Cerita Sita

I took this book out of the shelf provided by the cafeteria in my office. All books are free of charge. Everbody are welcome to take it as long as they register it in the form and return it once they finished the reading. This book by Jane Green was an enjoyable one. It is excellently written. For people who have English as their second language like me, this book taught a lot of new words. The substance is not overwhelming that is it will not make you frown to understand the plot. The story flows easily like a river and capture your heart. I can feel the sadness at one chapter and cheer together with the happiness on another. It suits those who want to read something that doesnt make their life even harder after all the work hours :) I will definitely read another one of hers. But now I am switching to a book called The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling. Lets see how it goes. Goodbye sis!

Today is the last hang out day with my girl friends before I officially work in my new affiliation. Glad to have them as my friends.

My steps.

"Good morning. I am shining again", said the sun. "Oh long time no see!" exclaimed the little girl. "Stay right there ok? I'll call my friends. We have some games to catch up and we need you there". The sun frowned, "so you need me because you need to do your own things?" The girl was surprised by the sun's reaction. She patted the sun on the back. "Of course not sun, don't be silly. If there weren't you, the world will be as cold as ice, as gloomy as a child who missed the ice cream seller. You give us light and warmth and you help the world to keep spinning". The sun blushed and gave a little smile. The little girld continued ,"but you know, sometimes real gratitude are not explicitly mentioned and expressed. Why? Because sometimes they are just so close to your heart and life. Just like you" The sun gave a big smile and hugged the little girl. "You make me feel better. Sometimes I feel humans are just t...

I feel beyond blessed. My friends in the office (I refer to friends instead of colleagues as I do feel our relationships are beyond professional work) keep showering me with gifts. Either birthday gift or farewell gift. I was not used with farewell kind of stuff (but I like to organize farewell parties) but receiving all these attentions blooms my heart. This one is from a friend in the Finance team. Thank you so much Dita!

Lagu Michael Buble yang ini benar-benar renyah di telinga. Enjoy!!

I am overwhelmed by people kindness. One month has almost passes but I still received birthday present from my friends. This time it is from Crabtree and Evelyn. Thank you so very much!

There is no such place like home. I cant find anything that can replace the warmth of sitting in the living room, watching television with my children whilst enjoying a cup of coffee. Snuggling with my boys.  The rain complements the ambience. I cant ask for more :)

What I want to do with my kids: 1. Go to Mount Bromo. Go offroad. 2. See the komodos and take pictures with them. 3. Snorkling in Wakatobi 4. Cruise the Kapuas river to see the orangutans in Tanjung Puting, Kalimantan. 5. Raft in rivers in Ubud, Bali. 6. Play Wii at home. 7. Having fun in Disneyland. 8. Watch the spiritual ceremony in Tana Toraja, Sulawesi 9. Caving in Gua Jomblang, Central Java 10. Stay in Gili Islands, Lombok for several days 11. Drive from home to Aceh or from home to Bali. 12. Snuggle in bed with them.

Endless rain today but add the intimacy at home with the family.

My kids. I love them way too much. Be healthy guys.

I am so fed up with infotainment and such. The more I avoid television the more I realise how poor the quality of our television shows are. Endless series of soap operas, live morning music shows with teenagers as their audience (arent they going to school?!), and over exposure of whom they called celebrities who I dont even know what their real achievements are in the world of entertainment. No wonder crime rate increases among young people, robberies, sexual harrassment, people looking up to hedonism, etc now seems to be a normal daily dose in life. Where is the channel for Indonesian history? A more educative shows for children without any adult advertisements in between? I know its not that bad. I know they are good people out there who are striving to provide a better tv shows. But if the above lame tv shows still exist, I doubt we can push people to be more "educated". Just a food for thought.

Awake too early in the morning. Kids and husband are still asleep. I heard some people praying from the mosque's loudspeaker. It feels like they are singing Allah's songs. Absolutely peaceful. At this very time I think human gets their best sleep. Fresh air, stilllness is still blanketing the Earth, no activities, just perfect silent. And yes, the prayers. Have a good weekend everyone.

My sister's friend made this for Razki's birthday. Much thanks Smita!! :)

Love this so much. Merci beaucoup!

My time working in this office has almost come to closure. It dawn on me that it is only a matter of days before I enter the new totally different working environment. And that makes me nervous. Not only that I will start from scratch (again), dealing with new issues but also a totally different system of working. I cant imagine what it will be and whether I will survive or not. I am nervous knowing that I will work in Jakarta again. Never did I thought I will go back to the 'jungle'. But we will see. There is always a light in the end of a tunnel. Good night!

Almost done with the handover. Gosh it is such a pain! I mean tracking back your work for the past 4 years is not a piece of cake. Not even mentioning that you also need to compile all files in a friendly order and make notes that can explain all of it to the naked eye. But the more I get it done, the more I feel the heavy burden is lifted. Is this how you feel when you give out? The feeling of ease is nice. Hopefully I can complete it by next week because next week I would need to sit side by side for the whole week with my 'predecessor'. :) Have a good weekend!!

We are moving back to our own home. Got a bit of a shake down in the beginning but managed to cope it after a while. Especially after the modem was fixed and the wifi is finally back on stage! :) good night.

If there is one wish that a fairy or a genie could give to me in 2014, I would wish to be given more (a lot!) patience *grin* :) Impatience or sumbu pendek like @omjambul said is my middle name. Just the total opposite of my husband. His patience is bigger than the ocean. I am impatience in so many aspects. I am impatience when I am driving. I can't resist myself not to honk my car when some angkots are idling (baca: ngetem) besides the streets. I hate waiting. I am impatience when my flight is being delayed and I don't have anything to read and no interesting stuff to browse on my handphone. I don't like waiting for the doctor. I always think they should be on time (hey, doctors are expensively paid, they should be professionals! :)) but then again, perhaps that is why we are called the Patient, because we need to be patience... *sigh* anyways... Above all, I am impatience when it come to my boys. I love them with all my heart but when they start to test my nerves by...

What was once the end of the year now in a blink of an eye has become the beginning of a year. Time runs. Time flies. If look behind my shoulder, just for a while, I am truly blessed for what Allah has given me. I really cant ask for more. Of course there are some unfortunate moments that sometimes I wish I can turn back and fix :) but everything in the past is history. All we can take is the good lesson behind it. Happy 2014 everybody! Whether you celebrate it or not it doesnt really matter. What I like from new year is the spirit of reflection and the eagerness to be a better person. And yes, we cant do better than the best! :) Enjoy 2014!