Somersault: April 2013

Kodaline's All I Want and Some of My Chirps

by Syifana Rahma Addiyani - Monday, April 29, 2013

I accidentally found this epic and heart-moving-kind-of-music video of a Dublin band, Kodaline, across my Twitter timeline. I love it so friggin much it brought me a lonely and lost story in such deep lyrics. Well I assume the song is actually about some break-up thing, huh?

And, these hands just can't help but post the video here because... (do not expect to hear some credible reasons regarding to me posting this since you might not want to) I've actually been wanting to write yet I can't really think up something new, original, and intriguing. Plus, I sorta don't have any idea what to do with the random ideas HERE *pointing at my own head*. LOL I'm being too honest. No, because I like it either the music video or the song itself and this is one of my ultimate favorites. So I think I should (at least) make a share post as my appreciation :)

Anyway, prepare rolls of tissue, darlings.

Let's see.. It was @inestjokro who shared this if I'm not mistaken.

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Some Husky Talk

by Syifana Rahma Addiyani - Thursday, April 11, 2013

I've always wanted to have a real pet. Yes, a real pet in my dictionary = the fur-bearing ones whom I can always take a walk with. Or I can spesifically say, a puppy.

Aside from the fact that I fear sharp canine teeth, moulted furs, and dripping salivas... look at those beautiful, soft fur! Puppies almost become the only pet that strike. But please note that I, honestly, still can't make my guts to literally hold and touch them with my own hands T__T *so why bother having pets if you ain't holding em* *rolling eyes*

I often go surfing to some dog lovers' sites just to look around and check out some pictures of my favorites, like Siberian Husky, Jack Russel, or Akita. The latter was a race Hachiko owned, that famous and faithful dog from Japan. He's so famous that the governor made a Hachiko statue that's now standing upright outside Shibuya Station. Too bad I didn't have a chance to visit and take some shots back then in Japan :( I'm pretty a fan of him, though.

But nothing can beat my admiration to this dashing Russian knight, Siberian Husky.

Siberian Husky. The most handsomest.

The huskies came from extremely cold and harsh environment of the Siberian Arctic, and were forced to pull heavy loads for very long distances through difficult condition. Those seem to be a quite realistic reason why huskies nowadays are used as working dog and pretty muscular. They're also highly intelligent and can excel in some obedience trials (mostly for sled-racing). Siberian Huskies are recognizable by their thickly furred double coat, sickle tail, erect triangular ears, and distinctive markings. (the italic part is the description as quoted in Wikipedia, since I'm too common to describe something I ain't expert at. LOL)

Ah! And also, unlike any other regular dogs which bark, they howl instead! Cool, aren't they?

I'm not really sure since when I fell in love with huskies. Maybe after my junior crush in high school changed his Twitter username to SIBERI(an) (hu)SKY. Hahaha. Okay, just kidding.

I was so fascinated (to siberian husky, not my junior crush) I almost got into road accident with a public bus because I was after a car with a very gorgeous Siberian Husky in it. XD

My parents, especially my mother, doesn't really like seeing some furry living stuffs hanging around the house (except Choky and Chibi, persian cats of my aunt and my cousin, well-treated and proven to be 100% clean). That's why, I have only petted some "safe" animals like fish, hamsters, and turtles since I was little.

Besides, my family are all Moslems. There's a paradigm in society that kind of restricts us from keeping a dog at home, and that's also what has been becoming my belief until now. Though it's not really written in Quran (about the restriction), but most of the Moslem scholar and society have such notion.

Why is that?

Basically in Quran, dogs are said to be desecrated (from their saliva, but later I knew that it's actually the whole body of the dog as well). Although Rasulullah SAW had never prohibited to look after dogs, but from the shari'ah, Islam tend to watch over the beneficiaries of its adherents. That's why, the "law" was set to keep us from being uncleaned/desecrated. But, in some condition, keeping a dog at home is allowed when living in some rural area where it lacks guardians. (from what I read on a trusted literature)

So, conclusion is? Well, pull it out yourself :D