My reaction when I heard the Grandmother's Death

Yesterday, on the way to Kaliurang, Yogyakarta, the rain was coming down, it was not too heavy. Five times, I and the younger brother stopped taking shelter cause the rain sometimes stopping, then rain again. 

We went to Kaliurang to attending the gathering night (Malam Keakraban) of Duta Toraya, where I was invited as a speaker. I would give motivation for new students from Toraja.  

We were taking shelter in one place, it was warung, no one seller there. During waiting the rain was stopped, I opened facebook, on the feed I viewed one status from the family relative about saying Rest in Peace to Nenek Bua' (Nenek means Grandma). Directly, I told my younger brother, he did not believe it was our grandma, our grandma still looked healthy. 

I was thinking about grandma, was that her? I still wanted to meet her and asking for blessing prayer for me. I did not believe, but I was curious about the feed on facebook. 

On the afternoon, there was a tagged status from my cousin about the death of our grandma. It was really her. I was sad, and thinking her prayers especially for me. Next, I saw grandma photo, I saw her smiled, I was very happy to see that photo, I know she was in Heaven now. 

I salute my grandma as a strong woman, he is very amazing, I love to hear how she prayed for her children's and grandchildren. We ever lived in one home, while gathering to eat together she leading prayer. 

On July 2016, I was back home to prepare my test for an to accompany. I met her at uncle home, I visited her with the younger brother. I spoke to her many things and the best moment when she prayed for us. I love her prayer in Bahasa Toraja, not in Bahasa Indonesia. 

Thank you grandma who is in heaven now with Christ Jesus, you have given such an inspiration to me.  

Aim of this Blog

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It has been a long time I made this blog, but I did not take seriously to write on it. Now, I start again writing in English. I have built my blog www.menginspirasi.com for 4 years, the blog is written in Bahasa Indonesia.

Today, I learn TOEFL to prepare myself taking the master scholarship in England or the USA. I have many advises to writing English. I am going to write English every day to increase my English skill.

I do not speak English every day, I am pushing myself to read books, news, and article in English every day. I am learning TOEFL book and the Fundamental of English Grammar by Azar and Hagen, I have all the three version of Azar's books. The last one is Understanding and Using English Grammar for advanced.

After making sure that I passed the Basic English Grammar. Directly learning the advanced level, I stop to learn some part of Understanding and Using English Grammar book (Advanced level), cause my foundation in the content a bit difficult for me. Now, I am learning the Intermediate level, Fundamental of English Grammar the fourth edition. I recommend this book for everyone who wants to increase their English.

Watching a movie in English is a good way to increase our English as well. I watch a movie with the English subtitle, and sometimes without subtitle. Yesterday, I watched "Lost Wilderness," I was happy that I can understand the actor's communication.

Youtube has many good videos to learn English. I often learn Engvid.com video on Youtube. Ronnie and Adam are my favorite teacher. Ronnie mixes the study with humor, I laugh about it, and I get what Adam teaching.

I communicate in English with foreigner friends and not intensive with close friends.

I wrote my mini-thesis in Bahasa Indonesia, but the journal article source mainly in English, and some articles in Bahasa. I remembered to understand the English article, for the unknown word, I translate it to Bahasa Indonesia. It is not good, the good way by translate into English-English. I already change the way to understand the new word for me by English-English translation.

Those are my journey to get a scholarship, and I am going to write in English every day on this blog.