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MalaikatHujan "The Rain Angle"- Mario F. Lawi I've almost forgot the last time I read a book that trembled my heart, it was so long... but I still remember the book, The Unknown Errors of Our Lives. The first story of that book "Nyonya Duta Menulis Surat" has always been an unforgettable story for a forgetful woman like me.. (I've stopped calling myself a girl since I turned to 26). The story is simple but very touchful, about an old grandma who found the changing of life when she moved to USA to live with her only son. However, something that makes the story special for me is that the message contained in that story has led me to my past and future. To my past, when I was thinking of the time I spent with my beloved grandma, I wondered, did she feel the same as Ny. Duta when her children and grandchildren were so busy with their own lives and ignored her? and to my future, I also wonder, will I find the same situation as gr...

What is wrong with nakedness? This question is well-answered here in this book... Eros redeemed is the book I am reading at the moment. It's all about breaking stranglehold of sexual sin.  Why God let me read the book has been such a wonderful fact that makes me realize how plentiful His love for me. God knows how hard I struggle with this sexual sin even I myself don't do anything that is wrong sexually yet my mind is full of erotic thoughts that can corrupt myself and it is sinful. Jesus gives us the highest standard when He talks about sexual sin, especially adultery. In Matthew 5:27-30 He emphasizes the importance of  holiness/purity. In verse 28 Jesus says "But I say to you that whoever looks on a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart." He even says that better we pull out our sinful eyes than going to hell with complete body. So, it's undeniable that we always struggle with the sin everyday coz whether we real...

Do you like reading novels that are related to cultural issue?? If yes, you MUST read this one- The Unknown Errors of Our Lives by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. This book is great.. It is a compilation of 9 shorts stories telling about the issue of India-American culture. I love the way the writer describes the cultural gaps, family ties and its problems and most of all, the way she presents the female characters as the main character of each story. All stories are interesting and each woman in this story has a very strong character in all their thoughts but one that has stolen my all intention is Mrs. Duta in the first story of this book-- Mrs. Duta wrote a letter (Nyonya Duta Menulis Surat). It's very touching. When I read it I could see myself as though I were a 75 year old grandma who is trying to hide the pain of being a burden to my family. The writer is very successful in making this character so alive in me. I can even feel her heart as it is myself. Reading this sto...