Senin, 21 September 2015

Inshaa Allah




Berat. Ujiannya banyak banget. Tapi pelan pelan bisa, sambil merangkak :))

Mengutip biografi instagramnya Berani Berhijrah:

"Banyak dosa? sama dong.
Udah, yang penting hijrah aja dulu.
Relax, God is good"


Bismillah ya Allah, semoga Engkau menerima tobatku, semoga perlahan Engkau menghapuskan segala dosa yang pernah aku perbuat, Amin Allahumma Amin.


SSG Daarut Tauhid Angkatan 30

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Belum selesai menulis tentang traveling ke Vietnam, sekarang mau nulis yang baru lagi, gapapa lah ya, blog saya sendiri ini, ga ada yang baca juga, hahahaha #zad.

SSG Daarut Tauhid? Apa sih tuh Cu?

Gue kutip dari webnya ya:

"Program pesantren sabtu dan ahad yang diberi nama "Santri Siap Guna" (SSG) merupakan rangkaian kegiatan selama 3 bulan pelatihan yang mempelajari wawasan dasar keislaman disertai pembentukan karakter menuju pribadi berkarakter. Dengan berlatih selama 3 bulan, diharapkan para santri menuju pribadi berkarakter. Dengan berlatih selama 3 bulan, diharapkan para santri memiliki karakter Baik dan Kuat (BAKU). Karakter Baku tersebut adalah ikhlas, jujur, tawadhu, berani, disiplin, tangguh, serta mengenali diri dan Rabb-Nya"


Cu serius maneh ikut gituan?!?!

Ngga, cuma iseng. Iseng yang Inshaa Allah bermanfaat. Hehehehe.
Jadi gini, awalnya gue punya musuh namanya Vianur, gadeng, dia sahabat gue banget.
Si Vianur ini curhat soal kerjaannya, singkat cerita, dia pengen coba kerjaan yang lebih berkah dunia akhirat, solatnya bisa tepat waktu, dll. Dia minta gue tanyain ke DT gimana caranya mau apply kerja di DT/MQ.
Gue kesana dan nanya, kalo diluar dari santri DT syaratnya harus punya sertifikat SSG alias Santri Siap Guna, ga bisa asal apply. Mau punya sertifikat sebagus apapun kalo ga ada sertifikat SSG ga bisa apply. Jadi yaudah deh gue tanya SSG itu apa, kapan dsb.

Singkatnya SSG itu kaya pesantren kilat selama 3 bulan, dan cuma weekend kegiatannya. Sabtu ba'da ashar sampai minggu ba'da ashar, menginap di DT.

Gue mikir ah seru juga nih, bisa bermanfaat weekend gue (selain itu gue juga lagi program tobat, minta diampunin semua dosa besar gue di masa lalu), jadi aja deh gue mau ikutan SSG juga. Gue ga ngincer sertifikatnya, karena kalo mau dilantik dan dapet sertifikat itu harus 90% kehadirannya, sedangkan gue tiap bulan mau balik ke bekasi jadi pasti absen deh. Yang gue incer, weekend gue Inshaa Allah bermanfaat dan sehat. Daripada buang duit pas weekend, mending ikut ini, bonusnya dicintai Allah lagi kan hehehe Inshaa Allah.

That's all. Jadi sekarang gue dan Vianur jadi santri kilatnya Daarut Tauhid.
Kita resmi ikutan SSG angkatan 30.
Doain ya semoga istiqomah sampe akhir, pelantikannya November nanti.


Kabarnya dulu angkatan 29, yang daftar bisa sampe 600an, yang sampe akhir cuma 100an..
Pas angkatan gue, yang dateng awal sekitar 350an, yang sampe lulus nanti? Allahualam.

Ps; baru minggu ke 3 aja yang mengundurkan diri udah belasan :--( semoga gue dan Vianur kelar sampe akhirrr Aminn Ya Allah.

Kenapa sih Cu bisa sampe banyak yang ngundurin diri?

Jadi ya shob, kegiatannya itu selain kajian fiqih, akhlak, ngaji, dengerin tausiah, solat jamaah bareng, solat sunah tahajud dhuha, itikaf, ada juga latian FISIKNYA.

Tujuan SSG itu membangun karakter BaKu, Baik dan Kuat.
Baik disini akhlaknya, Kuat disini ya fisiknya.
Karena kata AA Gym, baik aja kalo lemah ga bisa, kuat tapi ga baik juga ga bisa, jadi harus balance.

Nah ngapain sih emang fisiknya?

Ini tuh kaya basic diklat, semuanya diatur, baris, makan, tidur, semuanya diatur dan harus disiplin. Lari sana sini, kalo ngelanggar ada push up dll. Bakalan banyak aktifitas yang butuh lari atau long march, abis long march juga ada lagi latian lainnya. Jadi bener bener latian jasmani rohani. bagi yang gakuat dan ngerasa capek dan ngerasa latian ini ga bermanfaat, bisa keluar. Ya itu buktinya, baru 3 minggu (total 12 minggu) udah ada belasan yang mengundurkan diri :(((

Bedanya latian fisik biasa sama latian fisik SSG apa?

Disini, kekuatan kita itu terletak pada keyakinan bahwa Allah akan senantiasa membantu kita dimanapun kita berada. Tiap lagi lari atau latian fisik apapun, hati ga boleh kosong, wajib diisi dzikir, berjuta kali diingetin buat selalu isi hati dengan dzikir. "Akhwat lelah? Akhwat jangan kosong hatinya, ayo diisi dengan Dzikir" selalu seperti itu. Segala aktifitas apapun selalu megingatkan kepada Nya, itu yang bikin beda :)


"Kelar diklat masih nyempetin buat foto sama adik Putri, sodara paling akrab di pleton II ❤❤ ((Muka muka item, kusem, kucel, ga mandi dari kmrn, dijemur, mainan debu, long march yg jauhnya 62546272kilometer...... Tiap weekend begini kulit bisa eksotis badan bisa kurus nih.....) Bismillah istiqomah sampe akhir!!!"

Semoga program SSG ini bisa membawa perubahan dan kebaikan buat saya pribadi, semoga perlahan bisa menggugurkan dosa dosa saya di masa lalu, semoga saya bisa makin mencintai-Nya diatas segalanya, semoga perlahan bisa menjadi semakin baik akhlaknya, mempunyai akhlakul karimah, Amin Allahumma Amin.

Catch ya later, virtual version of me!
KC.

Minggu, 20 September 2015

Bandung - Singapore - Vietnam

#latepost

I am going to write about my trip, Bandung-Vietnam, alone. April 2014.
Not literally alone, in Vietnam I met my friend from aiesec.

So yes, I went to some other countries but this time is different.
I need to go to Vietnam with my own self. Bandung - Singapore - Vietnam.
Actually, this was my 1st time traveling solo.

My friend took me to Husein airport in Bandung, he left when I came to check in and passed immigration check.

I was feeling excited yet scared, oh anyway I brought my own self defense which made by water mix with chili, hahahaha. That was a spray, chili spray. I made that when I was in dorm. I will use it if a stranger wants to do something bad to me, hahahaha. We need to be more careful right?


@husein airport. my one and only backpack for a week
So I was waiting at the airport alone, waiting for take off. It's a bit weird actually that I was going alone. Because you know , i'm type a person who can't eat alone; watch movie alone; traveling alone; i'm type a person who needs a companion. But, I found out that if I went abroad for traveling, I am able to traveling alone, sooo excited! I don't know what makes that different, but I just love the feeling.

On plane, I was sitting right next to a mother and a little baby son.
Me: "what a cute babyyy hello dearrr"
His mom: "hello auntie... what will you do in SG?"
Me: "just transit mam, for about 4 hours"
His mom: "ohh where are you going then? are you alone?"
Me: "Vietnam mam, yes, i am alone"
His mom: "waw, you are very brave! take care and have a safe trip"

and we talked more but I forgot the rest, she went to SG because his son was about to take surgery, I hope he's okay now, Aminn.

That was my first time flying alone, away from parents and friends. 
**
2 hours flight and I'm arrived in Singapore.

Touched Changi airport and my feeling was flying back to 2012, 2 years ago.

I went to SG with my two Bandung friends, Sitin and Irwan. We stayed here at Changi for 2 nights.
We were lack of money, we traveled as a really backpacker. We were slept at the floors, with all of our luggages hide our body, that was very cold!!! i couldn't even slept any longer, I moved out of Changi. Sat outside the building, on the chair that used to wait for taxi. I slept there, sitting. Very warm outside. The second night, me Irwan and Sitin moved to a parking area, Irwan was the one who suggest this. And yes, it was warm there. You know, we were sleeping infront of the lift! close to emergency stairs! hahahaha I was very proud with my self! We woke up in the morning because of the sound of people who wanted to use lift, and they were looking at us! hahahaha.

I could never forget that memories. Being a backpacker wasn't that bad at all, I even proud with my self \m/

This time, I just transit. I didn't know where to go.
I had my backpack which is carrier.
The carrier is big, I was like a mountain climber.

After arrived, I was scrolling around Changi alone, and looking for my second flight to Vietnam, where was it, where did I need to check in. After finding the place, I went around again and again. I was actually about to go out from Changi and wanted to have lunch at China town. But when I was about to go out, I asked someone about which MRT should I take, and he said, it's better if I stay in Changi instead of going alone, he was afraid of my flight time, he said it would not be enough. So yes I took that advice and just stay at Changi for a couple of hours.

Went to mosque, searching for a free wifi and how to use it, post anything on instagram and path, etc etc. Killing time.

I even asked stranger to take a picture of me.
Me: "sir, can you do me a favor? please take a picture of me standing infront of this airport sign"
Him: "oh no problem"
Me:"thank you very much Sir"
Him: "where are you from (he is europian I supposed)? are you traveling alone?!"
Me: "Indonesia,yes I am"
Him: "wow, please be careful"

Again, strangers asked me.
and i dont know why, i felt like i was cool. hahaha.

4 hours have passed, it is time to check in!
I knew already the place where I need to check in so I won't get lost. Been strolling around Changi for 4 hours I think I remember Changi's maps! hahaha.

Passed the security checked and came in to the plane.
My bag was quite big and someone helped me put my bag.
There are a lot of asian on the plane. a lot.
I think 90%  asian the rest are europe/american.

I was very excitedddd! Vietnam I'm comingggggg!
**
Arrived in Vietnam around 8pm, i was excited at its best.
Went out of plane, took my huge backpack, passed immigration checked. I was walking all alone and watch out of everyone around. Can't believe I'm in Vietnam with my own self!

Went out of the airport (btw the airport is not that good, less than Cengkarang I supposed), I was searching for a cab. You know, some eyes looked at me. They asked me to go with their cab, I kept saying no thank you and directly left them. I walked to taxi station, I knew what cab should I take. My Vietnamese friend, Mr Phi, he told me to take this good taxi, most safety taxi of all. I forgot the name. I found that cab and came inside the cab. I was so brave that I didn't think what might be happen when I locked the door. But one thing, I kept that chili spray in my hand! hahaha. Thank God that the airport security didn't take it from me. I gave the driver a name of the street and a name of a hostel, my friend gave me, so I will meet him there. Wow, Chacu is in Vietnam, using cab alone, with only one carrier. Solo traveling? challenge successfully accepted!!!


I kept praying that the driver will not bring me to somewhat scary place, I pray that he will send me to the right destination. And yes, he was. Thank God I'm safe and sound. The cost for the cab was actually predictable, because my Vietnamese friend already told me about that. So I paid  him with Vietnam currency which I brought from Bandung. After that, I went to the hostel where me and my friend will sleep. I came to the hostel, waited for my friend but he was not there. So I asked a man who owned this hostel that I need to call someone, to pick me up here. I knew his number so I called him, luckily, after few minutes, he came. I WAS LIKE VERRRRYYY HAPPY TO FINALLY HAVE A COMPANION HEREEE, and he was my ex, to be exact. He went to Cambodia first for a couple of days, and we met here, in Vietnam. But now, I will just call him a friend :)


After I met him, we walked to the hostel named The Hideout Hostel, this one is recommended! Cheap, clean, and there were many cool backpackers. Go check http://www.vietnamhideouthostels.com/the-hideout-hostel-saigon.html



After I put my bag, I went outside to met my Vietnamese friend. We texted each other since I was in Indonesia. His name is Phi. I knew him from my AIESEC friend, he was sooo kind!!! moreover, he's very smart! It was very nice to meet you brother Phi :)



After I met Phi, we walked around Pham Ngu Lao, the famous street for backpacker. It was around 10pm, after that I went back to hostel, because the day after, I visited Mui Ne, a beautiful city in Vietnam, yaey!

*to be continue*

Selasa, 01 September 2015

Case Method

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#CollegeLife

My 1st subject to study is Case Method and Critical Reading;
The lecturer gave me some cases

SIA's Alliances The star Attraction
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/duc_huynh/PDF%20Files/SIA_Star_Alliance_Article.pdf

Parker Pen Co: International Marketing Strategy Review
(I couldn't find it, will upload to dropbox soon, or you can try searching by yourself)

FedEx: The Money Back Guarantee
http://www.bradford.ac.uk/management/media/management/pastexams/2013-14/msc/MAN4150M-ISM-Federal-Express-MAIN-CASE-without-questions.pdf

Made in China? (The Economist)
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21646204-asias-dominance-manufacturing-will-endure-will-make-development-harder-others-made

The world is going to university 
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21647285-more-and-more-money-being-spent-higher-education-too-little-known-about-whether-it

Just in case you also want to learn what master's students are learning, you can read the case and start analyze what problems occured and how you solve the problems. Here are the tips to answers:
1. Find facts (5W+1H)
2. Problems: potential problems (major/minor)
3. Analysis: which tools/framework you are using (fish bone, etc etc)
4. Alternative Solution
5. Solution
There's no right/wrong, every answers is okay unless you can explain it well
(there are many perspectives to answer one problem)

More cases to come, will keep you updated! Inshaa Allah.
***KC

#PersonalStuff

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In a mood to post some pictures about my room in my boarding house. I love my room, I love my boarding house, I feel very comfortable staying at this place, alhamdulillah.
Take a quick look:


The best part, all the stuffs have been provided by the owner; mattress, cupboard, everything. Yaey!

AAAND..... wifi, electricity, drinking water, cooking gas, all have been included, and the rental price is quite cheap! (proud to my self who can bargain with the owner hahahaha). 
that's the garage

kitchen and dining room (that's eva, my dorm mate from china)
that's the living room (my favorite spot since I don't have tv in my room)
I love my life in Banduuuuuung! Alhamdulillah Ya Allah.
But still, feeling incomplete without my parents in it :"

Rabu, 26 Agustus 2015

Welcome back, college routines!

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This is it! I decided to continue my master degree! Hell yeah, in my 'favorite' university on earth, Telkom University..................................................
Well, this is the best option of all. I paid by my own, no scholarship, and I need to work in the morning, study at night. Due to some reasons, Tel-U is the best choice to continue my master :')
But hey! the quality is not based on which university, but with our own quality in study! I've been studying there for 3 days, and I felt so ALIVE! I mean, my head is keeps thinking and running and learning, my social life is good since I met new friends in class, and my body is even more healthy since I need to walk around 15 minutes to go to my university! Slim and healthy body, I am comin for you! ...........................................
Oh and for one month, my first subject is Case Method and Critical Reading which isss my favorite! Discuss some case, group discussion, presentation. Alhamdulillah.
I pray to Allah SWT that I can do balance between my job and my study, I pray that He keeps give me a healthy body everytime. Amin Allahumma Amin.
I will talk about the case on my blog but not today, perhaps later. Bye! 
Catch ya later, virtual version of me!


KC.

Let's find our own 'home'

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Gue baru aja kelar baca 2 novel Ika Natassa yang Critical Eleven dan Antologi Rasa.

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Awalnya tau Ika Natassa dari novel A Very Yuppy Wedding yang gue beli pas jaman SMA.
Pas baca AVYW, gue mikir ini novel kok ya dewasa banget konfliknya, tapi overall bagus, pengen gue kelarin cepet cepet bacanya (berarti ceritanya ga ngebosenin).

Udah, sampe situ aja gue tau Ika Natassa.
Sampe akhirnya ada 1 temen gue di path yang ngepost foto novel Ika yang baru, judulnya Critical Eleven. Awalnya gue gatau kalo itu novel Ika, gue tertarik mau baca karena beberapa hal:

1. covernya gambar pesawat (menunjukkan traveling dan ya, seseorang di masa lalu gue bercita-cita mau jadi pilot)
2. critical eleven, pas baca itu artinya apa, makin penasaran
3. pas baca sinopsis novel di belakangnya, wah seru, pasangan ini ketemu dipesawat dengan backgound keduanya suka travelingan

Intinya, gue tertarik mau baca karena novel ini berbau pesawat-traveling-romance story, udah, itu doang.
Tapi pas gue baca, lah, ternyata ini punya Ika Natassa, dan..... bagus!
***
Tokoh utama di Critical Eleven adalah Ale dan Anya.
Ale Risjad dan Anya, bisa dibilang mereka adalah pasangan yang sempurna.
Udah banyak yang bahas tentang novel ini, jadi gue ga akan bahas. Start googling 'resensi novel critical eleven' and you will find a lot references to read.

Kelar sama critical eleven, gue jadi tertarik mau baca kisahnya Ika yang lain; Antologi rasa, Divortiare, Twivortiare 1 & 2. Ada 4 novel dari Ika yang gue belom baca. Luckily, ada anak kantor yang punya Antologi Rasa, dan ya, gue pinjem aja (thank you Ifa!)

3 hari baca (nyuri waktu antara kerja dan kuliah) akhirnya kelar bacanya, iya, gue kalo udah baca novel Ika, bawaannya mau ngelarin dan ga pengen berenti baca.

Dan pas baca Antologi Rasa, gue langsung keinget sama sosok di masa lalu gue (lagi).

Tokoh Ale di novel Critical Eleven ngingetin gue sama sosok di masa lalu, sebut aja P
Tokoh Harris di novel Antologi Rasa ngingetin gue sama sosok di masa lalu, sebut aja B

Ale dan si P, sama sama kalo ngomong straight to the point, ga pake basa basi, pendiem, cuek, tapi aslinya; peduli, perhatian. Dia cuma gatau caranya buat menyampaikan suatu pesan. "Sometimes how we send the message is most important than the message itself" setuju! dan lelaki tipe Ale atau si P ini bener bener ga tau gimana harus menyampaikan maksudnya. Bedanya kisah Ale & Anya sama kisah gue, si Anya sama Ale bersatu sampe nikah dan akhirnya punya anak, nah gue? yha berakhir sampe situ aja sodara sodara. Tq.

Harris dan si B, can I say he both a player? punya banyak cewe, kontaknya kebanyakan juga cewe, socmednya, semua serba cewe, sampe pusing sendiri rasanya cem doi lagi ngoleksi temen cewe. Ganteng? badannya bagus? hmmmmm yha mayan. Paling jago buat ngerayu dan dapetin hati wanita? iyes. Tipe yang masih pengen main main aja dan belum mau settle. Anak muda~

Nah gue akan cerita lebih soal sosok Harris di Antologi Rasa.
Disana dia punya sahabat namanya Keara. Sebenernya sejak mereka sahabatan, Harris sayang sama Keara, walaupun Harris sebenernya udah punya pacar dari A, B, C, sampe Z. Karena Keara udah tau tabiat, sifat, perilaku Harris yang what-so-called player, Keara cuma bener bener nganggep Harris sahabatnya doang, ga lebih.
Semua rayuan Harris ga mempan sama Keara, Harris juga bingung cuma sama Keara dia bisa 'mati kutu'. Tapi Haris ngerasa Keara itu 'rumahnya', kemanapun Harris 'pergi' (sama cewe cewe lain) bawaannya pengen pulang ke Keara. Cerita apapun ke Keara, nanya apapun ke Keara, semua ke Keara.
***
Nah, mirip sama kisah gue dikit. dikit.
Harris mirip seseorang dimasa lalu gue, sebut aja si B.

B ini anaknya (sok) ganteng, badannya emang bagus tinggi, hobinya? ya deketin cewe cewe gidu~
Udah ga paham lagi berapa banyak mantannya, sama ae kaya Harris. Dan bodohnya, gue pernah termakan rayuan rayuan dan gombalan gombalannya dan berakhir pada gue juga jadi mantannya! Yha namanya penyesalan, berakhir belakangan. 3ms.
Bedanya sama Keara, dia tuh sahabatan sama Harris. Gue? mantannya si B~~~

Gue bukannya mau bahas yang dulu dulu, tapi ini kok ya rasanya Harris sama si B sama bangettt. Sejak putus dari gue, si B udah punya pacar baru 4, iya, empat. While gue cuma punya s.a.t.u (yha gimana anaknya kan setia).
Dan sejak si B pacaran sama cewe manapun lah itu, ujungnya nih anak pasti ngubungin gue lagi. Entah buat cerita dia lagi berantem sama cewenya, dia putus lah apalah, dia bosen sama pacarnya lah, etc, etc, etc.
Entah bodoh entah kesian, gue tetep weeeh nanggepin doi, apa ya, udah gue anggep adek sendiri ae sik (adek, soalya dia lebih muda 9 bulan........). Gue kenal baik sama orangtuanya, Bapak Ibunya. Man, bahkan gue pernah tidur berdua Ibunya, waktu Ibunya diBandung sendirian. Iya. Udah. Sedeket. Itu.

Pas gue nulis ini, baru aja 2 hari lalu si B ngubungin gue (lagi). Udah 3 taun putus, masih aja loh ya. Ceritanya pun sama, nyeritain si pacarnya lagi yang begini begitu begini begitu, putuslah mereka. Gue sih yakin seyakin yakinnya entar juga bakalan balikan lagi mereka. Hhhhhh udah kerja udah gede masih aeee begitu kelakukannya.

Tiap kali si B kaya gitu, yang ada diotak gue beberapa hal ini:
1. Dia ada masalah apa lagi sama cewenya, mau ngomongin apa lagi
2. Dia kurang banyak apa koleksi cewenya, sampe harus ngadu ke gue lagi?
3. Mau dia ngomong benci/gasuka/bosen sama cewenya, entar juga beberapa hari lagi dia bakal balikan, jadi cuma bullshit doang itu semuanya
4. Gue masih akan nganggep si B ini belum berubah dari sejak dulu hubungan gue sama dia. 3 taun loh, kok ya masih aja sama sifatnya?!?! masih pacaran menye menye yang main main, yang kaya anak kecil. OH COME ON.

Karena gue juga udah nganggep si B sodara sendiri, karena gue juga udah tau sifat dia luar dalem, udah apal banget deh isi otaknya, jadi yaudah gue mah welcome welcome aja kalo dia mau cerita apapun (capek juga sih dengernya, tapi mau gimana).

See, there are so much Harris's soul in him. Sama banget.
Kalo rumahnya Harris adalah Keara, masa sih rumahnya si B itu gue??? #pedebanget #yaabisnyadiangubunginmulu #tapiujungnyadoibalikanlagi #bosen #capek #lelah

Tapi maaf, rumah gue emang masih kosong, tapi rumah gue cuma mau nerima penghuni yang bisa bawa gue ke surga Nya. Bawa ke pelaminan doang mah gampang, menuntun dan bawa seluruh penghuni rumah ke surga Nya yang berat.

Wassalamualaikum! Catch ya later virtual version of me!

KC.