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Sports day - KJRI karachi

noreply@blogger.com (Simply-me) — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:35:00 +0000

Orang Indonesia, Kemana pergi akan selalu membawa rasa nasionalisme yang tinggi, mengibarkan bendera merah putih setinggi-tingginya, melantunkan lagu-lagu patriotisme sekencang-kencangnya, dan berbicara sebebas-bebasnya... berekspresi sesuai asal muasalnya....

Ya, kali ini memang sedang membicarakan warga Indonesia di Karachi. Juni adalah bulan yang selalu kami tunggu WNI di Karachi, meski penuh dengan desakan berita-berita target killing, hartal or whateva di media, serta suhu politik yang tak pernah dingin, moment kemerdekaan 17 Agustus selalu hadir setiap pertengahan tahun. Layaknya WNI di Indonesia yang menyambut kemerdekaan dengan pelbagai pertandingan dan perlombaan anak-anak, di sini pun kami merasakan hal yang sama, TERIMA KASIH untuk KJRI Karachi.

My boy on "tug of war" - cre.foto tante Nia-khi

Hampir sepuluh permainan yang diperlombakan tidak menjadi kurang menarik hanya karena tidak ada kerupuk untuk digigit dalam permainan lomba makan kerupuk tapi tergantikan oleh donut coklat yang lezat, begitu juga tidak kurang seru karena tidak ada panjat pinang tapi tergantikan oleh permainan bowling.

Beginilah rasanya mensyukuri hidup di perantauan, bukannya mencari-cari yang tidak ada tapi menggantikannya dengan sesuatu supaya hidup menjadi lebih terasa ringan. Intinya mari menikmati hidup meski di rantauan. Bersyukur atas apa yang ada!!!

BRAVO WNI di Karachi

What Bilingual kids dream while sleeping...

noreply@blogger.com (Simply-me) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:24:00 +0000

The good thing in raising your kids with 2 languages or more are, you can identify what their dream while they are sleeping...

You don't have to go to the psychologist to know what your kid's trembling of or love about, well I can't said that scientifically proofed by the expert, but I just found it myself on both my kids (LOLs). I found it funny when I heard my kids talking in their sleep, and I enjoyed every their "conversation" in a sleep.

It's also "unscientifically" proof that bilingual kids are able to shift their attention since in their consciousness are supposedly easy, so of course in their sleeping more clear..

The bilingual kids will respond to the dream according to whom they deal with... one sample, my kids showing anger by saying word "Ga mau" (= I don't wan't it) in their sleep, so I know to whom she's talking to in the dream, and it's me, my husband reply her "kya huwa meri beti"(What's wrong my daughter?) best thing about her, sometimes she replied. And she replied it nicely in urdu... Amazing how the brain works... "MashAllah"...

I shared this as a fun... I found many moms thought their kids in some languages... some thinking this is an ordinary topic, so they didn't share it in the blog or any other stuff, or might be its not a new thing... I still searching some blogs related to bilingual kids...

If You Are Raising multilingual Kids | Membesarkan anak multilingual? Saya juga.

noreply@blogger.com (Simply-me) — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:24:00 +0000

You are not alone raising multilingual kids, I have 2 of my own, they are 6 and 3 yo and they can pick up more than 3 languages while the eldest one start the fourth one slowly . I have found no difficulties in raising them in even 3 languages, what I feel the success keys are all start at home. Me and my husband, we are communicating in English, me and my kids are Bahasa Indonesia, and kids to dad in Urdu (native language of Pakistani), Initial they r still (and still is) using some words in English or in Urdu to the words they couldn't get in bahasa, I don't think it's a big deal, because every kids will develop their vocabulary accordingly.

With all the myth spread which makes most parents hesitate to teach their kids the second language, third or even more, such as giving confusion to the kids, slow to speak, or ended up with mixing both the language... Honestly the first two reasons I have found no issues in both of my kids, they even faster and more talkative than other kids (which I can't bear it)... and for the other reason that they will end up with mixing all languages... I absolutely didn't mind at all, since my self start bilingual myself I often use English words in my Bahasa, or even I use Bahasa in my English when I replied my husband before the word are not in English... Nowadays, (I'm talking about Indonesia) many of us found many adults did it... not only in English words, but we found them talking using many local languages in whole conversation... Sundanese, Javanese, Betawise, I guess he have no offense on these things.

If you asked me about their academic result, I just only can praise God how much I'm lucky to have them, they both doing a great job in their study.

Basically Both of my kids has a strong Urdu, that's the main thing. Some friends here found their kids are reluctant to be bilingual multilingual and cos of their mothers are not Urdu speaking, with worst Urdu ever and even me, made monolingual kids (Urdu speaking) themselves don't speak Urdu properly, some words they got from non-Urdu speaking mother who tried to communicate in urdu are totally have different sound or even giving different meaning to the essence of the conversation... That's really bad.

As for third language of my kids, initially they just understand the sentences from me and my husband conversation, which they really picked up so easily, soon after they entered the school which is English medium school they start using it in their own world while they are playing alone and playing role, I didnt emphasized them to use English, but kids love it cos they are happy with their fun school.

The elder one have started fourth language which is Arabic in schol, again I won't pushed him to be good in Arabic, I let him explore the language, let him practicing by his own will. So let see how many languages he will end up with... Languages are treasure we have to dig up every time... no limit in learning language...

Cerita Seputar Anak bilingual

noreply@blogger.com (Simply-me) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:59:00 +0000

Anak bilingual mampu menyesuaikan diri dengan mudah... Begitu kata pakar. Kenyataannya memang hampir seperti itu, mereka mampu menganalisa situasi sekeliling dan bagaimana harus bersikap. Entah karena kemampuan inikah yang membuat anak membutuhkan toleransi tinggi dari orang tuanya untuk mampu bersikap seperti layaknya mereka bersikap dalam lingkungan... Jawabannya tak pasti...

Hal ini terjadi pada saya. Sekali waktu saya mengantar anak saya, menunggu kedatangan van sekolahnya... saya mengajukan pertanyaan dalam bahasa Indonesia... Anak saya bukannya menjawab tapi langsung bersembunyi dibelakang saya... Pertanyaan penuh selidik saya lontarkan... Jawabannya begitu dalam dan berat... "please mama jangan ngomong pakai bahasa"... Benar-2 tercengang dengan jawabannya... Yang saya tangkap adalah bagaimana seorang anak saya begitu menjaga image di hadapan orang banyak, tanpa terlihat memalukan...

Menjadi orang tua anak bilingual harus mampu menyamakan pola fikir si anak... Rasanya harus juga menjadi Bilingual mother inside out yah...

Bilingual Berawal di Rumah

noreply@blogger.com (Simply-me) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:27:00 +0000

Sudah lama rasanya tidak menulis blog, banyak yang ingin dishare di sini. Tapi yang sedang hot sepertinya adalah bilingual. Beginilah orang tua, selalu ingin memberikan yang terbaik untuk anak-anak, walhasil orangtua harus banting tulang untuk mengumpulkan pundi-pundi demi menyekolahkan anak di sekolah International yang umumnya english medium.

Namun sayangnya jika mengandalkan sekolah saja tentu akan menjadikan beban bagi sang anak dengan menganggap bahwa berbahasa adalah bagian dari pelajaran yang nantinya akan diujikan yang perlu dipersiapkan dan jika mendapat nilai D akan berakhir failed... ufffh... membacanya saja sudah ikut frustasi bagaimana pelaksanaannya :)

Alhamdulillah walau dengan kemampuan English yang cukup sebagai modal berkomunikasi artinya diri sendiri dapat dimasukan dalam bilingual mother, karena suami native langunge beliau adalah urdu, menambah nilai plus juga buat diri sendiri untuk mengerti dan mampu berkomunikasi dengan urdu.

Background anak-anak dengan kemampuan dua bahasa atau lebih biasanya dimulai dari lingkungan rumah... disini semua element berperan penting... kebanyakan dari mereka berasal dari perkawinan campur ataupun outsider/migrated dimana didalam rumah mereka peraturan yang berlaku adalah salah satunya adalah "only mother tongue".

Berikut ini yang berlaku dalam rumah, bahwa anak-anak harus berbahasa Indonesia dengan Si Ibu karena hanya Ibu yang mampu berbahasa Indonesia, anak-anak akan berbahasa urdu dengan Ayah atau Kakek mereka. Please notice, sebagai orang tua berkomunikasi dengan english. Anak-anak bersekolah di english medium school, tidak ada yang mengkhawatirkan buat si anak dalam memahami content subject yang dipelajarkan.... bahkan menurut guru si anak dalam subject English si anak memiliki kemampuan lebih diatas rata-rata anak yang lain lengkap dengan pronunciation dan mengerti dengan jelas maksud yang disampaikan Guru...

Beberapa masalah yang dihadapi anak ternyata lebih banyak terdapat dari sumber bahasa tersebut, yaitu kemampuan english si orang tua atau juga kemampuan english guru terutama untuk subject sciences, untuk mendapatkan padanan kata yang tepat. Padahal si anak amat sangat siap menerima pembelajaran sesuatu yang baru setiap harinya, bahkan amat sangat menginginkan sesuatu yang baru...

Pasti pernah memperhatikan bagaimana progress anak terhadap kosa kata baru yang muncul dilingkungan kita... Anak-anak begitu antusias menggunakan kosa kata baru... sebut saja yang baru-baru ini kita kenal sebagai bahasa Alay... bukankah itu adalah bahasa baru.

Nah sebagai ibu, tentu kita mau karena itu kita pasti bisa. yuk memulai dari rumah mengajarkan bahasa kedua kepada si anak... Ingat yah mulainya dari rumah...

DSB-Maryam

noreply@blogger.com (Simply-me) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:14:00 +0000

Perayaan Isra Miraj di KJRI Karachi

noreply@blogger.com (Simply-me) — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 02:45:00 +0000

What a lovely night I had...

Meskipun datang telat tapi menikmati silaturahmi begitu menyentuh. Kali ini momentnya adalah Perayaan Isra Mi'raj di KJRI Karachi... Ini kali pertama saya menghadiri perayaan hari Islam selain 2 hari raya dan ramadhan tentunya... Buat kami yang di Karachi tentunya hal yang sangat menggembirakan...

Sebenernya bukan moment yang special karena pastinya beberapa dari kami pun merayakan. Yang menjadi special karena dilakukan dalam lingkup masyarakat Indonesia di dalam masjid yang bukan sekedar aula dan "tanpa kerlap kerlip lampu serta ibadah-ibadah bid'ah". Lain hal-nya dengan "beberapa" masyarakat Pakistan yang merayakan seolah bagian dari ibadah.

Keberadaan masjid di KJRI menjadi mengikat "lebih erat" jalinan silahturahmi antar masyarakat Indonesia di Karachi ini. Masjid menjadi sentra kegiatan syiar agama...

Menyemarakan masjid adalah yang menjadi hal utama...

Sayangnya saya hadir telat... ingin hati mengabadikan moment syiar agama (walau hanya melalui camera mobile phone) menjadi lebih luas tidak sekedar masyarakat karachi yang menuai pahala, tapi juga siapapun yang bisa akses internet untuk menambah wawasan ilmu dan Iman... Isra mi'raj tidak dipungkiri dan memang jelas adalah mukjizat Rosulullah, irrespectively tanggal berapa tepatnya... Wallahu'alaam... Namun esensi ilmu dan iman menjadi penting jika tidak dipelihara maka muslim sendiri akan melupakan hal ini...

Terlepas dari boleh atau tidaknya perayaan tersebut. Syiar Islam mengedepankan semua...

Sejenak bersama Bapak Rosalis adenan sebelum saya sholat Isya sangat membuka pikiran saya tentunya setelah langkah beliau yang memakau kami WNI di Karachi dengan mengembalikan rasa yang pernah hilang... "attached to the mosque". Dengan wawasan International dan disiplin yang tinggi, disertai keshalihan sosial juga ketaqwaan yang hanya Allah yang menempatkan derajatnya, beliau menggebrak dengan hal lama namun terlupakan... Nah hal yang lama adalah keilmuan, disiplin, keshalihan dan keimanan yang orang lain jarang jalankan secara bersama-sama. Beliau yang lulusan Amrik, keluarga tentara, dan background berorganisani serta berada dalam jajaran pemimpin masjid... (Saat ngobrol sempet kabur saking amazed-nya ampe bilang inget bapak saya lah wong bapak saya ga pernah ke Amrik, bukan anak kolong, tapi emang Alhamdulillah organisasi dan dalam jajaran pemimpin masjid... )

Ini sepertinya bukti klo bapakku adalah my inspiration... nah Bapak Rosalis Adenan adalah Pemimpin Inspirasional.

Banyak hal yang harus dipelajari setiap hari, banyak ilmu yang harus dikejar setiap detik, dan banyak orang yang menjadi hebat patut diteladani... tapi jangan pernah lupa semua dikembalikan kepada PemilikNYA yaitu berupa rasa syukur.

Alhamdulillah meski tinggal di Pakistan, tak banyak yang berubah karena sahabat kini menjadi keluarga, sepetak tanah menjadi rumah dan silaturahmi tetap terjalin. Bahkan pepatah negeri pun masih ku bawa... "DIMANA KAKI DI PIJAK DI SITU LANGIT DI JUNJUNG..."

Wanita setelah menikah

noreply@blogger.com (Simply-me) — Thu, 26 May 2011 22:59:00 +0000

Wanita dan pria disatukan dalam pernikahan yang diikatkan oleh Allah SWT bukan oleh manusia. Maka aturan dalam berumah tangga haruslah aturan Allah swt. Allah mengatur posisi pria sebagai suami dan wanita sebagai istri. Walau dibelakang pasti ada nafsu yang mengikuti tapi lagi-lagi Allah SWT mengatur bagaimana nafsu-nafsu itu dikendalikan bukan dimatikan

Sedikit terusik oleh comments di sebuah posting-an teman

krn sebenernya menyiapkan makan itu bukan kewajiban istri, itu kewajiban suami malah istri hanya membantu...

karena ga mungkin main ceplos aja di wall orang yah mending di blog sendiri...

Aneh rasanya membaca komen tersebut, bahwa istri hanya berlaku sebagai pembantu suami... Bagi saya justru ini merendahkan istri... seenaknya istri dibilang pembantu suami (heheh) lah wong saya itu justru saya yang di-service suami... Suami dengan penuh kasih sayang keluar rumah demi membawa sayuran untuk diolah oleh sang istri. Nah sebagai tindakan terima kasih maka "MENYAJIKAN MAKANAN" dalam rasa dan aroma yang menggugah selera suami maka itu adalah "KEWAJIBAN".

Tapi kemudian di menit berikutnya terungkap juga bahwa ada orang yang berfikiran "Lho ibunya ngapain aja kok bapaknya yang belanja???"

Buat informasi di Pakistan, itu hal yang normal loh, Seorang suami pulang dari kantor membawa tentengan bawang merah, tomat, kentang (ini biasa list saya buat suami saya).

Kemudian dalam hati pun saya menggodok kembali makna dalam berumah tangga, makna sebagai wanita, makna sebagai istri... (maaf saya ga memaknai suami... karena tugas masing-masing memaknai posisi setelah dapat jabatan)

Tidak ada persaingan dalam berumah tangga, siapa yang di atas dan siapa yang dibawah, keduanya memiliki kewajiban untuk saling mendukung. Bahkan kewajiban dalam membantu. Tapi tidak melanggar batas-batas yang telah disyariahkan, namun ada pula pertimbangan darurat

Adalah kewajiban suami memberikan nafkah bagi keluarga. Yang saya pahami dalam ilmu keislaman yang saya terima bahwa tempat terbaik bagi wanita adalah rumah, dan saat wanita keluar rumah maka syetan-2 menghampirinya dari atas-bawah depan belakang.

Jika ada yang berkomentar "loh emang ibunya kemana kok bapaknya yang belanja" harusnya orang tersebut harus berkomentar saat melihat wanita bekerja di luar rumah "Loh kok ibu kerja, kan Mencari nafkah tugas bapak"

Banyak hal yang saya pelajari dari perbedaan kultur Indonesia-Pakistan yang membuat saya belajar banyak tentang wanita. Sebelumnya kepala saya dicecoki dengan PERSAMAAN HAK antara pria dan wanita, untuk apa sekolah yang tinggi jika hanya masuk dapur, atau sebagai wanita muslimah meski berjilbab harus tampil modis.

Tidak seharusnya menilai syariat Islam sesuai keinginan kita, semisal dalam persamaan hak, si Istri ingin juga bisa keluar rumah seperti berkarir, atau arisan rt demi melawan jenuh di rumah (atau pingin punya duit sendiri). Persamaan dalam berdakwah, si Istri pergi berdakwah tanpa ditemani mahram. Saya pikir harus kembali me-orientasikan wanita pada posisinya (tidak dalam konteks feminism ya).

Tentu Persamaan dalam menuntut ilmu setinggi-tingginya bagi wanita memang bukan harus berakhir di dapur. Tapi ini adalah demi pendidikan anak-anak.

Dalam keluarga saya, kami berguyon pada posisi kami masing-masing... kami ini ibarat pasangan Supir dan Pembantu... Selalu disetiap kesempatan, saat teman saya sesama Indonesian mengatakan "come to our place" suami saya selalu menjadi "Well, I am just a driver". Suami mengerti benar posisi sebagai suami bahwa tidak layak istrinya keluar sendiri tanpa muhrim... sedang di lain waktu saat ada kaka ipar atau waktu beberes rumah... saya bilang " You have a foreign maid, I am so expensive " (bagi saya amat mahal karena tak bisa di gaji dengan UANG)

Suatu waktu kedua anak saya menawari suami saya potato chips, anak saya bilang "mama gak sharing makanan sama baba". Suami saya menjelaskan, siapa bilang mama ga sharing... "mama and baba always share things, therefor you both are here" lalu saya bilang ke anak saya... "baba berbagi uang ke mama dan mama masak makanan lalu berbagi ke baba"

Inilah yang saya pelajari, bahwa menikah adalah berbagi, berbagi perasaan, berbagi cinta, berbagi waktu, berbagi ilmu.

Terakhir kata, wanita dan pria disatukan dalam pernikahan yang diikatkan oleh Allah SWT bukan oleh manusia. Maka aturan dalam berumah tangga haruslah aturan Allah swt. Allah mengatur posisi pria sebagai suami dan wanita sebagai istri. Walau dibelakang pasti ada nafsu yang mengikuti tapi lagi-lagi Allah SWT mengatur bagaimana nafsu-nafsu itu dikendalikan bukan dimatikan.

Semoga tulisan ini membuka mata kita bahwa sesungguhnya karena cinta Allah lah kita mencintai pasangan kita, berkorban demi dia, dan menjadi jalan kita menggapai RIDHO-NYA

AHMADIYYAH MERUSAK TATANAN AGAMA SAMAWI, menghina islam dan menghina Jesus

noreply@blogger.com (Simply-me) — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:17:00 +0000

Sungguh Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (Pencetus Ahmadiyyah) telah merusak tatanan kehidupan Agama samawi yang berdasarkan wahyu ketuhanan...

Jika kecintaan kita terhadap Agama Tuhan maka mirza ghulam ahmad telah menodainya... akankah kita membiarkan saudara kita terjerumus oleh kegilaan mirza ghulam ahmad, bukankah membina mereka kembali adalah lebih baik, membubarkan kelompok ahmadiyyah bukanlah mencaplok kebebasan dan hak azasi saudara kita, namun memberi kesempatan kepada saudara-saudara kita kembali kepada agama samawi yang mempercayai kehidupan setelah mati. bukan melepas nafsu belaka.

"Seharusnya tak hanya ummat islam yang menuntut dibubarkannya Ahmadiyyah karena mirza ghulam ahmad pun menghina Jesus"

Kashti-I-Nuh by Mirza Ghulam ahmad qadyani

Ruhani Khaza’in, Vol. 19, p.50

God named me Mary in the third volume of Barahin-i-Ahmadiyyah. I was nurtured for a period of two years in a Mary-like conditioned was bought up in a womanly seclusion. Then the spirit of Jesus was breathed into me just as (it was breathed) into Mary. Thus I was considered to be pregnant in a metaphorical manner. After a period of several months, not more than ten, I was made Jesus out of Mary by the revelation embodied in the last parts of the forth volume of Barahin-I-Ahmadiyyah; and thus I became Jesus, son of Mary. But God did not inform me about this secret during the time of Barahin-i-Ahmadiyyah.

Pada volume ke-3 Barahin-i-Ahmadiyyah Tuhan menamakan diriku Mary. Selama periode 2 tahun diriku dipelihara dan seperti mary aku mengandung, kemudian ruh jesus ditiupkan kedalamnya. sekitar 10 bulan aku dijadikan Jesus dari Mary (pada barahain-i-Ahmadiyyah volume ke-4), dengan demikian aku menjadi Jesus. tapi Tuhan tidak memberitahukan hal ini pada saat barahin-i-Ahmadiyyah.>

Sungguh bodoh Mirza Ghulam ahmad ini.

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad juga memcoba membuktikan ketinggian derajatnya dibanding jesus dengan menuliskan hal-hal yang menyakiti pengikut jesus

Berikut petikan dari buku yang ditulis Ghulam mirza Ahmad

(Jesus) had the habit of uttering obscenities and frequently using foul language.

(Zamimah Anjam-I Atham):

Ruhani Khaza’in, Vol. 11, p.289

It should be remembered that he (Jesus) had also to some extent the habit of lying.

(Zamimah Anjam-I Atham):

Ruhani Khaza’in, Vol. 11, p.289

A cunning and wicked (person) who had the soul of the Messiah from head to toe.

(Zamimah Anjam-I Atham):

Ruhani Khaza’in, Vol. 11, p.289

In the following remarks, Mirza slandered those who believe in Jesus by deviously thrusting the blame of his obscene insults on Christians:

What is your opinion about the character of the Messiah? (it is that Jesus) was an alcoholic and gluttonous person, neither abstinent nor a pious worshipper, nor a reality seeker. He was a proud and a self-conceited claimant of Divinity.

(Nur al-Quran):

Ruhani Khaza’in, Vol. 9, p. 387

The root cause of all the damage that alcohol consumption has had on the Europeans was that Jesus used to drink alcohol, perhaps because of some disease or an old habit.

(Kashti-I Nuh):

Ruhani Khaza’in, Vol. 19, p. 71

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (laknatullah) menulis:

Jesus memiliki kebiasaan berkata kotor.

Jesus pada saat tertentu mengatakan kebohongan.

Jesus adalah seorang yang Licik dan Jahat dari kepala hingga kaki yang memiliki jiwa mesias.

Mirza menyindir pengikut jesus dan mengatakan bahwa jesus adalah seorang yang senang minum alkohol dan rakus, serta sombong atas nilai ketuhanan yang dimiliki.

Akar penyebab kerusakan yang disebabkan oleh alkohol karena Jesus minum alkohol.

Semoga Allah memberi petunjuk kepada Saudara-2 kita yang sedang tersesat

DSB-Muhammadbinhasan

noreply@blogger.com (Simply-me) — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:06:00 +0000

DSB-Maryam

noreply@blogger.com (Simply-me) — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:27:00 +0000

IQ TEST FOR FLOOD VICTIMS

noreply@blogger.com (Simply-me) — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:22:00 +0000

One day a Singapore based NGO contact my hubby to conduct IQ test for flood victim in Pakistan, that day I didn't really pay attention to it. My concern was more to where the test will be held, which mean "I'll be left alone with kids and in law for few days". And it's Islamabad

I was wonder how it will be, as I know a bit the character of the illiterate Pakistanis (feel no offense my "Pakistani family").

The spirit of hard working is missed from these people, I never know from where to analyse, to solve this think tank even no body knows including Pakistani, as I know want to enjoy the life with all the privileges. Even they are from lower class, (I should not have said this cause I just observe what comes on my eyes). Comparing to our native (read: Indonesian) that we have to earn our own priviledges by ourself, no body will entertain you nor treat yo as a king if you a lazy bump beggar...

I do not really know who are these literate people here, are they those who can read and write, if they don't have wills to learn then how they have wills to know their IQ???? (later on i knew that literate person means one who can sign... so sad)

Is that as simple as "bait" among 1000 peoples only few will be selected, if only they know this, i wonder how many people will take the test, as the nature is "why should think hard if the aids has come, well as long as I can eat and live who need to be selected one".

I think to gather 1000 people from the camp to get tested you need to bring basic foodstuff for free and force them sit to clear the paper... otherwise you will only get less than 50-100 people come voluntary...

or lets not called IQ test for illiterate but for flood victim but expect less....

Soon after my husband came back from the camp, he told me there were around 500 people appeared for the test...

basically this test was to select some of those flood victims to get better life by giving them some training which can bring out their skills...

for sure as I expect less... none of them were qualified nor had valued IQ (=IQ jongkok).

But this effort must be appreciated as not much people did something to this change the poverty in that part of the world...

Compliments and praises!!

noreply@blogger.com (Simply-me) — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 18:55:00 +0000

I had this idea to write up about compliment, because I felt the side effect to my days ...

Last night I had a chat with an old colleague from where I was working for a Magazine as graphic designer. surprisingly we were only met like once or twice a week in a meeting, but he remember me vividly (or it was recalled by facebook page)... actually all colleagues were like a family member to each other...

I was kind a surprised when I got a compliment as "wanita yang hebat" because I never feel that way. Being a lady of the house with monotonous live, that compliment was flying me high to the seventh sky.

So I think I have to write it up to share with you people how a compliment can boast your energy to start a new day.

A compliment indeed gives strength to personality, bring self esteem and self appreciations. In a life-partner-hood where sometimes days passed just as it is, even when spouses were both felt comforts to each other, or have no issues in communication, a compliment is needed, praising each other and showing gratitude to what spouse have done to us... when you see people was like a damned robot, you can feel that this person need to be praise and to put him/her back again to a normal human being... (it happened to a house wife like me... heheh)

And look at your kids, praise that you give to them when they have done a good thing bring out their confidence, For kids, telling what will they get if they did a good job they will accept it, instead of cursed them and threatened them, praising them and promising a reward make them do your works were done voluntary... (this thing I just started as I promise my self to keep my head cool).

Although compliments and praises needed but it is not so healthy to show off to get compliments and praises... I am 100% sure it won't boast your inner side to glow but it just giving you a headache and make up something new to get it more and more... so lets just give compliments and praises without demanding it, cause it feels more excited when we never expect it.

yaaaay I am blogging from my mobile

noreply@blogger.com (Simply-me) — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 01:30:00 +0000

UPDATED!!!

Bad idea to post a blog entry from mobile, now I updated again what was blank on the posting page... It took time to load the page, and no doubt ended up with blank page...

I think i need my laptop back... and I concluded myself internet mobile doesn't fit me...

To all moms all over the world

noreply@blogger.com (Simply-me) — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:24:00 +0000

Today I received an invitation letter from CGRI in Karachi for the Indonesian Mother's day celebration on upcoming Wednesday... (with it I came to know that Indonesian mother's day has reached its 82nd anniversary), anyway... I wish happy mother's day to all mothers (even to mother of my mother's mother who was born way before Indonesian mother's day was formed)

But on the other side, I got the news from my sister in law who lives next to our apartment, one of her neighbor' geyser got burnt and caused a fire, 2 kids dead (a baby instantly died and the bigger one died on way to hospital), and the mother became unconscious by the smoke... I was literally cried to hear when to know kids were holding each other... the time when it happened the mother was on the phone where both the kids played together... It so sad to hear that. me, My self is a mother of two, sometimes feels frustrated to face two kids, but most the time I spent great time with them, I know how she felt losing her babies, where it happened when we wasn't aware dangerous are everywhere.

To all moms, these massages are for us

Simple rendang yang nendang...

noreply@blogger.com (Simply-me) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 20:21:00 +0000

Alhamdulillah dengan segala puji bagi Allah tuhan semesta alam, akhirnya terwujud keinginan untuk bikin rendang sendiri, dengan bumbu-2 seadanya di dapur *penuhsenyumkebanggaan*....

Heheh, jelas aja gimana ga seneng bisa bikin rendang padang sendiri, yang selama hidup cuma bisa menikmati di warung padang...

Ini dibuktikan dengan mengirim sample simple rendang ke temen, dan dikasih nilai 8... angka yang menakjubkan bukan heheh... untuk pertama kali bikin...

berikut bumbu seadanya dirumah

-Daging sapi (yang saya punya, potongannya utk aloo gosh)

-3 buah bawang merah besar diiris-2 dan digoreng sampai kecoklatan

-3 sdm bawang putih + jahe pasta (dibanyakin jahenya jadi enak lho)

-lengkoas 2-3 inches digeprek

-2 sdm ketumbar bubuk

-1 sdm kurang, kunyit bubuk

-Cabe merah bubuk sesuai selera

-1 sdm jinten bubuk

-2 buah biji pala

-6-7 buah kapulaga

-6-7 buah bunga pekak (yang bikin rasa enak pada rendang)

-2 Bungkus Santan kara bubuk (3 bungkus mungkin nambah nendang rasanya)

(bumbu asli pakai daun salam, cuma saya tidak punya)

-Garam sesuai selera

Caranya:

Bawang goreng diblender bersama bumbu yang ada dengan minyak... stelah bumbu halus lalu lengkoas +bumbu halus digoreng sampai minyak terpisah, masuk daging lalu masukan santan... sampai tahap ini aduk-aduk setiap beberapa saat dan diamkan dengan api kecil sampai daging empuk...

enak dimakan dengan nasi panas.. hmm yummy!!!!

We Have A New Proper Masjid

noreply@blogger.com (Simply-me) — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:27:00 +0000

Just 2 weeks back, I visited Counsel General Republic of Indonesia of Karachi and I was so disappointed to found the praying area was used for Dharmawanita monthly meeting and the meeting area became so narrow, it was a grief for me. I was thinking what do we have now since we don't have a place where our heart attached. I felt I'm no longer with my society, and I just wanted to get lost as soon as my things are done.

This Eid ul adha festivities at CGRI (KJRI) brought me to different angle 180 degree from the previous weeks. I was amazed, happy and proud. My daughter brought me into the inside building, which I don't want to see it again.

Though I went there early before she brought me in. Amazingly Allah tried to show me through my daughter at Dzuhur time, MashaAllah I found something was never expected before. Yes, we have a big proper masjid in our CGRI Building. I wish that I could spend more time there, (*sambil doa, semoga bisa pindah rumah deket KJRI klopun ga bisa keluar dari pakistan...AMIIIN*)

Personally speaking, I'm thanking Allah of sending us a person with pure heart, brilliant, and down to earth, like bapak Rossalis R.Adenan, to the country where many youth from Indonesia studied religion, May Allah protect him and His family whenever and wherever.

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Akhlak ialah bunga diri, dapat dilihat oleh mata, dapat dirasa oleh hati, semua orang jatuh hati

Siapa yang berakhlak tinggi kemana pergi orang suka, Ia dihormati, dan diteladani...
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Just had a good time at consulate

noreply@blogger.com (Simply-me) — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:02:00 +0000

Being far from "tanah air beta", consulate is the most nicest place to visit especially during ramadhan, not only for food but more than that; to meet people, talk in my language full of expressions, care free, and no burdens on kids, everyone is one family, they take care of

one other.

at most of the time, kids just running here and there, ladies sitting and talking, consulars and staffers sat at one table; and Urdu round table belongs to those married to Indonesians ... for us the most peaceful and the safest place in Karachi is our Konsulat Jenderal Republik Indonesia, Life here is so confusing, no guarantee even in Ramadhan that our lives will be saved, just these few days, beginning of last ten days of ramadhan, there were so many people killed by bomb blasts.

One thing that every person couldn't think of, how come this holy month people still killing each other where the other places are still suffering from the devastating floods, no food, no clothes and no certain hope for the next day.

What happened with these people, I shouldn't say this, but they more evil than the devil itself, we all know, the whole month of ramadhan Allah ta'ala has tight up all the satans. and these people has replaced the satans...

what could be done with it now, all I can do is praying to Allah ta'ala to give hidayah to all of us...

Keranjingan Digital Scrapbooking

noreply@blogger.com (Simply-me) — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:40:00 +0000

Sebagai orang lama di desain grafis digital scrapbooking adalah hal yang baru, walau cukup lama kenalan dengan scrapbooking ini karena mengingat waktu dan fasilitas membuat enggan untuk mencoba, selain sebagai ibu yang berdedikasi tinggi terhadap anak-anak (ciiieee... cieeee.... cuuuiiih :P) tentu tidak mudah duduk manis didepan komputer. Walhasil daya kreatifitasnya pun menurun drastis tis tis tis... jadilah ssaya seorang pemula dalam semua hal...

Selain itu si putih Asus EEE ga sanggup di install photoshop... Namun berkat berita dari CNN mengenai SUMOPAINT.COM, dimulailah kembali petualangan dimalam hari untuk mencari lebih tau tentang sumopaint.com ini, coba punya coba, Akhirnya disimpulkan bahwa "AKU MEMULAI SCRAPBOOKING" yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!

Tentu saja hal ini merubah seluruh agenda harian... waktu untuk anak-2 tak boleh berkurang, terpaksa dengan "ikhlas" digunakanlah watu tidur dimalam hari... whoooooooooooooaaaaaaaaam... ngantuk... but check this out... its far from good but i just love scrapbooking :D

Stay safe and Don't Panic

noreply@blogger.com (Simply-me) — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:06:00 +0000

Hari Ini Seluruh warga karachi dalam ketakutan yang mencekam... Terbunuhnya Salah seorang petinggi Partai MQM menyebabkan kondisi karachi tidak aman menjadikan rumah sebagai tempat yang paling aman bagi warga karachi, seluruh institusi ditutup untuk keamanan masyarakat...

Berharap penuh semoga keadaan segera terkontrol, karena hal ini sangat meresahkan hingga saat ini 46 orang meninggal, To All my friends please Stay safe and don't panic... Mari berdoa demi kebaikan kita semua, Semoga semua ini cepat berlalu...

KARACHI: Jumlah korban tewas dari kekerasan di Karachi telah meningkat menjadi 46 sementara setidaknya 123 terluka dalam insiden kekerasan segar.

Massa membakar puluhan kendaraan, pompa bensin dan toko-toko sebagai situasi tetap tegang dan kehidupan normal berdiri diam di metropolis.

Beberapa pompa bensin dibakar dan jalan-jalan mengenakan meninggalkan dunia.Aerial tembak juga dilaporkan di seluruh kota.

Di sisi lain, serangan lengkap yang diamati di beberapa kota interior Sindh atas pembunuhan MQM MPA Raza Haider.

Semua lembaga pendidikan di Karachi tetap ditutup hari ini dan ujian telah ditunda setelah insiden kekerasan terjadi setelah pembunuhan MPA Raza Haider pada Senin malam.

Pada arahan Menteri Dalam Negeri Rehman Malik, keamanan telah ditingkatkan dan kontingen tambahan polisi dan patroli Rangers di daerah yang berbeda.

Dalam Liaquatabad, orang tak dikenal membakar van staf Geo News. Beberapa kendaraan juga dibakar di banyak kota interior Sindh.

Mensa Indonesia reactivated

noreply@blogger.com (Simply-me) — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:10:00 +0000

This picture is of mensa gathering at sushi grove at Citywalk senayan, 18 June 2010.

Following are the media links of mensa test held at Binus on 14 July 2010 managed by mensa Indonesia and supervised by Hasan Zuberi, Chairman Mensa Pakistan on behalf of Mensa International.

JAWA POS

http://www.jawapos.co.id/halaman/index.php?act=detail&nid=146948

DETIK.COM

http://us.detiknews.com/read/2010/07/14/111557/1398870/10/orang-orang-ber-iq-tinggi-jalani-tes-di-kampus-binus

VIVANEWS.COM

http://nasional.vivanews.com/news/read/164462-iq-anda-tinggi--gabung-organisasi-ini

RAKYAT MERDEKA

http://www.rakyatmerdeka.co.id/news/2010/07/14/98484/MENSA-INDONESIA-Setelah-Bertahun-tahun-dalam-Keadaan-Koma

To our beloved friend, we miss you

noreply@blogger.com (Simply-me) — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:49:00 +0000

That night was the saddest day in our memories since we got married, We just landed at Jinnah international airport in Karachi from Jakarta, it was very late at night, Hubby met one of the consulate staff, he confirmed that "pak Noto" has resigned from his post at Indonesian Consulate in Karachi, we were sorry we couldn't meet Pak Noto because from him we know that Pak Noto has back to Jakarta for good, for this we are happy for him, but so unfortunately we didn't have chances to meet him, in Karachi nor in Jakarta.

Pak Noto was the most closest staff to us, the most helpful, and the most friendly. I know we will never get better person to replace him, He's most friendly staff we ever know, in every functions that consulate held he always met us face to face, said salam, from the high class crowds to the "low grade" people. And to us, he is like a protector, whenever and wherever, when there were security problems in the city, he is the alarm's bell, he will make sure that we are stay away from the unsafety place, he will call us or at least a text will be sent to our mobile numbers... He is the only person that we can counted on for the information related to citizenship.

My heart is broken (so does with my hubby), when I know, there was "not even farewell party", no appreciations, no announcement to us about he's leaving... i'm not sure how long he has been working at consulate in Karachi, but i'm sure it's more than 18 years he spent his life here, my stay in karachi is less than 6 years but I have so much respects to Pak Noto more than anyone at consulate, one time we went to visit my family in jakarta, there was a problems in Jinnah International airport in karachi, Immigrations stopped us and took our son's documents, there was a problem about my son's no visa to indonesia, just a chit in last page written in bahasa indonesia that he is indonesian nationality who required no visa to enter indonesia...

Me and my husband tried to convinced pakistan immigration that it will be our responsibility if something happen in the following days, we also took Pak Noto's name as a guarantee, we give them the consulate's telephone number if they don't believe... but alhamdulillah they released all the documents...

We just can't believe, there was no farewell party given to him, at least, at least inform us that he was about to leave us... for us he is like our relative, he is our brother, uncle, father, to be honoured to what ever he has done to us...

I believe, we who lives in karachi missed him a lot, and and feel guilty that we didn't honour him like he deserves.

Our pray for you Pak Noto, May Allah rewards you to all things you have done to us, May Allah showers you and family with His Blesses.

PS: Pak Noto has been worked for General Consulate of Republic of Indonesia in karachi since it moved to the current premises some 18 years back, He is Indonesian who has big heart to understand the culture of Pakistan, while keeping his moral heritages Indonesia

something is better than nothing

noreply@blogger.com (Simply-me) — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 11:58:00 +0000

There is "something better than nothing" it's applied in term of "baris:rains", (i'm talking about here in Pakistan) even though rains always gave trouble to the city but one-two days of raining is a fascinating moments to celebrate, people would love to feel the first few drops on their bodies, they said its cure the rashes caused by the hot weather, and won't make us get sick... meanwhile in our says (pribumi), never take a bath from the first drops of rains cos it will drop you by the cold... i wonder how it happened, one thing caused different effects...

But interesting part of this people celebrate the pouring rains are the way they wait and wait till the first drop came and most of people will go out from the house, play under the pouring rains, play with the puddle, and end up with bunch of pakoras.... watching news on floods in some areas... how deep was the water, and tragic, how many people got killed from electric shocks...

It is something better than nothing, but if only government knows well how to manage the country... everybody will enjoy pakoras without crying watching many people lost their family... May Allah forgives our sins... ameen

deactivating my fb account

noreply@blogger.com (Simply-me) — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:14:00 +0000

Yes sure i did that, i'm still angry...

After facebook has been lifted again in pakistan, now it's my turn to deactivate my account... facebook's people has double standard, I found an email in my inbox, a person had made a group "hitler" after few minutes of gaining more members on his group, facebook closed his profile...

See, how their "policies" ruined our social life, the mockery, that some people had done to our prophet, it's hurting us as muslim...

ok! some people might said, " just relax, dont take it to personal, it just a media". I, myself will say... I don't see people take it as just a media, they took it personal, they fought on facebook, they insulted each other on facebook, they backbites others on facebook... I can't see this in real life, I'll cry out loud if I see this... how can I (or you) will continue to have this kind of (virtual) life like this, it's just too visible to be hide

So, I decided to back again to blogging around... with the simple things in mind.... a peaceful mind... and some contacts on my mobile phone... so for everyone who loves to keep a friendship with me, i'll love to have their contact number.... :)

Pakistan banned facebook and youtube in respond of draw Muhammad day

noreply@blogger.com (Simply-me) — Fri, 21 May 2010 02:51:00 +0000

It's been along time for myself to dis-attached from facebook... first attempt was to personalize my wall, limitation on giving comments, and in the end hide most of news feed from home page... and its really works. Initially i was really bugged with some news which are really private, some friends put up as status... well, those are their business but for myself why should i know each and every thing, the whole day updating my head with it. It's good to keep facebook alive but just to keep contact with all friends... till that time i was only use it for chatting

Meanwhile, both my children occupy my white laptop to watch their favorite poems and cartoons ... My second baby likes to eat while watching a poem, it's a relief to me because I don't have to run after him while feeding him

News is that pakistan banned these 2 top sites, I used most of the time, as a respond of draw muhammad day... as a muslim i support this policy and action... we muslim are 45% of facebook user. this campaign is make us angry... its less about freedom of speech, and has nothing to do with it, it's more to disturb the muslim community

Alhamdulillah, Thanks to high court Pakistan has announced it, it saved us from this fitnah of this era, although we can't stop those people to join but this policy stop us from even to see it...

I hope other muslim country will follow pakistan to banned this campaign