My Ramadan Story: Chapter 3

Banyak banget yang bisa diomongin tentang Ramadan. Yang buka bareng teman lah, yang sahur on the road lah, yang batal puasa lah, yang belanja Lebaran lah. Banyak deh! Tapi, masih ingat nggak sih waktu kita SD dulu? Puasa waktu SD jauh berbeda dengan waktu kita SMA atau kuliah. Kalau kuliah kita mau sahur, silahkan. Mau buka jam delapan pagi, silahkan. Mau nggak makan seharian karena nggak punya duit juga silahkan. Kalau waktu SD semua serba diatur. "Agak" ribet karena kemana-mana harus bawa buku. Nah, what I'm talking about here is Buku Kegiatan Ramadan waktu kita SD dulu. Seperti apa sih? Push the button!

Buku kegiatan Ramadan adalah semacam buku saku yang isinya tentang APAPUN selama Ramadan dan WAJIB diisi setiap halamannya dan DITANDATANGANI atau kamu akan BERUJUNG SIAL.
What's in it actually? Lots of things! Mulai jadwal sholat lima waktu selama sebulan penuh, jadwal sholat Jumat selama Ramadan, jadwal taraweh, catatan ceramah bapak ustad sehabis solat subuh, catatan khotbah di masjid, sholat Ied, catatan khotbah sholat Ied, dan pastinya KOLOM TANDA TANGAN.

Jadi setiap kita selesai melakukan kegiatan apapun yang berhubungan dengan Ramadan, kolom tandatangan harus diisi. Entah itu oleh orang tua, pak ustad di masjid, pak ustad di musholla, siapa pun. Sehabis sholat, minta tanda tangan orang tua. Sehabis taraweh, minta tanda tangan pak ustad. Sehabis baca Al-Qur'an, ditulis dulu baca surat apa, dari ayat berapa sampe ayat berapa, dan ditandatangani oleh pak ustad. Hari Jumat, kita ke masjid dan mencatat materi khotbah yang disampaikan pak ustad, dan ditandatangani pak ustad. Lebaran day apa lagi. Ketika yang lain ngebet pulang buat ngumpul dan sungkem kita diharuskan ngantri minta tanda tangan ke pak ustad. Kok gak sekalian aja semua yang ngasih kita angpao dimintain tanda tangan. Maksudku, semua serba tanda tangan. Mungkin ini baik juga untuk anak SD membiasakan diri cari tanda tangan biar mereka nanti nggak kaget pas orientasi di high school kalau disuruh minta tanda tangan ke senior-senior.
 
Terlepas dari semua kerumitan yang ada di dalam buku Ramadan, sebenarnya tujuannya adalah untuk mendidik siswa menjadi disiplin sejak dini. Dan buku kegiatan tersebut merupakan pendekatan yang baik untuk membentuk pola pikir anak untuk selalu sistematis dan lebih menghargai waktu. The thing is, how could it work? I mean, when we're trying to make someone discipline (in terms of religious activities, in this case) in their early ages, in the meantime though we impose them and moreover, we make them scared as we intimidate them in any way? Well, I'm not sure it would. They will do it simply cause they're scared of the bad scores given by the teachers when they don't. Some even more getting worse. They manipulate it all. They cheat. And it is not the best way out, I believe. And I did it too, sometimes. I mean, regarding the book thing, for any reason.


What about your stories? :)

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Oh, It's Just Love (AGAIN??!!)













Well, to be honest I'm just in love with someone which is my friend in my workplace.
I do not know why I love the person but I just can't deny this feeling.

Why am I so easy to fall for someone?
Why am I so easy to get this feeling?

I do not feel that I'm weak so that a little impression can even melt me down.
I think it's natural if we see someone, we get to know them, and there's something ii us that lead us to hope there is something between us, in the end.

Love is something we cannot control. It's the wildest thing ever that even God cannot make it tamed. I believe so. Love is a part of life that we have no power to handle, sometimes--if not most times. Love, death, and fortune are things we can't control. I do not want to blame anybody for what I've been through, I mean, in this case, love. If you ask me why, simple answer coming out is "I don't know". Like, seriously.

What I'm fear of is that how actually this kind of feeling will get the best of me in the end. And I don't wanna let it happen. I once got so much pain cause of it and I do not wanna do it, no more. I do not wanna get my self sink! Love is blind. Love is deaf. Love is anything destructive if we're drowning too deep in it and there is no way out for us to breathe. So, until when should I hold this feeling, in the meantime though I have to deal with any possibility?

Can anybody out there give me clue to get it all done? To get this "fixed"? I'm "mixed"!!!!!
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Explore Batam: The Great Escape To Nongsa!

Batam is well-known as industrial center in Indonesia, the nearest island to the super busy neighboring Singapore. But do you know what makes it different to its neighbor? Yup! Batam has less polluted air than Singapore. My friends who went to Singapore often complain about the heat (sometimes reach 36 degrees) and since there is always traffic there so it's just crowded and people chase after the time. No relax lah!

Most of the foreign visitors coming to Batam are from Singapore and Malaysia since the distance is relatively short. It's only 40 minutes by ferry from Singapore to Batam and vise versa. There is an area in Batam that is the place of resorts. It is Nongsa.

There are several resorts in the area. Nongsa Point Marina, Batam View Beach Resort, Turi Beach and Palm Springs (for playing golf!) are some of the places you can escape to! With private beach and activities (land and sea sports, BBQ, partying, and stuffs!) the visitors will be pampered by the quiet, private, refreshing moments as what they just need after rushing for work along the weekdays. 


Craving for seafood? Just go to Kelong Seafood Restaurant (in Batam View Beach Resort). Overall, Nongsa is one of the best place to escape. The resorts with all facilities and activities and its inclusive beach is one of the the best with affordable price. 


The last, and maybe the crucial one. They accept US Dollar, Singapore Dollar and Indonesian Rupiah as transaction. There are money changers around the island. So, let's just escape!!!!


Next explore: Batam Central Business District!



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