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Borobudur Temple

Borobudur is Hindu – Budhist temple. It was build in the nineth century under Sailendra dynasty of ancient Mataram kingdom. Borobudur is located in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.

Borobudur is well-known all over the world. Its construction is influenced by the Gupta architecture of India. The temple is constructed on a hill 46 m high and consist of eight step like stone terrace. The first five terrace are square and surrounded by walls adorned with Budist sculpture in bas-relief. The upper three are circular. 

Each of them is with a circle of bell shape-stupa. The entire adifice is crowned by a large stupa at the centre at the centre of the top circle. The way to the summit extends through some 4.8 km of passage and starways. The design of borobudur which symbolizes the structure of universe influences temples at Angkor, Cambodia.

Borobudur temple which is rededicated as an Indonesian monument in 1983 is a valuable treasure for Indonesian people.

Participal Adjectives

PARTICIPIAL ADJECTIVES

-Ing and -Ed

related to emotive verbs

	Past participles (-ed) are used to say how people feel. -ED participle refers to the experiencer (the one feeling the emotion)	Present participles (-ing) are used to describe the people or things that cause the feelings. -Ing participle refers to the actor (the one/thing causing the emotion)
The lesson interests Anne.	Anne is very interested in the lesson.	The lesson is interesting (to Anne).
Sports interest Max.	Max is interested in sports.He’s a very interested basketball fan.	Sports are interesting (to Max). One very interesting sport is basketball.
The movie bored Bob.	Bob was bored by the movie.	Bib didn’t enjoy the movie because it wasboring.

Slapstick comedy doesn't amuse Corin.	Corin is not amused by slapstick comedy.He is an unamused victim.	Slapstick isn't amusing (to Corin).However, she does like other amusing forms of comedy.
John’s loud stereo annoys his neighbors.	John’s neighbors are annoyed by his loud stereo.Several annoyed neighbors complained to the manager.	John’s loud stereo is annoying (to his neighbors).They have had enough annoying noise for one weekend.

Other participial adjectives of this type

amazed amused annoyed bored charmed confused convincing damaged depressed disappointed embarrassedexcited

amazing amusing annoying boring charming confusing convincing damaging depressing disappointing embarrassingexciting

exhausted fascinated frightened frustrated interested puzzled relaxed satisfied shocked terrified tiredthrilled

exhausting fascinating frightening frustrating interesting puzzling relaxing satisfying shocking terrifying tiringthrilling

Other aspects of active and passive participles

(from Swan’s Practical English Usage)

When -ing forms are used like adjectives or adverbs, they have similar meanings to active verbs.	falling leaves a meat-eating animalShe walked out smiling.	(= leaves that fall) (= an animal that eats meat) (= She was smiling)
Most past participles have passive meanings when they are used like adjectives or adverbs.	a broken heart.He lived alone, forgotten by everybody.	(= a heart that has been broken)(= He had been forgotten by everybody.)
Exceptions: active past participles
A few intransitive verbs have past participles that can be used as adjectives with active meanings, especially before nouns.	a fallen leaf advanced students developed countries increased activity vanished civilizationsa retired general	(=a leaf that has fallen) (=students who have advanced to a high level, not students who have been advanced...) a grown-up daughter and escaped prisoner faded colors swollen ankles
Some more past participles can only be used in this way in phrases with adverbs.	a well-read person a much-traveled man recently-arrived immigrants	(but not a read person)
Worry can be used actively and passively.	I worry about you.	I’m worried about you.

Romantic Poem

The Meaning Of Love

Love is
being happy for the other person
when they are happy
being sad for the person
when they are sad
being together in good times
and being together in bad times
Love is the source of strength

Love is
being honest with yourself at all times
being honest with the other person at all times
telling, listening, respecting the truth
and never pretending
Love is the source of reality

Love is
an understanding so complete that
you feel as if you are a part
of the other person
accepting the other person
just the way they are
and not trying to change them
to be something else
Love is the source of unity

Love is
the freedom to pursue your own desires
while sharing your experiences
with the other person
the growth of one individual alongside of
and together with the growth
of another individual
Love is the source of success

Author Unknown 

Love Quotes

He came to her on a starry night
Her the lady, he the knight
And knelt before her on the ground
Her hands within his own he bound
And gazed into her starlit eyes
Illuminated by the lunar rise
And smiling, produced to her a ring
A trinket to most, a trifled thing
And said to her those words she dreamed
And faltered not, although it seemed
He would.

And she, exuberant, looking down
Could not recall when last she'd frowned
Though tears flowed freely down her face
And settled on her moonlit lace
Her face bespoke rapturous elation
Outshining God's surrounding creations
And opening her delicate mouth
One whispered word made to slip out
And soared across the enchanted night
And on his ears it made to alight
With growing cheer upon its advent
His heart soared forth whenst it gained the content
And all doubts dashed he embraced her dearly
For though it seemed unlikely,
She would.

And spinning upon that ghostly hill
That gorgeous spine of earth instilled
It seemed, with all the wonder of the world
This dear young couple their hearts unfurled
And then, exuberance smiting his face
He stepped away to leave her place
She glanced and questioned lovingly
Where go thou now, my dearest sweet?
And to the world his voice he hurled
"I think, my dear, I shall conquer the world."

- Kevin Bratcher -

English Song

Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are

Oh, her eyes, her eyes, make the stars look like they're not shining
Her hair, her hair, falls perfectly without her trying
She's so beautiful, and I tell her every day

Yeah, I know, I know, when I compliment her she won't believe me
And it's so, it's so, sad to think that she don't see what I see
But every time she asks me do I look ok, I say

When I see your face, there's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing, just the way you are
And when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for a while
Because girl you're amazing, just the way you are(yeah)

Her lips, her lips, I could kiss them all day if she let me
Her laugh, her laugh, she hates but I think it's so sexy
She's so beautiful, and I tell her every day

Oh, you know, you know, you know, I'd never ask you to change
If perfect's what you're searching for then just stay the same
So, don't even bother asking if you look ok
You know I'll say

When I see your face, there's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing, just the way you are
And when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for a while
Because girl you're amazing, just the way you are
The way you are, the way you are
Girl you're amazing, just the way you are

When I see your face, there's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing, just the way you are
And when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for a while
Cause girl you're amazing, just the way you are. Yeah

Active-Passive Voice

Active voice

In most English sentences with an action verb, the subject performs the action denoted by the verb.
    These examples show that the subject is  doing the verb's action.
            
Because the subject does or "acts upon" the verb in such sentences, the sentences are said to be in the active voice.

Passive voice
One can change the normal word order of many active sentences (those with a direct object) so that the subject is no longer active, but is, instead, being acted upon by the verb - or passive.
    Note in these examples how the subject-verb relationship has changed.
            
Because the subject is being "acted upon" (or is passive), such sentences are said to be in the passive voice.
NOTE:   Colorful parrots live in the rainforests cannot be changed to passive voice because the sentence does not have a direct object.
To change a sentence from active to passive voice, do the following:
    1.  Move  the active sentence's direct object into the sentence's subject  slot
             
    2. Place the active sentence's subject into a  phrase beginning with the preposition by
              
    3.  Add a form of the auxiliary verb be to the main verb and change the  main verb's form
              
Because passive voice sentences necessarily add words and change the normal doer-action-receiver of action direction, they may make the reader work harder to understand the intended meaning.
As the examples below illustrate, a sentence in  active voice  flows more smoothly and is easier to understand than the same sentence in  passive voice.
             
            
It is generally preferable to use the ACTIVE voice.

To change a passive voice sentence into an active voice sentence, simply reverse the steps shown above.
    1.  Move  the passive sentence's subject into the active  sentence's  direct object slot
             
    2.  Remove  the auxiliary verb be from the main verb and change main verb's form if needed
            
    3. Place the passive sentence's object of the preposition by into the subject slot.
           
Because it is more direct, most writers prefer to use the active voice whenever possible.
The passive voice may be a better choice, however, when

• the doer of the action is unknown, unwanted, or unneeded in the sentence

             Examples
             

• the writer wishes to emphasize the action of the sentence rather than the doer of the action

            Examples
               

• the writer wishes to use passive voice for sentence variety.

Time Quotes

“For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned.”   own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it you can never get it back.”    Harvey MacKay quotes  “Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.”  Andrew Jackson quotes       “The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.”  Albert Einstein quotes    “Life is all about timing... the unreachable becomes reachable, the unavailable become available, the unattainable... attainable. Have the patience, wait it out It's all about timing.”  Stacey Charter quotes   “Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”    Steve Jobs    “In good times and bad times, I'll be on your side for ever more...that's what friends are for.”   “Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before, how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, and that so many things that one goes worrying about are of no importance whatsoever...”  Isak Dinesen quotes    “You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future”  “Don’t count every hour in the day, make every hour in the day count.”