Legenda Palui A DREAM 01-10 Excuse me reader! I want to tell you about my story.

Before that, I want to say good morning, good afternoon, good evening or good bye. It is up to you! It is depend with your time to read this story, Right? Thousand years ago, I became a man who called Paludin. Or with other word, my name was Paludin. My real name was Aladin. But I never found the magic lamp. People called me as Paludin because I had found a huge hammer. It was 500 centimeters high and 10.000 grams weight. This invention was written in the Guinness Book of records. The book is not thick like now. And I was written as the inventor. I did not understand why I was written while I found the huge hammer in my dream. After that, the government gave me some money. The total was 200 Dinar. The government asked me to make another invention with the money. It made me more upset. It would give me a big trouble in the next time. I had a single parent. It was my father. His name was Abu Nawas. But his job was making anti body-odor from Tawas and making abon from camel meat, so people called him Abon Tawas. He was diligent, kind, and fanatic. One day, my father had sun-bathing at Hawaii beach. A big candy stayed in his mouth. He was very happy. Slowly the candy got smaller and smaller. The candy made my father sleep. A big danger came. Originally written 13-10-2001

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Legenda Palui A DANGER 02-10 Slowly the waves were getting higher. The waves walked to my father place. He was sleeping. He did not know if there was a big wave. But a sprinkling of water made him get up. He was very surprised. He saw a big wave stand on his front. Before thought longer, he straight run. He run very fast. I could not count his speed. The waves also run with very high speed. The wave wanted to eat Abon because it felt very hungry. Abon still run. He arrived in toes of liberty statue. Nothing other way. He climbed the statue. From the top of the statue, he could see the waves still hunted him wildly. But he still had a last way, made a loud voice. HELM.oh no that wrongHELPhis loud voice surprised me. I woke up from my sleep. His loud sound made me get up. I went to his room. I very surprised. His room confused. He talked alone. I thought he visited the world of dream. I tried to make him get up. But I could not. Then I had a little pain plan. I run to the bathroom. I took a bucket of water. We had water in big umber although we stayed in dessert. You know the reason? Of course not! We had an oasis behind our house. After took the water, I run again to his room. I would water his face with the water until he got up. OneTwothree! I did it. At last, he got up. Originally written 14-10-2001 A REALITY 03-10

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He was very surprised. I just laughed loudly when he told me about his weird dream. He felt the dream was very real. He could not forget the dream. About his dream, I had told you before. Then, I explained to my father that dream was only flower of sleep. But he could not receive it. After took a bath, we had a big breakfast. You know why? Our neighbor gave us a plate of kurma and a plate of goat meat. I was very happy. I never ate meat of goat for long time. I ate abon everyday. I felt boring. But on that day, I could eat the meat. I ate my part quickly because I knew that the worms in my stomach were hungry. After finished my big breakfast, I saw my father. His breakfast was still in the number, or with other words, his breakfast was not change. I knew what he was thought. He still thought about his odd dream. He felt the dream was a danger sign for both of us. But I could not believe it. I felt that was only a big joke. Then we had to work. I went to my room. I prepared my daily uniform. These were my uniform. A pairs of damaged shoes, a pairs of smelly stockings, a pairs of trousers and an old coat. After used my uniform, I had to choose a tie. I had five choices, a butterfly tie, a polka dot tie, a bat tie, a long tie and an ancient tie. At last, I chose a bat tie. It was 50 centimeters wide. The color was black. It made from leather. Originally written 14-10-2001 THE HABITS 04-10

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My father went to the bathroom. He brushed his old tooth. But something looked strange. He could smoke and brush his tooth in the same time. Do you know why? It was because his tooth was imitation artificial tooth. He brushed his tooth with a weird paste. It called HABUDENT. I waited him while ate some chocolates. This was my favorite food. The sun was getting higher. At last, we went together. We worked at a refinery. We worked ten hours each day. We had lunch at rest time. After that, we continued our job. The total of all workers were one hundred persons. We worked hard. In that day, we went home early. The day was payday. The big boss gave us our wages. We were very happy. In the way of our house, I did not see the bad thing happened. I thought he had forgotten about his bad dream. Maybe because he had money after one month the big boss did not give us money. We still continued our journey. When we saw our house, we were very surprised. Some parts of our house were closed by sand. You had to know that the blow of wind in dessert was very vast. It could change the surface of desert each time. But this never happened after few years ago. I did not think it very much. I only thought that I had big job. We had to clean our house from the sand. Originally written 15-10-2001 MR. FLOOD 05-10

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Legenda Palui After we finished our job, we took a rest all night. We got up as usual. But we did not go to work because the day was Sunday. It meant this day was a holyday. HORRAY! Mr. Time walked very fast. Time for lunch came. I had waited the lunch bell so long. I had to give worms in my stomach some food. Without waited longer, we ate together the food until the food finish. Then we took a nap in the living room. I did not hear again the music from my stomach. I felt so sleepy. My eyes felt weight. My father surprised when he heard a voice of water. The voice was very loud. He saw to the outer and shouted. He saw Mr. Flood wanted to visit. He shouted loudly. Din..there are flood wants to visit! Shout him. EasyDad, easy. It just illusion from the dessert! I explained. But my opinion changed when I felt some sprinklings of the flood. Oh no, it was true. I shouted loudly. We run fastly. But our speed was not a big trouble for Mr. Flood. He could chase us. At last, we were eaten by him. He still brought us to another place. Before I knew the place, I faint. My father too. Mr. Flood brought us until a mouth of a cave. Then he left us. We were gotten up by Mr. Alu Bobby. He was my father old friend. He was from the North Dessert. His true name was Ali Baba. But people called him Alu because Ali Baba always brought an alu as his weapon to anywhere. Originally written 15-10-2001 A FRIEND 06-10

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Legenda Palui Open sesame. I heard a voice form inside of the cave. An unknown power opened the door of the cave. Then a man went out from inside. I thought he was the leader of the forty robbers. I knew that because he looked so exclusive. Their face looked like high official that liked corrupt, manipulate and other bad things. The bad officials were called white collar criminal. The effect from their crime was bigger than the result crime from chicken stealer. Then, all of the forty robbers went out from inside the cave. The leader of the robbers told the cave to close the door by word close sesame. After the door closed, they went away. We went out from our secret hiding place. This is our chance to go inside and take their treasure. Do not worry. We have much time. They go for a day. I know it because I have been watching them since two years ago. So, I know their habits. Come, on! Alu Bobby invited us. We received it without thought about the consequences. Then we could go inside the cave after Alu Bobby did the same thing as the leader did. We were very happy when we saw their treasure. Alu bobby brought two sacks to bring some number of the treasures. One by one the treasure was entered into the sacks by Alu. Those were diamond, ornament, money, gold, silver and other things that had high value to sell. Originally written 16-10-2001 AN END 07-10

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Legenda Palui My attention moved to a part of the cave. I saw an ancient lamp. I approached the ancient lamp. I was sure that was the magic lamp. I did not rub the lamp because I did not have courage. Maybe the spirit inside the lamp was not a kind spirit. I called my father. I asked his agreement before I did it. He supported me. At last, I rubbed the lamp. The magic lamp smoky. We waited a form from the smoke. We waited and waited. Slowly, the smoke lost. We disappointed. At last, we only brought some diamonds and some money. I, my father and Alu Bobby went home. Mr. Alu went to North dessert and we went to our home. Although we did not have the magic lamp, we were happy because we had some of the treasures. With the money, we would by a TV, a radio, a motorcycle, some furniture and some food. We still walked. When we saw our home, we are surprised. Our home was not complete anymore. It was only the frames that still stood. Then, I took a sheet of paper from the door frame. A message was written on the paper. This was the message. I am as disaster might not see the feather. Just like the law. You still lucky because I do not eat your home frames. I say thank you as much you need. The message was from Mr. Flood. He gave a signature on the message. He was so polite. I admired him so much. Originally written 16-10-2001 A COMMAND 08-10

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Legenda Palui I was taking a rest. This was a holiday. But my father had a job at the country side. When I was getting sleepy, I was surprised by someone. He was government officer. He gave me a letter from the government. Then, he went away. This letter was the third letter in this month from the government. On the letter, the government commanded me to make other invention. They also did it to other inventor because the museum in the city got a disaster. Seven robbers robbed all things in the museum. It meant, I had to have an invention. I upset because my last invention only in my dream. But the government said that I was the inventor. Baka bakashi. If I did not have new invention, they would take their money that had given to me. I entered into big trouble unwillingly. I had to find a way to release from this trouble. Thought hard made me sick. I had decided it. With this way, I tried to take off myself from this trouble. I asked my father to give me his permission because I would have a long journey to East World. I was very happy when he gave it. After I got my last wage from my big boss, I prepared my supply. Then I took a rest. On the next day, I got up early. After breakfast, I would go soon. My father was very sad. But this was my way to take off myself from this trouble. Not so long I walked, I arrived at the shore. But there were no ship. Originally written 18-10-2001 KRAKATAU ANGRY 09-10

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Legenda Palui I had to swim because I did not find any ship. I still swim until in the middle of an ocean. In there, the waves showed off their powers. The waves were so wild. After I swam for a week, I met a team of shark. They wanted to rob me. They snapped to me. So did I. I did not want to lose. Finally, the ocean war happened. One versus ten. Really not fair. I out went my best ability. I out went a gas that poisoned. The gas had stayed in my stomach for two weeks. The sharks run away and did not come back anymore after they smelt my disgusting gas. The planktons that also smelt it, they were dead instantly. After thousands of days I swam, I got to Indonesia. But I still swam until an island. There were a mount on the island. The mount called Krakatau. I took a rest on its toe. Suddenly the Earth shook. I surprised. Duar Shouted Krakatau angry. Krakatau made a voice loudly. It mad. It made tsunami wave. The lava went out from its stomach. I swam instantly to save my own ass. Many kind of fish also run away from that place. A stone that fired fell down on my nose. I was dead instantly. The waves brought me to the Borneo Island, exactly in the south. I was found by Banjar Tribe. They stored me in the container. I became a mummy. I was entered into a museum called Lambung Mangkurat. I did not care about life anymore because I had dead. Originally written 19-10-2001 NEW LIFE 10-10

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Legenda Palui Mr. Time brought me to the next century. It was millennium era. One night, my container was brought by some authorities to the shore, a place where I was found. They wanted the Banjar Tribe to change my coffin from big size to small size. A container was too big in the museum. But when the Banjar Tribe took me out, I lived again. Of course they surprised. They shook in fright. Finally, I entered to the Banjar Tribe. My name was changed to be Palui. I started to adapt with Banjar Tribe. I am one of the famous people in the South Kalimantan now. You wonder, are not you? Why I become so well-known? I always write my stories in a column. The column presents in Banjarmasin Post. Now, you know the reason? Of course! One day, I heard my friend, Krakatau has a child. Its baby was born when its angry because I took a rest on its toe. The baby Krakatau had grown became a child Krakatau. They are sleeping now. I do not know when they will get up and angry like before. I can not fancy if Krakatau angry again. I wanted to cry if I remembered my father. I spent my days with writing my stories. I wrote about my journey, my experiences, my friends, my family, my job, and other things that I could write. But you can not read my writing now. Just wait. OK, reader! I have to go now. I sleepy now. I can not continue my story again. I finish here. Bye bye. Originally written 19-10-2001

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