Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Cinta Teman Terbaik

Udara pagi ini begitu menyejukkan. Membuat pagiku terasa panjang hingga enggan beranjak dari tempatku terpejam. Hari ini hari senin, hari pertamaku masuk kuliah. Terburu-buru aku mandi karena bangun kesiangan. Sesampainya di kampus aku mulai ikut kegiatan kampus, yaitu ospek. Namaku Siska. Aku bahagia karena bisa kuliah di universitas harapanku. Ku mulai hari dengan semangat. Di sini, di kampus ini aku belajar dan mulai mencari teman. Hari pertama ospek terlewati. Teman pun telah ku miliki,  meskipun masih terasa asing dan aneh. Nama temanku Alin. Dia gadis yang manis, tinggi, dan kulitnya sawo matang. Aku tak tau dia baik atau tidak. Awal perkenalan sih baik, tapi tak tahu watak aslinya. Harapanku selalu baik.


Seminggu masa ospek berlalu. Aku mendapat banyak teman baru. Tapi tak ku lupakan teman pertama kali aku masuk. Yah, Alin masih menjadi dekat. Semakin lama semakin dekat. Hari-hari kami lewati bersama. Mulai dari mengerjakan tugas bareng, jalan-jalan bareng, curhat bareng, mandi pun mungkin bareng meski di tempat berbeda.


Satu semester telah terlewati, persahabatan kami semakin langgeng. Saling mengerti, memberi perhatian di saat sakit, memberi kejutan di saat ulang tahun, solat bersama, dan mengingatkan di saat lalai tidak mengerjakan solat. Banyak hal yang sudah kami lalui. Banyak kesamaan di antara sikap kami. Ya, sama-sama berparas judes, galak, keras kepala, dan galau soal pacar. Seringnya kami gonta-ganti pacar membuat kami sering mengalami kejombloan.


Libur semester 2 sudah menanti, aku bersiap untuk pelang ke rumah orang tuaku. Ya, begitulah anak kos, setiap libur selalu pulang. Aku termasuk anak yang sedikit manja. Tidak mau lama jauh dari orang tua. Sekalinya sudah mau dekat libur selalu aku tak pernah melewatkan menghitung kalender untuk pulang. Kuliahku di Palembang dan rumah orang tuaku di Lampung. Butuh waktu berjam-jam sampai ke sana.


Libur telah tiba, aku menikmati liburanku bersama keluarga. Ya sesekali aku maen dengan teman kecilku dekat rumah.  Kesedihan mulai muncul jikalau masa libur habis. pagi-pagi aku sudah dibangunkan ibuku untuk siap-siap ke stasion pulang ke kosan. Aku murung karena belum rela meninggalkan rumah. Di keretapun aku hanya bosan. Saat akan sampai tiba-tiba aku bertemu dengan teman yang tidak akrab. Aku hanya memberikan senyuman. Setelah sampai aku pun berpisah dengannya. Hari-hari di kos mulai aku lalui. Pagi kuliah, ketemu Alin ngerumpi sambil makan dan tak bosan-bosan. Saat malam aku buka-buka akun sosmed. Gak nyangka ada yang ngechat. Maklum, orang jomblo ada yang ngechat agak seneng. Setelah aku buka.. jeng-jeng... dari orang yang ketemu di kereta. Mulailah dari situ kami ngobrol dan tukeran nomor hp.
Awal kedekatan kami smsan, telponan. Tak lupa aku ceritakan pada Alin soal itu. belum lama kedekatan itu aku jalan dan.. akhirnya jadian. Senangnya punya pacar baru, ada yang perhatian lebih. Dari situ aku sering diantar jemput kuliah meskipun gak setiap hari. Awal pacaran aku masih sering bersama Alin. Namun, lama-kelamaan aku sering menghabiskan waktu dengan pacar baruku. Kemana-mana selalu sama dia. Makan, main, ke toko buku, belanja hampir setiap hari bersama kecuali pas tidur dan mandi kami tidak bersama. Hal-hal itu membuat persahabatanku dengan Alin renggang.


Sempat Alin  mengatakan kesahnya karena aku tidak ada waktu bersamanya lagi. Tapi aku tak begitu menghiraukan, aku hanya menjelaskan kalau pacar sedang butuh aku makanya sering bersama pacar dibanding Alin. Tanpa ku sadari Alin juga tengah bersedih, tapi kesanku hanya biasa saja. Tidak terlalu menanggapi. Sampai akhirnya dia sedikit menjauh.  Aku pun tak merasa dan tak peduli, sampai akhirnya aku dan pacarku bertengkar hebat. Permasalahan yang begitu rumit membuat kami puuutuuuss.


Kesedihan merundungku setiap hari. Makan tak enak, tidur tak nyenyak. Hari-hariku duka. Sampai akhirnya aku mulai mencari-cari sahabatku. Dia sedikit masam melihatku datang dengan sebuah masalah, meskipunaku tahu dia sebenarnya tak rela melihatku bersedih.



Dukaku semakin mendalam jikalau aku kehilangan sahabat. Di atas tempat tidur hari-hariku lewati tanpa kekasih hati dan sahabat. Kucoba meminta maaf pada Alin. Baik via telpon dan langsung, tapi tak kunjung dia memafkan. Sampai akhirnya aku putus asa, tak makan, tak kuliah. Siang bolong aku tidur, tiba-tiba ada yang mengetuk pintu. Aku buka dan kejutan, Alin datang. Tanpa menunggu lama aku memeluknya erat sambil ku katakan maaf. Hujan air mata hari itu. kami pun akur saat itu, Alin pun menjadi malaikat yang dikirim tuhan penghibur lara dan penyembuh luka. Dari situ aku menyesal dan tak akan lagi meninggalkan sahabat hanya untuk pacar. Karena sahabat tidak akan meninggalkan, tetapi pacar akan meninggalkan pacar demi pacar lain.

Friday, May 13, 2016

Reported Speech

Normally, the tense in reported speech is one tense back in time from the tense in direct speech:
She said, "I am tired." = She said that she was tired.
Phrase in Direct Speech
Equivalent in Reported Speech
Simple present
Simple past
"I always drink coffee", she said
She said that she always drank coffee.
Present continuous
Past continuous
"I am reading a book", he explained.
He explained that he was reading a book
Simple past
Past perfect
"Bill arrived on Saturday", he said.
He said that Bill had arrived on Saturday.
Present perfect
Past perfect
"I have been to Spain", he told me.
He told me that he had been to Spain.
Past perfect
Past perfect
"I had just turned out the light," he explained.
He explained that he had just turned out the light.
Present perfect continuous
Past perfect continuous
They complained, "We have been waiting for hours".
They complained that they had been waiting for hours.
Past continuous
Past perfect continuous
"We were living in Paris", they told me.
They told me that they had been living in Paris.
Future
Present conditional
"I will be in Geneva on Monday", he said.
He said that he would be in Geneva on Monday.
Future continuous
Conditional continuous
She said, "I'll be using the car next Friday".
She said that she would be using the car next Friday.
You do not need to change the tense if the reporting verb is in the present, or if the original statement was about something that is still true, e.g.
  • He says he has missed the train but he'll catch the next one.
  • We explained that it is very difficult to find our house.

These modal verbs do not change in reported speech: might, could, would, should, ought to:
  • We explained, "It could be difficult to find our house." = We explained that it could be difficult to find our house.
  • She said, "I might bring a friend to the party." = She said that she might bring a friend to the party.

Saturday, May 7, 2016

Elliptical Sentences

Elliptical sentence is a shorter form of sentence which some words have been omitted, but it retains the same meaning. It is used so that we can avoid unnecessary repeated words.

It is noticeable that elliptical sentences are used quite common in some contexts as:


[1] In normal conversation

  •  A: Where are you going?  B: To school. (= I am going to school.)
  •  A: Ready? (= Are you ready?) B: Yes, I am. (= Yes, I am ready.)


[2] In comparison

  •  Phalla is taller than Phearom.
     (= Phalla is taller than Phearom is tall.)
  •  The ads attracted younger than older people.
     (= The ads attracted younger than  it attracted  older people.)


[3] In sentences joined by coordinating conjunctions

  •  I have washed and ironed my clothes.
     (= I have washed my clothes, and I have ironed my clothes.)
  •  Bora likes football, Phalla volleyball, and Sopheak basketball.
     (= Bora likes football, Phalla likes volleyball, and Sopheak likes basketball.)
  •  Kolab has five dollars, and Sopheak three.
     (= Kolab has five dollars, and Sopheak  has  three dollars.)


[4] In some dependent clauses

  •  If you clean the house today, i will tomorrow.
     (= If you clean the house today, i will clean the house tomorrow.)
  •  I will go to the party if you will.
     (= I will go to the party if you will go to the party.)


[5] In reduced clauses

  •  The song sung by Preap Sovath was so popular.
     (= The song which was sung by Preap Sovath was so popular. )
  •  The man selling the shoes is my friend.
     (= The man who is selling the shoes is my friend.)
  •  The police has found the car stolen yesterday.
     (= The police has found the car which was stolen yesterday.)
  •  When studying, he tried hard.
     (= When he was studying, he tried hard. )
  •  I visited the Bayon Temple after coming back from Battambang.
     (= I visited the Bayon Temple after I came back from Battambang. )
  •  Though a bit nervous, she presented the products to the doctor very well.
     (= Though she was a bit nervous, she presented the products to the doctor very well.)


[6] When used with "SO, TOO, EITHER, NEITHER"


  •  My sister is tall, and so do my brothers.
     (= My sister is tall, and my brothers are tall, too.)
  •  A : I was very sleepy last night.  B : So am I.
     (= A : I was very sleepy last night.  B : I am hungry, too.)
  •  My mom likes mangoes and my brother does too.
     (= My mom likes mangoes, and my brother likes mangoes, too.)
  •  He didn't say anything, and I didn't either.
     (= He didn't say anything, and I didn't say anything, too.)
  •  Her father likes to travel, and she does either.
     (= Her father likes to travel, and she likes to travel, too.)
  •  He didn't study hard, and neither did I.
     (= He didn't study hard, and I didn't study hard, too.)
  •  She doesn't review the lessons, and neither her friend.
     (= She doesn't review the lessons, and her friend didn't review the lessons, too.)


Monday, May 2, 2016

Telling About My Plans

I want to tell about my plans. My main plan now is graduated in 2017. Of course, there will be what I want in the near future, namely as soon complete my task Scientific Writing and immediately enrolled for this semester's trial on 3 Diploma awarded at the University Gunadarma. Then, the most important thing is to defend the values that I got a chance to work on final project thesis and finish it on time so that I can pass the time I had planned.