What Paul said about marriage

I was reading this passage one morning. Gee, sounds different from what I know. But Paul indeed said "I, not the Lord." Does it mean that God does not agree to it? But why then he said so?

1 Corinthians 7: 12-16

12 To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. 13 And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. 14 For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.

15 But if the unbeliever leaves, let him do so. A believing man or woman is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace. 16 How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

Sumpek ah.
Pingin pigi.
Tapi tak bisa.
Hmmm :'(
Sumpek ah.
Kenapa seh. Tak bole? mboh wis. Gau tau ini mikir apa. Pokoknya mbulet kabeh. Mbulet, mbulet. Ini salah, itu salah. Bingung, puyeng.
Kamu senang? jangan paksa aku senang dong. Aku ga. Meski dikasih selamat ya tetep ae ga. Terpaksa ni.

Aku pingin pigi. Liat kembang-kembang. Taman besar. Hijau, merah, kuning, ungu, kaya'e ada semua. Ada danaunya juga lho. Ada taman taman banyak. Hmm.. kapan.
Aku pingin pigi.
Yang jauuuuh.. sekali.
Kalo boleh tak perlu kembali.

Miss me?

Huheuhuheee... masa ada yang kangen saya ya. Anyway, I'm back. Maybe you wonder, and I myself actually wonder -- back from where? I dunno. I'm just.. not in a very good 'state', in the last one month. I think I got sick twice - both sorethroat :(. My mom got sick too, and her health has been up and down ever since. I wanted to take her out.. for leisure.. but yah, that has to wait.
Ok, enough about future plans. There is a lot to catch up :). First and foremost.. my sister's graduation.

August sixth, two thousand five

That's it - August 6th, 2005 -- certainly one of the most thrilling, joyful, satisfying, tear-dropping (is this the right word?) days in my sister's life, actually in my life too :)
I can't say much more than, "Congratulations, ce," and show her a big big smile, and give her a big big hug. (Unfortunately I didn't have time to buy the flower :p)
Even without me looking back, I know clearly how much she has accomplished, much more than the masters degree itself.

All those days spent staying up in the office..
snacking chicken wings, dumpling, and nuggets in turn every night..
sleeping at 2 am, 4 am, 6 am, or not at all..
getting 8-for-6-dollars KFC for brunch and dinner for days in a row..
watching a bunch of tv operas (and x-files!) - just to keep awake..
staring on the computer monitors - just dunno what to do..
standing in an unreasonably long line
simply to handout your resume to a stranger..
and doing that tens of times, many many times a year, for six years..
and getting many many rejections, more often than not -- ignorance..
feeling down sometimes, just because you feel so tired and hopeless..

All these are not in vain. For through your endurance, confidence, and boldness, (and of course my support! :D kidding), you survived -- succesfully.

You graduated.. with that orange ribbon :)
kept that high gpa for life (4.0, I believe)
offfered a good, good position, in a good, good institution..
and yeah you earned it, you deserved it..
feeling so relieved, so.. relieved..
and the best of those all is.. you get to live with me now! :D

I am so thrilled, satisfied, full of joy.. and proud of you, cece ^_^. Mama papa too - are very proud and happy for you. Keep going, cause we believe in you. And don't forget, you can believe in us, too -- to support you with our very best.

Way to go, sis!! ^_____^