<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766254890013043742</id><updated>2011-11-01T11:58:50.316+07:00</updated><category term='holiday'/><category term='First Post'/><category term='fiction'/><category term='random'/><category term='life'/><title type='text'>A Thinker's Mind</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Abdul Kadir</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13344306671284338629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vT_j1a5DJPE/SypKUxEH1EI/AAAAAAAAAAM/-VPnTNi_9mI/S220/CAM_0684.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>21</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766254890013043742.post-3884492404436553194</id><published>2011-01-27T16:41:00.000+07:00</published><updated>2011-01-27T16:41:32.392+07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sayyidah Fatimah (Part 1)</title><content type='html'>Tulisan ini hasil aku translate ceramah Habib Abdurahman bin Muhammad Assegaf, murid Habib Umar bin Muhammad bin Salim bin Hafidz. Berhubung ceramahnya bahasa Arab n aku gak pinter bahasa Arab, jadi mungkin banyak salah di sana-sini. Kalo ada yang kurang pas di isi tulisan ini dengan senang hati aku mau di kritik :D. Mudah-mudahan ada manfaatnya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sungguh jika bukan karena Tuhanku dan hak Thaaha (SAW) ayahmu (RA)&lt;br /&gt;Tidak akan aku mendendangkan pujian kecuali untukmu&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Belahan diri Al Musthofa (SAW) dan karenanya beliau RA pantas diberi kemuliaan secara menyeluruh&lt;br /&gt;Dan Beliau SAW akan menjadi ridho dengan semua hal yang engkau (RA) ridhoi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Telah lama aku senantiasa berpikir tentang apa yang mungkin bisa aku berikan bagi istriku, anak-anak perempuanku, saudariku, dan pada saudariku muslimah dan pada umat Islam secara keseluruhan; sebagai hadiah. Lalu aku temukan bahwa sebaik-baik hadiah yang dapat aku berikan adalah mengingatkan mereka akan sejarah seseorang yang diberi keistimewaan oleh Allah SWT dari seluruh wanita dengan As Siyaadah (Kekuasaan), dan dimuliakan dengan Ar Riyaadah (Kepemimpinan), dan Allah menjadikannya sebagai Qudwah (petunjuk) bagi seluruh wanita mu’minat dan muslimat hingga hari kiamat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dialah Az Zahra Al Batuul, belahan diri Rasul (SAW) yang diberi keutamaan oleh Allah dengan kedudukan yang sangat tinggi yaitu menjadi ibu dari orang yang mulia. Setiap kali aku membaca sejarahnya, dan mendengar kabar tentangnya, dan aku melewati suatu hal yang berhubungan dengan sejarahnya, maka akan hilang rasa gundah dalam hatiku, dan akan timbul rasa rindu dalam diriku. Maka ketika aku bersimpuh di tempat-tempat yang bersejarah dan berkaitan dengannya, maka meluaplah air mata ku, kemudian hatiku menjadi tenang, karena kisah-kisahnya adalah suatu hal yang agung, dan menceritakan adab-adab yang mulia, dan juga berhubungan dengan pokok agama dan jalan yang diajarkan oleh Rasul SAW.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maka cukup bagi kita yang ingin melihat kemuliaan Sayyidah Fatimah Az Zahra dengan mengetahui: anak siapakah beliau, istri siapakah beliau, dan ibunda siapakah beliau; baginya keridhoan Allah SWT. Maka telah banyak sekali riwayat yang menceritakan tentang kemuliaannya. Diriwayatkan oleh Al Miswar bin Makhromah bahwa Rasul SAW bersabda, “Fatimah adalah bagian dari diriku. Barangsiapa yang membuatnya marah maka dia telah membuatku marah pula.” Kemudian di hadits yang lain “Sesungguhnya putriku Fatimah bagaikan bidadari karena dirinya tidak mengalami haid. Dan sesungguhnya aku memberinya nama Fatimah karena sesungguhnya Allah membebaskan dirinya dan orang yang MENCINTAINYA dari api neraka.” Dan Rasulullah SAW juga telah memberikan suatu kabar yang agung yang makin menunjukkan ketinggian kedudukannya (RA) “Sesungguhnya Allah ridho dengan yang engkau ridhoi dan Allah murka dengan yang engkau murkai.” Kemudian dari Abi Sa’id Al Khudzriy RA, Rasulullah SAW bersabda “Al Hasan dan Al Husain adalah pemimpin para pemuda di surga, dan Fatimah adalah pemimpin para wanitanya.” Dan dari Sayyidah Aisyah RA, Rasulullah SAW bersabda, “Wahai Fatimah, apakah engkau ridho apabila engkau menjadi pemimpin seluruh wanita di dunia dan pemimpin seluruh wanita mukmin?” Dan di riwayat yang lain dikatakan bahwa Rasulullah SAW bersabda, “Sesungguhnya ada malaikat dari langit yang tidak bisa mengunjungiku, kemudian dia meminta izin untuk menemuiku. Kemudian dia memberiku kabar gembira bahwa Fatimah adalah pemimpin wanita umatku.” Semoga keridhoan Allah selalu tercurah baginya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maka datanglah masa Kenabian dan Kerasulan kepada Muhammad SAW. Dan Rasulullah adalah orang pertama yang beriman dan memeluk agama Islam dari golongan lelaki. Allah menjadikan Sayyidah Khodijah binti Khuwailid sebagai pemeluk Islam pertama dari golongan wanita. Sejak saat itu, disyariatkan oleh Allah SWT bahwa dasar (pokok) segala kebaikan adalah dengan mengikuti Rasulullah SAW; dan itulah yang menjadi sebab turunnya kecintaan Allah SWT. Allah SWT berfirman, “Katakan hai Muhammad, jika kalian mencintai Allah, maka ikutilah Aku (SAW) dan Allah akan mencintai kalian.” Maka para wanita akan bertanya tentang bagaimana cara mengikuti Nabi dalam beberapa urusan yang hanya dialami oleh para wanita. Atau bagaimana jika para wanita tidak mampu apabila diperintahkan untuk meniru beberapa hal yang dilakukan oleh Rasulullah SAW. Maka aku akan menjawab bahwasanya Allah SWT telah memuliakan para wanita dengan cara apabila mereka ingin meniru Nabi SAW maka yang perlu mereka tiru adalah “Belahan Diri” Rasulullah SAW (yaitu Sayyidah Fatimah). Karena Rasul telah berkata, “Fatimah adalah belahan diriku” yang maksudnya adalah sesungguhnya Fatimah adalah sebagian dari diri Rasulullah SAW dan tidak akan terpisah diri Sayyidah Fatimah dengan Rasulullah SAW. Maka apabila kaum wanita muslim meniru Sayyidah Fatimah, maka sungguh mereka telah termasuk golongan orang yang meniru sunnah Al Musthofa SAW dan mendapatkan bagian dari pahala yang besar tersebut.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sayyidah Fatimah dilahirkan di dalam rumah yang agung di Makkah, rumah yang aman, rumah tempat segala kejujuran dan kebenaran. Ibunya adalah Khodijah bintu Khuwailid; seorang wanita yang terpandang, berakhlak mulia, dialah Sayyidah (pemimpin) di Makkah, mempunyai kedudukan yang mulia, dermawan, dikenal dengan keagungan dan kesuciannya. Sedangkan ayahnya, duhai siapakah dia. Dialah seseorang yang dikenal di kalangan Quraisy sebagai orang yang paling jujur. Dan beliau (SAW) juga dikenal sebagai Al Amin (yang menjaga amanah). Dan beliau juga dikenal sebagai pemuda yang paling berbakti dan paling sempurna di kalangan mereka. Wajah, perangai, akhlaq dan sifat-sifatnya. Semoga sholawat dari Allah selalu tercurah bagi beliau, keluarga beliau dan para sahabatnya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Saudari-saudari Sayyidah Fatimah adalah Zainab, Ruqoyyah dan Umi Kaltsum. Di rumah inilah Fatimah Az Zahra lahir dan beliau adalah anak terakhir Rasulullah SAW dan Sayyidah Khodijah baik putra maupun putri. Beliau lahir 5 tahun sebelum diutusnya Muhammad SAW sebagai Rasul.  Ada sebuah pertanda yang besar dari Allah SWT bahwa Allah tidak ingin melupakan kelahiran Fatimah RA begitu saja, yaitu dengan menjadikan hari lahir Fatimah bertepatan dengan saat dimana penduduk Makkah selesai membangun Ka’bah. Dan karena itulah dapat kita lihat disini suatu “skenario” yang indah dari Allah SWT bahwasanya dijadikan hari lahir Fatimah bertepatan dengan hari selesainya pembangunan Al Bait (Ka’bah). Karena sesungguhnya Fatimah adalah ibunda dari Ahlil Bait Nabi SAW. Maka telah dibangunlah Baitullah di tanah Haram (Makkah), dan inilah Fatimah putri Muhammad SAW diwujudkan di muka bumi. Telah berdiri tegak Baitullah yaitu Ka’bah, dan disaat itu pula Allah SWT mewujudkan Fatimah yang membawa keturunan Ahli Bait kenabian, semoga Allah meridhoi beliau dan mereka semua.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maka bergembiralah Rasul SAW dengan kegembiraan yang luar biasa. Sayyidah Fatimah adalah anak perempuan keempat Rasulullah. Di masa itu, kaum arab membenci apabila mereka mempunyai anak perempuan. Hingga apabila salah seorang dari mereka mempunyai anak perempuan maka akan menghitam wajahnya dan berpaling dari kaumnya. Bahkan banyak dari mereka yang mengubur bayi perempuan itu hidup-hidup hingga meninggal dikarenakan kerasnya hati mereka. Sedangkan Nabi ini (SAW) yang hidup di jaman jahiliyyah, beliau (SAW) mendapatkan anak perempuan keempatnya dan beliau sangat bergembira akan hal itu. Sehingga beliau berkata pada Sayyidah Khodijah, “Wahai Khodijah, sesungguhnya putriku ini adalah manusia yang baik. Sesungguhnya putriku ini adalah manusia yang diberkahi.” Kemudian Rasulullah SAW menggendong dan memeluknya lalu menciumnya sehingga membuat Sayyidah Khodijah sangat bergembira.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sayyidah Khodijah sangat mencintai sang putri dengan kecintaan yang luar biasa karena pada saat dilahirkannya Fatimah, Sayyidah Khodijah memandang Fatimah kemudian menengok ke arah Rasulullah SAW dan mendapati bahwa Fatimah adalah manusia yang paling mirip dengan Rasulullah SAW. Sayyidah Khodijah melihat bahwa kemiripan wajah Fatimah dengan Rasulullah adalah suatu pertanda dan isyarat keagungan dari Allah SWT sehingga menimbulkan kecintaan yang besar dari Sayyidah Khodijah pada Fatimah; semoga Allah meridhoi mereka sekalian.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rumah Rasulullah SAW sebelum kenabian -yaitu tempat dilahirkan Fatimah- adalah rumah yang suci, penuh kemuliaan dan akhlaq. Berkata Sayyidah Khodijah pada Rasul SAW ketika turun wahyu kepada Beliau (SAW) yang mengakibatkan Beliau ketakutan dan mendatangi Sayyidah Khodijah, “Duhai Rasulallah, Allah tidak akan membuatmu takut selamanya. Sesungguhnya engkau selalu mengasihi orang yang tidak mampu, menolong yang tua, menyambung tali silaturahmi, dan selalu menolong jika ada musibah-musibah terjadi. Sungguh Allah tidak akan membuatmu takut selamanya.” Beliaulah (SAW) yang pada masa sebelum kenabian telah memiliki akhlaq yang begitu mulia seperti di atas.  Dan Sayyidah Khodijah tidaklah mengetahui sesuatu di Makkah kecuali hal itu adalah suatu kebaikan. Beliau manusia yang suci, mulia, dermawan dan berakhlaq mulia. Maka putri-putri beliau berdua masuk ke dalam rumah tersebut akan mendapatkan didikan yang baik dengan akhlaq yang mulia dan adab yang baik dari kedua orang tua yang mulia ini.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lahirlah Sayyidah Fatimah pada hari-hari tersebut. Sebagian ulama berkata bahwa seakan-akan Allah SWT mengkhususkan bagi beliau dengan dilahirkan pada saat itu supaya Fatimah dapat hidup dan tumbuh dan berada dalam nuansa nubuwwah sejak masa kecilnya. Beliau melewati masa muda dan tumbuh bersama Rasul SAW serta para pemuda dan pembesar Islam pada waktu itu sambil ikut menyebarkan ajaran Islam. Sayyidah Fatimah lah yang menemani dan menjadi sahabat terdekat Rasulullah SAW baik di masa kecilnya dan masa mudanya, sampai wafat Baginda SAW.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dan ketika umur Fatimah mencapai 5 tahun, turunlah wahyu pada ayahnya (SAW). Dan beliau (RA) memperoleh suatu kemuliaan yang besar dengan menjadi anak seorang Rasul. Kemudian keadaan di rumah tersebut menjadi makin agung dan makin besar yang harus dihadapi. Allah memberikan kekhususan pada Fatimah dengan perhatian dari ayahnya (SAW)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dan Rasulullah SAW sendiri telah menerangkan tentang banyaknya keutamaan Sayyidah Fatimah. Sampai pada pemilihan nama yang diberikan untuknya (RA). Dikatakan bahwa Allah SWT member ilham pada Rasulullah untuk menamai putrinya dengan nama Fatimah. Dari Imam Ali diriwayatkan bahwa Rasul berkata, “Sesungguhnya dia (RA) aku beri nama Fatimah karena Allah menjauhkan dan menutupinya dari api neraka” dan di riwayat lain ditambahkan “dan anak keturunannya serta orang-orang yang mencintai mereka”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Beliau RA sangatlah dicintai dan disayangi, sangat terikat hati ayahnya SAW dan ibunya RA kepada beliau. Sayyidah Khodijah setiap kali memiliki anak maka akan selalu diserahkannya ke ibu-ibu susuan, sebagaimana sudah menjadi adat bangsa arab dan kaum quraisy pada masa itu. Namun tidak halnya Sayyidah Fatimah karena Sayyidah Khodijah sendirilah yang menyusuinya disebabkan oleh besarnya cinta Sayyidah Khodijah padanya dan karena kemiripan Sayyidah Fatimah pada Rasulullah dan juga disebabkan karena Fatimah adalah anak terakhir dari keturunan Sayyidah Khodijah. Maka karena itulah beliau RA memperoleh perhatian dan penjagaan khusus.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demikianlah beliau Azzahra RA. Dikatakan bahwa beliau mendapat julukan Azzahra karena kulitnya yang putih bersih nan indah seperti warna bunga melati. Dikatakan pula bahwa warna kulit beliau RA adalah putih bersih kemerah-merahan. Disebutkan pula bahwa julukan Azzahra disebabkan karena beliau RA bercahaya dan menyinari penduduk langit sebagaimana bintang yang bercahaya dan menyinari penduduk bumi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Beliau juga diberi julukan dengan Al Batuul dikarenakan beliau menggunakan seluruh waktunya untuk beribadah kepada Allah dan tidak pernah terputus (tambahan dikit: sayyidah Fatimah tidak pernah haid, jadi tidak pernah berhenti sholat karena udzur). Atau perkataan lain menyebutkan bahwa julukan Al Batuul dikarenakan beliau RA memiliki kedudukan tersendiri dari seluruh penduduk di zamannya sehingga tidak seorangpun dari golongan wanita yang mampu menyamai kemuliaan, kedudukan, keluhuran dan kebaikan Al Batuul RA.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Beliau RA memiliki banyak nama panggilan dan beberapa diantaranya adalah As Shiddiqoh (yang selalu membenarkan Rasulullah SAW), Al Mubarokah (yang diberkahi) At Thahirah, Az Zakiyah (yang suci), Ar Rodhiyah (yang selalu ridho), Al Mardhiyyah (yang diridhoi).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dan juga beliau RA diberi julukan dengan “Ibu dari Ayahnya”.  Mengapa? Dikatakan bahwa setelah wafat Sayyidah Khadijah RA maka Sayyidah Fatimah bangkit dan meninggalkan masa kecilnya untuk merawat Rasulullah SAW, mengurus segara keperluan beliau, berkhidmat (membantu) beliau siang dan malam, sampai hari-hari terakhir Rasulullah SAW tak henti-hentinya Sayyidah Fatimah menangani segala kebutuhan ayahnya SAW, sehingga diberilah julukan “Ibu dari Ayahnya”. Maka cukuplah bagi Sayyidah Fatimah dengan julukan tersebut menunjukkan kemuliaan dan ketinggian derajatnya, semoga Allah meridhoi beliau RA.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Beliau RA adalah manusia yang paling mirip dengan Rasulullah SAW. Ummul Mu’minin Sayyidah Aisyah RA berkata, “Tidak pernah aku melihat seorangpun yang menyerupai perbuatan, belas asih dan sifat lemah lembut Rasulullah pada segala keadaan kecuali pada Fatimah putri Rasulullah SAW”. Diceritakan bahwa jika Sayyidah Fatimah masuk ke tempat Rasulullah maka Rasulullah akan berdiri menyambutnya, menciumnya dan kemudian mendudukkan beliau RA di tempat Rasulullah duduk. Begitu pula jika Rasulullah masuk ke tempat Sayyidah Fatimah, maka beliau RA akan bangun menyambutnya, menciumnya, kemudian mendudukkan beliau SAW di tempat sayyidah Fatimah duduk.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dari sahabat Anas bin Malik RA, “Tidak pernah ada seorangpun yang lebih mirip dengan Rasulullah SAW dari Hasan bin Ali dan Fatimah” semoga Allah meridhoi mereka. Sayyidah Aisyah RA juga berkata, “Tidak ada seorangpun yang lebih mirip dengan Rasulullah dalam cara bicara dan tutur katanya selain dari Fatimah.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sayyidah Fatimah RA adalah manusia yang paling indah wujudnya karena beliau adalah manusia yang paling mirip dengan manusia paling sempurna SAW.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bersambung insya Allah :D. ini baru sekitar sepertiga ceramah Habib Abdurahman.&lt;br /&gt;kritik dan koreksi boleh kok :D&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1766254890013043742-3884492404436553194?l=thinkertalks.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/feeds/3884492404436553194/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2011/01/sayyidah-fatimah-part-1.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/3884492404436553194'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/3884492404436553194'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2011/01/sayyidah-fatimah-part-1.html' title='Sayyidah Fatimah (Part 1)'/><author><name>Abdul Kadir</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13344306671284338629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vT_j1a5DJPE/SypKUxEH1EI/AAAAAAAAAAM/-VPnTNi_9mI/S220/CAM_0684.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766254890013043742.post-5528143699825865689</id><published>2011-01-12T22:04:00.001+07:00</published><updated>2011-01-13T21:36:27.872+07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fiction'/><title type='text'>Kabar yang Mengejutkan (Chapter Two)</title><content type='html'>"Selamat sore Mrs. Drew. Bagaimana pilek anda apakah sudah membaik?"&lt;br /&gt;"Oh, terima kasih sekali dokter Albert. Sudah jauh membaik dibandingkan saat pertama kali aku kemari. Obat darimu memang paling cocok untukku."&lt;br /&gt;"Syukurlah kalau begitu. Mungkin untuk menuntaskan penyakit Anda, saya perlu memberi Anda obat yang sama untuk dua hari lagi. Lalu akan saya tambah vitamin untuk membantu tubuh Anda menghadapi cuaca yang tidak bersahabat ini. Apakah ada keluhan yang lain?"&lt;br /&gt;"Kurasa itu cukup dokter Albert. Terima kasih banyak."&lt;br /&gt;"Baiklah Mrs. Drew. Selamat sore."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keluarlah wanita pendek bertubuh gempal itu dari ruang praktek dokter Albert. Rambutnya yang ikal sudah berwarna putih merata dimakan usianya yang sudah menginjak 71 tahun. Mrs. Drew, pasien favorit seorang dokter muda yang bertugas di rumah sakit pemerintah di tengah kota Nantes yang bernama Albert. Usianya baru 30 tahun esok Desember. Namun prestasinya yang gemilang membuatnya memperoleh pekerjaan yang sekarang dijalaninya. Seorang dokter muda yang gagah dan tampan dengan mata berwarna bak buah anggur yang sangat indah sewajarnya menjadi impian wanita-wanita di sekitarnya, dan begitulah dokter Albert. Setiap kali ia berjalan dihadapan sekumpulan wanita maka mereka akan bertingkah seperti anak kecil yang mencari perhatian orang tuanya supaya dibelikan mainan. Dan setelah sang dokter berlalu maka mereka akan tertawa-tawa kecil nan nakal dibelakangnya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Namun dokter Albert bukanlah orang yang terlena dengan itu semua. Dia tahu tak jauh dari tempat prakteknya ada seorang bidadari setia yang selalu menanti dan mengharap kehadirannya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jam di ruang praktek sudah menunjukkan waktu pukul lima lewat sepuluh menit; sepuluh menit dari waktu praktek dokter Albert. "Ah, penghujung hari. Waktu yang paling kusukai." gumam dokter Albert dalam hati. Segeralah ia merapikan berkas-berkas dan memasukkannya ke dalam tas kulit berwarna coklat hadiah dari sang kekasih yang selalu dibawanya setiap kali praktek. Stetoskop, pena, pengukur tekanan darah, dan beberapa lembar kertas lainnya tak lupa ditata di dalam tas itu. Saat dia sibuk dengan barang-barangnya, tiba-tiba perhatiannya teralih pada sebuah kertas kecil berwarna kekuningan seperti warna keju. Kertas itu hanya berisi beberapa kata pendek yang ditulis dengan pena warna biru. Tulisannya khas. Bulat rapat dan rapi. "Satu minggu tidaklah lama. Kutunggu dirimu disini. Dengan cinta, Anne." Sebuah note dari Anne yang dititipkan ke salah satu pegawai rumah sakit yang bertetangga dengannya untuk diberikan pada dokter Albert dua hari yang lalu. Satu minggu adalah waktu yang perlu dilalui sebelum Albert kembali ke Pornic dan bertemu Anne.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Teringat dirinya akan sebuah hadiah. Sebuah bola kaca berisi foto Albert dan Anne di ladang anggur tak jauh di pinggiran Pornic. Bola kaca itu berisi campuran larutan fosfor yang menyala dalam gelap dan dihiasi dengan butiran-butiran putih yang akan membentuk hujan salju jika digoyangkan. Bungkusnya diberi tulisan dengan glitter "Sebagaimana bola ini bercahaya dalam gelap, semoga hadiah ini selalu mampu menerangi hatimu". Satu minggu lagi, Albert.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sepeda angin hitam mengkilat itu menjadi teman sehari-hari Albert di jalan. Apartemen Albert cukup dekat, hanya 20 menit dengan sepeda. Karena itulah dia tidak membeli mobil selain "Sepeda lebih sehat dan aku suka sensasi terpaan angin di wajahku" kata Albert jika ditanya tentang sepedanya. Sepeda itu pula yang menemani hari-harinya kuliah kedokteran dan menjadikannya seperti saat ini.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sore hari saat para pekerja pulang dari tempat kerjanya masing-masing menjadikan jalanan Nantes cukup padat. Beberapa mobil di tengah jalan bak penguasa, sepeda-sepeda angin berlarian meliuk-liuk cepat seperti ular yang mencari mangsa, dan orang-orang yang berjalan kaki di sisi jalan dengan bayangan gedung-gedung tinggi sebagai payung mereka dari cahaya kekuningan matahari senja yang masih mampu menyusup di sela-sela. Berbagai jenis orang dengan berbagai kesibukan dapat ditemui di jalanan itu setiap sore. Diantaranya adalah pria gemuk kekar dengan kumis dan jenggot hitam lebat lengkap dengan helm merah menyala menandakan dirinya seorang pekerja konstruksi. Wanita pelayan restoran Italia yang berjalan dengan jaket abu-abu dan syal hitamnya. Dan seorang dokter muda bersepeda angin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sampailah Albert di suatu bangunan yang disebutnya "rumah" yaitu apartemen empat lantai yang dicat coklat dengan sebuah pintu besar. Di dalamnya ada ruang tamu kecil dengan beberapa kursi berlengan yang nyaman selain meja tempat penunggu apartemen itu. Ternyata salah satu kursi diduduki oleh seseorang yang dikenal Albert; Gael.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Halo Gael. Bagaimana harimu?" sapa Albert.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Ah Albert, kau tahu diriku benci cuaca seperti ini. Mungkin seharusnya aku pindah ke daerah yang lebih hangat. Lihat hidungku sudah merah strowberry seperti Bamby si rusa"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Hahaha.. Ternyata penyakit musiman mu belum hilang juga, Gael. Baiklah aku akan kembali ke kamarku. Apakah kau mau mampir?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Oh tidak, tidak perlu. Di sini sudah cukup."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Baiklah.. Sa-" sebelum Albert menyelesaikan kalimatnya, Gael tiba-tiba memotong kata-kata Albert.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Begini Albert, maafkan aku. Aku mendapat kabar dari kepolisian distrik Pornic bahwa Anne kekasihmu ditemukan tewas di kamarnya. Dia sepertinya bunuh diri."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bersambung :-D&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1766254890013043742-5528143699825865689?l=thinkertalks.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/feeds/5528143699825865689/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2011/01/kabar-yang-mengejutkan.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/5528143699825865689'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/5528143699825865689'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2011/01/kabar-yang-mengejutkan.html' title='Kabar yang Mengejutkan (Chapter Two)'/><author><name>Abdul Kadir</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13344306671284338629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vT_j1a5DJPE/SypKUxEH1EI/AAAAAAAAAAM/-VPnTNi_9mI/S220/CAM_0684.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766254890013043742.post-1486622419475075100</id><published>2010-12-18T23:42:00.003+07:00</published><updated>2011-01-13T21:39:14.289+07:00</updated><title type='text'>Kamar yang Terkunci (Chapter One)</title><content type='html'>Hujan gerimis nan gelap terus turun di dataran tinggi Perancis sejak sore tadi. Barisan batu alam yang menjadi jalan setapak pedesaan Pornic di sebelah barat Nantes sudah menjadi cermin air yang memantulkan cahaya remang-remang lampu jalanan. Dinginnya udara di akhir November menambah suramnya suasana senja desa itu. Tak ada sorakan anak-anak bermain bola di hamparan rumput milik Monsieur Jaime atau dentingan sendok beradu dengan cangkir dari kumpulan ibu-ibu yang minum teh di teras Madam Elise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marie berjalan dengan tergesa-gesa sambil memegangi topinya yang nyaris terbang. "Angin sialan." batinnya dalam hati. Untung baginya, dia sudah sampai di ambang pintu rumahnya. Kehangatan perapian ditemani sup dan secangkir coklat panas sudah membayang di benaknya. "Ah, mandi air hangat akan sangat menyenangkan".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pintu tua yang terbuat dari kayu hazel menyambut Marie di depan rumahnya. Rumah itu sudah berusia 150 tahun namun masih sangat indah. Bangunannya bergaya khas klasik lengkap dengan sebuah cerobong asap besar di bagian belakangnya. Bagian depan rumah adalah sepetak taman kecil yang dibelah oleh sebuah jalan setapak berbatu yang berujung di tiga buah undakan kayu menuju ke teras kecil tempat sepasang kursi malas berada.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Masuk ke dalam rumah, hal pertama yang selalu menjadi perhatian adalah sebuah lampu gantung dari abad ke 15. Rumor mengatakan bahwa lampu itu merupakan salah satu jarahan saat masyarakat menyerbu Versailles di masa Louis XIV. Keindahan lampu hias lima tingkat dengan untaian kristal imitasi yang memantulkan cahaya dari 40 buah lampu ini sungguh elegan dan menakjubkan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Namun tidak di malam itu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marie yang masuk ke rumah basah kuyup terkejut ketika mendapati rumahnya gelap gulita. Tak setitik pun cahaya menerangi. "Anne! Mrs. Rivenna!" Marie memanggil dua penghuni rumah lainnya, namun hanya dijawab oleh gema dan keheningan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marie berjalan masuk lebih dalam sambil menyalakan lampu-lampu. Sedikit cahaya sangat membantu mengusir rasa takut walaupun tidak seberapa. Instingnya mengatakan dia harus pergi ke ruang makan, dan dia menurutinya. Namun hasilnya nihil. Marie terus memanggil Anne dan Mrs. Rivenna. "Anne! Berhenti bergurau! Apa yang kau lakukan?! Keluarlah!" namun semua usahanya tidak merubah apapun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kecemasan makin meliputi hati Marie. Dari ruang makan dia berjalan menyusuri koridor berhiaskan rak yang berisi bermacam-macam hiasan kaca dan foto keluarga menuju ke kamar Anne di ujung koridor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Terkunci.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Anne!" tak ada jawaban dari dalam. Ketika Marie akan berbalik ke kamarnya, dia melihat sesuatu yang aneh di pintu "Darah!" pikirnya. Saat itu juga dia berlari ke rumah Mr Heindrich untuk meminta tolong.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Datanglah Mr Heindrich dan anaknya Joleon. Marie memutuskan untuk mendobrak pintu kamar Anne karena dia melihat ada yang tidak beres dengan adanya noda darah di pintu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Joleon mengambil jarak dari pintu, dan dengan segenap kekuatan menghempaskan tubuhnya yang tinggi besar ke pintu. Dan pintu pun terbuka.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Oh Tuhan"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bersambung :-D&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1766254890013043742-1486622419475075100?l=thinkertalks.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/feeds/1486622419475075100/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/12/hujan-gerimis-nan-gelap-terus-turun-di.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/1486622419475075100'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/1486622419475075100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/12/hujan-gerimis-nan-gelap-terus-turun-di.html' title='Kamar yang Terkunci (Chapter One)'/><author><name>Abdul Kadir</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13344306671284338629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vT_j1a5DJPE/SypKUxEH1EI/AAAAAAAAAAM/-VPnTNi_9mI/S220/CAM_0684.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766254890013043742.post-9124569894118968669</id><published>2010-12-18T00:00:00.001+07:00</published><updated>2010-12-18T00:00:04.700+07:00</updated><title type='text'>short post :D</title><content type='html'>seems like i have to step back with a dead-slow pace before i move forward too far deh. Gotta change my principal though. Wakakakaka.. :D&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1766254890013043742-9124569894118968669?l=thinkertalks.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/feeds/9124569894118968669/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/12/short-post-d.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/9124569894118968669'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/9124569894118968669'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/12/short-post-d.html' title='short post :D'/><author><name>Abdul Kadir</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13344306671284338629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vT_j1a5DJPE/SypKUxEH1EI/AAAAAAAAAAM/-VPnTNi_9mI/S220/CAM_0684.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766254890013043742.post-2122170804444703959</id><published>2010-12-12T16:51:00.002+07:00</published><updated>2010-12-28T11:09:00.985+07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fiction'/><title type='text'>Nayna</title><content type='html'>Aku hanya bisa menangis dan berteriak sambil memanggil namanya di dalam hati kecilku. “Nay, Nay, Nay. Mengapa kau harus datang dalam hidupku?” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lalu kuingat kembali, ternyata dia memang selalu ada dalam hidupku sejauh yang kuingat. Dulu saat kami masih TK, bisa dianggap kami adalah teman. Takdir kembali mempertemukan kami di SD. Bahkan aku punya beberapa foto kelas untuk membuktikannya. SMP pun tak jauh berbeda, kami kembali menjadi teman sekelas. Di SMA pun kami masih terus bersatu. Aneh memang, tapi Tuhan berkehendak demikian.  Tapi, mata hatiku tak menyadarinya. Aku terlalu sibuk dengan kompetisi basketku dan mengikuti perkembangan gadget terbaru. Bisa dibilang, aku tenggelam dalam “kehidupan para cowok.” Tapi sekarang setelah aku dekat dengan seorang wanita yang sempat mengisi relung hatiku, tak ada hal lain yang ingin kulakukan selain terus menangis dan meratapi kejamnya cinta kepadaku. Tak biasanya aku bertingkah seperti ini. Tapi, hal ini terjadi setelah aku jatuh cinta selama satu semester ini. Dan rasa sakitnya sama sekali tak tertahankan. Aku takkan anggap hal ini indah: semua yang kutahu tentang dia, cinta dan wanita telah kupelajari selama 6 bulan ini. Karena rasa sakit yang ditinggalkan lebih dahsyat dari perasaan yang kurasa saat kami bersama. Saat berusia 18 tahun dan dimabuk indahnya cinta, enam bulan terasa seperti seumur hidup. Sebelum hari ini aku bahagia. Namun, karena omong kosong cinta enam bulan yang lalu kebahagiaan itu lenyap seperti lenyapnya buih di atas air.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sebenarnya, hidupku penuh dengan warna. Les bahasa Inggris, main video game dan nongkrong dengan kawan-kawan menjadi hobiku setelah basket. Aku dan ayahku telah sepakat bahwa aku akan menjadi Tiger Woods-nya basket SMA. Dan ayahku sebagai pelatih pribadi terbaik buatku. Walaupun sebenarnya ayah sama sekali ngga punya modal apapun untuk jadi pelatih basket yang baik, namun ayahku punya semangat untuk terus teriak-teriak di pinggir lapangan mengkritik setiap langkah yang salah dari diriku. Perjalanan hidupku tak pernah jauh melenceng dari hal-hal tadi. Menurut teman-teman, aku mempunyai kehidupan yang indah. Aku pun setuju, seandainya gadis bernama Nayna itu tidak datang ke hatiku.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kisah datangnya Nayna ke dalam hatiku dimulai suatu sore. Langit hitam kelam dan hujan turun seperti tangis anak Adam di pemakaman. Angin pun seperti sudah lelah untuk bekerja menghalau awan tadi. Akhirnya bumi harus pasrah dimandikan jutaan galon air dari langit saat itu. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Yah, minggu depan si Deni ultah ni... Dia ngajak kita sekelas ke villa bapaknya di Puncak. Boleh ya?” kataku pada ayahku. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Sekelas? Banyak amat? Mana cukup villa ayah Deni buat temen kamu sekelas?”&lt;br /&gt;Ayahku selalu lupa kalau yang namanya kelas internasional di sekolahku hanya diisi oleh 20 anak super gokil yang hidup di zaman ini.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Yah, Ayah kan  tau, bapaknya Deni itu bos minyak dari Medan! Yang mereka bilang villa itu sebenernya sama mewahnya dan sama gedenya dibanding rumah tinggal mereka Yah. Ayah pernah kan di undang resepsi Kak Uci di rumah Deni. Lagian temen sekelasku kan Cuma 20 orang.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Terus, kamu mau berangkat hari apa, naik apa, sama siapa, dan kapan pulang?”&lt;br /&gt;Sifat ayah yang sangat hobi menginterogasi orang dengan jutaan pertanyaan kumat lagi. Aku berkata dalam hati “Sabar Yud, demi liburan besok.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Urusan transportasi dan segalanya sudah diurus si Deni. Mobilnya aja ada tiga. Beres deh Yah. Oh iya, kita berangkat hari Jumat sore, pulang hari Minggu sore. Senin sudah bisa sekolah Yah.” Jawabku. Sekolahku hanya menggunakan 5 hari untuk kegiatan sekolah, sehingga hari Sabtu dan Minggu sekolahku libur.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Ok. Pokoknya sekolah kamu tetap jadi prioritas dan ngga kamu lupakan. Gak ada alasan untuk absen hari Senin. Satu lagi, jangan terlalu capek di sana. Awas kalau kamu sakit!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Beres Yah! Thanks ya!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hari pun berlanjut menggiringku ke penghujung siang pada hari Jumat yang telah lama kunantikan. Ketika aku sampai di rumah Deni, sudah ada si Rivan dan Fadlan yang asyik ngusilin kucing Deni yang lucu. Kami dengan sabar menunggu datangnya teman-teman yang lain. Satu, dua, tiga, dan seterusnya teman temanku mulai bermunculan. Tiba-tiba kulihat di ambang pintu seorang gadis dengan rambutnya yang hitam terurai yang sudah tidak asing bagiku, Nayna berjalan ke arah kami yang sedang nyanyi-nyanyi parau tanpa melodi yang jelas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Sorry ya, aku baru datang. Pak Heri telat jemput aku.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aku merasa senang melihat wajah imut familier itu diantara puluhan wajah yang mayoritas mencerminkan kenarsisan dan kenorakan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Perjalanan ke puncak pada hari itu benar-benar luar biasa macet. Namun semuanya tidak terasa karena selama di mobil kami terus mendengarkan ocehan Deni yang tak henti-hentinya mengocok perut kami. Si Feni aja sampai hampir muntah karena tersedak saat Deni menceritakan tentang temannya di Bali yang belajar surfing dengan orang gila. Tak terasa, 4 jam perjalana sudah kami lalui. Sesampainya di sana kami langsung makan malam dan menghabiskan waktu malam dengan main poker atau tebak-tebakan, kemudian setelah semuanya lelah, 20 anak itu pun jatuh ke dalam buaian mimpi di malam yang dingin menggigit di Puncak.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hari pun berganti. Sabtu itu kami habiskan dengan jalan-jalan di sekitar kawasan Puncak. Kemudian hari kembali berputar membawa kami ke penghujung hari pada setiap minggunya, hari Minggu; hari terakhir kami di Puncak. Deni mengumpulkan kami semua di halaman rumahnya yang sebesar lapangan tenis di pagi buta. Hampir semua anak turun mengenakan piyama masing-masing lengkap dengan rasa ngantuk yang ada. Minni melengkapi kostumnya dengan membawa serta bantal yang dia pakai tidur malam itu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Teman-teman, hari ini kita main-main!! Udara segar di pagi hari seperti ini jangan hanya kita lewatkan dengan bermalas-malasan! We play the game!!” seru Deni dengan sangat bersemangat. Namun tampaknya semangat Deni tidak disambut dengan baik oleh anak-anak yang lain. Bisa dilihat beberapa wajah-wajah ngantuk menutup mulut saat menguap ketika mendengar “kuliah subuh” Deni. Deni berkata lagi, “Silakan masing-masing kalian cari pasangan untuk game ini. Kita main game bakiak untuk menyegarkan badan terlebih dahulu!”. Kemudian segara saja tubuh-tubuh malas itu bergerak mencari pasngan untuk menuruti kemauan Deni. Petaka terjadi ketika aku tidak menemukan seorang pun datang menghampiri aku untuk meminta menjadi pasanganku. Dua puluh detik yang penuh siksaan. Lalu kulihat Nayna mengalami hal yang sama denganku. Dia pun melihat ke arahku kemudian tersenyum dengan manis dan bertanya, “Yudha, kamu mau kan main sama aku?” Wow. Baru kali ini aku berhadapan langsung dengan Nayna dalam keadaan seperti ini. Aku merasakan sesuatu yang lain dari biasanya; tak tahu apa. Di dalam hati aku berkata “Gile! Gua nggak pernah  tau  kalo cewek bisa secantik ini!” Di dalam dadaku berkecamuk berbagai pikiran positif maupun negatif. Tanpa bisa berucap apa-apa lagi, akhirnya kukatakan dua huruf yang menurutku menjadi awal siksaan batinku, “Ok.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aku sama sekali tak bisa mengkonsentrasikan diriku dengan keadaan sekitar. Briefing Deni sama sekali tak kuhiraukan. Kecantikan Nayna membuatku seakan terbius menjadi selemah semut kecil. Geraian rambutnya yang harum sesekali membuai wajahku ketika Nayna memutar badannya saat berbicara denganku dan Fadlan. Puncaknya terjadi ketika giliranku dan Nayna untuk bermain tiba. Nayna memilih posisi di depan, aku  mendapat jatah di belakang. Pikiranku masih terus melayang tidak jelas. Seorang Nayna yang sekarang berdiri di depanku seakan menjadi cewek pertama yang aku temui di muka bumi. “Heran, ni anak kan udah lama gue kenal. Kenapa sekarang gue jadi ngerasa aneh gini sih?” sebuah pertanyaan dari dalam diriku yang tak terjawab saat itu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Start dimulai. Beberapa detik kemudian aku jatuh terjerembab karena kehilangan keseimbangan bakiak. Anehnya, rasa sakit yang kurasakan langsung hilang karena tembok pertahanan di hatiku juga runtuh karena pesona Nayna. Kakiku terkilir. Timku kalah. Semuanya tidak terasa sakit atau mengecewakan karena terbius dengan keindahan makhluk yang sekarang berdiri di depanku.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Kamu ngga apa-apa kan Yud?” kata Nayna yang dikerumuni semua anak.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Ngga apa-apa kok. Cuma terkilir sedikit. Nanti juga sembuh.” kataku. Kakiku terkilir, dan aku harus dibantu untuk bangun kemudian berjalan balik ke villa.&lt;br /&gt;Aktifitas hari itu berakhir. Waktu-waktu berikutnya di puncak kami habiskan untuk menghabiskan semua bekal yang ada dan beristirahat untuk mempersiapkan diri memulai minggu baru yang penuh kisah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* * *&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Di sekolah, aku terus memikirkan kejadian kemarin. Akhirnya aku putuskan untuk menceritakan semuanya pada sahabat terbaik yang pernah kupunya, Rendy. Dengan segenap pengalaman tentang cinta yang dimilikinya, Rendy pun akhirnya menyarankan aku untuk langsung “nembak” Nayna.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Yudha.....Yudha, mendingan lo langsung aja tembak tu cewek. Pasti dia nggak nolak. Tampang lo kan lumayan, kepribadian bisa ditawar, duit tebel, terus dia mau nuntut apa lagi? Udah deh, percaya sama gue.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Ren, gue nggak tau cara nembak cewek. Ngadepin cewek dalam kondisi seperti itu aja perut gue mules!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Tenang Yud, Rendy siap membantu.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Setelah kursus kilat selama seminggu tentang cara memperlakukan dan nembak cewek dari Rendy, akhirnya aku mengatur waktu yang tepat untuk nembak. Bisa dibilang usahaku cukup gila karena semua ini berlangsung terlalu cepat menurutku, dan lagi aku dan Nayna selama ini hanya menjadi teman yang tidak spesial. Hanya saja, selama seminggu ini aku melakukan pendekatan yang intensif supaya tidak terlihat terlalu norak. Walaupun agak janggal,  “Tapi, apa salahnya dicoba!” begitu kata Rendy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* * *&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hari “H” tiba. Menurut rencana yang sudah kubuat, Nayna akan “kutembak” sepulang sekolah. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sepulang sekolah, pada hari kamis yang panas suara degup jantungku mungkin bisa mengalahkan suara marching band anak TK saking kerasnya. Perutku mual tidak karuan rasanya. Rendy yang terus berkicau tentang macam-macam hal tidak bisa menenangkan perasaanku. Lebih tepatnya Rendy memperparah kacaunya diriku karena dia malah bercerita tentang sakitnya ditolak oleh cewek pujaan hatinya. “Oh Gosh” batinku.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aku tampil necis dan wangi untuk satu tujuan: Nayna. Dia keluar dari kelasnya bersama Ninda sahabatnya. Nayna tampak sangat manis dengan pita ungu yang menyibakkan sebagian rambutnya. Walaupun dia telah melalui hari yang berat dan panjang di sekolah, guratan keceriaan masih selalu terpancar dari wajah berlesung pipinya. “Nay, bisa ngomong sebentar?” kataku sambil mengedip kepada Ninda yang telah kuberitahu tentang rencanaku sebelumnya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Boleh.” jawabnya singkat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kemudian mulailah dengan sedikit berbasa-basi, aku keluarkan semua jurus-jurus ampuh yang sudah aku pelajari, aku sebutkan kata demi kata yang puitis persis seperti yang diajarkan Rendy pada Nayna yang tampak santai menanggapi diriku. Nyaris tanpa ekspresi! Dalam hati aku terus bertanya “Jangan-jangan aku dianggap gombal dengan kata-kataku ini? Nayna ngerti ngga ya maksud omonganku? Do I look good? Aku ditolak atau diterima?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“So, aku tunggu jawabanmu.” aku tutup kata-kataku dengan kalimat itu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tak disangka, Nayna hanya tersenyum simpul sambil menjawab “Mungkin aneh juga sich, tapi.... okelah.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AKU DITERIMA!! “Secepat itukah????? Tapi, peduli amat!” pikirku. Hatiku berbunga-bunga seindah bunga di Istana Bogor. Perasaan dalam hatiku tidak bisa diungkapkan. Nayna, temanku sejak TK akhirnya menjadi pelabuhan hati pertamaku. Kami berjalan beriringan meninggalkan sekolah. Kebahagiaan meliputiku serasa tidak ada ujungnya. Rasanya aku akan memberikan segalanya pada Rendy sebagai wujud terima kasihku atas  sarannya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* * *&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Roda kehidupan terus berjalan seperti biasa. Hubunganku dengan Nayna sudah berjalan selama sekitar 5 bulan. Semuanya berjalan begitu indah. Nonton, tugas sekolah, jalan-jalan, hujan-hujanan, semuanya sudah kita lalui berdua dan semuanya terasa indah. Aku merasa dunia pun merasakan betapa bahagianya hatiku selama 5 bulan ini. Walaupun sesungguhnya ada sesuatu tak terduga yang sudah diambang pintu yang akan merusak segalanya, namun aku sama sekali tak menyadarinya sebelum segalanya terjadi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Seperti biasa, siang itu aku mengantar Nayna pulang dari sekolah. Perjalanan sejauh hampir 4 km itu kami lalui nyaris dalam  keheningan senyap. Tak banyak kata-kata yang bisa dibicarakan. Sesampai di rumah Nayna, aku memulai pembicaraan, “Minggu depan udah mid semester nih, Nay. Keliatannya seminggu ini kita ngga’ bisa hang out bareng dulu. Ntar selesai mid aku ajak kamu jalan-jalan lagi.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Iya deh.. Kita fokus buat mid semester dulu ya..”&lt;br /&gt;Akhirnya kita janjian untuk selama seminggu tanpa chat dan smsan selain hal yang benar-benar penting. Walaupun aku sudah berpikir untuk curi-curi kesempatan sms untuk sekedar sok jadi motivator, tapi sebisa mungkin aku akan mencoba menepati janji yang kami buat. “Gentleman gituuu!!” kataku dalam hati.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* * *&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ternyata rindu karena cinta memang jauh lebih berat dari sekedar rindu biasa. Di hari Sabtu terakhir mid semester, akhirnya aku memutuskan untuk menelefon bidadariku.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Halo.. Nay??”&lt;br /&gt;Suara di seberang telefon serasa berat dan agak tertahan. Terdengar suara senggukan dan nafas yang agak tersengal-sengal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Nay? Haloo...”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Yud, Chandra tadi ke rumahku.” jawab Nayna sambil masih terdengar menangis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Oh my God... Ngapain lagi tu anak?” tanyaku dalam hati. Chandra adalah mantan Nayna yang sudah dipacarinya sejak SMP. Mereka putus dengan sangat halus dan tanpa konflik, hanya karena mereka berpisah sekolah dan Nayna merasa bahwa sebaiknya Chandra lebih berkonsentrasi pada sekolahnya karena Chandra memang hanya merupakan murid berkemampuan rata-rata, namun harus diakui, berhati malaikat. Kuberanikan diriku untuk bertanya pada Nayna, “Trus, ada apa Nay?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Yud, sorry. Aku ngga’ bisa ngomong sekarang.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Suara bip di handphone ku menutup malam itu dengan kegalauan yang dahsyat. Aku tak sabar menunggu sisa 10 jam rotasi bumi pada hari itu. Akhirnya kumatikan lampu dan kupejamkan mataku sambil terus memikirkan segala kemungkinan terburuk yang akan aku temui besok.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pukul 8.15 pagi aku sudah menunggu di depan rumah Nayna dengan motorku yang baru kucuci bersih. Kemarin siang sepulang sekolah kami berencana untuk nonton pertandingan futsal kelas kami. Namun agaknya rencana indah itu akan lenyap karena kejadian semalam. Tak lama Nayna keluar dengan baju biru pucat ditemani dengan jaket jeans biru yang baru dibeli kemarin. Rambutnya dikucir ekor kuda dihias dengan dua buah jepit imut di kanan kirinya. Dia mengajakku masuk ke rumahnya dengan ekspresi yang tidak bisa ditebak. Aku masih bertanya-tanya, apa yang terjadi antara dia dengan Chandra malam tadi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Yud, langsung aja. Tadi malam Chandra ke sini.”suaranaya terdengar kuat dan dewasa. “Dia ngajak aku balikan. Dan aku terima.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Diantara sepersekian nanodetik jeda antara dua kalimat terakhir, kepalaku rasanya dipukul oleh sesuatu sebesar gunung Bromo. Setelah kalimat kedua keluar, kurasakan pukulan itu membenamkan aku  ke dalam suatu jurang tanpa akhir. Aku bingung mau berkata apa. Yang ada hanya semua memori indah aku dengan Nayna yang berseliweran di kepalaku. Tak kusangka, dia begitu cepat mengakhirinya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Oke Nay. Memang aku tau Chandra ngga akan bisa tergantikan. So, it’s okay!” aku mengeluarkan sebuah senyuman yang bahkan orang idiot pun tahu kalau aku memaksakan senyuman itu. Namun menurutku daripada aku berlama-lama diam seribu bahasa tanpa jawaban akan membuat Nayna merasa bersalah. Bagiku, lebih baik diriku tersiksa secara batin daripada harus merusak kebahagiaan seseorang yang tempatnya masih melekat dalam sanubariku.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Sorry ya, Yud...”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“It’s okay, Nay. Selamat ya, kamu udah dapet orang terbaik buat kamu. Tapi buat aku, masih belum ada dan mungkin ngga akan ada orang yang lebih baik dari kamu.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kami berdua terdiam sejenak. Agaknya kami sama-sama salah tingkah. Akhirnya aku berkata “Jadi nonton kan Nay? Masih mau bonceng aku as a friend?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Yap. Ayo berangkat. Ntar si Fadlan marah lo kalo kamu telat.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* * *&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Selesai pertandingan aku langsung pulang tanpa menghiraukan selebrasi kemenangan tim kelasku. Hatiku  masih berat untuk menerima kenyataan yang datang begitu cepat berubah. Sakitnya tak terhingga. Aku pulang kemudian menangis sejadi-jadinya seperti bayi di kamarku. Kusesali singkatnya keberadaan Nayna dalam hidupku.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mengagumkan cepatnya waktu berjalan. Kemarin kukira dia milikku. Tapi kini aku sama sekali bukan siapa-siapa. Kuputuskan, bahwa hal ini harus segera diakhiri dan aku  harus tetap hidup seperti sebelum ada seorang Nayna dalam hatiku. Kuyakinkan diriku bahwa esok pagi semua hal yang terjadi akan mengagumkan. Matahari akan terbit kembali dan siap untuk menerima manusia yang berusaha memulai langkah baru dalam hidupnya. Sekarang, bagiku hidup lebih dari sekedar seorang Nayna. Aku akan mulai lembar baru kehidupanku, namun tanpa seorang Nayna di sisiku.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NB: ni cerpen aku buat waktu masih kelas 1 sma :D&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1766254890013043742-2122170804444703959?l=thinkertalks.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/feeds/2122170804444703959/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/12/nayna.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/2122170804444703959'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/2122170804444703959'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/12/nayna.html' title='Nayna'/><author><name>Abdul Kadir</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13344306671284338629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vT_j1a5DJPE/SypKUxEH1EI/AAAAAAAAAAM/-VPnTNi_9mI/S220/CAM_0684.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766254890013043742.post-1154101255793708674</id><published>2010-12-10T12:47:00.004+07:00</published><updated>2010-12-10T13:54:18.474+07:00</updated><title type='text'>maaf, tapi aku emosi</title><content type='html'>Oke postingan ni isinya bakal sedikit meluap2 dan emosional. gara2 jumatan gak beres untuk kedua kalinya di satu masjid.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Khotib nya gak belajar rukun khotbah&lt;br /&gt;yang namanya khotbah jumat tu mestinya jadi sarana berkumpulnya umat buat di ceramahi, diingatkan suru balik ke jalan yang bener, di kasi nasehat. setauku dari yang pernah ak pelajari gitu. makanya diadakan "pertemuan besar" setiap hari jumat tujuannya seperti itu. Saking pentingnya, sholat dhuhur yang 4 rokaat di syariatkan setiap hari jumat diganti dengan sholat jumat yang diawali 2 khotbah. Berarti khotbah nya kan penting banget.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nah masalahnya sekarang adalah, kalo yang khotbah masi perlu belajar ngaji. insya Allah aku yakin deh kalo mas nya tadi ujian iqro jilid 6 sama ustadz ku SD dulu gak bakal lulus. suru ngulang lagi mesti. Dengan segala hormat dan penuh permintaan maaf mas, kalo mau khotbah belajar dulu ngaji yang bener. belajar baca bahasa arab ato pokoknya belajar dulu please. bukannya aku udah pinter, tapi kalo caranya khotib jumat yang jadi perantara risalah nabi gak bener,, ya pantes ae umat jaman sekarang kaya gini.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aku idup di lingkungan yang sangat2 religius. alhamdulilah lingkungan ku penuh khotib2 berkualitas yang sangat2 tinggi. gak perlu profesor doktor sarjana islam atau Lc (gak tau apa artinya) atau model apapun yang penting mereka sangat mumpuni. logika jalan, syariat luar biasa manteb. karena terbiasa liat yang kaya gitu dan dapet "high class" khotib, jadi mohon maaf kalo aku sering apatis sama khotib2 yang ada.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;back to Mr. Khotib. terus terang aku agak lupa sama rukun khotbah (kalo gak salah ada 6, dan salah satunya: mengucapkan rukun khotbah dengan bahasa arab. terus ada lagi: memberikan wasiat taqwa). nah yang jadi masalah di sini,, mas khotib yang baik hati tadi di khotbah kedua gak pake wasiat taqwa. padahal seingetku tu wajib di kedua khotbah dan termasuk rukun. masalah kan? nah terus,, di khotbah pertama dia gak ngasi ayat ato apapun tentang taqwa di muqoddimah nya DENGAN BAHASA ARAB. akhirnya buat aku khutbah dia gak sah karena gak lengkap rukunnya. nah akhirnya selesai jumat aku sholat dhuhur lagi dan niat insya Allah gak sekali2 sholat di situ deh :D&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Mas Khotib belajarnya nya gak lengkap&lt;br /&gt;nah timbul masalah lagi ni. mas khotib yang belajar ngaji tadi ngasi wasiat tentang ittiba' nabi,, tapi pake ditambahi masalah khilafiyah. haduuuuh,, ngapa juga bawa masalah gituan pas khutbah jumat? mending kalo udah kelebihan ilmu. dia bawa perkataan "Memuliakan nabi tapi tidak boleh mengkultuskan". mulai deh ni kaum2 gak punya mahabbah ngomong tentang rasulullah. mengkultuskan tu apa sih?? kata KBBI (kamus besar bahasa indonesia. ntar kalo d kasi kamus bahasa arab macem munawwir ato munjid malah mumet,, baca ae gak beres) mengkultuskan adalah: mendewa-dewakan; memuja-muja. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;eh si mas ni pake bawa dalil lo! keren kan :D. dia bawa dalil tentang kisah nabi. waktu tu rasulullah dateng ke masjid,, pas tu sahabat lagi duduk2. mereka tau rasulullah dateng,, mereka pun berdiri (ni para sahabat tau akhlak. gak kaya orang2 sekarang cuma bisa koar2 kultus2 tapi gak akhlaq). terus rasulullah bilang kurg lebih: tidak usah kalian berdiri. aku hanyalah hamba Allah, maka perlakukan aku seperti hamba Allah lainnya. dengan dasar itu mas nya bilang: jangan panggil nabi muhammad dengan "Sayyid". ada beberapa poin: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. sapa bilang kita mengkultuskan? yang ada kita memuliakan. woy mas khotib,, kalo sekali2 aku maen ke rumahmu trus ada bapak mu,, di depan bapakmu aku ngomong pake bahasa jawa kasar, trus manggil langsung pake nama, duduk kaya di warung, gitu kamu bakal terima gak?? apa kamu bakal bilang aku mengkultuskan bapakmu kalo aku ngomong pake bahasa kromo, trus manggil pake "bapak", duduk sopan, dll?? itu CUMA BAPAKMU!! bener rasulullah CUMA hamba Allah. tapi beliau HAMBA ALLAH PALING MULIA. pantes dong kalo aku mau muliakan beliau. gak boleh?? ke laut ae dah mas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ni dengerin imam bushiri ngomong. FYI, imam bushiri ni sering banget mimpi ketemu rasulullah. kamu pernah lum mas?? guru mu yg jidat nya ada lebam2 tu pernah lum?? ni dengerin kata imam bushiriy: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;دع ماادعته النصارى في نبيهم...وحكم بما شئت مدحا فيه واحتكم&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;فانسب إلى ذاته ما شئت من شرف...وانسب إلى قدره ما شئت من عظم&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;فإن فضل رسول الله ليس له...حد فيعرب عنه ناطق بفم&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Tinggalkanlah sebutan orang-orang diluar Islam pada nabi-nabi mereka. Tapi sanjunglah Nabi SAW sekehendak hatimu"&lt;br /&gt;"Berikanlah sanjungan kemuliaan kepad dzat SAW sesuka hatimu. Berikanlah pengagungan kepada kedudukannya sesuka hatimu dalam mengagungkan"&lt;br /&gt;"Karena sesungguhnya kemuliaan Rasul SAW tidak pernah akan mampu diucapkan secara lengkap oleh lidah yang berbicara"&lt;br /&gt;kalo kamu atau guru2 kamu udah selevel imam bushiri, boleh lah di bantah. kalo belum gak usah repot2. mendingan belajar ngaji dulu sampe khatam iqro level 6&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. kisah berdirinya sahabat&lt;br /&gt;kisah tu bener banget. termasuk kalam rasulullah. tapi hadits nya gak berhenti di situ. tau?? nha ni kalo orang2 picik gak punya akhlaq ngaji gak selesai,, akhirnya hadits dipotong2. mau tau lanjutannya?? check this out&lt;br /&gt;setelah rasulallah berkata seperti diatas,, para sahabat kemudian duduk kembali kecuali sayyidina Hassan bin tsabit (sedikit review tentang sayyidina hassan: beliau adalah penyair nabi SAW. syair2 nya sangat disukai oleh rasulullah. kesimpulan: bersyair sesuai syariat itu boleh. pernah suatu ketika dalam sebuah peperangan,, sayyidina hassan diperintahkan oleh rasulullah untuk menggubah syair yang memancing amarah musuh. dan hasilnya apa sodara2?? ada musuh yang mati saking marahnya karena kata2 syair sayyidina hassan.) Sayyidina hassan tetap berdiri di temapatnya. kemudian rasulullah bertanya: kenapa engkau tidak duduk wahai hassan?? keluarlah syair yang sangat indah (syair ni bener2 sangat luar biasa kalo menurut aku)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;واجمل منك لم ترى قط عين   واكمل منك لم تلد النساء&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;خلقت مبرأمن كل عيب   كأنك خلقت كما تشاء&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;mata ku tidak pernah memandang sesuatu yang lebih indah dari dirimu&lt;br /&gt;dan tidak akan ada seorang ibu yang melahirkan seseorang yang sesempurna dirimu&lt;br /&gt;engkau tercipta bebas dari segala aib (keburukan)&lt;br /&gt;seakan-akan engkau tercipta sekehendak dirimu&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;terus apa rasulallah bilang kalo sayyidina hassan yang tetep berdiri,, memuji sampai kaya gitu,, bakal masuk neraka?? ternyata sama rasulullah sayyidina hassan di kasi surban nya dan dicium oleh rasulullah. liat tu orang yang memuliakan nabi. tu masuk surga, dapet surban nabi, pake dicium juga. nha kalo orang yang muliakan gitu di bilang sesat,, sekali lagi ya: ke laut sana mas. gak usah keluar deh.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. perlu belajar&lt;br /&gt;aku perlu belajar. semua perlu belajar biar umat ni beres. gak usah banyak cuap2 kultus2 kalo ngaji ae gak bener. khotib oq gak tau rukun. ke laut sana khotbah sama aer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;belajar lah fiqih. biar ibadah nya beres. biar semua yang dilakukan sah secara syariat. biar gak bikin orang laen ragu. ayo to,, daripada ngomong yang tinggi2 bahas aneh2 cuma biar keliatan keren kalo ceramah, mending kita baca kitab aqidatul awam nya syech ahmad marzuqi. baca bidayatul hidayah nya imam ghozali. baca safinatunnajah nya syech salim. baca kitab yang enak2. yang bikin adem. gak usah baca kitab yang isinya cuma "gak ada dalilnya". yo genah gak ada dalilnya kalo baca dalil ae gak bisa. genah gak ada dalilnya kalo baca hadits setengah2. genah gak ada dalilnya kalo hati picik rasa cinta dan hormat sama rasulullah. masi banyak hal yang penting daripada sekedar gak boleh mengkultuskan dan gak ada dalilnya. oke mas?? hahahaha.. sip deh :D&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;mohon maaf sebesar2 nya kalo posting yang ni isinya sedikit emosional. tapi sesuai judul: maaf, tapi aku emosi.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1766254890013043742-1154101255793708674?l=thinkertalks.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/feeds/1154101255793708674/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/12/maaf-tapi-aku-emosi.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/1154101255793708674'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/1154101255793708674'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/12/maaf-tapi-aku-emosi.html' title='maaf, tapi aku emosi'/><author><name>Abdul Kadir</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13344306671284338629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vT_j1a5DJPE/SypKUxEH1EI/AAAAAAAAAAM/-VPnTNi_9mI/S220/CAM_0684.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766254890013043742.post-6697573186413598299</id><published>2010-12-09T18:54:00.002+07:00</published><updated>2010-12-09T20:21:35.788+07:00</updated><title type='text'>Happiest Moments of My Life (so far. hahahaha)</title><content type='html'>hellooooo :D. time for a rather cheer-up post here. hahaha.. usually i wrote about mind-tormenting stuffs coming from this cursed ever-thinking-melancholy brain, but for now i want to write about happiest moments throughout my colorful 19 years existence in this world. here comes the order&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Mom's Word&lt;br /&gt;One day i was sitting in front of my computer playing games or browsing or doing something i forgot while my mom was sweeping the house (don't say that i'm a bad son not to help my mom. i've done it before. trust me. hahahaha). We were chatting at that time, talking bout certain things (that i forgot too), until somehow she said the most wonderful quote i've ever heard, "Kau kalo mau liat saya, liato kadir. Kadir tu persis saya. Apa yang ada di saya, ada di kadir." translated: "If you wanna know me, look at kadir. he's just exactly similar to me. Any character i have, he has it." that's the first time she said it. but not the last. in a couple of occasions she repeated that words also. and she even added other people's opinion regarding to this similarity we have.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why would i be so happy? Because my mom is one of the greatest person i ever met. If anyone i admire most, i can say that one is my mom. She's just close to perfection. i just wonder how great my grandpa was, because my mom is just the miniature of my grandpa. i found them as great people who knows who they are, what they should and should not do, and they have strong hearts. gosh, i'm out of superlatives to describe them. hahahahaha.. my mom, she's just unbelievably amazingly great.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. That haul at Tegal&lt;br /&gt;haul is the commemoration of a great person's death. it's just like tahlilan but with a bigger scale.&lt;br /&gt;i attended a haul in tegal (i used to be there with my grandpa long long time ago. miss him so much. and lately i go with my mom. but not in this occasion). There was Habib Umar Jailani also. in the morning before the main ceremony, Habib Umar and some other Habaib was in the house where i slept as we hold a little prayer there. Before the prayer ends, i was asked to recitate something. I was so brave to pick the poem at that time, that i have never ever read it anywhere before. but it went great. Habib Umar enjoyed my recitation so so much much (i'm being lebay. hahahahaha). and that was very memorable. I've been a munsyid (wikipedia said: Orang yang menyanyikan nasyid biasanya disebut munsyid, sedangkan arti munsyid itu sendiri adalah orang yang melantunkan atau membacakan syair) for about 8 years and i've been doing it in front of thousands of people in so many occasions, but it's never been this memorable. it's still fresh in my mind how Habib Umar raised his hands, closed his eyes, moves his head left and right in joy while listening to my recitation. I can even remember Habib Bagir Atthas smiled at me at that time :D. that's wonderful :D.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. My Sister's marriage&lt;br /&gt;January 3rd, 2010 was the date. less than a month before, i got an accident. i broke my palm and hurt my knee. there was a pin in my left palm that made me look like wolverine. hahahahaha.. After that accident, my movement was very limited since i have to use a kind of holder in my right leg. only that makes me help all the wedding process. hahahaha.. So i was given a job that suits my condition: manage the invitation cards. give names, put it inside a plastic, classify it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;enough blubbering. what makes me happy are: guests, maulid in the akad nikah (one of the best akad nikah i ever attended. moreover, i sit next to ami syech and even make a duet throughout the maulid. hahahaha.. nice one), people's response, and how it went very fruitful. people said that my sister's wedding was spectacular. masjid Assegaf was so full that some people even sit in the 2nd floor (around 1000 people maybe). it's not that we're being excessive or royal,, no. but my AA family was huge itself (huge and i mean it. more than 200 of the attendant can be called "family"). moreover, my mom and dad are a very sociable, so they have a hell lot of friends and relatives. so it makes sense that the number of people was so huge.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Jawa Timur Tour :D&lt;br /&gt;wakakakakaka... this one was hilarious :D. finally high school ends :D. me and 3 of my friends decided to take a trip to jawa timur for ziarah. We visited surabaya, gresik, bangil, pasuruan, malang and we visited some Habaib all along. a wonderful trip. full of laugh and stupid yet crazy things, but it's a purposeful one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. ISDC break&lt;br /&gt;i'm a debater. i started my debating career at senior high school from the first grade. ISDC is the dream of every indonesian senior high school debater and by the blessing of Allah, i made it. I was the best in my provincial selection beating my arch rival and my compatriot. In the national level, i made it through the top 24 best ranked 12. In the top 9 selection i was a bit unfortunate finishing at the 11th position. but all in all it was wonderful. throughout my debating career, i won 7 debating competition with some best speaker predicates along. high school is just wonderful :D&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. Smansa&lt;br /&gt;it was a great achievement for me to be able to enter smansa since at the beginning, some people (a close one) doubt my ability. i come there easily, stamped my mark there, and graduated excellently.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;that's all for now :D. for the upcoming list will be: my graduation, my first job, "that thing", the day when i propose a girl to marry me (wakakakakakaka), and my marriage :D. further on will be my first child, promotions, and the list goes on and on. may Allah always give me a wonderful life and guide me to thank Him whatever happen in my life. Amin.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1766254890013043742-6697573186413598299?l=thinkertalks.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/feeds/6697573186413598299/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/12/happiest-moments-of-my-life-so-far.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/6697573186413598299'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/6697573186413598299'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/12/happiest-moments-of-my-life-so-far.html' title='Happiest Moments of My Life (so far. hahahaha)'/><author><name>Abdul Kadir</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13344306671284338629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vT_j1a5DJPE/SypKUxEH1EI/AAAAAAAAAAM/-VPnTNi_9mI/S220/CAM_0684.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766254890013043742.post-5086999217627031212</id><published>2010-11-27T01:05:00.002+07:00</published><updated>2010-11-27T01:30:18.393+07:00</updated><title type='text'>WOY PEOPLE!!!!! BE GRATEFUL!! FOR GOD'S SAKE!!!!</title><content type='html'>Let's make it straight: lately i make a lot of contact with some people who complain a lot. This, that, those, it, EVERYTHING is a thing to complain. Maybe if these people fart and the sound is rather different then they will complain "Oh no, my fart sounds different." Well, i'm not saying that i've been grateful enough, no. But at least i know that i should never ever whine that much. When you whine about having a lonely night AT HOME, think about those in their boarding houses. What's the different? You stay with your family; literally. When you whine about a bad cellphone, think about those who doesn't even have electricity. You think i'm exaggerating? Nope. I'm telling you, life is STILL beautiful with those struggles. When you whine about no one is available to talk, to share, and to laugh with, think about those who have too much trouble that they themselves find it hard to prioritize which to share first. When you whine about your terrible campus life (this one applies for me also. I have to admit that i whine much MUCH about this) be grateful because you only think about your campus. You don't have to think about feeding mouths, paying electricity, solving other people's problem in REAL LIFE. When you whine about the food is not something that you like, think about those who can't even eat something proper to be called a food. Oh my,, please people, find something to thank to God.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just now i'm back from futsal. In front of the field, lies a 5 year-old child and his grandma (aged around 65 at least). It's 1 a.m. and this 65 year-old grandma is awake. For what? For a parking money. FOR A PARKING MONEY!!!!! THAT'S SOMEONE'S GRANDMA!!! Oh, it's cold by the way. And she has no blanket outside. Just an old skirt and jacket to cover that weakening body. Maybe she knows that staying up at night in such condition can make her suffer from pneumonia or other lung diseases, but she has no choice. Every coin matters. Have you ever be grateful that your grandma in their dawn can sleep well in a soft, warm bed rather than staying awake for 500 rupiahs each bike? HAVE YOU EVER THANK GOD THAT YOU YOURSELF CAN FEEL THE WARMTH OF A BLANKET AND THE COMFORT OF A BED EVERY NIGHT????!!!! Stop whining for God's sake. Look around people. World is a book, and you be the reader. If you are a pathetic reader, then you'll never find the wonders. If you understand what The Creator hides inside, you'll be grateful for what you have now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The following lines are copied from Mbak Puspa's blog nucleardebris.wordpress.com. Something to open all our eyes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    * If you live in a place with good weather, without hardcore rain or disasters, be thankful&lt;br /&gt;    * If you have enough food to eat, and shelter to comfort you, be thankful&lt;br /&gt;    * If you still have parents who protect you, friends who care about you, be thankful. Value them.&lt;br /&gt;    * If you are now comfortably accessing internet from your houses, be thankful&lt;br /&gt;    * If you still breathe until today and healthy, be thankful&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;      Because &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    * Some of you might sleep on the streets because disaster hit the place they live in&lt;br /&gt;    * Some of you don’t even think of how to clean themselves or will they be fine living on the streets, as long as they still live&lt;br /&gt;    * Some of you might cry their hearts out because they lose their parents right now&lt;br /&gt;    * Some of you might not know what internet is, because they are too busy to continue living their lives and to survive&lt;br /&gt;    * Some you might in dire needs of medications, but they have to wait for other people’s aid&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This writing doesn't mean i'm grateful once again i have to say. Me myself writes this based on my own evaluation about my personal condition. And here i want to ask all of you, be grateful, be thankful, look around you and look back on yourself. 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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 22pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"&gt;   There's nothing quite like education! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"&gt;   It gives you hope and lets you cope &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"&gt;   And offers great remuneration. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);"&gt;       Education, education; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);"&gt;       The path to many a great vacation; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);"&gt;       A fancy car and caviar; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);"&gt;       A life of fun and relaxation. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);"&gt;   Education, education; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);"&gt;   Provides a firm and strong foundation &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);"&gt;   For better lives improved by drive, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);"&gt;   By effort and by motivation. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;    &lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"&gt;Education, education; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"&gt;       Sing aloud in exultation! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"&gt;       And when you pass that final class &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"&gt;       We'll shake your hand in admiration. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);"&gt;Education, education; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);"&gt;   Requires a lot of perspiration. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);"&gt;   You can bet - a lot of sweat, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);"&gt;   And just a pinch of inspiration. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;      &lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"&gt;Education, education; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"&gt;       Let's all sing in jubilation! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"&gt;       For, those who strive and have the drive &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 22pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;       &lt;/span&gt;May someday own a 'corporation'!&lt;/span&gt;                            &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 22pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;span style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1766254890013043742-3527014440473800611?l=thinkertalks.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/feeds/3527014440473800611/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/07/education-celebration.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/3527014440473800611'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/3527014440473800611'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/07/education-celebration.html' title='Education Celebration'/><author><name>Abdul Kadir</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13344306671284338629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vT_j1a5DJPE/SypKUxEH1EI/AAAAAAAAAAM/-VPnTNi_9mI/S220/CAM_0684.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766254890013043742.post-4399620220927707090</id><published>2010-04-26T20:16:00.003+07:00</published><updated>2010-04-26T20:32:35.976+07:00</updated><title type='text'>Giving Birth</title><content type='html'>My mom asked me to accompany her watching her on TV just a couple of minutes ago. She was the presenter of a show in my mosque's local television called MJA TV. The name of the show is Keluarga dan Kesehatan (Family and Health). The topic of the day is "Childbirth". Well, the speaker gave an interesting information indeed, but mostly I've read or found it somewhere else. Then come her example when talking about bleeding. The doctor told a story:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"One day I got a call, asking me to come to the place given ASAP because there was a mother giving birth and in need of my help. The nurse can't handle the bleeding herself, therefore she called for a doctor and she called me at that time. The location was indeed far and quiet remote and it's not good enough as a childbirth place. I checked the condition, then i found that the head of the baby was out but there was something blocking it. At first, I thought it was a tumor. Later I realized that it was the placenta. Earlier, the nurse tried to force the baby out, but the result was tragic. The uterus also went out. Yes, THE UTERUS WENT OUT (my stomach was terrible when i heard n i wrote this). We were blood-bathed at that time. The bleeding was so bad. An immediate surgery was taken, the baby saved, but 19 hours later the mom died because of such a severe bleeding. The body just can't cope with that."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was shell shocked and petrified. Enough saying about how we should obey our mom, but this story is just another cherry on the cake. Oh God..&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1766254890013043742-4399620220927707090?l=thinkertalks.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/feeds/4399620220927707090/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/04/giving-birth.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/4399620220927707090'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/4399620220927707090'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/04/giving-birth.html' title='Giving Birth'/><author><name>Abdul Kadir</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13344306671284338629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vT_j1a5DJPE/SypKUxEH1EI/AAAAAAAAAAM/-VPnTNi_9mI/S220/CAM_0684.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766254890013043742.post-132805319027430171</id><published>2010-04-21T10:42:00.009+07:00</published><updated>2010-04-21T16:34:57.143+07:00</updated><title type='text'>Galileo Galilei</title><content type='html'>First thing first, don't expect to find the biography of Galileo here because I'm not going to write fully about it. I'm sure you can find a better and more valid biography somewhere else.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What I'm going to write here is just how brilliant he is. As far as i know, he invented a hell lot of thing in the 16th century. Telescope is one thing. It was him who were also stood firmly against the geocentric theory and prove it (poor Capernicus. He was murdered by the order of the Roman Church at that time because he was the first person to say it). Galileo was the first person to utilize the telescope to observe the galaxy and discovered a number of Jupiter's satellite, to find out that the moon is not perfectly flat, and many more. Galileo also produced a number of theory which underlies the modern science. His theory was the breakthrough to almost every astronomical discovery in this modern era. Or maybe we can say that Galileo "invented" almost every scientific discovery in the modern era with his theories and discoveries. The very Albert Einstein even called Galileo as "The father of modern science".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enough for the introduction. We all know that he was so great, he discovered this and that, and so on. But it's not because of those discoveries I mentioned above that I make this post, but it's because one simple tool he made: The Galilean Thermometer. It's a very simple thermometer, which work based on the buoyancy principle and density. Very very simple. The thermometer is formed by a single tube and some bulbs marked by temperature scale. The tube and the bulb is filled with a particular fluid; and the fluid inside the bulb is given some different color which i believe is a piece of art-work. Galileo briliantly make use the characteristic of fluid which it's density changes with the temperature. Here's how it works: arrange the bulb from the least dense to the most dense from top to bottom inside the tube, then fill the tube with the fluid. When the tube is heated, the fluid's temperature inside raise and so is the bulb's. And as the fluid inside the bulb become less dense with the raise of the temperature, the bulb will float. Just imagine a lava lamp and you will get the picture of it. We can measure the temperature by looking at the scale under each bulb. It was simply brilliant. A very perfect combination of bright mind with a little touch of art. Indeed it's a thermometer, but it's a cute yet beautiful decoration. I was thinking if maybe we can find a glow-in-the-dark fluid to fill the thermometer with some decorative color. Once again, amazingly brilliant. Galileo Sir, you got my full admiration.&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vT_j1a5DJPE/S87FeNw9UpI/AAAAAAAAABA/AK_TN1wnq0k/s1600/253px-Galileo_Thermometer_24_degrees.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vT_j1a5DJPE/S87FeNw9UpI/AAAAAAAAABA/AK_TN1wnq0k/s400/253px-Galileo_Thermometer_24_degrees.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462520520928744082" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vT_j1a5DJPE/S87FFifsU7I/AAAAAAAAAAw/Xef5des3J_s/s1600/253px-Galileo_Thermometer_24_degrees.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1766254890013043742-132805319027430171?l=thinkertalks.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/feeds/132805319027430171/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/04/galileo-galilei.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/132805319027430171'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/132805319027430171'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/04/galileo-galilei.html' title='Galileo Galilei'/><author><name>Abdul Kadir</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13344306671284338629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vT_j1a5DJPE/SypKUxEH1EI/AAAAAAAAAAM/-VPnTNi_9mI/S220/CAM_0684.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vT_j1a5DJPE/S87FeNw9UpI/AAAAAAAAABA/AK_TN1wnq0k/s72-c/253px-Galileo_Thermometer_24_degrees.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766254890013043742.post-7937395044540093228</id><published>2010-04-19T19:31:00.002+07:00</published><updated>2010-04-19T19:36:41.553+07:00</updated><title type='text'>Mom's Quote of the Day</title><content type='html'>My mom almost never missed a thing. And so is the case for now. Just minutes ago she said, "Dir, kehidupan kau kok gak karuan ya?" (Dir, i see your life is messed up, isn't it?). Without hesitation i replied "Yes". Just this morning before i took a bath, that exact thing came up to my mind:  my current life is messed up. My time is messed up. My schedule is messed up. Me myself personally is messed up. And i'm sick of it. To make it worse, i don't know what's wrong and how to fix. Ah, that's the only way :-). Dunno when :D.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1766254890013043742-7937395044540093228?l=thinkertalks.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/feeds/7937395044540093228/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/04/moms-quote-of-day.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/7937395044540093228'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/7937395044540093228'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/04/moms-quote-of-day.html' title='Mom&apos;s Quote of the Day'/><author><name>Abdul Kadir</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13344306671284338629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vT_j1a5DJPE/SypKUxEH1EI/AAAAAAAAAAM/-VPnTNi_9mI/S220/CAM_0684.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766254890013043742.post-2642324260202142060</id><published>2010-04-14T20:32:00.002+07:00</published><updated>2010-04-14T21:26:22.595+07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random'/><title type='text'>Very Best Love Song :-D</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;يا من هواه أعزه وأذلنـــي&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;كيف السبيل إلى وصالـك دلني؟&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Wahai cinta, yang dengannya membuatku hina dan membuatnya mulia&lt;br /&gt;Katakan padaku bagaimana jalanku untuk dapat mendekat kepadamu&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;تركتني حيران صبّا هائمــا&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;أرعى النجوم وأنت في نوم هني&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;kau tinggalkan aku dalam tangis dan kesusahan&lt;br /&gt;Kupandangi bintang-bintang sedangkan kau terlelap dalam tidur yang nyaman&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;جاد الزمان وأنت ما واصلتني&lt;br /&gt;يا باخلاَ بالوصل أنت قتلتنـي&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Berlalulah waktu demi waktu dan engkau tidak menemuiku&lt;br /&gt;Duhai engkau yang pelit menjumpa, sungguh engkau membunuhku dengan cinta ini&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;ولأقعدن على الطريق فأشتكي&lt;br /&gt;في زي مظلوم وأنت ظلمتنـي&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Aku akan berjalan dan berseru di jalan-jalan&lt;br /&gt;Karena aku adalah orang yang terdholimi dan engkau mendholimiku&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;ولأشكينك عند سلطان الهوى&lt;br /&gt;ليعذبنك مثل ما عذبـتـنــي&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;dan aku akan mengadukanmu pada Raja pemilik segala cinta&lt;br /&gt;Supaya engkau merasakan adzab seperti yang engkau akibatkan padaku&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;ولأدعين عليك في جنح الدجى&lt;br /&gt;فعساك تبلى مثل ما أبليتنـي&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Dan aku akan berdoa di kegelapan malam&lt;br /&gt;Supaya engkau ditimpa bala’ seperti yang engkau akibatkan padaku&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sebagian syair Ya Man Hawa dengan terjemahan bebas. harap maklum kalau ada kesalahan dan harap diralat :-)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1766254890013043742-2642324260202142060?l=thinkertalks.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/feeds/2642324260202142060/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/04/very-best-love-song-d.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/2642324260202142060'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/2642324260202142060'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/04/very-best-love-song-d.html' title='Very Best Love Song :-D'/><author><name>Abdul Kadir</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13344306671284338629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vT_j1a5DJPE/SypKUxEH1EI/AAAAAAAAAAM/-VPnTNi_9mI/S220/CAM_0684.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766254890013043742.post-4222464489117175974</id><published>2010-02-06T23:34:00.001+07:00</published><updated>2010-02-06T23:36:06.438+07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holiday'/><title type='text'>Holiday Sweet Holiday</title><content type='html'>If any of you ask me "How's life??" I'll simply answer "Great!!" because it truly what i feel about life, mainly starting from January 25 until now. After a nice "Makrab" with HMTK, the holiday starts. And i can't expect a better time for it to come after a tiring first semester running a new life as a college student. It has been a "roller-coaster" semester i think. It started with MOS in Ramadhan which successfully make me ill for 3 days, then with the whole lecturers and assignments, organizational activities (though it's very few for me), and it ended with my sister's marriage and the accident happened just a month before that marriage. Wonderful. I got soooooooooo many things in this new life surely. And most importantly, i love it. My other part of life (i mean other than campus and those stuffs) also run excitingly. Life is never flat; absolutely true. Ah, all in all i once again would like to say: life is excitingly wonderful :D.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Okay, back to the holiday talk. Actually, my holiday started even before mid-January, although it's not officially and fully a holiday. Some subjects were done already , therefore no more need to take the lecture; part-time holiday. Furthermore, in mid-January i went to Bandung for Indonesian Varsities English Debate (IVED) in which i have an early holiday (another interesting yet wonderful experience in this half-year term). Just 2 days at home after IVED, off to Tawangmangu for makrab. Exhausted, yes; but simply enjoyable. Aaaannndddd it's OFFICIALLY holiday :D. It's another nowhere-to-go holiday, but i already get used to it since mostly i spend my holiday this way. What i enjoy most is finally I'm free again. Just in case any of you forgotten, i haven't rode my motorcycle for over a month after that accident. Once i got the chance, i grab it with both hand. But it's not merely wandering around the city aimlessly burning the decreasing fossil fuel without any reason, i did it with purpose. I helped people a lot this holiday, and i badly missed that very much when i'm on my "disable" period. I set up someone's internet connection from choosing the modem until installing the firefox, go to relatives' houses, take my mom anywhere she wants,  do what my dad asked, go to uncle's house and take part in his recording process, play games with my cousins there, and many more. simply love it. if only everyday in my life can be spent this way. huahahahahaha..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PS: haven't heard the update, but i'm currently anxious of someone's health condition. Get well soon. be praying for you day and night.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1766254890013043742-4222464489117175974?l=thinkertalks.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/feeds/4222464489117175974/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/02/holiday-sweet-holiday.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/4222464489117175974'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/4222464489117175974'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/02/holiday-sweet-holiday.html' title='Holiday Sweet Holiday'/><author><name>Abdul Kadir</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13344306671284338629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vT_j1a5DJPE/SypKUxEH1EI/AAAAAAAAAAM/-VPnTNi_9mI/S220/CAM_0684.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766254890013043742.post-3635648770001589914</id><published>2010-01-13T21:39:00.002+07:00</published><updated>2010-01-13T21:50:40.557+07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random'/><title type='text'>Raaanddddoooommmmm</title><content type='html'>There are things that can't be remedied; unlike exams. Even if you have to wait for another year, you'll have your chance. But in most cases, you can't simply remedy something: words that you say, steps that you take, and time that you spend. Once taken, no backward, no revision, no undo button and no remedy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So whenever you say a word or act or do something, THINK logically and carefully about what the consequences going to be. Whether you will make someone upset, angry, disappointed or more. If it is so, you'd better not to do it. Erasing pain is not as easy as curing infections.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1766254890013043742-3635648770001589914?l=thinkertalks.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/feeds/3635648770001589914/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/01/raaanddddoooommmmm.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/3635648770001589914'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/3635648770001589914'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/01/raaanddddoooommmmm.html' title='Raaanddddoooommmmm'/><author><name>Abdul Kadir</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13344306671284338629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vT_j1a5DJPE/SypKUxEH1EI/AAAAAAAAAAM/-VPnTNi_9mI/S220/CAM_0684.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766254890013043742.post-1665713483479023965</id><published>2010-01-07T15:35:00.001+07:00</published><updated>2010-01-07T20:14:40.084+07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>Rich and Poor</title><content type='html'>One day i attend a "pengajian (dunno the term) in the mosque next to my house. I remember the speaker said "Seburuk2 orang miskin adalah orang miskin yang mengetuk pintu untuk meminta. Seburuk2 orang kaya adalah orang kaya yang pintunya perlu diketuk agar keluar hartanya." I can't exactly say that the words come from the Prophet directly (a hadits) or it's one of his followers (shohabat) or the Ulama. but it's certainly coming from one of them. At that time, after listening to the explanation from the speaker i just think "oh, that's right. very true". But now, i found the reason why. In my personal opinion, the point of the words are the mentality of the rich and the poor people regarding to their condition. we'll take a closer look up next.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The idea of this note comes up after watching Metro TV showing hundreds of people bursting into a mosque -somewhere i forgot- shouting, pushing, stepping on each other, breaking the fence; just to get a plastic bag of meat (it won't weigh more than half kilo). What we can see is that there exactly NO character of humanity among people; once again for a plastic bag of meat. When a Hyena find it's prey, they will do exactly the same to what the people out there do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another example; still fresh in our mind the tragedy in Pasuruan caused by similar situation in which people rumbled each other to get Rp 25.000. It caused 21 lives. A price tag of "Rp 25.000" were slapped in 21 lives of our brother. Another example of a wild and non-human behavior.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whose mistake? Poor people because they are poor? Government because they can't distribute the prosperity? Rich people because they are (so-called) sharing their wealth? None of them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's pathetic if a poor people living in a poor condition also poor mentally. If it's for an urgent need (operation, accident, giving birth, etc) then they need to have their pride not to ask and beg. Have their willing to solve it by doing anything but to beg for people's generosity and kind heart. They need to be strong and RESPECT THEMSELVES. They need to give a RESPECT for themselves as a HUMAN BEING. Behave as a human, think as a human, have pride as a human, and live as a human. For their own sake. Eating a meet is not a must; buying new clothes for 'Id is not a must; having a cellphone is not a must (reality: beggars DO have cellphones, and they beg). So, what kind of mental deficiency which make people sacrifice their pride and self-esteem just to get those short-term satisfaction and happiness? Life is not easy; i know it. Money is not everything but everything needs money; agreed. Do everything, sacrifice everything even your life to get some money?? Negative. One of my favorite quote taken from a Tasikmadu employee "Kalo sudah lewat kerongkongan, sate dan singkong akan sama rasanya." It can be implied not just for foods. How long will you admire your new dress, shoes, necklace, etc in front of the mirror?? not that long. Dunno to whom i should speak, but this word is aimed towards those who begs and knocking doors for coins for unimportant and not urgent things: Please, respect yourself. For your own sake.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rich people living in their palaces with their mercedeses and expensive clothes but closing the eye from their surrounding is the worst person stepping on the earth. Let's take an example. Sayyid Ali Zainal Abidin, son of Husin, grandson of Muhammad SAW, every night roams around Medina carrying wheat on HIS OWN shoulder to be given to poor people in the town. Every night without a single house missed. No one knows about it except his storehouse guard. When he died and no more wheat found in front of houses, people then find out that it's Sayyid Ali who did it every night. That's an example for every rich people to do. For the rich people: Open your eye to your surrounding. Have feeling towards people next to you, in front of you and anywhere near your place. You're afraid of getting poor? Sharing your wealth won't make you poor. You are making a trade to the God; the Richest of all. He won't let His companion down. It's very kind of you if you welcome every people who come to your house and need your help. But you're not different to a baby -waiting to be fed. Move on! Share your wealth! And be socially aware.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1766254890013043742-1665713483479023965?l=thinkertalks.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/feeds/1665713483479023965/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/01/rich-and-poor.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/1665713483479023965'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/1665713483479023965'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/01/rich-and-poor.html' title='Rich and Poor'/><author><name>Abdul Kadir</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13344306671284338629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vT_j1a5DJPE/SypKUxEH1EI/AAAAAAAAAAM/-VPnTNi_9mI/S220/CAM_0684.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766254890013043742.post-5140905510384603750</id><published>2010-01-07T15:32:00.005+07:00</published><updated>2010-01-07T20:15:50.995+07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>Graduate? Work? Life?</title><content type='html'>Yesterday i woke up a little bit late in the morning. My class will start at 8 and i opened my eyes at 7.15. So i don't have too much time preparing both mind and body to go to campus and face PHYSICS at that time. After a quick bath (but still clean and clear. haha) i ran my motorbike while my brain is updating and loading information and data.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The arc of "Universitas Sebelas Maret" hung above my head welcoming everyone passing by with pride. It was a very crowded morning with a lot of motorbikes walking slowly through the security. I wondered "What's on earth? It's unusually this crowded". 50 meters forward i found out the answer; it's GRADUATION time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Okay, let's skip the crowds and parking lots. My mind is loaded and ready to work. The first thing came up to my mind is about the graduation. Hundreds of people once called "Mahasiswa" is now called "sarjana". Their family came along to the campus; putting on make-ups, wearing torturing skirts called Kebaya completed with a huge and heavy Sanggul, preparing foods, photos, taking their babies and children packed with toys and candies, waiting for hours, just to celebrate that short change of status. Parents are proud with their Graduate-Boy. Their millions of investment will shortly pay back. With a short whip of the ribbon on the hat, 4 years (or more) effort and struggles are finally acknowledged. They're on the doorstep of "a better future". It goes with a pile of dream that will follow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If the question is "What to do after graduation?" then the answer will be "work, work and work. then get married. hahaha.." is it that simple? Can be yes but mostly no. Later on that day less than 24 hours, i read a newspaper and find an interesting title "Jumlah Pengangguran Bergelar Sarjana Meningkat". The discussion can be brought to how incapable the government to provide job and etc, but that's not the menu for now. 14,3% of graduated undergraduates are still jobless. Albeit their scores and whereabouts or their universities, it's still a stunning figure. And something that burden every mind of a "sarjana"-going-to-be.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My sister is a bachelor of law (Sarjana Hukum). When she graduated her friends came along and take pictures. One of them congratulated my sister and said "Well,you've been through a lot of difficult things in your study to obtain the bachelor degree. But later on you will find that finding a job is a lot more difficult". Quote of the week everyone?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, life is a hyper-complicated thing to be talked. But we know something that is called "causal relation". So if you do something, then the result or the outcome will also goes inline with what you do. If we study and graduate from university, then the path to success is up ahead. We do what we have to do; work the work. But one thing is certain, FATE determines everything. My mom (the most philosophical person i ever met) told me "Pray to God, ask for a good fate. Then do what you have to do.". So, no need to be afraid of the threat to be the part of the 14.3%. Let's study, let's go to schools, universities, colleges, etc. Overall, let God do what He does best.&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/D/David.S.Durica-1/graduate.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 418px;" src="http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/D/David.S.Durica-1/graduate.JPG" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1766254890013043742-5140905510384603750?l=thinkertalks.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/feeds/5140905510384603750/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/01/graduate-work-life.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/5140905510384603750'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/5140905510384603750'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/01/graduate-work-life.html' title='Graduate? Work? Life?'/><author><name>Abdul Kadir</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13344306671284338629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vT_j1a5DJPE/SypKUxEH1EI/AAAAAAAAAAM/-VPnTNi_9mI/S220/CAM_0684.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766254890013043742.post-8584230826866776455</id><published>2010-01-07T15:01:00.003+07:00</published><updated>2010-01-07T15:28:46.720+07:00</updated><title type='text'>A no-aim Post</title><content type='html'>Well, i've been extremely busy lately because of my sister's marriage. So i almost have no time to sit for hours and thinking about what to write here in my blog. But nooooowwwww, it's all done and dusted. My sis has moved to her new house with her husband, my room is back to it's usual function (my room is a bedroom-cum-storage), and my house is slowly back to it's normal condition with the quiet morning and everything. I'm in a great mood to post something but my mind is stuck on my sis' marriage and i'm waiting for the pictures to make a writing about it. So, it's enough for now. just to fulfill my thirst :D.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PS: my life theme-song for now: Ghanneeli Shuwayya-Shuwayya by Umm Kaltsum :D&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1766254890013043742-8584230826866776455?l=thinkertalks.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/feeds/8584230826866776455/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/01/no-aim-post.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/8584230826866776455'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/8584230826866776455'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2010/01/no-aim-post.html' title='A no-aim Post'/><author><name>Abdul Kadir</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13344306671284338629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vT_j1a5DJPE/SypKUxEH1EI/AAAAAAAAAAM/-VPnTNi_9mI/S220/CAM_0684.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766254890013043742.post-7720522593392418898</id><published>2009-12-25T01:34:00.000+07:00</published><updated>2009-12-25T01:35:52.057+07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>The Tale of a Taxi Driver</title><content type='html'>This story happened just two days ago on my way to campus. Because of my condition right now, i have to take taxi every time i want to go (while usually Mas Bayu take me home after debate practice). It's just a normal day with the casualties: wake up, bath, make up, call for cab, and  zap! Off to campus.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Morning, Sir. Where to go?" said the driver. I replied "Campus please. UNS" while i was busy with my backpack and making myself comfortable inside the taxi (well, if u have to stretch your long leg inside a small cabin then make sure you get the best position). I didn't pay much attention about the driver until i hear his breathing sound. It was heavy and short. It was as if he has an asthma. I stare at him and starting from this point, i feel terribly uncomfortable w trip.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please meet Mr. Surono (his id card was right in front of me), driver of a private-owned taxi company in Solo..  His hair is a total black but his mustache is as white as Gandalf's. Even that well-colored hair can't hide his age. His face shows wrinkles and other aging signs. He must be at least 60!!!! And HE DRIVES A TAXI!!! "OH MY GOD!! He's too old to drive!!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enough for the introduction. He drives uncomfortably indeed, and that certainly increases my adrenalin pressure. Moreover, he's rather impatient and loves to sound horns (every taxi driver does so). 1km away from home, he bought a newspaper from the seller on the street which hardly notice his horns and waves, therefore he muttered something grumpily. Hectically taking it from the seller, he tried to put it under the sun-blocking stuff above his head but somehow it keeps on falling and he lost his patience, ignoring it scattered all over the car. Can't think of any worse.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jebres railway. Got to stop because a train passing.  Here starts the tale. Mr. Surono opened the talk by asking about my study (he thought I'm currently studying in the FIFTH semester while actually i just enterd the campus life for 5 months approximately. And he keeps on saying that my body stature is "longgor" that i can say as "BIG". thank you sir!!).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mr. Surono: My oldest child, a boy, he was a graduated accountant from UXX (no name allowed!!!). he was graduated one-and-a half year ago. When he's about to graduate, he asked for the graduation fee. 3 million at that time. I'm a poor person, therefore obtaining such amount of money is not easy. So i decided to pawn (menggadaikan) my only motorbike. i got only 2.7 million, and the rate was 5%. To make matter worse, it's returned with problem. I had to bring it to the mechanic. more money spent. Ah, but that doesn't matter for me. For my child, i'll do my best. even though he still can't find a job up to now. So i still have to work to help our family's financial condition. My daughter also works in a factory. Yah, that's how life is. I wish you for a best luck from now on and throughout your life, Mas. Because right now, being a university graduate doesn't guarantee a better living condition.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can't say a word while he tells his story, and can only reply with "amin insya Allah" after his last sentence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So there i was in the doorstep of my campus. I paid him, then he left with the first "lecture" i have that day.... And it worth a lot. parent's love, struggles of life, challenges ahead, and many more. I keep on praying to Allah that i will be able to stop working by 40. Or if i want to work, i'll work for my excitement, not for my struggle. Wish all of you so..&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1766254890013043742-7720522593392418898?l=thinkertalks.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/feeds/7720522593392418898/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2009/12/tale-of-taxi-driver.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/7720522593392418898'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/7720522593392418898'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2009/12/tale-of-taxi-driver.html' title='The Tale of a Taxi Driver'/><author><name>Abdul Kadir</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13344306671284338629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vT_j1a5DJPE/SypKUxEH1EI/AAAAAAAAAAM/-VPnTNi_9mI/S220/CAM_0684.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766254890013043742.post-998469491765757553</id><published>2009-12-19T00:40:00.001+07:00</published><updated>2009-12-19T10:54:45.122+07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random'/><title type='text'>Who is weird?</title><content type='html'>Last night, i was awoken by the sound of a trumpet (it sounds like the one used by Bakpao sellers). Sounds normal?? No if it's at 1.38 am (i DO check the clock in my cellphone). I just wonder who's the person freak enough to make that stupid sound in the middle of the night waking me from my sleep.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Almost exactly 12 hours from that "tweet" tragedy, i left my house for Mbak Vista's boarding house for my debating preparation. Solo was at it's peak of heat and i haven't got a proper sleep the night before. Not to mention that i have a broken palm and a ruptured ligament which limit my movement and bothers me a lot.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Confused with the connection? You'll catch it later on. After i awoke up, i remembered, "Oh, it's 1 Sura night. People are waiting for the buffalo." Here in Solo, there's a tradition where a number of buffalo believed to be the heir of Kyai Slamet (i wonder how this Kyai got a buffalo instead of a cute baby) is paraded around the city in the night of Islamic new year- known as 1 Sura- along with some Keraton's artifacts. People said that the aim is to protect the city and surrounding from disasters, catastrophes, and stuffs like that, to bring the prosperity and wealth (i wonder how many buffalo does American has to be such a prosperous country), and many more. Thousands of people; old, young, child, baby, or even ZYGOTES are there standing in line, flooding the streets waiting to see the buffalo crossing by. Ah, i almost forget to mention the snacks available: Paddle Pop, cakue, cimol, batagor, es camcau, wedang ronde, and maybe bakpao (read the trumpet part if you forget). No pempek seller though i think :p. Just in case you forget about it, this whole crowds and cafeterias take place in the middle of the night. If i'm not mistaken the parade started at 1 am.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I sat on my bed, grabbed my bottle, drank the water till the very last drop and then started questioning: WHY? Come oooon,, such an eating maniac as i do would gladly sacrifice a whole pizza with the very complete topping and addition on it for a good night sleep. But not with them. I bet those people had stayed awake while waiting for the buffalo. Chatting, watching TVs, Facebook-ing and other things related to such kind of social stuffs, and etc. True that it's a yearly parade. True that it's a nice cultural event. But somehow i still can't get it: staying awake the whole night for it. Me personally have never watched that parade. Yes it's not my hobby to watch or participate on parades, but the time makes it less interesting for me to watch it. Even though my bed is no more than 15 meters away from the street.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;About 8.15 pm i opened the door of my mom's room, showing my face to say "I'm home". I had just finished my first debate training with my new team-mate preparing for the upcoming IVED. I washed my face, then out of a sudden my brain works and said "Hey dude, you label those people standing next by the road waiting for the buffalo as a freak, while you yourself had just come home after spending your time talking about something which has nothing to do with you, nor your family, nor your society, not even your country (the motion was "That more of NEW York Harvey Milk school should be established"). YOU are by no means a freak too!" Well, i am actually. huahahahaha..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Okay let's combine those two poles apart things. One word to describe them all: joy. People find it's joyful for them to do that while i see it as weird. I find it's highly joyful to have debating practices with all the preparation and post-training things while i can't even describe about what is so fun on it. People stayed awake, chilled out on cold, it's just the price to get the joy. And such price is no match to the satisfaction they get, to the pleasure feeling watching an excited face of their children, and the pride to have seen their culture. Me myself spend some thousands for taxis, printing matters and more, resisting pain and discomfort, sitting in front of my computer for hours doing the research,  all for my joy. Just for your information, the very first place i visited after my operation is my campus, and the aim is no other than participating for this IVED selection. Call me crazy, and i don't mind. Each person is crazy in their own terms. One might find something weird but the other find it as a need. Life is not only yours, but also others.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1766254890013043742-998469491765757553?l=thinkertalks.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/feeds/998469491765757553/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2009/12/who-is-weird.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/998469491765757553'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/998469491765757553'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2009/12/who-is-weird.html' title='Who is weird?'/><author><name>Abdul Kadir</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13344306671284338629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vT_j1a5DJPE/SypKUxEH1EI/AAAAAAAAAAM/-VPnTNi_9mI/S220/CAM_0684.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766254890013043742.post-5963155489450428701</id><published>2009-12-17T09:40:00.000+07:00</published><updated>2009-12-19T00:43:11.434+07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='First Post'/><title type='text'>An Introduction</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:courier new;"&gt;Okay.. I am writing the very first words on my personal blog. And it starts with thousands of deleting after a few keyboard push. Before i go any further, please forgive me for the low-quality writing i have since i don't usually write.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:courier new;"&gt;I've been interested in blogging and similar writing stuffs for quite a long time actually, but still no real act (the analogy is if you admire a girl for a long time and you don't propose her). If you ask me why (i am sure that none of you do), the answer is just simple: improving writing skill and letting the world know what crosses my mind. So far, i have no problem in expressing my ideas orally and i have no problem in constructing it either. But writing is rather different. Writing force me to think more about what i want to say and the way i say it; unlike debating which mainly focus on an instant idea with a lightning-quick process inside the brain without too much taking account on how the word is constructed as long as the adjudicator catch what you mean. So, it's challenging for me to work my brain, choosing appropriate words, picking idioms, and arranging those things into an enjoyable and both eye and brain friendly material.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:courier new;"&gt;Facebook's note is my first small step entering the mute-talking world. Not that much, but it satisfies me to have made some "trashtalks" (quoted from Lady Hitler) published. The temptation of having a personal blog is still there even if i'm not so sure that i'll take a good care of it. Then in a historical day of December 16 (or 17 if it has passed midnight), i signed up for a Google account and decided to create a blog. It's quiet funny though that i need almost half a day just to find the "CONTINUE" button in the "second step" page of blog-making because my browser is a weirdo. It hides that button!!! So after a short this-and-that stuff, here i am in the Blogger world :D!! “thinkertalks” was born :D. Oh, not to forget that some people's persuasions also help me making this blog. And their help will not be forgotten ;).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:courier new;"&gt;What's next?? Name? Okay, as you wish. "thinkertalks" is my pick. Actually I want to make something arabian-esque, exposing my size (which is rather intimidating), and with a little touch of fun, but it’s not easy to combine those three to make a name. Not wanting to waste too much time just to find a name (and doctrined by Lady Hitler with her quote “Apalah arti sebuah nama?”) then I pick the very first thing in my mind: thinkertalks. Reason? I like to think even for such unthinkable and highly unimportant to be thought, especially about life, human, society, social things and everything related to it. It’s just fun for me. I can find many “hidden treasure” by doing it. And here in this blog I will tell people around the globe the result of it; I’ll “talk” about it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:courier new;"&gt;Finally, the first post should ends. And I decided that it ends here. In this moment of Islamic New Year, I’d like to wish every of you a very best life in this new year. May Allah forgive our past and guide us to the better future. Amen. Keep smiling everyone =)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:courier new;"&gt;PS: Just now i know that writing is not as easy as speaking. And blogging is not merely writing stuffs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1766254890013043742-5963155489450428701?l=thinkertalks.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/feeds/5963155489450428701/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2009/12/introduction.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/5963155489450428701'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1766254890013043742/posts/default/5963155489450428701'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thinkertalks.blogspot.com/2009/12/introduction.html' title='An Introduction'/><author><name>Abdul Kadir</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13344306671284338629</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vT_j1a5DJPE/SypKUxEH1EI/AAAAAAAAAAM/-VPnTNi_9mI/S220/CAM_0684.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry></feed>
