A boy said to his mother one day
'I will clean up my room today, Ma ..'
But at the end of the day
His room was still a big mess up

A student said to his teacher one day
'I will study harder, Sir ..'
But at the end of the day
He spent times with his game station even more

A young man said to his girlfriend
'I will never lie to you ..'
But at the end of the day
He was hiding from her

A father said to his daughter
'I will read you a story tonight ..'
But at the end of the day
He fell asleep right after he arrived home

But You are different !

You said to Your people
'I will never forget you nor forsake you ..'
And at that particular day
You visited us and then took care all our debts

And yep ! You are still keeping Your promises ..

TB Simatupang 22.12.06
Buon Natale to all of you :)
(and happy new year too ..)

Saat papa memegang tubuh mungilmu
Dan meresapi harum tubuhmu
Papa tahu bahwa papa sedang memegang anugerah Tuhan
Dan sedang meresapi wangi berkatNya

Welcome to the family, Chrissa :)
We know that you'll finally come

Jakarta 11.12.06
at the birth of our daughter : Christalita Nathania Reynaldo

dear my wife,
do you still remember
one of the songs in our wedding day ?

you make my world so colorful
i've never had it so good
my love .. i thank you
for all the love
you give to me

after these 2 years ..
yes, you do always make my world so colorful
and i love colors :)

happy anniversary, my dear wife

jakarta 25.09.06

saat yang lainnya begitu mudah sirna
kasihMU ya TUHAN tetap bertahan
ENGKAUlah alasan hatiku percaya
kasih masih ada dalam dunia

taken from the song 'Kasih Masih Ada' by Franky Sihombing

Hari ini sudah dulu ..
Setidaknya hasil tangkapan sudah bisa untuk dua kali makan
Besok ? Biarlah menjadi urusan untuk besok
Yang penting kerja keras dan berdoa saja

Hari ini sudah dulu ..
Kutepikan kesepian dan kesedihan
Besok ? Aku tahu permasalahanku tidak akan hilang
Tapi biarlah itu jadi urusan besok saja

Hari ini bergembira saja ..
Di bawah sinar bulan purnama

Fatmawati 08.09.06 12:59 PM
inspired by the song
Di Bawah Sinar Bulan Purnama - Cipt. R.Malmadi

Di bawah sinar bulan purnama
Air laut berkilauan
Berayun-ayun ombak mengalir
Ke pantai senda gurauan

Di bawah sinar bulan purnama
Hati susah jadi senang
Gitar berbunyi riang gembira
Jauh malam dari petang

Beribu bintang taburan
Menghiasi langit hijau
Menambah cantik alam dunia
Serta murni pemandangan

Di bawah sinar bulan purnama
Hati sedih tak dirasa
Si miskin pun yang hidup sengsara
Semalam ikut bersuka

Sudah tengah malam ketika aku dengar ranjang kami berderit
Istriku perlahan memiringkan badannya dan bangun dari tempat tidur

'Kenapa ?'
'Susah tidur, Bang .. punggungnya sakit'

Lalu ia menuju ke kamar mandi

Aku mengamati perutnya yang membesar dan berkata dalam hati
"Nak .. kalau sudah lahir nanti jangan pernah berhenti menyayangi dan menghormati mamamu ya"

Fatmawati 01.09.06 4:46 pm

matahari terus bergulir ke barat
sementara aku terus menuju ke timur
kami berpapasan sebentar dan saling tersenyum
lalu masing-masing kembali melangkah

beberapa langkah di depan, orang lain menegurku
"pak .. apa ndak sayang mataharinya dilepaskan begitu saja ?"

"matahari memang seharusnya seperti itu, pak"
"dibiarkan lepas mengikuti jalannya"
begitu jawabku

dan aku pun kembali melangkah
dengan satu keyakinan di hati
"di depan nanti pastilah ada matahari lagi untukku"

fatmawati 23.06.06 11.30am

ps : hidup itu indah bila seimbang ..
ada malam ada siang ..

picture from picturequest

hidup adalah bagaikan bendera perang
kadang-kadang berkibar megah, menantang
kadang-kadang kotor, robek-robek
dan hampir jatuh ke tangan musuh
tapi harus tetap dipertahankan dengan gagah berani
sampai ke tangan Tuhan

(sms dr Kenneth Tjahjady Sudarto ke Bondan Winarno sblm dia berpulang ke rumah Bapa)
taken from Bondan Winarno's article : 'Katong Singapura' at www.kompas.co.id

ps : it is my birthday .. and birthday can be a very good moment to give life a re-thinking
happy birthday to me ;D

jakarta 12.06.06

Me : 'Selamat ulang tahun, sayang'
Her : 'Hmm .. terima kasih ..'

Me : 'Mau kado apa tahun ini ?'
Her : 'A baby.'

Me : (*sigh .. me too dear ..)
Me : 'Ok, coba kita tanya Tuhan .. apakah Ia keberatan jika kiriman-Nya dipercepat'
Her : 'Setujuuu'

Fatmawati 09.06.06

ps : around 3 days after my wife's birthday, we received the delivery for real .. hooorrayyy !!
thank you Lord .. thank you.

This afternoon, I came home early
And sneak slowly behind the back of my wife
And then I said ..
'Sweetheart .. I have some flowers for you'
'Happy valentine's day, dear'

She showed her happy eyes to me and smile ..
'Ow! I love them, honey ! Thank you .. thank you so much !'

But then she seems confused and said ..
'But .. I haven't prepare anything to give you'

'You don't have to', I said
'You've already gave me the very best things in the world everyday'

Fatmawati 13.02.06 7:47 PM

Jika engkau bertanya,
"Adakah hadiah bagiku di valentine tahun ini ?"

Maka aku pun kan menjawab,
"Seandainya bisa, aku ingin memberikan diriku menghabiskan hari ini bersamamu"

[karena aku tahu .. di dalam hatimu, itu yang engkau mau]

Fatmawati 13.02.06 7:32 PM

Happy valentine my dear wife,
I know our love has grown so much today ..
But I believe, I can use this moment
to once again expressing my feelings to you

KETIKA HANYA TINGGAL DOA

Ada masa di mana mata tak berani lagi diangkat
Dan tangan tak kuasa lagi terbuka
Di mana lutut tak lagi tegar berdiri
Dan mulut tak jua mampu berucap

Ada masa di mana segala daya sudah usai saja
Dan hanya tinggal harap yang memelihara


Fatmawati 13.12.05 9.39 PM
menjelang go live treasury

He roars : 'Soldiers! Prepare yourself! We are going to the battle'
And we say : 'Sir! Yes, Sir!'

But then ..

'Are we gonna win, Herb ?'
'Are we gonna survive, Herb ?'
'Do you think we'll be able to beat them , Herb ?'

There goes the question of my fellow officers

'I do not guess and I do not think about unnecessary thought'
'I just follow him .. my commander ..'
'And I know, I shall return safely and sound'

That's it
That's my answer


Fatmawati, 06.02.06 12:52 PM

[in memoriam of Sarman, my teenage sunday school student]