"GiFt"

Walking in d beach near fancy hotel across Bali, there r many foreigners like this month. Palm trees were swinging in a fine climate. Never forgot taking hundred photos of these moments. Flying, eating out, and strolling in d beach, doing window shopping - my feeling has been spoiled by this blessed of gift.

RaMadan Preparation

Sahabat, Bulan Ramadan Insya Allah akan tiba di bulan kemudian dengan penuh rahmat & barakah dari Allah swt. Bulan dimana Allah swt memberikan curahan & limpahan yg sangat indah kepada setiap umatNya yg menjalankan dgn baik & penuh ikhlas.

Beberapa catatan kecil patut dipersiapkan agar ibadah puasa bulan Ramadan kita lebih khusu, diantaranya adalah:

a) Sebaiknya mempersiapkan semua keperluan yang berkaitan dengan Ibadah puasa bulan Ramadan jauh2 hari, sehingga kita dapat lebih fokus pada kegiatan peribadahan.

b) Dimulai dari sekarang untuk membiasakan diri mengatur jam tidur lebih baik. Karena tidak mau kan kita menjalankan ibadah puasa bulan Ramadan tapi prosentasi tidur lebih banyak daripada mengerjakan amal2 sholeh itu sendiri.

c) Harus lebih dapat memanfaatkan waktu dengan sebaik2 ibadah: kurangi nonton TV dan hal2 yg tdk membawa manfaat. Persiapkan diri untuk mengisi waktu dengan hal2 yg kreatif dan lebih bermakna, mulailah dengan menghapal surat2 pendek Al Quran Nur Karim.

d) Laksanakan shadaqoh jangan putus – sesuaikan dengan kemampuan (Innamal`amalu binniyat)

Berdoalah agar kita semua dapat bertemu dan menikmati bulan terbaik diantara duabelas bulan. Have a blessed month of Ramadan.

The Road to Success is not straight

There is a curve called FAILURE, a loop called CONFUSION, speed bumps called FRIENDS, caution lights called FAMILY, and you will have flats called JOBS.

But, if you have a spare called DETERMINATION, an engine called PERSEVERANCE, insurance called FAITH, and a driver called ALLAH SWT, you will make it to a place called SUCCESS!

Celebrating SoUL

Each day we have met or dealt with numbers of problems around. Calamity or even Adversity is in soul for once in a while. Some could be handled while others are still hanging in d air.

When pathetic time comes we should think of wonderful ages we have achieved in lives. Allah swt loves His Ummah and that’s why He always gives us strength in facing those things and it's a good idea if we still can take a moment to celebrate our good seasons in quality leisure.

Share d experience with positive friends, reward urself with a long walk for example or a nice lunch or just give urself doing a window shopping.

The Don't Quit Poem

When things go wrong
As they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit
Rest if you must - but don't you quit.

Life is strange with its twists and turns,
As every one of us often learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When she might have won if she'd stuck it out.
Don't give up, though the pace seems slow
You may succeed with just one more blow.

Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man;
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup,
And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar,
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,
It's when things go wrong
That you must not quit.

- Author Unknown -