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About us
We are Indonesian-Dutch couple, married in 2002, resident of Utrecht - The Netherlands, have one spoiled dog named Milo and one "gonna be spoiled" baby Isabelle.
This webpage mainly is use to share our story and pictures to our family and friends. But of course we always welcome for new friends.
The idea of this webpage is to share our story and pictures to our family and friends.
Since Ira's Dutch language is far from perfect and Dimitri's Indonesian language is even worse, we decided to use English as the main language in this blog,
eventhough lately due to the laziness of Ira, Indonesian language seems to take over.
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Thursday, November 30, 2006
A tale of a garden
This year is the fourth years we lived in Utrecht. We are lucky enough to have a house with some garden in front and back of the house. Unfortunately we are not such a "garden person". We like to sit and enjoy the garden when it's already nice and beautiful, of course but not really very much want to involved in the process of making the garden beautiful  . On the contrary, my parents in law, really like to work on the graden... and they have a very big and beautiful garden. So I don't know how come Dimitri doesn't have the genes 
In the result, the first two years we almost doing nothing with the garden, which is too bad since the old owner of the house really liked the graden and they even hired garden architech to design the garden. In the first two years, I almost never been in the garden... it looked hideous, like a mini jungle  not mention the domestic problem in the garden... you know..... remember this post?
Anyway after sometime, we start to get a bit of "tuin kriebel"... not sure what the exact English translation.... I guess something like want to do something with the garden. In 2004, we got big help from Dimitri's parents to clean the garden. It worked for few months then we lost the "tuin kriebel" feeling and the garden back to jungle
This year, we decided to get profesional help to do the garden, cut the big trees, change the grond, taking out weeds. Finally we can enjoy the garden abit. We also decided to build another garden house since the old one not big enough to keep all our junks.... hehehehe with help from Dimitri's father, we managed to finished it in one weekend... we also put small stones in many side of the garden to reduce the possibility of the weeds to grow.....
So voila!!!! The garden looks better now... not looked like the garden-of-an-empty-house-no-one-living-in-it
The rest of the pictures can be seen here
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Naar dierenarts
As always, once a year we have to go to the vets. Milo has to have his annual vaccin. So far we had two vets, the very first time was near our house, Milo was sick, we had to be fast and can not really pick any vets yet. But I don't have a good feeling about the vets.
So when it's time to had annual vaccin, we took more time to look around and get recommendation from other dog owners when we met during our daily walk. We found one, still relatively close to our house but much better vets, much more professional. We've been going there in teh alst three years now, Milo got castrated there too.
Last week, I brought my phonecam, and got some snapshot there. I don't know about the place... it gives the air of calmness, maybe the smell or something that makes Milo so calm.... I wish I got that smell home
The vets asked if we can bring Milo again in the coming week to have a blood test, according to his blood test last times, it was on the high level than normal..... so he is afraid if there's anything out of normal no Milo's liver  . he wants to do another test just to be sure. I hope nothings wrong *keep the finger crossed*
By the way, I took snapshot of the clinic too... take a look, isn't that look quite provocative to you guys???? 
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Lanjutannya
Ki Gendeng Nyerah, Bush Dilindungi 10 Dukun Yahudi
Rabu, 22 November 2006, 11:15:50 WIB
Laporan: Nurul Hakim
Bogor, Rakyat Merdeka. Diam-diam, George Walker Bush membawa 10 dukun Yahudi ke Istana Bogor saat melakukan pertemuan dengan Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono pada Senin lalu (20/11).
Para dukun itu khusus melindungi Presiden Amerika Serikat dari serangan santet yang dilakukan Ki Gendeng Pamungkas. Akibatnya, dukun santet asal Bogor itu dibuat menyerah.
Ki Gendeng mengakui bahwa ia tak kuasa menahan gempuran ilmu 10 dukun Yahudi tersebut.
"Mana bisa, saya menang jika dikeroyok 10 dukun berilmu tinggi. Sudah untung, saya tak apa-apa," kata Ki Gendeng kepada Situs Berita Rakyat Merdeka, tadi malam (Selasa, 21/11).
Menurut Ki Gendeng, sejak Minggu (19/11) siang, 5 dukun Yahudi sudah tiba. Mereka terlibat pertempuran ilmu dengannya. Karena itu, ia berhasil membuat celaka, Air Force One - pesawat Kepresidenan Bush.
Tapi, setelah Bush tiba dengan tambahan 5 dukun, Ki Gendeng mengaku kewalahan. Malahan ia diserang balik dengan ilmu sejenis santet dari Amerika Serikat.
"Saya hanya bisa bertahan. Karena itu, saya bisa menggagalkan Bush mendarat di Kebon Raya Bogor. Itu berkat bantuan Mbah Japra, penguasa Bogor. Tapi untuk membuatnya tak betah, terus terang saya gagal," tegasnya serius.
Ki Gendeng melanjutkan, ilmu santetnya berlaku jangka panjang. Karena ia akan merusak karir Bush di negaranya, sehingga dalam pemilu mendatang Bush akan kalah. Bahkan, Presiden SBY yang menerima Bush juga akan terkena dampak ilmunya.
"Karir SBY dan para pejabat negara bakal jeblok. SBY juga akan kehilangan dukungan politik dari sejumlah partai," jelasnya. iga
 Ki Gendeng gitu lho..... pake komentar dalam pemilu mendatang Bush akan kalah.... bukannya emang udah nggak bisa dipilih lagi, khan si Bush udah dua kali jadi president..... selain itu bukannya partainya Bush, partai Republik emang udah kalah dan partai Demokrat di pemilu kemarin.
Sumber: http://www.rakyatmerdeka.co.id/indexframe.php?url=situsberita/index.php?pilih=lihat_edisi_website&id=22913
Ngakak lagi ach
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Yang tersisa dari kunjungan Bush
Rizieq: Bush Halal Dibunuh
Ken Yunita - detikcom
Jakarta - Habib Rizieq menyatakan Presiden AS George W Bush halal dibunuh. Saat Habib Rizieq mengatakan hal itu teriakan Allahu Akbar dari puluhan ribu pengunjuk rasa pun membahana di depan Istana Merdeka, Jakarta.
"Bush halal dibunuh bagi siapa saja yang punya kesempatan untuk membunuhnya. Bush bukan saja boleh dibunuh tapi wajib dibunuh. Saya bertanggung jawab dunia akhirat," teriak Habib Rizieq dalam orasinya saat unjuk rasa anti-Bush, Minggu (19/11/2006).
Menurut Habib Rizieq, Bush wajib dibunuh bukan karena perbedaan agama, ras atau warna kulit. "Tapi karena Bush adalah penjahat kemanusiaan," ujar Habib Rizieq sembari dibarengi teriakan Allahu Akbar oleh massa yang berdemo di depan Istana Merdeka.
Sekitar pukul 12.00 massa yang berdemo di depan Istana Merdeka membubarkan diri. Massa yang datang dengan berjalan kaki, menaiki motor dan mengendarai saat membubarkan diri membuat arus jalan Medan Merdeka Barat macet total.
Kemacetan itu bertambah parah ketika pengendara lainnya yang bukan pengunjuk rasa melewati Jalan Medan Merdeka Utara yang mulai dibuka.
Sebagian massa pengunjuk rasa berjalan ke arah jalan Gajah Mada. Sebagian lagi menuju Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat untuk selanjutnya menuju Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan dan akan mampir sebentar ke Kedubes Amerika Serikat.
Aksi para pengunjuk rasa akan dilanjutkan Senin (20/11/2006) besok pukul 13.00 WIB. Mereka akan menyambangi Istana Bogor yang menjadi tempat pertemuan Bush dan Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Geblek banget seh....  emangnya dia siapa, bisa nentuin mana yang halal di bunuh mana yang haram.... lagian bukannya yang namanya membunuh itu dosa.....  speechless bener deh. Gini ini deh yang bikin orang luar jadi apriori terhadap Indonesia pada umumnya dan muslim pada khususnya. Bikin gemes aja... orang-orang Islam yang aku kenal nggak ada yang gini tuh.... dia tuh mewakili siapa coba....
Belom lagi Ki Gendeng Pamungkas yang katanya mo nyantet Bush.... diliput CNN lagi.... bikin malu aja
Sumber berita: http://www.detiknews.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2006/bulan/11/tgl/19/time/125813/idnews/709726/idkanal/10
Monday, November 20, 2006
Happy birthday, Denny
As kids, we lived together,
We fought, we laughed, we cried.
We did not always show the love, that we both had inside.
We shared our dreams and plans, and some secrets too.
All the memories we share,
Is what bonds me now to you.
We grew to find we have a love, that is very strong today.
It's a love shared by our family, that will never fade away.
You are my brother not by choice, but by the nature of our birth.
I could not have chosen a better one, you are the best on earth.
I wish you could still be here by my side
To be together celebrated your joyous day
But God offered you something better
Celebrate your day with Him up there
What man can asked for more?
Happy birthday, Denny.... I love you
Dedicated to my brother Denny, 20 November 1974 - 23 March 2005
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Down to memory lane
Tadi malam chatting ama Dimitri.... jadi inget masa-masa pacaran  ... cuman sejam seh... tapi lumayan deh..... sayang Dimitri nggak bawa webcam....
Gila juga, kalo dipikir-pikir dulu kita betah amat ya.... sekali chat bisa 3 sampai 4 jam simultaneous.... , malah kalo weekend bisa sampe 7 jam....  ya kaya orang pacaran gitu, malam minggu diapelin lewat monitor.... biasanya aku jam 6 sore udah mandi terus duduk manis di belakang kompie.... chat sampai jam 8 malam terus makan malam dulu.... jam 9 malam nyambung lagi sampe jam 3 pagi...... minggu siangnya disambung lagi.... cintaku berat di pulsa telpon deh... secara jaman dulu cuman ada dial-up doang pilihannya
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Empty
Today Dimitri goes to Bulgaria again, this time for three full day, he won't be back til friday night .
Strange that the house felt all sudden empty without him. I meant, I used to be home alone... many times Dimitri has to work late or entertaint his client or having comapny meeting or company dinner and won't be home 'till 12 o'clock. It feels ok.... the fact that I only see Dimitri 4 or 5 hours per day, sometimes almost not seeing him at all, when he left for work at 6 am and not home till 10 pm..... I still feel his presence...
Now... for three full days...it feels empty..... miss him already...
Back to me safe and sound, liefje..... 
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Gedubrak
hihihihih..... hihihihihih... kekekeke..... hihihihih Dimitri kemarin jatuh dari ranjang...... mana malem-malem lagi..... jadi deh mringis-mringis dia malam-malam buta.... tadinya gue kaget seh... enak-enaknya mimpi kok terus denger suara macam nangka jatuh gitu... udha pasang tampang serius, bantuin dia bangun, atur ranjang lagi.... langsung ngakak deh sambil olesin minyak angin.....
Maaf ya tjintahkuh... nggak tahan sih.... doesn't mean I love you less lho hihihih ngakak lagi achhhhhh
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Kids these days
What do you think? Stupid or creatif? Or really good with logic thinking?
Very smart, isn't it? My personal favourite is; find x
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Quick post
Lagi sebel banget... mana cuaca dingin, Dimitri ke Brussel... hidung gue mampet... boss nyebelin.... tanya-tanya hal-hal yang nggak perlu gitu lho... buang-buang waktu aja
Pengin ganti kerjaan, tapi kok takut perubahan... ribet amat ya.... udah bicarain panjang lebar ama Dimitri seh... dia seh ngedukung aja kalo aku mo ganti kerjaan... tapiiiiiiiii... pake tapi mulu.... Dim bilang, iya kalo kerjaan baru bossnya lebih baek... siapa tau bossnya jahat, koleganya juga nyebelin.... paling enggak di kerjaan yang sekarang koleganya baek-baek semua... emang bener seh...
Terus lagi, gue juga nggak pd mo ngelamar kerjaan lagi.... bahasa belandaku agak rusty neh, kelamaan nggak dipake untuk menulis yang baek dan benar.... di kerjaan yang sekarang banyak berhubungannya ama angka, jadi jarang-jarang nulis dengan grammatica yang ok gitu.... apa enaknya kursus bahasa lagi ya..... tapi kok males ya... hihihih susah.. menang malesnya
Kenapa juga sih Dimitri orang belanda, mbok ya orang inggris gitu atau amrik atau aussie yang ketauan pake bahasa inggris hiksss khan ikke nggak repot... bukannya inggris gue bagus-bagus amat seh.. tapi paling enggak lebih pd pake inggris daripada belanda.... atau web londoku ku aktifkan lagi aja ya.... buat latihan... tapi kok males ya... hihihih
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Adegan ranjang
Sabtu pagi..... nggak langsung bangun, bermalas-malasan dulu..... eh liat hp-nya Dimitri nganggur, abis dicharge batere-nya.... iseng aja ambil snapshot kita berdua yang masih kepet.... 
eh denger suara camera, si oom kebangun
Milo nikmatin matahari pagi di atas bantalnya
Weekend emang anugrah Tuhan!
NB: kok jadi keinget kasus foto mayangsari ya.... posenya kaya gini juga ya kalo nggak salah....
Update: fotonya dikasih watermark hihihih... takut ngetop kemana-mana... thanks ya Mut 
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Halal bihalal
Rada telat neh mostingnya hihihihih abis males bener mo download foto dari camera... tapi anyway... foto is here now...
Halal bihalalnya diadain di rumahnya Aida, makasih banget Da, bersedia ketempatan kita-kita.... pertama kita ke stasiun dulu untuk jemput Sandra dan David si pengantin baru, sayang temannya Sandra si Modjo nggak jadi ikutan, padahal kita-kita pengin ketemu... lain kali deh ya.
Sampe rumahnya Aida, udah ada Aya.... nggak lama kemudian Ina/Marco/Nienke juga datang, terus temannya Aida dari kantor ama temannya lagi disambung dengan iparnya Aida....
Nyonya rumah; Aida sama Ina
David, Nienke dan Marco dengan latar belakang temannya Aida, namanya lupa
Sandra, Ina, Aya, me (berminyak sekali mukaku hiksss)
Hidangannya
Seperti biasa di pesta-pesta indo, selalu ada acara pembagian makanan yang belom abis hihihih Hidup doggy bag!!!
Nienke nggak mau kalah, ikutan bungkus-bungkus
Het was gezellig! Makasih banyak juga udah mengundang kita ya mengingat kita satu-satunya yang bukan muslim di pesta
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