Narration Writing

Previously on the Princess' Story...

One day, there is a princess who lives in a castle near a swamp. Then when she has a walk in the morning after raining day, she finds a frog. It's just a dirty frog that comes from the swamp, she knows that. But somehow, she is so interested in the frog.

After looking for some information about the frog, she knows that the frog is actually a prince!!! (imajinasi...) But wait, it's not really like what you think...

The frog is actually has come back to its true form, the prince. But the prince thinks that it’s better to be a frog in a swamp. He loves living as a frog in a swamp, so he comes back to the swamp and lives there.

The curse given to the prince has turned him into a frog again, because the prince likes it too. Nobody cares about that but our princess. The princess has seen the true prince inside the frog, and she has fallen in love with him, and wanted to marry him. But it’s impossible for our princess to live in a swamp too. She’s a princess; she realizes that, and also the responsibilities that come with it. So how can she marry him? The prince should be the future king, something has to be changed, and the question is which one: her love, or the frog?

The Princess and the Frog - Resolution 2009

Days and nights have been wasted by our lovely princess, think about what should she does in order to get the frog back into a prince. 
"I've got to get him back to a prince again. This is the best for two of us. He can't be a frog forever! Frog has no castle, has no status, has nothing but swamp friends and mud. Swamp friends and mud are okay, but having nothing??
I love him, I cannot leave him that way!" she thinks.

~~~

"Let him go," say some friends. "You have to continue your life and think about yourself!"

"I'm thinking about my own life now. I cannot let him go that way!" says the princess.

~~~

"Princess, we're tired of it... Don't you feel the same?" say some advisors.

"Yes, so do I..." says the princess.”Okay, I've made a decision."

"Yes, your highness?" ask the advisor excitedly.

"I will stop insisting. I'm tired of thinking about what is good for him, and I'm sure he feels the same."

"If you think so, my princess.”

“I will let him do whatever he likes, and decide himself what’s good or not.”

“That’s the very wise of you, my Lord.”

“While I, my self, will stay around him to keep an eye of him.”

“Excuse me? I thought you said you’re tired, my princess?”

“Yes, but that’s no reason I leave him that way. I will not insist, but will catch him whenever he falls. Isn’t that romantic?” Says the princess.

“… Yes, I guess… your highness…”

~~~

“Tell us, Julia, who is your lucky prince?” ask one of some princesses from a far away kingdom, a friend of our princess. They are having their New Year’s Eve party together that night and they’re playing a game to tell the truth or do a shrift.

“Well, I don’t know…” says our princess.

“What is it, Julia?” asks another princess.

“He’s not my prince… yet.”

“Ah… the frog story,”

“Yes. Well, do you think we should discuss about it? Frog talking isn’t really acceptable for a dinner. Haha.”

“Oh, please… Tell us, what’s the news?”

“Well, I don’t know, guys… This is just the same story I’ve been telling you since last year.”

“Has it been a year? Julia, you must be very persistent for doing so.”

“Yes, I’ve been very devoted. But still, no need to tell anything new. In fact, there is no news. It’s just the same old frog story…”

“Julia, tell us the truth. Aren't you tired of it?”

“Yes, I really am! But this is for my lo…”

“May I be frank? I don’t care with that love craps. Love.. love.. love.. Say it, why do you think you love him? What do you see on him?”

“Well, if you were me, can you just simply let go off that handsome prince? Furthermore, he is actually a heir for hundreds acres of land of a rich king! If he would admit that…”

“But he has decided his way. He's a frog now.”

“Yes, and that’s why I need to open his eyes! He cannot lose those facts, it’s for his own sake! There is no single princess wants to devote her life for a frog problem like this, except me.”

“Julia…”

“I need to bring him back to his place. The place where he belongs.”

“Is that for his own sake, or for your sake?”

“I…”

“Julia, just let him go!”

Then our princess starts to think again about what’s her purpose.

“Julia, you’ve been the most logical person among us.” Says a princess.

“I’m sure.”

“See? So, why can’t you use your logic for this case?”

“I… don’t know… I’m just… I’m sure that he is my match. You know, it's like we are meant to be together.”

“How can you be so sure about that? Don’t you believe that God has a plan for each of us?”

“I do believe in that! That’s why I…”

“No one will ever know who their match is, until the end of their life, Julia… Even a married couple can be divorced. Even if you have been married with a man, death can separate you. After his death, you might find another man that will complete you life again.”

“…”

“There will always be another sky above the highest sky.”

“…”

“It’s not love, Julia. It’s an obsession. I know you are a devoted person; you want to give the best, fight until the end. But what is good for you, isn’t always be the same for other. Sometime, enough is just enough.”

“…”

“Love… Emotion… They are not something exact, or measurable. You will not find where the edge is, but you decide it.”

“…”

“You’ve been working hard, Julia. Love yourself, decide it, accept it, and receive it.”

~~~

It’s just one night, but it gives an answer of her questions after one year wondering about the same problem. This night would be the final night.

“I’ll accept it.” Says our princess. “But I believe it’s not an end of a story, it’s a new page to start another story.”

~~~

God gave you two eyes to see the world, tow hands to grab what you want, two legs to pass your way, but God only gave you one heart… Because he gave the other one to someone else for you to find it.

Just close your eyes, and keep your mind wide open.

The “Lebaran” Visits

There are four members of my family. They are my father, my mother, my sister, and me. Like the other family, we usually visit some relatives on “Lebaran” holidays. We all come from Malang, so we do not do the “Pulang Kampung” tradition. Anyway, we still have a tradition to do some visits on the “Lebaran” holidays every year. On this last “Lebaran” holidays, as usual, we visited some relatives and colleagues.

At the first day, we visited my aunt’s house. She is my father’s elder sister. So, every year, when we have some special occasions, we always gather in her housewith some relatives from my father’s side. In my aunt’s house, as we used to be, we greeted each other and ask for forgiveness our mistakes. Then we had some idle chit-chats and snacks while we were waiting for the dinner. 

At the second day, we visited some relatives from my mother’s side. My mother is the only child in her family, so we visited my grandmother’s brothers. We visited them from house to house. We had some long trips, because they live in some villages andseparated from each other. I met my favorite relative, one of my grandmother’s younger brothers. He used to be very close to me when I was a child, and until now, he likes to hug me every time I come to his house. At his house, we had lunch together. His wife made a delicious dish that I have never seen before, but my father and I liked it. After that we drank our own favorite beverages. I preferred coffee, and the other family members preferred tea.

 Then we went to another house. It was a house of another younger brother of my grandmother. He is a smoker, but every time I visit his house, I always ask him not to smoke. Because I cannot stand on smokes, I hate smokes. So he stopped smoking while I was there. Because we already had our lunch, we only had some chats and snacks. When we asked for their permission to visit other relative, they gave us some snacks to bring. They were my favorite snacks, so I was very happy for that. Then the last visit was to go to the other younger brother of my grandmother. 

At the third day, my father and my mother went out for some visits to my father’s colleagues, but my sister and I stayed home because we did not want to have those visits. At the fourth day, we went out to a village near Bromo Mountain and Batu. We went to the first place to visit an old colleague of my father. On our way home, we had a lunch in a restaurant. It was a nice lunch, because we ate lots of dishes and beverages made from sweet potatoes. It was new for me but I enjoyed it. Then the second visit was done in the evening. We went to Batu and enjoyed its beautiful scenery at night. To end the holidays, we went to the other relatives from my father again.

They were quite tiring activities, especially for my father who had to drive the car. But we enjoyed it very much, and I like the visit to a village near Bromo Mountain the most.

The Students of English Department

My class in English department has twenty competitive and lovely students. Although our class has the fewest members in the university, but the lecturers comment that our class is the loveliest class ever. We never behave disrespectfully to the lecturers. We also never make such an over-noisy situation. In maintaining the relationship with the class members in the class, we are always full of tolerance and respect each other. We sometimes have our lunch together in the class. We also play together if we have spare time after lunch. We like to share stories and jokes together. We never divide our class into parts. Even though each of us has our own best friends in class, we still can get along well. When we have special events, such as birthdays, celebrating holidays, welcoming the freshmen, or even without any special event, we like to have parties. Some of our foreign lecturers like to treat us in some special occasion, and we often have potluck parties. During the classroom process, we compete well and fairly. We share information and knowledge, but we try our best to compete during the exams. Some friends like to see others’ score and try to be better next time. So, we appreciate good attempts very much. I enjoy joining this class very much and have such a comfortable and conducive study environment.