you - the second family

You know what's funny about us?

Yes - about our small but lovely second family.

Is that we always claimed that we miss each other a lot in email but yet, when we went online together, we rarely shared a big news. It seamed that nothing big to tell.

Sometimes we only gave a bit update but we definitely can stare each other via web cam in quite long time just only to see your face and hear your voice. That's quite enough to contend our longings feeling.

And that's totally fine.

Cause honestly, what I miss most from you guys is simply your daily behavior and your simply presence whenever i need you guys.

I miss you - Thia "nyonyah kitell" with off course your kitell-ness and your acted as emak2 if i was sick.

I miss you - Devin "piggy clumsy" with your clumsiness around house and your positive thinking during my low momment.

I miss you - Kris "si cempreng" with your out loud voice and your "speak up your mind" attitude.

I miss you - Mus "si lemot" with your patience and tolerance even though we bully you a lot.

I miss you - mbak Dita "si anak kecil" as the youngest one - with your "always try to cheer us up anytime and every time" atitude.

I miss our quality time.
I miss your presence a lot.
I miss time when i can call you any time.
I miss time when i can come to see you guys any time.
I miss time when i can cuddle and hug you guys.
I miss our adventure time.

Do you guys remember when was our last time to take picture? Our last time we meet each other? The six of us?

It was during Kiki's reception. Which was last year. I repeated, last year.
And we even don't have our picture together!
So, ourlast picture was taken during Tika's reception.

God, I know that we just have conference last night and didn't share news - everything seamed ordinary. Seeing Dee, watching Tika's belly. But still I miss your presence so much!

Well, yes i know that i realize that our lives is changed right now.
We live separately now.
We have our own life now: 1 hot mommy, 1 mommy to be, 1 dedicated housewife, 2 bride to be (ok, gw emang ngasal dan minta digaplok.. hihihi), and me - the single one.

But can i always say "i miss you" even though we just met online and not discuss anything?

By the way, thank you for making my life more colorful yah. My life definitely won't be the same without you guys.

Potrait of Friend

"Portrait of a Friend"

I can't give solutions to all of life's problems, doubts, or fears.
But I can listen to you, and together we will search for answers.

I can't change your past with all it's heartache and pain,nor the future with its untold stories.
But I can be there now when you need me to care.

I can't keep your feet from stumbling.
I can only offer my hand that you may grasp it and not fall.

Your joys, triumphs, successes, and happiness are not mine;
Yet I can share in your laughter.

Your decisions in life are not mine to make, nor to judge;
I can only support you, encourage you,and help you when you ask.

I can't prevent you from falling away from friendship,from your values, from me.
I can only pray for you, talk to you and wait for you.

I can't give you boundaries which I have determined for you,
But I can give you the room to change, room to grow,room to be yourself.

I can't keep your heart from breaking and hurting,
But I can cry with you and help you pick up the pieces and put them back in place.

I can't tell you who you are. I can only love you and be your friend.

--Unknown

birthday wish

Birthday Wishes For My Friend

On your birthday,
I wish for you the fulfillment
of all your fondest dreams.
I hope that for every candle
on your cake
you get a wonderful surprise.
I wish for you that
whatever you want most in life,
it comes to you,
just the way you imagined it,
or better.
I hope you get as much pleasure
from our friendship as I do.
I wish we were sisters,
so I could have known you
from the beginning.
I look forward to
enjoying our friendship
for many more of your birthdays.
I'm so glad you were born,
because you brighten my life
and fill it with joy.

Happy Birthday!

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Hi Kris,
Happy birthday yah.
Iyah, saya sadar kalau kamu ulang tahun tanggal 2 Desember, bukan hari ini.
Tapi kamu tahu kan betapa hecticnya saya kalau sedang office hours. Bisa-bisa saya lupa akan postingan saya ini.
Jadi, saya posting sekarang saja, tapi tenang saja, semoga pada waktunya nanti saya akan tetap bisa sms kamu dan mengucapkan Happy Birthday padamu.

Hi si Cempreng,
Happy birthday yah.
Senangnya tahun ini sudah ada suami dan calon bayi, jadi kado tak ternilai tuh.
Semoga semua berjalan lancar yah babe.
Gak sabar deh menunggu kedatangan dirimu dan perut buncit mu. Hehehe..

Hi Bumil,
Happy birthday yah,
Sedih juga saya tidak bisa merayakannya bersama kamu. Tapi kamu akan pulang ke Jakarta bulan depan kan? Kangen berat nih sama kamu.

Hi si keras kepala,
Really, wish you all the very best yah.
Semoga di ulang tahun ini kamu mendapatkan segala apapun yang kamu inginkan.
Semoga kamu diberi kesehatan dan kesejahteraan untuk keluargamu.

Hi Kiki,
The poem below is for you yah.
Enjoy your pregnancy babe. Gak sabar jadi tante nih!

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Mum-to-be

Your eyes are bright and sparkling.
Your cheeks have got a glow.
Your belly's being touched and rubbed
by people you don't know.
You're craving weird, exotic foods
and calories don't matter.
You can't remember life without
an elbow in your bladder.
You're getting medical advice
from everyone you see
Welcome to the joyous days
of Motherhood-to-be.

So you're getting enggage..

We are all a little weird
And life's a little weird,
And when, like you, you find
Someone whose weirdness is compatible with yours,
You join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness
And call it love

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Dear My lovely ex-housemates,
Am so happy for you.
Ever since you told me about him, i know that you have feeling on him.
Then you go for it, not denied it.
Try to build a relationship when probably most of your friends do not like the idea of him.
But you know that he is worth it.

Dear my dear friend,
Am so happy for you.
For what you have been through and finally arrive on this stage.
And then will continue to the next step.
Salute to you babe. You made it.

Dear The clumsy one,
Am so happy for you.
We all know that you'll be the first one to get married.
And now, it's happened. How does it feel mate?
Time flies huh?

Dear hua-hua us-us,
Am so happy for you.
Don't be scared to tell other the truth.
That you love him, he loves you.
That you are his, and he is yours.
People will understand that, and will support you along the way.
If you have faith in your relationship, then tell the world about it.
Take your time though, and let the world decide what's gonna happened next.

Dear the neutral one,
Am so happy for you.
For me, you deserved all the happiness in the world.
If i could shared mine then i would. But i guess you won't need it.
You find it in him, and i hope he can make you happy.
Otherwise he has to deal with me, seriously.

Dear member of my second family,
Am so happy for you.
Even words can not describe it.
Just want to let you know the usual..

that..
I,
Love you.
Cherish you.
Support you.

and.. I'll be here if you need me, as always.

This poem for you babe, though i found it in the internet:

"No sooner met but they looked;
no sooner looked but they loved;
no sooner loved but they sighed;
no sooner sighed but they asked one another the reason;
no sooner knew the reason but they sought the remedy;
and in these degrees have they made a pair of stairs to marriage"

Shakespeare said that
"You fancied the pants off each other"

I said that
"Many, many Congratulations"

Wish you all the very best babe.
I know you'll be fine.

cheers,
Putri

Maybe i'm amazed

Maybe i’m amazed,
With our new life as so-called an adult.
In which have our own things and problems to deal with.

Maybe i’m amazed,
That time flies very quickly and suddenly we are becoming a new person.
With a new life, and unfortunately we do not share the life anymore.

Maybe i’m amazed,
With all of our decision. My decision, your decision.
It showed that all of us learn how to be a grown up person right now.

Maybe i’m amazed,
That we all trying to catch our dreams separately.
And trying to survive in this life, well as we know, life is a bitch, so get used to it.

Maybe i’m amazed,
With all of our movement.
Trying to move on from our own Brisbanesick, and trying to embarace our own future.

Maybe i’m amazed,
Maybe i’m scared,
Maybe i’m excited,

With our new life.
With our sudden change.

Kris with the baby.
Mus with the hubby.
Mik with the PhD.
Ran with the Singapore.
Vin with the relationship.
Dit with the independency.
Nyah with the routine.
Me with the job.

All of those things amazed me.
And slap me in the face, to remind me about life.

Life is always move forward, never backward.
It is should be filled with joy and hope, and with no regards.

Maturity is a key,
Growing up is a process,
and time will answer that.