A Girl Name Christine

My name is Christine Wonoseputro, I was born on November, 9th 1976. Chinese say that I was born on the year of Dragon, which is the most powerful chinese zodiac among all. People say that dragon is ambitious, creative, powerful, and full of spirit. More or less, probably it’s….. true?!  That’s me…I did not believe on that kind of myths, but more or less, I feel that it was probably true, according to my real character.

My father’s name is Ferry Wonoseputro, he is an electrical engineer, and my mom is Ratna Tjahyati. I took architecture as my major subject in university, and I was  graduated as Bachelor of Engineering in Architecture on September 1999.

In year 1997, for the first time, I met my future husband. We met at the choir when he was working at HSBC and waiting for his professional practice in medical school. And after I was  graduated, I engaged to him, on Valentine Day, 14th of Febuary 1999.

In June 1999 I applied to become a part time tutor at Interior Design Department and being accepted, so from that time I began my career as a lecturer in a private university in Surabaya, which is the largest and oldest private university in eastern Indonesia. In the other side, I run my own “tiny firm”, Sketsa Arsitektur, with my cousin.

In the millenium year, which was also the year of Golden Dragon, I married with my husband on my birthday month in Indonesian Christian Church in Surabaya and we gather our reception at Novotel and Balai Kartika Surabaya. We spend our honeymoon in Sydney and Gold Coast, on December 2000. In December 2003, I give birth to my first son, Winston, who is now about 3 years old. From that time I start to become working mother, baby sitting him and also teaching as a full time lecturer at Architecture Department of Petra Christian University.

In year 2006,  I received a full-scholarship from Petra to continue my Master Degree at NAFA/ Huddersfield in Spatial Design, the major subject that I really want. Before I continue my postgraduate study, I promise that I would not take a wrong subject which I do not like, like other scholarship holders in my Department. This precious time that has been given to me has made me learn a lot about outside living, meeting a lot of people from many countries,  and getting a wide opportunity to broaden up my mind.

Now I am at Singapore, staying at Tanglin for about next 5 months and spending my wonderful time here…. Thank God.

~ oleh Christine Wonoseputro di/pada Desember 8, 2006.