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Thursday, September 16, 2010

This Saturday!!

I'm so excited today, and it's not because of the lightning that crashes over Bali recently.

You see, I'm a game-freak. Call me nerd or whatever, I still like them.
And among all games I like, I'm crazy with Pokemon. Call me childish or whatever, I still like them.

And this Thursday, Nintendo will launch the latest Pokemon game, called Pokemon Black and Pokemon White.

If you don't really like Pokemon, or at least not interseted in it, just skip this post with my compliment.

But if you like Pokemon as much as I do, check this out:

http://serebii.net/blackwhite/



Until next time,

Sunday, September 5, 2010

We Win!

Great news! EADS 4 wins the Kodya Selection!!

By the way, did I mention the formation changes?
Well, I didn't. Se before I start my post, here's the new team formation:

Team A
Carrisa (1st & Reply)
Mita (2nd)
Takumi (3rd)

Team B
Ian (1st & Reply)
Bika (2nd)
Me (3rd)

Basically, the only changes were Bika was swapped with Mita, and we change our team name.

So here it is:
1st Preliminary Round (THW Ban Homeschooling)
SMAN 4 A vs SMAN 2 (A/B) --> SMAN 4 A Win
SMAN 4 B vs SMAK HARAPAN B --> SMAN 4 B Win

2nd Preliminary Round (THW Dismiss Society Organizations)
SMAN 4 A vs SMAN 1 B --> SMAN 4 A Win
SMAN 4 B vs SMAN 1 A --> SMAN 4 B Win

3rd Preliminary Round (THBT We Should Be Able to Sell Their Vote)
SMAN 4 A vs SMAN 5 A --> SMAN 4 A Lose
SMAN 4 B vs SMAN 7 A --> SMAN 4 B Win

Breaking Teams (Ranked From the 3 Rounds using VP, Judge Points, and Team Score)
1st SMAN 4 B
2nd SMAN 5 A
3rd SMAK HARAPAN A
4th SMAN 3 A
5th SMA PGRI 2
6th SMAN 1 A
7th SMAN 4 A
8th SMAK HARAPAN B

Next Round:
Quarter-Final Round (THBT We Should Ban Private Ownership From Professional Sporting Clubs)
SMAN 4 A vs SMAN 5 A --> SMAN 4 A Win
SMAN 4 B vs SMAK HARAPAN A --> SMAN 4 B Win

Breaking Team (Ranked from the Quarter-Final based on VP, Judge Point, and Score)
1st SMAN 1 A
2nd SMAN 4 A
3rd SMAN 3 A
4th SMAN 4 B


*My team ranked 4th because we are only judged by 2 judges, so we only got 2 Judge Point, while other team got 3

Semi-Final Round (THBT Government Should Never Restrict Freedom of Speech)
SMAN 4 A vs SMAN 4 B --> SMAN 4 B Win

*Yes! Both Foursma Teams fight at the Semi!

So the team breaking to the Grand-Final Round:
1st SMAN 4 B
2nd SMAN 1 A

*By the way, SMAN 4 B ranked 3rd, so they snatched the 3rd place already

Now at last:
Grand-Final Round (THBT International Criminal Court Should Be Allowed to Prosecute "Crime Against the Earth")
SMAN 4 B vs SMAN 1 A


and SMAN 4 B WINS!!!!!





Until Next Time,

Thursday, August 26, 2010

September Is Coming!

September is coming near, and I'm freaking out.

No, I'm not freaking out bcoz September is my b'day.

I'm freaking out because at the 5th of September, I will be competing in my first Debate Competition during my Second Year.

Moreover, it's not just a regular competition, it's the Sectionals. If I make it here, I'll go to Provincials, the Nationals, and finally WSDC!!

It's a shame that the most determining competition in my life comes out so soon, but nevertheless I'll give m best shot.

Right now I can only work harder, and pray so that everything will turns out right this year.

Oh, I forgot. Here's the competing teams:

TEAM A
Revian Nathanael
Pradnya Paramita
Revaldi Nathanael (Me!)

Team B
Carrisa Tehputri
Bika Alice Pidada
Takumi Wijaya

Pray for me guys. I really need it.

Until next time,

Saturday, August 14, 2010

My Great Juniors!

Melanjutkan dari post aku brapa wktu yg lalu, aku pngn nyritain tntg junior2 baru aku di EADS4 (English Debating Society of Foursma).

Ini aku ngurutnya cuma sekedar mana yg keinget duluan.

1. Carrisa
She is the first English Club girl I knew. Basically krn dia adek kls aku di SD. Tapi diluar itu, dia juga anak kelas 1 pertama yg aku latih bwt lomba. She is a first speaker and reply. Aku seneng punya Junior kyk Carrisa krn dia itu hardworker bgt. Dia seneng nyari matter & data. Makanya enak bgt kerja sama brg dia. Hehehe. Keep up the good work.

2. Mita
Dia juga anak E-Club pertama. Dia sama Mita itu yg kulatih brg2 bwt lomba english pertama di thn ajaran 2010/2011. hohoho. She's one of the best debater among my junior. She's first, third and reply. Emang kombinasi lucu. First + third, but hey thats what she is. Dia itu cara ngomongnya lucu bgt. Pengen tak makan rasanya itu anak. Hahahaha.

3. Muli
I knew her since ages ago. Dia itu adek kelasku di Gandhi juga. Dia itu adeknya alumnus SMA4. She also a good debater. She's a first third as well, tpi aku lebih suka thirdnya. Dia itu suka bgt baca novel. ga ngerti kenapa. Dia sering di address "nerd" sama temen2nya. I can't understand why. Tampangnya intimidatif bgt. WAKAKAKAKK! Keep it up, mul.

4. Ruth
I knew her since ages as well. Lebih tepatnya dia itu temen gerejaku sejak aku kelas 2 SMP. Tak disangka ternyata dia juga nyari SMA4. Dan setelah diterima, aku berhasil "menghasut" dia buat join debat. Anyway, dia kayaknya udah ketagihan debat bgt tuh. SHe's a pure second. Englishnya bagus, and the seniors, including me expect a lot from her. Go ruth.

5. Benny
Aku denger kabar kalo orang ini masuk krn japres Biologi. Mengingat kalo anak Bio itu banyak lomba dlol, awalnya aku ga yakin mw masukkin ini anak ke EADS, tpi begitu aku interview dia, wuih otaknya debate bgt. Dia kritis bgt cara mikirnya. I knew right away that, "here lies the future of Foursm Debate Team,". He's a third basically. Kalo englishnya ku latih jdi lebih bagus, maybe dia bisa jadi posisi laen. Good job benny!

6. Kreshna
Cuma ada 2 cowok di angkatan mereka. Yang pertama itu Benny, yg kedua itu orang ini. Orangnya mesum abis. Tapi gimanapun sejarah menyatakan debater bagus tends to be pervy. I'm not a pervy-good-debater, but he is. Dia third juga. Aku ngeliat potensi yg guede bgt di orang ini. Btw dia ini pacarnya Mita, dn mereka itu unyu bgt klo jalan berdua.

7. Sathya
Sathya itu debater yg bisa kubilang salah satu yg plg dedicated. Dia debat pertamanya mendadak bgt, udah gitu sering bgt gantiin org laen yg g bsa debat, but she still okay with that. She's a second. Awalnya sih dia first, cuma aku ngliat confidence dia muncul di Second. I believe that her motivation will one day turn into a shimmering achievement. Good luck Sathya

8. Abby
Abby ini awalnya agak sedih. Dia keliatannya yg paling mengalami masalah catching up sama materi. Aku tw emang materinya susah, jdi wajar kalo dia bingung. Dan pas dia mw debat pertama, dia sakit. Sakit sampe ketinggalan 3 hari pertemuan. Kasian bgt. Tapi bgtu Debut pertamanya as a First (Which I established as her permanent position), dia lgsg rock the stage bgt. She's a great girl. Be strong, Abby.

9. Lissa
Dia itu unyu bgt. Aku pertama kali liat dia pas interview. Aku sama kak wulan lgsg ngecap dia sebg "Debater Terlucu dan Terunyu". Wakakakak no offense. Juga ga niat pdkt kok. Lisa ini tmpgny emg polos abis. Tapi siapa sangka dibalik ke polosan di wajahnya itu, she's a good first. Set up nya jelas bgt. Aku seneng ngeliat first speech yg dia bawa. Keep it up, liz! btw dia ini skrg pcaran sama kk kls eclub.

10. Key
Nma aslinya Intan. Cuma Tuhan yg tw kenapa dia dipanggil Key. Intinya dia adalah second speaker. Aku liat sebenernya orang ini punya banyak bgt ide di kepalanya, tapi dia masih blm bisa express idenya itu dg baik. Tapi potensinya Key itu segede gaban. Beneran ga boong. I beliebe in Key. hahaha.

11. Dessri
Dessri ini yg paling rajin diantara Debater angkatannya. dia dtg slalu paling early. Dia juga multi-talented gtu deh. Storytelling + Debate + Maen senjata nunchak atau apapun ga jelas + Marching Band dll. She's a third. Debate stylenya aggresif bgt. Kinda remind me of myself now. Hahaha.

12. Julia
Last but not least Julia. Aku bru liat dia debat 2 kali. She's a second, tpi aku udah establish dia jdi second, reply, third. gtw knapa. i believe in my feeling n instinct as a debater. Dia sekrang lagi sakit. So for all of you reading this post, pls pray for her. hahaha, get well soon Julia.




That's all 12 of them. Sebenernya aku jga mw nyeritain soal anak2 e-club non debat tapi krn:
1. Kurang Waktu
2. Ga afal nama orang2
3. Males

Kapan2 aja deh.

So my point is, for all of my debate juniors, I put my trust and the future of EADS4 in you guys. You guys may think that you suck now. But believe me, you guys aren't. You guys as just as good, even better, than me. Don't give up, k?


Until Next Time,

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Something 'Bout Love

In case kalian blm pada tw, David Arculeta is one of my favorite artist.

Biasanya sih cewek2 suka sama itu orang salah satunya krn tampangnya, tpi sori gw bukan homo. wkwkwk.

Aku suka sama how he puts music into his life, dan perjuangannya buat dapetin apa yg dia suka (music). Kinda inspiring.

I like debate, and I will try my best to keep debate in my life.

Back to the topic,

Baru2 ini David Archuleta release single baru, Something Bout Love, n videonya bru kluar bbrapa hri yg lalu.

Well, i like his new music style, tpi kok di videonya dia keliatan tua bgt ya?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhRvd0bzIoE

Until next time,

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

New Debaters!!

Gila, gw seneng bgt ada 18 anak baru di sekolah gw yg mw join debate! Tapi kta pembina e-club di skul gw, kita ga mgkn bisa nampung semua, krn ujung2nya ga bakal aktif semua, jdi mendingan kita seleksi, trus biar yg mw rajin dtg aja yg masuk.

Akhirnya kepilihlah 12 orang buat jadi new debaters of Foursma. Namely Ruth, Dessri, Carrisa, Mita, Julia, Talissa, Abby, Muli, Kresna, Benny, Sathya, sama Key. Hahaha, i know cowoknya cuma 2 orang. Sebenernya banyak, tapi mereka ga lolos seleksi. Ya udahlah yg penting kita berdoa aja biar mereka semua serius dan rajin dtg. Walaupun agak susah belajar debat, kalo ada niat bisa kok.


Until Next Time,

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Laughs at the Beach

Kok bisa sih 1 bulan aku bener literally ga ngapa2in, dan liburan tetep aja kerasa cepet? Perasaan baru kemaren deh, aku dapet rapot, trus maen PS sampe muntah, trus Nonton TV seharian, trus nongkrongin Laptop buka Social Network sama download lagu dan film Pokemon (DVD bwt Seriesnya ga ada, jd download deh), trus tiba2 aku udah brg saudara nginep di Benoa, berenang, banana boat (again), parasailing, dan tiba Minggu Depan aku udah masuk lagi? Well whatever....

Yang penting, ini ada cerita pas aku lagi parasailing sama saudara2 di pantai benoa.
Jadi kan kita itu sore2 maen ke pantai, trus spupu gw kenalan gtu sama yg jaga tempat bwt parasailing, banana boat dkk. Trus kita dikasi diskon 30% kalo dtg besok pagi.

Alhasil, kita besoknya bangun lebih pagi. Tapi tetep aja kesiangan, karena kata orgnya kalo bisa bgn dtg jam 8, tpi kita bgun bru stgh 9. Udah gtu, kita menilai (dengan analisa super dashyat) kaloanginnya blom trlalu kenceng jd tunggu entaran aja.
Jadinya kita baru ke pantai jam 10an.

Tempatnya udah agak rame, tpi gapapa. Kita lgsg siap2, pake vest dll, trus dengerin briefing singkat dari orgnya.

Ternyata lumayan mahal parasailing. Masa muter 1-2 menit (orgnya sih ngaku 4 menitan) 125ribu?! Yah bukannya kenapa sih, cuma kayaknya ga seimbang aja. Pokoknya kita udah pesen tiket parasailing buat 4 org (aku, Ian, sama dua sepupu).

Kita ngatre nih ceritanya. Diantara kita berempat aku urutan kedua (sumpah bukan aku yg ngebet pgn kedua, dapet tiketnya aja urutan kedua. dibagi random kok). Trus pas lagi ngantri, ada ibu2 norak yg aneh.

Dia itu ibu2 pake kerudung, urutannya persis stelah Ian (trakhir diantara kita), tapi pas giliran org yang KEDUA sebelum spupuku yg dapet giliran pertama udah nekat maju. Untung petugasnya tau trus suruh nunggu balik di antrean.

Dan setelah org tadi selesai, dia BALIK LAGI!!! Petugasnya nyuruh dia nunggu lagi, krena org yg mw naik juga udah ngeliatin dg tatapan yg eww gtu.

Dan pas sepupuku mau naik, DIA BRUSAHA NEROBOS LAGI!!

"gila ini orang tak terbangin juga lama2" pikir ku setelah ngliatin aksinya itu.

Nevertheless, setelah sepupuku itu, giliranku. Yah aku terbang lah pokoknya. Ga serem kok beneran. Seru malah.

Setelah giliranku selesai, aku ga terallu merhatiin lagi, krn aku ngobrol sama om ku yg tdi motretin gtu.

Intinya, setelah ian selesai, akhirnya...... tiba giliran si ibu itu.
Pas dia naik, udah diiket segala rupa, tinggal terbang....

KERUDUNGNYA JATOH NUTUPIN MUKA!!!

pas dia terbang aku ketawa2 ngaka brg spupu2ku...
dan yg paling seru, pas dia turun, itu kerudung masih nutupin mukanya!!

Rugi deh itu ibu, bayar 125ribu (gtw pake diskon pa nggak) malah ga ngliat apa2, cuma ngrasain angin semilir2 di kaki...

Pesan yg aku dapet, jangan suka nerobos antrean.



Until Next Time.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

This is not my day!

Kesel! Tau ga, tadi aku lagi maen Final Fantasy XII (Good game. You have to play it.), trus aku harus ngalahin 3 boss in a row. Dan boss2 itu terletak jauuuuuuuuh bgt dari Save Point, lebih jauh dari Anyer-Panarukan. Aku udah melalui seribu gunung seribu lembah untuk ngalahin boss pertama, dan karena saking jauhnya, habis dari boss pertama, aku ga pake ngesave langsung maen hajar boss kedua. Eh, pas lagi seru2nya bertarung sama bos kedua (Kelinci Lucu namanya Fury), MATI LISTRIK!!!! PSku ke reset!! AAAAAAAARRRRGH!!!! Aku ga mau maen PS lagi hari ini!!!!!!!!!


Sorry kalo ada yg ga ngerti aku ngomong apa. It's gamer's business.

Until Next time.

Friday, May 14, 2010

I just want to write this down

Oke, gw tw ini telat bgt, tpi gw BENER2 NGERASA gw harus post cerita ini.

Bener2 ga nyangka bisa dapet pengalaman yang berharga di ALSA E-COMP 2010 (Gw capek sumpah nulis Inggris, skali2 Indonesia deh)

Jadi ceritanya, Foursma (Skul gw)dpt undangan bwt ALSA yang diadakan tiap tahun di FHUI. Kita emang udah langganan gtu sama ini lomba, tpi thn lalu kita cuma ikt debate, gw lupa thn2 sblmnya lagi. Nah, secara ajaib, tahun ini banyak bgt yg minat terutama di kalangan kk kls 2. Alhasil, dari yg sebelumnya kita cuma ngirim 2 tim buat Debate, tahun ini kita malah ngirim:

2 Tim Debate
Team A : Agatha, Kevin, Aldy (gw)
Team B : Priski, Bika, Takumi

1 Orang News Casting : Kak Dea
1 Orang Speech : Kak Wulan
1 Orang Story Telling : Dita

dan 1 Team Battle of Brain (Cerdas Cermat) : Kak Wulan (ke 2), Ka Dyo, Kak Pillar.

Aku bahas aja deh, satu2 orang2nya!!

Agatha.
dia itu kk kls gw pas SD, dan temen gereja gw. Ga disangka, kita malah jd senior-junior di sini. Dia itu sebenernya sih menburut gw adalah seorang 1st Reply tok tok ga bisa diganggu gugat. Tapi krn menurut coach pertama gw dia kurang bgus siapin rebut, akhirnya dia jdi 1st Prop, dan 2nd Opp. Reply mah tetep.

Kevin.
Dia ini kk kls plg gaje dan santai di dunia. Aku udah 3 kali sekamar sama dia, dan ada aja hal2 aneh yg terjadi. Wkwkwk. Dia ini dulunya 3rd dari tim kita, tapi karena coach kita yg trakhir bilang dia bagus di ngembangin argumen, akhirnya dia tuker posisi sama gw jadi 1st neg, dan 2nd Opp.

Aldy.
Ya mw gimana lagi? Gw ya gw, yg dri awal kelas 1 udah ngebet pgn ikt ALSA, dan akhirnya gw dibolehin. Gw jd 3rd amatiran gtu. Jujur gw kurang PeDe di role ini. Kalo biasanya orang grogi krn "takut maju duluan" (yang jujur gw sama sekali nggak suka org kyk gt), gw malah ngerasa aneh bgt jd maju blkgn, kyk ga cepet selesai gtu. Tpi coach pasti punya penilaian yg lebih bagus, jdi ikutin aja.

Tim kita ini sebenernya sangat flex, jdi kita mutusin, siapapun yg paling pede silahkan jd 1st, sisanya ngikutin.

Tim B?

ada Priski, dia ini anaknya lucu bgt. Imut2 gimana gtu. Mukyaaaa! dia posisi kyk Agatha, tapi dia enggak reply. Dia ini awalnya kurang percaya diri gtu, tpi lama2 dia overcome masalahnya kok. (FYI, dia kk kls)

Bika itu awalnya speech sama stortell, tpi krn dia ada minat dan bakat di debat, bu margi (pembina e-club) nempatin dia di debate. dia ngambil role kyk Kevin, tpi dia plus reply gtu. Indo-Belanda lho, dan logat inggrisnya belanda bgt. I like her style.

Takumi, temen sekelas ian yg paling matah dan paling budakable jadi 3rd dari tim b. Dia ini bgus lho. perkembangannya signifikan abis. Dia juga jd yg plg sering bikin lucu di tim ALSA kita.


SPEECH
Ka wulan ini emg ank speech dri SMP, tpi pas sma, br skrg dia ikt lomba lagi. awalnya dia ga pede, tpi kyknya g ngruh banyk tuh k performancenya. Inggrisnya BRITISH bgt, dan anehnya dia g nyadar. y gpplah. Btw ada kisah lucu lho tntg K wulan selama di jakarta. nanti ku ceritain deh.

NEWS
Ka Dea, kk yg plg kayak Kakak di tim ALSA kita. Mengingat Agatha, Kevin, dan Piqi itu hura2an, Ka Wulan sebenernya seumur sama aku cuma percepatan (dan dia g seneng dipanggil ataupun bertingkah bagi kakak), Ka Dea lah yg paling dewasa dan tw yg hrs dilakukan. Kata org2 sih, dia nge-news hebat bgt, sayang gw g smpt liat.

STORY
Dita, yg pling muda diantara kita. waktu dia menang juara 1 di Brawijaya, dia lgsg jadi prioritas buat ALSA. Orangnya lucu kok. Aku seneng nongkrong brg dia, ian, ma takumi. wakakak.

BOB
Aku sih g trllu knal ma tim BOB, secara mrk daftar, bayar, brgkt, dan nginep jauhan dari kita. jadi nothing to say.





Skrg sampe perkenalan aja dulu, ntar kulanjutin.

Until next time.

It's been a while

Hahaha! It's been a while since i posted here on January.
I've forgotten my blogger password, and i just keep forgetting to reset a new one, so when i finally remember, hope u guys are still there.

LATEST (Or maybe not) UPDATES!!

ECONOMIC DEBATE COMPETITION (UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA) RESULT:
1st Place - BPK 3 Penabur (They're good alright...)
2nd Place - SMAN 1 Tangerang (They supposed to meet Foursma at semi, but I don't know what the hell happened, so yeah)
3rd Place - SMAN 4 Denpasar (It's US!! Well, THEM!!)

Ian, our 1st Spaker made it to the top 10 Best Speakers, ranked 8.

CONGRATZ FOR EDC FEUI TEAM!!

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BRAWIJAYA ENGLISH TOURNAMENT
1st Place - SMAN 1 PONOROGO B (We're so close, but yet... oh well)
2nd Place - SMAN 4 DENPASAR A (It's US!! Not to mention, ME!!)
3rd Place - SMAN 1 SIDOARJO A (Mytha is good, i expect nothing less from NSDC Debaters)

Our BET Team ROCKS the Speaker's Scoring!!
1st Best Speaker - Aldy (ME!! Thanks for all of your support)
2nd Best Speaker - Kevin (You deserve it, vin! ^^)
3rd Best Speaker - Agatha (We ROCK, team a!)
5th Best Speaker - Ian
9th Best Speakers - Takumi & Kania (I still can't believe this! OMG! Great!)
12th Best Speakers - Amel & Ka Steven (the E.N.D - EADS4 Never Dies)
23rd Best Speakers - Priski

Also, our Story Telling Team snatched a good achievement!
1st Place - Anindita Saraswati (SMAN 4 DENPASAR)
2nd Place - I COMPLETELY forgot
3rd Place - Bika Alice (SMAN 4 DENPASAR)

CONGRATZ FOR FOURSMA E-CLUB!!




Until next time, cheers.

Monday, January 18, 2010

Debate Warriors!!!

The warriors going for the battle of brain and persuasion.

Economic Debate Competition (University of Indonesia)
Team (A):
1st Speaker - Revian Nathanael
2nd Speaker - Anggika Kurnia
3rd Speaker - Genta Indra Winata

Team (B):
1st Speaker - Agatha Kharisma
2nd Speaker - Revaldi Nathanael
3rd Speaker - Kevin Ryantho Suhendra

Due to various technical issues, Team (B) cancelled their participation on EDC UI


English Debate (University of Brawijaya)
Team (A):
1st Speaker - Agatha Kharisma
2nd Speaker - Revaldi Nathanael (me!!)
3rd Speaker - Kevin Ryantho Suhendra

Team (B):
1st Speaker - Intan Priskila
2nd Speaker - Zetira Kenang Kania
3rd Speaker - Steven Kimsha

Team (C):
1st Speaker - Revian Nathanael
2nd Speaker - Amelia Febrina
3rd Speaker - Takumi Wijaya


GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!!

Monday, January 11, 2010

Sometimes It Feels Wrong

Not that this is important, but I really got the feeling that I'm being very spoiled, so when I face the real world, I'm starting to doubt myself. I'm afraid that I'm not qualified yet and the one I used to underestimate are actually way better than me. I really need advice at the moment. So if you guyz want to give some, text me or call me, k? Not that there are that many people reading my blog.

C U L8ER.