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    <updated>2008-11-13T15:56:40Z</updated>
    <subtitle>Patrick G van Diest on Ordinary Things</subtitle>
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    <title>iPhone Pro Mock-up</title>
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    <published>2008-12-29T17:28:28Z</published>
    <updated>2008-12-29T17:33:22Z</updated>

    <summary>It would be a dream phone wouldn&apos;t it?Here&apos;s the new iPhone Pro, something that we don&apos;t expect at MacWorld 2009 at all. However, we do expect something like this to come at a later date. Why? Because it just makes...</summary>
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        <name>Patrick G van Diest</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[It would be <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5119445/the-dream-iphone-pro">a dream phone</a> wouldn't it?<br /><blockquote>Here's the new <a href="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/12/iPhone-Pro2_01.jpg">iPhone Pro</a>, something that we don't expect at MacWorld 2009 at all. However, we do expect something like this to come at a later date. Why? Because it just makes sense.<br /></blockquote>I can hear all those mactards fainted by happiness on seeing this pictures. :P<br /><br /> ]]>
        
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    <title>When The Founding Fathers Tweet</title>
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    <published>2008-12-02T16:28:34Z</published>
    <updated>2008-12-02T16:41:25Z</updated>

    <summary>My good friend, Kapkap made this wonderful scenario: &quot;What will happen if Twitter already there during Indonesia&apos;s Independent Declaration Day and the important people tweet?&quot;. She got a very creative mind:@sutansjahrir: Just heard the news at BBC. Japan surrenders themselves...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[My good friend, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/kapkap">Kapkap</a> made this wonderful scenario: "<a href="http://kappachan.tumblr.com/post/62628726/if-twitter-already-there-at-1945">What will happen if Twitter already there during Indonesia's Independent Declaration Day and the important people tweet?</a>". She got a very creative mind:<br /><br /><blockquote><b>@sutansjahrir</b>: Just heard the news at BBC. Japan surrenders themselves to Alliances. W00t!<br /><b>@wikana</b>: @sutansjahrir - SRSLY?<br /><b>@darwis</b>: @sutansjahrir - Yea. Heard it too @ BBC. Kewl.<br /><b>@sutansjahrir</b>: @wikana - Yep. Tune your radio to BBC.<br /><b>@wikana</b>: Just heard the news at BBC. T3H NEWS. W00T!<br /><b>@darwis</b>: That atomic bomb should be helluva gigantic huge.<br /><b>@chaerulsaleh</b>: @wikana @sutansjahrir - Yep. Just now.<br /><b><br />@darwis</b>: The Net is pretty suck here. Maybe because of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Meh.<br /><b>@wikana</b>: Welcoming @soekarno. Hello good sir :)<br /><br /><b>@soekarno</b>: Online. On my way to Rengasdengklok.<br /><b>@hatta</b>: Going to Rengasdengklok. Good grief, are these guys never sleep? *yawns*<br /><b>@soekarno:</b> Wee-hours trip with kids. Wow-zie.<br /><b>@wikana</b>: Rengasdengklok. Hot debate.<br /><b>@sutansjahrir</b>: Mr. Ahmad Subarjo is here!<br /><br /><b>@soekarno</b>: Need to ask my wife to find the flag that she made several days ago. @fatmawati, have you woke up yet?<br /><b>@hatta</b>: OTW to @soekarno's house.<br /><b>@soekarno</b>: A little bit lunatic at my house :|<br /><b>@soekarno</b>: Going giddy about reading a thing that would change this nation's history forever.<br /><b>@hatta</b>: @soekarno - Hey, you can do it.<br /><b>@soekarno</b>: Feeling instant pride deep inside. I will never get tired of it. "Proklamasi..."<br /><b>@hatta</b>: You know that feeling of pride and awesomeness? Yeah, I'm on it now.<br /><b>@wikana</b>: @soekarno - WHOAH! CONGRATULATIONS!<br /><b>@darwis</b>: @soekarno @hatta - GOOD WORK! CONGRATS!<br /><b>@chaerulsaleh</b>: FREEDOM! FREEDOM FOR ALL!<br /></blockquote> ]]>
        
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    <title>Imaginary Tutorial Books Publishing Inc.</title>
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    <published>2008-11-13T15:29:42Z</published>
    <updated>2008-11-13T15:56:40Z</updated>

    <summary>Welcome dear customer to our first online showcase. As you can see, Imaginary Tutorial Books Publishing Inc. is a publisher that focus on tutorials, guides, and self help book written by famous names from the realm of make believes. We...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[Welcome dear customer to our first online showcase. As you can see, Imaginary Tutorial Books Publishing Inc. is a publisher that focus on tutorials, guides, and self help book written by famous names from the realm of make believes. We are proud to show you our popular catalog for today, compiled by yours truly beloved editor, and helped by our loyal readers and customer worldwide. For further inquiry, please do contact us. Here's the popular list for today, taken from our Twitter page in no particular order:<br /> ]]>
        <![CDATA[<blockquote><b>patvandiest</b> "Cinderella's Guide on House Cleaning and Reducing Family-Oriented Work Stress" #imaginarytutorialbook<br /><br /><b>patvandiest</b> "Sleep 101: How to Have a Good Quality Sleep. By: Princess Aurora" #imaginarytutorialbook<br /><br /><b>patvandiest</b>
@LeonnieFM, actually we have only 1 book that wasn't good in terms of
sales &amp; reviews "On Growing up. By: Peter Pan"
#imaginarytutorialbook<br /><br /><b>patvandiest</b> and oh! this just being printed moments ago! "Appropriate Diet". Author: Hansel, Co-Author: Gretel #imaginarytutorialbook<br /><br /><b>budi</b> @patvandiest "ROSE IN A GLASS SHELL - Gardening Guides" by Beast from Beauty and the Beast #imaginarytutorialbook<br /><br /><b>patvandiest</b>
okay we started again! just got a call from the printing, "Carpet
Buyers Guide 2008" By Aladdin has been postponed :(
#imaginarytutorialbook<br /><br /><b>patvandiest</b> ... but on the
contrary "Enhancing Tourism Through Exotic Creatures" by Lilo (of Lilo
&amp; Stich) shows good sales. #imaginarytutorialbook<br /><br /><b>@patvandiest</b> - 'Your Guide To Get Perfect Shoes' by Cinderella? #imaginarytutorialbook<br /><br /><b>@anima</b>
still sleeping eh? how would you like to buy our "25 Kissing Tips To
Awaken The Princess" by Prince Charming? #imaginarytutorialbook<br /><br /><b>neofreko</b> @patvandiest i'm looking for 'The Art of Extinction' by Dodo B. Got any?<br /><br /><b>neofreko</b> @kapkap i thought Cinderella's best seller was Time Management? <br /><br /><b>fajarjasmin</b> @patvandiest And let's not forget Cinderella's "Art of Homemaking". She's an authority on that.<br /><br /><b>fajarjasmin</b> @patvandiest "Sibling Rivalry Management" by none other than Bawang Putih...<br /><br /><b>budi</b> @patvandiest "Self Confidence and How To Put Trust on Everyone" by Giselle, Enchanted. #Imaginarytutorialbook<br /><br /><b>fajarjasmin</b> @patvandiest "Growing and harvesting monster crop" by Jack<br /><br /><b>fajarjasmin</b> @patvandiest "The Danger of Incest" by the one and only Sangkuriang. Oh, my titles are so twisted..<br /><br /><b>fajarjasmin</b> @patvandiest "Pathfinding in the wilderness" of Hansel and Gretel...<br /><br /><b>patvandiest</b> @budi and her other masterpiece "Problem Solving Using Songs" by Giselle #Imaginarytutorialbook<br /><br /><b>kapkap</b> @patvandiest - Oooh, how about this: "How-tos in Communicating With Animals" by Disney Princess Gank? :D<br /><br /><b>budi</b> @patvandiest IT THOUGHT THEY ARE WRITING "XHTML VALID BREADCRUMBS", HANSEL AND GRETEL? #imaginarytutorialbook<br /><br /><b>budi</b> @patvandiest "How to Mimic Wolves - Make Up and Costumes" by The Little Red Riding Hood. #imaginarytutorialbook<br /><br /><b>nanashambles</b> @patvandiest: "Swimming for Dummies" by Ariel? #imaginarytutorialbook<br /><br /><b>patvandiest</b>
and finally! last one for today from our catalog, introducing "Healthy
Eye Care in a Toxic Environment" by Sauron #imaginarytutorialbook<br /><br /><b>spuriked</b> Transgender issues for the new millenium: a cross-species analysis, by Little Red Riding Hood #imaginarytutorialbook<br /><br /><b>kapkap</b> @patvandiest - Ah, any book about "Maintaining Relationship With Your Kids" by Darth Vader? :D<br /><br /><b>rikaokd</b> @patvandiest "How to dress like a man" by Mulan #ITB<br /><br /><b>fajarjasmin</b> @patvandiest My last : "Verbal Defense 101 : Talk Your Way Out of Problems", from Kancil of Kancil dan Buaya<br /></blockquote><br />]]>
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    <title>On Twitter</title>
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    <published>2008-11-12T12:46:49Z</published>
    <updated>2008-11-12T12:57:12Z</updated>

    <summary>If your Twitter friends are annoyingly chatty, obnoxious, or, too much ranting, and you felt irritated about it, Unfollow those people. Problem solved. We all can move on and enjoying our life, can we? Life is good. Enjoy it! :) ...</summary>
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        <name>Patrick G van Diest</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[If your Twitter friends are annoyingly <a href="http://www.twitter.com/patvandiest">chatty</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/patvandiest">obnoxious</a>, or, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/patvandiest">too much ranting</a>, and you felt irritated about it, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; ">Unfollow </span>those people. Problem solved. We all can move on and enjoying our life, can we? Life is good. Enjoy it! :) ]]>
        
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    <title>Jogja, Twitter, and Food Fest!</title>
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    <published>2008-11-02T13:19:14Z</published>
    <updated>2008-11-02T13:38:41Z</updated>

    <summary>I always had new wonderful experience whenever I went to Jogja. Last weekend it was my fourth time there. It was my third one this year alone. This is once again, a work related trip. Nevertheless, it was so much...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<div>I always had new wonderful experience whenever I went to Jogja. Last weekend it was my fourth time there. It was my third one this year alone. This is once again, a work related trip. Nevertheless, it was so much fun. </div><div><br /></div><div>Although I had to prepared for the exhibition and workshops that was held in <a href="http://www.yogyakomtek.info/">Yogyakomtek</a> at the Jogja Exhibition Centre, sightseeing and culinary trip in between work load is inevitable. Jogja will always be a beautiful and exciting city. This time it was Gudeg Batas Kota, Sate Kambing Samirono, Gadjah Wong, and Alun-Alun that became the stopping place for me and the guys to enjoy the experience of Jogja.</div><div><br /></div><div>Wonderful thing happen yesterday, in one of the workshop session, being a twitterholic I couldn't resist to update and interact with my fellow <a href="http://www.twitter.com/patvandiest">Twitters</a>. <a href="http://www.orangescale.net">Thomas</a> and <a href="http://www.cinila.com">Lala</a> is one of my Twitter/Blogger friends in Jogja. Realizing that I was in Jogja, they think we should meet. Plus, They being in <a href="http://www.jogjafoodfest.com/">Jogja Food Fest</a> they let me to pick up the menu, and they offer to brought it to me in JEC. I thought it was a joke, until I can't believe my eyes that they were right there at JEC!</div> ]]>
        <![CDATA[<div>I know now that the power of Twitter could leads you to a wonderful connections with your fellow twitters! I experience that with my <a href="http://jakarta.twitterusergroup.com">insanely group at Jakarta</a>, and now I felt that too with this two sweet Twitter couple in Jogja.</div><div><br /></div><div>To <a href="http://www.twitter.com/thomasarie">Thomas</a> and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/lala">Lala</a> many thanks for the wonderful yet swiftly meet up (the nasi kebuli is breathtakingly delicious!). I promised when I travelled to Jogja again, you guys will be the first one that I contact and we could chit-chat in much longer time.</div><div><br /></div><div>And when you guys plan a trip to Jakarta one day, do contact me. I will personally be your guide around the town. I can promise you that.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="jogja-tu.jpg" src="http://www.patvandiest.com/saves/2008/11/02/jogja-tu.jpg" width="550" height="421" class="mt-image-left" style="float: left; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;" /></span></div><div>Me, with Thomas and Lala</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="jogjatweeting.jpg" src="http://www.patvandiest.com/saves/2008/11/02/jogjatweeting.jpg" width="413" height="550" class="mt-image-left" style="float: center; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;" /></span></div><div>Tweeting while in the middle of the workshop is fun!</div>]]>
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    <title>10 Hal Yang (Mungkin Tidak) Perlu Anda Ketahui</title>
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    <published>2008-10-09T17:03:23Z</published>
    <updated>2008-10-09T17:42:33Z</updated>

    <summary>Jarang sekali saya melanjutkan &quot;rantai pesan kaleng&quot; dalam suatu komunitas jejaring sosial di ranah maya ini. Apakah itu lewat e-mail, bulletin board, forum atau apapun. Umumnya saya akan melewatkan aktivitas seperti ini begitu saja. Tidak, bukan karena saya merasa ekslusif...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<div>Jarang sekali saya melanjutkan "rantai pesan kaleng" dalam suatu komunitas jejaring sosial di ranah maya ini. Apakah itu lewat e-mail, bulletin board, forum atau apapun. Umumnya saya akan melewatkan aktivitas seperti ini begitu saja. Tidak, bukan karena saya merasa ekslusif atau semacamnya, hanya saja terkadang pikiran saya terlalu melanglang buana dalam urusan lain hingga saya melupakan bahwa seseorang telah memberikan tongkat estafet dan saya seharusnya meneruskannya kepada orang lain. Sok Sibuk? Pastinya Sok Sibuk!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://fajarjasmin.com/">Fajar</a> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/fajarjasmin">Jasmin</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1139869124">Sugandhi</a> (teman baru saya yang sangat menyenangkan) kemarin <a href="http://fajarjasmin.com/?p=15">memberikan mandat</a> untuk membuat posting yang bersifat viral mengenai 10 hal yang mendeskripsikan saya. Hari ini saya mendapat banyak waktu lowong untuk memikirkan serta membuat postingan ini. Lagipula, sudah waktunya saya menambahkan entri pada blog yang cukup tandus ini.</div> ]]>
        <![CDATA[<div>Tanpa basa-basi lagi, inilah karakteristik, fakta, trivia, ataupun ciri-ciri yang mungkin dapat mendeskripsikan saya:</div><div><div><br /></div><div><ol style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 20px; background-repeat: repeat-y; list-style-type: decimal; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: initial; "><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Musik adalah esensi yang membentuk hidup saya</span>. Tanpa musik hidup ini hampa. Saya yakin Tuhan memberikan kita anugrah alunan nada dan melodi agar kita bisa menikmati hidup secara lebih baik. S<a href="http://www.patvandiest.com/thegods.php">ejumlah artis/grup ini</a> menjadi teman serta membentuk karakteristik dalam perjalanan hidup saya. Dari sekolah menengah sampai sekarang saya sudah pernah masuk ke dalam sejumlah band. Belakangan ini, kecintaan saya terhadap musik termanifestasikan di <a href="http://www.myspace.com/onemankaraoke" style="text-decoration: underline; ">One Man Karaoke</a>. Band yang dalam pernyataan politiknya bersabda: "band dengan orang dari masa lampau yang terjebak di masa kini". Band yang dianggap main-main pada saat mereka serius namun dianggap serius ketika mereka sedang main-main.</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Manchester dan New York adalah kota tujuan akhir saya</span>. Satu hari nanti saya berjanji akan "naik haji" ke dua kota tersebut. Setelah itu, mungkin hidup saya telah lengkap. Sisanya adalah anugrah tambahan. :)</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Manchester United adalah tim terbaik di seluruh jagat raya</span>. Pada dasarnya saya tidak suka fanatisme berlebihan terhadap hal apapun, terutama dalam dunia teknologi informasi. Namun, lain halnya dengan sepakbola. Anda boleh mencela Linux, Anda boleh melecehkan Microsoft, Anda boleh menafikan Nintendo DS. Tapi Manchester United sampai kapanpun adalah klub sepakbola yang lebih baik daripada klub sepakbola favorit kalian! :P</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal; ">Bagi saya Tim nasional Indonesia beserta semua orang yang mengharumkan nama Indonesia di kancah internasional adalah pahlawan-pahlawan saya yang sejati. Saya mungkin bukanlah seorang nasionalis yang lengkap. Saya mungkin agak lupa dengan nama-nama para pahlawan kemerdekaan,  mungkin akan lupa dengan hari-hari penting bangsa Tapi, jangan pernah mempertanyakan dukungan saya kepada mereka yang membela bangsa di kancah internasional. Darah pejuang saya akan mendukung mati-matian tim nasional Indonesia. Mungkin saya tidak terlalu kenal dengan Teuku Umar, tapi saya tidak akan pernah lupa dengan smes tajam Hendrawan yang membawa Indonesia mempertahankan Thomas Cup tahun 2002 di Guangzhou. Saya mungkin tidak familiar dengan Cut Nya Dien tapi saya akan selalu ingat senyum Lisa Rumbewas saat meraih perak olimpiade. Mereka adalah pahlawan-pahlawan saya. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Saya terlampau bangga dengan atlit Indonesia</span>.</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal; ">Satu hari nanti, saat saya sudah berkelimpahan uang, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">saya akan membuat suatu taman bacaan gratis</span>. Disitu orang-orang bisa membaca buku secara gratis dan tentu boleh menyumbang buku-buku mereka kesitu. Nantinya taman bacaan tersebut akan ditambah dengan kedai. Sehingga orang dapat membaca buku secara gratis sambil menikmati kudapan ataupun minuman-minuman hangat. Inilah program PSR (Private Social Responsibilities) saya di masa depan.☺</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Saya suka mengusap-usap muk</span>a. Hanya sebagian orang yang memperhatikan kebiasaan saya yang katanya aneh ini.</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal; ">Saya percaya kepada Tuhan Yesus Kristus. Dalam hidup ini <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">saya percaya Tuhan memandu kita lewat tanda-tanda ataupun "omen" yang ada di sekitar kita</span>. Saya sangat mempercayai hal ini. Itulah sebabnya Serendipity dan The Alchemist merupakan salah satu film dan buku favorit saya.</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Saya seorang yang sentimenta</span>l. Saya terlalu sering memaknai sesuatu, walaupun sesuatu itu tidak harus dimaknai.</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Lays</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Oreo, serta susu putih</span> (ataupun <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">bir bintang</span>, tergantung mood saat itu) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">dapat menenangkan keadaan hati yang sedang kesal</span>.</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal; ">Tidur adalah anugrah terindah yang Tuhan berikan untuk kita. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Tidur adalah cara saya menikmati hidup.</span></li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div>Dalam aturan posting viral, saya diharuskan menunjuk orang lain untuk membuat post seperti ini juga. Kalau begitu, mereka saja:</div><div><br /></div><div><ul style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 20px; background-repeat: repeat-y; list-style-type: disc; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: initial; "><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal; "><a href="http://www.rifie.com" style="text-decoration: underline; ">Rifie</a>, "teman 2.0" saya di ranah maya ini yang mungkin sedang sibuk menyiapkan hari bahagianya. :)</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal; "><a href="http://puspa.dagdigdug.com" style="text-decoration: underline; ">Puspa</a>, gadis manis penikmat "Mie <span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: line-through;">Tampar</span> Tarik".</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal; ">Kalian semua yang baca post ini. Ya! Kalian! Jangan pura-pura menengok ke tempat lain! Buka teks editor, tulis, lalu post di blog Anda masing-masing! Hehe...</li></ul><div>UPDATE: </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Tampaknya <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><a href="http://puspa.dagdigdug.com" style="text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Puspa</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">telah membuat <a href="http://puspa.dagdigdug.com/2008/09/23/tagscontinued/">post seperti ini</a> di blognya! Oleh karena itu, individu yang beruntung berikutnya dan terkena post wajib ini adalah... <a href="http://anima.dudut.com">Anima</a>! Silahkan bung! saatnya Anda mempresentasikan diri Anda di hadapan dunia!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "></span></span></div><ul style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 20px; background-repeat: repeat-y; list-style-type: disc; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: initial; "><div><br /></div></ul></div></div>]]>
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    <title>Street Wars</title>
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    <id>tag:www.patvandiest.com,2008:/sidenotes//6.68</id>

    <published>2008-10-01T12:12:48Z</published>
    <updated>2008-10-01T12:21:50Z</updated>

    <summary>I wish they make a chapter of this awesome game in Jakarta too. It should be fun!  StreetWars is a 3 week long, 24/7, watergun assassination tournament that has already taken place in New York City, Vancouver, Vienna, San Francisco,...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[I wish they make a chapter of <a href="http://www.streetwars.net/index.php">this awesome game in Jakarta too</a>. It should be fun! <br /><blockquote> StreetWars is a 3 week long, 24/7, watergun assassination tournament that has already taken place in New York City, Vancouver, Vienna, San Francisco, Los Angeles, London, Chicago, Paris and is now coming back to New York City  </blockquote><blockquote>   At the start of the game you will receive a manila envelope containing the following:  </blockquote><blockquote>   A picture of your intended target(s)   The home address of your intended target(s)   The work address of your intended target(s)   The name of your intended target(s)   Contact information of your intended target(s)   Upon receipt of these items, your (or your team's) mission is to find and kill (by way of water gun, water balloon or super soaker) your target(s).  </blockquote><blockquote>   You can hunt your target down any way you see fit; you can pose as a delivery person and jack them when they open the door, disguise yourself and take them out on the street, etc.  </blockquote><blockquote>   If you are successful in your assassination attempt, the person you killed will give you their envelope and the person they were supposed to kill becomes your new target. This continues until you work yourself through all the players and retrieve the envelope with your (or your team's) picture(s) and name(s). Then you win. Cash...but first live in fear. </blockquote>
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<entry>
    <title>Space Traveling Problem</title>
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    <id>tag:www.patvandiest.com,2008:/sidenotes//6.67</id>

    <published>2008-08-20T15:54:14Z</published>
    <updated>2008-08-20T16:03:32Z</updated>

    <summary>Those smart guys at NASA says that we&apos;ll never reach the starsAt a recent conference, rocket scientists from NASA, the U.S. Air Force and academia doused humanity&apos;s interstellar dreams in cold reality. The scientists, presenting at the Joint Propulsion Conference...</summary>
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        <name>Patrick G van Diest</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[Those smart guys at NASA <a href="http://www.wired.com/science/space/news/2008/08/space_limits">says that we'll never reach the stars</a><blockquote>At a recent conference, rocket scientists from NASA, the U.S. Air Force and academia doused humanity's interstellar dreams in cold reality. The scientists, presenting at the Joint Propulsion Conference in Hartford, Connecticut, analyzed many of the designs for advanced propulsion that others have proposed for interstellar travel. The calculations show that, even using the most theoretical of technologies, reaching the nearest star in a human lifetime is nearly impossible.</blockquote>Dang! There goes my dream of visiting Coruscant and moons of Endor!]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>The Upstairs New EP</title>
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    <published>2008-08-20T07:16:12Z</published>
    <updated>2008-08-20T07:23:30Z</updated>

    <summary>The Upstairs released their brand-new EP &quot;Ku Nobatkan Jadi Fantasi&quot; in a netlabel kind a fashion via YesNoWave Music. And yes, it&apos;s free to download.Dalam rangka memperingati Hari Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia ke-63, band new wave Jakarta The Upstairs &apos;membebaskan&quot; mini album...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<a href="http://www.myspace.com/theupstairs">The Upstairs</a> <a href="http://www.yesnowave.com/albums/yesno016.htm">released their brand-new EP</a> "Ku Nobatkan Jadi Fantasi" in a netlabel kind a fashion via <a href="http://www.yesnowave.com">YesNoWave Music</a>. And yes, it's free to download.<blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Dalam rangka memperingati Hari Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia ke-63, band new wave Jakarta The Upstairs 'membebaskan" mini album (EP) mereka yang berisi enam lagu untuk di download secara gratis bagi para penggemar di seluruh dunia via Yes No Wave Music. Menurut sang vokalis, Album mini ini adalah bentuk terimakasih The Upstairs kepada Modern Dalings yang telah mendukung dari awal karir mereka.</blockquote><br />]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Pendidikan yang Memerdekakan</title>
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    <published>2008-08-17T14:04:25Z</published>
    <updated>2008-08-17T14:13:06Z</updated>

    <summary> Hari ini negara Indonesia merayakan ulang tahun kemerdekaannya yang ke-63. Kali ini saya berusaha menulis dengan menggunakan bahasa Indonesia, bahasa Ibu yang diajarkan oleh orang tua saya dari sewaktu saya kecil. Kali ini saya menulis untuk bangsa Indonesia.Jika saya...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="merdeka.jpg" src="http://www.patvandiest.com/saves/2008/08/17/merdeka.jpg" width="200" height="135" class="mt-image-left" style="float: left; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;" /></span> <div><div>Hari ini negara Indonesia merayakan ulang tahun kemerdekaannya yang ke-63. Kali ini saya berusaha menulis dengan menggunakan bahasa Indonesia, bahasa Ibu yang diajarkan oleh orang tua saya dari sewaktu saya kecil. Kali ini saya menulis untuk bangsa Indonesia.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jika saya bilang bahwa tema dari post ini adalah "Apakah kita sudah merdeka?" mungkin sangat klise sekali dan sudah cukup membosankan untuk disimak. Namun, saya tidak akan pernah bosan mempertanyakan hal ini kepada diri saya sendiri. Kita sudah merdeka dari penjajahan selama 63 tahun berturut-turut, tapi pada kenyataannya dalam sejumlah ruang, kita belum merdeka, atau paling tidak sebagian besar dari kita belum merdeka. Kemiskinan, akses kesehatan, akses pendidikan, kesetaraan, dan sejumlah permasalahan lain membuat kita menjadi bertanya pada diri sendiri, "merdeka itu apa?"<br /></div></div>]]>
        <![CDATA[<div>Beberapa hari yang lalu saya akhirnya berhasil menyelesaikan karya sastra Pramoedya Ananta Toer yang terkenal, "Bumi Manusia" setelah hampir 2 tahun. Saya rasa keterlambatan saya menyelesaikan buku tersebut memiliki maksud tersendiri. Menjelang perayaan hari kemerdekaan, tepat sekali saya membaca sebuah buku yang mengedepankan nilai kebangkitan nasionalisme bangsa.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>Dari beberapa nilai yang saya tangkap dari buku tersebut, ada satu hal yang paling menggugah hati saya. Rasa nasionalisme lewat pendidikan. Tokoh Minke beruntung mendapatkan pendidikan yang layak pada zamannya. Lewat pendidikan tersebut, derajatnya sebagai seorang manusia terangkat lebih tinggi. Lewat pendidikan, ia dapat menyadari betapa bangsanya mengalami penindasan oleh pihak asing yang sangat semena-mena.</div><div><br /></div><div>Pendidikan dan Pengetahuan, hal inilah yang menjadi titik pembahasan saya sekarang. Kedua hal ini dapat mengangkat derajat dan martabat kita, dan memerdekakan bangsa kita dari keadaan yang stagnan sekarang ini. Sadarilah, bangsa kita stagnan, kemajuan hanya berjalan sedikit demi sedikit. Dengan pendidikan dan pengetahuan yang memadai, kita bisa maju lebih cepat dan tidak tertinggal dengan bangsa lain. </div><div><br /></div><div>Sayangnya akses pendidikan di Indonesia masih terbatas. Pendidikan masih dapat dibilang mahal dan hanya bisa dinikmati oleh mereka yang memiliki dana mencukupi saja. Korelasi antara kualitas dengan biaya dalam dunia pendidikan berbanding lurus. Hal ini diperparah dengan birokrasi yang rapuh di dunia pendidikan. </div><div><br /></div><div>Lantas, bagaimana kita merubahnya? Pendidikan dasar 9 tahun yang digembar-gemborkan pemerintah menurut pandangan saya belum cukup efektif. Tatanan sistem pendidikan di Indonesia harus berubah, lebih ke arah pelayanan, tidak lagi berorientasi bisnis. Perbesar subsidi pendidikan sehingga rakyat bisa menikmati pendidikan dasar 9 tahun yang gratis (benar-benar gratis). Perbaiki tingkat kesejahteraan dan kualitas guru. Hapus birokrasi yang berbelit-belit dalam sistem pendidikan. Sesuaikan kurikulum pendidikan dengan tingkat adaptasi dan karakter rakyat.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ah, berat sekali sih postingan saya kali ini? Ya paling tidak saya bisa menyampaikan sesuatu, memberikan sesuatu kepada bangsa ini di hari kemerdekaan kita. Saya tidak mau kalah dengan Markis Kido dan Hendra Setiawan yang memberikan <a href="http://www.kompas.com/read/xml/2008/08/16/22090077/markis/hendra.sabet.emas.pertama.untuk.indonesia">kontribusi Emas di Olimpiade Beijing</a>. Saya juga ingin berkontribusi walaupun hanya dengan sebuah postingan, mudah-mudahan dapat berguna bagi mereka yang membacanya.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Jakarta, 17 Agustus 2008</div><div>Atas nama Patrick Gerard van Diest </div><div>beserta rakyat yang prihatin terhadap pendidikan di Indonesia.</div><div>Merdeka!</div></div>]]>
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<entry>
    <title>The Ironic Maiden</title>
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    <id>tag:www.patvandiest.com,2008:/sidenotes//6.64</id>

    <published>2008-08-10T06:31:12Z</published>
    <updated>2008-08-10T06:50:59Z</updated>

    <summary>There was a time that I want to make a tribute cover band back in the days. This list of pun-tacular names of tribute acts would surely gives me inspiration for the band names. Well okay, probably not, but I...</summary>
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        <name>Patrick G van Diest</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[There was a time that I want to make a tribute cover band back in the days. <a href="http://www.listopia.co.uk/list.php?l=62">This list of pun-tacular names of tribute acts</a> would surely gives me inspiration for the band names. Well okay, probably not, but I can't help smiling seeing the list. Here's my favorite:<br /><br /><blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><ul><li>Rick Ghastly</li><li>Fraud Sinatra</li><li>Pun DMC</li><li>Boy Division</li><li>Think Floyd</li><li>Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (aren't in this band)</li><li>And That (Take That tribute)</li><li>Who The ..?</li><li>Robbing Williams</li><li>The Vice Presidents of The United States of America</li><li>The Arcade Liars</li><li>Ironic Maiden</li></ul></blockquote>
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<entry>
    <title>8 Timeless Classic Movies That Critics Are Afraid Of</title>
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    <id>tag:www.patvandiest.com,2008:/sidenotes//6.63</id>

    <published>2008-08-08T10:08:09Z</published>
    <updated>2008-08-08T10:17:45Z</updated>

    <summary>Sometimes movies fanboys are a tad bit over the edge6. ScarfaceWhy We&apos;re AfraidIf you&apos;ve ever watched an episode of MTV Cribs you know that, besides 7 cars they don&apos;t drive and 3 dead behind the eyes models soaking in a...</summary>
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        <name>Patrick G van Diest</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[Sometimes <a href="http://www.flixster.com/articles/eight-movies-we-are-afraid-to-criticize">movies fanboys are a tad bit over the edge</a><br /><blockquote>6. Scarface<br />Why We're Afraid<br /><br />If you've ever watched an episode of MTV Cribs you know that, besides 7 cars they don't drive and 3 dead behind the eyes models soaking in a hot tub, the one item that every rap star must own is a Scarface poster. Somehow, Al Pacino in an ugly suit has come to represent everything that thugs out there aspire to be. That's why we're afraid. We don't want to get shot.<br /></blockquote>but not The Star Wars Trilogy dude! Please don't EVER criticize Star Wars orginal trilogy! have you ever tried getting your head pounded by a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Luke-Skywalker-Force-FX-Lightsaber/dp/B000PX6PDS/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=toys-and-games&amp;qid=1218190443&amp;sr=8-1">Master Replica Luke Skywalker Force FX Lightsaber</a>, punk?!!<br /> ]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>DC Universe Online</title>
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    <id>tag:www.patvandiest.com,2008:/sidenotes//6.62</id>

    <published>2008-07-30T13:38:37Z</published>
    <updated>2008-07-30T13:44:27Z</updated>

    <summary>Okay then, so how many months I have to wait before I can join the Justice League?Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman will soon be major players in the world of massively multiplayer games, at least if Sony Online Entertainment has...</summary>
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        <name>Patrick G van Diest</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[Okay then, <a href="http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/07/first-look-dc-u.html">so how many months I have to wait before I can join the Justice League?</a><br /><blockquote>Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman will soon be major players in the world of massively multiplayer games, at least if Sony Online Entertainment has any say in the matter. The publisher showed a pre-alpha version of DC Universe Online, the upcoming superhero MMO for PC and PlayStation 3, at San Diego Comic-Con.<br /></blockquote><br />]]>
        
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    <title>Kirisute Gomen - Trivium&apos;s New Single Artwork is Up</title>
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    <published>2008-07-30T13:21:10Z</published>
    <updated>2008-07-30T13:30:38Z</updated>

    <summary>Trivium post another artwork for their new single depicting some sort of centaur warrior decapitating his enemies. Cool. So what&apos;s up with the Japanese theme, Triv? We&apos;ll I really don&apos;t care actually. I&apos;m so going to buy their long-awaited fourth...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[Trivium post another artwork for their new single <a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3124/2716687436_ccb40d4d92.jpg">depicting some sort of centaur warrior decapitating his enemies</a>. Cool. So what's up with the Japanese theme, Triv? We'll I really don't care actually. I'm so going to buy their long-awaited fourth album! Can't wait until September!<br /><blockquote>The artwork for "Kirisute Gomen", the first song to be released from TRIVIUM's new album "Shogun", can be viewed below. The track will be available for 24 hours as an MP3 download from all Roadrunner and TRIVIUM web sites from Thursday, July 31 at midnight EST (5:00 a.m. UK time).<br /></blockquote><a href="http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&amp;newsitemID=101874">Full link to the article</a><br /> ]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>The Dark Knight (2008)</title>
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    <published>2008-07-22T06:40:17Z</published>
    <updated>2008-07-22T07:04:08Z</updated>

    <summary> Tahun: 2008Sutradara: Christopher NolanGenre: Action Thriller Pemain: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Gary Oldman, Maggie GylenhaalSkor Film: 10 / 10Ini adalah sebuah review yang bernuansa nazar, saya sudah berjanji pada diri saya sendiri untuk membuat post ini setelah...</summary>
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        <name>Patrick G van Diest</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="tdk.jpg" src="http://www.patvandiest.com/ulas/2008/07/22/tdk.jpg" class="mt-image-left" style="margin: 0pt 20px 20px 0pt; float: left;" height="139" width="94" /></span> <div><strong>Tahun</strong>: 2008<br /><strong>Sutradara</strong>: Christopher Nolan<br /><strong>Genre</strong>: Action Thriller <br /><strong>Pemain</strong>: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Gary Oldman, Maggie Gylenhaal<br /><strong>Skor Film</strong>: 10 / 10<br /><br /><i>Ini adalah sebuah review yang bernuansa nazar, saya sudah berjanji pada diri saya sendiri untuk membuat post ini setelah menonton The Dark Knight, minimal dua kali.</i> <br /><br />Tidak pernah dalam hidup saya mengantisipasi sebuah film hingga hampir 2 tahun lamanya. Mulai dari pemunculan Heath Ledger sebagai Joker pada website <a href="http://www.whysoserious.com/">Why So Serious</a>, pesan telepon dari <a href="http://www.gpdmcu.com/">Letnan Jim Gordon</a>, hingga e-mail newsletter dari <a href="http://www.ibelieveinharveydent.com/">tim sukses Harvey Dent</a>. Ya, film ini seperti juga trend film-film blockbuster besar lainnya belakangan ini, mendayagunakan <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_marketing">kampanye viral</a> di internet sebagai bentuk promosi. <br /><br />Lewat aktivitas seperti kuis, kode rahasia, newsletter, trivia, tim marketing The Dark Knight (TDK) berhasil membuat <i>hype</i> serta membangun rasa penasaran orang terhadap film tersebut.&nbsp; Usaha tim marketing TDK tidak sia-sia, The Dark Knight menjadi film yang paling dinanti di musim panas ini.&nbsp; Pada minggu pertamanya saja TDK telah membuat rekor baru dengan <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_dark_knight/numbers.php">meraup pendapatan $155.340.000 pada opening week</a>.<br /></div>]]>
        <![CDATA[Namun, selain kampanye viral di internet tersebut, Apa sih yang membuat
orang berbondong-bondong mengantri ingin menyaksikan film tersebut?
Banyak faktor tentunya: Ekspektasi penggemar Batman yang ingin
menyaksikan lanjutan episode setelah<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372784/"> Batman Begins</a> (yang mendapat
sambutan yang hangat). Ditambah pula dengan rasa penasaran terhadap
akting Heath Ledger sebagai Joker yang disebut-sebut sangat brillian
dalam memerankan penjahat tersebut.&nbsp; <br />
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Kamis, 17 Juli 2008 kemarin, sehari sebelum world premiere The Dark
Knight saya berkesempatan menghadiri screening film tersebut di Pondok
Indah Mall 2 XXI. Dengan sedikit terharu saya menonton film ini.
Bagamana tidak? film ini sudah saya antisipasi sejak lama, sehingga
melihat tayangan perdana ini membuat saya sangat <i>excited</i>. <br />
<br />
Setelah Batman Begins, banyak yang mengatakan bahwa kisah Batman versi
Christopher Nolan lebih manusiawi, masuk akal, serta cenderung lebih
suram. Para pengamat percaya bahwa ciri ini akan tetap dibawa oleh
Nolan pada TDK.&nbsp; Hal ini juga yang menjadi harapan saya saat ingin
menyaksikan TDK, sebuah film superhero yang masuk akal.<br />
<br />
The Dark Knight mengambil tema eskalasi. Eskalasi yang terjadi setelah
Batman muncul ke permukaan sebagai <i>vigilante</i> yang memberantas kejahatan
di kota Gotham.&nbsp; Di satu sisi, kehadiran Batman meresahkan para mafia
yang menguasai kota Gotham.&nbsp; Namun, dampak lain adalah munculnya
seorang teroris yang mengenakan rias wajah dan menyebut dirinya Joker.
Ia mengajak para kepala mafia untuk bekerja sama membunuh Batman. <br />
<br />
Di lain pihak, muncul seorang jaksa wilayah baru, seorang pemuda
bernama Harvey Dent. Lewat kemampuannya di pengadilan ia berusaha
menggiring semua penjahat di Gotham untuk diadili. Ia menjadi simbol
keadilan sejati. Bahkan Batman sendiri menaruh harapan kepadanya untuk
menegakan kebenaran di Gotham. Bekerja bersama Letnan Gordon, Batman,
dan Harvey Dent membuat suatu strategi untuk menjebloskan para gembong
mafia ke penjara untuk selamanya.<br />
<br />
Ya, itu sih rencana awalnya, sampai si Joker menjadi faktor pengacau
yang membuat film ini menjadi kompleks dan semakin menarik. Joker
menjadi <i>agent of chaos</i> pada film ini. Ia berhasil membuat kekacauan di
Gotham lewat aksi-aksi gila namun briliannya.<br />
<br />
The Dark Knight menurut saya bukan tipikal film superhero biasa. Film
ini malah cenderung masuk ke dalam genre <i>action-thriller</i>. Ceritanya
terlalu kompleks untuk ukuran suatu film superhero (dan ini merupakan
suatu pujian). Nolan berhasil keluar dari pakem film superhero standar
dan membawanya masuk ke dalam dunia filmnya yang sangat menarik.<br />
<br />
Penokohan dalam film ini bisa dibilang luar biasa. Christian Bale
sukses menjadi seorang Bruce Wayne sejati, playboy di muka umum, tapi
menjadi detektif serta pemberantas kejahatan yang disiplin di belakang
layar. Heath Ledger berhasil melebihi ekspektasi saya dalam perannya
sebagai Joker. Ia membuat suatu tingkatan baru untuk peran
penjahat dalam suatu film. Ia mendefinisikan makna baru untuk karakter
Joker: konyol namun mengerikan. Aaron Eckhart yang berperan sebagai
Harvey Dent juga layak mendapat pujian. Ia berhasil merepresentasikan
seorang dengan karakter yang tegas, namun di balik semua itu memiliki
keraguan di sanubarinya. <br />
<br />
Nolan berhasil membangun cerita yang sangat menarik. Dibumbui dengan
adegan action yang proporsional dan tepat dalam mendukung alur cerita,
ia dapat membawa penonton ke dalam suasana mencekam dan menegangkan
tanpa terlalu dilebih-lebihkan. Nolan juga berhasil menjaga
orisinalitas cerita Batman yang ada di komik, namun tetap membuatnya
menjadi lebih masuk akal. <br />
<br />
Angkat topi juga untuk tim spesial efek dalam film ini yang tidak
terlalu banyak bermain dengan <i>computer graphics</i> dan tetap <i>old-school</i>
dengan menggunakan efek-efek ledakan dan peralatan yang konvensional.<br />
<br />
Tidak diragukan lagi, film ini berhasil melewati ekspektasi dari
pengamat film (juga saya) sebagai film superhero terbaik sepanjang
masa. Tidak rugi saya menunggu satu setengah tahun untuk kehadiran film
ini. Film blockbuster terbaik sepanjang tahun 2008. <br /><br />Untuk Anda yang
membaca review ini, tunggu apa lagi? Cari theater dengan kualitas
terbaik di kota Anda, lalu tonton The Dark Knight disitu. Lakukan ini
dua, tiga, hingga enam kali. Saya jamin Anda tidak akan bosan untuk
menonton berulang kali.<br /><br /><i><br />image via <a href="http://www.imdb.com/">imdb</a></i><br />]]>
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