Mamaaa

Maaa..
住 您 生 日 快 乐 !
Mamaku nan jauh di mata ulang taun hari ini (Apr 30). Sayang piong tak bisa di rumah sana buat jing-jing mama :p, meski kalo disana juga mungkin perlu agak dipaksa-paksa dikit baru mau jing-jing hehehehee...
Wo mama ini amat sangat spesial buat piong soale mama begitu baik, sabar, murah senyum, suka masakin makanan, mau ngerti, wis pokok'e semua yang lebih-lebih dari yang piong minta. Juga mama enak diajak omong-omong soale mau sabar ndengerin, meski kadang agak ngotot juga :D. Mama juga pinter bikin kue enak-enak, jahit baju, suka ngalem'i piong dan seneng ae kalo dialem'i ^_^.
Maa.. taon baru ini piong doakan mama punya badan lebih sehat lagi, lebih seger, juga hati lebih senang dan tenang. Semoga tiap hari itu datang seperti berkat buat mama, segala yang mama alami itu indah dan menyejukkan hati. Mama dan papa juga saling dukung dan sayang. Tai chi nya pasti lebih pinter mama, dan lebih seneng bisa kumpul teman-teman lain.
Ahong yakin mama punya harapan-harapan lain dalam hati, yang ahong tak tau, mungkin orang lain tak tau juga. Apapun itu, semoga mama temukan jawabannya, dan apa yang terbaik dari Tuhan datang buat mama. Doa ahong selalu bareng mama, meski ahong jauh tapi ahong sayang mama dan selalu ingin buat mama senang (meski itu berarti jing-jing lagi.. jing jing lagi.. hehehe) .
Selamat ulang taon ma, dan panjang umur.

- dari piong sayang -

Help for Leukemia

My friend Aldy is training for thriatlon, as a fundraising for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. He has been doing training really really HARD :), and I wish him all the best. Please help him and the society by donating any amount of money for their fundraising. Check this out, as you can read more cool stuffs about the training: http://www.active.com/donations/fundraise_public.cfm?key=aldi.

All the best Aldy, and hope to see you sometime!

Happy Birthday, Patty

(in singing mode ~ ~)

Happy birthday to you..
Happy birthday too youuu....
Happy biiirthhdaay.. happy biiirrthdaay...
Happy biiirthhdaaaaay.. Paaattt-tyy...
hip hip huraaaa!!

(plok plok plok plok plok ~ ~)

Selamet ulang taun Patty. Sekarang kamu uda 20 taon, makin dewasa, makin smart, and more lovely in God. Selama kamu jalani hari demi hari di taun kemarin, bertambah juga satu demi satu orang-orang yang terberkati oleh karenamu. Setiap langkahmu, diusahain supaya bener-bener indah buat Tuhan, dan orang lain di sekelilingmu. Kalo kamu senyum, manggil-manggil (misalnya "eeel eeel.."), ato diem aja (karena lagi patiently listening), ato ngapaiiin aja.. kamu selalu bawa kesegaran ke kiri kanan. Dan aku yakin itu karena Tuhan hidup dalem kamu, pake kamu buat sharing His love ke semua orang.
Tapi perjalanan kamu bertumbuh itu masih panjang. Kita bisa hidup sampe umur 60 - 80 taon, ato lebih, dan itu masih 40 - 60 taon dari sekarang (yang terakhir ini agak jayus :D). El doa'in Patty lebih berkembang lagi dalam Tuhan, keluarga, dan dalam peranmu di dunia. Your wishes, prayers, and hopes, el banyak yang tak tau.. tapi el yakin Tuhan akan bekerja terus dalam kamu, bikin surprises buatmu, dan tak akan habis-habisnya semangat dan karyamu.
All the best, Patty, and as always.. God bless you.

Salam sayang dari el

(ps: maap kalo bahasa indonesia-nya rada-rada aneh dibaca :D. Kalo nulis pake inggris, rasanya gitu-gitu aja, pake indo ya beginilah hehe..)

Wishes.. or Hopes

Everyone has wishes. I do, too :p. Just recently feel that I want to share it.. to whoever wants to know, so.. here are some of the wishes I discover for the last couple months, which should grow with more wishes as time passes by ^^
(they are not in order of preference or anything)

1. I wish to perform a dance for my beloved mom and dad
   
2. I wish to give free exercise classes for house-maids (you know, they are one of those people who have time and need exercises, but do not generally have opportunity for any)
   
3. I wish to sponsor, foster, or adopt a number of unfortunate children. They include abused children, orphans, children from poor families, and children with special needs.
   
4. I wish to perform something special for my sister. Hmm, maybe when she gets married, I will sing, dance, or act?
   
5. I wish to meet with my old friends, especially my closest pals Nan, Han Siang, Karin, Ogi, and Ruru. Other good friends I really miss now are Tina Maria, Sandi, Semuel, Yenny W, Evelyn, Tina Rusli, Amelia Sherton, Herry (this is the guys who always beat me in class! :D). And there are still a long list for others with whom I've lost contact for the last 3 years. College life was too demanding for me, man.
   
6. I wish to spend some good time (maybe in a trip..) with those friends in number 5, and some new friends.
   
7. I wish to be a minister of humanity/sociality (pardon the english..)
   
8. I wish to be involved deeply in non-profit organization(s). If possible, establish one, and work full-time in it. I imagine it would provide shelter, training, and child-care for the poor.
   
9. I wish someone (besides my mom and dad, my sister, and God) would love me truly for who I am, with all my passions and expectancies for the present, with all my wishes and hopes for the future, and with all I have in my heart; not for how I look or whatever.
   
10. . . .
    

Yah.. these wishes will be continued.. just follow along. Add comments for your wishes, too! :)

How can you not LOVE children?

Don't you find children are very very adorable? I mean.. even though some are naughty, jumping around here and there, yelling at you some times, crying, making noises, moving things around as they like, and so on and so forth.. finally giving you headache and mental tiresome :D.. but still, when you touch her, look at her in her eyes, hmm.. don't you feel you just wanna hug her so closely and make her feel safe and loved?
Children have been ones of those I think the most in the last two years. Once I told myself, "I wanna adopt a child." Well, maybe that's too much. How about foster a child? There are just too many children in this world, in need of love and support. Some children have parents who are unemployed, some cannot afford school or even daily meals, some experience wars and injustice, some have special needs mentally or physically, some are abandoned by their parents. Whatever the case, it is too shameful for us to let it pass by. Can't we do something?

Check this out: CasaHogar.
Isn't he so cutteeee?? :) He is David Ruiz, a Mexican child now living in Casa Hogar, a shelter for poor children in the area. He and many others are among those who are blessed to have a place to live and food to eat everyday. Plus the opportunity to learn about God, and experience His love in such a beautiful way in their lives. Thanks to the generosity of those who sponsor him and the other children.
In Matthew 18:5, Jesus said, "And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me." reminding us to love little children and bring them to know Jesus. Think of how you can take part in shaping a child's life. If you can provide financial support them, do it. If you can share God's love and care to them, do it. If you can pray for them, do it. God hears, God sees, God loves you and all children. ^_^

Future food supplements?

Sabtu kemaren aku balik Lafayette. Balik, maksudnya.. mengunjungi :p. Pas di weekend itu di Purdue lagi ada banyak acara, kayaknya karena cuacanya lagi luar biasa ramah :D, sejuk-sejuk, dan ga terik blas. Salah satunya yang aku pigi itu namanya Bug Bowl. Bug is the English for "serangga", dan Bowl is the English for "mangkok". Kalo diterjemahin langsung jadi "mangkok serangga", dan kurang lebih emang itu acaranya hahaha. Di sono ada macem2 booth, kebanyakan dijaga murid-murid yang studi animal science, ato semacemnya. Pada dasarnya, mereka mau promosi kalo serangga itu ngga menjijikkan, bahkan bisa dimakan. Ada yang jual cacing goreng, jengkerik lapis cokelat (iuuuww..), ada lomba spit jengkerik, duh aneh-aneh deh pokoknya, geli kalo disebutin satu-satu :S. Tapi cukup menarik lho, apalagi buat anak-anak SD ato SMP gitu. Ada model ruang lika-liku dan di dalemnya kita bisa nemuin cerita tentang pembentukan awan, air, tanaman-tanaman yang agak aneh, dsb. Trus aku ngeliat juga ada kolam air kecil yang diisiin starfish, dll lupa de namanya. Ada yang kaya kepiting gedeee deh, trus juga ada ikan-ikan yang bisa keluarin gelombang listrik dari badannya. Hii ngeri, tapi cantik :).
Pokoknya seneng aku pigi. Tiap taun ada ini di Purdue, meski abis lulus baru pigi pertama kalinya hehehe. Yang jelas bisa motivasi anak-anak mengenal lingkungannya dan tambah pengetahuan. Kuliat banyak orang tua juga yang dateng sekeluarga gitu, sekalian jalan-jalan di hari yang cerah. Bonus yang kudapet, popcorn dan kembang gula :p. Habis kepingiiiin...
Special thanks buat Netty dan Gong yang uda mbarengin aku jalan-jalan. Spending time with you guys was the number one most important thing, the bug bowl itself was second. I hope there will be many other times we can go together again ;)