Christmas..I miss the original version of Christmas

celebrating christmas is not more than just a wasting time activity. I always miss the original version of christmas...when Christ was born..there was no party..there was no dance..but there was so many praises sung by angles in heaven...even the stars were shining to cheer up the night the Saviour came.

Now, every year, i always miss the calm and cool christmas, without party..but just giving thanks..even more..together with family just to say "thanks for coming to the sinful world" but where can I find this?

this year i celebrate christmas in hatyai..but, unfortunately, i felt the same as i did in Indonesia for several years...it's all about party..
even i like parties, but, for christmas..i really want to stay calm and thanks God for HIS love then He came to the world..but i could not find the real christmas that I miss so much..

okay..no problem..i should give thanks for time celebrating christmas as every sunday i must miss the church to study (what a pity)..i can see the christmas tree, get gifts, and see the people laughing all the way..children are so happy..

moreover...thanks God for coming in to this world..I am glad to have YOU in my life, in my heart..and in my days..

blinking star

oh iya..satu lagi..
setelah beberapa hari gak liat langit cerah..malam ini meski mendung masih berani nampang di langit malam, tetapi bintang dan bulan tetep memperlihatkan pesonanya. alhasil, semakin bersemangatlah diriku untuk begadang.
cuaca yang tidak terlalu dingin, tapi juga gak panas2 banget membuat malam ini terasa nyaman meski banyak masalah yang harus aku pikirkan hari-hari ini.
tapi demi memandang sebuah bintang di langit (yang lain ketutup mendung) serasa ada harapan baru yang membuatku tersenyum.
ada satu lagu gospel yang bunyinya gini nih "bila kulihat bintang gemerlapan, dan bunyi guruh riuh ku dengar..dst2.." sampe dengan reff nya yang berbunyi " Maka jiwaku pun memuji MU..sungguh besar..Kau Allahku "
well..it's worth to think of HIS faithfulness after seeing a blinking star in the dark night sky

missing the sunshine

well, it's not easy for me to be calm in rainy day. It was a week with almost 5 days in raining..without sunshine. It also worsened by the rain in every morning. Uh, i really hate the such morning rain. Classically, the clothes I washed could not dry in a day, I ought to play 'hide and seek' with the clouds.
second, the weather was too cold (ah..i noticed it was 24 Celcius, not as cold as europe in this season). But, I really could not enjoy my last week. In the middle of last week, after 3 days non-stop raining, the local government in Hatyai announced to prepare the instant foods for flood possibility..oh gosh..i hated it so much. But, thanks God, in the night, after rush hour, panic day, the rain stopped.
Yesterday, i was thankful..that it was shiny day..i could hear the birds singing, and see the sunshine behind the thin clouds..and till today...no rain..
I wrote this because, I realized that even the sunshine which normally exists in the morning, sometimes, i don't notice the beauty of it. And i become more thankful that God has made the sun, to cheer the human up.
well, i finally know..how i feel, when I am missing the sunshine ;))