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2011-05-15T17:48:00.003+07:00

I finally decided to move the hosting of this blog to Wordpress. Please click this link to be directed to my new site. Thank you Blogger for hosting this site for the last 4 years!

Russian Trapeze in PIM 2

2010-07-04T17:15:00.001+07:00

A Russian Trapeze performers show their guts and skills in Pondok Indah Mall 2. Eventhough there is a safety net below, the show is thrilling and breath-taking!

Copa Kresnadi World Cup 2010 Edition

2010-06-20T07:13:00.000+07:00

Of course, one of our reason spent a night together was to do our ritual: Copa Kresnadi Winning Eleven tournament. Taking the World Cup 2010 theme, I won the cup this time with England, beating Spain (Bona) in the final. Good games, brothers! (pada lapar gelar ya? Hehehe)

Slumber Party!

2010-06-20T07:07:00.000+07:00

My brother and sisters stayed in my house tonight, bringing their families along. The kids slept together in TV room; bet they had fun.

Last Words

2010-06-12T04:07:00.000+07:00

Maya shared her last words to the HR Team. Most of the team feel they won't be able to have a team who are fun, full of passion and dedication like us now. See you around guys... On Facebook, Twitter or Blackberry :)

Till We Meet Again!

2010-06-12T04:03:00.000+07:00

The Retail and Commercial business arranged a farewell party on the closing day of the divestment. It's a sad and emotional moment, but I'm too busy to take care of my feeling :)

HR Last Day Lunch

2010-06-11T14:04:00.000+07:00

Last day for most of my HR colleagues working in RBS. We had lunch together in Satay House Senayan. Thanks a lot mates... It's been fun, it's been great.. Good luck for each one's career!

The Outscopers

2010-06-10T00:39:00.000+07:00

We posed in the newly attached sign of our bank in 11th floor. We worked night and day for successful migration and to see smiling faces for our colleagues. Lemah teles, Gusti Allah sing mbales!

Overtime King

2010-06-08T22:30:00.000+07:00

We are on closing week for a strategic project in our bank. I and Sulis, spent long hours working at the office. No wonder our cars are the only ones left in the parking lot :)

You Should Be Grateful

2010-06-04T09:14:00.000+07:00

No matter how stressful your job is, you're still more fortunate than those guys outside the window.

New Desk on 1st Day

2010-05-31T21:29:00.000+07:00

First day moving to 11th floor, I found I still don't have my network and phone properly setup. Not to mention couple of boxes piled up waiting to be opened. Oh well.

Cruising Down Sudirman

2010-05-31T01:37:00.000+07:00

Aya and Elok cruised down the car-free Sudirman road. Normally a jam-packed road, it's very refreshing to find the hot mix road only for bikers like us.

Social Committee Fun Bike

2010-05-31T01:33:00.001+07:00

This Sunday we joined my office's social committee fun bike. Started from Juanda office (pictured), we cycled to Senayan Area and back.

Battlefield Board Game

2010-05-29T02:51:00.000+07:00

Rafif and Aya play another old favourite board game - Battlefield at Red Tomato restaurant, PIM 2. They enjoyed the game so much, just like I did when I was a kid.

Emptied Office Room

2010-05-28T10:16:00.000+07:00

This is the last day I occupied my office room. After 4 years of working here, I will move to 11th floor, occupying a new... Errr... Desk.

Rafif and Elok's Birthday Tumpeng

2010-05-28T10:11:00.000+07:00

Rafif eat his breakfast, Elok's birthday tumpeng. Yes, today is his mom's 36th birthday. Happy birthday honey. Love you :)

Lays Bank?

2010-05-25T20:20:00.000+07:00

The aftermath of world's financial crisis: the closure of a UK bank which cease to operate in Indonesia. The process of dismantling the bank's logo was still in the process when I took this picture last Sunday. So an you guess the bank's name? :)

Expert in Letter Factory

2010-05-25T18:30:00.000+07:00

We become expert in producing letters these days: printing, sorting, enveloping, stamping, mailing, you name it. Thanks to my HR colleagues who dedicatedly completed every single task sometimes until late of night or early in the morning. Well done team!

Command Center in Juanda

2010-05-22T20:02:00.000+07:00

I've been working this weekend in Juanda, preparing for major integration project which will happen in 3 weeks time. Busy time indeed.

Breakfast by The River

2010-04-19T19:54:00.000+07:00

Classic european breakfast by the river in Fullerton Hotel Singapore. If only I don't need to be at the office by 8 am. :(

Leaving Denpasar Branch

2010-04-05T15:50:00.000+07:00

I'm currently in charge for a project selling retail and commercial business in my bank. As part of the key tasks is to do branch roadshow accompanying regulator reviews. Here I posed shortly before leaving Denpasar branch for the last time as RBS branch. Emotional moment, but no time for sentiment these days.

Watching 'Disney on Ice'

2010-03-27T13:51:00.000+07:00

Our family went to Istora Senayan watching "Disney on Ice". Rafif proudly wore his 'Buzz Lightyear' glove and busy waved whenever Buzz was on stage. Well despite of high ticket price, the show was very ordinary, and the character was not too authentic (especially Buzz). Well, but that's probably because we expect to see them just like in Disneyland. :)

CRV + Lenso Wheel 22"

2010-03-20T10:23:00.000+07:00

Bought the new wheel, a Lenso 22 inch rim which significantly changed the look of my CRV. I was also pleasantly surprised that the thin tyre profile does not really impact the comfort of driving.

Office Room I Soon to Vacate

2010-03-19T18:09:00.000+07:00

The office room I soon to vacate.

Rafif Won 1st Prize of Lego Competition!!

2009-12-12T15:30:00.003+07:00

Surprisingly (although not unexpectedly I would say), Rafif claimed the 1st place for the Lego Competition! After the prize presentation, he was interviewed by Trans 7 (Indonesian local television). Well done, son! Papa and Mama are very proud of you!

Rafif Lego Competition in Senayan City

2009-12-12T14:50:00.001+07:00

Have been asking to join Lego building competition for a while, Rafif finally participated in his 1st ever Lego single building competition, hosted by Brick Indonesia (Lego Indonesia community group) in Senayan City. Here is Rafif proudly showed his creation, a big starship fighter, which he completed in 45 minutes.

Won My 14th Title!

2009-11-28T18:45:00.002+07:00

I won my 14th Copa Kresnadi Cup. Bona got his consolation prize, won "Copa Para Arwah" (the consolation cup for the loosers hahaha) played right after Copa Kresnadi completed.

Winning Eleven Widows

2009-11-28T16:30:00.000+07:00

While the husbands are temporarily out of their normal system, playing Winning Eleven like mad, these patient wives trying to console themselves by sharing each other home stories. Hehehe.

Copa Kresnadi Returns to Alea

2009-11-28T15:00:00.001+07:00

Copa Kresnadi returns to Alea after last Copa we held in Bandung two moths ago. Who will win? Stay tuned.

Rafif Birthday Celebration

2009-11-28T14:45:00.001+07:00

Rafif prepares to blow his birthday cake candle during his birthday party today at our home.

Aya is working on Her Presentation

2009-11-25T21:25:00.003+07:00

She can independently work with Powerpoint now. How different kids education right compared to what we used to have. Hope this will bring them to be a much better generation.

My Personal Sanctuary

2009-11-25T21:07:00.002+07:00

Yeah a really stress reliever! An hour game or so after a tiring day would make me fresher! (well not really, if I was trashed in FIFA 10 match :))

Copa Kresnadi Dago Pakar

2009-10-03T14:15:00.007+07:00

We went to Bandung for a family gathering. We decided to rent a villa in Dago Pakar to stay for whole Kresnadi's family. And it was an excellent decision! Spacious rooms, beautiful view, and not to forget large living room with big LCD to hold Copa Kresnadi! I don't need to mention that I won both of the cups we held that week. Sorry brothers. No competition, really. :)

Aya Birthday

2009-10-01T06:10:00.000+07:00

A now customary "Birthday Tumpeng" has been our family tradition to celebrate our birthday. Including today, Aya's 10th birthday. My little girl has grown up so fast. Should I be happy or sad? *grin*

I want one of those

2009-09-08T08:00:00.001+07:00

Rafif is staring at bread maker, thinking about the time he can get it after Buka Puasa.

Rania & Dewo

2009-09-05T21:21:00.001+07:00

My two cute niece and nephew: Rania and Dewo.

Closing of 'Hari Kebersamaan'

2009-09-05T08:55:00.001+07:00

After spending the whole day and night at school, Aya and Rafif conclude their participation in this event through morning briefing and reflections.

Bukber FE UGM 92 1430H

2009-09-05T08:41:00.001+07:00

The ritual of Ramadhan: fasting break with colleagues from FE UGM Jogjakarta. Throwing old jokes and stories has never been better.

Spend a Night at School

2009-09-04T07:39:00.002+07:00

Rafif and Aya will spend a night today at school. They will participate in "Malam Kebersamaan" which will involve a lot of activities. The car trunk is full with the kids' properties, while Rafif doesn't forget to bring his favourite "guling" (bolster). Have fun kids!

The Crack on the Wall

2009-09-02T17:25:00.002+07:00

The earthquake quite created a bit of damage to the building, as shown by the crack on one of my office's wall.

Earthquake Evacuation

2009-09-02T15:15:00.001+07:00

Earthquake! Then we need to evacuate the building! HR team posed shortly after safely arriving at the ground. The earthquake today, which epicentrum was in Tasikmalaya, scaled at 7 richter scale, quite made the skyscrapper habitants like us, panic and scared. Alhamdulillah, all of us and family are fine.

Tarawih at Bambu Apus

2009-08-29T21:55:00.001+07:00

Another Ramadhan ritual of our family: shalat tarawih in Elok's parents house at Bambu Apus. Shown are Rafif and Rangga sitting at front row, while Aya, Elok and Rania are at the back.

Ex Andersen Reunion + Buka Puasa

2009-08-28T21:58:00.001+07:00

As what have been customary for the past couple of years, we had ex Andersen reunion while 'buka puasa'. This year we had it in Samudera Suki restaurant.

Tarawih with Rafif

2009-08-26T19:30:00.001+07:00

Alhamdulillah tonight I can do Shalat Tarawih at mosque nearby my house together with Rafif (who doesn't forget to bring his Bumblebee toy along with him :-))

My Two Jewels

2009-08-24T21:54:00.001+07:00

There are only few better feeling than arrived at home finding your kids shalat, praying to Allah. Subhanallah.

Rania and Pakde

2009-08-22T20:32:00.001+07:00

Rania is sitting comfortably on my lap, while opening her birthday presents. Happy birthday my dear niece!

First Fasting Break of The Year

2009-08-22T18:47:00.001+07:00

Ramadhan has come! We have our first fasting break of The Year in Bambu Apus. This is also birthday celebration of Rania, my beloved niece.

Mr. Big on stage #2

2009-08-09T02:04:00.001+07:00

The stage has a giant screen which really helps the audience to watch the action of their heroes more closely, just like Billy Sheehan here.

Mr. Big on stage

2009-08-09T02:00:00.001+07:00

Ok you can't see them much here. But trust me, it's the original line up of Mr. Big: Eric, Billy, Pat and Paul. Brilliant.

Java Rockin' Land Main Stage

2009-08-09T01:51:00.001+07:00

I watch a rock festival at Ancol tonight featuring one of my all-time favourite band Mr. Big. This is the main stage where Mr.Big will be performing.

Golf at Imperial Karawaci

2009-07-26T10:03:00.001+07:00

Posed with Agung and Alfred, my office colleagues on an office golf game.

Mas Oyi Claims His 6th Title

2009-07-25T19:58:00.001+07:00

After the pending final match has been done and dusted, we held the 24th Copa Kresnadi. This time Mas Oyi won the cup, beating Mas Barry in the final. My teams were both eliminated on their first match. Yah, jaga langganan! Hehehe

My 11th Title

2009-07-25T19:27:00.002+07:00

The trophy presentation for my 11th Copa Kresnadi win. This is actually a pending final match between me and Mas Oyi, which was not completed when we had the last Copa Kresnadi few months ago.

Copa Kresnadi @ Jatibening

2009-07-25T17:44:00.002+07:00

As usual, we play the ritual family Winning Eleven tournament, right after we finished our birthday lunch. Shown are Mas Oyi and Bona playing their first match.

Waste Area

2009-07-25T17:10:00.000+07:00

A unique smoking area sign in front of Sari Bundo restaurant. 'Areal Sia Sia' in bahasa, which means 'Wasted Area' wittingly remind the smokers that smoking is such a wasted activity.

Najah 7th Birthday Lunch

2009-07-25T13:06:00.001+07:00

We celebrate our niece Najah, 7th birthday at Sari Bundo restaurant. Selamat ulang tahun ya Najah, semoga selalu menjadi anak kebanggaan Abi dan Ummi.

Rafif thinks Soto Pak Sholeh is Good!

2009-06-29T13:22:00.001+07:00

Come to my surprise, Rafif and Aya also love Soto Pak Sholeh, our vintage culinary favourite. "Great!" says Rafif here.

Fascinated by Kraton

2009-06-29T12:33:00.001+07:00

Aya, my daughter, is really fascinated with Kraton, Jogja traditional Sultan palace. She enjoys learning unique set of crafts, clothes, and customs she find here.

Riding Becak in Jogja

2009-06-28T15:19:00.001+07:00

A never grow old attraction: riding Becak in Malioboro Jogja. Rafif seems can't agree more. :-)

Dik Adit Wedding

2009-06-27T08:08:00.001+07:00

The reason we came to Semarang: to attend Dik Adit (Elok's cousin) wedding.

Ayam Goreng Bu Salim

2009-06-26T20:58:00.001+07:00

Dinner at Ayam Goreng Bu Salim, Pringgading Semarang.

Suprise Birthday with the Kids

2009-06-26T07:01:00.001+07:00

We arranged surprise birthday party for Maya (our boss). We brought all of our kids to our office early in the morning to give her a pleasant surprise. We decorated her room as if it is a kid birthday the night before. The kids were all excited and happy with the experience.

Story of Mino, Jino and Derior

2009-06-11T10:22:00.001+07:00

Those are Aya's fictional characters in her book. This is the sample of two pages of her book. I particulary love her illustration here. Beautiful colours Mbak Aya!

Aya's Book: "Bertamasya ke Laut"

2009-06-11T10:18:00.003+07:00

The cover of Aya's book 'Bertamasya Ke Laut'. Aya's book is 36 pages long and she really made a great book with interesting story and beautiful illustrations. Her skills of writing has improved a lot since she was enrolled in Tara Salvia.

Aya's Book Writing Presentation Group

2009-06-11T10:12:00.001+07:00

This one is Aya's group, attended by Elok in the 4th grade.

Explains the Process

2009-06-11T10:07:00.001+07:00

Aside from presenting his book, Rafif also described the book Writing process. It started out from listing his interests (which he listed out 42 of them! Like father like son!). Then he chose one of those interests as the topic of his book. After that he made the mind mapping which become the skeleton of his story, he finally wrote and type the story in the computer, and scanned all the illustrations. The teacher did the last editing and produced the book. Wow, a very thoughtful process which I'm sure will only benefit the kids brain. Kudos to the Tara Salvia School and teachers!

Contents of Rafif's Book

2009-06-11T09:59:00.003+07:00

Rafif book is 27 pages long with plenty of illustrations he made himself which clearly visualize his story. This is one of the sample, where he illustrated Tom's tail is being trapped to the mouse trap he set up himself. :)

Presenting the Book

2009-06-11T09:36:00.001+07:00

Rafif is presenting the story of his book to his friends and the other parents. He told the story clearly and in a very structured manner. A job pretty well done Rafif!

Book Writing Workshop

2009-06-11T09:23:00.001+07:00

Rafif showed his first book 'Si Jerry Yang Jail'. He is going to present his book to me and the other parents.

Arrived at Office

2009-06-05T12:20:00.003+07:00

After 35 minutes of biking, I safely arrived at my office at 7.20 am (left home 6.45 am). Enough time to did some exercises at the gym and took a bath afterwards. It's been a good and rewarding exercise! Note: took the pic with Pak Harsono, my office colleague who always be the first person coming to the office. :)

Bike to Work

2009-06-05T11:59:00.001+07:00

Biking to work in Jakarta face you with lots of challenges and hazards. Aside from usual traffic risk mainly caused by erratic pattern of other road users, you also need to Be prepared for air pollution. That's why I wear the protective mask.

Elok's Birthday Today

2009-05-27T05:53:00.001+07:00

As what become a customary in our family now, Elok has her birthday tumpeng prepared by the maids for our breakfast this morning.

Mas Latief Wedding

2009-05-11T05:45:00.001+07:00

We attended our cousin, Mas Latief's wedding at Bekasi today. At the wedding we met Mas Fefa and Mas Hexa, our other cousins, which were our best pals when we were kids.

I Won Again!

2009-05-02T19:32:00.001+07:00

This become a habit. For third time in a row, I made all-Iben final and defended the title. Come on brothers, you can do better! Hehehe!

21st Copa Kresnadi

2009-05-02T19:21:00.001+07:00

Celebrating my birthday, I invited my close family to have lunch together at the restaurant close to our house. As usual, after that we have Winning Eleven competition, the 21st 'Copa Kresnadi'.

Cycling to Sulis' House

2009-05-02T08:32:00.001+07:00

Committed to my fitness regime, I woke up early this morning and cycled to Sulis' house in Pejaten Barat. Not too far away, perhaps around 6 km distance, but it gave me enough exercise and fun. Shown in this picture is me, my Dahon, Sulis and his son Kinan in front of their house. Who's next to visit?

Rafif's Malaysian Day

2009-05-01T22:00:00.001+07:00

Aya and Rafif's School is food of costume day. Every so often they have special day which require them to wear special costume according to the theme. Today is Malaysian day :-)

My Birthday Tumpeng

2009-05-01T21:52:00.001+07:00

Today is my Birthday. Elok and the kids prepare a special Nasi Tumpeng for breakfast. Aya and Rafif also created their own creation of birthday cards. So sweet. Love you all!

Dino Duel

2009-04-26T18:52:00.001+07:00

The Arcade game industry has evolved much nowadays. Threaten by the home console, they introduced card based system arcade machine. Each time you play you will get a new card which you can collect and also serve as memory card to store your game customized settings or simply to unlock your game character as part of The game play. This one is Dino Duel which Rafif start to like and begin collecting the character cards.

Buying Koi Fish

2009-04-25T11:45:00.001+07:00

Aya and Rafif are weighing their options on which Koi fishes to buy at Radio Dalam fish seller center.

My First Folding Bike

2009-04-24T17:09:00.001+07:00

Bought my first Folding bike last weekend. Cant wait to take this baby for a ride tomorrow.

Kartini Day

2009-04-21T17:16:00.001+07:00

We celebrate Kartini Day today by wearing traditional Indonesian attire such as Batik and Kebaya.

Agung and Cika Housewarming

2009-04-12T20:37:00.001+07:00

We attended Agung and Cika house warming party. They just moved in to their new house at Pondok Indah area. The house has modern minimalist design with few touch of wooden arts, which is nice. Congrats Gung, Cik!

Jimbaran Resto Ancol

2009-04-11T20:10:00.001+07:00

The best thing about Bali you can find in Jakarta without going there: Jimbaran restaurant at Ancol. It has beach side, open air restaurant which replicates Jimbaran sea food place in Bali. Tonight it has Balinese dance and music performance, an excellent way to showcase total Balinese atmosphere.

On the Top of The World

2009-04-11T19:55:00.001+07:00

Elok and Aya sit on Dufan's ferris wheel while we are on the top altitude. An attraction that never gets old.

Sea World Tunnel

2009-04-11T13:28:00.001+07:00

Aside Dufan, Sea World remains to become favourite among Ancol visitors. Here we observe the fish through its giant aquarium tunnel.

Morning Cycling at Ancol

2009-04-11T12:31:00.002+07:00

We spend two nights in Mercure Ancol this long weekend. Ancol offers lots of family entertainments from theme park, beach to giant aquarium. We opted to do cycling around the beach this morning. Fun and healthy.

Blue Marked Finger

2009-04-09T12:23:00.001+07:00

Those who had voted will be marked with this permanent blue ink on their finger which will stay for 2-3 days. This will cease for a person to vote twice. I have exercised my right to Vote! Now ladies and gentlemen, please use our vote responsibly! Allah bless us.

The Voting Sheet

2009-04-09T12:17:00.001+07:00

Here is the Voting Sheet to vote your legislative party of choice. Well with so much names unheard of, most of Indonesians have only 5-8 choices. My vote is in!

Elok Exercises Her Right to Vote

2009-04-09T10:43:00.002+07:00

Elok is exercising her right to vote, accompanied by the ever curious Aya :-)

List of Candidates

2009-04-09T10:27:00.001+07:00

Supposedly we can look at the names of Candidates it this board. But our Voting post received only 1 from 3 lists, and none of the candidates I personally know or heard of. Oh well. At least I know which party to choose.

Our Voting Post

2009-04-09T10:19:00.001+07:00

This is our voting post, TPS 33 Bambu Apus, where we will exercise our vote. This is the typical Indonesian voting post, decorated just like traditional Wedding tent.

Let's Go to Vote!

2009-04-09T10:13:00.002+07:00

Today is election day for Indonesia to choose our legislative representatives. I and Elok are registered as voters in Bambu Apus, Elok's mother house. As good citizens we all go together to TPS (Tempat Pemungutan Suara), or voting place. As shown are Uki, Endah, Elok and Elok's mom.

Meet with Nat

2009-04-06T19:07:00.001+07:00

One of our Singapore International Foundation fellow from Thailand, Nat, visited Jakarta for business. Ubai, Rey, Miki and me had dinner with her in Grand Hyatt hotel. We haven't met for 13 years, so it's been a good reunion.

Supper in Wiwied

2009-04-05T21:32:00.002+07:00

We have supper tonight at Wiwied, popular Roti Bakar place, just few minutes from our house. Aya and Rafif enjoy the food as much as we do.

Helping Out Aya on Her Project

2009-04-05T20:30:00.001+07:00

Aya has presentation to do on Tuesday, hence she has to prepare her story board. Well, that turns into a family affair, everybody is lending their hand to complete the project.

The Suka Motret Group

2009-04-04T12:41:00.002+07:00

From left to right: Rima (apparently annoyed with the flying bee on her right side), Anung, Dine, Marcus, Cika, Iben and Winny (not shown, as she was the one who took photo.. sorry Win!)

Situ Gunung

2009-04-04T12:31:00.001+07:00

This is Situ Gunung lake, our destination for photo hunting. Alas, as we were so tired, had just arrived in our camp at midnight, we woke us late and could not catch the early morning sun. So much for a photo trip.

The Camping Ground

2009-04-04T07:16:00.002+07:00

Our camping ground for this photo hunting trip. It's nice and really can make us sleep well last night.

Five Star Camp

2009-04-04T01:45:00.001+07:00

We spent a night at Tanakita camp, a so called 'five star' camping site. The comfortable beds inside the tent really invite the tired body and legs to lay down and call it a day.