Nico's Weg

Hello, welcome back to Yuma's blogger. today I want to discuss a film. I watched this film because I got an assignment to review a film called Nico's Weg. This film is in German. I watched this film to practice my dexterity in listening to German dialogue and of course I found new vocabulary. This film also trained me to understand better and know how to pronounce German expressions and intonations in everyday conversation. After I review this film, I will tell you what new vocabularies that I got from watching this film. No need to take a long time, let's just look at the review of  Nico's Weg!

This film tells the story of a man who wants to meet his aunt, Yara in Germany. the man named Nico. On that day Nico just came from Spain, his hometown. When he was at the airport, he met a little girl named Emma. Emma said that Nico's bag was good. not so long ago, Emma was called by Lisa. Nico left the airport and met Emma again. Emma is trying to blow her bubble but always fails. the kind Nico helped Emma to blow the bubbles. before that she put her bag on the sidewalk. There happened to be a taxi that wanted to take passengers. The taxi driver also helps the passenger to put his bag into the trunk of the car. Nico's bag was accidentally carried away by the taxi. Nico realized this and immediately called for the taxi driver but to no avail. the taxi driver did not hear. A confused Lisa immediately asked Nico what happened to him. Nico who is not good at speaking German, also explains in English and Lisa a little bit encourages him to get used to using German. Lisa finally asked Nico to solve his problem with her. 

In the car, Emma also taught Nico how to speak German. Starting from self-introduction to learning about numbers. Coincidence, Lisa has a father who is a cop. Lisa also takes Nico to the police station where his father works. Lisa thought maybe her father could help Nico in finding his lost bag. Lisa also provided Nico with a place to live for a while. Lisa's friends are also very important in finding Nico's missing bag. Nico, who did not know where his aunt's address was, could only show her aunt's photo and explained that her aunt's name was Yara and she owned a bicycle shop. Lisa also asked for help from her father who was a police officer. Lisa's friends helped Nico by spreading photos of his aunt Nico on social media to find out where her address was. Many people help Nico such as finding his aunt's whereabouts, teaching German, inviting parties and inviting to play football together, driving Nico to the hospital when his leg is injured and so on. There is also a grandmother who provides a room for Nico and there is a friend who helps Nico accompany him to a clothing store.

In the end, Nico's bag was found. The beginning of the incident was the taxi driver who accidentally took Nico's bag and the passengers had arrived at their destination. The taxi driver lowered the passenger's bag and lowered Nico's bag. The passenger did not realize that next to his bag was Nico's bag because he was on the phone so he didn't focus. not too long ago, there were 2 men (apparently thugs or vagrants) who saw Nico's bag and took it. One of them said that don't take the bag and its contents. just take what's important. So they both decided to take Nico's shirt and Nico's bag just left near the electricity pole. then Nico's friend named Selma saw Nico's bag and made sure the bag belonged to Nico. Selma also met with Nico and gave the bag.  Then with the help of his friend, Nico went to his aunt's bicycle shop. And finally Nico also met his aunt there.

The moral message that I get from this film is we have to help each other. Work or solving a problem will be easier if we help each other. Here we are also taught that we must be friendly to everyone. if there are difficulties, then we can help as much as we can and comfort them when they are in a bad condition. And rest assured, every problem must have a solution. We also learn not to be a careless people. Who wants to experience events like Nico's? Lost the bag? Sprained leg? Learn to be a person who is careful in doing everything. And the equally important is to think calmly even under pressure.

Here I also found some German vocabulary similar to English such as Adresse which means address in English. Similar right? There is also fußball which means in English, namely football and so on. Some are similar to Indonesian. Like Tante who is exactly the same as Indonesian, namely Tante and so on. 

 My Goal, My Ambition

Hi guys, welcome back to my blog. So today I wanna share a little bit about my passion, my talent, my  strength, and any activities that I do. I know everyone in this earth has their own passion, their own talent, their own strength, and they also do their activities. But, but there are some people who don't know their passion, talent, strength. I don't want to say they have no talent, no passion, and no strength. But they haven't found it yet. Okay, back to the main topic. So this is it, my passion, my talent, my  strength, and any activities that I do.

Lets start with my passion. Actually I'm still a bit confused with my passion. Please note, I have many things that I like. I like swimming, I like reading, I like listening to music, I also like to experiment or try new things. many people say my passion is in public relations because I like working outdoors. Many people also say that my passion is in sports because I am a synchronized swimming athlete. I joined the West Java synchronized swimming team. I often won various synchronized swimming competitions. I also often get good grades in P.E. class. There is an interesting story that I've experienced. At that time I took the aptitude test. I took the test with full concentration and honesty. At the end, I got the results and the result is my passion is like helping people and the job that comes out is doctors. Because I am a person who is skilled and does not hesitate, the test results show that I am suitable to be a surgeon. I'm glad to hear that because I also want to become a doctor. But the truth is I don't want to be a surgeon. I want to be an orthopedist or a forensic doctor. But it's okay if it's my passion at that job. I will be very happy when it happens. Please pray for it so it will happen to me. I forgot something. Please note, I also want to become a nuclear expert or microbiologist . Nuclear expert and microbiologist, cool isn't it?

Okay, we move on to my talents. So, as you guys know. I'm a synchronized swimming athlete and I've won many events such as the Yogyakarta Open, Singapore Open, Jakarta Open, PORDA, PRA-PON, and many more. So, I have talent in swimming. I have a talent for quick calculations because when I was little I entered KUMON. As many people know, KUMON is a place to study mathematics. I'm also a KUMON completer. I became a completer at the age of 13. I also won a junior high school Science Olympiad for junior high school student in Indonesian. The competition was held by my junior high school foundation. I'm also talented at role playing. Like playing theater and cabaret.

This is a little funny stuff. Yes, we will talk about the strength within me. Please note, my strength is in my own body, that is, I am a very active person and don't get tired easily. And not to forget that I can get along with everyone. You could say I'm a friendly person. I also have a pretty smart brain. I got the highest UN and US scores in school and the highest UN scores in Bekasi Regency, Cikarang.

Now we get to my activities. Yes, as a student the activity most often done is studying. But I have side activities besides studying. I also follow an organization at school, namely PK (Perwakilan Kelas). In PK I served as secretary. I also took extracurricular activities at school, namely KPA (Angklung extracurricular), TST (theater extracurricular), TRILOGI (extracurricular who can hone talents in academia) and ALGA (environmental activist) I also have activities outside of school, namely swimming lessons and GO lessons. From the many activities that I participated in, I learned time management, namely learning to divide time and learning to determine priority scales. It is rather difficult to carry out many activities with a high priority scale. But from that I learned to choose which one is more important.

Yuma Yumna Jauza Maulidka

XI MIPA 8 / 34

Debate (Giving Opinion)

 Debate (Giving Opinion)

Members of the group:

- Alifa Fitratulhaq (Team contra)

- Farhan Nafis Rayhan (Team contra)

- Irbad Adi Pradana (Team pro)

- Yuma Yumna Jauza Maulidka (Team pro)

Debate topic:

The internet is reducing the amount of time people spend working deeply

Yuma Yumna Jauza Maulidka (Team pro):

I agree with the opinion of the internet is reducing the amount of time people spend working deeply because what I see now is that many people have trouble getting a good internet network so that activities that are carried out online are interrupted. especially during this pandemic. We are required to have a good internet network because all our activities such as studying or working are done online. first take a look at our own country. many people are struggling and can't afford to buy internet packages. some even do not have a cell phone. the problem is that the economy in Indonesia is not evenly distributed but is required to study or work online. Internet use can also make someone less focused. For example, when students are studying or when workers are working, they can be distracted because of an incoming message or something that makes them curious so they open their cell phones and break their concentration. when their concentration has been diverted, their task will take more time to finish.

Alifa Fitratulhaq (Team contra):

I don't agree with that opinion. Because I think the internet is important for work. Precisely with the internet, it can be easier and faster to complete a job. For example we can find what we want to know on the internet and the results will appear quickly. We can also communicate via video conferencing even though we don't meet. And it requires internet. So, the internet is important to us and will not reduce the amount of time people spend working.

Irbad Adi Pradana (Team pro):

How often do we check our phones only to find news about a celebrity breakup, emails from friends about a viral post, or the daily flooding of notifications from YouTube. I argue that these distractions are unnecessarily damaging the quality of work that we do, and we're better off without them. We often don't take into consideration how taxing for our time a certain social media platform might be, we justify the use of a platform solely based on the benefits, not weighing it againts the cons. this way of thinking is what's called as the any-benefit mind-set, if there is any potential benefit of using it then its usage must be justified. we can quickly identify the problem with this mindset because it ignores all the negatives that come along with the tools in question. These services are engineered to be addictive. The more enticing social media you have pulling at your attention, the harder it’ll be to maintain focus on something important. An obvious way to fix this is to take some time to weigh the pros and cons of the platform you use.

Farhan Nafis Rayhan (Team contra):

I need to disagree with that. To be honest, it is not wrong if you say that this is a usage of any-benefit mindset. But my opinion is you need to view the topic from another perspective. Although you might see it as a distraction, based on my point of view the usage of social media could be used as a media for taking a rest. After a lot of work time it's not hard for our minds to get exhausted and become less motivated. If we take the needle instead, we will only get more stressed and in turn making it hard for us just to find new and creative ideas. Even worse at one point we might  get overwhelmingly bored and decide to just quit the work altogether. So we obviously need to take a break and free our mind every once in a while. Not only we will feel refreshed and motivated, we might also get new ideas for our work while we're going through social media or the web. Of course don't use up too much time otherwise it will slow our pace down instead. But with the enough amount of rest, not only will we enjoy our work we also might have it done faster than if we didn't get a rest at all. So i think that it's an absolutely good thing to surf the net or social media while taking our time from doing work. Other than that, we need to be aware that we're living in the 21'st century where technology is all around us already. Even if we try not to, we will eventualy use technology because its a nessecity during this age. So i think we definitely need to accustom ourselves with all these social medias, internet, or any other technology. While we also make efforts to  be less distracted, we also must be able to get the most of their benefit to get our work done efficiently. Thus i absolutely concur that the internet doesn't nessecarily stop us from spending more time working.

Opinion (Dialogue)

Opinion

There's a hundred and four days of summer vacation. It'll be bored if we don't do anything. All of people definitely want to take a me time or do something fun with friends. So as a student, Yuma, Harry, Bazzi and Renee want to go out from their dormitory and decide to take a vacation together. But, they are really confuse to choose which destination that they want to visit. They also decide to meet at the cafe to discuss about the destination that they want to visit.

Harry: Ugh, what time is it? Don't tell me that Bazzi and Renee will be late again.
Yuma: Just wait until 9.10 AM. If they don't come at that time, I will call one of them.

*sound of cafe's doorbell*
Cafe's waitress: "Welcome to St.Inie's Cafe"

Bazzi: Hi Yuma and Harry! Sorry we're late.
Harry: Hi Bazzi, Hi Renee. I wanna ask. Is it traffic or what?
Renee: Yes, it is. Bazzi said we'll be here at 8.55. But the truth is not. Sorry.
Yuma: Yeah, that's okay. So... You guys already know right we want to take a vacation for our summer vacation, right? But, we still confuse about the destination for our summer vacation. I want to hear your opinion. So.. What do you think?
Bazzi: Yeah. As far as I'm concerned, we should go to Santa Monica Beach. I know you guys already know that we can see a beautiful sunset and also the sunrise if we stay at the hotel near that beach.
Renee: Yes, that's a great idea Bazzi. I'm totally agree with you.
Yuma: Wait. Why don't we go abroad? I heard that Harry want to go abroad. I think you guys want that too, right?
Harry: You're right Yuma. I really want it.
Renee: I'm not sure about that. I'm afraid that my mom wont allow me to go abroad because of the expensive plane ticket.
Yuma: Don't worry, Renee. My mom already have a discount for each.
Bazzi: Wow really? Is it a big discount?
Yuma: Sure! But that only applies to destination in Asia.
Harry: It's okay, Yuma. That's sound great!
Yuma: Okay, so we choose to go to Asia. To be honest, I want to visit Bali. So, what do you think guys?
Bazzi: I agree with you entirely. What do you think, Renee?
Renee: Hmm.. I'm sorry to disagree with you, Yuma. I guess we can visit Okinawa, Japan. I have seen it on the internet. Okinawa have a beach with beautiful white sand.
Harry: In my experience, beach in Okinawa has many snakes. I don't think that you'll be comfort, Renee. I know you're afraid of snakes.
Yuma: Yeah, as far as I know, Harry is true. There's a lot of venomous snakes.
Bazzi: Look at this, guys! It such a beautiful beach.

Harry: Wow, What beach is that?

Bazzi: Kuta Beach, Bali
Yuma: So, what do you think, Renee? Do you have another opinion for our summer vacation?
Renee: Correct me if I wrong, but I heard in Kuta Beach there's a lot of monkeys.
Bazzi: In my limited experience, there's no monkey in Kuta Beach.
Yuma: Yeah. You're right, Bazzi. I strongly believe that Uluwatu Tample in Dewata Island has many monkeys, not Kuta Beach.
Harry: Don't worry, Renee. You'll be safe if we visit Kuta Beach.
Renee: Okay, I agree with you guys. So, what are we waiting for? Let's set the date for our summer vacation!
Yuma: Okay. My mom said the discount period for departure is from June 6 to June 13 and for the way back home is from June 20 to June 27. So, what do you guys think about the date?
Harry: It'll be better if we take around 2 weeks in there.
Bazzi: Off top of my head, I prefer if we just take around 1 week in there.
Renee: What I think is same like Bazzi. Just around 1 week. After going on vacation to Bali, we can stay at one of our homes and explore more places in California.
Yuma: Yes, I am of the opinion that Renee and Bazzi said. So that we can save more money too, right?
Harry: Okay. I'm agree with you guys. I forgot to think about it.
Bazzi: Don't worry, Harry.
Yuma: What about the exact date?
Renee: I'm positive that June 13 is our departure date and we'll be back home on June 20. There's no choice if we want to get the discount.
Harry: Oh my god, yes. I just realized.
Yuma: Yeah, me too.
Bazzi: Haha, same! Good job, Renee.
Yuma: Okay. So, we will be on vacation to Bali for 1 week. we will leave on June 13 and will return on June 20. our main destination is Kuta beach. Is it already correct?
Bazzi, Renee, Harry: Yes, it is.
Yuma: Okay guys. I hope this summer vacation can be our best summer vacation ever.
Harry: Do you guys wanna order a cup of coffee or bread?
Yuma, Bazzi, Renee: Sure we want!
Harry: Okay, order please!

Suggestion and Offer (Dialogue)

Suggestion and Offer

Theme: STUDENT'S PRESIDENT SELECTION

One day, the spread of the corona virus has stopped and activities begin as usual. The students go back to school and look happy to be able to meet again with their friends. Including Yuma and Alifa who were talking in the canteen. They are talking about the student president's selection that will be held tomorrow.

Alifa: Yuma, did you see that poster on information board?

Yuma: Which one?

Alifa: The poster that talks about student’s president selection.

Yuma: I don’t know that poster but I heard about that student’s president selection.

Alifa: So, what do you think about the candidates?

Yuma: I don’t think the candidate 3 can be our student’s president. Because I heard that he isn’t the smart one in academic things. I’m afraid that he can’t compensate his grade and his big responsibility in organization as a student’s president.

Alifa: He could compensate it. As long as he can execute his job in the organization, it’ll be fine.

Yuma: How about candidate 1? I think he is a good boy and he has good grades!

Alifa: I’m not sure about that. I heard he cheated during the physics test.

Yuma: Really? How do you know that?

Alifa: My friend from his class told me about that. She is the witness too.

Yuma: Okay, I don’t know it’s a true one or not but for anticipation, we’d better not to choose him.

Alifa: I prefer choose candidate 3. You?

Yuma: I don’t think it’s a good idea. I heard so many bad things about him. Did you know? He actually a smoker.

Alifa: Oh my god, I just found out about it.

Yuma: Yes, he is. I have a photo of him in my phone. Look at this!

Alifa: That’s a shame. Even though I admire him because he’s very friendly and a little bit handsome.

Yuma: Haha, let’s mingle to the new one and a better one!

 Alifa: Yeah, you’re right. So, I think I can read your mind. You will choose candidate 2, right?

Yuma: Sure. From my information about candidate 1 and 3, I prefer to choose candidate 2. My other friend also suggested that I should choose him.

Alifa: Okay, I’m agree with you. He’s better than others. Would you like to order something like fried rice? I want a fried rice but I’m not sure that I can finish it by my own.

Yuma: Alright, I can help you to finish your dish. But with one agreement…

Alifa: What’s that?

Yuma: Would you like to treat me? So, I don’t have to pay the bill.

Alifa: Haha, sure. Why not?

Yuma: Thank you! You’re the best friend I ever know!

Alifa: Yes, I am. No need to doubting me.

Yuma: Haha. Of course, you are sis!