Minimalist Indonesia

  May 25th, 2026. I'll always grateful that I met him in my early thirties. We grow together as we embrace the new decade of our life, and to me, gained the biggest life lessons I've ever had. Our season may have ended again, but that's fine. Because it leads me to a new realisation that; as it turns out, after all the umrah, the repentance, the strike fasting of Dzulhijjah I had last year, I still have same situation again in the next year. Same person, same issue, same mistake. But not everything is the same. He came back, only to helped me realise that something in me has changed. My situation is the same, but the way I responded to it, is completely different. I've been making the same du'a for years and yet nothing changed. Only now I can see why. For the last ten years, I kept making du'a out of desperation. Out of misery. Busy seeing my self as the victim of an abandoned child. The du'as were always targetted to patch the hole in my life. I was too fo...

This is for my 17days Umrah Itikaf, in Ramadan, 17-31 March 2025 when the temperature wasn't too hot.   Clothings: 9 Abayas + 2 Pajamas + Legging and inner tshirt + other inner clothings 9 Khimar or hijab, Hijab pin  9 Inner Hijab 9 Handsocks 15 socks ( this is important because socks is hard to find in Mecca) 21 Paper underwear + some fabric underwear + 1 pack of panty liner Comfy and light sandal Hat (is a must) Qur'an pocket (yes, there are plenty of Quran in Haramain that you can use, but I prefer using mine, because the font is more familiar, and I don't have to stand up and walk through people to reach the Quran. In some places like the rooftop of Masjidil Haram, the Quran spots is only a few, makes it harder to reach during crowded time).  Dhikr bead, dhikr ring Sanitary and Beauty kit Basic skincare kit, and bathroom kit Deorex; deodorant spray, non-perfumed. Recommended. This is the reason why I can wear same abayas for two days. I only change the tanktop in...