Just want to share this nice picture of Jonah with the shinny ball in the garden. Sam took it and I think it is really cool and inspiring. Also make me realized how big Jonah is now. How times flies…..
Inspiring image July 28, 2005
Our Fave food, Sushi… July 28, 2005
Sam and I like Sushi very much. I like sushi since I was still in Indonesia. As a secretary I had many opportunities to try some food in many 5 stars to diamond hotels in Jakarta. Well, it was part of the job, hehehhe… The hotel people invited me to see their rooms, try their food/restaurants, enjoy their ammenities…hmmmmm what a good deal.
Well, so, from that time I began to like sushi…. If I went to their restaurants, I preferred Japanese food….so I could eat sushi..and I brought some of my friends too…
Well, that was the beginning I liked sushi….. then when I came to the US, I learned that my husband likes sushi very much. I remember the first time I went to the sushi restaurant in Phoenix (Mr. Sushi) with Sam’s friend, Ena. The restaurant was very nice…the sushi was so good. After that I asked Sam to take me there…and when I was pregnant with Jonah, Mr. Sushi was my craving place…hehehhe… We used to go there on Fridays….
And I always took my friends to try sushi, hopefully the like sushi already but some of them were hesitant to try, but after a while they began to like it….and now the love it….hmmmm, I told ya Gals….
So, I tried to make sushi (because sushi is not a cheap food) at home and because I like sushi very much so I want to be able to make it myself. First time I made it, I was so so happy but I forgot to take a picture of it…. I couldn’t resist to eat it. Everytime I made sushi, I always forgot to take pic…..
But tonight, when I made the sushi again, Sam voluntered to take pic of it….so there you go…not perfect but surely tasted good.
My bestfriend, Tri July 22, 2005
Kemarin gue telpon Tri, sahabat gue yang udah lama nggak kontak2an. Gue kangen banget sama dia…dan begitu banyak kenangan gue ama dia.
Tri pertama kali gue kenal di Gereja GPIB Petra….dia kakaknya temen gue, Novi. Tapi pas ketemu Tri, gue kok cocok ngobrol sama dia, main sama dia, diskusi sama dia….ngegosip ama dia….jalan2 ama dia….bejibun kegiatan gue ama dia…. selalu menyenangkan dan lucu.
Tri yang pertama kali memperkenalkan gue ke Pelayanan Anak (dikenal dengan sekolah minggu). Waktu itu taon 1992, gue baru di SIDI….dan masih baru di gereja gue GPIB Petra, setelah pindah dari GPIB Zebaoth Bogor. Tadinya gue nggak suka di Petra…abis keliatan anak2 mudanya gahar2 (mostly orang2 Ambon, Manado dan Timor)..kebayang kan..gereja gelap banget (hehehhehehe…).
Tapi semenjak kenal Tri, gue dikenalkan banyak temen yang ternyata mereka manis dan baik2…dan jago nyanyi dan main gitar ampir semuanya…..uhuuuiiii….
Setelah gue terjun (bebas) ke Pelayanan Anak….gue jatuh cinta abis. Setiap kegiatan BPK PA, seminar2 sekolah minggu, perkumpulan regional maupun nasional, gue selalu ikutan…(well, mostly, kalau nggak bentrok jadwal kuliah or kerja).
Jadi gue ama Tri semakin deket aja…. waktu itu kita masih kuliah…gue di UI Depok, dia di Pakuan Bogor… tapi tetep aja kita sempetin ngobrol, apalagi kalau ada hari kosong…bisa2 ngobrol dari jam 9 pagi..dimulai di kamarnya…pindah ke ruang tamu, pindah ke teras depan…dan kalau emaknya udah mulai ngelirik sebel, pindahlah kita ke kebon…ampe jam 9 malem….(diselingi mandi, makan indomie dan ngejar2 tukang bakso). Maklum orang kuliahan mah bokek banget.
Tri at my wedding.
Tri juga orangnya jujur dan blak2an…. pinter masak dan pinter otaknya…. Tri diangkat jadi ketua PT (Persekutuan Teruna) di gereja gue…dan gue jadi Sekretaris di Pengurus PA (Pelayanan Anak)…so, kita sibuk di dunia kita masing2, ngurusin anak2 buah masing2…kadang bentrok tapi untungnya, soal gereja, soal pengurusan kita pisahkan dari persahabatan kita..so, gue nggak pernah bentrok ama Tri…
Yang lucunya, kalau kita naksir cowok, pasti samaan. Udah beberapa kali terjadi…but afterall, we always remained best friends. Seru banget deh pengalaman bareng Tri. Yang gue inget diantaranya:
- selama beberapa tahun kalau malem tahun baru kita bukannya sama keluarga masing2, tapi ngobrol dari pulang gereja malem sampe hampir jam 12:00 tengah malem…soalnya kudu balik buat doa keluarga. Pacar aja dicuekin..saking kalau ngobrol ama Tri lebih menarik….heehhehe.
-Pernah ada pengalaman lucu waktu pertama kali mau ngerental komputer. Gue dulu masih kuliah tingkat 3′an gitu…dan Tri udah skripsi… dan komputer belon terlalu populer kayak sekarang. Gue aja kudu ambil kursus komputer baru bisa, itu juga sistem DOS. Gue baru seminggu ikutan kursus komputer tapi udah belagu mau ngetikin skripsinya Tri (setelah bujuk2 Tri supaya nggak usah bayar tenaga ngetik, cukup kita bedua yang ngerjain). So walhasil, saking nggak tahu apa2, kita bengong di rental komputer….pengetahuan cekak…jadi kita bagi tugas…. Gue yang ngetik, si Tri yang ngeliat orang lain gimana cara nampilin preview, nge-edit de el el…. guoblok banget deh. Terus pernah karena kita nggak save2 tuh file ilang…padahal udah kerja ngetik tiga hari dari jam 9 pagi ampe 9 malem…(pengen nangis nggak sih???). So, sama Mas yang jaganya (juga the owner of the rental), file kita berhasil diselamatkan. Tapi kata si mas-nya…(sambil ngerjain kita)…jangan pake nama Tri…filenya nggak bisa di save…pake nama ESAH. Lah dasar guoblok..kita nurut aja…pake nama ESAH semua…. terus kata dia juga jangan lupa di save setiap 5 menit… bayangin deh…tiap lima menit gue ama Tri berebut ngesaved…..siggghhhh…
Alhasil dari ngetik mengetik itu, kita pacaran ama the owners-nya..huahhahahhaha…. satu gue, satu Tri….(azas manfaat).
Pokoknya bejibun kenangan manis ama Tri…… I miss her very much.
Gue waktu itu berpikiran…gue nggak mau pindah jauh2 karena nggak mau bepisah jauh sama sahabat2 gue di Bogor-Jakarta…but, gue akhirnya kudu pindah jauh banget ke US sini….
Sedih emang sedih….tapi mau diapain lagi…kehidupan baru gue di US.
Andy’s Visit July 21, 2005
Yesterday, on July 19-20 was Andy visit. He is Sam’s oldest brother and lives in Indianapolis, IN. Before he came, I always said to Sam that it would be a business trip..because all these times when they talked or exchanged emails, they always talked about photography…lens, flashes, battery, etc..etc…, so his visit would be about photography…hehehhe, and of course my beloved husband confirmed that.
He arrived in our house at about 10:00 pm (it takes 5 hours driving from Indianapolis to Grand Rapids). We talked a little bit and he and Sam were getting in the ‘geeky photography” talk that no one understood (beside them of course). I left them and went to bed….
In the morning the children as usual were loud.. I was afraid that they would wake him up as the guest room just on the end of the stairs…but then he played well with the children. The children loves him…and wanted more and more attention (especially Jonah).
Andy was very good with the boys..playing along with them, singing with them, raising them up on the air and making weird noises (hehehhe..)….
About 10:30 am in the morning they went for a photo shot trip..and of course I wouldn’t let them go without the children 
So, from the pics I saw, they went to the lake, Frederijk Meijer garden, neighborhood garden, Mr. Pita restaurant (ups, they didn’t take picture of this one, but my husband honestly told me and brought me my favorite manggo juices)….
When they arrived home, the boys were tired… I put River for a nap…and the other boys were busy downloading the pics from the camera (minus Jonah who was just wandering around….).
Andy drove home about 4:00pm. Thank you for visiting us, Andy…hope someday we will see each other again.
Wanna see more pics? click here
Summer and the boys…. July 21, 2005
Summer is a priviledge for our family here in Grand Rapids. After a long gloomy winter we expected summer to be the nice one…and it is. So like a pilgrim who finds an oase..(or something like that)…we take advantage of the summer weather very much. I am not a very big fan of outdoor activities…so, mostly Sam and the boys who go out and enjoy the days. They went for biking, hiking, photo shot trip, enjoying the water on the lake…etc…etc…. it is so good for them..letting the energy out and getting tired when they get home.
So, these are some activities of the boys….
or if they are only stay home..they got creative like playing the dog and owner…hehehhe..
More Pics? click here
Will be right back soon….. July 20, 2005
Sorry it has been a while since I updated my last posting in this blog…. Just being very busy these days…not to mention the tiredness…..hmmmm…
Well, I hope you all have a good day and I will post more soon ….
Cheer up…..
Merenung lagi ah… July 12, 2005
Hari ini gue merenung… gile…ternyata orang tuh aneh2 aja ya. Dari yang muna sampe yang polos kagak karuan. Well, emang gampang ngejudge orang…cuma diliat dari kulitnya doang…nggak tahu yang sebenernya…. tapi yah, siapa suruh yang diperlihatkan cuma kulitnya doang..jadi yang ketangkap dari luar ya yang keliatan doang.
Orang tidak ada yang sempurna…kalau sempurna mah udah jadi Tuhan kali yeee.
Pertama gue dateng ke Amrik, gue pikir pergaulan orang2 Indo disini lain…lah namanya sepenanggungan..nggak ada kali yee sirik2an, sebel2an, sombong2an….but? ternyata dimana2 sama aja…. Pertama gue tahu, gue bingung…lah? sesama orang di rantau kok ya nggak akur…tapi balik lagi ke kenyataan bahwa, orang tuh beda2.
Tetep wae…….dasarnya gitu di Indo…ya keterusan disini.
Well….. cuma pemikiran gue lagi……
Cueillez votre jeunesse….(nyambung nggak?) July 11, 2005
“Jangan seorangpun menganggap engkau rendah karena engkau muda
Tetapi jadilah teladan bagi
orang-orang percaya
Dalam perbuatanmu…dalam tingkah lakumu….
dalam kasihmu…dalam kesetiaanmu dan dalam kesucianmu”
Lagu ini selalu mengingatkan gue untuk hidup lurus….walau kok susah sekali. Godaan banyak aja deh ….
Sekarang gue udah tergolong umur ’setengah ampir tua…’hehehhee….tapi lagu ini bukan cuma buat para pemuda doang…tetep mengena dihati gue.
Kalau inget lagu diatas (diambil dari ayat2 Alkitab juga)….gue suka sedih…. Udah setua ini, apakah yang didapat? sudahkah gue menjalani kehidupan yang sesuai dengan lagu itu?
Dulu waktu masih di Indo…gue jadi guru sekolah minggu kurang lebih ampir 12 taon. Setiap gue mengajarkan atau mengajak anak2 layan nyanyi lagu itu, selalu mengena di hati gue sendiri….
Sebenernya excuse,’ah, kita kan manusia, wajarlah kalau berbuat salah’ itu menurut gue nggak bener…. nggak wajar dong kalau kita sadar berbuat salah itu dosa tapi dilakukan…atau tenang2 aja walau tahu itu salah..dengan dalih, kita kan manusia.
Hmmmm….. gue bukan mau ceramah disini..cuma mau ngingetin diri gue sendiri…. namanya juga jurnal…..isinya segala yang di otak dan memory dong yaaa….
Have a good day.
Keripik Pisang..Anyone? July 11, 2005
Gue lagi seneng bikin keripik….beli plaintain terus iris dan goreng-goreng, masak-masak, tumis-tumis (yaolo kayak iklan aja….).
Idenya dari foodtv…gue seneng banget nonton Food Finds show-nya Sandra Pickney…. dan salah satunya mempromosikan keripik pisang ala Puerto Rico. Pas lagi nonton shownya aja gue nelen ludah beberapa kali..abis keliatannya oke banget.
So, gue ikutin aja…eh ternyata suami dan anak2 ketagihan..temen juga suka.
Hmm..bisa jadi bisnis nggak ya??? (huahhahahahhaha….padang amir ya gue?).
Flowers Pics July 6, 2005
One of my hubby’s hobbies is photograpy. He likes taking pictures of almost anything (if I permit him to…hehehhehe). These days he likes to take pictures of the flowers…and since we don’t have our own flowers (due to my lack of interest for growing any)….he takes a walk with the boys and takes pictures of the wild flowers. He said he likes the wild flowers better..for some reasons….
So, if you like wild flowers…or just flowers…you can check his pics….
MORE PICS HERE
