Crunchy Leaves

... Not a leaf falls, but He knows it 

(Qur'an 6:59) 

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I LOVE CRUNCHY LEAVES 

or you could say that I'll go crazy every time i'd get near the crunchy leaves..

I do like to hear the crunchy sounds its makes when you step or jump on it.

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And who doesn't love those colourful leaves?

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The Opening

Just do some blog-walking, find this interesting Tumblr. 

You will find people who are inspiring the others, learns, and proud to be a Muslim. 

May their article and information enlighten us in our path and faith. 

cause we know that we're never be alone in this path. 

:) 

I will begins my internship this month and hoping it will be a lot of fun and good experience for me. 

When you are starting something, always read this surah..
That's what my mom said to me..

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In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful 

(All) praise is (due) to Allah, Lord of the worlds-, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful

Sovereign of the Day of Recompense. It is You we worship and You we ask for help. 

Guide us to the straight path-. The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, 

not those who have evoked (Your) anger or of those who are astray. 

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Traum

"May you never steal, lie, or cheat.

But if you must steal, then steal away my sorrows, 

and if you must lie, lie with me all the nights of my life, 

and if you must cheat, then please cheat death because I couldn't live a day without you."

(The Bride said to The Groom, Leap Year (2010)

Just watched Leap Year (2010) again, mostly because I love the Irish accent that Declan have. Oh, and never forget about the Ireland landscape also! The landscape just great because it is. 

and I kinda fall in love with this song..

Just a number..

source: inspirinquotes

You are good enough. Believe me. 

Flowery

It's going to Fall!

Cottonink is one of my favorite Indonesian clothing brands. 

Having a few of their products and I just love it!

Here's some of their collections which is I'm just unconditionally falling in love with.

 These are some of their collection that I think I can wear it with my hijab. And seeing the pattern just make me want to playing and having a picnic at the garden. Actually I loves this kind of blazer which is full of pattern and bright color, though I might be thinking again if I really want to wear it daily.

And look at the collar! You can't wear it with a long and spreading your hijab, but taking a turban style would be good I think. 

I'm craving for this bag! Maybe to some people it looks like other ordinary bag, but I don't really need something colorful and bright bag. I happen to like a simple and unique kind of bag, Istanbul bag from their latest collection also catches my eyes. 

source: Cottonink Midnight Garden Lookbook

The Topics and Bookshelves.

I'm just doing my blog-walking and found this..

What are good topics to talk about? 

 The best thing to do is to talk about the other person. Tell them they looks nice, ask about their day, favorite movies, etc. 

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and it's true!
The matter of communication is the way you appreciates others.
By listening to them.
Understanding their means and reasons.
and accepting for what they are.
That's for me.

Anyway, this week is what I called bookweeks
It's a week for me to treats the books by my fully heart and finds the perfect bookshelves for them.
And this is many types for bookshelves by Grant Snider, who is a wonderful illustrator.
Which one do you think is perfect for yours?

source : Incidental Comics

I think I prefer to choose Tetris and Secret for my books. 

The reason why you should date a girl who love to reads..

Date a girl who reads. 
Date a girl who spends her money on books instead of clothes. She has problems with closet space because she has too many books. Date a girl who has a list of books she wants to read, who has had a library card since she was twelve.

Find a girl who reads.
You’ll know that she does because she will always have an unread book in her bag. She’s the one lovingly looking over the shelves in the bookstore, the one who quietly cries out when she finds the book she wants. You see the weird chick sniffing the pages of an old book in a second hand book shop? That’s the reader. They can never resist smelling the pages, especially when they are yellow.

She’s the girl reading while waiting in that coffee shop down the street. 
If you take a peek at her mug, the non-dairy creamer is floating on top because she’s kind of engrossed already. Lost in a world of the author’s making. Sit down. She might give you a glare, as most girls who read do not like to be interrupted. Ask her if she likes the book.

Buy her another cup of coffee.

Let her know what you really think of Murakami. See if she got through the first chapter of Fellowship. Understand that if she says she understood James Joyce’s Ulysses she’s just saying that to sound intelligent. Ask her if she loves Alice or she would like to be Alice.

It’s easy to date a girl who reads. 
Give her books for her birthday, for Christmas and for anniversaries. Give her the gift of words, in poetry, in song. Give her Neruda, Pound, Sexton, Cummings. Let her know that you understand that words are love. Understand that she knows the difference between books and reality but by god, she’s going to try to make her life a little like her favorite book. It will never be your fault if she does.

She has to give it a shot somehow.

Lie to her. 
If she understands syntax, she will understand your need to lie. Behind words are other things: motivation, value, nuance, dialogue. It will not be the end of the world.

Fail her. 
Because a girl who reads knows that failure always leads up to the climax. Because girls who understand that all things will come to end. That you can always write a sequel. That you can begin again and again and still be the hero. That life is meant to have a villain or two.

Why be frightened of everything that you are not? Girls who read understand that people, like characters, develop. Except in the Twilightseries.

If you find a girl who reads, keep her close. 
When you find her up at 2 AM clutching a book to her chest and weeping, make her a cup of tea and hold her. You may lose her for a couple of hours but she will always come back to you. She’ll talk as if the characters in the book are real, because for a while, they always are.

You will propose on a hot air balloon. Or during a rock concert. Or very casually next time she’s sick. Over Skype.

You will smile so hard you will wonder why your heart hasn’t burst and bled out all over your chest yet. You will write the story of your lives, have kids with strange names and even stranger tastes. She will introduce your children to the Cat in the Hat and Aslan, maybe in the same day. You will walk the winters of your old age together and she will recite Keats under her breath while you shake the snow off your boots.

Date a girl who reads because you deserve it. 
You deserve a girl who can give you the most colorful life imaginable. If you can only give her monotony, and stale hours and half-baked proposals, then you’re better off alone. If you want the world and the worlds beyond it, date a girl who reads.

Or better yet, date a girl who writes.

sumber: Date A Girl Who Reads by Rosemarie Urquico 

So Young

Back then, when I was little (well, okay a bit smaller than now) I've used to hear this song at the car.. 

I don't know where Papa got this album, but I do love it and will always put the records on once I got inside the car. 

And it really doesn't matter that we don't eat 

And it really doesn't matter if we never sleep 

No it really doesn't matter, really doesn't matter at all 

Coz we are so young now, we are so young, so young now

And when tomorrow comes, we can do it all again 

When I'm thinking bout my insomnia thingy, maybe I took the lyrics too seriously at that time.. 

Been Busy

Just say that I've been busy with my life. Such a mess like mu plate is full of food and I was kind of drifting for a while. 

But I just came to this site and found another site (-that's what you often got while looking for nothing at internet nowadays). 

And like what one of my friends ever said to me -although under very different circumstances, 

"Everything just click, you know." 

That's also exactly the same with what i'm thinking when i saw that picture above. 

"Every people has their own paths. Their own ways to cooperate. And their own life. Isn't it beautiful what the differences can make to the world?" 

-Mama  

source: IncidentalComics and randMMoon

You're blessed by the sun

Oh, I just realized that I've been posted three posts about Indie music which I like a lot. :P
Well, there's no harm to share what you just found and love about, rite?
So here's another indie music whom I've just found while watched A Gentleman's Dignity
(and I blame Betyona Bioza who copied those movie's file into my BluVa)





I heard the background music is lovely and I google it. That's the story behind my meet with Big Baby Driver, an Indie singer. She's from South Korea and can speak English, you can ask her anything at Big Baby Driver's Tumblr. 
I personally love Your Sun Is Stupid and Spring I Love You Best. 
I do fancy her voice and the guitar! 
Such a nice music to hear when you're doing your tasks in the middle of the night with a yummy hot chocolate drink to sip on.

Every day, Every night

So I was just did some blog walking and googling looking for anything good (which is anything vintage, old fashion, and indie). And voila! the name of Russian Red just pop up on my screen. Since then I'm falling for her music and voice. I love Fuerteventura and Brave Soldier, been listening those two since back then. Click Russian Red to know more bout her.  

Welluidend

Been listening to these songs aaaaall weeks long..

I love this duo, their music and the whole songs at Barton Hollow album.
But mostly I like clicking to this song, Poison & Wine, and C'est La Mort over and over again.
More info about them, click here and here

Hijab

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For all my Muslims sister out there who have the bravery to cover their beauty...

Joyeux

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Those pictures are telling us how to be happy with some simple ways. 

and I think it's just missing one tiny little simple thing, which is.. 

Stay close to Allah SWT. 

there's a reason why we should meet Him 5 times a day. 

so always try to be happy everyday, guys. 

:) 

Birthday Girl

Today is my birthday.

Yaaay for me! :)

Thank you for all the greetings and wishes for me, people. 

I should never ever thanking you all for those mentions, bbms, messages, and others. 

Suddenly I feel getting old, well... I am getting older today. 

A couple days ago, I read such a nice post here and got a great link (here, you must read the post!) for thinking over again what I've been doing for celebrating my birthday. 

It's true. 

When I was a kiddo, getting a bunch of presents and greetings from others at my birthday was all I ever think about. At that time, getting it all was important and when I do not get what I'd expected, I'll get upset all day long! My little mind would think that I've not good enough so people forgot about the day when I got born.

As the years passed by, getting presents and greetings was not that necessary. My birthday become less exciting. 

Today, considering that posts I'd read bout celebrating your born day, the only one you should really celebrating and thanking is your parents and family.

So all the thanking, greetings, and wishes are for: 

Mama 

who giving me birth while risking her life to bring me here. Raised me till what I've become today, and hugged me while I look like need one. 

Papa

who wait for me to come to his arm and always be my hero. Always looking at me like an apple in his eyes. I'll never get wrong in his eyes, even I am 21 y.o. now, I'll be his little daughter, always. 

Bang Ayik 

who willingly share the two most amazing person he'd ever had with me and their love. Always behind the curtains, waiting and taking care of me. 

They are the people whom I should be thanking over and over again for today. :) 

That's why today is not my day. 

Today is their day. 

Friday.

For all of my Muslims brother out there... 

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Blesse

Afraid of getting hurt, sometimes, is the only reason of what we do or not to do.  

People, who success in their life, seems to me, always said that it's take a bravery action to being on top. Get out of the box. See the whole picture. The cliche phrase is get out of your comfort zone. 

and that phrase occurs to all aspect of our life. 

which is include ... our love life (or to me, lack of it.) 

Once, my friend, who always get into the same group with me if there's a project at my class, or let's say one of my good friend, said to me: the only thing that hold me back from getting to know someone is this silly little thing that I  truly keeps in my head. 

said I hold off my feeling or hearts because I am afraid of getting hurt by someone. 

or in rather rough words, I am a coward. 

Well, maybe I am. 

No, I am not saying myself a coward. 

 I just seems have a rather vigorous self protection than other people. 

:) 

Ma Mère

A man came to the Prophet and said: ‘O Messenger of God! Who among the people is the most worthy of my good companionship? 

The Prophet said: 'Your mother.' 

The man asked again: ‘Then who?' 

The Prophet answer: 'Then your mother.' 

The man further asked: ‘Then who?' 

The Prophet said: 'Then your mother.' 

The man asked for once more time: ‘Then who?' 

The Prophet said: 'Then your father.'

(Bukhari, Muslim).

This hadith is a reminder how precious a Mother to us. 

Happy Birthday to you, Ma. 

You are the best woman, mother, best friend, and fashion stylist I ever want in the world. 

Love, Rere. 

Relationem

And it takes two to make a relationship.
so, where the hell are you, man?

La Citation

Got these words when I was thinking bout how we always trying to judge people, even judging ourselves.

Lisez le livre, Mon Chere

The Package edited by me

I got the package yesterday.

It was the box set of The Hunger Games written by Suzanne Collins. 

Actually, I had set my eyes onto this book, looooong before the idea to make it into a movie not just a rumor. But keeping the things off for awhile 'till the box set comes up! 

And I got 15% discount, horraaaay for me! :D 

Well, the books still in it place, wrapped with the plastic, because I should finish my Lolita (yeah, written by Vladimir Nabokov) first this week before try to get my hands of its. *sigh* 

Seems like I just suddenly forgot that I still having to review my tasks yet! *loud sigh* 

You Got Me

Re-watching Leap Year (2011).
Such a sweet but funny movie for me and I love the soundtracks!
Especially You Got Me by Colbie Caillat..
And I found this video when I'm looking for her official music video at Youtube (if there is any, but i guess not)..

Klatsch

"Gossip is an inevitable part of daily interactions; to advise anyone not to gossip would be absurd. And not doing it would eliminate one of the most frequent and enjoyable forms of communication." 

-Joseph. A. Devito, Interpersonal Communication, Unit 11 : Verbal Communication.  

Just read these words from my main book at interpersonal communication class. Can't believe that we actually could talk bout it (Gossip) at our class scientifically. 

A Little Bit In Love

I think I am a little bit in love with Letters and Lights, Clouds.
this one is their song that catches my ears now  :)

The voice, the music, even the lyrics! 
follow their on twitter 
or their facebook
even try to take a peek on the youtube!
you wouldn't be disappoint!

Silentium

This quote is just prefect for tonight..

source: Islamic Quotes

(I hope a lot of my friends see this post, and I'm not trying to  be the wise one in here. Just giving a nice advice.)

Hypocrita

Sometimes we wonder, why people who doesn't do something themselves dish out advice to people on how to do that very same thing?

source: google.com 

But sometimes, you just couldn't say no to them.
Say the truth in, that you don't know what rubbish are you talking about to them.
Then you just going on and on to give them the advice or words which they are longing to hear it off from someone other than their self.
Sometimes, people being a hypocrita
Whether they realize it or not.  

Oldies

Just walking through my old playlist.. 

Found one of original soundtrack from my other favourite movie (beside 50 First Dates, of course), 

Love Actually (2003)

anyway, I love the song Here With Me by Dido, badly. 

well, part of because it's the soundtrack of the movie scene talk bout Marc and Juliette (the best story that I like in this movie, btw).  

Hübsch

So.. this is for US..

I just found this gif pict at google and love it badly! 

Movie's Fantasies

I watched too much movies, I think. 

and some days, they are corrupting me. 

I'm starting to thinks how lovely if i could be like them at the movie. 

I'm starting to believe, that here's must be someone out there, waiting and thinking about you. 

I'm starting to imagine how warm it would be if I have someone to cuddle with at the bed. 

and the reality comes. 

movies never tells us what the reality is. 

they tells us the dreams. 

Now, I know I've watched too much romantic, silly, and pathetic love movies. 

Lie

"What so great about the truth? Try lying for a change. 

It's the currency of the world." 

Dan to Anna, Closer (2004)

I won't say that I'm innocent and never have been lying to someone. 

But I know pretty sure 

when you are lying to someone you deeply care and love 

you always feel a guilty thing

in your heart

and suddenly you just want them to know that you'd been acting strange

so you have to tell the truth

and the guilty thing will go 

or at least its lessen