Too Religious to Talk

Had a bit fun debate with my dear chat friend, let's call him Elvis (lol). It started with the thing that Elvis told me long ago that he doesn't mind to kiss a transvestite, only if hshe -the transvestite- looks really feminine.
It's not a case even if it's right, he's still my friend, but I was kinda curious last time when we chat again and eventually landed in the same topic. This time I for amusement matter told Elvis that he must be a bi then if he doesn't mind kissing another male passionately :-D.
He must have been stung by that, cause his reaction was a bit bizarre :-D
He didn't admit that he doesn't mind, but he just went on and on saying that if he likes (the hshe) than he will kiss, and I just wanted him to answer yes or no to my conclusion that he's a bi.
He then went on to the idea that kissing a transvestite is something similar to eating pork (for Jewish, Muslim, and the vegetarian), specifically he said this:

28/10/2009 22:02:35 Elvis: i don't understand
28/10/2009 22:02:43 Elvis: if i don't like to eat pork
28/10/2009 22:02:57 Elvis: but someday i'd eat pork without knowing it
28/10/2009 22:03:05 Elvis: and i love it
28/10/2009 22:03:19 Elvis: why i should say "i didn't like it" just because it was pork?
28/10/2009 22:03:51 Me: no its very different
28/10/2009 22:04:03 Me: see, first we're talking about a she male
28/10/2009 22:04:29 Me: that makes you understood well that, the person is partly male :P
28/10/2009 22:04:35 Me: it's not like pork

then, he finally dropped the bomb...

28/10/2009 22:05:01 Elvis: well if someday it will happen
28/10/2009 22:05:19 Elvis: i'll not say "i don't like it" just for some religious prejudices
28/10/2009 22:05:41 Me: no, of course not, we're not talking about religious thing at all
28/10/2009 22:05:47 Elvis: no?
28/10/2009 22:06:02 Elvis: if you aren't talking about religion
28/10/2009 22:06:13 Elvis: there's no discussion about being bi straight and so on
28/10/2009 22:18:05 Me: for me, even if I were agnostic or atheist, gay and bi are still abnormal
28/10/2009 22:18:35 Elvis: luckily just for you :)

The chat didn't stop there, but his opinion is like unshakable mountain, that only the religious people have objection toward homosexuality, and to question such kind means the person must be a religious one and there's no point to discuss with at all. Lol. Checkmate.
He must have mix atheism with homosexuality :-D

Happy...happy as a clam cos I won!!

My card "un biglietto per mia Mamma" has been pronounced as the winner!!
I'm so happy, what else could I say :)) I am very happy because my Mom loves it, because Fika and her husband Widya -who made this competition as part of their wedding Anniversary celebration- like my card design.
I can't hide my feeling that I feel proud, because I'm still very new to this card thing and this will sure make me want to explore the world of card making more, I'm starting to really enjoy it now.

I am very excited to see and touch the prize in real now.

Here again another look of my winning card :))

Un biglietto per mia mamma

I made this card as a requirement for Fika's "MINI JUICY CONTEST". The contest theme is about making a card or a scrapbook for someone very special and with some bit story why the person is special.
By default parents are normally always special someones to their children, my Dad is also a special someone for me, but my Mom needs some encouragement because she really had some troubling moments since October last year that made her have to be in and out some hospitals, and from January til early May she almost spent the whole months lay in the hospital bed.

Glad that she made it through, but during that period of time I came to realise how much I missed her and how much it stressed me to see her in that painful situation. Painful as literally being cut without anaesthetic, this was because Mom is very sensitive to anaesthetic agent. Previously in January, she almost lost her life after her bad-toe amputation operation, the operation went well, but after she was back in her room for just about 30 minutes, she started to pant and gasp like she could no longer have power to inhale. She even told us that she couldn't make it anymore, there was only me, my auntie -my Mom's elder sister and my uncle-my Mom's younger brother in the room, all the other have gone home. My auntie and uncle then tried to calm her  and to keep her conscious while I nervously ran for help since the bell wouldn't get the nurses' attention as fast as we want and because the nurse station was just in front of my Mom's room. So in that one day she came out from the operation and landed at the ICU. It was because of that later when she needed another surgery for her sole of foot in March, the doctor that operated her seemed reluctant to do it, it seemed that Mom would be in big risk for that 'small' operation because of Mom's susceptibility to anaesthetic. The chief doctor of the team who's also my Mom's Internist Endocrinologist then took over the operation procedure by himself but without anaesthetic. I don't want to tell the horror here cause it's not nice at all, but just imagine the pain  every time some muscles being cut.

I'm just happy Jesus gave Mom strength  and power during that time, and that her healing process goes so well. I thank also to my friends who prayed for her health, especially to Michele who lit a candle at Church for her cure. I'm happy with this contest too.

Two Wonderful Surprises in a week

First was when I received an email with a subject Paris-Jakarta. It turns out that I once posted at one website about my interest in practising French -I took the language course for almost 2 years, long long time ago. I'd totally forgotten about that website, need sometimes to understand that email, especially because the person asked if I want to meet for a drink and to practise my French before he ends his a month visit in Indonesia in two days. After a short inquiry, I contacted him and regretted that I couldn't meet him at the given time. However I indeed wanted to meet because he contacted me through this blog after found it from that website, that would make him as the first person I met in real from this blog. Glad that the next day, a day before his leaving, he asked me when it is possible to meet. After some clutters caused by some sms delayed problems -this is so annoying!!-, and with the help of his new Indonesian friend, all of us could finally meet in person at a resto. Oh and I also asked my friend to join because she's just back from Europe tour. I'm glad that I could meet him, it was sure a very nice friendly afternoon with him and the other guys. It's a unique experience I think cause I met a foreigner from this blog, who then introduced me to two other Jakarta people. Thanks Kuba for inviting me, thanks for thinking that Indonesia and the people are great :)) and thanks that you were not afraid even after those bombs :) Merci beaucoup.....Dziękuję.....Terima Kasih!!

Second surprise came some days after that, I received anonymous sms asking if the number is still mine. I replied it the next day when I was with a friend, stating that yes it's my number and asking who's the questioner.
"Remember pottery?" said the reply. My goodness...it was I think almost 5 years ago??
"That's definitely your guru" said my friend when I said that I didn't make new friend there cause I was there with my two other friends.
I was laughing a bit but still I replied "Of course I still remember" and stating his name there, but still thought it was a joke.
Surprise...surprise...and I broke up, it's really from him.
I told him that this is really surprising, and his reply cracked me up "I'm at an archaeology site, suddenly found your number ha ha ha". He is still like before, never far from his sense of humour. I asked him when will he have his next exhibition, but he said that it's all now organised by O House gallery, and he's now just indulging himself in playing helicopter and airplane, saltwater fish, and creating things. That is very him, to me and to my friends who also his pupils, he's the kind of person who knows how to enjoy life and to have fun all the time. He has the magic of Peter Pan, and I'm honoured to be remembered by someone like him.
Ain't that a wonderful week? :))

A doll with an Afro hairdo

After some short times I set one foot in the craft world of card, I kept thinking of making some sketches for my future cards. Probably I'll make something like my own sketch bank. This time character is an Afro-like girl which is denoted by her coily hair. I've somehow been fascinated by the hairstyle.
Of course, like some Asian -including Indonesian- girls who don't like their curly or not so straight hair, some African-descendants prefer straight hair. Still I think Afro hairdo has its own charm, especially for those who have artistically beautiful faces.
That's all for now about this girl, I'll develop the sketch when I'm in the mood again!