Quote #1

“If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter , 

for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. 

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. 

You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; 

you have a right to be here.” 

― Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

Got this quote from Evita Nuh's blog, The Creme de La Crop. Actually, I'm currently trying to understand the meaning of this quote.

Fashion Story

This is a supa-random posting.

I've played Fashion Story since I can't remember when, and still play it. First, I played this game on my Android, my Storm ID is disismeel. Since playing games on iPad is so much easier than on Android, I install Fashion Story on my iPad, but I can't load my old Strom ID. So, I made a new one, disismeela. Add me please! :D

I've reached level 35 (old one: 44, as I remember). I have 43,355K money, no diamond, 100 loves, 3 stars, and 107 neighbors. I'm about to make my botique larger, but, have no money to pay for it. It costs 1.000K. Hiks.

See? It's super duper random. But, trust me, this is a super duper time-killer game that will not let you bored. You can download it at AppStore or Google Play. And it's free!

Okay, people, I need to go to sleep. See you at the next posting. ;)

Eco Green Park, Batu

You are an agro-eco-technology student? Or care about ecology, nature, and all about them? You should visit Eco Green Park at Batu. If you're not one of them, but you like photography, or you have a child, or whatever, you should go to Eco Green Park, too.

Nooo, I do not get paid to do this.

Yesterday, I went to Eco Green Park with my Ivan, and his friends. Well, actually, this is not my first time, but my third.

We arrived at Eco Green Park at 9 am (as I remember), and then we bought the tickets that cost 45K IDR per person. This is weekend price, if you go there at weekdays, it will cost 30K IDR. Cheap enough, well, we get what we pay.

What's in it? There are... Errr... They give us so much information about ecology. They have many moths, birds, and ducks. There is a bird show sometimes. And also an upside down house that is caused by Sandy Storm. And many mooore.

The foodcourt, hmm, I like it so much. They hung some flowers at the roof, so pretty. Unfortunatelly, I did not take a picture at the foodcourt.

This is some pictures I took...!!!

I did not take many pictures because I want to enjoy what's served and "absorb" informations as much as I can.

I learnt how to make an animal feed and also biogas and biofertilizer. I also learnt about some recycling codes.

Pic from: http://www.vikoz.com/

Shortly, you can refresh your mind and get so much informations at once here!

May!

O, MG. it's May already! How was your life, everyone? Mine? Been so good. Alhamdulillahirobbilalaamin. I told you before that I always love April. But, April 2013 is the best, guys. One of my dreams, the biggest one, has came true. Once, again, Alhamdulillah. :)

But, sorry to say, I can't tell you what it is. Well, not yet. Someday, I'll tell you what happened in April 2013. Clue? Okay. One clue: Ivan. Hihi. So, it's about my love life.

Okay, back to May. Since April 2013 is the best among another, May 2013 is also my best May. The first important thing about May is, I already started my research. I planted my common beans at the beginning of this month. Well, not all of it is good. It also means that I need to go to the field once, twice, or three times a week, or even everyday to take care of my common beans. Tired? Yes. Burnt? Super yes. The saddest thing is I got muscles in my hands. The second thing is, Ivan and I went to a wedding party for the very first time. Well, I'd been going to some weddings but this time I went there with my love, Ivan. The third is, I went to Situbondo with some great people last Wednesday. It was so fun, though some were not. But, I still love it and want some more great experience like those, (very) bad hotel room, motorcycling in the middle of the night, got some drinks at coffee shop, went to the dock, night market at alun-alun Situbondo, some unique foods, and many others. The fourth, the fift, the sixth, and the others is much more interesting, but, they are my best three things in this month.

Ooops, I forgot something, I met my senior high school bestfriend, @whenimas and @pradiskadiska. I missed them so much and was so happy, finally can meet, talk, and get some photos together. It happened a day before I went to Situbondo. Well, I call it combo great things. Thanks Allah. You do love me. :)

Since it's still May 13, I'm sure there will be more great things in this month. Aamiin.

Anyway, I went to Malaysia last April 24 until 27. It was soooooo~ fun, I'll write about it later. Because now, I need to have some breakfast. So, see you at the next post, great people. :)

Love,

Meela xx

One Step Closer, Many Steps Ahead

Hello, world!

This is my second post in this month. FYI, March is one of my favorite months. Why? Because, my Ivan was born in this month. 24 years ago. And, accidentally, I am going to do a research proposal seminar in this month, too. Yeah, finally, after a long long waiting.

Announcement

As what written on my title: One Step Closer, Many Steps Ahead. Sempro or research proposal seminar is not the end of my struggle. I am really thankful that I am going to do a sempro, but, there is still a long road ahead, to be a Bachelor of Agriculture.

I don't promise you to do it fast, but, I promise you to do it the best with all my best. Bismillah, wish me luck, readers! :)

Between* - A Space Just for Two

Nowadays, people are really crazy about instant messaging. Long, long, long time ago, when I was a teenager, Mig33, mXit, Nimbuzz, and some other instant messaging applications were really popular, besides Gtalk and Yahoo Messanger (YM). And then, at the begining of smartphone era, BBM or BlackBerry Messanger was something every people must have. After the coming of BBM, many application developers were trying to make instant messanging aplications with more features and better appearances to attract us. WhatsApp, Line, KakaoTalk, Fring, Skype (well, may be this one is older), and many other instant messaging applications you can mention, displayed in the App Store, Play Store, and App World.


And today, many people are trapped in a long-distance relationship. The harmony of their relationship depends on communication that exists between them. Therefore, the instant messaging application is needed here. Not only because it is more efficient than the regular SMS, but IM is also very easy to use. You only need to connect with internet connection, then you are able to send the "free" message, and make a "free" call or video call to people you love.

However, that IMs  mentioned above are too "mainstream" for those who need privacy to do. Then they made the new instant messaging applications created specifically for couples. Two couples applications Ivan and I have used are Avocado and Between*. And after comparing the advantages and disadvantages of both, we chose to use Between*.

Between*

Do you want to know more about Between*? You can visit: http://appbetween.us/en/. And here is the link of Avocado: https://avocado.io/.

You know what? I do love their tag line, "a space just for two" (Between*) and "the app for you and your favorite person" (Avocado). It sound so sweeeee~t. :3

They both have advantages and disadvantages. Avocado is way too slow for us, but it can be accessed via PC. Between* is not too slow, I think it's as fast as WeChat, but, it can't be accessed via PC. So why did we choose Between*? Because we don't like to wait, it has the better appearance, and we can comment on photos we shared and will get a notification when your partner reply your comment (It's like we have a private Facebook or Instagram :D).

Between is a beautiful space where you can share all your moments only with the one that matters. Create, share and remember all your moments with your special someone. Get started now!

For me, Between* is a perfect application for couples. We can share calendar, photos, and memos. It feels like we have a private social networking (we can update our status). It's fast enough as long as your internet connection is good. We can set the size of photos we are going to share. And at last but not least, we can send free text and voice message to someone we love. And also it has many cute emoticons and stickers. Perfect! And, one more thing, it's free!

For the next update, I hope we can make a call, video call, and also share alarm. :D

But, after all, WhatsApp is unbeatable and WeChat has most features.

New Years: 2013

I swear to you, I don't celebrate this kind of "New Year", because according to my religion, our new year is not January the 1st, but it's 1 Muharram. But, whether I celebrate it or not, my lovely country, Indonesia, uses this kind of calendar system.

2012 ran so fast. Too fast, I don't even realize it that I've already passed it. Well, may be because there wasn't much special event in my life along that year.

I remember, and I will always remember 2012 as my "internship year", because the most special event happened to me in 2012 is my internship at PT. BISI International, Tbk.

Okay, forget about 2012. Wake up, people! Today, well, tonight, is already 2013. What will you do in this year? What will you make for yourself, for your family, and people you love in this year? What will happen to you in this year? What will blablablabla in this year? Okay, stop it. Don't answer those questions, don't ask another question, don't think too much, smile, and just face it.

And, wish.

I wish, this year could be my very very last year of college. I wish, I could be graduated from Brawijaya University in this year. I wish, every problems from 2012 could be solved at the first month of this year. I really wish. And I wish, 2013 could be "my year". Aamiin.

Oh, one more thing, I wish, I can write more and more and more on this blog.

Well, at last but not least at all, happy 2013!! :D







Love, Meela xx. :)

HTC EVO 3D

There's not much I can say about this "smart-phone". A simple line describe it is: It's a Gingerbread Android with 3 cameras. Yeah, it has 3 cameras: a single 1,3 MP front camera, and dual rear-facing 5 MP cameras. It can take 3D photos and you can watch any 3D movies or playing 3D games from this phone. About the interface, well, it has HTC sense like another HTC phones, but, I'd rather use go launcher than HTC sense.

But, yeah, this is an awesome phone. I like it!

Though, I can't find Molome on Play Store from this phone. But it's okay, I have Instagram, Cymera, PicsArt, and Camera360. They all are more than just enough. I can edit my photos as much as I want.

Nobody’s perfect, and so is this phone. Just like mostly smart-phones out there, its battery doesn’t last long, and, Wikipedia said, it also has some problem about phone freeze, random restart, and 3D viewing. But, it doesn’t really make sense to me.

Need more info about this phone, this is some useful links for you:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Evo_3D

http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/15/htc-evo-3d-review/

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/06/24/htc-evo-4g-vs-evo-shift-vs-evo-3d-battle-of-the-specs/

http://www.wirefly.com/learn/resources/cell-phone-comparison/schmackdown-htc-evo-3d-vs-htc-evo-4g/

Here's some photos of my HTC EVO 3D...

Sexy Awesome Phone

Happy April 15th

Today is April 17th, and, I'm gonna talk about April the 15th, a.k.a my birthday. Say "happy birthday" to me please. :D

Well, as always, my 21st birthday, 2 days ago, was so-so. No birthday cakes, no gifts, well, there's only one gift from my brother. A cadburry diary milk chocolate with cashew and cookies inside. To be honest, this chocolate doesn't taste so-so at all. It tastes so good and crazily addictive. Here's the picture edited by Molome.

My first and only gift

Well, yeah, I'm still addicted to Molome. It's currently trending on Twitter. Some reject it, some other accept it. That's life. But, in my opinion, Molome is a good application for BlackBerry, Nokia, and even Android. Altough Android has Instagram now, that's cool at first. But, Molome is so much better and friendly than Intsagram. There are new friends on Molome, but on Instagram there're only old-friend and famous people I don't really care. So, I uninstall Instagram from my Android. It's too heavy for my Galaxy Mini. :D

HEY! Back to my birthday!

But, there's something, a little thing, but means so much to me, on this 21st birthday. What is it? It's HIM. Yeah, I'm not allowed to communicate with him. Even trough my cell phone. I really miss him. But, I need to be patient, more and more patient. Because, if I push myself to meet him, it means hell to us. There will be no future for us. Just like what the saying goes, "bersakit-sakit dahulu, bersenang-senang kemudian".

But, again, life must go on, and with or without him, now I'm 21 years old.

Birthday, is identical with wishes. And, for my 21st birthday, here's my wish...

Aku ingin menjadi normal. Beberapa orang menganggap kehidupan normal itu sangat tidak pantas untuk diharapkan. Tapi, ya, aku di sini sangat mengharapkan kehidupan normal. Di mana aku bebas mengekspresikan apa yang ada di dalam hatiku tanpa takut besok akan terjadi kegemparan di keluarga besarku. Di mana aku bisa pergi ke tempat-tempat yang indah, bersama orang-orang yang aku mau. Di mana aku bebas.

People wish me all the best, and I wish God listen to what people wish so that I can get the best. Aamiin. :)

Well, here I am, a 21 years old, pure Indonesian girl. Doing what I love to do, being what I want to be, and loving who I want to love. This is my life, my rules, so think hundred times if you want to lead me on. Happy birthday to me!

Your Life is the Best Life for the Best You

Sometimes, when I watched TV, and I saw beautiful-cool-blablabla-and-look-happy-celebrities, I felt jealous. I went to the mirror and saw an-average-face-girl with glasses and flaws that looked not happy at all. And something inside my mind said "I want to be like them".

an-average-face-girl

Another time, I went to the mall, and I saw a happy and romantic couple. The girl held the boy's hand. Really close, warm, and making me jealous too. I remembered my boy, ups, I mean my man. He's so much better than her boy. Our love is so much stronger than theirs. But, our way is not easy. And we have to be separated when we just realize that we love each other too much.

Some other time, I saw someone on Facebook with hundreds pictures of her and her friends. And I got jealous again. I tried to remember friends I had. One, two, three, four, five, and blablabla. But, where are they now? They are happy with another friends of them. And I'm left here alone. Yeah, alone.

Then, I decided to move to Twitter. I saw a-happy-go-lucky-girl were getting ready to go to USA, and another lucky girl returned from her long-long-long-journey around Europe. Another jealous feeling came to my mind. Yeah, I have ever gone to another country, Malaysia and Singapore. But I went there with my family. I want to go abroad alone, not one or two days, but a month, a year, or even more.

Then I stopped "jealousing". I came back to reality. Hey, Mila! Why are you so greedy? Why do you want so many things? Don't you feel thankful for what you have here?

Have you ever felt the same way I feel right now? Yes? No? I know, sometimes you do "jealousing" too. Well, I think it's normal because we're only human. But, have you ever think that your life, right now, rich or poor, smart or dumb, beautiful or fugly, lucky or unlucky, ordinary or extraordinary, IS THE BEST LIFE FOR YOU. And all you have to do is being thankful for them all what God had given to you. Say: Alhamdulillah, and smile!

The Forbidden Door (2009)

This week and next week, I will be on Final Examination. I've passed three subjects and there're four subjects more. But, this Friday until next Monday, I'll be free because there's no examination. Since my life is getting awkward this year, well, actually this month, and I don't know when will it lasts, I have nothing to do when I'm in my house. So, I decided to watch a movie.

And, what's the lucky movie? It's The Forbidden Door, or in Bahasa we call it Pintu Terlarang. First, I thought it was a horror movie with a lot of scary scenes. But it is not. It's kind of thriller movie. I don't know what thriller movie means anyway, and what's the difference between horror and thriller. But, this movie is one of the best Indonesian Movies I've ever watched.

This movie tells about a child that's abused by his parents. And when he was 8 years old he killed his parents and put into prison (or kind of mental hospitals). In prison, he dreams (or what?) a story that became the plot of "Forbidden Doors". This film brings the audience to go to another world that entirely different from our world here. Many shocking scenes, and every scene makes the audience very tense. Unfortunately, the ending of this movie is not so clear. And I can not take a wisdom from the movie. But, overall, I like this movie.

How do you think? I think you will like this movie, too. Then, go get this movie! :D

Love, Meela xx.

How to Edit Your Blog Address?

This post is dedicated to someone out there, who always loves me. :)

1. Go to Blogger.com
Yap, first of all, you must go to Blogger.com. After that, Log-in with your ID and password. Then, welcome to your Blogger Home!

Welcome Home! :D

2. Select Settings

Then, you've to select "Settings" like on the picture bellow.

Click "Settings"!

3. Edit your Blog Address

At last, but the most important, you need to change your old blog address to the new one.

Click "Edit" then write your new blog addres.

Well, that's all you have to do. It's so easy, right? :D

ILU,

Meela xx.

Middle Exam (Again)

Hello, another Middle Exam!

I don't know why my passion to write a post always increases when I'm on the middle of Middle Exam. It doesn't happen once, but almost every Semester. Well, maybe no homework is the reason why. And that's why I always love Middle Exam and her friend, Final Exam.

By the way, I often get nervous when I'm doing a test. That's why I rarely get a perfect score on exam. But, Alhamdulillah, I can handle it now. Although there is a little mistake (but usually really important) left. It usually happens when I love the subject and I'm too excited then I forget to read the instruction carefully. I have no problem when I'm doing it, but after that, when my friends talk about it, I realized that I missed a little but really important thing, then my problem's coming.

But yeah, it's not a big deal. The point of learning is understand it not only get a good mark. But, it's important for me (and you who has a same problem with me) to be more careful on doing anything, not only a test.

Image from Here.

HAVE A GOOD DAY, readers! And for those who is on the Middle Exam, good luck and wish me luck, yes?

Love, Meela xx.

100th Posts in This Year (Just Another Weird Post)

Look at this screen shoot!

99 posts!

Hurraaay! I've written 99 posts this year. It feels like I'm dreaming. Yeah, it really is. I remember when I started to write posts on this blog. It took centuries to have one post. But, this year seems like my "gold" year. I won the game. My laziness lose. And finally I reach my 100th post in this year.

Yeah, I know not all my post are good. They may be not good enough. But I've been trying so hard, you know. Well, not too hard lately, because I'm currently in love with writing on blog. Yes, I really am. I sometimes miss my blog. I also feel emptyness when I'm not with my dashboard.

But, I'm still not a good blogger I think. because I'm only fond on writing. But not into blog-walking too much. I like reading other people's blog, but I rarely give them a comment. Yes, yes, I'm selfish, I'm stingy, I'm NOT A GOOD BLOGGER. But I promise, I will get better later. Just look at the next 2-3 years. (long time, huh? :D)

Although I'm not a good blogger, at least I can be a source of inspiration for a handful of people out there. I wish.

Okay reader, thank you so much for visiting, ya!

Love, Meela xx.

Sendangbiru Beach

B.E.A.C.H. When I was child, I often to the beach with my lovely family. But, since I went to college and my Father is getting busier, we never go to the beach anymore. And, today, yes, today, my family and of course, I, went to Sendangbiru Beach.

Sendangbiru Beach is one of many beaches in Kabupaten Malang. Although it's located in Malang, it's quite far from my house. I spent more than 3 hours to go there. It feels longer than when I go to Surabaya. Moreover, the road to that beach is curvaceous and wavy. But, the scenery along the road saved me from the boredom. There are many trees. Coconut trees, banana trees, cocoa trees, corn, sugarcane, and many other.

If you want to visit Sendangbiru, you have to pay IDR 6.000/ adult. And if you're still a child, you don't have to pay. It's not expensive, right?

At Sendangbiru, I found so much fishing boats that also can be rented if you need it to cross to the Sempu Island. Sempu Island is really popular in Malang. But, honestly, I've never gone there. It looks scary. And if you want to go to Sempu Island, you need more than one day, because one day is not enough, people said.

Well, this is my photos at Sendangbiru. I hope it can make you jealous, and want to go to Sendangbiru next weekend. :P

I really love the sky. <3

Pasmina from my "Him", flowered dress from my Auntie, White rubber shoes I bought in Malaysia, Batik bag I bought at Malioboro, Yogyakarta, Legging and socks from my Mom.

Me and fishing boat. :)

Looks weird ya?

Mom, Mom, can you hear me?

W/ my lovely family

I was *keceh*

I was the one who realized the camera. :P

Looking at the blue-beach. So calm.

My Litle Brother and Sister. <3

Ouch, my heel . >.<

Need more? Go to -->> My Facebook (add me first. ;))

The Updated Blogger Interface

Hello World!
Well, it's not really a long time since I wrote my last post. But, I've already missed you all. :)

When I went to "www.blogger.com" from my PC a couple days ago, I found a notification about the updated Blogger interface. Then I tried it, but it takes a longer time then usual only to open my Dashboard. Because I don't like waiting, I closed my browser then went to bed. And now, I am really on the mood to talk about that updated Blogger interface.

As what I said on top, this Blogger interface is slower than before. But honestly, I like it more than the oldstyle because it looks more "modern". Beside that, I haven't found any differences. Well, If I found something interesting I'll share it to you.

Anyway, not only Blogger but also Facebook that has a new interface. When I opened "www.facebook.com" from my PC, a also found something new, and I took the Tutorial. New Facebook interface provides us to tag people without typing "@" before the name. It also makes us easier to share where we are right now, because there's a new feature; Places. Well, Facebook for Blacberry and Facebook for Android or may be Facebook for iPhone too, have already provided it before, but at PC it's something really new, as I know.

Away from my PC too long makes me feel like I'm so oldschool. I missed so many things.

Okay, people, here is the updated Blogger Interface that I'm talking about;

Updated Blogger Interface (Dashboard)

See the differences? Anyway, when I upload this image, I found something NEW! That the link of the image that we upload is not inserted on the first paragraph, but it's inserted at the place where the pointer (or what) is.

And, this is the new Facebook interface;

New Facebook Interface

O, my God, you know what? When I clicked "preview", it brought me to the new tab with my post on my blog but it has no spaces from one paragraph to the other. Then I clicked "compose" and I like it. I can't describe it through words but I'll give you the PrintScreen.

More "Editing-feature"

I've ever said that WordPress has more "editing-feature" than Blogger, but now, I think they are equal. Beside the updated "editing-feature" we also can easily edit the images we upload only by clicking the images. We can change the size and also add a caption. YES, I like this UPDATED BLOGGER INTERFACE!

Well, that's all from me. I'm very sorry because my English is not really good. I think I could write better if I use Bahasa. But, I want to be improved. So, I try (so hard) to write in English. :)

Love, Meela xx.

Anyway, I'm sorry for mentioning Facebook and WordPress. :P

Find the Difference!

My Facebook's Indian friend edited my photo. I look more chubby, rite? :D

The Pianist (2002)

Heylo, people!

On this happy occasion, I would like to tell you a movie tittled The Pianist. Well, this movie is not a new one, but, I think not many people knew about this movie. Same as Cinderella Story that I have mentioned earlier, The Pianist was adapted from a real incident. This movie tells about a famous Jewish pianist in Poland. And here is the plot I take from Wikipedia.org.

Władysław Szpilman, a famous Polish Jewish pianist working for Warsaw Radio, sees his whole world collapse with the outbreak of World War II and the invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. After the radio station is rocked by explosions from German bombing, Szpilman goes home and learns that the United Kingdom and France have declared war on Nazi Germany. He and his family rejoice, believing the war will end quickly.

When the German Army enters Warsaw, living conditions for the Jewish population gradually deteriorate as their rights are slowly eroded: first they are allowed only a limited amount of money per family, then they must wear armbands imprinted with the blue Star of David to identify themselves, and eventually, in November 1940, they are all forced into the squalid Warsaw Ghetto. There, they face hunger, persecution and humiliation from the SS and the ever-present fear of death, torture and starvation. The Nazis become increasingly sadistic and the family witnesses many horrors inflicted on other Jews. In one scene, a group of Einsatzgruppen, led by an NCO, go into the apartment across from the Szpilmans. They order the family on the top floor to stand, then when an elderly man in a wheelchair is unable to comply, the SS throw him off the balcony. The rest of the family are then taken out into the street and shot, and the SS drive off, running over the bodies along the way.

Before long, the family, along with thousands of others, are rounded up as part of Operation Reinhard for deportation to the extermination facility at Treblinka. As the Jews are being forced onto rail cars, Szpilman is saved at the last moment by one of the Jewish Ghetto Police, who happens to be a family friend. Separated from his family and loved ones, Szpilman manages to survive. At first he is pressed into a German reconstruction unit inside the ghetto as a slave labourer. During this period, another Jewish labourer confides to Szpilman two critical pieces of information: one, that many Jews who still survive know of the German plans to exterminate them, and two, that a Jewish uprising against the Germans is being actively prepared for. Szpilman volunteers his help for the plan. He is enlisted to help smuggle weapons into the ghetto, almost being caught at one point.

Later, before the uprising starts, Szpilman decides to go into hiding outside the ghetto, relying on the help of non-Jews who still remember him such as an ex-coworker of his from the radio station. While living in hiding, he witnesses many horrors committed by the SS, such as widespread killing, beating and burning of Jews and others (the burning is mostly shown during the two Warsaw uprisings). In 1943, Szpilman also finally witnesses the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising he helped to bring about, and its aftermath as the SS forcibly enters the ghetto and kills nearly all the remaining insurgents. A year goes by and life in Warsaw further deteriorates. Szpilman is forced to flee his first hiding place after a neighbor discovers he is hiding there. In his second hiding place, near a German military hospital, he is shown into a room with a piano and then told to be as quiet as possible. Here, he nearly dies from jaundice and malnutrition.

In August 1944, the Polish resistance mounts the Warsaw Uprising against the German occupation. Szpilman witnesses the Polish insurgents fighting the Germans outside his window. Again, Szpilman narrowly escapes death when a German tank shells the apartment he is hiding in. Warsaw is virtually razed and depopulated as a result of the fighting (see Aftermath of the Warsaw Uprising). After the surviving Warsaw population is deported from the ruins and the German SS escape from the approaching Soviet Army, Szpilman is left entirely alone. In buildings still standing, he searches desperately for food. While trying to open a can of Polish pickles, Szpilman is discovered by a captain of the Wehrmacht, Wilm Hosenfeld. Upon questioning Szpilman and discovering that he is a pianist, Hosenfeld asks Szpilman to play something for him on the grand piano that happens to be in the building. The decrepit Szpilman, still a musical genius, plays "Ballade in G-Minor, Op. 23" by Frederic Chopin, moving Hosenfeld to spare Szpilman.

Hosenfeld lets Szpilman continue hiding in the attic of the building and even brings him food regularly, thus saving his life. Another few weeks go by, and the German troops are forced to withdraw from Warsaw due to the advance of Red Army troops. Before leaving the area, Hosenfeld asks Szpilman what his name is, and, upon hearing it, remarks that it is apt for a pianist (Szpilman being the Polish rendering of the German Spielmann, meaning "man who plays"). Hosenfeld also promises to listen for Szpilman on Polish Radio. He gives Szpilman his Wehrmacht uniform greatcoat and leaves. Later, that coat is almost fatal for Szpilman when Polish troops, liberating the ruins of Warsaw, take him for a German officer and shoot at him. He is eventually able to convince them that he is Polish, and they stop shooting. One soldier asks him why he is wearing a Wehrmacht coat, to which Szpilman replies, "I am cold."

As newly freed prisoners of a concentration camp pass a fenced-in enclosure of German prisoners of war sitting on the ground and guarded by Soviet soldiers, they start collectively verbally abusing the prisoners, with one tirading that he used to be a violinist. A visibly beaten Hosenfeld, a shadow of his former once proud demeanor, comes up to the fence and asks the violinist if he is familiar with Szpilman, which the violinist confirms. Hosenfeld states that he helped him in hiding and asks if Szpilmann can return the favor. Szpilman, now playing live on Warsaw Radio, is visited by the violinist in the studio, who takes him to the site with all the prisoners having been removed along with any trace of the stockade. In the film's final scene, Szpilman triumphantly performs Chopin's Grand Polonaise brillante in E flat major to a large audience in Warsaw. Title cards shown just before the end credits reveal that Szpilman continued to live in Warsaw and died in 2000, but that Hosenfeld died in 1952 in a Soviet prisoner-of-war camp.

Actually, I don't really like antiquity movies which have a lot of shooting scenes. They are kind of movies that I might not watch because it is very boring to me. However, I started to love that kind of movies after watching the Down Hill. The film also tells the massacre of Jews by the Germans, and the defeat of Germany by Russia. This movie has many fight scenes that often makes my head hurt and wanted to puke. However, because the storyline is good, I become like it and make this kind of movies as an exception.

I give this film 4 stars because of it's good storyline, and give it hundreds stars because it has eliminated my boredom. And I recommend this film for you. This is a must be watched film!

Love, Meela xx.

It's an "A" that Makes Me Wanna Cry

Do you still remember about Soil Survey and Land Evaluation? And it's like the real ending of it. Finally, I get the result of what I've done for almost 6 month. What do I get? Jreng.. Jreng.. Jreng.. Like I'm dreaming, I get an A for my final mark. It really makes me wanna cry. I never thought about it before. I don't stop saying "Alhamdulillah" to show God that I'm really thankful for what he gives. An A for Soil Survey and Land Evaluation, it's really the most shocking and amazing news I've ever heard.

By the way, my mark this semester is kinda better than before, from 4 subjects, I get 3 As and 1 B+. Alahmdulillah. I hope, I get 2 As more from last 2 subjects. Aamiin. :)

At last, I wanna thank you very much to my Mother, my Father, my "Him" that always supports me, my friends that always help me on learning, my blog's readers that wish for my best, thank you very much, guys! I don't even know how to reply your kindness. I just can wish you all the best and may Allah always bless you all. Aamiin.

Love, Meela xx. :)
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