Arts
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Hannah Shin: “Your Work Is Your Duplicate”
Born in a family of artists, Hannah Shin is no stranger to arts. Her father owns an art school and teaches arts and fashion. So does her mother. And she means the business. Shin, who is Korean, just graduated from her Bachelor of Arts course in London and she already has around 30 paintings. So… Continue reading
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Can Fiction Writing Make You a Good Journalist?
So this girl called Choi Seung-yon is a graduate of a local university. The frustrated reporter works for an online newspaper called “True Story” in Seoul, Korea. Getting bored for the unclear future of the business and being always at work without breaking some good pieces of news, she pleads to her employer,”I want to… Continue reading
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How to recover from a social faux pas
We all know we shouldn’t talk behind people’s backs. there is karmic danger in uttering the words but there is a real danger too in being overheard or getting caught. Whether you accidentally hit “reply all” or spoke into a voicemail you didn’t know was recording, there’re always ways to recover. Here are three steps… Continue reading
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Day 1 #WritingChallenge: How to Begin?
I take on the challenge. I hate being called a loser, especially by myself. And here I am now. Still on my netbook, typing this very blog post I don’t even know how to begin. I simply type anthing on my head. I don’t judge . I just type. That’s what those prolific world -class… Continue reading
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DriveBooksJkt: Donate Your Used Books Now!
Scott D. Hanna of Drive Books Jakarta and Nila Tanzil of Taman Bacaan Pelangi were joining the Social ‘Yoga Gembira’ band. They hoped us to take part in the charity! Donate your used books NOW! Continue reading
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I Hereby Quit Practicing Fiddle …
If a novice fiddler must have a role model, I believe it’s gotta be Sharon ‘the Posh’ Corr. Apart from her gorgeous cheek bones and one-of-its-kind nose (can’t help saying that), she plays like a goddess. And as for me, I’d really like to be an accomplished fiddler yet the lack of time to rehearse… Continue reading
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Verb as Complement
What is a verb complement? A verb complement is the arrangement of one verb as the object of another verb. This happens 4 ways in English: 1. With infinitives Examples: I asked her to leave. I wanted to leave. I helped him to leave. I stopped for the child to cross the street. 2. With gerunds… Continue reading
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Looking in the Eyes of Love
Just a song I used to listen to a lot in 2001-2002… “Looking in the Eyes of Love” I wonder should I tell you about all the crazy things that I have done I’ve been hiding all my life when I should’ve stayed I tried to run I’ve been searching for an answer In the… Continue reading
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