kebaktian padang

knp ya, gw kyknya gak bisa nyambung banget sama kebaktian padang? jadinya gw gak bisa enjoy. dan klo gw gak enjoy, gw jadi males utk ngapa2in. pdhl gw musti nyiapin games2. secara gw koord sie acara. damn it!

donor darah

stlh sekian lama gw gak pernah donor darah lagi, tadi di effatha gw donor darah. wow! gw terakhir itu donor darah either taon 1996 ato 1997, pokoknya wkt gw masih di atma. stlh itu gw ke australia. di sana benernya ada bbrp kali kesempatan, tp entah knp, gw takut. mgkn gw gak percaya sama jarum donor bule ya, hahahaha...

yg unik di hari ini adalah, gw pertama kali donor darah itu di effatha. taon 1994. sekitar 12 taon yg lalu. wow! kyknya gw udah full circle deh nih. and that can make me feel really, really old. hahahaha...

it felt good to donate some blood, i can tell you that. kyknya udah saatnya sebagian kecil dari darah gw yg kotor ini dikasih ke org laen. biar org yg terima darah gw jg jadi ikut sableng. hahaha... ya sapa tau, nanti gw pny penerus yg bisa dikasih gelar "rektor universitas garing". apa sih?!?!

fenomena the body shop

the body shop. toko yg bisa bikin (hampir) semua temen2 gw yg jenis kelaminnya perempuan nengok, bahkan mampir. hampir semua! apalagi klo lagi ada diskon. gw sampe heran... makanya gw sebut fenomena. terus terang gw gak ngerti apa yg diliat ya, soalnya bagi gw semuanya tuh sama aja. bahkan ada bbrp barang yg rada absurd, alias gw gak ngerti fungsinya apa. misalnya aja: body butter. wha..?!?! mentega utk badan?? stlh itu terus diapain, fried or grilled, ma'am? hehehehe...

another "sad" picture

kayaknya gw hampir selalu motret peti mati klo gw post berita duka cita ya. anyway, ini dia, si oom drety. salah satu org plg lucu & plg rame di matuari waya. selamat jalan, oom. i'm sure you're resting in peace.

why oh why

pagi ini gw bangun, mandi, siap2, dan pergi ke kantor dgn perasaan sediiiiiiiih banget. dunno why. gw curiga mgkn ada hubnya dgn kejadian minggu lalu. tp kok telat ya? perasaan itu terus gw buang jauh2 deh. tapi tetap aja sedih.

then the news came: oom drety dotulong meninggal! ya ampun... si oom ini, salah satu org plg lucu di matuari waya. duh, klo gak ada dia, tuh kumpulan gak rame deh. dan gw jg udah cukup lama gak ktemu dia, soalnya dia belakangan ini lebih sering tinggal di manado. what a loss. i'm certainly missing him.

me & my big mouth

The Prayer / La Preghiera

I pray you'll be our eyes, and watch us where we go. And help us to be wise in times when we don't know. Let this be our prayer, when we lose our way. Lead us to a place, guide us with your grace To a place where we'll be safe.

La luce che tu dai nel cuore restera a ricordarci che l'eterna stella sei.

I pray we'll find your light, and hold it in our hearts When stars go out each night, remind us where you are..

Nella mia preghiera quanta fede c'e. Lead us to a place

Let this be our prayer when shadows fill our day guide us with your grace

Give us faith so we'll be safe.

Sogniamo un mondo senza piu violenza,
un mondo di giustizia e di speranza.
Ognuno dia una mano al suo vicino,
simbolo di pace...di fraternita.

La forza che ci dai e desiderio te ognuno trovi amor intorno e dentro se. Let this be our prayer, just like every child.

We ask that life be kind and watch us from above. We hope each soul will find another soul to love. Let this be our prayer, just like every child.

Needs to find a place, guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe
E la fede che hai acceso in noi
sento che ci salverai.....

lirik lagu di atas, mgkn udah pada tau ya. the prayer-nya celine dion & andrea bocelli. lagunya enak banget. bisa dinyanyiin wkt nikah, natal, ato perayaan2 laennya. gw udah janji ke tirza utk nyanyi lagu ini di nikahan dia. dan gw jg udah nemu partner, alda. partiturnya jg udah dapet dari alda.

ternyata, nyanyi sambil denger mp3 ato cdnya itu jauuuuuuuuuh lebih gampang dibanding nyanyi dgn baik dan benar, alias ngikutin notasi partitur. dan selama ini jg, ternyata klo gw nyanyi, gw tuh ngikutin celine dion, bukan andrea. notabene andrea, being a tenor, nyanyi dgn nada yg lebih tinggi dari celine. me, i'm a bass! oh no! nyampe sih nyampe lah, cuma perlu latian keras aja nih.

problemnya lagi, tirza udah ngeplot the prayer utk jadi lagu pas dia & suaminya msk ke ruang resepsi. argh! ini bener2 sangat menantang. dan semuanya gara2 my big mouth. hehehe...

death

gw kyknya gak bosen2 ya ngomongin kematian. nah, hari ini adik dari melanie, temen gw di psgp, meninggal, krn kecelakaan. kasian banget ya, tragis gitu. ya bayangin aja, pamit utk pergi jalan2 sama temen2, terus balik udah dlm keadaan "lurus".

gw bukan pengen ngomongin soal adiknya melanie, soalnya gw sendiri gak kenal dia. tp, mo gak mo gw lgs kebayang dgn kecelakaan gw dulu. mgkn malah lebih parah ya. bedanya, gw gak msh hidup, adiknya melanie meninggal. klo mnrt citra, adiknya melanie ini orgnya baik banget, sopan, dsb. berarti emang bener ya, org baik itu cepet dipanggil Tuhan. mgkn spy gak sempet jadi jahat.

that brings me to myself. how blessed i am ya. udah mo dibilang sekarat lah, apa lah, i'm still here. gw msh diperlukan utk ngelakuin sesuatu nih, whatever they are. apesnya, kok gw gak sadar2 ya. bikin dosa mulu nih. jadi malu.

Point of Grace

I Choose You

All our mind's attention
All our hearts affection
Every heart-cry, every rhyme
Everybody's worshipping something

All our life's devotion
Has been set in motion
Religions dozen for a dime
Everybody's worshipping something

'Cause that's what we were made to do

Chorus
And I choose You
All my attention, affection
And all my devotion's for You
If everybody's worshipping something
I choose You

You are beyond conception
Defying definition
And You knew me before time

Centuries of pagans
Idols fill the nations
But You are Lord to me and mine
Everybody's worshipping something

'Cause that's what we were made to do...oh oh

Chorus

Before I chose You, You first chose me
I worship You, You alone are worthy

You alone deserve it-all of my worship
Lord I choose You

Point of Grace ini grup favorit gw utk lagu2 gospel. "diracunin" sama reney. hahaha... tapi ternyata gak nyesel, soalnya 95% lagu2nya bagus2. yg I Choose You itu album terbarunya. ya gw telat beli 2 thn, soalnya keluar di 2004, dan gw baru beli 3 minggu lalu. hahaha...

hectic hectic hectic

it's been soooooooo hectic these past few days. rasanya gw udah mo abis napas gini. capecapecape!

alda & her birthday present

hahaha... alda & sendal barunya.

pliz deh!!!

happy sunday!

literally, yesterday was a happy sunday. knp bisa hepi... krn kmrn gw & citra rujuk! hahaha.. simply put, i'm very very happy. hari ini sih pastinya juga hepi banget. jadi gak bisa nulis apa2 gini. hahaha...

wuzz wuzz wuzz!

Your Driving Is is: 64% Male, 36% Female

According to studies, you generally drive like a typical male. You're confident in your driving skills, and hardly any situation gets the better of you. And while you may have a few tickets under your belt, you're still a very good driver.

Do You Drive Like a Guy or a Girl?

mais oui!

Your Inner European is French!

Smart and sophisticated. You have the best of everything - at least, *you* think so.

Who's Your Inner European?

crazy pics

ini ada 2 foto dari acara intel, minggu lalu. event terakhir dgn vishnu. hehehe...

yo! no! ho ho ho!

udah seminggu lebih nih gw gak post blog. not much to tell, actually. so this is it, my seventh post in august. hahaha... kyknya ini salah satu post gw yg plg gak penting deh!

but no, pas ngobrol2 sama ajeng, gw akhirnya dapet topik deh. ya, semingguan lebih ini gw selalu diganggu migren. really, really annoying. gak terlalu painful, tp cukup bisa ngrusak konsen gw. luckily, kerjaan gw selama ini gak terlalu byk, jadi gak terlalu butuh konsen. tp tetap aja. hmmm... i'm not going into the morbid mode again. NO!

krn migren ini jg gw skip latian psgp minggu ini. pdhl tgl 17 & 20 psgp nyanyi di eff. berhubung udah 2 minggu gw gak lat, ya jadinya gw gak nyanyi. oh well...

Chelsea Rebecca Simply

just got a potentially bad news from Jola, about Chelsea. oh dear...

I HATE CIGARETTES!!

ya betul, gw benci banget sama rokok & asapnya. bau & mengganggu! huh!

condolence

gw udah seminggu ya gak ngeblog? well, been busy. with work, as well as with ehem ehem. hahaha...

tapi kali ini posting gw bukan ttg gw, tapi ttg nona, temen gw di gp effatha. temen yg satu ini gw kenal gara2 gw ikutan buletin gp (RIP -red). terus pernah juga jadi pasangan solo gw, wkt psgp nyanyi di acara AIDS di effatha.

thn lalu, persis 1 hari sebelum Youth Weekend Fellowship, mama dari nona meninggal. secara gw anggap dia temen yg baik, ya gw dateng. rela deh, padahal gw klo gak salah wkt itu abis dari meeting, ujan2 pula. itu di bulan oktober. mamanya emang udah sakit cukup parah sih.

tp semalem, gw baru abis mandi, & lagi telp Citra, tau2 ada sms dari melanie: papanya nona meninggal. WHAT?!?! gw sampe kaget, soalnya gak ada kabar apa2 kali ini. kyknya mendadak deh. OMG... dalam wkt kurang dari 1 thn, nona udah jadi yatim piatu.

gw yakin ada mksd Tuhan di balik semua ini sih. tp tetap aja rasanya kok kejam gitu ya... gw cuma bisa berdoa deh buat nona, semoga dia dikuatkan. sejauh yg gw tau, anaknya cukup tegar. dan klo malem ini kebaktian, gw musti dateng. it's the least i can do for a friend.

God Bless You, nona.

orang aneh

gw punya cerita. dulu gw pernah deket (& suka) sama 1 ce, sama2 nyanyi di psgp. kebetulan ce ini juga sekaligus ketua psgp. we went out quite frequently. sekali, gw pernah bilang klo gw suka sama dia. but she said no. let's just be friends, she said. ok. obviously i was disappointed, but i didn't run away. we still went out. tapi ya jaga jarak donk, we were just friends gitu loh. then things went strange. si ce ini jadi suka ngambeg. things girlfriends do. aneh khan? ktnya cuma temen, tp kok ngambeg? dan sering banget marah2 krn soal sepele. things friends don't usually do.

situasinya jadi sebegitu anehnya, gw sampe eneg. eventually i pulled out of psgp. partially because i needed to have my leg surgery, tapi sebagian juga krn gw udah eneg banget sama si ce ini.

fast forward to present day. now i'm with my gf, yg juga anggota psgp, dan, lagi2, kebetulan juga pengurus. ketuanya masih si ce aneh tadi. dari obrolan gw & ce gw, ternyata klo mrk rapat, nama gw tuh suka muncul. pdhl benernya gak ada hubungannya.

misalnya begini. si ce aneh tanya ke ce gw (bear in mind that at that time, kita blm ada apa2): "eh stephen kyknya deket sama loe ya? dia ngomong ke loe pake 'gw-loe' ato 'aku-kamu'? soalnya dulu, wkt deket sama gw, dia duluan yg pake 'aku-kamu'." what the?!?! org2 yg tau gw kyknya mustinya tau klo gw plg gak comfy sama 'aku-kamu'. sesopan2nya gw, plg2 pake 'saya'. otherwise i use my name as "me" when i talk to older people. naturally, ce gw nanya donk soal ini. gw lgs ktawa. ya percaya gak percaya lah, gw blg.

trus, ada 1 lagi. ce gw rapat dgn si ce aneh dan 1 org lagi, bendahara. trus si bendahara ini, yg jg gw kenal, blg: "eh senin kmrn loe ngobrol sama stephen di starbucks pasaraya khan?" si ce aneh lgs ngomong: "lha dulu stephen pertama kali ngajak ktemuan juga di starbucks lho. kok kamu gak blg sih klo ktemu sama dia di starbucks?" dari sini ada bbrp hal yg aneh, dan terus terang bikin gw geli sekaligus eneg. pertama, si ce aneh must had a red marks for her history, because it was in pizza hut, not starbucks. kedua, apa urusannya ya ce gw musti blg klo kita ktemuan di starbucks? untungnya ce gw tuh pinter (cieeee!), jadi alasannya cukup bagus. ketiga, apa pentingnya sih urusan ktemuan di starbucks tuh dibahas di rapat? plis deh!

ce gw jd pny kesimpulan klo si ce aneh ini mgkn ternyata skrg malah jadi suka sama gw. pdhl si ce aneh ini udah pny pacar, dan anggota psgp juga. well, that's too bad for her ya. you see, i can't be courteous and pretend to be nice to a person who has treated me very, very badly. dan yg bikin gw tambah sebel adalah, jgn2 dia mo coba bikin 'devide et impera' gitu, feeding lies to my gf. but, like i said, my gf is a smart girl. dan ce gw jg ternyata sebel sama tingkah laku si ce aneh ini.

as a matter of fact, both of us are currently quite pissed off by her attitude & behaviour, we're ready to explode the next time she tries to do anything stupid. just watch us, fashion designer (she sucks at designing, btw). we've been nice, but we can only be pushed so far.