I want you all to meet this lovely man,

The one who recently turned 59.

The one who always teaches me what hardworking is.

The one who tells me that if we stick to what we're doing,

 what we love, then we'll succeed.

The one who always reminds me, "Setiap orang sudah punya rejekinya sendiri,"

so why bother envying others?

I remember he told me how he proposed Mom,

He bought her a necklace with his very first salary. 


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The one who introduced me to one of my passions... Photography.

Tracking back the old days, when I still in my seventh grade,

it was the first time he handled me his analog Nikon FM camera.

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Here's some of his old shots back when he was studying in States,

J. F. Kennedy Museum, Boston MA, 1991

House of Wax, Buena Park, CA 1990 

Now, he always tells me that my snaps are a lot better than his ;P

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Once, he said that he really wishes that I'd be studying at Harvard someday.

Oww, that's tough Dad! ;p

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He's the reason that I am,

My father.

November the 5th, 2011

Happy birthday, dear Bapak.

You know I love you, big time.

Indira