I have returned from the city of darkness, Jakarta, where the dark grows by each and every day. I went there without my spiritual protections. I did not pray nor read the Bible while I was there. The lure of the dark was almost too tempting to bear. My friends have been caught in the trap they called the "Jakarta Undercover". They went each and every night, seeking for the pleasure of men and night 0entertainments. I was dragged deep. I was on the brink of entering the door of darkness. Yet, I was saved. The hold broke loose just one step away from the gate. Now I must crawl again to the place where I was, to the place of light I knew.

Alas, I did not meet any friend there. I did not have any means of contact with them. The only ones I have contact with were TrueGossiper and Pau. Yet, I did not manage to meet them as we have our own different plans. So I went on, and encountered another friends by the fourth day. They were not from the 2kGenerations or Bloggers community, but from the place where I once belonged to, VideoGamesIndonesia.com. I encountered the boss Rickel and his bro Santa, the ex-Ultima Cross Head Editor Koichan, the now-short-haired Sadako, master Console, fellow gamers Zero and Sanny and many more. We had a really good time conversing through the whole night.

Then I returned on the fifth day to my hometown, bringing some things for my sisters, Mee-a and June. Later that night, I went with June to Mee's workplace and took her with us to the Kampoeng Steak cafe. We shared our feelings after we have not seen each other for a week. I'm really glad to be home again, and to know that there are still some people who will await my return. I was on a state of despair last week, I was broken down, and I was planning not to return. But yeah, those sisters kept pulling me back, so now here I am. Back on the place where I belong, along with my loving two sisters, my family, and my friends. This is my home... where I belong.

But the story does not end here. Later I will tell you more about the details of my journey in the City of Darkness...


••• Sunday, February 08, 2004 •••