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another wait is over

Posted on October 26th, 2005 by john.
Categories: fun, personal.

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Above pictures are taken using a N6600(Nokia 6600)’s camera, in a hurry this morning.

My new Canon PowerShot S2 IS arrived yesterday, It’s just as nice as I expected it would be. This is (one of) my dream come true. I’ve been browsing and hunting for a good camera since I don’t know when, The hunt become more intense in the last year and a half. I have seen many cameras (but not buying one ), but none of them are cheap enough for me to buy hehehe..

So, about a month and a half ago, I receive my BCA(Bank Central Asia) Card bill, and like always there’s a shopping catalog accompanying the bill. To my surprise, this Camera is in that catalog, and here’s the treat: There’s no interest (0%) for 12 months payment plan. I don’t care if the price is not the lowest price on the market, but the 0% and 12 months plan works for me, so I mailed my order to BCA(Bank Central Asia) Marchendising department a few days later. But, out of 3 things I ordered, this camera has a little problem. By e-mail I was told that the camera is out of stock and new stock will arrive in Indonesia at the end of October. Well, there goes my chance. I’ve planned to use this camera on many big occasions during September. For one, there are a lot of events in my Church at that month. Another one, on October 5 there’s a big event that involves a very famous artist in Indonesia, that come to Makassar to join in birthday celebration with my former workplace (Radio Cristy Makassar). The artist was Ari Wibowo (yes, the scream maker ). During his visit in Makassar, I have the chance to pick him up at the airport, take him to the hotel, later on, take him (escort him to be precise) to the birthday event, and later on the next day, take him back to the airport. There’s no screenshot, because there’s no camera! (so, you know why I’m basbang.. I have sometimes violated tao no. 7)

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Haggai Institute

Posted on October 26th, 2005 by john.
Categories: faith, personal.

On October 20-22, I was in Malino, a small town about 70 KM from Makassar. I was there to attend a 3 days seminar of Haggai Institute. It’s an organization with the vision of empowering local leaders to serve God more effectively. At this meeting there were about 30 local participants from Makassar and South Sulawesi Province, all very talented and fruitful ministers of God. They were priests, businessman, worker (like me), medical doctor, and other occupations. They are all local church leaders and workers. The material of the seminar is about leadership, goal setting, integrity and urgency of gospel for the world. At the end of the seminar each of us were asked to write down our vision and mission for our lives and then write down our goals for 2006, in 8 aspects of life. One of the speakers was Christovita Wiloto, a young entrepreneur whose life achievements amaze a lot of the participants. He gave presentation about goal setting, and shows how a good goal setting can change and make life better for one person and his/her environment/family.

This is a great idea and a good community. Rather than sending out (Christian) workers throughout the world, HI vision was to enable and empower local workers to serve God better. A National Seminar will be held in Bali from November 22 till 26. I’ve already registered for this event, It’s quite expensive (from my worker-salary point of view), but I’m expecting more good and wonderful experience there. I myself is not a fully qualified alumni yet (‘alumni’ is a person who have _fully_ finish a series of seminars, like this one in Malino), because I missed out one session, a very critical one also, that is HI vision. I missed it because of my late departure to Malino due to office work and meetings. So, Bali, here I come (and this is also will be my first visit to Bali).

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