Thursday, October 16, 2008

Count what you have now, dont count what you dont have..:)

I wasnt relly paying attention to that title of the song...

Until

Monday, September 29, 2008

Beautiful movies

Sigh....

I spent these two days watching romantic movies, chick flick romances, such as `The Jane Austen Book Club`, `Only You`, `Serendipity`...among many....I really, really do love those movies, with happy endings and a little bit unrealistic...but can happen in real life..:)!

I guess mine is also like those in chick flick movies, of course, the story of how I met my husband...Well, its like in those kind of stories, in which the girl (in this case, me), never expects to meet someone in a strange, unique way, and to fall in love with that person....just like that, just like a snap of a finger....Never realized that he is the one, until you feel something inside you that makes you realize you want to be with him, forever...

I met my husband through the internet, we chatted, chatted, talked over the phone, so many times...never saw each other until, well 3 months afterwards, in Tokyo.......Its not a romantic city, but yet, to me at that time, Tokyo in the heat of the summertime can be the most romantic city in the world...:)

The first time I met him, I was like....wow....laughed inside my heart (in a nice way of course)...I was laughing at myself, of course not at him, cause he turned out as the way I expected...I was laughing at how I can be in this state of madness, madly enough to meet a stranger in the middle of the busy life of Tokyo....

But then, when we held hands, at that moment I realized that...he is the one....If someone asked me, how come I be so sure? Well, there is no answer for that, to tell the truth...I myself didnt understand what force can put me in such situation....I just happened to know that, he is the one, he is the one that I choose to spend my life with....On that day, in the front of Akihabara station, he held my hand, and asked me `will you be my wife?`....just like that...:) It was, of course, beyond the real proposal, like months after that, but to me, that one in Akihabara certainly expressed how his feeling for me...

4 years after we meet, we still together, still the same me and my husband, still share the love that we have.....

So, if you ask me, is he your perfect one? My answer is, he is not perfect (like me), but he surely is the ONE....:)

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Another farewell

...I hate saying goodbye...

This morning, I and my husband and our friend Kik, drove our best friend, Miguel to the Narita Airport. He will go back to Mexico after studying in E-biz IUJ with my hubby. Before leaving, he stays in our place for like, 2 weeks, he is such a funny guy, warm, kind and easy to get close to everyone. That is why when he's leaving, everyone wanted to bid farewell to him to the airport, but since there are only 5 people can fit into our car, so, just the three of us, and Miguel.

Miguel has become a close friend to my hubby, and in these past weeks, to me. That is why, it feels so sad when saying goodbye to him, he almost couldnt keep himself from crying. In these moments I suddenly remembered how it reminds me when I had to say goodbye to my dear friends from IUJ.

Yup, life in IUJ is something that is very precious to us.

IUJ has given us a bond of friendship, which we cant find in any other places in big cities in Japan. Its so precious that our friends can truly be our family, that shares laughs, happiness, sadness and tears. Its so precious that no classes can give any lesson on how to make good friends, on how to form a bond of friendship.

That is why, I hate the moment like this, the moment that you have to really say "sayonara", "goodbye", to your dear friend, that you know there is little chances to meet again, somewhere, somehow. However, to knowing that your friend can say to you " You always have a home in Mexico" or any other parts of the world, makes you so happy, and so grateful that you can be so blessed with friends, in any parts of the world. It makes you realize that, no matter what, you are having true friends, in good and bad times, in needs and indeed..

Bye Miguel, have a safe trip, and please noted that you also have a home, here in Japan and in Indonesia..

Monday, March 24, 2008

Merenung sejenak

While sitting in front of my computer, at home, I suddenly feel so....blessed...
Listening to the voice of Andrea Brocelli singing `Amapola` brings an overwhelming feeling inside me...

Today, just now, I feel so, very lucky....

I have a great husband, great family, surrounded by great friends, great bosses...I live in one of the biggest city in the world with a very low criminal rate....What you couldve asked for

Friday, March 14, 2008

Life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you`ll gonna get...

22 Februari 2008
09.30 pagi - Narita Airport

Lagi sibuk mendorong2 koper Louis Vuitton Monogram cabin size kepunyaannya Aa Gyn (red. Ginanjar Kartasasmita) kesana kesini, tiba2 hape gue berdering beberapa kali. G liat, ternyata Atri yang telp. Gak gue angkat, karena g juga musti konsen ngeliatin Pak Dubes n Ibu yg lagi jalan2 diseputaran kawasan omiyage nemenin Aa Gyn n istrinya.

Hape g berdering lagi...sampe bbrp kali lagi, g liat lagi, Atori.., haduh...g langsung feeling gak enak, karena si Atri gak mungkin telepon pagi2, di hari kerja, kalo gak ada apa2...Yaudah, sambil nggeret2 koper, g cari tempat agak pojokan (yg bisa sambil ngeliatin pergerakan dubes n okyakusama), g angkat telpon

Me : Tri, ada apa, g lagi di Narita nganter Aa Gyn ma babe

Atri : Me, alhamdullilah, g lulus interview n diterima kerja di AEON Corporation as Management Trainee (MT) (red. AEON Co. adalah salah satu perusahaan retail Jepang terbesar yg salah satu cabangnya itu JUSCO Dept Store)

Me : Oh yaahh? Alhamdulillah....aduuh aku seneng banget dengernya...! Jadi gimana, kamu kapan mulai kerja?

Atri : Abis lulus kuliah ntar, mungkin sekitar bulan September 2008, tp aku musti ganti paspor diplomatik dulu dsb, dan ada kemungkinan aku ditempatin gak di Tokyo, tp ntar bisa diliat lagi kok, karena mereka tau kamu kerja di Tokyo.

Atri : Me, gimana, aku ambil gak kerjaan ini? Mereka kasih aku wkt sebulan utk jawab...Kamu gimana? Karir kamu gimana ntar kalo aku ambil? Berarti kan aku di Jepang jadinya...

Me : Tri, udah, ambil aja, soal karir aku, hehehe...liat ntar aja lah. Kan aku bisa ambil S-3 ato gimana, udah jgn pikirin aku, pokoknya ini kesempatan kamu, just take it! Kan gantian, kamu dulu udah give up kerjaan kamu buat aku, mgkn skrg giliran aku. Kedepannya, kita liat aja nanti yah, as always.....

Atri : Gitu ya Me, hmm...yaudah ntar kita bicarain lagi yah...Thanx for giving me the chance...Lop u , udah tuh urusin si Aa Gyn n Pa Dubes, ntar mereka cari2 kamu lagi, hehehehe!

Me : Lop u too, hehe, ok de, kebetulan si babe dah ngelirik2 ke arah gue neh, eh, dah melotot2, bukan ngelirik2 lagi, hehehe! Daaaahh! ati2...


Seraya mendorong2 koper dan mendekati Pa Dubes n Aa Gyn, gue gak henti2nya mengucap syukur....alhamdulillah...G seneng Atri mendapat kesempatan yang lebih baik lagi, dan g seneng, kerja keras Atri finally paid off...:)

Hmm...I guess this will be another step of my life...Kaidan wa Atori to issho ni mou hitotsu noborimasu...

Indeed, when you `open` it, life is like a box of chocolate, elo gak akan pernah tau `flavour` apa yang akan elo makan, but it`s interesting, and to be sure, full of challenges..!

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

New Year`s Resolution

Its 2008

Another year to be spent in Japan....Kalo diitung2, gue udah 4 taun spent NY`s Eve di Jepang...hmmm....gak kerasa yah....!

However, gue gak pernah bikin NY`s resolution...so, I think I might be making some wishes for this year...to remind me for what I have not done, and for what I want to accomplish...

My New Year`s Resolutions:

1. To love and to take care of my hubby much much more
2. To care bout my family much much more
3. To go on with the baby program
4. To learn about Japan (and its politics) much much more
5. To seriously work for my country
6. To study harder for the preparation for taking Ph.D after the posting
7. To stop my bad habit (excessive shopping, bad mood)
8. To improve myself in any aspects
9. To enjoy Japan much much more (develop my photography skill, watch Japanese drama and music, learn Japanese culture, go around Tokyo in weekends and discover many aspects of Tokyo that I love)
10. To study Japanese much much much more (motto motto benkyou suru yoooo!)

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasuuu...! Happy New Year 2008!

Happy New Year 2008!!!

May this year brings lots and lots of happiness to us all!

Tahun ini gue n temen2 (of course plus hubby) celebrated the NY`s Eve at Zoujoji Temple near Tokyo Tower...! Tanoshikattan desu....We met at Gotanda station coz my friends just finished their NY`s Eve party at Wisma Duta with my ambassador and other embassy`s staffs...Apparently, si babe gak jadi pergi ke luar negeri to spend NY`s Eve, so si babe urged (or forced?) everyone to make a NY`s Eve Celebration party.....which everyone protested (well, at least We, the krocos, protested it, coz it meant we have to.....work hard to make it a successful event!). Not to mention, kita2 kan juga mo malem taun baru-an gitu loooh....hehehe....thank God gue lagi cuti, so, gue gak ada obligation untuk nongol di Wisma....hihihi!

So, gue, hubby, Diaz, Ratih, Mbak Tika and Yudho met at Gotanda Sta., and off we went to Zoujoji Temple...! As you know, NY`s Eve in Japan is never celebrated with fireworks. Instead the Japanese people go to temples, and at the stroke of midnight, they pray in the temple. There is no exception for Zoujoji Temple...Jadi, pada malem itu, pelataran Zoujoji dipenuhi oleh deretan food stalls which sell Japanese dishes, dan ada panggung kecil, dimana ada gong yg akan dibunyikan 108 kali oleh ketua pendeta Zoujoji Temple. Gue gak ngerti maksudnya bunyiin gong 108 kali itu apa yah...

but anyway, kalo di Zoujoji Temple, sebenernya kita bisa antri buat dapet balon dari jam 8 malem, dan pas antri, kita bisa tulis wish kita (NYs resolutions nya) apa, dan nanti wish kita didoain sama pendeta n ditaro di dalem balon....At the stroke of midnight, kita lepasin semua balon2 itu, and wish that our dreams will come true this year...

Tp berhubung its winter time, ogah deh gue ngantri jam 8 malem, dingin2, n abis gitu nungguin sampe taun baruan...hi...males bgt, hehhehe! Yang ada, pas pergantian taun, kita cuma bisa ngeliatin orang2 ngelepas balon2nya, hahahha!

After the NYs eve, kita langsung cbt, n otw home, sambil nunggu kereta sepi, kita makan2 dulu, n went home to save some energy for going after fukubukuro the next day!

Happy New Year....!