4th Wedding in Bali

DAY: SATURDAY
DATE: 06.06.2009
PLACE: Jendela Bali,GWK Cultural Park,Bali

OCCASSION: The day when Vanro and Ratna were officially pronounced as husband and wife!!!yay!!!

I was browsing through the net to look for pics of GWK for u guys to see and I found this!!--->http://gwk-culturalpark.com/events/2009/vanrho-ratna/

Their wedding was featured in GWK's own website! =D GWK is actually one of the tourist spots in Bali.And the view from above is simply stunning!GWK actually stands for Garuda Wisnu Kencana. Garuda is this mythical bird and Wisnu is one of the Gods in Hinduism. Do check out more bout GWK Cultural Park. I've been there and the views are simply breathtaking. There are parts and pieces of the Garuda and Wisnu all over Indonesia and is still in the process of putting all of them together and the statue is gonna be like one of the tallest statue in South East Asia?or is it Asia??umm..I'm not so sure...will get right back on that after I recheck on that. =)

ANYWAY............I've side-tracked too long!Back to the wedding!!teehee...

My frens and I rented a car to drive to GWK,which is about almost an hour drive from our place.Man...i tell u,traffic in Bali sucks!It's like as if there's not traffic law here at all!All 5 of us thought that we'll be late for the ceremony bcz the car we rented arrived more than an hour late!We arrived an hour later and walked into Jendela Bali. I loved the setting.Because it was simple but the same time beautiful. The theme colour of the event was white. Round tables and chairs were covered with white tablecloths,flowers and candlelights in the middle of the table. Flowers decorated the place and there was a square pond right in the middle of the open area. Weather was PERFECT!Just the right amount of wind.hehe Not too windy,not too hot. God made the weather perfect for this lovely couple's big day!

Fifteen minutes after we arrived, the ceremony started. After three bride's maids came dwn frm the stairs, we finally saw "Queen of the Day" accompanied by her father. Looking ever so elegant in her wedding gown, she was given away to her "King".

Doesn't Ratna's wedding dress reminds u the the dress Hilary Duff wore for her prom in "A Cinderella Story"??

Ratna's three beautiful maids: Kadek, Jade, Amy (from left)...OH!and the beautiful in the greentube dress,she's Sarah!mentioned bout her in the post before this =) She's the event organiser of the wedding.

The ceremony started with "Sungkeman". Both Vanro and Ratna are javanese,so it's natural they do this. Sungkeman is a Javanese ritual ceremony in which the bride and groom kneel dwn before their parents and in-laws to thank them for taking care of them when they were still "living in their home". It's according to Asian culture that the child stays with their parents till they're married,right? But in Vanro and Ratna's case,like most chidren,they didn't bcz their families were in Java and they're working in Bali. Sungkeman also symbolizes parents giving their blessings to the couple and "letting them go live their own lives".

Sungkeman Ceremony

Usual wedding ceremony continued and it as time for the couple to exchange their vows. Vanro said his vows first and halfway thru,he stopped,trying to fight back his tears.So so so sweet.... =)

Pastor Wayan (translated to english): Now I pronounced these two as Husband and Wife. And everyone rejoiced for them. Their first kiss as HUSBAND AND WIFE!! After the first kiss,everyone said it wasn't enough..MORE MORE MORE!!hahaha this part is always the part everyone made lotsa noise..hahaha =.='

First Kiss

. . . AGAIN!!Lagi!!lagi!!
Second Kiss!

After the whole ceremony was done,everyone prayed for the Vanro and Ratna,led by our pastors. May God bless them and guide them in everything they go through and do. =) Then,it was time to eat!yay!!hahaha

Halfway thru dinner,the couple were invited to cut their wedding cake,whr u can c frm the pic,the actual cake on the top layer and muffins as the base and first layer. The cake wasn't bad at all. I think the cake was like a spongecake thingy with blueberry jam between the layers.nice~

After the eating session, Vanro and Ratna had their first dance as husband and wife,the bride's maids and best men joined...then more came and couple-danced..And before we knew it,more and more were enjoying dancing together to the tunes of dangdut and hiphop music!Dance,people dance!Life those hands up in the air!

Dances were over and it the whole celebration was almost over.Every took turns taking tons of pics with the couple.Kinda pitied the couple for standing there for so long taking LOTSA pics wif everyone. So there,bits and pieces of the 4th wedding in Bali I attended..Suppose to b the 5th,it I didnt haf to b in M'sia during another church fren's wedding.. =(

Camwhoring before going home.a-must!! =D

-Me-

More pics in my facebook!Do check them out~ *HUGS*HUGS*

Invitation

Received an invitation card bout 2wks ago after church service on sunday....

VANRO AND RATNA'S WEDDING!!!!!YAY!!!!

How cool is this??A wedding card in a form of a CD album!!Definitely different from other wedding invitation cards I've received.Here's some pics of the card/cd album! =) The cd contains a number of love songs,both English and Indonesian. At 1st,I thought that there's gonna be pictures of them inside..hehe

Vanro and Ratna's wedding will be the 4th wedding ceremony I attend here in Bali.. 4 weddings in just 2 and half years!Bet there's gonna b more in the coming years too..yay!!hehe In less about 15 hours from now,they're gonna be Mr.&Mrs. Sevanrho!yay!!The wedding ceremony and reception is gonna be held around GWK,which is bout a lil bit more than an hour drive from Denpasar,if I'm not mistaken. Vanro and Ratna are both AMAZING ppl frm my church.Ratna's SO SO SO GREAT with kids!One of many reasons why she heads the Compassion Project in our church.And Vanro's the youth pastor,GREAT VOICE!and definitely has good leadership skills too!They shared a lil smth in church last sunday bout d weddin preparation and how God has reli been wif them throughout the whole weddin preparation,the finance and all dat..And I can see that they reli do totally trust in Our Lord in the finance area considering they don't really earn alot as church workers.It's great and encouraging to see God's children to fully put their faith in God,relyin on Him in everything. =)

Their invitation card/album was design by Adji,my connect leader,Sarah,it's her husband.They're also newly-weds.They recently got married last march on a boat.It was beautiful,so beautiful!Wedding ceremony durin sunset..romantic~ =)

Here are some of the wedding invitation cards he designed for some of our church members!INterested in his design??Feel free to contact Adji.Contact number above.I'll let the pics speak for his designs!-Damon and Komang-

His own wedding card,of course!
-Adji and Sarah-
::collection of wedding cards::
4 wedding invitation cards,4 weddings in Bali.4 and counting....wondering who's wedding is gonna be next?hmm..

Will post up bout the wedding after tonite...yay!!!can't wait!!

TATTOOS-A YES or A NO?

Good morning,people!*winks*Js woke up..hence,the morning greeting~ Js had my quiet time praying..and logged into my Facebook acc, only to find Ps.John Finkelde status: "my tatto post has even got Fletch writing poetry!" (Ps. John is an australian christian pastor residing in Perth and is one of the pastors of Christian City Church (C3) Hepburn Heights.) Whn I saw this, got me thinking this must mean that there's a blog entry in his website,rite?check out http://finkeldejohn.blogspot.com

So I visited his site and read bout the tattoo-entry. He wrote that he publish that post after reading an entry of a Singaporean pastor, the very famous Ps. Kong Hee from City Harvest Church, bout tattoos...found it very interesting.....check out www.konghee.com for more insights~



Tattoos??To get one or not to get one has always been my question.Are christians allowed to have tattoos? Have been questioning that for a long time now and am still thinking bout it. Is tattoing a sin?My dad thinks that getting a tattoo is not right and that a christian shudnt b gettin tatts. I think there are quite a number of parents who think so as well. Others think it's no biggie and it's okay havin them. And some don't even bother.


Personally, I think it's no harm for a christian to have tatts as long as those tatts aren't the kind that's "devilish-looking", "death symbols", "gangsta-looking" or any othr symbols that are obviously not "christian-like" for that matter. Tattoos are ways of self expression and also a personal reminder. Having that specific tatt has got to be meaningful. I believe that it's better we don't haf tattoos if its jus for the fun of it or js cz ur frens have them and you could show them off. And I reckon it's a BIG NO-NO if a gal/guy gets a tattoo for their othr half when they're not married,especially tattoos with the name of their bf/gf. What happens if the couple breaks up?Even worse if the breakup was ugly. That tattoo is definitely gonna remind u of that relationship u want to forget.And it will hurt. It's not that I'm sayin every relationship isn't gonna work out.Afterall,who can predict the future rite?I just think it's not that smart,is all. TATTOOS ARE PERMANENT(albeit removal with laser can be done bt are costly). THINK.PONDER.MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION.

With this, I bid u farewell, for now... =) What do you think bout tattoos?Feel free to leave your mark with comments.lotsa lurve~


psst...psst..me thinks me want to haf an "angel" word written like a shape of a heart or a small cross tattoo at me ankle and another at me right upper bck...*thinkin*

~GLOW in the DARK~

Just got back home. It's Friday...And what's friday in Christian City Church,Bali (C3 BALI) without "Unlimited Youth" service?

Christian City Church Bali is this AWESOME church I attend here in Bali and am a proud member! =D Attended youth today, went an hour earlier at 6.30pm for music practice since I'm playing keyboard this week. We were all told to wear white today. I wondered why at 1st, bt Sarah, my cell grp(we call it "connect" here) leader told that's because tonite's theme is "GLOW IN THE DARK". I was like "huh??we're all gonna glow??" And we really did glow in the dark!!!AWESOMENESS!! Kudos to those who did the lightings!*salutes*

*One of the backup singers today,beloved Yelin,chillin' on stage during practice*

*Musos on stage.Too bad couldnt take a pic of meself*

Today's youth service didn’t start as usual with praise&worship 1st,then the sharing. Instead, they had games first, sharing then the praise&worship. Simple games..Had to have a rep from every connect grp. Since Sarah and I were the only ones frm our connect,newly named as "Ekklesia" which means "Church" in Greek, I had to join the games. 1st game: We had to say a sentence, our mouth stuffed with as many rambutans as we could shoved into and our members had to interpret what we said .Most of us could only shoved 5seeds,bt Ratna had 6 and her member s could interpret wat she said. So they obviously won. =) My sentence was "unlimited youth praise and worship" but whn I said it,it came out smth like "uongleeeemeeyeth yohhhh prieeetthhh ang wowhip"*swt* hahahha Was reli funny listening to them,includin me saying jibberish. 2nd game: The simple 3-player game passing a chip covered in flour to one another. Fastest time, wins.the very biasa kinda small kid game,hehe.

Unlimited youth's coordinator/"boss", Vanrhoo shared bout today's theme. Glow in the dark??Is to shine!Let us all shine through the darkness. Isaiah 60:1-3. Arise and Shine!For your light has come!Do not fear in this world for Our Lord's glory is upon us. When sometimes u worry and feel that u're unable to do a certain task,say,talk in front of public or design a clothing line or in my case, be a great doctor, and are always comparing yourself with others, remember that you're NOT weird,useless,uncapable and definitely, NOT ALONE. NEVER. Do NOT fear about what othrs think and say bout u, continue striving but at the same time,rely on God. His grace and light is upon u. Trust in Him that He will never forsake u. Dare to SHINE THROUGH THE DARKNESS AROUND U.*hugs*hugs* Just a short msg to share =)

Then service was almost over...Had praise&worship session and ended youth with prayer.Guess that's all for today,enuf said.

What's the point of me babbling so much when there's no pics,aye?so here's a few more.enjoy the no-face-pics*wink*

*Sarah's side pose. See the sexy smile??You've gotta look closer.*

*Yours truly.This pic isnt that nice,though =( *

*Sarah full front..hehe looks as if her left hand is holding the flourescent lite dat's on the floor and her right arm carryin the door behind her*