My (awesome) Weekend !

Hi guyzz!!
Akhirnya gw nge-blog lagi about myself...
Weekdays sibuk bolak/ik k skul bwt ngurusin MOS, pulangnya kecapekan lalu tidur, bangun2 dah malem, jadi dilanjutin tidur lagi mpe pagi (LOL)

Hari Sabtu pagi gw dibangunin nyokap (dengan buru2) karena banyak banget urusan hari itu...
Pertama2 kita ke KTC buat nyari sepatu (cuz I hear they're having this huge sale for just 1 day!!)... Thx God dapet sepatu yang lucu banget (with affordable price) buat acara gw nanti ^__^

Kmudian, kita ke MAG buat nyari hiasan lilin, makan siang, n beli HP baru buat dedekku yg besok ultah!! XD
untung aj stoknya masih ada, hehehe...
Dari situ, kita ke Sports Mall buat lihat panggung (penempatan projector n layar, paduan suara, n the cake-nya) serta tes lighting...
Trus dari situ mami mampir ke Super Indo buat beli buah.

Kita nyampe rumah kira2 jam stengah 5 (whoa..time flies so fast!), mandi, n siap2 buat latihan am Kak Grace n Kak Obby lagu2 buat my b-day celebration...

Gw buat aransemennya "Shout to the Lord" kira2 2 minggu kmaren, jadi masih meraba2 not-nya T_T
Mana aransemen gw koq susahnya minta ampun dhe -,-
Sebenarnya ngambil dari versi American Idol 2008 waktu Idol Gives Back, tapi karena Oom Obby blon pernah denger lagunya jadi latihannya jadi tegang kmaren... :(



Jam 7 gw langsung cabut dari rumah ke Remaja buat latihan band untuk pelayanan besok...
Agak telat siy datengnya, tapi ternyata perskut blon selesai, jadinya kita (gw, Kak Stella, am Ko Deswanto) nunggu dulu di mobil sambil dengerin lagu baru buat puji2an besok...

Sebenarnya gw kira lagunya dah ada di liturgi, tapi pas dibagiin rundown-nya am Kak Stella, baru gw mudeng.. klo lagunya buat duet gw am Kak Stella abis kotbah.

wuaow... my heart isn't prepared for this!


Few mistakes at first, but I manage to pull it off in the end :)
Apalagi lagu2 di liturginya juga gak terlalu susah, jadi malem ini bisa tidur cepet, hwhwhw...

Selesai latihan, kita (gw, Kak Stella, Ko Deswanto, Ko edo, Ko dicky, Kak ellen, am Ko Andika) ngadain rapat buat memutuskan untuk makan di mana... hahaha... kocak abis... gw gak ikutan soalnya nyokap dah beli makanan di rumah, and besides, katanya Kak Grace am Oom Obby masih latihan di rumah (HAH??)

Gw jadi ngerasa gak enak banget am mereka krn latihan ampe jam 11-an hari itu... T_T
Makasiihhhh ya kaaakkk....

Akhirnya gw tidur jam 12 juga hari itu, abis dengerin album Maria Shandy yg dipinjemin ko deswanto skalian latihan buat besok... :)


Hari Minggu-nya (28 Juni) my sista ultah (Yay!)
Pagi2 kita pergi ke KTC (lagi) krn kmaren bokap blom sempet nyari sepatu, hihihi ^__^
Trus cabut ke MAG buat makan bareng di Hanamasa... (wlopun waktu sudah menunjukkan pukul satu siang, n jem 3 nanti gw harus kumpul di gereja!!)

Gak tahu knapa, dulu tiap kali makan di Hanamasa, we made it such a big deal...
Pagi2 gak sarapan, trus makan banyak2 mpe gak bisa jalan...ooopss... mpe sesak nafas (hehehe)
tapi sekarang klo dah kenyang, yawda, stop aja... :)

Kita pulang dari situ jam stengah 3 lebih, n sampe di rumah dah hampir jam 3!!! Nooooo~
Akhirnya gw mandi cepet2, ganti baju, lalu tarik2 nyokap buat nganterin ke gereja ^,^
Sampe di sana dah telat 15 menit (sry yah kaaakkk~)

Trus kita latihan mpe jam stengah 5...

Kebaktian dimulai jam 5 sore, ini pertama kalinya gw ngikut Kebaktian Nuansa Khusus (seriously!), jadi pemandu nyanyian di kebaktian umum, n mengisi pujian abis kotbah (not as a pianist on the Sentosa choir ^__^)

Gw jadi inget lagi, waktu pertama kali gw ditugaskan jadi singer dalam kalangan remaja adalah pas perayaan Natal...
Gw gak nyangka, I've given such a HUGE Honor to serve GOD at such big event(s)...
Wow... Tuhan dah ngasih gw kesempatan yang langggkaaaa banget...
Smoga pelayanan gw juga hanya tertuju padaNya :)

Okeh2...
Pelayanan gw kali ini senaanggss sekali, krn waktu kita (gw, Kak Stella, Kak Thirza, Kak Dyah , n the band, off course) memandu puji2an, para jemaat antusias sekali untuk bernyanyi, which makes us more excited to do this!! XD
THX GOD!!

Kotbahnya juga oke banget, krn gak cuma "dalem," tapi juga diselipkan humor2 yang gak "garing" juga :D
Intinya, di saat kita punya talenta, sebaiknya kita makin asah bakat kita tersebut, dan kemudian pergunakanlah talenta itu untuk berbuat baik, bagi kemuliaan Tuhan!
N buat mendapat hati yang rendah hati serta kebaikan itu tersebut, kita butuh pertolongan dari Roh Kudus... Jadi jangan males2an buat saat teduh di rumah tiap hari :)

Persembahan pujian kita (Me, Kak Stella, n the band) juga okeh banget!! Yay!!! XD
Niy lagu yang kita nyanyiin waktu itu :

Selesai ibadah, kita berdoa, lalu gw melanjuti dengan latihan PS Sentosa di lantai bawah ^__^
Kita latihan lagu2 aransemen gw : "Shout to The Lord" n "God is Good -medley- Kunyanyikan Kasih Setia Tuhan"
Latihan tadi Hanny ikut menyumbangkan talentanya untuk main biola...
Hehehe... gw bikin aransemen buat instrumennya agak-sedikit-susah- (hehehe, sry Han..) Jadi ad beberapa not yg kepeleset ^.^
Tapi Hanny emang jago banget, she learns so fast!

Selesai latihan, kita makan bareng dalam rangka ultah dedekku Michelle ^.^
That's all folks!

God Bless us always! :)
http://anotherlifediary.blogspot.com/

Btw, post gw kali ini koq panjang banget ya?? ^.^

Waktu cepat Berlalu...

Dari dulu gw dah diajarin bonyok buat renungan tiap malem...
Kebtulan banget renungan tadi malem emang keren banget!!
It feels like God answered all of my questions and myproblems... :D

Gini nih bunyinya:
(diambil dari Renungan Harian, Rabu 17 Juni 2009, dengan masukan2 curhatan gw, xP)

Baca : Mazmur 90 : 1-12

Betapa cepatnya waktu bergulir. Dari hari ke minggu, dari bulan ke tahun, seolah hanya sekejap mata. Rasanya baru minggu lalu gw masuk SMA, menjalani MOS (yg terasa beraaatttt banget, mpe nangis2 jalaninnya... T_T)... Rasanya baru kmaren gw naik ke kelas 2, duduk sebangku dgn Kaka, yg gw kira orgnya pendiem, tapi ternyata heboh n girangnya mintaaa ampun (hahaha... no offense, Ka...). Rasanya baru tadi pagi gw terima raport dengan hati puas, tapi perasaan sedih meninggalkan teman2 sekelas yang sudah mulai dekat... Betul2 brasa sekejap... Musa juga merasakan hal yang serupa. Dalam mazmurnya ia berkata, "Sebab di mata-Mu seribu tahun sama seperti hari kemarin, apabila berlalu, atau seperti suatu giliran jaga di waktu malam. Engkau menghanyutkan manusia; mereka seperti mimpi, seperti rumput yang bertumbuh, di waktu pagi berkembang dan bertumbuh, di waktu petang lisut dan layu" (Mazmur 90 : 4-6) Karena waktu begitu cepat berlalu, maka, pertama : jangan menunda-nunda apa yang bisa dikerjakan sekarang-melayani Tuhan, berkarya bagi sesama, serta menyatakan kasih sayang terhadap orang2 terdekat :). Sebab ada masanya, kita tidak lagi memiliki waktu. Kedua, jangan membuang2 waktu untuk sesuatu yang tidak berguna, lebih2 untuk hal2 yang merugikan. Sebab menyesal kemudian, tiada guna. Ketiga, nikmati dan hargai yang ada sekarang sebaik2nya, apapun yang tengah kita hadapi. Sebab pada saatnya, "sekarang" akan menjadi "masa lalu."

Baru aj kmaren baru gw posting ttg make a difference
Gw merasa di holiday ini gw bisa buat sesuatu yg berguna buat masa depan...
Idk, maybe started recording an album? (don't be afraid to reach ur wildest dreams!!)
or maybe start to paint people's faces... cuz I wanna do that since I was in Junior High School... :)

Renungan ini bener2 membuat gw yakin, klo Tuhan pengen gw gunain liburan ini sebaik2nya... (selain utk persiapan MOS, off course, haha... no offense...)

Tadi (pas gw pulang dari les biola n makan bumbuden for dinner, nyum!) gw nonton di mobil bokap, music video Daughtry - What About Now...




Hmmm...Maybe I should act now... :)
Can't wait to blog about it soon!!

My Trip to Bandung

Asyyikkk!!!

Akhirnya jadi juga pergi ke Bandung!!

Padahal tadinya hampir gak jadi gara2 Pak Dede am Oom Hendra pada ngebatalin, tapi bonyok tetep jalaaannn terus!! hehehe... :D

Pagi2 (6 Juni 2009) kita berangkat jam stengah 8, supaya gak macet...

Trus kita stop di satu pemberhentian buat beli snack, hehehe...
Me and my sista beli milk and cookies! Yay!
What a yummy breakfast!
Kira2 kita nyampe di Bandung jem 10...

Trus kita mampir ke villa

Casa d Ladera...

Konsepnya tuh kayak perumahan di Spanyol gitu, yang serba putih n kotak2... lumayan bagus, gak terlalu mahal juga...
Tapi anehnya, kamar tidurnya ada di basement! jadi klo mo bobok malem2, bukannya naik k atas (seperti perumahan yg normal), tapi turun k bawah... hehehe...

Nyokap kurang suka am konsepnya, jadi kita coret tempat ini dari list... :(

Sekitar jam stengah 12 kita pergi lebih k atas lagi (ke arah Lembang) buat makan diii....

SAPU LIDI!!!

Tema restorannya adalah makan di tengah2 pematangan sawah...
Hmmm... udaranya dingin, tapi bersiiihhh... jadi betah dhe lama2 di situ, hehehe...

Kita pesen :

- Nasi putih (duh??!!) -
- Ayam bakar warisan (restaurant specialty) -
- Sapi Gigi Brik (recomended!) -
- Pisang Goreng -
- Kangkung Goreng -
- Karedok -
- Sop Buntut -
- Es Lemon Tea -
- Kelapa Muda -

Kita gak berasa nunggu lama karena kbanyakan jalan2...eh salah... foto2... hehehe...


Setelah makanan dateng, baru dhe kita jadi anteng tiba2, dan mulai berebutan ngambil nasi...hehehe

Makanannya enak juga...

Tapi kangkungnya agak tawar, untung nyokap pesen karedok, jadi ada sayur dhe... :)
Abis kenyang, kita foto2 lagi di sekitar lahan Sapu Lidi yang sangat besar itu ^.^

Bersama adikku yang gak bisa biasa... hehehe... (bcanda, Dik)

Trus kita take off buat survei hotel lagii :)
Kita sampai di

Gumilang Regency

Dari luarnya kliatan oke banget, minimalis, n terawat ^.^

Dari dalamnya, kliatan classy, bersih, n pricey juga, hwhwhw...
Harganya emang jauh lebih mahal daripada hotel pertama tadi, tapi kali ini ad kolam renang, n suasananya juga lebih nyaman...
Okeh2, mauk di list dulu dheee...

Trus kita jalan lebih ke atas lagi, ke rumah SOSIS !! :D
Kita beli satu potong sosis (karena emang masih kenyang)
trus mampir ke WC-nya, hehehe... ^.^


Trus kita ke warung tahu, buat beliii....

TAHU

hehehe... katanya bokap tahu di sini, enak, jadi kita nyoba dheee... :D
Emang beneran gurih!
Isinya lembut, apalagi masih anget2... :) Nyam!
Satu tahu 1000, lumayan mahal siy... but it's worth it!! :D

Abis itu kita turun agak ke bawah, ke tempat pernikahan kak Yosi (anaknya Oom Gun) di MAXIMO, yang ternyata merupakan penginapan juga!!

Bonyok survei disitu, sedangkan kita (baca : gw am adek gw) jalan2...eh... foto2... hwhwhw... ^.^

Tempatnya asri banget...
Banyak pepohonan, trus ada taman baut bermain, kolam ikan deket lobby, trus konsepnya juga villa, bukan hotel...

Kita juga bisa tinggal di situ buat long-stay...
Minusnya sih gak ada kolam renang (hikz T_T)
Tapi emang bagus banget buat bawa rombongan...
Makanya bonyok langsung booking 1 villa yang isinya 2 kamar (krn yg isinya 3 kamar udah full-booked smua...)

Ini dia bonyok gw yang udah bener2 bonyok! hehehe... I love them both! :D

That's it ya'll! Akhirnya kita ktemu penginapan juga baut PS Sentosa tanggal 20 Juni nanti!!!
Hehehe... Pulangnya kita mampir ke MOI buat makan di Solaria, trus cari2 baju yang di diskon ^.^
Baru pulang...

Agak pilek niy hari ini, smoga gak berdampak buruk k pelayanan besok di remaja T_T

God Bless!!
for more photos of my trip, click here

http://anotherlifediary.blogspot.com/

A Letter from one of my besties :)

One of my best friend sent this to my e-mail.
I thought it was so sweet of him to send me this :)
It was so heart-touching that I want to post this on my blog... haha... ^.^

What would you do if every time you fell in love with someone you had to say good-bye?
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What would you do if every time you wanted someone they would never be there?

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What would you do if for every moment you were truly happy there would be 10 moments of sadness?

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What would you do if your best friend died tomorrow and you never got to tell them how you felt?

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What would you do if you loved someone more than anything else and you could never have them?

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Some people live and some people die.

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But I want to tell you I love you and you are a true friend...

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That I will always be here for you when and if you need me...

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If I died tomorrow, you would be in my heart forever.
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Would I be in yours?





















If you care about the person who sent this to you then you will send it back.
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Please send this to all your friends...
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You might be best friends one year, pretty good friends the next year, don't talk that often the next year, and don't want to talk at all the year after that.

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So, I just wanted to say, even if I never talk to you again in my life, you are special to me and you have made a difference in my life.

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I look up to you, respect you, and truly cherish you.

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Send this to all your friends, no matter how often you talk, or how close you are, and send it to the person who sent it to you.

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Let old friends know you haven't forgotten them, and tell new friends you never will.

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Remember, everyone needs a friend, someday you might feel like you have NO FRIENDS at all, just remember this e-mail and take comfort in knowing somebody out there cares about you and always will.

http://anotherlifediary.blogspot.com/

There are No Boundaries!

I wrote this lyrics to all of my friends that's been struggling with their marks and grades...
Remember guyz :

whatever happens,
nothing could stop you from achieving your dreams
to pursuit something that you love, and
to reach that goal that you've set for urself!

Love you guyz a lot! :)

-mandy nugroho-
..soon turning on 17.. :D

Ohh

Seconds, hours, so many days
You know what you want
But how long can you wait ?
Every moment lasts forever
When you feel you've lost your way

What if my chances were already gone ?
I started believing that I could be wrong
But you gave me one good reason
To fight and never walk away
So here I am still holding on

With every step you climb another mountain
Every breath it's harder to believe
You'll make it through the pain
Weather the hurricanes
To get to that one thing

Just when you think the road is going no where
Just when you almost gave up all your dreams
They take you by the hand and show you that you can
There are no boundaries
There are no boundaries

I fought to the limit you stand on the edge
What if today is as good as it gets
Don't know where the future's headed
Nothing's gonna bring me down
Jumped every bridge I've run every line
I risk being safe, I always knew why
I always knew why
So here I am still holding on

With every step you climb another mountain
Every breath it's harder to believe
You'll make it through the pain
Weather the hurricanes
To get to that one thing

Just when you think the road is going no where
Just when you almost gave up all your dreams
They take you by the hand
and show you that you can

You can go higher
You can go deeper
There are no boundaries
Above and beneath you
Break every rule cause
there's nothing between you and your dreams

With every step you climb another mountain
Every breath it's harder to believe
You'll make it through the pain
Weather the hurricanes
To get to that one thing

Just when you think the road is going no where
Just when you almost gave up all your dreams
They take you by the hand and show you that you can
There are no boundaries
There are no boundaries
There are no boundaries
No boundaries
There are no boundaries !

click on the picture to hear their interpretation of the song
recomended : Adam Lambert's version :)

P.S. : to friends that didn't get tagged, it's not becoz I forget about you guyz, but becoz I have faith that you will suceed!! XD

God Bless Us All !!