Jakarta Flood

As you might have heard, Jakarta was hit by flood over the past week. Heavy rain + Flood from neighboring areas such as Bogor and Puncak + High tide = Jakarta cannot contain it anymore. As you know/predict we don't have a good sewer/drainage system here, and trash/garbage are everywhere on the street and the gutter, so the water have nowhere to go except to overflow on the streets.

Thankful for friends who showed their care and concern for me and my family :) we are doing ok. The flood on the area where I live was entering my garage area but thank God it stopped there. However, we are surrounded by flood so we have no access in/out the main road. I was out of work for 3 days. And as much as I love my day off, I was actually wanting to go to work but I can't T.T Electricity was forced to shut off for safety because the electrical substation was flooded and we have limited supply of clean water, but thank God for my parents and my very present help in time of need: God who are with us through it all :) I'm sharing some pictures of what it looks like in front of my house:

Some area was hit pretty bad, and some are unexpected area (like the Pluit area), so a lot of them are unprepared. My relatives who live there have to evacuate themselves, because the flood was too high it's not safe anymore. Some pictures from them: (their neighbor, who doesn't wanna leave the house took these pictures for them)

in house

outside house

A lot of people in that area don't wanna leave their house and choose to live on their 2nd floor because of the unsafe environment. Some houses/mini market actually got rob T.T hearing this news make me feel really sad, I mean who would do that, don't you see they are also victim, why would you rob victims? T.T but also a good reminder about storing things that have eternal value rather than earthly things. 

Interesting thing is in the flood there are few animals found, I don't know if this for real or not, but it's dangerously cool hehehe :p

Praying for all the victims and for all of us to be God extended hands in caring for them. Jakarta still on the flood alert until January 27, or so they say, because January 27 supposedly is the highest tide on the sea and with high chance of rain, Jakarta is predicted to have another unavoidable big flood.

But thank God for even bigger God :)

2013

Happy New Year! :D
It's 2013 people :)


I thank God for all of you (yes, it's you! who are reading this now), for being God extended hands in rebuking, loving and caring for me over the past year. Also for sharing your good times and bad times to me, setting an example before me, and for staying positive regardless what happened. You are a blessing and an inspiration. Very encouraging like KLOVE :p ! I hope this year and the next years to come the blessings will continue to be shared!

What's new in 2013?
1. I started this journal devotion, it was a gift from my friend Jane for my b'day. I am excited to start!

2. On a come-back-to-work day after the holidays, I fell. And I fell hard, in front of a bank, pants ripped on the knee area, my right shoes flew. After the fall, I quickly fix myself then I realized the rip and the wounds and cuts and soon-to-be-bruises. When I got back to the office I clean the wounds with water and it sting like crazy T.T then betadine to the rescue and some band-aids.

I went to take money for the office, I was nervous carrying quite an amount. As I walked out I whispered: "Tuhan Yesus, tolong nana." At the end the money was saved but apparently my pants can't make it. Don't ask me how I fell - -" all I remembered was losing balance and there's nothing or anyone to hold on to T.T so yeah... I fell. But thank God, my ankle was not sprained and my bones was not fractured. So I guess I was ended up saved too :D I had to throw the pants away though...

Phew! Well that was an interesting start for the year!
What's your story?
Whatever it is, know that His grace is sufficient for you (2 Cor 12:9)
Have an awesome year with God!