29 October 2013

Hijabku Identitasku


Taiwan adalah sebuah negara yang mayoritas penduduknya beragama Budha. Namun, sebagian besar penduduknya adalah atheis atau tidak beragama. Jikalau mereka memiliki agama, mereka tidak menempatkannya dalam skala prioritas karena menurut mereka, agama hanya sebuah trend dan tidak terlalu penting. Mungkin ini disebabkan oleh kemajuan teknologi yang sedang dialami oleh masyarakat Taiwan. Dimanjakan oleh kehidupan yang serba wah, tidak hanya dari segi teknologi saja, tapi juga transportasi dan kebudayaan, membuat mereka berleha-leha dalam menikmati hidup.

Islam menjadi sebuah minoritas di Taiwan. Tahun 2013 ini, hanya ada sekitar 0.3% dari seluruh populasi. Kebudayaan yang berbeda membuat Muslim di Taiwan harus berusaha ekstra keras untuk menjadi muslim yang seutuhnya. Hal ini aku dan teman-temanku alami sendiri sebagai seorang muslimah yang sedang kuliah di salah satu universitas atau bekerja di Taiwan dan menggunakan hijab.

Budha memang menjadi mayoritas agama di Taiwan dan mereka mewajibkan penganutnya untuk menjadi vegetarian. Tetapi, agama hanyalah sebuah trend bagi masyarakat Taiwan. Banyak yang tidak memiliki agama sehingga makanan yang mereka makan adalah babi. Hampir semua makanan di Taiwan mengandung babi. Entah itu daging maupun minyak. Hal tersebut menjadi suatu hal yang sangat susah bagi kami Muslim di Taiwan. Kami harus bertanya dulu apakah makanan tersebut halal atau tidak. Halal tidak hanya berarti tidak boleh makan daging babi, tapi juga daging sapi / ayam nya disembelih dengan aturan Islam atau tidak dan juga apakah cara memasak dan juga alat makannya dibedakan ketika memasak dan mencuci?

Orang Taiwan adalah orang yang baik dan ramah, dan ketika kami bertanya mereka selalu menjelaskan dan membantu dengan sabar. Tapi, tak semua mengerti dan paham maksud kami. Menjelaskan apa itu Halal tidak mudah karena dengan kata lain, kami harus menyuruh mereka menuruti kemauan kami dengan melakukan apa yang Halal terapkan dalam makanan. Tidak semua restoran akan setuju melayani sepenuh hati. Restoran Halal di Taiwan pun tidak banyak. Hanya sedikit dan berjauhan antara satu lokasi dengan lokasi lain.
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28 October 2013

Taipei Astronomical Museum


What do you think about Astronomical Museum? hmmm... most of you maybe will said...all about stars...haha But, in here... not all about stars and planets... ^o^

You can go there by MRT to Shilin Station and heading to exit 1... don't forget to look into the Map near the station instead you're gonna lost. Because you need to walk for maybe around 1 Km.

The interesting part there is that you can see 3D movies in regular 3D or IMAX. ^o^ But unfortunately, I didn't see the movie because all of them in chinese, not english. haha So, I just looked into the exhibition part. You just need to pay 40 NTD in ticket vending machine.

What I like being there is that there is a very big planets inside the dome and of course sun in the center.

And also there is a astronaut mannequin and we can take a picture with it. Not a usual picture, but picture with a camera in the astronaut clothes. Then...taraaa... we're the astronaut. haha

And also, don't forget to go to the alien chamber. ^0^
 

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26 October 2013

Notes for Jeremy Part 2 : How do you relax in your spare time ?


Jeremy...who is he? He is my english teacher in NTUST. Not english in particular. But, special english writing for graduate studies class. He told us in the class to make a "chat" for every week and we need to talk with our friends in the class which is have students from many different countries.
Every week he will give us a different "chat" topic and we need to write it down in our mother language, means for me it will be written in Indonesian.


So, my chat topic for Part 2 is How do you relax in your spare time ?

Banyak hal sih kalau dipikir apa yang bisa dilakukan saat kita punya waktu senggang dan berusaha untuk relax. Apalagi namanya mahasiswa...susah banget cari waktu untuk santai-santai. Tapi, untuk aku... relax itu WAJIB. Jadi, ada beberapa hal yang bisa dilakukan jika aku punya waktu senggang...

Membaca novel.... mungkin kalau orang lain, bakalan ngira "gile nih orang...relax aja baca buku..." but not for me. Aku suka baca buku terutama baca novel fiksi. You see... fiksi itu penuh dengan imajinasi. Imajinasi itu menyenangkan. Aku bisa membayangkan satu hal yang mungkin akan dibayangkan secara berbeda oleh orang lain... Intinya sih, it's my own world and no one can enter.

Games... aku yakin hampir smeua orang suka games. Apalagi cowok. Tapi ga banyak cewek yang suka main games. Computer games lebih tepatnya. Bukan internet based seperti Line Pokopang, Candy Crush, dan sejenisnya. Dengan main games, terutama build something games, i can make my own world. Aku bisa bikin rumah impianku. Aku bisa bikin diriku sendiri dan mendapatkan pasangan idaman yang aku buat sendiri. Aku bisa bikin taman bermainan impianku. Anything like that...

Travelling... sepertinya sudah bukan rahasia kalau aku suka jalan-jalan...haha tapi untuk kasus relax...aku suka jalan-jalan k tempat yang belum pernah aku datangi. Sendirian atau sama orang lain ga msalah. Tapi kalau udah suntuk yang sampai ke ubun-ubun...bisa kabur saat itu juga deh dari kampus. hahaha

Menulis... salah satu aku punya blog, adalah menghilangkan rasa frustasi dan melupakan sejenak segala masalah yang menimpa...Menulis itu obat. Bisa senyum-senyum sendiri...menangis tiba-tiba...atau bahkan ketawa ngakak. Hanya dengan membayangkan apa yang kutulis.hehe
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Notes for Jeremy Part 1 : My Favorite Place to Eat in My Hometown


Jeremy...who is he? He is my english teacher in NTUST. Not english in particular. But, special english writing for graduate studies class. He told us in the class to make a "chat" for every week and we need to talk with our friends in the class which is have students from many different countries.
Every week he will give us a different "chat" topic and we need to write it down in our mother language, means for me it will be written in Indonesian.


So, my chat topic for Part 1 is My favorite place to eat in my hometown.

Rumahku di Indonesia, lebih tepatnya di kota kecil bernama Gresik. Tetapi, kota asalku bukan disana, tetapi di Malang. Aku paling suka ke sana karena nenekku berada di sana dan makanan buatannya enak sekali. Makanan favoritku yang selalu beliau masak untukku adalah sayur koro. Koro adalah sejenis kacang-kacang an yang berukuran cukup besar. Sebenarnya... aku tidak suka makan sayur, tapi aku hanya suka makan sayur buatan nenekku. Lokasi rumah nenekku juga sangat nyaman. Berada di lereng Gunung Kawi. Di belakang rumahnya, ada sungai yang mengalir dan juga sawah. Udaranya sangat sejuk dan sangat enak untuk liburan. Biasanya aku kesana bersama keluargaku selama beberapa hari di hari lebaran Idul Fitri untuk umat Islam dan kami menikmati masakan nenekku berupa Ketupat dan Opor Ayam.
Intan Web Developer

A Wife and PhD candidate to-be in National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. Dreamer, Writer, Traveller, and Tech Addict. Like to travel everywhere and experience anything.

Make No Sense



These few days...
Nothing happened.
Nothing in particular.
But....
Seems desperate of something.
But what?
Cry for a moment... and smile again after that moment... then cry again...
What happen?
Keep asking myself why....
Intan Web Developer

A Wife and PhD candidate to-be in National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. Dreamer, Writer, Traveller, and Tech Addict. Like to travel everywhere and experience anything.

21 October 2013

Taiwan Presidential Palace


Berlokasi di seberang Peace Park.. dekat MRT NTU Hospital... dan dekat dengan Chiang Kai Sheik Memorial Hall, tempat ini merupakan tempat kerja Pak Presiden nya Taiwan. Sebulan sekali lokasi ini dibuka dan bisa dikunjungi oleh masyarakat luas. Istilahnya Open House.



Bulan ini... lokasi ini dibuka pada tanggal 12 Oktober 2013 dan dekat dengan perayaan Taiwan Independence Day yang jatuh pada Double Ten atau 10 Oktober 2013. Jadi, aku dan erli bisa kesana karena kami penasaran...apa sih isinya...dan bisakah kami bertemu presiden? haha

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Taiwanese Friend Convert to Islam


I have a friend, his name is Chung Yen Chen. He is a Taiwanese. I met him and knew him because of my friend, Rara who is close with him, one and half year ago. He is a very nice and handsome guy. I said handsome because not all Taiwanese handsome, just a few of them, and he is one of them. haha
He is very close with Indonesian students especially Muslims. Because Rara always bring him to meet us when we have an event. He also very humble and his curiosity is very high.


I'm not really close with him but I've ever talk with him and yet... He came to my birthday party!! I'm very shock because he is the only one non Indonesian student there.haha 

I just don't know how and why....but, last saturday...He said Syahadah in front of Muslims students in NTUST.

At that moment, i just wanna cry and at the same time...happy.

I know from Rara that he already converted to Muslim in Thursday but he wanted to say again in front of his Muslim friends so he will get as many as supports and many people can help him to learn about Islam. because he is the first Taiwanese man who convert to Islam. Subhanallah.... O.o

Islam in Taiwan become minority and I'm grateful he convert to Islam so he can be a pioneer to all people in Taiwan who want to convert also. I don't know when or how he got a Hidayah from Allah, just Allah who knows about everything in this world,...

All of Muslims in here very happy to know about this..and we'll help him...of course...

I just want to say to him...

This is the choice that you will never regret, brother... you choose Islam because it's the choice from yourself, not from any people or anything... Islam is the right religion... to be a Muslim is easy... but to be a real Muslim, you need to learn more and we will help you as much as we can, insyaAllah... welcome to Islam brotherhood, brother chung-yen... ^.^
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08 October 2013

Modern Toilet Restaurant


You read it wrong? No, it's not wrong at all. It's true. A TOILET restaurant. hahaha
This restaurant is in Ximen, Taipei.
Me and my friend, Natasha Chairani, went there yesterday...
At first, we just go around...window shopping but then, she said "tan, cari yuk dimana tuh restoran..."
dan berbekal zhongwen nya yang lancar (secara dia belajar bahasa disini) kami tanya ke seorang penjaga toko dan di arahkan ke suatu lokasi.

Exit from MRT Ximen and turn right... just go straight and you will find Sushi Express in the left. Turn left. then, go straight until you find Seven Eleven in the right. Then, the Moden Toilet Restaurant is in beside Seven Eleven. ^.^ or you can see the maps in here.


Inside... i thought it's big... but actually, not really... hehehe
But yes the design is very different... they use toilet as a theme... and it's...weird...

At first, I just feel... a little bit disgusting... because I saw person eat hotpot inside a toilet... but after I see my ice cream... it feels delicious... :p

And for me... the taste is not really bad... even Indonesian Es Serut is better... hahaha


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Beautiful Pictures with New POLAROID


In my birthday, i have several presents from my friends....But the most I like present is from my boyfriend...

Because he gave me a POLAROID CAMERA !!!!!

Ya Allah... it's my dream and he gave it to me... Alhamdulillah.... ^.^

Padahal beberapa kali aku nolak tiap kali dia bilang mau belikan aku polaroid atau bahkan mau urunan sama aku... karena aku pikir, aku yang bakalan make dan aku ga mau ngerepotin dia... tapi pada akhirnya dia tetep kasih aku polaroid di saat aku ga bisa nolak...hahaha He's great when he want to make me speechless...haha

Thank you, mas... it's really something to me...

As I promise... the first picture we take use the camera is ours... ^.^ But, aku ga mau post di sini... private. xixixixi


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My 23rd Birthday


Unbelieveable... 23... that number... >.<
I'm 23!!!!! ^.^


6 October is my birthday and the day before yesterday is the day... hehe and i have the BEST BIRTHDAY ever... you know why? Because my friends gave me surprise... and not just an ordinary surprise... it's weird surprise...hahaha

Jadi...malem nya sebelum aq ultah alias tanggal 5 oktober malem, ada rapat kegiatan yang memang diadakan setiap hari sabtu malem. Setelah rapat, aku dipanggil sama SC ada ketua panitia dan sie acara juga. Nah kita diinterogasi nih ceritanya. Tapi waktu itu aku emang lagi sebel banget sama ketua panitia nya.... hehe :p
At the end, aku sebel banget karena apa yang aku bicarakan ndak bisa keluar dengan baik karena aku lagi mangkel...biasa sih aku kayak gitu juga orangnya kalo lagi marah n sebel kata2 berasa percuma... hahaha

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PANDAAAAA


Finally... after such a long time... I went to Taipei Zoo in 5 Oktober 2013...
Aku kesana bareng sama temen-temen Liqo'... Girls group... Man restricted...haha
Ada aku, erli, bu ratna, sasha (anak bu ratna), mbak kiswah, mbak rani, cicha, n mbak reni.

Tujuan utama ke sana sih sebenernya mau rihlah... jalan2 menikmati pemandangan alam dan binatang... plus kita juga bawa bekal yang nantinya dimakan bareng... ^.^

Tapi buat aku, ke kebun binatang adalah salah satu KESEMPATAN EMAS buat ketemu si lucu ndut PANDA... xixixi ^^

Waktu sampe ke area Panda House... kami segera ke sana... but believe me or not... Si Panda bobok cobak...--" dy cuma diem gitu di atas pohon dan denga enaknya bobok tanpa keganggu manusia... hahaha
Yah...mungkin dy ngantuk kali ya...secara waktu kita kesana cuaca nya pas lagi ujan... jadi mungkin nggak enak aja buat mereka... :p

Coba tebak mana Panda nya? :D

Intan Web Developer

A Wife and PhD candidate to-be in National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. Dreamer, Writer, Traveller, and Tech Addict. Like to travel everywhere and experience anything.

04 October 2013

I Wanna Go To JAPAN


JAPAN
Sakura country...
Cosplay and Comic and Manga and Anime Country...


Wanna go there... even, I write it down in My 101 Dreams

Fortunately, my professor said that if we want to graduate a.k. oral defense...it means we need to go to conference first!!!

Waow...okay... so... how? how can i ? my research isn't done yet... and how about the fee?

Then, my assistant professor said... "Lab will pay the registration fee only"

Ookkaaayy... Alhamdulillah...

But, how about the accommodation? transportation?
and where??

Suddenly, my lab mates gave me the conference list for several conferences we can attend in 2014. and some of them are in Europe!!! and also in JAPAN!!!

I want both of them. but impossible. I only can go to one of them...>.<
I need to consider about the fee too...
Intan Web Developer

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02 October 2013

Sahabat Sejati...ada kah?


Pertanyaan itu terngiang-ngiang di otakku selama beberapa minggu ini. Sahabat itu seperti apa? Apa orang yang paling dekat denganku adalah sahabatku?

Kalau dulu jaman SMP dan SMA...istilah sahabat merujuk kepada teman main bareng. Kemana-mana bareng. Atau kalau orang kebanyakan menyebutnya dengan istilah geng. Hampir semua kegiatan remaja dilakukan bersama. Curhat-curhatan juga. Sahabat yang menurtku sahabat sejak SD pun ada karena sejak SMP dan SMA kami selalu satu sekolah dan rumah juga dekat.



Beranjak S1.. "sahabat" SMP dan SMA kalau beda jurusan apalagi beda kampus...berasa menghilang begitu aja. Kepadatan kegiatan kampus dan tugas kuliah apalagi yang kuliah teknik....bikin persahabatan itu renggang dan akhirnya...ga ada komunikasi. Hilang. Mulai lagi dimulai persahabatan ala anak kuliahan. Bedanya namanya bukan geng lagi...tapi "kelompok" atau jawanya "gumbulane". Biasanya sih yang kayak gini yang satu jurusan di kampus yang sama. Aku dulu juga punya, ga tanggung-tanggung jumlahnya. 11 orang. Kalau milih SKS maunya sekelas. Kalau sekelompok maunya bareng. Nilainya ada yang jelek, protes semua. Jadi anak himpunan semua. Aktif dimana-mana.

Hampir lulus S1... persahabatan "kelompok" itu berasa regang karena urusan TA. Jelas satu orang punya bidang minat sendiri-sendiri dan ga bisa digabungin dengan kelompoknya itu kan? Suka ngendon di lab. Berjam-jam di depan komputer. Diajak bicara juga susah. Penyakit TA pun mendera.

Lulus S1... semakin hilang saja. Ada yang kerja di Jakarta, Surabaya, Kalimantan....ada pula yang ngelanjutin sekolah kayak aku...entah di Indonesia ataupun di luar negeri, kasus sekarang sih di Taiwan. Dari kelompok 11 orang itu ada yang sama2 di Jakarta dan tetap bersama walaupun kegiatan mereka cuma "hedonisme" semata dan membuat kelompok persahabatan baru bersama teman2 S1 yang dulunya tidak dekat dengan mereka. Aku yang bersekolah ataupun yang bekerja di kota lain, seakan tidak pernah menjadi bagian dari mereka.
Intan Web Developer

A Wife and PhD candidate to-be in National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. Dreamer, Writer, Traveller, and Tech Addict. Like to travel everywhere and experience anything.