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# Life @Notingly

Noting down life's lessons, one post at a time

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- [Hello :)](https://notingly.com/2026/05/20/hello/) - Tantangan Blogging Mamah Gajah Ngeblog kembali mengusik dengan pertanyaan yang membuat saya harus berpikir keras. Hari apa yang biasa tapi tidak biasa? Maunya sih kayak para filsuf bisa bilang 'semua hari itu luar biasa'. Tapi dalam kenyataan, kebanyakan hari-hari berlalu begitu cepat tanpa ada sesuatu yang terasa istimewa. Isinya penuh dengan rutinitas, kewajiban-kewajiban dan tidak
- [Cantik Kok Kutuan](https://notingly.com/2026/03/17/cantik-kok-kutuan/) - Krrkkk, krrrk, krrrrk. Mila menatap Desi, rekan sekerjanya yang sedang dengan semangat menggaruk kepalanya. Rambut Desi tebal dan panjang. Kadang dia menggelung rambutnya ke atas, kadang dia mengurai rambutnya lepas. Melihat Desi menggaruk kepala, kepala Mila terasa gatal juga. Krrrk, krrrk, krrrk. Sudah beberapa minggu kepala Mila gatal. Entah kenapa. Seingatnya, gatalnya ini dimulai waktu
- [Merantaulah Agar Kamu Bertumbuh Dewasa](https://notingly.com/2026/02/25/merantaulah-agar-kamu-bertumbuh-dewasa/) - Enak mana, tinggal di Indonesia, atau tinggal di luar negeri? Pasti lebih enak di luar negeri ya? Pertanyaan ini kerap keluar di percakapan dengan orang-orang yang baru tahu kalau saya ini seorang perantau. Jawaban saya untuk pertanyaan ini selalu sama: buat saya, semua tempat pasti ada positif dan negatifnya. Terpilih untuk menjadi perantau Bisa dibilang,
- [Runaway Puber](https://notingly.com/2026/01/24/runaway-puber/) - Malam ini si Bungsu pergi ke acara Remaja di gereja sendirian karena abangnya ada pertandingan basket di kota lain. Seperti biasa saya mengantar dan menunggu di sebuah pusat pertokoan terdekat sambil belanja. Saat saya baru masuk mobil mau berangkat menjemput, saya menerima telepon dari nomor yang tidak saya kenal. “Halo, saya pembimbing Remaja dari gereja,
- [Kembali Untuk Libur Lagi](https://notingly.com/2026/01/06/kembali-untuk-libur-lagi/) - Kemarin adalah hari pertama saya kembali bekerja setelah libur Natal dan Tahun Baru setelah dua minggu. Entah kenapa, liburan yang hanya dua minggu ini terasa sangaaat panjang. Tadinya kami sekeluarga berencana untuk merayakan Natal di Hamburg, kota tempat Pak Suami studi belasan tahun yang lalu. Tapi kepergian adik ipar saya di awal liburan membuat semua
- [Selamat Jalan, Tante](https://notingly.com/2026/01/07/selamat-jalan-tante/) - Hari ini adalah hari ke empat salju turun. Salju sudah mencapai kira-kira 20 cm – kalau tidak diinjak sama sekali selama empat hari ini. Kemarin dan hari ini banyak sekolah diliburkan karena jalanan terlalu licin. Si Sulung yang yang sudah duduk di SMP tidak libur, tapi dapat pelajaran online. Bagian dari PR yang dia dapat
- [Lima Belas Tahun](https://notingly.com/2026/01/08/lima-belas-tahun/) - Hari ini hari ulangtahun pernikahan kami yang ke-limabelas. Tidak terasa sudah satu setengah dekade saya menikah dengan Pak Suami, sebuah hubungan terlama yang pernah saya jalani bersama seseorang yang bukan seibu sebapak. Waktu Mama Papa saya ulangtahun pernikahan yang ke-15, mestinya saya berusia sekitar 10 tahunan. Saya tidak ingat persisnya bagaimana, tapi ulangtahun pernikahan Mama
- [White New Year!](https://notingly.com/2026/01/03/white-new-year/) - Dek, salju dek, salju!!!! Saya membangunkan si Bungsu antusias. Sudah lama sekali tidak turun salju di sini. Beberapa hari lalu sempat turun salju tipisssss yang nggak sempat menumpuk dan meleleh dalam hitungan menit. Saking minimnya salju, di winter tahun lalu saya sempat mendapatkan kritik dari guru senior di tempat kerja. Gara-garanya saya membuat prakarya boneka
- [Kembang Api Terakhir](https://notingly.com/2026/01/02/kembang-api-terakhir/) - Mulai tahun 2026 ini pemerintah Belanda menerapkan peraturan untuk melarang para penduduknya menyalakan kembang api dan petasan pada malam Tahun Baru. Menurut internet, kebiasaan penduduk Belanda menyalakan kembang api untuk merayakan pergantian tahun dimulai pada tahun 60 dan 70-an, alias setelah negara Belanda bangkit perekonomiannya setelah Perang Dunia ke-2. Waktu saya pindah ke Belanda pada
- [Welcome 2026!](https://notingly.com/2026/01/01/welcome-2026/) - Terimakasih Tuhan untuk tahun baru yang Engkau berikan, besar kasih setia-Mu kepada kami sepanjang tahun 2025, Amin. 1 Januari 2026. Another year passed, a new year has come. Nggak kerasa, sudah 25 tahun berlalu sejak saya menulis ‘2000!’ di agenda. Tahun 2000-an yang rasanya heboh banget untuk anak-anak kelahiran 1900-an, ternyata sudah berjalan seperempat abad.
- [Emak-emak Sekolah Lagi di Abad-21](https://notingly.com/2025/08/24/emak-emak-sekolah-lagi-di-abad-21/) - "Coba cari gambar di internet yang menggambarkan suasana 'gezelig', lalu taruh di Word document, dan kumpulkan melalui E-learning." Itu adalah tugas pertama yang saya terima di kelas pertama di kuliah jurusan 'Onderwijsassistant' (asisten guru) di ROC Midden Nederland. Kalau diterjemahkan, kuliah ini adalah tingkat D3 untuk bisa menjadi asisten guru di sekolah di Belanda. Sebagai
- [Pulang](https://notingly.com/2025/04/23/pulang/) - Pulang (kampung) adalah salah satu tradisi paling kental di Indonesia. Pulang kampung alias mudik banyak dilakukan menjelang masa Lebaran. Untuk yang beragama Kristen, biasanya pulang kampung dilakukan di masa Natal. Orang Batak biasanya menjadikan Tahun Baru alasan utama untuk pulang kampung. Pulang kampung dilihat kebanyakan orang sebagai sebuah kewajiban. Apapun kondisinya, punya rejeki atau tidak,
- [Hidup Bersama Rasa Takut dan Syukur](https://notingly.com/2025/02/20/hidup-bersama-rasa-takut-dan-syukur/) - Hari saya kontrol ke rumah sakit, kontrol tiap enam bulan yang selalu membuat saya merasa gamang. Tahun ini adalah tahun ke 9 saya hidup di dalam kondisi kesehatan yang sekarang. It feels like a dream, has it been 9 years already? Just one year from now, I've been 10 years living with this scary illness.
- [10 Kebiasaan yang Diadopsi Sebagai Perantau di Belanda](https://notingly.com/2025/02/15/10-kebiasaan-yang-diadopsi-sebagai-perantau-di-belanda/) - Setelah belasan purnama, akhirnya blog ini diisi kembali. Setelah menjalani kehidupan sebagai mahasiswa selama hampir dua tahun, Tantangan Blogging Mamah Gajah Ngeblog inilah yang berhasil memaksa saya menulis kembali. Tema pertama di dalam Tantangan Ngeblog MGN tahun 2025 ini adalah ‘Kebiasaan atau Rutinitas’. Mungkin ada hubungannya dengan kenyataan kalau tahun 2025 baru saja, dan kita
- [In the Ocean Rage, Hiding Under the Wings of God](https://notingly.com/2010/06/18/in-the-ocean-rage-hiding-under-the-wings-of-god/) - I feel somewhat listless these days. Every morning I would be awakened around 5 AM and felt uneasy. I know I had to do something – praying, but every time I couldn’t bring myself to my praying rug and stayed in my bed, wondering why I feel heavy inside. I wrote here once that in
- [To be Happy, Against All Odds](https://notingly.com/2009/12/16/to-be-happy-against-all-odds/) - I don't know about tomorrow,It may bring me poverty;But the One Who feeds the sparrow,Is the One Who stands by me.And the path that be my portion,May be through the flame or flood,But His presence goes before me,And I'm covered with His blood. Many things about tomorrow,I don't seem to understand;But I know Who holds
- [Worry Not, for Heaven is Only a Sunday Away](https://notingly.com/2009/12/30/worry-not-for-heaven-is-only-a-sunday-away/) - I’m currently reading the expository of Psalm 1 by Charles Spurgeon. I quote here one sentence he used in explaining Psalm 1 as below:“Well may the saints long for heaven, for no evil men shall dwell there, ‘nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.’” He said “may the saints long for heaven”, triggered me
- [Tahun Ajaran Baru 2023 - 202?](https://notingly.com/2023/08/20/tahun-ajaran-baru-2023-202/) - Bulan lalu, waktu kami ke sekolah membicarakan rapor si Sulung, kami berdiskusi tentang ke SMP/SMA apa si Sulung bisa pergi dengan nilainya sekarang. Ceritanya sistem sekolah menengah dan tinggi Belanda berbeda dengan Indonesia. Sekolah menengah dan tinggi sudah ditentukan (diarahkan) sejak di bangku SD. Misalnya, kalau nilai mereka bagus, mereka bisa masuk VWO (level SMP/SMA)
- [Istana Versailles: Saksi Bisu Kehidupan Marie Antoinette](https://notingly.com/2023/04/02/istana-versailles-saksi-bisu-kehidupan-marie-antoinette/) - Bicara tentang Paris, pasti yang pertama terpikir adalah Menara Eiffel, sebuah landmark dan simbol utama kota Paris, bahkan simbol utama Perancis. Menara Eiffel ini sudah menjadi latar belakang yang dipakai di dalam buku, lukisan dan lain sebagainya. Menara ini juga adalah simbol cinta: tempat paling romantis untuk dilamar kekasih, dan berfoto sambil ‘kisse’ dengan si
- [Timing & Chunking Ala Emak Gampang Stress](https://notingly.com/2023/03/20/timing-chunking-ala-emak-gampang-stress/) - Tema Tantangan Blogging Mamah Gajah Ngeblog bulan Maret 2023 ini adalah Life Hack yang Mempermudah Hidup. Apa sih Life Hack? Menurut Google, definisi life hack adalah a strategy or technique adopted in order to manage one's time and daily activities in a more efficient way. Belasan tahun menjadi IRT, saya belum mampu merangkul peran ini
- [Alkitab: Dari Awal Sampai Akhir](https://notingly.com/2023/02/20/alkitab-dari-awal-sampai-akhir/) - Hampir semua umat beragama yang dihadapkan pada pertanyaan Buku Bacaan apa yang Berpengaruh akan memberikan Kitab Suci agama mereka (masing-masing) sebagai jawabannya. Menjawab Tantangan Blogging Mamah Gajah Ngeblog perdana tahun 2023 dengan tema ini, tentu saja saya pun setuju (dalam hati) bahwa Alkitab adalah jawabannya. Meskipun demikian, kali ini saya lebih ingin bercerita bukan bagaimana
- [Akhirnya Selesai Staatsexamen!!](https://notingly.com/2023/01/24/akhirnya-selesai-staatsexamen/) - Orang bilang: time flies! Waktu berjalan dengan begitu cepat! Dan memang, tahun 2022 saya rasa sebagai tahun yang sangat singkat. Rasanya baru saja berganti tahun dari 2020 ke 2021, eh tahu-tahu sudah akhir tahun saja. Dan rasanya baru saja kemarin malam tahun baru, tahu-tahu hari ini sudah masuk minggu ke-4 di bulan Januari! Salah satu
- [Malam Pergantian Tahun 2022 - 2023](https://notingly.com/2023/01/01/malam-pergantian-tahun-2022-2023/) - Kalau ngomongin malam pergantian tahun, yang paling teringat adalah tradisi keluarga untuk kumpul bersama, makan malam lalu 'mandok hata'. Mandok hata ini adalah kegiatan bergantian menyampaikan perasaan, nasehat dan pesan, bisa dilakukan waktu sedang kumpul keluarga, memberi ulos untuk orang tua/pengantin, dan lain sebagainya. Khusus untuk tahun baru ini, isinya mandok hata ini adalah menuangkan
- [Kerja](https://notingly.com/2022/12/23/kerja/) - “Kamu sudah mulai bekerja?” Begitu tanya Dr. Dirven dengan wajah menganalisa. Beberapa hari yang lalu saya pergi ke rumah sakit untuk kontrol rutin. Sambil membacakan hasil lab yang menurutnya bagus, sang dokter bertanya apakah saya punya keluhan lain selain keluhan-keluhan rutin. Dia juga bertanya apa saja aktivitas yang dikerjakan sekarang, bagaimana rasanya, cukup energi atau
- [Menulis dan Dinamika Kehidupan 2022](https://notingly.com/2022/12/07/menulis-dan-dinamika-kehidupan-2022/) - Akhir tahun ini, tepat sudah 2 tahun saya bergabung di dalam Kelas Literasi Ibu Profesional, sebuah komunitas menulis yang mewadahi para perempuan dan ibu-ibu di Indonesia melalui dunia maya. Di kelas ini selama setahun penuh kami belajar untuk konsisten di dalam menulis. Melalui KLIP saya bisa kembali menikmati dunia menulis, sebuah kegiatan yang sudah belasan
- [Hidup dengan Waktu yang Dipinjam](https://notingly.com/2022/11/16/hidup-dengan-waktu-yang-dipinjam/) - Bicara tentang Pengalaman di Luar Nalar - sesuai dengan salah satu dari tiga tema yang disediakan di dalam Tantangan Blogging Mamah Gajah Ngeblog bulan November ini, saya jadi berpikir bahwa sebenarnya hidup itu sendiri sesungguhnya adalah sebuah pengalaman di luar nalar. Coba teman-teman pikirkan: Mengapa kita hidup? Mengapa kita dipilih untuk hidup? Apakah kita harus
- [Anak-anak Yang Nakal](https://notingly.com/2022/10/27/anak-anak-yang-nakal/) - Hoi! Kamu siapa, Ba atau Bu? Sapaku kepada seorang anak laki-laki yang sedang berdiri di depan supermarket. Anak ini adalah salah satu murid di sekolah tempat aku bekerja. Sepertinya dia sedang menunggu ibu atau ayahnya berbelanja. Dia berdiri tenang sambil memegang step-nya. Apa ya bahasa Indonesia-nya step... skuter? Otoped? Yah, pokoknya yang bentuknya seperti skateboard
- [Si Bungsu Ikut Jeugdorkest](https://notingly.com/2022/10/04/si-bungsu-ikut-jeugdorkest/) - Sejak permulaan tahun ajaran ini, si Bungsu memasuki tahun kedua dia bermain flute. So far so good, entah dari mana sepertinya memang dia punya natural talent untuk bermain seruling. Hal ini saya amati sewaktu kami berjalan-jalan di liburan panas kemarin. Dalam rangka membakar semangat kedua anak kami yang mengikuti les musik, terutama si Sulung yang
- [Uang Belanja](https://notingly.com/2022/09/20/uang-belanja/) - “Maaak, Maaak, Bu Lina datang, Maak! Maak Bu Lina Maak!” Jerit Siti anak Maemunah sambil berlari-lari pulang. Ibunya yang sedang menjemur baju di depan rumah seketika terpana ketika mendengar seruan anaknya. Bu Lina? Bu Lina? Maemunah yang belum lama melahirkan anak kelimanya sejenak perlu berhenti dan memaksa otaknya bekerja. Mommy brain kalau kata majalah Ayah
- [Tidak Akan Pergi Lagi...](https://notingly.com/2022/08/20/tidak-akan-pergi-lagi/) - “Itulah bapakmu! Nggak pernah mengerti perasaan Ibu! Tiap hari kerjaannya hanya baca koran, nonton berita! Ibumu nggak pernah didengar, nggak diajak bicara!” Dinda menggigit bibirnya sambil mendengar ibunya meluapkan kemarahan. Ini kedua kali dalam minggu ini Ibu dan Bapak bertengkar hebat. Dua hari lalu, Dinda terpaksa meninggalkan kantor lebih cepat, gara-gara ibunya sudah terlalu histeris.
- [MGN: Revolusi Nasional Indonesia 1945 - 1949: Perjuangan Mempertahankan Kemerdekaan](https://notingly.com/2022/08/18/revolusi-nasional-indonesia-1945-1949-perjuangan-mempertahankan-kemerdekaan/)
- [Sejarah: Dulu Dibenci, Sekarang Dipelajari](https://notingly.com/2022/07/19/sejarah-dulu-dibenci-sekarang-dipelajari/) - (penting: tonton youtube di bawah ya!) Ruangan itu gelap, perlu beberapa detik untuk menangkap isi instalasi seni di dalamnya. Pigura-pigura kayu berukir dan bercat emas bergeletakan di lantai, di atasnya tergantung bendera-bendera tua. Ada macan hitam berkepala emas berdiri mengancam kepada seekor macan emas yang terbaring di tanah. Video pembuatan Instalasi Seni Luka dan Bisa
- [Ada Cinta Terselip di Dalam Tradisi](https://notingly.com/2022/07/30/ada-cinta-terselip-di-dalam-tradisi/) - Hari itu masih pagi dan kami sudah sibuk mempersiapkan bayi-bayi untuk pergi ke Schiphol: jemput Oppung! Ini kali pertama Mama dan Papa saya datang menjenguk si Bungsu yang lahir hampir enam bulan sebelumnya. Waktu si Sulung lahir di musim panas 2012, Mama datan dan tinggal 3 bulan untuk menemani dan membantu saya melahirkan dan merawat
- [Ketika Sedang Lelah](https://notingly.com/2022/06/30/ketika-sedang-lelah/) - Aku memutar setir, membelokkan mobil ke kiri. Yah, ada Mama Simon, pikirku agak resah. Jangan-jangan dia juga sedang berjalan menuju kanal. Sedikit kesal, aku meneruskan perjalanan. Seperti biasa, setiap pagi hari kami dihiasi dengan dua ratus tiga puluh lima instruksi yang kebanyakan menguap di tengah jalan, tidak sampai di telinga anak-anak kami. "J, stop met
- [Blazersdag: Si Bungsu naik Panggung](https://notingly.com/2022/05/21/blazersdag-si-bungsu-naik-panggung/) - Hari ini Bungsu kami naik panggung. Sekolah musiknya mengadakan 'Blazersdag': pertunjukan musik dari semua murid alat tiup di sekolahnya. Ada fluit seperti si Bungsu, blokfluit alias recorder alias suling yang suka kita mainkan di sekolah dulu, saxophone, clarinet, dan trompet. Semua alat musik ini bergabung menjadi satu (itulah Indonesia, eh malah jadi nyanyi haha) memainkan
- [900 Tahun Utrecht](https://notingly.com/2022/06/02/900-tahun-utrecht-2/) - Hari ini, tanggal 2 Juni 2022, Utrecht - kota di mana saya (mengaku) tinggal merayakan hari jadinya yang ke sembilan ratus! 900 tahun, wow! 100 tahun lagi akan tepat satu milenium umurnya. Pastinya saya nggak akan bisa ikut merayakan ulang tahun Utrecht yang ke-1000 (mungkin anak-anak saya bisa, kalau mereka beruntung hehe, tapi jelas emaknya
- [Makanan Belanda: Yang Diadopsi, Yang Khas, Yang Tidak Disukai, dan Yang Bukan dari Belanda.](https://notingly.com/2022/05/19/makanan-belanda-yang-diadopsi-yang-khas-yang-tidak-disukai-dan-yang-bukan-dari-belanda/) - Karena Idulfitri baru saja usai, Tantangan Blogging Mamah Gajah Ngeblog bulan ini bertema Makanan Khas Kota Mamah. Ceritanya sih biar Mamah bisa sharing makanan khas dari kota tempat mereka tinggal. Sulit juga, karena ngomongin makanan, bagi saya udah final kalau makanan Indonesia lebih enak daripada makanan Belanda! Di rumah kami, menu utama setiap harinya tetap
- [Koningsdag!](https://notingly.com/2022/04/27/koningsdag/) - Hari ini Belanda merayakan hari ulang tahun Raja, yang dikenal sebagai Koningsdag. Koningsdag adalah hari raya nasional yang dirayakan setiap tahun untuk menghormati pemimpin Kerajaan Belanda. Tradisi ini dimulai sejak tahun 1885, dengan sebuah perayaan ulangtahun Ratu Juliana. Hanya saja pada waktu itu, istilah yang digunakan adalah Prinsessedag (Hari Putri). Sejak pemerintahan Ratu Wilhemina di
- [Tradisi Perayaan Tujuh Belas-an](https://notingly.com/2021/08/17/tradisi-perayaan-tujuh-belas-an/) - Salam Kemerdekaan! Tepat di hari Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia yang ke-46 ini - 17 Agustus 2021, saya ingin membagikan sedikit cerita tentang perayaan hari Kemerdekaan RI, atau yang biasa kita kenal dengan istilah perayaan 17-an. 17 Agustus merupakan momen yang berkesan untuk saya di masa kecil. Beberapa dekade lalu (iya, saya sudah tua, hehehe), saya dan
- [Dua (atau Tiga) Hal yang Perlu Diingat bila Malas Melanda](https://notingly.com/2022/04/26/dua-atau-tiga-hal-yang-perlu-diingat-bila-malas-melanda/) - Sore ini saya malassssss sekali. Super super malas sekali. Well, bukan malas sih sebenarnya, tapi lelah. Ceritanya anak-anak mulai hari ini libur sekolah selama dua minggu - meivakantie alias libur bulan Mei. Ya namanya ada anak-anak di rumah, semuanya terasa lebih repot lah ya. Sepanjang hari saya sibuk menyelesaikan pekerjaan rumah sambil mengkomando anak-anak untuk
- [Mewujudkan Obsesi Masa Kecil: Menjahit](https://notingly.com/2022/04/05/mewujudkan-obsesi-masa-kecil-menjahit/) - Tantangan Blogging Mamah Gajah Ngeblog bulan April 2022 ini bertema Aktivitas Favorit Mamah. Tantangan ini membuat saya mengingat kembali hobby yang sudah cukup lama ditinggalkan: menjahit. Para tante yang menjadi inspirasi Saya ini anak mami, tapi urusan hobby, saya tidak satu kiblat dengan Mama. Yang menjadi inspirasi adalah para tante di sekitar saya. Tante Nyoman,
- [Pyramide van Austerlitz](https://notingly.com/2022/04/23/pyramide-van-austerlitz/) - Hari Sabtu seminggu yang lalu, kami sekeluarga berkunjung ke Taman Bermain Pyramide van Austerlitz yang terletak di kota kecil Woudenberg, provinsi Utrecht. Taman bermain ini adalah salah satu tempat favorite anak-anak. Umurnya sudah lebih dari 100 tahun, dan berisi permainan-permainan yang biasanya hanya ada waktu Pasar Malam. Lain kali saya tulis deh tentang taman bermain
- [Duduk di Depan](https://notingly.com/2022/04/20/duduk-di-depan/) - Hari Minggu kemarin kami sekeluarga pergi merayakan Paskah di gereja. Kemarin itu adalah kali ke-dua kami kebaktian langsung di gereja sejak lockdown Corona dibukan beberapa bulan yang lalu. Tadinya sih kami ingin ke gereja bulan lalu, apa daya malah kena Corona. Ada yang unik dari pengalaman ke gereja kemarin. Ceritanya baru beberapa minggu lalu saya
- [To The Point Sahaja!](https://notingly.com/2022/04/21/to-the-point-sahaja/) - Di dalam umur yang sudah mencapai empat puluh tiga tahun ini (terimakasih Tuhan untuk umur yang terus berlangsung), 22 tahun saya habiskan berjauhan dari orangtua dan keluarga. Untuk saya, perjalanan pertama ke tanah rantau dimulai ketika saya berkuliah di Bandung. Waktu itu sekitar 3 jam naik mobil jauhnya dari rumah. Kalau sekarang sih konon bisa
- [Kamu Manisnya Sporadis!](https://notingly.com/2022/04/12/kamu-manisnya-sporadis/) - Dari jauh aku mengamatimu,Seperti seekor kumbang mengukur waktu,Akan aku sanggup menjalin kembaliSesuatu yang tampaknya sudah pergi? Angin berbisik: kamu sudah kembali manis,Kamu tersenyum setelah hampir membuatku menangis.Ah, tapi aku sudah cukup hafal tingkah lagumu yang agak magis,Kamu memang manis, tapi manismu sporadis! Andai aku masih seperti aku yang dulu,Antara idealis dan lugu,Andai aku masih dia
- [Henri Maclaine Pont, di Antara Dua Dunia](https://notingly.com/2022/03/01/henri-maclaine-pont-di-antara-dua-dunia/) - "Meneer Maclaine Pont! Meneer Pont! Apakah Anda sudah selesai?" Henri Maclaine Pont mengangkat pandangannya dari buku sketsa di tangannya. Tuan Tjokro sudah datang. "Kalau sudah, kita bisa kembali ke hotel. Besok pagi-pagi sekali Anda harus ke Batavia." lanjut Tuan Tjokro. Henri mengangguk sambil menggumamkan sesuatu. Hari ini adalah hari terakhir dia berada di Bandoeng. Besok
- [Tangan Kiri Tidak Perlu Tahu Bila Tangan Kanan Memberi](https://notingly.com/2022/03/30/tangan-kiri-tidak-perlu-tahu-bila-tangan-kanan-memberi/) - Terlintas di list Facebook video kemarin, sebuah video/vlog pasangan artis Indonesia. Sebut saja mereka Baim Wong dan istrinya Paula Verhoeven (lho kirain mau anonimus, haha). Di dalam video ini, kelihatan kalau Paula sedang menghadapi seorang ibu yang datang ke rumahnya untuk meminta uang. Di video yang saya tonton ini, sang ibu datang membawa anak perempuannya
- [Efek Samping Perang: Pengetatan Ikat Pinggang](https://notingly.com/2022/03/26/efek-samping-perang-pengetatan-ikat-pinggang/) - Hari ini jadual saya penuh sekali. Pagi-pagi harus ke sekolah bahasa, dan kali ini berangkat lebih pagi karena ada teman satu kelas yang mau menumpang mobil ke sekolah. Setelah selesai les, saya buru-buru pergi ke tempat kerja. Hari ini matahari bersinar sangat silau - membuat saya pusing. Untungnya anak-anak kelas saya bersikap baik hari ini.
- [Susah Beli Minyak di Belanda, Mak!](https://notingly.com/2022/03/23/susah-beli-minyak-di-belanda-mak/) - Begitulah jeritan emak-emak di Belanda beberapa hari belakangan ini. Sama seperti di Indonesia, minyak goreng menjadi sebuah komoditi yang sulit didapatkan di pasar sejak satu dua minggu yang lalu. Tadinya saya tidak terlalu ngeh kalau minyak goreng susah dicari. Maklum, sedang dikarantina. Masih ada sepertiga minyak bunga matahari di dapur dan kami pun tidak terlalu
- [Keluarga Angkat di Rantau](https://notingly.com/2022/03/21/keluarga-angkat-di-rantau/) - Apa yang muncul di benakmu kalau kita berbicara tentang keluarga? Siapakah orang-orang yang kita anggap sebagai keluarga kita? Dan bagaimanakah hubungan kita dengan mereka? Apakah yang kita harapkan dari orang-orang yang adalah anggota keluarga kita, dan apakah yang bisa kita berikan kepada mereka? Di dalam hidup ini, kita tidak dapat lepas dari yang namanya keluarga.
- [Pengalaman Terkena Corona di Belanda](https://notingly.com/2022/03/14/pengalaman-terkena-corona-di-belanda/) - Setelah dua tahun lebih Pandemi Corona melanda dunia, akhirnya keluarga kami resmi mendapatkan pengalaman terjangkit virus Corona. Well, sebenarnya cuma saya sih yang resmi terkena Corona. Cuma saya yang melalui test PCR dan mendapatkan hasil positif. Suami dan anak-anak tidak pergi ditest karena ketika hasil test saya keluar, suami saya sudah mulai meriang dan tidak
- [Aku, si Mamah Gajah](https://notingly.com/2022/01/05/aku-si-mamah-gajah/) - "Kamu nggak malu kah bekerja sama dengan anak dari kampus lain? Kamu nggak malu sama almamater kita? Kamu ini sedang menggendong gajah! Malu dong kalau orang tahu kamu kerja dengan yang bukan gajah!" Tiba-tiba teringat percakapan yang absurd ini. Di sebuah warung makan di kota kecil sebelah Jakarta, saya sedang diinterogasi oleh mantan pacar saya
- [Cerita Dari Seorang yang Tak Suka Traveling](https://notingly.com/2022/02/05/cerita-dari-seorang-yang-tak-suka-traveling/) - Traveling - mendengar kata ini, yang langsung terpikir adalah: “gak gue bangeud!” Itu mengapa ketika MGN memilih Pengalaman Travel yang Berkesan sebagai tema Tantangan Blogging Mamah Gajah Ngeblog Februari 2022, saya langsung menciut. Tapi karena ingin konsisten mengerjakan tantangan, yuk mari Mamah, simak cerita berikut. Badan Rambo kesehatan Rinto Sejak kecil badan saya ‘besar’. Nggak
- [Tips Menghadapi Kejadian Buruk](https://notingly.com/2022/02/26/tips-menghadapi-kejadian-buruk/) - Setelah melewati Tantangan Menulis bulan Februari soal jalan-jalan, MGN kembali mengajak anggotanya menulis bareng dengan tema: TIPS. Di Nulis Kompakan Mamah Gajah Ngeblog bulan ini, para Mamah diharapkan bisa berbagi tips yang semoga bisa memberikan manfaat bagi para pembacanya. Namanya tips, ya sejatinya diberikan oleh seseorang yang banyak tahu tentang sesuatu dan sudah punya pengalaman
- [Julid Itu Boleh Saja, Asalkan Ada Gunanya](https://notingly.com/2022/02/25/julid-itu-boleh-saja-asalkan-ada-gunanya/) - Tujuan tulisan: memenuhi Tema Tantangan Menulis KLIP bulan Februari 2022.Tema tulisan: tata cara berkomentar supaya jangan sampai menjadi kejulidan yang tidak bermanfaat.Latar belakang judul: Lagu Raden Haji Oma Irama - "Begadang boleh saja, asalkan ada gunanya." Di jagat raya Nusantara, hampir bisa dimutlakkan kalau semua orang mengenal sosok yang sangat jaya dan berkharisma di jamannya,
- [Self-Love: Mengasihi Allah dan Sesama](https://notingly.com/2022/02/18/self-love-mengasihi-allah-dan-sesama/) - Suatu hari ada seorang ahli Taurat (ahli kitab Yahudi) datang kepada Yesus dan bertanya kepada-Nya: di antara ratusan hukum yang tercatat di dalam Firman Tuhan, hukum manakah yang paling utama? Yesus menjawab, Kasihilah Tuhan, Allahmu, dengan segenap hatimu dan dengan segenap jiwamu dan dengan segenap akal budimu dan dengan segenap kekuatanmu.Dan hukum yang kedua ialah:
- [Surat Buat Si Apa 💌](https://notingly.com/2022/01/26/surat-buat-si-apa/) - Dear Apa, Sudah lama sekali aku tidak menulis surat seperti ini. Waktu berlalu, teknologi semakin maju, dan rasanya menulis surat hampir tidak dibutuhkan lagi. Dulu, waktu aku ingin menghubungi kamu, hanya lewat surat aku bisa menumpahkan segala isi hatiku. Telepon terlalu mahal untuk dipakai berlama-lama bercerita. Ah masih ingat, seperti baru kemarin saja rasanya aku
- [Kumpulan Cerita Aneh bin Lucu di Jaman Kuliah](https://notingly.com/2021/07/04/kumpulan-cerita-aneh-bin-lucu-di-jaman-kuliah/) - Hi semua. Siapa di sini yang suka nonton film komedi? Atau suka nonton acara lawak di televisi atau video lucu di internet. Dulu waktu kecil, saya sukaaaaa sekali baca buku "Mati Ketawa Cara Rusia” dan semacamnya. Suka ketawa-ketawa sendiri di kamar. Untungnya Mama saya sudah paham anaknya aneh, jadi tidak sempat dibawa periksa ke rumah
- [Hello Ghost: Film (tidak) Horror tentang Keluarga](https://notingly.com/2021/06/29/hello-ghost-film-tidak-horror-tentang-keluarga/) - Tantangan MGN: film yang bercerita tentang keluarga Halo semua, hari ini saya ingin berbagi tulisan tentang sebuah film yang bercerita tentang keluarga, sesuai dengan tema tantangan blogging Mamah Gajah Ngeblog di bulan Juni 2021. Buat hampir semua umat manusia, keluarga adalah unit yang paling penting dan merupakan tempat dimana kita semua mengawali perjalanan kehidupan kita.
- [Freezerku, Andalanku](https://notingly.com/2021/05/21/freezerku-andalanku/) - Jumat, 21 Mei 2021 16:14 Halo semua! Ceritanya lagi-lagi saya dikompori oleh si kakak untuk ikutan klub menulis yang baru: MGN alias Mamah Gajah Ngeblog, kumpulan ibu berlatar belakang pendidikan di institut cap gajah. Sebagai anggota yang baik saya mencoba ikut Tantangan Blogging Mamah Gajah Ngeblog bulan ini: Resep Masakan Andalan. Wah, tema yang menantang!
- [Mijn Toekomst is ‘Vandaag’](https://notingly.com/2022/01/13/mijn-toekomst-is-vandaag/) - Als ik het woord ‘toekomst’ hoor, moet ik even pauzeren om diep adem te halen. Toekomst klinkt vaag voor mij. Vanwege mijn gezondheidssituatie, durf ik niet te denken aan de dagen die nog zo ver weg zijn. Voor mij is elke nieuwe ochtend mijn toekomst. ‘Nu’, ‘vandaag’ is mijn droom. Bijna zes jaar geleden is
- [Komunitas Menulis Membuatku Ceriwis](https://notingly.com/2021/10/31/komunitas-menulis-membuatku-ceriwis/) - Hallo parah Mamah Gajah! Ketemu lagi dengan saya di sini :) Kali ini saya mau menulis soal komunitas, sesuai dengan tema Tantangan Blogging Mamah Gajah Ngeblog bulan Oktober 2021: Komunitas Yang Aku Cintai. Tema yang menarik karena baru beberapa bulan yang lalu saya bergabung ke dalam dua komunitas menulis: Kelas Literasi Ibu Profesional alias KLIP,
- [MGN: Menyongsong Rembang Senja](https://notingly.com/2021/10/07/mgn-menyongsong-rembang-senja/)
- [MGN: Naar de Bieb!](https://notingly.com/2021/10/26/mgn-naar-de-bieb/)
- [MGN: Bahasa Indonesia, Pemersatu Kita](https://notingly.com/2021/10/28/mgn-bahasa-indonesia-pemersatu-kita/)
- [MGN: Benarkah Perempuan Identik dengan Belanja?](https://notingly.com/2021/11/30/mgn-benarkah-perempuan-identik-dengan-belanja/)
- [Forty Three](https://notingly.com/2021/11/24/forty-three/) - It's my 43rd birthday today. It should have been a special day, but it feels like just another day. I'm physically tired from my new class yesterday, continued by my work at the school. Somehow I always had this wish that on this very particular day I wouldn't have to do anything and just lay
- [Kartu Gajah Penyambung Cinta](https://notingly.com/2021/10/01/kartu-gajah-penyambung-cinta/) - Tema Tantangan Menulis, sebuah event mingguan yang diselenggarakan oleh KLIP ini memiliki tema baru. Temanya khusus dipilih untuk memperingati Hari Bhakti Pos dan Telekomunikasi pada tanggal 27 September lalu. Tema Tantangan Menulis minggu ini adalah: Surat dan Pak Pos yang Hampir Terlupakan. Siapa dari pembaca di sini yang belum pernah mengirimkan surat lewat Kantor Pos?
- [Hati Ibu, Seteguh Batu Karang (Part 1)](https://notingly.com/2021/12/21/hati-ibu-seteguh-batu-karang/) - Menjadi ibu berarti menjadi sosok yang tegar untuk anak-anaknya. Berhati sekuat batu karang.
- [Hati Ibu, Seteguh Batu Karang (Part 2)](https://notingly.com/2021/12/21/hati-ibu-seteguh-batu-karang-part-2/) - Baca cerita Part 1 Semuanya dilakukan dengan ketenangan bak Linda Hamilton di dalam film Terminator 2. Saya memboyong belanjaan yang ternyata berat (beli bawang bombaynya aja dua kilo), dengan tas belanjaan yang terlalu penuh sambil memeluk satu bungkusan besar tisu wc isi 20 buah (lagi ada korting soalnya, sayang kalau beli yang ukuran kecil, rugi).
- [Hidup Ini Adalah Kesempatan](https://notingly.com/2021/11/30/hidup-ini-adalah-kesempatan/) - Tidak terasa waktu sudah membawa kita ke bulan November. Tahun 2021 sudah hampir berakhir. Dan di bulan ini saya juga bertambah usia. Empat puluh tiga tahun - empat puluh tiga tahun penuh dengan strong evidence kalau penyertaan Tuhan ada dan selalu ada. Ada banyak hal yang terjadi di dalam hidup saya terutama dalam beberapa tahun
- [Ekspektasi dalam Pernikahan](https://notingly.com/2021/12/15/ekspektasi-dalam-pernikahan/) - Sore ini tiba-tiba saya teringat sebuah nasihat yang kami dapatkan pada sesi bimbingan pra-nikah dari gereja. Adalah sebuah program yang umum bagi pasangan yang akan menikah untuk mengikuti bimbingan pra-nikah. Biasanya program bimbingan ini berlangsung beberapa minggu lamanya. Di dalamnya kita akan diajarkan mulai dari konsep pernikahan sesuai Alkitab, sampai contoh-contoh soal yang bisa terjadi
- [On Communicating in Difficult Times](https://notingly.com/2016/07/24/on-communicating-in-difficult-times/) - I remember vividly a period of time, when I was very much broken hearted – even shattered, and one of my close friends kept asking me this “how are you” question. It’s not easy to answer a “how are you” question when you’re not very sure on how you are. Especially if the questions
- [Living Means Fruitful Labor!](https://notingly.com/2016/06/09/living-means-fruitful-labor/) - Thursday, June 9 2016Yesterday night as me and my husband read the Bible, we came to Philippians 1:12-16. I quickly scanned the verse before we started and the famous verse of Paul, “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain” was there. I immediately thought, oh my, please no, please don’t
- [Beginning of The New Journey](https://notingly.com/2016/06/03/beginning-of-the-new-journey/) - So this is the beginning of another part of my life. With cancer. Yes. Cancer. It sounds so scary when I read or heard about others getting it. But when the doctor told me in his office that my biopsy result was not good – you have tumor (he almost didn’t have the heart to
- [Love unspoken, farewell unrehearsed](https://notingly.com/2013/09/01/love-unspoken-farewell-unrehearsed/) - It's a silent song, a silent beautiful songThough the music was loud when I got to look into your eyesWas it you or were it usBecause a simple smile seemed just enoughTo build what was sweet and mild Tonight the memories unrollAnd the music is again played in my eardrumsPictures are played when I closed
- [Motherhood - Expecting the Grace of God in Gratefulness](https://notingly.com/2012/12/15/motherhood-expecting-the-grace-of-god-in-gratefulness/) - More than a year since my last post here and yes we are still expecting. Jacob, our son has born in Nieuwegein, The Netherlands five months ago, on July 7th, 2012. We named him Jacob Hezekiah Hatorangan Oppusunggu. Jacob – chosen to be blessed by God. I had always wanted to name my son
- [We Are Expecting](https://notingly.com/2011/11/10/we-are-expecting/) - So, I guess this is my first posting after I got married back on the early of January this year. It’s not that married life is not so exciting so I stopped writing for awhile. But there were so many changes happen in my life that it’s sometimes hard for me to manage myself
- [I'm Learning - And Still Learning](https://notingly.com/2010/11/11/im-learning-and-still-learning/) - These things I listed to learn was posted on the door of my bedroom - back to my college days many years ago. Too bad I didn't put any date, so I'm not sure how old is the list... could it be like 13 years ago? *I think there's something special about 13 years :)
- [Bring Me, Diamond and Roses](https://notingly.com/2010/10/30/bring-me-diamond-and-roses/) - There are two beautiful things I received in my engagement day. The first one is a dozen of gorgeous red roses from my sister in law. The second thing is a beautiful diamond ring from my beloved fiancé. Now a week has passed since the big day, and the roses have started to wither and
- [Am I Good Enough for You?](https://notingly.com/2010/10/26/am-i-good-enough-for-you/) - I must have been a pathetic woman. I was once being upset to my sister because she said I was pathetic (in my love life to be precised), and here I am, couldn’t agree more, I am pathetic. I’ve spent two days lying on my bed trying to calm down my nerves stomach due
- [Facing the Giants](https://notingly.com/2010/07/26/facing-the-giants/) - God, I want to ask You, WHY?But I know it’s an unfaithful questionSo now I come to ask You, WHAT?And please tell me, HOW?So I can understand Your will,And not questioning Your loveAnd in between I know how to please Your heart. Please tell me, GodBecause I’m dreadfully scaredAs I’m facing the giants now Please
- [13 Years Apart and 35 Emails Later](https://notingly.com/2010/06/28/13-years-apart-and-35-emails-later/) - There are things in life fear me. Some of them are silly things like going to the bank (and the must to talk to the teller) or asking for a replacement when I realize I have bought a dress with a wrong size. Other things are important like failing before God, losing my beloved ones,
- [Hang On, Be Strong!](https://notingly.com/2010/06/21/hang-on-be-strong/) - The Bible reading in the Sunday service yesterday was taken from Psalm 18. Psalm 18:28-36 (NKJV) 28 For You will light my lamp; The LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.29 For by You I can run against a troop, By my God I can leap over a wall.30 As for God, His way
- [My Wish on This Father Day](https://notingly.com/2010/06/20/my-wish-on-this-father-day/) - Sometimes I wishTo go back to the daysWhen I was still my Daddy’s little girlGiggling uncontrollably in his embrace Sometimes I wishTo go back to the daysWhen I was still my Mommy’s little daughterSleeping with my head on her lap,Thinking there’s nothing in this world could worry me Sometimes I wishThat I don’t have to
- [Someone Who Believes in You](https://notingly.com/2010/06/20/someone-who-believes-in-you/) - One of the most difficult tasks to do for me is shopping for a wallet (for myself). I can be very indecisive in choosing and would stand more than an hour to make up my mind. If I’m asked what I want for my birthday, I would happily say, ‘Give me one simple but good
- [Give Me Something to Wear!](https://notingly.com/2010/06/17/give-me-something-to-wear/) - Oh mine, I feel heavy. I am heavy. Sigh. Sigh. Sigh. I’ve been gaining weight since the end of 2008 – OK, this is the time to stop blaming my AD trip to cause this weight problem. But somehow it’s true, it started there and I couldn’t seem to stop myself to eat those beautiful
- [A Call to Worship](https://notingly.com/2010/06/08/a-call-to-worship/) - I just received a call yesterday from my church choir coordinator (err, what’s your position actually, Angky?) He asked me whether I can join the Monday practice – means joining ROS (Reformed Oratorio Society). I almost forgot to breath and started to giggle (my famous reaction whenever I get nervous). I asked him, why me?
- [False Prophets and the Wrath of God](https://notingly.com/2010/06/03/false-prophets-and-the-wrath-of-god/) - Before my praying time last night, I took my Bible and was led to open Jeremiah 23. I’m currently having some dilemma about my job so before I opened the Bible, I had expected to find some encouragement for me as I had planned to have a discussion with my boss about it today. It
- [Being Limited](https://notingly.com/2010/06/02/being-limited/) - I took a bus and not MRT to office this morning. I found that though it takes longer time to reach my office, but I’ll always get a seat in the bus, so I could use my commuting time by having some rest while I listen to the sermons from my MP3 player. These past
- [Feel with Me](https://notingly.com/2010/06/02/feel-with-me/) - A short rhyme from John Piper’s poem about Hosea and Gomer caught my attention: Think not, my son, that God's great riverOf love flows simply to the sea,He aims not straight, but to deliverThe wayward soul like you and me.Follow the current where it goes,With love and grace it ever flows. You can read the
- [In Relationship (with Others): Another Failure (of Self-Reliance) to be Assertive](https://notingly.com/2010/05/31/in-relationship-with-others-another-failure-of-self-reliance-to-be-assertive/) - There were times in my life, when I got misunderstood by others; I wished that someone would stand up for me. Saying things to defend me, things that I can’t speak on my own. Maybe I’ve watched too many Disney's fairy-tales – because the wish never came true. The prince charming never came to my
- [In Relationship (with Others): Being Timid and Unassertive](https://notingly.com/2010/05/31/in-relationship-with-others-being-timid-and-unassertive/) - It takes me a lot of courage to say I’m sorry, but it takes even more courage to openly admit that I’m hurt or disappointed by others (and then forgive them). My standard procedure when I’m hurt (seriously) is smiling, say nothing, going away, and crying alone. I rarely reply when somebody gives an annoying
- [Changed from the Inside Out and Moving Forward](https://notingly.com/2010/05/24/changed-from-the-inside-out-and-moving-forward/) - This morning as I gazed outside my window, I saw a middle-aged lady walking out the HDB complex. It was not too early, about 7.30 AM, but surely she has woken up this morning much earlier than me, because she was already on her way to office when I was just beginning to prepare myself.
- [A Very Bright Star Above](https://notingly.com/2010/05/11/a-very-bright-star-above/) - (One week late edition) I saw one last night, a very bright star, close to the moon. (My Google research told me that it’s probably another planet like Venus or Jupiter – but for me, it’s a star). Since I was a little girl, the sky always fascinated me. I loved to lay on the
- [The One I Love Most](https://notingly.com/2010/05/10/the-one-i-love-most/) - It’s just crossed my mind – about loving someone, and what is the best means to measure it. It’s natural to expect someone you like (or you love) to feel the same way with you. And when you don’t get the expected response, it’s just human to feel sad and disappointed. But sometimes, it leads
- [Gracious Uncertainty](https://notingly.com/2010/04/29/gracious-uncertainty/) - I cried a bit last night while I was talking to my Mom. I told her I really feel uncertain, and though I’ve tried my best to be strong and always look happy, but deep inside I really feel scared. I told her, that in too many times I think it’s so much easier to
- [Happy Earth Day!](https://notingly.com/2010/04/27/happy-earth-day/) - (a belated posting from April 22nd, 2010) Ada kegiatan apa aja nih? ;) bike to work? ;p hehehe berkebun? dll?anyway ... HAPPY EARTH DAY !!! I just received that email in my inbox today. Can’t stop myself from producing a smile (though a bit sad one) in reading it. It was from my former beloved
- [One Master to Serve](https://notingly.com/2010/04/14/one-master-to-serve/) - In my Bible reading today I came into this verse – which is very well-known to all Christian: No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money (Matthew 6:24).
- [Where is God When We Need Him Most?](https://notingly.com/2010/03/11/where-is-god-when-we-need-him-most/) - As I received a not so good SMS last night, I thought, “Gosh, what now?” I didn’t reply to the message immediately, because I really don’t know what to say. I wanted to curse, I wanted to give terrible advice, I even expected one to happen since I really couldn’t see the way out of
- [Will We Be Able to Read the Bible in Heaven?](https://notingly.com/2010/03/05/will-we-be-able-to-read-the-bible-in-heaven/) - As I was downloading some number of Christian e-books to read and study, I somehow felt intimidated by the number of the books – and for sure the number of pages I’m going to study. I was having my break, trying to figure when will be the best time to read all these books –
- [Broken Heart over a Cancellation of a Class](https://notingly.com/2010/03/03/broken-heart-over-a-cancellation-of-a-class/) - After taking time in my recovery for more than one month, I still don’t feel fit enough to do anything, other than going to office and do small amount of household chores. It feels like my life has been trimmed down to less than half of its size. Regrettably this halve thing only applies to
- [Yosef: I am a heroin user, not a criminal](https://notingly.com/2010/02/23/yosef-i-am-a-heroin-user-not-a-criminal/) - I came across this article today Yosef: I am a heroin user, not a criminal , and thinking how far the truth is being twisted these days. When doing something wrong (against the law) doesn’t make you a criminal (as long as you don’t harm anyone but yourself), is doing sin (small ones) doesn’t make
- [A Perfect Peace - A Reflection on 11 February 2010](https://notingly.com/2010/02/11/a-perfect-peace-a-reflection-on-11-february-2010/) - You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. Isaiah 26:3 It’s not easy to have a perfect peace, when we have so many ‘not right, not complete, not perfect’ things in our life – or in our mind. The endless to-do list and unreachable dreams,
- [To be Preserved Blameless Till the End](https://notingly.com/2010/01/11/to-be-preserved-blameless-till-the-end/) - Catching up with my daily devotional on 9th January 2010: Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.1 Thessalonians 5:23, New King James Version It was a dreadful moment, the most frightened moment I
- [Bukan ga Percaya, tapi Ga Berdaya](https://notingly.com/2010/01/08/bukan-ga-percaya-tapi-ga-berdaya/) - The title in English: it’s not that I don’t believe, but I can’t do anything about it. I’m 31 years old and single. It’s a good combination to anticipate a lot of curiosity from family and friends why I’m still single at this time. Some of them asked out of a genuine concern, while some
- [To Study The Words of God](https://notingly.com/2010/01/07/to-study-the-words-of-god/) - Quoted from The Treasury of David by Charles Spurgeon, Psalm 1:2 "In His law doth he meditate." In the plainest text there is a world of holiness and spirituality; and if we in prayer and dependence upon God did sit down and study it, we should behold much more than appears to us. It may
- [A Sick Spoilsport – A Self-Pity Edition](https://notingly.com/2010/01/04/a-sick-spoilsport-a-self-pity-edition/) - I hate being a spoilsport – though it seems I made myself a good number of times. And the worst reason to be a spoilsport is to be sick – just in time when I must do something. Since I was young, I have skipped hundreds numbers of classes, meetings, services, appointments, parties, works, and
- [He Sings, "I don’t need to speak, you already know what’s on my mind"](https://notingly.com/2009/12/29/he-sings-i-dont-need-to-speak-you-already-know-whats-on-my-mind/) - Ok, I’m peeking into someone’s writing. It’s my first home alone experience in my new house – my brother and sister in law suddenly decided to get an escapade to Bintan for 3 days, and I can tell you that being alone in the house is not really my favorite thing. Plus the problem of
- [Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread](https://notingly.com/2009/11/09/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread/) - I was closing my eyes in the shuttle bus between Redhill MRT and my office this morning, trying to get some nap. It was merely a 10 minutes ride – can be less, if we were not stopped by any traffic light, but I was very tired, and today is only Monday. This week will
- [Every Hour, I need Thee…](https://notingly.com/2009/10/21/every-hour-i-need-thee/) - I was engaged in a very long conversation with my Mom last night when she said, “I need Thee every hour – see, that’s why the song use every ‘hour’ and not every year, or every week, or every day. We need God’s presence in our life every hour, even in every minute so we’re
- [When We’re not under the Spotlight](https://notingly.com/2009/10/12/when-were-not-under-the-spotlight/) - Some people are born to be performers. They just have the talent – and the courage to perform at the stage, in front of hundreds of audience, under the spotlight. Yesterday was my first performance since I joined the Church Choir back few months ago. Hmmh, let me revise my sentence. Yesterday was the first
- [The Day When We No Longer Feel Amazed](https://notingly.com/2009/10/09/the-day-when-we-no-longer-feel-amazed/) - I was walking alone from my office to Tiong Bahru Plaza one evening after work, when I stretched my neck and looked up above to see the trees and realized how beautiful is the evening sky and the tree leaves. I could see the blue-redish sky peeking between the branches. I could see my favorite
- [When I Looked into Your Eyes](https://notingly.com/2009/10/02/when-i-looked-into-your-eyes/) - I had a dream last night. I saw you standing there, day and night. Looking restless and helpless… When I looked into your eyes, you were telling me silently, you were not happy… I walked the path, and still I see you standing there. But I couldn’t reach you, or even to talk with you.
- [September 30th, Once More](https://notingly.com/2009/09/30/september-30th-once-more/) - I was in MRT this morning looking blankly at a mid age man sitting in front of me. He was playing some jewel game in his IPhone for the past 15 minutes. I could see that he was so engrossed in the game, and could hardly watch for other things. So when the dear computerized
- [One Hundred Days](https://notingly.com/2009/09/23/one-hundred-days/) - I started my One Hundred Days Vow about five years ago. It was on 14th of November 2004, to be exact. Funny that I can remember the date easily, but recalling the year is always hard for me. Was it that long time ago? Sometimes it feels like just yesterday for me. The Hundred Days
- [So I Dreamt About You](https://notingly.com/2009/09/14/so-i-dreamt-about-you/) - Yes, I dreamt about you. And it’s been happening very often until now. I mean, look at us, we’ve been talking only for the past few weeks and I’ve been dreaming about you – five, six times? And dear friend, how most of them are not good ones :( When I dreamt about you for
- [Have a blessed Christmas](https://notingly.com/2009/02/11/have-a-blessed-christmas/) - The wonders of ChristmasIs in the silence of the great love God has given usWhen He died on a tree, to save us and cleanse our sins,Made us holy, you and me The wonders of ChristmasIs in our sufferings when God reform us and transform usIn the silence of tears and our unspoken woesHe works
- [Happy Birthday](https://notingly.com/2009/02/11/happy-birthday/) - Happy birthday Love, I'm celebrating here, tooHaving a bottle of Heaven and EarthLike we used to I thank God for one more year He gave youI thank God for giving you family, health, job and happinessAnd most of all,I thank God for giving you salvation,And let you know Him... Happy birthday Love,I thank God for
- [Tired of Being Me](https://notingly.com/2008/11/12/tired-of-being-me/) - From the devotional reading: Been Thinking About by Mart De Haan. He’s writing about People Watcher – about people who watch others and examine their living and how Christian sometimes are hard to identify as the children of God. I read through ten factors he described in his writing, when I bumped into this point:
- [I Forgot to Say Thanks](https://notingly.com/2008/11/10/i-forgot-to-say-thanks/) - I woke up early in the morning feeling so cold. I felt very dizzy and I felt like throwing up. Oh my God... I'm here, so far from home and I fell ill? I couldn't manage to be ill. I still have almost three weeks to go here, and I really can’t be ill this
- [Two years later, 4100 miles apart](https://notingly.com/2008/11/09/two-years-later-4100-miles-apart/) - 9th day of November, two years ago. I was unpacking at Daisy’s apartments. New town, new country. The city of lion – I often called her. What was I doing? I was looking for job there after being ill for months and my previous company asked me to leave. How was I doing? Limp, both
- [Saya doain kamu...](https://notingly.com/2008/10/18/saya-doain-kamu/) - Suatu hari waktu saya masih mahasiswa, kami lagi ada deadline pengumpulan tugas apa – ntah saya lupa, tapi yang jelas semua anak bawa maket hari itu. Salah satu teman saya datang dan marah-marah, cerita bahwa di angkot maketnya disenggol orang yang mau turun atau apalah… she’s a kind of perfectionist person, and surely she had
- [didkgyidh](https://notingly.com/2008/09/19/didkgyidh/) - Ahahahaha what a title :P This should be a first posting in this blog. I planned to write down some thoughts I have in mind while I'm wandering in this complicated world. I used to write a lot. A LOT. A natural – born to be a talkative person – mind you :P I used
- [The Value of Time](https://notingly.com/2021/06/06/the-value-of-time/) - Two nights ago I went outside to jog, and while jogging I listened to the sermon from Desiring God: Clinging to Christ in the digital age. The sermon talks about our living in the digital time, using the screens, the challenges and the principal in the connection to our positions as believers of Christ. Overall,
- [Mendulang Ide dari Aliran Pemikiran Kita](https://notingly.com/2021/04/29/mendulang-ide-dari-aliran-pemikiran-kita/) - Menjawab tantangan mingguan KLIP dengan tema “menemukan kepingan ide tulisan", saya mencoba bercerita tentang bagaimana saya 'mendulang’ ide yang bisa dituangkan dalam bentuk tulisan setiap harinya. Ceritanya saya sudah dua hari absen dari setoran tulisan KLIP. Kenapakah? Kurang ide? Sebenarnya tidak. Dua hari yang lalu kebetulan saya punya waktu luang dan memutuskan untuk mencabut rumput-rumput
- [Sstt, Mama Has an Eye in The Back of Her Head!](https://notingly.com/2021/04/21/sstt-mama-has-an-eye-in-the-back-of-her-head/) - “J, stop putting your hand in your mouth!” “No, that’s not the bin for paper. You have to use the one above. Yes that one.” “Do you have an eye in the back of your head, Mama? How come you can see what we're doing when you're not looking at us? You're there busy cooking
- [Better Little Real-chunks Than Non-existent-grands](https://notingly.com/2021/04/17/better-little-real-chunks-than-non-existent-grands/) - Two weeks of not-walking husband has left me with the responsibility of a single parent. This shouldn't be something new, because for a year we practically lived apart between Paris and Utrecht - my husband in Paris and me and kids here at home. But I guess one sick man makes a great difference. I've
- [Just A Little Disobedience](https://notingly.com/2021/04/16/just-a-little-disobedience/) - I've known the story of King Saul all of my life. The first king of Israel, a man who stood out among his fellows by his physical distinction: a handsome young man as could be found anywhere in Israel, and he was a head taller than anyone else (1 Samuel 9, NIV). The story of
- [When Thou Know Not, Ask](https://notingly.com/2021/04/06/when-thou-know-not-ask/) - One of the annoying things I deal with my children is the moment they don't ask me when they deal with problems. "J, why do you stand still there? Have you finished your school work?” "No, mama. I don’t know how to do this part,” he pointed out some math problems with his little finger.
- [Understandable But Not Justified](https://notingly.com/2021/04/13/understandable-but-not-justified/) - Life is full of things - complicated things. Some things are easy to define - helping others is right, stealing is wrong. But many things fall somewhere in between. And dealing with these things is never easy. We do wrongs not always because we'd like do so. Some people gamble for pleasure, some conduct free
- [Pretended Happiness](https://notingly.com/2021/04/12/pretended-happiness/) - It's been days since so many things around me are completely out of my control, and I'm absolutely N O T H A P P Y. All the frustrations were so ready to snap out of my system, and the more I let everyone in the house know how frustrated I was, the more irritated
- [Mother of My Friend](https://notingly.com/2021/04/10/mother-of-my-friend/) - As I laid in my bed tonight I suddenly remembered the mother of my friend. A university friend of mine, he was from the same year but different major with me. We were together in the swimming club of our university, and we were very close for several years of our studies. He was a
- [Not Perfect](https://notingly.com/2021/04/08/not-perfect/) - It's been three days since my dear husband stayed in bed. First it looked like he catches a cold. Fearing that he would share his virus to the children we arranged him to sleep alone in my daughter's room. Two mornings later he woke up unable to move his right feet. Somehow he had sprained
- [Sebuah Cerita Bulan Puasa dari Seorang Tetangga](https://notingly.com/2021/04/06/sebuah-cerita-bulan-puasa-dari-seorang-tetangga/) - Lagi-lagi menjawab tantangan KLIP, yang temanya "Persiapan Menyambut Ramadhan". Kenapa kok senang banget ikut tantangan KLIP? Hehehe, saya menggunakan tantangan mingguan ini sebagai suatu tantangan buat diri saya sendiri untuk menulis berdasarkan tema yang tidak diciptakan sendiri. Lumayan kan, setiap minggu ada satu tema baru, tidak usah capek-capek mikir sudah dibuatkan oleh orang lain :D
- [Ibu, Sudahkah Engkau Membaca Buku (Untuk) Anakmu?](https://notingly.com/2021/04/04/ibu-sudahkah-engkau-membaca-buku-untuk-anakmu/) - Menjawab tantangan KLIP minggu ini: "memilih buku bacaan untuk anak-anak", saya teringat suatu kejadian di satu sore di RS. Boromeus, Bandung. Saya sedang menunggu giliran dipanggil oleh dr. spesialis di sana, untuk memeriksakan maag saya yang sedang kambuh. Karena lama sekali, saya iseng berjalan keluar. Di depan pintu masuk utama ada bapak penjual majalah dan
- [TRUE BEAUTY](https://notingly.com/2021/03/30/true-beauty/) - She was a woman of praises, a beautiful young woman, graduated from high prestige university, small built and completed with meekness and gentleness. She was known by many, praised by many. Many juniors looked at her with full respect. Many good words were spoken about her. She was like a goddess of beauty, a queen
- [KINDERBOEKEN - CHILDREN BOOKS IN OUR LIFE](https://notingly.com/2021/03/17/kinderboeken-children-books-in-our-life/) - Today I'm going to write here about my children and their books. I've once written about how in the Netherlands' school the children are exposed a lot to books - story books. When I was young and went to school, we didn’t have many good story books except the books that were translated from other
- [A Parents Prayers](https://notingly.com/2021/03/05/a-parents-prayers/) - Doa Seorang Ibu YA TUHAN,Buatlah aku seorang orangtua yang lebih baikTolonglah aku memahami anak-anakku,Untuk mendengarkan mereka dengan sabarAkan apa yang mereka harus katakanDan untuk menjawab semua pertanyaan mereka dengan baik dan ramah Jauhkanlah aku dari memotong begitu saja ketika mereka berbicaraDan balik berbicara kepada mereka dan menyudutkan merekaBuatlah aku selalu ramah kepada merekaSeperti aku menginginkan
- [Vakantie](https://notingly.com/2021/02/24/vakantie-2/) - Vakantie’ in the Dutch means 'holiday’ in English. And my children are in 'krokusvakantie’ right now, that means 'spring holiday'. They are free from school for one week, and since we can't go anywhere in this corona lockdown, we just stay at home. Often we go out to the neighboring parks, or if Papa is
- [Overwhelmed](https://notingly.com/2021/02/10/overwhelmed/) - When I entered the dining room, the table was full with dirty dishes, the kitchen counter had no free space, at least 3 or 4 pans waited for me to wash them. I look to the left and no ray of hope shone from the living area. The table was full with my daughter's craft
- [(Not) Looking Back](https://notingly.com/2021/02/09/not-looking-back/) - As someone who dwells often in disappointments (not something to brag about, I know), I tend to look back at a lot of the past events. Unfortunately the memory lane brought me frequently to stressful moments, disappointing people, things I still can't let go… This has brought me to a lot of bitterness, problems, and
- [New Year Resolutions](https://notingly.com/2021/02/09/new-year-resolutions/) - Since I've been failing in keeping new year resolutions too many times, I stopped making them at all. Especially when I kept dealing with surgeries every year, it seemed pointless to put a dreamy target when life was more about surviving. But this year it was a little bit different. Last year was exceptionally hard
- [Snow and Friendship](https://notingly.com/2021/02/07/snow-and-friendship/) - It's been years since it snowed here in The Netherlands. Real snow, I mean. And today the children were very happy because they could finally play with snow. Many moms in the Facebook groups searched frantically for sleighs, boots, ski-suits, because the snow forecast came rather surprisingly. And now we're in the lockdown, no shop
- [Hampir Setahun Ku di Sini (KLIP)](https://notingly.com/2021/12/01/hampir-setahun-ku-di-sini-klip/) - Hampir setahun saya bergabung di Kelas Literasi Ibu Profesional yang disingkat KLIP. Lucu ya, bagi saya nama KLIP ini saja sudah membingungkan. Ibu Profesional itu apa toh? Kelas literasi itu apa toh? Dan saking lugu-nya (lucu dan gagu), kata 'literasi' sendiri baru saya tahu artinya ketika saya masuk KLIP dan berbincang-bincang dengan teman-teman di WA
- [Generasi Quote?](https://notingly.com/2021/07/15/generasi-quote/) - Tantangan Menulis KLIP Halo semua, apakah sehat semua? Semoga kita semua diberikan kesehatan ya oleh Tuhan Yang Mahakuasa. Di tengah situasi genting seperti ini, baru kita sadari bahwa kesehatan itu adalah sesuatu yang sangat sangat sangat berharga. Kita semua sangat bersyukur kalau masih diberikan kesehatan fisik di masa Corona ini. Tapi kita juga jangan lupa
- [Kinderboeken - Childrens Books in Our Lives](https://notingly.com/2021/02/17/kinderboeken-childrens-books-in-our-lives/) - Today I'm going to write here about my children and their books. I've once written about how in the Netherlands' school the children are exposed a lot to books - story books. When I was young and went to school, we didn’t have many good story books except the books that were translated from other
- [Pendeta J. Petrus Purba, Hidup untuk Memuliakan Tuhan](https://notingly.com/2021/11/14/pendeta-j-petrus-purba-hidup-untuk-memuliakan-tuhan/) - Ini adalah cerita tentang Pendeta Jadima Petrus Purba alm., Oppung alias kakek saya dari keluarga Papa. Oppung Bapak (begitu sebutan kami untuk beliau) adalah seorang pendeta dari Gereja Kristen Batak Simalungun (GKPS). Oppung Bapak adalah salah satu pendeta mula-mula di gereja ini. Dan salah satu pelayanan beliau adalah menerjemahkan Alkitab ke dalam bahasa Simalungun. Anak
- [Merasa Cukup, Menahan Diri dan Membayar Harga](https://notingly.com/2021/08/09/merasa-cukup-menahan-diri-dan-membayar-harga/) - Di bulan Agustus ini, dalam rangka memperingati hari kemerdekaan RI, kami para Mamah MGN ditantang untuk merumuskan sebuah konsep kemerdekaan. Bertema ‘Budayakan hidup tanpa bajakan', saya berharap bisa berbagi pemikiran di dalam usaha untuk merdeka dari kebutuhan untuk memakai produk bajakan. Bagi saya tema ini sulit untuk dieksekusi - bahkan cenderung depressing. Butuh kejujuran pada
- [Taal Biografie](https://notingly.com/2021/11/24/taal-biografie/) - Hallo, ik ben Irene en ik kom uit Indonesië. Ik spreek Indonesisch als mijn moedertaal, en daarnaast spreek ik Engels als mijn tweede taal. Mijn familie komt uit Noord Sumatra en wij gebruiken ook thuis een andere taal (dialect): Batak taal. Ik ben getrouwd met en Indonesisch man, maar hij komt uit een andere etnische
- [New Things that Make Me Happy](https://notingly.com/2021/11/19/new-things-that-make-me-happy/) - Today is not particularly easy for me. There were so many things that happened and I'm emotionally exhausted because of them. Luckily today I have two new things, and you know that new things made us giddy with happiness and expectations. I'm just blessed to have these two things precisely on a tough day like
- [Guru Sejati: Guru yang Tak Takut Memberi](https://notingly.com/2021/11/08/guru-sejati-guru-yang-tak-takut-memberi/) - Tema Tantangan Menulis (TTM) dari KLIP minggu ini bertema: Guru Favorit. Bicara tentang guru membuat saya berpikir pada belasan tahun bersekolah, mulai dari TK, SD, sekolah menengah dan perguruan tinggi. Tentu saja di dalam masa yang begitu panjang ada sosok-sosok yang meninggalkan kesan mendalam. Kesan yang baik, atau kesan yang mengesalkan. Bu Ratna, guru pelajaran
- [Terimakasih, Bapak Ibu Petugas Kebersihan di Rumah Sakit (dan Semua Nakes)](https://notingly.com/2021/10/12/terimakasih-bapak-ibu-petugas-kebersihan-di-rumah-sakit-dan-semua-nakes/) - Setelah menjalani hampir dua tahun hidup di masa pandemi, semua orang di segala penjuru dunia melihat dokter dan perawat dengan sudut pandang yang tidak lagi sama. Para tenaga kesehatan yang berjubah dan berbaju putih ini bukan lagi menjadi orang-orang yang bekerja diam-diam. Dengan atau tanpa perlengkapan medis berlapis, mereka berubah menjadi orang-orang yang literally mempertaruhkan
- [Habis Hujan Tampak Pelangi](https://notingly.com/2021/10/07/habis-hujan-tampak-pelangi/) - Salah satu hal yang menyebalkan dalam hidup di Belanda adalah cuacanya yang tidak pernah pasti. Di dalam satu hari, cuaca bisa berubah empat kali. Pagi cerah, siang hujan, sore matahari terik, lalu tiba-tiba mendung lagi, dan malamnya badai. Adalah sebuah kebutuhan dasar untuk tiap pagi memeriksa prakiraan cuaca sebelum keluar rumah. Hal ini sangat menentukan
- [Papaku, Seorang Blogger](https://notingly.com/2021/09/27/papaku-seorang-blogger/) - Ceritanya bulan Oktober nanti ada yang namanya Hari Blogger Nasional, tepatnya tanggal 27 Oktober. Hari Blogger Nasional ini dicanangkan pertama kali 14 tahun lalu, tepatnya di tahun 2007 oleh Menteri Komunikasi dan Informatika RI, Muhammad Nuh pada Pesta Blogger tahun itu. Harusnya tulisan ini ditulis bulan depan nih, tapi ya karena baru kejadian yah, kita
- [Mulutmu Harimaumu](https://notingly.com/2021/09/26/mulutmu-harimaumu/) - Tema Tantangan Menulis minggu ini sungguh terlalu muluk-muluk. Dalam rangka memperingati hari Perdamaian Dunia yang jatuh pada tanggal 21 September, maka tim TTM KLIP pun “latah” memakai hari peringatan ini sebagai tema tulisan. “Hidup Bersama Dengan Damai", begitulah temanya. Haruskah dibahas? Perdamaian dunia kok kedengarannya jauh banget. Itu kan urusan para pembesar negara. Buat cucak-cucak
- [Ketika Hidup Penuh Kewajiban](https://notingly.com/2021/09/17/ketika-hidup-penuh-kewajiban/) - Adalah sebuah pernyataan umum bahwa perempuan lebih terampil dalam mengerjakan banyak hal dalam waktu bersamaan (multitasking) dibandingkan dengan laki-laki. Lihat saja para bapak yang dengan tenang bangun di pagi hari dan bersiap-siap untuk bekerja. Sementara sang ibu harus bangun lebih pagi, mempersiapkan sarapan untuk seisi rumah, mempersiapkan anak-anak untuk siap bersekolah, sambil sekaligus membereskan rumah.
- [Memilih Alat Musik](https://notingly.com/2021/09/10/memilih-alat-musik/) - Bisa bermain piano adalah mimpi saya sejak saya kecil. Ada seorang tetangga yang bisa main piano dengan sangat baik sejak dia masih muda. Dia hanya empat tahun usianya di atas saya, tapi buat saya yang masih kelas 2 atau 3 SD sudah terlihat seperti seorang maestro. Sayangnya kondisi finansial keluarga tidak mengizinkan saya untuk les
- [Bahasa, Jurang dan Jembatan Hubungan Kita](https://notingly.com/2021/09/05/bahasa-jurang-dan-jembatan-hubungan-kita/) - Hallo semua! Kali ini saya akan bercerita tentang pengalaman saya berbahasa. Dalam rangka merayakan Hari Aksara Internasional alias International Literacy Day, emak-emak MGN mengajak kita semua untuk mengikuti Tantangan Blogging Mamah Gajah Ngeblog yang bertema “Pengalaman berbahasa seumur hidup". Mengutip website Unesco, Hari Aksara Internasional dirayakan setiap tahunnya sejak tahun 1967 dengan tujuan untuk
- [Rindu Normal](https://notingly.com/2021/09/02/rindu-normal/) - Hari Minggu minggu lalu, kami sekeluarga pergi ke stadscentrum (pusat kota) untuk beli sepatu. Ya, ya… tipe orangtua tauladan. Hari Senin besoknya adalah hari pertama tahun ajaran baru, dan sepatu si sulung dan si kecil sudah kesempitan. Beli di menit-menit terakhir sungguh tidak terpuji, tapi mungkin itu serunya. Semacam wisata adrenalin. Semua itu tentu saja
- [Pelajaran Berharga dari Membaca Buku](https://notingly.com/2021/08/28/pelajaran-berharga-dari-membaca-buku/) - Buku, buku, temanku bicara. Buku, buku, teman terbaikku… Ceritanya Pak Suami suka banget nyanyi lagu itu sejak kami menikah 10 tahun lalu. Saya bertanya, lagu apaan sih itu? Paksu bercerita kalau di masa sekolah dasar, dia punya teman sekelas yang suka sekali baca buku. Sukaaaaaaa sekali baca buku. Sampai-sampai kalau ada giliran nyanyi di depan
- [Tersesat Di Lelystad](https://notingly.com/2021/08/26/tersesat-di-lelystad/) - Long time ago, ada seorang tukang kayu yang sangat miskin dan mempunyai dua orang anak: Hans dan Grietje (Hansel dan Gretel di dalam bahasa aslinya). Saking miskinnya, si tukang kayu ini tidak memiliki makanan lagi dan memutuskan untuk membawa anak-anaknya ke dalam hutan dan meninggalkan mereka di sana. Esoknya sang ayah membawa Hans dan Grietje
- [Boleh Dekat Tapi Tetap Jaga Jarak](https://notingly.com/2021/08/24/boleh-dekat-tapi-tetap-jaga-jarak/) - Di jaman pandemi ini, salah protokol yang wajib dijalankan di dalam menjalani kehidupan sosial adalah menjaga jarak. Beberapa negara menyarankan penduduknya untuk menjaga jarak minimal 1 meter dari orang lain. Di negara lain jarak minimal yang disarankan adalah 2 meter. Butuh penyesuaian untuk terbiasa menjalankan aturan ini. Awalnya tidaklah mudah untuk mengukur-ukur berapa jarak yang
- [Memilih Kotak untuk Dicentrang](https://notingly.com/2021/08/18/memilih-kotak-untuk-dicentrang/) - Beberapa lama belakangan ini saya sangat malas masak. Sangat malas masak. Sampai dua kali disebut - saking besarnya keengganan untuk yang namanya memasak. Sebelumnya juga sudah malas sih, masak hanya dilakukan sebagai keharusan sebagai seorang ibu, dan kebutuhan karena semua orang di rumah ini butuh makan. Saking enggannya saya memasak, setiap kali makanan habis mood
- [Membuntuti Pak Suami](https://notingly.com/2021/08/14/membuntuntui-pak-suami/) - Siang ini Pak Suami berkata bahwa ia akan mengajak anak-anak untuk makan es krim di IKEA. Heh? Well, jaman liburan panjang ini ya memang rasanya harus agak mencari-cari alasan untuk memberikan kegiatan kepada anak-anak. Si emak yang masih sibuk mencuci baju dan mainan yang penuh dengan pasir karena kemarin baru ke pantai pun hanya mengangguk
- [The Grass of the Neighbor is not Always Greener](https://notingly.com/2021/08/03/the-grass-of-the-neighbor-is-not-always-greener/) - I've always been pretty critical upon seeing myself as a mother. I'm fully aware of my weakness, mistakes and repeated flaws. And being a buitenlander (foreigner) in the country I'm living now, the worry of being in contrast to what serves as a custom here constantly bugs me. I often observe and conclude that my
- [Aku dan Anakku](https://notingly.com/2021/07/29/aku-dan-anakku/) - Sungai Rhein Aku menatap anakku yang sedang berlari sepanjang jembatan, membentangkan tangannya selebar-lebarnya seakan berusaha menangkap angin. Tiga jam di mobil bersempit-sempit di antara barang-barang membuatnya pengap. Betapa senangnya dia ketika akhirnya kami sampai di kota ini. Tidak perlu lagi menahan perasaan kalau disuruh tenang ketika Papa berkonsentrasi mengemudi. Kami berjalan bergandengan di sepanjang pinggiran
- [Mau Jujur Yang Merepotkan](https://notingly.com/2021/07/28/mau-jujur-yang-merepotkan/) - Dua hari yang lalu setelah menjemput J dari berenang dan O dari Power Kids, aku memutuskan untuk berhenti di tepi kanal untuk makan siang di sana. Duduk di pinggir air, memperhatikan kapal yang lewat dan menikmati angin yang sejuk. Hari itu cuaca sedang sangat enak, tidak terlalu panas tapi juga tidak terlalu dingin. Karena kami
- [Rust Zacht, Ifa](https://notingly.com/2021/07/10/rust-zacht-ifa/) - Hari ini kami berduka karena teman kami Ifa meninggal dunia. Bukan karena covid. Dan di jaman pandemi seperti sekarang rasanya agak sulit untuk menerima kenyataan kalau ada kerabat atau teman yang meninggal bukan karena covid. Rasanya begitu sia-sia karena dia bisa meloloskan diri dari virus yang begitu mencekam, tetapi harus pergi juga. Ifa adalah salah
- [Mendidik Anak Gemar Menolong](https://notingly.com/2021/06/21/mendidik-anak-gemar-menolong/) - Hari ini saya ingin menulis tentang pembentukan karakter anak. Salah satu karakter anak menurut saya sangat penting adalah kemampuan untuk tanggap akan situasi di sekitarnya, serta kesigapan untuk mengulurkan tangan dan memberikan pertolongan bagi yang membutuhkan. Si dia yang ringan tangan dan cekatan Tidak bisa saya lupakan, suatu malam di kampus tercinta di Bandung. Kami
- [No One Ever Told Me That!](https://notingly.com/2021/06/19/no-one-has-ever-told-me/) - A story about Judas and all of us One of the most infamous persons in the Bible whose name is forever remembered in history is Judas Iscariot. He was a disciple and one of the original Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. He betrayed Jesus by handing Him to the hands of the Jewish chief priests
- [No Screen Time is Scream Time?](https://notingly.com/2021/06/15/no-screen-time-is-scream-time/) - Hallo semua! Tema Tantangan Menulis KLIP minggu ini (minggu ke-23 tahun 2021) adalah "Tips mengatasi kecanduan gadget pada anak". Mungkin ada yang penasaran; mbak, seneng amat ikutan tantangan mingguan KLIP. Iya dong! Dipikir-pikir, kalau pengurus KLIP buka tantangan menulis setiap minggunya, berarti ada minimal 50 topik diluncurkan dalam setahun yang bisa kita pakai untuk tema
- [She's Not Happy, Yet](https://notingly.com/2021/06/13/shes-not-happy-yet/) - Sunday, 13 June 2021 18:38 Christ in the house of Martha and Mary, painting by Joachim Beuckelaer, ca. 1533-1575 Somewhere around the globe, 2021 Her smart watch beeps. It's 5.20 in the morning. She yawns and tries to decide whether she needs to get up or not. But then she remembers today is Tuesday, she
- [Aku Menulis Karena Ingin Menang](https://notingly.com/2021/06/04/aku-menulis-karena-ingin-menang/) - Jumat, 4 Juni 2021 13: 26 Di balik sesuatu tindakan, pasti ada sebuah alasan atau motif yang mendasari tindakan tersebut. Bahkan bila kita melakukan sesuatu dengan alasan, “ah, gak ada alasan tertentu, nggak, hanya iseng saja” - sesungguhnya iseng itu juga adalah sebuah alasan, lho. Hari ini sebagai jawaban atas tantangan mingguan KLIP bulan Juni
- [Glimmer of Hope](https://notingly.com/2021/05/26/glimmer-of-hope/) - Wednesday, 26 May 2021 14:26 It was the last school day before the two weeks holiday. I came to pick up my children and saw almost every child had something in his hands - a small plant. I also saw a plant laid on the ground. Somebody must have dropped it by accident and left
- [Being Present and Taking Delight in The Enjoyment Of Others](https://notingly.com/2021/05/20/being-present-and-taking-delight-in-the-enjoyment-of-others/) - Thursday, 20 May 2021 18:26 "The Happy Family" (Het Vrolijke Huisgezin), a painting by Jan Steen, 1668. Courtesy of Wikipedia The most meaningful life experiences don't happen in the "when", they happen in the "now". ~Rachel Macy Stafford in her book: Hands Free Life As a mother, one of my greatest battles is that I hardly
- [Surgery Anniversary](https://notingly.com/2021/05/18/surgery-anniversary/) - Tuesday, 18 May 2021 14:09 We were having dinner at my friend's place and were talking about life and all it, and suddenly I realized we’re now in the month of May! Time has gone by so fast - and you never know what’s the day or date when your kids were having school holiday,
- [Peter, Do You Love Me?](https://notingly.com/2021/05/10/peter-do-you-love-me/) - Monday, 10 May 2021 14:48 We all know the story where Peter denied Jesus - for three times, just before He went to the cross. Peter has always been the boldest disciple, the most enthusiastic person to show his love and devotion to Christ Jesus. Time and time again he emphasized his feelings, saying that
- [A Mother's Blessing](https://notingly.com/2021/05/09/a-mothers-blessing/) - Sunday, 9 May 2021 09:07 You wake up in the middle of the night, still groggy from interrupted sleep, you hear a child is crying. You run to his room, consoling his wailing, knowing without any words - because he's still sleeping - that he might have a bad dream. You try to return to
- [Bedankt, Mama!](https://notingly.com/2021/05/06/bedankt-mama/) - Thursday, 6 May 2021 13:26 "Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone" Gladys Bronwyn Stern One thing I always enforce in our home, is that my children have to say 'bedankt, mama’ (thank you, mama) every time they receive the meal at home. Yes, I'm a bad mom - I never hide the fact to
- [Voices Inside Our Heads](https://notingly.com/2021/03/28/voices-inside-our-heads/) - I know don’t about other people but I feel like my brain never stops working. It keeps talking to me. Does it mean I hear voices? Am I sychrizopenic? Am I delusional? I don’t think so. My life is pretty dull most of the time and yes I'm struggling every single day to stay in
- [Buang Sampah Pada Tempatnya](https://notingly.com/2021/03/25/buang-sampah-pada-tempatnya/) - Menjawab tantangan tema menulis minggu ini di KLIP: "bagaimana saya ikut menjaga lingkungan”, saya akan berbagi cerita tentang pengelolaan sampah di negara Belanda dan bagaimana saya dan keluarga mengikuti peraturannya. Pemerintah Belanda sangat proaktif dalam mengkampanyekan 'recycling' - mendaur ulang. Mereka percaya bahwa dari semua sampah yang kita hasilkan, 75% dari sampah-sampah ini masih bisa
- [Behind the Thin Wall](https://notingly.com/2021/03/25/behind-the-thin-wall/) - Between two neighbours, there's only a wall of 20 centimeters dividing the life of two families apart. The latest technology might even provide us with an even thinner wall, which still provides strength and isolation needed to divide two houses. With such a fine line between two lives, I realize we don't know anything about
- [We See Therefore We Buy](https://notingly.com/2021/03/24/we-see-therefore-we-buy/) - It's been almost four months since the 2nd wave Corona lockdown applied in the Netherlands. I heard in the news the 3rd wave is coming and our neighbouring countries start to impose a new set of lockdown again. These lockdown and un-lockdown things have been going on and off so often I start to lose
- [Do What You Can](https://notingly.com/2021/03/23/do-what-you-can/) - Sometimes we find ourselves in a point of going nowhere. We know approximately what to do, but our eyes are fixated on the things that hinder us from doing that. “I haven't fully understood what going on is.” “I still don't know the details. I don't even understand the big picture yet.'' “I haven't figured
- [We are Not Baboe](https://notingly.com/2021/03/20/we-are-not-baboe/) - There was a hot issue discussed yesterday on one of the Facebook groups I followed. A Netherlands man with Indonesian background went on air in a television show complaining about his ex-girlfriend (he found via a dating site) who never lifted a finger to help him doing the house chores while he lived a very
- [Practice Makes Perfect](https://notingly.com/2021/03/16/practice-makes-perfect/) - It's been months since I had my latest piano lesson. The lockdown has stopped my lessons completely and I didn't do any online lessons since it's hard to do it via video. And frankly speaking, I didn't practice as much. The children being home and home-schooling for two months had taken my time, energy, and
- [The Cost of Grumbling](https://notingly.com/2021/03/15/the-cost-of-grumbling/) - Death Sentence on the Rebels 26 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 27 “How long shall I bear with this evil congregation who complain against Me? I have heard the complaints which the children of Israel make against Me. 28 Say to them, ‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘just as you
- [One Moms Literacy: from Facebook to Real Books](https://notingly.com/2021/03/13/one-moms-literacy-from-facebook-to-real-books/) - In the 10 years since I left professional worlds and committed myself to my role as a SAHM (stay at home mom), I've only read less than 10 books. Or maybe even less. Staying mostly at home and dealing with two hard-tempered toddlers made me lose all interest and delights in books. I did have
- [Anger](https://notingly.com/2021/03/13/anger/) - Every once in a while, I would get involved in a heated argument with my husband. It's actually not often, but perhaps because it rarely happens, it always went beyond what I hope as a standard of healthy argument should be. I think when both parties were filled with anger, no one was able to
- [On Love: Commitment](https://notingly.com/2021/03/11/on-love-commitment/) - When I was planning to meet my husband again after 13 years of never meeting with each other, I discussed this with my brother and sister in law who lived with me in Singapore. Being anxious of meeting a "stranger” again, I asked them what I should talk with him about. My sister in law
- [Dirty Things are Never Dirty at Dirty Places](https://notingly.com/2021/03/10/dirty-things-are-never-dirty-at-dirty-places/) - We went to the beach last Saturday, enjoying the early spring air. It's amazing that only a week before, people were busy ice-skating in every corner of The Netherlands, and 7 days later the beach was literally full of people. Around 20 Celcius grades differ in only a week time! Every time I go to
- [Love Him or His Money?](https://notingly.com/2021/03/09/love-him-or-his-money/) - In a conversation with my mothering-friends about motherhood, one of my friends somehow mentioned her crazy rich Asian sister, and this steered our discussion to the talk about value. What kind of value do you hold in your life? What's the greatest subject you value in your life? Is it love, is it family, is
- [Flexible Sushi](https://notingly.com/2021/03/07/flexible-sushi/) - "Living as a rich man is easy to learn (you don't even have to learn how to spend your money when it's plenty), but learning to live as a poor is difficult (living in modesty, in a limited budget takes a learning curve).” ~ My mom's wisdom We love to eat sushi. ‘We’ here means
- [Change is A Process](https://notingly.com/2021/03/06/change-is-a-process/) - In a book that I'm currently reading states a subtitle: "Change is a process". As I read this title I remember several moments I desperately prayed to God to let a ‘change’ happen in my life. I cried and wished that I would turn into somebody different in an instant - somebody I would love
- [They Walked So Slow](https://notingly.com/2021/03/04/they-walked-so-slow/) - It's been only a few months since I committed to walk daily and make at least 10.000 steps per day. I had been pretty sedentary before this - so I'm still at the beginning of building my strength. To be able to fulfill the 10.000 steps I would have to do at least a session
- [Pain and Not Alone](https://notingly.com/2021/03/02/pain-and-not-alone/) - My daughter is going through a painful wart. Yeah, this horrible cheap monster has invaded the beauty of her left big toe. Oh this poor girl, she seems to always have those kinds of growing pain in all through her days. This is painful, mama. That is painful, mama… Such never ending complaints always come
- [One Way Street](https://notingly.com/2021/02/28/one-way-street/) - One form of relationship that often frustrates me is a one-sided friendship. I don't have many friends, in fact I almost don't have any friends. I consider a lot of people as my acquaintances instead of my friends because I'm always careful of putting people in my inner circle. My past experiences have led me
- [Vakantie](https://notingly.com/2021/02/24/vakantie/) - Vakantie’ in the Dutch means 'holiday’ in English. And my children are in 'krokusvakantie’ right now, that means 'spring holiday'. They are free from school for one week, and since we can't go anywhere in this corona lockdown, we just stay at home. Often we go out to the neighboring parks, or if Papa is
- [The Two Minutes of My Life](https://notingly.com/2021/02/17/the-two-minutes-of-my-life/) - I’m not much of a gamer, but I'm bad at managing my time and I lost a lot of time to games. I like simple uncomplicated games, like blocks/jewels games. In my defence, I only use games as a way to kill boredom, nothing serious, I will just play in between tasks, and it won't
- [On Love: Love Him?](https://notingly.com/2021/02/16/on-love-love-him/) - Still writing about love, as I've written before, many of us fall in love with the idea of love itself, instead of really falling in love in the person. And as a sinful human being, we also have the tendency to fall in love because we need to be loved, and not because we really
- [When Bad Things Happen](https://notingly.com/2021/02/15/when-bad-things-happen/) - Found the writing I wrote 3 years ago on Facebook! This was written soon after I had a collision with a Dutch celebrity chef. Nothing to be celebrated (even when he's famous), but really something to copy paste here because I indeed learned a lot from it (and many unfateful occasions). Today, 2 surgeries later,
- [On Love: Never Let You Go](https://notingly.com/2021/02/14/on-love-never-let-you-go/) - Today is Valentine’s day (as if it matters to me). I’ve been wanting to write something else since I read a very disturbing news this morning, but it would take a long time to write that since it’s a very difficult topic, so I will write about something else instead. A few days ago I
- [The Price We Pay](https://notingly.com/2021/02/10/the-price-we-pay/) - Two days ago I decided to clean the snow on the sidewalk in front of our house. The snow was so thick it would be enough to make a big snowman this year. I've never really tried to make a snowman before. Either the snow in the past years was little to non-existence, or I
- [Remember The Sabbath Day, And Keep It Holy](https://notingly.com/2021/02/06/remember-the-sabbath-day-and-keep-it-holy/) - Saturday, 6 February 2021 22:41 The Sabbath "Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work on it; it is the Sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings." Leviticus 23: 3 In my Bible reading a few days ago
- [The Pain Stays](https://notingly.com/2021/01/16/the-pain-stays/) - I'm no novice to the subject of pain, being so often hospitalized, having 6 surgeries in the past 8 years (4 in the past 4 years alone, the biggest one gave me 30 cm of scars around my neck and shoulder), 2 attempts of difficult natural births, and uncountable visits to emergency room. No, pain
- [Late Night Regrets](https://notingly.com/2021/01/09/late-night-regrets/) - For a big part of my life, like 90 percent ever since I was able to evaluate my values, I've (almost) always gone to bed with this haunting feeling of regrets. The Collins Dictionary defines the word regret as this: Regret is a feeling of sadness or disappointment, which is caused by something that has
- [Who Will Love Me?](https://notingly.com/2020/11/18/who-will-love-me/) - I've never been so angry for so long like this time, when I couldn't stand the nagging of my neighbour anymore. They've been constantly complaining about all kinds of noises from our house, from our children playing, from the piano playing. All kinds of rules that they wished to be done to get their life
- [Looking from Another Window](https://notingly.com/2020/09/29/looking-from-another-window/) - Kinderafdeling, Sint Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein Here I am, early in the morning, sitting in an uncomfortable chair in the middle of a big hospital sleeping room for 5 people. The beds are almost full, 4 children were admitted today to have their surgeries. Two were very young, like my daughter's age - around 6 or
- [Things We Take for Granted](https://notingly.com/2020/08/23/things-we-take-for-granted/) - I was busy brushing my teeth one night, when I thought about my tongue. How easy I moved it around when I moved my toothbrush. This is something I never thought about. I always take it for granted that my tongue serves me with eating and speaking. But what about people with tongue-cancer? Who needs
- [Those Darker Days](https://notingly.com/2020/08/20/those-darker-days/) - Ever since I was young, I would have these dark-days periodically. I would want to do nothing. Absolutely nothing. Even coming out from my bedroom to eat is hard to do. All I want is to lay down in my bed, reading books, playing games, not speaking with anyone. I don't care about the mess,
- [The Sacred Date](https://notingly.com/2020/08/17/the-sacred-date/) - A few days ago my mom said to me, ‘Don't forget, it's your father’s birthday tomorrow.’ Somehow what she said made me remember one particular day before my father’s birthday, many many years ago. It was such a special day that I made that day as my Bank ATM pin numbers. Even years later, when
- [The Purpose](https://notingly.com/2020/08/16/the-purpose/) - The Purpose of John's Gospel Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. John 20:30‭-‬31 NIV https://bible.com/bible/111/jhn.20.30-31.NIV
- [Back to Laptop](https://notingly.com/2020/08/16/back-to-laptop/) - 16 August 2020 It's been decades since my last laptop, and since the daily routine of clicking the keyboard keys. Life has changed tremendously, physically, socially, and all other aspects that you can mention. Today I start to write again. I bet it won't be easy to pick up an old habit that has been

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