Thursday, December 17, 2015

Palembang : City on Fog

Back at the last weekend of September, that was my first time visiting Palembang for my friend’s wedding, I stay for a night here. My expectation was so high before. I thought that this city is as big as Surabaya or hip just like Makassar, but I don’t see it. For a capital city, the city was so quiet outside on the night, I wonder where the people go for hanging out that night because one of the hippest place in here located besides Musi river and Ampera bridge named Kampung Kapitan was having only small group of customers, and unfortunately their beer is run out of stock. It might be because of the thick fog covering the city with maximum eyesight of 200 meters. It’s not comfortable for me to go outside, it makes my eyes red, headache, and even cough, but this is my first time and I have to explore. Okay, there is an issue of problems nowadays about the thick fog caused by the forest fires across Sumatra and Kalimantan. It is very sad that the government looks slowly handling this problem, there are many people having asthma or lung disease, and the disrupted animal ecosystem.
Morning is the same, even worst. The fog looks thicker in the morning. There still a lot of people hanging around the riverside and Benteng Kuto Besak, an old landmark beside the river. The museum near there is open for just Rp 5.000,- per person. The museum is still maintained well but feel so creepy with a lot of old stuff and human statues inside. Palembang is well-known for the fish cake called Pempek. I tried for some pempek here and it tastes good. There are many variations of pempek with different shape and dough. I also tried mie celor, local noodle that looks like mie atep from Belitong or mie ongklok from Wonosobo but contained more eggs. There is another well-known local food called martbak Har, but I was confused because there are many martabak restaurant with different look but they all named martabak Har, I guess Har is a name of the owner or brand not the food itself.
There are many malls here, might be one of the best in Sumatra. Might be the residents of Palembang choose the malls than going outside because of the unhealthy thick fog. Landing and taking off at the airport feels so stressful with extreme turbulence. No wonder some of the flight going in and out from Palembang was delayed because of the thick fog. 
But now the rainy season is coming, no more fog. Thank God.
Museum Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
Museum Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
Kampung Kapitan & Glowing Ampera Bridge at night
Kampung Kapitan & Glowing Ampera Bridge at night
Mie Celor, you can see the yellowish sauce dominated with eggs
Mie Celor, you can see the yellowish sauce dominated with eggs
Benteng Kuto Besak on the riverside
Benteng Kuto Besak at the riverside
Gloomy Ampera Bridge in the morning covered with fog
Gloomy Ampera Bridge in the morning covered with fog

Saturday, November 7, 2015

Beautiful Seoul

The best week to visit South Korea is at the end of October and the first or second week of November. The leaves turn into their perfect colors yellow, red, and they’re ready to fall. I with my friends arrived in the afternoon. The weather was quite chilly in the afternoon, warm and windy in the morning and it goes zero at dawn. First, we went to our hotel and meet our friend who is studying the master program and works here afterward. She gives a first timer guidance for us in the city, because most of the signs written in Hangul and most of the people cannot speak English. The next day we go by ourself.
First impression : make up store everyhere it, a lot of plastic surgery ad, not all of the people looks pretty as we seen on TV, and most of them looks the same. Seems like Beyonce’s song line,”perfection is the disease of a nation”, and here we are.
We visited almost must visit places in Seoul such as Gyeongbokgung palace and surroundings, N Seoul tower, Bukchon Hanok Village, Cheonggyecheon Stream, Namsangol Hanok Village, and of course Naomi island. The best thing in Seoul is the market, I’ve also visited most of the famous market here, the better for me are Namdaemun with a lot of cheap stuff and Myeong-dong, even we’ve visited Myeong-dong three times when we were there. It’s complete and more modern, a nice place for hanging out and shopping. Lotteworld became the famous theme park there but we decided not to go there, but Everland because we want some thrill rides.Everland is the biggest theme park in South Korea located at the Everland Resort in Yongin, a city in Gyeonggi-do province, it takes two hours getting there by bus. What we love from this theme park is they have one of the biggest wooden coaster in the world.
The food is amazing, they might use less MSG in their food and use more traditional way for seasoning and spice. We’ve tried a lot of street snacks and it’s absolutely great. My favorite is odeng. All of us drank banana milk every in the day and we brought as many as we can for gifts, it’s delicious. It has become our favorite since the first time we drank it. We also bought some box of kkultarae, also known as Korean court cake, is a type of Korean dessert made with honey and meats, as well as various fillings.
ginseng - chicken - soup a.k.a the samgyetang, it's healthy for you but I just don't like it
ginseng – chicken – soup a.k.a the samgyetang, it’s healthy for you but I just don’t like it
I forgot the name, this food is full of fried flour... even one of my friend got sick of it
I forgot the name, this food is full of fried flour… even one of my friend got sick of it
honorable mention : my favorite milk drink, BANANAAA
honorable mention : my favorite milk drink, legndary BANANAAA
korean sushi roll called kimbap and another tteokbokki
korean sushi roll called kimbap and another tteokbokki
just another whatever cake, it just tasteless for me
just another whatever cake, it just tasteless for me
you need to try this odeng, delicious fish cake
you need to try this odeng, delicious fish cake
hot teokbokki, soft rice cake, it's so popular here and in Indonesia nowadays
hot teokbokki, soft rice cake, it’s so popular here and in Indonesia nowadays
I don't know what it is but it looks like a messed bibimbap
I don’t know what it is but it looks like a messed bibimbap
it taste just like nasi goreng
it taste just like nasi goreng
in the edge of Locks of Love at N Seoul Tower
in the edge of Locks of Love at N Seoul Tower
you are here sign at N Seoul Tower
you are here sign at N Seoul Tower
I guess they're making theri pre wedding photo, I got their pic
I guess they’re making theri pre wedding photo, I got their pic
korean traditional village near the N Seoul tower
korean traditional village near the N Seoul tower
Namdaemun market, one of the oldest markets in Seoul, perfect place to buy souvenirs and also to have fun getting lost
Namdaemun market, one of the oldest markets in Seoul, perfect place to buy souvenirs and also to have fun getting lost
peace and serene at the reflecting pool of Gyeongbokgung palace, it might be the princess favorite place
peace and serene at the reflecting pool of Gyeongbokgung palace, it might be the princess favorite place
Korean traditional dance in front of National Folk Museum
Korean traditional dance in front of National Folk Museum
morning Royal Guard Changing Ceremony at Gyengbokgung Palace
morning Royal Guard Changing Ceremony at Gyengbokgung Palace
the parade stopped here and let the visitor taking their pic
the parade stopped here and let the visitor taking their pic
Cheonggyecheon Stream at night
Cheonggyecheon Stream at night
Bukchon Hanok Village
Bukchon Hanok Village
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the trees of Nami island
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I can't stop starring at those beautiful red tree
I can’t stop starring at those beautiful red tree
feelin like a korean actor
feelin like a korean actor, taken on Nami island
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a huge pole in the middle of Nami island library made from old books
sup oppa
sup oppa
one of my favorite district, myeong-dong
one of my favorite district, myeong-dong
hangul everywhere
hangul everywhere

Friday, October 23, 2015

The Museum Resto

This is my second time I came to Malang. This time, me and my friends were decided to have lunch at Museum Resto Inggil. It is located at Jalan Gajahmada, near the train station and the regent’s office. There’s nothing special about the food here, they serve Javanese food with average tastes, but the ambient’s of the restaurant itself is quite unique with a lot of old and antique stuff. It would be creepy if you’re alone at the night inside of the restaurant because of creepy puppets and masks. In front of the restaurant there is a sign which stated that the museum itself have been moved a hundred meters away across the street, but we can still find some cool stuff and cool spots for taking pictures. My favorite spot is a room full of old cassette box, and I found some music cassette that I knew when I’m still a teenager.
tons of old casette, my favorite spot
Tons of old casette box, my favorite spot
Tons of old cassette box
Tons of old cassette box
I wonder how to use it, so hard
I wonder how to use it, so hard
A room before the hall with a lot of old photos about Malang
A room before the hall with a lot of old photos about Malang
The Front Desk
The front desk before we enter the hall
masks ornaments with small fountain
Masks ornaments with small fountain
medium hall with stage
Medium sized hall for dining with stage
a creepy humanlike statue
A creepy humanlike statue
it's called wayang golek
It’s called wayang golek
just like another Javanese food, nothing special
just like another Javanese food, nothing special
old flower tiles
Old flower styled floor tiles

Saturday, September 12, 2015

A Gloomy Summer Afternoon

polo shirt : uniqlo dry pique . short : next . watch : nautica . shoes : 2:01 by zalora 
location : bogor botanical garden 

other photos :


Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Vine, Dubsmash, dan Parodi Gila Lainnya




KARNA SUAMI TEMAN ANDA CENTIL. DIGODAIN MULU DIA KLEPEK KLEPEK. MAKANYA DIA MERASA BERSALAH. LU YANG GODAIN KAN BUKAN GW.

MAAF ITU POINT SATU. -Mama Dedeh-



Siapa sih yang nggak tau sama kalimat yang diucapkan Mama Dedeh tadi... Ya... sekarang memang sering terdengar cuplikan-cuplikan suara pengjian Mama Dedeh yang lucu-lucu, apalagi diparodikan seniat mungkin sampai pake properti. Beberapa yang terkenal dengan parodi dubsmashnya di Indonesia antara lain Mamah Jejeh (Je Artofa) sama Yoga Arizona. Dubsmash sendiri merupakan aplikasi penggubah video yang tersedia di sistem operasi iOS dan Android. Aplikasi ini berguna untuk membuat video hasil pengalihan suara (dubbing) dari suara-suara yang telah dimasukkan dan mengunggahnya ke beberapa media sosial.Dubsmash diluncurkan perdana pada 14 November 2014.


Selain dubsmash, ada pula vine. Vine sendiri adalah aplikasi layanan berbagi video berdurasi pendek. Dibuat pada Juni 2012 dan diakuisisi oleh Twitter pada Oktober 2012. Layanan ini mengizinkan pengguna untuk merekam dan menyunting video selama enam detik serta dapat diunggah secara langsung ke situs jejaring sosial Vine, maupun beberapa situs lain seperti Facebook dan Twitter. Aplikasi Vine dapat digunakan untuk menjelajahi video yang dibuat oleh pengguna lain dengan beberapa kategori yang tersedia. Di Indonesia terdapat beberapa viners terkenal salah satunya adalah Duo Harbatah. Sayangnya vine ini tidak sepopuler dubsmash yang sampai diliput dan diundang ke beberapa stasiun televisi dubbernya.

Sebelum vine, dubsmas, sama instagram, sudah banyak parodi lucu bertebaran di youtube. Semisal dari luar negeri ada Bart Baker yang selalu membuat parodi video klip penyanyi papan atas yang sama persis seperti aslinya. Nih salah satunya yang paling gw suka :



Di Indonesia sendiri juga banyak video-video parodi di youtobe meskipun masih sangat jarang yang seniat bart baker. Salah satu yang lucu dan saya suka adalah video dari Bebhita Gita Butar, check it out :



Kalau favorit kalian semua apa? Boleh dong minta link nya...

CUSSS

Sunday, May 10, 2015

Produk-Produk Gratis dari Google

Tidak hanya mesin pencari luar biasa Google Search saja produk-produk unggulan keluaran Google yang bisa kita nikmati secara gratis. Google juga menyediakan beberapa rangkaian aplikasi atau produk gratis yang dapat kita manfaatkan, berikut beberapa aplikasi Google yang wajib dimiliki dan paling sering saya gunakan.

1. Google Chrome
Karena tampilannya yang sederhana, mudah digunakan, dan tergolong cepat Chrome menjadi idaman setiap pengguna internet. Google Chrome pertama kali di rilis oleh Google pada tanggal 2 September 2008, yang saat itu hanya untuk Microsoft Windows. Saat ini Chrome sudah dapat digunakan di berbagai platform seperti Linux, iOS, maupun Android.

2. Gmail
Gmail diluncurkan dengan sistem undangan dalam bentuk Beta pada 1 April 2004 dan tersedia untuk publik pada 7 Februari 2007 meski masih menyandang status Beta. Pada Juni 2012, Gmail adalah layanan surat elektronik berbasis web terbesar dengan 425 juta pengguna aktif di seluruh dunia. Gmail menyedikan kapasitas penyimpanan sebanyak lebih dari 7538 megabyte dan terus bertambah. Jumlah ini lebih dari jumlah yang disediakan situs lain. Sampai saat ini, gmail merupakan email dengan kapasitas terbanyak.

3. Google Maps
sebuah jasa peta globe virtual gratis dan online disediakan oleh Google. Selain peta, Google Maps juga memfasilitasi pencarian rute di banyak lokasi secara detail dan pencari letak bisnis di Amerika SerikatKanadaJepangHong KongCinaUKIrlandia (hanya pusat kota) dan beberapa bagian Eropa.

4. Google Drive
Layanan penyimpanan daring milik Google yang diluncurkan pada 24 April 2012. Layanan ini merupakan ekstensi dari Google Docs dan akan mengganti URL docs.google.com dengan drive.google.com setelah diaktifkan. Google Drive memberikan layanan penyimpanan gratis sebesar 15 GB dan dapat ditambahkan dengan pembayaran tertentu.

5. Google Translate
layanan yang disediakan oleh Google untuk menerjemahkan bagian teks atau halaman web dalam satu bahasa ke bahasa lain. Untuk beberapa bahasa, pengguna diminta untuk memberikan terjemahan alternatif, seperti untuk istilah teknis, yang akan dimasukkan untuk pembaruan dalam proses penerjemahan selanjutnya. Saat ini penerjemahan di Google Translate sudah cukup akurat sehingga kita dapat menjadikannya sebagai transaltor andalan yang cepat.

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Sekolah Acting di Jakarta

Menjadi seorang aktris atau aktor adalah impian bagi banyak orang sekarang ini. Banyak sekali peluang-peluang casting bertebaran, sebagian besar mensyaratkan pesertanya berpengalaman acting atau minimal bisa akting. Bagi yang belum berpengalaman bekerja di dunia akting atau sekedar ingin mengetahui seluk beluk akting bisa menjajal terlebih dahulu sekolah-sekolah akting.  Sekolah akting memberikan kesempatan belajar dalam audisi, tes akting, kostum dan make up serta di saat yang bersamaan dapat  menyiapkan panggung teater untuk pelaksanaan pertunjukkan. Bakat akting bisa dilatih, tidak ada kata terlambat untuk belajar. Di bawah ini adalah informasi mengenai sekolah akting yang ada di Jakarta. Saatnya anda meningkatkan kemampuan diri. Semoga bermanfaat.

1. Didi Petet Acting Class

Di sini terdapat tiga jenis kelas yaitu Kelas Reguler, Private & Group Exclusive Class, dan Exclusive Class with Didi Petet.

Persyaratan :
Minimum usia 15 tahun (pria dan wanita)
Kelas regular minimum siswa 8 orang
Kelas private dan exclusive class with Didi Petet minimum siswa 2 orang

Waktu  :
Reguler
Senin - Rabu/Selasa - Kamis 16.00-19.00 (3 bulan)
Private dan Exclusive class with Didi Petet
Paket 6 kali pertemuan selama 3 jam
Jadwal disesuaikan dengan permintaan

Contact : 
LOOK School : 
http://www.look-indonesia.com/
Telepon (+62-21) 7280 1827/8
E-mail look-school@look-indonesia.com

2. Zema Management Acting Class

Sekolah Akting Zema didirikan untuk dapat menghasilkan artis artis muda berbakat yang siap terjun di dalam dunia hiburan. Para siswa akan dibantu oleh pengajar yang berpengalaman serta para artis senior. 


Tenaga Pangajar : Peggy Melati Sukma, Adi Kurdi, Rizal Djibra, Fendy Chow, dll
Materi : Pelajaran dasar ekspresi, pengaturan nafas, dasar olah vocal, olah tubuh, irama dialog, penafsiran dialog, bedah skenario, praktek casting di MD Entertainment.
Biaya : Rp 3.500.000,- (3 bulan)

Contact :
E-mail admin@zemamanagement.com

3. Sekolah Acting Hollywood

Sekolah akting ini didirikan oleh Anjasmara, Adipati Dolken, dan Shanker. 

Contact :
Jl Tebet Timur Dalam II no 3 
RT 01 RW 11
Kelurahan Tebet Timur 
Kecamatan Tebet 
Jakarta Selatan 12820
Telp : 021-94982004
HP : 0812-1828-1802
sekolahactinghollywood@gmail.com