Project 365

Maureen contacted me today to tell me that she’s getting married this Thursday! What a good news! The ceremony is going to be held in Enschede, which takes about 3 hours from here. It’s very far and the transportation cost is a bit crazy. I’m quite broke already, but I can’t say no to this one! I really want to witness one of her happiest moments. I want to be present at her big day. I’m really happy for her!! I can’t wait for Thursday.

I’m trying to get my friend Ian to come with me on Thursday, so that we can share the transport costs (well, it’s only 5 euro difference if you ask me!). And I want him to see how a simple Indonesian wedding is like. I’ve been trying to expose him to Indonesian culture for some time now. The language, movie (we watched Merantau already! And we loved it!), etiquette, foods (those which he hasn’t tried, because he eats Indonesian foods almost everyday), and so on. I’m not a good teacher, but I’m trying my best 😀

When the good news came, the bad news followed. Few hours ago, I was shocked by my friend’s tweet:

Inalilahi wa inailahi rojiun telah berpulang kesisinya sahabat kita RICKY THORIQ PRAMUJATI.. Semoga amal ibadahnya diterima disisiNYA amin.

I couldn’t believe it when I read his tweet. Thoriq (as we used to call him) was my high school’s friend. We weren’t very close and occasionally had brief conversations, but I just couldn’t imagine having to lose another friend. He was the second third person from our batch to pass away. I offer my deep condolences to his family.