Yea, as you can read at my previous entry, last weekend I went to this year's Temu Akrab (TA). It was my third TA I had during my college years this far, haha.
Anyway, after having a really tiring Saturday (a typical one this semester, with lectures going NON-STOP from 8 AM till 3 PM ++), I went back to my boarding house and prepared everything I needed for the TA. Then, at about 3.45 PM I went to the bus-stop in front of Unpar to pick some other friends. At 4 PM, we departed.
At about 5.30 PM we arrived at the villa. After satisfying the narcistic drive inside most people (LOL), at 6 PM the TA was opened with four outdoor games. Seven PM was dinner time. After having dinner for about one hour we had a gift exhange time. I was lucky to get a tasty snack while my friend got a : dish washing foam (I dunno the name for it tho, but it was the green and yellow foam we use when we do the dishes, haha), wkwkwkw.
Then, we gotta prepare for the class' performance. At first, my class was really blur with the theme. Some themes came up, we worked half thru on some of them but then we gotta dropped them since they were not 'attracting'. In the end, we agreed on one theme, a parody of 'Termehek-mehek' show on Tr**s TV. Of course to support the Vote for Earth, we turned off some lights and electronic devices at 8.30 PM. Then, it was show time. Of course, as the tradition, the show started with the youngest class, this year, it's class of 2008. Then it was 2007's, then us. Overall it went well but there were so many improvisation which showed the narcictic drive (LOL) on some friends, LOL. Then it was 2005's and after that it was barbeque time, haha... . After that it was a free time and it already was about 1 AM. After having a long Saturday, I was really exhausted that I opted to sleep. I kinda struggled a bit to sleep but eventually I did.
On Sunday (the 2nd day), I got up at 6 AM. Then I took a shower and had breakfast. After that we prepared for the Amazing Race game (sure, I came up with this idea, wahahaha). All participants were divided into four groups and they gotta 'race' like on TAR where they gotta follow clues to receive the next one. During the 'race', there were some tasks (games). I was responsible for the starting line and the pitstop (where there was a Roadblock before I could check them in, haha). The race started at 8.30 AM and the last group checked in at about 10.45 AM. After that it was kinda a free time and I took a nap for a while, haha. At 12 PM we had lunch and after that the TA ended.
At 2 PM we left the villa. It was raining really hard that I could say that Setiabudi Street was not a 'street' anymore but a 'river', LOL. All part pf the road was flooded with water, and the water cascaded really fast, it was like a stream. Anyway, then at 3 PM I arrived at my boarding house. That's pretty much my last weekend, haha, so tiring but fun.
::: dusk scenery
::: dawn scenery
::: one spot at Istana Bunga villa (water villas)
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Ya, seperti yang bisa dibaca pada posting sebelumnya, wiken kemarin aku ikutan Temu Akrab (TA). Itu adalah TA ketiga yang telah aku ikuti selama aku kuliah sejauh ini, haha.
Ngomong2, habis menjalani Sabtu yang sangat melelahkan (tipikal Sabtu sih semester ini, dengan kuliah NON-STOP dari jam 8 pagi sampe jam 3 sore ++), aku balik ke kos dan siap2 segala hal untuk TA. Trus, jam 3.45an sore aku pergi ke halte bus depan Unpar untuk menjemput beberapa teman. Jam 4 sore kita berangkat.
Sekitar jam 5.30 sore kita tiba di villa. Setelah memuaskan hasrat narsis di dalam diri beberapa orang (LOL), sekitar jam 6 sore TA dibuka dengan game outdoor. Jam 7 adalah waktu makan malam. Habis makan malam selama sekitar sejam, tibalah waktu tukar kado. Aku beruntung dapet snack yang enak, nah daripada temenku yang dapet busa cuci piring (aku gatau namanya neh, tapi yang itu lho, yang busa berwarna hijau dan kuning yang dipake untuk mencuci piring, haha), wkwkwkw.
Trus, kita harus mempersiapakan acara angkatan. Pertamanya, angkatanku agak gak jelas dengan tema. Beberapa tema muncul, kita trus merancang beberapa acara dengan beberapa tema tetapi kemudian dibatalkan karena kurang 'menarik'. Pada akhirnya, kita setuju dengan satu tema, parodi dari acara 'Termehek-mehek' di Tr**s TV. Tentu saja dong untuk mendukung Vote for Earth, kita mematikan beberapa lampu dan alat elektronik jam 8.30 malam. Trus, akhirnya waktu tampil tiba. Sesuai tradisi, tentu saja yang tampil duluan ya angkatan yang termuda, yaitu angkatan 2008. Kemudian angkatan 2007 dan kemudian kita. Secara keseluruhan berjalan baik walau banyak improvisasi yang menunjukkan hasrat narsis di dalam diri beberapa teman (LOL). Trus giliran angkatan 2005 dan kemudian adalah waktu barbeku, haha... . Habis itu adalah waktu bebas dan itu sudah jam 1 pagi. Yah, habis menjalani Sabtu yang panjang, aku capek banget dan memilih untuk tidur saja. Agak susah tidur juga sih tapi akhirnya bisa tidur.
Hari Minggu (hari kedua), aku bangun jam 6 pagi. Trus tentu saja mandi dan sarapan. Habis itu aku ikutan mempersiapkan game Amazing Race (yup, tentu saja aku yang datang dengan ide ini, wahahaha). Semua peserta dibagi ke dalam empat grup dan mereka harus nge-'race' kaya di TAR gitu dengan mengikuti petunjuk untuk mendapat petunjuk selanjutnya. Selama 'race' berjalan, ada beberapa tugas (games). Aku bertanggung-jawab terhadap garis mulai dan pitstop (dimana ada Roadblock dulu sebelum aku bisa memasukkan mereka ke villa, haha). Race mulai jam 8.30 pagi dan tim terakhir beres jam 10.45an pagi. Habis itu ya semacam waktu bebas dah dan aku istirahat bentar, haha. Jam 12 siang kita makan siang dan setelah itu TA berakhir.
Jam 2 siang kami meninggalkan villa. Waktu itu sedang hujan sangat deras sampai aku bisa mengatakan kalau Jalan Setiabudi bukan 'jalan' lagi tapi 'sungai', LOL. Seluruh bagian jalannya terendam air dan airnya mengalir dengan deras juga loh. Sekitar jam 3 sore akhirnya sampai di kos juga. Yah, itulah kurang lebih wikenku kemarin, haha, sangat melelahkan tapi asik juga.
Today, I'd like to ask you guys to join the Earth Hour to vote for our planet (The Earth) by simply switching off one light (more will be awesome tho, hehe) TODAY for one hour, at 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM (Local Time, no matter where you live). Let's GO GREEN and fight Global Warming!!!
As we all know, global warming is one super big issue which is threatening human being this era. Well, I'm not gonna write about what global warming is since there are SO MANY articles out there which explain it, haha. I just want to ask you guys to concern about this issue, hehe... .
In December 2009 world leaders will meet in Copenhagen to agree on a post-Kyoto policy for tackling climate change. One billion people voting with their light switch during Earth Hour will create a powerful mandate for our leaders to take strong and decisive action on climate change in Copenhagen.(source: here)
See?? We all can take part to fight it. No matter how little our contribution is, it really means a lot!! Thanks Guys!
PS : (1) I'm going on this year's "Temu Akrab" this afternoon until tomorrow afternoon, hehe... (2) This week, Michael Sarver got voted off. Yeah!! Anyway, Scott MacIntyre was in the bottom three (woo hoo!!!) and Matt Giraud was in the bottom two (what?? Really shocking!!)
::: Earth Hour
::: Earth Hour
::: top 9
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Hari ini, aku ingin mengajak teman2 semuanya untuk bergabung bersama Earth Hour untuk 'memilih' planet kita (Bumi) dengan sangat mudah dengan cara mematikan satu lampu saja (kalau lebih malah bagus sih, hehe) HARI INI selama satu jam, selama jam 8:30 malam sampai jam 9:30 malam (Waktu Lokal, tidak peduli dimana Anda berada). Mari GO GREEN dan melawan pemanasan global!!!
Seperti yang kita ketahui kan, global warming itu adalah suatu masalah yang sangat besar yang mengancam keberadaan umat manusia zaman ini. Hmm, aku nggak akan menulis tulisan tentang global warming karena sudah BANYAK sekali artikel yang menjelaskannya di luar sana, haha. Yah, aku cuma mengajak kita semua untuk lebih perhatian terhadap masalah ini, hehe... .
Di bulan Desember 2009, para pemimpin dunia akan bertemu di Copenhagen untuk menyetujui Protokol Paska-Kyoto untuk menghentikan perubahan iklim. Satu milyar suara dari penduduk dunia dengan cara mematikan lampu mereka selama Earth Hour akan menghasilkan suatu mandat yang sangat kuat untuk para pemimpin kita untuk melakukan aksi yang kuar dan desisif terhadap perubaha iklim. (sumber: ada disini)
Nah kan?? Kita semua bisa ambil bagian dalam melawannya. Tidak peduli seberapa kecil kontribusi yang bisa kita berikan, itu sangat berarti!! Terima Kasih!!
PS : (1) Aku akan ikutan "Temu Akrab" tahun ini mulai siang nanti hingga besok siang, hehe... (2) Minggu ini, Michael Sarver tereliminasi dari American Idol. Yeah!! Ngomong, Scott MacIntyre akhirnya masuk tiga terbawah (yeah!!!) dan Matt Giraud ada di dua terbawah (apa?? Mengagetkan!!)
As you can read at my second to last entry, last Sunday, there was a lightning striking and apparently it affected my internet connection. Well, apparently my analysis was wrong! Dang it! I think now I have the same frustrating problem as I had last year. However, I just found a way to fix it (which didn't work last year but it's worth a shot since if it worked I would be able to save about Rp 1,600,000.-, haha). I tried two days ago and apparently, this time it works!! YEAAH!! So, I don't have to bring my laptop to the service center (which is in the bottom of my options list right now since I have a lot of works to be completed using my laptop this semester), haha...
Last Wednesday was really tiring tho. I had two seminar projects due last meeting and I gotta stayed up late to finish it, haha. Overall last Wednesday was a really tiring day with so many agendas to do.
Anyway, I just watched the latest episode of American Idol. This week's theme is Motown. Somehow, I didn't find this week as amusing as some previous weeks. Some contestants (many of them) didn't perform their best. Overall, my top three this week: 1. Allison Iraheta 2. Adam Lambert 3. Matt Giraud/Kris Allen/Danny Gokey
My bottom three this week: 8. Megan Joy 9-10. Scott MacIntyre/Michael Sarver I think, the one who deserves to be voted off this week is either Scott MacIntyre or Michael Sarver. However, from these two, I think Michael Sarver is more likely to be voted off tho, since maybe some people still give their sympathetic votes for Scott (for his blindness). We will see tho.
Anyway, I think Megan Joy's version of "For Once in My Life" is the same with Jaclyn Victor's when she sang it on Asian Idol last year. Unfortunately, Megan's voice and style don't really suit this version of this song making her "vulnerable" this week. Compare these two performances:
::: Jaclyn Victor's version of "For Once in My Life" on last year's Asian Idol.
::: Megan Joy's version of "For Once in My Life", this week on American Idol
::: 'bakso malang' as my dinner today.
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Seperti yang bisa dibaca pada posting kedua terakhirku, hari Minggu kemarin, ada sebuah kilat menyambar dan kilat itu mempengaruhi koneksi internetku. Ternyata, analisaku itu salah! Sial! Aku rasa aku sekarang sebenernya sedang mengalami masalah yang membuat frustasi yang sama seperti tahun lalu. Namun, aku baru saja menemukan cara untuk membetulkannya (yang nggak berhasil tahun lalu tetapi tidak ada salahnya mencoba soalnya jika berhasil aku bisa menghemat Rp 1.600.000,- loh, haha). Aku mencobanya dua hari yang lalu dan ternyata kali ini berhasil!! YEAAH!! Aku jadinya gak harus membawa laptopku ke pusat servis (yang jujur sangat tidak aku inginkan karena sekarang aku lagi ada banyak banget kerjaan yang harus dikerjakan dengan laptopku semester ini), haha...
Rabu kemarin benar2 melelahkan. Aku ada dua tugas seminar yang harus selesai pertemuan kemarin dan aku mesti begadang untuk menyelesaikannya, haha. Secara keseluruhan Rabu kemarin benar2 melelahkan dengan banyak agenda yang harus diselesaikan.
Ngomong2, aku baru aja nonton episode terbaru dari American Idol. Tema minggu ini adalah Motown. Namun, koq aku merasa bahwa minggu ini tidak seasik minggu-minggu sebelumnya ya? Beberapa kontestan (banyak sih) yang tidak tampil maksimal. Secara keseluruhan, tiga teratasku minggu ini: 1. Allison Iraheta 2. Adam Lambert 3. Matt Giraud/Kris Allen/Danny Gokey
Tiga terbawahku minggu ini: 8. Megan Joy 9-10. Scott MacIntyre/Michael Sarver Aku rasa yang berhak untuk keluar minggu ini ya antara Scott MacIntyre atau Michael Sarver. Namun, dari dua ini rasanya Michael Sarver lebih berpeluang untuk tereliminasi sih, karena aku rasa mungkin sebagian orang masih mau memberikan votes simpati mereka ke Scott (karena kebutaannya). Kita akan lihat.
Ngomong2, aku koq merasa bahwa versinya Megan Joy atas lagu "For Once in My Life" koq sama seperti versinya Jaclyn Victor di Asian Idol tahun lalu yah? Coba deh bandingkan kedua video di atas. Sayangnya, suaranya dan gayanya Megan kurang cocok untuk versi ini, makanya dia jadi 'lemah' minggu ini.
As you can read at my previous entry, yesterday I went to Jakarta. Well, this time I went there with my friends to do some surveys for this year's Company Visit. Anyway, wow, time really flies, it felt that me doing this kind of survey last year was just like yesterday, haha... .
Anyway, so we departed at 8 AM from Bandung. We left Bandung at about 8.45 AM (since I also gotta pick up friends). At about 10.15 AM we arrived at Jakarta. Well, this year we plan to go to Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX). Anyway, damn Jakarta, we missed the turn to IDX and we gotta turn around twice, at the Senayan Roundabout and HI roundabout, zzz, that's really far, haha. Well anyway, so we arrived there and gotta park at the Pacific Place.
>> Fast Forward >>
So, we finished our business at IDX and then we had lunch at Pacific Place. After hanging out there for some time, we left Pacific Place and went to the Safari Park (Taman Safari) in Cisarua, Bogor. Well, moral of this trip to Bogor : never put the tollcard unsupervised, LOL. On the Exit Gate, I couldn't find the card! Damnit! So we gotta move from the gate a bit (because there was a line behind me already) and looked for it. Finally we got it, wkwkwkw. It was a bit embarassing but it's a good sleepy-killer, LOL.
So, as I was concerned, the Safari Park had already closed since when we got there it was 5.15 PM. However, we still got some infos we were looking for tho. So, we then left the Safari Park and had dinner at a restaurant nearby. After that we went back to Bandung.
::: HI Roundabout
::: the floor at IDX
::: my meal at Pacific Place yesterday
::: one spot at Cisarua
::: my dinner, haha...
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Seperti yang bisa dibaca di posting sebelumnya, kemarin aku pergi ke Jakarta. Kali ini sih aku pergi sama temen2ku untuk melakukan beberapa survey untuk Kunjungan Perusahaan tahun ini. Yah, waktu benar2 cepat yah, kayanya tuh aku melakukan survey yang serupa dengan ini tahun lalu itu kaya kemarin loh, haha... .
Ngomong2, akhirnya kita berangkat jam 8 dari Bandung. Ya akhirnya baru meninggalkan Bandung jam 8.45 sih (soalnya harus menjemput teman juga). Sekitar jam 10.15 akhirnya kita tiba di Jakarta. Hmm, tahun ini kita berencana pergi ke Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI). Ngomong2, Jakarta sial neh, kan pertamanya kita kelewatan tuh belokan yang ke BEI makanya kan harus memutar dua kali, yaitu di Bunderan Senayan dan Bunderan HI, zzz, jauh amat kan, haha. Yah akhirnya kita tiba disana dan mesti parkir di Pacific Place.
>> Fast Forward >>
Jadi, kita selesai dengan urusan kita di BEI dan trus makan siang di Pacific Place. Setelah sekalian jalan2 disana, kita meninggalkan Pacific Place dan pergi ke Taman Safari di Cisarua, Bogor. Hmm, pelajaran yang harus diambil dari perjalanan ke Bogor ini : jangan pernah meletakkan kartu tol sembarangan, LOL. Jadi, di Pintu Keluar Tol, kemarin aku gak bisa menemukan tuh kartu! Sialan! Makanya kita harus pindah dikit dari pintu tol nya (karena udah ada antrian mobil di belakangku) untuk mencari tuh kartu. Akhirnya ketemu seh, wkwkwkw. Yah, benar2 agak memalukan tapi itu merupakan pembunuh rasa ngantuk yang baik, LOL.
Trus, seperti yang udah aku takutkan, Taman Safarinya uda terlanjur tutup waktu kita tiba disana karena kita tibanya jam 5.15 sore. Namun, kita masih bisa mendapat info2 yang dibutuhkan seh. Trus kita meninggalkan Taman Safari dan makan malam di sebuah rumah makan di dekatnya. Habis itu kita balik deh ke Bandung.
Overall, nothing really special happened this weekend. It's just that this afternoon there was a big rain pouring in Bandung. Just like other big rains, some lightnings also jolted. If you can see where this is going, yeah, one of the lightning was 'affecting' something. It apparently affected my internet connection!! DAMN!!
So, there was a big lightning and when it happened, a really shiny light shined outside my room. I reflectively plugged the cable off after that. Yea, I learned from this incident which really frustrated me last year for one month. At first I was really worried about this incident, fearing the incident last year is now happening again. At first it was really scary since the symptoms were the same. No internet connection, no sound. Then, I just turned my laptop off and left it off for two hours. After two hours, I turned it on and apparently the sound works normally, haha. Thanks God. However, the internet connection is still off.
Well, if my (amateurish) analysis is right, then nothing's wrong with my laptop (or I hope so). I checked the ethernet device and it says it works properly not like last year incident. However, the little light is not on when I plug the ethernet device. However, there's a big chance that it's the provider, not my laptop. I hope this analysis is correct since last year, I gotta pay much for that, read this entry, I gotta pay around Rp 1,600,000.- for that. Damn! Hmmm
Anyway, tomorrow (Monday) I'm going to Jakarta, hahaha... :) About this will be written on the next upcoming entry, haha
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Yah, secara keseluruhan sih gak ada yang spesial yg terjadi wiken ini. Cuma siang tadi aja ada hujan gede bgt yang terjadi di Bandung. Ya kaya hujan-hujan besar lainnya kan, beberapa kilat juga menyambar. Nah, kalau bisa melihat kemana arah tulisanku ini, ya, salah satu kilatnya 'mempengaruhi' sesuatu. Ternyata sesuatu itu adalah koneksi internetku!! SIAL!!
Jadi, ada satu kilat besar dan ketika itu terjadi, ada cahaay silau yang terjadi di luar kamarku. Ya aku refleks langsung melepas kabel internet dari laptop habis itu. Ya, aku belajar dari insiden ini yang benar2 membuat aku frustasi tahun lalu selama sebulan. Pertamanya khawatir juga loh tentang insiden ini, takut kalo insiden tahun lalu terulang kembali. Pertamanya emang bikin deg2an soalnya gejala-gejalanya sama. Nggak ada koneksi internet dan gak ada suara. Trus, ya aku matikan saja laptopku dan meninggalkannya selama dua jam. Dua jam kemudian aku nyalakan lagi dan ternyata suaranya bekerja seperti biasa, haha. Terima Kasih Tuhan. Namun, koneksi internetnya masih mati.
Hmm, jika analisis (amatiran) ku benar, maka tidak ada yang error dengan laptopku (aku herap begitu). Aku mengecek bagian ethernet-nya dan katanya bekerja dengan normal tidak seperti tahun lalu. Namun, lampu kecil di ethernetnya gak nyala kalo kabelnya disambungkan. Hmm, ada kemungkinan yang error emang providernya sih, bukan laptopku. Aku harap analisis ini benar karena tahun lalu aku harus bayar mahal tuh untuk kasus itu, coba baca posting ini, aku harus bayar sekitar Rp 1.600.000,- lho untuk itu. Sial! Hmmm
Ngomong2, besok (Senin) aku akan pergi ke Jakarta neh, hahaha... :) Tentang ini akan aku tulis di salah satu posting yang akan datang, haha
Yeah, finally today my midterm this semester is officially over!! huahahaha... .This morning I had my sixth (last) test, Partial Differential Equation. Anyway, because now it's over, now I'm on the second long weekend of these two weeks, haha... :) I'm off on Friday till Monday, getting back to campus on Tuesday which I suspect will be another off day, but we will see, haha...
Anyway, watching the top 11 week of American Idol, I like the theme, Country, haha. My top three this week were Kris Allen, Matt Giraud, and Anoop Desai. Good for Anoop, he proved himself for deserving a spot in the top 13, haha. Then, my bottom three were Allison Iraheta, Scott MacIntyre, and Alexis Grace. I dunno why many people praise Scott MacIntyre since I still believe he is NOT that good!! This week, he, again, showed a really standard performance. Maybe people voting for him because of his blindness? Hmm... .
Then, the real bottom three were Allison Iraheta, Michael Sarver, and Alexis Grace. Well, I'm really fine with this bottom three, haha. In fact, Michael was in my bottom four. In the end, Alexis Grace got voted off and not being saved by the judges. Well, yes, just based on this week, Alexis Grace was the weakest. However, looking for their whole performance since the semifinal, I think she deserved another chance. Maybe the judges were saving their 'SAVE' for another contestant considering there are still six more weeks ahead tho.
Well, so far, despite hating the system on the semifinal, I find this season of American Idol is one of the most exciting seasons ever!! There are many great contestants, not just two or three or four just like some previous seasons. I also like the diversity of contestants. Plus, I also like the themes so far, haha. Next week the theme is gonnabe Motown.
::: top 10
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Yeah, akhirnya hari ini UTSku semester ini secara resmi berakhir sudah!! huahahaha... . Pagi tadi aku ada ujian yang keenam (terakhir), yaitu Persamaan Diferensial Parsial. Ngomong2, karena udah beres ni, jadi sekarang aku berada di long wiken kedua dalam dua minggu ini loh, haha... :) Aku akan libur besok Jumat sampai Senin, dan balik ke kampus hari Selasa yang aku curiga sih akan menjadi hari kosong juga, tapi liat ntar lah, haha...
Ngomong2, nonton minggu top 11 dari American Idol, aku suka temanya neh, Country, haha. Tiga teratasku minggu ini adalah Kris Allen, Matt Giraud, dan Anoop Desai. Bagus untuk Anoop, dia membuktikan bahwa dia layak mendapat tempat di top 13, haha. Trus, tiga terbawahku adalah Allison Iraheta, Scott MacIntyre, dan Alexis Grace. Gatau kenapa koq banyak ya yang memuji Scott MacIntyre padahal aku rasa dia NGGAK sebagus itu lho, biasa aja!! Minggu ini dia, lagi, menampilkan penampilan sangat biasa. Mungkinkah orang mendukung dia karena kebutaannya? Hmm... .
Trus, tiga terbawah yang beneran adalah Allison Iraheta, Michael Sarver, dan Alexis Grace. Hmm, aku sih fine-fine saja dengan tiga terbawah ini, haha. Malah, Michael ada di empat terbawahku koq. Akhirnya, Alexis Grace lah yang tereliminasi dan tidak diselamatkan oleh juri. Yah, kalau hanya berdasarkan penampilan minggu ini, Alexis Grace memang yang terlemah sih. Namun, kalau melihat penampilan secara keseluruhan dari semifinal, dia sebenernya berhak bertahan lho. Mungkin jurinya menyimpan 'SAVE' mereka untuk kontestan lain kali ya mengingat masih ada enam minggu ke depan.
Hmm, sejauh ini, walau sangat gak suka sama sistem di semifinalnya, aku rasa American Idol tahun ini adalah salah satu season yang paling keren dan menarik deh!! Ada banyak tuh kontestan2 yang bagus dan sangat beragam. Nggak cuma dua atau tiga atau empat kaya di musim2 sebelumnya kan. Plus, aku juga suka tema2nya sejauh ini, haha. Minggu depan temanya adalah Motown.
Yeah, after having one long weekend, now I am back on the running gear on this midterm. Yesterday I had my fourth exam, Linear Control and tomorrow I'm gonna have my fifth test, Financial Calculus. Now actually I'm supposed to make one piece of paper of some notes for tomorrow's exam tho, but what am I doing now? Blogging, yeah, haha. I'm taking a break for a while, LOL. Wish Me Luck!!
Well, I think that's all I can write for now. There are not so many things to be written, hmmm
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Yah, habis melalui sebuah long wiken kemarin, sekarang aku harus balik dalam realita UTS neh. Kemarin aku menjalani ujian keempat, Kontrol Linear dan besok aku akan menghadapi ujian kelima, Kalkulus Keuangan. Sekarang sih seharusnya aku membuat selembar kertas berisi catatan untuk ujian besok, tapi apa yang malah aku lakukan sekarang? Ngeblog, ya, haha. Aku istirahat bentar ah, LOL. Doakan yah!!
Hmm, rasanya hanya itu yang bisa ditulis sekarang. Lagi tidak ada banyak hal yang bisa ditulis neh, hmmm
Of course I must enjoy this first long weekend, a really rare thing to enjoy this semester (up to midterm tho since next April, there will be another long weekend because of Easter, haha). At first I planned to just relax this weekend but then on Friday night one friend asked me to go surveying for TA (Temu Akrab) on Saturday. Okay, I was in.
Well, the place of this year's TA is the same with two years's ago, at Istana Bunga Villa, but just this year it will be on different villa. What were we surveying for while we already did that this February? Yesterday we were surveying for one part of the TA, the outdoor activity on the second day. What is it? Well, because this is an open blog and to make it a surprise, I can't write it here since there's a possibility some friends who will join TA read this blog, bwahahaha....
Anyway, it went well and I think we already had a pretty good concept for it. So, at about 12.45 PM we left Istana Bunga and went to Lembang. It was raining pretty hard otw there, but not for really long. We then had lunch at a warung by the side of the Lembang - Subang road. It was really cheap, I love its' kangkung hotplate!! It's tasty and really cheap, just Rp 6,000.oo per portion (which I consider it as a pretty big portion), haha. Then, at 3 PM we went back to Bandung.
My Sunday? It is just another ordinary Sunday tho. I think tonight I'm gonna go to a supermarket. Tomorrow I'm gonna have one exam, Linear Control, haha
::: One spot near Istana Bunga village.
::: Some of our meal. I love the kangkung hotplate, haha.
::: One spot near Lembang - Subang road.
BAHASA INDONESIA
Tentu saja dong aku harus menikmati long weekend ini, sebuah hal yang jarang terjadi semester ini (terutama sampe UTS soalnya besok April kan ada lagi tuh, long weekend karena Paskah, haha). Yah, pertamanya sih aku berencana untuk santai sejenak long wiken kali ini. Namun, Jumat malam seorang teman ngajakin untuk ikutan survey buat TA (Temu Akrab) hari Sabrunya. Ya udah, ikut deh.
Hmm, tempat untuk TA tahun ini sama kaya dua tahun lalu, di kompleks Villa Istana Bunga, cuma tahun ini di villa yang lain sih. Nah, trus kita survey apa dong padahal kita kan udah melakukannya Februari kemarin? Ya kemarin sih kita survey buat salah satu acara dari TA-nya, untuk hari kedua yaitu acara outdoor. Apakah acaranya? Saat ini tidak bisa aku tulis disini karena kan ini blog terbuka dan acara ini biar jadi kejutan gitu, makanya aku gabisa nulis disini soalnya kan selalu ada kemungkinan salah satu peserta TA ntar berkunjung ke blog ini dan baca, bwahahaha....
Truss, semuanya berjalan lancar dan kayanya konsepnya sudah terbentuk dengan bagus sih. Sekitar jam 12.45 siang kita meninggalkan Istana Bunga dan pergi ke Lembang. Hujan lumayan deres tuh di perjalanan kesana, tapi gak terlalu lama sih. Kita trus makan di sebuah warung di samping jalan Lembang - Subang. Murah bgt loh dan aku suka banget sama hotplate kangkungnya!! Lumayan enak dan harganya murah banget tuh, cuma Rp 6.000,oo per porsi (yang satu porsinya uda aku anggap besar), haha. Trus jam 3 sore balik deh ke Bandung.
Hari Mingguku? Yah, cuma hari Minggu yang lain sih. Mungkin nanti malam aku akan ke supermarket. Besok aku ada ujian neh, Kontrol Linear, haha
Yeah, I just passed thru one exam today and that made me now in a long weekend, huahahaha... . My next exam is gonnabe held next Monday, so now I have a 2.5 days off, pretty good, haha. Anyway, I think I did well on today's exam, Abstract Algebra. There were TEN questions (damn, TEN guys, TEN!!) and I finished them right on the clock. When I finished my last answer, the time was up, haha... . Now I have passed three exams (out of six) and I think I did pretty well.
Anyway, last Wednesday my friends and I hanged out. We first went to BSM to play bowling there. I finally accomplished one target there, scoring 105 (my target for that time was 100 since I hadn't played for a while). Then, we went karaokeing, haha... . After that we had dinner at a Mie Djowo Restaurant. It was okay I think, and not really cheap.
Anyway, yesterday I watched the Result Show of American Idol, and Jasmine Murray and Jorge Nunez were eliminated. Yea, they were not really good this week. Anyway, apparently the new twist is 'judges save', where the judges could save one contestant from being eliminated should that contestant got the lowest number of votes that week. By doing that, there will be no elimination that week and as a result, the following week will be another Double Elimination Week (DEL). The judges can only execute this once during the whole show, and before the top 5. Well, this new twist makes the judges's roles is not only judging, but also 'playing' on the show. See? They have one shot to save one contestant and they gotta use it on the right time, haha... . Just like on a strategic game.
Anyway, I kinda disagree with the backgrounds why this new twist came up. Ryan Seacrest said Tamyra Gray, Michael Johns, Jennifer Hudson, and Chris Daughtry were eliminated too soon, and therefore this twist was raised. FYI, Tamyra Gray and Chris Daughtry were voted off in the top 4. So, had this twist already existed that time, they would still have gone since it was the top 4 and the judges couldn't use the save anymore, rite?
I also really hate that the bottom three (or four) were not revealed. Yes, this week Ryan asked Megan Joy and Anoop Desai to go to the center of the stage also, but they were not claimed to be in the bottom four. It's just like he randomly picked another two to accompany Jasmine and Jorge. I think it would have been A LOT better when they revealed who the bottom three (or four) were. All the things he said about Megan and Anoop were very neutral (no even implicit message they were the bottom four). I hope next show they will reveal it.
O yea, I like Kelly Clarkson's song which she sang during The Result Show, haha...
::: Mie Godhog I ate last Wednesday
::: Top 11
BAHASA INDONESIA
Yeah, aku baru saja melewati ujian hari ini dan ini membuatku berada di long wiken neh, huahahaa... . Ujianku selanjutnya adalah hari Senin besok, makanya aku jadi ada 2,5 hari off neh, lumayan lah, haha. Ngomong2, kayanya aku bisa sih di ujian hari ini, Struktur Aljabar. Ada SEPULUH soal (sial, iya saudara2, SEPULUH!!) dan aku menyelesaikannya tepat waktu. Ketika aku tepat menyelesaikan soal terakhir, eh pas waktunya habis, haha... . Sekarang aku sudah melewati tiga ujian neh (dari enam) dan rasanya bisa sih.
Ngomong2, Rabu kemarin aku dan teman2 jalan2. Pertamanya kita ke BSM untuk main bowling. Aku mencapai target loh disana, mencapai skor 105 (targetku kemarin adalah cuma 100 soalnya kan udah lama kaga main). Trus kira karaokean deh, haha... . Habis itu kita makan malam di Restoran Mie Djowo gitu. Rasanya lumayan seh, tapi gak murah juga.
Ngomong2, kemarin aku nonton Result Show dari American Idol, dan Jasmine Murray dan Jorge Nunez tereliminasi. Yea, mereka memang gak terlalu bagus seh minggu ini. Ngomong2, ternyata twist barunya adalah 'judges save', dimana juri bisa menyelamatkan satu kontestan dari eliminasi ketika tuh kontestan mendapat suara terendah di suatu minggu. Dengan melakukannya, tidak akan ada eliminasi malam itu dan sebagai hasilnya, minggu selanjutnya adalah Minggu Eliminasi Ganda (MEG). Juri hanya bisa melakukan ini sekali sepanjang show dan sebelum 5 besar. Hmm, twist baru ini membuat posisi juri tidak hanya sebatas juri, tapi juga 'memainkan' kompetisi ini. Ya kan? Kaya memiliki satu kesempatan menyelamatkan kontestan dan harus dipake di waktu yang tepat, haha... . Kaya di game2 strategi tuh.
Ngomong2, aku agak gak setuju sama alasan koq twist baru ini muncul. Ryan Seacrest bilang kalo Tamyra Gray, Michael Johns, Jennifer Hudson, dan Chris Daughtry tereliminasi terlalu cepat, makanya twist ini muncul. FYI, Tamyra Gray dan Chris Daughtry tereliminasi di 4 besar. Makanya andai waktu itu pun udah ada twist ini, mereka tetap akan tereliminasi kan lha soalnya udah 4 besar dan juri kan kaga akan bisa memakai tuh save lagi.
Aku juga benci banget soalnya tiga (atau empat) terbawahnya tidak disebutkan. Ya, minggu ini memang Ryan meminta Megan Joy dan Anoop Desai untuk juga maju ke tengah panggung menemani Jasmine dan Jorge, tapi mereka tidak sekali pun dikatakan sebagai empat terendah lho. Makanya kesannya jadi dia kaya ngambil secara acak aja dua kontestan untuk menemani Jasmine dan Jorge. Akau JAUH SEKALI lebih baik jika mereka menyebutkan siapa sih yang di tiga (atau empat) terendah. Semua yang mereka sebutkan tentang Megan dan Anoop kemarin tuh sangat netral (malah pesan terselubung kalo mereka di empat terendah pun tidak ada). Mudah2an mulai minggu depan akan mereka umumkan.
Oya, aku suka neh sama lagunya Kelly Clarkson yang dinyanyikannya pas Result Show, haha...
I actually had many things going on today which could be written here in my blog, but I'm gonna put those aside and write about the top 13 show of this season American Idol instead, since it's so exciting, haha...
So, this week's theme was Michael Jackson. I was really excited with this theme since I really like some of Michael Jackson's songs. Thanks to my parents for keeping on playing them when I was a kid, about 9 or 10 years old, haha... . Probably that kinda influenced me to like those songs. Well anyway, this theme rocks.
There are new twists on this show, one was revealed that (as predicted), this week is a Double Elimination Week. One twist will be revealed on The Result Show, whatever that is.
Anyway, after watching the performance, here's what I think:
IDOLS-01 : Lil Rounds. She did great, she has a great voice which she can control. That's good. However, I kinda expected more from her, she could have done better, hmmm... . Score: 8
IDOLS-02 : Scott MacIntyre. I always think that he's not that good. Tonight, I think it's proven. He's not that good for me. His performance was kinda plain. Score: 6.5
IDOLS-03 : Danny Gokey. Yeah, he definitely has a great and distinguished voice. He sang well. The good thing is that he didn't bring his wife's death anymore, haha... . Score: 8.25
IDOLS-04 : Michael Sarver. Wow, he performed better than I expected, haha. Good job. Score: 7.25
IDOLS-05 : Jasmine Murray. Hmmm, kinda plain, 'old', and a bit boring. She didn't do really well. I think she should have picked another song tho. Score: 6
IDOLS-06 : Kris Allen. Wow, this guy really got my attention. He did really good. He really mastered Michale Jackson's songs, after also goodly performing 'Man in the Mirror' on his semifinal round, he also did great this week. Sure his voice isn't the best (but still it's good) but I think singing is not only about having good voice, rite? haha. Somehow, there's something in him that makes me like him more than Danny Gokey, hmmm. I think it's his character and personality, haha. Way to go!! Score: 8.25
IDOLS-07 : Allison Iraheta. Okay, she's a rocker. However, I just think she didn't "click" to the theme this week, hmmm. Score: 7.5
IDOLS-08 : Anoop Desai. Well, "Beat It" is one of Michael Jackson's songs that I really recognize. He really picked the wrong song. His voice really is not 'strong' enough for this song. Bad for him. Score: 5.5
IDOLS-09 : Jorge Nunez. Hmm, another boring performance. I think he picked the wrong song. For me, he was the worst for the night, sad to say. Score: 5
IDOLS-10 : Megan Joy. I like this girl. However, I had never heard the song before, and I think it was really 80s, and I just didn't like it as I like her two performances before on the semifinal and wildcard, hmmm... . Score : 6.75
IDOLS-11 : Adam Lambert. Well, for me he was the best of the night. He did really good I think. Score: 9
IDOLS-12 : Matt Giraud. He did well. It just happens that his genre is not 'clicked' to me, so I'm kinda okay with his performance. Score: 7
IDOLS-36 : Alexis Grace. Whatta stranger number, wkwkwkw. Anyway, I think it was over the top tho. She has great voice and I kinda like it now, but still, not my fave. Score: 7.5
So, my top three: 1. Adam Lambert 2. Kris Allen 3. Danny Gokey
My bottom four (since two are out this week) 10. Scott MacIntyre 11. Jasmine Murray 12. Anoop Desai (OUT) 13. Jorge Nunez (OUT)
Anyway, about the unrevealed twist, I can make a guess based on what Simon said. Before that, I think the bottom four will be announced as unsafe this week (even if it's gonnabe the bottom three, it's still not a problem tho). Then, from here on, there are two possibilities: (1) from this bottom four, the judges will pick TWO contestants to go home, regardless their actual position based on the votes. (2) from this bottom four, the lowest vote-getter will be voted off. Then, the judges will eliminate ONE other contestant, regardless the position.
It's just my guess tho, we will see, haha
BAHASA INDONESIA
Sebenarnya aku ada beberapa hal terjadi hari ini dan harusnya sih jadi bahan posting kali ini. Namun, aku akan menundanya dulu dan nulis tentang show 13 besar nya American Idol aja ah, soalnya memang menarik sekali sih, haha...
Jadi, tema minggu ini adalah Michael Jackson. Aku sangat senang dengan tema ini karena aku sangat suka beberapa lagunya Michael Jackson. Yah, trims buat orangtuaku yang sering mainin tu lagu waktu aku kecil, sekitar 9 atau 10 tahun, haha... . Mungkin itu ya yang bikin aku suka sama lagu2 itu. Ya gitu lah, tema minggu ini keren dah.
Nah, ada beberapa 'twists' baru di show ini kini, salah satunya adalah (seperti yang sudah diprediksi), minggu ini adalah Double Elimination Week. Satu twist akan diungkapkan di Result Show, apa pun itu.
Nah, habis melihat penampilan minggu ini, ini dia pendapatku:
IDOLS-01 : Lil Rounds. Dia bagus seh, dengan suara yang bagus dan bisa dia kontrol. Bagus tuh. Ya namun aku agak berharap lebih dari dia deh, dia bisa lebih baik sebenarnya, hmmm... . Skor: 8
IDOLS-02 : Scott MacIntyre. Aku selalu berpendapat kalau dia itu tidak sebagus itu. Malam ini, terbukti deh. Penampilannya menurutku agak datar. Untukku, dia nggak sebagus itu. Skor: 6,5
IDOLS-03 : Danny Gokey. Ya, dia jelas punya suara yang bagus dan beda. Dia nyanyi dengan baik pula. Yang bagusnya lagi dia gak bawa2 kematian istrinya lagi, haha... . Nilai: 8,25
IDOLS-04 : Michael Sarver. Wow, dia tampil lebih baik dari dugaanku. Bagus deh. Skor: 7,25
IDOLS-05 : Jasmine Murray. Hmm, koq agak datar, 'kuno', dan agak membosankan yah. Gak terlalu istimewa kalau menurutku. Seharusnya dia memilih lagu lain dah. Skor: 6
IDOLS-06 : Kris Allen. Wow, ni orang benar2 menarik perhatianku. Dia bagus juga ternyata. Dia juga kayanya memang menguasai lagu2nya Michael Jackson dah, setelah juga menyanyikan 'Man in the Mirror' dengan bagus banget di semifinal-nya, dia juga tampil bagus minggu ini.Memang sih suaranya bukanlah yang terbaik (tapi ini bukan berarti suaranya jelek, suaranya bagus koq) tetapi nyanyi kan gak cuma sekadar punya suara bagus saja kan? Oya, entah mengapa ada sesuatu di dia yang membuatku lebih suka dia daripada Danny Gokey. Rasanya sih karakter dan kepribadiannya deh, haha. Bagusss!! Skor: 8,25
IDOLS-07 : Allison Iraheta. Oke, dia adalah rocker. Namun, koq dia agak gak "cocok" aja sama tema minggu ini yah, hmmm. Skor: 7,5
IDOLS-08 : Anoop Desai. Yah, "Beat It" adalah salah satu lagu Michael Jackson yang aku bener2 kenal. Rasanya dia salah pilih lagu. Suaranya gak sekuat itu untuk nyanyi lagu ini. Sayang aja. Skor: 5,5
IDOLS-09 : Jorge Nunez. Hmm, penampilan yang membosankan lagi. Rasanya salah pilih lagu juga. Untuk aku, dia yang terburuk malam ini, sayang sekali. Skor : 5
IDOLS-10 : Megan Joy. Aku suka ni cewe. Namun, lagunya aku belum pernah dengar, dan kedengaran sangat 80an, dan aku gak sesuka penampilan ini kaya aku suka dua penampilannya sebelumnya di semifinal dan wildcard deh, hmmm... . Skor: 6,75
IDOLS-11 : Adam Lambert. Yah, untuk aku dia yang paling bagus malam ini dah. Dia bener2 bagus. Skor: 9
IDOLS-12 : Matt Giraud. Nyanyinya bagus juga. Cuma masalahnya kebetulan aja genre-nya gak cocok dengan saya, makanya aku agak biasa2 saja dengan penampilannya. Skor: 7
IDOLS-36 : Alexis Grace. Nomernya aneh ya, wkwkwkw. Ngomong2, bener2 agak terlalu berlebihan dah penampilannya. Suaranya bagus dan aku lumayan suka, cuma masih aja belum menjadi favoritku. Skor : 7,5
Jadi, tiga teratasku: 1. Adam Lambert 2. Kris Allen 3. Danny Gokey
Empat terbawahku (karena akan ada dua yang keluar minggu ini) 10. Scott MacIntyre 11. Jasmine Murray 12. Anoop Desai (KELUAR) 13. Jorge Nunez (KELUAR)
Ngomong2, tentang twist yang belum disebutkan, rasanya aku bisa membuat tebakan deh berdasarkan apa yang dibilang Simon. Sebelumnya, rasanya empat terendah akan diumumkan sebagai tidak aman minggu ini (walaupun kalo cuma tiga terendah pun rasanya juga tidak masalah). Nah, dari sini, ada dua kemungkinan: (1) dari empat terendah ini, juri akan memilih DUA orang langsung untuk tereliminasi, gak peduli posisi sebenarnya berdasarkan voting. (2) dari empat terendah ini, yang dapat suara terendah langsung tereliminasi. Kemudian, juri akan mengeliminasi SATU peserta lagi, ga peduli posisi sebenarnya.
Well, today is Monday. Starting tomorrow, I will officially be having my midterm weeks started. Eventho this semester I take 23 credits (sks), however, this semester I am having one of the least dense exam weeks, the same with my first semester while we gotta take only 19 credits (sks). This is because one class I take this semester, Seminar, doesn't require either midterm nor final exam, wahahaha... . This semester I only have six subjects to be tested on exam weeks.
Anyway, last weekend was a long weekend, extended to this Monday. As typical long weekend, Bandung was really crowded with all those tourists from mainly Jakarta, haha... . Traffic jam was everywhere which really sucks. O yea, I read in newspaper that in order to reduce the traffic on the road, there is a plan to build a subway in Bandung, a plan that I doubt will be executed really soon, haha, or probably never.
Watching the fourth leg of TAR 14, all teams went from Romania to Russia. I noticed there was a lil' change on the intro. Now they put some on-the-race scenes for every teams. Not a big change tho, but I think it's just 'fresh' since as I recall, it has never done before. About the race, there was also a small 'retouch' on one twist, the U-Turn. Now it's a Blind U-Turn while the executor didn't have to put their faces on the U-Turn sign, making the u-turned team didn't know who u-turn them. This time, one of my fave teams this season (or even my fave), Amanda & Kris, got u-turned by Margie & Luke... T.T
Overall, this leg was a good leg I think. However, in the end, of course Amanda & Kris couldn't catch up. It's really sad and disappointing to see them go, since I believe they're one of the strongest teams this season, along with Tammy & Victor. They raced well, they didn't mess up this leg, they were just being unlucky, I think, hmmm...
Anyway, today is my dad's 49th birthday. Happy Birhtday Pa! Wish You All The Best!! :-)
::: my meal at Suniaraja Fried Chicken this afternoon
::: my meal at Hokben this evening
::: Amanda & Kris, the fourth team to be eliminated on TAR 14
BAHASA INDONESIA
Hari ini adalah Senin. Mulai besok, secara resmi minggu ujianku dimulai deh. Yah, walaupun semester ini aku ngambil 23 sks, namun, semester ini ternyata malah minggu ujianku salah satu yang paling tidak padat deh, sama kaya semester pertamaku dimana kita hanya ambil 19 sks. Ini karena satu kelas yang aku ambil semester ini, Seminar, tidak mewajibkan adanya ujian di minggu ujian, wahahaha... . Jadinya semester ini 'hanya' ada enak mata kuliah neh yang diujiankan di minggu ujian.
Ngomong2, wiken kemarin adalah long wiken, yang diperpanjang sampai Senin ini. Seperti tipikal long wiken lainnya, tentu saja Bandung rame banget penuh dengan turis yang kebanyakan kayanya datang dari Jakarta, haha... . Kemacetan terjadi dimana-mana dan itu menyebalkan sekali. O yea, aku baca di koran katanya ada yang usul untuk membandung subway (kereta bawah tanah) di Bandung loh untuk mengurangi kemacetan di jalan, sebuah rencana yang aku ragu akan dijalankan dalam waktu dekat, atau mungkin malah nggak akan pernah.
Nonton babak keempat dari TAR 14, semua tim meninggalkan Romania menuju Rusia. Aku menyadari ada sebuah perubahan kecil di intro-nya. Sekarang mereka memasukkan beberapa adegan di dalam race untuk setiap timnya loh. Hmm, perubahan yang kecil tapi menurutku "segar", karena seingatku ini belum pernah dilakukan sebelumnya. Tentang race-nya ada sedikit 'sentuhan' di satu alat, U-Turn. Sekarang namanya Blind U-Turn dimana tim pelaku u-turn tidak perlu menempelkan foto mereka di tanda U-Turn, sehingga tim yang di u-turn tidak tahu siapa yang me-u-turn mereka. Kali ini, salah satu tim paling favoritku musim ini (atau mungkin paling fave deh), Amanda & Kris di u-turn oleh Margie & Luke... T.T
Secara keseluruhan, ini leg yang menarik sih. Namun, sayang aja akhirnya Amanda & Kris nggak bisa mengejar. Bener2 menyedihkan dan mengecewakan neh melihat mereka tereliminasi secepat ini. Aku percaya mereka salah satu tim terkuat musim ini, bersama Tammy & Victor. Mereka nge-race dengan baik, tidak terlalu kacau babak ini, cuma nggak beruntung saja rasanya, hmmm...
Ngomong2, hari ini adalah ulang tahun papaku yang ke-49 loh. Selamat Ulang Tahun Pa! Semoga yang terbaik!! :-)
Finally, I have gone thru this last week before midterm. The midterm will start on Tuesday (Monday is a national holiday) tho, with Real Analysis became the first tested subject. I like the fact that next Monday is a national holiday since that gives me more time to rest, haha
Anyway, not like the other semesters where I usually don't really like when the midterm (or final exams) comes, I kinda like it this time. Why? Well, because now it means that I can get free temporarily from the weekly assignments and of course weekly presentation on Seminar, haha... . A good break is what I think I need, hmmm... .
Now I'm just staying late again, kinda a habit every weekend this semester, hmmm
BAHASA INDONESIA
Akhirnya, satu minggu terakhir sebelum UTS ini terlewati sudah. UTS akan dimulai besok Selasa (soalnya Senin kan tanggal merah), dengan Analisis Real menjadi materi ujian pertama. Fakta bahwa Senin besok adalah tanggal merah bener2 membuatku lumayan senang deh soalnya jadi ada waktu istirahat tambahan, haha
Ngomong2, ga kaya semester2 lain yang aku ga gitu suka kalo waktu UTS (atau UAS) tiba, agak berbeda deh kali ini. Yah, ini cuma karena di masa UTS ini aku dapat libur sementara dari tugas2 mingguan dan tentu saja presentasi mingguan dari Seminar, haha... . Rasanya liburan adalah hal yg aku butuhkan kini, hmmm... .
Nah sekarang begadang lagi ne, uda jadi kaya kebiasaan saban wiken dah, hmmm
Finally this Friday is over. Today is the due date for the last (mandatory) assignment due before midterm next week. Well, actually there are still some assignments tho, but they're due after midterm, haha... .
Anyway, my guess here was kinda right, Lil Rounds, Scott MacIntyre, and Jorge Nunez made it to the top 12, while Von Smith got a place in the Wild Card Round. Well, from the wildcard contestants, my picks for the top 12 were Tatiana Del Toro, Von Smith, and Megan Corkrey. Then, today I watched the Wild Card round and in the end Megan Corkrey, Jasmine Murray, Matt Giraud, and Anoop Desai. Yea, there were four contestants advancing to the final round, making it the top 13, not 12, hmmm... . Interesting...
I actually wish Tatiana Del Toro had made it to the top 13 tho, she's one spice of this season and the most important thing is that she doesn't sound that bad, hmmm... . Hopefully this season won't be that boring tho.
::: Lil Rounds, Scott MacIntyre, and Jorge Nunez, three contestants from the third group who advanced to the top 13
::: Jasmine Murray, Megan Corkrey, Matt Giraud, and Anoop Desai, four contestants who got thru to the top 13 from the wildcard
::: top 13
BAHASA INDONESIA
Akhirnya Jumat berakhir juga. Hari ini adalah hari terakhir pengumpulan tugas (wajib) sebelum UTS minggu depan. Hmm, sebenernya masih ada beberapa tugas sih, tapi kesemuanya untuk dikumpulkan setelah UTS, haha... .
Ngomong2, tebakanku disini lumayan benar juga, Lil Rounds, Scott MacIntyre, dan Jorje Nunez lolos ke 12 besar sementara Von Smith mendapat tempat di Babak Wild Card. Yah, pilihanku dari kontestan wildcard untuk lolos ke 12 besar adalah Tatiana Del Toro, Von Smith, dan Megan Corkrey. Trus, hari ini baru aja nonton babak wildcard dan akhirnya Megan Corkrey, Jasmine Murray, Matt Giraud, dan Anoop Desai yang lolos. Ya, ada empat kontestan yang lolos ke final, membuatnya jadi top 13 bukan top 12 kaya biasanya, hmmm... . Menarik...
Sebenarnya aku berharap Tatiana Del Toro masuk ke 13 besar neh, dia kan satu bumbu untuk musim kali ini dan yang paling penting kan nyanyinya juga nggak jelek, hmmm... . Yah, mudah2an musim ini tidak akan membosankan neh.
ENGLISH
::: dusk scenery
::: dawn scenery
::: one spot at Istana Bunga villa (water villas)
BAHASA INDONESIA
