An Absolute Movie Freak !

Movies. Who doesn’t like movies ? For me, myself, I am an absolute MOVIE FREAK !! Why ? That’s because I love watching films. That is one of my best mood booster for life. Without movies, my life would be very boring…  Almost every weekend, I go to cinemas with my family to watch new titles that were released on that week. By doing that, it keeps me updated to newest movies…

Talking about movies, one of my favourite title is ‘Sing’. It is a musical animation motion picture. It was just released by 8th of December in Indonesia. Yesterday, I watched the movie and I love it.

Courtesy of http://www.universalpictures.com

Why do I like the movie ?

I like the movie for many reasons. First, I love the flow of the story. It is so organized and that makes the audience understands the movie. Besides the flow of the story, I also like the movie because of the moral. It has a very good moral which is : never give up to do anything that you like. There is one quote I like from the movie. It is :

“ Don’t let fear stop you from doing thing you love“ – Buster Moon

I really recommend you to watch this movie, if you haven’t watch it.

While watching the movie, I cried a lot, laughed a lot and sing a lot too, as this is a musical movie. Some of the characters in the movie are : Buster Moon, Rosita, Mike, Ash, Johnny, Meena and so much more.

Some of the characters, left to right : Buster Moon, Mike, Johnny, Rosita                            Courtesy of http://www.cartoonbrew.com

Am I addicted to movies ?                                                                                                                         Yup, Absolutely! Now, maybe some people think that watching movies may disturb our studies… Especially, maybe parents. They forbid their kids to watch movies too often… I am not saying that we should watch movies every time, but maybe some of us didn’t realize the benfits of watching movie… Some of the advantages are :

1. It can improve your vocabulary
2. Makes you creative and imaginative
3. Makes you learn some lessons ( from the moral messege of the movie )
4. Gives you inspirations
5. For entertainment

How does watching movie change my life?

Movies changed my life in a lot of ways. I became more creative and imaginative. I leaned so many lessons from all movies that I have watched all these times. It makes me feel blessed even more to the Almighty God.

Why am I a movie freak ?

First of all, I think that’s because of genes. My father is a super movie freak that he knows every details in movies. So since I was small, he took me to cinemas to watch movies. He did that even before I could walk. Maybe the first time I went to a cinema is when  I was 8 months old.

Which is better ? Home or cinema ?

Everybody has different oppinions about which is better. But for me myself, I’d rather watch movies in cinemas as it felt more realistic. Maybe it is beacause of the speakers everywhere and also the comfortable seat.

Bonus pictures :

One of the funniest part of the movie             courtesy of plus.google.com, Charol Rabbanal Rabbanal

Sundae on Sunday

Getting bored of normal ice cream ? Here is a historical place that foodies must visit. It is located in Jalan Veteran I No. 20 Jakarta. The restaurant is called “ Ragusa Es Italia “

People may ask “Why should I go there ?”. Well, if you ask that, you’re going to know soon.

First things first. Why historical ? It is because it has an old age. It was made in 1932, far before Indonesia’s independence day. Besides that, the architectures are very unique and it is ancient as well. Some say the interiors were made by VOC. The chairs are made from cane and guess what ? It was handmade.

So on Sunday, I went to an ice cream cafe after visiting ‘Museum Gajah’. The cafe is called “Ragusa Es Italia”. It was there since 1932. So it’s been about 84 years. Ragusa was established by two Italian people, Luigie Ragusa and Vincenzo Ragusa. There is a story behind the making of this cafe.

So Luigie Ragusa and Vincenzo Ragusa went to Batavia at the year 1930 to study needlework at the central jakarta. After they graduated, they went to Bandung and met a European woman who had a ranch full of cows. She gave a lot of milk to them which Lugie and Vincenzo use as one of the recipies to make an Italian ice cream, which unexpectadly many people keep buying it. With the help of three brothers, they build the first Ragusa in Jalan Pos ( now called Jalan Naripan ), Bandung. While working on their business, Ragusa was helped by Jo Giok Siaw, a friend in the sewing school.

One of the five brothers, Francesco Ragusa married with Jo Giok Siaw’s daughter named Liliana. On 1970, they hand over their buisness to Liliana’s brother named Buntoro Kurniawan and Sias Mawarni, his wife.

This Italian ice cream company sells seven basic flavours, which are : chocolate, vanilla, mocca, strawberry, nougat, durian and rum raisin. There are some combined flavours too. The names of the ice creams are unique. One of them is called spaghetti ice cream.

The spaghetti ice cream has a shape of a long pasta, called spaghetti, but it is not a spaghetti flavoured ice cream. It is a vanilla ice cream that has a shape of spaghetti and some toppings that make it look like a spaghetti

If you’re hungry, you can buy some foods nearby Ragusa Es Italia. They work together with the street vendors in front of the restaurants. Mostly, they sell traditional foods such as fried rice, fried noodle, ‘Gado – Gado’, ‘Asinan’ and so much more ?

So now, you know where to go when you need some refreshments, right ?