(S)he Is Beautiful This Monday, the day of creative writing class, was the second time of Mbak Abmi to substitute Mas Dalih, my lecturer who was absent because of having an important thing to do in Bali. Watching “Bag It” movie and reviewing it were what we had to do on the previous meeting with her. This Sunday, she brought appearing-like-a-lady guest with long hair, pointed nose, and...

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Port Stephen, Sydney This incredible picture – amazing yachts with shiny sky back there – was made by Kim Yee Seul, an English Department student of 2010. This picture was taken in Port Stephen, Sydney when she was having her holiday there....

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“Plastic Bags in Bushes, in River, in Canal, and Everywhere!” That’s what the three old men said to Jeb Berrier, the host of ‘Bag It’ documentary, when they were talking about the spread of plastic. In this movie, Jeb told about the bad effects of using plastics for environments, people’s...

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"Let me enjoy being myself" - Sonya Aresta

On the last creative writing class, we had a special guest. We called her Sonya. Olivia Sonya Aresta is her full name. She has a totally more beautiful name than me. LOL.  Why do I say she is special? Because she had a big confidence to share all her stories in front of us. She did not feel shy when she explained all the things happened, started from her childhood, the reason why she...

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Boungiorno.. It's my little story of my 20th birthday on the last April 20,2013.  1. They suddenly came to my friend's room where I was doing my assignment in. They got help from the owner of the room. I did not even suspect that she could help them, because they did not know each other...

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SIA – SIA Penghabisan kali itu kau datang Membawa kembang berkarang Mawar merah dan melati putih Darah dan suci. Kau tebarkan depanku Serta pandang yang memastikan: Untukmu. Sudah itu kita sama termangu Saling bertanya: Apakah ini? Cinta? Keduanya tak mengerti. Sehari...

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Rain was falling down last night, wetting the street, and everything outside. Thank God, I was not going anywhere, just laying on my bed with my sleepsuit on. I was not having any plan to go outside. I was just realizing that being lazy is really gorgeous moment ever (sometimes). LOL. I did not know how cold outside, until my friend came to my boarding house to borrow a rain coat and I opened...

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God Save Them Ever and After

Dark, foggy, cold, horrible, anxious and panic. Those were the proper situation to describe when the volcanic eruption happened. One of the victim, with initial name AR, said that her day was welcomed by the grey street and plants in front of her house. Nobody passed that way. Merapi had subdued everything...

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Fountain, why are you smiling and staring at me?

I like being in a silent situation. I like reviewing and rethinking what has just happened a few minute before. However, I sometimes do not think about anything in silent situation, just empty my mind, let the wind wipe my sweat, and let every creature move around and do their activity, and let any sound fill the emptiness of my mind. I like sitting with nothing to do in a loneliness and silence...

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Malioboro now and then. Which one is better?

Malioboro is the most famous place in Yogyakarta. It has been an icon of Yogyakarta. It becomes the first destination for tourists visiting Jogja, from foreign tourist until domestic tourist.  There are a lot of things selling there with cheap price, but the seller will offer their things with...

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Little Things Called Experience

I like english very much since I was in primary school. I always got the best score in english lesson than others lesson. The highest score on my school exam in my primary school was english. I did not realize that I have an ability in english. I like watching english movies, and I like singing...

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Why Do Several Fantasy Fiction Works Attract Children while They Contain Romance?

According to Merriam-Webster’s 11th Collegiate Dictionary, literature is writing in prose or verse;  especially : writings having excellence of form or expression and expressing ideas of permanent or universal interest. On the other hand, Barnet says, “literature is sense of any writing and verbal works of art. There are several form of literature. For saying that literature must be written...

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Create Your Mind, Create Your Writing

Oh My God, it was one p.m, time for us, students of English Literature 2010, Cultural Sciences Faculty, Universitas Gadjah Mada, to enter F304 room, for Creative Writing class. Yup, Tuesday, February 19th, 2013 was first day of Creative Writing lesson. Eventhough it was the first meeting of the class, I enjoy the class and the way Mr. Dalih, that’s the lecturer’s nick name, taught us. Firstly,...

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My Incredible Five Senses. Thank God, I Got It Complete.

Sense is an unit of our body which has certain function based on the kind of sense itself. There are five types of senses. They are sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch. by these senses, we can feel the sensation of something through our sensory mechanism. Without these senses, we can not see the beautiful sunset at beach, we can not smell the sensation of baked-pizza, we can never know how...

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Hello, my name is Maria Erlita Cipta Sari. It is my newest account, because actually I have two more accounts, but I forget both passwords. LOL. Well, I live in Tangerang, Banten. I suppose you all know where it is. It has many wonderful places to visit. Whereas, I study in Yogyakarta, a beautiful place where you can find easily any traditional meals from other regions in Indonesia with incredibly...

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