Lists

International travel destinations:
1. Greece
2. Turkey
3. Japan
4. Kenya
5. India
6. Thailand

Domestic travel destinations:
1. Bunaken, Manado
2. Raja Ampat, Papua
4. Nias
5. Halmahera islands
6. Ambon

Youngsters nowadays

I've tried to get rid of it but I couldn't help to think of it again so I think it'll be healthier if I write it down here.

I think I am sick of teenagers' lifestyle.

#1 is their body. They grow so much! Their age may be little but their body isn't, and their face too! As an illustration, I got this independence day celebration last week when all teachers needed to attend it and some students did too. Teachers had to line up beside senior high school students. They basically outgrown all teachers. And I couldn't help but caught this view of a teenager "boy" who basically looked like a thirty-year-old man. Don't get me wrong here, I don't judge people by their look, but it's way too ridiculous (too bad I didn't take his picture, you may get chest pain if you look at him).

#2 is their attitude. As an illustration again, I met this mother and teenager "girl", who supposedly looks like she's still in her senior high year, in a boutique. Anyhow, she looks like she's a working woman. She dressed up super neatly with a white three-quarter-long-sleeve shirt and white tight shorts and white heels, and, fortunately, a blue handbag. While she looks very mature for her age, her mother, on the other way, looks very young for her age.

What happens to this generation? They think too mature, they behave too mature, and they speak too mature! Call me childish, you may, but I personally feel discomfort. And let me tell you this theory of mine, when teenagers get rushed to be mature at their young age, they will act way too childish at their old age. For me, enjoy your age. You can't repeat to be 24 and fabulous.

quote

'The tail belongs under the head. That way the dog will be reborn as a man with a ponytail and not an animal with a tail...'

The Cave of the Yellow Dog, pg 8, Byambasuren Davaa & Lisa Reisch

Bali II

My Bali trip is not as fun as last year's trip. It was so flat and there was no interest or curiosity to explore anymore. It's quite sad as I've paid so much for it. Yet I've paid the bill for last year! I surfed! I could stand thrice on board in an hour practice. Yay! :)

I went to Joger, finally. There was people-flood there. People were taking the items as if they pay for them with leaves! Crazy! I bought a pair of striking-color sandals for myself :)

PS: My memory card got terrible creature named Virus! Help! I lost most of my pictures ;(

bearing the name

Sometimes I'm ashamed to call myself a Christian with all of the sins which I still continue doing and all of the disobidient acts which I still take.

However, if you ask me whether I can live without God, surely I'll say I can't! Again, in the bible is written: whoever loves God, he lives in God, which is holy. Am I holy enough?

Bearing the name of Lily means pure heart or holy and the name of Christian which also means holy, I feel so burdened, sometimes.

Being humble, giving thanks and praise and filtering my mouth are my challenges today. So I turn my challenge list into a prayer list, asking for strength to tackle them.

Just what do Christians look like?
What sets their lives apart?
They’re ordinary people
Who love God from the heart. —D. De Haan

Bali I

Today the trip route was almost the same as I took last year. We went to Nusa Dua. Finally I tried parasailing (with instructor) :( They said the wind was furious and my body is quite small so I might have trouble in landing. Still I enjoyed it though not as much as if I could do it alone.

Then we continued the trip to visit five worship places (Pura, Vihara, Churches (Protestant & Catholic), and Mosque) in a row, literally. However, only Protestant church and pura has fully built, the others are still on the progress.

Next spot is Dreamland beach. Wonderful beach with dangerous waves, for me. But I spotted some bules swimming toward the wave and let the wave rolled them. They looked like they enjoyed it so much when I could only shake my head. We passed Padang Padang beach and took pictures on the bridge.

The main course of the day is, of course, Uluwatu Temple. We evidented a very unique incident. We saw a monkey stole a Mizone (isotonic drink) from a visitor after eating so many nuts. He tried to open it! He knew how to open the bottle. After he tore the seal, he tried to turn the cap. Because it's too hard for him, he used his big and sharp teeth to pull the cap away. Less than two minutes, the monkey successfully opened the bottle and drank the Mizone. It was indeed a rare performance so all of the visitors cheerfully gave an applause when the monkey opened the bottle.

Again, I watched the Kecak Dance. Yet it was not exactly the same as like year. I was amazed how they can maintain the culture and keep it funny and creative at the same time. Salute to all of the performers.

Bali Waterboom

Shout with me: TOP BGT! This place is so cool with crazy games! Try Boomerang and Smashdown surely they'll shorten your life. Crazy!

PS: No picture proves my adrenaline on work ;(