BA*4+

<sigh>
Here are lists of things that I shud do….
1. Classes
2. Work study
3. Part time job
4. Volunteer
5. Study
6. Make resume, cover letter
7. Look for jobs
8. Interview for buku UKI
9. Assignmentsssssssssss (school project)
10. Cleaning duty
11. Grocery
12. Cooking
13. Sel group
14. Household from Single For Christ
15. Mass
16. Gym/exercise

17. Other church activity

18. Social life ?????????????
19. Time for myself ???????????????????????????????????????? (and time with Him.. duh, ini kok yg terakhir sih.. wakakakaka)
@_@ < sigh>

everyday, I felt exhausted.. even weekend is so busy…

akh well…
My resolution:
1. Thank you God for my busy life. mending sibuk dr pada nganggur ^__^ so.. i wouldn’t complain, and i shud be thankful instead
2. kalo sibuk, waktu berjalan cepet.. yay.. en bentar lagi, graduate deh ^__^
3. I don’t know know which one shud i do first, by being busy, i learned more to prioritize my schedule
4. cuma waktu utk diri sendiri ato utk socialize dikitt bangett.. bisa dibilang gak ada (eitss.. baru tadi bilang, gak mau complain)…@__@

otchree deh.. ga apa2.. this is part of my life, that I am truly thankful
 
—- back to work —-

Okay.. this is a very funny story that happened to me today, so I just thought to share it to all of u.

As I walked home to my apartment building, I started to climb 5 stairs up to the entrance door. At that time, I was nite dreaming and all the sudden, a guy -out of nowhere- jumped right at me and shouted, "boo"

I was so surprised, I immediately shouted (thank God, it wasn’t too loud). There was a moment of silence.. I tried to get my consciousness back to my self and on the same time, my mind tried to figure it out who the hell he is. Surprisingly, my first reaction was laughing!!

After he looked at me, he got so embarrassed coz he apparently got the wrong person. He thought I am his girlfriend, so he wants to surprise her.. u know.. today is a Valentine day, blah blah blah… (well, I thought it was kinda cute, not the jumping part, –of course– but the fact that he waited in the middle of the cold and hide behind the wall to surprise her).^__^.

Well, he apologized and we had a good laugh. I wasn’t mad or anything… although it scared the hell out of me. Apparently, a lady happened to just come, and she saw what happened. She asked him, "well, do you want to jump and scare everybody??" ^__^ Too bad, today is not Halloween.

<3  HAPPY VALENTINE EVERYONE  <3

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Well, another story…

read this — it’s taken from http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070214/ts_afp/afplifestylephilippinesenvironmentvalentinewedding_070214061238

Apparently, 100 couples celebrated their wedding on Valentine’s day in Phillipine. They did this to save the environment and had free wedding on the same time.

"This strange combination of environmentalism, romance and aid to the poor has become an annual event in Puerto Princesa which has been pushing an image of cleanliness and ecological activism to attract tourists to Palawan."

And here is the cute part,

"For seventy-two year old farmer Protacio de Ocampo, the free ceremony was a chance to make official his relationship with 67-year-old partner Teofela Apolinario.

The pair have been together since 1958 but de Ocampo has been too embarrassed to approach officials to arrange a traditional wedding because he is illiterate and could not sign the marriage license." –and they had 58 years old daughter ^__^

Here is some photos of the couple– and planting mangrove saplings in the swamp

 

Tiba2, hari ini kok kangennn bangett yah utk Praise Worship, sebetulnya uda dr kemaren-maren sih….. jadi pengen banget utk pergi CCO Summit sabtu depan buat adorasi, PW.. huehehehehe….kangen ama Babee….

Duh.. mudah2an gak ada rapat Natal utk sbt depan, eh ada sih.. tapi jangan sama dong jamnya… hiks hikss…

Bulan lalu, pas udah super niat utk pergi Adorasi Summit, eh.. bener2 gak tahan utk gak langsung ke gereja pas abis rapat utk Natal, lagipula.. gimana tahan coba, abis rapat, ada misa tersedia, kan minggunya gak perlu ke misa lagi, teruss.. kalo mo ke Summit, jg jauhhhh… dinginn…. hikss.. gak ada temen jg.. ..jadi gak jadi deh utk adorasi.. hikss.. padahal udah superr kangennnn

Hari ini, si Bowo tiba2 nelp tuuh anak, tumbennnn…. nanya kangen apa gak utk Praise Worship? wah.. yg ini lebih tumben lagi..  but it’s nice to catch up… yah.. jelas kangenn bangett.. terus.. on the same day, chat ama Yulietta.. yg juga jarang terjadi, karena aku gak pernah ol…and talk bout a similar thing, about cell, about Praise worship.. hais hais

Bener2 kangen nih, rindu bangett utk sel lagi. Tp.. gimana caranya yah? padahal tinggal sel aja gituhh loh, tapi tapi.. tapinyaaa buanyakkkkkkkkkk….. wakakaka…terasa beda banget idup dengan sel dan idup tanpa sel.. hehe..

Teruss.. teruss… Meda, Norman, kita ke summit minggu depan yukkkk.. kita bolos rapat Natal bareng2,.. en bolos UKI bareng2.. huehehehehehhee… sapa lagi yg mo ikutannn??? wakakakkakaa… haisss… untung Ko Manneke gak ada di nih friendster, gak tau dia kalo aku menggalangkan acara bolos rapat Natal bersama.. haiss.. wakil kaya gini nih.. hehehehhee…

Gak kok… canda canda… tetep dukungg segalanya kok…cuma.. yah… bisa ngerti dong, kalo rindu ama Babe.. hehehe…

Mode: Super duper Error…

~ Back to the pass ~

Ring2…my cells was ringing and one of my old old friends was calling me

Everytime when he rings me, my mind would travel to the past.. The past when I had a circle of friends… yeah, that’s right!! that’s when 6 of us together (later on become 8)…

Perhaps those time was one of my most wonderful friendship memories. 6 people- 4 different countries, yet we still be good friends. We hang out together, study together, talk on the phone, go to gym , swim together.. and so on, and so on…

But, where are everybody?? what happens to all of us? all of us go to different directions… Even when most of us still live in the same city, we don’t hang out as often as we used to.

It reminds me with one of the forward email that I read ages ago…."One year, you become a very good friend to someone; the next year you become a good friend to the same person; the following year, you just a so-so friend with that person; and finally you don’t contact each other anymore

It also reminds me, at the end of my primary school and high school year, all of us had a little memory book which we asked everybody to take turn & to write something about themselves & about the owner of the book. Most people would say, "don’t forget me!" "don’t forget me!!" "friends forever!!" (Perhaps we still do that when we write a good bye card to someone). But would we be friends forever? I really doubt it

I don’t know… I used to have lotzzz of best friends… for example, say in Jakarta: Ciee, Ann, Chelz. It was during my junior high school year. Beatie, Nia, Dave were my closest friend when I was in senior high (in Oz). Oh yah, and also Mariko-for 1 year. And during my time in Canada, I have some close friends as well. Even, if I want to go further back in time, I can still recall who were my close friends in primary high school, or even kindergarten!! (hi agnes, maureen, sarah!!)

What happens to our close friends when we grow older?

When we don’t share a same experience anymore, it is hard to keep in touch with the one you are close with (I don’t talk bout a romantic relationship here). Distance is one of the factor, life become another factor which keep us apart

I mean, it is not that we don’t want to be close to each other anymore.. or it is not that we don’t care bout our old friends.. It is simply we don’t feel that we  live in the same life anymore. Or we simply don’t have time to keep in touch.. Friendships need big (or even huge) effort to maintain -and certainly time commitment

Hmm.. when I look back at those old times,… when I look at those photos… when I look back to my "old" mind… I see how I grow up.. I see how I change… I also see how others grow up and change…

and I finally realize…those who we used to be close with.. those who we used to those spend time with…those who we used to call( or we call) "BEST FRIEND" … tHeY aLwAyS liFe..dEeP dOwN iN oUr hEaRt….

We used to chat chat chat

We used to be there for each other

Or simply spend time together

When life push us apart

It seems that we are living in a different world

But I want you to know

Although I don’t spend time together with you

It doesn’t mean that I don’t want to

Although I don’t talk to you

It doesn’t mean that I am ignoring you

Although I don’t see you

It doesn’t mean that I don’t miss you

One thing I want to say…

Deep Down in my heart,

You are still my best friend

And always are…..

Coz you have made the way I am now

Coz we used to be there for each other

and you know what??

Things change, but certain things would never change

*Dedicated to all my best friends - wherever you are—

Bagi temen2ku di Indo, pastilah foto ini tidak mempunyai arti bagi kalian. Bagaimana punya arti coba, kenal ama makhluk2 di situpun juga kaga, iyahh gakk?? (kecuali ama aku tentunyaa.. hehe). Tp bagi temen2ku yg ada pas saat itu, pasti foto ini mempunyai arti tersendiri

trus.. bagi temen2 di Vanc, apakah ini foto punya arti buat km2 semua? tentu gakk kann? Tp pasti bagi temen2 pan sis 06, pasti nih foto ada arti tersendiri-terserahlah artinya mau diartikan apa, apakah itu, stress, hepi, stress, pengalaman berharga, stress lagi, kurang tidur, de el el dehh.. wakakaka…

ada foto yg mengingatkan kita akan sahabat2 kita

disaat narsis bersama…

disaat tidur bersamaa… oopsss

disaat gila bersamaa… (ama Dini, tentu saja jadi gilaa.. hehe)

disaat coreng-moreng bersamaaa

disaat salju…

disaat terang

disaat seru (amazing race.. boo)

disaat pijet memijet bersama (miz u wen…)

disaat Praise and Worship Him together…(+narsis tentunya)

disaat make up gratisan bareng en foto2 di toilet (oopss.. buka2 rahasiaa.. waakakaaka)

disaat bikin snow women together…(jangan nanya kenapa snow women?? tanya para cowo aja yach)

disaat coreng moreng seragam pas high school..

disaat kenalan ama orang2 baru di dalam satu bus en jd gud frens ama mrk… hahaha

when we take a walk together, side by side -where the friendship began

circle of friend dehhh pokoknyaaa

even with my family…  en oma, opa..

and there are many many more that I couldn’t mention here

bahkan, photos with strangerss.. (beneran gak inget, mereka itu sapaa… cuma ketemu sekali)

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You know, every single picture has it’s own memory.. every single picture has become a part, ~a tiniest part~ of our life..a little moment, a memorable moment, a sweet moment…even an awful moment..

There were many things left behind and there are so many things waiting in front of us…

There are many opportunities waiting for us.. on the same time, there are also many uncertainties…confusion…wonderness…all the things which make us look for the answer

Pas aku ngeliat ini semua, aku sadar, bahwa hidupku saat ini hanyalah bagian terkecil dari keseluruhan hidupku di dunia ini, yg bahkan jauh lebih kecil dari keseluruhan hidupku (maksudnya kalo plus hidup ama Dia).

So, whenever I feel stress, whenever I feel lonely, whenever I feel  that I need an encouragement, whenever I feel down… also whenever I feel happy.. all of those moments are becoming part of my life..as my experiences…

Jadi apapun "tahap" yg sedang kita lalui, ingatlah itu, bahwa itu semua hanyalah sebuah proses, sebuah perjalanan.. dan "tahap" tersebut hanyalah merupakan "bagian terkecil" dr keseluruhan hidup kita ^__^

Jadi.. bottom linenya, ato conclusionnya.. ini loh.. cuma pengen nyari kesempatan utk majang foto2, kan malu kalo pajang foto banyak2 di display pictures, nanti dikira narsis, mending kan kalo pajang disini aja —- wakakakakakaka (duh, jangan serius2 atuhh bacanya!!)  ^_^

pokoknya.. i miz u all deh..all the people that has become a part of my life, all my friends, all the people that I just met once, relatives, fam..and all of you who have taken a part to make the way I am today ^__^ thankss u so much

oh yah deh, sekalian pesen2:

Utk Joy: km bilang di testi aku, setelah seminggu di "surga"–> Tumpang, terus balik ke "bumi" jadi aga2 balik ke "manusia asal" gituhh?? Tapi kan, sekarang udah di "surga" lagii kann?? hehehe… maksudku.. kutunggu traktirannyaa.. hehe..

Utk si "Dini a.k.a. Bacon" yg ngerasa "Beken": kudoakan WC mu supaya jadi.. miz u as well.. and tetepp semangattt…tetep cari si Bapa yachh..

Jeng Yeny: mana, mana ceritanyaa?? msg pun gak dibales.. huh..

Ari, en semua temen2ku di jak, sby, tetep semangatttt….Didalam idup en dlm Dia yach..

Temen2 OZ, Sanur, les2, Tumpang, Choice, Vancouver, luar negeri di mana aja.. semuanya deh..how r u all?? en miz u…

duh, kalo disebutin satu2, gak abis2 yachh? haha..

pokoknya… semua orang yg lagi dalam tahap "mencari", "mengolah", "menggali", "membentuk" di dalam hidup ini…kita sama2 berjuang yachh!!! Kan mendingan berlayar bersama di dalam satu perahu, dari pada berlayar sendirian… iyahh gakk??? hehehe..

LOPSSS U ALL…

A journey…A spiritual journey…

Yesterday, July 28… was my volunteer day.. we went to Grimston park.. there was a little pool.. yg tingginya cuma semata kaki.. eh lebih deng.. en ayunan, perosotan dll..

eniweii…I just wanna talk bout the kid..

This is Ayah…she is.. lupa from where.. but she is so sweet… so easy going, she can walk, but can’t talk..

A very affectionate toddler.. she will give u such a longg huggsss…so cuteeeee… hehe

ACCOMPLISHMENTTTTT…. YAY…

This is Hannah.. nearly 1 year.. she loves me.. haha..She will not even let any strangers to "TOUCH HER" .. she is such a very difficult baby, who cry all the time and got so attach to her mum.. can’t even have her mum to leave her for 20 sec..

The first time I met her, she learned to start walking.. before, she wouldn’t even try.. haha… tata tatahh

Anyway, yesterday was the third time I met her.. the second time I met her, she let me to touch her, she started to smile more to me.. and started to call me "akhh akhh akhh.." kalo guenya lageh sibuk ama another child, well,.. basically to get my attention.. haha

Tp yesterday, tuh anak get more attach to me.. haha.. she developed a "JEALOUSY SYNDROME" and yell out.. if I play with another child.. "akhhhh akhhhh" hahaha… Finally, she let me to hold her.. alias gendong dia.. wahhhh..it was such a huge accomplishment.. hahaa

Her mum told me that I was the first person (beside her mum) who can hold her.. haha.. she wouldn’t let anyone to hold her.. she will cry..

when she let another person to hold her, she will cry out when she saw her mum (her mum has to hide)..

But yesterday, she just stuck to me,.. and her mum freely hang around besides me to feed her (she didn’t have to hide).. yayyyy…hahahahaha…

This is another photo of Ayah and Hannah.. Ayah loves little kids so much, she will give them some hugsss..

This is another "difficult and shy girl" and she wouldn’t smile. Her name is Ju He.. a Korean girl.. yesterday was the second time I met her. The first time I met her.. she would run away from me.. so shy..

The later on, she started to give all her toys to me..

Yesterday, she was really shy at me, but later on.. (this time, I didn’t have to find alot of time to bujukin dia)… dia sendiri yg langsung mau sama gue.. hehe.. and.. we played in the pool..for half an hour.. gosong deh gue.. tuh anak juga belajar utk nge guyur gue pake ember.. busyett.. basah dehh..untungnya tuh anak masih pendek.. kalo ga bisa2 dr atas sampe bawah basah semua gue..

she was so happy.. and laughing a lot.. and the worst thing was, she wouldn’t get out from the pool…’sigh..’ I have to gendong dia, in order to get out from the pool.. and it made me to become even more wet…hahahaha…. wat a day…

 

Nolland… hhuuuuu… he is so CHUBBY… so cute, so friendly, so huggy…so… huaa.. muachhhh… love him so much… look how chubby he is.. and he is so HEAVYYYYY… He is just 10 months old, and he weigh 27 pounds.. wow.. Even Ju He, the little Korean girl who is 1 yr something.. just weigh 25 pounds…and little boo (I didn’t get picture of him.. hikxx).. who 2 years old.. only weigh 23 pounds… Boo (Matthew) was so light, but so cute..

Anyway, this baby Nolland.. a very easy baby, who just happy to sit and play.. wouldn’t cry out, his big brother, Quin.. was a very charming toddler, with curly hair, so active..

Misaki.. a Japanese baby.. so tiny and cute.. hehe.. well, she can’t do anything yet, but she is an easy baby as well.. her big brother, Takuma… juga okehh sehh.. hehe

Victoria… a happy baby.. but yesterday she got diaria.. and smell like popooh…hehehe..however, she still smile a lot.. hehe..

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I don’t know this girl’s name..This is from last week photos.. what can u say about shaving cream and some colour powder?? This girl stay to play this forever…(like for 3 hours..) haha…

 

Louis… he is my boy… so cute… a mix of Japanese Canadian..he is around 2, I guess..

This is from last week’s picture.. he didn’t come yesterday.. hix.. miss him.. he wasn’t really easy, but not so hard as well to make him to become attach to me. He is such a sweeeeet  boyy.. and he made funny "sad face" coz he wasn’t happy when I left to go home…

Joseph, a Japanese boy.. from last week picture.. btw, I drew his face.. he wants to become  "A cat" Hahahaha.. I don’t really know about him, besides he love being spider man.. hehe

hikss… tgl 25 - 31 July ini, temen2 pada pegi camping mahasiswa di Tumpang.. hikz hikzzzzz… pengennnnnnnnnnn ikuttttttttt……………… hikz hikzz… kapan lagehh yach bisa ketemuan sama mereka lagehh? masa cuma sekali seumur idup seh.. hikzz hikzzz… kangennnnnnnnn

GBU all…. and miz u all…

                                                               

"err.. what’s the different? It means the same, right?" that’s what majority would say when I asked them that question…

Kecengan: dr kata "mengeceng"–it is the same as "melihat".. so klo ada yg bilang.. "eh, dia tuh kecengannya gue", it’s means.. yach, cuma someone "to look at". Gak ada purpose laen besides to look at. Toh dikasih mata, utk melihat kan? huehehe…

Bisa jd krn tuh kecengan gak exist, alias tokoh yg cuma exist di film..ato krn dinilai "too high" utk dpt chance to be together. Ato bisa jadi.. krn.. dia itu yach, hanya someone nice to look at.. hahaha…

Gebetan: nah.. kalo ini dr kata "menggebet" ato "mengambil" means.. beside ngeliat-liat, ada juga keinginan utk menjadikan si ‘dia’ to be ‘the one’ ato istilahnya, gak nolak lah kalo di pedekatein.. huehehe…

Jadi kalo ada yg bilang, "dia tuh, gebetan gue…" dgn kata laen.."I want to be with him/her"..

so watch your words.. although it is slank, but it can means differently

PS: BAGI YG UDAH SERIUS BANGET DAN MANGGUT2 TANDA SETUJU DGN KEDUA DEFINISI INI ato (dr pengalaman), kebanyakan org bilang "oh yach?" ato "oh jd gitu yach?" ato "oh, masa ya?"…… FYI..ini buatan gue loh.. alias gue yg mengartikan sendiri kedua kata itu.. so.. do u believe me? hahaha..

gue cuma mikir ajah, somehow,.. hrs ada perbedaan lah, antara someone to look at and someone yg ada prospect..

Besides, kata "kecengan" dan "gebetan" kan di invented, bukan berasal dr kamus indonesia yg ‘baku dan benar’ — so bearti itu kan slank ..dan krn kedua kata itu have been used interchangeably … so gak ada salahnya dongg kalo di kasih definisi yg lebih baik dan benar, lagi pula.. make sense kan? hahahhaa

busyett…psychology syndrome.. huhu.. maklum lah, gue lageh aga2 error and stress.. tp.. yach, marilah kita meng nasionalisasikan perbedaan kata "kecengan" dan gebetan"

huhhh… apa sehhhhh Lia??

Taken from a forward email:

1. Memberi, ketika dibutuhkan.
Waktu itu, ketika saya masih seorang sukarelawan yang bekerja di
sebuah rumah sakit, saya  berkenalan dengan seorang gadis kecil yang
bernama Liz,
seorang penderita satu penyakit serius yang sangat jarang. Kesempatan
sembuh,
hanya ada pada adiknya, seorang pria kecil yang berumur 5 tahun, yang
secara
mujizat sembuh dari penyakit yang sama.
Anak ini memiliki antibodi yang  diperlukan untuk melawan penyakit
itu.Dokter kemudian mencoba menerangkan situasi  lengkap medikal tersebut
ke anak kecil ini, dan bertanya apakah ia siap memberikan darahnya kepada
kakak perempuannya. Saya melihat si kecil itu ragu-ragu sebentar, sebelum
mengambil nafas panjang dan berkata "Baiklah… Saya akan melakukan hal
     tersebut….
asalkan itu bisa menyelamatkan kakakku". Mengikuti proses tranfusi darah,
     si kecil
ini berbaring di tempat tidur,disamping kakaknya.
Wajah sang kakak mulai memerah, tetapi Wajah si kecil mulai pucat dan
senyumnya menghilang. Si kecil melihat ke dokter itu, dan bertanya dalam
     suara
yang bergetar…katanya "Apakah saya akan langsung mati dokter… ?"
Rupanya si kecil sedikit salah pengertian.
Ia merasa, bahwa ia harus menyerahkan semua darahnya untuk menyelamatkan
     jiwa
kakaknya.  Lihatlah…bukankah pengertian dan sikap adalah segalanya….

** Lia’s note: this is so sweet… pengorbanan utk seseorang yg dicintai…

2. Penghalang di jalan

Kita Zaman dahulu kala, tersebutlah seorang Raja, yang menempatkan
sebuah batu besar di tengah-tengah jalan. Raja tersebut kemudian
bersembunyi,
untuk melihat apakah ada yang mau  menyingkirkan batu itu dari jalan.
Beberapa
pedagang terkaya yang menjadi rekanan raja tiba ditempat, untuk berjalan
melingkari batu besar tersebut. Banyak juga yang datang, kemudian
memaki-maki sang
Raja, karena tidak membersihkan jalan dari rintangan.Tetapi tidak ada
satupun yang
mau melancarkan jalan dengan menyingkirkan batu itu.
Kemudian datanglah seorang petani, yang menggendong banyak sekali sayur
mayur.
Ketika semakin dekat, petani ini kemudian meletakkan dahulu bebannya,dan
mencoba
memindahkan batu itu kepinggir jalan.
Setelah banyak mendorong dan mendorong, akhirnya ia berhasil menyingkirkan
batu
besar itu. Ketika si petani ingin mengangkat kembali sayurnya,ternyata
ditempat batu tadi ada kantung yang berisi banyak uang emas dan surat Raja.
Surat yang mengatakan bahwa emas ini hanya untuk orang yang mau
menyingkirkan
batu tersebut dari jalan. Petani ini kemudian belajar, satu pelajaran yang
kita
tidak pernah bisa mengerti. Bahwa pada dalam setiap rintangan,tersembunyi
kesempatan yang bisa dipakai untuk memperbaiki hidup kita.

** Lia’s note: menjadi rendah hati itu sesuatu yg sangatlah penting

3. Selalulah perhatikan dan ingat, pada semua yang anda layani. Di zaman
     eskrim khusus
(ice cream sundae) masih murah, seorang anak laki-laki umur 10-an tahun
     masuk ke Coffee Shop Hotel,
dan duduk di meja. Seorang pelayan wanita menghampiri, dan memberikan air putih dihadapannya.
Anak ini kemudian bertanya "Berapa ya,… harga satu ice cream sundae?" katanya. "50 sen…" balas si pelayan. Si anak kemudian mengeluarkan isi sakunya dan menghitung dan mempelajari koin-koin di kantongnya…. "Wah… Kalau ice cream yang biasa saja berapa?" katanya lagi.
Tetapi kali ini orang-orang yang duduk di meja-meja lain sudah mulai banyak…
dan pelayan ini mulai tidak sabar. "35 sen" kata si pelayan sambil uring-uringan.
Anak ini mulai menghitungi dan mempelajari lagi koin-koin yang tadi dikantongnya.
"Bu… saya pesen yang ice cream biasa saja ya…" ujarnya.
Sang pelayan kemudian membawa ice cream tersebut, meletakkan kertas kuitansi di atas meja
dan terus melengos berjalan. Si anak ini kemudian makan ice-cream,bayar di kasir, dan pergi. Ketika si Pelayan wanita ini kembali untuk
membersihkan meja si anak kecil tadi, dia mulai menangis terharu. Rapi
tersusun disamping piring kecilnya yang kosong, ada 2 buah koin 10-sen dan 5 buah koin 1-sen.
Anda bisa lihat… anak kecil ini tidak bisa pesan Ice-cream Sundae,
karena tidak memiliki cukup untuk memberi sang pelayan uang tip yang
"layak" ……

** Lia’s note: melayani dengan hati yg tulus…

4. Malam itu, pukul setengah dua belas malam. Seorang wanita negro rapi yang
     sudah
berumur,  sedang berdiri di tepi jalan tol Alabama. Ia nampak mencoba
     bertahan
dalam hujan yang sangat deras, yang hampir seperti badai. Mobilnya
     kelihatannya
lagi rusak, dan perempuan ini sangat ingin  numpang mobil. Dalam keadaan
     basah kuyup,
ia mencoba menghentikan setiap mobil yang lewat. Mobil berikutnya
     dikendarai oleh
seorang pemuda bule, dia berhenti untuk menolong ibu ini.
Kelihatannya si bule ini tidak paham akan konflik etnis tahun 1960-an,yaitu
pada saat itu. Pemuda ini akhirnya membawa si ibu negro selamat hingga
suatu tempat, untuk mendapatkan pertolongan, lalu mencarikan si ibu ini
     taksi. Walaupun
terlihat sangat tergesa-gesa, si ibu tadi bertanya tentang alamat si pemuda
itu, menulisnya, lalu mengucapkan terima kasih pada si pemuda. 7 hari
berlalu, dan tiba-tiba pintu rumah pemuda bule ini diketuk Seseorang.
     Kejutan baginya, karena
yang datang ternyata kiriman sebuah televisi set besar berwarna (1960-an !)
khusus dikirim kerumahnya.Terselip surat kecil tertempel di televisi, yang
     isinya adalah :
" Terima kasih nak, karena membantuku di jalan Tol malam itu. Hujan tidak
     hanya membasahi bajuku,
tetapi juga jiwaku.Untung saja anda datang dan menolong saya. Karena
     pertolongan anda, saya
masih sempat untuk hadir disisi suamiku yang sedang sekarat… hingga
     wafatnya.
Tuhan memberkati anda,karena membantu saya dantidak mementingkan dirimu
     pada saat itu"
Tertanda
Ny.Nat King Cole.
Catatan :
Nat King Cole, adalah penyanyi negro tenar thn.  60-an di USA

** Lia’s note: kita tdk akan pernah tahu apa yg akan terjadi, bantulah sesama selagi kamu mampu utk melakukan..

It reminds me with one of my friends’ nick name on msn : "education cost money, so does ignorance"

5. Pada bulan ke-2 diawal kuliah saya, seorang Profesor memberikan quiz
mendadak pada kami. Karena kebetulan cukup menyimak semua kuliah-kuliahnya,
saya cukup cepat menyelesaikan soal-soal quiz, sampai pada soal yang
terakhir.
Isi Soal terakhir ini adalah : Siapa nama depan wanita yang menjadi
petugas pembersih sekolah ?. Saya yakin soal ini cuma "bercanda". Saya
sering
melihat perempuan ini. Tinggi,berambut gelap dan berusia sekitar 50-an,
tapi
bagaimana saya tahu nama depannya… ? Saya kumpulkan saja kertas ujian
saya, tentu
saja dengan jawaban soal terakhir kosong. Sebelum kelas usai, seorang rekan
bertanya pada Profesor itu, mengenai soal terakhir akan "dihitung" atau
tidak.
"Tentu Saja Dihitung !!" kata si Profesor. "Pada perjalanan karirmu,
kamu akan ketemu banyak orang. Semuanya penting!.
Semua harus kamu perhatikan dan pelihara, walaupun itu cuma dengan sepotong
senyuman,atau sekilas "hallo"! Saya selalu ingat pelajaran itu. Saya
     kemudian tahu, bahwa
nama depan ibu pembersih  ekolah adalah "Dorothy".

** Lia’s note: kita cenderung ingat akan orang2 yg berada "diatas" kita, tp cenderung melupakan orang2 yg berada "di bawah" kita..Padahal tanpa mereka, dunia ini mungkin tidaklah akan berputar…