Book Reference: The Girls of Riyadh

Book Reference: The Girls of Riyadh

By: Rajaa Al-Sanea

This controversional book has been restricted for Saudi Arabia because of the content and the fact that going on in this country, which exposed in this book. The characters in this book was based on real stories, each with their own conflict in life and love.

The book was telling us about the life of four young ladies in Saudi Arabia. Just like the other girl in this country, they always dream about perfect romantic love story for their lives. Too bad to tell, their dreams weren’t happened as they've wished for. Each of their marriage left them in tears. They always trying to solve the problems and share to each other, yet the culture and the rigid religion values had them left aside over and over again.

The story was a little cliché just like another book about Arabian girl which always trapped by their rigid cultural values and hurt by their own lovers. But then again, Al Sanea had done a great work by writing the novel in a different way. 

What you can get by read it are knowledge and information about what is life in Saudi Arabia; how the culture grabs individual freedom, how the rigid value drops women spirits and even how the government emphasizes those values in everyday life. Also in this book, you can find that the teenagers are not allowed to hanging around outside their house for later than 07.30 p.m., especially with sexually opposite person.

The book could really make us see how teenager’s life in Arabic culture (yeah!!! U’ll be surprised by their way of living) and also love life in Saudi Arabia from different angle. The book is much recommended for you who like to observe another country’s culture and values that came along with that. As for you who really into romance novel, I guess this isn’t for you because the story isn’t just about the cheesy romance afterall. The last words from me are for you the reader and book consumer, this book is totally must have!!!

O'oohh...there was SHIT! literally!!!

Jadi Begini... sebenarnya kejadian misteri ini sudah lama terjadi, namun karena kesibukan menumpuk baru bisa membaginya sekarang.

Pada hari itu hari Minggu (tanggal dirahasiakan karena lupa), saya akan berencana bertemu dengan beberapa sahabat dan teman lama. Kebetulan dalam acara tersebut, teman kami yang bernama Puspa akan mengadakan Pernikahan minggu depannya dan dia akan memberitahukan ttg acaranya hari itu.

Karena saya yang paling rajin, dilligent, cerdas dan berintelektual, otomatis saya datang paling awal. karena saya juga agak beser, maka tujuan utama adalah toilet FOODCOURT TP, karena ngantri saya cari2 pintu yang bisa dibuka (kebiasaan tolol wanita, meski yakin toilet itu ada 'gangguan' kita pasti tetap berusaha mendobrak pintu2 itu dan berharap sedikit keberuntungan bahwea toilet itu kosong dan berfungsi baik) dan tentu saja hasilnya nihil...

Saat akhirnya orang didepan saya selesai 'urusannya' saya otomatis masuk kedalam, namunn... betapa kagetnya saya saat mata perawan saya ini menangkap sesuatu yang SANGAT AMAT BESAR (u/ ukuran kotoran manusia) mengapung di dalam WC... Dengan segenap hati akhirnya saya misuh2 (kali ini secara oral bukan dalam hati lagi)... NAmun karena saya mandiri dan cukup independen saya berusaha menyiram WC tersebut. Percobaan pertama...It didnt even move!!!, percobaan kedua...hanya serpihan kecil dari sesuatu yang BESAR itu yang berhasil melayang2 disekeliling air tetapi WC masih didominasi benda yang sebesar dildo itu (maybe twice larger than that!!!)... SIA-SIA sudah niatan saya dan saya segera keluar dari bilik toilet itu, karena gak lucu kan kalo mbak2 cleaning serv disitu ngira saya yang buang hajat!!!

Setelah saya keluar mbak2 cleaning serv curiga kenapa saya keluar tanpa sempat menutup pintu toilet, dia pun masuk dan beberapa saat ada didalam bilik toilet tsb (tampaknya dia juga berusaha melakukan 'niatan baik' spt yg sblmnya saya lakukan) namun tentu saja mbak2 tsb keluar dgn wajah masam dan ditekuk-tekuk. Sampai akhirnya dia kembali dengan membawa seember besar air untuk menyiram THAT GIGANTIC SHIT!

Wowww, that was really BIG GIGANTIC SHIT. and that's not it. there were two of them!!! GOD!!!

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Dian Ayu Kusuma Dewi

Damn..
Aq br slese maem,mbok sms cpt2 buka n0temu ini dar..iuuuu,i wanNa thr0w-up

Yesterday at 10:46pm · Delete

Andika Gtg Ryg

Oalah..nasibmu din

Today at 12:23am · Delete

Ayu Laras Sari

Din,maaf..tp aq pernah menjadi salah satu pelakunya!
Di kamar mandi kantorku!
Wakakakakaa...!!!

I did flush,but it didn't work! What can I do then?? Hahahahaaa...

Today at 6:07am · Delete

Dinda Minardi

@Dian: maaf yan... hahahaa
@Dika: rejeki banget yo... :)))
@Ayu: dasar kon yu'... tapi aku yakin gak seGEDE yang tak liat!!! EWWW... n apakah doni tau ttg kelakuan minusmu ini???

Today at 11:51am · Delete

Yenni Fitri

Wah keberuntunganmu itu din.. Jarang2 kan dpt 'keberuntungan' segede itu hahaha.. Tp btapa baiknya kmu din berusaha utk menutupi aib org tsb dgn cr menyiramnya..
Kalo aq paling lgsg tak tinggal pergi..
Krn aq ga mau dikira sbg pelakunya..
Wahahahahaha

11 hours ago · Delete

Bayuseta Jati

Aq juga pernah jdi pelaku waktu layover d changi singapore...... Aaawww.... Romantic....

2 hours ago · Delete

Ayu Laras Sari

Sweeeettt......

Wakakakaaaaa....

about an hour ago · Delete

Dinda Minardi

@Yeni: karena aku kebelet pipis banget...
@Bayu: kok iso romantic? did u make out with the janitor??
@Ayu: U are a total sinner... hahahaha

about an hour ago · Delete

Khumairatul Adawiyah

gak seperti ayu dan bayu. aku pernah senasib denganmu din.... melihat "itu" mengapung di wc waktu aku mau pake toilet di prambanan.
sayangnya, aku gak sebaik kamu. aku tinggal pergi sambil teriak2 dan pasang muka yg sama sekali gak manis. uuuuggggghhhh.......

37 minutes ago · Delete

Dinda Minardi

@Ira: hahaha, kita kayak didzalimi yooo... aku sih kaget karena tuh barang GUEDEE banget Ra, aku sampe heran kok bisa ya barang segede itu keluar??? ampe sekarang aku gak abis pikiirrr... hahaha

36 minutes ago · Delete

Khumairatul Adawiyah

yup, sampe bikin lupa sama "urusan" kita sendiri ya din.....
yg lebih bikin aku penasaran adalah.... wanita macam apa yg bisa mengeluarkan barang se-GEDE itu.... ckckckck...

26 minutes ago · Delete

Done and Gone

what has been said is done
what has been done is gone
nothing has been found
no one count

Let It Be

Just Let It Be...
For Better or For Worse

Just Let It Be...
For Laughter and Tears

Just Let It Be...
For The Pain Inside and The Love Outside

Just Let It Be...
For Me and For You

Just Let Me Be...
For Our Sake
Please!

I waNt Love Rite Now...NOw...Now!!!

Woooww,
and the feeling is getting bigger when u hear love songs!
and all of songs that contains these words:
-baby
-love
-miss

story of my life, i guess! (*crying a river*)

*dont believe any above!

This Is What I Really Want., well Kinda...

"As per tomorrow i'll be an unemployed lady with a silly hobby ever (crocheting). Well it's kinda what I want for now, since I really cant stand for the stagnant salary and i felt like im unchallenged at all, not to mention i cant explore my abilities in this job. Many of friends had said that I should get another one, I could have had job better than this, but this is my first job, thats why i keep it for this 6 months. My first job, it's like my first love..." (blahblahblah)

Well, today (31/08/09) will be my last day in this office. the office was cool actually, with modern atmosphere and deluxe facilitation, it is absolutely providing a conducive environment. Not to mention that it located outside Surabaya (u're gonna need something that really really amusing, such as good toilet!). Well u might say that it is in the middle of industrial jungle, so very hectic and hot!!!


Since few days before, i feel like i have nothing left here. If previously I have a believe that I will make it, well not in past few days. It's like God has opened my mind. That's why I intended to resign after this contract. But God really makes my job easier, the company is letting me go, well i guess it doesnt matter for me, cos the result is still the same. I WONT BE HERE per SEPTEMBER.

Few Reason Why I Should Leave this Company:
1. I have no potential improvement here, no matter how many reply I've got. It's like they just playing me, only ask for prices then left me with an empty hope (hahahaha, very hyperbola!!!)
2. I feel like I can get so much better than this, well Im smart, convident, fast learner and very good in team, not to mention that i live for challenge! (yeah!!! That's why i survived for 24 years of my life!)
3. The Boss words really hurting me, he acted like he is the most generous boss in this world, that's why i feel like i dont have to make me look better in front of him. And perhaps thats why im the one who terminated. Well maybe u should check on our salary, Boss!!! I dont really care anyway!
4. Im just really not into this company anymore.

Nevertheless, i really like this job actually, but not with thesalary... Dude!!! I need more, way MORE!!!Atleast you have to give me a way more fun job with that range. I cant get my french course, I cant shop enough, and I dont even have my own Bank Account.
God, it took 6 months to realize that i'm really not for this company! But i still intended to apply as an export marketing into another company, or maybe a writer!!!

Oh and for the one who rejected me for junior writer position, well u can suck it up!!! Im not from english department, but honey, it took more than just grammar to make a good writings. And we, International Relations under-graduated got more TOEFL score than English Department did!!! (well some of us!) lol... no offense, dear!

Oh and I hate MALAYSIA!!! (this is my blog, so i can say wa'eva i want)

I LOVE HANGING OUT WITH MA BESTFRIENDS!!!

Tomorrow (Sunday, 30/08/09) was very beautiful, cos Im outing with my BESTFRIENDS.
We were doing all d thing we usually do; such as embarassing stuffs, taking a lots of silly pictures with silly poses in it, having dinner and taking pictures at the same time and giggling to each other. It was like we have nothing to worried about.
But Reality bites!!! Within our laughs; giggles; and silly behaviour we got pain inside...OK, maybe I just overrate it! Well it just there is a lil bit of unluck in every each of us as following:

-Dian Ayu Kusuma Dewi, a very angelic look lady got robbed a nite before while ridin' motorcyle with her colleague. She lost 3 cellphone, wallet, ATM, ID CARD, and her braveness to tell her mom the truth. Owh, hunny... :(

-Abelito Yudha Perwira, a very cute as hell babyboy has just resigned from his job since few days ago, and UNTIL NOW havent got his last salary inside his account!Shitty Situation it is!! Maybe U Should date ur Boss, yudh... L.O.L :))))

-Bayuseta Jati, the one with the biggest salary for an entry level and an angelic eyelashes(n for that u're a bitch...), feels like he doesnt like his job! Yeah, it is shitty too since you need to FEEL ur job!

-Ayu Laras Sari, an in love lady... Well she got nothing to sorry about, since she still got her job even if it's very cruciating (once again, I overrate it...) not to mention that she's in LOVE...merde! :)

-Siti Lathifa, a mommy image lady just got recovered from her illness, may u have a good health always, darling... :)

-Putri Aswari, emmm... I dunno what's her problem really... hahaha :))))) maybe doesnt have facebook is her biggest problem!!!

-Me???, named Prima Adinda Minardi, as per tomorrow i'll be an unemployed lady with a silly hobbies ever (knitting). Well it's kinda what I want for now, since I really cant stand for the stagnan salary and i felt like im unchallenged at all, not to mention i cant explore my abilities into max in this job. Many of friends said that I should get another one, I could have had job better than this, but this is my first job, thats why i keep it for this 6 months. My first job, it's like my first love... i made my first penny from this lousy job-they said. for further story please read above writing... :)

-Tha Absent Friends, Aditya Gusfariyanto, he's been so busy he even absent twice!!!

What Im trying to say here is... I really love my friends, I love to be young, I love to laugh with them. Im not saying that we dont have problems, well we do have problems as i mentioned above, bunch of 'em. But I can make sure that we can still laughs when we meet them and hear their JOKES, even in our breakdown moments!

:)

You're the Setter No One Else

Don't be angry and drowned in sad
Cos no one meant to be led
Find your path and grip your grid
Cos everyone meant to LEAD

Don't be happy yet satisfied
You haven't done well if it just 'alright'
Be the best for yourself
You're the SETTER no one else!

Tanpa Judul (Mati)

Tanpa Judul (Mati)


Padahal masih pagi,
dia sudah bermimpi untuk mati.
Pura-pura saja dia bahagia,
didalam banyak derita.
Jika mati memang tujuannya,
maka biarlah sekali ini saja dalam hidupnya,
dia mampu raih mimpinya.


__________________________________________


Dead

It was still early really

He dreamed to die already

All it is only the pretence of happy

Inside, only misery

If dead is what he aimed to

Then let him have it, though

It will be his first wish ever comes true 

Can't Say

I'm a poet
I could say about anything
I could say about pain
I could say about sad
I could say about cheer
I even could say about Love...

I wonder why...
Why I'm wordless bout you?

SEPI

Sepi

Bangunkan aku saat fajar pergi,
Saat semua orang terlelap,
Dan saat dunia beristirahat.

Hingga bisa kulupakan
Betapa sunyinya aku diantara keramaian,
Betapa sampahnya aku diantara kehidupan

____________________________________

Deserted

Wake me up when the dawn has left

When everyone fallen for sleep

And the world in resting

So I can aside for awhile

Aside how muted I am in crowd

Aside how useless my existence between lives

If You Ever

If you ever leave my heart

please shut the door and lock it down

cos while you're gone

I don't want to be found

Practically Insane

I'm practically insane...

Sipping on an empty hope

Swallowing an empty dream

Wandering in an empty thought

Tempted in an empty lust


I'm practically insane !

IF

Well...

If I'm to fall, I'd fall only for you

If I'm to lost, I'd lost only with you

If I'm to be broken, I'd be broken protecting you

If I am to die, I'd die saving you

LIGHT

I found shelter
Deep inside your eyes
I am better
Just to find you by myside
Just hold me tight
Never let go
Please stay and be my light...

No One But You

And when I fall
I want no one to help me...
I want no one to save me...
but you

And when I lost
I want no one to find me...
I want no one to guide me...
but you

And when I broken
I want no one to heal me...
I want no one to hug me...
but you

The Wings of Love

Without anytime I will get you 

Just arrange your words and say you love me too
Wherever you are
Whatever you do
I will always be there even if it's only in my mind
Cos my wings of love
Will be there for you

He's Gone

While I'm burning with this new love
He walked away from me
I try to stop him, but the resistance is absolute!

Stop Acting Like You Care!!!

Well as u know my frens, i got this hectic and heavy situation. And yesterday at night surf on Facebook, i had this chat with one of my fren, well 'another' friend! (the one that never text you, never say hello and never know bout your life, cos... they just do not exist, actually!)

And the jerk said something that could make you vomit and laugh to cry at the same time!! Dude, who the FUCK are YOU??? U dont even know me and my family, ASSie!! He said that as the eldest daughter i should taking care of my family, I have to be there for them, I have to cheer up my mom when she is sad, I have to support my family as my best!!!
DUH!!! U such an asshole, u dont even know me, u just one sick bastard, the most hypocrite person i've ever know!!! Dont u just talk about shit, assie!!!

Now tell me what would you've done if u were me??? Cos I done nothing, i just said 'thanx'!!

YES, I'M AN ASS!!! I hate myself!!!

HAHAHAHA!!! F-ing FUNNY STORIES!!

Nah, ini ada beberapa cerita dari beberapa sumber. Kesamaan dari cerita-cerita tsb adalah mereka masing2 grogi ato gugup dalam menghadapi situasi saat itu. Nmun di akhir crita anda yang menentukan apakah mereka grogi ato mereka BNR2 bodoh!! Well, read this then you tell me!!!

1. Kisah pertama:

So, adeku punya temen dan si temen ini punya kakak. karena kakaknya lumayan cantik maka dia ditaksir ama banyak orang. Tadinya nih kaka pretty pilih2 ma orang yang ngajakin dia kluar. Nah, saat ada satu org cowok dengan etnis Madura (bukan bermaksud rasial/etnisitas, this identity reveal really needed to make this story funnier!). Nah, sekali lagi karena kaka pretty ini ditaksir mas2 madura dia gak brani nolak karena takut digorok (skali lagi, yang merasa marah, then prove to us that these stereotype was wrong!! (",).

Ktakutan pun berujung pada maunya si mbak cantik diajak ngemaal. Sesampainya di Mall mbak pun seneng karena dibeliin banyak barang di department store retail named MATAHARI, akhirnya si mbak agak terkesima dong, uda tampang lumayan manis loyal pula...

Saat ngantri di kasir, si mbak agak sumringah dan gak sabar untuk nunggu kisah 'belanja' berikutnya, setelah sampe meja kasir,

mbak2 kasir nanya: ada kartu matahari? (si cewek mesem-mesem aje, uda dapet sandal plus baju)

Mas: gak ada.

Mbak kasir: Ok

Mas: em kalo kartu Simpati? SAYA PAKE' SIMPATI

ANNNNJJJRIIIITTTTTTTTT!!!

Dalam hati mbak cantik berang dan bersumpah nggak akan jalan ama cowok ini lagi. Now u decide, is he nervous or he's just STUPID???

Kisah Kedua:

Ini dari aku sendiri, saat itu gw ada intvw di salah satu persh. seluler di Indonesia, nah karena uda intvw kedua dan ini intvw job pertama gw, so pasti gw berusaha seasyik dan se-gaul mungkin jadi orang. Namun semua itu justru menjerumuskan pada gagalnya intv,

Paknya: Kamu bisa sebutkan kekuaranganmu apa?

GW: (jangan harap aku bilang 'kekurangan saya gendut' IT WOULD ONLY HAPPEN IN a ZILLION YEAR FURTHER!!) Otomatis aku jawab, oh aku orangnya moody

Paknya: Ok, kayak gimana tuh?

GW: yah contohnya kayak gini PAS adek saya NGGARAIN saya, saya marah gitu. apalagi PAS saya lagi ngerjain skripsi. kan MANGKEL tuh!!

Yup, usah yang terlalu dipaksakan membuahkan gw masuk dalam kategori ndueso!!! dan yup I didnt get the job!!

Now tell me, was i stupid or just nervous??