The Risky Journal

Hmm ... I am informing you (as if i have any follower in this, LOL) that I move in riskysays.wordpress.com . Well, it's just that I need fresher environment (silly excuse = D ) Find me there guys !

Infotainment is probably one of the most successful program in current Indonesian tv program. Stories of celebrities are always narrated in such a distinctive way. Infotainment stands for information and entertainment, however is there really information within? Yet, infotainment always articulates it self as the source of news concerning celebrity. Then, how is news constructed? Let us start by define what infotainment is. Information, as defined by dictionary.reference.com is " knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance ". In this definition, fact really counts. While entertainment means " the act of entertaining; agreeable occupation for the mind; diversion; amusement ". to conclude, infotainment means presenting amusing news. Or as once again, citing from dictionary reference:  "  television   or   radio   programs   that   treat   factual   material ...

On June 12, 2010 I went to a department store to find a set of suits. I needed to find a suit as soon as possible to use for an event next week. Therefore, I decided to buy ready-use suits at a department store. To my surprise, as soon as I entered the suit sections, I was warmly greeted by the shopkeepers. Yes, I said shopkeepers because there were five shopkeepers warmly greeting and serving me. They offered a class one service. For me, it felt so different. Usually, I go to department store just to buy T shirts (moreover when there is a discount). But, the service is so much different. The shopkeepers will not approach me, and rather they will observe me with a suspicious look, as if i am going to steal something. They will not serve me well. What happen in this case? Do cloths really matter? What is so important about cloths that make you have different treatment? Clothing is one of the basic human need. Cloth protects people from heat, cold, dirt and everything else. Thus, pe...

Within the last two days (June 7 – 8, 2010) Indonesian society was terribly shocked with sensational news. Two sex tape videos, depicting people resembled closely to Indonesian celebrities, Ariel, Luna Maya and Cut Tari, spread widely on the net and were instantly consumed by mass society. Soon enough, some scenes of the sex tape were depicted in the television, with blurred images. Still, it was broadcasted regularly from the morning news, noon infotainment, until evening news. The broadcasts enabled more and more people, children included, to have access to the news. Soon enough, a trending topic on twitter '#Ariel Peterporn", ranked number one for more than seven hours. Looking this phenomena as a student, therefore I critically try to express what I feel and think about this issue on this piece of writing. Sex tape scandal, is probably one of the worst thing for you to expect in Indonesia. Being raised in a society where Eastern Culture is taught, having a sex tape dist...

It is one of my assignments during American Media class last year. I uploaded the file to scribd. Then, Iink it here. It is not a copy paste work, it is mine. So please do not copy paste it. American Idol Analysis

It's been along since the last time i wrote on this blog. I've got no idea to write (so as to write my thesis currently). Well then, let's start posting junk materials :P i found this lovely video on youtube... and it is so amazing. Who said that learning alphabet is so boring? check this out first, then think again ... So how was it? Pattie can even sing dictionary if she wants :P source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0hYxuDav0g&feature=fvw