Jumat, 31 Desember 2010

Perayaan Tahun Baru di Berbagai Negara

Gimana perayaan tahun baru kalian? Seru ga??
Sekarang, kita lihat yuk perayaan tahun baru di berbagai negara di dunia!
Check them out!


--SEJARAH--
Tahun Baru pertama kali dirayakan pada tanggal 1 Januari 45 SM. Tidak lama setelah Julius Caesar dinobatkan sebagai kaisar Roma, ia memutuskan untuk mengganti penanggalan tradisional Romawi yang telah diciptakan sejak abad ketujuh SM. Dalam mendesain kalender baru ini, Julius Caesar dibantu oleh Sosigenes, seorang ahli astronomi dari Iskandariyah, yang menyarankan agar penanggalan baru itu dibuat dengan mengikuti revolusi matahari, sebagaimana yang dilakukan orang-orang Mesir. Satu tahun dalam penanggalan baru itu dihitung sebanyak 365 seperempat hari dan Caesar menambahkan 67 hari pada tahun 45 SM sehingga tahun 46 SM dimulai pada 1 Januari. Caesar juga memerintahkan agar setiap empat tahun, satu hari ditambahkan kepada bulan Februari, yang secara teoritis bisa menghindari penyimpangan dalam kalender baru ini. Tidak lama sebelum Caesar terbunuh di tahun 44 SM, dia mengubah nama bulan Quintilis dengan namanya, yaitu Julius atau Juli. Kemudian, nama bulan Sextilis diganti dengan nama pengganti Julius Caesar, Kaisar Augustus, menjadi bulan Agustus.


Julius Caesar

--Perayaan Tahun Baru di Berbagai Negara--


Brazil dimana masyarakat disana mengenal sosok dewa laut lemanja, untuk menghormati lemanja pada malam pergantian tahun mereka beramai ramai pergi kepantai dengan mengenakan baju putih kemudian menabur bunga dan mengubur beberapa jenis buah buahan dipantai sebagai tanda penghormatan kepada dewa laut.

Jerman, masyarakat jerman khususnya berlin merayakan tahun dengan memakan ikan mas dan durinya dibagikan kepada para tamu yang digunakan sebagai tanda keberuntungan.

Yunani, buah delima yang menurut orang yunani melambangkan kesuburan dan kesuksesan ditebarkan dipintu rumah, kantor dan took took sebagai symbol doa untuk mendapatkan kemakmuran sepanjang tahun.

Italia, disalah satu kotanya, tepatnya Naples, pada pukul 00 tepat pada malam pergantian tahun, masyarakat disana akan membuang barang barang yang sudah using dan tidak terpakai dijalanan.

Spanyol, masyarakat spanyol tepat pada malam pergantian tahun akan memakan anggur sebanyak 12 biji, jumlah yang hanya 12 melambangkan harapan selama 12 bulan kedepan.

Jepang, di jepang, masyarakat disana merayakan tahun barunya dengan memakan 3 jenis makanan sebagai simbol yaitu telur ikan melambangkan kemakmuran, ikan sarden asap melambangkan kesuburan tanah dan manisan dari tumbuhan laut yang melambangkan perayaan.

Korea, pada malam pergantian tahun masyarakat disana menikmati kaldu daging sapi yang dicampur dengan potongan telur dadar dan kerupuk nasi atau yang biasa disebut thuck gook.





--Foto-foto--
Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Mereka merayakan akhir tahun 2010 dengan melepas balon dengan warna sesuai dengan warna bendera mereka.
Sydney, Australia.
Kembang api di dekat Sydney Harbour Bridge  dan Sydney Opera House. WOW banget!
New York City, USA.
Persiapan perayaan tahun baru dengan NEW YEAR EVE BALL.
Kembang api di Singapore. Keren banget. Lampu jalan, lampu gedung, nyala semua! Bright New Year!
Tokyo, Jepang.
Orang-orang melepas ribuan balon dari bawah Tokyo Tower untuk menyambut tahun baru 2011.








Mau lihat lebih banyak foto? Go to: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/12/a_new_year_rolls_in.html


ChaRiSa ♥

New Year Eve :) (Part 2)

Ok, setelah selesai dipanggang, akhirnya barbequenya kami makan juga ;) Kebetulan saat itu kami sedang lapar-laparnya sehingga kami pun langsung menyantapnya :D


Setelah kenyang dengan makan-makannya, akhirnya acara yang kami tunggu datang juga! YA Saatnya untuk penampilan ChaRiSa!! Lagu bonamana - SuJu pun dipasang dan akhirnya kami pun beratraksi. Tarian yang kami lakukan ini memakan waktu kira - kira 5 menit. Ya, setelah selesai kami merasa senang dan tentunya BANGGA #eaaa


Naaah ini ada videonya, tapi kualitasnya agak di bawah rata-rata, maklum cuma pake kamera HP yang aneh banget.. :p bisa koq diliat buat ditiru di rumah. ga berbahaya hehehe.. enjoy!






Jam-pun sudah menunjukkan pukul 00.00. Di luar rumah Ria, udah berisik dengan suara petasan menggelegar juga tiupan terompet!! Yeaaaah, kami sangaaat senang! Akhirnya 2011-pun datang dan Happy new year!! Kami pun sangat terkagum pada petasan yang sangaaaaaat keren dan besar dari jarak dekat! Karena terlalu keren dan membuat kami tercengang, kami lupa mendokumentasikannya. Ya, tapi kami akhirnya mengambil kamera dan mendokumentasikannya.


Setelah ada acara Fireworks! ChaRiSa ngerayain ulang tahunnya yang ke-3. Memang acara perayaan sedikit terlambat yang seharusnya dirayakan tanggal 31 Desember 2010. Setelah acara potong kue cheesecake dan tiup lilin, ada sedikit insiden kecil di sana. Ya, seekor tikus berjalan. WKWKWK serentak kami kaget dan sangaaaat takut. Tapi pada akhirnya, tikus itu pergi dan kami-pun melanjutkan acara kami, yaitu MAKAN CHEESECAKE!


Sesudah kenyang dengan cheesecake kami, kami-pun BAKAR JAGUNG! Mmm enaaaak sekali. YUMMY! Dan kami tak menyangka, waktu sudah menunjukkan pukul 03.00 subuh. Wew, ternyata sudah pagi juga yaaa! Dan kami akhirnya melakukan aktivitas kami. Ada yang begadang, main laptop, nonton, ngerokok, ngobrol dan macam-macaaam. Biasalaa, acara 1 tahun sekali harus sangat dinikmati ;)


HAPPY NEW YEAR, READER!!!


♥ ChaRiSa ♥

Happy New Year in Different Languages


AFRIKAANS gelukkige nuwejaar
ALBANIAN Gëzuar vitin e ri
ALSATIAN e glëckliches nëies / güets nëies johr
ARABIC aam saiid / sana saiida
ARMENIAN shnorhavor nor tari
AZERI yeni iliniz mubarek
BAMBARA bonne année
BASQUE urte berri on
BELARUSIAN З новым годам (Z novym hodam)
BENGALI subho nababarsho
BERBER asgwas amegas
BETI mbembe mbu
BOBO bonne année
BOSNIAN sretna nova godina
BRETON bloavezh mat / bloavez mad
BULGARIAN честита нова година (chestita nova godina)
BURMESE hnit thit ku mingalar pa
CANTONESE kung hé fat tsoi
CATALAN bon any nou
CHINESE xin nian kuai le / xin nian hao
CORSICAN pace e salute
CROATIAN sretna nova godina
CZECH šťastný nový rok
DANISH godt nytår
DUTCH gelukkig Nieuwjaar
ESPERANTO felicxan novan jaron
ESTONIAN head uut aastat
FAROESE gott nýggjár
FINNISH onnellista uutta vuotta
FLEMISH gelukkig Nieuwjaar
FRENCH bonne année
FRISIAN lokkich neijier
FRIULAN bon an
GALICIAN feliz aninovo
GEORGIAN გილოცავთ ახალ წელს (gilocavt akhal tsels)
GERMAN ein gutes neues Jahr / prost Neujahr
GREEK kali chronia / kali xronia
GUJARATI sal mubarak
GUARANÍ rogüerohory año nuévo-re
HAITIAN CREOLE bònn ané
HAWAIIAN hauoli makahiki hou
HEBREW shana tova
HINDI nav varsh ki subhkamna
HMONG nyob zoo xyoo tshiab
HUNGARIAN boldog új évet
ICELANDIC farsælt komandi ár
INDONESIAN selamat tahun baru
IRISH GAELIC ath bhliain faoi mhaise
ITALIAN felice anno nuovo, buon anno
JAVANESE sugeng warsa enggal
JAPANESE akemashite omedetô
KABYLIAN asseguèsse-ameguèsse
KANNADA hosa varshada shubhaashayagalu
KAZAKH zhana zhiliniz kutti bolsin
KHMER sur sdei chhnam thmei
KIRUNDI umwaka mwiza
KOREAN seh heh bok mani bat uh seyo
KURDE sala we ya nû pîroz be
LAO sabai di pi mai
LATIN felix sit annus novus
LATVIAN laimīgu Jauno gadu
LIGURIAN feliçe annu nœvu / feliçe anno nêuvo
LINGALA bonana / mbula ya sika elamu na tonbeli yo
LITHUANIAN laimingų Naujųjų Metų
LOW SAXON gelükkig nyjaar
LUXEMBOURGEOIS e gudd neit Joër
MACEDONIAN srekna nova godina
MALAGASY arahaba tratry ny taona
MALAY selamat tahun baru
MALTESE is-sena t-tajba
MAORI kia hari te tau hou
MARATHI navin varshaachya hardik shubbheccha
MONGOLIAN shine jiliin bayariin mend hurgeye (Шинэ жилийн баярын мэнд хvргэе)
MORÉ wênd na kô-d yuum-songo
NORWEGIAN godt nyttår
OCCITAN bon annada
PERSIAN sâle no mobârak
POLISH szczęśliwego nowego roku
PORTUGUESE feliz ano novo
ROMANCHE bun di bun onn
ROMANI bangi vasilica baxt
ROMANIAN un an nou fericit / la mulţi ani
RUSSIAN С Новым Годом (S novim godom)
SAMOAN ia manuia le tausaga fou
SANGO nzoni fini ngou
SARDINIAN bonu annu nou
SCOTTISH GAELIC bliadhna mhath ur
SERBIAN srećna nova godina
SHIMAORE mwaha mwema
SHONA goredzwa rakanaka
SINDHI nain saal joon wadhayoon
SINHALA suba aluth avuruddak vewa
SLOVAK stastlivy novy rok
SLOVENIAN srečno novo leto
SOBOTA dobir leto
SPANISH feliz año nuevo
SRANAN wan bun nyun yari
SWAHILI mwaka mzuri / heri ya mwaka mpya
SWEDISH gott nytt år
SWISS-GERMAN es guets Nöis
TAGALOG manigong bagong taon
TAHITIAN ia orana i te matahiti api
TAMIL iniya puthandu nalVazhthukkal
TATAR yaña yıl belän
TELUGU nuthana samvathsara subhakankshalu
THAI สวัสดีปีใหม่ (sawatdii pimaï)
TIBETAN tashi délek
TURKISH yeni yiliniz kutlu olsun
UDMURT Vyľ Aren
UKRAINIAN Z novym rokom
URDU naya saal mubarik
UZBEK yangi yilingiz qutlug’ bo’lsin
VIETNAMESE Chúc Mừng Nǎm Mới / Cung Chúc Tân Niên / Cung Chúc Tân Xuân
WALOON (“betchfessîs” spelling) bone annéye / bone annéye èt bone santéye
WELSH blwyddyn newydd dda
WEST INDIAN CREOLE bon lanné
WOLOF dewenati
YIDDISH a gut yohr


CHARISA WISHING YOU A

**HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011**

HOPE THIS YEAR WILL BE BETTER THAN 2010

AMEN. GOD BLESS YOU ALL :)

♥ ChaRiSa ♥

New Year Eve :) (Part 1)

Hollaaa! Pertama-tama, ChaRiSa mau ngucapin HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011 buat kalian semua. Semoga di taun 2011 ini, kita semua bisa jadi orang-orang yang lebih baik lagi dari tahun 2010. Semoaga taun 2011 dipenuhi dengan sukacita, kegembiraan, dan semua hal yang baik-baik. AMIN! :)


Nah, kita mau sekedar nge-share pengalaman perayaan New Year Eve kita tadi malem nih.
Pertama-tama, kita udah ngerancang acara yang bakal ditampilin di acara malam tahun baruan keluarga yang udah jadi ritual wajib tiap tanggal 31 Desember. Acara MTB-an kali ini diadain di rumah RIA.
ChaRiSa berencana nyumbangin acara berupa dance. Cie elaaah.. Mantep bener..! \(n_n)/ Pas tanggal 29 Desember, kita sibuk nyari lagu dan nge-mix lagu buat dipake dance. Tadinya mau pake lagu LOW nya Flo-Rida ft. T-Pain, terus sempet mau pake lagi I HEART YOU nya SM*SH. Tapi akhirnya, pilihan dijatuhkan pada BONAMANA nya Super Junior.
Latihan baru dilakukan pada tanggal 31 Desember 2010 pagi-pagi. Itu pun cuma Icha sama Resa yang latihan, soalnya Ria lagi sibuk nyiapin makanan buat acara nanti di rumahnya, sementara Icha sama Resa latihan di rumah Icha.


Pertama-tama, Icha sama Resa nonton dulu video Bonamana punya SuJu dari youtube. Gila..! Gerakannya susah bener!! Iya laah, secara mereka udah jago gitu ngedance nya..sedangkan kita baru pemula. Hohoho..
Bonamana - Super Junior

Akhirnya Icha sama Resa ngarang-ngarang aja gerakannya sendiri. Hehehe.. Gerakannya tentunya lebih sederhana dan gampang dilakuin oleh pemula. Hahaha.. (Video dance kita bisa diliat di New Year Eve Part 2).
Setelah cape latihan, Resa sempet tidur siang sementara Icha kembali ke takhta alias kursi di depan komputer.

Jam 18.20, kita berangkat untuk ikut misa akhir tahun di Gereja Pandu. Jalanan macet banget! !@#$%^&*(-+)=\/ untungnya kita ngga terlambat sampai di gereja dan kebagian tempat duduk. Yaiy!

Setelah misa selesai, kita mampir dulu di Tukang Nasgor Awih. Enak banget!! Meskipun makan sepiring berdua..biar romantis gitu ceritanya (-.-")
Harga sepiringnya Rp 13.000,- aja. Banyak dan enak! (malah promosi)
Abis itu, kita beli terompet yang harganya lima ribu dapet 3. Hahaha..lumayan lah.. Terus kita mampir dulu buat beli jagung, buat bakar-bakaran entar.

Abis beli jagung, langsung deh kita tancap gas ke rumah Ria. Nyampe di sana, papanya Ria lagi sibuk manggang steak. Nyaaam..enak banget tuh keliatannya!! Trus ada juga kentang, sup sosis, cocktail, puding...aaa ya ampun jadi laper =3 slurp!

Begitu sampe, kita langsung nonton lagi video Bonamana-nya SuJu. Biar lebih sreg gitu. Hahaha.. Terus kita juga nonton video Purpleline nya DBSK/TVXQ. Maklum, Ria demen banget sama boy band korea gitu. Secara mereka cakep-cakep. Apalagi pas nonton Purpleline, Ria teriak-teriak Jae Joong Jae Joong terus. Hahaha..kocak!

Akhirnya setelah puas nonton, kita mulai latihan. Setelah beberapa kali latihan dengan personil lengkap, kita bisa juga hafal gerakannya. Hehehe..
Abis latihan, kita disuruh makan nih sama mama-mama kita. Ya udah kita sih nurut-nurut aja kalo soal makan. Apalagi dari tadi emang udah ngiler sama steaknya yang keliatan yummy banget...
Icha sama Ria ngambil beef steak, sedangkan Resa ngambil Chicken Steak. Ya ampun... Enak banget!! Pengen lagi, tapi koq kenyang yaa?? hahaha...
Abis makan, kita santai-santai dulu... Soalnya, abis ini kita bakal ngedance gila-gilaan...
(to be continued..)

♥ ChaRiSa ♥

Kamis, 30 Desember 2010

Taylor Swift - Mine

MINE is one of Taylor Swift's sweet songs. For me, it tells about girls' desire future. I also want a future like what Taylor shows us on the music video.
Mine is the first single of Taylor's third album, Speak Now. It was released on October 25, 2010. Taylor wrote this song by herself.


The music video was shot in Kennebunkport as well as on Ram IslandCape Elizabeth and features Swift getting married to a groom played by British actor Toby Hemingway. The director, Roman White, posted a blog on August 15, 2010 stating that the video was completed and that it was "insanely great." He went on to say that "you never really know what a piece is going to look like in the end, but when we were shooting this video everything was just perfect and you just had a feeling that it was all going to fall in to place perfectly . . . as it did."
The video premiered August 27, 2010 on CMT as part of a live half-hour special event that discussed the making of the video.
On August 20, a 30 second sneak peek of the video was released prior to the premiere on August 27 on CMT.
Photographs of many of the scenes, including the wedding scene, were leaked onto the internet prior to the video's release.
Throughout the video there are some scenes of Swift singing the verses of the song while walking barefoot on a green pasture amongst photos of her and her family that hang on pieces of white string in between two large trees. Swift is seen with her hair loose and wearing a white dress with a red ribbon around the waist.
The video begins with Swift entering a café and noticing a couple arguing. It is quickly shown that when she was a little girl, her father's attitude toward her mother quickly ruined the relationship, leaving Swift on the sidelines watching everything dissolve. Soon, she meets a waiter at the café and they become instantly infatuated with each other. A few years later, he soon proposes to Swift while they're on a date and she cheerfully accepts, forgetting her philophobic ways. One night, after her fiancé is stressed from his life, he manages to blame Swift for everything, just like her father did to his wife. She instantly breaks down and runs into the street crying and feeling like her love interest will leave her. He follows her and apologizes. The last scenes show Swift eventually getting married and having two boys.
Swift chose her longtime friend and look-alike Jaclyn Jarrett (the daughter of professional wrestler Jeff Jarrett) to play the younger version of herself in the video. Jaclyn's sisters Joslyn and Jeryn as well as Kyra Angle (daughter of professional wrestler Kurt Angle) also appear.
As of December 2010 the video has received over 30 million views on YouTube. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mine_(song))

Here is the lyrics of "MINE" :
You were in college working part time waiting tables
Left a small town, never looked back
I was a flight risk with a fear of falling
Wondering why we bother with love if it never lasts

I say can you believe it?
As we're lying on the couch
The moment I could see it
Yes, yes, I can see it now

Do you remember we were sitting there by the water?
You put your arm around me for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing that's ever been mine

Flash forward and we're taking on the world together
And there's a drawer of my things at your place
You learn my secrets and you figure out why I'm guarded
You say we'll never make my parents' mistakes

But we got bills to pay
We got nothing figured out
When it was hard to take
Yes, yes, this is what I thought about

Do you remember we were sitting there by the water?
You put your arm around me for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing that's ever been mine

Do you remember all the city lights on the water?
You saw me start to believe for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing that's ever been mine

And I remember that fight, 2:30 a.m.
As everything was slipping right out of our hands
I ran out crying and you followed me out into the street

Braced myself for the goodbye
'Cause that's all I've ever known
Then you took me by surprise
You said I'll never leave you alone

You said I remember how we felt sitting by the water
And every time I look at you, it's like the first time
I fell in love with a careless man's careful daughter
She is the best thing that's ever been mine

Hold on, make it last
Hold on, never turn back
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing that's ever been mine

Do you believe it?
We're gonna make it now
I can see it
I can see it now


Pictures :

"MINE" Music Video :



Have a nice day! Enjoy the music :)

♥ ChaRiSa ♥

Rabu, 29 Desember 2010

Swifty Writes The Right Songs for Me (fiction)

Note : just assume that the highlighted sentences are the back sounds :) this is only a fiction story, I've never experienced it before! ENJOY!


"We were both young when I first saw you." -Love Story 
I met Ken when we were in kindergarten. It's so oldschool ;) We were bestfriends.
And everything has changed when we were in high school.
"I can't help it if you look like an angel." -Hey Stephen
He looks so gorgeous. I tried to get his attention. I tried so hard and then I realised that I am not myself anymore. I tried to be perfect, but that's not me. And then something bad happened. He became someone's boyfriend. It was really hurt! It destroyed me. I felt like he knocked me down to the ground. I felt like my heart torn to pieces :'(
"She better hold him tight, give him all her love." -Teardrops on My Guitar
And then, Ken --he still thought that I'm his bestfriend-- told me his story. He said that his girlfriend can't understand him at all. He felt his girlfriend is spoiled and selfish. I heard his story and gave him some wise advice.
"Can't you see that I'm the one who understands you?" -You Belong with Me
I told him to patient and survive if he really loves his girlfriend. And I also said it depends on him, he's the one who have to make decision. My appointment is just give him advices.
Two weeks later, he broke up with his girlfriend. I don't know what to feel. Happy or sad?
I started to hang out with Ken. I felt closer to him. We went out every Saturday night, to the mall, to the city park, to the amusement park, to the city library, to the cinema...
And then, that night, he took me to the cinema. We watched Valentine's Day. That was sweet to see Swifty and Lautner together :') After the film finished, we wanna go home. He held my right hand and we walked down the street to the parking lot. In front of the car, he stopped walking. He still held my right hand. He held my left hand softly and he looked deep into my eyes. I don't know what to do, I've never experienced it before. He came forward, got closer to me, and....it happened.
"It's a first kiss, it's flawless, really something, it's fearless." -Fearless
Aww... I felt like flying! My face turned into red. So did he. I looked at his face. He giggled. I smiled sheepishly (n_n) He opened the car door for me and took me home. Such a gentleman! Finally, we arrived in front of my house. I wanna go out of the car but he grabbed my hand. I waited for him to talk calmly. 
He took a deep breath and said, "Taylor, I finally figured it out. You're the one who understands me. You're always beside me from the beginning. You're my destiny. I love you. Will you be my girlfriend?" I amazed. I nodded and said, "Yeah." ♥
"Cause when you're fifteen and somebody tells you they love you, you're gonna believe them." -Fifteen
And since then, I became Ken's girlfriend. We passed the days happily. He tried to give the best for me. I thought he's perfect for me. But I was wrong.
One day, I walked alone to the city library.To reach the city library, I have to pass through the Fountain Park. And then, I saw him. With another girl. With my CLASSMATE! I approached them to make sure about what I saw.
"Ken! What are you doing here with her? I thought you were accompany your mother to the market! You've lied to me! I can't believe this!"
"Taylor, Tay, please. This isn't like what you think! Please let me explain..."
"NO. We are over. Our relationship ended up HERE!"  I ran with tears running down my cheeks. 
"As I pace back and forth all this time 'cause I honestly believe in you." -White Horse
Ken chased me. He caught me and hold my hand tightly. I rebelled. I wanna run away from him. I was betrayed and devastated :'( 
He hugged my tight. I looked away from him.
"Tay, please look at me."
"Let me go, Ken. Leave me alone."
"Tay, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you..."
"Leave me alone now!" I was screaming and crying at the same time. Ken tried to wipe away my tears but I refused. He finally let go of his arms.
"Okay, I'll give you time to be alone. But remember this, Tay, I LOVE YOU. I'll be there when you need me." He left me alone.
A month passed. A month I didn't talk to Ken. I felt like my life is empty. Everytime I saw him on the hallway, I really wanna talk with him. But I still felt disappointed. Honestly, I really missed him.
"I miss your tan skin, your sweet smile, so good to me, so right." -Back to December
"Taylor." I thought I know this voice. I turned around. KEN.
"What are you doing here?"
"I miss you, Taylor. I really miss you." He hugged me. I stunned. I hugged him back.
"I miss you too, Ken."
"I really sorry, Tay, I hurted you. I promise I won't do it again. I don't wanna hurt you."
"No problem, Ken. I was too grumpy and selfish..."
"No, you're not! You are the best thing I've ever have!"
"Thank you. I love you, Ken..."
"I love you more, Tay..." ♥
"You are the best thing that's ever been mine." -Mine


*END*
Remember, this is just fiction, I made it, and I've never experienced it!

♥ ChaRiSa ♥