Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Forgetting Sarah Marshall: Hopeful Joy


I've watched this movie five times, and still counting. Not to mention some particular scenes I watched over and over again.

This movie is great.
- Downright funny (subtle, realistic, intelligent comedy which is great + not so subtle, over the top comedy which is also great).
- Great interesting memorable characters and quotations.
- Acting is convincing (adds to the funny). Apatow (the producer) has some of the greatest talents under his wing. I love his movies.
- Plot is great (not quite using the same formula Hollywood has, of course, Jason Segel wrote it), close to life (well sometimes it's not, but even when it doesn't, it gives joy).
- Directing, editing, cinematography (the setting being in Oahu helps) are good.



I'm starting to write some gibberish nonsense, so just watch it. You won't be sorry.

The Great Darn Thing

Three days ago my father had this seminar about marriage in church. He had told me to come because I asked a question earlier, and he was interested to hear the answer. I didn’t go, but that’s not what I’m about to talk about.

This question is.
“Why the hell does the Church have to have anything to do with marriage?”

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Ice Cold Bento

Bento was my dog.
The guy was ice cold, just like James Bond. Hehehe...
He’s incredibly loyal though.

Anyway, I’ve got two pictures of him.
This is the first one.


As you can see, he’s got the whole ice-in-my-veins-attitude.
It’s hard to take a picture of his different side.

But wait.
This is what I've got after incorporating some tricks.


He’s better in this picture, don’t you think? He’s almost smiling, very adorable.
Keep in mind that they were all taken with the same camera.

So, I guess the pictures prove the theory “the man behind the gun”.

Mm...

Or actually in this case, “the man-holding-a-fried-chicken behind the gun.”
Hehehe...

Why Superman Can Fly

The son of Krypton is no doubt the most prominent superhero of all time.
One of his special traits is that he is able to fly!
Not many superheroes can do that, especially the earlier ones.

Well, it turns out that he hasn’t been able to fly all the time. There was a moment when all he could do was jumping over buildings. And no, I’m not talking about the time when he hasn’t worn his costume (being the young Clark Kent).  I’m talking about the time he HAS worn it and been called Superman.

In the earliest comics, Superman was not all that powerful. He was only faster than a train, as strong as all you need to lift a car, and he couldn’t fly.
All he did was jumping over distant buildings.
When the comic was going to be made into a cartoon film, his jumping ability proved to be a problem.
There was too much production cost to draw a man jumping over different buildings all the time.
So, naturally…
He was made able to fly.

Regardless of the actual reason, I still love the idea that he can fly. It would be un-cool to see a man with a large piece of cloth on his back jumping around mercilessly.

The End of What??

2012 EQUALS the end of the world.

Everybody knows that.

So it’s not strange to overhear a conversation about it in a bus on my way home.
It was between two working women.
The conversation went like this (it’s in Indonesian).

1: “Lo serem gak nanti 2012?”

2: “Iya. Katanya bakal kiamat ya? Emang gara-gara apa sih?”

1: “Gak tau ya. Gue denger sih gara-gara radiasi matahari naik besar-besaran. Jadinya semua kena. Cuaca bakal gak jelas, banyak bencana, penyakit aneh-aneh, banyak orang yang mati, sampe komunikasi aja, internet, HP gitu semua bakal mati.”

2: “Hah! Jadi gak bisa facebook-an lagi dong?!!”

1: …

Mm…

There’s something terribly wrong about this.

A Student of Everything

Do you know the kind of people who say, “I study all religions”, sometimes with a cocky smile on their face?

I used to hate that kind of people.

The DANGEROUS Group

Can you guess what group it is?
It has the following characteristics: