be careful with what you wish for

as i've mentioned before, i believe that God works in a mysterious way.
i also believe that God will always grant our wishes.
maybe we're not realizing it now, but later on.
maybe we'll understand it tomorrow, the day after tomorrow or years ahead.

it happened to me couple of times.
i had my wishes, and god gave me something different.
after sometimes i realized that actually god gave me what i want.
what i really need at that time.
and i couldn't regret it.
it was my consequences to accept that.

just be careful with what you wish for.
it doesn't mean that you can't have wishes.
of course you can wish anything you want.
for God is Almighty, there's nothing that He can't do.
but just make sure that once you have wishes,
and one day your wishes is granted,
even in a different form, in a different way,
you can accept it and there will be no regret.

just believe that God works in a mysterious way.
and God knows what's best for us.
that something will do us good, while we dislike it
or vice versa, something isn't good for us, while we're very fond of it.
 

The Fault In Our Stars

This book was written by John Green, and this is my first time reading his books. Apparently he is a famous writer in USA. I know about this book from a friend, who had read it and wrote a beautiful review about it. So when I found it on a book store, I didn’t think twice to buy.

I’d say that this book tells about love stories, in a various-almost-complete forms. Not only between a boy and a girl, but also between friends, parents and their children, and even between humans and Life & Death in general.  You may disagree with me, but I’m a pathetic romantic so I’m kind of a sucker for love love LOVE. Besides, this is my review anyway, I can write anything I want,,, :D

Hazel (16) and Augustus’ (17) love story was unlike any other teenagers’ love stories. They’re both cancer survivors, met in a Support Group Meeting and became flirty friends until they became a couple. Augustus was so clear in expressing the way he felt to Hazel. You can see it from what he did and his strong words when he said his feelings. Augustus was willingly reading Hazel’s favorite book and gave a deep thought of it. He gave his one and only Wish, every cancer kid was granted one Wish by “Genie”, to finance himself, Hazel and Hazel’s mom to Amsterdam to meet the author of Hazel’s favorite book. And I was melted reading his love statement :

He’s a stand up kind of guy. He knew what he wanted, what he felt and said it out loud. His charms and hotness were only a bonus.

Dealing with cancer made them so close to Death, and they had their own fears. Hazel was afraid that she was just A Sadness to her parents, a grenade that could explode anytime and hurt people around her. That was her reason also when she rejected Augustus at first. And Augustus feared of oblivion, he was afraid that he would be forgotten soon after he’s gone. They’re both wrote a eulogy for each other. I won’t write them here. You should read it by yourself. It was breath taking and heart breaking. I love the way they described their love to each other.

Hazel and Augustus also taught us about keeping promises. Until the end of this book you’ll see how they’re keeping their promises, whether it was said or unsaid. How you’d be there for the one you love, in the times when they needed you the most. Like what Isaac, their cancer-survivor-friend, said :

“ Right, of course. But you keep the promise anyway. That’s what love is. Love is keeping the promise anyway. Don’t you believe in true love? ”

Other story on this book that caught my attention is Hazel’s parents, especially her Mom. She looked like a strong woman, being a stay-at-home mom and took care her sick child. She drove Hazel everywhere, and waited for Hazel until she finished her activities. Hazel was afraid that her mom didn’t have a life because of her and her disease. She was always trying to cheer Hazel up. Celebrating Hazel’s mid birthday and even Bastille Day, a day that was celebrated by French people. She loved Hazel so much and being there even when Hazel didn’t want her to. She reminded me of my own mother. My beloved and sweet mom. She’s hovering me now when I’m healthy and happy. I bet she won’t leave my side if I get sick. Mom’s love for their children is a solid form of unconditional love. 

Anyways, I highly recommend you, yes you, all of YOU, to read this book. It was beautifully written, containing beautiful words and stories. Happy reading guys,, J

a royal company

This post is written in Bandung, in a fancy hotel room, where I'll spend my days on this week.

Yes I'm on duty again. This time I join a task force to create training modules with several topics. When I arrived last Sunday, I thought "Wow this is one fancy and comfy hotel". The hotel room is big and completed with iron, hair dryer, sajadah, and big pillows. And once again, I realized that this company is very royal to its employees.  This company provides good accommodations and facilities for its employees. We fly with the best airlines in this country. We stay in a fancy hotel, four or five stars, wherever we're on duty. Even when we're in rural area, this company gives us the housing facilities, all furnitures are included. Well, I shall be very thankful and give my best shot in return.

That's the moment when my intention had changed, from working-semi-vacationing mode into fully-working-seriously mode. Eheheheh,,,,, So I was really happy today when my two modules had been reviewed by the seniors and I can move on to the presentation. Semoga hasil meeting kami di sini nanti bermanfaat yaaaa,,,, :))

An Adventuress

Adventuress (n) : a woman who enjoys or seeks adventure


I've never considered myself as an adventuress. I love being in an adventure but I love routinity the most. Until couple days ago. Well, it's not that I went to a jungle or an island in a middle of nowhere ya. I was just travelling around Jakarta with public transportation, hahahaha,,, For a spoiled-princess-wannabe-girl like me, it was such an adventure.

Started early in the morning, when I was arrived in Jakarta by train. The choices were detrained in Jatinegara Station or Gambir Station. If I chose Gambir, I couldn't imagine the traffic all the way from Gambir to Kalibata. Besides, based on my research on Google Map (yes, I asked everything to Mr. Google), Jatinegara is nearer to Kalibata than Gambir. Ignoring my brother's advice, not to detrain in a place that I'm not familiar with, I chose to stop and detrain in Jatinegara. Although I couldn't figure out the next step to reach Kalibata. And when it happens, you still have taxi to count on. There came a taxi for  rescue and it only took 20 minutes to Kalibata. I was so glad I decided to detrain in Jatinegara.

The second adventure on that day was travelling from Kalibata to Ancol, where I had an important meeting with NKOTBSB,,, :D I had to be there around 4 pm and taxi was a big no no. It would cost me a lot and there's a possibility of traffic jam. That's the challenge! There were 3 options of public transportation, taxi, busway and KRL (commuter train), the last two stop in Jakarta Kota, near Ancol. Here's the time when you should apply SWOT analysis, wkwkwkw,,,

KRL has the strongest strength because there's a KRL station (Duren Kalibata Station) near my place, only 10 minutes walking distance. KRL also has the biggest opportunity because it doesn't affected by traffic jam. The only threat is the city's black out, because KRL is powered by electricity. The weakness of it is the pickpocket in KRL, especially if they knew you're a newbie. So I went to the station, bought the ticket for Commline with AC. It costed me only Rp 6.000,- and only took about 30 minutes to Jakarta Kota Station. HA! Imagine the cost if I took taxi and the traffic jam if I took busway or taxi. This was my second best decision that day. From Jakarta Kota Station I took taxi to Ancol, the concert venue was faaaarrr inside the Ancol area, and it costed me around Rp 40.000,-. What about the pickpocket? I didn't meet them, thankfully, I just held my bag tight in front of my body all the way,,, :D KRL is actually a convenient public transportation, but maybe that's because I used it not in busy hours. Compare to MRT in Singapore, although it's not an apple to apple comparation, the only flaw I found was the lack of information inside the KRL about the stoppage. There were no signs or announcement about the station's name each time it stopped. When I arrived in Jakarta Kota Station, I had to ask the girl next to me, "Is it Jakarta Kota Station?". Hadn't I asked, I would stay inside KRL and went back to Kalibata,,, -.-"

My third adventure was going back home from Ancol, but this time I was accompanied by my partner in crime, Indah. From the beginning, we had no clue how to get out from Ancol area. But we chose to think about it later and enjoy the show. We had to catch the last busway on 11 pm, and it was 10.45 pm after the show. There's no taxi around the venue and it's impossible to walk until the busway station. Then Pak Ojek came to the rescue,,, :D They over charged us, Rp 20.000,- each, but considering that we didn't have other option, so we took it. The busway was only Rp 3.500,- each and took us to Dukuh Atas Station (near Sudirman). From Dukuh Atas we took taxi (again) to Setiabudi (Indah's place) and Kalibata. Total cost for taxi was Rp 45.000,-. It was 12 pm when I arrived in Kalibata.

So there were my adventures, and hell yeah I was having fun doing it. Especially the facts that I saved some money by not taking taxi and not stucked in a middle of traffic jam. Yaaay,,,, :))


*sengaja ditulis dalam bahasa inggris sekalian latihan writing untuk tes toefl minggu depan,,, :D