Tag: haiku

Sweet Day

Learning, Poetic

Any day can be sweet with some setting on the tongue. Avoid chilli.

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was craving for sugar at around 3pm in the office, about to have this…. no no no
this? no no no
decided! chocolate brioche β€” chocolate never fails me!

Pink Roses

Learning, Poetic
Pink roses in a vase welcome seven cold guests, turning them to smiles.

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an innocent staff put these roses in a vase to welcome us; she said the roses were grown in the dorm garden, which we found true; what a sweet gesture πŸ’ (Nagano, 2014) β€” we should have smiled more widely to her 😁 see you again this year

Free Will

Learning, Poetic
Free will? What is that? This breath is what you blow in to me to love you.

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Realising more and more that her life is free of free will; she needs causes and reasons to do anything she does even for her brain to think about what things to think ofβ€” there is a bond invisible and invincible.

She surrenders to the bond. πŸ’

Happy weekend.

Salaam.

two new buds not coming out of free will πŸ₯° there are reasons, there are causes

Corner

Learning, Poetic

In a bright corner she’s seen. The sun sends her light reflecting bright life.

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this is more than enough to put me in a good mood after a long trip; she delivers a stem of buds after moved to a corner where sun greets her directly β€” thank you!

Taste

Learning, love, Poetic
How many tastes can she experience in joy? 5 or 7?

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Realising that the best taste is not any of those 5 or 7; the best taste is only 1: to love. 😊

Days of love be like…

well done beef
sate kambing (lamb skewer)
ayam geprek (smashed chicken)
nasi rames (combined dish riced)
gado-gado (vegetables in peanut sauce)
lumpia sayur (vegetable spring rolls)
pisang goreng (fried banana)
the baked and cherry
the baked and blueberry
mango πŸ’ and pumpkin seeds

Friday

Learning, Poetic
Friday, this bright light blinks to the eyes not stopping staring at the heart.

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Masjid Istiqlal β€” after more than 10 years
shollu β€˜alannabiy πŸ’
waiting for a friend who said β€œlet’s meet up in Istiqlal Mosque, Thursday night welcoming Friday would be a good night to pray for beautiful 2023” πŸ’

Dancing Dolls

Learning, Poetic
Dolls dance following the rhythm of the carver’s breath. Standing ovationβ€”

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dancing dolls, how attractive you are! i enjoy watching your unmoved movements then applaud as that’s what you are made for 🎎

Lazed

Learning, Poetic
Is it lazed or slowed? The day seems long without you around the pink sky.

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indomie is the best in lazy day 😍

doesn’t look amazing but tastes like soul! πŸ₯°

Welcome

Learning, Poetic, This Person

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Welcomed by a home with greenery to be cooked, she builds a sweet mood.
fridge gave me a surprise to make lunch – thanks for the left over of vegetables and beef 😁

Home Missed

Learning
There’s home that’s missed lingering around the heart. Let it in with joy.

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slightly boring, yes β€” back home is the happiest πŸ’ i miss the kitchen, the orchids, the bikes, the books, the canvas, the paper and all that I can do in that tiny space
oooh and time to bring my luggage to its repair center 😘

Old Friends

Learning, Map It!, Poetic

There is memory shared around a round table at a starry night.

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so blessed to meet friends β€” they said β€œChinese food for dinner ok lah, Rijk, no pork lah no pork!” ok lah, everyone…. 😘 thank you! πŸ™πŸΌ

Two Towers

Learning, Map It!, Poetic, This Person

Towers will mostly collapse of weak foundation…. Or the strongest quake

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Petronas Twin Towers from taxi πŸ‘πŸ½
solanum on the reception table πŸ’
no one can make me feel not good if I don’t allow myself to – it’s a commitment as strong as tower with solid foundation, not only a lip service. KL, see you soon πŸ”₯

Ceremony

Learning, Poetic
There’s fire kindled, prayer sung, fragrance bellowed in ceremony.

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Life is humble as a simple smile at the same time sacred as a ceremony, enjoy it with bare heart (RC Gorman’s Ceremony)

(Day)Dreamers

Learning, Poetic
A white lamb on the lap of a dreamer daydreams of her dreaming sweet.

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don’t judge your dream, accept it πŸ’— you can do it by calming down

Deep Sea

Learning, Poetic
White foam on turquoise sweeps back to dark blue deeper to where secrets are.

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dive more deeply to this deep sea and let yourself be greeted by the calmness and warmth of your own honesty and acceptance β€” there is something that doesn’t demand you to be anyone else but you πŸ’—

Angels (sharing)

Learning, Poetic
The wings are flapping sprinkling blessings through the air. Breathe them. Be blissful.

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In Arabic angel is called malaaikatun or malaaikah or simply malaaikat (Ψ§Ω„Ω’Ω…ΩŽΩ„Ω°Ω“Ψ¦ΩΩƒΩŽΨ©Ω) literally meaning β€œpower that governs”. In Islamic tradition the β€œpower that governs” are grouped based on what type of assigned power they govern that are many and one of them is β€œpower to govern protection”.

I always believe I am fully protected through the existence of the angels surrounding me although I am not interested to discuss about their form; people say angels have wings, others say they are made from light, some say malaaikah are systemic laws to run the universe, and so on and so forth. It doesn’t matter to me. That they exist and follow the assigned β€œpower to govern” is enough for me.

Only when we listen, we will hear. We will hear the songs of the angels, the songs of universe, the songs of the heart, the songs of the soul. I prefer my angels to sing jazzy songs in this end of long weekend. 😁

Listening to heart…. πŸ’—

Salaam.

β€˜ve met feathers almost everywhere walking recently; i took it as a sign that protection is everywhere and decided to always wear this silver pendant this year as an appreciation of the protection β€” thank you for the protection

Heaven & Earth

Learning
Does heaven and earth exist other than in a lover’s smile? Yes. Dream.

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although not there, I still seek heaven and earth in you through my dream πŸ₯° happy new year to the other time zones until every spot on earth is covered by Jan 1, 2023

3 1st on Jan 1st

Learning, Poetic
There is always first.
A tree greeting breeze and sky
Comes from minute seed.

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1st breakfast to make
1st movie to (re)watch in 2023 – an energizing movie! always love Sandra Bullock
1st chore while 1st movie rewatch after 1st breakfast completed β€” more 1st things on Jan 1st of 1st long weekend in 2023 β€” i’m gonna love 2023 much πŸ’—

Counting Blessings

Learning
There’s always blessing counted through breathing. Close eyes, the air prays for you.

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this is enough for the whole day! no rice today 😊
1st plate for breakfast πŸ’ urap Jawa in cassava leaves, long bean, kecipir (square bean), carrot and sprout + raw long bean and damn kencur (fragrant ginger leaves)
that raw leaves are leaves of kencur (fragrant ginger), fragrant and refreshing 😊 the yellow leaf was not wastedπŸ˜€
tempe and tofu, side dish that rocks! πŸ˜‡

Days Hum with A Smile

Learning, Poetic
Days hum with a smile,
Swiping hours of hunger
Leaving only joy.

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opening the freezer, i found a bag of oxtail; bought 1kg even before the trip β€” ok, the best choice was making oxtail soup! 😎
1st serving – i love delicious oxtail soup! πŸ’•
2nd one, there were 3 more β€” thanks god i don’t have cholesterol issue so it was a 2-day oxtail soup every meal with smiles and hums πŸ˜€

Romance

Learning
Romance is a dimmed space under a dome bedazzled with glowing stars.

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dear glowing stars, let’s celebrate this light warm heart…. dear clean sky, keep being a space for this light warm heart…. dear centred earth, hug this light warm heart in a serene mood forever

The Right Pink

Learning, Poetic, This Person

The rose apple is pink enough to be harvested. It’s the right time.

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waiting for the flight home, once again looked at the pink Lucy and once again blessed this key ring β€œwill definitely be suddenly Lucy Van Pelt to the snobbish and to the arrogant” πŸ˜‡

About Lucy Van Pelt

They Call It This, I Call It That

Learning, Poetic

Or I call it this, they call it that. It is it. Pronouns that fool aroundβ€”

Some know, like telling. Some know, don’t tell enjoying the fun of knowingβ€”

Some names are easy. Some are hard. All refer to one uttered many.

Some are fooled with words, some with views, lots with both. Few are clear with both

Which one is called a blessing? Ah…. Choose a door and say your oath.

Salaam.

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they call it this, i call it that
they call it red anthurium, i call it anthurium
they call it golden shower orchids, i call it oncidium
they call it layered yellow alamanda, i call it alamanda
they call it fragrant orchids, i call it orchids
they call it patterned pink rose, i call it rose

Super Charged

Learning, Map It!, Poetic, Those People
Super charged young boys can beat super charged old champs just with light laughter.

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two boys joined our group to go river-rafting
while the adults were resting after 1-hour rafting before the next 1-hour, these boys were playing
and they played helmets throwing πŸ˜‚
we asked the boys to stand up…. πŸ’
only one succeeded πŸ˜‚ the other fell down on to the boat soft floor of the swift waves in Ayung River πŸ˜€

Fastfood

Learning, Map It!, Poetic
Life pace gets faster,
Food follows the same pattern.
Time and space collide.

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My nephews always want fast food. They said it is good and fast. On the contrary I am not a big fan of fast food. So we always go to fast food restaurants first for them to eat then they’ll drive me to local restaurants for mine.

It takes longer time but giving fair treatment to all fellow travelers are the right thing to do.

Salaam.

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urap Bali πŸ’ is more greasy compared to urap Jawa, both are superb!
sate lilit is Balinese special skewer; the stick should be lemongrass
balado terong – not so good in the most recent restaurant but still better than French fries πŸ˜„

Old Bone

Learning, Map It!, Poetic
Old bone works so hard
To chase young heart. Worth doing
For meaningful lifeβ€”

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that’s not alcohol, that’s green melon flavour syrup πŸ˜€ my two brothers could get mad at me if I feed them the R-OH substances 😊
they rock! i now be a careful rider πŸ™ƒ β€œwhere’s your young bone, Mbak?!” πŸ˜‚

Morning

Learning, Map It!
Morning gives her vibe with fragrance of dews to start a day that is bright.

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our view is a small pura (Balinese Hindu temple) for the surrounding villagers at Dedari river bank to pray when they are nearby and a bit far from their houses