School of Life

Once upon a time there was a region  called  Duchy   Paranggaruda .   T he regent had a son named Raden J osari  or more popular as Menak J osar i. He was ugly and physically disabled. Menak  Josari  fell in love with Dewi Ruyung Wulan, a daughter of  Puspo Handung Joyo from  Duchy Carangsoko. “Dad, I wanna marry Ruyungwulan….owh, she is the most beautiful girl in this world, don’t you think so daddy?” “ Of course my dear…. Tomorrow we will propose that beautiful angel.” Dewi Ruyung Wulan didn’t like Menak J osari ,  so she asked him a condition to find a set of Gamelan that can play by themselves without anyone playing them. Menak Josari was so upset with this request. He wasn’t used to Then his father asked Patih singopati and Yuyu Rumpung to find that kind of Gamelan. “ Both of you must find the Gamelan. I don’t want to make my son disappointed. Never come back before you find them!” Yudhopati said. Fortunately, after se...

Bagian 2 “Today is the ‘show your skill day’…..please prepare to present your Haiku! I’ll give an extra point for anyone of you who present it the first time.” Tak seperti biasanya, pelajaran bahasa Inggris kali ini membuat nyaliku ciut. Sungguh aku kaget dan ketakutan mendengar kata-kata Mrs. Enje. Sekilas aku melihat Arif, melirikku dan tersenyum puas. Segera aku bangkit dan maju kedepan mendekati Mrs. Enje yang tengah mengeluarkan daftar nilai. Senyum ramahnya menyejukkan hatiku tapi tak mampu mengusir gugup dan gundah yang kurasakan. “What’s the matter, Alief?” “Emm, I am so sorry Mom. May I talk to you?” Mrs Enje tersenyum geli, “We’re talking now, aren’t we?” “Hehe…Iya bu.” Hatiku mulai tenang mendengar candaan bu Enje. “Mom, I apologize….saya belum mengerjakan tugas Mrs. Enje. Saya salah bu, karena saya tidak masuk minggu lalu dan saya juga lupa bertanya pada teman-teman tentang pelajaran minggu lalu.” “Well, you know that you are wrong. So, what will you do?” ...