Lone Survivor

Just finished watching the 'Lone Survivor'. Too tired to write. Review coming up tomorrow.

Let It Go Lyrics In 25 languages

Disney's newest movie, 'Frozen' is considered as the best Disney animated musical since the 90s. The main song of this movie is titled 'Let It Go', originally sung by Boradway's Idina Menzel, who voiced the deuteragonist Queen Elsa. But because of it's success, 'Let It Go' has been recorded into 25 different languages. Disney then graciously put all those recordings into one video.

Out of curiosity, I tried to compile the lyrics myself. But during the search, I come across Rebecca Green's YouTube video which contain the complete, and, as far as my instinct tells me, precisely enough, lyrics. So, being the lazy boy I am, I decided to just copy the lyrics here, and hope that she didn't mind ._.

"Let It Go" from Disney's Frozen

Originally sung by Idina Menzel - Elsa

English

The snow glows white on the mountain tonight

Not a footprint to be seen

French

Un royaume de solitude

Ma place est là pour toujours

German

Der Wind, er heult so wie der Sturm ganz tief in mir

Dutch

Het werd mij teveel hoe 'k mijn best ook deed

Mandarin

别让他们进来看见，做好女孩，就像妳的从前

Bù ràng biérén jìnlái kànjiàn

Zuò hǎo nǚhái, jiù xiàng nǎi de cóngqián

Swedish

Visa ingenting, vad du än gör

Allt är förstört!

Japanese

ありのままの姿見せるのよ
Ari no mama no 
Sugata miseru no yo

Latin American Spanish 
Libre soy, libre soy
Libertad sin vuelta atrás

Polish 
Wszystkim wbrew, na ten gest mnie stać!

Hungarian 
Jöjjön száz orkán
És közben a szívemen ül a jég

Castilian Spanish
Desde la distancia que pequeño todo es

Catalan 
I les pors que em dominaven 
Per sempre han fugit

Italian
Non è un diffeto è una virtù
E non la fermerò mai più

Korean
내 마음대로 자유롭게 살래
Nae ma-eumdaelo jayulobge sallae

Serbian 
Sad je kraj, sad je kraj
Na krilima vetra sam

Cantonese
誰亦要 全心脏 忘掉就天比高
Shuí yì yào quán xīnzàng 
Wàngdiào jiù tiān bǐ gāo

Portuguese
Estou aqui, e vou ficar
Venha a tempestade

Bahasa Malaysia
Kuasaku buat hidup bercelaru

Russian
Подвластны мне мороз и лёд, ну что за дивный дар
Podvlastny mne moroz i lёd,
Nu čto za divnyj dar

Danish
Og som krystaller står en tanke ganske klar

Bulgarian
Ще спра да бъда аз на миналото в плен
Shte spra da bada az na minaloto v plen

Norwegian
La den gå, la den gå
Jeg skal stige lik solen nå

Thai
ปล่อยออกมา เลิกซ่อนเร้น
เด็กดี ไม่เห็นมีค่า
Pl̀xy xxk mā leik s̀xn rên
Dĕk dī mị̀ h̄ĕn mī kh̀ā

Canadian French
Je suis là,
Comme je l'ai rêvé

Flemish
En de storm raast door
De vriekou daar zat ik toch lang niet mee

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No copyright infringement is intended.



UPDATE:
After another browsing session, I come across this post, and decided to copy it here too.



The ultimate English Let it go version is…

English: The snow glows white on the mountain tonight, not a footprint to be seen.
French: The kingdom of loneliness, my place will always be here
German: The wind, it howls like the storm deep inside me
Dutch: It became to much for me, no matter how hard I tried
Mandarin: Don’t let them come, (don’t let them) see. Be the good girl, just like how you used to be.
Swedish: Don’t show anything whatever you do… Everything is ruined!
Japanese: The true self, (I will) show (it)
Latin American Spanish: I am free, I am free… freedom without having to return!
Polish: Everyone against, this gesture I can afford (to give)!
Hungarian: Come hundreds of windstorms! And meanwhile my heart is wrapped in ice.
Castilian Spanish: From the distance, how small everything is.
Catalan: and the fears that have dominated me, have gone away forever
Italian: It’s not a defect, it’s a virtue and I’ll never stop it again
Korean: I would live freely, to my heart’s content!
Serbian: Now it ends, now it ends, I’m on the wings of wind
Cantonese: Whoever, regardless, also desires to say with all the heart. Forget the strains of yesterday, the sorrowful songs!
Portuguese: I am here, and I’m staying! Come the storm!
Malay: My powers make my life chaotic.
Russian: I have power over the frost, ice, what a marvelous gift!
Danish: And like crystals, a thought stands clear.
Bulgarian: I will stop being, a captive to the past!
Norwegian: Let it go, let it go, I will rise like the sun now.
Thai: Let it out, don’t hide! There’s nothing worth about being a good child.
Canadian French: I’m here as I have dreamed of!
Flemish: And the storm rages on! The freezing cold is already there, and I don’t care about it anyway.

Just consider this a title

Went home too late at night. Just remind me that I intended to write something about Frozen's Queen Elsa phrase (Let the storm rage on!) and fearless creativity.

Sekolah Gratis

Sebelum pulang sekolah, saya kebetulan mendengar percakapan teman saya dengan adik kelas yang menggantikan teman saya ini sebagai ketua ekskul Rohis. Mendengarkan pembicaraan mereka, saya jadi teringat masalah yang juga saya suku sering hadapi sebagai anggota rohis.

Sebagai ekskul yang sering mengadakan acara-acara keagamaan, salah satu yang harus sering diurus rohis adalah masalah biaya. Dan sebagai pelajar di sekolah yang terkena kampanye sekolah gratis, hal ini sering menjadi masalah besar.

Dari berita yang cukup sering muncul, sekolah-sekolah gratis sering dikeluhkan karena masih banyaknya pungutan-pungutan liar. Akan tetapi dari sudut siswa yang sering butuh biaya untuk membuat acara-acara, justru dengan tidak adanya bayaran dari siswa sangat menyulitkan kami.

Oleh karena itu, saran saya, untuk orang tua yang curiga dengan biaya yang diminta oleh sekolah, sebaiknya dicari tahu akan digunakan untuk apa yang itu? Sementara untuk siswa yang kesusahan mendapat biaya dari orangtua murid untuk acara mereka, jelaskan secara detail untuk apa saja biaya tersebut? Kalau perlu, tunjukkan laporan keuangan acara.

Frozen, A Review

After the success of Wreck-It Ralph in 2012, Walt Disney Pictures closes 2013 with Frozen.

Based on Hans Christian Anderson's The White Queen, it tells a story about Queen Elsa of Arandelle whose power over ice and snow unintentionally cast an eternal winter upon her Kingdom. Only Anna, her sister, can convince the Queen that she's not a monster. But Anna must first survive her frozen heart by doing an 'act of True Love'.

Directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, Frozen is a great movie. With a combination of CGI and hand-drawn animation, beautiful musical scores, and interesting plot, it's truly a must be seen film.

Frozen

Can't write much tonight (again). I'm finally watching frozen!! Yay!

Red Panda

Not in the mood to write tonight, so I'll just post this useless picture.

Goodbye My Friend..

Imagine someone you've consider best friend since the last 2 years. Now imagine that same person suddenly shows signs of bad mood. And the next day, when he seemed to be in a better mood around everyone, he's still extremely cold towards you. Now, what should you do?

I know that, according to Islamic Law and logic, I should just pretend there's nothing and still be good towards him. I know and I've tried to do just that for the past week. But when there's no response from him, as if he considers that I don't even exist, Well, I don't think I'm strong enough to face, to suffer, the heartache. So this is it. Good bye, my friend.

May God forgives you...

Evolusi

Berhubungan besok saya akan ulangan bab tentang evolusi, malam ini saya akan membahas sedikit tentang evolusi.

Pendukung kuat teori Darwin berkeras bahwa seluruh makhluk hidup yang ada sekarang merupakan hasil evolusi alias perubahan bentuk dari spesies-spesies yang lalu, termasuk manusia dianggap berasal dari kera. Akan tetapi banyak juga yang menentang teori itu, dengan alasan: 'kalau begitu, Nabi Adam itu kera dong?'.

Walaupun saya juga tidak berpendapat bahwa Nabi Adam adalah keturunan kera, saya juga tidak sepenuhnya menolak teori evolusi. Bagaimana dengan mereka yang bilang bahwa Tuhan pastilah sudah menciptakan segala sesuatu langsung seperti itu, sehingga tak perlu mempelajari evolusi?

Well, saya juga tidak bisa setuju dengan pendapat itu. Memang benar, Tuhan Maha Pencipta. Akan tetapi Sang Maha Pencipta pun tentu memiliki cara kerja. Nah, evolusi ini lah yang saya anggap sebagai cara kerja YMK.

FIN.

Face It!

Beberapa tahun lalu, saya terjatuh dari sepeda dan lutut saya terluka. Walaupun tidak langsung menangis, luka itu sangatlah saya kenang. Kenapa? Well, luka itu-dan sikap ibu saya terhadap luka itu-kurang lebih menginspirasi saya untuk beberapa keputusan yg saya buat beberapa minggu terakhir.

Tak lama setelah saya terluka, saya menjalani operasi amandel, dan harus beristirahat di atas ranjang selama beberapa hari. Bodohnya saya, bukannya menggerak-gerakkan luka itu, kaki saya malah saya diamkan saja, sehingga luka itu mengerak.

Untuk beberapa hari setelah saya keluar dari rumah sakit, luka tersebut tidak terlalu menimbulkan masalah bagi saya, tapi ibu saya akhirnya menyadari bahwa saya hampir tidak pernah menekuk lutut saya yang terluka itu. Seketika juga, ibu saya langsung menyuruh saya untuk menekuk lutut itu. Hal inilah yang saya anggap sebagai inspirasi saya.

Walaupun sakit amat sangat (bahkan saya sampai berteriak), ternyata luka tersebut akhirnya mengering dan mengelupas sendiri dalam beberapa hari. Padahal selama beberapa minggu luka itu tidak mengelupas mengelupas juga.

Inti dari cerita saya diatas adalah, sesakit apapun luka yang kita alami, baik secara fisik atau batin, tidak bisa selamanya kita hindar. Yang ada, luka tersebut malah akan jadi semakin parah dan tak hilang-hilang. Hadapilah masalah yang menyebabkan kita terluka, InsyaAllah 'luka' tersebut akan dengan sendirinya sembuh.
Fin.

Copast

Sebagai siswa Indonesia, saya yakin kita semua pernah melakukan yang namanya copas - singkatan dari copy paste. Ini biasanya dilakukan oleh murid yang ingin PRnya cepat selesai. Jujur, saya sendiri pernah beberapa kali melakukannya. Dan bahkan sering terdapat guru yang sepertinya sengaja membiarkan muridnya melakukan copas. Jadi sebenarnya, copas itu salah nggak sih?

Well, di satu sisi, copas memang buruk untuk dilakukan. Dengan copas siswa jadi malas untuk berfikir atau mengerjakan PR yang harusnya dikerjakan sendiri. Tapi di sisi lain, kadang-kadang jika tidak copas maka tugas akan terlalu lama selesai hingga menumpuk. Selain itu, format tugas yang diberikan guru juga sering kurang kreatif. Hal ini menggoda murid untuk langsung mengerjakan dengan copas. Lalu kalau begitu, siapa
sebenarnya yang salah?

Jujur saja, menurut pribadi saya, yang salah adalah sistem pendidikan di Indonesia, yang lebih menekankan pada hasil dari proses, sistem yang kurang memberi ruang untuk kreativitas. Kenapa saya bilang begitu? Karena dari yang saya alami, sebagian besar pembelajaran di Indonesia hanya memberi 'rumus jadi'. Sedikit sekali guru yang bersedia menjelaskan proses rumus itu. Dan hampir semua guru yang bersifat sepperti itu, juga merangkap sebagai guru 'Thok'. Maksudnya, guru tipe ini hanya menerima satu rumus, yaitu rumus yang mereka berikan. Tidak jarang mereka menyalahkan siswa hanya karena rumus yang digunakan bukan rumus yang mereka ajarkan, walaupun hasil dan rumus itu benar, hanya dari cara yang berbeda.

Bandingkan dengan sistem luar negeri. Dari yang saya dengar, guru-guru disana justru senang dengan murid yang mengkritik mereka.

Jadi, apa solusinya? Bagi saya yang pasti solusinya bukan hanya mengganti kurikulum, akan tetapi harus dimulai dari guru terlebih dahulu. Seorang petani terlatih menggunakan peralatan kuno tentu akan lebih banyak panen dibanding petani pemula yang menggunakan alkat canggih, bukan?

FIN.

The Lazy Post

Today I don't feel like writing anything. Auf wiederschen.

Moody

Kalau beberapa hari yang lalu saya mem-post tentang sifat saya yang susah membuat keputusan, hari ini saya akan bercerita tentang sifat moody saya.

To the point aja, saya orangnya amat sangat moody. Kalau saya sedang mengerjakan sesuatu, dan lalu saya diganggu hingga perasaan tak enak, maka yang saya kerjakan (dan biasanya, yang akan saya kerjakan) akan terganggu.

Contohnya saja malam ini, saya sudah punya rencana untuk menulis mengenai salah satu alasan saya untuk kembali membuka twitter dan facebook mendekati ujian setelah hampir berbulan-bulan tidak membukanya. Tapi yah, namanya orang moody, begitu terganggu, mood langsung hilang. Untung masih bisa nulis post ini sehingga target pribadi mem-post sesuatu di blog ini tidak terganggu.

Sudah, segitu saja kali ini. Saya ingin mojok bergalau ria dulu. Adios.

Ps: Mum, if you read this, I was angry not because you remind me of The Exam (although it was part of the reason), but because you disturbed me from writing a post. Sorry if you're disappointed.
Love, your son.

Just a King

Once, he was a leader. A King. Ruling in one of the strongest country in the world, alongside His Royal Sisters and Brother.

But then the time comes. Oh, how he wished he hadn't gone with his siblings to hunt The White Stag!

And so, for one year, The Just King found himself being just a boy. No one asked him to lead anymore. No disputes for him to resolve. Even now he wonders, how can he cope with that?

But his faith remained. And he was repaid. He found himself back to his country again, and for a moment, he felt utter joy.

...only to be crushed when he found his beloved Castle in ruins. And his people! No Talking Animals, no Dryads, no Naiads. Or so he thought.

Meeting the Telmarine Prince, he couldn't help but thought, What in the Worlds was He thinking?. Because he remembered, with such clarity, how Telmarines was in his time. (And still is, if what he heard were true)

But gradually, he began to see the Prince in new lights. And so, he didn't question Him when the Prince was crowned. With the knowledge of his people's fate is in good hands, he copes a little bit better when he was returned as a mere boy for another year.

The next time he was called, he really didn't expect his cousin to come too. After all, how could such a bratty, arrogant, totally insufferable boy like him enters Narnia while Her High King couldn't?

But after his cousin became The Un-Dragoned, he thinks that maybe, just maybe, his cousin isn't bad at all.

When they reached The End of The World, he become devastated. Surely, The Lion was not serious when He told him that he can't go back? He belongs here!

But years passed and he was not called anymore. Not even when his cousin went There once more.

Just when he thought he couldn't bear it anymore, he got an invitation. Not from Him, but it still made him fairly happy.

And when the apparition appeared, he was even more delighted. Finally! he thought. And so, he happily went to fetch another way to go There.

What happened after he boarded the train was a blur. He vaguely recalled seeing the station just around the corner when he was pulled. And when he found himself in a hill, surrounded by his siblings and friends, he finally felt truly happy.

Because now he's Just a King.

Decisions

Frankly, I'm a bad decision maker.

Not because my decisions were usually bad, but because the time it took for me to reach a decision.

In fact, most of my times are used to contemplate between choices. Whether to do this or that, Which subject should i study tonight, which homework should I do first, and so many other things.

This is, I'm aware, a bad habit. One that I needed to let go in order to be better. But unfortunately, sometimes it's still there. That little voice in the back of my head, asking, did I made the right decision?
Other times, I forced my self to choose something quickly, and while sometimes it works, most time just made me wonder, did I really choose it, or is it a careless choice?

Well, wherever it is, I have faith that The Most Loving God will help my decisions. Including my tonight's decision of sleep early.

Until next time.

Confused

Tired, sleepy.
Eyes dropping every 3 minutes.
Still, I have to
Even if I don't know what I'm currently writing
So what??
The important thing is that I wrote
Perhaps someone would read this and laugh
Perhaps others would pen this page, even if they did so just because they clicked at the wrong link
No matter
This shall be a writing to remember
Because what kind of writing is this post really?
I'd say it's rambling, but even I'm not that sure.
All I can say is.....BED!!!

Au revoir.

The Impossible, A Review

Directed by: J.A. Bayona

Produced by: Álvaro Augustin, Belen Atienza, Enrique López Lavigne

Written by: Sergio G. Sánchez

Starring: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland

Release dates: 11 January 2013 (Wide World)

Running time: 113 minutes

Budget: $45 million

Box office: $198,087,212

A few weeks ago I finally watched ‘The Impossible’. Revolving around the 2004 Asia-Pacific Tsunami, this movie had me in tears since the first wave hit.

From the real story of The Bélon family, it tells the story of a European family consisted of a father, mother, and 3 sons. In December 2004, the family went on vacation to a resort in Khao Lak, Thailand. Unfortunately, a mere 3 days after their stay, The Tsunami hits. The mother, Maria (Naomi Watts), and her eldest Lucas (Tom Holland), were separated from the father. And so, each of their desperate fight began; Henry (Ewan McGregor), the father, tirelessly searching for his family, Maria against nasty wound on her thigh, Lucas, forced to be the adult for her mother’s sake, and the two youngest boys, trying not to be separated in the evacuation camp while their father went looking.

Being the first and so far only, Hollywood movie centred on the fifth deadliest natural disaster since 1990, The Impossible was faced with high expectations from many parties. And to face that challenge, director J.A. Bayona used a very unusual method to depict the Tsunami waves. Instead of using the easier CGI waters, Bayona used actual, physical waters, only adding some details in CGI. And that was one of the reasons I why I consider this movie as one of the best movie I've ever seen. Even real-life survivors of the 2004 Tsunami admit (and praise) the accuracy of Bayona’s Tsunami. No wonder this film needed two years in post-production stage before released into

The other thing that made me love this movie even more, are the emotions. The actors in this movie totally and beautifully succeed in portraying a distressed family. Tom Holland, in particular, is my favourite. Playing Lucas, he perfectly acted in such a way that it was hard to believe that he’s just a 12 years-old British actor and not a victim of the Tsunami, forced to mature much faster to help his mum. His acting was such he later describes it as emotionally tiring. He even have to take breaks to avoid letting the emotion overcame him totally. The two younger boys too, despite much too young, can act with just the right emotions.

Another I’d like to praise from this movie is its accuracy. In fact, the only difference according to Maria Bélon, the real-life survivor whose story was depicted in the movie, is the colour of the ball Lucas took just before the wave hits. All the other things, from the location, the people, the position, were made as close to the truth as possible. The movie was shot in Khao Lak, exactly where the resort The Bélons stayed. The extras used in this movie were mostly real-life Tsunami survivors. And the presence of The Bélons family in the set ensures the accuracy.

All in all, I’d give this movie 8.5 stars out of ten. Wonderful performances, beautiful accuracy, and realistically wonderful, this film is truly a must-see.

M Thariq Ziyad

Short

Almost forgot to write something here today, so just a short update to tell you that I'm alive.

Billy Elliot the Musical Soundtrack

If a few days ago I wrote about Billy Elliot the Musical in general, tonight I'd like to post something about the recorded soundtrack. And in this post, I'm going gonna try something new, so this is my short comment for each song:

1. The Stars Look Down
Great opening song. Totally illustrates the solemn atmosphere of the miners in 80s UK.

2. Shine
Catchy song. Perfectly showing Mrs. Wilkinson's snarky attitude. The big words used for the rhymes are nicely chosen.

3. Grandma's Song
What is it with cool old women? Grandma is totally a unique woman. Married to a, using her words, 'complete bastard' for 33 years. As old as she is though, she's still very energetic. And this song showed it perfectly.

4. Solidarity
The longest song in the album, it consists of the energetic hard singing of the miners and the police and the soft peaceful singing of the girls in Mrs. Wilkinson's class. For 9 minutes, this song beautifully intersperses the violent conflict between the striking miners and the police against the peaceful nature of the ballet class. Not to mention the catchy tune of the chorus: solidarity, solidarity, solidarity forever!

5. Expressing Yourself
Sung by Billy and his cross-dressing friend, Michael, I can easily imagine two boys fooling around. And even without the video, the tap sequence ran very smoothly. Totally love it.

6. The Letter
A song sung by a son and his mum, this is a letter written by Billy's deceased mum to him. In it were her last advices and let me tell you, listening to this song always had me in tears. The mellow melody, the lyric, all of it screamed of the love of a boy and his long gone mum. A must hear of you still love your mother.

7. Born To Boogie
Not my favourite song, but still amazingly catchy.

8. Angry Dance
Failed to go to the Royal Ballet School audition, young Billy goes into a rage. Very creatively, Sir Elton John managed to turn a rage into a very energetic tap dance. Accompanied by Billy's angry shouts and a few backing vocal of the miners, this song always made me wanted to jump around, mimicking the tap melody. A very extraordinarily great song!
9. Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher
Showing the deep hatred that the miners felt toward prime minister Margaret Thatcher, this happy sounding song is actually about what the miners were actually celebrating-a day 'closer to your death'. Very catchy, nice song.

10. Deep Into The Ground
A mellow song sung by Billy's father, this sad song was sung from the tired soul of a single father. The guitar melody is very great, and Billy's saying to his dad at the end of the song was very heartful. Amazing song.

11. He Could Be A Star
A duet between Billy's dad and his older brother, this song shows just how desperate Billy's father about his son's future. After one year-long strike, Mr Elliot returns to work to collect money needed for Billy's audition. Love the seriousness and how it was beautifully implied that the miners really cared for each other.

12. Electricity
The star song in the musical, this song is a response from Billy when he was asked what did he feel when he dance. Starting with slow song at the beginning, it suddenly exploded into a very energetic instrumental section. My favourite part is, surprisingly, Billy's accent. Don't ask me why, but the Geordie accent in this song was perfect. Totally adore it!

13. Once We Were Kings
This solemn song was sung by the miners, unhappily returning to work after their strike was lost. But as the lyrics said, the battle was lost, the war was not. Although defeated, the miners are still very proud. And somehow, Sir Elton John composed a score that gives me the exact feeling the lyrics tells. Great song, totally great indeed.

14. The Letter (Mum's reply)
If The Letter had me in tears, this song totally broke my heart. Especially when Billy said goodbye to Mrs. Wilkinson and Michael. And Michael's last reply.... No words, just this emoticon D':

15. Finale
Mostly tap dance, the choir at the end is a great conclusion, one which I used in my last posting, and one I'll shamelessly use again here:
What the hell is wrong,
With expressing yourself?
What we need is in-div-id-ual-ity!

Billy Elliot the Musical

In the past few days, I've been dragged into a new obsession.

Adapted from the film with the same name, Billy Elliot the Musical tells the story of a boy's dream on being a dancer despite the stereotype of a male dancer in that era, while his father and older brother struggled in the 80s UK miners' strike.

While I haven't seen the show myself, various browsing in YouTube and Google assures me that this is a show worth watching. Although, I have to warn you that the show, at least the original and the recorded soundtrack, has some strong language.

One of the factor that I makes me just wanted to go straight to London's West End, the theatre where Billy Elliot originally premiered, is the songs.

Composed by Sir Elton John, the musical scores are simply fabulous. Even though I've never seen the show as I said before, and even though English is not my native, somehow I can feel the general emotion within each songs. For example, every time I hear the song 'The Letter (reprise)', somehow I always felt like I wanted to cry.

Another factor is the accent. No offence to the natives of the Geordie accent, but it's simply unique. Since the first time I saw a performance of 'Electricity', I immediately fell in love with the accent. It's just... As Billy said in that song, 'I can't really explain it...'

And the last is choreography. From the videos I've seen in YouTube, the dances, especially Billy's, is so difficult, and totally great. How the choreographers managed to make a rage into an energetic tap dance is beyond my knowledge. That's why it's not really a surprise when I found out that the boys who played Billy were trained intensively for 6 months before they can play.

To sum it up, great show. Hope I can see it someday. And let this show to be an inspiration to others because as Michael and Billy said,

What the hell is wrong,
With expressing yourself?
What we need is in-div-id-ual-ity!

Hospital

Tonight my grandma was, once again, submitted to the hospital. I'm worried about her. Let's just hope the best for her.

Oh no!

My internet's down. I can't do anything now. Fortunately I still have my phone. Well, I guess I should catch up my sleep. Bye, for now.

Godaan

Sudah dua hari ini saya banyak membuka Twitter dan FaceBook. Padahal, saya justru baru akan kembali bersekolah. Kenapa? Hal ini juga yang ditanyakan ibu saya. Kenapa buka-buka Twitter dan FaceBook pas mau ujian?

Well, seperti yang saya pernah bilang di posting sebelumnya, Twitter dan FaceBook tentunya punya banyak godaan disamping manfaat yang juga tidak kalah banyak. Nah, kalau saya sama sekali menolak untuk membuka situs-situs tersebut seperti yang saya lakukan beberapa bulan terakhir, ketika sekalinya saya terpaksa membuka, maka saya tentu akan kewalahan dengan godaan yang tersedia. Ibaratnya, seseorang yang kelaparan beberapa hari, ketika dapat kesempatan makan, tentu akan makan sebanyak-banyaknya. Sedangkan, orang yang setiap makan selalu sampai kenyang, maka sekalinya diminta tentu bisa menahan diri untuk tidak makan terlalu banyak.

Nah, sesuai dengan analogi itulah, maka saya sekarang tetap membuka FB dan Twitter dengan tujuan agar bisa selalu menahan diri dan tidak kewalahan. So far so good, saya tidak keterusan ketika membuka situs-situs tersebut, tapi kita lihat saja nanti. Semoga saya tidak tergoyahkan.

Salam.

PS: Sebenarnya saya juga tidak yakin dengan analogi diatas ._. Semoga nanti dapat analogi yang lebih tepat, amiiin..

Written 6 January 2014

Who Cares?

Sesuai judul, who cares? We are who we are, kita adalah diri kita sendiri. Jangan pedulikan orang lain. Inilah yang menjadi salah-satu motivasi saya untuk kembali menulis di blog ini.

Tidak peduli apakah orang lain menyukai isi tulisan kita atau tidak, tidak peduli juga ada yang baca atau tidak, yang penting terus berkarya B)

Seperti kemarin, hari ini saya masih sibuk memberes-bereskan FaceBook yang sudah hampir 2 tahun tidak pernah saya buka-buka. Dan ternyata, entah darimana saya terkenalnya, dari 400an friend request yang masuk, sebagian besar dari fans-fans Idola Cilik atau Coboy Jr. Bahkan, dari tadi hanya sekitar 5 orang yang memang saya kenal. Jadi dengan senangnya saya berkali-kali meng-klik tombol 'Hapus'.

Jadi sekarang, tanpa banyak-banyak buang waktu, saya kembali menghapus friend request. So long.


PS: Judul postingan kali ini terinspirasi dari ucapan adik saya yang juga sedang mengetik isi blog. Check out her blog http://namiraazzahra.blogspot.com/ !!

Sibuk

Setelah hampir sekian bulan tidak membuka Twitter dan hampir 3 tahun tidak membuka FaceBook, saya akhirnya memutuskan untuk kembali ke dunia berbahaya yang disebut Social Media. Kenapa saya sebut berbahaya? Karena walaupun banyak keuntungannya, bila kita tidak berhati-hati, berbagai gangguan yang menggiurkan akan menggoda kita.

Maaf kalau pendek dan tidak nyambung. Saya menulis sambil mengantuk, tapi harus menulis karena janji pada diri sendiri. MERDEKAA!! (?)

Adios.

Coming Back (Again)

2 Years.
It's been 2 years since I last post something in this blog.
2 years since I wrote something worth publishing (for me, that is).
2 years since I last done my self-appointed goal, which was to write 1 page a day.

So, why did I decided to start writing again?

The answer to that question is, I believe, Dominic Holland.

A somewhat successful writer, comedian, and father, Holland, nicknamed Dom, had tried to get into Hollywood for several years-only to be preceded by his son. And instead of being bitter toward his son, Dom, as I would be if I were in his position, became an extremely proud father. In fact, he has even written a book about his relationship with his son!

Anyway, after 2 days of reading his posts on his own website, I become inspired to keep writing, no matter what happens. Even if my writing doesn't got enough, if there's any, attention, I feel like I should keep writing, at least just for the fun of it.

So that's why I'm now determined to continue writing. Hopefully, I won't stop writing for a long time. Again.