9.30.2008

Wendy dalam berita

Kabar Wendy? baik-baik saja.

Just went back from retreat last week. It was SO much FUN and I think it was the best retreat *yak baru ikut retret aja 3x hahaha*. Romonya asik, peserta2nya smuanya asik, everyone's happy and enjoying it.

Still working for Croissant Express, udah naek pangkat lho jadi coffee maker hahahhaa (ga tau seh itu naek pangkat ato ga tp ga pernah bersi2 oven lagi ae pokoke). Making coffee every single day and I'm so sick of coffee now. I'm still looking for a proper job thou, so please please if any of you you you knows anything about PR/Event job, please let me know.

There are so many things in my mind 'till I don't know how to write those down. Well, I promise you I'll keep updating this blog and stop neglecting it. hehehehehhe.

xoxo,

Wendy


Terang Bulan




Saking ngidamnya sama terang bulan ya ( dan kalo ada yg jual pun mahal bener !) jadinya aku iseng2 aja cari resep terang bulan di google trus syalalalalalalaaaa

JADI

pas bikin itu terang bulan, pas g a ada orang di rumah jadi kalo gagal ga pake malu hihihihihihi
ternyata pas udah jadi, ya ampun sampe netesin aer mata *lebai see* sampe jingrak2 telpon mama hahaha pamer donk. huehehehehehhe. bagi yang mo peseeen ..... boleh tapi ga jamin rasanya bakal sama lagi huahauhauhau.

Kemajuaaan bagi wendy... ya ampuuuun .... sampe masi ga percaya ini hahhahah bisa juga makanan jadi di tangan wendy ini

9.22.2008

Have you ever said thank you?

Did you ever say thank you for the blessings you got?

I found it easier for me to start my day if I say thank you and please bless my day in my morning prayer and it does really work for me. The blessings you got for a day is uncountable, if you ever realised.

I thank God for the proper food I eat everyday, for the clean water I drink, for my working hours, for the access of internet, for the bed I sleep in, for the water I use to bath, for the clean clothes, for the shoes I wear, for the all the gadgets I have.

Now, have you ever realised that you are actually richer than you ever thought? You will always poor if you never realised what you got, if you always complain to God.

This simple thank you has changed my life lately, hopefully it would change yours. Start saying thank you every morning and you will have a brighter day.

9.17.2008

something's on my mind

Am I demanding too much?
Someone obviously dissapointed me
Am I sacrificing too much?
Am I?
Am I?
Tell me when to stop then.
Am I sacrificing too much?
Am I sacrificing too much?
Am I sacrificing too much?
It never stops echoing

breaking my own record

For the sake of extra money peeps, I worked for 10 hours today. I started at 6 am (which meant I woke up at 4.45) and finished at 4 pm. No fun at all, please don't ever try that at your workplace. I even did the cleaning for 4 hours, from 12pm-4pm. Well, I'd been transfered from AXA to QV1 to Howard st, I did the opening at QV1 and did the closing at Howard Street. Howard street is a small store, not even 1/4 of AXA store but OMG the dirt was much doubled than AXA. I'd never seen anything dirtier than the mop I used ( I swear I washed it with fat and grease remover for hundred times and with very hot water but still it didn't help at all). I spent 2 hours to mop and scrub all the floor !

Mboh wes mboh, badan ga ada rasa wesan ini. Sampe rumah jam 5.15 trus siapin dinner dan akhirnya dinner juga jam stg 6 sampe jam 6. Dilanjutkan dengan mandi stg jam lalu siap2 dan berangkat lagi ke choir, untung choir di rumah Vita. Seperti biasa juga sindrom capek saya, udah ngantuk 5 watt dan badan udah rontok malah ga bisa tidur.
Besok kerja jam 6 pagi lagi *menangis* semoga ga sampe jam 3 (yg brarti ngepel toko lagiiiiii).



9.15.2008

flashback

Laah ngomong2 surabaya ini jadi pengen baliiikkk

apa Tp klo malem minggu masi penuh xmud2 dan tante2 rmbt tinggi ya?
ato malah penuh sama meme2 dan titi2 (aduuh skrg udah ga meme lagi saya hux hux )
apa GM skrg lbh eksis?
eh ato Sutos (sumpah namanya aneh - belon perna kesana seh) yg eksis?
apa butik PTC skrg jd mahal juga kaya pasar atom?
apa bu kris masih rame?
apa mi UP nginden baunya masi ueenak bgt?
apa jln darmo tmbh macet?
apa batagor sinlui masi enak?
T-T huwaaa aku mau sinluiiiii
aku mau gosip dibawah ring basket dan ngeliat koko2 sinlui (yang skrg udah jd sinyo2 sekya ck ck ck betapa tuanya sayaaa)

9 bulan rasanya udah seratus taun ga pulang
hux hux
jadi pengen hidup sophisticated ky org surabaya lagi
bosen jadi org laidback di ozi ini
mau pulaaanggg ga punya sapa2 disini
mau mamaaa

*tmbh nangis mengingat kenyataan besok mesti brkt kerja jam 5.15 pagi!*

dilema

sumpaaa
dilema abis
males banget ngadepinnya


pulang aja ahh ke indo
buka butik aja di ptc, lebih menjamin kayanya
siapa tau juga dapet koko2 disana.
huahuahuahuaha. hush. ga boleh

hux

Malesnya kerja besok. T-T huwwaaaaa ga mau kerjaaaaaaa
mau pijet ajaaaa
ga mau kerja ga mau kerjaaa

9.12.2008

iRobot

Since the first day I started working with Croissant Express, I've become a robot. Everyday I have to wake up appx. at 5-6 am because the stores opens at 6.30am every morning and sometimes I get 6am shift or 7am shift, 8am shift is a miracle for me. To be honest, I'm not a real morning person, I prefer to stay sleeping until 9-10am (thou it's still considered as morning) so when I get home after work I'll be asleep until whatever time it is and then have my dinner and then sleep again. Plus, my job is not an office job, it is really really hard, cleaning and cleaning and cleaning and scrubing all over again. I'm exhausted ! that's why everytime I get home all I wanna do is to sleep !

Unfortunately,

on monday and wednesday, I have a choir practice. So, I have to wake up at 6.30 pm to get ready and have dinner and then ciao to choir practice.
On tuesday, I also have a retreat meeting so I just couldn't sleep at all this time because I have to get ready by 6pm.

Well, the point is if you don't see me at work or at church that means I'm sleeping. hauahuaha. I'm a robot.

daily routine: wake up early, work, get home, take a shower, take a nap, have dinner, check emails, sleep.

and I've been doing it for like ehm 3 weeks straight.

Yum, I need to socialise again. I miss ya pals !

9.11.2008

semoga ada kasih di antara kita

1 Korintus 13: 1-3, 13

Sekalipun aku dapat berkata-kata dengan semua bahasa manusia dan bahasa malaikat, tetapi jika aku tidak mempunyai kasih, aku sama dengan gong yang berkumandang dan canang yang gemerincing. Sekalipun aku mempunyai karunia untuk bernubuat dan aku mengetahui segala rahasia dan memiliki seluruh pengetahuan; dan sekalipun aku memiliki iman yang sempurna untuk memindahkan gunung, tetapi jika aku tidak mempunyai kasih, aku sama sekali tidak berguna. Dan sekalipun aku membagi-bagikan segala sesuatu yang ada padaku, bahkan menyerahkan tubuhku untuk dibakar, tetapi jika aku tidak mempunyai kasih, sedikitpun tidak ada faedahnya bagiku.

Demikianlah tinggal ketiga hal ini, yaitu iman, pengharapan dan kasih, dan yang paling besar di antaranya adalah kasih.

1 Corinthians 13: 1-3, 13

Though I speak with the tounges of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the ppor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.

And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greates of these is love.

9.08.2008

cuman kasih yang bekerja.

Jadi bingung, emang $3 seminggu begitu berarti ya buat orang yang udah kerja di perusahaan national di IT department lagi ? perlukah koin $3 itu dikasi tiap minggu sebagai balas budi anterin dan jemputin temen kita ke dan dari gereja?

Kita harusnya MALU sama TUHAN, mobil bukan barang primer di perth ini. Kita yang punya mobil harusnya bersyukur dan menghargai karna udah dikasi sarana buat melayani sesama terus kenapa yang cuman seminggu max 2x anter jemput temen kita aja harus berantem dulu ? kita harus bener2 MALU, udah disini ga pake macet, dari leederville ke applex itu cuman berapa km sih? kita cuman perlu niat dan KASIH aja buat ngejalanin itu.

Segitu berhargakah $3 itu?
Mau buat apa? beli bubble tea ato regular cappucino aja ga bisa, mau bayar parkir itu juga cuman bisa 1 jam.
Dimana rasa KASIH itu?
mungkin kita perlu bikin retret dengan tema MENGASIHI SESAMA. too bad. tema retret taun ini udah fixed.

Aku sih lebih TAKUT sama KARMA dan TUHAN ya daripada kehilangan $3 seminggu.
Tuhan ga bakal tanya sama aku kalo aku dipanggil sama Tuhan, berapa banyak tabungan kamu di bank ato berapa value rumah kamu di dunia ini?
Tuhan ga bakal pernah tanya itu.
Tuhan bakal tanya seberapa besar rasa kasihmu terhadap sesamamu.
Aku lebih malu kalo ga bisa ngejawab pertanyaan Tuhan tentang sebarapa banyak kamu mengasihi sesamamu.
Malunya lebih besar daripada jumlah tabungan kamu di bank. jauh ga terkira.
Aku lebih takut kalo Tuhan marah sama aku daripada takut ga bisa minum bubble tea seminggu.

Inget Matius 25: 35-36

"Sebab ketika Aku lapar, kamu memberi Aku makan; ketika Aku haus, kamu memberi Aku minum; ketika Aku seorang asing, kamu memberi aku tumpangan. Ketika aku telanjang, kamu memberi Aku pakaian; ketika Aku sakit kamu melawat Aku; ketika Aku di dalam penjara, kamu mengunjungi Aku"

kalo Santo Matius hidupnya jaman sekarang, pasti ditambahin:

"ketika Aku tidak punya kendaraan, kamu memberi Aku tumpangan pulang"

Sadarlah dan punyalah rasa MaLu pada Tuhan.

Bukannya aku sombong ya udah punya mobil dan ga mau $3 itu. Aku juga belum kerja full time dan nanggung hidup sendiri disini dan hidup ga berkemewahan disini tapi ga semuanya perlu dihitung pake duit dan perlu bales budi dalem bentuk material. Aku masi punya cukup uang kok buat makan dan bayar rent rumah, uang yang lebih itu Tuhan juga khan yang kasih. Aku cuman mau bales budi sama Tuhan dengan hal2 yang aku mampu aja, aku cuman mampu anter jemput temen2. Aku belum punya kemampuan buat menyumbang hal2 yang besar. Apa Tuhan ga sedih liat kita berargumen demi hal yang sama sekali ga penting ini? Apa kita pantes disebut Anak Tuhan kalo hal yang simpel gini aja kita ga bersedia?

Sekali lagi, aku juga ga sempurna dan masih banyak yg perlu di rubah di diri sendiri tapi untuk hal simpel begini ga dibutuhkan otak pinter dan jenius. Cuman kasih yang bekerja di dalemnya.

9.06.2008

yang tersisa hari ini , , , , , , ,




I started my day from 4.45 in the morning because I got 6 am shift, 3 staff were absent today, so 5 of us had to cover their duties. Hari ini bener bener bener bener bener CAPEK. capek sampe badan mau rontok semua, tadi udah mo ijin pulang aja jam 1an gitu udah ga kuat, pusing n lemes eh untung sls jam stg 2 tadi, tadi pas delivery turun lift aja uda pusing stg mati, take orders smp ga itung duit lg lgs aja masuk till semua. Siapa bilang kerja croissant express enak? ngepel toko, nyuci tray jijay sejibun, nge-slice ham dan cheese dan sebagainya smp tangan pegel. Pulang kerja tadi langsung tancep ke IKEA gara2 rak baju yg gantung udah mayan jebol jd terpaksa mesti kesana, pulang rumah jam 5an. Sampe rumah, langsung bongkar lemari dll, sampe jam 8 kurang trus laundry baju yang bener2 sejibun sampe mesti nyuci 2x. Jam 9an dijemput Jon ke ultah temennya di UTopia Northbridge karaokean sampe ini barusan pulang jam stg 2an pagi, langsung nyambung jemur baju yg td dilaundry.

Ya amplop, 2 jam 45 mnt lagi hari ini udah abis dan aku masih melek ga pake istirahat. Rontok bok rontok. Mana belon makan malem, ini laper banged krasanya, capek juga banged2an tapi ga bisa ditidurin biasa nih kumat capek abis tapi ga ngantuk bikin tmbh sebel aja.

Oh ya, hari ini saya banyak luka lho satu di tangan kena tutup dishwasher tadi, satu di kaki kena kakinya hamper baju, dan sisanya kecil2 banyak di tangan ga tau kena apa pokoknya tiap pulang kerja slalu nambah. hebyaaat.


I'm soooo not in the mood .

9.03.2008

9.02.2008

Been tagged by Andita

1) What is the most important thing in your life?
The faith in yourself and in God.

2) What is the last thing that you bought with your own money?
A bus ticket *90cents*

3) Where do you wish to get married?
At the St. Joseph church, Subiaco, Fraser restaurant KingsPark and Shangrilla hotel Surabaya.

4) How old do you think you will be permanently owned by your love?
hopefully by the age fo 25 or 26. Ameeen.

5) Are you in love?
yeah, you can say that.

6) Where was the last restaurant you had dinner?
Billy Lee's, NorthBridge with bunch of ICYO choir people.

7) Name the latest book that you bought?
Brothers in war by Michael Walsh

8) What is your full name?
Vincentia Wendy Shinta Lumanau.

9) Do you prefer your mother or father?
Both of them.

10) Name a person that you really wish to meet in real life for the first time.
Pope. John Paul II.

11) Christina or Britney?
Christina for sure.

12) Do you do your own laundry?
Yes I do.

13) The most exciting place you want to go?
My own house *in ... years hahaha*

14) Hugs or kisses?
hugs

15)8 things I am passionate about:
1. Jobs.
2. weddings
3. organising events.
4. Writing.
5. Shoes and bags.
6. Babies and kids. They are the cutest ever.
7. Books.
8. History.

16)8 things I say too often:
1. Yaa terserahlah.
2. si bodoh.
3. Hahahahahaaaa.
4. sYalan.
5. Jiambuuuuu *ini bahasa plg sering diucapkan dalam ati, dan ga ada yg tau hihihi*
6. Leeeh sak karepe dewe wong iki *dalem ati,
ga ada yg tau hahahai*
7. mboh wes mboh * tapi ini dlm ati juga *
8. lho eh ?

17)8 books I've read recently:
1. Travelling to Spain *dalam rangka WYD 2011 di Madrid*
2. From gangland to promise land
3. Wedding preparation *hahhaa khan lagi on fire !)
4 - 8. Magazines ! hahaha.. yak sama dit hihihihi

18)8 songs I could listen to over and over again:
1. save me from myself - Christina Aquilera
2. Mama - Il divo
3. Two words - Lea Salonga
4. Separated - Usher
5. You made me - Mika
6. Canon in D - Pachebel's.
7. Mr Brightside - The Killers
8. Viva la vida - Coldplay

19)8 things I learned last year:
1. It's not fun, living in numb heart and love-less soul for 2,5 months.
2. no matter how planned your life, it's always God who's deciding your pathway.
3. Loving my family more and more.
4. Learning how to cook.
5. Taking care of myself.
6. Getting involved in community life
7. Uni life is fun
8. No idea.

Now, I tag Carissa and Mira to continue this bulbo thingy.

9.01.2008

10 things I will prepare for my wedding day *updated*

Which is still 4-5 years more hauhauhauhaua. I'm just a bit overwelmed with all the wedding photograph blogs and wedding organisers blogs that I found :p. I have always a thing for preparing my own wedding. hahah. Calm down Jon (as you know, I'm still on fire , no need to rush hahahahha).

10. I want something unique for the wedding souvenirs. What is is then? heuheuhe I won't tell you, just wait and see until my wedding day. Hopefully someone's not using the same one or someone hasn't thought about it as well.

9. I hate small events, so I will invite at least 500 people. Too big? nah, remember how big is it in Indonesia?

8. I want it to be elegant but fun. Full of details but simple.

7. Harpers and Lawsons will definitely be my bridesmaid and his bestman.

6. Since I love Thai food, so all food will be served in Thai style hahaha. It is similar to Indonesian's food but tastier, and it is not chinese food. I hate oily chinese food are being served on someone's wedding.

5.
Yosi will be playing on my holy matrimony and her orchestra. It's either the holy matrimony or the reception.

4.The holy matrimony would be held at St. Joseph's church Subiaco or St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney (but it's too far hahha) and it has to be ICYO for the choir. PERFECT MATCH. jadi mengenang swara perdana deh kalian. boleh sih kalo mau mulai latian abisnya wedding Nath. hahahah *adi, jangan stres dulu*

3. I will personalise the invitations, the guestbook, the souvenirs, my wedding gown, all of them. I hate it when people are copying my special ones.

2. The photographers would be Samm Blake and Adi Hariya.

1.
It would be organised by my own event organiser. I will do it the way I want. It's once in a lifetime rite, so it has to be perfect.

Homemade chicken and vegie soup

Soup is really not one of my favourite food ever, however having homemade soup in the winter is just homey for an overseas student like me. This is my favourite homemade soup *ever* since it is really easy to make and simple and yummy. All you need is only chicken breast/thigh, the vegies that you like, water, salt and pepper.


Oh yeah, the small bowl in the right
is Dita's sago for my dessert :)