random melancholy chatter

Almost 7.30am. It is unusual – me waking up so early today. I greet my Father in heaven, thanking Him for the new day, and read some bible passages.

Realizing that it’s still morning, I gently slide my curtain and opened my window. A sudden feeling rushed in as the morning wind blows into my room. It’s been so long I haven’t had the chance of enjoying nature especially the atmosphere of peaceful mornings. I had been so isolated with technology – seeing cars, buildings, being more indoor, and more sitting down in front of my laptop *I’m doing it even now*

I suddenly felt so melancholy. I remembered my childhood, a time never can be returned. Those times when I’m still in primary, all the ‘puppy love’s *yeah that was fun to remember*, and those times when I was always the class captain and we had to line up first before entering our class.

Anyway, it starts to rain. I see raindrops in my window, hear the sound of each drops sent from heaven reached the earth while listening to some worship songs. Ah, life. It gets tougher as we grow older. It used to be so simple, everything used to be so wonderful. Well, it is still wonderful now, but we all have to fight for it, don’t we? More mixed up feelings, more problems, more hellos, more goodbyes, and more unpredictable. Until finally you come to a point where you think, what is it all for? We are just ‘a flower quickly fading, a wave tossed in the ocean, a vapor in the wind’. Life is just so short, it is too sad if we don’t find a meaning, something worth, out of it.

Okay, so that moment when it still rained, I was just doing nothing but staring outside and thought ‘I won’t be looking out from the same window 2months from now’. Yeah this thought bores you, right? Well that’s what I always feel each time I get so melancholy. Luckily that mellow thingy doesn’t come so frequent.

And oh, actually there’s still some things in my mind that I’ve been wanting to say, but suddenly my melancholy is gone, and I just don’t feel like writing anymore. So, considering that I might easily bore you, and take your precious time away reading my random chatter, I come to a conclusion that I will really really spend my time wisely. And memories are God’s gift for us to always remember the bittersweet past and thank Him instead of crying, regretting, or longing for that moment to pass again. So, bye.

our very own ladies day

girls

just wanna

have fun :p

4 girls - nia sartob eliza chibi

saturday night

pondok indah mall

semku and kyla's birthday

hari ini semku sama kela ultah. karna kela udah 2taun berturut2 di surprise-in, kali ini giliran semku. niat ngerjain semku jam5 di permadani dengan alesan ada pelatihan gereja, malah balik kita yang di kerjain. semku baru pulang jam7 jadi rencana batal, kita smua bubar jalan graakk.

jam7 kita tadinya kumpul di rumah sempo, udah sms2 telv2 tnyata jadi nya di japos. pokoknya hape gw ga brenti berdering dari sore. singkat cerita..

ada 1 sms.
semPO: nia jadinya kumpul di japos ya..

wah tius ntar ga tau lagi, gw telv deh

nia: ius, tar kumpul di japos
tius: eh iya udah tau tadi semPO nelv gw

hape gw geter2 lagi. kali ini alver. nyasar nih anak, daritadi anak2 greja ngurusin ultah tau2 ada alver nelv

alver: nia ada pr sm tes apa aja?
nia: pr cuma physics, tes ada emath amath chem
alver: chem!? when?
nia: bsok ver. gw kayaknya ga sempet blajar nih. lagi mau surprise-in temen gw. lo jg ga usah blajar ya, susah gw ga ngertiii.
alver: ehhhmmm
nia: ahaha pasti lo juga ga bawa bukunya?
alver: iya
nia: yes brarti ga bs blajar!
alver: eh gw bisa minta ajarin hesti.. eh tapi hp hesti ilang ya. nia minta no rumahnya dong
nia: ga boleh! tar lo blajar lagi. gausah lah temenin gw aja :p
alver: ih kurang ajaaar. gw bisa minta mila
nia: udahlah ver gausaaahhh. gw ga blajar jg kok, cm tadi ngescan dikit2
alver: nah itu udah blajar namanya
nia: bloomm baru di scan, dikit2 doang. paling tau topik2nya trus coba recall2 udah ngerti ato belom, gimana2 gitu
alver: beh itu sih udah blajar. yaudah deh yaa
nia: okedeh slamat minta no telv hestia hahaha
alver: huh dadaaa

ga lama, hito telv lagi

hito: nia ntar jadinya di japos ya
nia: iya udah tau *udah mulai cape di telv2 mulu haha*
hito: ooh iya pokoknya kata ka mike jangan masuk k japos nya
nia: loh, surprise nya gimana?
hito: iya surprise nya diluar
nia: ga mau rugi ya? ga masuk makan di japos?
hito: iya, kita makan di warteg sama kambing2 *kayaknya dia jadi gedeg ahaha*
nia: yee. yaudah daa

tut tuuuut. sbelom ditutup udah ada waiting call dari semPO. ckck mau apa lagi ini anak.

sem: nia lo dimana?
nia: udah jalan lewatin bp
sem: tar kita kumpul di japos
nia: *buset udah tau guee!* lah lo kan udah bilang sama gue
sem: haha oia lupa dadaaa

gw masih kaget drtd telv ga ada abis2nya. di blakang mobil bena cuma ktawa2 ngliat temen2 gw yang ada2 aja. eeh tius telv.

tius: niaaa lo dmn?
nia: gw udah di jalan lewatin bp *mulai cape ngulang2 jawaban* knapa ius mau gw jemput?
tius: gausah ni gw sendiri aja
nia: emang lo dmn skrg?
tius: masih di rumah mau brangkat
nia: nebeng gw aja
tius: ga, gapapa. gw brangkat naik ojek. da niaa

trus gw cuma bengong2 mikir, jadi ni orang tujuan nelv gw ngapain yak? ngasitau dia jalan naik ojek?

pas udah sampe, kita kumpul di luar japos, nunggu aba2 dari si mama gahol mamanya semku buat masuk

mama semku: ayo masuk aja, aku tadi bilang mau pipis sama semku. semku udah marah2 itu soalnya dia mau pelatihan gereja udah telat banget, udah bawa2 gitar, tapi aku paksa mesti makan dulu, dia udah bete.

jegeeerr. gw lupa alesan pertama kita ada pelatihan, dia pikir dia telat padahal kita smua disini. aduuuh ayo alre sm yg lain cepeeett

tau2 jordy, adenya semku lari2 keluar

slh 1 dari kita: ckck ini anak ngapain, ntar semku curiga masa mau pipis juga pipis kok bareng2

jordy masuk lagi

semku: kok lama jor?
jordy: iya mama jadinya boker
semku: tadi katanya pipis?

ckck polos amat sih jordy.

di lantai atas, ada mba2 yang nyanyi2 gitu, si mama semku yang adalah mama gaul langsung maju ke panggung nyanyi2 dengan pedenya dengan joget2. dengan kaos pink stretch sama skinny jeans dan rambut wave panjang, kayaknya mending mamanya yang perform deh daripada si mba2 itu yg nyebelin berasa suaranya seksi. masa orang lagi seneng2 dia nyanyi kepedean suara kenceng2, trus ngetawain mamanya semku. ih sirik aje.

begitulah singkat cerita kejadian hari ini. cukup seru. happy birthday semku kela.

say the color

it's just some random fun stuff to do. fyi, color, art, music, those thingy belong to the right side of the brain. while words, logic, and reasoning, and stuff belong to the left side. so if you find it easy, then you're right brain is stronger. have fun!

kuning biru oranye
hitam merah hijau
ungu kuning merah
oranye hijau hitam
biru merah ungu
hijau biru oranye

idea from provoke magazine
provoke-online.com

say the color

kuning biru oranye

hitam merah hijau

ungu kuning merah

weekend. indonesia. hyubed.

sabtu: jam4an kurang, gw, ka mieke, sama hyubed *baca: cowo2 pentolan jc bintaro yang banyak fans nya, hahaha* (ada joger alre hito dave rio semku sempo) pergi naik mobil gajah ke depok buat pelayanan. sebelom nya kita udah latian dulu di permadani dari jam12. gw duduk di depan sama ka mieke, terasingkan dari hyubed. gw jadi pemegang peta aja deh, ngeraba2 jalan, seru juga, berasa jadi dora.

pas nyampe gw kaget. ternyata gede. itu semacam konser, kkr, acara 17an, gitu deh. dekornya jg bagus, ada choirnya pake kaos satu orang satu huruf bacanya 'the last generation'. karna kelaperan, kita ke kansup *kantin supir* pesen mi goreng pake telor 8porsi. lamaaaaa banget. masak nya satu2, sambil nonton lomba 17an pula. perut udah bunyi2 kelaperan. jadinya kita ngobrol2 dlu, ngakak2, malah bikin tambah laper haha.

acaranya bagus, mereka bawain lagu2 true worshipper, keren2. we had an awesome night. lompat2, joget2, nyanyi buat Tuhan. jam8.30an, waktu nya manggung *gw pikir kita bakal manggung di awal jadi gw bisa langsung pulang ke ultah rachelle, hiks shell maafkan akuh!* kita bawain lagu andalan 'Allahku dahsyat' sama 'Tuhan Allah ditengah kita'. dua2nya di aransemen.

kotbahnya dibawain ka angga, ada altar call juga. kayaknya doanya doang sampe 1jam deh. tapi ga bosen, kita smua stay dalam hadirat. tantangan pertama buat jadi God's hands and feet, trus jadi history maker, dan yang trahir jadi guardian buat temen2.

sayang ga foto2 :(

minggu: semangat kemerdekaan masih kental banget, spirit ke-indonesia-an masih panas2nya. hari ini kita smua kembaran pake batik. joger worshipleader, nia hito jojo adrian singer, kyla semku rio dave musik. ada dua lagu yang bagus; berjuta tangan sama doa kami.

berjuta tangan

berjuta tangan terulur menantikan
uluran kasih dan pengharapan
hadapi masa depan

berjuta tangan terulut menantikan
kasih yang besar dariMu Tuhan
ampunilah bangsaku

ini tanganku ini kakiku
utuslah aku britakan injilMu
ini doaku, air mataku
s'lamatkan lah Indonesia ku

doa kami

syukur untuk setiap rencanaMu
dan rancanganMu yang mulia
dalam satu tubuh kami bersatu
menjadi duta kerajaanMu
kuucapkan berkat atas Indonesia
biar kemuliaan Tuhan akan nyata

bagi bangsa ini kami berdiri
dan membawa doa kami kepadaMu
sesuatu yang besar pasti terjadi
dan mengubahkan negri kami
hanya namaMu Tuhan di tinggikan
atas seluruh bumi

lagu doa kami nyentuh banget. tadi kita nyanyiin nya sambil gandengan tangan satu ruangan. kita sama2 mohon ke Tuhan supaya ada perubahan buat Indonesia. keren banget deh, kita nyanyiin bener2 dengan iman, kalo sesuatu yang besar pasti terjadi.

abis itu ibadah selese, kita ngobrol2 bentar, milih2 mau makan dimana, eeeh keburu di panggil buat pelayanan lagi di kebaktian pra jc. pra jc seru, jadi berasa di hillsong kids. kita nyanyi2 sambil nari2. openingnya kita nyanyi Indonesia Raya, tapi dasar si dave, beat nya jadi agak2 jazzy gitu, seru deh, haha. buat ngabisin waktu, kita main banyak games, salah satunya main tebak lagu, 'berpacu dalam melodi' ahaha. tapi si joger curang ngasih tau jawaban nya ke slh satu anak :p

setaun yang lalu: jadi inget, persis taun lalu, pas 17an, ada lomba fashion show. kyla cherish hito tius jadi modelnya. pada cakep2 banget haha. ga nyangka, pas gw inget2 lagi, gw langsung mikir 'wow cepet banget! setaun udah berlalu. ga kerasa' time flies fast. jadi mesti bener2 make use of it. 1taun aja kerasa cepet, apalagi 80hari. tuh kan, mikirin itu lagi, sedih.

ga kerasa, udah lama juga gw temenan sama anak2 gereja, hyubed dan kawan2. biarpun cuma ketemu pas weekend tapi rasanya dekeeet banget. they're the kind of friends who are not always seen, but always there. hehe. seneng kalo udah ngumpul, dan bisa ketawa2 gila, bisa saling support, saling doain, suatu pertemanan yang jarang ditemuin di dunia luar.

banyak banget memori yang kita buat. banyak inside jokes yang cuma kita yang ngerti. banyak cerita2 yang ga bosen2nya diulang. banyak banget yang terlalu berharga buat ditinggalin. ah gimana nih, pokoknya gw harus kuat di singapur. Tuhan, nia berdoa supaya di sngapur Tuhan kasih nia temen2 yang sebaik hyubed dan ccy :)

ah kalo mau di flashback semua, terlalu banyak memori nya, terlalu banyak kejadian2. ada yang seru bikin ngakak, ada yang bikin senyum kangen, ada juga yang pait2 haha. tapi smuanya jadi bikin persahabatan nya seru. ntar aja deh, bikin post khusus tentang anak2 gereja.


1. cewek2. nia-model-tili-karin-model
2. hito ceris kela tius. catwalk-ing
3. 8:jogerrard. 9:tiustuis
4. hyubed united :p

si belut di hari kemerdekaan

jumat: ada yg beda hari ini. gw ke skolah pake sragam putih2. hari ini perayaan 17an. yeaayyy. gw jadi apa sih tuh namanya yang mimpin choir gitu tangan nya gerak2 nge-aba2-in irama satu dua tiga empat gitu? hahaha. dirijen? jirigen? dirjen? apa lah itu.

terus kita upacara. GW KANGEN UPACARA! kangen esde. kangen jadi paskibra dulu. kangen ke-indonesia-an yg terasa lebih kental dulu. kangen pelajaran bu mona *yang dulu heboh berantem sama pa misran* nyanyi2 lagu daerah. kangen pelajaran nari tradisional bu budi yang dulu gw slalu paling smangat paling depan. gw masih inget tuh dulu nari mentok yang gaya kaya bebek2 gitu, nari meong *kalo ga salah* terus ada gaya aneh guling2 sama jadi kaya kucing gmana gitu. ada nari bambu trus bambu nya suka kita pake perang2an, ada nari piring trus piring gw pecah. ah kangen. masa kecil yang ga bisa diulang.

jadi inget, dulu waktu paskibra pernah malu2in. bendera jadi putih merah pernah. bendera pas di bentangkan kelipet pernah. terus pernah lagi lagu indonesia raya nya udah selese tapi bendera nya belom nyampe ujung tiang, gw narik nya kepelanan. yah daripada kecepetan ya, kalo udah pol kan ga lucu nungguin lagunya selese.

tapi gw jadi prihatin. gw inget guru gw bilang, orang indo tuh pinter2, ngerti dunia luar, globalisasi dan segala macem, tapi ga ngerti negara nya sendiri. gw jg ga mau sok pinter, coba tanya gw kota ini ibukota nya provinsi apa aja gw blom tentu apal. padahal dulu sd bisa. sayang deh. klise, tapi emang indonesia tuh kaya budaya banget. kalo generasi sekarang yang notabene gaul2, canggih2, ga gaptek, high tech banget, udah ga care sama budaya, gmn nasib bangsa kedepan nya? jadi sedih. ahir2 ini karna gw udah mau ke sngapur, gw jadi ngidam jajanan indo mulu. tapi kok susaaaaaaaah banget nyari nya yaa? padahal ini nyari makanan indo di indo loh! yg bnyk dimana2 malah masakan luar. gw seneng banget waktu di skywalk pim ada jajanan tradisional. demen deh gw. makan kerang telor sama kue apa tuh yang bentuknya kaya tete. tuh kan, gw bahkan ga tau namanya.

dan sekarang di bidang edukasi juga, orangtua kayaknya lebih tertarik kalo anaknya masuk international, kayaknya keren gitu. emang bagus sih, gw jg di internasional, tapi ga enaknya, ke-indonesia-an nya tuh pudar. masa waktu upacara lagu2 indonesia ga apal. aduh.

gw jadi inget satu lagu nasional yang keren.

tanah airku tidak kulupakan

kan terkenang selama hidupku

biarpun saya pergi jauh

tidak kan hilang dari kalbu

tanah ku yang ku cintai

engkau ku hargai

meskipun banyak negri kujalani

yang mahsyur permai di kata orang

tetapi kampung dan rumahku

disanalah kurasa senang

tanah ku tak kulupakan

engkau ku banggakan

gw nyanyi nya 'jep' banget. biarpun gw udah ke malaysia, india, jepang, hongkong, tetep aja rumah gw di indo, hati gw di indo. ntar jg gw mau ke sngapur. gw pengen, gw ke sngapur buat nuntut ilmu. belajar dari sekolah kehidupan. gmana hidup sendiri, ngatasin masalah tanpa orangtua, dan ahirnya gw jadi dewasa. itu yang gw mau melebihi ilmu pengetahuan yang bakal gw dapet dari sekolah formal. dan kalo udah selesai, gw pengen balik ke indo buat menabur di negri tercinta *ceileh.

oia pas 17an di sekolah, ada banyak performance dari primary division. i was like wow-ing all the time, geez they were irresistably cute! haha. imut2 banget deh, pinter lagi. yang gw suka pas mreka main burung kakatua pake angklung. terus ukuran angklungnya hampir sebadan mereka. trus kan angklungnya mesti di geter2in gitu, trus badan mereka ikutan geter lucu bangettt!

hari berlanjut. ada banyak games per house. dunstan tigers gak kalah2 amat kok. mostly second place i guess. ada balap karung, main enggrang, jalan pake batok, futsal pake sarung, seru seru! terus gw bosen jadi gw mainin permainan anak primary pas udah ga dipake. caranya ada gelas di gantung di tali, trus kita mesti mindahin gelasnya dari ujung tali ke ujung satunya dengan cara ditiup. gw ga tahan ngakak2 jadi kalah huhu. udah gitu si tama anak primary nginjek rambut gueee! emang rambut gw keset, hiks.

left to right, top to bottom:

1. gw sm mila siap2 mau lomba

2. niup setengah ketawa

3. liat tuh di ujung kanan si tama godain gw sblom rambut gw dia injek

4. tampang kesakitan gw abis di injek rambutnya

5. meniup lebih bersemangat

6. berhasil!

ada kejadian lagi. GW NANGIS. gara2 belut. huh. abis lomba, belut2 nganggur di ambil sama elmo dkk. terus mreka ngejer2 gw sambil bawa2 belut. gw histeris takut banget. jijay belut geli2 licin2 gitu. kasian juga deh belutnya. udah megap2 kurang air tuh. gw saking parno nya sampe di isengin pake daun aja treak2. trus udah agak tenang karna makan es, eh tau2 dari blakang ada yg ngagetin 'nia belut!' trus gw ngerasain sesuatu di leher gw. LEHER! trus reflek gw jepit leher gw gitu, dan gw merasakan sesuatu yang geli2 berlendir, ternyata belutnya dilempar ke leher gueeeee! ohmai ohmai. gw triak2 takut. katanya di leher gw ada coklat2 merah gitu, hiiii. tau2 air mata menetes, gw nangis. wow. gw aja sampe kaget, buset nia segitunya ya. si lauren langsung ga enak minta maap mulu hahaha.

trus, sadisnya, tersiarlah kabar bahwa si belut malang itu udah dipotong2 sama si tara. ckck cewek macho memang si tara itu hehe :p

beristirahatlah dengan tenang hai kau si belut. selamat 17an semuanya.

ipeka cup dan bapao halal

apa yg terjadi akhir2 ini yaa? hmm. hmm. td kayaknya bnyk yg mau di tulis. okay, life these days..

kamis: skolah bosen bgt! lg ga niat sama skali. hari ini ada ipeka cup, tapi krn gue ketuaan *hiks* ahirnya gw ga blh ikut. unfair. eia, trs krn yg main masih yg muda2, yang baru2, mreka ga punya sragam, jd coach mnjem srgm aspac! aspac junior nya satria muda. huh. curaaanggg. trus udah saking bosen nya gue jd pgn ikut aja, jadi supporter kek, manager kek, pendoa, apalah yg ptg ga blajar, daaannn BOLEH! yesyesyes. gw lgsg lari2 minta ijin, udah mepet bgt tuh. ijin nya ribet tdnya yaudalah pasrah aja, tp last minute si pat blg blh, ahirnya ngurusin surat sgl mcm, gw udh panik bgt sampe spatu gw copot lg rantai nya! okeh, gw ga frik ko pake2 rantai di spatu, jd gmn ya pokoknya gitu deh. udh dr kmaren copot2 mulu, trs gue nyerah ahirnya gw lem pake lem kertas nya hestia hahaha.

sepatu gue beli di gaudi

before gw lari2

after lari2 rantainya copot

lalu pergilah nia sama anak2 basket yg masih kecil2 *hahaha berasa tua* nah pas cewe main *fyi: td raffles vs. santa maria. raffles menang 18-15. coba gue main! psti skornya lbih bnyk hahaha :p* cowo2 udah plg jadi gw support sendirian, gara2 bosen gw soksok jadi fotografer aja deh. gw udah nungging2 di lapangan, di skolah org pula. gw nungguin timnya nyatuin tangan gitu buat triak 'rics!' trs gue foto spy keren, tapi gagal terus. kalo ga gw kedeketan, mencetnya kelamaan, anggota timnya tau2 berpose aneh megang pantat, ada2 aja deh. karna gw fotografernya, gw jadi ga ada sama sekali di foto nya deh. sial.

pas pulang, kita smua laper kagak nahan. pas macet di arteri, ada abang abang tahu! pat blg 'ada yg mau tahu?' smua lgsg triak 'MAUUUUU!' bareng kaya paduan suara, ada suara tinggi, rendah, suara semangat saking laper, suara yg udh terlalu lemes, bercampur2 jadi satu. kita lgsg kumpulin duit borong tahu si abang, ckck rejeki nomplok ya bang.

ga puas, kita borong jg abang bapao di depan. eh bukan abang nya sih, bapao nya yg diborong *eh jayus ya? haha* udah enak2 nikmatin bapao, ternyata ada yg rasa kacang ijoo! ga ada yg mau. ting! tiba2 ada ide. meidi taro bapao cacat yg udah dicuil2, di masukin ke kantong tahu tadi. trs dia ambil bolpen ditulisin 'BAPAO HALAL. EXPIRED 16/08/08' trus kita taro di pinggir jalan deh. biar ga mubazir. ntar biar ada orang miskin kelaperan yg bisa makan. ahhaha.

private peaceful

War stories have filled my mind recently. Ga tau kenapa, tapi akhir2 ini selalu aja yang masuk ke otak gue tuh tentang perang. Belom lama, gue baca buku ‘memoirs of a boy soldier’ kisah nyata tentang anak kecil yang dipaksa ikut perang. Then I read ‘surviving Hitler’, another true story tentang remaja yang masuk ke concentration camp. Last weekend, gue baru dari aksara beli ‘anne frank diary’ diary nya cewe yang ngumpet pas jaman Nazi. And the last book I read, which I had finished just now, ‘private peaceful’ my best, least boring, most heart-touching war book I have ever read – so far. And all that book I have read in just like less than 3 months time, jadi skarang otak gue bner2 penuh sama perang.

That’s pretty sad, how we look at war stories personally; the grieve of loss, loved ones died, the hard life in the barracks, the non-existent of humanity, and how many times injustice lead to deaths of decent men.

Anyway, this private peaceful book was really touchy. It takes place during the World War 1. Inti cerita nya tuh mau ngangkat issue tentang banyaknya armies yang meninggal karena mereka dikasih death sentence for cowardice. Mereka di consider coward and worthless terus diadili tanpa justice, dan ujung2nya dibunuh. Padahal banyak dari mereka yang sebenernya gak salah dan gak coward, salah satunya yang di certain di buku ini.

So the story; there’s this one guy, he decided not to sleep on that particular night ‘cause in the morning, there’s something that’s gonna change his life forever. So that night, he chose to do nothing but remembering his childhood, full of his family stories, up to that moment. His childhood tells us about his deep friendship, a group of three; Charlie, his brother, Molly whom he secretly loves but turns out dating his brother, and him. Then things began to change when he had to join the army together with his brother.

Ceritanya bener2 keren, ending nya unexpected banget. As you scrolled each pages, you just cant wait to know what is it actually that’s gonna change his life forever. And actually, endingnya itu lah yang hit me the most. Jadi kayak, the whole story itu di pake buat build up the ending jadi pas tau akhirnya tuh kayak yang langsung ‘jep’ banget. Ahaha ga ngerti ya? Pokoknya keren deh. Dalem banget novelnya. It’s a must-read novel!

Banyak banget yang gue plajarin dari novel ini. Sacrifice, brotherly love, how to stand up for yourselves, gak ngebiarin orang lain berkuasa di atas lo, how to value your life, and in the end, gimana lo bisa nerima kenyataan dan ngeliat hal dari sisi yang positif, and "you don’t just cover your head accepting the fate but instead you look up to sky and find hope."

Okay, I guess I have to stop. Kalo gue nulis lagi, I’m gonna be such a spoiler. Hehe. Pokoknya set aside sometime to read this novel. HARUS.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_Peaceful <-- click this to read more about it!

this is insane

I have one insane idea. Obviously insane. You wanna know? Here: there’s a creator of the universe. He is beautiful, glorious, miraculous, extremely powerful, most amazing, breath taking, incomprehensible, captivating, and wonderful. He made everything by His voice – a voice! Don’t ya wish you could do that? Say, car, and it’s there. Say, boyfriend, then you suddenly get one. Awesome.

And He made you. Yes, YOU. You are not accidental. You are not merely your mom’s and dad’s decision. The creator of the universe thought of you and breathes life into you. You are somebody. Your life is valuable. You matter. You are significant. And you have a purpose.

The bible says, “Everything is created by Him and for Him”. You are not created to do ordinary things, to just loiter around, just crowding the world, just waking up, working, sleep, and there goes the routine. You are not created to merely have fun, hanging out at the mall, go to another mall, having dinner at the mall, play and shop at the mall, and go back to the first mall, meet another person, go home and the next day go the mall again, and then you grow old and still loitering around in the mall, doing nothing but going from mall to mall, and finally die.. at the mall?

NO. There’s something more to life. He created you to do supernatural things, to be anything but ordinary, to not go with the flow, but MAKE THE FLOW – make a wave of His culture! You are made for His fame and glory.

We are all different. We differ by culture, language, lifestyle, you name it. But all around the world, we are all searching for the answer to the very same question: do we matter? Is our life counted? Valuable? Worth?

Everyone has their own stories. It may be different here and there, but more or less the same. We hear such stories wherever we are – every culture, every generation, every nation, everywhere. God stories are such a common thing. But there’s something different from our story. There’s a word never could be found in others’ story, we call it grace.

Grace is what people have been searching for. Grace sets us apart. Grace is not found in any religion. All religion contains rules, boundaries, and stuff we need to obey to get back to God. But grace; God knows we could not do all that stuff to get back to Him, He knows perfection is impossible, He knows we can never avoid sin, so He came to us! Grace is God doing something that He knew we can not do for us to get back to Him.

It is by grace that we are saved. Grace is all we got. Nothing else. You are who you are because of grace. When you get grace, it gets you. And everything changes forever. 2Corinthians5:21 says “God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.”

God sent His son, Jesus, to leave the heaven, the number one facilities, the luxuries, to live on earth, born in a manger, live poorly, as a carpenter’s son, for one reason, just one: to save you.

Jesus is pure, godly, without sin, He even knew no sin, not even a slightest knowledge about sin, but at the cross He did something. He was made to be sin itself for us. For you. For me. At the cross, He didn’t just think about sin, He didn’t just feel bad about sin, instead, HE BECAME SIN ITSELF. Your sins, my sins. Crazy. Have you ever tried to count your sins? Lost count, huh? They’re countless. Now, a person’s sins times all the people who had lived on earth. How heavy was the burden that was put on Jesus?

So, God took all the wrongs in your life, and put it in the innocent life of Jesus. And took the innocence of Jesus, and put it in your life. That’s what actually happened on the cross. And exchange happened. Your sin and His righteousness. Wow.

There’s no one like our God. He didn’t count our sins against us! We can just go to Him and reconcile. That’s way to easy, man! Who wouldn’t want to have a God like that?

And what did you do to deserve such thing? NOTHING. Zero. Nada.

An undeserved gift. For you.

For everyone. No matter how screwed up your life is. No matter how dark, how deep the pit you have fallen into. This gift is for everyone.

That’s what grace is all about.

Receive that grace and let your life be changed. Get that grace and it gets you. Verse 13 says that the disciples went out of mind, they went crazy, and they just somehow lose it – because of God and His gift of salvation. When you get grace you don’t just sit down and be cool about it. Yeah I got grace, so what? No, man. You want everyone to get it!

So shine your light and let the whole world see
We’re singing for the glory of the risen king, Jesus

*This is a very touchy and wonderful words preached by Louie Giglio in passion world tour concert. It really got me, and I don’t want to be cool about it, so I shared it with you guys, twisting a word or two. click this for more about passion passionworldtour.com

passionconcert - the pictures.

7000+ people gather to worship and cry out for the generation

the ticket

sapphira and randy, friends from jyc.

churchmates - jho rio manda