So we reach the last week of August (finally!) Pheew! Thanks God it is Sunday again...
My weekend is so-so, like my every pennyless weekend... hehehe... The absent salary from school really made me a bit "in shock." I still think that part-time teacher also get paid during the school holiday, but somehow this month i didn't received any salary... yet i'm not going to ask about it, since I didn't teach at all and don't have anything to loose anyway. I will only strive for my rights if I am deserve to have it due to my hard work. Meanwhile, this September I will start my full time work at Alto Network (sadly, taking Dinny's computer...gossh, I really enjoy having her as a colleague...) Hehehe, one of my other collegues really wants to use Dinny's computer, but since I was the first one who asked for it and she had already had her office computer (and she is in the division who don't need to use image software so often:p), I think my chance is bigger. Sorry, girl:p But if you are insist of having it... well, i'm willing to share it with you 2 days a week: Thursday, when Pratu is not using her computer at 2nd shift. And Monday, when I usually don't wanna work too hard:p Well? If u are agree with my idea, just write something in the tag board, ok ;) Muaachh...
So, I already planned my schedule for next month; I will be working full time in Alto> Monday, Thursday, and Friday on 1st & 2nd shift. On Tuesday I will be teaching at school until 12, and working on 2nd & 3rd shift in web office. For Wednesday, I will have the 2nd & 3rd shift also, coz I've planned it with a collegue of mine (lol- still the same person!). Too bad she couldn't come to my place to learn the software that she wants. I would be happy to teach anyway, since I'm aware that everytime I teach everything that I've learnt will all coming back to me and I'll get trained and motivated as well. Just like when I'm teaching the senior high students,... I mean I must be able to answer all of their questions, right? That way I need to learn more and more... I'll never get bored of learning new things, especially when it's come to technology:) Can't live without it. I'm a city kinda girl (who sadly can't live for a long term in a village).
Enough about the working chat. Last Friday I join Yenny and Fang Chu watching a concert which held at Majapahit hotel. I've just found out that the musician are the "Trio Innova" from France (that once ever held a concert in my university back then when they were still a Duo group, without the accordion player). Well, we arrived on time and managed to get nice seats (thx to Henny) a half an hour before the concert actually begun. Surprisingly pleasant, I met one of my dear old friend from senior high, Laura. She is back to Indonesia for a holiday before taking off to Malaysia and then continued her study in German. She is one of my musical talented friends. She studied Piano at a conservatorium ("dr. Hook" or somethin'...:p) which owned by the government. Which mean FREE SCHOOL ALLOWANCE. Isn't it great? She is my only friend who actually succeded in studying something that she really desires. Music. I mean how many of us can actually gain what we dream of? what we desire? what we really enjoy and good at? Not much from what I know. Well, me personally... I still can't achieve my true desire... can any of you guess it? Yes, to be a proffesional writer (doesn't have to be famous!) and a broadcaster travelling around the world:p (call me a fool or a high dreamer, but I really think that the most fun job in the world is to be a journalist or a broadcaster who can travel around the globe for FREE, get to know many NEW exciting things...AND get paid! Wow, i mean what's not good about it at all?) My most favourite channel at home is Discovery Travel and Adventure channel... and MTv, of course. There is this one show called "Chasing Time" which is sooo exciting and I really want to host that kind of adventure show. Regardless of my lack of ability in walking/standing too long and get across on something which lays more than 200 meters from the ground, I still can swim well, drive most kinds of vehicle (bicycle, motor, car, or a horse maybe), have a good taste, able to adapt in new environments, fond of learning new language/ cultures, not a racist and can read map (hahaha, something which I must able to do, since I easily get lost without it). So, before I'm 30 I would give myself a chance of applying in that sort of a job. At one time... I remember I used to be a really high dreamer that I can even say to my mom that I wanna be a war journalist... and my mom was hysterically said "nooo!" -lol- Since I am the most rebel child in the family, and I really do not afraid to die since I had accepted Jesus in my life. I just needed "something" in my life and I still can't figure out what exactly it is. Adventure? Thrill? Desire? I do not know.
me, fang chu, laura and snoopy in her house
Back to the "Trio Innova", well, they performed well that night. Not the best show ever, but it was ok. I like the Tuba instrument the most:) Since it had gave a new atmosphere to the whole symphony. The accordion sound was so FRANCE to me. I mean it is like hearing a soundtrack of a French movie in my head, and they took you on a journey somewhere near Arc The Triumphe or Louvre. My sister just showed me some pictures of them, and I want to visit them someday. In a short sentence, I like the 4th and the 2nd last composes. I feel eerie listening to some tunes of the songs. Merinding. At the last performance, they played a song composed by Selamet AbdulSjukur and an Indonesian Children's song, "Gelang Sipatu Gelang". They transformed it into a minor at the middle of the song. After the show, me and my friend went to see the accordion player and had him explained about the works of the accordion, how weight it is (17 kilos), and how much it valued (about 8.000 euros or more). Well, it was nice. It was all very relaxing for me. I am hoping to be able to enjoy a live musical performance every month. So if any of you find out about a good musical concert, just let me know;)
Saturday I didn't do anything much. Just being lazy around the house (which made my parents a bit upset) and preparing for the Sunday School teaching at nite. We were teaching about "Family" today. Doing some games, and tell related parabels that tell them how important is a family and that all of us can be a foster children of God. See, in harsh way of saying it we were/are actually children of evilness. None of us was holy when we were born, since Adam our ancestor had eaten the forbidden fruit. Since then, all humans able to do naturally is making sin, sin and sins. If we continue our live like that we will directly walking to Hell (no, no, i know you're not a murder or a bad bad criminal, or doing adulteries, but you have lied many times, right?) Well, we can make a decision of our live (Free Will) by turning to Jesus. Believe in Him. Accept Jesus Christ as our personal redeemer. And we will become the children of God. The member of God's family:) Isn't it such an amazing thing? All you have to do is believe.
Meanwhile, from the sermon today I learnt about "the Samarian parable". ICA was bringing pastor Randy to preached and I like it. He'd broaden my view. And he knows many expression in Bahasa Indonesia:> The parable is telling about a Samarian who is willing to help a wounded Jew. The Samarian is a race which considered to be low and rejected. Well, I realise that here where I live many people are racists. Maybe they don't outspokenly say that they are, but many consider their race as the best or at least better than the other races which live amongst them. Such a sad fact, when Javanese think that they are better than Maduranese. Such a sad fact, when Sundanese think that they are better than the Aborigin. Such a sad fact, when Chinese overseas which stay in Indonesia think that they are better than native Indonesian. Well, I'm Chinese, too, but I don't agree with those racist thinking. I have some friends who only want to hang out with Chinese. They always asume that Chinese are from the same class, at least from middle upper class. Well, not all of them. I also have many Chinese friends who always see the bad qualities from Indonesian. Being raised in a homogenic environment sometimes made me carried away into those kind of stereotype thinking. Value someone by their race typical and not giving a chance for that someone to show their personality. Well, the sermon today reminded me. Actually I learn a lot from my friend Amnd. She is one of the most non-racist friend I have. Her face is so damn chinese, but her attitude is loveable. She can coupe sincerely with everyone. And eventhough her parents dislike her making friends with Indonesian, well... she never cares. She always looks into a person heart. Not look. Or Penny. It's so hard to find a person like that. Well, me, personally still can't get rid of my stereotype of Arab and Pakistan. Those 2 country are still blur and negative to me. Eventhough after seeing Burj Al Arab I am willing to visit Dubai someday:) Hmm, so help me God. To be a better person each and every day.
NEWS: Indonesia finally got a gold medal in Greece Olympic 2004. Badminton once again strikes through male athlete, Taufik Hidayat. This snob controvesial player was playing against Korean player and won 2 straight set. KONI had promised Rp 1 billion for any athletes who can bring home Gold medal. Well, good for him. Nice strategy.
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