smangetnya.. Trus suasananya jg agak sedikit kaku. Ga tau knapa. Beda aja dari biasanya.. Trus tiba2 OHP bisa mati coba! Jarang2 tuh.. Slama 6 taon PD BiG ada,, kykna br sekali-dua kali ini OHP bisa tiba2 mati di tengah lagu.. Ugh. What had happened?! Gak tau. Byk tim yang jg nyadar kok kalo ada sesuatu yang gak beres neh.

Trus salah seorang tim nyamperin gw n nanya, "Trid,, blom ada yang pager doa yah?". Trus gw nyebutin salah satu nama petugas pager doa hari ini ke dy. Lalu dy nanya sama orang itu.. Dan orang itu jawab, "Udah kok,, gw doa sendiri tadi.. Tapi knapa ya kok tetep gak ngangkat gini PWnya?! Yuk doa lagi yu berdua, strid..", kata dy sambil narik tangan gw buat berdoa berdua di ruang tamu.

Sebenernya hati gw lagi gak siap buat pager doa dadakan gt tadi, nyanyi PW barusan aja gw gak in, apalagi disuru jadi pager doa dadakan gini! My God. Gw sempet pengen protes, tapi entah knapa di dalem hati gw kyk ada dorongan buat bantu ngedoain PD hari ini,, walopun gw gak tau apa yang mesti gw ucapin nanti. Jadi ya sudah, gw berusaha utk taat pada dorongan Roh Kudus dalam hati gw. Lalu kt nekat aja berdoa bersama di ruang tamu. Awalnya mulut2 kami ini bener2 terasa beratttttt banget buat berdoa. Hati kami jg masi ngambang2 gt.. Tapi entah knapa,, setelah kami berusaha utk memusatkan pikiran dan hati kami pada Tuhan,, tiba2 doa2 mengalir gt aja dari mulut kami. Dan hati kami kok kyk diperbaharui. Kami bs doa dengan lancar,, dengan hati yang bener2 tulus buat doa.. Kami berdoa buat semuanya,, buat pemusik,, singer,, WL,, pembicara,, OHP,, umat,, sampe cuaca panas yang mengganggu inipun kami doakan.

Dan tau gak,, tiba2 setelah doa, hati gw n temen doa gw ini jadi sukacita gt,, kyk ada perasaan.. ummm gmana ya jelasinnya,, kyk hatinya jadi ringan gt,, damai,, lebih smanget dan siap buat PD =)
Trusss... Pas kt masuk ke dalem,, ternyata OHP nya udah nyala lagi!! Padahal tadinya rusak gt kan.. Dan satu hal yang bener2 bikin kt agak cengo,, begitu kt masuk ke dalem buat ikut PD, cuaca yang tadinya super duper terik,, tiba2 lgsg agak mendung2 berawan gt.. Pokoknya mataharinya udah gak semenyengat tadi!! Argh. Gw n temen doa gw ini ampe cengo2 berdua huahuahuahua.. Amazed. Soalnya kebukti bangett kalo doanya didenger sama Tuhan, dan lgsg dikabulin scara instan gt! Ga nunggu2 lagi! hahaha =D
Manteph sungguh.

Pulangnya,, di mobil kt sempet bahas ttg ini.. Dan kt dapet peneguhan dari mantan ketua komsel gw.. Dy blg, "Tapi gw si merasa PWnya mendingan setelah lo berdua berdoa sih.."
Huaaaaaaaaaaa.... Makasi Tuhan,, udah dengerin doa2 kami.. Dan membuktikan bahwa ternyata doa orang benar bila didoakan dengan yakin, akan sangat besar kuasaNya =D
Thank You, Lord =)

Now we all can see.. The strength of prayer ^^

Saturday, September 20, 2008

- "HE" -

HE can turn the tides and calm the angry sea
HE alone decides who writes a symphony
HE lights every star that makes our darkness bright
HE keeps watch all through each long and lonely night

HE still finds the time to hear a child's first prayer
Saint or sinner call and always find HIM there
Though it makes HIM sad, to see the way we live
HE will always say, "I forgive."

HE can grant a wish or make a dream come true
HE can paint the clouds and turn the gray to blue
HE alone knows where to find the rainbow's end
HE alone can see what lies beyond the bend

HE can touch a tree and turn the leaves to gold
HE knows every lie that you and I have told
Though it makes HIM sad to see the way we live
HE will always say, "I forgive."


HIS name is...

JESUS CHRIST, my Lord.
Who sacrificed Himself for me and you..

Friday, September 19, 2008

- "dunia SELEBAR daon KELOR..." -

Aaarrggghhhhh. Knapa dunia ini ternyata super duper sempit skali siiii??!
Rasanya kemana2 dihantui oleh orang2 yang dikenal wkwk.. Kesini blg "eh kok ketemu lo si?", kesana blg "ohh ternyata lo kenal dy jg toh?". ckckckckc..
What happened to my world these days??! Pfiuh.

Sperti judulnya,, gw maw blg di blog ini,, kalo ternyata dunia tuh kga selebar daon kelor.. Daon kelor?! Jangan tanya ma gw,, daon kelor tuh kyk gmana n selebar apa, krn gw ndiri kga perna liat hauhuahuaa.. Cm ikut2an ajah pake tu ungkapan, hehe *pisssss*.

Sebenernya gw baru menyadari bahwa dunia ini tu sempit sejak gw masuk univ.. Dulu,, temen2 SMA gw yang sering blg, "trid,, ternyata dunia ini sempit bgt ya..". Tp gw kga pernah meng"iya"kan,, krn gw ndiri gak ngerasa gt hoho..
Baru sejak msk kuliah,, gw bener2 menyadari dan gw setuju (sekarang) dengan pernyataan temen gw itu wkwk..

Jujur gw agak bingung si gmana caranya jelasin di blog ini ttg hubungan2 pertemanan gw dengan orang2,, yang akhirnya membuktikan pada gw bhw dunia itu sempit..
Ummmmmm tapi gw coba deh critain,, kalo pada pusing n ga ngerti, maaph bgt yaaa T.T

Haduwhhh bingung mulainya dari mana.. Hmmm..
Jadi ginihh..
Di kampus, gw ikut PD kampus, ternyata ketua PDnya tu kenal sama mantan temen sekelas gw selama 3 taon di SMA, anak RG.. Trus mantan ketua PD atma sebelom ini,, ternyata dulu ketua kelompok mantannya temen gw yang anak RG itu pas RHB.. Lalu koord doa PD atma yang skarang,, ternyata ceweknya salah satu anak PD efesus.. Si anak PD efesus ini pernah dateng pelayanan di PD gw,, jadi gw kenal dy.. Dan ternyata, dy temen baeknya temen komsel gw cuy! Mantebh.
Lalu temen baek gw di kampus,, anak FKIP,, cowoknya ternyata anak teknik.. Dy kenal sama salah satu temen seangkatan gw di PD atma.. Anak 2008 juga. Nah si anak PD atma 2008 ini ternyata temen sekampung dan se-kos-annya temen gw yang laen lagi di FKIP, yang skarang br mulai ikut PD atma.. Oiya,, trus tim tari PD atma ternyata kenal sama koord tari PD BIG,, yg jg mrpkn ketua komsel gw skarang!

Wedew wedew. Gw tau kalian smua yang baca pasti mabok. Maaph. Gw ndiri jg mabok haha.. Pokoknya intinya gt dah. Itu baru connection2 antar temen yang gw alamin sebulan terakhir ini.. Blom lagi yang laen2.. Pokoknya ribet bgt dah. Tapi seru juga. Seneng tiap kali blg ma seseorang, "ohh.. lo ternyata kenal dia jg ya?" hehe.
Dan lucu juga tiap kali berkata dalam hati, "ternyata... ternyata... ternyata.."
wkakwkakwa =P
Dunia ini penuh dengan kejutan ternyata. Full of surprises. But I really enjoy this kind of "connections" between us =)
Smoga di hari2 kedepan,, masih banyak kata "ternyata" yang bs gw ucapin hohoho..

Dunia gak selebar daon kelor,, buuuu...


Nb: eh2,, gw barusan nyari di google, gambar daon kelor!! KETEMU NEH. hehehe =D
silahkan lihat... buat yang blom perna liat daon kelor hoho *seneng gw* wkwk...


*ini dy ternyata yang namanya DAON KELOR hahah*