LONG LIVE ASSIGNMENTS! \m/

Will it be possible for people to live forever?

2011-09-11T06:06:00.000-07:00

I think it possible, cause nothing impossible in this world. And you know in this era of technology people can do anything. As an example like, in this era people can made a robot that very similar like humans, cloning and there also many experiment with technology. There are also some people who could live until the age above than 100, but there aren’t people that can live above 200 or 300 years. Maybe today or tomorrow or next week it can’t, but could be in 50 years or 100 years letter it would be possible for us to live forever. Cause everyday our technology is evolving.

Maybe someday people will find a technology that can make people to live forever. A very super duper high tech technology can make us to live forever. Or it would be possible if we live in outside the earth like in Wall-e film. And it will possibly too in sector medicine to make us live forever like find a pill or DNA gen, a very small pill or even a micro pill. Or maybe the doctors find an Alien DNA that live forever and they transform it into human DNA. I think with eat vegetables and fruit can make people to live longer and do some exercise cause it make healthier.

Among those possibilities, we also remember that we have God. Because God had already planed everything in our live. God already give us good and bad destiny. So, if God say yes that people could live forever so it can, but if God had another plan to people that there’s doomsday it can’t. Who’s will know, so just wait and see what our generation could make people live forever with technology or medicine.

Inayah Chaerunnisa(17) XD

Will it be Possible to Live Forever?

2011-09-10T07:08:00.000-07:00

Have you ever heard about a person who had lived for more than 200 years?
For me, myself, I haven't heard about that before. As far as I know, the highest life expectation belongs to the Japanese. Most of them are alive until they're 100 years old or more.

If we're talking about the possibility to live forever, then there are two factors that related to the topic. The first one is human's effort to stay alive. For example, their health. They use medicines to cure their sickness. However, some diseases couldn't be healed, so the patient's effort is just to continue their life, hoping that there will be a miracle.

The second one is human's effort to have a place to stay. Scientists said that when the earth is not available for human to stay anymore, then it's not impossible for them to move into another planet. So far, scientists believe that human could stay in the moon, or Mars. But it will need a further research about it.

Future Teacher

2011-09-07T19:20:00.000-07:00

Sometimes when teacher give us homeworks, assignments, or anything to-dos, we feel those things are pretty disturbing. Especially when they give it when we having our holiday. But the positive's side, those things can make our brain operate when it supposed to 'turn off'. Today's teacher maybe nice and appreciate our energy. They rarely give us homeworks or assignments, but they give us so many to-dos when we attended the class. But holiday's homework is still exist. For example, this article is a homework. Today's teacher also love a simple thing. Sometime they give us e-homework just like this or send the homework via e-mail.

In the next couple years, teacher will present a new school programme like bring some electronics like laptop or smartphone (just like now) to note the materials or giving the materials via e-mail and their own websites. Actually, today's teacher also do the same things above in a different way. Like, for example today students still using notebook but maybe in the future every students using laptop or another high technology electronic which can help students to study at school. So, I hope the future teacher will be more simple and easier when they give their students assignments and homeworks. Well, doing those thing isn't easy as it seems.

Tourism in Indonesia

2011-08-02T07:40:00.000-07:00

TOURISM IN INDONESIA

In Indonesia there are many interesting tourism spot the example is as follows:
National park:

Lesser Bird of Paradise

There are 50 national parks in Indonesia, of which six are World Heritage listed. The largest national parks in Sumatra are the 9,500-square-kilometre (3,700 sq mi) Gunung Leuser National Park, the 13,750-square-kilometre (5,310 sq mi) Kerinci Seblat National Park and the 3,568-square-kilometre (1,378 sq mi) Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, all three recognised as Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Other national parks on the list are Lorentz National Park in Papua, Komodo National Park in the Lesser Sunda Islands, and Ujung Kulon National Park in the west of Java.

Komodo dragon

To be noticed, different national parks offer different biodiversity, as the natural habitat in Indonesia is divided into two areas by the Wallace line. The Wallacea biogeographical distinction means the western part of Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan) have the same flora and fauna characteristics as the Asian continent, whilst the remaining eastern part of Indonesia has similarity with the Australian continent.^[20]

Many native species such as Sumatran elephants, Sumatran tigers, Sumatran rhinoceros, Javan rhinoceros and Orangutans are listed as endangered or critically endangered, and the remaining populations are found in national parks and other conservation areas. Orangutans can be visited in the Bukit Lawang conservation area. The world’s largest flower, rafflesia arnoldi, and the tallest flower, titan arum, can be found in Sumatra.

The east side of the Wallacea line offers the most remarkable, rarest, and exotic animals on earth.^[26] Birds of Paradise, locally known as cenderawaish, are plumed birds that can be found among other fauna in Papua New Guinea. The largest bird in Papua is the flightless cassowary. One species of lizard, the Komodo dragon can easily be found on Komodo, located in the Nusa Tenggara lesser islands region. Besides Komodo island, this endangered species can also be found on the islands of Rintja, Padar and Flores.^[27]

Volcanoes

Mount Bromo

Hiking and camping in the mountains are popular adventure activities. Some mountains contain ridge rivers, offering rafting activity. Though volcanic mountains can be dangerous, they have become major tourist destinations. Several tourists have died on the slopes of Mount Rinjani, Indonesia's second highest volcano and a popular destination for climbers visiting Lombok in eastern Indonesia. Popular active volcanoes are the 2,329-metre (7,641 ft) high Mount Bromo in the East Java province with its little desert, the upturned boat shaped Tangkuban Perahu on the outskirts of Bandung, the most active volcano in Java, Mount Merapi and the legendary Krakatau with its new caldera known as anak krakatau (the child of Krakatau). Puncak Jaya in the Lorentz National Park, the highest mountain in Indonesia and one of the few mountains with ice caps at the (tropical) equator^[28]^[29] offers the opportunity of rock climbing. In Sumatra, there are the remains of a supervolcano eruption that have created the landscape of Lake Toba close to Medan in North Sumatra.

Cultural tourism

Main article: Culture of Indonesia

Borobudur temple in Central Java

Taman Ayun temple, Bali

Indonesia consists of an entire 300 ethnic groups, spread over a 1.8 million km² area of 6,000 inhabited islands.^[4] This creates a cultural diversity, further compounded by Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic and European colonialist influences.

From the 3rd century until the 13th century, Hinduism and Buddhism shaped the culture of Indonesia. The best-preserved Buddhist shrine, which was built during the Sailendra dynasty in the 8th century, is Borobudur temple in Central Java. A few kilometers to the southeast is the Prambanan complex, a Hindu temple built during the second Mataram dynasty.^[20] Both the Borobudur and the Prambanan temple compounds have been listed in the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1991. In Bali, where most Hindus live, cultural festivals are major attractions to foreign tourists.

Islam has also contributed greatly to the cultural society in Indonesia. As of 2006, 88% of Indonesia's recorded population were Muslim.^[30] Islamic culture is prominent in Sumatra, and a few of the remaining sultanate palaces can be seen in Medan and Tanjung Pinang.

Despite foreign influences, a diverse array of indigenous traditional cultures is still evident in Indonesia. The indigenous ethnic group of Toraja in South Sulawesi, which still has strong animistic beliefs, offers a unique cultural tradition, especially during funeral rituals. The Minangkabau ethic group retain a unique matrilineal culture, despite being devoted Muslims. Other indigenous ethnic groups include the Asmat and Dani in Papua, the Dayak in Kalimantan and the Mentawai in Sumatra, where traditional rituals are still observed.

A discussion of cultural tourism is not complete without a mention of Yogyakarta, a special province in Indonesia known as centre of classical Javanese fine art and culture.^[31] The rise and fall of Buddhist, Hindu, and Islamic kingdoms in Central Java has transformed Yogyakarta into a melting pot of Indonesian culture.

Metropolitan tourism

National Monument in Jakarta

Metropolitan tourism activities are shopping, sightseeing in big cities, and enjoying modern amusement parks. The nation's capital, Jakarta, offers many places for shopping. Mal Kelapa Gading (the biggest one with 130 square kilometres (50 sq mi), Plaza Senayan, Senayan City, Grand Indonesia, EX, and Plaza Indonesia are some of the shopping malls in the city. Another popular tourist activity is golfing, a favorite sport among the upper class Indonesians and foreigners. Some notable golf courses in Jakarta are the Cengkareng Golf Club, located in the airport complex, and Pondok Indah Golf and Country Club. Bali has many shopping centers, for instance, the Kuta shopping center and the Galeria Nusa Dua. Nightlife of Indonesia is also popular among foreigners, especially in the big cities like Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Manado, Denpasar and Medan.^[32]

International tourist arrivals

International airports

Main article: List of airports in Indonesia

Each of the larger Indonesian islands have at least one international airport. The biggest airport in Indonesia, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, is located in Tangerang Regency, Banten. There are five more international airports on Java, Adisumarmo International Airport (IATA: SOC) in Solo, Central Java, Juanda International Airport (IATA: SUB) in Surabaya, East Java, Achmad Yani International Airport (IATA: SRG) in Semarang, Central Java, Husein Sastranegara International Airport (IATA: BDO) in Bandung, West Java and Adisucipto International Airport (IATA: JOG) in Yogyakarta. On Kalimantan, there is one international airport and there are two on Sumatra. Bali, which is part of the Nusa Tenggara Islands, has the Ngurah Rai International Airport (IATA: DPS). Selaparang Airport (IATA: AMI) is located on the west coast of Lombok. The new Lombok International Airport is due to open in 2011^[33]^[34] at which time Selaparang Airport will either close or may be retained for close regional operations such as DPS-AMI and may possibly be developed as Indonesia's first General Aviation hub airport. There are three major tourists international airports arrivals, i.e. Ngurah Rai International Airport (IATA: DPS) with 2.54 million, Soekarno-Hatta Airport (IATA: CGK) with 1.82 million and Hang Nadim Airport (IATA: BTH), also known as Hang Nadim International Airport, in Batam, Riau Islands with 1.007 million from 7.002 million international tourists recorded as arriving in Indonesia during 2010.

And that’s only few from hundreds of Indonesia Tourism Spot

So ask all of your foreign friend to come to Indonesia now.

A FEW QUALITY OF INDONESIAN MOVIE

2011-08-02T01:31:00.000-07:00

Now when we talk about Indonesian movie, people would think that the movie is horror genre, and it doesn't quality yet. Yes it’s true, I think that the Indonesia movies still in progress to become quality movie. But, some people rather like to watch western movie than they own movie country. Why? I asked my friends that he told me “Indonesia films are not so qualified because there are a plethora of genre horror movie is inserted by "hot scene".”. And maybe our opinions about Indonesian movie will same. But in fact that much of Indonesian movie are doesn't quality, there’s a few quality Indonesia movie. There like,

1. Laskar Pelangi

Laskar Pelangi (The Rainbow Troops) is a 2008 Indonesian film adapted from the popular novel same titled by Andrea Hirata. The movie follows a group of 10 schoolboys and their two inspirational teachers as they struggle with poverty and develop hopes for the future in Gantong Village on the farming and tin mining island of Belitung off the east coast of Sumatra. The film is the highest grossing in Indonesian box office history and won a number of local and international awards.

The movie, set in the 1970s, opens on the first day of the year at a Muhammadiyah elementary school on Belitung. The school needs 10 students but is one short until near the end of the day, when a straggler fills out the ranks for their teachers, Muslimah and Harfan. Muslimah dubs the children "The Rainbow Troops" (sometimes translated as "The Rainbow Warriors") and the movie traces their development and relationships with the teachers.

2. Merah Putih

Merah Putih is a historical fiction drama film released in 2009 in Indonesia and the first part of the film series "Freedom Trilogy" which is the film trilogy's first struggle in Indonesia. The film was directed by Yadi Sugandi and released under the motto "For freedom they are united". The film stars among by Lukman Sardi, Donny Alamsyah, Darius Sinathrya, ZumiZola, Teuku Rifnu Wikana, Rahayu Saraswati, Rudy Wowor, and Astri Nurdin.

The story tells of the struggle against Dutch troops in 1947. Amir (Lukman Sardi), Tomas (Donny Alamsyah), Dayan (Teuku Rifnu), Soerono (Zumi Zola), and Marius (Darius Sinathrya) are the top five cadets in training at a military barracks in Semarang, Central Java Bantir. Each has a different background, ethnic, and religious. One time, the camps where they train soldiers attacked the Dutch. The entire cadet except Amir, Tomas, Dayan and Marius was killed. Those who escaped joined the guerrilla forces in the interior of Java. There, they meet a lot of strategy to beat the Dutch troops.

3. Catatan (Harian) Si Boy

Catatan (Harian) si Boy is a drama film released in Indonesia July 1, 2011with directed by Tuta Putrama, starring by Ario Bayu and Carissa Putri.

Nuke sick but his hands never left holding a book. Child named Natasha Nuke (Carissa Puteri) returned from London to meet his mother. The doctor almost gave up and suggested Natasha to find the owner of the book to make his mother happy in the end. On the streets, Satrio (Ario Bayu) were racing with wild rider’s car. In one incident, they all met at the station. Satrio who are interested in helping Natasha to find the owner of a book that held by Nuke, which turned out to be a diary of a man named Boy (Onky Alexander). But their efforts did not go smoothly when a love triangle is formed, the thugs emerged, the violence occurred and Boy might have changed is not as pictured in his diary.

4. Sang Pencerah

Sang Pencerah is a film was released in 2010 is a drama film directed by Hanung Bramantyo based on a true story about the founder of Muhammadiyah, Ahmad Dahlan. The film stars Lukman Sardi as Ahmad Dahlan, Ahmad Dahlan Ihsan Idol asYoung, and Zaskia Adya Mecca as Nyai Ahmad Dahlan.

The film made history as a lesson today about tolerance, coexistence (in collaboration with different beliefs), wrapped in religious violence, and the spirit of change is less. Sang Pencerah figures reveal that the national hero of the side that is not widely known. In addition to establishing the Islamic organization Muhammadiyah, the man firmly establishing it also raised as a Muslim reformer in Indonesia. He introduced the modern face of Islam, openly, and rationally.

Yeah, although there are only few of Indonesian quality films, but it could be a milestone in the development of Indonesian films to be more advanced and can compete with western movies. So we have to support the development film Indonesia if we want Indonesian movie to become more quality. Of course there are still more movie that have good quality, but it's only 4 movie that i can tell you the synopsis.