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Since two days ago my house is painted. The whole interior is on project. Now the time is coming for my study room to be done, too. I was trying to pack all books—and knick knacks—in that room, and found out…it’s too much! This house has been inhabited by 4 peoples before. My eldest sister, second sis, and my bro. Thus, thank to all their ‘inheritances’…which I feel as a trespasser to just throw them away. Now, after all those years, particularly after 2 years abandoning this house, I need to gather all my energy to clean this 3x4 metersquare room, make it ready for repainting. I just successfully packed 3 boxes of books…only books. And there are still twenties—I hope—of them; exclude those old books from college... even highschool~ In addition to that, my bachelor degree final project maquette. Well yeah…too romantic to keep it, right? But everytime I remembered that it took me— plus Victor, Peggy and many other friends —2 sleepless night to build that, I feel so irresponsible to dump...

The 265th Pope

within 24 hrs they've found the new Pope. He is Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, a priest from Germany. As a Catholic, I'm thankful for that... thou after reading his profile , he looks like a conservative hard liner... But isn't it unfair to give early judgement? God knows...what will be the best in His way Willkommen zum Papst Benedict XVI

Today was my first yoga class. It was amazing...how slow movement and breathing can make you sweat! I just know that I'm not that flexible... but well, it was my first class... 2 hours, once a week... gonna be a new excitement.

...and I regret it...:-(

I heard this just this morning from Mbak Pras. Browsing for the official website, I got this link. It will be in Köln this coming August.... She told me that it might cost around 1300 USD, that's alot. For the matter of fact, it reminds me of Taize last year... and above of all, it triggers my yearning on Europe. hmm...1300USD is alot. But it's gonna be lots of fun! Now there are India and Köln on the list... So Wolfgang, are you coming? I checked it's only 209 km from Heidelberg, not that far..isn't it?

another quake at Padang . The epicentre of the quake, which had an estimated magnitude of 6.7, was about 120km (75 miles) south-west of the city of Padang, officials said. [BBC Online]

this is Nias...I'm not allowed~for now~to join the surveyor team... wait till they have proper WC ok..I know, we-females-need extra sanitation on certain degree [on certain period of time]... over there recently they even have no enough water for shower. a bit dissapointed yet I don't wanna be anybody burden...so will just stay here, for awhile. but they make me feel as if I'm too girlie to join the team, puleeaaassee! it's Charles-Camilla bigday, I found strange those sins-admitting things~ yet anyway, I guess they found that nothing after 35 years holding themselves...consider what they've passed within those years...Isn't it great, to embrace marriage?

found this map on Today BBC online , mourners q in Vatican. Pope John Paul II was buried today.

It is now a week with blocked nose. Yet I still survived to be my Mom’s private driver in Jakarta…and in Bandung too. No frowning face thou, I enjoyed my 4 days full of driving in Jakarta. 1st day: from Bandung to Jakarta, stopped by Taman Anggrek, indulged myself in not-expensive hair salon, just to make me look fresher. I need that, after 4 hrs driving with blocked nose and ears. Then off for a meeting at Universitas Tarumanegara. 2nd day: picked up my Mom at airport, around 8:15 her plane landed. Then, directly to Serpong, to see my uncle, mom’s 5th brother. Afterwards, we went to Mangga dua, still nice, since I was driving for the 1st time to that place, it’s always amazing to explore new routes. Accompanying my Mom do her purchasing means more then 2 hours strolling around. Around 17:00 we off to Nat’s house at Puri Kembangan, believe me, I really understand now what they say as ‘live on the street’. Thanks to the technology called ‘mobile phone’ otherwise I might have lost my wa...

With all my respects to the Fighter of Human Rights, Love and Peace. peace be with you, Pope John Paul II Leaves to see Jesus, 2 April 2005, 21:37 Vatican time Praying for a wise person to continue his works

It’s late but I’m glad I’ve finished the presentation. It’s a crash project. I met this guy named Herlambang, he helped us with calculation for a bridge steel construction and now a steel house construction. He is a steel specialist civil engineer, but with superbrain in computer programming. He has designed several program for steel corporations, and just now he designed a GIS based program named Geotrace® . Before, he only did that for Road and Bridge Management System , but after some short discussion with me, I suggested him to make a comprehensive networking system, that able to sychronize all data from each governmental institution [of a city] that deals with Urban Planning. For instant, Town Planning Department, consist of Water Management, Road and Transportation Management, Housing, etc. In the other Departments, there are Land Department, Data and Statistic Department, etc etc. Each of this department work separately, and everytime people like me needs a integrated data, we ...

Got an email, a closed friend will get married in Delhi this June. Haven't been to India, and should be wonderful to attend traditional Hindi Wedding, specially it's my dear friend's wedding. He doesn't allow me to spread this news, but whatever... hopefully none of those who know him read my blog... lalala... Dreaming of India... crossing my finger .... and counting my saving...ugh~

Woke up with sorethroat cum period sickness, I chose to watch Amelie and take a day off from office. Such a beautiful movie, Audrey Tatou was really pretty playing this good do-er Amelie. I like the scene when her goldfish committed suicide… In the afternoon, after lunch, tried to off for work, yet no strength to keep the spirit up, I decided to drive back—a bit dizzy—and tuck under my blanket. It’s been like December these past fewdays. Monsoon rain every afternoon in Bandung, with such a bad drainage no question if within minutes streets were flooded. Plus the explosion of final dumping ground of Bandung at Leuwigajah early March, many garbage dumps all over Bandung were left stacked up. My bro told me it happened once in New York decades ago, same issue, methane explosion. Looking for that news on internet but haven’t found any, maybe Bandung can learn something out of that. It’s been weeks with smell of garbage all over cities. Disaster . Today is my replying emails day. Haven’t r...

mood of the days~

Got 2 emails from Wolfgang today. One is email, the other is auto-delivered comment of my Blog to my email. Stunned? yes...quite enlighted, as usual! danke! sie sind scharf! what I've been busy with lately? not much. wake up, off to work, finishing some task, returning home or going to voluntary group I join just weeks ago. ... sounds bored? well, then you are fooled by my tone in this Blog. ;-) tot andere keer~

It’s been a while~ Once Sphinxku asked me Too busy to update your blog? Not busy actually, Too many things yet I didn’t know what [or how?] to write them down. Lost a big project That’s one Start to produce [and sell] family recipe’s kaya jam That’s another Trying hard to keep up with friends and life Professional cum social worker? Possibly… What to say? My life is ordinary Not as this 25 years old Anne Ahira , you can read about her from this link No no! I don’t envy her I salute her for being so determined and focused. What’s happening lately, disturb me most. The keywords are: MORALITY and CULTURE My opinion of these two words: never confuse between them. Why on earth am I talking about this? Tell me, which is against morality or culture Your personal email was accessed by strangers. A unmarried couple decide to get married after they found the lady is pregnant, they’ve planned this and happy about it. Suggestion to ban kissing at public places Yes, it’s exist…it was on news! A per...

SMS from OQ: Angga udah bangun, mata udah bereaksi. It was morning, and that is a good news This afternoon we went to visit Angga, he was half conscious, under medication. Yet he knew me and laugh weakly when I said that he made the whole Bandung panicking. The nurse said his reactions are good, to voice, lights and senses. when we stepped out the ICU, many people q-ing to see him. Unfortunately time was up. We were the last visitors today. All we wait is the right time for him to go for brain operation. But for now, we are happy to see him awake. We thank God for this miracle... welcome again Angga!

Last night a friend was taken to hospital. Us—some of his friends—were there. A blood nerve in his left brain was ruptured. According to his colleague, Laksmi: It was afternoon, around 1:30 PM. At university—he is a master student—he was sitting, reading a literature All of sudden he started to tremble, the whole body was shaking. He lost his consciousness. Since then, he has been unconscious though the whole body still quivers. A minute before, he was still OK A day before, another friend still had meeting with him. A week before, he sent me a SMS about a job opportunity. Just a year younger then me, maybe was also in his quarter life crisis? No one ever thought this would happen No precaution…no nothing. Life is so damn fragile. ..and it is not for us to hold. Angga, kita semua berdoa loe cepat sehat lagi. Keep on fighting, friend. Don’t give up!

Bring the world to Indonesia That was the slogan of this event. Well yes, it was international jazz festival. We—Robert, Esti, Victor and me—only went on Friday, 4 March 2005 Aiming Laura Fygi, our goal was set. We got the front row seats. She was marvelous, completely enchanting. I wish I could upload a short record of her performance that night. Yet, I can only post her pictures. Laura Fygi with Jan at saxophone diamonds....are girl's best friend! come come...wanna see my diamond? She was singing, dancing, joking, talking to audience… It was a complete performance. From Let there be love to Jobim’s Corcovado and their band’s song Rhythm She was even teased the camera while singing Diamonds are girl’s best friend fluently imitated Marilyn Monroe sexy lips and hip. Pretending have to call her husband in Holland, she made an audience lent her a cellphone. Then she again animated another song… Hard to describe, all I can say she IS fabulous. Other than that were Deodato, Michelle N...