2016 and a worthy cause

Boy, oh boy, we're just in the middle of July and 2016 looking quite bleak innit?

well, 2016 has its ups and downs, there are some thoughts in my head that i would very much like to write in this medium, but i haven't had the will to write it, such is the life of serial procrastinators

Lately, I've been joining this great cause called Love for cancer kids Bandung, which is an impacting project from AIESEC Bandung that involves many countries, from Egypt, Russia, The UK, US of A, China, and many more. Our objectives is to provide care, love and everything in-between to the cancer kids in two cancer houses in Bandung and also to raise awareness of these warriors (the cancer kids in Bandung called that, warriors, because they fight against those pesky cancer disease :)) to the public of Bandung and the world.

So far, we've successfully (well, i think) provide smiles and laughter at the cancer houses, many fun we had while we interact and share our complex experience as a human being, share the uniqueness of the world, from Sri Lankan Elephant into Hungarian clothes, we share 'em all, all to get a few laughs and smiles to brighten the world in this dark atmosphere

Also we;ve done quite a bit of fundraising for the warriors. what we've done is that we allow Bandung citizen to take a picture with the foreigners as long as they donate any sum that they like, some give 1000, some give 100000, it doesn't matter, we do what we do not for our gain but for the cancer kids.

You can follow our daily activities on Instagram @Loveforcancerkidsbandung and at our Facebook Page: https://web.facebook.com/loveforcancerkids/

Also, you can follow me for general randomness, and sometimes free thinking @riezanderson

Thanks for the cheese!

-riez x

Highest and Lowest Point of My Life

So it was, around mid-March 2014, my then-BP teacher asked me to fill out the online form of SNMPTN. Gw udah memutuskan sejak Desember, I think, untuk memilih HI Unpad, Kimia Unpad, dan Ilmu Pend. Kimia UPI.  Kalo bilang bahwa pada saat itu Gue percaya diri, it’s a  big understatement, I’m too caught up on my own hype, that I barely pray, I don’t care about other university, particularly the private ones. And it all comes back and bit me in the ass.

Saat pengumuman snmptn, gue lagi sedikir pilek, and ketika gue tau bahwa gue gagal. Man, it sucks, it really is. Sangat hebat bukan kalau suatu kegagalan can brought you down so fast you haven’t even finished to blink? Gue jatuh sakit hampir seminggu, felt bad for my family for my friend, and seeing one of my friend accepted to my dream course (HI Unpad) was really the straw that broke the camel’s back. It was the lowest point of my life, and I said never again.

Fast forward to July 17^th, it was the day that I found out that I have been accepted to UPI, and at that moment I felt relieved and happy of course. I saw how proud my siblings and my parents are, and by God it’s the best feeling in the world when you can make your family proud, it really is. It’s the highest point of my life, and you know what I said? Long it may last. So say we all J

So, I guess the moral story (if you came here for one), is to never overestimate and/or underestimate yourself. Know your limit and exploit it. Also, don’t forget to pray, that’s the only variable that can help us after we’ve done trying.  Tuhan akan selalu mengabulkan doa hambanya yang sholeh. Good things come those who wait J

Shout out to the people who always there to cheer me up when: My Parents, My bro and sis @indrapei @erikafebb, and my faithful friends @irwanrhmn @azkawidi @evizn @thaliamau @kariramdhanim @rizaldhyb @rijalhardianto @aldwin95 @timbularianto @wulanintanh THANKS GUYS!!

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23/7/2014 10:47 PM while listening Vertical Horizon – Best I Ever Had

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES: MOVIE REVIEW

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES: MOVIE REVIEW

“The final saga of The Dark Trilogy is really lives up to the expectations… well, kinda.”

To be honest, there are only two movies that I was very much waiting for, Avengers and Dark Knight Rises. I mean, who don’t? Avengers with their ambitious project, and TDKR with Nolan, and… well its Nolan’s.

I’ll talk about Avengers later. The Dark knight rises is your typical Nolan movies. Puzzling yet fascinating. The way the characters introduced and developed (mainly Bane, John Blake, and Selina Kyle) is just brilliant, while other supporting roles such as Jim Gordon, Alfred, and Lucius also have their own moment to shine.

Also, the most impressive things about TDKR, is how Bruce Wayne overcome his fear, his pain, and rises from ashes to save Gotham from chaos caused by League Of Shadow. Such a strong performance from Christian Bale who inspire us to believe in ourselves and to overcome our own fear.

There’s no perfect movie, every movie from Citizen Kane to The Godfather to The Shawshank Redemption have some mistake. TDKR have mistakes too, a lot more than its predecessor (TDK not Batman Begins). Such as Bane’s fate, Tate-Thalia twist, and for some people, the ending (which is also your typical Nolan movies ending) is makes us think even after leaving the Theater. Is he still alive? Or is it just Alfred’s hallucination?

Credits must go to the one-of-only Christopher Nolan who can revive this franchise from ashes and rises to become one of the greatest movie trilogy ever been created. I think, although the movie itself is not as good as The Dark Knight, but it is still a good movie and a fitting end to close this glorious trilogy. 

 “You die as a trilogy, or live long enough to see yourself become Batman and Robin.”

FINAL SCORE: 9/10

BATMAN BEGINS: 7/10

THE DARK KNIGHT: 10/10

TRILOGY SCORE: 10/10

Paul Scholes and The Definition of Football Genius

If you're a fans of United, you perhaps (or must) know that United's biggest weakness is the lack of creative force in midfield area, after the retirement of Paul Scholes, and the injury crisis that plagued United's squad. United seems lost the creative force that earlier this season when they thrashed Arsenal and Bolton respectively. They put Rooney, and even Berbatov as a central midfielder to add some creativity in United. Well, you know the result, Sir Alex only got 2 option, buy a new player, or bring back the real brain in United's midfield since 1995.

So, why Fergie choose the latter option?

Paul Scholes is more than an ordinary midfielder, He's a football genius. You know, it takes a great deal of talent to become a football superstar, but you cant just have talent to become a football genius, you need personality, determination, composure, and a wee bit of generosity, then Voila! If you got all that particular skills than you've become Paul Scholes!

Can he do some crazy tricks? Ronaldo's stepover? Messi's dribbling? Ibra's skill? Barton aggresiveness? No (although he got a wee bit of Barton on his tackling). But he can do any type of pass, whether it is long pass, through balls, crossing, he can do anything about pass with 100% accuracy, and yet he can score goals too! Look at his statistics, 482 league appearances, 106 goals. Pretty cool for a central midfielder.

Even the likes of Xavi, Bobby Charlton, Zidane, they all said that He is one of the greatest midfield players (if not the best) ever grace the football field. 

"A role model. For me, and I really mean this, he's the best central midfielder I've seen in the last 15, 20 years. He's spectacular, he has it all, the last pass, goals, he's strong, he doesn't lose the ball, vision. If he'd been Spanish he might have been rated more highly. Players love him." -Xavi

So, Still clueless why Fergie choose to revive his career? 

Chasing Barcelona

Demi Milan, United, dan sepakbola. Saya rela begadang untuk menonton leg pertama dari partai perempat final Liga Champions 11/12. Yang menampilkan jagoan saya, “The Sickman of Europe” AC Milan vs “The Best Team in The World” FC Barcelona. Saya bisa tidur nyenyak sesudahnya.

Pada saat itu, saya begitu kagum akan permainan kedua tim., dan tentunya, AC Milan yang bisa dengan gagah perkasa menghentikan laju tiki-taka Barcelona tanpa menghadirkan sepakbola Cattenaccio. Apresiasi tentu patut diberikan kepada Massimiliano Allegri, yang mampu menghadirkan perlawanan nyata kepada Barcelona di tengah badai cedera yang melanda AC Milan sampai sekarang. Allegri seperti dirasuki roh dari Nereo Rocco, Helenio Herrera dan sekaligus Ernst Happel.

Namun semuanya berubah ketika memasuki leg ke-2 di Camp Nou. Lebih tepatnya ketika Lionel Messi berhasil mengkonversikan hadiah penalty ke-2 yang didapat Barca pada malam itu. Shock, Rossoneri tidak mampu membalas dan akhirnya kalah 3 – 1/ Sebuah awal yang menjanjikan akhirnya berakhir menyedihkan. Memang, ada kontroversi di balik hadiah penalti tersebut, namun harus diingat bahwa Barca memainkan sepakbola yang relatif indah, dan menurut saya pantas untuk menang.

Barcelona pantas untuk menang. Barcelona selalu menang. Ada apa ini? Hegemoni Barca baik di Eropa maupun di Spanyol sudah tak terbantahkan dan sulit untuk digoyahkan. Para contender yang silih berganti mencoba untuk menghadang mereka seperti kebingungan ketika menghadapi permainan taktis mereka. Manchester United, Real Madrid, dan yang terbaru adalah AC Milan, semua hancur lebur. Barca seperti tahu saja cara untuk menang. Seperti selalu saja ada jalan bagi mereka untuk menang. Mungkin hanya Internazionale yang bisa menaklukkan mereka (itupun karena bantuan alam).

Lalu, bagaimana cara mengalahkan mereka? Real Madrid mencoba menambah amunisi mereka dengan menambal kebolongan skuad (Fabio Coentrao) dan menambah squad-depth mereka (Nuri Sahin, Hamit Altintop, Raphael Varane). Ada United yang jor-joran di bursa transfer musim panas kemarin dengan mendatangkan Ashley Young, De Gea, dll (Walaupun mereka gagal untuk bertemu Barca kembali di Liga Champions.). Hampir semua tim ingin mengalahkan el Barca. Baru-baru ini, Barcelona bisa diredam oleh Madrid di La Liga, Barca di urutan kedua dengan jarak 6 poin dari el Real. Di UCL sendiri, Barca melenggang mulus tanpa hambatan, hanya Milan yang memberikan perlawanan, sementara sisanya hanya menjadi cannon fodder bagi Messi dkk.

Yang pasti Barcelona (dan juga Pep Guardiola untuk lebih spesifik) bisa menghadirkan warna baru di tengah gaya permainan kick and rush, counter attacking, dan tentunya cattenaccio yang ketika itu sedang berjaya. Mengutip perkataan dari salah satu pelatih terbaik di dunia, Bela Guttmann, bahwa Skuad terbaik di dunia tidak akan tahan 3 tahun berada di atas karena “The third season is fatal” dan karena kehausan titel yang sudah terpenuhi menyebabkan pemain untuk malas bermain. But, nonetheless, Barca masih belum menunjukkan hal-hal tersebut. Barca masih mampu menjaga harmoni di ruang ganti dan permainan ciamiknya di atas lapangan, tapi siapa tahu? Akankah hegemoni Barcelona di Spanyol maupun di Eropa bisa terpatahkan? Kita tunggu saja!

The Introduction

Welcome to my own blog!

This blog contains lot of Riez thought on many  issues that happened in our particular life. Also, there’ll be lots of article, mive reviews, and so on and so forth.

Oh and its in Bahasa or English, or both :D

segitu dulu aja deh, i’ll update this post as soon as i can

See ya!