Begin The Romanian Lesson

Since I begin to learn Romanian, I think this post will be quiet helpful for those who starting to learn Romanian…Why? because I learn it from the native speaker (Oana) and I learn it from the very beginning like, knowing the alphabet, how to pronounce it and so on, and so on…

Since I’ve already posted the alphabetic Romanian on Romanian Blast (part 1) so here I post another Romanian special pronounce for English speaker but it’s also suitable for all learner, I guess..as you know I’m not English speaker but I learn Romanian by this language (well, Oana unable to speak Indonesia,but we’ll figure it out, kekekke).

Here are the letters:

Letter

Pronunciation

As in The English word

Islam In America

Talking about Islam in a country whose majority is not the Islamic religion as in the United States (U.S.) is interesting. Many of the humanists, but no less tragic also found there. These experiences recounted by Ulil Abshar Abdalla, doctoral student at Harvard University, United States of America.

For Ulil, one of the initiator of Jaringan Islam Liberal (JIL) -Liberal Islam Network-  addressed, became a Muslim in the land of Uncle Sam is not as complicated as people think. But also not as easy as being a Muslim in Indonesia. For example, when Ramadan arrived, his son’s school who were still in elementary school, there is only his son are fasting.

“But fortunately, they highly appreciate. My son’s teacher was very sympathetic to explain to other kids about the fast. The kids are
very appreciate other very well and respect, “said Ulil when discussing the ‘Islamophobia in the United States’ which took place in Building Community
Salihara, Jl Salihara, Jakarta, Wednesday (26/8/2009) evening.

Not only that, when Ulil take their children to public libraries of Boston,

EARTHQUAKE HAPPENNING!!! in Indonesia

Strong earthquake strikes Indonesia’s main island

By ANTHONY DEUTSCH, Associated Press Writer Anthony Deutsch, Associated Press Writer – 6 mins ago

JAKARTA, Indonesia – A powerful underwater earthquake shook southern Indonesia Wednesday, damaging buildings near the epicenter and causing panicked office workers to run onto the streets more than a hundred miles (160 kilometers) away in the capital, Jakarta, witnesses and local media said.

A tsunami alert was issued, but revoked less than an hour later.

The quake struck at 2:55 p.m. (0755GMT) on the southern coast of the main island of Java with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0. It had a depth of around 30 miles (50 kilometers), the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said it was powerful enough to cause a local tsunami, but there were no immediate reports of high waves. Less than an hour later it said in a statement that “sea level readings indicate a significant tsunami was not generated” and retracted the alert.

Buildings in Tasikmalaya, one of the towns closest to the epicenter, were damaged, the Detik.com news portal reported.

There were no immediate reports of injuries.

In the town of Bandung, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) from the epicenter, students fled outdoors when their classrooms began shaking violently, student Leslie Lai told The Associated Press. “It was very strong,” he said.

The shaking was also strong around 125 miles (200 kilometers) north of the epicenter in the capital, Jakarta, where panicked office workers ran onto the streets.

Indonesia, a vast archipelago, straddles continental plates and is prone to seismic activity along what is known as the Pacific Ring of Fire. A huge quake off western Indonesia caused a powerful tsunami in December 2004 that killed around 230,000 people in a dozen countries.

(source: news.yahoo.com)

ps. I feel the quake…feels like WOW!