It was a public holiday in Indonesia. People were rushing out of town. So what did we do? Mom, sis, bro and I went for a relaxing breakfast in a nearby cafe. Relaxed. Happy. Warm.
Feels so close. Llike a family. Thank you.
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| Definition: | (verb) Come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect. |
| Synonyms: | backlash, recoil |
| Usage: | Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble. |
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 The first duty of a lecturer—to hand you after an hour's discourse a nugget of pure truth to wrap up between the pages of your notebooks, and keep on the mantelpiece forever.Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) Discuss |
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