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         Many people ask me, what is Agathis? Why do I use the name Agathis on almost every social media  account, blog, or as initials at the end of my writing? I am sometimes amused to hear their guesses before I give the real answer. RY, a friend jokingly said that Agathis is Apatis ( apathetic). That might is possible, considering the end of their sound phonetically are suspicious sounds.                 However, they are different phonemically. "Th" and "T" which both have manner of articulations "Fricative" but have different place of articulations and point of articulations namely Alveolar-voiceless and Interdental-voiced-Thank you Dr. Yusdi :D                 More deviant, my roommate thought that Agathis was my beloved's name. I never thought that the word agathis has a masculine image. So, one night I tried to imagine my lover (I mean the person I considered a ...

Padang (27/11/18) – Forstudi (Islamic Study Forum) of FP (Agriculture Faculty) Unand (Andalas University) held aan entrepreneur workshop with the theme “Muslimah Preneur, Muslimah Kreatif dan Mandiri”. The event was held on Tuesday, November 27 th  2018, at the 3 rd  floor of lecturer courtroom. The purpose of this event is as a first step to train the creativity of muslimah becoming entrepreneurs. Participants at this event not only came from FP Unand, but also came from various departments in Unand, especially the members of Islamic Forum Study from all faculties in Unand. According to Eva, as the chief executive, this event is a part of AIF (Agriculture Islamic Fair) which is Forstudi FP annual program. “AIF is always be held in each year, but this entrepreneur workshop is firstly conducted in this year. We see artificial flower has a good marketing change, so we think it would be useful for muslimah, especially college students”. Explain Eva. The workshop tr...

Sao Paolo is one of the Brazil states located in the southern part of the country. In Sa o Paolo, we can find many interesting places and events such as theater, shows, concerts, a lot of entertainment spectacles (dance, theater, circus, music and movies). Because of its superiority of   culture and arts, Sao Paolo is famous namely the mainly capital of Brazilian culture. The most unique one, Sao Paolo has a big cultural event called Bienal . The event is held every two years. The event is about contemporary art. Bienal has turned into a hallmark in literature and in the Brazilian culture. Besides the great offer of books, B ienal has a comprehensive cultural program, mixing literature, gastronomy, culture, business and lots of fun. The last Bienal was held in 2016 and will be held again at the end of 2018. 2014 Bienal at Sao Paolo Source : google Besides Bienal , there is another big event in Sau Paulo named Virada . Virada is an annual festival that focus...

Picture: Poster of LSH event that be held by GM Fateta. Padang - GM (Young Generation) of Agricultural Technology Faculty (Fateta ) Andalas University (Unand) held a Lecture Series History (LSH) with the theme “Secercah Harapan untuk Masa Depan Menggapai Pemenang Sejati”. The event was held on Saturday, October 20 th 2018, at the 5th Floor Unand Central Library. The purpose of this event is to inspire and motivate students to be able to change their mindset for the future. Participants at this event not only came from Fateta Unand , but also came from various departments in Unand and several students of Padang State Polytechnic. According to M. Akbar Bolqiah, as the chief executive, LSH was Fateta Unand 's annual agenda which was held again after two years of being vacuumed due to several obstacles. This event was also GM Fateta 's final work before graduation. "This event is expected to increase the activeness of BEM Fateta so that it can embrace all Fa...

Let's See Effective Interview Tips According to Najwa Shihab, Aiman Witjaksono, and Balques Manisang  Picture Source : google Hallo, Good People !! after understanding journalism and its types, we we now are going to discuss interviews and tips for doing so. An interview is an activity carried out to get information directly from the relevant informan. In general, in interviews there are several things that must be done, namely: contacting and introducing ourselves to the reviewee, preparing a meeting with the interviewee, preparing a questionnaire, and conducting the interview process. Interviews sometimes have a number of obstacles, especially if the informants are important people. Often interviews are not conducive because the interviewer is unable to adapt and lead the interview process properly. Some of the following journalists are no stranger to our country. They have expertise in conducting interviews with all people ranging from any religion figures, artis...

Andalas University or commonly known as Unand is the oldest and largest campus in Sumatera. In addition, Unand also earned the nickname of the green campus because of its beautiful environment and many trees around it. However, this is inversely proportional to the facts that occur in the field. Water which is the main source of life is difficult to obtain in the Unand lecture building. Every afternoon, students usually queued to take ablutions in the toilet of each building. This queue gets longer because the water is of. The students took turns in taking ablution using the water in the tub using two available dips but the water in the tub was also often used up. This happens both in women's and men's toilets. The students also sought other ways to keep ablution and pray. Most will go to the toilet in the library or in the nearest faculties. "The water is off. I have checked in the next building, the case is the same. So we have forced to go to the Library’s toilet ...

Hello, lovely people! This blog aims to be a medium to report Journalistic task in each week. Journalistic is one of subjects in third semester for English Department Student. I expect this class would provide both materials and practices related to Journalistic and its process in order to make student comprehend and master all elements about Journalistic. So that, after finishing their study students are not simply capable about english yet they have other skills such as Journalistic. Aside from being a compulsory task for J ournalistic Subject , I dedicate this blog for those who have an interest in literature. This blog contains poetry, short stories, and other works of fiction. T hese works are a form of reflection from my daily life both from the past or what I am facing now. Some poems may be difficult for the reader to understand because they contain figurative language that caus es ambiguity. H owever, some works are still general so they can still be enjoyed by all r...

Here I am walking through this tortuous boulevard Bringing away this heavy suitcase while my eyes looking at that big yard. Oh, it’s so hard             Oh oh my dearest, Leopard ! I thought people would be laughing at me or at least giving a smile of derision Oh my dear, A stranger walking closer as soon as I’m full of confusion. I do nothing but remember how did our coach teach us kicking but no, I have a compassion. What should I say then, This stranger show me up the right room despite of getting me an explosion. I thought it would be impossible, falling asleep easily because I have no eyes but marbles. Before nine dear, I’m not aware any longer. I used to ask “do I look good?” Everyone was noticed based on outlooking, right? Oh please no getting me wrong, here we do know : looks are’nt everlasting. I used to overthink what’s the best reason I must come up with, Before the word : skinny Come o...