Holiday Challenge - Day 12

An amazing closing to an amazing week! :D
Had a beautiful service, beautiful lunch, and beautiful packing session!
You know, opening up old stuff, finding new stuffs? :)

The only thing that messes around with me today is, emotion and patience.
Oh my, why can't these 2 just stop teasing me? I wanted to be calm, but it seems like i can't.
People are screaming, people are sighing heavily, the burden of the earth seems to be on their shoulders. And when they do talk, it seems like they wanted me to carry those burdens too. Gosh.
A small voice inside of me wanted to scream and end all these. But I'll try to retain as best I can.


btw,
fave word this week: Posh.
No, not a person posh, the adjective posh. :P


anyway,
Thank you for this amazing weekend, and a closing for a great month as well!


See you next time, June,
and I present to you, July!

CHEERS!

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Holiday Challenge - Day 11

OMG!
I just had the most amazing week in my life!
5 days of amazing reunion with 'family' from all over the world,
and today, I met most of my Junior High friends! :D:D

We had lunch together, and just talked about things...
It was so fun :)
I met a friend who I haven't met in 2 years, or haven't spoken too in years.
I miss all them so terribly, and today was a good day meeting them.

:)

resting again!
Sleeping, finishing up my 'hibernation' :D

Cheers!

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Holiday Challenge - Day 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 RECAP

I know, I'm cheating a little bit by writing recap,
but i've been soooooo busy!


Quite like last year,  I went to Jakarta for Harvest Festival 2013 :)  It was a lot of fun!
But before that, we have our 8th WORLD CONFERENCE! YEAAYY !! :D:D
If y'all remember, the last WC was held in Semarang, in 2009 :D I'm so proud of what the Semarang Committee did 4 years ago, and now it was held back in Jakarta.

4 years ago,
I was a very young girl, 7th going on 8th grade. Knew nothing about the world except FUN.
My dad was appointed for the 2nd time as the President of my church's organization. It was his 4th period serving in the organization as well.

4 years later,
I came as a 16 years old girl. Knew enough that the world is a fun place to be, but a tough one too.
Our church's founder once again steps up to be the President, marking the end of my dad's 13 years of serving in the organization.

To be honest, I think i take this thing rather dramatic. Like, every time i think about it i always in tears. 13 years. Almost as old as my sister. I really don't know how our lives will be without my dad serving in the headquarters, always busy and emailing here and there :) But it has been a great 13 years, and I'm honored to be his daughter :)



moving on!
during one-and-a-half day of WC, as what it is called, we had a conference.
Actually, I'm not an official invitee in this event, as I'm not a pastor (only some pastors are invited to join the conference). They were discussing about bylaws and it was reallllyyy boring. Really boring. BUT!
one, i know i need to learn this thing :) *although I only survived from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. then i had to excuse myself and go back to the hotel *lol* :P*
two, I wasn't the only one who was bored to the max! I was 'accompanied' by some pastors' kids. We were known as "Anak Apostolik" *Apostolic Kids* Either it was a prophecy, or just bad grammar. maybe both? :p

What I love about WC is people from all over the world gather together *from36 countries to be exact*,
but we don't just gather there to discuss things, but we gather there with a spirit of togetherness. So people from India, Africa, US, Spain, we all come together and have a really great time.
Also I looooovvvveee meeting all this lovely servants of God, that i've known since forever, that I only get to meet once every year or two.

And also, during WC, re-branding of our church was introduced. It's now IFGF! :D
I'll miss the old logo and all that stuffs, but I'm looking forward toward our church's new direction :)


after 1-and-a-1/2 days of WC, we moved to Balai Sarbini for 3 days of Harvest Festival!
and like HF 2012, HF 2013 ROCKS!

Somehow the energy is just higher, and maybe because I see more young people *including the 'Anak Apostolik' :p* than last year. I really felt the Holy Spirit working through each and every people that came, in many different ways. I hope every body had a good time like me.


It was a tiring week.
We got up at 6-7, have to leave early, then we had event for a day, from 8-9 a.m. until 9-10 p.m., with minimum break and maximum sleepyheadness.
But it was fruitful and fun.


Ahh gonna miss all those people
and all the good times.

now,
off to resting, and meeting with BFFs tomorrow!

CHEERS!

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Holiday Challenge - Day 5

Hari ini menyenangkan banget!
setelah seharian *kemari* dan se-pagi kebingungan sendiri,
akhirnya udah gapapa :D

had a very pleasant lunch!
had a very pleasant packing session!
had a very pleasant dessert-making session!
had a very pleasant 'summer-like-no-other' show by my baby cousins!
had a very pleasant day!! :D


ahh,
hari ini juga banyak throw back yang mengharukan :')
if you guys remember,
last year, this exact day last year I was in New York!
seeing Liberty Island, watching Mary Poppins, eating hot dogs, enjoying Times Square..
jet-lagging too :p


wow, time flies :')


Cheers!

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Holiday Challenge - Day 4

Hihi the day is almost over and here I am JUST STARTING to write what's happening today :)

First of all,
I'm so happy to do some math work! Like, it was super hard, and I had a few technical difficulties. So even though it wasn't much, i really felt like working :)

Second,
We went on a shopping spree!! :D By we, I mean me my mom and my sister :) now, we have never done this before ever ever, with an exception of when we were in Surabaya a few years ago, as we left our -- my sister's and my -- luggage at home. :p weren't we smart? :D

Three,
Ice Cream! S2! VJ Daniel! OMG! What nice combo, huh? :D

Four,
I got to spend the rest of my evening with my friends, with 2 of my best friends :D I'm so greatful of having them, and on this occassion I actually want to say HAPPY SWEET 17 to one of them! :D:D:D heaps of love, :)

Five,
I did a little workout today, and I felt great!! :D well, it wasn't an 'official' workout, I was just vacuum-cleaning my room. But it was fun and tiring at the same time --> it's what workouts are all about, rite?


Alright i'm out!

Back to talking with ma girls! :D

Cheers!!

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Holiday Challenge - Day 3

Wohoo!
Finally got to meet my cousins again.. - after a few days.
Hehee..
we hang out in the coolest place ever - cool as in cold, and cool as in AWESOME!
Playing playstation *probably not my fave, especially the car race games, but..... :) *
chillin' out with cold, sweet treats :)
happy days!

I felt so bored though in the morning..
like, I have loads to do, but I didn't want to do them, but then it made me feel so bad, but still i didn't want to do it..
Yeah, holidays are awesome.

Anyway, that's my day.. :)
and I'm staying up late tonight!

CHEERS!

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P.S: made a little guacamole today and it was nothing like anything i've tasted before. It was unbelievably fresh and delish!

Holiday Challenge - Day 2

With the sound of the rain starting to fall,

Let the writing begin! :)

Hari ini tepar di kamar, nggak bisa ngapa-ngapain, untungnya nggak begitu bosan juga :D

Hasil dari tepar juga adalah, I have no work to do! :D

So happy, and for once this week, I actually felt free :’)

This evening was spent around music! So it’s singing, guitar-ing, downloading songs and lyrics and chords :) 

This past couple of days I’m so into Rio’s soundtracks. My favorite, of course, is the Take Me to Rio. It’s very soulful and kind of deep, calming and almost solemn even *for me :p*, yet still very fun and rhythmic!

Oh btw, I know I should be talking about stuff that happened TODAY, but I just want to share this one thing with you! :D

Yesterday I made microwave bread pudding. It was delish! :D especially because I topped it with my one and only chocolate jam :P but it was really good, fluffy and flavorful, partly because I used bread with cheesy topping. Delightful!

One more thing.

I’m so happy right now because I found one fab fav movie.

Mission Impossible : Ghost Protocol.

As the rain stops, let me bid ya’ adieu, and see ya’ tomorrow!

CHEERS!

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Holiday Challenge - Day 1

Yo!
Imma start another challenge!
Haven't been writing a lot lately,
and the holiday's here!

so here's the challenge,
I'll write a diary,
every single day,
of what had happened in the day..

I think it's going to be exciting, as there'll be some amazing events going on..
but we'll see :)

starting with today!



Today, was quite unique, because it started off with something quite unexpected :)
As the day gone by, I kept looking for stuff to do..
I was bored to death! I mean, I had works to do, but it's holiday, come on!

I ended up watching The Art of Getting By today :)
great movie, love love love Emma Roberts and Freddie Highmore :)
plus I adore the movie August Rush in which young Freddie was starring, so it was kind of weird watching him 'grow up' in a short period of time *in my mind*
AND what's amazing is he's British! *I just found out like 5 seconds ago and I'm still freaking out AA!! :D:D:D*

And I also watched The Incredible, btw. It's pixar, it's awesome ! :)

But I was still bored. So finally, after debating the WHOLE day,
I started working.

After that I went to guitar lesson and found something out:
I love this thing called guitar.
And today was actually the first time i wore my fingertips off, after 5 years fiddling with this amazing instrument. 5 years!
But yea, I love guitar cuz even tho it's hard hard, but once you play a song, it's just satisfying.


On my way back home I listened to some Taylor Swift acoustics and demo recordings for RED album
*a special edition, I guess?*
And wrote small notes down of little ideas..
Including the idea of this challenge

and here I am now!

Hope to having an amazing 3-4 weeks challenge and holiday!
*This will end by around 15th of July*

CHEERS!

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Life's Great!

You know,
most days I woke up wishing that it'll be an awesome day.

Then life comes in,
start making a mess and ruin everything.

it messes with your emotions, your job, your everything,
and that day starts to be a bad day.

But then the day is getting older,
and as the day ends, one or two small things pops out,
and those things turn out to be one of the best thing ever that just made your day!

yep,
that happens a lot lately.
A small something,
a conversation with friends,
a really nice accomplishment,
a capital idea...


:)

so,
have faith in each day,
coz every single day is awesome!

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whatamitalkingabout

wohoo!
it's not even 10:30, and i've finished my goal for tomorrow! :D:D
haha :p
because *not to be proud but* I've been diligent these past couple of days :)
and now, off to starting another work, for next week,
and if possible,
steal a little time off next week as well!
:D



this week has been AMAZING :D
a roller coaster ride with lots of new information about stuffs

anyway,
have a nice week everyone


CHEERS

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Couldn't it be you?

A cage that sets you free.
Seems impossible, right?
Tapi mungkin hal itu bisa beneran terjadi, ya..
Somehow... :)


Quote tadi dari film Beastly,
A good movie based on a novel based on the story of Beauty and the Beast :)


But what I need right now might not be a cage nor a freedom..
Maybe just a little fresh air :)
To get me some new perspective,
To broaden my mind...

Some old friends to help me find myself again


CHEERS

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Geisha

Yesterday I watched the movie Memoirs of a Geisha,
and I fell quite weird about it :P

haha
kidding, i like it :)
just 'like' though, i don't love it so so much..

i mean,
Michelle Yeoh is amazing!!! :D:D
*She's not exactly Japanese, but you get the idea*
And I just love "oldies" movie, i love the sound and feel of old houses and clothes,
and you know that Japanese old houses are fabulously woody and amazing!
Beautiful kimonos were there in the movie as well..
so fabs!

but then,
most of the actors and actresses playing the role are asians, yet they speak in english,
so they have this hard asian accent *Either they are asked to do asian accent or it's just their natural accent*
and i found it quite weird actually,,

I mean, their english are quite good*thanks to the well-written script*
and the accent gives the movie a more convincing 'Japanese' feel,
but at the end of the movie i realize i was quite 'exhausted' listening to their English..


Overall, it's good :)

Now, about the 'GEISHA' itself,
I think it is misunderstood by a lot of people..
People think *and i used to think* that geisha are worthless prostitutes.
but actually they're not!
they are ladies with extreme training on serving tea, dancing, playing Japanese musical instrument,
umm doing calligraphy maybe? and other skills to entertain people..
so yes, even though it might not be the noblest job in the world,
people shouldn't be ashamed of being a geisha..
unless, you are just pretending to be 'geisha'...


okay.
I don't really know what I'm talking about now.

bottom line:  I think geisha-s are not that bad.


cheers!

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Sharing the News

belum ada 2 tahun sejak pengumuman kelulusan SMP..
tepatnya 2 tahun kurang 5 hari :)

waktu itu rasanya seneng banget :)
*sejujurnya enggak sih. sempet down aja karena nilainya nggak sebagus yang diharapkan,
tapi tetep seneng kok :D
oh well :D*


and time went by,

tanpa pernah membayangkan apa-apa,
ternyata here I am now,
less than 2 years later,
sekali lagi boleh tersenyum bangga dan berkata,
GUE LULUS
:D


jadi,
as some of you may know,
I'm home-schooled now :)
which is one of the best thing that has ever happened in my entire entire life :D
but by doing so,
i can't do UN SMA, which is the national examination held by the govt each year for the 12-grader
*because it's only for conventional schools*

but, i have the option to do a similar exam called Ujian Kejar Paket C,
and my mom encouraged me to try, so i did..

and it was literally the hardest thing i've ever done,
i was praying for days so i would pass the exam,
cuz like, in SMP I'm pretty confident that i'll pass UN,
but this time, I'm not confident at all..

but thanks God!
I passed *with hopefully* a good mark!
no news yet about the scores, but I'm just so glad I passed :)

so yea,
officialy *in Indonesia*
I graduated in High School,
under 17 y.o.,
less than 2 years since I passed UN SMP :)

Thanks God!

CHEERS!

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P.S.: what do ya think of the new template? :)