What Crossing Over For

‘every day thousands of people illegally cross our borders… only one thing stands in their way. AMERICA’

Do you know the film of ‘Crossing Over’? this is a new film from Wayne Kramer. this tells about illegal immigrants from different countries to come to America and eager become permanent residence in USA. they do any efforts to get the green card. they often do a furtive illegal action such as lying the immigrant officer, doing falsifying green card, cheating with the corrupt immigrant officer, etc. so complicated problem.

in this film, told immigrants from some countries, Mireya Sánchez (Alice Braga) , Claire Sephard (Alice Eve), Taslima Jahangir (Summer Bishil), Yong Kim (Justin Chon), etc. they don’t know each other in the film. they have different culture, family and also problem. but the similarity in this case is they’re engaged in one problem: CROSSING OVER (eager to be American citizen). Mireya Sánchez is a worker from Mexico, then found dead in the near border between America and Mexico after she’d deported. Alice Eve is an Australian actress. She try to be big artist in America and use the illegal way to get the green card. Taslima Jahangir just a 15 years old girl from Bangladesh who uses hijab. she often reveal her mind of Islam view on some articles especially in some school tasks. she says on the paper that Islam is great religion. and Jihad is the great way to die. she try to write the article from the bomber side. but her classmates, teacher and head principal are too afraid by Taslima’s deed. then they call FBI to look at Taslima.

this is good film. you could see the complicated problem in here on immigrants’ side. in the last scene, it’s performed the naturalization ceremony. naturalization is held to those who change their nationality status into American (USA) citizen. it’s not easy to be an American citizen (if you interested). but i never interested to be the citizen of it. Indonesia is the most beautiful place for me. it can’t changed. :)

to you who want to watch this film, pliz download it free in here.

Dark Pearl from Mataram

My advisor at office just came back from Mataram, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia. She brought many souvenirs to us, as her staffs and volunteers. When I finished my ashar pray, she called me to give that souvenir. She said that that is a pearl from Mataram. I said, really? Well, she assured me with saying “of course!” . Hmm, I made smile on the lips. Well, thx Mom! It’s great to have a dark pearl from east. Did you know? The pearl’s mixed with green color from leaves accessories. It’s beautiful.

Pearl from Mataram. Actually I won’t discuss about the pearl, but the Mataram city. Because I don’t know is it the producer of pearls. Mataram is the capital of Nusa Tenggara Barat province. It has a beautiful view. Tourists most like to visit some great places here such as, Taman Sangkareang, Pantai Senggigi, and Cakranegara.

Hmm, actually, I also never visit there but im eager sometime. Hope so! I wanna see how beauty is it.

Cracking the Poor Glasses

Again, I did a blunder. And again, I did it to my lovely glasses. Well, that day, when I was doing volunteering action to an exhibition at Shangrila Hotel. After praying I went to a lavatory to do washing my glasses. I rubbed the old glasses using hotel soap and water. I rubbed it hardly. And suddenly, “crack!!”. Oh, damn! That’s my hell glasses. It’s cracked on the right part. Then I tried to fit it again into one piece in the frame. So you could see the slash cracked in the half on the right glass. Finally I decided to put my glasses off and saved it into my bag. Then I saw without it. It’s difficult. But I tried to smile and keep seeing. Rather I have the new one, Im still loving that poor spectacle. Phu-phu-phu… I was so much regretted. *too much!!*

A Gift from Pakde Cholik

This afternoon (12/09), my father called me with clear voice more than three times when I was working in front of computer in my room. Frankly speaking, I was too lazy to come to him but I said, “Okay dad, wait a moment.” But I didn’t down stairs early. I decided to stay longer for 10-15 minutes before I really did walk down. When I got out of the room, I found a packet put on floor. Wew, maybe someone had delivered this when I worked with computer.

Then I took the packet. Written on the one side there:

To:

Nanda Fadhilatul Muharram Abdullah

Sender:

Abdul Cholik

Wow, I was happy by that. Pakde Cholik really made his promise. He’d ever promised me to give a book as my birthday gift. This is my first item that I have from my blogger friend. Then wanna know what the gift to me?

Title: Powerful Guide to Master Your Wordpress

Author: Adam Pahlevi Baihaqi

I was bewitched for the book and also the author. This is the gift from him. Then the author is really awesome. He’s still studying at Senior High School, but has been writing 4 books until now. Great for Indonesia young generation.

Once again, thanks to pakde cholik. Wish you d’best, sir!

friendship inside wiseman

By. Enurhayati

A wiseman said 'a friendship is a gift from heaven'
Yes..it's a gift..a special gift for da special people..
Becoz a lonely moon is cryin and da stars feel jealous..
Look at our friendship beautify da earth life..
And if our friendship is a novel
We wud meet in da 1st page
At da last page i'l say thank u for becomin my friend..

This is a story of my home, Indonesia. As you know the good things of it, Indonesia is a big country. Over 230 ethnic groups in 33 provinces store in this country. They have great culture and all of them are so astonishing. Indonesia with the people, Indonesia with their welcome. You would get the warmth of love and peace here.

Unfortunately, Indonesia is the poor country. Yes, we’re the poor. We’re the people who work and give the harvest to foreigner. We’re vulnerable people in rich country. We’re rich by the nature resources but we’re too stupid with our warmth. Sometime people take the benefit from our stupid. We pleased they come and take part in our gold mining in Jayapura. Then we get nothing exception for a little part. We pleased they come into our economic problem and gave some money as a gift (actually it’s an obligation, it’s a DEBT) then they ruined us with crisis of it. We’re too kind and those usurers are so good in their guile.

Also, Indonesian, sometime, is not the hard worker. We’re lazy nation. We have too much dreams without trying to approach them. We’re used being corruptor in every single sector, from the time to the money. We’re love to fighting with anyone. The students, from elementary school to the university, have good point in bullying, even the grown folks. This is the real that you have to know. I tell this because they won’t tell you in wikipedia or any webs of information. I tell you the truth, dude.

But overall, Indonesia is my home and would always be my home. I was born on this fatherland. I was born to build this great fatherland. And I was born to die here with all my love to this fatherland.

Thank you.

Take It Out

I took something again from my office, hey. Is it such a robbery? Oh, no man. Im not a thief. I just did a furtive action of taking a bulletin from my office. =) yeah, actually there are some bulletins and magazines or other stuffs to be read. Those are sent to my office. Then I see that they’re such getting ignorant behavior from the employees. Sometimes, when I got order to tidy up some catalogues, I used that time to read some bulletins, magazines even books at a glance. Then after making sure that those stuffs have no role in this office, I did a furtive taking and saved them into my bag. Hehe, because I love to read and collect something like them. I don’t know why. But this is my pleasure to add some new information and knowledge.

22 Notes for My Twenty Two

Hey, Gals. Thx for coming into this site. Well, this is the way I celebrate the twenty two. Please enjoy it. First I wanna thx God as the master of this life. He had made me as a human especially a muslimah. Then peace be upon Muhammad SAW and also for his family, relatives, best friends and the ummah including us. Thx also for mom and dad and sisters.

Then, what d'ya think when you reach 22 years old in your life? for me, it’s my second step of the first mature degree after being 21. So, what about life? What d’ya think of it. Life is not only about birth, copulation and death. They come because Allah had made them to us. Then we shouldn’t ever worry by them. We were born to this world because of copulation and then we die.

Life is a game. We take the control and act as the driver of our life. But don’t forget that Lord is the executor. He is the producer and also the director.

Then thx to 22 friends of mine who had written 22 notes for me. Those are about life and friendship. This is my twenty two then I need more meaning about what life and friendship is. So, what’re you waiting for? Let’s check their notes on the following list:

1. Dwi Rostia Wijayandari on How Worth Life is?
2. Siti Mukhtalifah on A Story by Siti Mukhtalifah
3. Rahma Larissa on Friendship between Man and Woman
4. Dian Oktaviani on Friends
5. Istiana Nurmaulidawanti on Alive
6. Arif Nurwidyantoro on Letter from Your Friend
7. Meiva Eka Sri Sulistyowati on Friendship
8. Putri Nurul Aisyah on A Simply Love
9. Rusma Wihdah on Friendship
10. Muharrik on Life is a Gift
11. Krishadi Nugroho on What Life Really is ….
12. Nuryana Satia on What a Friend for
13. Arhsa on Life is Worth
14. Mel on untitled
15. Bundo on What a Friendship is
16. Rose Febrian Ciptaning on How Worth Life is?
17. Lia Amalia on I’m Alive
18. Reny Shintawati on How Worth Our Life is
19. Finda on What’s Friendship? Humm..
20. Dwi Setiadi on The Rusty Knight
21. Betty Wijayanti on GIVE YOUR LIFE JUST TO ALLAH
22. Noname on What Kindness Matters

Why Kindness Matters

By. Noname

One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all f his books. I thought to myself, ‘Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must be a nerd.’

I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on. As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him. They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt. His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.

He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes. My heart when out to him. So I jogged over to him as he crawled around looking for his glasses, and I saw a tear in his eye. As I handed him his glasses, I said, ‘Those guys are jerks? They really should get lives.’

He looked at me and said, “Hey thanks!” There was a big smile on his face. It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude. I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before. He said he had gone to private school before now. I would have never hung out with a private school kid before. We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.

He turned out to be a pretty cool kid. I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends. He said yes. We hung out all weekend and the more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked him, and my friends thought the same of him.

Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again. I stopped him and said, “Boy, you’re gonna really build some serious muscle with this pile of books everyday!” He just laughed and handed me half the books.

Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends. When we were seniors we began to think about college. Kyle decided on Georgetown and I was going to Duke. I know that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem. He was going to be a doctor and I was going for business on a football scholarship.

Kyle was valedictorian of our class. I teased him all the time being a nerd. He had to prepare a speech for graduation. I was so glad it wasn’t me having to get up there and speak.

On graduation day, I saw Kyle. He looked great. He was one of those guys that really found themselves during high school. He filled out and actually looked good in glasses. He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him. Boy, sometimes I was jealous! Today was one of those days.

On that day, I could see that he was nervous about his speech. So, I smacked him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be great!” He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled. “Thanks,” He said.

As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began talking.

“Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years: Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach…but mostly your friends. I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give. I am going to tell you a story.”

I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the first day we met.

He had planned to kill himself over the weekend. He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn’t have to do it later and was carrying his stuff home. He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.

“Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable.”

I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment. I saw his mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.

Not until that moment did I realize that moment did I realize it’s depth how my small act of kindness could really make a difference in my friend’s life.

So, never underestimate the power of your actions, even the small ones. You will never know the huge impact they may have on your or others. With one small act of kindness you can change a person’s life and yours too.

PS. This note is an email forward from friends and also published on a PPIA News on July 2009.

Friendship

By. Meiva Eka Sri Sulistyowati

friendship…
it is a simple word but meant a lot for me
it teaches me everything about world
it teaches me how to respect the other
but it’s also hurt me when I was betrayed
friendship was not always easy
it was not gave you the all happiness
it gave you sadness either
but I never regret for it
it was the best thing that i ever had
then my story began……

i have four best friends
we met each other when we was in the first grade of senior high school
we did many things together because we had same hobbies: that was reading
our favorite place for hang-out was a bookstore
we made a group
it called Cute Girls
we went everywhere together
and we also shared everything either
we were like sisters
there’s no secret among us
we promised for being best friends forever
until our hair become white
until the death separated us
i loved them so much
in short, nowadays was the eight years of our friendship
yeah…eight years; time was passed so fast
many things had changed during the time
and sadly, including our friendship…

after graduated from the college; slowly but surely, all of us were got a job
we pretty much enjoyed the time for earn money; but not with the job
we just loved the pay day time; hahahaa…
but money really changed everything
i can’t believe it at first
sadly, it was really happened
and it happened to one of my best friend
i used to called her “G”…

“G” graduated from one of the most reputable university in Jakarta
actually, I did not realized too much about her change because both of us were busy
but another best friend remind me about her
money and prestige had changed her a lot
she never share and honest to me anymore

the first time she betrayed me i still can forgive her
at that time; all of us were seeking a job
we went to any job fairs to find the jobs
we even went to Bogor
everything that we can do
she also joined us at first
but when we almost desperate to search again
she asked us to stay for a while and wait the info from her
she was promised to give us a good news
we believe in her and we were waiting for almost two months
but in the end of the month we knew something
something that made everything was different
she has already has the job
the job that really wanted by my another best friend
and she never told us about it
she pretended that she was innocence
i really disappointed with her

she never said sorry for anything that she did
she did not contact me for a long time
and even she sent me message; it was only to make herself proud
she also said that she has a prestigious job and also a rich boyfriend now
she told me everything about her ‘wonderful life’
she never asked about me; or the other member of our group
she always said about herself
she did not care about us anymore
she was too busy with her own bussiness
but she never want to introduce me to her life
maybe because she felt ashamed
maybe because i was not at the same level with her
maybe because she did not respect me anymore as her best friend
there were so many questions on my head
but something that surely
i really felt like her dust bin
and best friend were not like that
i did not recognized her anymore

i felt hurt; either the others
but we could not changed anything
it was the way that she has been chosen
however, i will try to forgive her once again
i did not have the right for judging her
let the time telling her that she was wrong
i do really miss her so mush
because she still my best friend
and i will keep my promised
friendship forever…….

PS. gaery….
sorry ya kalo artikel yg gw buat ni gak bagus n jauh dari sempurna; gw pgn bgt bisa nulis bgs kyk loe or nuril; syukur2 kalo bisa nerbitin buku; amien…heheheee
o iya… met jadi sarjana yaaaa….
gw ikut seneng; akhirnya temen gw yg doyan gery salut nie jadi sarjana sekarang, heheee…
gw gak akan pernah bs lupa pengalaman gila n nekad qt waktu ke pusgiwa dulu; waktu loe cinta banget sama gary ampe nekad kesana; hahahaaa…
keep in touch terus ya gaery; sukses !!!!

I'm Alive

By. Lia Amalia (2009)

-I’m Alive-

I was about to jump

When I saw those little eyes

Full of…aarrgh…

Can not remember

Then I sat, stared at him

He, with a sack of news on his hand

Still on white-red outfit

Ran..happily when somebody called him

Then smile…

Not so far, a man

With a sweat, dark, tired face

Hoe on his hand..or with a bare hand

Struggle against stones, bricks, concretes

His eyes…

Full of…aarrgh…

What’s that?!

Can not found..

Then he smile

A giant rock seemed to hit my heart

Open it

Suddenly, I heard a sound…so peaceful

Never heard since a long time ago

People ..piety..pray

Greet each other

Smile each other

O, those eyes

Full of…

Full of…

Yes yes

Those eyes full of parents, children, friends

Full of God…

Allahu Akbar!!

I knew it,

I got it

Life is worth

Life is a gift

So people on a duty to give that gift away

So They fight for life

Sometimes for the other’s

Even they have nothing to share

Smile enough for a strength

To make their life worthier…

Life, a dark cave

As we move on we’ll find a light

We must find a light!

I’ve found my light

So I stand, turned around

And jumped into my precious life.

GIVE YOUR LIFE JUST TO ALLAH

By. Betty Wijayanti

Some months ago, I always felt my life so bad. I didn’t feel that I was still alive, although I still walked around in the world, ate, and did many things as usual. But, my heart had been die. Sometimes, I knew my false but my heart was so difficult to feel that. I just knew, I was in the right position. Usually, we would feel ‘I’m all right’ when actually we were sick.
The point was I didn’t care bout anything else.
You know why?
It was just because of I didn’t get something that I wanted. Something that I believe it be comes the true at the time. Because, I had found the best way to get ’something’ that I wanted. Then, all of things had to end. And Everything was not clear to me….
This tragedy gave some effects to me some months more. I was so lazy to do everything, I said to ALLAH that ALLAH didn’t love me and etc.
But, alhamduLillah…..at the present, all of things are finished. ALLAH has give His guidance to me. I become enjoy to do my life….I hope, I can learn more with the experience…..

The Rusty Knight

By. Dwi Setiadi (translated)

Had you ever heard a story about the Rusty Knight? It isn’t the real knight but his persistence makes the name of knight proper for him.

It’s said, once upon a time, a man studied in a country. He came from a far away village. He had strong curiosity to study and improve his life quality. And also he had wiling to distribute any kindnesses to people. He’s not really clever, but also not too stupid. He’s too enthusiastic to study everything.

Then he entered into the world of politics. He’s so confident to participate in that world because of his background of his political activities in his village. In short, he got success in this politics world.

Later times, he lost without any notifications. Until one day he came back into this country to be an official of government. His friends shocked for this news. They wondered why he could be an official after his hiatus for long time. Ya, that because he did something worth in his hiatus. He made magnum opus. So because of that he’s called back to his country and gave contribution to the people.

This is a wise story. The man worked hard to be the knight. He loved to study and had willing to contribute something worth to his country and the people. And the one important thing is he did these things with all of his heart and soul.

Life is Worth

By. arhsa (translated)

Life is worth. We can see on the philosophy of pencil.

First, it always accompanies the owner to help him making some notes. Second, it feels hurt when it’s sharpened. But it becomes sharper and useful by that. Third is the pole. The pole is the most important thing of pencil. Broken pole is no problem. Because it can be sharpened again to get the sharp pole. Fourth is easy to erase. Yup, the pencil scratch can be erased and corrected easily. And fifth, the pole of pencil should be sharpened to make scratches.

Life is worth. Let’s look into ourselves.

First, our life will be more meaningful when we always associate with God. Second, any disaster or calamity or hurt or test or load will make us more mature and wise. Third, the most important is our heart. Fourth, any mistake and failure are the tools to motivate us to struggle more and more. Fifth, always sharpen ourselves, our hearts, our feelings and our souls. Then some great works will be appeared although you’re died. Your life is very worth because you’re created with great goal.

What a Friend for

by. Nuryana Satia

if you ask me
what is the best gift from God in my life?

i will say:
spirit at the hopeless,
advice at the broken,
and smile at the troubles

i can’t say as good as poem
but the truth is…
i’m alone without you, friend.

Nb: not patient to see you again
thanks for being side me

What’s friendship??? Humm..

By. Finda

What’s friendship??? Humm..

Friendship cannot always be explained, but only understood and cherished by the two people that share it. Friendship with one self is all important because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world. And I think everyone in the world need friend.

We can share everything with friend and try to solve our problems together . We can exchange of advice and the sharing of hardship. Friend can know us as well as we know ourselves, and find it special that we know her just as well. Friend can make us smile through our tears or cry out of happiness. She always there for us and just realizing that she would be there is more enough to make it better.

We can get happiness if we spent time with friends. And I think our best friend is one of person who brings out the best in us. Thank you for all you’ve done, friend.

“The true friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.” (GW)

Almost forgot, I just wanna say : Happy BirthDay
to myfriend
“Dhila”
I hope all of your wishes come true and Allah always bless you…

HOW WORTH OUR LIFE IS

By. Reny Shintawati

Taking the analogy of human’s born, we know that when a woman just bears a baby, the father whispers adzan to the baby’s right ear and also iqomat to the left ear. And then, the baby grows up being an adult till the time that Allah determines. When, the time comes, everyone will die. They have to be prayed before being buried. Kullu nafsin dzaaa iqotul maut.

The important reflection of that analogy, is that our life is not long. The period is like among adzan, iqomat and shalat. It is very short, isn’t it? However, do we realize that our life is as short as that? And what we have done to make our life meaningful?

We do not live alone in this extremely big world. We have family at our sweet home, friends, teachers, neighbor and many more. Can we give something useful to them? Khairunnas anfa’uhum linnas (Al Hadits). The highly better human is who can be useful to other people. We need not think that we have to be a big one to give something useful, but we need think to be a great one. Even the street sweepers, do wonderful thing to make our environment clean. However, be the best truly us and give many to people. Many ways we can do. We can share our knowledge and experiment through teaching. We can do some social activities. We can participate in improving the country, and many more. We do all for our religion and country, even the world, for the better life. Do not let our life runs in vain. Our life is too valuable to do nothing. We can get happiness by being useful.

So, what will you do next to be the great one? Have a nice life, friends.

How Worth Life is

By. Rose Febrian Ciptaning

Well, for me it’s depend on how you face this life, how you shape it and of course how you make it worth.

Life is a gift that Allah gives to us, a gift that each human only feel it once in a time. There are two options to run this life, first with fun things and the second is with important things.

For those who run it with fun things, they will do many things but I’m not sure it’s important thing to do. Indeed, those who run important things not only get pleasure but also fun things. Why??? Because important things can make someone feel needed, or even give the best from the person.

Talk about life is talk about you become a real person not a dead body, a person who can give advantages in every his or her single step. If you are human, you will appreciate life by doing something useful, know what he should do in life and for what he is created. What we can do in this life???

Well there are much things that we can do start for simple thing until big thing. The most important point is how useful our act to others, such as a smile. Smile is a simple thing that we can do in life but it doesn’t worth if we give smile in inappropriate time. Smile when someone get unlucky day, smile when someone lost his or her precious thing.

Because of life only happened once in time, don’t waste it. Be a good person who loyal with Allah is a right decision, from that we can get good life, good friends, good husband or wife and of course we learn to understand how worth life is.

So, how worth life is………………

What a Friendship is

By. Adelma Rahmi (Bundo)

friendship is when I try to wrote this note for you, dhila.. just to make you happy

even though i have to ask my sister in law to translate my words

friendship is when I don’t count on your present, coz I know even though you’re not around.. you’ll always meaningful to me

friendship is like Ikal, Arai and Jimbron

just like trees and land

just like you n me, I hope

wa tawasaw bil haq wa tawasaw bi sabr

untitled

By. Mel

Take your time to really see. Many people spend million to make their heart beat again, to get back their life. Don’t waste your life coz u only have once chance.

What Life Really is

By. Krishadi Nugroho

For me life is when…

…I have no money left on my wallet

Luckily I have enough credit on my hand phone to make a call

I : hallo mom, I have no money left so can you send some money to my account by ATM near you?

Mom : ok honey, I’ll send it on my lunch break

I : thanks mom

Mom : Ok

…I am hungry

I just go to the dining room and eat with good

Drink good drink from the refrigerator

Have some good fruits and any other cake that I like

Or else I just simply buy what I like

…Time to sleep

I just go to my warmth room

took my self into a nice mattress

Close my eyes with have to afraid of cold or rain

For me life is when…

…I have no money to buy anything

I sell newspapers on the train from morning till dawn

I sell drinks to the public transportation passengers

I sing all day under the traffic lights

…It’s time to eat

I’m still thinking whether I have got something to eat or not

I think I’ll eat tomorrow if it’s possible

I buy one portion of a meal and eat it with two of my other friends

…It’s time to sleep

I can sleep every where

In the alley of a street

Under a bridge

In front of a store

Or any other place I meet

Life is a Gift

By. Muharrik

To my friend Dila. Happy Birthday to U

How worth life is

Life is a gift. A human’s life on this earth is Allah’s choice, and we as his servant have no choice. Like it or not we have to accept this life with gratefulness! Just like we cannot defy death we also cannot defy life.

We are free to choose in this life but our choice may not necessarily be liked by Allah except if we follow what he wants, but Allah does not leave us without guidance. He equipped our life with alQuran and Sunnah and all his rules so that we can live with full respect and in a civilised way, as his servant before being bestowed with paradise that is as broad as the earth and sky.

This is Allah, the most merciful and beloved!

As servants we should realise that life on this earth is not a playful thing and not taken seriously. Age that is bestowed by Allah is not long. Age is a pleasure and its worth is immeasurable and something that we cannot waste and the worth of our life are being destined by age itself. Age is our capital to collect our profit in eternity (akhirat) later on.

Most of us do not realise how important it is for us to plan our life so that our life can be used solely for Allah in order to get his blessings. In life, age is the worth of a human being and this is where we need to know our concept on how important it is to have a clear and strong personality with a clear mission and vision in our life.

We belief in Allah with a true belief and know that the beginning of a human life is from world our mother’s womb, then into this world, then to the world of the dead ( alam barzakh) and finally to eternity (alam akhirat) where our life ends.

We should be afraid about this situation because there are lot of responsibilities that we have neglected, especially with only a little time left as we aged. Age is a mystery for us and with this mystery we should set it in motion from now so that we will not regret later. We do not know when and where Allah will end our life after which definitely there will be rewards and punishment that we will receive according to our doings.

According to Hassan Al Basri, time is divided into 3:

1. Yesterday which is no longer ours

2. Tomorrow which is not yet ours and may not be ours

3. Today which is still in our hands

Use time fruitfully. Insyaallah

Happy Birthday.

Friendship

By. Rusma Wihdah

Friends are everything. Life feels so empty without ‘em. Friends play an important role in a person’s life. They encourage when one is sad, they entertain when one is lonesome, and they listen when one has problems. Many words to describe ‘em. Friends are usually loyal, kind, helpful, caring and many positive stuff else. You can find the figure of real from Ron Weasley in Harry Potter and Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of The Rings characters. They really loyal to their friends even though what happen to them. The point is friends never quit.

How Worth Life is

By. Dwi Rostia Wijayandari

The answer is Life has material and immaterial values.

The material values of a body is the whole part of the body itself, hands, feet, eyes, skin and organs. Today, you can calculate the value of your body. My body’s value is US$403.1931119999999, can you imagine that?! The healthier a body is the more value is. The price is cheap, isnt? Don’t get it wrong, it’s not the price when you sell your part of body or organs, but it is transferring the value of your body health. Somehow, our body can be important to somebody else.

To know how one’s life is worth you must put the death as the reflection, sacrifice, murder, suicide and accident, you judge yourself of how worth life is. To me, life is worth, I believe, but to find out how it can be worth is the most difficult task for me. Everyday, I ask my self what can I do to make this life better for myself, family, friends and world? Do I find the answer? No, and maybe I never will. But, the show must go on,I keep walking in my temporary emptiness and say, life should be faced with Wiseness so I decide what my life for and what I could be, a wise person. The Value of human’s life is the value that you create yourself not the career you have and not the richness you have.

I can simply see and say that our leader’s life is worthless, if he’s failed to be the leader but I can simple conclude if the life of the street trash collector is highly worth because he cleans the trash off the streets everyday with a responsible. So, it’s not the status you gain but the value that you put on yourself that makes you worthy. Don’t be proud of doing your responsibilities but be proud when you can do more than your responsibilities.

A Simply Love

By. Putri Nurul Aisyah

when I am exhausted

I close my eyes

flash back my journey

I had there was so hard remembering that I have born alone

and died alone

but you came to me as a cure

a cure that healing my curse

to spending life alone

you offering me

a simply love that you called “friendship”

In my grieve

you endure it with me

In my triumph

you take aside for me

you are so extraordinary

not because you have super power

nor have great ability that changes world

but because you can filling immense hole in my heart

you knows, it comfort me

that though we may old

your still beside me.

thanks for founding me.

Letter from Your Friend

By. Arif Nurwidyantoro

Dear friends,

How are you? With this I informed you that I’m okay. I hope you’re okay too. How’s life around you? Where are you now?

Our paths they did cross, tough I cannot say just why.

We met

Before we met, we’re just a total stranger. Both of us don’t know each other. Then we met. We exchange our name. I’m no good at remembering people’s name, so I spell your name twice. You spell my name too. The foundation of a relation was built.

We laughed, we held on fast

And here we are, years after our first met. We’re getting close. We have done activities together. We cried, and we laughed. Sometimes we’re on fighting. But in the end, we understood each other. The bonds were created.

And then we said goodbye

You are my friend
Aah, you haven’t forgotten the dream we had that day, right?
You are my dream
Aah, your one longest way was just starting;
Oh, it’s time to get moving!

The day finally came. If there is a hello, then there is a goodbye. We started to move forward. We have different dreams. You continued your journey to achieve your dreams. And I went to pursue mine. We promised that someday we’ll meet again, after we reach our own dreams.

And who’ll hear the echoes of stories never told?

I believe, someday we’ll meet. And when that time comes, we’ll have a very long conversation. We’ll share our story. I’m looking forward for that time.

Let them ring out loud ‘till they unfold

What was the start of all this?
When did the cogs of fate begin to turn?
Perhaps it is impossible to grasp that answer now,
From deep within the flow of time.

But for a certanty, back then
We loved so many yet hated so much
We hurt others and were hurt ourselves.

Yet even then we ran like the wind
Whilst our laughter echoed
Under cerulean skies….
from your dearest friend..

Credits:
Melodies of Life (OST FFIX)
Distance by Long Shot Party (OST Naruto Shippuden)
Opening prose of Chrono Cross

Alive

By. Istiana Nurmaulidawanti

Can you ever imagine, my love..

If one can see the place would be die..

Will all the flowers get black..
Will all the folks shutted..

Can you imagine, love..

If one can see the time would be die..

Will all the ticks get stopped..
Will all the morning passed..

Can you imagine, love..

If one can see the soul would be die..

Will all the friends get fall..
Will all the love end..

So, my love..

Will you standing still..
Will you understand..
Will you promise..
Will you remember..
Will you see..
Then..
Will you help..

There’s a life brighter in the dark..
There’s a life smoother in the reef
And there is a life colder in the firebomb..

That is why we call it ‘alive’..

Friends

By. Dian Oktaviani

Friends…
just a word
a simple word
a simple magical word
a greatest simple magical word

Simple
because you shouldn’t have any reasons to stand beside them
you don’t have to use any blink-blink things to hang out with them
you are with them because you want to
no other reasons, simple isn’t it?

Magical
because they can make you laugh while you are feel sad
making you feel better after the strom
convincing you that everything will be alrigth
then you can smile again, magical isn’t it?!

Greatest
because you can share everything with them
sharing smiles, laughs, even cries
just like eyes, do everything together
and the reason only “because you are my friend”, greatest isn’t it?

Because of them I’m still standing here
standing on my own feet
facing all the storm in front of me
without fear
because they are with me

***

Mission completed \(^o^)/

A Story by Siti Mukhtalifah

By. Siti Mukhtalifah

Once upon a time,there was a man lived on the bank of a river in Central Sumatera.His house lay between two Villages. He was a religious teacher.His name was Lebai. His living was both by teaching people and fishing. He was well known all over the two villages.

One day, the two rich families in the two villages were having a big party. Both of them invited him at the same hour of the same day. On the morning of the feast, Lebai was ready to attend the party by his boat. As a greedy man he thought hard before he went. he could not decide which village to visit first. it was because the one in the North of the river slaughtered only one buffalo, while the other in the South of the river slaughtered two buffaloes.

As the North was near his house, he rowed his boat upstream to the North of the river. On his way the thought that people there did not know him well, so they would not respect him very much. He turned to the downstream.because he would get much respect in the South,he could get two buffaloes’ heads. he thought again that they could not cook well. he kept thinking whether he went upstream or downstream. he turned his boat to the upstream. when he nearly reached the place,he saw some peoplewent back from the party. he turned his boat quickly to the downstream. Unfortunately,when he arrived there, He saw people leaving the house. he spent his time to go upstream and downstream until the feast over, He got nothing.

Friendship between Man and Woman

By. Rahma Larissa

A few days ago, a friend of mine asked me to do a favor. She asked me to write kind of article themed friendship. One topic straightly comes to mind at that time is…. friendship between man and woman. Umm.. I think this would be an interesting topic, and i have my own opinion about this, though. So, here we go.

Nowadays, men and women are interacting very actively. They have common hobbies and for that, it can be stay in platonic relationship, like brother-sister. Huh? Do you really think that kind of friendship is exist? Okay, first, let’s try to look into what friendship does mean.

Friendship is co-operative and supportive behavior between two or more people

For most of men, friendship with women is more flexible, they can express their own feelings not like with a man. Because friendship between men is based on acts. Men hate being filed under indecisive. Men would rather do something then talk about it. That’s why we rarely see a man speaking to his friend for hours, about upcoming trip, for example.

Whereas, the friendship between women mostly based on trust. It is an open secret that women like to pouring their hearts out to each other, they enjoy giving advice and debate a variety of subjects at length. Friendship with men, women like to have pretended brothers, because with a male friend she can feel safe.

And for that good reason, maybe they (men or women) can talk with their friends about things which should not be touched upon when talking with their spouses or partners with no worries. Yeah, because usually human beings enjoy their time with the opposite sex, right?

But why cant a man and a woman be just friends? And is it really possible that this friendship might end into falling in love with each other? Well the basics of friendship are actually interests and confidence, not gender. However, friendship still..cant be truly made between men and women. Why? As we know, God did create in pairs, male and female.

Although, some of them may say; I think it’s possible, our friendship is a beautiful thing and we support each other through lifes ups and downs. We never developed romantic feelings, it will just ruin the friendship. True, if friendship between opposite sex is a beautiful thing, but the fear of developing romantic feeling is rather like true happens. You can say no, i dont have any feeling more than just a friend, then you are lying. I am sure, at least one of the friends have that feeling, but she/he rather shut her/his mouth because of the reason; romantic feeling will just ruined the friendship. The truly reason that they can never show up is; afraid of the other’s respond. In other mean, they dont wanna get hurt themselves by knowing the person they have falling in is actually doesnt have the same feeling as they do. And they dont wanna separate away from that person, even he/she doesnt have feeling more than just a friend. It’s okay as long as i can close to him/her.That’s pity.

Love is closely related to friendship in that it involves strong interpersonal ties between two or more people

Or I say, a man and a woman can‘t be friends, unless he‘s gay or she‘s lesbian. Nyahahaha.
But who cares anyway?? yeah, i dont care, and maybe you dont care either. Well, this post is just for sharing my opinion. Even it’s not making a conclusion, yes you can, or no you cant just friends with your opposite sex friend, I only share my thought about that kind of friendship.

I found an interesting opinion about this issue. One woman suggests how can a man and a woman be just friends: “you should go sleep in one bed (only sleep, no sex). If you will sleep soundly, without any distractions – yes, you can be friends, but if not…” Hahaha, true.

So, i still in my opinion, truly friendship between men and women is nonsense. How about yours?

References

And among His Signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that ye may dwell in tranquillity with them, and He has put love and mercy between your (hearts): verily in that are Signs for those who reflect. (Qur’an 30:21)

Glory to Allah, Who created in pairs all things that the earth produces, as well as their own (human) kind and (other) things of which they have no knowledge. (Qur’an 36:36)

source: wikipedia, alquran-english, pravda, jurgita

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Dreams for Good Life

Had you ever dream about good life? What is the good life to you? I believe that people make their definitions for their good life. They have different dreams to make good life. Then what your dreams to make the good life come into your life?

I’ll tell you some of my dreams to get the good life. In my opinion, good life is what you do with love. Good life is something touches your heart and never to be forced. Good life is something good not only to be purposed to you but also people. Thinking what you can do to the world? Then you get happiness in this life.

About education, I’m dreaming for having scholarship and going abroad to take my postgraduate degree. Then about family, I’m also dreaming for having smart, godly and earthy husband. I’m dreaming of being good wife and mother. Then my husband and I respect and love each other. We have some great plans not only for our great family but also this great country. Actually I really do want to bear a scientist, especially in physics major. Then, he (my first child) will become the scientist for the Indonesian Academy of Sciences (LIPI) in his young. Then I do want my second child become a doctor. My third child will become a scientist in chemistry major. My fourth child will become a director of some good films. Then my last child will be registered as a student at Al-Azhar University in Egypt, then she’ll become the hafizhoh (woman muslim who memorizes Al-Qur’an). Hmm, that’s so specific dream right? But that is just of my dreams to make good life. I still have many dreams!!

About the place I wanna live for and how physically house I want to build, hmmmmm…. I wanna live in small town. It’s not too far away from the city, but it has good environment and no any pollution there. Umm, maybe it’s referred to some small towns in Bandung. Of course I dream for a better town. Jakarta and Bekasi are so busy city and also hot. They have crowd and traffic everywhere which always make me dizzy! Phuih!!

Then how about the house? Hmm, actually I’m dreaming for having a tree-house. Or meaning the house which made out of wood. We also have a garden next to our house. We have two garages with different functions. The first garage will be placed by the car. And the second garage will be used to book café. Actually this book café is to function as public library and learning center for children. The space is not too large, but very functional.

So, those are some of my dreams. I state once again, I still have many dreams to make come true. I know I have been described my dreams into detail. But don’t you believe if we have dreams then we describe and visualize it, your dream will come true. Just believe yourself. That’s one of things to make the good life.

We Have Election Again

Presidential election comes again in Indonesia on July 8, 2009. Noted three couple candidates ready to be voted in this election. They are Megawati Soekarnoputri as the president candidate and Prabowo Subianto as her running mate, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) as the president candidate and Boediono as his running mate, and the last Jusuf Kalla (JK) as the president candidate and Wiranto as his running mate. After campaign session they should be chosen in this day then going into the second session election on September. Yes, actually this 8^th of July is the first session presidential election.

Whoever chosen in this election, please be kind for Indonesia and the people. Don’t ever try to betray us, and then you will know what the compensation. And whoever lost in this election, please be wise. You are still in this country and will always give contribution to Indonesia. You’re not to be a president if you wanna contribute to your fatherland. Just be your self and help people around you. That’s also helping.

Copy My Style

actually i just take this title from Saykoji's Song title, "Copy My Style Again". this song was made coz of the problem of stealing case done by Malaysia. yuhuu, nowadays that country makes some bad news to Indonesia. that country admitted some Indonesia cultures into it own self. but yaa... no prob. just make you know for this.

This weblog entitled goin over. What does go over or goin over mean?

According to Oxford Dictionary, these two words have many meanings and these can be used to some cases and actions.

So, go over means …

to be received in the specified way; to look at something carefully; to inspect something; to examine the details something; to check something; to study something carefully; to clean something; to move from one, often distant, place to another; to transfer to a different person or place for the next part of the broadcast; to change from one side, opinion, habit, system, etc to another.

But I love to mean those highlighted sentences as the meaning to this site. So, im goin over to see something more carefully and detail. Im goin over to study anything cases more carefully. Then im goin over to move, to cross to any places in positive purposes (studying, making friends and a life). Im goin over to see the something new and useful and bring it for sharing to anyone. That’s my hope.

Then, thx for visiting this bloggy. Cheers … ^^

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