Kampoeng Ilmu Could be Better Than This

Kampong ambience in Kampoeng Ilmu

It was a long holiday. We, a team of Warung Fiksi, had some writing jobs. So we just researched and wrote, at the office. Unfortunately, you can’t always do the research online. Thus, we also had to hunt some necessary books. We went to several big bookstores in Surabaya: Gramedia, Toga Mas, Rumah Buku, and Uranus, with no result. It’s time to go to Kampoeng Ilmu, then!

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Kenapa The Dark Knight Rises Laku Keras

Saya kebagian deret kursi L sewaktu menonton film ini. Sial! Bagaimana lagi, dari hari ke hari, bioskop yang memutar The Dark Knight Rises penuh. Daripada pulang dengan tangan hampa, terpaksalah menonton pemandangan Gotham City dengan mendongak sepanjang 2 jam 44 menit. Untungnya, film ini benar-benar layak tonton.

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Raden Ahmad Kosasih in Obituary

Some of R. A. Kosasih comics

Suami saya punya banyak komik. Salah satu dari komik-komik itu ada yang berjudul Rama dan Sinta. Dulu, waktu serial Ramayana dan Mahabharata diputar di televisi, saya paling males nontonnya. Tapi ketika menemukan komik tersebut di kamar, saya tergoda juga untuk membacanya. Melalui komik itu juga, saya jadi mengenal R. A. Kosasih, sang pengarang.

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Bloggers Gathering in Site of Batur Agung

Bloggers in Site of Batur Agung

Last month, The Bloggers Community of Banyumas held an event called Juguran Blogger Banyumas. “Juguran” is a Banyumasian term, means “gathering”. But the event was not same as with other blogger communities. They made it more interesting with a tour and IT workshop, in order to introduce the Banyumas’ villages through Internet.

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