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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Flash News

Greetings everyone! How are you?? Sudah cukup lama ya tidak memberi update berita,hehehehhe.. Kalian semua gimana kabar? Sibuk ya sama tugas akhir kuliah? Ujian? Kerja? Semangat terus and jangan lupa jaga kesehatan ya.. Selalu sediakan waktu untuk bersantai dan beristirahat sejenak,ok!

Di post ini, langsung saja ya, cuma mau update tentang apa yang terjadi disini dalam beberapa hari ini..

Last week, my mom and dad came here to Sydney.. Seneng banget lho,hehhehe.. Saya juga sudah ijin kerja jadi bisa menemani mereka jalan-jalan and of course, menggendut bersama makan terus tidak berhenti.. Mereka suka banget makanan disini, sehari gitu makan 4x bisa lho, sama nyamil2nya.. Untung saya masih bisa menahan diri,hahahha..

Baru kemarin mereka balik ke Surabaya.. Huhuhuhu.. Which means, saya pun mulai hari ini kembali bekerja.. Pada waktu mereka disini, kita spent banyak banget quality time, cerita-cerita tentang banyak hal, bertukar pikiran, dan tertawa bersama.. Di hotel pun, kita ber3 selalu tidurnya tengah malam.. Padahal biasanya hanya saya yang kuat tidur sampai malam, LOL.. Mami juga banyak memberi masukan dan nasehat yang berguna.. I was so happy and grateful :D

Talking about work, weeks ago, I decided to resign from my job.. 

Saya memertimbangkan banyak hal mulai dari kesehatan.. Ini adalah alasan utama.. Daya tahan tubuh saya semakin menurun karena cuaca disini sudah mulai memasuki Winter.. Dingin banget, kalau kerja tengah malam hingga pagi terus, badan saya bisa rontok semua.. Terbukti sudah kapan hari saya sakit selama 2 minggu bed ridden.. It was horrible.. Tubuh saya sudah mencapai batasannya.. Kesehatan bukanlah suatu hal yang bisa dikompromikan dengan mudah.. It's a gift that you need to maintain..

Dulu pun saya mengambil kerja night auditor ini karena skill ini dibutuhkan jika ingin mendapatkan posisi yang lebih bagus nantinya.. Saya sudah menjadi auditor selama kurang lebih hampir 6 bulan, dan saya merasa itu sudah cukup.. Saya tidak bisa menunggu terlalu lama bagi management hotel untuk memberikan posisi yang saya inginkan, meskipun mereka berkata bisa memberikannya.. But still, I need to wait months and months..  That's one of my biggest concern too : I CAN'T WAIT.. I HAVE TIME LIMIT IN AUSTRALIA..

Visa saya di Australia akan habis tahun depan, saya tidak akan mau jika harus menjadi night auditor untuk waktu yang lama.. Therefore, I decided to take other opportunities from outside.. Di waktu yang masih tersisa ini, saya akan mengambil kesempatan-kesempatan yang ada, belajar mengenai hal-hal baru lainnya, and do the best untuk mendapatkan pengalaman yang jauh lebih baik lagi dan berguna untuk career saya di masa depan..

Please pray for me ya guys :)

Lalu juga, part of me want to take some break.. Saya bersyukur sekali dipercayakan memperoleh tanggung jawab di bidang pekerjaan mulai dari dulu sekali ketika saya masih berusia sangat muda, 17 tahun. Because of that too maybe, beberapa waktu lalu, mulai timbul keinginan untuk mengambil vakum sejenak dari apa yang namanya bekerja.. I wanna take a full rest from working and enjoy my youth life.. Ini adalah salah 1 pergumulan terbesar saya selama beberapa waktu lalu sebelum akhirnya mengambil keputusan.. 
Pihak keluarga pun mengerti dan menyetujui jika saya berhenti kerja malam karena sama sekali tidak baik untuk kesehatan.. Mereka juga memahami bahwa saya sudah mulai memikul tanggung jawab besar di usia belia, serta belajar hidup mandiri untuk membiayai seluruh kehidupan yang ada selama hampir 4 tahun tinggal di Australia, jadi adalah hal yang wajar jika saya mengambil 'break time' untuk menikmati hasil kerja keras selama ini.. They support me to take a full 'rest moment', refreshed myself, lalu kembali lagi bertanggung jawab dan serius after holiday..

Beberapa minggu ke depan adalah minggu-minggu terakhir saya bekerja.. I will do my best still in my workplace, and I can't wait to enjoy my 'rest moments',hihiihihihi.. Saya akan bisa meluangkan banyak sekali waktu untuk meng-update blog serta melakukan project-project lain yang saya suka.. Woot woot!

July is coming soon also.. It's totally almost holiday season for me,hehhehe.. I will see my fam and closest friends soon in Indo.. Should I plan a sweet getaway trip? Maybe Yes, maybe No! Hahaha.. Just thinking about it made me so excited already..

Bagi kalian juga ya teman-teman, BE WISE dalam mengatur waktumu.. Ketahuilah kadang kalau sudah bekerja, hidup bisa menjadi monoton.. Thus, pembagian waktu yang benar sangatlah penting, contohnya seperti waktu untuk bekerja dan beristirahat.. Kerja keras terus-menerus juga tidak baik, bermain dan bersenang-senang terus juga tidaklah benar..

* Remember : segala sesuatunya harus sebisa mungkin diusahakan seimbang ya.. It's for your own good..

Untuk beberapa dari kalian, mungkin sekarang adalah waktu untuk bekerja ataupun menata karir.. Berikanlah yang terbaik selalu.. Jangan mudah menyerah dan jangan mengeluh.. Banyak orang yang menginginkan pekerjaan yang kalian miliki sekarang.. Jangan pernah lupa untuk mengucap syukur dengan apa yang kamu miliki saat ini..

- Bersyukurlah selalu dengan kehidupan yang ada padamu SEKARANG.. Jangan pernah menunda rasa syukur dan terima kasih yang bisa kamu berikan pada Tuhan SAAT INI.. God is good my friend.. God is good :)

Sekian kabar berita terbaru dari saya.. Nanti ya sebisa mungkin aku bakal sering update dan publish post-post yang sempat tertunda.. All the best guys!

* WORK HARD, REST WELL.... OK?

Regards, Cindy

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Stop and Rest..

6-5-2013 : 

This morning, I finished working at 7:30am and arrived at my apartment around 8 in the morning.. Usually, I sleep till 4pm, but today, i woke up earlier than usual, about 2pm.. I couldn't sleep anymore so I decided to take my daily devotion and read an article by Joe Stowell.. Such a beautiful reminder and I believe it will just 'hit the spot' perfectly in some areas of your life too.. Again, I will add several stories from my own experience ya.. Happy reading!
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LIFE IS A BUSY ENTERPRISE IN SOME POINTS.. IT SEEMS THERE ARE ALWAYS MORE THINGS TO DO, PLACES TO GO, AND PEOPLE TO MEET..

WITHOUT REALIZING IT SOMETIMES, OUR BUSY LIFE CAN ROB US OF THE QUIETNESS THAT WE NEED..

When we're driving a car, stop signs and other signs warning us to slow down. We can called those as REMINDERS to be safe. We can't have our foot on the accelerator all the time. Admit it or not, it works the same for our activities also.

The Psalmist clearly knew THE IMPORTANCE OF TIMES OF CALM AND QUIET.

GOD HIMSELF 'RESTED' ON THE SEVENTH DAY. YOU CAN ALSO READ IT HERE :

+) Matthew 14 : 13a = "When Jesus heard what had happened, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place". 

*) He knew IT WAS NOT WISE to accelerate through life with our gas gauge registering on 'WEARY' all the time.

+) PSALM 131 : 2 SAID 'I HAVE CALMED AND QUIETED MY SOUL, LIKE A WEANED CHILD WITH HIS MOTHER ; LIKE A WEANED CHILD IS MY SOUL WITHIN ME'.

- QUESTION = WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU COULD ECHO THE PSALMIST'S WORDS, "I HAVE CALMED AND QUIETED MY SOUL LIKE WORDS ABOVE?

Some say, it's better to be busy than have nothing to do at all.. I agree! It's good if you have something to do right now.. You study, you work, try hard to achieve your dreams, you serve others, etc. You can mention all your activities here..

However, human sometimes can forget that busy lifestyle, if you let it to be like that for a long time, it can take over your whole time and the LIFE ITSELF.. It's alright to be busy, but too busy until you don't have time for yourself and HIM, I guess it's totally a wrong thing..

When I have days off, usually I meet some friends. We watch movie and eat together, walking around the street or just sharing stories about life.. Nevertheless, I always have spare time for myself too.. I called it as 'ME TIME'. I do something that I really like (beside hospitality indeed, I do have other hobbies too,lol), I read some books at Starbuck (my fave. cafe for all time), drinking the my favourite drink (chocolate indeed), eat some brownies (it's chocolate again), listening to music with my mp4, and just look at the people that pass by.. In here, believe it or not, sometimes I go to the cinema and watching movie ALONE.. You can say I'm a loner in some points, haha!

And in that time, when it's just me, another good thing is I can have quality time with my God.. Just talking to Him in my heart while walking, sharing my stories to Him while reading, praising Him with my tiny little voice while listening to the music.

THE POINTS ARE =

1. HUMAN WILL ALWAYS NEEDS (A/SOME) TIME TO REST.. WHOEVER, WHEREVER, AND WHENEVER YOU ARE.. REST IS A MUST..
- People sometimes, without realizing it, can push her/himself too hard to achieve something or to gain something that they really want. They forget that this body, mind, and soul somehow need rest.
- Remember this : pushing yourself is good because human need to be pushed also in some areas.. It's also a part of SELF ENCOURAGEMENT.. But, pushing yourself TOO HARD UNTIL YOU FORGET about the importance of resting is absolutely not right. Perhaps, it will make your condition and things that you've planned even worse if you force yourself too much.

2. HUMAN NEEDS TIME FOR HER/HIMSELF..
- I find that sometimes life has its own reason to make human do things that they actually don't really like. Somehow, we need to accept it. But still, you yourself need to do things that you really love.. Doing things that you really passionate about is also part of resting your mind, body, and soul.
- I believe each person will always have time when they don't have anything to do at all in 1 day or 1 week at least. The problem is most people usually ONLY WAIT until they do have spare time. Do you know that there are things in this life that you must create yourself instead of waiting all the time? Once again, busy lifestyle can make people forget about resting. Therefore, it's actually gonna be better if you CREATE TIME to rest for a while from your daily routine.. Refreshed yourself! Resting doesn't mean you sleep all the time too lho yaa. Please don't get me wrong. Hahhaha.. There are many forms of resting that you can do.. :)

3. HUMAN NEEDS TIME FOR HER/HIMSELF AND GOD.. TIME FOR BOTH OF YOU ONLY!
- I don't really have words for this since every individual has his/her own experience and outcome in this point. What I can guarantee is if you do create time for Him and yourself, it will affect your everything from the inside first.. And if the inside is right, what comes out from your mouth, your action, and your perspective will be set right too.. To become more positive and calm person.

+) Mark 6 : 31b = “COME WITH ME BY YOURSELVES TO A QUIET PLACE AND GET SOME REST.”

- Like me, I worry about lots of things sometimes.. Knowing that the people whom I respect and love anxious, can make me confuse.. Then I will finally become distracted too..  (1)See, circumstances can affect an individual in so many ways.. (2) Humans always have their own concern about several things in their life and they can make them worry or at least produce self-confusion.. Those 2 are INEVITABLE.. Even if someone has the biggest faith in the world, there will be A TIME when you worry or have many things going on in your mind..

**) Thus, time between you and your Creator is actually A REMINDER..

a) A REMINDER THAT YOU HAVE HIM STAND BY YOU
b) A REMINDER TO COME TO HIM AND CAST ALL YOUR WORRIES
c) A REMINDER THAT HE HAS YOU IN THE PALMS OF HIS HANDS
d) A REMINDER THAT YOU ARE THE APPLE OF HIS EYES
e) A REMINDER THAT HE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU
f) A REMINDER THAT IF HE LETS SOMETHING HAPPEN IN YOUR LIFE, HE'S SURELY HAS WONDERFUL PURPOSE AND REASON ALSO
g) A REMINDER TO LET HIM BE HIM.. LET GOD BE GOD
h) A REMINDER TO BE STILL AND JUST REST
i) A REMINDER THAT HE WILL FIGHT FOR YOU

##) KNOWING THIS MY FRIEND = RESTING IS ACTUALLY THE MOST EFFORTLESS AND SIMPLEST ACT OF FAITH THAT HUMAN CAN DO BUT ALSO THE EASIEST THING THAT CAN BE FORGOTTEN. 

* IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU'RE ALREADY TOO BUSY IN THESE TIMES, I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO PUT A STOP SIGN AT THE INTERSECTION OF YOUR BUSY LIFE. YOU ARE THE BEST PERSON TO KNOW WHEN TO REST.

* FIND A PLACE TO BE ALONE FOR A WHILE. TURN OFF THE DISTRACTION THAT MAKE A DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR CREATOR. SHARE WHAT YOU WANT, LISTEN TO HIS WORDS AND JUST BE STILL.

##) "LIFE CAN MAKE ALL OF US WEARY AND STRESSED AT TIMES. HENCE, STOP SIGN IS A DEFINITE NEED FOR HUMAN. DO NOT JUST WAIT, BUT TAKE TIME TO QUIET YOUR SOUL BEFORE HIM. REST AND TAKE A BREAK FROM THE BUSYNESS OF LIFE SO THAT YOU CAN REFUEL YOUR SOUL".

Regards, Cindy