Friday, December 30, 2005

Remembering 2005, Happy New Year 2006

2005, the year I will never forget.

God gave me a lot of things.

Happinesses after sadnesses.
Laughters after cries.
Smiles after hardworks.
A thankfulness after all prayers.
And a true love after so many brokenhearts :-) Alhamdulillah.

God gives me today.

Alhamdulillah, so that I can keep being thankful of all I've got.

Ya Allah, if YOU give me time in 2006,

Let me be more meaningful.
Let me be more lovable.
Let me also have more love to give. More smiles to share. Less sadnesses to keep.
Let me have more strengths to survive.
Let me have more optimisms to keep walking forward to the future.
Let me have more feelings thankful to be happier.
Let me have more faiths to always get close to YOU.
Let me establish a loving and happy family. Amin.

Happy New Year 2006! It's time to be more thankful to God. InsyAllah.

The nice pic is taken from : www.bigfoto.com

Thursday, December 22, 2005

For My Mother, Selamat Hari Ibu!

Today is a Mother's Day in Indonesia! Hari Ibu! And I'd like to dedicate this post for my beloved mother.

Ibu, you're always so genuine.
Ibu, you're always ready to help me standing up when I fall down.
Ibu, you never expect something I cannot give.
Ibu, you always keep me feel secure after a deep sadness.
Ibu, you always wake me up from a nightmare.
Ibu, you always be the one of my motivations to keep facing this life beautifully.
Ibu, you always pray for me.
Ibu, eventhough I keep writing now it will never enough to just represent what you have done to me.

Ibu, my deepest gratitude is for you.
My highest thanks is for you.

Thanks God for letting me have a loving mother like you.
Alhamdulillah.
Selamat hari Ibu!

The gorgeous pic is taken from : www.touchofclasscatalog.com

Tuesday, December 20, 2005

When You Say Nothing

Sung by Alison Krauss, such an amazing song which represents my heart today.

It's amazing how you can speak right to my heart
Without saying a word you can light up the dark
Try as I may I could never explain
What I hear when you don't say a thing

The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
There's a truth in your eyes sayin' you'll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you'll catch me if ever I fall
You say it best when you say nothing at all

All day long I can hear people talking out loud
But when you hold me near, you drown out the crowd
Old Mr. Webster could never define
What's being said between your heart and mine

The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
There's a truth in your eyes sayin' you'll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you'll catch me if ever I fall
You say it best when you say nothing at all

The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
There's a truth in your eyes sayin' you'll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you'll catch me if ever I fall
You say it best when you say nothing at all

Thanks God! Hamdulillah!

The nice pic is taken from : www.bigfoto.com

The song is taken from : http://www.blueyze.com/saynothing.html



Sunday, December 18, 2005

Even a Smile Can Be Charity

As Prophet Mohammed said : "even a smile can be charity", I do believe that being meaningful in this life is not always as hard as what I sometimes think.

Just by giving a smile to others, we will mean a lot!


This life is sometimes so hard, but a smile will soften it.
This life is sometimes so sad, but a smile will make it happier.
This life is sometimes so painful, but a smile will ease it.
This life is sometimes so complicated, but a smile will simplify it.
This life is sometimes so cold, but a smile will make it warm.
This life is sometimes so hot, but a smile will calm it down.
This life is sometimes so dark, but a smile will brighten it.

A smile is the most beautiful thing we can give to show how we have to face this life beautifully, warmly, softly, brightly, and meaningfully.

A simple wholehearted smile...is a meaningful charity. Subhanallah.


Above point of view was inspired by :
http://thisisislam.islamacademy.com/

The pic is taken from : http://www.jalowiec.org/

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

Miracle of the Hughs

The feeling love to someone will never grow up nor even just stand still, but it will slowly fade away, unless we keep watering it.

Sometimes the hatred suddenly comes with a great reason or even without any reason at all.

When we keep the hatred inside then
we let the hatred grow, we will set the love down slowly.

But when we let all the loves and hates collide, we will find that the loves win the battle.

Sometimes the different characters make us hard to understand the one we love. When we feel the anger to the one we love, give him a hug to let the love win.

To the one I love so much. Alhamdulillah for letting me feel it all.

Nice inspirational pic is taken from : www.randomimage.us



Monday, December 12, 2005

Light Up Myself

The life is always in balance.

The days are not always so bright.
But the nights are not always so dark.

The taste is not always so good, as what I feel is not always good mood.

A little sugar makes my tea nicer.
But too much sugar makes it even bitter.

Surrounded by friends is very great. But loneliness is sometimes so sweet.

Right now, as I feel that I am alone, so quiet with a little unidentified sadness in the heart. I have to light up myself.

Do wake all the nice moments up!
Do bring all the biggest smiles back!
Do sing the love songs out!
Do get back to the happiest moment....

Keep lighting up myself will keep me realize that God creates other we love to share the light with.

Loneliness, sadness, I am trying to burn them down by lighting up my self. It makes me much better. Subhanallah. Alhamdulillah.

Thanks to : www.bigfoto.com for the nice inspirational pic.

Somewhere Out There

Somewhere out there
Beneath the pale moonlight
Someone's thinking of me
And loving me tonight.

Somewhere out there
Someone's saying a prayer
Then we'll find one another
In that big somewhere out there.

And even though I know how very far apart we are
It helps to think we might be wishing
On the same bright star
And when the night will
Start to sing a lonesome lullaby
It helps to think we're sleeping
Underneath the same big sky.

Somewhere out there
If love can see us through
Then, we'll be together
Somewhere out there, out where dreams, come true.

Sung by James Ingram and Linda Ronstadt, this song helps me a lot to thank God for the beautiful today, in the place where I am. Alhamdulillah.

Thanks to below sources :
the song : http://www.blueyze.com/somewhere.html
the picture : www.bigfoto.com

Saturday, December 10, 2005

Such a Bright Day with the Sunlight

This afternoon the weather was so nice. It was a little cold, but I could feel the sunlight. I just stayed home whole day, but I saw the sunlight from my windows. Seeing the trees under the sunlight was such a wonderful thing today!

Whenever I see the sunlight here....

I feel like the sunlight's bringing me to the warmth of my hometown, Jogja.

I feel like the sunlight's bringing me to the warmth of my parents' hugs who are living miles away in Jogja.

I feel like the sunlight's bringing me to the brightness of my niece's eyes, Lala who is starring at me from miles away in Jogja.

I feel like the sunlight's bringing me to the happiness of my sister's laughter, Shanty who is laughing happily with her hubby miles away in Jogja.

Alhamdulillah. Thanks God for giving me such a wonderful moment today. It keeps me feeling so happy and secure. It keeps me always feel the togetherness with the "miles away" ones I love so much. It keeps me also feel the togetherness with the "right here" one I love so much.

Ya Allah, please always protect us, and all the ones who trust in You. Ameen.

The very nice pic is taken from : www.bigfoto.com

Friday, December 09, 2005

Always Lumpia, Wherever I Am

Lumpia, that's one of my favorite foods. It's easy to cook and it's always delicious...for me, as I cook it myself ;-).

It's very easy to cook it. I just need to buy the "ready to use" lumpia wrapper in a Chinese supermarket and then fill it with anything I want, and fry it. Voila!

Last time I fill it with carrot and corn whichI cooked with garlic, pepper, egg, and milk. That was not usual, but still so tasty. Hmmmm....

Delicious pic is taken from : www.tribo.org

Aerobic

Yesterday at 6.30 pm I joined my sis in law doing aerobic. She is an aerobic instructur. That was the first time I joined her. Wow! She is a great instructur. I myself...xixixi...not really good at any kind of sport. Just for keeping my body moving.

About 20 persons joined that class. I really enjoyed as I also met my lovely niece. We finished at 7.30 pm.

Eventhough I didn't really move so much, because it's quite difficult for me as that was the first time, but I felt fresher! That's nice. Hamdulillah. I hope I can join her class again next time.

Tuesday, December 06, 2005

For My Dearest Friend

Eni, eventhough I am not your mama, I want you to enjoy this song and keep being happy, and...listen to "mama" :

I need love, love
To ease my mind
I need to find, find someone to call mine
But mama said :
You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take
You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
You got to trust, give it time
No matter how long it takes
But how many heartaches
Must I stand before I find a love
To let me live again
Right now the only thing
That keeps me hangin' on
When I feel my strength, yeah
It's almost gone
I remember mama said:

You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take
How long must I wait
How much more can I take
Before loneliness will cause my heart
Heart to break?
No I can't bear to live my life alone
I grow impatient for a love to call my own
But when I feel that I,
I can't go on

These precious words keeps me hangin' on
I remember mama said:
You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take
You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said trust, give it time
No matter how long it takes
Gotta wait!
No, love, love, don't come easy

But I keep on waiting
Anticipating for that soft voice
To talk to me at night
For some tender arms
To hold me tight
I keep waiting
I keep on waiting
But it ain't easy

It ain't easy
But mama said:
You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said to trust, give it time
No matter how long it takes
You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take


So nice and encouraging, right? Sung by Diana Ross, and now I dedicate it to you as my feeling love you, my friend, my sister!!!! You just have to wait, ya.... ;-) I want to see you HAPPY!



Hanging Out to IKEA



This is not a kind of advertorial or something ;-)
But I just want to share a nice moment visiting IKEA yesterday with my sister in law and her friend.

It is located on Weiveldln 29 1930 Brussels, a wide area out of town. It is a little quiet, makes it more enjoyable.

But then when getting inside, we can meet so many people looking for their needs from anything about kitchen to anything about bathroom. Shortly I can tell you that we can find anything about home over there. This is the place where every woman's daily dream comes from...xixixix!

Before looking around, we enjoyed lunch and a cup of coffee at the restaurant inside it. The view is so nice. Together with friends, doing a little chat while enjoying snacks and coffee...mmm...possibly it is one of the things in every woman's daily dream, too...xixixix!

After making a little chat and enjoying a little "BIG" lunch and coffee, then we looked around together. I myself didn't plan to buy anything...nothing to make it happened...not enough €s in my wallet...xixixi! Alhamdulillah I am also not a real shopper anyway...,I meant not always ;-). So, I just looking around for getting an inspiration. Hope one day can be a wise and rational shopper by bringing enough €s ;-).

Finished. Then she drove me to my parents in law's home. Nice to meet them, it made my day so much nicer. Alhamdulillah.

Sunday, December 04, 2005

My First Winter

This coming winter will be the first for me. It's getting colder and colder now. It's now 1°C outside and no sunshine. The nights are longer than the days. The sun sets at about 4.45 pm here in Brussel. It is nice when we want to do "puasa Senin-Kamis" hihihi.

The degrees do not make people here stop doing their activities. Many people still catch the bus, including me. We wear winter coats and gloves. Using a scarf will be also very helpful. Last time I put a little "balsem cap lang" on my hands, but it made me get more frozen!!! Hahaha!

Slowly by slowly I get the feeling love for the weather and view. First because I have to, second because I have no other choice, third because this is the best thing God gives me. Welcome my first winter, please be a little warmer...;-)



The nice pic is taken from : www.bigfoto.com