Say "NO" To UU APP!!!!

Halo! Ketemu lagi dengan saya Pyromaniac.
Mulai dari posting ini, saya bakal pakai bahasa Indonesia. Selain itu, posting ini juga nggak ada hubungannya dengan tugas proyek bahasa Inggris. jadi, karena itu saya mau pakai bahasa Indonesia aja. Saat ini saya mau memberikan opini tentang UU APP yang baru-baru ini disahkan.

Yah... memang harus diakui, sich... saya ini juga masih siswa kelas 2 SMA. Nilai mata pelajaran Kewarganegaraan atau PPKn saya pun pas-pasan. Tidak hanya itu, bahkan tak ada satupun anggota keluarga saya yang memiliki latar belakang pendidikan hukum. Karena itu, mungkin opini dari saya ini terlihat seperti opini awam belaka. Meski demikian, saya jadi merasa geregetan banget sama pihak-pihak yang mengesahkan UU APP. Karena itulah, dengan mengabaikan keawaman saya dalam bidang hukum, saya tetap saja mau nulis. Siapa tahu berguna. (^_^)

Menurut saya, sich... UU APP tuh kagak ada isinya. Malah kayak kata pepatah 'TONG KOSONG NYARING BUNYINYA'. Lihat dech, UU APP yang digembar-gemborkan pemerintah ini sebenarnya isinya apa, sich? Menurut saya pribadi, Undang-undang ini isinya cuma omong kosong belaka. Istilah bekennya dari bahasa Inggris itu 'Bullshit'. (=P) Waduh...waduh...waduh... maaf banget kalau saya pakai kata-kata yang tidak semestinya.

Eh, jangan salah sangka dulu. Saya bilang seperti bukan karena saya tidak cinta negara. Saya cinta banget sama negara Indonesia. Bandingkan aja Indonesia sama negara-negara lain. Indonesia tuch kaya budaya, kaya suku bangsa, kaya bahasa, kaya SDM dan SDA, pokoknya semua-semua kaya dech! (=D) Sayangnya, kok kekayaan ini tidak bisa dipergunakan dengan baik, yach? Nah, dari sinilah kenapa saya jadi kurang puas. Saya jujur saja SANGAT TIDAK PUAS dengan pemerintahan Indonesia. Wong negara bagus-bagus kayak gini kok mau dihancurkan?

Balik lagi ke UU APP, dech. UU APP, nie... fungsinya apaan sich kalau bukan untuk memberatkan masyarakan? Tuch, kan? UU APP ini useless banget, dech! Wah, mungkin UU APP yang disahkan ini cuma sebagai bukti aja kalau DPR itu sebenarnya kerja, bukan cuma tidur-tiduran di rapat... (XD) Aneh juga, sich. Bayangin aja, ngapain juga pemerintah susah-susah ngurusin UU APP yang cuma bikin banyak protes dimana-mana? (@.@) Mendingan, perbaiki diri dulu, dech. Mulai sekarang, hiduplah bersih, jangan KKN. Kalau sudah, baru silakan 'main-main' dengan Undang-undang negara.

Trus, apaan sich dampak negatif yang bisa dibawa? Nah, sekali lagi saya harus menekankan kalau saya juga orang awam. Menurut saya (yang orang awam ini), UU APP bisa bikin ketidakadilan! (Hehehe... kalau ngomong tentang ketidakadilan jadi ingat banget sama Ma Chao dari Dynasty Warriors 5 yang selalu ngomong 'Justice' :D). Kenapa? Karena UU APP tuch hukumnya nggak jelas sama sekali! Hmmm... contohnya gini, nich...

Cewek A: Pake kaos oblong-oblong, hot pants
Cewek B: Pake kemeja lengkap, rok selutut

Menurut kamu-kamu (yang waras) nich... mana yang lebih sopan hayooo??? Tentu aja cewek B lebih sopan, kan? Tapi, berhubung UU APP yang kita 'bangga-banggakan' ini nggak punya standard yang jelas, bisa aja orang mengganggap cewek B lebih porno dari cewek A.

Oh iya! Satu jam yang lalu, nich... saya baru aja baca koran Jawa Pos (hehehe... maksudnya cuma lihat gambarnya doank!). Disitu ada karikatur lucu banget, dech! Itu ada gambarnya seorang ibu yang lagi menyusui anaknya yang masih bayi. Nggak tahunya, ada seorang bapak-bapak lain yang menuding ibu itu sambil bilang 'PORNO'! Nah, itu dia masalah lain dari UU APP. Emang menyusui itu pornoaksi, yach? Kok saya baru tahu, sich? Kalau gitu... HAI IBU-IBU! JANGAN MENYUSUI, DECH! ITU PORNOAKSI, DOSA TAHU...!

Konyol banget, kan? Justru kalau ibu-ibu tidak menyusui, lantas anaknya sakit dan mati, itu baru bisa disebut dosa!

Bagi seluruh gamer yang main Dynasty Warriors 5, silakan baca bagian ini. Kalau bukan, baca aja paragraf selanjutnya...
Coba anggap dech kalau keanekaragaman busana di Indonesia diibaratkan seperti game terbeken Dynasty Warriors. Menurut kamu-kamu, Zhen Ji (yang istrinya Cao Pi) sama Zhu Rong (yang istrinya Meng Huo) itu lebih buka-bukaan yang mana? Menurutku sich Zhu Rong. Tapi, gimana kalau orang lain menganggap Zhen Ji lebih buka-bukaan? Contoh lain, dech. Da Qiao sama Xiao Qiao lebih buka-bukaan mana? Menurutku Da Qiao. Tapi, gimana kalau orang lain menganggap Xiao Qiao lebih buka-bukaan? Nggak cuma itu... anggaplah semua cewek di Dynasty Warriors akhirnya pake baju tutup-tutupan kayak Yue Ying getu... gimana dengan cowok-cowoknya? Gimana dengan Lu Xun (hehehe... ini character kesukaanku, lho...), Zhang He (si banci yang bisa bikin merinding), dan Gan Ning (yang six-pack banget)? Nggak adil banget! Masa semua cewek harus tutup-tutupan sementara cowok boleh buka-bukaan? Padahal, jujur saja menurut saya Lu Xun itu lebih 'seksi' dari Zhu Rong, lho... ^_^ (hehehe... soalnya saya kan cewek...). Nah, kalau sudah begitu, apa semua cowok pun harus berpakaian kayak Zhuge Liang? Wah, kalau getu, aku bisa-bisa ilfil sama Lu Xun... (kok jadi ngomongin Dynasty Warriors?)

Dikiranya hanya cewek saja kaum yang bisa membuat orang jadi bernafsu. Jujur, dech! Cewek pun kadang-kadang ngiler kan kalau melihat cowok ganteng yang six-pack, perfect, apalagi kalau bisa flirting-flirting sama cewek. Jujur, dech... soalnya saya juga ngiler setiap kali melihat Lu Xun pas main Dynasty Warriors. ^_^ Intinya, nich, kalau mau adil seadil-adilnya (latar suara dari belakang, suaranya Ma Chao: "JUSTICE!!!"), cowok pun harus punya UU APP.

Bukan cuma itu. Menurut saya, UU APP itu bukan hanya ditentukan dari cara pakaian saja. Percuma kan kalau kita pake baju tutup-tutupan (kayak Yue Ying misalnya) tapi kelakuannya sama aja kayak cewek yang tidak berpendidikan? Lebih baik, pakailah pakaian yang sewajarnya, jangan terlalu tertutup, tapi juga jangan terlalu terbuka, terus, berlakulah seperti cewek terhormat. Menurut saya, itulah UU APP yang paling efektif.

Masalahnya, nich... pemerintah kita yang sok tahu (padahal nggak tahu apa-apa) sudah terlanjur mengesahkan UU APP.
Saya jadi teringat sama omongan guru saya seperti ini:
Tuhan itu Maha Tahu
Kita itu tidak tahu
Pemerintah itu sok tahu

Maaf kalau menurut anda bahasa saya ini terlalu tidak sopan. Tapi, memang pemerintah sendiri sebenarnya gimana, sich? Apa tidak ada pekerjaan lain untuk dikerjakan? Kalau tidak ada, ya saya rekrut saja untuk membantu saya belajar pelajaran Kewarganegaraan dan PPKn. Siapa tahu setelah itu saya dapat nilai bagus? Tapi, jujur saja dech... siapa juga yang mau minta diajari pemerintah? Lha wong hukum aja dipakai buat mainan. Bahkan ijazah saja palsu semua. Bisa-bisa setelah diajari mereka saya malah dapat nilai jelek...

Ya ampun... bapak dan ibu pemerintah... pikir pakai otak, donk... Kok bisa-bisanya UU APP disahkan? Tolong anda mikir pakai otak, donk. Jangan pakai dengkul
Yeee... mau mikir gimana? Otak aja kagak punya... Atau mungkin punya, tapi tidak dipakai. Trus, sangking jarangnya dipakai sampai sudah jamuran dan tidak bisa lagi dibuat berpikir. Getu, yach? Ato mungkin setiap hari kerjaannya cuma tidur di gedung DPR? Wah... wah... wah... enak banget, yach? Sudah gaji tinggi selangit, kocek tebel sekamus, bisa tidur pas jam kerja pula! Saya saja selama ini terus-terusan belajar dan tidak pernah tidur di kelas. Tetap saja harus bayar uang sekolah. Boro-boro dapat nilai bagis, nilai saya juga banyak yang merah. Wah, bapak dan ibu pemerintah, saya iri lho sama anda semua! Ntar kalau sudah besar, saya mau jadi DPR, dech!

Balik lagi ke UU APP. Sebenarnya apaan sih yang bisa didapat pemerintah dari pengesahan UU APP ini? Takutnya, jangan-jangan pemerintah selama ini dihasut sama pihak-pihak tak bertanggung jawab yang justru malah mau membuat Indonesia jadi chaos mode (kayak di Dynasty Warriors). Bisa-bisa UU APP ini dimanfaatkan untuk tujuan-tujuan yang tidak baik.

Harapan saya sich... moga-moga pemerintah tobat, dech. Semisalkan bule-bule di Bali juga kena getahnya UU APP ini, pasti ntar mereka tidak mau ke Indonesia lagi. Bisa-bisa mereka jadi memandang Indonesia sebagai negara 'sok suci', padahal pemerintahnya sendiri nggak bersih dari korup. Kalau sudah getu, pasti debisa negara berkurang dan akhirnya malah kacau-kacau sendiri. Syukur dech kalau sudah terjadi. Moga-moga tobat. Kapok, hehehe...

Yah, harapan saya nggak banyak. Saya cuma mau pemerintah mempertimbangkan UU APP ini baik-baik. Pikirkan dampak-dampak negatif di negara yang memang sudah amburadul ini.

Sekian dech dari Pyromaniac...

Come on, PYRO! Get REAL!

Okay, actually I don't have any intention of making this post AT ALL (I might tell you). But I have to make this post since my previous posts about family aren't so related to 'Family' and yada... yada...

Meh, I'm so bored today. I'm in a BAD MOOD and I feel like burning everyone's houses!

Or so I thought...

Before I start, let me introduce my two posts about 'Family' before. First, I wrote about Lu Xun's father as wrtitten on a FanFiction. Hey, I'm still confused until now, you know... haven't found the answer yet. And my second post is about Lu Xun as my sworn 'brother'. (AAAARRRRGGGGHHH!!! Why should I use apostrophe?! For the love of God, these apostrophes are so damn boring!!)

My family, eh? I have one father and one mother (Of course, you silly!) Yeah, and I have one smartass-brother of mine... (Hey, he's coming!)

Weeeeeelllll....

Starts from my dad. Well, my dad is a man of integrity. He's strict and discipline. So, that's why some people say that I'm a bit coward, especially about breaking rules. Well, in my family, we have so many rules, but that's what disciplines us. Let me tell you something, !I'M NOT A COWARD JUST BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BREAK RULES! Anyway, he’s a great father for me. There’s one thing that I’m very grateful about him. Let me tell you the story.

One day on 26^th on September…

My classmates had planned to play truant (crazy idea eh?). I, as a bit of lazy student, so wanted to do so too! I asked some of my friends and yes, their father allowed them to do it (some of their parents even suggested them!). And I thought “Well, if my friend’s parents allowed them, then why shouldn’t my father?”

Unfortunately, my father didn’t allow me to. This was our conversation (of course I didn’t speak English! I translate it!)

Me: Hey, pops. Can I do something tomorrow?

My dad: If the world doesn’t end tomorrow, so yeah, you may.

Me: Well, this is ACTUALLY my FRIENDS’ plan (I emphasized on the word ‘ACTUALLY’ and ‘FRIENDS’)

My dad: Yes…yes… what the heck are they planning?

Me: It’s about tomorrow. Well, since we all are so depressed with the school stuffs, can we… ummmm… well… play truant?

My dad: (glared at me with a glare that was worse from death) FOR GOD’S SAKE, PYRO!!! YOU OF ALL PEOPLE MUSTN’T DO THAT!

Me: But, pops, listen! Everybody do it!

My dad: Everybody but not YOU! NO, forget about the plan and tomorrow you should go to school per usual!

Me: What if all of my friends are all absent?

My dad: I will buy a PS3 for you!

(Nah, this conversation is too exaggerated. I mean, my father didn’t say ‘what the heck’ of ‘for God’s sake’. Oh, and my dad doesn’t call me ‘PYRO’ anyway)

And what happened the next day? All of my friends were absent, all but me, Celia, Steven Tam2, and Steven Tok. My homeclass teacher was mad at them (I could saw steam came out from her ears. Hey, don’t tell her!) and it looked like she would punish them.

As for three of us… our Mathematic, Physic, Chemistry score got an additional points! We were so lucky!

Well, if it wasn’t for my dad, I wouldn’t get some addition points, plus, I would be punished.

That’s about my dad!

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Okay, now is my mom. She is like an ordinary mom. She is a house-wife but she has been a university teacher, but now not anymore. My mother isn't as busy as my father. In fact, she has a plenty of time to share with us since she doesn't work. Just like an ordinary mom, she's kind and helpful. There’s a funny story about me and my mom. It was when I had my blood-type tested. My mom is A when my father is O, so they expect me to have either A or O

My mom: I wonder what your blood-type is…

Me: (nonchalant answer) I’m not…

(Some minutes later…)

Doctor: Ms. Pyro? (Actually he said ‘Ms. Devina?’)

Me: Yes?

Doctor: This is the result.

(I took the paper and read it. My mom hadn’t read it, though…)

My mom: What’s your blood-type, Pyro?

Me: AB

My mom: WHAT AB? YOU’RE JOKING! I MEAN YOU AREN’T SUPPOSED TO HAVE AB TYPE! YOU SHOULD HAVE A OR O! OH NO! YOUR FATHER WOULDN’T BELIEVE THIS! WHOSE DAUGHTER YOU’RE, PYRO?! FROM THE BEGINNING OF BOTH MY FAMILY LINE AND YOUR FATHER’S FAMILY LINE, THERE AREN’T ANYONE THAT WAS BORN PYROMANIAC BUT YOU! AND NOW YOU’RE TELLING ME YOUR BLOOD TYPE IS AB! (My mom talked so fast that I need sometimes to understand all. Sometimes I wonder why she didn't out of her breath)

Me: Come on, mom. Of course I’m joking. Mine is O.

My mom: (sighed in relief)

(Once again, my mom doesn’t call me ‘Pyro’ and she doesn’t talk that fast, you know…)

Hehehe… my mom is funny, don’t you think?

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Okay, next is my brother. He’s a smartass and his hobby is pretending that he knows everything when he doesn’t (hahaha… I’m joking). He always talks sarcastically without thinking that the way he speaks might not be pleasant to the other. Anyway, although he’s a SMARTASS, he’s really SMART too! He often gets good score on his test. Sometimes, I ask him for help for some lesson, especially Physic. Somehow, he manages to help me.

As usual, there’s a funny conversation between me and him. This conversation was when he showed mw the game Dynasty Warriors for the first time (hey, I can’t be separated with that game, you know…)

Me: Wow, this game looks cool!

My bro: Thought you would like. Okay, before you play, select the character that you want to play as.

Me: Who’s the strongest?

My bro: This one.

Me: Ugh… I doubt he’s the strongest.

My bro: Okay, how about this?

Me: Nah, this guy's ugly! And what a long beard!

My bro: How about this? This is my favorite character.

Me: Who the hell he was?! A freak?!

My bro: Grrrrmmm… this is the last! (this time, he showed a female character)

Me: Not so strong, I think…

My bro: ENOUGH! CHOOSE BY YOURSELF!

Me: Wait. This girl’s cute. And, she looks strong too! (point at a character ‘you-know-who’)

My bro: Huh? Which one? Lu Xun? A girl? Are you insane?! This is a boy!

Me: She’s a girl! Haven’t you noticed her face and clothes?!

My bro: Just because he looks a bit feminine, doesn’t mean she’s a girl!

Me: Prove it, then.

My bro: Okay.

(He then chose Lu Xun as the player and began to play. That’s when I heard ‘her’ voice in the game and yeah, that ‘she’ is actually ‘he’)

My bro: What have I told you?

Me: Okay… okay… I admit defeat!

My bro: You dumbass...

Two stubborn smartasses met and that was what happened… (Wait, I’m not a smartass!)

The last (and the least) is me, my bro, and Einstein. Not the real Einstein. It's just a Einstein-robot

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Okay, that’s about my family. I mean, my REAL family that have blood-bonds with me!

Thanks for reading!

And That's Why I'm a PYROMANIAC

This post is dedicated to Evita. She wrote on her post that a family could be someone who is closest with us, whether that person is tied on blood relation or not. Great post! You should read her post!

Okay, that's where I get the idea...

Guess who's my 'family'...?
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Good guess! My family is FIRE!
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Of course not... =P Although, yes, I love FIRE.

Okay, a little hint... Look at this picture.
Get any idea? No? Oh, man! You're all hopeless!
My 'family' is, the WU KINGDOM! MWAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Hmmm... but, well, you know... not all of them. As I've promised, I will tell you my 'brother' from this game.

My 'brother' is... (ARGGGHHHH!!! This apostrophe again!) Guess who!
Huh? NONE of you know? Well, my brother is as pyromaniac as me. Oh, correction. He's far more pyromaniac than me.

He's... Lu Xun!

o.O
O.o
O.O
@.@

Huh? Why are you looking at me like that?! If I think he's my brother, so what?

Okay, let me explain, then.

Lu Xun is the coolest character in Dynasty Warriors series, you of all people should have known that! His Speed point is always be the best above all character. In DW4, he has an impressive Defense point, while in DW5, his Attack point is beyond average. In DW3, DW4, and DW5 he wields twin sword which are so cool and fast. As always, Chibi picture!!! Lu Xun from DW 4. He looks so cute, doesn't him?

Lu Xun in Dynasty Warriors is the youngest character (apart from Xiao Qiao). He's only 17 (historically incorrect). But still, I often wonder why KOEI makes Lu Xun so young? That's beyond my knowledge...

Okay, let's down to the business. Why I think Lu Xun is cool? Look at this picture...

It's Lu Xun and Gan Ning. Look, Lu Xun is busy studying while Gan Ning is just yawning and soon falls asleep. They are completely laid back. Lu Xun is diligent and hardworking. He's a student after all... No, there's nothing wrong with the grammar. I use present tense because he IS really a student in the GAME. As in the REAL history, I don't know very well. I just know that he was a strategist of Wu.

Okay, the next reason is that he's (and was, I mean, in the real history too) very courteous, humble, and respectful toward his superiors. Okay, that's mean, if he lived in our times, he would be a polite student who respectful toward his teachers. Well, to be honest, we as a students sometimes don't obey our teachers. From him, I learn that we should be respect toward the old.

I hope his movie will make you easier to understand.

The man with a high ponytail is Lu Meng, he's Lu Xun's teacher.

Oh, and he will try anything to not let his superiors, especially his teachers, down. Take a look at this video!

The man with a long hair is Zhou Yu, another Lu Xun's teacher. That's mean Lu Xun has 2 teachers.

Next, he's so humble and patient (have I mentioned this before?). Let me tell you a story about this.

As Lu Xun was a fairly young officer, many doubted his capabilities as strategist. Liu Bei was after revenge for the death of his brother, Guan Yu, who had been defeated by Lu Meng at Fan Castle. Lu Xun was able to see that the Ruler of Shu was blinded by vengeance, therefore the young strategist was able to come up with a suited plan for the situation.
Liu Bei's large army had camped at Yi Ling waiting for the Wu to charge. Lu Xun knew Liu Bei's plan and decided to counteract this by merely waiting for the perfect opportunity to utilise his plan fully. Lu Xun ordered his troops to wait until he gave further orders. Many officers of Wu challenged Lu Xun about his ideas, but Lu Xun remained calm against the hostility and his chance to strike Liu Bei soon arrived.
Shu troops were losing morale as they were hot and restless. Even though knowing it would leave the camp suspectable to fire, Liu Bei moved the Shu camps towards the forest for shelter from the sun. Lu Xun was waiting for this moment to arrive, and soon ordered a fire attack against Liu Bei. The attack was launched by Zhu Ran, and Liu Bei's troops were decimated.Liu Bei decided it was better to retreat than face Wu now.

Source HERE!

Well, well, well, there's a quite interesting story about it. I read the novel and yes, many officers of Wu doubted his ability. When Lu Xun was appointed as a commander at Yi Ling, most of them were disappointed. One of them named Zhou Tai. At first, he disagreed that the Emperor pointed Lu Xun as the commander. This what he said. "Why did our lord make a scholar the First Marshal? Now East Wu is lost!" In the other word, he belittled Lu Xun. It was correct, though. Lu Xun was still young and inexperienced that time.
Anyway, what happened in the end? Look at this video...

The man with a long sword that looks like katana is Zhou Tai.
In the end, Zhou Tai had seen how Lu Xun devised all the strategies and he respected him since then.

When Sun Quan, the Wu Emperor, received a report about how the generals refused to follow Lu Xun's order because of his young age, Sun Quan asked Lu Xun after he returned (and of course bring victory to them). This is the conversation:

Sun Quan: "Why did you not report to me right away about the generals' disobeying military orders?"
Lu Xun: “I receive great kindness from the country and have been given a position beyond my abilities. Moreover, out of the generals in question, some were the heart and spirit of the state, some fought as her teeth and claws; others were responsible in the building of the country’s foundation in some other way. They were all important and talented people of the country on whom the country relies. Although I have only mediocre qualities, I seek to imitate Xiangru and Kou Xun’s putting up with and working with their colleagues, for the well-being of the state.”

Source HERE!

Awesome answer...

The next cool thing about Lu Xun is... he's cool. What's more? I mean, I don't know whether he was really cool in the real history but in DW5 he's so damn cool!!! Look at this video!

The man in the green clad is Guan Ping. Who the heck is he?! Let's just say he's Lu Xun's rival from Shu. Anyway, Guan Ping exaggerates to much when he says "Once I have avenged my father, this world shall return to order!". yes, Lu Xun DID kill his father. But they were enemies, weren't they? And since Guan Ping says that, is that mean once he killed Lu Xun, China will stop the war? Is that mean Lu Xun brings the chaos to the land? What a bullshit...
But hey, don't give a damn about Guan Ping. Just look how Lu Xun dodges all Guan Ping's attack. He's so agile and fast (and cool...)

The next reason is...
Dammit! Actually i don't want to tell you this. But it seems I have no choice. You can just look at the movie here and you'll understand everything...

Find any clue? No? Oh CRAP! Should I explain it to you?
Well, as what Zhu Rong (the amazon warrior) says, Lu Xun is cute. That's it. just as simple as cake. Yes, yes, Lu Xun is cute, isn't him? Although I'm SO sure that he wasn't cute in the real history. That's why I use Simple Present Tense (may I repeat). Sadly, why does Lu Xun look like a nerdy dumbass there? Well, that just makes him cuter, doesn't it? I absolutely agree with Zhu Rong when she says "Well, aren't you a cute one?". But I disagree when she says "I don't suppose you can fight." Actually, Lu Xun'd better says "Just because I'm cute, doesn't mean I can't fight!" And note that Lu Xun says "When I fight I turn into a raging fire!" Heck... what a way for Lu Xun to show his 'manliness'... Anyway, this cutscene is hilarious!

And the last (and the least) is he's a pyromaniac too! Well, actually the reason why I become a pyromaniac is him and him alone. I started to be a pyromaniac when I saw this cutscene.

When I saw this, I was thinking "OMG... Lu Xun is so cool with the fire." or "how cute a boy playing with fire..." And I was then thinking that if FIRE is cool too! That's why now I'm started to love fire and...

THAT'S WHY I'M A PYROMANIAC!

But, hey! I'm happy being a pyromaniac, you know...
Well, you might not believe it but this is true! Really!
Now, I called him the 3P. What's 3P? 3P is:
PRODIGY (This is quite obvious. Lu Xun, although he was still young, had shown amazing talent.)
PYROMANIAC (MWAHAHAHA.... Some day Lu Xun and I will be arsonist! And I will burn your house so prepare yourself! )
PRETTY BOY (This what I think. Because, when I played this game for the first time and I saw Lu Xun, I thought he was a girl! That's not my fault! Look at his clothes!)

Just to let you know, Lu Xun (from the game of course! Not from the real history!) and I have sworn an oath of brotherhood.

Lu Xun: Huh? Really? Since when?
Me: Since I found out that you're a boy and not a girl.
Lu Xun: I'm not a boy! I'm a MAN!
Me: Okay, okay, bro... you're a man. But a feminine one...
Lu Xun: (Throws tantrum)

Hehehe... Well, awesome of a brother, isn't it? Lu Xun and fire both rocks!

Anyway, Lu Xun from the picture is DW4 Lu Xun. Lu Xun from the video is DW5 Lu Xun. Lu Xun in my previous post (short-haired and wear no hat) is DW6 Lu Xun. However, from DW3 to DW6, he's still cool as usual, kicking ass through and through. From the beginning of the series, Lu Xun is always so girly for an unknown reason. In DW6, KOEI makes him more manly and I think it's a futile effort since he's still girly...

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How about the rest of the Wu officers?
Of course they are my family too! But still, Lu Xun is the 'closest' among all!

WU CONQUER ALL!
AND LU XUN ROCKS!
AND FIRE RULES ALL!

~Lu Xun shall fall when the hell freeze over...~

Disclaimer: None of those works are mine. They're not mine. Don't sue...

Note for Ma'am Ing: Once again, ma'am. I have the same problem. This time, I write about Lu Xun (Well, you know, just a character game) as my sworn 'brother'. I think he's like a part of my family so yeah. I hope this post would be counted too.

GULLIVER (?) GOES TO CHINA!

Yes, read the title again…

And again…

And again…

What’s wrong with the title, eh? Everything seems alright…

Okay, let me tell you then:

Hehehe… Don’t you think the title is funny? Gulliver never went to China, right?

BUT THAT’S THE TRUTH, EVERYBODY!!! (grin) Let me tell you the story!

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On 4^th of June 2007, Gulliver went to China. Ummm…. I mean a ‘magical’ China where everything seemed to small for a normal human such as Gulliver.

Hmmm… let’s see what was there. China isn’t as small as Indonesia after all. So, there must be something interesting there…

Okay, first of all, Gulliver went to… ummm… it seems Gulliver has forgotten the name of the place. Probably it was Gui Lin, the Thousands Mountains. Still, Gulliver wasn’t too sure of that.

Note: Hey, look at the photo. Okay, do you think Gulliver really looks like that? Well, just…just simply think the person there is Gulliver we all know and love, kay?

Well, let’s not waste our time here. Somehow, Gulliver found a time machine there and…

SWOOOSH!!!!

… Gulliver was transported to the time of Ancient China. It was perhaps about 20 centuries ago. Heck, now Gulliver had to find the way home…

Gulliver: Hmmm… so Gui Lin really has a mystical power, eh?

Okay, the first to be seen was a lake. On the side of the lake were some buildings, probably a town. Well, Gulliver hoped that the people there could help, so yeah.

Finally, Gulliver arrived on the town, but most of it was a palace. (Somehow, Gulliver found it funny to see the tiny people, but Gulliver didn’t intend to harm them). Hey, don’t you realize something? There were some tiny trees, but there were also some giant trees. Since the giant trees were so common, Gulliver picked the tiny tree instead, as a souvenir, of course. (And Gulliver still has it until now!)

Then, Gulliver continued walking and finally reached the palace! I mean, Gulliver finally get so close with the palace. All of the people there were scared stiff. The soldiers brandished their spears and swords, but they knew their weapons were too small for the giant human. Their legs were shaking like jelly. Gulliver was, absolutely, dumbfounded here.

Soldier: “Yikes! Giant! Ghost! Help! AHHHHH!!!!”

Gulliver: “Whoa! Calm down people! I don’t mean you any harm.”

The soldiers lowered their weapon. The commander of the troops approached Gulliver.

Commander: It is in our concern about where you want to go.

Gulliver: Ummm… well, you might not believe me. But listen. Once again, I’m lost and ended up in this very place and time. Could you please show way to get back to year 2007?

The commander and his troops exchanged confused glance and they whispered to each other. The commander finally spoke up.

Commander: Well, you may meet His Highness, the Emperor, he might know how to get your back.

Gulliver: Thanks!

Then, the commander entered the castle and soon, he exited with the Emperor with him. (The castle was so small and Gulliver couldn’t enter). Gulliver saluted and the Emperor saluted back. Well, of course Gulliver told the problem to the Emperor. The Emperor nodded in understanding.

Emperor: I understand, Gulliver. Alright. We are willing to help you.

Gulliver: Thank you, Your Excellency.

Then, Gulliver, the Emperor, and his entourage started their journey. There, they found a great building called ‘The Great Wall’.

Gulliver: What’s that, Your Highness?

Emperor: This building called “the Great Wall”. Our ancestors from Qin Dynasty built it.

Gulliver: Yeah, that’s great. (To be honest, Gulliver thought that the building was too small)

Emperor: However, many people died there.

Then, they finally arrived on the twin temple. There, the Emperor told a hermit the problem and asked how to bring Gulliver back.

Emperor: Shi-fu, is there any way to teleported Gulliver back to the year of 2007?

Hermit: yes…yes… of course it is. Go to a place called Forbidden City and you will find the answer

(As usual, a hermit is always mysterious, don't you think?)

After getting a clue from the hermit. They walked together to a place called ‘Forbidden City’. (It was really exist, you know?). Before that, since Gulliver felt a bit thirsty, they walked to a falls and drunk the fresh crystal clear water.

They finally reached the Forbidden City.

Gulliver: Why is it called forbidden?

Emperor: That’s because the palace was so great and there was even a city there. And now, no one was permitted to get into there.

Gulliver shrugged. Soon after, a beam appeared from the ground and…

SWOOOSH!!!!

…Gulliver back to 2007.

The journey was really fun. Gulliver finally decided to leave China. After striking a pose on a gate, Gulliver left the place.

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Okay! That’s about “Gulliver Goes To China”

Okay, let me tell you something....

Gulliver there... is ME!

(And I'm still wearing that funny hat of mine, but I really like it, you know...)

MWAHAHAHA!!! Surprised? Well, yeah, that’s why Gulliver there was a girl. Well, most of it was just a crap (especially about the time machine in Gui Lin).

Of course I never be teleport to 20^th century

And of course I never meet any Emperors of Ancient China

And of course I never drink in water from a falls

And most of all, I never think Great Wall is small!

Okay, let me tell you the true story. I went to China in December 2007. I stayed in Shen Zhen. There was a place called “Splendid of China”. My family and I spent a day there. The place was filled with the tiny artificial buildings of Ancient China. That was why I looked like Gulliver there. I’m really excited there since I’m a bit of Ancient Chinese History freak. I like the place so much!

Okay, nothing more to tell.

Oh, and Gulliver says you should go there! It was really fun, you know!

My 'FRIENDS' (with apostrophes...)

WARNING!

Big spoiler

Not for those who are easily bored by bullshit!

(Disclaimer: None of these are my my original artworks)

This post is actually dedicated to my friend, Syah-Bana. She wrote in her post that she had a horse as friend. I find it true. I mean, our friends don't need to be human.

I have some 'friends' who aren't humans. You want to know? I think that you all will be soooooooo..... shocked that you will jumped out of your skin. So, prepare yourself...

My friends, to be honest, are
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Blink-blink... 0.o

Waiting long enough, eh? Have you well-prepared enough for this?

Okay, my 'friends' are...
SOME CHARACTERS FROM GAME!!!!!
Mwahahahahahaha..... I'm happy I can make you all surprised
(It's actually obvious. Just look at the picture on the left upper side of this post... =P)

Dumbfounded... @.@
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Okay, you may think that I'm crazy, especially after knowing that I'm a pyromaniac, am I right?

Well, to be honest, I don't have so many good friends or soulmates. So yeah, slowly but sure, those 'humans' I meet from game become my 'friends'.

Hmmm... Now I'm talking about my 'friends' (ARG! Enough with this apostrophes! What's so wrong with having friends with those from games?) from my favorite game ever and forever, Dynasty Warriors. You want me to show you about my friends? Well, I searching for a video about them in YouTube and finally I found a funny one! Hey, I never thought that my friends are so famous

{"Tee-hee... of course they are famous, you pyromaniac idiot!"} Okay, that's you. I don't care if I'm a pyromaniac idiot or something like that...

Uh... I mean, yes, they are famous and it is undoubted.

(Nyyaaah... this isn't my work. You can find the source HERE! Credited to Phat139 for the awesome video. Okay, don't sue...)

Unfortunately, these are from Dynasty Warriors 6. I don't find any from Dynasty Warriors 5. Okay, everybody! Let me introduced my friends to you all! (OMG... it would be a long explanation....). Now, start from 00:18!

First of all, not only my friends, but it has already happened to be a part of my families. And that's from the KINGDOM of WU!!!!! (standing applause...)


00:18-00:19
The boy who appeared at the first time, jumping merrily, is Lu Xun. Thinking about it, since he is my favorite character, he become my closest friend too!

00:19-00:33
Then, it was four man, dancing with a funny move. From the left, it's Lu Meng (yeah, don't say you don't know him yet. He is Lu Xun's teacher, remember?). Then it's Ling Tong (Gan Ning's sworn brother whose father was killed by Gan Ning himself). Then, the shortest one is... of course it Lu Xun! And the most right is Gan Ning (the ex-pirate who later joined Wu and became Ling Tong's brother).

00:34-00:39
Next, it was two girl, wearing the exactly same clothes. They look like twins. They are the Qiao's sister. Okay. Who are they? They were said to be the most beautiful girls in China that time. It said that their beauty shone brighter than any moon or stars and put the most beautiful flower to shame. The girl on the left is Da Qiao, the older among the two and the other is Xiao Qiao.

00:40-00:45
Next, it was two man. Yep, you might think that the one with the high pony-tail is girl. But HE isn't. HE is a MAN. The girly-looking man is Zhou Yu and the other one is Sun Ce. They were also a sworn brothers like Gan Ning and Ling Tong. But since their story wasn't as interesting as Gan Ning's and Ling Tong's, I put theirs instead. (just for information, Zhou Yu was another Lu Xun's teacher when Sun Ce was, ACTUALLY, Lu Xun's father-in-law >)

00:46-00:55
Then, the next was the formation of Sun Ce - Da Qiao - Xiao Qiao - Zhou Yu. Yep. Da Qiao was Sun Ce's wife (that makes Da Qiao was Lu Xun's mother-in-law) when Xiao Qiao was Zhou Yu's wife.

00:56
The next (in the very short period of time) is Taishi Ci with the funny-looking triangle hat. He was another good friend of Sun Ce but wasn't as close as Zhou Yu. Oh, and they started by being a rival as well (a rival, not enemy). Next to Taishi Ci is Huang Gai. He was a veteran warrior and why he is holding a bomb is beyond my knowledge. I'm quite sure that in that period, bomb hasn't been invented yet.

00:57-01:07
Next, from the left, it is Sun Shang Xiang, Sun Quan, and Zhou Tai. Oh, crap! Forget to tell you. Have you realized the name Sun Ce, Sun Quan, and Sun Shang Xiang? They both had the same family name. It's Sun. Yeah. They were siblings. I mean they were REAL siblings, not just sworn. Sun Ce was the oldest, then it was Sun Quan, then Sun Shang Xiang. Sun Quan was the first Wu Emperor. Okay, why not Sun Ce became the first emperor since he was the oldest? The answer is Sun Ce didn't live long enough when Wu was finally declared as a new Kingdom, so Sun Quan was the first emperor. In fact, Sun Ce died at the age of 26. Sun Quan outlived him a lot. That's about the Sun siblings. Then, who's Zhou Tai? Zhou Tai was Sun Quan most-trusted bodyguard.

01:08-01:09
Next is Sun Jian and Liu Bei. Forget about Liu Bei first. Sun Jian is the one who wears red clad. He, once again, had Sun as the family name. Yep. Sun Jian was Sun Ce's, Sun Quan's, and Sun Shang Xiang's father. He too, didn't live long enough just like his oldest son. He died at the age of 36.

WOOOOT!!!! Wu has so many friendship relation doesn't it? That's why the kingdom I like most is Wu

Okay, I'm trying to tell you the every realtionship each character has:

1. Sun Ce & Sun Quan & Sun Shang Xiang: Sun siblings
2. The three Sun sibling and Sun Jian: Children and father
3. Sun Jian and Huang Gai: Master and (the most) loyal subordinate
4. Zhou Yu and Sun Ce: Sworn brothers
5. Sun Ce and Da Qiao: Husband and wife
6. Zhou Yu and Xiao Qiao: Husband and wife
7. Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao: Sisters
8. Sun Ce and Taishi Ci: War comrades (also a good rival, but a good friend too)
9. Sun Quan and Zhou Tai: Master and bodyguard
10. Sun Ce and Lu Xun: Father-in-law and son-in-law
11. Da Qiao and Lu Xun: Mother-in-law and son-in-law
12. Zhou Yu and Lu Xun: Teacher and student
13. Lu Meng and Lu Xun: Teacher and student (That makes Zhou Yu-Lu Meng-Lu Xun: fellow strategists)
    
14. Gan Ning and Ling Tong: Sworn brothers
15. Lu Meng, Lu Xun, Ling Tong, and Gan Ning: Casual friends and also war comrades

15 relationships?! Damn, so many!!!!

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Next is..... KINGDOM of SHU!!! Not really my favorite but yeah, they are cool too.


01:08-01:09
The first one is the Shu Emperor, Liu Bei. Erm, since it isn't about Wu, I won't explain a lot about it.

01:09-01:19
Then, it's Guan Ping and Xing Cai. Who are they? Xing Cai was, according to the real history, Liu Bei's daughter-in-law. But don't know why, in Dynasty Warriors, she is having a slight love relationship with Guan Ping (not true according to the real history though, since Guan Ping was about 19 years older than Xing Cai)

01:20
Next, the three sworn brother. Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei. Their oath in peach garden was, actually, quite famous. If you're a bit of Three-Kingdoms-history freak like me, you can find that their oath was the beginning of the Three Kingdoms period. Well, although they were the most famous, I'm not a Shu-ist (it means a person who likes Shu most). I'm a Wu-ist so I won't spend my time here explaining a lot about them.

01:21-01:31
The next three is Jiang Wei, Zhao Yun, and Ma Chao. They didn't have any relationship actually. Jiang Wei is far younger than both. Well, Zhao Yun and Ma Chao did have a relationship. They were simply the famous Five Tiger General of Shu (I will explain more later).

01:32-01:43
In the first second is a woman. And the next is a man and woman. They are Zhuge Liang and Yue Ying. Who are they? Well, I understand if you don't know Yue Ying. She was Zhuge Liang's wife. But if you don't know Zhuge Liang... well, you'd better leave ASAP. Zhuge Liang was the most brilliant strategist in the Three Kingdoms era. If you don't know yet, watch the 'Battle of Red Cliff' movie. Oh, and he was the MOST famous person from Three Kingdoms Era.

Some of the relation from Shu are just made-up, not according to real history. And that's why they aren't my favorite. Here's the list:

1. Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei: Sworn brothers
2. Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Huang Zhong (not in movie): the Five Tiger General (they are the strongest and the most reliable general from Shu)
3. Guan Yu and Guan Ping: Step-father and step-son
4. Zhang Fei and Xing Cai: Father and daughter
5. Liu bei and Xing Cai: Father-in-law and daughter-in-law
6. Yue Ying and Zhuge Liang: Husband and wife
7. Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong (not in movie): Fellow strategists
8. Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei: Teacher and student

Not so many, to be honest. And furthermore, none of my concern...

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Now...now...now... is the infamous KINGDOM of WEI. I have my own reason for this. First, they simply aren't my favorite. Second, they still simply aren't my favorite. lastly, they will always be simply aren't my favorite. So, you'll meet big spoilers and something like 'meh...' or 'I-don't-care-about-it' stuffs here


01:44-01:54
The first is Zhen Ji and the next is Cao Pi. Zhen Ji was Cao Pi's wife and also the Empress of Wei when Cao Pi was the first Emperor of Wei.

01:55
From the first to the last, that's Cao Ren, Dian Wei, and Xu Zhu. Who are they? Just... just don't give a damn about them. Continue read. If I have enough time to waste, I will explain.

01:56-02:18
WARNING! The chara on the left is MAN! Although he looks like a girl. He was Zhang He, a famous general of Wei. But why the game makes him like a drag queen is, once again, beyond my knowledge. Than, it's Zhang Liao, and on the left is Xu Huang. I don't know why, but on 02:08, Suddenly Zhang Liao disappears and Sima Yi pops up. Okay, Sima Yi is, ACTUALLY, the winner of the Three Kingdoms. Nah, Wei wasn't the winner. It was Sima Family that rule China in the end. And yada... yada...

02:19-02:33
It's Xiahou Dun in the first time (beware, he isn't as cute as he looks in the movie). Then, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun, Cao Cao, and Cao Pi are dancing all together. Xiahou Yuan was Xiaghou Dun's brother and both Xiahous were Cao Cao's cousin. Oh, and Cao Ren was also Cao Cao's cousin. Cao Pi was Cao Cao's son. Well, Cao Cao didn't live long enough to be emperor so Cao Pi was the first Wei Emperor.

Okay, as usual, the relation...

1. Cao Cao and Cao Pi: Father and son
2. Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan: Xiahou brothers
3. Cao Cao, Cao Ren, and Xiahou brothers: Cousins
4. Cao Pi and Zhen Ji: Husband and wife
5. Cao Cao and Dian Wei: Master and bodyguard
6. Cao Cao and Xu Zhu: Master and bodyguard
7. Cao Cao and Zhen Ji: Father-in-law and daughter-in-law
   

The Kingdom with the least relationship. Makes me bored...

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ARG! And now is the Ronin or you can say 'Other'. Actually, I REALLY don't want to explain, but yeah... here they are...


02:34-02:44
It's Lu Bu. Who is he? He was the strongest warrior in Three Kingdoms Era. There's a saying like this: "Among men, Lu Bu... among horse, Red Hare". Red Hare was Lu Bu's horse. It says that it could run 500 miles per day.

02:45-02:57
The first is Diao Chan. Lu Bu's wife. Then, it's Lu Bu, Diao Chan, and Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao, before working under Cao Cao of Wei, was actually Lu Bu's most trusted subordinate. Nothing much to say...

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02:59-03:08
Then, all of the characters I have mentioned before appeared once again and meshed into one. Well, if you still don't know them, read my writings above. I'm not going to explain once more.

03:09
It's Xiao Qiao. End of explanation...

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Well.... What do you think? You're free to call me a weirdo, but heck, that's the truth. Hope you respect it. Alright. That's for now. I'm tired after writing this so many writings...

Note (just for Ma'am Ing): So sorry that I'm writing a lot of crap, Ma'am. But, you said that I just have to write about 'Friend'. I assume that it's save to say that you allowed any of us to write anything that related to 'Friendship'. Since they are my friends, I think it's okay to write about them.

FRIENDSHIP according to PROVERBS (Bible)

The title looks a bit boring, isn’t it? >o<

No, I’m not gonna preach. I just want to share my experience in the Church about friendship.

Some weeks ago, I was asked to accompany the kids in the Sunday school in the Church so I did it. Since it was the kids that gonna be taught, the topic wasn’t so hard. It was about (guess what?) FRIENDSHIP.

First of all, the Sunday school teacher gave each kids a piece of paper and each of them was written a bible verse (although I’m not a kid, and my job was just to accompany them, the Sunday school teacher gave me a piece of paper too!). That time, I got Proverbs 18:24.

The other verse is:

• Proverbs 12:26

“The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.”

This verse teaches us that ones should show and lead their friends to follow the right path. The right path is to obey the Lord’s order and not to commit sins.

• Proverbs 17:9

“He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.”

This verse tells us that a friend shouldn’t remember his friend’s mistake. A friend should forgive and forget the mistakes that his or her friend do. A quote by anonymous says: “A best way to keep a friendship is to bury their mistakes.”

• Proverbs 17:17

“A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”

It tells us that a true friendship is proved through any situation, condition, and circumstance, and a true friendship is last forever. And a true friend will always listen to us, as if we’re his or her brother or sister. A quote by Plato says: “A true friendship is everlasting and forever.”

• Proverbs 18:24

“A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.”

This verse simply tells us that a friend shouldn’t give his or her friend a negative effects to his or her friend, instead, such as the first point, he or she must gave a positive effects to his or her friend.

• Proverbs 22:24-25

“Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.”

This verse teaches us that as a friend, we shouldn’t be angry at our friend if he or she makes a mistake. Making a mistake is human’s nature after all. No one is completely perfect. Instead we should help our friend if they are in need.

• Proverbs 27:17

“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”

It teaches us that as a friend, we should help each other and build each other in Faith. Thus, God will give us a stronger faith in Christ and a stronger bond of friendship with our fellow. We can apply it by giving support to our friend.

We mustn’t insist our friend to become a good friend such as the Bible said. In fact, we should do it first. We must become a good friend in case we want to make many good friends. And who says it’s easy? It’s hard, you should know. But there’s a story from the Bible that tells us about a really strong friendship. It’s the story about the friendship of David and Jonathan. This is what Bible says about their friendship from 1 Samuel 18:3 “Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.” Furthermore, read 2 Samuel 1:26 “I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.” This was what David lamented when he heard that his friend, Jonathan, killed in a battle against Philistim.

As a closing, the Sunday school teacher wrote this in the board:

"FORGIVE each other

REFRESH each other

INVEST IN each other

ENCOURAGE each other

NURTURE each other

DEPEND ON each other

SHARE each other

HELP each other

INSPIRE each other

PRAY each other"

And, as a Sunday school usually do when the class is over, we prayed.