Adam's Family Christmas...
(Bali Cafe, Jl. Wijaya, Jakarta. 26 Desember '02 )

i'm not joking, Adam is my Mum's maiden name and she's the tenth child (Okke's grandma is the 4th or 5th i think) so you can imagine how full a house can be when all the family members gathered. a few years back when we used to live in a bigger house, both family from my Mum & Dad would come and we'd have a variaty of people packed in one house. B'coz my Mum Javanese and my Dad Ambonese so some family members would be loud and some would sit down quietly in a corner. but it was fun and part of x-mas that i always looked forward to, (specially when Okke would always be there also *_^ )

and after a few years of having separate x-mas (including my parent would be in Bali) last night was very nice to see them all again. me, my Mum, my bro, my cousin & her husband arrived at around 40 past 5 pm. Okke's parent wwas already there. then about twenty minutes later 3 of my aunts (one of them Okke's grandma) arrived. and more than half an hour later the people from Bandung came in 'big bulk'! We joked that 'wah, kontingen Jawa BArat dateng!' LOL chaos in the house! people trying to say hi at the same time, the loud hi & how are you, people trying to get to one place and other at the same time where there wasn't much room to move about in the first place! LOL really chaotic.. but so much 'fun'. Made me realized just how much i miss my big family. Poor people at the restaurant, they're just watched with big eyes and rather confused look on their faces.. very understanable coz after that they're busy moving tables and chairs and distributes the food.

sis, can you imagine that if the whole Adam's Family ngumpul... kita bisa bikin partai baru he he he he he.

after dinner, we were gathered to have our pics taken. first the eldest, the original Adam's family first generation... then the 2nd generation where my nephews teased me that i should be in that group which i should coz speaking 'family-tree' wise i'm w/their parents, as cousins, but i'm more or less the same age w/their children, so i cheated and took pics as the 3rd generation.. ha ha ha ha ha. I remember my Dad used to do that all the time, bif family pics and then each family pics... my Dad hobbies is taking pics, and now so am i, but i think this time he gonna scold me for forgetting taking pics of our own. lagi males bawa camera sih.

teasing ('you're getting bald' 'you're getting wider' 'your kid is so like you!')... exchanging news..and re-newing phone numbers. ^_^
so glad i went. very glad. just wish my Dad, my bro & his wife were there also. and one more person that i really miss.. you know who you are *_^

btw sis, si Wanti juga kan ngerekam pake handycam buat di kirim ke Indra di Miami, trus gue comment ke your Dad, 'si Okke juga lagi suka ngerjain itu yah Mas' i said to your Dad. he said yes and then 'lho..kok tahu?' gue pas mau ngomong 'kan dari blog' tapi nggak jadi... takut bokap lo nggak tahu dan lagian di depan gue juga ada timo... he he he he he. emang iya sis?