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  The second reception went really well on the 10th of January. Yani and I had the chance to re-experience all of the hecticness and the emotional jitters to ensure that everything went according to the plans. Yani’s parents and relatives came a day earlier and because they chose to stay in a different hotel, [...]

Wedding days are usually packed with activities, and mine was certainly fully scheduled from sunup to sundown. After completing the tea ceremonies, we made our way to church for the blessing – Gereja Mawar Sharon Satelit Barat – Jl. Sukomanunggal. There is an interesting story to share about the church – initially we wanted to [...]

  After finishing the first stage of the day by completing the “suit procession”, it was then time to fetch the bride from her residence. Different to the procession in a western wedding where the bride and groom meet at church, in some Asian cultures, including Chinese, the bride needs to be fetched by the [...]

  Unlike the titles that we obtain at the end of our courses, titles such as husband or head of family are given when the person begins the journey. I started that journey on December 27 after I married my wife. How the journey pans out depends on how I steer and direct the ship [...]

I woke up this morning to the sound of Christmas carols – I thought perhaps the occupant across the gangway was in a really festive mood. I only realised that it was the hotel’s pipe music all along when I stepped out to have my breakfast. Being a smallish hotel means that rooms aren’t that [...]

It’s seventeen minutes past midnight here in Surabaya so it’s Christmas day already. Merry Christmas! I’ve had my evening shower before I head to bed – my third one actually as I had one earlier as well. The last couple of days have been pretty busy – after I spent around five days in Bandung, [...]

  It’s so hard to control yourself when you’re confronted with the variety of food that I cannot find in Australia. Having a lot of siblings means that they also want to help me enjoy the food that I miss in Adelaide. On top of that, whenever I visit my extended relatives to drop my [...]

  In just over a month, I will not be single anymore. The thought is scary and exciting at the same time. I am feeling inquisitive and intrigued on what my life will be like after December 2009. A part of me wants to run away as quickly as possible, as faraway as possible – [...]

  It’s 11.50pm on Sunday and it’s a hot night here in Adelaide and it’s still around 28C outside! :O I’m sitting in the dark living room with the A/C softly whirring above my head, keeping the room cool and comfortable. It’s been a great weekend all in all – no, I didn’t do anything [...]

I used to be an angry man – and even though I didn’t show the emotions outwardly, I used to keep a magma chamber full of resentment, anger and pride. When it erupted, it didn’t erupt in a bombastic eruption of broken glasses or scattered targets. No, if somebody managed to get my angry, either [...]