Random pic I chose for this post, this is me and my mister at Selasar Sunaryo 2 years back. Time flies. 
I am really glad for my life right now, God is good, because of Him I get to see my mister so often now and I am really grateful for every second I spend with him. 


Never take someone for granted.

"Wouldn't life be perfect IF sweatpants were sexy, Mondays were fun, junk food didn't make you fat, girls didn't cause so much drama, guys weren't confusing and goodbyes only meant until tomorrow?"

Yesss, life is so much better, life is perfect when goodbyes really are meant until tomorrow. 

Home Sweet Home..

I know I haven't written again for weeks now. I have been busy getting my life back on track in my home country. God has been so good to me despite of some things that has been going on for a while in my family, but anyway everybody have their own issues, who doesn't? So for once, let's just look on the good sides, and be thankful for everything God had given us.

I've been back for almost 3 months now, and yet I haven't started my adaptation program (for the med field thingies). The reason was because I need my bachelor degree certificate, graduation certificate, etc (it was still being notarized etc in China, the process took weeks), but as for now, one more baby step, I just got all the documents and made copies of it and I am ready to move on to the next step which is going to DIKTI and let the government do its job. I probably will go to DIKTI next week (there is this one document though [read: LOG BOOK] which is required for the 'penyetaraan ijazah' process, and what a coincidence my uni doesn't have yet, someone in the uni is working on it and I heard it will be about 500 pages or so which means I have to print out 500 pages myself, mannn, more money to spend on nothing). -_- Sometimes I feel like stopping, I just want to take the easy way out, just quit on medicine and start looking for other options. It's not that I don't want to be a doctor, but it really take lots of my time (and my parent's money). My parents are getting old and I am so afraid of losing them. God help!
Anyway that's for the medicine thingies. Status: complicated.

Still about me and my working life. While I was waiting on my certif etc, I looked for job vacancies in schools, hospitals (this one is tricky, since I don't have license to practice medicine, I basically can't work as a doctor eventhough I am a doctor already, except if I have a strong connection, but that would be a nepotism, but that's a part of INDONESIA culture) - back on the joba vacancies: I finally got one interview on early Feb, it was for a position of Assistant Teacher in one of International Preschool in South Jakarta, I was called on Tuesday afternoon, I did an interview on Wednesday morning, did a teacher trial on Thursday and officially became a Teacher Assistant on Friday, February 10, 2012. FYI, I love children! Many people keep on asking me why did I apply for the job (outside med field), but for me doing something is so much better than doing nothing, honestly, I can't just spend time waiting and doing nothing and also I want to know what working life is all about and get experience (getting to know new people) and plus I really want/NEED to earn my own money (kalo ga kapan marriednya?? - #jeritanhati #curhatcolongan). I actually got another chance to interview as a doctor in one of 'Lembaga Swadaya Masyarakat' in Bogor, but since I already took the teaching job and decided to commit to it for now, I didn't go to the second interview. I hope I made the right decision, I hope this is what God plan is for me. I trust my life in God and I believe everything happens for a reason.

"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer"- Romans 12:12

Wishes?

Thanks to Eve for this pic!

Hello all!! Happy super-belated CHRISTMAS 2011 and NEW YEAR 2012, happy GRADUATION for all of my classmates and happy early CHINESE NEW YEAR! ^^

and I would like to say my farewell to the so-called  Long Distance Relationship! :))

Meet my lovely mister and me! Taken at my grad ceremony. ^^ This is definitely one of the happiest moment in my life.

 
I had a very tiring but super AWESOME month of January so far. I got to meet my mister! We had a really nice vacation in China, we spent some times in Suzhou, got the chance to go to Beijing and Shanghai for a while, and the best part was he managed to attend my graduation ceremony in which I gave a speech in Chinese, haha, pretty awesome, right? I never imagined I would be able to stand in front of so much people and giving a graduation speech and the hardest part is not using my own mother language.
Here are some of the photos from Jan 5, 2012:

This is my super mom and me. :))

All the Indonesians graduates from batch 2006 and their fams, I'll upload more on my facebook later. I miss you all already!! You all are the BEST!

My favourite aunties from the church: left is auntie Jenny, a very happy and fun auntie, centre is auntie Gloria, an amazing cook!, she has 2 adorable daughters Elli and Edna, I miss you all!

On January 14th, we had the "Heaven or Hell: Prom Night", all credits to batch 2007 and the rest of the juniors. I should really say I am very impressed of what these 19 students can achieve together, you guys are amazing! Thanks for everything, thanks for the efforts, thanks for the amazing yearbook, thanks for the memories. I have to agree with Sylvia's post though, this year prom was not as personal as last year's was. But the event itself was fully organized, superb! Congrats to all people involved during the prep, sure thing it's everything but easy. I feel very lucky to have friends like you all, i love you all and I do hope we will cross-path again in the near future! All the best for your internship year 2007! God bless!

Well, I am back in Jakarta for now. I am very happy! I am meeting my mister for dinner later this evening. :)) I am currently staying at my sis' place (kost-an).

I can't just sit down and do nothing though, I need to start looking for a job while waiting for my certificate. My original plan and it is still my plan for now, I will apply for a job (in any kind of field, read: other than medicine), hopefully I get a job SOON so I can get more experience in how to deal with people and get the knowledge of what work life is all about exactly. Then I have to go through all the long procedures in order to apply for adaptation program if say I want to pursue my medical career. God helps me figure this one out. In Him, there is nothing impossible, in Him wishes do come true. :) So don't be afraid, dream big, make wishes, PLUS the efforts!! and let God works!

Waiting.

Can't you believe it? Just 4 days to Christmas! About the Christmas dinner, it's been decided, we'll go to Secret Recipe on Sunday evening, which means I gotta make the reservation sometimes this week. I'm going to Christmas Eve service at SIF (Suzhou International Fellowship) church to meet some friends there, then later for the evening I'm going to celebrate Christmas with Marcus and auntie June (they host a meeting every Saturday 4 PM at their house, the regulars are Janesya, Jenhan, Melisa, Swaroop, Pradeep, and me ~ 4 Indonesian and 2 Indians, all med students), we are going to order in the food from various restaurants. ^^ For the Christmas morning service I'm going to the Catholic church, but most of the people I know will be gone for holiday though. -_- This will be my last Christmas in Suzhou I guess (kecuali apabila Tuhan berkehendak lain, hehe).

Besides the Christmas celebration (party and everything), we shall not forget about the true meaning of Christmas, me myself sometimes got too excited with the mood for celebration till I forgot about what actually the real purpose of Christmas itself. It is about the birth of Jesus and everyone present during the birth of Jesus (i.e. Maria, the shepherds, etc), it is about joy for the savior has born, we need to spread the good news, just like the shepherds did. ^^ Let us make the the time to read about the birth of Jesus on the bible (Matthew or Luke) and spread the good news, let them receive the good news also. :)

P.S. Just 2 more weeks till I get to see my mister! thennn I'm hoping to say goodbye to LDR!

I miss this! Let's go there again! Make bunch of new even-more-memorable memories. ^^  This photo was taken in Lembang, Bandung.

Bible verse of the week.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7

 

For now, I really have no idea about what my future life will be, am I gonna be a doctor? (I certainly hope so, I pray to God to be with me every step of the way since it's gonna be a long wayy before I can finally get my license and practice) I doubt myself so much sometimes I think other people have more faith in me than me for myself, how ironic. -_- Am I strong enough to endure whatever comes next?

Sometimes we may feel insecure or afraid for reasons we can't share with others. We may feel so alone, so sad, and so down we don't even know how to live another day (kedengarannya emang lebay but it happens once or twice in life), we may have so much fears inside us or we may have so much doubts about ourselves or what future holds for us. Whatever it is that makes you feel this way, fear not, it WILL pass. Just know that you are NEVER alone. Hang in there! Pray, surrender yourself completely to God, and let God works. Know that God is always there, He has great plans for each of us, the obstacles we face in our life will only make us stronger and become a better person in the future, and all is for the glory of His name only.

Am I afraid right now? YES. Am I nervous right now? absolutely YES. But I have my faith in Him, I believe that God's plan is always good. Is my journey gonna be a smooth one or a bumpy one? I have no idea, hahaa, but I rather have a bumpy one with Him guiding me throughout my journey than a meaningless smooth one.

In the spirit of Christmas, let us pray for one another! :) Let us pray for Christmas full of blessings for everyone with no exception. Mari, mari berdoa dan berbagi berkat untuk satu sama lain.
I also would like to pray for one of my junior who had been hospitalized since last Sunday. May God's healing power come upon her so that she can be healthy again. God heals every illness she still has in her mind and body. Amin.

Happy Birthday Ka Candela! ^^

 

Found this pic somewhere from the internet. HAPPY BIRTHDAY KA CANDELA. ^^ Hehe..
Many happy returns, God bless you! 

Ideas for Christmas Dinner?

I am still thinking for ideas on how to spend my last Christmas here? Hm.. I would really love to spend it with my friends here, one of the idea is to have a Christmas dinner together. However, I am still looking for the perfect place.
Secret Recipe? They have this amazing chocolate cake "Chocolate Indulgence". If you never try it, you definitely have to!! It costs 20 yuan for one quite-big-slice of this delicious cake.

My favorite 'Chocolate Indulgence'

I was planning to have my Christmas dinner at this restaurant but I am not sure anymore now because I had too much of this cake already, hahaha. The food is just so-so, but I think I will still consider this as an option.

I don't feel like celebrating Christmas by eating at a Chinese restaurant, somehow it's not so Christmasie. So maybe I'll cross out the Chinese food restaurant option.

Pasta perhaps? I miss PEPeNERO so badd, although I've only been there for like twice, both with my mister. ^^

My mister suggested steak. Hm.. A good idea for... a candlelight dinner for us though. Hahahaha.. Not sure for this one since there will be at least 16 people with limited budget (read: pelit, ahahaha, maklum anak kost semua). I wish there are more good restaurants here in Suzhou just like in Jakarta!

Lists for Christmas dinner place options:
- Secret Recipe
- Mister Pizza
- Papa John's
- Yang-yang (Chinese food)
- TGI Friday
- Casa Zoe (Mexican Food)
- Korean Food

Update for last Saturday, December 10, 2011. 
I had this amazing Christmas dinner at a church friend's house, her name is Auntie Gloria, she is an amazing cook! She prepared everything by herself, I so wanna be a great cook like her in the future. ^^ Anyway, last Saturday she prepared turkey (usually she has to prepare for 2 days to cook turkey, but this time because she was so busy she only prepare it for 1 day), ham with honey mustard sauce - super delicious!!, penne pasta, IKEA meatballs (I wish we have IKEA in Indo!), boiled buncis (I don't know the English word for buncis), and one of of her guest brought Vietnamese rolls, uu, too bad I am allergic to shrimp. The best part is the dessert, I LOVE dessert, auntie Gloria made blueberry pie and apple pie, and we ate it. Aaaa, I was so full that day! I wanted to have some more pies but there was just not enough space in my belly. -_- Thank you so much Auntie for hosting such a wonderful Christmas dinner!

All the yummy food!

The kids (the girls on the right are the adorable and cute Elli and Edna, auntie Glorias

's daughter)

This pic was taken from last time I had dinner at her place. Left: most delicious apple pie , Right: home-made chocolate cake

Too bad I didn't take any proper pictures for each delicious food, hiksss, adding camera to my wish list.