Ramadhan Again - The Holy Month

Ramadhan is the holy month for moslem. A month with full of blesses and forgiveness from Allah SWT (God). Every adult moslem must do fasting, in Indonesia, it is about 12 hours. We did sahur or early breakfast around 4-5am and break the fasting in around 6-7pm in around Maghrib time.

In healthy side, fasting is like cleaning your blood naturaly, and well you will less consuming carbo, fat, and sweet things which Inshaa Allah bring good benefit to your body.

Spiritual benefit, by fasting, personally I feel that I get more calm, patience, in facing problem, Inshaa Allah. Amin

During Ramadhan, even I did fasting, I feel that I can stand with hunger and thirsty, the atmosphere is different, and I believe, this is because I did it in the name of Allah SWT.

For those who didnt fasting, perhaps they will have question? Why you do it?

The answer, 1st in Islam for those adult moslem it is mandatory to do fasting in Ramadhan month, its written in holy Quran.

2nd, I think personally, the message is that Allah wants us (moslem) to feel hunger and thirsty, as many others who might feel them everyday in their life because of poverty. So that we (moslem) will become a better people by understanding others problem.

Ramadhan will always be missed, and may Allah bless us and accept our fasting and praying during this time. Amin

-With Islam I grow up, feel blessing in life, the light for every dark dots, and to Allah I surrender my everythings-

Stay Positive

In life many things will be happen, good things and bad things

They key is how to face the bad things?

Be positive, stay positive, think positive, well you name it

Stay positive will keep your brain cool, your heart warm, and your lip stay shut up.

Because sometime, no need too much talk or fight...be silent

Bad things are just messages from Allah (God), that He loves you more than you never imagine, and He wants you to learn to value your life

Be calm for every steps taken, consider it before deciding the best action

In this Ramadhan month, the holy month in Islam, will helping those who did fasting to stay positive and calm

-Life is too beautiful to be messed up with such lil things-

Manga

Manga is comic, in Japan comic called as Manga. According to Wikipedia, In Japan, people of all ages read manga. The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: action-adventure, business and commerce, comedy, detective, historical drama, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction and fantasy, sexuality, sports and games, and suspense, among others.

Since I like Japanese culture so anything related to Japan will attract me :) including Manga

As mentioned above Manga has several genres, I like the shoujo, it is more kind of comedy and romance, but sometime smut genre is also good :D

Manga that turn to serial on TV, it called it Anime, and when Anime turn to movie, it called as Live Action

Here are several Manga/Anime/Live Action which are my favourite: Ittazura na Kiss, Inuyasha, Rurouni Kenshin, Hapi Mari, Proposal Daisakusen, and many more

There was a funny moment when my friend from Netherland asked, what I am going to do during holidays, and then I said reading manga….then he laughed, he thought I read the "porn" manga

I explained to him that Manga is the way comic called in Japan, and it has several genres and not always about porn, maybe he thinking about hentai version hahaha….

Anyway, reading manga is one of my hobbies….what is yours?

—Enjoy every second of your life, because clockwise never turn in the opposite way—

 

Day 1, 2017

Most people will state their resolution for this new year 2017, question, how about myself?

Well, used to be I did too, made several resolutions and yet, none of them happen.

Question? Why it didnt happen?, of course because, the day after Jan 1st, I will back to office and work, follow my daily activities, get busy with all the problems in life, then forget about all the resolutions

However, I just check on my picture's gallery and I found that I ever saved a quote, how to become a good leader, with several steps, I think it is good to be implemented, but I will change the core, which is not to be a good leader, but to be a good member of team, in the office, family, friend, and member of Islam

Sincerely wish, in this 2017, all good things happen to all of us!

--Wishes as much as you want, and make it happen with optimal effort, and let Allah SWT be part of it as always!--

Utada Hikaru, Fantome

In 2016, Utada has released a new album; Fantome

She is my most fav Japanese's Singers. 

Her legend song is First Love, I bet, you who like Japanese song or singer are so familiar with this song, so beautiful...

Ok back to her new album, it consist of 11 new songs, and I love track #1 Michi (Road) and #3 Hanabata wo Kimi ni (a Baquet for you)

The lyrics from both songs are cool and as usual and Utada was really nailed them!

Michi is more like beat song, it makes you wanna move your hands up and umm...givin a message to never give up in life, while Hanabata wo Kimi ni, it is a kind of balad song, its slow but swing you to follow the song from start to the ending

--Sometime the first will always end to be the first, #utada #hikki #myfavsinger--

Kefamenanu

Around 2 weeks ago I got chance to visit a new place, Kefamenanu. According to Wikipedia, Kefamenanu is a town in North Central Timor Regency in West Timor (East Nusa Tenggara Province)

It took around 1.5 hours by plane from Bali. From El Tari International Airport, Kupang to Kefa by land is about 3.5 - 4 hours by car, if you're using public transportation, you will spend around 6-7 hours.

Despite total 5.5 hours to reach Kefa, it was a good experience and another life journey in my life.

The reason to visit this town is related to work, to meet and audit one of raw mat suppliers. Then, to visit the field and also meet the farmers, therefor, the adventure was also hit to another small districts.

The road is quite good, the people in Kefa's town seem has standard life…but, somehow I feel bad, I dont know, if you go down to the village, especially me feel that I am so good living in Denpasar, Bali. I have all the access of everything, good water, electricity, various food, entertainment, so many things, and yet sometime I feel not enough.

Kefa was the 2nd place that again turned me to a point that when you feel that your life is hard, and in your head full of complaining and request to Allah SWT, then, there are people in other sides of this Indonesia or world who still struggle to live in limited access to anything

To be honest, the most sad thing is that, say a young teenage want to have better education, she/he needs to go to Kupang, and then spend hours in a bus to reach the town, stay in a rent room, etc…or maybe I am the one who feel sorry, while that young teenage feel ok because that what life provides for her/him, they accept that condition

While, I see teenage in the town where I live somehow not study in proper, too many style, spending time to hangout, do nothing important, depending on wealthy parents….in contradictory situation

However, you cannot make everything like your scenario right? A step of changing, is to do it in yourself first before hoping others did the same

— I am blessed, shall not ask to much to Allah SWT---

Dried Mangosten Skin

Healthy life is currently become more popular among us. People selecting their food to consume, various diets, running club, bike to office club and many more

I think this is good. Where healthy life is like life style now.

Well, personally I am lazy in doing excersise and not too choosing what I eat. However, like or not I need to start pay attention to my body's healthy

In my family, there are heart attack and diabetes history, so yes, I don't want that happen to me.

Have you ever heard about mangosten or purple mangosten? It is tropical fruit, and in Indonesia, it is easy to get.

Recently, in past few years mangosten is become popular as the skin has lot of benefits.

According to khasiatkulitmanggis.com , there are some benefits of purple mangosten's skin, such as: xanthone's content: it is antioxidant, which is good as anti inflammation, anti bacteria, anti diabetes, anti cancer, and in general helping to improve the body's immunity. Further, beside consist of xanthone, the skin's content is able to reduce the cholesterol level in blood, to prevent from alzheimer, and many more.

How to process the skin?

Based on personal experience, so the dried skin need to crush it using blender, just make sure the blender is strong enough, because the skin is quite hard. Crush it to powder, then, after read several sources, I decided to take a recipe, to make 1 glass, you need to add 2 spoons of Mangosteen powder with 200ml water.

To make it efficient, I made it for several glasses at once process, you just need to time the from the recipe.

There are several way to process and consuming mangosten's skin.

The benefit that I get so far in 2 weeks consumption is stable body weight, however, to see the impact of the cholesterol and etc well need to check it to the Lab :D

- Life is Good, Live your Life with Happiest things You can do! -

Circle of Patience

Being patience is not as easy as said. Need extra sweat and strong willing. Sometime feel tired, sometime want to give up, sometime dont want to try it again.

Complicated problem, cannot involve, anger, and stuck

The tear is about to explode, though it wont because of self control.

To understand what is Allah's plan to your life is a long journey and sometime meet the seperate dots.

Limited space to express me, to shout my willing. I close my eyes.

Allah, I dont doubt You and I wont.

Allah, please drop by a while, touch me and help me breath.

Allah, I know I cannot surrender, but I need You to hold my back.

Allah, please stay close and let me walk on this circle of patience.

- To cry is legal, to give up is not forbidden -

Gloria Hamel and Independence Day : Indonesia 71st

Today is the Independence Day for Indonesia

In every institution, school, office..everywhere is celebrating it with ceremony and raised the Indonesian's flag.

In national level, the ceremony usually held in Istana Merdeka, its like White House in USA.

The one who has task to do this raising flag, is a group of talented students, I think they are around 15 and 16 yo from across Indonesia. They're selected and trained for about a month for a march before the D day, the group called Paskibraka (Pasukan Pengibar Bendera Pusaka). Recently one of the selected students, her name is Gloria, she been found has france passport, which is mean that she is not Indonesia citizen, the government withdrawn her from the group. This issue as usuall spreading in media so fast, pros and cons, and yet at the end, our President, Jokowi, allow her to be part of the group even only at the raise down flag's ceremony, but, as Gloria said in media that she wont ever forget this moment.

What I want to share is, about Gloria's nationalism, although his father is france and mother is Indonesian, she said she will choose Indonesia as her nationality. This should be appreciated, she lives in Indonesia since she was born, study and grow up here...so make sense if she love Indonesia.

Giving a second chance and opportunity, Bapak Jokowi has this kind of sense, and it really relieve when finally he giving back Gloria's destiny to be part of Paskibraka.

Celebrating Independence Day, I think is also mean to believe that there always chance and opportunity when you really work hard and sincere in doing something. What happen to Gloria is destiny and its written in every human's hands...

-Yesterday is history, today is story, and tomorrow is mistery-

Rio Haryanto, F1, Indonesia, Independence Day

Rio Haryanto, who is he? he is the 1st Indonesian racer who join the F1, yes the 1st time
It is great achievement, of course, I admitted indeed a good achievement. Rio has a good personality, humble, charming, and religious man.
But, to be part of F1 thru Manor team, need to pay a lot of money and if I am not wrong it reached more than IDR 200 Bill.
I am proud of him, however, in other hand I feel that those bunch of money will able to make hundreds or perhaps thousand children in Indonesia for school.

A dilema, for Rio, being part of F1 is for Indonesia, his country, and he is representing Indonesia to the world
But if the cost is too much, is it worth only for one Rio?
There are so many Rio's in Indonesia, who also I believe and want to be representing Indonesia to the world, but lack of money and opportunity, then they cannot make it

I feel bad, because up to know there are many children living in the street to make money
I want them to go to school
My dream there are no drop out student because their parent is not able to pay the school feel
I wish that education in Indonesia will be improved, the system, the teacher, everything

Today is one day before celebrating Indonesia's 71th Independence Day
I love Indonesia to my bones
Never ending hope for better Indonesia

- Dark is black, shadow is grey, bone is white, and blood is red. Glory for Indonesia-