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Hello, my name is Adyan. A one-word name, very common in Indonesia, only some ignorant internet sites forced me to chose a last name to complete their forms. So I choose part of my father's name, Anwar Jalil and my internet name is now Adyan Anwar.
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Kenapa orang Minang bagala?

Masalah "gala" nan dipikua umumnya laki-laki di minang, sasuai jo pepatah urang tuo, ketek banamo - gadang bagala, bagi ambo iyo masih misteri gadang. Banyak bangso-bangso lain nan mambari gala khusus kapado urang-urang penting di kaumnyo, tapi biasonyo tampak alasan nan logis dalam pambarian gala tu, misalnyo karanonyo bangsawan, dipanggia Pangeran Anu, atau Sultan Fulan, atau Kiyai, atau Daeng dll. Tapi di awak di Minangkabau, gala tu dibagi-bagi baitu sajo sacaro marato ka tiok laki2 nan lah gadang tanpa maliek kecocokan dan kondisi sabananyo pado diri urang nan mamakainyo.    read more..

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