ENGLISHFinally, this is entry number 300!! Yaaayyy... :) The number of entries reached the number 200 at this time, and that was 6 months ago. So it means in average, there were 16.67 entries per month. THX 4 da support!! :)Btw, as you can read at my previous entry, this Tuesday was a hard and exhausting day for me since I had 2 quiz and 3 homeworks to submit. So, for yesterday I got some plans:1. finish all the homeworks (well, I had finished them all actually yesterday evening, I just needed to recheck it)2. go back to boarding-house before 8 PM then watched The Amazing Race All-Stars3. discuss the homeworks with my friend4. study for LOGIC (quiz)5. study for Discrete Math (quiz)Well, nice plans, rite??In fact, things went smoothly from number 1 until 3. But after number 3 was done, I turned my TV on and I watched the show "Empat Mata" which is so popular rite now, he3... :) Then, my friend came and we watched it and chatted. At 11 PM, the show was finished, and I switched my TV to AXN and I watched another program. At 12 AM, I went to bed. So, the conclusion: "I DIDN'T STUDY FOR THE QUIZ!!!" wakakakakakaka...Today, at 11 AM, I had a discrete math quiz, and apparently, it was so easy!! Yaay!! Even though I didn't study, I think I still can get the score 100... :D The next quiz was LOGIC. At 1 PM, the lecture started, and when the quiz started, the first 10 questions were about memorizing things from the book!! Because I didn't study, so looking at the questions, I could only do 5 out of 10, that's so bad... :( But then the lecturer said: "From these 10, you guys only have to do 5 of them!!". What!?!?!?! OMG, I was SOOO LUCKY. Well, there were another 11 questions (and we only had to pick another 6, so we did a total of 11 questions), but the last 11 were so easy, and even if we had to do all of them, that wouldn't be a matter, he3... :) So, moral of the story: "there are something which are out of our control since sometimes luck also plays apart, he3... :) ".Btw, yesterday I watched TAR All-Stars, and once again, Rob&Amber were team number 1!! Wow, that's crazy, only 3 episodes passed and 3 times being the winner?? They were so great. David&Mary got eliminated (not a surprise, they were not a strong team). Yesterday the race was still on the country of Chile, and the Road-Block was to move sting-ray (fish breeding) and the Detour was about to choose between Vertical Limit or River Wild (well, for me, I think it's better to take River Wild, he3... :D)
BAHASA INDONESIAAkhirnya, ini adalah posting nomer 300!! Yaaayyy... :) Nomer postingan mencapai angka 200 pada waktu ini, dan itu adalah 6 bulan yang lalu. Jadi hal ini berarti bahwa secara rata-rata, ada 16,67 postingan per-bulan. THX ya atas dukungannya!! :) Btw, seperti yang bisa dibaca pada postingan sebelumnya, Selasa ini adalah hari yang berat dan melelahkan buat saya soalnya aku ada 2 kuis dan 3 PR untuk dikumpulkan. Jadi, kemarin aku punya rencana:1. menyelesaikan semua PR (hmm, sebenere kemarin sore dah selesai semua sih, cuma tinggal ngoreksi ulang aja)2. balik ke kos sebelum jam 8 malem dan nonton The Amazing Race All-Stars 3. mendiskusikan PR sama temenku4. belajar LOGIKA (kuis)5. belajar matematika diskret (kuis)rencana yang bagus kan?? Pada kenyataannya, semua berjalan dengan mulus dari nomer 1 sampe 3. Tapi habis nomer 3 selesai, aku nyalain TV dan nonton TV Show "Empat Mata" yang lagi populer sekarang, he3... :) Trus temenku dateng dan kita nonton deh nih acara dan ngobrol juga. Jam 11 malem, acaranya selesai, dan aku mindah saluran ke AXN dan nonton acara lain. Jam 12 tengah malem, aku bobok deh. Jadi, kesimpulannya: "AKU NGGAK BELAJAR BUAT KUIS!!!" wakakakakakaka...Hari ini jam 11 pagi aku ada kuis matematika diskret, dan ternyata gampang tuh!! Yaay!! Jadi walaupun ga belajar kayanya masih bisa tuh dapet nilai 100... :D Kuis selanjutnya adalah LOGIKA. Jam 1 siang, kuliahnya dimulai, dan ketika kuisnya dimulai, 10 soal pertama adalah hafalan dari buku!! Yah, karena aku ga belajar jadi waktu baca soalnya aku cuma bisa jawab 5 tuh dari 10 soal, nggak bagus deh... :( Tapi kemudian dosennya ngomong: "Dari 10 ini, kalian kerjakan cukup hanya 5 soal saja!! Apa!?!?!?! Ya Tuhan, aku beruntung sekaliiiii. Trus, ada 11 soal lainnya (dan kita cuma perlu milih 6 soal, jadi totalnya kita ngerjain 11 soal), tapi 11 sisanya gampang sih, bukan hafalan soale, jadi walaupun kita harus mengerjakan semuanya, nggak masalah, he3... :) Jadi, moral dari cerita ini: "ada beberapa hal yang diluar kontrol kita dan kadang-kadang hoki juga ikut ambil bagian, he3... :)" Btw, kemarin ntn TAR All-Stars, dan lagi-lagi Rob&Amber adalah tim nomer 1!! Gila, baru 3 babak dan 3 kali juara?? Memang hebat mereka. David&Mary tereliminasi (ga kaget sih, emang mereka bukan tim yang kuat koq). Kemarin masih di dalam negara Chile pertandingannya, Road-Block-nya adalah mindahin ikan pari (Fish Breeding), dan Detour-nya memilih antara Vertical Limit atau River Wild (kayanya mendingan River Wild deh kalo untuk aku, he3... :D).
ENGLISHWell, unfortunately, finally, starting next week (12th March 2007), I'm gonna have to have my UTS Examinations (Mid-Term Tests) this semester, which also means that I have passed through half of this semester. But, the question is: "why do I have to pass this week (one week before the UTS) first??". Well, why do this question come up?? Arrrggghhh.... . Take a look at my lectures-schedule this week:Monday: no quiz, no homeworkTuesday: 2 quiz, 3 homeworks to submitWednesday: no quiz, no homeworkThursday: 1 quiz, 2 homeworks to submitFriday: 1 quiz, 1 homework to submitEven though on Monday and Wednesday it seems that those days are free, but they are NOT!! On Monday, I have to finish one homework which will be submitted the next day. The other 2 Tuesday homeworks have been finished this weekend... :( Plus, on Monday I also have to prepare myself for the quiz. So, Monday will also be a full college-day, starting at 8 AM until 3 PM. Later in the evening, I still have to study for the 2 upcoming quiz... :(A similar thing will also occur on Wednesday. Even though officially I have 4 hrs free (11 AM until 3 PM), but I'm gonna have to finish my homework for Thursday. Well, actually I have answered one hardest question of the homework, he3... :) Next weekend, hmmm, it's not that free I think since after that weekend, the 2 weeks of UTS starts and I have to be a lot more serious since this semester is a lot harder than the previous.
Arrrggghhh, why the week before UTS is this full and hard??? :(
O yea, talking about American Idol last week, hmmm... . The guys were a lot better, and the gals were still great (Lakisha was better the week before, Melinda Doolittle was the best). Apparently, they who got voted off were: Alaina Alexander (yea, she was one of the worst), Leslie Hunt (she was not that bad, but even if she stayed, this week is gonnabe rough for her), Nick Pedro (not a surprise), and AJ Tabaldo (whatta!! He was good and actually deserves to be in the top 12!! Hmmm...). Antonella Barba and Sanjaya Malakar who were weak in the first 2 weeks are still there, hmm.... . If I have the authority to pick the top 12 (6 guys and 6 gals), based on their first two performances, my picks are: Lakisha Jones, Melinda Doolittle, Sabrina Sloans, Stephanie Edwards, Jordin Sparks, and Gina Glocksen / Haley Scarnato (I think they were pretty neck to neck) >> gals; Chris Richardson, Blake Lewis, Sundance Head, Chris Sligh, Phil Stacey, and Jarred Cotter >> guys.BAHASA INDONESIAHaduh, sayangnya, akhirnya, mulai minggu depan (12 Maret 2007), aku akan mengikuti Ujian Tengah Semesterku untuk semester ini, yang juga berarti bahwa aku sudah melewati setengah dari semester ini. Tapi, pertanyaannya kan: "kenapa koq aku harus melalui minggu ini (satu minggu sebelum UTS) dulu sih??". Hhh, kenapa pertanyaan ini muncul?? Arrrggghhh.... . Lihat deh jadwal kuliah saya minggu ini:Senin: nggak ada kuis, nggak ada PRSelasa: 2 kuis, 3 PR untuk dikumpulin Rabu: nggak ada kuis, nggak ada PR Kamis: 1 kuis, 2 PR untuk dikumpulinJumat: 1 kuis, 1 PR untuk dikumpulinWalaupun hari Senin dan Rabu sepertinya nyantai / bebas, tapi sebenarnya ENGGAK loh!! Di hari Senin, aku harus menyelesaikan satu PR yang akan dikumpulkan keesokannya. Dua PR lainnya udah aku selesaikan wiken ini sih... :( Ditambah, di hari Senin aku juga harus mempersiapkan diri dong untuk kuisnya entar. Jadi, Senin akan jadi hari kuliah yang penuh, dari jam 8 pagi sampe jam 3 sore. Sorenya nanti, aku juga harus belajar kan untuk 2 kuis yang akan datang... :( Hal yang mirip juga akan terjadi pada Rabu-nya. Walaupun secara resmi aku punya 4 jam kosong (jam 11 sampe jam 3 sore), aku akan menggunakannya untuk menyelesaikan PR untuk haru Kamis. Hmm, sebenernya aku dah ngejawab satu soal yang paling susah sih dari PRnya, he3... :) Wiken depan, hmm, kayanya nggak sebebas itu deh soale habis wiken, 2 minggu UTS akan dimulai dan aku harus lebih serius lagi soale semester ini lebih berat nih daripada yang sebelumnya. Arrrggghhh, kenapa sih satu minggu sebelum UTS harus sepenuh dan seberat ini??? :(
O iya, ngomong2 tentang American Idol minggu kemarin, hmm... . Yang laki-laki jauh lebih baik, dan yang perempuan masih bagus-bagus (Lakisha masih bagusan minggu sebelumnya sih, dan Melinda Doolittle yang terbaik tuh). Ternyata, mereka yang tereliminasi adalah: Alaina Alexander (yup, dia emang salah satu yang terjelek tuh), Leslie Hunt (dia nggak jelek2 amat sih sebenernya, tapi kalaupun dia bertahan minggu ini, minggu ini akan jadi berat banget untuk dia), Nick Pedro (nggak kaget tuh), dan AJ Tabaldo (Apa!! Dia kan bagus dan berhak tuh masuk 12 besar!! Hmmm...). Antonella Barba dan Sanjaya Malakar yang lemah di 2 minggu pertama ini, masih bertahan tuh, hmm.... . Kalo aku punya kewenangan untuk memilih 12 besarnya (6 laki-laki dan 6 perempuan), berdasarkan 2 penampilan perdana mereka, pilihanku adalah: Lakisha Jones, Melinda Doolittle, Sabrina Sloans, Stephanie Edwards, Jordin Sparks, dan Gina Glocksen / Haley Scarnato (menurutku mereka agak ketat nih) >> perempuan; Chris Richardson, Blake Lewis, Sundance Head, Chris Sligh, Phil Stacey, dan Jarred Cotter >> laki-laki.
ENGLISHPreviously on My Trip to Jakarta, Zilko went to Jakarta to attend his cousin's wedding.Monday, 19th February 2007 (continued)We left Taman Anggrek and went to the house where the ceremony (tradition) was held. After everything was done, we went back to our hotel to take a rest. Well, we only had about 1 hr time, so I couldn't just take a nap. At 3.30 PM, we went to the hotel since the wedding ceremony at the church would start at 4 PM. At 4 PM, the liturgy was started, and at about 5 PM, it finished. Well, honestly, at the church, it was the first time for me to see the bride, he3... :) Well, the night before I saw her picture, but I didn't count that as "seeing" her... :) I then left the church and went to Mulia Hotel to prepare the laptop thingy.At about 5.40 PM, I arrived at Mulia Hotel. I then checked the restaurant where the wedding party would be held, and there was a problem. I didn't see any single screen to play the slideshow. I then asked the restaurant manager, and he supposed we would have prepared for it. OMG, what the hell was happening?? Okay, once the groom&bride arrived, I asked the groom (KM) first about this problem. Well, apparently, the original plan was to shoot the pictures just on the wall. BUT, the main problem was that on the wall, there was NO enough and fit space to shoot the pictures. Okay, so finally, we canceled all the pictures and laptop thingy, and my job was about to keep the laptop safe... :) Not so long later, my another cousin took and saved the laptop, so my job was "done" so easily... :DWell, during the party, we met my grandma's brother and his wife. Apparently, one week earlier, their home was robbed so early in the morning!! And guess what, one of the robber was their maid's boyfriend. Just about a day before the robbery, this maid left the house without telling them, yea, she ran away. The robbers tied them and took some jewels, money, and car... :(Then, at about 9 PM, the party finished and at 10 PM, we went back to our hotel. I was so exhausted and I just went to bed right after that, he3... :) Btw, earlier that evening, I booked a seat to go back to Bandung the next day at 4.45 PM.Tuesday, 20th February 2007I got up very early in the morning, at 5.45 AM since my dad had an appointment with a doctor at Medistra Hospital at 7 AM. At 6.30 AM, we checked out and caught a taxi to go to Medistra. Well, last February was also the schedule for my dad to have a medical check-up. Otw to the hospital, I saw so many young people queuing for something. At first I thought they were high-school students who were about to have an entrance test to a college or what, but then I realized something. There were so many Indonesian Idol flags and banners around the place. Well, I then got it. They were queuing for the audition of the forth season of Indonesian Idol!! Wow, what an effort!! It was still 6.40 AM!!At 6.50 AM we arrived at Medistra. At about 8.30 AM, everything was finished for the morning session (later in the evening my dad had to go there for another session of the medical check-up). So, we went to North Jakarta, to Dusit Mangga Dua (now it has been renamed as "Le Grandier"), and checked in there. At 9.15 AM, my dad and I left the hotel and went to Senayan City (I wanted to go there since I had never been there before). Guess how we got there?? We caught Transjakarta Bus (busway) >> because we just wanted to try it... :) We first caught a bajaj to go to the nearest busway station, at Jakarta Kota. It was so economical and affordable!! We just needed to pay Rp. 3.500,oo to go anywhere we want... :) Btw, by the time I stepped into the bus, I was surprised. The bus was equipped with air-conditioner and the driver and the officer were WOMEN!! Well, a funny thing happened otw, but I prefer to keep it for later... :)At around 10.05 AM we got out the bus at Senayan Roundabout Station and walked to Senayan City. The mall was pretty cool and classy. All tenants on the Ground floor were all branded tenants. However, I guess there was a major problem by the time I went there. There was no traffic!! Well, I dunno that was the real thing that happens or just I came there at the wrong time. At about 11.40 AM, we left the mall and caught another busway to Harmoni Station, then caught a taxi to go to our relatives' house. We planned to have lunch together at a seafood restaurant.At 1 PM, we departed and arrived at the restaurant at about 1.45 PM. We then ordered some meals and had lunch. My dad was a bit disappointed since there was no "Ronggeng Prawns" which he was looking for. At 2.45 PM, we finished having lunch. Since the time had been so close to 4.45 PM (yea, it was still 2 hrs but you know Jakarta, traffic congestion everywhere, plus our location was pretty far away from my travel departing point), so we left the restaurant and my cousin took us to the nearest busway station at Citraland.At 3.20 PM, we arrived at the station and caught a busway. We then arrived at Jakarta Kota Station at 4.10 PM!! Well, I still had to go to Le Grandier to take my bag. Since it was pretty hard to catch a bajaj, my dad came up with an idea to catch an angkot. But I rejected that idea, since angkot would not depart by the time we got in it, the driver would wait until the car was full of people, and that was kinda a waste of time. So, in the end, we got a bajaj and arrived at Le Grandier at 4.15 PM. I then took my bag and went downstairs and caught a taxi to go to Mangga Dua Square, the departing point. I was relieved when my cab entered Mangga Dua Square at 4.28 PM, so I was not late. Well, I didn't realize another problem would come up. It was VERY HARD to find the counter of the travel!! Mangga Dua Square was a large area!! I had the address, and it was written there about block-B. We asked the security guards and followed exactly what he told us, but we didn't find it. We circled the block B and didn't find it!! Gosh, my watch showed me it was 4.35 PM!! So, I decided to get out the taxi and found it by myself since the taxi driver was not helpful at all!!! I called the counter but nobody answered itI then asked another security guard, and he said the counter was inside the mall and he pointed that it was on the other side of the mall. Sh*t!!! Okay, so I entered the mall and went directly where he showed me. But I DIDN'T FIND IT!!! I walked around inside the mall. I asked some janitors and they didn't know!! Sh*t!! ST***D janitor!! I then walked and luckily, found the travel car outside one entrance door of the mall near the security guard which I asked, so I actually didn't need to go to the other side of the mall. I just needed to make a turn right and walked until I found the next entrance which is not as far as walking to the other side of the mall (FYI, the security also pointed to the left side of the mall... :( ). Well, I felt a bit relieved but I still had to find the counter to check in!! Then, I just got out through the door, and when I turned around, well, the counter was right behind me. THX GOD!! I made it!! I arrived at the counter at 4.43 PM, 2 minutes before departure!! I then complained, why the counter was so small and secluded... :) Well, I felt like I was being in The Amazing Race... :) If I was late, I had to wait for another 2 hours before the next departure or extended my trip in Jakarta for another night. At 4.45 PM, my travel departed and I went back to Bandung.
::: The groom and bride at the church
::: Inside Transjakarta Bus, it's not so clear, but the driver was a WOMAN!!!
::: Inside Transjakarta Bus
::: Senayan City
::: Inside Senayan CityBAHASA INDONESIASebelumnya dalam My Trip to Jakarta, Zilko pergi ke Jakarta untuk menghadiri pesta pernikahan sepupunya.Senin, 19 Februari 2007 (lanjutan)Kita meninggalkan Mall Taman Anggrek dan pergi ke rumah dimana upacaranya (tradisi) bakal dilaksanakan. Habis semuanya selesai, kita balik ke hotel untuk istirahat. Hmm, kita cuma ada waktu 1 jam tuh buat istirahat, makanya aku nggak bisa tidur deh. Jam 3.30 sore, kita pergi ke hotel soalnya perayaan pernikahan di gerejanya akan dimulai jam 4 sore. Jam 4 sore, misa dimulai dan sekitar jam 5, misanya selesai. Hmm, jujur nih, aku pertama kali liat pengantin perempuannya di gereja loh, he3... :) Hmm, malam sebelumnya aku dah liat fotonya sih, tapi ya nggak aku anggap sebagai "melihat" dong... :) AKu trus meninggalkan gereja dan pergi ke Hotel Mulia untuk mempersiapkan hal-hal tentang laptop.Sekitar jam 5.40, aku sampe di Hotel Mulia. Trus aku ngecek restoran dimana pesta pernikahannya akan dimulai, dan ada satu masalah. Aku nggak melihat satu pun layar untuk memainkan slideshownya. Aku trus nanya manajer restorannya dan dia mengira kita yang akan mempersiapkannya. Ya Tuhan, apa sih yang terjadi?? Oke, waktu pengantinnya tiba, aku tanya pengantin laki-lakinya (KM) dulu tentang masalah ini. Ternyata, rencana awalnya adalah menayangkan gambar2nya tu di dinding. TETAPI, masalahnya adalah di dinding, nggak ada tempat yang cukup dan pas untuk menayangkan gambar2nya. Oke, akhirnya kita membatalkan rencana nayangin gambarnya, dan tugasku jadi cuma mengamankan laptop deh... :) Nggak lama kemudian, kokoku yang lain ngambil dan menyimpan laptopnya, jadi pekerjaanku "selesai" dengan mudahnya... :DHmm, waktu pesta, kita ketemu sama adiknya nenekku dan istrinya. Ternyata, seminggu sebelumnya, rumah mereka dirampok waktu dini hari!! Dan tebak apa, salah satu perampoknya tuh ternyata pacarnya pembantu mereka. Nah, sekitar sehari sebelum perampokan, pembantu ini meninggalkan rumah nggak bilang-bilang, yup, dia kabur. Perampoknya mengikat mereka dan mengambil beberapa perhiasan, uang, dan mobil... :(Trus, sekitar jam 9an, pestanya selesai dan jam 10 malem, kita balik ke hotel. Aku capek banget dan tidur deh langsung setelahnya, he3... :) Btw, sorenya, aku udah pesen tiket buat balik ke Bandung keesokan harinya jam 4.45 sore.Selasa, 20 Februari 2007Aku bangun pagi-pagi banget tuh, jam 5.45 soale kan papaku ada janji sama dokter di Rumah Sakit Medistra jam 7 pagi. Jam 6.30 pagi kita check out dan naik taksi untuk pergi ke RS Medistra. Kemarin Februari memang jadwalnya papaku untuk check-up kesehatan sih. Dalam perjalanan ke RS, aku melihat banyak orang-orang muda ngantri untuk sesuatu. Pertamanya sih aku kira mereka tuh anak-anak SMA yang lagi mau mendaftar untuk ujian masuk perguruan tinggi atau semacamnya la, tapi kemudian aku menyadari sesuatu. Ada banyak bendera dan spanduk Indonesian Idol di sekitar tuh tempat. Trus, aku trus paham. Mereka lagi ngantri buat audisi Indonesian Idol musim keempat!! Wow, benar-benar usaha!! Kan masi pagi banget tuh, jam 6.40 pagi!!Jam 6.50 pagi, kita sampai di Medistra. Sekitar jam 8.30 semuanya udah selesai untuk sesi pagi (malemnya ntar papaku mesti dateng lagi buat sesi kedua dari check-up kesehatannya). Jadi, kita pergi ke Jakarta Utara, ke Dusit Mangga Dua (sekarang namanya udah diubah tuh, jadi "Le Grandier"), dan check in deh disana. Jam 9.15 pagi aku sama papaku meninggalkan hotel dan pergi ke Senayan City (aku pingin kesana, soale kan blom pernah kesana). Tebak bagaimana kita pergi kesana?? Kita baik Bus Transjakarta (busway) loh >> soale pingin nyoba aja... :) Pertamanya kita naik bajaj dulu untuk pergi ke Halte terdekat, Halte Jakarta Kota. Wah, ternyata ekonomis dan terjangkau ya!! Kita cuma perlu bayar Rp. 3.500,oo untuk pergi ke semua tujuan yang ingin didatangi... :) Btw, waktu pertama melangkah masuk, aku agak kaget loh. Di bisnya ada AC dan pengemudi dan petugasnya PEREMPUAN!! Hmm, sebuah hal lucu terjadi dalam perjalanan, tapi aku memilih untuk menyimpannya untuk nanti deh... :)Sekitar jam 10.05 pagi kita turun di Halte Bundaran Senayan dan jalan deh ke Senayan City. Mallnya lumayan bagus dan berkelas. Tapi ada masalah saatu aku kesana. Nggak ada traffic!! Hmm, aku nggak tahu memang begitu keadaannya atau aku aja ya yang dateng di waktu yang salah. Sekitar jam 11.40 siang kita meninggalkan mallnya dan naik busway lagi ke Harmoni, trus naik taksi untuk pergi ke salah satu rumahnya saudara soale kita rencana mau makan siang bareng di sebuah restoran seafood.Sekitar jam 1 siang, kita berangkat dan sampai di restoran sekitar jam 1.45 siang. Kita trus memesan beberapa makanan dan makan siang deh. Papaku agak kecewa soale nggak ada "Udang Ronggeng" yang dia cari-cari. Jam 2.45 siang, kita selesai makan siang. Karena udah lumayan deket ke jam 4.45 sore (ya, masih 2 jam sih, tapi tau kan Jakarta itu bagaimana dan lokasi waktu itu lumayan jauh dari titik keberangkatan travelku), jadi kita meninggalkan restorannya dan kokoku nganter kita kita halte busway terdekat di Citraland.Jam 3.20 sore, kita sampai di stasiunnya dan naik busway deh. Kita trus sampe di Halte Jakarta Kota jam 4.10!! Hmm, aku masih harus ke Le Grandier untuk ngambil tasku. Karena lumayan susah nyari bajaj, papaku ada ide buat naik angkot. Tapi idenya aku tolak soalnya angkot nggak akan berangkat begitu kita naik, dia akan nunggu sampe angkotnya penuh baru berangkat, dan itu kan lumayan memboroskan waktu. Jadi, akhirnya kita dapet bajaj dan sampe di Le Grandier jam 4.15 sore. Aku trus ngambil tasku, turun, dan naik taksi ke Mangga Dua Square, titik keberangkatannya. Aku lumayan lega waktu taksiku masuk Mangga Dua Square jam 4.28 sore, jadi aku nggak telat. Hmm, aku blom sadar kalo masih ada masalah lain yang akan muncul. Ternyata SANGAT SUSAH untuk menemukan konter dari travelnya!! Mangga Dua Square kan gede tuh!! Aku ada alamatnya dan tertulis ada di blok B. Kita trus nanya satpam dan mengikuti apa yang diberitahu oleh si satpan, tapi nggak ketemu tuh. Kita mengelilingi blok B dan nggak ketemu!! Duh, jamku udah menunjukkan jam 4.35 sore!! Jadi aku memutuskan untuk keluar dari taksi dan nyari sendiri soale sopir taksinya ga membantu sama sekali!!! Aku nyoba telpon konternya tapi ga diangkatAku trus nanya satpam lain dan katanya konternya ada di dalam mallnya dan dia nunjukin kalo konternya ada di sisi lain dari mall. Si***n!! Oke, jadi aku masuk deh ke mallnya dan mengikuti arah yang ditunjukannya. Tapi aku NGGAK MENEMUKANNYA!! Aku trus muter-muter di dalem mall. Aku nanya petugas kebersihannya dan mereka gatau!! Si***n!! Dasar petugas T****L!! Aku trus jalan dan untungnya, aku menemukan mobil travelnya di luar salah satu pintu masuk di deket si satpam yang aku tanya tadi, jadi harusnya aku ga ke sisi lain dari mall. AKu harusnya cuma perlu belok kanan dan jalan aja sampe ketemu pintu masuk lain dan tuh pintu ga sejauh kalo harus ke sisi lain dari mall (FYI, si satpam nunjuknya ke arah kiri juga tuh... :( )Hmm, aku lumayan lega tapi kan aku masih harus menemukan counternya untuk check in. Trus aku jalan keluar aja di pintu masuk itu, dan begitu aku balik badan, eh konternya ada tepat di belakangku. Terima Kasih Tuhan!! Aku berhasil!! Aku sampe di konter jam 4.43 sore, 2 menit sebelum keberangkatan!! Aku trus komplain, kenapa sih konternya kecil dan terpencil banget... :) Hmm, aku merasa kaya ikutan The Amazing Race nih... :) Kalo aku telat aku berarti harus menunggu 2 jam untuk keberangkatan selanjutnya atau memperpanjang perjalananku ke Jakarta 1 malam lagi sampe besoknya. Jam 4.45 sore, travelku berangkat dan aku balik deh ke Bandung.
ENGLISHWell, since the season was premiered last week, and I haven't written anything about it, I think I want to write a lil' about it right now... :) Well, I'm not gonna write about the rules since I think there is no big difference in rules compared to all previous seasons, but I am just gonna write about my thought about some of the contestants which are interesting for me... :)Rob&Amber (season 7) - newlywedsWell, they are, by mile, the most competitive and strong team amongst all 11 teams of this season of the race. Their strategies were just so smart and interesting to watch... :) Well, I wish Colin and Christie, team who still hold the record of the most who arrived at the mat first (6 times during the entire race of season 5), were there... :) O yea, they were the contestants of the reality show SURVIVOR...Charla&Mirna (season 5) - cousinsThey were a lovable team. Well, we can't deny that Charla is a, no offense, dwarf and because of that many people would underestimate her and think she is not capable of doing anything. But her spirit is just so 'moving'. I hope they did well on the race...Dustin&Kandice (season 10) - Beauty QueensThese beauty queens were the most competitive all-female team amongst all female-teams from season 1 till 10. They did pretty well on season 10, and almost made it to the final three... :) Their strategies were very smart and sneaky.... :) It's interesting to watch them on the showDavid&Mary (season 10) - Coalminer&WifeThis team who was a member of sixpack (along with Lyn&Karlyn and The Chos brothers) from season 10, were not a strong team for me. However, they were really a nice and down-to-earth people. It's interesting for me to watch them with their personalities in this race.Uchenna&Joyce (season 7) - MarriedThey were the winner of season 7. On season 7, Joyce even sacrificed her hair to complete the "Fast-Forward" Task, wow, whatta will to win!! And they won!! Hmm, it's nice to see them back competing with Rob&Amber one more time...Eric&Danielle (season 9) - DatingThis is a unique couple. They were the only team who were NOT on the same team during the season 9 (Eric was with Jeremy and Danielle was with Dani). Well, the combination is just interesting to watch...Hmmm, let's just enjoy the race. So far, all 6 teams I wrote above were still on the race (top 9).Btw, last night I watched the new week of American Idol with the boys performing. Hmm, I think they boys did a lot better than last week. Two contestants were weak, they were Sanjaya Malakar and Brandon Rogers. Some were pretty great: Chris Richardson and Blake Lewis. Sundance was a lot far better than last week... :) Hmm, I can't wait to see the girls' performances this evening... :)BAHASA INDONESIAHmm, karena musim kali ini sudah mulai ditayangkan perdana minggu lalu dan aku blom nulis apa-apa tentangnya, jadi ya kayanya skarang aku pingin nulis tentang ini deh... :) Hmm, aku nggak akan menulis tentang peraturannya soale aku kira ga akan ada perbedaan yang besar dalam hal peraturan dengan musim-musim sebelumnya, tapi aku cuma akan menulis pemikiranku tentang beberapa kontestan yang aku rasa menarik... :)Rob&Amber (musim 7) - pengantin baruHmm, mereka adalah, sejauh ini, tim yang paling kompetitif dan kuat deh dari semua 11 tim dalam musim ini. Strategi mereka tuh bener-bener pintar dan menarik untuk ditonton... :) Hmm, aku harap sih Colin & Christie, tim yang masih memegang rekor terbanyak untuk sampai di pitstop (6 kali dari keseluruhan pertandingan di musim 5), ada disana... :) Oya, mereka ini dulu kontestan dalam reality show SURVIVOR loh...Charla&Mirna (musim 5) - sepupuMereka adalah tim yang pantas disukai. Hmm, nggak bisa kita tolak bahwa Charla adalah, tanpa maksud apa-apa, cebol dan karenanya orang akan meremehkan dia dan berpikir dia nggak bisa apa-apa. Tapi semangatnya benar-benar 'menggerakkan' loh. Aku harap sih mereka melakukannya dengan baik dalam pertandingan kali ini.Dustin&Kandice (musim 10) - kontestan Ratu KecantikanKontestan Ratu Kecantikan ini adalah tim semua-wanita yang paling kompetitif dari kesemua tim semua-wanita dari musim 1 sampai musim 10. Mereka lumayan bagus di musim ke 10, dan hampir aja masuk ke 3 besar... :) Strategi mereka benar-benar pintar dan licik.... :) Menarik kan liat mereka dalam show kali iniDavid&Mary (musim 10) - Penambang Batu Bara dan IstriTim ini adalah anggota dari Sixpack (bersama dengan Lyn&Karlyn dan Cho bersaudara) dari musim 10, bukanlah sebuah tim yang kuat untuk aku. Namun, mereka adalah orang yang sangat baik dan rendah hati. Menarik untuk aku untuk melihat mereka dengan karakternya dalam pertandingan kali iniUchenna&Joyce (musim 7) - MenikahMereka adalah pemenang musim 7. Dalam musim 7, Joyce bahkan rela untuk mengorbankan rambutnya demi memenangkan tugas "Fast-Forward", wow, bener-bener semangat untuk menang!! Dan mereka menang!! Hmm, seru aja ngeliat mereka balik lagi dan bertanding dengan Rob&Amber sekali lagi...Eric&Danielle (musim 9) - PacaranIni adalah pasangan yang unik. Mereka adalah satu-satunya tim yang NGGAK berada dalam tim yang sama di musim 9 (Eric bersama Jeremy dan Danielle bersama Dani). Hmm, kombinasi ini kan menarik tuh untuk ditonton...Hmmm, mari kita nikmati pertandingannya. Sejauh ini, semua 6 tim yang aku tulis di atas masuh ada di dalam pertandingan loh (9 besar).Btw, semalam aku nonton minggu baru dari American Idol dengan penampilan dari kontestan laki-laki. Menurutku, mereka jauh lebih baik daripada minggu lalu. Dua kontestan menurutku lemah, yaitu Sanjaya Malakar dan Brandon Rogers. Beberapa lumayan bagus banget: Chris Richardson dan Blake Lewis. Sundance jauh lebih baik sekali daripada minggu lalu... :) Hmm, aku nggak sabar nih nonton penampilan tim perempuannya ntar malem... :)
ENGLISHLast Sunday, my friends and I went to Paris van Java Mall to watch a movie. Well, probably as we all know and feel, these months, there have been so dry of good and interesting movie(s). But my friend one day got an info about a semi-documenter movie titled "A Long Road to Heaven" and according the the source, twas a good movie. Okay, so we decided to watch it...Okay, so at 2.30 PM, we went to Paris van Java. Once we arrived, Paris van Java was SOOO crowded and full of people!!! Okay, after finally found a parking space, we went to Blitz Megaplex and bought the tickets of "Long Road to Heaven". After buying some drinks and snack at the hypermarket, we then watched the movie... :) Well, the film "Long Road to Heaven" was apparently inspired by the tragedy of bombing event in Bali 4.5 years ago. FYI, this film is prohibited to be played in the province of Bali since for many Balinese, this film can potentially remind them to the traumatizing tragedy several years ago just in time they are in a recovery right now. Well, the film was okay with a skipping plot. It can be boring (since it's a semi-documenter film), but for me, since it's telling us about Bali which is pretty close to me, well, it's not that boring. However, for me, there was one silly or stupid part in the film, when Mukhlas said why he targeted Bali as the next "place". He said that he targeted Bali because when he was in a hotel in Thailand and wanted to enter the elevator, there was a white guy didn't seem to have him on the same lift as he was since Mukhlas was wearing an Islamic Suit, so he pushed the "close" button, and that guy was wearing a t-shirt with the words: "I LOVE BALI" on it (and he added, if he was wearing an "I LOVE PHUKET" or "I LOVE PATTAYA" t-shirt, probably the next target wouldn't be Bali but Phuket or Pattaya). My comment was just like: "What???". Then, after having dinner, we went back home.Btw, last Sunday I watched the first episode of The Amazing Race All-Stars. All 11 teams left Miami, FLorida to Quito, Ecuador. There, Rob&Amber were the first team to arrive at the pitstop and John Vito&Jill were the first team to be eliminated. On Monday, I watched the second episode of TAR All-Stars. All teams left Ecuador and went to Chile. Rob&Amber once again were the first team to arrive at the pitstop, and Kevin&Drew were the second team to be eliminated. Btw, after watching 2 episodes, I think Rob&Amber so far were the most competitive and strong team!! Hmm, it's not a wrong move for the producers to pick them as one of the all-stars team!! They really brought the spices up on the show. Who are my fave teams right now?? Well, I have three most fave teams, and one fave team. My three most fave teams: Charla&Mirna, Rob&Amber, and Dustin and Kandice. My fave team: Uchenna&Joyce. Charla&Mirna are just so lovable... :) And Charla stated a great statement last episode about their (Charla&Mirna) feeling about the beauty queens (Dustin&Kandice): "Beauty Is Sometimes Skin Deep, it's easy to make you look physically pretty through a plastic surgery, but a beautiful heart is just something that is hard to make up". Well, in the end, my most most fave team is Charla&Mirna, he3... :)
::: John Vito&Jill (left) and Kevin&Drew (right), the first and second team to be eliminatedBAHASA INDONESIAMinggu kemarin, temen-temenku dah aku pergi ke Paris van Java Mall untuk nonton film. Hmm, mungkin seperti yang sudah semua tahu dan rasakan, akhir-akhir ini tuh sarat akan film-film bagus dan menarik. Tapi temenku dapet info tentang film semi dokumenter yang berjudul "A Long Road to Heaven" dan berdasarkan sumbernya, katanya sih bagus. Ya udah, kita mutusin untuk nonton tuh film deh... Okay, jadi jam 2.30 siang kita ke Paris van Jaba. Begitu nyampe, ternyata Paris van Java-nya tuh ramee banget dan penuh akan manusia!!! Oke, habis akhirnya menemukan tenpat parkir, kira pergi ke Blitz Megaplex dulu untuk beli tiket film "Long Road to Heaven". Habis beli minuman dan snack, kita trus nonton filmnya deh... :) Hmm, film "Long Road to Heaven" ternyata terinspirasi oleh tragedi Bom Bali 4,5 tahun yang lalu. FYI, film ini dilarang loh diputer di seluruh propinsi Bali soalnya untuk banyak orang Bali, film ini bisa potensial untuk mengingatkan mereka akan kejadian yang bikin trauma beberapa tahun yang lalu pada saat mereka sedang berusaha untuk pulih saat ini. Hmm, filmnya oke sih, dengan alur yang lompat-lompat. Bisa jadi membosankan loh (soale kan filmnya semi dokumenter), tapi untuk aku, karena menyeritakan tentang Bali yang lumayan deket kan sama aku, jadi ya nggak semembosankan itu la. Tetapi, untuk aku ada satu bagian konyol atau bodoh loh dalam film ini. Yaitu saat Mukhlas mengatakan kenapa dia menarget Bali sebagai sasaran selanjutnya untuk dibom. Katanya, waktu dia di sebuah hotel di Thailand dan dia mau naik lift, ada seorang bule yang kayanya nggak kepingin satu lift sama dia soalnya dia memakai jubah Islami, jadi dia menekan tombol "tutup", dan laki-laki itu memakai kaus bertuliskan "I LOVE BALI" (trus dia menambahkan, kalo dia pake kaus bertuliskan "I LOVE PHUKET" atau "I LOVE PATTAYA", mungkin target selanjutnya bukanlah Bali namun bisa jadi Phuket atau Pattaya). Komentarku waktu itu: "Hah???" Trus, habis makan malem, kita balik deh. Btw, kemarin Minggu aku juga nonton episode pertama dari The Amazing Race All-Stars loh. Semua 11 team meninggalkan Miami, Florida menuju Quito, Ekuador. Disana, Rob&Amber adalah tim pertama yang sampai di pitstop dan John Vito&Jill adalah tim pertama yang tereliminasi. Di hari Senin, aku nonton episode kedua dari TAR All-Stars. Semua tim meninggalkan Ekuador dan pergi ke Chili. Rob&Amber sekali lagi adalah tim pertama yang memenangkan pertandingan dan Kevin&Drew adalah tim kedua yang tereliminasi. Btw, habis nonton 2 episode, aku rasa sejauh ini Rob&Amber adalah tim yang paling kompetitif dan kuat!! Hmm, bukanlah langkah yang salah deh buat produsernya memilih mereka sebagai satu dar all-stars team. Mereka benar-benar membawa bumbu dalam acara ini. Siapakah favoritku saat ini?? Yah, aku ada 3 tim paling favorit dan 1 tim favorit. Tiga tim paling favoritku adalah: Charla&Mirna, Rob&Amber, dan Dustin and Kandice. Tim favoritku: Uchenna&Joyce. Charla&Mirna tuh bener-bener menarik loh... :) Dan Charla kemarin ngeluarin pernyataan yang bagus loh tentang perasaan mereka (Charla&Mirna) akan Beauty-Queens (Dustin&Kandice): "Kecantikan itu kadang-kadang tidak hanya sebatas kulit, mudah untuk membuat kamu keliatan cantik secara fisik dengan operasi plastik, namun hati yang cantik tidaklah semudah itu untuk di-make up". Hmm, pada akhirnya, tim paling paling favorit saya adalah Charla&Mirna, he3... :)
ENGLISHnote: I'm gonna use some initials to make the story easier and more clear... :)Sunday, 18th February 2007The day before, my parents and I decided to meet at Citraland Mall, so I booked a travel ticket to go to West Jakarta (Citraland). According to the schedule, my travel would depart at 10.15 AM, so at 9.15 AM I called a cab to bring me to BTC (Bandung Trade Center) where my trip to Jakarta would start. Well, to be honest, twas my first time in my entire life I ever caught a travel to go to other city... :) At 10.08 AM, about 7 minutes earlier than the schedule according to my watch, we left Bandung. The existence Bandung - Jakarta Highway was so cool, in only about 2 hours, I arrived at Citraland. However, I think the condition of the highway between Bandung and Cikampek was not really good. It was not that supportive to make the trip so smooth and cozy.>> Fast Forward >>At 12.30 PM, I arrived at Citraland. I met my parents (and my uncle and aunt) at a restaurant called Noodle Cafe. It was not really hard to find it... :) After having lunch there, we went upstairs to see the location of Qua-Li Jakarta. Btw, when we were having lunch, I also saw the computer picture of Qua-Li Jakarta, he3... :) Then, after walking around Citraland Mall and purchasing a radio-control car for my nephew who was (coincidentally) celebrating his 5th birthday this day, we left Citraland and went to our hotel, Mega Anggrek, near Taman Anggrek Mall. I then took a nap.At around 6 PM, I met some other aunties and uncles, and we went to my uncle / UR (whose son (my cousin (KM)) was the groom)'s house to have a sort of celebration. After having a quick liturgy, we then had dinner (which had already been waited for, he3... :D). Unfortunately Then, I got a sudden job for the wedding tomorrow. I became PIC of laptop. So, my jobs were to keep an eye on the laptop (for sure) and also operate it during the wedding party the next day (to play (slideshow) some wedding pictures). At 10 PM, we went back to our hotel.Monday, 19th February 2007I got up at around 7.45 AM in the morning. At 8.30 AM, we were picked up to go to my UR's house since my parents' job was to bring KM to the bride at Mulia Hotel (where the wedding party would be held later in the evening). Okay, so at 9 AM we departed and went to Mulia Hotel. It was quite a long journey, after 45 minutes trip, we finally arrived at Mulia Hotel. Guess what?? The procession only took less than 2 minutes!! What!?!? I thought it was gonnabe longer... .Then, my parents and I went to Taman Anggrek Mall to waste spend our time before 12 PM where the groom and bride would do a tradition (actually there is a name for it but I dun really remember... :P >> it's a Chinese term, hmm....) to ask for kinda prosperity to their parents for sure, and some older relatives, and they would also get angpao-s. So, at 10 AM we arrived at Taman Anggrek. My mum went to a salon, my dad went to ... (well, I dun really know), and I just walked around the mall. At 11.30 AM, my mum called me and we met at the salon. My dad then called UR and apparently, he got the news that the ceremony would be a lil' late. Okay, so we had lunch at a restaurant and we ordered Roast Duck... :) It was okay, not that special, but not that bad also. At 12.30 PM, we left Taman Anggrekto be continued...............................Next on My Trip to Jakarta:- wedding ceremony at the church- wedding party and laptop problem- Indonesian Idol Audition- busway- being in The Amazing Race
::: Qua-Li Jakarta at Citraland
::: Dinner Part One
::: Dinner Part Two (which I had just after I finished eating Dinner Part One... :D)
::: The Lobby of Mulia Hotel which is not a 5-stars hotel anymore (but now it's a Diamond Class Hotel, one class BEYOND 5 stars hotel, wow... :D)
::: Roast DuckBAHASA INDONESIAcatatan: Aku akan menggunakan beberapa inisial untuk membuat ceritanya lebih gampang dan lebih jelas... :) Minggu, 18 Februari 2007Sehari sebelumnya, orangtuaku dan aku memutuskan untuk ketemu di Citraland Mall, jadinya ya aku pesen tiket untuk pergi ke Jakarta Barat (Citraland). Berdasarkan jadwalnya, travelku akan berangkat pada jam 10.15 pagi, jadi jam 9.15 pagi aku nelpon taksi untuk mengantar aku ke BTC (Bandung Trade Center) dimana perjalananku ke Jakarta akan dimulai. Hmm, jujur nih, itu adalah kali pertama sepanjang keseluruhan hidup saya pertama kalinya saya naik travel untuk pergi ke kota lain... :) Jam 10.08 pagi, sekitar 7 menit lebih awal dari jadwalnya berdasarkan jam tangan saya, kita meninggalkan Bandung. Keberadaan Jalan Tol Bandung - Jakarta keren juga ya, cuma dalam waktu sekitar 2 jam, aku udah nyampe loh di Citraland. Bagaimanapun juga, menurutku kondisi jalan tolnya di antara Bandung dan Cikampek tetep ga mendukung untuk membuat perjalanannya mulus dan nyaman.>> Fast Forward >>Jam 12.30 siang, aku sampai di Citraland. Aku ketemu ortuku (dan juga Om dan Tante saya) di sebuah restoran bernama Noodle Cafe. Nggak susah-susah amat sih untuk menemukannya... :) Habis makan siang disana, kita naik ke atas untuk melihat lokasinya Qua-Li Jakarta ntar. Btw, waktu kit lagi makan siang, aku ngeliat gambar komputernya Qua-Li Jakarta loh, he3... :) Trus, habis jalan-jalan di Citraland dan membeli mobil radio-kontrol untuk keponakan laki-laki saya yang (kebetulan) lagi ulang tahun yang kelima pada hari itu, kita meninggalkan Citraland dan pergi ke hotel kami, Mega Anggrek, di deketnya Taman Anggrek. Aku trus tiduran deh.Sekitar jam 6 sore, aku ketemu beberapa om dan tante saya yang lainnya, dan kita pergi ke rumahnya om saya / UR (yang anaknya (sepupuku (KM) adalah pengantin prianya) untuk menghadiri semacam syukuran. Habis ada perayaan syukur cepat, kita trus makan malem deh (yang sudah ditunggu-tunggu tuh, he3... :D). Sayangnya Kemudian, aku tiba-tiba dapet tugas dadakan untuk perayaan pernikahannya besoknya. Aku menjadi PIC laptop. Jadi, tugasku adalah mengawasi laptopnya (tentu saja) dan juga mengoperasikannya selama perayaan pernikahan keesokannya (untuk memainkan (slideshow) beberapa foto pernikahan). Jam 10 malem, kita balik ke hotel deh.Senin, 19 Februari 2007Aku bangun jam 7.45 pagi. Jam 8.30, kita dijemput untuk pergi ke rumahnya UR soale kan orangtuaku dapet tugas untuk membawa KM ke pengantin perempuannya di Hotel Mulia (dimana penikahannya akan dilangsungkan malam harinya). Oke, trus jam 9 pagi kita berangkat dan pergi ke Hotel Mulia. Perjalanannya lumayan jauh ya ternyata, habis perjalanan sekitar 45 menit, kita akhirnya sampai juga di Hotel Mulia. Tebak bagaimana?? Prosesinya cuma butuh waktu kurang dari 2 menit ternyata!! Apa!?!? Aku kira bakalan lebih lama tuh... .Trus, ortuku dan aku pergi ke Mall Taman Anggrek untuk membuang-buang menghabiskan waktu sebelum jam 12 siang dimana rencananya pengantin akan melakukan tradisi (sebenernya ada namanya sih, tapi ga inget saya... :P >> istilahnya dalam bahasa Cina tuh, hmm....) untuk meminta semacam berkat ke orang tua tentu saja, dan beberapa kerabat yang lebih tua, dan mereka juga akan dapat angpao. Jadi, jam 10 pagi kita sampai di Taman Anggrek. Mamaku pergi ke salon, papaku pergi ke... (wah, nggak gitu tau saya), dan aku ya cuma jalan-jalan aja di dalem mall-nya. Jam 11.30an, mamaku nelpon dan ketemu di salonya. Papaku trus telpon UR dan ternyata, acaranya kemungkinan akan agak terlambat. Oke deh, jadinya kita ya makan siang dulu di sebuah restoran dan memesan Bebek Panggang... :) Rasanya biasa lah, nggak spesial-spesial amat, tapi juga nggak separah itu koq. Jam 12.30 siang, kita meninggalkan Mall Taman Anggrekbersambung...............................Berikutnya dalam My Trip to Jakarta:- perayaan pernikahan di gereja- pesta pernikahan dan masalah laptop- audisi Indonesian Idol- busway- ikutan The Amazing Race
ENGLISHPre-note: I think the entry about my trip to Jakarta has to be postponed yet until next Sunday because I think I should write this entry first before the topic is so off to date... :)Finally this week, 2 my favorite reality shows, officially started. They are The Amazing Race All-Stars and American Idol 2007 (well, actually American Idol was started about 1 month ago, but for me, the real American Idol starts from the workshop round (top 24)). Because last Monday I was so busy in Jakarta, so this week I missed the first episode of TAR All-Stars... :( (but I still can catch the last rerun next Sunday night... :D). Okay, so let's talk about American Idol this week. Just like the past 2 years, all contestants were split into 2 groups, men and women (each of 12). Well, based on this week performances, I think I'm kinda disappointed with the men . None of them were really really great. Probably they were so nervous... :) If I have to pick 6 guys to fill the 6 seats in the top 12 round, now I can only pick one or two guys because the rest of them were just SOOO ordinary and not special. I really want to see their next performances next week. It was so different with the women group. They were A LOT better than the guys. Well, not saying all the 12 girls were great, some were also weak actually (such as Antonella Barba, Alaina Alexandre, and Amy Krebs). However, some were SO stunning, especially Lakisha Jones. She definitely was the best amongst the all 24 contestants based on their first performances. One of Simon's commentary after Lakisha sang was pretty surprising: "I'm so tempted to say to the other 23 people to book your flights home". Some other women were also great for me, Melinda Doolittle, Stephanie Edwards, Jordin Sparks, Sabrina Sloans, and Haley Scarnato. The other were good, but not really great... :)Who I think are gonnabe voted off this week?? Hmmm... . I'm sure by the time I write this entry, the result has already been announced there in The US, but I don't wanna see or read it on the internet since I wanna make myself nervous this evening, he3... :) But IMO, I think Sundance Head & Rudy Cardenas/Sanjaya Malakar (men) and Antonella Barba & Amy Krebs (women) would potentially get voted off this week. Btw, I usually am wrong with this thingy, he3... :)
::: quick update ::: (Fri, 23rd Feb 2007, 6.37 PM)
I've watched the Result Show of American Idol and apparently, my guess was 50% correct. From the guys, Paul Kim and Rudy Cardenas were cut, and from the girls, Amy Krebs and Nicole Tranquillo were cut. Well, I think Nicole Tranquillo and Paul Kim actually still deserve another shot to continue their journeys. They were not that great this week, but also not that bad and some other contestants were even worse than them. I dunno why Sundance is still there, and I think Antonella and Alaina were so lucky because they are pretty... :) But this is just my opinion, vote has spoken, and let's see their performances next week.
::: Top 12 girls
BAHASA INDONESIAPre-note: Kayaknya postingan tentang perjalanan saya ke Jakarta harus ditunda dulu deh sampe Minggu soale kan kayaknya aku mesti nulis postingan ini dulu sebelum topiknya jadi bener-bener basi ntar... :)Akhirnya minggu ini, 2 reality show favorit saya, secara resmi dimulai. Mereka adalah The Amazing Race All-Stars dan American Idol 2007 (hmm, sebenernya American Idol dah dimulai sekitar sebulan yang lalu sih, tapi untuk aku, American Idol yang sebenernya baru dimulai pada babak workshop (24 besar)). Nah, karena Senin kemarin aku sibuk banget di Jakarta, jadi aku melewatkan episode pertama dari TAR All-Stars... :( (tapi aku masih bisa liat rerun terakhirnya besok Minggu malem sih... :D). Oke, mari kita ngomong2 tentang American Idol minggu ini. Seperti 2 tahun belakangan ini, kontestan dipisah ke dalam 2 grup, laki-laki dan perempuan (masing-masing 12). Berdasarkan penampilan minggu ini, kayaknya sih aku agak kecewa deh sama grup laki-lakinya. Nggak ada yang benar-benar bagus. Mungkin karena grogi sih... :) Tapi kalo aku harus memilih 6 laki-laki untuk mengisi 6 kursi di 12 besar, wah, sekarang aku baru bisa memilih sekitar 1 atau 2 orang aja soalnya sisanya SANGAT biasa sekali dan nggak spesial. Aku bener2 menunggu penampilan mereka minggu depan. Berbeda sekali dengan grup perempuannya. Mereka JAUH lebih baik daripada grup laki-laki. Nggak ngomong semua 12 orang bagus loh, ada beberapa yang lemah sebenernya (misalnya Antonella Barba, Alaina Alexandre, dan Amy Krebs). Tetapi, beberapa benar-benar memukau, terutama Lakisha Jones. Dia 100% adalah yang terbaik dari kesemua 24 kontestan pada penampilan pertama. Salah satu komentarnya Simon setelah Lakisha nyanyi ngagetin juga tuh: "Aku sangat ingin bilang ke 23 kontestan lainnya untuk memesan tiket pulang ke rumah". Beberapa perempuan lain juga bagus sih menurutku, Melinda Doolittle, Stephanie Edwards, Jordin Sparks, Sabrina Sloans, dan Haley Scarnato. Sisanya bagus, tapi nggak bagus banget... :) Siapa yang menurutku akan tereliminasi minggu ini?? Hmmm... . Aku yakin pada saat aku menulis postingan ini, hasilnya udah keluar di Amerika sana, tapi aku nggak mau liat atau membacanya di internet soale aku mau membuat diriku deg-degan ntar malem, he3... :) Tapi menurutku, kayaknya Sundance Head & Rudy Cardenas/Sanjaya Malakar (laki-laki) dan Antonella Barba & Amy Krebs (perempuan) akan berpotensi untuk tereliminasi minggu ini. Oya, aku biasanya salah loh dalam hal-hal semacam ini, he3... :)
::: apdet cepet ::: (Jmt, 23 Feb 2007, 6.37 sore)
Aku dah nonton Result Show dari American Idol, dan ternyata tebakan saya benar 50%. Dari grup laki-laki, Paul Kim dan Rudy Cardenas tereliminasi, dan dari grup perempuan, Amy Krebs dan Nicole Tranquillo tereliminasi. Hmm, menurutku sih Nicole Tranquillo sama Paul Kim masih lumayan berhak untuk bertahan minggu ini. Mereka memang nggak bagus banget minggu ini, namun juga nggak jelek-jelek amat ah dan beberapa kontestan lain malah juga lebih jelek. Aku nggak tau kenapa Sundance masih disana, dan menurutku Antonella dan Alaina beruntung soalnya mereka cakep... :) Tapi ini kan cuma pendapatku saja, voting sudah berbicara, dan mari kita liat penampilan mereka minggu depan.
