The Book of Books

This reading I took from Back to the Bible (http://www.backtothebible.org/go.htm?848). It's a little something :)

John Wanamaker, an outstanding American businessman of the 19th century, put together one of the most successful careers of his time. When asked what he considered the best investment he ever made, he replied, "I have made large purchases of property in my lifetime involving millions of dollars. But when I was only 11 years old, I made my biggest purchase of all. From my teacher in a little mission Sunday school, I bought a small, red leather Bible. It cost me $2.75. I paid in small installments from my own money that I had earned." John Wanamaker knew the value of the Bible and he lived by it.

Masak masaaak

Hmmm... bingung masak apa kemaren, akhirnya aku ngecah sayur aja. Ini baru pertama kali beli sayur ini, namanya chinese cabbage. Modelnya seperti bok choy (sayur gading) sih, tapi benernya aslinya beda. Lebih mirip ke sayur putih. Tapi ya anyway, tu liat di foto hasilnya :D. Kebetulan masaknya pas matengnya, jadinya bisa kriyes kriyes uenak wis. Cuma kurang asin dikit :p heuhuhueee.. belakangan masak selalu kurang asin, entah napa.
Cuma aku ga masak ini aja lho. Juga ada telor goreng sama daging maling (tau ga, itu yang di kaleng). Nyam nyam, lumayan buat makan siang dan malem ^_^

Jalan-jalan

Tadi siang akhirnya aku jalan-jalan selama lunch hour. Wuih seneng pokok'e. Udah dari dulu kepingin jalan-jalan, akhirnya keturutan hehehe. Ceritanya di tempat kerjaku ada event khusus selama summer. Tiap hari pas lunch hour, kita jalan-jalan, terserah mau bareng-bareng atau sendirian, muter-muter aja kompleks sekitar 1 mile gitu. Lalu dikasih juga pedometer, digantungin di celana. Jadi sambil jalan-jalan, nanti angkanya pedometer itu naik tiap langkah. Di akhir jalannya bisa liat berapa langkah aku uda jalan. Hari ini aku jalan 2000 lebih langkah. Ga gitu banyak seh, soale agak telat mulainya :p. Tapi yah namanya mulai hidup sehat hehehe.

Thank you my friends

It's amazing how much I have taken my friends for granted this far. Each of you has brought me surprises, love, and tears of joy (I did.. on the way home on Sunday nite :p). I am grateful for having each of you in my life. Thank you for sharing your time, your heart, your love and passion, and for passing those words that make my days.

Thank you for the flowers :) oh they are very.. very sweet.

Also for the chocolate cake with my name on it, hmm.. I still have some at home :D.
I can't find exact words to say how much I appreciate you making me feel belong.. to you, and cared for by you, though I am far from you everyday. Thank you for the emails, testimonials, SMS, long distance calls.. which I had to let go some because I was terribly tired that monday morning. Sorry guys, you just didn't call at the right time :D.
God bless you wherever you are. Keep in touch, and I'll see some of you in the summer :)

Dear Jonathan

I remember those days, when we had to stay in the lab for hours and hours, morning to evening, then back to morning..
You looked at my code, I looked at your code, and after a while we said to each other, "What to do?" cause we just didn't have any idea what to fix.. :p

I remember that day, when you baked some cookies, big big ones..
then you gave me a plate full of them.. perfectly hot and sweet..
actually the sweetness of them comes from you, not the cookies.

I remember receiving your emails.. which I still receive even until now..
asking about me, how my life has been..
telling me about your work, how tiring it has been :p
sharing thoughts.. uplifting me.. that at least I have one good friend who always cares.

You are a wonderful friend, and I am grateful for you. I wish you all the best in the coming years -- loving friends, happy family, great jobs, and most importantly.. a fulfilled heart. May God's love come into your life and cherish you day by day.

Happy Birthday, Jonathan ^_^

Capeknyaa...

Wah luar biasa minggu ini, eh minggu lalu juga. Bener-bener kerja ampir non stop, hari sabtu juga. Yah.. paling tidak masih tidur tiap hari :D, selalu ada makanan tak pernah kekurangan hehehe, dan partner ku orangnya enak deh. Paling tidak akhirnya kerjaan selesai, meski minggu besok mesti dibetul-betulin lagi ini dan itu. Repot lagi.
Tapi tiap hari aku masih dikasih waktu untuk devotional, dan kadang.. aku bilang males ah, nanti aja pas sebelom tidur, malah ketiduran dan besoknya kerjaan ga selese. Makanya kadang aku devotional dulu, baru sisa waktunya buat baca-baca atau kerja lainnya. Justru kalo begini itu kerjaanku besok lancar dan hasilnya bagus lho :S bingung saya.
Oh juga ini dingin dingin abis de di luar. Sudah 2 minggu diharepin bisa hangat supaya bisa cuci mobil. Mobilku item tapi banyak debunya bintik-bintik diluar :( kotoooor. Pingin jogging juga kalo hangat. Yaaah.. sepertinya rencanaku ikut lari dari Illinois ke Wisconsin juga batal deh kalo cuaca dingin terus begini :p.