Sunday 27 April 2014
Snark Busters: All Revved Up
I've played this game long time ago but only now I can type this post. Ahh. I love this second sequel more than the first one. The storyline is more interesting and the graphics are getting better in here and there. But I can't neglect the cuteness served by Welcome To The Club.
The famous Formula O racer Jack Blair mysteriously disappeared the next day after winning over the race for the fifth time. Mass media spreads rumour he had been kidnapped seemed from the mess in his mansion. But, nobody knows that he was challenged by his grandfather, Robert Blair, to catch the Snark.
Robert was the greatest racer in history. Seventeen years ago since Jack’s disappearance, Robert entered a tunnel while competing in a Formula O race and never came out. His disappearance was one of the great mysteries of the century.
Robert always placed first and he won more trophies than Jack could. The biggest dream of Jack is to win in competing against his grandfather or if not, he would be forever in the second rank. Here comes the chance to compete his grandfather. Robert sent Jack a letter from nowhere. He challenged his grandson if Jack could catch the Snark before he did.
I love the concept for this to-everywhere door.
Is that Indonesia's national flag??
For the last 15 years, Robert had been trying to catch the Snark, a mythical creature with unknown abilities. It lives but it rarely seen. It’s able to pass through the mirrors into a backward world. It moves so quickly and no one had been able to capture it. There may be a possibility to catch it by driving a super high-speed car. Robert gave Jack a chance to drive the super high-speed car to catch the Snark. But he’ll need to work to get it. And after accepting the challenge, Jack experienced what Kira Robertson ever had.
Monday 21 April 2014
Maimoon Palace
Here is the Maimoon.. I don’t know why I start to feel interested to visit a place ‘like’ that because before I never did it. I often pass it but it was like you passed your neighbours’ homes and you just had in your mind, ‘oh, that’s Mari’s home’ or even you didn’t realize that you had passed Mari’s home. LOL.
The first time I visited Maimoon Palace was when I had our Elementary School farewell. We the students and the teachers had a one day trip to Maimoon Palace, Taman Dewi and then to a Zoo. We paid IDR 5.000 for the ticket entering the palace and IDR 3.000 to enter a small building for Meriam Buntung (The Split Up Cannon).
Entering the gate entrance, I saw a horse-drawn carriage? Maybe vehicles of the royal family in antiquity.
Notes on the ticket:
Maimoon Palace was built on 29 August 1888 by the Sultan Ma’moen Al Rasyid (Sultan Deli IX) and the central government to the empire Deli at the time. With the age of 100 years, the palace has become a cultural heritage Maimoon by Indonesia Government.
Maimoon is kinda small for a palace. We just be able to see the main part which was located in the front building because the other parts were Sultan's family residence. When I came to Maimoon, there was a group of tourist came from Malaysia and then came the other group also from my Malaysia. Malaysians looked so interested with Maimoon because it has some history background with them. And then came a group from.. Europe? America? Dunno. hehe.
We must take off our shoes or sandals before entering the palace. When we came inside, we will see the building was dominated by yellow (Malay typical color).
What I loved was every roof for every room had different pattern and color. There were several pictures of patricians hanged on the wall. Turn left, we would find several old sofa with notification : ’dont’t sit’ LOL
We would see some old traditional music instruments, plates and Kris maybe. And also the original clothes Sultan ever wore. Back, we would see Sultan’s throne which also you were not allowed to sit no matter how much you wish to act like a patrician. So just make the tourist typical pose: sit forming a line with your group in front of it so you won’t block the throne. LOL
There is a small souvenir shop inside it but camera was forbidden. So I straight to the next room. Dunno what it was. There were a replica of patrician’s clothes and jewelries. I was offered to take a photo by using the Malay clothes but I was not that confidence. Not because of the cost but.. I was alone -,-“
the jewelries are original.
There were also the original chairs aged 130 years used to be used by Sultan and Queen.
They have the same high but there’s something differentiating which one is Sultan’s and which one is Queen’s.
The higher is Sultan’s. I overhear the explanation from the Malaysians' tour guide. haha
Actually there was a Malay music live show outside the palace but I didn’t see it. It’s about the time because I should finish my transcript and that day was so hot. I couldn’t stand it. That’s why I cancelled to look Medan Great Mosque. Just need to walk a little but the hot day made me give up so I just saw the split up cannon in a small wooden house in the right side of the palace.
The Legend of a
split up cannon
According to the Deli Malay legend: The cannon was a personification of Putri Hijau’s (Princess Green) younger brother from Deli Tua Kingdom named Mambang Khayali which transformed himself into a cannon when he was doing his utmost to defend the Palace against the attack of the Acehness King because the King’s proposal was rejected by Putri Hijau.
The cannon kept on firing continuously which caused the barrel was very hot hot and the cannon finally broken into two parts.
The top of the cannon flew over the air and landed in Sukanalu Vilage Sub-district Barus Jahe Tanah Karo, while the other part is now kept in the small wooden house on the right side of the Maimoon Palace area.
Maybe the Malay music live show will be held there.
So if you have a chance to visit Medan, Maimoon is a must!
Friday 18 April 2014
Marley & Me
Read this book to kill my boredom while waiting Noni went home from teaching. I read the book in Indonesian version. It turned out this book took my one day to focus only to it. I knew for a bookworm, spent a day to finish a 297 pages book is nothing. But for me it is something. John was successfully bring my imagination to condition myself being in the Grogan family. It's completely a sequential chronology. From the cute yet brave puppy, truly active 'teenage' to a sad sickly old dog.
I smiled and laughed when reading the cute, naughty and funny moment by that dog which were written so cleverly by John. And I cried. Yes, seriously I cried when reading the old Marley was 'put to sleep' since he was too old to go under the medical procedure. And smiled again to read how that family could finally accept their dog's gone. A dog which could destroy their new home needing 30 years to finish its installment payment.
They kept taking care of their dog though they almost could buy a mini yacht with the money spent to repair the damage caused by Marley. But for them, there was no yacht was willing to wait and welcome them home everyday throughout 13 years. A professional dog trainer who believed in there was no dog could not be trained, there was only unlucky owner who didn't know how to act, gave up on Marley. Even there's a vet advised John to 'put to sleep' Marley, the softer words to say lethal injection, because of that dog's really bad behaviors.
Tuesday 15 April 2014
The Heirs (2013)
He who wishes to wear the crown,
Endure its weight.
It's about a girl, the heir of poor, who is angry to the world she lives in. Furious with her life condition, upset for being helpless, envy the people who look like having perfect life she used to dream of: new nice clothes and dresses, branded bags and shoes, hi-tech gadgets, hangout with friends every weekend so she can share the moments in her social media account, car is equipped with personal driver. She wished to escape but instead it had brought her to meet one of the people whom she is jealous of. Time by time, she finally understands it is not always something sparkling is beautiful.
The children of conglomerates or at least rich people she used to envy are actually they are not happy as they seem. Burden as the heirs had attached their shoulders since they were born, organized gestures by their parents, ideals which must conform with their parents' wishes, serious quarrels between siblings, and of course marriage which has been determined. Parents succumbing to the children's desire for the happiness of them is not applicable to the children of Chaebol.
An international call from her sister has sent Cha Eun Sang to United States. She wishes that is the first step which will leads her out of the world already sickened her. Without giving her a security in that foreign country, instead her sister steals Eun Sang's money and tells her to be back to Korea. In her despair, she meets Kim Tan who finally helps her by letting Eun Sang stay in his luxurious house.
Tan is the second son of Empire Group, the biggest company which dominates almost the whole economy aspects in Korea. Beside he is a rich boy, he has perfect appearance. Tall and handsome. But he is lonely. His older brother who considering him as the rival as being the main heir, forces him to go to the States. Moreover, his status as the love child can't make him to be son of his real mother. Till he finds Eun Sang, a girl crying alone in the roadside with a mess suitcase.
Love begins to grow between them. But with Tan's status as one of the heirs of Empire Group, it's really not easy for Eun Sang, the daughter of a mute housekeeper, to be together with Tan. Tan is engaged to Rachel and the barrier like being higher as Young Do, the boy ever be Tan's best friend also like Eun Sang. What worst? Eun Sang's mother is working for Empire Family.
Their love journey decorated with Tan's efforts to protect his girl from the cynical gazes and degrading acts by the children of Chaebol in Empire School, his powerful father who orders them to end their relationship, attempts to reconnect the friendship strap has been severed for years yet does not want to give up his love on his best friend. Though Tan knows Young Do also likes Eun Sang. And of course the twists and turns the Chaebols should have done to maintain their conglomeratic dynasty.
It's not all about rivalry and ascendancy. There's a strong friendship among those children. Love which finally grows between them that never be thinkable before. Between a boy who once tried to suicide because of the depression of being forced to follow his parents' desire, something he never put his heart in, with a girl who starts to accept she can not force the boy she really loves reciprocates her heart.
A boy learns to stop blaming the others for what's happened to him and encouraging himself to face the truth and finds the best way to make everything back to its real way. There's also a cute couple who always brights the as-cold-as-ice situation those children should deal with in almost everyday, in their school times.
Finally they will find money can not buy love and the most dangerous person is not he who openly becomes an enemy, but he who stands beside them with a knife hidden in his back, which at any time can stab them.
Monday 14 April 2014
Asam Kumbang Crocodile Farm
Visited Asam Kumbang last week with Noni. By riding our motorcycle to Jl.Bunga Raya II No. 59 Sunggal , Medan Selayang sub-district, Medan, North Sumatra. Lona suggested us to reach that farm at 4 in the afternoon since that's the schedule for those reptiles to eat. The ticket to enter that farm cost Rp 6k for each.
Wanna join them?
Entering the main gate, we were welcomed by so smell and fishy aroma which was so eww. And really shocked for suddenly face-to-face with the crocodiles if we looked toward to the right because that's the only option. There's only wall in the left side after the entrance. Lol.
I'm not sure what they were doing. I hope that's not something indecent. Lol.
The crocodile farm was started in 1959 by Lo Than Mok, built on a land area of 2 hectares. In 2011, it's recorded there were 2700 live crocodiles that were placed in an artificial lake at the farm. The access to Asam Kumbang is fairly easy and can be passed by all the transport equipments available in Medan such as public transportation, tricycles and motorcycles and cars.
No, those are not floating wood pieces. Throw some duck heads and they will open their jaw widely and show off their canines
I don't know if the meal was failed to satisfy 'him' (all the crocodiles look as male in my sight) or 'he' was indeed had got fully tummy, no matter what that duck carcass in 'his' mouth was so disgusting. It looked like they eat duck almost everyday.
I saw a banner explained we could see a show of the friendship of a crocodile with a monkey by paying Rp 50k. A crazy price. I can remember when I was a kid, I saw monkey sit comfortably in the crocodile's mouth in some zoo and it's free. Oh, maybe we will be entertained something more special with that Rp 50k.
The oldest crocodile, 40 years old. It's the biggest as well.
If we want to feed the crocodiles with a living duck, we can buy it cost Rp 30k. If you really want to serve that reptile fresh meat, maybe you are kind of a lover, please don't make it as an entertainment. Seriously I'm not a victim of Babe or other animal movies which show how animals are like us, humans, have feeling and family they want to be with, like at least as long as they can.
The visitors, included Noni who was ready with her phone camera -,-", surrounded the cage where one of them threw a living duck to feed one crocodile occupies that cage. They waited impatiently to see the crocodile pounce that sad duck. That duck could only stand in the corner while the ugly predator slowly but I guess it's a sure movement, approaching its prey. I know the vegetarians considered us, meat eaters, are not really different with those crocodiles. But we eat the ducks decently. We slaughter them in the right way and.. Okay. Everything has each portion.
What's happened with your tail, Crocs?
I know that smell and fishy are not something which can be overcome that easily. It's not a goldfish farm where the management and the team can move the fish to other place while they drain and clean the artificial pond. But there is no crocodile in the dry ground. They should repair the broken swings and others. And those snakes, I'm sure it's a really bad decision to put that big boa (if I'm not mistaken) in a narrow and dark cage.
Saturday 12 April 2014
Django Unchained -- (2012)
What a great movie!! Let me rate it 5 of 5 stars. I love it so much!! This is the first film can give me the perfect mixed feelings of sorry, sad, angered, hatred, hopes and amused at once.
What The Blacks have on their mind when they watch this? I curious at that stuff so much. I'm a person who strongly opposed any act of slavery. When I watched Django, "How could they do that cruel things? Is that really ever happened to the Blacks?" popped up in my mind and then my logic came back from nowhere. Those scenes had been selected from the real more sadistic happenings ever happened. That's true! No offense to any race, though.
The black comedy, wise words chosen, the characters' epic expressions and tones, how the director could create the perfect combination? Seriously, I felt my heart cut by the grief moments and suddenly there was a laughter from their jokes.
***
The title itself explained what's the main thing from this movie. It's about freedom. Django walking chained with other men who were the sold off slaves, stopped by a Germany man wanted to buy one of the slaves. He was Schultz, a dentist and bounty hunter. The masters were too arrogant made Schultz shoot them and freed Django as he knew the three wanted men he hunted. Since that, his name changed to be Django Freeman.
Django was the first man Schultz ever freed. That's why he felt responsible to help Django: help him to find his wife, Broomhilda. They started their duo bounty hunter partnership by killing one by one the wanted men Schultz hunted. Their hunting led them to the information who owned Broomhilda. He was Calvin Candie, the charming but brutal owner of plantation called Candyland. In Candyland, the slaves were forced to fight to the death to entertain their master, Candie. The fight called Mandingo.
It's not as easy as they thought to have a deal with Candie. His pride was above everything. Knowing the duo bounty hunters lied him just to free Broomhilda, made him wrath which finally sent him to the grave as well as Schultz.
***
Ugh! The Mandingo fight was the hardest scene to see. What other? When one slave named D'artagnan tried to escape from the plantation since he couldn't stand the Mandingo fight, caused Candie fed him to some wild dogs alive. I couldn't stand those scenes, Mr. Director Quentin Tarantino.
I was slightly bothered and shocked by the braveness of those some frontal lines, when Candie showed the cranium of his Black slave who took care his father and grandfather, and told that there were three points in the cranium showed the tissue of compliance nature, which there's no any other race in the world who had it bigger than the Blacks'.
Schultz's ridiculous behaviour even though constantly vigilant reminded me to Jack Sparrow so much. His funny mimics and conversations made me love him. TeeHee. And I felt so sad when saw he died. I love that uncle!
They even made jokes on Ku Klux Klan's white mask. Lol.
When Schultz shoot Candie to die and he then shoot by Candie's man, I felt the movie became spiritless. "Is it over?", "That's all?" "Disappointing, ugh!" But, I guessed Mr. Tarantino wanna make Django as the only rising star with his lady for justice. TeeHee. He back to the mansion when Candie's sister sent him to be a mine slave and killed everyone excluded two black women. I love that scene. It was like, "Now get what you've done!" Lol.
Candie was the cruelest but I hate Steven the most! Hey, people like Steven! How was it like to eat meat of your own brothers?
I forget to mention something. This movie was too gory. The spurted blood created new color to the plain wall.
I'm really bad in expressing my thought. There are still long, long lines I have in my mind but I'm a word indigent. There will never be anyone ever satisfied with my review and as well as I.
Friday 11 April 2014
New Phone
But with Android.. It's really tempting to own. To be honest, I didn't have money to buy one. I wanna buy the good one if comes the time I have enough money. Enough means I don't need to know how the feeling of bankrupt is. What to say, my daddy is not a director of any big company so, I must set aside my money little by little.
I bought this Sony Xperia L. For you it's a cheap phone but, I love because now I own it. It has 8 MP main camera and it has curve body. I'm a big fan of Sony if you need to know. And seriously I will take care my old phone because it is one remainder of Sony and Ericsson ever stood side by side. Loolllsss...
Life is so easy when Apple and Blackberry was only a fruit..
Tuesday 1 April 2014
'RAHMAT' International Wildlife Gallery
Today I'm going to continue writing about what I saw while visiting the gallery yesterday. I asked two drivers of public transport and the first answered that he did not pass through the gallery and the second asked me the address. So I told where the address and he then suggested to drop me off at the intersection of the road to the gallery. Of course I do not want to. I even asked a high school student who happened was also waiting for public transport to go to school and she did not know too. I finally asked the third driver (of the same type of public transportation like the first two) and he said 'yes'. Yuhhuuuu ..
there is a national monument of justice in front of the gallery entrance
The gallery is located on Jl. Supratman no. 309, Medan and we had to pay Rp 25,000 to enter the gallery and Rp 32.000 if you want to join the night safari. The gallery was so comfortable. I only bought the first one because I was alone. Because my friend said that the night safari is actually not different from what we see outside. it's just that we are entering a very dark room with beasts sound effects and wild animals that appear suddenly because of a little light (perhaps to give a real impression of being in the wilderness).
Wise notification for visitors to think about
Entering the main gallery we'll see some beautiful natural stones (if I'm not mistaken). Turn left, we will start to see the adventure thrill animals that have been preserved. Ranging from the cute animals to the wild, the smallest to the largest which came from across the world. Really awesome. But we were not allowed to touch the gallery collections. The first I saw an article about Rahmat Shah, founder and hunters from almost of all animals in the gallery (which seem to number in the thousands). Rahmat Shah is an international hunters joined in the international hunting organization (International Safari Club) where they are hunting with a legal hunt.
The first room I saw was Kids Corner Room. It's the place for young animals.
Cute, right? Can you notice the cute yellow chicks? Even the young bears and lions look like cute doll to play. But if they get bigger and bigger maybe I will be the doll for they to play >,<
Based on an article interview with Rahmat Shah, he explained "I usually hunt overseas when there is a notice from International Safari Club. Thus not be able to hunt at all times. And must be adapted to the hunting season in certain areas where some species are being over-population. Existing criteria again, can not hunt at night, do not shoot at will, if against the procedure should be punished by jail or expelled from Indonesia Safari Club members". Even any protected species when it is over population, must be controlled by being hunted.
African Big Five
Which contains 5 of the most difficult animals to hunt, and its existence was almost extinct in Africa, the lion (leo Phantera), African elephants (Loxodonta africana), bull (Syncerus caffer), Leopard (Phantera pardus), and White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum ).
Until now, the museum has a collection of more than 1000 species of animals and the amount of approximately 3000 animals preserved from different countries. The collections were the majority obtained by Rahmat Shah of legal hunting with the concept of "Conservation by Utilization" had been done for many years in various parts of the world. In addition, the collections at the museum were also derived from gifts and donations from various circles, dead animals in a zoo or wildlife park, and some purchased legally.
Birds of Paradise Varieties
Cats of The World
Pheasant of The World
The eggs were in the different room, okay. I just think they had some relations. LOL. Silly me forget capture the note of what kind of animals which had them
Bear Room
Sorry for the blur pictures. Really really dark you know and flash was forbidden. Dunno why. Maybe the light can damage the collections.
Insect Collection
No no.. That's not insect! I just think they are beautiful. hehe
Dry Aquarium
Really hard to get this picture because the school students look loving it so much. They stand so long in front of it so I should queue. LOL
This crocodile is really big in real life.
The Mountain Sheep
I could capture until the top but the result was so bad so I took the top when I stepped to the second Floor
Dall Sheep and Grey Wolf
Indonesia Nature Room
Sumatran tigers are almost extinct
On the second floor, preferably as a library and storage space hundreds of trophies, awards, and plaques result from the owner of the museum achievements over the years. There was a notice that the content was "Want to know how to hunt without destroying nature? Read books contained in our library." But the bookshelf was actually locked -,-". In addition, there was also a collection of original jersey world soccer players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane. There was also a collection of pieces of 35mm film cell from famous Hollywood films such as Harry Potter, Twilight, and Shrek.
They also had some conjoined twin animals.
Boring? Okay, it will be the last. hehe
Can you teach me how to edit picture to get natural result?
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