Dedicated to The Island

".....On an island in the sun, we'll be playing and having fun
And it makes me feel so fine. I can't control my brain
When you're on a golden sea, you don't need no memory
Just a place to call your own as we drift into the zone"
(Island in the sun-Weezer)

My Friend Linda came !! (9-11 April 2009)
After a hectic businness trip to Singapore, she decided to to visit me here. She's the only visitor i have in years. For days i wonder where should i take her.... my first guest, remember? just want to show some cool, fun spot but had no clue yet.

Being picked up from the BBT Ferry Terminal and ate pastry and hot tea, we straigth ahead to my dorm... After pampered and chitchat we went to Nirwana Beach Club.... The plan was to show her the nicest beach.... but... the sand was awful, the rain washed the beauty of them... it supposed to be white crystal blue sandy beach.... Failed to give her good first impression.. sad me..

Spending the evening at Mana-mana Beach Club, we ordered double cheese pizza, nachos, pineapple juice for me and red wine for her. She was telling her plan to write a book....it's in the process already. It will be a story about someone who struggle her life in sickness. Her friend got a blood cancer since she was five. The story will be based on this girl who is the same age with me, who still survive, who still up and down in life, but still feel grateful to God. Cannot wait to read the book. And i really want to meet her in person.... i

After took some photoshot at Laluna...well she was an interior designer, so it's kinda important to take a picture of sail-like bench, white ornaments of the place, we went home, and watching Music and Me..... film that i've watched thousands time, and still cannot get enough of Hugh Grant...... I've been sleeping with the shadows overhead.......

Taking a nap...z z z zzz,

I had to go to Uban early in the morning, to have my first communion.

Right after i arrived at Lagoi, we directly go to the Ria Bintan to have our lunch. I ordered Beef tepanyaki and Linda ordered Oxtai Soup as i recommended....... talking about love live... girls talk.....

After a long hot sigthseeing the Golf Court (at this point, she was impressed, yee haw) we went to Bintan Lagoon to go swimming...... cooling the day.... Then, took 30 minutes car-ride we had dinner at Waiju at Uban, again she was impressed to the food. We ate gong gong, blackpepper crap, butter fried shrimp and kang kong......

we're so full like crazy...it's time to go home.

Woke up in the morning i made her a Tuna sandwich and Teh tarik...then she went back to Singapore...bye bye gals...see u around...in Jakarta.

PINATA PROJECT

Irr : "playing and making pinata is always be an annual event in every ocassion in my home, usually when christmas come... Now brought and shared it with friends in Bintan,, whoalla, we made more than 15 pinatas...."

Prepare:
Tear several pages of newspaper into strips, approximately 1 inch wide by 6-8 inches long. Don’t try to be neat and cut them with scissors; the torn edges will adhere more closely and give a smoother overall surface to the finished pinata.

Paper Mache Recipe:
Next, it’s time to prepare the paper mache paste by using a simple mixture of flour and water. Use a disposable bowl to facilitate easy clean-up afterwards. Mix one part flour with 2 parts water until you have a consistency like thick glue. Add more water or flour as necessary. Squeeze out all the lumps and add a tablespoon or two of salt to help prevent mold.

Layering:
Blow up your balloon and place it in a shallow bowl to prevent it from rolling as you work on it. Spray or brush on a light coating of vegetable oil to keep the balloon from adhering to the newspaper when you pop it. Dip a newspaper strip into the flour mixture to coat, and apply it to the balloon at an angle vertically, and overlapping. Continue this process until the entire balloon is covered, leaving a small hole at the top from which to remove the balloon and fill the pinata. Let the first layer dry completely. Each layer will take up to 24 hrs. to dry.

Apply a second layer to the balloon, this time angling the strips in a horizontal direction, and overlapping. Let dry and finish with a third layer.The third layer should always be made from torn strips of white computer paper or paper towels. This allows for easier paint coverage when it's time to decorate. When your project is completely dry, pop the balloon and remove it through the opening at the top.

Decorate It!
Decorate your pinata with vibrant colors, paint a face on it, add crepe paper hair and eyelashes - be creative! Hang crepe paper streamers from the bottom of the pinata for the final touch.

Fill and Hang:
Make 3 or 4 small holes around the top opening and thread a strong piece of string or yarn through them. Tie a longer string to it for hanging.
Fill your pinata with wrapped candy, small toys and other goodies.

Playing the Pinata Game:
Hang the pinata securely and spread a blanket or sheet under it. Each player gets a chance to break the pinata. Blindfold the first player and give them a bat or stick. Spin them 2 or 3 times and point them in the direction of the pinata. Players get 2 or 3 hits to break the pinata. (For smaller children, feel free to omit the blindfolding and spinning.) When the pinata breaks, the children each get a portion of the candy. Give each child a small bag to hold their goodies.

Caution: Adult supervision is necessary to keep children a safe distance from the player swinging at the pinata. Kids are sure to rush in when the first pieces of candy fall, unaware that the player is still swinging.

Paper Mache Recipe Options:
Recipe #1 - One part flour to five parts water. Boil on stovetop for 3 minutes and let cool.
Recipe #2 - 3/4 cup white glue to 1/4 cup water
Recipe #3 - liquid starch found at your supermarket

Photos from our BRC Easter 2006

http://www.crafty-moms.com/kids_crafts/make-a-pinata.shtml

Drawing Class

i got lot of cookies and letters from moms....miss to do it again anyhow...

________________

Irma ,

As a parent of three little kids, i would like to convey my appreciation of your initiatives, efffort and time sacrifice for your interesting 'class'.

Can you enlarge to share your expertise to our both Kindergarten and Primary School ?

My children indeed has experienced valuable time after their 2 (two) lessons. Thanks a lot of giving me an extra space for myself when they were away for the drawing club at your housing. So I had now more time to practice my baking cakes class !

___________________________

You-Na

irr : "...back to my old hobby playing guitar and finding chords. Both are the music i listening by now. Great vocal and music. PERMISSION and DEEPER CONVERSATION by Yuna (lyric and chords) "

Permision

D7 G Em

So what's the plan now?

Am D7

Are we or won't we?

G Em

So what's the deal now?

Am D7

Should we or shouldn't we?

Verse.

Bm Em G

You've taking over my head again,

Em Am

I'm folding each memory in,

C Am D7

Asking permission to keep ..it in.. your (hand)

REFF I.

G Cm Bm Em

Empty…..when will you love again,

G Bm Em

Empty.. is what you are,

G Am D

Without the nice things you had before

So what was it to you. Were we or weren't we?

Did it come back for you? Now there you finally see

It's already been gone too long

I shouldn't have pick up the phone

I'm asking permission to pretend … we've moved on

REFF. II

Empty, Is what you'll find in here

Empty … is what you'll see,

A lot of things I've offered you

What am i to you? Was I …. or wasn't I?

So what you said was true, Did you or didn't you?

You've taking over my head again,

I'm folding each memory in,

Asking permission to keep it in your hands

(Back to Verse and REFF I) ....Was it love to you?

** Tab n Chording was made by irr

My 2005 Coco Dreams

First came here, there much nothing to do with the coco. Oh why oh why..

He's not less a cute that Paul Frank...

And open the the possibility that he can be a she?! Then i've been given the opportunity to dress the coco ...yay... had a lot of fun accecorized it... playing with glasses, lipstick, cute hat, ribbon, he's as naughty as paul.. Most of all, he has personality...

' I should be at commercial for being this cute'

I have crazy dream to animated it so he can blink....and DID IT....he's alive!! (click to see it moves)...

With some defect here and there, too late to revised my coco-nose for last year gong-xie that accidentally got discoloured, and siska said 'ma, kok idung coco jadi pesek ya?' oops...take a note for next year. One thing that still questioning in my head.. same when first i saw Paul with body. Paul is a monkey....Coco-head??? He's just a head..it'll be so creepy seeing him with hands or legs....Amazed we have one coco-clown with hands come out from his EYESSSS... yaikk,, how to explain to the children...

three years had past , finally the marketing office in singapore came out with the new coco-head with various version, yay.. love the 'honeymoon version' where he bite a rose

Kantong Semar - SAVE THE NEPHENTES

irr : '...were so excited finding alot of this carnivore plant everywhere, first time i came here. Took one for home, but alots of bugs inside it..yaikkk...i threw it away... Read that it's fun to put things inside it, put the extra jos, and see how it will react. Watched in the tv, in west sumatra they use kantong semar to make lontong....gosh. Our contractor allso said, if they work at the road, they often drink from this 'pitcher' plant..they said it's sweet.... Sure don't wanna try this...'

Nepenthes alias Kantong Semar from Kompas.com

Umumnya, budidaya nepenthes dilakukan di greenhouse oleh para penangkar. Namun jika mau, Anda bisa mencobanya di rumah, asal tahu trik-triknya. Tanaman nepenthes bisa diperbanyak dengan menggunakan berbagai cara. Untuk metode stek, media yang bisa digunakan adalah sphagnum moss atau moss hijau untuk merangkai bunga. Media ini bagus karena bisa mengikat air dalam jumlah banyak. Stek dilakukan dengan cara memotong batang tanaman dewasa yang telah memanjang, dapat berupa pucuk atau bagian batang lain yang masih berwarna hijau. Bahan stek dapat berupa stek satu mata hingga lebih dari lima mata tunas. Ingat, untuk meletakkan stek-stek ini di lokasi yang ternaungi tetapi tetap mendapat sinar matahari. Anda bisa menggunakan paranet untuk mengatur jumlah sinar yang masuk. Dengan metode ini, batang stek akan mulai berakar setelah 1-2 bulan, dan mencapai ukuran dewasa setelah 6 bulan. Umumnya, nepenthes tidak memerlukan hormon tambahan untuk merangsang perakaran. Namun pada beberapa spesies, hormon dapat membantu mempercepat perakaran. Kelebihan hormon dapat menyebabkan stek menjadi busuk.

Pemisahan anakan juga dapat dilakukan untuk memperbanyak nepenthes. Nepenthes umumnya mengeluarkan anakan setelah tanaman cukup dewasa. Anakan dipisah dari induknya jika telah memiliki akar sendiri.

Nepenthes juga bisa diperbanyak dengan cara mencangkok. Proses pencangkokannya sama seperti cara mencangkok tanaman berkayu lainnya. Selain itu, nepenthes juga bisa diperbanyak dengan cara “merunduk”. Caranya adalah dengan menimbun sulur nepenthes yang memanjang dengan media tanam. Bagian yang ditimbun adalah bagian ruas-ruas batang yang berpotensi menghasilkan akar. Lama kelamaan, bagian ini akan berakar dan nepenthes hasil rundukan siap dipisahkan dari induknya.

Kultur jaringan, adalah metode yang paling umum dipakai saat ini, khususnya oleh penangkar yang memiliki nursery. Alasannya, caranya terhitung mudah, waktu produksi yang lebih singkat, dan resiko kegagalan yang relatif lebih kecil. Produksi yang tergolong “massal” ini bisa menekan harga jual nepenthes. Karenanya, cara ini juga mengurangi pengambilan kantong semar langsung dari alam bebas untuk dijual.

Kelas Drama

jadi guru drama di SD Tunas Bangsa sama Yeti dan Ratnul ....

the kids are so excited to do the all the exercise...

Lot of 'could have been'

irr : '..most favourite that been chosen are orange and blue...

thanks god it's yellow, it cud have been orange!! '

courtesy of irma design for anniversary jumper 07 and brc uniform 05

JANSEN SINAMO - 8 Etos Kerja

Just had one day Jansen Sinamo seminar at Nirwana Hotel - Bintan... and each of us got one copy of his book

Yg bikin buku ini menarik, karena di buku ini juga engga melulu teori, tapi banyak contoh-contoh teladan yang bisa diambil. Seperti contoh teladannya Abraham Lincoln, seorang Presiden Amerika pada masanya telah membantu seorang tentaranya yang terluka parah dengan menuliskan surat untuk orang tua si tentara itu dan mengantarkannya langsung kepada keluarga tentara tersebut. Lalu ada contoh tentang perjalanan Christopher Columbus, kisah sufi Anthony de Mello, filsuf Immanuel Kant, Mary Robinson yang terpilih secara aklamasi sebagai Ketua Komisi Hak-hak Asasi Manusia PBB dan menjadi seorang wanita pertama yang menjadi presiden negeri yang kental denga fanatisme agama, atau seorang pelatih sepak bola nasional Aimee Jacquet yang pada awalnya dilecehkan dan membalas pelecehan tersebut dengan memberikan hadiah kepada Perancis sebuah kemenangan bagi tim nasional sepak bola Perancis dalam piala dunia 1998.

Tentang bekerja sebagai ibadah, seperti yang diungkapkan oleh

Malcolm Muggeridge melalui 'Something Beautiful for God' :

When I was homeless, You opened your doors

When I was naked, You gave me your coat

When I was weary, You helped me find rest

When I was anxious, You calmed all my fears

When I was little, You taught me to read

When I was lonely, You gave me your love

When in a prison, You came to my cell

When on sick bed, You cared for my needs.

(lengkapnya ada di buku 8 Etos Kerja Profesional)