I cannot sleep I cannot dream tonight, I need my television

Whoa ! My television is out of order and because of that I get sleeping disorder. Well, maybe that sounds exaggerating but actually that’s true. I cannot sleep well not because I am depressed thinking of my precious out of order TV, but because I cannot hear any sound from it before sleeping. Yea, that’s weird I know. Commonly people tend to sleep easier while they are in tranquil conditions but I am uncommon.  I tend to sleep easier when I hear sounds of human nearby. I feel secure and safe when I hear noises created by human, that’s why I always turn my TV on before sleeping. Last night I didn’t hear any 'lullaby ' from my TV. My focus was distracted by the sounds outside of my dorm and I kept thinking of the source of those sounds so that I couldn’t sleep well on that night. I don’t even place any clock at my dorm because I hate the tic toc sound of clock bugging me when I try to sleep. Do you know what kind of sleeping disorder I get? I don’t search it on google because if I search it on google I’ll lose any reason to write this post (lol) .

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Technology; Friend or Foe?

I am almost 20 years old by the end of June, and somehow remembering my age rings the bell of my past when I was a child back then. When I was a child, there were many traditional games played by children such as galah asin, petak umpet, ucing-ucingan, oray-orayan, perepet jengkol ,congklak, gasing, langlayangan (playing kite) etc . My favorite games were galah asin and petak umpet (hide and seek).

“There were many traditional games played by children”

Yes, I said they were many traditional games played by children because we can see that nowadays, in the globalization era, when technology is the king, children rarely play traditional games. The nature of children is playing, and of course on that age they will tend to use much time for playing. So, if I say that traditional games were played by children, what games do children play nowadays? Children nowadays tend to prefer monitor, keyboard, and mouse to be their playing partners rather than their peers, that is the negative effect of the development of technology.

 

There are some values lost by the time modern games bolstered by the development of technology replaces the traditional games.

The value of socialization is the first thing which is lost. Here is the thing, when you want to play traditional games what thing you have to do first? Of course you have to gather with your peers, and how about when you want to play internet games? Just turns on the computer or go to warnet I guess. Traditional games trigger children to socialize with the others, they build togetherness among children and of course the effect for the growth of the children will be beneficial, because they will get used to doing activities in group. On the other hand, internet games make children be exclusive and individual because they will only need computer as their friends.

 The second thing is that the degradation of healthy level of the children. Whoa ! it sounds scientific but actually I cannot proof how far the degradation of healthy level of the children happened when they leave the

Manga VS Comic

If you read my profile you will realize that I fond of reading comic. Actually the titles written in my favorite books column don’t belong to comic, but actually belong to manga. So what is actually this thing called manga? . To put it simply, manga is comic from Japan while comic in common is from western countries especially America. Aside from the origins, they share other differences. Below are the differences between manga and comic in my version:

  

           They have different names

LOL, of course it is obvious, sorry it’s only a teaser :p .

       Main character

The main character in comic usually described as a super hero or warrior, while the main character in manga tends to be more various, it can be an ordinary student with his daily problems.

 

Storyline

Led by the difference of the main character, the storyline of manga and comic tend to be different too. The storyline of comic usually deals with the fight between goodness and evil while the storyline of manga can be

The Last Samurai : Culture, Identity, Honor, and Pride

“I have dreamed of a unified Japan

. . .of a country strong and independent and modern.

And now we have railroads and cannons, western clothing.

But. . .

. . .We cannot forget who we are. . .

. . .or where we come from.”

 

Whoa ! I was almost crying with watery eyes when watching this film for the second time. It’s an old film, but this film never ceases astonishing me.  I like the sounds of the clashing swords, I like the hoarse throats of the old men dying, I like the booming sounds of howitzer, I like the splashes of blood, I like the outfits, the settings, I like everything from this film.

The Holes of Imperfection in Perfectionist's Body

By : Ihsan Nur Iman Faris

When you become perfectionist

You will get many holes in your body

You expect people to be perfect

But you haven’t perfected yourself first

When you expect people to be better

You have to be the best

Being perfect is something impossible

Then expecting people to be exactly fits

The idea of perfect which you uphold

Is beyond impossible