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2009-02-24T04:45:00.001-08:00

HOAM!

End Journal

2009-02-11T03:42:00.000-08:00

Well this is the end of the first semester. For 01pbc year 2008/09.
Just saying good bye to this class. Hope you had a great time with us sir.

Slumdog Millionaires.

2009-02-07T07:12:00.000-08:00

The movie started with Jamal Malik as the main actor, his brother Salim, and a nowhere girl, Latika. Jamal is on of the staff in the public service call center. Through his poor background, he was able to answer all the questions that is being provided by the show, and became a millionaire. Before the last question that worth twenty thousand rupees, the time for the show was up, so Jamal will continue to answer the question fot the next day. Unfortunately, because of his uneducated background and he was able to answer all the question on the quiz, Jamal are arrested in charge of being cheating to the quiz. Investigation is being done on him, asking him how he could have answered all the questions. From the question, they movie will provide all the flashback memories that was experienced by Jamal Malik, which will also be the answer for the question that was given. At the next day, after the investigation was done, he was released from the investigation, and returned to the TV show to answer his final question. On the other, Latika is trying to come to his show but the street was totally in jam. She was trying to escape from the boss where Salim was working with. Salim had sacrifices himself to let her escape. When Jamal hear the final question, he said that he doesn’t know the answer, so he use his life chances that is given by the quiz. He was able to call a friend, which he meant to call Salim. Latika answer the phone right in the last minute. Life chance that he used was no use because Latika was in blank about the question. At the end Jamal get the answer correctly through his lucky guess and win the show.

Slumdog Millionaire

2009-02-07T02:55:00.000-08:00

The film started with the interrogation of Jamal Malik who was considered cheating in Who wants to be a millionaire quiz. The owner of this quiz distrusted him, because every professor, doctors, and other intellect people cannot pass 600000 rupees. Yet, Jamal was in 10 million rupees. As the movie goes on, Jamal starts to remember his childhood moment. He and his friends were playing baseball in the airport and chased by guards. After that, the story goes back to present time. He was in the police office. The police show him a video of the millionaire quiz, which he was the player. The first question is, Who was the star in the 1973 hit-film “Zanjeer”? The answer is Amitabh Bachchan. Then he remembers when he met with Amitabh Bachchan – famous Indian actor – who was visiting area near Jamal’s village. At the third question, he remembers people who hate Muslim people attacked his village. When he was running and found a shelter, he met with Latika who happens to be his future girlfriend. Jamal, Salim and Latika were taken to a house by some strangers. In this house, they were taught how to be a beggar. After knowing that these strangers are bad people, they run away for the house. After running away, Jamal and Salim became a tour guide in Taj Mahal. As the film goes on, questions from the quiz can be answered by Jamal. Every question seems to be related with Jamal childhood experience. Before the last questions, Jamal was taken by the police to be interrogated. The owner of this quiz thought Jamal was cheating at getting the answers. At the end of the film, he won the 20 million rupees and finally can be together with Latika.

I really recommend this movie. It gives us a lot of moral stories. There is some action and romance sides too. Overall, this is the best Indian movies i've ever watch.

Movie Review: “Slumdog Millionaire”

2009-02-06T09:43:00.001-08:00

This is a movie about a man that grew up in the slum and happens to be joining Who Wants to be a Millionaire with the purpose of reaching his true love through the television. However, everything becomes bad when Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) is able to answer the entire question correctly. With his background as a slumdog, he was being blamed for cheating because it is quite impossible for a man like Jamal to have such knowledge. The next scene then shows how a slumdog like Jamal could acquire such knowledge from his experience throughout his life.

This movie comes with a good story flow. It can hold so many stories about Jamal without living the main story which is how Jamal hardly tried to be together with his true love Latika, (Freida Pinto). Moreover, this movie also shows many kinds of message for the watcher. For example, from this movie we can learn that despite of many obstacle that it may face, love will certainly find its way to bring two people together. From this movie we can also see how strong is the between Jamal and his brother Salim (Madhur Mittal). Even though Salim can also be really bad to Jamal, he was always there when Jamal needs his help. Other than that the movie also shows about how people underestimate the people from the slum and also how hard it is to life in the slum.

I certainly loved the ending where after so many struggles Jamal and Latika can finally be together. I also like the scene where Salim seems to be, finally, regret what he had done to Jamal in the past and decided to help Jamal for the last time by helping Jamal and Latika to meet.
In conclusion, overall I like this movie because of its unique story and beautiful ending. I will certainly watch this movie again in some other spare time.

Slumdog Millionaire

2009-02-06T09:11:00.000-08:00

Slumdog Millionaire is the only Indian film that I have ever watched that doesn’t emphasize on dancing and singing every 30 minutes. It has a powerful story that tells mainly about the life of slumdogs in mumbay. Friendship, love, hardship, and life are the main theme of the movie. From what I’ve heard from everyone, it is a great movie and I have to agree. I just finished watching the movie that I downloaded as I miss the movie screening on campus. But I think this is a great movie to watch

The main character Jamal Malik is just an ordinary staff in the call center. In contrast to his uneducated background and also a low paying job, he manages to answer all the questions in who wants to be a millionare TV show. Before the last question that is valued twenty thousand rupees, there is no time left, so they will continue on the following day. Unfortunately, because of his background Jamal are arrested in charge of fraud. Investigation is conducted on him, asking him how he knew the answers. From there, each of every question he tried to answer has a story behind it. Flashback happens a lot in this point where it tells about Jamal’s past that hold the key to the answer.

After a whole day investigation, he is released from the investigation. Jamal is back to the TV show to answer his final question. In the other hand, his lover, Latika is trying to reach jamal, escaping from a boss that jamal’s brother is working with. Jamal’s brother sacrifices himself to let her escape. When Jamal hear the final question, he said that he doesn’t know the answer so he use the last option, call a friend, which he meant to call his brother. Latika has the phone with her but she left it in the car when she watches the show on the street. Latika answer the phone by the skin of her teeth. In the end, she doesn’t know the answer. Jamal somehow get the right answer and he become a new millionaire. Then he meets Latika in the stations and then suddenly they dance with a lot of people.

For me this film is interesting, I don’t like the part where there are people suddenly dance. It really shows us the life of slumdog in mumbay where it is very harsh. But overall this film is worth to watch and teach us some morals also. In the end I recommend this film.

Slumdog Millionaire

2009-02-05T18:49:00.000-08:00

The film begins Jamal, the main character of the movie, is taken in a police office. He is accused that he cheated during quiz show ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire’ because they believe that no one can believe Jamal's success.

Everything is answered as Jamal tells his background as he comes from street-kid upbringing and poverty stricken background. The day before Jamal his final quiz in the ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire’, he is taken to the police station to confess his cheating.

Here, the film begins to unfold as Jamal narrates his past life and proves how each chapter of his life helped him answer the questions of the show. It is here that the narrator impressively shuttles between past and present, injecting provocative flashbacks in the film which captures Jamal’s vibrant childhood to his current day life journey. Jamal’s emotional upheaval after losing his mother and childhood sweetheart Latika, his tryst with destiny and differences with brother Salim then form the story of Slumdog, rather a success story of Jamal who wins against all odds.

The film focuses on how Jama reaches the story rather than highlighting his surroundings, thus making the film’s theme global.

As a person having the knowledge of a child being blinded to earn money by a local rogue, a mother being slaughtered by a religious fanatic in front of her children, girls forced into prostitution, children exploiting foreigners, it is preferable to choose to turn a blind eye towards the life.

Slumdog presents a simple tale of survival, love and longing set in Mumbai. The film romances Mumbai without enhancing its beauty or degrading its character, it makes you love the city, just the way it is.

Source:
http://movies.indiatimes.com/moviereview/4012828.cms http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/4176184/Slumdog-Millionaire-review.html

Assignment: movie review Slumdog millionaire

2009-01-31T22:17:00.000-08:00

About two weeks ago, I watched a bollywood film. But its different from other bollywood films. This film is directed by Danny Boyle. This movie is a romantic story between Jamal Malik and Latika, a couple which comes from the slum area in Mumbai.

When his lover went away without any hope to meet again, Jamal tried the last way which is join a quiz show in television called “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire”, one of Latika's favorite TV shows. By joining this show, Jamal hoped that Latika will see him in the TV and go back to meet him.

Nobody expected that Jamal, the office boy can answer all the questions one by one until he reached the final question for the 20 million rupee. For Jamal himself, it felt like his destiny because most of the questions that being asked made him remember his past. Every points in his important live, he got lots of knowledge that became the answers for each questions. From here, the film jumped to the past when little Jamal playing with his brother Salim, and his friends in the airport. No other place for them to play because the alley near their homes is too narrow to play marbles.

No amusement park, not enough chairs in the school, no appropriate toilet, and for bath and wash the clothes they do it in a public pool. One day when Jamal and Salim swim together in the public pool with their mother, a group of people from Hindi community came and attacked Jamal’s community which is Moslem community. A slash of a stick strike Jamal’s mother and made her die in the pool. Now only Jamal and Salim, running away to find a save place. In that scene, Jamal met Latika for the first time. They tried to survive together in a place where all the garbage collected.

One day, a male who claimed to be a person from the house of refugee, came to gave them a place and food. But after a while, that person that acted like a hero actually just wanted to use them to become a beggar.

Slumdog Millionaire shows all those stories in a realistic way. The density of the dirty settlement, crowded passenger in the top of a train, public restrooms that only uses a wall made from wood, and the asymmetry of a society that happens in Mumbai.

I think this movie is advancement in bollywood movies. Not like usual films from India, when in romantic movies, the actor and the actress always dancing and singing. Well, in this movie, the characters also dance, but it only at the ending of the film. A bollywood romantic movie should be like this, where they have to make an exciting story and lessen the dance and the sing.

Health effects of Shisha

2009-01-30T07:41:00.000-08:00

For those of you who don't know shisha, shisha is a multi-stemmed, glass-based water pipe device for smoking tobacco, originating from India. What makes smoking shisha diffrent from smokin ciggerate is that you could add flavour to a shisha. Most commonly are fruits flavour, like apple or lemon or maybe lemon mint.

i am a big fan of shisha. i went to a shisha cafe at lease 3 times in the last 2 months. I dont smoke, i just like the fruity flavour of a shisha and because of the innocent fruity taste, i thought that shisha is not that hazardous to your health, unlike ciggerates. But, when i was browsing through facebook, i found this facebook groups who is against shisha and i was interested to know the reasons why. And as i read tha facts about shisha, i was so surprise. It is a lot more hazardous than ciggerates.

A comparison of nicotine (the addictive component of tobacco) concentrations in body fluids reveals that a typical 45-minute shisha session exposes its user to the equivalent of 15 regular cigarettes worth of nicotine. And last week i got through 2 session of shisha in kemang, that makes it like 30 ciggerates in 90 minutes. and another interesting facts is the tobbacco use in a shisha, shisha tobacco to be 100-fold more concentrated in tar, 4-fold more concentrated in nicotine, and several-fold more concentrated in toxic heavy metals like nickel, arsenic, and cobalt. I was even more surprise ! About a month ago i enjoy about 3 session of shisha with 3 of my high school friends, but 1 of them refuse to even take a sip. So it's like 15 ciggerates in one night !

But, personally, i think it is hard to be addicted to shisha. Because, it is to expensive to buy them on a daily bassis. but, for those of you who loves shisha, my suggestion to you is to take it easy.

source :
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?sid=a154cae5313e96c29ab8407cc46c0f69&gid=2216752276
( i know its a face book page, but about the author :
Kashif Yousuf is a medical doctor currently pursuing his specialization residency training at Hamilton Health Sciences in Hamilton, Ontario.)

Academic English Assignment:Movie Review

2009-01-28T03:34:00.000-08:00

Slumdog Millionaire is one of a good Indian Movie that I have watched,it is directed by Danny Boyle. Danny Boyle is a Golden Globe winner director from English. It takes time approximately 2 hours.It is using a mixed plot and set in India.

Jamal Malik is an Indian moslem from Mumbai. He lived together with his brother,Salim Malik and his mother. But later their mother died because the attack from the people with different beliefs. Jamal is uneducated.They also meet Latika who also being attacked by them. One day they meet Maman, a bad guy who uses children to get money. They are trying to escape from him, unfortunately Latika doent's get away succesfully.. After that they must continue doing dirty works in order to survive because they have no parents. They must steal food, cheat a lot of people to continue live, they also become a fake tour guide in Taj Mahal. Jamal is so sad, because he loves Latika, both of them love each other. Because he wants to save Latika, he goes back to Mumbai to save her. But Jamal meets Maman again, confrontation happens,Salim kill maman with a gun.

As time goes on,Jamal become a waiter and because Salim has showed his skill.Salim become a mafia. Jamal register himself into an Indian Who Wants To Be a Millionaire Quiz,he also hopes that he will find Latika. Jamal is able to answer all of the question although he is uneducated. When the last question is announced, time is over.They continue the quiz to the next schedule. But the policemen don't believe him because how come an uneducated person like him is able to answer all of the question. So they accused Jamal is cheating, and Jamal is being interrogated by the policemen. Then it is told by the movie that the reason why Jamal is able to answer all of the previous question is because all of the questions are related to his childhood story. He doesn't want to admit it because he doesn't cheating.

Latika watches Jamal on TV and wants to meet him, unfortunately he has married and her husband is the mafia boss. Because Salim is worked for the mafia, he knows whre Latika lives. Salim knows that he is in danger now because he helps Latika escapes. Salim let his life in danger to protect the happiness of his brother. Confrontation begins between Salim and Latika's husband. Salim let himself die in the bathtub but fortunately he has killed him.Jamal uses the phone a friend help to call his brother, but the one who pick the phone isn't Salim, it is Latika.Latika doesn't know it either. The last question is very difficult, at last Jamal uses his luck to guess the answer that he never heard before. The answer is correct, he wins 20 million and he meets his true love, and they live happily ever after.

My conclusion for this movie is a good one.This movie tells us the diffculties in life that we will face. This movie also tells to be always do something until it finished and depends on our luck.^^

Movie Review : Slumdog Millionaire

2009-01-27T22:47:00.000-08:00

Slumdog Millionaire is an Indian movie directed by Danny Boyle that win some of the movie awards. At the beginning of the movie, there is a question that ask why Jamal Malik could win in the Who Wants To Be a Millionaire with choices A. He's lucky B. He's cheating C. He's genius D. It is written. Well, before you watch the entire movie, you will not be able to answer this question. This movie is all about the life of a man called Jamal Malik from Mumbai, India. His mother was killed when he was little, and he live only with his brother Salim. When his home was attacked by a group of people who also killed his mother, both of them met a young girl called Latika whose parents are also killed. They tried to stay alive by doing anything to get money including as stealing and cheating. After one day they’re kidnapped by a group of evil men who wanted to take their eyes, both Jamal and Salim could escape but Latika doesn’t. Since that day Jamal is always thinking of her. Salim is very proud after he had a lot of money. He left his little brother alone. After all of them grown up, Jamal works in a telecommunication company and tried to call his brother, both of them met up again and actually Salim knows where Latika lives.

One day, Jamal registered at a quiz program “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire” and he could answer all the questions except the last question given because all of it is related to his past life. When the last question is given, the time is up, so they continue the show on the next day. Because of this, he is considered cheating by the MC and he was interrogated by the police. The police force him to accept that he is cheating, but Jamal doesn’t want to accept it because he doesn’t cheat. When the day come for the last question, Latika who already married wanted to meet Jamal and left her husband. She wanted to escape from her husband house and finally she’s successful to escape with the help of Salim. After Latika’s husband who is a gangster knows that Latika met Jamal, he tried to search for Salim. Salim know that he will be killed, so he prepared himself with a gun and successfully killed Latika’s husband before he died. Finally, Jamal met with Latika again and they both live happily. This Indian movie is a bit weird because there is no dance, not like other Indian movie. But overall the movie has a good view of moral with the mixture of love and difficulty to survive in life. And the answer to the question is D. It is written, because all the question in the quiz are related to Jamal’s past life.

The Millionaire in India: Movie Review

2009-01-27T21:17:00.000-08:00

Last Tuesday, I watched a movie during my Academic English Class with my classmates. The movie, Slumdog Millionaire, is about a story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"

As it was time for the show to end for the night, the police arrested him on suspicion of cheating. Jamal was desperate to prove his innocence, so he tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions. Intrigued by Jamal's story, the jaded Police Inspector begins to wonder what a young man with no apparent desire for riches is really doing on this game show.

In each chapter of his story, he and his brother had certain hardships of overcoming it. During the raid, they had to run and save themselves from being killed. When they were escaping, they met a girl named Latika. Then, they worked at a dump station and were adopted by a stranger, he gave them food, water and shelter. Jamal’s brother assisted him as a watch dog. When Jamal’s brother found out the stranger’s plan, he told Jamal and tried to escape together on a train with Latika but she did not make it. They stole the food on the train and sold them to the passengers to earn a living. As time flies, they grew up. They went to save Latika from her work place and Jamal’s brother killed the stranger, who adopted them, with a revolver.

After the incident, Jamal’s brother decided to work under a gangster. Then Latika was stolen from Jamal by his brother. Thus, they were separated. After that, Jamal went to the millionaire game show.

When I watched this movie, I was able to imagine the life in India. How the Indians overcame poverty, how they were treated by another religion. More importantly, this movie had taught us the importance of life and knowledge, the experience of poverty, the resolve of trying to live and results of following the path of a gangster. In conclusion, Slumdog Millionaire is a movie that is both entertaining and powerful. I enjoyed this movie and it was funny, emotional and exhilarating.

India Movie Review

2009-01-27T06:21:00.000-08:00

Last week I watched a movie during Academy English time on Wednesday. I watched this movie with the other classes, not only with my class. The movie name is Slumdog Millionaire, it is set in India. The main story is about a man who participates in who wants to be a millionaire show. The man’s name is Jamal Malik. He is an uneducated person. Luckily, he get a chance to join who wants to be a millionaire. The movie starts with Jamal in the police station being interrogated. He is accused for cheating, because he is the first person to reach the final question for the who wants to be a millionaire show. The police accused him for cheating because they don’t believe an uneducated person like Jamal can answer all of the question until the last question. That is the beginning of the movie. The rest of the movie was about he was being interrogated by the police about how Jamal can reach until the final question, even though he is an uneducated person. Then Jamal explained why he can answer the question by retelling the story about his childhood. Luckily, all of the question from the show is written in his childhood experience. And then he got freed by the police and continues to participates in the show. At the end, Jamal can answer until the final question and won the grand prize which is 10.000.000 rupee.
I think this movie themes are about love and fate. The story tells you of how cruel the world can be, but at the end there will be a hope. The story is about someone who never give up in his life, even though he face many problems. And with the help of his luckyness, he overcome his harsh life to a new good life.
The moral that can I take from the movie is if you are a man, you can’t give up until your life has ended. Which means you must struggle to life even it is very hard. Because after darkness there will be light. After hardwork there will be a good result. I think the moral that I can take from the movie is only that. Because the rest of the story is kind of bullshit. Because how come there is a coincidence that happen so smoothly. Especially in answering the who wants to be a millionaire question, that the question is related to your childhood. If it is really happen in real life, then you just only need to do a little work and leave the rest to luck. But overall, it is a good movie among other India movie that I know.

Movie Journal : Slumdog Millionaire

2009-01-22T07:41:00.000-08:00

The true face of our society and the society of some country also. This is what can i say when i watch this movie. The movie Theme is played around some of the dark side of society. Like Prostitution and sex, Religious violence, Money, Slavery, and many more. The story revolves around a boy named Jamal Malik a man from Mumbai who lives a tragic live. Who live story is an answer to "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" quiz. A quiz that he registered in to find his lost love. He answer thru the quiz until the last question where his time is up and he have to continue tomorrow. But he is captured by the police for questioning because his background as a slum dog. He told the story of his life to explain about his success in the quiz. After he is done with his story the police officer believes him and release him from custody. Where now he is going to answer the last question of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" quiz. Where in the end he found again his love and won 20 million rupee.

It Is Written

2009-01-21T06:50:00.000-08:00

I have heard wonderful things about this movie prior to watching it, and let me just say that it definitely did not disappoint. Slumdog Millionaire is a British-Indian Film directed by Danny Boyle a Golden Globe winning English-Irish director. It tells the story of a young man from the slums of Mumbai who appears on a game show and winds up knowing all the answers arousing the suspicion that perhaps he has cheated in some way. The movie then explores his touching life story and how he came to know all the answers.

From my observation, I feel that this movie is mostly about life and the difficulties one must face during it. In Jamal’s case, he is put in very difficult conditions; it depicts how we must survive in the harshest circumstances. The film is also a sort of rags to riches story told in a modern way. Of course another major theme to this movie is love and destiny, which I think appeals to a lot of us, the idea of such true and epic love between two people who are meant for each other. Another thing I noticed, the film in a way tells us that good things happen to good people. Jamal, though he’s lived a harsh life he is still a very kind and loving person and in the end he was able to gain everything he had ever dreamed of. In contrast, his brother Salim was bitter about his life and this caused him to be a morally grey person who made many questionable choices. In the end he had to take responsibility for all he had done and this resulted in his less than stellar life ending. I think we all believe that Jamal will go on to live an incredibly happy life with the girl of his dreams along with the small fortune he had just acquired.

I enjoyed this film immensely. I thought that story was told in a very cool way and it had a mix of everything drama, action, love and basically life. Moreover it also gives you a sort of lesson on life. It had a very exciting story which was both heart breaking and exhilarating. It unfolded like a modern day epic fairy tale. I also loved the dancing in the closing credits, a great way for Hollywood to pay homage to Bollywood. The actors were all amazing, especially given they are relative newcomers to the industry. This film well deserves an Oscar nomination.

Slumdog Millionaire : Moral view

2009-01-21T05:57:00.000-08:00

Since everyone has already reviewed the story, I think I'll give the moral about the film and my opinion about it.

From what I've watched, this film tells us not to give up and work hard to achieve the turning point in your life, from slumdog into a millionaire. We don't need to be genius to be success; all we need is experience in life and hard work. In order to survive in the harsh social environment, we must not give up and work hard. Jamal and Salim however, do some dirty works to survive, but we shouldn't follow it. What we should follow is their determination to live and not giving up their live easily.

Next, we need to be earnest. See Salim do dirty works in the rest of his life, in the end he regretted what he has done and died sacrificing himself to free Latika. On the other hand, Jamal becomes a millionaire and he can be together with his lover. Moreover, when he was interrogated by the police he answer honestly, proves that he didn’t cheat and the police understand him and let him go. Finally Jamal can continue the "who wants to be a millionaire" quiz and win.

Friendship issues can be found almost in all scenes. We can see great bonds between Jamal and Salim, how they help each other and their relationship breakdown because of human greed in this movie. There are many conflicts between these two, but in the end Salim knows that he was wrong and he gives everything he could do to save his friend, Jamal and Latika. Even though their relationship clashed, Jamal and Salim still have faith in each other. We can see that Jamal tried to call Salim to help answering the last question, and Salim gives his life to realize Jamal’s hope.

Another thing that I learnt from this movie is that we shouldn't trust stranger too much. See how Jamal and Malik are taken and cared by Maman at first, but actually he wants to make them as his slave. Also when the presenter trying to crush Jamal's hope by giving the wrong answer, Jamal doesn't trust him and then he use fifty: fifty and choose the opposing answer. His strategy was right and he wins. We could learn a thing or two from this.

In my opinion, this movie has interesting plot about the slice of life and we can learn many things from it. This movie focused more on the serious part and only has few humor parts; therefore it may be boring for some us who doesn’t like serious theme. The last thing that is not forgotten, Indian movies usually has crowdie dance part in it, and this part can be seen on the credits. Overall, this is a good movie if we see it from the moral part.

India Movie

2009-01-20T16:14:00.000-08:00

Today I watched a movie with my friends and some of other class in Academic English additional class. The duration was about two hours. The language was English and there were no subtitles except when the actors or actresses used Indian's language, what is it called, Hindi? The English was not very clear so I miss some of the conversation.

The main actor was named Jamal Malik. He has a older brother named Salim Malik. The movie start with this question, "How can Jamal was able to win twenty million Rupees? A. He's lucky B. He's cheating C. He's genius D. It was written" then the story started. It started where Jamal was being interrogated by two men from the police department it seemed. One of them is turtoring him so he will confess. After that the other man turned on the video about the game "Who wants to be a Millionaire?" (Which I was wondering is there any "Who wants to be a Millionaire" show in India?) which Jamal was attending. He was accused for cheating in the game. That's why he was being interrogated. Then Jamal began to talk about his life and why he can answers the questions.

His story began from while he was playing crikket in airport area which was dangerous. Suddenly two guys chased them out of the area (and for good also) and chased them until they (Jamal and Salim) caught by their mother and were dragged to school. They were given a book about The Three Musketeers and being told to read, but they fought for the book and the teacher slammed them with the book.

Back to the police's office, Jamal continued to talked why he can answer the first question. It was about the famous Indian actor Amitabh Bacchan (if I don't mistaken the name). He said that when he and Salim was working (It's toilet business), the helicopter which bring Amitabh came, then because Jamal made the customer angry, he was locked inside the toilet by Salim. Because he couldn't get out and he wanted to take Amitabh autograph, so he ..., anyway, he got the autograph, but Salim sold it.

Next question was about the India's crest. There was a sentence under the crest's picture (I forgot what picture). Since he didn't know, he used a lifeline option, "Asks the Audience". The officer asked him why he couldn't answer it because even primary school students know the answer. And Jamal asked back if the officer knew the price of a food and the name of a seller. The officer can't answer right so they didn't continue interrogating about it.

Next was about the god Rama is holding in his right hand. Jamal said that when they were with their mother washing clothes, a group of people came brought sticks and began killing the moslem people. Their mother got killed, but they escaped. When they were escaped, Jamal saw a statue of god Rama, holding a bow and arrows in his right hand. They also found a girl named Latika and escaped together.
Next was about a "song" which made by a poet named who. Jamal said that there was a kind man who brought them to his place and taught them how to sing the "song". One night, Salim and another kid was brought into a place and the kid was told by the man to start sing the "song". He said it was good and suddenly the kid was given cloroform. He was made blind by the man. After that he told Salim to get Jamal. When Jamal was being tested for his capability, Salim splashed the cloroform to the man's face, brought Jamal and Latika away. They escaped by train but Latika was left behind.
Next was about the face on one hundred American Dollar. Jamal said that when he was seeking Latika, he found his friend Arvind, which has been blinded, sang in an alleyway. That's when Jamal gave a hundred dollar to him and he asked Jamal if the money was real, asked to described the face on the money. And he said that it was Benyamin Franklin. Then Jamal asked him about Latika whereabouts, take Salim and went to find her.

Next was about the inventor of revolver. Jamal said that he knew it when he and Salim were seeking Latika. They found her in a house and tried to brought her away when suddenly the man (who taught them song) came. Then Salim taken out a revolver, threatening him to step aside. And before they escaped, he shot him.

After Jamal has told them, the officer asked how and why he attend the show. He said that when he has rescued Latika, Salim booted him out, told him to go away. Then years later, he had a job as a helper in a kind of telephone office. Then he was asked to help someone for some minutes with his work. then he seeked out the name Salim Malik phone number and tried them one by one. After he found him, Jamal was told to meet him in a constructing place where after that he was been told to come at Salim's place. One morning, Salim went out and Jamal tracked him all the way to the a house where he found Latika. Then Jamal went into the house and engage into a conversation with Latika. While they were talking, Latika opened the television showing "Who wants to be a Millionaire" and suddenly the owner of the house, a gangster boss came in and changed the channel, also told him to get out. Latika told Jamal to get out quickly so he wouldn't face any trouble. That's where Jamal thought that by joining the show, he could find Latika. Then he told her to meet him at train station. The next day, when she found him, suddenly Salim and some men grabbed her away and Jamal couldn't chase them.

Next was about the legendery crikket player who scored the highest in history. That's when they were having a break from the show while the presenter and Jamal went to toilet. The presenter and him were having a talk, said that Jamal could be winning the show. Then the presenter went out after washed his hand. Jamal, when washed his found a hint left by the presenter showing that the answer is B. After that they continued the show. But rather than choosing B, Jamal chose D after using lifeline option, "Fifty : Fifty". He got that right and that's where the time is over so they must continue next time. After that Jamal was called by the presenter and when the presenter brought him out, the police grabbed him and taken him away. The man who was there asked the presenter why he was taken away. The presenter said that he was cheating because he has given him an answer (What kind of reasoning is that?).

Then the interrogation was over and Jamal was back on the show. At that time Latika and Salim was watching the show and Salim told her to meet him. She said that if she go, the boss will get mad, but he said that he will take care of him and gave her the car key and his handphone. Then she rushed to the studio but get caught in traffic jam, because everyone has stopped and watched Jamal so she came off the car and joining the crowd. Jamal was given a question about The Three Musketeers, Athos, Porthos, and who. But he didn't know because he didn't read the book at all. Then he used the last lifeline option, "Phone a Friend". The presenter asked whose number was it and he said that it was his brother and the only number he knew. Latika realized that it was the handphone and rushed back to the car. After ringing for so long, in the last second, she took the call and Jamal was surprised to know that it was Latika who took the call. After some short questions, the presenter reminded of the time and then Jamal asked Latika what was the answer. But she said that she didn't know. Then Jamal made a brave choice and he won twenty million Rupees!!! At the same time, Salim took out the gangster boss but he died shot by the other gangster.

The next day, Jamal was waiting for Latika at train station. Then he saw her waiting at the other side and rushed quickly. In the end he could meet his love (And they kissed). Then the question before was showed again and this time it gave the answer. "How can Jamal was able to win twenty million Rupees? A. He's lucky B. He's cheating C. He's genius D. It was written", it's "D. It was written".

I was wondering there are no dance because I always see dance part in India movie. Well, after the question, there were part that the actors and actresses dancing altogether.

Why do I make this long article? We have been told to make a blog about the theme of the movie so here it is. I think that the theme is "Life experience is the best teacher" as Jamal could answer most of the questions by relying on his experience.

Movie Review : Slumdog Millionaire

2009-01-20T08:53:00.001-08:00

Today, I watched a movie called Slumdog Millionaire in room number 310. Not only me, but other students who take Academic English class also watched this movie. Slumdog Millionaire is set and filmed in India. The story is about a man who participates on a game show. The movie is using flash-forward plot.

Jamal Malik is young man from the slums of Mumbai. He is participating on Who Wants to be a Millionaire and luckily he has made it to the final question. Unfortunately, the police are accusing him of cheating because Jamal is the only person who can answer until the last question. Actually, he could guess all of the answer because the questions are related to his childhood. While he is being interrogated, there are some flashbacks about Jamal’s miserable childhood.

Jamal and his brother, Salim, live in a slum of Mumbai. Their mother dead because there was an attack from people whose religion is different. Jamal and Salim have to survive from the hell of India. In their journey, Jamal and Salim are accompanied by a beautiful girl name Latika. First they met Maman, a gangster who uses children to earn money. After they escape from Maman (without Latika), Jamal and Salim start earning money by stealing food in a train, selling goods, become a tour guide in Taj Mahal, and etc. Until finally they grow up and become an adult. They have a different job. Salim, who is brave and harsh, become a pupil of Jave (a mafia). On the other side, Jamal, who is calm and considerate, become a waiter at call center.

Actually there are two themes on this movie. The first one is about Jamal efforts to find his love, Latika. Even though they are separated, but they still can meet each other. The movie told that you won’t lose your true love if you put all of your desire and effort in it. The other theme that the director wants to tell in Slumdog Millionaire is about life in India. In India, most of the people live in poverty. Because of the poverty problem, the children can’t get a well education. At young age, some of children don’t go to school, but they become a beggar. Another thing that we can conclude from the movie is there are still many slums area in India. Other problem that we can see from the movie is most of the gangsters can conquer all of they want. The India Government should solve all of these problems.

In my opinion, the movie is very interesting especially the scene where Jamal guess the last question. It makes the audience become curious. What make Slumdog Millionaire different with other movie is because it is served with flash-forward plot. The flash-forward idea is amazed me. The best thing in this movie, it gives you a lot of information about how hard live in India. Last but not least, this is a very good and interesting movie.

Movie Review : Slumdog Millionaire

2009-01-20T07:30:00.001-08:00

Slumdog Millionaire starts with this scene that goes back and forth between the police station and the studio set of who wants to be a millionaire. The main character of this movie is an indian Moslem with the name of Jamal Malik, he is a kid who was a victim of religious act of violence against Moslem. He, who is already poor, lost everything that he had in that act of violence. Jamal with his brother, Salim, and a girl who was also a victim of the riot, Latika, than starts their journey to survive. And years later, he got feature on this TV show called Who Wants to be a Millionaire. And then, the story will go back and forth between the TV show and Jamal’s life experience.

This movie, in my opinion, is about life, spirit and love. The story tells you of how harsh the world can be, but they never seem to bother and fight on. The story is about how someone can make the best of their miserable life, how they turn lemons into lemonade. The spirit of Jamal in this movie are truly admirable and we are all have to realize how lucky we are with what we have right now. Because I am sure many people are suffering like they do as we speak. The story is also about the love connection between Jamal and Latika, how Jamal would risk his life just to see her again and rescue her. But, for me, the movie is more about telling the harsh life conditions and spirit to keep fighting. The love story is just a way to make this movie more commercial.

Another thing that make me so interested in this movie, is because I have been to India. And the condition in India is very harsh indeed. I mean, the beggars are everywhere. My tour guide told me stories of how homeless people would freeze to dead on the street in winter and how the government would only send trucks to collect their bodies.

Overall, I think this is a very touching and powerful movie. People could really learn from this film. Great director, great story line, great script and awesome actors.

A Strange Movie from India

2009-01-20T05:34:00.000-08:00

Today I watched a movie from India. My class and the others had to watch it, as it is an Academic English class. The movie was played at three o’ clock in room number 310. It was very crowded and the room temperature was relatively hot, so I felt uncomfortable.
The movie’s duration is about two hours. It is a movie from India, but English is the mostly used language, with a little Hindi (when Hindi is used, there will be subtitles). At first, I did not really understand about the storyline, which is a bit complicated. Later, I realized that the story is actually about love.
The main character is Jamal Malik, a young man from India. He has an older brother, named Salim. They have experienced miserable life in their childhood. Live in a slump area which is also very crowded, attacked by officers, raided by people whose religion is different (Jamal and Salim are Moslems); those are the things happened to both of them. Once, they have to escape from Maman, a wicked man who is taking advantage from poor children to earn money; he is a type of man who does everything in order to fulfill his ambition. In that escape, the brothers lose their precious friend, Latika. They are growing and their mind is formed. Both of them have personalities which are unique to each other. Jamal is calm and considerate, while Salim is really brave and harsh. Although they often quarrel, but actually they love each other as a family. When they have become adults, Jamal has an unpleasant experience. He participates in a quiz called “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” Most of the questions can be answered correctly by Jamal. A person seems to be not happy with Jamal’s success, so he accuses that Jamal is cheating. Because of that, Jamal must pass an awful interrogation. In the end, he is able to win the twenty million Rupees and meets his love, Latika.
I think this movie’s story is a bit complicated and hard to understand if we do not really follow it from the beginning. With this movie, we can get a picture of life in India, especially the poor people’s. The language is sometimes not clear; I miss some conversations because the English is strange. What I do not like about this movie is the violence. There are a lot of violence showed, for example, when they are raided by some people, a person is burned alive, and many other scenes. In short, this movie is not good enough and disappointing.

Movie Review : YES MAN !

2009-01-15T21:22:00.000-08:00

This movie is about a man who just gone through a bad break-up with his fiance - or girl friend ! i forgot ! - and missing out on life. He keep saying no to every opportunity he got and he shut out every friends that he have. So basically, his life is going towards the gutter until one day one of his friends show up and ask him to this YES ! seminar. Even he didn't really want to come, but he did. And he made this sacred promise in that seminar, witch requires him to always says yes to opportunity. And that is how the story kinda kicks off.
This movie is a very fun movie ! And it is very hilarious ! I watched this movie after doing that final presentation for programming principals and this movie really help me to relax and forget about University. Jim Carey is one of kind actor, i have to say that there is nobody could replace him on every movies his on. He is just so hilarious ! I think he is my 2nd favorite artist in the world ( my favorite artist is Adam Sandler ). But, the real talking point of this movie is Zoey Dechanel. She play as Jim Carey's new girlfriend in this movie. She was very beautiful in this movie, i would watch that movie again just to see her. She has played in some other movies like the happening, but i dont really pay to much attention to her in that movie so i didnt realize how cute she is. For the guys, i suggest you check it out, if you dont like the movie, at least you would enjoy 100 minutes of Zoey Dechanel.
To sum things up, i think this movie is a must watch. probably the funniest movie i watch since Night at the Museum ( but i haven't watch Bed Time Story ). So if you looking for a laugh than you have your movie. I give this one 4,5 stars out of 5.

MOVIE Review : Bolt

2009-01-15T21:11:00.000-08:00

I just Bought Blot a couple of days ago and just watched it today. The story is about a dog that is a star in this major Hollywood Movies but the interesting is, the dog thinks its real. The Dogs thinks he have super power, and he thinks he super fast and everything. The dog only thought is to save the little girl who happens to be his master. One day, the director decided to end the story by kidnaping the girl. So when bolt trying to save her, he accidentally got shipped to New York ( Bolt lives in Hollywood ). Anyway, the story is about Bolt trying to get back to hollywood from New York.
The Movie is really good, i think it is one of the best cartoon i watched in a while. But i haven't watch Madagascar 2 ( i heard it is very funny, cant wait to check it out ). The movie Bolt have a solid plot and story line, that is why i like it so much. Because many cartoon today don't have a decent plot and story line, and just trying to give us 'american' jokes that most of the time i dont really understand.
So to Conclude, i really think that Bolt is a good movie and worth to watch. If i'm a professional movie critics i would give this one a 4 out 5 stars, because the jokes are funny and still have both solid plot and story line - whitch is rare now days for cartoon movies-. So i suggest you guys check it out.

Fifa Player of the Year

2009-01-14T06:28:00.000-08:00

Fifa has chosen Cristiano Ronaldo as Fifa Player of the Year 2008. Ronaldo is 23 years old. At his age, he has become the youngest Fifa Player of the Year. CR7, the acronym of Cristiano Ronaldo, has been voted as the best player. He got 935 voices from 2154 votes. The other player, such as Lionel Messy only got 678 votes, Fernando Torres got 203 points, while Kaka and Xavi only got 183 and 155 voices.

So, who is Cristiano Ronaldo ? Cristiano Ronaldo is a soccer player from Portuguese. At the age of 22 years old, he has scored 18 goals for his national team. Now, he is currently playing for Manchester United. Last year, he has brought Manchester United as the winner of Champions League and the Premiership. By becoming Fifa Player of the Year 2008, Ronaldo also become the first Premiership player who got that award. Not only that, he also the second player from Portuguese who got Fifa Player of the Year after Luis Figo in 2001.

source :
http://www.cristianoronaldofan.net/and-the-winner-of-the-fifa-player-of-the-year-award-is%E2%80%A6-cristiano-ronaldo
http://www.cristianoronaldofan.net/

Movie Review:Valkyrie

2009-01-14T02:05:00.000-08:00

Valkyrie again?Stop thinking abouyt the old Greek Valkyrie won't you?Now this is a movie that has been released recently.This is a historical thriller film.The film was set in World War II,where Adolf Hittler act as the bringer of Nazi.Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg(Tom Cruise),who is German World War II colonel who leads the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler and render the German war machine impotent.He also bcome the real-life mastermind behind the elaborate plot known as Project called Project Valkyrie,which is a plan to assassinate Hitler and overthrow his government from the inside,this project also involves the deployment of the Reserve Army to maintain order, to take control of the government after successfully assassinating Hitler.Stauffenberg is a very loyal soldier and an asset to the Reich for his entire military career, but he lost an eye, a hand, and three fingers in an Allied bombing.A destructive madness that unleashing on the world has become too terrible for the colonel to stand silent and doing nothing.So he decided to join the resistance movement,a very risky action,punishable by death and also risks his life and the life of his family for the chance to change history.He believes that is too dangerous so he does everything he can to change the history.At last, he is able to kill and assasinate Hittler using a bomb,also require a good set of strategy.He believes that could kill Hittler and make him death.After that, Stauffenberg and the other plotters make orders to arrest SS officers and to take control of the Berlin's government quarter, which would allow them to command the rest of Nazi Germany's territories.Although rumor spread that Hitler survived the assassination attempt,this movie ends with how General Stauffenberg is being executed and shout "Long Live Sacred Germany!!"
The real history said that Hittle commit a suicide after a year when Berlin is surrounded by Russian.

source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkyrie_(film)
http://http://www.starpulse.com/Movies/Valkyrie/Summary/

List of sources

2009-01-13T21:22:00.000-08:00

Everyone was supposed to send me a list of sources for the final essay. This was explained during last class. Many of you have not done this.

SPSE & Final Essay

2009-01-13T14:22:00.000-08:00

There is some confusion about the last two assignments. The SPSE essay, which some of you handed in last week is due tomorrow. It was assigned before Xmas break. The final exam essay, which you saw the topics for and chose last week, is due by 6 February. This was all written clearly on the board. You had a month to work on each of these. We'll discuss this in class and register for Turnitin. Then we'll have the debate, led by our great debaters.
See you tomorrow.

Highest Mountain in Our Solar System

2009-01-11T00:26:00.000-08:00

A few days ago, when I was playing a game, there was a quiz about the highest mountain in the solar system. I answered Mt. Everest without thinking and I thought it was right. Surprisingly, my answer was wrong, and the correct one is Mt. Olympus, the mountain that's located on Mars. I was surprised, so I searched the fact on the Internet. From what I've found, Mt. Olympus is indeed the highest mountain in our solar system. It is an active volcano that has 24 kilometers high (3 times higher than Mount Everest) and 550 kilometers wide. The one who discover it was Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli on November 10, 1879. It's already discovered from a long time ago, but I never heard a single things about this. Even physic and geography lesson never tell me about this one...

I wonder if you guys ever heard about the mountain...

Sources:
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/kids_space/qss_mars.html
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_kids/AskKids/olympusmons.shtml

A Fact About Chimpanzee

2009-01-09T16:48:00.000-08:00

Do you know that chimpanzee has some similarities with human? Not only physical appearance, they do things that usually done by human. First, they use tools to help them survive in the wild. For example, using a branch to lure ants and then eat them. Next, chimpanzee is a social animal; they live in group and also there is a hierarchy in it. Like human, chimp also communicate to each other. They give information, date, wrestle, and even learn how to use tools.
It is said that chimpanzee is an intelligent animal. A research found that a young chimpanzee is more superior than human in memory. The experiment shows that a young chimpanzee can memorize numbers from 1 to 9 very quickly, which can not be done by human.

Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMHiOCD-0aI

Sources:
http://www.animalintelligence.org/2007/04/25/the-mind-of-the-chimpanzee/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/apes/chimp/
http://lessonsforhope.org/abc/show_description.asp?abc_id=31

Movie Review : Bedtime Stories

2009-01-07T15:51:00.000-08:00

On the last day of my holiday, I went to watch Bedtime Stories in 21 Cineplex. Firstly, I thought that the story will be looks like Narnia, but it's totally different. The story is about Skeeter Bronson (Adam Sandler) who works in a hotel. One day, he had a responsibility to look after his little nephews Bobby and Patrick which are interested in bedtime stories. One night, before going to sleep, Skeeter and his nephews a story that is created from their creativity and the next day, the story really happens. Skeeter was very happy when he know that the story will come true, so he keep telling good stories. But, not all of the stories will happens. This film is a comedy film by Disney, which is very funny. :D

Directed by: Adam Shankman
Cast: Adam Sandler, Courteney Cox, Keri Russell, Guy Pearce, Lucy Lawless, Jonathan Pryce
Duration: 100 min

Source : http://www.blitzmegaplex.com/en/movie_detail.php?id=MOV497

Game Journal : Assassin

2009-01-07T10:39:00.000-08:00

Well upon searching for the debate i stumbled on a game named assassin.
The game idea i think is cool and very innovative.
In summary each 'assassin' is given a target, so each 'assassin' must hunt for their 'target' with their 'weapon'.The target is another 'assassin' who play the game. Upon successful assassination the assasin will be given a new target usually the victim target. For who is targeted by another assassin you could defend yourself and claim a 'kill'.
I'm thinking going to host a little trial game if 5-10 people want to join.
Of course with some changes to the rules. Everyone can join including the lecturer if they want to. I hope you will join.

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassin_(game)
http://www.sassins.com/

A Lucky Human Corpse

2009-01-07T08:18:00.000-08:00

This human corpse must be the luckiest man on earth. His wife found his husband's lottery which won US$ 10 million. Donald Peters, 79 years old, had bought two lotteries before he died in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. After Peters had died, his wife, Charlotte, looked for his husband's inheritance and found the lottery. Then, she checked the lottery to the store where his husband bought the lottery. Surprisingly, she brought the "victory" lottery. Charlotte felt so shocked and amazed.

source :
http://www.tempointeraktif.com/hg/amerika/2009/01/07/brk,20090107-154079,id.html

Blood type and personality

2009-01-07T06:22:00.000-08:00

I found an interesting pictures about blood type and personality. It's quite hard to be desribed, so I recommend you to visit the website (see below). Here is the summary:

A type:
-likes to lean againts the wall
-perfectionist
-anxious
-on time
-obedient
-good at crtitisizing

B type:
-likes to be the center
-straight to the point
-easily distracted
-relax
-rules broker

O type:
-likes to walk around the room
-not on time
-don't like to be bored
-use harsh language
-not very obedient

AB type:
-unique, extravagance
-likes the corner
-hard to be understand
-careless
-not easy to be influenced
-not cooperative

So what's your blood type? Does the picture resemble your personality?

Sources:
http://another.pieceofsky.org/?p=406

Novec 1230

2009-01-05T05:21:00.001-08:00

What is Novec 1230? It is a liquid which can be used to extinguish fire. The benefit of using Novec 1230 is it can extinguish fire without nothing gets wet. It is also a non-conductive liquid, which means if it is poured into electronics, your device still can work. Novec is not harmful for human and the environment.

So, if your house is burned down, use Novec 1230 to extinguish the fire and prevent your electronic from being damaged. Well the problem is, we don't know where we can get this liquid.

Source :
http://kaskus.us/showthread.php?t=981951
http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=94

My Holiday

2009-01-04T04:38:00.000-08:00

This holiday mark the first time in a long time that I did not go anywhere special. Most of my days were spent at home and it’s surrounding areas. I think we all know the reason for this; it is due to the amount of work that was assigned to us. Thus most of my time was spent on said assignments.

However during the brief periods of time that were free, I opted to relax and stay home instead of going out as that would require more energy and result in tiredness. I did go to malls in my area, but I only stayed for small amounts of time, mostly just to eat. At home I was able to do quite a lot of reading, aside from the technology book we had to read for the book review, I managed to finish a hilarious novel by David Sedaris and am now on the verge of finishing “The Time Traveler’s Wife” which I must say is a very interesting read and very hard to put down. I was also able to listen to a lot of music albums, which turned out to be among the best albums of 2008 in my opinion. They include Ra Ra Riot’s “The Rhumb Line” and Bon Iver’s “For Emma, Forever Ago”. If you are interested in the indie/alternative genre, then I advise you to really give these albums a listen, they are marvelous.

This is also I think the first holidays ever that I did not go to the cinemas to watch a movie, not that there is nothing interesting to see, just that it was hard to find the time to do so. However, I did watch movies at home on dvd. One particular high light was a 2004 movie called Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind. It had such an amazing and original concept. It was also funny but incredibly moving. It has definitely become one of my favourites.

So, that pretty much sums up what I have been doing in the last two weeks. Even though it was brief, I did manage to do the things I love but I am really looking forward to a break with no assignments!

Story of my holiday....

2009-01-03T21:59:00.000-08:00

Before I begin, let me say HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009 FOR ALL OF US!!! I hope all of your dreams will come true in this year.

Holiday will end soon.. actually today is the last day of the holiday.. about my holiday, I didn't enjoyed it fully because you know... all the homework.. including programming which is the hardest...

we have two weeks of holiday right?? as for me, in the first week, I used that week to meet and do the programming project with my friends. we had 2 meetings, the first one was in Senayan Plaza and the last one was in Puri Indah Mall. we also had chat to talk about the project before I go to sleep at night.

The next week, before the new year, I helped my dad, to clean his room in his work place. I packed lots of heavy books inside a plastic box, and move them to the car. In the night, I helped my mom to make a preasentation slide and I also have to continue my project....

On December 31, I went to my friend's house and gather with my frineds from high school. we made a BBQ there and watched some fireworks from the second floor of my friend's house... it was nice...

The last 3 days, me and my family stayed in Borobudur Hotel... too bad I didn't really enjoyed it because I have to do my other homework in the hotel...

yeah, that's all my holiday story... I hope in the next holiday I will have an enjoyable holiday ^^

Fart

2009-01-03T19:02:00.000-08:00

I believe that you know what fart is. Farting means releasing gas (often smelly) from anus. The gas contains carbon dioxide, hidrogen sulfide, and mercaptans which make our fart smelly. Some people think that farting is unethical. But, it is said that it is dangerous to hold farts. Farting is healthy, actually; why some people often hold farts is because they think that it is embarassing if they are caught doing it.
There is a shcoking fact that farts can be burnt !! It may be caused that it contains mercaptans. It is said that some people have tried burning their farts. I believe we should not try doing that because it may be dangerous.
There is a website which provides facts about farting. I found many unexpected facts from that website. Also, there are facts which are funny. This is an example (direct quote from the website) :

Is it true that some people never fart?

No, not if they're alive. People even fart shortly after death.

Source : http://www.heptune.com/farts.html

Word Games

2009-01-01T18:53:00.000-08:00

Hi All,
Happy 2009! Hope it's a great year for all of you.
I found 2 fun games to help your vocabulary: 1st is a crossword puzzle:
http://crossword.freeonlinegames.com/
The second is a 'how many words can you make' game:
http://club.live.com/Pages/Games/GameList.aspx?game=Chicktionary&form=MICCCL&publ=MSDR&crea=STND_Search_club_chicktionary_2007_380x200
Hope you enjoy. See you next week...

Happy New year

2009-01-01T07:25:00.000-08:00

JUST WANT TO SAY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL. PRAYING FOR A GREAT YEAR FOR YOU AND AN EASIER SEMESTER( SPECIALLY ENGLISH )

~REGARDS LEON.

Final Project

2008-12-26T04:46:00.001-08:00

I'm so stressed now. I've to finish my final project as soon as possible. My team is consist of me and Bayu. We choose personal information manager as our final project. Actually, we divided our task. My job is to make the Personal Data, while Bayu is to make the Tasks. So far, I've almost done my "Personal Data" about 80%. Unfortunately, there are two things that make my task is not completed yet. The first one is sort the data in alphabetic order. The next one is make the data easier to read. In my program, the information is always written to the right side. What I want is each data is written in one line.

Can anyone help me? pls.... :'( :'(

Ho, Ho, Ho!

2008-12-25T16:42:00.000-08:00

Want to wish all of you a happy & safe holiday. For those who celebrate Xmas I hope it was joyful. Everyone please have a great New Years! Remember to take a break from your studies, spend time with family & friends.
Best wishes to all! See you in 2009.

Personal Journal : All I Want For Christmas Is...

2008-12-25T02:40:00.000-08:00

Tis the season to be jolly.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.

Well Merry christmas everyone, I hope you all got a very great christmas. Alot of food and cakes( so much for diet )and a great christmas eve party. It is a day to be jolly.

You better watch out
You better not cry
Better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town

Singing about santa have you ever think of how many santa that you see this christmas. For me i saw around 12 santa(seven in a row when walking in the mall with Steven and Monica). Well after thinking of it, it's 25th of december so it's time for santa to have a vacation until next year :) ( so it's the holiday for santa N'du :p ).

All i want for christmas...

Well did you all get the christmas present you want?? For me i got few that i want but not all. But i think it's great enough thinking the economic ressesion we have.
But still my phone still suck ( Just yesterday my phone went AWOL in a middle of a call ). I hope i can get a new phone ( you gave santa wrong present this year ). Hahaha but still the present is great :). Between all the ting i can put after the sentence I still think the best word for that sentence is You.

We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a happy New Year.
Glad tidings we bring
To you and your kin;
Glad tidings for Christmas
And a happy New Year!

I WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Journey to Garut

2008-12-24T01:30:00.000-08:00

Today I have just arrived at my home from Bandung. I spent three days for my vacation. At first, I didn't want to go; but, as I knew that Resa was going to go to Garut, I decided to go. I planned to visit his house in Garut, as it is not so far from Bandung.
I, with my family, departed in Monday morning. In the journey we found some difficulties, such as crowded road and lost of direction. We are not very familiar with the roads outside Jakarta, so we had to ask people about the place we wanted. We were confused when we encountered a very steep road. Not only steep, but it is also damaged; it has so many holes. Our car didn't have enough power to climb it. Then we decided to get off from the car so that it can go up. The result is, the car successfully arrived at the top of the road, but we were very exhausted because we had to walk. I was afraid that my grandfather couldn't make it. Somehow, we managed to survive that steep road. After passing it, we entered Kampung Sampireun to stay. The place is so nice and beautiful. We could see a mountain view and a beautiful lake in the center of the resort. In addition, the food was so delicious that I couldn't stop eating.
The next morning, we continued our travel to Garut, my friend's hometown (Resa). I think Garut is a small town, but the road is crowded and confusing. We found Resa's house easily since it is located exactly beside Yogya Supermarket (that is a coincidence: Resa's last name is Yogya!). After ringing the bell, Resa opened the door so that I could enter. Inside, I chat for a while with him. After a few minutes I left his house because my family wanted to continue the journey to Lembang. I was a bit dissapointed because I thought that I could stay longer.
There were not many things we did after that. We stayed in Lembang Asri Resort, went to Bandung to shop in Rumah Mode, then we went home. In my opinion, this vacation is enough for me to refresh my brain so that I can continue working on my project and homeworks.

Personal Journal : Christmas

2008-12-17T06:47:00.000-08:00

Well my fav holiday is near. Christmas is near. It's time for celebration and gifts( one of my fav ). Just today binus inter is having it's christmas celenbration it's very nice. There's a christmas tree, band, food, and many more. But the one that surprises me is the Santa Claus, i like to see people who dress like santa because he is dressing as one of the image of christmas spirit. Well today i just knew that Santa is one of our classmates. Wew my jaw just dropped when i see him. Well i should have known because his posture is matching with santa and the tummy is the right size( the name of the guy who dressed as santa is not written here to protect the identity of our santa ).

Also i want to say to you all:
HAVE A JOLLY MERRY CHRISTMAS.

Bush Was Thrown Shoes During Press Conference in Iraq

2008-12-17T05:14:00.000-08:00

US President, George W. Bush was thrown shoes during his press conference with prime minister of Iraq, Nouri Al Maliki, about the security agreement. The security agreement is about U.S troops that are going to leave Iraq earlier this year. After he had just finished his prepared remark, a journalist named Muthathar Al Zaidi, pulled his shoes off and threw them to Bush. He shouted, "This is a goodbye kiss, you dog."

After that incident, Zaidi and his shoes become popular. An Arabic man, bid Zaidi's shoes for US$ 10 millions. Zaidi also will get a bravery medal from Muammar Qadhafi's daughter. Muammar Qadhafi is the leader of Libya.

source :
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/14/man-throws-shoes-at-bush_n_150882.html
http://www.detiknews.com/read/2008/12/17/194917/1055468/10/sepatu-yang-dilempar-ke-bush-ditawar-us$-20-juta

Magic or Trick? Who knows...

2008-12-17T01:37:00.001-08:00

When I was participating in BILT at Lembah Nyiur, Puncak, We the participant were divided into groups and each group had to perform something. My group consist of peoples from BIBC and BIDC, me, Brian, Michael, Arfi and Sisi. We were performing a drama and saman dance. The other groups, which was BIFC and VOB group, consist of Ogie, Ivan, Abi, Irene and friends, were performing something unusual. They were performing a magic show like. Basically, four of them were lifting the volunteer just by using two fingers, it sounds too good to be true but it really happens. Before lifting, they perform some ritual; they spelled "Cingcangkeling maling kencing di piring". I myself thought that it was just a made up spell because it sounds like an Indonesian slang. After they spelled it, they performed another ritual which was they put one of their hands above the volunteer head one by one and must not touch each other, and then they put the other hand above the previous hands without touching also. Strangely, they can lift someone who has a big body such as Oky Saimima. After that, they asked us to try it also. Then Melcil, I, Ogie, and Abi tried to lift Aswin. First, we tried to lift him without any ritual and we couldn't lift him at all. Then we perform the ritual, which was silly I think, and strangely we could lift him and move him around 2 meters. Unbelievable...

I searched some information on the internet about such spell, but I found nothing. If any of you know about this kind of spell, please tell me.

Christmas Charity 2008

2008-12-16T22:47:00.000-08:00

Christmas Charity is one of the event in Binus International to celebrate Christmas.This year,Christmas Charity will be held on JWC Lobby,from 17-18th December 2008 on lunch break.Each club in Binus takes part and a stand to make things crowded there.
BITE(Binus International Trading Enterprise) make a stand that sell foods and drinks which made in an interesting way.
BIMUS(Binus International Music Club) presents 5 bands to sing in front the stage,and my friend,Oky Dany plays guitar very cool to make a rhythym for Joker to sing,It's very good one.
BMDC(Binuc Modern DAnce Club) perform a Saman Dance on the stage.The dance is telling about Aceh and need a lot of teamwork in order to make it successful.
BISC(Binus International Student Commitee) make a Christmas Gram,a program that will send someone's card,chocolate,or Kitkat,to the one who they want to send it to.
BEST(Binus Internationa English Society) make a stand to play Brain Freeze(kind of game that will guess a thing in the box,but they must pay to guess the clue first,then guess it,If they guess it right,they will be given the thing inside) and also Christmas Crosswords.
Unfortunately,it is not too crowded like last year's Christmas Charity.But still it is fun!!and I enjoy it a lot.^^

Fun Fair

2008-12-14T06:35:00.000-08:00

My friends from high school asked me if I wanted to go to Mahatma Gading’s fun fair (Mahatma Gading is the name of our high school). I agreed, so on Saturday I visited my old school. My first surprise when I got there was the entrance fee. At the time I attended the school we also had a fun fair and the admission ticket costs only Rp.2,000 but now it costs Rp.10,000. I was also surprised at how much less people came compared to the previous years. The fun fair itself was quite similar to that of the previous years; it included a variety of stalls selling different kinds of food, science and art exhibitions, simple games such as ring toss, haunted house etc. One new addition however was the flying fox, which was setup above the pool. In the middle of the courtyard there was a stage where modern dances and band performances took place. The Indonesian singer Afgan (who I wasn’t quite familiar with but who to other people seemed like a big deal) was scheduled to appear later on that day.

I must admit that I did not really enjoy the fun fair. It was really hot and the games were quite boring probably because I’ve already played them the years before and there was no new interesting food to try. The only bright side of the whole thing was that I got to hang out with my old high school friends who, despite my best efforts, I don’t see too often anymore. It also started to rain just before Afgan was scheduled to appear, so my friends and I left thinking that maybe he wasn’t worth waiting in the rain for. I don’t think I am going to go to the next fun fair, unless they decide to do a complete revamp of the event.

Final Project Confusion

2008-12-14T05:47:00.000-08:00

Me and my group decided to make the personal information manager for our final project. I'm confused by reading the project description that we will gain additional points by implementing graphical interface to improve our project such as using OpenGL and DirectX. Anyone have an idea about this? I'm also confused to implement the calender, what should the interface looks like. If you have an idea about all of these please contact me. Thanks!

Book Review: You'll Die in Singapore

2008-12-13T19:43:00.000-08:00

The author of this book is Charles McCormac, a war veteran from England. It contains a true story of himself as a prisoner of war in the World War 2.
The story started when Japanese attacked Singapore. Civillians, including Charles were being captive in Pasir Panjang Camp. They suffered hunger, thirst, and humiliated by the Japanese soldiers. Those Japanese soldiers often showed violence in front of the prisoners to show how serious they were. The conflict began when Charles and some of his friends managed to break out of the jail. They experienced a lot of difficulties in the escape. The route is from Pasir Panjang, Singapore, to Sumatera, Jawa, then Australia. Through straits, forests, swamps, and fields, the prisoners faced many threats. In certain moments, they were helped by the Indonesian natives and Dutch soldiers. Somehow they survived by arriving at Australia. Out of the seventeen prisoners, only two of them survived.
In my opinion, this book is worth to be read. The writer described the events and environments accurately, so we can easily imagine when we read the book. This book is not suitable for kids under age because the story has a lot of violences.

Reference list:
McCormac, C. (2005). You'll Die in Singapore. Singapore: Monsoon Books Pte Ltd.

Final Project stuck??? no way!

2008-12-13T16:00:00.000-08:00

my head has been thinking about the programming principle's final project since the beginning of December and because of it, sometimes I can't sleep. If I'm playing a game or doing something which make me happy, somehow i just remembered the project and suddenly I turned sad, like there's a heavy burden in my body. There are some problems about the project that causes me like this. First, the final project isn't easy. I don't really understand how to make the program. Second, the christmas holiday is coming in a week from now and my partner's house is far away from my house, so I'm thinking about a way to finish the work together in the holiday or I have to finish the project in one week. and the last one, in the last week, I've got that melty blood competition on thursday.... I can only do the work after the workshop. Maybe i'll do the work on Monday since we've got a long break.

but, aside from those problems, I still believe in my partner, I'm sure she'll help me to finish the project faster and I also have to study a bit about the codes that will useful for the pragram. And I also hope my other frieds will help me. So, Let's do The WoRK!!!

Hart's Wierd Game

2008-12-12T04:59:00.001-08:00

Here is an English game I invented when I razing through my dictionary. Unscramble these words to English and Indonesian words OR English and English words. The English and Indonesian words OR English and English words have a connection. And here is the hint for the connection : "Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of all?"

GINAA ; IRA ; UMR ; AARJ ; IDA ; UMAL ; ADIM ; OMAK ; IDAV ; AEMS ; DARAR ; AEMHR ; ALTI ; LHOA ; ASH ; ETH ; REA ; DTIE ; ELE ; DAARR ; ALG ; ART ; EREL ; ELG ; ARM ; IMD ; OMB ; ENT ; IPN ; UBN ; APR ; ATP ; OPT ; ALIR ; AILD ; AWR ; ERED ; AYP ; AMY

Well, because there are too many three-letter words, I guess this will be easy. Good luck then. b^^d

I Need Holiday !

2008-12-10T16:40:00.000-08:00

I'm really tired this week. I have a lot of assignments and also activities. For the assignment, I have to finish the survey and presentation for introduction to IT. The problem is I don't have enough time to sleep. As a result, I get flu and cough. I have eaten some medicines, but I don't think my body is getting better. I should take some rest and have enough sleep during weekdays.

Actually today, I have to perform on Acoustic Jam Session (AJS). Unfortunately, I haven't prepared anything yet because of the assignments and other activities such as futsal and soccer. I think, I won't perform today. I'm not ready yet.

Oh Binus, please give me holidays. Of course without any assignment. On Christmas and New Year Holiday, I already have two assignments from programming principle and make a summary from book that have relationship with technology for introduction to IT. Can I face all of these? Well, let's see..

Busy Week?

2008-12-10T05:32:00.000-08:00

This week, aside from Monday is very hard for me. First, I have to wake up early and go to Binus to finish the Programming Principles project with my friend Christian and Hartanto. On the lunch time, I have to attend CIC fellowship. After the class is over, I have to do the survey. After I got back to my boarding house, I counted the survey. After finished, I realized that I ran out of some things, from mineral water to bathing soap. Not only that, I also had to find the "materai" for IM2 form registration. So I went to Multiplus and they said that the "materai" is sold out. I went to the other shops, but it also sold out. I gave up, and I went to Senayan City to stock some things. It's already 8 o'clock when I got back; I took a bath, browsed the internet and went to sleep.

On the next day, which is today, I also woke up earlier even though I was a bit overslept. On the lunchtime, my friends and I continued to finish the project. Without realizing it, the class was begun soon. It was 3 hours Programming Principles class, I felt damn sleepy at that time. Fortunately, the class ended earlier, but I still have to finish the survey presentation. I've just finished the presentation and began writing this blog actually.

Another work will have to come after me. Tomorrow is Thursday, which means I have 4 hours Academic English class + 1 hour English Workshop. I don't think it's a good idea to have such schedule. Five same subject in a day? Give me a break… The class will be finished at 2 P.M, and I'll have to make another presentation for Intro to IT subject. At 5 P.M, I'll also have the basketball practice until around 11 P.M. Moreover, I’ll have to participate the BILT from this Friday until Sunday. I bet I'll sleepless and restless until that time.

I hope that Mr. Peter Aripin won't give a quiz on Monday... I won't have enough time to study if that happens...

Upcoming BEST Meeting!!

2008-12-10T03:49:00.001-08:00

Ho Ho Ho!!Christmas is coming!!Let's prepared for Christmas!!Those who are BEST members are invited to help all of the BEST members and committees to create a Christmas Bulletin Board!!You can help whatever you want according to the division that you want to help!You can submit your work from articles,photograph,crosswords,design,and Christmas jokes!!For articles,you can give it to Aswin(AC2012).For crosswords,you can give it to Ardy(IS2012).For crosswords,you can give it to Steven(AC2012).For design,you can contact Novera(MK2011). And for photograph,you can give it to Andrew(CS2012).BEST members please start searching!!Because the deadline is very near.The next meeting for BEST will be the last time to finish the Christmas bulletin Board.The next meeting will be held on Monday 15th December 2008,during lunch break,rooms TBA.Thanks for your attention and please come to our next general meeting ok!!

English Debate Workshop, 6 December 2008

2008-12-06T01:45:00.000-08:00

Today I attended the English debate workshop which was brought by Miss Anna Manurung. It should be started in 9 am and finished in 3 am. In fact, we actually started at 9.30 because Miss Anna woke up late (she admitted it). The attendats were surprisingly few, just around 10 people. From 01pbc, only I and Steven were present. Besides us, there were Aldo, Salman, Lesli, Joshua, Henri, and the girls whose name I forgot.
In this workshop we learned about the rules and techniques in 3 on 3 debate. There are so many rules that I can't remember them all. After explained, we had a practice of debating with the topic "Men are fairer sex". We were divided into two groups; one group consist of boys, while another group consist of girls. Before that, we got the chance to watch first speaker demo(affinitive and negative) by Steven and Henri. At that time I realized that debating is so difficult. At the end of the workshop, Miss Anna told us that there will be 3 on 3 debates between classes. The class which wins the debate will get additional score of 5 for Academic English course. At 12.00 the workshop ended; it should be at 3.00, but the debaters had to do something important.
Honestly, there are things that I don't understand: what is fairer sex? why do people tap the table in debating? what is "shame, shame" / "hear, hear" ? Why is Miss Anna called "Bong" ?

Boring week

2008-12-04T06:23:00.000-08:00

This week I feel really really super boring. You know why?? BECAUSE MY LAPTOP IS BEING REPAIRED!!! My laptop's screen is broken. So, I pass this one week without doing "programming" on my laptop. It really feels like in hell. To me, "programming" is very essential in my life. One day without doing "programming", I feel like something is missing in my life. Fortunately, I have a desktop in my home. So I could still do "programming" at home.

On Wednesday, there is a programming principles lesson. At first, I really don't have intention to attend programming principles lesson because my laptop is still being repaired. But thanks to one of my classmates, Henry. He brought 2 laptop and he let me borrow 1 of his laptop. Because of that, on Wednesday I can followed the programming principles lesson with ease. I hope this Friday my laptop is already repaired, so on Tuesday I can bring laptop again to Binus and do some "programming" again with the others.

Game Journal : The Sentence game

2008-12-04T02:50:00.000-08:00

Hey do you remember the academic english game for the topic sentence. Well the free form writing goes so well(and funny). We're goaing to play it again.
But there is rules for it :
1. You can't post twice at the same time.(i will delete the post)
2. You can post again after another player post once after your post
3. Funny is ok but don't go too far(i mean really too far)
4. Use nicknames or initials ( you can use name and names[ I don't say you can't] )
5. What happen in this post stay in this post( don't take it personally [this apply for you too andrew] )

Post your sentence on the comment.

HEY BREAKING NEWS THE STORY DIDN'T END COME IN ADD THE COMMENT.

7 Ways to Learn More Without More Study

2008-12-03T18:03:00.000-08:00

"How would you like to learn more without having to study more?"
Here's the article: http://www.usnews.com/blogs/on-parenting/2008/9/2/7-ways-to-learn-more-without-more-study.html

English Games

2008-12-03T07:33:00.001-08:00

I found out these websites provides english games, some of them includes palindrome (yes! the programming principle exams), annagram and E.T.C

1.http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/grammar/archive/grammar_games_index_page01.html

2.http://www.askoxford.com/wordgames/wordchallenge/?view=uk

for the learnenglish.co.uk i missed some plug in because of my harddrive crashed. I think it will use flash as the media of games, while the oxford one will only be a text based game, it's difficult though!

Data Safety measures

2008-12-03T07:00:00.000-08:00

Today i faced a major problem regarding data. My harddrives crashed and left me out with a laptop that can't even go to windows, it always shows that it can't load operating system. It become a stressful day even in the morning. I ended up formatting my hard drives in the campus and i lose many valuable datas, even the essay that i'm supposed to hand in tommorrow is gone (i rewrite it all over).

I was told by my friends that in order to protect your data in case something happen, you should create a regular backup for the data, yes i did have it on CD and flashdisk and apparently i lost both (if anybody had seen it, please tell me A.S.A.P, kingston 8GB, black), so it's a dead end for me. The other way is to have two partitions on your hard drives, one for Operating System and one for all your data. In case that your operating system crashed you could just format the harddrive that contains the operating system, and the data can be retrieved safely from the other partitions. Better safe than sorry guys! from now on create backup regularly (yes i'm lazy also) and move your data away from the hard drives that contains the operating system. It really pissed me off that i lose some very important data.

One of My Worst Day!!!

2008-12-03T06:20:00.000-08:00

Today I really have no spirit in my life!!I hate today because today is the worst day in the entire life in Binus!!After having an average score for the mid exam,i receive an ultra special packet from both Charles(Lim and Schuster)!!Yes!!Very bad marks (probably the lowest score) for both subject Academic English(really the lowest one) and Programming Principles.I got really shocked until I can't heard and understand any words that is explained by Charles Lim.After that,I drink a cup of Starbucks's Java Chip to make myself cool down.In the Evening,Steven Acong Nyongz ask about my score in Academic English,then I open the accessbi, and the result is......the lowest score from Charles Schuster in my the class.I believe,today is really nightmare for me and the worst day for me.Please,God....Forgive my Sins!!

Computer Journal : Blue Screen Of Death

2008-12-03T06:04:00.000-08:00

Does any one know what is BSOD or Blue Screen of Death? The Blue Screen of Death (also known as a stop error, BSOD, bluescreen, or Blue Screen of Doom) is an error displayed by some , most notably Microsoft Windows, after encountering a critical system error which can cause the system to shut down, to prevent damage. Any one had ever experience this? I've got it once! The story begins when I wanted to add more RAM for my laptop, I go to Mangga Dua Mall and decided to add the RAM. Firstly, my laptop works well as usual. But after 5 days later, BSOD appear on my screen and crash the windows. I decided to browse on the internet to find the way to recover the problem. Many people said that BSOD happen because of my new RAM doesn't suits the laptop. Actually there are a lot type of DDR2 RAM according to their hertz. But I don't know which type is suitable for my laptop and the seller give me the DDR2 676. After checking in the box of my laptop, I found that my laptop is suitable with DDR2 800 and it will not balance if one of the RAM is smaller in size, so the blue screen appears. So, be prepare and careful in choosing your hardware !

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Screen_of_Death

the whitest boy alive.

2008-12-03T03:01:00.000-08:00

Last Saturday i went to this event called Beatfest. The show was helt at Bengkel night park in SCBD, near Pasific Place. They invited this indie artist called The Whitest Boy Alive, witch i like. Other than Whitest Boy Alive, they also invite a famous DJ by the name of Steve Aoki. There are also some local DJ's and local band play in beatfest.
Well, to tell you the truth, i was late. The show starts at 7 pm, and i arrive at about 10.30. I miss 2 bands, and the first 15 minutes of whitest boy alive. It kinda pissed me off that i arrive late, because i wanted to watch whitest boy alive from the beginning. Although, i didn't miss all my favorite song and that is the good news. I was late because, i have to pick up my friend who was really taking a long time picking the right clothes to wear and also i took a wrong turn in the middle of a traffic jam that forces me to expireance the same traffic twice.
But, it turns out that Steve Aoki was really great. He got this fire works and cool lightings to support him. Eventhough his genre of songs, witch is electronic, wasn't my ideal type of music. Steve Aoki mix it in such a way that it really makes me wanna dance ! And the only thing i regret is i got out early at about 2.30 am, the show was suppose to end at 4 am, because i promise my friend's parents that i would get her back by 1.30 am. So, it was really to bad for those of you who didn't come.
And another thing that i feel important to add is, the girls. The girls was really great. Most of them, wear either short skirts or a dress with a short skirt. And most of them was really good looking. So, it was really to bad for you who didn't come, especially the guys.

English Games

2008-12-01T05:03:00.000-08:00

I found a lot of English Games on the internet. All you have to do is just search "english game" in Mr. Google. Here is some of the links :

http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/gamezone2.htm
http://www.learnenglish.de/gamespage.htm
http://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/index.htm
http://www.manythings.org/vocabulary/

In my opinion, one of the most interesting game is Battleship from http://www.learnenglish.de/gamespage.htm . The objective is to destroy the enemy's battleship. You have to guess two things. First is the place of the enemy's ship. The second one is find the correct answer. If your answer were not correct, the enemy's ship can't be attacked.

My New Record !!

2008-12-01T04:39:00.000-08:00

Today, I'm happy and also a little bit angry because of my two new records. The first record is I got a perfect score on one of my mid exam. This is my first score that got 100 since I've been studying in Binus University. I hope I can study more seriously and get better score on the other exams.

My second record is I took 2 hours to go home because of the traffic jam. Usually, It only takes about an hour from Binus to my house. I don't know what exactly happened to Jakarta today. Even though today rained a lot, but there weren't flood anywhere. Last Friday, it only took one and half hour to go home although there were flood in some places. I hope tomorrow the traffic jam won't be as bad as today.

Jak Jazz Premium Jazz Festival

2008-11-30T17:12:00.000-08:00

4yesterday, sunday 30th november, i went to the jak jazz festival. I only go to the festival on the last day because i got a free ticket, so lucky me.
Overall, it was a good festival. The guess stars wasn't as good as java jazz, but the ticket is not as expensive. I remember i watched a gospel band, witch i forgot the name, but was really joyful to watch. The bassist was really good and the drummer, for me, really stands out. After that gospel band, i watch soulvibe. I don't really listens to soulvibe, but their performance was pretty good. At one point they got Afgan to sing for them. And then i watched the Yellow Jacket, witch was really great. The Bassist used a bass for right handed person, although his a lefty and that was really amusing to watch.
After The Yellow Jacket finished, i watched RAN. They were playing really good, although i still think that their performance in E-Com was better. Because in Jak Jazz, Ran re-compose their songs to be more slow and a bit more jazzy, whearas in E-Com they were really groovy and upbeat. Just the kind of genre that i like.
So, It was a good festival, although it would be better to watch more well-known artist with that kind of price ticket ( 250 thousand Rupiah/ day).
I almost forgot ! I met the most beautiful SPG in the world here. It was after watching the yellow jackets. And we sort of had a moment ! We look at each other for about 7 seconds, and then i gave her a bit of smirk, and then i turn away trying to keep my cool. When my friends was watching Gugun and the Bluesbug, i end up going back and forth her stall trying to steal a look or two !

Computer Journal : Left 4 Dead

2008-11-30T05:21:00.000-08:00

Another day another game.
This is a new game from valve. As you know valve is the creator of Counter Strike. Now they created a new kind of game, called Left 4 Dead. This is a very fun zombie massacre game. Not much story involved but the gameplay is simple and fun.( i think even Anderew can play it ). At first the game cannot support multiplay but after some web suport and the hart work of 01 PBC Gamers Community we can play with friends.( Using Hamachi, to get it ask costumer service[Uncle Google or me] )

To host :
use the console to write the command :
sv_lan 1
sv_allow_lobby_connect_only 0
ip [] -> enter Hamachi Ip
net_start
map -> Enter the map name
Ask friend to join the game.

To Join :
Join the BI Pbc Gaming network .
( for pass ask costumer service number 2, custumer service number 1 do not know )
Run Left 4 Dead.
use the console to write the command :
sv_lan 1
sv_allow_lobby_connect_only 0
connect [ip] -> [ip] write the ip of the host.

PS:
The game is open to all 01PBC and authorized users.

Source:
http://www.indowebster.web.id/f73/left-4-dead-online-lan-hamachi-9104/

Movie Review: Twilight

2008-11-30T03:12:00.000-08:00

Heres another movie review by me, now that we have a bit more free time as the mid exams are finished, I've been going to the cinemas a lot more. On Saturday, I was lucky enough to get tickets for the midnight showing of Twilight. For those of you who do not know, Twilight is a movie based on a very popular young adult novel of the same name. The film is probably one of the most hyped up and most anticipated movies of this year, especially for the young teenagers who are huge fans of the book. I do read the books, however I don't count myself as one of the crazy fans who absolutely love the book. I must say that there are many flaws to it but it is quite enjoyable and a pretty light read.

The story centers around a teenage girl name Bella who moves to a small town. There, she finds herself drawn to a mysterious classmate named Edward Cullen, who is revealed to be an imortal vampire, but is physically seventeen. At first Edward is against starting a relationship with Bella, but then they end up falling in love. Of course there are complications, the biggest of which is when another group of vampires arrive and puts Bella's life in danger.

I really enjoyed the film, I think it really stays true to the books. The casting was also excellent, each actor played the characters well. If you enjoyed the book than there is no doubt that you would like the film. On the other hand for those who don't read it, you might also like it, theres action, a love story, a little comedy, a good looking cast (especially Edward) and a pretty decent story line. One of the coolest scenes in my oppinion is the baseball scene. So if you have a chance, go see it, you might end up loving it. It will probably start normal showtimes next weekend.

FYI: There will be a sequel based on the next book New Moon, as the movie did very well in the U.S box office.

English Games

2008-11-29T22:53:00.000-08:00

Here's the Voice of America's English games: http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/english_word_games.cfm
Here are some from World English: http://www.world-english.org/games.htm
Hope you can get a chance to try some of them and let us know which you enjoy. We can have a bit of competition if you'd like.
Enjoy!

My Weekend

2008-11-29T16:09:00.000-08:00

This time, I will tell you what activities I did and things that happened during this weekend. In Saturday, I started to do the survey for Academic English. I and Fahmi are in one group; our survey topic is about pet. We have to ask some questions to those who have pet(s). It seems that I underestimated this topic. It is not that easy to find people who own pets. In addition, I want the respondents to be variable, not only from Binus. I have asked few of my cousins about their pets.
In the afternoon, I went to a fitness gym in Pasarminggu to train my body. I did bench-press and sit-up to get my chest and stomach more muscular. After training, I watched "Boxing Legend", which is one of sport programmes provided by TvOne.
In the evening, I, my sister, and my mother went to Ace Hardware in Warung Buncit. This Ace Hardware is small but has a lot of goods. I dissapointed that I couldn't find any boxing gloves. I think I will look for it later. Then, we went to Pizza Hut to have dinner. I ordered "Baked Italian...." (I forgot the name) which is a new menu. It has A LOT OF cheese that you will feel uncomfortable if you don't really like cheese. There, I coincidentally met my old friend from elementary school. Now, she is studying in UKI (Universitas Kristen Indonesia).
This morning (Sunday morning), I woke up with a pain in my throat. I think this is a cough symptom; I will have to take some medicines.
I still don't know what I will do today, but I hope this will be a beautiful day for me...

Jouney in 3D

2008-11-28T06:49:00.000-08:00

After class on Thursday, my family and I decided to watch the 3D showing of Journey to the Centre of the Earth at EX. Journey to the Centre of the Earth is actually a classic novel written by Jules Verne, who also wrote Around the World in Eighty Days. To be clear, the movie is not an adaption of the novel. However, in the movie the modern characters go on a similar journey and follow clues from the book.

In my opinion, the story of the movie was very mediocre and rather predictable, probably because it is aimed at a younger audience. However I am quite intrigued by the plot, perhaps the book will be a good read. It was quite fun watching the movie in 3D, it made everything seem more vivid, colourful and interesting. This movie, to be sure, is not a must-see but then again, if you have spare time and there is nothing else for you to watch, you might enjoy it and have a little fun with it. I suggest you watch it in 3D though, otherwise I don’t think it will be that interesting.

New book to read..

2008-11-27T07:02:00.000-08:00

today... after all the class finished, I went to plaza senayan with my mom. She picked me up at campus and went directly to plaza senayan. She said she wanted to pick the cosmetic that she ordered yesterday. after we picked the cosmetic, we went to kinokuniya.

I saw a book called "Escape From Amsterdam" by Barrie Sherwood. well.. the title didn't attract me but the story attracts me... and actually the story is about a Japanese people. Since I like Japanese's story, finally I bought the book.

In the cover I can see a quote from financial times, "edgy, sexy, and comic, with plenty of zip.". I don't know what that means... but i think the book is interesting and I started to read the book.

well yeah just in a couple of pages in the beginning, I read something surprising and because of that maybe I know why the financial times wrote "sexy".
but that's not all... the book still have more surprises for me as I continue to read.

" Japanese University student Aozora is used to interruptions to his studies - his father telling him how lucky and prestigious he is to be in the course he is, his dreams of the bribes he can pocket when working in the Ministry for Construction, his wishes he'd get back with his ex and his scoring of every other female in comparison, and so on, but not interruptions like these.
First, there's the small matter of a fortune in debt he owes to some small-time thugs. Then, there's the death of a relative and the way he's dragged back to his swampy, backwoods village to meet up with his father and try and arrange the whopping inheritance he's now due.
Then, there's the search for his sister Mai, who as co-inheritor needs to be present so that both can sign their fifty per cent into their own hands. Unfortunately, this is by no means easy, and it soon becomes clear to Aozora that Mai needs to be prised from the grip of some much bigger guns in the underworld, and from their links with a Dutch-themed pleasure park with Yakuza connections." (Escape from Amsterdam.2007)

well that's the review that I picked from a site. Anyway, anyone have read the book??

source:
http://www.thebookbag.co.uk/reviews/index.php/Escape_from_Amsterdam_by_Barrie_Sherwood

Barack obama miss the Indonesian food

2008-11-26T16:39:00.000-08:00

Barack obama, the next president of America miss the Indonesian food. As Indonesian president went to Atlanta this week for the conference of the global crisis. Our Indonesian president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called Obama and invited obama to come to Indonesia. Based on what our president said, obama said that he misses Indonesian fried rice and rambutan from Indonesia. It's kind of funny that Obama still remember the Indonesian traditional foods while he was only stayed for 4 years in Indonesia. which means that Obama remembers his childhood very well.

Holiday Please....!!!!

2008-11-26T06:49:00.000-08:00

Yes!!After suffered more than 1 week a mid exam,I was so tired and so exhausted!!All I am thinking about is fun!!Screaming,freedom,hang out!!That all I want to do after mid exam!!I've been waiting for this time!!But after I checked the Academic Calendar,my heart feels shocked!!THERE IS NO HOLIDAY AFTER THE MID EXAM!!Moreover there is a ultra special bonus programming lesson just the day after mid exam!!Maybe some of my friends love programming like Robot,Lele fish,Nyongz,Tonkz,Jogja,Ky2,etc love it,but how about me?My legs feel tired and I'm feel confused.But there is no choice!!All I can hope is the Christmas will be coming in no time!!Please I need holiday so much!!!So I can just pray God will make time running faster!!So I can enjoy my holiday!!^^

Extreme increase in computer hardware price!!!!

2008-11-26T02:23:00.000-08:00

Last Sunday I went to Mangga Dua Mall to buy some computer stuffs. When I reach there, I'm surprised to see that the price of computer hardware had increased a lot remembering the increase in the price of dollars. Some stuffs such as CD-ROM are increasing nearly two times the original price, usually one piece of CD-ROM is around 1200 IDR, but now it increased around 2000 IDR, but the price of pirated DVDs are not increasing. Laptop prices are also increased a lot, luckily I bought my laptop before the dollar increase :) .

Reminder - BP3 Payment

2008-11-26T01:59:00.000-08:00

To all Binus International students batch 2012, have you paid your BP3 payment yet? Remember the due date is 28 November, 2 days left. Binus is really strict about payment; you guys should not take this issue lightly. Even if have a good GPA, you'll graduated late if you're not fulfill the payment on time. It's really simple to pay it, you just need to transfer the money into your virtual account and that's it. Thanks to the virtual account, you don't even need to show the transfer slip because Binus will immediately recognize your payment from your virtual account. So, once again I remind you guys to check whether you've paid it or not.

Late payment means late SCU. Late SCU = late graduation. That's what is written on the student service desk. Keep that in mind!

Try this!

2008-11-25T08:27:00.001-08:00

#include

void reverse (const char * const sPtr);

int main()
{
char sentence[200];

printf("Enter a line of text:\n");

gets(sentence);
printf("\nThe line printed backward is:\n");
reverse(sentence);
getchar();
getchar();
return 0;
}

void reverse (const char *const sPtr)
{
if (sPtr[0] =='\0')
{ return; }
else
{reverse (&sPtr[1]);
putchar(sPtr[0]);
}
}

The input is :
!dehsinif sah maxe dim eht ,yaruh

what will be the output?

US Dollars - when will it be cheaper?

2008-11-25T03:12:00.000-08:00

Recently, i've been following the US dollar exchange rate. As we know that nowadays America is having economy crisis which affect many other countries, especially Indonesia. Today, 1 USD worth 12.500 rupiahs, few days ago it worth 13.000. In this two weeks, USD exchange rate is around 12.000-13.200 rupiahs, which I think is very expensive compared to few months ago which only around 9.000 rupiahs. I really want to buy some computer hardwares, especially harddisk because i'm still using old harddisk which can only hold 40GB. But unfortunately it's becoming unreasonably expensive. In March, you could buy an external harddisk for 350.000 rupiahs, but now the cheapest one is 575.000 rupiahs; around 200.000 rupiahs difference.

I really hope that next year the economy will be stabilized again, especially America's economy. I hope Barack Obama can suppress this issue.

Sources:
http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?from=USD&to=IDR&amt=1&t=5d

Now I Have a Punching Bag!

2008-11-24T17:31:00.000-08:00

In last Saturday, I and my family went to Pondok Indah Mall. In Ace Hardware, I found an interesting punching bag. It was red coloured, big, and very heavy. I was really happy when I knew that the price of that punching bag is discounted 70%. Then we bought it.
Recently, I have been interested in boxing; so, I wanted to have a punching bag. I have to wait until Monday to use the punching bag. We needed time to discuss where it will be placed. At last, we agreed that the punching bag will be placed in front of the garage.
Before the punching bag is ready, I watched some tutorial videos about boxing, so I know how to punch and some of the techniques. In Monday afternoon, I saw the punching bag hanging in front of my garage. I was really excited and couldn't wait to punch it. I went to the place where the punching bag is, then punched it. I don't know why, but I feel that punching is really fun to do. After some punches, I realized that I got a bruise on my right hand; it may be because I punched with too much power.
My father was really skilled in martial arts; so, he knows a lot about punching and kicking techniques. He promised that he will teach those techniques to me. I was happy to hear that.
Today I practiced kicking. It is so difficult to do; I often miss the target. I will train everyday so that I have a strong body.

Personal Journal : Playing Around

2008-11-24T08:31:00.000-08:00

Today was cool, really cool. Today i enjoy my time with some of my friend.
Steven W., Winston, and Henry (Too bad Michael couldn't come). We play alot, Computer and Wii to be precise. Training red alert game trying to defeat the brutal enemy. Training in Counter Strike (D.H. fun hey if you want to get source 1.7 ask me the graphic is really cool). Training in bowling (this is Wii). Well we done alot of playing today. Time for studying :) for tomorrow. THE LAST DAY OF THE HELL TEST WEEK.
Viva la freedom.

Life without Pain---CIPA

2008-11-24T05:41:00.000-08:00

ever dream of life without pain ? I was watching dr.house M.D the other day and they have this interesting case where one of the patient is unable to feel pain. The first thing that came into my mind is that it cannot be true. It just another hollywood make-belief. But i did a bit of research on that particular topic, and it's turn out to be true.
That condition is called CIPA ( ceepa ). CIPA is a short term for Congenital Insensitivity to Pain. It's a very rare genetical disorder and still untreatable. People with CIPA also cannot feel hot and cold. It may sound cool that people actually can't feel pain, but actually it's very dangerous. If someone cannot feel pain doesnt mean that they are indestructable. Because pain is really a sign of warning that you need to rest or you need to take it easy. without that warning people could be in a critical condition but still feel fine.
People with CIPA also very volnurable to being over-heated. Because people with CIPA cannot feel hot and cold, their body cannot sweat. Because they cannot sweat, the heat will be sealed inside the body and easily causing heat stroke.
The cause of this disease is the genetic mutation that disrupts the development of small nerve fibers that transmit pain, hot and cold sensations to the brain. the number of people suffers from CIPA are not known exactly. But in November 2004, the New York University School of medicine that specializes in the treatment of CIPA only had 35 patients on file, of whom 17 were from the United States. Japan has the world's only association for CIPA patients, which has 67 members.
well, remember that pain is your friend. as long a you feel pain you know that you are alive.

source :
http://www.answers.com/topic/cipa
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/13616/congenital_insensitivity_to_pain.html?cat=5
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Health/story?id=1386322

The New School Schedule

2008-11-22T21:01:00.000-08:00

Have you heard about the new school schedule starting in January 1, 2009? The government made this new schedule to prevent the traffic jams that always happen in Jakarta. Starting on the 1st of January 2009, the student will have to come earlier to school because the school will be started at 06.30 a.m.

There are some pro and contra according to this new regulation. The pro is the students will be more discipline. It also reduces the number of students who often come late to school because usually there is no traffic jam in the morning. The contra is for they who use public transportation. Some of the public transportation aren't ready yet to operate in the morning. The government has to find the way out for those who use public transportation in the morning.

source :
http://www.detikfinance.com/read/2008/11/23/113752/1041416/10/kebijakan-itu-telah-didahului-survei
http://www.detikfinance.com/read/2008/11/23/104939/1041380/10/guru-rumah-jauh-mengeluh-rumah-dekat-nggak-masalah

Personal Journal : Exhausted, Angry, Mad, and Crazy

2008-11-21T06:25:00.000-08:00

Wew almost the last day of the test and i'm exhausted like crazy here.
Between to much to do and nothing to do. Both are really exhausting.( don't ask me to study it's another catagory here )
Well i really lose my temper today. I really want to scream at him ( maybe i already did ), but after he start damaging my stuff i really want to....( i really lost for word here ).
Hey a word of wisdom here: before you start playing around with someone harddisk get to know who is it belong to. I just don't want my bakcup data corrupted okay.
But overall i got time to cool my head a little. Watching the movie : Journey to the Centre of the Earth. The movie is nice, my friend tell me that they have the 3d at FX if i'm not wrong.
Well that for this post.
It really take a load of the heart.

Gundam Review: MG Gundam RX78-2 Ver. O.Y.W.

2008-11-18T03:27:00.000-08:00

This time I will do a little review about my newest Gundam model. The name is Gundam RX78-2 Ver. One Year War (Master Grade). This kit costs 385.000 IDR. I think it's not very expensive for a master grade kit. Unfortunately, it is a bit difficult to find this model now. From an online hobby shop (ww.hlj.com), we can see that this product has been discontinued, means that the manufacturer has stopped producing it.
The colours are basic Gundam colours: white, red, blue, and yellow. Just as expected from a master grade kit, the articulations are perfect. The elbow is double-jointed so its hand can reach the shoulder. The arms can rotate 360 degrees. Wrist can bend 90 degrees. The fingers' articulation is similar to the older master grade kits. Thumb and pointing finger can move independently, while the other three fingers connected together. Ventilations on chest can be opened and closed, as well as the cockpit hatch. The skirts, front, side, and back move independently. The most amazing articulation is the legs'. It can bend so far to the back, making the model capable of doing crouching pose.
The accesories consist of a shield, a beam rifle, a bazooka, two beam sabers, and Gundam hammer (shaped like a morning star). Each of accesories is well-detailed, especially the shield.
Along with the kit, stickers and dry decals are included. They can be used to enhance the model's detail. Compared to other RX78-2 model kits, Ver. O.Y.W. has more panel lines.
The only weakness this model kit has is not having the core fighter (a small fighter which is the main part of the Gundam's cockpit).
In summary, Gundam RX78-2 Ver. O.Y.W. is a master grade kit which is worth to be bought. The detail and articulations are perfect. In addition, its accesories are complete. Unless you don't like panel lines, this one must be considered to be added to your Gundam collection.

You can see the completed model in dalong.net.

Sources:
http://www.dalong.net/review/mg/m78/m78_p.htm
http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN932155

Movie Review: Tropic Thunder

2008-11-16T18:04:00.000-08:00

After studying for most of the day on Saturday I decided to take a break by catching the midnight showing of Tropic Thunder. It was definitely the perfect movie to relieve my stress; it was incredibly funny and had a very innovative story line. The movie centers on a group of prima donna actors who are making a Vietnam War movie. However after a series of complications mostly due to the actors’ inability to work together, the director gets fed up and abandons them in the Vietnamese jungle so that they are forced to fight their way out and become the soldiers they are portraying. The story follows them through the jungle and shows the mishaps and hilarious moments that happen along the way, including encountering a panda and a heroin factory.

The movie was directed and co-written by Ben Stiller who also starred in it along side Robert Downey Jr. who I might add is my favourite in this movie and Jack Black. The movie is laden with celebrity cameos including Tobey Maguire, Sean Penn, Tyra Banks and many more. Also keep a look out for Tom Cruise who might be harder to spot than you think.

The movie is full of action and laughs and I advise you all to go see it. (The funniest part for me was when Robert Downey Jr. spoke mandarin). Also do not come late to the movie as at the start they show a number of fake trailers of fake movies that the actors in the film were in. They already had me laughing out loud from the beginning. It was definitely one of the funniest movies I have seen in a very long time.

Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropic_Thunder
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0942385/

Indocomtech, 14 November 2008

2008-11-14T07:00:00.000-08:00

Today I went to JCC with my friend, who lives in the same boarding house as mine. After we pay for the entrance ticket we went inside and there was a lot of stand selling computer hardware such as flashdisks, portable harddisks, motherboards, VGA cards, CDs, DVDs, etc. Then we went to the other hall, and we found more stand there. Almost all stands are related to computer, and as oky said, you can find a lot of laptops here. We split, and after walking around, I saw a Binusian sophomore in Speedy stand, Fion. I was so surprised because she was wearing speedy uniform, apparently she was having part-time job there. Then I went to the other hall, which was Indo Games exhibition. There, I found a lot things related to games, from arcade to WCG (World Cyber Games). I watched a while the Counter-Strike match, the contestant seemed so professional. There is also a stage there; a music band is performing Simple Plan’s song. I found a stand which was promoting Indonesian games, they sell a game cd which includes 38 games inside of it and it’s developed by Divine Kids (Indonesian game developer). They also were showing their online games project, which is called Nusantara Online. But I think it’s still can’t compete with the other online games. After that, I went to the Book Fair. Lots of good books can be found there, from comic to encyclopedia. I also found International books which are used as our text book in Binus and it was cheaper. Maybe they give discount in this event so it’s cheaper. After having some fun, I and my friend went back to our boarding house.

This event will be held until 16 November. For those who haven’t got any plan for this weekend, I recommend you to go here. It’s a rare event in Indonesia, don’t miss it.

Scramble Part 2

2008-11-13T10:51:00.000-08:00

Here is the exercise for word scramble, hope the questions are quite good for you.

1. require you do aid ?
2. are we to happy to accept your dinner invitation .
3. pulled Jack on the horse to make down the rein slow .
4. if I will going to your house you're stay and make at dinner work .
5. residents for the demands were better in vociferous the heating in their building .
6. the tortuous mountains was the up into road .
7. you will have home and me eat a house of appetite out voracious !
8. is some special stationary that I am stationery getting .
9. the statue which changed the town parks city council allow in the statute .
10. a famous desert of Victoria dessert made from milk camel's .

The answers will be given 2-3 days from now. Godspeed.

Indocomtech, Indonesia Game Show, and Indonesia Book Fair 2008

2008-11-12T07:54:00.000-08:00

Indocomtech, Indonesia Game Show, and Indonesia Book Fair is being held in Jakarta Convention Center in November 12-16, 2008. The entrance fee is Rp5.000,-. In Indocomtech 2008, there are several big companies who offer a lot of notebooks and desktops, while in Indonesia Game Show 2008, some Indonesia online publishers show their newest game. There are also some new books, which are being sold, in Indonesia Book Fair 2008.

Today, me and 3 of my friends (Julian, Amin, and Victor from 01PCC) went to JCC. Actually, we are looking for a notebook. Except Victor, he only accompanied us because he already had a notebook. We must have a notebook because we are taking computer science major. If we don't have a notebook, we will have a lot of problems in learning programming. We only went to the Indocomtech and Indonesia Game show.

There are three things that have to be considered in buying a notebook : the specification, price, and size. After considering all of the notebooks in the exhibition, we found the notebook that could fulfill those three things. First, Amin found Toshiba Qosmio. Then Julian found Dell Inspiron 1420 Laptop. Next, I found Acer 4730G. Actually, we didn't buy the notebook at that time, but we were only searching for the notebook. We will buy it next time with our parents.

After searching the notebook, we went to Indonesia Game Show. There are some interesting games which were build by Indonesian people. Unfortunately, I am forgot the games' name and the publisher. You won't believe that games were created by Indonesian people.

In my opinion, this event was exciting. I can see a lot of new technologies in there. Unfortunately, the notebooks are expensive because the rupiah is getting weaker everyday. However, the notebooks and the computers in the event are not that expensive if we compare with other store because the company gives you some bonus if you buy their product in the exhibition day. Well, if you want to find a notebook, a desktop, or a new game you should go there.

source :

http://www.indocomtech.net/2008/

http://netsains.com/2008/11/indonesia-game-show-2008-dan-indonesia-book-fair-2008/

http://www.grafindo.co.id/beta/content/view/91/77/

Joke Journal : Tech Glossary

2008-11-12T07:22:00.000-08:00

486: The average IQ needed to understand a PC.

State-of-the-art: Any computer you can't afford.

Obsolete: Any computer you own.

Microsecond: The time it takes for your state-of-the-art computer to become obsolete.

G3: Apple's new Macs that make you say 'Gee, three times faster than the computer I bought for the same price a Microsecond ago.'

Syntax Error: Walking into a computer store and saying, "Hi, I want to buy a computer and money is no object."

Hard Drive: The sales technique employed by computer salesmen, esp. after a Syntax Error.

GUI: What your computer becomes after spilling your coffee on it. (pronounced 'gooey')

Keyboard: The standard way to generate computer errors.

Mouse: An advanced input device to make computer errors easier to generate.

Floppy: The state of your wallet after purchasing a computer.

Portable Computer: A device invented to force businessmen to work at home, on vacation, and on business trips.

Disk Crash: A typical computer response to any critical deadline.

Power User: Anyone who can format a disk from DOS.

System Update: A quick method of trashing ALL of your software.

Source:
http://jokes.comedycentral.com/random_joke.aspx?joke_id=9430&cat_id=37

I Love Takoyaki !!

2008-11-11T03:21:00.000-08:00

Today's class schedule is the same as Friday's; so, we finished our class early at 9.30 am. After intro to IT's class, some of my friends were going to somewhere for their packet c program. Today I decided to try eating takoyaki in Senayan City. I don't like going alone, so I ask my friends to accompany me. At around 9.45 am, I, Hartanto, Resa, and Leonard went to Senayan City. We had to wait until 10.00 am because Senayan City opens at that time.
As soon as the building opened, we went into it. Before going to the food court, we accompanied Leonard to the bank. What he did was refilling his Flazz card. Then, we took the escalator to go to the food court. I quickly went to Okirobox's counter and ordered a box of octopus takoyaki. It was dissapointing that my takoyaki was so slow to be prepared. When the others had started eating, I still waited for my food. When it's ready, the takoyaki looked so appetizing with mayonnaise and some dried fish on the top of it. The smell was good too. So, I didn't hesistate to put them into my mouth. It was so delicious ! I really like the sauce, which I don't know what it is, and the outer part of takoyaki which is so soft.
In short, I like the taste of Okirobox's takoyaki. I just a bit dissapointed about how long it took to be cooked. Leonard informed me that there is a delicious takoyaki in Kelapa Gading. I will definitely try that one !

Myth Journal : Longinus Spear, the Spear that changes the World

2008-11-10T07:50:00.000-08:00

Ever hear of longinus spear?
It's a legendary spear. A very powerful relic. The holder will be blessed with power to change the course of history.

The spear itself hold the history of many changes.

Well anyway before anyone ask. It's not a spear that a legendary valkyrie use.
It's a relic that was "created" 2000 year ago. That have changes the course of history few times. The known holder that we know ranged from Herod the Great, Pope John XII, Constantine the Great, even Hitler and many more.

The spear have many name in history, if you know your history in myth and occult you'll noticed what the spear other name is the Spear of Destiny or in christian religion maybe it's more widely known as the Holy Lance.

The spear that pierced the side of Christ.

Note : If i have time i will gives more story on this.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spear_of_Destiny
http://www.unmuseum.org/spear.htm
http://www1.linkclub.or.jp/~clubey/SoD%20Legend/sod.legend1.html
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/8303/spear.htm

Get Ready For Scramble!!!

2008-11-09T21:57:00.001-08:00

Time for some scrambles, guys!!! Try to unscrambles these words and finish all numbers. I won't force you to do it if you don't want. But then, just try because it is a good exercise for Mid Exam. Don't worry, I just give scrambled words, not sentences. Please put your answers in comment box so I can see them. Okay, ME(Mid Exercise) start!!! Almost forgot, please don't use dictionary or whatever translator you have although I can't see you using it. Use your brain.

1. HUTNETICA
2. ROLECHAB
3. ROBOTCOREAR
4. GENERINIGEN
5. MENTANGLE
6. MYMOHON
7. IDENTICA
8. ARTELUTEIR
9. LAGMISPAIR
10. FENCEREER

I will post the answers in 2 or 3 days later. Do your best. By the way, all the words quite have connections with AcadEnglish lesson.

Baby and Lift

2008-11-09T07:24:00.000-08:00

I have just arrived at home and that accident is still recorded in the back of my mind. I was enjoying my quiet sunday going to Taman Anggrek. When I decided to go home, I took lift to ground floor. On the 2nd floor, the lift stopped and the door opened to the side, and suddenly I hear a loud cry of a baby in front of me. Apparently, There was a baby touching and playing with the lift's door from outside when waiting for the lift. Suddenly the door opened to the side and the baby didn't let go of his hand. His hand slipped to the narrow gap of the elevator door with the glasses and it is painful that he cried so loud. Fortunately, his parents noticed it quickly and pull his hand out of the narrow gap.

This accident draws a lot of attention towards the parents and baby, fortunately no serious injury happens, only a red mark on the baby's hand. The security of Taman Anggrek also seemed panic regarding this issue that they run to the spot directly. So people, if you have baby wherever and whenever you are, please pay attention to what they are doing as they still know nothing. Paying attention to them is one way to prevent this kind of accident.

Bali Bombers Execution!

2008-11-09T05:58:00.000-08:00

Finally the execution day come for Imam Samudera, 38, and brothers Amrozi Nurhasyim, 47, and Ali Ghufron, 48 the trio Bali bombers. They were shot and confirmed dead by Central Java Police forensic officer at 23.30 Jakarta time on 8 November 2008. Their bodies were brought by helicopters from the prison island of Nusakambangan to their families in their villages. This execution had been postponed many times because of several reasons. Because of this execution, the Bali bombing victims from Indonesia and other countries were relieved and they felt that the trio bombers deserved to be executed. During this execution time, many country such as Australia told their citizens not to visit Indonesia first in order to avoid any more victims if there is another bombs remembering the bomb threats by SMS.

Source :

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/11/09/indonesia-executes-bali-bombers.html

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/11/09/bali-bombers-confirmed-dead.html

Movie Review : Quantum of Solace

2008-11-06T06:13:00.000-08:00

Quantum of Solace is the new James Bond movie. I was really looking forward for this movie because I like Bond movie. It’s kind of disappointing to say that Quantum of Solace is a disappointment for me. It still has a lot of action but this one has lost it’s ‘Bond’-ness that truly make a James Bond movie unique. 3 major factors that really makes a Bond movie stands out are : The Bond Girl, The Gadgets and The Cars. Quantum of Solace failed to deliver in all 3.

The girl, for me, wasn’t good enough. Not that she was terrible in acting but it more to the physical appearance of the bond girl in this movie. Yes, she is still sexy; but , for me, she doesn’t live up to the standards of other bond girl in the past. Next one is the gadgets. On their last installment of Bond movie, the Casino Royale, there are also lack of gadgets. But in Quantum of Solace, the Gadgets was literally gone. Bond doesn’t use any other gadgets other than the hand gun. And the biggest disappointment was the lack of sporting car. Bond movies are use to have all this ‘kick-ass’, top of the crop and sophisticated sports car. The best car you will see in this movie are the Range Rover. All due respect to Range Rovers all over the world, but you guys are not worthy to be compare to other bond car in the past.

And the biggest disappointment of all, are the story line it self. There wasn’t any clear plot in this bond movie. On the first half hour, they were talking about this secret organization that they are trying to bring down, but later on in the movie, the secret organization were not even mention anymore. I mean at the end of the movie I was like “what ? it’s over already ? What about this one and that one ?”. The story line have a lot of holes in it, that are questionable.

Overall, if this was a normal action movie, I would give it a 3 out of 5 stars. But because remembering this is a bond movie, I would give it a 2 out of 5 stars. Comparing this one to Casino Royale, that I thought was an incredible movie, I would give this one a low 1 out of 5 stars. A disappointment, but remembering the movies that are currently on the theater today, it’s quite worth watching if you don’t have anything to do. And this movie is not worth a long line in the theater. If you are going to watch this movie, and you see a long line, than just forget it. And P.S. This movie have some connection to the Casino Royale. If haven’t see casino royale, than it would be kind of hard to understand the story.

Games and EXAM! Manage the time!

2008-11-06T05:08:00.000-08:00

I guess I should start to manage my time for this month. Because I just realized that I can't stop playing games and mid exam is coming closer. About a week ago, I went to a forum and I read about a game called "Magical Battle Arena"(MBA) and there were some screen shots of the game there. MBA is an anime based 3D fighting game. I also saw a video about that game showing that MBA has online mode. Sounds interesting.... so I went to google to find the game and I downloaded it. After first try... and then I became addicted! it's a very nice game.

And yesterday, 5th November 2008, I saw something in Resa's Laptop. and he said that it was a Game called "Scarlet Weather Rhapsody"(SWR). SWR is same as MBA, an anime-based fighting game. SWR only has 2D graphics but it has nice effects! so, I gave Resa a Flash disk and he copied the game for me. Oh yeah another game for me! I haven't finished playing MBA and I Just got a new game. Resa also have this SWR game so we can play the game together using network mode.

Just this morning, 6th November 2008, Andrew offered me a game called "Valkyrie Battle Profile" (I don't really remember the exact title). He said that the game is also exciting. Too bad I forgot to copy it from him, maybe tomorrow.

The last one... tonight I browse the internet again to collect some information for Intro to IT presentation and I found another anime based fighting game called "Melty Blood" and I found the link for the download in just 1 minute. Now while I'm writing this blog, I waited for the download to finish.

Looking forward to the future, I just remembered that mid exam is coming closer. My happiness can't last long. I want to get good grades in the exam so, I have to manage the time for playing and studying. I hope I can be strict to myself to the schedule.

2008-11-05T18:37:00.000-08:00

Please read the following sites while you are preparing for your debates. Knowing about fallacies is also very useful in all your academic writing. Watch for examples in advertising and from politicians.
"Fallacies are common errors in reasoning that will undermine the logic of your argument. Fallacies can be either illegitimate arguments or irrelevant points, and are often identified because they lack evidence that supports their claim. Avoid these common fallacies in your own arguments and watch for them in the arguments of others." A good website: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/659/03/

Here are some other good resources for understanding logical fallacies
http://www.onegoodmove.org/fallacy/toc.htm
http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/argument/fallacies.html
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/fallacies.html

This Week..

2008-11-05T09:13:00.000-08:00

This week is the hardest week and also the happiest week for me. It is the hardest week because I had 6 assignments for the programming principles subject. The assignments were very difficult to me. Before studying in Binus, I've never learned about programming. This make me couldn't understand the lecture quickly. By looking at my friend's assignments, finally I can finish the programs.

The second thing that make this week a hard week is because the exam schedule has been posted. It makes me a bit confuse because I am not ready yet for the mid exam. I have to start studying from now on so I can get a good score on the mid exam.

However, this week will be one of the greatest week since I've studied in Binus. Do you know why? Because I will have a band performance today (Thursday, 6th of November 2008). I am very happy because I've never performed again since I was graduated from my high school. Today, I will play 2 songs. The first one is Avenged Sevenfold - a Little Piece of Heaven and the second one is My chemical Romance - Teenagers. Please support my band by watching it tomorrow. Hope you guys like it. Thank you.

Book Journal : The way of Shadows

2008-11-05T06:20:00.000-08:00

Having a great day? today went just well. After Valkyrie and Obama incident, well that rather made my day. Good luck on Obama, Valkerie. Well beside that a few day ago i just finished my book sprint (3 days sprint to the end) on a book, called The way of Shadows. The story is great, very thrilling and exciting. The character is nice, showing the true nature of humans and their feelings. If you like assasins, mages, wytches, mythical items, magic, wars, love, and deception (that's a long list), you should try this. Well, Continue on to the next book. Gears of War : Aspho Fields (rock on Marcus). By the way the sequel of the game released on 7th nov.

The book is:
The Night Angel Trilogy 1.
The Way of Shadows.
Brent Week.
Orbit : Fantasy.

Who is Obama??

2008-11-05T05:39:00.000-08:00

OH My God!!Another stupid thus funny moment again for everybody but not for me!!Today we have the last meeting for Character Building class.Today is very tiring because I must finish all of my confusing Programming Assignment yesterday.So I didn't get enough sleep last night.Yes when miss Diana explaining about the lesson, she mentions the name "Obama".Because I don't really know who Obama is,then i ask her "miss, who is Obama?I don't know who is that guy?".And then the very silent class become so loud , crowd and full of laugh!!Then i ask my friends "Is there something funny?" Until then, I really don't understand what has happened.Then Lele Fish (Leonard) opens the msn website and shows me that Obama is the new United States President,and he is very famous in Indonesia because he had been lived in indonesia.I really don't know anynthing because all things that I do in my house is playing games.So I never read a newspaper,or watching televisions,etc.Well,that's an important things to know I think,but still!!Everybody's voices of laughing still haunted my head!And it is so mean to remember it until now(><)!!Maybe next time I will have to improve my General knowledge!!Help me Guys!!