In SPL Farewell means An End That Starts A Beginning

Today is our SPL farewell party, it is saddening, exciting, great, awesome, wonderful, fascinating, indescribably. So today we are having a simple dinner in one of restaurant at the shopping mall. The funniest and happiest moment is actually our beloved juniors had prepared farewell gifts for seniors, but one of the juniors who actually carried the gift (and at last it was for me) when she entered the restaurant. I did not notice any suspicious thing, and other juniors covered it by saying she was planning to buy it for her birthday friend. The saddening moment is when everybody said their wish for me, from our greatest coach ever, Sir Hendriek and then from my juniors Edwin, Stephie, Bella, Fausta and Huiliana. I love the atmosphere, I feel like sitting under tree where all blossom flowers are flying. I love party especially with SPL, either Sir’s birthday, Sir’s wedding, having trip together, lunch together, studying together or practicing together; somehow I have spent my entire three years lives with them since 2010.

 Honestly, I hate to say goodbye, I hate to say farewell. As long as we are under the same skies, no matter what happens, even the time changes, we will meet someday, when all our hope has come true, and I will be so sure that each of us will be blessed and be related to this bond ever after.  

I still remember my first time when I got into SPL, I lost my interest in Paskibra since the coach passed away and everyone was abandoning it. I retired in Mandarin because I had nowhere to go, I felt like I need more challenges. Here I come, being tied by the fate, I stepped my pace to SPL, to English, to speech, to debate and I never regret for it, never ever!

Now on, I cannot cast a magic, I cannot grant a wish, I also cannot buy something great to return thousand fun of these three years, but may I pray and hope for today, for SPL future, to be better, to be greater, for my juniors please continue all your hard work, be tough, be greater than us and be awesome. For our dearest coach, please stay patience; never give up giving birth to other great generation of the universe, lols. Keep healthy, keep happy, keep smiling, and keep shinning as ever. May God pay everything, every piece of your good deeds in return and may your every little hope among us turn to be reality.

I want to say so many things, but it will cost 100 pages probably, just like Sir said, make it clear, simple and understandable. Lols~

With regards, with love

  

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Toradora!

Yo readers! Are you interested in romance comedy anime? Toradora! is a pretty good choice.

Ryuji and Taiga

Episode count: 25

Plot:
Have u ever imagined getting a wild tiger as your girlfriend? This happens to Ryuji Takasu, a son of single parent mother who has been left by his father who was well known as merciless gangster leader. As the result, Ryuji was misunderstood as a delinquent. His school life never works well, none of the girls dare to approach him and only his childhood friend Kitamura knows him. Once, Ryuji is falling in love with one of the baseball girl Minori Kushieda, the way she struggles with her life by aiming money to cover her study, having part time job and shinning as the best player in her baseball club. Although Ryuji likes Kushieda, he does not have the courage to tell the truth to Minori. One day, Ryuji met a delinquent, small looking girl named Taiga who is well known as Palmtop Tiger and hardly ever come to school. She is trying to tell her feeling to Ryuji's childhood friend Kitamura-kun, but every time she tries, she always ends up with shouting and denying her puropose and run away. When Ryuji notices what Taiga did, unfortunately when Ryuji tries to do the same to Minorin, Ryuji ends up to scare people around him, as the result Minori is ignoring him. Both Ryuji and Taiga have gotten the same problem of telling the truth, so when they realize about their problem, they make a deal to help each other to approach Kushieda and Kitamura. But as the time pass by, Taiga and Ryuji realized the one they love is not the right person and all their story to help each other make them a relationship of friendship and lover.

The backgroud mostly takes place at school, sometimes in Japanese style small house and western apartment where Taiga lives. Although the plot is so fascinating, well, I find something pretty awkward here, Taiga live alone because she has ever said she dislike her father, it sounds like her father is such a scary gangster or bad reputation somehow that's why people call her as Tiger. But in this story, Taiga's father remarried to another woman after the death of Taiga's mother, that's why Taiga decides to leave the house and  rent for apartment. But so far, the story has so much fun and energetic.

Have a nice day!

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If You Were Here (Part 2: Your Agony Is My Agony)

With my curiosity, I walk around the street. While the time does not seem good for me to go back to university. Unintentionally I pass a street wherever actually I don't want to pass anymore; yes it is where the accident takes place.  I fasten my pace and run to stop this annoying memory while I have arrived in my apartment.

I squeeze my hands; I close the door as my sweat flows. My tear starts flowing, I do not understand where it comes for, but yes... Even I saw someone who looks like Edgey, I am not certain he is Edgey, because he was dead in an accident two weeks ago and it was in front of my eyes.

 

"Cherrie, good morning!", said Edgey from the phone.

"You are so early.... Good morning..", I replied and still comforted with my pillow on the bed.

"My sweet lazy girl, do you know what time is it?", teased Edgey with his arrogant voice.

I looked at my phone and noticed that it was too late for such a girl to wake up.
"Hmmm... 11.30.. I left my part time job late yesterday, I can't bear to sleep.. Sorry", I replied.

"I am sorry Cherrie, it was my fault , I can't take you home yesterday, I promise to pay it back. Hmm.. What about we have a date today, make it a special lunch then. I treat you whatever you want", he said excitingly.

"Really? Aren't you busy? I hate it when the phone rings when we are dating.. It will be best if you continue with your work", I replied disappointingly.

"Listen, I will make it for the last time for this phone to ring in our date, this time no more", he said firmly.
"Really? Promise me!", I teased him and lower my voice so it looked so pitiful.
"I promise", he replied seriously this time.

" Hahahaha~ You sound so serious, I take it as a nice joke in the morning", I replied and chuckled.
"Hiieeeghh? How rude!! I am serious, take me seriously Cherrie, come on, lunch, lunch??", he sounded so upset that I could not refuse his plan.
"OK I am pretty hungry, meet me in the usual place?", I asked.

"Sure! Take care my love", he replied.

"Take care too, see ya", I replied and he hung off the phone.

 I was so excited and I could not wait for longer, it had been 5 weeks we were torturing our relationship each other. He had his job, I had my class, we were depressed and busy, I hoped today would be so much fun. I took a shower, decided for the best dress to go, left my apartment and I was heading to our favorite restaurant. My head only filled with the moment we would spent together.

When I was arrived, he was there earlier. I got closer and he hugged me, I did not notice anything wrong. We ordered our food, and he always asked me about my class. I talked about Ronan, his best friend who had missed his appearance since Edgey worked and never got into class anymore, I talked about the teacher at school and everything we like. On that day he brought me a bouquet, it was lilies and we loved them so much. The time passed so quick that we did not notice what time it was. The night had come and then we walked together to send me home. 

"Cherrie, I have a gift for you, hope you like this", he said while he was taking out on something from his pouch.

"Hmm? What is it? I hope you don't spend a lot", I said.

"You are a nice girl, Cherrie. Do you treat all boys like this? It's funny you are worrying about the money I spend for your gift", he said and he smirked.

"Are you laughing at me again? It doesn't mean I am worrying about your money, but it is just too much, I mean.... hmmm...” I replied while I also did not know what I was talking about. Good, I messed up with my words.

"Are you still nervous talking with me Cherrie? You mess your words, and I know that", he chuckled.

"I... I.. I.. ", I replied uncontrollably with more weird answers.
 He put his hand on my head and shook it gently.

"Cherrie, my life will be lonely without you, thanks for everything, just stay like this, this is the way I love you the most", he replied and smiled.

His hand was so gentle and it was so warm. I was so speechless and just nodded and then smiled. He gave me a pendant then he told me not to lose it. It looks like a flashy rectangular with lily caged in diamond and there is some special design around the rectangular, just like a root around the rectangular. Then he helped me to wear it.

"It suits you, no one else", he said with a faint smile.

"Thanks", I replied while blushed.

"I hope you are happy with this", he said.

"Hmmm...”, I nodded and smirked.

We walked for some blocks and we were holding hands. Then, we across the street, the traffic light showed it was green, we passed across the street, no one was crossing the street except us, unintentionally our hands were separated so I walked two steps in front of Edgey, suddenly a truck with its container, it was driven wildly, it sounded like pieces of steel and was driven so fast, as I remembered the flash was so close, several meters of my sight and suddenly I was pushed from behind, bumped on the hard street. As I twisted my leg and fell down I looked backward, my eyes never believed what I saw, Edgey was crushed while he was smiling to me among the flash light and when the big truck bumped, I witnessed his eyes, it was shown how painful, how fearful he was.

Then everything turned black and I saw some splash of blood through my face. The white lilies bouquet he carried on was tore into pieces with blood. I crawled from the place I was to look closer, voicelessly, I ignored my pain, I just needed to get closer, Edgey turned into bloody fresh flesh that I could not recognize his face anymore, I was so scared to death, my body froze, his left hand was crushed and splat somewhere, his head was bleeding, his eyes were opened in terror, his lips was badly injured, he was struggling and I felt his agony, I knew how it felt, my tears soaked, it fell, it really really fell down. His right arm was moving, only for several seconds, I did not dare to touch him, I was creeping out, but my hands move out of my instruction, he turned cold, he was wet, not with the sweat but blood, the crowd approached me, they called the ambulance, some people helped me to stand up, I did nothing, I did nothing, I really really did nothing, and did not know what to do, my ears felt deafen, my head felt like exploding, my heart was numb, I lost my consciousness as I was fainted and when I awoke it was the day of his requiem.

(To be continued..............)

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If You Were Here (Part 1: Our Memories)

"She looks so pitiful..", said a girl. 
"Well probably because of that accident", replied another girl. 
"Psssstt!! Don't speak too loud, she would listen!", said the first girl. 
"Why so serious? It's the fact, that accident won't be happened if she was not there!", said another girl. "Mia!! You are too loud!", replied another girl. 
I listen to all of this bad mouth everyday, what can I do? What can I hope for now on? I can only pretend to sleep at the class. Listening to all these bullshits, talking about my past two weeks ago, they do not understand how I feel, they do not know how hurt it is. Even I want to shout aloud and defend myself that I am not guilty, it is no sense, they will not believe on me. I can just stay like this, holding all this burden and scars alone. "If you were here, I know you will not let this happen", I murmur to myself to cheer this painful heart. I decide to leave the class and have some fresh air, unintentionally I push  my table too hard and all the girls who were talking about my past are freaking out. Seems like the lady luck does not really really like me today. I ignore and pretend just like usual and pass through the crowd outside. 

I look at the window and have some sightseeing. A rounded park with lilies catch my eyes, there is a memory reminds me when we sat together there. It was the first time I had ever skipped the class. We decided to have our lunch, he stole on one of my best favorite sweet and apple. Suddenly one of the teachers caught us, he held my hands and we ran then jumped through the nearest fences, then we hid among the buzzes. 
"Psst, stay calm or we will be noticed", he said. "It's your fault! I told you it was a bad idea to skip the class, didn't I?", I replied angrily. 
"Psssstttt!!!", he tried to calm me again. 
One of the teacher stepped exactly behind of our position, I started to freeze, wishing for no trouble with this teacher. 
"Oooii, if I catch both of you again, I will certainly make both of you regret on your score!!", then he went back.

"Stupid teacher", he chuckled. Plak!! I hit his head with my hand, I was really really angry at that time. 
"You make this like a joke, we are in danger if he does not let me pass the exam", I said. 
"Sorry, I didn't mean so. But you really really look cute when you are angry, at least I saved your life today", he said with his beautiful smile. 
I was blushed at that time and  I was really really grateful nothing happened to both of us.After that I cannot forget that memory when the first time he held my hands. 

That memory healed my pain a bit, suddenly all of the memories scattered around when someone is calling me. 
 "Oyyy~Cherrie!", Ronan shouted, while he was waving his hand and greeting me with his funny looking. 
"We are searching for you, hah.. hah..Plus..plus.. there is..a.. I don't know a bad or good news for you.. but..", said Ronan with his unclear voice, I guess he was running all the time to search for me in this big university. 
"Ronan, take a deep breathe, OK?", I said. 
I pull his hands and try to help him to sit on the floor for some rest.
"So what's up Ronan? If you feel alright, let's talk in the cafeteria then", I said.
"Noo! This is important Cherrie! Edgey is alive!!!", he shouted so loud that he freaks some girls along the way.
"What do you mean?? Are you insane, I know Edgey is your best friend, but it just....", I replied to Ronan and suddenly I am interrupted by his quick respond.
"I tell you! I am confused, I also don't believe it! You have gotta watch it with your eyes, Edgey is on the first floor, just find some crowd around the entrance,and....", he said.

I listen to some of his words and I do not care what is the rest. I run to the nearest stairs, I bump some people, they are complaining, some of them stare at me, but I run, I cannot bear this feeling anymore, am I dreaming? Am I imagining? Even so, I do not care, I wish to meet Edgey, I want to see him, even I do not understand what is happening. I do not know, my head feel like exploding, it is illogical! how can Edgey appear again? How could it be? I need a reason, so I rush and when I arrive on the first floor, I see the crowd. 

My heart is pounding, it pounds like the first time I see him, the first time when he said he loves me and the first time when he smiles at me. I use my hands carelessly to get rid of the crowd, I need the truth. And now in the middle of the crowd who I am seeing now is a tall man with black soft messy hair, his collar is folded inappropriately, he wears a blue V shirt with black coat and white furred around his neck and black jeans. His face, that innocent eyes, that reddish thin lips, no one else, he is Edgey. 

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Peran PBB Dalam Konflik Libya

Konflik Libya yang terjadi pada tahun 2011 tidak terlepas dari peran PBB sebagai organisasi internasional perserikatan antar bangsa yang melindungi rakyat sipil Libya dari gencatan senjata antara pihak oposisi dan pihak pemerintah Muammar Gaddafi. Tujuan utama dari PBB adalah untuk melindungi HAM dan tuntutan kemerdekaan rakyat Libya sebagai negara yang bebas dari diktaktor dan hidup secara demokrasi. Salah satu peran besar PBB dalam mengatasi konflik Libya adalah dengan mengeluarkan resolusi PBB yang diadaptasi berdasarkan resolusi PBB 1970 (United Nations Security Council 1970) pada tanggal 26 Febuari 2011 yang diantaranya tercantum sanksi dan aturan terhadap baik negara Libya maupun kepemimpinan Muammar Gaddafi pada saat itu, sebagai berikut:

1. Menuntut berakhirnya dengan segera gencatan senjata dan kekerasan serta semua serangan dan pelanggaran kepada penduduk sipil.
2. Menuntut pemerintah Libya mengambil semua langkah untuk melindungi rakyat sipil dan memenuhi kebutuhan dasar mereka, dan memastikan bantuan kemanusiaan dilakukan dengan segera dan tanpa halangan. 
3. Meminta negara-negara anggota PBB untuk mengambil langkah yang diperlukan untuk melindungi penduduk sipil dan mereka yang tinggal di wilayah yang terancam yakni yang berada di wilayah Arab Libya Jamahiriya, termasuk Benghazi. Namun tidak termasuk pejabat asing yang menjadi bagian dari pemerintah Libya. 
4. Memutuskan untuk memberlakukan larangan penerbangan di wilayah udara Arab Libya Jamahiriya untuk melindungi penduduk sipil. Namun pesawat kemanusiaan dan pesawat PBB, serta Liga Arab dikecualikan. 
5. Memperkuat embargo senjata yang dijatuhkan pada 26 Februari, dengan meminta negara-negara PBB untuk menginspeksi wilayah mereka. Termasuk bandara udara, pelabuhan laut, dan udara di atas laut, kapal, dan pesawat yang terbang menuju atau dari Libya jika mereka memiliki informasi kuat bahwa muatan mengandung barang militer yang dilarang atau tentara bayaran yang sedang dikirim. 
6. Memerintahkan semua negara untuk menghalangi pesawat yang dimiliki Libya, dioperasikan, atau memiliki izin dari Libya. Atau pesawat jenis apapun yang dipercaya membawa senjata terlarang atau tentara bayaran yang sedang diangkut, maupun berada di darat atau sedang melintasi wilayah mereka tanpa izin dari Komite pengawas sanksi PBB.
7. Memberikan larangan perjalanan kepada duta Libya yang terlibat perekrutan tentara bayaran untuk rezim Muammar Qadhafi. 
8. Memperpanjang masa pembekuan aser tujuh atau lebih anggota keluarga Qadhafi termasuk tiga putra Qadhafi yang merupakan menteri pertahanan, direktur intelijen militer, dan direktur keamanan organisasi eksternal, dan sekretaris kelengkapan. 
9. Membekukan lima aset institusi keuangan vital yakni: Bank Central, Otoritas Investasi Libya, Bank Asing Libya, Portfolio Investasi Libya Afrika, dan Perusahaan Minyak Nasional Libya. 
10. Meminta Sekjen PBB Ban Ki-moon untuk membentuk panel ahli delapan-anggota untuk membantu komite pengawasan sanksi PBB mengawasi pelaksanaan sanksi terhadap Libya.

Selain memanfaatkan diplomasi dan sanksi perpindahan Muammar Gaddafi ke negara lain, PBB turut serta menurunkan NATO yaitu pasukan keamanan militer dunia untuk mencegah bentrok antara kelompok oposisi dan pemerintah yang menimbulkan korban jiwa yang lebih banyak. Namun di lain sisi, PBB gagal dalam menjaga keamanan teritorial negara Libya yang justru diintervensi kelompok militer dari negara lain misalnya pada tanggal 2 Maret 2011, Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Charlottetown, yaitu pasukan laut Kanada yang menginjaki wilayah pesisir Libya tanpa pencegahan dan seizin PBB. Tujuh hari kemudian yang disusul pasukan militer negara lain seperti Royal Canadian Airforce (pasukan militer udara Kanada), French Air Force, British Royal Air Force (pasukan udara Inggris) dan United States Air Force (pasukan militer udara Amerika). Kedatangan pasukan militer udara dari negara lain disinyalir merupakan bentuk investigasi negara-negara Barat untuk memperoleh sumber kilang minyak Libya yang turut serta merupakan sumber minyak yang termasuk paling besar di dunia. Banyak terjadi kekerasan yang diberitakan beberapa penduduk sipil dilukai pasukan militer tidak dikenal. Walaupun telah jelas melanggar peraturan PBB untuk tidak mengintervensi permasalahan Libya, namun pada akhirnya PBB tidak memberikan sanksi bagi negara-negara yang telah melewati teritorial negara Libya pada saat konflik terjadi. Hal ini menujukkan adanya ketidakkonsitennya PBB dalam mengambil tindakan, sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa peran PBB ada yang berdamapak positif maupun berdampak negatif terhadap konflik Libya.

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10 Signs A Girl Is Falling In Love

Last time I have ever written about 10 Signs A Boy Is Falling In Love, so next I will write down the vice versa. Anyway, after I recognized my last post, I qinda notice that I used to write in more complicated vocabularies, now on I try to make it simple so people especially for local people can understand well. At least I notice my development in writing now on, lols *laughing like a cruel witch with pride.

So go back to our main topic, let us check it out!

Problems:

Some boys do not understand how to notice how well a girl has treated them and how to respond in certain situation, again boys naturally are ignorant (for most of girls generally), they do not look around and care what really happen. Most party who always get a trouble is girl. Girls are good attractor but not a good approach. So sometimes when they did so, in the end boys will feel awkward and lost their interest. But in the end, when boys realize what they have done, mostly it is too late for them to know actually there is someone who care them a lot. 

Warning!

Well, I am not a psychiatrist or mind reader, so don't be afraid, I just share what I read and what I know, hopefully you can catch some of benefits here.

 1. She Is Making Something Out of Nothing

 Well, again... Girls are good attractor, they try the most until the last blood even nothing turns to be something. When you pass in front of her class and suddenly she dances a Salsa or probably does some Kung Fu or perhaps does some juggling out of nowhere. Keep attracting, attracting, attracting... Meaning she wants you to look at her often.

 2. She Blushes, But With No Admission

 Once you talk to her and get close to something she likes or giving her a birthday gift. She will just keep silenced, say it is not needed or probably in fire by saying "you waste your money for this!!", they try to hide their feeling, thinking about probably you are joking with her, but when she blushes, actually she loves it. For good responds, you can approach her by saying "I thought that you like this, okay I will throw this now" or "I think I make a mistake by knowing  that you like this, sorry", then you will be astonished how honest they are with your feeling after this. 

3. She Tries to Look Neat and Beauty Around You

 Girls love nice performance, it is undeniable! When they try to change themselves into different like before probably hair cut, costume, make up, painting their nails and using cute things, they are trying to amaze you for certain! If you want to have a good responds, you can support them if you feel like it or just say "you look nice and beautiful, but you will be more beautiful in your simple way, I love it more than anything".

4. She Pretends Not to Look At You, But Actually They Wait For Your Call

Once you pass around her, but she is in a crowd, she shows no respond to call or say something to you, she tries to show you how well they associate with other people. Moreover, actually she also wants you to feel the same atmosphere as she has. I mean she wants to share her friends or acquaintances. If you just pass away and ignore her, you will go for nowhere, but if you try to call or greet her, she will know you are such a polite and friendly. The more you pay attention and get closer to her friends, she will think that you care about her. 

  

6. Strike up With The Conversation Even She Knows You Don't Know

Girls mostly are taking the role of initiating a topic. When they talk to you, meaning they have an interest or importance in you. Their curiosity is wild and they try to know more. Sometimes they try to make a special time where she can know you more than anyone, so even she knows you do not know the answer, or even they know your answers before, they will ask, ask again and notice whether you are honest or not. For further relation, if you really like this girl then be honest is the most valuable key here.

7. She Knows Your Details

She knows your personalities, your habit, even your birthday, your parents, your address, your sign, your favorite food, what you dislike, what you love the most, even your ex and memorizing your phone number perhaps. Girls love detail things, and the way they get crazy in loving you, they will remember anything as much as they can. For further responds if you are happy with the way she knows you, you can responds her by amazed and get impressed with what she did and ask for her detail so it is just like exchanging what she likes with what you like.

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Part 1: I Won't Forget Today

I still remember that day, when he blushed his cheeks and said, "will you be my girlfriend?" at that night. I was so surprised and speechless. An anonymous, a person who I did not recognized at all. Now, he stood up firmly and asked me such an awkward question. I did not remember how it felt exactly. But it was a mixing of happiness, shame, a little bit pride, warmness, fun, embarrassing and annoying. My lip spitted out cruel words as my face all turned red and my eyes were so scary and big I believed. My heart was pounding so fast, may be 8 times per second. "Don't you feel ashamed of yourself? Look at yourself and watch your mouth, get lost!", I shouted accidentally. 

As I realized what I had done, I did not mean to say such a cruel way, I just did it deliberately, I did not understand where it came from, I really really did not understand, I believed something was wrong but I did not say anything after that. I saw his face, I was so afraid, I knew, it should be painful, there should be a deep scar, worse than heart attack I believed. My shoulder was shaken, I felt so guilty and nervous, I lost my control already. When I noticed he tried to tell something, I was so astonished while he said, "sorry, but thanks really", and he smiled heavenly but his eyes seemed were both watering, sparkling and his cheek turned lighter but still red. Then he nodded slowly, and turned back as if nothing bad had happened.

When I saw him turned back slowly until his shadow was unseen, I was so startled, I wanted to cry aloud, but I cannot, my heart felt so weird, hurt and indescribably. My hands turned so freezing, felt like I had done a crime, a sadist murder. At that night, the sky was so dark, it rained heavily and I was alone. 

Several days later, I never met him. He never shown up like before. His habit vanished and scattered all around the grassy field. I still remembered. he often ran over the school field, chased for my attention by tricking, teasing or making fools of teachers or friends. Sometimes I laughed, sometimes I got annoyed of his behavior and sometimes I pitied him when he was punished to stand up with those cleaning instrument under the sun light. "Baka boy..", sometimes I commented his act by my Japanese accent, chuckled in my heart and at the same time I was actually enjoying what he did. 

Today was different, the field was wet by yesterday rain as if I could feel his heart was crying aloud so did mine. I felt how the breeze blew, as the day passed day by day. Until I opened my eyes, three years later, in these past years we ended up met each other so often but we never greeted each other, he never called my name anymore so did I, we never talked, no eye contact, no hi, no bye, we walked and passed like we never recognized. I always tried to pretend and act as if he was a walking sculpture, nobody who I knew, nothing in my life, nobody, until I get used to treat him like that, until today.

Now, the circumstance I am standing for is called as end of teens life. This year is the last year of my school life, everyone is focusing themselves in last exam and planning for their universities life. I had applied my next education abroad, and I am hoping a lot for new atmosphere, new friendship and of course I am trying to find good relationship. As I cannot wait for it, I always imagine how it looks like for almost everyday. Yesterday there was a news, a news I never expect to happen, and this is the beginning how the scars was discovered for another time. 

(to be continued...............)

   

   

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