Just follow the Tracks (Cukup ikuti Jejaknya)

Just follow the Tracks

Three men are stranded in the middle of the Canadian Forest and they don't know where they are at.

They decide that they have to find some food. So the first man leaves and tells the other two that he is going to get some food.

Several Hours later, he comes back with a deer over his shoulder. The other two are amazed and ask him how he got a deer with no weapons.

He replies, " I find tracks, i follow tracks, i get deer". They both are slightly confused but let it go.

One week later, they have eaten the deer, so they need to get more food. The second guy leaves and says that he is going to get food.

He comes back a couple hours later with an elk over his shoulder. The other two ask how he got the elk. He simply replies, "I find tracks, i follow tracks, i get Elk".

Five days later, they have eaten the elk, so they need more food. The third guy, feeling very cocky, thinks to himslef, " This is going to be a piece of cake."

"The other guys got the other animals so easy. I'm going to get an animal better than their's put together!". So he leaves to get some food.

They wait a couple hours... he doesn't come back. They wait another couple hours, he is still missing.

Finally, after nine hours of waiting, they see him coming back. His clothes are torn rags, he is covered in dirt with scrapes and bruises all over his body.

He is bleeding from different gashes in his arms and legs along with one on the side of head. They ask, " What happened!".

He looks at them, wide-eyed and confused, and replies, " I find tracks, I follow tracks, and i get hit by train".

Cukup ikuti Jejaknya

Tiga orang terdampar di tengah Hutan Kanada dan mereka tidak tahu di mana mereka berada.

Mereka memutuskan bahwa mereka harus menemukan makanan. Jadi orang pertama berangkat dan mengatakan pada dua orang lainnya bahwa ia akan mendapatkan makanan.

Beberapa jam kemudian, dia kembali dengan rusa di atas bahunya. Dua orang lainnya kagum dan bertanya bagaimana dia mendapat seekor rusa tanpa senjata.

Dia menjawab, "Saya menemukan jejak, saya mengikuti jejak tersebut, saya mendapatkan rusa". Mereka berdua sedikit bingung tapi tidak memperdulikan hal tersebut.

Satu minggu kemudian, mereka sudah makan rusa tersebut, sehingga mereka perlu mendapatkan makanan lagi. Orang kedua berangkat dan mengatakan bahwa dia akan mendapatkan makanan.

Dia datang kembali beberapa jam kemudian dengan rusa di atas bahunya. Dua orang lainnya bertanya bagaimana dia mendapatkan rusa itu. Dia hanya menjawab, "Aku menemukan jejaknya, saya mengikuti jejaknya, saya mendapatkan rusa".

Lima hari kemudian, mereka telah makan rusa itu, sehingga mereka membutuhkan makanan lagi. Pria ketiga, merasa sangat sombong, mengatakan pada dirinya sendiri, "Ini mudah banget."

"Yang lain mendapat hewan begitu mudah. Aku akan mendapatkan binatang lebih baik daripada mereka berdua!". Jadi dia pergi untuk mendapatkan makanan.

Mereka menunggu beberapa jam ... dia tidak datang kembali. Mereka menunggu beberapa jam lagi, ia masih menghilang.

Akhirnya, setelah sembilan jam menunggu, mereka melihat dia datang kembali. Pakaianya robek compang-camping, ia belepotan dengan tanah dengan goresan dan memar di seluruh tubuhnya.

Dia berdarah dari luka yang berbeda di lengan dan kaki serta salah satu disamping kepala. Mereka bertanya, "Apa yang terjadi!".

Dia melihat mereka, mata terbelalak dan bingung, dan menjawab, "Aku menemukan jejaknya, saya mengikuti jejak tersebut, dan saya tertabrak kereta".


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Kids are smarter than you think (Anak-anak lebih pintar dari pada yang Anda pikirkan)

Kids are smarter than you think

9-year-old Emily was given an assignment in school to write a story on "My family's ancestors" The purpose was for the kids to understand their heritage.

In search of some answers for her assignment Emily proceeded to interview her grandmother who was not aware of the reason for Emily’s questions.

When she asked her grandmother, "Granny, where did I come from?" her grandma being quite nervous about talking with a kid about such a touchy subject

in the absence of her parents wanted to buy some time and replied, "Well, sweetie, the stork brought you." Hoping that the subject would be dropped until Emily's parents came back she said no more.

"So, where did Mom come from?"

"The stork brought her also."

"Well, then where did you come from?"

"The stork brought me too, sweetie."

"All right, thanks, Granny."

Emily's grandmother did not think anything more about this incident until three days later when she was tidying up and looking at Emily’s desk, read the first sentence of her paper,

"For three generations there have been no natural births in our family."

Anak-anak lebih pintar dari pada yang Anda pikirkan

Emily 9 tahun diberi tugas di sekolah untuk menulis cerita tentang "nenek moyang keluarga saya" Tujuannya adalah agar anak-anak memahami warisan mereka.

Dalam mencari jawaban untuk tugasnya Emily melanjutkan mewawancarai neneknya yang tidak menyadari alasan pertanyaan Emily.

Ketika ia bertanya kepada neneknya, "Nenek, dari mana saya berasal?" karena neneknya cukup gugup berbicara dengan anak tentang suatu obrolan yang sensitif

dikarenakan tidak ada orangtuanya ingin sedikit meluangkan waktu dan menjawab, "Yah, Sayang, burung bangau membawa mu." Berharap obrolan akan dibatalkan sampai orang tua Emily kembali dia tidak berkata-kata lagi.

"Jadi, dari mana Ibu berasal?"

"Burung bangau juga yang membawanya."

"Eeemm, kalau begitu darimana nenek berasal?"

"Burung bangau juga yang membawa nenek, Sayang."

"Baiklah, terima kasih, Nek."

Nenek Emily tidak memikirkan apa-apa lagi tentang kejadian ini sampai tiga hari kemudian, ketika ia merapikan dan melihat ke meja Emily, membaca kalimat pertama ceritanya,

"Selama tiga generasi tidak ada kelahiran alami di keluarga kami."

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The Price of whistle (Harga Peluit)

The Price of whistle

An American manufacturer was showing heavy equipment manufacturer to a guest who was a potential customer from Albania.

When lunch time, factory whistles sounded and the two thousand men and women immediately stopped working and left the building.

"Your workers, they run away!" the guest said. "You must stop them!"

"Don't worry, they'll be back," said the American. And indeed, at exactly one o'clock the whistle sounded again, and all the workers returned from their recess.

When the tour ended, the producer put the question to his guest and said, "Well, now, which machine do you want to order?"

"Forget the machines," said the guest. "How much do you want for that whistle?"

Harga peluit

Seorang produsen Amerika sedang menunjukkan pabrik pembuat alat berat kepada tamu yang merupakan pelanggan potensial dari Albania.

Ketika saat makan siang, peluit pabrik berbunyi dan dua ribu pria dan wanita segera berhenti bekerja dan meninggalkan gedung.

"Pekerja Anda, mereka melarikan diri!" kata tamu tersebut. "Anda harus menghentikan mereka!"

"Jangan khawatir, mereka akan kembali," kata orang Amerika. Dan memang, tepat pada pukul satu peluit berbunyi lagi, dan semua pekerja kembali dari istirahat mereka.

Ketika tur berakhir, produsen itu bertanya kepada tamunya dan berkata, "Nah, sekarang, mesin mana yang ingin Anda pesan?"

"Lupakan mesin," kata tamu tersebut. "Berapa harga yang Anda inginkan untuk peluit itu?"



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A vain little mouse (Seekor tikus kecil yang angkuh)

A vain little mouse

A little mouse lived in a beautiful house. One day, when she was sweeping the floor, she found a coin. She said "With this coin, I am going to buy a nice red ribbon for my hair. I will look beautiful"

She was really beautiful with the red ribbon on her hair. Then she sat next to the window so that everybody could see her.

"Little mouse, you look so pretty" said the donkey. "Will you marry me?" and she asked, "What will you do at night?"

"I will bray like this" said the donkey. And then he brayed

"Oh, no. I will get frightened" said the mouse.

Then the dog asked her "Little mouse, you look beautiful. Why don’t you marry me?"

"What will you do at night?" asked the mouse.

"I will bark like this" said the dog. Then he barked.

"No, I will get frightened" said the mouse.

Finally, the cat asked her, "Beautiful mouse, will you marry me?"

"I will sing a beautiful song like this" then he sang a song.

"Yes, I will marry you" said the mouse.

So they get married, but on their wedding night, guess what! The cat did not sing a beautiful song. He ate the vain little mouse!

Seekor tikus kecil yang angkuh 

Seekor tikus kecil tinggal di sebuah rumah yang indah. Suatu hari, ketika ia sedang menyapu lantai, ia menemukan koin. Dia berkata: "Dengan koin ini, saya akan membeli pita merah yang indah untuk rambut saya. Saya akan terlihat cantik "

Dia benar-benar cantik dengan pita merah di rambutnya. Lalu ia duduk di samping jendela sehingga setiap orang bisa melihatnya.

"Tikus kecil, Kau tampak begitu cantik" kata keledai. "Maukah kau menikah dengan ku?" Dan dia bertanya, "Apa yang akan Anda lakukan pada malam hari?"

"Saya akan meringkik seperti ini" kata keledai. Dan kemudian dia meringkik

"Oh, tidak. Saya takut" kata mouse.

Kemudian seekor anjing bertanya "tikus kecil, kau terlihat cantik. Mengapa kau tidak menikah saja dengan ku?"

"Apa yang akan Anda lakukan pada malam hari?" Tanya si tikus.

"Saya akan menggonggong seperti ini" kata si anjing. Lalu ia menyalak.

"Tidak, saya takut" kata si tikus.

Akhirnya, seekor kucing bertanya kepadanya, "tikus yang cantik, maukah kau menikah dengan ku?"

"Saya akan menyanyikan sebuah lagu yang indah seperti ini" kemudian ia menyanyikan sebuah lagu.

"Ya, aku akan menikah denganmu" kata tikus.

Kemudian mereka menikah, tetapi pada malam pernikahan mereka, coba tebak! Si kucing tidak menyanyikan lagu yang indah. Dia makan tikus kecil yang angkuh itu!

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Danau Toba

Danau Toba

Once upon a time, there was a fisherman lived in North Sumatra. When he was fishing in a river, a big fish was nailed. This fish had gold color all over its body. It was beautiful. The fisherman was very excited. He imagined a delicious dinner in his head. He put the fish in his basket and went home happily.

When he got home, he put the fish in a sink. He grabbed a knife to kill the fish. But when he almost killed it, he saw the fish eyes and felt pity. He took the knife away and put the fish in washbasin and added water in it. "Don’t worry, I wouldn’t kill you" the fisherman said.

The fisherman went fishing again. But this time he couldn’t get any fish. He went home with nothing in his hand. His stomach started to sing. He walked home slouching. He was surprised when he saw smoke came out from his kitchen.

"Who cooked in my kitchen?" he was confused.

He took a peep and surprised when he saw a beautiful girl cooked in his house. "Why is there a girl in my kitchen?" he was confused.

The fisherman entered the room. "Who are you?" he asked the girl.

"I’m the fish" The girl said.

The fisherman looked the washbasin and saw nothing in it. "The fish?" he asked incredulously.

"Yes. You didn’t kill me and I’m very thankful. I will return your kindness" The girl said.

"That’s ok. I didn’t ask any return" the fisherman said.

"But I have to" The girl insisted.

"Well, I lived alone. I don’t have family. If you want to be my wife, I will be very happy" The fisherman asked the girl.

The girl smiled and said "I’d love to but you have to promise me that if we have kid you can’t tell him about me"

And so, the fisherman and the fish girl were married. And then they had a child called Samo. Samo was very naughty. He couldn’t be advisable. He always played and never helped his parents.

One day Samo was asked to deliver lunch to his father. On his way, he met his friends and forgot to deliver his father’s lunch. Samo played with his friends. When he was tired and hungry, he was resting under a tree and ate his father lunch. Meanwhile his father waited him in starve and tired. His father went home and saw Samo played. "Where is my lunch?" he asked.

"Mmm…mm.. I ate it" Samo said afraid.

"Why did you eat it?" his father asked.

"Mmm..mm.. I was hungry after playing with my friends" Samo said.

"You were told to deliver my lunch but you didn’t listen" his father was very furious. "I can’t handle you anymore. You are very naughty. Go away from me. Don’t come home anymore" His father yelled and evicted Samo from his house.

And this what happened if you can’t control your mouth when you are angry. His father said the words that he wouldn’t suppose to say. "You… fish’s son"

Suddenly, the sky was getting dark. The storm was breaking the ears. The rain felt from the sky like giant hose sprayed water all over the place. And then the water came out from the land and getting harder.

Sumo’s mother was very sad. "I told you don’t tell him about me" she said to her husband. "Now I’m going back to be fish again. Good bye" the mother was transformed magically to be gold fish again and disappear through the water. The water was getting higher and drown the village and formed a lake.

Meanwhile, sumo run to the hill and stayed there. The hill then was surrounded by the lake.

Now the lake was known as Toba Lake. Toba came from Tuba word means no mercy. And the hill in the middle called Samosir Island. Samosir means ‘Samo di usir’ or in English : Samo has been evicted.

This is just a legend, there were so many versions of the name’s story.

Danau Toba

Pada suatu ketika, ada seorang nelayan tinggal di Sumatera Utara. Ketika ia sedang memancing di sungai, seekor ikan besar memakan umpannya. Ikan itu memiliki warna keemasan di seluruh tubuhnya. warnanya indah. Nelayan itu sangat bersemangat. Dia membayangkan makan malam yang lezat di kepalanya. Dia menaruh ikan di keranjang dan pulang dengan gembira.

Ketika ia pulang, ia menempatkan ikan di wastafel. Ia mengambil pisau untuk menyembelih ikan tersebut. Tetapi ketika ia hampir menyembelihnya, ia melihat mata ikan tersebut dan merasa kasihan. Dia meletakkan pisau itu dan menempatkan ikan tersebut di wastafel dan menambahkan air ke dalamnya. "Jangan khawatir, aku tidak akan menyembelihmu" kata nelayan itu.

Si Nelayan pergi memancing lagi. Tapi kali ini dia tidak mendapatkan seekor ikan pun. Dia pulang dengan tangan hampa. Perutnya mulai terasa lapar. Dia berjalan pulang dengan tertunduk. Dia terkejut ketika ia melihat asap keluar dari dapur.

"Siapa yang memasak di dapur saya?" bingungnya.

Dia mengintip dan terkejut ketika ia melihat seorang gadis cantik memasak di rumahnya. "Mengapa ada seorang gadis di dapur saya?" Bingung dia.

Nelayan tersebut memasuki ruangan. "Siapa kau?" Tanyanya ke gadis itu.

"Aku ikan." Kata si gadis.

Nelayan melihat wastafel dan tidak melihat apa-apa di dalamnya. "Ikan?" Tanyanya tak percaya.

"Ya. Anda tidak membunuh saya dan saya sangat bertrimakasih. Aku akan balas kebaikan Anda" Kata gadis tersebut.

"Tidak apa-apa. Saya tidak meminta balasan apapun" kata nelayan itu.

"Tapi aku harus" Gadis itu bersikeras.

"Baiklah, saya tinggal sendirian. Saya tidak punya keluarga. Jika kamu mau menjadi istri saya, saya akan sangat senang" kata si nelayan kepada gadis itu..

Gadis itu tersenyum dan berkata "Aku mau tetapi Anda harus berjanji padaku bahwa jika kita memiliki anak Anda tidak boleh memberitahunya tentang saya."

Dan kemudian, nelayan dan gadis ikan menikah. Dan kemudian mereka memiliki anak yang diberi nama Samo. Samo sangat nakal. Dia tidak bisa dinasehati. Dia selalu bermain dan tidak pernah membantu orang tuanya.

Suatu hari Samo diminta untuk memberikan makan siang untuk ayahnya. Dalam perjalanan, ia bertemu teman-temannya dan lupa untuk memberikan makan siang ayahnya. Samo bermain dengan teman-temannya. Ketika ia lelah dan lapar, ia beristirahat di bawah pohon dan memakan makan siang ayahnya. Sementara itu ayahnya menunggu dia kelaparan dan kelelahan. Ayahnya pulang ke rumah dan melihat Samo bermain. "Di mana makan siang Ayah?" Tanyanya.

"Mmm ... mm .. Saya memakannya" kata Samo dengan takut.

"Kenapa kamu memakannya?" Tanya ayahnya.

"Mmm .. mm .. Aku lapar setelah bermain dengan teman saya" kata Samo.

"Kau disuruh untuk memberikan makan siang tapi kau tidak mendengarkannya." Ayahnya sangat marah. "Saya tidak bisa mengurus kamu lagi. Kamu sangat nakal. Pergi dari saya. Jangan pulang lagi" Teriak Ayahnya dan Samo diusir dari rumahnya.

Dan ini apa yang terjadi jika Anda tidak bisa mengontrol mulut Anda ketika Anda marah. Ayahnya mengatakan kata-kata yang seharusnya dia tidak boleh katakan. "Kau ... anak ikan."

Tiba-tiba, langit mulai gelap. Badai memecah telinga. Hujan turun dari langit seperti air disemprotkan dari selang raksasa ke seluruh tempat. Dan kemudian air keluar dari tanah dan semakin besar.

Ibu Sumo sangat sedih. "Aku bilang kau tidak boleh cerita tentang saya," katanya kepada suaminya. "Sekarang aku akan kembali menjadi ikan lagi. Selamat tinggal" Sang ibu berubah secara ajaib menjadi ikan emas lagi dan menghilang kedalam air. Air itu semakin tinggi dan menenggelamkan desa dan membentuk sebuah danau.

Sementara itu, Sumo berlari ke bukit dan tinggal di sana. Bukit tersebut kemudian dikelilingi oleh danau.

Sekarang danau itu dikenal sebagai Danau Toba. Toba berasal dari kata Tuba berarti tanpa belas kasihan. Dan bukit di tengah disebut Pulau Samosir. Samosir berarti 'Samo di usir'.

Ini hanya sebuah legenda, ada begitu banyak versi cerita dengan judul tersebut.

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Studying Korean language (Belajar Bahasa Korea)

Studying Korean language

One day a teacher gave to his students Korean language dictionary.

The students rushed to read the dictionary. On the first page of the dictionary contains the following:

How are you? = Anyong Aseo

See you = Anyong

Not polite = Monyong

Not straight = Men Chong

Man like to dressed up = Ben Chong

Suddenly = She Khonyong

Mouth = Mon Chong

Sosis = Lap Chong

Husband of Our father's sister = Ku Chong

Kiss me = Soon Dhong Yang

Sweet memory = Choo Pang Dhong

Broken car = Dho Rong Dhong

Large field = Park King Lot

Itchy buttock = Che Bhok Dhong

Rice wriped with banana leaf: Lon Thong

Handsome guy with glasses: Bae Yong Jun

Handsome guy with straight hair: Jang Dong Gun

Handsome guy with curly hair: Ahn Jung Hwan

Back side = Bho Khong

Still young = Bron dhong

Itchy buttock = Ga ruk dong

Salted egg = Ndok AChin

BIG SPOON = EN THONG

TORN PANTS = BHO LONG

BOLD = KIN CLONG

SINGING = ME LO LHONG

BLACK MAN = GOO SHONG

UCUP'S LIPS = MO NYONG

HAIRY = GE RAN DHONG

SQUATTING ON THE EDGE OF THE RIVER = BE OL DONG

Then one of the students said: Wow the dictionary is cool ... ... ... ..

Belajar Bahasa Korea

Suatu hari bu guru memberikan kamus bahasa korea kepada murid2nya.

Para murid pun langsung membaca kamus itu. Pada halaman pertama kamus itu berisi :

Apa kabar? = Anyong Aseo

Sampai Jumpa = Anyong

Kurang Ajar = Monyong

Tidak Lurus = Men Chong

Pria suka berdandan = Ben Chong

Tiba-tiba = She Khonyong

Mulut = Mon Chong

Sosis = Lap Chong

Suami dari kakaknya Papa = Ku Chong

Kiss me = Soon Dhong Yang

Sweet memory = Choo Pang Dhong

Mobil mogok = Dho Rong Dhong

Lapangan luas = Park King Lot

Pantat gatal-gatal = Che Bhok Dhong

Nasi dibungkus daun pisang: Lon Thong

Cowok Cakep Kaca Mata: Bae Yong Jun

Cowok Cakep Rambut Lurus: Jang Dong Gun

Cowok Cakep Rambut Keriting: Ahn Jung Hwan

Bagian belakang = Bho Khong

Masih muda = bron dhong

Pantat gatal = Ga ruk dong

Telur asin = Ndok AChin

SENDOK GEDE = EN THONG

CELANA SOBEK = BHO LONG

KEPALA BOTAK = KIN CLONG

LAGI MENYANYI = ME LO LHONG

ORANG HITAM = GOO SHONG

BIBIR UCUP = MO NYONG

BERBULU = GE RAN DHONG

JONGKOK DI PINGGIR KALI = BE OL DONG

Lalu salah satu murid itu berkata : Wah kamusnya keren……….. 

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Too Many Fires (Terlalu Banyak Kebakaran)

Too Many Fires

A new firefighter was being trained by an old fire chief.

"How would you react if a sudden fire flared up on the front of the building?" asked the fire chief.

"Break out a fire hose and start spraying it, chief." answered the new firefighter.

"How would you react if another fire flared up in the back of the building?" asked the fire chief.

"Break out another fire hose and start spraying it, chief." answered the new firefighter.

"And if another huge fire flared up in the basement, how would you react?" asked the fire chief.

"Break out another fire hose." answered the new firefighter.

"Now wait a minute, son," said the fire chief. "Where are all these fire hoses coming from?"

The new firefighter answered, "The same place where all of the fires are coming from, chief."

Terlalu Banyak Kebakaran

Seorang petugas pemadam kebakaran yang baru sedang dilatih oleh seorang kepala pemadamam kabakaran yang sudah tua.

"Bagaimana reaksi Anda jika tiba-tiba api berkobar di bagian depan gedung itu?" tanya kepala pemadam kebakaran tersebut.

"Keluarkan selang pemadam kebakaran dan mulai penyemprotkannya, Komandan" jawab petugas pemadam kebakaran baru tadi.

"Bagaimana reaksi Anda jika api berkobar lagi di bagian belakang gedung itu?" tanya kepala pemadam kebakaran tersebut.

"Keluarkan selang pemadam kebakaran yang lain dan mulai penyemprotannya, Komandan" jawab petugas pemadam kebakaran baru tersebut.

"Dan kalau api besar lain berkobar di ruang bawah tanah, bagaimana reaksi Anda?" tanya kepala pemadam kebakaran.

"Keluarkan selang pemadam kebakaran yang lainnya" jawab petugas pemadam kebakaran baru tadi.

"Tunggu sebentar, Nak," kata si kepala pemadam kebakaran. "Darimana semua selang pemadam kebakaran ini berasal?"

Petugas pemadam kebakaran baru tadi menjawab, "Dari tempat yang sama di mana semua kebakaran berasal, Komandan"


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Malin Kundang

Malin Kundang

Once upon a time, on the north coast of Sumatra lived a poor woman and his son. The boy was called Malin Kundang. They didn’t earn much as fishing was their only source of income. Malin Kundang grew up as a skillful young boy. He used to help his mother to earn some money. However, as they were only fisherman’s helper, they still lived in poverty. “Mother, what if I sail overseas?” asked Malin Kundang one day to his mother. Her mother didn’t agree but Malin Kundang had made up his mind. “Mother, if I stay here, I’ll always be a poor man. I want to be a successful person,” urged Malin kundang. His mother wiped her tears, “If you really want to go, I can’t stop you. I could only pray to God for you to gain success in life,” said his mother wisely. “But, promise me, you’ll come home.”

In the next morning, Malin Kundang was ready to go. Three days ago, he met one of the successful ship’s crew. Malin was offered to join him. “Take a good care of yourself, son,” said Malin Kundang’s mother as she gave him some food supplies. “Yes, Mother,” Malin Kundang said. “You have to take a good care of yourself, too. I’ll keep in touch with you,” he continued before kissing his mother’s hand. Before Malin stepped onto the ship, Malin’s mother hugged him tight as if she didn’t want to let him go.

It had been three months since Malin Kundang left his mother. As his mother had predicted before, he hadn’t contacted her yet. Every morning, she stood on the pier. She wished to see the ship that brought Malin kundang home. Every day and night, she prayed to the God for her son’s safety. There was so much prayer that had been said due to her deep love for Malin Kundang. Even though it’s been a year she had not heard any news from Malin Kundang, she kept waiting and praying for him.

After several years waiting without any news, Malin Kundang’s mother was suddenly surprised by the arrival of a big ship in the pier where she usually stood to wait for her son. When the ship finally pulled over, Malin Kundang’s mother saw a man who looked wealthy stepping down a ladder along with a beautiful woman. She could not be wrong. Her blurry eyes still easily recognized him. The man was Malin Kundang, her son.

Malin Kundang’s mother quickly went to see her beloved son. “Malin, you’re back, son!” said Malin Kundang’s mother and without hesitation, she came running to hug Malin Kundang, “I miss you so much.” But, Malin Kundang didn’t show any response. He was ashamed to admit his own mother in front of his beautiful wife. “You’re not my Mother. I don’t know you. My mother would never wear such ragged and ugly clothes,” said Malin Kundang as he released his mother embrace.

Malin Kundang’s mother took a step back, “Malin…You don’t recognize me? I’m your mother!” she said sadly. Malin Kundang’s face was as cold as ice. “Guard, take this old woman out of here,” Malin Kundang ordered his bodyguard. “Give her some money so she won’t disturb me again!” Malin Kundang’s mother cried as she was dragged by the bodyguard, ”Malin… my son. Why do you treat your own mother like this?”

Malin Kundang ignored his mother and ordered the ship crews to set sail. Malin Kundang’s mother sat alone in the pier. Her heart was so hurt, she cried and cried. “Dear God, if he isn’t my son, please let him have a save journey. But if he is, I cursed him to become a stone,” she prayed to the God.

In the quiet sea, suddenly the wind blew so hard and a thunderstorm came. Malin Kundang’s huge ship was wrecked. He was thrown by the wave out of his ship, and fell on a small island. Suddenly, his whole body turned into stone. He was punished for not admitting his own mother.

Malin Kundang

Pada suatu waktu, di pantai utara Sumatera tinggal seorang wanita miskin dan anaknya. Anak itu bernama Malin Kundang. Mereka tidak memperoleh banyak uang dari memancing satu-satunya sumber pendapatan mereka. Malin Kundang tumbuh menjadi seorang anak muda terampil. Dia selalu membantu ibunya untuk mendapatkan uang. Namun, karena mereka hanya pembantu nelayan, mereka masih hidup dalam kemiskinan. "Ibu, bagaimana jika aku berlayar ke luar negeri?" Tanya Malin Kundang suatu hari kepada ibunya. Ibunya tidak setuju tetapi Malin Kundang telah membulatkan tekadnya. "Ibu, kalau aku tinggal di sini, aku akan selalu menjadi orang miskin. Aku ingin menjadi orang yang sukses", desak Malin Kundang. Ibunya menyeka air matanya, "Jika kamu benar-benar ingin pergi, ibu tidak bisa menahan mu. Ibu hanya bisa berdoa kepada Allah untuk mu agar mendapatkan kesuksesan dalam hidup, "kata ibunya bijak. "Tapi, berjanjilah pada ibu, kau akan pulang."

Pada pagi berikutnya, Malin Kundang sudah siap untuk pergi. Tiga hari lalu, ia bertemu salah satu dari awak kapal yang sukses. Malin ditawarkan untuk bergabung dengannya. "Jaga dirimu baik-baik, nak," kata ibu Malin Kundang sambil ia memberinya beberapa persediaan makanan. "Ya, Ibu," kata Malin Kundang. "Ibu juga harus jaga diri sendiri baik-baik. Saya akan tetap menghubungi ibu", lanjutnya sebelum mencium tangan ibunya. Sebelum Malin melangkah ke kapal, ibu Malin memeluknya erat-erat seolah-olah dia tidak ingin membiarkan dia pergi.

Sudah tiga bulan sejak Malin Kundang meninggalkan ibunya. Seperti ibunya telah prediksi sebelumnya, ia tidak menghubunginya lagi. Setiap pagi, dia berdiri di dermaga. Dia ingin melihat kapal yang membawa Malin Kundang pulang. Setiap hari dan malam, ia berdoa kepada Allah untuk keselamatan anaknya. Ada begitu banyak doa yang telah dipanjatkan karena cinta yang mendalam untuk Malin Kundang. Meskipun sudah setahun ia tidak mendengar berita dari Malin Kundang, ia terus menunggu dan berdoa untuknya.

Setelah beberapa tahun menunggu tanpa berita, ibu Malin Kundang tiba-tiba terkejut dengan kedatangan sebuah kapal besar di dermaga di mana ia biasanya berdiri menunggu anaknya. Ketika kapal itu akhirnya menepi, ibu Malin Kundang yang melihat seorang pria yang tampak kaya melangkah menuruni tangga bersama dengan seorang wanita cantik. Dia tidak mungkin salah. Mata kabur nya masih mudah mengenalinya. Pria itu Malin Kundang, anaknya.

Ibu Malin Kundang dengan cepat pergi menemui putra kesayangannya. "Malin, kau sudah kembali, nak!" Kata ibu Malin Kundang dan tanpa ragu-ragu, ia berlari untuk memeluk Malin Kundang, "Ibu sangat merindukanmu." Tapi, Malin Kundang tidak menunjukkan respon. Ia malu mengakui ibunya sendiri di depan istrinya yang cantik. "Kau bukan Ibu saya. Saya tidak kenal Anda. Ibuku tidak akan pernah mengenakan pakaian compang-camping dan jelek seperti itu, "kata Malin Kundang sambil melepaskan pelukan ibunya.

Ibu Malin Kundang melangkah mundur, "Malin ... Kau tidak mengenali ibu? Aku ibumu "katanya dengan Sedihnya. Wajah Malin Kundang sedingin es. "Pengawal, bawa wanita tua ini keluar dari sini," perintah Malin Kundang kepada pengawalnya. "Beri dia uang sehingga dia tidak akan mengganggu aku lagi!" Ibu Malin Kundang menangis seraya ia diseret oleh pengawal, "Malin ... anakku. Mengapa kamu memperlakukan ibumu sendiri seperti ini? "

Malin Kundang mengabaikan ibunya dan memerintahkan awak kapal untuk berlayar. Ibu Malin Kundang yang duduk sendirian di dermaga. Hatinya begitu terluka, ia menangis dan menangis. "Ya Tuhan, jika dia bukan anak saya, semoga perjalanannya aman. Tetapi jika ia anakku, aku mengutuknya menjadi batu", dia berdoa kepada Allah.

Di laut yang tenang, tiba-tiba angin bertiup begitu kencang dan badai datang. Kapal besar Malin Kundang itu rusak. Ia terlempar keluar dari kapalnya oleh gelombang, dan jatuh di sebuah pulau kecil. Tiba-tiba, seluruh tubuhnya berubah menjadi batu. Ia dihukum karena tidak mengakui ibunya sendiri.

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Duck Hunting (Berburu Bebek)

Duck Hunting

He and a friend go duck hunting in winter, and of course all the lakes are frozen. These two guys go out on the lake with their guns, a dog, and of course the new vehicle.

They drive out onto the lake ice and get ready. Now, they want to make some kind of a natural landing area for the ducks, something for the decoys to float on.

In order to make a hole large enough to look like something a wandering duck would fly down and land on, it's going to take a little more effort than an ice hole drill.

So, out of the back of the new Navigator truck comes a stick of dynamite with a short, 40-second fuse.

Now, these two Rocket Scientists do take into consideration that they want to place the stick of dynamite

on the ice at a location far from where they are standing (and from the new Navigator truck),

and they don't want to take the risk of slipping on the ice when they run from the lit dynamite fuse and possibly go up in smoke with the resulting blast.

They light the 40-second fuse and throw the dynamite as far away as they can.

Remember a couple of sentences back when I mentioned the vehicle, the guns, and the dog??

Let's talk about the dog: it's a highly trained Labrador used for RETRIEVING. Especially well trained at retrieving things thrown by the owner.

You guessed it, the dog takes off at a high rate of doggy speed on the ice and captures the stick of dynamite with the burning 40-second fuse about the time it hits the ice.

The two men yell, scream, wave their arms and wonder what to do now. The dog, cheered on, keeps coming.

One of the guys grabs the shotgun and shoots the dog. The shotgun is loaded with #8 birdshot, hardly big enough to stop a Lab. The dog stops for a moment, slightly confused, but continues on.

Another shot and this time the dog, still standing, becomes really confused and of course terrified, thinking these two geniuses have gone insane. The dog takes off to find cover, under the brand new Navigator truck..

The men continue to yell as they run away. The exhaust pipe on the truck is still hot, so the dog yelps and drops the dynamite under the truck, and takes off after his master.

Then --BOOM-- the truck is blown to bits and sinks to the bottom of the lake in a very large hole, leaving the two idiots standing there with this "I can't believe this happened" look on their faces.

The insurance company says that sinking a vehicle in a lake by illegal use of explosives is NOT COVERED. He still had yet to make the first of those $560.00 a month payments!!!

And you thought your day was not going well.

Berburu Bebek

Dia dan seorang temannya berburu bebek di musim dingin, dan tentu saja semua danau beku. Kedua orang tadi pergi ke danau dengan senjata mereka, seekor anjing, dan tentu saja kendaraan baru.

Mereka mengemudikan kendaraan mereka ke danau es dan bersiap-siap. Sekarang, mereka ingin membuat semacam area pendaratan alami untuk bebek, sesuatu untuk umpan yang bisa mengapung.

Untuk membuat lubang yang cukup besar yang terlihat seperti sesuatu yang terlihat oleh bebek yang berkeliaran sehingga akan terbang ke bawah dan mendarat disitu, Hal tersebut membutuhkan sedikit usaha lebih dari pada menggunakan satu bor es.

Jadi, dari bagian belakang truk Navigatornya yang baru dia datang membawa sebuah dinamit dengan sumbu pendek 40 detik.

Sekarang, kedua Para ilmuwan Rocket tersebut memikirkan ingin memasang dinamit tadi

pada es di lokasi yang jauh dari tempat mereka berdiri (dan dari truk Navigator baru mereka),

dan mereka tidak ingin mengambil risiko tergelincir di es ketika mereka lari dari sumbu dinamit yang sedang menyala dan mungkin hilang dalam asap dengan ledakan yang dihasilkan.

Mereka menyalakan sumbu 40 detik tersebut dan melempar dinamit sejauh yang mereka bisa.

Ingat beberapa kalimat kembali ketika saya sebutkan kendaraan, senjata, dan anjing?

Mari kita bicara tentang anjing: Anjing tersebut adalah Labrador yang sangat terlatih digunakan untuk MENGAMBIL. Khususnya dilatih dengan baik untuk mengambil sesuatu dilemparkan oleh pemiliknya.

Anda dapat menebaknya, anjing itu lepas landas (lari) dengan kecepatan tinggi di atas es dan menangkap dinamit dengan sumbu 40-detik tadi saat baru saja mau jatuh ke es.

Kedua orang tadi berteriak, menjerit, melambaikan lengan mereka dan bertanya-tanya apa yang harus dilakukan sekarang. Si anjing, terlihat kesenangan, terus datang mendekati mereka.

Salah satu dari mereka mengambil senapan dan menembak si anjing. Senapan itu diisi dengan peluru burung #8. Anjing itu berhenti sejenak, agak kebingunganbingung, tapi terus maju.

Tembakan berikutnya dan kali ini anjing itu, masih berdiri, menjadi benar-benar bingung dan tentu saja ketakutan, berfikir kedua genius tadi sudah gila. Anjing ituberlari mencari perlindungan, di bawah truk Navigator merek terbaru ..

Mereka terus berteriak sambil melarikan diri. Knalpot truk masih panas, jadi anjing menggonggong dan menjatuhkan dinamit tersebut di bawah truk, dan berlari mengejar tuannya.

Kemudian - BUM - truk tersebut meledak berkeping-keping dan tenggelam ke dasar danau dengan lubang yang sangat besar, meninggalkan dua idiot yang berdiri di sana tampak diwajah mereka "Aku tidak percaya ini terjadi".

Perusahaan asuransi mengatakan bahwa kendaraan yang tenggelam di sebuah danau dengan menggunakan bahan peledak ilegal TIDAK DIJAMIN. Belum lagi dia belum membayar cicilan pertama sebesar 560,00 dolar per bulan!

Dan kau pikir hari Anda tidak berjalan dengan baik.

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Radio Conversation (Percakapan Radio)

Radio Conversation

This is supposed to be the transcript of an actual radio conversation between

a US naval ship and Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October 1995. The Radio conversation was released by the Chief of Naval Operations on Oct. 10, 1995.

- Please change your direction 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision.

- Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to South to avoid a collision.

- This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course.

- No. I say again, you divert YOUR course.

- THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER ENTERPRISE, WE ARE A LARGE WARSHIP OF THE US NAVY. DIVERT YOUR COURSE NOW!

- This is a lighthouse. You're calling.

Percakapan Radio

Hal ini seharusnya menjadi transkrip percakapan radio aktual antara

kapal angkatan laut Amerika Serikat dan otoritas Kanada di lepas pantai Newfoundland pada bulan Oktober 1995. Percakapan Radio dirilis oleh Kepala Operasi Angkatan Laut pada 10 Oktober, 1995.

- Harap mengubah jalur Anda 15 derajat ke Utara untuk menghindari tabrakan.

- Alihkan arah anda 15 derajat ke Selatan untuk menghindari tabrakan.

- Ini Kapten kapal Angkatan Laut AS. Saya ulangi lagi, alihan jalur anda.

- Tidak, saya ulangi lagi, Anda alihkan jalur anda.

- INI ADALAH AIRCRAFT CARRIER ENTERPRISE, KAMI SEBUAH KAPAL PERANG BESAR ANGKATAN LAUT AMERIKA SERIKAT. ALIHKAN JALUR ANDA SEKARANG!

- Ini adalah mercusuar. Yang sedang anda panggil.

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Emptying the Doctor's Waiting Room (Mengosongkan Ruang Tunggu sang dokter)

Emptying the Doctor's Waiting Room

A patient goes to the doctor's office where, much to his surprise the doctor asks him, "Would you please help me with a problem I'm having?"

Sure, doctor, what can I do for you, says the patient.

"Would you scream in the most earsplitting, piercing screams you can manage? Try to make it sound as if you're in terrible pain." The doctor says.

"But why, doctor, you've always been gentle with me and your treatments have never caused me any pain?" Asks the patient.

"Yes," Says the doctor in a matter-of-fact tone, "but I have a 4 o'clock tea time at the golf course I don't want to miss, and my waiting room is still full of patients."

Mengosongkan Ruang Tunggu sang dokter

Seorang pasien pergi ke tempat praktek dokter dimana, sangat mengejutkan sang dokter bertanya kepadanya, "Maukah Anda membantu saya dengan masalah yang saya punyai?"

Tentu, dokter, apa yang bisa saya lakukan untuk Anda, kata Si pasien.

"Maukah Anda menjerit sekeras mungkin hingga memekakkan telinga? Cobalah untuk membuatnya terdengar seolah-olah Anda berada dalam kesakitan.?" kata Si dokter.

"Tapi kenapa, dokter, Anda selalu lembut pada saya dan perawatan Anda tidak pernah membuat saya sakit?" Tanya Si pasien.

"Ya," kata dokter dengan nada bersungguh-sungguh, "tapi saya punya rencana sanatai jam 04:00 di lapangan golf dan saya tidak ingin melewatkannya, sedangkan ruang tunggu saya masih penuh dengan pasien."

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Regular and Irregular Verbs

It’s time to post again after one day break. This time after giving you Verb, we have Regular and Irregular Verbs to learn.

1. Regular Verb

Regular Verb is verb with regular changes by adding “d or ed” to infinitive to make it second (Verb2) and third forms of verb (Verb3). Here are some examples of regular verbs:

Infinitive    Past        Participle

Like                Liked           Liked

Type               Typed          Typed

Study              Studied        Studied

Try                 Tried           Tried

Stay                Stayed         Stayed

Play                Played         Played

Fix                 Fixed           Fixed

Deliver            Delivered     Delivered

Note:

- If infinitive ending in e, just add d for instance: Like - Liked

- If infinitive ending in y preceded by a consonant, change y into i then add ed for instance: Study - Studied

- But if infinitive ending in y preceded by vowel, just add ed straightly for instance: Stay - Stayed

- Beside those rules all verbs add ed for instance: Fix – Fixed

2. Irregular Verb

Irregular Verb is verb with irregular changes from infinitive to second (Verb2) and third forms of verb (Verb3) of it. Here are some examples of irregular verbs:

Infinitive    Past      Participle

Buy                Bought       Bought

Sit                 Sat            Sat

See                Saw          Seen

Write              Wrote        Written

That’s all for now, we continue later..

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Verb

Verb is one of the most important parts of speech in making sentences. Verb in sentence has function as predicate to show the subject doing some activities. And there are three forms of the verb:

Infinitive     Past         Participle

Teach              taught        taught

Go                  went          gone

Eat                  ate            eaten

Meet                met           met

Run                 ran            run

Work               worked      worked

Walk               walked       walked

Like                liked           liked

Each verb is used for its own tenses. We explain later for Tenses. OK we are going on this verb explanation.

Besides those verbs forms above, there are transitive verb and intransitive verb. Let’s understand them.

Transitive Verb

What is transitive verb? Transitive Verb is verb that needs an object if we make it in sentence.

Here are some transitive verbs:

Teach: I teach English. Note: word “teach” followed by English (object)

Eat: She eats a bowl of meat balls. Note: a bowl of meat balls is object of the transitive verb “eat”

Intransitive Verb

Intransitive Verb is verb that doesn’t need an object followed in sentence.

Here are some intransitive verbs:

Walk: Cows walk. Note: no an object following after verb “walk”

Run: Horses run. Note: it doesn’t have either after verb “run”

A little but we hope clear and useful

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Crazy man, Corn, and Chicken (Orang gila, Jagung, dan Ayam)

Crazy man, Corn, and Chicken

Once there was a madman who thought himself corn so he was very scared of chicken. Because so scared eaten by chicken, each time he saw chicken, he would have ran.

Finally, this madman inserted into a mental hospital. One year, two years .. three years ... he finally called by the doctor.

"Have you already known who you are?" asked the doctor.

"Yes, i have doctor," said the madman.

"So who are you?"

"I'm a man, doctor."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes doctor, I am people ... not the corn."

"So you're not afraid anymore of a chicken, right?"

"I am not, doctors .. not afraid anymore .. "

The doctor nodded his head ... thought the madman already healthy

"But doctor," said the madman,

"I have one question ..."

"What's that?"

"The chicken ... .. Have they already known if I've changed?" asked crazy man with a worried face.

Orang gila, Jagung, dan Ayam

Alkisah ada orang gila yang mengira dirinya tuh jagung jadi dia takutttt banget sama ayam. Karena takut banget di makan, tiap kali liat ayam, dia pasti lari terbirit-birit.

Akhirnya, orang gila ini dimasukin ke rumah sakit jiwa. Satu tahun, dua tahun.. tiga tahun… akhirnya dia dipanggil oleh sang dokter.

“Kamu sudah tahu sekarang kamu ini siapa?” kata si dokter.

“Sudah dokter,” sahut si orang gila.

“Jadi kamu ini siapa?”

“Saya orang, dokter.”

“Bener?”

“Iya dokter, saya orang… bukan jagung.”

“Jadi kamu gak takut lagi sama ayam kan?”

“Enggak dokter.. gak takut lagi..”

Sang dokter pun manggut-manggut… mengira si orang gila udah waras.

“Tapi dokter,” sela si orang gila,

“Saya ada satu pertanyaan…”

“Apa itu?”

“Ayam-ayam itu….. tahu gak ya kalau saya sudah berubah jadi orang?” tanya si orang gila dengan muka khawatir. 

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Keeping myself pure (Menjaga diriku suci)

Keeping myself pure

This guy in a bar notices a woman, always alone, who comes in on a fairly regular basis. After the second week, he made his move.

"No thank you," she said politely." "This may sound rather odd in this day and age, but I'm keeping myself pure until I meet the man I love."

"That must be rather difficult," the man replied.

"Oh, I don't mind too much," she said. "But, it has my husband pretty upset."

Menjaga diriku suci

Laki-laki ini di sebuah bar memperhatikan seorang wanita, selalu sendirian, yang datang secara cukup teratur. Setelah minggu kedua, ia membuat gerakan pendekatan.

“Tidak, terima kasih,” katanya sopan . ” Ini mungkin terdengar agak aneh di hari dan jaman sekarang, tapi aku menjaga diriku suci sampai aku bertemu dengan pria yang kucintai.”

“Itu pasti agak sulit,” jawab pria itu.

“Oh, saya tidak keberatan sama sekali,” katanya. “Tapi, itu buat suami saya sangat marah.”

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I didn’t recognize you (Aku tidak mengenali mu)

I didn’t recognize you

A 45 year old woman had a heart attack and was taken to the hospital. While on the operating table she had a near death experience.

Seeing God she asked "Is my time up?" God said, "No, you have another 43 years, 2 months and 8 days to live."

Upon recovery, the woman decided to stay in the hospital and have a face-lift, liposuction, breast implants and a tummy tuck. She even had someone come in and change her hair colour and brighten her teeth! The full package and since she had so much more time to live, she figured she might as well make the most of it.

After her last operation, she was released from the hospital. While crossing the street on her way home, she was killed by an ambulance.

Arriving in front of God, she demanded, "I thought you said I had another 43 years? Why didn't you pull me from out of the path of the ambulance?" God replied: "I didn't recognize you."

Aku tidak mengenali mu

Seorang perempuan berumur 45 tahun mengalami serangan jantung dan dibawa ke rumah sakit. Sewaktu di meja operasi dia hampir mati.

Bertemu Tuhan ia bertanya "Apakah waktu saya habis?" Tuhan berkata, "Tidak, kamu memiliki 43 tahun, 2 bulan dan 8 hari untuk hidup."

Setelah pemulihan, wanita itu memutuskan untuk tinggal di rumah sakit dan operasi wajah, liposuction, implan payudara dan tummy tuck. Dia bahkan menyuruh seseorang datang dan mengubah warna rambutnya dan memutihkan giginya! Paket penuh dan karena dia punya begitu banyak waktu lagi untuk hidup, dia pikir bahwa dia pantas mendapatkan semua itu.

Setelah operasi terakhirnya, dia keluar dari rumah sakit. Ketika menyebrang jalan dalam perjalanan pulang, ia tertabrak oleh ambulans.

Sesampainya di depan Tuhan, dia menuntut, "Saya pikir Kau bilang saya punya 43 tahun Kenapa Kau tidak menarikku keluar jalur ambulans?" Tuhan menjawab: "Aku tidak mengenali Anda."

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