Wednesday Morning at a Hospital Room

It’s just a quick update from me. I write this post from a hospital room. Nope, it’s not me who’s sick. I accompany my father since yesterday morning. He’s got stomach problem since last Sunday. My father refused to eat as he felt very nauseous. He also threw up very often.

Of course, his body became so weak. Since Tuesday, as the doctor’s suggestion, my father was hospitalized to get proper treatment. He’s given an infusion straightly.

We haven’t yet received the whole blood test results; but he already can eat some food. It’s really a good progress. Hope my father will recover soon and we can go back home soon. He’s sleeping now, so I can write this post.

For Watery Wednesday, I share here Kali Katulampa, an irrigation channel that comes from the Katulampa Dam (Bogor, West Java, Indonesia). This irrigation channel can water about 40 ha fields around.

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For Your Improving Business

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Many businesses apply business process reengineering to attain outstanding enhancements in significant performance measures like cost, service, quality and speed. As the importance of this program for your continuing business, it would be a proper decision to get assistance from a company like Sigmaukraine.com that also offers IT software development services.

With the help of IT experts at Sigma Ukraine; your business can get highest advantages from implementing business process reengineering program such as increasing effectiveness, reducing costs, improving efficiency, increasing employee productivity, better work environment and better growing business.

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Things on Last Weekend

Two days ago was my husband’s birthday. We didn’t celebrate it specially and I didn’t give him any birthday gift, only my prayers. In the afternoon, we left out to take him to a barber shop and have a hair cut. He has been a loyal customer for years and my husband knows every barber there.

Agus is my husband’s favorite barber. My husband has never disappointed with his job. The barber shop is a very modest one; but it has many loyal costumers. It has about five barbers and they always use maskers while working.

After getting hair cut, we dropped by to a café that we’ve never came before. I can see blue lights decoration inside. It suits for Blue Monday.

On Monday morning, we heard bad and sad news. Our beloved, Aunt Mia, has passed away that morning. She’s an older sister of my father. She didn’t get married; that’s why she’s close to all of us, her nephews and nieces. Rest in peace, Ua (Aunt) Mia, we love you so much. You’re so kind and sincere; God must be placing you in the best place.

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4 Reasons to Visit Surfers Paradise in the Winter Months

There are a number of events that can influence the number of tourists visiting Surfers Paradise throughout the year, and when tourist numbers are up the cost of Surfers Paradise accommodation will increase. That being said, the winter months in Australia will still tend to allow you to get a better deal. Just because the weather is not steaming hot, it does not mean you cannot have a fun filled and exciting holiday. For some, this time of year is actually the most important. This article takes a look at some of the most popular activities for the cooler months of the year. Some of these activities can only be done during this time, so make sure you know what is going on.

· Whale Watching. August is the middle of the whale watching season on the Gold Coast. There are many disappointed tourists who visit during the more popular summer months only to find out, they do not get a chance to see this amazing natural phenomenon, and see these beautiful creatures in all their natural glory.

· Surfing. While most fanatical surfers don’t care about the weather, and it is the wave they are interested in, if you are interested in trying wind surfing or kite surfing, the winter months provide the best conditions. It is the time of year where the waves are right, the winds are blowing and there is enough room on the ocean to let fly at those amazing speeds. Water temperatures are pretty stable all year round, and while the weather is cooler, the sea temperatures are not that much colder than in the summer months.

· Tangalooma. If you are interested in nature, the cooler months also bring about some of the best nature watching activities. If you are lucky, and happen to pick the right day, you are likely to see Dugongs, rare hump-back dolphines, flying fish, stingrays, huge turtles and a whole lot more. Tangalooma is one of the best places to take part in whale watching and the people who run these tours are very experienced at making your dreams come true.

· All year round. One thing you will always be guaranteed is fun at the array of theme and fun parks, just a short drive north of the Gold Coast. These theme parks can get extremely busy in the summer months, and it is more likely you can find promotional offers to make a family visit all that more affordable.

For families, Surfers Paradise apartments or serviced apartments with sea or mountain views are recommended. You will see some of the most amazing electrical storms in the evenings, and most days it does not actually rain. The winter months can be some of the best times to get involved in nature and enjoy the amazing scenery of the Gold Coast without the steamy hot weather. For nature lovers, it is the only time to go.

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Storks and the Myth

We have a Bali painting here that shows the beauty of storks and other birds. I captured only the stork for this meme.

Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills. For centuries the stork has been a figure representing birth, and children were told that babies appear carried by a stork. If you have ever questioned why a white stork was selected for this reputation, here is how the tale is trusted to have originated:

Storks are family-oriented birds who, in addition to being very gentle with their young, are conscientious homemakers, and they return in pairs to the same nesting spot, year after year.

The story goes that when a stork flies south for the winter, it visits the watery swamps of Egypt where the souls of unborn children live. Upon returning, it would carry a child back. The regular absence of the stork during migration made it a likely target of this myth (source:todayspregnancy.com).

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A Morning Surprise

I received a package this morning. I read that it came from Netherland. Suddenly I can guess what’s inside. It must be a book! The book author, a kind man named Rudy E. Groenewald, sent me his book as I can’t get it here. The book is only avalaible in Netherlands.

Months ago, Rudy sent me an email and informed that he’d like to use some photos of mine in his fourth book. Of course I didn’t mind and I was glad that I can help. He needed some photos about Bogor city and luckily he found a few needed photos in my blogs.

Rudy spent his youth and boyhood in Bogor city. In mid of 1960’s, he migrated to Netherlands. After many years there, as Dutch, he went back on vacation to his native Indonesia; to his childhood place. The book title is Pulang ke Kampung Bogor (Go Back to Bogor Hometown). The book is written mostly in Netherlands language and a little bit of Indonesia and Sunda language.

I can’t tell much about his book here, as I don’t understand Netherlands language. I’ll need many times to understand the whole book, hehehe. I can only say that the book recorded his recollections on his origin. He took readers on his fascinating journey and shared his nostalgia.

Dear Rudy and wife, thanks for allowing me to have your book and thanks for mentioning my name under the photos. Wish you a success and good health!

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Ponds at a Café

This ponds that located in the front of the café are very common ones; nothing special with it. But the café is a special one as it was our residence years ago. I’ve ever stayed there; when I was a baby. I remember nothing about the house and it’s a pity that we don’t have the photos of the house either. That's why I love listening my father's stories about the house.

Watery Wednesday

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