Meminta kepada Allah lewat tahajud dan istikharah

Video call pagi tadi sama mertua, beliau kembali nanya, “Kenapa Nina ngga menikah?” Saya bingung njawabnya. πŸ˜… Kalau pun saya jawab, besok pasti beliau akan bertanya lagi hal yang sama.. 😁 Anyway, hari ini ekspresi wajah beliau lebih serius, bahkan terlihat sedih. Lalu beliau bilang, “Nin, mamah berpesan nih ya, kita sebagai perempuan harus menikah,…

my mother-in-law is my mother for life

❀️ My mother-in-law (woman with glasses sitting next to me) survived Covid. The virus cost her 3 weeks being hospitalized, and also claimed the life of 1 of his 4 sons. The burden so great, even I can’t bear to fit my feet in her shoes. Her husband passed away 2 years ago, so she’s…

the most important person in my life: Papa

I will share you a little glimpse of Allah’s blessings in my life: Family! 🏑🏑🏑 This is my father. You may find his Instagram @syahrazadjazir ❀️you are welcome to follow him. He loves to share his past and present pictures. He loves the idea to digitalize photos. He is a flight attendant retiree. He flew…

Mimpi tentang 3 Lelaki

Tadi subuh saya tertidur dan mimpi tentang 3 cowok. Yang satu cowok superkreatif (jago lukis digital) berusia belasan, baru lulus SMA dan lagi “ditembak” cewek (tapi cowok itu ngga ngeh segitu saya udah nyemangati dia untuk nerima cewek manis yang menembaknya). Satu lagi, usia 25an hobi memodif motornya. Bodi gempal rambut ikal dan putih kulitnya….

I miss you, mommy

​To be perfectly honest, I envy people who are able to take their aged moms for a walk. I, we, never had such privilege. But then again, my mom always says, she doesn’t want to age and be a nuisance for her children and grand children. Surely, Allah granted her wish, even if it costs…

one tough kitty

Last night, my son was about to leave the house when he heard a kitten’s cry on our terrace. He snapped a pic of the kitten, asked me what to do. At one glance I replied, take it inside, then my son left the house to pick me up from the office. When we’re back…

HBD, my littil bunny

Wrote this on April 9, 2016. My daughter was born April 9, 1999. Time flies when you’re having fun. Raising you, surely, is fun. Because I couldn’t believe myself, 17 years have passed. Really? You were a tiny, weepy, baby, who never wanted to be touched by anyone but mommy. πŸ˜„Β  And look at you…

A note for my daddy

Hey, Dad. My bus just went through The HI circle in central Jakarta. Seeing the row of vegetations somehow remind me something. I remember walking down that street, maybe 33-34 years ago, with Mom. I was obviously still a little kid back then, holding on Mom’s hand. We were swimming in the Pool of Hotel…

the truth about death

It’s true that death doesn’t come by age. First, my mom. She was 58. A year later, my grandma. She was 77. And last night, my cousin. He was 4. My mom, Ida Husein died of a heart attack. She died merely an hour after feeling a massive chest pain. Finally a stroke hit her,…

[Wisdom] Pelukan yang Selamanya Memeluk Saya

Cerita pengalaman sepupu saya yang menjadi relawan ACT untuk pengungsi Rohingya di Aceh. Sedikit mengenai sepupu saya ini, beliau bernama Nurman Priatna, anak dari Surya dan Ratna Hazil (almh). Ia adalah cucu Hazil Tanzil (alm), seorang ekonom besar di era 70an yang telah meluncurkan beberapa buku tentang ekonomi. Hazil Tanzil adalah adik kandung dari kakek…

[Family] grandparents

Opa dan Oma-ku. Jazir Tanzil dan Jamningsih. Opa Jazir adalah pejuang kemerdekaan RI dan aktivis pembebasan Irian Barat agar tetap bersama NKRI. Opa, bersama pamannya, Sutan Sjahrir, dan kakaknya Djohan Sjahroezah Tanzil, berupaya membebaskan Indonesia dari penjajahan Belanda. Setelah merdeka, Opa bergabung dengan USIS (Lembaga penerangan AS) yg punya misi sosialisasi budaya utk lebih mencerdaskan…