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Assalamualaikum

Just to remind people that I'm STILL updating this Blog.. been busy with moving apartments . Internet just got here last Sunday.. and thank you, anonymous Indonesia hacker for the BRONTOK virus, my HD got corrupted, and MY PC kept on showing a blank Black scree...had to pay $70 just to get a diagnose.. plus got a new DVD-R driver since I cant install a new XP cuz BOTH my CD-RW and DVD is either obselete or simply not functioning properly..Busy with my Microprocessor Fundamental Assignment's thats due this Thursday .. catch up with you later,

cheers.

Assalamualaikum.

Somewhere out there in the South,
someone is waiting for me patiently
I have discovered that
home is a place where you return indeed
and home is wherever she will be.

"tempat hati berlabuh" ?
Tidak.
"tempat hati tertanam."
Ya.. :)

Assalamualaikum ,

ok i know this update is long overdue, but i've been really busy, .. with work most of the time. Just got an sms from mum "Jangan lupa jaga kesehatan dan sekolahnya". Had night shift at the hotel last night, went home, slept, and when i woke up and checked my mobile i had two missed calls from.. OCEN!!!! Yaay, .. he's back in Melboourne, to top it up, ARI came back too. Miss that guy, he's a high school mate from KKIC days, after a year of uni, he went home to work as an intern. How cool is that? After a year, now he's back, and i swear he looks all grown up and business-like today. I need exercise.. i think the lack of it has made my sleep (or lack of sleep) loses its quality. I havent been sleeping well. I've been getting night shifts after night shifts.. i think its going to be permanent. *sigh* well at least i get shifts, being a casual, sometimes it jus shucks when you dont have work. But on the other hand, I can refuse work when i dont want to.

The taxi driving's been fun. Except for yesterday, (Driving day-time AND then hotel work at night, no wonder my body feels jelly-ish). There was a freakish storm and flood at Fitzroy yesterday, and I was stuck in the traffic. The car choked and then died. Obviously some of the water came in thru the exhaust. The engine wouldn't start and it was raining cats and dogs and cows. Tried to force it and the choking was just mad, I thought the egine would just jump out of the bonnet. I got it to start eventually, and decided to call it a day (the best thing about taxi-ing is that you are your own boss!). As a Taxi driver AAAND and an engineering student, i am sad to inform you that Ridwan knows nothing about cars (Ask me about microcontrollers). Cars are just not my thing. I know theoritically how a combustion engine works, even had a short-lived love affair with rotary engine cars. But in general, elia might know more about cars than i do , sad to say. But elia's a walking breathing encyclopedia (with PMS) . Speaking of which, I'll be seeing her soon !! :) .. can't wait.

I've started giving tuition again. My most favorite-est job, cause its easy, since he's only in year 10. But one of my fares while taxi-ing yesterday was a tuxedo, and that was easy. I was waiting at the taxi rank and along came this woman who gave me a tuxedo and an address. Apparently there was a wedding and the groom's tux was torn, so i had to deliver the new one. Which was fun cause they can't start the wedding without me and when i arrived I was welcomed like a hero. Then the storm came. I hope the wedding was indoor.

I watched Syriana this week. That was superb. Its so REAL. and George Clooney was great.

I am reading Freakonomics to see what all the hype is about. Its interesting. If you want to know how the Klu Klux Klan is like a group of real-estate agents and how teachers are related to Sumo Wretlers, read this book. You will see that they are related, and it actually MADE SENSE.

I am reading Remy Sylado books too. "Kembang Jepun" and just starting "Paris van Java". Remy silado is a pen-namey.Mijung pointed out once that the pen name is derived from "Do re mi fa so la si do". Cool..here's a name you can sing. One of his books was made into a movie "Ca-Bau-Kan", and elia asked me once "Why does the girl always get raped in his stories". That's a good point. I don't know. The stories are generally sad. Bit i enjoyed it because of the setting above all. And the fact that Remy Sylado researched the setting, the era, the language, and history carefully. The setting is always Indonesia pre-post Independence (1920s-50s) Where people speaks in a mixture of their local dialect ,Malay, and Dutch, and the true meaning of patriotism is defined.

Well. thats it for now.
Good night and Good Luck.

Assalamualaikum,

This one is a reminder especially for myself, elia (extra strength to the heart when facing your patients), and for whoever out there. A remedy for the heart, whether its broken, shattered, hard cold, or even dead, you name it. This song has a looooong amazing history, all the way from the time of Ali bin Abi Thalib, to the Wali Songo's Sunan Bonang, up till now. The song was 1st written by Sunan Bonang as an adaptation of Ali bin Abi Thalib's Teaching.


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Tombo Ati

Tombo ati iku limo perkarane
Kaping pisan moco qur’an sak maknane
Kaping pindo solat wengi lakonono
Kaping telu wong kang soleh kumpulono
Kaping papat, iku weteng ingkang luwe
Kaping limo dzikir wengi ingkang suwe
Salah sakwijine sopo biso ngelakoni
Mugi-mugi gusti Allah nyembadani

Obat hati ada lima perkaranya
Yang pertama baca qur’an dan maknanya
Yang kedua, solat malam dirikanlah
Yang ketiga berkumpullah dengan orang soleh
Yang keempat perbanyaklah berpuasa
Yang kelima dzikir malam perpanjanglah
Salah satunya siapa bisa menjalani
Moga-moga Gusti Allah mencukupi

The remedy for the soul (the heart) consists of five affairs:
The first is to read the Qur'an and to reflect on its meanings
The second is to prostrate oneself; body and soul, in prayer in the middle of the night
The third is to surround oneself with the company of the pious
The fourth is to endure hunger (by fasting)
The fifth is to never be weary of Dhikr
Should one be able to devote oneself in any of the above, God-willing, one's fate (affairs) will be taken care of (blessed) by the Almighty.

Assalamualaikum,

No, despite the song I wrote about V-day six years ago, I don't celebrate V-day. I was young and I had a big crush when i wrote that. I was insesitive about cats too, RSPCA might get me into trouble over that song.

14th February is where it all started. BY PURE CHANCE i decided NOT to follow the rest of my class to Orchard rd eventhough I'm already few meters away from the Bus Stop. Maybe If i decided to follow them things would be different, or maybe NOT, if u've watched "Eternal Sunshine of the Spottless Mind".

Meeting Peter after that, our cupid with attitude who figured that i had a crush on elia even when i didn't know that. I was expecting to spend the whole V-day playing pool with Peter at the Gym till I saw her at the other Pool Room. So, a tap on the glass, and I asked her out for a movie, totally oblivious to this V-day wachamacallit-thingy. I still don't know how Peter end up tagging along with us. We watched "The Bachelor". and then Peter left us. Maybe its because we are BORING ... (God knows what made him think that).. aaaaaanyway we decided to go to the National Library after that....

and then sent her home, and of course, the most important thing, we SHOOK HANDS before we part (romantic??)

I went home, wrote her a song about cats, went to Khai's place the next night, and sang it to her over the phone. Khai had the courtesy of leaving me alone in his room when i did that, or maybe it was out of disgust. I was in love even back then, but too stupid to realise that it was love. Still can't pin-point exactly when i started to realise that its more than a crush. We don't even know when we officially started 'dating'. Its just sorta happen. We (Me and Co-founder and owner of 50% share) discussed this issue and finally 'agreed' with 16th of Feb being the 1st official date of establishment. For formality's sake, we picked an anniversary date. In other words, i forgot to pop the "Would you be my girfriend?" question. I totally skipped that part and went to "I think I'm in love with you" few weeks after that. I was that slow. I should write a book "Courtship OF dummies"

I even (almost) forgot to ask about her phone number and did so in the end just before we parted (again) just for the sake of formality. Thinking that if we are going to start some kind of partnership, that its only logical for me to have her phone number. Thus we exchange phone numbers simply out of necessity.

Who would've thought that 6 years later the two nerds still hang around in libraries, borders bookshops, and watch documentaries, miles away in Australia. And I've never been happier in my Life. :)

Thank you elia dear, for the last 6 years and for many many more years to come, I Love you.

Here's a Cat, on its way out the window...