birthday celebration

flying right now. oh well, i celebrated my birthday today with families and very very close friends. actually, only two friends came for the party.

the birthday party is for limi (cousin), peter (nephew) and me. peter looked perky while blowing the candles just then. a mix feeling of excitement and shyness. from the look of his face, he really enjoys blowing birthday candles.

went to circa after the birthday party. had so much fun. was forced to drink this liquor... and it turned me lobster red. we were dancing after the drinks. kinda crazy but fun.

it's been a long long time since i had so much fun. it's been long since i've been so high too.

note: photos coming up soon and my official birthday is on 26 july

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tere, hairy and kennie posing for my handphone camera.
after the drinks, tere and kennie looked fresh. hairy seemed like he wanted to stay longer though.

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oh yes, the drinks are finally here. however, i still don't look entirely happy. tere looked tired.

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mum and limi, while waiting for the drinks to come.

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look how excited hairy is to see this "orang tua"

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tere, me, hairy, anne & kennie @ coffee tree

me @ coffee tree

Get to know yourself better

read the quiz results on kev and deb's blog. click here to try.

Your view on yourself:
You are intelligent, honest and sweet. You are friendly to everybody and don't like conflict. Because you're so cheerful and fun people are naturally attracted to you and like to talk to you.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.

The seriousness of your love:
Your have very sensible tactics when approaching the opposite sex. In many ways people find your straightforwardness attractive, so you will find yourself with plenty of dates.

Your views on education:
Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.

The right job for you:
You have many goals and want to achieve as much as you can. The jobs you enjoy are those that let you burn off your considerable excess energy.

How do you view success:
You are confident that you will be successful in your chosen career and nothing will stop you from trying.

What are you most afraid of:
You are afraid of things that you cannot control. Sometimes you show your anger to cover up how you feel.

Who is your true self:
You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.

wowww...

thrilled. that's what i'm feeling right now. saw yuli's design and printing. it made my jaw dropped. i dunno why but i felt so excited. i was like a little kid opening my new toy. good design and good printing really compliments each other.

singing in the chains

today's church was wonderful. we sang. then prayed. then later, i got prayers from two people, cos my birthday falls on the month of july (it's a custom to get prayers on your birthday month). the sermon was from acts 16:16-40. it may be long, but a must read. really. to summarize it up, they are all below:

i. the slave set free
a "python spirit"
source of good income for her owners
free but unwanted publicity
she was delivered in the name of jesus christ

sometimes doing what god wants leads to trouble.
doing the things that god wants us to do often leads us to trouble.

ii. singing in chains
owners realized they had lost good income
arrested, accused, beaten and thrown in jail in stocks.
a funny sound coming from the dungeon
an earthquake, and then everyone is free

even in trouble, we can rejoice.
however, we must learn to be like paul and silas. even in trouble, they still rejoice.

iii. a household saved
jailer's life is forfeit.
paul seems to have kept everyone there.
paul shares the good news
not just the jailer, but his whole household was saved

a life lost, and then gained.
through paul and silas' trouble, a jailer's (and his household) life is gained.

iv. a citizen's rights
paul and silas released
rights of citizenship
a proper escort and courtesy
farewell, and then continue on

paul was a good citizen of rome.
often, we only criticize our president and never once prayed for him/her. thanks to pastor dave's reminder, i will start praying for our president tonight. btw, i got this anti-drug sms from our indonesian president. did you? it's a great personal touch, isn't it?