#1. Aladin and Genie in the Bottle

Welcome to #30Harimenulis,

How are you doing guys? Hope everything is fine. I want to talk about the "Law Attraction" today. It's kind of interesting so let's go check this out! x)

According to Wikipedia, The Law Attraction is a belief or theory that "Like attracts Like" and that by focusing on positive or negative thoughts, one can bring positive or negative results. This happens to me and probably in your life as well. Thank you for "The Secret" book for introducing me with this theory. Once i read it, i become so optimistic that i can reach everything in life. Impossible is nothing. Totally it is. The universe hears our thoughts, hopes and feelings. The process is started from our brain, whatever we want or think, will go to the universe. Then voila! like a genie, universe will make it come true. That is why it is important to have  positive thinking habit cuz that definitely will come to you. 

Is it sounds like magic? yes, exactly. You can consider yourselves as Aladin who has a genie in bottle to fulfill your wishes. "Your wish is my command", said the genie. That also what universe says when we have something to be accomplished even for small little things. I have many examples for this "Aladin and Genie Story" based on the true story:

1. PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)

Honestly, i have never thought about this before. But i know nothing is accidentally, everything comes for a reason. In this case, a thing comes from your mind. Firstly, one day i was having lunch with my close friend, Daisy at Zubaidah cafetaria. As first year students, i don't know rules in detail about my campus. Daisy just talked about a guy across us who got jumped from Bachelor to PhD. "If you are first class student, you can go directly to PhD," she said. I just said "Wow" when i heard that. 

Secondly, I still remember when i visited Singapore in 2009. Our guide was Ruwadi, i found him from radio circle group. Though we haven't met before, he was patient enough to guide us around Singapore. At that time, we were standing on LRT to go to next destination. As i know he studied in France but later i found that he is a PhD student in NTU (Nanyang Technological University). He was sent to study about visual robotic in France. Anyway, he was 23 years old. "How can you be a PhD student in such young age?", i was curious. "I don't have Master degree," he explained. Oh i see, the same thing  in my university as i mentioned above. I was impressed by his intelligent and I want to be like him.

Thirdly, last year i attended ACIKITA International Seminar in Jakarta. I was host announcer from Radio PPI Dunia for broadcasting the seminar live. One of the speakers is Sherria Ayuandini, PhD Candidate from US. She talked about tips to get scholarship. She is smart and pretty as well. I like the way she talks and explain something. Well, again, i adore her and i wish i could be like her.

Fourthly, this is the time when universe fulfilled my wish. Hamdulillah i am officially PhD student now. Though i had wished about this but i never thought it would finally happened. Apparently, my Mom revealed her secrets. She said that she is always pray to Allah SWT that i can get scholarship for Master degree. While holding the PhD invitation letter from university, she smiled and said, "It means Allah SWT has fulfilled my wishes. You don't need to go for Master degree anymore. It is already included in scholarship." 

2. Tough Year, 2011

It was tough in 2011. Started in last semester of degree, i found life got busier and harder. I had 6 subjects and three jobs to be managed. For last semester students, 6 subjects were too many. But i had never regret to learn and get knowledge. The jobs are contributor for HAI-Online, crew of program in Radio PPI Dunia and as usual, lab assistant. The website contributor job is to update the website with any information related to music, film and stuff. Since campus life got more difficult, i stopped in September. For the radio job, i love radio so much and been a big fan of it since primary school. I don't mind to do it while my assignments are screamed to be done. xD anyway, i got a break when it was time for final exam. I had promised my self that i will get the best GPA for last semester. So i studied and studied, I set the target that i will get it within the range. Two weeks before my internship time, finally i got the confirmation letter from Tunisia company. I have almost given up to have internship abroad. But Allah led me and open the way, I just had in mind that i will have the internship. 

Tunisia taught me to be stronger and survive in difficult condition. You can never imagine to have a revolution in a country that you should be fun and enjoy your time there. I was totally freaked out when Tunisia was on status-quo. It was not a country, anymore. I can't continue my internship and i couldn't be graduated. It haunted my mind during two weeks. However, i bear in mind that this will be finished and i can continue my internship. Further, the company has forced to stop me from work and i was able to find another company in April 2011. I was worry that university would ask me to extend the time since i just completed 4 months from 6 months internship. But Hamdulillah, they understood my situation that this is happened out of my control. I have been told by supervisor to do the report just one and half month before the submission. It was late information but i finished all the projects and finally handed over the report three days before deadline. There were only two things in mind: i would have my graduation in 2011 and achieved my GPA target. Again, hamdulillah, Allah and universe helped me to make them come true.

3.  Istanbul, Turkey

I have landed my feet on Ataturk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey on 20th of Dec, 2011. I was amazed by its huge and modern style of airport. Moreover, i wished i could go out to enjoy the view than just sat waiting for transit time to Tunisia. I wasn't meant to be with Turkey that time.  The opportunity came when i was desperate by the jobless condition after Tunisia and Libya Revolution. After a month of jobless, there was an offer from Turkey company to hire me. I was interested but for some consideration i decided to stay in Tunisia. Deep down inside, I hope i can visit Turkey next time. I know i will go there, someday. It was around June, time for me to end the internship. Once i booked my flight ticket to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, i chose to fly with Turkish Airlines. The same airlines i took for flying to Tunisia. It means i will have transit in Istanbul, again. Since it is overnight flight so my transit was 21 hours. I slept at surau in airport and went sight seeing on the next day. Since i just had half day to go around, i chose to visit Sultanahmet area. Blue Mosque, Aya Sophia Hagia, Topkapi Palace, and others were very nice!  Istanbul is a colorful city with green, yellow and red buildings everywhere. I was so happy that finally i can enjoy the beautiful Turkey. I would love to go there next time! x)

 The Blue Mosque

4. Cultural Night in ITEX (International Invention, Innovation, Technology Exhibition)

I was  lucky when my lecturer, Dr. Sobihatun, asked me to join ITEX in KLCC May, 9th -11th ago. Even though i don't have any product to be presented, i was there to assist her and others  during this exhibition. ITEX is annual exhibition for international and local universities in Malaysia, UUM lecturers and students also joined this prestige exhibition. I found two booths from Indonesia, presented by UNJ (Universitas Negeri Jakarta) students. One of their innovative products were"Batik as new method to learn Mathematics". The result announced UUM for the winner of 4 golds, 5 silvers and 6 bronzes. So proud of my junior, Dendi, who won the gold medal of 3D Games Jojo Android! xD~

After the announcement, there would be celebration for Gold Medal award at 8PM that night. I was interested to join since this is gonna be a glorious moment for winners. Unfortunately, the ticket was only for gold medal winner and i couldn't join the event. I have asked to substitute the lecturer who would  not present at celebration but the ticket has given to someone else. It was a Friday night, i had no plan to do. I thought that i would be on the event. Since i got no plan, i asked the Indonesian students to go out together. They don't know KL very well and i would be their guide. It is better than spend time at home, alone. In the middle of hopeless and optimistic, i prayed to Allah SWT, that i could enter this event. I asked for Allah to help me coming to the event. I just believe that Allah will help me, somehow.

We were precisely at token machine to buy LRT ticket to Pasar Seni when my phone rang. It was from Dendi, he told me that Puan Aini couldn't come cuz she could barely walk. I was, speechless. I couldn't say anything. Allah and universe answered my wish. Finally, i came to that glorious celebration, we sat on 89 table. The celebration was huge and attended by noble people in innovation and invention area. I was sooo thankful that i could be there among the gold winners. I came to the stage and hold the gold medal of Encik Arifin since he wasn't there. That was like a dream, though i didn't get any medal but i took picture with it. Hopefully, i will get the gold medal, next year. x)

 ITEX Gold Medal

5. Paid a debt to a stranger after 2 years

Have you thought of someone then suddenly you met him? No, it is not coincidence. Cosmological coincidence is coincidence that has been set by universe. Universe has managed our rendezvous. Each of us has our life lines and somehow we will meet each other. I met this guy at Language Ethics Camp in Krabi, Thailand. He was with us, group of international students to teach Thailand students English. On the way to go back to UUM, i ran out of money. He lent me money to pay the taxi and since then we rarely met. Sorry for this small memory of brain, i forgot to pay him back. I was totally forgot, not supposedly. It was two years ago and suddenly two weeks ago, i thought about him. I remembered that i haven't paid back his money. I felt guilty but i don't know how to contact him. I don't have his number even i forgot his name. I don't know if he's still at UUM or not since it was long time ago. 

I was waiting for the bus to Changlun at the Mall while working on my script. Out of the blue, a guy came passed me. It was him! Thank God, i remembered his face though he quiet changed. I was running after him but he kept walking. I touched his shoulder to make him knows i was there, he was surprised. I explained that i am the one who has a debt after Krabi. He recognized me and i directly handed him the money. Totally, you can get anything that you think you can. Universe helped me to find and pay back the money. 

So, have you trusted all the magics? You should. If you haven't, let's start for yourselves tomorrow. Think about something and believe that you will get it. These are three keys to make them come true:

                                                1. Ask : Ask to the universe what you want
                                                2. Believe : Believe you will get it

                                                3. Receive : Feel that you have received it

You can start by praying to Allah SWT after shalat. While you are praying, feel that you receive and achieve your wishes. Later you will see it work, you don't need to think how or why. It just happened as what you wished.  Good luck!

Happy birthday Jakarta and happy writing for #30HariMenulis!

Everything is possible,

Chandini