Indonesians Who Love English Books discussion
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Random 10
1. I have a twin brother and no other siblings.2. I'm 5/8 Sundanese, 1/8 Pakistani, 1/8 Chinese, and 1/8 Balinese.
3. I love doing logic puzzles.
4. I don't like to read romance, but always look for good romantic story lines in other genres.
5. I'm a sucker for remakes, both songs and movies, and I like comparing all the versions.
6. I'm directionally-challenged, but fortunately I can read maps.
7. My first "cita-cita" was to become a linguist.
8. I spent a year in the States as an exchange student. Almost twenty years ago! *I'm old*
9. If I won the lottery and never had to work for money for the rest of my life, I would still do what I do today: translating.
10. I was born, raised, went to school, went to college, got married, and make my home in Bandung. I love this city!
1. I was bullied in school. It was really bad but it built character. 2. I enjoy staying home alone reading book as well as going to a club dancing till my feet hurts. (preferably a club with trance music or drum and bass). When you don't believe such person exists, meet me and my best friend a Russian lawyer who enjoy the same thing as I do.
3. Grew up in a conservative Moslem family now I am agnostic-atheist. It took a long process, but I am a friendly one. I don't go around bashing others people belief nor ridicule religion. I mostly keep it to myself.
4. Millennium Trilogy is my favorite novels, guilty as charged. I like it mostly for the female protagonist, I have never met a such a character like Lisbeth Salander.
5. I lost everything, wallet, phone, money, keys, kindle, and everything. My friend's favorite joke on me was "if my ears were not attached to my head, I would probably leave them in the washroom and lost them. But I remember people's names and faces. So weird.
6. I hate that I use internet language in my daily life but keep doing it. True story. See that?
7. My favorite words and smells, petrichor, a scent of dry earth after the rain. It's so magical.
8. My second favorite smells is a man who smells like aftershave and shower.
9. I like traveling alone, and get lost. I don't like companion while I am traveling.
10. And Ohmygod, I like talking about myself!!!!
Uhmmmm1) Forever alone,,lol
2) Got stress when doing calculus problem,did u?
3) I hope I can get Inferno(Dan Brown)now right in my hand
4) Rain please come tik tik
5) Please tell me that u loved me
6) kawaii
7) Manga and anime till die
8) Conspiracy is my fav.
9) Damn I've run out of coffee
10)This the last?, oh no I want told u more but,,,,
Me too wanna join the fun :)Where do I begin?
1. I'm introvert, but have managed to socialize better with people. But still, everyday after meeting other people, I need a moment or two to be alone. The only one I allowed to be near me in this kind of moment is my soulmate ;)
2. I used to talk with people without looking into their eyes. Why? I don't know. It just seems really overwhelming for me. But now I do, after training myself for months.
3. I love ducks! My motto is, duck is friend, not food.
4. I'm an avid reader. Passing a day without reading will make me itching all over.
5. I'm also a writer, and I write to escape from the cruel reality we call life :D
6. I think I'm a balanced person. I was born on the 181th day of the year. I can use logic and feeling alternately with ease. I understand men as well as women. I can read maps but can also multitasking.
7. Therefore, I hate people who think women is inferior than men because we tend to use our feeling instead of our logic.
8. I'm a sucker for everything with a good story. Books, mangas, movies, TV series, games, you name it.
9. I'm a fantasy die-hard fan.
10. And secretly I believe that there are fairies in this world, that trees talk if we listen enough, and that I'm a sorceress hahahaha
This is so interesting!Here's mine :
1. I'm the youngest child of my family.
2. Self-proclaimed high-heels lover. Especially if it's platform stiletto and suede. Guaranteed I'll be swooning all over already.
3. I'm a horror addict! Even my friend can't get it why I love watching Ju-On (Or basically, whatever horror you give to me.)
4. But, contrasting to the above fact, I'll pretty much run away if you give me Saw or something equally gory like that. it's just, blech.
5. It's quite strange that my English is (maybe?) quite decent, but the other member of my family (And by other, I mean ALL of them) can't speak English pretty well. Make me wonder where I get this from -_-
6. Hardcore fans of anything green-tea-flavored! Especially that super-expensive-and-tasty Japanese Matcha KitKat.
7. Love love love sweets.
8. I'm quite great at drawing (Then again, maybe?)
9. Although I'm an avid reader, my biggest dream is to become a fashion-designer.
10. Related to the post above, my forever role model was Sir Alexander McQueen!
This seems interesting. But i kind of hate how once you get asked something you completely have no idea as of what to answer, but as soon as it's way past it suddenly all these more relevant things come into mind. Ha! So i'm gonna be completely random here c:1. i usually type using only my middle fingers
2. loves horror movies for the thrill, despises the gory scenes with a passion
3. a pink-manic. my laptop, my ipod, my phone. . just about everything i own is pink, i guess
4. a die hard tv series & superhero fan (specifically marvel)
5. loves listening to classical music
6. was born in '98 and is currently in the 11th grade
7. treats kpop as a guilty pleasure
8. likes to experiment with photoshop in my free time
9. prefers salty foods over sweet ones
10. /used/ to want to become president (this is a lame one, hahaha)
Guess I have to post something here too, may I? :)1. Love classic Hollywood movies, especially the black and white ones.
2. Adore the great Katharine Hepburn so much.
3. Sentimental and moody.
4. One of my wish list is wearing tuxedo.
5. Always drink 600ml of mineral water everytime I get up in the morning before my feet touch the floor.
6. Enjoy listening old songs, from the 40's to 80's. but enjoy the music from 60's most.
7. Never been abroad before.
8. Can't swim.
9. Can't sleep without my bolster (This is so Indonesia, I know :D)
10. An admirer of Tweety since I was 10 :)
1. A slow reader. veeery slooowww.2. Love Android, for playing games :P
3. Have problem listening music lyrics. Even listening songs from my first language, Bahasa.
4. Cannot ride a bicycle.
5. A 100% passive smoker. Never lit a cig or any tobacco in my life.
6. In my childhood, I love wuxia stories (cerita silat) but disappointed when cannot find a very good story since I graduated from college (including movies and tv series).
7. Still have hope to find good wuxia stories.
8. Love Science Fiction stories since college.
8.5. I prefer to shortened the genre name into SF, not Sci-fi. Just a habit.
9. Read more fantasy stories than SF stories for the last three years.
10. Love Spaghetti Western movies.
Been meaning to join in the conversation but haven't had a clue what to write until now, so here goes...1. I read all kinds of fiction - but almost none of other genres. Fiction is my world away from this one!
2. Yes, I'm 30 but I still love Harry Potter and very proud of it.
3. I used Harry Potter for my two uni dissertations so I can almost quote the books verbatim.
4. Having done two degrees in Literature, I am now an accountant. No, really. I love reading too much so I chose another career because I want reading to be my escape place, not something I need to escape from.
5. I am on my way to becoming a cat lady. I just bought my own flat and live with a cat - now all I need is to start knitting doilies!
6. I have the most adorable cat called Ginny (of the Weasley kind!) who is my baby.
7. I love, grew up with, and still enjoy daggy 90s pop music. My iPod has the cheesiest 90s songs you can imagine and I am still a huge fan of Take That.
8. I used to turn my nose on eBooks and audiobooks. Now I turn my nose on people who turn their noses on them because I am quite addicted to them!
9. I dislike hipsters and wipsters. Anybody who try so hard to be different is the opposite of different and is trying to hard. I'm very mainstream, boring and not unique, and very happy with that!
10. I live to eat. I adore food and love trying new foods... but I can't cook to save my life!
Hope I didn't overshare!!
1. I am awkward and doesn't socialize well, because in real life I've never found someone who's as enthusiastic in reading as you guys2. I'm a little bit of a movie geek..but I don't consider myself as one, only a little bit.
3. I listen to various music. I love all genres except electronic dance music and hip hop. My favourite artist is Evanescence.
4. I'm a tribute (The Hunger Games fan) and Initiate (Divergent fan)
5. I spend my days watching funny videos on youtube.
6. I am a "bule" stuck in a body of an indonesian. Not to mention I am often mistaken by people as a person who have foreign descent (You would only say that if you've seen me in person...it doesn't show in pictures).
7. I am also a young adult stuck in a body of an adolescent (I'm almost 14).
8. Speaks English almost everyday but never been to other country before
9. I love music more than I love food . I also sing. Can't play any instruments yet but willing to learn....but can't afford lessons
10. I don't think I fit into any stereotype....but I'm mostly nerdy, and a little bit girly, a little bit tomboy, a little bit goth, a little bit of scene...
Jokoloyo wrote: "6. In my childhood, I love wuxia stories (cerita silat) but disappointed when cannot find a very good story since I graduated from college (including movies and tv series).7. Still have hope to find good wuxia stories."
I met my husband in a mailing list for wuxia novel lovers :-p
@Femmy LOL! Lucky you! I only met male senior citizens at mailing-list-for-wuxia-novel-lovers.
1. I love to smell the paper of new book. 2. I often flip to the last page of a book to know the ending before buying it (it doesn't ruin the enjoyment for me).
3. At home I like to read (my own books) while eating, especially if the food is good.
4. The only boyband I ever liked is Take That, and it's mostly because of their songs (and their harmony thing).
5. I like horror novels but can't stand horror movies.
6. I did have my share of fanfic writing.
7. I had a crush on Jack Frost in Legends of the Guardian.
8. My ultimate dream is to translate good fantasy books.
9. I'm currently addicted to SongPop, Draw Something 2 and What's the Phrase android games.
10. I tend to side with first loves when reading love triangles (if they're good people, that is).
and just because this is a book discussion group and 10 is sometimes not enough...:
11. I believe Prisoner of Azkaban is the best adaptation of all 7 Harry Potter movies.
2. I often flip to the last page of a book to know the ending before buying it (it doesn't ruin the enjoyment for me).
ditto. Even for detective novels
Wow, I can never do that. Knowing the ending would ruin the story for me. I like to be kept guessing. Sometimes I flip to the end to see the total number of pages and a crucial information is printed right there on that last page, and then I'll fret for the rest of reading that book.
Here's my random 10 :1. I love paranormal romance, YA, Fantasy, and certain dystopian books.
2. I am an English Major students in Binus University.
3. I love to create song playlist when I am reading books, especially series!
4. I never read Harry Potter series, and never want to.
5. I don't really interest/ never read a witch or werewolf books. However, I love to read vampire books with witch/ werewolf stories in it.
6. I love many TV series, like TVD, HIMYM, Grey's Anatomy, the Walking Dead and Criminal Minds, Yes! I'm a big fan! <3
7. Grey's Anatomy is a series which once ever made me want to become a doctor! LOL XD
8. I kind of lost interest of a book once I found out that the heroine is a blonde girl, hehe..
9.'I am Sam' is the only movie I can watch a million times and still going to cry over and over again.
10. I DON'T LIKE CLASSICS!!
Tirta wrote: "There's a lot of this group's members who are younger than me! Idk why but it made me happy lolOk, my ten random facts:
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8) She loves watching Running Man! Anyone in here knows about this korean variety show? :D"
Okay, SO you're a Running Man fans too! nice to meet you! LOL! Are you a KPopers as well?? :)
@Dita: YOU LOVE CRIMINAL MINDS? YAY! :')
@Dita & Aulia, me also love Criminal Minds! :D
Ciao tutti! This is me, described by 10 of my random facts:1. I'm a proud INFJ
2. Speak french and italian while learning spanish, german and korean. Foreign languages are my endless craving in life!
3. Love the sound of rain
4. Collector of hats and scarves
5. Reading love letters of great men and women before going to sleep
6. Breathing through writing
7. Wishing to live in a lighthouse alone with my books!
8. Drowning in everything Tyler Knott Gregson say
9. Movie and music are my true friends, whereas book is my soul mate
10. Always rooting for the underdogs!
My turn! 1. I ran my first marathon this year and am training for my 2nd.
FYI a marathon is 42.195 km, anything shorter than that is NOT a marathon.
2. I buy books in pairs. They have to either be of the same author, carry the same theme, or the titles should have at least one word in common.
3. I turned vegetarian in 2008 out of environmental and health reason.
4. I have severe myopia but have undergone corrective eye surgery a couple years ago and have since stopped wearing glasses.
5. I saw Titanic (the movie!) for at least 7 times when it was still playing in the theatres!
6. I am of Balinese descent but I have never lived in Bali nor do I speak the language.
7. I suck at frying and have had my fair share of burnt pancakes and omelettes!
8. My favourite Indonesian snack is freshly fried combro - I could eat truckloads of them!
9. I fell off the stage while performing a Balinese dance when I was 10 years old.
10. I hate durians. And believe me, I tried my best to for my husband's sake. But I can't help it, even the faintest hint of durian makes me want to throw up :(
Dita wrote: "9.'I am Sam' is the only movie I can watch a million times and still going to cry over and over again."One of my all-time tear jerkers, too! Love the soundtrack, too... both the original songs and covers.
Mita wrote: "8. I used to turn my nose on eBooks and audiobooks. Now I turn my nose on people who turn their noses on them because I am quite addicted to them! "Me, too!
And I, too, am a child of the 90's :-) I'll take Take That over Justin Timberlake anytime!
PS: I looked you up and I saw that you live in Oz, too. Let me know if you ever find yourself in the Bush Capital because that's where I currently reside.
@Maria You are? Well how nice to meet you then! Just so you know, we are the rarest type out of the 16, there's only about 1% of us in the population. Which means, we often find it hard to be understood by other people. LOL. I guess i took that quiz waaay too seriously haha.
Isti wrote: "My favorite words and smells, petrichor, a scent of dry earth after the rain. It's so magical"for me, petrichor is the smell that rose up when rain starts to fall on a dusty field after some prolonged dry weather, the smell of dry earth started to get soaked by rainwater.
it is my favorite smell. feels like rejuvenated each time. :)
Hello all, newbie here, here are my 10 random facts:1. I cried when I read the part of Dumbledore's funeral and had to stop reading for a couple of minutes
2. Sometimes when I'm reading, I get so into the world, that I forget where I am once I stop reading
3. I have an overactive imagination :D
4. I daydream a lot and make up stories in my head
5. Ever since I read "The Giver", I like books about dystopian futures
6. I'm a total nerd, by definition, socially awkward glasses and all, except maybe for the smart part :p
7. Sometimes I talk to myself, sometimes out loud
8. I love music, when I listen to music in public with my headphones I tend to shake my head, tap my hands and feet, my face expresses the lyrics and I mouth the lyrics, so yeah I look like I'm crazy
9. I'm a grammar and spelling NAZI, that currently has problems with spelling and grammar because my English is getting rusty (especially written English)
10. I think that the answer to everything can be found in Google :D
ooo! ooo! I'm a Criminal Minds fan! *raises hand enthusiastically*
@RiadianiNo Way! You like the Holocaust, too? It's very rare, in my opinion, to find an Indonesian who likes to read about the Holocaust. What books have you read on it? Do you like fiction or non-fiction Holocaust books?
so this is 10 random things about myself :1. When I read I become temporary deaf
2. I can't stand if my book pages folded or bend
3. I talk to dogs and people with the same respectful way
4. I like smelling book but only my favorite kind of paper
5. I am proud of my lousy hand writing
6. I love my hair to be short but not bald
7. I love reading because it made me feel like living someone else's world
8. I like stories to be unpredictable, funny and romantic
9. I tend to get animated; smile, scoff, laugh, sigh, roll my eyes any where I read a good book
10. My dream is to finally write one whole novel
and also... i really like to read all of your 10 random things
After reading most of these, I think I've found my mothership and it's calling me home :D
@Stevannie: Haha, I did 1,7, and 9 too =D
@Stevannie : 1,2,7,8, and 9 works on me as well :DHere's my random 10
1. People tend to think that I'm childish. In fact, I'm not. I just have my own unique way to express myself
2. I've got rejected to be a lecturer in my university because of my "childishness"
3. After receiving the news that I won scholarship abroad, suddenly my university want to recruit me to be a lecturer. What the hell??
4. Always got a shadow under my eyes because of staying late to read novels ;)
5. Thanks God I find Goodreads. I have read many great books since I join this site
6. My myopia got worse last year by watching korean dramas. It got worse again this year by reading ebook till dawn
7. Instead of refusing the idea of marriage, I do really like romance novel that have a HEA ending with wedding scene
8. I always am absorbed by the stories of my reading. My family always shook their heads in seeing me giggling, crying, laughing, sighing, and screaming over a book
9. I hate to stop in the middle of a book. Even if I found the story sucks, I will continue till the end.
10. I don't have womens' senses at all. I hate shopping, I hate cooking, I hate doing house chores.
Glad to read your random 10 guys!
@Hanita : I got 4,5,6,8 on your list ^^ we really need that quality sleep didn't we? damn all good books and drama
@Anny : All good books made us absorbed like that, but some people thinks we're simply crazy. =D
Whoa it's fun reading all those fun facts about you, guys! I'm in! So here it is, ten facts about me:1. I do not read fast. It takes me days or even weeks to just finish one book. But, if I do not read any book in a day, I will be extremely cranky to anything. I need daily dose of book, I suppose.
2. Three biggest addictions in my life: Books, Coffee, Music. I can't get through a day without them all. Yes, all.
3. I used to be a radio announcer in Ardan Radio, Bandung for 8 months only before I live my life as a regular employee in Jakarta. Which one I love? Radio announcer for sure.
4. I am a big fan of The Corrs (and will do anything to support them, including supporting their solo career)
5. I started reading English books when I was in university because of two things: I took International Relations as my study and most of the text books are in English; the second reason is because I feel so sexy every time I read the sentences in the book out loud.
6. Vertical astigmatism 3.00 x 180, and myopia 2.00. I hate it.
7. I love to write. I love to call myself a writer. I write in my blog (www.sarasvvati.tumblr.com in case you wanna visit), I write diary, therefore I'm a writer. If I write books, I would call myself an author.
8. I was born in Bandung, March 10, 1990. Not a real pisces, yet a true horse.
9. I am so sensitive. I can cry just because I see two people apologizing to each other. That's sweet, don't you think?
10. I can't sing!
Hahaha. random enough?
Stevannie wrote: "@Hanita : I got 4,5,6,8 on your list ^^ we really need that quality sleep didn't we? damn all good books and drama"Haha, that's true. I do really need a quality sleep. Usually I go to bed on 2.00 am and get up on 4.30 (to pray subuh), and never get back to sleep again till night. It's exhausting, but I just can't stop reading. Huffttt. Pray for my health! :(
Dhitri wrote: 1. I ran my first marathon this year and am training for my 2nd."That's insane! Well done! I do fun runs here and there, but have yet to attempt a full on marathon one. My attempt to train has always been thwarted by the chill (Melbourne, what do you expect!) or a book (obviously!)
If you ever find yourself tempted to do the Melbourne Marathon or even City2Sea, don't hesitate to knock on my door :)
Hanita wrote: "Stevannie wrote: "@Hanita : I got 4,5,6,8 on your list ^^ we really need that quality sleep didn't we? damn all good books and drama"Haha, that's true. I do really need a quality sleep. Usually I..."
@Hanita Wow I read somewhere that if you sleep less than 4 hours or more than 10 hours a day you'll die early. That's nightmare, guess I'm already enlisted, I mean we *cross fingers* LOL
but the things is when the clock hits 0.00 I am awake in full battery and I don't even take caffeine and then there's books waiting in my kindle begging me to be glared to. God help me~
Stevannie wrote: "Hanita wrote: "Stevannie wrote: "@Hanita : I got 4,5,6,8 on your list ^^ we really need that quality sleep didn't we? damn all good books and drama"Haha, that's true. I do really need a quality s..."
Haha,,exactly we did now...Currently 01.30 in Makassar ..
Linda wrote: "1. I love to smell the paper of new book. 2. I often flip to the last page of a book to know the ending before buying it (it doesn't ruin the enjoyment for me).
3. At home I like to read (my own b..."
@Linda : I got 1,2,3,7,11 on your random things, haha yeah Prisoner of Azkaban was the best of 'em all
Random 10 for me :1. I am obsessed with science fiction genres.
2. Star Wars is my favourite movie of all time.
3. I love reading and writing so much.
4. I published my first novel "Karutmen" 2 years ago.
5. Comics and novels are my heroes.
6. I am introvert and shy.
7. My humble hobby is farting.
8. Childish with silly grinning man.
9. KEPO(Knowing Every Particular Objects) man.
10. Always proud to be me, myself and I am.
I'm jumping on this bandwagon! So here's my randoms :D1. I'm quiet and generally a socially awkward person. I don't really know how to talk to people so most of the time I just stay quiet. Which is why I'm pretty sure people think I'm snobby. Though at the same time I'm capable of talking your ears off if you can get me to talk.
2. I'm born and raised in Jakarta. But thanks to my brother who isn't all that fluent in Indonesian/Bahasa, I'm starting to get uncomfortable with using Indonesian/Bahasa and prefer using English.
3. I have a problem when it comes to buying books. I. JUST. CAN'T. STOP! I'll spend most of my money on books, instead of clothes, shoes and other things that girls usually spend their money on.
4. I have an unhealthy Les Miserables obsession (both book and musical). Yeah, I'm that crazy girl who watched the 2012 Les Mis movie in theater countless times while singing along and crying every single time.
5. I love musicals and showtunes. It's definitely my dream to be on a Broadway or West End stage. But sadly, I can't sing. Or not well, anyway. But for now I'm perfectly happy fangirling over musicals and their blessedly talented leading men and women.
6. Despite the fact I mostly read YA, the first English book I ever read was Pride and Prejudice and it confuses the hell out of me at the time. Please forgive me, I'm only in middle school then. But that sorta kicked in my love of classic literature.
7. I LOVE MYTHOLOGY! Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Arthurian, you named it!
8. I watch too much TV shows. My favorites include Merlin, Sherlock, Game of Thrones (the red wedding, omg I still cry over that), Hannibal, Smash (all the Broadway stars!) and of course Doctor Who.
9. I love lending people my books. But I hate borrowing other people's books. I just have the need to buy my own copy!
10. I'm technologically challenged. So yeah, me and technology do not get along so well.
@Natasya: I think no.3 is quite a common affliction among us =D
My random 10:1. I'm a type of person who will stay quiet if I don't really a know person well.
2. Just started reading english novels on July 2013 (It's so late, I know).
3. My first english novels is The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (love the book so much!).
4. I don't have a Twitter account. Until now I'm still confused what hype is all about (no offense to Twitter users).
5. My favorite genre of books is romance and contemporary but willing to reach out to other genres.
6. I'm very picky when buying books. I don't like impulse buying and often read (or watch) book reviews to determine my purchase.
7. My favorite color is blue.
8. I have an iPod which is almost 7 years old (iPod video). It still works fine :)
9. I have a lazy eye (one eye works better than the other).
10. I'm a K-pop lover since 2009. I follow many bands and singers but my favorite is Big Bang (VIP for life!)
Patricia wrote: "4. I don't have a Twitter account. Until now I'm still confused what hype is all about (no offense to Twitter users)."I don't get Twitter either. The mechanism confuses me. And I really hate reading tweets that only contain hashtags and mentions.
Cininta wrote: "Hello all, newbie here, here are my 10 random facts:1. I cried when I read the part of Dumbledore's funeral and had to stop reading for a couple of minutes
2. Sometimes when I'm reading, I get s..."
Upon reading your no.1, I instantly decided that I like you!
Anny wrote: "I'm next!1. I'm born left handed but now am ambidextrous
2. Love outdoor activity but afraid of sunburn
3. Wish for a Bombay cat
4. Love Dido's music and lyric
5. Read at least ten of each El..."
Interesting..I have no idea no.1 is possible.
@Idan: It was a blessing in disguise. I dislocated my left shoulder so I was forced to learn to use my right hand.
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1. I'm born left handed but now am ambidextrous
2. Love outdoor activity but afraid of sunburn
3. Wish for a Bombay cat
4. Love Dido's music and lyric
5. Read at least ten of each Elex's new releases
6. Bought all of Chris Cleave's books
7. Cannot eat hot or spicy food
8. Broke a front tooth when cycling
9. Just back from Jogjakarta (cave tubing and rafting)
10. Often forget people's names (and sometimes got them mixed up)