Saturday, June 12, 2010

Goosebumps


Goosebumps gonna make you goosebumps! But I'm an Indonesian so that west ghosts won't make me scream! Oh, but I do confess the stories always have a surprising part that you can't guess. Especially the 2000 series. OK, another favorite writer: R.L. Stine.

These books I bought for 3000 rupiah per unit. Damn cheap! Lucky me, so I can collect them without emptying my pocket.

If you'd like to be a character in a story. Just read 'Seri Petualangan'. You'll choose your own way that determine your fate in the story.

Wednesday, June 09, 2010

The English Roses


Dulu aku suka banget buku ini waktu masih SD. HAHAHA. The story is about four little ladies(Nicole, Amy, Charlotte, and Grace) called English Roses that don't like a girl named Binah. They thought Binah is so perfect. They are jealous about her life. But actually Binah isn't like that, she is lonely. Binah's mother died when she was young and she lives with her father in a small house where she cooks and cleans for a living. Binah has no friends but the English Roses think she must be popular and rich. At the end of the story, English Roses finally know that Binah isn't like that. They make friends with her as she become so happy.

This is Madonna's(yeah, that singer) first book of five children books. that she written by. Sebenarnya ada buku-buku selanjutnya tapi sayangnya nggak terbit di Indonesia(setahuku).

(P.S. untuk resensi, sebaian saya kutip dari wikipedia)

Monday, June 07, 2010

TinTin!


saya suka sekali sama herge, nggak keliling dunia(katanya) bisa buat komik sehebat ini. Eh, sebenarnya ini koleksi bapak saya dari zaman batu, masih terbitan Indira lho. Tapi ada satu kelemahan dari komik The Adventures of Tintin ini menurut saya; saya kerap kali bertanya-tanya mengapa orang bisa semujur TuanTintin, hahahaha. Tapi di samping itu semuanya bagus. Oh ya, aku pertama kali tau Tintin tu dari kartunnya malah, terus aku mengoleksi CDnya, cuman 15 ribu waktu itu. Malah CD Tintin merupakan bonus gratisan kalau beli baterai( kalau nggak salah alkaline). Nah, terus tidak lama setelah itu bapakku bilang punya komiknya. Setelah mencari-cari akhirnya ketemu komplit. Malah ada yang double: Rahasia Kapal Unicorn sama Hiu-Hiu laut Merah(paling punya ibuk).

Mengenai terbitan terbaru dari Gramedia, aku sebenarnya jadi bingung. Yang asli yang mana:
1. Namanya anjingnya Tintin, Snowy atau Milo?(finally got the answer: in french, snowy called milou)
2. Yang benar Profesor Calculus atau Lakmus?(finally got the answer: Professeur Tryphon Tournesol {Prof. Sunflower} in French)

Eh tapi sangat disayangkan saya tidak begitu tertarik dengan versi baru ini karena saya sudah baca yang versi lama dan memang buat apa. Hahahahaha( Di samping itu saya tidak suka nama baru :p)