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Movie Reference : The Tourist

Genre: Drama, Mystery & Suspense

Cast: Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, Rufus Sewell, Timothy Dalton, Steven Berkoff, Christian De Sica, Julien Baumgartner, Ralf Moeller, Raoul Bova

Release Date: December 10, 2010

Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Studio: Columbia Pictures

The story the movie The Tourist is about an American tourist named Frank (Johnny Depp) who is on holiday to Italy because he wanted to
heal the sense of a broken heart. On the way, he met a stunning woman named Elise (Angelina Jolie). From time to time they become increasingly close. Without Frank realized that Elise is actually an Interpol agent who was the task of capturing an international criminal, who was none other than Frank himself a former lover. Frank is originally designed holiday fun turned into a stressful vacation. The film "The Tourist"is a remake of French film "Anthony Zimmer" (2005).

Vocabularies :
*Heal : To make something healthy again.
*Sense : One of the five powers that your body uses to get information about the world around you.
*Stunning : Extremely attractive or impressive.
*Former : That used to have a particular position or status in the past.

My Favorite Book

 I love Fira Basuki's novels. Biru is my favorite. It is about a high school reunion. This was a very special event. Most of the alumni had not met for many years. They were looking forward to seeing each other.

  There are seven main characters distinct professions. Aris was the social worker and successful businessman. Anna, the social worker and wife of a rich man, had an affair with Aris. Candy was the famous model who lived abroad. Mario, the guide for outbound programs, had loved Candy since they were in high school. Pura  was the taxi driver who became a musician. Lindih and Kira were both married. They were looking forward to seeing each other.

  Unfortunately, the big event had to be called off after so much preparation. Aris, the one who planned the reunion, faced on obstacle, a really serious problem. He was  involved in corruption and was imprisoned. Many other alumni could not make it either. Candy died of drug poisoning the night before. She took the wrong medicine for her beauty treatment. Lindih and Kira found out that their husband was the same person. The alumni who came to the venue were shocked to hear the bad news. They did not expect the reunion to be cancelled. They did not expect to hear such shocking news about their friends.

Vocabularies :
*Distinct        : Clearly different or of a different kind.
*Abroad        : Foreign countries considered collectively.
*Called off    : To cancel something.
*Obstacle     : An event that makes it difficult for you to do or achieve something.
*Imprisoned : To put somebody in a prison or another place from which they they cannot escape.

Bad Weather VS Bad Flu

  Last Tuesday I was feeling ill in campus. I didn't take part in reading class. I had a high fever and was coughing. My mother worried when she was saw me. I told her that I was not feeling well. She felt my forehead and it was quite hot.
  Next morning, actually I must present about city on Listening/speaking class. But unfortunately, I had a bad throat and I coughed a lot. I lost my voice. My mother took my temperature. It was 390 C. So she took me to a doctor. She was very worried. She thought that I had Thypus or Malaria.
  The doctor examined me thoroughly. She took my temperature and looked down my throat. She said that my throat was red, I had a bad flu. She gave me an injection and some pills. she told me to take pills every four hours. She also told that I must take a rest. Me and my mom returned home with the medicine. I took the medicine and went to bed. After two days I felt better. I could go to campus again.
Vocabularies :
*Forehead : The part of the face above the eyes and below the hair.
*Throat : The tube in the neck that takes food and air into the body.
*Examined : To see there is anything wrong or to find the cause of a problem.
*Thorougly : Very much / completely.
*Injection : An act of injecting somebody with a drug or other subtance.

The benefits of mastering English language in Indonesia.


1.      Having (much) more friends. 
 If you can speak English. You can have many friends from the other country. Because
English is an International language. We can see from many social networks on the internet, many of them use English language. We rare see one site that use Indonesian language. So, when you master English, you can chat online, write letters and travel around the world – using one language!

2.   Accelerate your career advancement.
      Most international business is conducted in English. If you want a managerial positions in
multinational companies, most likely you will be required to speak English. A number of prestigious companies now even set a minimum IELTS or TOEFL for potential job applicants. And then, English is not only important for business people. World of technology, aviation, tourism and diplomatic depend closely on the English language.

3. Open the window
wider world
       Many books, magazines and newspapers are available in English. Many foreign language books are translated only into English. If you can read English, you will have the option of reading a much more
diversity, as in the movies.
4. Conquer Internet
       You might think that many sites are translated into Indonesian. But in fact, 80% of electronic information is only available in English. While 20% of the others was not
entirely dominated by Indonesian, but also non-English foreign language, like Chinese, Japanese, French and so forth. So imagine just how many percent of all information on the Internet are presented in the Indonesian language.
5. Being a scientist
         Researchers and scientists around the world communicate with each other in English. Scientific conference held in English and research results are also published in English language journals. Most scientists around the world to read in English.
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Vocabularies :
- Accelerate    : To happen or to make something happen faster or earlier than expected.
- Multinational: Existing in or involving many countries.
- Required      : To depend on somebody/something.
- Prestigious   : Respected and admired as very important or of very high quality.
- Wider          : Measuring a lot of one side to the other.
- Diversity      :  A range of many people or things that are very different from each other.
- Conquer       : To take control of country or city and its people by force.
- Entirely        : In every way possible.

New Year Greeting

Dearly my beloved friends, It is the last day of 2010. Before 2010 ends, I wanna thank each and  every one of you for the friendship, help , and for everything along the way.
Thanks to those who hated me, they made me a stronger person.
Thanks to those who loved me, they made my heart bigger.
Thanks to those who were worried about me, they let me know that they actually cared.
Thanks to those who left me, they made me realize that nothing last forever.
Thanks for those who forgive me, they made me learn from my mistake.
Just want to thank you for being there in my life whatever I might have meant to you.
And I want to be the first to wish you. Hope you’ll have a pleasant year in 2011, success in all you do and always under GOD’s guidance and love, may the journey of your life be fragrant with the opportunities, your days be bright with new hopes and your hearts be happy with love. May the dawning of this New Year, fill your heart with new hopes, open up new horizons and bring for you promises of brighter tomorrows. May this year bring newly found prosperity, love, happiness and delight in your life
Thank you for everything I’ve had 2010, you mean so much for me! Welcome 2011, hope you are the better.
I’m leaving 2010 with prayer and entering 2011 with prayer. Alone with God is the best party for me.
Happy prosperous new year 2011 J

Vocabularies :

*Pleasant     : Enjoyable, pleasing or attractve.
*Guidance    :Help or advice that is given to somebody, especially by somebody older or more experience.
*Fragrant      : Having a pleasant smell.
*Dawning      : The time of day when light first appears.
*Horizons      : Furthest that you can see.
*Prosperous : Rich and successful.

Health is an expensive thing

   Health is an expensive thing. I think everyone believes it. Due to our healthy we can do many activities. However, when healthy some people often forget to maintain their stamina and health. 

   Just like me, about a month ago I felt sick due to the many activities and do not maintain nutritional intake of food. I too often drinking soft drinks and junk foods. My typhoid was relapse, until I couldn’t follow the lectures and my writing product couldn’t be posted on the blog. A few days ago, I was sick and had time to think "whether I could post my writing product or not this week?"  I was very bored because of bed rest all the time. And began to feel the importance of maintaining healthy while I have many tasks like now.


Vocabularies :

Maintain      : To make something continue at the same level, standard, etc.
Intake         : The amount of food, drink, etc. that you take into your body.
Relapse       : The fact of becoming ill/sick again after making an improvement.
Importance : The quality of being important.

FANBOYS

  1. She spoke English very fluently, for she always practice everyday.

  2. My sister and I go to the movie together, and we watch a horror movie.

  3. My father doesn't give me some money, nor does mother give me.

  4. She likes watching football, but she can't play it at all.

  5. You must study hard, or you will get bad score.

  6. My sister often plays basketball, yet she doesn't get taller.

  7. She study hard everyday, so she will get good score.