Khamis, 23 Jun 2016

#2 movie - Conjuring 2

Assalamualaikum readers !
             Today , I would like to make a review about a horror movie , Conjuring 2 that I had watched last Wednesday . I am not really fond with this kind of movie , but , doing different things or I rather say unusual , may give me a good experience and new expectation . I had watched Conjuring movie before and I know a little about what this movie is mainly about . Conjuring is a movie that shows paranormal activities based on true story that happened in past . However , Conjuring and Conjuring 2 are completely distinctive - the cases  handled were not related at all - and the only things that make them connected are the main actor and actress who are the priests .

              Conjuring 2 introduce the siblings of five with a widow . They live in a small house near residential street and live happily . One day , a younger sister , Janet make some kind of ritual in her room called "spirit of the coin" . Her sister joined her , but after few minutes , they dismissed and went to sleep . After the ritual , many weird incidents happened in the house . The family had been disturbed by a ghost portrayed as an old man who claimed that he lived there before . He used Janet to deliver his messages and  ran amok , telling them to move away from the house . The priests , who are the main characters came to their place and tried to help them . Few discoveries lead to conflicts and betrayal . The story is totally engaging after the movie revealed the real protagonist behind the activities . In the end , the case had been solved and everything turned back to normal .

               If you are not strong enough in term of your spiritual strength , I totally not recommend this movie . Since it is based on true story , people who afraid of this kind of creature may easily feel haunted after watching the movie . They may sweating profusely without no reason during night with scary imaginations , and this can cause difficulty in sleeping . They also tend to feel afraid all the time . Worrying that the ghost can come up anywhere and anytime , they feel extremely cautious and excessively protective . This people will become depress and cannot live normally .

                There are many other consequences besides feeling haunted but I might cannot explain it as this is a sensitive issues regarding religion .


Ahad, 19 Jun 2016

#2 Novel Review - Dragon Kiss

Assalamualaikum readers !
              I just read a novel entitled Dragon Kiss literally just few minutes ago . I know that I should not procrastinate this review like my past one ( which I had not settled yet though ) , so , I quickly turn on my laptop and my fingers are ready to battle against the keyboards .  By the way , it took almost a fortnight to read the book . Not that it is too hard to fathom or too thick to read , but it is just me who think that she does not have enough time to read  . ( :'( )

              The book "Dragon Kiss" is a sequence from a long series of books and it is the seventh . Eventhough it is a continuation of a book , I still can understand what the story is and get the main idea what the author is trying to imply . In a summary , the story is about an ice dragon named Audun who wants to marry a princess but faces difficulty due to their difference races ; dragon and human .The book mentions about the past story where Audun and the lady had met before . She , who is a human that can transform into green dragoness ,  helped his family that trapped in an eternal frozen ice . After the incident , he fell in love with her eventually and decided to have her hand . The focus is more likely toward Audun as he makes several attempts to convince his superior to let him turns into human and marry the lady he likes . He is being assigned to number of tasks to test whether he is worthy or not  . Suprisingly , he did his tasks really well and not enough with that , he also helps people during his journey . With the superior approval , his grandmother ,  who is the councellor of the Dragon Kingdom , teaches him how to transform . Upon becoming a human , he faces more obstacles ahead and fears of a wizard who tracks down his dragon's scale . At the end of the story , he did not regret his decision and manage to win the lady's heart :D .

               From the story , I learnt that we should help people in needs . There is a quote says " You get back what you give "  . Whenever you lend a help to people , you will be rewarded whether consciously or not .  It is not that I am telling you to help people and expect for the rewards . It is called of human nature to feel empathy toward others . Imagine that everyone in the world is not selfish ; this world can become a better place to live. Being empathy may not give you any money or beneficial to you physically , but , it gives out happiness to people surrounding and to yourself as well . So , get out from your shell and spread happiness . :D .





             

Sabtu, 4 Jun 2016

#1 Movie Review - Zootopia

Assalamualaikum readers !
               I had watched Zootopia this evening . Interesting , cute and warming ; the movie was  totally a success . I was totally engaged and admired the main character.  The movie’s setting was in a place where animals lived together ; there is no sign of human living there of course . A female bunny , Judy was optimistic of becoming the first rabbit officer in the police department of nearby city Zootopia since she was little . Even she was graduated top of her class , she was excluded from handling case and was assigned to parking duty . She reluctantly accepted it. During her first day , she met a fox , Nick Wilde and his partner , Finnick . After that remarkable meeting , the story started to progress when Judy had to handle a case regarding missing animals and worked together with Nick who happened to be blackmailed by her . Few  evidences were found and lead them to the secrets behind the disappearance incidents . Their friendship was put into test . Their wills were pushed to the limits in order to prove the police that she is worthy . At the end of the story , there was a plot twist . The new mayor , who was actually seemed to be the good person throughout the movie ,  revealed that she was the culprit behind the case . Nick and Judy captured her and they succeed .  Afterwards , Nick became a police and worked together with Judy .

             What I learnt from the story is that we need to be confident with our ambition . Whenever people doubt about our future , prove and explain to them . Stand with our choice and strive for it . People’s perspectives are not important but that does not mean that we should take them for granted . As long as our plan is for the good , just get to it . We may feel discourage sometimes , but just ignore the feeling as we will soon be proud of what we had done before .  


              I , personally , agreed with the main character’s decision . She decided to become the odd when no one ever become a police from her troops . She was determined and often told herself by saying “ Anyone can become anything “ . Despite what her parents and people told her , she was now  the proud police of the Zootopia . I have been in her shoes before and I feel her . That is why , without a doubt ,  I nodded ; agreed . 

Isnin, 30 Mei 2016

#4 Vocabulary

Notoriety
- the state of being famous or well known for some bad quality or deed
               The song has gained some notoriety in the press .

Coax
- persuade (someone) gradually or gently to do something .
                The trainees were coaxed into doing boring work .
- obtain something from ( someone) by gradual or gentle persuasion
                 We coaxed our fare money out of my father
- arranged (something) carefully into a particular shape or position

Spur
- (n) a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on  a rider's heel and used for urging a horse forward
                 
-  (n) a thing that prompts or encourages someone ; an incentive .
                 Wars act as a spur to practical invention .

- (v) urge ( a horse ) forward by digging one's spurs into its sides
                   She spurred her horse towards the hedge .

- (v) prune in ( a side shoot of a plant ) so as to form a spur close to the stem .
                 Spur back the lateral shoots .

Scarcely
-only just ; almost not ;
             Her voice is so low I can scarcely hear what she is saying .


Plummet
-(v) fall or drop straight down at high speed .
             A climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully .

- (n) a steep and rapid fall or drop
             The bird has a circular display flight followed by an earthward plummet .

- (n) a plumb or plumb line





Ahad, 29 Mei 2016

#3 Vocabulary

Invigorate
- to give strength or energy to something or someone .
                John knew his workout would invigorate him so he could start his day with a positive attitude .

Flagging
- become tired or less enthusiastic or dynamic
                 If you begin flagging , there is an excellent cafe to revive you .

Congenital
- of or relating to a condition present at birth , whether inherited or caused by the environment , especially the uterine environment .
                 In a congenital condition known as haemophylia (q.v.) it is difficult to stop the flow of blood .

Persist
- continue to exist ; be prolonged
                  If the symptoms persist for more than a few days , then contacts your doctor .

irksome
- irritating , annoying
                  An irksome journey .


Isnin, 23 Mei 2016

#2 Vocabulary

Deterrence
- A thing to make someone decide not to do something because they afraid of the consequences
                 The purpose of NATO is twofold ; deterrence and defense .

Forebears
-An ancestor
                 I do not know whereabouts of my forebears .

Hemmed
- surround someone or something and restrict their movement
                   They are hemmed in and separated by snowcapped mountain peaks and ridges , which are seamed with glaciers terminating in moraines and shingle slopes at the base of the foot-hills .

Trellis
- a framework of bars used as a support for climbing plants .
                     The exterior is adorned with niched statues and beautiful iron trellis work round the windows .

Emphasize
- give special importance or prominence to
                      To emphasize his words , he lifted her hand and placed it over his heart .
                     

               

Khamis, 19 Mei 2016

#1 Vocabulary

Dormant
- 1 . in deep sleep ( animal )
            The cat lay dormant under the tree .

  -  2 . alive but not growing ( plant )
              The flowers in the garden are dormant .

   -  3 . temporarily inactive ( volcano )
              The volcano is dormant for a long time .

Corrugated
- to draw or bend into folds or alternate furrows and ridges
              The roof was made of corrugated iron

Dowdy
- unfashionable and dull in appearance
               She is rather dowdy in black apparel .

Expletive
- a swear word
                 She let out an expletive and slammed the phone down .

Expiate
- do something to make up for having done something wrong
                  Their sins must be expiated by sacrifice