Well, this week is the last week before midterm next week. Sigh, why time really flies? Next week is the first week of midterm weeks? Dangit!! Well, as typical the last week before exam, we are flooded with assignments and homeworks, damn!! I just finished one homework which took literally about 9 hours to finish it, zzz... . I still have one big homework which due on Friday, and now is Wednesday night! Hmmm!!!
Anyway, watching the third week of American Idol, my picks for this week are: Lil Round, Von Smith, and Scott McIntyre or Jorge Nunez (for the third one, I'd go with Jorge Nunez tho). However, I think the result will be Lil Round, Scott McIntyre, and Von Smith or Jorge Nunez. This simply because I think many people would vote for Scott, because he got advantage that he was kinda exposed before and the fact that he's blind, hmmm... . IMO, just based on his singing, he's not that great actually.
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Hmm, minggu ini adalah minggu terakhir sebelum UTS minggu depan, Hhh, waktu koq cepat sekali ya? Tiba2 udah minggu depan neh minggu pertama UTS? Gila!! Hmm, kaya tipikal minggu2 terakhir sebelum ujian, kita minggu ini kebanjiran tugas dan PR neh, sial!! Ini aja baru beres ngerjain 1 PR yang dikerjakan selama 9 jam lebih loh, zzz... . Padahal masih ada 1 lagi tugas untuk Jumat yang buanyak buanget deh, padahal sekarang udah Rabu malam!!
Ngomong2, ngeliat minggu ketiga dari American Idol, pilihanku untuk minggu ini adalah: Lil Round, Von Smith, dan Scott McIntyre atau Jorge Nunez (untuk spot ketiga aku mending Jorge Nunez deh). Namun, rasanya hasilnya akan jadi Lil Round, Scott McIntyre, dan Von Smith atau Jorge Nunez. Yah, ini karena aku rasa akan ada banyak yang vote buat Scott, karena dia diuntungkan dengan diekspose sebelumnya dan karena kebutaannya. Padahal sih menurutku kalo cuma berdasar nyanyinya aja minggu ini, dia gak terlalu bagus deh.
Well, I had a really tiring Monday on campus today. My schedule for Monday is already really full and tiring plus I dunno why but I was not on my 100% condition today. It's not that I was sick nor not fit, it's just my condition. Maybe it's not physical, just mental (thoughts) condition, hmmm...
Anyway, watching the third episode of The Amazing Race 14, I think it was really cool!! All the twists were so interesting, especially with the flight. Victor & Tammy already got the first flight out of Munich to Bucharest, however there was a technical problem so they gotta go back to Munich!! Whatta problem!! Because of that they were passed by some other teams who got the second flight. The tasks in Romania were also really cool, especially the Vampire Remains Detour, really spooky and built the 'tension'. Amanda & Kris almost made the same mistake Toni & Dallas did by losing their passport and money. Lucky they still could find them.
The tension between Victor & Tammy were also 'interesting' to watch. It's not that I like them fighting, in fact they are one of my fave teams this season. That tensions caused some mistakes arisen on this team. Victor really screwed up this leg. However, they were so lucky still because Brad & Victoria made a huge mistake by taking flight to Amsterdam. Thinking about it, why did they do that on the first place? I mean, they were already in one great airport with good links, why would they take that risk to go to Amsterdam, which is further to Bucharest than Munich? I still could understand if they had gone to Frankfurt, but Amsterdam? Hmmm...
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Hmm, Senin ini benar2 melelahkan deh di kampus hari ini. Jadwal untuk Senin sendiri udah lumayan melelahkan dan gatau kenapa tapi tadi koq kondisiku gak 100% yah? Bukannya sakit atau tidak fit sih, tapi cuma kondisi aja yang nggak 100%. Mungkin bukan fisik kali yah, tapi mungkin lebih ke mental (pikiran) gitu, hmmm...
Ngomong2, nonton episode ketiga dari The Amazing Race 14, aku rasa beneran keren banget dah!! Semua masalah yang timbul benar2 menarik, terutama penerbangan. Masa Victor & Tammy yang sudah berhasil mendapatkan penerbangan pertama dari Munich menuju Bucharest bisa2nya mendapat masalah berupa pesawat yang rusak dan harus balik lagi ke Munich!! Bener2 masalah!! Karenanya mereka bisa disusul oleh beberapa tim lain yang mendapatkan penerbangan kedua. Tugas2nya di Romania juga keren tuh, terutama Detour Vampire Remains, benar2 seram dan menghidupkan 'suasana'. Amanda & Kris juga nyaris melakukan kesalahan yang sama kaya Toni & Dallas, yaitu kehilangan uang dan paspor. Untung akhirnya ketemu tuh.
Ketegangan yang muncul antara Victor & Tammy juga 'menarik' untuk ditonton. Bukannya aku senang mereka bertengkar, lha malah mereka itu satu tim favoritku musim ini koq. Ketegangan itu menyebabkan beberapa kesalahan muncul di tim ini. Victor benar2 kacau deh leg ini. Namun, mereka masih beruntung tuh karena Brad & Victoria melakukan kesalahan besar dengan mengambil penerbangan koneksi ke Amsterdam. Mikir2 tentang ini, koq mereka melakukannya yah? Maksudku, mereka sudah berada di bandara dengan koneksi yang baik, koq mereka harus mengambil risiko dengan pergi ke Amsterdam, yang lebih jauh ke Bucharest daripada Munich? Masih masuk akal sih kalo mereka ke Frankfurt, tapi kalo ke Amsterdam? Hmmm...
Well, now we are in the end of this second month of 2009. Today is actually an off day for normal college students in Unpar since today is the graduation day. However, I still had to go to my campus to have a discussion with my lecturer about my thesis, hmmm... . Of course I also came to the graduation lunch since some friends graduated today, hehehe... . Looking at them, hmm, next year I will be on their positions. So exciting, but before that, I have a lot to go thru with hardwork.
Anyway, about the second week of American Idol, apparently my guess here was 100% correct. Allison Iraheta, Kris Allen, and Adam Lambert made it to the top 12!! hahaha... . For the wildcard for this group, I hope Jasmine Murray and Megan Corkrey will get the second chance, hmmm
::: Alexis Grace, Michael Sarver, and Danny Gokey, three contestants from group 1 who made it to the top 12 last week.
::: Allison Iraheta, Kris Allen, and Adam Lambert, three contestants from group 2 who made it to the top 12 this week.
Hmm, sekarang kita sudah berada di penghujung bulan kedua dari tahun 2009. Hari ini sih sebenarnya adalah hari libur loh untuk mahasiswa umum Unpar soalnya kan sekarang tuh hari wisudaan. Namun, aku tetap harus ke kampus tadi untuk bimbingan tugas akhir sama dosen pembimbingku, hmmm... . Tentu saja sih sekalian ke acara makan siang wisudaannya soalnya beberapa teman kan wisuda hari ini, hehehe... . Melihat mereka, hmm, tahun depan aku akan berada di posisi mereka neh. Kayanya akan asik banget, tapi untuk sampai kesana aku harus melewati banyak hal dengan kerja keras dulu neh.
Ngomong2, tentang minggu kedua dari American Idol, ternyata tebakanku disini 100% benar loh. Allison Iraheta, Kris Allen, dan Adam Lambert masuk ke 12 besar!! hahaha... . Untuk wildcard dari grup ini, mudah2an Jasmine Murray dan Megan Corkrey mendapat kesempatan kedua deh, hmmm
Okay, I just watched the second week of this season's American Idol's semifinal. Here is what I think: I think, my picks for the top twelve this week are: Adam Lambert (he sang The Rolling Stone's 'Satisfaction'), Allison Iraheta (she sang Heart's 'Alone'), and Kris Allen (he sang Michael Jackson's 'Man in the Mirror').Hopefully all of them get thru.
Megan Corkrey is also pretty good, but for me she wasn't in the top three. However, there's still a chance for her thru the Wildcard tho. Jasmine Murray was so disappointing. She is so promising and good actually (based on her Hollywood Week Round), but she didn't deliver this week, hmmm.... .
Anyhow, the most entertaining performance was definitely Nick Mithcell's (Norman Gentle) performance when he sang 'And I'm Telling You I'm not Going'. It was so entertaining (and different) that I couldn't help not to smile during his performance. The thing is that he can sing actually, not just another crazy-tuneless singer. However, I can see the judges' problem with him. He's a stage performer and not really a recording artist. He's good on stage, but on recording, I dun think he will do well. Hmmm... .
::: Nick "Norman Gentle" Mitchell's 'And I'm Telling You I'm not Going'
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Ya, aku baru saha menonton minggu kedua dari semifinal American Idol musim ini. Ini pendapatku: Menurutku neh, pilihanku untuk tiga peserta yang lolos ke 12 besar adalah: Adam Lambert (dia nyanyi 'Satisfaction'-nya The Rollingstones), Allison Iraheta (dia nyanyi 'Alone'-nya Heart), dan Kris Allen (dia nyanyi 'Man in the Mirror'-nya Michael Jackson). Mudah2an mereka semua lolos.
Megan Corkrey juga lumayan seh sebenernya, tapi dia gak di tiga besarku. Namun, masih ada kesempatan sih untuk dia di wildcard. Jasmine Murray mengecewakan banget minggu ini. Dia kan sebenernya bagus tuh (berdasarkan Babak Minggu Hollywood), tapi dia nggak bagus dah minggu ini, hmmm.... .
Bagaimanapun juga, penampilan paling menghibur adalah penampilannya Nick Mithcell (Norman Gentle) tuh ketika dia nyanyi 'And I'm Telling You I'm not Going'. Benar2 menghibur (dan berbeda) sampe aku gak bisa gak tersenyum sepanjang penampilannya. Poinnya adalah dia tuh bisa nyanyi loh, gak sekedar peserta gila-tapi-gak-bisa-nyanyi. Namun, aku ngerti sih masalah yang dilihat jurinya akan dia. Dia itu stage performer dan bukan artis rekaman. Dia bagus di panggung, tapi kalau di bidang rekaman, rasanya sih kurang pas. Hmmm... .
Yesterday my friends and I decided to use the karaoke voucher I got this time. We rent the large room (the theme was Egyptian), of course for free, wkwkwkw. Then, we used McD coupon to have dinner there. Each person got a Rp 10,000.oo voucher. Well, not that much for McD's "level", but not that bad, haha.
Today is one of my favorite day of the whole week, Tuesday. My class was only at 1 PM. Cool!! haha... . Anyway, today of course I also gotta prepare for my fourth presentation on Seminar tomorrow. Well, apparently if I gave myself more time to prepare for it, it will work better for me (isn't that obvious?). Well, I must certainly do that since every week, the material I gotta prepare is getting tougher and tougher, hmmm
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Kemarin aku dan teman2 memutuskan untuk menggunakan voucher karaoke yang aku dapat waktu ini. Kita menyewa ruangan yang besar (yang temanya Mesir), tentu saja dengan gratis, wkwkwkw. Trus kita menggunakan kupon McD untuk makan disana. Tiap orang mendapatkan sebuah voucher senilai Rp 10.000,oo. Yah, nilainya sih tidak seberapa lah untuk ukuran McD gitu, tapi ya lumayan lah, haha.
Hari ini adalah salah satu hari favoritku dalam seminggu, Selasa. Kelasku dimulai jam 1 siang saja. Asik!! haha... . Ngomong2, tentu saja hari ini aku harus mempersiapkan bahan untuk presentasi semianr besok. Nah, ternyata kini aku benar2 merasakan bahwa kalau aku memberikan lebih banyak waktu untuk mempersiapkannya, itu akan berimbas lebih baik untuk aku (bah, jelas banget ya rasanya?). Yah, aku bener2 harus melakukan itu nih soalnya setiap minggu, materinya semakin berat dan berat neh, hmmm
Actually the Sunday itself wasn't weird at all. In fact, this Sunday was just like another typical Sunday in Bandung. On Saturday night, I stayed up late (until Sunday dawn, haha) and I got up late today, haha...
Well, so then what's weird? Actually, I only had meal once today, this afternoon at about 1 PM. The weird thing is that until this evening, I still am not hungry, wkwkwkw... . That's probably because I didn't do those many things this Sunday, wakakaka
OMG, WTH did I just write?? wkwkwkwkw
::: my meal at Hokben some days ago
::: my own creation sandwich, with scrambled egg and fried ma ling
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Sebernya Minggunya sendiri kaga aneh sama sekali sih. Malahan, Minggu kali ini sangat tipikal kaya hari-hari Mingguku di Bandung. Sabtu malam, tentu aja begadang (sampe Minggu dini hari, haha) dan bisa bangun siang neh, haha...
Nah, kalo gitu trus apa dong yang aneh? Sebenernya sih tadi cuma makan sekali doang, di siang hari sekitar jam 1 siang. Hal yang aneh adalah koq sampe semalam ini kaga laper yah, wkwkwkw... . Yah, mungkin karena aktivitasku tadi nggak banyak2 amat seh Minggu ini, wakakaka
Bah, barusan nulis apa seh?? Kaga penting sama sekali, wkwkwkwkw
Well, this semester Saturday is definitely the busiest day of the week on campus. Lucky for tomorrow, it's gonnabe a bit lighter. Two (out of four) classes are canceled, and both are the first two morning classes!! Wahahahaha.... .
Anyway, yesterday the result of the first group of this season American Idol was out. My guess was 67% correct, Danny Gokey and Michael Sarver made it to the top 12. However, Tatiana del Toro didn't but Alexis Grace made it. Okay, after watching the show back, they all deserve it eventho Michael was just okay this week. He's so lucky. I really hope Tatiana and Anoop will get a second chance in the wildcard, haha... . Tatiana is gonna make the top 12 exciting to watch.
About Danny Gokey, I dunno why but he started to be a bit annoying. He was a bit cocky on the Result Show (or that was the impression I got). Then, he (or his relatives, I dun care) exploit the death of his wife too much I think. At first, okay, it might gain sympathy but if you keep bringing it on every week, it's getting annoying (example: one relative of him kept showing the picture of him and his deceased wife when Danny was announced to be one of the top 12 contestants). It's a singing competition, so please just focus on the performance, not the other thing, hmmm... .
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Hmm, semester ini hari Sabtuku jelas hari tersibuk deh di kampus. Untungnya untuk besok, agak lebih ringan neh. Dua (dari empat) kelas ditiadakan, dan keduanya adalah dua kelas pagi!! Wahahahaha.... .
Ngomong2, kemarin hasil dari grup pertama dari musim kali ini dari American Idol keluar neh. Tebakanku 67% benar, Danny Gokey dan Michael Sarver masuk ke 12 besar. Namun, Tatiana del Toro enggak dan Alexis Grace masuk. Oke, habis nonton show-nya lagi, mereka memang berhak masuk koq walau Michael biasa saja minggu ini. Beruntung tuh dia. Aku harap Tatiana dan Anoop akan dapat kesempatan kedua di wildcard deh, haha... . Tatiana menurutku bakal bikin rame top 12 neh.
Tentang Danny Gokey, gatau kenapa tapi koq dia mulai agak menyebalkan ya. Dia agak sombong di Result Show (setidaknya itu kesan yang aku dapat). Trus, dia (atau kerabatnya, siapa pun la, gak ngurus) terlalu mengeksploitasi kematian istrinya terlalu banyak tuh menurutku. Pertama2 sih oke deh, untuk menarik simpati. Tapi kan kalau dilakukan terus2an setiap kali kan jadi menyebalkan juga (misalnya: kemarin salah satu kerabatnya terus2an nunjukin fotonya dia sama almarhumah istrinya sewaktu Danny dinyatakan lolos ke 12 besar). Ini kan kompetisi nyanyi, tolong deh fokus aja ke penampilannya, jangan malah gitu, hmmm....
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