Marvel Cinematic Universe's Phase 2

So. Finally I'm able to force my lazy self to sit down and write again. Well, I'm planing to post a rambling on where the heck I've been gone. Let's just hope I didn't lose my drive to write that one..

Now, back to the topic. So far, Marvel movies has been great. But The Phase 2 movies are just, excuse the pun, MARVELous!

Let's start with the films. The first movie in Phase 2 was Iron Man 3. It's an amazing movie, really different than the previous 2 Iron Man movies in aspect that this is the first film in which the antagonist isn't another man in a suit. No, this villain stripped Tony of his suit and his many resources. And yet, Tony still proved that without his suit, without all his toys and money, He is Iron Man. But he doesn't just stop there! In the previous months, after sleepless nights thanks to nightmares, Tony spend most, if not all, of his time in his lab, creating suits after suits reaching to his 42nd suit just before the event of the movie. This results in a straining of relationship between him and Pepper Potts. However, at the end of the movie, he initiated the House Party Protocol, blowing all of his Iron Man Suits. Conclusion: All Iron Man Suits were destroyed.

The second released movie was Thor 2: The Dark World. Honestly, most of my reason on watching this movie was just to see, what happened to Loki? The famed villain that brought The Avengers for the first time was last seen to be bought to Asgard to face Asgardian court. In this movie, we learn that he was kept cative in Odin's dungeon. However, when Asgard was threatened with a foe older than The All-Father himself, Thor, The Warrior Three, and Heimdall worked together behind Odin's back to get help from Loki. The foe, The Dark Elves, was proven to be a very dangerous one, seemingly making Loki killed when he tried to help Thor. But Loki stands true to his title, The God of Lie. He actually survived and returned to Asgard in disguise. In the end of the movie, Odin congratulates Thor on his actions and, despite his treason by freeing Loki, offered the throne to Thor.. Thor refused, and stated that he'd like to stay on Earth, spending time with Jane Foster. After he leaves, however, it was revealed that Odin was actually Loki, having projecting illusion of Odin on himself. Conclusion: The Villain of The Avengers movie is now controlling one of the most powerful throne in the nine realms.

The latest film released by Marvel was Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier. After 2 movies without it's presence, S.H.I.E.L.D. comes back in this movie. In fact, this movie deals mostly with S.H.I.E.L.D.. Long story short, S.H.I.E.L.D. was compromised for decades, long before the events of MCU's first movie. The movie reveals that after getting caught in Captain America: The First Avenger, HYDRA Scientist Arnim Zola was invited to join a newly built S.H.I.E.L.D.. He accepted, and used that opportunity to smuggle many HYDRA agents into S.H.I.E.L.D.. Ever since, HYDRA hid inside S.H.I.E.L.D., fueling many conflicts all around the world. S.H.I.E.L.D. officers that almost caught HYDRA was murdered in such a way that it was always thought as an accident. Even Nick Fury was seemingly killed when he gets suspicious. Fortunately, he survived but chooses to be believed dead. To stop HYDRA, Captain America must go into S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarter The Triskelion and stop Project INSIGHT, with the help of an Army Officer Sam Wilson, who was also known as Falcon, and Black Widow. He must also go against The Winter Soldier, a mysterious HYDRA Assassin who turned out to be Cap's long lost, brain-washed friend Bucky Barnes. And to stop HYDRA's uses of S.H.I.E.L.D. assets, S.H.I.E.L.D. was also brought down, all it's secrets revealed to the world. Conclusion: S.H.I.E.L.D. no longer exists.

And finally, the show that tied them all. Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. started out just like a normal TV Series. A short plot and a new villains each week. I've even read some reviews stating that it's downright boring! Sure, it has two main plots, Agent Phil Coulson's resurrection after his death in Marvel's The Avengers, and newcomer Skye's origin. But for many viewers, the movie was uneventful compared to other Marvel Movies. However, it turns out that this series was just bidding it's time, building and setting up things before the release of the shocking The Winter Soldier. Once HYDRA comes out, it was an all out war. Specifically, episodes 16 till finale was, for me, not  a TV series, but a Cinema Movie. As their twitter claims, #itsallconnected. If anything, the series opens up, concludes, and reopens more mysteries than most of the movies. And it's really nice to see what happened after S.H.I.E.L.D. collapsed, and who will lead the effort to rebuild S.H.I.E.L.D. from scratch. Conclusion: The world loses a hero's protective suits, it's shield, and The King of Asgard is MIA. But that's okay, because S.H.I.E.L.D.'s director Phil Coulson is ready to save the day!


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To date, the published films are Iron Man 3, Thor 2: The Dark World, and Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier. Still in production are Guardians of the Galaxy and The Avengers 2: Age of Ultron. Oh, and let's not forget the TV Serial Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., to-be-released Agent Carter, and the Oneshots, Agent Carter and All Hail The King.

PS: I haven't actually seen the Oneshots, but I certainly planned to do just that.

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Tumblr Blog

Hi. This will probably be the last sorry updates here. From now on, my short pays will be posted in my tumblr Blog, Daziythewriterwannabe.tumblr.com

Please, visit it!

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So I guess I owe you guys an update on where did I disappear these past week?

Well, other than the fact that I don't even know if anyone ever bothered to read my little updates, I'm actually pretty busy.

As I probably had (or hadn't) mentioned in here somewhere before, I'm in my last year of High School. and this week was the first of my last tests in high school. So, yeah, pretty busy.

On the other hand, just yesterday, I made a Tumblr. It's http://daziythewriterwannabe.tumblr.com/ but I don't highly suggest you check it out right now. It's still empty. Totally empty. I actually plan on giving my one-sentence updates there, and leave this blog for lengthy posts.

So that's all for tonight. I was going to write a fiction of a princess from a psycho alien race, but life happens. I should've known none of my classmates is that loyal.

Auf wiederschen.

Writing Advices

So 5 days ago I wrote the Rise of the Brave Tangled Dragons. In that post, I mentioned a few stories that I found really interesting. One of them was a story by LegendaryRaconteuse.

Well actually, other than her amazing story, she also gave some writing advices, some I actually found very useful. After getting her permission, I decided to share it here. Enjoy.

NEWS Report

This year is still young, and yet, there's already a quite amount of news.

First was the arrest of one and only Justin Drew Bieber.
Although I'm not really surprised, what with all his recent shenanigans, his arrest is still interesting. When I heard the news, all I could think was 'Finally!'. I actually liked him a lot, he was a good kid. Was. I don't know what changed him, but he's changed a lot. And not in the good way.

Anyway, another thing that caught my attention was Bill Nye and Ken Ham's debate over the origin of universe. While I don't see it myself, hours of browsing 9GAG had given me enough to understand that it's a very interesting debate.

And another thing that I found from 9GAG is Sochi's Winter Olympics. Those posts in 9GAG highlights two interesting facts. One is the missing ring of the Olympic Logo in the opening ceremony. Another is Sochi's unpreparedness (which, I just found was actually a word because Blogger's spellcheck didn't correct) in hosting an international event.

But enough of the international news.

From Indonesia, most, if not all of the news is about the natural disasters. From Jakarta's flood, whose news eclipsed that of Sinabung, to the latest news, the eruption of Kelud. From what I heard, it's dust have almost reached my hometown. Let's pray that it won't get worse.

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Tomorrow is the start for a two weeks long series of test. WML

Rise of the Brave Tangled Dragon

As I've said a few posts ago, I've been ensnared in the amazing fandom of 'Rise of the Brave Tangled Dragons'.

For you who don't know what it is, well fandom, according to Wikipedia, "is a term used to refer to a subculture composed of fans characterized by a feeling of sympathy
and camaraderie with others who share a
common interest". While the 'Rise of the Brave Tangled Dragons' is simply a crossover between four fantastic fandoms, Dreamwork's Rise of the Guardians and How to Train Your Dragon, and Disney's Brave and Tangled.

In this fandom, which I'll call ROBTD for short, Jack Frost, Rapunzel, Merida, and Hiccup are all best friends. Usually, the story is set in an alternate universe, different from their original stories but still have some aspects from each of their stories. More can actually be found in the ROBTD wikia site.

A few of the more popular settings at in the modern day, in Hogwarts, and them as seasonal spirits.

In the modern setting, Hiccup is usually a nerd, Jack a troublemaker, Merida the tomboy, and Rapunzel a naive girl who see good inside everyone.

In Hogwarts, Merida is usually the daring Gryffindor, Jack a cunning Slytherin, while Hiccup and Rapunzel can either be the smart Ravenclaw or the peace-maker Hufflepuff.

As seasonal spirits, Jack is obviously the winter, Merida the summer, Hiccup the autumn, and Rapunzel the spring.

As fandoms usually have, ROBTD have many fanfictions. I have, in these last few days, read four stories that I chose as a personal favourite.

The first is actually the only one I found with sci-fi setting. 'Among the Stars' by Song Of A Free Heart is an interstellar story where each of them come from a planet named after their original homes. With Tangled's Gothel as the main villain, it's simply an amazing story where Hiccup's dragons, Jack and the Guardians' magic, and science can fit effortlessly.

The second and third one is in a modern day setting. 'A Whole New World' by geminisonic had Rapunzel as an abused girl who was saved by the other 3 and was recovering from abusive environment. While 'The not-so-Breakfast Club' by FloraIrmaTylee is where the four are socially impossible to be friends, yet managed to do just that. In doing so, they practically exiled themselves from their high school friends.

The latest one I read took place in Hogwarts. 'ROTBTD: Four Against Fear' by
LegendaryRaconteuse is simply brilliant in how Raconteuse managed to took a little plot from each story and mix it up so well that it's almost as if it's not merely a fanfiction. Be warned though, you'll need many, many tissues to read the ast few chapters.

So in short, these stories are what capture my attention for the last few days. It's late now, I've almost fall asleep a few times already, so I'll just cut it here. Adieu!

PS: This was written February 9th, and I am totally surprised, when I opened my blog tonight, February 10th, to see that it's still a Draft.

Ujian dan Ulangan

Sebagai siswa tahun terakhir SMA, saya harus menghadapi Ujian Nasional dalam beberapa bulan lagi. Memang sepertinya masih lama, tapi sebenarnya sudah sangat dekat sekali.

Malah sebenarnya, minggu ini saya rasa adalah minggu terakhir saya bisa benar-benar menjalankan KBM dengan normal. Minggu depan, saya ujian akhir semester. Minggu depannya lagi, saya ujian praktek. Minggu berikutnya, ujian sekolah. Beberapa minggu kemudian, saya akhrinya Ujian Nasional.

Berhubung ujian yang berturut-turut itu, saya sepertinya tidak akan bisa banyak menulis. Jadi jangan harapkan banyak tulisan dari saya sampai akhir April nanti.

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"It's killing us but they'll love it, keep smiling. Keep smiling!!"
-Michael Caffrey, Expressing Yourself, Billy Elliot Original Cast Recording

So, in response of my blue feelings tonight, this post will contain almost nothing but smileys.

:---):D :P =) ;) :)) O:-) 0;-) :-) (:-D (: :-] :-}C=:-) &:-) :-B :-} >:) 8) }:-) /;-) @:-}>^,,^< (-: #:-) :) :-3 8> 3:] :---):D :P =) ;) :)) O:-) 0;-) :-) (:-D (: :-] :-}C=:-) &:-) :-B :-} >:) 8) }:-) /;-) @:-}>^,,^< (-: #:-) :) :-3 8> 3:] :---):D :P =) ;) :)) O:-) 0;-) :-) (:-D (: :-] :-}C=:-) &:-) :-B :-} >:) 8) }:-) /;-) @:-}>^,,^< (-: #:-) :) :-3 8> 3:] :---):D :P =) ;) :)) O:-) 0;-) :-) (:-D (: :-] :-}C=:-) &:-) :-B :-} >:) 8) }:-) /;-) @:-}>^,,^< (-: #:-) :) :-3 8> 3:] :---):D :P =) ;) :)) O:-) 0;-) :-) (:-D (: :-] :-}C=:-) &:-) :-B :-} >:) 8) }:-) /;-) @:-}>^,,^< (-: #:-) :) :-3 8> 3:] :---):D :P =) ;) :)) O:-) 0;-) :-) (:-D (: :-] :-}C=:-) &:-) :-B :-} >:) 8) }:-) /;-) @:-}>^,,^< (-: #:-) :) :-3 8> 3:] :---):D :P =) ;) :)) O:-) 0;-) :-) (:-D (: :-] :-}C=:-) &:-) :-B :-} >:) 8) }:-) /;-) @:-}>^,,^< (-: #:-) :) :-3 8> 3:] :---):D :P =) ;) :)) O:-) 0;-) :-) (:-D (: :-] :-}C=:-) &:-) :-B :-} >:) 8) }:-) /;-) @:-}>^,,^< (-: #:-) :) :-3 8> 3:] :---):D :P =) ;) :)) O:-) 0;-) :-) (:-D (: :-] :-}C=:-) &:-) :-B :-} >:) 8) }:-) /;-) @:-}>^,,^< (-: #:-) :) :-3 8> 3:] :---):D :P =) ;) :)) O:-) 0;-) :-) (:-D (: :-] :-}C=:-) &:-) :-B :-} >:) 8) }:-) /;-) @:-}>^,,^< (-: #:-) :) :-3 8> 3:] :---):D :P =) ;) :)) O:-) 0;-) :-) (:-D (: :-] :-}C=:-) &:-) :-B :-} >:) 8) }:-) /;-) @:-}>^,,^< (-: #:-) :) :-3 8> 3:] :---):D :P =) ;) :)) O:-) 0;-) :-) (:-D (: :-] :-}C=:-) &:-) :-B :-} >:) 8) }:-) /;-) @:-}>^,,^< (-: #:-) :) :-3 8> 3:] :---):D :P =) ;) :)) O:-) 0;-) :-) (:-D (: :-] :-}C=:-) &:-) :-B :-} >:) 8) }:-) /;-) @:-}>^,,^< (-: #:-) :) :-3 8> 3:] :---):D :P =) ;) :)) O:-) 0;-) :-) (:-D (: :-] :-}C=:-) &:-) :-B :-} >:) 8) }:-) /;-) @:-}>^,,^< (-: #:-) :) :-3 8> 3:] :---):D :P =) ;) :)) O:-) 0;-) :-) (:-D (: :-] :-}C=:-) &:-) :-B :-} >:) 8) }:-) /;-) @:-}>^,,^< (-: #:-) :) :-3 8> 3:] :---):D :P =) ;) :)) O:-) 0;-) :-) (:-D (: :-] :-}C=:-) &:-) :-B :-} >:) 8) }:-) /;-) @:-}>^,,^< (-: #:-) :) :-3 8> 3:] :---):D :P =) ;) :)) O:-) 0;-) :-) (:-D (: :-] :-}C=:-) &:-) :-B :-} >:) 8) }:-) /;-) @:-}>^,,^< (-: #:-) :) :-3 8> 3:] :---):D :P =) ;) :)) O:-) 0;-) :-) (:-D (: :-] :-}C=:-) &:-) :-B :-} >:) 8) }:-) /;-) @:-}>^,,^< (-: #:-) :) :-3 8> 3:] :---):D :P =) ;) :)) O:-) 0;-) :-) (:-D (: :-] :-}C=:-) &:-) :-B :-} >:) 8) }:-) /;-) @:-}>^,,^< (-: #:-) :) :-3 8> 3:] :---):D :P =) ;) :)) O:-) 0;-) :-) (:-D (: :-] :-}C=:-) &:-) :-B :-} >:) 8) }:-) /;-) @:-}>^,,^< (-: #:-) :) :-3 8> 3:] :---):D :P =) ;) :)) O:-) 0;-) :-) (:-D (: :-] :-}C=:-) &:-) :-B :-} >:) 8) }:-) /;-) @:-}>^,,^< (-: #:-) :) :-3 8> 3:] :---):D :P =) ;) :)) O:-) 0;-) :-) (:-D (: :-] :-}C=:-) &:-) :-B :-} >:) 8) }:-) /;-) @:-}>^,,^< (-: #:-) :) :-3 8> 3:] :---):D :P =) ;) :)) O:-) 0;-) :-) (:-D (: :-] :-}C=:-) &:-) :-B :-} >:) 8) }:-) /;-) @:-}>^,,^< (-: #:-) :) :-3 8> 3:] :---):D :P =) ;) :)) O:-) 0;-) :-) (:-D (: :-] :-}C=:-) &:-) :-B :-} >:) 8) }:-) /;-) @:-}>^,,^< (-: #:-) :) :-3 8> 3:] :---):D :P =) ;) :)) O:-) 0;-) :-) (:-D (: :-] :-}C=:-) &:-) :-B :-} >:) 8) }:-) /;-) @:-}>^,,^< (-: #:-) :) :-3 8> 3:] :---)

Coboy Jr RESMI Bubar!!

Sedih, haru, bangga, semuanya tercampur aduk jadi satu.

Sudah lebih dari 3 tahun, saya mengenal keempat personil CJR. Aldi, Kiki, Bastian, dan terutama Iqbaal. Banyak kenangan yang saya dapatkan berkat mereka. Dan walaupun saya tidak punya hubungan apa-apa dengan mereka, entah kenapa saya merasa sangat bangga ketika pada 23 Juli 2011, mereka tampil untuk pertama kalinya secara LIVE di saluran TV nasional.

Sejak saat itu, Coboy Jr berkembang dengan sangat pesat. Saya masih ingat dulu ketika saya melihat mereka berjalan di mall dengan santainya, tanpa perlu pengawal atau apalah itu namanya. Sekarang, jangankan tanpa pengawal, dengan pengawal saja ramainya minta ampun!

Sayangnya, beberapa hari lalu, muncul kabar yang kurang mengenakkan. Kabar bahwa Coboy Jr akhirnya akan bubar. Dan malam ini, 6 Februari 2014, hal itu dikonfirmasi melalui press-conference di kawasan Kuningan City, Jakarta.

Yah, walaupun dengan kabar tidak mengenakkan itu, marilah kita berusaha untuk tetap berpikir positif. Think positive things, better and faster!!

Semoga bubarnya Coboy Jr ini justru akan membawa kebaikan bagi kita semua. Amin.

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