Indonesian in North Carolina, USA

Today, 3 years ago, June 12, 2005 at 4 PM in Winton Baptist Church auditorium, we got married-the pastor was Pastor Heins Adams.

Everybody said that it is hard to get united between 2 individual into 1, especially me and Scott from East and West.

My opinion is not trying to think what we should be or gonna be but what are we going to do now. Just let God works on your life and trust HIM without wondering. I think everything will be all right. That's why in this moment...
I am going to thankful what God has been giving us present. That is to be together all these times in any circumstances, Praise the Lord.

Here is our thankful:



Thank you Lord

Today 3 years ago we were standing before you to say I do
From two united into one
From East and West united into one

Thank you Lord for blessing us
And because of you, we are united as a couple
Because of your love we can share each other love

Thank you Lord for always be with us
In the hardship or flowery some
You never got your hands off us

Thank you Lord for giving us so much love
We can survive in the big wave of life
We can give our love to the loves one also

Thank you Lord for the opportunity to keep on going
So you add one more year to live in the marriage-ship
And teach us to count the blessings

In the name of Jesus, we pray, amen


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This is my city in Central Jakarta. This is a business centre, it looks paradise to everybody in this world especially for people who has a lot of money. You can find many shooping centre has 8 floor just for entertaining your shopping and eating desire.

You will love it.

In compliment to Linda Yuliana Hutabarat for taking all of these pictures:
Jl.Jendral Sudirman (Sudirman street)
pict by Linda Yuliana Hutabarat


Depan Hotel Mandarin
pict by Linda Yuliana Hutabarat

Years ago before my former city-governor forbid all of the becak (like rickshaw) we still have this kind of public transportation in this city (but probably in a certain area still have them).

In compliment to Deni Borin for taking all of these pictures:


from side1

from side2


from side3front side

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I got the picture from my friend in MP when big flood hit Jakarta. This place is near our street its about 3 miles from my house.

Yes...Jakarta got attack by flooding. My mom’s work place got hit until 4 feet height. She didn't go to work for a week. All the machines and documents were damage.

My aunt's house got until her roof. And she has 2 stories so it is about 10-12 feet…! Fortunately, my house was safe because we are in the higher ground (thank God) but still we can't go anywhere because the road is almost like in this picture everywhere.

I hope the government can solve this problem real quick so no “flooding-season” anymore in my beloved city.

Check this out...





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Sunday 7 pm, May 11, 2008 was my first experience having severe thunderstorm. We had been riding to Winton from Outer Banks and the raindrops as big as marble mighty big and hit our truck like somebody threw the stone to the truck.

It made me, my husband and my kitten scared to death. We couldn't see the road at all and we couldn't stop either. There was nothing we can do except praying. And God guard us from disaster and damaging...but...
when we got Scott's mom's house, the front and back yard were full of limps and some of the trees got hit. Thank goodness that our home and little cabin and all the Downs (Joan, Evi, Scott, Weakey, Bebee, Missy, Pedee) are safe.

If you want to see the picture aftermath, visit us:

http://viscocountrycreation.com/storm051108.html

What an experience, huh?

ps: I don't want to write a lot because I feel not good to remember this scary moment in mother's day.

Happy mother's day though!

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One day in the afternoon, we got somebody visiting our deck, at the beach-Kill Devil Hills, NC. In the picture above, it showed a little bit his face. oke contine...to see

Uppss..there he is...
He said, "I am posing."


Because he looked so cute so Scott took a picture of him and let him pose before his "eye-lens" and seems he enjoyed it.

Oh yes...he posed with our corn cob on his hand...he is not stealing because he knocked the door first to let Scott now that he will stay in a while in the deck (I wasn't at home on that time).



Now, he is ready to go...buh bye!

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Dont be so cruel, love me tender and let me be your Teddy Bear!


I knew about Elvis actually from my mom's collection. When I was kid I used to listen to my mom's cassette collection and one of them was Elvis Presley. In that time I just enjoyed the music without knowing his face at all.I didn't know anything about him until I was teenager that he was handsome and religious too. It makes me admire him more. And also in our TV station they played Elvis'movies every week. That's why my craziness about him growing?!!

Christina sent me Elvis Candy in a can and Key Chain when I was still in Indonesia (oohh I missed my mom and Indonesia very much....hey this expression is not related at all with what you write, Evi! and stop whinning...).


Okay, I think I am going to proclaimed my self as one of Elvis's fans...since then.

When I got married with Scott, I could not believe it that he likes Elvis, his mom likes Elvis...(also Cat, Scott loves cat, his daddy loved cat, his mom loves cat..oh cmon...focus with what you write, Evi!)...welll...see...how lucky I am!

Okay talking about Elvis, Mam Joan gave us the ticket to see the Elvis tribute with Sterling Riggs in Outer Banks Music Showcase, April 12, 2008-Saturday-7.30PM. I pretended that was my birthday gift from her (remember my birthdate? Is March 4th ring the bell for you?)ha ha ha...

We got J-6 and J-7 I think that was the right seat that we got. For short people like me it helped me to see and take pictures. I took some pictures of him and some video. But you know what? When Mr. Riggs came down to the aisle and he was in front of us, my digicam stopped working! I guess my digicam didn't like him or what, God knows! After all these time I took the pictures and record some without trouble at all. But when he was very close to us...the cam gave up. The funny thing was, after he went back to the stage and I tried my cam to take a picture...woallaa..its working very good!!!






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This word means a lot to everybody's life. Since I am here, I realized that friends are worth than your own family. Because they are closer (place) than your relatives or family. But it is not always easy to make a friend with somebody. You have to have lots of understanding, patient, caring and loving. If not, it won't work.

I had lots of friends even from kindergarden in Indonesia and from all over the world also before I come here. I like that and lately my mom said my friend from High School called me and it surprised me that they still have my home-phone number(It had been thousands years ago...)?! It is really cool that they are still remember me. I am not trying to show-off but I am pretty popular amongs my friends. I was very active when I was in a "young-life"...

Right now, I don't know anymore how to keep friends in this country-all I concerned about is what I am going to say without hurting someone's feelings or how I behave so I will not insulting somebody-because of the difference of culture. I just hope that what I have said or done not making people get hurt or insult....I do hope!

My friends in Indonesia told me before I come here that I have to prepare myself about individuality atmosphere in USA. On that time I didn't listen, hey nobody can't live by themselves! Human is a social creature and people has to have attention to their environment and community. They said: "It's up to you Evi, I just don't want you to get hurt."

I don't know that theory is right or wrong but here I am now, hurt, sad, sometimes lonely, feel abandoned...my mom told me, don't make those situation hold you to get success, you have friends. Probably it differences now, they don't call you just to talk to you like you were here(and that is true, when I was in Indo-I even let my mom or aunt to pick up the phone and telling them that I am not at home or I turned my cell-phone off, because my friends keep calling me just want to talk or ask me to go with them..uuuugghh-now I missed that!). "Probably the problem is not coming from what you've said or done but language." She added:"Face it and do not complain. Once again don't be bothered with your new condition. Keep making friends no matter what they will react just show your affection. And also don't be so sensitive and be tough!Move along and don't look back!"

Heeghhhh...! Can I survive? Can I keep my friends like I used to be? Can I? Can I?

So, what the friends are for you?


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