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Monday, February 04, 2013

todays recap...

Today not going so well for me. But, I still have to thankful for these things:
*thanks for the rain....it water my plants nicely
*thanks for Anis and Rani, who sent the report on time. We'll fight again tomorrow ^^
*thanks for Winda, who bring the 'bumbu rawon'. Tonight will be a delicious night.
*thanks for the appetizer...

(late) New Year feel

O.M.G. Its New Year!!! Now its February!!
Time flies sooo fast. Ican't even feel the new year vibe :(
It's been a VERY busy these past three months. I wish I could get a vacation :'(


Sawarna Beach




This is the picture of Sawarna Beach. It was taken on last year, at November 2012. We (me, Mbak Nisa, Jamie and Ida) went there to explore this new found beach (for us…at least….).

The beach located on Lebak Regency, at the south part of Banten Province. not many Indonesian people know about this beach, but actually…it widely known abroad. Tourist from abroad came here because of its beach, especially for the tide. Surfing was the best activity there. Nobody allowed to goes swimming, because its strong waves.

The beach actually part of the traditional village at that location, Sawarna Village (or Desa Sawarna in Indonesian). That where the beach name came from. This village is quite remote, its located about 170 km from Jakarta or 42 km from Palabuhan Ratu (the nearest small city in West Java). The journey we took to this village is quite challenging, the road condition is not equally in well condition. Despite of all the road challenge, the scenery along the way is amazing!!

When we arrived at Sawarna, we have to cross the bridge to reach the village. Yep….the village is separated by river. The bridge is a traditional, made from wire and wood planks. Indonesian people called it “jembatan gantung”, i haven’t find the exact translation in english. In dictionary, it called suspension bridge, but…i think its too sophisticated to describe the bridge at Sawarna :)



From our experience…Sawarna is a must visited spot in Indonesia. The beach is quite clean, the scenery is WOW…and the hospitality of the village people….amazing!!

Tips:
You can plan your vacation to Sawarna easily. You can choose the transportation mode, up to you. The room to rent is available in all area in the village. The price is set around 130-150 thousand rupiah, for a person (incl meal for 3 times). The best part is, you can search it online…. But, the booking process done in a little bit traditional way, you have to call the manager first to get a booking. No worry, if you want to see the room first, you can always directly pick the most suitable for you. There’s a lot of option at Sawarna Village.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Vacation please!!

It's more than one year from my last post. I thought they'll shut down my account hehehehe.

Work...work....work...and work. My life just full of work. Sometimes I just wanna grab my bag and heading somewhere abroad. But...it's takes money to do it HA!!

My work life start to feel boring and unsatisfying one. I just can't re-boost my energy to finish all the things I should've done. The package offer from travel bureau seems very appealing for me. Oh...those beaches I saw...those field are ready to be explored. Wow...just imagining that....make me wanna go.....

Vacation please!!!!!



Monday, November 30, 2009

FIFA World Cup 2010

It's been a while since my last post. Like old habit...my mood for writing is getting low often. Actually I have a lot of things hanging around my mind, but sometimes I didn/t have time to put them in writing. Enough about it.... Let's talk about something interesting...

Next year is the year of football. Like we all know, 2010 is the year of FIFA World Cup in South Africa. All the big team already put their names on the participant  list...we only have to wait for the drawing. Usually after the drawing is finished, the bet and prediction start to go crazy.

I love footbal (especially watched them ^.^) from my junior high school. Back then the prestigious football league in the world still Italian Footbal League or known as Serie-A. In the old days...tv station in Indonesia regularly showed Serie-A games. So...I grew up with Italian football in my mind. Till today I still consider Italy National Team as the best team in the world. I supposed to suport Indonesian National Team...the fact is I didn't grew up with them hehehehe....

FIFA World Cup always be the greatest sport events in the world, even compared to the Olympic. It's been a great party of all the best national football team in the world and witnessed by billion of people around the world. Next event will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa....this is the first time WC held in Africa. My dream is to be in stadium watching live the games, whether it's clubs games or nations games.

Huaaaaa.........I want to go to SA next year...... But looks like I only can watch it from the tv. It's okay!! Hope the best team win ^.^

Regards,
Eny Widiya

Sunday, August 09, 2009

The Super Leader Super Manager

 
Niy ada buku yang gw rekomendasikan deh. Tidak cukup hanya seorang atau beberapa orang yang membahas tentang Nabi Besar Muhammad SAW... Tapi Pak M. Syafii Antonio mencoba  mengupas sisi kepemimpinan Nabi Muhammad SAW.
pesan sponsor: kalau mau...beli ama gw ya ^.^. Harganya 95.000,-
Penilaian: secara umum ISTIMEWA dan LUAR BIASA !!! Enak dibaca, gaya bahasanya mudah dipahami oleh berbagai kalangan, mulai dari cendekiawan, politikus, seniman, orang awam hinggaanak kecil sekalipun. Bagi para orangtua (muslim), buku ini amat cocok, misalnya sebagai cerita pengantar (dongeng) sebelum tidur agar putra-putrinya dapat meneladani Rasulullah SAW sejak dini.

Kelebihan: buku ini memiliki pembahasan dan uraian yang amat lengkap dan menyentuh sisi keteladanan Rasulullah SAW di (hampir) semua aspek kehidupan, dapat memperkaya perbendaharaan kata (vocabulary) Anda karena di bagian tertentu ada kutipan-kutipan dalam bahasa Inggris, menggunakan 88 referensi yang amat lengkap termasuk software hadits dan internet, edisi Lux, Full Colour, Hard Cover, dilengkapi dengan apendix (piagam madinah dan meluruskan riwayat pernikahan Rasulullah SAW dengan Aisyah ra), index, tabel, grafik, peta yang warna-warni, dan pita pembatas halaman.

Kekurangan: harga relatif mahal, namun jika dibandingkan dengan manfaatnya ... harga ini "terlalu murah" !!!

Pujian untuk buku ini:
Buku pertama yang ditulis cendekiawan Indonesia yang mengkaitkan secara padu dan sistematis antara suri tauladan Muhammad SAW dengan disiplin leadership dan manajemen modern. Satu pencerahan yang dinanti Indonesia dan dunia.
(DR. Hidayat Nur Wahid, Ketua MPR-RI)

Buku ini harus dibaca oleh Umat Muslim dan Tionghoa di Indonesia, karena bisa memberikan inspirasi Kebangsaan Nasional. Indonesia dengan penduduk Muslim terbesar di dunia dan suku Tionghoa terbesar diluar "Greater China" sudah seharusnya merajut kembali Jalan Sutera di Tanah Air tercinta. Karena itulah, buku ini menjadi penting sekali. (Hermawan Kartajaya, Mark Plus. Inc.)

"Muhammad is THE MOST successful of all Prophets and religious personalities" (The Encyclopaedia Britanica)

Buku yang istimewa dan spesial ini mengkaji perjalanan hidup Rasulullah SAW dalam 8 bidang utama:
1. self development atau personal leadership
2. bisnis dan kewirausahaan
3. kepemimpinan keluarga
4. dakwah
5. sosial dan politik
6. sistem hukum
7. pendidikan
8. strategi militer

Di dalam buku ini, Dr. Muhammad Syafii Antonio, M.Ec, selaku penulis, mencoba melihat Rasulullah SAW dengan kaca mata baru yang lebih luas yaitu bukan saja mengakui Rasulullah SAW sebagai Nabi dan Rasul tetapi juga menempatkannya sebagai pemilik traits of leadership dan models of management. Untuk mudahnya, traits of leadership Rasulullah SAW dibuat dalam satu model berbentuk cakram yang terdiri dari 8 bidang utama, yaitu: self development atau personal leadership, bisnis dan kewirausahaan, kepemimpinan keluarga, dakwah, . sosial dan politik, sistem hukum, pendidikan, dan strategi militer.

Secara umum, buku ini dibagi menjadi 4 bagian utama yang terdiri dari 12 bab. Bagian I terdiri dari 2 bab yaitu bab 1 sebagai Mukaddimah dan bab 2 berisi pembacaan terhadap konsep-konsep manajemen dan leadership modern. Bagian II memuat satu bab yakni tentang bab 3 berupa survey of literature terhadap berbagai tulisan dan kajian klasik tentang Muhammad SAW. Tujuan utama dari bagian II adalah untuk menunjukkan betapa banyaknya suri teladan dari Nabi Muhammad SAW yang selama ini belum tergali atau tersentuh oleh literatur, baik dari luar maupun dari dalam negeri.

Regards,
Eny Widiya