song

This song is one of the top song in K-love and it really inspires me:

Everlasting God
Chris Tomlin

Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord

Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord

Our God, You reign forever
Our hope, our Strong Deliverer

You are the everlasting God
The everlasting God
You do not faint
You won't grow weary
You're the defender of the weak
You comfort those in need
You lift us up on wings like eagles

Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord

Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord

Our God, You reign forever
Our hope, our Strong Deliverer

You are the everlasting God
The everlasting God
You do not faint
You won't grow weary
You're the defender of the weak
You comfort those in need
You lift us up on wings like eagles

Our God, You reign forever
Our hope, our Strong Deliverer

You are the everlasting God
The everlasting God
You do not faint
You won't grow weary
You're the defender of the weak
You comfort those in need
You lift us up on wings like eagles

dream

All of us must've been faced this question "What is you dream in life that you haven't fulfilled ?". When I think about the answer for this question, I keep thinking God already grant me almost all of my wish, well except gf and full time engineering jobs but anyway I believe now isn't the appropriate time and both of them won't happen in near future. So I'm thinking what do I really want ? Back to the other night when I played badminton, I talked with Merrell and both of us shared our dreams. We want to watch live professional badminton player performance, it has been my dream to watch Thomas cup live :D. To be honest I really want to watch Thomas cup 2008 since it will be held in Jakarta Indonesia, it also a big chance to watch Indonesia take the Thomas cup back from China and return it's dominance. I always want to feel what it's like to be in stadium wit all of those crazy Indonesia supporter, chants the INA players name, boo ing the opposite players of INA. Well watching it through the TV already makes me super excited :D. I can't imagine what it will be likes when I am in the stadium. I really hope God grants me this wish.

patience

old people said that God loves patience people. Hum, I never thought of that until today. So here's the story, yesterday I lost my binder which contains syllabus, class notes, GPA for classes that I have taken, study progress and many important stuff :D. So yesterday basically I was like crazy people, keep thinking where did I left it, so I break down into: Starbucks, SL 70Computer Lab and SL110 which was the classroom where the last time I saw my binder. Then I think that if I left it in SL110 then it means that the professor will take it and keep it because it was his habit.

Yesterday night I prayed to God saying to Him with 100% belief that today He'll help me to find my binder and I'll find it. So in the morning, I went to starbucks and talked with starbucks' employee. After I explain my condition, he try to look it and can't find it anywhere but he promised me that he'll ask the manager that was on duty yesterday. The next stop is SL 70 computer lab. The proctor of that computer lab isn't friendly and he just tell me to go to LD 124 which was lost and found place for stuff that was lost in SL 70. After I go to the LD 124, the secretary tell me that there's no binder that was lost in LD 70 yesterday. Wah, this time big doubt start to arise in my head. But I try to keep going and believe.

After I'm done asking people, I went to the class and after that I spent some time to go to wall mart since I need to buy grip for my badminton rackets. After I buy the grip I'm planning to eat in egg roll no 1 since the wall mart was next to the restaurant but the restaurant was closed. It makes me a little bit angry. The problems haven't stop yet, after I'm back in campus I try to find parking space and I want a parking space in SL & LD parking lot since it was the nearest one with my classroom. At first I realize that the parking space was full, I asked God for a parking space, then after I can't find it when I go up to the highest floor, I try to find it when I go down. There's only one car in front of me when I go down and all of sudden there's one guy walk and the car in front of me make a full stop to find out where is this guy parking. Believe it or not, this guy park on the right side in front of the car in front of me. It pissed me a little bit since now I start to think, what if I go first and the car in front of me late. Then this parking space will belong to me. Then I can't find any parking space in this building and I try to turn around and go up again. When I was on the top floor again, one car suddenly broke the stop sign and now I'm behind this one car again. When we go down, the same thing happen again. One guy suddenly walk in front of us and he get out from his car. After that the car in front of me take the parking space. One time is okay but 2nd time really irritates me. Still trying to be patient and get out from this parking lot. I went to ET parking space and really thanks God I can find parking space right after I went to the parking lot :D.

Then back to my binder, I go to the ME department and talk with my professor, he said that he didn't find any binder. It really makes me sad since now I need to print of all of the syllabus and class power point + borrow someone notes again (this happen at approximately in the noon). Then after I take 1 class, it was 2:45 PM, I went home since my next class is at 7:30 PM. Right after I back to my apt, someone called me and ask whether I can help her to pick up her car that she just bought 5 days ago. I said yes and she looks really satisfied and happy with her new car :D. After that I played badminton for a while and then I went to my last class.

Believe it or not, 15 minutes after I'm sitting in the classroom, I notices that there is a binder on the lecturer's table. Then I ask my classmates to pick it up for me. Believe it or not again, it is my binders. Thanks God so much.

Now I understand a little bit about patience. If I was more patience probably I won't spend extra money on printing syllabus (now we have to pay 4 cents/page if we want to print in IUPUI). Well but above all I still want to thanks God.

good article

sory this post will be in Indonesian :D. There's an interesting article about Christian Hadinata who was a legend in Indonesia badminton, well I really like this guys for it's honesty and he share tips to be sucesfull in teamwork, I quote this from tokohindonesia.com:

"Sekian lama malang melintang di sektor ganda, jelas memiliki resep tertentu yang dipraktikkan di lapangan. Christian menyebutkan, resep sukses bermain di ganda iatu adalah jangan sekali-kali merasa pintar sendiri, merasa lebih bagus dari pasangan. Diakuinya, bagaimana tidak gondok dan mangkel kalau pasangannya melakukan kesalahan melulu. Atau, ada semacam konflik kecil dengan pasangan karena sifat pribadi yang berbeda.

Ia juga senantiasa berusaha menyesuaikan diri dengan pasangannya. Ia pernah berpasangan dengan Liem Swie King dan juga dengan Icuk Sugiarto. King bertipe menyerang, sementara Icuk tipe bertahan. Dengan King, saya hanya memancing-mancing dengan bola-bola lemah sehingga lawan terpaksa mengangkat bola. King yang mengeksekusi. Ia selalu bertanya, pasangan mau main bagaimana? Jangan pasangan yang harus nurut pada saya. Kalau Icuk bertahan, ya, ia angkat-angkat saja bola biar dipukul lawan. Untuk itu, yang penting adalah bisa mengalah. Jangan sok pinter, karena nanti malah kalah. Jika kalah, maka dua-duanya kalah."

Sometimes we (including me) think that we're an expert in doing something but our inability to not listen to our teammates can cause big loos not just to them but to all of the team member.

got new job

Finally, after 1 semester of just doing school and research I get on campus job :D. Well I enjoy last semester research although I can't really finish it till the end but I learned something from it. This semester I'll work as a grader for math department :D. The good thing is that I'll grade for Dr Ng whom I have known before since I'm taking multivariable calculus class with him a year ago :D. To be honest I prefer to work with Asian professor than American professor, I mean if I can choose since it's easier to communicate with them especially if I have some problem in my work cause by family issue, the professor from Asian will understand that easier. Well I apply for another job in ME department as a grader and tutor for dynamics class. I really hope that I can get this job too since I really like the dynamic topic. Well, right now I don't want to think about that first since I'll have a quiz tommorow (quite fast :D) and I just want to surrender everything to God.

first week of class

I really enjoyed my class this semester :D. Most of the topics was really interesting, the one that I really like is my design class and second to that is material engineering class the other 3 class that I take is kinda so so because they're like another mathematics class. Well today the professor in my design class explain the process of design to us, start from designing step to manufacturing step and finally to the marketing step. I can say that this class more look like management combine with engineering. Anyway, he gave us example how nowadays engineers is in big demand of making stuff that are cheap, have good quality and easy to market. Well that's people nowadays, the cheaper it is, the faster it is to be sold. For instance, you can see how made in China stuff that actually have low quality (compare to made in Europe :D) but because they're cheap a lot of people will buy it. But if you want a better quality product, there's a problem where the manufacturing will be difficult, therefore this kind of stuff will be really expensive and you can't produce as much as lower quality stuff since higher quality means more details. This conversation reminds me of us that was actually are God hand made :D and when God made us, He make sure that His creation was perfect just like Him and He gave us one chance for us to design our own self and this chance known as life. But what do we do ? We're created perfect but sometimes we want fast result without realizing the effect on our attitude (like made in China stuff :P, well no offense). It all happens because we don't want to pay the high cost of manufacturing. We can design our own self by making a goal like become closer God or gaining a good GPA or get a good couple. But because we don't want to pay the expensive price such as sacrificing our time for devotion to Jesus, study hard or waiting for the right time and the right people, we didn't get a good products or results in our life. If all we want in this life is easy life then our quality won't become as good as those who pay higher price. For instance, if you look at a glance Made in China Luis Vuitton with the real one then it will look the same. but if you look carefully then it has a big difference :D. Let's pay high price to obtain a better quality :D.

Well, I never meant to offend made in China stuff and I never said never buy it :P.

Debora is leaving

From left to right: Poni, Selly, Debora During their graduation (May 06)

It has been 1 year since those people in the picture graduated from IUPUI. But I still remember them in my memory and it was as if yesterday was the first day I met Poni and Debora in Saigon. It was also still fresh in my memory the first day I met Selly in Caregroup. Without realizing it, 1 years has passed by. What can I say ? Debora has left US for good and she won't come back anytime soon, it makes me sad since right now I'm the second longest Indonesian who stay in Indianapolis in CaPLoG. InC after Hery. Seeing new people coming in to IUPUI especially reminds me the first day I came here without knowing anything and when I help them out to go grocery shopping or to the mall reminds me of the first Saturday when Selly + Stephanus asked me and Jessy going to the fashions mall. Last Summer camp, although I didn't make it, when I asked people to coming there reminds me of how Debora promoted the summer camp to me last year. I also still remember when I was so excited waiting for every Friday where I just keep following CaPLoG. InC activities each Friday without knowing who will preach or what is the topic or wheter this Friday will be a free Caregroup or not. Those days has passed by, it was me right now who make decisions and trying to understand what God's will and apply it. Although it was the second time I say farewell to Debora, I still feel something odd happening. It's like I was saying to God, no please don't take her away. I still need her advise and I need someone (although that person didn't do anything) to look up to so I can feel everything will be alright. It was so sad when I heard mei2 isn't going to extend her present in US but one thing that I know, God's plan was the best for all of us. Even though she's already in San Diego but I still feel really sad when she leaves for Indonesia, it means more barrier to communicate with her since Internet connection in Indonesia was so bad especially in Surabaya (This is just joking :P don't take it seriously). So I'm not sure whether she'll be online again in MSN or not. Maybe most of the times I never show respect to her but inside of me I know that I can learn a lot of thing from her. So I just can say farewell Debora and wish you all the best in the new places !!!!

Chicago Trip

The picture from previous post was all taken during my Chicago trip last semester :D. What can I say, I was really thankful for Ci Tan Fie generosity since she let me to stay in her house and I was really lucky to have a chance to meet with Pastor Sofjan Sutedja from Abbalove church. I learned so much from hearing their conversation and I feel blessed when I heard the sermon from Pastor Sofjan. I visited their church when I go back in Indonesia in May 2006 since my junior and ex college in Student organization keep insisting me to visit her and her church. I came only once and it was a really great experiences :D. Most of the pictures was taken from Billy Graham Center or museum, this place was really wonderful and inspires me to become a better person. One thing that still makes me amaze that although Billy Graham was a really famous preacher, yet his message was very simple, it only revolves around John 3:16, For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. It makes me realize that we don't need any complicated message to talk for other people but we just need simple words, strong will that was led by Holy Spirit and the most important attribute was loving the sinners + trying to understand them :D.

My own Church

Billy Graham Center

on raptured day JK

at the cross

Text on floor: John 3:16

Picture from New York

In the previous post I just upload all of my picture from NY trip. As you can see during the whole trip I wear a very usual clothes :P. I'm doing that because we stayed down in New Jersey and we have to use the Subway in New York very often, people said good looking clothes isn't a good thing to wear especially since the subway was full of homeless people. Hey, no offense but I heard a lot of bad things happen in the Subway and some people said it was pretty dangerous. So I decided to use a very bad clothes to not attract any attention. Thanks God 4 everything since we can do the whole trip and came back in safe condition :D. To be honest I do a really quick plan and everything was planned in last minutes. I just can say thanks God for His goodness since we still can get a good places to stay and generosity from Poni who was willing to help printing MapQuest from her apartment and accompanying us for lunch. Too bad that I left my cell phone purposely since I don't want anyone including my boss in Office of International Affair to disturb me with any business of new students :P. I just want holiday after 1 hectic year of study. One thing that I regret from this trip is only 1 thing, I pushed my body to the maximum including driving 12 hours from Washington to Indianapolis but thanks to Ivan who make my life easier since he helped me to drive for 2 hours. A lot of good stories can be tell and I just can said that this trip will be in my memory for sure especially the condition of Chinatown in New York that exactly the same as condition of Chinese market in Jakarta. Finally I really want to thanks God for restoring my health after the NY trip since I felt sick and losing my voices caused I'm too tired and too much MSG :P. Let the pictures tell it own story then :D.

There's a truck that want to hit me :P

Jefferson Statue

White House

Pond of WW II Memorial

World War II Memorial

another picture in Washington

Lincoln Statue

Signbord in Washington

in Washington

Manhattan Bridge

Manhattan

Statue of Liberty

Madison Square With Otis

Madison Square Garden

Liberty Bells

Philadelphia Downtown

old memories

Last time when I heard this song was probably 5-7 years ago. Do any of you remember this song ?

Badminton World Championship

It's a pleasure for me and also a precious moment for me to watch the final of badminton world championship 2007 especially when my countrymen delivers 2 gold out of 5 gold that was available. Yes, Indonesia won in Men doubles (represented by Markid Kido/Hendra Setiawan) and Mixed doubles (represented by Nova Widianto and Lyliana Natsir). It just too bad that INA Can;t win in Men singles discipline since China was just simply too strong in this field. I felt so happy especially since this winning become a present for our country's birthday that was celebrated on 17th August. One thing that I like from badminton is just that this was the only sport where Indonesia can talk in international level and this is the only sport that can delivers gold in Olympics games. This winning taste really good especially after Indonesia bad performance in any tournaments except Sudirman Cup since the beginning of this year and I really hope that INA players can do much better in Beijing Summer Olympic 2008 next year and can continue the Olympics' gold medal tradition. Well sometimes I was so sad because the fact that Indonesia was the 4th biggest country in the world and the only sports that was success was only badminton. The talent pool in Indonesia was to be honest a lot in any sports, I really hope in the future we can become something in front of the international community and one of the key I believe is by success in Olympics first since sports has always attract many people to watch especially when it comes to Olympics since it was only once every 4 years.

finally I got my ticket

After weeks of waiting for final decision and find the perfect price for airplane's ticket to go back to Indonesia during winter break, I got the tickets. My father has pushed me many times to use JAL instead of China Airlines since people said JAL stopped by in Narita for 1 night and they gave us Hotel room too and my father wants me to look around in Tokyo so my eyes was opened :D. I'm not a big fan of going to big cities but I'm thinking to take my father's advice since he must've known better than me about places to see in this world (FYI my father was a marketing director or manager I forgot :P and traveled has been part of his life so basically he knows a lot o good place in Indonesia, Europe and Asia). My flight leaves from O hare Airport (Chicago) at 14 December and I'll return to US at 6 February. I really thanks God for this chance to go back to my home country this year, the ticket price and also since I'm not going to go back alone like last time (Ivan and Rika probably will use the same flight with me).

First day of school

Hi all,

I just decide to move out my blog to a new place so here is my first post :D. Today was my first day of school. It's very exciting since I can meet a lot of faces that I didn't see during the summer. The most interesting part is of course when I entered my ME class, the effect of not taking any ME class for 3 months really affect a lot on me. I feel really shaky especially since I'm entering my junior-senior year in IUPUI (yup only 2 more years and I'm done in IUPUI) and the class is more challenging. The most interesting part is when I get 1 unexpected professor, I don't know why the ME department do a last minute changing for my design class' professor. The one who supposed to teach was Dr El-Mounyari who was my advisor too :D, but they change to Dr Wang. To be honest he's a really nice and funny guy but it was so hard to catch up with his accent. Oh well I think I just need to make some new adjustment then. New semester means new challenge and one thing that I can't wait is to see how God is going to work in CaPLoG.InC and my life :D. I planned to do something different this semester for each meeting and make it more interesting and mature (since we got patricia and probably some new people).

Today, pastor called me and asked me to accompanying him and his friend who just came from Indiana last week since they'll visit Indianapolis tomorrow ( I guess they need alive GPS who don't just know about direction but place to visit and eat :P).