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Wednesday, May 11, 2005
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TELOR CEPLOK
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Enggak tahu kenapa beberapa hari ini gue demen banget makan telor ceplok + kerupuk + sambel kecap yang puedes! Alhamdulillah sih enggak bisulan




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Sunday, May 08, 2005
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MOTHER'S DAY
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There's always something special about Mother's Day because Mother is special to begin with. Well, I'm not going to talk about how special a mother is because talking about mother is endless, as endless as her love. To me, a mother is simply the real hero. Anyway, I just want to share a funny story about Mother's Day I experienced a few years ago.

We were still living in Jakarta (Indonesia) back then. I was working at my office when I received a phone call from my mother on May 8 (forgot what year it was). She just received a flower bouquet from my husband and wondered what it was for since it was not her birthday. So I called my husband at his office and asked him about the flower.

Me: "Darling, Mom received a flower bouquet from you and, although she loves it, she wondered what it is for?"

Hubby: "Baby, today is Mother's day!" *mengucapkannya dengan penuh keyakinan!*

Me:  "Well, on behalf of mom, I thank you for giving her a beautiful flower bouquet, but darling, Mother's day in Indonesia is December 22."

Hubby: "Oh, no..."

See, being married to a person from a different culture can even affect the Mother's day


So, HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all Mothers...I love you so much, Mom




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Thursday, May 05, 2005
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DENTIST APPOINTMENT
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I have a dentist appointment tomorrow...hiks...somebody please rescue me




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Thursday, April 28, 2005
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SECRETARY DAY
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     Entering the office this morning, I saw there was something wrong in my room! Through the window, it looked to me like there were some balloons in there or was it something wrong with my eyes? I eagerly unlocked the door, opened it and found that my eyes were right! There were colorful balloons there, sitting on my chair! What was going on  Today was definitely NOT birthday! "Thinking of you" was written on a heart-shape balloon, made me hoping that it was not from a secret admirer! I remembered a long time ago, when I was young, I found an "I love you Ima" note (a big one too!) written on the window of my office room! I never found who wrote it. But now, I'm married, who wants to have a crush on a married woman?  Ge er aja deh gue

     After turning my computer on, I ran to Chuck's desk to see if he knew anything about those balloons and he told me it was from them, my friends at work, for Secretary's day! I was surprised and...completely speechless! Never thought I would have that kind of surprise. I've been getting used to with surprises these last 5 years since I met Robert S. Finnegan but never expected receiving surprises from anybody else. The last surprise I received from people other than my husband was on March 31, 2003, when my former coworkers at PT. Singa Erskindo held a farewel party for me, giving me lots of gifts and 6 months salary as a thank you for my contributions to the company (and they actually apologized for giving me 6 months only ). It was nice surprises but also a heart breaking moment because it was my last day working with them and my last day in Indonesia to be exact 

     A few minutes after finding out who sent those balloons, I received a flower bouquet and a couple of cards signed by my friends, thanking me and giving appreciation for what I have done. I was touched, as you (my blog's regular visitors) probably have known that I have been bitching about my job recently. Being bored and homesick play a big role on that, I guess. God, I feel so bad about it now.

     Anyway, this entry is especially dedicated to my friends at work, who appreciate my contributions. Thank you so much for...everything! Thank you for showing me that you care...




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Wednesday, April 27, 2005
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BERNOSTALGILA YUK?
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Hi ladies  I'm back!! wiken kemaren nginep di rumah nenek mertua. Baru pulang kemaren malem, begitu lho ...emang sih sakit tenggorokan, tapi masih bisa cas cis cus kok . Makasih lho buat udah ngasih hugs dan wishing me well...you're the best...love you so much

 selama nginep di rumah nenek, gue nemu beberapa barang2 gue yang tertinggal disana setahun lalu, tapi yang paling bikin gue seneng adalah gue nemu 3 album MP3 yang gue bawa dari Indonesia! kebayang nggak sih rasanya nemu ratusan lagu lama?

Beberapa lagu udah gue upload dan bisa didengerin (tinggal klik aja), diantaranya:

So far, baru segitu deh lagu yang bisa di upload, yang laen nyusul ya? Kalo enggak bisa denger lagu2 tersebut di atas, let me know, nanti gue email.

Selamat bernostalgia




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Saturday, April 16, 2005
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RESCUING DUCKS
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On the way back home from San Francisco, we decided to do some weekly-grocery-shopping ritual, so we took the road that would lead us to Safeway, but the traffic was unusually jammed there, I thought it was because of the traffic lights that were not working (it happened quite often here). But then I found out it was NOT because of that, but because of...a mommy duck and its children were trying to cross the road!!  They seemed so lost and the mommy looked frustrated. Two high school students were trying to help them, but every time they touched the baby ducks (trying to remove them to a safer place), the mommy attacked them. The mommy might have thought that they would 'kidnap' the babies.

So we decided to pull over and helped them. We happened to have a big box in the trunk where we could put the baby ducks and take them to a pond nearby, located about 2.5 miles away.

Later on, more people stopped by and gave us a hand to catch the babies while my hubby trying to catch the mommy which was going insane when these people touched its babies and put them on the box. I watched the babies on the box as they (8 or 9 of them) were trying to jump out of it to go to their mommy.

After my hubby caught the mommy and I have successfully put all the babies on the box and closed it (and made some holes so it would give them some air to breath), I thanked everybody who helped us. Then I put the box on the back seat and had the mommy sitting on my lap on the passanger seat. I held it so tight as it went nuts trying to escape from me.

Finally, we arrived at the pond. I immediately released the mommy from my lap and carefully put the babies on the green grass. They all then ran to the pond and swam happily. Welcome home, ducks!





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Thursday, April 14, 2005
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GAMES
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Buat yang suka maen games, udah pernah nyoba games di WEBSITE INI or YANG INI belum? Lumayanlah daripada boring di rumah, mau shopping enggak punya duit mendingan maen games aja  Enjoy your weekend everybody




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Tuesday, April 12, 2005
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SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING
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Hari ini ada Sexual Harassment training di kantor...ternyata yang namanya sexual harassment itu banyak banget kategorinya ya...apalagi CA sini...puyeng deh...kudu hati2, walaupun cuma becanda...kalo orang kita ajak becanda enggak comfortable or feel offended, kita bisa di charge sexual harassment lho!

Tambahan nih, kita juga bisa di sued sama 3rd party kalo si 3rd party tsb merasa offended. Misalnya, pas kita lagi becanda ama si A, si B lewat dan overheard jokes kita terus si B ini merasa enggak comfortable or offended dengan jokes tsb., si B berhak nge-charge kita dengan sexual harassment...padahal kan enggak ada hubungannya ama dia ya?  But that's the law...makanya hati2 ya, ladies!



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Monday, April 11, 2005
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GOODBYE
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I can see the pain living in your eyes
And I know how hard you try
You deserve to have so much more
I can feel your heart and I sympathize
And I’ll never criticize all you’ve ever meant to my life

(chorus)
I don’t want to let you down
I don’t want to lead you on
I don’t want to hold you back
From where you might belong
You would never ask me why
My heart is so disguised
I just can’t live a lie anymore
I would rather hurt myself
Than to ever make you cry
There’s nothing left to say but goodbye

You deserve the chance at the kind of love
I’m not sure I’m worthy of
Losing you is painful to me

(chorus)
you would never ask me why
My heart is so disguised
I just can’t live a lie anymore
I would rather hurt myself
Than to ever make you cry
There’s nothing left to try
Though it’s gonna hurt us both
There’s no other way than to say good-bye

.:: AIR SUPPLY ::.




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Saturday, April 09, 2005
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SPRING
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Don't you just love spring?




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