Demigods, Magicians, Realitants

HELLO, WORLD(S)! Who wants to join me celebrating over.... THIS! What? the picture is unclear?  Well, here ya go...  THIS!! Still unclear??? Okay...  THIS!!! If it's still unclear then perhaps there's something wrong with your eyes ;p So, on December 9th 2012, about 1.30 pm my time, I won this book. The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan. Translated. SIGNED.  The only one in the whole universe. Yes, I know, wanna scream out and point finger, WHY YOU??   That's the exact thing I had in mind.  WHY ME? HOW COULD IT BE ME? HOW COULD IT BE A GIRL NAMED NUR ROHMAH AZ-ZAHRA WHO'S CRAZY ABOUT PERCY JACKSON AND CLEARLY THE MOST RANDOM GIRL IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE? Okay, a little bit too much perhaps. But I am so THRILLED. And I am not complaining anymore. I don't want to push my luck.  I won the book on an event --Indonesia Reading Festival--  in Plaza Festival, Jakarta. The publisher --Noura Books-

SEBUAH PERASAAN YANG TAK TERSAMPAIKAN Lee Seperti biasa, Lee sedang melakukan tugas pekanannya bernyanyi untuk para naiad. Para naiad itu memang selalu paling menyukainya. Selalu memintanya untuk tinggal lebih lama. Mereka bahkan mengajaknya untuk berkunjung ke rumah rumah mereka di dasar sungai, yang mereka pikir tentunya undangan yang sangat baik hati, meskipun Lee tidak bisa membayangkan berapa lama dia bisa bertahan di dalam air saat dia berkunjung ke rumah para naiad itu. Dia pasti sudah kehabisan napas bahkan sebelum mencapai pekarangan rumah mereka.  Seorang naiad yang biasa menjadi juru bicara, Erato, meminta Lee menyanyikan lagu yang lain, "Nyanyikan kami lagu yang indah yang bisa membuat kami senang." "Aku kan sudah menyanyikan 4 lagu malam ini." Protes Lee sambil masih tersenyum. Dia memang tak pernah marah.  "Aku dan saudari saudariku berjanji ini yang terakhir. Sungguh. kami bersumpah demi sungai sungai kami yang

Some of you may have read it, some of you may not. So I’m just going to post this. This is a scene that supposed to be a part of Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief but he said that it would be better if this scene was deleted and I can't understand why.  Personally I do think this scene is very interesting. Really, I don’t know why he’d deleted it. But enough for the talk. Enjoy! When everybody had returned to their seats and finished eating their meals, Chiron pounded his hoof again for our attention. Mr. D got up with a huge sigh. "Yes, I suppose I'd better say hello to all you brats. Well, hello. Our activities director Chiron says the next capture-the-flag is Friday. Cabin Five presently holds the laurels." A bunch of ugly cheering rose from the Ares table. "Personally," Mr. D continued, "I could care less, but congratulations. Also, I should tell you that we have a new camper today. Peter Johnson." Chiron murmured somet

Hello readers! Yak, jadi posting ini khusus untuk para pecinta buku buku Rick Riordan terutama Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, The Heroes of Olympus series dan Kane Chronicles, yang ada di Indonesia . Karena akan ada sebuah event yang diadakan oleh Noura Publisher yang akan memperebutkan 6 atau lebih buku karangan Rick Riordan yang sudah ditandangani langsung oleh si empunya buku ini. Masih belum ada kejelasan kapan tanggal dan waktu pasti dari event yang kabarnya disebut dengan 'Capture the Book' ini. So, stay tune aja di twitter Noura Publisher: @Nourabooks atau facebooknya: Noura Books . Bisa juga join di blognya :   http://nourabooks.blogspot.com/ Good luck! :)

October 2nd, the date of The Mark of Athena published.  But not in Indonesia.  I still have to wait for weeks until I get the book in my hand. Not the translated version, no. the English version. But still I have to wait for  weeks ! Oh, God, this is killing me.  But fortunately I've found some sneak peek that -makes me more anxious about the book, yes, but also washed a bit of thirst of Rick Riordan's stories- maybe you want to see. If you're as anxious as I am. But I warn you, this could caused a heart attack.  Don't say I didn't warn you. You can go to Barnes & Noble to read the sneak peek. They are so kind to let anxious helpless readers from faraway land to read the 1st, 2nd, and... the 3rd chapter.  What? You don't believe what I say?  Follow this link and washed your thirst! :)  http://www.barnesandnoble.com/sample/read/9781423140603

Hello, readers!   It's been quite a long time since my last post. So, here we go. I will introduce you to a demigod. A daughter of Apollo with the gift of the sun.   Her name, is Vala Velreya.   Full name Vala Gwirith Velreya. A daughter of Kenna Velreya and Apollo. Born June 21st. (I'm not telling the year because I'm not sure my self). She used to have a twin sister named Zala, but she died when they were 11. She was killed by a sea-dragon named Zounero.   Kenna Velreya, Vala's mother had also died. She was killed by an unknown monster when Vala and Zala were only 7. The day Kenna and Zala Velreya died was both rainy. So Vala never like a rain, and she has astraphobia (she is afraid of lightning). I personally think it's connected with her being the daughter of the sun god.   After her mother died, Zala provided all they need. From food to money. But later on Vala finds out that it was her father Apollo who provides all they need and trusted Zala

Soo, this is my first time making a realistic sketch like this. Not really good maybe, I’m having a hard time making these sketch. But I like these. I never knew I can draw things like this. So I feel quite satisfied J And, this picture below was supposed to be Super Junior’s Lee Sungmin . But I guess it’s not really alike, huh? But I love to make this sketches J Also, I have two more sketches. HSJ’s Okamoto Keito and Liv Tyler as Arwen Undomiel on The Lord of the Rings. Keito looks really weird on my sketch, because it’s hard for me to draw the position of his face. So, I’m so sorry, Keito-san!申し訳ありません! (I copy-paste it from google translate. should be means I'm sorry ;))  But, I think Arwen on this sketch of mine is quite easy to identified. Do you agree? J

Well, this post is about another masterpiece of Rick Riordan: The Kane Chronicles. I like the idea of Egyptian gods and goddesses. And the main characters are also really interesting (But no one can beat the swag of Percy Jackson, I assure you).  Two siblings, the Kanes. Sadie and Carter. I love both of them. Sadie, with her annoying acts is so real. Rick Riordan surely really understand what’s on us girls’ minds. And Carter… he has his own charms. Unfortunately, he already has Zia Rashid as his primary crush. Here are the official illustrations of the two siblings. Oh, and Zia too. CARTER KANE SADIE KANE ZIA RASHID The series has 3 books. The Red Pyramid, The Throne of Fire, and the newest (published on May 1 st ) is The Serpent’s Shadow. I read in a website, it was Rick Riordan’s website if I’m not mistaken ( www.rickriordan.com ) that he will continue the sequel of the serial. Just like Percy Jackson and The Olympians with The Heroes of Olympus.

Oh, and I found something interesting at Percy Jackson and the Olympians section. You see, the book in the middle, the fourth book of the series, The Battle of the Labyrinth. It is the older cover. The newest cover dominated by red and looks like the two books on the right and left of The Battle of the Labyrinth. It’s not important, I know. But I just found it interesting. Why did they put the older version when they have the newer? And they only put the older version for the fourth book. But, it doesn’t matter. I already have all of the books, on both versions. So, I have 9 books of the series (The fifth book, The Last Olympian, has not the older cover version).

Here is another book that I’ve been waiting for. The second book from The Boy Sherlock Holmes series: Death in the Air. I love Sherlock Holmes and I always buy every book that has Sherlock Holmes as the character. Like, let’s just say…  Tracy Mack and Michael Citrin’s Sherlock Holmes and The Baker Street Irregulars series. I love that serials. So, I bought this book, and take this picture on March 11 th . But… I just post it now. I’m sorry. A little bit busy here, and I haven’t mention about the accident I had. But the point is, this book is so cool. Also the first book, Eye of the Crow. It is great. I suggest you to grab it instantly at bookstores.   

Well, well, my first post on 2012. It’s been months since the last time I posted. I want to show you some pictures when I went to a Book Fair. I’ve found a book I’ve been waiting for months J Yup! Rick Riordan’s The Lost Hero. The first series from The Heroes of Olympus. Sequel of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. I don’t like the cover so much. I prefer the U.S’s cover. But… never mind! I enjoyed the book, though I have read the English version months before. And for my visitors, who have not buy the book yet, I suggest you to hurry. This book is magnificent! P.S: I actually bought this book and took this picture on March 11 th ;)