Indonesian Broadcast

Eh itu bukan judul majalah lho. Oh iya, specifically yg mau gue bahas adalah sinetron. Bagus sih ada sinetron, buat hiburan. Tapi lama lama, kok makin aneh ya plot ceritanya? Kekeselan gue berasal dr wkt itu pas gue lg buka kaskuserz.com. Itu website plagiatornya kaskus dan yg buat Malaysia! Kesel ga sih. Anyway, di kaskuserz itu ada 1 forum yg mereka blg gini (intinya aja ya, i'll post the link later) "org indonesia kerjaannya ntn sinetron mulu. sinetron jg ga ada yg bgs, cinta2an, bunuh2an mulu. oh iya pantesan aja ya, org indo kan bego2 cm bs ntn sinetron doang. yg ntn berita paling cm 1-2 org. tuh pembantu tetangga lg ntn sinetron" (itu kan cm kasarnya ya, yg aslinya tu mereka pake bhs indo yg ngasal2 ga jelas sok bisa gt, gue-lo an segala) ouch! insulted gue! terhina na na na... Sumpah ya, us hating cheesy indonesian drama series is one thing, but seeing other people from other country (apalagi yg lg perang secara ga lgsg rebutan budaya gini sm negara kt) insulting them.. ga terima gue. Emang sih sinetron kita byk bgt yg plagiat norak lebay dangdut dsbg. Nah tp krn saking sygnya sm indonesia itu, rasanya pengeeen bgt gue bisa ngubah persinetronan kt. Nah skrg gue mau membandingkan series kt sm series luar ya. Bukannya gue west minded apa gmn ya. Justru krn gue nasionalis jd gue berharap bgt dgn me comparing all this stuff, ada pihak tv yg baca trus sadar dan mengubah permediaan tv khususnya persinetronan indonesia jd lbh bgs, amiiin!
1. ALUR CERITA
indonesia: lebay. awal2 sih msh bagus. makin udh mau selese, eeh makin complicated. dan ga konsisten! pasti awalnya mereka udah stick to one concept, trus rating naik, yaudah deh ditambain tu alur cerita, jd ngalor ngidul ga sesuai sm konsep awalnya lg. kluar jalur. endingnya aneh. kalo ngga ya happy ending.
luar: konsisten dan praktis. emg si dramanya jg byk dan aneh2 (masa ibu tidur sm mantan pacar anaknya, wtf?!) tapi kelebihannya mereka bs maintain plot dan characternya ttp di jalur dan konsisten sm konsep awalnya. endingnya jg ga selalu happy ending.
2. WARDROBE & MAKE UP
indonesia: sorry dulu nih ye.. maap2 aja. gue cm bingung aja. knp sih mesti dandanannya menor dan dangdut abis gitu? (gue ga ngatain artisnya ya, gue cm ngomentarin make upnya). dan bajunya... suka ga realistis deh. Masa scene br bgn tidur tp full make up? Masa dirumah pake bj bgs? dan kadang2 wardrobenya... maap2 aja yak. ya lo taulah... jwb sendiri. hire stylist yg bgs kek ato apa.. Ga mesti 'fashion-esque', at least realistic.
luar: kalo ini emg agak jauh bandinginnya. yaa jgn bandingin sm gossip girl ye. mgkn budget kita kurang byk buat afford designers clothes just to be seen on tv and worn by the actors. tapi mereka tuh bisa realistis dan somehow.. unfake, walopun ga pake designer clothes. make upnya natural aja tuh. kecuali scene pesta. ya bener2 pas deh. baju juga biasa aja kalo lg scene biasa. biasa tp ga plain ordinary. simple with a touch of.. gatau deh ngungkapinnya gmn, pokonya ga lebay tp bagus.
3. THE ACTOR(S)
indonesia: jwb sendiri sebenernya bs kan lo? nah itu.. artisnya suka ngasal. maaf lg nih ya, bukan menghina apa gmn. tapi lo liat aja, masa jd pembantu tp cantik bgt? dan (lagi2) full make up pas lg ngepel ato nyetrika (biasanya diiringin scene nangis dimarain majikan, ga lupa music scorenya yg sedih2 gmn gt). terus suka asal pick gt. main ambil aja org ga bs akting yg pntg masuk tv. no wonder (maaf lg ye) aktingnya ga natural.
luar: bukannya mau muji kebanyakan series luar apa gmn ya, tp gmn lg.. mereka emg bisa pas bgt putting each actor on their characters. yg jd org miskin biasa aja makeupnya dan aktingnya.. should i say tokcer bangay alias top abes. yg jd org kaya jg kaya bnr2 bs represent their wealthiness dr karakter mereka gt. even ada 1 karakter (julie cooper on the o.c.) yg ceritanya dulu dia miskin gt trus married to org kaya trus dia jd kaya, tp dia bs bgt act like org kaya yg somehow punya past yg dark.
4. SOUNDTRACK
indonesia: dimana kita bisa nemuin sinetron yg cuma punya 1 (2 tops) lagu, biasanya dipake buat opening and closing themenya dan dipake berkali kali dalam setiap scene cuma diganti dikit aja scorenya (example: kalo lg sedih nada lagunya dibikin mellow, lg seneng jd cheerful, lg lucu jd sok witty2 gitu)? Dan dimana juga lo bisa nemuin sinetron yg kalo lg adegan marah backsoundnya bikin kesel+pengen nonjok, yg kalo adegan tegang jd bikin triak2 sendiri+nahan pipis saking ga mau ninggalin tvnya? only in indonesia
luar: yah ini mah.. soundtrack jelas gak cm 1 lah. orang sampe dibikin cd soundtracknya kan? trus backsoundnya jg dipake in the right scene and just the right amount of it. ga lebay kaya 'jeng jeng jeng jeng' pas scene melotot-melototan ato jatoh dr tangga.
5. ACTING
indonesia: maaf lg ye. tp akting artis2 kita kadang2 suka ga natural (gatau salah sutradaranya yg bikin scriptnya lebay apa emg ga bs akting). ga perlu ah marah2 sampe triak2 dan pelotot2an gitu. dan adegan2 lainnya yg saking byknya gue jd lupa
luar: ya gitu deh, aktingnya pas. kalo lebay ya krn script. itu juga ga semua scene. paling beberapa scene ato chapter.
6. DIALOGUE
indonesia: hahahahaha tau ah. suka aneh aja kadang2 gue kalo ntn sinetron. dialognya suka lebay gitu. tp ini msh bs dikategorikan biasa aja si
luar: banyak yg bagus sampe byk yg jd quotes kan?
7. PLACES
indonesia: suka bener2 gimanaa gitu. kalo org kaya rumahnya gede banget, org miskin rmhnya kecil bgt. pdhl kan ga semua org kaya rmhnya gede dan ga semua org miskin rmhnya jelek. trus mallnya suka blurh abis.

Patriotist and nationalist

Duh judulnya.. Perlu ga sekalian ditambahin gambar bendera? Jadi gini, td kan gue abis dr monas.. Eh bentar mau confess dikit nih. Masa ya itu first time gue ke monas. Haha malu deh gue. Org jakarta bukan si gue -_- yaudahlah yg penting td udh ke monas. Terus ya, bukan itu intinya. Jadi pas gue kedalem museumnya ternyata banyak fasilitas ga kerawat gitu, sampahnya juga dimana2. Ga malu apa kalo byk turis yg dtg terus ngeliat.. It got me thinking, org indonesia mah yg dibagusin mall2nya dan tempat2 jalan2nya doang.. Padahal museum dan tempat2 bersejarah lainnya kan malah asset kita. Jalan sudirman aja bagus bener, mentang2 jalan protokol. Tapi jalan2 lainnya? Jakarta underground (wesseh lu kata new york, underground2..) apaan tu? (retorik lo ini). Ga di jakarta aja lho, di kota2 lain juga.. Pemerintah mbok ya strict dikit sama peraturan ditempat2 umum gt.. Kalo ada tulisan jgn nyampah, ya kalo ada yg nyampah ditegor. Denda kalo bisa. Kalo ada yg ngerusak fasilitas, ya didenda.. Iya sih gue juga bukan orang yg kalo ga boleh selamanya nurutin ga boleh. Bt juga pasti gue sm yg negor. Cuma kalo ga ditegesin mana bisa disiplin. Apalagi org indonesia. Mungkin gue bt kalo ditegor sekarang, tapi kalo dari dulu kita udh dididik buat disiplin (red; dari dulu pemerintah udh bikin peraturan yg strict ttg fasilitas umum) mungkin udh kebiasa dan dgn sendirinya ya ga bakal ngelakuin yg dilarang.. Ha ha udah ah agak nasionalis nih gue menjelang pemilu. Oh iya by the way gue udah punya ktp lho yay! Hahaha jadi gue bisa nyoblos~ sekian dulu hari ini ya. Toodles! Oh iya jangan lupa buka. http://u-v-a.blogspot.com/ See ya:)

My recent favorite things

Here are my recent favorite things

1. The O.C
My favorite show, like, ever. Im rewatching it now. Baru mau mulai lagi yg season 2. Die hard fan-nya O.C. gue hahaha norak. Pertama kali nonton taun 2005, pas kelas 7 mau naik kelas 8. Sinetron banget sih kalo dipikir2, tapi dont we all have a soap opera side? haha.

2. Daydreaming
Mimpi siang2....... Ga deng, ngayal maksudnya. Seneng aja ngayal. Tau sih kalo ga kesampean nyesek, but it's always give me the good chills to imagining something that's -sometimes- impossible..

3. Crayola
Lately im obsessed with crayola. Look at my twitter, tumblr, and blog's name! but i changed the c to k because i thought it'd be cooler haha. ya ga ada kaitan apa apa sih sama crayola. cuman suka aja. crayola = crayons = colorful = me. wkaka najong ga sih lo.. but thats what im tryin to tell you peeps, my life's colorful. well at least, my personality is.

4. Disney
Im obsessed with disney. Semua disney sih sebenernya, tapi paling suka mickey sm minnie. Lame sih, mickey & minnie..... it's the kind of disney characters yang saking banyaknya souvenirnya jadi banyak abalnya. Trus suka dibikin agak sok imut gitu kalo dijual di gramed ato toys city. Pabriknya Adinata. Hahaha no offense loh kalo yg baca punya hubungan sama PT.Adinata. Tapi tetep aja gue suka mickey minnie, apalagi yg classic..

5. Romantic comedy
Gue emang agak agak hopeless romantic gitu sih orangnya. Sukanya aja film beginian.. Tapi emang bagus kan film2 romantic comedy... Merinding bulu jaket gue kalo nonton kadang2. Nangis juga sering (cengeng). Paling semriwing pas nonton Love actually sama 27 dresses. Eh just like heaven juga deh. Eh shallow hal juga deh. Eh masih banyak deh sebetulnya... Oh iya satu genre lagi yang kelupaan gue tulis, Teen flick alias film remaja. Suka banget. Apalagi angus thongs and perfect snogging. Kenapa ya gue sukanya film2 enteng tanpa harus berpikir kaya gini... Bukannya shallow atau dumb. Cuman hopeless romantic aja kok. -_-

6. British
Gue sukaaaa banget sama british. The boys, the accent, the country, the cool style, the bands, london...... bayangin deh ntar gue kuliah di oxford terus flat gue sebelahan sm rumahnya chris-gwyneth (kesannya temen akrab), jalan2 di portobello, bebas pake baju apa aja tanpa dikritik :p, terus pas lagi jalan2 ketemu jude law, terus malem mingguannya nonton konser arctic monkeys, terus kenalan sama aaron johnson.............. ok udah ah ngayalnya

7. Natasha khan a.k.a Bat for Lashes
She's got a cool style--a bjork kind of style--, and a cool voice. Cari deh lagunya Bat for Lashes. Enak. Belom nemuin myspacenya sih, tapi di limewire udah ada banyak kok

8. Magazine
Gatau kenapa, buying magz is one of my hobbies. Suka aja. Fashion mags, Gossip mags, Teen mags, Lifestyle mags, Art mags..... Tanya deh temen2 gue, pasti setiap bulan gue memboroskan duit untuk benda mati satu ini.. Agak sayang sih sebetulnya, tapi pas gue baca2 lagi jadi ga jadi nyesel soalnya banyak informasi (?) terus gambarnya suka lucu2 kalo buat gue bikin scrapbook.. Cuma bingung aja nampungnya mau dimana kalo udah penuh..

9. Books
Ini lebih lebih. Gatau kenapa rasanya selalu deg2an setiap masuk ak;sa;ra, kinokuniya atau periplus........

10. Youtube
Bukannya gue telat baru suka youtube sekarang apa gimana.... Tapi akhir2 ini youtube lagi mendewa banget di hidup perfilman gue. Karna gue nyari banyak film lama banget yg even di subtitles yg katanya lengkap juga ga ada, tapi di youtube ada. Seneng ga sih lo.... Apalagi pas gue udah tau dari risyad website untuk mendownload video dr youtube. Rasanya itu hadiah terindah (hoek)....

Being alone isn't the same as being lonely

Romeo save me, I've been feeling so alone......... Iya nih gatau kenapa akhir2 ini gue lg ngerasa lonely bgt (kok agak jijik ya?) Eh tapi serius. Padahal these past few months gue lg nyantai dan bahagia2 aja hidup menjomblo. Tapi gatau sugesti apa gimana, abis kuis facebook itu gue jadi agak takut dan jadi ngerasa kesyepian (dangdut)...... Hahah. Apalagi gue sukanya ntn film2 romcom a.k.a romantic comedy (bikin2 singkatan sendiri), kan mupeng kalo liat so sweet so sweetnya. Kadang2 suka pengen nangis sendiri saking romancis/sedihnya... Eh apa nangis gara2 ngiri ya? Udah kliatan bgt hopeless romanticnya..... Ah tau ah. Eh lagi suka banget deh lagunya taylor swift yg love story. Liriknya so sweet, fairytale2 gitu. Eh speaking of which, gue lagi pengen beli my little pony yg versi gede deh, yg jaman dulu.. Masih jual ga ya yg versi gedenya? Haha gara2 liat princess sparkle punya summer jadi tertarik. Ah udah dulu ya... Bye guys!

cliche is as cliche does

i just took the "when will you get married?" quiz on facebook, and the result was.. 45! Jeez, i dont want to be some old cat lady with no man to love to.. i mean, 45??? Gosh, even carrie of sex and the city (which she referred herself to as "the most unbelieving of women in marriage") got married at the age of 40! even more ironic, my dream is to be married at the age of at least 25. ha ha. it's not that i'd believe some stupid quiz or what, but when i checked the answers, it came out that most of my answers is "because of true love". it got me thinking, is true love too cliche too ask? or is there no such thing as true love?

anyway, i've been doing nothing much this weekend. just lay my ass off and watch dvds. but yesterday i went to bandung with my friends. well, the trip wasnt turned out to be the-most-amazing-trip-ever like the singapore-malaysia trip, but it was fun. and i had a culinary tour with ami. wew think i'll gain some weight by the time the school started. thats it for today, nothin much to tell anyway.. bye guys

i love weddings, i always do

i feel like writing so i write another post. 'bout the title... hmm yes i do love weddings. all kind of weddings. especially movie kind of wedding. you know, where it started with their complicated love story and then finally ended up on the altar.. the groom waits for the bride at the end of the aisle, a big lovely smile spread in the bride's face and then the priest declares the vows then they'll kiss and then.... they become husband and wife. i also love the indonesian weddings, where you and your husband-to-be are being sitted, side by side, and your husband-to-be say the ijab kabul and.. voila, husband and wife. i so love the moment. its so romantic. yea i know it sounds lame but you got to admit, it must be the one day that youre always waiting for.. i know im being too hopeless romantic and dreamy here, but i cant help it ha ha. here are some of my fave wedding moments;
1. summer and seth of the O.C.
2. jane and kevin of 27 dresses
3. lucy and (what's adam sandler's character?) of 50 first dates
4. victoria and victor of the corpse bride
haha... oh i cant wait to have my own wedding day :):)

Happy 4th anniversary girls!

hey there, this is my first actual post. well nothing much to tell since im on weekend right now. but last saturday, me and my middle school gank just celebrated our 4th anniversary haha. i know its cheesy --you know, having some kind of a girl squad and name it-- but back then it wasnt cheesy at all haha. and i dont care if you people call it cheesy these days, still, i love them! we had dinner at tee box restaurant wijaya, then we went to inul vizta melawai and were karaoke-ing till we hurted our throat out lol. oh, it called fosco, the gank. haha didnt know why we picked that name, though..

A new post from a newbie!

Hi guys im a newbie here. Actually i've been meaning to make a blog since a long time ago, but i thought i wouldn't get that much of a time to update. And my internet is kinda slow blablablah.
So.. here i am! Looking forward to be visited, guys :):)
Love, ar (anyway thats not my nickname, you can call me ta/arinta/whatever, i just like how that sounds "ar" ha ha -okay im blabbering now)