Sang Pemimpi by Andrea Hirata

The 2nd book, by Andrea Hirata I bought based on a recommendation from a friend. Although I don't quite fancy novels, this paragraph is quite lovely:

"aku berlari ke sekolah,Amboi aku suka seklai berlari. aku suka berlari meredah hujan, seperti selendang menembusi tirai air berlapis-lapis."

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Edensor by Andrea Hirata

The 3rd book by Andrea Hirata.

Put much effort to finish it, before concluding that this type of genre is really not me. Here's a snapshot from page 228

"Banayk kota yang berkarekter seperti orang tua; melindungi warga seperti anak, menghormati tertangga, dan menyambut pendatang. Nwamun, ada pula kota yang berperangai seperti bandar judi: mencandu kemewahan , memberi kesempatan pada siapa saja untuk mempertaruhkan apa saja , lalu mencampakkan yang kalah tanpa ampun, Milan adalah koat semacam itu."

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Laskar Pelangi by Andrea Hirata

I once, decided to try a new genre of reading. And a friend has suggested anything written by an author named by Andrea Hirata. This is the first book out of four. I remember to struggle to finish even the first 2.

Anyway, from page 155, this quite a beauty.

Syurga begitu sepi
Tetapi aku ingin tetap di sini
Kerana ku ingat janjimu Tuhan
Kalau aku datang dengan berjalan
ENGKAU akan menjemputku dengan berlari-lari

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Badai Semalam by Khatijah Hashim

This book has survived for many years under abah's library.The rest oldies like the   Hikayat 1001 Malam, Hikayat Malim Deman were damaged by termites 

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