ENGLISHThis week, The Amazing Race 11 aired us a special 2 hrs episode. At first I thought twas one leg which would be aired an hour longer, but apparently, twas not one leg, but 2 legs!! (so it's 2 hrs). Why did they do that?? Well, I guess that was because after the first leg, the time difference was damn so long, even the first team started the next leg before the last two teams even checked-in at the pitstop!! A similar condition also occured between leg 6 and 7, but the legs were still "separated".
Leg 7
All teams left Zanzibar and headed for Warsaw, Poland. Dustin&Kandice were lucky by getting the fastest flight to Poland via Addis Ababa and Frankfurt. Uchenna&Joyce then got lucky by getting flight to Poland via Johanessburg and Frankfurt. Charla&Mirna and Oswald&Danny were a bit lucky by getting flight via Nairobi and Amsterdam. Eric&Danielle and Joe&Bill were unable to get any fastest flight and had no other choice than taking the last flight, via Kilimanjaro and Amsterdam. But in Kilimanjaro, they got a trouble (the flight to Kilimanjaro was late and they were unable to make the connection flight). After finishing all the tasks (only Detour, no Road-Block (actually there was one but not showed)), the final placing: Dustin&Kandice (1), Oswald and Danny (2), Uchenna and Joyce (3), Charla andMirna (4), Eric&Danielle (5), and Joe&Bill (6 >> NOT ELIMINATED but were marked for elimination).
Leg 8
The next leg, they had to go nowhere outside Poland. There was an Intersection where Oswald&Danny worked together with Uchenna&Joyce taking the Fast-Forward Task. Dustin&Kandice worked with Charla and Mirna, and Eric&Danielle worked together with Joe&Bill. After Detour and a Road-Block, the final placing: Uchenna&Joyce and Oswald&Danny (1), Dustin&Kandice (3), Charla and Mirna (4), Eric&Danielle (5), and Joe&Bill (6 >> ELIMINATED. Actually they came #5 but the 30 mins penalty kicked them out of the show). Btw, according to the spoiler, next leg is gonnabe in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia!!
::: Teri&Ian (left) and Joe&Bill (right), the fifth and sixth teams to get eliminated
BAHASA INDONESIAMinggu ini, The Amazing Race 11 menayangkan episode spesial 2 jam. Pertama aku kira bakalan nayangin 1 babak tapi diperpanjang gitu penayangannya, tapi ternyata, bukan 1 babak tapi 2 babak!! (makanya jadi 2 jam). Kenapa bgitu?? Mungkin ya karena habis babak pertama, perbedaan waktunya jauuh bgt, bahkan tim pertama memulai babak berikutnya sebelum 2 tim terakhir check-in di pitstop!! Kondisi yang mirip jg terjadi diantara babak 6 dan 7, tapi masih "dipisahkan" tu.
Babak 7 Semua tim meninggalkan Zanzibar dan pergi ke Warsawa, Polandia. Dustin&Kandice beruntung dengan mendapatkan penerbangan tercepat ke Polandia bia Addis Ababa dan Frankfurt. Uchenna&Joyce juga beruntung dapet penerbangan ke Polandia via Johannesburg dan Frankfurt. Charla&Mirna dan Oswald&Danny lumayan beruntung dengan mendapatkan pesawat via Nairobi dan Amsterdam. Eric&Danielle dan Joe&Bill nggak dapat penerbangan lebih cepet dan nggak ada pilihan lain selain menaiki penerbangan terakhir via Kilimanjaro dan Amsterdam. Tapi di Kilimanjaro, ada masalah (penerbangan ke Kilimanjaronya telat, makanya mereka gabisa naik penerbangan lanjutannya). Habis menyelesaikan semua tugas (cuma Detour, ga ada Road-Block (sebenere si ada, tapi ga ditayangin tu)), posisi akhirnya: Dustin&Kandice (1), Oswald and Danny (2), Uchenna and Joyce (3), Charla and Mirna (4), Eric&Danielle (5), dan Joe&Bill (6 >> NGGAK TERELIMINASI tapi terancam eliminasi).
Babak 8
Babak berikutnya, mereka ga keluar dari Polandia. Ada Intersection dimana Oswald&Danny kerjasama dengan Uchenna&Joyce ngambil Fast-Forward. Dustin&Kandice kerjasama sama Charla&Mirna, dan Eric&Danielle kerjasama sama Joe&Bill. Habis tugas Detour dan Road-Block, urutan terakhirnya: Uchenna&Joyce dan Oswald&Danny (1), Dustin&Kandice (3), Charla and Mirna (4), Eric&Danielle (5), dan Joe&Bill (6 >> TERELIMINASI. Sebenere mereka sampe nomer 5, tapi penalti waktu mengeluarkan mereka dari pertandingan). Btw, berdasar bocoran, babak berikutnya bakalan di Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia loh.
ENGLISHFinally yesterday I left Bandung and went to Yogyakarta. Argo Wilis Express departed on time, at 7 AM. Before it departed, I bought my breakfast meal first at Hoka-Hoka Bento and ate it on board.>> Fast Forward >>At 2.40 PM, Argo Wilis Express arrived at Yogyakarta Tugu Railway Station. As I wrote before, train is not getting slower. It was only late 20 minutes from current schedule, but it used to arrive at around 2 or 2.15 PM.Btw, this morning I got up at 5 AM (dilligent, rite?? lol). Well, actually I got up so early just to drop my parents off at Adisutjipto Airport since they are going to Surabaya today. Tonight, they are coming back from Surabaya and I will also pick them up at the airport. After dropping them off, I went back to my home and continued my sleep, he3... :)At 8.40 AM this morning, I accompanied my grandma having breakfast at a soto restaurant. Then, we went to Ambarrukmo Plaza. Well, at 9.30 AM, the mall was still not open 100% yet. At 10.30 AM, we went back home
Btw, couple of days ago, my lil' bro upgraded this computer. And guess what?? Now it's so cool!! With a cooler speaker (with woofer and treble), plus a lot faster internet connection. I'm not really sure in what upgrading have something to do with, but now my internet connection is a lot faster than it used to be!! That's great!! He3... :)
BAHASA INDONESIAAkhirnya kemarin aku meninggalkan Bandung dan pergi ke Yogyakarta. Kereta Ekspres Argo Wilis berangkat tepat waktu, jam 7 pagi. Sebelum berangkat, aku beli makan pagi dulu di Hoka-Hoka Bento dan memakannya di dalam kereta.>> Fast Forward >>Jam 2.40 siang, Argo Wilis sampe di Stasiun Kereta Api Tugu Yogyakarta. Seperti yang aku tulis sebelumnya, kereta sekarang jadi tambah lambat. Kemarin sih cuma telat 20 menit dari jadwal kali ini, tapi biasanya dulu tu sampe jam 2 ato jam 2.15an gitu loh.Btw, pagi ini aku bangun jam 5 loh (rajin kan?? lol). Hmm, sebenere aku bangun pagi sih buat nganterin ortuku ke Bandara Adisutjipto soale mereka kan pergi ke Surabaya hari ini. Malam ini mereka balik dari Surabaya dan aku juga bakalan jemput mereka di airport deh. Habis nganterin mereka, aku balik ke rumah dan melanjutkan tidur saya, he3... :)Jam 8.40 pagi ini, aku nemenin nenekku makan pagi di sebuah restoran soto. Trus, kita pergi ke Plaza Ambarrukmo. Hmm, jam 9.30 pagi sih, mall-nya masih belum buka bener-bener 100% gitu. Jam 10.30 pagi, kita balik ke rumah
Btw, beberapa hari yang lalu, adikku meng-upgrade komputer ini. Dan tebak gimana?? Skarang jadi keren loh!! Dengan speaker yang lebih keren (dengan woofer dan treble), plus koneksi internet yang jadi lebih cepet. Aku nggak begitu yakin apa kaitannya upgrade dengan koneksi internet, tapi sekarang internetku jadi jauh lebih cepet daripada pas dulu!! Bagus kan!! He3... :)
ENGLISHTomorrow I'm going back to Yogyakarta!! So, probably this is my last entry before "mudik", he3.... :)Btw, yesterday I watched the American Idol top 10 week. All 10 remaining contestants sang 10 different songs under the coach, Gwen Stephanie. For me: Lakisha (9), Chris Sligh (6), Gina Glocksen (8), Sanjaya Malakar (3), Haley Scarnato (6), Phil Stacey (6.5), Melinda Doolittle (9), Blake Lewis (8), Jordin Sparks (9), and Chris Richardson (7.5). So, my top three: Lakisha, Melinda, and Jordin. My bottom three: Haley, Chris Sligh, Sanjaya Malakar.The real bottom three : Phil Stacey, Haley Scarnato, Chris Sligh.Eliminated : Chris SlighWhat I really hate is that the fact that Sanjaya was NOT even in the bottom three!! What kind of performance he showed this week?? That was so awful. Even Simon didn't know what to say. He just said: "You are like in your own universe with your own fans, so Good Luck". Implicitly, he wanted to say that whatever he said about him (which I'm sure it's not gonna sound nice for Sanjaya) it would bring no effect for Sanjaya's placing. He (seemed to) have already given up with that....Btw, I'm so relieved when Ryan said (in the bottom two, the moment of truth): "Haley, you are safe", he3... :) And twas so funny (before Chris Sligh was called to walk to the center of the stage to stand as the bottom three, and Haley Scarnato and Phil Stacey already stood there) when Ryan said: "Who will be joining Phil and Stacy??" Wakakakakaka.... lolBtw, this week on The Amazing Race All-Stars, all teams left Maputo Mozambique, to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Charla&Mirna were genius to take the risk to go to Johannesburg first, while the other teams played safe by waiting at Maputo Airport. As a result, that gave Charla and Mirna about 5 hours lead!! But, the "equalizer" at Zanzibar made them neck to neck with Oswald&Danny. It was all about catching plane and the difference between teams was just soo long. The final placing: Charla and Mirna (1), Oswald&Danny (2), Uchenna and Joyce (3), Dustin and Kandice (4), Eric and Danielle (5), Joe&Bill (6), and Teri and Ian (7 >> ELIMINATED. I never like Teri&Ian, so, I dun care with their elimination. Ian always tried to play smart, but some things he did were not smart, ha3... :D).
::: Bottom three this weekBAHASA INDONESIABesok aku akan balik ke Yogyakarta!! Jadi, ya kemungkinan besar ini adalah postingan terakhirku sebelum "mudik:, he3.... :) Btw, kemarin aku nonton American Idol minggu 10 besar. Semua 10 kontestan yg tersisa nyanyiin 10 lagi yang berbeda di bawah pelatih Gwen Stephanie. Untuk aku: Lakisha (9), Chris Sligh (6), Gina Glocksen (8), Sanjaya Malakar (3), Haley Scarnato (6), Phil Stacey (6.5), Melinda Doolittle (9), Blake Lewis (8), Jordin Sparks (9), dan Chris Richardson (7.5). Jadi, tiga teratasku: Lakisha, Melinda, and Jordin. Tiga terbawahku: Haley, Chris Sligh, Sanjaya Malakar.Tiga terbawah yang beneran: Phil Stacey, Haley Scarnato, Chris Sligh.Tereliminasi : Chris SlighYang aku bener2 benci adalah kenyataan bahwa Sanjaya Malakar bahkan NGGAK masuk tiga terbawah!! Penampilan macam apa yang dia tunjukin minggu ini?? Jelek buanget. Bahkan Simon jg gatau mesti komentar apa. Dia ngomong: "Kamu itu seperti di duniamu sendiri dengan fansmu sendiri, jadi Semoga Berhasil". Secara implisit, dia mau ngomong bahwa apapun yg dia katakan tentang dia (yang aku yakin nggak akan kedengaran enak buat Sanjaya) nggak akan membawa efek apa-apa untuk posisi Sanjaya. Dia (kayaknya) udah menyerah dengan hal itu.... Btw, aku lega loh waktu Ryan ngomong (di 2 terbawah, waktu kebenaran): "Haley, kamu aman", he3... :) Dan lucu banget (sebelum Chris Sligh dipanggil untuk jalan ke panggung untuk berdiri sebagai tiga terbawah, dan Haley Scarnato dan Phil Stacey udah berdiri disana) ketika Ryan ngomong: "Siapa yang akan bergabung dengan Phil dan Stacy??" Wakakakakaka.... lolBtw, minggu ini di The Amazing Race All-Stars, semua tim meninggalkan Maputo Mozambik dan pergi ke Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Charla&Mirna jenius dengan mengambil resiko pergi ke Johannesburg dulu, sementara tim yang lain main aman dengan menunggu di Airport Maputo. Sebagai hasilnya, Charla&Mirna mendapat waktu 5 jam memimpin!! Tapi "equalizer"nya membuat mereka agak ketat dengan Oswald&Danny. Kemarin adalah semua tentang pemilihan pesawat dan perbedaan antara tim tuh panjang banget. Urutan akhirnya: Charla and Mirna (1), Oswald&Danny (2), Uchenna and Joyce (3), Dustin&Kandice (4), Eric and Danielle (5), Joe&Bill (6), dan Teri and Ian (7 >> TERELIMINASI. Aku nggak pernah suka Teri and Ian. Ian selalu mencoba bermain pintar, tapi beberapa hal yang dia lakukan nggak pintar, ha3... :D).
ENGLISHToday was an ordinary lecture-day for me. My first lecture today started at 9 AM (but I was late and arrived at 9.10 AM, ha3... :D). Well, after UTS, the matery was not getting any easier, in fact, it becomes harder... :( I think I really have to work harder this semester...At 10.30 AM, the lecture finished, and my friends and I had lunch at one canteen in our campus. At 11.30 AM, we finished having lunch and we had no idea what to do next since the next lecture would be at 3 PM. So, at about 12 PM we went to my boarding house and made what we are supposed to do as Komat's officials, he3... :) But at 1 PM, we then played cards, wakakakaka.... lol. >> Fast Forward >> At 3 PM, we went to our campus to have our next lecture.At 4.30 PM, our lecture finished, and I went back to my boarding house. After having dinner and watching the first three performances in American Idol (Lakisha Jones, Chris Sligh, and Gina Glocksen), I left my boarding house to go to Bandung Railway Station. Unfortunately, otw there, I got a flat-tire!!! Arrrggghhhhh.... . That really sucks!! Okay, so I pulled over and got help from one kind guy. After 30 minutes, it was all fixed (I felt so relieved). Btw, Lakisha Jones sang "Last Dance" really really great, so far a lot better than Brenna Gethers who sang that song last year and was eliminated in the top 20 after singing that song, ha3... :) Btw, Gina Glocksen also did very very well, that was her best performance, and for me, twas kinda a bit neck to neck with Lakisha's performance, or even better!! I then went to Bandung Railway Station to reserve my mudik ticket next Saturday, he3... :) I'm catching Argo Wilis Express again. Well, train is getting slower rite now. According to the schedule, my train will depart at 7 AM and arrive at 2.20 PM. My last trip catching Argo Wilis Express last January, on schedule, it departed at 7 AM and was supposed to arrive at 1.22 PM. Hmmmmm....
::: Flat-tireBAHASA INDONESIAHari ini adalah hari kuliah yang biasa untuk saya. Kuliah pertamaku hari ini dimulai jam 9 pagi (tapi aku si datengnya telat, jam 9.10 pagi, ha3... :D). Hmm, habis UTS, materinya ternyata nggak tambah gampang loh, kebalikannya, malah tambah susah... :( Memang ni harus kerja lebih keras semester ini...Jam 10.30 pagi, kuliahnya selesai, dan temen2ku dan aku makan siang dulu di sebuah kantin di kampus. Jam 11.30 pagi, makan siangnya selesai dan kita nggak tau mau ngapain soale kuliah berikutnya tuh baru jam 3 sore. Jadi, jam 12an gitu akhirnya kita ke kosku deh mengerjakan hal yang seharusnya dikerjakan oleh panitia Komat, ha3... :) Tapi jam 1 siang akhirnya malah main kartu deh, wakakakaka.... lol. >> Fast Forward >> Jam 3 sore, kita ke kampus buat kuliah.Jam 4.30 sore kuliah selesai, dan aku balik deh ke kosku. Habis makan malam dan nonton 3 penampilan pertama di American Idol (Lakisha Jones, Chris Sligh, dan Gina Glocksen), aku meninggalkan kosku dan mau ke Stasiun Kereta Api Bandung. Malangnya, otw kesana, ban mobilku bocor!!! Arrrggghhhhh.... . Menyebalkan sekali!! Oke deh, akhirnya aku menepi dan ditolong sama orang baik. Habis 30 menit, semuanya selesai (aku lega sekali). Btw, Lakisha Jones nyanyi "Last Dance" bagus tu, sangat jauh sekali lebih bagus daripada Brenna Gethers tahun lalu yang tereliminasi di 20 besar habis nyanyi tu lagu, ha3... :) Btw, Gina Glocksen juga bagus banget loh, yg ini adalah penampilan terbaiknya, dan untuk aku, malah agak ketat sama penampilannya Lakisha, atau malah lebih bagus!! Aku trus pergi ke Stasiun Kereta Api Bandung untuk pesen tiket mudik besok Sabtu, he3... :) Aku bakal naik Kereta Api Argo Wilis lagi. Hmm, kereta sekarang tambah lamban ya. Berdasarkan jadwal, keretaku akan berangkat jam 7 pagi dan sampe jam 2.20 siang. Padahal, terakhir kali aku naik kereta Januari kemarin, Argo Wilis berangkat jam 7 pagi dan di jadwal seharusnya sampe jam 1.22 siang. Hmmmmm....
ENGLISHFinally this morning, officially my UTS week is over!! Yaaay!!! I had my last examed subject this morning, Macro Economics at 8 AM and finished at 9.30 AM. Well, learning from my previous quiz and first semester UAS (Micro Economics), this time I brought a calculator. Even though my lecturer didn't say anything about the allowance of using calculator during examination time, but I thought there was nothing wrong in bringing it. And yea, it was allowed to use calculator this morning, he3... :)Arrrggghhh, tomorrow will be an ordinary lecture-day again, and what sucks from tomorrow is Tuesday!! The most exhausting day for me of the week which starts at 7 AM!! Arrggghhh... . Today is my last day of UTS and tomorrow I must go back to ordinary lecture-day?? :(Btw, finally this afternoon I finished watching 24 season 1. Well, the end was soo unpredictable!! However in the last two or three episodes, actually Nina behaved kinda differently which was supposed to be the "sign" of something. And yea, she was the second (and main) mole on CTU. That was interesting since that means Jack Bauer was "fooled" twice, by trusting Nina Myers and Jamey Farrell. However, I guess this is why Walsh thought Jamey was clean, since he was sure, Nina was the mole, and not considering the possibility of the existence of 2 or more moles. For me, the first season of 24 is a great show to watch, but the ending actually could have been better, he3... :) For me, the ending was not so satisfying (well, I don't mean happy ending or what, but it's just not so "ending", ha3... :D Probably that was because the whole story only took 24 hours).BAHASA INDONESIAAkhirnya pagi ini, secara resmu minggu UTS selesai!! Yaaay!!! Aku ujian yang terakhir nih pagi ini, Ekonomi Makro jam 8 pagi sampe jam 9.30 pagi. Hmm, belajar dari kuis sebelumnya dan UAS semester pertama (Ekonomi Mikro), kali ini aku membawa kalkulator. Walaupun dosenku ga ngomong apa2 tentang izin membawa kalkulator, aku pikir sih ga ada salahnya kan bawa kalkulator. Dan bener aja, ternyata boleh pake kalkulator, he3... :)Arrrggghhh, besok sudah akan menjadi haru kuliah yang biasa lagi, dan yang menyebalkan dari besok adalah Selasa!! Hari paling melelahkan untuk aku dari seminggu yang dimulai jam 7 pagi!! Arrggghhh... . Hari ini aku baru aja menyelesaikan hari terakhir dari UTS-ku dan besok harus balik ke hari kuliah yang biasa lagi?? :(Btw, akhirnya siang ini aku selesai nonton 24 musim 1 loh. Hmm, akhirnya bener2 ga bisa ditebak!! Tetapi, di dua atau tiga episode terakhir, memang sih Nina berlaku agak berbeda dan ini pasti "berarti" sesuatu kan. Dan ya, dia adalah mata-mata yang kedua (dan utama) di CTU. Itu agak menarik soale itu berarti Jack Bauer "dibodohi" 2 kali dengan mempercayai Nina Myers dan Jamey Farrell. Tapi, aku rasa inilah alasan kenapa koq Walsh percaya Jamey bersih, soale dia yakin Nina adalah mata-matanya tanpa mempertimbangkan kemungkinan keberadaan 2 atau lebih mata-mata. Untuk aku, musim pertama dari 24 adalah show yang bagus untuk ditonton, tapi endingnya harusnya bisa lebih baik tuh, he3... :) Untuk aku, endingnya nggak gitu memuaskan deh (hmm, aku nggak bermaksud harus happy ending ato gimana, cuma yang ini tuh nggak begitu "ending", ha3... :D Mungkin itu karena memang ceritanya yang cuma 24 jam kali ya).
ENGLISHThis following took place between 9 PM and 3 AM last night.Well, as you could read at this entry, last week I bought all the DVDs of 24 (all complete 5 seasons). The seller already told me that 24 is addictive, and I do trust it, he3... :) Well, last Thursday when I watched the second episode of 24 (season 4) at AXN, I almost played my DVD since I was so curious to watch the next episode. But since the next day (Friday) I'm gonna have a Komat meeting and an UTS test, so I strengthened myself not to watch it. And I made it, he3... :)Last night, well, since today is my free-day (Saturday, no exam!! Whatta day!! He3... :D), I watched the first season of 24. When I got back to my boarding house at 8.30 PM and did what I had to do every evening (filling my "Daily Expenses Book" for yesterday, listing all clothes that I put to laundry, etc...), I watched it (at about 9 AM).And it was cool!! In one disc, there were 4 episodes (about 45 mins each). At about 12 AM, I finished watching its first disc. Well, the case was not really as cool as the case in season 4 (since according to my friend the first season was made before 911) but it's still great!! The seller was right, it was so addictive, ha3... :) I only "took a break" once at 11 PM when I went to my friend's room to ask for the newspaper yesterday and read it for about 15 mins (well, apparently there was no single airline in Indonesia who was classified in the 'first rank' (very good maintenance and safety, even Garuda Indonesia was in the 'second rank' >> Ooopss, so OOT, ha3... :D).At 12 AM, I continued watching the second disc (episode 5 till 8). Each episode, it became more interesting and addictive!! He3... :) Jack Bauer was so cool!! :D At first I thought Tony was the 'insider', but then I thought it was too easy to guess, but who else?? And yea, the insider was not Tony but Jamey. (well, I never thought Jamey was the 'insider' since Walsh trusted her, but there must be a reason why Jamey was so trusted rite?? And now I haven't watched that point which explained it yet). One good part of 24 is that it also involves 'heart', just like when Nina was so upset since Jack Bauer thought she was the 'insider'. Nina was illustrated as a tough woman who worked in CTU but yet, she was still 'conquered' by her feeling (for a while). For me, that's one good point... :) >> because that's so real, isn't it??At 3 AM, I finished my second disc. Well, I was so curious to watch the next episode, but it had already been 3 AM!! If I continued, what time would I get up this morning?? Plus, I had also felt so sleepy. 2 versus 1, 2 won. I then paused watching it and took a bed, he3... :) Tonight, my plan is to continue watching the third and fourth CD, he3... :D
::: quick update ::: (Sun, 25th March 2007; 11.45 AM)
Last night I watched the third and fourth discs of 24 season 1. Well, each episode it was getting more and more addictive!!! The whole story went more intense and exciting!!! :) :) Well, apparently Jamey was only being "used", and the person who used Jamey was also being "used" by the brain of the whole things who wanted to do a revenge to Jack Bauer and David Palmer!! Btw, I thought Kim was dead in the car accident (whatta pity!!), lucky she was not!! He3... :D Btw, last night I stayed awake until 3 AM again. I actually wanted to cintinue watching, but I just didn't want to get up so late, so I canceled it, ha3.. :)
::: 24 season 1BAHASA INDONESIAYang berikut ini terjadi di antara pukul 9 malam dan 3 dini hari semalam.Hmm, seperti yang bisa dibaca pada postingan ini, minggu lalu aku beli semua DVDnya 24 (semua 5 season loh). Penjualnya udah bilang ke aku kalo 24 itu bikin ketagihan, dan aku percaya koq, he3... :) Hmm, kemarin Kamis waktu aku nonton episode kedua dari 24 (musim ke-4) di AXN, aku hampir memainkan DVDku loh soale penasaran banget sama kelanjutannya. Tapi karena keesokan harinya (Jumat) aku akan ada pertemuan Komat dan akan ada ujian UTS, jadi aku menguatkan diriku untuk nggak nonton. Dan aku berhasil, he3... :)Semalem, hmm, karena hari ini adalah hari libur saya (Sabtu, nggak ada ujian lagi!! Bener2 sebuah hari!! He3... :D), aku nonton musim pertama dari 24. Waktu aku balik ke kos jam 8.30 malem dan melakukan apa yang harus aku lakuin (mengisi "Buku Pengeluaran Harian, nulis semua pakaian yang masuk laundry, dll...), aku nonton deh (sekitar jam 9an la). Dan ternyata keren ya!! Dalam satu disk, ada 4 episode (masing2 sekitar 45 menit-an lah). Sekitar jam 12, aku selesai nonton disk pertama. Hmm, kasusnya nggak sekeren kasus yang ada di musim ke-4 sih (soale menurut temenku, musim pertama kan dibuat sebelum tragedi 911) tapi masih keren koq!! Penjualnya bener, bener-bener bikin ketagihan, ha3... :) Aku cuma "istirahat" sekali jam 11 malem waktu aku ke kamar temenku buat ngambil koran kemarin dan membacanya sekitar 15 menit (wah, ternyata nggak ada satupun maskapai penerbangan di Indonesia yang masuk 'ranking satu' (perawatan dan keamanan yang sangat bagus) loh, dan Garuda Indonesia pun masuk ke 'ranking kedua' >> Ooopss, koq OOT banget, ha3... :D).Jam 12, aku melanjutkan nonton disk keduanya (episode 5 sampe 8). Tiap episode ternyata makin menarik dan bikin ketagihan ya!! He3... :) Jack Bauer keren tu!! :D Pertama aku kira Tony adalah 'orang dalam'nya, tapi trus aku berpikir kalo itu koq gampang banget si ditebak, tapi sapa lagi coba?? Dan bener aja, orang dalamnya bukan Tony tapi Jamey (aku nggak pernah ngira loh Jamey orang dalemnya soale Walsh kan percaya sama dia, dan pasti ada alasan kenapa koq Jamey bisa dipercayai kaya gitu kan?? Tapi aku blom sampe sana nontonnya). Satu hal yang bagus dari 24 adalah juga melibatkan 'hati', seperti waktu Nina jengkel banget sama Jack Bauer gara-gara dia mengira Nina adalah 'orang dalam'nya. Nina kan diilustrasikan sebagai wanita tangguh yang kerja di CTU tapi tetep aja, masih 'ditaklukan' oleh perasaannya (untuk beberapa saat). Untuk aku, itu satu poin plus... :) >> soale sangat nyata kan??Jam 3 subuh, aku selesai nonton disk kedua. Hmm, aku penasaran tu nonton episode selanjutnya, tapi kan udah jam 3 pagi!! Kalo aku lanjut, jam brapa aku mau bangun pagi ini?? Plus, aku juga dah ngantuk si. 2 lawan 1, 2 menang deh. Aku trus berhenti nonton dan tidur, he3... :) Malem ini, rencanaku adalah lanjut nonton CD ketiga dan keempat, he3... :D
::: apdet cepet ::: (Minggu, 25 Maret 2007; 11.45 pagi)
Semalem aku nonton disk ketiga dan keempat dari 24 musim pertama. Hmm, tiap episode ternyata menjadi semakin bikin ketagihan loh!!! Ceritanya menjadi makin tegang dan menarik!!! :) :) Hmm, ternyata Jamey cuma "dimanfaatkan" oleh orang, dan orang yang memanfaatkan Jamey juga "dimanfaatkan" oleh otak dari keseluruhan kejadian yang mau balas dendam sama Jack Bauer dan David Palmer!! Btw, aku kira Kim mati tuh di kecelakaan mobil (sayang banget!!), eh untungnya engga!! He3... :D Btw, semalem aku begadang sampe jam 3 lagi. Mau lanjut sih, tapi gajadi, males ntar bangun siang banget, ha3... :)
ENGLISHThis week, the theme of American Idol was "The British Invasion". All 11 remaining contestants sang 11 British Songs which were popular in the past with Peter Noone and Lulu as their coaches. Here is my scoring (and a lil' review for some contestants)IDOLS-01 (Haley Scarnato). 8/10. That was her best performance, she really surprised us this week... :) But Simon was right, there was something other than her singing that would be talked more from that performance. What is "the other" thing?? Well, see it yourself, ha3.... :)IDOLS-02 (Chris Richardson). 7.5/10. That was his best performace, but vocally he was not really great (for me)IDOLS-03 (Stephanie Edwards). 7/10. I still prefer Nadia Turner's version of that song when Nadia sang it 2 years ago (season 4).IDOLS-04 (Blake Lewis). 8.5/10. An awesome performance. Modern but didn't mess the song upIDOLS-05 (LaKisha Jones). 8/10. Great vocal, but really was not her best performance (or even worst)IDOLS-06 (Phil Stacey). 6.5/10. I just don't really like Phil Stacey. I dunno why, he didn't just click to the show... :(IDOLS-07 (Jordin Sparks). 9/10. Wow, whatta great performance!! Well, now we not only have 2 great singers (LaKisha and Melinda, but also Jordin).IDOLS-08 (Sanjaya Malakar). 6.5/10. His best performance so far, but still weaker than others'IDOLS-09 (Gina Glocksen). 7/10. Not her best performance (for me)IDOLS-10 (Chris Sligh). 8/10. An interesting performanceIDOLS-11 (Melinda Doolittle). 9/10. Just as usual, she was great up thereConclusion:My best three : Melinda Doolittle, Jordin Sparks, and Blake LewisMy worst three : Phil Stacey, Sanjaya Malakar, and Gina Glocksen/Stephanie EdwardsFact:Bottom two: Stephanie Edwards, Chris RichardsonEliminated: Stephanie EdwardsWell, Stephanie Edwards was actually a great singer. But as I always believed and thought since the beginning of the show, she just won't win the show. She would be eliminated at one point, but honestly, I never thought that "that point" was this quick... :)
::: Bottom two this weekBAHASA INDONESIAMinggu ini, tema dari American Idol adalah "The British Invasion". Semua 11 kontestan yang tersisa menyanyikan 11 lagu Inggris yang populer di masa lalu dengan Peter Noone dan Lulu berperan sebagai pelatih mereka. Berikut ini penilaianku (dan sedikit reviewnya deh). IDOLS-01 (Haley Scarnato). 8/10. Itu adalah penampilan terbaiknya, dia benar-benar mengejutkan kita minggu ini... :) Tapi Simon bener juga, ada hal lain di samping nyanyiannya yang akan lebih dibicarakan dari penampilannya tsb. Nah, "hal lain" itu apa? Liat aja sendiri, ha3... :)IDOLS-02 (Chris Richardson). 7,5/10. Penampilan terbaiknya, tapi secara vokal dia nggak bagus-bagus amat ah menurutku. IDOLS-03 (Stephanie Edwards). 7/10. Aku masih lebih memilih versinya Nadia Turner waktu Nadia menyanyikannya 2 tahun yang lalu (musim ke-4). IDOLS-04 (Blake Lewis). 8,5/10. Penampilan yang hebat. Modern tapi nggak merusak lagunya. IDOLS-05 (LaKisha Jones). 8/10. Vokal yang bagus, tapi bukan penampilan terbaiknya (atau malah mungkin terburuknya) IDOLS-06 (Phil Stacey). 6,5/10. Aku nggak gitu suka Phil Stacey. Nggak tau kenapa, tapi dia nggak gitu pas deh di show ini... :( IDOLS-07 (Jordin Sparks). 9/10. Wow, penampilan yang bagus bgt!! Hmm, sekarang kita nggak cuma punya 2 penyanyi yg hebat (LaKisha dan Melinda, tapi juga Jordin). IDOLS-08 (Sanjaya Malakar). 6,5/10. Penampilan terbaiknya sejauh ini, tetapi masih lebih lemah dari yang lain IDOLS-09 (Gina Glocksen). 7/10. Bukan penampilan terbaiknya (untuk aku). IDOLS-10 (Chris Sligh). 8/10. Penampilan yang menarikIDOLS-11 (Melinda Doolittle). 9/10. Seperti biasa, dia bagus banget disanaKesimpulan:Tiga terbaik-ku : Melinda Doolittle, Jordin Sparks, dan Blake LewisTiga terjelek-ku : Phil Stacey, Sanjaya Malakar, dan Gina Glocksen/Stephanie EdwardsFakta:Dua terbawah: Stephanie Edwards, Chris RichardsonTereliminasi: Stephanie EdwardsHmm, Stephanie Edwards tu sebenernya penyanyi yang bagus loh. Tapi aku selalu percaya dan berpikir sejak awal show ini kalo dia nggak akan memenangkan show ini. Dia akan tereliminasi suatu saat, tapi aku nggak pernah berpikir kalo "saat itu" tuh secepat ini... :)
::: Teri&Ian (left) and Joe&Bill (right), the fifth and sixth teams to get eliminated
