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nama

beberapa nama s-aya ناجح ثريا najih suraya, nama asli saya, nama lengkap yang tidak panjang tapi bermakna, nama yang diberikan orang tua saya sampai saat ini, najih berarti terkabul, menang, atau sukses, suraya atau tsurayya, berarti bintang. orang tua saya berharap semua keinginan saya entah itu setinggi bintang, akan terkabul. dan doa orang tua saya dan apa yang saya pinta kepada Allah sampai saat ini pasti terkabul, alhamdulillah. saya baru bisa menghafal dan melafalkan nama saya dengan benar pada saat kelas 1 sekolah dasar, tepatnya hari pertama saya mendaftarkan diri menjadi murid sekolah dasar.  rya, panggilan yang saya ciptakan sendiri karena kegemaran saya menonton pertunjukan ria-enes dan boneka susan di televisi (pertunjukan boneka anak-anak tahun 90an), panggilan tersebut menurut orang tua saya sangat cocok untuk saya karena pada saat itu, umur 3-6 tahun saya sangat amat enes/ kenes/ cerewet dan lucu (baca; menjengkelkan) ia, panggilan yang entah si

student's poem

I teach a tutorial vocabulary class in Universitas Gadjah Mada. Last week, I asked my students to write poem of their own. I find the most wonderful poems of them.  Sensitized by Lolita Saras They are friends of the sun They are friends of the rain Escapists of a prudent soul They are dressed in shield shell And drown when they intend themselves to The attendance of the sea Presents the shaded view below the surface Thousands of Albatrosses are meant for injuries Oh brothers of life I’m about to be thrilled then die * Silent Nightfall by Setyani Sometimes you would wonder About each other sentiment covering your pleasure Sometimes you would expect For glimpse of light while yield into abyss called yourself Sometimes you would weep When world turn its back while no strength left Form of your dream lamented Lake beneath your moon quaked Sky above your desire mourned Simple tarnished laughter escaped What

let us

  a   memory shunned  you from   this dimly evening even   invited  you back to   a time when   you   like to -  wrote   poetry   and sent me letters you're   too   complacent then   the   desire   to go   into the past into   meaningful   events to all of that   but no   intact and   can   you   identify   more shadow   when   you and I   together ? a dim shadow   corner of the   restaurant   you   can not   find need not to   be disappointed go back to   today in   this   twilight evening let alone   that   we are   looking for need not to   be disappointed on   this   evening ,   let   us become a   story   full of   secrets did not   mean   for   anyone