letter to god from kids

read this from here. kinda of sweet, so i decided to share.

dear god,
i didn't think orange went with purple until i saw the sunset you made on tuesday. that was cool!
eugene

dear god,
i went to this wedding and they kissed right in church. is that okay?
neil

dear god,
i want to be just like my daddy when i get big, but not with so much hair all over.
sam

dear god,
thank you for my baby brother, but what i prayed for was a puppy.
joyce

dear god,
if you watch me in church sunday, I'll show you my new shoes.
mickey

dear god,
i think about you sometimes, even when I'm not praying.
elliott

phone troubles

ever felt like calling someone but could not find their number? that what i feel like the whole day today.

and yesterday was even worse! i went to upgrade software for my new phone, then something went terribily wrong with it. in the end, my new phone had to be held in the service centre. and when i got home (expecting to use the old phone), it wouldn't work. in the end, i have to search for my 2100 inside its box. the phone is cool but does not have any of my contacts in it.

i sent my old phone to the service centre this noon. and by around 3, i got a phonecall from the technician. he said to drop by the service centre asap. i will be going there tomorrow morning. hopefully i can bring both phones home tomorrow.

delivery review

just finished two pieces of mcd wings not so long ago. had it with chili sauce (cap jempol) and the japanese mayo (baby brand? transparent bottle with red cap). it tasted good.

review about the 24 hour mcd delivery service:
1. the delivery came on time, which was around 30 minutes.
2. there is a surcharge of rp. 4900 (much cheaper when compared to driving + parking). plus i do not have to change and can enjoy the food in my own privacy.
3. the order delivered was incorrect! i asked for 2 orginal thighs, 1 spicy thigh & 1 spicy drum. the order that came was 2 wings, 1 breast & 1 drum. and all of them were spicy. statisics wise, it's only 25% accuracy for the chickens. however, the rest of the order was correct.
4. the chickens tasted good. fries were a little soggy. rice seems fine. chicken soup was too salty according to tere. we didn't drink the cola, cos it must have been diluted by the ice and mcd's cola is always lack of gas. if i have to kill my body by drinking cola, then i better have a quality cola. hehe.

overall, i was still happy cos there's another alternative choice of food when i get hungry in the middle of the night. oh yes... i'm happy.

the 24 hours mcd delivery

tonight, i just found out that mcdonalds has started to offer 24 hours delivery service to my area. yay yay yay... isn't that wonderful? it's good to be living in jakarta. it's good to be living in sudirman. it's good to be evi! sounds like the E! channel eh? hehe

just ordered chickens about half hour ago. the delivery guy has arrived and tere is now taking the food from him. hmnn... gotta go enjoy the chickens now. btw, if you want to know as to whether they deliver to your area, just dial 14045.

penang resto

kennie, tere & me at penang, muara karang.

the pic was taken by harry using his 1.3 MP sony ericsson s700i. added a little effects on it. i reckon the picture quality's quite good for a hp. what do you think?

complicated?

a couple of days ago, i finally gathered enough courage to tell something that was pondering on my mind for months. it wasn't an easy task. cos i was afraid that if i told it, there'll be nothing else to fall on when i am down.

but after much thought and advice from a few mates, it was agreed that the correct thing to do would be to end it. of course, all this while i was aware that it wasn't the correct thing to do, but i just couldn't help myself sometimes.

it is pleasing to know that the person(s) involved respected my decision. one lesson learnt: it is wise to avoid falling into those kind of similar situations.

why complicate things, right?

* * *

tonight, i went to visit anyi's father (limi's father-in-law) in PIK hospital. he had fallen down, twice. had to had an operation to withdraw the blood clot on his brain/head due to the fall. i was delighted to see him in a great spirit. he surprised me actually, considering the fact that he's 82 and just had a brain surgery on monday.

wanted to have dinner at dharmaga, but they were already closing when we arrived. how sad! i thought i could at least take a sneak at po-ta-to?!? hehe. off we went to penang. i ordered the special prawn noodle which tasted yummy with chili powder. the appetizer included roti canai + chicken curry, fried buns + chicken curry + fried cuttle fish balls. so much for a so called "diet". haha.

tere wanted to drop by harry's place to try out on the not-so-long bought message chair. it was, by far, the best message chair i've ever tried (too bad i didn't have a chance to spend much time on it back then). it even messages your arm and butt. how cool is that? plus, i've heard a few testimonials of people falling asleep on it. but i was quite tired tonight. and did not wanna fall asleep in harry's place, so we decided to head home.

this friday's good friday. which means, holiday! yay! kenni also mentioned about the long awaited clearance sale for her company products. that'll be on the 29th.

life seems on the right track now. hope it'll improve.

last but not least, the list of people whom i like to hang out this friday/weekend (in random order):
hairy. ceng. tere. kennie. kev. nat. my honey. lemme see... anyone i left out?

music: lady rain - indecent obsession

meeting someone special

today, i met someone. someone special. someone whom i have not seen in more than fifteen years. she's a long lost kindergarten to primary school friend from kalam kudus. as far as i remember, we used to chat a lot in class.

it's funny how our story goes. she was in spore, so was i; but we never meet. she was in the same uni as i was (one semester after me); but we never meet. when i was back in jakarta for good, she found me through my uni's friend friendster.

we met for dinner at sushi tei plaza senayan. it was the usual cousins weekend dinner, but the cousins club always enjoy company. it's also my first time at sushi tei senayan. the resto is as packed as the one in plaza indonesia. there were 8 of us but their biggest table was only for 4 (how stupid?!?), so we had to split up in two tables. kinda annoying for a dinner which its main purpose is to catch up on each other's life, but well...

when nat arrived, i went to greet her from the resto entrance. i could recognised her straightaway. i waved to her from distance. i was excited! i wanted to give her a cheek to cheek kiss, but there was a step near where i was standing and there were too many people around. so i hesitated a while and forgo.

by coincidence, we met han-han and jessi. the world's really small eh? out of all so many tables in sushi tei, they were arranged to sit at the table next to harry's table. the sushi tei dinner ended with julie cutting up her bday cake. then dicky arrived with his gal.

dinner was followed with coffee at flaire (oppossite upstairs, beside the chinese resto in plaza senayan) and accompany dicky and gf for dinner at menteng.

it was really nice meeting an old friend. i hope she feels the same way too.

work work work

lots of work to be done lately. so much so that i do not know which one to handle first. i guess i have to do a lot of research online. and the fact that i'm slow (cos i like everything to be perfect) makes it worse. too bad i have to give up my obsession as a perfectionist these days. will need to make more prompt decision to fix urgent situations.

but i'm okay with the way things are, though the situation upset me sometimes (on friday and earlier today).

lots of ideas on my head. this this this...that that that. jot my idea here. jot my idea there. still thinking of the best strategy for color management. i would say it's the most major problem right now. but we'll take care of it. no worries. you can do it, babe.

shoes!

just got myself this stunning pair of shoes from megamal. purple velvet, 7cm, with a purple furry patch attached to a pinkish-purple lace. oh well, i was initially looking for blue shoes to match my jeans. but my eyes found its way to this particular velvet shoe. the purple looked great. or maybe because it's the "in" colour right now. anyway, khenni bought one of the same design as well. we were both really excited about it.

since i'm not a fan of fur, therefore will probably to replace it with purple lace. shall i get if from brown tree?

* * *

goon forward me the link to this personality test. and it turns out that i am sanguine choleric. goon mentioned that my personality is the extreme extrovert. while his was on the other end of the scale. it comes out rather accurate for me overall.

music: how deep is your love - color me badd

great march

i am quite pleased today.

work seems to be going to the right track. although there are still some ideas that i do not agree on with the rest. judging from the situation then, i chose to keep quiet first. cos i was tired and ran out of idea. have to consult a few people, read more books and find more facts before trying to convience the others.

the thing i love about my job: it involves problem solving and the challenge is different everytime. and that is the same particular reason of why i do not enjoy it sometime. but that's life. too little and you get addicted. too much of it makes you sick.

had an installation at jhcc just then. when i arrived, it was 80% done (by others of course). haha. the only thing that i did was to comment + show support. drank coffee before i went, cos i thought i had to stay there till 4 am. but guess what? i was already at menteng having supper by 1 am. how lucky!

tomorrow's a public holiday. seclusion day as stated on the calender. all i care is that i will have a day off, which means i can sleep till late afternoon. haha! but well, i still have to go jhcc tomorrow. to support the sales team. and most probably visit khenni's stand at ex.

geez... i still feel fresh. guess is the effect of having too much caffeine. good friday falls on the 25th of this month, which means yet another public holiday. how great is the month of march! oh yes, i'm happy!

music: new york new york - tony bennett

the meaning of evi

e is for explosive.
v is for vigorous.
i for inspirational.
source: what does your name mean?

business models & christianity

core mission:
is following jesus more important than anything in my life?

risk management:
am i willing to follow jesus publicly? even it means putting my life in danger? for example, in certain countries, you might get executed for changing your religion.

cost analysis:
am i willing to give whatever it takes to follow jesus? as in, do not give up on god halfway through. being a dedicated christian is like running a long distance marathon, not some short 100 m dash.

return on investment:
is it worth it to follow him? the return on investment for being a believer is different for each individuals. all i know is that, i have faith that he will always give me the best.

still have more questions about christianity? what it takes to be a christian? interested in evangelism courses? global university might be the perfect solution. they are currently available in english, chinese, french and spanish.

gotta the hots for chefs

just finished watching iron chef king final round - lobster (homard). chen vs sakai. was so impressed at their way of cooking, especially when sakai put the hot rocks into a long pot filled with the lobsters, seaweed and soup. he tossed the pan a bit and the pot started to erupt like a volcano!

was blabbering of how astonished i was about the iron chef to my friend (promoting iron chef as well). his comment: you sound like you're watching a magic show. it is indeed magical. oh man, i'm hooked. the current favourite channel is discovery travel & living, since it has lots. and i mean LOTS of cooking shows.

am trying to get jamie oliver on dvd. hopefully soon. watching it makes me happy.

still a friend of mine

artist: incognito

you know as true as trees are tall
and autumn leaves do fall
oh, it sometimes rains in paradise
and even the warmest heart can turn to ice

i know it happened to us all
every kind of people fall
and after all the tears are gone
do we have the heart to carry on

here and now, still somehow
still a friend of mine, oh you're still a friend of mine
still a friend of mine, you're still a friend of mine
still a friend of mine, oh you're still a friend of mine
oh

to think of all the times i hurt you
and never thought it through
oh, i treated you so badly baby
could such a cruel heart ever be free

i know it happens to us all
every kind of people fall
oh, and after all is said and done
do we have the heart to carry on

i know as long as i've got you
and we do the things we do
the next time baby
that our love breaks down
i'll do the best that i can
to turn it around

time and time and time again
i'm gonna be right here for you baby
seasons come and seasons go
gonna be right here for you

* * *

still a friend of mine. just a friend of mine. :)

food & jazz

just got home not long ago. the jazz festival? it was great. 300rb to watch earth wind fire and incognito. how cool is that! would have to thank val for getting me the tickets at 30% off.

earth wind fire was great. excellent vocals. when they sang after the love has gone, it was beautiful.

but i like incognito's style of concert better. more jazzed. more audience participation. bluey (one of the members) seems to be a good public speaker and motivator. he made the jakarta audience alive. the last song was still a friend of mine, my favourite. then this guy, who played the i'm-not-sure-what's-that-instrument-called, is celebrating his birthday today. jakarta sang him a birthday song. he wept, overjoyed i guess. anyway, he was cute. suave and charming! overall, i would say incognito was impressive. thumbs up for them.

however, some negative points about the java jazz festival:
1. difficult to call through their hotline. staffs unsure about ticketing procedures.
2. impossible find a parking space. had to bribe this parking guy to get a space. i'm so glad i wasn't driving today.
3. overcrowded. i think they sold way too many tickets. inexperience?
4. had to queue up in a stuffy, smoked filled, overcrowded, lack of fresh air space for an hour to watch the concerts. khenni didn't look very well then.
5. both concert started 30-60 mins late.

oh well, what can i expect. it's indo. and i think it's their first time organizing this jazz thingy.

too bad kevin wasn't here. he loved jazz so much. he definitely is missing out much! jazz was followed by supper in menteng. had nasi gila, sate padang, pempek, roti bakar. sate padang was unbeliveably amazing.

today's full of pampering and entertainment! diet's a total disaster. fried rice noodle for lunch, izzi pizza for dinner and supper at menteng. just yet another excuse to pend the diet.

overly excited

i am not too sure why... but i have been feeling extremely excited for the last two days.

maybe bcos i'm so glad i got out of the needy state.
maybe bcos i slept well these days.
maybe bcos everyone has been pleasantly nice.
maybe bcos i have been enjoying meaningful conversations lately.
maybe bcos i'm going to the jazz festival.
maybe bcos i'm consuming panadols? hehe...

just few of the many reasons why life's exciting.

recovering fast

i woke up today feeling much better than yesterday. and by noon, i was almost well. oh... i still had flu, cold and everything else. but my mood was up up up! work's busy but nothing could keep me down, especially right now.

planned to have all greens (kangkung) for dinner with tere, when budi came knocking. the dinner ended up not so green anymore. glad to meet budi and elis. elis looked rather tired, with her big 5-month-old belly. but they look great together. discussion led into financial management within married couples/family. getting married is indeed challenging. not as easy as the "live happily ever after" kind of tale. but it makes you grow. that's what i think anyway.

thanks to goon and his tutorial via ym, that i am able to get the divx thingy. and thus play all my iron chef, kogepan and all avi files.

ahhhhhhh... it's confirmed that i will be spending this saturday at the jazz festival. first half of the day will be at the office, of course. incognito and earth wind fire. oh, i cant wait.

plus, there is a friend who's been experiencing some hard times. oh well, i think i will just pray for him. hope he gets through it. life's just full of challenges. i hope i can help you get through the tough tides, just like how others helped get me through mine.

music: still a friend of mine - incognito

sick

did not work today. my shoulder's aching. flu gotten worse. maybe it's due to the manado food for tere's celebration yesterday (spicy even for the spice lover). the best way for me to recover is to get a full day of rest.

called lek yesterday. i miss him. miss all his nonsense. i wonder if he knows that he could cheer me up in a sec... i think he does. tere, julie and i had fun talking (or was it making fun of?) with him. best part of the phone conversation: lek gave julie an "aaa-am" greeting in which julie returned with "laksa" greeting. funny, i thought. but we all (tere, julie and i) had a good laugh.

hw sms yesterday, in which i return with a phone call. he sounded needy but does not want to admit it. most probably bcos the fight with his gf. for me, i have been feeling needy since a few days ago. when two needy people talk, it does not always end up well. however, was glad to talk with him.

tried watching the iron chef and kogepan which i copied from andy. but somehow the video doesn't show... could only hear them. it's so tempating when you only hear them and yet no images! tried changing a few players but still same result. gave in in the end. while i'm still frail, i think i just want everything to be nice and easy.

tere asked for gym, but had to reject her. don't think i can go to gym with the flu, cough, aches. still have some undone business to be settled tomorrow. shall not think about them for now. maybe i should get more rest or watch dvds?

i feel more needy when i am feeling unwell. yea... i think that's the reason why.