Thanks Lord

It’s been quiet sometimes since our last posting.
One year has past, and between year 2004 and 2005 a lot has been happening around us.
Sad story, happy story..all wrapped up within a short period of time.

On December, we spend a lot of time together with my family; since my parents were staying in Jakarta most of the time and my other sibling whom usually lives in Makassar had decide to spend Christmas and New Year in Jakarta. Although, Yoko had to spend Christmas with his family back in Magelang, we always keep each other updated of what’s going on around us.

Then something bad happen, no..not to us, but to our country and some part of the world.
It was on Boxing Day, 26th December; I woke up early that day, and was flipping the channel on TV when news was broadcasted there’s a huge Tsunami in Nabire, then an earthquake in Medan, further to another hit in Aceh. A lot of people were drowned and missing. Apparently, in that same day the Tsunami also hit Thailand, India and Srilangka. A total of 150000 people reported missing or dead around the world. It said that it’s the biggest tsunami ever within 10 years. Indonesia suffered the highest lost casualties from the tsunamis. It was a horrible day for the world. The day where every one gets together and helps one another.

I wish everything will be back to normal, as it is a sign from God, that we, humans are growing each day to be a stranger to Him and become more distance to His existence. May He find forgiveness to all of us and lead to a new beginning. A life with obedience and give thanks every seconds of a day.

Today I pray for His forgiveness, and today I pray for all the good things happen in my life, and joyful things that He promise to me.

Thanks Lord.

New Years

My dad decide that we go and see my grandmother in Sukabumi for new years, my mom asked Yoko to come along. It was kind of spontaneous, so it was hard to find hotels with 5 rooms available for new years. Although, as I was the one who in charged of hotel reservation, it took 12 phone calls to finally found a hotel that can accommodate 9 people. It was set that we would travel from my parents house around 8 in the morning on 31 December with the estimation that we would arrived in Sukabumi around noon. (Considering traffic)

Just the night before we departed from Jakarta, my father told me that apparently his friend already make a reservation for the whole family to stay at one of the hotel in Salabintana. So, when we arrived at my granny’s house, some of us have to check in at the hotel, and some stayed at grannies. New years with my mother’s family actually wasn’t quiet what I expected, usually all grand children will come and stayed, but this year, only a couple of cousins showed up. Anyways, it’s the right time to introduce my boyfriend to my grand mother. Sukabumi was so packed; I can’t believe that the traffic was so bad; it took nearly an hour from our hotel to the restaurant.
After spending new years eve at grannies, we went back to our hotel, and open a bottle of Chivas (teddy bought it from the hotel management) and a couple bottle of beers, we ended up went to bed around 4 am in the morning.

I woke up with a massive headache, and rush in to shower, as my dad already getting himself ready to go back to my grannies house for lunch before heading back to Jakarta.
On the way to my grannies, we stopped by at the famous porridge place in Sukabumi called Bunut’s Porridge. People said going Sukabumi without eating that porridge wouldn’t be complete. Anyway, It was a great new years ever!