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Bernard Batubara

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I am a best selling writer of 19 books.

They are "Angsa-Angsa Ketapang" (2010), "Radio Galau FM" (2011), "Kata Hati" (2012), "Milana" (2013), "Cinta." (2013), "Surat untuk Ruth" (2014), "Jatuh Cinta adalah Cara Terbaik untuk Bunuh Diri" (2014), "Jika Aku Milikmu" (2016), "Metafora Padma" (2016), "Elegi Rinaldo" (2017), "Mobil Bekas dan Kisah-kisah dalam Putaran" (2017), "Luka Dalam Bara" (2017), "Untuk Seorang Perempuan yang Memintaku Menjadi Hujan" (2017), "Asal Kau Bahagia" (2017), "Espresso" (2019), "Tentang Menulis" (2019), "Residu" (2019), "Batu Manikam" (2020), and "Banse Firius" (2020).

My short story “Goa Maria” appeared in the bilingual anthology of Indonesian writing Through Darkness to Light (Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2013 ...more

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	Cinta. 3.55 avg rating — 848 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kata Hati 3.35 avg rating — 861 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Milana: Perempuan yang Menunggu Senja 3.73 avg rating — 664 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Surat untuk Ruth 3.48 avg rating — 647 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jatuh Cinta Adalah Cara Terbaik untuk Bunuh Diri 3.81 avg rating — 513 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cerita Hati: Ini Cinta Pertama by Bernard Batubara (Goodreads Author), Dannie Faizal (Goodreads Author), Erditya Arfah (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 339 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Luka Dalam Bara 3.65 avg rating — 327 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Metafora Padma 3.80 avg rating — 263 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jika Aku Milikmu 3.47 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elegi Rinaldo 3.48 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The meaning of a word evolves. And this is what we call ...

The meaning of a word evolves. And this is what we call Philosophy. Thus, saying a word, or words, or... tweeting words, involves Philosophy.

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message 2: by Bernard

Aug 25, 2012 08:09AM

Regina wrote: "bang bernard mau tanya dong, apa abang suka maen ke Djendelo? Soalnya pembawaan suasanannya dapet banget bang."

Iya, saya memang lumayan sering ke Djendelo. :)

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message 1: by Regina

Aug 25, 2012 07:49AM

bang bernard mau tanya dong, apa abang suka maen ke Djendelo? Soalnya pembawaan suasanannya dapet banget bang.

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