Sudah sedari tahun lalu saya berniat kalau saya tidak mau merayakan ulang tahun ke 50 di Jakarta. Harus ke tempat spesial. Kalau bisa di luar negeri. Awalnya rencana untuk menggunakan tiket pesawat yang belum terpakai untuk ke Eropa tahun lalu. Rencana ingin melancong singkat ke Belanda bersama istri. Namun rencana ini harus diurungkan. Karena waktu…
Tag: birthday
Turning 50: Again, Age is Just A Number
Finally it arrives. I’m officially fifty. Or in Indonesia, famously called as “Lolita” – Lolos Lima Puluh Tahun. Passed fifty years old. Before I arrived to this age, I think 50 is start of old age. Five more years you’ll entering retirement age. Really? Now I’m that old?! Although my past mind thought so, luckily…
Hari Ultah Penuh Berkah
Alhamdulillah hari ini penuh berkah. Hari terakhir bulan Ramadhan yang bertepatan dengan hari ulang tahunku. Hari berusia baru diawali sangat dini. Memanfaatkan sisa malam ganjil dengan ber-itikaf di masjid. Insya Allah berkah pahala bulan suci Ramadhan. Pulang sahur ke rumah disambut istri tercinta yang sudah menghidangkan hidangan. Lengkap dengan hadiah kejutan. Barang yang sudah lama…
Birthday Flowers
Today is my wife’s birthday. I won’t reveal her age. One thing for sure, she looks much younger than her age. (Clue: we married 23 years ago ☺️) Flowers is always good idea for showing your care and affection to others. Especially to your significant others. This occasion is no exception. So I bought her…
Pass My Father’s Age
I celebrate my 48th birthday today. Geez, I’m officially old. Two more years to the so-called “golden age”. But reaching this age is also a landmark for me. As I officially outlive my late father, who passed away at age of 47.5 years old (yeah, sad, I know) It’s such a bless, in that context….