I Saw a Rainbow at Watu Ondo

Watu Ondo main waterfall

The sky was so bright, as if it blessed us to go vacation. Iksan, Imey and I, we took our holiday. The destination was fixed. Mojokerto, East Java Province. There’s only two famous places at that regency: Trowulan or Pacet. Iksan had been at Trowulan, so we chose Pacet. Many interesting sites there, actually. Unfortunately, we visited only Watu Ondo waterfall due to limited time.

Watu Ondo, in Javanese term, means stone that forms stairway. Before the Malang-Mojokerto bridge was built, paths around the waterfall was a piled by stones, like stairs. That is way the natives called this place Watu Ondo.

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Apa Itu Dejalu dalam Fiksi?

Sudah tahu dejavu, kan? Nah, sekarang mari bahas dejalu dalam fiksi

Sama seperti dejavu (déjà vu yang berarti harfiah “sudah lihat”), dejalu (déjà lu yang berarti harfiah “sudah baca”) juga kosakata Prancis. Dejalu adalah suatu alur atau ide cerita yang sudah pernah dibaca, bahkan berkali-kali alias klise, sehingga Anda sebagai pembaca mudah menebak arahnya.

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Damn Movies that Made Me Cry

Cry like a baby

All movies that made me cry has obvious pattern within its story. The protagonist: fails after gave the best (Sad Movie), success after fight for somene but he himself passes away (Titanic), has ironic end even though we have fun in the beginning (Laskar Pelangi), is so enthusiastic (Pay It Forward, Patch Adam), performs fake cheerfulness (La Vita è Bella), or success after the abyss (Ayat-ayat Cinta). Did you find any other pattern? What movies that made you cry?

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