Our Wedding - 09.03.09

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Inviting you to join us and share our happy moment on our wedding reception that will be held on:

Day/Date : Monday, March, 9, 2009
Time : 11:00 - 14:00 WIB
Venue : Puri Begawan, Bogor

How to Get There

Puri Begawan

How to get there:

1. If you are driving, take the freeway to Bogor (via Jagorawi). Once you get to the entrace to Bogor, turn left. Puri Begawan is just 3-5 minutes driving away.

2. Public transportation - Bus from Jakarta/Bandung : Bus that goes to Bogor will end up at Baranang Siang Terminal. Puri Begawan is 10 minutes walking from that terminal.

3. Public transportation - Electric Train (KRL) from Jakarta/Depok/Bekasi : Out of the station, you would need to take Angkot one time.

4. Plane : Arriving at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, you can get DAMRI bus to Bogor. Puri Begawan is 8-10 minutes away walking from DAMRI bus terminal

Our Story - Cerita Kita

Q: How did you know each other? - Gimana sih kalian ketemunya?

Y: I was at work. First time I saw her, she was going out of Boss' personal room. I thought, "Oh, boss' wife.. But wait, is she? Who is she?" –
Aku sedang di kantor. Pertama kali aku melihatnya, dia keluar dari ruangan bos. Aku pikir, "Oh, istri Pak Bos. Tapi tunggu, sepertinya bukan. Siapa dia?"

Q: Then? - Terus?

Y: I realised from Boss' photos collection on his desk. That was his eldest daughter. I got curious about her. I started my search on Friendster. And there she was, the one and only Ratna Dewanda there. So I added her. –
Aku ingat dia dari koleksi foto Pak Bos yang ada di atas mejanya. Dia adalah putri tertuanya. Aku penasaran tentang dia. Aku mulai mencari di Friendster. Di sana kutemukan satu-satunya Ratna Dewanda. Dan aku tambahkan dia ke daftar temanku.

N: I was at work. Having a break, I opened Friendster and saw some stranger added me. "Who is he?" I looked through the pics he had, and I found a clue. On one of the pic, I saw him standing behind my Dad. –
Aku sedang kerja. Sambil beristirahat sejenak, aku membuka Friendster dan melihat seseorang yang tak kukenal menambahkan profilku dalam daftarnya. “Siapa dia?” Aku melihat-lihat fotonya dan aku menemukan petunjuk. Di salah satu fotonya, aku melihat dia berdiri di belakang ayahku.

Q: So, how did it go this far? – Lalu, gimana bisa sampai sejauh ini?

N: We met and went out the first time in October '08. He accompanied me shopping all day. I felt so many differences between us. Yet I thought, if I were "Yin", could he be my "Yang"? –
Kita jalan pertama kali di bulan Oktober ’08. Dia menemaniku belanja seharian. Aku merasakan begitu banyak perbedaan di antara kita. Tapi aku pikir, jika aku adalah “Yin”, mungkinkah dia “Yang”-ku?

Y: Next, her father invited me to join him doing a small research on extra curricular activities he wanted to propose for the upcoming project - big band. That was by joining him and the family attending Ninoy's lilttle sister band concert. It was in November. –
Selanjutnya, ayahnya mengajakku bergabung dengannya untuk mencari informasi tentang satu kegiatan ekstrakurikuler untuk proyek berikutnya – big band. Dia mengajakku bergabung dengan keluarganya menonton konser adiknya Ninoy. Waktu itu bulan November.

N: Then, I decided to pay a visit to his family. It was on Idl Adha celebration in December. –
Lalu aku memutuskan untuk mengunjungi keluarganya. Saat itu bertepatan dengan hari Idul Adha di bulan Desember.

Y: I asked her THE question. Eventually, she made up her mind, telling me that she would also like to go to the next step with me. I, then, with my parents and relatives, went to her house to propose. It was on January, 11, 2009. –

Aku menanyakan pertanyaan penting itu. Akhirnya, ketika keputusannya sudah bulat, dia mengatakan bahwa dia pun ingin ke tahap selanjutnya denganku. Lalu, aku bersama orang tua dan keluarga pergi melamarnya. Saat itu tanggal 11 January 2009.

And so it began...

Cerita Yogi

Hai! Ini aku. Yogi Willia Susanto, begitu orang tua memberiku nama. Nama itu saduran dari nama kakakku yang bernama Yopi Willia Susanto. Mirip 'kan namanya? Cuma beda P dan G saja.

Aku lahir di Desa Pakuncen, Kecamatan Bobotsari, Kabupaten purbalingga tanggal 20 Nopember 1986.

Lihatlah sorot mataku yang bening ketika bayi, sang Jenderal di masa depan.

Aku yang mulai besar. Aku masih balita yang masih cengeng, manja dan kemana-mana mesti ikut sama ibu, selalu minta digendong. Pokoknya masih sangat merepotkan semua orang di sekitarnya.

Ini aku saat disunat. Aku sudah besar. Aku sudah kelas 5 SD. Aku bukan anak bayi lagi. Buktinya : Aku tidak menangis.

Masa SMA masa yang paling menyenangkan. Belum ada beban pikiran yang berarti saat itu, namun aku harus mulai menentukan sikap dalam kehidupan. Aku mulai memilah mana yang baik dan mana yang buruk. Masa SMA - masa ketika aku mencari jati diriku sendiri.

Tuhan menuntunku untuk menjadi seorang taruna di Sekolah Tinggi Transportasi Darat (STTD), Bekasi. Hal ini tidak terbayang sama sekali di benakku sebelumnya, tapi aku tetap bertekad meneruskan pendidikan di sekolah tinggi itu.

Selama itu, aku hidup di asrama dengan kehidupan semi militer yang semuanya serba diatur dan sangat disiplin. Di sini aku mendapatkan banyak sekali pelajaran tentang nilai-nilai kehidupan. Satu pelajaran yang sangat tertanam dalam benakku adalah jika ingin mendapatkan sesuatu, harus dengan perjuangan, dan ini menjadi bekal dalam kehidupanku selanjutnya.

Setelah genap 3 tahun aku mengemban pendidikan di STTD, aku lulus dengan gelar Amd.llaj. Upacara wisuda dilaksanakan secara serentak bersama sekolah-sekolah tinggi lainnya dengan khidmat di Monas, Jakarta.

Saat itu, di antara ribuan taruna-taruni, tertanam niat:

"Aku akan mengabdi untukmu, tanah airku Indonesia. Aku yakin akan bekalku untuk memasuki kehidupan nyata yang sebenarnya. Aku harus berjuang untuk hidupku. Aku harus bisa hidup di atas kakiku sendiri. Aku akan meraih mimpi-mimpiku.

Setelah lulus dari STTD aku bekerja di sebuah unit kerja Departemen Perhubungan yaitu Badan Pendidikan dan Pelatihan Perhubungan.

Dalam perjalanan hidupku itulah aku bertemu dengan seorang gadis bernama Ninoy. Aku jatuh cinta dan sayang padanya. Pertemuan kami berdua singkat dan unik namun itu cukup untuk membuat kami siap untuk berjanji, untuk hidup bersama selamanya dan meraih mimpi-mimpi bersama.

Aku akan bahagiakan Ninoy seumur hidupnya, sampai maut memisahkan kita.....

To be continued..

Ninoy's Story

When She was Born

Born in May, 1983, this little baby girl was called Ninoy. Until now, she's still commonly nicknamed as such. Not like other nicknames given by friends as someone grows up, this nickname was given after a Pinoy activist, who was murdered in the same month, the same year she was born, Ninoy Aquino.

What was it behind the nickname? Perhaps, a prayer, that this little girl would go far - like the activist, or then again, it might be just because it was catchy and fun.

And the name was Ratna Dewanda.


Growing Up

In her first years, she and her parents lived together with the grandparents, aunts and uncles. As she became one of the youngest between the members of the house , she grew up nourished with lots of love and care.

Becoming Herself

From pre-teen to a young adult, she experienced some changes: moving out from the grand family house, physically growing up (more to the weight than to the height), and different environments.

Being lovingly protected in her first years, she was determined to encounter a bigger 'world' of her own once she was old enough.

Her motto was 'If I can, why not?'

Even if that meant, looking for trouble like what she had with the deers.

In 2001, she went to Bandung to study Electrical Engineering in Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) where she learnt more than just Ohm's law. She had endless support both from family and from her mother's side grand family in Bandung and managed to finish her study in time in 2005.

Her Bigger World














After graduation, she joined one company that could help her with her mission : facing a bigger world. It was one of the global oil and gas service company. She was located in Balikpapan base until now.












Being on the drilling rig, that is what is normal for her on her first years with the company.

Not that she regretted it. She had the fun on helicopter ride, computer games, radioactive source blast, and for sure, the personnel basket ride - couple of hundred feet above mean sea level.

Other than that, she had true fun with other important components she gained in this company - friends.

Next...

As you may have noticed, she had been a 'lone-rider'- young, free and single.

Until she finally met the other half of the puzzle.

Now, she is ready to continue her life, with even better rides to enjoy and challenges to overcome. It's not going to be only hers anymore. She is willing to share.

To be Continued...