Harmoni: Aplikasi Karaoke Lagu Anak-Anak

Apa yang terlintas oleh kita saat mendengar lagu Balonku, Heli, atau Bintang Kecil? Mungkin kita teringat masa kecil kita menyanyikan lagu-lagu itu di sekolah, di pesta ulang tahun teman, atau saat bermain bersama teman-teman di dekat rumah. Keceriaan masa kecil kita terekam bersama senandung lagu anak-anak ciptaan pengarang lagu legendaris seperti Ibu Soed, Pak Kasur, AT Mahmud, Daljono, dan Nomo Koeswoyo.

Kita ingin anak-anak atau adik-adik kita merasakannya juga. Tapi bagaimana dengan kecenderungan anak-anak masa kini yang lebih dekat dengan gadget, dan media yang menjangkau mereka terlalu banyak menyajikan konten musik untuk remaja dan dewasa? Saya menemukan aplikasi karaoke lagu anak-anak yang bernama Harmoni dapat menjadi solusinya. Harmoni bisa didownload di http://m.onelink.ly/832d0822.

Dengan aplikasi Harmoni, anak-anak bisa memilih bernyanyi bersama animasi karakter binatang lucu, atau membuat rekaman video nyanyian mereka sendiri lalu membagikannya ke Facebook.

Review of Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I

Keywords: dystopian, oppression, propaganda, rebellion

Audience: PG-13

Violent content: shots and blood

Sexual content: one short kiss

[if you know nothing about Hunger Games series, you'll find this review unhelpful]

I went to see Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I today. I'd waited for the press screening, but somehow there was none.

The second movie of Hunger Games series was one of my favorite movies on 2013. So this is very unfortunate that Mockingjay Part 1 doesn't win my heart. It doesn't mean the movie is bad. The filmmakers have captured the essence of first half of the book well, but perhaps I expected too much. You can't blame me; they made great campaigns!

Collect the Eggs: Lebih Gemesin daripada Candy Crush

Bisa jadi kita sebal melihat anak atau adik yang terlalu banyak menghabiskan waktunya untuk bermain game. Sesekali tidak apa-apa, tapi sepanjang waktu luang? Mengapa tidak mengambil hobi yang lebih banyak membuat sesuatu daripada menikmati karya orang lain terus-menerus? Lantas bagaimana dengan membuat game?

Selain di universitas, pembuatan game diajarkan di SMK TI. Dua siswa dari SMK TI Medan, Dimas Saputra dan Auliah Arningsih, membuat game puzzle berjudul Collect The Eggs. Mereka sedang mengikutsertakan game ini ke GAT Festival yang diadakan oleh Binus. Karya-karya semacam ini dapat kita tunjukkan kepada anak atau adik kita untuk mendorong mereka agar turut berkarya.

Rurouni Kenshin, The Legend (Should Not) Ends (Like This)

Keywords: samurai, assassin, action, early Meiji

Audience: PG-13

Violent content: lots of fights and some blood

Sexual content: none

This is the third live-action movie for Rurouni Kenshin, and it is supposed to be the last. I'd heard some complains about how cheesy this movie is. That was half the reason why I didn't look forward to it as much as Kyoto Inferno. I can hardly remember a thing from the manga or anime. Even I can't recall the ultimate fight between Kenshin and Shishio very well, but Shishio's fire and his girlfriend's act of love. So I just hoped the movie would entertain me and Kenshin would win in a satisfying way.

Rekomendasi Korea Indonesia Film Festival 2014 : Roaring Currents

Keywords: naval battle, korea, japan, historical

Audience: PG-13

Violent content: lots of blood, beheaded heads

Sexual content: none

See Roaring Currents in Korea Indonesia Film Festival (October 23rd-28th, 2014)

I went to see Roaring Currents last night. It's a great movie about a legendary naval battle (South Korea vs Japan, 1597, find out more) with the Korean fleet led by Admiral Yi Sun Sin (Choi Min Sik). Somewhere in the middle of the movie I fell asleep (too much drama about whining soldiers), but the naval battle was so captivating. Admiral Yi is a beast, yet the movie pictures him very humanly. My favorite part is how the movie theme, "loyalty", gets wrapped up nicely in the end.

Admiral Yi was a leader prone to disobey order. Although he always did it to protect Joseon Kingdom, the chancellor was angered and sent him for torture. Soon the raging war required everyone to stand up for Joseon and Yi was once again an admiral. And once again, instead of following the chancellor's order, Yi led his fleet to do what he thought as imminent: to protect Myeongnyang Strait. He calculated, and later his spy confirmed, that a large Japan fleet was coming. "To give up on sea is to give up on land," said Yi (more or less). Being outnumbered by far, Yi's soldiers were full of doubt. Fear spread like virus while the enemy was approaching fast.