coffee talk | giving back...

so, i had this really terrible experience that i wanted to share to anyone who had(or having) the same struggle. it’s the hardest part of my i.t. student life, so far. it is when i worked 4 days(4 daaays!!) straight to retrieve my lost data from my corrupted external hard disk due to sudden unplug without safety removal. a lesson.

the scariest dialog message EVER!!!

images, videos, document files, and program applications that are so significant (soo important) to me are what occupies my external hard disk. it actually took me a minute to grasp the fact that i’ve really lost my data that i can’t change what i’m seeing from my screen every time i tried to plug it (hoping it’s just a problem with the usb port) and says i have to format the disk before i can open it. O.M.G.!!! i’m blanked! no words! you know that shock reaction when you just can’t hardly move, only your chest that pumps in and out dramatically? well, i guess i just have to tell you, it’s dreadful fellas!!

i’m sharing this blog because of success (alhamdulillah). i remember a clip i’ve watched that talks about success and it says about “giving back!”. i had a huge huge relief after i found out that i can actually GET BACK my data by simply downloading an application program from a reliable link sources. tell you more about it onwards.

ridiculously, i had it from youtube. i typed words like, how to retrieve my lost/corrupted data from a hard disk bla...bla..., ENTER! i can’t find a word to describe how i am really emotionally down at that moment, clicking here and there. open up tabs. anxiously, thinking of failing to find the answer just like that. impossibly NO! hopeless!

luckily, i am here to share with you a piece of help. yeey! you can get back all the files you’ve lost and even the accidentally deleted ones. bonus!

if you are a techy person, fist bump. i gave you 2 possible software apps that could help you, just click here and here and we’re done. if you’re not(a techy person), then i guess it is my responsibility to share with you a little of my knowledge, ahem! drop me your questions at jhw2801@gmail.com and i’ll send you some instructions that worked on me. it’ll be my pleasure to help.

PEACE!

#itellyouhowto 

yours,
js

coffee talk | and when it rains

Courtesy of Google.com/images: Malang, Indonesia. Day caption. skyscraper.

Night Caption.

here, where i am located, in a small town of malang, rain is on and off. the touches of wind, pats us here and there. the sunshine’s merely presence. and oh, it just can’t get my clothes dry off. bad! :((

one of the things i like in this town is its cool weather. proud to be its resident, once a upon a time. it’s just so sad about the fact that i can’t be forever here. sooner or later, i’ll be stepping out of its bound. now, this reminds me of the first time i came. ok. ok. no drama. sorry. moving on, i may not know the specific date and time but one thing i’m pretty sure of is that, i’ll be leaving soon. a year or more. and yes, as a matter of fact, i’m counting. omg!

it’s been years of fruitful memories and meaningful stay in malang. enough for me to write a whole bunch of experiences and goodies about it. i don’t pressure myself, so ok, not now. L A T E R ! InshaAllah.

i can’t talk much about my educational status, because i really do respect differences. i am here for a purpose. not only for education. i may not be graduating on time, but it’s not an issue with me anymore. but see, i’m counting. haha! lots and lots of thanks to those who keep on asking, ‘when am i going to finish and go home’. you guys are just an awesome inspirations to me. BIG thanks.

one day, i’ll look back and mesmerize good things and good people i’ve met. and that bad things and bad people(no bad people, it’s just 'hard to understand people') are the tests. blessings in disguise, i call it. because there’s no any other way to sincerely improve our character without dealing out from these difficulties. then, Allah will put us in a difficult situations with difficult people so we could reflect on them. it’s just so mashaAllah, because we have no control over everything that’s happening to our everyday life and in the future. that Someone up THERE is in charge over everything. bad and good. but look, thinking of it over-all and i’m really happy with everything. EVERYTHING.

the last thing i’d love to have in this blog, that i will surely be thinking after all these ups and downs, is the saying “don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened”. saaaaay!! :))

i love rains (not storm). till next. Salam everyone.

#lifelessonlearn

yours,
JS

coffee talk | GOAL!!!

everyone of us has a goal. you’re certain of it or not. you do want to finish that thing on your mind on time. what’s yours? clean up your room? homework? finish up a book? whatever. we are talking about something you want to finish. certain/uncertain time.

here’s most exciting part of this blog. if you are a student and easily be distracted of anything. sort of me. i will share some of the ways that helped me keep on track to finish a goal and here's how it works:

1. clean up the study area. i mean organize. bags on carpet. books on the bed. pillows everywhere(i've tinies by the way) all kinds of electronic switches under the table(mobile phone charger, laptop charger, tv switch, printer, speaker etc. etc).

2. turn on the heater. coz we're about to blow up some black coffEE can't bEE. what a rhyme :D  but girl, gotta have one. i HAVE TO. it's like, a crazy need. then stay smelly and we're both good. i'm not gonna touch you ^_^ not now. yow coffee.

3. turn on the digital wall frame on a moving water fall with the sound of a kinda resort lake side with twits of birds. Staring at it and listens to the sound it produces both gives a relaxing effects. and by the way, it's right on my table. because i'm facing the wall.

4. my laptop. followed by my speaker, given by a friend. i loved it forever. :)

5. play selected musics in a very low volume. it really helps me. try it. i'll give you some, “you are the one” by raef. and when your eyes is exhausted, the best music to play is "open your eyes" by maher zain.

6. the table clock. make sure it faces you. you watch it all the time and you'll see how time RUNS like a flash.

7. turn off internet. this works on me like insane. you'll finish your priorities greatly.

8. if a friend asks you to go out for a coffee or just going somewhere. don't think twice. say NO. period.

i can't believe i'm writing about this. because you know, i'm the busiest person i've ever known as of this moment as far as i realize i can hardly sleep 4 hours long. and i think i can’t do anything about that. now, that i’ve realize i’ve wasted most of my time before. awful. but you know, it’s just a matter of going through pasts. *wink hard.

“productive Muslim don’t quit!”
good luck everyone!

#pieceofadvice

yours,
JS

coffee talk | one of those days :D

It’s Jum'3a...

it’s not. it’s thursday. september 25, 2014. 2pm. at kuningan city mall, jakarta. Raef. mall show. greet and meet him. ok. then i saw him, live. had a chit-chat for a while… then inspired. ^_^

no  words (or doesn’t wanna share :P).

alhamdulillah,

a (became a) fan

#diarystory

yours,
JS

coffee talk | ups and downs

everyday is different. but i love the way it gives us surprises, plural. can't wait to tell you more about this blog.

well, today is "whaaaaaat" day for me. can't put it in words. you say i'm over reacting, yeah... i got it. but you will never have this feelings. maybe you do but O.M.G. yes maybe you do. but as i've told you, can't put it in words right?! so here i go. writing about it. haven't said it though.

snap! i'm just not gonna tell you the whole story(wink + wide smile) i can't. it's too overwhelming. haha. but i have something for you. the feeling (MASHAALLAH!).

have you ever... been... into a situation where you've tried everything for something but it didn't turn out the way you wanted it?! DOWN! depression! what else? deep sighs. then you give it up. okay. move on!

...then, this feeling came. unexpected! unbelievable! un...un...un... indescribable? this life is full of surprises. i should tell you!!!! you'll have your own one day, and that's for sure. i don't think i'm making a point here. okay so let me give you a hint. the universe have done something to me today that i've never expected AT ALL.

funny, ridiculous or whatever you call it. that someone ignores you (totally, with a taste of snob but you can't ignore them back because they were in a high position), now begs you. because we can't put ourselves up. we just can't.

Allah is the greatest. cliche but a reminder.

thank you to Mr.J-hang-up(i'll name him). you just made my day. :))))

#lifelessonlearn

yours,
JS

coffee talk | once in a while

once in a while, you just decide to not to do anything but breath. inhale. exhale. stare out. sunset. then twilight. and i tell you, this is just once in a while. or let's put it in this phrase "once in a blue moon"...huhuhu!

recently, i am so worried every time i got free time. like, what am i going to do to atleast fill it with worth things sort of that. but i tell you what... i think it's not a crime to atleast waste 4 hours sitting and (i hate to say it but) think. not again. but yeah. it's meditating. unwind mental stress. just for a veeeeery little while. i promise. then you go back to world. sweet!!

because time is not stopping and(i think) nobody can do that(ever!) my once in a while ends here. and yours also, will. You’ll see.

Spreading good vibes, inshaAllah. Salam.

#lifelessonlearn

yours,
JS

coffee talk | so sick - new-yow

okay. i was officially sick.

it all started the day before yesterday, when i woke up from 6 am with a severe tummy ache. i thought i had just slept too soon after eating suhur(eating before dawn for ramadhan practice). so i shrugged it off and tried to go back to sleep. "tried" is really the word because my trying got me nowhere, and my tummy ache just getting more severe. to cut a long story short, too many vomit spells and (excuse me for what i am about to type, please don't say "eew", "yuuck", or "kadiri", because we are all humans and it is but normal - haha!) poo-ing spells later. i found my self taking a glass of water to atleast rehydrate myself and took some medicine(yes, i gotta cut off my fasting). through the day i was doing the whole cycle. as a result, the pain in my stomach goes away dramatically but ow i am as weak as weak can be.

asking help? nope! they're just gonna suggest me to go hospital. and i really don't like the idea. i gotta help my self up and get back to normal before things are gonna get worst. just no hospital. end of talk. good thing i have strong belief in my meds(from philippines), Alhamdulillah! i got better.

now that i can able to sit upright, not being disturb by the feeling of "calls of nature", i gotta write about this because of the fact that this was my very first experience in my whole entire life in such serious severe stomach pain featuring vomits. vomits. thinking of those disgusting throw ups - hoping it won't happen again. ever! 

i got nothing to do, i'm weak. i'm bored. i can't call my sister :( i got back pain also for laying back in an improper way not knowing i'm falling asleep for minutes without moving.

but between those awakened eyes (half size to be exact) and an ears to atleast grasp some sound, i decided to do some usual habits. my all time favorite, watching nouman ali khan's videos and tried to reflect and have fun to his personal advices(which is truly a reality). this is actually the main purpose of this blog (for some people who doesn't know him yet - youtube him. i don't think if that's the right term, but he's got good lectures uploaded in youtube).

here are some points i have learned from his lecture entitled "shame". (imagine a zombie-like on her laptop, taking[typing]notes). from part 1 until part 11 and every video file have approximately 30 mins to play.

so, here it goes:
1. shame(haya) is not a dominant subject in the Quran. rather, al-fakhsha (shamelessness)
2. clothing is part of revelation (it's a divine gift). clothes covers our shame.
3. shaitan wants for humans is to get humiliated.
4. shaitan whispers over and over and over and over again(it's waswasa in arabic) until he gets us.
5. shaitan's ultimate purpose was to get clothes remove from our parents(adam and eve).
6. nudity is called ugliness in the Quran.
7. something has corrupted in our nature if we are tempted with nudity(because Allah created adam and eve and clothed them, and that's our nature).
8. christian perception is that eve tempted adam. the Quran teach us they're both being done waswas at the same time so she is not to blame.
9. adam and eve are two of the most beautiful human beings because all beauty of humanity is actually genetically by product of adam and eve.
10. dressing nicely is part of appreciating Allah's gift.
11. the ultimate outfit we can wear is the clothing of protecting one's self from Allah's disobedience.
12. taking full attention during prayer(salat) is dressing-well. that's being conscious of The One  that's gonna be looking at you during prayer.
13. don't do anything too much (cliche), it could lead to shamelessness.
14. Allah made us when we don't know ourselves. so intentions are transparent to Him.
15. we can do wonderful things to internet but it has great great harm to humanity too(haram stuffs).
16. when you don't know how to control your thoughts it could lead to shamelessness.
17. zina of the eyes will kill us spiritually. we will not be able to pray properly, there will be no baraka in our life.
18. eyes where not given to us to disobey Allah.
19. listening to/saying filthy words conjures filthy in minds.
20. anything that is ugly behaviors is consider fakhsha.
21. Allah says: "if you loose your shame, every other shame is easy"
22. something is missing in our prayer if we are not watching over our gazes(the use of our eyes inappropriately).
23. there's no such thing a bad time to remember Allah. it's a free schedule.
24. shamelessness can be a form of anything, so long as your common sense says it leads to shamelessness/evil.
25. its practically impossible to seek 4 witness in an adultery action. wisdom: Allah does not want these sorts of cases to become public conversations.
26. there are people that well-educated and everything else but when it comes to decency they're as jahil as a monkey
27. if you don't have work ethics then you can't talk about marriage(for males)
28. in islam, we don't judge people, we judge action. what you and i do is wrong.
29. hallumma and ta'3la means "come on" and "come on up".
30. ...anything short of the best to your parents is haram. (tafseer, Al-'An'am: 151)
31. ...don't go NEAR (any form of) shamelessness (translation, Al-'An'am: 151)
32. murder and zina are equal crimes before Allah. because it's both kind of killing body(murder) and soul(zina).
33. the christians think that intimacy and love is against spiritually so they create monasticism.
34. whatever Allah has is better, and is gonna lasts longer. these are thoughts of the people who truly believe when they refuse temptations.
35. everything starts out innocence before you gets to shamelessness.
36. free times shouldn't be used in useless activities. instead find things that make your self a better person.
37. overload courses during college. be buried under work. free times destroy young men. shaitan strikes there.
38. having a job, having a tough life, and load work a day will save your life. don't just seat around.
39. start fresh (forget everything from temptations after realizing the wrong deeds) for real tawba.
40. youth are impulsive(not thinking through things). in islamic perspective, youth is where the first time they will truly have to control themselves.
41. wisdom is not looking at what is happening right now, it's looking at the consequences of one's decision.
42. just because you have knowledge, it doesn't mean you are smart. and wisdom is something else.
43. funny(practical and kinda effective) advices from nouman to young guys who wants to stay away from fitna: "grow an ugly beard"(and he thumbs it up. hilarious!:D)

and by the way, i think this is my most favorate blog post i had so far. looking at the number lists i had put into writing, oh man! i love this talk. i love nouman, may Allah preserve him and his family.

so there. the end. i can write more and more things i've heard and listen to (not noticing it was this long) and i think this post is long enough. i am officially not sick anymore. and now after clicking the publish button, i might get sick again. hope not. but hey, at least i did something productive(reminders). hope you'll get something from reading and i don't mind if you share this to others too. talk about it and inshaAllah we'll all get the reward. peace! 

#lifelessonlearn

yours,
JS