Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Need God's Healing Power....

This morning I woke up with worse throat and had cough >.<>

Inilah susahnya kerjaan kelompok, kalo group membernya ga pas, sengsara deh ngerjainnya.... tapi aku tetep mau percaya kalo Tuhan sanggup mengerjakan perkaraNya yang ajaib.

Tadi di kelas Sociology ama Chinese dah makin parah ni badan, lemes banget.... duh... Tuhan, mau sembuh donk, kalo engga gimana tugas negaranya entar........ Keep believing in God's healing power. Tuhan yang memanggil, Tuhan yang menyertai.........

Btw, blog aku kenapa ya, kemasukan makhluk-makhluk aneh tuh di chat box, ckckckkckck. Banyak yang kesasar masuk dah gitu ga tau lagi maksudnya apa........ terus terang sih ga berapa seneng ya, abis kacian tuh yang pada belon baca reply aku n tulisannya dah naik-naik mlulu keisi orang-orang iseng ya "mboh maksud (jadi inget orang-orang Surabaya)" Pasrah deh... kerasa sendirilah ya yang ngisengin........

Monday, November 28, 2005

You are an amazing God....

Praise the Lord!

Today is Monday and will be the first day of school after the break. This morning I woke up with a discomfort throat, ups... Lord, I need Your healing. I felt that my body is weak like if you will catch a flu.....oh no....I don't want to be sick >.<

What makes me excited about Monday is that I will know my score for Last Monday exam, the one that made me so depressed.....because I had a memory loss, I could not remember anything to answer the essay question. I kept on silent and was praying in my heart and God finally helped me to remember little by little. Guess what??? I just checked my grade....like usual, I was worried and afraid....so I close my eyes... I was schocked because the grade was lower than the previous two exams, but next to the grade, the instructor put the comment, "High score! Congrats!!! " Then, I realized that the maximal point is lower that previous exams due to reduction in the material. I got 115/120, I think I know where I made a mistake, it should be the one on the multiple choice. Praise the Lord........ I was worried about my grade in this class, the class that used to make me cry and frustated during the first months of the semester.

Lord, You never fail to show Your faithfullness. I am so grateful to be Your beloved daughter. Bros and Sis put your hope in God. He will never dissapoint You. Do the best and let Him do the rest. Praise the Lord for my grade. You are amazing, Lord.

I shall not be worried, I shall not be afraid, because my God is an awesome God.

Now, I have to go to my class. May God's strength and joy be with me. I think the class will not be done until 8:25pm since we have many presentations....

....MY GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD....THANK YOU LORD.....YOU ARE AMAZING!!!

Sunday, November 27, 2005

God makes everything beautiful in His time....

"Kalo kamu bahagia hun, aku juga bakal bahagia...." Kesannya cheesyyyyy banget ga si hun, tapi beneran kan??? Kita sering banget bilang gitu, tapi serius deh namanya juga dah bersodara sehati seperjuangan seperasaan (ga selalu sih), kalo satu bahagia, satunya sudah seharusnya turut berbahagia.

Today almost 4 p.m, I finally back to my home sweet home. The driving from Lafayette to Indianapolis was fine, thanks God, though I was sleepy hmmmmmmm.... it was cloudy outside. After unpacking my stuffs and did some things, akhirnya saya tak mampu bertahan dan memutuskan untuk bobok....

Thanks God for the awesome retreat. Pastur Sofyan lucu banget tuh, khotbahnya juga SIP sih. Lord, I thank you for teaching me many new things and even bringing me to step higher.

What God really told me on the retreat:

1. I shall not be afraid of anything. When He calls me to do greater things, I should not say that I am unable or afraid. When God died on the cross, He took my weaknesses and disability, so that now I can do anything God wanted me to do.

- Lord, I want to be maximal in everything. I want to walk beyond my limitation. Leaving my comfort zone. I will soar like an eagle with my dear Master. This is my training ground, and let everything that You desire, be my desire.

"Yang terbaik menurut Tuhan, kerjakanlah dalamku"

2. God is able to answer prayer. We just have to keep on praying, pressing, and pushing. When God's timing comes, He will make it beautiful.

- Lord, I am so thankful that You answered my prayer. Diani's salvation and holy spirit baptism were the true answer of my plea to God. In the beginning of the semester, I've been asking God seriously about Diani. I know that I don't have much time to stay here. My time is almost up, considering that I may go back directly once I graduate on August. I was worried about my dear hunny. But, I did ask God.....with all my heart....if my request matches with His desire, may He call my hunny to be His daughter before I graduate.....furthermore I even pray that before I go, I will dance with Diani. I keep asking Diani to ask God for revealing Himself to her personally and He finally did. Thank you Father. You are God who answers prayers. You are truly a living God.

Pas retreat kamis kemaren, aku lagi ministry di depan, ini mayan berkeras hati. Si Helen dah sempat bilangin aku, Mei...Diani tu......cuman aku bingung juga masak aku tinggalin gitu... entar yang nyanyi sapa pula.......sampe akhirnya Sigit, kasih aku tau juga...... this time... akhirnya aku decide untuk kembali disisi Diani. Thanks for Iecun, Louis, Frisca, Ci Lyd.....Louise shortly explained to me about what happened. Lots of people were praying together for Diani..... She was baptized by holy spirit and she did experience what is called "BORN AGAIN." She finally received Christ as her Savior and God. Praise the Lord........... Tuhan, aku ga akan pernah bisa berhenti bersyukur buat apa yang sudah Kau lakukan dalam Diani. You are just awesome... ga bisa dideskripsikan dengan kata-kata..........

Welcome to the family, hunny............. ^.^ We are truly happy for you.

Bros and Sis, let's keep praying for others...........Prayers are powerfull.........

"Apa yang tak pernah dipikirkan, dirasakan, dialami, itu yang Tuhan sediakan bagiku"

Ayo hun, siap lari bersama kita..........pake sepatu roda juga bole tuh........ Mari tinggalkan hal-hal yang membuat kita ga bisa focus and berlari mengerjar apa yang Tuhan mau di hidup kita.

Pokoknya mau give thanks aja ke Tuhan buat retreat kali ini.....banyak banget hal-hal indah.

I finally ministered on the retreat. Thanks to all the team: Sigit-Sandy-Reyner-Pastur-Ci Lyd-Meggie-Helen-Renny-Dolly-Frisca for being a supportive team. Specially to my dear God for the annointing and ability to be able to lead. All the glory belongs to You and You only God.

"Semua terjadi bukan karena kuat dan gagah perkasaku tapi karena kasih dan anugerahMu atasku, Bapa! Urapan Tuhan memampukan aku melakukan hal-hal yang luar biasa."

Bisa dibilang aku ke bless banget buat ministry....I think this is the most enjoyable moment of praise and worship saat aku ministry........Thank you Lord....Aku tahu saat aku melangkah, Engkau bekerja.

My part + God's part = AWESOME

"Bukan karna kebaikanku, bukan karna kemampuanku, bukan karna fasih lidahku.... Ku dipanggil, ku dipakaiNya. Semua karna anugerahNya diberikan kepadaku, semua anugerahNya bagiku, bila aku dipakaiNya............AMEN"

Thanks for what I have done with You........still want more and more and more with You, Father!

2 days in Chicago were fun and great. "Kebersamaan itu sesuatu yang tidak terbeli." Makasi Tuhan and teman-temin sekalian for such a great time being with you all. Shopping bareng, lunch-dinner bareng, bahkan bertempur memakan "earthquake ice cream" bareng... seru banget... entar aku post deh picturenya minggu depan, perlu ambil di Diani and Iecun deh. Ghiralldeli yang tak terlupakannnnnnnnnnnnn..................... termasuk kisah lucu dan seru bersama Meggie Moooooooooooo hhahahahahhahahah....

Thank you for the strength to keep awake for the driving back to Lafayette. It was hard to stay awake, but God made me able........

Yang paling seru dan mendebarkan jantung tuh ya..... ketemu mobil mabuk....ya ampun serem banget. Yang di Final Exit Perfomance itu bener lho....... tuh mobil ya nyetirnya zig-zag dah mau nabrak segala deh..........sampe akhirnya beneran nabrak mobil disebelahnya.... hati udah dag dig dug ga keruan.......sampe pada bangun tuh yang semobil........Terima kasih atas penjagaanMu yang sempurna buat kami Tuhan.

Pokoknya selama bareng Tuhan.......tiap liburan selalu dikasih kisah-kisah yang menyenangkan deh.....

Gut nite alllllllllllllllll.......................

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Gasoline oOo Gasoline...

Harga gasoline di Amerika ni mirip dengan hati manusia ga sih.... ga bisa ditebak gitu lho... naek turun pokoknya tiba-tiba aja. Berharapnya bakal ada announcement dulu kalo mau naek ato turun. Basically this afternoon as I was driving to school, I saw Speedway gas station and the price was higher than yesterday. It was $1.93 yesterday night, and it is $2.09 today (regular).

Menyesal deh didalam hati, padahal ni pas isi Kamis lalu sebelon ke Lafayette, dah beritikad dalam hati, bakal mengisi penuh begitu nyampe di Indianapolis hari Minggu. Aku bakal ke Lafayette lagi besok, jadi harus diisi penuh.

Terus kan menyesal-menyesal tapi sambil berkata dalam hati... kalo sampai Shell belon naik, langsung belok dan isi......ternyata God is good all the time, saya diberikan kesempatan guna mengisi bensin dengan harga $1.93 for regular, jadi punya aku yang V-Power tadi $2.15 gitu... bisa beda 15 cents kalo ga isi........ Eniwei 16st street jalan menuju sekolah dulu ada 4 gast station, Speedway, BP, Shell, satu lagi apa coba ga bisa inget.... tapi BP dah tutup pas Summer kemarin. Jadi sekembalinya saya mudik dari kampung halaman di Indonesia, udah tutup >.<>

Len, rindukah anda dengan Indianapolis gas station???? udah lama anda tidak menyapa mereka, pasti mereka juga kangen.

Saatnya saya siap pergi dengan Budi dan teman-temin dinner di Egg Roll #1 and nonton just like heaven, gimana hun mau ndak???????? Aku ga suka Harry Porter, maunya Hunny Porter.

CIaooooooooooooooOOOoooooooooooooooo

Monday, November 21, 2005

Makaci Tuhan....

Tadi serem banget pas exam. Ceritanya aku kan dah kelar belajar ni, dah seneng although ga begitu tenang. Eh mau bilang Thank you dulu ma Babe. Tiap kali dikasih a very good parking spot di IT padahal jamnya dah mepet n orang-orang juga pada hunting parking spot neh.

Bapak guru dateng rada telat, beberapa dah pada mengomel huehuehuehu... aku sih tenang aja... cuman makin tegang... sambil baca-baca....I think membaca buku anda n mencoba memasukkannya kedalam memory 15 menit sebelon exam, bisa menghapus memory lama. Ketegangan yang tercipta n bergad-dig-dug bikin ilang memory yang sebelonnya. Bener ga si?

Sebelon mulai, bapak guru yang biasa pake dasi (ga tau hari ini kenapa, abis potong rambut lagi) mengumumkan bahwa sesungguhnya point tets ini dikurangi sehubungan dengan pengurangan jumlah material untuk test. Jadi kesimpulannya (bagian penting ni) satu multiple choice worth 5 points, bayangkan sodara-sodari, satu kesalahan bisa membuat dunia gonjang-ganjing, eh nilai ding. Tapi Praise the Lord, aku sih ngerasa multiple choicenya pada bisa, yang ga yakin cuman satu nomer, aduh moga-moga bener deh.

Nah mimpi buruknya disini ni......dah pingin nangis.......dihati dah ga karu-karuan. Gini ni, pas dibagi, aku liat essay question dulu, dah mantap milih satu ini... tapi benernya ya sejak liat question2nya tiba-tiba ingatan saya hilang semua, ga bisa ingat satu'pun piye?? huaaaaa >.<>

Wuihhhhhhhh itu satu question buat badan panas dingin, abis aku tertinggal seorangan dikelas bersama guru tercinta.....kan sungkan.......dah doa bangetttttttttttt niii dalem hati, abisnya ga inget deh, cuman inget point A, point B and C ????????? blankkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk....... duer... tapi Tuhan baek....tiba-tiba dikasih seberkah cahaya cling......point C mulai keinget, tapi sama aja miss one point, dah gulung-gulung isi kepala, bagai mengais berlian dalam jerami, ga ketemu juga >.<>

Well Lord, I have done my best. I just want to surrender the result into Your hand. You know the best for me. Since para teman-temin tuh before the exam began pada bilang susah n pasrah n mereka ngerjainnya cepet banget (ga tau pada bisa ga??) saya mengharapkan gurunya untuk mengecurve banyakan points deh ya................... huaaaaa ya udahlah..........

Sanking stressnya ni sampe pengen cuci mata, akhirnya saya bawa itu PonChay berkeliling depan rumah hehehhehe setelah berjalan kesana kemari......dan gagal mendapatkan topi manis, akhirnya saya mendapatkan sebuah jeans hitam, manissssssssssssssss dehhhhhhhhhh.... tengkiu buat mata jeli pon-pon......... pokoknya ga bole gendutan aja........ ga masuk entar huehe padahal kata DIET dijauhkanlah dari saya........

Tuhan makasih deh buat blessing 'makan-makan n ga gendut-gendut' akan saya pelihara dan lestarikan............ kayak mama deh........ ^.^

Besok rencana dinner n nonton bareng teman-temin di Indianapolis. Ponnnnnnnnnnnn ikut kita ajalah yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa................... feel like heaven lho...

Baiklah sodara-sodari sekian kisah Mei-Mei dalam berita malam. Sampai jumpa dan selamat malam ^.^ (jadi inget pas kecil jam 9 selalu ada berita siaran di TV langsung dari TVRI, ngeliatnya bareng mama papa koko dua, terus ditengah-tengah iklan, aku bakal buat iklan sendiri, hehehehhe iklannyaaaaaaaaa boboooooooooo.... nyanyi sambil niruin gerakan bobo terus papa mama pada ketawa-ketiwi.........kangen dehhhhhhh masa-masa kecil)

Miss and Love you much, my mom and dad also my luvely bros, muachhhhhhhhh.....

Sunday, November 20, 2005

A Letter From The Heaven....

Quote from Diani's Xanga:

I wrote to let you know how to much you mean to me,

Yesterday I saw you walking and laughing with your friends and I hoped

that soon you'd want Me to walk along with you, too. I love you so I

painted you the sunset to close your

day; likewise,Iwhispered a cool breeze to refresh you.

I waited but you never called.

However I just kept on loving you.

Last night, I saw tears trickling down your cheeks.I knew you were been hurt and unhappy;

consequently, I wanted so much to comfort you.

Unfortunately, you didn't think of Me nor ask for My help.

To ease your pain, I spilled moonlight onto your face

and made the stars burn their brightest,

but you were so filled with self-pity,

you didn't even notice.

This night,

I exploded a brilliant sunrise into glorious morning to cheer you up.

But you woke up late and rushed off to school unaware of it.

My sky became cloudy and My tears were the rain.

I love you,I truly and really care. I try to essay the intensity of My love

not only in the silence of the green meadows

but also in the splendor of the blue sky.

The wind whisper My concern thoughout the treetops;

in addition, I spiil it into the vibrant colors of all flowers.

I shout My love to you in the thunder of the great waterfalls;

furthermore, I compose love songs for the birds to sing to you,

I warm you with the clothing of My sunshine and I perfume the air with nature's scent.

My love for you is deeper then any ocean and it is really greater then any need in your heart.

If you'd only realize how much I love you.

My father send His love.

I want you to meet Him

-He cares,too.

So, please call on Me soon.

No matter how long it takes,

I'll wait because I love you.

Most sincerely,

Jesus

From Koko Iecun heheh :) Thanks:)

Thursday, November 17, 2005


-Rachel- (tengkiu banget Wi...really appreciate foto-foto penawar rindu, Coca fotonya donk.. dah pengen liat) Posted by Picasa


Rachel Devina Limas (manis banget euy.. duh nyenyaknya ^.^) Posted by Picasa


Samuel Devano Limas (duch gemes deh) Posted by Picasa


Sammy and Danny (miss them much ^.^ main bola lagi yuk...) Posted by Picasa


Sammy and Rachel (ampun deh si sam lucu banget si... dipotong pendek makin ganteng n lucu.... kangennnnnnnnn >.<) Posted by Picasa

Love and Sacrifice...

Love and Sacrifice....
Two words that have very strong connection....

When we say "I Love You"
Are we willing to give something?
Are we willing to sacrifice?

To say, "I Love You" may not be a hard thing, but to really mean it.... do it... practice it.... it is hard. When God said "He Loves Us," He did mean it.... He walked through all the suffering....to show the meaning of love..... a true love... a true sacrifice

Minggu ini kayaknya kena tampar berkali-kali deh ama Babe. Sejak Sabtu kemaren dan seterusnya.... Tuhan aku tahu aku udah gagal....... aku selalu nanya kenapa ini ga berubah... pertanyaannya, apakah aku dah bener-bener kasih hatiku dan berdoa buat hal ini??? I know I was wrong. Raise me up again, Lord..........

Sorry banget for my family, CaPLoG..... feel bad..........but we're gonna do something for the next semester.......our last semester....should be memorable....Let's fill that with love and joy... so that when we are apart from each other, we will still have a beautiful and loving memory in our heart.

Gonna do lots of things deh for CaPLoG next semester, setuju ga semua???

Dah ngurusin pake ko Andre and David sekalian ngurusin ngirim visaku. Waduh susah amit ya... dah pucing-pucing tujuh keliling.......berat lho emang belajar jadi mandiri n dewasa.... harus ngurus apa-apa sendiri....although dah sebel, mau give up aja...... tapi ini kan jadi pengalaman kita, iya ga hun??

Tuhan aku dah send everything. I have tried my best.... now I claim in faith that I'm gonna get all documents back soon, Amen!

Tengkiu to Iecun, N'dru, Daniel, Meggie, Jefvlyn, Diani pokoknya yang suka aku repotin nanya ini itu..... tau ga si...tadi di post office pas tinggal isi form n label, eihhhh baru nyadar... duh alamatnya consulate ga bawa......piye to?????? Untunglah Jefvlyn n Daniel bisa menolong saya, makaci buanget ya..... Believe it or not yaaaaaaaaa aku tuh di post office ada sejam coba, puas banget ga si.... mantep deh......

Laen kali kalo mau urus visa Canada:
1. Money order/ certified check $65
2. I-20, transcript/certification of enrollment
3. Valid paspport
4. Valid I-94
5. Bank Statement
6. Two paspport size photograps
(http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/can-am/detroit/rightnav/instructions_application_form-en.asp)

Document Return Procedure:
Pake express mail, first class mail, priority mail.. don't forget to insert the return envelope.
(http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/can-am/detroit/rightnav/document_return-en.asp)

Wes mayan pusing dibuat urus-urus ini.......dah kelar pokoknya.... sekarang menunggu dalam iman.

Ya udahlahhhhhhhhhhhhhh banyak kerjaaaaaaaaaaan yang harus saya urus sekarang... project... exam....

Just keep smiling, just keep swimming, just keep studying, just keep walking with God....

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Updates...

Hmmm been busy with lots of exams and projects. It has been 2 weeks that I'm having exam on Monday, one more on next Monday. This week, I have three exams, Monday-Wednesday. Lagi belajar-belajar....eh laper....jadi pengen masak mie.... hari ini kan raining badly, jadi pengen bakso abang-abang di Indo (gaya Selly: bakso abang-abang) hahahhaha..... sayang ya abang can-can yang di Lafayette ga jual bakso juga.... >.<

Hari ini dari tadi sore dah hujan.....thunderstorm sampe ada tornado watch....Kemaren kirim link-link foto ke sodara-sodari di Indo. Mama bilang anak cewenya makin cantik n menduga pasti gara-gara gendutan dehhhhhhhhhh wah senang sekali, program pengendutan berhasil donk ^.^ Iya ni, tiap balik Indo pasti kurusannnnnnn >.<

Thanks God that 7 of us finally bought the ticket for December Trip. It will be December 24 - January 4 ....wow 2006. The ticket price is quite cheap.......thank you Lord. Still have lots of to work on: Hotel, Places, Transportation........ Kagum banget ama Felix deh... dia keliatannya paling semangat mengurus ini itu une uno hahahhaha..... maap ya Lix, kadang saya sibuk sekale ga bisa bener-bener menaruh perhatian disana..... ga lupa thanks for the other 5 people: Diani, Dolly, Albert, Iecun, and Daniel. Jefvlyn and Evelyn will be joining.... rame amat, bakal seru ^.^
Sayang PonChay ga bisa ikut.......... mudik dia soalnya..... Banyak juga yang pada balik Indo Desember ini.

Dapet tawaran dari Golden Key buat jadi International delegation for Business to China, Australia, or Europe.... belon decide....masih berdoa.... serem juga, ga ada temen soalnya... harus bayar sendiri juga.......Gimana ya enaknya???

What I learnt last week:
- Jaga perkataan
- Jaga hubungan dengan bros and sis
- Tidak menyimpan kepahitan, sakit hati, dendam, kebencian
- Berani menyelesaikan masalah secara cepat
- Berani meminta maaf

Psalm 133
1 How good and pleasant it is
when brothers live together in unity!

2 It is like precious oil poured on the head,
running down on the beard,
running down on Aaron's beard,
down upon the collar of his robes.

3 It is as if the dew of Hermon
were falling on Mount Zion.
For there the LORD bestows his blessing,
even life forevermore.


Thursday, November 10, 2005


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Wednesday, November 09, 2005


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Duh interviewnya batal....

Morning Wednesday,

Today I had to dress up in formal because of the afternoon interview with Stake and Shake. Mendekati jam-jam interview, makin ketar-ketir ni hati. Kelas berakhir jam 2pm akhirnya aku decide buat mamam dulu, soalnya kukyuruyuk neh peyut....

Abis mamam, balik ke mobil, pake jas dulu terus rapiin diri.......siap berangkat. Thanks God bisa ketemu dimana tuh Stake and Shake, sempat salah belok terus kudu putar balik. Kadang emang harus lebih percaya pada hati sendiri dibanding tanda2 kecil dipinggir jalan yang kadang ngaco.

Nyampe Stake and Shake jam 3:15pm, my interview is scheduled for 3:30pm. Naek ke atas, lapor ama receptionist. Terus disuruh masuk ruangan n isi employment opportunity form. Aku isi deh semua....ada beberapa yang bingung si....

Nunggu....n menunggu.......eh yang nginterview ternyata beda orang. Harusnya cowo, eh tadi dapetnya cewe....terus say hi...bla bla.... mayan tegang ni.... terus tuh cewe tunjukin form tadi. Dia menujuk pada hari dimana aku unavailable to work. Aku isi disana Saturday-Sunday. Well, you know those days are really special for me. I still want to go to LCBC and minister though I'm working. Thus, pengenya kerja di Indianapolis aja de, Lafayette juga ga papa sih. Ato ga yang jauh sekaliannnnnnnnnn....kalo bole milih, minta San Fransisco ato Seattle.

Nah tuh cewe bilang, kamu ga bisa kerja hari Sabtu ama Minggu ya?? Wah...kita ga bisa offer a position ni. Don't you know that weekend is Stake and Shake's business days? Ya...saya ga tau... kirain kalo jadi manager....kerjanya M-F doank.............. alamat deh.....batal tuh interview. Dia bilang dia benci n sorry dah membuang waktu saya. Ya udah deh, aku bilang thank you.

Duh...pengennya dapet pengalaman ternyata belon diridoi (dikasih ijin/direstui) ama yang diatas. Okie Mei-Mei, jangan menyerahhhhhhhhhhhhh.......keep on searching.... masih ada beberapa bulan sebelon bulan Mei mendatang.

Tuhan cepetan donk.................. ^.^

Tuesday, November 08, 2005

My God is a wonderful God...

Ku ditanganMu…
Ku dihatiMu…
DipikiranMu…
DirencanaMu…
Tak pernah kusendiri…
Tak pernah ditinggalkan…

Thank you Abba Father that I will always be in Your heart, in Your plan, in Your mind, and in Your hand. Setiap hal yang terjadi dalam kehidupanku, Engkau ga pernah sedetikpun mengabaikan, bahkan ninggalin mei-mei sendiri.

Jika kita berjalan bersama Tuhan, maka jalan kita yang salahpun, saat kita bertobat dan kembali pada Tuhan, Tuhan akan mengerjakannya untuk kebaikan kita.

Lord, I know I have made mistakes. Many times I walked in my ways and things did not seem right….but again….You showed me….that You can still turn those into good things.

“Sebab dalam segala perkara, Allah turut bekerja untuk mendatangkan kebaikan bagi kita yang mengasihi Dia.”

Kemaren jam 4 pagi kebangun, lagi thunderstorm. Ya ampun….nyadar ga si pada…. Tuhan bener-bener gi deal ama Amerika deh….bencana alam satu demi satu berdatangan. Pagi tadi ngeri banget, geledek kenceng banget….berulang-ulang lagi…. Aku keinget computer aku, bingung mo matiin kagak….takut kesambar petir neh…

Pagi bangun, coba connect internet….ups ga bisa2, ga ada bunyi nada sambung internet pula. Jadi was-was…..kepikir juga…apa kesamber geledek ya…. Terus dibilang no dial tone. Akhirnya aku check telpon aku, eh bener lho ga ada dial tone. Wah dah bingung ne. Akhirnya mutusin buat nelpon SBC… ngomong ma mesin recordingnya….report aku dah dicatet….terus akhirnya ketemu ama cust. service, dia nyuruh unplug everything for 5 minutes. Ya udah, aku lakuin….

Terus nelpon Sunie, our fairy godmother. Biasanya Sun Cie-Cie ini mayan kalo begini2an, soalnya dah paling lama bertahan disini. Sunie bilang kalo manggil orangnya ternyata ga ada apa2 ato bagian kita yang rusak bisa ke charge lumayan mahal… jubilah macam mana masak telpon sebulan bayar $20 terus chargenya gedhe….

Kebayang ga si yang begitu2? Jadi pengen ada papa mama deh…….tapi this is the time for little princess to grow up as an independent gal. Ceritanya dilatih bener ama Babe.

Setelah 15 menitan aku plug balik eh tetep aja………dah mayan bingung neh. Terus akhirnya nelpon SBC lagi. Kali ini dia bilang bakal kirim technician…ups…kepikir juga kalo discharge, jadi aku nanya berapa. Customer servicenya bilang kalo kesalahan ada dalam line aku, bakal discharge $50 oh no……..

Dalam hati terus berdoa, minta Tuhan jangan sampe di charge. Telpon rumah aku coba2 terus, eh masih ga bisa tu. Akhirnya techniciannya SBC called me gitu, bilang apa telponnya masih rusak….well iya si….jadi dia meluncur ke tempat aku.

Pertama2 tuh orang cek line phone aku terus dia bilang perlu kebawah dulu….terus ga lama….dia naek, bilang kudu ngecheck dijalanan……..dalam hati dah ketir2, tapi justru pas dia blg kudu check on the street, jadi mayan seneng ni hati, berarti diluar jangkauan saya donk….

Akhirnya penantian pun tiba, orangnya kembali…….eh bawa kertas kuning2 kayak bon gitu….waduh-waduh….dah mayan kebat kebut neh…eh dia bilang, ini kertas cuman laporan aja kalo technician dari SBC dah dateng. Ga ada charge buat kamu.

Puji Tuhannnnnnnnnnnnnn…………..Haleluya…….ga perlu bayar $50. Terus orangnya suruh aku coba telponnya….eh ada dial tone. Yippie…….terus dia suruh aku nelpon rumah pake HP….eh bisa….sip-sip………..Makasih Tuhan buat semuanya. Engkau dasyat deh……

Banyak tugas besar menanti….mayan tegang…. Tapi Tuhan kalo ini emang saatnya Engkau training aku, aku bakal setia ngejalaninnya. Supaya semua rencanaMu tercapai dalam hidupku. Amen! Dukung dalam doa ya…

Minggu kemaren, foto2 ama Diani, Vonny, Helen. Thanks ya boyyyyyyyyyyyang kanan kiri. Bagus banget………. ^.^

Besok aku bakal interview di Stake and Shake…….mayan tegang….doain ya!

Daud: Thanks for the portfolio….those are beautiful
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Thursday, November 03, 2005

My first interview is coming up....

Tuesday Night,

I checked my IUPUI email and guess what??? I got an interview offer from Stake and Shake. I feel so funny and wierd. At the job fair last Friday, I didn't want to stop at Stake and Shake, but since a lady was standing there, I finally stopped by.

Aneh ga si??? Malah ini tuh yang dapet tawaran interview. Setau aku Stake and Shake ga terima int'l sih....Selly juga bilang gitu. Kalo intership mereka ga mau int'l student. Anyway, aku dah mayan bingung mesti terima ga ya.... Interviewnya rabu depan, November 9. Benernya ga berapa ada interest kerja disana...soalnya bagusan kalo stay dicompanynya lama....jadi bisa terus naek posisinya......well aku ga ada plan buat stay lama2 disini.

Mama Papa berulang kali bertanya apa aku serius mau kerja. Dari kata-kata mereka mungkin mereka lebih prefer aku pulang kali....dunno deh... we'll see. Mereka sih suruh aku doa.

Akhirnya setelah berkonsultasi singkat dengan Renny yang mau bobo waktu itu.... ga ada salahnya mencoba. Jadi deh aku reply emailnya rabu malem kemaren. Tadi pagi dah dapet balesan....mayan bingung si ngatur waktu. Aku tuh tiap Rabu ada 3 kelas morning-noon ama satu lagi in the evening. Akhirnya aku telpon tuh cewe yang ngemail, n I'm scheduled for an interview next Wednesday at 3:30pm.

I'll try my best since this is my first time. Mohon dukungan para sodara-sodari deh.

Lord, I give my future to you. Apapun yang menjadi keputusanku taon depan sebelon aku graduate, biarlah itu juga yang menjadi kehendakMu.

Don't you ever wish???

Pernah ga sih pada mikir gimana kalo all of our dreams come true.... should beautiful deh. Tapi kenapa ga terjadi??? Aku sih percaya soalnya Tuhan tahu yang terbaik buat hidup kita. Jadi kadang sesuatu belon terjadi karena either belon waktunya ato emang tidak baik buat kita.

Hari ini perasaan agak aneh deh...lemes banget....tadi diskul sampe ditanya temen, kenapa aku ga seperti biasa....kurang tidur kali ya...tadi malem abis buat pr chinese dah jam 2 lebih terus sate bentar eh ternyata malah dikasih "bahan khotbah" ama Babe. Wah, jadi keinget requestnya pastor. Overall tiap senin sih bakal ada exam...... fuih.... Tuhan, mei-mei mau kok ditrain disini. Tapi Tuhan mesti bantu ni.......ga bisa kalo sendiri.... otaknya ga dalam soalnya...

Lagi pengen mengeluarkan "unek-unek" dihati de...

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