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17an, Ramadhan, and What Not.

Okay. so first thing first. I totally forgot to tell everybody what happened on Sunday, Sept 29th. I was invited on our beloved country Independence Day celebration. And yes, for the first time in my 4 years here in Arkansas, I met with a big group of Indonesians. Foos was fabulous. Lets see.. There were ketan durian, sayur lodeh plus lontong, siomay, lumpia, klepon, etc. It was heavenly.

Well, what is an Independence Day Celebration without the games right? So we played bottle soccer, cracker eating contest, tug-a-war, and singing. The best part about all this was Chris was with me. And for the first time, he participated in what we called “fun”.

He just had his 4 wisdom teeth taken out a few days back, so he was off limit when it came to any eating contests. He did tug-a-war and bottle soccer. It was HILARIOUS! Oh my God! I could just fell on the ground laughing. In the end, my boy did me proud. =)

Next, the Ramadhan. Boooo! I missed the Eid prayer. Its okay, there will be others. Bismillah. I did pretty good fasting in the midst of a blazing summer. There were days I wanted to cry so bad because of how hot it was outside, but then I realized that the minute I waste my tears would be the minute I waste liquid supply in my body. So, no, I didnt cry nor did I break my fast. 

Anyhow, it was such a great end of August and beginning of September. 

Happy birthday to my bestest brother Arditto Grahadi. Always know that your sister loves you so very much and wishes you nothing but great year ahead of you. You made me so proud.

And Eid Mubarrak to everybody. May this year’s Ramadhan does nothing but getting us closer to God, our family, our friends, and our loved ones.

Love,

Miss D

Top 6 Schools

Here are my top 6 schools that offer the Masters program for Nurse Practitioner.

1. Yale 

2. Columbia

3. Johns Hopkins

4. NYU

5. Vanderbilt

6. UCLA

Start of Senior year

I finally see the end of my undergraduate years coming on the corner. As to how I feel about it, I am nervous, yet ecstatic that finally I can become an adult and no longer rely on my parents like I always have for the past 20 years.

This last year of my post-high-school education was welcomed by the joy of discovering the new opportunity for my career. Call it a career, or a job, I found nursing very much fulfilling in many ways possible. It is not anywhere near low stress especially when death is inevitable, but the many beautiful smiles and sincere thanks from patients and families when they “graduate” ultimately wipe off all the back-sore and muscle-ache we get from running, working, standing, and lifting. I will be joining a world-class hospital, Arkansas Children’s Hospital at their CVICU. Many has warned me about how heartbreaking these kids will be but aside of that, I will, once again, be a part of something so special that it will humble me as a person. And did I mention its like a dream come true? =)

I found out that our school is going to have new fresh sushi bar with price ranges anywhere from $4.99 to $9.99. Pretty expensive, eh? But we also have new yogurt and fruit bar on top of our already well known Chik-fil-A, Quiznos, Pizza Hut, and Starbucks. Oh how I love going to this school.

A new job, a great group of friends, a new sushi bar, and hopefully a great beginning of a happy ending.

Dear God, please help me. Please guide me through the path you want me to be and put me out of my misery. Enough is enough :( Please God..

When faith alone doesn’t seem to get you thru hard times, that’s when you turn to love or, rather, turn to people you love.

Both of my best friends @kanyadita and @rendarenda are so crazy in love! Lol. I’m so happy!

‘tis a good day! I was offered the position at CVICU of Childrens hospital. :) excitement!