Introducing: my twin sister!

Ada yg post ini tadi di FB: 

Gw asli ketawa setengah mati. Sebenernya it's not that funny haha tapi gw tiba2 jadi inget kejadian waktu gw masih kuliah dulu. Jadi ceritanya begini ... 

Waktu itu, gw baru mulai kuliah, and gw tinggal di hostel khusus mahasiswa kampus itu. Gw sekamar ama 3 cewek lain. Nah, gw orang tuh kamarnya di lantai 4. Di lantai 3, kamar yg pas di bawah kamar gw adalah kamar cowok2. Mereka ada jalan masuk sendiri. Jadi cowok2 and cewek2 gak bercampur2 :D 

So, one day .. beberapa hari setelah gw mulai kuliah di situ, gw lagi nongkrong di jendela. Meja gw tuh pas di tepi jendela, jadi gw suka duduk di meja sambil ngeliat keluar jendela. Gw duduk di situ sambil nyanyi2 kecil. Tau2 dari bawah ada suara cowok "Oi, tetangga yach?!" Gw nengok ke bawah, and yup .. itu tetangga di bawah kamar gw. So kita kenalan deh dll. Dia kenalan juga ama roomates gw yg lain, and gw kenalan ama roomates dia yg lain. The next day, masuk kelas .. eh ternyata dia sekelas ama gw, but we didn't talk much. 

Beberapa hari kemudian, again .. gw duduk di jendela lagi. Tetangga gw yg satu itu nongol lagi, let's say his name is Bill. Nah, si Bill nongol lagi, trus dia kayak kaget gitu. Dia nanya "eh, kamu siapa?". Nah lho .. gw bingung .. ini orang pikun atau apa? Udah kenalan, sekelas pula .. masa dia lupa? 

Gw: "Kamu gak kenal saya?"

B: "Gak. Saya tau ada Shinta, si ini, si itu dan si situ di kamar itu. Harusnya emang 4 orang kan?"

Gw berpikir .. wah dia bener2 gak kenalin gw. Kerjain ah hahahaha 

Gw: "Saya Santi"

B: Ohh. Hallo! Saya Bill. Kamu punya temen di kamar itu?

Gw: Iya, my sister

B: Siapa sister kamu? 

Gw berpikir lagi .. ini orang bener2 polos banget. Asyik banget dikerjain

Gw: Shinta. She is my twin sister

B: Eh, beneran? Kalian kembar? Baru tau saya. 

Gw: Yup. 

Roomate gw masuk. Let's call her Wina. 

Gw (bisik2): Win, si Bill gak ngenalin gw! hahah gw bilang gw kembarannya Shinta. Nama gw santi

Si Wina dasar manusia iseng binti jail juga. Ikutan nimbrung di jendela

W: Bill! Wah, kenalan ama Santi yach. Hati2 lho, Shinta galak. Jangan macem2 ama kembarannya. 

B: -.-' 

Well, intinya gw orang ngobrol panjang lebar deh bertiga. 

Besoknya, di kelas ... Bill datengin gw

B: Shin, gw ketemu kembaran kamu kemaren

Gw: Oh yach? Awas jangan macem2! =P

B: Dia beda yach sama kamu? 

Gw: -.-' *dalam hati berpikir .. asyik bisa lama nih kerjainnya* ROFL!!

So, for about 2 weeks, gw begitu terus lho ama si Bill. Kadang2 dia nongol and manggil gw Shinta. Kadang2 dia manggil gw Santi. Gw ama roomates gw yg lain sampe bingung, kenapa dia koq bisa begitu. Akhirnya one day, temen gw si Wina, iseng nanya ama si Bill. 

W: Bill, kamu koq bisa bedain Shinta ama Santi? 

B: Gampang koq. Shinta kan pake kacamata, Santi gak. 

GUBRAKS! Dan satu lagi ternyata, Shinta rambutnya pendek, Santi rambutnya panjang! hahahahhahaha Tau kenapa bisa begitu? Karena Shinta rambutnya selalu dikuncir kuda, dan Santi rambutnya selalu diurai! HAHAHHAHAHAHHAA ROFL ROFL 

Yach, ternyata tanpa gw sadari, gw kalo ke kelas selalu menguncir kuda rambut gw, and of course selalu pake kacamaata. Sementara kalo udah di kamar, sore2 udah mandi, rambutnya gw urai donk biar cepet kering, and kacamata gak pernah gw pake kalo cuman bengong2 mah. 

So, sejak saat itu gw tau kalo si Bill begitu cara ngenalin gw and Santi :P Jadi kalo kebetulan dia ketemu gw versi Santi, dia lebih ramah lebih friendly dll. Kalo sama Shinta, dia lebih banyak ngomongin assignments dll. Gak banyak ngomonglah. Dan karena gw type orang yg ikutan ramah and bawel kalo lawan biacara gw ramah dan bawel, jadi gw gak perlu banyak beracting haha 

One day ... Wina lagi bengong di jendela, si Bill nongol. 

B: Eh loe toh Win. 

W: Emang loe pikir siapa? 

B: gw pikir Santi

W: Loe lagi nungguin dia yachhh??? 

B: Hehehehe

W *dalam hati berpikir*: Lho? Koq reaksinya begitu? Jangan jangannn .... 

W: Loe suka ama Santi, Bill? 

*gw langusng deketin si Wina. Gw sebenernya waktu itu ada di kamar tapi lagi bikin assignment hehe*

B: Umm .. gimana yach? 

W: Yee .. koq gimana yach? Loe suka atau gak? Kalo suka, gw bantuin *gubraks. Bantuin gimana yach ama manusia fiktif? hahaha*

B: Hehe yach gitu deh, Win. 

W: I see. Loe koq bisa suka ama Santi? Bukannya loe sekelas ama Shinta? 

B: Kan mereka beda, Win. 

W: Bedanya gimana? 

B: Santi lebih friendly and feminin. Shinta lebih serius. Hobby belajarrrr melulu. * -.-' * 

W: Ohhhh. Jadi loe lebih suka Santi yg feminin. HAHAHAHAHHAAHAHA

B: Yeee koq ketawa??!?!?!??!

Gw nongolin kepala dari jendela (pake kacamata tapi rambut terurai panjang. Karena baru abis mandi and lagi belajar). 

Bill ngeliat gw. Langsung kaget "Eh, loe Shin. Eh?? Santi?? Eh??" 

GUBRAKSSSSSSS!!!!! 

W: Bill, perhatiin yg bener. Loe udah berapa hari dikerjain kami berempat masa gak nyadar? Shinta = Santi. Gak ada yg namanya Santi. Yg ada cuman Shinta". 

B *pucat pasi* "HAH???" 

W: Nih, nih perhatiin. 

Wina, ambil karet rambut and iket rambut gw. "Tuh Shinta". 

Trus, copotin lagi rambut gw, and lepasin kacamata gw "Tuh Santi". 

Gw: "Emangnya kamu selama ini bener2 gak tau yach, Bill?"

B *masih pucat*: Gak! gw bener2 pikir kalian kembar!"

Gw "Kamu gak pernah kepikiran koq gak pernah ngeliat kami berdua barengan? Selalu kalo ada Shinta, gak ada Santi. Kalo ada Santi, gak ada Shinta"

B *mikir* "Ah pernah koq liat kalian berduaan!!" 

Gw: Pikir yg bener, Bill. Gak pernah! Kamu selalu cuman ketemu one of us, never both of us at the same time. 

Bill langsung masuk ke kamar, and a few moment later we heard him scream. GUBRAKSSSS hahahahha

Besoknya di kelas, dia memandang gw dgn sinis hahahahahha But yeah, all was forgiven a few weeks later, setelah patah hatinya terobati hahahahaha Kayaknya selama a couple of years tinggal di situ, dia selalu jadi bahan becandaan kami when we talk abotu girls hahaha "Bill, kangen ama Santi gak?" LOL!! 

ah memories! hehe tapi jangan ditiru yach! hahaha =P Ini kejadian waktu gw lagi ababil hehehe What about you? Pernah ngerjain orang juga? 

A miracle!

Teman - teman, inget dengan baby Daniella gak?? Baby Dani ini anaknya temen gw yg kena kelainan darah. Remember her? Well, kalo gak inget ... let me refresh your mind. Inget ama boneka yg namanya Olaf?

Gak inget? Well .. silakan ke SINI utk baca detailnya kalo gak inget. :) 

Eniwe, untuk teman2 yg inget, pasti bertanya2 apa kabar Dani and Olaf sekarang. Well, good news! Olaf udah nyampe di tempat Dani!! But more than that ... there has been a miracle! =) Seperti yg teman2 tau, baby Dani terkena kelainan darah, and Christine (mamanya Dani) was really worried, and ada waktunya she was wondering if baby Dani would be completely healed. Soalnya kalo dari kata dokter, si Dani ini gak bisa kena sakit sedikiiiittt aja pasti langsung masuk RS. Akan banyak medical exams and tests, etc. But ... God worked His miracle, and Dani got well! Dia sekarang udah umur 4 tahun. Udah TK, and she is completely heatlhy! She's been healed by our Lord Jesus! 

Hari ini mamanya Dani update di blognya ttg kesembuhan Dani. She said that waktu si Olaf nyampe di rumah mereka, and dia buka kardusnya .. ngeliat and gnebaca surat2 yg udah ditulis oleh para tuan rumah si Olaf, she broke down and cried. Dia juga bilang, waktu dia liat tanggal surat2 itu ditulis, dia sadar, di tanggal2 dan waktu2 itulah dia ngeliat Tuhan bekerja dalam kesehatan baby Dani. Wahh gw merinding banget bacanya. Tuhan sungguh luar biasa! Tuhan sungguh baik! Tuhan menyembuhkan Dani, dan selain itu Dia juga mengijinkan kita utk terlibat dalam kesembuhannya itu. He pulled us all together to see and be part of His working miracle. What an honor!! Gw tau bahwa with or without our prayers, kalo Tuhan mau sembuhkan Dani, tentu Dia bisa! Tapi what really humbles and amazes me is that Tuhan mau kita terlibat. Keliatannya sesuatu yg kecil banget, cuman ngirim2 boneka, and nulis surat and doa, tapi it REALLY REALLY humbles me that He wanted to use even this humble project to remind us that we are all part of His family and His Kingdom, and He wants us to be involved. Tuhan sungguh BAIK!! Such an encouragement! :) All glory to His glorious Name! 

Teman2 kalo mau baca blog post mamanya Dani, silakan ke SINI. 

Mari teman2, kita lebih aktif lagi menjadi bagian keluarga Tuhan by blessing those around us. God can use even the littlest thing that we sometimes think is silly for His glory! :) 

Thank you, Jesus, for healing beautiful Daniella. May she never forget your healing touch. May she grow to love you more and more, and be a blessing to those aournd her and bring glory to Your Mighty Name. Thank you, Jesus, for reminding us that eventhough a lot of us are in a sense "strangers", but in Your Kingdom we are all part of the same family. THANK YOU, JESUS. GLORY BE UNTO YOUR NAME! May all who read and hear about this know that YOU ARE KING OF KINGS, LORD OF LORDS, CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH. YOU ARE THE ONE TRUE GOD. 

Makasih, Tuhan!!

Today is Thanksgiving Day di Amrik :) *Ayooo siapa yg tau sejarah Thanksgiving di Amrik?* Today ... I want to give thanks too. Well, gak hari ini doank sih, tapi tiap hari juga kudu give thanks, ya gak? =) Well, hari ini .. gw pengen nulis di blog what I am most thankful about :) 

Cultivating a godly life

Today .. I am reminded of just how super blessed I am. Though gw gak punya uang bermilyar2 di bank (hehe), but I have enough. Walaupun as a wife and mother I am always super busy, it's a proof of how richly blessed I have been. Although at times I feel overwhelmed dengan tugas2 yg begitu banyak (Tot School, managing my shop, masak2, bersih, learning a new language, etc), but I know that it only shows to prove of God's amazing blessings. 

Hari ini gw baca status ini di Fb one of my favorite scrapbook designers who is also a follower of Christ: Part of cultivating a good life is never complaining about being "busy" when "busy" is full of blessings.

So true! Jadi pengen share poem ini (author unknown)

Tangisan anak daerah

Sekarang di social media lagi pada heboh berita mendikbud mau hapus pelajaran2 penting kayak Bahasa Inggris and IPA dari kurikulum SD. Juga heboh berita Presiden SBY yang gak bisa jawab pertanyaan wartawan berbahasa Inggris di pertemuan UN. Understandably banyak orang yang marah dengan keputusan itu, ada juga yg bilang "Gak peduli. Bukan urusan gw". Ada yg bilang Presiden SBY malu2in. Ada yg marah. Ada juga yang bilang it's not a substantial mistake. Gak semua Presiden bisa Bahasa Inggris. I understand all points of view. But here's my point of view. 

5 before 40

Sesuai janji kemaren ... daku sekarang mau bikin list 5 hal yg pengen gw capai/lihat/lakukan sebelum menginjak usia 40. Deng deng deng! Tua bener gw hahaha -.- 

Ready? 

Set! 

Go!

15 before 30

Hehe Ikutan ah .. ini terinspirasi dari post Lia dengan judul yg *hampir* sama. Intinya sih ini list 15 things that I wanna do before I reach 30, tapi berhubung gw uda lewatin 30, jadi gw share aja list cita2/mimpi sebelum gw 30. =) Ready? 

Oh yach, berhubung ini cita2 and mimpi2 yg gw bikin dari sejak masih umur belasan .. dari sejak belon bertobat sampe udah bertobat, jadi jangan heran kalo listnya ada yg luharrrr biahasa kedagingannya, and ada juga yg rohani hahaha .. =D. Ok .. here they are:

Find us faithful ...

We are moving tomorrow! Yikes! Can't believe it!! On one hand I feel that I am super ready, on another .. I don't think I am. I am ready in the sense that I am ready to start  a "new" life in a new country. I am EXCITED! Excited to meet new people, make new friends, visit new places, establish new routines. Tapi ... gw juga ngerasa gw gak siap. Gak siap dalam arti, I don't know how to raise my son in this new country where pornography is super duper zuper legal ... Gambling juga legal. Gw gentar. Gw takut anak gw ikut2an. Gw takut gw and Hans gak cukup bijaksana .. gak mampu to help our son to walk in God's way. 

Ahh .. but today God gave me comfort as I recieved an email from Oma. This one verse becomes a reminder: 

"Not by might ... Not by power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord Almighty" 

Zechariah 4 : 6

Wonderful news! :D

Teman temaaaaannn, 

I have a wonderful news to share with you. For the past month or so, I've been working on something special! Tadinya sama sekali gak kepikir to do this, but then a few of you asked me "Shin, kapan bikin scrapbook kit??" hahaha Tadinya gw pikir aje gile bisa jedutin kepala ke tembok gw kalo kudu bikin2 scrapbook kit. But the more I thought about it, the more it seemed like a possibility. Trus, I shared my idea with Hans, and he said "Why not? You seem to manage your time well, and you definitely love doing it. Plus you get a little pocket money out of it" hahaha ... 

The purpose of my life

*Warning: LONG post ahead*


What a weekend! I totally had a great weekend with my little family. We went swimming, talked, played, bought ice cream (haha!), and just had a blast. One of the hightlights of my weekend was a visit to our godly friends with whom we share and talked about a lot of things including about God, and the purpose of life (we were talking about our move, and they asked what exactly we would be doing in the next 3 - 4 years, and beyond that). Anyways, so today ... gw mau share apa yg gw dpt dari omongan dgn teman2 gw itu, which is about the purpose of life. 

Peace in the midst of chaos

We are moving to a new country! (Please don't ask where) =P Yup .. we are moving to a new country in 25 days. TWENTY FIVE DAYS!!! *arggghhh .. panic!* Now, for a lot of you yg pernah pindah2 (baik pindah kamar, pindah rumah, daerah maupun negara. Asal jangan pindah hati yeeeee) pasti tau stressnya pindah2 .. mulai dari packing, kirim2 barang, siapin ini itu, say good bye and everything. Sometimes it can be an emotionally draining experience.

Peace I give you ...

(Note: Temen2 yg pada comment and bilang setelah comment ada tulisan "message hidden due to abuse", tenang. Itu salah tulisan dari disqusnya haha harusnya "message hidden to be approved", which means your comment akan nongol setelah gw approve and reply =)

Peace ... apa sih artinya? Sering kali when we are in a quiet place, surrounded by nature .. we say "It's so peaceful here". Kita sering mengasosiasikan 'peace' or 'damai' dengan suasana tenang, where time seems to stand still. But, what does the Word of God say about being in peace? 

Faithbook Challenge lagi ahhhh ...

Faithbooking challenge yg baru lalu, I had so much fun reading everyone's stories of God's goodness and grace. Nahhh ... kali ini gw mau bikin faithbooking challenge lagi, tapi dengan tema yg beda hehe ;) So, if you want to play in this faithbooking, PLEASE read the rules CAREFULLY soalnya kemaren itu gw beberapa kali harus 'membetulkan' some people's layouts karena ada yg gak sesuai tema, atau hal2 lain. I don't mind doing it, tapi it'd be AWESOME if I don't have to remind any of you, and instead just spend time enjoying your layouts :) Ok .. so here we go:  

Sins forgiven, Disease healed ...

As I promised yesterday, gw mo sedikit share ttg 2 layouts yg gw bikin buat faithbooking challenge kemaren ntu :) Two very special layouts that mean so much to me. *keep reading ... you won't regret it* :) Here's the first one: 





Layout ini gw namain "Sins Forgiven, Disease Healed". Layout yg ini gw bikin as a remembrance of how God healed me first spiritually and then, physically ... tepat 10 tahun yang lalu! Bagian bawah page ini gw bikin pake warna hitam putih to show how my past was without God ... colorless and gloomy. Trus page bagian atas berwarna to show that life in God is always full of adventures, ada naik turun, but there is peace & love. =) 

Ayat yg gw pake adalah

Praise the Lord, my soul, all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—who forgives all your sins

and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Psalm 103 : 1 - 5

Trus bagian bawah layout ini gw pake foto dari 10 thn yg lalu waktu gw masih sakit (39 KG bow!!!), lagi kemoterapi, and B.O.T.A.K!! hehe Trus foto bagian atas was from last winter (2011). 55 KG, healthy, but most importantly: SAVED in the NAME OF JESUS! =) Dua foto ini gw pake karena cocok ama ayatnya "He satisfies your desires with good things to that YOUR YOUTH IS RENEWED like the eagle's"! Indeed! :)

Sebenernya gw gak suka2 amat ama layout ini hahahaha ... (makanya gw bikin 2 layout akhirnya), tapi gak disangka ternyata layout ini di feature di blognya Oscraps. Ini kedua kalinya layout gw difeature di blog Oscraps. I was so happy when I was told :) You can see it HERE. 

Layout gw yg kedua: 

Layout ini gw namain "The Last Birthday This Side of Heaven". Layout ini super special buat gw. Gw mikirin sampe DUA HARI bow! 2 hari gw mikirin mo bikin layout yg kayak apa! haha Gw pikir karena in faithbooking challenge, and temanya "How God changed my life", gw mau bikin layout yg ada artinya .. jadi bukan cuman layout scrapbook biasa yg dimasukin ayat Alkitab. 

Nah, gw kepikir mo pake tulisan yg gw tulis 2 thn lalu. Trus, gw mau fokus ke apa yg Tuhan lakukan buat gw, yaitu died on the cross for me. So ... bagian bawahnya itu gw bikin kayak 'bukit' to represent bukit Golgota *hahaha* and di puncak bukit ada salib Tuhan Yesus, with that red heart in the middle to convey the idea that God chose to die on the cross because of His love .. His heart was beating for me as He suffered on that cross. It was my transgressions .. my sins that put Him there. T.T 

Trus, di pojok deket salib itu ada bunga2an, daun2an, and rumput2an, to represent Taman Getsemani where Jesus struggled before He was put to the cross. Taman Getsemani itu gw masukin karena cocok dgn bagian akhir tulisan gw di layout ini "He was always there. Fighting. Standing. Sustaining. Supporting. Protecting. Comforting". Waktu gw sendiri struggle di "taman getsemani" gw, waktu gw harus berhadapan muka dengan death, gw diingeting that Jesus faced the same thing too, and He understood. Not only did He understand, He was there for me to comfort and sustain me. 

Bagian kanan, yg kertas robek2 and dijahit2 ... itu to represent my life before I knew Christ. Everytime I walked out of God's will for me, hidup gw 'robek' and perlu dijahit oleh God's grace and mercy. After gw kenal Tuhan, I was FREE! Karena itu gw pake foto gw dengan tangan terbentang ke atas (YAY! FREE!!) and matahari yg baru menyongsong datang =) The SON came into my life, and I was FREE! Free from sins! Free to be called God's daughter and friend! 

If you pay attention, di samping bunga warna ijo, ada tulisan kecil, and it's "Isaiah 43 : 4". Yesaya 43 : 4 itu bunyinya: 

Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you, and people in exchange for your life.

Doesn't that verse give you a free feeling! Free to be what God wants you to be! Free to serve! Free to face the enemy and say "I am not yours! I belong to the King of kings! You have no claim over me! Your power cannot hold me down!" AMEN!!! 

A super special surprise dateng dari GSO (Gallery Standouts). GSO ini adalah a scrapbooking website yang khusus nampilin layout2 yg bagus. Tiap hari, si pemilik GSO (dgn dibantu para asistennya) akan datengin gallery - gallery scrapbook yang ada di internet, and mereka pilih 5 layout yang paling bagus untuk ditampilin di website mereka. LIMA dari ratusan or even ribuan layouts yang orang2 upload tiap harinya! Dari sejak gw tau ttg website ini, gw udah sering bermimpi "Wah .. kapan yach salah satu layout gw bakal difeature di sini?". I know it isn't easy ... probabilitynya kecillll sekali utk bisa masuk ke GSO ini. Nah, waktu gw upload layout gw ini ke gallery di Oscraps.com, I received a lot of comments. (Gw bikin teori sendiri, kalo kita upload layout ke gallery, and recieve 5 comments itu artinya our layout is ok. Kalo terima lebih dari 10, that means our layout is good. Kalo terima lebih dari 15, it means our layout is really good! hahaha). Nah, one of the commenters said "I hope they finger point this layout. You deserve it!" (Fingerpoint itu istilah yg dipake waktu layout kita kepilih masuk ke GSO hehe). Waktu baca comment itu, gw cuman pikir "Yeah, right". Eh ... beberapa comment kemudian, yg punya GSO comment and bilang "Your layout has been selected as one of today's Gallery Standouts!" WHAT!!! Gw langsung nyengir gede2, and showed it to Hans. =) 

I was super duper zuper happy because it was such a sweet surprise. Never actually thought one of my layouts would be chosen. Not in a million years! Tapi, what I love most is that ... gw tau banyak orang yg tiap hari nge-check GSO, and I hope that by seeing my layout yg terpampang di situ (and reading the journey God has allowed me to go through), somebody's heart would be touched and changed. =) We never know how the Holy Spirit chooses to work, and if it is through a hobby of mine, oh Praise the LORD! (and may He continue to bless me with more creativity for His glory. Amen gak seh?? hehehe). Semoga hobby gw yg satu ini gak hanya cuman terpake to satisfy myself, tapi juga Tuhan pake to spread His word and love. Ayo teman2 yg suka scrapbooking .. sama - sama CIAYOOO!!! =) 

And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Colossians 3 : 17

Oh yach, you can see my layout that was finger pointed HERE. 

Scrappy Challenge: Faithbooking

Ok, girls ... Here's the result of our Faithbooking challenge :) Tema faithbooking kita kali ini adalah "How Jesus changed my life" ... dari yg dulunya gak percaya, jadi percaya. Manusia berdosa yg dikuduskan oleh darah Kristus. The process ... the journey! Enjoy looking at all these beautiful layouts! :) Oh, jangan lupa baca keterangan2 ttg layout2 berikut ini di bawah tiap layoutnya :) You'll be amazed what God has been doing in people's lives! :)