I'm in wikiHow! (3)

I'm definitely in love with wikiHow! :p Here is another article of Harvest Moon A Wonderful Life about how to get Tartan, the friendly plant/creature who will help you with your seeds ;) Have fun!

I'm in wikiHow! (2)

I wrote again in wikiHow, this time is about How to Work Your First Day in Harvest Moon A Wonderful Life :) Now it's time to wait for the feedback and correction from you! Yaaay! :)

Sweet Surprise

comes when you least expect it :) I just checked my writings over a year ago in Wikihow, you can still read at the post I made back then, click here. And when I checked again it turned out that there are a lot of correction going on here and there by other Harvest Moon fans in the website, I'm so happy knowing there are a lot of people who love and care Harvest Moon. Hmm ... Going to write a lot more stuff soon!

the newest version

Harvest Moon fans

Happy New Year!

is the first thing I want to say to you, Harvest Moon Fans! I love everything about Harvest Moon, especially the fans that are playing the game endlessly. I love writing about the tips and knowing that it will help someone, somewhere, someday ;)


And I would like to apologize too, for my absent since November, I know there is no reason that is good enough ... But hey, I'm back again! For good! *I promise*


So ... First post in 2011,

HAPPY NEW YEAR! HOPE ALL OF YOUR DREAMS & WISHES WILL COME TRUE!

P.S: And welcome for all the new Harvest Moon fans 2011, warm hugs ...


~BaliTidBits~

 

My Wish ... :)

I'm not the kind of person who writes down a wish list or something, but this Harvest Moon A Wonderful Life merchandise is so tempting. Don't you agree? 

Well, I'm dreaming someday they'll open this kind of store in Bali. :) Amen. 

I'm in wikiHow!

I'm writing about Harvest Moon A Wonderful Life in wikiHow, and I'm looking forward to write another Harvest Moon articles. I'm about to surf and think about what topic should I write. ;) Would love to hear some advice from you! 

New Friends from Mojokerto and Singapore!

On 29 May, I was attending a perfect graduation party for the ninth grader (I'll write about that in the next post, :) ). It was great, the bands were spectacular, and the modern dancers rocked the stage. :D

But the story started when I was walking home after the party. My teacher called me and asked if I can come to school on 31 May, to meet students from Singapore.

And so, there I was, 31 May, 08.00 o'clock sharp, raining and found out that my class was empty and got no idea where to put my bag. Thank God I coped with that. :)

I met my teacher and he gave me a quick briefing about the event, then I had a chit-chat with the English Club, took a walk around the school, found the Balinese dancers in the 'school clinic'-no, they were not sick, it's just that they already got dressed way before the event and can't walk in the rain. haha. :p -


So 15 minutes before the students arrived, the English Club got together and talked about the plans. Sadly, almost half of our crew was out for a remedial (mostly in Bio and Physic), but they promised to join us as soon as they can. I was walking upstairs, heading to the hall and found the balinese dancers were already there, mysteriously. Lol. :)



I took pictures from the preparation:

Then, the students from Bedok South Secondary School - Singapore arrived. We showed them the seats, we took chairs for ourselves, prepared the chairs for SMP N 1 Mojokerto too, and tada! We made it! Hurray!!!

Half of the English Club showed up just in time, before the event started. 


The event went well, then my teacher told the English Club to give a tour around the school. It was raining, but I believe the tour was fun. :) Would love to show them the swimming pool, but there is not enough time. We saw the classes, bio lab, physic lab, and we took a break at the library.


At the end, I made new friends and had a real good time that day. Got tons of gifts from Bedok South Secondary School, (thank u sooo much guys!! :D ) and I'm preparing some gifts for them too, I'm heading to the post office first thing in the morning. :)

My gifts for them ... :) Hope they'll love them

 

Oh, and I would like to say thank you for my English teacher, Mr. Kawi, the one that asked me to come to school on 31 May. I never thought it could be so much fun! Thanks, Mr. Kawi!   
 


The Event:

Bedok South Secondary School Dance Team :)

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Our amazing yet misterious Balinese dancers. :p

 

My new friends! :D

Sitting near Gamelan, our traditional music instrument.

Backstage, Make-up and Other Stuff

I guess I have to categorized this one as a special diary, remembering the hours I spent practicing the songs and the play with my classmates. As a matter of fact, at that time, it is a very big deal for my classmates and I, because this is our final exam in arts and music. Which means we have to work harder to gain good grades in our reports.


So, we were playing the instrument/singing Auld Lang Syne with a whole new lyric, and then a perfectly beautiful Balinese song called Sentana, which is also sang in Asia Music Festival about 10 years ago.


And the one that is taking the job as the play-writer wrote us something that I believe is his obsession :) : one criminal organization with two morons that will put the organization down. I got the part in that play, and the play-writer said I'm 'The head-boss' secretary/girlfriend' Well, that's a role. :p


There are ups and downs of course, head-ache about the costumes is one thing for sure, not to mention the crazy schedule (putting 40 students in a same room with instruments in their hands is kind of a disaster) and technical issues such as lightning, microphones, etc.


The night before the D-day, the play-writer went angry with the actors, we realized that we haven't make any move for the songs yet, almost half of the singers forgot the lyrics, and the teachers walked in to see how we are doing. ;)

Then, the D-day.

Oh, I forgot to tell you that we also have a Balinese dance. I think that's a must in Bali. :) So my friend and I went to the dressing room to check them out, and they looked gorgeous, just like exotic fairies. We took pictures here and there, before we went upstairs and practiced the songs and the play once more.

I played the secretary and she played the housekeeper

I must say, our dancers were spectacular, and the teachers admitted that. Our songs, well, 7/10. But there is a trouble with the play. My microphone went dead in the middle of my line and the technician stepped in and changed a new microphone (hope the teacher thought he was a cameo or something), one of the actor forgot the dialogue with the actress-that sadly only have this one scene-so he ignored her through the scene. Knowing that she wouldn't show up at any scene no more, and that she will need that score for her report, she went crazy in the backstage chasing the actor. Thank goodness there were only styrofoam and clothes, not a screwdriver or hammer. :p 

After all that, we got ourself a nice lunch with tired muscles and messy make-up, we had a wonderful conversation about how this event is really something-that we all will go our separate ways in a week or so, and how rare it will be: just to have this one simple lunch like one big family.

Well, I think we'll miss all that. Right 9D? :) I love you guys.

Praise The Lord Jesus, I Finished My National Exam!

Praise the Lord Jesus, I finished my National Exam! 

I took the test from 29th of March until 1st of April, and I got the result on 7th of May!

Want to know the result? Here it is ... 

38.10 / 40.00

I didn't finish my breakfast. :D I was so happy, I got butterflies in my stomach, I hopped here and there, I smiled everywhere, and I made some phone calls, thanking my teachers and all my angels. :) And of course, I prayed, with trembling hands caused by excitement, sending tons of thank you to Lord Jesus, for giving me this present, that no one can ever give!

Oh, I forgot to tell you, the National Exam (Ujian Nasional) is the test that we have to take in order to continue to Junior High, Senior High, or University. All students in Indonesia must take this test as a legal certificate for their education.

Thank you Thank you Thank you God!

My Diary about Home in Harvest Moon Save The Homeland

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Hello! :) I'd like to write in the Special Diary tag. It's about Harvest Moon Save The Homeland, the first Harvest Moon that I bought.

From my other post, I've written about how I found the Harvest Moon Save The Homeland, in a tiny shop in small town with BIG question mark. I knew nothing about the game, but yet, I can tell that I will love it eventually. And I did. :)


So, being able to play hours and hours in my bedroom with a simple TV that turns green and blue without any warning, I can't help but get drown in such addictive game, thinking about the greatest strategies and stuff. ^_^


And when I noticed that I can upgrade my house with a help from the carpenter, I was so excited!

Happy New Year!

Time does fly! Wow, it's new year already! Shops are giving calendars for compliments, I got a lot of messages saying 'Happy New Year', Mom bought me a new agenda, my Mom and I started making plans for this year ...


But like a friend of mine once said, 'it's not about the party, it's about celebrating.' and for Indonesian (or anyone who speaks Indonesian) ^_^ : 'bersuka citalah, dan bukan bersenang-senang.'


I had a lot of fun yesterday watching fireworks and eating traditional food, replying TONS of messages and of course, PRAY.


I'm thinking about renewing and re-modeling The Harvest Moon Stuff, all for the better. Do you have any suggestions? Share with me please!

Harvest Moon - Special Diary of Mine

In the 100th post of my blog, I would like to tell you a story about my harvest moon and I. ^_^

I found my first harvest moon CD for PS 2 in a tiny shop, small local mall, small town in Kalimantan Timur, the place where I spend 2 and a half years of my life there, enjoying very delicious food and making friends with my classmates. I went CRAZY playing harvest moon, spending AT LEAST 6 hours in front of the TV during the holidays. It was Harvest Moon Save The Homeland.

Then one day, my Mom and I went shopping and I found Harvest Moon Save The Homeland Guide Book, it's blue and simple, and I still remember how I read the book in the car, in the fruit shop, in front of the TV, making plans and strategies for my game. If you saw me, you would think I'm making a war strategy for battle against unknown aliens. *lol*


I played only Harvest Moon Save The Homeland for about 1 and a half years, then I bought a PS 1 and Harvest Moon Back to Nature CD, completed by the guide book too.


After that I moved to another city with my parents, I bought Harvest Moon A Wonderful World, turned out to be written in Japanese language and I have no idea, but still I made my effort by clicking randomly with crossed fingers. ^_^ I kept searching for the English edition and finally found it. Then I played it and was madly in love with it and sometimes I was day-dreaming about my game when I'm at school.


Now I have my favorite game shop in the city and I visit it sometimes to check for new things about harvest moon.




That's my special diary. Thank you for reading it ... Share your story with me!
^_^