Trip to Columbus (Consular - KJRI Chicago's Event )

What a happy day!

I knew we'd had fun . We left for Columbus on Sat morning to renew my passport. The KJRI Chicago was coming to Columbus, as Permias Columbus invited them to take care of Indonesian consular matters.

One of the consular staffs is married to our old good neighbor ( Kak Retni )  in Siantar. As a matter of fact, the husband ( Bang Mandala Purba ) is from Siantar,too. And, we have the same last name.

What a small world! I met Kak Retni in 2007, when her dad passed away, and I was still pregnant. Then, we met again this time, and ML's been 3 yo! 

I was so hysterical when I saw her at the front seat. LOL. I closed her eyes from behind and she turned back and screamed . We hugged one each other  and kept saying, " Oh, how I missed you so much!!!! "

Anyway, I didn't mind waiting for hours ( cos I was late to come and get the number ). I accompanied kak Retni till the event's over.

At lunch time, Bang Mandala invited me and others ( oh yes, we met Bataknese in the event,too ). So, it's kinda remind us of " Batak Land ". . We spoke Simalungunese . ha ha ha ha ha.

We had delicious lunch, cooked by Ester Harianja ( who married with Purba ). And got new friends,too.

I called Ronnie and had him take ML to the building so I could take ML to meet Bang Mandala's family. ML's still napping, but I did take her upstairs.

Finally ML woke up, and she played with Kei, Kak Retni's youngest kid. Kei gave ML a Barbie book, as a gift. Thank you, kak Kei

The event was done by 4 pm. Ronnie was waiting for us at the front building. They met Ronnie and chit chat a lil bit. We invited them for dinner, but they had to drive to visit Niagara Fall at that evening, then back to Chicago.

Duh... words couldn't express how happy I was. It's too short, but we loved it. I'm sure, we would meet some other time

Till we meet again, kak,bang, kei!

Thanks to Permias Columbus for throwing this such a great event. I kill 2 birds at one stone

Ronnie's Built Up End Table ^__^

Duh! Had a long weekend this.Friday was ML's school, Sat was her gym class, continued by Monthly Fellowship at Herman's family. I played guitar,again

On Sunday, was in charged with the nursery class at church, went home, had heached, took an aspirin, knocked me out!  I slept from around 4'ish - 9.30'ish!

Hungry...very hungry.. I didn't have a chance to cook, too late. I turned on my cell, got text from Ronnie around 6.30'ish, asking me to cook him steak

I finally cooked some pancakes and  had the home made maple syrup given by my co-worker,Dan.

Later, Ronnie came in and brought a very nice end table. I asked him where he got it. He said," I made it."

HA ???? I couldn't believe it. I said,' Nah. You brought it from somewhere."

He said,' I did make it. You sounded sleep when I did this. Even the sound of the power tool didn't make you wake up."

I believed him. I saw the garage, the tools were there, floor's kinda dusty. He said," This is gonna be my end table in the bedroom "

One project is done, and he has more projects to be done. So proud of him!

He took the table out to the front porch, aired it and munched some snacks.I joined him, and sat on the grass.

The wind blew so hard. He said," It's been like this since noon. It's gonna be worse tomorrow."

He's really happy to see his table.He said," I'm so proud!" LOL.

Yes, I'm proud,too, honey! Enjoy your end table

God's Grace * LOVING IT! *

I wonder how many people will delete this without reading it  because of the title. It is a shame but this message is very true. Hope you  are all as blessed as I was by this story.

There once was a man  named George Thomas, pastor in a small New England  town. One Easter Sunday morning he came to the Church carrying a  rusty, bent, old bird cage, and set it by the pulpit. Eyebrows were raised  and, as if in response, Pastor Thomas began to speak. . . ...

"I was  walking through town yesterday when I saw a young boy coming toward me  swinging this bird cage. On the bottom of the cage were three little wild  birds, shivering with cold and fright.

I stopped the lad and asked,  "What do you have there, son?"

"Just some old birds," came the  reply.

"What are you going to do with them?" I  asked.

"Take 'em home and have fun with 'em," he answered. "I'm  gonna tease 'em and pull out their feathers to make 'em fight. I'm gonna  have a real good time."

"But you'll get tired of those birds  sooner or later. What will you do then?"

"Oh, I got some cats," said  the little boy. "They like birds. I'll take 'em to them."

The pastor  was silent for a moment. "How much do you want for those birds,  son?"

"Huh?? !!! Why, you don't want them birds,  mister.

They're just plain old field birds. They don't sing. They  ain't even pretty!"

"How much?" the pastor asked  again.

The boy sized up the pastor as if he were crazy and said,  "$10?"

The pastor reached in his pocket and took out a ten dollar  bill. He placed it in the boy's hand. In a flash, the boy was gone. The  pastor picked up the cage and gently carried it to the end of the alley  where there was a tree and a grassy spot. Setting the cage down, he opened  the door, and by softly tapping the bars persuaded the birds out, setting  them free. Well, that explained the empty bird  cage on the pulpit, and  then the pastor began to tell this story:

One day Satan and Jesus  were having a conversation. Satan had just come from the Garden of  Eden, and he was gloating and boasting. "Yes, sir, I just caught a  world full of people down there. Set me a trap, used bait I knew they  couldn't resist. Got 'em all!"

"What are you going to do with  them?" Jesus asked.

Satan replied, "Oh, I'm gonna have fun! I'm gonna  teach them how to marry and divorce each other, how to hate and abuse each  other, how to drink and smoke and curse. I'm gonna teach them how to invent  guns and bombs and kill each other. I'm really gonna have fun!"

"And  what will you do when you are done with them?"

Jesus asked..  "Oh, I'll kill 'em," Satan glared proudly.

"How much do you want for  them?" Jesus asked.

"Oh, you don't want those people. They ain't no  good. Why, you'll take them and they'll just hate you. They'll spit on you,  curse you and kill you. You don't want those people!!"

"How much? He  asked again.

Satan looked at Jesus and sneered, "All your blood,  tears and your life."

Jesus said, "DONE!" Then He paid the  price.

The pastor picked up the cage and walked from the  pulpit.

I pray, for everyone who sends this on, whether to their  entire address book or just a few, that God will bless them in a special  way.

And for those that just deleted it......... and I KNOW there  will be....... ?

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

I  thank God everyday for my blessed life. I'm not rich, don't live in a  mansion and don't have the nicest of material things, but, I'm healthy, have  a roof over my head, clothes on my back, food on my table, a family that  loves me and lifelong friends to get me through and Heaven as my  home!   No Greater Love Than  THIS.......

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what a beautiful example! Now my eyes are OPENED the real meaning of " PRICE " of the blood.

Daddy's Sick

Poor Daddy, he's been sick since Sat Nite. ML pretended to be a doctor, checking on him

I took over the laundry, and cleaned ML's drawer. So glad that ML helped me sort her clothes. Daddy asked me not to work too hard. It's too late! 

He threw up a couple times, and took a shower a couple times,too. I asked him to eat something, he refused. The stomach virus was working on his belly. He said he couldn't eat at all.

Finally, at night, I cooked him pancake. He ate a couple bites, and gave up. he said," I'm buying my own frying pan. The pancake is spicy.Once awhile,it's ok." HA HA HA HA HA HA.

I have to admit, all my frying pans had been used for cooking spicy food. I finished the rest, since I hadn't eaten any for dinner.

Today, Daddy didn't go to work. He stays at home.He's taking some rest. Hopefully he could go to work tomorrow.

Get well soon, Daddy. Love you!

 

 

" Quote " Senjata Makan Tuan ( Orang Bodoh & Orang Pintar )

Requote : "Mengapa kejahatan tdk berkurang di dunia ini? Penyebabnya ternyata adalah: Krn orang baik yg bodoh. Orang baik digambarkan sbg pemaaf meskipun dijahati terus menerus. Akibatnya orang jahat jadi jahat terus. Mmmmhhhhh........begitukah???? "

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Duh, yg nulis sendiri malah ngejahatin orang! Pendidikan tinggi,krj hebat,taat beragama, tapi kelakuan....????? BERTOBATLAH!!!! MALU!

Yg benar, " krn orang baik itu PEMAAF, bukan BODOH.Yang BODOH itu  org yg menulis,dan bertanya,sementara dia sendiri gak sadar kalo dia itu yg melakukan,tapi malah bertanya, muka badak. 

Tepuk dada,tanya selera, jangan nunjuk orang, sementara 4 jari ke diri sendiri. Mari instropeksi diri,sama instropeksi, jgn pongah krn jabatan,materi, kuasa.

Kita tinggal sebentar di dunia ini.Harta gak dibawa mati, harta tetap tinggal di dunia.Percuma!

Sekolah tinggi2, kok kerjanya malah ngejahatin orang. Pantesan aja kejahatan gak berkurang di dunia ini, krn orang PINTAR yg berubah jadi BODOH, yg OTAKNYA jadi ERROR dan menjadi JAHAT. Naif sekali hanya sampe di situ saja kemampuan otaknya dipergunakan.

* back to the quote*

Jadi, jangan bilang orang baik itu BODOH. Justru krn mereka punya KASIH, mrk MEMAAFKAN, MEMAAFKAN, MEMAAFKAN.

Jangan bilang orang baik itu BODOH, justru mereka itu PINTAR, krn mereka KASIHAN melihat org yg mengganggap dirinya PINTAR tapi JAHAT

Jangan bilang orang baik itu BODOH, justru mereka itu tidak mau MEMBALAS kejahatan. Krn apa bedanya mrk dengan yg melakukan kejahatan ?

Nah, skrg yg BODOH itu siapa ya ?????

May God forgive you and me.