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"Pulang ke rumahku yang abadi - rumahku yang terakhir"

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The title is taken from Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. I'll get to Jane Eyre later. So I recently watch Les Miserables. As I grow older, I cry more easily. Especially the part where Jean Valjean dying. The story set in 19th century, in the dawn of French Revolution (if I'm not mistaken), ending in the failed June Rebellion. Jan Vanjean was convicted 20 years of jail because he stole a loaf of bread for his dying nephew.  After got released, he couldn't find any honest work as no one willed to employ him. In the movie he was shown survived by foraging garbage or fodders... One night he was sleeping outside a church when a priest showed him kindness by giving him warm food and bed. Having lost faith in sincerity and mercy, that very night Vanjean stole silver utensils from the church and ran away. He got caught in the morning by the policemen. To Vanjean's surprise, instead of convicted him, the priest said that he did gave all the silver as presents for Vanjean. T

10,000 visitors?!

Whoah. Over ten thousands visitors over the last seven months. I am not a popular blogger, whatsoever. But the number seem HUGE to me. Wow. Mmm but then just now I realized the visitors might didn't exactly read my writing... Oh well. Still. I managed to keep the blog alive, albeit barely in some periods hahaha. THANK YOU. Whoever you might be, how seldom your visits might be. Thank you for visiting my blog. Cheers.