Journey to East Java, Indonesia

It's Friday, June the 12, 2009. I went for presentations in campus and finishes my day earlier and start packing as I make my way to the airport heading for Surabaya, Indonesia. I've booked a great deal of itinerary for my 10 days stay in the heart of Indonesia. Arriving at Juanda International Airport around 11 pm local time I claimed my baggage and went out of the arrival hall.

As soon as I went out, I can feel the hot air of Surabaya with many strangers hoping for you to enter their cab to wherever you want to go. I looked around for shuttle buses as I always took to continue my journey to my hometown which is 3 hours drive from the airport.

A taxi driver complete with his uniform and cigar on come approaching to me as I looked around for the shuttle bus. He asked me where I am heading, and nicely I replied that I am going for Batu with the shuttle bus. He told me that shuttle buses aren't allowed anymore to enter to the airport so instead he offered me to hire him for 500.000 rupiah (around 200 Ringgits) to get to my place. I thank him for the offer and left him without acceptance.

With the small changes left, I called a friend to ask him for a favor. But another guy come approaching to me. He must have heard where is my destination. He told me to look for shuttle bus agents near the ATM center as they will pick me you up from there. I got so relieved as I knew that I wont sleep in an airport with strangers that night. I hurried to the ATM center and found the drivers then got on the shuttle bus. Thank God for that!

That day I learn a lesson of being confident of yourself and never easily trust strangers who wanted to earn money from you. But I also learned that there are still honest and kind people in this world that doesn't see humanity as an economical opportunity.
Ooupps... I just remembered that I forgot to thank that kind guy. May God Bless him!

FACT : Women are from Mens Rib

Our Prophet, Muhammad saw instruct us "Treat women with a good manner. Women are created from mans rib, its the most crooked part of its top. If you insist straighten it, it will be broken. But if you let it, it will be hooked forever. So advice to women in a good way! "(HR. Bukhari, Muslim, Ibn Abi Shaibah, and Baihaqi)

Why is it that Rasullulah gives a great deal of attention to this matter? because the position of women, in the eyes of God is the same as men in terms of faith.

Women were created from a crooked rib, does not mean that women are crooked. But this is to distinguish the different functions of women and man.

And why is that crooked rib? Is not there are no other bones. If only the bones of the right breast it will be narrow, because the presence of women can give comfort where it is located.

Try to see the form of a rib that was crooked, he serves as the framework of preparing the body strength. So also the woman who can establish and enforce life.

With a crooked rib so many organs of protected. Women, can keep his family life, children are still weak.

Its curved shape is not the weakness of women, so he said to advise women of good things. This is to ensure that the lives of women is not broken, so it can run its main function as a mother, wife, and as her own man person. Because that is the duty of women which is given by God.

God has given strength to the women, as in the successor. Children who are both born from a mother who marvel nurture and raise them. It is also believed that Behind the success of her husband, lies a great wife that accompanies him.

Women should be treated well, so that the soul awakened with love and patience. Love and pity all the time in assisting children and their families without feeling of being abused.