Natalie….
Deep condolences to all family and friends of the victims of Mandala plane crash occurred in Medan, 5 Sept 2005, especially for relatives of my very dear friend, Natalia Magdalena Sitanggang. She was among the victims of the so tragic accident, and I almost could not forgive my self not for having such an intense contact with her since she was graduated a year ago.
I was terribly shocked, deeply miserable to hear the news; …. just cannot believe that young brilliant sweet nice girl had leaving us earlier, out of the blue. Natalie (or Natsi she was popularly called), was my junior in SMU Taruna Nusantara Magelang. She was renowned for her tough and discipline. She was member of Tonpara (Paskibra), the school’s elite. Afterward she moved on to economics department in University of Indonesia. We’ve been hand in hand running Kanopi, the student’s organization, at that time. She was so exceptional indeed, for her academic achievement in the midst of all her activities. She graduated cum laude!!
Actually she was expected to pursue master degree in France (she gained scholarship from TOTAL, waw, what an accomplishment sis!), and planned to depart on Wednesday(!), two days after the accident happened. Natalie, in her inherently jovial spirit, went to Medan to say goodbye to her families. She was about to celebrate her success together with her beloved in her hometown. On the day the plane was about to crash, she was in a hurry, because she was awaited in campus to sign contract prior to her leaving to France. But God has another plan…..and it was turn out to be the end of her promising short-life.
Goodbye Natalie…God bless you. And we all love you………
