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From the Laptop of Nathanael Fraix

OKAY… three months of no news from me isn’t quite what I expected.

Here’s a summary:
- I’ve already graduated, to be precise my graduation ceremony was on
March 11 2006, exactly 40 years since Supersemar (a historical event
that is related to Suharto’s reign in Indonesia).

- I’ve grown closer with Stephanie Elviana Kristanto,
a junior of mine from Psikologi Atma Jaya. For the past two years I’ve
somehow became her confidante, a role I’ve been honor to be selected.
We sat together during our graduation ceremony.

- I purchased the domain name inascifi.com and have registered my
Yahoo!ID with the email associated to said account. The future of
Ina_sci-fi and inascifi.com is still open to discussion, but I did
compose a certain introduction letter some time ago.

- A week before I departed for Singapore (March 23), I held a farewell
party at Hartz Chicken Mal Taman Anggrek. It was great time spent
together with my friends and loved ones. Among them were Rossy, Benedict Sulaiman, Yopi Y. Bachrie, Hans Suryawan, Stephanie E. Kristanto, Nana Namaskara and her boyfriend Herman, David Budy Parlan, Bertram (my cousin) and his girlfriend Rossa, Sanny and Willy.
I was so happy that so many could attend our lunch together. It was a
great chance for my friends to meet each other, and some of the
interactions were really humorous.

- The day before I left (March 30), I had another farewell party for my
relatives and closest friends. I asked for a Bible reading from Dad,
and he read me from the Book of Joshua chapter 1. There were also
several testimonials from Bertram, Melly ‘Kiplik’ Istanto, and Jeriel
Charis. There testimonials about me was so touching, and I never really
thought that Bertram would point out my sincerity and genuine care I
have for others. Jeriel also brought up our old past regarding Erin,
and I’m so glad that we could laugh together about it. It’s a funny
thing to note, that it was also on a Sunday of March 18 2000, did
Jeriel officially asked Erin Mutiara Naland to be his girlfriend. They
began their courtship on April 1 2000 (yep, on April Fool’s Day). Sanny
and I hope that their six year courtship isn’t just a six year old
prank.  Anyway, it was the blessings from my friends and parents that
helped strengthen my resolve to move and learn in Singapore.

- I’m in Singapore (refer to previous post) right now.

- Hmmm, last week (April 5) for the first time in my 18 years of
friendship with Erin, I went out with her… two of us together,
walking around in Plaza Singapura chatting and doing a bit catching up.
She was surely a sight for sore eyes. But to top things up, I also met
my old friend Lyla Charmaine Sulaiman. Imagine this: it’s been nearly seven years since we graduated from Smuk3,
and we haven’t met since. In fact, Lyla herself couldn’t remember when
was the last time we met, although I do try to maintain contact with
her through email and the occasionally phone call (and more recently,
chatting online through MSN Messenger service).

- It’s getting late, and I gotta wake up early tomorrow. Well… this is just a brief sum of my current affairs.

From the Laptop of NATHANAEL FRAIX

Oh dear… it’s been a long while since I’ve written anything on my
blog. Might as well sync this with my other blog as well my private
journal.

Alright, where should I start.

Hmm… I’m in Singapore right now.
Not just visiting, but more like… looking for a job. Working on an
internship. At the time being, I’m helping around a place called MOE Jalan Bahtera Adventure Centre. My job title would be Trainee/Assistant for the Adventure Centre Staff Manager, namely a Singaporean female name Jody Tan. I don’t know how old Jody is, but she about a few or several years older than me.

Jody is practically my boss, and I am to assist her in my best
capabilities to run this centre, or at least make things run smoother.
Story is, this centre belongs to the Singaporean Ministry of Education.
Recently, this place was outsourced to a consortium of CampHA (where
I’m currently interned) with ISS Facility. Since we’ve came over, the
place has been a real mess. Lots of defective equipment and problem
areas around the place, and I’ve been compiling a report of those
problems these past one week.

Oh yeah… I can’t say too much as my pass here is only for Social Visit for 30 days, which expires this April 19th.

Luckily, this Friday I’ll be going to Batam and fly home to Jakarta and
spend a couple of days back home. I miss Indonesia pretty much. I miss
Sanny so much.

Sanny Anita Tan… my beloved darling, my future wife (if GOD permits)… what will I be without her?

I love her so much.