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Buku dan Anak Usia 1 Tahun: Tentang Kata, Waktu, dan Kehadiran

Di usia 1 tahun, anak belum mengenal huruf, belum memahami cerita, bahkan belum bisa duduk lama mendengarkan. Namun justru di usia inilah, buku memiliki makna yang sangat sederhana dan penting, yaitu kehadiran.   Buku bukan tentang membaca. Buku adalah tentang duduk bersama, membuka halaman perlahan, dan membiarkan kata-kata hadir lebih dulu di udara.   Kata yang Didengar, Bukan Dibaca   Anak usia 1 tahun mengenal dunia lewat suara. Ia menyerap nada, irama, dan pengulangan. Saat sebuah buku dibacakan, yang bekerja bukan hanya telinganya, tetapi juga rasa amannya.   Buku dengan kalimat pendek, pengulangan kata, atau bahkan hanya satu kata per halaman sering kali lebih bermakna dibanding cerita panjang. Di usia ini, irama suara orang tua jauh lebih penting daripada alur cerita.   Beberapa orang tua memilih buku papan (board book) dengan kata-kata sederhana karena lebih tahan dibuka, ditutup, dan dipegang berulang kali oleh tangan kecil. ...

Notes from The Crown

I remember spending most time with my best friend, Netflix, during me time. I finished the 5 seasons of The Crown in 2022. No, I'm not gonna put any review on the series, though I might say Season 4 is my favorite so far for the appearance of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Gillian Anderson was awesome picturing the character. 

Here, I just wanna share a few quotes from The Crown. 

"That's the thing about unhappiness. All it takes is for something worse to come along and you realize it was actually happiness after all."  S2:E8 - Queen Elizabeth II. 

"We can't be everything to everyone and still be true to ourselves." S3:E3 - PM Harold Wilson. 

"But the Crown always finds its way to the right head." S3:E8 - Duke of Windsor. 

"The Crown is not a static thing resting forever on one head. It is moving. Alive. Divine. The changing face of changing times.  And if, God willing, it has been ordained that I should wear it then I shall do so on my own terms and hopefully, make you proud." S3:E8 - Prince of Wales (now King Charles). 

"We cannot let the values of the past distract us from the realities of the present." S4:E8 - PM Margaret Thatcher. 

"When you realize there's no point in trying anymore, and it's easier to just let the current take you away." S4:E9 - Princess Anne. 

"The majority of marriages survive because the majority of people aren't fantasists. They are realists and accept the imperfect reality of being human." S4:E9 - Princess Anne. 


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