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 I've been reactivating myself in a journey called PRIVATE ENGLISH TEACHER FOR SPEAKING SKILL. & just like my other decisions in life, I often turned myself to a corner and questioned "WHY THE HELL DID YOU ACCEPT THIS?!" hahahahahahahha. JK, I needed the money and the adrenaline rush too! Teaching speaking skills in English is one of the most rewarding, yet most emotionally demanding parts of language education. Unlike grammar or reading comprehension, speaking cannot simply be drilled through worksheets or fully automated with AI chatbots. It requires a human connection, a sense of safety, and most of all — encouragement. Over the years, I’ve noticed that many of my students struggle not because they can’t speak English, but because they don’t believe they can . The barrier isn’t just linguistic; it’s deeply psychological. Fear of making mistakes, of being judged, of “sounding stupid” — these are real fears, and no AI tool can fully soothe them. This is where the te...

Kadang hidup tuh rasanya berat banget. Masalah datang terus, belum selesai satu, udah disambut yang lain. Sampai-sampai mikir, “Ini kapan selesainya, ya?” Tapi di tengah kepenatan itu, aku selalu coba ingetin diri sendiri: hidup ini cuma sementara. Kita cuma numpang lewat di dunia. Tempat tinggal yang sebenarnya itu nanti, di akhirat. Jadi kalau semua hal kita ukur dari sudut pandang dunia, ya wajar aja kalau terasa sesak. Tapi kalau kita mulai ngelihat hidup ini sebagai bekal buat akhirat, pelan-pelan beban itu jadi lebih ringan. Allah sendiri udah bilang di Al-Qur’an: “Karena sesungguhnya sesudah kesulitan itu ada kemudahan.” (QS. Al-Insyirah: 6) Dan Rasulullah juga pernah bersabda: “Dunia adalah penjara bagi orang mukmin dan surga bagi orang kafir.” (HR. Muslim) Kalimat itu dalam banget. Karena kadang yang bikin kita capek bukan masalahnya, tapi ekspektasi kita sendiri. Kita pengen semuanya lancar, sesuai rencana, dan cepat selesai. Padahal bisa jadi, justru di proses ya...

Pernahkah kamu melihat kaca yang pecah? Kaca bening yang dulunya utuh, indah, dan transparan—dalam satu benturan saja bisa hancur berkeping-keping. Tapi, tahukah kamu bahwa pecahan kaca itu bukan akhir dari segalanya? Justru, dari pecahan-pecahan kecil itulah bisa lahir sesuatu yang baru—bahkan lebih kuat dan lebih berguna dari bentuk aslinya. Dalam dunia industri daur ulang, kaca yang pecah tidak dibuang begitu saja. Kepingan-kepingannya dikumpulkan, dihancurkan lebih halus, lalu diproses ulang menjadi bahan baku yang bisa menciptakan produk baru seperti ubin kaca, bahan konstruksi yang solid, atau bahkan material yang lebih tahan lama. Kaca yang sudah dipecah itu, karena partikelnya lebih padat dan terkontrol, justru menciptakan struktur yang lebih kuat di bentuk barunya. KACA ITU ADALAH KITA Saat hati kita retak karena kehilangan, saat impian kita hancur karena kenyataan, atau saat rasa sakit seakan meluluhlantakkan jiwa—kita merasa seolah segalanya runtuh. Tapi sebenarnya, momen ...

Pernah nggak sih, kamu lagi sibuk banget—entah itu kerjaan numpuk, anak-anak ribut, hati lagi nggak karuan—tiba-tiba terdengar suara azan? Dan entah kenapa, dadamu terasa seperti ditarik… pelan, lembut, tapi dalam. Itulah azan. Panggilan mesra dari Allah. Seruan cinta dari langit untuk hati yang sering lelah. Azan itu bukan sekadar tanda waktu salat. Lebih dari itu, ia adalah surat cinta lima kali sehari dari Tuhan yang nggak pernah lelah menunggu kita pulang. Di saat semua hal duniawi membuat kita lupa arah, Allah dengan sabar mengirim azan—mengundang kita kembali ke pangkuan-Nya. “ Hayya ‘ala ash-shalah…” Mari, datang ke shalat. Bukankah itu terdengar seperti, “ Ayo, sini… istirahat dulu. Ceritakan semuanya pada-Ku.”? Dan saat kita dengar: “ Hayya ‘ala al-falah…” Kita diingatkan bahwa kemenangan, kebahagiaan sejati, bukan di notifikasi media sosial atau gaji bulanan. Tapi di sujud yang sunyi, di air mata yang jatuh di sajadah. Bahkan setan pun takut saat azan berkumandang...

The other day, my friend was feeling pretty low. He kept saying, "Nobody cares. Nobody checks on me anymore." It’s tough to see someone you care about hurting like that. But as we talked, I realised something important: He wasn’t actually abandoned — he was just stuck in a mindset that made him feel alone, even when he wasn’t. This made me think of Sadness from Inside Out 2 . If you remember her (how could you not?), Sadness is that little blue teardrop of a character who feels everything deeply . She sees the world through a heavy, emotional lens, which can sometimes make even normal situations feel overwhelmingly lonely. Here’s the truth: Loneliness isn’t just about how many texts or invites you get. It’s a state of mind . You can be surrounded by people and still feel lonely, or be completely alone and feel totally at peace. According to research by Hawkley and Cacioppo (2010), loneliness is actually more about the perception of social isolation than about real, phy...

— And Why You Should Care About How It’s Stored and Shared Yesterday, I caught up with an old friend over coffee — someone I deeply admire for her work in the field of marketing and communication consultancy. She’s currently handling a crisis case involving a public figure whose academic credentials are being questioned. But the twist is: her client isn’t the public figure — it’s the institution that's now under scrutiny. People are asking: “Is it true this person graduated from your university?” - What makes it tough, she told me, is the absence of a reliable digital trail. “Back then,” she said, “the graduation records were still paper-based. There were no standardised digital archives, no traces and solid online proof of verified diplomas, no university portal like the ones we see today.” In short, the institution can’t provide a verifiable digital proof, even though the person may well have graduated legitimately. And now, they’re paying the price in credibility. That conversa...