Thursday, 5 August 2010
Si Fotografer yang Perlu Diasah
Namanya, Bima
Letak Geografis Bima
Kota Bima terletak di bagian timur Pulau Sumbawa pada posisi 118°41'00"-118°48'00" Bujur Timur dan 8°20'00"-8°30'00" Lintang Selatan. Keterangan ini saya ambil dari wikipedia, lantaran saya tidak tahu persis letak geografis kampung halaman ayah ini. Ya, dikarenakan posisi kota Bima berada di bagian timur, alhasil batas-batas wilayah kota Bima adalah sebagai berikut:
1. Bagian utara, kota Bima berbatasan dengan Kecamatan Ambalawi dan Kabupaten Bima;
2. Bagian selatan, kota Bima berbatasan dengan Kecamatan Palibelo dan Kabupaten Bima;
3. Bagian barat, kota Bima berbatasan langsung dengan teluk Bima;
4. Bagian timur, kota Bima berbatasan dengan Kecamatan Wawo dan Kabupaten Bima.
Penggunaan Bahasa Bima
"Bahasa Bima itu tidak bisa ditulis dan hanya bisa diungkapkan", begitulah penuturan ayah saya mengenai bahasa Bima. Kalaupun bahasa Bima ditulis, akan menghasilkan makna yang berbeda, atau biasa kita sebut dengan kesalahpahaman. Mengapa bisa terjadi seperti ini? Seperti saya pernah jelaskan pada blog saya (perihal materi-materi kuliah) bahwa bahasa merupakan hasil dari kesepakatan-kesepakatan manusia dalam bersosialiasi.
Artinya, wajar saja apabila bahasa Bima dituliskan, maka tak jarang menimbulkan kesalahpahaman makna, lantaran kebanyakan masyarakat Bima menggunakannya secara lisan. Misalnya saja, penulisan nama salah satu penganan khas Bima yang tepat, yakni Pangaha Punga, terkadang ada orang-orang yang menuliskannya menjadi Pangaha Bunga, sehingga maknanya pun akan berbeda. Oleh sebab itu, bahasa Bima lebih baik dan lebih sering diucapkan ketimbang dituliskan.
Uniknya, di dalam bahasa Bima, ada sebuah kosakata yang memiliki beraneka macam makna dan bisa digunakan pengucapannya dalam situasi yang berbeda-beda pula. Contohnya, Kalembo Ade, satu-satunya kosakata yang seringkali diucapkan oleh masyarakat Bima untuk berbagai macam makna. Salah dua makna dari Kalembo Ade ialah "sabar ya" dan "maaf saya tidak bisa membantu".
Penganan Khas Bima
Meskipun kota kecil, tetapi cita rasa kue-kue khas Bima tidak kalah lezatnya. Jikalau kalian mampir ke kota Bima, janganlah lupa untuk mencicipi penganan khas Bima, seperti Bingka Dolu (rasa gula merah dan pandan), Kahangga, Pangaha Punga, Buras, dan sebagainya.

Bingka Dolu rasa pandan (foto ini diambil oleh adik saya)

Bandeng presto khas Bima (foto ini diambil oleh saya sendiri)

Sambal Doco Tomat tanpa mangga (foto ini diambil oleh saya sendiri)
Bima juga tidak kalah menariknya dengan Bali atau Lombok. Karena, Bima dikelilingi oleh laut dan memiliki banyak pantai yang masih perawan. Mengapa saya simpulkan pantai yang masih perawan? Sebab, beberapa pantai tersebut masih asli dengan air yang jenih dan pasir yang putih bersih serta belum adanya investor baik lokal maupun asing yang menyentuh pantai-pantai tersebut. Beberapa pantai yang masih perawan di Bima adalah pantai Kalaki, pantai Wera, pantai Sape, dan masih banyak lagi yang belum saya kunjungi.

Buah Tangan dan Transportasi khas Bima
Jikalau kalian ingin membeli cinderamata khas Bima, kalian bisa membeli songket Bima yang bermotifkan bunga, geometri, dan didukung dengan sentuhan berbagai macam warna yang cantik. Walaupun songket Bima memiliki ragam motif yang sedikit, namun apabila kalian penggemar songket-songket dari berbagai daerah di Indonesia, tidak ada salahnya songket Bima dijadikan sebagai salah satu koleksi kalian.
Selain songket, terdapat pula mutiara sebagai salah satu budidaya yang diunggulkan dari Bima. Bima memang salah satu daerah penghasil mutiara terbaik di Indonesia. Namun, ketika kita hendak membeli mutiara dan songket Bima, ada baiknya kita ditemani warga asli Bima agar dapat mengetahui dan memilih kualitas yang baik dengan harga yang terjangkau.
Berbicara mengenai transportasi, Bima masih mengandalkan transportasi tradisionalnya, terutama benhur dan bemo. Pertama, bemo itu mirip angkot di Jakarta, tarifnya juga kurang lebih sama, dan hanya saja para supir bemo selalu mendendangkan musik dangdut keras-keras, jadi bersabarlah bagi kalian yang tidak biasa. Kedua, benhur merupakan transportasi sejenis andong, seperti di Jakarta. Ya, Benhur adalah kendaraan umum dengan menggunakan tenaga kuda dan masih digunakan oleh kebanyakan masyarakat Bima. Di Jakarta ada andong, di Jogja ada dokar, di Lombok ada cidomo, di Bima ada benhur, dan Indonesia memang kaya akan bahasa.
Akan tetapi, satu hal yang membuat hati saya sedih adalah semakin merajalelanya ojek sebagai salah satu transportasi masyarakat Bima. Di samping kelebihannya sebagai akomodasi yang tercepat dan murah, ojek dapat menjangkau jauh atau tidaknya baik kota Bima maupun kabupaten Bima. Jadi, wajar saja tingkat polusi udara di Bima semakin meningkat, oleh karena debu-debu yang tak terhindarkan.
Satu hal lagi yang perlu dicatat, janganlah kalian mencari Mall atau any other modern retail minimarkets, karena Bima masih sangat mengandalkan sisi tradisional mereka. Dan jangan mencari fast food restaurant, meskipun sayangnya, Bima kecolongan satu produk fast food yang mendirikan cabangnya di salah satu sudut kota Bima. Mudah-mudahan tidak akan ada lagi. Amin.
Jadi, tunggu apalagi? Silahkan berkunjung ke Bima dan ditunggu kedatangan kalian! :)
Tuesday, 3 August 2010
Dyane, Si Serba Salah
Seperti yang telah diceritakan sepenggal di atas tadi, hidup Dyane fluktuatif. Hidupnya fluktuatif sejak dia tahu bahwa dirinya bukan anak sembarang orang biasa. Dia sadar bahwa dia berasal dan dilahirkan dari orang bukan biasa, tetapi orang yang terlalu spesial. Dia sadar bahwa dirinya adalah putri seorang politikus senior di negeri yang tengah berkembang ini. Lucunya, hal ini baru ia sadari ketika dirinya menginjakkan kakinya di bangku Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA). Artinya, dia betul-betul sadar seberapa penting peranan ayahnya di negeri ini dan seberapa besar cobaan yang akan ia hadapi selama ia masih hidup.
Sebenarnya Dyane sendiri tidak terlalu suka bahwa ia seorang putri politikus. Oke, bukan bermaksud tidak bersyukur, akan tetapi kenyataan ini terkadang menambah beban yang ada di punggung Dyane. Mau tidak mau, Dyane harus menerima kenyataan pahit ini. Mengapa Dyane mengatakan bahwa hal tersebut adalah kenyataan pahit? Hal ini lantaran ia harus siap menjadi contoh yang baik dan membawa nama baik ayah ibunya di lingkungan masyarakat.
Sebagai putri tertua di keluarganya dan putri politikus, ia sadar betul bahwa ia harus memberikan contoh yang baik kepada adiknya khususnya, dan kepada lingkungan masyarakat umumnya. Tak jarang, selama hidupnya, ia melakukan kesalahan sebagaimana yang dilakukan oleh para remaja lainnya. Tak jarang pula, Dyane dihadapkan pada berbagai terpaan masalah, dan masalah-masalah tersebut tentunya berkaitan dengan posisinya sebagai putri sang politikus.
Terpaan masalah-masalah yang datang beraneka macam bentuk dan sifatnya. Misalnya saja, masalah beberapa teman yang secara gamblang iri dengan kehidupan Dyane. Ya, Alhamdulillah, kehidupan Dyane lebih dari cukup baik secara materiil maupun nonmateriil. Secara nonmateriil, Dyane sangat bersyukur, sebab ia berasal dari dua kultur yang berbeda, yakni Sunda dan Bima. Ditambah lagi bahwa masing-masing kakek dari ayah dan ibunya juga merupakan tokoh masyarakat pada eranya dan pada bidangnya tersendiri. Dyane hanya bisa mengucapkan syukur Alhamdulillah atas nikmat-Nya lantaran dilahirkan dari dua keluarga besar terpandang di daerahnya masing-masing .
Akibatnya, Dyane terkadang merasa serba salah, jikalau ia mengundang teman-temannya untuk berkunjung ke rumahnya atau bahkan menginap di kampung halamannya. Dyane terkadang bingung, mengapa ada beberapa temannya yang iri kepadanya. Padahal, perempuan polos ini tidak punya apa-apa, selain keluarga. Berbicara tentang keluarga, Dyane tidak pernah lupa atas pesan moral yang ia dapatkan dari sebuah sinetron, Keluarga Cemara, yang selalu berprinsip bahwa keluarga adalah harta yang paling terindah melebihi emas atau berlian sekalipun.
Jeleknya Dyane, ia teramat polos. Saking polosnya, terkadang ia tidak bisa membedakan mana teman yang benar-benar tulus dan mana teman yang hanya memanfaatkan dirinya untuk kepentingan tertentu. Sehingga, dalam hal kisah asmara, Dyane selalu gagal menemukan lelaki yang baik dan tulus kepada dirinya. Maka dari itu, Dyane pun berjanji untuk tidak gegabah mencari atau dicarikan lelaki, karena menurutnya hal itu menjadi prioritas paling terakhir di dalam hidupnya.
Terkadang Dyane juga bertanya dalam hati, 'apa yang dicemburui oleh beberapa temanku dari diriku? toh, aku tidak punya apa-apa, sementara kehidupan beberapa temanku itu jauh lebih baik dibandingkan diriku'.
Dyane juga selalu berbicara pada dirinya, 'mengapa orang-orang itu harus iri? bukankah Tuhan sudah menciptakan garis hidup pada masing-masing manusia secara adil? Ah, tidak adil rasanya memiliki musuh, karena aku tidak suka'.
Atau pada situasi lain, ketika neneknya memberikan buah tangan berupa penganan khas daerah asal ibunya, dan parahnya sang nenek, entah lupa atau kehabisan stok, tidak membagikan penganan tersebut kepada sepupu-sepupunya Dyane. Dengan kata lain, hanya ia dan adik perempuan satu-satunya, Canista, yang mendapat penganan khas tersebut. Lebih parahnya lagi, ketika para sepupu dan uwaknya mengetahui keberadaan oleh-oleh spesial untuk Dyane serta Canista, mereka pun (para sepupu dan uwaknya) langsung merujuk, membujuk, dan tentu saja protes pada sang nenek. Dyane pun menjadi serba salah dalam keadaan seperti itu, apalagi ketika para sepupunya dan uwaknya iri dengan perlakuan khusus sang nenek terhadap dirinya. Malang benar nasib kau, Dyane, selalu dicemburui oleh orang-orang.
Tidak hanya dicemburui oleh beberapa temannya dan beberapa sanak saudaranya, tetapi juga dengan beberapa orang di luar sana yang tidak suka dengan keharmonisan rumah tangga ayah ibunya, atau bahkan saingan sang ayah di dunia politikus. Tidak jarang keluarga Dyane mendapat hibah yang tidak menyenangkan, yakni teror. Siapa yang suka teror? Pasti, tidak ada satu pun yang suka teror di dunia ini. Sang ayah seringkali kecolongan teror, mulai dari pesan singkat melalui telepon genggam sampai dengan kebocoran ban mobil yang dilakukan secara sengaja oleh seseorang. Atau misalnya saja, ada orang yang ingin menjatuhkan karir ayahandanya dengan menyebarkan sisi-sisi negatifnya kepada masyarakat. Kalau sudah begini, Dyane tak jarang berpikir, 'aku lebih baik jadi masyarakat biasa dan bukan siapa-siapa, maaf Tuhan kalau aku tidak bersyukur'.
Begitulah kisah hidup Dyane yang teramat simple, tetapi fluktuatif dan selalu serba salah. Jadi, apa yang perlu dicemburui dari kehidupan Dyane?
Sunday, 21 March 2010
a complaining post
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Hello life! Hello problems!
Life, I have a big confidence to solve all problems
Life, I have a big heart to deal with all problems
Life, I have a strong body to face all problems
Life, I have a masculinity inside of my femininity to meet with all problems
Life, I have a powerful soul to stand and give a sincere smile to all problems
Life, I have a cheerful smile to say "hello" to all problems
Life, I have a great laugh to laugh to all problems
Life, I have great friends to accompany me and to be my shoulder to find out the solution from all problems
Life, I have Allah SWT to help me out from all problems
This post is dedicated for everyone who has problem and never feel tired to face all problems.. :)
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
A letter to my sister
Since we were kid, I've promised with myself to protect you from crimes and dangers in my whole life.
Since we were kid, I've told to myself that I would be a good sister and a role model for you.
I'm sure, no matter how big the storm hit either you or our family, you would stand up with your own feet.
I'm sure, no matter how big the rock hit either you or our family, you would say : "I'm still strong".
I'm sure, no matter how big the storm hit either you or our family, you would prove that you are fine as much as you can.
I'm sure, no matter how big the rock hit either you or our family, you would keep smiling, laughing, and also doing something fun yet useful.


This afternoon, I saw you that you couldn't stop laughing with me and our parents..
This afternoon, I saw you that you couldn't stop smiling to anyone around you..
This afternoon, I saw you that you couldn't stop eating something delicious..
This afternoon, I saw you that you couldn't stop acting very spoiled to us..
This afternoon, I saw you that you couldn't stop playing Scrabble with me..
This afternoon, I saw you that you didn't want to miss any seconds or any minutes with us.. This afternoon, I saw you that you didn't let me to be the winner at Scrabble.. (hehehe)
Well, this is not a poem, this is only what's on my mind, and this is my thought at this time.. Anyway, selamat merayakan hari Nyepi bagi para bloggers yang merayakannya! Always be peaceful with love!
Friday, 12 March 2010
Hidup = abstrak, rumit, dan indah
Abstrak karena kita selalu berhadapan dengan berbagai pertanyaan.
Abstrak karena kita terkadang belum mendapatkan jawaban atas berbagai pertanyaan yang ada.
Abstrak karena semuanya masih abu-abu.
Abstrak karena kita belum mendapatkan kejelasan dan kepastian tentang apa sih hidup itu dan apa tujuannya?.
Hidup itu memang rumit.
Rumit karena kita selalu menghadapi masalah.
Rumit karena masalah yang datang tidak hanya satu, tetapi dua atau bahkan lebih dari dua.
Rumit karena kita selalu berhadapan dengan pilihan.
Rumit karena ketika kita sudah memutuskan sebuah pilihan, maka kita harus menerima segala konsekuensinya, baik dan buruk.
Hidup itu pada akhirnya akan indah.
Indah karena kita telah mengetahui jawaban atas semua pertanyaan.
Indah karena kita telah menerima jawaban tersebut dengan lapang dada dan ikhlas.
Indah karena kita bisa lulus melewati segala macam masalah dengan tenang dan pikiran dingin.
Indah karena kita bisa memutuskan sesuatu hal dengan segala konsekuensinya.
Indah karena kita selalu tegar dan sabar dalam menjalankan hidup.
Indah karena kita selalu memberi kepada orang lain.
Indah karena kita selalu meminta perlindungan kepada Allah SWT.
Friday, 5 March 2010
He's Just Not That Into You
es we're so focused on finding our happy ending we don't learn how to read the signs. How to tell from the ones who want us and the ones who don't, the ones who will stay and the ones who will leave. And maybe a happy ending doesn't include a guy, maybe... it's you, on your own, picking up the pieces and starting over, freeing yourself up for something better in the future. Maybe the happy ending is... just... moving on. Or maybe the happy ending is this, knowing after all the unreturned phone calls, broken-hearts, through the blunders and misread signals, through all the pain and embarrassment you never gave up hope.." --- by GigiThe passage above is a quote which is taken from He's Just Not That Into You. This quote is given by Gigi after she won the game of love with Alex, and she became his exception. I never feel bored to see every scene in that movie for million times. He's Just Not That Into You is a good with movie with suprising plot, stories, and ideas about love. We're all taught not only about the definition of love, but also how to play the game of love, including who will be the role and who will be the exception of its game. This movie knows what men want and what women want. I'm sure you guys have watched this movie, haven't you? I don't mean to recommend, but it's another side of myself to show off how great the movie is.
Sunday, 21 February 2010
a great short conversation
Me : I never imagine when I will be married by someone, because I don't want marry with
someone early. I have to consider all things, not only love to share with someone, but also
our thought, vision, mission, money, and many others. I'm not ready at all for a marriage.
Him: Me too, i've to finish my study, insya Allah next year. And then, I've to look for a job, I
should have much money to propose someone. I don't want to marry someone if I still
still don't have any money. We have to live logically and realistic, not in a dream. In the
past, I used to play in every day, now I didn't want to play anymore. Because I'm getting
older and i want to be the leader in my family.
Actually, there are many topics that we talked about last night. And what I wrote above is the best part conversation that I love. Anyway, nice to meet you, nice to talk with you! :)
Saturday, 13 February 2010
a bit touch editing

4) Froyo as our snack in yesterday evening

5) My parents were photographed by my sister

Recently, I'm interested in editing photos by using adobe photoshop. I don't know why I love editing photos by now. I'm not an expert of photography like my little sister. Fanny, my little sister, is very good at taking pictures and editing photos. I'm proud of her. I do love being a photographer, even though all my photos are not good as hers. I also love being an object who will be captured by the camera. Well, talking about my new interest, i want to show all the photos which has been edited by myself. Leave your comment, please!
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
I hate being left by my best friends
I hate being left by my bestfriends. Because it's not easy for me to call my friend as best friend. Because it's not easy to find some people who can be trusted as best friend. Because it's not easy to tell our problem to other people than to our best friend. Because other people are not honest as our best friend. Who doesn't hate the situation like this? I'm the one who does. But, this is how life is supposed to be. In our whole life, we'll meet with many people with their different personalities. However, we never forget our bestfriend indeed . And i think, perhaps it's the best choice for them to be a success woman. I'll be proud of my bestfriends who could be success in the future. One day, we'll meet again by bringing our goals and achievements. Amin.
Sunday, 24 January 2010
Meryl Streep


Meryl Streep is one of my favorite actress. I adore her since Meryl Streep starred in The Devil Wears Prada by 2006. The Devil Wears Prada is a drama romance yet a bit of comedy movie. In The Devil Wears Prada, I was amazed by her as the executive editor in Runway fashion magazine. She looks so sophisticated.
In 2008, I was amazed by her in Mamma Mia! Even if Mamma Mia! is a musical movie and this movie is dedicated for those who are big fans of ABBA, but i don't mind, i always love to see Meryl Streep! In Mamma Mia!, Meryl Streep plays as a mother of Sophie who is about to be married by a young Greek man (huh, i forget his name!). Without telling her mother, Sophie invites three men who could be her father, they are Harry, Bill, and Sam. One point i love to see from this movie is the scenery of Greek Island, sooo pretty, also beautiful!Re
cently, i watched Meryl Streep in Julie and Julia. Julie and Julia is a biography drama comedy movie. This movie is based on true stories which is from two books, the books are My Life in France (Julia Child's autobiography) and Julie & Julia (a memoir which is written by Julie Powell). She plays as Julia Child, a real-life character. This movie tells about Julia's and Julie's life. In 1949, Julia as the wife of a diplomat, wonders how to spend her days. Julia decides to have a cooking course in Cordon Bleu. She starts cooking until she is a master of cooking then published her book with her friends. This book is "Mastering The Art of Cooking". In 2002, Julie Powell, a young housewife who doesn't have a passion with her job, tries to cook all the recipes from "Mastering The Art of Cooking" in a year then publish it in a blog "The Julie/Julia Project" (do you want to see julie's blog?click here). In short, the similarity among Julia and Julie is a good housewife with a great ability to cook, because every woman must be good at cooking to be loved by their husbands.Guys, from three movies above, there is a similiarity about Meryl Streep. The similiarity is Meryl Streep is always paired with the new young actresses. In The Devil Wears Prada, Anne Hathaway is paired with Meryl Streep, Anne plays as the asisstant of Meryl. Then, In Mamma Mia!, Amanda Seyfried is paired with Meryl Streep as her daughter. Same as the previous movies, Meryl Streep is paired with Amy Adams, although they are never in one frame. So, who will be the next actress to be paired with Meryl Streep? We'll wait and we'll see another Meryl Streep movie! :)
Friday, 22 January 2010
The Ramen Girl and Brittany Murphy
Abby wants
to stay in Tokyo in hoping her boyfriend will come back to her, but she's miserable in Tokyo. Abby can't speak Japanese properly and she always speaks by using English, not Japanese! Abby has a boring job as a law-firm gopher. One night, she came in to the ramen shop which is very close to her flat. When she was arriving at there, she cried and told to the owner of the ramen shop. And you know what, she cried and told by using English! not Japanese! Of course, the owner didn't know what to do because both of them didn't understand any English words. Sounds soo silly, isn't it?The owner of the ramen shop is a couple. They are the aging master chef Maezumi and
his wife Reiko. His soup cheers Abby up, so she decides to apprentice herself to him. He's not interested with Abby at all, but Abby is still insistent, so he shouts at her and gives her all the cleaning work to do. Weeks go by. She's persistent. She is trying to do her best to prove that she can make a bowl of ramen. Abby is still trying to prove in order to chef Maezumi will teach how to make a delicious ramen for the customer. Is she able to prove that she deserve to be the next generation of chef Maezumi?Well, i can't say how the ending part of this movie. I won't say on my post, so you all have curiousity to watch The Ramen Girl. I'll continue to tell about another part of this movie. The Ramen Girl teaches us about how to survive and do the best for our work, so we can get the money and we can live happily because we love our job. The Ramen Girl is released on October 2008, one year before the main cast died on December 2009. Ya, i'm talking about Brittany Murphy. For your info, in this movie, Brittany Murphy is the only one actress from Hollywood among the Japanese actor also actress. So, this movie is unique and funny. Unique, because Brittany (as Hollywood actress) plays as the servant of Japanese to help their ramen shop. Abby must learn about their Japan language and their culture to be suit around them. Funny, because of Brittany's act in this movie. Unfortunately, we can't see her act again. Besides The Ramen Girl, she has starred in many movies, for example: Happy Feet, Just Married, Uptown Girls, Tinker Bell, and many more. A young and talented actress has died on December 2009. May God always keep her in a rest peace. amin.
Bye, brittany, we love you!
all quotes are so mine
"don't judge a book by its cover"-anonymous
"I don't want to be the best, but, I'm only be able to help people around me"-this one is made by myself
"Some people dream of success, others make it happen, let me be the people who makes it happen!"-anonymous
"A room without books is like a body without a soul."
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
"Lebih baik diasingkan daripada menyerah pada kemunafikan"-Gie
"Say what you mean, mean what you say"-George Smith Patton, Jr.
"Say what you mean, mean what you say, don't say it mean"-this quote is taken from Second Chance by Jane Green
"Real friends can be defined as friends who aren't rivals, aren't pretending to be friendly to find work, aren't judging you for how famous you are"-this quote is taken from Second Chance by Jane Green
"If you judge about me too much, don't claim yourself as my real friend"-This is one is made by myself"-this one is made by myself too!
"The most successful people are those who are good at plan B"-James Yorke (i saw this quote in one of articles on Kompas)
"Life is a book. Everyday has a new page with adventure to tell, lessons to learn, and tales to remember"-this one is made by myself
Some of my quotes tell about friendship, life, and success.
Thursday, 21 January 2010
Soulmate
Couple days ago, i met with one of my college friends, she is Nova. She told me that she is being proposed by someone. Wow, i was sooo happy and glad to listen her story about being proposed by a great man. When she told about the man (who proposes her to be his wife), i was wondering the man must be lucky to propose nova, so did Nova. I saw her excitement from her face. I saw her happiness from a slow tempo that she uses to tell. I also was excited to listen every part of her story about being proposed. Because, i have never felt how exactly my feeling for being proposed by someone. But, I think, If I were being proposed by the right man, I would be very blissful, full of happiness, and i couldn't describe my feeling by using any words.
On that day, i spent some hours with Nova by sharing lot of stories. It was such a great day to share lot of stories. But, there was a question (from Nova) which is i hate enough to answer. Soory to say, nov. She asked me, "when will you have a boyfriend?or partner?". At that time, i had realized one thing that all my besties already have their right men to be their boyfriend first, not partner in life. And one thing that i realize is all my besties are very affectionate to take care of me, including Nova. All my besties are never bored to ask me about my future partner or who my boyfriend is at right now. Perhaps, i'm getting bored to be asked by everyone.
I don't know when i will have the right man to be my boyfriend firstly. Because of my past, i'm a bit careful to choose which one is the best man to be with me, or which one is the most suitable man to spend some hours, some days, and some weeks with me, my family, and his family too. Actually, I don't want to fall into the same hole again like what i did in my previous relationship. It made me hurt. Well, i'm not trying to dramatize my story in past. Not hurt. But, at least I could feel a bit of happiness in a beautiful relationship. Ok, not beautiful. I know that every relationship has their own way, has their story, has their sadness, not always happiness in their relationship. Ok, i'll stop to debate about definitions of relationship with my own mind.
Back to the main topic. Soulmate. Some people say that being twenty or twenties is something hard. I do feel the same like everybody. Because, there are many questions which is always buzz in our ears, for example : "when will you get your master degree?", "when will you get married?", "when will you get the best job with good salary?", and also "what criteria to be your husband?do you try to get the best man?". Oh, my god, see? it's quiet hard to answer, not like exam or thesis defension at college. But, a question that i always find is "is there any criteria to be your husband or soulmate?". I'll answer: "Yes, I do have few criteria for someone who wants to be my soulmate".
I always wonder some criteria to be my future partner. He must be a good muslim to guide me as a good muslim too. He must be affectionate to his family, me, and my family. He must be smarter than me in every aspects. Or sometimes, I wonder that he could play the words in scrabble together with me and my future son or daughter. Sometimes, I wonder that he could take exercise together in every evening and every saturday-sunday morning. Sometimes, I wonder that he could spend our spare time by reading book or watching movie or cooking at home. Sounds wonderful, isn't it?
Oh, my.. what post i did write above, ok, for anyone who reads my blog, especially my this silly post. I beg you not to laugh while you're reading this silly post. Thank you!
Sunday, 29 November 2009
Le Grand Voyage

Tidak hanya berkurban dengan kambing atau sapi saja, tetapi juga mengorbankan segala hal untuk kepentingan yang lebih mulia lagi. Misalnya saja, potret seorang anak dan bapaknya yang mengorbankan semua hal untuk dapat pergi haji ke Mekah. Begitulah potret di dalam film Le Grand Voyage.
Saya belum pernah nonton Le Grand Voyage sebelumnya. Ketika Metro TV menayangkannya semalam, saya sempatkan untuk menonton film Le Grand Voyage. Saya tersentuh sekali. Tersentuh karena banyak pesan moral yang bisa diambil di dalam film ini.
Film Le Grand Voyage mengisahkan bagaimana perjalanan seorang anak dan ayahnya dari Perancis menuju ke Mekah dengan menggunakan mobil tua mereka. Bisa dibayangkan berapa mil yang harus mereka tempuh dalam perjalanan mereka. Mulai dari Italia, Slovenia, Kroasia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turki, Suriah, Yordania, hingga Arab Saudi. Reda (diperankan oleh Nicolas Cazale) adalah seorang remaja yang tidak mengetahui banyak tentang Islam dibandingkan ayahnya. Reda sudah terkontaminasi oleh budaya barat sehingga ia tidak pernah melakukan salat dalam kehidupan sehari-harinya. Berbeda dengan ayahnya (diperankan oleh Mohamed Majd), yang justru memegang teguh agama Islam.
Perjalanan dimulai ketika ayah Reda meminta Reda untuk mengantarkannya ke Mekkah dengan menggunakan mobil butut. Reda sempat bertanya dengan ayahnya, "Mengapa kita tidak naik pesawat saja?". Ayahnya pun menjawab, "Air laut baru akan kehilangan rasa pahitnya setelah ia menguap ke langit, begitulah air laut menemui kemurniannya. Ia harus mengangkasa melewati awan. Inilah mengapa lebih baik naik haji berjalan kaki ketimbang naik kuda. Lebih baik naik kuda ketimbang naik mobil. Lebih baik naik mobil ketimbang naik perahu. Lebih baik naik perahu ketimbang naik pesawat terbang". Artinya, semakin kita merasakan betapa sulitnya perjalanan ini, maka semakin mudah kita menemukan kemurnian jiwa kita sendiri. Bijak dan indah.
Selama perjalanan, mereka menemui banyak orang dengan karakter yang berbeda-beda. Awal mulanya mereka bertemu dengan wanita tua yang ingin menumpang di dalam mobil untuk ikut hingga suatu tempat. Namun, keperawakan dan penampilan wanita tua membuat Reda dan ayahnya sedikit ketakutan. Sehingga, mereka memutuskan untuk membeli sebuah kamar hotel untuk wanita tua tersebut. Mereka pun melanjutkan perjalanan tanpanya.
Setelah Reda dan ayahnya melepas wanita tua itu, kejadian buruk pun datang bertubi-tubi. Mulai dari mobil yang tertimpa salju, ayah sakit kemudian dirawat di rumah sakit, masalah paspor, dan ditipu oleh saudagar yang bernama Mustafa. Ada satu bagian yang saya suka. Ketika ayahnya mengetahui bahwa Mustafa telah mencuri sebagian uang miliknya, ia pun memarahi Reda sambil berkata, "Kamu bisa membaca dan menulis tetapi kamu tidak tahu apa-apa tentang hidup". Ya, hidup memang tidak demikian mudah. Saat kita mengenal beberapa orang di luar sana, kita harus bisa membedakan siapa yang baik dan siapa yang buruk. Kita tidak hanya cukup membutuhkan satu atau dua hari saja untuk mengenal seseorang, melainkan berhari-hari.
Kemudian mereka pun melanjutkan perjalanan. Sesampainya di Suriah, ketika sang ayah hendak mengambil air, datanglah seorang pengemis. Walaupun uang mereka sudah tidak sedikit lagi, tetapi sang ayah tetap memberikan uang kepada pengemis tersebut. Melihat apa yang dilakukan sang ayah, Reda pun marah. Reda marah karena sikap ayahnya yang tidak bisa mengabaikan kesulitan yang dialami orang lain dan selalu menolong terhadap sesama. Saya juga jatuh cinta dengan adegan ini.
Saya sangat suka film yang disutradarai Ismael Feroukhi secara keseluruhan. Terlalu banyak pelajaran berharga yang bisa diambil dari film ini, sehingga saya tidak bisa menceritakannya satu per satu di sini. Saya hanya merekomendasikan kalian untuk menonton film Le Grand Voyage. Film ini mengajarkan bagaimana kita menolong terhadap sesama, bagaimana kita saling memaafkan, bagaimana kita sebaiknya berusaha dahulu untuk mendapatkan sesuatu, bagaimana kita hidup dalam kesederhanaan, dan bagaimana kita selalu ingat kepada Allah SWT.
selamat hari raya Idul Adha!
Saturday, 31 October 2009
Froyo - frozen yoghurt
If you don't want to spend much money by shopping or seeing movie at the cinema, you should have try frozen yoghurt (or froyo) as your dessert after having lunch. I suggest you to eat this dessert in the evening while you do chatting and gossiping with your friends. Well, who doesn't love to consume frozen yoghurt or froyo? of course, whoever you are, you'll be falling in love with this dish as your favourite dessert to eat together with your friends, colleagues, and your siblings.

Froyo is made from yoghurt, so the taste of froyo is very sour. Even though this dessert consists of milk, but you don't have to worry about the ingredients of fat in a small/medium/big cup of froyo, since the fat is low enough.

If you don't like its taste which is sour, at Sour Sally, for example you may add any ice cubes and milk below the yoghurt. Perhaps, when you choose the topping, you need to combine the topping between fruit and dry topping, it's better to make your froyo much more sweetly not sour. Trust me, if you don't like the taste of an original froyo, you'd better go to J-Co's stand at Mall near from your house, and then buy a single/couple/sharing cup of J-cool, you'll see the difference between an original froyo at Sour Sally and a cup of froyo at J-cool. The taste of froyo at J-cool is not as sour as an original froyo at Sour Sally, i recommend J-cool for anyone who doesn't like much sour.

According to the fact in any magazines or newspaper, having froyo as dessert is becoming a new example of life style which everyone loves to consume this dessert in their daily life. Come on, try froyo as newly dessert in your daily life, it makes your mind health and fresh in the weekend! Have a nice weekend everyone!:)
Sunday, 4 October 2009
an earthquake & batik as the national symbol on october
but, I was shocked when I saw a tweet from Kompas which delivers a bad news about a 7.6-magnitude earthquake rocked in Sumatera Barat on last wednesday. Then, on thursday morning, i was sad because another earthquake just happened in Jambi. I can't imagine how many people are died and buried in there. I can't imagine how the way they can survive from all these. Ya Allah, You're the greatest thing in this world, You're the only one who knows what's going on today and tomorrow, please keep save all the citizens of Sumbar and Jambi. Please, give them all a powerfull strength and lots of patience to face all the problems they had...








