I stepped inside the lobby of the airport, the waiting lounge. The atmosphere caught me instantly, a mixture of excitement and sadness, both emotions expressed by tears on the eyes. I once wondering which one is harder, to be leaving or being left behind. I decided leaving is so much easier, as for those who left, a new exciting life is waiting. Whilst for those who were left behind, they pretty much have cloudy days ahead; they will live life in the shadow of memories with their beloved ones.

I glanced around to find him, I was sure he was saying departure terminal 2D. So here I am. He said he will be wearing some kind of group uniform. A collared white T-shirt with blue logo printed on their chest and he added denim jacket. That mustn’t be hard to find. I drew myself closer inside. A group of teenage blurred my sight. Their height were towering me, I tried to cut across the group, kids these days seem to grow up five times faster than their ancestors. Only after that I found him, within his group. He was having a conversation with a guy, while his eyes wandering around, perhaps searching for me. When I drew closer and his gaze finally met mine, he was beaming with smile. He walked towards me while I stood still, not far from his group. He pulled me closer and gave me a quick hug. He said, “I’m glad you came.”, then he keep smiling. I smiled too, big grin that shows all of my teeth. I couldn’t stop feeling so happy for him and answered, “How could I miss this one?”. He nodded with understanding eyes.

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Hopes and expectations raised up when this movie is finally launched. Religious readers couldn’t seem to bear the temptations to watch and finally see the visual version of the book. Others who don’t read might be infected by the euphoria from these religious readers. Wherever your side is, there’s always a contradiction, a love and hate towards the movie.

I myself was in great expectations. I love the book so much (especially this first one) and can’t wait to see the visual resemblance of Edward and Bella. To finally see them, I’m quite satisfied with the director’s chosen actors. Kristen Steward and Robert Pattinson are the best choice to play in the movie. They’re both gorgeous and the chemistry between them was enough to make the movie feels sweet. On top of that, they haven’t been that popular before, so the scenes from their previous movies don’t interfere with the one shown in twilight. The rest of the Cullens families are also beautiful. Esme, Carlisle, Jasper, Alice and Emmet were perfect choice, except Rosalie, I expect her to be prettier than she was in the screen. Oh I have a huge objection towards the one who played Jacob. A big no no, he’s too warewolf-like and I think Jacob supposed to look better than that (sorry, to the actor). But he looks cute in this picture. Oh well, perhaps it’s the hair; he should cut them short like in the picture to make him look better.

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Readers of this book have to always remind themselves that this book tells an impossible yet endearing story. So bear those thoughts in mind, since the fourth of the sequel lulled you with the most impossible (if you think of it with your logics) yet lovely and endearing story as it could possibly offer.

This might contains some spoiler, there, I’ve warned you.

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I think most people have their own dream destination. Name it Bali, Yogyakarta, Mecca, London, or any place in the world. I want to share one of my dream destinations. This place might be uninteresting to others, but it had me glued to it and got me dreaming of traveling there. This is the place that I’d like to visit someday.

Taken from MarkGray

Taken From babymtham’s flickr.

Brighton Beach is located in the Bayside of Melbourne. It might looks like other beaches in the world, but this one captivate me with its rows of colorful beach houses that lined along the beach. I think they were built to be a bath house, perhaps for visitor to do some quick shower after a day on the beach. Those pretty colors must have looked so much prettier in reality, and being there would be such an unforgettable experience. Brighton Beach and its beach houses, hopefully I could share my picture in front of these beach houses someday

Browse for more pictures here. So, where is your dream destination?

Seringkali saya mendapati tulisan bernada anjuran untuk memakai produk dalam negeri sendiri, pasti sudah familiar dengan slogan “Cintai produk dalam negeri” atau “Gunakan produk dalam negeri”. Kalau rasa cinta dan keinginannya sudah tumbuh untuk memakai produk dalam negeri, pertanyaan selanjutnya adalah, ada ga sih produk dalam negeri yang bisa dikonsumsi?

Bercermin pada diri sendiri dan mulai membuat list mengenai produk yang saya pakai sehari-hari, ternyata sedikit lho produk yang benar-benar buatan dalam negeri. Parameter yang saya pergunakan adalah produk tersebut benar-benar merupakan ciptaan, merk dagang dan pabrik di dalam negeri, jadi produk-produk consumer goods seperti Sunsilk, Johnson & Johnson, Lux, dll yang merupakan buatan Indonesia namun di bawah naungan perusahaan multinasional Unilever, tidak saya hitung. Karena toh, sebagian besar revenue yang didapatkan akan disetor kepada Unilever pusat. So start counting, ada ga sih produk basic needs yang kita konsumsi sehari-hari yang bener-bener belong to our country? Nasi saja kita masih harus import

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