Wednesday, August 14, 2013

book review; jump


Selamat malam readers! Hari ini aku mau nge-review buku Indonesia favorit aku. Dari semua buku Indonesia yang pernah kubaca, buku Jump karya Moemoe Rizal ini yang paling the best menurutku. Meskipun bukan bagian dari buku-buku best seller yang lain, buku ini keren. For those who wants to know some spoilers about Jump in English, you may read my previous post about my favorite books. In case you're wondering, this is an Indonesian book. :)

main-theme ceritanya adalah school-life, yang menceritakan tentang kisah anak-anak sekolah just like cliques, romance, dan masalah pertemanan. Enggak cuma itu, kadang-kadang tema misteri juga diselipin di buku school-life, kayak yang satu ini. Aku ini orangnya suka banget sama buku yang bikin penasaran. Singkatnya cerita anak sekolah yang enggak biasa. Kalo romance remaja kan udah terlalu mainstream kayaknya. Dari cover buku Jump udah ketahuan tentang cheerios. Nah, itu alasan kedua kenapa aku suka buku ini. Aku suka dengan cerita yang berbau cheerios. Aku penasaran sama sudut pandang seorang cheerio, gimana rasanya dia jadi terkenal di sekolah. 

Jadi, buku Jump ini menceritakan sudut pandang seorang mantan kapten cheerleader di sekolahnya, yang squad-nya dinamakan Parahyangan Vista (PV), Keira Shenriva. Di masa kejayaan PV, Keira harus melepaskan jabatan kaptennya karena dia udah senior dan harus fokus di ujian kelulusan. Keira milih beberapa junior buat menggantikan posisi dia, dan ternyata waktu hasil polling keluar, satu junior yang Keira enggak suka terpilih buat jadi kapten PV baru. Namanya Hers. 

Semenjak Hers memimpin PV, PV jadi kacau dan reputasinya sebagai ekskul ternama di sekolahnya terancam, termasuk reputasi Keira sendiri. Setelah lepas dari PV, dia jadi nobody. Sebaliknya, musuh bebuyutan Keira di ssekolah, a.k.a. Sheila si ketua Modern Dance malah makin terkenal di sekolah. Ditambah lagi beberapa ekskul di sekolahnya enggak dapat dana buat kejuaraan, termasuk PV. Keira berusaha agar PV tetap dapat dana buat kejuaraan nanti dan membantu junior-juniornya yang ikut PV buat latihan karena selama Hers memimpin, dia enggak ngajarin apa-apa ke anggota PV yang baru. Udah dua hari Keira melatih anak-anak baru, rencananya ketahuan sama Hers dan akhirnya Hers ngusir Keira dan ngancam untuk enggak ikut campur soal PV. Ternyata secara enggak sengaja, Keira menemukan misteri yang berkaitan dengan semua ekskul dan runtuhnya reputasi PV. 

As I was saying, buku ini bener-bener keren. Si penulis ngasih banyak suspense di percakapan-percakapan jadi bikin kita juga ikut geregetan bacanya, apalagi waktu Keira lagi berantem sama Sheila atau Hers. Pertama kali aku baca buku Jump, yang kubayangin adalah: Glee. 

Jenis pergaulan di sekolah Keira cenderung ke pergaulan barat (termasuk sistem sekolahnya yang moving class, itu alasannya aku kebanyang cerita Glee), karena emang ceritanya hampir mendekati. Aku suka cara Keira buat nyelamatin PV supaya jadi ekskul yang ternama kayak dulu dia memimpin dan cara dia menguak misteri yang aku bilang di atas. And it has an unbelievable ending. Aku udah rekomendasiin ini ke tiga temen aku dan mereka bertiga bilang hal yang sama; endingnya enggak bisa ditebak dan ceritanya seru. 

Buat kamu yang suka sama cerita school-life apalagi yang berbau cheerleader, buku ini harus kamu baca. :)

Thursday, July 11, 2013

TeenTip: back to school

Bonsoir gaissss, so my (short) summer is going to be over and I'm going to back to school in July 15th, but we're not going to study. Okay I'm now a 9th grader and I guess I wouldn't have many times to update my blog because I must focus on the next National Exam. Maybe my daily activities (music, reading, crafting, etc.) will be decreased.  I also decided to delay posting my photographs, although I haven't gone to an interesting place or some occasions, and sometimes my internet connection sucks. Sorry! :v
Being a senior sometimes kinda sucks, but it's kinda cool, reminding you have juniors and also, FRESHMEN! 

The freshmen orientation week in my school is going to be over tomorrow (or maybe Saturday). Not all students are coming to see the occasion, and me either. Just some students who join extracurricular and the the member of Student Organization. 

So, what am I going to post here? I'm back with my brand new TeenTip! I've deleted the previous TeenTip posts, so this is the first! I have some tips for YOU, freshmen! No, not how to be a popular student at school, but how to fit in your new school. You don't have to be the most special at school, at least you've got friends. 
  1. Smile! That's the important thing. You'll be known as a friendly one, and you'll easily get more friends. 
  2. Don't be afraid to greet your new friends! You're all new kids in school, so it's easier to start something new than you're transfered by your parents to another school in the middle of a semester. It needs more adaptation, though. 
  3. Start a conversation with your new friends! DO's: talk about basic thing like sharing hobbies, talking about your old schools, likes and interests. It's not wrong if you give some jokes. DON'Ts: talk about your love stories, your crushes, and most of all, talk some bad things about your new friends!
  4. Be confident is okay, but don't be over-confident. Some people may don't like an over-confident person. 
  5. Make a good relationship with the seniors (and your friends, especially classmates and outside your class). Make friends, not war. 
  6. Do not brag your gadgets or something expensive on your first day at school! Not all your friends are as same as you are, especially if you go to a public school. They might got offense and they may don't like you. 
Being fitted in in a new place is not as hard as you thought. As long as you stay out of trouble, you could make friends, there's nothing to worry about. Mind your attitude and be friendly, as always! :)

What if you want to join some clubs or extracurriculars? 
"Being a part of something special- it made me special." -Jenna Ushkowitz as Tina, Glee
 Don't be shy and go sign your name to some clubs or extracurriculars that you might be interested to join! If you want to be focused on your extracurricular, then choose which one that matches with your hobbies or your interests, then you can be enjoy in the extracurricular that you've joined. I join Photography club in my school. Although it's not as popular as other club, I feel special when I be a part of it.

If you love sports or be attractive, you might join: Basketball club, Soccer club, Cheerios or Dance Club.
If you love to be organized, you might join: Youth Red Cross (PMR), Paskibra, or Scout.
If you love arts, you might join: Art Club or Photography Club.
If you love music, you might join: Choir, Music Club or Theater Club.
If you love researching, you might join Science Club.

That's all for me and good luck in your new school! Don't make it as something hard to fit in. Enjoy your new environment!

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