Cerita sang pemimpi(n)

1. Every cloud has a silver lining = Every difficult or Unpleasant Situation has a positive side to it. 2. Water under the bridge = Sesuatu yang telah terjadi dan tidak usah diubah lagi, jadi ga usah dipikirkan lagi. 3. Toe the line = Mengikuti dan mematuhi aturan 4. Rocking the boat = Membuat sedih sesuatu yang tenang-tenang aja, dan menyebabkan masalah. 5. Building bridges = Memperbaiki hubungan orang yang tidak suka satu sama lain. 6. Ease off = Santi sedikit, meringankan keganasan 7. More merrier = Makin seru kalo makin banyak orang Mengenai sifat 1. Down to Earth = Sederhana 2. Cheapskate = Orang yang pelit 3. Eager Beaver = Pekerja keras 4. Easy going = Santai dan tenang 5. Blabbermouth = Bermulut ember 6. Troublemaker = Pembuat masalah 7. Couch Potato = Pemalas Food Idioms 1. Not my cup of tea: Bukan mainan gue 2. Cheap as chips: Murahan 3. Cheesy: Bodoh 4. Couch potato: Beanbag (bantalan gede untuk baring santai) 5. Bad apple: Orang yang membawa pengaruh buruk 6. Full of beans:...

1. Do not say PRICE or COST instead INVESTMENT and RATE 2. Do not say CONTRACT instead AGREEMENT 3. Do not say SIGN instead APPROVE or GREENLIGHT 4. Do not say BAD or WRONG instead BETTER or MORE EFFECTIVE   5. Do not say BUT instead YES AND 6. Do not say I think instead  I am confident 7. I am sorry = ' Do not use this phrase this at all!' 6. Do not say I hope instead   I look forward to Learn some English words through this link as well: 1.  Pepatah dalam Bahasa Inggris 2. How do you professionally say 3.  Slang dan vocabulary kekinian 4. Vocabulary mengenai perselingkuhan Do you like this content. Discuss with me through  https://www.linkedin.com/in/zulkhaidirpurwanto/

Daily conversation I don't agree = I understand that, however we seems to have a different perspective. I'm busy = I am currently tied up / I am currently occupied / I am currently engaged with something / I have a lot of on my plate / I have a full plate at the moment. I don't care = I am not particularly concerned with that. I don't like it = It does not align with my preferences. I like it = It meets my approval / It aligns well with my preferences. I am an honest person = Integrity is my guiding principle, I always try to be truthful to my action and words. I work well with others = I am optimistic about my ability to thrive in dynamic team as I value the importance of teamwork to achieve common goals. I am creative = I deeply value creativity and innovation, I am always exploring new ways to solve problems and express ideas. I am adaptable = I have the capacity to adjust to a new situation and challenges with a positive attitude because I believe in the power of le...

Mengingat kembali masa ketika menjadi Business Consultant di Astra Setelah bekerja cukup lama di swasta, yang memang notabene nya kita bertumpu pada pelanggaan untuk bisa bertahan, maka saya pun banyak belajar perihal pelanggan. Mulai dari pertama kali kerja sebagai tentor, kemudian setelah lulus kuliah kerja sebagai marketing and communication , lanjut sebagai sales truk, hingga per hari ini mengurusi pertumbuhan perusahaan sebagai growth analyst di Octopus Indonesia, dan juga punya dua bisnis yang lagi jalan, salah satunya StudentPlazamks . In a nutshell , saya udah coba melakukan marketing baik melalui digital platform , sampai dengan face to face dengan calon pelanggannya langsung, dan pada blog ini saya akan membagikan beberapa hal yang saya pelajari dari customer. Pertama, sebagai yang terlibat dalam proses perdagangan, saya harus coba memahami POV  customer dilihat dari motivasi membelinya, disini saya akan menjabarkan empat tipe customer , berikut rinciannya 1. Customer ...

1. Tak Perlu Khawatir! = Don't sweat it! 2.  Biarin saja = So be it! 3. Hentikan omong kosong ini = Cut the crap! 4. Jangan ngaco kamu! = Don't be absurd! 5. Jangan tersinggung = No offense! 6. Aku ga bergurau = I mean it! 7. Pergi sana = Buzz off! 8. Tetap lah duduk = Sit still! 9. Yang terpenting adalah = The bottom line is 10. Ngaku aja deh! = Fess up! 11. Tutup mulut mu! = bugger off! 12. Nah gitu dong = That's more like it! 13. Orang dalam = insider 14. Kepo = Nosy 15. Norak = Tacky 16. Lebay = Overreact 17. Jijik = Cringe 18. Melamun = daydream 19. alah, Gombal = what a line! 20. Jangan ngarang = Stop making up stories  21. Hati - hati di jalan = Take care on your way! 7. Spill the beans = Tell a secret 8. Go out on a limb = Take a chance 9. Hold your horses = Stop or wait 10. Piece of cake = Very easy 11. In hot water = In trouble 12. Break a leg = Have a good luck 13. Smash hit = A big success 14. At the drop of a hat = Without hesitation 15. The cutting edge = Most...

Mungkin banyak dari teman-teman sekalian yang sedang menulis essay , apalagi LPDP yang buka hampir sepanjang tahun, dan template pertanyaan dari beberapa beasiswa luar negeri tidak berubah signifikan dari waktu ke waktu. Jadi menyiapkan essay bisa dilakukan jauh-jauh hari. Dalam suatu essay , ada batasan tertentu untuk panjang dari essay ini. Bisa jadi dibatasi dari segi kata, atau dibatasi dari segi karakter. Beberapa essay beasiswa seperti LPDP bahkan memberikan range jumlah kata yang menurut saya terbilang besar. Jika tidak di outline atau dikonsepin dengan baik, bisa jadi essay kita bisa sangat pendek dan tidak bagus untuk di submit . Nah, dalam blog ini, saya akan share beberapa kata yang biasa digunakan tapi bisa diganti dengan kata yang lebih panjang untuk memperkaya jumlah kata pada essay . Berikut list -nya ya, semoga bermanfaat. Like - Along the lines of About - In regards to Although - In spite of the fact that Now - At the present time For - For the purpose of Becaus...

Karena kasus Virgoun Putra Tambunan sedang viral, jadi hari ini kita akan mempelajari beberapa kosakata (vocabulary) dan expression dalam perselingkuhan ya. Yuk kita cek. Have an affair           : Selingkuh Affair           : Perselingkuhan Fishy     : Mencurigakan Unintentional mistake           : Khilaf Crime scene           : TKP Police Grand Commisioner           : Kombespol Surgeon           : Ahli Bedah Big cheese           : Orang Penting That's the last straw           : Kesabaranku sudah habis Shake a leg!           : Buruan! Bad egg           : Pembuat onar Gimme Five!           : Tos dulu! He killed it!         ...

Questions: Some people believe that technology has made man more social. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? Answer: There is a notion believe that technology has created people to be more social. Even though it has been proven that the technology such as social media has connected millions of people online, I personally believe that social media contributes loneliness and mental health to its users. To begin with, the advance of information and technology has eased the communication. It connects people 24 hours regardless of distance and geographical borders. Not only finding new friends but also it reconnect old friends, and through its group feature, it facilitate discussion among the community. However, there are some reasons why I believe the negative impact of social media surpass the benefit it offers. Firstly, there are various studies uncover the contribution of social media to loneliness. As people spend more time on screen, the time for meeting or talk...

  Question: The diagram below shows the process for recycling plastic bottles. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Answer: The flowchart illustrates the process of plastic bottles recycling. In general, the process of recycling involves at least 9 steps from collecting the bottle all the way to ready to use products such as fabrics or a new plastic. It all starts from waste bin where all waste is collected. The content of waste bin is carried using truck to recycling centre where waste is sorted according to its type. At this point, plastic bottles are collected then compressed into blocks to ease the transportation. These blocks then transported to another plant where the plastic blocks are crushed and washed. This makes plastic clean and smaller in size that ready to be used as ingredient of producing plastic pellets. In order to create raw material, the plastic pellets are heated to from in a special sh...

  Question:  The plans below show the site of an airport now and how it will look after redevelopment next year. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Answer: The maps illustrate the changes of southwest airport from existing layout to after development. Overall, there will be several expansions and features and facilities added inside the airport. There will be two expansions built in the airport. First, the waiting room. Southwest Airport will have 10 additional to gates from only 8 gates now to 18 gates after development. The area will be also larger with the extension to northwest and northeast so that it will look like a V shape. Sky train will be built to support travelers to ease mobilization. Small section of the arrival hall is also added and will be used for car hire. Other then sky train, there will be also bag drop located at the left-upper corner departure hall. It will replace the check-in...

 Question: In their advertising, business nowadays usually emphasise that their products are new in some way. Why is this? Do you think it is a positive or negative development? My answer: Business nowadays relies on innovation to keep their products likeable for the consumers. That is the reason why many advertising claim that the product has something new to offer. Prime example is the rise of google who at first appear on internet or search engine like yahoo, now turn as provider for many digital needs and eventually leading the browser market share. The spirit of innovation can also be found at apple. Which almost every year release a new model to keep their customer engaged. While this advertising promote consumerism. I believe there are more advantages of it rather than negative impact. Advertising is created to attract buyers to buy more. With showcasing a new innovation, advertising become more appealing, and it triggers users to buy more. For wealthy customers, new model...

 Writing Task 2 Question: In some countries, more and more people are becoming interested in finding out about the history of the house or building they live in. What are the reasons for this? How can people research this? Answer: There is increasing interest of home owners all around the world to get to know about the history of the building they live in. This curiosity gives some benefits one of them is to know the age of the building knowing how old the building will help the home owners to identify the need of reconstruction. Some buildings are designed to last a few years, and get the exact number of age of the building will the determine the house is rebuilt or abolish. Another advantage is understanding the surrounding cultures and changed that happen along. Many building started with humble beginning and turn to urban areas as the population grow. It might also change the culture that follow the ethnicity that live there. Many areas starts from a single ethnicity and become...

 Halo. Ini adalah writing practice saya, yang diambil dari buku Cambridge IELTS Academic 16. WRITING TASK 1 The charts below show the changes in ownership of electrical appliances and amount of time spent doing housework in households in one country between 1920 and 2019. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Answer: The line chart illustrates the usage of three electrical appliances by households between 1920 to 2019. Three appliances in this study were washing machine, refrigerator, and vacuum cleaner. Generally the use of these electronic appliances grew over the years. Only washing machine showed a minor decline during the year of 1920. In 1920 less than half of households owned electronic appliances. In contract all household owned refrigerator and vacuum cleaner in 2019 and only 28% did not use washing machine. Contrary to electronic ownership growth, the time spent of using electronic ownership declin...

Langsung aja, aku sarankan tempat penyewaan sepeda terbaik di Makassar ada di  studentplazamks . Sepeda yang disewakan pun bervariasi, mulai dari sepeda gunung, sepeda lipat, dari berbagai macam merk, dan dijamin punya kualitas yang bagus. Studentplazamks pun dapat menyediakan sepeda dalam jumlah banyak sehingga cocok untuk employee gathering, reunion , acara komunitas dan lain sebagainya. Bahkan, studentplaza punya jasa pengantaran loh! Jadi, dimanapun kamu tinggal dan menetap, asal masih area Gowa, Maros, dan Makassar, crew studentplazamks siap untuk mengantarkannya untukmu. Makassar punya beberapa tempat andalan untuk kamu menikmatinya dengan sepeda. Dalam blog ini, sekalian admin akan bercerita banyak. Berikut tiga tempat yang paling recommended untuk sepedaan di kota Makassar. 1. CPI (Centre Point of Indonesia) . Ini adalah kawasan ekslusif yang baru dikembangkan di kota Makassar, dan untuk sementara tempat ini yang menduduki peringkat Wahid ter-hits sekota Makassar. Memi...

Halo guys. Ada info penting bagi kalian yang telah merencanakan trip kalian di sekitar Makassar dan Sulawesi Selatan. Untuk mengabadikan pengalaman travelling teman-teman ke tempat yang indah, Studentplazamks menyewakan gopro hero 7 silver. Kamera ini sangat cocok untuk kalian yang akan travelling ke tempat terbuka, laut, air terjun dan lain sebagainya. Selain dapat mengambil gambar yang cembung, sehingga memaksimalkan pengambilan objek di sekitarnya, kamera gopro ini juga dapat digunakan bahkan hingga untuk kedalaman 10 meter di bawah permukaan laut loh. Jadi, jika teman-teman ada yang berencana untuk snorkelling, atau diving, atau sekedar kegiatan santai di air terjun atau kolam renang, kamera ini sangat cocok untuk digunakan. Selain mempunyai kualitas gambar 4K30 video, kamera ini juga mempunyai fasilitas pengambilan time lapse. Layar pada gopro ini juga layar sentuh guys, dan terdapat layar pada belakang kamera untuk melihat hasil jepretan yang telah diambil. Pake...

Tugas selanjutnya dari kelas elektif saya adalah membuat rangkuman dari sebuah artikel mengenai tokoh yang terkenal di dunia. Saya mendapatkan kesempatan untuk meringkas artikel mengenai profil singkat dari Hugo Chavez. Beliau adalah mantan presiden Venezuela. Sayang sekali, artikel lengkapnya belum bisa kita attach link -nya karena dibagikan dalam bentuk lembaran yang telah di- print . Jadi, langsung aja saya sajikan raw writing saya, yang kemudian diikuti oleh koreksi yang telah diberikan oleh dosen. Check it out! Before Correction Hugo Chavez was one of the most controversial figures in political history. Born in Venezuela in 1954 from poor family, Chavez grew as a well-respected officer and became head of paratrooper unit. In 1992, he led a coup to remove the Venezuelan president, Carloz Peres, due to feeling disgusted by the corruption. After the coup ended, he was put behind bars for two years and released from Jail in 1994. In 1998, Chavez was elected as a pre...

Membuat surat complaint in English Tulisan ini adalah lanjutan dari grammar correction sebelumnya . Tulisan ini adalah tulisan saat exam saya yang kedua di International House, Auckland University of Technology . Saat menulis blog ini, saya sedang belajar English course dan tergabung di kelas kelas advanced (C1). Tulisan ini akan dibagi dua, yakni tulisan original dan grammar correction. Baik, langsung saja kita lihat tulisan original -nya sebelum diberikan correction : Dear Manager of The Dragon We are regret to express our discomfort and dissatisfaction  when we were having our dishes  at your restaurant. We are afraid to tell you that information in the website is not accurate and misleading. As it is written that the food is exceptional and affordable, we felt that the food tasted similar each other. Furthermore, we are charged too much for small portions of food. We were happy to see variety of food in menu list. Unfortunately, we felt upset due to wa...

Grammar Correction dalam Penulisan Surat Setelah selesai dengan contoh grammar correction pertama , saya dengan senang hati ingin share grammar correction kedua pada blog ini. Kalo yang pertama adalah summary, maka di tulisan yang ini, adalah contoh tulisan surat lamaran kerja. Langsung saja kita lihat tulisan original sebelum di koreksi. To: summercamp@bt.com From: Zulkhaidir Purwanto Subject: Application Dear Mr. Richard Cunningham I am writing to apply for the post of camp monitors for upcoming summer camps. I received my bachelor degree three years ago and currently enroll in English course in Auckland University of Technology. I have a high level of English speaking ability (C1) as I am in advanced class in my course. Besides, I have travelled and received some short course programs in the US and Australia. As you will see from my CV, I have some relevant experiences for this position. I worked as part time English teacher for four years while I was in Unive...

Grammar Correction Jadi ceritanya, alhamdulillah , saya ada kesempatan untuk belajar di Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. Selama tiga bulan, saya belajar bahasa Inggris di English Course, International House AUT. Dalam blog kali ini saya ingin menyimpan beberapa contoh writing yang telah dikoreksi sembari sharing kepada teman-teman semua mengenai beberapa grammar correction yang diberikan kepada saya.  Langsung saja kita masuk ke contoh pertama. Pada tugas ini, saya diminta untuk membuat rangkuman dari berita yang ada pada link ini . Nah hasilnya seperti berikut: Title: New Zealand Waste Crisis: Five Things You Need to Know New Zealand is currently facing tremendous waste crisis after China refused to accept the world's waste, including from Aotearoa. As a result, waste industry that mostly run by private company unable to make a profit due to plastic are not worth recycling. On top of the problem is the reliance of plastic use which most ...