Monday, 5 July 2010

Round & Round by Selena Gomez & the Scene

"Round & Round" is a song by American band Selena Gomez & the Scene. The song was written by Gomez with Cash Money's Kevin Rudolf, who also produced the song, and Fefe Dobson The song is an electronica-based dance-pop  song with rock and disco beats. It was released as the lead single from their yet-to-be-titled second album on June 22, 2010.

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Saturday, 3 July 2010

State of the Union

In                                           Out
 STAYING IN          GOING OUT

As Bandung temperatures continue to dip, I love to grab a cup of hot cocoa and cuddle up with my clique. While fancy restaurants and exclusive clubs are pur-fect for special occasions, with ice cream sundaes and Truth or Dare, you can have an absolutely ah-mazing time on your couch (and you’ll get to show off your cuh-yute new PJs!). What are your favorite sleepover activities?

You know what I means?

This year, I move to other sch-ew-l (you know? my dreams come true). Yeah, this year when I'm in 11th grade, I move other sch-ew-l which more have overplus than my sch-ew-l present. Staying in my new sch-ew-l, and going out my old sch-ew-l.

Britney Spears For Candies

If you mentioned a Britney Spears clothing line to us this time last year, we would have pictured hillbilly outfits and umbrella accessorized wife-beaters, but Spears’s new Candie’s line won't make anyone look like extras in her Circus tour. The collection, launching July 1, boasts everything from jackets, jeans, accessories and shoes and is available exclusively at Kohl's.

The singer, who was the face of Candie’s for three years before trying her hand at designing, says she mixed studs and lace because she wanted to make the collection "cool and edgy yet girly."

She recently told instyle, "I met with the Candie’s designers and told them what my favorite styles are. Then, we sketched the items together. I loved it when I saw the samples for the first time."

Spears also offered her own advice when it comes to pairing her pieces together. "I love the black trench coat. You can wear it over your outfit or as a dress. There’s also an amazing studded skirt that’s perfect for going out."

Don't wait until back-to-school shopping for this collection, though. Spears told the mag, "The collection will be exclusively available in Kohl’s starting July 1st. There will be a few more pieces coming in September and October, and that’s it."

Friday, 2 July 2010

Starstruck

The film opens with a clip of popstar Christopher Wilde (Sterling Knight)'s performance ("Starstruck"), then we follow Jessica Olson (Danielle Campbell), a down-to-earth girl from Michigan, as she visits her grandmother in Hollywood, California, with her sister Sara (Maggie Castle) and her parents. Obsessed with Christopher Wilde, popstar and celebrity sensation, Sara takes Jessica to "Club under 21" in the hopes of meeting Christopher, forcing Jessica to wait in the car and leaving her for several hours by herself ("Shades"). Finally fed up, Jessica leaves the car and goes to search for Sara in the club, and runs into Christopher (he knocked her over while opening a door) as he tries to leave without being spotted by the paparazzi, as he must remain out of the tabloids in order to prove that he is mature and serious enough about a new movie role.

Christopher is then forced to bring Jessica to the hospital as she is feeling sick after being hit. After finding out that she is fine, he brings her to his house in order to make an appearance for the director ("Hero"). As he brings her home, he realizes that the paparazzi have followed him and hides in Jessica's garage for the night.

The next day, Jessica and Sara head to Malibu beach, where Jessica finds Christopher hiding out, still in the disguise he had put together the previous night.Jessica and Christopher head out towards L.A., where they spend a fun-filled, perfectly "normal" day together ("Something About The Sunshine").

However, this comes to an end when they are tailed by a paparazzi van and are forced to shake it off by going off the main road and eventually into a pile of mud, where Jessica's grandmother's car sinks to the bottom of the mud pool. In a bout of frustration, Jessica calls Christopher's life "not real" and "fake", and by extension calls him fake too. After they both cool off (both figuratively and literally), Christopher confides that just hanging out with Jessica was nice, because she wasn't actually asking for anything from him, and they bond again.

Here, we see Jessica begin to fall for Christopher.They finally get back to the beach, and have a romantic walk. Then, Christopher informs Jessica that "no one can know what happened today", and that this was the end of whatever they had together ("Hero (Reprise)") Jessica leaves, heartbroken, and Christopher is thrown into a rough situation as he is immediately surrounded by fans and paparazzi alike, one of which discovers the connection between Jessica and Christopher, and starts following Jessica around as well.

Later, when Jessica returns to Michigan, she hears Christopher tell a talk-show host that he never met her and denied knowing her. Christopher expresses his feelings for Jessica while playing his song ("Got To Believe"). Angry and fed up with the way the paparazzi have forced Christopher to lie and hide himself from the real world, she confronts the paparazzi camped outside her house, and tells them that she "never met [the Christopher that they were all so obsessed with]."

After his actress-girlfriend Alexis Bender (Chelsea Staub) dumps him, he realizes that he is free to pursue Jessica. His best friend Stubby convinces him that he has to start making his own choices for once. Christopher then proceeds to fire his parents as his managers and turn down the movie role that made him lie and lose himself in the tabloids. Later, when Sara's equally Christopher-obsessed friend A.J. viciously insults Jessica for what she said on TV and Jessica overhears, Sara sends A.J. home in a rage. Then, in a surprisingly kind and somewhat uncharacteristic move, Sara comforts Jessica and offers to take Jessica to the school dance with her. Jessica accepts, and Sara helps her get ready for the dance.

Later at the dance, Christopher makes an appearance and apologizes to Jessica through song. When the paparazzi appear at the dance and film Christopher's apology after the song ends ("What You Mean To Me"), he takes the microphone and tells the paparazzi that he was the one that lied and says he is "crazy" about Jessica and that he will never do that again. She smiles and accepts his apology, as well as an invitation to go on a "real" date (with no pretenses or disguises) with him. Amazingly, the paparazzi immediately leave on Christopher's orders afterwards. The movie ends with them dancing together while Stubby (Brandon Mychal Smith) sings ("Party Up") while the credits roll.

New Clique on Red Mango

Friendship Rules

Do Not Be Egoistic and Selfish
Hindari sifat egois atau menang sendiri di dalam kelompok. Pikiran bahwa kepentingan sendiri harus di dahulukan, harus dibuang jauh-jauh. Ingatlah, bagaimana pun kepentingan kelompok adalah yang utama.


"Fashions. Who's better?"
Tolerant
Cobalah untuk lebih toleran terhadap teman-teman satu kelompok. Salah satu caranya, dengan memahami sifat dan pandangan maupun prinsip mereka.

"Do not be repeated anymore, girl."

Want Forgiveness

Kalau ada teman satu kelompok yang berbuat kesalahan, semua anggota kelompok harus mau memaafkannya. Menyimpan dendam, apalagi membalas perbuatannya, hanya akan memperkeruh suasana yang dapat membuat kelompok kita retak.

"Thank You for paying my lunch."

Opened With Each Others

Ciptakanlah keterbukaan di dalam kelompok. Hindari main rahasia-rahasiaan antar anggota kelompok. Misalnya, kalau terjadi pertengkaran anggota kelompok, selesaikanlah secara terbuka dan bahaslah secara bersama-sama dengan tenang, tanpa emosi. Kalau pertengkaran itu disembunyikan, masalah tidak akan selesai. Malah sebaliknya, dapat membuat kelompok kita pecah dan terancam bubar.

"Relax, girl. Your secret's safe with me."

Do Not Be Envious

Jangan pernah kita merasa iri dengan teman satu kelompok, kecuali dalam hal prestasi. Rasa iri akan menyebabkan persaingan di dalam kelompok. Kalu kelompok disibukkan dengan hal-hal sepele, misalnya soal gaya dan penampila, terus kapan kelompok kita bisa kompak? Bukankah untuk kompak, kita harus mendukung sesama anggota?

"Ewww... Your fashion is sooo... yesterday."

Make Our Rules

Segala sesuatu perlu aturan. Buatlah aturan kelompok yang jelas dan di sepakati bersama seluruh anggota. Misalnya, anggota yang ingkar, dia harus minta maaf lalu menepati janjinya. Bila di terus ingkar, beri peringatan sekali, dua kali, sampai tiga kali. Jika masih ingkar juga, terpaksa di 'skors', tidak boleh mengikuti kegiatan kelompok selama sebulan, misalnya. Dengan demikian, setiap anggota jadi disiplin, nertanggung jawab, dan mamiliki kewajiban yang tinggi dalam memelihara kekompakan kelompok.

"Are you break our rules?"

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The Friendship must be like this:

Caring, loyal, and open with each others.

Thursday, 1 July 2010

Wild Child


The film starts with Poppy Moore (Emma Roberts), an affluent Californian teenager, with her friends ruining all her father's girlfriend's belongings in a wild prank. When her father angrily arrives, he tells her that he is sending her to boarding school in England. Arriving at the school, called Abbey Mount, Poppy meets the headmistress Mrs. Kingsley (Natasha Richardson), head girl Harriet Bentley (Georgia King), and her 'buddy' Kate (Kimberley Nixon). She is miserable in her new life, as she does not fit in and has no friends.

After getting dirty water on her by Harriet's "maid", Poppy and Kate become semi-friends. Discovering that the girls' dinosaur phones were decoys, Kate lets Poppy use hers to call Ruby. When Ruby sees the message she is disgusted and goes to sleep with Poppy's boyfriend Roddy. After Poppy reveals that her mother died several years ago, her roommates decide to help her get expelled. Together, they carry out several pranks, which gradually brings them closer together. When none of their plans works they decide to seduce the headmistress's son Freddie, who is strictly forbidden to fraternize with any of the girls. After dancing with Freddie at the school dance, Poppy trips and hits her head, which leads Freddie to take the concussed girl outside for air, where he asks her out on a date.

The next day, Poppy discovers her talent for lacrosse and whips the school's team into shape, getting them into the finals. On the date Poppy finds herself falling for Freddie. They kiss before Poppy returns to school, where she finds her roommates reading an email supposedly sent by Poppy stating that she thought all of her new friends were losers. She then finds that Freddie has been given a similar email and is thereafter ignored by her friends. Poppy, with no one else to turn to, sneaks down to the cook's room and rings Ruby, who accidentally reveals how much she dislikes Poppy. Feeling even more alone, Poppy starts playing with her lighter, accidentally setting a curtain alight. Hearing footsteps, she quickly puts out the fire and runs off. A few minutes later, she looks out her window to see a fire, and wakes the school. When they find that Drippy is missing, Poppy runs into the burning school to rescue her. After the fire is put out, Freddie finds her lighter and gives it back to her, refusing to listen to what happened. Just as she realizes that she no longer wants to leave, Poppy goes to the headmistress and confesses.

While Poppy waits for the Honour Court, who will decide if she should be expelled, Freddie finds her crying and becomes convinced that the fire was an accident. During the hearing, Poppy tells her story while her roommates find out that Poppy did not send the emails. Going to the court, they stand up for Poppy and Harriet accidentally confesses to restarting the fire after Poppy had put it out. The movie is left off at the lacrosse finals. Poppy's father comes to the game and is shocked by Poppy's dramatic change in appearance and how much she looks like her mother. Abbey Mount wins the lacrosse finals and Harriet is expelled. Some months later, Poppy and her friends (including Freddie) are in the process of relaxing in Malibu. Poppy ignores Ruby's phone calls, now fully aware that she was not the friend she thought. The film ends as they prepare to jump off the cliff that helped her towards finding herself and making proper friends.