TIFF 2011

It all began when Andri randomly checked the website of Toronto International Film Festival 2011 at beginning of August. Ewan's movie had been listed as one of the movie who would have the world premiere in that festival. However, the title is really strange. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. It was so awkward and we always make fun of that phrase until our last day in Berkeley. When I went back to Toronto, I found out that Ewan McGregor himself will make appearance for premiere of this movie at TIFF and the date is 10 September 2011, which is Saturday. I told Andri about this and she was so excited to go to Toronto. After that, I need to buy single premium tickets for Salmon Fishing in the Yemen at Sep 3, 2011. Ticket sales opened at 7 am, and it was so hard to buy tickets. Luckily and maybe I can call this miraculously, I could log in to the website and bought tickets for Salmon Fishing. Andri and Raissa arrived at Toronto nearly midnight of Sep 10, so we went directly to hotel and slept for 4 and half hours. At 7 am, we were already at subway to pick up our tickets. In the ticket box, we also wanted to buy ticket for Ides of March (George Clooney, Ryan Gosling) or 360 (Rachel Weisz), but those two were already sold out. In the end, we bought Wuthering Heights, a newest adaptation from Emily Bronte's novel. After breakfast, we went to Eaton Centre and looked around (shopping too) for 2 hours and went back to TIFF Bell lightbox to watch our first movie, Wuthering Heights. It is a beautiful movie with the scenery and it is more humane than the novel version. After that, we have late lunch at Korean Barbeque and more window shopping before we headed back to the Princess of Wales Theatre for Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. When we reached Princess of Wales Theatre, we were surprised by the queue line to get into the theatre. We underestimated this movie. To get into the theatre, we needed to queue two blocks and again, miraculously, we got the third row from the stage because Andri forgot to bring her glasses. I could not stop giggling when Andri saw Ewan from 10 metres away. Her face was epic. Too bad, we did not have chance to take photo with him. The movie itself was funny and ironic. It is not as absurd as I thought it would be. We had late dinner at Spice Route which was really full, so we did not really enjoy the atmosphere there. Too bad. The last stop for that day was karaoke at Finch. We payed for 2 hours, but we got free hours, so in the end, we stayed 3 and a half hours there. The day after, we checked out from the hotel and ate brunch at Salad King, downtown then headed back to Pearson Airport. We planned to attend James Franco and Gus Van Sant discussion of their artworks at TIFF Bell Lightbox, but we overslept. I guess it is better to meet (or see) JF with Babad, so just wait (maybe next year if she makes her Canadian visa) Thanks for Andri and Raissa for super fun weekend! I hope I can go to NYC soon!

XOXO,

Nini

GLEE-fully

AKHIRNYA SAYA BISA NONTON GLEE LIVE! OH MY GOD.
Setelah penantian berbulan-bulan, akhirnyaaaaaaaa *teriak lepas

konser dimulai jem 3.00 sore,
jam setengah dua siang saya sudah disana,
pintunya Air Canada Centre belum dibuka.
Di gate utama bahkan antriannya uda kayak sembako,
bahkan di merchandisee booth yg uda buka (baru 1) ngantrinya jg uda kyk ular.
akhirnya gw ngantri di gate 3, pertama2 sepi, eh lama- lama uda rame juga.
akhirnya tepat jam 2 siang, gatenya dibuka,
setelah pemeriksaan security yang cukup ketat (kamera semi pro aja ga boleh masuk, cuman pocket cam yang boleh), saya naik ke lantai 3 untuk mencapai seat nya.
Sebelum itu, saya beli kaos yang mereka pakai di Born This Way (dengan harga 5 dollar lebih mahal dari di US, dan Canadian dollar lagi lebi tinggi dari US). Tadinya mau beli kaosnya finn yang can't dance, tapi ga dijual, jadinya beli kaos mike chang yang can't sing.
Lalu masuk ke arena, ternyata... tempat duduk gw tinggi banget dan nyamping dan aaaaaaaa kesel. tau begini gw beli online aja! Lalu tepat jam 3, opening act nya yaitu LXD, muncul! Super keren! setelah perform 20 menit, lampu nyala lagi dan nunggu 20 menitan lagi buat nunggu glee!
Sebelum mulai, ada video dari Sue Sylvester yang bilang shownya bakal memuakan, jadi dia membagikan "barf bag" alias kantong muntah lewat cheeriosnya. Terus muncul video Mr. Schue ngepresent New Direction dan semua orang teriak- teriak.
1. Don't Stop Believing
GW MERINDING. pertama2 cuman ada artie, mercedes, tina, kurt, rachel, and finn. Terus muncul yang lain2 abis reff 1 AH KEREN BGT.aaaaaaa.
2. The Dogs Days are Over
Not my favourite cover from glee, but suaranya amber okay banget cing!
3. Sing
Anthem yang cukup okey dari season 2 ini, suka suka suka
4. Slave 4 U
Brittany S. Pierce really blow my mind! aa He-Mo okay banget, tapi sebenernya gw lbih pengen nonton dia sama naya nyanyi me against music!
5. Fat Bottomed Girl
Puck! disini ada sam yang main gitar dan finn yang main drum. Mark Sailing never fails lah kalo bawain lagu2 tipe begini!
6. I Wanna Hold Your Hands
KURTT! Chris colfer super angelic abis suaranyaaaa. MERINDING!
7. Ain't No Way
Merinding! Suaranya mercedes bener powerful! ditambah tipe gospel singing yang ada choir nya!
8. Born This Way
One of my favourite New Direction's performance on season 2! I also bought Mike Chang's T shirt - can't sing! originally, I want to buy finn's - can't dance, but they did not sell it :(

9. Firework

I don't really like this cover. Lea Michele keren banget sih tapiiiii I don't find her voice suits Katy Perry's song. I prefer she sings broadway style, such as on my own or don't rain on my parade.

10. Teenage Dream

THE WARBLERS *jdskjhgdjchgjkxhckihxzjh Darren Criss awwwwwwwwww banget. sayang beking vokalnya lipsync! grmbl grmbl

11. Silly Love Songs

Darren Criss, aku pada mu sekali kau keren banget. Tapi kau taken.

12. Raise Your Glass

AAAAAA favourite regional number's from the warblers! They're jenga jenga jenga

13. Happy Days/ Get Happy

Mash up Barbra Streisand yang okey banget duet Rachel Kurt! AAAAAAA bener2 perfecto! tahun depan For Good dongggg! suka bangetttt

14. Lucky

Definitely one of my fave performances in season 2! UNYU MAKSSSSS! SAM-QUINN FTW! I hope season 3 mereka get back together!

15. River Deep, Mountain High

Duet Santana and Mercedes! OKEY BANGET! Powerful bangetttt! gw suka mereka agak ngedance disini!

16. Jessie's Girl

Cory Monteith. AHEM *lirik @cynthiamulyadi. He improves a lot! Dia sepertinya senang sekali bisa perform di negara asal nya. LOL.

17. Valerie

NAYA NAYA NAYA! aaaa bagus ini! super berkarakter! Mike chang dn brittany jadi dancer nya!!!

18. Loser Like Me

One of the glee's original songs! Mereka uda sok dada-dada gitu disini!

19. Single ladies dance

Kurt, Tina, Brittany! One of my fave moments at Glee! Okeyyy banget! kurt keren sekaliii!

20. Glee Unplugged- Friday

So sam, puck, blaine, artie, dan mike chang sok2 bikin band accoustic namanya glee unplugged. Dan akustikannya friday! LOL!

21. Safety Dance

Artie dance! Keren sih! hihihi kocak saja melihat akhirnya kevin mchale bisa bebas nari-nari.

22. Empire State of Mind

Asik sekali! Lagu paling enak kali yah season 2 ini yg di perform bareng-bareng. suka deh.

23. Somebody to Love (Queen)

aaaa lagu season 1 yang epic juga! nomor yang bagus untuk penutup!

KESIMPULAN: MAU LAGI. BELOM PUAS. GLEE! (L)

Nini :D

#ninikelilingamerika: NY

Judulnya memang sengaja dibuat sok CSI:NY *wopo.




Karena libur kampus saya pelit untuk term summer. *seminggu!* saya memutuskan pergi ke New York City! yah nekad-nekadan aja gitu loh. Selama ini kan cuman liat di tipi doang gitu. Penasaran NY tuh kayak apa sih. jadi bermodalkan tekad bulat saya pergi ke NYC..









Day 1: Toronto-NYC




Kebangun jem 4 pagi *padahal harusnya bangun jem stgh 6 pagi! Lalu ke toronto couch terminal buat naik bus. sempat nyaris salah bus karena kepagian. *jdi gw nyaris naik bus yg sebelum bus gw. Lalu dimulailah perjalanan panjang ke NYC. nih yah, dari toronto ke niagara falls (canada side) berenti 10 menit. Terus ke US custom, 1 jam, nunggu in diperiksa. Sampe di buffalo, nunggu 1 jem *ganti supir. Terus berenti di Rochester, 15 menit. Paspor gw diperiksa lagi. Lalu Syracuse, harusnya berenti 30 menit jadi 1 jem, gara2 ada periksa paspor lagi *terus ada org yang lama bgtttt smpe si petugas imigrasinya telepon2 bosnya. Terus berenti di Binghamton, 10 menit *buset nih kota sepi abis kyk ga ada kehidupan. Terus berenti 15 menit di pompa bensin entah dimana, 20 menit. Lalu akhirnya jem 10 an gw nyampe di NYC. Hal yang kocak adalah setelah melewati lembah bukit antah berantah. Begitu nyampe New Jersey rasanya senang sekali, kayak wah rame. Lebih norak lagi wktu mau nyebrang dari Jersey ke Manhattan lewat tunnel. Hoah, manhattan keren abis lampu semua bener2 deh! :O Lalu dijemput mamanya andri, terus ke hotel. Terus andri dateng, terus ngobrol2 sampe stg 2 pagi.









Day 2: NYC




hari ini ngebolang sama Andri menaiki subway dan yellow taxi! seru bangettt! gw ikut ke the MET *museum teroke yg prnh gw liat kykny. selama si andri sama kelasnya, gw ngider2 sendiri di MET. Sayang banget, tempel of Dendurnya tutup. Jadi ga bisa masuk, gara2 MET ball. Lalu kita ke rooftop MET! Keren bgttt! Liat central park aaaaa! ijo2 asri. Lalu gw nemenin andri beli lampu terus kita makan makanan jepang di supermarket jepang. Imut yah. Terus si Andri nugas lagi deh.









Day 3: NYC, Jersey City
Membantu mama andri beli-beli barang lagi, lalu menemani raissa beli bahan-bahan tugasnya di toko bahan yang gede abis yang jadi tempat belanjanya project runway *nganga* terus ke Chelsea market, super seru kayak market yang seru ada supermarket italy terus tempat buah2 fresh gitu. ada juga tempat beli alat2 culinary. *saya beli knife roll yang belom dipake sampe skrg! terus makan ayam garing korea dan mencoba ddokboki utk pertama kalinya heheheh seru yo!

Day 4: NYC, outlet
Pagi-paginya masi beli peralatan apt. Terus ke outlet! *1 jam dri NYC , kecele abis. mau beli sepatu keds taunya ada tokonya tapi buat anak-anak *mana muat deh! tapi lumayan dapet gelas bergambar red queennya Alice in Wonderland dan crocs. terus liat view manhattan dari jersey city dan jersey dari manhattan. bagus bangettt. mana ada org pacaran lagi di taman yang view nya manhattan dari jersey ahahahah. Terus melewati times square yang super keren :")

Day 5: NYC
Jalan-jalan di SoHo sama Andri, banyak banget toko-toko imyut dan ada toko yang sizenya nyaris semuanya all size. gw sampe wow! terus minum iced green tea latte *minuman paling enak sedunia. ke toko MOMA juga, beli whisk yang berwarna rainbow :) lalu malamnya nonton Mary Poppins, magical sekaliiii keren abis lah gw nganga lagi. Terus ke Empire State Building yang sangat windy! tapi bagus bgt NYC :O

Day 6: NYC- Toronto
Jalan-jalan ke central park sama rai! ijo banget asik abis. ada keluarga foto bareng ber dress code sama lagi! terus ke FAO Schwarz toko mainan gede abis lalu foto2 di depan hotel the plaza. Lalu makan di Bond St. super yumm makanan paling enak seduniaaa :D terus jalan2 bentar di SoHo, terus dianterin ke terminal bus, balik ke TO!

Ah, soon I hope I can go somewhere buat bertemu teman-teman lagi! asyik banget sih :*

XOXO,
Nini