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Nonsensical Review: Movie - Warrior

A colleague praised this movie a lot that I finally picked it up from my to-watch list. Took me two days to finish it because I kept sobbing and couldn't watch properly because of the swollen eyes. It's not a mere fighting movie, it's a family drama.

Life Update: December 2024

  🎵 Santa tell me, if you're really there~ 🎵 It's that time of the year!

Sadvertising: Berdagang Rasa Kasihan

Teknik storytelling merupakan alat ampuh dalam pemasaran, belum lagi kalau dikombinasikan dengan cerita yang emosional. Saya terkejut tapi tidak heran mengetahui bahwa kesedihan dan kemalangan sudah jadi alat jualan. Istilahnya, sad vertising dan pity marketing.

Bersepeda di Jalan Raya 🚴‍♀️

Bersepeda ada peraturannya lho: Pasal 108, 122, dan 209 UU 22 Tahun 2009 tentang Lalu Lintas dan Angkutan Jalan dan Permenhub No. 59 Tahun 2020 tentang Keselamatan Pesepeda di Jalan . Penting untuk diketahui pegowes veteran maupun pemula. Saya sarankan menyimak 6 aturan/tips (yang menurut saya) utama ini dulu. Sisanya (tolong) dipelajari sambil jalan 🚴‍♀️ TL;DR (Kepanjangan; Nggak Baca) ⛑️ Pakai helm 🛣️ Ikuti jalur sepeda atau selalu di kiri jalan 🚸 Belajar menyeberang dan menepi 🚦Selalu ikuti rambu lalulintas 📵 Jangan main HP ❗ Be predictable ; jangan bikin gerakan mendadak (rem/ngebut/nikung), jaga jarak aman 1. HELM, HELM, HELM ⛑️ Perlindungan pertama yang justru paling sering diabaikan. Sering saya senam jantung melihat rombongan anak-anak naik sepeda di jalan raya nggak pakai helm. Tidak peduli pakai sepeda lipat, fixie, jengki, sepeda emak, semua pesepeda harus pakai helm di jalan raya. Kalaupun terjadi kecelakaan yang disebabkan kelalaian pengguna jalan lain, apa gu...

A general complaint on childhood trauma trope

This is not written to undermine the damage of childhood trauma and loss of parents nor to diminish the representatives of those background in entertainment media, though I still might sound insensitive. I'm currently a bit tired of this trait being presented in many fictional setting that creators tend to use it as an “easy character development solution”.

Life Update: February 2024

It's finally starting to rain since December. The last quarter of 2023 felt like hellfire simulation. Also, January doesn't count, it feels like free trial of 2024.