DESEMBER 2012
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Dec
1st, 2012 ~ ONE DAY OFF
Precious, precious day. Setelah lethal on-call
schemes of PS-SM-M-P (pagi-sore, sore-mlm, malam, pagi) slm 4 days in a row,
akhirnya aku dapet 1 hari libur. Tepat di awal bln Desember!
Harusnya hr ini ke Jkt, ada 2 kawinan adik
kelas. Tapi boro2 dah, besok uda jaga lagi. Ga kuaaatttt!!! Soale stl balik dr
Thailand bln kemaren, aku kyk pesakitan, digeber jaga tiap hari tnp hari libur
sama sekali (cm lepas jaga malem doang). Aku uda ga complained krn bersyukur
udah dapet 8 hari libur full untuk mission trip. Tapi yah teuteup uy, rasanya
kayak mo mati klo jaga terus >.<””””
21 more days in my twentieth years. After
this, a new chapter begins at thirty. Not my fave number hahaha.... But we
can’t stop the time. The best thing we can do with time is to live it to the
fullest. And this reality struck me while I was in Thai. The reality that my
clock is ticking, my time is running out. Dulu wkt msh belasan tahun, or even
in early 20s, I never thought of life as seriously as now. Mgkn krn msh euforia
dgn newly founded freedom, stl di ms remaja merasa “terkekang” lalu msk college
yrs yg full w/ freedom & bljr bertanggung jawab atas diri sendiri. It’s as
if I still have all the time in the world hahahaha...(padahal our time on earth
can end at any time). Di satu sisi, some choices won’t be available anymore,
but on the other side many new one will appear.
We should never take anything/anyone in this
short life for granted. Give thanks for everything to God. He is the Source of
every good & wonderful things we can still enjoy in this life.
PS : Congratz to Roy & Nita for their
weddings; & also to TA for her new work in a hospital nearby
PS2 : Mulai baca “Knowing God” J.I.
Packer – selesei gak ya bln ini??
Dec
2nd, 2012 ~ PASSED AWAY
My uncle (mom’s older brother) has passed away
tonight.
Not
really sure about the cause of death. But it involves anemia, maybe gastric
hemorrhage, history of stroke w/ sequele years ago, hypertension, possibly
metabolic syndrome.
The sad thing is, he won’t be missed that
much.
Not
even by his wife (who is also sick w/ colon cancer, probably end stage) or by
his only son.
Lessons
to learn :
ü Pencarian
akan harta benda tidak akan membawa kepuasan. Tidak akan pernah ada kata
“cukup”. Greediness in us will push us to gain more and more and more. Dengan
segala cara dan dengan mengorbankan apa saja termasuk hubungan kekeluargaan.
Sangat menyedihkan klo hub. kekerabatan rusak gara2 mslh harta – not worthed!
ü Ada
waktu untuk mencari, ada waktu untuk menikmati. Benar bhw kita harus hemat dan
bijaksana dlm mengatur keuangan, tapi gak berarti pelit dong. Hiduplah
selayaknya. Klo emang rumah perlu diperbaiki shg bs masuk cahaya cukup &
sbs punya sirkulasi udara yg baik, why not? Don’t hesitate to spend ur fortune
on that. Kan gak harus mewah, namun “selayaknya” saja. Uang segunung pun tetap
tidak akan bisa dibawa mati.
ü Two
best gifts from God to human : Salvation in Jesus Christ & Health.
Tnp
Kristus, kekosongan dlm hati tidak akan pernah terpuaskan/terpenuhi. Hidup ini
sia2 dan hopeless klo tidak dijalani bersama Kristus. Kesehatan adalah anugerah
terbesar kedua. Yes, u can be a trillionaire even gazillionaire in this world,
but w/o health??
ü We
will reap what we sow.
Bahkan
anak yang dibesarkan pun adalah hasil ortunya menabur sejak dia masih dlm
kandungan. Dan saat dia dewasa, ortu akan menuai hasilnya.
Dec
8th, 2012 ~ THE VOICE S03
No, I am not a fan of reality show.
Well, maybe years ago, waktu Idol pertama kali
launching, yaaaahhh cukup tertarik juga lah untuk mengikuti. Tapi begitu itu
jadi rutinitas, aku uda gak pernah ngikutin lagi. Malasss.... Tapi br2 ini,
sempet nonton blind audition The Voice Season 3 (S03) di tv kabel slm jaga di
RS. On off lah, gak semua ketonton. The Voice agak berbeda dgn acara kontes
nyanyi lainnya krn ada 4 coaches (accomplished singers such as C.Aguilera,
Blake Shelton, Cee Lo Green, and Adam Levine), blind auditions, dan battle
rounds. Bukan yg datar aja macam Idol.
Nah, skrg iseng2 nonton episode The Voice
terbaru. Tnyata uda nyampe 6 finalists.
And surprisingly, I find it really enjoyable! They’re so good at what
they do ;D
Ada
Amanda Brown, Afro-American dgn blessed voice macam Aretha Franklinnya, sings
“U Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman”. Pede bgt, penguasaan panggung bgs, &
menyanyi dgn sexy (sesuai dgn lagunya). Tnyata dia background vocalists untuk
byk penyanyi tenar mis. Alicia Keys, dan
baru2 ini Adele. Trus ada Nicholas David yg tampangnya hippie dgn suara
soul-nya. Unik bgt suaranya tp aku gak begitu suka si. Kurang contact dgn
penonton. Terry McDermott – Scottish rocker – juga keren bgt tenores-nya.
Perfect pitch, amazing high range, penghayatannya kena wkt nyanyi “I Want to
Know What Love Is”. Satu lagi si Melanie Martinez, unik juga suaranya, basah2
gitu. Msh muda bgt, tp gak sebagus 5 orang lainnya lah.
Yang sensational di episode ini tuh Trevin
Hunte dan Cassadee Pope.
Trevin
Hunte di single “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” (Jennifer Hudson) bener2
phenomenal!! Bulu kuduk ampe berdiri pas dengernya!! Bnr2 a powerful voice, raw
emotion, no holding back, and fully capture our attention for 2 whole minutes!
Dan dia br umur 18 thn. Memang stylenya terbatas si, bagusnya di ballads aja,
klo rada nge-beat, masih kaku.
"AND I AM TELLING U" - Trevin Hunte - Courtesy of NBC The Voice (Youtube)
Loves
Cassadee Pope so much. 23 y.o pop rocker yg bljr nyanyi country dr coach-nya
Blake Shelton (yg emang penyanyi country). She’s amazing in “Stand” (Rascal
Flatts). Keren banget!! Cara dia nyentuh nada2nya awesome, semua bisa dimanage
dgn baik, ga terbawa emosi lalu asal keluar suara. Perfect pitch &
execution. Tampang, penghayatan, suara, connection w/ the audience : semuanya
OK. One package deal for an artist. Very, very cool....
"STAND" - Cassadee Pope - Courtesy of NBC The Voice (Youtube)
That’s how I enjoy my 8th day of December \^^/
FUN!
Dec
12th, 2012 ~ DOOMSDAY?
121212 : Doomsday?
Not today. God is still giving us opportunity
to share the Good News and still giving chance to repent.
Dec
15th, 2012 ~ PRE-B’DAY LUNCH@HARTWOOD
Setelah sekian tahun gak ngumpul (around 3.5
yrs), akhirnya Buksur Agentz bisa reunian lagi.
Buksur Agentz itu temen2 se-gank-ku (oalah,
pake kata “gank”, serasa zaman Catatan Si Boy dulu) waktu SMP yg berlanjut ke
SMU (krn basically kami cm pindah lantai doang dr bwh ke atas). Officially ada
7 org cewek tmsk aku. Dedengkotnya P, trs W, O, D, S, and III. Kami mulai
dengan 2 org (P & O) yg bikin semacem kertas surat2an buat ngobrol di dlm
kelas (perilaku abege bgt dah). Dengan
bertambahnya org – me – kami mulai pk buku buat ngobrol (BukSur = Buku Surat).
Ternyata buku itu awet juga, makin nambah aja seri-nya. Dan anggotanya juga makin
nambah, bs beda kelas. BukSur-nya akan berkeliling dr kelas ke kelas dimana ada
anggota dan kami ngobrol ngaler-ngidul mulai dr hal2 penting smp penting banget
(hahahahaha...define the word “penting”, will u?). Segala mcm dibahas. Pokoke
asyik bgt dah (and I still keep the books w/me, somewhere, wkwkwkwk).
Sayangnya O gak bs dtg krn msh ikut seminar.
Jadi 6 out of 7 can attend the reunion along w/ 2 toddlers & 1 baby. Quite
an achievement, right? ;D
Makanannya si standar. Lebih enak dan variatif
di Hummingbird. But we’re having so much fun, catching up stories,
laughing out (quite loud haha), sambil merhatiin D bergumul sm bayinya yg
sangat, sangat aktif haha! Sejak kecil udah food lover uy (nurun dari emaknya
hahaha). Dia berusaha mencoba segala makanan yg ada di piring emaknya (pdhl br
10 bln ^^”””). 2 toddlers sih anteng krn lagi konsen maen iPad.
Where are they now in life?
Well, from the 7 of us, 3 become docs (1 neuro
resident, 1 soon-to-be radiology resident), 2 become teachers (pdhl dulu 1 uda
ngotot2an ga kan jadi guru, wkwkwk), 1 kerja di pabrik garmen (uda 6 thn disono),
dan 1 pebisnis ulung (hahaha, buka 2 toko brg hubbynya sekaligus full time
mother). 4 of them have married & 2 are with kid/kids. All of them stay in
Bdg except 1 in Tasik.
It’s great to be with them again, even only
for hours. Brings up many old memories. In their own ways, they have helped me gone
through my “juvenile delinquency” & “ababil” days hahaha.... Really, man. Asyik
bgt bareng2 mereka tuh. And in front of them, I can be just who I am. No need
to pretend or ja-im or making up words. Memang tidak semuanya aku kenal dalam
level yg dalam, only 2-3 of them. But they were (& still are) God’s
blessings & providence for me. They meant a lot ;D
Hmm...sometimes I wish that we can get to know
each other better. All 7 of us. But that’s a wishful thinking. Reality teaches
me that a deep meaningful relationship can’t happen in an instant. At least, it
requires 3 essential ingredients : Time ~ Effort ~ Vulnerability.
Ketiganya
mengandung tantangan tersendiri. Terutama untuk Vulnerability – the willingness
to bare your soul. It’s not as easy as it sounds.
But
when we are willing to give some time, put a lot of efforts, & ready to
bare our soul (with all its consequences) – to the right person who is also
willing to do the same – the result is very, very, very rewarding.
Worthed banget dah ;D
Well thank u guys for letting me be part of
your lives & for being good friends for me!! And thank You, Lord ^^ All
good things come from You.
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| Buksur Agentz, 2012 |
Dec
19th, 2012 ~ THE FINALE
It’s The Voice S03 Finale! \^^/
The talented Trevin Hunte was out of the
competition in semifinal. Leaving 3 finalists, Nicholas David (the hippie-soul
man), Terry McDermott (the Scottish rocker), and Cassadee Pope (the pop-rock
singer).
Untuk final, mereka masing2 menyanyi 1
breakthrough song (lagu yg menandai kebangkitan mrk slm di The Voice, yg uda
pernah dinyanyiin sebelumnya), 1 duet bareng coach mereka, dan 1 lagu pilihan. Breakthrough
song yg plg tenar tentu saja “Over You”-nya Cassadee Pope. Dia nyanyiin itu di
10 finalists. Penghayatannya bgs banget, even better than the original singer
(yaitu Blake Shelton’s wife). Duet yang menarik antara Cee Lo dan Nicholas
David. Enjoyable bgt, plus Cee Lo Mini-Me yg nari2 gitu di ending lagu
haha...lucu. Duet Blake Shelton dan Terry McDermott juga keren. Kesian Blake
setengah mati nyanyi nada tinggi yg dgn mudah dicapai Terry ^^””” Trus ada Adam
Levine pk kacamata jengkol & rambut panjang palsu, shirtless, sambil maen
gitar elektrik mengiringi “Dude Looks Like A Lady” mereka. Hilarious!
Lagu pilihan Nicholas “Great Balls of Fire”
very, very, very entertaining! ;D Dekor panggung & team music-nya sangat
mendukung. Asyik bgt dengerinnya dan dia juga enjoy bgt nyanyinya. Sementara
Cassadee menutup hari dgn “Cry” (Faith Hill), a perfect song choice for her.
And the winner is....
Cassadee Pope, of course!!
*huge
grin* Yiipppiiii! She has come a long way! Thank u for your good taste,
America.
"OVER YOU" - Cassadee Pope - Courtesy of NBC The Voice (Youtube)
Ada
beberapa hal menarik yg bisa dipelajari dr Cassadee Pope slm di The Voice :
-
Self – marketing
Ni cewe pinter memanfaatkan social media untuk “memasarkan”
dirinya. Dia memaksimalkan FB, Twitter, blog, dll, dsb untuk get in touch sama
fansnya. Alhasil orang banyak tau ttg dia & rajin DL lagu2 dia di iTunes
(itu akan menambah jumlah voting).
-
Willingness to grow & learn s’thing new
Sebenernya si ini bisa di-applied ke Nick dan Terry juga.
Mereka juga byk berkembang slm di The Voice. Particularly Cassadee, sebelum “Over
You”, dia selalu nyanyi lagu2 pop rock macem lagu Avril Lavigne, Kelly
Clarkson, bahkan untuk blind audition (dimana ke-4 coaches semuanya berbalik
dan menginginkan dia dlm team mereka!!) dia nyanyi “Torn” Natalie Imbruglia. Setelah
“Over You” jd hits di iTunes, dia belajar nyanyi country lbh byk. Dan berhasil
menarik audience lbh byk lg.
-
Good tactic from the coach
Cara Blake Shelton menangani Cassadee juga OK bgt.
Pilihan2 lagu buat dia jitu. Misalnya “Over You” (itu yg paling fenomenal, pdhl
itu lagu yg paling sentimentil untuk Blake), “Stand” (bgs bgt, uda aku bahas di
awal), “Stupid Boy” (lagi2 country song, but she could deliver it so well), and
lastly “Cry”. “Cry” itu a perfect combination between country & pop-rock,
yg terbukti pas banget sama warna suara & style Cassadee.
Lalu taktik dia mengajari Cassadee nyanyi country membuka
pangsa pemirsa yg lebih besar, bukan cm dr pop-rock, tp juga penyuka country
(yg terbukti cukup fanatik). Alhasil, jml votingnya lbh gede. Good job, coach!
^^
"CRY" - Cassadee Pope - Courtesy of NBC The Voice (Youtube)
Aku
sih gak tau ya pribadi orangnya macem apa. Ini sih cuma analisis kilat dari
beberapa episode yg aku tonton hehehe....
Dec
20th, 2012 ~ 2 DAYS BEFORE 22
Aga numbness ni. Senin-Selasa
jaga PS- SM full. Pasien bejibun. Bsk dan 22 full PS-SM lage. Cape pisan uy klo
full 4 shifts kyk gitu. Berasa mo patah2. Tp hopefully 23 bs istirahat dan 24
bs ke Candle Light Service.
Btw, emak lagi jalan2 ke Bali.
Biasalah, jatah dari sekolaan, pegi bareng temen2 kerjanya. Klo dipikir-pikir,
nyokapku itu diberkati bgt. Tiap tahun punya badan sehat dan bisa jalan2
keliling Asia dengan biaya murmer. Aku sih kalah klo dibanding dia. Dia uda ke
Malay, HK, Macau, Vietnam, Thailand, dan China (cuma yg ke China yg aku ikut
HIKS). Bahkan dia uda ke Aussie dong (wuaaaa...kapan giliran ane??). Diberkatilah
orang2 yang bekerja keras dan diberikan kesempatan untuk menikmati hidup.
Daripada kerja banting tulang tp gak bs menikmati sama sekali....
Proyek baca “Knowing God”
terhenti untuk sementara, soale aku lg teroccupied sama bk hadiah Ka Ina “In
Search of...The Real Spirit of Christmas” (Dan Schaeffer). Wah, aye kena gebok
sana-sini waktu bacanya. Ntr ya klo uda beres, ku share bbrp points dgn kalian.
Such a good book! Must have. Must read.
Owkay...last but not least, watching
Cassadee Pope on The Voice S03 reminds me of my glorious teenager days :P How I
love music, songs, instruments, arts, books...enjoying simple things in life. Bukan
cm gara2 The Voice malah, tp Buksur Agentz reunion, Snowflake on Bluesky
(dekorasi Natal di kamarku), Tangga Terang (Christmas decoration di tangga
putar rumah kami), and everything else, remind me of my good old time, good old
days – for which I will be foreverly grateful Lord!
Life
was interesting before & will be more & more interesting!
I truly believe, living life with Jesus will
never be dull/boring, but will always be adventurous & joyous day by day,
year by year ^^v (with all its downs & dark days hahaha)
(maksudku
ngomong gini tuh bkn berarti setuju dgn injil kemakmuran ya. Hidup PASTI banyak
pergumulan, tp klo dijalani dgn pengharapan yg benar kepada Pribadi yg benar,
eventually when I looked back all were sweet & beautiful – walo babak belur
wkt menjalaninya hihihi)
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| Snowflakes on Bluesky |
Dec 22nd, 2012 ~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY, C
Setelah lewat 25 thn, I tend to
forget my birthday & my age. Biasalah...denial. Haha. Mgkn org bilang, baru
juga 20 sthing thn udah denial ttg birthday dan umur. Tapi thn ini aku
memutuskan untuk menghadapinya dgn kepala tegak. Facing the reality.
Terdengar lebay? Engga juga.
Realitasnya, banyak banget orang yg memilih untuk mengabaikan peringatan hari
lahir dengan berbagai alasan. Ini bukan masalah bener/salah, tp masalah
pilihan.
Dan aku memilih untuk mengingat
kembali hari lahirku, dgn penuh ucapan syukur ^^
Berikut
ini adalah sedikit wawancara dengan diri sendiri di hari ulang taon :
Bagaimana rasanya berulang
tahun di Hari Ibu?
Hahaha...biasa
aja tuh. Mungkin krn blm jadi ibu. Yang pasti si ibu saya tidak mungkin lupa Hari
Ibu karena tepat di Hari Ibu, ibu saya melahirkan saya! Saya juga pasti inget
terus Hari Ibu, soale klo ga da ibu saya yang melahirkan saya di Hari Ibu, saya
ga ada donggg. The feeling is mutual I supposed ;D
Bagaimana rasanya berulang
tahun menjelang Hari Natal?
Fabulous,
fabulous! Begitu banyak perayaan yg diadakan untuk menyambut kelahiran Tuhan
Yesus, yang biasanya dilakukan sebelum tgl 25. Nah, dari thn ke thn, tgl 22
selalu menjadi salah satu favorit wkwkwk.... Kadang2 saya berasa numpang
dirayakan *wah, gak boleh itu. Yah, at least, selalu ada kue di bulan Desember.
Gak usah beli. Numpang makan kue Merry Christmas :P
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Bagaimana rasanya berulang
tahun menjelang Tahun Baru?
Banyak
diskon kali ya?? Yang pasti si segi positifnya adalah, refleksi ulang tahun
saya dapat digabung dengan “Year End Notes” yg biasa saya tulis tiap thn
hihihihi v^^v
Bagaimana cara merayakan
ulang tahun thn ini?
Dengan
jaga SM donggg!! ^^”””” (2 years in a row dong jaga pas ultah, dan juga pas
Natalan ntr) Sekalian ada Christmas gift exchange juga diantara dokter-dokter
ruangan, 1 dr.ICU, 2 dr.IGD & 1 dr.poli. Lunchnya mie kocok (cholesterol
bo). Trus ada birthday tart buat saya dan 1 kaka senior yg ultah 2 hari seblumnya.
Diakhiri dengan foto2 bareng dimandori 3 org paling fototaxis (haizzz...). Pxs
barunya ckp byk, tp syukurlah gak ada yang morbid.
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| Harvest's Chocolate Cheese |
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| SBCH Christmas Gift Exchange, 2012 |
Ada pesan & kesan yg mau
disampaikan sblm kita akhiri interview ini?
*muka protes*
kok-cm-bentar-si-sesi-interview-nya??
Ahem, ada devotion dr ODB yang
saya mau share. Reminding me of my trip to Thai & the magnificence of God
here in Bdg & there in Thai. Pas banget sama kartu yang saya dapet dari my fam.
The Heavens Declare
The
heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. —Psalm 19:1
You don’t have to gaze long at the night sky to marvel
at the wonder of God’s awe-inspiring handiwork. The massive stretch of galaxies
and the cloudy mass of our own Milky Way remind us of the spectacular creation
and the sustaining work of Jesus by whom it is all held together (Col.
1:16-17). It’s as though all of us have front-row seats in the theater of
God’s creative power.
But the nightly show we experience is nothing compared
with the glory that God displayed when He sent His Son to Earth. While
shepherds were watching their flocks, the sky was suddenly ablaze with angelic
messengers praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest!” (Luke 2:14).
Even Magi from a foreign land came and worshiped the King when God planted the
brightest of stars in the east, which led them to Bethlehem.
While “the heavens declare the glory of God” nightly
(Ps. 19:1), never before or since has the theater of the universe been more
alive with His glory than it was with the announcement that the Creator of
this universe loved us enough to come to our planet to save us from our sin.
Keep that thought in mind the next time you marvel at the stars!
Lord, make us mindful of the glorious day
when the heavens resounded with the announcement
of the coming of Your Son.
Lead us to glorify Him in ways
that catch the attention of our watching world.
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