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Many media foresaw the victory of Mrs. Hillary Clinton in the 2016 U.S. presidential election but Mr. Donald Trump won. Why did they fall short of expectations? A few Japanese journalists foresaw Mr. Donald Trump would win this election and the one of them said an interesting thing.

He said "I was sure that Mr. Donald Trump would win this election last December because he was saying about American's real intention which they couldn't say but wanted to say. For example, economic gap and immigratio

Have you ever missed doing something as if it’s the first time? Okay, I’m not insinuating to talk naughty here. :P What I meant is the idea of performing an activity in its simplest, basic form particularly in learning a language such as English.

This blog has reminded me about our idiom for today. Yes, you’re right! It’s ‘back to basics’! What does this idiom mean? According to Freedictionary.com, ‘back to basics’ means to return to basic instruction; or start the learning process over again.

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Morning all. Today I want to discuss the importance about how healthy you are by determining your sleep pattern. I am a coffee and tea addict no wonder sometimes I have insomnia from time to time, playing FB games especially hidden objects. I also typing and preparing Ppt for my next week lesson in a midwife college. Top of it I try to save some money because I want to pursue my next goal: a master course in Melbourne with my son.

With all those thoughts running in my head make my brain and mind

This story which I have heard once in Arabic, am writing it here with a lot of imagination, and I wish that you will like it.

Suddenly, I woke up from sleep, with a strong light fogging my vision, I was amazed to see that light although the lamps were all closed, I looked at the clock, I can barely see its hand pointing to 3 am. Where is that light coming from, all what I was thinking about. I turned my head to look for my mobile, I was shocked to find half of my arm penetrating the wall, with a

Yes, this is called "To kill two birds with one stone" --I don't really like that much this idiom... I don't wanna kill any bird! :((

One of these little things that I can do everyday and makes me feel good/happy is to enjoy a good cup of coffee, tea or chocolate. I usually drink coffee early in the morning but, since I'm always late: I'm sorry Luci! I dont have time to take a pic of my coffee routine! :D

What I can really enjoy better is my tea time. 

This is one of my fav mugs but, as you can se

Yes, 'managed to do something' means 'succeeded in doing somthing, especially something difficult'. If you say "I managed to write a blog yesterday", you mean you succeeded in writing a blog or were able to write a blog yesterday. 

You can't say "I could write a blog yesterday", though, because  'could' is not used to talk about particular ability in the past (on one occasion).

You can say, however,  "I could eat a whole cake when I was little" - 'could' can be used for general ability in the past

So here I am with my blog dedicated to MY MUG/CUP of COFFEE and I hope others will also join soon this challenge :) ehmm.. like Mary, Eva, Ellen promised :-p

Firstly, let me tell you that some months ago a big tragedy happened! My favorite, awesome mug my sister gave me died!!! I felt like crying, when I myself broke it :( It was such a cute mug with a picture of zebra - this drawing was intentionally childish - exactly the style I like! It looked little bit like this but it was much more better 

This is on the inspiration taken from Rose’s poem “I Watch the Moon”

Thanks Rose.

Once again the same night, the same room, the same bed and the same me awaken, lying slant on my soft pillow, as soft as the lap of the beloved, but still there is no sleep in my eyes, thinking about you, you are not with me.  I look at the sky, stare hard, looking for you among the stars.  They seem to singing, but even their lullaby brings no sleep in my eyes.  I look at the moon, but it is you, not the moon, yes i

Find me on Twitter, Facebook, and even MySpace, because we are here to change the world so “follow” me. I have read the writings of Malcolm Gladwell and Dennis Baron to analyze and write about. They have both presented different points and ideas on the significance of social media and how it has affected our world past and present. Gladwell’s essay, “Small Change: Why the Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted” is focused on the sit-in of 1960, an event started by four African American college students

https://www.facebook.com/notes/kurniati-evalinde-saptarina/the-best-thing-about-moving-in-and-out/10153902383395718

My boss's daughter has always been living abroad so that makes her smarter and more independent than anybody else around her age.

My 1st time moving school when I was in 2nd grade of Senior High School in Bandung. My peers didn't care about me and sometimes I felt I wasn't belong. But later I met new friends who had the same hobby as I am reading and traveling.

I can't find a better s

"I, uh, I don't think I'm gonna sit down, actually. I don't think I could sit down right now. Uh, we still don't know, right? And we don't have any idea what it's gonna be called. Okay, is there... uh... polls... I mean, is it literally gonna come down like Alaska an' Hawaii an' stuff like that? 'Cause we never wait for those people. We don't know. We love them, but you know, they're too far out West. Now, um... I think we can agree that this has been an absolutely exhausting, bruising election

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Yesterday my husband and I went for our monthly check up at Mitra Plumbon Hospital. First I went to an oculist then he checked his cholesterol.

Our health and healthy diet/life style can't be ignored.

Next week I will continue my 8th meeting with my midwives students at Akbid Graha Husada. It turned out that some of my final students failed in competency tests.

It's important to maintain our time management with family, colleagues and virtual frien

Hi, my friends! To my great disappointment, our Jeopardy game has had its days, but I have got an idea of "reanimating" it so that it can become more learning and interesting and I'd like to discuss it with you. My idea is to combine Jeopardy with another famous game, "Wheel of Fortune". For those who know nothing about this game I will explain what I mean using an easy example. I ask a question "It is a part of casual wear. There are 5 letters you should guess. You can open only one letter at a

Hello Guys, 

This is a new episode of "Wordless Wednesday" series :) 

Please give your best captions on the below photo :) 

Remember that the winning caption will be used as a title of the blog.. 

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For the rules of participation in the challenge, or for how you can make your own "Wordless Wednesday" Challenge, please refer to the blog Wordless Wednesday by Tara Benwell. 

Sorry for the aggressive photo :P 

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This blog was published in t

Hello guys,

let's take another writing challenge, which is again related to getting to know each other :-) This time I would like to ask you, to share a picture of your favourite CUP or MUG and to write something about it - such as:

- why it is your favourite mug/cup, if somebody gave it to you, for how long you have had it.. Don't forget to tell us also, if you prefer drinking coffee to tea or vice versa and how you prepeare it. You can also add more pictures as for preparation of your drink and

I watch the moon

Awake at night
I look at sky
the song of stars
my lullaby.

I watch the moon
since he did rise
it has your face
and loving eyes

I watch the moon
I close my eyes
you call my name
I hear your voice

I watch the moon
and feel your kiss
so deep inside
how much I miss

I see the moon
and hear its song
from love it sings
where I belong

I see the moon,
it's clear to me
I'll wait for you
and you for me.

Oh moon on sky
 do strengthen me
I see the light
the worries flee.

The song of mo

Thoughts in the Rain

I see raindrops on the window, falling from the sky like pearls. Some of them are small, some of them are big, some of them are like a necklace pushed together. Raindrops compose a tune, the wind breeze is like a voice and the sound of the raindrops on the window panes like drums.
If you can see and hear the same, then we have connection. It's a great feeling  to know it. Still is it night right now, a few stars shine through the clouds, the day is still asleep. The lovers

light reflects my face in the window
dark night,  no stars, no moon
white face, dark eyes, bleeding heart
wounded  soul, desperate longing

speaking with invisible moon
beg the stars to send her light to earth
to show the colors like kaleidoscope
should lead me through the  night

but thunder breaks the silence
thunderbolts light up the darkness
Rain sings his song of loneliness
with drops like a dance rhythm for

who puts his arms around me
who catches me if I falling
who fixes my doubts and f

This is the story I wrote for Danny’s writing challengelast month. I was really flattered when I saw many of you liked it. So I’d like to post it in my blog.  

Thank you, Mishaikh, Danny, Tanya, Luci, Shoba and Risty for your votes.

The story was corrected by Professor Danny Clark. Enjoy it and hope you like it.

PS: I’m sorry to tell you that I have been under the weather lately. Hope you don’t mind if I reply later and forgive me if I am absent from your activities. I will be back. Love, Jade.

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