Merry Christmas 2009!

I had a wonderful Christmas Eve this year.. This is the first time I shared my Christmas with my Church friends here (I didn't join the youth group years before)
And so I was serving for the First Christmas Eve mass through selling the mass textbook - with all Christmas greetings in it). It was really nice to see lots of people coming to the Church, and though many were mistaken by the mass time because there was a typo-error on the mass text week before.

Anyway, few things that made my Christmas Eve beautiful were.
I saw my very old friend (who used to be a Moslem) in the Church, with her husband. I thought it was because of her husband so then she converted, but she told me that she followed her grandma before she got married and her husband followed her as in being a Catholic. But of course, before that, they went for Pre-Baptism classes (In Msia we call it RCIA). I was a lil surprised but i was really glad to know that :)

Next, it's kinda silly, but it did make my Xmas eve full of joy. haha..
I saw a Bule (white guy) in the Church! haha. Hardly see them in Church back home. Good for Eyes refreshment =D.. I don't actually know where exactly he comes from, but I guess he's a francais :p I can tell it somehow.. hehe.
Last but not least, spending my Christmas Eve with family which I didn't do last year cos I was in Taiwan. The Choir was beautiful, too. Love it.

On the Christmas day itself, we had Open House and families and some friends came over, too. It was nice. My cousin played guitar and we sang songs. She's really good at playing and singing though she never takes any music lessons. Unlike me.. hehe..

Anyway, Merry Christmas friends.
Hope you had a blessed, beautiful, merry and joyful Christmas with your loved ones.
God bless! ^^

Family reunion

My big family gathered last week for my cousin's wedding.
It was a joyful moment as since we are all grown up, we have never been gathered again. Everyone is busy with their own things and some even are not living in Balikpapan anymore. That's why we really appreciate the moments we had last week..

Thank God for the opportunity to have the family reunion, after some time...

My first Charismatic conference here.

Last saturday was an awesome night, because God was so merciful through the Charismatic Prayer led by Mr. Benyamin Ratu. He is an evangelist from Jakarta. Came along with him was Amazing Grace worship team. That night was like... answering my longing for such worship and prayer (I think I am kinda a Charismatic now). The theme was 'Mujizat menjadi nyata', translated to be 'Miracle comes true'.

Anyways, days before conference, I was thinking about my little cousin. She's having some kind me attism. I prayed for her healing. Knowing that fasting usually works for prayer, I decided to fast..
On the day itself, so happened that my another aunty celebrated her birthday. I know that I wouldn't be able to join, but I prayed to God that my aunty whose the mother of my little cousin and my uncle would be able to come and would open their hearts to God. And Praise God, although they came 2 hours later, during the healing session in fact, and thank God, my lil cousin still had the chance to be prayed over. I was and I am still thankful to God for that. :-D

There was also a lady who prayer over her and she told my aunt that her son was once deaf and mute. But Praise God, her son has been healed and now he goes to a normal school. He's about 13 years old now. Her testimony gave up, especially my aunt, the strenght, courage, and motivation to keep on praying, seeking, and asking God for her daughter's healing. The lady also told her about some prayer which she prayer last time.

I believe that God has a great plan for my lil cousin, and By His grace, she will be healed. For God will never put us into test that we can not handle..

I also shared with my aunt / uncle about my experience of praying through Novena. I hope this will strengthen her hearts to continually seeking, asking, trying. And most of all, believing. Amen.

Some of the Bible verse that I refer on:
>> Mat 7:7
>> Mark 11:24
>> 1 Corinthians 10:13


God bless.

My working environment.

1 December marks a week since I started working. So far, works have been alright, in fact, i have been taskless despite a few basic things I've learnt. My co-workers have been good to me. The only thing bothering me is about the so-called sharing toilet. Since 99% of the employees here are men, there's only one toilet and it's really meant for men! You know what I mean.. Worse, the water is terribly dirty.. Like yellowish. So then I decided not to drink so much water or else, I got to go to 'their' toilet. :-( hopefully things will get better as time passes by. Cos I heard that the management office,that is my office, is going to move to the second floor, and there's a toilet there,which I expect to be much better than the first floor here. I am also hoping for a better water condition.
Fyi, I am actually working at the hangar, just next to the airport. And basically I am not dealing with the ticket directly and I don't get a discounted price. Most of the time, except my co-workers and a few management staff, I only see technicians and engineers. Sadness.. Hehe.

That's about my working environment so far.. :-)

I got a job!

Praise God! Alleluia!

Friends! Thanks a lot for your prayers all the while. I am finally getting to work for real soon!
As I posted before that I was going through interview and test. Yesterday, the company [Batavia Air] called me and confirmed my eligibility to work with them. Although the salary is comparatively low, but I take this as my first experience. (much better than me being jobless).
I still can't stop thanking God and mostly Mother Mary. Friends, tell ya, Novena really works! No matter how bad/difficult your situation is, always pray! and I recommend you to pray Novena. Mother Mary does listen to every prayer we ask her to intercede for us. Such an amazing Mother, isn't she? :) Why am I so sure about that? Cos this isn't the first time my prayer through Novena is answered. I believe it, do you? ^^

I was praying what should I be doing and where, to God, cos I know, no matter how I plan it, only His will that will happen. I was also praying if I could go to France with some scholarship, or if I could get accepted in VOA to work in the US for some time. But now I think He wants me to stay, and so I will. But more than that, of course, I still have long term plans after. Keep on praying ^^.

Oiala, I feel much relieved now, I will have some income to save for 2011 Plan :)
I hope to see some of you in Madrid 2011! hehe.. If I do go there :)

That's all for now.
Take care all!
God bless!

Job interview

I just had a job interview day before yesterday [Thursday]. I so happened saw the vacancy on newspaper a week before. The interview went well and yesterday I indeed had a Psychology Test as the next step of the job interview process. My first time for such test! hehe.. It was okay though. And I have 2 weeks to know if I get accepted to the job.
Wondering what job is that? :p
It's an Admin position at a Local Airline company. ^^,

"If it is Your will, let it be done according to Yours.." Amen.

Sickness

Within one month, I got sick for three times! O October, why?

First was few days after I got back home from Malaysia (beginning of the month). I got fever flu and cough.
And last week I got food poisoning. After 4 days of thinking what was the cause, I only realised it was because of the Coconut ice @ Es Teler 77 resto. I remember it tasted weird when I drank it, but I didn't think about other things, I just kept drinking it (and finished it!). Gosh, if only I ordered the Es Teler instead of the Coconut ice... [Cos my friends ordered the Es Teler and they're okay].

After those 4 days having my stomach ached, my dad came home from Jakarta and he gave me another Chinese medicine. Started from that onwards til the morning, my stomach really hurt badly. I couldn't sleep throughout the whole night and could only cried and shouted as a result of the pain. In the end, I gave up not to see a doctor. The next morning I went to a doctor and he said I had some bacterias in my stomach. He gave me medicine and thanked God, I recovered soon after that.

Not long after that stomachache, flu attacked me again.

What sign is this?
"I am really sick of being sick.. "

But anyway, thank God it's November! Hope the good will soon come :)

3rd week of October '09

My dad and my brother are away this week to China. Therefore, I am working everyday this week! I am helping out my mom in the store. I feel the tiredness of working for a whole day 6/7. Wake up in the morning, open the store, and go home to rest a while in the afternoon then come back to work again.

Anyway, thanks be to God that I've managed this week well so far. I still go for French class, Guitar class, and one daily mass (lead the Rosary prayer also:)). And last Thursday, I met up with a Finnish friend. She was here for 3 days before continuing to go to Bali. She's just like other Western youths who love to travel a lot and fyi, she's been traveling for 9 months to Asian countries. That's really nice! :P She's a nice person. We get along well, we talked about things as I was taking her around the city for food. Took her for Mie Pangsit Ayam, Terang Bulan, and Nasi Pecel. Not so much about the places of interests though. And I really needed to manage my time cos a lot of things happening at the same time for the last 2 days.

Today is already Saturday! Feel like going to my cousin's house for karaoke but my stomach's been unwell for the past 3 days. -_-"

There's a Retreat going on starting today til tomorrow. I really wish I could go but I know that my mom couldn't be alone, and just for safety reason. Although I asked her for a few times but still, the same answer she gave me. I hope there'll be more of this coming. :)

That's about it for now.
I'll blog again when I am in the mood and bon ambiance.

Au revoir!
God bless.