The Ordinary Journal

Emancipation of Woman . Dipelopori oleh RA Kartini pada masa imperialisme dan kolonialisme, mulailah kesetaraan antara la ki-laki dan perempuan  exist  di Indonesia. Kaum perempuan boleh mengenyam pendidikan layaknya kaum laki-laki, kaum perempuan boleh menjadi pemimpin layaknya kaum laki-laki, dan hal-hal lainnya yang dulunya dianggap tabu bagi kaum perempuan. Kini, peran perempuan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari amatlah penting. Penting bagi kita, para remaja perempuan, untuk mengeksplor diri dan membuat diri kita lebih baik lagi. Kita perlu menjadi  cewek  yang  smart , independen, dan anti-galau. Melalui  The Alpha Girl’s Guide  karya Henry Manampiring ini kita akan diberikan kiat-kiat menjadi  Alpha Female as known as  perempuan luar biasa. Semua perempuan pasti menginginkan menjadi perempuan yang luar biasa di bidangnya masing-masing. Kalian perempuan yang hanya ingin hidup dengan bergantung terus menerus pada kaum laki-laki dan merasa ...

“Ethan,” I tried to talk calmly, “can we talk?” “I have to do my new project first, I’ll see you in ten minutes.” “Okay, I’ll wait at cafeteria, see you.” I hang up the line and opened my locker. I reached a picture of a guy I have known well. He looked at the camera with his sorrowful gaze, he had cried for 2 days without a long break. It made everyone who saw this picture felt sympathy. He had never cried after that time because of his promise to his mom.  We lived close to each other as known as he was my neighbor and the day he lost his mom was my 17 th  birthday. He came to my birthday party at my garden and we spent time full of happiness. We danced, sang, made some noises, and fired some fireworks. We didn’t know what would happen after my party, we just enjoyed the night. The party was ended almost at 4 a.m. and I was too tired to check my phone. When I got up I was realizing that there were more than ten missed calls. It was him. I went out of my house, r...

Lost in a building that I’ve never visited before, it was such a nightmare. There wasn’t a sign to the exit door and it was quiet, no people around. I couldn’t phone anyone even the 911 for a help because of the poor signal here.  Why do I follow the message? Going to this building to find someone, I’m insane. I had shocked suddenly after a sound of my favorite melody was heard. It was Beethoven’s, people had known as  Ode of Joy . I realized that it wasn’t from speaker around the building, it was really real. I bet there was someone play a piano nearby. I walked through the hallway and the sound became louder. I found a door with a sticker ‘Practice makes perfect’ was right next to it. Maybe someone was in and there will be a help for me to escape the strange place. I opened the door and then the melody of the  Ode of Joy  was stopped. My heart was jumping when I saw a guy behind the grand piano. The guy wore a white shirt and knee-long jeans. He seemed a good pe...