Vnyx’s Weblog

07/17/2008
RECENT UPDATE – Adding the Indonesian translation of The Song of Roland, a Medieval poem about a hero named Count Roland and his lord, Charlemagne. A popular song and legend about
Medieval Heroes, including the legend of a popular sword in the world, Durandal. It hasn’t
been finished yet, though. (Was translated from English translation by John O’Hagan)

RECENT UPDATE – Adding the Indonesian translation of INFERNO, one of the greatest poem in Renaissance (correction, please) by Dante Allighieri of Italy. The poem is a story about Dante himself who was taken to ‘visit’ HELL along with the poet Virgil. Worth to read. (Was translated from English translation by Longman)

NB: if you want to copy it for yourself, give me credit, okay?

Journal Entry 10 November 2007

Boring. Lazy. Tired. Those feeling mixed togethr in me that day. Well, as you know, I was one of the martial artists who wil show off in BPK’s (my school) festival of arts and culture. I was a XII grade student (3^rd grade of senior high school student) and actualy I didn’t have to be an artist there. Why not? Because everybody with fresh brain would consider me as suicide because 3^rd grade is very difficult. Once you were absent a day, you would miss more lessons and new materials; especially for science student like me. I did it, that was why I thought I wanted to commit suicide… (kidding)

I have missed many lessons and energy (doing exercises and so on needs more energy, y’know!) I usually left the class half a day and went to exercise till 4pm. Almost everyday before D-day!! I exhausted. The festival would be held in Sabuga for 2 days, and I had to perform my best for 3 times! There weren’t much for Friday (1^st day), but I recalled almost everything in next day. I was so tired, boring, and lazy to exercise or to do some warming up (FYI: I performed wushu, so warming up is very important!) with my subordinates (oh no, they’re just my friends ;p) I thought everyone—especially for audience—wouldn’t mention my mistake if I did some. So I didn’t exercise seriously. And that was the point!!

In the stage, I played TOO FAST (FYI again: I played as a team, so I need to follow Saka’s instruction). And I really—knew that in the end! And in the ending scene, I got wrong position! XUE BU!! Arrgghhh!!! It must be XU BU! It drove me crazy. Down. I knew there weren’t any audience mentioned my mistake, but my feeling totally wrecked up. Great! I was doing more mistakes than yesterday! (FYI: This is not my first performance, however, but THIS IS a festival, where parents and children mixed together as audience).

After that (and I had to prepare for the second part) ended, Silva asked me why I wanted to show off in this festival, although I was third grade student. And that time I agreed with her. I was tired. Audience wouldn’t have mentioned me, though.

When I got lazier than usual, I played with my wushu friends. Lydia, Lina, Silva, (Mr. Michael taught us about playing bridge.. hehe). I also played with Fi-Bi, Tina, David, Aldrian, William, Qka, Saka, Virgie, Sherly, Ikem, and other army friends. And at the time before I went to the stage, I got the answer very clearly.

Tina—as senior—encouraged us all and gave the spirit that this was the last stage I would perform. And this was the end of our festival. “Save the best for the last, huh?” Lydia said in that time. We tossed and united our hands together. “Vin, pray,” Cie Yunita said. I was confused at first because the ones who always pray for ‘victory’ there were Tina and David. But I gladly accepted that.

“—and Father, please bless us on the stage, so what we have trained for days can be performed well,” I prayed, “And let all the glory is YOURS! Amen!!”

“WUSHU SMAK 1 !!!!”

“JIA YOUUU!!!” We screamed aloud. Might be too loud, but I didn’t care. I didn’t know what the others felt, but for me, it was only for God alone.

I could get more if I didn’t join. I wouldn’t have fallen behind at school, didn’t need to exercise harder, didn’t need to overtake the lessons. I would have stayed at home sleeping, playing computers and games. But there were many things I wouldn’t have got if I didn’t join: I couldn’t have befriended with them all, I couldn’t perform for SMAK 1 for the last time (especially in wushu). And the most important thing I’d got…

I could do something for GOD.

I didn’t care if those irregular audiences mentioned me or not. I knew that the true audience weren’t them all. The One is my audience. Then I had to do it with my all.

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Do you know the relationship about UC (Universal Century) in Mobile Suit Gundam and CE (Cosmic Era) in Gundam Seed? My brother said that SEED was made to celebrate 20-years UC. Here’s the list:

<!–[if !supportLists]–>1. <!–[endif]–>Kira Yamato and Athrun Zala, best friends who become enemies, Amuro Ray and Char Aznable. Quite exotic, huh? The difference only Kira-Athrun remain best friends until the end, but Amuro-Char remain best rival until the end.

<!–[if !supportLists]–>2. <!–[endif]–>Strike, almost the same as RX-78. The difference is Strike has PS Armor and be embedded with some unique weapons.

<!–[if !supportLists]–>3. <!–[endif]–>ZAKUs. GINNs. I’ve eliminated most of them in SRW World, though…

<!–[if !supportLists]–>4. <!–[endif]–>The legged ship Archangel is similar to Mobile Ship Argama. The difference is the commander of Archangel is Marryu, a WOMAN—with some helpers from Heliopolis, but captain of Argama-La Kairam-White Base is a MAN, Bright Noah.

<!–[if !supportLists]–>5. <!–[endif]–>Bad tempered boy Shinn Asuka and hot headed youngster Camille Vidan (Camille, Kamiru, Kamiyu. I don’t know which one is true, though) are much alike. The difference? Of course! Shinn remains an ENEMY to our main character Kira Yamato, but Camille doesn’t. Oh, by the way, their love stories ended with sadness too. Shinn’s Stellar Lousier is killed by Kira. Four Murasame is also killed.

<!–[if !supportLists]–>6. <!–[endif]–>By the way, about Four and Stellar… both are not merely humans. Stellar Lousier is Extended Natural (an experiment—similar to a puppet), and Four Murasame is Murasame’s experiment (artificial newtype).

<!–[if !supportLists]–>7. <!–[endif]–>And about experiment… Elpi Puru (Ple), Puru Two from UC and Raww Le Krueze, Rey Za Burrel from SEED are CLONES. Yare yare…

<!–[if !supportLists]–>8. <!–[endif]–>Z storyline is full of sadness, much like SEED. Kira always has nightmare from the very beginning, so does Camille.

<!–[if !supportLists]–>9. <!–[endif]–>Impulse-Strike Freedom’s wings are as THE SAME as Usso’s V2! The difference is those bright wings in SEED can’t become weapons. But in Victory Gundam, Usso can destroy any enemy with it.

<!–[if !supportLists]–>10. <!–[endif]–>HARO!!! Haro, a strange-floaty-annoying-round-thing made by Athrun for Lacus… Very unlucky I don’t recall there’s a green Haro in SEED, haha, or else Amuro will ask Athrun if it could NAVIGATE a gundam or not (and Usso’s Haro will make fun of Pink Haro). I wonder if Gundam 00 came to SRW, is there a family reunion between Haros?
(Green Haro is made by Amuro Ray (Mobile Suit Gundam) and later being adjusted to navigate Victory Gundam by Usso Ewin, Pink one is made by Athrun Zala (SEED) for Lacus but fortunately it is only a toy, someone in Gundam 00 creates Orange Haro for Lockon Stratos to navigate his Dynames, and there’s Psyco Black Haro in Gundam 00 owned by Nena Trinity) Great, it’ll be a true family reunion (Pink-Orange-Green-Black). If Athrun knows Haro can be used as Gundam navigator, he’ll scream in horror.

<!–[if !supportLists]–>11. <!–[endif]–>Coordinator – Newtype. Whew… those who modify human genes easily… Kira is ultimate coordinator, and Amuro / Camille is Lv 6(??) newtype.

<!–[if !supportLists]–>12. <!–[endif]–>Spirits who ‘annoy’ in every SEED endings (I mean… Fllay and Stellar who ‘float’ to encourage our main character in the end) are almost the same as spirits who encourages Judau in ZZ story (I mean… err… Lalah Sune, Four Murasame, Elpi Puru, and Camille—hey, Camille hasn’t died yet! He acts like a broken puppet, though, because his mind crippled in last battle in Z story)

<!–[if !supportLists]–>13. <!–[endif]–>Dragoon system (Providence, Strike Freedom) and Funnel (Nu Gundam, Sazabi, Quebeley) err… may be Bits from X Gundam (Karis’s Vertigo)! No comment. They are both the most powerful weapons in earth—and I love those!

<!–[if !supportLists]–>14. <!–[endif]–>There are many battleships/transport ships in SEED, and in UC too. SEED have Archangel, Kusanagi, Eternal as three alliances ships. UC have White Base (MS Gundam), Argama (Z and ZZ), La Kairam (Char Counter Attack). Most SEED’s ships have a woman as commanders (remember Lacus, Marryu, and commander of Minerva?) but UC ships have only a great captain—Bright Noah—to command those cool battleships. Awesome, Bright! Of course Rin Horse Jr is counted among those UC ships, but it’s from V, many years after the first MS Gundam.

<!–[if !supportLists]–>15. <!–[endif]–>Moon…. Ergh…. Moonbase in SEED and in X Gundam are alike.

<!–[if !supportLists]–>16. <!–[endif]–>Gundam’s true villains always have same method to destroy everything they want. DROP THINGS. Drop colonies (UC ), drop Libra+Peacemillion (Wing), drop Junius Seven (SEED Destiny). What’s wrong with those guys? Aren’t there some cooler methods than dropping huge floaty things on earth??

<!–[if !supportLists]–>17. <!–[endif]–>Two sides who cannot accept each other. Earth Alliance and Zion. OMNI and ZAFT. AEUG and Titans (err). Zanscare and League Millitia.

<!–[if !supportLists]–>18. <!–[endif]–>Char wants to make newtypes as super humans who rule earth (CCA), Patrick Zala wants to make coordinators as the ruler of earth (SEED).

<!–[if !supportLists]–>19. <!–[endif]–>Kou’s GP3 + Dendrobium is THE SAME as METEOR units!! Huge things filled with weapons! Hurray! I love Dendrobium, but when I see the RIGHT SIZE (not chibi like SRW, the Dendrobium I saw in SRW games are all chibi, GP3 is very BIG at its size), I point some differences. Dendrobium IS much LARGER than METEOR units!

<!–[if !supportLists]–>20. <!–[endif]–>Quatro Bajeena’s (or Char, they’re same person anyway) Hyaku Shiki Kai and Cagalli Yula Attha’s Akatsuki! They have gold coating armors! Cool!

<!–[if !supportLists]–>21. <!–[endif]–>Quatro Bajeena (Char. He is him) is mentoring Camille in Z, and Athrun is mentoring Shinn. Hm…

<!–[if !supportLists]–>22. <!–[endif]–>Morgan Raete from SEED and Anaheim Electronics are the Gundam factories. Both of them are led by women, though.

<!–[if !supportLists]–>23. <!–[endif]–>Hmm… The three DOM troopers in UC world is similar to THREE DOM TROOPERS in GSD (Lacus’s special forces, I think?) I’ve been bored killing those three DOM maniacs in SRW so I don’t want to SEE them again.

<!–[if !supportLists]–>23. <!–[endif]–>Hmm… The three DOM troopers in UC world is similar to THREE DOM TROOPERS in GSD (Lacus’s special forces, I think?) I’ve been bored killing those three DOM maniacs in SRW so I don’t want to SEE them again.

<!–[if !supportLists]–>24. <!–[endif]–>And the last. Gundam stories are full of blonde haired guys with masks. From UC, there is Char Aznable (MS Gundam), Milliard Peacecraft or Zechs Marquise (Gundam Wing), Raww Le Krueze (Gundam SEED), and Neo Loanorke or Mwu La Fllaga (Gundam SEED Destiny). Don’t ask me why Gundam creators love to create those guys…

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Huraay, after struggling in SNMPTN (Seleksi Nasional Masuk Perguruan Tinggi Negeri—National Selection to National University—or whatever it is) for almost 1 month, I am FREE to do everything I like now (but I’m a bit worried about the result, though). I’m sorry if I can’t make all the drawings as I promised before in dA… that SNMPTN thing makes me a bit crazy… >:(

Well, now I’m playing SRW games in GBA and playstation (too bad I don’t have PS2 and PS3). I’ve finished 2 of them (with cheating^^) and it inspires me a lot about robots’ models! Especially for Banpresto OG (Banpresto Original Generation) R-1, R-2, R-3, R-Gun, Alteisen, and Hucklebein (it’s designed by Katoki Hajime, who created Gundams). I’m a fan of Getter and Mazinger^^. Wow, since when am I super robot otaku?

Journal Entry 05-06-2008.

SNMPTN (Seleksi Nasional Masuk Perguruan Tinggi Negeri—National Selection to National University—or whatever it is)!!!!!! Gyahgyahgyahhh!! Noo…. Looking at my points now (I checked with GO—Ganesha Operation—‘s answers) I need 76 more points, or so 29 numbers right. Sigh… it’s going to be hard from now. I can’t be CALM until 1 August, the D-day. The result. Urgh… Now I must have faith in God—that He will do the best for me. (NB: I have sin in Parahyangan University, however, so I don’t have any choice but to be accepted to ITB. Grr… how annoying… I’m with stupid…)