Judul Buku      :  Lumpuh tapi Dahsyat!

Penulis             :  Heru Setyaka

Penerbit           :  FlashBooks

Tebal buku      : 208 halaman

Cetakan           :  Pertama, Juli 2013

Resensator       :  Aurellia Tanica Indrawan

Lumpuh tapi Dahsyat! Oleh Heru Setyaka

Buku ini merupakan sebuah buku yang dikategorikan sebagai buku non – fiksi. Buku tersebut mengisahkan tentang kisah inspiratif orang – orang lemah (fisik/ekonomi) yang tulus mengabdi pada bangsa di segala bidang. Tidak hanya itu, buku ini juga memberitahukan kita tentang biografi, inspirasi, motivasi, dan ketulusan hati orang – orang tersebut. Tokoh – tokoh tersebut bukanlah tokoh sembarangan, namun mereka adalah tokoh inspiratif yang telah diakui oleh masyarakat Indonesia secara menyeluruh. Bahkan, jasa – jasa mereka telah diapresiasi oleh berbagai lembaga, dihargai oleh presiden, bahkan luar negeri.

Ide dari isi buku tersebut pernah diulas di berbagai media seperti di koran dan di TV. Dari buku ini, kita dapat melihat bagaimana kerja keras, ketulusan hati, dan semangat luar biasa mereka, yaitu orang – orang lemah yang begitu dahsyat. Mereka mampu menginspirasi kita untuk menjadi berkat bagi orang - orang disekitar kita tanpa pamrih.

Salah satu kisah menarik yang saya baca adalah kisah Dauzan Farook. Dauzan Farook adalah seorang Bapak yang rela berkeliling Yogyakarta hanya untuk membagikan buku kepada masyarakat selama hampir 15 tahun. Ia melakukan itu tanpa pamrih dan meminta bayaran. Ia melakukan hal tersebut karena ia ingin ikut mencerdaskan bangsa melalui pendidikan. Betapa mulia hati Pak Dauzan Farook ya!

Dari setiap buku, pastilah terdapat kekurangan. Saya ingin mengulas beberapa kekurangan yang saya temukan dari buku ini. Menurut saya, kekurangannya tersebut adalah :  kurang tebalnya kover buku sehingga mudah lecek, kurang tepatnya judul dengan isi buku, kertas yang digunakan buku tersebut tidak terlalu bagus,  dan kurangnya ketelitian dalam pemeriksaan ejaan sehingga terdapat beberapa kosa kata yang salah ketik. Sebaiknya, untuk beberapa kosa kata yang tidak baku, diberikan terjemahan Indonesianya  karena itu akan memudahkan khalayak umum yang membaca buku ini.

Menurut saya, buku ini sangat layak untuk diedarkan di lingkungan masyarakat karena dari buku ini, masyarakat dapat meniru daya juang dan semangat mereka yang begitu dahsyat walaupun mereka hidup dalam keterbatasan. Seperti kita ketahui, bahwa banyak diantara kita yang hanya berpaku tangan walaupun kita tidak hidup dalam kesusahan. Seharusnya kita malu! Malu karena apa? Malu karena mereka saja dapat melakukan hal – hal yang luar biasa, bagaimana dengan kita?

How do You Stay Focused?

Hey fellas! As you know that this is me, Aurellia Tanica. Now, I am going to write about how do I stay focused on what I am working on. Let’s read to know how! :D

There are no secret on how I stay focused because every children has their own type of studying such as; working on hands, by hearing, or by visual. So, it depends on them. For me, I can stay focused if there is classic or Mozart’s music. Why? Because, for me music makes me relaxed. By listening to music, I can be more creative and I also will have peace in my heart. I also will stay focused if it is noisy. Why? Because if the situation is really silent probably like the situation in graveyard, it will make me sleepy and I will sleep instead of studying.

Beside that, eating some snacks will also help me stay focused because I can enjoy studying. I suggest you to eat the snacks that contain low carbohydrate. Why? Because experts say by eating food that contains too much carbohydrate will make us become sleepy. So, I suggest you to eat sour snacks.

The last thing that I do to make I stay focused is having a rest for a while because I can’t keep myself focused for hours. So, I must have a break.

In conclusion, listening to classic or Mozart’s music, eating snacks, and having a rest are the things that I do to make me stay focused. Hope you are blessed by reading this. Thank you and God bless you.

Name            : Aurellia Tanica Indrawan

Class              : 9a

Words            : 264

Sugar Glider

This is the cutest animal that I have ever seen. This animal is easy to be adopted as our pet. Sugar gliders are small marsupials. Sugar gliders are included into the family of kangaroo because female sugar gliders have a pouch on its abdomen. They are originally from the rainforests of Australia and Indonesia. They also have been domestically bred as household pets in the United States for last 12 – 15 year. The common name refers to its preference for sugary nectarous foods and ability to glide through the air, much like a flying squirrel. Due to convergent evolution, they have very similar appearance and habits to the flying squirrel, but are not closely related. The scientific name, Petaurus breviceps, translates from Latin as "short-headed rope-dancer", a reference to their canopy acrobatics.

The sugar gliders have a squirrel-like body with a long, partially (weakly) prehensile tail. The males are larger than the females and have bald patches on their head and chest. Their length from the nose to the tip of the tail is about 24 to 30 cm. A sugar glider has a thick, soft fur coat that is usually blue-grey. Their face is much pointier than that of a flying squirrel. The pointy face, combined with the ears and the big eyes, gives them a look that is somewhat reminiscent of a bat. Some have been known to be yellow, tan or (rarely) albino. A black stripe is seen from its nose to midway on its back. Its belly, throat, and chest are cream in color. They are nocturnal animals, their large eyes help them to see at night, and their ears swivel to help locate prey in the dark.

It has five digits on each foot, each having a claw, except for the opposable toe on the hind feet. Also on the hind feet, the second and third digits are partially syndactylous (fused together), forming a grooming comb. Its most striking feature is the patagium, or membrane, that extends from the fifth finger to the first toe. When legs are stretched out, this membrane allows the sugar glider to glide a considerable distance.

There are four scent glands, located frontal (forehead), sternal (chest), and two paracloacal (associated with, but not part of the cloaca). These are used for marking purposes, mainly by the male. The frontal gland is easily seen on an adult male as a bald spot. The female has a marsupium (pouch) in the middle of her abdomen to carry offspring.

Sugar gliders are located in parts of Australia, New Guinea, Tasmania and nearby islands. Sugar gliders will be found in forests where it can feed on the sap of eucalyptus trees. This is where the "sugar" in Sugar Glider is derived from. They will also feed on fruits and vegetables, and insects represent a larger portion of their diet. Sugar gliders can be found throughout the northern and eastern parts of mainland Australia, and in Tasmania, Papua New Guinea and several associated isles, the Bismarck Archipelago, Louisiade Archipelago, and certain isles of Indonesia, Halmahera Islands of the North Moluccas. The sugar glider was introduced to Tasmania in 1835. This is supported by the absence of skeletal remains in sub fossil bone deposits and the lack of an Aboriginal Tasmanian name for the animal. They can be found in any forest where there is a suitable food supply, but most are commonly found in forests with eucalyptus trees.

Being nocturnal, they sleep in their nests during the day and are active at night. During the night they hunt insects and small vertebrates, and feed on the sweet sap of certain species of eucalyptus, acacia and gum trees.

They are arboreal, spending most of their lives in trees. When suitable habitats are present, sugar gliders can be seen 1 per 1,000 square metres, provided there are tree hollows available for shelter.

In conclusion, sugar glider is an amazing animal with small body and large eyes that help them to see at night.  

Name            : Aurellia Tanica Indrawan

Class              : Year 9a

Words            : 668