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Part 11/365: One small thing that made me smile today

It was an ordinary Thursday. I had some errands to run and, as usual, I took an online taxi. A funny yet sweet experience happened on my way home. I’d booked an online taxi, and halfway through the journey, the driver asked my permission to stop at a coffee shop with a drive-thru. Without a second thought, I agreed.

Just before it was his turn to order coffee, he asked me something. I didn’t quite catch what he said, so I asked him to repeat the question. He asked me what kind of coffee I wanted.

Actually, I was surprised to hear that, but I tried to hide my surprised expression. He repeated his question, and he made it clear that he wanted to buy me a cup of coffee. He said he wanted to treat me as thankful. I thanked him, but I refused his treat. I said that I did not drink coffee. He looked so surprised and disbelieving that someone did not drink coffee.

He thought I was just embarrassed to accept his treat. But I assured him that I really do not drink coffee. In the end, I said that I am fasting and it succed to make him giving up immediately.

I knew he just wanted to show me kindness by treating me to a coffee, and he seemed very sincere. This moment would be unforgettable for me.

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Part 10/365: Is This Dream Too Big? Or ...

Sometimes I feel that my dreams are too big and make me think that they are impossible to achieve.

Are these dreams really that big? Or perhaps my efforts and determination are too small? Often, this doubt weakens me. The question, ‘Is it possible to achieve them?’ keeps popping into my mind.

I want to build a career in a field I’ve never considered before. To build hopes for a better, more stable life and to feel happy in another country.

With full awareness, I know it will require a lot of sacrifice. Time, money, energy, and perhaps even leaving my family.

Considering all these sacrifices, should I give up now? Even though I haven't started anything yet. Isn't that just embarrassing?

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Part 9/365: No More Delay, Start it Now!

I must start it right now. There can be no more delays. Admit all the mistakes and correct them immediately. Slowly is fine. The important thing is to keep progressing.

Strengthen your resolve to consistently improve yourself. The dream is in your heart. Make it Real with your determination and efforts.

Allah is always with you. He hears your prayers. He is also the only one who can grant all your hopes.

The life you dream of. The job and further education you aspire to. For the freedom of time and finances. In a state of physical and mental health.

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Part 8/365: It might look like a joke

I know that it might look like a joke. I really want something big for my future, but I am such a donkey with what I've done.

I should show Allah how serious I am about my wishes. But I have done things that are forbidden by Him. How sinful I am. I am so ashamed. But I truly need Allah. His forgiveness. And only He can grant my prayers and desires, which are my dreams.

I really want to stop these sinful things. Actually, I know how to stop and leave it. However, I have difficulty being consistent and stopping it.

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Part 7/365: How I Improve My Writing Skills?

I'm going to improve my writing skills. How's the way? Actually, I'm not too sure if it's the right way, but I will try it. I will write the daily journal in my blog. Share about anything, such as my day, my work life, or a unique experience I have.

It would sound kinda randomly, right?

But it's OK as long as I have any topics to share.

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Part 6/365: Restart After a Pause

Can I restart the action plan that was put on hold?

I feel like I've neglected it for too long.

Training myself to write a journal in English. At that time, I really wanted to write a short daily journal regularly, but unfortunately I failed to do so.

Can I still continue with it?

Not in the form of a daily ‘journal’ titled ‘Day-x,’ but rather in the form of ‘parts.’

Only I can answer that.

No one else will encourage me except myself.

Let's start again. After Day-5, which I last wrote in November last year, we will continue with Part 6/365 and so on.

Why 365? Of course, that is my goal to write this journal for as many days as there are in this year. Wish me luck.

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Memulai Kembali yang Terjeda

Bisakah aku memulai kembali action plan yang sempat terhenti? Jeda yang aku rasa sudah cukup lama terabaikan.

Melatih diriku untuk menulis jurnal dalam bahasa Inggris. Saat itu aku sangat ingin untuk membuat jurnal pendek harian secara rutin tapi sayangnya aku gagal merealisasinya.

Apakah aku masih boleh untuk melanjutkannya? Bukan lagi dalam bentuk daily "harian" dengan judul "Day-x", melainkan akan aku buat dalam bentuk "part"

Hanya diriku yang bisa menjawabnya. Tidak ada yang akan menyemangati selain diriku sendiri.

Mari kita mulai kembali. Setelah Day-5, kita akan lanjutkan dengan Part 6/365

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Goodbye, 2025. Sorry myself.

Aku benar-benar merasa harus banyak bersyukur pada Allah sekaligus meminta ampunanNYA. Namun untuk diriku, aku benar-benar harus meminta maaf sebanyak buih di lautan.

Terlalu banyak airmata yang aku keluarkan di tahun ini. Tentang rasa bersalah, penyesalah, dan bahkan rasa syukur

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Assalamualaikum mas, mau tanya. Sebenernya apa sih parameter penting bagi kita seorang muslim yang menandakan kesiapan untuk menikah dan berumahtangga?

Wa'alaikumsalam warahmatullahi wabarakatuh

Mmm soal nikah ya, ini saya coba jawab sebatas kafakiran ilmu yang saya miliki aja ya. Monggo misal ada yang mau menambahkan... atau mungkin saya coba jawab lewat perspektif saya secara garis besar, diluar konteks keagamaan saja ya.

Yang pertama, ketika dia sudah mendapatkan dan sebisa mungkin memahami fiqh menikah. Baik itu dari hukumnya, syarat-rukun, hak dan kewajiban, dst sampai peran dari masing-masing anggota keluarga.

Misal, diksi qowwam yang akhir-akhir ini sering muncul di medsos kita—barangkali dikaitkan karena muncul banyak berita tentang kasus perselingkuhan, perceraian, dsb—, maka seberapa siap untuk laki-laki memahami apa esensi dan bentuk implementasinya. Pun juga perempuan, memahami fitrah penciptaannya, yang akan menjadi turunan dari fungsi, hak-kewajiban dan perannya.

Kedua, dilihat dari bagaimana kesiapan finansial. Terutama dari segi laki-laki —salah satu turunan dari konsep qowwam—, bukan harus kaya raya baru dikatakan siap, tapi minimal dia punya planning yang matang soal finansial. Baik dari revenue-expenses-allocation. Memang rezeki dari Allah, tapi semua harus diiktiarkan. Makanya, saran saya bagi siapapun yang belum menikah, mulai perlahan belajar literasi finansial dan praktik dari level dasar.

Ketiga, kedewasaan emosional dan mental. Berangkat dari hadits yang berbicara mengenai “Sebaik-baik kalian adalah orang yang paling baik terhadap keluarganya.”. Maka kalau saya punya paramater sendiri, saya akan mantap mengatakan bahwa saya siap kalau saya bisa berlaku baik kepada keluarga saya. Terutama kepada kedua orang tua, dan kakak adik perempuan saya.

Ini kadang nggak begitu diperhatikan, hal-hal kecil semisal disuruh ortu masih 'nggersulo' (bahasa jawa : ngeluh) enggak, atau sikap kedewasaan dan sabar ketika menghadapi adik atau kakak lagi 'rewel', dsb. Kalau interaksi dari segi keluarga sendiri kok masih belum beres, artinya ada hal lebih prioritas buat diselesaikan dulu.

Keempat, dia sudah—at least kenal dengan dirinya. Masih sedikit bersinggungan dengan poin sebelumnya. Tapi penting bagi seseorang untuk kenal dengan dirinya, terutama pada value yang dipegang dalam hidup. Ini akan sangat menentukan bagaimana kamu mengonsep rumah tangga ideal seseorang (karakter pasangan, visi misi rumah tangga, dsb).

Itu aja, monggo misal ada yang mau menambahkan..

Wallahua'lam bish showab.

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Nih ya yang pada tanya di ask 🙏🏻

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Day 5: Am I late?

This year, I officially passed my 30's, single and have never been married. While other people have a stable career and are married, I just started a new job working abroad in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as a childcare Au Pair. I have a plan to switch my career to a caregiver for the elderly and move to another country. In the future, I want to be a professional caregiver and then take a master's degree in Gerontology. At first, I felt like I was late to start my journey and compared my life with theirs. However, I have decided to enjoy it, my career and study plan, and of course, prepare to meet 'him' one day.

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Day 4: A Typical Day in My Life

I wake up at 4 a.m. to pray. After that, I listen to the music while I review my English notes. At 6 a.m. I get ready before I start my job as an Au Pair. I work for 9 hours every day, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.. When I finish, I have dinner and continue to study English until 9 p.m. and then sleep.

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Day 3 : What are Collocations and Idioms?

Today, I learned a new topic in English, Collocation and Idioms. It started when I talked with my partner and asked her how to improve my writing skills. She suggested I use collocations and idioms in my sentences. So, I decided to find out what the meaning and the examples of these were. I felt it was quite difficult, but I won't give up on it.

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Day 2 : Why do I learn English?

I learn English because I want to work and study abroad in New Zealand. If I could speak fluently in English, it would make me confident when I meet people there. However, I always feel like I overthink the grammar. That makes me nervous and freezes sometimes. I hope my English skills will be better and better, that's why I practice speaking and doing the exercises every single day.

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Day 1 : My Daily (English) Journal

Hi everyone, my name is Chaca. I’m from Surabaya, Indonesia, and I currently live in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. I have a goal to improve my English by writing a daily journal. In it, I share simple things I experience or do in my everyday life. I hope you enjoy reading my stories.

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Urutan Nonton DETECTIVE CONAN The Movies

Pecinta serial anime misteri kriminal alias detektif-detektifan pasti udah nggak asing dengan salah satu serian legend yang satu ini. Hingga saat ini episode terbaru untuk serialnya sudah masuk episode 1.179, sedangkan untuk buku komik yang rilis terakhir adalah volume 103. Tapi khusus di postingan ini aku share daftar movie yang sudah release yaa. Sudah aku urutin dari movie pertama hingga yang terbaru di tahun 2025.

Detective Conan: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper (1997)

Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target (1998)

Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century (1999)

Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes (2000)

Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven (2001)

Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street (2002)

Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (2003)

Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky (2004)

Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths (2005)

Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem (2006)

Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (2007)

Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear (2008)

Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser (2009)

Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky (2010)

Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence (2011)

Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker (2012)

Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013)

Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper (2014)

Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno (2015)

Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare (2016)

Detective Conan: The Crimson Love Letter (2017)

Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (2018)

Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire (2019)

Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (2021)

Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween (2022)

Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine (2023)

Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram (2024)

Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback (2025) Jadi coba share di kolom komentar apakah kamu sudah nonton semua DC the Movie? Dan coba sebutin Movie mana yang jadi favorit kamu?

Sumber : https://share.google/xmfbe9Fw3oKp4bhuK

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13 tahun Lalu itu Menyapaku (bag. 1)

Apakah aku sudah gila?

Tak ada angin, tak ada hujan. Disini sedang kering dan panas. Tapi kenapa tiba-tiba dia muncul. Sepotong kemudian menyusun lebih banyak potongan. Sebuah Ingatan.

Aku memang dalam keadaan terlambat menunaikan sholat Isya' hingga waktu menunjukkan lewat dari pukul sembilan malam. Dan aku bergegas menuju sajadahku. Tapi langkahku sempat terhenti oleh sebuah nama panggilan yang muncul di dalam kepalaku.

"Faidz". "Mas Faidz"? " Faidzin"??

Kutarik nafas, dan melanjutkan langkahku. Kutuntaskan sholat isya' ku menuju sholat rawatib. Yang kuingat, belum sampai aku pada salam air mataku mulai menetes perlahan hingga sampai aku duduk pada salam dan air mata melangir deras tak terbendung.

Aku serasa lumpuh. Bersimpuh tak sanggup bangkit dari sajadahku. Air mata terus membanjiri pipiku. Suara tangisku tak lagi sanggup kuredam. Sepanjang tangisanku ingatan itu terus tersusun. Bagian depan lalu bagian belakang. Terus saja tersusun. Tidak benar-benar utuh karena sepertinya tanpa sadar aku menghentikan otakku untuk memprosesnya.

Apakah karena tangisanku?

Apakah karena airmataku?

Apakah karena rasa sesak di dadaku?

Aku serasa tak sanggup untuk melihat ingatan itu lagi hingga dia terhenti begitu saja. Tapi kenapa tangisan itu tak lantas turut berhenti. Bahkan meski sudah kuseka berulang kali.

Aku mengingatnya. Lebih banyak dari yang sebelumnya. ... (bersambung)

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Urutan Nonton GHIBLI The Movies

Kali ini aku ingin ngeracuni kalian buat nonton film-film produksinya Studio Ghibli. Buat aku pribadi nonton film nya Ghibli tuh kaya momen sakral yang istimewa banget. Sorry yaa kalo lebay... ahahaha

Hal itu karena aku selalu menemukan pengalaman yang luar biasa di setiap aku nonton film nya. Fokus utamaku adalah tentang ceritanya. Selalu bikin aku "Woww....!!!"

Nih aku share daftar film Ghibli yang udah release mulai dari yang pertama sampai yang terbaru.

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

Castle in the Sky / Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986)

My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

Porco Rosso (1992)

Ocean Waves (1993)

Pom Poko (1994)

Whisper of the Heart (1995)

Princess Mononoke (1997)

My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)

Spirited Away (2001)

The Cat Returns (2002)

Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

Tales from Earthsea (2006)

Ponyo (2008)

The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)

From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)

The Wind Rises (2013)

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)

When Marnie Was There (2014)

Earwig and the Witch (2020)

The Boy and the Heron (2023)

Feel free yaa kalo kamu mau nonton sesuai urutan daftar diatas. Tapi kalo aku sendiri nontonnya tidak urut karena dulu pertama kali direkomendasiin sama temenku adalah Film Spirit Away. dan setelah nonton itu aku langsung jatuh cinta sama Ghibli jadi akhirnya nonton semua filmnya deh.

Kalo kamu tipe yang mana nih, nonton urut sesuai tahun release-nya atau random nonton acak aja sesuai minat???