Sunday 21 September 2008

EXULTATE'S 14TH ANNIVERSARY: 17 AUGUST 2008

Sunday, 17 August 2008. It was Indonesia’s 63rd Independence Day celebration. On that day Exultate Choir went to St Yakobus Rasul Church in Megamendung – Puncak.
First, we gathered at Lippo Bank parking lot in Jl. Juanda. We left that place at 6.15 for Megamendung. The street was so quiet that we arrived at Megamendung church at about 6.45.
There was no one there yet. Exultate members hanged around first… At about 7.35 we entered the church for practicing.

The mass started at 8.00. Romo Eeng Gunawan and Romo Adi Indiantono led the Eucharist. Before the mass, we sang Satu Nusa Satu Bangsa, Indonesia Raya and Mengheningkan Cipta. The mass finished at around 9.15… then we had some snack on the second floor (under the church).

After taking a break for about 20 minutes, we decided to go to Cilember.. Wisata Matahari. It took only about 15-20 minutes to go there. There were a lot of people there… local tourists. Wisata Matahari seemed like a new tourist destination. In some parts there was still some work. They were making ponds, roads, parking lots, etc. We parked our cars far away from the rented place. We had to walk from the parking lot for about 8 minutes to reach the building. There… we entered a house.. quite cool and homey.

Then… Mas Gago, Sheila and Ika led the game for us. There were some games before we had lunch. Wow… everybody was happy and had fun. Mas Gago and his team were excellent. At about 12.00 we had lunch. It was a big lunch… there were a lot of kinds of food…

After lunch, there were still some other games too. We used balloons, thread reel, table tennis balls, etc. Romo Adi was so creative and eccentric when he took part in the game. At the end, there was a photograph session. Cheers...

Everybody was happy. It was a success…

Happy 14th anniversary, Exultate

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4 comments:

tingtung said...

Merrrrrjiiiiii
Horeeee Exultate punya blog
Selamat ya ..... aku juga ikut proud banget lo..

Thomas A. Sutadi said...

Hai Mas Tingtung...
Terus terang aku baru mulai belajar bikin blog... biar tidak hidup dalam abad kegelapan... he..he... Jadi, kelau ada kekurangan dalam blog ini, harap maklum. Masih banyak hal yang dapat diperbaiki dari blog ini. Tapi intinya... aku bikin blog ini untuk sarana komunikasi antar kita dan juga agar Exultate dikenal tidak saja oleh orang-orang Katedral tapi juga oleh orang-orang lain di luar sana.
Omong-omong... tanpa Mas Tingtung sepertinya suara Tenor kita jadi kurang afdol... Mas Tingtung selalu ditunggu untuk "hading" eh.. hadir.

de Tia said...

Proficiat.....Your blog is very cool :p
I wish I can sing with you guys again sometime..

Thomas A. Sutadi said...

Dear de Tia,
Thanks for your comment and support. I have just learnt how to make blogs. So, any mistakes are welcomed, aren't they? It will good if you can share your experiences as you have ever been among us and one of us in the Cathedral... Just send your stories as an email attachment. In English, please... I know your English is excellent. Well, regards to Revano and his father... Au revoir.