I'm back.

So, like what it says on the title: I'm back! I have no idea why I'm back, though. I mean, I haven't posted anything here for the past year mainly because I STILL don't know what I'm supposed to write here. But since just leaving it in the dust makes me feel guilty, I've decided to, you know, write random stuff. Whatever I want. Like I always do. But random-er. I think. Hmmm....

Anyway, I'm not gonna leave this blog anymore. I'm in the United Kingdom now (specifically, Room 007 of the Arfon building, Holyhead Road, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Europe, Earth, Milky Way), and I'm studying in university. Yay me! I'm taking a Bachelors degree in Linguistics at University of Wales, Bangor, colloquially known as Bangor University. So I need to take 120 credits per year, with a 60-60 split per semester (though a 70-50 or 50-70 split is acceptable). Last semester, I took two core modules (meaning modules that I, as a Linguistics student, am obliged to take) and this semester I'm also taking two core modules. I studied Language Development and Introduction to Language Studies in the previous semester, and in this one the two core modules are Describing Language and Language and Mind. All four of these modules are worth 20 credits each.

The logo of Bangor University

Now, if you've been paying attention, you can see that I'm missing 20 credits from the first semester and 20 from this semester. I took optional modules to fill it in, and while the School of Linguistics and English Language offers other modules that I can but don't have to take, I didn't take 'em. Instead, I registered for two modules from other schools, and these are Creative Writing: Prose and Basic Welsh. Both these modules last the whole year, each giving me 20 credits split 10-10 per semester. So there you go!

Now, last semester the focus of my Creative Writing class was short stories, something that I really needed help with because I tend to extend my short story ideas into full-blown novel ideas. For this semester, the focus will be creative non-fiction (yes, it exists), including travel writing and biographies. And this is basically why I remembered my blog. I decided that maybe I can practice writing creative non-fiction through blogging. So expect this blog to be filled not just by my odd rantings and/or 'outheart' (outpouring of the heart, or 'curahan hati' in Indonesian), but also by my attempts of writing down some of my experiences here in Bangor University in a hopefully creative and entertaining way. I already have an idea of what the first of those may be... Just look out for that!

Hanifi (left) and Wian (right). And cake.
In all their sickeningly-loving glory!

That's it for now, really. Well, I suppose two people here deserve a mention: Muhammad Hanifi and Dwiantari Satyapertiwi. Tonight (GMT, not WIB, which is GMT+7) I had a long heart-to-heart session with these two people, and for that I can say nothing but 'Alhamdulillah', meaning 'All praise be to God'. Wian is a really close friend/think-trader/confidant/sister figure of mine and I'm really glad she is; she's an awesome friend. Her boyfriend and husband-to-be Hanifi is someone really cool (in my opinion, anyways) and I've always hoped me and him can know each other more, not just because he really IS a cool guy but also so that I can help and support them even more. These two are, right now, the couple I support the most, and I already even see them as 1 instead of 2. Yeah, they're that close, and yeah, I'm that psyched for their future wedding (which, supposedly, will be in 6 years' time, as of this writing. I sure hope it's sooner!)

Yeah, so I talked about a certain someone with them. Someone whom I doubt would even read this, and even if they did, I'm almost definitely sure that someone won't realize it's them. Oh well! In any case, I'm really, really, really glad I know Wian and Hanifi (aka WiFi). It's friends like these that make life all the more worth living, anytime anywhere, and I wouldn't have them any other way. Thanks, guys! But you still can't troll me anytime you want!

Okay, so I'm done. I'll be seeing you later? We'll see. At least I'll always be here to write creative non-fiction!