I am older. (or wiser?)

I am older.
Couple of years ago, every time I passed some boutiqe stores at Plaza Senayan, my mind was fulled of wishes and planning of getting one or two things from the stores. Remembering ones I knew who had such things, felt with envy and desire to have it also.
.........
Not that I deny those beautiful things, but last night when I went passing by the same stores, I could not stop thinking of ones I knew would use the same amount of price, for milk, motor cycle to go work, hospital for her daughter, rent for living, school fee, and could not stop couple of tears dropped.
And softly the sound in my heart wishpering, I was reminded and somehow challenged, to give hand to those in need, bigger than my spending on unuseful things.
Those beautiful fancy things still look pretty and calling my name, strangely it didnt take me 2 seconds to look away.
Then I realized,
Oh I am older.

Theresia's 1st day @elementary school

Ilfil ya nak liat semua emak2 poto2...dan rebutan mendudukkan anaknya di meja pilihan mereka... sedepan depannya...
Bagi mami, kamu di situ duduk manis jam 6.50 (makanya mami foto tu jam) itu udah pencapaian tahap pertama yg luar biasa... (secara biasanya sekolah jam 7, kamu masuk kelas jam 7.25)

Mereka dah ngomongin kumpulan soal ujian nak... mo pengsan sayah...
Mami kalau mau disuruh ambil fotokopian kumpulan soalnya di xxxx which is mami kira xxxx itu tempat fotokopian kaya jaman mami kuliah, ga taunya tempat makan deket sekolah :p

Kita doang kayanya yah yg gak les les calistung dari tk kak... gak les bahasa inggris dari tk... hehehe...lebay ding sayah... mungkin kita masuk sekelompok segelintir anak lah yaa..
Dont worry, we are going to be okay...

Kata aunty deasy, anak penabur ga boleh stress, soalnya terbukti kalau stress banyak yg jd pasiennya opung dr roy adalah anak penabur, karena thyroid nya bermasalah...makjang...

So... we are going to have a lot of fun!!! 
I promise you that.
It's a new journey for both of us..
I promise not pushing you more than you need.
I promise to check my conscience everytime I discipline you.
I promise, school is fun, just like what I used to think of when I was your age..

I am excited, i hope you are too....

Just watched: sekolah di egypt

Are we ready for something like this?
A school in egypt did 3 changes in the school. Just watched the show on NHK channel. Singkatnya sih mereka lakukan:
1. Upacara tiap hari senin
2. Bersihin kelas dan koridor rame rame totally
3. Class meeting.

Keren banget efeknya.
Bikin anak rajin, belajar mendengar pendapat yg berbeda, menerima pendapat orang lain, mencari solusi bersama untk yg terbaik.
Keren.

Setelah terlihat perbedaan nyata setelah hal itu diterapkan, mereka mau nerapin ke 200 sekolah lainnya... wow what a revolutioner...

Kurasa kita perlu juga mengaktifkan lagi hal2 itu ya....

Managing out

"Maam, it's done.
He will be transferred to x dept by 1st of March."

Somehow.... deep inside me, I feel sad.
I dont understand at first and need to digest it and describe how actually I feel.

I should feel relieved, right? Managing a person out of my department and have him transferred properly.

But, how come I dont feel so good about it.
I didnt feel good when we have to issue 3rd warning letter, even the idea of warning letter make me nausea.

Me 3 years ago.

Found this on my facebook posting 14 feb 2014.

My leadership coach asked me the other day : joice, tell me, what had happened to you? You have inner peace. You are very much different from the last time we met. That maturity usually gained in some ten years. Tell me, because it must be tremendous, that you have changed,i tested you with scenarios and surprised to hear your responses. Tell me, what had happened? Silently inside my heart, Me: God have taught me lessons. So much, that i could not possible  not to change :) - happy that someone recognized.

Pilgub rasa pilpres2

Pilgub rasa pilpres.
Ck ck ck.......
Bangsa gw pengen perang.
Pernah liat perang di luaran sana?
Kebanyakan karena perang saudara.... lalu mulai lah terjadi intervensi org luar. Lama2 jadi perang besar.
Stop it!
Kita terlalu besar dan harusnya sudah cukup dewasa untuk tidak gampang diprovokasi!!!!

Pilgub rasa pilpres 1

Liani bercerita:
Temenku bilang "pilgub rasa pilpres" ya di Jakarta...
Aku pun jadi tersenyum...
Enak sekali kalau bicara sama orang netral...
Beda!
Membahas lah kita tentang bu Risma yg kesohor itu... aku bilang
"Nanti kalau pilgub di jawa timur, aku demo mendukung bolehin risma walaupun wanita, ke surabaya..... gimanah... boleh yaaa.....?"
Langsung lah kita ngakak dan disamber temenku.. "apa urusanmu bu ikut2 demo ke surabaya?????"
Karena gender saya perlu dibela, kalau ada pelecehan terhadapnya!

Myfatherwisdom

I asked my father one day.
How do you define a man is successful?
He is rich?
My dad answered: no. When that person doing best on what he has chosen. Remember: best effort.