TC Wanders Around: 72nd Independence Day of Indonesia

17^th of August is Indonesia's Independence day. That means a whole day of celebration. Celebrating the day of proclamation. That day you'll see the festivity on every corner. And this year, I got a chance to spend it with the children from Bogor. It was a blast.

I departed from Jakarta at around 7 am, using train. There was not many people in that train so I can sit on the whole trip.

KRL Train at Sudirman Station

Upon arriving in Bogor, I got a bit of a trance. It was successfully bring back some old memories. About joy, misery, desire, regret, hope, and what not. Ah...what a bliss.

Bogor Rail Station

Children of Ceger

Back to the main story, I walked out of the station and walked some more to the Balaikota. I took an angkot number 23/8A and it didn't take much time for me to arrive at Ceger, a neighborhood where the community I'm involved in, Wabe Project, has been working for the past two years. That day, they also held an event. Prepared many games and prizes for the kids and people there. On this small field, all those games are gonna be played. And I'm excited. Really excited to see everything.

At around 10 AM, the event started. It started with a coloring competition. I saw the picture they need to do. It was hard. :D

And followed after that the typical games of Independence Day that involving marbles, bottles, gunnysack, and balloons. Although I've seen it every year, it's still felt ecstatic to see those games being played.

In the late afternoon, everything ends with a small ceremony for prizes. And of course....tons of snapping pictures.

P.S: I'm currently mash-up-ing some footage from that day. Looking forward to it. But I'm a very moody editor so I'm not sure when it will be finished. hopefully sooner, though. Ciao! :D

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TC Good Tunes: 10 Tahun Menginspirasi, Terima Kasih Banyak Efek Rumah Kaca!

DISCLAIMER: This post will be written mostly in Indonesian. So if you don't understand it, you better prepare a translator. :D

Di Senin sore (24/7), my friend Pricil (@pforpatience) ngirim sebuah foto yang bikin gw deg-deg ser (enggak..bukan fotonya Kim Domingo), tapi foto..yang menjatakan bahwa..salah satu band favorit gw ngadain konser dadakan tiba-tiba suddenly.

*jerit histerius (histeris-misterius)

Berikut adalah foto yang dimaksud:

Yaa, benar! Efek Rumah Kaca. Konser di deket kantor. Lima puluh ribu saja. Open Gate jam empat sore. Hari kerja. Tanggal tua. Cuma 2000 tiket.

*jerit histerius (histeris-misterius)

Dua hari dihabiskan dengan mengeluarkan usaha maksimal untuk mencari massa menghadiri hajatan eksklusif ini (baca: cuma post di IG story dan di Whatsapp story), lalu sampailah kita pada hari yang dinanti.

Rabu, dua puluh enam Juli dua ribu tujuh belas. Sempat gamang ya-nggak-ya-nggak buat datang, namun tepat pada pukul sebelas lima puluh tiga menit siang, saya memutuskan untuk...nge-mall dan membeli Micro SD 32 GB guna mengabadikan aksi ciamik om Cholil dkk menapaki nada-nada.

Jadwal Open Gate mulai pukul empat sore. Namun apa daya sebagai karyawan teladan, diri ini baru bisa beranjak setelah pukul lima. 

Langit yang mulai menjingga membuat gw mulai gelisah, sedikit-sedikit liat jam tangan, dan berceletuk dalam hati, "sudah waktunya kah untuk angkat kaki?"

Pukul lima lebih sedikit, akhirnya gw cabut...

...cabut charger HP.

Pukul lima lewat sedikit lagi, gw ke meja @pforpatience, berdebat sedikit perihal ketersediaan tiket yang terbatas, lalu lintas yang padat, dan satu jam yang hilang dari jadwal open gate. Namun gw bilang bahwa gw tetap akan datang dan mencoba peruntungan mendapatkan selembar tiket tersebut.

Akhirnya @pforpatience luluh juga dan memutuskan untuk ikut dalam perjalanan ke timur mencari tiket suci kali ini.

Pukul lima dua puluh, kita melewati jembatan penyebrangan dan menyaksikan padatnya lalu lintas ke arah venue.

Pukul enam kurang lima, kita sampai di venue. Bergegas ke lt. 3 dan sigap menunjukan dua jari pada penjaja tiket.

Pukul tujuh tiga puluh malam, ballroom dibuka dan ruangan tampak padat merayap.

Pukul sudah-gak-aware-waktu-lagi, para personel naik panggung, berdialog sebentar kemudian menyambut tamu pertama malam itu, Iga Massardi dari Bara Suara, yang kemudian memainkan intro dari lagu yang dia sesalkan bukan miliknya --> Kau Dan Aku Menuju Ruang Hampa.

*video*

Ruangan itu tak henti terisi. Panggung yang terlalu rendah menyulitkan mata-mata yang terlalu jauh darinya untuk merekam momen lebih jelas. Memaksa mereka untuk berseru, 

"duduk! duduk!"

Namun apalah daya, genre yang Efek Rumah Kaca usung akan sulit dinikmati tanpa berjingkrak-jingkrak. Satu persatu bait-bait menggema di ruangan, membius mata-mata lapar akan suguhan musik berkualitas.

Secara garis beras...I mean, besar, pertunjukan ini dibagi menjadi dua sesi. Sesi pertama diisi dengan lagu-lagu dari Sinestesia yang sahut-menyahut dan...jujur-saja...baru didengar seluruhnya dua hari terakhir ini.

Sesi kedua diisi dengan kenangan.

Pada saat break setelah sesi pertama, sebuah film diputar untuk mengawali sesi kenangan. Film tentang asal mula band ini dirintis. Film tentang lagu pertama diproses. Film tentang inspirasi dilahirkan.

Sesi kedua dimulai dengan mengajak satu per satu figur-figur penting yang mengiringi perjalanan Efek Rumah Kaca 10 tahun terakhir ini ke atas panggung dan menyampaikan cerita mereka lalu menyebutkan satu per satu lagu yang akan dimainkan.

Sungguh khidmat.

Salah satu yang paling berkesan adalah lagu Di Udara video berikut:

Efek Rumah Kaca - Di Udara 

Waktu bergulir cepat, tak terasa hari telah berganti.
Lima jam penuh arti.
Akan disimpan rapi dalam memori
...dan di hati.

P.S: Sudah lama sekali gak nulis dengan gaya bahasa seperti ini. Agak geli-geli gimana gitu bacanya. :D

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TC Apps Insight: Card Thief

Published by Arnold Rauers, Card Thief is the first card game that I actually play on Android.

I was caught, simply by its beautifully drawn illustrations, soothing music, and story. On the first visit, user will be provided a tutorial which range from the symbols explanations, game rules, options, etc.

If, at some point, you forgot any of the lessons, you can always re-visit the tutorials.

The tutorials can be found as Lessons on the main menu. Along with it, there are Map, and notification of chests you're currently acquiring.

Scroll down some more and you will meet the Guild Master. He's the only one who can open the chests and provides you with some abilities. Perhaps, you're starting to wonder what's the chests I'm talking about.

   

For each mission, your objective is to collect coins called Insignia which is stored in a chest. These Insignia will allow you to access a castle in order to complete the map.

You will be dealt a thief card, which is you, plus another 8 cards which represent various chances. You can pause or quit anytime you want by clicking the button on the upper right corner and your game will be automatically saved.

Once the all the required cards have been dealt, an escape card will show. You can either collect more diamonds to increase score or escape right away. :)

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TC Apps Insight: Donut Trumpet Tycoon

Connected to foursquare, this game allows you to buy properties nearby and earn daily rent everytime people check-in to the place.

The first screen shows the most renowned figure in the industry (well the game's name already give us the clue) smiling and raising his thumb while the other hand is put near a button that says "Do Not Press!", like saying he will follow the rules but secretly rebels. Nice try! :)

After a while of playing you will be presented with a chance card (I guess it's daily, but I'm not sure). This chance card will affect your current balance and your mind, cuz it will make you think that it has anything to do with your luck.

1. Dashboard

This screen allows you to see your achievement, total amount of your asset, your current cash available, level, etc. One important number here is your coin balance. It allows you to speed up your progress on "Your Skills" tab.  

All other features will be shown once you click the menu on the top left of the screen. They are pretty much self-explanatory, but to give a full insight, I am going to show each feature from this game.

2. Buy Properties

This is the list of properties around you within radius of hundreds meters. The percentage shows how much of the property is being owned by someone.

When you click one of the property, it will show the detail of your bid. the slider for how much you want to buy, estimated revenue, and daily cost. If you decide to buy, it will show another screen that tell your legal team are working on the paperwork for your purchase. The higher the price, the longer it takes to finish the paperwork. And they will charge you if it exceeds 24 hours.

The validation is neat and has been thought thoroughly. You can't buy if you don't have enough money. You can't proceed if you don't have enough lawyers.

3. Marketplace

Marketplace shows various properties outside of your area from around the world. You will be amazed to see what kind of assets being sold here.

They provide five options as filters, as shown below:

The first one is Category which shows various type of properties like: ATM, Auto Dealer, Shopping Mall, and lots of surprises for sure. The second is Time, it will sort the list based on remaining time to bid. The third one is Country which shows list of country where the properties lays.

The fourth one is based on the number of bids the property had, and the last one is based on the market value which the property offers.

4. Activity

This section will store every action you took in the game. Whether it's a purchase, bidding, sells, etc.

5. Portfolio

This part will show you, your assets so far. For each asset, it will show a simple balance sheet includes the total revenue you've received and total costs you've spent.

You can get into detail of each property by tapping it. It will show you the sums of your earnings, the monthly cost, etc. It also shows you three options such see who owns the property, how to increase earnings, and sell the property.

The only way to increase earnings is by using your coins. There are various upgrades on a property with certain percentage of profit for certain amount of coins.

You can see who own the shares for the property by clicking VIEW OWNERS. For example, 20% of SETIABUDI HOUSE is owned by me.

There's a limit of how many properties owned by a user (can be seen on Portfolio --> Max Properties). If you think you are ready to "fly higher" you can sell your old property to buy a better one which generates better incomes.

6. Property Offers

I'm not sure what it does, but I guess it's for user who got a bid for their properties.

7. Bank

Obviously there's always ways to raise coins. One of them is by buying them for some "real" money.

8. Upgrades

You can also upgrade properties based on the options.

9. Leaderboards

This menu will show you your current ranks among other players, whether on national or global scale.

10. Announcements

Some information really worth a look in this section.

11. About Trumpet Tycoon

Pretty much explain themselves.

12. Invite Friends

Yes! why not having fun only by yourself? Invite your friends to join the fun!

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