~peNgLipuR LaRa~
*Age: 16 pLus 10, CaNceRiaN
*GeNdeR: VeNuS
OccuPatiOn: proFessionaL heLper
*LoCatiOn: hOme is wheRe d heaRt is (",)
26 years have paSsed & many more fruitfuL years of Life ahead, insyaAllah. I tenK HIM for every breaThe i taKe & for aLL HIS bleSsings.
i aM stiLl learning, stiLL falling, stiLL risinG, stiLL loVing, stiLL whininG, stiLL appreciating, stiLL discoVerinG. i aM STILL.
my heaRt is fiLLed with lots of Love nOw. in 6 weeKs tyM...d heaRt wiLL be overfLowing much moRe wiTh loads of iT! *griNzz*
cOm'on, wuN u aDd more lurVee in my Life & GimmE sUm T-L-C!! (",)
*HUGS* TOTAL!
give juzfaj more *HUGS*
Get hugs of your own
[better tomoRrows]
[to be induLged in bOoks & muVees]
[to be marrieD to thaT sUmoNe]
[weLL-deServeD resPite & resT]
[..& ONLY YOU]
mengaPa iSa?
wrIte & pLay!!
duNia bakaL pM.. =P
d reD oNe =D
leMonz r swit!
teeNy-bOoper aLeeya!
aNa's horNy? =P
woMen wHo wiN
a fooL he is Not!
Linda's LaiR
X-TuTee.. =P
funKy juNi.. ;o)
yuN deaRest.. =)
kak ManJa!
A qaMostrophic Lyf
taN sri?? =P
kaK dieLLa
peNtas aKu!
**a PreggiE's refLectioN**
**coMic reLief**
**Date Of d yeaR....**
**d oNe abOut motHerhOod...**
**I loVe U becaUse......**
**d missiNg pieCe is missiNg agaiN**
**d iNNer d(A)emOn**
**picTure perFect**
**speLL: e-L-e-v-e-N**
**mY reD 'Ain**
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i'Ve had it. waD is wroNg wiF diS househoLD???
juZ waD is wroNg wiF peopLe in heRe???????
InEedmYpriVacY..........
AND
mY
s P A C E.
GiVe me caaN?
i caN maKe my owN decisiOns.
i duN neeD peopLe douBtinG mE.
i duN neeD peopLe to juDge me.
i duN neeD thOse whO ain'T understAnding Me to ruN my LiFe for ME.
aiYoOoooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
pLease lah.
Let Me breaThe caN?
SESAK arh.
PFfFffffT. infiNteLy pFffffFt-iNg.
i loVe dis soNg...oUr soNg...Let d soNg dO d saYing.. (",)
haNg in der Dear. Almost doNe for d weeK. =)
iT was d eNd. buT it waS aLso d begiNNing.
yesTerdaY i'd officiaLLy enDed d suPPort grouP proGraMme foR youNg couPles. it was quiTe an emotionaL eveNt. fiLLed wif saDness n feeLings of Loss; oN d otHer haNd, iT was aLso fiLLed wiF (reNewed) hoPe.
waTching & hearing theiR storiEs had giVen me d oppOrtuniTy to groW as weLL. d reaLities of marriaGe. d exTent of their struGgles. theIr hoPes n dreaMs. their iNner toTz for betterMent.
As mucH as d couPles haVe to deaL wif d sadNess n Loss, i reaLised taT i, tOo neeDed termInatioN frOm my rOle as d grouP's faciliTator. I haVe groWn to Love d groUp n iTs members; to Care foR deM & shOw concerN feR theiR situaTioNz.
iT waS mY firsT stiNt as a suPport GrouP faciLitator. mY baBy. Hence, d attaChment.
deR weRe tyMz wHere i feLt as if i suCked@beiNg a faciLitaTor. But theiR koMenz assuRed mE. affirMed me. empowerEd me. teLLing me taT i stiLL haVe a roLe to pLay in fuTure proGrammes & baTches of coupLes.
oNe of d swities coMMented:
d loNg hrs of werK, d staYing back fer d prograMme, d canceLLatioNz, d werriEs. aLL weRe weRth it.
Like anGeLz, deY toUch my heaRt.
Thank yOu swiTieZ & hunKz.
mY dOaz fer yoUr marriaGes to contiNue beiNg stroNg; thaT U wiLL be bLesseD wiF d paTienCe n strenGth to work ouT aLL yoUr issUes; anD to haVe faitH in seekiNg haPpiness fer yOur spoUses.
aNd so, it begiNz.
suM of my faVe piCz froM d caMeraMan.. (",)
feeLing nostaLgic gitUu..i loiKeeee...
UanG perLu kerJa...
daN kerJa, aKu perLu....
is taT aLways so? soaLan iNi sentiaSe berLigar2 di fiKiran ku as i waTched d pLay LoroNg 12 recentLy. LoroNg 12 is a pLay of d liVelihoodz of proStitUtes - theiR upZ n doWnz, their diLemmas, d paThz of meN theY haVe croSsed, n their exisTence in d coNtexT of spAce, cuLture, tyM & geNder.
d maK nyaH, d apeK hU beCame d baPak ayaM, d indoNesiaN ladiEs forced intO prostituTion, youNg tiNgz Hu haD losT out on educatiOn, ladiEs in seaRch of loVe n d meaNing of LiFe n d teeNy bitz of hoPe deY couLd liVe by - thEse r but amoNg d charaCter n theMes coLouriNg d pLay.
i enJoyed d apek's charaCter mucH. reaL bLack huMour. hiS huMour suMhow underminez d bisNes he's invoLved iN. not forGetting d maK nyaH too - i weN eWwww weN (s)He diD d poLe daNce, n maN..(s)he wAs feW centiMetres awaY froM wHere i was seaTed. HAHA!
iS der suCh a tinG caLLed no choiCe; limiTed choicE or forCed to taKe a certaiN choiCe? iF we haD free wiLL n arE giVen tat abiLity to tinK and chOOse, shouLd 'i had no other choice' B an exCuse at aLL? n deN wad..reGret n fiNd sumtiNg/sumOne to put d bLame oN?
in mY werK, dis is sumting i aLways haVe been tryinG to reconciLe weN i cOme face to faCe wiF cLientz. deR r a myriaD of choiCes ouT der noT exPlored n charTered by individuaLz n famiLies. iT geTz frustraTing weN peopLe duN waN to chaNge weN deR r aveNues to dO so.
n deN. suM liGht.
choiCes dO not stand aLone. choiCes interPlay wiF faTe & destiNy, wiF d individuaL's beLiefs & vaLuez, wiF socieTy's exPectatiOnz, oppOrtunities avaiLable n perhaPz, lucK too.
GeE.
buT deN waD is d aqaL for deN?
i caN heaR my owN voice in d backgroUnd; reiteRating to d youThs: "u thiNk & evaLuate yoUr choiCes, U maKe deM; bUt U mUz aLso liVe d consequenCes."
deN aLanis saYs :
heRe's looKing at werK wif a tiNge of huMour..huRhurHur.. =P
hOW noW? anYbodY stiLL worKing?? =P i loIkeee d 'caLL for a MeetiNg' poSter. heHeHe.. *griNzz*
heRe r suM delayed piCz frOm a (not-sO receNt) werK eveNt wiC had my adrenaLine rushiNg fer a coupLe of weeKz..reaLi. :
geTting readY...
sTeadY...
Go!! hiaKhiaK.. lawa kaAan gaMbar niiH??? ;o)
i pLayed maiN faciLitator fer aLL d activiTies. waS quite nervouS haVing to presEnt in froNt of a Large crowD. Alhamdulillah, receiVed encouragiNg koMenz abOut my presEnting skiLLz. duN asK me wheRe thosE skiLLz caMe frOm. it juZ caMe out. hiakhiAkhiaK.. so much fer seLf esTeem, faJ. =P
deaR heLped oUt @d eveNt; n i'm gLad he enJoyed himseLf much. he saiD i'd foUnd hiM a new hoBby - atteNding & heLping oUt fer mY werK activiTies. *griNzz*
i toT i was pretty meaN to hiM 'coS i was quiTe caught up in d proJect preparatiOnz; henCe, suM leveL of stRess, which probabLy equaTes to suM lashIng oUtz@hiM. =S shEesh..suMting i'd haVe to learN to modeRate in futuRe. so gLad taT he was quite understaNding of wad i was goiNg thrU'... *smiLEzz*
haNdling maRriagE suPport groUp & invoLvemeNt in diS loVe cruiSe proJect haS addeD oN to my exPerieNce n understaNding of maritaL life. i'M toucheD by d coupLes coMmitMent to see & haVe theiR marriaGe werK; theiR oPen-Ness in shariNg theiR issueS aNd theiR desiRe to oVercoMe the obsTacLes faCed toGether.
teNk U guYz n gerLs fer teaChing mE sUm bitz of Life. i reaLi aPpreciAte it.
d werK is tiring. d werK is deMandIng.
BUT
fuLfiLLeD.
SaTisfied.
i Am.
finaLLy..aFter moNths of waitiNg & daYs of pLanninG & gOd nOez how maNy hoUrs of preparatiOn...me & hiM haVe taKen thaT steP aheaD...
i aM engaGed.. (",)
11 March 2004; small affair fer famiLY n freNz. sO my dear freNz, do noT b disaPpointed if u were noT invited. dO giVe me & my fianCee ur doAs. insyaAllah, moGa ikataN ini diberkatI hingga ke aLam rumahtaNgga daN seterusnYa ke akhir hayaT.. aMiin..
suMhow it stiLL feeLs surreaL. 1 momeNt i'm in a reLationship; d nexT i'm enGaged & d nexT i'M aLready pLanning foR mY weddiNg. i'Ve watChed my sisTaz get enGaged, marrieD n becoMe mothers. n now mE. n stiLL, accordiNg to my "how-i-feeL" checkList, d feeLingz not sunKen in yeT.. hiakhiakhiaK..weLL..takes tyM tO adjuSt wUN it? *griNzz*mY beLoved nePhew - d firsT feW to taKe d shots wiF his auNt.. ;o)
mY kudOs to my famiLy especiaLLy for aLl dey haVe doNe for mE in preparinG for mY enGagement.. - my 4th sisTa fer her gubaHanz; mY moM foR sewiNg my baJu n fer cookiNg on d eVent daY; mY 2nd sisTa fer leNdinG me d caDar katiL.. =P; my other sibLingz & their husbandz fer heLping out aroUnd d hoUse on d eveNt daY. i reaLi2 appreciaTe it!
aLso tenX to my coLLeagueZ & feW other freNz fer attendiNg my smaLL maJlis. ur atteNdaNce meaNs much to me.
to my slacker maiteZ..i lurVe u peePz. moga2 rezKi kumpuLan kita bertaMbah..rash's nExt..i caN't waiT fer his eveNt!