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Dandruff – haiku

Learning, love, Poetic

Dark and gloomy sky —
Dried scalp under cold hoody
As dandruff fall off.

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Temasek – September 20, 2016 – 1:52pm

Picture borrowed from HEAVY SNOW WARNING: Worst El Nino in recorded HISTORY means UK …

Golden Triangle- haiku

Learning, Map It!

Her head cracked of sun.
Water boiled, blown by cool breeze —
Golden Triangle

Temasek – September 19, 2016 – 11:30pm

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Picture borrowed from http://www.fnetravel.com/english/chiangraihotels/anantara-resort-and-spa-golden-triangle.html

Circle – haiku

Learning, love, Poetic

Moving a circle,
Connecting two dots: She is
Making a Zen Art.

I am the one holding Zen Art T-shirt and Zen Art painting. The smiling lady is the artist – the one making the Zen Art.

Chiang Mai, Thailand – September 16, 2016 – 00:30am

Purified Soul – haiku

Learning, love, Poetic

Flesh, blood won’t ascend.
Your sacred, good breath and deed
Are reaching Heaven.

Eid Mubarak!
I’m spraying the earth and all sacrificed beings with love….
Your life is loved & purified, ready to depart to the next cycle….
May you be good beings with good Karma.
Atma namaste….
Salaaam….

Love,
Rike to the Earth & sacrificed Beings.

Allaahu Akbar, Allaahu Akbar, Allaahu Akbar….
Laa ilaaha illallaaahu Allaahu Akbar….
Allahu Akbar wa lillaahil Hamd.

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Temasek, September 12, 2016 – 1:05am

Insomnia – haiku

Learning

Eyelids wide open.

Eyes blink in the dark night.

Unable to sleep —

Singapore – September 5, 2016 – 1:40am

Angkor Wat – old city

Learning, love, Map It!, This Person, Those People

I visited Angkor Wat, Siem Reap of Cambodia last week with three of my friends – Mbak Roh, Mbak Endang and Agnes. We did quasi backpacking – why quasi? Well, we decided to travel light – they flew AirAsia which tickets were purchased one year ago – but pack things in pretty luggage.

We stayed in a cheap inn of USD35.5 per night instead of fancy Park Hyatt or Le Meridien and took tuk-tuk everyday instead of rented car. It was a cool journey!

Some pictures captured show the joy! Enjoy!

Singapore – August 28, 2016 – morning….

Decision Around The Corner

Learning

And the fork of a road
To be travelled
Differently….

And the destinies of life
To be reset
Sincerely….

And it’s time to clean
All clutters in the space
For the self to breathe….

In silence
Let’s listen to secret apology, false reasonings, unwinding anger which coil a body like DNA building its blueprint.

In silence
Words are shooting like meteors falling across the skies burning what’s possible. So be it….

Hey, Traveller!
You can walk through own path.
No worry….

‘Coz you should t walk with those who claimed loyalty but hitting you on the neck when a thief was trying to snatch your pendant.

And the Sun, Air, Water, Soil, Wind…. On Fire

Stop
Stop

Turn to your own way.
And, so be it.

Salaam Ya Salaam
Salaam Ya Rahman
Salaam Ya Rahiem

Salaam

Singapore – August 16, 2016 – 02:20am

Human – haiku

Learning

Why do you say thanks?
As long as we’re human, we
Should explain reasons.

I have a friend whom I recently got difficult to understand – she claimed a good friend of mine but when I was harassed by people just in front of her, she didn’t try to defend me. Even worse she acted weird adding statement that has made me change my opinion about her claim of being a good friend. Then I decided to take my space, we should just be friends, omitting the word “good”.

Even more weird…. She sends me messages almost everyday saying ridiculous things – the messages are not weird but sending me those messages without reasons make it weird.

Why do you have to say thank you? Why don’t you just ask me why I avoid you? Why don’t you act mature instead of acting innocent?

Sometimes spirituality makes human being act weird – they forget that by being spiritual a human being won’t change to an angel. Human being need reasoning. When reasoning doesn’t come, there might be wider space between human beings that requires a stop.

Singapore – August 15, 2016 – 4:39am

I live – free verse

Bob, Learning, love, Map It!, Poetic, This Person, Those People

I live forever,
When it I who lives forever.
But I might only live for 70 years,
When it is I who lives for 70 years.

I decide to live forever,
I who is riding planes – many different planes
Travelling through time and space.
Give me life
One at a time.
Then live forever I do.

But this plane will not make me forever for you.
This plane decays by time – this time.
This plane deteriorates by weather – this space.
I won’t live forever in this plane.
Then yes I won’t live forever.

Thanks for being with me when I’m in this plane.
And see you again with me on another space and time because we live forever.
Just know me then you know when we meet again.

I’m happy forever in joy.

Singapore nowhere – this time of 3:05am

Fish – haiku ended with a free verse

Learning, love, Poetic

Fish in frozen pond
It is swimming to the sun.
Hopes for hotter air —

Fish, water and sun —
Forming a natural cycle —
Win life together.

Fish, can you feel me
Stir the water to get you
Out of frozen pond.

Fish stare at my eyes.
They beg me to stop and go,
To find other funs.

Fish….
Me….
Life….
Like
Fish….
Water….
Sun….
Can I play with this life the I want?
I know I can.
But like a fish that can’t live in frozen pond – waiting for
The sun to melt it down.

I am a fish in a life full of water under the sun.

Picture borrowed from https://www.walldevil.com/752644-koi-fish-and-autumn-leaves-wallpaper.html

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Singapore – August 14, 2016 – 2:49am

Antioxidants – haiku

Learning

Popping up berries

Range frompink to blackish blue.

Antioxidants!

Singapore – August 7, 2016 – 4:37am

I Wish – poem

Learning

I wish,

that I can help as many as strays in the streets…. But busy with my work.

I wish,

that I can hug as many poor cats and dogs…. But busy with my work

I wish,

that I can home as many as homeless cats and dogs…. But ‘m myself in constant travel.

I wish,

I could do all with my own hand.

I wish,

I could give all that I have.

I wish,

I could celebrate my life with giving charity every second.

I wish,

I could help.

I wish I could do more….

I wish I could….

I wish….

Singapore – July 23, 2016 – 12:48pm

A word – haiku

Learning, love, Poetic

Pronouncing good word,
Parrot is nodding its head.
When word is just word.

What does a word mean when it is uttered by a bird, it only repeating what it has heard from environment without knowing what it means. It means…. Meaning is not everything but it is more essential than just the pronounced lining letters.

Life, teach me about what essential when I pronounce a good word as I am not a parrot or any other copiers.

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Picture borrowed from National Geography

Singapore – July 21, 2016 – 2:45pm

Fun – haiku

Learning, This Person

When she was a girl,
Words flew only through earlobes —
All was well and fun!

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Singapore – July 20, 2016 – 11:09pm

Travel – haiku

Learning

A long-delay flight

She is drooling in her sleep.

Tired of waiting.

Kuala Lumpur – July 18, 2016 – 3:00am

SilkAir had to delay its flight as the air traffic controller announced very bad weather above Kuala Lumpur. It was 3.5 hours – we were paid dinner. Many got upset especially those with transfer flight. I myself, just drool…. Drooling cures 😂

Water Crystal – a sharing

Learning, love, This Person, Those People

Years ago I read one article about Masaru Emoto, the professor who confirmed with his thousands of experiments that good intention brings good energy to water. I read the article long before Prof. Emoto’s work was translated to Bahasa Indonesia. I remeber very well when I shared about “happy water crystals”, my friends laughed at and left me. I don’t blame them – I talk too much rubbish, crazy things and unbelievable ideas…. I’ve been rubbish to some people. I don’t care lah….

Oh, I don’t want to talk about myself. I want to talk about water and its crystal.

When going around in KLIA, I decided to purchase a chain and a pendant but like usual when buying something it is my heart buying. I won’t take a thing if my heart does not say so. I didn’t have any idea why that pendant was chosen and not the lapis lazuli Turkey eye with a bright diamond which looks very pretty and shiny – you know how strong a Turkey eye is… Instead sapphire was chosen, a simple one with the same price!

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Getting home, I checked the pendant again. What actually its shape is like. Then I realized that it is a seven-hexagon. Oh my…. It might be a message.

This is the sapphire pendant I bought from Habib.

And after some time the message was deciphered.

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Picture borrowed from http://hado.com/ihm/product/water-crystal-goods/

Seven-hexagon is the shape of water crystal. And why I took sapphire insteadl of lapis lazuli, because sapphire is my birthstone. The Universe emphasizes it to me that I’m born as a sapphire and to be close to water.

I believe water has healing power. But I also believe that only water from a good source is good, water from bad sources or bad because of negative energy should be cleaned and cleansed before use. Using Prof. Emoto’s words, good water has beautiful shape of crystal and we can perfect or repair the shape of water crystal by sending positive energy to the water we’re using. We can send prayers, send positive thought, concentrate positive statement and words to the water. We can do it alone or together. If you are interested in knowing more about him and his project, please Google his name. 🙂

Just to share with you, when I am sick, I would chant some prayers in front of a glass of water, blow the water after praying then drink the water. And mostly I’m cured with that. That is what I always recommend to my friends who ask me what to do when their animals or they themselves are sick.

More than that, I believe that this seven-hexagon sapphire pendant is for me to heal myself and heal the world.

It is a sign. Yes, it is.

Thank you Universe for bringing the message from the Source. I’m hearing, listening and taking actions.

Salaam….

Singapore – July 17, 2016 – 12:24am

Mountain Is A Nail – haiku

Learning, Poetic

Mountain is a nail.
It stamps a ground on to earth.
Air mails this message.

Picture is borrowed from http://www.merapigolf.co.id
Kuala Lumpur – July 10, 2016 – 9:49pm

Scorching Month Day 30th – haiku

Learning

A humming singing bowl

Is time to leave? Is it?

And we have to leave.
Indira Gandi International Airport – July 5, 2016 – 8:29am

Scorching Month Day #27 – haiku

Learning

Bright and sunny day

A prayer was sent to Heaven

In white Crown Palace.

Uttar Pradesh – July 2, 2016 – 15:45

Scorching Month losing counting – haiku

Learning

Blinking in the dark,

I’m lucky that I don’t have

Whatever I shouldn’t.
I’m thankful to be a human being and would love to be in my next life. The belief that this soul has travelled in different planes, time and space should teach the awareness that being lucky is thanking for whatever given to us and what not given to us. If Life is preparing us to be a stronger and more self-reliant being, then not having is a sign that we will. Let’s be grateful for what we are….

Westin Gurgaon – July 1, 2016 – 7:50am

Scorching Month Day #19

Learning, love, Poetic

Sunshine in Pudong
Time lapses, mind’s blown away.
Do I lose my count?

Shanghai – June 23, 2016 – 05:55am

Greek’s 40th Days Leaving Us Behind

Bob, Learning, love

40 days ago our dear cat lady, Greek went across the bridge and today we are remembering her being part of us.

She was such a beauty, dignity yet rebel and free soul. Oh yeah, free soul she was! She would hunt anytime she wanted and brought the hunted to us as gifts: grasshopper, flies, dragonflies, lizard, birds name it she would be proud of her hunting skill.

Once we had a guest with one teenager who was trying to protect the hunted bird – the bird was still alive, very weak and desperate – our guest freed the bird and Greek was in rage! She didn’t attack but she wouldn’t stop wandering around the house shouting until my Mother took the tiny cat to her hugs. She was calming in my mother’s hands.

Greek was such a love to all of us. Everybody poured her with abundant love and care. My Brother would always ask “Where is Greek?” everytime he visited my mom. My nephews and nieces would have the same question.

But Greek wouldn’t love children. She was scared of those rascals’ shouting and cheering and jumping and being too excited. Then she would stay away the whole day giving up the food. She would be back when all those kids were gone. My mom would be worried….

Greek was an alarm clock for my Mother. She would wake her up especially for night prayer. She would kiss my Mother to wake her up. Failed with kisses, she would scratch my mother’s body. Failed with the scratches, she would step on my mother’s head with her soft meows. My mother would prepare food and pray accompanied by the tiny alarm clock.

Greek was also great sleeper. She would sleep when the rest of us worked!

And a great eater…. Pick great eater! She didn’t take not fresh food. All of her food must be fresh from the storage. She would not eat her own leftover. All must be new! And new it was for our beloved princess Greek.

Greek, too many things we save in our memory about her.

You are loved. You are remembered.

We know you leave us as you wished. You made the decision and we just felt the broken heart to say goodbye.

Greek, your graveyard is just some steps from our backdoor. We can visit you whenever we want. We first got so sad but you always came once in while making sure that we are ok and we now realize that you were leaving clean and happy.

Please send our loving regards to Bob, Grace, Greece, Greg, and all other beloved animals you meet and greet there across the rainbow bridge.

Please cut your worry. We are praying for your good. Please pray for us, too.

Now your friends are sitting in our porch Everyday but they don’t want to stay home like you. They come to have meal and sleep somewhere we don’t know. Please make sure they are fine, our angel…..

Greek, this is your 40th days leaving us. You will be our guiding light, won’t you?

Till we meet again, my dear. Love you soooooooo much!!! Warm regards from me, Ibu, Mbak Andri, Mbak Yuda, Mas Yogi and all…. The rainbow slides are ready….! Woohooo!

Yogyakarta – June 19, 2016 -10:30am