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Special Occasion (Hari Spesial)

Natal

Christmas

Paskah

Easter

Hari Pertunangan

Engagement Day

Hari Cinta Kasih

Valentine Day

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween

Wisuda

Graduation

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Hari Special ( Special Occasion)

Tahun Baru

New Year

Pernikahan

Wedding

Ulang Tahun

Birthday

Hari Ibu

Mother’s Day

Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary

Liburan

Holiday

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Dictionary

Party = Pesta

Guest = Tamu

Gift = Hadiah

Reception = Resepsi

Fool’s Day (1 July) = Hari

Mop

Retirement = Pensiun

Give Birth = Melahirkan

Candle = Lilin

Photo = Foto

Feast Day = Hari Raya

Wish = Keinginan

Greeting = Salam

Applause = Tepuk Tangan

Congratulations = Selamat

Event = Acara

Celebration = Perayaan

Ceremony = Upacara

Host = Tuan Rumah

Gathering = Pertemuan

Festival = Festival / Pesta

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Conversation

Adi, Buah apa yang kamu

sukai?

Adi, What fruits do you

like?

Aku suka semua buah. Apel,

pir, jeruk, durian dan lain

lain. Tapi yang paling kusukai

adalah mangga.

I like fruits. Apple, pear, or-

ange, durian etc. But the most

I like is mango.

Saya juga suka pir. Tapi saya

tidak menyukai durian.

I likes pear too. But I don't like

durian.

Sayang sekali Ani.

Sebenarnya durian itu

sangat manis dan enak.

Too bad Ani. Actually,

durian is very sweet and

delicious.

Likes and Dislikes

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About Indonesia

Riau Islands Capital City : Tanjung Pinang

Riau islands with its thousands of island has plenty of scenic

beaches and diving spots.The most famous island are batam and

bintan .Tourists will find international standards tourism

facilities here.Today theses places are known as a gate of transit

between Singapore and Indonesia.

Source : Visit Indonesia

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Indonesian Folklore

The Legend of Lake Toba

A long time ago, in the Northern part of Sumatra, there lived a young farmer which is

orphan. It has been said that this region is very dry. These youth lived off the land and

caught fish. Until one day he went out to fish. He had

already been out for half the day, but he failed to catch any

fish. So he hurried home because it had gotten dark.

However upon his return, he saw a large and beautiful fish,

yellow-gold in colour. He caught the fish and he carried it

home with him. When he got home, because he was very

hungry he then wanted to prepare the fish, but because the

fish was so beautiful, he thought better of it. He decided to

look after it. He then put it in a container and fed it.

The next day as usual, he went to farm the fields, and he didn’t come home until the

middle of the day in order to have lunch. But there was a surprise when he got back to

his house, there was already food waiting for him to eat. He was in shock! He then

remembered the fish (he feared it would be stolen), so he hurried back to see the fish on

his line from last night. The fish was still in its place. He thought for a while, someone

must have done it all, because he was hungry he finally started avidly eating the food.

This same thing happened over and over again. Every time he arrived home for a meal,

food was always served. Until the young man put a strategy in place to peek at who was

doing it all. The next day he began to carry out his plan. As usual, he left home,

pretending he was going to the field. Then, he suddenly jumped into and hid in among

the trees near his house. He waited for a long time but he had not yet seen smoke rising

from the kitchen. He then decided on going home as he was quite tired from waiting for a

long time. However, when he came out of hiding he began to see smoke rise from the

kitchen. He slowly walked back towards the house to see who was causing the smoke.

It surprised him when he saw who caused it. He saw a very beautiful woman who had

long hair. He gently entered the room and caught hold of the woman. “Hi,” he said. “Who

are you and where are you from?”

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The woman bowed silently, and began to shed tears. The young man rushed to see the

fish but it was no longer in the container. “Where is the fish that was in the container?”

He asked the lady. Once again the woman burst into tears, but the young man kept

persisting. “I am the fish that you caught yesterday,” she finally replied.

The young man was surprised; he felt he had upset her. After much thought the young

man asked her to marry him. She was surprised, as he stood silently. She told him, “I

want to be your wife, but with one condition.” “What is the condition?” he replied quickly.

She said, “Someday, when our children are born and when they grow up; do not ever say

that he/she is the son of a fish.”

The young man agreed to this condition and vowed never to say it. They then got married.

Day in and, they too have children. He was about 6 years. The boy was very stubborn and

never listened to advice that was given to him. Then one day, his mother sent her son to

deliver rice to the farm, where his father worked. The boy went to deliver the food to his

father, but on the way, the boy got hungry. He opened the food which was wrapped for his

father and immediately ate it. When he finished eating, he wrapped it back up and

continued on his journey to his father’s workplace.

Upon arrival at the farm he gave the packet to his father who was very pleased.

While sitting down he immediately opened the package of rice from his trusted wife. The

child’s father was surprised to see the content of the packet was only fish bones.

The father asked his son, “My child, why is it that it is just merely fish bones?”.

“Somewhere along the way I got hungry, so I ate it.” he replied.

The father who was very hungry because he had worked from morning was emotional.

Suddenly, he firmly slapped his son’s cheek and said, "you son are a child of a fish".

The child started crying and ran home. Once home, the child asked about what his father

had said. "Ma ... what dad said is it true, am I the child of a fish?"

Hearing the words of her son, the mother was very surprised. Her heart became very

heavy and she had tears in her eyes, she said in his heart, "My husband has violated his

oath! And now, I have to go back to where i belong."

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In the middle of Lake Toba, there is a small island

called Samosir island. The Lake Toba is one of the tourism

attraction in North Sumatera Province.

Source : www.wayantulus.com

Indonesian Folklore

Suddenly, the sky got dark. Lightning darted across the sky. Raindrops began falling. The

child and mother vanished! From where they stood, the rain fell heavily, and did not stop

until a lake was formed. The lake was named Lake Toba, which means “The lake that does

not know mercy”.

(Picture & Story : www.wayantulus.com )

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Legenda Danau Toba

Pada jaman dahulu, hiduplah seorang petani muda dan yatim piatu di bagian utara pulau

Sumatera. Daerah tersebut sangatlah kering. Pemuda itu hidup dari bertani dan

menangkap ikan. Hingga pada suatu hari ia pergi

memancing. Sudah setengah hari ia memancing, namun

tak satu pun ikan didapatnya. Maka dia pun bergegas

pulang karena hari sudah mulai gelap. Namun ketika

hendak pulang, ia melihat seekor ikan yang besar dan

Indah berwarna kuning emas. Ia pun menangkap ikan itu

dan dengan segera membawanya pulang. Sesampainya di

rumah karena sangat lapar maka ia hendak memasak ikan

itu. Tetapi karena indahnya ikan itu, dia pun mengurungkan

niatnya untuk memasak ikan itu. Ia lebih memilih untuk memeliharanya. Lalu ia

menaruhnya di sebuah wadah yang besar dan memberinya makan.

Keesokan harinya seperti biasa, ia pergi bertani ke ladangnya dan hingga tengah hari ia

pun pulang ke rumah dengan tujuan hendak makan siang. Tetapi alangkah terkejut

dirinya, ketika melihat didalam rumahnya telah tersedia masakan yang siap untuk

dimakan. Ia terheran heran. Ia pun teringat pada ikannya karena takut dicuri orang

dengan bergegas ia lari ke belakang, melihat ikan yang dipancingnya semalam. Ternyata

ikan tersebut masih berada di tempatnya. Lama ia berpikir siapa yang melakukan semua

itu, tetapi karena perutnya sudah lapar akhirnya ia pun menyantap dengan lahapnya

masakan tersebut.

Kejadian ini pun terus berulang-ulang. Setiap kali ia pulang makan, masakan tersebut

telah terhidang di rumahnya. Hingga pemuda tersebut mempunyai siasat untuk mengintip

siapa yang melakukan semua itu. Keesokan harinya ia pun mulai menjalankan siasatnya.

Seperti biasanya, dia berangkat dari rumah, seakan mau pergi ke ladang. Lalu, ia tiba-

tiba melompat dan mulai bersembunyi di antara pepohonan dekat rumahnya. Lama ia

menunggu, namun asap di dapur rumahnya belum juga terlihat. Lalu ia pun berniat untuk

pulang karena telah bosan lama menunggu. Tetapi begitu ia akan keluar dari

persembunyiannya, ia mulai melihat asap di dapur rumahnya. Dengan perlahan ia

berjalan menuju ke belakang rumahnya untuk melihat siapa yang melakukan semua itu.

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Alangkah terkejut dirinya ketika ia melihat siapa yang melakukan semua itu. Ia melihat

seorang wanita yang sangat cantik dan berambut panjang. Dengan perlahan-lahan ia

memasuki rumahnya dan menangkap wanita tersebut. Lalu ia berkata “Hai .. wanita!

Siapakah engkau dan dari mana asalmu?” Wanita itu tertunduk diam, dan mulai

meneteskan air mata. Pemuda itu cepat ke belakang untuk melihat ikannya yang tak lagi

berada di dalam wadah.

Ia pun bertanya pada wanita itu,“Hai wanita, kemanakah ikan yang di dalam wadah ini?”

Wanita itu pun semakin menangis tersedu sedu, namun pemuda tersebut terus memaksa

dan akhirnya wanita itu pun berkata, “Aku adalah ikan yang kau tangkap kemarin.”

Pemuda itu pun terkejut bukan kepalang, dan ia merasa telah menyakiti hati wanita itu.

Setelah berpikir, pemuda tersebut berkata,“Hai wanita maukah engkau menjadi

istriku..??” Wanita tersebut terkejut. Dia hanya diam dan tertunduk. “Mengapakah engkau

diam?” tanya pemuda itu lagi .

Lalu wanita tersebut pun berkata, “Aku mau menjadi istrimu tetapi dengan satu syarat.”

“Apakah syarat itu?” balas pemuda itu dengan cepat. Wanita itu berkata, “Kelak jika anak

kita lahir dan tumbuh, janganlah pernah engkau katakan bahwa dirinya adalah anaknya

ikan". Pemuda itu pun menyetujui persyaratan tersebut dan bersumpah tidak akan

mengatakannya. Lalu mereka pun menikah.

Hari berganti, mereka pun mempunyai anak. Usianya sekitar 6 tahunan. Anak itu

sangatlah bandel dan tak pernah mendengar jika diberi nasehat. Lalu suatu hari, sang ibu

menyuruh anaknya untuk mengantar nasi ke ladang, tempat ayahnya bekerja. Anak itu

pun pergi mengantar makanan kepada ayahnya. Namun di tengah perjalanan, anak itu

merasa lapar. Ia pun membuka makanan yang dibungkus untuk ayahnya dan segera

memakan makanan itu. Setelah selesai makan, kemudian ia pun membungkusnya kembali

dan melanjutkan perjalanannya ke tempat sang ayah. Sesampainya di tempat sang ayah

ia memberikan bungkusan tersebut kepada sang ayah. Dengan sangat senang ayahnya

menerima sembari duduk dan segera membuka bungkusan nasi yang dititipkan istrinya.

Alangkah terkejutnya ayahnya melihat isi bungkusan tersebut. Hanya ada tulang ikan saja

yang tersisa.

Sang ayah pun bertanya kepada anaknya,“Hai anakku, mengapa isi bungkusan ini hanya

tulang ikan belaka”? Anaknya pun menjawab, “Di perjalanan tadi perutku terasa lapar,

jadi aku memakannya”.

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Sang ayah yang sudah sangat lapar karena telah bekerja dari pagi pun emosi. Tiba-

tiba, dengan kuat ia menampar pipi anaknya sambil berkata, "Dasar engkau anaknya

ikan". Sang anak pun menangis dan berlari pulang ke rumah. Sesampainya di rumah,

anaknya pun menanyakan apa yang dikatakan ayahnya. "Mak…apa benar yang dikata-

kan ayah itu, bahwa aku ini anaknya ikan?"

Mendengar perkataan anaknya itu, ibunya pun sangat terkejut. Hatinya menjadi sangat

sedih dan sambil meneteskan air mata, ia berkata di dalam hati, “Suamiku telah

melanggar sumpahnya! Dan sekarang, aku harus kembali ke alamku.”

Sekonyong-konyong, langit pun mulai gelap. Tiba-tiba petir pun menyambar-nyambar.

Hujan badai mulai turun dengan derasnya. Sang anak dan ibu raib! Dari bekas telapak

kaki mereka muncul mata air yang mengeluarkan air yang sangat deras dan tidak ber-

henti hingga daerah tersebut terbentuk sebuah danau. Danau itu diberi nama Danau

TOBA yang berarti danau tak tahu belas kasih.

(Gambar & Cerita : www.wayantulus.com )

Di tengah tengah danau toba terdapat sebuah pulau kecil

bernama Pulau Samosir. Danau toba merupakan salah satu tempat

wisata yang berada di Provinsi Sumatera Utara.

Sumber : www.wayantulus.com

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