END-OF-YEAR THANKSGIVING

First of all I would like to thank God, who has given me a lot of blessing so that I can serve a lot of students this year (2008). I thank God for the opportunities he has prepared for me. It is also God, who has driven me to move one step further... to enter a different kind of “world”. Indeed... for him and because of him I have done all those things...

I thank my wife, Maria Gracia Maxi, and my son, Yohanes Maria Vianney Sutadi, who always support me... Both of you are my inspiration... you are everything for me...

Thanks a lot to Ibu Caroline T. Priyapto, my mother, who endlessly prays for me and my family. Thanks a lot to my brother and sisters: FX Sutyasno, Sr. M. Kristiana SND and Cicilia E. Atmintarsih for their love and care. Thanks a lot to Madame M.M. Martanti, my mother in law, and Mas Reza, Mas Tino and Mbak Jeny for their support.

To close this year, I also would like to thank Mas Ir A.M. Suryatmanta and his wife, Mbak Ir A. Susanti, both are the owners of Kumon Mathematics School in Jalan Sudirman Bogor, who have encouraged me to start my own English course. Their words triggered my will.

I would like to thank my working partners at Independent English Course: Miss Irma Lismayanti and Miss Ramadhani Nuryunawati for their great job this year.

I want to give my thanks to my current and former students who have always made me happy and courageous by giving me supports. I will never forget to mention them for their great help and friendship: Etty Nur Baety, Arief Kurniadi, Lorita, Rahmat Hidayat, Risa Guntari, Pramita Fitri, Maria Angela Turangan, Raynaldy, Rini Asmunati, etc.

Thanks a lot to my previous colleagues who have helped me in my previous job: Ms Dewi Lestari HW, Ms Siti Wastunnahari, Ms Latifah Soraya, Mr Amir Syarifuddin, Ms Suprihati Sarlan and Tarmaji. I thank Mr Budianto Wijaya, Mr Satyadhi Hendra and Mr Udaya NH for their guidance when I still joined their company.

I would like to thank Mr Ir Mamul Zein, chairman of HIPKI DPC Kota Bogor, Ibu Ratmi and Bapak Drs. H. Ridwan Jamaluddin from UPTD Dinas Pendidikan Dasar Kecamatan Tanah Sareal, and Bapak Bambang Gunawan SH, MSi, head of Dinas Pendidikan Kota Bogor, who have helped me to establish Independent English Course by issuing recommendation and course licence.

I’d like to express my gratitude to some private students who have trusted me to help them this year: Miss Lorita, who became my first private student at Independent, Mrs. Dr. Nurhaimi Haris, who trusted me to help her to prepare her paper presentation, Mr Dr. Uhendi Haris, who gave support both to his wife and me so that the private lessons could run well. Thanks to Pramita Fitri and Risa Guntari, who kept helping me when I needed them. I’d also like to thank Mrs Yulianti Rosdian, Mrs Tanti Kusumayati, Mrs Nurjanah and Mrs Tuti Herawati from SMAN 7 Bogor, who have trusted me to help them prepare their bilingual lessons. Thanks a lot to Mr Rizal Ponto, Tubagus Riezky and Pramesti.

I also want to thank my great friends at Exultate Choir (Pak Simon, Pak Ludo, Bu Ludo, Mas Gago, etc.), St Theresia Choir (Pak Jack and friends) and BMV Choir, who have given me support and can understand my shortcoming to serve them.

I cannot deny that I learn a lot from some VCDs/DVDs and books written by great Indonesian motivators and successful people such as Pak Tung Desem Waringin, Pak Mario Teguh and Pak Purdi E Chandra. They have given me a lof of inspiration.

Finally, I thank you all for your time to read this blog.
I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
God bless you all.

(Thomas A. Sutadi)