Susahnya Jadi Orang Kristen - Part II

"Sabarlah kamu seorang terhadap yang lain, dan ampunilah seorang akan yang lain apabila yang seorang menaruh dendam terhadap yang lain, sama seperti Tuhan telah mengampuni kamu, kamu perbuat jugalah demikian."
Kolose 3:13

'Mba, susu anak ada di sebelah mana ya?' - nanya ke Mbak SPG di supermarket
'Cari aja 'ndiri!' - melotot ngga lo?

'Mas, jam tangan yang ini berapa harganya ya?' - nanya Casio G-Shock di Melawai
'Pokoknya mahal deh!' - dia ngga tau kartu kredit gw unlimited.

'Ngga jadi deh, Mas. Ukurannya ngga ada yg pas.' - abis nyoba spatu di (lagi-lagi) Melawai.
'Kalo ngga punya duit ngga usah sok-sok'an nyoba, Mba!' - pengen nglempar tu spatu ke muka dia ngga?

Cring cring. - tukang ngamen nagih recehan ke para penumpang bis.
'Maap 'de.' - sambil ngangkat sedikit telapak tangan.
'Pelit amat sih! Masa seribu aja ngga punya?' - ini minta apa ngrampok ya?

Akhirnya, cuma bisa ngurut dada karena teringat Kolose 3:13.

"Siapa menahan kasih sayang terhadap sesamanya, melalaikan takut akan Yang Mahakuasa."
Ayub 6:14

Yeah, right!

Light Smile - 2

Now and Then

Cinnamon Hot Chocolate

Bahan :
400 ml susu sapi segar
5 cm kayu manis
1 sdm cokelat bubuk
20 gr dark cooking chocolate, cincang


Topping:
Krim kocok
Cokelat bubuk

Cara membuat :
Rebus susu dan kayu manis hingga mendidih. Masukkan cooking chocolate dan cokelat bubuk. Aduk hingga cokelat larut. Angkat, saring. Tuang ke dalam 2 buah cangkir/mug. Beri toppingnya dan sajikan segera untuk 2 cangkir.

Susahnya Jadi Orang Kristen (Part I)

"Mengucap syukurlah dalam segala hal, sebab itulah yang dikehendaki Allah di dalam Yesus Kristus bagi kamu."
1 Tesalonika 5:18.

Yeah, right. Ngomong sih gampang. Coba kalau disuruh praktekkin. Buset deh.

Terimakasih, Tuhan, karena aku bokek berat. Aku bersyukur sekarang aku lagi sakit. Puji Tuhan, aku baru saja difitnah orang. Terimakasih si xxx menuduh aku melakukan hal yang tidak aku lakukan. Orang lagi susah, hati hancur, tubuh lemah amburadul.. malah disuruh bersyukur.

Peraturan yang aneh.

But, God speaks to us with His own way. Akhir-akhir ini, gw susah banget praktekkin 1 Tes 5:18. Bahkan sempat protes ke Tuhan. Gimana juga mau bersyukur kalau suasana hati lagi BT, kesel dan kecewa berat. Kembali mempertanyakan keadilan Tuhan. Akhirnya pasrah, karena ngga tau lagi musti ngapain untuk mengurangi rasa sakit di hati ini. Di saat pasrah, ngga lama ada yang bilang "Efan ternyata gemuk yah, dibanding sama anak tetangga sebelah. Umurnya lebih tua dari Efan tp kok keliatan kurus bgt..". Terimakasih Tuhan, at least anakku semua sehat. "Si anu belum kerja udah 3 bulan. Anaknya banyak. Rumahnya ngontrak. Istrinya juga ngga kerja." Terimakasih, Tuhan. Aku masih punya pekerjaan.

Begitulah. Ternyata masih banyak yang perlu disyukuri. Akhirnya tetep kepada the one and only conclusion : Tuhan itu baik. (lebih dari GSM yg baik ;P).

"Mengapa engkau tertekan, hai jiwaku, dan mengapa engkau gelisah dalam diriku? Berharaplah kepada Allah! Sebab aku bersyukur lagi kepadaNya, Penolongku dan Allahku!"
Mazmur 43:5.

Friends. Colors of Life.

Some of God's Creation

Light Smile - 1

I love dog

All members in my family love dog. In the past, we could had six to eight of them. We are dog lovers. I still remember some of their names. Moli, Tuna, Kumbang, One, Nero, Tinky Wingky, Poo, Noni, Boti, etc. We've learnt so much from them.

One of my late dog, named Noni, loved Nero so much that it would cried all the time Nero got outside our house. We could noticed Noni's joyful expression when Nero finally went home. We were pretty sure that Noni could not ever live without Nero by its side. And God was also sure about it, so that one day Noni finally blew its last breath due to sick. We couldn't forget the despair reflected in Nero's eyes that day.

I love dog so much that someday in a rainy day, my late father said 'kasian tu anak kehujanan' when we saw a kid got all wet of rain, looking cold, hungry and all alone. Instead of being pity to that kid, I viciously said 'lebih kasian kalo ada anjing kehujanan'.

Today, I still love dog. Even now in my house, I can not keep any of them due to lack-of-hospitality-to-dog-presence's neighborhood.

A daydreamer

I'm sure everybody likes to daydreaming. So am I. Mostly I dreamed about wearing sophisticated suit, chic high heels or eat mouth-watering food. Not to forget,type of car I'd like to drive someday, ideal home with large backyard, travel over seas with my beloved princes. It's also nice to imagine going to some kind of Japanese restaurant and then watching long waited movie with beloved spouse. It must be fun to spend a day or two in a luxurious hotel out of town with my big family. Or chat with my mom and sis while enjoying pizza at our favorite place.

It's too many to mention.

It’s so hard to say goodbye to yesterday..

Not quiet being as a so-last-day person. I’m not even trying to be. But I believe, yesterday made me what I become today. I never regret every decisions I've made in the old days.
I love to hear 101 JakFM radio. Their tag is ‘best music from the 90s and today’. Everytime I hear them played the songs, it strongly remind me of the old days I used to have. The excitement, the pain, the rushed, the despair, the thrill, the happiness.

So much has changed.

Doesn’t mean that I’m less happier today. I think I’m quiet good in the present. God is the real player in my life. Even though sometimes His way kind of hard for me to understand, but He is God, right?
Still, it’s nice to remember the old days, even the sucks one.