Aalten, My Second Home!

The Netherlands is like a second home to me. My friends are probably thinking, 'here we go again, she's talking about The Netherlands again....'.

Aalten is a village in the eastern Netherlands. It's very different with Amsterdam since Amsterdam is the 'big' city while Aalten is the 'village'. But anyways, I think Aalten is a good place to live. It's not really crowded, yet it's also not too quiet. The houses in Amsterdam were different, with the houses in Aalten. The houses in Aalten are much bigger (but some are also small), while the houses in Amsterdam are mostly apartments and smaller.

Aalten is very close to Germany. When I stayed in Aalten, I usually stayed in my mother's host family's house. And when I sit in the living room, I can see the windmills that were placed in Germany. Me and my 'oma' as I call her, usually shops for groceris in a town in Germany, Bocholt. Mostly people there uses bicycle as their main transportation.

Through The Rain by Mariah Carey

Let's just say Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey are two talented singers. They're both my favorites. This is currently one of my favorite songs, it's called THROUGH THE RAIN. This song is about someone who's having a hard time in life at the moment. When she wrote this, Mariah was struggling in her personal life. This song inspired me to be strong and walk through the rain (rain : problems).


When you get caught in the rain with no where to run
When you're distraught and in pain without anyone 
When you keep crying out to be saved 
But nobody comes and you feel so far away 
That you just can't find your way home 
You can get there alone 
It's okay, what you say is 
I can make it through the rain 
I can stand up once again on my own 
And I know that I'm strong enough to mend
And every time I feel afraid I hold tighter to my faith
And I live one more day and I make it through the rain 
And if you keep falling down don't you dare give in
You will arise safe and sound, so keep pressing on steadfastly
And you'll find what you need to prevail 
What you say is 

I can make it through the rain 
I can stand up once again on my own 
And I know that I'm strong enough to mend
And every time I feel afraid I hold tighter to my faith 
And I live one more day and I make it through the rain 

And when the rain blows, as shadows grow close don't be afraid 
There's nothing you can't face 
And should they tell you you'll never pull through 
Don't hesitate, stand tall and say 

I can make it through the rain 
I can stand up once again on my own 
And I know that I'm strong enough to mend
And every time I feel afraid I hold tighter to my faith 
And I live one more day and I make it through the rain 

I can make it through the rain
And I live once again
And I live one more day 
And I can make it through the rain 
(Yes you can) 
You will make it through the rain

Lyrics from: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/mariahcarey/throughtherain.html

"Cat by day. Recording artist by night."

It's hard not to love her character as Cat Valentine in Victorious! Especially with her cute high pitched voice and unique personality!

Everyone, say hello to ARIANA GRANDE! Some of you might know her from Victorious, that weird (but adorable) red-haired girl who is also known as Tori Vega's best friend. Ariana is a singer and lyricist who was born in Boca Raton, Florida. She moved to Los Angeles when she received the tole of Cat Valentine. Ariana has a love for fauna and owns a dog.

She attended Pine Crest School in Boca, and is hyperactive. She's best friends with her co-star from Victorious, Elizabeth Gillies. When she was 13, Ariana performed on Broadway. Ariana is a natural brunette, but dyed her hair red because all the casts were brunettes. And the director didn't want everyone to have brown hair.

Ariana has an older brother named Frankie James Grande who is eleven years older than her. He's a performer and producer, and he went on tour with her as one of her dancers.

She's half Italian, half American. Her mother's name is Joan Grande and her father's name is Edward Butera.

Ariana has released her album, it's called 'Yours Truly. She has been working on this album for three years! My favorite song from her album at the moment is 'Right There feat. Big Sean' because her voice is just amazing.

"Plant love, grow peace" - Ariana Grande

By the way, here's the link to the music video for Baby I, she's amazing!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJuWlMFToNo

Source:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3812858/bio

http://zigicons.tumblr.com/

Namarina's 2013 Production

Namarina is a dancing school, the place where I learnt ballet since I was three years old. And every year, we held a dancing competition or a ballet show. This year, Namarina Ballet & Jazz School presents Amor en Barcelona & Mustika Padma.

Amor en Barcelona is some kind of teenage love story. The story takes place in Barcelona, back during the late Victorian Era. I've been practicing for more than four months with my group. My group is in the fifth grade. The show will be divided into two sessions, so that the dancers will be able to have a little break. My role in this show will be as the people of Barcelona and I will dance in groups.

I'm excited for the production, since I've been practicing for months. And just to let you know, practicing for a production is tiring. Especially if we dance in groups, and one of the dancers does something wrong.

Date: 22nd September 2013

Time: 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.

Place: Graha Bakti Budaya, TIM, Jakarta.

xxx