To announce our new 'child', Nico. I am so HONORED to design his birth announcement. I am so happy for you, Maria!!! Much love from our family.

Today, we had a wonderful Indonesian Independence Celebration at the Park. 

Photos will follow.

I also worked on my school application, boy... that's a hard work, writing and essays, personal letters, updating my CV, contacting the people who could send recommendation letters, etc.

Almost done with everything, and this really makes me got some thrills. 

Nothing more than when your husband fully support my decision to go back to school and willing to move where ever town which I got accepted at. 

Life is great. Life is generous. I hope I will get accepted.

Happy Birthday, Dad!

Happy birthday to the best dad I know,

A father I love and respect,

A dad who fulfills all his duties

To teach, to guide, to protect.

If everyone had such a father,

A really good dad like mine,

The world would be so much better,

It would look like God’s own design.

It's been 14 years since I have never seen you,

Every time I see my children,

I always wonder what you would think about them

I know deep in my heart, you are proud of them

It's been 14 years since you died

I always cherish you as the best dad ever

The one that I always fond of

The one that I always so proud of

Dad, I put your pictures next to my bedside

Just to remind me how much I love you

So your grandchildren will remember your handsome face

And they know they have great grandpa like you

I love you, Dad

I love you, Wak Andak. May God Bless you and have you stay on His side.
May all the families and relatives are given the strength for the loss.

Bang Imad Dimakamkan di Kalibata
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Sabtu, 2 Agustus 2008 19:45 WIB
JAKARTA, SABTU-Karangan bunga terus berdatangan ke kediaman almarhum Muhammad Imaduddin Abdulrahim (77) yang akrab dipanggil Bang Imad Jalan Bulak Raya Nomor 33, Klender, Jakarta, Sabtu (2/8) malam. Karangan bunga datang antara lain dari Wapres Jusuf Kalla, mantan Presiden BJ Habibie, Mensesneg Hatta Radjasa, Menhub Jusman Syafii Jamal, dan Menkominfo Muhammad Nuh.
Bang Imad adalah Anggota Dewan Kehormatan Ikatan Cendekiawan Muslim Indonesia (ICMI), yang semasa hidupnya dikenal sebagai seorang yang selalu untuk memperbaiki kualitas SDM umat melalui metode latihan mujahid dakwah. Tokoh pergerakan Islam yang itu dikenal sebagai salah satu penggagas berdirinya ICMI, Bank Muamalat, dan harian Republika.
Bang Imad meninggal dunia Sabtu (2/8) pagi pukul 09.15 WIB di rumahnya setelah empat tahun berjuang melawan stroke dan jantung. Menurut rencana jenazah Bang Imad akan dimakamkan di Taman Makam Pahlawan Kalibata, Minggu (3/8) pukul 07.00 WIB. Mensesneg Hatta Radjasa akan bertindak sebagai inspektur upacara dalam acara pemakaman itu.
Mensesneg Hatta Radjasa mengatakan, Bang Imad adalah ilmuwan, guru, sekaligus pendidik, yang tidak pernah menyerah. Almarhum juga selalu memberikan yang terbaik bagi murid-muridnya.

My dear cousin, whose father just passed away.... wrote this in her multiply.... I can't help to steal her writing about her father, which all true, despite of his fame in Indonesia, we all just know they way he was, just a simply great person. I love him dearly and I am in mourning, reading this writing my cousin, Ima did, brought tears in my eyes again.

Here is what she said (Ima, sorry I stole this from you, it's just so beautiful that I couldn't help it)

Innalillahi wa innailaihi raaji'uun...

My father passed away today...2 August 2008...

I received the news at 4am (GMT) from my mom and my sister. And I got an sms too from one of his aides that simply said, "Telah berpulang ke Rahmatullah, Dr. Muhammad Imaduddin Abdulrahim (Bang Imad)..." - then everything seemed to be a blur...my initial reaction was to figure out whether to go home or not. After careful consideration and discussions with my family, it was decided that I shouldn't rush home as I would not make it in time. The flight from the UK to Indonesia would be too long arriving too late and it would mean delaying my dad's funeral. I was told that I should pray for him from afar and that would be all right.

I was told that he passed away in peace...I thank Allah for that.

I'm just sad that I never got to say good bye properly, and to tell him that I love him.

But deep inside I know that he knew...

I pray to Allah that he died knowing that no matter what...I love him.

We may not have spoken much in the past couple of years, but I never stopped hoping that he will see the person that I have become and be proud.

In the past 24 hours there has been an outpour of condolences, kind words from people who saw him as a mentor, a teacher, a fighter...and to me he is all of that...

I share the experience of many who see him as a mentor and a teacher...but there is one thing that I know him as, that only my sisters and I can stake claim to...as Daddy.

And no one can take that away from us...He will forever be...Daddy.

The side of him that not many people saw...the daddy that loved ice cream and chocolates, the daddy that would indulge us with books every chance he got, the daddy that always smelled wonderful in the morning just before he went to work, the daddy that loved classical music, the daddy who couldn't figure out how to work the video timer, the daddy who got very upset when I had to get glasses at the age of 10 because I read too much, the daddy who could be won over simply by a hug and a kiss on the cheek...and so much more...THAT's the Daddy that I know...and that no one else will ever know.

I will always cherish all the wonderful memories that I have with him, that only my family know...no one else...and no one can take that away from me...

I want to keep it that way...I want to remember only the good memories...the wonderful things he taught me, the inspiration he has been to me for me to become the person I am today. The wonderful ways I witnessed him touching other people's lives with his teachings. The pride that I have in him, and the love that only a daughter can have for her father. I will forever be proud to be his daughter...and carry his name with pride.

Everyday I pray for him...and I will continue to pray for him as long as I live...

I love you, Daddy...

Like you used to always say...I will always be your little girl...

Good bye, Daddy...may Allah bless you to be by His side...

I called my mother this morning, and I found out that no one was home, but went to my beloved Uncle's house, he passed away this morning. The whole memories about him and my cousins, from the death of my father, my sister's wedding, when I was little and always came to his house to play, when he always teased my mother and my aunt every time he came to our home, when he and my father were like best buddies, when I was so proud of him, when I visited him to ask his approval for my 'diplomat' boyfriend at the old ages, 1996 at the hospital and at his house (no, he did not approve), when I saw his open heart surgeries, and millions nice memories about him. I am a big fan of him and I always will. Selamat jalan, Wak Andak.

(sobbing while I am writing this ....)

I found this on the newspaper about his death today.

Muhammad Imaduddin Abdulrahim Wafat Sabtu, 02 Agustus 2008 | 13:48 WIB TEMPO Interaktif, Jakarta:Sesepuh Departemen Teknik Elektro Institut Teknologi Bandung, Muhammad Imaduddin Abdurrahim, meninggal dunia di kediamannya Jalan Bulak Raya Nomor 33, Klender, Jakarta Timur. Sabtu (2/8) pukul 09.00 WIB.  Bang Imad, panggilan akrab Imaduddin, meninggal dalam usia 77 tahun. Rencananya, jenazah penulis buku Kuliah Tauhid itu akan dimakamkan di Taman Pemakaman Umum Pondok Kelapa, Jakarta Timur, pukul 16.00 WIB. Bang Imad lahir pada 3 Zulhijjah 1349H atau 21 April 1931M di kota kecil Langkat, Sumatera Utara. Ia lahir dari pasangan Haji Abdulrahim dan Nyonya Syaifiatul Akmal. Sejak kecil, Imad dididik dalam tradisi keluarga yang patuh dan taat pada ajaran Islam.  Selama hidupnya, Bang Imad dikenal aktif berkiprah untuk kepentingan umat Islam. Antara lain, ia tercatat sebagai pendiri Masjid Salman ITB, penggagas berdirinya Ikatan Cendekiawan Muslim Indonesia dan Bank Muamalat. Hingga dua tahun lalu, Bang Imad juga masih aktif di Dewan Dakwah Islamiyah Indonesia. Sebelumnya, Doktor Filsafat Tehnik Industri dan Engineering Valuation dari Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, AS, ini juga pernah aktif di organisasi Islam, seperti Hizbullah, Himpunan Mahasiswa Islam, dan Pemuda Islam Indonesia.