She will Not Be There

It took 1 hour and 15 minutes for me to get to my work place, hubs and I use motor cycle... its quite tiring.
So, everyday we always try to find shortcuts, back ways, old roads anything that could save time.One day  I suggested my hubs to use the old road and like most of old roads is its cramped and a bit bumpy but less crowded, turns out that using the old road saves 10 minutes of our time... so we go by that way everyday...

This old roads keep a lot of memory, my school is there, my auntie (I used to live with her) house and my old friends too. One of them is my Sunday School friend, her name is Amanda. She is a year older than me. Every Sunday morning I use to stop at her place and we will go to church together. Her mother was one of my aunties best friend. It goes like that for several year until I move to stay with my parents and we got busy with our own routines and never meet again. But she still lives there...

So everyday me and my hubs will pass her house, 'till this one day I saw her mom, she was standing in her small garden in front of their house, she was cutting the dead leaves... there's something different with her. She lost a lot of weight, look pale and of course getting older... but there is other thing that catches my eyes... I remember she use to have long thick black hair, but now she use a scarf to cover her head... a head with no hair...
I call my mom as soon as I got back from work and she told me that Tante Cory (that is her name) is having a stadium 4 cervical cancer and she is in meds. I called Amanda right away, and I talk to her that day...
The next day, I saw Tante Cory again.. and the day after that... she is always there. Probably there are times when she felt not very good so she just sat behind their front window looking out side, I still can see her everytime I pass. The first time I couldn't see her, I call Amanda and asks her if everything is okay, and she said that her mom is in the hospital for chemo, she normally stays in for a week. Than I will saw her after that.

It has been a week since the last time I saw her, I thought she is in hospital again. But, just this weekend, my mom told me that Tante Cory just pass away.. on Saturday 10:00 AM. I never thought of this but I will miss that view of her... she always looks calm and in peace even when she feels not so good and could only sat behind the window looking outside... but she is a much better place now... she is with God!!

There is a time for everything,
And a season for every activity under heaven:
A time to be born and a time to die
A time to plant and a time to uproot,
A time to kill and a time to heal,
A time to tear down and a time to build,
A time to weep and a time to laugh,
A time to mourn and a time to dance,
A time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
A time to embrace and a time to refrain,
A time to search and a time to give up,
A time to keep and a time to throw away,
A time to tear and a time to mend,
A time to be silent and a time to speak,
A time to love and a time to hate,
A time for war and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Weeping.. Just Can't Stop Weeping...

I never leave my girls ever before, so this is the first time... I just can't let go of the face..

So, like i've been buzzing around all the past week that I'm going to be on training in Singapore for 5 days... and like you all know (if you been reading) that I'm so excited...

Well, my second day here isn't started yet and all I can think about is going home... I'm home sick!! I can't sleep!!

Leaving my 2 babies behind really does sucks... It had me weeping all the way trough boarding, imigration and even on plane...I just can't get over those sad face... oh well... here we go again...

okay tears...not now!!!

(Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling just turned on, its my alarm)

At least it cheer me up... a little!!

Go out and smash it, like oh may God

Jump of that sofa, lets get get off!!

Suddenly I remembered the Oprah 24 Season Kick Of Party Mob Dance... it made me smile... its soo cool isn't it!!

Anyway, so far Singapore is almost like Jakarta, only the trafic jam is lighter... will post about that later..

one more thing...

Gorgeous F leave me a surprise note on my case... I found it when I arrived at the hotel and preparing my clothes for 1st day training....

Translation :

Mom, you be good in Singapore...

Me and Cute Z would like to remind you to keep your prayers so that you'll be okay...

I pray so that you could work with happy feeling...

Regards from F and Z

I Love you Mom...

That is the sweetest thing... okay... I gotta go weep again....

It going to be the longest 5 days in my life... *big sigh*

Such a sloppy ditch momma....

PC special GIFT to the D

Continuing D's farewell,,,
Me and Pu3 had prepared for a little sumthing for her,, after weeks of thinking we ended up in planing to give her a scrapframe of the 3 of us. Because none of us is familiar with this whole scrappy thing and didn't have the time to go for a class, so we decided to give the liberation to the teacher to explore her no-doubt-creativity.

Here it is.... (not very clear huh... sorry, this is what'll happen if you dont have a real camera with you... aargghh!!)



and we take some shots while wrapping... yeahh... always loved beeing photographed...








Dunno on which we are really excited of... the wrapping or the picturing... LOL....
We gave her this parting gift at lunch, the pics is at below posting...

..THe D's last marvelous Day...

Friday was the last day for one of my besties at office - 'D'...

we gave her a remembrance...
it was a picture of all of us at the Agency Department..

'twas a sad yet happy moment.. we are happy to know that she l-o-v-e-s the gift, yet sad for its a parting gift...



We had sushi for lunch, if you're puzzled with our dresses (and shoes too!!), yup!! it was on purpose... we look gorgeous rite??!! I was satisfied.....

I was so glad I choose turquoise... I love that color!!!

Anyway, me and pu3 gave her a scrap thingy on frame.. with purple color and purple butterflies (it was D's favorite)



And the evening she held a party, we went for karaoke, it was a blast!! we had such a great crazy time singing and dancing... really are a great-last-moment time...








Thanks a lot Ms. D, sure hell will miss you around ....
a lot...