Sunday, February 28, 2010

Detective Conan Movie 14 : The Lost Ship in the Sky



Hey good news for all Detective Conan fans!
Detective Conan 14th movie will be aired in April 17 2010!!
Ohhhhh great news for all Nihon jin!
Indonesians like me will have to wait till the dvd is out, I guess.

The 14th movie is titled Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky (名探偵コナン 天空の難破船, Meitantei Konan Tenkuu no Rosuto Shippu)

Wanna know what this movie is about?
Jirokichi Suzuki, Sonoko's uncle, invites Conan, Ran, the Junior Detective League, and others to ride Bell Tree, the largest airship in the world, for a six-hour trip to Osaka. However, Kid has his eyes set on the Lady of the Sky, a jewel aboard the vessel. Also, the mysterious terrorist group known as Red Siamese Cat will try to hijack the airship itself. (from largest encyclopedia ever, wikipedia)

Well I have to say this:
This news actually was on the official website since December 9 2009. But I just knew it few minutes ago, so I guess I will post this news, no matter how old the news already is. Ahh I'm excited!

I found the trailer in youtube. Oh I wanna see this movie! Yay!






See the picture above? What do you think?
Yes, that is Ran kissing Kaitou Kid! I was shocked seeing that pict!
Oh I'm sure this movie gonna be wonderful! Yeah, Let's wait April 17 2010!

September 23 2010: 
Just updated: It was officially stated that the DVD version for the 14th movie will be released October 8 2010! Come on, let's wait longer, it is in the next few days ! 

Friday, February 26, 2010

Ilana Tan - Spring in London



Spring in London adalah novel keempat dari Ilana Tan. Tiga buku sebelumnya juga berjudul nama-nama musim, urut dari novel pertama yaitu Summer in Seoul, Autumn in Paris, dan Winter in Tokyo. Oke, cukup pembukaannya.

Wah wah, waktu denger novel ini udah keluar, aku langsung beli dooong.. Hyaha, ada bonus notesnya juga. Lumayaan lumayan.. :D

Ternyata bener dugaanku, yang jadi tokoh wanita utamanya Naomi Ishida, saudara kembarnya Keiko Ishida. Ya logis sih, soalnya satu-satunya cewe blasteran Indonesia yang belum diceritain sama Ilana Tan ya tinggal si Naomi.
Well, ini salah satu poin bagus buat Ilana Tan. Dia konsisten bikin cerita tentang cewe blasteran di empat novel-empat-musim-nya, dan selalu ada benang merah yang nyambungin antartokoh utama di empat novel itu. Gimana nggak "wow" ??

Bagusnya lagi, di novel keempat ini, bisa dikaitkan dengan novel Summer dan Winternya. Wah keren lah! Jadi ceritanya, tokoh utama pria di Spring itu temennya tokoh utama pria di Summer. Dan seperti yang udah aku tulis tadi, tokoh utama wanita di Spring itu saudara kembarnya tokoh utama wanita di Winter. :P


Komentarku tentang novel ini?

(I highly recommened people who are reading this, please read the novel first. This is just my impression and opinion about the Spring novel.)

Hm, novel ini bagus. Tapi kalo aku boleh berpendapat, aku masih lebih suka novel sebelum sebelumnya. Intinya, this Spring is not my fave, but I'm not gonna say it is bad, cause that would be a total lie. Ya jadi, bagus aja deh.
Well sebenernya aku agak kecewa baca novel ini. Aku nggak dapet klimaksnya, cuma karna itu aja sih.
Gaya bahasa Ilana oke, as always. Ilana Tan berhasil membawa pembacanya untuk ngikutin alur ceritanya, deskripsi situasinya bagus banget, apalagi dari satu bagian ke bagian lain, kita selalu dibuat penasaran. Ya ini gayanya Ilana Tan, dia bikin sebuah problem sejak di awal cerita. Detail detail problemnya makin banyak, dan akhirnya bikin kita penasaran "masalah apa sih yang disimpen si Naomi?????". Dan seperti biasa, problem itu baru terungkap "jedherrr" dipertengahan atau akhir cerita. Nah sayangnya, menurutku, "JEDHERR"-nya di Spring ini kurang mantap, jadi kurang berkesan..
Aku juga agak kecewa, karna waktu aku baca novel ini, aku membayangkan cerita Spring ini jadi kaya sinetron. Detail-detail adegannya, hm, rada seperti sinetron. Tapi jelas, kalo ini sinetron berarti Spring itu sinetron yang bagus.

Hmmm, tapi sepertinya emang pada umumnya novel Indonesia alur ceritanya yaa emang gitu, agak seperti sinetron. Tapi di novel-novel Ilana Tan yang sebelumnya, kesan "sinetron"ku nggak sebesar ini. Karna itulah, aku masih lebih suka buku-buku Ilana yang sebelumnya. I love Autumn in Paris most!

Tapi sampai detik ini, aku masih bisa bilang dengan yakin
"Ilana Tan is A-W-E-S-O-M-E!"

And to end this post, I guess I need to clearly state this:
"Ilana Tan keren banget lah! Gaya berceritanya keren, detail karakternya keren, trus background story di setiap novelnya selalu bagus dan lain daripada yang lain. Mudah mudahan dia bakal bikin novel lagi, meskipun udah nggak pake Four Seasons. Dan mudah-mudahan, Ilana Tan bakal membuka sedikit tentang dirinya. Sedikit aja, seenggaknya biar kita fansnya tau dia itu siapa. Bisa aja kan, Ilana Tan ternyata cowo? Keep up your good work, Ilana Tan! Your fans will wait for your next novels delightfully!"

Thursday, February 18, 2010

The Power of Mindset

Hey hay, I know I am supposed to study at this moment since my first mid-test is at the next 6 hours . Or I'm supposed to sleep now? No no. I don't wanna miss this moment!

Sometimes, especially at the time like this - midnight, where the world is at the calmest moment, I usually fly here and there in my mind, thinking about anything, even the freakest thing, the worst thing, or the unimaginable things. I used to do those things, gals. I did that just now. And suddenly, I wanna write it down directly, I don't wanna miss it. Okay, focus on the point.

I just happened to think, some people asked "How could you, Nadhila, still maintain your good scores with those bunch of activities and your tight schedule?" At that time, I couldn't say anything except "Alhamdulillah"
Well, before I continue, I need to clarify that I don't have any intention to be cocky, or proud, or things like that. Okay?

Then, back to the point, I was thinking about that question.
I believe there's a reason for everything, not only destiny, but there must be a concrete answer and reason for anything, everything.

I was in deep thought. I understand my main duty as a student, yes, study is my main duty. Duty for whom? Duty for my parents, who are working hard for me, my sister and brother. Duty for my faith, my homeland, and myself.
Being involved in those school activities, organizations, extracurricullar, and competitions are pure my own decision.
I know what decision is.
Decision is something you are ready to go on, something that gives you more responsibility, consistency, and you are ready to face whatever caused by the decision. That's what decision is, I thought.

In other words, I set my mind that "I'd like to join and do things which have my interests, and I won't neglect my main duty. Whatever, however, my main duty is always my priority and my extra-activities should not and will not bother my main duty"

Because I have that thought, I ensure my self that I will be responsible and consistent for what I chosed to do, to live. Because I have great believe in that thought, that thought became my mindset.

With that mindset, my body, my mind, and my soul work according to that mindset. I can do more activities since my body, mind, and soul are ready to face more responsibility. And I can reach the goals I planned, and achieve what I wanna get.




So the point is, MINDSET HAS A GREAT POWER!
Subhanallah, The Holy Allah, our mind ia The GREATEST TREASURE, GREAT GIFT from God!
Should not we appreciate it more and use it well?
Our mind is powerful! Our brain is AMAZING! Subhanallah!

So, from my simple thought, I guess I can say:
"To achieve what you want to achieve, to be what and who you want to be, create your own figure and thought, believe in it, and hold tight your own mindset. Your body, your mind, your soul, your life will adjust according to your mindset, and there will be time you reach what you had dreamt to reach."

Well, this is only my thought. You may believe it, and you also may not to.
But, logically, it is not imposibble, isn't it?

Before I end my post, I want to affirm this
"Everything in this world and universe is God's. All we can do is just taste them. The owner is always Allah. Allah can take anything, everthing in less than a blink!"

Akhirul kalam, Let's think, Let's create our own mindset!

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Getting Stuck!

Great, I'm getting stuck!

Tomorrow till February 27, my school will held the Mid-Semester Test for ten and eleven grader, and final semester test for the 12 grader. From that fact, should not I study for the test at this moment?

but the problem is, I'M GETTING STUCK. I read the books, notes, and trying to comprehend them, yes I'm doing those things. But I just feel I am getting nowhere.

I planned to get better mark this semester. In this condition, how can I expect the good score? I am so HOPELESS.

I dunno what happened to me. Maybe I'm bored. Perhaps I'm exhausted.

Nooo, wake me up!
Someone, somewhere...

I'm stuck, hopeless, and exhausted.

~~~~~~~~~~~

I think I know whom I need to face in this situation, in every situation.
Bismillahirrahmanirrahiiim, Ya Allah, I'm doing my best!
oh stupid, how dare, why I didn't realize this sooner?
Well, thanks God, I'm writing this post, and my mind process better.
I'll do my best!

Friday, February 12, 2010

Violin o Violin

If you ask me, what thing I need most in my life, to make a peace within myself? I'll surely answer, "It's my violin ~ my accompaniment, my balancer, my soulmate"

I LOVE VIOLIN sooo much. I guess I've been in love with this instrument since I was much younger than now. I kinda love violin, piano, and guitar. But it was only "love" without any realization. Then I started to get in touch with guitar in my late 13. In my 14, around 6 months ago, I actually left my guitar and started to play the violin. I found my real passion here, and I guess violin will be my instrument till the end of my life. Oww kinda hiperbolic! :D

Well, I'm not a pro, not yet. Told ya, I just started it. And moreover, I started in my 14, and I don't have any music background, nor music fanatic family. I am a mere beginner and I tried my best in it.

I do admire Antonio Vivaldi for his masterpiece ~ "The Four Season".
His music catch my ear, and I fell in love with his music soon after that. My love to violin and my passion in classical music grew deeper and deeper. Then I can't help holding my desire to learn to play it, so I beg my mother to let me learn the violin. In other words, Vivaldi had a great role making me learning violin.

I'm not aiming to be a great violinist, no. I know my ability, my limit. I basicly just wanna play it for myself, for people around me perhaps. I wanna play it, have some fun, enjoying music especially the classic ones which I love so much. And mostly I play violin to balance my life. Really, violin did a great job balancing my mood and mind.

I live a hectic life. I can't deny I have many activities in my high school life which I love and enjoy very much. I found I need something to balance my life, to decrease the stress rate, to harmonizing the rhyme of my life. Then I found violin helps me living better.

To play the violin means you need to be patient and relax. Play it softly, so it will produce its great voice. Relax, and violin will be your best tranquilizer. Play it patiently, and you'll feel its beauty. No need to rush, let the note flow and enjoy the melody.

Hahaha, those words sound hiperbolic. Eventhough I'm still a beginner of the beginners, I guess I know the passion in violin. Play it more, feel it more. Be ready to see the beautiful colour in your life drawn by the violin.

Vi - ai - o - el - ai - en. el - o - vi - e. :)