SUGARUSH Bandung

For this task, i will tell you about “ Sugarush “,  one of my favorite place to eat a tasty main course or just some sweet desserts. i knew this place from the internet when i searched about some great cafe and restaurants in Bandung. I found this restaurant is really interesting because of the famous macaroons and desserts they make.

This restaurant  is located in Jalan Braga no 83 Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia,  just near the Braga Citywalk. You can easily spot Sugarush since it has big sign and very unique design. I really like how they put “ take me home “ sign near the see-through window that display the dessert. It feels like everytime i walk by, i want to buy the sweets there. It’s not really hard to reach it but the parking spot is a little bit hard to find. I suggest you not to come here at the weekends because you may lose a parking spot because at the weekends, Sugarush is always full of the visitors, usually teenagers, to spend weeknights here.

As you walk inside the restaurant, you’ll find a very cute and artistic design. You can find some great wall-art, a lot of chandeliers hanging above us, and unique-old lamps.

And for the food, one of my favorite main course is baked rice. It taste so delicious and the portion is just fine. After a main course i usually order a dessert, and my favorite dessert is churros. It’s not the best churros you can get but it taste yummy too.

The price, i can say it’s a bit expensive for student, but it’s worth it!

#30216 : Trip to Bali

On 20^th-26^th April 2015, me and the other 11^th grader went to Bali. First we met at the train station. There, we took our luggage tag. After waiting for about 2 hours, we finally set off from Bandung. We enjoy the way to Surabaya because me and my friends have a good time on the train, we played, we chatted, we ate, and the other fun stuff.

On the next evening we arrived at the harbour. We rode the bus depended on the class. I slept on the way to the hotel and when i arrived,  i watched Barcelona ( which Barcelona won the match ) and finally fell asleep.

For now, i will tell you the best part of this Trip to Bali. The first one happened on the first day of the trip, we went to the “ Tanjung Benoa “. I had so much fun there since i played 3 awesome water sports. I played banana boat, parasailing and of course jet ski. I played a lot of sports until i couldn’t get a good amount of food. But that’s not a problem.

And then my next favorite moment is when we ate dinner on “ Jimbaran “. The food is very tasty and fresh, i even ate my friend’s food. After we ate, we flew a lantern per class and we were having a good times with our class.

Next is the moment where we visited the “ Penglipuran Village “. That place is so tidy and still traditional. I took some photos there.

One of my most favorite thing is when we ate at “ Kintamani “. We wereserved with more than 10 different foods. I ate a lot of food there, and i had the best watermelon i’ve ever eaten there. I wish i can come back to Kintamani soon.

Next is the “ Malam Keakraban “. At that moment, i performed a cabaret from Tiloe’s Theatre and it turned out to be satisfying. After that, at midnight, me and my friends ordered McDonald’s double-cheesse burger, french fries, and soda. We ate until 2 a.m. and went to our own room.

That’s my favorite moment when we went to Bali. I felt so happy and have a very good time there and i wish i can have another memorable trip like this next time. 

Song Review : Eric Clapton – “ Tears in Heaven “

In a heartbreaking tragic accident, Clapton’s four-and-a-half-year-old son, Conor, fell out of an open window in the high-rise New York condominium he was living in with his mother, actress and Italian television personality Lory Del Santo. Although New York law requires window guards in apartment buildings, according to Snopes, a 1984 ruling exempted condos, leaving building owners to decide whether or not to have safety devices installed.

The New York Times reported that Conor’s accident happened during a visit from the housekeeper, who had opened the six-by-four window in order to clean it when Conor wasn’t in the room and was unable to prevent the boy from “[darting] past” before it was shut.

In a 2005 interview with Mojo, Clapton said Conor’s death “threw me into … a wobble,” and in the immediate aftermath of the accident, he coped by throwing himself into his work — most notably by contributing a trio of new songs to the soundtrack of the 1991 movie Rush, including “Tears in Heaven,” the Grammy-winning hit ballad inspired by the immense grief of his loss.

I really like this song because the song composition is just simple yet touching. Moreover when i knew what’s the meaning behind this song. You can feel the sadness, the misery, and the sincerity of Eric Clapton in this song. The lyrics are very meaningful and beautiful. That’s what makes me really like this song. 

Movie Review : The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game is a 2014 historical thriller film directed by Morten Tyldum, with a screenplay by Graham Moore loosely based on the biography Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the British cryptanalyst Alan Turing, who helped solve the Enigma code during the Second World War and was later prosecuted for homosexuality.

Alan Mathison Turing, (23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954) was a British pioneering computer scientist,mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, mathematical biologist, and marathon and ultra distance runner.

The Imitation Game was a commercial and critical success. By March 2015, it had grossed over $208 million worldwide against a $14 million production budget, making it the highest-grossing independent film of 2014.

It was nominated in eight categories at the87th Academy Awards.

1. Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay : Graham Moore
2. OscarBest Motion Picture of the Year : Nora Grossman , Ido Ostrowsky , Teddy Schwarzman
3. Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role : Benedict Cumberbatch
4. Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role : Keira Knightley
5. Best Achievement in Directing : Morten Tyldum
6. Best Achievement in Film Editing : William Goldenberg
7. Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score : Alexandre Desplat
8. Best Achievement in Production Design : Maria Djurkovic (production design) , Tatiana Macdonald (set decoration) 

I personally really like this movie because the story is astonishing and  the moral value from the movie can motivate me to work harder. I like Benedict Cumberbatch since i watched the first of Sherlock series episode and he played Turing very well in the Imitation Game. The movies made me appreciate Alan Turing of his amazing work. The Imitation Game deserve what it have achieved until now. 

The Golden Tiger

A golden tiger, golden tabby tiger or strawberry tiger is a tiger with a color variation caused by a recessive gene. The coloration is a result of captive breeding and does not occur in the wild. Like the white tiger, it is a colour form and not a separate species.

No official name has been designated for the colour. It is sometimes referred to as the strawberry tiger due to the strawberry blonde colouration. Their striping is much paler than usual and may fade into spots or large prominent patches. Golden tigers also tend to be larger and, due to the effect of the gene on the hair shaft, have softer fur than their orange relatives.

Golden tigers in the wild

India has records of wild golden tigers which date back as far as the early 1900s.[citation needed] There have been suggestions that the tendency for this coloration gradually developed in a small group of tigers living in an area of heavy clay concentration. The unusual colour would provide these tigers with extra camouflage. The theory remains unproven; however, inbreeding of a small isolated group of tigers could cause the recessive golden tiger gene to emerge if at least one of those tigers carried the recessive gene for the golden colour and bred with its own offspring.

Golden tigers may occur in the same litter as stripeless or nearly stripeless tigers. This is due to the effect of the wide-band gene on the normal orange colour and the white colour, respectively. The wide band mutation is not found solely in white tigers and may also be carried by normal coloured tigers; however, carriers of the wide band gene are probably no longer found in the wild.[citation needed] The last known wild golden tigers were shot outside of Mysore Pradesh, India in the early 20th century.

Wild-born golden tigers might be disadvantaged as they are less well camouflaged than normal orange or red tigers.

The Best University Around The World : The ETH Zurich

ETH Zurich is one of the leading international universities for technology and the natural sciences. It is well known for its excellent education, ground-breaking fundamental research and for implementing its results directly into practice.

Founded in 1855, ETH Zurich today has more than 18,000 students from over 110 countries, including 3,900 doctoral students. To researchers, it offers an inspiring working environment, to students, a comprehensive education.

Twenty-one Nobel Laureates have studied, taught or conducted research at ETH Zurich, underlining the excellent reputation of the university.

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ETH Zurich is one of the leading international universities for technology and the natural sciences. It is well known for its excellent education, ground-breaking fundamental research and for implementing its results directly into practice. Founded in 1855, to researchers, it today offers an inspiring working environment, to students, a comprehensive education.

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ETH Zurich regularly appears at the top of international rankings as one of the best universities in the world. 21 Nobel Laureates have studied, taught or conducted research at ETH Zurich, underlining the excellent reputation of the university. One of its alumni is Albert Einstein.

Studies

Graduates of ETH Zurich are much sought after on the job market thanks to their broad fundamental knowledge and their practical approach.

ETH Zurich trains outstanding experts in their fields, and prepares its students to assume positions of responsibility as critical members of society. Clearly focused study programmes that meet the highest standards in terms of both what is taught and how it is taught, and the independence they allow to students, make the university an extremely attractive place to study. Rising student numbers provide compelling evidence of this.

Innovative teaching methods

ETH Zurich is constantly developing its curricula to ensure that it offers its students the best possible education. One important element in this is the process of regular teaching evaluations. For over 20 years ETH Zurich has been asking students about their course content and their lecturers' performance, and consistently developing its approach to education on the basis of their feedback.

Academic excellence

Since its founding in 1855 ETH Zurich has stood for world-class academic excellence, for research which benefits of industry and society, and for the education of highly qualified subject specialists. The fact that 21 Nobel laureats have studied, taught or carried out research at ETH Zurich ibears out its outstanding reputation.

Last Holiday

Last holiday, i went to North Sumatera. North Sumatera is my family’s hometown. I always excited when it come to go to my hometown. I love my hometown because the cool breeze in the morning is so refreshing. The view is so amazing and i can get so many great pictures there. Sometimes, my handphone can’t operate because of the bad signal but actually i like it when i just can enjoy my holiday without anything to worry about ( my handphone always ring because of class group notification etc ).

And then, there’s so many family members there. I can’t even remember all of them at the time. I have difficulties in communicating with the because i can’t speak Bataknese and they can’t speak Indonesian properly. So my mom is my translator there.

I love the food there too. It is rich with spices and very original. I ate some “fried banana” but a different version from what i’ve tasted before.

After i went to North Sumatera, i came home and spent my holiday in my house. I just lay in my bed 

and watched some films until i finally have to go to school again.