Alhamdulillah. So proud of her, smart and friendly,
This is Aimee 3.5 years ago:
Aimee day 0
This is Aimee today:
Aimee 3.5 Years
Some of her achievements:
Super Star Student - IACC Academy, Plano, Texas
Aimee Poster at IACC Academy, Plano, Texas
Kartini Day, Sekolah Citta Bangsa, Bekasi
Kartini Day, Sekolah Citta Bangsa, Bekasi
PS:
So, yes….me, my wife and my daughter has been here for more than one week, starting our new chapter of life.
The flight was extremely long and this was my daughter’s first flight 
But she was just so calm, I was afraid that she would get scared when take off or landing, but she was just fine. We had one night sleep at Rainforest Check In Lounge at Changi Airport. It was very nice lounge with all you can eat food and drinks, comfortable sofas, nice beds and also lots of shower facilities with towels. This is the foursquare link: https://foursquare.com/v/sats-premier-checkin-lounge-terminal-one/4d2a3549f7a9224b734205a0 and photo I took when I just relaxing at very comfortable sofa at the lounge:
The next day was very tiring, flight from Singapore to Japan and Japan to Atlanta was very very long, more than 25 hours I guess. But Alhamdulillah, I could watch several new released movies between sleeps and eats: Pirates of Carribean on Stranger Tides, Bridesmaid, Something Borrowed, Hangover, etc.
The immigration process in Atlanta, Georgia to enter United States also went smooth, our I-94 granted until 2014. Then we continue with 1 hour flight to Dallas Fort Worth airport. We arrived at DFW airport at 22.00 PM and get picked up by our good friends/seniro: Mr. Titan and his wife Shita. They took us to our hotel, the Courtyard Plano Mariott. But as expected from North American hotels, the service was not as good as Asian hotels. And we decide to just stay there for 5 days (instead of 7 days) and move to our cozy apartment sooner.
One thing with apartment in the US: it is different with Indonesian apartment. I thought it would be like just one medium room with kitchen and living room in high buildings. It turns out that apartment here is just like housing complex (kompleks perumahan) in Indonesia. One family stays at one house with closed gates surrounding very big complex consists of 400 houses secured by RFID tag cards. Parking space is available in front of each houses giving 2 car slots per house. Parks for barbecue and Pizza party available inside, also basket ball field, Volley ball field, 24 hrs free fitness facility and even swimming pool. Each houses usually provides Time Warner Cable TV or Verizon Fiber Optic Access for Internet, IPTV and Phone, nice!!! Management office located in the front rows that opens 7 days a week. Our apartment village also just 5 minutes drive to Ericsson Headquarter office, Walmart, Citibank, Pizza Hut, IKEA and Cinemark. In summary we love this place.
Public School (www.pisd.edu) for my daughter is free starting 4 years old. Islamic private school also available by Islamic Association of Collin County. Universities and Community Colleges spread across the area if my wife would like to take Master Degree or certified courses.
But, the public transport is not yet mature around here. They are still building DART system (www.dart.org). So yes, we have to drive anywhere at anytime. Fortunately the company rent me a nice Chevy Malibu for first five days and it was changed to Chevy Impala because the Malibu has flat tire on the fifth days, now I am still waiting for my Social Security Number to be released before I can own my private car.
https://foursquare.com/v/windhaven-park-apartments/4c38d7eb0a71c9b6267341c9
So then we are busy decorating our new house, and IKEA store is very close. We believe that our cozy apartment plays important role for our future life here, so let’s make it as comfortable as possible 
Last but not least, this week I started to work at Ericsson Region North America. I joined Solution Integration and Advanced Services team consists of highly experienced Solution Architects, I definitely need to learn fast and catch them up as soon as possible.
Let’s move on!!!
PS: no such thing as traffic jam at any time ^____^
Hikmah dari KH Didin Hafidhuddin: Indikator Kesuksesan Hidup
Oleh KH Didin Hafidhuddin***
Sebagaimana telah sama sama kita yakini bahwa orang-orang yang beriman adalah orang-orang yang didorong untuk selalu sukses di dalam kehidupannya (kesuksesan yang hakiki), baik di dunia maupun di akhirat nanti, apa pun posisi, kedudukan, dan profesinya. Seruan untuk menggapai kemenangan dan kesuksesan ini dikumandangkan pada setiap azan maupun ikamah ketika hendak melaksanakan shalat, yaitu kalimat hayya ‘alal-falaah (mari kita raih kesuksesan dan keberhasilan).
Yang perlu kita sadari bersama bahwa indikator kesukesan dalam pandangan ajaran Islam bukan semata-mata pada aspek materi dan bukan pula sebaliknya hanya pada aspek rohani. Bukan pula pada aspek hablumminallah saja dengan mengabaikan hablumminannas atau sebaliknya, tetapi keseimbangan antara keduanya (tawazun) saling melengkapi dan saling mengisi.
Indikator kesuksesan yang bersifat tawazun ini, antara lain, seperti diungkapkan dalam QS Al-Mukminun (23): 1-11 (yang sering dijadikan contoh pribadi Rasulullah SAW yang sukses), yaitu: pertama, selalu berusaha untuk menegakkan shalat dengan penuh kekhusyukan dengan cara menjadikan shalat sebagai sebuah kebutuhan utama di samping kewajiban. Shalat dijadikan sebagai medium utama untuk meraih pertolongan dan ridha Allah SWT. Apalagi jika ditambah dengan shalat berjamaah yang dijadikannya untuk membangun silaturahim dan menguatkan ukhuwah Islamiyah di antara sesama orang yang rukuk dan sujud.
Kedua, mampu menghindarkan diri dari ucapan dan tindakan yang tidak ada manfaatnya. Artinya, berusaha memiliki etos kerja dan produktivitas yang tinggi serta mempersembahkan yang terbaik dalam bidang dan keahliannya sehingga betul-betul menjadi orang yang bermanfaat bagi masyarakat dan lingkungannya.
Ketiga, selalu berusaha mengeluarkan sebagian hartanya untuk diberikan kepada yang membutuhkan, terutama kaum dhuafa dalam bentuk zakat, infak, dan bentukbentuk kedermawanan lainnya.
Sikap ini akan melahirkan kekuatan etika dan moral di dalam mencari rezeki. Hanya rezeki yang halal-lah yang ingin ia dapatkan.
Keempat, mampu menjaga akhlak dan kehormatannya dalam pergaulan dengan lawan jenis sehingga selalu terjaga kejernihan hati, pikiran, dan juga raganya. Dalam situasi apa pun tidak pernah melakukan kegiatan hura-hura yang penuh dengan kebebasan dan permisif.
Kelima, selalu ber usaha menjaga amanah dan janjinya. Disadari betul bahwa segala potensi yang ada pada dirinya se-perti ilmu pengetahuan dan harta meru pakan amanah dan titipan dari Allah SWT yang kemudian akan dipertangungjawabkan di hadapanNya. Persepsi dan pandangan seperti ini akan menyebabkan seseorang tidak akan pernah menghalalkan segala macam cara untuk meraih kenikmatan dunia yang sifatnya sesaat dan sementara.
Inilah beberapa indikator kesuksesan hidup seorang Muslim kapan dan di mana pun, yang mudah-mudahan menjadi guideline dalam mengaplikasikan dan mengimplementasikan.
Niat yang ikhlas dan kerja keras yang dilandasi dengan keimanan dan ketakwaan kepada Allah SWT merupakan bingkai utamanya. Wallahu a’lam.
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Question #1 (by mamil) : Apa yg dilakukan seorang “Pamil” di Sabtu pagi?!?
Yg dilakukan Pamil-Que Sabtu pagi adalah :
Question #2 (by Pamil) : Mengapa Mamil senang sekali pergi ke Carrefour?!?
ya oke lah, harga per item-nya barang2 di carrefour itu terbilang “murah” dibandingkan dengan toko2 lainnya, tapi justru karena murahnya itu, merangsang pembeli untuk beli ini beli itu, dari yg dibutuhkan maupun tidak, carrefour baru terasa menjadi “money eater” saat kita berada di kasir untuk membayar semua belanjaan itu…
Gak ada kamus belanja bulanan klo memiliki Mamil, mengapa?karena seorang wanita hamil itu dituntut untuk selalu mengkonsumsi makanan yang sehat dan segar, gak mungkin klo kita membeli makanan untuk stok satu bulan full, kecuali untuk bahan2 kalengan atau dengan pengawet, trust me, minimal 1 mgg sekali ke carrefour (atau sejenis) untuk meng-update kulkas di rumah (sayuran, buah2an, lauk pauk segar, etc etc)
Tapi hal ini worth kok, karena we are what we eat, right?jika asupan Mamil sehat, InsyaAllah, si dedek pun akan mendapat kan sari pati makanan terbaik, amin…
Tanpa menyebutkan bahwa “another market” itu tidak/kurang lengkap, namun dapat dirasakan bahwa layanan pre maupun post sales dari carrefour itu paling memuaskan…lihat foto dibawah…Mamil membawa jaket jeans untuk anak kecil?kami membelinya untuk kado, dan somehow…jaket itu bolong (masa ngasi kado baju bolong?!?yg bener ajeee…tega gt?!?), tapi ternyata dengan proses yg sangat mudah, jaket tsb masih bisa ditukar tidak dihari yang sama…Alhamdulillah kado bisa dihantarkan dengan lancar…
Jadi, sebetulnya, disadari ataupun tidak, keberadaan Carrefour itu memang dibutuhkan oleh Mamil, terutama untuk mendukung masa kehamilannya… >> nyambung gak sama pertanyaan awal???well, just wanna sharing about our weekly habit to go to carrefour ini Saturday afternoon…hehehe…cherz!
beliin jaket buat hadiah ultah ponakan…
foto foto sambil antri di kasir, nungguin ibu-ibu di depan yang belanjanya kayak orang mau buka warung..
mamil boleh minum minuman bersoda gak yah… habis keliatannya seger.. hmm…
These are pictures taken by Atho from EL02 gathering at Grand Indonesia (01/12/07).
Great event!! My friends are cool and my princess shines beautifully.
The complete photograph is here.
NEW: Updated Map
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So hail a taxi cab and come around here
and i will meet you right outside.
i got some DVDs and a couple of beers,
if you want to,
we can stay up all night.
It’s nothing fancy, just a little couch and me
and conversation for your mind.
so let’s explore all the possibilities
of the things that we both talked about last time.
Take a trip to my yard
don’t you know the grass is greener on the other side?
Take a trip to my yard
don’t you know the love that you’ve been dreaming of is mine?
I’ll be your neighbor at the other end of town
and the benefits you soon will find.
So let’s enjoy the fact that we’re on our own
and we will answer to nobody else this time.
Tonight might be nothing but the moon and me
any time that we take the script and flip it baby
take a trip to my yard
Take a trip to my yard
don’t you know the grass is greener on the other side?
Take a trip to my yard
don’t you know the love that you’ve been dreaming of is mine?
I hope it reaches you
In a place you don’t know
Now I am also
Playing the tune
Of my feelings for you
That is like a sprout that couldn’t grow and withered
The two of us together
As our harmonies overlap
As we repeat
Our thank you’s and sorry’s
Our longing, like building blocks
We stack them up
If, even faint, a light
Burns in our hearts
We should treasure that
That is what we vowed
Out of all the things that we’ve encountered
A clear sign is sent out
No longer can we overlook a single thing
Let us live like that
That is what I am thinking
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