[Repost] Gede mountain expedition 2004.

I'm re-posting my Multiply entry about my experience in hiking Mount Gede in 2004. I was still in the second year of college. It was FUN, a blasting fun! I have been in love to the nature for forever and that year I finally could realize my dream to go hiking and reach the peak. Yes I did :)

It was 8 of us; 3 girls and 5 boys. We hiked from Cibodas track (I swear 'tanjakan setan' was the best track ever!) and we went down the mountain through Gunung Putri track. To go up we need almost a day. To go down? Only 3 hours (We ran like bunch of cheetahs! lol)

At the top of the mountain, I was praying Subuh and suddenly I cried. Hiking helps me realize how small I am in ALLAH's eyes. How beautiful HIS creation is it made me fall in love to the nature more and more.

I love hiking, and I kinda miss doing that now :( I hope someday I could do it again, before 30. Aamiin :)

Enjoy the scanned pics, unedited. We didn't have digicam back then so pardon for the grains and blurry effect.

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Us, looking at the sunrise in Gunung Putri

Dony

Morning breakfast at Suryakencana, Gede Peak

Strike a pose first before continuing to the top ;)

This is the 2-side corners. If we go to the left, it will lead us to Gede, and right leads to Pangrango :)

After having breakfast at Surken

The crater

Iwed & Sisca at "Mata Air Panas" in the middle of the mountain

Iwed after succeeding in climbing the 'tanjakan setan'. Awesome hill!!

Aki, Ate & Dony

The crater again

Us resting in the edge of the hill. Subhanallah, I could see such an amazing city view from here

Iwed & Sisca resting at Mata Air Panas

Sisca

Just started the hiking (still in Cibodas)

Mata Air Panas

Ate

The crater

Resting a bit before continuing to go down from the peak (Gunung Putri)

Pleasure of my company during this adventurous action >> coki-coki!! :D

Corporate action.

Exactly one week ago, my company held the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders at Shangri La hotel. I, again, had to help there to be in charge during the meeting.

What's special is that our dress code outfit. Yes, it's yellow, people. yellow! lol. But thank God it's still a solid color instead of dusty. I don't know why but I dislike dusty colors. It doesn't match my personality. But solid colors do. So yellow? Yea, that would be fine :)

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I, a blossoming kind.

I, a blossoming kind.

I'll light up the night with my fragrance.
I can suddenly withered if touched by something without tenderness
I can be a good companion for the rain and make you love me even more after

I, a blossoming kind.

Treat me carefully and you'll safe from my thorns
Never actually wanted to be born with it
But God loves me so He creates it for my fortress

I, a blossoming kind.

Yearn for nothing but a comfort garden
Where it can keep me safe from any unwanted hands
The hands who possessed with evil minds
Let me blossom in your land

Forever

I'm opening my sheaths.
Away from your death.

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Hijab tutorial using a thin scarf.

Again another tutorial using a thin scarf I got from my friend's online shop called ZIRRAA shop and it's really soft. Very nice!

Btw, I found this style just this morning when I just arrived at the office :)


Enjoy and happy practicing ^^

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Hijab tutorial using a square hijab

Salam 'Alaikum amazing peeps! ^^

This is my fifth hijab tutorial and now I wanna share with you some styles you can make with a square hijab. So simple yet stylish!

Happy practising and hope you like it! ;)

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When the sky tells it all

Finally got a chance to edit photo with Photoshop again! Wopeee, so excited! But I haven't do any photo editing for the past few months, so excuse me for all the missing parts or details. I should learn more and more.

Meanwhile, thanks for enjoying the pic. The complete credits for all stocks taken will be put on my DeviantArt page tomorrow morning ;) Hope you like it.

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Vivid twilight

I couldn't help this smile
didn't last for a while
as clouds dance in the sky
so don't ask why

why sappiness drowns you
why you have to go through
why birds don't sing in the right pitch
it's as if they scream you 'hey bitch!'

let the eyes open but not too wide
you wanna see the world but just don't gone wild
let the arms reach but not too high
you wanna let your dreams warm don't let it dry

colors are flashing from the above the hill
let me watch let me feel
let them make me forget all the lies
screw all the jealous people, i'm alive!

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Let's stripe out the daaay!

Stripes dress / hijab is cute! ^^

Another friend's wedding party.

Yesterday I & my hubby went to Masjid Al-Musyawarah Kelapa Gading to attend my hi-school friend's wedding. I didn't borrow my son with me, he was going with his grandparents to Cibitung to do the culinary hunting.

Happy wedding Ike & Agung!

My new tutorial video

Another tutorial, lads ;) I call it "basic volume hijab". It's very simple.

happy practising! ^^

Youtube link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FneLYdNGnrM

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My writing has been published! ='>

Alhamdulillah... My writing about "Hijab story" has been published in @mariberhijab wordpress. Grateful is all over me :)

Link >> http://mariberhijab.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/mimpiku-bertemu-rasulullah-saw/

Happy reading, folks ^^

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My 3 hijab tutorials

Salam 'Alaikum, peeps! ^^

I wanna share 3 videos of mine. They're all hijab tutorials by me. Enjoy! ;)

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Hijab tutorial with cotton / blouse pashmina

Hijab tutorial - The ribbon missy

Hijab tutorial - Turban style

Eid Mubarak!

Happy Idul Fitri sinners!

Wow! Haven't been fasting again for 2 years because I was pregnant 2 years ago & the a year after I was still exclusively breastfeeding Little Rayyan makes this month's Ramadhan is a bit of a burden to bear. But Alhamdulillah, by Allah's will I could pass it :)

What was interesting is that my husband decided not to do fasting this year although he still joined me in the saur time. He follows the 3-mile safar Sunnah from Rasulullah. He paid the Fidyah and will pay the debts on weekend when he won't go anywhere far from home. Frankly speaking I still can't fully believe the 3-mile safar. There are still lots of discussion about it. I know it's Rasulullah SAW's sunnah and we - as his followers - should do what he once did. I just want to really figure out is the 3-mile safar really CANNOT be adjusted for human with their recent way of living; the technology. But even we know that Rasulullah SAW already knew about the globalization era that will appear after his time. I guess I have to dig deeper about the law from the trusted sources. InshaAllah (pray for me) I will follow my husband in the next Ramadhan, by Allah's will :)

Meanwhile, below are sum pics I took when celebrating the Raya. Enjoy, peeps!

Taqqoballahu minna wa minkum ^^

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breaking fasting with family at Bebek Kaleyo, Rawamangun

First day of Raya. Having dinner with family at Gading Food City

Second day of Raya. Going to my aunty's house at Bekasi