Filthy Streets

My Getting-away?

noreply@blogger.com (nyt) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:37:00 +0000

Saya senang membaca novel dan komik. Saya suka nonton.
Dan ditengah-tengah keasyikan tersebut saya menemukan ada kepuasan tersendiri saat air memenuhi kelopak mata hingga tidak terbendung.
Saya berusaha berkedip sesedikit mungkin saat menonton. Sebisa mungkin satu layar penuh tertangkap oleh sluruh panca indra saya.
Kata-kata akan terangkai menjadi kalimat. Kalimat-kalimat akan membentuk narasi yang sedemikian rupa. Otak saya secara otomatis akan menerjemahkan kata-kata menjadi adegan layaknya menonton pertunjukan teater dengan saya sebagai sutradaranya.

Emosi sedih, terharu, gembira, dan juga iri.
Ketika mereka datang dada seakan diremas oleh tangan tak terlihat.
mata terasa terbakar, lalu kemudian dingin.
Walaupun kelopak terasa berat, namun saya tidak berkedip, seakan tidak rela melepas.
Ketika tidak dapat lagi dibendung, jatuhlah tetesan pertama. Kedua. Ketiga. Tanpa henti.
Seperti neraca massa, setiap tetesan membawa suatu potongan pergi.
Mengalir ke pipi, menggantung di dagu, kemudian jatuh di atas meja.
Pipi yang lengket tidak saya gubris.

Saya pandangi tetesan-tetesan yang membercak di meja.
Bagian yang mana ya ini?
Yang saya tahu hanya saya merasa sedikit lebih ringan.

Menyedihkan ya?
Tapi anehnya saya justru menikmatinya.
Sering saya sengaja mencari-cari alasan untuk menangis.

Tapi bisa saja, secara sadar atau tidak sadar, saya memang butuh.
Yang jelas ini lebih aman daripada nikotin, alkohol, dan narkotik.

Book Review: Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman

noreply@blogger.com (nyt) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:08:00 +0000

"Stories are webs, interconnected, strand to strand, and you follow each story to the centre, because the centre is the end. Each person is a strand of story." – Anansi Boys

Fat Charlie, who's actually only fat briefly during childhood, lives a normal life for twenty-something years without knowing the true identity of his estranged father. Only after his father's death does he learn that the old man was a god and there's another son in the family named Spider. His party-going play-boy brother shows up at Fat Charlie’s door and turns his brother’s boring life upside-down. Spider is all the things Fat Charlie is not. He’s bold, suave, sophisticated, and he has all his father’s magic. Desperate to get his life back in order he travels to otherworldly places and encounters strange mythical creatures. Along the way, he learns a lot more than he ever wants to know about himself and his family.

Anansi Boys combines a modern-day story with myths, legends an visions that should be unbelievable, yet Neil Gaiman creates a world which the extraordinary becomes completely acceptable. Neil Gaiman does what he does best: tells a fantasy story well enough to almost make you believe it's happened. He takes any need for explanation and leaves in the wonder. When a character takes our hero, Fat Charlie, to another dimension, the only explanation is, just take my hand. We didn't wonder how Peter Pan flew and I didn't worry about the magic and wonder here either. I love the little details, the quirky things that he adds to stories that don't make a difference to the plot but make you giggle a little.

This is the third Gaiman book I read after Stardust and Neverwhere. In those two books nothing is ever really all right. His characters straddle the place between light and darkness, often by choice, to protect the rest of us. That, perhaps, is what makes the humor of Anansi Boys so startling: it seems inappropriate, somehow. Despite all humor, there were places in it where the story is close to horror and in comedy nothing dark should happen to any of the characters. But somehow it work out for the best.

In horror fiction people get what they deserve, whereas in comedies people get what they need. And I felt , gladly, that at the end of Anansi Boys, everybody got what they need.

P.S.: Sebenarnya 1 jam yang lalu saya baru saja selesai menonton film Laskar Pelangi. Baru kemarin pula saya menyelesaikan novel Anansi Boys yang saya pinjam dari sepupu. Tapi review ini sudah saya susun sejak pagi ini. Antri dong. Semua ada gilirannya (Kayak ada yang nungguin aja..hehe..).

14 Hours!

noreply@blogger.com (nyt) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:19:00 +0000

Finally. FINALLY! The hellish-14-hours car trip is over! OVER!

14 hours of sitting in the car.
14 hours of car air conditioning.
14 hours of trying not to sleep to make sure the one behind the wheel was aware enough to get us back home safe and sound.
14 hours of hearing my sister's constant whining. On and on and on.
14 hours of XL's low signal.

I couldn't stretch a muscle.
I couldn't properly sleep.
I couldn't get my mind off the road.
I couldn't even remember what got us into this situation in the first place.

Detail report in the next post. Or the one after the next one.

Or when I'm feeling to.
Oh, nevermind.
I need to lay down.

Bantal Baru untuk Lola

noreply@blogger.com (nyt) — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:06:00 +0000

Tadi pagi saya membelikan bantal baru berwarna merah buat Lola. Buat dia pake tidur. Awalny si tidak digubris, cuma di endus-endus doang. Bahkan dia lebih memilih tidur di atas tas laptop saya. Sempet sebel juga. Tapi saya tidak mau menyerah. Saya gendong dia dan saya taro di atas bantal terus saya elus-elus deh biar ga kabur. Dan akhirnya..pelan-pelan saya tinggal..dan..berhasil!!

Tuh, enak kan? Emang ga seempuk tidur di atas kasur sih. Yang pasti lebih empuk daripada tas laptop..hehe.

Yah, karena misi telah tercapai, saya mengalihkan perhatian ke laptop saya. Beberapa lama berselang, si Lola tiba-tiba loncat ke atas meja dan memposisikan diri di belakang laptop. Ngapain? ya, ngapain lagi kalo bukan tidur.

Hahaha..ngerasa dicuekin ya?
Dasar kucing sombong yang manja.
Kalo dipeluk-peluk ga mau. Tapi pengennya deket-deket.

Demam Laskar Pelangi

noreply@blogger.com (nyt) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:04:00 +0000

Sejak saya mendengar bahwa Laskar Pelangi, novel laris karya Andrea Hirata, akan dibuat versi filmnya, saya selalu memantau perkembangannya di website ini dan ini. Mulai dari casts nya yang unik (12 anak Laskar Pelangi dimainkan oleh anak-anak asli Belitong..such good news, isn't it?) dan berisi aktor dan artis senior (Cut Mini, Lukman Sardi. Yah, walaupun saya agak meragukan kehadiran Tora Sudiro dan juga Mathias Muchus. Semoga keikutsertaan yang terakhir bukan hanya karena dia suaminya Bu Producer.). Sutradaranya Riri Riza (Kuldesak; Petualangan Sherina; Eliana, Eliana; Gie; 3 Hari untuk Selamanya). Screen Play by Salman Aristo (Catatan Akhir Sekolah; Cinta Silver; Alexandria; Jomblo; Ayat-ayat Cinta). Lalu Photo Stills-nya itu lo...bagus-bagus banget!

And the best part is I haven't read the book!! My subconscious hasn't set any expectation bar.

Jadi sudah jelas sudah bahwa saya begitu menanti kehadirannya.

Akhirnya hari ini, 25 September 2008, Laskar Pelangi di release di seluruh bioskop di Indonesia. Saya benar-benar exited. Dari pagi saya sudah mengajak pacar saya dan teman-teman saya untuk nonton nanti malam.Senang sekali rasanya.

Akan tetapi hal itu tidak berlangsung lama.

Jam 3 sore teman saya, Iin, menghubungi Ciwalk XXI untuk menanyakan perihal ketersediaan tiket. Ternyata sudah habis hingga jam 9 malam. Telepon ke BIP juga mendapat jawaban yang sama. Huhuhu...sedihnya. Pupus sudah harapan untuk nonton film ini di hari pertama. Kalau mau diambil sisi positifnya, ya berarti bukan hanya saya saja yang menanti-nanti film ini. Berarti film ini sudah berhasil mem'bumi' di hati orang-orang bahkan sebelum di pertontonkan. Mudah-mudahan ini pertanda bahwa film ini tidak akan mengecewakan. Sudah terlalu sering saya kecewa.

Bau-bauny si baru bisa nonton di Jakarta. Mudah-mudahan bisa nonton bareng pacar. Amin.

PS: FYI, the movie's official website has reached its bandwidth limit. Berarti banyak banget ya yang ngakses...ckck..

QuickTime Won't Uninstall? - The Barbarian Technique

noreply@blogger.com (nyt) — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:36:00 +0000

Can't open iTunes due to QuickTime? Tried to uninstall QuickTime (successfully uninstalled iTunes already) and get error message "Fatal error during installation" and QuickTime will not uninstall?

That happened to me recently.

I learned that the new version of iTunes, iTunes 8, was released. I downloaded and successfully installed it. But when I tried to run it there was an error message. It seems that in order for me to open iTunes, I had to update my QuickTime. It was weird because whenever I upgrade iTunes, the installer will automatically upgrade QuickTime too.

But then I remembered that I just installed a K-Lite Mega Codec Pack. It could be source of the problem because depending on the versions of the programs/codec-packs, it can install earlier versions of QuickTime componentry on a PC, which can interfere with the running/installing of a higher version of QuickTime. (The same thing will happen with ACE, a copy of the programs QT Alternative or QT Lite or Storm Codec, or a media conversion program that can change files from and to QuickTime-readable formats.)

I went to Control Pannel > Add/Remove Programs but I couldn't uninstall (keep getting the error msg.: "fatal error during installation" even though I am uninstalling). When I attempt to repair QuickTime via installing iTunes, it runs through the installation process and suddenly the error msg. reads: "The installation of QuickTime did not complete successfully. iTunes requires QuickTime."

I asked a friend who knows these kind of thing well. He said I could use System Restore while in Safe Mode to restore my system to the date when the error hadn't occurred. But it still didn't work. For whatever reason, the system couldn't restore to the date that I chose.

Then I thought "That's it! I'm gonna do this my own way! It's time to turn on the Sotoy Mode!". So I tried this and that, didn't really know what I was doing, just following a hunch (yah, namanya juga sotoy..). It actually worked!!!

So, here's exactly what I did.

1. Go to C:\Program Files, then delete the entire QuickTime folder.

2. Click Start - Find/Search - All Files And Folders, select the hard drive ( C: ) to look in, type in QuickTime, then click Find/Search. when the list of files appear, right-click on and delete all the ones that you confirm are associated with QuickTime.

3. Click Start - Run, type in REGEDIT, then click OK. Click the + in:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Software

4. In the Software sub-menu, right-click directly on the Apple Computer entry, then click Delete - Yes. (Note: If you click the + in the "Apple Computer" entry, you'll see "QuickTime" listed there)

5. After this, just to make sure everything was gone, I went to Control Panel > Remove Programs, and QuickTime still showed up, but when i clicked on uninstall, the fatal error message didn't show up anymore, and it was completely removed. I also deleted everything that has to do with apple, and iPod, iTunes and all of that in the process.

That's all! I installed iTunes 8 again and it worked perfectly fine!

If you want to take a safer way, try Ccleaner, which you can download from here. After it is installed you go to "tools" and check if QuickTime is there, and try to uninstall it from there.

Terima Kasih Yahoo! Messenger

noreply@blogger.com (nyt) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:16:00 +0000

Malam ini saya 'disapa' oleh seorang teman sejurusan, Bang Fiyan. Dari salam sapa kami membicarakan (atau tepatnya menggosipkan) seorang teman kami. Kita sebut saja Dek Fernando karena nama aslinya memang Fernando (Bukan. Dia bukan bintang telenovela.).
Curhatan pun mulai mengalir dari ujung jari saya.

Saya meminta pendapat
Saya diberi masukan
Bahkan, saya dipuji. Pujian yang bener2 membuat saya bahagia.

Sekarang,
saya merasa lega
Saya merasa lebih kuat
saya merasa bersyukur
Bersyukur karena mengambil keputusan yang tepat
Bersyukur punya temen cowo

Di tengah perbincangan, tiba-tiba Dek Fernando muncul. Beliau minta ditemani ngobrol karena sedang dalam perjalanan menuju Jakarta. Sebagai agen resmi tentunya dengan senang hati kita layani dong.
Curhat lah si Dek Fernando ini. But why oh why musti putus ditengah jalan?? Sinyal kurang ajar. Untung Dek Fernando berjanji meneruskan nanti. Pasti saya tagih lo dek. Gaji saja belum dibayar.

Anyway,
Terima kasih kepada Bang Fiyan atas dukungan dan masukkannya.
Terima kasih juga kepada Dek Fernando. Waktu itu saya juga curhat pada beliau. Tapi beliau hanya tertawa-tawa saja. Kurang ajar.

Terima kasih kepada teknologi.
Terima kasih kepada Yahoo! Messenger.

Edward

noreply@blogger.com (nyt) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:17:00 +0000

I think, At some point,
Everyone dreams of finding..
An Edward.
Someone whose name you call, or whisper.
And he's right there waiting.
Someone who hums a lullaby,
And holds you close, as you drift off.
Someone who seems to just glitter, in the Sunlight,
Whose eyes are often Topaz,
Warm,
And Reassuring.
Someone who takes you to dinner,
And ignores the pretty waitress.
Someone who follows you,
Watches you always,
Secretly, Just to be sure..
You're always okay.
Someone Romantic,
Yet has a good sense of humor.
Someone Ancient, Yet Young.
Who'll save your life, No matter what.
Who cries when you're injured.
Someone who cleans out even the deadliest wounds,
However impossibly hard it may be.
Someone to take you to your prom,
Despite your complaints,
Who teaches you to waltz,
As you stand on his feet.
Someone who just knows when it's time.
When forever really means forever.
And takes you away,
For years to come.

by Hatzeh

When I first read the poem, it sent the butterflies in my stomach flutter everywhere!

The thing I like most about Twilight series is not the blood-rushing thrill or the forbidden passion. It’s Edward Cullen that always had my full attention. His every word, his every gesture, even his wrong-doing, is a too-perfect version of affection. I know it’s OVERLY clichéd but as a little girl I once had a dream about finding my own Edward. It's nice to fantasize about and no matter how old I am there is a teeny tiny part of me that always believes that the world is a lovely place.

Yes I think we all want an Edward in our life, but he is perfect and men are never perfect, but that is how you know you really love someone when you can love them despite there many flaws.

My bf is no Edward. He is not romantic. He often makes fun of me.
But to see him is amazing. Being close to him is overwhelming. And that's the feeling I don't want to let go.

Semangat Tujuh-belas-an

noreply@blogger.com (nyt) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:39:00 +0000

Walapun tema yang saya angkat kali ini adalah Hari Ulang Tahun Republik Indonesia, tetapi saya tidak akan mengeluh ataupun menggurui. Tetapi saya hanya ingin membagi sedikit rasa kekaguman.

Coba lihat selembar foto yang saya temukan di sebuah situs foto di bawah ini.

Menarik bukan?
Ternyata ada berbagai gaya dan cara dalam menggalang dana untuk menyambut hari ulang tahun kemerdekaan negeri kita tercinta ini. Bahkan mereka rela berdiri lama hanya untuk mendapatkan lembar-lembar ribuan. Entah apa tema acara yang akan mereka selenggarakan sampai-sampai mereka melumuri sekujur tubuh dengan cat berwarna silver.

Tapi yang menjadi pertanyaan adalah kenapa cat silver ya? Kenapa bukan merah-putih? Mungkin setelah dicoba beberapa kali, mereka mendapati warna silver lebih dapat merefleksikan kembali sinar matahari daripada warna merah-putih. Haha..siapa tahu?

Lalu pertanyaan kedua yaitu mengenai raut wajah. Itu karena mereka kepanasan atau mereka sedang melakukan adegan seperti di pertunjukan teater kontemporer? Dan kenapa mengangkat tangan?

Jadi tambah penasaran di mana sebenarnya foto ini diambil. Si fotografer hanya menyebutkan sebuah jalan di Bandung. Kalau ada yang liat kabar-kabarin ya!

Nenekku Sayang

noreply@blogger.com (nyt) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:36:00 +0000

Tadi siang saya pergi berkunjung ke rumah nenek karena besok saya sudah harus kembali ke bandung. Kangen pacar..hehehe…

Ditengah-tengah topik tentang kuliah, saya mengalihkan pembicaraan dengan sebuah cerita.

Saya: “Nek, aku gendutan de. Tadi pas mandi aku lihat dipaha ada lemak-lemak gitu kaya kulit jeruk. Sedikit sih. Apa itu yang namanya selulit ya, nek? Anehnya badan anita bagian atas kan kurus banget tuh. Tapi bagian perut ampe bawah berdaging banget. Orang-orang suka komentar aku kurus. Mereka belom tau aja kalau aku ngaca bugil.”

Nenek: “Makanya olahraga dong. Nenek aja udah tua gini masih bugar. Kerjaanya tidur mulu si.”

Saya: “Olahraga sih udah di coba, nek. Tapi banyak setannya.” (Termasuk pacar saya :P)

Tiba-tiba nenek menjurus ke arah yang lain.

Nenek: “Ta, jangan make celana-celana ngetat lagi, ah! Kalau engga pake rok aja udah! Haram tau hukumnya!”

Menohok. Respons saya hanya tertawa garing ga tau mau membalas dengan apa. Sudah kalah sebelum perang…hahaha. Baru kali ini nenek berkomentar secara langsung tentang cara saya berpakaian. Jadinya ga enak banget…T_T

Entah bagaimana, saya berhasil mengganti topik pembicaraan ke daerah yang lebih ‘aman’.

Insya4JJI, nek, cucumu ini bisa tobat. Doain ya, nenek ku sayang. Yang pasti aku ga mau ngecewain nenek. Bisa-bisa nanti pas nikah ga kebagian emas dari nenek..hwehehehe...

Private Practice (Season 1): "In Which Sam Gets Taken For a Ride"

noreply@blogger.com (nyt) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:41:00 +0000

I didn't watch this show regularly, because, like pretty much everyone else who watched the pilot of this show in Grey’s Anatomy, I thought it sucked. They took the best character on Grey’s Anatomy and turned her into Meredith, one of the worst characters on TV.

Then I tried to watch the 1st episode of season 1. It sucked too. Although they haven’t changed Addison as drastically as they did in the previous pilot, she definitely isn’t the calm, cool professional she was on Grey’s. That Addison, the “world class neonatal surgeon” would never have taken a job at a clinic like this with its group of disfunctional adults (and I use that word loosely) or be dancing naked in her window.

But then, since I'm in my holiday, I have nothing better to do other than laying on the couch, holding remote control in my hand doing exercise called 'switching the channel'. So one day I watched another episode. Another one in the next two days. And one this evening.

I think it's getting better though not brilliant. Now on to today's episode.
Here a little summary.

So Violet and Cooper are planning to prove they can be “friends with benefits”, and Addy and Pete plan to consummate their newfound relationship.

Their patients aren’t having as much luck:

- a widow is giving birth alone, while her dead husband’s co-workers, what looks like the entire police force, wait in the lobby
- a harried mother of 3 boys, expecting a baby girl this time out, refuses to accept it when she gives birth to yet another son
- and Sam goes on a housecall which turns out to be a convenience store where an armed robber is about to give birth

Of course, all the patients’ issues are handled and the doctors are the ones who are unable to bring their plans to fruition. Unexpectedly, when Sam returns to the office, he finds himself alone with his ex-wife, Naomi. When he tells her what happened, their emotions get away from them and the scene fades as he throws her on the table and they tear each other’s clothes off.

There is only one thing I want to highlighted in the scene with Susan, the widow.
She opens up to Pete and tells him how lonely she's become without her husband. Pete in return opens up to her about his late wife and tells Susan that things get better and that she just has to hold onto the good memories.

But then she ask, this interesting line,

"Does it really get better or you just bury it deeper?"

Beauty: What is Beauty?

noreply@blogger.com (nyt) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:55:00 +0000

Beauty is an idea. And everyone's idea of beauty is unique. What you think of as beautiful is shaped by your own life experiences and personal perspectives.

We often think of beauty as what makes us appealing to the people around us, especially potential mates (or dates). But I think beauty is a function of culture, too–-and there are lots of ideas floating around our culture about what is considered beautiful. When ideas about beauty make powerful impacts, they can become beauty ideals.

What is ideal beauty?

Classical Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle were the first to explore the concept. And our culture is still influenced by this focus on beauty ideals. The ideals may evolve over time, or they may seem stuck in a permanent loop. Sometimes it can seem like beauty is all about trying to live up to an ideal. Which is pretty much a hopeless pursuit, because ideas and ideals aren't real. We are. So, define you own beauty for yourself.

A lot of what we know about beauty throughout history comes from art. Our modern images of beauty are seen in movies, magazines, and on TV. But before these modern media existed, painting, sculpture, and early photography were the visual sources for images of beauty. Even the most "realistic" art and media is the product of choices made by the artist or media maker. These choices help shape and are shaped by the beauty ideals of the culture we live in.

The act of creating an image of beauty can be very powerful. Images can take on lives of their own, transforming one artist's idea of beauty into a cultural "idea" of beauty. For this reason, representations of women in art can take on a special status. So, while images of women in art give us a good idea of what people thought was beautiful at the time, they don't necessarily give us a good idea of what people really looked like.

If Monalisa wasn't in a painting, would they even think she was pretty? (Even now, I never slightly think that she is pretty) Just like magazines and TV today don't really represent an accurate cross section of people in the real world.

Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder

What you see is defined by who you are. Whether you are looking at a person or photo, no one else will ever have the exact same view of something as you do. That's because no two people have the same brain or the same experiences. Your identity and psychology impact how you see everything, especially people. Your ideas and ideals are affected by your personal perspective.

The beauty ideals of society as a whole don't always correspond directly to the beauty ideals of individuals. At any given time in history, no matter what the ideal woman looked like, there were thousands and thousands of people who preferred her opposite. So whether or not you share the traits of the so-called beauty of the moment, it's likely that your kind of beauty will mesh with someone else's idea of beauty.

Some would say, "I love girls who look like monkeys!". Some other would say, "I love girls with more than one head!". While other group would say, "I love girls with green, prickly skin!".

The point is, beauty is however you see it. All the information in the world about beauty--taking into account your ideas, identity, and experiences--will be filtered through your eyes to create your own personalized beauty ideal.

Beauty isn't just an idea. It's your idea.

Review: The Dark Night

noreply@blogger.com (nyt) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:28:00 +0000

THERE ARE NO SPOILERS. I will not spoil anything because this is a movie that everyone must see by themselves. But Christopher Nolan's revisited take on Batman has been rattling around my head since the night I watched it, and I need to jot down a few thoughts. If you haven’t seen this movie (meaning, if you live on another planet), then there’s the more reason why you NEED to read further.

It is everything that a movie fan like me ever hope for in a movie. It has a great plot, superb performances, and outstanding action sequences. Before this, the best Batman movie for me is Batman Returns because it is dark and sinister and it has a "twisted" and ironic love story between Batman/Bruce and Catwoman/Selina. Not to overstate it, but The Dark Knight is arguably not only the best comic book movie to date, but one of the best movie movies to date. I enjoyed it, and my boyfriend enjoyed it (not that his opinion really matter in the 1st place. Kidding :P).

What makes it good?

Well, first, there is the story making the nearly 3 hours just fly by in an exhausting rush. There are at least two points where the film seems to be escalating to its climax, only to build on that moment and raise the intensity up, yet again. The sub-plots don’t disturb the movie’s spine. Unlike Spider-Man 3, all of the baddies showing up in this film don’t get lost amidst each other and at the same time reintroduces the world to The Joker.

Chris and Jonathan Nolan really peer into the soul of humanity and find interesting — sometimes even biblical — allusions to paint their story. Joker’s repeated schemes that force others to kill or be killed; Batman’s fear that he has inadvertently “raised the bar” of criminality in Gotham; the many allusions to the corruption of power, most notably in Bruce Wayne’s “sonar experiment” that allows him to find anyone by using cell phone signals (a quick nudge-nudge at the Bush administration, I would imagine); and finally the power of terrorism and the panic that it brings, and how that can be exploited by someone strange enough to wield it.

I'm a fan of those too-few films showing "The Clean Win is a Lie.". The short version is this: Big stuff, important stuff, comes at a cost. There are people who are heroes, and they make sacrifices. Likewise, if there was a world with super heroes, they make would super-sacrifices.

Secondly, of course, there’s the acting.

Christian Bale. There’s something about the way he talks that I find interferes with my empathy for Bruce Wayne. And the image of him as a womanizer Bruce is not believable. I remain impressed by Michael Keaton’s portrayal above all others, even though I was — I’ll admit it — initially aghast at the casting choice.

The magnificent trio: Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, and Morgan Freeman are all so comfortable in their recurring roles, it is hard to think of them as acting. They are simply "become" those characters and support Christian Bale to the finish line. Although, there is a fine line between being a support to the hero and driving his agenda and I think Alfred kinda crossed that line in this movie.

I am so happy that Maggie Gyllenhall replaces Katie Holmes. She doesn’t have Bond-girl beauty but she portrays a strong woman MUCH better than Mrs. Cruise. In a movie where almost all of the stars are men, I think Maggie does a good job in standing on her ground.

Aaron Eckhart, D.A. and more, with a storied career of his own, has perhaps his defining moments within this film. Gripping and tragic.

And that brings us to the greatest and most tragic part of the movie.
Heath Ledger redefines the Joker, bringing the insane brutality to the big screen. He was fantastic. I was completely wrong to think that the talk of Oscars was simply 'saying nice things about the dead'. Like Michael Caine said, it was simply the best performance of a villain I’ve seen.

He oozes menace. He dangles perfectly on the edge of sanity and insanity, and for me captures the Joker's menace and deliberate choice of insanity and chaos pretty much perfectly. With all due respect to Jack Nicholson, this is the Joker, and Ledger's performance will either keep everyone away from ever touching the role, or elevate it as the role to beat, and provides a tragic exclamation point to the senselessness of Ledger's death.

The Joker's story of his 'scars' (his Chelsea smile) changes in the story: he gives two different versions of how his face got cut.

“Sometimes I remember it one way, sometimes another… If I’m going to have a past, I prefer it to be multiple choice!” The Joker (Batman: The Killing Joke)

Everyone else in the film — and I include Batman in that — is simply reduced to an extra, as Heath Ledger’s character powers through the entire film. What a fantastic performance.

So, by all means make your own decision about whether or not to take children to see it (The Joker is magnificent but also brutal and sadistic), but if you are an adult, go and see this film.

Got that? Go and see this film. You will be blown away by Ledger’s performance — and I fully agree he deserves a posthumous Oscar for this. Go on, what are you waiting for?

The Tales of Beedle the Bard - J.K. Rowling's Latest Book

noreply@blogger.com (nyt) — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 08:27:00 +0000

The copies of the Original Handcrafted Edition of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, J.K. Rowling’s latest book, was on auction on December 2007, and there were only seven copies of the book in existence since then. Well, no more. Now everyone will be able to grab themselves a copy.

Amazon.com recently released pre-orders for J.K. Rowlings latest book The Tales of Beedle the Bard. There are two editions available. The Standard Edition which is being sold for a pre-order price of $7.59, or alternatively the Collector’s Edition which is being sold for a pre-order price of $100.00!!

The Tales of Beedle the Bard was the book that was given by Prof. Albus Dumbledore to Hermione Granger in the seventh novel of Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which also introduced the Deathly Hallows to the trio. In the Deathly Hallows, the book is described as a popular collection of wizarding children’s fairy tales, and the one in Hermione’s hand was the original edition. It is described as an ancient-looking small book with its binding “stained and peeling in places”. In the novel it is also said the book has a title on its cover, written in embossed runic symbols. Above the story The Tale of the Three Brothers, Hermione Granger finds a strange symbol which later is revealed by Xenophilius Lovegood to be the symbol of the Hallows. The triangle from the symbol represents the Invisibility Cloak, the circle inside the triangle symbolizes the Resurrection Stone, and the vertical line represents the Elder Wand. (I actually reread the book to get everything right :P)

JKR: "The new edition will include the Tales themselves, translated from the original runes by Hermione Granger, and with illustrations by me, but also notes by Professor Albus Dumbledore, which appear by generous permission of the Hogwarts Headmasters’ Archive."

See how she made it sounds so REAL? I think it’s very cool.

I want the collectors edition SO MUCH but obviously I don’t have that kind of money, since I’m just a poor undergrad student. Maybe I will save up and hope there are still some left when I get the money and if not then it was not meant to be. I am happy just to get a copy of it and a JKR book for under $8.00 can not be beat. Thanks to those who have the 6 original copies for allowing this to happen we all really appreciate it. :)

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I'm Sick

noreply@blogger.com (nyt) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:38:00 +0000

Just arrived at home.
Gila. 4 hari ini saya bolak-balik jakarta-bandung-jakarta.
Nemenin Adit (ade saya) ngurus bimbel, pendaftaran ITB, cari tempat singgahan.
Capek.

Hp sementara ini tidak bisa dipakai sbg tmpt mencari hiburan. Entah knp stiap message 'not sent'.

Are you trying to drive me crazy?

I'm trying to calm down. Trying not to turn into a possessive bitch. But it just SO HARD.
It makes me anxious, to be away from you.
How pathetic. I'm being irrational.

Tried to get my mind off of you by reading your presents, but they made it worst. You have no idea how powerful words can be. I can tolerate narrating, but when they get to physical, HEART-BEATING physical, there's no way I can bear that. Makes me longing for you presence more and more. Stupid romance novels.

I can't help but wondering whether these things are one sided. To gain a little confidence, I searched for any attraction that I hold, and I came with nothing.

I'm very self-conscious lately.

Pelantikan Pramuka Maknyus!!

noreply@blogger.com (nyt) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:14:00 +0000

I was tagged on facebook, and guess what I found??

Pelantikan pertama gw di SMAN 8. Ngga lain dan ga bukan adalah Pramuka! Praja Muda Karana!

Basah-basah...

wah, ada Hari nya juga. Lagi dmn ya tu anak skarang?

It was..what? 2003??
Hahaha..jadul mampus!! Liat aja rambut gw yg mencuat itu. Amit2!

Inget banget waktu itu kita smua kelabakan bgt nyari baju pramuka yg muat. Secara trakhir ikutan Pramuka pas klas 6 sd. Ampe nyari ke Gedung Pramuka depan Gambir nyoy...ampe ditanya2 ama majalah pramuka..hahaha..padahal dipakenya ya cuma sekali itu. Tapi kykny masih ada tuh di lemari.

kangen juga ya..
Cuma satu malem tapi lumayan byk cerita yang menarik. Sepatu pada ilang, ada yang kesurupan, bermalam bersama senior2 yg cantik2 dan ganteng2 (jadi inget ochin..haha! Inget ga Syn insiden celana dalam?? Hwakakakak!)

Kenapa ikutan Pramuka?
Biar dikata eksis dong..! Hohoho!
Gimana engga? Isinya anak gaol smua getoh..! *puking*

Kungfu Panda! (just a quickie)

noreply@blogger.com (nyt) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:11:00 +0000

Yay! I finally watched it!

I've been through many obstacles. I'm telling you, a girl do need to fight her way just to watch the big-fat panda shaking its belly. People had been talking about how the movie is very funny, and the noises that the Panda's making when things bounce on his belly, and so on... It'd been driving me crazy that all of my friends had watched it and I hadn't.

And today, I'm finally able to! Even better, with Auzan too!! Although he tends to get really annoying when I'm excited. But I said to my self, 'No. Not today. Nothing's gonna get me today. In about 30 minutes I'm gonna see what the talks is all about.'.

I must say, the waiting was really worth it. The movie is VERY ENTERTAINING! Very funny, I laughed out loud during some scenes. Plus, listening Angelina Jolie's (♥♥) voice as Tigress was so wonderful.

GRAPHICS ARE AMAZING. The 3D was so soft. The lighting was amazing. How it gave ambiance to the scenes- for example the lighting in Po's room when he wakes up was so clear and actually like diffused sunlight in the morning. Oh, and the scene where Po was sitting alone on the top of the cliff under the peach tree? Very liking it.

The humor never fell flat once. Like seriously, from the very outset, the movie starts tossing you hilarious quotes and scenes you'll be swapping with your friends all week.

There are a lot of lessons learned in this film and i'm quoting:
1. "Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery, and today? Today is a gift, that's why it's called present." - Oogway
2. Often the path one takes to avoid their destiny is the very one that leads them to it.
3. And my favorite of all the quotes: "There is no price for Awesomeness or Attractiveness" - Po

Good job Dreamworks, you're looking pretty cool.

---

Today, is June 25th!
Happy 11 months Anniversary to me and my boyfriend!
Only 1 month to go!

I forgot what date to day is. Auzan said he was waiting for me to realize but then decided to tell after the movie. I feel bad. I'm the worst girlfriend ever. I'm very lucky he's still keeping me. Thank you so much for the wonderful 11 months.

Don't ever let me go...please? Pretty please?

New Layout!

noreply@blogger.com (nyt) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:23:00 +0000

It took me 4 hours to get everything right. The texts won't get aligned, It was really frustrating. Well, it's been awhile since my last time playing with codes.
It's simple, nice, clean, with less pictures. Basically it consists of 3 tables with the word 'enchantment' divided in the 3 tables with different colors; green, red, blue. Very neat work., don't you think? ;P.
But I still can't find a way to put an newer/older posts links on a classic template.
At least this skin has got some substance to it in regards to the design aspect, and it isn't too ordinary.
It's not my best one, but creating a simple theme layout is not an easy thing for me. I love it.

So, what do you think? :)

is amazed

noreply@blogger.com (nyt) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:14:00 +0000

Can you believe these are actually drawings???

Of course you have to stand in the right position for the illusion to work...

Check out artist's site site for more :D
I just can't decide which ones to show you! They're all so great!

Thoughts on House Season 4 Finale

noreply@blogger.com (nyt) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:07:00 +0000

It's time for tears again.
So much drama and emotions this season and the finale is here to break your heart. Wilson's heart made me cry a lot. Life is unfair and House's cannot be God all the time. A very bittersweet episode where love and friendship are at stake.

I just want to say that the two-parter episode is one of, if not THE BEST season finale of a TV Drama that I have seen in awhile. Because of that, because I'm so enamored with it, I feel the need to write about it. And boy, do I write.

AND AGAIN CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS WITH PICTURES AND SPECIFIC DETAILS OF SOME SCENE!

House 4.16 - Wilson's Heart (Season Finale)

Other than plot, this episode also relied on the outstanding and remarkable performances from Hugh Laurie, Robert Sean Leonard, and Anne Dudek. Together in harmony, the three of them worked splendidly. The rest of the cast built some sort of strong fortress around to support the three of them, to make sure that everybody delivered the structure with perfect result. Oh, how they did.

Let me start with Anne Dudek.

I thought she did a superb job with her character, Amber. Hate her or not, she brought a different atmosphere to the world of Plainsboro Hospital. The last two episodes particularly, she won me over. The scene where Amber remembered what had happened to her, broke down and said that "she shouldn't have gotten on the bus", and realized that "she was already dead" due to the flu pills was mind-blowingly good. As well as the part where she told Wilson that it was time for her to go to sleep. Tears running like Niagara Falls from my eyes. I think that's a testament to Anne Dudek's acting skills.

Then, there was Robert Sean Leonard. Stepping into the spotlight after being a faithful supporting figure to Hugh Laurie's character for the past 4 years, RSL gave a heartwrenching performance as a man who was about to lose his dearly loved.

It started in his office when – confronted by Cuddy to do the right thing, to wake Amber up so he could say goodbye, so both could say goodbye, and spent those last precious moments on Earth – Wilson broke down and cried. Covering his eyes and face and then hugged Cuddy tight, for knowing that it was the exact thing, the ONLY thing, he needed to do right now. RSL didn’t falter, not even a bit, to let out all those emotions.

The way he tried to calm himself when telling Amber about what happened, and then the last hours he spent, lying by her side. His voice broke down when he begged Amber to stay awake just a little bit longer and demanded why she wasn’t angry. At him. At House. At the unfairness of the situation. Why is it okay with you? Why aren’t you angry? When Amber answered patiently, we could see that even if he didn’t want to, Wilson realized it was time to let her go.

So he resigned to it … kissed her and quickly turned the machine off (like he didn’t want her to suffer more). Watch RSL’s eyes and shaking hands as he watched his lover took that one last breath. Amazing. Even if you have a cold stone heart, I’m sure that in that one moment, there is a tiny crack as RSL delivered the whole scene astoundingly.

And of course, I kinda save the best thing for last. The man, the genius, the persistent wonder named Hugh Laurie. In this episode, I thought he just took himself to a next level of acting achievement. I simply worship the ground he is walking. Hugh Laurie stripped away all barriers, all non sense, all defenses, from House's character. His blue eyes speak a thousand more than words. His facial expression, his body gesture, every single thing Hugh Laurie did, were a divine example of someone who is in tune with the character he was playing.

There were 3 powerful scenes delivered by Hugh Laurie with such perfection, he gave me more than enough reason to become his worthy slave.

First, the scene where he asked Wilson, "You think I should risk my life to save Amber's?", and when Wilson nodded, he looked like he was punched in the solar plexus for tiny few seconds. A disappointment over this selfish request from Wilson. Few seconds later though, with a sigh, he agreed to do it. Just like that - an act of pure love, pure friendship, and altruistic cause for his beloved best friend.

We could still saw his bitter disappointment though, through his eyes as he watched Wilson helping him with the dangerous procedure. His eyes still asking, did you really want me to go through with this?. When Wilson just looked away, we saw the total resignation over the whole thing.

And of course, after House realized that he could not do anything in the end, that Amber's fate was already sealed - him in his mind saying sorry to Wilson - but when the camera closed up to House's face in the reality, we saw tears falling down his cheek. SUPERB.

Second, was when House sat with Amber in the restored glowing bus, hovering between life and death. When he told amber that he preferred to stay with her, in a place where it didn't hurt. Because he didn't to be in pain, to be miserable, and above all, he didn't want Wilson to hate him. His voice broke, the short intake breath, the precise pause in between sentences, and we can feel his naked feelings in those three sentences. Guilt, sorrow, pain ... of past regret and future fear, everything rolled into one, and Hugh Laurie did not even seem to be in difficulty to translate all those emotions. Just with the tone of his voice, the look on his face, it is BRILLIANT, he made me speechless.

Final scene was of course, when he noticed Wilson standing outside his room. It was a quick scene, I know, but in those few seconds, you could practically saw him trying to say he was sorry through his eyes. When Wilson refused to enter the room, just took a deep breath, turned around, and walked away wordlessly ... even without the camera panning to him, from a far we could see him getting still, like waiting for the worse thing to come. AMAZING.

I practically couldn't see this episode clearly, with all those tears running down my face, my nose, and me getting hard to breather. I'm so hooked. This episode changes everything. There is a chance, of course, that MAYBE Wilson did not 100% hate House at first. By coming to see House after he woke up from coma, Wilson showed that he still cared for his wreck of a friend. But grief and anger and frustration might keep him from walking into the room and said anything.

HOWEVER, as he returned to the empty apartment, and then found the note that Amber left for him, we could see from his expression that this COULD change into a full blown-up hatred. Why? Because I think, it all started with House doing his usual selfish thing. He got drunk and then simply Dial-A-Wilson to help him with all the mess. It is something that painfully too familiar and Wilson has tried so many times to help House clean the act, with no avail. And this time, this time that simple common act ends up with a very tragic ending.

So maybe when House told Amber in retrospect that Wilson was going to hate him - Amber's reply couldn't be closer to the truth. "Well, you kind of deserve it," she said.

That's it -- the episode ended with the big lingering question, "How's it gonna be?"

For once, I don't care if the old team was barely there. I don't care for the old ducklings or the new ones. I don't even feel bothered with the fact that Cameron had no dialog what-so-ever here. This episode is a dedication for House and Wilson's relationship as friends.

Phewwww, glad that I let those all out!

di Balubur

noreply@blogger.com (nyt) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:02:00 +0000

Tepatnya di toko Kulo di pojok sebelah kanan.
Hilda sedang melihat pilihan art paper yang ada. Saya berdiri di bagian luar toko sambil melihat-lihat ke dalam.

Lalu, tidak disangka-sangka, si penjaga toko bertanya sambil menunjuk kami berdua.

"Kembar ya?"

Dua pasang mata saling berpandangan.
Dan kami pun tergelak.

OMG!!! WHAT AN EPISODE!!

noreply@blogger.com (nyt) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:13:00 +0000

WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS AND DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF SOME SCENES!!!!

House 4.15 - House's Head
THE BEST EPISODE EVER!!!
I have no words except WOW!!
I was blown away. The script of this episode was unbelievable. The memories, fantasies and real action mix was perfectly blended into the episode.
Hugh's performance was astounding and the final reveal a total shocker!! An episode that worth seeing more than once.

Okay, I must say that I haven't been happy with House this season ... what with the old ducklings being replaced with the new ones. Lack of interactions between House and the old ducklings. Those silly survivor kind of getting the new team in the earlier episodes. I thought it sucked either way. If it's not the power house performance by Hugh Laurie, I might have been able to stop watching it marathon. Even after the new team is developed, I still have no idea why the writers decided to keep Amber on the show as Wilson's girlfriend. I just don't see the point.

After the writer's strike ... new episodes are coming up. I saw the old ducklings more, still have no clue why Amber seems to play a big part (House and her fighting over Wilson - don't see the point of that one), but I guess the episodes are getting bit better. I mean, the episode before this, with Cameron inside the room again, with House ... the interaction between them is just wonderful ... (even if she said she didn't miss House, I believe she was lying *lol*)

.... and this episode

Frak!!

POOR AMBER! Nobody knew she was in the bus and she is dying at Princeton General!
Poor Wilson! Learning that his girlfriend is dying and was with House in the bus for some reason.
Poor House! Concussed and dying once again only to remember that Amber was dying before the accident!

The episode starts with House in a strip club with no memories of how he got there. He is bleeding and concussed. He lost four hours and once stumbling out of the club sees the accident. The bus upside down in the middle of the street.

To regain his lost memories he get to House so he can regain his lost memories he tried hypnosis, did by Chase who had the training and take House down to memory lane. He remember being in a bar before taking the bus. Interesting stuff is that House only remembers the bartender and...sees Amber. I would have thought Chase would have picked up that he was not hallucinating and Amber wasn't there in the room in the present to talk to him. Yep! It was the big clue! Back in the bus he sees a punk guitar player wannabe picking his nose and thinks he is the dying guy. (From picking his nose??! Hmmm...it reminded me of somebody. Wonder who HE is? :P)

Then Smelling Taub's coffee in the middle of diagnosi, House decided to smell the passenger's clothes! YUCK
And then he decided to take a bath. A sensory deprivation bath! Yes. Weird way our brain work.

In the hospital bath tube, House hallucinates Cuddy! In a schoolgirl outfit! A VERY SHORT SCHOOLGIRL OUTFIT! And since she is in his brain she agrees to strip WHILE doing the differential diagnosis! (any Huddy fans burst out with happiness? ^o^)
***GIGGLES****

Cuddy brings House back. House notices the patient had recent dental surgery. As the team troll the patient out of the room to the OR, House shuts the glass door with a crutch. Cuddy gets mad and House tells her the patient has an air bubble in his heart. He orders thirteen, who is insde with him to take a syringe and stab the guy in the heart to get the air out.
Cuddy yells at doctor Hadley (Finally ! Thirteen has a name!!) to stop. Thirteen tells her she is sorry. Taub and Kutner get the door open but after Thirteen stabbed the guy.. saving him!
Cuddy is still mad but House was right! AGAIN!

At House's apartment, Cuddy is making sure he gets rest. House's mentions the nurse used to tuck him in. Cuddy gives him a very flirty smile. She is at his apartment!! This is the first time we see her inside it!! YAY!!

House cannot sleep and goes to see Cuddy. He is actually hallucinating again. The strange woman he saw earlier is on his lounge chair. She wasn't on the bus but is a clue. Her necklace is the clue to the big picture. House gets memories of actions he did on the bus. A red scarf he ties to her leg and telling her "Stay with me".
He wakes up and goes to wake Cuddy.
"It's not over. I saved the wrong person!"

OHOH!!! SUSPENSE!

House takes the all team to the bus for a re-enactment of the scene to get his memory back. Cuddy, Wilson, new ducklings and old ducklings plus random nurses. House takes alzheimer drugs to stimulate his brain which make Cuddy worries that his brain will overload and his heart will stop.

The memory starts. The woman is here, she is here for him to guess who she is.

"What my necklace made of?"

The answer to the question is her name.

"No...

it doesn't make sense....

Amber?"

TADA!!

The collision happens just behind Amber.
THE MOST SHOCKING SCENE OF THE EPISODE!
HOW COULD SHE SURVIVE THAT CRASH IN HER BACK?
She is thrown on the side, House is holding to a pole. The bus slides on it side and House get knocked on his head on the side of the bus.

House focuses on Amber.
I am crying now because they are trying to reach for each other ! OMG! The music is so amazing and romantic in a way.
Their hands grasp but let go at a sudden tremor as the bus continues to slide. They try again but the bus slides in to a wall and stop.
House wakes up, finds Amber, takes her scarf to tie against her lag who has a metal pole stuck into it.

House passes out. He wakes up again and sees a fireman taking Amber. House gets out slowly, tries to find Amber. He gets checked up but walks away disoriented.

We get black and white motion pictures of Cuddy's mouth doing CPR on him. House continues to hallucinate. Cuddy continues the CPR. Is there any Huddy fans that count Cuddy's mouth-to-mouth rescue of House as them "kissing"?? (Sorry, can't help myself on that one!)

Wilson is hammering his fist on House's chest, Cuddy is still breathing for him.
He gasps and finally wakes up.
"It was Amber....she was on the bus"
Wilson giggles and thinks it was a fantasy...
House asks him if he talked to her recently.
Wilson starts to get worried

"She was on the bus with me" says House.
Wilson gets real worried here. House continues "She is the one who is dying!"

EVIL CLIFFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And this one. So Jane Doe was Amber? FU*K!!! What the hell she was doing on the bus with House?!? Did House really have this dark deep desire for her, that's why he seems jealous with her hanging out with Wilson all the time?!?!? By the way, I love the fact that it was Cuddy and Wilson who saved House. They are his family, his best friends, his everything ... it's just right.

I'm bursting up with anxiety now, wanting to see the finale of House, but the damn DVD doesn't have it. The reason why I'm willing to spent Rp 30000 on them was because it says it contains 16 episodes. And when I'm ready to know the secret I just can't, because IT ISN'T THERE!! And I can't download the episode because my internet connection suck! DAMN, DAMN, DAMN!!!

I can't look for a direct download now because I need my sleep tonight. I need to wake up very early tomorrow. Please, please, God! Let there be a direct download just this once! Just for this episode! Pretty please!

DAMN!!

More from House

noreply@blogger.com (nyt) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:09:00 +0000

House 4.02 - The Right Stuff

He hired people at the end of the previous episode and is now starting to weed them out. I knew it's gonna be like American Idol! Well, maybe meaner.

Patient of the week:
Greta, "30 year old", "a captain in the Air Force about to start a new assignment. NASA's astronaut training program" but who had an episode of synasthesia while in an simulator. She wants to make sure there is no record of the diagnosis/treatment. So, House presents it to his candidate, "As far as you're concerned the patient is Osama Bin Laden and everyone not in this room is Delta Force."

The theme is don't kill a dream. and well, I still have dream of House and Cameron ^_^. Sure, House "saw" the three ducklings but it was Cameron that he seeked out. Not Chase, who we knew was at PPTH as well. The scene between him and Cameron is ♥♥ (love the way he looked at her). So don't kill my dream :). Although House like her new hair, which according to him makes her look like a hooker, I hate it. Makes her look pale.

But gosh, darn it, I miss the ducklings. Now, I know Chase and Cameron are working at PPTH, so maybe they can have interaction with House once in awhile. When will they bring Foreman from Mercy? I like Foreman. That black Mormon doctor cannot really replace him *sigh*

I hope that House didn't choose 3 ducklings that resembled Chase, Cameron, and Foreman. I know that #9 (Kal Penn) will be joining as series regular, that is a right choice. He's not like any of the ducklings so far. I mean, the scene where he actually burn the patient was HILARIOUS! Also when he suggested that they could get the patient wasted by drinking tequile. And the plastic surggeon suggested to hide a tumor operation with a boobs job? NICE :)

And by the way, House and Wilson *sigh*. I totally LOVE them.

Best quote from Wilson: "Yes, why are you merging Cameron and Chase? We should find out before the next time you see her when she'll be black" (laugh!!)

House S4E01

noreply@blogger.com (nyt) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:41:00 +0000

I recently found season 4 DVD of House in Movie Room that surprisingly contain 16 eps. Although it's been in my possession since almost 2 weeks ago, I just watched the 1st eps this evening.

CAUTION! THE POST BELOW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!

House 4.01 - Alone
On last season's episode House lost all of his team members (Chase fired, Foreman and Cameron quit) and bought a new guitar, a $12,000 1962 Flying V.

I MISS THE DUCKLINGS!!! I can't believe they're even NOT appearing in the opener *sigh*. But, I do love seeing the dynamic of House and Wilson's friendship again. The "kidnapping" of the guitar is hilarious...

Did Hugh Laurie gain some weight. I'm pretty sure there was some fat around his waist. Not that I hate chubby man. I think those weight make him looks younger. Despite the fat, he managed to developed well-built arms somehow. Oh, and we can see the new guitar since House decided to have private concerts in his office. Count on House to do something crazy. Refusing to set up job interview, he replace his team with Dr. Buffer from House Keeping Department, a.k.a the janitor. He was bouncing ideas off a janitor while his patient is dying.

The main patient storyline is rather sad. I can't believe that it is a wrong patient. House realizes that Megan isn’t Megan: it’s her similarly-looking co-worker Liz, and Megan died. Ben mistakenly identified the surviving Liz as his dead girlfriend Megan. I feel sorry for Ben. He didn't even have the chance to say goodbye to Megan. But Cuddy is right, Cameron would've believe that they have a good relationship, Foreman will do anything to prove House wrong, and Chase will do anything to prove he's right. Again, I miss the ducklings!!!

By the way, I still can hope for the House/Cameron thing, right? I mean , he even says "Gee, you remind me of someone", when talking to that female doctor (she even has some sort of resemblance to Cam!). Call me delusional, but I'd like to keep the little flame for my ship *g*

I'd like to see how House pick the team. When he says in the end about in 6 weeks, 29 people will be gone, why do I suddenly wish that it's going to be "American Idol" kind of elimination?

*lol*

Now it's time for the quotes! Hail to the sick bastard!
"You test drive a car before you buy it. You have sex before you get married, I can't hired a team based on a ten-minute interview. What if I don't like having sex with them?"
"In what twisted universe does mastering Eddie Van Helen's two handed arpeggio technique count as absolutely nothing?"

It wasn't enough afterall.

noreply@blogger.com (nyt) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:57:00 +0000

3 night we slept under one roof.
Now it almost half a day.
And I miss them already.
I wanna see them so much that I almost cry.
If It wasn't because of him, I will certainly did.