Thursday, September 25, 2008

Minal A'idin Wal Faidzin

berhubung hari raya sudah dekat dan saya besok udah pulang kampung nih, jadi mumpung masih ada koneksi internet, saya mau mengucapkan:

Taqobalallohu mina Wa minkum, Shiyamana wa shiyamakum, Minal A'idin wal Faidzin...

mohon maaf buat semuanya buat kesalaha-kesalahan saya, salah omong,salah tulis, salah kutip :) mohon dimaafkan ya?

mudah-mudahan kita ketemu lagi sama romadhon tahun depan, amiin.

Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, الله أكبر الله أكبر الله أكبر
la ilaha illa Allah لا إله إلا الله
Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar الله أكبر الله أكبر
wa li-illahi al-hamd ولله الحمد

Friday, September 19, 2008

Kirim uang ke Indonesia

buat temen-temen di Singapura yang mau kirim hasil keringat di negeri makhluk ajaib, merlion,ini ada rekomendasi orang yang sudah beberapa bulan ini saya pakai jasanya buat kirim uang. namanya Ibu Lina Goh

dia orang Indonesia yang nikah sama Singaporean, dan enaknya kadang kita bisa nego buat nilai tukarnya. nah tadi sore aja nih, saya dapet tambahan 50 perak, he...he... lumayanlah. soalnya kurs hari ini sekitar Rp 6450, nah saya minta nego jadi Rp 6500/$S1.

waktu saya udah transaksi, saya pergi aja, eh lupa barang belanjaan ketinggalan dirumahnya --beli cingcau buat buka he...he..-- nah, pas saya balik kerumahnya --kurang lebih 10 menit abis transaksi itu-- eh dia bilang uangnya udah masuk, wah... cepet banget, dan ketika saya cek dirumah --sms banking mandiri-- emang bener duitnya udah masuk.

Ibu Lina Goh ini bisa dikontak di no Hp 92257918 alamatnya di Blok 307 lantai 11 --saya lupa unit berapa,cuma deket lift-- bukit Gombak. kalo mau ke sana tinggal sms aja dulu, takut dia ga ada dirumah sama tanya dulu kurs-nya, buat bandingin. dia buka sampe malem ko, pernah kirim duit jam10 malem :D

oh iya, dia bilang selama lebaran nih, dia tetep melayani pengiriman uang, soalnya remittance yang biasa, ga bisa kirim uang ke Indonesia selama lebaran, soalnya Bank pada tutup selama lebaran --sekitar 10 harian total,selama sebelom dan setelah lebaran--

oh iya, ongkosnya S$8.

iklan ya? ha... iya juga, soalnya sebagai bentuk terimakasih saya buat jasanya ngirim duit yang selalu lancar....

The Guardian: Indonesia's democratic miracle

www.guardian.co.uk
Friday September 19, 2008

Article by Kishore Mahbubani, he is dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore
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The country is freer and more open than ever. The greatest threat now comes from an unexpected quarter – the west

Modern miracles do happen. Ten years ago, as the Asian financial crisis savaged Indonesia's economy, many experts predicted that the country would become unstable, if not splinter. Instead, Indonesia, the world's most populous Islamic country, has emerged as a beacon of freedom and democracy for the Muslim world. What happened? And why hasn't the world taken note?

The story is as complex as Indonesia itself. One leading expert on Indonesia, Benedict Anderson, roots Indonesia's nature in its core Javanese culture, particularly the wayang religious tradition. According to Anderson, "In contrast to the great religions of the near east … the religion of wayang has no prophet, no message, no Bible, no redeemer ... The endless variety and sharp individuality of its dramatis personae indicate that wayang reflects the variegation of human life as it is felt by the Javanese ... " In short, Javanese culture helps Indonesia handle the many diverse voices that a new democracy throws up.

There is also a strong Indonesian tradition of resolving disagreements through "musyawarah dan mufakat" (consultation and consensus). Of course, this tradition has not always prevented violence, most notoriously in the killings that followed the 1966 coup against President Sukarno. And 10 years ago, during the financial crisis, violent anti-Chinese riots erupted again, causing many Chinese people to flee the country.

Today, however, many of those have returned. In a remarkable development, Chinese language and culture, which had been suppressed for decades, is allowed free expression. By contrast, imagine Turkey, a more advanced member state of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, allowing the free expression of Kurdish language and culture.

Indonesia's record looks even more remarkable when compared to the US. Americans explain their country's democratic backsliding by pointing to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. But Indonesia was attacked, too, with the bombing in Bali coming little more than a year later, on October 12, 2002. Despite this, Indonesia has consolidated its democracy. Indeed, between 2005-2006 Freedom House declared that Indonesia had moved from "partly free" to "free."

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono deserves great credit for this remarkable success. Under his leadership, the long-standing and painful Aceh conflict was peacefully resolved. Some credit the 2004 tsunami, which killed hundreds of thousands of Acehnese, for this breakthrough. But Sri Lanka was hit equally hard by the tsunami, and since then the Sinhalese-Tamil conflict has worsened.

Today, the biggest threat to Indonesia's democracy comes from America, even though most Americans want Indonesia's democracy to succeed. With modern technology, Indonesian Muslims can see clearly the plight of the Palestinians in Gaza, the disastrous results of the American invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan, and America's silence when Lebanon was bombed in July 2006. Many senior Americans were puzzled that Turkey, a long-standing Nato ally and a secular state, refused to allow American forces to use Turkey as a base to invade Iraq. If relatively secular Turkish society could be swept by a surge of anti-American sentiment, so, too, can Indonesian society.

Indeed, a major struggle is underway between those who want Indonesia to become more fundamentalist and those who want to preserve the traditionally open and tolerant nature of Javanese culture. Curiously, while many Americans and Europeans want moderate Muslim voices to succeed in Indonesia (and south-east Asia), they often undermine moderates with policies that are perceived as anti-Islamic.

America's stance on military aid to Indonesia is but one example. For several years, some members of the US Senate have maintained a punitive policy towards Indonesia by cutting off military assistance and curtailing Indonesian military training in the US. These punitive policies are self-defeating. In recent years, the Indonesian military has provided a model for other developing world military forces on how to accept a transition to a full democracy. There are no threats of a coup d'etat, and senior generals, such as Yudhoyono, who studied in American military colleges, returned to Indonesia as convinced democrats.

It is a tragedy that ignorance of how much Indonesia has changed is being allowed to endanger its democratic development – and its role as a beacon of freedom and hope in the Islamic world. It is to be hoped that Barack Obama, should he win America's presidency, will recall the tolerant Indonesia where he grew up and shape policies toward it accordingly.

In cooperation with Project Syndicate, 2008.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Buka Puasa Bersama PP IKA-ITS

sayang, baru bisa balik tanggal 26 nih...
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Assalamu'alaikum wr wb

Pengurus Pusat IKA-ITS mengharap kehadiran Bapak/Ibu/Sdr Alumni ITS dalam acara buka puasa bersama yang Insya Alloh akan diselenggarakan pada :
Hari/Tanggal/ Jam : Selasa/16 September 2008/Pk. 17.30 Wib.
Shohibul bait : Prof. Dr. Ir.Muhammad Nuh DEA.
Tempat : Jl.Widya Chandra III No.11 Jakarta
Kehadiran Bapak/Ibu/Sdr diharapkan mengajak rekan-rekan Alumni yang lain.

Wassalamu'alaikum WrWb

PP IKA-ITS.

Saat-saat terakhir Rasulullah SAW

Tiba-tiba dari luar pintu terdengar seorang yang berseru mengucapkan salam. "Bolehkah saya masuk?" tanyanya. Tapi Fatimah tidak mengizinkannya masuk, "Maafkanlah, ayahku sedang demam", kata Fatimah yang membalikkan badan dan menutup pintu.

Kemudian ia kembali menemani ayahnya yang ternyata sudah membuka mata dan bertanya ada Fatimah, "Siapakah itu wahai anakku?" "Tak tahulah ayahku, orang sepertinya baru sekali ini aku melihatnya," tutur Fatimah lembut. Lalu, Rasulullah menatap puterinya itu dengan pandangan yang menggetarkan.

Seolah-olah bahagian demi bahagian wajah anaknya itu hendak dikenang.

"Ketahuilah, dialah yang menghapuskan kenikmatan sementara, dialah yang memisahkan pertemuan di dunia. Dialah malaikatul maut," kata Rasulullah, Fatimah pun menahan ledakkan
tangisnya. Malaikat maut datang menghampiri, tapi Rasulullah menanyakan kenapa Jibril tidak ikut sama menyertainya.

Kemudian dipanggilah Jibril yang sebelumnya sudah bersiap di atas langit dunia menyambut ruh kekasih Allah dan penghulu dunia ini.

"Jibril, jelaskan apa hakku nanti di hadapan Allah?", tanya Rasululllah dengan suara yang amat lemah.
"Pintu-pintu langit telah terbuka, para malaikat telah menanti ruhmu. Semua syurga terbuka lebar menanti kedatanganmu," kata Jibril.
Tapi itu ternyata t id ak membuatkan Rasulullah lega, matanya masih penuh kecemasan. "Engkau tidak senang mendengar khabar ini?", tanya Jibril lagi.
"Khabarkan kepadaku bagaimana nasib umatku kelak?"
"Jangan khawatir, wahai Rasul Allah, aku pernah mendengar Allah berfirman kepadaku: "Kuharamkan syurga bagi siapa saja, kecuali umat Muhammad telah berada di dalamnya," kata Jibril.
Detik-detik semakin dekat, saatnya Izrail melakukan tugas. Perlahan ruh Rasulullah ditarik.

Nampak seluruh tubuh Rasulullah bersimbah peluh, urat-urat lehernya menegang.
"Jibril, betapa sakit sakaratul maut ini." Perlahan Rasulullah mengaduh. Fatimah terpejam, Ali yang disampingnya menunduk semakin dalam dan Jibril memalingkan muka.

"Jijikkah kau melihatku, hingga kau palingkan wajahmu Jibril?" Tanya Rasulullah pada Malaikat pengantar wahyu itu.
"Siapakah yang sanggup, melihat kekasih Allah direnggut ajal," kata Jibril.
Sebentar kemudian terdengar Rasulullah mengaduh, karena sakit yang tidak tertahankan lagi.

"Ya Allah, dahsyat nian maut ini, timpakan saja semua siksa maut ini kepadaku, jangan pada umatku." Badan Rasulullah mulai dingin, kaki dan dadanya sudah t id ak bergerak lagi. Bibirnya bergetar seakan hendak membisikkan sesuatu, ! Ali segera mendekatkan telinganya. "Uushiikum bis shalati, wa maa malakat aimanuku" "peliharalah shalat dan peliharalah orang-orang lemah di antaramu."


Diluar pintu tangis mulai terdengar bersahutan, sahabat saling berpelukan. Fatimah menutupkan tangan di wajahnya, dan Ali kembali mendekatkan telinganya ke bibir Rasulullah yang mulai kebiruan.

"Ummatii,ummatii,ummatiii?" - "Umatku, umatku, umatku"
Dan, berakhirlah h id up manusia mu lia yang memberi sinaran itu.
Kini, mampukah kita mencintai sepertinya?
Allahumma sholli 'ala Muhammad wa baarik wa salim 'alaihi

Betapa cintanya Rasulullah kepada kita.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

ngeri euy...

ada orang yang search nama lengkap saya di google...
ngeri juga jadinya nih kalo misalnya nih ya data pribadi kita ga sengaja spilled di Internet...
duh...

bahaya nih.

Sunday, September 7, 2008

saking susahnya cari kerja...

Saking susahnya nyari kerjaan, akhirnya seorang lulusan ITB
terpaksa menerima tawaran bekerja di Kebun Binatang Ragunan.
"Apa boleh buat, daripada nganggur kerja beginian pun jadilah,
yang penting halal" begitu tekadnya!Maka, sejak hari itu sang insinyur
muda mulai bekerja sebagai"monyet-monyetan"

Sepanjang hari harus betah mengenakan baju monyet, pakai
topeng monyet, sambil mengunyah pisang atau kacang rebus terus-terusan
dan harus jempalitan selincah mungkin untuk menarik perhatian pengunjung.
Pokoknya tak beda dengan monyet asli yang sudah mulai punah.

Tak ayal lagi, pengunjung Kebun Binatang Ragunan langsung membludak
karena ingin menyaksikan si monyet super yang konon tidak hanya lincah dan
gesit....tapi juga cerdas! Wong ITB kok!

Sayang sekali, yang namanya sial sulit dielakkan.... dan akhirnya bisa
datang juga. Sedang enak-enaknya jempalitan, tiba-tiba: "gedebuk....byuuuurrrr!"
sang monyet terjatuh kedalam kandang buaya.

"Waduh, mati aku!" begitu pikirnya sebelum dimangsa buaya-buaya ganas itu.
Tapi, ketika mulut buaya terbuka lebar siap menggigit, dari dalamnya
terdengar suara berbisik "ga usah Takut bro ... gw juga dari UI".

--dari Superjayus, arsipnya airsoft, postingan dari ssnazi--
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no offence buat anak UI sama ITB, soalnya dari yang ngarang udah gitu, pisss...
he....he....

Mustafa Center: Price Benchmark@Sg

if you happened to shop in Singapore, don't forget to come over to 24hours shopping center, Mustafa Center.

this shopping center provide everything you need, from soap, bedbug killer, sari, chocolate, sport apparel, or whatever you might need or want.

well, i realized this week that this place could be a price benchmark if you want to go shopping in Singapore. i bought a suitcase, because i planned to go home this Hari Raya, and some chocolate for my niece and nephew in Indonesia. and about the suitcase, the HushPuppies, my friend told me that this week in VivoCity, there is a sale for suitcase, travelling bag, and all other travelling stuff.

so i checked the price for the suitcase in Mustafa Center after i bought around 5 kilos of chocolate, yes 5 kilos of choclolate :D then as my friend also wanted to buy a bag, we went to VivoCity with those heavy chocolate. actually i wanted to buy the suitcase at Mustafa Center, but my friend insisted that i would be dissapointed if i can get good price at VivoCity.
so we went there, to the VivoCity.

then we arrived at the sale area, in the plaza area of the VivoCity, we saw a lot of bag and suitcase, as you expected right?

then i went directly to the HushPuppies corner, and check the price tag for that suitcase. well, i found that the price even higher after 20% discount compared to that one, the same HushPuppies suitcase at the Mustafa Center. walaoweeee....

then i asked the stand keeper, why the price at mustafa is cheaper compared to the price here even after 20% discount. the lady replied, "ofcourse Mustafa is cheaper, rent is low and the market segment is Indian people". what the....? ha....ha.... i laughed at them..... the TANGS shopping center that is...

but i bought the suitcase anyway, since i didn't want to go back to Mustafa Center with 5 kilos chocolate in 2 plastic bags :D and the lady wave me goodbye with her widest smile he... he... and my friend asked me why the lady smiled at me and wave her hands? well i said, i asked her phone number and she was very happy ha.....ha......

now i know, whenever i want to buy something a bit expensive, i will try to go to the Mustafa Center even it is quite far from my bukit Gombak. and you know what, it is 24hours dude.... so we can buy anytime we want, 24/7 he...he....

so, for all of you, if you are not sure what is the price of the stuff you want to buy, you can check it at Mustafa Center or even buy it from them...

promoting Mustafa? well may be, since i like their shop, and even not Indian can buy from their shop with GOOD price

Friday, September 5, 2008

Internet Crash: The Onion News

The Internet went down this morning, plunging the
nation into productivity.

this crash prevented an estimated 3 millions employees
from messing around on the web at work.

--The Onion News--

Monday, September 1, 2008

Romadhon hari pertama...

Romadhon hari pertama kepalaku sakit banget...
kayaknya sih efek dari sakit flu sejak jum'at kemaren, jadi bawaannya ya sakit kepala juga mulai menampakkan diri.

tambah emang lagi puasa kan, ya udah, kepala kayaknya mau pecah deh...
astagfirullah....

baru sakit kepala ya? :)