Clothes

Location: Lasiana Beach, East Nusa Tenggara
Quote:
Clothes make the man;
Naked people have little or no influence on society.
[Mark Twain]

Growing Things

Location: East Nusa Tenggara
Quote:
The powers of water are immeasurable. In the form of ice, it can chisel rock as effectively as steel. Unloosed in a river, it can slice through layers of volcanic ash like a knife through a cake. Meandering in a shady stream, it can make a home for green growing things.
[Peggy Wayburn]

Love at First Sight

Location: Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara
Poetry:
-Love at First Sight-
I knew from the beginning
Your importance in my life
I thought you were sent to me
I longed to be your wife.

The tests we had to go thru
Were excruciating and sad
But the pain we endured these years
Are all part of what we now have.

It must be fate, or destiny
For we shared all storms and fights
From the time we saw each other
It was love at first sight.

We were made for each other
Like night comes with each day
Like the melody made for a song
That flows in harmony with each sway.

Of all the beings that are blessed
We were chosen to know the pleasure
I am grateful for my greatest gift, you..
[Unknown]

Twenty

Poetry:
-Berjuanglah Cinta-
Pastikan hatimu mencintai dirimu
Sebelum engkau mengajak seseorang untuk memasuki duniamu
Sayangilah yang kita cintai dengan setulus hati
Setulus pikiran yang membuka kejujuran
Bahwa cinta bukanlah permainan nafsu emosi

Cintailah apa yang telah kau pilih
Berjuanglah seolah-olah memang hanya ia satu-satunya
Pilihanmu dalam hidup ini
Kekasih yang akan menemanimu jihadmu di jalan dunia
Harap kelak mengantarkanmu ke pintu surga

Semoga Dia menjadikanmu sempurna
Atas semua keberanianmu menetapkan pilihan
Dari semua godaan yang ada dihadapanmu
Hidup memang tak selalu indah,
tugasmu memupuk benih bahagia itu
Lengkapi dunia bersama cinta
[ReP]

Blessed Month

Location: East Java
Poetry:
-Blessed Ramadhan-
All deeds of the seed of Adam
are for him but one
Oh Lord of this blessed month
we praise you for Ramadhan
and for the Al-Qur'an
to guide us to the light
Ya Rabb, give us the imaan
to stand in prayer that mighty night
let our siyam benefit us more
than mere hunger and unquenched thirst
and by Your Grace, the ayaat of Al-Qur'an
each day we shall rehearse
may we be restrained from the evil deeds
and from evil in what we say
may we know and understand
and implement the Prophet's way
what joy was there when believers saw the hilal, the crescent moon
may we all emerge from this month, insya Allah muttaqun
[Unknown]

Discovery

Location: Jakarta City
Quote:
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.
[Marcel Proust]

Syawal

Location: Home, Jakarta
Poetry:
-Syawal-
Bulan Ramadhan mulai tertutup awan
Pertanda Mentari Syawal akan bersinar
Tetaplah tunduk merasakan kebesaran langit
Agar teguh saat kekhilafan runtuh
Menjadi tegar ketika dendam terlempar
Biarkan pintu maaf itu terbuka lebar
Untuk silaturahmi yang penuh cinta dan kedamaian
Taqabalallahu minna waminkum
Pinta Maaf Lahir dan Batin
Jaga iman dalam kemuliaan
[ReP]

Mudik

Location: Kalimalang, Jakarta
Quote:
Kemanapun kupergi, rumahku adalah tujuan yang paling indah.
[ReP]

Ask

Location: Blok M, Jakarta
Quote:
The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Curiosity has its own reason for existing.
[Albert Einstein]