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   Christmas is in the town. I am not Christian hence not celebrating Christmas. But I love when it comes because there will be more lighting decoration pretty much everywhere. I am in love with lights. Lights englighten. It brings a whole different atmosphere when you lit it up. Whether it is indoor or outdoor. It brightens the surrounding and to me,  it brightens up life and warm the heart.   By the way, Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! May peace be upon us forever and always :) Picture: http://www.christmasships.org/images/out-of-focus-christmas-lights.jpg

One of my big dream is to wake up in a bedroom that has big and tall windows. I love the type of windows in Paris' apartments. Those classy old type of windows. It has to be tall and big so I can see the view outside. Whether it is a green backyard or the lights of cities. Tall and big so I can see the wonderful life outside the home and feel blessed every single day :) Source: room-ideas.com www.asopusitemus.com

So I watched this on the flight to Padang. Managed to watch this until the end due to a 2 hours delay, by the way. Tema filmnya sebenarnya sederhana. Tentang sepasang suami istri yang baru mempunyai anak satu dan merintis karir di ibukota. Dua-duanya memiliki pekerjaan yang cukup menuntut waktu dan tenaga mereka, seperti kebanyakan pasangan muda di Jakarta, yang berusaha mengejar karir dan menyeimbangkannya dengan kehidupan rumah tangga di tengah kemacetan yang tidak bersahabat. Kesibukan mereka yang begitu padat akhirnya menyebabkan kondisi fisik mereka satu demi satu ambruk dan harus menginap di rumah sakit. Uniknya, karena mereka adalah pasangan yang telah menikah, mereka ditempatkan di ruang perawatan yang sama. Berada di tempat yang sama dengan orang yang sama selama 7 hari 24 jam berturut-turut ternyata bukanlah hal yang mudah. Termasuk suami atau istri sendiri. Di luar perkiraan, walaupun sudah lima tahun menikah, ternyata banyak hal-hal yang belum diketahui oleh masing-masi...

Mentawai has been great. Many stories and dramas. But now.... Literally don't want to do anything except hibernating and hugging my kids.

Hari ini mendarat dengan selamat di Padang setelah di pesawat agak tegang karena beberapa kali mengalami turbulensi. Yes, we are off again one more time to Mentawai. While everybody else are having their holiday, here we are doing research :) But the fun part is that on this trip we are full team meaning that there are 12 people on board while before we were divided into smaller groups. Tomorrow in a very early morning we will go to Mentawai using the fast boat. Wish us luck, hope everything will be fine. Aamiin...

Funny. Funny how we can share our life stories to a total stranger and feel much closer to that person compared to our own family or friends. At first I thought that will only happen in movies. But I stand corrected. It was yesterday when I have to work a bit late than my usual working hours. I took the train which was unsurprisingly very crowded. When the train approached Bojong Gede Station I was finally able to sit. I sat between two older women which I guess were in their mid-50s. Not long after I sat, a woman with two toddlers passed us, carrying both of her children in the front and at the back of her body. We were astonished yet furious on how she carried her children very irresponsibly. I said irresponsible because it was late, the train was crowded, and she let the children hung up to her while her hands busy carrying other things. To me it is very dangerous. And from that scene, I started to talk with the woman on my left-side. How she also disapproved the way that wom...

Ever since I entered my new job, I faced a totally different atmosphere, which is actually make sense. New job brings new vibes. Normal. But these vibes are not always positive. Some of the unpleasant and uncontrolled vibes are gossips. People like to gossip. Easily distracted by gossip. Especially when it comes to those who are close to them. We are talking about our colleagues and friends occasionally, or to some people, more frequently than that, and most of the time it is NOT positive. It is not filled with praises of other people achievement but it is more into what the other people do wrong at work. And I am among those people who like to talk about my colleagues behind their back. I feel bad since the beginning. But I cannot help it. If you are in a group of colleagues and all of them especially at lunch time just talk about other people downside, it is really difficult for me not to get along and give comments. It is impossible for me to stay silent. Otherwise perhaps t...

Last week I had a bit of free time after teaching. So I decided to take my son to the cinema. It was the first time for him to watch in a big screen so he was pretty excited. The movie we watched was " The Good Dinosaur ". It was an amazing movie as always done by Disney Pixar. My favorite moment was when Arlo and his father went in the middle of the night to a grass field and suddenly thousands of fireflies appeared. I know it is kind of a fairy tale. But what do you expect from a children movie? Don't think about the evolution theory and human history otherwise you will not enjoy the movie :) Two hours long and in many scenes I cried especially the scene where Spot met his new family and Arlo felt like he has to let Spot go. Family and children have always been my soft spot. So I recommend this movie so much for all families and children. It is a good break from television news that present mostly violence and other unpleasant things in the world. Let yourself ...