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Indonesian Election 2009

OMG... as an Indonesian, yesterday, i didn't go to TPS (Tempat Pemungutan Suara / a place to elect) because my name was not registered. What was wrong??? i never have any intention to be GOLPUT (intention not to vote/give my voice on the election day). The bureaucracy IS BAD!!!

I watched the news that in Madura around 3000 people were not registered (only 2000 were registered on the election day - it means more than half of the elector were not registered!). The inconveniency was not in Java only but also all over Indonesia. Hehehe.. it's funny! Whether KPU (Komisi Pemilihan Umum / The institution which held and arrange the election) worked well and did its best or NOT. Why all the mess happened? Do they need more time to prepare the election?

As the citizen of Indonesia i feel bad and not comfortable with all the situation especially i can't give my voice to this country! KPU took my right to vote!

Jews of Indonesia

I browsed the net and i found out many people talk about Israel, war, etc... like war is never ending! then i read some blogs and the the bloggers wrote about jewish / judaism / yahudi. I could say that some people could not diferentiate between jewish and zionist. From what i know, Jews/Jewish/Judaism/Yahudi is related to a religion (Torah religion) but Zionism is part of politic (related to the build of Israel as a sovereign state). Many Jewish don't like with the idea of Zionism and not all Zionist are Jewish. (correct me if i am wrong!).

And then come to my curiousity, is there any Jewish in Indonesia? because i know that there are jewish in Iran. Iran and Indonesia is almost the same. Majority of our population are Moslem. But the different is that Iran is using Sharia as the basic law and Indonesia is not using it. (Correct me again if i am wrong :) ) I found out that there is Beth Hashem, a synagogue (jewish temple) in Surabaya.. interesting! see, jewish community is exist in this land.

I googled on the topic of jews of indonesia and i got this link :

Tempo Dulu Foundation in Israel.

Jews of Indonesia, The Untold Story

These people are Jewish who come to Netherlands Indisch (Indonesia) from Europe and Iraq. Most of them were born and raised in Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan, and Java) and they were forced to leave Indonesia by the situation which was very bad (World War II). Now they are known as Jewish Dutch Community in Israel. They do regular meeting (they called it as Kumpulan) and in the Kumpulan they share memories about their childhood in Indonesia, share knowledge about Indonesian language, culture, food, etc. ... interesting again!

Well you can check the link if you want...

Sierra Wireless Aircard 881U, a 3G/HSDPA USB modem, and Indosat IM2 broom xtra

Today i bought Sierra Wireless Aircard 881U, a 3G/HSDPA USB modem, and Indosat IM2 broom xtra (prepaid unlimited internet access) at Bintang Raya store in Cempaka Mas Jakarta. Thanx to my brother, finally he can convince me to use HSDPA modem... (he is a real marketer tho!!!)

Eventho my bro told me to use HSDPA USB modem since ages (heheheh) but i can't just buy it like that, i have to make sure that the modem is what i really need. Usually i used my CDMA mobile phone (Samsung S179) + Starone to connect to the internet and so far there is NO PROBLEM (well no significant problem) at all except that i have to reload the credit balance everytime i want to surf the net and it is impractical for me!

I searched in the net about HSDPA modem and what kind of card that i have to use with it and after i analyzed all the potential modems and cards, i chose SIERRA WIRELESS AIRCARD 881U + IM2 BROOM XTRA (UNLIMITED)..... yea yea yea once again thanxxx to my bro! I hope in the future i won't find any problems with it. Well let's see.......

KHADIJAH; The True Love Story of Muhammad

Author: Abdul Mun'im Muhammad

Pernah ga sih kepikiran seperti apa sosok Khadijah binti Khuwailid Ibnu Assad Ibnu Abdil Uzza Ibnu Qushay, istri nabi Muhammad SAW? Apa yang dikerjakannya? bagaimana sifat dan kepribadiannya? Siapa saja anak-anaknya Khadijah? bagaimana hubungan sosialnya dengan masyarakat sekitar? Mungkin kalau pertanyaan-pertanyaan tersebut pernah terpikirkan meski cuman sekilas, lebih baik baca buku ini deh. Bagus banget!!!

Banyak point-point yaang bisa kita ketahui dari buku ini tentang Khadijah...

• Beliau terkenal sebagai pengusaha wanita yang sangat kaya raya pada saat itu
• Beliau terkenal dengan gelar "wanita yang suci" (thahirah).
• Konon beliau lah yang meminang nabi Muhammad SAW duluan (hal ini menunjukkan emansipasi wanita pada masa tersebut karena Khadijah memberanikan diri untuk melamar Muhammad. Khadijah melihat Muhammad sebagai sosok yang berbudi pekerti dan dapat dipercaya)
• Pernikahan Khadijah dengan Muhammad dilaksanakan setelah 2 bulan 15 hari setelah Muhammad datang dari Syam (urusan dagang). Mahar yang diberikan kepada Khadijah adalah 20 ekor unta. Usia Muhammad 25 tahun sedangkan Khadijah 40 tahun. (Diriwayatkan dari Hakim ibnu Hazm ibnu Khuwailid, keponakan Khadijah, Rasulullah SAW menikah pada usia 25 tahun sedangkan Khadijah 2 tahun lebih tua daripada aku. Ia dilahirkan 15 tahun sebelum Tahun Gajah dan aku dilahirkan 13 tahun sebelum Tahun Gajah).
• Konon beliau, juga, sebagai salah seorang yang mengetahui akan ciri-ciri kenabian nabi Muhammad SAW (bersama dengan sepupunya yang merupakan seorang pendeta nasrani Waraqah)
• Aisyah mengisahkan bahwa Rasulullah hampir tidak pernah keluar rumah tanpa menyebut dan memuji Khadijah karena ia (Khadijah) yang beriman kepadaKu (Muhammad) ketika semua orang ingkar, ia yang mempercayakanku tatkala semua orang mendustakanku, ia yang memberiku harta pada saat semua orang enggan memberi, dan darinya aku memperoleh keturunan - sesuatu yang tidak ku peroleh dari istri-istriku yang lain.

Sabda Rasulullah mengenai Khadijah:

• "Rasulullah bersabda: Aku diperintahkan untuk memberi kabar gembira kepada Khadijah bahwa akan dibangun untuknya di surga sebuah rumah dari permata, tak ada hiruk pikuk dan rasa lelah disana." (HR. Bukhari, Muslim, dan Ahmad)
• "Rasulullah bersabda: Sebaik-baiknya wanita penghuni surga adalah Khadijah binti Khuwailid, Fatimah binti Muhammad, Maryam binti Imran, dan Asiyah binti Muzahim, istri Fir'aun." (Ahmad dan Abu Hatim meriwayatkan dari Abu Hurairah)

For those who really wanna know about Khadijah, i'll recommend this book. I'm sure you won't regret when you buy this one and it could be your new collection in your little library too.