Jesus resurrection day
This day is mostly celebrated by Christians around the world, especially Catholic.
This day comes after 40-day mourning for Jesus suffering according to Catholic faith.
During 40 days, all Catholic people mourn for Jesus’ suffering in the jungle before He was then arrested and crucified. Catholics believe that He died for the human beings’ sins, and with His resurrection, all people are saved from sins.
The crocodile that became Timor
I heard it said that there was once a crocodile that had lived for many hundreds of years in a swamp and whose great dream was to grow and reach a phenomenal size. But not only was he a small crocodile, he also lived in a very confined space. Only his dream was large.
A swamp, of coursed is the worst possible place to live. It was shallow, stagnant water, hemmed in by strange, ill-defined banks, and above all lack in food to tempt a crocodile.
For all these reasons, the crocodile was sick and tired of the swamp but he had nowhere else to live.
Over the years, thousands of years it would seem – it was the crocodile’s love of talking that kept him going. Whenever he was awake, he would talk and talk, he would ask himself questions and then as if he were somebody else, would answer them.
Even so, when you talk to yourself like this for centuries, you begin to run out of topics of conversation. Not only was this but the crocodile was getting hungry. Firstly, because there was not enough fish or other creatures in the swamp to provide him with suitable meals, and second because although there were tasty, tender animals to be caught, like goats, piglets and dogs, they all live a long way off.
I’m sick of living on so little, in a place like this!” he would exclaim in exasperation.
“Be patient, be patient,” replied his imaginary companion.
“But a crocodile can’t live on patience,” he would grumble.
There is, of course a limit to everything, including resistance to hunger. The crocodile’s body grew weak and his spirit sank. His eyes became dull and he could hardly lift his head or open his mouth.
“I must get out of here and look for food farther a field.”
With an effort he climbed the bank and made his way through the mud and across the sand. The sun was high in the sky, scorching the ground. There was no refuge anywhere. The crocodile became weaker and weaker until he remained where he was, roasting alive.
That moment, a lively young lad happened to pass by, humming to himself.
“What’s the matter, crocodile? You’re in a bad shape! Have you broken your legs? Did something fall on you?”
“No! I haven’t anything. I’m all in one piece. It’s just that although I’m small, I can’t carry my body anymore. I’m too weak even to find a way out of this sweltering heat.”
The lad replied: “If that’s all I can help you.” And with that, he went up to crocodile, picked him up and carried him to the edge of the swamp.
What the lad failed to notice as he carried him, however, was that the crocodile had perked up considerably; his eyes brightened and he opened his mouth and ran his tongue around his saw-like teeth.
“This lad must be tastier than anything I’ve ever eaten,” thought the crocodile, and imagined stunning the lad with a lash from his tail and then gobbling him up.
“Don’t be so ungrateful.” Replied the other voice inside himself.
“But the end justifies the means.”
“That may be, but remember it is also shameful to betray a friend, and this is the first friend you have ever had.”
“So you expect me to do nothing and starve to death?”
“The lad rescued you needed him. Now if you want to survive, it is up to you to look for food.”
“That’s true…”
So when the lad placed him on the wet ground, the crocodile smiled, rolled his eyes, shook his tail and said: “Thank you. You’re the first friend I have ever had. I can’t give you anything in return, but if you never farther than this swamp, we see all around us, and would like one day to travel abroad to cross the sea, come and see me…”
“I’d like that very much, because it’s my dream to see what lies out there across the sea.”
“Dream? Did you say dream? I also have a dream,” replied the crocodile.
They went their separate ways, the lad little suspecting that the crocodile had been tempting to eat him which was just as well.
Time passed and one day the lad returned. He hardly recognized the crocodile. His burn has disappeared and he looked plump and well fed.
“Listen, crocodile, my dream hasn’t gone away. I can’t stand it anymore.”
“A promise is a promise. I’ve been finding so much food that I’d almost forgotten my dream. You did well to come and remind me of it, lad. Do you want me to set off right now, across the sea?”
“That’s the only thing I want, crocodile.”
“Then me too. Let’s be off.”
They were both delighted with the arrangement. The lad settled himself on the crocodile’s back as if in a canoe, and they set off out the sea.
It was all so big and so beautiful. What astonished them most was the open space, the size of the vista that stretched away before and above them, endlessly. Day and night, night and day, they never rested. They saw islands big and small, with tress and mountains and clouds. They could not say which was more beautiful, the days or the nights, the islands or the stars. They went on and on, always following the sun, until the crocodile grew tired.
“Listen, lad. I can’t go on. My dream is over.”
“Mine will never be over…”
The lad was still speaking when the crocodile suddenly grew and grew on size until, still keeping its original shape, he turned into an island covered with hills, woods and rivers.
(Taken from “Readings in English For senior high school,” Salesian Media center, Comoro, Dili East Timor, 2002)
MALAM TADI KAMU DAN TEMAN BAIKMU BERTENGKAR.
KAMU MEMBUAT KEPUTUSAN TAK MAHU BERCAKAP DGNNYA KEESOKAN HARINYA.
DIA SENYUM KEPADAMU.SEBALIKNYA KAMU MENGETAP GIGIMU KPDNYA.
DIA MENCERITAKAN PERKARA YG BAIK TENTANG KAMU KPD KWAN2NYA YG LAIN.
KAMU
DIA COBA MENDEKATIMU DAN MENEGURMU.
TAPI KAMU MENOLAKNYA.
BAGINYA KAMU SEORANG KAWAN YG TERBAIK.
SEDANGKAN KAMU MELIHAT DIA SEBAGAIN SEORANG KAWAN PALING TIDAK COCOK YANG PERNAH KAMU JUMPA DALAM HIDUP KAMU.
DIA PUN MENULIS NOTA KEPADAMU DAN MENCERITAKAN SEMUA KENANGAN MANIS YG PERNAH KAMU DAN DIA ADA.
KAMU MENULIS SEMUA SAAT BURUK YG KAMU INGAT SEPANJANG BERSAMANYA.
JAUH DI SUDUT HATIMU KAMU MENGASIHANINYA. TAPI DI HATIMU SUDAH PENUH DGN KEBENCIAN.
KEESOKAN HARINYA KAMU MENDAPAT SURAT DARINYA:
DEAR_________,
SAYA CUBA MEMBERITAHU KAMU SEMLM TAPI KAMU TAK BERI PELUANG UTK SAYA BERCAKAP. SAYA CUBA BERITAHU KAMU BERITA GEMBIRA TAPI KAMU TAKUT UTK MENDENGARNYA.SAYA CUBA UTK SENYUM KPDMU TAPI KAMU SAMBUT SENYUMAN SAYA DGN KEBENCIAN. SKRG NI KEADAAN SAYA SGT TERUK DAN MAKIN TERUK.
SAYA MINTA MAAF SBB HARI NI SAYA TAK DPT BERJUMPA DGN KAMU. SAYA TULIS SURAT SEMASA SAYA DI HOSPITAL.SAYA SUDAH KESUNTUKAN MASA. SAYA MINTA MAAF SBB TERPAKSA BERITAHU KAMU SKRG. SAYA MINTA MAAF ATAS PERGADUHAN KITA,KAMU MMG SEORG KAWAN YG HEBAT. SAYA JANJI SAYA AKAN SENTIASA MEMERHATIKAN KAMU.
SALAM KASIH SAYANG,
________________
KAMU PUN BERLARI KE HOSPITAL UTK MEMINTA MAAF PADANYA.
TAPI HANYA IBUNYA SAJA YG ADA DI SITU.
IBUNYA MEMBELAI MUKANYA DGN KEDUA BELAH TANGANNYA.
DAN DIA PUN MENANGIS.DIA MELUTUT DAN BERDOA SUPAYA TUHAN BISA KEMBALIKAN ANAKNYA.
KAMU SUDAH TERLAMBAT.
KAMU BERHARAP DAPAT BERITAHU KAWANMU ITU BAHWA KAMU MAU MINTA MAAF DAN UCAPKAN SELAMAT TINGGAL KEPADANYA.
PELARANNYA:
SEMUA KAWAN ADA MASA BAIK DAN BURUK, DAN KADANGKALA KAMU PERLU MEMINTA MAAF.JGN TUNGGU ORANG LAIN MELAKUKANNYA DULU, SEBAB KAMU TAK AKAN TAHU APE AKAN TERJADI ESOK HARI.
Jadi, cobalah untuk ambil pelajaran dari setiap aktivitas yang telah kita lakukan...YANG BAIK KITA TANAM DALAM HIDUP KITA.....itu aja kawan2ku....
YOU ARE A GREAT FRIEND.......
Life
This life is good
It’s greater than anything else
It’s been pleasure when you come to this world
And see its good and bad things
If you love this life
You’ll never afraid to cross the river
You’ll never afraid to climb mountains
You’ll never afraid for the lightning and thunder
‘coz they’ll all help you to know this world better
Sometimes, sweat makes your body wet
Tears roll down your face
Heat and cold hit you
But you’ll win
When you still have breathe
writer: Kay_watu
Time,
you make me afraid
when what I expect seems not to happen as has been estimated,
Time,
You make me feel regret
When I forget to do what I supposed to have done
Time,
You make me sad
When the person I love can’t come as promised
Time,
You make me angry
When something I do seems to fail
Time,
You make me happy
When something I do comes as it is supposed to be
Or someone I expect comes as it’s promised
Time,
You make me nervous
When I face a big problem and don’t know what to do
Time,
I hate you
Because you give me roughly only 80 years to enjoy the world
Though I still want to enjoy this world’s good and bad things
Time,
You’re confusing me
Because I don’t know how to stop you
Time,
You’re so arrogant and selfish
Because you’re the only one who regulates everything in this world
include human being and their activities
writer: Kay_Watu
Wise words
Two mice
One day, a female mouse and her son, little mouse, went to a farm early in the night to look for some meals for dinner. When they got there, they found some fresh cassavas and took them right home. They were in a hurry because they were too hungry and also they were afraid if the farm’s owner would find them. When they got home, the female mouse gave a small fresh cassava to her son to eat while she had a big one. They then had their dinner at their house. While they had their dinner, a group of bats flew upon them and they saw the bats. Wondering who those animals are, he then asked his mother.
Little mouse: “Mom, can I ask you something?”
Female mouse: “Can you shut up and just eat?” (She’s not really nice to her son, of course.)
Little mouse: Excuse me mom, but I just want to know who they are!”
Female mouse: “Do you mean those who just flew upon us now?”
Little mouse: “Yes, mom. Who are they?”
Female mouse: “Oh, they are your uncles. They work at flight department.”
Little mouse: “Oh, I see!”
They then continued having their fresh meals.
A father and his son
There was a conversation between a father and his beloved son. They talked about astronauts.
Father: “Hey my beloved son, come here please?
Son: “What’s up, dad?”
Father: “I just want to show you something!”
Son: “What is it?”
Father: “Have you ever read this book? It is about how astronauts go to other planets.”
He said it while showing his son the picture of three astronauts landing on the moon.
A few minutes later, his son got a question.
Son: “Daddy, can astronauts go to sun?”
Father: “No! They can’t go to sun because it is so hot.”
Son: “But, they can go there at night, don’t they?”
Anak bodoh
Ibu guru: “Doni, mengerti nga pengurangannya?”
Doni: “Nga bu!”
Ibu guru: “Perhatian ya, gini; ada 5 buah pisang. Nah, kalo ambil 2 buah, sisanya berapa?”
Doni: “Buah pisang itu masak atau mentah, bu?”
Ibu guru: “buah pisang itu masak!”
Doni: “wah, kalo gitu, aku ambil semuanya aja dech,bu!soalnya aku kan lapar, nga mau ada yang sisa akh!”
Si ibu guru akhirnya pusing tujuh keliling karena ngak punya ida lain lagi untuk dijadikan contoh.
