Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Feel Good About Myself
I have to feel good about myself, then I can do my assignments on time and well done. I had bad feeling, bad thoughts and bad mood lately. I have to admit that I cannot work under pressure yet. Everything mixed up in my mind. My campus life, my friends, my boyfriend, and my very own personal life. No time to rest for a moment, to sleep, to eat or to think about something else but assignment.
In this Islamic New Year day, I went to KFC all alone, ordered something I like and think about myself, my future, my life. After I said no words but pay attention around, I realize that I need activity like this. I just need time to relax, put myself together and gain new energy to beat to-do assignment list for these last two months. I can do it, I believe I can finish it! :D
And I thought about my very own wish in this new year. I hope- no, no, no, not just hoping but- I WILL wiped up all of those negative feelings and change them into positive side. The first thing that I have to do is smile and believe God will always help me. Aaammiiinn :)
Monday, November 28, 2011
See Your Eyes
I just finished watch this Korean drama last week. I love it so much much much! I will write a review about it later. For now, please enjoy the song :)
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Friday, November 25, 2011
Next Just Four Days at Campus
Due date for article review assignment is TODAY! Submit it to our lecturer cubicle at 1 pm!
Surprised, my lecturer came and told us that we had a test. We could open our book but just text book, no notes. Here are the questions.
On your own words, explain these things:
1. Foucault’s theory on sex
2. Derrida’s theory on writing
3. Performative language. What its implication on literature? How it relates to constative language?
Thank God, we just had to have to answer two questions of them. But it was still difficult :(
Next day, the lecturer played a music video from titled Natural Woman. It related to our new discussion about identity.
Mid term test time! Here are the questions.
On your own words, explain these terms:
1. Sign – Signifier – Signified – Signification
2. Content – Codes – Format- Address
3. Metalingual function – Referential function – Formal function
4. Conative function – Expressive function – Phatic function
5. Different – Value
6. A commutation test
7. Paradign – Syntagm
8. Metaphor – Metonymy
9. Connotative – Dennotative
10. Text – Intertextuality - Genre
The questions were so simple but it took times to answer it. I thought I have answer many terms but actually I just finished questions number one. God, I even didn’t finishes answer all of the questions :’(
As same as several weeks before, our supervisor lecturer asked our progress about three projects that we are working on. I and my partner, Anya did it in wrong way. If I compare my group’s work with others, my work is not completed yet. I think we have to start over.
My question: Do we have to write a synopsis in a children activity books?
My lecturer’s answer: No, it is no need. But what you have to write is the description about the book and what activity that it is about.
Two presentations from two different groups! I will share the slide as soon as I get it. DUE DATE for research journal is NEXT WEEK! You’re better going to working on it :)
That was my days. What about you? ;)
Thursday, November 24, 2011
3 Anak Kucing - Book 3 - Chapter 4
” Iya, iya. Aku lagi coba ngehubungin Ayah dan Bunda” suara cemas Tama terdengar dari luar. Aku mendengarnya samar-samar walau tak mengerti maksudnya. Buat apa Tama ngehubungin Ayah dan Bunda? Ngeganggu bulan madu aja.
Aku mulai mengerjap-ngerjapkan mataku dan melihat sekeliling. Putih dan putih. Rasanya aku tau nama tempat ini.
” Om, Tante!?” kali ini suara Namira terdengar ” Kenapa bisa langsung kesini? Om terima sms dari Tamakan?”
” Tidak. Om punya firasat jelek dari kemarin. Makanya kami cepat-cepat pulang. Apalagi setelah melihat ada anak kucing tewas ditabrak mobil”
” Kucing? Kenapa Ayah bisa langsung mikirin Friesca?” Udith! Itu suara Udith!
” Dith . . . Udith . . .”
Namira masuk ke kamar perawatan begitu mendengar panggilanku
” Friesca udah sadar”
Semua langsung mengikuti Namira. Wajah Ayah, Bunda, Namira, Tama, Shyra dan Ogy muncul disampingku. Mereka tampak cape, cemas, dan sedih. Terutama Ayah dan Bunda
” Sayang, perasaan kamu gimana?” tanya Ayah lembut sambil mengusap rambutku
” Udith . . .” bukannya menjawab, aku malah memanggil Udith. Itu membuat Ayah dan Bunda yang tak tau apa-apa, bingung
” Udith?” tanya Bunda ” Dith, mana?” Bunda menoleh keluar dan tak ada siapa-siapa. Sedangkan Ayah yang sedikit mengerti langsung memandang Tama
” Tama, sini” Tama mengerti dan mengikuti Ayah keluar. Aku masih terus memanggil-manggil
” Udith . . . Udith . . .” panggilanku makin keras. Bunda semakin bingung. Sedangkan Namira langsung menyiapkan suntikan penenang dengan cepat
” Friesca sayang, kamu kenapa?” tanya Bunda dengan cemas. Dia mengenggam tanganku erat-erat ” Kalian teman Friescakan? Apa yang terjadi?” Shyra dan Ogy berpandangan bingung mendengar pertanyaan Bunda itu.
” Gy, gimana nih?” bisik Shyra ” Kita gak mungkin ceritain semuanya” Ogy tidak menjawab
” UDITH!!!” aku teriak sangat keras. Sekeras-kerasnya ” Friesca mau Udith!” Bunda makin cemas
” Tenang, Tante” perlahan Namira menyuntikkan obat penenang ke dalam selang infusku ” Mira kasih obat penenang dulu. Tante gak usah khawatir” seketika aku merasa sangat lemas dan mengantuk
” Friesca?” Shyra terlihat khawatir juga denganku
” Tenang, aku cuma kasih obat penenang koq” kata Namira ” Dia bakal tidur beberapa jam. Jangan takut gitu dong” Shyra tersenyum malu
Aku semakin mengantuk dan mataku hampir menutup. Sebelum aku tidur dan bermimpi, sekilas aku melihat seseorang bersandar di pintu.
” Dith . . .” gumanku pelan. Tak lama kemudian aku tertidur
***
Aku terbangun ketika seseorang mengusah rambutku pelan. Sedikit sakit karena ada luka disitu. Tapi, membuat perasaanku nyaman. Tiba-tiba tangan itu berhenti dan aku langsung mengerang manja. Tangan itu kembali mengusap, tapi kali ini rasanya beda.
Ayah, Bunda dan Tama muncul dan ada disekelilingku ketika mataku terbuka. Selain itu ada suara kecil, seperti pintu yang ditutup paksa. Aku tidak mengacuhkannya. Pandanganku tertuju ke pemilik tangan yang mengelus kepalaku, yaitu Ayah.
” Ayah . . .” Ayah tersenyum tipis melihatku ” Friesca ada dimana?” tanyaku setelah melihat selang infus tertancap dilenganku
” Kamu ada dirumah sakit karena kecelakaan” jawab Bunda.
Aku diam, memutar balik kecelakaan itu. Ugh, ini gara-gara salah liat lampu lalu lintas.
” Ayah sama Bunda koq ada disini?” tanyaku kemudian ” Bukannya lagi bulan madu?” aku memandang Ayah dan Bunda bergantian dengan bingung
” Masa kita seneng-seneng sementara anak kita kecelakaan?” aku setuju dengan kata-kata Ayah itu
” Tapikan . . . berarti aku ganggu acara kalian” lanjutku ” Kerjaan Ayah juga ketundakan?” Ayah mengangguk sambil tersenyum
” Memang” lalu ekspresi Ayah jadi tegang. Dia menoleh ke Tama ” Tam, tolong keluar dulu. Ayah mau . . .” Ayah mengoyangkan kepalanya dan melirikku dengan penuh arti
” Oh . . .” Tama tersenyum dan mengerti ” Fries, kakak keluar dulu ya”
Aku mengangguk walau sedikit tak mengeti. Kakak? Katanya dia gak suka kalo dipanggil kakak. Kenapa sekarang dia nyebut dirinya kakak?
” Friesca . . .” pandanganku pindah ke Ayah dan Bunda ” Ada sesuatu yang Ayah ingin ceritakan”
” Apa?” tanyaku. Sesaat aku lupa rasa sakit yang ada disekujur tubuhku ” Tentang bulan madu di Lombok ya?” Bunda menggeleng
” Ini tentang keluarga kita” kata Bunda ” Rahasia yang selama ini Bunda dan Ayah simpan”
” Rahasia? Rahasia apa?” Ayah selalu cerita tentang apa aja sama aku. Tapi, aku salah. Ternyata ada sesuatu yang Ayah sembunyikan. Ayah menarik nafas panjang dan menghembuskannya perlahan
” Sebenernya . . .”
***
Tama menutup pintu perlahan sambil mencoba mencuri dengar. Apa Ayah akan ceritain semuanya sekarang? Tama menggeleng pelan. Friesca pasti kaget dan gak bisa nerima. Tapi, bukankah ini malah bikin untung dia?
Selagi memikirkan itu, Tama duduk dikursi rumah sakit dan hampir tak sadar ada Udith yang juga duduk disebelahnya.
” Hey!” Tama menepuk pundak Udith ” Tumben gak sembunyi di kantin rumah sakit” ejeknya
” Apa salah aku duduk disini?” tanya Udith
” Jelas salah besar!” jawab Tama ” Pengecut! Kemaren pulang duluan, tadi langsung keluar begitu Friesca bangun, sekarang kamu masih berani duduk disini” Udith tertunduk
Tama sebenernya benci dengan tindakan-tindakan Udith yang tiba-tiba jadi pengecut begini. Begitu Friesca bangun karena usapannya, dia malah keluar dan duduk disini. Kenapa tidak tetap diam lalu tersenyum. Friesca pasti merasa baikan lebih cepat melihat saudara tiri sekaligus mantan cowoknya ada disitu.
” Aku memang pengecut” balas Udith pelan. Tama tambah kesal melihat reaksi Udith kali ini. Kenapa kamu begitu pasrah? mana kata-kata bernada tinggi waktu kamu berusaha rebut dan bawa Friesca dariku? Mana?
” Harusnya kamu merasa bersalah” kata Tama sambil menggerak-gerakan kakinya ” Apa kamu belum denger cerita kecelakaan Friesca dari Shyra dan Ogy?”
” Udah” Udith mengangguk. Sebelum pulang, aku memang sempet mendengar cerita Shyra dan Ogy tentang kecelakaan kemaren. Ada sedikit rasa menyesal menyusup ke dalam hati Udith.
” Dan kamu bakal diem aja kayak gini?” tanya Tama lagi. Udith terdiam sejenak, tampak sedang berpikir
” Ya, mungkin cuma itu yang aku bisa lakuin” jawab Udith ” Buat kakak aja” Tama berdiri dan langsung menarik kerah baju Udith. Kemarahannya memuncak mendengar itu
” Cuma itu?” dipandangnya tajam wajah Udith yang tidak melakukan perlawanan sedikitpun. Udith cuma mengangguk ” Kenapa kamu selalu menyia-nyiakan kesempatan? Waktu Friesca milih kamu, kamu malah nyerahin keaku. Dan ketika keadaan seperti ini, kamu malah lepas tangan. Padahal Friesca butuh kamu. Bener-bener butuh kamu!”
” Gantian aku yang tanya kakak” Udith menarik lepas tangan Tama dari keras bajunya ” Apa kakak rela aku bareng Friesca?Ini aku lakuin karena aku disini sebagai adik yang hormat sama kakaknya”
” Hormat?” kepalan tangan Tama mengacung mendengar itu. Sebuah bogem mentah siap melayang ke perut Udith
PLAKK!!!
Tama dan Udith langsung terdiam mendengar itu. Kepalan tangan Tama belum bergerak sedikitpun. Tapi, suara pukulan itu sudah terdengar.
” Jangan pernah panggil nama Friesca lagi!” teriakan itu terdengar dari dalam kamar perawatan
” Friesca?” Tama dan Udith berpandangan. Ternyata bener, Ayah ceritain itu semuanya.
” Keluar!”
” Fries, Ayah ceritain ini semua . . .”
“ Keluar! Friesca gak mau ngeliat tampang kamu lagi!”
” . . . untuk kebaikan kamu”
” Kebaikan apa? KELUAR!!!” Udith mendekati pintu dan siap meraih gagang pintunya
” Jangan” bisik Tama pelan. Dia menarik bagian belakang baju Udith dan mendorongnya duduk ” Kamu diem aja”
” Kenapa? ada apa?” Udith bingung. Apalagi ketika Ayah dan Bunda keluar. Ada bekas memerah dipipi kanan Ayah. Apa Friesca nampar Ayahnya sendiri?
” Friesca . . .” kepala Tama muncul di sela pintu sambil tersenyum ” Kamu gak apa-apa?”
” Kamu juga keluar!” jeritku. Mau tak mau, Tama menarik kepalanya lagi dan menutup pintu
” Ada apa?” tanya Udith bingung. Ayah dan Bunda memandang Udith ” Kenapa?”
” Tam, kamu aja yang kasih tau Udith” kata Bunda. Tama mengangguk
” Kasih tau apa?”
” Nanti juga kamu tau” kata Tama ” Ayah mau duduk?” Ayah menggeleng
” Ayah mau pulang” Ayah terlihat sangat cape ” Tam, kamu yang bawa mobil ya” Tama mengangguk
” Friesca?” Bunda menoleh ke pintu kamar perawatan dengan khawatir ” Apa gak apa-apa ditinggal sendiri?”
” Kan ada Udith dan Mira juga jaga disinikan?” Bunda mengangguk
” Dith, jaga Friesca ya” Seandainya Bunda tau, batin Udith. Tapi, akhirnya dia mengangguk
” Hati-hati” kata Udith sambil memandang punggung keluarganya yang semakin menjauh. Suasana jadi hening kembali. Saking heningnya, Udith bisa mendengar isak tangisku didalam.
Udith bisa melihatnya jelas walau hanya dari sela pintu yang tidak ditutup rapat Tama tadi. Kamu kenapa, Fries?
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
Genre:
Drama/Fantasy
Cast:
Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Kellan Lutz, and Michael Sheen
Director:
Bill Condon
Writer:
Melissa Rosenberg
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 is still telling you about a forbidden love between human and vampire. Bella Swan, who is still 18 years old, takes a very important step by marry Edward Cullen. Their wedding is going smoothly although Jacob Black objects it. It is going worse when Bella realizes that she is pregnant. Everybody is surprise with its faster growth. Bella insist keep her baby though it hurts her from inside. Like or not, Edward has to agree with it, though it risks him to lose Bella forever.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 is a guilty pleasure movie for me. I hate when people to overrated to welcoming this. But I can not lie that I enjoy the story and curious about the Part 2. The love triangle story of Bella, Edward and Jacob still exist in this story but thankfully it is going to end because of *spoiler* Jacob imprinted! Even though the poster shows a very serious atmosphere, the movie has a lot of joke on it. It disturbed me actually. I have people, mostly girls, laughed or said a loud comment for a little not really important scene. Uuughhhh!
Then my favorite part is the wedding ceremony! Everything looks very romantic. I love Bella’s nervous expression when she walks to altar. Her expression change into clam when she sees Edward is waiting for her. The power of love!
It is better to see how that couple swimming, playing chess, even kissing than hear them talking each other. It is because their acting is all the same as previous movies. I am wondering why it still happens. Is it they whose cannot act? Or is it the story which is very suck? In my opinion, this Stephanie Meyer story is not suitable to become a film. Because the power of Meyer’s story is the way she describes with the words she chosen and that’s cannot be transform into a film form. I am feeling that way because I just finished read the novel last month and it still fresh on my mind. Well, novel and film are very different form of telling something.
If I comment about the cast, I have to admit that Kristen Stewart looks mature and super stunning here. Both in human and vampire form. On contrary, Rob Pattinson looks awkward. He is not handsome yet ugly here. He even does not look like sparkling vampire. I think the make up artist for this movie did not learn from last three movies. Then Taylor Lautner is like a boy who just falling in love. And the rest? Just so so.
At last, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 is really smart to divide their story into two parts just like what Harry Potter did. Everybody, who already read the novel or yet, is curious about the last part. I really hope something better there.
Monday, November 21, 2011
(It Must Be) Six Days at Campus
Okay, it happened again. I was late to post this feature because of same reason, too tired. Though in this week so many subjects absence, I even more tired than before.
My lecturer talked about Denotation and Connotation which already discussed in Cultural Studies course. Nothing is new about it. But I wrote some notes.
Semiotics reading: different levels of signification: primary (denotative) signification and secondary (connotative) signification.
DON’T FORGET!
Due day for the article review is THIS THUSDAY, NOVEMBER 25!
Group 7’s presentation about Bekam! I did not follow much because of my not-really-good health and the subject had a lot of science terms which I do not understand.
No presentation for this week meeting. But my class, another class and the student of post graduate program gathered and listen to our lecturer’s explanation about, sort of, politeness of language. He presented it in Bahasa Indonesia.
THANK GOD! The due day for pragmatics’ journal is changed to DECEMBER 1!
My lecturer brought an Australian named Scott to the class. He is young, attractive, and even can speak Bahasa Indonesia very well. One by one, but not the whole class, had a chance to interpret his speech. Most of my friends got confuse with his Australian accent. But it was interesting and fun. Nice to meet you, Scott :)
TASK! My class interpretation of Scott was being recorded and we have to transcript it!
What we did in this class was just shared our progress about the three projects that we carried. I have not done any because of I forgot that I have meeting of this class. But one of my classmate and the only boy in the class shared his findings about children books in Gramedia bookstore. It was quite impressive.
Oh, and our supervisor gave us a book to read.
Actually I had to come at Saturday to campus to attend ABS subject. But I was not feeling good enough. I thought about bed rest for that day and recovered my health to face the rest of hectic days in November.
How about yours? :)
My lecturer talked about Denotation and Connotation which already discussed in Cultural Studies course. Nothing is new about it. But I wrote some notes.
Semiotics reading: different levels of signification: primary (denotative) signification and secondary (connotative) signification.
DON’T FORGET!
Due day for the article review is THIS THUSDAY, NOVEMBER 25!
Group 7’s presentation about Bekam! I did not follow much because of my not-really-good health and the subject had a lot of science terms which I do not understand.
No presentation for this week meeting. But my class, another class and the student of post graduate program gathered and listen to our lecturer’s explanation about, sort of, politeness of language. He presented it in Bahasa Indonesia.
THANK GOD! The due day for pragmatics’ journal is changed to DECEMBER 1!
My lecturer brought an Australian named Scott to the class. He is young, attractive, and even can speak Bahasa Indonesia very well. One by one, but not the whole class, had a chance to interpret his speech. Most of my friends got confuse with his Australian accent. But it was interesting and fun. Nice to meet you, Scott :)
TASK! My class interpretation of Scott was being recorded and we have to transcript it!
What we did in this class was just shared our progress about the three projects that we carried. I have not done any because of I forgot that I have meeting of this class. But one of my classmate and the only boy in the class shared his findings about children books in Gramedia bookstore. It was quite impressive.
Oh, and our supervisor gave us a book to read.
Actually I had to come at Saturday to campus to attend ABS subject. But I was not feeling good enough. I thought about bed rest for that day and recovered my health to face the rest of hectic days in November.
How about yours? :)
Sunday, November 20, 2011
It's The City You Love that Waits for You
I need a new song to fill my playlist. I hope this song is good enough. Happy Sunday everyone :)
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Let The Mayhem Begins
iNAFFF 2011 is coming! This is my second time join this festival. You can check my movie reviews about the last iNAFFF here, here and here. I can not hardly wait to watch many unique movies from other countries with my friends this year. Are you interesting too? Lets take a look what movies that will play in Bandung.
Bandung ( Blitz Paris Van Java )
Friday, 25/11
17:00 Audi 5 Promise (dulu Tentang Aldo) + Shadow
17:00 Audi 7 Friday Killer
19:15 Audi 5 Haunters
21:30 Audi 5 Angels & Airwaves presents LOVE
Saturday, 26/11
12:30 Audi 5 Rabies ( Kalevet )
14:45 Audi 5 The Incite Mill
14:45 Audi 7 Absentia
17:00 Audi 5 Rahasia + The Monk ( Le Moine )
17:00 Audi 7 Bell Flower
19:15 Audi 5 The Cat
19:15 Audi 7 Toko Hati Kalbu + Saint ( Sint )
21:30 Audi 5 Surprise Movie
21:30 Audi 7 7 Cara Bercinta + Claypot Curry Killers
Sunday, 27/11
12:30 Audi 5 The Incite Mill
12:30 Audi 7 Marianne
14:45 Audi 5 Haunters
14:45 Audi 7 (Dulu) Banci + Dark Souls ( Morke sjeler )
17:00 Audi 5 Athena : The Movie
17:00 Audi 7 Priest of Evil ( Harjunpaa ja Pahan Pappi )
19:15 Audi 5 Loft
19:15 Audi 7 Sennentuntschi
21:30 Audi 5 Aku Ingin Kamu + The Dissapeared
21:30 Audi 7 Sebelah + Salvage
For Bandung, the event will start in November 25. But you can buy the presale ticket from tomorrow until November 24. Grab it fast guys :)
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