Mahar...

And, it will be...
W amount of British pounds,
X amount of UAE Dirhams,
Y amount of Iraqi Dinar,
and Z amount of Jordanian Dinar...

reflecting the currency I have been using all these times to finally arrive in Alvi's heart...

British = where I am taking my MBA
UAE = where I always transit and have business meeting with clients/managers
Iraq = where I work
Jordan = where I always transit prior to arriving to Northern Iraq
 

Across the world...

I have to travel across the world

So many steps

So many breaths

So many of all

 

and now I found you

The half of my journey has been answered

My past taught me well

my present serves me right

and my future is with you

 



And i never said it's going to be easy

or it's going to be only smile and laughter



 

But I can assure you one thing

I love you

and only you...

 



The differences

When I was still holding an eligible single guy, I never really thought of buying so called "house".. instead I always invested to other things that I can't mention here in the blog for one reason or another. But hey, I am not single guy anymore...

I need to provide heavenly haven for my family, the one that she and the kids can enjoy up to when they are big enough and then moving to bigger house...

Time to build our empire...

Sayang,

This is the time
to cherish our own happiness
to build our empire
together
forever...

The Rig and The Blues cherish my life...

After my Catalonia shocking defeat yesterday, at least the rig and the blue give me good news.. that overall both combine yield 2-3% from my asset invested..

Yes, plese keep going on and on...

Kau basuh jiwaku dengan lembut... dengan sejuta warna...

Bulan januari kita bertemu
Menjalani kisah cinta ini
Naluri berkata engkaulah milikku...

Bahagia selalu dimiliki
Sekian bulan menjalani bersamamu
Kunyatakan bahwa engkaulah jiwaku

Akulah penjagamu
Akulah pelindungmu
Akulah pendampingmu
di setiap langkahmu...

Kau bawa diriku ke dalam hidupmu
Kau sentuh cintaku dengan rasa sayang
Senyummu dan sedihmu adalah hidupku
Kau basuh jiwaku dengan lembut
dengan sejuta warna...

The hotel rooms are booked

The hotels are booked for both in Southern Asia as well as Coventry :)
The one in London is still waiting for good places... Will update tomorrow

The irresistible red

Always know what I like about her irresistible red :)
Thou not the Jimmy Choo'ers yet

Minggu demi minggu yang masih saja terasa lama...

Minggu demi minggu jauh darimu rasanya menyiksa saja...
Tapi tak apalah
Ini juga demi kita
demi masa depan keturunan kita
Agar mereka hidup lebih baik daripada kita

I love you, dek... So much, even no words to describe it

Yang akan tetap merindukanmu dari jauh sini...

...
yang menghadirkan cinta
resahku menepi
indahku bersemi mengingat utuh bayangmu

...
Hatiku mengucap kata merindukanmu
Laksana nyata manis nuansa
...

Dekap hangat yang kau beri
yang akan selalu mengartikan kita
...

Kisahku yang mencintamu
kan selalu abadi...

Bought the rig

After a short awaits, i finally bought the portion of the rig :)
I will dedicate this rig to Tohir's mother

Debt to be paid

Still have a debt to be paid to my brother, Frank... that is to take him to New York, US.
I have to make good schedule so I can go there with him and my wife (to be) in good timing..

... and I only laugh at those who tried to hurt our love

Morning sunshine in our room
Now that room is back in tune
Autumn start this day with a smile
And laugh at my beautiful love one
Who’s lying besides me

You so far away in your sleep
Who can tell what dream you may dream
You dont know that I was drawing
With my finger on your sweet young face
Vague as a meaning words

You make my world so colorful
I never had it so good
My love I thank you for all the love
You gave to me

Like a summer breeze so soft
Like a rose you bring me near
And I kiss your lips so sweet
Soft like the rain and gentle as
The morning dew in may

Though they said that I was wrong
But thank god my will so strong
I got you in the palm of my hand
Everyday they tried to put me on
But I laugh at those who tried to hurt our love...

Lyrics and Song by Daniel Sahuleka
 

Let's buy the rig today...

After the blue yesterday, let's buy the rig today... :)

Rig is that thing (the place I used to work before, 8-10 yrs ago)... Live a hard but fun life. Tonight, We'll buy it; let's see its portfolio, performance, and EPS within last 1 year (that is somehow negative); but I have a good feeling tonight about it

 

How could I...

If I should die before I wake
It's 'cause you took my breath away
Losing you would like living in a world with no air

I'm here alone, won't wanna leave
My heart won't move, it's incomplete
Wish there was a way that I can make you understand
But how do you expect me to live alone with just me
'Cause my world revolves around you...

I walked, I ran, I jumped, I flew
Right off the ground to float to you
There's no gravity to hold me down for real

Tribute to:
Mother of Tohir :)
(lyrics taken from Jordin Sparks - No Air)

Billionaires Club

This post, I am writing, fully dedicated to my personal objective as a man living in the present world. The term of millionaires and billionaires in Indonesian and American will be completely different due to currency/foreign exchange, 1 US$ equal to IDR 10,000 roughly that is...

So, for the sake of easier definition, I'd say billionaires (of course, in Indonesian) in this post.

Some people are lucky to be born from wealthy and rich family where what they need to do is concentrate to more substantial thing such as study and live an easy life, but some of us have to fight from the scratch. And still you will never get there, if only expecting salary from what you earn from your monthly salary, let's say if you work in Indonesia, it will be typically less than 10 figures (presumably you have a great education, great portfolio within 10-15 yrs, etc). But then if you are the director/governor of central bank then you will earn 2-2.5 times than the normal 10 figures as i mentioned above. But then, there is only one central bank director, isn't it? So, considering this fact, and learning from other experience, I choose to invest some of what i have (not as big as you would imagine) to many other areas... all is for one purpose, maybe I am not the next Carlos Slim Helu or Warren Buffet, but I want my generation to be lucky to have me as their father, the one that they will be proud of, the one that live only for them... and as for my wife, so she will feel blessed to have me as her partner in her entire life...

Roughly about 3-4 months ago, I told Steven, the boyfriend of the girl that introduced me to my fiancee, that he can only get married if only he has at least his first 10 figures net worth (cash combined with assets minus liabilities, short or long). I hope he can reach that, and i hope he knows how to get there. By the way, he is currently studying in Norway, and hopefully graduates this June 2013...

The only way to get to Billionaires Club is to start thinking like Billionaires.... that is hardly squeezing/cutting cost abruptly, instead maximizing income (active, passive, etc)...

Are you one of them?
(Alvi and I, Karin and Steven on Jan 5th 2013, Pondok Indah Mall)

 

Bought the blue...

Still waiting for the Tiffany and the Finnish as well... :)

Buying the blue...

I have a good feeling that I can buy 'the blue' tonight; if it materializes then one among some short term dreams i have can be coming true...

There is a brakfast at Tiffany's, the old timer Finnish, and the blue that I have my eyes on...  

Be a little wiser..

Now I will back for more...

continue

Finally 2 assignments have been submitted...

Amid complex but somehow challenging and fun of work, wedding, and MBA, i finally completed the 2 assignments on Operational Management (last week) and Modelling and Analysis for Management (just today), where OM consisted of 1 big assignment and MAM consists of 2 assignment the small and big one...

Word of advice people, don't do the MBA whilst you are in the middle of the wedding or the other way around... or else you need a lot of caffein in your blood as in a lot!

Now I can concentrate to what matter most...

Wish you were here...

I can be tough
I can be strong
But with you
It's not like that at all

And I remember all those crazy things you said
You left them running through my head
You're always there, you're everywhere
But right now I wish you were here.

All those crazy things we did
Didn't think about it, just went with it
You're always there, you're everywhere
But right now I wish you were here

Damn...
What I'd do to have you here
I wish you were here.
What I'd do to have you near

I love the way you are
It's who I am
Don't have to try hard
We always say
Say it like it is
And the truth
Is that I really mi-I-iss

This is how she and I met

It was back in January, where I was still single and so was she. An angel friend introduced us, and here we are now. Although the heart is trembling, but the plan is steady even it might require tweaks from time to time to better adjust with the changes of circumstances.

How she and I met is historic, although not gigantic
how we want this to be isn't drama although full of spices in the middle
how we want this to go forward is optimistic

We need Alvi
We need Bram
and We need us
Others can only watch, hopefully with full of good hopes and good wishes

The invitation...

Coming (very) soon... to your inbox :)

Still from the engagement party

The photos of us and her friends and her brother's friends...

During the event of engagement.

It's me, my brother, mother, and sister when walked to her house...

Going to British Columbia, Canada

Called her today, to wrap up plans till end of September, where we might have to go to British Columbia in Canada for Sustainability and Low Carbon Economy lecture there for a week. The only problem with that is the visa for Canada that might take time...

But prior to it, I will try to enjoy these last moments of being boyfriend and girlfriend thingy :) .. then it will be husband and wife, where things will be converge to we than me... :)

 

Someone, who is defined not to define you...

Find someone who isn't afraid to admit they miss you.

Someone who knows that you're not perfect
but treats you as if you are.

Someone whose biggest fear is losing you.
Someone who gives their heart completely.
Someone who says I love you and means it.

Last but not least, find someone
who wouldn't mind waking up with you in the morning, seeing your wrinkles and grey hair
but still falls in love with you all over again.....

 

~ Unknown~

 

 

My next departure to Indo, we will be officially husband and wife

It's never a good idea to be far away from each other... :(

Some photos during the engagement...

Just got the pictures from Mario, so here's some of them...

Lunch with her and my family... And extended one

Was on Thursday after from dentist...
Going back on Monday and resume working :)

Sang dewi....

Aku yg skrg hidup untukmu dan utk masa depan kita...
Tersenyumlah sang dewi pembuka pagi... Dan penutup malam...
Aku cinta kamu, sungguh...

I have been waiting for you ...

I have been waiting
and waiting
and waiting...

now, there is you
and will always about you
It's you, Alvi...

Today's activities

Today...

It was started by going to the building for the wedding, then to KUA (religion-affair office) for pre-wedding services completeness, continue to bride and groom costume all the way to Pondok Bambu, then back to BSD, enjoying sushi, and watching movies...

what about tomorrow...

Dentist, family lunch gathering, and completing all the cost-associated thingy

Seserahan...

We almost finished shopping for Seserahan for the wedding...
The shower kit, the make-up, the shoes, the bedsheet, etc... It was tiredly fun... :)
What's missing is bag and wallet for her...

Even though not mandatory, but she bought me shoes... Am happy to have them

The one who makes it happens...

Name is Karin (nick name)... She is the one who introduced Alvi and I... The grateful to her will be eternal...