Archive for May, 2006

Retreat

Posted on May 20, 2006. Filed under: In English, Pribadi - Personal |

Another identity crisis.
I never thought that writing can be such an identity revealing (searching?) activity.
You are what you write?
Just feeling numb and disoriented.
A professor said one day, you write to an audience. Choose your audience and then you got your writing orientation. But when the audience is a frentic mind with no interest nor [...]

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Bahasa saya, bahasa kamu

Posted on May 13, 2006. Filed under: Komentar - Passing thoughts and opinions |

Ah..seandainya ada mesin waktu doraemon, saya ingin kembali ke tahun 1996. Kembali ke bangku kayu butut salah satu ruangan di ITB dan melingkari jurusan sastra dengan pensil 2B di lembaran formulir UMPTN.
Semakin lama saya berkutat dengan dunia ilmu politik dan memandangi berbagai tulisan tentang pemerintahan dan masyarakat, saya pun semakin jatuh cinta dengan yang namanya [...]

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Kebaya vs kimono

Posted on May 12, 2006. Filed under: Komentar - Passing thoughts and opinions |

Ada yang tahu persamaannya kebaya dan kimono? Iya, sama-sama pakaian tradisional. Tapi ada yang lebih dari itu, kedua pakaian ini sama-sama terkondisikan oleh gaya hidup tertentu.
Kok bisa?
Ide iseng ini diawali ketika saya jalan sambil keserimpet kain di trotoar arah ke kantor. Melihat cuaca yang cerah, merasakan suhu yang hangat, saya pun jadi kecentilan, ingin tampil [...]

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Kursusan bahasa Inggris: Simple Present Tense

Posted on May 12, 2006. Filed under: Kursus bahasa Inggris |

simple present tense vs present continuous tense?
i read a book vs i am reading a book?
simple present tense kebanyakan dipake untuk sesuatu yang habitual, menjelaskan kemampuan juga menjelaskan sesuatu yang dilakukan berulang-ulang *halah itu habitual yak?
intinya gini waktu bilang i read a book you don’t necessarily bilang gitu pas lagi pegang bukunya. bisa aja [...]

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Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran from Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt

Posted on May 7, 2006. Filed under: Film dan buku - Movies and books |

English title: Monsieur Ibrahim and the flowers of the Koran.
Reading the book in its original version, French, I was mesmerized by the simplicity yet philosophicaly deep writing style of the author. The use of daily words in contemplating daily reality depicts superbly how poetic and ironic human life is.
This book is about a friendship of [...]

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Surat resmi? Dalam bahasa Inggris? Tolong…

Posted on May 6, 2006. Filed under: Kursus bahasa Inggris |

Siapa yang pernah berteriak seperti itu di dalam hati, harap angkat tangan.
*Angkat tangan tinggi-tinggi dengan semangat*
Menulis surat memang tidak gampang. Terserah mau surat cinta, surat ijin tidak masuk sekolah karena sakit, surat ijin lainnya, dan sebagainya. Saya ingat bagaimana kedua orang tua saya selalu mengerutkan dahi ketika harus menulis surat ijin bagi anak-anaknya. Bagi mereka [...]

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Dream on

Posted on May 3, 2006. Filed under: Pribadi - Personal |

Last night I had a dream. A dream seeing myself writing a book about a story, with me as character, spectator, and creator; while having the story happening around me.
I still can see the images inside my head now (yup…I am one of those unfortunate people who can remember their dreams in detail) and can [...]

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Comments : Inside Man

Posted on May 2, 2006. Filed under: Film dan buku - Movies and books |

Two words (thanks to reno for the correction) to desribe this movie: excellent entertainment.
Having The Negotiator in mind, I was happily surprised with the movie. If you are waiting for a gloomy, hard story depicting "serious" negotiation between the good guys and the bad guys, you'd be as surprised as I was. It's a [...]

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