Written by Tami Sulistyo July 31, 2020 Blue sky. Temperature just right. Sun shining. Almost no wind. We had planned to go on an adventure with our son and his girlfriend the next day. But the weather forecast predicted storms and rain the coming two days. And today was perfect. I roused our teenager, who…
Ditulis oleh: Api Sulistyo 31 Juli 2020 Kadang yang kita rencanakan matang-matang malah tidak terjadi sesuai harapan kita. Tapi, kadang yang dipersiapkan seadanya malah memberikan kesan yang lama tak kan terlupakan. Itulah yang terjadi pada kami hari ini Jumat (31/07/2020). Jam 8:30 pagi anak kami David dijemput oleh teman-temannya untuk meluangkan waktu bersama di rumah…
Ditulis oleh: Api Sulistyo Hari Selasa lalu (28/07/2020) seorang teman mengajak saya untuk makan malam di sebuah restoran, Burger Moe’s, yang sangat terkenal dengan burgernya. Retoran ini terletak sangat dekat dengan kota Saint Paul di negara bagian Minnesota. Kami memang pernah beberapa kali makan di sana terutama di hari Senin karena ada diskon 50% untuk…
Ditulis oleh: Rosaryanto Roma, Pertengahan Juli 2020 Karantina Indonesia Sudah bertahun-tahun saya tinggal di Roma, Italia. Berkunjung ke Indonesia adalah salah satu kesempatan yang selalu saya tunggu-tunggu setiap tahunnya. Betapa menyenangkan berjumpa dengan teman-teman lama dan bernostalgia, menikmati cemilan jajan pasar, memanjakan mata dan lidah dengan hasil bumi di Cikole. Itu hanya beberapa saja. Maret…
Ditulis oleh: Antonius Dewagara Yudo Prihartono 8 Juli 2020 Gagal Jadi Kondektur Setelah lulus SMA tahun 1988, karena tak bisa kuliah, saya pernah melamar jadi kondektur bus, sebuah perusahaan oto bus besar di Salatiga. Tetapi lamaran saya ditolak. Saya ketemu langsung dengan Direkturnya, diantar sahabat saya yang adalah kerabat dekat dengan Direktur tersebut. Beliau menolak…
A Facebook friend shared this simple but very valuable story on his page. With his permission I want to share the same story so that many more people can read and learn from it. I hope it is of use to you. 1. A friend asked a person: “How much is your salary working in…
Seorang teman di Facebook membagikan cerita yang sederhana namun sangat berguna ini. Dengan ijin yang bersangkutan saya ingin membagikan cerita yang sama supaya bisa dibaca oleh lebih banyak orang. Silahkan direnungkan. Seorang teman bertanya: “Berapa gajimu sebulan kerja di toko itu?” Ia menjawab: “1,5 juta rupiah.” “Cuma 1,5 juta rupiah? Sedikit sekali ia menghargai keringatmu.…
By Tami Sulistyo July 4th, 2020 Independence day in the USA. Feels and acts very different than it ever has before. So much to be concerned about in the United States and across the world this year. It doesn’t seem we have much to be festive about at the moment. Celebration has been replaced by…
Written by Andrew Singer June 30, 2020 Last Saturday (6/27/2020), we traveled from the famous sandbar we live on known as Cape Cod to Asia. I needed to be at work on Monday, so it had to be a day trip. At 8:00 a.m. on a day that threatened rain, we backed out of the…
Written by Anne Spicer June 27, 2020 A few years ago, I found a lump in my breast and scheduled a mammogram. I arrived a bit early for my appointment and decided to catch up on my Christian devotional reading. The reading started with the statement “Faith does not grow in comfortable circumstances”. Well, that…
Written by Api Sulistyo June 25, 2020 Almost ten years ago I received a very special Christmas present, Canon Rebel XS. I was very excited with my new toy and I took so many pictures. I also took it with me during my international travel to Indonesia. Most of the pictures are high quality. All…
Written by Tami Sulistyo June 12, 2020 The pandemic has incentivized me. I have created a new habit. One that I always thought was a good idea but had never put in real thought, time and effort to make happen. It was just one of those far off things that I knew would be good…
Written by Ingrid Sulistyo June 12, 2020 This semester I was studying abroad in Montpellier, the south of France for a semester. I chose France because there is a program with a community internship focusing on youth development and psychology, in line with my interest in the area of trauma and resilience. Unfortunately, due to…
Written by Api Sulistyo June 11, 2020 On Monday afternoon I was in the kitchen getting ready to cook for dinner. I was excited to try something new, Sweet and Sour Chicken, that I have learned from YouTube. Suddenly I heard my daughter Ingrid sharing about her first day of her summer job with her…
Written by Api Sulistyo June 8, 2020 It was Saturday morning (June 6, 2020) at 8:26am when my phone rang. I picked up my phone and I identified the caller. It was my sister, Rini, in Central Java, Indonesia. It was bad news but she was not able to complete her sentence to give me…
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