Stories
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Pengalaman Tes IELTS CD di IALF Jakarta Saat Pandemi
International English Language Test System atau IELTS banyak dipakai sebagai syarat dalam melamar ke universitas dengan bahasa inggris sebagai pengantarnya. Selain itu, IELTS juga biasa dipakai sebagai dokumen bukti kecakapan berbahasa inggris untuk para pekerja maupun migran. Saya masih ingat, pertama kali mendengar mengenai istilah IELTS ini adalah sekitar 8 tahun yang lalu saat masih belajar bahasa Inggris di kampung inggris pare, Kediri. Saat itu maksud hati adalah mengambil academic writing class untuk belajar menulis scientific paper yang berguna saat kuliah. Rupanya, yang diajarkan di kelas itu adalah writing tesnya IELTS. Dari sekitar enam murid, saya yang paling muda karena yang lainnya sudah lulus sarjana saat itu. Hampir delapan tahun…
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The COVID-19 Story, things we take for granted
After all the drama I experienced, this article would definitely be the last thing I’m gonna share. As the world doesn’t revolve around me, I realized that there is a priority when it comes to addressing an issue. Not only are you struggling with resources, but you’re also battling with time. The longer this pandemic continues, the more we will suffer from material and immaterial losses. Everyone’s life has been so demanding since the pandemic began. As a result, there must be a sense of tolerance as well as acceptance if we seek aid. We couldn’t escape the fact that we require each other’s help as social creatures. I’ve had…
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The COVID-19 Story, the world doesn’t revolve around you
Thursday, the fifth day after being identified as positive, I developed another symptom that impairs my ability to taste and smell. This was terrible news as I didn’t feed myself adequately since day one due to a lack of appetite. What could have gone worse was that I still had no prescribed medication. Fortunately, my friend, whom I have to pay tribute to, provided me some of the generic drugs such as paracetamol, panadol (for headache relief), vitamins, and other supplies. When I told her about my condition, she immediately acted as if she were my twin, well she claimed it. Not only did she provide me the goods, but…
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The COVID-19 Story, the worst is yet to come
The state of emergency for covid-19, also known as PPKM Darurat, was declared from July 3 until July 20, 2021. However, on Tuesday, the last day of PPKM Darurat, Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced on his official YouTube channel a five-day extension till July 25, 2021. The reason for this is that the number of covid-19 cases in Indonesia is rapidly increasing, and I was one of them contributing to the cases. My roommate developed severe symptoms on Friday, one day before PPKM Darurat was implemented. He wasn’t sure if those symptoms were likely to be Covid-19’s at first. As a result, he went off to work as usual. However,…
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Makna Integritas di Selembar Kertas
Saat masih di bangku SMP, saya terbilang sudah gencar mencari berbagai sumber pendapatan. Setelah cukup lama mengandalkan internet dan kemampuan menulis ala kadarnya, kejayaan saya 2-3 tahun itu pun akhirnya harus karam. Zaman berubah, kemampuan menulis dan berjejaring atau singkatnya disebut blogging ini secara bertahap mulai dikalahkan bot-bot super yang mampu memproduksi konten secara massive dan tertarget. Pergeseran ini layaknya ojek online yang beberapa tahun terakhir menggerus eksistensi ojek pangkalan. “Kalau tidak ada inovasi, maka bersiap-siaplah untuk mati,” katanya Baca juga: Tidak Ada Masalah yang Terlalu Besar Di perguruan tinggi, kemampuan menulis ini saya coba asah lagi dengan bergabung ke sebuah unit humasan. Di awal, yang saya ketahui adalah kuantitas tulisan…
