Sunday, September 16, 2007
after my tarawih prayers tonight, i felt a sense of serenity that i haven't felt for quite some time. alhamdulillah ya Allah...
(mild explanation: tarawih is a special type of prayers we Muslims do during the fasting month, and it's done after the last compulsory prayer of the day which is at night around 8.30pm. usually we do it en masse, but some people like me prefer to do it alone although en masse is supposedly better. but whatever the case, it's our intentions, i.e. to pray, that matters the most.)
found a pretty amusing email in my inbox today when i logged in after tarawih.
it made me smile.
terubat sedikit rinduku padanya... syukur alhamdulillah ya Allah..
watched the launching of Ungu's new Islamic album "Para PencariMu" cum their mini concert on indonesian channel sctv yesterday, and i totally loved their new songs. Ungu is an indonesian band that plays and releases typical indo-pop-rock music most of the time, but releases an Islamic album during or nearing the fasting month, so i think that's pretty unique cos it's the first time i hear pop-rock being used for Islamic-based songs.
here's one of my favourite tracks, Sesungguhnya.
this one of their normal music, Kekasih Gelapku (My Secret Love), which is their latest hit.
can't wait to buy their 2 new albums, Untuk Selamanya (Forever) which is their normal music and Para PencariMu (The One Who Searches For You) which is their new religious album. although the songs in their first religious album, SurgaMu (Your Heaven), was great, i think their second one is better. plus, in their typical music terms, their songs are getting better. their previous album, Melayang, hit no.1 in the best-selling charts. i'm expecting Untuk Selamanya to have the same, if not more, success.
~ku mencintaimu lebih dari apapun
meskipun tiada seorang yang tahu~
~i love you more than anything else
even though nobody knows~
- excerpt from Kekasih Gelapku by Ungu
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