Reminiscence

These are notes that I made long time ago when I was a lecturer.  I want to throw away the note; however, I want to keep the record in digital. It's a review and a typing exercise for me. Note yang dibuang sayang, tapi jika tidak dibuang jadi sampah kertas. 1. Escape literature is literature that is written purely for entertainment; it takes us away from the real world; it enables us temporarily to forget our troubles; it is only object pleasure. 2. Interpretive literature is literature that is written to broaden and deepen and sharpen our awareness of life; it takes us through the imagination into the real world; it enables us to understand our troubles; it is object pleasure plus understanding. 3. Plot is the sequence of incidents or events of which a story is composed 4. Chronological plot is the arrangement of events according to the order in which they occur in time. 5. Flashback: interpolated narratives or scenes (often justified as a memory, a revery or a confessi...

Monday, September 30th 2013 Yesterday, I met an inspiring teacher. Wonderful meeting that sparks my spirit again to pursue my dream. That person told me about the song in Japanese. I did not recognize the song. However, today when I looked it up from youtube, I found out that it was an old song, that I knew it when I was in Indonesia, it was in English. I did not know there was a Japanese version. So, I put the song here, English version and the Japanese version with romaji. Ellie my love so sweet by Ray Charles There were times I left your heart in pain Time again I've turned and walked away I get to where I'm going just to find Won't be happy in this world If you're not by my side Ellie, my love so sweet My heart told me to break away Now I'm out here far away Wish that I could hold you in the night Then I'd wake up to a morning That is warm and bright Ellie, my love so sweet Smile for me, won't you, baby Forever you'll be on my min...

Yesterday, 15th Feb. 2012, I was teaching 3-2 class with Mrs. Sakurai as the homeroom teacher, a student said that Cinderella was Japanese. After the 5 little monkey story, we had a culture sharing time. During that time, I showed them a picture of Hans Christian Andersen and I told them some stories he wrote and collected. Some children said that the picture was Bach or Mozart. In their music room, there are pictures of old famous world musicians, such as Mozart, Bach, Chopin, Beethoven, Schubert, etc. So they thought that H.C. Andersen as one of those classical composers. Then, I asked them to mention Japanese Folk tales. Some of them could mention the stories correctly, such as Momotaro, Kintaro, Urashimataro, Isshinboshi, Kaguyahime, etc. Some of them mentioned Disney's stories. The kids could not distinguish between the folktales and new made stories such as Disney's and Manga (Japanese comics). One of the students said Cinderella. The homeroom teacher replied that it was ...

Selasa, 3 Januari 2012, APA Hall, Tokyo Bay Hotel, Kaihin Makuhari. Jam 6:30 - 9:00 malam Paginya rombongan pergi ke Gunung Fuji dan mereka dapat naik sampai level 5. Mereka berdoa bagi Jepang dan memngucapkan berkat dan mengklaim janji-janji Tuhan untuk Jepang. Setelah itu mereka melihat ada rainbow, hal ini merupakan konfirmasi dari Allah untuk pemulihan dan keselamatan Jepang. Pembicara Kedua: Ibu Naniek Susanti Kej. 9:12-17 Pelangi adalah perjanjian Allah dengan segala makhluk di bumi. Kej.6:9 Noah was a righteous man, blameless. Kita semua dibenarkan Tuhan dalam Yesus. Karena Nuh bergaul akrab dengan Tuhan, maka perbuatannya ada ketepatan dan ketaatan. Kita pun harus akrab dengan Tuhan sehingga perbuatan kita tepat mengenai sasaran da n memberkati orang lain. KOTBAH KETIGA DARI Pdt. Petrus Hadi Mat.17 Yesus dimuliakan di gunung Gunung berbicara mengenai tempat kemuliaan Tuhan. Banyak cerita2 di alkitab memakai tempat gunung. Murid Yesus ada 70 orang, dari 70 tersebut, yg khusus ad...

Senin, 2 Januari 2012, dari jam 6:30 sampai 9:00 malam. APA Hall, Tokyo Bay, Kaihin Makuhari. Pembicara: Pdt. Petrus Agung Intinya: 1. Firman Tuhan & kesaksian2 pekerjaan Tuhan, yang memberikan petunjuk bahwa bahwa kalau orang percaya dapat "melihat apa yang sedang dikerjakan oleh Tuhan maka Ia akan segera melaksanakan janji firmanNya " 2. Berdoa dan memberkati bangsa Jepang Jer 1:11 Sesudah itu firman TUHAN datang kepadaku, bunyinya: "Apakah yang kaulihat, hai Yeremia?" Jawabku: "Aku melihat sebatang dahan pohon badam." Jer 1:12 Lalu firman TUHAN kepadaku: "Baik penglihatanmu, sebab Aku siap sedia untuk melaksanakan firman-Ku." Mungkin sesuatu yang kita minta "sukar" (melihat kondisi jasmani , situasi sekeliling , kekurangan yang sedang kita hadapi, dsb. sehingga hal yang kita minta terlihat sukar ), tapi yang "sukar" itu belum tentu tak mungkin / tak bisa . Inilah yang dikatakan oleh nabi Elia kepada Elisa ketika Elis...

This is the message of Ps. Jacob Nahuway on Sunday, Dec.25th 2011 at GBI Mawar Saron, Kelapa Gading. The message spoke to me and freshened my heart and mind. Full and complete preparation is needed for delivering God's message. As a pastor, he/she should prepare it well. What message should we deliver for the people? Pastors should deliver the message that speaks God's truth, based on God's truth (according to the bible), motivates people, gives guidance and answers people's needs. Personally, it speaks to me that I must prepare myself and the message well before I deliver it to people; therefore, I need to discipline myself to allot time for the preparation. There are 3 people that are involved in our blessings. In other words, we need to share our blessings with these 3 kinds of people. Who are they? 1. We and our descendants (children, grandchildren, family) 2. Levites (God's servants: our pastors, reverends, missionaries) 3. Foreigners/outsiders (pauper, poor pe...