Love and religion

I believe in love, and I do really believe in God.

What of two people whose love is powerful, whose love is immense and yet, their religious faiths are completely different?

Religion is a personal choice which is supposed to bring peace of mind and guide you to your life’s purpose. However, why are there so many problems and obstacles made in the name of religion?

Is it because we focus more on our differences more than our similarities? Do we “unconsciously” look for ways to not like others because they are different from us?  Gaps created because of religion. Love’s being aparted for the sake of religion. Differences do exist in the name of religion. And many still use religion to create a “me” and “you”, ..not “us”.

What’s going on here? Is it so naive that I still believe (and I really hope it’s true) that religion is there to unify, not separate?

 

Religions, I personally believe, are like books with different covers, names and supposedly different philosophies, but if you read between the lines, you’ll observe that every religion promotes and encourages the same basic virtues.

Well. Just my opinion.

This is what happen when your love and your religions go head to head.

and a wedding plan is the one that each and every girl has dreamt since they were a kid.

Again, ive been tagged by some good friends of mine. So I thought Id do it here.
1. how old are you?
23

2. are you single?
nope :)

3. at what age do you think you’ll get married?
well well well. 27-28 maybe.. ahahaha no pressure ayy

4. do you think you’ll marrying the person you are with now?
insya Allah kalo diberi kemudahan dan kelancaran. ya sayang ya?

5. if not, who do you want to marry?
i do not have (and want to anyway) any other idea.

6. who will be your bridesmaid & bestman?

bridesmaid: my sister! :) bestman: cant help but to pick the great reman murandi. sigh.

7. do you want a garden/beach or traditional wedding?
garden! with a lake.

8. where do you plan to go on honeymoon?
its not the place that matters, it’s about the person youre gonna spend the honeymoon with. :)

9. how many guests do you think you’ll invite?
my family, and my close friends :) (well. if my daddy and mommy dont have their own-guest list tho. hahaha)

10. will that include your exes?

sure. why not?

11. how many layers of cake do you want?
18! hahahaha

12. when do you want to get married, morning or evening?
from dawn to dusk *maunya*. pagi aja deh. resepsinya malem.. tuh kan gw bilang jg apa. dari pagi sampe malem..

13. name the song/tune you’d like to play at your wedding.
a must played: CANON IN D! :D

14. do you prefer fine dining or just normal spoon&fork?knife?
fine dining. sadis

15. champagne or red wine?
both deh ya.. dont care sih bok

16. honeymoon right after the wedding or days after the wedding?
right after the wedding! hahaha

17. money or household items?
can i have both? *puss in boots-eyes*

18. how many kids would you like to have?
2. we’ve agreed on this. ya kan bay? :p

19. will you record your honeymoon in DVD/CD?
and photos as well.

20. whose wedding planner would you hire?

PRESTON BAILEY! *drooling*

I dont believe in jodoh or whatsoever,

But every road that i take,

Every path that i choose,

always leads me back to you.

…

…

yes, you are my fortune strokes of serendipity :)

and yes, i will go the distance :)

I have often dreamed, of a far off place
Where a hero’s welcome, would be waiting for me
Where the crowds will cheer, when they see my face
And a voice keeps saying, this is where I’m meant to be

I’ll be there someday, I can go the distance
I will find my way, if I can be strong
I know every mile, will be worth my while
When I go the distance, I’ll be right where I belong

Down an unknown road, to embrace my fate
Though that road may wander, it will lead me to you
And a thousand years, would be worth the wait
It might take a lifetime, but somehow I’ll see it through

And I won’t look back, I can go the distance
And I’ll stay on track, no, I won’t accept defeat
It’s an uphill slope, but I won’t lose hope
Till I go the distance, and my journey is complete

But to look beyond the glory is the hardest part
For a hero’s strength is measured by his heart

Like a shooting star, I will go the distance
I will search the world, I will face its harms
I don’t care how far, i can go the distance
Till I find my hero’s welcome, waiting in your arms

I will search the world, I will face its harms
Till I find my hero’s welcome, waiting in your arms

(Go the Distance- Michael Bolton – Hercules OST)

Take my hand,

and take my whole life too..

for I cant help,

falling in love, falling in love with you :)

This Conversation put a smile on my face :)

Him: “aku ngirim gbr keterima ga?”

Me: “he? engga.. emang kirim pake apa ay?”

Him: “hmm tadi, pake hpku. “

Me: “ohh knapa ga pake BB ajaa.. pake punya papa..”

Him: “ya udahlah.. ga bgtu penting…..”

Him: “cuma aku nulis nama kita berdua di pasir”

Me: “……..”

Him: “hehehehe..”

and how can i not love him? :’)

Sentence that has just made my day:

“insya Allah gw akan terus percaya sama lo.. karna elo orang yang paling baik yang pernah gw kenal :) Bayu beruntung tang, dan lo juga beruntung karena Bayu begitu sabar :)”

(said by a very best friend of mine, mr. *J ( i owe you a lot!) in Blackberry Messenger)

Indeed. I am very lucky to have him. I really am.

So, thank you sayang, for your willingness to fight with me,

for your patience,

for your presence,

for your love,

for you,

otherwise I will not be able to stand tall here still, alone.

I love you :)

Ola` :D

Been hiatus-ing for like.. ages.

and it feels great :)

However, some things did change, some events were inevitably happened, some people come and go.

Have i prepared for such change? No.

Did it affect me? Yes. Big time

Did I regret it? No. With all the hopes and wishes.

Did I survive? I believe so.

Did something revolutionary good happen after that? I cant answer that… yet. But hell yeah, I know it will be.

“Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in, can hope to escape” (William S. Burroughs)

PS: Sorry for such lame blabbing. Too many things jumbled in my mind in this very current time.

…

Well.

Still enjoying ur life tho? Good. Keep up the good work :)

Because I know I do :)

It was sunny today

but not for me.. apparently.

And yes, Here I Am

OKAY. I’m pretty excited about updating this blog because you know, it’s been AGES since i do that.

Here goes. 

First thing first..

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009!!! :)

• I wish this year to be better than 2008.. and everything will be perfectly fine. (well a little bumpy here and there will be slightly tolerated though)
• I wish for my parents and my siblings to stay healthy and succeed, either in terms of their “marriage-family” life or also in the “business-works” kind of way.
• I wish for a better and stronger relationship with my man, (eventhough what I have now is REALLY great and magnificent) since there’s a BIG obstacle starting to lay down there in the beginning of the year, so called the “long-distance” relationship. Yes, one of the freaking phobias that I’ve ever had.
• I wish for a better me, for a wiser and more open-minded me, for becoming less in all the negative thinking, for successfully cutting the paranoia side of me (yeah, big time) and (atleast trying to) have less worries in my mind.
• I wish for a great education journey I will start in 2 months time, which at the end resulting in an excellent outcome.
• and I wish that I could make money by myself, either by working as a part timer or doing such internship (again) but now I hope I get one of the chances in one of the Big 4 by the end of the year

Well. That is all I guess. Some other wishes (and so-called resolutions) are better kept unsaid, for which they are relatively unnecessary at the moment (not unnecessary in THAT way, you know. But they just.. aren’t as important as those above)

Second news,

Say Hi to the land down under! Yes, I am now in Australia.. dan taukah apa kesan pertama yang didapat as I landed my foot in Sydney (my first pit-stop before Melbourne was Sydney)?

Australia is so sucky in the wi-fi / wireless internet things.

YES!! SHOOT ME! EVEN IN THE AIRPORT, THERE WAS NO FREE WIFI PROVIDED TO US FOR GETTING ONLINE!

Okay, now I did sound like a geek slash freak. It’s not that I’m such a geek slash freak whose life’s depending on the existence of the Internet or what. (tell me about that) But still! No FREE ones! We have to PAY for accessing wi-fi!

Indonesia.. I can understand. But Australia?

Anyway. I spent 3 nights in Sydney (23rd – 26th afternoon) and we went to several places.. Darling Harbour, Circular Quay, Opera House to name a few.. sisanya biasanya berakhir di either Mcd or Hungry Jacks (yes, it was christmas hols so the stores are mostly closed,)

Then we went to Melbourne. and here I am, in Melbourne since 26th January, having the new year eve by sleeping tightly and soundly (like a baby), crying badly when mommy and daddy left (like a baby), and can’t stop moaning and feeling so homesick (like a baby?) ever since.

It’s not because Melbourne’s not nice or what, (BELIEVE ME, IT IS a NICE city) yet I feel so…. strange.. and alone in this BIG city.. (not to mention.. LIMITED INTERNET CONNECTION)

With all stores still closed due to the holidays, there’s not much to do around here. Added by the fact of  the stupid weather that freezes my a#% out EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL (supposedly the peak of the) SUMMER SEASON. YES, IT IS A BLOODY SUMMER NOW. Yet, I’m sitting here wearing three layers of clothes and wondering if there’s any way to cover my hand since they’re kinda freezing. Ditto for my foot. And my cheeks.

Sigh.

I can’t complain though. My parents had done a lot (HELL A LOT!) to make me comfortable, not to mention the money they’ve spent to buy all the necessities.. I feel so… guilty.. no, not guilty.. I feel so owe them VERY much for all of these. And it will be inappropriate if I still moaning and whining and complaining without even showing how grateful I am that I am still able to feel all of these luxuries, unlike those children in the Gaza Strip. (Sigh. Yes. I do read newspapers)

The unbelievable thing is.. my dad did offer me to go back home first, so that I don’t need to spend my 2 months alone.. doing nothing (baca: seharusnya cari kerja), dan tambah lagi papa mama begitu khawatir akan banyak hal (misalnya… well. not to be shared here) so they are giving such a high approval for my plan to go back for 1 month before going back here again in about 18th Feb. 

And yes, shame on me, I agreed straight away and booked my flight for 16Jan – 18Feb.. (In my defense.. I got it for like $450 only for a flight like Virgin Blue! I think it’s a pretty good deal….  isn’t it?)

God does listen to your pray, doesnt He? :)

Enough blabbing, the new year’s starting pretty good, although it was also bumpy a little, (about where-my-future-goes-with-him- talk with my parents, to be precise) but everything is good so far :)

Yes, I do miss HIM SO MUCH. It was hard to not regularly see him back then after graduation.. it is even harder now since I can’t also hear his voices in a daily and hourly basis for quite a long time..

God, can you please help the humans to invent a-non-expensive (free if it’s possible :p) communication-for-a-long-distance-relationship-couples or such kind of tool? *shrugs*

BTW. Can’t wait to the orientation week to start.. Thrilled, but yes, excited :)

See you around in no longer time! :)

 

NOTE TO SELF:

• Do calculate how much the mobile  - broadband will cost you and decide on which plan I should choose.
• Packing all my food stuff – dispose the expiry ones
• Confirming the clayton’s house.. and moving.