All Episodes
Sparkling Silent Silhouette — 115 episodes
Puisi: “Menyulam Sepi di Ujung Hari”
Pendidikan Akhlaqul Karimah
Penyusunan Karya Ilmiah
Ramadhan 1442 H/2021 M, and A Little Notes
Sharing on Mental Awareness
Narrative Essay and The Example
Essay Writing: An Introductory Essay
Fulbright: IIE, Submission Plan, and the Waiting Time
Fulbright: The Importance of Social Networking during the Selection Process
Imam Al-Ghazali: ‘Kejujuran’
Fulbright: The Third Stage (The Qualifying Exams – TOEFL iBT and GRE)
Fulbright: The Second Stage (Facing the Interview) How to succeed in it?
Puisi – “Aku, Bumi dan Tuhan”
Poem – “Just Wondering”
Fulbright: The First Stage (Application) in Q and A session
Fulbright: Starting to Dream for Studying in the United States
Fulbright: The Bright News from AMINEF
Fulbright: Willingness to Try and Try Again
Understanding the “American Ways” – for Indonesian students
A Critical Summary: One Hundred Years of Buya Hamka (1908-2008)
The Psychoanalysis of Hamlet
The Twentieth Century Literature: 1900-45
Tips Mengatasi Stres
Poem – “The Singing Yellow Bird”
Keutamaan Ilmu – Imam Al-Ghazali
A Narrative Essay from Minangkabau land, “The Bright Sun in Ulak Karang”
Poem – “Walking in A No-Land Place”
How to be a Good Student
Poem – “A Crying Tree”
“Into the Wild”
Hiding like a Little Angel: A Story
Poem – “Completely Colorful”
Sukses Ujian Semester di Bangku Kuliah
Sukses Ujian Sidang (Kompre) di bangku Kuliah
Puisi – “Laut Kehidupan”
What does it mean to be a Muslim in Indonesia?
The Story of Malin Kundang
Coming to Indonesia: Seven Things Worth Knowing
Puisi – “Syair yang Indah”
Buat Penuntut Ilmu – Imam Al-Ghazali
“The Phantom of the Opera”
Poem – “Life is just a Life”
Literary Studies, what is that?
Poem – “When The Morning Touches”
Love, Me, Us, and People
Kejujuran – Imam Al-Ghazali
Never know how that could be
Fulbright: Learning from Experiences – the Failures
Money, oh, Money…
Poem – “You are the One I Love”
In this episode, I shared my thoughts on Love, Me, Us, and People
Puisi – “Warna Warni Kehidupan”
Jangan Membanding-bandingkan
“Taking Lives” – The Psychopathic Movie
After becoming a Muslim, what’s next?
Sparkling Silent Silhouette (Trailer)
Covid-19 and the Reflective Life Experience
Poem Criticism: EDEN by Thomas Traherne (1636-1674)
Allah SWT menanyai Orang yang Membiarkan Kemungkaran
2020 – The Dark Times, or the Enlightenment?
Memahami Tindak Pidana Korupsi
Reflections from 2019: The Sparkling Notes
Reflection on Ramadhan 1440 H
Bahasa Digital dan Bahasa Inggris sebagai Bahasa Internasional
The New Year: 2019. Good Bye, 2018.
Diaries on Ramadhan 1439 H/ 2018 M
The Motorbike Accident – Sharing Experience
The Great Wall – A Movie on ‘Greediness’
The Monkey King 2: A Personal Review
“Jason Bourne” 2016 – Enemies are, Within
“Fantastic Four”2015 – How Intelligent Matters with Humanistic Personality
“Finding Dory” – Simply, Entertaining!
Civil War – Avengers: “Stood for What is Right”
Jurassic World 2015 = “Terrific!”
Pasca Studi di Luar Negeri: Siapkah Indonesia dengan Tuntutan Zaman?
Frozen – A New Way of Loving the Snow! (Like I Do)
Post-Fulbright: Coming Home with Many Opportunities and Challenges
“The Great Debaters”: Understanding the Black American Community
Fulbright: Being a Scholar and a Student
Membangun Kembali Etika Ilmuwan Indonesia
“Pan’s Labyrinth” – Psychological Confusion and ‘Magic?’
Music of the Winter Season – A Poem
The Beautiful Nature ~ 2013
Specific Ways of “Reading” for Specific Cultural Texts
Film Bertema Agama dan Budaya di Indonesia – Caranya?
“Battleship” (2012)
Fulbright: International Night 2012 – “Fusion of Cultures”
“Ways with Words” by Shirley Brice Heath (1983)
“Iron Lady” – The Portrait of Confusing Roles: Wife, Mother, Woman, and Prime Minister
“Underworld – Awakening” 2012
The Nice Vampire in the “Dark Shadows” – 2012
“Abraham Lincoln – Vampire Hunter” (2012)
“Snow White and the Huntsman” – Revealing the Illusion of Ego versus Reality
Response toward the “Innoncent of Muslims” made by Sam Bacille, 2012
“The Hunger Games” 2012
“Humanizing” Our Writing
Lady Gaga said, “I love Indonesia” at her concert on May 28, 2012 in Singapore
Visiting Chicago for Two Days – A Short Visit with Nice Impression
“The Avengers” May 5, 2012
“Complex Language” versus “Easy Language” in Writing
The Beauty I feel when I am being a Muslim (March 7, 2012)
A Movie of a Reporter – “The Shattered Glass”
“Finding Neverland” and the Love of a Husband
The Little Cut in The Golden Compass: A Response for a Movie
Reflection on Composition and Teaching of Writing: An Indonesian Perspective
Making Modern Muslims: The Politics of Islamic Education in Southeast Asia
“Legend of the Guardian – The Owls of Ga’Hole”
“Monster” – The Lesbian and Controversial Movie
“Silence of the Night” by Syayid
Poem - "All I need is Love"
Smiling in the Morning Whisper (A poem)
The Sigh of the Desert (A Poem)
Poem – “The Shining Smile on the Brown Face”
Short Story – “An Empty Room”
Poem – “Let Your Heart Speaks”