Cohort. Magazine (Issue 2)

Cohort. 

Issue 2 

Feb ‘16 

- Mar ‘16

Cohort. issue 2 

EDITORIAL TEAM 

CHIEF’S NOTE 

Editor in Chief 

Ananda Ambarsari 

Deputy Editor 

Fachrul Azhar 

Content Designers 

Aisyah Nabila 


Azrina Saraswati 

Fachrul Azhar 

Gili Heriawan 

Kevin Jonathan 

Nurulfitri Wisetyaningsih 

Section Editors: 

Art 

Siti Aisyah 

Communication 

Fildzah Alfitri 

Literature 

Miftahuul Jannah 

MPTV 

Fachrul Azhar 

Photography 

Aisyah Nabila 

Financial Manager 

Widad A. Shalannandia 

Secretary 

Laurentius Nico 

Contributors: 

Art 

Immaculata Titis 

Kevin Jonathan 

Livia Janica 

Nadita Almira 

Nadya 

Communication 

Anasthasia Herdiansyah 

Chrestella N. Denzyl 

Jennifer Kumala 

Muhammad Imam 

Poulina Phangrestu 

Pristha Suciady 

Raechell 

Rosalind Vivia 

Siti Zulimas R. 

Widad A. Shalannandia 

Literature 

Jason Taslim 

Carissa Sintca 

Yeah, February.. 

As people say, the first step is the hardest. CreativeMedia team 

has made it through the first issue, and is now prepared to go 

into a full-on sprint. So, when I started planning this issue, 

I predicted that we would do just another Valentine’s Day 

mainstream contents: love stories, chocolate recipes, romantic 

dinner ideas and so on. 

Sometimes, Valentine’s Day narrows down the definition of love 

into a one tiny square—Romance. It makes non-romantic love 

relationships seem inferior. However, my amazing team came 

together to offer a very different take on the meaning of love. 

Love is a universal thing; more than just those teddy bears, 

red roses, and cards. Love is more than that; it could be love 

for family, passion, country, and even yourself. In that sense, the 

theme for our second issue is “Universal Love”. In this issue, our 

team launches warming contents to give you a head start on a 

broader definition of love. 

Much Love, 


MP TV 

Fahreza G. Avicena 

Gio Fidelito 

Jason Taslim 

Lee Ga Young 

Monica 

Nindra Hapsari 

Purwita P. Ariana 

Photography 

Fransiska Adeline 


Mahardhika Cakraningtyas 

Samirah 

Sheila Lestari 

Wirda Savitri 

Guest Contributors: 

Raditya Aryajaya 

Rio Alif Ramzy 

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CONTENTS 

Chief’s Note 1 

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4 

10 

16 

18 

20 

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32 

35 

36 

38 

45 

Photography 

Literature 

The Letter 

• Art 

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53 

54 

62 

MPTV 

All About Romantic Movies 65 

Movie Review: Deadpool 68 

Movie Review: The Lobster 70 

Movie Review: The Eternal Sunshine of A Spotless Mind 71 

IMHO: What Movies Make You Cry? 72 

Movie Watchlist: Red Blood Valentine 74 

Season Wrap Up: Jessica Jones S1 77 

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Returning Series: Better Call Saul 78 

Communication • 

i3L Half Day Food Science Seminar: 81 

Guest Speakers Interview 

Profile: Pak Mulyono 84 

What is Definition of Love to You? 86 

Event Review: CHAR3L 88 

HEY FOODIES: Valentine’s Edition 96 

Djakarta Warehouse Project 100 

Photographer Interview: Cecep Reza 

A Story of Loving 

Photographer Review: Hawkeye Huey 

A Closer Look: Microworld 

Affectionate Interaction 

Valentine’s Reading List 

Book Review: The Secret Life of Bees 

Have You Spent Your Valetines the Right Way? 

Love Poems 

Artist Interview: Barsena Bestandhi 

Architectural Love Story: Casa de Guileltta 

Universal Love Gallery 

If You Could Re-Draw Love Sign, 

How Would It Be? 

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PHOTOGRAPHY MPTV 

PHOTOGRAPHY 

Photographer Interview: 

Cecep Reza 

Interviewed and written by Aisyah Nabila and Fransiska Adeline 

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Cecep Reza--apart from being Indonesian TV-series actor, is now working in 

photography and creative field. He has been working for quite some time in 

wedding photography. It was really fun and insightful interview, he is really 

friendly, humorous and humble person to talk with. We were talking from A-Z 

about his passion, photography tips and how he captures wedding pictures that 

is full-of-love atmosphere; read about what he has to say about all of that! 


As we know, you were in acting a 

lot. What or who got you started in 

photography? 

Being in the frame and behind the camera 

are actually related, especially in 

the terms of visual creativity. Honestly, I 

am really interested to become a movie 

director, and learning photography was 

to serve this purpose. A director should 

have a vision on how to capture good 

scenes with the best angles. 

How did you begin? Did you pursue 

any kind of formal education for 

photography? 

No, I didn’t pursue any formal photography 

education. I just started right away out 

of my interest. 

Do you identify photography as part 

of yourself something you really 

love, or is it just something you enjoy 

doing? 

Well, it was budding from hobby. Then, I 

joined DeviantArt, I met my fellow Indonesian 

photographers and got even more 

interested in photography. It’s not a main 

thing in my life; it’s more like my hobby 

fused and combined with work. So, it can 

be said as something that I enjoy doing 

and part of what I am doing, which makes 

It a part of myself. 

How long have you been a 

photographer? 

The interest started in 2007, while I was 

still an actor. 

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PHOTOGRAPHY 

Which one is easier: photographing 

wedding or unspecified style of 

photograph? 

As a photographer, there are a lot of tools, 

gears, and equipment to be bought, and one 

of the ways to save enough money to buy 

them is by doing side gigs as a wedding photographer. 

What kind of things do you like to 

photograph? 

I like both of inanimate and animate objects, but 

for me it is actually easier to photograph people. 

People have expressions and emotions. Thus, it 

is easier to be captured. Inanimate objects are 

harder because we cannot tell them what to do. 

Capturing beautiful results from inanimate objects 

depends more on our skills. 

What photography technique that you often 

use, and why? How does it define your 

photography style? 

Hmm… There is no specific technique that I use 

more often than the others. In terms of style, I 

like black & white kind of style, and also a combination 

of colors currently popular to Instagram 

community. I focused more on the mood of the 

photos when taking pictures. I think my pictures 

mostly have some kind of soft-peaceful mood; 

not too hard on the eyes. 

If you identify photography as part of 

yourself, what do you usually do to translate 

your passion into the pictures that 

people would know from the pictures that 

you are really into doing it? 

It has to do with sense and taste. I met this senior 

photographer, and he told me our sensitivity 

should be there when we are taking pictures. It 

is when your interest to freeze your object of interest 

into photographs combined with common 

photography theories. The tip is before you go 

out and bring your camera with you, you have 

to know what kind of thing you want photograph 

on that day. 

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What camera do you enjoy using? 

I am definitely a ‘canonian’ 

For you, what is wedding photography? 

A job or a hobby? 

Hmmm… Actually, it’s a little bit difficult if you 

have a hobby that goes into a job. Everything 

will be mixed; the hobby blends with the job. So 

when I do a job, I will feel tired and else, but also 

happy, because it’s also my hobby. 

When capturing wedding photos, are 

there any specialties and specificities required 

to get great results? How do you 

take in that romantic atmosphere and 

people’s emotions at a particular time? 

The most important thing is actually the story itself. 

We have to be able to tell a story to people 

through our photographs. For example, if you 

want to capture the wedding rings, you cannot 

just take a picture of them only, you must have 

a story related to the couple or to the theme of 

the wedding. 


What makes better photo: a moment that 

comes naturally or staged? 

It’s almost always the natural one. 

Is it easier to take pictures or video? 

For now I enjoy taking pictures. Making videos 

needs a lot of preparation, needs a lot of equipment. 

But anyway, I also like making videos. 

When talking about the final results of 

the photos, how dependent should we be 

on the editing processes? 

For the composition, it’s from the camera and 

the way we take pictures. For colors, it can be 

enhanced by camera filters and editing. Most 

importantly though, the picture has to be well 

composed and well taken from the beginning to 

be able to follow the theme of the object of the 

photos when editing. 

When you don’t have any photography 

project, do you often go around and take 

pictures? 

If I don’t have any job around, I usually get 

asked to join some projects. For going around 

and taking pictures, hmm… Maybe next time if 

it’s possible, I want to go somewhere by train 

and try to take photos. But for now, I don’t really 

have much time to do that. 

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PHOTOGRAPHY 

Do you also taking and editing 

videos? 

Sometimes I make videos for weddings, but 

I more often do them for personal Interests 

such as extreme games, skateboarding, 

and cars. 

If you are going out, do you always 

take your camera with you? What 

kind of pictures that you will take? 

I used to bring my SLR camera everywhere. 

Now, if there’s no specific event or moment, 

I only bring my smartphone. 

What tips do you have for people 

beginning to get into photography? 

Tutorial videos and communities definitely 

help a lot in getting more familiar with photography. 

By joining communities, we can 

share different ideas from many creative 

people with the same interest as we have. 

Formal education for photography offers 

slower pace in learning, so I think joining 

community is better. 

5 fun facts about 

Cecep Reza 

1. He can’t drive a motorbike. 

2. He always need hot water for 

shower. 

3. He likes action movie. 

4. He wants to take pictures in 

a battlefield which he thinks it’s 

super awesome. 

5. He wants to make movies before 

he is 30 

Any suggestion for a community we 

can get into and take part in? 

I used to take part in DevianArt, but for 

now it’s more likely to be Instagram. 

There are bigger communities for Instagram 

in Indonesia now, and that might be 

due to its simplicity and ease in capturing 

and sharing. 

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A 

Story 

of Loving 

Concept by Laurentius Nico 

In this month of love, people 

mostly think about their lover. 

We would usually see people 

giving out roses, chocolates, 

and gifts for their girlfriend 

or boyfriend. In short, 

people trying the best to 

show their affection towards 

their couple in this month. 

However, this little story of 

Christian gives us a different, 

yet very important point of 

view of loving. The one that, 

unfortunately, is still forgotten 

by a lot of people. 

Photographer 

Model 

: Laurentius Nico 

Aisyah Nabila 

: Christian Rifinata 

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He was this guy 

who was left out 

because of his own 

thoughts… 

…thoughts of disappointment, jealousy, and embarrassment… 

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PHOTOGRAPHY 

...over his ownself. 

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PHOTOGRAPHY 

MPTV 

Until one day, he realizes 

he doesn’t have to be so... 

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On that one day, he knew that… 

…all this time, he forgot to love himself. 

Thanks to: 

Angelina Ayunda 

Fairuuz Xaviera 

Gracia Felias 

Jessica Yohari 

Louise Rungkat 

Mahardika Cakraningtyas 

Samirah 


Shekinah Glory 

Steven Hasan 

Wirda Savitri 

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Here it is, Hawkeye Huey! He is an adorable six-year-old NatGeo 

photographer, I discovered him about a year ago on the Instagram. Hawkeye 

is the son of a professional NatGeo photographer--Aaron Huey. 

A little story about him, at the age of four, Hawkeye and his father travelled 

across the West part of America and stayed at locales like Monument Valley 

and Joshua Trees. During the trip, he took photos of things that he found 

interesting with his Fuji Instax 210. Surely, we’re all going to think that it’s not 

even a big deal, a four-years-old kid taking photos with his instant camera, I 

mean.. Hey, everybody can do it right? Yes, but wait until you see his results. 

He subsequently got lots of attention from virtual world, made him gained 

nearly 100,000 followers on Instagram and was featured in Rolling Stone’s 

Top 100 on Instagram. What I love about this wonder kid and his special talent 

is that he has his own unique and charming vision or perspective, because he 

is three-feet off the ground, “It’s an angle no one ever sees,” Aaron said. For 

more three-feet off the ground photos; instagram.com/hawkeyehuey. 

Hawkeye 

Huey 

Photographer Review: 

Written by Mahardhika Cakraningtyas 

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A Closer Look: 

MICROWORLD 

Compiled by Ananda Ambarsari 

A photograph or digital image taken 

through a microscope or similar device 

to show magnified image of an item is 

called as photomicrograph. Obtaining a 

picture of sample through by a microcscope 

sometimes can be difficult. Now, 

there is an application for your iPhone 

that is designed to help you take high 

quality pictures through the microscope. 

iMicroscope is an application that helps 

you to take clear and precision pictures of 

microscopic stuffs. The app is designed to 

help us--lab geeks--to optimize the quality 

of photos taken through the microscope. 

According to the creator, the iMicroscope 

works with any optical microscope. 

You can download iMicroscope in App- 

Store now for only IDR 29,000! Simply 

take pictures of the sample through 

the microscope’s viewfinder, set the 

magnification ratio, and the app will 

gives you a scale bar next to your image 

which adjusts as you zoom in and 

out. You can email the image, or save 

it to your camera roll--and when you 

go back to it later, it will auto-format to 

the magnification you last viewed it in. 

CALLING ALL LAB 

GEEKS! 

Submission deadline: 

April 30, 2016 

Nikon’s Small World is regarded as the leading 

forum for showcasing the beauty and complexity 

of life as seen through the microscope. Now, 

The Photomicrography Competition is open to 

anyone with an interest in both microscopy and 

photography. First winner prize is USD 3,000 

towards the purchasement of Nikon equipment. 

More info: http://www.nikonsmallworld.com. 

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MICROGALLERY 

Photo Contributors: 

Christian Rifinata 


Louise Mariana Rungkat 

Widad Aghnia Shalannandia 

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Affectionate 

Interactions 

Concept by Samirah and Aisyah Nabila 

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Photographers: 

Wirda Savitri 

Mahardhika Cakraningtyas 

Assistant: 


Models: 

Kanya Anindita 

Steven Hasan 

Gracia Korompis 

Iwan Surjawan 

Bianca Surjawan 

Nadya 

Samirah 


Johanes Visi 

Widad Aghnia 


In celebration of the month of love, this series of pictures wants to take you to a little 

deeper thought of what universal love is. Often times we get stuck to the much romanticized 

idea of love; unaware that love is actually not that limited to that. Being in 

love can happen in many forms, it has no limits and boundaries. Things that we like 

to do, that puts a smile on our face every time we wake up; people that make us feel 

comfortable in our own skin; things that we are so passionate about that make us wear 

our hearts on our sleeves; a smell of nature and forest that make us warm, they all 

collectively teach us how to love. 

To love without judgment, to simply share some happiness, to be disciplined, to keep 

up the promises, and to listen closely to things and people we care about. Love is one 

of the simplest things that it is so easy to be invited and be part of. Yet as simple as it 

can be, the simplicity is often indescribable; even Einstein said: gravity won’t be held 

responsible for people falling in love. Through these pictures, we want to share that 

we do not only fall in love with our significant others, but we fall in love with what we 

love to do and what nurtures our creativity. We love those moments we enjoy with our 

family, the sound of music that soothes us, the cute animal bestfriend and, oh, how we 

love those comforting hugs from closest friends! 

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There are certain people who can make a place better just by being there. There is someone 

who will always be the reason of the cheek-to-cheek smiles in your face and the beats of your 

heart. 

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Friendship is not about whom you have known the longest, it’s about who always listen and 

never judge, caring for you as if there is sisterhood/brotherhood bond. 

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It’s not about the camera, it’s about how you immortalize the moment and share it with someone 

you love. 

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Loving nature will never break your heart, it’s beautiful by default. 

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No matter how far you go, love from family will always be there and support you in each of 

every endeavor. 

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No matter how tired you are after an exercise, it makes you admit how important it is to love 

your body. 

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Pets are like little angels sent to earth to teach us how to love. They don’t get angry or 

demand the world. They are always there for us. 

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If conversation was the lyrics, laughter was the music, making time spent together a melody that 

could be replayed over and over without getting stale. -Nicholas Spark 

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LITERATURE 

Valentine’s 

READING 

LIST 

Written by Aisyah Nabila 

This issue is sure to be so full of love, but I guess it will not be complete without 

some list of books about love. Personally, I am not a die-hard fan of romanticism 

and even tend to avoid cheesy story about love but I found these books worth 

reading and unique whereas it pushes out the rigidly defined theory about love. So 

here is your February reading list books! 

1 

Whutering Heights 

by Emily Bronte 

“He’s more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made 

of, his and mine are the same.” 

This is probably a really great love-themed classic book 

and known as one of the greatest fiction ever written. The 

story is focused between Catherine and Heathcliff with focal 

story about obsession instead of romantic love. Surrounded 

by unlikeable-screwed up main characters, complex 

and chaotic atmosphere in almost every pages; this 

can definitely defined as a dark novel. However, this story 

reciprocates the riffles effect of non-existent of love and 

wrong rendition of understanding it. Fortunately, the end 

part is wrapped with the possibility of peace and happiness. 

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Everyday 

by David Levithan 

“Kindness connects to who you are, while niceness connects 

to how you want to be seen.” … “What is it about the moment 

you fall in love? How can such a small measure of time 

contain such enormity?” 

This book is about A who wakes up every morning with different 

body and different life. With such hardline A knows 

he can’t mess up people’s lives in which he inhibits and he 

knows well he shouldn’t get attached with whatever life he 

wakes up to everyday. But he comes to question everything 

when he falls in love with Rhiannon. As cheesy as it might 

sounds, this is a charming story about people. Setting aside 

the romance love part, the author goes a bit deeper about 

universal love and humans without failing to discuss about 

the morals. Through A, we get to see different kinds of people, 

wandering about their minds, and lets the readers relate 

to lots of different people’s feeling--which kind of charming. 

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3 

Totto-Chan 

by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi 

“But Yasuaki-chan trusted Totto-chan completely. And Totto-chan 

was risking her life for him. With her tiny hands clutching 

his, she pulled with all her might. From time to rime a large 

cloud would mercifully protect them from the blistering sun.” 

This book is my childhood favorite. Although the story is not explicitly 

laid out as to adopt love theme, you will find yourself smiling of happiness 

because there’s simplicity of love laid in it. Totto-chan is written 

memoir by the author of the name Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. Set before and 

during the world war II, the story is about a girl named Totto-chan who is 

a highly curious girl and labelled as trouble-maker and said to does not 

met the standard to study in common school and was forced to leave 

the school. Her mother then brought her to Tomoe Gakuen--a school 

which used railroad car as their classes. There she met Sosaku Kobayashi, 

a principle and an educator who truly believes in freedom, love 

and fun in running the school system. Totto-chan is engaged in memorable 

school-ing journey where she is allowed to be herself and doing 

the learning in her own way. every students in class are allowed to 

learn anything they want even when it means tinkering around with toys! 

She also learned to treat everyone with compassion, no matter how 

weird one might be. Because no one person is the same with the other. 

LITERATURE 

4 

The Forty Rules of Love 

by Elif Shafak 

“Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. 

If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means 

we haven’t loved enough” 

This book is so excessively beautiful, be it from the characters wise, Plot 

wise, and the forty-rules of love in it. In my opinion, there are not so many 

books these days, as original as this one. Despite integrating history and 

religious belief, it is still able to contain both exciting and alluring story 

as well as going in depth into concept of love. The Forty Rules of Love 

consist of two narratives told alternatingly; one contemporary, about 

Ella who reviewed the book title Sweet Blasphemy and the other set in 

13th-century about Rumi and his companion Shams on the quest of defining 

forty rules of love (which is what Sweet Blasphemy about). Personally, 

I found the narrative about ella is empty and only serve as the approach 

to introduce Sweet Blasphemy as the main story. Elif Shafak is however 

really creative and purely brilliant on writing the second narrative by using 

so many perspectives from all the characters in The Sweet Blasphemy. 

Shams of Thabriz, is such a strong and vivid character, he is bold, 

brilliant and soft but also shown as imperfect at the same time. The core 

story is about love, but not like any-other love-themed story. It speaks 

in depth about more widened concept of love, asking us to undo everything 

we know about love and to redefine it in more wise perspective. 

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LITERATURE 

5 

The Wedding Girl 

by Madeleine Wickham 

“Knowing a person isn’t like knowing a string of facts. It’s 

more like...a feeling.” 

If you want to go with something light but still need twist and turn; 

the wedding girl is a good chick-lit to read. The author of this 

book is madeline wickham which is a pseudonym of sophie kinsela-- 

sophaholic series. As madeline wickham I can say she is a 

bit witty and more serious than sophie kinsela. The Wedding girl 

is told in third person and with different point of views (this kind of 

writing is really gripping, because we aren’t left super clueless). 

It’s centered on Millie who is about to have grandiose wedding 

with Simon-- the only son of multimillionaire in Bath, England. 

A secret revealed in the first page of the book making everything 

upside-down. Although I don’t agree with several things 

in the book, it is still an okay to read for something fun and silly. 

MORE 

BOOKS 

TO READ: 

HAPPY READING! 

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Book Recommendation: 

THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES 

by Sue Monk Kidd 

Written by Rissa 

The Secret Life of Bees is a story about a 14 year-old 

girl Lily, who lived with an abusive father and an 

African-American nanny. Her journey involved with 

seeking the truth about her mother and discovering 

about her true self. Set in the American South 

1960’s, where intense racism and Civil Rights Act were 

on the rise, Lily and her caretaker fleeing from her 

abusive father, T-ray, in heading to a place where her 

mother could possibly have visited in the past. This 

book takes you to her life and the challenges she has 

faced growing up, who sees people for who they truly 

are, and not based on the color of their skin. In this 

book, Sue Monk Kidd’s have successfully revealed 

how love can transform our lives to a whole new level. 

Later, when three African-American beekeeping 

sisters took her in, her life changed. She encounters 

the life she has never imagined she would experience. 

It is there, surrounded by the strength 

of the African-American Virgin Mary, the hum of 

bees, and a circle of wise and cheerful women, that 

Lily makes her passage to wholeness of new life. 

LITERATURE 

This book is good for anyone, both young and old. By 

addressing the conflict of betrayal, wounds of loss, and 

absence of love, the author has successfully demonstrate 

the power of women come together to heal 

those wounds, how we can create our own sanctuary 

of true family and home, and to become a mother to 

each other and themselves. All the elements covered in 

this book have come up together and make up a good 

character development. This book makes you think 

about the hardships what black men and women have 

gone through in the past to get the rights to vote and 

be free. It also might touches to many of those who 

still face the abusive life up until now, and it shows 

that people of any race, can open not only their homes, 

but their hearts too. Most importantly, this book focuses 

on the pressure of being a teen and what it takes 

to stand for what you believe in. I found this book is 

very enjoyable to read, of course with a lot mixed feelings 

of laughter and sorrow, and I think you will too! 

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LITERATURE 

Have you spent your 

Valentines the right way? 

Written by Jason Taslim 

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Valentines 

is a day where we cherish loved 

ones, in specific boyfriend, girlfriend, and partner or 

maybe crush – giving gi:s to symbolize love to them. 

Most people find this sweet as love, in general, is a 

feeling which others can’t physically see. People will 

try to materialize love towards someone they love by 

the means of objects such as flowers. 

Each ValenDne’s everyone worries about who or what 

to give and someDmes they forget about themselves, 

but this ValenDne’s should be different. There are a lot 

of people in this world right now who aren’t happy 

with who they are; either with their looks or with their 

talents. 

This is for anyone upset about their weight, this 

ValenDne’s go treat yourself to a cheat day. For every 

moment of the day you have been worrying about 

calorie intake, fat content and carbs; remember that 

there is always a tomorrow; eat what you want. Being 

slimmer doesn’t make you a beKer person! 

This is for anyone upset about their appearances; this 

ValenDne’s try to appreciate yourself. Remember that 

looks are not everything. Try to appreciate yourself 

more by giving credits to your other talents; maybe 

you can sing, dance or you haven’t explored yourself 

enough to find your hidden talents. 

This is for anyone upset about their talents: this 

ValenDne’s try to cut yourself some slacks. If you have 

been pracDcing and seem to never be perfect, just 

stop for a moment and see your journey from the 

beginning; you can see that you have experience 

struggles and with that you have become a beKer 

person. 

This is for anyone who thinks they are forever alone: 

never stop believing. It’s not your weight that repels 

the guys away and definitely not the height that repels 

the gals away. If someone truly loves you, they will 

definitely love you for ‘you’. Finding people who 

encourage you to be yourself really boosts selfesteem. 

Maybe it’s not Dme yet. Besides, being single 

saves you from all the heartbreaks. This ValenDne’s 

buy yourself some chocolates and use the Dme to 

appreciate your family or friends that have always 

stayed true to you. 

Loving yourself is definitely harder than loving others. 

But, how can you ever truly love someone else if you 

haven’t given a chance to yourself. Never stop 

believing because for all we know your prince 

charming is in the other side of the door that you have 

never opened before. 

PS: If you read this and ValenDne’s has passed, don’t 

wait for the next valenDnes; don’t ever wait another 

day just to love yourself. 

“Love yourself. Forgive yourself. Be true to yourself. 

How you treat yourself sets the standard for how 

others will treat you.” 

― Steve Maraboli, UnapologeDcally You: ReflecDons 

on Life and the Human Experience 

By Jason Taslim 

LITERATURE 

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LITERATURE 

Love, 

Poems 

Compilation of selected poems written by i3L students. 

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吀栀攀戀攀愀甀琀礀漀昀琀栀椀猀猀椀最栀琀 

䤀猀椀渀搀攀猀挀爀椀戀愀戀氀攀 

吀栀愀琀洀甀挀栀椀猀爀椀最栀琀 

匀栀攀猀琀栀攀瀀攀爀昀攀挀琀最椀爀氀 

LITERATURE 

匀栀攀栀愀猀猀瀀愀爀欀氀椀渀最攀礀攀猀 

匀甀挀栀戀攀愀甀琀椀昀甀氀猀洀椀氀攀 

吀栀椀猀氀椀猀琀最漀攀猀漀渀氀椀欀攀琀栀攀爀椀瘀攀爀 Ⰰ 一椀氀攀 

伀爀攀瘀攀渀琀栀攀攀渀搀氀攀猀猀猀欀椀攀猀 

䔀瘀攀爀礀琀栀椀渀最愀戀漀甀琀栀攀爀 

䤀琀猀樀甀猀琀攀氀攀最愀渀琀 

吀栀攀爀攀猀渀漀 ˻ 愀眀琀漀挀漀瘀攀爀 

䠀攀爀猀洀攀氀氀椀猀琀栀攀洀漀猀琀昀爀愀最爀愀渀琀 

伀渀挀攀愀最愀椀渀䤀琀攀氀氀礀漀甀 

匀栀攀栀愀猀琀栀攀戀攀愀甀琀椀攀猀漀昀愀渀愀渀最攀氀 

吀栀攀爀攀愀猀漀渀椀猀渀漀琀搀甀攀 

吀漀栀攀爀戀攀椀渀最猀椀渀最氀攀 Ⰰ 

䘀漀爀琀栀椀猀戀攀愀甀琀礀漀昀栀攀爀 

䌀愀瀀琀椀瘀愀琀攀猀洀攀昀漀爀攀瘀攀爀 

吀栀攀爀攀猀樀甀猀琀渀漀琀栀椀渀最琀漀挀漀洀瀀愀爀攀 

䄀渀搀椀昀椀琀猀琀栀攀 ǻ 爀猀琀琀椀洀攀礀漀甀瘀攀猀攀攀渀栀攀爀 Ⰰ 搀漀渀琀最氀愀爀攀 

伀栀 Ⰰ 琀栀攀戀攀愀甀琀礀䤀瘀攀戀攀攀渀猀攀攀欀椀渀最 

䤀琀猀琀栀攀爀攀愀氀爀椀最栀琀㬀 

䔀氀攀最愀渀琀愀猀琀栀攀渀椀最栀琀㬀 

䤀琀猀椀渀栀攀爀 Ⰰ 愀挀栀愀爀洀琀栀愀琀椀猀渀攀瘀攀爀 ⴀ 攀渀搀椀渀最 

䠀攀爀戀攀愀甀琀礀挀愀渀渀漀琀戀攀猀椀洀瀀氀礀洀愀琀挀栀攀搀 Ⰰ 椀琀 ᤠ 猀渀攀愀爀氀礀昀愀挀琀 

匀栀攀猀樀甀猀琀猀眀攀攀琀 Ⰰ 愀搀漀爀愀戀氀攀愀渀搀漀瘀攀爀愀氀氀猀椀洀瀀氀礀氀漀瘀攀氀礀 

䄀渀搀洀漀猀琀漀昀愀氀氀栀攀爀戀攀愀甀琀椀攀猀愀爀攀樀甀猀琀瀀攀爀昀攀挀琀 

䤀琀猀瀀攀爀昀攀挀琀愀氀爀椀最栀琀琀栀攀爀愀搀椀愀渀挀攀漀昀栀攀爀戀攀愀甀琀礀 

䈀礀刀愀搀椀琀礀愀䄀爀礀愀樀愀礀愀 

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LITERATURE 

吀䠀伀唀匀䄀一䐀䄀䌀吀匀 

䤀昀愀琀栀漀甀猀愀渀搀最椀爀氀猀䤀挀愀渀瀀椀挀欀 

吀栀攀渀愀琀栀漀甀猀愀渀搀琀椀洀攀猀䤀猀栀愀氀氀瀀椀挀欀礀漀甀 

䘀漀爀漀渀氀礀礀漀甀琀栀愀琀猀琀愀渀搀洀礀琀椀挀欀 

倀氀攀愀猀攀愀挀挀攀瀀琀琀栀椀猀最椀昀琀琀栀愀琀猀氀漀渀最漀瘀攀爀搀甀攀 

䤀昀愀琀栀漀甀猀愀渀搀爀漀愀搀猀䤀挀愀渀挀栀漀漀猀攀 

吀栀攀渀愀琀栀漀甀猀愀渀搀琀椀洀攀猀䤀挀栀漀猀攀眀栀攀爀攀礀漀甀䤀洀攀琀 

䘀漀爀漀渀氀礀礀漀甀琀栀愀琀䤀挀愀渀琀猀琀愀渀搀琀漀氀漀漀猀攀 

倀氀攀愀猀攀愀挀挀攀瀀琀琀栀椀猀漀昀昀攀爀猀漀搀攀猀琀椀渀椀攀猀挀愀渀戀攀猀攀琀 

䤀昀愀琀栀漀甀猀愀渀搀瀀愀琀栀猀䤀挀愀渀猀攀攀 

吀栀攀渀愀琀栀漀甀猀愀渀搀琀椀洀攀猀䤀猀琀愀爀攀眀栀攀爀攀眀攀猀栀愀氀氀挀爀漀猀猀 

䘀漀爀漀渀氀礀礀漀甀琀栀愀琀䤀眀椀猀栀攀琀攀爀渀愀氀氀礀戀攀眀椀琀栀洀攀 

倀氀攀愀猀攀愀挀挀攀瀀琀琀栀椀猀氀漀瘀攀愀渀搀渀漀琀琀漀琀栀攀猀椀搀攀礀漀甀琀漀猀猀 

䤀昀愀琀栀漀甀猀愀渀搀氀椀昀攀䤀氀椀瘀攀搀 

吀栀攀渀愀琀栀漀甀猀愀渀搀琀椀洀攀猀琀漀礀漀甀䤀氀氀昀愀氀氀 

䘀漀爀漀渀氀礀礀漀甀琀栀愀琀䤀猀栀愀氀氀氀漀瘀攀 

倀氀攀愀猀攀愀挀挀攀瀀琀琀栀椀猀椀渀瘀椀琀愀琀椀漀渀琀漀琀栀攀戀愀氀氀 


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LITERATURE 

伀一䰀夀䤀 

䤀琀椀猀漀渀氀礀䤀 Ⰰ 

圀栀漀洀戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀猀椀渀礀漀甀 

吀漀最攀琀洀攀漀甀琀漀昀栀攀爀攀 

吀漀最攀琀洀攀愀渀礀眀栀攀爀攀 

䘀漀爀椀琀椀猀漀渀氀礀䤀 Ⰰ 

吀栀愀琀昀甀氀氀礀氀漀瘀攀猀礀漀甀 

倀氀攀愀猀攀戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀洀攀搀攀愀爀 

吀栀愀琀昀漀爀漀渀氀礀礀漀甀䤀挀愀爀攀 

䨀甀猀琀琀愀欀攀洀礀栀攀愀爀琀 Ⰰ 氀漀瘀攀愀渀搀猀漀甀氀 

䘀漀爀䤀挀愀渀琀猀琀愀渀搀琀漀戀攀愀瀀愀爀琀 

䘀漀爀洀礀氀漀瘀攀昀漀爀礀漀甀椀猀猀琀爀漀渀最 

䘀漀爀洀礀攀礀攀猀愀爀攀氀漀挀欀攀搀琀漀礀漀甀爀猀 

䄀渀搀戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀洀礀洀漀瘀攀 Ⰰ 眀椀氀氀愀渀搀眀漀爀搀猀 

䘀漀爀䤀眀椀猀栀漀甀爀戀漀渀搀琀漀猀琀愀爀琀 

䘀漀爀琀栀椀猀氀漀瘀攀眀漀渀琀洀漀瘀攀愀氀漀渀最 

䘀漀爀洀礀氀漀瘀攀椀猀昀漀爀攀瘀攀爀礀漀甀爀猀 


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䐀攀愀爀䄀爀戀甀琀甀猀瀀爀椀渀挀攀 

LITERATURE 

夀漀甀愀爀攀琀栀攀琀栀漀爀渀氀攀猀猀倀爀椀洀攀爀漀猀攀 

䤀昀漀甀渀搀椀渀愀 ǻ 攀氀搀漀昀儀甀椀渀挀攀猀 

䈀愀挀欀椀渀琀栀攀搀愀礀琀栀攀䜀爀愀椀渀䴀漀漀渀愀爀漀猀攀 

夀漀甀瀀氀愀礀昀甀氀氀礀瀀漀欀攀洀礀渀漀猀攀 

圀椀琀栀愀搀攀氀椀挀愀琀攀礀攀氀氀漀眀刀漀猀攀 

䄀渀搀攀渀挀椀爀挀氀攀洀礀眀爀椀猀琀 

圀椀琀栀愀戀愀渀最氀攀漀昀䤀爀椀猀 

䈀甀琀搀攀愀爀䄀爀戀甀琀甀猀瀀爀椀渀挀攀 

䠀漀眀䤀愀氀眀愀礀猀眀漀渀搀攀爀 

䘀漀爀眀栀漀洀礀漀甀爀䌀愀氀氀愀栀攀愀爀琀戀攀愀琀椀渀最昀漀爀㼀 

䈀攀挀愀甀猀攀眀栀攀渀琀栀攀䘀爀漀猀琀礀䴀漀漀渀愀瀀瀀攀愀爀攀搀 Ⰰ 

䤀洀猀琀愀爀琀椀渀最琀漀栀攀愀爀 

吀栀攀氀愀甀最栀琀攀爀漀昀礀攀氀氀漀眀吀甀氀椀瀀猀挀氀愀琀琀攀爀愀渀搀挀栀愀琀琀攀爀 

䄀渀搀洀礀昀攀攀琀猀琀愀爀琀琀漀昀攀攀氀 

吀栀攀琀椀挀欀氀攀漀昀䜀氀漀砀椀渀椀愀猀樀甀洀瀀椀渀最椀渀挀椀爀挀氀攀 

䌀爀漀眀渀攀搀眀椀琀栀䰀椀氀愀挀猀 

䌀氀漀愀欀昀甀氀氀漀昀䴀愀最渀漀氀椀愀猀 

䌀愀洀攀氀氀椀愀猀猀瀀愀爀欀氀攀搀礀漀甀爀攀礀攀猀 

䌀愀氀愀搀椀甀洀挀爀攀猀挀攀渀琀攀搀礀漀甀爀猀洀椀氀攀猀 

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圀栀攀渀最漀氀搀攀渀栀愀爀洀漀渀椀攀猀 ˻ 漀眀漀甀琀礀漀甀爀氀椀瀀猀 

䤀挀愀渀猀攀攀倀攀琀甀渀椀愀猀搀愀渀挀椀渀最椀渀最氀攀攀 

䄀渀搀眀栀攀渀礀漀甀愀挀琀漀甀琀眀椀琀栀愀栀攀愀爀琀漀昀瀀椀瀀猀 

䤀挀愀渀栀攀愀爀匀甀渀 ˻ 漀眀攀爀猀眀栀椀猀瀀攀爀椀渀最椀渀猀瀀爀攀攀 

伀栀栀漀眀琀栀攀倀攀漀渀椀攀猀栀愀猀猀琀漀氀攀渀洀礀洀椀最栀琀 

䌀栀愀猀椀渀最愀眀愀礀氀椀琀琀氀攀倀愀渀猀椀攀猀昀爀漀洀洀礀猀氀攀攀瀀氀攀猀猀 

渀椀最栀琀 

䤀猀琀栀椀猀琀栀攀爀攀愀猀漀渀眀栀礀 

吀栀攀猀眀攀攀琀猀挀攀渀琀漀昀䐀愀 û 漀搀椀氀猀 

䘀椀氀氀椀渀最甀瀀洀礀搀愀礀搀爀攀愀洀 

䌀氀攀渀挀栀椀渀最洀礀栀攀愀爀琀 

倀氀愀猀琀攀爀椀渀最眀椀琀栀爀攀搀䌀愀爀渀愀琀椀漀渀猀 

䤀琀栀甀爀琀猀 Ⰰ 椀琀栀甀爀琀猀 

LITERATURE 

䤀猀琀栀椀猀琀栀攀琀椀洀攀 

吀漀猀琀漀瀀猀攀渀搀椀渀最洀礀猀攀氀昀 

䄀戀漀甀焀甀攀琀漀昀瀀椀渀欀䰀愀爀欀猀瀀甀爀猀琀漀洀礀昀爀漀渀琀搀漀漀爀 

䠀漀瀀椀渀最琀栀愀琀礀漀甀眀椀氀氀渀漀琀椀挀攀 

倀攀攀欀椀渀最琀栀爀漀甀最栀洀礀眀椀渀搀漀眀 

䠀漀氀搀椀渀最愀猀椀渀最氀攀戀氀漀漀洀漀昀䄀洀戀爀漀猀椀愀椀渀猀琀攀愀搀 

匀漀琀愀欀攀洀攀洀礀䄀爀戀甀琀甀猀瀀爀椀渀挀攀 

吀漀眀栀攀爀攀琀栀攀䴀椀猀琀氀攀琀漀攀椀猀栀甀渀最 

䰀攀琀甀猀挀攀愀猀攀琀栀椀猀挀氀椀挀栀攀 

䄀渀搀氀攀琀琀栀攀戀氀甀攀洀漀漀渀戀攀漀甀爀眀椀琀渀攀猀猀 

䘀漀爀最攀琀 ⴀ 䴀攀 ⴀ 一漀琀䄀爀戀甀琀甀猀瀀爀椀渀挀攀 

䈀攀挀愀甀猀攀䤀栀愀瘀攀戀氀漀眀渀洀礀眀椀猀栀攀猀琀漀䐀愀渀搀攀氀椀漀渀 

䠀漀瀀椀渀最琀栀愀琀礀漀甀愀爀攀琀栀攀漀渀氀礀氀漀瘀攀䤀攀瘀椀渀挀攀 

䈀礀刀 

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LITERATURE 

Love 

It’s an unfathomable feeling that every person craves to find 

That amazing feeling will bewitch the mind 

It makes your eyes go hazy 

It can make you carefree and lazy 

It can make you or break you 

It can make you happy or blue 

Giddy, like you’re on top of the world 

Looking for that feeling every day of the week 

Love is an unfathomable feeling 

Something that leaves one’s heart reeling or aching 

A special kiss, hug or smile 

A kind word that goes the extra mile 

A beautiful voice on the end of the line 

It’s wonderful to know love is so divine 

Soaring up and down on the wings of a dove 

That’s the unfathomable feeling of love 

By H 

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LITERATURE 

THE LETTER 

Written by Miftaahul Jannah 

Her name is America, America 

Goth. She was a decent, beautiful, 

and God knows she was a clever 

girl. Everybody was in love with her. 

Even the butterflies had a crush on her. 

It was shocking for everyone when a policeman 

found her without soul in the park near 

Elba River. I told myself not to freak out. 

I didn’t know that America was missing 

for three days; she was different, she 

might disappear for days and come back 

like nothing happened. It was because 

of her obsession with nature and things 

I never thought that she would die 

in pain. Not even any further of it. 

Her parents standing there under 

the dark cloud of sadness. They still 

have those smiles, but we all know 

what do they really feel; their one and 

only daughter was horribly killed. 

The sun is so bright this morning; gives 

the impression that God welcomed her in 

heaven. I am looking at her face in the black 

light and legit coffin. She is really beautiful, 

with her black hair falling towards her 

white gown, and her make up looked so natural 

yet it gave her the expression of peace 

***. 

Time goes really fast after the funeral, 

but there is no light that could lead the 

America’s case to a relieving end. Almost 

a month and we got nothing on it. 

I decided to help the police on my own. 

I watched enough criminal TV series; I 

think I am able to do it. I do really need 

to find the truth behind of her murder. 

Later that afternoon, my eyes are looking 

farther through the window. I am 

trying to remember everything about 

her. Her obsession, her laugh, and her 

daily activities that kind of made me 

think that she was crazy. Also, our secrets 

that we shared together happy and sad. 

Secret. 

Oh yeah, I remember something. 

The library was her second home. We had 

a join-locker to put our belongings together. 

Since I was too busy, I never checked 

that locker for God knows how long. Then 

I looked into her belongings, and I found 

something strange about it. I never told 

anyone about this because it is our secret. 

Even the police didn’t know about it. 

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LITERATURE 

Well, a bunch of letter bundled in a box 

written “America’s Treasure”. I picked the 

first letter with the white envelope and 

there was this little red dot, I am sure it is 

blood. I read it and my heart skipped a beat. 

I didn’t know where it came from, 

but I am a hundred percent sure that this 

letter has an important role to her death. I 

put them in my bag and went straight to the 

police office to tell them what I have found. 

*** 

It is 3:00 pm, raining outside. My body is 

shaking knowing the truth that the letter 

is in my bag. I never knew that she was 

hiding it from anyone. The Letter. Finally, 

I stepped up in front of the police station. 

I told them that I have an urgency to meet 

with Detective Fosner. The policeman behind 

the desk told me to wait. Not long after, 

I told Detective Fosner about the letter. 

I handed him the letter. I looked at his face, 

masculine with an expression of a gentleman. 

He was really kind; even he comforted 

me when I heard the news about America. 

I observed his expression when he is 

reading the letter. For the next seconds, he 

asked me if I told anyone about it before. 

“No, Sir. Right after I found this, I went 

straight here and no one else know about 

it.” He looked me in the eyes; he knows 

that I am still in the shock stage. 

“Anything else that you want to tell 

to me?” He raised his eyebrows. 

“Sir, I don’t know if it is related to this 

case or not, but I have a feeling that somebody 

was stalking America and I for a couple 

weeks. Then, I received a letter stated 

that I need to stay away from America.” 

“Do you still have that letter?” 

“I thought that it was just a prank. You know.. 

I have a boyfriend. So, I don’t mind the letter 

that much.” 

Detective Fosner decided to walk me 

home and asked me to find the letter in 

my room. Surprisingly, I found the letter 

in the drawer. I handed it to him and he 

told me not to tell anyone about this and 

keep it to myself from anyone until the 

police found the suspect. Detective Fosner 

also told me to keep him updated if 

something happened to me. I nodded and 

he left. 

*** 

One week later, I still haven’t heard anything 

about America’s case. As I walked 

back home, I stopped at the coffee shop 

to buy the espresso coffee and brownie 

cake. Suddenly, I saw Alex from a distance. 

He looked surprised as I waved, so I approached 

him. America, Alex and I used to 

have our quality time together back then. 

As the time goes by, we talked about the 

glorious time. I knew that Alex had a big 

crush on America, but I did nothing for 

them because America loved Stanley, her 

first love. We laughed a lot talking about 

how funny America was with her trademark 

hippy style. For goodness sake, I miss 

her. Tears started running through my eyes 

“Something wrong?” 

“Nothing, I miss her. I want the killer get her/ 

his punishment right away.” 

“Hmm, do you want to accompany me to go 

to her favorite store?” 

I nodded and wiped my eyes. Then Alex and 

I walked to the old bookstore that America 

loved. The bookstore was in the downside 

of the city. This store was unique yet 

strange. The silent and the cold scare me 

I feel something different from 

Alex as we walked through the alley. 

I pulled my phone and told Simon 

that I was with Alex at a bookstore 

to distract myself from the paranoia.. 

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Then, the world becomes darker. 

And darker, 

And darker, 

Darker, 

Until the dark ate me up. 

*** 

Suddenly, I woke up in the middle of a 

stinky and dirty room. So dark. I got tied up 

in a chair. My head is spinning. I screamed 

for thousand times. No answer. I cried 

and shouted for help. This is the moment 

when I realized what about to happen. 

Now, I could not feel my body. I feel numb. 

Before, I prayed to God to save me. Now, I 

pray to God to take me to heaven in the speed 

of the light without the feeling of pain or 

hurt. My eyes are running out of reservoir. 

I just want this to end, or at least, my life. 

I heard footsteps coming closer. Again, 

I shouted, no answer. I am so frustrated 

until his husky voice awakened me. “Why 

did you do this to me?” I yelled, I could 

not see his face, but I knew who was he. 

“Because you did not follow my order, 

because of you she is killed.” 

I was not scared anymore. I 

was just wanted it to be over. 

“You what? Order? Oh my god, you are insane!” 

I spitted. I don’t know where is he, 

but I just feel like I needed to do that. Hoping 

that my saliva landed right on his face. 

“SHHH, I told you to stay away from her! 

You were bad influence for her! You do know 

how much I loved her. How much I want her 

to be mine. She said that you told her not to 

fall in love with best friends. She said that 

you are everything to her and so am I. But 

I know it was just another small talks. You 

screwed it up. “. “Gosh, Alex. You are a mess!” 

“No, you are the real mess. You told me that 

I needed to be punished, the one to blame is 

you and America. You both ruined my life. 

You screwed it as if you are God that knows 

everything. America was my savior. She took 

me from my deepest nightmare. No one ever 

could do that, but you changed her.” 

“Alex. Listen to me, we love you. You are like 

our brother. You are the one that screwed it up, 

I lost my words. I trusted you.. For God sake.. 

I—“ 

He slapped me. It hurts so badly. 

Tears start running in my face. I can 

tell that he is smiling, he is happy. 

“That’s what you got when you did something 

wrong to me. Now, I will take 

you to your what-so-called heaven. The 

pain will erase your sins and you will 

go to heaven to meet your best friend.” 

He touches my skin, my neck, my hand, 

and my body. After that, I can feel that 

he is injecting something to my neck. I 

can feel the unknown substance blends 

in my blood. I got this strange feeling 

that my body is on fire. Then I see the 

light. The light that gives me hopes. I 

heard the birds are singing and I see 

a place full of trees. I can feel the wind, 

the sun and everything beneath it. 

“Injection..” 

“I’m going to heaven.” 

*** 

I heard voices of people that I love—mom’s 

crying broke every piece of me, voice of my 

dad telling me that everything’s going to be 

alright, voice of my cutie little niece Kyla 

keeps telling me to wake up to play with her. 

LITERATURE 

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LITERATURE 

I screamed as loud as I can, telling 

them that I love them more than 

anything. 

But, I can’t wake myself up. 

“Hey my princess, if I kiss you, would you wake 

up like Princess Aurora did? Aren’t you tired of 

sleeping? Hey sleepyhead! Please wake up! I 

don’t want to lose you. I love you, and I will never 

give up on you. Do you remember our plan 

to travel around the world? Please wake up.” 

I am crying, I am. I really am. 

I don’t want to go to heaven, yet. 

I want to be with them. 

I closed my eyes, pray to god. 

Then, 

I open 

My eyes 

And I am seeing 

The people 

I love the most 

I don’t want 

To trade them 

With anything 

Or everything 

That they offered me. 

*** 

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ART 

Love of Passion: 

Music 

BARSENA 

BESTANDHI 

pas ·sion 

[pash-uh n] 

Noun 

any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate. 

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The Rising Star: 

BARSENA 

ART 

BESTANDHI 

Written by Ananda Ambarsari 

BARSENA 

Barsena Bestandhi went from 

uploading cover songs on Soundcloud 

to a rising star right before 

our eyes. The 24- year-old has 

released a single titled “Menikahi 

Putrimu’ for the official soundtrack 

of the sitcom Saya Terima Nikahnya. 

He’s already racked up thousands 

of followers on Soundcloud, 

and is currently working on a new 

cover single Rapuh in collaboration 

with Piyu (Padi) for The Best Cuts of 

Piyu album. The key to this guy’s 

success? Simply, just being himself. 

5 THINGS PEOPLE DON’T KNOW 

ABOUT BARSENA. 

#1 | He likes to “curhat” to cats. 

#2| He doesn’t like soy sauce. 

#3| He can’t dance, like literally. 

#4| He used to be a dentistry student. 

#5| His childhood name was “Bebe”. 

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A 

SPECIAL 

ART 

INTERVIEW 

WITH BARSENA 

Interviewed by Ananda Ambarsari and Siti Aisyah 

How would you describe your music to those 

unfamiliar with your work? 

I would describe my music as romantic, reflecting the 

real love for my passion which basically represents 

myself. Actually, one of the things I find necessary in 

creating my music is the honesty towards ourselves, 

where we can get into the state of comfort while doing 

so. In conclusion, when people listen to my music, 

they will hear who I truly am as Barsena Bestandhi. 

If you had to describe your music in three 

or four words, what would you call it? 

Romantic. Honest. Lively. 

Thinking back to early childhood, what was 

your first experience with music like? What 

song did you remember most as a child? 

When I was little, I really hated singing that sometimes 

my parents forced me to go on stage and sing. 

Back in the days, when it came to music, I thought 

of piano. Until one day—Independence Day celebration 

in my housing residence, I was forced to 

sing Sherina’s song titled “Dua Ballerina”. It was 

really funny since the song was supposed to be 

all cheerful, but I was singing it in a stiff manner. 

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ART 

What are your immediate music 

career goals? 

Every musician’s goal is actually to 

have creation. Same thing as me, I 

would like to record an album. For 

now, I want to be a well-known musician 

first then i would like to do 

music behind the scene; I am really 

passionate in creating music 

and writing songs. I have a dream 

to hold a concert where my fellow 

singers will be singing my songs. 

Everyone loves a celebrity, 

so what advice do you have 

for the youth today about 

their passion? 

Passion is when you do something 

without expecting any reward. 

It is all about doing things 

by wholeheartedly giving all 

your efforts. Therefore, I hope 

whatever your passion is—especially 

music, be honest with 

yourself; be who you truly are. 

Who is your biggest role model 

when it comes to a career? 

My biggest role models are Brian 

McKnight and David Foster. They are 

two great musicians with long-lasting 

career who have produced amazing 

work. David Foster is one of the 

examples of a musician that shines 

behind the scenes; he has other 

singers perform his creations. Meanwhile, 

Brian McKnight is the example 

of a great singer who also composes 

songs. Both of them complete each 

other, and that’s why I admire them. 

“Without music, 

I would be nothing”. 

What was the worst thing that 

has ever happened to you on 

stage? 

I once had a jazz band, and I got to 

perform in rural areas where people 

weren’t expecting the songs 

that I was performing. I think they 

were expecting to hear either dangdut 

or rock music. Some people 

even tried to throw bottles at me. 

@barsenabest 

/barsenabestandhi 

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Verona, Italy 

ART 

Architectural Love Story: 

(Juliet’s House) 

La Casa di Giulietta 

Entrance Ticket: 

€ 6,- 

Open Hours: 

8.30 - 19.30 

Written by Livia Janica and Ananda Ambarsari 

There is a lot of ways to express, celebrate and enjoy the love. However, some 

people actually expressed their love by building architectural landmarks for their 

loved ones. Architecture can also be an emotional experience, especially with 

phenomology playing into the practice so naturally. Talking about the amazing 

flexibility of architecture, the practice has always correlated with the arts of every 

part of the creation. 

Going back to the 12th century and its 

precious heritage of gothic architecture, 

one of the most beautiful examples is 

Juliet’s House in Verona, Italy. The 700 

year-old house is the place where Capello 

(Shakespeare named them Capuletti) 

family lived, described in detail 

in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. In 

1667, the family sold the house to Rissardi 

family who turned the house into 

some kind of a hotel. Travelers used to 

stay for the night there, and the owners 

of the house would tell them about 

the Shakespeare’s heroine who used to 

live in the house. However, this house 

did not differ from any other houses 

in Italy. In 1907, it was put up for auction 

and was bought by the city authorities. 

After that, the decision to 

turn the house to a museum was made. 

Inside the house exists a bedroom Juliet 

used to stay, and also a replica of 

the tombstone of Juliet. One part of 

the house became tourist attraction is 

the balcony, which was built in 1937 to 

represent the place Juliet waited for Romeo. 

Besides the balcony, there is also 

a bronze statue of Juliet; it is believed 

that if someone touches the chestal part 

of the statue, they will earn fortune in 

their love life. However, the most interesting 

part of the house is the Wall 

of Juliet. On the wall, there are hundreds 

of love letters containing heartfelt 

messages about love. Tradition to stick 

Juliet letters on the wall has been going 

on since 1940. Hundreds of letters 

attached to the wall will be taken by 

women who volunteer to respond them 

one by one with a romantic sentence. 

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ART 

GALLERY 

Illustrated by Siti Aisyah 

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“I don’t believe in love at first sight because my mother 

started loving me before seeing me.” 

Quotes by Luffina Lourduraj 

ART 

Artist: 

Siti Aisyah 

Water Color Paint 

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ART 

“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. 

You really have to love yourself to get anything done in 

this world.” 

Quotes by Lucille Ball 

Artist: 


Pencil 

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“People fall in love in misterious ways.” 

Quotes by Ed Sheeran 

ART 

Artist: 


Pencil 

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ART 

“To love is nothing. To be loved is something. But to love 

and be loved, that’s everything.” 

Quotes by T. TolisW 

Artist: 

Pristha Suciady 

Oil Paint 

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“Love yourself first.” 

ART 

Artist: 

Nadita Almira 

Color Pencils 

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ART 

“Our country is rich, rich, rich, brothers. Ours is one of 

the most beautiful country in the world.” 

Quotes by Ir. Soekarno 

Taman Nasional Bromo Tengger Semeru, East Java 

Artist: 


Pencil 

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ART 

“I drew him in my world; 

I write him in my lines, 

I want to be his girl, 

he was never meant as mine. 

I drew him in my world; 

He is always on my mind; 

I draw his every line. 

It hurts when he’s unkind. 

I drew him in my world; 

I draw him all the time, 

but I don’t know where to draw the line.” 

Poem by Lang Leav, Lullabies 

Artist: 


Oil Paint 

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ART 

IF YOU COULD RE-DRAW 

LOVE SIGN, 

How would it be? 

Compiled by Kevin Jonathan 

“Love is like a a cup of hot 

chocolate on rainy days. It gives 

warmth,joy, and sweetness” 

- Rosalind Vivia Tansy. 

(Cohort 2015) 

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ART 

If I could redraw the love sign, it would be the infinity symbol 

to replace the current love sign. A simple symbol, which looks 

like the number 8 turned on its side. An English mathematician 

named John Wallis on the 17th century first introduced infinity 

symbol. The symbol was to represent the idea of a sum that is 

larger than any number that can ever be created. 

∞ 

For me, the complexness as 

well as permanence the infinity symbol 

represents weaves in and out of many 

forms of love; love doesn’t necessarily 

limited to love of your boyfriends or girlfriends. 

Love is more than that, it could 

be love for family, country, passion, God 

and so on all have different qualities. I 

read one of the articles of Julian Baggini—philosopher—talked 

about variants 

of love, he mentioned that love has its 

variants: blind, one-sided, tragic, steadfast, 

fickle, reciprocated, misguided, unconditional. 

Therefore, the complexity 

and great power of love is suitable to be 

represented in form of an infinity symbol. 

- Epsilone Delphini 

(Cohort 2014) 

“Love is infinite. There is no beginning 

and no end. There’s no starting point 

and no finishing line. Love just is. Love 

is born, grows, matures, and sometimes 

it dies. But the memory will remain with 

you for the rest of your breathing hours. 

You will fall in love, you will fall out of 

love. But you will love again. You always 

do.” – Mia Asher, Arsen 

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MPTV 

All about 

romantic 

movies 

| Written by Gio Fidelito 

Casablanca (1942) 

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MPTV 

Romantic Movies 

Love is part of our life. Everything is 

based on our feeling of love, and that is the 

Although many movies may have the same 

characteristic, the term chick flick refers to 

most probable reason why romantic movies which presents emotion or 

movies remain a hit. A romantic movie relationship themes in a relatable and 

involves passion, emotion, and a ection in lighter way. Princess Diaries is an example. 

the storyline. Common themes include love The movie focuses on Mia, a teenage with 

at first sight, unrequited love, forbidden sarcastic and un-girly personality. She falls 

love, tragic love, sacrificial love, destructive in love with her close friend’s older brother, 

love, and many more. The romance genre Michael. However, her life changes when 

itself spans into various sub-genres, five of she discovered that her father comes from 

them include: romantic dramas, chick flicks, a noble family who sacrificed his nobility to 

romantic comedies, romantic action marry her mother. She faces obstacles in 

comedies, and romantic thrillers. 

her transition to her new life, still dealing 

with problems usually dealt by teenage 

Romantic drama is probably the most girls despite her new status. 

popular sub-genre, and also probably one 

of the most favored. It shows the struggle Initially popularized during 1920’s, 

of deep and true love between two comedy is one of the most prominent 

people. Music is one of the most important genres currently dominating the industry. It 

aspect sin the romantic drama. It is often later on expanded to romantic comedy 

played to indicate the emotional mood of which has humorous plot lines, centered 

the characters, which usually a ects on romantic ideals such as true love. The 

viewers’ emotion. Titanic is one of the humor tends to be more verbal (implicit) 

examples of this sub-genre. Titanic than slapstick. The Holiday is one of the 

presents a love story between two people movies in this specific genre. It shows two 

with di erent social status. It has two main women with problems with men in their life 

plot; romance and survival. Their love story who decide to have a holiday by swapping 

has many heart-stopping and heartbreaking 

moment, which lead people − each of them meets and falls in love with 

homes for two weeks. It turns unexpected 

drowning in tears. 

a local guy. The complicated love story is 

presented with a light and humorous plot 

Chick flick is the next sub-genre of which makes viewers enjoy the plot 

romance. The sub-genre can be clearly without decreasing the focus on love. 

seen as a story centered on a woman’s life. 

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movies is The Tourist. The story starts with 

an undercover agent looking for a man 

who owes millions in taxes to England and 

stole billions of dollar from a mobster. 

During the operation, she meets a humble 

community college teacher who is 

spending his dream vacation in Europe. 

She soon falls in love with the man who, 

unbeknownst to her, is the man she’s 

looking for. 

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Romantic comedy movie also 

extends to romantic action comedy, which 

adds an action aspect. The action aspect is 

usually used to grab the viewers’ attention, 

usually showing the sacrifice for love. The 

example is Mr. & Mrs. Smith, which tells the 

love story of two assassins who come from 

di erent firms and accidentally decided to 

marry in order to cover their identity. As 

time goes by, both of them fall in love with 

each other, but their field of work also 

takes a toll on their marriage.. 

The romance genre is everlasting, 

since it can be explored in many ways and 

combined with various genres such as 

comedy, action, action comedy, and even 

thriller. It shows that people like to watch 

movies they can easily relate to on an 

emotional level. 

The last romantic sub-genre is 

romantic thriller which challenges the 

viewers to think about the main event of 

the movie. One of the epic romantic thriller 

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MPTV 

DEADPOOL 

Movie Review 

| Written by Fahreza G. Avicena 

Jokes and bullets are tossed like confetti in Deadpool 

– a perfect example of a movie dedicated to comic 

book fans, and also the movie a lot of guys are going to 

ask their understanding girlfriends to watch during the 

valentine weekend. Deadpool is far from a superhero 

film. Sure, the main character looks like Spider-man to a 

comic book agnostic and has a penchant for killing the 

bad guys, but he’s got a heart and a moral compass; 

albeit, a rather ambiguous one in his own brand of 

unorthodox justice. The movie revolves around the 

origins of yet another iconic Marvel character known 

as Deadpool. Besides being an action film, it’s also a 

love story, if one manages to see through the sarcasm. 

Before going into the details, some background story is 

in order. Wade Wilson AKA Deadpool is a former Special 

Forces soldier turned gun-for-hire and human mutant, 

similar to the famous X-Man Wolverine, who possesses 

The foul-mouthed love 

story you cannot miss! 

an accelerated regenerative ability, commonly referred 

to as a healing factor − rendering him immortal and 

nearly invincible. He is also a talkative and sarcastic 

man known for his wise cracks, unpredictable behavior 

and fourth-wall breaking tendencis for humorous 

effect. In the comics, he’s even aware that he is a 

comic character. It’s a plot tool used by the writers 

to great effect as the basis of many inside jokes in 

the comics, such as from pop culture references and 

sexual innuendos, earning him nicknames such as 

“Merc with a Mouth” and “Regenerating Degenerate”. 

Wade Wilson is scarred, edgy, antic, and maybe a little 

crazy – the kind of character you would not expect a 

likable lightweight like Ryan Reynolds to play. But 

Reynolds, who has already been burned – and badly – 

by the superhero genre, appears ready not to make the 

same mistake again. In the misbegotten Green Lantern 

he was fatally uncool, but in Deadpool he delivers his 

verbal fusillades with the nonchalance of someone who 

doesn’t care if he lives or dies, and his slightly fey nihilism 

is infectious. He invests the act of not giving a damn with 

conviction. With such a unique, erratic, and carefree yet 

witty personality, Deadpool has become a fan favorite 

over the years; a reason why the movie has been highly 

anticipated from 2004, but was trapped in development 

hell until 2009, before finally released at 2016. 

In superhero fantasy, there’s a grand tradition of 

characters, both good and evil –the Hulk, the Joker – 

who find their physical and spiritual identities through 

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great ordeals; their patron saint might be the Phantom 

of the Opera. In Deadpool, Wade joins this gallery of 

darkly empowered freaks, but what makes him more 

than a gloss on the disfigured icons of comic books 

past is that the film doesn’t just pay lip service to the 

torments he has to endure. It makes us feel his pain. 

Even prior to his transformation, Wade is an alarmingly 

unhinged badass. He hooks up with Vanessa (Morena 

Baccarin), who matches his pierced-punk vibe. Baccarin, 

as fiery as she is gorgeous, strikes the kind of sparks 

with Reynolds that love interests in superhero films too 

often don’t. When their idyll is interrupted by Wade’s 

diagnosis of advanced lung cancer, we feel as if we’re 

in his doomed shoes. Personally, a cancer-stricken 

male character plus romance? Kind of reminiscent of 

The Fault in our Stars, don’t you think? Which made 

me think Deadpool may even earn a romantic nod 

and recommendation as a valentine movie from us 

hopeless romantics for the tale of Wade’s love for 

Vanessa as the pair enjoy a fairytale (albeit depraved) 

romance – until Wade discovers that late-stage cancer 

has spread to his liver, lungs, prostate, and brain. 

With nothing to lose, Wade joins an underground 

mutant-superhero program that promises to cure his 

disease and give him untold powers. The catch? He has 

to go through the torments of the damned. The leader 

of the experiment, a smirking sadist named Ajax (Ed 

Skrein), keeps inventing new physical punishments, so 

that Wade’s body, in response, will either “mutate or 

die”. This grisly sequence gives Deadpool a touch of 

horror beneath its jokey surface. Wade survives, with 

a body that’s invincible, but also with a scarred face 

that makes him look like the preppy son of Freddy 

Krueger. Unlike the conventional origin hero stories 

out there, Deadpool has nothing to do with saving 

the world. He just wants to hunt down Ajax, coerce 

him to fix his face, and maybe kill him just for kicks. 

The film’s first-time director, Tim Miller, gives us opening 

credits worthy of recognition with slow-mo mayhem 

showing his earned experienced from Thor: The Dark 

World. He also keeps having Reynolds’ Deadpool 

break the fourth wall: not just by directly addressing the 

audience but by making fun of other Marvel movies and 

actors. When he’s on a roll, nobody is spared. When 

Deadpool is on the warpath, his weapon of choice is a 

pair of ninja swords he uses to turn bad guys into chopped 

liver, and he’s quite upfront about what he’s doing. It’s not 

just crime-fighting, it’s murder. The downside of the film’s 

elemental revenge plot is that it rarely feels like there’s 

a lot at stake. Deadpool hooks you into Wade’s trauma, 

but mostly it’s content to skate along on the cheekiness 

of his death-sport attitude. However, the underlying love 

story between Wade and Vanessa speaks volumes of 

how the fundamentals of love exists everywhere and 

known to anyone, such love is blind and with everything 

considered, love conquers all. And summarizing 

the film’s airy cynicism about Deadpool: he’s not 

the hero we dream of, he’s just the one we deserve. 

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MPTV 

THE 

LOBSTER 

Movie Review 

| Written by Rio A. Ramzy 

Image from ew.com 

Universal love. What a theme. Since February will be 

a very memorable month thanks to Valentine’s Day, 

it is time to rethink about how we view the concept of 

love. Every person has a different view and interpretation 

of love, and that is acceptable. Whether you say that 

love actually is everywhere (quoting the narration of 

Love Actually) or that love is lust with jealousy added 

(quoting Joe from Nymphomaniac Vol. I), everyone does 

not have to have one definition of love. However, in the 

hands of the renowned Greek auteur and an absurdist 

Yorgos Lanthimos, love is an enigma in a rigid society 

and a matter of life and death. 

Set in The City, this movie centers on our hero, David 

(Colin Farrell). David has been recently admitted to 

The Hotel, which is a rather luxurious quarantine, if not 

a prison, for single people. Rule of The City states that 

being single is prohibited. People who are admitted to 

The Hotel must find a partner in 45 days or else being 

transformed into an animal of their choice. We are taken 

into a journey where David searches for the right one for 

his broken heart in a society with a very odd definition 

of love. 

Yorgos Lanthimos is memorable not only because his 

body of work is mainly absurdism, but also because 

that they contain some sort of satire. Dogtooth deals 

with parent overprotectiveness. Alps deals with the 

grieving. Now, The Lobster presents you an original and 

unconventional satire about couple-fixated society. The 

Lobster manages to do this with flying colors, touching 

subjects like matchmaking and ‘compatibility test’ in 

a powerful manner that the satire really slaps us and 

makes us view that coupledom in our society is wrong in 

many ways. The atmosphere, the pale color palette, the 

unique characteristics of the people in the movie and 

their action give us an unsettling yet familiar and comedic 

combination which supports the movie’s message. The 

cast are also shining in the movie. Colin Farrell seems 

to make a breakthrough career with his awkward, 

strong yet fragile and lovable character. Rachel Weisz 

proves that her character and David are a powerful 

pair that can be awkward, humorous, and tragic at the 

same time. The pairing is developed beautifully without 

exaggeration that we can oddly be sympathetic to them 

amidst the peculiar nature of their society. 

Another thing to add is that this movie is Lanthimos’ first 

English-language feature. Normally, when directors 

from non-English speaking countries try to make 

their first feature in English, the stakes are quite high. 

International and well-known cast may place the risk on 

an even higher place. However, Lanthimos successfully 

produced a movie which can be acceptable for more 

diverse audience without losing his storytelling style. 

The fact that this movie won Jury Prize at 2015 Cannes 

Film Festival seems to prove that Yorgos Lanthimos has 

already matured as a director and worth to be counted 

as a considerable force in international film industry. 

In conclusion, this movie is highly recommended for 

people who want to refresh their minds from the tragic 

and ridiculously romantic movies in Valentine’s Day. The 

peculiarity adds a sense of familiarity to the audience, and 

the story is perfectly executed. Why bother watching the 

same type of movies when you can be outside of the box? 

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MPTV 

ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF 

THE SPOTLESS MIND 

Movie Review 

| Written by Purwita P. Ariana 

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind tells the story 

of a couple who goes through the process of erasing 

each other from their own memory after a bad fight. 

Nevertheless, small fragments of their past memory 

reunite them again. 

Joel Barish is a shy and well-mannered guy who always 

thinks everything through. One morning on his way to 

work, he impulsively takes the train to Montauk. On his 

way he meets a girl named Clementine Kruczynski, 

whose personality is the total opposite of his. They are 

immediately drawn to each other and decides to spend 

time together, without realizing how they used to be an 

item. 

In the past, Clementine decided to get rid of Joel from 

her memory after a huge fight by hiring Lacuna Inc. − 

a firm which provides clients a service to erase their 

memory of a person they wanted to forget. Joel was 

very confused when he went to visit clementine in her 

workplace where upon seeing her, she treated him 

as a customer and kissed another man in front of him. 

Joel then discovered her action through his friend, and 

decided to do the same. 

During the process of erasing his memory of Clementine, 

he experiences flashbacks and visions, including 

Lacuna’s memory-erasing process. The scene starts to 

shift; from the first time they met each other, to the verge 

of their relationship’s meltdown. Throughout the process, 

Joel realizes how important Clementine actually is to 

him and starts regretting his choice, so he tries to find a 

way to not forget Clementine. Nevertheless his effort is 

useless. 

They both are devastated upon discovering their past. 

Joel wants to starts over, but Clementine is terrified. She 

is afraid that it will end up bad, but then agrees to starts 

over. 

“I don’t need nice. I don’t need myself to be it, and I 

don’t need anybody else to be it at me.” 

- Clementine 

This is the type of movie that does not have a chronological 

order, since the story goes back and forth between the 

past and the present. The storyline itself exists in the 

mind of Joel Barish, where his memory of Clementine 

is what he is holding on to as it starts to disappear. The 

movie switches back and forth between the unconscious 

mind and reality. At the end of the movie, we come to the 

realization that memory is a huge aspect of life. When 

the most important memory is gone, we become lost. 

The movie’s slow pace could confuse the audience who 

did not pay attention to the movie. This movie leaves out 

many hints for the audience to discover the backstory and 

the real meaning behind the story themselves. Audience 

will be driven to analyze the meaning behind each 

memory and the connection between each character. 

Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind is perfect for those 

who enjoy analyzing stories and their hidden meaning. 

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MPTV 

“WHAT MOVIE 

MADE YOU CRY?” 

IMHO 

| Compiled by Nindra 

A. Hapsari 

Curse of the Golden 

Flower (2006) 

Rating: 7.0/10 (IMDb) 

Director: Yimou Zhang 

Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Li 

Gong, Jay Chou 

Genre: Drama, Romance 

“If there is any movie that moves 

me a lot, that is this movie. It’s 

hard not to contemplate the depiction 

of sacrifice of a son to 

his mother, especially when 

he is fighting for the sake of 

her mother’s life (and justice 

as a whole).” 

(Rio, 2014) 

(Zahirah, 2015) 

“I’m not a fan of any 

Korean stuff, so at 

first I really underestimated 

this movie. 

However, I ended 

up watching it with my 

mom and sister, and the 

three of us cried like babies. 

Portraying emotional scenes with a touch 

of comedy, this movie basically reminds 

you that a father’s love is very pure − that 

he will do anything for you. So make sure 

whenever you are feeling melancholic, this 

movie is on the top of your to-watch list.” 

Miracle in Cell No. 7 

(2013) 

Rating:8.2/10 (IMDb) 

Director: Hwan-kyung Lee 

Cast: Seung-ryong Ryu, So 

Won Kal, Dal-su Oh 

Genre: Drama, Comedy 

(Nafla, 2015) 

Ip Man 3 (2015) 


Director: WIlson Yip 

Cast: Donnie Yen, 

Lynn Hung, Jin 

Zhang 

Genre: Action, Biography, 

Drama 

“Actually, I didn’t want to watch 

this movie because the poster is not 

attractive, but I had to because my 

dad raved about it – and indeed, 

it was really good. I was surprised 

when the movie completely changed 

from a total action movie to sad one. 

Suddenly, my tears were falling off as Ip 

Man decided to choose his family over his reputation 

as a wing chun master. This movie teaches 

you to always love and protect your family, 

because the time will come when you lose them” 

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“This movie offers the kind of story that just 

hits you right through your heart. It focuses on 

how the siblings are willing to do exactly everything 

in order to fulfill their dying sister’s last 

wish, even though it is against their mother’s will. 

There are a lot of emotional flashbacks and family 

fights that will bring tears to your eyes. Overall, 

this movie will make you realize that sometimes 

letting go is just the best thing 

you could do than just to hang 

on and hurt a lot of people 

throughout the journey.” 

(Rifta, 2015) 

(Nausheen, 2015) 

War Horse (2011) 


Director: Steven Spielberg 

Cast: Jeremy Irvine, Emily 

Watson, David Thewlis 

Genre: Drama, War 

MPTV 

My Sister’s Keeper 

(2009) 


Director: Nick Cassavetes 

Cast: Cameron Diaz, Abigail 

Breslin, Alec Baldwin 

Genre: Drama 

“A movie that really touches 

its viewers as it shows 

the deep relationship between 

a young man and his 

friend, the horse. The beauty 

of this movie is that it expresses 

a very mature character development, 

as the movie goes on. The sad moments 

of the movie are worth remembering, since it 

reaches on an emotional level. I highly recommend 

watching this movie as it cherishes the 

beauty of family and friends.” 

MORE MOVIES TO MAKE YOU CRY: 

1. Hachi: A Dog’s 

Tale (2009) 

2. The Fault in Our 

Stars (2014) 

1 

2 

3. A Little Thing 

Called Love (2010) 

4. The Notebook 

(2004) 

3 

4 

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MPTV 

Movie Watchlist 

| Compiled by Lee Ga 

Young 

Upcoming movies for your 

Blood red 

Valentine 

February 2016 - March 2016 

5 Feb 

2016 

action 

Pride and Prejudice 

and Zombies 

horror 

romance 

Cast: Lily James, Lena Heady, Douglas Booth 

Jane Austen's classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th 

century England is faced with a new challenge -- an army of undead zombies (IMDB). 

10 Feb 

2016 

action 

Deadpool 

adventure 

Cast: Morena Baccarin, Ryan Reynolds, Gina Carano 

Based upon Marvel Comics most unconventional anti-hero, Deadpool tells the origin story of former Special 

Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that 

leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities 

and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life (20th 

Century Fox ). 

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19 Feb 

2016 

MPTV 

biography 

drama 

Race 

sport 

Cast: Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Eli Goree 

 

Jesse Owens’ quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage 

of the 1939 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler’s vision of Aryan supremacy (IMDB). 

26 Feb 

2016 

Eddie the Eagle 

biography action 

drama 

sport 

Cast: Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken 

The story of Great Britain’s first ski jumper to enter the Winter Olympics (IMDB). 

4 Mar 

2016 

London Deadpool has Fallen 

action 

action 

crime 

adventure 

thriller 

sci-fi 

Cast: Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Charlotte Riley 

In London for the Prime Minister’s funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending 

world leaders (IMDB). 

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11 Mar 

2016 

MPTV 

mystery 

drama 

Lane 

Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, John Gallagher Jr. 

Waking up from a car accident, a young woman finds herself in the basement of a man who says he’s 

saved her life from a chemical attack that has left the outside uninhabitable (IMDB). 

18 Mar 

2016 

The Divergent Series: 

Allegiant 

drama 

adventure 

Cast: Shailene Woodley, Zoe Kravits, Theo James 

Beatrice Prior and Tobias Eaton venture into the world outside of the fence and are taken into protective 

custody by a mysterious agency known as the Beareu of Genetic Welfare (IMDB). 

25 Mar 

2016 

action 

Batman vs. Superman: 

Dawn of Justice 

adventure 

fantasy 

Cast: Ben Aflleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams 

Fearing the actions of Superman are left unchecked, Batman takes on Superman, while the world wrestles 

with what kind of a hero it really needs. With atman and Superman fighting each other, a new threat, 

Doomsday, is created by Lex Luthor. It’s up to Superman and Batman to set aside their differences along with 

Wonder Woman to stop Lex Luthor and Doomsday from destroying Metropolis (IMDB) 

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Image from netflix.com 

MPTV 

JESSICA JONES S1 

Season Wrap-up 

| Written by Jason Taslim 

Jessica Jones is a TV series based on a comic book 

made by Marvel. Its first episode aired on 20 th 

November of 2015, with 13 episodes in total for its first 

season, each running for an hour. Even though some 

people are intimidated by TV series that runs an hour 

per episode, this TV series is worth the watch. 

This series tells the story of Jessica Jones, a personal 

investigator that at first glance seems to be an ordinary 

person with a mediocre life, living her life in New York 

City. As the story unveils, her tragic past gets uncovered 

one by one, letting the audience see her past and 

progress on her character development. Jessica has 

super strength; she claims not to hide her powers from 

the public, but doesn’t advertise it either. She however, 

tried to become a super hero with the encouragement of 

her best friend. Unfortunately things didn’t seem to work 

out for her, especially after a devastating incident that 

happened to her, leaving her with PSTD. 

The story did a good job in managing not to tell the 

viewers a lot of her past all at once, creating a bunch 

of cliffhangers from episode to episode. This series 

managed to play a lot with the viewer’s feelings. It also 

makes a point that no matter how strong someone is, 

there is always a weakness; strong people can break 

down too. Even though she puts up a tough façade, she 

only wants everyone to be safe, and the only way to do 

that is to shut everyone out before developing an actual 

relationship. However as the series progressed, she 

eventually realizes that she can’t do everything alone. 

Additionally, the story not only displays love between 

lovers, but also love between friends. Jessica wants 

all her friends to be happy, but she knows that no one 

close to her is safe. All her friends want to help her, 

but Kilgrave’s (the antagonist) mind-controlling powers 

makes her unable to let them help, and even makes it 

hard for her to trust them. She blames all the damage 

caused by Kilgrace on herself, causing her to break 

down multiple times. 

Besides Jessica herself, this series did justice 

on other characters’ characterization, which made for 

a good core of a TV series. Despite its running time, 

the show managed to entice the viewers by again 

exploring not only the main character’s story, but 

also the development of other characters, even minor 

ones. What’s better is that the revelation of Kilgrave’s 

backstory let us to sympathize with him a bit more, up 

to a point where you would actually side with him since 

there is a reason why he did all of the horrible things. 

All in all, watching the series was an amazing 

experience. It successfully made viewers more and 

more enticed after each episode. The show explored 

the definition of being a hero from different perspectives, 

where the truth is everyone can be a hero in every little 

thing they do. 

“They say everyone’s born a hero. But if you let 

it, life will push you over the line until you’re the 

villain. Problem is, you don’t always know that 

you’ve crossed that line. Maybe it’s enough that the 

world thinks I’m a hero.” 

– Jessica Jones 

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Image from amc.com 

MPTV 

BETTER CALL SAUL 

Returning Series 

| Written by Fachrul Azhar 

Following the steps of Breaking Bad is no easy feat. 

As one of the most beloved series ever created, 

there’s a certain level of expectation that is set to its 

successor; a level that turned especially high with a 

fan-favorite being the center of the show. Better Call 

Saul tells the story of one man’s journey to become 

Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk). Before he became 

everyone’s favorite criminal lawyer and took part in the 

rise of Walt’s drug empire, Saul Goodman was Jimmy 

McGill – a hardworking and optimistic lawyer who 

struggles to make ends meet while also taking care of 

his ill brother Chuck (Michael McKean), a well-respected 

lawyer whose success aspires Jimmy. The first season 

spanned for ten episodes airing last year from February 

to April, and was generally well-received by viewers 

and critics alike. 

Better Call Saul is as much as Saul’s transformation tale 

as Breaking Bad is to Walter White. Initially, the main 

protagonist of both series are also motivated by the 

same thing: love, especially towards family. The starkest 

difference is that in Breaking Bad, viewers witnessed how 

cancer transforms Walt from a struggling high school 

chemistry teacher to a ruthless drug overlord, unaware 

of the extent he would reach as the series progressed. 

With Better Call Saul, viewers are already aware of the 

endgame − of how far Jimmy will eventually break bad. 

The pilot opens with a black and white sequence set 

in present day, establishing Saul’s condition post the 

original series; a cautiously alert man, haunted by his 

past, trying to keep a low profile. The sequence then 

concludes with a shot of Saul − now assuming the name 

Gene – watching a DVR recording of the ads from his 

days as a criminal lawyer. The camera zooms into 

Saul’s glasses, revealing a colorful reflection of his old 

ads – then cut to the groovy, saturated title sequence, 

purposely made by the creators to look amateurish. Cut 

to black; gone is the black and white tint, and comes 

the warm, vibrant tone akin to that of Breaking Bad’s. 

It’s an interesting choice of style since duller tints are 

usually used to depict the past, but it works to the show’s 

advantage since it’s essentially a prequel. It underlined 

its purpose by muting what’s already known, and putting 

emphasis on what viewers are unaware of – the origin 

story of Saul Goodman. 

Around three quarters of the first season mainly revolves 

around the Kettleman’s embezzlement arc introduced in 

the pilot, and follows Jimmy’s endeavor in taking over 

the case from HHM (Hamlin, Hamlin & McGill – a major 

Albuquerque-based law firm owned by Chuck and his 

colleague Howard) while still hustling other cases to 

jumpstart his own one-man firm. Howard (Patrick Fabian) 

is depicted as the big bad who single-handedly ruins 

everything Jimmy does to improve his career. The 

conflict escalates to the point where Jimmy declares a 

full-on battle against Hamlin by purchasing a billboard 

which rips off HHM, and orchestrating a publicity stunt 

that brought him more clients. 

An important detail in the series is how Jimmy’s brother 

Chuck self-diagnosed himself with a condition called 

electromagnetic hypersensitivity, making him decide 

to completely cut himself off from modern technology 

and outside life, hence requiring Jimmy’s assistance 

to get him basic needs. Chuck’s condition raised more 

problems especially after Jimmy’s publicity stunt. As a 

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misunderstanding with two cops got Chuck hospitalized, 

Jimmy is presented with the notion that Chuck’s condition 

isn’t real, but a manifestation of something deeper. 

Other than Saul himself, his fixer Mike Ehrmantraut 

(Jonathan Banks) also appeared in the series as a 

main character. After appearing as a one-note parking 

lot attendant who argues a lot with Jimmy in earlier 

episodes, he eventually becomes involved with Jimmy’s 

line of work. The character got a well-deserved spotlight 

in episode six where his past as a cop is explored – the 

episode which probably garnered Banks his Emmy nod. 

Another notable character in the series is Kim Wexler 

(Rhea Seehorn) – a tireless litigator at HHM whom Jimmy 

shares an intimate history with. Jimmy tries to help her 

throughout the season despite the damaging outcomes, 

as in solving the Kettleman case. When he finally gets 

the chance to significantly improve his business with the 

Kettlemans ditching HHM and coming to him, Jimmy to 

enlist Mike in helping him manipulate the Kettlemans to 

“do the right thing” and revert back to Kim in the equally 

excellent and heartbreaking seventh episode – costing 

Jimmy a real shot at vastly improving his career, and 

marking the end of the embezzlement arc. 

It wasn’t the only major arc in the season, though. Per 

Kim’s advice, Jimmy decided to specialize in elder law, 

and it brought him to the last big arc of season one. 

Jimmy finds out how the retirement home of his clients 

have been overcharging them. His discovery leads him 

to actually work alongside Chuck, giving Jimmy a real 

chance to actually win the case, and also forced both 

of them to confront some truth about Chuck’s condition. 

Throughout its run, Breaking Bad showed how good or 

bad is just a matter of perspective – how everyone’s 

moral compass isn’t completely black or white. Gus 

Fring genuinely cared for people outside the drugdealing 

world, and was also a man of honor. Todd highly 

respected Walt, sparing him some money for his family 

and paid condolences after the ordeal in the desert. 

Even the psychotic Tuco still valued respect. The last 

two episodes of Better Call Saul explained how Hamlin 

isn’t inherently bad, and at the same time revealed how 

Chuck hasn’t exactly been the most supporting brother 

to Jimmy. 

Early on, the series explored Jimmy’s past as a scamartist 

nicknamed “Slippin’ Jimmy” through flashbacks 

and dialogues. After figuring out Chuck’s disdain 

towards him, Jimmy decides to venture back to Illinois 

for a sabbatical in the finale. He is reunited with his old 

partner-in-crime Marco, and the pair goes back to their 

old scamming habit. During their last scam together 

before Jimmy decides to go back to Albuquerque, a 

tragedy ensues, making Jimmy question on how doing 

the right thing has never worked to his advantage. He 

decides to ditch his shot on working for another major 

firm and drives off to Deep Purple’s ‘Smoke on the 

Water’ – edging him closer to fully embracing the moral 

ambiguity he’s well-known for in the original series. 

So far, Better Call Saul has a considerably less brutish plot 

compared to Breaking Bad. However, the show surely 

managed to remind viewers of the more violent nature 

of its predecessor in the first two episodes, where the 

first main antagonist of Breaking Bad Tuco Salamanca 

(Raymond Cruz) made a literally bone-breaking 

appearance. Notably, Tuco’s role in the whole season 

was quite minor, as he was more or less present so that 

the show could introduce Nacho (Michael Mando), his 

right-hand man. Nacho has been more prominent in the 

series so far, with him being tangled into the Kettleman 

case, and also played a role in Mike’s side-jobs. 

Overall, it was a surprisingly satisfying season. With 

compelling writing and solid direction providing an 

already-promising base, Odenkirk successfully held 

the show together as the central character, exceeding 

expectations and dispelling intial doubts. It’s going to be 

both interesting and devastating to see Jimmy transform 

into – as Betsy Kettleman stated – “The kind of lawyer 

that guilty people hire”. 

Season 2 premieres on February 15, 2016. 

MPTV 

1 2 

MORE 

SERIES 

RETURNING 

SOON: 

3 4 5 

1. THE WALKING 

DEAD S6 

February 14 

2. HOUSE OF 

CARDS S5 

March 4 

3. THE 

AMERICANS S4 

March 16 

4. DAREDEVIL S2 

March 18 

5. GAME OF 

THRONES S6 

April 24 

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i3L Half Day 

Food Seminar 

COMMUNICATION 

INTERVIEW 

WITH GUEST 

SPEAKERS 

Reported by Poulina Phangrestu 

Written Compiled by Widad by Kevin A. Shalannandia Jonathan 

On 22nd December 2015, our beloved campus — Indonesia 

International Institute for Life Sciences (i3L) — held a Half-Day 

Seminar that raised the topic of “Optimizing Indigenous Sources 

for Functional Foods Creation-Challenges and Opportunities”. 

In the seminar, four experienced researchers from differentinstitutions 

(Ehime University, i3L, PATPI, and PERGIZI PANGAN) 

were exclusively invited to share their priceless knowledge with 

all the audiences. These speakers were really passionate in 

developing the future of science, so they shared a bit of their 

thoughts with CreativeMedia Club about their experiences, research 

interests and some tips for all future scientists to become 

a great researcher. 

Guest Speakers: 

☐ Professor Takuya Sugahara 

☐ Agus Budiawan Naro Putra, PhD 

☐ Ardiansyah, PhD 

☐ Prof. Dr. Ir. Hardinsyah 

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“ 

To become a good researcher: 

Concentrate, Find your interest, 

concentrate and focus on that topic 

” 

Professor Takuya Sugahara 

Professor Takuya Sugahara is a researcher and 

a faculty member of Bio-resources Department 

in the Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime University, 

Japan. He has been a researcher for more than 

25 years and has published more than 120 papers 

since he was a student. Most of the papers 

that he wrote are on functional food, a topic he 

puts much interest in. He is now evaluating Ishizuchi 

Dark Tea, to identify the functional activities 

it possesses, so that it can be commercialized 

well in the market. 

Agus Budiawan Naro Putra, PhD 

This interesting statement was said by Mr. Agus 

Budiawan Naro Putra, Ph.D or familiarly called 

Pak Naro. He is one of the faculty members and 

researchers in Indonesia International Institute for 

Life Sciences (I3L) in Food Science Department. 

Pak Naro has been a researcher for around 7 

years with food as his expertise. In his years as 

a scientist, he already has 5 international publications 

and 3 national publications, with a large 

focus on active substances in marine foods. He 

is also interested in the research on jellyfish collagen; 

though the jellyfish collagen is not a commonly 

used substance, Pak Naro wants to use this 

kind of resources and make it more useful. 

Seeing the fact that Indonesia has around 250 

million citizens, Pak Naro believes that there is urgency 

for Indonesia to improve its food quality in 

the future. As people of the future, we also need 

to think about how to develop food for Indonesia. 

For example, we can start by thinking how to increase 

the shelf-life of the foods, exhibit health 

benefits, and help economy of Indonesia – how 

can we contribute to a better future? 

“ 

Because I like it. I like eating. I like 

food. Also, the image of food is 

always beautiful. When you see 

the image of fresh fruits and fresh 

vegetables, they have green color 

or red color. So beautiful. That 

is why food catch my interest so 

much. 

” 

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“ 

To become a good researcher: Study 

hard. Like in my Ph.D, I tried to read at 

least 5 papers a day because by reading 

the paper, we know the current 

innovation in science and technology. 

” 

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Ardiansyah, PhD 

Mr. Ardiansyah, PhD is a secretary of Indonesian Association of Food Technologist (PATPI) and a 

staff member of Food Science & Technology Department at Bakrie University. Food is a very important 

aspect of our life, as it is related to our daily activity. The fact that human cannot do photosynthesis 

or produce their own food become the main reason why we need to study about food. In 12 

years of his experiences as a researcher, he has 11 publications with 9 of them on rice bran. He is 

interested in the topic because Indonesia produces around 70 million kg of rice, in which 10% of it is 

the number of rice bran that is produced. This is indeed a huge number; therefore, he wonders why 

don’t we utilize and apply it as functional food. 

As a country rich in natural resources, Indonesia needs to gather information from research activities. 

This includes the industries when it comes to functional foods. The problem is that we are still 

lacking of information regarding this matter. Therefore, he is trying to focus on that particular area of 

study as he believes that it has a great potential in the future to develop a better world. 

“ 

To become a good researcher: Do the best 

on basic science first. Without basic sciences, 

you cannot do the foundation of the 

futureresearch. What are basic sciences? 

Biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, 

and so on. If you have a strong foundation on 

that, you can choose what area you want to 

go deeper. 

” 

Prof. Dr. Ir. Hardisyah 

Prof. Hardinsyah, a President of PERGIZI PANGAN Department of Community Nutrition at IPB, has 33 

years of experience as a researcher in nutrition field. He excitedly sees this area from the health 

point of view because nutrition is something that concerns most people every day. 

The great number of population in Indonesia has become a main concern for him. Every single day 

we need to consume food. The father and mother have to feed their children as well as themselves. 

Moreover, a large number of people start to become more health conscious in recent years. Thus, 

they would like to have a good quality, safe, and also nutritious foods. This shows that the improvement 

of food quality in Indonesia is becoming more and more important. 

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COMMUNICATION 

Profile: 

Mulyono 

Written by Anasthasia Herdiansyah 

and Chrestella Denzyl 

There are many parts to a body. Within those body parts, there are certain roles. Some are small, while others 

big. But what keeps the body running is the teamwork operating in every single role. That’s how i3l works. With 

the amount of people entering and exiting the premises, Pak Mulyono and his team are the people that work 

behind the scenes of our campus to provide assistance in allowing the school to operate securely and smoothly 

on daily basis! Clearly taking up the job is no easy task; luckily Officer Mulyono is the perfect person for the job. 

Why did you take up being a security guard as 

your profession? 

My original goal was to become a police officer, but 

when there was a position opening up to become 

a security; I thought, why not? The way I see it, being 

a security on this campus resembles a police 

officer, I get to aid and assist every individual on this 

campus. 

What made you want to work in i3L? 

Working at I3L is distinct from other campuses in 

Jakarta. For instance, with the growing number of 

students at i3L, taking up this position is no easy 

job; I enjoy working here because the kids are well 

mannered, polite and kind, making the job worthwhile. 

Students here have no problem abiding the 

rules that are set, and that’s hard to find that in other 

campuses in Jakarta. 

Were there any special moments out of the time 

you have worked at I3L? 

The students here are different, again, unlike any other 

campuses. The students here are easy to talk to 

and joke around with. It is a privilege to assist them 

daily without hassle. As for the faculty, everything has 

been going fine in my few months of working here. 

The faculty members and staffs are friendly, informative 

and very easy to work with. 

Any words for the faculty, students and i3L family? 

It’s a joy to see the look on these kids faces everyday 

as they enter the campus facility and how kind they 

are with people. I wish every faculty, staff and student 

at I3L much success in all their endeavors. 

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Meet the Team 

Who keeps our campus running? 

These are the people working 

behind the scene to keep all of 

I3L daily doings smooth sailing. 

Let’s get to know them better! 

Pak Mulyono 

COMMUNICATION 

Pak Sanan 

Things you didn’t know 

about Pak Mulyono: 

Exceptional athlete during his school years 

He took up acting & participated in 

several commercials as well as 

Indonesiantelevision dramas (sinetron). 

He once worked as a sailor 

Previously a chauffer 

Pak Chandra 

Pak Jon 

Pak Yanto 

Was a security guard for a celebrity 

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COMMUNICATION 

What is the 

definition 

of love to 

you? 

Compiled by Fildzah Alfitri 

and Siti Zulimas R. 

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“Love is a feeling that makes you 

adore the people you love, you gIve 

them attention, and you don’t want 

to disappoint them, that’s why you 

like to do things that makes them 

smile. Love makes you feel awesome, 

you can feel loved if someone returns 

the love you give them, yet it 

can hurts when the feeling isn’t returned 

” 

- Husnul Khotimah 

Cohort’14 

“Love is like a 

covalent bond. You 

share and make 

bonds” 

- Batman 


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“Love refers to consequences 

of and a 

dynamic process that 

involves such incompletion 

of a number 

of whole integer object 

into conceptual 

fraction, by which 

fits in to a complete 

set as whole ” 

- Gaza Korompis 


“Love is where logic 

doesn’t make sense” 

- Nausheen Bhat 


“Love is weird because it is really hard to 

explain. Everybody feels love differently, but 

once it becomes a real thing, they know and 

understand it truly. They just have to feel it 

before understanding it. If they never feel it, 

it doesn’t exist” 

- Jura Rahmi 


“Love is the good 

things in life 

that I have been 

through with you” 

- X 


“True love transcends 

boundaries 

and conventions. 

This is why love is 

a mystery of human 

being” 

- Rio Alif Ramzy 


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COMMUNICATION 

Char3l 

2016 

Charity i3l 

What is CHAR3L? CHAR3L is one of the 

annual events held by student council 

of Indonesia International Institute for 

Life Sciences. This year, CHAR3L has 

come up with a new theme of Dream 

Warriors, whichfocuses on reviving and 

nurturing the dreams and hopes of the 

less fortunate kids from Yayasan Bhakti 

Nurul Iman. This year’s event was held 

on Friday to Saturday, 6th - 7th February 

2016. 

FUTCHAL: Written by Jason Taslim 

CHAR3L: Written by Jason Taslim, Raechell, and Pristha Suciady 

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COMMUNICATION 

Road to CHAR3L: 

FUTCHAL 

The first step taken is to do the fundraising for the charity.Other than 

just selling traditional snacks, here comes the exciting part, which 

is a friendly futsal match for the i3L family called FUTCHAL was 

held on January 14th, 2016. The soccer field was full of cheers as 

the matches go on along with the live music that was played during 

the day. The committee’s enthusiasm was even getting stronger 

even after being exposed to the sun’s heat. Participated teams 

are consisted of 2 teams from students of Cohort 2015 (Team A 

and B), 2 teams from students of Cohort 2014 (Team A and B), a 

team from Biomanufacturing Training Program (BTP) students and 

even a team from the Staffs. Each teams fought heroically to win 

the match; however, in every match there could only be one winner. 

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faculty & staff b - 2015 A - 2015 

b - 2014 

The winning team: a - 2014 

btp 

The teams that went in the 

semifinals werethe team A of 

Cohort 2015 students, team 

B of Cohort 2014 students, 

team BTP and team Staffs. 

The first to semifinal match 

was BTP against Cohort 2015. 

The match was dreaded but 

finally, the BTP students prevail 

against the Cohort 2015 

students. The next match was 

to decide who’s going to fight 

against the BTP students; the 

staffs or the Cohort 2014 students. 

Without realizing it, the 

atmosphere grew darker and 

darker as the sun started to 

sets.After the semifinal match, 

it was decided that the team 

A Cohort 2014 is the one to 

fight against the BTP students. 

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The final match was a long one and was 

putting all the audiences to the edge of 

their seats. Both the BTP and Cohort 

2014 team were enthusiastic as the 

match goes on. Both teams were playing 

really intense and both the goalkeepers 

were very alert to catch the 

ball to prevent it from entering the goal. 

At the end, the winner is the team A 

Cohort 2014 with a score slightly above 

than the BTP team. 

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the event: 

char3l 

As for this year, the event chaired by Miftaahul 

Jannah leading other divisions. On the other 

hand, CHAR3L has held some pre-events, 

such as: FUTCHAL tournament, selling food 

and drinks, books donation for fundraising. 

This event was specially designed to support 

and encourage the kids to keep pursuing 

their dreams and education. As we all 

know, kids these days–especially for those 

who come from family that are less fortunate 

tends to quit school and leave their dreams 

behind. Thus, the aim of this event is to make 

the kids are aware of who they actually are 

and discover their potential as human beings. 

The first thing that the team did was getting 

the library of Yayasan Bhakti Nurul Iman 

fixed. Then, Ms. Dias Rima Sutiono delivered 

a meaningful motivational session about life 

and its hardship. Ms. Dias also shared how 

she overcame the problems in life with a 

very touching story of her life experience. 

All in all, the main point of the session is that 

“it is okay to not have an aspiration of what 

we want to work as in the future but having 

a dream is the most important –having a 

dream is the key.” The next session! The story 

time; this section is all about delivering a 

meaningful message about fighting to reach 

their dreams through a story. Photo-shoots 

session was conducted afterwards, this 

section allows the kids to be photographed 

as if they are in their graduation as a symbol 

of motivation for them to keep pursuing 

their education. Hopefully, through the sessions 

they will develop an understanding 

that there are no obstacles too high as long 

as they try their best in everything. Not only 

for the children, but all of the facilitators also 

were happy of the event and are delighted 

to see the children go home and start pursuing 

their dreams—and above all: Hope. 

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Day 1: library 

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Day 2: main event 

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Thank you for all 

your support! 

See you on the 

next CHAR3L 

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HEY! 

Healthy 

Easy 

Yummy 

FOODIES 

Valentine's Edition 

Compiled by Jennifer Kumala and Rosalind Vivia 

Strawberry Honey Chocolate 

This red heart-shaped fruit, 

which is also the symbol of 

Venus (Roman Goddess of 

love), will complete your special 

morning with family or 

friends. 

Honey was mainly served in 

Roman, Greek, Egyptian, and 

Arabic traditional marriage 

ceremony due to its sweetness 

that reminds everyone 

for the taste of love. No 

wonder ‘Honey’ in Western is 

mainly used as a darling nickname! 

Chocolate as a sweet iconic 

V-Day gift nowadays probably 

tastes different from a bitter 

cocoa drink combined with 

spices existed around 2000 

years ago. Still, either now or 

then, chocolate symbolizes 

romance of love. 

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Valentine’s Day is right in the corner! Got some chocolate? This confection is 

commonly associated with love confession to celebrate V-day. However, chocolate 

is not the only food that expresses your feelings towards your loved ones. 

Strawberry, honey, and herbs are some of the traditional foods that symbolize 

love in the ancient times. These nutritious ingredients are also suitable for making 

some dishes on Valentine’s Day. Here, are some recipes you should definitely 

check out. 

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Basil 

Basil is a symbol of love in 

Italy and commonly used to 

enrich the aroma of pasta. 

This leaf also symbolizes love 

confession in Moldavian. 

Lavender 

Lavender is believed to have 

relaxing and aphrodisiac fragrance. 

Moreover, lavender 

has been proven for giving 

health benefits and is used in 

many natural remedies. 

5 

Traditional 

Valentine's 

Ingredients 

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RECIPES 

Strawberry 

Strawberry-Cream Cheese French Toast 

Luxurious breakfast in simplicity 

Prepare the toast coating by whisking 2 eggs, ½ cup of milk, 

and ½ teaspoon of granulated sugar into a mixing bowl. Set it 

aside and start to lay 6 slices of white bread on the cooking table. 

Spread enough cream cheese diagonally on half part of the 

breads and the other half sprinkled with fresh strawberry slices. 

Press the diagonal ends together and set them aside. On medium 

heat, melt a small block of butter on a pan. Dip the sandwiches 

in the egg mixture one by one, and cook them until golden 

brown on the pan. Serve with drizzles of maple syrup or topped 

with whipped cream to brighten your sweet breakfast! 

Honey 

Fried-Honey Coconut Banana 

Sweet company in cold rainy days 

Slice 2 bananas to bite size pieces. Then, cook with melted coconut 

oil on medium heat for both sides until golden brown. While 

waiting for the bananas to cook, mix 1-2 tablespoon(s) of honey 

with 1 tablespoon of water. Remove the bananas from heat, then 

pour the honey and water mixture over them. Serve with a pinch 

of cinnamon and shredded coconut over the sticky bananas to 

enhance the sweet and savory flavor. This warm and pleasing 

dish is best to enjoy with your friends during rainy days! 

Chocolate 

Molten Chocolate Mug Cake 

Dorm-student-friendly: a microwave dessert! 

In a big mug, whisk together ¼ cup all purpose flour, ¼ cup of 

granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder, ½ teaspoon 

baking powder, and a pinch of salt until well mixed. Next, add 3 

tablespoons of melted butter, 3 tablespoons milk, 1 egg, and ½ 

teaspoon of vanilla extract. Stir the mixture well. Create a hollow 

space on the center of the batter and put some chocolate 

pieces. Drizzle a tablespoon of water on top of the batter before 

baking it in the microwave. Set the time to 1 minute and 25 seconds 

on high or until the cake surface forms a moist crust. Remove 

from microwave and serve with vanilla ice cream or slices 

of fresh strawberries on top. Heavenly! 

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Basil 

Basil Baked Tomatoes 

Simple yet nutritious side dish 

RECIPES 

First, mince a clove of garlic and sauté in oil. Add some bread 

crumbs, let it turns brown, and remove from heat. Next, prepare 2 

halved tomatoes in a baking dish and sprinkle them with pepper, 

basil, and the browned bread crumbs. Bake them at high temperature 

until the tomatoes turn soggy. A special dish for a special 

day of love from Italy! 

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Lavender 

Lavender-Lemongrass White Hot 

Chocolate 

A new twist to enjoy your hot chocolate 

Start the preparation by heating 355 ml of milk, 1 chopped small 

stalk lemongrass, ½ teaspoon of dried lavender, ½ torn makrut 

lime leaf, and ½ teaspoon of small lime zest in a saucepan over 

medium heat. When it starts to simmer, remove from heat and let 

it steep. Strain the milk and pour it to another saucepan. Add 85 

gram of finely chopped white chocolate into the milk. On medium 

heat, stir the mixture until the chocolate melts completely. Lemongrass 

lavender white hot chocolate is ready to serve! 

So, what are you waiting for? Try these extraordinary 

yet simple recipes to cherish your moment with your 

loved ones. Happy Valentine’s Day! 

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Written by Muhammad Imam 

The party-go-ers in Indonesia and all across 

South East Asia had been waiting for this good 

vibes of EDM (electronic dance music) in Djakarta 

Warehous Project (DWP) for two consecutive 

days! Electronic Dance Music Festival 

created by ISMAYA LIVE group since 2011 

has attracted over 70,000 people all across 

South East Asia. DWP 2015 took place at JI- 

Expo Kemayoran on December 11-12, 2015. 

DWP 2015 has the really outstanding lineups. 

There were two legends performing for 

the party, which are Armin Van Buuren as 

the “God of Trance Music” and Tiesto as the 

multi-talented DJ in the world. Galantis, Jack 

U, Major Lazer, Kaskade, Tiesto and other outstanding 

DJs were giving nothing but the best! 

“DWP 2015 was incredibly fantastic, 

it was only for 2 days but the feeling 

stays for a year. Had been waiting 

for the 2015 show ever since 2014. 

I’ve been waiting for Jack U, Galantis, 

Major Lazer for their epic performances. 

The best moment on this festival 

is when you can go crazy with 

your friends while listening to your 

favorite DJs, and what i do really 

miss from this festival is the perfect 

ambience. All in all, my favorite performance 

would be Jack U’s performance 

with the song “Where are U 

now” and “Take U There”. Definitely 

looking forward for the next “EAT. 

DWP. REPEAT.” -Christian Rifinata 

#DWP15! 

Images courtesy of Rukes.com 

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About Cohort. 

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