Paradiso Perduto

It's time for Monday with Masaki! *somersault* Well, technically it's Tuesday, but I've been working on this post since Monday night, so it still counts! Hahaha. This movie is my personal favorite, maybe, because it combines a lot of my favourite things. Let's see...psychology, genetics, questions of morality, Okada Masaki... perfect! Banyak yang kabur duluan begitu mendengar promosi saya tentang film ini. "Genetika? Film rame apa yang bisa nyeret-nyeret genetika di dalamnya, Ver?" raung mereka. " Well, film ini," jawab saya. Serius, caranya menyatukan elemen-elemen sains dengan drama membuat kita belajar tanpa sengaja mikir. Apa lagi unsur-unsur family drama and a sprinkle of suspense yang merupakan jualan utama film ini. I assure you, it doesn't disappoint. Give it a chance, peeps. Gravity's Clown Japanese Movie Poster Gravity Clown (Jyuryoku Pierrot)  Japanese:  重力ピエロ Romaji:  Jyuryoku Pierrot Director:   Junichi Mori W...

I should remind you, though, the message here is "date a girl who reads", not " date the girl who looks like Keira Knightley holding book."   You should date a girl who reads.   Date a girl who reads. Date a girl who spends her money on books instead of clothes, who has problems with closet space because she has too many books. Date a girl who has a list of books she wants to read, who has had a library card since she was twelve. Find a girl who reads. You’ll know that she does because she will always have an unread book in her bag. She’s the one lovingly looking over the shelves in the bookstore, the one who quietly cries out when she has found the book she wants. You see that weird chick sniffing the pages of an old book in a secondhand book shop? That’s the reader. They can never resist smelling the pages, especially when they are yellow and worn. She’s the girl reading while waiting in that coffee shop down the street. If you take a peek at her mug,...

Harusnya saya pasang  review Okada Masaki's Movie Weekly Watching Marathon setiap Senin, tapi skripsi lagi hectic  dan saya ada...ahem, proyek pribadi juga, jadi blog ini agak terbengkalai. Tiga Senin nggak posting ! Gila, untung nggak tiga kali puasa-tiga kali lebaran kayak Bang Toyib. Sorry atas keabaian saya dalam mengasuh blog...dan joke Bang Toyib tadi -,- hahaha. Btw, nama proyek (?) ini kok kepanjangan ya. Mari kita singkat jadi Monday with Masaki mulai sekarang :D Inilah film kita minggu ini: Matataki movie poster Blink (Piecing Me Back Together) Japanese:  瞬 またたき Romaji : Matataki Director:   Itsumichi Isomura Writer:   Ren Kawahara  (novel),  Itsumichi Isomura Release Date:   June 19, 2010 Runtime:  110 min. Prepare your handkerchief, Guys, because this movie is a certified tear-jerker. You can watch it online here This movie follows the life of a young woman, Sonoda Izumi ( Kitagawa Keiko ) as she copes...

Seperti yang pernah saya tulis dalam posting terdahulu , sekarang saya sedang rajin (?) mengikuti sebuah situs tantangan harian untuk meningkatkan well-being bernama Daily Challenge . Saya sedang aktif di jalur Finding Fulfillment dan inilah tantangan saya untuk hari ini: Share 3 things that are on your "bucket list." A bucket list is really a list of life goals you want to achieve/do before you 'kick the bucket'. Dengan  memiliki daftar apa saja yang ingin kita lakukan dan capai dalam hidup, maka mimpi-mimpi kita akan terasa lebih nyata. Ini bisa mendorong kita menuju petualangan dan pengalaman yang mungkin nggak kita kejar kalau kita tidak menuliskannya. And by talking about it to a friend or sharing it somewhere...well, hopefully those dreams will become more real. Jadi terpacu untuk benar-benar mencapainya karena, "gue udah koar-koar nih, masak semangat untuk mencapainya melempem?"   Mungkin bahkan salah satu teman kita punya item bucket lis...

Hari, tanggal : Minggu, 15 Desember 2013.  Tempat : Aula FPIK, Jatinangor (atau sebuah tempat di Burkina Faso, menurut service provider handphone  saya) Agenda :   Kongres Keluarga Mahasiswa Unpad.   Status psikologis Vera : hectic as hell. Pada saat yang sama, nun di sebuah mall di Kota Bandung ( BUKAN Ciwalk), teman-teman KBR (Kelompok Belajar Roket) sedang karaokean dan makan-makan. Alin mau nraktir gajian pertama, katanya. Darn it, pikir saya. Saya kan mau minta ditraktir juga, preferably steam kakap kuah lemon (my current food obsession). Kalau saya nggak datang, hanya kemungkinan kecil mereka makan steam kakap kuah lemon itu, karena mereka masih belum tahu betapa surgawi rasanya. Belum lagi khasiatnya buat kesehatan... I really have to look for that article about benefits of eating snapper and show it to them...  Ah, I sighed. You don't know what you miss, Guys, pikir saya. Sementara itu bagi saya, I knew what I missed. I missed them. T...

Hari ini, saat sedang browsing-browsing geje di internet, saya menemukan suatu situs yang oke banget. Begitu okenya sampai saya nggak tahan untuk mempromosikannya di sini (dan menghasut beberapa kawan dekat saya untuk ikutan). Buat orang-orang yang merasa dirinya fakir kesejahteraan hidup, mungkin bisa mempertimbangkan untuk ikutan. Here it is : Daily Challenge The Daily Challenge is a social well-being experience that gives you the opportunity to positively impact your life every day by doing simple daily challenges and sharing the experience with your personal connections --all while you earn points, collect stamps, and achieve new levels. The Daily Challenges promotes everyday well-being by encouraging the small actions and fostering the social ties that drive meaningful change. Engage Together. (It's free.)  Itu deskripsi mengenai Daily Challenge yang saya copy-paste dari  penjelasan di sini . This is how my Daily Challenge profile looks like as of now. ...