Tuesday and new TV Shows

ENGLISH

I post this a lil' bit late actually because I write about what happened yesterday... .

Yesterday my friends and I went to Plaza Ambarrukmo and had dinner at Qua Li Restaurant. Well, we arrived there at 6 PM and then we went to the third floor. They then mocked me that Qua Li was not very crowded, and yes, not all seats and tables were occupied at that time. But that's okay, and they asked me to go around the mall first before having meal and I just said yes. Then, I offered to go to TimeZone and they all refused. But what happened next? When we passed TimeZone 2 of them called me to come in to TimeZone (arrrgghhh, what did they mean by that?? :?:). Then, finally I knew what they really wanted. They wanted to play BUT didn't want to pay!! They used my cards and mostly they played, not me. And what was their reason?? Because I was the one who offered to go there, but it actually didn't make any sense. I offered, they refused, then I accepted it and decided to go somewhere else, but they changed their mind, asked me to go to TZ, and asked me to pay... . That's tricky, but that's okay, I just kept silent because I didn't want to argue in a public place... . Then, after walking around for 1 hour, we went back to Qua Li and guess what?? We almost didn't get seats!!

Starting today, one private television channel started to present the reailty show The Apprentice season 4. I haven't watch this season yet before, but I have already read some episodes synopsises in the official website, but that's okay because watching on TV and reading in the web are two different things even actually they both tell us the same thing.... :) Talking about the top 4 show of American Idol 2006, IMO, the producer really want to win male contestant this year. There is only 1 female contestant left, and what did the producer pick as the theme this week?? ELVIS PRESLEY!!! Wow, it's definitely unfair for Katharine McPhee since she is the only girl left and she had to sing that kind of music.... . All the guys did great I think, and Katharine did pretty great (again not her best performance). For me, those who deserved most to go are probably Elliott Yamin or Taylor Hicks. They did great, but they almost always get advantages week and week, in other side, the female contestants almost always take the disadvantages week and week (the guest stars are all male, and some themes are not fair for girl). Hmmm.... . Well, one good news. I read that, apparently, people outside the US CAN vote for American Idol, and they said that it's free too... . This afternoon I tried to vote for Katharine, but both lines for her were all busy.

INDONESIAN

Aku ngepos ini kayaknya agak terlambat sedikit sih soalnya aku menulis tentang apa yang terjadi kemarin... .

Kemarin aku sama temen-temenku pergi ke Plaza Ambarrukmo dan makan malam di Restoran Qua-Li. Kita sampe disana jam 6 sore trus langsung naik ke lantai tiga. Mereka trus mengejek aku soalnya pas itu Qua-Li masih nggak seberapa rame, dan bener aja, nggak semua kursi dan meja terpakai waktu itu. Tapi nggak papa, trus mereka ngajak aku untuk jalan-jalan dulu sebelum makan dan aku ngikut aja. Trus, aku menawarkan untuk pergi ke TimeZone dan mereka semua menolak. Tapi apa yang terjadi kemudian? Waktu kita melewati TimeZone, dua dari mereka memanggil aku untuk masuk ke TimeZone (arrggghhh, maksudnya apaan tuh?? :?:). Trus akhirnya aku tahu apa maksud terselubung mereka. Mereka kepingin main TETAPI nggak mau bayar!! Mereka pake kartuku dan yang kebanyakan main malah mereka, bukan aku. Dan apakah alasan mereka?? Soalnya kan aku yang ngajak kesana, dan sebenernya sih itu sangat nggak masuk akal. Aku menawarkan, mereka neolak, aku menerima dan memutuskan untuk pergi ke tempat lain, tetapi mereka merubah pikiran mereka, minta aku pergi ke TZ, dan nyuruh aku membayar... . Hmm, itu licik kan? Tapi nggak papa, aku diem aja soalnya nggak mau ribut di tempat umum... . Trus setelah 1 jam, kita balik ke Qua-Li dan tebak apa?? Kita hampir nggak dapet tempat duduk!!

Dimulai hari ini, salah satu stasiun televisi swasta mulai menayangkan reality show The Apprentice musim keempat. Aku belum pernah nonton season ini sebelumnya sih, cuma aku sudah membaca sinopsis dari beberapa episodenya di website resminya, tapi nggak papa soalnya nonton langsung di TV dan membaca di web adalah dua hal yang berbeda bahkan kalau dua-duanya sama-sama menceritakan hal yang sama.... :) Ngomong-ngomong tentang show 4 besar dari American Idol 2006, menurutky, produsernya kepingin yang menang adalah kontestan laki-laki tahun ini. Sekarang cuma ada 1 kontestan wanita yang tersisa, dan apa tema yang sama produsernya diangkat minggu ini? ELVIS PRESLEY!!! Wow, jelas-jelas nggak adil tuh untuk Katharine McPhee soalnya dia adalah satu-satunya kontestan yperempuan yang tersisa dan dia harus menyanyikan jenis lagu seperti itu.... . Semua kontestan laki-laki bagus menurutku, dan Katharine lumayan bagus (bukan penampilannya yang terbagus sih). Untuk aku, mereka yang paling layak untuk pulang minggu ini adalah mungkin Elliott Yamin atau Taylor Hicks. Mereka bagus sebenernya, tetapi mereka hampir selalu mendapatkan keuntungan minggu demi minggu sementara di sisi lain kontestan perempuan hampir selalu menerima ketidakuntungan minggu demi minggu (bintang tamunya semuanya laki-laki, dan beberapa temanya nggak adil untuk yang wanita). Hmmm.... . Satu berita baik. Aku membaca kalo ternyata orang di luar Amerika Serikat BISA ikutan voting untuk American Idol, dan konon katanya gratis juga.... . Siang ini aku mencoba untuk vote buat Katharine, tapi semua line telponnya lagi sibuk.