Portrait de Mon Monde

What did you do to make you happy? I think that one single question could have lots of answers. People are different. Some would say reading could make them happy and some would say cooking could make them happy. As simple as that. And for me? Climb up a mountain could really excite me! Yeay! I have been dreaming of hiking since I was in college but it took time for it to finally came true. Alhamdulillaah, just like my new year wish list in early 2014, I hiked two mountains in the same year, Kawah Ijen in Banyuwangi in May 2014 and Ranu Kumbolo which is part of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in October 2014. It was such an incredible momment. And now Iam looking forward to climb up a mountain again. Interested?

My dear, Do you ever know the dust? We are the dust In the middle of the great universe Allahu Akbar

It’s already Rabiul Awal I know, it has been six months since 1 Muharram. I have lots story to write but yet I haven’t put any of it on here. Well, maybe the first thing I would like to say is Happy New Year 1436 Hijriah to all my muslim brothers and sisters! May all your wish come true this year. Okay, before talking about new hopes for the new year, lets talk about experiences of last year. Last year was such an amazing year. Alhamdulillah I did make some of my dreams came true, it’s really is! It was written on this blog too last year click here  I did hiked Ranukumbolo and Mt. Ijen yeeayy!! I dont know how could I memorize all the beauty that Allah has given to me last year, thank you Allah for every tears and laugh, for every success and failure, for every love and hate, for every gain and lost, for every rise and fall, for every new person I’ve met, for every places I’ve visited, for every knowledge I’ve learned. Thank you for everything, thank you Allah for always push me t...

I think Iam insane. As I grew up I found something weird inside of me. To be honest I have ever felt loneliness sometimes, easily get bored, mood swings quickly, unfocused, and not worth it. I dont think a girl used to be felt those kind of feelings.  I know it sounds silly but I thought I was mentally sick or something wrong in psychologically. Am I crazy? Iam so worried that it took me into psychological test online. I was so afraid of the results. Then voilaa! Alhamdulillaah, thanks God, there was no indication of mental sickness in me. But I still wonder what is wrong with me? And then, once more, Alhamdulillaah, I finally knew what was my problem. It was an ignorance of myself. I couldnt answer a question “Who Am I”? because I never try to understand myself. As an action to answer that question, I took a personality test The Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). After took the test I no longer think that Iam insane. I now begin to understand myself better. My strengh and weakne...

Hidup terkadang memaksa kita untuk mundur, atau bahkan memaksa tubuh kita untuk terjatuh. Kata orang hidup itu perjuangan. Kadangkala sedih, kadangkala bahagia. Dasar manusia yang mau enaknya saja, bahagia selamanya. Bagaimana bisa merasakan bahagia jika tidak pernah merasakan kesedihan? Itu sama halnya dengan menyukai manis tanpa pernah mencoba pahit. Ada hal-hal yang seharusnya tidak perlu kita pikirkan terlalu dalam entah sedih atau bahagia karena semuanya bagaikan roda berputar yang senantiasa berganti. Pahit tidak selamanya pahit pun manis tidak selamanya manis. Hati kita memang harus merasakan terluka agar merindu bagaimana rasanya bahagia. Hati kita memang harus merasa sepi agar merindu bagaimana rasanya jenuh. Begitu pula sebaliknya. Maha Besar Allah Yang Maha Membolak-balikkan hati. Bersyukurlah jika hatimu kadang sedih kadang bahagia. Itu berarti hatimu masih hidup. Lewati saja semuanya dengan keyakinan kuat bahwa semua ini tidak selamanya. Tersenyumlah. Kita tidak pernah...

Sometimes it is really needed to escape from reality. Doing the same thing every day is boring isnt it? Going another places can boost my mood. Alhamdulillaah I got the chance to go out from daily routines last week. Although I did it with my office partner I pretty thankful anyway. It was an office yearly outing, this time was Bandung, and the most excited thing was, it was totally free! Yeay! 14 hours was spent on train to Bandung that almost drive us crazy, but it was fun. I knew it from the beginning Iam not interested that much in shopping so I asked my friend in Bandung to drag me away from the group itinerary. I wanted to see the real Bandung, something that dont exist in Surabaya. In general, the itinerary was going to Trans Studio (The biggest indoor rides in Indonesia), Cihampeulas (shopping street), Kawah Putih (White Crater), Paris Van Java (Bandung shopping mall icon), Cibaduyut (shopping anything made of leather), Jalan Riau (Factory outlets and Distros), and ...

Aku dan kamu pasti berbeda. Anak kembar identik saja pasti ada perbedaannya, apalagi ini hanya menyoal  aku dan kamu. Aku begini kamu begitu. Aku suka ini kamu suka itu. Aku biasa begini kamu biasa begitu. Aku tidak suka ini tapi kamu suka. Aku sedang sedih tapi kamu malah bahagia. Aku tidak cukup dengan begini saja sementara kamu cukup begini saja. Aku punya pendapat A, pendapat kamu Z. Aku mau ke kanan kamu maunya ke kiri. Aku hitam kamu putih. Ah, sudahlah, memang sulit menyatukan dua insan, apalagi yang dicari hanya perbedaannya saja. Bukankah hitam memang seharusnya diimbangi dengan putih? Kalau semua hitam bagaimana kita bisa tahu putih kan? Berbeda itu tidak selalu buruk selama tidak mengubah manusia menjadi bukan manusia lagi, apalagi jika hanya menyoal aku dan kamu. Ah, tapi tetap saja, jangan membandingkan aku dengan kamu, karena tidak akan pernah ada habisnya, apa sulitnya saling menerima dan bersatu sih?? Indonesia Bhineka Tunggal Ika Berbeda-beda tetapi tetap sa...