love actually

Love Actually

Love, 

happy birthday, wipti eta!

Acid. So cute!

Amel. She's back from Aussie!

Ayuk

Dyah

Diva

Tantri

Nesti

Look at her face! Wish i was there :(

  Happy 19th birthday, dear!  

  always give my best wishes for you :*  

And talking about movie, Arsyad and I went to see Tron Legacy. We chose this because Rapunzel wasn't there *so late*. Well yeah, it's sophisticated but ... the fact is, we saw a movie titled "Tron Legacy", but when we stepped out the cinema, we didn't even know what (or who) Tron really is (!!!). Haha whatever. 
But yes, it was such a pleasant refreshment :) (before the final exams)


No, i won't complain about my college thingy. Yes, it getting closer to Equilibrium magazine's deadline and also the final exams. Will try my best :D


And also, happy holiday for you guys! Have a beatiful christmas and also new year celebration!


Good luck for Indonesia!!! I'm so excited about the final of AFF cup! Yes, my country goes to FINAL ROUND !!!

INDONESIA!!!

Take care guys! Love,

wanita juga punya kuasa. setidaknya atas dirinya.

Saya selalu merasa takjub saat sebuah motion picture benar-benar bisa membuat hati saya tergerak. Saya bukan tipe wanita yang gampang menitikkan air mata. Itulah sebabnya saya sungguh kagum pada kedua film ini karena mampu mengangkat sisi sensitif saya.

 

     Beberapa waktu yang lalu saya menyaksikan House of Sand and Fog di sebuah stasiun TV swasta. Saya jatuh cinta karena film ini berhasil membuat saya menitikkan air mata. Konflik dalam film ini tak semata-mata karena perangai yang antagonis maupun protagonis. Setiap karakter terlihat sangat manusiawi dengan segala konflik kepentingan di antara mereka. Ditambah lagi ending yang menyesakkan hati. Film ini membuat saya cengeng.

    Malam minggu ini sebenarnya saya berkeinginan untuk menyaksikan pertunjukan teater seorang teman. Genre-nya sungguh menggoda: teater improvisasi. Namun apa daya hingga petang saya masih di kampus, berurai air mata. Lagi-lagi karena sebuah sinema. Film Iran berjudul The Stoning of Soraya M. ternyata mampu membuat saya (jauh) lebih histeris dari sebelumnya (dan ternyata aktris Iran, Shohreh Aghdashloo, berakting di kedua film tersebut).

     Film yang kedua ini sungguh menampar. Saya sungguh bersyukur. Betapa beruntungnya saya hidup di masa dan tempat yg tepat. Bebas melakukan hal yang saya suka. Mengutarakan pemikiran. Menjalani hidup sebagai seorang wanita bebas.

      Saya sungguh tidak melihat alasan mengapa di berbagai budaya di dunia hak-hak wanita menjadi anak tiri. Kami bisa melanjutkan garis keturunan. Kami bisa mencari nafkah. Kami bisa memasak hidangan yang menggugah selera. Beberapa dari kami juga kuat luar biasa untuk membangun sebuah rumah. Kami luar biasa.

      Pengebirian hak-hak tersebut awalnya dikarenakan kaum lelaki merasa memiliki kami, yang telah menerima tulang rusuk mereka saat proses penciptaan dan yang tergoda untuk mencicipi buah khuldi. Konon itulah dosa dasar kami.

     Sejak dahulu wanita harus selalu berkorban. Di Cina para gadis memakai sepatu yang sangat menyiksa, hanya karena terdorong oleh doktrin bahwa gadis cantik adalah mereka yang memiliki kaki berukuran mini. Wanita Jawa dilarang bersuara. Wanita di pedalaman afrika dipaksa menindik telinga mereka dengan giwang besar yang menyakitkan.

     Alasannya sederhana, begitulah definisi cantik menurut budaya mereka. Mereka harus memenuhi definisi itu agar dapat menarik perhatian pria. Agar dapat membangun keluarga impian mereka. Ironisnya setelah menikah, impian mereka tidak serta-merta terwujud.

    Melahirkan anak laki-laki menjadi tugas baru mereka. Bahkan hingga tahun 1930 pembunuhan terhadap bayi perempuan yang baru lahir masih dianggap lazim di India. Seorang wanita tidak boleh mencari kebebasan, begitulah yg tertulis di kitab Dharma Sastra. Astaga, seorang istri tak ada bedanya dengan budak! 

     Dalam agama Islam, wanita merupakan pintu surga bagi anak-anaknya. Derajat kami memang sudah ditinggikan, tapi tetap saja kami tidak terhidar dari risiko di-dua-kan, di-tiga-kan, bahkan di-empat-kan. Wanita dan lelaki tetaplah berbeda derajat. Kami harus selalu taat pada imam kami, lelaki kami.

     Keadaan memang menjadi lebih baik. Sebagian besar dari kami diperlakukan lebih terhormat dari sebelumnya. Beberapa dari kami bahkan menjadi imam bagi laki-laki, bahkan bagi sebuah bangsa. Kami pun berani menyulam asa untuk menjadi seorang Cleopatra, RA Kartini, Lady Diana, Jackie O, Angela Merkel, Hillary Clinton, atau Julia Gillard yang selanjutnya. Sedangkan sebagian kecil dari kami masih dianggap layaknya pelacur maupun objek yang menjadi sasaran empuk penganiayaan, pemerkosaan, dan hal biadab lainnya. 

       Hingga saat ini saya sangat menikmati kebebasan saya sebagai seorang wanita. Berusaha membangun sebuah kemandirian dalam kebebasan tersebut. Saya asumsikan teman-teman saya juga berpikiran seperti itu, bahwa derajat pria dan wanita adalah (hampir) setara. Tapi ada saja teman yang merasa risih kalau dibayari teman wanitanya. Hei, kami juga mampu kok buat menanggung ongkos kita main, nonton, atau makan. Saya akui kami mendambakan seorang gentleman, tapi kami juga ingin pria tersebut mengakui kemampuan kami. Contoh lainnya, seringkali teman saya bertanya "kamu kenapa ngga dianter sama cowokmu, na? minta dianter dong." Dengan malas saya menjawab, "emangnya harus ya?" lengkap dengan ekspresi ini --> (-_______-") 

            Saya juga pernah mendapat tanggapan yang terdengar aneh di telinga saya gara-gara saya mengaku habis pergi jalan-jalan ke mall sendirian. "Hah ngapain sendirian ke mall?" Tadinya saya ingin menunjukkan bahwa saya punya kebebasan dan kemandirian dalam melakukan apapun yang saya mau. Tapi saya malah dianggap kurang kerjaan. Sedihnya.

            Sejarah membuktikan bahwa wanita merupakan objek penindasan dalam segala bentuk. Saya hanya berharap kita, para wanita modern, menghargai kebebasan dan hak-hak yang kita miliki saat ini. Hargai diri kita sendiri, jangan justru menjadikan diri kita seseorang yang lemah dan selalu bergantung pada orang lain, membatasi diri kita dengan pendapat orang lain yang mendikte mana yang boleh atau tidak boleh kita lakukan. Kita-lah yang berkuasa, mereka bukan siapa-siapa.

Move as swift as a wind. 

Stay as silent as forest. 

Attack as fierce as fire. 

Undefeatable defense like a mountain.

- Fūrinkazan -

Be strong, cause we are strong :)
Love,

my guy bestfriend

Jadi, saya baru saja (masih) pinjam novelnya Raditya Dika yg judulnya Marmut Merah Jambu dari teman saya, Andin. Ada satu chapter di buku itu yang bikin saya bilang "oh my god it's so true!", yaitu chapter Pertemuan Terakhir dengan Ina Mangunkusumo. 
Ceritanya si Radit ini suka sama Ina, tapi ga berani ngungkapin. Meskipun begitu mereka sering jalan bareng kesana-kemari. Nah, tapi persamaannya bukan di situ. Coba baca cuplikan ini:

Tiba-tiba Ina berkata, 'By the way, makasih banget lo udah mau jadi temen gue selama ini. Lo tau gak, kalo kita jalan, gue ngerasa nyambung banget sama elo. Kita bisa ngobrolin banyak hal sampai toko tutup. Dan gue gak harus takut orang nyangkain kita pacaran.'

'Kenapa gitu?'

'Ya, soalnya, yah kalo lo sama gue keliatannya kayak seorang cewek dengan satu temen gay-nya.'

'Hah? Gue kan gak homo!'

'Iya, tapi lo bisa jadi a girl's bestfriend,' dia mengambil napas sebentar. 'Seperti selama ini gue menganggap lo.'

Dia menepuk pundak gue, seolah sebuah tanda untuk menyatakan 'terima kasih. udah mau nemenin gue selama ini, my gay bestfriend'...

I have a friend. And he is a boy. Sebut saja namanya Dito. Kita satu SMP tapi beda kelas, dan waktu smp kita gak saling kenal. Pas kelas satu SMA, we were classmates, dan memang kami semua sekelas lumayan deket satu sama lain. Tahun-tahun selanjutnya di SMA, kami habiskan di kelas dan jurusan yg berbeda. Kuliah pun beda jurusan.


Bisa dibilang, saya lah yg duluan "pedekate" ke Dito buat jadi tempat curhat haha. #ga-elit-abis


Waktu itu akhir semester satu kalo ga salah. Itu jaman-jamannya saya dan Ayuk lagi hobi "nyampah" di inbox orang-orang terdekat kami. Semacam update status via sms gitu deh (well, sampe sekarang masih sih haha). Dan Dito ini adalah salah satu orang beruntung yg saya kirim sms tersebut. 
Namanya juga sms nyampah, isinya jelas nggak mutu. Tapi teman saya ini malah nanggepin! Lalu berlanjutlah obrolan "nyampah" kami. Haha mungkin karena pas itu kami berdua jomblo kali yaa (eh tapi sekarang dia belum nemu juga ding, tertarik girls?)


Hal yang sama-sama menarik minat kami adalah film dan musik. Dito ngasih saya lagu-lagunya Endah n Rhesa, saya kasih dia lagunya Brown Eyed Girls (girl band Korea). Dito share lagunya Frau, saya gantian share lagu barunya Girl's Generation (sumpah yg ini dapet dari temen, saya ga donlot).
Sebagai cowok, dia jujur banget ngaku suka musik gituan. Soalnya temen-temen cowok saya yg lain sok nggak suka, tapi mau --_____--"


Oh iya! Dari dialah saya dapet film yg sekarang jadi favorit saya (kami), 500 Days of Summer.
Dia pengen bikin kaos " I ♥ Zooey Deschanel". Saya nonton film barunya Joseph Gordon-Levitt DUA kali.
Kalo udah ngobrol, bisa ngalor ngidul dari sindrom-pengen-nabok-orang-nya Dito sampe fakta bahwa Sri Mulyani itu se-SMA sama ibunya (ih wow). Dan saya tidak perlu takut disangka pacaran sama orang-orang yg melihat kami lagi makan berdua (pernah kepergok adek kelas pas makan siomay, tapi kami santai-santai saja sambil membantah). My bf also knows about me and Dito, and he's fine with it ♥. Dan sekali lagi, dia cowok normal kok.


Hmm mungkin masih aneh kali ya kalo cewek dan cowok itu bisa sobatan (well, begitulah saya menganggap Dito). Sampe-sampe obat cewek saya yg namanya Cisya bilang gini, "Kok kamu bisa deket sama Dito e, An?"
Yah memang kami berdua beda banget. Saya tipe rajin nyatet, dia tipe fotokopi catetan. Saya rajin kuliah, dia sering titip absen. Ya pokoknya beda lah. Tapi yg pasti, kami saling menanggapi omongan ngaco satu sama lain.


Well udah ah. Kalo banyak-banyak ntar dia ge-er. 

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Tom and Summer (source)

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Zooey Deschanel (source)

Love,

my monday randomness

helloo. happy Monday people :)
well i began this day with a big expectation. and big duty.
what did i expect? go to theatre with my best friend, Irma.
what mas my duty? cooking. my mom had to accompany my brother at school.
let me tell you that i got up at 7 am and started cooking. what did i cook? fried onion. about 1 kilogram (i know it doesn't sound luxurious, but just FYI it's really hard). 
i peeled the onion. sliced it with an union grill. fried it. finish. 11am. 4 hours!!! aah i'm so worn out.


that's why i went to the cinema with a smile. wished to change my mood.
but as soon as i got there, i really wanted to turn around. there was an amazing queue!! they lined up to watch The Last Airbender (a movie whose animation i really like. a movie which i used to anticipate). i found Irma and told her to move to the other cinema. 
attention people, you'll find the same queue if you want to buy The Last Airbender's ticket.


fortunately, we moved to plaza ambarukmo and bought 2 tickets for Salt, and we didn't need to line up for a long time. the movie was good enough, though the plot was predictable. 
but unfortunately, the movie stopped for 5 minutes because of technical problems. a virus attacked the computer. (a brand new info for me! today's cinema use computer to play the movie, guys!). it made me disappointed because i wished they will give us a free ticket or something for ruining our mood. aah.


after that we wandered around the mall. filled our stomach. buy some books. and i met my dorky-friend, Andin who was going out with her bf hihihihi :3
well then i went to a shop, looked for a gift for my brother. i found a mini whiteboard. he loved it :)


last thing, i found this beautiful floral site. check it out ;D

prettylittleflower.tumblr.com

beautiful, aren't they? it made me want to scream "WELCOME SPRING!!!"

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!"  ~Robin Williams

I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden.  ~Ruth Stout

No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow.  ~Proverb

May you have a wonderful week people :)


Love,


anz*

Toy Story and How to Train Your Dragon

 

why did i post something childish like this?
because... it's my first time watching 3D movie. the other reason was people kept telling me that this movie was very touching. off course it made me curious. 
what kind of animation movie that make you couldn't hold back your tears? 
even my bf was sooo into it. he thought about his old toys after watching it. and me? i said to myself "finally i've watched a 3D movie!" well i admit i ain't a sensitive girl. whatever haha.


actually i was disappointed because the effects weren't as good as i expected. yes, the movie was like floating in front of me. but that's it. i mean, i expected something more sophisticated from a 3D movie. a floating movie wasn't good enough.
anyway, we didn't buy the tickets, we used the invitations from my father (he got it from his colleague). so, nothing to lose haha. 
unfortunately, i couldn't find nor remember more quotes than these. enjoy then :)

Ken: Hi, I'm Ken. | Barbie: Barbie. Have we ever met? | Ken: I would have remembered. | [she laughs] | Ken: Love your leg wamers! | Barbie: Nice ascot! 

Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear: Got a lot to look forward to, folks. The little ones love new toys. | Buzz Lightyear: What a nice bear! | Rex the Green Dinosaur: And he smells like strawberries. | Woody: Ugh. 

Barbie: [gasps] You have everything! | Ken: Everything... except someone to share it with... [he walks away] | Barbie: [sighs lovingly]

cute.smells like strawberries.yet evil.

personally, i prefer how to train your dragon [but both imdb and rottentomatoes gave higher points for toy story]. it has more action. however, i questioned the family genes of Hiccup. he's a son of a Viking chieftain, but how could he be so thin??!
anyway, thing that i learned from this movie was : sometimes your imperfection makes you special. there always be a way to deal with it.


FYI, only watched it in my laptop, so i couldn't say much about the [sensation] of the effects. Still, i recommend this movie. so does my brother [we watched it together].
nah, i found more quotes from HtTYD. here they are :

Hiccup: Hm, toothless. I could have sworn you had... [Toothless bears his teeth] Hiccup: ...teeth...

Hiccup: [to Toothless] Thank you for nothing, you useless reptile. 

Astrid: [punches Hiccup] That's for kidnapping me. [kisses Hiccup]. That's for everything else. 

Astrid: [Referring to Toothless] I bet he's really frightened right now... what are you gonna do about it? | Hiccup: Ehhh... probably something stupid. | Astrid: Good, but you've already done that. | Hiccup: Then something crazy...! | Astrid: That's more like it! Stoick: [presenting Hiccup with a helmet] Your mother would have wanted you to have it. It's half her breastplate. [points to his own] Part of a set. Keeps her close. | Hiccup: Thank you for the breast-hat. 

Astrid: NO! YOU SON OF A HALF-TROLL, RAT-EATING, SLUDGE-BUCKET! [throws her shield and axe down] 

Ruffnut: [to Hiccup] You're crazy! [leans in, flirtatiously] I like that. 

Fishlegs: I'm okay! [the Gronkle he's riding flips over and lands on top of him] Less okay! 

oh well, there is a rumor that How to Train Your Dragon 2 will be released in 2013. woo hoo!
we're never too old to watch animation movies! farewell guys :smooch:


Love,

anz*

INCEPTION [and joseph gordon-levitt]

I really love this movie, so I watched it twice. There are 3 reasons. Complicated story. Dramatic music. Joseph Gordon-Levitt [Arthur]. Hehe.

So, here are my favorite quotes from this movie :

What's the most resilient parasite? An Idea. A single idea from the human mind can build cities. An idea can transform the world and rewrite all the rules. Which is why I have to steal it. [Cobb]

You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling. [Eames, to Arthur]

Cobb : For this to work, we'd have to buy off the pilots... | Arthur : And we'd have to buy off the flight attendants...| Saito : I bought the airline. | [Everybody turns and stares at him. Saito just shrugs]  | Saito : It seemed neater.

Arthur : Quick, give me a kiss! [Ariadne kisses him and then looks around]               Ariadne : They're still looking at us.

Arthur : Yeah, it's worth a shot.

Paradox. [Arthur]

[after surviving a van crash] Did you see that? [Yusuf]

You're waiting for a train; a train that will take you far away. You know where you hope this train will take you, but you can't be sure. But it doesn't matter - because we'll be together. [Mal]

Dare you take a leap of faith? Or become an old man, filled with regret, waiting to die alone. [Saito]

Look at you. You're just a shade, a shade of my real wife. How could I capture all your beauty, your complexity, your perfection, your imperfection, in a dream? Yes, you're the best that I can do. But, I'm sorry, you're just not good enough. [Cobb]

FYI this movie got 9.2 from imdb and 87% from rottentomatoes. Yes i agree.

This movie is directed and written by Christopher Nolan, the famous director of The Dark Knight. That’s why people were waiting for this movie. Honestly i didn’t really enjoy The Dark Night, except Christian Bale, but Inception made me think that Nolan is one of the most promising director in the world. 

I was confused and amazed at the same time. The plot was so tricky, yet elegant. The actors and actresses played their roles so damn well. I really like the relationship between Eames and Arthur. So cute (?). JGL and Ellen Page were so well-suited. Ken Watanabe was also charismatic. I really love his accent. Leonardo DiCaprio hmm didn’t look different from his previous movie, Shutter Island. Still, he’s him, always played his role well. The ending was perfect, because it made me curious haha. That's why people are still debating about it.

Anyway, i found some posters of this movie and i love them. 

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(1), (2) poster. (3) arthur, hotel scene. (4) arthur. (5) eames [tom hardy]

one more thing, i was googling to find more info about joseph gordon-levitt and i couldn't help posting things that i found. Date of birth : 17 february 1981 in LA. Some of his movies are GI Joe and 500 days of summer. I found his quotes and posted it here because this guy got an interesting personality.

The whole concept of celebrity pisses me off. While I'm not a celebrity, it's such a weird concept that society has cooked up for us. Astronauts and teachers are much more amazing than actors.

Success is not important to me, nor are power or money. If the script feels good, then I'm in. It's that simple.

I've played the smart kid, the funny one, the nice sweet one, even the angry one, but never the sexy one.

I just feel really lucky to get to do what I do and I love it. I love acting, I love making movies and that's why I do it. This is a job which I try to get involved with as much as I can.

To me, the highest compliment you can pay to an actor is, "Man, I didn't recognize you".

One of the hardest things about playing a soldier is kinda acknowledging that I've never done, and might never do anything that brave.

eye-candy, everyone :)

500 days of summer

present :)

hmm cant wait to see his next movie. that's it. i love him and hope you guys love him too.


Love,


anz*