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Twist Me around

Strolling along down the road in the evening with the moon and the sky Hey diddle-diddle the cat in the fiddle my heart jumps over the moon My hands are held while we're crossing the street It's all I could hope for Seeing your smile when I tickle your tummy is all I ever wish for Sometimes you're sweeter than a pie made of lemon But sometimes full of secrets like Clark Kent Twist me around .... All I need is someone who's willing to stroke my hair Like a soft blowing breeze.. My poor sentimental side Twist me around I've always dreamed of being couple like Daisy and the famous Donald Duck Harry and Sally or Bonnie and Clyde all you have to do is knock

Empty

I was motionless but I could feel my body was fallen down into the asphalt, the darkness and the frozen silence. In eternity. I thought I knew what this darkness felt like and the frozen silence tasted like. It was like an end of mine. I saw there was totally dark everywhere but I was certain that I always kept my eyes on along the Broadway. “Where is everybody? Is there any body here?” were the questions I asked myself repeatedly. Then I deemed it, I was all alone and there was soundless. I was listening but there was no sound. Out of the blue, I thought I heard and saw something was moving in the dull. Something frightening… The wings of that monster started to spread out like a sail of a boat. It looked like a dragon with the wings. Its eyes flared up violently like a flash light and I felt an earthquake when it walked its foot near to me. It was getting near. The flame was drawn out from its big mouth and its sharp teeth blinded my eyes with its glare. I was so scared;...

Does the Internet Make Students Better Writers?

Artikel yang membicarakan tentang pelajar, menulis dan internet ini saya dapatkan ketika saya sedang iseng ngenet. Yup! 'ngenet', main internet, browsing, surfing, googling, tweeting, facebooking, blogging, mailing, pokoknya segala jenis kegiatan yang bisa dilakukan lewat internet. Maklum sebagai 'mantan' mahasiswa sastra Inggris saya tertarik dengan hal-hal yang menyangkut tulis-menulis dan juga jejaring sosial yang sedang booming saat ini melalui internet. Dan dalam artikel yang saya temukan itu, yang menjadi pertanyaan yaitu does tweeting, texting, facebooking, or blogging promote better writers? dan kebanyakan dari mereka menjawab: ehmm mungkin, tapi apa pedulinya sih, toh saya gak kepingin jadi penulis, lagipula yang penting lewat internet saya bisa dapet hiburan, namun ada juga yang klise menjawab, b ahwa lewat internet saya bisa dapat banyak pengetahuan (itu mungkin jawaban dari orang tipikal jaman orde baru hehehe) tapi gak ada salahnya juga sih jawaban itu. Dan...

Perahu Kertas

Pengen beli novel ini sesegera mungkin, novel ini klo gak salah bercerita tentang dua anak muda bernama Kugy n Keenaan yang bergelut dengan tantangan dan ketidakmungkinan dalam meraih apa yang mereka cita-citakan. Novel terbaru Dewi Lestari ini sudah terbit sejak 29 Agustus 2009, sebenarnya novel ini sudah lama terbit cuma dalam bentuk digital. Ehmm kapan ya beli n bacanya.....????