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Month: April 2012
How to Take the Most out of Literature
What I’m writing here is something I’ve done/been doing/am doing/will be doing. By writing this, I’m by no means claiming that I have succeeded in it. Far from that, sure thing. I’m writing this because I know many will/can benefit from this. So, listen up, y’all: To take…
Oh yes. I’m telling you again. I’m writing. I’m in the process. I’m not idling. I’m brewing, so to speak. I’m not, however, into this business of writing a novel in three months, four months, for so and so publishers. No. If you do that, that’s fine with…
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Menenmbak Matahari (Taken with instagram)
Buzzard (Burung Pemakan Bangkai) Three Winters Ago Me: Mr. Wood, I finally took a picture of one of those eagles? J.B.: Eagle? Are you sure? Me: Look at this. (Showing Mr. Wood previews of a couple of pictures I’d just taken in my friend Masrizal’s Canon.) J.B.: Well,…
Opening the Journey to the Soviet Russian Literature
Russian literature is our catchphrase for now. And I might be discussing this on and off in the next year or two. Russian literature covers a long period of time. I know that you know that I know that you know about it. Russia is an ancient empire,…
Glosarium Keuangan di Google Book
Buat yang suka nerjemah tapi gak punya glosarium keuangan, coba saja google book yang satu ini. Siapa tahu kebetulan ada kata yang Anda cari… Glosarium Keuangan di Google Book
Ternyata… Mobil Hybrid Itu…
Mobil hybrid itu sangat irit dan ramah lingkungan, setidaknya dalam hal konsumsi bahan bakarnya (ramah tidaknya dalam hal produksi lain lagi ceritanya :D). Jadi begini, kemarin malam di Walmart ketemu teman di parkiran. Dia kerja di Walmart dan sedang istirahat sebentar buat merokok di mobilnya. Dia punya Toyota…
Resensi The Raid
Tidak banyak waktu, tapi sayang kalau sensasi yang kuat dibiarkan begitu saja menghilang tanpa tertulis. Maka saya sajikan kepada Anda sekalian, resensi The Raid: Redemption. Pembuka: film ini dibuka dengan satu kalimat/seruan/ucapan “Allahu Akbar” ketika Rama (Iko Uwais) sholat subuh. Saya nggak tahu kenapa menyoroti pembukaan film ini dengan…