Ramadhan Kareem

Indian Muslim men gather to sight the crescent moon in the compound of Jamia Masjid or Grand Mosque in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, July 10, 2013.

Muslims look for the hilal to determine the begining of Ramadan (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

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Muslims attend an evening communal prayer session called "Tarawih" to mark the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Bajrakli Mosque in Belgrade, Serbia, on July 9, 2013. (Reuters/Marko Djurica)
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Turkish anti-government protesters gather as they break their first day of fasting for the Muslim holy month of ramadan on Istiklal Street, the main shopping corridor, on July 9, 2013 in Istanbul. (Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images)
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Muslims traditionally use dates to break their fast. (AP Photo/Murad Sezer)

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A family reads verses from Quran at a relative's grave in a cemetary, a day before the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in Jakarta, on July 9, 2013. Traditionally Indonesian Muslims will visit the graves of their relatives before and towards the end of the holy month. (Reuters/Enny Nuraheni)
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A Palestinian boy plays with fireworks as he celebrates the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Gaza City, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
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All praise is due to Allah
It such a bliss for me that I can face Ramadhan again
Because this is the month that make us be grateful more
This is the month that bring us excitement
This is the month that full of forgiveness, blessings, and grace
Who doesn't love this month?
Ramadhan Mubarak, everyone!

O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous. (Quran 2:183) 

Why You Will Love Islam

First of all, I share these videos without any willing to attack anyone's beliefs, so do not be offended. I just want to share view from my fellow Muslims that Islam is never tell us to be a hater, it teaches us to be a lover.

I'm not that kind of fanatic nor extremist in religious thing. But sometimes, looking on condition that my belief is being mocked or many people have any misconception about Islam really makes me sad. However, I'm a Muslim and I do believe in Islam.

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And We have not sent you, (O Muhammad), except as a mercy to the world. (Quran 21:107)

Even a 10 years-old boy can inspire us. Robby Novak the Kid President

Oh my God, I love this kid. Robby Novak is so awesome and cute (I think, he even more adorable than Kai or Dustin). This 10 years-old boy is well known as Kid President. The fact is he is so inspiring.

Photo: Courtesy Robby Novak

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First time I know this boy is from this video. It's his video about "Ten Things Every Mom Needs to Know". 

Being enchanted by his bundle of cuteness in that video, I browsed for more about his awesomeness. 

In video of A Pep Talk from Kid President to You, Novak came with quoting the wisdom of Robert Frost's "The Road not Taken."

"Two roads diverged in the woods, and I took the road less traveled."

It hurt, man! Really bad! Rocks! Thorns! And glass!

... Not cool Robert Frost!  

But what if there really were two paths? 

I want to be on the one that leads to awesome

And what makes me more admire him is because he teaches everyone to be awesome and not giving up on dreams. It's really heart touching when I know that Robby Novak was born with Osteogenesis imperfecta disorder (a brittle bone condition). You can see in those videos he even ran, danced a lot, and kept smiling. He totally inspires us to less complaining and keep enjoying live. What a boy :)

See more videos of Kid President here.

Oh, the Places You'll Go

Do you love tales? I do. I adore tales so much since I was a kid. Though I don't know many of tales, I believe that they are not only about happy endings and fun stories, there's always a valuable lesson in every story we read.

By the way, I have one thing to be shared to you now. Oh, the Places You'll Go by Dr Seuss is one of my favorite tale, and I just knew it when I already 18. So, I watched movie "The Lorax by Dr. Seuss." I loved the story of it, then I came up search about the film and I got that Dr. Seuss is a beloved children's book author. (Before The Lorax, there were also Dr. Seuss' books have been made into movies, How the Grinch Stole Christmas in 2000,  The Cat in the Hat in 2003, and Horton Hears a Who in 2008). Then, I went to youtube and found this story, Oh, the Places You'll Go.

I also found this video by Burning Man, covered this story beautifully.

This is a children's story, but I think it also can be for teenagers, adult, everyone. It inspires me a lot. The story teach us about a thing or two about life, that we can go wherever we want and be whoever we want. Further, we gonna face a lot things that may not always go on our way. Sometimes, we gonna go to the worthless condition where we're just waiting...

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This is my favorite line of the story: 

Be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray or Mordecai Ali Van Allen O’Shea, you’re of to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!

I'm just smiling right after watched this story, wondering every precious words in it.

I hope you'll gonna be inspired too :)

Jatuh Cinta Seharusnya...

Efek Rumah Kaca is absolutely right...

Menurutku, jatuh cinta itu seharusnya memang biasa saja

Kita berdua hanya berpegangan tangan
Tak perlu berpelukan

Kita berdua hanya saling bercerita

Tak perlu memuji

Kita berdua tak pernah ucapkan maaf

Tapi saling mengerti

Kita berdua tak hanya menjalani cinta

Tapi menghidupi

Ketika rindu, menggebu-gebu, kita menunggu

Jatuh cinta itu biasa saja

Saat cemburu, kian membelenggu, cepat berlalu

Jatuh cinta itu biasa saja

Jika jatuh cinta itu buta

Berdua kita akan tersesat

Saling mencari di dalam gelap

Kedua mata kita gelap

Lalu hati kita gelap

Hati kita gelap

Lalu hati kita gelap

(Jatuh Cinta Itu Biasa Saja - Efek Rumah Kaca)