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Ibu Ayu and Ibu Itha (two superwomen)

the Transportation & Highway expert (Mr. Kojima & Nagai)

Rabiah-Niar-me

The Brain of Study Team

with my cool deputyteamleaders

this was taken just before we left. Some local staff had left, so here was I, only lady in the party. on my right is the team leader, left is the deputy team leader. My only aim was to finish my leftover tasks from Mr. Koizumi and Mr. Watanabe’s Decree (well it’s Presidential Decree Draft, not his decree..but whatever) I have to transfer some of tasks to other people, since today is my last day. I did that. Eventually, Ibu Itha asked me to accompany Mr. Koizumi (our team leader which I always afraid of) to ASKINDO (Cocoa Association of Indonesia). This was my first time to be with him and in fact my first time to have conversation with him after 10 months working with this study team. I am really grateful that I had that chance. He is an extraordinary humble person with rich experiences in his professional life. Just like the story of his 30 years old leather suitcase that he purchased in Rome and still accompany him everywhere he goes around the globe. He might looks old with his grey...

Foe'. A character of fortune, accompanied with dragon and phoniex: power and beauty.

with all respects to Nio ancestors...this is the ancestors altar of Nio family ancestral house...

my Barong...not it's mine...not it's mine...!

people meet people...kids may join!

the main stage...look at those crowd! It is the same Jalan Sulawesi we often pass by!

watching gandrang bulo with friends...*it's hard to take a snap without them looking at me*

tao toaya band in front of Vihara Ibu Agung Bahari...tao toa means: old people

There has been banners about the Cap Go Meh event which would be held along Jalan Sulawesi at Sunday, 12th February 2006, which means last night. Yesterday was it. 15th day of Chinese New Year or well known as Cap Go (15) Meh. Maybe you knew Lontong Capgomeh better then the Cap Go Meh itself…just like my coworker, Rabiah. “ Saya kira itu jenis merek, cap ..apa gitu…” hahaha..I get her point directly, maybe she thought, there’s a lontong with brand ‘gomeh’ huehehe… Reminds me of a sentence on a truck “be are me the”…was confused for a while, what is the meaning. Well…you know what (if you are from Makassar) the writer wants to say “ bi ar mi deh …” hehe…. Ok back to Cap Go Meh issue. Knowing that event would be held from 19:30 – 00:00, my dad and me walked down the road to go to Jalan Sulawesi few hours after dinner. Why walking? (why asking? hehe..because, it is really not common for Indonesian to walk even thou for such short distance) The street was closed from any vehicles which is...

Mom's Vintage: aren't they cool?

Last night I scooped in to my Mom's old collections. They are cool! These are some of those charming items which I've claimed (well yeah, my Mom has agreed...lala) as my favorite. But out of those, the best is on top-left, made from animal bone combined with silver and on bottom-right, from elephant tusk with chinese oriental carving of two dragons and 'souw' (long live) character..what do you think? Oh..my mom's favorite is on bottom-left: big black beads with gold paintings and top-middle: chocker made of translucent glass with paintings. No wonder I have passion on such things, it's in the gene.

I don’t know what will happen tomorrow.. or the day after. All I know is today. I wish I live my life at the fullest. For today not for yesterday nor tomorrow. Have u ever detached your dreams from your worries? Your hopes from your fears? Breath in breath out. To feel the air surround me The sounds, the movement the weather. To embrace what I have today, this hour, this very second. Should I be scared of what will happen tomorrow? Will I open my eyes in the morning Will I still breath Will I still speak, walk, taste, see..? Will I still have my love ones? Will I be alive? All I know now I am alive. But still…I know that I haven’t live at the fullest. Can you answer why God creates fears? Why there is down before up? Why there is uncertainty? Why one has to ask why? Why we don’t know what will be tomorrow? Wishing Mr. Okada to get well soon. We need you here.