Son of Poseidon, Percy Jackson

Okay this is hard. This task is so hard because I don't know which novel I should brought up! I've read plenty of novels until finally my choice fell on Percy Jackson Series!

On the picture above, you can see 10 novels but no, its not one series but two. Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and The Heroes of Olympus series. Both series are full of Greek mythology (and Roman in the 2nd series).

The main character of each series is of course, Percy Jackson. Born on August 18 with the name of Perseus Jackson. He befriended Grover Underwood who happened to be a Satyr (half human half goat). After an incident in a Greek Museum, Percy found out that his father was one of Olympians. His father was Poseidon, God of the Sea. After that, Percy was brought to Camp Half-Blood, a place where demigod, a half human half god (like Percy), train. There he met Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena, Goddess of Wisdom.

After that, Percy, Grover, and Annabeth were involved in some dangerous adventure which also involves mythological creatures like gods, titans, and monsters.

The first series focused on the fight between Olympians x Demigods and Kronos, the Titan. The climax of this series is in the last book, The Last Olympian. In the last book, the demigods, leaded by Percy, fought Kronos. The way Rick Riordan wrote the scenes felt so real. It made me tense and felt like I was inside the story.

Meanwhile, the second series focused on the fight between Olympians x Demigods and Gaea, Primordial Goddess of Earth. There are seven main character in this series. Percy Jackson (Son of Poseidon), Annabeth Chase (Daughter of Athena), Jason Grace (Son of Zeus), Piper McLean (Daughter of Aphrodite), Leo Valdez (Son of Hephaestus), Frank Zhang (Son of Mars/Ares), and Hazel Levesque (Daughter of Pluto/Hades).

The sequel series is far more exciting than the first series. But I think you should read the first series to understand the second.


BELIEVE ME THIS NOVELS ARE SO GOOD. Believe it or not, I've read these novels for like ... what? 4 times? Its worth every second.

I finally finished this post yeay! After a long time thinking about which novel I should brought up. /happy tears/

Nah okay that's all. Greek Mythology is fun, guys. BYE!

Dream Job?

Hello fellas! It's been a long long time:) There were some things happened lately but now I'm back! This time I'm gonna tell you about my dream job.

The truth is, I haven't figured it out.

There's so many kind of job that I wanted to be but until now I haven't found 'the one', if you know what I mean. At first, I've decided what I wanted to be. But now it keeps changing. At first I wanted to be a police, and then I wanted to be a doctor, this one lasted long enough until it turned to be a psychologist. One moment I even wanted to be an FBI agent!

Is it confusing? Well, I'm confused.

I feel like I didn't stand out in any subject. One moment I felt like I was good at math. One moment, english. And then chemistry. And then blablabla it goes on and on and on like that.

At first, I have one goal, to be a doctor. But lately I started to doubt myself. Could I survive in Medical? Will I succeed? Or will I fail? Ugh this is tiring can I stop and just get married? (Okay the last question is imaginary)

So, until now I haven't decided what my dream job is. Would you come and help me? (Hehe)

What is PEACE?

According to Wikipedia, PEACE is a period of harmony between different social groups that is characterized by lack of violence or conflict behaviors, and the freedom from fear of violence. Shortly, peace is a state where there is no conflict or disturbance.

I'm sure that every country wants peace. Everyone wants peace. Imagine yourself living without problems and all. It must be a really good life. But ego, hate, etc. prevents us to feel what peace is. There will always be some people who think that they're better than others. That they're deserve better than others. That they need to be specialized. Peace is actually not impossible to be reached. But it's hard.

There's actually so many opinions about peace. Some of opinions are based on religion. Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, etc all have their own opinions, but in fact essentially the same. I will take so example.

Al-Qur'an 48 :4

The quotes above is taken from Islam's holy book, Al-Qur'an. From that quotes, we can conclude that peace is given by God. And we can also conclude that everyone is born with 'peace'. So we actually can have peace if we want to because we have it in ourselves.

Statements about peace is not only expressed by each religions, but also people. Some famous people we probably knew also said their opinions aloud. One of them is Albert Einstein.

What I got from the quotes above is that we can not force peace. There is no peace by force. We have to understand each other, to trust each other to find peace. Like, can you have peace with someone if you don't understand him/her at all? No. All you'd got is only bickering and conflict and etc. Not peace. So if you want to achieve peace, you have to understand. Understand you surrounding.


So that was our little chit chat about peace. Its okay if you have different way of thinking. That makes you you :) We just need to understand each other to get a sense of peace among us ((Aawww isn't it cheesy?))

Okay guys that's all. I'm actually in the mood for writing but I don't know what to write :(
But that's okay. I'll see you next time!

LEADER?

L E A D E R

What do you have in mind when you heard the word 'LEADER'?
Leader is 'someone who leads'? Okay we could think of it that way. But actually, a leader is someone who guide, who taught, who push, who inspire, and some other 'who'. And its not that easy to be a good leader.

First, you have to have a Commitment.
A leader need to lead by example. You have to give motivation to your team by showing them that the hard work is done by every level, to prove your commitment. With that you'll not only gain respect from your team, but also trust.

Second, its Honesty.
A team is a reflection of its leader. So if the leader put honesty as the basis of his/her action, the team will follow suit.

Third, Communication.
Being able to explain clearly about your vission is important. If you can't explain your vission to the team, you won't be able to work towards the same goal. And with that, the goal would never be reached. So in this case, communication is very important.

Lastly, you have to be Confident and have a Positive Mind.
As the leader, by staying confident and keep thinking positive, you will help the team to feel the same. And you will also help to build up their motivation. What will happen if the leader is unconfident and always so negative? Simple. The team will also feel the same, and the goal would never be reached. So, in order to reach the goal and to motivate the team, a leader must always be confident and positive thinking.


That was all I think is needed to become a good leader. And its not that easy, don't you think? After you have all that points above, you'll get the respect and trust from your team. Your team will rely on you because you're the leader. You're the one who lead them to the success. So do you have all the things needed to be a good leader?



Wow what a serious talking we did. And I think I should end it seriously also.
So guys, see you next time :)
((I call it serious ok. No comment.))

BYE!

EXPLORE BANDUNG: Asia Afrika

WELCOME TO BANDUNG!
This time I will take you to Asia Afrika. Let's enjoy a hystorical walk!

For your information, there is some hystorical building at this street such as Gedung Merdeka. And for last KAA event, our mayor, Ridwan Kamil, has remodel this street soooo beautifully.

Asia Afrika Monument

Gedung Merdeka

Nah, peeps, that was some pics of new Asia Afrika. Some of the buildings are still under construction. But that didn't stop tourists and other people to take a photo there ((and share it on instagram and such of course!)).
Trust me people, if you haven't go to the new Asia Afrika street, you. are. not. living.
((believe it or not, I said that to my friend once))


AND HERE COMES THE BEST PART!

Along the way, there are name-carved-stone-balls of a country that is a member of KAA.
Those balls ((or stones)) are so beautiful and creative! ((I salute you, RK))

I found South Korea's ball ((or stone)) once and took a picture with it ((you know, like sitting on it and pose and then share it and yadayadayada.)) ((and I want to follow the trend that time hohoho))


And peeps, believe me when I can't just write about Asia Afrika street here.
YOU. HAVE. TO. SEE. IT. YOURSELF.
end of discussion.


That's all.
See you at Asia Afrika street?



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Dream It, Do The Best, Be Grateful

"Name?" 
"Muhammad Ghassan Sukma Harsandi. But just call me Ghassan"

That guy up there, is Ghassan. But I usually call him Kaka Gagas ((ofc bcos he's older than me and such. And hey! He's my bro!)).
A student of Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB).
When he was just a little boy, he wanted to be an engineer. But, he didnt know what kind of engineer he wanted to be. But now he wanted to have a company that could give livelihood for many people.

But waaay before it, he wanted to be a pilot. And guess why he didn't become a pilot?
"I want to be a pilot. But I'm scared of falling hehe" ((dude seriously.. I laughed at this Ka, forgive me...))


Okay so, Kaka Gagas is a former student of Andir Elementary School, 2 JHS, and 8 SHS.
When he was a student of Andir Elementary School, he got a lot of olympiad experiences, academic and non-academic. He was active in scout and he told me, "So I would be okay if somehow I get lost in a jungle haha"

2 JHS. He began join an organization such as OSIS. And he continued to made new friends.

8 SHS was where he tried new things. He joined an English Club, saw Model of United Nation, joined PASKIBRA where he should finish his foods within 10 counts, and lastly tried baseball from zero until he finally made his homerun.

And finally real world came at him when he got accepted as a student at ITB. He tried many things all over again. Started from Hockey, and then he tried to play Gendang, and much more.


After all that experiences, he learned something. He realized that he should always learn and always be open minded. But we also have to have a principle in order not to be dragged into negative things.


Like every person in this world, he also have a motto. His motto is "DREAM IT, DO THE BEST, BE GRATEFUL".
So, we have to have a big dream first, after that we have to make a maximum effort pursuing that dream. Now the results are submitted to God. Whatever the outcome is, we have to be grateful.

"Lastly, do you have a message to us? The younger ones?"

"For you little bro/sist, just follow what you love. Because whatever it is, if you love it, the result will be good. You can ask for an advice from other people, think about it, and choose the best one for you. Just follow your heart."

Dewa Athena VII

FORTES FORTUNA IUVAT
Well, google translate said that it means "Fortune Favors the Brave" ((its Latin by the way)).


So, yeah!
This is Dewa Athena VII!! Weheey applause applause.

You may be asking yourself. Why is it "Dewa"? Since Athena is the name of one of the goddess in Greek Mythology. Well, I asked the same thing. I think I've asked about this to someone, but I forget why its "Dewa" not "Dewi" ._. Yeah, maybe its an acronym or something.

This event started on February 21st ((a day after my birthday yeaay)) with a colour run. But unfortunately, my class couldnt join this colour run event since our mid test wasnt over that time /cries in the corner.

Dewa Athena VII was a sport competition. There was soccer, table tennis, basketball, badminton, dodgeball, estafet, and tarik tambang competition. And guess what? Our class won some of it yeaay.

Our first cup was from table tennis!

Because of Rian's hard work, we won it!
First place everyone! 🎉

The second one was from dodgeball!
After some bruises we got from the game, we finally won the first place!
Another victory everyone!🎉

The third one was from tarik tambang!
After all the hard work pulling the mine/rope, we finally won it!
Another win everyone!🎉




And, for all those wins above, we got this!!

JUARA UMUM II EVERYONEEEE!!!🎉🎉

Weee aaree the champioons my frieeends~

And weee'll keep on fighting till the eeendd~

Weee are the chaaampions~

Weeee aree the chaampioons~

Noo time for loosers cause wee aree the chaampiooooons

of the wooooooooorld~

Mhahahah ignore me, everyone. Actually I didnt expect that win, but we did it! We, acceleration students, can do everything! ((Ok no stop it Kirana))

Back to the topic. This event ended on May 9th with Paman Gober ((a gowes event)). And with Paman Gober event, Dewa Athena VII was officially ended! Yeheeeeyy!

Nah, people. Thats all I can say about Dewa Athena VII. See you later next time! /teleports to Greece.